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Tables? Oh, the horror!
Apparently there remains some confusion after my Thursday-afternoon rumination on the potential use of tables, as opposed to pure CSS-based layouts. I'm going to share some of my experience to help clear this up.
Some of the comments on this site were discouraging, it sounds like the original piece was interpreted to advocate laziness. Some of the replies on other sites perpetuated this interpretation, so once more, tables should be considered only with the proper education to use them responsibly. This means attention to accessibility, as well as offloading all other presentational attributes to the CSS, leaving the simplest of layout-structural tables.
The point I was clear to make was that I am not talking about dropping CSS and going back to 1997-era coding techniques. Standards-based coding practices aren't so fragile that a small injection of common sense and/or objective analysis will excuse full-scale dismissal, so let's not pretend like the world is going to use this discussion as a springboard to revert; chances are the people who would are doing so anyway.
I am suggesting merely that in some cases, it might make sense to explore a
layout table. Again, I do not mean three-level-deep nested tables rife with the required
colspans. I mean a light table with two or three columns to keep a layout
together, sans all other presentational markup. This is what I have in mind:

(Column One)
(Column Two)
(Column Three)
cellspacing remains simply because the CSS equivalent (
er, that is,
0 applied to
border-spacing is what I was looking for here [thanks to those who clarified]) isn't well supported. The

 remains merely because it's still required. The important piece of
this table is that three columns keep the layout together, as expected.
Why am I saying this might be preferable over floats or absolute positioning? First of all, the pitfall of absolute positioning is that placing a footer below the three columns is near impossible. Creating this layout using absolute positioning causes a reliance on one of the columns to be longer than the others; given a dynamic site, if you build this reliance in to your work you'll get bitten by it sooner or later. Pages will start looking funny when a column grows longer than intended, as the content area grows shorter.
Floats, then, are the more reliable way to achieve your three columns. Except that they
have their own glitches too. The most popular browser on earth, IE6, has spectacularly
inconvenient error-handling in this regard. Anyone who has built more than one or two
sites with floats knows what I'm talking about: a placed element too wide for its container,
be it an
 or a

-wrapped chunk of text, will
cause the parent element to grow to contain it. Other browsers let the content overflow to no
ill effect other than a bit of overlapping, but because the parent element resizes in IE,
the column gets bumped all the way below the others and you have a situation no one
is happy with.
I'm hearing contention against the claim that proper CSS design is hard. Okay, fair enough, learning the basics isn't terribly difficult. Learning the basics well so that you know how to keep the above scenarios from happening is a different matter, and requires browser-specific tricks that go against the nature of what CSS is meant for. Anyone can build a fixed-pixel layout in CSS with known font sizes, that's easy stuff. Build me a liquid three column layout that allows for text scaling in Internet Explorer, and watch how easy it is to break by increasing your font size. Especially once the code leaves your hands. This is where it gets hard, folks.
Which brings me to my next point — working with other team members and clients. I mentioned this on Thursday, but it bears repeating. There are many different working conditions out there which don't match your own. Assuming because you know how to maintain your layout integrity with CSS that everyone else can is a leap of faith, or the by-product of a cozy environment that doesn't test your endurance.
I've worked in settings both where I've dictated all markup start to finish, and where
I've had to rely on others to continue producing valid, well-formed, structural markup.
The first scenario makes it dead simple to assure a site's continued abstraction of
presentation, the second does not. Even if you have the most responsive team members, you're
still limited to what they know. Like it or not, many people look at markup from a
presentational standpoint, ie. "this form element needs to sit below this label, insert

 here." Either you have to clean this up after them, or more likely,
you've moved on to other projects by this point and don't have the time to.
A little bit of presentational markup isn't going to hurt things, and probably, alone, isn't a justification for a structural table. What is is how likely the chances are that anyone not-you is going to trigger something like the IE float problem mentioned above. Anecdote: I built a site earlier this year that worked fine with my sample data. When passed off to the client for implementation, breakage occured. The culprit turned out to be a small piece of non-semantic markup that was used in various spots over years of accumulated content. I was not contracted to clean up the content; the client had no desire to fix years worth of material. The seemingly easiest fix was to throw the page into a structural table. I knew a CSS hack or two to work around this, and we didn't end up using it after all; but would everyone?
Let's also not forget that we're talking amongst people who have spent a lot of time working with this stuff, and that there are those who haven't. For a beginner transitioning to CSS-based design, a few iterations of table layouts that move more and more presentation to the CSS is one of the better ways to learn. Even once the intricacies of positioning are fully understood, it takes time to become comfortable with them. Let's cut these folks some slack; their continued use of a table is just fine if they're continuing their education so one day they don't have to.
And finally, let's talk semantics. I hate discussing semantics, personal interpretations (unavoidably) shade the conversations. But let's do it anyway. This is the point that's going to get me into the most trouble because everyone is going to have a different take, but I'm going to throw it out there. Using a table for tabular data is universally accepted as being proper use of a table. Which carries with it the assumption that the table is structural and not presentational in that case. Fair enough.
But if tabular data is structurally tabular, then what inherently (besides a fear of the
past) makes a two- or three-column layout structurally non-tabular? Two columns
invariably end up in a pair of

s, or a pair of
s. What makes the former structural, but the latter any less so? A
pair of

s implies two distinct, separated blocks of structure; a
pair of
s does the same, and carries with it the further implication
that the blocks are structurally side-by-side columns. Two columns may be presentational to
some, but they may be structural to others.
I'm not committed to the notion, but it's something to think about. There are those who
would advocate multiple nested lists (scroll
down to Tantek's technique) as a structural replacement for the

s we
use today, so if there are two ways to look at semantic representation of data, there are
just as easily three.
Anyway, at the risk of sparking a howl over the last point and ignoring what went before it, I'll finish by saying this is based on the sum of my experiences in real-world situations. There are many factors at play here, and boiling this discussion down to "tables bad, CSS good" is counter-productive at best.
