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Why do I want to have a battery of EUnit tests?
- Show that each part of the module is working as expected (Unit testing)
- Be able to see if/how new code breaks existing code (Regression testing)
As part of TDD (Test Driven Development) one should ideally write the tests first, and later write the code that makes the tests go through. This will automatically give you a set of Unit + Regression tests, so that each step in your development cycle is "fastened" in a secure place (a "green light").
How do I write my first EUnit test?
Now, assuming you have not followed TDD and have an untested list-processing module (module is for demonstration purposes only and serves no other reason)
-module(mylist). -export([sum/1,product/1,odds/1]). sum([X|R]) -> X + sum(R); sum([]) -> 0. product([X|R]) -> X * product(R); product([]) -> 1. odds(List) -> odds(List,1). odds([X|R],N) when N rem 2 == 1 -> [X | odds(R,N+1)]; odds([_|R],N) -> odds(R,N+1); odds([],_) -> [].
Thus this module could be tested with the separate test module called mylist_tests
(This is good practice since you do not wish to clutter the logic – your real module, with test cases, thus your tests also become portable and regression testing with different versions of code becomes easier).
-module(mylist_tests). -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl"). sum_test() -> ?assertEqual(0, mylist:sum([])), ?assertEqual(0, mylist:sum([0])), ?assertEqual(6, mylist:sum([1,2,3,4,-4])). product_test() -> ?assertEqual(1, mylist:product([])), ?assertEqual(2, mylist:product([2])), ?assertEqual(36, mylist:product([2,3,2,3])). odds_test() -> ?assertEqual([], mylist:odds([])), ?assertEqual([1], mylist:odds([1])), ?assertEqual([1,3,5], mylist:odds([1,2,3,4,5])).
That was the whole test module, now there are some interesting points with the test module.
- The test module name ends with _tests, this is to allow the eunit test function to find the tests for your module by simply referencing the source module (mylist.erl)
- The test module does not export any functions explicitly
- The test module includes the eunit header file -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl"), this is a most important part since this will automatically export all the tests in the module and cause them to be executed once we start.
- Test function names end with _test(), this is a requirement for eunit to identify tests
How do I run my eunit tests?
Save the mylists.erl and mylists_tests.erl in the same directory (for this basic guide).
zen:ErlangBlog zenon$ cd EUnitBasic/ zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ erlc *.erl zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ ls *.beam mylist.beam mylist_tests.beam
Next, start erl, and run the tests with the test() function, as follows
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ erl Erlang R13B04 (erts-5.7.5) [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false] Eshell V5.7.5 (abort with ^G) 1> eunit:test(mylist). All 3 tests passed. ok
All right! Seems to work. However, we had the test module in the same directory as the source module, which is not good practice.
Testing like a gentleman and a good lady
Make a clear division between test code and source code (well, clearly all of it is source anyway), also we wish our beam files to be stored in a separate directory
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ rm -iv *.beam zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ mkdir src zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ mkdir test zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ mkdir ebin zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ mv mylist.erl src/ zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ mv mylist_tests.erl test/
So, what did I do? I removed our previous mess (the beams), created the source directory, the test directory and the ebin directory. Each one of them should contain source modules, test modules and beam files.
Next off, lets compile properly and run the tests, this time standing at the top level
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ tree . . ├── ebin ├── src │ └── mylist.erl └── test └── mylist_tests.erl 3 directories, 2 files
This proves that I am in the top directory of my little "project".
Next let me compile and output all beams to the ebin/ also I have to tell erlc where to find the source module and the test module.
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ erlc -o ebin/ src/*.erl test/*.erl
Next, let's check that all beam files where generated into the ebin/ directory as promised.
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ tree . . ├── ebin │ ├── mylist.beam │ └── mylist_tests.beam ├── src │ └── mylist.erl └── test └── mylist_tests.erl
Seems good, let's run the tests then. From the top level, but telling erl how to find the beams. Also, let's do it verbally.
zen:EUnitBasic zenon$ erl -pa ebin/ Erlang R13B04 (erts-5.7.5) [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false] Eshell V5.7.5 (abort with ^G) 1> eunit:test(mylist,[verbose]). ======================== EUnit ======================== module 'mylist' module 'mylist_tests' mylist_tests: sum_test...ok mylist_tests: product_test...ok mylist_tests: odds_test...ok [done in 0.009 s] [done in 0.009 s] ======================================================= All 3 tests passed. ok
Wonderful! This was what we wanted. Now we have the basics set, and next post on this topic will teach us how to do proper test environment setup and cleanup.
All the basis can be found in the EUnit users guide.


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Circa 1900
A faceted crystal column table lamp with dark marble and aged brass base. Shade not included.
Overall: 99 cm h.
Height to socket: 64 cm
Shade: 41 cm diameter
Base: 17 cm w. x 17 cm d.
Shade may be included; please contact your salesperson for more information.
CE wiring available, contact sales for a quote.
CE Lamping: Single ES/E27 socket, maximum 100 watts.
1 fixture total available.
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Drowning victim recovered from Willamette River
Body discovered this morning
Jul 3, 2013
The News-Register staff
DAYTON — The body of 20-year-old Anthony Jimenez of McMinnville was recovered about 9:40 this morning in the area of San Salvador Island, about one mile downriver from where he drowned Sunday afternoon in the Willamette River southwest of Dayton.
A Yamhill County Sheriff's Marine Patrol boat discovered the body that had surfaced, according to Sheriff Jack Crabtree.
"That was good it was our boat that made the discovery," he said. "It's a tough deal when a fisherman or someone else does that.
"This was a tragic incident, but the recovery does bring some closure for the family," Crabtree said. "It's been a long stretch of time for the family."
Jimenez was swimming with friends near a popular area known as "Donkey Ponds," accessed from Southeast Dorey Road.
He entered the river on the Yamhill County side with two people. The trio intended to swim across to the Marion County side, but only one made it. Jimenez and a friend began struggling and calling for help. Jimenez disappeared while the friend was rescued by two individuals.
See Friday's print edition for additional details.
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Season premiere episode features five new stories.
It might be out of the way for many drivers, but it's the mystery that draws them to it. Not Stonehenge, but Carhenge- its American made brother. We explore Carhenge's not so mysterious history and look to its future as the sun rises for the summer solstice.
For the Holliman family, racing cars is a family tradition and Eagle, Nebraska is the place to do it. There's just one problem—it's dangerous. Yet in spite of burns, concussions, broken ribs and cars ripped in half, Terry and his son Tad are keeping the tradition alive.Catching A Second Wind
A second chance sparks a friendship that brings chamber music back to Omaha. Stuffy, you think? Hardly. Enjoy the work of "the rock stars of chamber music" and see how Omaha Consort members work like lunatics to make it happen.
"Where's the Water?" looks at the current drought by bringing us along to the Summer Orientation about Rivers, an outdoor children's camp that takes place each summer near Aurora. River-centric activities are usually the focus of the camp, but this year, extremely low waters have forced camp leaders to improvise. In this segment, we learn that low waters, while bad news for the health of the state, can indeed still provide "teachable moments" for the children, who experience new ways in which humans and the environment interact.
Forty-five million people worldwide are blind. Most live in developing countries, and most could be cured. We follow the story of a Nebraska eye doctor who volunteers his time to restore sight to the poor in Haiti at the amazing cost of $20 per eye.


