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National Reptile Awareness Day – October 21
NATIONAL REPTILE AWARENESS DAY
Each year on October 21, people across the nation observe National Reptile Awareness Day. Created not only for reptile lovers to celebrate, but National Reptile Awareness Day also promotes education, conservation, and appreciation for reptiles. It is a day to learn about their natural habitats and the ecological threats that they are facing.
A reptile is any amniote that is neither a mammal nor a bird, is cold-blooded, has scales or scutes and can lay eggs on land. Scutes are the thick bony or horny plates which form the dermal layer of such reptiles like turtles and crocodiles.
There are more than 10,000 species of reptiles.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Visit the zoo to see some reptiles or do some research on them. Use #ReptileAwarenessDay to post on social media.
This unbelievable spread calls for an NFL timeout - The Boston Globe
This unbelievable spread calls for an NFL timeout
By Ed Ryan
By Ed RyanGlobe Staff
October 20, 2016
One spread on this weekend’s board is so baffling that it deserves a mention, even though it has nothing to do with the NFL.
Boston College is favored at home over Syracuse by 5. BC hasn’t won an Atlantic Coast Conference game in 23 months and has been outscored this season, 122-24, in league play. Syracuse is coming off a nice win against the same Virginia Tech team that destroyed BC in September, 49-0. So what gives?
I cannot give you an explanation. I keep reminding myself that a spread isn’t a prediction, it’s a tool to create action. Still, every time I’ve mentioned the BC line to someone, they stare back at me with a delirious expression, shaking their head.
I’ll be at the game, so I’ll be tempted, but I also don’t want to spend my Sunday chasing a bad BC decision from Saturday.
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