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What a well liked GOP guy thinks about the age of the earth
Original post made by Resident, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Nov 20, 2012
""Whether the Earth was created in seven days, or seven actual eras,†Rubio continued, "I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries.â€"
Hmmm, and this is what scientists believe:
"Most scientists agree that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old and the universe is 14.5 billion years old. "
But the new GOP members, those who also oppose women's rights, think:
"Christian Young Earth Creationists, on the other hand, argue that the weeklong account of God creating the Earth and everything in it represents six 24-hour periods (plus one day of rest) and date the age of the Earth between 6,000 and 10,000 years."
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WOW! I have a friend whose kids go to a Christian high school, and they are taught creationism instead of evolution! I hope the GOP never regains the WH! Imagine how backwards we would go as a country if the GOP had its way!
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a resident of Mohr Park
on Nov 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Gee, thanks for another really important post.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 20, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Exactly how does this 'news' impact you, resident. What will you do differently as a result of your post? Is your point just to denigrate people with religious beliefs? Why is this important to you?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 20, 2012 at 9:50 pm
" Why is this important to you?"
Because it is scary to think that people who think that way (you know, do not believe in evolution, etc) could be in a position of leadership. It is important for people to continue to find out what the GOP is all about. I heard Rubio is seen as a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2016. Wow! Good thing is, the majority of people in this country rejected backwards views this year - with the economy the way it is and Obama not doing a good job, the fact that we managed to re-elect him says a lot about people rejecting the GOP's backwards ways!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 20, 2012 at 10:12 pm
What's even worse is when they're on the Science Committee...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 20, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Is the Republican Party capable of fielding ANYONE who doesn't wilt within three minutes once asked an intelligent question? See Republican primary debates.... All these guys, Jindal, Rubio, Jeb, Christie, Portman, Ryan, they're all posers who sold out any smidgeon of intelligence they had once they sold their souls and adopted the Republican ideology. Repub ideology and intelligence are contradictory.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 20, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I would say young earth creationist beliefs are closer to superstition than religion, and I agree with the others that such beliefs held by people with power over investment in science and direction of scientific research and education is scary.
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Well happy birthday to your son! I always see these threads too late.
Well happy birthday to your son! I always see these threads too late.
If you read BCJ's post above, he's spreading the news about poor ol' TI (even though it ain't me). He just used this thread as a vehicle. (And, yes, BCJ it's funny!).
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I see an Ides of March reference, BCJ's Vehicle Baby.
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What? I don't get this?
Should I wish you a happy birthday TeeEye? Well I do wish you well and many great days ahead of you.
But now I'm confused. I have no idea whether it is really your birthday or if we all missed that.
This TeeEye's birthday was months ago but BCJ was talking about the rapper TI who's going to jail for a year and a day.
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BlueSnags: I love my AOTC figures and got mine from HTS as well.
But since then, I've gotten 2 boxes of just Obi-Wan Kenobi for use in my dioramas, as I held out since way back to 2002, as I didn't think the figure was that great and experience taught me that Hasbro will make a better, later edition.
So I now have ten (10) AOTC Obi-Wan Kenobis. Some I'll put the E1 Jedi robe accessory on when I need him to appear that way, but I think I'm done.
Hasbro actually sold a lot of Obi-Wan this time (to me anyway).
I only needed to buy 3 each of Owen and Beru:
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2) Shmi Skywalker's funeral
3) ROTS adoption of Luke Skywalker
Now I need 2 Cliegg Lars for No. 1 & 2 above. The differences in the displays are basically Padme's outfit changes, having an Obi-Wan Kenobi, baby Luke, and an Eopiee.
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Family: Laridae, Gulls and Terns view all from this family
Description ADULT SUMMER Has pale blue-gray back and upper wings, except for white trailing edge and dark wingtips with white "windows". Plumage is otherwise white. Bill is yellow with orange spot on gonys, and eye has yellow iris and orange eyering. ADULT WINTER Similar, but head and neck are streaked brown; leg, bill, and eyering colors are duller. JUVENILE AND 1ST-WINTER Have mottled brown plumage, dark tail, and dull pink legs. Initially bill is dark, but becomes dark-tipped pink by first winter. Note pale inner primaries create pale panel on upper wing and otherwise uniformly brown upper wings. Adult plumage acquired through successive molts: becomes more uniform gray on back and upper wings and whiter elsewhere. Retains dark band on tail and some brown feathering on upper wings into third winter.
Dimensions Length: 23-26" (58-66 cm)
Habitat Widespread and common, nesting on islands in northern lakes, and on coasts. Winter range is mainly coastal.
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Range Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, Plains, Great Lakes, Alaska, Texas, Western Canada, Eastern Canada, California, New England, Florida, Rocky Mountains
Voice Utters distinctive kyaoo and anxious ga-ka-ka.
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Was training in just a shirt Saturday and Sunday now we have 8 in of snow and still snowing. The pups like it tho.
Was training in just a shirt Saturday and Sunday now we have 8 in of snow and still snowing. The pups like it tho.
Looks like a Quack Head to me! Nice pup!