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Clayburgh died Monday at age 88.
Funeral services are scheduled Saturday in Grand Forks for Ben Clayburgh, who was a state and national leader in the Republican Party for five decades.
Clayburgh died Monday at age 88. His wife, Bev, tells the Grand Forks Herald (http://bit.ly/WFDqch ) that he had been suffering from dementia.
Clayburgh, an orthopedic surgeon, was a former state Republican Party chairman and a member of the Republican National Committee. In 1994 he made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Son Rick Clayburgh is a former state legislator and tax commissioner.
Amundson Funeral Home says Clayburgh's funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks.


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NYCT FASTRACK comes to QueensWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York City Transit is bringing FASTRACK to Queens on the E, F, M and R Lines.
There will be no service on the E between Roosevelt Avenue and World Trade Center and no service on the F between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queens bridge for four consecutive weeknights from March 18 March 22.
FASTRACK was introduced in January 2012, devoting four straight weeknights to perform maintenance work in tunnels, stations and on tracks, completely suspending service within a given line segment for a seven-hour period between. This gives free access to the system, allowing an army of maintenance workers to perform dozens of tasks without the concern of having to "clear up" to allow trains to pass.
The new FASTRACK corridors for 2013 include: the Broadway N, Q, and R south of Queensboro Plaza to Court Street; the A line between 168th Street and 207th Street in Upper Manhattan, the D Concourse Line between 161st and 205th Street and the Lexington Avenue 4, 5 and 6 local and express lines between Grand Central-42nd Street and 125th Street.
FASTRACK projects are also scheduled for the Sixth/Eighth Avenue Lines (A, B, C and D) between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and 168th Street-Broadway and 161st Street; Nassau Street-Broad Street-Essex Street on the J; the Fourth Avenue line (D, N and R) between 36th Street and 95th Street in Brooklyn and the 2 along Nostrand Avenue between Franklin and Flatbush Avenues.
The next FASTRACK overnight closure will be for the 4, 5 and 6 local service between Grand Central-42nd Street and 125th Street from March 25-29, 2013.


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I think its just a matter of time before Flynn leaves to start somewhere. Hes young, servicable, and wants to start.
If hasselbeck was released from Tenn, would you want him to sign here and back up wilson?
personally I would love to see him finish his career here, and now our line is good enough for him not to die if he needed to play. Hes a class act with a lot of experience, and he has a great competetive attitude.
what say you?
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If your goal is to add a record then you are going about it wrong. Select is used to query the database and return a record that is there.
To add a record you should use the Insert statement and check the return code to see if it added a record or you can use select to see if the record is there first and then if it is not there you could use either an Insert or you could use an RS.Addnew
The last code you posted is very hard to follow even after I added the code tags but I do not see any where a record is being added, I did see one place where it would try to update a record.


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Britney Spears has been saying herself that she's taken aback by how sexually charged her new music video for "Work Bitch" is.
Apparently, Britain agrees with her.
Spears' video is banned from TV airwaves before 10 p.m. after it was deemed too sexy and provocative for daytime airings on music channels, including MTV and The Box.
That's too bad, because people there probably get really tired of looking at Benny Hill videos all day.
Reports said various music video channels are begging the Britster a release a "clean" version of the video that could air before 10 p.m.
That would have to be one short video.
Case in point: The word "bitch" can't even be aired on British TV before 10 p.m.
Spears has not commented on the matter. But she has maintained that the music video is a bit racy for her own tastes.
"Oh my god, we showed way more skin and did way more stuff for the video then what is actually there," she said in a recent interview. "Like, I cut out half the video because I am a mother and because, you know, I have children, and it's just hard to play sexy mom while you're being a pop star as well. I just have to be true to myself and feel it out when I do stuff.


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Join the weekly Classic Castle set review discussion. Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc. Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week's set is 6059 Knight's Stronghold.
Knight's Stronghold, a gate and wall section for the Black Monarch's, was released in 1990. This is one of several wall sections that attach to the Black Monarch's Castle. The wall includes three Monarch guards, a jail, two large doors, torches, shields and other accessories. Black Falcon soldiers, including a fully armored knight and a siege worker, are attacking the wall with a trebuchet.


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Circa 1900
An antique brass and copper post light with foliate swags and a large flame finial. Glazed with curved opalescent white art glass panels.
Minimum height: 33"
Overall: 13" diameter
Base: 10" diameter
Can be UL listed for use in dry or damp environments.
Single Edison socket, maximum 100 watts
1 fixture total available.
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Andy Jacques-Maynes hit by car while riding
Watsonville resident and pro cyclist Ben Jacques-Maynes, a UC Santa Cruz alum, won the Surf City Cyclocross Series finale at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds to take the overall elite title on Sunday.
Jacques-Maynes finished eight laps in 56 minutes, 23.5 seconds for the win. He was followed by Santa Cruz's Tobin Ortenblad [56:49.5] and Cody Kaiser [57:41.5].
Jacques-Maynes twin brother Andy Jacques-Maynes did not compete after he was hit-and-run by a car during a pre-race ride. He suffered a broken clavicle and a broken scapula, according to Ben Jacques-Maynes' Twitter feed.
Andy Jacques-Maynes said on Twitter — along with much profanity — that he will be in a sling with "no activity" orders for six weeks.
Ben Jacques-Maynes took the overall Surf City title with 160 points, 55 of those coming Sunday. Keith Hillier placed second [145] and Santa Cruz resident Aaron Bradford took third [143].
Ortenblad took 12th [107] after competing in only two of the three races, Kaiser took 23rd [50] after only competing in Sunday's race, and Andy Jacques-Maynes took 13th [97] with points from the first two races.
Race details are from the Surf City Cyclocross website, which also has full results for all divisions.


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With pot smoking now legal in Colorado, the state is closer than ever to defining just how stoned is too stoned to drive, say legislative leaders who've seen similar proposals die again and again at the state Capitol.
Law enforcers want to set the legal limit at 5 nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood and recently made a critical compromise to get that standard into the state's DUI statute.
Under the latest draft, people caught over the THC limit could argue in court that they weren't impaired, an opportunity not afforded booze-drinking drivers caught over the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Disagreements over whether one size truly fits all marijuana smokers when it comes to the amount of active THC needed to impair driving abilities have confounded three attempts at passing driving-under-the-influence-of-drugs bills in two years.
But newly elected House Speaker Mark Ferrandino said that allowing DUI defendants to argue their side seems to be swaying people who have opposed similar bills in the past.
And pro-pot activists are giving tentative nods to the idea.
"With Amendment 64, it's going to be important that we clarify a lot of laws, and that is definitely one of them," Ferrandino, D-Denver, said of the drugged-driving question. "Some of the people in my caucus who have not been supportive of the bill before do support (this proposal). It gives me some hope that we'll have something that can be supported in a bipartisan way."
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday signed a proclamation officially adding Amendment 64 to the state constitution, legalizing private pot use by most adults and allowing people to grow a small number of plants.
Buying and selling anything but medical marijuana remains illegal until the state legislature approves a regulatory framework next year.
Unlike Washington state, where voters also legalized pot in November, Colorado's Amendment 64 included no provisions setting a cap on the amount of psychoactive THC that a driver could legally have in his or her bloodstream.
