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2 2014 UPCEA CONFERENCE Applications for MSU Outreach Measuring Career Success of Adult Learners Ensuring and measuring the career success of professional students is challenging- but critical to our missions. Robust conversation will focus on ways in which attendees and presenters provide students with career advice and professional development skills, foster networks and ongoing relationships with employers, and determine and implement metrics to measure learning outcomes and job outcomes. Workshops organized for specific programs which allow students the opportunity to ask questions of and meet those in the field with the same degree. (Friday night events with snacks & refreshments). Specialized career coaching based out of the CE/Outreach departments geared towards adult learners (improves career preparedness and brand value). Career planning services set up for online learners as well- career coaches make a concerted effort to reach out to online students to help with their resume building and preparing for interviews. George Washington University implemented online career chats where they recorded career planning workshops and then sent them to their online students for viewing and discussion. GW also uses Interview Stream - the student utilizes a web cam and answers interview questions asked of them by a virtual search committee member. Their video is recorded and automatically appears in the career resource specialist s queue to review and discuss with the student. GW has also incorporated career services into the curriculum by including an assignment in intro level courses (within the departments) which asks them to write about their career goals and how their current program fits within those goals (required but not graded). Syracuse University offers a program called CuseConnect which is a LinkedIn group open only to SU students and alumni. It offers students the opportunity to gain insights from alumni in the career fields that the student is interested in. A good way to network, gather information about employment, job functions, and career paths. Syracuse also offers a Career Crash Course to help students build their resume, learn about branding themselves, interviewing, and how to manage finances. Applications for Outreach: Build a stronger partnership with the Career center See if alums would be interested in serving as mentors for our adult students who are pursuing degrees in similar fields 1
3 Offer workshops through Adult Student Services that allow our adult/distance learners the opportunity to meet with career center staff and review resumes, have mock interviews, etc. Measuring Adult Student Gains and Satisfaction after Earning an Undergraduate Degree or Through Continuing Education UPCEA s Center for Research and Consulting (CRC), in partnership with Hobson s, is interested in measuring adult student gains and satisfaction after earning a bachelor s or associate s degree, or undergraduate credit certificate from a U.S. college or university. The objective of the research is to measure how the undergraduate degree or certificate has impacted adult learners careers and personal lives. The data represents only degree completers. Institutions must better communicate the value of a degree, and put it in terms of long-term financial and psychological return. Financially, help potential students identify the break-even point and measure the impact of unemployment/job security in terms of the investment in the degree or certificate. As an option, communicate the benefits of a certificate in terms of a short-term substitute or long-term career differentiator. To address time and work conflicts, continue to expand the hybrid and online portfolio as well as summer and weekend offerings. Programs should also be market-driven. Invest into more bandwidth in transferring credits, conducting portfolio reviews and assessing credit for life opportunities. Revisit the student support, advising and marketing functions as well as technology and CRM in terms of how to anticipate the needs of adults. Identify areas of improvement and innovative practices to direct the right student into a program. Applications for Outreach: Gauge market demand for online courses/programs- explore adding an element to our web page that allows potential students the opportunity to share what online degree programs there is interest in. Better communicate the value of a Bachelor s degree to prospective and current students by outlining current market conditions and payoff associated with advanced degrees. Explore the option of competency based credits or credit for life opportunities- this could translate into a unique marketing niche and increased enrollment in non-traditional students. Get a better handle on how adult students are communicated with at the university from first point of contact through admissions and registration- would investing in a CRM software program be beneficial at MSU (educause, Hobson s)? 2
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8 Interactive Marketing Preferences of Adult Learners- New Research With seemingly endless educational choices and a proliferating set of interactive communication channels and devices, how do you effectively reach and communicate with students? Utilizing data from large scale research, participants will discover students interactive preferences and how to use these data to craft specific ways to improve enrollment marketing efforts. The top three communication preferences as selected by prospective students were: search engine, e- mail messages, and direct mail The top three communication preferences for engagement were: search engine, messages, and direct mail The top three pieces of information that adults value most when researching education options were: costs, academic information, and career outlook for the programs that they are interested in The top three event preferences were: an online information session (e.g. webinar), a sample online lecture (previously recorded), an online archived information session (e.g. previously recorded webinar) Adults participate in these three online activities most frequently: , search engines, and text messaging Marketers recommend that the majority of marketing investments should be put into search engine marketing and search engine optimization (70% of budget) The importance of developing and maintaining a mobile-friendly website was emphasized (responsive design) Students want to test-drive potential institutions Be responsive and follow up- adults prefer channels that they can control Applications for Outreach: Need to review and get a handle on what we re doing in terms of search engine optimization Review our website to make sure that we are highlighting and clarifying costs, academic information and career outlooks Work on developing ways for prospective students to test us out by offering webinars, creating a YouTube channel with recorded FAQ s about online education at MSU, etc. Revisit our communication plan and block out time for advisors to commit to contacting and nurturing relationships with prospective students 7
