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"Like all language, zoological nomenclature reflects the history of those who have produced it, and is the result of varying and conflicting practices. Some of our nomenclatural usage has been the result of ignorance, of vanity, obstinate insistence on following individual predilections, much, like that of language in general, of national customs, prides, and prejudices.
Ordinary languages grow spontaneously in innumerable directions; but biological nomenclature has to be an exact tool that will convey a precise meaning for persons in all generations".
J. Chester Bradley. Preface to the 1st edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1961.
The 4th edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, like the preceding editions and before them the R�gles internationales de la Nomenclature zoologique, has one fundamental aim, which is to provide the maximum universality and continuity in the scientific names of animals compatible with the freedom of scientists to classify animals according to taxonomic judgments.
The Code consists of Articles (which are mandatory) and Recommendations. The Articles are designed to enable zoologists to arrive at names for taxa that are correct under particular taxonomic circumstances. The use of the Code enables a zoologist to determine the valid name for a taxon to which an animal belongs at any rank in the hierarchy species, genus, and family (including subspecies, subgenus, and ranks of the family group such as subfamily and tribe). The Code does not fully regulate the names of taxa above the family group and provides no rules for use below the rank of subspecies.
There are certain underlying principles upon which the Code is based. These are as follows:
(1) The Code refrains from infringing upon taxonomic judgment, which must not be made subject to regulation or restraint.
(2) Nomenclature does not determine the inclusiveness or exclusiveness of any taxon, nor the rank to be accorded to any assemblage of animals, but, rather, provides the name that is to be used for a taxon whatever taxonomic limits and rank are given to it.
(3) The device of name-bearing types allows names to be applied to taxa without infringing upon taxonomic judgment. Every name within the scope of the Code (except for the names of "collective groups" and of taxa above the family group) is permanently attached to a name-bearing type. For species and subspecies this name-bearing type is either a single specimen or a number of specimens that together constitute the name-bearer; for genera and subgenera it is a nominal species; for taxa at ranks of the family group it is a nominal genus. Accordingly, when a taxon at any rank is delineated by a taxonomist it may contain several name-bearing types, each with a name that is available for use at that rank. The Principle of Priority (which may be modified in its operation in the interests of stability and universality - see (4) below) is used to determine which of those names is the valid one.
(4) Nomenclatural rules are tools that are designed to provide the maximum stability compatible with taxonomic freedom. Accordingly, the Code recognises that the rigid application of the Principle of Priority may, in certain cases, upset a long-accepted name in its accustomed meaning through the validation of a little-known, or even long-forgotten, name. Therefore the rules must enable the Principle of Priority to be set aside on occasions when its application would be destructive of stability or universality, or would cause confusion. For use in such cases the Code contains provisions that modify the automatic application of the Principle of Priority, whether it concerns the establishment or precedence of names, the fixation of name-bearing types, the spelling of a name, or any other matter.
(5) To avoid ambiguity, the use of the same name for different taxa must not occur and is prohibited. This is the Principle of Homonymy.
(6) The Code provides guidance for zoologists needing to establish new names, and rules to determine whether any name, previously proposed, is available and with what priority; whether the name requires amendment for its correct use, and to enable the name-bearing type of the taxon it denotes to be ascertained (and, when necessary, to be fixed).
(7) The Code also provides for its own interpretation and administration, by prescribing the constitution and operation of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and the conditions under which the Code may be amended.
(8) There is no "case law" in zoological nomenclature. Problems in nomenclature are decided by applying the Code directly, and never by reference to precedent. If the Commission is called on to make a ruling on a particular case, the decision relates to that case alone.
The origin of an internationally accepted Code of Rules for Zoological Nomenclature is a consequence of the confusion of names that occured in the zoological literature of the early part of the 19th century. Following the publication of the 10th edition of the Systema Naturae by Linnaeus in 1758, and his adoption in it of binominal names for species of animals, the next century saw the new system expanded and developed in different places, and in different ways for different animal groups. By the second quarter of the 19th century disparate usages were common and the need for an agreement to achieve universality in the scientific names of animals and a greater stability had become apparent everywhere.
Moreover, the great explosion in known species, caused by the growth of science and by active exploration in countries outside Europe, resulted in a multiplicity of names; many of these were synonyms resulting from the work of scientists researching independently. It became critical to devise universally accepted methods for choosing between them.
The most important of the early attempts to regulate zoological nomenclature was that by Hugh Strickland. The rules proposed by Strickland and his colleagues developed into what has since been called the British Association Code or the Stricklandian Code; its official title was Series of Propositions for Rendering the Nomenclature of Zoology Uniform and Permanent. Following its presentation at the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1842, by a Committee that included such distinguished zoologists as Charles Darwin, Richard Owen and John Westwood, that Code was translated and circulated widely and had great influence. It was published in France, Italy and the United States of America. It was received by the Scientific Congress at Padua in 1843, by the American Society of Geologists and Naturalists in 1845, and was adopted by the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1846. It was revised in succeeding years, and provided the basis for the code formulated by Henri Douvill� (1881) which was adopted internationally by geologists, and for the American Ornithologists' Union Code (1886).
Following discussion at International Congresses of Geology (Paris, 1878; Bologna, 1881) it became clear that there was need for a formal international agreement to be made for rules to cover all zoological names, irrespective of which bodies or disciplines required to use them and applicable to both fossil and extant animals. At the 1st International Congress of Zoology (Paris, 1889), the Congress adopted, in part, rules drawn up by Maurice Chaper and Raphael Blanchard and referred the matter for discussion at the 2nd Congress (Moscow, 1892). The 3rd Congress (Leiden, 1895) appointed a Commission of five zoologists (R. Blanchard, J.V. Carus, F.A. Jentink, P.L. Sclater and C.W. Stiles) to formulate a "codex" and to report to the 4th Congress (Cambridge, England, 1898). This was the birth of the present International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Following the addition of ten more members and further consideration, a report was adopted by the 5th Congress (Berlin, 1901) and a Code of rules embodying the decision of that Congress was published in French, English and German in 1905. This Code, entitled R�gles internationales de la Nomenclature zoologique, with a series of amendments resulting from subsequent Congresses (Boston, 1907; Monaco, 1913; Budapest, 1927; Padua, 1930) remained in force until 1961 when it was replaced in its entirety by the first edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. This resulted from studies at Congresses following the 1939-45 War (Paris, 1948; Copenhagen, 1953; and London, 1958); a very detailed account of the work that culminated in the 1961 edition is given by Norman R. Stoll, Chairman of the Editorial Committee, in his Introduction to that edition. A second edition was published in 1964 incorporating amendments adopted at Washington (1963).
To most zoologists at the time, the 17th International Congress of Zoology (Monaco, 1972) appeared likely to be the last general Congress of Zoology. Decisions were taken there to amend the second (1964) edition, and in addition, to ensure mechanisms for continuity and future up-dating, a decision was taken to transfer responsibility for future Codes (and the Commission) from the International Zoological Congresses to the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS).
Responsibility for the Code and the Commission was accepted by IUBS at the XVIII IUBS General Assembly (Ustaoset, Norway, 1973). In response to proposals for major and substantive changes to the Code, made by the community of zoologists at that time, and to eliminate ambiguities, a third edition of the Code was prepared and was approved by the Commission, with the authority of IUBS, late in 1983 and published in 1985. An account of the changes adopted in that edition, comments on proposals, and the Commission's voting, are given in the Introduction to the edition.
A more detailed account of the development of zoological nomenclature and the events leading to the modern Code are given by Richard Melville, former Secretary of the Commission, in the centenary history of the Commission which was published in 1995 entitled Towards stability in the names of animals.