Washington set its limit at 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood. Two other states have set legal limits at 2 nanograms in criminal statutes, and several more have zero-tolerance policies.
But the science used to arrive at those limits is relatively young — and highly debated — compared with what is known about the effect of alcohol on drivers.
This proposal could give jurors and the pot-consuming public a better measuring stick of what's safe and will also make it easier for prosecutors to win drugged-driving convictions, says House Minority Leader Mark Waller.
"It's hugely important. If you ask any person on the street, 'What does it mean to be driving under the influence of alcohol, they'll talk about (blood-alcohol content). Society has come to know that standard," said Waller, R-Colorado Springs. "There's no standard associated with marijuana, which is becoming as prevalent as alcohol in this state."
A person deciding when he or she has ingested too much pot to drive will likely be trickier than counting empty cocktail glasses to gauge a blood-alcohol level. Pot potencies vary depending on the strain, how the marijuana is consumed and other factors.
Waller is part of the group of police officials, prosecutors, lawmakers, defense attorneys and advocacy groups called the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice that crafted the draft legislation that Waller will carry this year along with Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and state Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction.
Waller backed the decision to cut from draft legislation the so-called "per se" provision — which said anyone caught at 5 nanograms or higher was too stoned to drive, period — and instead allow pot users to present evidence that they weren't impaired by the THC in their system.
Even those who have opposed DUI limits for marijuana in the past, such as defense attorney Sean McAllister, acknowledge that the compromise on the drugged-driving front will likely lead to the passage of a legal standard.
Still, McAllister points out that an amount of THC that would impair an infrequent smoker may have little effect on chronic users, such as medical- marijuana patients, who typically have much higher base levels of the chemical in their systems.
He would like to see that population exempted from the DUI-drugs bill, which he thinks will still lead to more DUI convictions of pot users.
"Unless you have some really good facts and experts on your side, you're likely to be convicted anyway," McAllister said. "There is an unfairness to convicting medical-marijuana patients who aren't taking the drug for recreational uses."


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Julie Huff and David Wolf, both of Wayne, N.J., were united in marriage Oct. 6 at Saint Luke's in Stroudsburg, Pa. The Rev. Thomas McLaughlin officiated. A reception followed at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn.
The bride is the daughter of Marlene Huff of Lyndora. Parents of the bridegroom are George and Carol Wolf of Lyndhurst, N.J.
The honor attendant was Donna Kudamik of Lyndora. Bridesmaids included Heidi Studier and Natalie Kreeger, both of Atlanta, Ga.
The flower girl was Mikaila Harbeck of Lebanon, Ohio.
Performing the duties of best man was George Wolf Jr. of Lyndhurst, N.J. Ushers included Patrick Zovistoski of West Milford, N.J., and Brian Leary of Oakridge, N.J.
The ring bearer was Zane Huff of Prospect.
The bride is a 1994 graduate of Slippery Rock High School and a 2000 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
She is employed by CAE in Whippany, N.J.
The bridegroom graduated from Lyndhurst High School in 1990.
He is employed by Iovino Electric in Teaneck, N.J.
Following a honeymoon trip to Tahiti, the couple is making their home in Wayne, N.J.


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Anne Louise McPherson, 43, of Hutchinson, died on Nov. 17, 2012.
Anne Louise McPherson, 43, of Hutchinson, died on Nov. 17, 2012.
It was Anne's wish to be cremated. A memorial rosary will be held at 10 a.m. followed by a Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday Nov. 21, 2012, with both services being held at the Church of the Holy Cross, 26th and Plum St., Hutchinson. Services will be led by Father Joseph Eckberg. A private family graveside will be held following the mass.
Anne was born July 16, 1969, in Warrensburg, Mo. the daughter of James and Marolin Kelly.
At age 4, Anne and her family moved to Leon, Kan., where she graduated from Bluestem High School. She next attended Butler Community College, then transferred to Kansas State University in Manhattan, graduating with a BS in Business Administration in 1991. After graduation Anne joined the accounting firm of Lindburg &Vogel in Hutchinson where she was a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
She met her future husband, Trey McPherson, during this period; both just happened to live in the same apartment complex. They were married on Aug.17, 1996. Anne and Trey are the parents of two beautiful children, JD, 14, and Kate, 10.
Anne left her accounting career to pursue her true calling of being a full time mother, devoted wife, and spirited homemaker who enjoyed volunteer work at her children's schools and attending their many sporting events. She was an excellent cook and everyone looked forward each year to her 'holiday plates'. She was actively involved in PEO Chapter EK, serving a term as President, and PTO in the children's schools. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church of Hutchinson.
Diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer on Dec. 31, 2009, Anne began a fierce battle to conquer the disease. She fought hard, showing everyone her character, strength, courage, and positive determination throughout. Even on the hardest days she never lost her sense of humor nor her kindness for those around her. She has many close friends in the community and will be loved and missed by all who knew her.
Anne is survived by: her husband, Trey; their children, JD and Kate; her parents, Jim and Marolin Kelly; parents-in-law, John and Ann McPherson; her sister, Julie Patterson (Dennis), their children, Wade and Mallory; brother, Jimmy Kelly,; brother, Barney (Kim) Kelly, their children Wyatt, Kyan, and Georgia; sister-in-law, Melissa Gott (David) and children Ryan and Alex.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Anne McPherson Memorial Fund, benefiting Buhler USD No. 313, or the Cancer Council of Reno County, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 North Main, Hutchinson, KS, 67501.


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India developed and carefully preserved an excellent system of astrology. In the 70s it gained popularity in America and eventually throughout the world as "Vedic Astrology," perhaps riding the coat-tails of a larger explosion of interest in Indian culture and spirituality ushered in by ISKCON (the "Hare Krishnas") and similar groups like TM ("Transcendental Meditation").
Yes and no, because there are two different ways to define "Vedic."
The second definition gives a lot of leeway and can therefore stretch to admit some validity in using the term "Vedic Astrology" the way we currently do. But I believe it would be better to stop using the term in this manner because the astrology of modern India is just too significantly different from the astrology described in the Veda itself, even using an inclusive definition of the term Vedic.
Objection: "The Yajur Veda has an appendix called Vedānga Jyotiṣā, which translates to 'Vedic Astrology.' Therefore there is no question that it is an appropriate term."
Reply: Yes, there certainly was some form of astrology in Vedic civilization – and the essentials of it were recorded in an ancient handbook called Vedānga Jyotiṣā. But the astrology defined in that book simply is not the astrology practiced in India today. That book defines how to create calendars establishing the proper times to perform rituals. There is no hint of natal interpretation. There is no reference to signs, houses, or any of the other mainstays of modern "Vedic" astrology. Therefore I maintain that it is misleading to call today's astrology "Vedic." Just because India's astrology isn't really "Vedic" doesn't mean it's not exceedingly excellent and impressive! Why not let it be great on its own two feet and call it what it is, Indian Astrology? The term Vedic Astrology should be reserved for the system of astrology literally defined in the Veda and its direct ancillaries.
Objection: "There are many ancient Vedic scriptures defining Vedic Astrology as we practice it today. For example, the Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra."
Reply: There are certainly many excellent books which define the rules and principles by which modern Vedic Astrology operates. However these were all written in relatively recent history, and the overwhelming majority of their content has exceedingly little in common with the astrology defined in the Veda itself.