9 Post-Traditional Student Success: How and What, Rather than Whether to Measure Calls for greater accountability from the policymaking and governance community have combined with the changing demographic and goal profile of today s learners to make documentation of student academic success a priority. Yet, the question isn t whether to develop a program of measuring the success of our learners; rather it s what and how to measure recent research as well as case studies involving examples of metrics and their possible uses with be offered. Look at stop-out students and determine what made them stop attending classes Look at students who withdraw- determine why they withdrew Be in touch regarding students academic progress- reach out at midterms if they are struggling Offer co-curricular activities for students to engage in that center around their programs or interests Put analytics toward focusing on what intervention will impact student success not on what some students are failing and/or not doing well 25% of drops come from finances and academics, 75% come from life events interrupting school Use professionals to assess students stories concerning why/how they decided to come back to school and leverage the expertise of the student support professionals Research noted the need for immediate and aggressive intervention on the part of career services which will assist in the retention and degree completion of adult learners Applications for Outreach: Build data blocks and reporting structures that will allow us to query this information and contact students that have withdrawn, are enrolled but not registered, etc. Establish a means to identify what our student s needs are, what we re providing that they find useful and what we re not that they need or want Intervene early when financial aid issues arrive- adult student services staff should be extensively trained on financial aid basics and FAQ s Engage more with career services and initiate conversations with adult students and their office 8
10 Shining Light into Enrollment Black Holes Black holes of data- where communications often break down, inquiries languish, and enrollment suffers, can affect enrollment growth, effectiveness of advertising expenditures, and inquiry management. Join us to discuss creative internal partnerships and strategies designed to close those information gaps and explore what is and isn t working at your institutions to manage lead generation and increase applications and enrollments. Breakdowns occur due to: Multiple information sources Communications breakdown Tracking methods vary from unit to unit Little or no conversion data Can t measure effectiveness of communications Enrollment role confusion Applications for Outreach: Invite representatives from other units to our staff meetings to introduce themselves and share what they do as well as what we do It is important to follow up with the student after sending them to the department to make sure that they are being assisted in the best way possible Communication plans should be defined and laid out clearly so units know what department is responsible for contacting, tracking, and following up with students Communicate with departmental advisors regarding what services we offer to adult students. Reaching out may assist departmental advisors when they are overloaded thereby increasing the likelihood of student retention/satisfaction 9
11 An example of a Mizzou online partnership with one of their online programs: Mizzou Online/Sinclair School of Nursing Distance Program Marketing Pilot Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) This agreement is made between the Sinclair School of Nursing (hereinafter called SSoN) and Mizzou Online to provide program-specific marketing for SSoN's distance programs for a two-year period. The purpose of the pilot is to help SSoN achieve its distance program growth goals and collect data that will allow us to measure the success of recruitment tactics and advertising expenditures. Total marketing expenditures not to exceed: $XX,XXX/annually SSoN marketing expenditures not to exceed per year: $XXXXX (60%) to be deducted from revenue share in the first semester of the agreement Mizzou Online marketing expenditures not to exceed per year: $XX,XXX (40%) SSoN and Mizzou Online will collaboratively establish inquiry, application and conversion rate goals based on historical data from IntelliWorks, ApplyYourself, myzou, and SSoN records. To achieve these goals, both parties must assume certain operational responsibilities. SSoNwill: Provide specific enrollment goals for its distance programs. Approve content of advertisements. Provide content for automated messages used for inquiry response. Designate representative(s) responsible for inquiry follow-up, including: o Input inquiry data into Mizzou Online web-based form o Make contact with prospects via or phone as specified in the Inquiry Outreach Plan o Inform Mizzou Online of outbound contact efforts for inquiries Mizzou Online will: In consultation with the SSoN, manage the recruitment marketing campaign, including o Finalize advertising and sponsorship plans. o Select, negotiate and purchase advertising space. o Draft and design advertisements and sponsorship text Train and support designated SSoN representatives(s) on inquiry follow-up. Provide samples of outbound s to pre-applicants Evaluate effectiveness of advertising and sponsorship efforts. Provide quarterly and annual reports on advertisements, results and prospects. Following a maximum of two years of program specific marketing funding from Mizzou Online, the academic unit assumes full responsibility for costs associated continued program specific marketing. Mizzou Online will continue to provide general marketing on behalf of all MU's distance programs. Term of MOU It is mutually understood that this agreement shall become effective October 21,2013 and remain in effect until October 21,2015, and shall be reviewed on an annual basis. This agreement may be modified at any time by mutual written consent of both parties. 10
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Does anyone know why they say to put your eggs in the container small end down??:|
The yolk stays centered and that will keep the egg fresh longer.