I'll end with the contentious quote of the day, coming from Joe Clark:
If smart, informed people are using
i, it's because they have made smart, informed decisions to do so. We're not slacking off; we're not making a mistake; we're not harming the grand ideals of semantics or accessibility. We're not doing anything but using
Different argument, misappropriated quote, but similar sentiment. Semantics only get you so far; at some point, you have to compromise and just use the tools you have at your disposal.


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The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is set to officially open an animal sanctuary in his native Louisiana almost four years after announcing the initiative.
The avid animal right activist has been working on the project through his Ian Somerhalder Foundation since 2010, but he has faced several roadblocks, including securing a plot of the land and raising enough funds to run the sanctuary properly.
But Somerhalder and his foundation partners have finally reached their goal and are ready to open the place, which will offer refuge to abused, unwanted or neglected animals and pair them with young victims of bullying.
A statement from Somerhalder to JustJared.com reads:
"We have received incredible support from our ISF family towards this project… What we found was, as much as we were tirelessly saving our funds for the last 3 1/2 years to purchase the sanctuary land, it wasn't going to be enough.
"But that wasn't going to stop us. Walls are excellent to hit sometimes because they force you to find a way to lace up some rock climbing shoes and work your way over them.
"This is why I have committed to personally guarantee any required loan on the property and to donate the funds required for the mortgage payments to a million dollars so we can facilitate the purchase of the land and the project can move forward. This land, this delicate bayou ecosystem, is imperative to protect and we are dedicated to doing so."
While Somerhalder did not reveal exactly how much he and his backers have raised so far, their initial goal to build the sanctuary was set at $5 million.
Go ahead and swoon ladies, we can't even blame you. The man just gets better and better!
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Many recent studies confirm the numerous health benefits of seafood consumption – not only is it a delicious source of protein to incorporate into your diet, it has been proven to offer many benefits to heart, brain and other areas of heath as well -- giving you even more reason to enjoy some of your favorite seafood dishes.
In fact, the American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of fish each week for better health. Below are some recent recommendations and studies demonstrating the health benefits of seafood.
The American Heart Association recommends two servings of fish each week. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish at least two times a week and offers recommendations for Omega-3 fatty acid intake for different members of the population.
The Journal of the American Medical Association found that modest consumption of fish reduces risk of coronary death by 36 percent and the rate of death by 17 percent. Researchers found that the health benefits of eating seafood outweigh the potential risks. Modest fish consumption, which is characterized as one to two times per week, was found to reduce the risk of coronary death by 36 percent and the overall rate of death by 17 percent – especially species that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-3 in Fish: How Eating Fish Helps Your Heart. Two federal sponsored studies have also concluded that eating fish can help your heart and reduce your risk of dying from a heart attack by a third or more.
Tufts Researchers Find That Omega-3s Can Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease. Research associates at Tufts-New England Medical Center concluded that by increasing your consumption of Omega-3s, you can "reduce the rates of all-cause mortality, cardiac and sudden death, and possibly stroke."
Heart Health Benefits of Omega-3s. Research has found that Omega-3s can help survivors of heart attacks reduce their risk of mortality from heart disease by one half, in comparison to those who do not consume these essential fatty acids.
Moderate Fish Consumption May Reduce Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death. Research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology also found that moderate consumption of fish rich in Omega-3s seems to have a direct effect on the heart's electrical function, which determines the rate at which the heart beats. By eating fish once or twice a week, we may help to lower the resting heart rate and slow the time between when the heart is signaled to beat and reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death.
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Friday, June 08, 2007
Interdisciplinary Pretender
Science research today crosses and merges disciplinary boundaries, and this is a good thing. X-disciplinary is not just a buzz word, but a way to make significant advances in science. At a personal level, I am a big fan of x-disciplinary research because of the opportunities it provides to discover and learn interesting and fun things and to work with a wide range of colleagues and students.
My willingness to work on projects far from my primary expertise has led to some rather odd collaborations and publications. In some projects, my contribution has been minor and my name only appears in the paper(s) in the acknowledgments. In others projects to which I've more substantially contributed, I am a co-author. It's been interesting to see how other people respond to this latter situation.
I recently co-authored a paper on a topic very far from my field of expertise, and this paper got a bit of recognition from the media and from my university. Some people who know me were very entertained by my being part of this project, and thought it was a great example of interdisciplinary research. Others were suspicious -- what role did I really play in this research? What was my name doing on that paper? Do I really know anything about that topic?
Just yesterday, I had an encounter of the latter sort. I was lurking in front of my department building with some colleagues and students, enjoying the nice day and taking strange pictures of each other for our research group newsletter. A colleague, who happens to be in a research field related to that of the paper that I just co-authored, walked over and launched into a tirade about how ridiculous it is that I am a co-author on this paper. He said it was "pretentious" of me, and that he would never "presume" to publish anything in my field. Then he started grilling me, hostile oral exam style, about the topic. Why didn't the paper address X? What did I think about Y, which is important but which our new data can't answer? Did I know that this paper didn't really answer the ultimate question of this topic but mostly covered things that he already knew and therefore was a minor contribution?
This guy clearly has issues, with me or with his own research progress, or something. I thought his tirade was absurd, and responded by taking his photo while he displayed a very cranky and disapproving face. I just smiled and said, calmly, "Not every paper can answer every question, but that shouldn't stop us from writing them." This was actually not a nice thing to say, as he does not publish very much.
It was a bizarre conversation, but what really surprised me about it was the point of view that interdisciplinary research is pretentious. This had never occurred to me before. I think it is a very destructive point of view, rooted in insecurity, weakness, and intellectual failure. Not everyone should or can do interdisciplinary research - and not all interdisciplinary research is inherently 'better' than discipline-focused research - but those who cannot or will not work outside their sub-disciplines should not be contemptuous of (or threatened by) those who do.
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- mapletree7 said...
Let's face it - you were being uppity.
- ALH said...
Good thoughts! I'm sorry about the disgruntled colleague. Personally I think it's pretentious of him to think that he is the only one qualified to publish on that particular topic. My research by it's nature is interdisciplinary. Without my knowledge of both "science" and "engineering" I would not be able to do what I do. So I agree, we really can only learn what we need to learn if we break down the barriers!