As India exchanged with the West, a Judeo-Christian concept of "just believe" invaded and confused how she understands and implements her own guru-disciple process. Many "gurus" now ask "disciples" to blindly and blanketly accept what they teach without asking serious questions. This attitude is anti-Vedic! The entire Vedic corpus of Upanishads is built of inquiry, scrutiny and analysis. If we don't think carefully and ask important questions, knowledge itself falls into disrepair.
The fact is: the books that are the basis for modern astrology in India did not exist before about a thousand years ago. Yes, that is very old, but it falls very short of being "ancient" or "Vedic." The Brhat Parashara Hora Shastra in particular did not exist before the 19th century.1
But again, just because modern Indian astrology is not ancient doesn't mean it isn't awesome. Let it be awesome in its own right – as "Indian Astrology."
Here are the most major differences between ancient and modern "Vedic Astrology:"
Maybe ancient Vedic Astrologers did do natal astrology, but from what we have recorded of that period it is not likely. I have not found any reference to natal astrology in the ancient tales recorded in the Veda themselves, but I have seen many references to it in later branches of Vedic culture as recorded in the Purāṇa and Itihāsa.4 Ancient Vedic Astrology wasn't much about character assessments, personal advice, or predictions about career and fortune.
In Vedic literature, when we hear the astrological details of an individual, it is mostly meant to act as a "timestamp" accurately identifying their place in history, or at least on the calendar of religious and spiritual observance. By saying, "He was born when the stars were in the following position…" an author gives a time code that another astrologer at any point in history can decode and translate into whatever calendar system becomes relevant. Placing events on a historical timeline and in context of the religious calendar was indeed a primary concern for ancient Vedic astrologers.
The theory of natal astrology is that this timestamp can also be decoded to understand the destiny (karma) of the person born at that moment in time, so it is not that ancient Vedic Astrology has no relevance to natal interpretation. The point must be admitted, however, that natal interpretation was not the primary application of ancient Vedic Astrology. However, from the Purāṇa and similar later works we can see that natal astrology did soon become important as Vedic culture evolved.
Nine planets in twelve signs and houses, however, is never mentioned; not in the timestamps of ancient Vedic astrology, nor in the natal interpretations that soon gained importance.5 The astrological points of reference used in ancient Vedic astrology are the 27 fixed stars (nakṣatra), often addressed not by name but by the Vedic gods who rule them.
Here is Śrī Kṛṣṇa's astrological timestamp as recorded in the late Purāṇa, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.3.1 & 2):
अथ सर्वगुणोपेतः कालः परमशोभनः
यर्ह्येवाजनजन्मर्क्षषं शान्तर्क्षग्रहतारकम्
दिशः प्रसेदुर्गगनं निर्मलोडुगनोदयम्
atha sarva-guṇopetaḥ kālaḥ parama-śobhanaḥ
yarhy evājana-janmarkṣaṃ śāntarkṣa-graha-tārakam
diśaḥ prasedur gaganaṃ nirmaloḍu-gaṇodayam
"Fate became endowed with all good qualities and reached its paramount beauty in the birth-star of the unborn. All the stars were peaceful, as were the planets, stellar phenomena, and the directions - which arose in spotless array."
This mentions the "birth-star of the unborn" referring to Aldebaran (or a constellation of stars centered on Aldebaran), called Rohiṇī in Vedic Sanskrit. The deity empowering this star is Brahmā, the motherless (therefore "unborn") creator of the universe.
As you see, the first and foremost concern of ancient Vedic astrology is the "birth-star" – the nakṣatra occupied by the Moon. These stars are addressed in terms of the Vedic gods which empower them. Interpretive meaning in ancient Vedic astrology comes from knowing the qualities and traits of the Vedic gods who empower the fixed stars. It has nothing to do with elements, modes, planetary rulers, etc.
There is mention of direction (diś) and the ascendant (udaya), indicating that the astrology being used at the time had something similar to a house system. There is also mention of planets (graha) along with "stars" (ṛkṣa) and "stellar phenomena" (tāra), but no specific information about them is given except that they were "peaceful." Some argue that only the Sun and Moon are relevant in true Vedic Astrology, but this reference indicates to the contrary.6 In my opinion the Sun and (especially) the Moon were the most important factors in ancient Vedic Astrology, but other heavenly bodies need not be altogether disregarded.
But by reviewing this example, you can come to understand that even in the late Purāṇic period there was no reliance on specific planets in 12 signs and houses.7
Another description of Kṛṣṇa's astrological timestamp is in Harivaṁśa:8
अष्टम्यां श्रावणे मासे कृष्णपक्षे महातिथौ
रोहिण्यामर्धरात्रे च सुधांशोरुदये तथा
aṣṭamyāṃ śrāvaṇe māse kṛṣṇapakṣe mahātithau
rohiṇyām ardharātre ca sudhāṃśor udaye tathā
"[Kṛṣṇa was born on] the great day: the 8th phase of waning part of the month of Śrāvana. Rohiṇī arose with the Moon at midnight."
Modern astrologers look at this and find nothing to interpret, but those well versed in Vedic symbolism could indeed deliver significant interpretations from this, especially if we examine the conditions or look to other texts10 and discover that the combined positions of the Sun and Moon formed a yoga called Harṣa, which indicates being "ready, willing and able to enjoy."
In the entire Vedic library there is almost never a description of horoscopes in terms of planets in signs and houses. Such things are found only in highly interpolated texts or in relatively recent commentaries and works.11 The 27 fixed stars and their deities are the actual backbone of interpretive work in ancient and pre-classical Vedic Astrology.
India has undoubtedly developed an extremely excellent system of astrology, but she did not do it in absolute isolation from the rest of Planet Earth. By no means is that a denigration of the glory of India! In fact, it highlights her glory. One of the most glorious things about India and Vedic culture, in fact, is its openness to plurality. India has a unique ability to very carefully maintain very old traditions while simultaneously being open, plural and inclusive. Hinduism itself attests to this. It is a harmonious plurality of very different religions, sciences and philosophies. It has the oldest roots of any modern culture, and in many ways is the most attractive and vibrant spiritual and philosophical culture in the world even today. For as long as we have historical records, India has had open borders and has especially welcomed philosophical and scientific exchange with other cultures. If we consider the Puranic description of how the Vedas came into their current form we see that it involved many different people working together over hundreds or thousands of years.12 The truly Indian and Vedic way is to embrace knowledge from wherever it comes, and to allow it to develop, evolve and blossom.
Thus the astrologers of ancient India mingled with the astrologers of other ancient cultures. Modern "Vedic Astrology" is a child born from this. From the west came an elaborate method of interpretively using the 12 divisions of the Sun's path over the ecliptic.13 Indians took this into their pre-existing framework which had always been sidereal, being as it was all about the 27 fixed stars, and so Indian eventually developed a sidereal conception of the 12 signs.14 Similarly they acquired various techniques and principles for using these 12 signs interpretively with 9 planets, including the concepts of dignity, subdivisions of signs (aṁśa), aspects between planets, and chronological phases (daśā).