Thanks sunnychooks I have always wondered why myself.

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With the Cubs and White Sox playing each other in Chicago and in AA Tennessee, it seems like a great time to check in on the White Sox farm system and their rebuilding process.
Once the laughing stock of the minor leagues (seriously, I have distinct memories of Kevin Goldstein laughing about how bad the system was), the Sox have really improved throughout the organization. The Sox possess a mid-tier system nowadays, stocked with high-ceiling athletes and players with good chances to contribute at the major league level.
Today, we'll be talking with Larry of SouthSideSox, SB Nation's only high-quality Chicago baseball site. Larry has compiled SSS's White Sox Top Prospect posts, and has an incredible depth of knowledge regarding the White Sox system. You can follow him on Twitter at @SouthSidelarry.
Tommy: In light of the many moves Rick Hahn has made to acquire "now" talent for the Sox, a number of Cubs fans have been more vocal about their displeasure with the state of the Cubs' choice to chase higher-ceiling, high-risk talent. How do you and other Sox fans feel about how Hahn has gone about the rebuilding process?
Larry: Fans have been pretty happy so far. Last season obviously was really bad and the fact that the team is at least competitive this season is a plus. The reasonable best case scenario for 2014 was a .500-ish team and they've performed to that so far. The offense was awful last season so the significant steps Hahn took to revamp the offense were key. Jose Abreu has exceeded expectations so far and looks like he could be a legitimate star. Adam Eaton, when he's played, has been the leadoff hitter and center fielder the White Sox have lacked for almost a decade. Losing Avisail Garcia for the season was disappointing but there's just been a ton of bright spots.
T: This "now" talent rebuilding route also seems to have obscured what, to me, looks like amazing progress within the White Sox farm system. How do you feel about this system compared to, say, even two seasons ago?
L: The system is in a lot better shape, probably the best shape it's been in a decade or more. In the past, the White Sox have done a good job of developing or acquiring young pitching but basically couldn't produce a position player. The situation is reversed quite a bit, as position players are abundant - particularly in the middle infield - but the pitching seems to be lacking.
T: To what do you attribute the prospect gains within the system? Certainly, drafting higher in the first round has helped, but have you noticed any specific changes in the types of players Rick Hahn & Co. are targeting in the draft?
L: I think it's a culmination of a philosophical change that began 5 or 6 years ago. For a while, the White Sox took "safe" college pitchers with their top pick and those guys didn't amount to anything. They've looked more for high ceiling "athletes" in recent years. That's a higher risk strategy but also higher reward. We'll see if that pays off over the next few seasons. Something that will start having an impact, probably this year, on rankings is a re-focus on Latin American amateurs.
After the Dave Wilder bonus-skimming scandal, the White Sox basically withdrew from the region. The hiring of Marco Paddy and the allocation of more significant resources to signings has seen the White Sox get quite a few players, Micker Adolfo chief among them. The guys signed in the last three years will probably start appearing on top 30 lists - and maybe top 10 lists - this year. It's hard to be anything more than a bottom half farm system if you're not signing Latin American players and just relying on the draft.
T: Since Theo and Jed took over for the Cubs, fans have noticed an increase in walk rates and an emphasis on defense within the Cubs system. Have you noticed any specific organizational changes that Rick Hahn has tried to instill in his prospects?
L: On the offensive side, not really. The new hitting coach, Todd Steverson, seems to have as part of his job coordinating an organization-wide philosophy (to the extent that's possible with hitters of different types) but that's still in its early stages. Pitching, on the other hand, has had Don Cooper leading that for a long, long time now. This sounds somewhat trite but throwing strikes has always been an emphasis. Not walking guys and letting your defense work for you is paramount. And guys who can't do that, like Hector Santiago, don't last long. In that vein, inducing ground balls has also become even more noticeable as an emphasis the last couple years.
