Ten Tips for Avoiding Ethical Lapses When Using Social Media by Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Mac R. McCoy and Brook Sneath  "The authors cite primarily to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) and select ethics opinions from various states.  In addition to considering the general information in this article, you should carefully review the ethics rules and ethics opinions adopted by the specific jurisdiction(s) in which you are licensed and in which your law firm maintains an office."   http://www.americanbar.org/publications/blt/2014/01/03_harvey.html

In Trinidad, rising above the Northern Range Hills over Tunapuna, the red-roofed church tower of Mount St. Benedict Monastery is one of the most striking landmarks east of Port of Spain.  Benedictine monks established this community in 1912, and the monastery is the largest and oldest in the Caribbean.  Founded on the principles of self-sufficiency and hospitality to strangers, the monastery complex encompasses religious buildings, a farm, an apiary, a home for the aged, a rehabilitation center, a vocational school, and guesthouse.  Hiking and birding opportunities abound in the surrounding forest, and the monastery is famous for its yogurt, jams, and jellies filled with locally-grown fruit.  See wonderful pictures of tourist attractions at http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/trinidad-and-tobago-tri.htm

Drumlin  An elongate hill, streamlined in the direction of ice flow and composed largely of glacial deposits  See beautiful pictures at http://www.landforms.eu/Lothian/drumlin.htm

Goblin Valley State Park is a state park in Utah.  Its eminent feature is its thousands of hoodoos and hoodoo rocks, which are formations of mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles, some as high as several meters. The distinct shape of these rocks comes from an erosion-resistant layer of rock atop softer sandstone.  The park lies within the San Rafael Desert southeast of the east limb of the San Rafael Swell and north of the Henry Mountains.  See pictures at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_Valley_State_Park

Cassoulet is a traditional peasant dish originating in the south of France (supposedly Castelnaudry, but some say Carcassonne or Toulouse).  The dish is named after its traditional cooking vessel, the cassole, which is a large earthenware dish.  There are many variations, but all contain beans and meat.  Find chef Peter Shaw's modern take on the recipe at his Jan. 31, 2014 blog.   http://domainelaveronique.blogspot.com/

If you saw the 2011 film Midnight in Paris, you saw scenes of Musée Rodin.  The museum contains the largest collection of the sculptor’s works at two sites:  in Paris, at the Hôtel Biron, and in Meudon, site of his former home, atelier, and reserve collection.  Find more information  and a link to Rodin's collections in the world at http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/musee-rodin

Why do some English words have the same singular and plural?  Examples are mostly animals - deer, fish, moose, sheep, swine, buffalo - but also aircraft, stone (weight), head (cattle).  Is it related to the Norman/ Saxon divide noted in Ivanhoe?   For those wanting the short answer - because many English words are not English words.  Plural forms obey the spelling rules attached to the language of origin.  Sheila Kirby  You are on the right track with your Ivanhoe example.  In forming plurals, much depends on how the word got into English, that is, which language we "borrowed" it from, which we did and do a lot.  If you look in a dictionary you will see that "deer" comes to us from the German "tier", a beast.  German does not form the plural by adding an "s" as English does, so one deer, two deer, etc. I'm not sure you are right about "fish", what about the parable of the loaves and fishes?  Fish comes from German too, fisch, and you can either stick to fish or use fishes, so that is a borrowed word where you can use either sort of plural.  Stephen Brown  http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197456,00.html

More on moose  The word "moose" came to us from Algonquian Indians.  Consequently its plural, instead of being "mooses" or "meese", is the same as the singular.  That is true of most Indian names whether of a tribe, such as the Winnebago and Potawatomi, or of an object such as papoose.  It is also true of many wildlife names not of Indian origin--for example:  deer, mink and grouse.  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/500-599/nb504.htm

Dog Latin, also known as Cod Latin, macaronic Latin, mock Latin, or Canis Latinicus,  refers to the creation of a phrase or jargon in imitation of Latin, often by "translating" English words (or those of other languages) into Latin by conjugating or declining them as if they were Latin words.  Unlike the similarly named language game Pig Latin (a form of playful spoken code), Dog Latin is more of a humorous device for invoking scholarly seriousness. Sometimes "dog Latin" can mean a poor-quality genuine attempt at writing Latin.  More often, correct Latin is mixed with English words for humorous effect or in an attempt to update Latin by providing words for modern items.  See examples at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Latin

Succatash or succotash is a Native American dish made with corn and shell beans.  There are regional variations, and the succotash may be served as a stew or salad; warm or cold; and with many added ingredients, including tomatoes, bell peppers, and even meat.  The name most likely comes from the indigenous people from Narragansett (now Rhode Island) who referred to m'sickquatash—a word that may have meant either fragments/ broken pieces or boiled corn.  http://www.myrecipes.com/how-to/cooking-questions/what-is-succotash-00420000012892/

A gaping sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky on February 12, 2014, damaging eight prized cars that plunged in a heap while the attraction geared to the classic American sports car was closed to visitors.  Six of the cars were owned by the museum and two — a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder and a 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil — were on loan from General Motors, said museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli.  The other cars damaged were a 1962 black Corvette, a 1984 PPG Pace Car, a 1992 White 1 Millionth Corvette, a 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette, a 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 Corvette and a 2009 white 1.5 Millionth Corvette.  The hole opened in part of the museum's domed section, and that area will remain closed.  That's an original part of the facility that was completed in 1994.  The fire department estimated the hole to be about 40 feet across and 25 to 30 feet deep.  Bowling Green sits in the midst of the state's largest karst region — the Western Pennyroyal area, where many of Kentucky's longest and deepest caves run underground.  A karst display distinctive surface features, including sinkholes.  Sinkholes are common in the area but usually don't occur inside buildings, Dettman said.  "It was unique for a lot of reasons," he said.  "One, it's full of Corvettes, and two that it was inside a structure."  Bruce Schreiner  http://www.kentucky.com/2014/02/12/3083407/collapse-at-national-corvette.html

Ironically, the day when we celebrate love may have much darker origins.  Ancient Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia on Feb. 13-15.  The feast involved animal sacrifices and whipping women, thought to make them more fertile, according to Noel Lenski, a historian at the University of Colorado-Boulder, in an interview with NPR.  But the first direct connection between St. Valentine's and the idea of love comes much later, in the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, says Andy Kelly, an English professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, who wrote the book “Chaucer and the Cult of St. Valentine.”  Jolie Lee 

Read about love, roses, chocolates, cards and Cupid at http://www.freep.com/article/20140214/FEATURES01/302140053/Valentine-s-Day-traditions-explained

Issue 1110  February 14, 2014  On this date in 1778, the United States flag was formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte rendered a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.  On this date in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone, as did Elisha Gray.