Also, I want to say your blog is very appreciated. I'm a young scientist, and hoping to become a professor soon and it's nice to know that the issues I face aren't only my own!
- Luis Felipe said...
Whatta jerk. I think you handled that remarkably well.
"Others were suspicious"
When I was on the job search for my first independent faculty position, there was this one interviewer who was obsessed with the fact that I am the member of a scientific society that could, if looked at superficially, be viewed as in an area not directly related to the research program I was selling at the time. He kept asking me over and over why I was a member of that society, and didn't seem satisfied by my answer that, while my proposed research plan was not directly in that area, I have published in that area in the past, continue to have an interest in that area, and might publish again in that area in the future. He kept harping on this, and seemed downright offended that I would conceive of my scientific identity broadly enough to choose to belong to this society.
I agree that this kind of discomfort with broad interdisciplinary approaches is grounded in fear and insecurity. I am glad that I did not take a position at the institution where this person would have been my faculty colleague. The job I took is at a place where broad interdisciplinary approaches are highly valued.
In a faculty interview, a very senior woman in a related field called me "unfocused" because my work is somewhat interdisciplinary. I didn't get the job.
- Female Science Professor said...
That's a very important point -- I worried about that earlier in my career. Sometimes being interdisciplinary works for you and sometimes it works against you. I am optimistic that the automatic equation of broad with unfocused is becoming less common.
wow, that's so terrible!
In a more positive story, my fiance got a job at a university where their new paradigm is "schools" instead of departments (i.e., Earth/Space Exploration vs. separate Geology, Astronomy, Aerospace departments). This is by nature more interdisciplinary and when he interviewed, had to talk to people both inside and far outside his field. He was thrilled with this idea and I think they really got that he was interested in such work - even if he never published papers in those other areas. :) It even seemed like they weren't going to hire those people who couldn't (or wouldn't want to) talk to everyone in the school.
I was talking to one of the profs at my current department and he said that things may be moving into these more interdisciplinary programs rather than the separate departments.
Best. Comeback. Ever.
That is sad about "unfocused", I worry about it a bit because I'm early in my career, but not too much. The fact of the matter is it was my interdisciplinariness that got me this job, as it is in a completely different department than my PhD. Sometimes I don't fit in well, and I miss my home department, but I think it is pretty clear that the questions I am interested in answering are better served by a multi-disciplinary approach. I'm just trying to fight the urge to add yet another field until I have tenure in the bag ;)
- Ancarett said...
he does not publish very much
Bingo! We have a reason for the hostility right here. Why wasn't that feted and celebrated publication solely authored or co-authored by him, rather than by an interloper (you).
You see, if publishing in his field is inherently so difficult and problematic that even he, the great scholar that he is, doesn't have a big publication record, his worldview holds. But if "anyone" (i.e. an outsider) can be published while he isn't? He's exposed as a fraud.
That said, this sounds like a worthwhile project despite the fact that it was outside your own field -- illustrating that there's a lot of cross-fertilization in academia and giving you a chance to explore those interconnections outside your field. Good for you!
harv - be careful with that praise. In my alma mater (which has sadly declined in the last few years), moving to the 'schools' paradigm was a convenient excuse to axe physics, chemistry, math, computer science, straight biology, English, straight History, and others. These programs were 'replaced' by weak, undergrad-crowd-pleasing-but-lightweight 'interdisciplinary' programs of the type that cause all these generally-wrong negative stereotypes in the first place! Interdisciplinary work is a great thing, but there IS a need for the reasonably clear demarcation of fields too, and we shouldn't lose sight of that.
- Plague of Crickets said...
In my experience it is the less productive faculty members that are the most territorial. Their standing is based on the fact that they are the local expert in their area, despite the fact that they don't publish very much. When colleagues start publishing on topics they perceive as theirs, I think they view it as challenge to their standing as the local expert. It seems to be less of an issue for more productive faculty members as they can stand on records rather than their reputations.
- Jorge Alves said...
Good text.
- gs said...
When Mandelbrot's first book pointed out the prevalence of fractals in nature, I heard people pooh-pooh it because he hadn't provided bottom-up derivations: for example, he didn't derive the fractal coastline of Britain from a model for hydrodynamic erosion. Sheesh.
On the other hand, self-interested managerial/political/bureaucratic types may use interdisciplinary programs--the bigger, the better--as a pretext to take power from researchers. Hucksters and outright frauds may be attracted.
I am better disposed toward x-disciplinary efforts which emerge from within the scientific disciplines involved than toward ones which are externally formulated.
- Ms.PhD said...
I think it's critical that we do interdisciplinary research, while recognizing our limitations. There are a lot of ethical issues, since you can't possibly read everything or know as much as a real expert in the field, you have to find experts to collaborate and then trust your co-authors to educate you and make sure everything is kosher, etc.
A lot of people are very sloppy about this and try to go off and learn a new field, or worse, bring in a grad student to learn it, without ever consulting the literature or colleagues until the experiments are finished... that's not the way to do it.
You did it the right way, so I'm sure you'll brush this guy off. I just hope he's old and retiring soon. If we're still making young scientists with attitudes like that, we're in bigger trouble than I thought.
I honestly think the lack of interdisciplinarity is one of the things that has held science back for a long time. Progress would be a lot faster if it were facilitated instead of feared.
Oh man. This is a major peeve of mine, though I know it's different in the humanities. The idea that bringing skills and ideas from other disciplines, that reaching, could be pretentious makes me sick. Everything we know enriches everything else we do, and people who have some sort of bogus ideal of intellectual purity only hold back the search for knowledge in any field.
- theunbeatablekid said...
I think that the problem of people being pretentious in the guise of being interdisciplinary really is more an issue at the undergrad level than at the level of professors. Undergrads are much more likely to think that they're experts at something after a single class while after graduate school most academics stick to what they know even after publishing a paper outside of their field.
- Aaron said...
My main complaint as someone who primarily works on interdisciplinary topics is that funding agencies (and University departments) often view such work as merely good public relations. The public loves the idea of interdisciplinary research, but specific domains actually hate it because they perceive it as taking money away from their more focused / traditional research topics. In other words, they'll all for it, so long as someone else is paying for it.