T: White Sox 2012 1st-Round pick, Courtney Hawkins, is off to a blistering start this season in High A. Is he beginning to make the necessary adjustments to once again make a name for himself in the prospect community?
L: He's changed his setup a bit and that seems to have helped him. High-A was just too aggressive an assignment for him last season. But aggressive assignments are, unfortunately, a typical thing the White Sox do, almost always with poor results. Hawkins is still something like the 7th-youngest player in the Carolina League this season and I think there was an overreaction to his poor season in 2013 in the prospect rankings.
We didn't learn anything about him in 2013 that we didn't know already. It just was made far more obvious by being completely over-matched by a league too advanced for him. There's a lot of swing-and-miss in his game and whether he can recognize breaking balls will be the key to whether he's a major leaguer or not.
T: As the Crosstown Classic drags on this week, the AA version of this rivalry will be heating up in Tennessee, as the Birmingham Barons have a five game series with the Tennessee Smokies. What can you tell us about the current stars on that Barons roster, Rangel Rovello and Micah Johnson?
L: Ravelo seems like he's been around forever but he's just a 22-year-old in Double-A. Great contact hitter, good idea of the strike zone. Unfortunately, he's defensively limited to first base. So he needs to develop more power. Birmingham's home park is a terrible place to hit home runs. I think his power can be good enough to be a decent major league first baseman but he's not really in a great place to develop that skill.
Johnson is just ridiculous right now. I've questioned the hit tool but he's making me look stupid now. I don't think he will stick in the infield because he just doesn't have the hands but if he puts up anywhere near the offensive numbers he has so far, his skillset will play in the outfield no problem. Excellent speed.
T: Is there hope yet for Trayce Thompson?
L: Thompson has been a favorite of mine but I've had to accept that he's probably a fourth outfielder. He plays great defense in center, so that's what will get him to the majors, probably this season. He just doesn't make enough contact. Like Ravelo, his power potential is limited in Birmingham's home park, so I think there's more power than his production shows on the stat line. But I don't think he's a major league regular. Good defense, good speed, some pop, can take a walk. That's a good guy to have as a 4th outfielder.
T: What have you heard about Class-A Kannapolis righty Tyler Danish? He's just 19 and he's putting up great numbers, but that delivery may be the ugliest I've ever seen.
L: Danish is awesome, I like him a lot. I think the White Sox can make him a starting pitcher, given the success they've had in the past with guys with similar deliveries. He's a ground ball machine and absolutely murders right-handed hitters. That's a solid profile for major league success. As you say, he's 19 and his focus this year is on getting innings. We'll see if he has the stamina and ability to repeat his mechanics that are necessary to be a starter. Barring injury (which is sort of a big caveat, of course, with pitchers), he looks like he has the skill set to at least be a high leverage reliever.
T: Final question: The White Sox edged out the Cubs in the suck column last year, and will be picking one spot in front of the Cubs in the 2014 MLB Draft. The history of the Cubs and White Sox picking next to each other is quite interesting - in 1988, the Cubs selected one spot ahead of the Sox, taking Ty Griffin instead of Robin Ventura. One season later, the White Sox picked Frank Thomas 7th overall, and the Cubs were left to take Earl Cunningham with the 8th overall pick. This is a deep draft, but Cubs fans are hoping for a reversal of roles from the 1988 draft, but all fear that another 1989 draft may be take place. Who are the White Sox looking at with the third overall pick, and why will they become a superstar while the Cubs' pick never gets out of A ball?
L: They're looking at pitching. As I mentioned before, it's an organizational need but that's not why they'll draft one. It's just that there's no team that ever has enough pitching. And the reason he'll be a superstar and the Cubs pick won't is simply because the gods don't like the Cubs.
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|Day before getting some good food. Photo Trey Garmin Xterra
I came out to work in the DC area for a couple of days and enjoyed the hospitality of David and Stephanie before I went down to Richmond. Thanks to an amazing group of athletes in the Richmond area I got connected with Karl and Jo Ann who took me in for a perfect homestay right on the course. Made my prerace prep so easy.