The decades of the 1970s and 1980s witnessed further marked changes in professional orientation and education of zoologists, changes in the methodology of taxonomy mostly resulting from new genetic information and the application of computers, a burgeoning literature, and accelerating changes in information technology including electronic publishing. It became clear that the Commission should work towards a fourth edition to accommodate the consequences of these and other factors, including a greater ecumenism in biological science leading to pressure within IUBS for greater consistency between the various codes of nomenclature.
An Editorial Committee was appointed by the Commission in Canberra in October 1988, and proposals were canvassed and discussed at meetings of the Commission and of the IUBS Section of Zoological Nomenclature in Maryland (1990) and Amsterdam (1991), and at meetings of the Committee in Leiden (1991) and Hamburg (1993). Following these, a Discussion Draft was publicly issued in May 1995. Within a year this resulted in almost 800 pages of comments from some 500 sources, many of which consisted of groups of zoologists; a number of these comments were published in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. All the comments (mostly transmitted by electronic mail) and the text were considered by the Editorial Committee in Vicenza in June 1996, and in August of that year a report was presented to the Commission and the Section of Zoological Nomenclature in Budapest. The comments showed that some of the tentative proposals in the Discussion Draft (such as a proposal for mandatory "registration" of new names and the abolition of gender agreement within combinations of generic and specific names) were not sufficiently acceptable to zoologists to be adopted. A revised draft was accepted by the Commission by postal vote (1997) with minor amendment. The Commission, in voting, made a number of suggestions for clarification which have been incorporated in this edition.
Concurrently with the work of the Editorial Committee of the present edition, and impacting on it, IUBS strongly supported studies and symposia to assess need for uniformity in biological nomenclature, and to examine difficulties that would have to be overcome before an acceptable code of biological nomenclature (a "Biocode") could be developed. The work has revealed that it would be premature to introduce into this edition major changes to the established principles and structure which underlie the Code. The separate codes have so diverged in fundamental ways since their earliest beginnings, that the introduction of common rules today, and their application to the names established under the separate codes and which are in stable use, would result in much nomenclatural instability. Presently, a greater degree of terminological uniformity is being striven for in all codes. But the lack of direct equivalence in meaning of such universally applicable concepts as "availability" (zoology) and "validly published" (botany and bacteriology - where the same term has different meanings) has made the task impossible for the present. However, despite this, work has advanced under the auspices of IUBS on developing a "Biocode" applicable for new names. Looking ahead to the future, if progress in all disciplines continues towards developing acceptable systems for registering new names, and officially listing all extant available names, so that rules protecting them can become a thing of the past, a single code will become a possibility.
The modern International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is a complex and closely integrated document, no less so than its predecessors. In part its complexity results from its network of interdependent Articles. But the principal cause is the requirement that rules that are mandatory for current acts and new names must not upset actions taken by past generations operating under different, and less restrictive, nomenclatural rules or conventions.
For instance, many such names are products of the period before the R�gles when the application of the principle of name-bearing types, seen to be so fundamental today to the objective identification of names and for establishing synonymy, was not regulated. This principle was introduced into the rules for genus-group names with effect from 1931, and the obligation to explicitly fix name-bearing types for new species-group taxa is introduced only in the present edition. Prior to a strictly objective basis for identifying names to taxa, names could easily have been misapplied and very often they were. Therefore, as well as mandating for the precise identification of name-bearing types, the provisions relating to types must also provide for the protection of names which were established under less precise rules.
Because of the extent to which the provisions of the Code are interdependent, contradictory provisions and different wordings leading to conflicting interpretations can arise easily. Accordingly, its language must be precise; identical words and phrases must be used and re-used, and there must be extensive cross-referencing. To many zoologists, these requirements result in tedious and pedantic prose that will seem unduly legalistic to some. We make no apologies for the wording chosen, because we believe that interpretation must be beyond doubt even at the expense of elegance. Also to reduce ambiguity, the Glossary is an integral part of the Code: when a meaning is given in the Glossary, it is that meaning alone that must be used in interpretation.
Whether the Committee has succeeded in achieving the aim of providing a Code that can be interpreted easily by most practising taxonomists and others, only its application will tell. It is sobering to think that all who have drafted previous editions of the modern Code (and its predecessors) have hoped for the same.
Where experience has shown that some rearrangement of material from that in the previous editions would be desirable, we have done it. Otherwise, the fourth edition follows the arrangement of the third.
The Code has always followed the underlying principle that, to be available, names must be published in multiple, identical, and durable copies. By this means it has effectively ensured that, irrespective of when and where they were published, names and the descriptions of new taxa would be permanently accessible and could be consulted most easily; moreover, there would be no doubt as to whether any name had been publicly presented in a form identical to all zoologists. However, it may be questioned whether the present policy effectively meets the aims of permanency and accessibility today, when electronic publication and communication is becoming an increasingly common medium of information exchange and search, and enormous quantities of ephemera meet the criteria of "publication".
During the last half-century the Code has gradually shifted away from the assumption, and later the requirement, that new names must be published by a method employing ink on paper. The R�gles of 1905 did not specify a particular method, but at that time most scientific information was distributed in works that were typeset and then printed with ink. Technology changed, and in 1948 the Paris Congress found it necessary to restrict publication to reproduction by ink on paper, a requirement that was incorporated in the 1961 edition of the Code. In the third edition (1985), the requirement for ink on paper was removed for new works with certain safeguards intended to eliminate most forms of ephemera. In the fourth edition read-only laser disks are admitted (subject to certain restrictions) as an acceptable method, but distribution by electronic signals is not. But it seems likely, in the longer term, and with the development of new information systems, that the solution will not lie in patching up a definition of publication but, rather, in scrapping it and finding a means of replacing "publication" as a primary determinant of availability.
A proposal to introduce registration of all new names as such a determinant was considered by the Commission in the development of the present edition. Public reaction was against it, a principal difficulty perceived by objectors being that no acceptable procedure is currently available; however, botanists seem likely to implement a system of registration for new names and it may be that their experience will, in time, produce a mechanism acceptable to solve the far greater difficulty (in terms of numbers of new names) in zoology. The most that the Commission has been able to achieve in this edition is to recommend to authors that all new names be brought to the attention of the Zoological Record and to require that every new name is explicitly identified as new in its original publication.
Progress is made in this edition to establish a mechanism to facilitate access to previously established names, and to achieve certainty that searches made for names are complete, by enabling international groups of specialists to compile lists of extant and known available names in major taxonomic fields, and to have these lists adopted by the Commission. Names not in a relevant adopted List would not be available. A similar policy has already been adopted for all genera and species in microbiology, where neither past nor new names are available unless they have been officially recorded.
Another major underlying policy issue currently being questioned is the adherence to Latin grammar which the Code requires in a number of its Articles; few zoologists today, or in the future, can be expected to have any understanding of that language and many find the requirements burdensome.
As in previous Codes, the present edition retains the requirement that Latin or latinized adjectival species-group names must always agree in gender with the generic name with which they are combined. A proposal was considered that would have allowed the names of species and subspecies to be treated as though they were arbitrary words (i.e. they were never to be treated as Latin adjectives), so that their spellings would be invariable irrespective of the gender of the generic name with which they are combined at any time. The proposal would not only have eased the burden on those without Latin, but would also have facilitated electronic searching. But, because the various ways proposed of achieving unchanging spellings were all considered to have drawbacks by the majority of respondents, and were not acceptable to them, the proposal was dropped. However, some changes are made in this edition to simplify the identification of gender in genus-group names, and the formation of stems for family-group names, and the Commission hopes these will reduce some of the difficulties of those without knowledge of Latin.
