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Talihina Golden Tigers
Talihina, OK 74571
Record: 0-8 | Unranked
|vs Wilburton
|@ Antlers
|@ Gore
|@ Porter Consolidated
|vs Hulbert
|@ Central Sallisaw
|vs Savanna
|@ Stigler JV
|Missing Score
|vs Warner
All five Hartshorne starters All-Conference, four other locals make it
Girls Basketball | | Corey Stolzenbach | McAlester News-Capital
The five Hartshorne girls who helped the Lady Miners start 26-0 before reaching the state quarterfinals have been named Black Diamond All-Conference. Seniors Alexis Lyons and Alex Miller, junior Jaycee Kitchell, sophomore Holli Lindley and freshman Ashton Hackler led the Lady Miners to three tournament championships, a bye in district, a regional championship, an area championship and to the first round of the state tournament. All five also earned Black Diamond All-Conference honors.
Numerous locals named Black Diamond All-Conference
Boys Basketball | | Corey Stolzenbach | McAlester News-Capital
Eleven of the 15 players named Black Diamond All-Conference this season are local players. Seniors Kariim Byrd and Dylan Blair, as well as sophomores Austin Fenton and Kobe Billy made the list for Talihina. Representing Hartshorne were seniors Blake Lindley, Andres Lujano, along with juniors Easten James and Ethan Edwards.
Konawa soars past Talihina in 2A Regional
Girls Basketball | | Brian Johnson | The Ada News
WARNER � Frankie Soar registered a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Shelby Gentry and Kayden King also scored in double figures Monday as the 20th-ranked Konawa Lady Tigers upended Talihina 63-52 in Class 2A regional basketball play.
Soar, who had 14 of her points in the second half, also collected two blocked shots and one assist. Gentry followed with 14 points to go with two assists, two steals and a pair of rebounds. King nailed her team�s only 3-point basket in totaling 10 points, six boards and two assists.
BREAKING NEWS: Union Schools 'to reevaluate' nickname, mascot
| Ben Johnson
Union Public Schools is beginning the 2020-2021 school year with some significant news. The ninth-largest school district in Oklahoma, per overall enrollment, is slated to have discussions about removing the Redskins nickname it has had for decades.
The school made the announcement Monday -- six days into the new academic year -- that it will begin discussions into a possible new nickname on July 13 at the next district's school board meeting.
The district has addressed the nickname before, deciding to keep the current nickname back in the 2002-2003 school year.
The news comes on the heels of the Washington franchise in the NFL opting to consider a name change, after advertisers started to pull their funding until a new nickname was agreed upon.
In Oklahoma, three other school districts use the same nickname: Kingston, McLoud and Rush Springs.
Stay tuned for more updates.
History in the Making Part 2: The Playoffs
| Michael Swisher
The Cashion and Perry boys� basketball teams entered the 2020 playoffs in slightly different positions.
Cashion had just endured �hell week� almost unscathed. The Wildcats were tested mightily during the stretch and entered the playoffs with a sterling record and ranked second in Class 2A.
They were a definite favorite to reach the state tournament.
As for Perry? The Maroons survived their own mid- to late-season swoon to hit the playoffs on a roll.
However, they finished the regular season out of the top-eight in Class 3A, making their road to state - on paper, anyway - more challenging.
The Maroons had no trouble with Chandler in a 30-point district win, then held off a stubborn Prague squad in the regional opener.
The first big roadblock was No. 6 Community Christian in the regional championship on the Royals� home court. The Royals were one of two top-eight teams that figured to stand between Perry and a spot in the state tournament.
Down big at halftime, Perry came back to win 54-47.
For those who didn�t know, now they did. Perry was a team with which to be reckoned.
Hight: We beat them at their place after being down 11 at halftime. I think that win gave us a lot of confidence.
Cashion wasn�t overly-inspired in its 14-point district win against Rush Springs, a team that pulled off the upset the night before.
That kept the Wildcats in the winner�s bracket for the regional opener.
For most teams sitting at No. 2 in the rankings, winning that Thursday game of a regional is an expectation more than an accomplishment.
That wasn�t necessarily the case in Cashion. Not since the 1996-97 season had the Wildcats advanced past the regional and into the area tournament.
That�s right. Twenty-three years.
A win in the Thursday winner�s bracket game would guarantee a spot in the area tournament and break that long streak. So, for Cashion, there was added pressure against Hobart.
And perhaps that pressure is why Cashion struggled early as Hobart led throughout the first quarter. However, the final three quarters belonged to Cashion in a 58-29 victory.
Hardaway: I think relief is a perfect word. I think for the coaches, more than the players, it was a big relief. I don't think the kids ever really thought about it more as just another team in front of them, but we as coaches knew how important that game was for us and our program to finally end the 20-plus year hex of the boys not making it to area. We had lost the previous three years on Thursday night, each time to really good teams: Carnegie, Regent Prep and Wewoka. We battled them tooth and nail, but just weren't good enough, and then had a really tough opponent waiting for us the next day, so to win that game was really big and really shouldn't be forgotten or taken for granted.
The Wildcats were headed to area. However, the regional championship game against No. 19 Mangum would decide if they were going into the area title game or into the consolation bracket. Mangum proved more than a formidable foe as it never backed down from Cashion and even led in the waning moments of the game. Somehow - like those brutal battles against Hennessey and Dale - Cashion emerged with a 63-61 victory.
Hardaway: They�re such a tough matchup for us, but, somehow, we just found a way to win.
The �upset� victory over Community Christian put Perry into the area championship game - and one win from state - for the second straight year. Adding to the deja vu was the fact the Maroons would be playing Millwood, the very team that blew them out in last year�s area championship.�
This year, Millwood entered the game ranked No. 1.
Hight: Losing to Millwood the year before, I think, benefited us more than them. They remember beating us by 20; my guys also remembered that, but I think we felt like we could have played better and this time we didn�t look intimidated or scared of the moment. I felt really confident going into the game, probably more than I ever have in a big game. It wasn�t because I knew we would win, but just the fact I felt like we were playing to our capabilities and had a good week of preparation.
Cashion, meanwhile, was literally in uncharted territory considering the area tournament drought. The Wildcats were set to face No. 6 Minco for the area title at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center at SWOSU. Minco had reached the state semifinals the year before.
Much like the �hell week� and Mangum games, this was a battle. This one, however, didn�t see Cashion make the plays or catch the breaks near the end. Minco emerged 56-51 to win the area championship and advance to state.
Hardaway: We lost to a team almost our equals, one with similar personnel makeup, approach, etc, and they had just played a little better than us and they deserved to win. Our free throw struggles finally may have cost us and I was issued a technical foul with 2:11 left in the quarter and our team down four points while we were playing defense. Rightly or wrongly, a coach can�t get a technical foul at that point of the ballgame and I did. As I walked across the floor towards our locker room, I was afraid that maybe my �T� might have cost us a chance to win the game, but as I made the turn down the hallway, my mind quickly turned to how to handle this locker room and our guys.�
Hardaway had never been in this position as a coach: Lose the area championship but still have a shot to win Saturday and advance to state.
Hardaway: I have always thought about how I would and always sought advice from other coaches on how they handled the same situation. Before I entered the locker room, I had a quick meeting with my two assistant coaches to discuss the next 20-30 minutes and make sure the three of us were on the same page before talking to the team. It was going to go like this: Go in the locker room, and deal with Minco game, losing, why, how, etc. Try to get through whatever anger, sadness, frustration there was with that and then try to put it to bed as fast as possible. Once we were done, I told the team, �OK, we are done talking about Minco. You can be upset about it the rest of the evening and it should upset you, but by tomorrow morning, when you wake up, that�s out of your system. From that point, it has to be for us to win tomorrow and make the state tournament.
There were two surprises for Cashion: One was the fact the Wildcats were going to be playing Saturday. They expected to win Friday. The other was the opponent in the area consolation championship. Unranked Calera had just pulled off big upsets of Caddo and Mangum.
Hardaway: They were the typical tournament underdog that plays well when it matters most and was going to be bringing all the momentum in the world with them Saturday night.
While playing Calera was a surprise, what Calera did on the court wasn�t going to be one. Hardaway made sure one of his assistants scouted all the area teams and even had a former assistant taking some notes throughout the three previous area boys� games. After the Minco discussion in the locker room, coaches provided a quick briefing on Calera. Still, Hardaway hadn�t yet seen Saturday�s opponent. After the grueling late-night game and the 90-minute bus ride home, he got to work.
Hardaway: At about 4 a.m., after watching a couple of games, I was confident we were the better team, but weird things can happen on Saturday night of area and that�s always a little scary. But I did come across the idea of running an old zone defense that we had not run at Cashion in years. Once I felt like we could defend them, I was able to go to bed.
There was another reassuring feeling for Hardaway.
Hardaway: I had a sense with our guys, that no matter what, they were not going to lose twice in the area tournament. It didn�t matter who we played.�
On Saturday afternoon, the team made some final preparations before leaving once again for Weatherford.
Hardaway: We were also closely following Garber�s Class A state championship game that was being played that afternoon. They are a program that their coaches and players are good friends of ours. We beat them in their tournament earlier in the season, but we were openly rooting for them as they won their state championship game (against Arapaho-Butler) in double-OT. As we watched them, we were probably all subconsciously thinking that could be us next week. If they could do it, so could we!