There is no intelligent doubt about this because:
Indians are an extremely smart, scientific, intuitive and artistic people. Schools attributed to Jaimini and Parashara developed elaborate and amazingly useful interpretive systems incorporating what they gained from their exchanges with other astrological cultures. The astrology of modern India is very relevant to anyone who wants to become thoroughly learned and capable as an astrologer, because it represents what such a highly skilled people have developed after taking the best parts of astrological culture they gathered from the rest of the world, and linking it to their own rich astrological, philosophical, and spiritual background.
Still, you may, like me, find it even more enlightening and beneficial to seek the very roots of the ancient Vedic system itself. I feel that the real jewel of Vedic astrology lies in deeply understanding the Vedic deities who empower the 27 fixed stars of the undoubtedly ancient Vedic sky.16 Gaining that symbolic foundation will take you on a grand adventure through the Veda, Purāṇa and Mahābhārata. Then you could explore how phases and solar angles combine with the Moon (and perhaps other planets) in these stars to provide a rich and useful interpretive resource for natal and non-natal application.
There are many obstacles, but I think the greatest barrier to Indian astrology being a truly monumental blessing on the world is that the translations of its authoritative and classical works into English are atrocious. To be successful, such works would require excellence in Sanskrit, English, communication, and astrology; but the authors who have published translations thus far rarely have expertise in even one of these areas. Books written in English on Vedic astrology by modern authors are fluff in comparison to the classics. At best they lack scholarship and depth. The very few exceptions to this rule are almost always dry or poorly worded. However, I am confident that if we turn more attention towards Indian astrology, the quality of its understanding and presentation will dramatically improve.
I would like to close this article by sharing with you what I personally feel are excellent parts of Indian Astrology worthy of deep exploration. My list will proceed towards what I feel are the most important things Indian Astrology has to offer humanity.
The vimśottarī daśā ("120-year Phases") is a popular and useful system of timing events. The downside of being popular is that there is lots of misinformation about it. Still, it's potential as a timing technique is profound. There are also more than a dozen other similar systems to explore in Brhat Parashara Hora. That book also offers a unique way of interpreting transits, called aṣṭaka-varga, which certainly appears to be worth a careful exploration. India has also preserved the techniques of Persian solar returns very carefully, and any student of Persian astrology and solar returns would be happy to avail themselves of it.
India's focus on sign-subdivisions expanded into a very impressive and well developed school of interpretive techniques. In addition to other roles played by the subdivisions, each one can stand as a chart within the main chart, pertaining to a specific house and area of life.
The Brhat Parashara Hora's method of calculating degree and planet-specific aspects is outstanding. Each planet has a different "vision" of the sky, with unique lines of sight that fade in and out of focus gradually from degree to degree.
The Brhat Parashara Hora Shastra's method of ṣaḍ-bāla using more than a dozen factors to determine how forceful a planet is in a nativity is outstanding and of great practical merit. The effects of potent planets are more dominant and profound than the effects of impotent planets.
Classical dignity depends largely upon the relationship between the "host and guest" (the planets who own and occupy a sign, respectively). Indian Astrology has an unchanging baseline of relationships between the various planets, modified on a case-by-case basis by the current planetary positions. The baseline interplanetary relationships are fascinating and reveal much about the planets themselves. It is supplemented with rich Indian mythology, too.
Further, in classical India, dignity is not solely based on the primary zodiac sign but on several sub-divisions of the sign. In the Indian System a planet in a sign can have up to 150 different dignity-affecting placements, depending on its degree and minute! The Brhat Parashara Hora provides an excellent mathematical formula for calculating dignity across many subdivisions.
I personally feel that the relatively unknown kernel of indigenous Vedic astrology is at least equal in worth to all the astrological schools that developed in India, combined. Awaiting our discovery and exploration is a rich and deep array of 27 gods in 27 fixed stars, each with an extensive mythology imparting interpretive import.
Corollary to these stars is an eloquent system of finely measuring and interpreting lunar phases. Indian thoughts on relationship compatibility and electional astrology are rooted in these 27 stars and – though very poorly presented to the world thus far – are very worthy of exploration.
Essentially the 27 Vedic stars open a doorway to a completely "new" non-zodiacal system of astrology!
I believe that the greatest blessing India offers to astrology is not directly astrological. India's unparalleled metaphysical refinements present a philosophical foundation for astrology that is extremely sublime, empowering, real, and deep.
The Vedic understanding of karma as a marriage of freewill and fate puts a resounding resolution on debates concerning this topic. Essentially, human beings are "adults" of the universe and are therefore held responsible for their free choices. Responsibility for the use of our freedoms is what generates inescapable fate. The vast plethora of extremely well developed spiritual and moral paths developed in India and recorded in Vedic literature provides practical tools by which an individual can stop fighting with their fate – embrace it as the loving correction and reward of their universal mother and take firmer grasp of their freewill, liberating themselves from habitual responses that perpetuate the wheel of destiny.
For whatever reason your gaze may turn to India, may the goddess Śrī Rādhā bless your endeavor with its ultimate fruit. Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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1Although written as a discourse between two people of the Vedic time period (Parāśara and Maitreya), most scholars believe that the original version came together after 600 AD and represented a compilation of select portions of previous but relatively contemporary works. In the 10th century Bhattotpala identified it as being a lost work. In the19th century a scholar gathered whatever pieces of the book could be found and rewrote it. Thus the copy we have today contain modern texts based on scraps that are most likely younger than the 10th century.
2"Philosophical" astrology defines the conceptualization of time itself, dating the universe and the unfolding of its various ages.
3Though, to be honest, even that is often challenged by "Vedic astrologers" using non-classical planets.
4For example, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.12.12-31 describes natal astrologers making predictions regarding King Parīkṣit.
5There are very few exceptions that I am aware of, and it exists only in a North Indian version of Rāmāyaṇa. Therefore it is very likely to be an interpolation. Another exception is the Garga Samhita, but that books is widely considered riddled with interpolation.
6One may counter-argue that the Bhāgavata Purāṇa is the relatively recent culmination of the Vedic literary effort. However, we see astrological reference to the planets in ancient Vedic calendars, which have weeks of seven days, named for seven planets.
7In fact Bhāgavata Purāṇa explicitly defines the tropical zodiac with 12 divisions in 5.21.2. This means that the book is certainly aware of such an astrological framework and still chooses not to use it in relation to interpretive astrology.
8Viṣṇu parva 4.14
9Months are named differently in different periods of history, and in different regions of India. The main difference is that some start the month from the full moon and others from the new moon. Thus other sources refer to the same date as the month of Bhādra.
10Like Garga Samhita (1.10.27-28), although that work is discredited for critical considerations as highly interpolated.
11For example, relatively recent book (Kha Manikya) ventures a modern description of Krishna's horoscope: "Taurus Rising with the Moon and Ketu. Sun, Venus and Jupiter in their own signs. Saturn, Mercury and Mars exalted." A few centuries ago the great spiritualist Viśvanānth Cakravartī essentially ratified this presentation by quoting it in his commentary on the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. In very modern times various persons – probably unaware of this ratified opinion – have ventured their own ideas of the houses and signs of Krishna's horoscope.
12Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.4.14-26
13Ancient India probably did also divide the Sun's ecliptic into 12 portions, anchored on the solstices and equinoxes. This method is described throughout the Purāṇa like Viṣṇu and Bhāgavata Purāṇa, and is defined in the astronomical authority Sūrya Siddhānta. Historians date these to a classical period, but the undoubtedly ancient Ṛg Veda also makes reference to the Sun's circular path having 12 major divisions (as well as many other ways of dividing it). But there is no evidence that ancient and pre-classical Vedic astrologers used this system for anything other than constructing agricultural calendars.