For folks situated comfortably in a department, branching out into interdisciplinary areas seems like an exciting way to spend some of their "free time", but for young researchers trying to make a career out of interdisciplinary work, this environment seems pretty terrifying.


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stefaans wrote:i take it Jimmy is not sending a board over to SF, would be impressive if that board can hang.
Tien, sorry man but yeah the Miks lab is the board to have. I don't own one myself for the same reason.
All the boards on that list will get you competitive other than the "jellybean" of course.
Like somebody mentioned already get the one that will last at this point. a busted board is the slowest.
Hi Stefaans
what do you mean with " if that board can hang" ?


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Today I will celebrate. And my friends and colleagues in the Greenpeace Forest campaign will too. But this is nothing different for us. We do this every day. But maybe, just maybe, the focus that a day like today brings may help our work to protect the world's remaining forests.
Natural peatland forest in Sungai Sembilang Nature Conservation Park in South Sumatra.
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Today, 21st March, is the International Day of Forests. This date was agreed by the UN General Assembly in November 2012 so that every year there would be one day set aside to "celebrate and raise awareness" of forests.
And I invite you to celebrate too. And to resolve to protect forests in whatever way you can.
Forests are important. They are the spiritual and physical home to millions of people. They are a store of biodiversity. And importantly in this day and age, they are critical in terms of climate change. Simply put, forests store nearly 300 billion tonnes of carbon in their living parts. This is roughly 40 times the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuels. Deforestation accounts for approximately the same amount of climate pollution as all the world's cars, trucks, trains, planes, and ships combined. So, from a climate point of view it's better to keep the GHGs where they are by preserving and protecting the forests.
Forests also regulate water flow and rainfall so we depend on them to grow our crops and food. Loss of a forest in one part of the world can have severe impacts in another - scientists have found that the loss of forest in Amazonia and Central Africa can severely reduce rainfall in the USA Midwest.
For Greenpeace, every day is a day to celebrate forests. We campaign to protect forests because of the vast range of amazing biodiversity they support, because they capture and contain climate changing greenhouse gases, because they are home to millions of people and - last but not least - because without healthy thriving forests, planet Earth cannot sustain life.
So let's all celebrate forests today and every day – by speaking up and standing up for their protection.
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yes man, why don't you go home and crack a sixpack...a forest hero should celebrate the forests every day!
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yes man, why don't you go home and crack a sixpack...a forest hero should celebrate the forests every day!
Sun Wu and the art of war
PS: being a hero - could you please explain Facebook and Twitter to me?
Although not really into this stuff I am getting this feeling they happen to be nice toys...
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...and just to say thank you so much for that journey of Love and light through your heart, ...your beautiful perspective, percepti...
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...and just to say thank you so much for that journey of Love and light through your heart, ...your beautiful perspective, perception of reality, and significant efforts. The slide show was really excellent too. Thanks so much dear Rainbow Warrior, and gallant keeper of our forests
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don't worry, as long as you do not call me a technical problem too often.
Actually I am a friend of silly moments...just wait until I show up on Facebook and Twitter.
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PS: might be time for another audio-tribute soon... By the way, any news from El Remanso-Joel?
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Late in the 13th century, Scottish landowner, Sir William Wallace, was one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. In these wars, England attempted to establish its authority over Scotland while the Scots fought to keep English rule and authority out of Scotland. Hollywood and Mel Gibson memorialized his story through the 1995 "Braveheart" movie. Over 700 years after the Wars of Scottish Independence, through a peaceful process, Scottish voters rejected a heated bid for independence. Though Sir Wallace fought against the English and died in an attempt to gain independence, if alive today, we suspect he would have been pleased with the vote. When the vote for Scottish independence was finalized, the tally showed 55% of voters rejecting independence and 45% favoring it, a convincing win that defied advanced polls suggesting the referendum was too close to call. If, on the other hand, the votes were reversed and Scotland had moved towards independence, the potential negative ramifications would have been significant. Of primary concern to England, the World, the financial markets, and Sir Wallace would have been the following:
700 years ago, Sir William Wallace waged a war against England for the right of Scottish independence. Not suggesting that his efforts were wasted, but this week Scottish voters took the peaceful route of voting for or against independence. While the final tally would have been counter to his efforts centuries ago, given the aforementioned concerns about Scottish independence, a living Sir Wallace most likely would have punched the "no" in his voting card. Looking forward, Europe has dodged this bullet. Geo-political concerns in Eastern Europe and some signs of weaker growth are next to keep an eye on. However, monetary authorities remained firmly entrenched on the side of financial markets by trying to stimulate European economies. Yes, there will be headwinds and tailwinds as we move forward. As such, we remain committed to a diversified portfolio that is overweight in U.S. equities, but is opportunistically increasing exposure to developed Europe. Outside of equities, we remain committed to including commodities, real estate and other alternatives investments as potential ways to mitigate portfolio volatility.
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STOCKTON - Police hailed a young woman as a hero after she and her parents helped rescue an elderly man who fell into the water and was struggling to stay afloat Monday night near the guest dock at Village West Marina.
STOCKTON - Police hailed a young woman as a hero after she and her parents helped rescue an elderly man who fell into the water and was struggling to stay afloat Monday night near the guest dock at Village West Marina.
Natalie Craig, 20, was leaving the marina after watching Christmas movies on her parents' houseboat when she heard someone crying for help. Craig quickly alerted her mother, Suzanne, an off-duty Port of Stockton police officer, and her father, Terry, an off-duty San Jose police officer.
Craig's mother called 911 while she and her father located the victim, a man in his 70s who said he couldn't keep his head above water any longer. After helping the man reach the stern of his boat, Craig threw the man a life vest while her father held onto his left arm.
"I'm just glad that I was there at the right time," Craig said. "I can't imagine what would have happened if we hadn't heard him calling for help. I'm glad I was there with my parents. They're very good people to have around in an emergency."