Perhaps the most significant operational change which the Commission has approved, is to introduce a number of automatic courses of action in cases which previously called for intervention by the Commission. These include requiring automatic departure from the Principle of Priority in certain cases in which the existing usage of names or spellings is threatened by the threatened revival of unused names proposed before 1900. Also when individual zoologists discover that the type species had been misidentified when a genus or subgenus was established, they are given the power to fix as the type species either the species actually nominated by the original author or the nominal species in conformity with the name in use. Cases in these two categories have been amongst the most common of those referred to the Commission, and the elimination of the need to refer them will prevent delay and uncertainty. Referral to the Commission remains the prescribed course in cases in which individual action by an author would be more likely to hinder than promote an acceptable outcome, and is always open as an avenue of appeal; it also remains open as a course of action for cases for which the Code does not provide an automatic solution.
The principal changes introduced in this edition are paraphrased below. The Code itself must be consulted for the wording of the actual provisions. The first three, concerning proposals of new names, confirm current professional practice.
1. A new name published after 1999 is not made available unless it is explicitly indicated as being new (preferably by the use of a term such as "sp. nov.", "gen. nov.", "fam. nov.", "nom. nov.", or by a directly equivalent term in the language in which the paper is written).
2. After 1999 the proposal of a new species-group nominal taxon must include the fixation for it of a name-bearing type (a holotype or expressly indicated syntypes) in a manner that enables the subsequent recognition of that type.
3. When the name-bearing type of a species-group taxon proposed after 1999 consists of a preserved specimen or specimens, the proposer is required to include a statement naming the collection in which the name-bearing type is or will be deposited.
4. The proposal after 1999 of a new genus-group nominal taxon for trace fossils (an ichnotaxon) must include the designation of a type species.
5. An author establishing a new family-group name after 1999 may adopt a stem from the name of the type genus which is not properly derived from the genitive of the generic name according to the principles of Latin grammar, and the resulting spelling of the family-group name is to be maintained by subsequent authors (is recommended that, when necessary to avoid homonymous family-group names, authors take advantage of this provision and adopt the entire generic name as the stem).
6. Lectotype designations made after 1999 are required to use the term "lectotype" or a direct translation of it, and be accompanied by a statement to the effect that the designation is made with the purpose of clarifying the application of the name to a taxon.
7. If a previously lost holotype, syntype or lectotype of a species subsequently typified by a neotype is rediscovered, the original type specimen(s) will automatically displace the neotype and become the name-bearing type. If this causes confusion or instability an author should apply to the Commission for reinstatement of the neotype.
8. If the existing name-bearing type of a species-group taxon is indeterminate, so that the correct application of the name to a particular taxon is doubtful (i.e. the name is a nomen dubium), an author should request the Commission to set it aside and designate a neotype.
9. A work not printed on paper issued after 1999 in numerous identical, durable and unalterable copies (e.g. on read-only laser disks) may be treated as published if the work itself contains a statement that copies in the form in which it was published have been deposited in at least five major publicly accessible libraries named in the work itself.
10. For purposes of zoological nomenclature, the following kinds of material are treated as unpublished:
(a) electronically distributed text or illustrations;
(b) down-loaded copies or printouts of such material;
(c) abstracts of papers, posters, lectures, etc., issued to participants at congresses, symposia and other meetings but not otherwise published;
(d) offprints (separates) distributed after 1999 in advance of the date of publication specified in the work of which the offprint forms part.
11. An author will be required (without a ruling by the Commission) not to displace a name which has been used as valid by at least 10 authors in 25 publications during the past 50 years, and encompassing a span of not less than ten years, by an earlier synonym or homonym which has not been used as valid since 1899.
12. In most cases an author will be required to maintain the particular spelling in prevailing usage for a name, even if it is found not to be the original spelling; for example, the spellings of family-group names currently in use are to be maintained even if formed from grammatically incorrect stems.
13. As already mentioned, if an author discovers that the type species fixation of a genus-group taxon was based on a misidentification of the type species, the author may, in the interests of stability and without making application to the Commission, fix as type species either the taxonomic species actually involved or the misidentified nominal species fixed previously.
14. If it is found that a name currently in general use for a family-group taxon is later than the name currently in use for one of its subordinate family-group taxa, the name used for the higher rank taxon is not to be displaced by the name of the subordinate taxon.
15. The Commission is empowered, with safeguards, to adopt lists of names in major taxonomic fields. Names within the scope of such an adopted list but not listed in it will be treated as unavailable. Lists may only be adopted by the Commission which have been proposed by international bodies, and only after publication of the proposals, wide consultation with specialist committees and others, and taking into account public comment.
Taxonomists and other users of the Code will find in this edition, as in the previous ones, a compromise between adventure and conservatism that will not please everybody. Yet, in this compromise, the Code reflects the many contemporary voices of practising zoologists heard by the Commission in reaching its conclusions on proposals made by the Editorial Committee and published for comment in the 1995 Discussion Draft. Like its predecessors, the resulting Code is a mixture of clarifications of what was already in previous editions and new measures designed to meet the challenges of modern science.
The fourth edition will not be the last word. Zoologists generally, and the Commission in particular, will go on refining the wording of the Code to further reduce ambiguity and to make good deficiencies in its treatment of products of the past and present (and, as far as they can be foreseen, of the future). Both science itself and the social and technical systems within which scientists work are constantly changing, and the Code must continue to evolve to provide for these changes. Zoologists may remain confident that it will do so.
W. D. L. Ride
Chairman, Editorial Committee
The Australian National University,
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
May 1999


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DU Delta Sigma Pi Chapter Places in Berg Cup Competition
Tiffany Schilling, representing Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity at Duquesne University, was recently part of a four-person team that placed second in the annual Berg Cup Ethical Case Study competition.
A resident of Johnstown, Schilling is a junior economics major in Duquesne's School of Business.
Sponsored by the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, schools from around the nation were first asked to complete a written case in January. Based on their answers to the written case, eight schools were selected as semi-finalists. These schools completed a resolution to a second case that was presented to a panel of corporate judges in March.
Based on this presentation, Duquesne University, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University were selected for the final competition.
The final case competition dealt with problems facing a Western Pennsylvania organic farm and economic, sustainability, and ethical issues surrounding Marcellus Shale drilling.
Faculty advisers were Patrick Deegan, assistant professor of law, and Dr. David Wasieleski, associate professor of business ethics.
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In the latest example of how destructive our wacky initiative process can be, Encinitas voters will soon be asked to approve an onerous growth-control measure in a special election that's costing taxpayers at least $350,000.
The so-called "Right to Vote" initiative on the June 18 ballot would require a public vote to change a property's zoning or allowable housing density. It also would establish a citywide height limit of 30 feet and expand public notification requirements for development proposals.
Zoning and density issues traditionally are handled by planning commissions and city councils. "Right to Vote" would put everything up to a public vote, which could have a chilling effect because property owners would have to pay for drafting a ballot measure and then financing a campaign. More often than not, we believe, they're just going to say "forget it" and go to some neighboring city – something Escondido, whose voters approved a restrictive growth-control measure of their own 14 years ago, has learned the hard way.
"Right to Vote also has some unintended consequences. Its one-size-fits-all height limit is at odds with what's currently allowed downtown (33 feet) and Encinitas Ranch Town Center (40 feet), so any improvements or upgrades to existing buildings could be difficult if they're suddenly deemed "nonconforming."
This ballot measure should be soundly defeated. What's more, it never should have been placed on the ballot to begin with. But that's California – with enough signatures, paid or otherwise, just about anything can qualify for a vote.


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Serious Beer: English Porter
Seeking out the best in malty, hoppy refreshment.
Porter started out as a house blend of beers: bartenders once mixed a number of different beers together for a pint tailored to the individual customer's taste. Eventually a brewer engineered a single beer that tasted like "Three Threads"—a popular blend of old soured beer, new brown or pale ale, and a mild ale. This new beer could be served immediately (it didn't need to be aged at the pub) and produced on a large scale.