14I personally feel this is a mistake which became standardized in relatively recent history and must be abandoned. I have written elsewhere on the lack of logic in a sidereal twelvefold zodiac, and established unequivocally from Surya Siddhanta and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam that the original Indian astrologers considered the zodiac to be tropical.
15The "North Indian" style of drawing a chart (and the derivations thereof) come from Persia. The so-called "Vedic" terminology for many essential concepts pertaining to the houses is still in Greek, just spelled and written in Sanskrit letters. For example, kendra and trikona have no Sanskrit etymology, they are Greek words: kentron and trigonon. Other terms, for example pertaining to the 12 signs, are direct translations of the same concepts in the Persian and Greek systems.
16These 27 or 28 are defined explicitly in the oldest Veda, such as Ṛg.
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Justin Ruggiano, OF, MarlinsRuggiano posted a superb .313/.374/.535 batting line with 13 home runs and 14 stolen bases in 91 games last season, staking a claim on the Marlins' starting center field job for the foreseeable future. And while he's in line for a significant bump in plate appearances in 2013, it's hard to believe that the 30-year-old former 25th-round pick is going to be able to maintain the kind of production he flashed in 2012 over the course of a full everyday player's schedule. Ruggiano was a .226/.262/.359 career hitter in the major leagues before the start of last season and owns a decent but hardly promising .844 career OPS at the Triple-A level. He's also not a particularly efficient base stealer, owning a rough 61 percent career success rate in MLB. Outfield is deep enough in standard fantasy formats. Don't get suckered in.
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PHILADELPHIA — The Nick Foles era begins Sunday when the Eagles' rookie quarterback makes his NFL starting debut against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.
Meanwhile the Michael Vick Experience appears frightfully close to concluding this season.
Vick's symptoms from his second concussion with the Eagles are many, varied and disconcerting. The best news Eagles head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder offered Friday was the distorted vision Vick suffered after a series of hits in the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday is OK. Burkholder wouldn't rule out an accumulation of hits being responsible for the 32-year-old Vick's symptoms that include a long-standing issue with light sensitivity.
"It's not even close to him playing this week," Burkholder said. "He's had symptoms all week. He's had a headache, which has gotten better during the week. But he's foggy. He's not very alert right now. He just doesn't have that energy. He's tired all the time. He's not getting rid of the fatigue. I would consider him heavy eyed. He's just not the Michael Vick that I know when he's healthy."
Vick didn't do well in a cognitive function impact test Friday. He'll be tested again Monday. In addition to being light sensitive he's not far enough along to participate in even a modest exercise challenge.
The Eagles prescribed a weekend of quiet isolation in semi-darkness.
"Don't try to exercise, don't try to play video games or watch video," Burkholder said. "Do things that don't bother you."
For all practical purposes Vick is in Phase I of basically a five-phase process that must be completed without symptoms in order for him to be cleared to play football.
"We've had guys that have come out of Phase I immediately, and have been stuck in Phase II," Burkholder said. "I have had guys who have gotten to Phase III, and then two weeks later, they couldn't get out of Phase III. There is no way to determine that. We could come back here Monday and he could be fine, and then I can progress him through the next couple of phases. You just don't know. And that's why you don't judge or speculate with the coaches when he'll return. It's not fair to him and it's not fair to them. You have to take it day by day, and none of us will do anything crazy then and he won't have pressure then."
Foles took the first-team snaps at practice this week and is pumped to go against a Redskins defense that lacks a pass rush and a pass defense.
"It's going to be loud," Foles said after practicing to simulated crowd noise inside the Eagles' bubble. "So communication is going to be key. We've got to stay together and play together."
The starting offensive line will have at least two changes this weekend depending on whether right guard Danny Watkins returns from an ankle injury. The Eagles list Watkins questionable for the Redskins.
The Eagles and the Redskins both are 3-6. The Eagles are on a five-game losing streak while the Redskins have lost two in a row.
Barring dramatic improvement the irony is that Vick, who played every snap of the first eight games, shouldn't even be watching the game Sunday on Fox 29.
"One of his goals, was, obviously, not to get hurt and make it through this season," Eagles head coach Andy Reid said. "Mike is a very considerate guy. He feels like he lets people down and his teammates down and that's not the case. He's hurt. One of the toughest guys I've been around though. One of the most competitive, toughest guys I've been around. So he'll get better as we go here. He's just got to get better. That's what he has to do. Just concentrate on that right now. That's the most important thing."


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A spokeswoman with the family of Aubrey Sacco, the University of Colorado graduate who went missing while hiking alone in Nepal's Langtang area in 2010, on Saturday said that U.S. officials confirmed three people have been arrested in the mountainous Asian country in connection with her disappearance.
However, those officials refuted reports in Nepalese media that those arrested admitted to murdering Sacco and throwing her body in a river.
"The Nepal media information turned out to be inaccurate. We are back to square one," Aileen Barry, a Sacco family spokeswoman, said Saturday evening. "Right now, the embassy said the police are still diligently pursuing the investigation."
Aubrey's parents, Paul and Connie Sacco, who live in Greeley, were awakened early Friday morning by a call from a media outlet seeking comment on the arrest of two men in the Langtang area who had allegedly admitted to murdering their daughter.
Paul Sacco, who along with family members has made numerous trips to Nepal since Aubrey vanished on April 22, 2010, said Friday that it was the first time the family heard the words 'murder' and 'suspects' in connection with the investigation.
The Saccos remained hopeful Aubrey may still be alive, noting reports from Nepalese media have been notoriously unreliable since their daughter vanished. Paul Sacco said he had made contacts in Nepal that he trusted to provide information about the search for Aubrey, and he was waiting for confirmation from them before believing the media reports.
On Saturday evening, Barry said, the family heard from officials with the U.S. State Department's Office of American Citizen Services, which confirmed three people had been arrested, two in the Rasuwa area, near where Sacco went missing, and one in the capitol of Katmandu. They are being questioned in connection with the 23-year-old's disappearance but no evidence has been collected that shows the suspects killed her, according to Barry.
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2013 Season Preview: NU Builds on Depth, Talent
Now in their second season as members of the Big Ten, the defending conference champion Nebraska women's gymnastics team will set their sights even higher in 2013. NU returns seven total letterwinners from last season, including six All-Americans, while adding four newcomers to the roster. With a solid core of veterans and a stockpile of talent and depth, Head Coach Dan Kendig believes his 20th season with the Huskers has the makings of a top team on the national scene.
"We've come a long way since the beginning of the year and put in a lot of work in the gym, the community and the classroom," Kendig said. "Top to bottom, this season can be better than last season. If we keep working hard each day and getting better, I see good things on the horizon for this year."
Kendig is joined on his coaching staff by returning assistants Dan Miller and Heather Brink and volunteer assistant Owen Field. Miller will lead NU's vault and floor squads for the second season, while Brink will coach the Huskers' beam exercises and assist with floor choreography.
Leading the Way
- Returning Huskers
Nebraska's core of seven returning letterwinners will lead the Big Red into a loaded schedule of Big Ten opponents this season. Senior Janelle Giblin, a two-time first team All-American, will anchor the Huskers' efforts in 2013. Giblin's strength and consistency in all four events will aid the Huskers throughout the season.