But first, Calera.
Hardaway: I could tell our guys were calm and confident and I knew on the way to SWOSU we were going to win, but you still have to play the game.��
The Wildcats did just that - and it was never really a game. The celebration was on early as Cashion won 61-26.
Hardaway: We played great defense throughout. We weren�t great offensively for two quarters. We couldn�t catch or make a layup for stretches for whatever reason. We won by a big margin, which was both great and odd because you just always think an area finals game would be a tight one. We celebrated on the floor and in the locker room. It was a lot of fun watching our players enjoy that experience.�
One of Hardaway�s grandfathers - Fabian Cambron - frequently makes the trek to Oklahoma from Kentucky to catch his favorite coach�s big games. He was one of several family members on hand for Hardaway�s big moment.
Hardaway: I really enjoyed having my family there! Hugs and congrats from my wife and kids, my parents and my grandfather were very special. I loved watching our players celebrate with their teammates, parents, family and friends.�
Nobody wanted the celebration to end. SWOSU essentially made it.
Hardaway: We were there so long, they basically shut the lights out on us, but oh well. We were going to state. It was the first time that Cashion boys had gone to state since 1996.�
Perry�s area experience was every bit as meaningful, but not nearly as drawn out. Standing immediately in the Maroons� way was top-ranked Millwood, the team that essentially embarrassed them in exactly the same spot the year before. Perry didn�t recover and lost the Saturday game as well and missed out on a trip to state.
This year, however, the Maroons were more than read. They never trailed and maintained a slim lead the entire first half.
Hight: I felt like the longer the game went along, the more the more our guys realized: �Hey, we can win this.�
The lead grew to double digits in the second half. The Maroons kept their lead despite Drake having to sit for about a five-minute stretch. Ultimately, Millwood had to start fouling. Goldberry went 11 of 13 from the line and finished with 22 points. Drake went for 23 points and 18 boards.�
Hight: I don�t think I really felt like �oh man, we have this� until about 15 seconds were left and we went up six points.
Perry emerged victorious, 69-61, and was headed to the state tournament for the first time since 19-FOREVER!
Hight: It was almost hard to believe. When I came to Perry, that was one of my biggest goals. It took 11 years, so I know how hard it is to get to that point...to even give yourself a chance.�
A Perry alumnus, Hight was well-versed on the difficulty of even being in a position to go to the state tournament.
Hight:� My second year of coaching in 2007-08, I was one win away at Mulhall-Orlando and then I didn�t get that opportunity again until last year. So over the years, I have appreciated how hard it is to even get to area, much less the state tournament.
The coach knew it wasn�t just about him.
Hight: This group of kids and seniors deserved it. We are not the most athletic or physically dominant team. We have to do all the little things right and these guys did that for me and each other.
Perry fans are accustomed to visiting State Fair Arena during the latter part of winter. However, it�s always been to cheer on the wrestling team. Now there was another reason to go.
Hight: Being a Perry graduate, our town, community and alumni really have supported Perry basketball. We had great support at games and people were excited. It made me proud to do something for those people.
And then there�s the support system at home.
Hight: My family. My wife was proud of us and it was just great to see her smile after the game because she knows how bad I wanted to get to the state tournament. And my kids, they have grown up on a school bus, sitting on the bench since they could walk, and spending hours and hours just watching practices. So having my son on the team and being able to see him on the floor and being able to contribute in the biggest moment of my career was awesome.
All of that culminated in the moments after the final buzzer at Western Heights High School.
Hight: The best part of the whole thing was getting announced as area champions, taking what would be our last team picture and the celebration in the locker room. Then, in the lobby of Western Heights gym, there were hundreds of family members and fans there to congratulate the team and take pictures, etc. It was an awesome feeling, I bet I received over 200 texts that night. I didn�t go to bed until 4 a.m. because I didn�t want the night to end.
| Michael Swisher
It�s official now.
The 2020 All-State football game will take place after an agreement was signed Wednesday between the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association and Oklahoma Baptist University.
OBU�s Crain Family Stadium in Shawnee will be the host site when All-State selections from East take on those from the West at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25.
�This is just a way to provide something for a group of seniors who lost so much this year,� said Norman North head coach Justin Jones, who is also the OFBCA executive director.
�From proms to graduations and even to evaluations in football, they missed out, so we wanted to find a way to have this game.�
Skordle is serving as the title sponsor of the event and will be live streaming the game free of charge.
Skordle, which provides streaming services for schools, on top of providing live scoring updates for high school events across the state, will also be offering other promotional opportunities before, during and after the game.
�Like everyone else, we were devastated when so many events and opportunities for these student-athletes were lost this year,� said Korry Rogers, Skordle founder.
�When we had the opportunity to be a part of helping make this event possible, we didn�t hesitate to jump at the chance to work with a great institution like OBU and organization like the OFBCA.�
The game is annually contested the last week of July at the end of the Oklahoma Coaches Association�s weeklong of other All-State games and clinics.
However, due to COVID-19, the OCA was forced to cancel this year�s events.
�As soon as we found out they were unable to have it, we started looking for a creative and safe way for our seniors to have this opportunity,� Jones said.
Enter OBU.
�We couldn�t do this without OBU,� Jones said. �When we reached out to them, their football staff and athletic department were quick to try to work with us and do everything to help.�
OBU�s staff, starting with head coach Chris Jensen, is stocked full of former Oklahoma high school coaches.
�A lot of them are even former OFBCA board members,� Jones said. �So they understand the importance of this game.�
Rosters for the game are not finalized, but the base of them will be the OFBCA�s selections that were released in January.
Kingfisher�s Jeff Myers will be the head coach for the West. Assisting on the West will be Hobart�s Travis Sims, Noble�s Greg George and Edmond Santa Fe�s Daniel Maly.
Chris Elerick of Stroud will be the head coach for the East team. His assistants will include Adair�s Mark Lippe, Bethel�s Joey Ginn and Collinsville�s Kevin Jones are the assistants.
Game day specifics and regulations will be announced soon, but Jones assures that player safety will be of the utmost importance in the face of the ongoing pandemic.
Even if that means eventually calling off the game.
�When we first began to discuss this, the foundation principle with everyone in the room was that our No. 1 priority would be to keep athletes safe,� Jones said.
�We are going to follow the state�s direction as we move forward and take every precaution we have to in order to keep them safe while at the same time knowing there�s always the contingency that we may have to cancel it.�
Provided the game is played, officials with OBU, the OFBCA and Skordle said they plan to make it a memorable day.
"Making All-State is something most football players never achieve, so to earn the honor and not get to play the game would be a major disappointment," said Skordle President Adam Diesselhorst.
"Now that the opportunity has presented itself yet again, we are excited and determined to work with OBU and the OFBCA to make this a tremendously memorable event."
History in the Making Part 1: The Regular Season
| Michael Swisher
The 2019-20 basketball season will certainly go down in the books for making it.
It will forever be remembered as the year that never ended. Better put, it was never finished for most of Oklahoma�s high school basketball classifications.
Save for A and B, there was a beginning and a middle, but no end.
That�s 80 teams that got no resolution.
Oh, they got to feel the glory of reaching the state tournament, but never were afforded that closure.
Whether it was a blowout in the quarterfinals, a buzzer-beater in the semifinals, having to settle for silver or raising that gold ball, they will never know what might have been.
In this multi-part series, Skordle will give you a closer look at the roller coaster that was the 2019-20 basketball season from two men who were part of every step.
We talked with two coaches who experienced the grueling regular season, the highs of qualifying for state and the lows of not getting to actually experience state itself.
This series will delve deep into the emotions of Perry�s Brandon Hight and Cashion�s John Hardaway.
The latter got Cashion to the state tournament for the first time since 1996.
Hight, meanwhile, more than one-upped his friend. He coached Perry to state for the first time...ever.
What was it like to battle through a marathon season? Take some tough losses? Play in that area championship? Win that area championship? LOSE that area championship and play the next night? Prepare for the state tournament? Have OKC become the epicenter of the coronavirus the night before the biggest game in your coaching career? Have that state tournament postponed? Live with the unknown for multiple weeks? And, ultimately be told you�ll never play the state tournament you and your team worked so hard to attain?
Find out what was going through the minds of Hight and Hardaway, how they dealt with it and what it meant to them and their teams.
Part I - The Regular Season
Coming into the season, there was reason for optimism in both Cashion and Perry.
Both programs have been overshadowed by other sports at their own school.
Perry, of course, has the behemoth wrestling juggernaut with which to share the winter spotlight while Cashion�s football team has returned to prominence under Lynn Shackelford.
However, the 2019-20 season gave fans at both schools reason to believe they should be cheering on the boys� roundball teams.
Perry was coming off a 22-6 campaign in 2019 in which it reached the area finals in Class 3A before losing two straight.
Hight: Last year we had a very successful season and brought back four starters (Mason Drake and Jace Goldsberry were both all-conference and two-year starters, and Braxton Dale and Caleb Fortney) and the first two off the bench (Noah Cash and Dylan Hight) so we had very high expectations.
Cashion, meanwhile, was 16-10 in 2019 and - for the 23rd consecutive year! - failed to get beyond the regional tournament. However, there was reason for optimism in 2020. Coming back from last year�s squad were seniors like Jacob Woody, Alex Nabavi and TJ Roberts. Also back was a deep crop of sophomores who cut their teeth as freshmen last season. Coaches ranked Cashion No. 13 in 2A to start the year.