Though dark in color, English porters aren't very high in alcohol. They have a hint of coffee-like bitterness from black, chocolate, or smoked brown malted barley, but not as much big roasted flavor as most stouts. A good porter is creamy and drinkable—if you think you don't like dark beers, you should give porters a chance.
Serious Beer Ratings
***** Our new favorite **** Awesome, worth remembering *** We'd consider buying this again ** There are probably better options * No, thanks, I'll have water.
Ratings are subject to personal taste.
Very Pleasing Porters
Original Flag Porter Darwin Brewery, England, 5% ABV This delicious dark beer mellows out as it warms. It's a little earthy, with a soft toasted hazelnut flavor and a firm coffee edge. We were reminded of heath bars and wheat toast. We could drink quite a few of this smooth session beer. ****1/2
Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter England, 5% ABV This mellow, drinkable porter has a smooth malt backbone. There's a hint of dry bitterness and rich coffee flavor. It's not a particularly exciting beer, but it's satisfying and well balanced. ****
Fuller's London Porter England, 5.4% ABV This rich, well made beer has cereal-like malt flavors and slightly fruity notes-—we were reminded of chocolate cake with raspberry filling and chocolate covered espresso beans. There's also a whisper of oak flavor in this rich porter. Some of our tasters loved this, though others weren't big fans of fruity tang. ***1/2
Satisfactory Sips
St. Peter's Old-Style Porter England, 5.1% ABV This porter has a butterscotch and caramel syrup scent. It tastes a bit like a Butterfinger bar, with toffee and chocolate flavors and a hint of nuttiness, followed by a slightly bitter roast finish. One taster thought it tasted like coffee-flavored Nips candy. ***
Old Slug Porter RCH Brewery, England, 4.5% ABV This beer is quite earthy and tasted a bit charred. It lacks the chocolate-milkshake flavors and some of the complexity we found in the other porters we tried. ***
Meantime Coffee Porter England, 6% ABV While two tasters really liked this porter, several others couldn't finish their small portion. The bold coffee scent is followed up with a chocolate soda and canned coffee flavor—we were reminded of coffee with hazelnut creamer in it. This beer is not for everyone. **
Not enough porter for you? Don't worry; we'll be tasting American-brewed porters over the next few weeks. If you have a favorite porter, let us know!
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The first chunk of meteorite from the fireball that streaked across California skies last week was found this weekend, after it slammed into a woman's roof and landed on her lawn.
The find came after days of searching by scientists from the SETI Institute for potential remnants of the meteor's blaze, NBC Bay Area reported.
Lisa Webber said she remembered an odd noise she had heard Wednesday night — as of something, possibly an animal, on her roof — after she read an article about the meteor's trajectory Saturday.
The 61-year-old nurse contacted scientists at the SETI Institute after she found a rock in her yard in the North Bay city of Novato.
Those researchers, led by meteor expert and NASA Ames researcher Peter Jenniskens, inspected the dense 63-gram, two-inch rock — as well as the divot in her roof shingles where it hit — and confirmed their suspicions: It was a meteorite.
"I wasn't sure at first," Jenniskens said. "The meteorite looks very unusual, because much of the fusion crust had come off." Fusion crust is a thin, glassy coating formed on the surface of a meteorite by the intense heat generated by a meteor's speeds.
"The significance of this find is that we can now hope to use our fireball trajectory to trace this type of meteorite back to its origins in the asteroid belt," Jenniskens added.
Last week's meteor flash thrilled observers across the Bay Area with its streak of light and its loud boom Wednesday night.
"One of the coolest things I've ever seen, nothing at all like a shooting star," Jessica Collins told NBC Bay Area on Facebook.
"It was so low and close I thought it was someone setting off fireworks," Beppy Tobeler added, saying the meteor appeared to break up into pieces as she watched.
Jenniskens' team is still on the hunt for more meteorites from Wednesday's meteor and suspects larger pieces are out there, probably north-northeast of Novato toward Sonoma.


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Judge denies request for special prosecutor to probe leak to Fox News in movie shooting case
DENVER – The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case has denied a defense request for a special prosecutor to look into a news story about defendant James Holmes.
In Thursday's ruling, the judge also denied a defense request to hobble the prosecution case as punishment for a leak, allegedly from a government source, to Fox News reporter Jana (JAH'-nuh) Winter.
Winter reported Holmes sent violent drawings to his psychiatrist before the July 2012 shooting rampage. The story cited unnamed officers as sources.
Defense lawyers said that violated a gag order and that whoever spoke to Winter might have committed perjury by denying it under oath.
Defense efforts to force Winter to reveal her sources failed.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.


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Honors: Indoor NCAA Second Team All-America (DMR -2013)…Indoor All-ACC (Mile -2013)...Outdoor All-East (4x800 - 2011)...Indoor School Record Holder (DMR - 2013)...Indoor ACC All-Academic (2013)...ACC Academic Honor Roll (2011-12)
2012-13: Began the fall with a third-place finish at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational...clocked a personal-best time of 17:48.07 over 5K at the Greater Louisville Classic...rounded out the season at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, placing 226th in a personal-best 21:46.4 on the 6K course...Indoors, earned All-ACC honors in the mile with a season-best time of 4:48.94 to place third in the ACC finals…served as lead off leg for the women's distance medley relay that set a new school record on its way to advancing to the NCAA Indoor Championships, combining for time of 11:01.50 to finish fourth at the Alex Wilson Invitational…finished ninth at the NCAA Championships with total time of 11:11.21 to earn Second Team All-America honors…Outdoors, Duke's top performer in the women's 5,000 with a personal-best time of 16:13.67 to finish fifth at the Stanford Invitational and rank fifth on Duke's all-time list…won the 1,500 at the Duke Invitational after clocking a personal-best time of 4:24.52…qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 5,000 but was unable to compete due to injury.
2011-12: Opened the fall at the Penn State National Invitational, covering 6K in 22:50 to place 48th overall...recorded a personal-best of 22:48.3 for 6K at the 2011 ACC Cross Country Championships while finishing 72nd...took second at the Three Stripe Red Shirt Invitational the following week...concluded the cross country season at the NCAA Southeast Regional, where she clocked 23:01.6 for 6K to come in 145th...did not compete during the indoor or outdoor track seasons.
2010-11: Did not compete during the cross country season...made her Duke debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Jan. 21, 2011...took second in the 1,000m run at that meet, clocking 2:49.54 for the program's No. 5 all-time performance ...best showing in the mile run was a 4:48.23, 12th-place performance at the Alex Wilson Invitational...ran in the 3,000m at the ACC Indoor Championships, posting a time of 9:42.93 to come in 12th...also led off the Blue Devils' fourth-place DMR squad at the conference meet (11:25.05)...outdoors, specialized in the 1,500m run...had a season-best performance in that event at the ACC Outdoor Championships, where she recorded a mark of 4:26.84 to place 10th...posted a time of 4:33.39 to finish 22nd at the ECAC Championships...advanced to the NCAA First Round in the 1,500m, where she took 11th in the preliminaries at 4:36.84...ran the 800m on one occasion, clocking 2:12.25 to finish 15th... was a member of Duke's winning 4x800m relay team at the ECAC Championships, garnering All-East honors with a mark of 8:44.38...led off the sixth-place 4x1,500m relay at the Penn Relays (18:07.70).
Prior to Duke: Lettered four years in track and three in cross country at Arrowhead...four-year first team all-state in the 4x800m relay and three-time choice in cross country...first team all-state honoree in the 1,600m in both 2007 and 2010...all-state selection for the 3,200m in 2010 as well...2008 and 2009 cross country state champion...2010 1,600m and 3,200m state champion...named second team Nike All-Region in 2009...in 2010, placed eight in the one-mile and tenth in the two-mile at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals...also played basketball...National Honor Society member...AP Scholar...served on the student senate.
Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Ron Levac...born Jan. 3, 1992...has two older sisters, Lauren and Nicole.
Cross Country PRs
Indoor PRs
1,000m- 2:49.54 (2/19/2011)
Mile- 4:48.23 (3/5/2011)
3,000m- 9:42.93 (2/26/2011)
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800m- 2:12.25 (4/9/2011)
1,500m- 4:24.52 (4/5/2013)
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I know that what I am about to talk about may not be pleasant to hear about, and I sincerely hope I don't make any of you angry (although I don't know why I should). But recent events have brought about an upsetting problem that I can't shake, and for reasons that will soon become obvious - but I will outline them below anyway - I can't confide in my theist family about this problem... they would not understand and would most likely gain false hope of me "returning to the fold" - I most certainly will not!
Let me begin this way:
I would have thought that after 7 years after I lost my faith, and after 3 years of being an admitted atheist, that I would have settled all the "adjusting period" emotional and social problems that I had... you know... dealing with the confusion of having the thing that you based your life on (devotion to God) disappear, dealing with confusion and uncertainty about what being an atheist would mean for me and my life (besides lacking belief in God - although that may be the most basic definition - we all know that being an atheist in the United States of America has far more practical issues and implications and hard choices about how you will go forward with your life), dealing with anxiety about who to "come out" to and when (if at all), dealing with confusion and new difficulties over how to live in a society that makes no room for non-believers and - even worse - rejects them and sometimes demonizes them, dealing with the friends and family that don't understand, may try to "win you back", may ask you (with that inevitable look of concern and worry) "What happened? Do you hate god? Did you stop coming to church/ stop believing in God because something bad happened? Are you depressed/ angry? Was it something I did? I REALLY want to know if I did something to hurt you so much that you took out your anger at me on God! Do you need someone to talk to, because I know a pastor/ priest/ rabbi/ etc. that I think you should talk to! He/she can REALLY help you in your time of darkness." (What I was thinking at the time: Ummm... my "time of darkness" is for an entirely different reason than you think! It's not something that anyone did! My faith just collapsed and my world is falling apart around me!), also... you have to deal with the friends and family that reject you because they can't deal with your atheism.
I thought I was through all that... now I'm not so sure.
You see... I have been going through a hard time... and sometimes I desperately wish that God was real and prayer worked so that I could have some relief from my pain... even though I am fully aware that all that is a fantasy.
But something happened last night that really got me to wondering whether I am REALLY over my period of darkness and confusion and made me desperate for some advice from fellow non-theists who wouldn't try to do what my theist friends and family would inevitably do - interpret it as a sign that I wanted/ needed God back.
You see, I had a rather disturbing nightmare that I can't shake. When my Christian mother asked what the dream was about, I couldn't tell her... so I lied and said that I didn't remember. In reality... how could I forget?
The nightmare took place at my old church that I grew up in. I haven't been there in a very long time although, the other day, I passed one of my old friends, a youth pastor, as I was driving down the road. She and her husband both smiled and waved at me.
In the dream, I remember that the old church that I had loved so much was decrepit. It was falling apart at the seams bricks missing, the steeple was gone, and the floors inside were dusty and bare. The main pastor and the rest of the staff was leaving the building through the back entrance with grim, pale, sad faces. Some were crying. The reverend told me that the church had gone bankrupt and that it had been sold to a local atheist group. - I didn't know what to make of that - As soon as they were gone, a group of atheists I had never met before - but that seemed to know me - entered the building and started partying, putting up anti-theistic signs and banners all over the church and leaving popped balloons and confetti on the floor. The place was a mess. Everyone was smiling and laughing and inviting me to join in. But I didn't want to. I remember that I sat on the floor of the sanctuary and cried. I was not crying about God, I was remembering all the friends I had made there, all the various fun activities I had participated in over the years, and all the broken, forlorn faces of my friends that had left in silence after emptying their offices. I felt like a piece of my childhood that I kept close to my heart had been destroyed. I wasn't angry at the atheists, I felt confused and sad. I had no desire to join in on the anti-theist party... I just wanted to cry.
I woke up from the dream feeling disturbed and not knowing what it meant. Can any of you help me figure out what is going on? Have you had similar experiences? How have you dealt with them?
This was just a dream, but it also made me wonder why I would have a dream like that.
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Thank you Pommy, for saying exactly what I wanted to post. What a relief, no need for an ice-bucket to cool my fingers afterwards, this time!
It's possible that the scenario created by your dream is just an analogy to how you are feeling or your fears of possibilities.
Atheists often seem to be condescending or disrespectful towards theists and you may feel like you are siding with those mocking your friends and family. I prefer to think of it as you are trying to be yourself and believe what you want to believe as you have every right to. This is why many people remain religious even if they don't believe in the god. They fear how their families will react and they convince themselves the world needs religion to be good. When in fact it doesn't and on the contrary religion attempts to hold science back from helping us understand our goals. For me personally, it took my grandma dying before I could be totally honest with everyone about my lack of belief. But in all honesty, I never believed in god. For me, where I am, in Canada, it is widely accepted to be atheist today. 15 years ago it wasn't. People would ask me if I was Satanic. (im not, nor was I ever). I feel like in 15 years from now it will be more widely accepted to not believe in the soul... and much much easier to believe what you want freely. Because people like yourself.. and everyone on this site helped pave the way.
When they ask you if you hate god...
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Spectator death forces new rules for NHL games
On this day in 2002, 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil dies, two days after being struck in the head by a puck at a Columbus Blue Jackets ice hockey game. Cecil's death forced the National Hockey League to take new precautions regarding fan safety.
Cecil was struck by a puck that had ricocheted into the stands off the stick of a defenseman and then off of another spectator. She later died from swelling in her brain, caused by a damaged artery she suffered when her head was hit and snapped backward. Cecil was certainly not the first spectator to be struck by a puck, and because of that danger, all NHL and minor league hockey teams place warnings on tickets, signs and the scoreboard reminding fans to stay alert to flying pucks. Still, three other spectator deaths have been reported due to injuries sustained from a puck during a game. All three of these previous injuries occurred at minor league games, however, where the vertical barrier between fans and the ice is shorter than at NHL arenas. In the aftermath of Cecil's death, the NHL forced all teams to install behind the goals 18-foot mesh nets, designed to catch pucks that fly above the standard eight-foot glass barrier, beginning with the 2002-03 season. Brittanie Cecil's parents received a $1.2 million settlement from the NHL after the incident.
Hockey is not the only sport where fans have to be aware of play on the field to avoid injury. Baseball fans have to keep an eye out for balls and bats that make their way into the stands, as balls batted into the stand are known to have caused injuries, though never death. Auto racing has seen a number of spectator deaths from cars and car parts crashing into the stands. In 1998, three spectators were killed at Michigan International Speedway when a tire from Adrian Fernandez's race car flew into the stands. A fan was killed in a similar incident at the Indianapolis 500 in 1987.
In Europe, overcrowding, rioting, stampedes and incidents with police have resulted in hundreds of deaths at soccer games. In 1985, misbehavior by fans of the Liverpool football club in a match against Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels led to the banishment of English football teams from competing on the European continent until 1990. In 2007, Italian fan riots led the Italian League to play games without spectators while antiquated stadiums were updated with modern safety features such as metal detectors.


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John V. Wyatt Jr., 85, of Osceola died Sept. 9, 2012, at his home north of Osceola.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. The Rev. Benny Foster officiated. Interment was in Fremont Cemetery in Clarke County. Memorials may be directed to Osceola V.F.W. or New Virginia American Legion. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com.
John V. Wyatt Jr., son of Edith B. (Smalley) and John Vernon Wyatt Sr., was born March 7, 1927, in Rising Sun.
John grew up in Altoona.
