Strokes of luck and lore in names and stealing first
A collage of anecdotes on naming coincidences and misattributed causation. From Thomas Crapper’s apples to Lipsitt’s illusory correlations, it contrasts playful name links with a baseball theft by Herman Schaefer and notes on the data-driven cell phone era.
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Thomas Crapper
Dr. Stork
Brown University
Lewis P. Lipsitt
Lipsitt
Dr. Hawkes
Audubon Society
Mr. Rowles
Automobile Association
Prof
Fiddler
Ms. Record
Dr. Fish
The
Oceanographic Institute
Laila
Seman
Marine Lab
Herman
Germany
Schaefer
Detroit
Cleveland
Bob Colgan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Davy Jones
Clarke
Jones
Homebrew Club Meeting Planned at Aiken Brewing Co
Brew Master Randy Doucet will host a meeting at the Aiken Brewing Company to gauge interest in forming a homebrew club. Home brewers are asked to bring samples. attendees welcome. For more details visit the site or call Marge Peterson at 641-1700.
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Randy Doucet
Aiken Brewing Company
Aikenbrewingcompany.com
Open house and lecture series events in Aiken County
The Aiken County Public School District hosts an open house Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the North Augusta High School auditorium to discuss district needs The First Tee of Aiken runs winter clinic registrations Saturday 10 a m to 3 p m at Houndslake Country Club for ages 8 to 18 Call 226 0053 or visit thefirstteeaiken org for details Lectures on Aiken s Winter Colony begin Feb 9 with Dr Delina Hicks and Feb 16 with Lynne Katonak Cost 25 members 30 nonmembers Registration started Jan 4 For more info call 642 2015 Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum 2010 Lecture Series begins Tuesday with Owen Clary Jan 26 and Walt Joseph Feb 2 topics cover county history and winter colony notes
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Aiken County
North Augusta High School
Aiken
Houndslake
Country Club
Houndslake Drive
Ashley Howell
Elizabeth Smith
Thefirstteeaiken.org
Savannah River
Delina Hicks
Lynne Katonak
Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum
Owen Clary
Walt Joseph
Friends of the Library Plan Quarterly Meeting
The Friends of the Library will meet at the County Public Library to hold their quarterly session on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the downtown library meeting room. All members are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the
Aiken County Public Library
Woodcarvers to Meet in Hobby Lobby Craft Room
The Aiken Woodcarvers invite beginners and interested individuals to a Tuesday session from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Hobby Lobby Craft Room. All skill levels welcome to learn and practice wood carving.
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Aiken Woodcarvers
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