Hardaway: Expectations were very high. We had so much coming back and our freshmen were now sophomores. We had won some big games the year before and played up as much as we could in the summer and did well.
The Maroons lived up to their hype early. After starting the season ranked No. 11, they won their first nine games and moved all the way up to No. 4. They won their first two games of the Wheat Capital Tournament to earn a shot at 4A defending champ and top-ranked Kingfisher in the finals. Perry pushed Kingfisher for three-plus quarters before ultimately losing 68-49.
Hight: You never like to lose, but I think it did give our guys some confidence that they could compete with good teams. I�m not sure a 19-point loss can always prove that, but I felt like our guys competed, played hard and didn�t look scared of the moment; which, the previous year in the playoffs, I felt like the moment was almost too big for us at times.
Cashion had to wait...and wait...and wait to start its season. That�s because the Wildcat football team advanced the way to the Class A state championship. Despite two starters and two of its top bench players being on the football team, the Wildcats opened their season Dec. 13 in a tournament at Garber.
Cashion advanced to Saturday�s title game against the host Wolverines...the same day as the football team�s state title game at Edmond.
Hardaway: That was an incredibly long day! We had about 13 kids without our football players. We started that day in the morning in my classroom with film and then had a shootaround. Our team and the girls team drove to the football game together at UCO. We watched the football game and were not in a huge to leave because we knew there was going to be some time needed, win or lose.
Ringling defeated Cashion 20-14 in the football title tilt. The basketball teams, both of which were in the championship games at Garber, loaded up for the trip north.
Hardaway: On the way up, I was a little weary how the full day would take its toll on us. But the pressure that night was definitely on Garber because of the football game and not having our full set of guys. We started the game kind of slow, were getting blasted early, but hung around. We had an unbelievable third quarter.
Cashion outscored Garber 26-15 in the third quarter. Vance Raney made four of the team�s seven 3-pointers in the decisive frame. Cashion went on to win the game 61-55 against a Garber team that was ranked No. 3 in Class A at the time. Garber ultimately won the Class A state championship.
Hardaway: Once we got the lead we were able to manage the rest of the game very well. It was an awesome win and I felt like it really jump-started our season for us in the right way. It definitely got everyone else's attention as well.
The Maroons bounced back from their first loss to win two straight games, but the biggest lull in their season followed. Perry dropped a 70-66 decision to Woodward on Jan. 21. That was the start of four losses in six games. Two of those came consecutively in the Cashion County Line Tournament (Crossings Christian and Clinton). After the tournament, Hooker edged the Maroons at the Downtown Enid Basketball Festival.
Hight: We lost those four games in a two-week stretch where my best player had a pretty significant injury, but continued to play. I also had four guys test positive for the flu B right before the Hooker game and they played through it. I�ve always told my guys, �Sports are like life: You�re going to go through ups and downs and how you respond is important.� Plus we played in the Cashion tournament where five teams ultimately made the state tournament and Clinton was an area qualifier in 4A. I don�t think doubt ever crept in for us, but we talked as a team about how it was up to us to get things turned around one game at a time. No point in feeling sorry for ourselves.
Cashion won its first 11 games. Included was the Three Rivers Conference Tournament championship for the second straight year - after having never won it before 2019. The Wildcats beat 3A No. 10 Hennessey - the conference standard bearer for the last several years - 47-46 in the championship.
Hardaway: That was so big for us. Winning the conference tournament is really tough and Hennessey is such a tough team. They have really controlled things on the boys side since Brady (Page) has been there as head coach and they had one of the best kids around in Angel Rodriguez. Hennessey beat us most of that game. They ran a triangle-and-2 and we hadn't seen that all year. They played us like a program of their caliber should. Somehow we found a way. To win the conference tournament two years in a row, beating Hennessey two years in a row after having never won it before really speaks to the type of kids we have.
The win helped push Cashion to No. 7 in the next week�s rankings. A week and a half later, the Wildcats hosted their County Line Tournament, dubbed by most coaches on the boys� side as the �Tournament of Champions.� Cashion, undefeated and ranked seventh in 2A, was the FIFTH seed. The Wildcats played 3A No. 9 Crossings Christian IN THE FIRST ROUND. Crossings emerged 62-60 on a last-second shot and ultimately won the tournament. Cashion �settled� for fifth place. However, the Wildcats sent more notice by defeating 2A No. 1 Dale 53-42 in that consolation championship.
Hardaway: That was a tough, tough loss, but we responded well the next day against Alva and I think having the opportunity to play No. 1 at the time on our home floor was a great opportunity.
Cashion�s tournament saw five of its boys teams (Cashion, Perry, Crossings, Dale, OCS) reach the state tournament in their respective class. Dale and Perry each went 1-2 in the tournament. Hardaway knew there was no �settling� for fifth place.
Hardaway: It was the hardest tournament in Oklahoma for schools 4A and below, there�s no question about it. Going into that week, obviously we wanted to win it, but anyone that found a way to win two games had an incredible tournament.
Cashion made another big leap in the rankings, this time all the way to No. 3, but still behind Dale. That changed the next week when the Wildcats cranked it up to No. 2 behind Oklahoma Union.
Perry�s turnaround started after the Hooker (another state tournament team) loss. The Maroons were hosting undefeated Pawnee and were without Drake. Still, they managed to earn a 55-51 overtime win. They followed that up with a win at 3A No. 12 Hennessey.
Hight: Going into the game against an undefeated Pawnee team, I knew it could be a turning point in the season. It provided an opportunity for my other two leading scores - Jace Goldsberry and Braxton Dale - to step up and also some of those secondary guys to take on a different role. They did, which provided some much-needed confidence. I think it gave those guys the mindset of how good they can be when we get Mason back. Beating a well-coached and good Hennessey team just kept that momentum going as we won nine straight after the Hooker loss.
However, Perry�s losses were ill-timed. The Maroons ultimately fell out of the coveted top-eight and were ranked 10th when the playoff assignments were released by the OSSAA. That meant Perry had to potentially deal with two top-eight teams in its quest to get to the state tournament. The Maroons won their final five regular season games to enter the playoffs with an 18-5 record.
Hight: We finished the season outside the top-eight even though I always felt like we were a top-five team, therefore we had a tough regional and area draw. So we talked about, �you might as well beat the best to get to state.�
The end of Cashion�s regular season was nightmarish. One brilliant local sports writer - ahem - dubbed it �Hell Week� and Cashion�s broadcast crew ran with it on Twitter. The Wildcats� final five games were played during an eight-day stretch. They played at county rival Crescent, hosted conference rival Okarche (never a fun team to play) and then at conference rival Hennessey ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS. The last of those three games was a make-up after potential inclement weather forced its postponement earlier in the season. That game also decided the conference�s regular season champion, another title Hennessey has owned the last handful of years. Cashion blew out Crescent, hung on against Okarche, then got an OT win at Hennessey.
Hardaway: The game at Hennessey was pretty awesome. Once again, they outplayed us most of that game. We go to OT and then find a way to win and clinch the first regular-season championship. Brady's program, his kids and the success they have had are beyond impressive.
Two days later, Cashion traveled to Crossings Christian for a chance to avenge its only loss of the year. It didn�t happen, but it was another nail-biter as Crossings won in overtime. And then, just three days after that, Dale visited for the regular-season finale. Cashion dropped the third-ranked Pirates for the second time this year, this time by a single point. Cashion�s final four games � in which it went 3-1 � were decided by a grand total of 12 points. The Wildcats were primed for the playoffs with a shinty 21-2 record and the No. 2 ranking in Class 2A.
Hardaway: Murderers� row proved to our team and to others that we were ready for the playoffs. All of those games bring not only quality opponents, but very high emotions and we knew for five games in a row we would get everyone's best shot. Crescent, Okarche, Hennessey, Crossings, Dale. With the exception of the Crescent game, they all came down to the last few possessions, but even Crescent always gives us a tough test.
In Part II, we�ll take a deep dive into the playoff runs for the Maroons and Wildcats as they took slightly different paths to the state tournament.
Coweta to name Jade Allison as girls hoops coach
| Ben Johnson
Jade Allison is set to become the girls basketball coach at Coweta High School, pending board approval on Monday night.
Allison, whose name appears on the Coweta Public Schools� school board agenda, recently served as the girls basketball coach at Bishop Kelley, where she took over that post in 2010.
Desiree Booker served as the girls basketball coach during the 2019-2020 season. The Tigers went 16-10 and won an area championship and were poised to take on Del City in the opening round of the Class 5A state tournament. The event, however, was called off due to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association having to cancel all high school sporting events the rest of the 2019-2020 school year, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bishop Kelley girls went 9-17 this season and were eliminated from postseason play with a loss to East Central in area tournament play.
Day by Day COVID-19 Charts
| Korry Rogers
If you're curious about how the COVID-19 curve is trending in your state, we've created a page with daily statistics and charts for every state in the US.
Visit https://skordle.com/COVID-19 to view the data.