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Nice pics and Labs pups cute! I am so used to looking at the snow. I saw ABC news this am and what a mess in some places down there. I emphasize! It is all in the snow removal equipment you have. Since you don't usually get any normally it must be hard. My advice is stay off the roads b/c not only are you not used to snow but neither are any of the drivers. That goes for up here. This year I have missed 5 days of work. Rather sit than be a statistic. Take care. Thanks for posting.
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|Team: NON-NBA College Team: Austin
W: 237 lbs
Bday: 05/12/1986
(30 Years Old)
Current: C
Possible: C
|Agent: Bouna Ndiaye
High School:
Hometown: Pikine, Senegal
Drafted: Pick 10 in 2006 by Sonics
Best Case: Samuel Dalembert
Worst Case: Mamadou N'Diaye
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|Standing Reach
|Body Fat
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|Max Vert
|NBA Pre-Draft Camp
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|Body Fat
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|Max Vert
|NBA Pre-Draft Camp
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Although his stat-line might look slightly more impressive than the actual results on the court, there is no doubting the fact that Saer Sene is making some very solid progress in his second year in the D-League. Stronger in the upper body (but still with a ways to go in terms of fully filling out), Sene is quite a presence in the paint thanks to his gigantic 7-8 ½ wingspan, which he uses quite well to grab rebounds, finish around the rim and challenge shots in the paint.
Sene should be grateful to have a playmaker like Randy Livingston running the show here. Livingston really makes an effort to keep Sene involved in the offense, with designated plays that are run just between the two to take advantage of Livingstons court vision and Senes freakish length inside the paint. Livingston dribbles the ball along the 3-point line and waits for Sene to run parallel to him on a sharp cut to the rim, at which point hell whip a perfect pass right into his hands. The result is Sene catching the ball right below the rim with his hands already outstretched, meaning he just has to drop the ball into the basket and run back on defense. This is simple basketball, but so incredibly important for his development as a post player. Its no surprise Sene went 6-6 from the field tonight. Things would be 100% different if we were talking about the NBA, but were seeing progress, which has to be considered encouraging.
Defensively, Sene can block and alter tons of shots around the basket, but he still is light years away from being able to play consistent minutes in the NBA from what we can tell. He looks incredibly lost every time he needs to step away from the paint to defend a pick and roll play for example, not bending his knees in any type of fundamental stance, and looking a step slow in everything that has to do with timing, instead mostly just standing upright with his hands in the air. Hed be chop liver most likely for most any NBA starting big man with a pulse.
Still, you have to like the effort hes putting forth, the fact that hes running the floor hard, being active, and looking like a good teammate invested in his teams success. Its too early to say whether Seattles investment will really pan out (hell almost certainly not live up to his top 10 pick status), but at least there are some encouraging signs to speak of.
One of the more intriguing stories to follow in the coming years out of this draft class is the development of Saer Sene. It really could go in any direction.
If his learning curve really is as steep as some NBA teams think, were talking about an absolute force in the middle that runs the floor incredibly hard, blocks shots and rebounds with the best of them, and best of all, shows a terrific attitude to do all the little things.
But if he ends up the way too many African prospects over the past few years have, the results will not be pretty for the team that drafts him. Olumide Oyedeji, Malick Badiane, Mamadou NDiaye, Soumalia Samake, the list of uber-athletic freaks with incredible wingspans and little to no basketball experience goes and on and on.
Sene essentially represents everything the NBA draft stands for. Hit a home run and you might get a Samuel Dalembert with the 27th pick. Strike out and you might suffer through four listless years of DeSagana Diop like the Cleveland Cavaliers did after drafting him 8th overall.
Senes more likely scenario is that he develops into a more athletic version of what Diop has become today, a big body in the post who intimidates with his length, runs the floor, sets good screens, rebounds with purpose and scores when the opportunity arises. As ordinary as that might sound, there is a plenty of value in getting a 7-footer in that mold, particularly when you are drafting somewhere from 10-20. Anything more than that is absolute gravy for the team that drafts him, which is where his upside kicks in.
For more info on Saer Senes strengths and weaknesses, click on his name to read his recently completed scouting report.
A team source informed us that the Chicago Bulls were blown away by Saer Senes athleticism, upside and speed at a workout he recently conducted at the Berto Center. According to the source, Sene blew the roof off the workout and is now considered a legitimate option for the Bulls at #16. "He might be the longest person in the world!"
When talking about potential problems he might face in the NBA with the speed the game is played at, the source was adamant about the fact that he tested out extremely well off the court and that his learning curve appears to be very sharp.
Similar questions we posed via email to a coach he worked with this past year in Belgium garnered the following response: If you saw the progression hes made you would be amazed. His talent to pick up fundamentals is amazing. In the games he wasn't always ready to catch the ball, but for me it was more inexperience than bad hands. He's a good kid, with a golden heart. With the necessary aid of personal coaches who take their time, I really believe that he has a great future in the NBA.
Sene will be working out in Philadelphia today (20th) with Hilton Armstrong, Oleksiy Pecherov and Patrick OBryant. After that he has the Phoenix Suns scheduled on the 22nd, a second visit with the Supersonics on the 23rd, a second visit with his biggest fan Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz on the 25th, and potentially Houston before the draft. His range appears to be somewhere in the 10-21 area, with the New York Knicks being a major hindrance to Phoenixs hopes of him being there at 21 after having watched him work out and fallen in love with him during the week of the Orlando pre-draft camp.