John served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
On March 7, 1952, John married N. Frances Paullin in Winterset.
John and Frances lived in Pine Snag, Ark., for many years. John attended auctioneer school and worked as an auctioneer for a couple of years. They were active members of Pleasant Valley Southern Baptist Church near Pine Snag.
They moved back to Iowa, and John worked for Massey Ferguson in Des Moines for more than 12 years. John also had his own welding shop.
John was a member of New Virginia American Legion Post 281.
John is survived by his wife Frances of Osceola; son John (Gloria) V. Wyatt III of Osceola; daughter Krystal (Stuart) Boley of Des Moines; grandchildren, Macabo (Angel Hilts) Overton of Des Moines, Gina (Billy) Lewis of Liberty, Brent Overton of Des Moines and Lacey (Kevin) Anderson of Des Moines; sisters, Kathryn Myer of Green Cove, Fla., and Sherry Shuey of Henderson, Nev.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents; brother Jerry Wyatt; sister Dorothy Bain and a sister in infancy.


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On Sunday July 22, 2012 at approximately 6:18a.m.Police and Fire units were sent to the area of 100 River St. in Roscoe, Illinois in regards to a body in the Rock River. On arrival Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies and Roscoe Police Officers were directed to the river by a fisherman who advised that he had spotted the body in the river. Fire Department personnel were able to recover the body. There were no obvious signs of trauma to the body. The Winnebago County Coroner's Office took charge of the body. The individual has been identified and his name will be released by the Coroner once his family has been contacted. Winnebago County Sheriff's Detectives are continuing with the investigation. At this time there is no indication of foul play. CORRECTION (7-23-12): THE ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE SENT OUT ON THIS INCIDENT ON 7-22-12 INDICATED THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE OF THE RECOVERY. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THERE WERE NO FIRE UNITS PRESENT. ONLY POLICE AND CORONER UNITS WERE AT THE SCENE. DOMINIC IASPARRO


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Two members of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's cross country teams have been honored by the Little East Conference.
Freshman Jeremy Francisco (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS) has been named LEC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Year, while sophomore Caitlin McGarigal (Shutesbury, MA/Amherst Regional HS) was named Little East Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year.
Francisco was the Corsairs' third runner at the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships last semester, finishing 19th overall in the five mile race in 27:44. During the season, he was consistently among the top finishers for the men's team. McGarigal led UMD at the LEC/Alliance Championships, finishing the five kilometer race in fourth place with a time of 19:31. She was the Corsairs' top runner all season long in her first season of collegiate cross country competition.
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Hartsville, S.C. – The Coker volleyball team lost to the Anderson Trojans on Friday night in a Conference Carolinas match 3-1. For the second straight match the Lady Cobras won the opening set of the match, only to fall in the next three. Coker won the opening frame 25-20, followed by straight losses of 25-11, 25-22, and 25-21.
The win improves Anderson to 17-11 overall and 9-5 in conference play, while Coker drops to 3-24 overall and 1-13 in the conference.
Jamie Lancaster (Fountain Inn, S.C.) was a force to be reckoned with on the floor tonight, recording a double-double with 18 kills and 17 digs. Adria Mullaney (Tampa, Fla.) was close behind in the kill category with 17 kills and seven digs. Katie Rich (Lexington, S.C.) was the dig leader with 18, while Marlie Bryant (Easley, S.C.) had 11 digs. Lindsay Doggett (Jacksonville, Ala.) handed out 37 assists and had nine digs.
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The Philadelphia Phillies Manager and General Manager as well as former Blueclaws Pitcher Jesse Biddle will be in town for the Lakewood BlueClaws Annual Winter Tour next week.
The Winter Tour Banquet, that takes place on Wednesday January 25th, is a fundraising event that benefits all the Minor League team's charities.
BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown says the Phillies lineup includes General Manager Ruben Amaro, Manager Charlie Manuel, boy that's going to be a lot of fun! We're also bringing in our (BlueClaws) Manager Mickey Morandini. So, if you're a long time Phillies fan, you get to meet our new manager Mickey Morandini, I think he played for the Phillies for nine years. I know he was on the 93 World Series team."
Brown says the Winter Tour is a chance for fans to get to meet key members of their very supportive Major League team on a very personal level. He says Amaro and Manuel have attended the dinners before and they're great with the fans.
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A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Or, he could've walked in on an armed store clerk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkc8AJLRVJs
I foiled my own offspring's attempted shoplifting. Here's what I wrote about it:
I live near where this happened...the gun was a toy but the mom was still mad!
I'd have clobbered him over the head with it to ensure the lesson. Idiot. Go Mama!
Wow! Glad none of my kids ever had that bright idea.
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As adorable as that is, I'm not positive he "killed it", but maybe that's because I don't think the song is super catchy. Also, what's up with the rubber jacket? How many tires had to die to make that thing? JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, JUSTIN.


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ECAC Track and Field Championship
Springfield College - Springfield, Mass.
Thursday, May 14 - Friday, May 15
Springfield, Mass. - Indoor track's Most Valuable Athlete, Qasim Ellis (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale), won the triple jump with a leap of 14.14m (46' 4 1/2"). Ellis' winning performance came on his 6th and final jump. Ellis was in second place going into the final round, when he came through under pressure to win the competition.
Outdoor track's Most Valuable Athlete, Jermaine Carter (Rego Park, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael Academy), competed in three events at the meet. Carter placed 6th in the 400m run in 49.43. He also ran on two outstanding relays. Carter teamed with Jason Chin Chitty, Naveed Mohammed, and Steven Brown to place 8th in the 4x100m relay. He also anchored the 4x400m relay in a fast 49.3 to lead the team to a season best 3:20.86. This is the second fastest 4x400m relay in the last three years. Teaming with Carter was Samar Hall (50.4), Greg Denis (51.4) and John Bates (49.7).
The overall team tied for 21st place out of the 71 entered teams.


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Dallas Mavericks Tried to Land Dwight Howard With a Super Superman Cartoon Video
Superman may have tried to save Metropolis this summer, but Mark Cuban tried to get a different Superman to save Dallas in his own short film.
Cuban, who owns the Dallas Mavericks, has released a cartoon video the team made in an attempt to sign Dwight Howard.
The video is a clear homage to the Man of Steel ideal, with Howard even donning a Superman cape at one point. Perhaps Cuban should have enlisted the help of a few other superheroes, since Howard spurned his offer and signed with the Houston Rockets.
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Sing along: In my Easter bonnet with all the dog hairs on it I will be the hairiest in the Easter parade.
Yep, dog hair is my new accessory — long, wispy strands of golden dog hair from my boy, Brodie, a golden doodle. Although Brodie was given to me, his chief selling point was that he was a hybrid mixed to be a non-shedding, hypoallergenic breed. Boy was I hoodwinked!
It's typical of my luck that he sheds terribly. And of course, we realized this after we fell madly in love with him. I always wanted a golden retriever but didn't get one because I knew them to be heavy shedders. I have one highly allergic child and an excess of dog hair in the house could have sent her into an asthma attack. Luckily, she no longer lives at home.
When the thick clumps of hair began showing up like tumbleweeds on the wood floor of my hallway, I thought it was just his puppy hair coming out. When friends were compelled to point out in the I.G.A. that I had dog hair on my coat, I laughed and said, "Ah, Brodie's becoming a man and losing his puppy fur."
But I've since learned otherwise. Brodie sheds all the time. It's not only in my hallway but on my clothes (which is tough because he's blond and I wear a lot of black), on my rugs, on my furniture, on my bed, and even in my mouth. Yes, I cough up hairballs these days. Look the other way if you see me choking in public.
He's also not hypoallergenic. I have a good friend who often comes to visit on a weekend night so we can shoot the breeze at my dining room table. She, too, is allergic, and now instead of shooting the breeze she shoots nonstop sneezes. We might have to start going to her house.