OSSAA Determined to Reschedule 2A-6A State Basketball & Spring Sports
| Michael Swisher
The OSSAA sent the following messages to Oklahoma high school athletic directors after their meeting today. As of now, the association is determined to reschedule 2A-6A state basketball and get spring sports played. #
PODCAST: Crunch time for wrestling & basketball
| Ben Johnson
State tournament wrestling is this weekend, and small school basketball teams will be punching their tickets to the state tournament in area tournament play.
Listen in as we break it all down for you.
'SOONER' RATHER THAN LATER: Kingfisher's Cortes commits to OU
| Michael Swisher
Less than 24 hours after helping lead his team to another tournament championship, Bijan Cortes announced a big decision about his future.
The Kingfisher High School junior made it public early Sunday evening that he had committed to play basketball for the University of Oklahoma.


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Forget baseball cards. A 9/11 coloring book now comes with a complete set of terrorist trading cards. Would you want your teen trading Osama bin Laden for Yahya al-Libi?
A St. Louis-based publisher released an updated version of its controversial 9/11 graphic coloring book that now comes with a complete set of terrorist trading cards.
When Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., first released We Shall never Forget 9/11 to tie in with the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack, the 40-page book sparked criticism from the Muslim community.
We Shall never Forget 9/11, Volume II: The True Faces of Evil-Terror has a PG-13 rating and tells the complete story of 9/11. Kids can color in images of everything from the airplanes knocking down the Twin Towers to the moment before Osama Bin Laden was shot. The new edition comes with several pages of perforated trading cards depicting "the men, women and governments behind terror."
Ramzi Yousef, 1993 World Trade Center bomber; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran; Abu Yahya al-Libi, a top al-Qaeda leader; and Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaeda are among the people featured on the cards.
When the coloring book first hit online stores last year, some Muslim groups felt it was reenforcing negative stereotypes that repeatedly damage the reputation of the Muslim American community.
Nearly all mentions of Muslims are accompanied by the words "extremists" or "terrorists," Dawud Walid, Michigan representative for the Council on American Islamic Relations, pointed out to ABC News last fall. And in one instance jihadists are referred to as "freedom-hating radical Islamic Muslim extremists."
"Little kids who pick up this book can have their perceptions colored by those images … it instills bias in young minds," Walid told ABC.
Wayne Bell, publisher of Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., says the book isn't meant to make a political statement or take sides. Bell says it was simply created to provide parents with a tool to explain the facts and what happened on September 11, 2001.
"We don't candy coat it," Bell told SFGate. "We just tell it the way it is. We don't shy away from the truth."
This is a hard book," he adds. "It's honest. It's indifferent to political correctness."
What makes the book politically incorrect? For one thing it refers to 9/11 as a war and some feel that tragedy is a more sensitive label.
"A hurricane is a tragedy," Bell says. "9/11 isn't a tragedy. It's a war. And the guys killing our soldiers aren't insurgents. They're hardcore, death-bound terrorists."
The book was created due to consumer demand. Bell owns the URL for coloringbook.com, where he sells hundreds of titles, and says every day people were typing "9/11" into the search box on his site.
Big Coloring Books has published titles for groups with wide-ranging views and on both sides of the political spectrum, from President Obama: An Activity & Workbook to the Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids. Bell says the Aging Gracefully Initiative Intergenerational Book, created in conjunction with the Muslim group Aga Kahn, was distributed to mosques all over the country.
We Shall never Forget 9/11 is considered a graphic coloring novel and 100 years ago they were a popular educational tool for kids to learn history. "Hiroshima. Nagasaki. These events were all depicted in graphic coloring novels," Bell says. "With the advent of the Internet this tradition has been lost and we're bringing it back."


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Known for playing the role of Superman in the Bryan Singer directed "Superman Returns" back in 2006, Brandon Routh has been embraced by comic-book fans everywhere. After donning the iconic cape and tights, Routh went on to roles in other comic-book based movies (Dylan Dog, Scott Pilgrim versus The World) and even had a role on a TV sitcom directed by a television legend.
Brandon Routh will be a featured guest of the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con which runs from August 8-11 at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. (Click HERE for more info and tickets.)
Mr. Routh spoke with me via telephone prior to his trip to Chicago. We discussed attending comic-conventions; what comes with playing the role of Superman; is he ever challenged to duels as an "evil ex"; using social media; and his passion for community service:
(The following is the unedited transcript of the interview with Brandon Routh that ran in REDEYE on Thursday, August 8th, 2013.)
Geek To Me: You're coming to Chicago for the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con, and you have that history of having played Superman, so let me ask what the experience is like for you attending a convention like Wizard World?
Brandon Routh: It's a very cool thing to be embraced by the fan that loved that movie and some other projects I have done. You know, you forget about it after a while. It's been seven or eight years now, and I have fond memories of the movie, but I don't think of it in my daily life. But it's still nice that it's still entertaining people, who are showing it to their kids, and it's hopefully making (the world) a little bit of a happier place. I hear that directly from them when I get to meet them at the cons.
G2M: More recently you did play a role in the Edgar Wright film "Scott Pilgrim versus The World" and I'm wondering if you've ever had someone challenging you to a fight as an "evil ex", you know, just as a lark?
BR: (laughs) I haven't had any challenges yet. I often get asked to quote lines from that movie, but no challenges fighting or bass duels yet.
G2M: You also did "Dylan Dog", another comic-book based movie. I'm just curious if after doing "Dylan Dog", "Scott Pilgrim" and "Superman Returns", do you feel like you still want to do comic-based movies or you feel like you've had enough and want to move onto other things?
BR: No, there are so many different properties, so many different genres within the genre, of the graphic novel and the comic book world. So, I actually would entertain doing some other type of film in this world. I've got an awesome fan base, and allowed to kind of play in that world, I guess, so it's fun to live in that world. Although I don't read a lot of comics, I do love sci-fi and fantasy stuff, so it's a world that I like to explore myself. If it's the right part, and the right movie, the right people, absolutely I'd have no problem with that.
G2M: How did it feel for you seeing somebody else wearing the Superman costume?
BR: (laughs) It's interesting, you know? Thankfully it's been - I've had a lot of time - seven years out of the suit I guess. I had my time and it was great. Although I haven't seen the film, it seems like Henry (Cavill) has done a nice job. He certainly looks the part. Another thing I guess that makes it easier is that the suit doesn't really look like my suit (laughs). And that made it a little easier to distance myself from it I guess.
G2M: You recently did a bit with Tim Daly - who was once the voice of Superman in the animated series - along with Dean Cain, kind of like a "reunion of Supermen." (SEE VIDEO ABOVE) How did that come about?
BR: Well, Sam Daly - Tim's son - Dean and I all play in a celebrity basketball league. So we all know each other through that. And Tim and Sam had started the show (The Daly Show) along with Ben Shelton the director, that they'd been doing for a couple years. They tweeted something, their motto for the show, something like they're "trying to make the world a little less douche." And they tweeted something about Superman being a little less douche could be awesome. And I'd seen some of the show and I said "we should do a show together." Then Ben Shelton came up with the awesome League of Supermen contest.
G2M: Beyond that, do you find that there are any cool perks that come from having been one of the few actors who have played Superman?
BR: I get awesome jokes. (laughs) I can share a lot of awesome jokes. I think I get a lot of respect in certain fields, you know like with service men and women, who respect Superman. Not that everyone doesn't. It's particularly kind of cool meeting people who've lived in military service or police, firefighters and stuff like that. And on planes I get a lot of respect, a lot of attention. Because (they go) "oh we've got Superman on board so I guess we'll be okay." Stuff like that.
G2M: (laughs) Yeah, but whenever Superman is on a plane, the plane tends to be in trouble, so I don't know if I'd be that relieved you were on board.
BR: Yeah, I try to warn them that I don't really know how to do all those things the guy in tights does.
G2M: Moving on from that, you had a run on "Chuck" for a while. Do you stay in touch with the cast?
BR: Not so much. I haven't seen them for a while. But I know they're doing good things. I do know Zach (Levi) a little bit outside the show, but I've been so busy with the birth of my child, who now is almost a year old (laughs) but now it's hard to keep track of anybody but my wife and my kid these days.
G2M: You had a show called "Partners" on CBS, that had several episodes directed by James Burrows, who is one of the most respected directors in television and in film. How has working under James Burrows helped you refine your craft as an actor? How has it helped you with your comedic chops?
BR: It's great, the show is actually defunct, they cancelled us back in November but it was a great experience. James Burrows directed every episode that we did, the thirteen episodes that we shot. What I got from him was he's very direct. Comedy works when you don't think about it too much, where you just do it. And so that was kind of a lot of his encouragement sometimes. If he saw us taking too much time, thinking too much, doing the actor process of thinking about what's happening, sometimes humor can be lost. Just that impulse makes things funny, so that's one of the biggest things I learned from him.
G2M: Finally, one last Superman question: so many comparisons are made between you and Christopher Reeve. How much of your performance was influenced by Reeve and how much if it was really you in there?
BR: Well, it's hard to judge how much of it in there was the same as Chris, for one because his performance left indelible images in my mind about who Superman is. Because he was my Superman growing up and I watched the first two films countless times. So that's hard to judge. There was a certain amount of similarity that needed to be in the film, that I was directed to have in the film, since we were doing kind of a loose sequel to the two (Richard) Donner films. You know, I think Chris' energy is what I brought. I think Clark was a little bit different, a little less bumbling. Superman I really had the intention to make his physical movements as graceful, as elegant as possible, since he is the most powerful being on Earth.