Craig then waved down responding police officers, who helped her father pull the man out of the water. The victim was cold, having trouble breathing and showing signs of hypothermia, but he was in stable condition when he was taken to a hospital, Craig's father said.
"The quick action of Natalie and her parents saved this man's life," said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for Stockton police. "Not only did the family call for help, they held onto the man so he could not drown and reassured him he was going to be OK until help arrived."
It was unclear how the victim fell into the water and how long he had been there, but Craig's father said the man could have died if his daughter hadn't heard his cries for help.
"I'm pretty proud of her," he said. "If she wouldn't have heard him, he probably would have drowned, because no one else was around to hear him."
The man thanked Craig and her parents repeatedly after he was rescued, they said. Craig said she was happy to help.
"I'm sure he has a family, and it would have been terrible for them to lose him right before Christmas," she said. "I'm just glad he's safe and that he will probably get to spend the holiday with his family."
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The Kissing Bridge
By Tricia Goyer
Published by Zondervan
Publisher Book Description: In the third book in the Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series, award-winning author Tricia Goyer introduces a surprising new resident to West Kootenai as a young woman escapes from her stifling conservative Amish community to find a new life. Rebecca is an Amish woman whose pained past compels her to leave everything to become a nurse—abandoning her family and community. Caleb is an Amish man who is counting down the days until hunting season. At a crossroads in his own life, the excitement of hunting game is all he looks forward to. All the while he wonders what to do with the rest of his life. Even though he likes the Amish lifestyle, what good is an Amish man without faith in God?
My Thoughts: I wish to say right off that I have not read the first 2 books in this series, nevertheless I think the book can stand on its own so I shall review it as it's own entity. I ended up liking the main character of Rebecca right from the beginning; I felt she had layers to her personality and real flaws I could Identify with. Right from the start you are along Rebecca's journey with her as she makes decisions and wrestles with her relationship with God. Though it is fiction I think it makes one turn inward to look at their own heart. I have to admit that my heart is uplifted when an author can capture with their words a self-reflection of the reader's own heart.
I don't actually know how much of the Amish community characteristics are correctly portrayed, but it didn't seem that outlandish what was described. This book was very enjoyable, so much so that I am looking forward to purchasing the first two books so I might be able to follow this series from the beginning. So I would say that I would highly recommend this book.
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It's possible that the automotive world has already bumped against the "peak car" wall.
Ford acknowledged as much with their statement that they are transitioning from automaker to "enablers of mobility"!
Whatever the heck that means. But statistics don't lie.
The U.S. hit its high of total vehicle miles traveled in 2007 and that number has declined since then even though the population has increased.
It's clear that in the developed world at least we're probably going to do less driving (and less car buying as well), as we're already mired in global gridlock.
The Chinese say, may you live in interesting times.
Well, this is definitely one of them!
Read more about the "peak car" idea from Quartz here.


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20 Bizarre Works of Public Art from All Over the World
[Editor's note: While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we'll spend the next two weekends revisiting some of our most popular features of the year. This post was originally published September 11, 2011.] Maybe it's just us, but we feel like we've been seeing a whole lot of strange public art in recent months: for instance, Claes Oldenburg's newest project, an enormous paintbrush, was unveiled last month in Philadelphia, Florentijn Hofman's Big Yellow Rabbit was erected this summer, and a huge Marilyn Monroe sculpture was recently unveiled in Chicago (she also just turned up with an ugly tattoo — that's adolescent sculptures for you). We can't say we don't like the idea of weirder and weirder public art popping up all over the world, so we thought we'd round up a few of our favorite examples here. Click through to see our gallery of bizarre public art, and let us know if we've missed any of your favorite exhibits in the comments!
42-foot tall toy rabbit by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, Örebro, Sweden, 2011. [via]


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Every company has been bracing for the fiscal cliff in their own ways.
Some have been delaying capital expenditures until uncertainty clears up, while others have been dumping cash on their shareholders in the forms of special or accelerated dividends.
But the companies significantly exposed to government spending can do little but lobby as they wait to see how sequestration will unfold.
Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs compiled a list of stocks that generate the significant amounts of business from the government.
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I'll ask you again: Is this the year?
1. Bishop Amat at Charter Oak, Sept. 14 — This one needs no introduction, but nonetheless we'll try. No comparison between programs has sparked more debate in the Valley over the past few years than this one. These two programs are rivals, although they rarely actually step on the field against each other. Pretty unique. But finally, in what should have been an annual game all along, the two teams will be on the field against each other for the first time since 2004 and the entire Valley will either be there or have one eye on their own game and one eye on this one. Is Charter Oak capable of beating a "Big Boy" opponent? Is Amat still capable of showing another SGV team what "Big Boy" ball is all about. From here, it appears that even though CO is technically a D-2 team and Amat has had precious little playoff success for a while in D-1, most people still view this as David vs. Goliath. And there's the rub. The stakes are extremely high for both teams. If CO beats Amat, the argument is over. If Amat waxes CO, nobody will ever want to hear the argument ever again. Crowd should be electric, but we must warn you that both teams face difficult challenges before this game, so record-wise, this one may not be so sexy. Early prediction: Charter Oak 16, Amat 14.
2. Bishop Amat at Chino Hills, Aug. 31 — It's as if Bishop Amat head coach Steve Hagerty said to me "Here Fat Man, you make the schedule." Ahh, the Lancers ditch their pillaging ways in East L.A. for a lid lifter in the 909. Prayers are answered. Anyway, as of now, Chino Hills is what I consider to be the top-ranked team in all of the SGVN-land. The Huskies have the best QB east of the 605, but west of Vegas (OK, maybe not west of Vegas) in Matty Ice Simko.
The Huskies will be playing their SECOND game of the season while Amat will be playing its first. They're confident out in Huskieville that last season's solid, but overall disappointing by Chino Hills standards, showing was nothing more than a transition year after losing one of the best senior classes in school history. Amat can ease fears that having to replace its leading passer, rusher and receiver will mean the ongoing in party in La Puente will be broken up by the cops. Early prediction: Chino Hills 27, Amat 20.