My mother, who is so not a dog person, recently visited. My husband and I took her shopping one day and let her off at the store's entrance. I watched to make sure she got inside okay and as she walked away from the car we couldn't help but giggle at the blond strands of Brodie hair covering the back of her black jacket. Revenge was finally mine for the dumb Easter outfits she used to make me wear.
One in particular always stands out. We did wear Easter bonnets when we were children and mine that year was a red pillbox like the one Jackie Kennedy used to wear. I wore it (actually I should say I was made to wear it) with a blue polyester coat with big gold buttons, white tights, and white patent leather shoes. My mother had set my hair the night before in rollers and teased it into a bouffant the next day. I looked like a first lady. I was 12 years old. I should not have looked like the wife of a president.
As we took pictures on the beach on City Island, where I grew up, the hat flew off my head and landed in the chilly water of the Long Island Sound. I was fine bidding it adieu, but one of my brothers felt it was his duty to retrieve my Jackie Kennedy hat. While the others searched the beach for long sticks to grab it with, I watched and silently called upon the Lord on the holiest of Catholic holidays to let it sink. I guess he was too busy to listen to me because the hat was retrieved, soggy but still intact.
I've never been a fan of hats and think that episode probably has something to do with it. And so on Sunday I will not be wearing an Easter bonnet. But who's going to be looking at me anyway? Unless, of course, I'm standing to the side coughing up hairballs and wearing a coat of fur.
Janis Hewitt is a senior writer at The Star.


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I'm looking for a wireless router for personal use. I have a small apartment and need the router primarily for my android phone connection. I might need it for streaming video as well.
I'm running Kubuntu on a ThinkPad T61p.
My wireless card is:
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
I'm looking for a reasonably feature-rich router that I will not have to change in the next 2-3 years.
Some of the brands I've been recommended so far are: NetGear such as WNR3500L or 3500 D-Link such as DIR 655 Linksys
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Now that spring is in full swing everyone really has their mind on summer. If you're like me your pasty skin can be a bit of a worry, but now thanks to St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse there's nothing to worry about. A St. Tropez spray tan is guaranteed to leave you looking radiant, the mousse now offers the convenience of tanning straight from your home. What's best about the formula is that it reacts with your skin to give you the best tan for your skin tone. What does this mean exactly? Every person that puts the mousse on their skin will get a different tan, natural for their tone. Say good-bye to that fake bake orange color and hello to a sun-kissed just-got-back-from-Puerto-Rico look.
It takes about five minutes for the mousse to dry and doesn't rub off on your clothes. Perfect for those last minute necessities any time. What's even better is they've managed to eliminate the self tan aroma by using Aromaguard TM fragrance technology, so no one will be able to tell you fake tanned.
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Nicki Minaj Tops 100 Hottest Women of 2014 List
GuySpeed, one of the leading men's entertainment sites on the web, has once again published its annual 100 Hottest Women List, and the 2014 edition has a new queen.
Nicki Minaj toppled last year's winner, Danish model Nina Agdal, for the No. 1 spot on the list. The rapper topped other featured contenders including actresses, wives, singers, glamor models and porn stars. The rapper even beat out 'American Hustle' star Jennifer Lawrence for her spot.
In the accompanying blurb, GuySpeed explains Minaj earned the No. 1 spot because of her consistent record sales in the age of music piracy, her huge fan base and dominance over her sexuality. "Whether its with pasties and handcuffs on or with her music, Nicki will keep us memorized during the year of the Minaj-a-trois," it reads.
The head Barb shines over urban artists too. Rihanna takes the No. 12 spot after spending the majority of last year touring and making music videos. Beyonce follows at No. 19, despite having her self-titled album go platinum. Ciara lands at No. 67 after "she also broke our hearts by recently becoming engaged to the underground Georgia rapper, Future," while Azealia Banks ranks at No. 92.
There's quite a few female singers and rappers that one could argue should've made the cut. Newer artists like K. Michelle and Tinashe are beauties who have made waves in 2013. K. Michelle's 'Rebellious Soul' debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. She's also a femme fatale who has over 1 million followers on her Instagram account. Twenty-year-old Tinashe is a former model, and she thrust herself into the spotlight with the critically acclaimed 'Black Water' mixtape. Cases can be made for both Solange and Kelly Rowland as well, because they continued to work hard while simultaneously looking hot last year.
Despite the omissions, it's hard to disagree Minaj earned that No. 1 spot, especially with the fantastic 'Boss Ass Bitch' freestyle she ended 2013 with (the Soundcloud has since been removed by Universal) and those NSFW, breast-baring Instagram photos.
Minaj is expected to release her third full-length studio album this year. She will also make her acting debut in the romantic comedy 'The Other Woman,' which hits theaters April 25. Hip-hop's reigning queen is keeping busy, so it's very possible she could go for a two-peat as GuySpeed's Hottest Woman of 2015.


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Monday, September 27, 2010
Josh Harding Out For Season With Torn ACL/MCL
Back up Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding is out for the season after tearing his ACL and MCL in his right knee. St. Louis Blues forward Brad Boyes landed awkwardly on Harding and collided with his right knee in the crease. Anton Khudobin will likely take over the new back up role, a draftee from the 7th round in 2004. After the collision, Harding was in severe pain and told reporters he had heard a "pop". Best of luck to a quick recovery for Josh.
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Ugh! The Minnesota Wild season is not looking good. Hoepfully, Backstrom can stay healthy all year!
- September 28, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- September 28, 2010 at 12:56 PM
that would happen
- September 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM
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I first heard about this book at SQL Saturday #51 when I was talking with Joe Webb and Thomas LaRock. Joe was describing the basic premise of the book, which is that everyone has more to do than can possibly be done. As a result, someone is going to get less of us than they want. Unfortunately, too many folks choose to let the family take that hit, which is completely illogical (I'll explain in a bit). Then Joe Webb posted a quick blog post about the book, so I went ahead and grabbed it and read it.
If you're looking to get more efficient with what you do by looking at a program like Getting Things Done, you want to read Choosing to Cheat first. Part of the Getting Things Done system is understanding your priorities and goals. GTD has the same premise as Choosing to Cheat: you can't do everything you want to do or that people expect you to do. So you're going to have to make choices. Either you can consciously make choices which support your priorities, or you can be driven by whoever is screaming loudest right now.
Why should you read Choosing to Cheat first? Quite simply because it lays out things in a logical manner as to where our priorities are and where they should be. Right up front I'll point out this is a Christian book written by Andy Stanley, son of Dr. Charles Stanley. And Andy does use Scripture to back up his points. However, he doesn't just use Scripture. He uses great illustrations that get his message across, he argues logically why some of the choices we make are illogical, and why when we often choose to do nothing because we think that dealing with an issue will cause severe problems, what we're forgetting is that by not doing anything, those problems come about anyway. Here's an example:
Work and family compete it today's world. We can't give enough time to either one to fully satisfy one or the other. There will always be more work and there is always something else we can do to build our family, to grow our relationships with our spouse and children. So we're forced to make a choice of how to allocate our time. We're going to have to cheat someone, but who? For most folks, it's easy to give work more of our time. However, this is an illogical choice. In today's work environment, we may have a great boss and work for a great organization, but one change in managers or in the economy or whatever else you can think of can change everything. I've seen it in every civilian job where I've worked and so likely have you. So we can pour time above and beyond into our jobs where we could find ourselves out the door tomorrow. And that's what a lot of folks do. Or we could pour our time above and beyond into our families, who generally accept us unconditionally, who aren't going to put us out the door tomorrow on a whim (even when we think it's a small issue that's caused a schism, it's usually a build up over time of a lot of little things… death by a thousand cuts, basically). And that's where the logic hits home: why do pour extra effort into a relationship where we could be dropped tomorrow over a relationship that is unconditional and sustaining?