G2M: Two things: first, the flying scene at the end where you smile at the camera, you nailed it, you were awesome. And I really would have loved you to have had more screen time with Parker Posey.
BR: Thanks! You know, those were great scenes for me. Because you know the scenes with Lois very - kind of - there's a lot of drama happening. (laughs) So I didn't get to have that light, flirty charismatic stuff. So the only opportunity I really had to show that side of Superman were with the scenes with Kitty Kowalski; to have fun, to have that playfulness and that charm come out. So I was grateful to get those scenes and Parker's a fantastic actress.
G2M: And finally, I know you're active in social media. Where can your fans interact with you?
BR: Yeah, Twitter is @BrandonJRouth. I have Facebook but I don't do that so much (laughs). You know, I was very hesitant to begin the whole Twitter experience, but I think I've been online for 2 or 3 years now, I feel more free to tweet. You know I tweet a lot more often if I'm working on something. I also tweet about some of the non-profit work that I do with National Service and community service, people giving back in those ways. Not to preach to anybody, but get the word out anyway.
I'm a staunch supporter of the Americorp program, which is a government program about national service. It's like the Peace Corp, but it's people working here at home. It gets a bad rap, I think, because it's a government program. People who don't understand think it's just the government spending money for kids that don't wanna go to college. But these kids are getting paid below the poverty level basically. They're a huge resource, whether they're working in schools, after-school programs, rebuilding homes, part of FEMA Corps, which is a great program. Kids are working with FEMA and going in after natural disasters happen and rebuilding these devastated communities. I could talk a long time about it.
G2M: Superman wants kids to help make the world a better place. How could you not talk about it? (laughs) Thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
BR: Thanks for reaching out. Cheers.


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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930–65, American playwright, b. Chicago. She grew up on Chicago's South Side. In 1959 she became the first black woman to have a play produced on Broadway when A Raisin in the Sun opened to wide critical acclaim. The play dealt in human terms with the serious and comic problems of a black family in modern America. Her next play, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (1964) was less successful. Hansberry died of cancer at 35. A collection of her writings, To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, was published in 1969.
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Angry villagers in Pungești, Romania, tear down the fence surrounding the Chevron shale gas prospecting site, built against the locals' opposition to the project. Riot police stands helplessly by. December 6th 2013.
Chevron's Fence Torn Down By Villagers in Pungești
Iraqi Man Arrested in Romania, Suspected of Planning to Kill US and UK Diplomats
The 38 years old Khazar Karim Friad was detained by law enforcers on December the 13th, near the British Embassy in Bucharest. The Iraqi was in possession of a 7 inch knife and was plotting to physically injure and even to cause the death of several Western diplomats, it has been revealed in a press release from the Romanian Anti-terrorism Prosecutor's Office (DIICOT). The targets were US and British diplomatic representatives posted to Romania, say the prosecutors. Investigators claim that the suspect is a follower of Saddam Hussein's doctrine and thus was planning to avenge the military actions taken by Western powers on his country's soil.
Mountain Fires in Romania, Fought with Rudimentary Means
Plastic bags filled with tap-water, thrown off helicopters, shovels and brooms. This is what Romanian fire-fighters and forest rangers are using in the battle against the forest fires that have been raging since the 20th of July, at high altitudes, in the Carpathian mountains. In the Bucegi Natural Reservation, on Monday alone the helicopter flew 11 sorties, at each of them being only able to deliver 35 bags full of water, the equivalent of half a ton, over the burning vegetation. Fire-fighters on the ground keep filling the plastic bags with water, loading them onto the craft and then crossing their fingers that the pilots don't miss the target. Right next to the flames, other fire-fighters are trying to put out the flames with brooms and shovels, since the fire engines simply can not make it to the scene.
Gerard Depardieu Stars in Romanian Cult Film Remake
Deep in the heart of Romania, in the Mureş County, Gerard Depardieu is undertaking a rare enterprise: the remake of one of the gems of Romanian film-making, "The Death of Ipu", based on a short story by Titus Popovici. The plot takes us to the days of the German retreat from Romania, in late 1944, as Romanian and Soviet troops were pushing West. A German soldier is killed by partisans in a Romanian village and the German commander announces reprisals against the civilians. The village mayor, priest, policeman, teacher and notary have their wives arrange a feast for the village "under-dog", a man named Ipu, in an against-the-clock attempt to persuade him to take the blame for the entire village.
Romanian-Dutch Schengen Row Seems Unofficial State Policy
Romania's seisure of a dozen Dutch lorries shipping in flowers from Holland as an alleged retaliation on Friday's Dutch opposition to Romania's accession to Schengen is anything but new, claim the Romanian media. France has also been targeted by similar retaliatory tactics, during Paris' opposition to Romania's admission to Schengen. Two major French companies under governmental contracts in Romania saw their contracts lost or almost lost, coincidentally at the very same time with the Romanian-French stalemate on the Schengen issue.
TV Executive and Dozens Others Arrested in Romanian Male Prostitution Row
Almost 30 persons, among which a German citizen and a TV executive from Bucharest have been taken into custody on Thursday, in connection with a male luxury prostitution ring. Zender Klaus, a German national living in Romania for 11 years, is accused of organising the encounters between gay men and male prostitutes – meetings attended, among others, by a journalist and a football player. Prosecutors claim that young men and boys would be brought to a villa in Snagov, close to Bucharest, to entertain other gay men in all-out orgies. These parties would take place on week-ends, mostly, fact confirmed by several neighbours who claim to have seen lots of men coming and going from the house.
Weapon Drawn in Romanian Parliament Hearing, Live on TV
A member of the Romanian Broadcast Council has pulled a pistol during a hearing in front of the Culture Committee of the Romanian Parliament. Constantin Duţu was to testify on Wednesday afternoon in front of the committee when, at 14:00 hours Romanian time, he drew a pistol and placed it on the table, in front of the MPs. He then put it back in a briefcase, but immediately drew it back in front of the live television cameras. Immediately after, Constantin Duţu was removed from the committee's chambers.
Romanian Parliament to Discuss Death Penalty Reinstatement
This autumn, Romania's MPs will have on their agenda the question of whether or not to reinstate the death penalty, after more than two decades since the capital punishment was abolished. Death sentences may again be legally pronounced against paedophiles who murder their victims, according to the bill submitted by the Liberal-Democrat senator, Iulian Orban. This initiative comes in the wake of an unseen crime wave against children. In the most recent case, a 10 years old girl was raped and then killed in Jimbolia, close to the Romanian-Serbian border.
Two-Pound Bladder Stone Removed from Romanian Patient
A 64 years old man from Dolj, Romania, was until recently the proud owner of what may be the world's largest bladder stone ever to be surgically removed. Florea Rotaru was suffering from extreme abdominal pains, but, like many Romanians, avoided seeing a doctor about his ails for fear of surgery. When eventually the pain overwhelmed his will power, the man admitted voluntarily to the emergency room of the Craiova County Hospital, where he was immediately taken to the operating room. The doctors were completely surprised at the size of the bladder stone revealed by the X-rays.
Survey: Three in Five Romanian Migrants Are There to Stay
Around 60 percent of the 3 million Romanian migrants are not planning to come back to their motherland, it was revealed in a survey conducted by the Soros Foundation. They are saving up to 40% of their earnings abroad – which totalled 12 billion Euros in 2010 – and they are now sending less money to their families at home. The amount sent to Romania by the ex-pats decreased to 2.8 billion Euros in 2010, while the remaining 9 billions remained stored in Western banks, the same survey announced.


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There is something almost miraculous about sewing a stuffed animal. You start with a bunch of odd shapes that don't seem to have much to do with one another. Then as you sew them together, they gradually begin to take form, and suddenly, as you turn it right side out and begin stuffing, it comes to life! Those mismatched pieces are somehow transformed into a cuddly friend!
In my opinion, there is no stuffed animal more inviting than a bunny. And with Easter fast approaching, now is the perfect time to create one. This little guy is made from cozy 100% felted wool, making him oh, so huggable. Plus, he would look right at home in an Easter basket!
This Soft Woolen Bunny is a totally approachable project, even for your first stuffed animal. The wool is lovely to sew and its forgiving nature hides all those little mistakes. I hope you enjoy watching your bunny come to life as much as I did!
To make one 16-inch tall bunny:
- A 1/2 yard of Dorr Mill Wool in Natural
- A 13 X 15-inch piece of Mary Flanagan Felted Wool in Pink
- One package of Cotton or Bamboo stuffing
- DMC Pearl Cotton in color 938 (dark brown) and 605 (pink)
- 100% cotton thread in color 1140
- A pencil
- A Soft Woolen Bunny Template, available for free download here, printed and cut out.
Cut out the pieces as directed on the template. You will have:
From the undyed felted wool:
- 2 ear pieces
- 4 arm pieces
- 4 leg pieces
- 1 tail piece
- 1 head top piece
- 2 head side pieces
- 4 body pieces
From the pink felted wool:
- 2 ear pieces
Mark all the pieces with the marks indicated on the template.
Note: All seam allowances are 3/8-inch unless otherwise noted. Also, make sure to back stitch at the beginning and end of each seam.
Sewing the Arms, Legs, and Ears.
Pin the pink ear pieces to the undyed ear pieces and sew them together with a 3/8 leaving the bottom straight sides unsewn.