3. Orange Lutheran at Damien, Aug. 31 — Something special could happen on this night. It could be the night Damien turns the corner under coach Greg Gano. The last time Gano played O-Lu, he picked up the signature win of his coaching career by beating the Lancers in the 2003 Division 6 title game. Damien is one of the top teams in the area, but will be looking for bigger accolades than that. Although O-Lu isn't quite up to previous standards, a win for Damien would still be a signature moment and could send Sparty on its way to a monster season. Early prediction: Damien 30, Lutheran 20.
4. Monrovia at St. Francis, Sept. 28 — There seems to be a lot of doubters around the SGV as to whether Monrovia can withstand a hefty quality test. The 'Cats did themselves no favor by sounding off all last summer, then looking pooping the bed vs. Arcadia and South Hills. A win at St. Francis gives M-Town the chance to really show the Valley that it can handle a rise in class. Not only that, there's a legit chance that Monrovia could be bowling if everything breaks right this year. Beating St. Francis would be a major resume builder and it would also give the 'Cats any sort of added confidence they might desire for what may lay ahead in the quasi-beefed up Mid-Valley Division. For St. Francis, the Knights will pick up several new fans if they can shut up Monrovia. And beyond that, if for some reason St. Francis can show it can run around the field with M-Town's class of athlete, then things may work out just fine in the Mission League. Early prediction: Monrovia 31, St. Francis 17.
5. Loyola at West Covina, Aug. 31 — Gotta give the Bulldogs coaching staff credit, they always take at least one swing at a "Big Boy" every nonleague season. And who knows, maybe one of these years they'll win one. Last year, West Covina was depleted vs. Loyola after a grueling a game against Covina the week before. Although the Bulldogs are replacing several key cogs, they have plenty of experience back and ample talent waiting in the wings. After winning back-to-back Southeast Division titles, the next thing the Bulldogs need to further stamp themselves as one of SoCal's elite programs is a win over a "Big Boy". Interestingly, word was that Loyola was one of the programs that badly wanted the services of new WestCo QB Antonio "Noodles" Hull. Early prediction: Loyola 35, West Covina 20.
6. Mater Dei at St. Paul, Aug. 31 — Just how far have the Swordsmen come in one offseason under new head coach Elijah Asante? We're gonna find out on this night. Imagine if Asante leads St. Paul to a win over Mater Dei, the fan base would go crazy. St. Paul has bolstered its talent level considerably this offseason via transfers. Then again, so has Mater Dei. If the Swordsmen somehow pull this off, the season will be sent on its merry way. Keep in mind, Asante proved at Carson that beating Mater Dei ain't no thang. Early prediction: Mater Dei 21, St. Paul 20.
7. Charter Oak at Damien, Nov. 2 — As if "Farrar vs. Gano" needed any help being one of the great coaching rivalries in the Valley, last year's 41-28 loss in Covina left an especially bitter taste in the mouth of the Spartans. There were rumblings that Charter Oak was intercepting Damien's play calls. Players were overheard telling coaches "they know what we're running". And for some reason that defies understanding, Gano decided to call the game from the press box … at least for the first half … Anyway, the mere timing of this game being Week 10 and the final game of the regular season sets the stage beautifully. Something, perhaps a Sierra League title, figures to be on the line that night. Of course, Chino Hills may have something to say about that. By Week 10, the Damien offense should be humming, but wish them luck anyway against what should be an epic CO defense. Early prediction: Charter Oak 17, Damien 16.
8. Muir vs. PHS, at the Rose Bowl, Nov. 2 — Is this the year? Will PHS finally get over the Muir hump? Well, some of us (right here) thought that the combo of Bulldogs QB Brandon Cox and a Muir program in turmoil would be enough to get PHS a win last year. Didn't happen. Not even close, in fact. Well, depending on who you listen to, things at Muir still aren't great. The 'stangs lost their best offensive player Darick Holmes Jr. to Oaks Christian and best defensive returner in LB Denzel Talifero to Duarte. But, other than Cox, PHS was ripped by graduation. Nonetheless, the Arizona-bound Cox is a special talent and he just might be good enough by himself to end the drought. And if he does, the kid becomes a instant legend in Bulldog Land. Not to mention, the Pacific League looks absolutely wide open this year and there's no reason to think either Pasadena school doesn't have as good a shot as anybody, therefore a rivalry game on the final night of the regular season could be a very special setting. Early prediction: Muir 28, PHS 21.
9. La Habra at St. Paul, Sept. 7 — I dunno, I was torn between this and Amat vs. St. Paul on Sept. 21, but ultimately I sided with this game because of its meaning to the Whittier area. St. Paul needs a win in this spot to show who's boss in the area. La Habra, which lost a nice player to St. Paul via transfer this offseason, needs a win to derail all the Asante momentum. With Servite, Amat and Mater Dei also on the nonleague schedule, this game looks like a must-win simply because at this point St. Paul might be a slight favorite and you can't say that too often when looking at most of the Swordsmen nonleague schedule. Conversely, after a down season by LH standards last season, the Highlanders could use a win as a major confidence builder. Even without the back story, this should be an excellent game between two quality teams. Early prediction: St. Paul 24, La Habra 14.
10. Arroyo at El Monte, Oct. 5 — When was the last time anybody beside Arroyo or Rosemead won the Mission Valley League? Eh, it was South El Monte in 2007. OK, that wasn't so dramatic. But so what, it feels like a thousand years ago and you could still win some bar room trivia by asking that question at a watering hole at the end of the Santa Fe Trail … if for some reason you were at a bar at the end of the trail. Point being: to most of us, it feels like Arroyo wins it every year (maybe because they've won it three straight). And if for some reason they didn't, then that was because Rosemead knocked them off. Well, this year the possible upsetter also wears the tag of preseason league favorite and that's none other than El Monte. Led by QB Brandon "B-Mart" Martinez, the Lions have a veteran team and the league's top offensive weapon. But what they don't have is anybody's confidence that mentally they can clear the hurdle that is Arroyo. This will be the league opener for both teams and you couldn't ask for a better start. Maybe for one season the strange thought of a new era in MVL football could be upon us. Early prediction: Arroyo 27, El Monte 20.