Now based on the title you might think that Andy Stanley is recommending you shirk work for family. That's not the case. You still do your best. You still look to be as productive as possible. However, you make clear determination of what is acceptable and what is not. For Andy, even as a pastor of a church plant, that meant coming home at 4 PM every day because his wife, with two young children, needed him badly at that time. She had a full time job with the children and by the time 3:30 PM rolled around, she was about spent. She needed someone to spell her. So Andy made the hard choice, after talking and discussing with his wife, to be home at 4 PM every day. He wasn't going to cheat his family any longer. But that didn't mean he could leave off his responsibilities, either. It meant working better with others. For instance, he delegated some of his counseling to other members of the church staff. He made sure meetings didn't him past the 4 PM time frame. That meant coordination and negotiation. You get the idea. He still had work that needed to be done, and he still had to figure out how to get it done without the "luxury" of throwing a bunch of extra hours at it.
Even if you're not a Christian, this is a good "work-life" or "life-work" balance book to read. It helps one put things in proper perspective. And it gives real, practical advice on how to approach making the appropriate changes to reallocate your time accordingly. Most folks can't go in and blindly tell their bosses, "These are my hours and you're going to like it!" After all, we have a relationship with our bosses, too. There's a way to approach our work superiors. Andy's example is out of the book of Daniel from the Bible, but it is logical, it shows proper commitment, and it is respectful to all involved. Anyone can apply these principles to see if work is amenable to allowing a change to occur. And there's also practical advice if the answer is, "No." That's reality. Not everyone is going to say, "Yes," or even, "Let's give it a try."


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Imagine Martina from Unit 3 again. She is working 40 hours a week and on top of that, needs to learn about managing and leading a team in an online training class.
So now Martina is trying to integrate her learning and training into her work. However, she feels uncomfortable reading a text or watching a video as part of her online training in front of her team at work. In the end, she decides to learn at home in her free time, making her more stressed than before.
Help Martina create a learning culture in her team or office!
For example: She could create a corner in the office with a flag on it, when it is learning time, every Friday afternoon for 2 hours. She could block her calendar, creating deadlines for herself to finish the tasks, have open conversations with her staff members about her learning experiences etc.
How can you support her?
There are quite a few ideas you can develop after having read all the implications that a corporate digital strategy involves in the main and the additional material.
Do you need more inspiration for the task? Then have a look at the following links and articles:
Put yourself in the shoes of the learner: This nicely written article in the Washington Post illustrates the power of spending two days as a learner and experiencing their everyday lives.
How much time do you spend on learning a week? This short article by Jane Hart includes a poll about how many hours people spend on learning. She also wrote about 5 steps towards Modern Workplace Learning. It is important is to see the change, be the change and support the change.
Or maybe you get some inspiration by a rather controversial article and push for employees to learn in their free time? Quentin Hardy wrote in the NY Times about how AT&T "Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else".
Find some images that visualize how you can help Martina and how Martina can create a culture of learning. Upload these images as part of your journal entry and your ideas so that we can collect them at the end and create a collage.


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April 4, 2009
Complete Sam Howell Invitational Results
Complete Colonial Relays Results
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Bulldogs had a busy weekend in competing in their first East coast outdoor meets of the season. While jumpers and throwers went to the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, N.J., most of the runners traveled further to the 44th Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. At both meets high winds and threatening thunderstorms made competing more of a challenge than usual. At William and Mary, despite competing with a depleted number of athletes, the Yale team ended their first day with 18 points, which was good for ninth place out of 18 scoring teams, and finished the meet Saturday in 11th place out of 23 teams with 31 points.
At the unscored Sam Howell Invitational, bad weather affected the team's performance. Due to the team's split, no one competed in any of the running events there on Friday, and the men's throwing events were postponed due to the high winds and possible thunderstorm.
On Saturday a few Bulldogs competed in distance events. That included sophomore Liya Assefa, who competed in the 1,500-meter run to earn fifth place in 4:57.02, and senior Claire Leatherwood, who gained another fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run (10:39.63).
Sophomores Emily Standish and Eve King competed in a number of jumping events for Yale, including the high jump, in which Standish placed seventh with a jump of 1.58 meters and King placed 12th with a height of 1.55m. King also competed in the long jump and 800-meter run. Standish competed in the triple jump with freshman Micha'le Simmons, who made her outdoor collegiate debut in the event.
Sophomore Rachel Kuschner also competed for the Bulldogs in the discus throw and the hammer throw.
Below the Mason-Dixon line, the weather was warm but high winds made the running unpredictable, and caused slower times across the board.
"We ran good times for the conditions," said senior captain Jennifer Lin. "The thunderstorm held off, but the wind would whirl around the track, making the back stretch difficult."
Friday got off to a great start in individual events for Yale when senior Bevin Peters finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:03.69. Freshman Anne Lovelace came in seventh (11:19.97).
"It was super windy, so a lot of the times were a lot slower than we expected," said Peters of her race and others'. "But considering the conditions I was happy."
The next big success for Yale was Kate Grace's second-place finish in the 1,500-meter run. The sophomore ran the exciting race in a personal best of 4:32.12. She was around 5th place for most of the run, until the final 200 meters when she picked up speed and picked off her opponents, beating the third-place and fourth-place finishers by only .13 and .4 seconds, respectively. Her time qualifies her for ECAC Championships in the event, and places her just over four seconds off NCAA Regional standards.
Rare for most runners, Grace not only led the distance team with her 1,500-meter run; she also anchored the sprinters in both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays.
In individual sprints, freshman Alexa Monti ran 12.48 in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash on Friday to get her into the finals on Saturday, where she finished seventh in a time of 12.66. In her preliminary run, Monti was .36 above ECAC qualifying standards, which she might be able to achieve in better conditions.
Other good performances included junior Claudia Duncan, who ran close to a personal best in the 800-meter run despite windy conditions with a time of 2:13.96. Captain Lin earned fifth place for Yale in her signature outdoor event, the 400-meter hurdles, in 1:04.15.
On Saturday the Colonial Relays made good on their name, and Yale lived up to it very well, in a string of strong fourth-place finishes. The women's 4x800 meter relay was the first of the day, and the Yale team (Stephany Reaves, Kathryn Schleckser, Erin Walsh and anchor Kelli Buck) came in at 9:18.57.
The Bulldogs' 4x100-meter relay team also grabbed a fourth-place finish. Monti, Duncan, Jennifer Parker and Grace passed the torch around the track in 48.29 seconds. The team qualified for ECAC championships with a time of 47.95 two weeks ago at the UCI Invitational in Irvine, Calif.
To end the day in accord with the pattern, Yale also came in fourth in the 4x400 meter relay, with a team of Duncan, Parker, Gabriella Kelly and Grace. Their time of 3:49.75 is also fast enough for ECAC standards.
Captain Jennifer Lin said that the Bulldogs were using this meet to practice the two-day format they will need to get used to for most of the rest of the season.
"We wanted to get people to practice running a second day not on fresh legs," said Lin. "Some people ran a lot better on Saturday in the relays than in their individual races. It was a pretty decent effort - everyone ran okay. People were a little tired from the long trip, and we haven't had much tapering time, since it's kind of early in the outdoor season still and we've had two weeks without a meet back to back. We can do a lot better in all races across the board."
This coming weekend the Bulldogs will compete as a whole team again in New Haven on Yale's Cuyler Field/Dwyer Track. On Friday the women will compete with Harvard against British universities Oxford and Cambridge. On Saturday Yale will compete against Ivy League rivals University of Pennsylvania and Princeton.
Report by Kyle Eichner '12, Yale Sports Publicity