Pin the leg pieces together in two pairs and sew them together leaving the short straight sides unsewn.
Pin the arm pieces together in two pairs and sew them together leaving the short straight sides unsewn.
Cut notches in the curves of all of the sewn pieces and turn them right sides out.
Press the sewn ears, legs, and arms flat and rights sides out. Put the arm and leg pieces aside.
The Head
To sew the head you will need:
- the 2 sewn ear pieces
- the two head side pieces
- the head top piece
Sew the two head side pieces together along their diagonal straight edge just until the nose mark.
Open the head side pieces, right sides facing up.
Pin the right-hand curved side side of the head top piece all along the curved side of the right-hand head side pieces, starting at the nose. The ear marks are indicated by the yellow pins in the picture above.
Pinning along a curve can be tricky so use lots of pins and make sure there are no puckers.
Sew the pinned section together with two separate seams, one from the nose mark to the first ear mark and the next from the second ear mark to the end. The section between the ear marks will remain unsewn.
Pin and sew the opposite sides of the head side piece and head top piece in the same manner. You should have a head shaped piece with an open bottom (the neck) as shown above.
Fold the ear pieces in half at their short raw edge, with the pink section on the inside (as shown above on the right.)
With the head still inside out slip the ear inside the head and pin the folded section of the ear into one of the open sections between the ear marks, with the pink side of the ear facing towards the nose section of the head piece.
Pin the other ear into the opposite ear marked section in the same manner.
Using a small backstitch hand sew both the ears into place.
Turn the head right sides out through the neck. It should look like the photo above.
The Body
Pin the body pieces together in two pairs across side 1 (the side with the marked gap). Sew the first pair together leaving a gap, as marked. Sew the second pair together across the entire length of side 1 without leaving a gap.
The pieces with a gap are now the back body.
The pieces without the gap are now the front body.
Loosely stuff the arms and legs. Match the seams of each piece together and sew each piece shut with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. The arms and legs will be more 3-dimensional now, as shown above.
Make a pencil mark 1-inch below the top inside corner of each of the arms as shown above.
Pin the front body to the back body matching up to their respective side 2s. The arm and leg marks are indicated in the picture above by the double yellow pins.
Sew the back to the front leaving the areas between the arm and leg markings open.
With the front of the body facing pin the legs and arms inside of the body piece. The photo above shows how the arm will be pinned once it's slipped inside of the arm marking: Line up the mark on the arm to the bottom arm marking to create a (roughly) 45-degree angle and face the arm inward towards the body's center seam.
Slip the arm into the body through the arm hold in this orientation and pin it in place. Do the same for the opposite arm.
Pin the legs inside in the same manner only with no 45-degree angle, just matching the raw edges of the legs with the raw edges of the leg openings. The points of the toes should be facing up, towards the front of the body.
Using a small backstitch hand sew the arms and legs in place.
Trim off the little triangle of excess fabric at the tops of the arms.
Turn the body right sides out though the back gap. If you are unhappy with the angle of the arms or legs you can rip them out and try again. Make sure you're happy with all four extremities before going forward.
Sewing Together and Stuffing
Turn the body inside out again though the back gap, with the arms and legs tucked inside.
With its right side facing out slip the head into the body through the neck opening.
Tuck the ears inside the body as well.
Lining up the front seam of the head to the front middle seam of the body pin the bottom of the head's neck opening to the body's neck opening right sides together.
Using a small backstitch hand sew these edges together. Go around the circuherence twice to make it extra secure.
Turn the piece right sides out through the back gap.
Make sure the head is sewn on securely and at a straight angle before proceeding.
Stuff the bunny tightly through the back gap. Pay special attention to getting the head stuffed to your liking before you stuff the body.
Hand sew the back gap closed with a slip stitch.
It should really look like a bunny now!
The Tail and The Face
Sew a running stitch around the circumference of the tail piece.
Once you've gone all the way around put a pinch of stuffing in the middle and then pull the thread to cinch up the circle. (It's like sewing a yo-yo if you've ever done that.)
Cinch it tightly and then tie several knots to secure it.
Using a slip stitch sew the tail on just below the bottom of the (recently sewn) back gap.
Go around its circumference twice in order to secure it well.
The face of your bunny is a very personal thing and will give your bunny its own unique personality so don't worry if it doesn't look just like this one!
Using the brown embroidery thread create the eyes by tying a couple of french knots in the same spot, up and to the right of the nose just below the right front seam of the face. Then pull your thread through to the opposite side of the face and tie a two more french knots in the same manner for the other eye. Thread the loose ends onto your needle one at a time and pull them inside the stuffing thus hiding them.
Using the pink embroidery thread create the nose by taking a series of satin stitches all radiating from the same entry point, 1/4-inch below the tip of the nose at the middle seam. Gradually work from right to left always entering your needle at the same point and exiting just a little to the left of your previoius stitch until a small triangle is formed as shown two photos above. You can go back and forth a couple of times to make sure no wool is showing from underneith.
Thread all the loose ends onto your needle one at a time and pull them inside the stuffing thus hiding them.
Your bunny is all finished!


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Not one player from PRFL? WOW!! What a Joke.Bison-Vikes #1 wrote:From Grand Forks Herald:
N.D. Class B all-state
First team
Mayville-Portland-CG: Sr. C Brady Nygaard; Grafton: Sr. 3B Hunter Baldwin, sr. OF Jess Suda; Thompson: Soph. P Calen Schwabe; Midkota-Griggs Co. Central: Sr. SS Riley Nelson; Carrington: Sr. SS Brady Smith; Harvey-Wells County: Sr. P Brady Bachmeier, sr. SS Sean Kourajian; Kindred-Richland: Sr. P Fletcher Andel; Shiloh Christian: Sr. C A.J. Dale; Hazen: Sr. OF Connor Doll; Velva-Drake: Sr. P Brady Engebretson; Enderlin-Maple Valley: Sr. SS Spencer Gillund; Lewis & Clark/Parshall: Sr. P Austin Lee, sr. C Jordan Nelson; Minot Ryan: sr. 2B Tanner Sanders.
Second team
Drayton/St. Thomas/Valley-Edinburg: Sr. C Luke Heuchert; Larimore: Jr. 1B Beau Schaley; Hatton-Northwood: Sr. SS Jace Pederson; North Star: Soph. P Jayden Komrosky; Grafton: Sr. OF Cody Kingsbury; Midkota-GCC: Jr. P Jayden Grover; New Rockford-Sheyenne: Sr. P Seth Gillis; Rugby: Sr. P Eli Luna; Carrington: Sr. C Easton Paeper; Central Cass: Sr. 3B Kyle Cote; Oakes: Sr. SS Bryce Meehl; Kidder County: Sr. SS Kyle Monroe; Beulah: Jr. P Alec Battest; Velva-Drake: Sr. OF Issac Effertz; Des Lacs-Burlington: Sr. P Cole Grosche
Senior player of the year: Brady Nygaard.
Class B coach of the year: Eric Nygaard, Mayville-Portland-CG
I agree 100% That's why its so important to play multiple sports and not just focus on one. Parents have become a problem with youth sports. They tend to decide which sport is "the best" for their kid and push them to that sport. Let the KID! decide. The more sports you play the more fun you have.IMO!!B-oldtimer wrote:You're right about that and seems also to help if you have recognition in other sports like basketball or football to get all state honors. But baseball is different sport in that skills of different sports are good to have and do help you but baseball requires mental to physical talents ability. The eye to hand is very important but you also got to recognize what is being pitched to you and situation your in when this all happening. Even I can't explain it but certain players have it and it what makes certain players better than others. I have seen very good athletes in other sports but when they play baseball they struggle to play the game become very frustrated over playing the game. Also at least in high school level size is not as important thing it comes down to your baseball abilities. Baseball just doesn't get recognition the other sports in North Dakota get especially at class b level. I wish it did because it would help baseball both for high school and summer programs.
Sticks11 wrote:Anyone know where a person can see the Class A-B all state teams?
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Communication Skills for Managers
Today, more than ever, it is important to engage our teams with active communication. This seminar will give you the tools to strengthen your ability to manage change, negotiate and compromise, resolve conflicts, gain consensus and collaboration, and create a cohesive team. These enhanced communication skills can make the difference between getting promoted or being passed over.
1. Respond to difficult situations in a confident, diplomatic, and tactful way 2. Energize your communication and motivate people to action 3. Apply techniques to build stronger relationships and gain cooperation
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Leading a team today requires you to communicate effectively across all generations and a variety of cultures. This seminar will give you tools to honestly and effectively communicate your thoughts and opinions without arousing resentment or creating conflict.
Ziele, die Sie mit dem Training erreichen werden:
Communication skills are critical to lead a team in todays fast paced and complex world. This seminar is the next step in developing the skills needed to succeed in your career.


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MIAMI (CBS4) – The trial of Joel Lebron, one of the men accused in the rape and murder of South Miami teen Ana Maria Angel in 2002, ended Thursday in a mistrial.
On the second day of testimony, Miami Beach Detective Larry Marrero committed a gaffe on the stand which forced Judge William Thomas to dismiss the jury. The selection process for a new jury will begin next Wednesday.