A native of San Ramon, Calif., Giblin collected 15 individual event titles during her junior campaign in 2012, highlighted by nine titles on bars and an additional five on vault. She will be counted on to power NU's efforts on bars and vault while also contributing as an all-around competitor.
"Janelle's done a terrific job and been a big part of our success the last several years," Kendig said. "She'll be one of the leaders heading into this year as far as her ability to perform and to help her teammates."
Kendig and the Huskers are also excited to see the return of senior Kassandra Nathe to the lineup this season. After battling injuries the past two years, the Sartell, Minn., native will look to end her career at Nebraska on a high note. A second-team All-American on bars in 2010, Nathe will re-enter NU's lineup as a two-event specialist. Nathe has been a role model for the Huskers in the classroom throughout her career and was a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award winner in 2011.
"Kassandra has gained an interesting perspective from being injured," Kendig said. "She is a returning All-American and she's aggressive and confident. I think she's ready to go out and make a difference this season."
The final returning senior on Nebraska's roster in 2013, Brittany Skinner has been a powerful performer and all-around competitor for the Huskers. A two-time All-American from Los Altos, Calif., Skinner set career bests on vault (9.925), beam (9.875), floor (9.875) and in the all-around (39.35) last season.
"Brittany is an x-factor," Kendig said. "She has worked extremely hard this year and she's taken on some leadership as well. If she is 100 percent on all four events, she can really make a difference."
A native of Lincoln, junior and All-American Jamie Schleppenbach will bring big talent to NU's vaulting lineup this season. Schleppenbach proved her mettle as an all-around competitor last season, scoring a career-high and meet-best 39.575 and powering NU to a road win over Utah late in the season.
The defending Big Ten all-around champion, Emily Wong will return her big talents and skilled beam routine to the lineup for the Huskers this season. Wong hails from Grand Forks, N.D., and earned her second career first-team All-America honor last season, placing 10th nationally on beam. Wong captured five beam titles last season while posting a career-high 9.925 two times.
One of the biggest difference-makers on last season's squad, sophomore Jessie DeZiel captured first-team All-America honors on floor and in all-around competition in her first year as a Husker. The Rogers, Minn., native was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and won a team-best 16 individual titles in 2012 in addition to seven all-around titles. The vault, floor and all-around champion at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional, DeZiel will be counted on for big contributions in 2013.
Sioux City, Iowa native Jennifer Lauer competed in three events last season for the Huskers, providing depth on vault, beam and floor. An NACGC/W Scholastic All-American in 2012, Lauer competed at NCAA Regionals and the NCAA Semifinals for the Huskers.
Sophomore Desiré Stephens rounds out the NU letterwinners from 2012. Hailing from Omaha, Neb., Stephens primarily contributed depth on vault in her freshman campaign, including a 9.825 in her Husker debut against Minnesota. Stephens was also a leader in the community for the Huskers, earning a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2012.
Nebraska will also return Amanda Lauer and Kailyn Hawkins. The pair, who both earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors last season, will look to break into NU's lineup in 2013.
Huskers Joined by Four Newcomers
The Huskers will welcome four skilled newcomers from across the Midwest to the gym this season. Jordyn Beck, Hollie Blanske, Ariel Martin and Madison McConkey will help the Huskers fill several important voids in their lineups in 2013.
"The freshmen are settling into knowing what's expected," Kendig said. "I think they're going to be able to help this team be better on all four events for sure."
Beck arrives at Nebraska from Overland Park, Kan., where she trained at McCracken's Gymnastics. An international elite level gymnast, Beck won a total of 15 event and all-around titles in the state of Kansas during her prep career. Beck is a versatile athlete with the capability to contribute on several events this season for the Huskers.
A native of Oak Grove, Minn., Blanske joins the Huskers from the same club that produced current NU All-Americans DeZiel and Nathe. A Junior Olympic National all-around champion and two-time Junior Olympic National team member, Blanske is an exciting addition to the Husker roster and will be looked to for big contributions in her first year with the Huskers.
Martin comes to NU from Chicago, Ill., and the Illinois Gymnastics Institute. A Junior Olympic National Qualifier and four-time Region V champion, Martin will bring a much-needed powerful vault and solid floor routine to the gym this season.
Nebraska's final newcomer this season is McConkey, A Lincoln native who trained at the Nebraska School of Gymnastics alongside Husker teammate Schleppenbach. McConkey, a Region IV runner-up in all-around competition and a three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier, has the potential to break into the Husker lineup on several events this season.
Event Preview: Vault
- 4 All-Americans: Giblin, Skinner, Schleppenbach, DeZiel
- All-Big Ten: Schleppenbach, Wong
With four gymnasts who have earned All-America honors during their careers returning, vault should be one of the deepest and most talent-heavy events for the Huskers this season. Giblin picked up first-team honors last season, while DeZiel added second-team accolades. Schleppenbach earned first-team honors in 2011, and Skinner was a first-teamer in 2010. In addition, Wong was an All-Big Ten Championship Team selection on vault in 2012.
Skinner, Jennifer Lauer, Nathe and Desiré Stephens will add experience to Nebraska's vault lineup. Sophomore Hawkins and true freshman Martin will also get a good look on the event for the Huskers.
"The depth and competition we have on vault will ultimately make all of us better," assistant coach Dan Miller said. "It also gives us a chance to rotate different girls into the lineup for experience and rest. At the end of the year, we should be a fresher, stronger team."
Event Preview: Uneven Bars
- 3 All-Americans: Giblin, Nathe, Wong
- All-Big Ten: Giblin
Nebraska will return three All-Americans on bars this season, led by 2012 second-team honoree Giblin. Giblin posted a 9.875 on bars at the Salt Lake Regional and again in the NCAA Semifinals to earn her second All-America honor on the event. Wong became a first-team All-American in 2011, while Nathe captured second-team All-America honors in 2010.
The Huskers will also return several consistent competitors from 2012 in DeZiel, Schleppenbach and Skinner. True freshmen Beck, Blanske and McConkey will also be candidates to see time for the Huskers.
"We are deeper this season on bars than we've been in the past," Kendig said. "We have three returning All-Americans on bars and a lot of people we can choose from for those other spots. If the girls continue to work hard, we're going to have a lot of depth, and when it's all said and done, we should have a pretty strong bar team."
Event Preview: Beam
- 2 All-Americans: Skinner, Wong
- All-Big Ten: Wong
The Huskers hit their stride on beam in the middle of the 2012 season, logging four of their top five scores from the beginning of February to early March. Nebraska will return 2012 first-team All-American and Big Ten champion Wong, who captured five individual beam titles last season. Wong will be joined by Skinner, who earned second-team All-America honors on beam in 2011.
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"The biggest thing we've seen is that we have a lot more depth this year," assistant coach Heather Brink said. "That raises the bar in competition to make the lineup. I want the girls to be consistent, confident and aggressive competitors. Usually, the team that wins beam is the team that ends up winning the meet. It can be a deciding factor in competition, and we know what we want to do this season."
Event Preview: Floor
- 2 All-Americans: Wong, DeZiel
- All-Big Ten: Wong, DeZiel
Though the Huskers lose former first-team All-American Lora Evenstad on floor, they will return a pair of All-Americans in Wong and DeZiel. Assistant coach Dan Miller says he is excited about the depth and competitiveness on floor in the upcoming season.
