Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities.  The term "co-ed" is a shortened version of "co-educational," and is also sometimes used as an informal and increasingly archaic reference to a female college student, particularly in the United States.  Before the 1960s, many private institutions of higher education restricted their enrollment to a single sex.  Most institutions of higher education, both public and private, restricted their enrollment to a single sex at some point in their history.  http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Coeducation

The adverbial phrase as per, which comes from business writing, usually means in accordance with.  As per is redundant.  Per, without as, conveys the same meaning.  And in some cases, as on its own would work just as well as as per, especially with the common phrase as per usual.  Here, per could be removed with no loss of meaning.  http://grammarist.com/usage/as-per/  See also 50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid by Mark Nichol at https://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-redundant-phrases-to-avoid/

​Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father,an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note and mother, a drama teacher.  He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school.  After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford.  He married in 1991 and he and his wife spent about 4 years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy.  His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on his experiences in Tunisia; it has since been translated into many languages.  A sequel followed in 1999.  Then in 2001 the first Artemis Fowl book was published and he was able to resign from teaching and concentrate fully on writing.  Find a list of his books at http://www.eoincolfer.com/about-eoin

banquette  1a:  a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns  b  Southern:  sidewalk  2a:  a long upholstered bench  b:  a sofa having one roll-over arm  c:  a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banquette  See also http://www.memidex.com/banquette#etymology

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Yarborough   bridge whist a hand of 13 cards in which no card is higher than nine;  supposed to be named after the second Earl of Yarborough (1809–62),  said to have bet a thousand to one against the occurrence of such a hand.  Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yarborough  See also Probabilities and Yarboroughs at https://www.math.ku.edu/~jmartin/bridge/yarborough.pdf

Gerrymander  (originally written Gerry-mander) was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette on 26 March 1812.  The word was created in reaction to a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814).  In 1812, Governor Gerry signed a bill that redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party.  When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the Boston area was said to resemble the shape of a mythological salamander.  Gerrymander is a portmanteau of the governor's last name and the word salamander.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering

Habituation is a word that refers to a decrease in an individual’s response to stimuli after the stimuli are repeated.  In other words, a sensation is ignored after a while.  

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-habituation.html

What is Scungilli? by Dan Myers  It’s slightly mysterious, but nothing to be afraid of   Scungilli is one of those foods that most people have little to no idea what it really is.  When there’s any description of it on a menu, it usually only says “sliced conch,” which indicates that it’s some type of snail, but even that isn’t very specific.  In reality, scungilli can be any type of large sea snail, like whelks, that’s been cleaned and cut up into smallish pieces.  The scungilli you usually find in restaurants comes from a can, is typically served in antipasto salads or pasta dishes, and is associated with the Feast of the Seven Fishes.  Link to recipes at https://www.thedailymeal.com/what-is-scungilli/5914

Difficult Words:  prodigal and prodigious 

Prodigal (PROD uh gul)  adj:  wastefully extravagant

Prodigious (pruh DIJ us)  adj:  extraordinary, enormous  

http://www.english-for-students.com/Prodigious.html

Prodigy is from a distinct Latin word, prodigium, meaning “omen or monster” (both of which stem from a precursor word that means “to warn”).  The most common sense of prodigy is in reference to an unusually talented young person, although, more rarely, yet with more fidelity to its Latin roots, it may also mean “something extraordinary or inexplicable,” or “a great accomplishment.”  Another rare usage is as a synonym for omen.  https://www.dailywritingtips.com/prodigal-vs-prodigy/

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That's the thing about librarians.  Unlike most public servants, they actually like their jobs.  The Hunting Wind, Alex McKight mystery series #3 by Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton is a mystery novelist.  He is one of only two authors (along with Ross Thomas) to win Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards for both best novel and best first novel.  Hamilton lives in upstate New York with his wife Julia and their two children.  He wrote his first twelve books while working for IBM, writing at night after his family had gone to bed.  Find awards and bibliography at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hamilton_(author)

Easy dessert  Pour amaretto over gelato.  (Gelato is Italian ice cream.)  Thank you, Muse reader!

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 1735  July 11, 2017  On this date in 1796, the United States took possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.  On this date in 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery.  In the next 27 years he discovered another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.