During his testimony, Marrero made reference to a previously convicted defendant. Marrero testified that he and other investigators were led to previously convicted suspect Victor Caraballo in Orlando by calls made on the victims' cell. They were then led to Joel Lebron and three other suspects.
The mention of Caraballo drew howls of objection from the defense and a heated lecture to prosecutors by Judge Thomas.
Marrero also testified that during questioning Lebron confessed to the crimes. He admitted, however, to what defense attorney Jeff Fink called a "huge screw-up." A technical glitch resulted in a tape recorder not capturing Lebron's statement. Because of that jurors will have to decide whether to take the investigators' word for what Lebron said.
According to Marrero, Lebron told investigators he and four other men had driven down to South Beach "just to party."
"All the individuals decided to plan a robbery," Marrero said in recounting Lebron's confession. "They didn't have enough money to party."
"He told me he saw a couple coming down the walkway, and he pointed a weapon at them, a firearm, a gun, and he ordered them into the truck."
The detective said Lebron told him and a FDLE agent that the men used 18-year old Ana Mara Angel and her boyfriend Nelson Portobaco's ATM cards to withdraw cash and put gas in the truck. They then hopped on I-95, headed north, where they proceed to beat Portoblanco and gang rape Angel.
"She was crying and begging them to stop," Marrero quoted Lebron as saying.
Marrero told the jury that Lebron confessed to raping Ana Maria and forcing her to perform sex acts.
Later, Lebron said he dragged Portobanco from the truck on the shoulder of I-95 in Broward and began to stab him, according to the detective.
"He stabbed him repeatedly. At one point Lebron said 'look at me' and he stabbed him in the face," said Marrero.
His throat slashed, Portobanco was left for dead but he remarkably survived.
The detective said Lebron described later leading Angel from the truck in Palm Beach County into some bushes by the interstate.
"He ordered her to get down on her knees," the detective said.
Twice, Lebron said, he pulled the trigger and his gun misfired, according to Marrero who added that it was the that Angel realized that Lebron intended to kill her.
"She's begging him not to do this to her," Marrero said.
A third pull of the trigger fired a round into the back of Angel's head.
As the detective described the defendant's confession, Angel's mother wept in the audience, tears streaming down her face. When asked why he killed the teen, Marrero said that Lebron replied matter of factly.
"He told me she probably could identify them," Marrero told the jury.
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- 6 ounces bacon slices (about 7 slices), cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons (about) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, divided
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 450°F. Sauté bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Transfer drippings to glass measuring cup. If needed, add enough melted butter to measure 1/4 cup total. Pour drippings into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Place dish in hot oven to heat drippings 10 minutes.
- Whisk flour, 2 tablespoons sage, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Whisk milk and eggs to blend in large bowl; add flour mixture and whisk until batter is smooth. Whisk in 2/3 of bacon. Remove hot baking dish from oven. Using oven mitts or pot holders to protect hands, tilt dish to distribute drippings evenly. Pour batter into pan. Bake 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue to bake until golden brown and puffed, about 12 minutes longer (do not open oven door while baking).
- Remove pudding from oven. Crumble remaining bacon over pudding, sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sage, and serve.


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Blogging and being a blogger takes time. If you're a regular blogger, there may come a time when you might feel burnt out from blogging.
Blogging burnout often means feeling tired of blogging. It could mean feeling uninspired to blog or drained from engaging with the blogging community. Maybe blogging less and less.
This month marks six years since I put up my first post on this blog. Blogging burnout is something I admittedly feel. The longer I blog about all things multiculturalism and culture here, the more I feel it. There are days where I don't want to blog, let alone write anything.
To be really honest, there are many days where sitting down and writing a blog post feels like a chore. Not to mention days where I've seriously thought about calling it a day on this blog.
Many everyday bloggers like you and me might feel blogger burnout because we get tired from monotonously churning out repetitive content. Or find it hard to keep up with fellow bloggers and reading every post they publish. Or don't see the point of blogging anymore. The list goes on.
If you recognise blogging burnout and are determined to get back on track with blogging, blogging burnout can be a phase. Or it could be at the very least a phase until we next feel stuck on blogging.
How To Avoid Blogging Burnout
1. Ask yourself why you started blogging
As a blogger, you started blogging for a reason or a number of reasons. Over time the more you blog, the more you may adventurously explore different themes on your blog and perhaps lose sight of what motivated you to blog in the first place. Perhaps the more you blog, life behind-the-blogging-scenes goes on and our priorities on both the life and blog front change.
So brainstorm, ask yourself: why did you start a blog in the first place? What do you blog now? Knowing the reasons behind your blog can make you feel a sense of purpose behind it.
Every now and then I look at my 'Why I Blog' page, reminding myself of the reasons for keeping up this blog. Compared to 2012 when I first started, I still blog today because I love writing and this is a space where I can freely share my thoughts on culture and a space where others can share theirs too. The reasons on why I blog are simple but reasons that help me see the bigger picture of being a blogger.
I also initially started the blog to improve on my academic writing. Over the years I've published my academic-driven essays on the blog and in academic journals – achievements unlocked. But over the years I felt more comfortable writing in more colloquial language and it's become the writing style on this blog these days. As the outlook of your blog changes, you could revamp your blog's voice, theme or categorise posts differently to give it a new look and feel that resonates with where you're at in life.
2. Get organised
When you make time for your blog, you choose to make it a part of your life. Make time for blogging, chances are you'll feel less overwhelmed, unsure and intimidated with it. There's a lot involved with blogging, such as putting together posts, visiting and commenting on other blogs and sharing your posts and other blogs across social media. So setting a blogging routine or schedule can help you juggle all (or some) of this and blog regularly – and once again give you a sense of purpose behind it.
At one point, I spent three to four hours at night responding to comments and checking out blogs – and that was after a full day of work. I honestly enjoy long blogging nights but then each night I would go to bed with bloodshot-Chucky-looking eyes.
Time limits help me manage blogging: one hour a day commenting and reading blogs, three to four hours a week researching a topic I'm going to blog about, a few nights one week drafting a post, a day to collate and post-process blog photos and one night once a month sharing fellow blogger's post on social media. In between blogging, I get to live life and of course, get cozy sleep.
3. Blog less
Sometimes taking a break from blogging is what you need to feel inspired at it again. We all need to live and experience life in order to tell stories. A sabbatical of a month or even just a week could be what you need to recharge and come up with blog ideas again – and it's not like the internet, your blog and the millions of other blogs will disappear overnight. Unless there's a zombie apocalypse headed your way, you can always jump back into blogging when you feel ready to return.
Six years ago I blogged once a week. Then realising I wanted more time to research my posts, it was a post per fortnight. Then once every three weeks. Now once a month. And as much as I want to read every blog post of every blogger I follow, I've stopped doing that so as to manage my time. When I write my posts and comment on each blog, quality over quantity is what's on my mind, more honest engagements because everyone deserves some attention.
In addition, having guests post on your blog is one way to blog less. It's a good way to outsource and delegate blog content, while showcasing the work of other dedicated artists.
4. Content variety
If you find yourself tired of blogging about what you blog, perhaps challenge yourself by blogging about what you've never blogged about before. Or you could revisit older posts and blog about these posts from a different perspective. Blogging about unfamiliar topics is way to stretch your blog content while making blogging feel less mundane.
Tailoring your content to a specific audience could also make you more driven as a blogger. Blogging for an (changing) audience, there's a need to persistently think outside of the box to learn what makes them tick and engage with your posts – could be as hard as cracking the code to a dead-shut safety deposit box holding one million dollars in cold hard cash.
The same can be said if we want to blog for SEO and increase our blog traffic: learn to blog with essential keywords, snappy post titles, paragraphed text and more.
Moving forward, I'm toying with the idea of switching up my blogging approach by blogging less anecdotally and more analytically over the next year. While it has been fun writing about parts of my life on here, writing about non-fiction is what I prefer writing about.
5. Tell yourself blogging is not a competition
It's easy to compare your blog with other blogs and bloggers. You can compare blog views, Likes and comments and why some blogs and certain blog topics seem more popular than others. When you compare, you might question your place in the blogging community, question if it's worth blogging and even doubt your reasons for blogging.
Unless you are aiming to be a social media influencer or make a living off your blog, there's no need to compete and outdo other blogs. There's only so much satisfaction that comes from triumphing in the popularity stakes for a night, for a moment.
Admittedly up until a couple of years ago I kept an eye on my blog views. After all, blog views means blog reach, and reach means chances are your blog and work is connecting with others. But at the end of the day, blog views don't necessarily translate to blog engagement and thoughtful comments. When my post Understanding the Asian-Girl Relationship went viral, a few hundred voices chimed in in the comments section. But when the post How I Came To See 'Whiteness' As Just Ordinarily Beautiful went viral, not as many chimed in.
In general, blogs that have a quite a reach are usually more personable and relatable. For instance, commercial blogs Lifehacker, Gizmodo and Mashable feature posts predominantly about everyday technology, style, dining, relationships and tips to get through life, and are read by millions each month. On the more modest end of blogging spectrum, authors such as Jeff Goins and Stephanie Klein made their mark as authors through hardwork in blogging and blogging about their everyday lives – sharing personal challenges, conversations with friends and parenting ups and downs.
As an introvert, sharing my personal life online isn't something I'm comfortable with and I do draw a firm line between what I share and don't share on my blog. Unlike many high-profile social media influencers, shunning the trends of showing my face, talking about where I work, talking about my personal relationships and broadcasting where I'm going each day is something I am not ashamed of.