Senes potential is not lost on the shoe companies either, as hes recently reached a three year marketing deal agreement with Nike.
Recent talk has the Phoenix Suns potentially packaging both of their picks (#21+#27) into the teens to draft him.
DraftExpress has exclusively obtained an 8 minute long highlight reel of Sene for our users to enjoy. The clip features plenty of plays from the Nike Hoop Summit in April, as well as game footage from this past season in Belgium with Pepinster.
Sene is a physical specimen in the truest sense, with the type of attributes that would put him in a rare class in the NBA right off the bat. Standing 7 feet tall, he has terrific size for the center position, with a 78.5 wingspan that will make him the longest player in the league. Sene isnt particularly bulky at this point in time, but his frame is good enough to lead you to believe that hell put on all weight hell ever need in his upper and lower body.
In terms of athletic ability, Sene passes the test as well. He is quick off his feet and has a terrific second bounce after his initial vertical leap. He has excellent footspeed and overall quickness, and runs the floor extremely well for a player his size.
Offensively, Sene is a massive target in the paint and is the type of player who you can potentially just throw the ball in the general direction of and let him go get it. He wont always be able to catch it at this point in his development curve, but its impressive to see just how much potential he has as a target around the rim, particularly when running the floor in transition. If he does manage to catch the ball in a favorable position, his size, length and the quickness in which he gets off his feet usually do the rest, as hes able to stick it the ball in the basket emphatically while barely leaving the ground. Watching him on film, hes often able to avoid the initial challenge in the air from his defender and dunk the ball while already well on his way down, just before landing on his feet. If he has time to gather himself after catching the ball in the post, he shows some sparks of a raw jump-hook shot he can utilize.
Defensively is where Sene is probably the most attractive. His length alone already makes him a force as a shot-blocking threat, but the raw timing he shows leaves even more room for optimism in his potential as a game changer in the paint. Sene recovers extremely well and is quick to get over and challenge slashers that dare enter the paint. His nimble feet allow him to stay in front of players much smaller than him with his lateral quickness and force them into some extremely difficult shots high off the glass over his outstretched arms. For every blocked shot that he comes up with, he alters countless other just with his mere presence and the intimidation factor he establishes early on. With Sene manning the post, opposing guards need to bring it strong into the paint, or they will most likely be denied. A part of his game that really shows just how freakishly long he is when being posted up. On numerous occasions on film wed see Sene stripping his man clean while being posted up on a one on one back to the basket play. When the post-entry pass comes, Sene can just stick his long arm out and around his man from behind and deflect the ball free.
More reasons for optimism are left when watching just how hard he works on this end, as Sene is anything but a lazy player and has no problem mixing things up and getting dirty in the paint. Its not rare to see him hit the deck for a loose ball. Effort never seems to be an issue with him.
Much of what makes Sene so intriguing as a shot-blocking presence is also what impresses with his rebounding potential. Senes size, length and athleticism are always on full display in this part of his game, as is the tenacity in which he works the glass. He fights for every rebound and enjoys a lot of success here almost solely off his physical attributes, bouncing off the ground repeatedly in the post trying to get his hands on loose balls, going after long rebounds with his tremendous reach and being fairly effective on the offensive end as well to get 2nd opportunities or easy baskets for his team.
In terms of his upside, there is absolutely no doubt that Senes ceiling is just about as high as anyone in this draft due to his incredible physical attributes. Consistent reports from people that have worked with him, including his coaching staff at Belgium, say that his work ethic and personality are terrific and that hes very hungry and motivated to become the best basketball player that he can possibly become. Seeing the way he works out on the court, its hard to dispute that. Sene has improved quite over the past few years according to unbiased professionals in the basketball world who have followed him, coached him and watched him in person, and should continue to improve over the next few years.
Sene is probably one of the more raw first round prospects weve evaluated in the past few years. Playing for a middle of the road team in the semi-underrated Belgian league, his numbers are unimpressive at best. His minutes were extremely inconsistent and the only part of his stat-sheet that really jumps out at you are his rebounding numbers, with 5 rebounds in just 12 minutes per game. There is little doubt that he is a long-term project who will demand plenty of work and patience from whichever coaching staff that ends up landing him.
Offensively, Sene is extremely limited, as most of his damage comes within five feet of the basket. His footwork is virtually non-existent and he lacks any type of go-to move he can use to score in one on one situations. Most of his points come off drive and dish situations, in transition or through his work on the offensive glass. When attempting to do more, Sene displays poor touch as he tries to just throw the ball in the basket rather than use a polished move to caress it in. When he gets to the free throw line, his mechanics here look very poor, with a bad hitch at the very end of his shot, and its not rare at all to see him miss both attempts. He shot just 14-38 from the free throw line this past season, or 36%.
As you would expect from someone who has only been playing the game for a few years, Senes fundamentals are well below average for a player his age. He sets poor screens for example, and does not do a good job boxing out for rebounds.