Well, it was a hot one! Hot and humid posing a myriad of challenges for the athletes. This makes things like hydration and nutrition even more key through the race. The pro women got our own start wave a minute after the men and just under an hour before the age groupers. Which was crucial in helping the women have a clean race without a couple getting through and the rest getting stuck in the crowds amplifying the time gaps.
|Ladies running the sandbar midswim
The water was pretty low this year so along with some extra running up a sandbar you could also be surprised by rocks sneaking right beneath you! I tried to get out fast but lost that first group pretty quickly. After running Belle Isle I dove back in to find the current back across the river. I obviously did not have the fastest route or best swim back across because some of the girls I was with were out ahead of me. As I swam back I was thinking how hot I was already while still in the water. We may have had close to the same running as swimming with the sand bar, Belle isle and run to T1. In transition they were keeping people clear and yelling to see how many Pro bikes were still left unattended. "One!". Ha! Not encouraging to me.
|Running Belle Isle about to dive back in with Maia right on my heels. Photo: Xterra
|Coming out of Swim Photo: Jo Ann Gordan
|Dropping to the tunnels Photo: Jo Ann Gordan
|Coming into T2 Photo: Pax Tolosi
I was not able to better my 7th place from last year and I was slightly disappointed with my race. Just couldn't get the bike together better. It is alright I was happy to hang strong and so happy to see some of my friends have breakthrough races and take their first podiums. Suzie Snyder nailed the bike course and took her first US series win. Emma blazed the run almost making up a 6 min deficit. Catherine Sterling made some huge leaps and climbed onto the third step for her career best. Maia Ignatz blazed the race with speedy bike and run to take fourth and friend from CA Kara LaPoint took her first podium despite severely rolling her ankle a couple miles from the finish. While these are my competitors and I really wished I could be up there too. I actually really enjoyed seeing their victories. Next time!
|Into the tunnel
Let's see what can do in the mountains now that I am a low lander. I have had a nice week a home visiting family.
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|Captain Nemo's famous vessel
|Paddleboats at the Mysterious Island with Mount Prometheus in the background
|Arabian Nights wonders
The minaret below looks beautiful up against the early evening sky.
This image (below) recalls 1001 Arabian Nights, doesn't it?
This lagoon looks very peaceful.
|Arabian Nights dream
The Indiana Jones area of the park looks delightful as well.
|The Aztec Temple houses the Indiana Jones Ride
Mickey Mouse ears even adorn the commuter trains to the park! I love those windows.
|Commuter Trains to the park
Lucky for us, he photographed all his favorite costumes:
|I love the attention to detail
|I like that the costume efforts aren't gender specific
Not to mention money. Cosplay isn't cheap.
|This couple is one of my personal favorites
Wonder if those duck feet shoes are difficult to waddle in?
|This was an adorable little bunny rabbit!
|Toy Story!
The American Waterfront has an "Old Cape Cod" section and a "New York Harbor" section. You can see the Old Cape Cod section below:
|A New England Fishing Village
|The Tower of Terror here is a Hotel
|Neptune, the god of the sea, with his faithful dolphin steeds
As at all Disney theme parks, even the foliage is carefully chosen. This odd plant (below) seems to have blooms in the shape of animal heads.
Indiana Jones would feel right at home here.
|The Yucatan Coaster Ride
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Spanish rider Iban Mayo was banned for two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by the sport's world governing body the UCI, the Lausanne-based CAS said on Tuesday.
The statement said: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in a case involving the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo. Accordingly, the CAS disqualified Iban Mayo from the Tour de France 2007 and imposed a two-year ban as from 31 July 2007."
In a complex matter, Mayo initially tested positive for blood-booster EPO on July 24 during last year's Grand Boucle. The A-sample had been analysed by the Anti-doping laboratory of Chatenay-Malabry (LNDD) in France.
The B-sample was then tested in Ghent, Belgium, as the LNDD had its annual closure, which referred it to a laboratory in Sydney which claimed it was "inconclusive."
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I saw this beautiful idea the other day:
So I went out and bought my letters and some light blue and gold tissue paper. I was ready to begin, I even thought I could hot glue some rhinestones on these babies and really make them shine. Here are the supplies I gathered at the beginning of my project:
- Mod Podge
- Brushes
- Wooden letters
- Light blue and gold tissue paper
- Hot glue gun & glue
- Rhinestones
- Glitter
Along my journey into this I realized I needed a X-Acto knife, so make sure you grab one of those before getting started.