"I am excited about the depth we have on floor this year," Miller said. "We didn't have that last year. I love the fact that the girls will compete with one another in every day workouts for those spots in the lineup."
DeZiel will be Nebraska's top returner on floor this season after collecting first-team All-America honors on the event in 2012. DeZiel was the Big Ten floor champion and added eight individual floor titles on the season.
NU will also return second-team All-American Wong on floor. Wong earned three floor titles in 2012, including tying with teammate DeZiel for the Big Ten title.
Skinner, Giblin, Schleppenbach and Jennifer Lauer all saw consistent action last season and will have a shot at the lineup in 2013. In addition, sophomores Hawkins and Stephens and freshmen Blanske and Martin will have a chance to round out the rotation for NU.


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Several weeks ago the Hudson Reporter ran an article about coyotes in Hudson County. Coyotes had been sighted in North Bergen, and the Housing Authority (NBHA) sent out a notice urging resident to "take extra measures of safety regarding children and pets being outdoors as coyotes do pose a threat."
Shortly after the article was printed, The Reporter was contacted by two readers, both with strong opinions on the subject, and both named Frank.
Frank Vincenti is the founder of the nonprofit Wild Dogs Foundation, based in Mineola, N.Y. He has lectured throughout the Tri-state area for the past two decades to educate the public on how to coexist peacefully with coyotes and other wildlife.
Frank Meyer is a resident of the Westview Towers in North Bergen, overlooking the cliffs, where he says he regularly sees coyotes outside his apartment window. "My interest is just the safety of the people," he said. "I'm concerned about the kids going down there and something bad happening."
Coyotes fear people
According to Frank Vincenti, coyotes are indigenous wild animals that are not looking for conflict and serve a useful purpose in the ecosystem.
"I understand the public anxiety and the protocols for alerting the public," he said of the North Bergen sighting, "but the animals are acting normally. Merely sighting one isn't a prerequisite for conflict. The animals are going to be there."
His recommendation is to scare them off if you see them. Coyotes do not relish contact and will go out of their way to avoid humans.
"Throw something at them or run after them. They have an innate fear of people." He also suggested using an air horn or spraying them with a hose to chase them off.
People fear coyotes
Frank Meyer said he has regularly seen coyotes outside his window for years.
"I called (the authorities) two years ago and they really didn't think too much about it," he said.
"Coyotes are intelligent and clever." – Frank Vincenti
And Meyer should know. "I'm an avid hunter since I'm a kid," Meyer said. "Thirty-five years I've been doing this: shooting deer, coyote, pheasant. I take multiple animals every year. I'm an avid bow and arrow hunter. I've shot coyotes with the bow and arrows in the past."
Meyer is concerned about the packs of coyotes he said roam through the underbrush behind the apartments. "Now everybody's starting to hear them, their howling at night," he said. "It sounds like a hundred of them, but there's only half a dozen. Every time the fire truck goes by the siren sets them off, they start howling."
"My recommendation is to hire a professional trapper," he said. "Because Animal Control are not experienced with this kind of animal. Coyotes are smart."
Coyotes in the wild
On one thing the two Franks agree. "They'll be lucky if they catch anything," said Vincenti. "Coyotes are intelligent and clever. It's very time consuming and difficult to do anything about them."
Describing himself as "a layperson, not a scientist," Vincenti is a barber by trade and an animal advocate by choice. "I guess you grow up liking animals and certain species and I've always like predators: cats, dogs, hyenas. I come from a blue collar family with very little opportunity to study academically so I pursued it on the side and I'm more effective being a loudmouth layperson than a Ph.D. who has to refine their opinions."
Recognizing that his perspective is not always popular, Vincenti said, "I'm not being insensitive. I've been labeled a villain quite often, but I don't get paid for this. I'm willing to travel on my own expense, pay my own tolls to educate people about wild animals. I hope I'm making a difference."
Vincenti's recommendation is to keep distance from the coyotes and allow them to live in the wild as they always have. "New Jersey is the perfect litmus for the rest of the country," he said, "because you have the highest density of people and wildlife that's doing very well. So you have this combination of urban and suburban life coexisting with healthy and robust wildlife: bear, coyote, deer, bobcat."
Feeding habits
As mentioned in the previous Hudson Reporter article, a dog was reported missing about the time the coyote memo was issued by the NBHA. According to Frank Meyer the dog was taken by coyotes.
"I know that because I spoke to the woman's cousin and she told me what her cousin did," he said. "She let her two dogs out at night, off the leash. Coyotes are opportunists; they'll eat anything from worms to garbage. She heard the ruckus and then she went out there and she can't find the one dog. She posted signs, and the other dog she had to bring to the vet, it was bit in the neck."
Frank Vincenti admits to the possibility of this happening but finds it unlikely, since coyote attacks of the sort are extremely rare. Nonetheless, he agrees that pets should not be left out at night without a leash, as recommended among the "coyote precautions" on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife (DEP) web site.
At the same time he contradicts a few of the points listed on the site, such as the statement that coyotes are attracted to garbage. "I have great respect for state agencies. I've worked with them, but coyotes are basically a new phenomenon for Jersey Fish & Game, and they're perpetuating a lot of inaccurate stuff."
"None of the urban studies show coyotes are attracted by anthropogenic (produced by humans) food," Vincenti said. "They really prefer their natural prey. Unlike bears and raccoons, which are more diverse in diet, coyotes prefer animal protein. If they're found rummaging around garbage cans they're probably eating rats. That's what they're attracted to."
In fact, Vincenti said, "That could be a benefit to having them in close proximity to these developments. Rat control, that's what they're doing."
"As far as danger to the public, they're like any other wildlife," he said, and suggested following the other recommendations on the DEP website. "Don't feed wildlife. Act confident. Exercise common sense around them, like with any other animal."
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Senior Jacob Bieze started off the evening finals session in Charlottesville with a first-place performance in the 100-yard butterfly, touching at 50.20. Bieze also recorded a new personal-best in the event during the morning preliminaries with a 49.78 swim.
Classmate Evan Schwartz completed his sweep of the breaststroke titles Saturday, winning the 200 breaststroke in a personal-best time of 2:01.24. The Duke senior also won the event at the 100-yard distance Friday in another personal-best showing.
In the finals of the men's 100 backstroke, senior Ty Stahl led a trio of Blue Devils with a fifth-place finish at 52.35. Bieze tapped the wall at 52.75 to come in seventh after notching a personal-best time of 52.47 in the morning session, and freshman Ryan Prince took eighth overall with a 52.92 mark. Prince also earned a personal best in the event during the morning session, turning in a time of 52.73.
The finals of the men's 1,650 freestyle saw junior Jonathan Derlath record a season-best time of 16:02.90 in a third-place showing, while freshman Alexa Mendes finished fourth in the mile on the women's side with an 18:21.42 clocking. Mendes also placed sixth in the finals of the 100 backstroke in 1:01.13.
Freshman Delaney Brock posted a personal-best time of 21.67 to come in ninth in the men's 50 freestyle final. In the women's 50 freestyle preliminaries, junior Sarah Soltis also recorded a new personal best with a 27.31 swim.
Duke competes next at the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Feb. 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.