From a physical standpoint, Sene has plenty of work to do as well beyond the raw explosiveness he shows. He is fairly awkward making short, quick movements, and lacks the coordination at this point to fully take advantage of his rare tools. Its not rare for example to see him get in the way of one of his teammates as they go up for a rebound or slash to the basket, as his feel for the game just isnt there at this stage in his development. He lacks great balance and its not unusual to see him knocked to the ground or being out of position. Sene still has work to do on his lower body strength, as he struggles both establishing position in the post (regardless of whether he has the skills to do something after doing so) as well as holding his spot on the block.
The most noticeable thing that comes from watching him is the fact that the game just moves too fast for him right now. More often than not, youll see the ball bobbled or bounced off his hands when trying to catch a rebound or catch a post-entry pass. Sometimes hell be able to come away with it after the first catch attempt, but this is one of the reasons that his teammates are often hesitant to throw him the ball even when he looks to be in great position to make a play. He will have to improve his hand-eye coordination considerably to be able to make the impact that his potential says he should in the NBA.
Something that we dont have a great handle on at all and will be strictly up to the teams to attempt to evaluate is his age. Birth certificates are not kept in Senegal and there really is no way to estimate just how old he might be since hes only been on the radar for a few years. There really isnt anything concrete to go off of in this case besides the fact that almost all African prospects in the past were suspected to be older than their listed age, but this is something that could legitimately affect how much upside he is perceived to have if deemed an issue for concern.
Sene has reportedly only been playing basketball for slightly over two years. In February of 2004, his current Senegalese/French agent Bouna NDiyae traveled back to his native country of Senegal with one of his scouts to sign the player they hoped would pan out as a worthy investment after 3-4 years. He was placed at the SEED academy in Thies, Senegal, founded by Dallas Mavericks Director of Scouting and African basketball expert Amadou Fall.
From there he was sent to work out for NBA scouts in June of 2004 at the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy, and according to reports was laughed at for how raw and uncoordinated he was. He then went to play in the 2nd Division of Belgium, and put up excellent numbers there. Thinking that he was at least 3-4 years away, Sene signed a 4 year contract in May of 2005 with Belgian Charleoi, who currently play in the ULEB Cup. Sene was then loaned to Verviers Pepinster for the current season, where he has struggled to get minutes for one reason or another. In two of the four occasions that he received over 17 minutes in a single game, Sene twice notched double-doubles (10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 points, 14 rebounds in 17 and 20 minutes respectively). On the season, Sene averaged 4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1 block in 12 minutes per game. His coming out party in the States was in the week leading up to the Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis as well as the actual game itself, where he captivated scouts during the practices and had an excellent game against some top high schoolers with 15 points (6-8 FG), 6 rebounds, and 9 blocks in 27 minutes.
Sene reportedly has 3 years left on his contract, but has a clear buyout sum of $425,000 this year or $375,000 next year should he decide to stay another season in Europe. He will almost certainly stay in the draft and is considered a likely first round pick with a more than decent chance of slipping into the top 20. Teams like Phoenix, Utah and Sacramento reportedly have the most interest in him.
Sene put on an awesome display, tying Kevin Garnetts Hoop Summit record of 9 blocks in the game. Though the official stat sheet said 9 blocks, I counted 11, and various other people we talked also counted more than 9. Three of them came on one possession, and he had a few on athletic wing Gerald Henderson. Considering that hes only played basketball for a couple years, it is really hard to believe how good Senes anticipation skills are. On offense, he is quite raw, though he does have the ability to step outside and hit a 15 footer when left unguarded. Sene made one in the flow of the game, and also knocked down 3 of his 4 free throw attempts. Despite this, he lacks footwork in the post, and when trying to make a move, he just turns and puts up a hook on a prayer that it will go in. He did have one sequence where he did a drop step and ended up with a dunk, but this was the only time all week where he created for himself out of the post. Sene has good hands when catching the ball down low, and usually waits until the time is right before he goes up to dunk a ball. When rebounding, his hands didnt seem as good, and he will have to work on using his body to get position, and anticipating the ball to catch it at the highest point in his jump.
Sene has everything physically that you could ask for in a center prospect. He stands a legit 7 feet tall, and his 230 pounds are well distributed throughout his frame. His combination of length and explosive leaping ability is jaw dropping. Sene was the talk of all of the NBA scouts in attendance during the practices, and he was even more impressive during the game, though the U.S. team didnt have any player who could match his combination of size and athleticism. Centers with the tools he has to work with are rare, and though he is raw at this point, he is young enough as to where he can develop a respectable offensive game. Sene doesnt receive a whole lot of minutes with is team in Belgium right now, but his game is much more suited to the NBA style of play. He told DraftExpress after the game that he is considering entering the NBA draft this year, so it will be interesting to see if he does, and where he goes if he decides to declare. Its hard to imagine him not getting some serious looks throughout the first round. European scouts we spoke with throughout the week claim his true age is a bit of a question mark, though, as it often is with many African prospects.
The main attraction on the International team is no other than Mouhamed Saer Sene. There are other very talented players, but likely none of them feature the kind of potential that this center from Senegal displays. He is also much more of an unknown that Datome, who has enjoyed exposure at Euroleague level. Far fromthe top European showcase, Saer Sene fights for playing time in the Belgian League, and not very successfully. He only averages around 10 minutes, and averages 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block per game. Sene has been blessed with perfect physical characteristics for a center: excellent size, terrific athleticism, and a nice frame, tools that make him a very prolific rebounder and shot blocker. However, he's still a very raw basketball player. Having taken up basketball very late, he still hasn't learned the game. Still, the potential is there, and it will take him all the way to the NBA if he manages to fulfill it to a certain degree.[Read Full Article]


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Histrionic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves.