When you blog about what you're comfortable with and what you believe in, that's blogging aligning with your values – honest blogging, and honesty goes a long way when making a connection.
6. Talk to others who don't blog
Others who don't blog can have a different and refreshing view on blogging. For one, they can offer you a different or even brutally honest perspective on your blog, giving you a reality check about your feelings towards blogging. As blogging is generally seen as a casual hobby, those around you could try to convince you to give it up.
Very few of my friends and family in real life are bloggers, and very few read my blog. The latter doesn't discourage me as I've never felt the need to show off my blog or my writing. Those of my friends who read my blog think it's cool and are amused at how much time I put into it. Whenever I lament how I'm so done with blogging, they reiterate my blog – in their words – is 'cool and famous' and I'm a quirky bean 🙂
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Even after trying all these ways to feel more motivated about blogging, I still found myself in a blogging rut this year. Maybe sometimes when you don't feel like doing something, you just don't anymore. It's like falling out of love with something or growing apart from friends as you all grow up. That said, I do feel my writing (and blogging content) is the strongest it has ever been; the more I still blog, the more I am still writing and getting better at it. Moreover, at the end of the day I really do express myself best with words.
Experiencing blogging burnout, you might feel a failure at being a blogger. But there are no boundaries to blogging, and we're all free to come and go blogging. Notably, some have argued the average lifespan of a blog within the world of social media is two years (bloggers might stop blogging after one or two years). As blogs are taking on different formats, a study titled Lifetime Value of a Blog Post found by day 700 since being published, a blog post would have receives 99% of its impressions (times change, information becomes out of date and/or losses its appeal).
It's then worth asking is blogging still relevant these days? Should you stop blogging when you don't feel like blogging? Often blog credibility and reliability as information sources are questioned given many opinions on blogs are subjective and aren't always fact-checked – so if you continue blogging, will you be taken seriously? Ultimately whether you continue blogging likely depends on what you want to achieve with your blog and if you can sustain your blogging motivation against these odds.
Sometimes doing something you don't want to do is a means to an end. For me, blogging is a means to an end on the passion side: it's a nice little writing portfolio proving I can write. It keeps me writing and keeps alive my determination of putting my own book out there. It's a collection of lovely different people from around the world voicing their thoughts, learning from each other.
On a side note, while half of my blog is dedicated to writing about what goes on in Australia, most of my readers come from the States with a handful from Australia. This is not surprising as social analytics platform Sysmos found (through online aggregation) 29.2% of bloggers are located in the States while 2.22% in Australia. The blogging atmosphere in Australia is seemingly on the small and reserved side. Not that maintaining a high viewership in Australia is aim of my blog. Not that I expect anyone to read my blog. Bloggers and readers come and go, just like how people come and go in our lives and the ones who stick around are the special ones. But it's an interesting statistic to note.
Where to from here with my blog is interesting. Freelance work has been trickling in. Writing my first book (and another) is well underway. There's people to look out for. Chores to do. Dishes I want to make in the kitchen. Other hobbies I want to pursue like finding the keys to Kashyyyk. So where to indeed with this blog, we will see.
How do you avoid blogger burnout?


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Bob Ambrosini wins 550th in 30th season as Connetquot baseball coach
Bob Ambrosini didn't want to make a big deal out of his Connetquot baseball team's 11-1 win over Sachem North in Suffolk League II Thursday, but it certainly was historic.
In his 30th season at the helm, Ambrosini picked up career win No. 550, third all-time in Suffolk history.
Sal Ciampi, who is retired, had 601 wins, and Shoreham-Wading River's Sal Mignano, still coaching, has 561.
"I do appreciate it," Ambrosini said. "It's a big achievement as far as I'm concerned. It's a great honor for me and the program and the school itself."
The historic win was highlighted by Casey Baker's arm -- a run and five hits allowed in six innings. Joe Silverstein and Brian McKean had two RBIs each.


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Henkell Trocken Rosé Sekt N/V, Germany
Price: $14 | Score: 86/100
Every time I taste this, I marvel at its value. So fresh and bright, its pale salmon colour gives way to off-dry, citrus raspberry, baked apple notes. The attack is soft, a bit foamy, but with enough sweet red fruit and acidity to please. It is highly affordable and perfect for luncheons, picnic, patios and large family gatherings.
La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Ventoux Rosé 2011, Rhone Valley, France
Price: $14 | Score: 86/100
You will love the pale salmon, copper colour, and its bright floral, strawberry jam, licorice, spicy fruity aromas. The attack is food friendly, dry and fresh with a slightly austere palate. Flavours are a mix of strawberry, cherry jam, licorice and toasted floral flavours. Always a fresh bet for summer with plenty of citrusy fruit. Try it with veal kebabs.
Fort Berens Pinot Noir Rose 2012, Okanagan Valley
Price: $18 | Score: 87/100
Fort Berens wines always display a light hand — a bonus in B.C., where our best whites and pinks should be light and ethereal. Look for a candied strawberry/pink grapefruit nose and palate. It's quiet, smooth, fresh and fairly long on the palate with a pinch of mid-palate sweet ness followed by hint of citrus in the finish.. This rosé is made from Pinot Noir and should be very food friendly with salmon, chicken, goat cheese, summer sausage or sip solo.
Joie Re-Think Pink! Rosé (iii) 2012, Okanagan Valley
Price: $21 | Score: 87/100
Much like last year, the colour is a candied red signalling its Pinot Noir/Gamay mix of fruit. The base is Pinot Noir at 60 per cent, Gamay 30, and Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris five/five. It has a touch of smoky caramel on the nose and just a hint of sweetness in the back end. In between, there are sour cherries, citrus, dried herbs, rhubarb and cranberries. A food rosé with serious bent.
Tinhorn Creek 2 Bench Rosé Oldfield Series 2012, Okanagan Valley
Price: $23 | Score: 87/100
Year four is a 51/49 blend of Cabernet Franc and Syrah off Diamondback Vineyard on the Black Sage bench. Love the orange pink colour. Just on the edge of being sweet, this is the perfect foil to spicy summer salads and sushi. The style is light and fun. with a mix of sweet cherries, cranberries, and dried herbs and citrus. Drink all summer.
Domaine du Dragon Cuvée Prestige Rosé 2012, Provence, France
Price: $24 | Score: 89/100
The Dragon Cuvée is made in the eastern Provence close to Cannes from old vines and the soil is unusually all chalk. The colour is a super pale salmon; the attack is weighty with fresh strawberry, with flecks of orange peel and wet stone minerality. There is delicacy but with some power suggesting it can stand up to a variety of mid-weight foods: salmon, mussels, clams or a Cobb salad.


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Hello, folks! Lisa the Intern here again, this time with a collection of lovely videos for you. The Muppets are just everywhere you look these days... And how awesome is that?
First up, we have Studio Q interviewing Kermit. Who or what is Studio Q? I have no idea. I live under a rock. But they interviewed Kermit.
Next up, we have a bunch of Muppets doing a lovely performance with... somebody. Did I mention I live under a rock? Anyway, this is from the UK's X Factor.
Those nice folks over on Tough Pigs found the rest of these clips for us. Here we have Muppets and food--always an interesting combination--on The Chew.
Then, of course, we have Jason Segel (who isn't a Muppet, but I think he wants to be) on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which I have actually heard of before! Amazing.
And if you know Muppets, you know that Miss Piggy can dominate any talk show. Here she is doing just that on Chelsea Lately.
AND, we have Jason Segel (who still isn't a Muppet, but he's trying) and Walter (who IS a Muppet) on Jimmy Fallon (which makes a whole TWO shows that I actually recognize in this list).
And finally... This one isn't a video. Not yet. But Robin the Frog just so happens to be my favorite Muppet, and I am incredibly excited to tell you that adorable little Robin and his Uncle Kermit will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 23 to sing "When the River Meets the Sea." Tough Pigs has a little more to say about that here.
And that is what I know of the news, which is pretty much whatever Ryan bothers to tell me.
Nov 29, 2011
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The Muppets are back! Thank you for the post Lisa. I mentioned Muppet Mindset in my latest blog post as the blog to follow for everything Muppets. Keep up the great work!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the links, Lisa. And thank you for this very funny written post, which made me smile while I read it.ReplyDelete
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15-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Friday, February 17, 1911: I went to a party this evening in McEwensville up at Watson's I had a very pleasant time. It was almost two o'clock when I got home.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
Grandma must have actually written this diary entry the day after it is dated. Sounds like a fun party— but, whew, 2 a.m. sounds late for a 15-year-old. I wonder how Grandma got home. . .
Did she walk the mile and a half home? . . . alone? . . . with her sister? . . . with someone else? Or maybe someone gave her a ride in a carriage? If so, who?
Did Grandma sneak into the house so her parents hopefully won't notice how late she was out?


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Twenty-first Hall
The Twenty-first Hall was a great hall on the Seventh Level in the North-end of the Dwarf realm of Khazad-dûm, in which the Fellowship camped for the night on their trek through Moria. Gandalf was able to identify the hall after the Fellowship had found the Chamber of Mazarbul.[1]
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2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Twenty-first Hall is the central base of operations for the Iron Garrison.