First I measured how much tissue paper I would need. This all depends on the size of your wooden letter. For mine I was able to cut one sheet of tissue paper into fourths and each sheet perfectly covered one letter.
Then I painted the entire base of my letter with Mod Podge.
Then gently place your pre-cut piece on the wooden letter. You may have to smooth it out, to do this gently pat the tissue paper with the palm of your hand or finger tips. Pat lightly or the tissue paper may stick to you and come up off the letter.
After you've done all your letters let them dry for about 30 minutes.
Now using your X-Acto knife, use an up and down motion to remove the tissue paper from the letters. If you pull the knife it tends to rip the paper off the top.
Now you should have something like this. I put two layers of tissue paper over my letters to it showed up more but you can just do one layer if you feel like that is enough.
Now.. I had read that she Mod Podged the tissue paper along the sides. I was kind of hesitant about this because my letters have all the small nooks and crannies but I thought I'd give it a shot.
It did not turned out as planned. Instead I ended up with a sticky mess and the sides of my first 'S' looking nasty. So I didn't continue this for the other two letters, instead if there was any blue hanging over on my sides I just painted over it with a small brush and white paint. Here's what my 'S' was looking like:
This was starting to take way longer than expected so I had to drop the idea of the rhinestones and hot glue ( :( ) instead.. I thought I'd just put glitter all over all the letters! Who doesn't love glitter?!
So I Mod Podged back over all the letters one at a time and sprinkled glitter until they were evenly coated.
My conclusion on this project is, I think instead of tissue paper it would be much easier to use scrapbook paper because if your hand is wet from the Mod Podge and you touch an area of the tissue paper it will come RIGHT up. It also rips very easily when you are trying to get the excess tissue off the sides.
So even though I did eventually finish this project, after almost 2 hours, I would recommend scrapbook paper instead of the tissue paper.
This one is cringe worthy, but can be fixed by changing the paper!
Tomorrow: Wine bottle with gemstones & twinkle lights!


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Superintendent of Schools Garth Harries spoke at an event this week sponsored by the NAACP's New Haven branch. The topic of conversation for the evening centered on how to get all students on track for success in college, career and life.
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The second volume of the Dublin James Joyce Journal, published by the James Joyce Research Centre in association with the National Library of Ireland is now available. Its contents include:
" 'Famished Ghosts': Bloom, Bible Wars, and 'U.P. up' in Joyce's Dublin"
Luke Gibbons
" 'Museum With Those Goddesses': Bloom and the Dublin Plaster Casts"
Fintan Cullen
"Joyce's Nymph of the Yews: Debates about the Nude in Painting and Sculpture"
Austin Briggs
" 'The Tommy Moore Touch': Ireland and Modernity in Joyce and Moore"
Emer Nolan
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Caps keep cooking at home, Ovechkin honored, Grubauer, Oshie and Connolly reach single-season milestones.by Mike Vogel @VogsCaps / Monumental Sports Network
Washington rolled to its ninth straight win on Verizon Center ice on Sunday, taking down the Los Angeles Kings by a 5-0 count to halt the Kings' season-long five-game winning streak.
As they've done frequently at home of late, the Caps scored early and often and they were stingy with the goals against. Washington put a crooked number on the scoreboard in each of the first two periods, and Philipp Grubauer continued to frustrate the Kings. After stopping 39 of 40 shots in a 3-1 Caps win over L.A. last Feb. 16, Grubauer stymied the Kings on 38 shots to earn his 10th win and third shutout of the season, both career bests.
The home winning streak is the Caps' longest since they won a dozen straight games at Verizon Center last season. The franchise record for consecutive home wins is 13, set in 2009-10.
Washington has outscored the opposition by a combined 45-12 during the life of its nine-game run, and four of those victories have come via the shutout route.
Video: Caps pregame ceremony for Ovechkin's 1,000 NHL points
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With parents Mikhail and Tatyana, wife Nastya, Caps majority owner Ted Leonsis, team president Dick Patrick and NHL senior VP Jim Gregory joining him on the ice, the Caps presented Ovechkin with a golden stick engraved with his milestone achievements and the league gave him a Tiffany crystal.
Double Sawbuck - Caps winger T.J. Oshie netted his 20th goal of the season on Sunday, marking the third 20-goal season of his NHL career and his second in as many seasons with the Capitals.