Cause of histrionic personality disorder is unknown. Genes and early childhood events may be responsible. It is diagnosed more often in women than in men. Doctors believe that more men may have the disorder than are diagnosed.
Histrionic personality disorder usually begins by late teens or early 20s.
People with this disorder are usually able to function at a high level and can be successful socially and at work.
Symptoms include:
Histrionic personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation that assesses the history and severity of the symptoms.
The health care provider can diagnose histrionic personality disorder by looking at the person's:
People with this condition often seek treatment when they experience depression or anxiety from failed romantic relationships or other conflicts with people. Medicine may help the symptoms. Talk therapy is the best treatment for the condition itself.
Histrionic personality disorder can improve with talk therapy and sometimes medicines. Left untreated, it can cause problems in people's personal lives and prevent them doing their best at work.
Histrionic personality disorder may affect a person's social or romantic relationships. The person may be unable to cope with losses or failures. The person may change jobs often because of boredom and not being able to deal with frustration. A person with this disorder craves new things and excitement, which leads to risky situations. All of these factors may lead to a higher chance of depression.
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Binghamton University welcomes back students
Binghamton University welcomes returning and new students and their families August 23 and 24, as move-in days signify the beginning of the fall semester and a new academic year.
Approximately 2,160 freshmen and about 880 transfer students will join the Binghamton University community this year. They'll be joined by upperclassmen, arriving Friday. Classes begin Monday, August 27.
In welcoming the new students, President Lois B. DeFleur noted: "The success and achievements of our student body are impressive. Yet every year, it seems that the incoming class is better, brighter, and more talented than the previous one," she said. "Our national and international reputation allows us to attract the best students from all corners of the world, adding a global experience to our classrooms and campus."
The University received a record high 28,000 applications from students who hope to enroll this fall. This includes 25,155 freshman applications, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, and 3,713 transfer applications, up 3 percent from a year ago. About 40 percent of freshmen were accepted; on average, only 3 percent of colleges nationwide accept fewer than 50 percent of their applicant pool.
In the Graduate School, applications are up by 11 percent. Top choices for Binghamton University graduate students include nursing, social work, computer science, electrical engineering, materials engineering, biology, and behavioral neuroscience, a psychology track.
Nancy Stamp, dean of the Graduate School, noted, "More than 18 percent of the applications were from Binghamton University undergraduates. Our international applications were also up this year, reflecting over 71 countries," she said. "In part, we think the increase nationally and internationally is due to students around the world recognizing the value of a degree from Binghamton."
The Class of 2011 boasts some of the most impressive academic credentials of any Binghamton class ever. The entering class has an average SAT nearing 1270, well above the national average of 1028. The mean high school average for entering freshmen is 93 and the mean GPA for entering transfers is 3.37.
"In addition, more than 85 percent of Binghamton's undergraduates meet SUNY's highest designation of selectivity, which combines a student's SAT score and their high school average," said Sandra Starke, vice provost for enrollment management. "Binghamton continues to be the most selective of the SUNY University Centers."
About 16 percent of the total incoming class will be out-of-state students. About 84 percent of the incoming Binghamton students hail from New York State. Downstate students are the largest group, with 25 percent emanating from Long Island, 21 percent from New York City, and 19 percent from Westchester and Rockland counties.
Almost 30 percent of the incoming students are from upstate and western New York, with nearly 10 percent coming from Broome or Tioga counties.
More than 170 new international undergraduate and 260 new graduate students will attend Binghamton University this fall. Incoming international students represent over 50 countries, including Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Moldova, Nepal and New Zealand. The greatest population of international students comes from Turkey, South Korea, India, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Binghamton University will also welcome approximately 209 undergraduate dual diploma students from Turkey, of whom 99 are returning as seniors, while 110 begin their sophomore year of study in their respective programs. The dual diploma program partners Binghamton with four universities in Turkey and the students will pursue studies in the dual diploma programs including management, information systems, and global and international affairs.


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During an appearance on Morning Joe, (former White House press secretary) Robert Gibbs made a case for activating 'Obama for America' to fight the gun control wars:
"The NRA is continually trumpeting they increased their membership by 'x' amount in this month. The president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. It's time to turn that loose. It's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election. If the NRA's got a list, then Obama for America has a bigger list and it is time to get activated again."


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10-08-2012, 08:43 PM #1Member Molly
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The new guy
I'm new at this. I'm trying my best to memorize the names of plants, substrate, rocks, treatments, etc.
I've read a lot, spoken to a bunch of "experts", but I honestly believe that the internet community would have more to offer. That's why I signed up here.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium, heater and filter. This is your standard beginners bundle. I have the option of using regular lights or halogen lights.
I have black lava rocks at the bottom, a variety of rocks, and I just purchased driftwood and attached plants (one is called crypt parva but I forget the name of the other) to it with fish wire. I've added the recommended amount of plant fertilizer and I plan on leaving the tank for a week before adding any more plants or fish.
I have a general idea of what I would like to accomplish in this tank, but I want to know what you have to say, be it advice, warnings or "please stop before you murder the fish".
I like the idea of color and variety in the tank. For that reason, I would like to see if I could do the following organisms in this tank:
- Snails of some sort.
- red cherry shrimp
- Neon tetras
- Ottos
- My docile beta (it has a 1.5 gallon and seems happy, so I'm ok if this just wouldn't work)
How many of each could I do? One pro I spoke to told me I could do 3-5 rcs, 5 neon tetras, 2 ottos and 2 snails.
My other question is the order in which I should introduce the fish to their new habitat.
Are there any that I can use to cycle the tank and still survive?
I appreciate any advice you can give me.
The top two stickies on cycling in the cycling forum here: http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...play.php?f=111 are going to be very useful to you in setting up your 10.
10-08-2012, 09:03 PM #3Member Molly
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Please note that I have a picture of my aquarium as my profile picture for viewing if that helps.
Welcome! and good for you to do research prior to purchasing the fish.
You've saved yourself some headache there.
10gal tanks are rough to stock due to their size.
but question:
with your beta tank right now. does it have a heater/filter?
If not-then lets use the 10gallon for the beta and stock around that fella.
Because the beta is a tropical fish and needs that. (and pending what others say, I personally think they need way way more than 1.5gallons)-like 10gallons at the minimum.
2nd: read up on cycling your 10gal-doing the fishLESS cycle-it'll go quicker and won't stress out your fish.
Personally, I think you are getting ahead of yourself species-wise.
Ideally, a betta and:
At least 6 neons and shrimp OR
At least 6 neons and snails
Unless it is one snail that won't breed, then maybe neons and shrimp and a snail
Both shrimp and (most)snails will multiply.
I don't recommend ottos...they need a lot of fresh algae and can be tough for a beginner.
If your betta doesn't have a heater, get him one asap. :)20 gallon with a male betta, neons, glowlights, and red cherry shrimp. (work in progess) Recently added a few LIVE plants and driftwood, Woooohoooo!
I agree with Mizzou, I think bettas should have at least 5g.
Ideally, a betta and:
At least 6 neons and shrimp OR
At least 6 neons and snails
10-10-2012, 12:24 AM #7Member Molly
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Thank you!
Thank you for your replies!
I like the idea of my betta (he's a tiny lil guy, curious but doesn't seem aggressive), 6 neon tetras and some cherry shrimp. Lots of color and they'd all stand out nicely with the black gravel and lots of green I plan on putting in. I'll make sure there is enough cover in the form of plants for my beta to hide if he's not a fan of the tetras or vice versa.
I only have one more question - with my five plants already in the tank, can I still do a fast cycle with ammonia?


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On all resources there is a button called "See Related Content", for example see https://nees.org/resources/878
When you click on the see related content it always says "no results found". In the case above a related content would be the EOT Strategic Plan
This could be a really useful tool in NEESacademy. We could link learning objects to one another. However, from talking with Jason Lambert there is additional programming that needs to happen for this button to work. We could be much more effective in creating a fully functional NEEShub if we could easily point related resources to each other. This is much bigger than NEESacademy and goes beyond functionality for EOT.


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The proposed dates for spring 2010 are:
April 24 for the Youth Season
May 1 - 31 for Spring Gobbler.
That's a week later (5 days) then 2009.
Waiting a year was going to be hard enough, waiting a year and five days is going to be a nightmare.
Guess I will have to slide over to Ohio, they start April 19, 2010. Interestingly they are allowing all day hunting the last two weeks of their season next year. I thought the reasoning behind the half day hunt was to allow hens some nesting time. Seems more important latter in the season when they are actually on the nests.?
Do you all think it would be better having an earlier season or later?


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Hey Masters of The Universe Fans,
Here is a colored version of the original Demo Man sketch done by Mark Taylor!
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Very nice!
Where are they? Where are your friends now? Tell me about the loneliess of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?
Good work. Let's see more.
Hey guys!
This 11" x 8" MOTU Demo Man (print) - hand painted with pencils is available for sale.
If someone is interested PM ASAP!
Drawn by: Mark Taylor
Painted by: Peter Hernández
-Peter Hernández
that is nice.
Very nice!
I like it that you didn't make it as bright as the Original Color-Artwork.
He-Man writer and a fan
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Thanks guys! I really appreciate your kind words!
The cost of this print with original hand painted artwork is $13 (shipped).
If someone is interested PM ASAP.
That thing is really creepy, and really cool but I just can't pair him with Skeletor in my mind. He looks more like a zombie ogre from Conan than a MOTU character.
I'll take the Filmation other dimension origin, or the 200X burned face Keldor. Something about this thing throws me. It could be the beard.
I would like to see more from this artist.
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Family: Mustelidae, Weasels view all from this family
Description Unique with a sandy-colored body and dark feet, tail tip, and facial mask. Difficult to see, they are nocturnal and terrestrial, and may remain in prairie dog burrows for extended periods in winter. Presence is indicated by tracks in snow, and in digging for prey they often leave a distinctive pile of soil on the surface
Dimensions 490-600mm, 107-140mm, 915-1125g; / 479-518mm, 120-141mm, 645-850g
Endangered Status The Black-footed Ferret is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered throughout its range in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. This species is the only wild ferret in existence, and the rarest North American mammal. Its range originally extended as far north as Alaska, but the slaughter of prairie dogs (its primary food) and the destruction of prairie dog towns (the ferret's preferred habitat) has reduced its range considerably and driven the ferret to near extinction. The animal was listed as endangered in 1973, but a surviving population wasn't found until 1981. Those 100-odd ferrets, living in Meeteetse, Wyoming, were nearly wiped out by canine distemper disease, and the remaining ferrets were captured and taken to captive-breeding facilities in 1987. Since then Black-footed Ferrets have been captive-bred and released in the wild, but the prairie dog population remains unstable, and it is not known whether the ferret can ultimately be saved from extinction.
Breeding Breeding is in March-April, gestation is 42-45 days, and litter size is 3 or 4.
Habitat Grasslands & prairies
Range Plains, Rocky Mountains
Discussion This masked weasel survives only in captivity and in a few recently reintroduced wild populations in western states. Reclaiming prairie dog towns and surrounding areas in western grasslands, now reintroduced in parts of their historic range in Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, and Arizona.


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On his first day in the job, new Warriors coach Matthew Elliott made it clear that getting new blood to the franchise was one of his top priorities. While he recognised that there was a solid core of players, he wanted to "top that up", noting that there was an "unbelievable amount" of room in the salary cap.
"You can make it an advertisement to any NRL club," Elliott told Australian media. "If they are looking to offload players, they can get in contact with us."
Strong words, but what gaps are the Warriors looking to fill? New wings and centres are high on the hit list, as Elliott has already said the club was "a little skinny" in outside backs.
Further cover in the halves would also seem logical as would another back rower to replace the losses in that area. The Warriors currently have 28 players within their wider NRL playing roster and it is believed they are looking to recruit three or four more player before the start of the 2013 season.
It is understood the the Warriors are targeting both players currently off contract (free agents), as well as those still under contract but whom clubs may be willing to release (similar to the Krisnan Inu situation at the Warriors last year). The club will also look to increase the number of players available to Elliott, after admitting that the roster this season was a bit light.
"After feedback from the coaches, it was decided that we actually had too many players in 2011," says CEO Wayne Scurrah. "We cut the numbers down but after all our injuries [especially to senior players] and losing Inu we ended up a bit thin. We will look to find the right balance next year."
Given all of the above, some of the players who may be available to Elliott - in addition to 34-year-old previously retired winger George Carmont, confirmed this weekend as a player of interest - include:
Michael Jennings: The last time Jennings came to Auckland he played in the ignominious surrounds of Mt Smart number two, relegated to NSW Cup by Penrith coach Ivan Cleary. Elliott is said to be a big fan of the Origin centre and was coach of Penrith when Jennings was the highest paid player at the Panthers. However he is in hot demand - eight clubs are said to be negotiating with his agent - and his current wages (reputedly over A$600,000) would not be able to be matched by the Auckland club.
Blake Ayshford: Despite a disappointing 2012 season, the Tigers player would be a handy acquisition. With 88 NRL games under his belt, Ayshford can play centre or lock forward and has been given permission by the Tigers to negotiate with other clubs as they look to cut their wage bill.
Bronson Harrison: The Kiwis international (12 tests) is still under contract with the Raiders but his future there remains uncertain, after the Raiders discussed letting him go to the Knights mid-season. Still only 27, Harrison has experience and can fill all of the back row positions as well as centre.
Trent Hodkinson: The 24-year-old was highly rated by Des Hasler at Manly but found his progress halted by Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran. He moved to the Bulldogs and finds himself under Hasler again but had limited opportunities in 2012, playing just six matches (and failing to engineer a single line break or try assist) as Hasler preferred Josh Reynolds and Kris Keating. David Stagg: The former Queensland Origin representative is unwanted at the Bulldogs, who are under serious salary cap pressure and is yet to find a club for 2013. The Bulldogs admit they are stunned no one has offered for the 28-year-old, who has played in two grand finals (2006 and 2012). Stagg, who has played over 180 games, would bring huge experience and a solid work ethic.
Anthony Quinn: The 29-year-old winger has played over 200 NRL games and appeared in two grand finals at the Storm. He has three NSW Origin caps to his name and is uncontracted for the 2013 season.


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By Michael Aneiro
The Fed's latest policy committee statement is out, and as expected there's not much terribly new from last time. Treasuries' initial reaction was to post some small gains, with the ten-year yield falling back below 2% to 1.999% immediately after the statement's release from 2.027% right beforehand, per Tradeweb data, while the 30-year bond yield has fallen to 3.194% from 3.214%, but even those gains have started to fade already.
Courtesy of our colleagues at the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog, here's a comparison between the text of this statement and the last one, and below is the full Fed text:
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors. Employment has continued to expand at a moderate pace but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has shown further improvement. Inflation has been running somewhat below the Committee's longer-run objective, apart from temporary variations that largely reflect fluctuations in energy prices. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.


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By Eran Landau
Over the past year we have been investing heavily in Cassandra as our primary persistent storage solution. We currently run 55 separate clusters, ranging from 6 to 48 nodes. We've been active contributors to Cassandra and have developed additional tools and our own client library. Today we are open sourcing that client, Astyanax, as part of our ongoing open source initiative. Astyanax started as a re-factor of Hector, but our experience running with a large number of diverse clusters has enabled us to tune the client for various scenarios and focus on wide range of client use cases.
What is Astyanax?
Astyanax is a Java Cassandra client. It borrows many concepts from Hector but diverges in the connection pool implementation as well as the client API. One of the main design considerations was to provide a clean abstraction between the connection pool and Cassandra API so that each may be customized and improved separately. Astyanax provides a fluent style API which guides the caller to narrow the query from key to column as well as providing queries for more complex use cases that we have encountered. The operational benefits of Astyanax over Hector include lower latency, reduced latency variance, and better error handling.
Astyanax is broken up into three separate parts:
|connection pool
|The connection pool abstraction and several implementations including round robin, token aware and bag of connections.
|cassandra-thrift API implementation
|Cassandra Keyspace and Cluster level APIs implementing the thrift interface.
|recipes and utilities
|Utility classes built on top of the astyanax-cassandra-thrift API.
Astyanax API
Astyanax implements a fluent API which guides the caller to narrow or customize the query via a set of well defined interfaces. We've also included some recipes that will be executed efficiently and as close to the low level RPC layer as possible. The client also makes heavy use of generics and overloading to almost eliminate the need to specify serializers.
Some key features of the API include:
- Key and column types are defined in a ColumnFamily class which eliminates the need to specify serializers.
- Multiple column family key types in the same keyspace.
- Annotation based composite column names.
- Automatic pagination.
- Parallelized queries that are token aware.
- Configurable consistency level per operation.
- Configurable retry policy per operation.
- Pin operations to specific node.
- Async operations with a single timeout using Futures.
- Simple annotation based object mapping.
- Operation result returns host, latency, attempt count.
- Tracer interfaces to log custom events for operation failure and success.
- Optimized batch mutation.
- Completely hide the clock for the caller, but provide hooks to customize it.
- Simple CQL support.
- RangeBuilders to simplify constructing simple as well as composite column ranges.
- Composite builders to simplify creating composite column names.
Recipes for some common use cases:
- CSV importer.
- JSON exporter to convert any query result to JSON with a wide range of customizations.
- Parallel reverse index search.
- Key unique constraint validation.
Connection pool
The Astyanax connection pool was designed to provide a complete abstraction from the client API layer. One of our main goals when preparing Astyanax to be open sourced was to properly decouple components of the connection pool so that others may easily plug in their customizations. For example, we have our own middle tier load balancer that keeps track of nodes in the cluster and have made it the source of seed nodes to the client.
Key features of the connection pool are:
|Background task that frequently refreshes the client host list. There is also an implementation that consolidates a describe ring against the local region's list of hosts to prevent cross-regional client traffic.
|The token aware connection pool implementation keeps track of which hosts own which tokens and intelligently directs traffic to a specific range with fallback to round robin.
|This is a standard round robin implementation
|We found that for our shared cluster we needed to limit the number of client connections. This connection pool opens a limited number of connections to random hosts in a ring.
|This abstraction lets the connection pool implementation capture a fail-over context efficiently
|Retry on top of the normal fail-over in ExecuteWithFailover. Fail-over addresses problems such as connections not available on a host, a host going down in the middle of an operation or timeouts. Retry implements backoff and retrying the entire operation with an entirely new context.
|Determine when a node has gone down, based on timeouts
|Algorithm to determine a node's score based on latency. Two modes, unordered (round robin) ordered (best score gets priority)
|Monitors all events in the connection pool and can tie into proprietary monitoring mechanisms. We found that logging deep in the connection pool code tended to be very verbose so we funnel all events to a monitoring interface so that logging and alerting may be controlled externally.
|Pluggable real-time configuration
|The connection pool configuration is kept by a single object referenced throughout the code. For our internal implementation this configuration object is tied to volatile properties that may change at run time and are picked up by the connection pool immediately thereby allowing us to tweak client performance at runtime without having to restart.
|Limits the number of connections that can be opened within a given time window. We found this necessary for certain types of network outages that cause thundering herd of connection attempts overwhelming Cassandra.
A taste of Astyanax
Here's a brief code snippet to give you a taste of what the API looks like
Accessing Astyanax
Accessing Astyanax
- The Astyanax binaries are posted to Maven Central which makes accessing them very easy
- The source code for Astyanax is hosted at Github: https://github.com/Netflix/astyanax
- Extensive documentation is currently at https://github.com/Netflix/astyanax/wiki/Getting-Started


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text: Migration Info During winter, this flycatcher is most common in coastal Central America. On the Pacific slope, it prefers wooded ravines, while on the Caribbean side it is more often encountered in dense brush and wooded edge habitats. For a flycatcher, it migrates north relatively early, reaching its breeding areas in the northeastern states in late April. This early movement may in part be a result of this flycatcher's ability to subsist on relatively small insects, but may also be related to the extreme degree of territoriality it demonstrates on the breeding grounds. While most songbirds molt before leaving the breeding area, Least Flycatchers molt after migrating south in the fall. This delay in molting may help them reach their winter habitat and establish territories more quickly.