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Last week, Danny Knobler of CBSsports.com wrote a great article about the St. Louis Cardinals and their decision process for letting Albert Pujols sign elsewhere while eventually re-signing Yadier Molina and how that was the right move for the future of the franchise. I have no dispute with any part of the article, so there's no need to go through it here—but I highly recommend reading it if you're a fan of the Cardinals, interested in how to build and maintain a culture of winning, or just love the business of baseball in general.
But on a personal note, the piece struck a chord with me and somewhat related decision I had to make a few years back.
In 2009, Busch Stadium hosted the All Star Game. It was the first time the Midsummer Classic was held in St. Louis in 40+ years, and anticipation was high. The once-in-a-lifetime aspect of the festivities was the catalyst for us to get partial season tickets, knowing that was our best shot at securing tickets for the All Star festivities as well. We were correct; as soon as they were available, we purchased tickets to the game, the Home Run Derby, the Fan Fest, all of it. As All Star Weekend drew near, I was surprised with one more All Star-centric proposition: as an early birthday present, I could select an All Star batting practice jersey for my gift. The jerseys were red, of course, with the great All Star logo featuring the Gateway Arch, and just a hint of the powder blue beloved by so many Cards fans—including myself. Though they weren't the only players selected from that '09 team to represent the Cardinals on the National League squad, for me there were really only two choices: Pujols or Molina.
I have written about this kind of decision before; in fact, it was earlier in 2009. But that was just off-the-cuff thinking out loud, before I was faced with actually making the decision. And it was one I had a LOT of trouble making. At that time, Pujols was still peaking as the best hitter in the game. His importance to the Cardinals' lineup was never higher, especially since former fellow "MV3" members Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen were now with other teams. Based on that and the words from his own mouth, it seemed unfathomable that Pujols would ever wear a different uniform. On the flipside, Molina was quickly coming into his own as an elite player. His defense was never in question, but his light offensive numbers and clunky base running usually relegated him to the bottom of the order. Then, in 2008, he topped a .300 batting average and 50 RBI for the first time. He was getting on base much more often and striking out very little. His importance to the franchise was high before, but if his offense kept coming around he too would be harder and harder for the Cardinals to let walk. It was a decision I put off until the very last second; even as we pulled up to the Cardinals Team Store I was still mentally flipping the coin. On the one hand, the 2009 All Star Game would be an event that could never be taken away from either player regardless of whether they left for free agency someday. On the other, I couldn't imagine wearing any jersey or shirt of a former Cardinal while he was playing for a different team. You know…root for the name on the front, not the one on the back…
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We are proud to announce that we have moved to a freshly remodeled facility. We are now located at the Lincoln campus at 216 West Harris Street. While our address has changed, our phone number is the same, (707) 441-2467.
The dedicated, enthusiastic staff at Zoe Barnum High School work tirelessly to provide a personalized education for our students. Small class size allows the teaching staff to develop close relationships with each student. The entire staff meets weekly to discuss concerns and share the successes of our students. This collaboration among staff and mutual awareness of students' progress is a significant factor in their success.
As a credit recovery program, Zoe Barnum High School's major focus is the core academic subjects. However, staff value the importance of electives as an exploratory process for students. Under the direction of their teachers or the administration, students can develop independent study projects to fulfill elective credits and to study areas of their particular interest.
Participation in community service is stressed at Zoe Barnum High School. A few of the major community service projects include: Red Cross Blood Drives, Thanksgiving Food Drive, Christmas Gift Collection for Needy Families, American Cancer Society School Relay for Life Teams, and Volunteering at the Food Bank. The school is also very proud of its Interact Club. This student club works in partnership with the local Rotary Club. To our knowledge, Zoe Barnum may be the only continuation school in California with an Interact Club.


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Manimahesh Lake is situated at 27 km from Bharmour at the foot of Manimahesh Kailash. Lord Shiva is believed to reside on this snow-covered mountain. The lake and peak are considered sacred and a fair called as Manimahesh fair (Manimahesh Yatra) is held at the lake each and every year in the month of August and September; the yatra held from Janamastmi to Radhastami each and every year. It is believed that on this occasion both Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati gets the bath in the Lake. For this holy moment lacks of peoples comes from the country and abroad to take holy dip in the Manimahesh Lake. Providing a rare occasion to see and study the customs and rituals of the local people. And the glorious views of Manimahesh Kailash in the morning and at the time of sun rising touches the hearts of visitors.
Regarding Manimahesh Kailash it is said that no one has been able to climb to the peak. Local legends clarifying that people point out rock projections, human-like in appearance, and say that one is of a hermit, the other is of a shepherd, frozen stiff during their futile effort to reach the top of Manimahesh Kailash. Many holy places come in the way to Manimahesh, at the distance of 6 km from Hadsar, a Dhancho famous for water fall and after 5km from Dhancho Gourikund come. Gauri is another name of Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. A dip in this lake is considered sacred because it is believed that Parvati used to bath in this lake and only ladies are allowed to take dip in the kund. About one kilometer ahead is the Shiva Kalotri spring-said to have its source in Lord Shiva's feet. Two kilometer from Shiva Kalotri Kamal kund is situated in the foot of Manimahesh Kailash. After a short run from Gauri kund reaches the Manimahesh Lake is shallow circular lake gives it an enchanting appearance. A roofless temple, conspicuous with many iron trinkets, is seen on the opposite side. For beginner trekkers Manimahesh trek is the best route for beginning as the gradient is good and also provide pilgrimage visit to Manimahesh Lake.
Manimahesh Parikrama is a route which covers Manimahesh Kailash & Lake with round trip via Kugti village and back journey via Gourikund and Dhancho. This route also covers the Famous Temple of ancient Chaurasi Temples & Goddess Brahmani Mata at Bharmour with Kartik temple and Mata Marali Temple at Kugti. The tentative route will like following and see the beautiful pictures of this trek:-
DAY-1 Welcome & Reception at Bharmour
Bharmour is also popular because of its proximity with Manimahesh Lake, Manimahesh Kailash and Chaurasi (84) ancient temples, which are reflecting the glorious past of this hidden town. Bharmour is also known as the Abode of Shiva as there are numerous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in and nearby regions The whole region around Bharmour is considered to be under the control of Lord Shiva, hence is also known as the Shiva Bhumi..This place besides being an aesthetic and scenic beauty is also spiritual in essence. After reception and welcome drink we take you to the Hotel for some rest. In evening we take you to 84 Chaurasi ancient Temples for evening Aarti then back to hotel for dinner and night stay.