Video: LAK@WSH: Oshie roofs feed and pops water bottle off
Oshie scored a goal-scorer's goal late in the second period, taking a feed from Nicklas Backstrom and sending a one-timer high to the short side, and nestling it into a teacup-sized space in the top right corner of the cage. The puck not only made the water bottle jump, it knocked the cap off the bottle, providing an instant resurfacing for a small area of ice behind the Los Angeles net.
Oshie scored a career-high 26 goals for the Capitals last season. He notched his 20th goal of last season against the Kings as well, doing so in Los Angeles in his and the team's 67th game of the season on March 9 at Staples Center. Oshie has missed 10 games thus far this season; he netted his 20th goal in just his 43rd game of the 2016-17 season.
Video: LAK@WSH: Connolly, Caps make Kings pay for turnover
10 For 10 - Caps winger Brett Connolly sports the No. 10 on the back of his sweater, and No. 10 netted his 10th goal of the season early in the second period of Sunday's game.
After scoring nine goals in 71 games with the Boston Bruins last season, Connolly notched his 10th goal of 2016-17 in his 38th game of the season. Connolly's NHL career high is the dozen goals he scored in 55 games with Tampa Bay and Boston in 2014-15.
Cooking At Home - Grubauer has made five appearances at Verizon Center this season, and he is 5-0 with three shutouts, a 0.64 GAA and a .977 save pct. in those contests. Grubauer has stopped 127 of the 130 shots he has faced on home ice this season.
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Three In A Row - Caps winger Tom Wilson set up Connolly's goal, the third straight game in which Wilson has recorded an assist. Wilson now has the first three-game point streak of his NHL career.
Eight Straight - Washington has scored five or more goals in each of its last eight home games. According to Elias Sports Bureau, that's a Capitals' franchise record and the longest streak by any NHL team since the Pittsburgh Penguins went eight straight home games at the old Igloo with five or more goals from Feb. 29-March 31, 1992.
Somewhat incredibly, six of those games in which the Caps have scored five or more have come in games in which the Capitals have registered fewer than 30 shots on goal. Washington scored five times on just 20 shots on net in Sunday's win over Los Angeles.
Needless to say, that shooting percentage won't be easy to sustain.
Video: LAK@WSH: Connolly finds Eller to open the scoring
Breaking The Seal - Sunday's game marked the 38th time this season that the Capitals have scored the game's first goal, matching their total from all of last season.
The '15-16 Caps had the league's best record when scoring first (34-2-2) and the '16-17 Capitals can make that same claim (30-4-4).
Chasing Themselves - The Capitals have accrued 78 standings points through 53 games this season, the second most in NHL history at the 53-game mark. Only the 2015-16 Capitals (40-9-4, 84 points) had more standings points through the first 53 games of the campaign.
How Sweep It Is - With Sunday's win over the Kings, the Caps have swept a set of games on back-to-back dates for the third time in 10 sets this season. Washington will play six more sets of back-to-backs, starting with a set of road back-to-backs at Detroit and at the New York Rangers later this month, immediately coming out of the Capitals' bye week.
Down On The Farm - The AHL Hershey Bears earned their fourth consecutive win on Sunday afternoon at Giant Center, taking a 3-2 decision from the St. John's Ice Caps.
Hershey scored twice in short succession early in the first to jump out to a two-goal lead over the visitors. With goaltender Vitek Vanecek earning the single assist for his first career AHL point, Chandler Stephenson scored the game's first goal for Hershey at 4:55 of the first period.
Just 72 seconds later, Bears blueliner Christian Djoos netted his sixth of the season with help from Christian Thomas and Ryan Bourque.
After the Ice Caps cut into the Hershey lead with a second period goal, Chris Bourque scored what would prove to be the game-winning tally at 3:41 of the third period. Zach Sanford and Hubert Labrie assisted on Bourque's 14th goal of the season.
Vanecek stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced to improve to 12-8-6 on the season. Hershey is now idle until Friday when it travels to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to face the Baby Penguins.
By The Numbers - Matt Niskanen paced the Capitals with 23:40 in ice time and five hits … Ovechkin led the Caps with four shots on net and six shot attempts … John Carlson led the Capitals with seven blocked shots, and 13 Caps skaters blocked at least one Kings shot on the afternoon as Washington laid out to block a total of 29 Los Angeles shots, a single-game high for the Capitals this season … the Capitals have won seven straight games against Western Conference opponents and are 12-2-0 against Western clubs this season.


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