DAY-2 Bharmour - Brahmani Temple - Bharmour
Early in the morning troop will move to the Brahmani temple. According to a local legend and people believe that the Bharmour was called Brahmpura after Brahmani Devi. When Lord Shiva went to Manimahesh Kailash granted a boon to goddess Brahmani Devi that all persons intending to go on pilgrimage to Manimahesh must have a dip in their holy pool. Failing this, their pilgrimage would not be acceptable to Lord Shiva. That's by every visitor firstly take bath in Brahmani's holy pool before Manimahesh Lake. and will enjoy the beauty of Bharmour town from the top of the ridge, a trek of 3 kms and 2 hours will reach you at Brahmani Temple through village Malkauta. After holy dip in pool and passing some time, the troop will return back to Bharmour. After spending the whole day at Brahmani and Ghararu return back to Bharmour in evening.
DAY-3 Bharmour - Hadsar - Kugti Village
(14 km bus able road up to Hadsar from Bharmour then 6 kms road up to Dhanaul is jeep able from Hadsar , After that 8 kilometer on feet ahead up to Kugti)
Early in the morning troop will move to the Hadsar and will enjoy the beauty of village, ShivTemple. After troop will move ahead to small destination Dhanaul 6 kilometer from Hadsar through road along left bank of Budhil River after reaching at Dhanaul take small rest and move ahead for a short track of an hour, after crossing the small stream by a wooden bridge, will reach the next destination Lahal. After taking some rest troop wil move ahead for the final destination of the day that is Kugti village. over night stay will be provided in the tents,
DAY-4 Kugti - Kartik temple - Kugti
After taking breakfast and packed lunch, early in the morning troop will move 12 km trek through the strenuous trek involving several ascents and descents to the Kugti village climb for one hour to reach Kugti village. Kugti is big village and consist of two villages upper Kugti and lower Kugti. After taking small rest troop will move to cross a small stream over wooden bridge then climb for half an hour along the bank of the Budhil stream. Going up and down will reach at a water point. After a straight walk of half hour the trail climbs steeply for another half an hour to the Kartik temple. The temple is dedicated to son of Lord Shiva known as Kartik. After taking rest at Kartik temple for two- three hours troop will back to destination Kugti. Enjoy the beauty of Kugti village and spend the left day in the village.
DAY-5 Kugti - Alyas Base Camp
1. Kugti - Alyas 14 km
2. Gradient Gradual/ Steep
3. Humidity Normal
After taking breakfast early in the morning at Kugti troop will pass through the village, cross a small stream over wooden bridge then climb for half hour along the bank of the Budhil stream, then cross the Budhil river through wooden suspension bridge, going up and down will reach at a beautiful ridge. After a straight walk of half an hour the trail climbs steeply for another half an two hours to the Alyas. After taking lunch at Alyas camping ground enjoy whole left day and rest for a night in tents after taking dinner.
DAY-6 Alyas - Manimahesh lake - Dhancho
Alyas - Manimahesh Lake 12 km track is totally depending upon the weather and physical condition of tracker. Generally Travelling Guide will not take the risk or allow crossing the passes in bad weather condition and will wait for clearing the sky. If sun shine then after taking light breakfast and packed lunch start moving ahead very early in the morning around 6:00 am After a section over moraine, a usually visible track in snow winds upwards, well trodden and with the way.After crossing the pass gradual path of up and downs for half an hour troop will reach destination Manimahesh Lake. After bath lunch will be provided, so spend two hours at Manimahesh Lake and then move ahead to Dhancho via Gourikund and Sunderashi for night stay .
DAY-7 Dhancho - Hadsar - Bharmour
Dhancho to Hadsar is six kilometer trek and will be covered in few hours very easily, so in the morning around 10:00 am troop will move ahead to destination Hadsar and will reach at Hadsar after a run of two hours. troop will take the taxi here and will reach final return destination of the day that is Bharmour. After reaching Bharmour take rest for few hours then we take the troop to ancient Chaurasi temple for evening aarti. After that troop will return back to hotel / guest house for dinner and night stay.
DAY-8 Departure Day from Bharmour
Finally after long, unforgetable and interesting trek to Lord Shiva with completing Kailash Parikrama troop will take breakfast in hotel with our outdoor team. Our outdoor team will depart the troop here with good wishes, remember able memories and with hopes to visit again and again for more trekking in unexplored Himalaya.
Don't forget to visit Glorious Chamba District, Ifinterested Anna Adventures & Tour will take you to the Chamba, Khajiyar, Kalatop, Dalhousie for sightseeing with adding one more day in your remember able journey to Lord Shiva . The facility of picking and dropping to nearest Railway head / Airport and nearest cities is also available but on extra charges.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The final game at Dewitt Family Field for Yale's four seniors was a success. The Bulldogs banged out 12 hits en route to a 5-2 victory over Brown and a split of an Ivy League doubleheader. Christy Nelson, Jennifer Ong, Liz Tutino and Kelsey Warkentine walked off their home field for the last time as winners.
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Brown had a big threat in the seventh, loading the bases with no outs, but Glass retired three straight hitters without allowing a run to seal the victory.
Balta, Nelson, Brennan, Hughes and Souza all had two hits in the game for the Bulldogs.
Yale was limited to three hits in the first game.
Brown (9-27, 3-15 Ivy) broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the third inning. The Bears then scored twice in the fifth and sixth innings to seal the win.
Brennan's RBI double to left-center in the fifth accounted for Yale's run.
Onorato and Ong also doubled in the game for the Bulldogs.
The same two teams will play a doubleheader in Providence on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity