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Undergraduate Admissions Overview
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Choosing the Quinnipiac experience means choosing career-focused academics, award-winning faculty and experiential learning that balances theory and application. Our admissions process is personalized and removes any anxiety from the equation. The choice for exceptional is an easy one, and it's made right here.
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Number of undergraduate applications in 2016.
Highly Ranked
Students in the top half of their high school class.
Staying Power
Quinnipiac's retention rate for freshman students is 18% higher than the national average.
Class Profile
- Total applicants: 23,456
- Admitted: 69%
- Enrolling freshmen: 1,935
- Enrolling transfer students: 200
High School Ranks
- Top tenth of HS class: 22%
- Top quarter of HS class: 55%
- Top half of HS class: 90%
Average SAT of Admitted Freshmen
- Critical reading: 550
- Math: 568
- Writing: 559
- American Indian: 0.3%
- Black Non-Hispanic: 4.4%
- Asian American/Pacific Islander: 3%
- Hispanic: 9.3%
- Caucasian: 75.5%
- Multiracial: 2.4%
Geographic Distribution
- Connecticut: 25%
- Massachusetts: 19%
- New York: 25%
- New Jersey: 17%
- International: 3%
Financial Assistance
- 82% of our enrolled students received Financial Aid in 2015-16
- Family income:
- Less than $50,000: 12%
- Between $50,000 and $100,000: 19%
- Between $100,000 and $150,000: 16%
- More than $150,000 or have not applied for aid: 53%
- We encourage all families who wish to be considered for financial aid to file the FAFSA to determine eligibility for grants, work study, loans and other assistance.
Freshmen / Transfer / Part-Time / International / Veteran Students
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The Quinnipiac experience is all about personal and professional growth in a close community of like-minded, talented and driven individuals. Students arrive at our community in different ways, and under different circumstances. We are committed to making your arrival here an easy one.
Admissions Requirements
You are more than a single number, or letter. We consider many factors when reviewing your file for admission. These include grade patterns, specific courses taken throughout high school, and any AP credits you may have earned. Special attention is paid to your most recent work to get a sense of your academic strengths and achievements, especially as they relate to the program you've applied to.
While we set no specific criteria, strong applicants typically boast at least a B average, or cumulative high school GPA of 3.3, as well as SAT scores in the 1080-1300 range, or ACT scores range of 22-28
Test Score Policy
While Quinnipiac is not completely 'test optional,' we hope you'll share your SAT and/or ACT scores with us. If you are applying to the School of Health Sciences or School of Nursing, we require that you submit your official scores from the College Board or the ACT. For all other majors, we will not hold your file 'incomplete' if we don't receive scores. We will review your file for an admission decision as well as consideration for scholarships based on your overall academic work. If we do receive your scores, we'll automatically choose your highest critical reading and math scores (from the "new" SAT) or the highest ACT composite score.
Official test scores are required if you are:
- Applying to the School of Health Sciences, all majors
- Applying to the School of Nursing
- An international student (SAT, ACT or TOEFL or IELTS)
- Homeschooled
- An athlete playing a Division I sport (as required by the NCAA)
- Interested in combining your BA major with the Master of Arts in Teaching, as achieving a certain score can waive the PRAXIS exam
Official test scores are optional if you are:
- Applying to the School of Business (they can be helpful if you wish to be considered for the 4- year BS/MBA)
- Applying to the School of Communications (they can be helpful if you wish to be considered for the 4-year BA/MS)
- Applying to the School of Engineering
- Applying to the College of Arts and Sciences (they can be helpful if you wish to be considered for the 3+3 BA/BS/JD degree)
Required for all students:
- High School Transcript
- A personal essay on a topic of particular meaning and interest to you should tell us who you are, and speak to your values, goals, and aspirations as a student
- At least one letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or someone who can reflect on your dedication and work ethic
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of mathematics (4 for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Physician Assistant applicants)
- 3 or more years of science (4 years required for applicants to the Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences)
- 2 years of social science and foreign language
- 3 academic electives
Application Decision Options
Application Decision Options
Regular Decision: Once you've explored our programs and seen all that our campus has to offer, we encourage you to apply early in the fall of your senior year and well before the Regular Decision deadline of February 1. We review complete files on a 'rolling admission' basis so the sooner that we have your materials, the quicker you'll know your decision. Freshmen applicants for the Physician Assistant are asked to submit the application by October 15. Nursing, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy are asked to submit the application by November 15.
To ensure that we can consider you for the program of your choice, please submit the application and then provide us with all your academic and support materials. We'll help you enroll and begin the first chapter of your college story next fall.
Early Decision: Our students recognize real possibilities when they see them. More than 50 percent of applicants apply after their first campus visit. If Quinnipiac tops your list of colleges, then we recommend applying for Early Decision.
You may apply for early decision in every major. Early Decision is binding, cementing your place in the program of your choice, and granting you the peace of mind that comes with knowing exactly where you'll be next fall. Your admissions counselor will be available to answer any questions you may have about the process.
Take the Next Step
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Congratulations. You've decided to invest in your future with a Quinnipiac education. There is tremendous value in a Quinnipiac degree — just ask some of our 50,000 alumni who are thriving in successful careers around the globe, from law to business to broadcast journalism.
Advanced Standing Credit
Quinnipiac does grant credit for AP level courses taken in high school. To receive consideration for credit students must take the AP exam and receive a minimum score dependent on the course.
Quinnipiac also awards credit for college courses taken as part of the high school curriculum. Students must request an official college transcript be sent to our Office of Undergraduate Admissions for evaluation. Courses completed with a "C" or higher, which are part of our regular curriculum, will transfer.
If students have taken an IB curriculum, we will consider awarding advanced standing for Higher Level courses, based on a minimum exam grade of 4.


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Review for Idaho Drug-Free Youth Inc, Coeur D Alene, ID, USA
IDFY helps develop leadership, friendships and positive peer influence! I know this first hand as a mother of two IDFY students. I was so impressed with the program and positive impact IDFY has on the youth that particpate, that three years ago I volunteered to become a chaper advisor..
IDFY is the best! If you are a youth, get connected with your local chapter. If you are an adult that works with youth and/or are a parent, find your local chapter. If you don't have a local chapter, START ONE at your school!
Thank you IDFY for making a difference for the youth in Idaho!
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I have seen first-hand how this program transforms youth. Many youth that join IDFY are not in sports or other clubs. They are students that choose to be drug free. The IDFY program gives all students a chance to develop leadership skills, build confidence, create positive relationships and guides them in making good choices around the topic of substance abuse.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Make sure every school in Idaho had a chapter!

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This blog came about because I wanted to contribute to the sport that has given me so much. I started out reading as much on rugby as I could on Goffon Rugby, Planet Rugby and a few other blogs. I was always disappointed that there was very little to read about Women's Rugby. So I began this blog on March 31, 2006 and haven't stopped blogging since. I love the friends, networking and adventures I have been on while doing it, and I am always looking forward to the next adventure on or off the pitch!
The us in the About Us is pretty simple…the blog has two main contributors currently (we are always looking for more, email me!). Wendy Young, editor and creator of Your Scrumhalf Connection and my partner, The Girl. The Girl is the constant inspiration and challenger of what this blog could be and will become. For more on the The Girl and who she is….read below!
As for me personally, I currently play scrumhalf for the Austin Valkyries in Austin, TX. I started my rugby career at the University of Oklahoma in 2001, but moved on in 2006 to Austin. I love everything about rugby and wanted to write about it…so this is my blog about rugby and some small parts of my life. I have played on several selectside teams over the years. I was also honored to be a member of the USA Women's National Team pool from 2007-2008. In 2008 I was also certified as a rugby referee in the Texas Rugby Union and currently hold a L2 certification. In 2007 I dipped my foot into the coaching pool and have coached the TRU U23, West U23 and Univ of Texas Sevens teams. I enjoy all aspects of the game and love having my foot in administration, reffing, coaching and especially playing!
Note: The blog originally began as West Rugby Blog (http://westrugby.blogspot.com), but has since evolved to Your Scrumhalf Connection (http://scrumhalfconnection.com) which focuses on women's rugby in the USA.


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Jacob lost his first tooth on Saturday. We had gone bowling Friday morning and when he got into the car he said "Hey Mom… my tooth is loose!" When I went to look at it, it was very loose. For the rest of that day, Jacob had his tongue on his tooth and his finger on his tooth wiggling away at it. I'm surprised it took until Saturday for it to come out!
My family Christmas celebration was on Saturday. Within a few minutes of sitting down to eat our Christmas meal, Jacob hollered that his tooth had fallen out. The entire room full of my family errupted in cheers. It was a very exciting moment and Jacob was thrilled!
The tooth right next to it is wiggly now. I bet he has a couple teeth gone by the month is over.


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This is the my fourth post in the series of posts I am making on C#3.0. See the previous posts here, here and here
Object and collection initializers are new features in C#3.0 which is syntactic sugar over how you allocate and initialize objects and collections.
Object Initializers
Lets consider a class
{public string name; public string address; int age; public int Age { get { return age; } set { age = value; } }
if I wanted to create a object of the type customer and fill up the public variables and properties then in C#2.0 I need to do something like
Customercustomer = new Customer();
customer.name ="Abhinaba Basu";
customer.address ="1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039";
customer.Age = 99;
With the new object initializer syntax it possible to do all of the above in one statement as in
var cust = new Customer{name = "Abhinaba Basu",
address = "1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039",
Age = 99 };
This not only reduces lines of code but increases flexibility a lot. So no more being forced to write 5 overloads of a contructor that just accepts these variables and assigns them to fields.This syntax works for both public fields and properties.
In case the class contains other classes as fields then the same statement can also initialize the contained class (see code below in bold).
{public int countryCode; public int areaCode; public int number;
}class Customer
{public string name; public string address; public Phone phone;
}static void Main(string[] args)
var cust =new Customer{name = "Abhinaba Basu",
address = "1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039",
phone =new Phone {countryCode = 1, areaCode = 425,
number = 9999999}};
This piece of code is equivalent to the following C#2.0 code
Customercustomer = new Customer();
customer.name ="Abhinaba Basu";
customer.address ="1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, WA 98039";Phone __phone = new Phone();
__phone.countryCode = 1;
__phone.areaCode = 425;
__phone.number = 9999999;
customer.phone = __phone;
Collection Initializers
Collection initializer is a natural extension to object initializer. It consists of a list of initilializer for each of the elements in a collection seperated by comma and encosed in {}. For a simple List<int> it is as follows
List<int> digits = new List<int> { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
For the Customer and Phone number class discussed above the collection initializer will look like
List<Customer> custList = new List<Customer> { new Customer {
name ="Samrat", address = "NJ, USA",
phone =new Phone {countryCode = 91, areaCode = 999, number = 8888888}
},new Customer {
name ="Kaushik", address = "Behala, Kolkata",
phone =new Phone {countryCode = 91, areaCode = 33, number = 3333333}
},new Customer {
name ="Rahul", address = "Kerala",
phone =new Phone {countryCode = 91, areaCode = 00, number = 4444}
Just trying to write the above piece of code in C#2.0 syntax shows how cool this new feature is.
Why I love this
This feature reduce typing a lot and will go a long way in helping reduce carpal tunnel syndrome :^)
Moreover, it is very intuitive, so much so that people will start using this even without figuring out that this was not present before and they were required to allocate the collection and then individually allocate and add each item to the collection. Just after using it for a couple of days I am badly missing it in C#2.0. I just can't figure out why this was not considered for 2.0. I can guess why but I'll still complain 🙂


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hen in a pumpkin Heelarious!
hen in a pumpkin Heelarious!
I expect disaster in the kitchen.
I can't wait
General Bobby is going to get busted back to a private I do believe.
These idiots don't even know what they are serving?
The street general is going to be captured on the field of battle and executed for crimes against food.
"Feel the sky blanket you/ With gems and rhinestones/ See the path cut by the moon/ For you to walk on" - EV
"Knowing the menu is one thing. Cooking the menu is another thing" If you don't know it, how the hell can you cook it?
What is so hard about rice? 20 minutes under a lid on low. Sheesh.
"Feel the sky blanket you/ With gems and rhinestones/ See the path cut by the moon/ For you to walk on" - EV
you know.........i think chef ramsey's a little nicer this season...............
My staff has called me Gordon Ramsay after I've unloaded on them before. My favorite line is "Are you kidding me? 28 years experience and I can't even get an over easy egg in the window?" I caught one of my dish washers doing an impersonation of me one day and it was funny as hell.
ETA shut up Jen, you ain't all that.
go jen!
bobby...........all talk.


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Dancing With the Stars (2/16): Four Out of Five People Prefer Hip Action
I went to junior high school in an era where there were separate gym classes for boys and girls until I was in the ninth grade. I'm pretty sure the integrated gym classes were the result of some lawsuit. Why am I babbling about my junior high gym experience? Because there was one exception. That exception was the painful dance portion of gym class during which one of the three boys groups was paired with our gym section. Mind you, the boys were divided by supposed athletic skill while the girls were just put into three random groups. My group got paired with the supposedly least athletic group. In other words, my ability to enjoy organized dancing is impaired by memories of learning The Bus Stop to Peter Frampton's "Show Me the Way" with nervous boys who had a feeling of self worth equivalent to a gnat after being put in the "special" gym group. Speaking of Peter, I'd prefer to be placed in a room where Frampton Comes Alive is piped in for a solid twenty-four hours to having to listen to the Dancing With the Stars Band. Exactly how much in royalty fees does ABC save by using that band? I'm considering trying to take out a loan to cover the difference. Enough about me though. Let's get on with the semifinals!
The End Draws Nigh
We open with a review of George and Edyta's dismissal last week. The Tanned One and his partner really were gracious. Now, there's a week left in the show and we are down to the final four. This week the pairs have to learn two dances in a week for the first time. Despite the fact that the only thing at stake is that ugly trophy, everyone seems to be really invested in making it to the finals. All four remaining couples are on the stage at the beginning of the show and it's apparent that ABC is really into saving money because they're borrowed some dresses from The Bachelor for the female stars.
First up are Tony and Stacy who have had perfect scores the last two weeks. They are clearly feeling the pressure of trying to live up to their past performances. As Tony says, "Where do you go from there?" The two are going to be dancing the cha cha and the quick step and tempers quickly flare. Tony is having a hard time dealing with Stacy's need to be perfect. Me thinks Tony would prefer to be soaking up the sun on the beach somewhere with an umbrella in his drink as opposed to meeting Stacy's practice schedule. Tony is a bit worried about the need to switch characters between the two dances because the song they've chosen for the cha cha is angry.
They've apparently decided to name Stacy's "characters" in the two dances. "Elegant and refined Priscilla" will be dancing the quick step while "fiery, sexy Lola" will appear in the cha cha. Tony is worried because Len called Stacy a cold fish and Tony thinks she has some trouble expressing herself. Therefore, he calls in actress Lisa Ann Walter who is given a caption of being from Shall We Dance, but whom I remember from the remake of The Parent Trap, to coach Stacy on how to emote. I swear Lisa Ann has lost fifty pounds since the last time I saw her on screen. She looks great and does her best to coach Stacy on how to be loud and angry for the cha cha.
Tony and Stacy open the actual dancing with a quick step to "You Can't Hurry Love." He's wearing a tux and tails and she has on a pink dress. They display a lot of hand gestures and some intricate footwork and look very formal at first. Eventually, they seem to get into the fun of it and communicate that they are having a blast.
Len opens the judges' comments by saying that he expects that the couples will have a hard time producing the same level of quality for both dances but that he expects them to come out all guns blazing in their first dances to make the final. He thinks that's exactly what Stacy and Tony did. Carrie Ann adds that she likes to watch Stacy's feet and the way she extends her hands but wishes she'd take more risks. My jaw drops because Tom Bergeron actually says something funny. He can't get past the fact that Carrie Ann is actually watching Stacy's feet. Bruno does his usual shtick and says that it was a symphony of beauty and stunning.
Backstage, Stacy comments that this was the most stressful week she's ever had but somehow the magic was there when they went to dance. The two of them admit that they butted heads all week but they think it's healthy.
Their ballroom scores are:
Carrie Ann- 9
Len- 9
Bruno- 9
For a total of 27 out of a possible 30.
Shall We Talk Instead of Dance?
After the commercial, it's time for a little more filler. Tom Bergeron says again that the greatest challenge this week is producing two great dances when faced with Latin and ballroom. Cheryl thinks Latin will be more of a challenge for Drew because he's going to have to move his hips which he's just not comfortable with. Drew says that due to the hip action component of rumba and my love of the music for the foxtrot, our foxtrot is going to shine. I'd make another joke about Drew's lack of interest in hip action, but it'd be like shooting fish in a barrel.
Lisa decides to go for confident and tells us that her power of positive thinking tells her she is going to do well at both dances. Lips does ask Louis what the secret of learning two dances at once is. He tells her basically that it's concentrating on one at a time.
Jerry thinks ballroom suits his character because he's always been a gentleman. I think football suits his character a lot better. Anna, his increasingly feisty partner, says that when he picks up his frame nobody looks better than Jerry.
Stacy prefers the Latin dances because she gets to show more personality. Tony, on the other hand, thinks both are her strengths. Lisa informs us that ballroom and Latin aren't just two dances, they are two opposites. Drew feels like he's being hit by a tidal wave and it is going to be tough.
Anna tells us that she's so proud of Jerry and she thinks he's definitely the most improved dancer in the competition. In other words, he sucked at the beginning. She is getting angry that they can't please the judges not matter what they do but feels like as long as they please the public, it's okay. Jerry is definitely feeling the pressure of having to learn both the tango and rumba. I'm betting those two a day drills don't seem so bad now. Anna comes up with a special master plan which includes her husband, Jonathan helping Jerry with his technique, and her mother working on his performance skills. Dancing technique and performance skills, people. Dancing. In the end, Jerry is really, really confused, tired, and frustrated because he feels like it's not all coming together.
The two of them channel their inner Tanned Man for the tango. Jerry's props include a raincoat he whips off part way through the performance and a broom. They dance to "One Way or Another" and the fact that Jerry looks like the broomstick ends up his ass after he discards it makes just how good a dancer Anna is stand out.
After they are done, Bruno gets in touch with his inner nice guy and tells them that he really respects the effort and commitment Jerry has put into this (I'm pretty sure his inner voice is saying see P. Miller), but, and you could hear the but coming a mile away, this is the semi-final. He then asks them if there is a shortage of brooms in America. Bruno thought their posture was weak and that it just wasn't good enough at this point in the competition. When Len tells them that Jerry is not Tanned Man and that he needs to get his own personality Anna gets defensive. It gets worse when Len calls him Jerry Springer. Carrie Ann says that they all know this doesn't come easy for Jerry. She then adds that he took a huge risk and congratulates him on trying to be theatrical. As they head backstage, Anna looks in need of the bottle of wine Jerry wouldn't let her drink while they were practicing.
Talk of the Town
After the break, Jerry and Anna get the judges' verdict:
Carrie Ann- 7
Len- 7
Bruno- 6
For a total score of 20 after their ballroom performance. Jerry is gracious about the scoring but Anna looks like she wants to take that bottle of wine and break it over Len's head.
Next up are Louis and Lips. She's feeling backed into a corner because they ended up in the bottom two last week. She decides that the two of them need to get away from LA so she takes Louis to visit her parents in Medford, Oregon. I had no idea that Lisa was from Medford or that Ginger Rogers lived there for the last twenty-five years of her life and I was a Days of Our Lives fan when Lisa was first on the show. See, watching reality shows is educational. When they first arrive, Louis jokingly asks her if they are going to practice in a barn, but after her parents turn out to be really gracious and they get to practice on the stage of Ginger Rogers' theater which has a good luck message on the marquee outside, he changes his tune. Lisa tells her parents that she's going to dedicate her semifinal performance to them. It's really sweet actually. Her parents do have suspiciously thin lips though. Lisa's hope is that they'll earn a ten this time.
Their first performance is the foxtrot. Lips is wearing a blue backless dress while Louis is decked out in a white tux and tails. They dance to a version of "Fever" which actually doesn't make my ears bleed and look great together. Overall, the performance is elegant with an edge. They share a kiss at the end, and Harry Hamlin again leads their cheering section.
The judges are impressed. Carrie Ann tells them that it was a really strong performance despite a few mistakes. Bruno calls it a foxy, delicious foxtrot. He thought there were beautiful musical nuances. Len says it was a treat to see and a joy to behold. Lisa really seems to take delight in the judges' compliments.
Duck, Duck, Mouse
The scores from the judges are much better than what Jerry and Anna received.
Carrie Ann- 8
Len- 9
Bruno- 9
Their total ballroom score is 26 and the two of them are excited. Lisa admits that she always feels vulnerable, but she's a fighter and she keeps listening to Louis. Louis then talks about looking forward to the Latin dance because he feels like they have to wear too much clothing for ballroom. I check to see if I've accidentally switched the channel to Skinemax. Tom Bergeron, not knowing when to leave well enough alone, asks which of them will be wearing less clothing during their next dance.
Drew and Cheryl are the last to perform their ballroom dance. Drew acknowledges that he's wondering what's going to happen since they got a perfect score last time and informs us that they are going to Disneyland. I think he's joking. I'm wrong. Drew and Cheryl perform before a huge crowd at Disneyland and Cheryl actually sounds a little overwhelmed by all the attention. Afterwards, the two of them resolve to get back down to work, and Drew admits that he's driving himself crazy and isn't sure he's going to sleep at all during the week. The two of them are dancing the foxtrot and the rumba. Drew is not happy about the rumba because apparently he's not a big fan of
the hippy movementhip movement. The point is punctuated by a loud cracking sound as he practices moving his hips. Drew also tells us that Cheryl's nervousness has gotten progressively worse as the show has gone on. At this point, Drew says that you are either in the finals or you are aufedgoing home.
Drew and Cheryl seem to fall into that annoying category of couples who feel the need to dress in matching outfits. Her dress is pink so he's wearing a pink tie and sporting a pink kerchief as they dance the foxtrot. The song they dance to is "It Had to Be You." They are elegant, smooth, and a little fun. At this point, it's clear that it will be a crime if anyone other than Drew or Stacy wins this competition.
Len tells them that they never cease to amaze him. He thought Drew lost the character a bit but that they interpreted the music well. Carrie Ann says simply that she loved it and that what's wonderful about them is their partnership. Bruno bucks the trend and imparts the information that he thought Drew sometimes lapsed into paso doble mode. The three judges then talk over each other.
Madly, Deeply Ballroom
Despite the mild criticism, the scores reflect the performance.
Carrie Ann- 9
Len- 9
Bruno- 8
They have no perfect tens this time, but the 26 is a good score. Drew jokes that he's scared for Bruno because Drew's pregnant wife is sitting across from the judges.
After the ballroom round, the standings are:
Stacy and Tony- 27
Lips and Louis- 26
Drew and Cheryl- 26
Jerry and Anna- 20
Stacy and Tony's cha cha is danced to "Since You've Been Gone." She looks fierce during the performance and, wow, those legs. I'm relieved that they are both wearing clothes although she's got about as little on as possible.
Bruno again gushes over Stacy and tells her she's the best girl. He says that the most important thing for the cha cha is getting the right hip and leg action and he thinks they did. Take that Drew! It's Len's turn to be a little critical and he says that it was a wee bit stiff but still a great routine. Carrie Ann criticizes Stacy's angry face during the routine. As we go to commercial, the judges once again are arguing.
The Blue Screen of Death
Stacy and Tony learn their scores when the show resumes.
Carrie Ann- 9
Len- 9
Bruno- 10
The score of 28 clearly pleases them both. Stacy and Tony try to plead for people not to be complacent and to be sure to vote for them.
Jerry and Anna bust out the props again and dance a rumba to "Unbreak My Heart." Basically, Anna does everything and Jerry tries to stand tall.
Len tells him he's the worst one left which gets Jerry's competitive goat. I'd tell you what the other judges said but my cable skipped out for about ten minutes. In the end, the two of them get a total of 21 from the judges for the performance.
When Comcast gets their heads out of their asses, I see about ten seconds of Lisa and Louis' second performance to Material World. The judges apparently liked it because they get straight 9's. Lisa says that she feels like she's come so far and she wants to show all women over forty with kids that they can do anything they want in life.
Drew and Cheryl decked out in red garanimals this time dance a rumba to Total Eclipse of the Heart. Let me say I wish this is where my cable went out. Not that I didn't think they did a magnificent job. It's just that I haaaaate the song. Just having the knowledge that Bonnie Tyler did the original version pop into my mind ticks me off. They give a very intense performance which they punctuate with some weird finger pointing crap.
Bruno loves it and says it was powerful and passionate. Len thinks it was beautiful but too hard. To him, it was far too aggressive. Carrie Ann tells them that she has a different point of view and thought it was sexy and powerful.
Tally Ho!
Len must not have thought it was that bad:
Carrie Ann- 10
Len- 9
Bruno- 10
Drew makes a little dig at Len saying sex sells. He then gets a little more diplomatic and compliments Cheryl.
At the end of the night, the standings based on the judges scores are:
Stacy and Tony 55
Drew and Cheryl 55
Lisa and Louis 53
Jerry and Anna 41
Which one of these things doesn't belong? Apparently, the show is back next Thursday and then the finale is Sunday the 26th.
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Education and family structure are the greatest indicators for life expectancy, new research from Stanford shows. Those factors are even more important than access to healthcare or individual habits including smoking.
The study upends the long-held beliefs that race and geography are the most important factors for longevity by identifying 22 socioeconomic variables including income and job status that are the best indicators of early death.
"At the population level, it suggests that anyone can improve their life expectancy by accessing education and finding jobs," said lead author Mark Cullen. "Having more doctors won't change anything; what we need is better housing, better jobs, and a higher standard of living."
Cullen will join The Daily Circuit Wednesday to talk about how the findings can shape how we approach healthcare as a nation and how can we use them to better our individual lives.
"Most of my colleagues are obsessed with genes and behavior and don't really understand that you can't do anything about genes so don't worry about it," he said. "From a behavior point of view the environmental influences on behavior themselves are what matters."


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Lock N' Load is a different kind of reality show. Hosted by none other than the salty sergeant himself, R. Lee Ermey (yes, he of Full Metal Jacket and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes), whose loud and in your face demeanor actually suits the content quite well - weapons. Yep. This is a show about weapons. How they work, how they're made, what they do, how they do what they do, and why they do it the way that they do. Anyone interested in the mechanics of design and in technology ought to find the material fairly interesting, while Ermey's often times very over the top narration and hosting style lends the series plenty of entertainment value.
Of particular interest to a lot of people will be when Ermey explains what happens after a particular weapon is fired. Once the bullet or projectile makes its point of impact, the physics behind it all become rather involved and surprisingly scientific. There's much more to this than just a ball of lead leaving a barrel and colliding with its target and Ermey does a good job of elaborating on how and why different guns fire different bullets different ways. More than just a bunch of talking, however, the show also does what it can to spice things up visually. There are plenty of high-speed photography tricks and computer generated graphics used throughout to demonstrate what camera's can't always capture right and of course there's plenty of footage of those same weapons in action and the destruction that they can often leave behind.
The thirteen episodes that make up the complete first season of Lock N' Load are laid out across the four discs in this collection as follows:
Disc One: Artillery / Machine Guns / Tanks / Pistols
Disc Two: Helicopters / Armored Vehicles / Shotguns
Disc Three: Rockets / Blades / Ammo
Disc Four: Rifles / MG2 / Bunker Busters
It's got to go without saying though that as interesting as much of this material is, the main draw here is going to be Ermey himself. His attitude is always entertaining even if he's become a walking, talking cliché at this point in his career because he does what he does so well. No one yells down a camera like he does, and good for him for making a decent living out of it after leaving the service. He also seems to know his way around a lot of the weapons we see in the show. While many hosts would be awkwardly feeling their way around much of this material, Ermey feels like a natural, as if he's right at home around guns, tanks, helicopters and rocket launchers.
It's also interesting to see how Ermey explores the uses of a certain weapon and prove or disprove some of what Hollywood has lead us to believe is possible. A perfect example is the Machine Gun episode where we see him try to cut a tree in half with bullets. Another interesting aspect of the series is the history that Ermey goes into surrounding each weapon. Going back to the Machine Gun episode as a prime example, we don't just learn what modern day machine guns can do but also how they've evolved from their origins as the Gatling Gun to where they're at now. We don't always gets to see each and every one of the older weapons in action, as it probably wasn't possible to locate a working example of each one covered, but we at least learn what their part is in the respective evolution of weapons technology.
The show isn't always perfect, however. It sometimes feels jumpy and choppy in how it's edited and pieced together. There isn't always a perfect flow to the series and as Ermey goes about explaining different histories, we can sometimes make some pretty big leaps through time to get to where the producers obviously want us to be. You sometimes get the feeling that the historical aspect of the production is getting shortchanged so that they weapons demonstrations, likely a bigger draw in the ratings, can get more screen time. The show is also guilty of repeating clips and reusing footage frequently enough that you can't help but notice it. It's not necessarily a detriment to the series and its' done practically and where it absolutely makes sense to do so, but if you wind up watching a lot of this material in one or two sittings, you can't help but get that sense of déjà vu.
Even with those strikes against it, there's still enough here that'll prove interesting to history and war buffs that, when coupled with Ermey's persona, makes for some pretty solid viewing.
Disappointingly, the material in this set is presented in 1.78.1 non-anamorphic widescreen, and on top of that, the transfers are interlaced. The episodes themselves are very clean looking and don't show any wear, tear or debris, though the transfers here are pretty erratic. Some shots look excellent and show nice, crisp detail while others look soft, even a little blurry at times. This has probably got more to do with the different cameras used throughout the show and the rough conditions under which much of it is shot than with the encoding but that doesn't make the shortcomings any less irritating. When the series looks good, it looks very good, but there's obviously been substantial room left for improvement here.
The English language Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo tracks that are included here are about on par with the video in that they're sufficient but not particularly impressive. There isn't much in the way of channel separation here - it happens infrequently, though it's not entirely absent. Sometimes Ermey's narration is a bit hard to understand. More often than not he belts everything out in full on drill sergeant mode and there are moments throughout the series where you might have trouble figuring out what exactly he just said. The packaging claims that the series has English closed captioning supplied, but there wasn't any obvious way to enable them through the menu or DVD remote control.
Aside from some simple menus and episode selection, this release is completely barebones and offers up no extra features whatsoever.
The presentation won't floor you but it's watchable enough and despite the fact that there are no extras to speak of, the set comes recommended for fans of the series. If you haven't already seen it and are on the fence about it, definitely rent it first as it's probably not a show you'll go back to time and time again, but Lock N' Load With R. Lee Ermey - The Complete First Season is worth seeing at least once.
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Bucks fans can bask in the glory of the moment; a team that's over .500 and the best defensive team in the NBA. While fans of Milwaukee have rarely had the opportunity to bask in anything lately, they certainly have had any fleeting moments of joy quickly blow up in their face. Will this team fall back to the pack? I wouldn't count on too far of a slip as long as the Bucks are able to remain healthy. Scott Skiles won't allow it and the players are following his lead.


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Crazy Rumor: Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" in 2Q12
Earlier this week, Motorola said that the delay in launching Android 4.0 mainly rests on Google's shoulders, as the company developed the platform based around one hardware set and is currently writing code that will make Ice Cream Sandwich edible on all hardware configurations. Motorola also released its upgrade schedule on Wednesday, clearly showing why devices have yet to receive the v4.0 upgrade.
Yet despite this, Taiwan-based supply chain makers claim that Google will launch Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" -- notice it doesn't even follow the frozen treat theme -- as early as 2Q12 because the adoption of Ice Cream Sandwich has fallen short of original expectations. They also claim Google will launch Jelly Bean in this specific timeframe so that it will be ready for Windows 8 this fall.
According to the sources, Android 5.0 will be further optimized for tablets while also integrating Chrome system functions. This means Google plans to push for dual-operating system designs on Windows 8 devices. Vendors can either choose to use Android 5.0 solely on the device, or pack it with Windows 8 and provide the means to switch between the two operating systems without the need to reboot.
Notice the word "device." There's indication by the unnamed supply chain makers that Google intends to use Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" to enter the notebook and netbook markets again. But given that Android 4.0 did not perform as well as expected even though it's really not completely available on the market, several Google downstream partners are turning conservative about the rumored Android 5.0.
What's likely the case is that Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" is actually a new version of ChromeOS, not Android. It may be a long time before we see the next version of Android released given Google's developmental track record with the mobile OS.
FlayerSlayerMy phone came out 2011 Q3.
Ice Cream Sandwich came out 2011 Q4.
My phone will get ICS around 2012 Q3.
Jelly Bean will be before that? Even if it's out this year at all, there will be dual-core high-end phones running 2.x when 5.0 comes out. That's obscene.
Just like Honeycomb was a tablet exclusive, it looks like ICS will be a Nexus exclusive if they're just leapfrogging it to 5.0 before more than a handful of devices ever get 4.0.
AnonymousWith Androids multiple price points there will always be some fragmentation. For the average smart phone consumers this is not issue. Most people who have IOS or Android do no utilize theirs phones or tablets to full capabilities. They want to talk, text, email and surf etc. As long as they can do this I don't think they really care. I'm sure that Android will continue to evolve into more unified system.
You have a Nexus S. How have you not grabbed one of the ICS ROMs for your phone already?
SteelCity1981I hope one day soon Google really takes its Chrome OS and starts to really go after Microsoft in the PC segment. Can you imagine real competition that no one has yet to give Microsoft in the PC segment yet? Hopefully that wish will come true in the near future. It would drive Microsoft OSes and their Office Suites way down in price to compete with a Google if they got real serious about putting out an OS that is truly capable of giving Microsoft some major competition in the PC segment.
Yes, and Ford should stop making cars until they all carry the same number of passengers...
And Dunkin Donuts should stop selling donuts until everyone buys the same flavor...
And Intel should stop making processors until all software runs the same on all of them...
And people should stop posting comments on Tom's Website until we all agree.
Correction :-)
Yes, and Ford should stop making cars until they run on clean, 100% efficient & reusable power.
And Dunkin Donuts should stop selling donuts until everyone gets in perfect physical shape.
And Intel should stop making processors until they are 100% power efficient.
And people should stop posting comments on Tom's Website if it's spam.
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A MAN has been jailed for nine years for the rape of a young Polish woman as she walked home from work.
William Fraser, 22, abducted, assaulted and racially abused his victim in the Powis area of Aberdeen in October 2012.
The traumatised 22-year-old was forced into a lane and repeatedly punched on the head until she fell to the ground unconscious.
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Her masked attacker put a chain round her neck and subjected her to a horrific sexual assault.
She was then dragged to a close and forced to remove her clothing and clean herself with a mop in his attempt to hide the evidence.
Fraser was convicted of rape, abduction, assault and robbery following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh in November last year.
The jury found him guilty of three charges by a unanimous verdict. He was put on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period yesterday.
Jailing him, Lady Scott said the "appalling nature" of the attack required him to spend a substantial period of time in custody.
She sentenced him to an extended sentence of 13 years. He will spend nine years in custody with four years on licence after his release.
Lady Scott said: "Your victim was left utterly distraught and severely injured. She remains traumatised and has difficulty in coping. It is to her immense credit that she has resumed her full-time studies and has tried to rebuild her life.
"In her evidence, your victim said she was not worried about walking home alone because she felt Aberdeen was the safest place in the world. Among the many things you robbed your victim of that night, was that trust."


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Classic Doctor Who Returns To US TV Screens!
I've had a TiVo for a long time (14 years), and one of the cooler features is that the service learns what you like, and will record other programs besides the ones you tell it to, thinking you'll like them. So tonight I'm looking through the recorded shows, I found an episode of Doctor Who….


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Inside the Mind of a Christian Who Struggles With Suicidal Thoughts
I'm somewhat of an expert on this dark subject. That's how I deal with it, and I had to become knowledgeable about it to survive. I made my first real suicide attempt before first grade and was intermittently actively suicidal for many years.


text: This showed up in another thread, but I thought it deserved its own discussion. As most of you know, the Wonka petition got over 10000 signatires, while the Cats & Dogs one is still around 2000. Members here are imploring people to sign these petitions because "not releasing OAR is a crime against the film". While I'm all for OAR, I believe that signing a petition for a movie that you don't intend to buy is ultimately going to hurt the cause. Put yourself in Warner's place. They decide to release P&S only of family titles because that's what their research indicates will sell better. Suddenly, there's an outcry about Wonka from people who want the disc in widescreen. 10000 signatures on a petition and many phone calls and letters later, they decide a WS version is feasible, and release it. If the people who signed the petition buy the disc, then they make money-WB is happy. Suddenly, a 10000 signature petition for Cats & Dogs arrives, and they decide that a widescreen version of that is merited as well. They release it, and it tanks. Those that want P&S buy the P&S, and many of those that signed the petition ignore the disc cause the flick is a steaming turd. All of a sudden, WB who expected to sell at least 10000 copies of Cats & dogs in widescreen loses money, and all pull that we have for the future is gone. My point is-this is something that should be done on a film by film basis. If people really want to buy cats & dogs in widescreen, then by all means sign the petition. But I think that signing the petition should indicate an intent to buy the disc. Neverending story-I'll buy that one in a second in widescreen. Harry Potter-guessing I'll want this one in widescreen too. Cats and Dogs-I could care less.. I guess the point of this long rant is-let's not shoot ourselves in the foot. WB has every right to release a P&S only product, and it's up to US to keep them happy about widescreen. If a WS Wonka or Cats tanks, then future films like Harry Potter may be in jeopardy. So the short of it: -Only sign petitions for films you intend to buy -Follow up on those by actually buying the film


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Boulder clerk says she feels the courts initial ruling applies in Colorado. But the stay only applies to Utah #cosamesexmarriage #copolitics
— Steve Staeger (@SteveStaeger) June 26, 2014
UPDATE #2: State Sen. Jessie Ulibarri announces his intention to "get married tomorrow in Boulder."
Today, a court in Denver (the 10th Circuit) ruled that gay and lesbian people have a fundamental right to marry the person that they love. The decision was in reference to a case in Utah, but the Boulder County Clerk, Hillary Hall, is now offering marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples who want to show their love and commitment with a marriage certificate.
Colorado's Republican Attorney General (who is essentially the lawyer for our state), has said that these marriages are not legal but he hasn't yet taken action to stop these marriages from being performed. Boulder County is ready to defend their decision to let committed, loving couples get married but they may be forced to stop if the Attorney General tries to block them in court.
With all of that said, Louis and I are planning to get married tomorrow (Thursday) in Boulder. This means that you won't get a gold embossed invite in the mail to join us, we won't have a fancy 10 course meal, or a mariachi band waiting to serenade you through a night of dancing.
Instead, we are taking an opportunity to bond our love with a marriage certificate, here in our home state, hopefully surrounded by the folks who love us. We apologize for the impersonal nature of this message, but we didn't have months of planning to figure this out. Our ability to get married is currently dependent on the legal system, and we don't want this opportunity to pass us by! We will post more details soon about when/where, so please accept this as your invitation to join us tomorrow to celebrate.
UPDATE: Via the Denver Post's John Aguilar, Attorney General John Suthers looks to quash Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall's decision to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses:
Carolyn Tyler, spokeswoman for Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, said any marriage licenses issued in Colorado will be invalid. Because the 10th Circuit decision was stayed, Colorado's ban against gay marriage remains in effect, she said.
"It's not binding on Utah let alone on Colorado," Tyler said. "Boulder has a history of activism on this issue."
Big news this afternoon from the Longmont Times-Call's John Fryar–Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall has announced that her office will immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the wake of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling today striking down a same-sex marriage ban equivalent to Colorado's in our neighboring state of Utah:
Hall said in a news release that the action was in response to the 10th Circuit U.S. Appellate Court ruling earlier in the day that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process.
Hall said the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Office would begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses, beginning Wednesday afternoon, at its Boulder office at 1750 33rd St., and in its Lafayette and Longmont offices starting Friday, June 27.
Because 10th Circuit decisions are binding in the State of Colorado, the precedent established by the case that was the subject of Wednesday's U.S. appellate court's ruling is applicable to the same-sex marriage ban contained in the Colorado Constitution, Hall's staff said in the news release.
It's a bold move, since the court's ruling today was put on hold as soon as it was issued pending Utah's expected appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. That means neither Clerk Hall's action, nor that of same-sex couples who obtain licenses from Hall's office, is without risk–an injunction could halt Hall in her tracks, and potentially even invalidate marriages that take place in the meantime. That's a question for the courts, and ultimately it will be up to them to decide if these licenses will be allowed to stand.
On the other hand, this isn't happening in a vacuum–same-sex marriage bans are being thrown out across the nation, and public opinion is increasingly lopsided in favor marriage equality–61% in Colorado in a recent poll. That being the case, we imagine there will be plenty of Boulder couples willing to risk a temporary setback to be on the leading edge–of a movement for equality that is increasingly unstoppable.


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Although Police Chief Tom McMillen walked away from Thursday's Russellville City Council meeting with a newly restructured police department, he will have to wait at least another month before his one warrants officer gets any help.
After explaining to the council that the current structure of the police department was "inefficient," McMillen persuaded aldermen to accept his proposal that would open two formerly nonexistent captain ranks, as well as add two lieutenant positions to the four already in existence. It would also bring the former 11 sergeant ranks down to seven.
In order to be promoted in rank, however, candidates must pass written exams, which are scheduled for June 2. McMillen said he hopes to make the promotions in July.
Aldermen passed the ordinance allowing the restructure to take place, but not before omitting the section in which McMillen requested an additional officer to serve as back-up for the existing warrants officer.
"We reduced our force in the last six years by five officers," McMillen told the council. "And out of 52 officers, two are committed full time to the schools. ... So to make the department run smoothly, I'm asking for another warrants officer."
McMillen said the current warrants officer must also act as a Russellville District Court bailiff more than two days a week.
"I'm not going to try to give you an exact figure, but we make money off of warrants," the chief said. "And they're piling up. We don't have the manpower to serve them all with one position."
McMillen also told the council the added position would not cost the city any additional money this year.
"I have the money in my budget to do this effectively and still have money left over for salaries," he said.
But Alderman Cliff Kirchner, the department liaison, clarified that the added position would reflect an extra $49,000 in the budget for 2008.
Alderman Robert Wiley suggested that the council give McMillen the authority to hire another officer, and Alderman Freddie Harris agreed.
"Do you really need this officer," she asked the chief.
"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't need it," McMillen replied.
The rest of the council, however, said they would like to consider the addition next month or possibly later in the year.
After previous comments from Mayor Tyrone Williamson, Alderman Randal Crouch asked McMillen if he had considered hiring a code enforcement officer for the city.
McMillen said he and Williamson had discussed the issue, but he had not planned on requesting another salary position until next year. The Russellville Public Works office currently handles city code enforcement.
In other business, the mayor announced:
The open house for the medical helicopter unit will be June 12.
Appointments for the Cemetery Commission were: Jane Fore, Bill Eaton, Buford Smith, Anna Fields, Jim Tucker, Shirley Leonard, Robert Wiley, Christi Williams, Orman Peters, and Jim Bob Humphrey. Member of the planning commission involved are Wayne Phillips, Bill Sparks and Margaret Bagby.
Russellville residents who do not maintain their yard will receive a ticket if officers have given one prior warning. "It's ticket time," Williamson said.
In other business, the council approved:
An amendment to the city's current ordinance (No. 1942) regulating trash containment around apartments, townhouses, duplexes, or trailer parks.
A suggestion from the finance committee to purchase the Sage Accounting System for the city.
Appropriated $7,000 in matching funds for an airport grant to extend the taxiway 400 feet.
An ordinance to close 140 feet of 11th Street, west of South Houston Avenue, also lying between Lot 7, Block 3 and Lot 1, Block 4 of the South Heights Lawn Addition (recommended by the Planning Commission).
An ordinance to close a 20-foot-by-300-foot alley lying between North Frankfort Avenue and North Greenwich Avenue of Block 4 of the Northside Addition (passed to council without recommendation from Planning Commission).
An ordinance to rezone property currently R-3 (residential) to C-2 (commercial) for commercial use at 701 Weir Road (recommended by Planning Commission).
An ordinance to rezone property currently R-2 to C-2 for place of worship/church nursery at 1009 Weir Road, submitted on behalf of the Salvation Army (recommended by Planning Commission).
The following agenda items were tabled until next month's meeting:
Appropriations, line items: Police Department, $24,725, salary realignment for restructure; $5,400 to create disc golf course account for Parks and Recreation.
Discussion of the city's five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and a dilapidated structure on West Second Street.
Presentation from A&P Executive Director Christi Graham about the Russellville City Flag.
An ordinance requiring electronic record keeping by owners and operators of pawnshops, pawnbrokers and dealers in second-hand goods doing business in the city.


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Did you know that people do not all make scrambled eggs the same way? Did you know that they even occasionally disagree about how best to make scrambled eggs? It's true. True and intolerable. True and intolerable and horrifying.


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DJs From Mars feat. Fragma - Insane (In Da Brain)
There are many, many remixes of this. They are in the range of harder Electro/House all the way to Dubstep. The Gabry Ponte and Muttonheads mixes are the best of the bunch in addition to the original. The other versions are good as well.
Purchase the digital single with all 17 versions here (Radikal)
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Well, Rosie I can't answer your questions, but at least you found it today!! :~)
Very wise Edie, I don't think it would be fun in a larger size!! Thanks for visiting :~)
Missed this one yesterday. How????? Great fun solving, Mandy. Thanks.
Missed this one yesterday Mandy. Love the confusion but not sure I'd want to do it in a larger size. Thanks
It's good to hear you enjoyed it whatnauts, thanks :~)
Thanks Pat, thanks Pat, thanks Pat, thanks Pat :~)))))))You eyes should return to normal over the next 24 hours... if not, well maybe solving the puzzle again will reverse the effect LOL!!
Terrific and unique take on spirals. Thanks, monza.
I'm not seeing double--I'm seeing quadruple now! Holy Hannah! LOL! :-))))))))))
Thanks PJ, I'm so glad you had fun and a challenge too!! :~)
So glad you had fun Queenbee2b - I hope you didn't get dizzy!! Thanks for the feedback :~)
Fun and a challenge, Mandy. Neat design.PJ
Around and around they go!! Much fun to do!! Lovely color combos! Thankyou! :)


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The Shame of LA
If you're looking for signs of the decline of California - and bankruptcy, swarming illegals and one feckless governor after another don't do it for you - look no further than our loss of the mighty John Nolte, who packed up his beloved wife Julie and left Los Angeles yesterday to go home to North Carolina. Nolte, who will remain the editor of Breitbart's Big Hollywood, is not only a voice for righteousness in the entertainment industry, striking out fearlessly against the left-wing blacklist. He's a righteous dude altogether. In fact, a lot of the power of Big Hol comes from the fact that when Nolte slams you, you've been slammed by a man of open-hearted kindness, patience and decency. Which has got to hurt. And he slammed LA big time on the way out, saying in his goodbye post:
There is very little... my wife and I will miss about the city itself. We learned pretty quickly that all the cliches are true about the crime, traffic, smog, tremors, and artificiality of it all. Simply put, this city is a dump with a 10% sales tax where light bulbs are contraband the seasons change from hot to scalding and throwing your garbage in the wrong bin ranks as something close to a capital crime. No offense, but I see Los Angeles as nothing more than a big, fascist, one-story ghetto and those of you who love it are welcome to it.
Ouch-y. I can only add: nuts to you, LA. You cost me the company of a good friend. Safe home, mighty John.


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Charles Nunn
I am interested in the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in wildlife, with special interest in primates and other mammals. In addition to addressing basic questions about wildlife diseases, my research has application to understanding zoonotic disease risk and the conservation of biodiversity. Many of my research projects involve large-scale informatics datasets on mammalian parasites, with the aim to understand patterns of disease risk in natural systems and at the human-wildlife interface. I also model the spread of infectious agents in wild populations, including heterogeneities in contact structure based on knowledge of primate behavior and ecology.
More recently, I am developing projects on ecological networks, including original fieldwork in Madagascar on insect vectors and the agents they transmit to mammals in disturbed and undisturbed environments. I am excited to be teaching two courses through DGHI and my home department - Evolutionary Anthropology - including courses that consider the role of infectious disease in human evolution and in today's world.
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Primate Disease Ecology and Global Health
Crosslisted as EVANTH 385D
Covers concepts of disease ecology, with specific application to primates, human evolution, and global health. Explores the epidemiology and evolution of infectious diseases through the primary literature, focusing on infectious diseases of wild primates, humans, and other mammals. Students learn about the diversity of infectious diseases found in humans, and the basics of epidemiology, disease evolution and emergence, and primate behavioral ecology. Students also gain experience in thinking critically about scientific research, identifying interesting research questions, and communicating science to others. Prerequisite: EVANTH 101/101D or Introductory-level biology.
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MINOR: Elective
MAJOR: Foundations - Natural Science
MAJOR: Focused Study
Human Health in Evolutionary Perspective
Crosslisted as GLHLTH 304D
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MAJOR: Foundations - Natural Science
MINOR: Elective
MAJOR: Focused Study
Human Health in Evolutionary Perspective
Covers evolutionary approaches to understand human health at a global scale. Integration of evolutionary thinking and medical science provides new insights to a wide array of medical issues including obesity, cancer, allergies, and mental illness. Evolutionary perspectives reveal why some pathogens are more harmful than others, shed light on the origins and spread of infectious diseases in humans, and help in controlling antibiotic resistance. Evolutionary approaches provide insights as to why we age and provide solutions to alleviate human health problems that often differ from modern medical practice. Course will place these perspectives in the context of global health challenges
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MAJOR: Focused Study
MINOR: Elective
Recent Publications
Bray, J., D.R. Samson, and C.L. Nunn (in press). Evidence from seven captive lemur species that cathemerality is the ancestral state of Lemuridae. American Journal of Primatology.
Young H., D.J. McCauley, R. Dirzo, C.L. Nunn, M.G. Campana, B Agwanda, E.R. Otarola-Castillo, E.R. Castillo, R.M. Pringle, K.E. Veblen, D.J. Salkeld, K. Stewardson, R. Fleischer, E.F. Lambin, T.M. Palmer, K.M. Helgen (in press, 2017). Interacting effects of land use and climate on rodent-borne pathogens in central Kenya. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
Nesse, R.M., C.E. Finch, and C.L. Nunn (in revision). Does selection for short sleep duration explain human vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease? Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health.
Nunn, C.L. and T. Gillespie (2016). Infectious disease and primate conservation. Pp. 157 to 168 in: An Introduction to Primate Conservation, edited by S.A. Wich and A.J. Marshall. Oxford University Press.
Sandel, AA, J.A. Miller, J.C. Mitani, C.L. Nunn, S.K. Patterson, and L.Z. Garamszegi (2016). Assessing sources of error in comparative analyses of primate behavior: intraspecific variation in group size and the social brain hypothesis. Journal of Human Evolution.
Stephens, P.R., S Altizer, K.F. Smith, A.A. Aguirre, J. H. Brown, S.A. Budischak, J.E. Byers, T.A. Dallas, T.J. Davies, J.M. Drake, V.O. Ezenwa, M.J. Farrell, J.L. Gittleman, B.A. Han, S. Huang, R.A. Hutchinson, P. Johnson, C.L. Nunn, D. Onstad, A. Park, G.M. Vazquez-Prokopec, J.P. Schmidt, and R. Poulin (2016). The macroecology of infectious diseases: a new perspective on global-scale drivers of pathogen distributions and impacts. Ecology Letters.
Nunn, C.L., D.R. Samson and A. Krystal (2016). Shining evolutionary light on human sleep and sleep disorders. Evolution, Medicine and Public Health.
MacLean, E.L. and C.L. Nunn (in press). Phylogenetic approaches for research in comparative cognition. American Psychological Association Handbook.
Samson, D.R., A.N. Crittenden, G. Yetish, I. Mabulla, A.Z.P. Mabulla, and C.L. Nunn (in press). What is segmented sleep? Actigraphy field validation for daytime sleep and nighttime wake. Sleep Health.
Borries, C., A.A. Sandel, A Koenig, E. Fernandez-Duque, J.M. Kamilar, C.R. Amoroso, R.A. Barton, J. Bray, A. Di Fiore, I.C. Gilby, A.D. Gordon, R. Mundry, M. Port, L.E. Powell, A.E. Pusey, A. Spriggs, C.L. Nunn (in press). Transparency, usability, and reproducibility: a four-step plan toward improved comparative databases using primates as examples. Evolutionary Anthropology.
Dunn, R.R., C.L. Nunn, and J.E. Horvath (in press). The Global Synanthrome Project: A call for an exhaustive study of human associates. Trends in Parasitology.
Young, H., I.M. Parker, G.S. Gilbert, A.S. Guerra, and C.L. Nunn (2016). The role of introduced species in biodiversity-disease relationships. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
Samson, D.R., M. Manus, A. Krystal, E. Fakir, J.J. Yu and C.L. Nunn (in revision). Segmented sleep in a non-electric, small-scale agricultural society in Madagascar. American Journal of Human Biology.
Samson, D.R., A. Crittenden, I. Mabulla, A. Mabulla, and C.L. Nunn (in revision). Hadza sleep ecology: evidence for flexible sleep-wake patterns in hunter-gatherers. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
Springer, A., P.M. Kappeler, and C.L. Nunn (in press). Dynamic vs. static social networks in models of parasite transmission: Predicting Cryptosporidium spread in wild lemurs. Journal of Animal Ecology.
Nunn, C.L., A.Q. Vining, D. Chakraborty, and H.S. Young (in revision). Effects of vector preferences and host extinction on vector-borne disease risk in phylogenetically structured host-vector communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.


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It is basketball season in the state of Indiana, and Terre Haute (Ind.) North Vigo's Calvin Blank is making noise on the hardcourt. But at the same time the 6-4, 226-pound tight end prospect is also juggling an escalating football recruitment.
"Northern Illinois offered me a scholarship last week," Blank reported. "I am actually coming back from a visit right now from there. I got to see all the facilities, got to see some of the stuff they do offensively and I talked to the coach for a long time.
The 6-4, 226-pound Blank could project at tight end or defensive end at the college level, but most teams see him at the tight end position.
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"They like my basketball skills and think that translates better over to the offensive side of the ball," Blank said. "I'd say I have a higher ceiling at tight end, but I'm okay if the coach wants to play me on the defensive line… whatever is going to help the team."
Blank is a standout on the basketball floor as well. He is averaging 13 points and six rebounds a game on the court this winter, and led his team to a sectional championship Saturday night by pouring in 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds.
The commitments to basketball have made it difficult for Blank to make it to junior days the last couple months, but he is starting to get his scheduled organized for spring practice visits.
"Once basketball is over I am probably going to get down to Indiana a few times, get down to Vanderbilt and probably go over to Wisconsin," Blank said.
Prior to the Northern Illinois offer, Blank held offer from Toledo and Indiana State. Several BCS programs are starting to pick up their interest as well. Blank specifically mentioned Indiana, Northwestern and Vanderbilt as teams he is in contact with.
"[Indiana] Coach [Seth] Littrell, I have mostly been talking to him and Coach [Mark] Hagen a little bit," Blank said. "We have just been developing a relationship since he's been hired. They've got my film and just want to get me down on a visit sometime.
"I got a handwritten letter from [Vanderbilt] a month ago to call one of the coaches, and I did. I have been talking to the tight ends coach, Coach [Charles] Bankins, for about three months now. They saw my video and said he liked it, wanted my transcripts and wants me to come down for a spring practice."
Blank is coming off a junior season in which he recorded 30 receptions for 348 yards and three touchdowns from the tight end position.


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Trying out the steepster app! Pretty jazzy. I have a bunch of SBT bags from the zoomdweebies kick starter and more will be coming so time to always have iced tea around! This one was sitting in my living room for some reason so I decided to make it. I sweetened it just a little while it steeped which was just right.
I think I have had this one before but I might be thinking of the Cuba Libre tea haha but this is similar minus the boozy flavor. It's delicious and refreshing and it doesn't even matter if it's cold outside.


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The Insider: All the Details in Boerum Hill
WELCOME to The Insider, Brownstoner's weekly exploration of creative approaches to interior design and renovation, written and produced by journalist/blogger Cara Greenberg. Find it here Thursdays at 11:30.
TALK ABOUT SNAP DECISIONS. The 1870s brick row house Nancy Blechman bought in 1987 was the very first one she looked at. "I fell in love with my neighbor's magnolia, which has since died," says Blechman, who retired recently after a career as a senior financial officer in the not-for-profit world. "Under pressure from my family, I did look at some other houses, but I turned right back around and bought this one."
The house had plenty to recommend it besides the tree next door, including such coveted details as a gilded pier mirror between long four-over-four parlor windows, a black marble mantel in Eastlake style, original pocket doors with etched glass, and hefty plasterwork in the back parlor/dining room.
Blechman raised her now-grown daughter in the lower duplex, and rents out the two upper floors. She did no major renovation until this past year, when she finally updated a dreary galley kitchen at the back of the parlor floor, replacing it with a warm, inviting new one that reflects the antique look of her decorating — a look that harks generally back to the Arts and Crafts era. She also splurged on some new furniture. Blechman spends a lot of time in Amsterdam, and there's something of a European feel about the place, with its mix of found and inherited pieces, exotic items picked up in her travels, and a collection of paintings by David Fisch, a close friend who died in 1993.
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The high-ceilinged front parlor has an over-the-top pier mirror original to the house.
Among Blechman's recent purchases: two slipper chairs from Mitchell Gold, covered in 'Zankari Leaf,' an overscaled, Moroccan-inspired print.
The striking stone mantelpiece was left as found: black stone, with sections painted to look mottled and incised decoration.
The Federal-era glass-fronted bookcase was left to Blechman by her friend, the painter David Fisch, whose work hangs all over the house. The new blue sofa is from Ethan Allen.
Sliding French pocket doors between the front and back parlors had some broken panes when Blechman took over the house. "The more intricate medallions are the original etched glass, and the matched ones are sandblasted," she says. "To get them etched was outrageously expensive." The pattern of the panes replicates the original, she says.
A recessed arch in the back parlor, an elaborate ceiling medallion, and moldings were all in good shape. Blechman picked out the details in an historic blue-gray. "Most people don't like it," she says. "They think it should be either white or a more subtle color." She found the 1820s lighting fixture over the kitchen island in an Amsterdam antique shop and carried it home on the plane in well-wrapped pieces.
The pressed oak dining chairs were recently repaired and recovered in a Brooklyn shop, Mod Restoration, using Baldelli Park Caviar fabric from Robert Allen.
The new kitchen has off-white wood cabinets and a matching island from Lowe's, with vertical grooves suggesting period-appropriate wainscotting, and a granite countertop. Blechman has a serious collection of vintage copperware throughout the house, so she went with a deep hammered copper sink bought on eBay, and a gooseneck faucet in a similar finish from Perrin & Rowe. She found hammered copper cabinet handles at Gracious Home to tie things together. Several decorative tiles bought in Amsterdam — some from the 1920s, others 1960s re-issues of earlier patterns — are set in a backsplash of celadon-green crackled glass tile.
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We are trying to move a little library of ours to Java-5 with full usage of annotations, without jwc-files. While a component itself is recognised this way. Asset-resolution relative to the (non-existing) specification doesn't work.
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Thanks for the quick fix! However I'm not yet entirely happy with it.
Currently the template is resolved relative to the library's spec. If you specify sub-packages for your components or pages this is a bit counter-intuitive.
As far as I can see org.apache.tapestry.resolver.ComponentSpecificationResolverImpl.searchForComponentClass() should set the virtual ".jwc" relative to the component-class not relative to the namespaceResource.
Not very well, I'm afraid. Now it doesn't find specless component's templates in WEB-INF anymore. I can track this down more thoroughly tomorrow if that would help ...
Duh sorry.....I'm "getting" it more clearly now. Just so I know "for sure" this next time around, can you give me a very precise example of one component/page so I can try to re-produce? Ie component is in sub-package x.yoo and I'd like it to resolve the template under WEB-INF/x/yoo/<component name>.html. .
I'm feeling slightly bad re-opening this one again. But anyway: It works mostly great, except for one minor glitch:
When TemplateSourceImpl.findSpeclessTemplate looks in the context (not WEB-INF), the URL lacks the leading slash resulting in some ugly stack-traces being written to the log.
I think in line 297 of TemplateResourceImpl.java, we want
if (_contextAssetFactory.assetExists("/"+component.getSpecification(), context, templateName, locale)) {
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if (_contextAssetFactory.assetExists(component.getSpecification(), context, templateName, locale)) {
The constant "WEB_INF" already contains the leading slash, so no problem there.
Feel free to re-open as often as needed. I'll get this bitch one of these times.


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Olazábal is a link to the past at Baltray
Double Masters champion José Maria Olazábal will re-acquaint himself with links golf at the '3' Irish Open next week.
Olazábal — who did not play in his own national championship last week — has confirmed he will include Baltray in what is his very limited schedule these days.
It will be Olazábal's first outing since the Masters last month and he will be joined by former champion Thomas Björn of Denmark, former US Open and Irish Open champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand, double Major champion John Daly of the USA and Miguel Angel Jiménez of Spain as an international field comprising 22 nations prepares to descend upon Co Louth.
And Graeme McDowell believes the move back to a links course after two years at Adare Manor will help to lift attendances this year.
With the Portrush man in the field alongside huge interest in Rory McIlroy, thousands of fans are expected to attend from Northern Ireland.
"We thrive when there are people in the grandstand and crowds supporting us," he says.
"This tournament has been well-supported over the years and hopefully we can get back to that.
"I think this could be the year. We've got the players and the talent to get the people to come in and watch us.
"Guys come back to events because they enjoy them. No disrespect to the Irish Open, but for the last four or five years we've had some terrible weather, which has made for unenjoyable weeks."
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Has LEGO Bilbo met his match in zombie Frodo?
This scale model of Bilbo Baggins has been confidently standing his ground at San Diego Comic-Con's LEGO booth, but trouble may be afoot now that he and Gandalf have been discovered by zombie Frodo. Will a Sting made from plastic bricks be of any use in fighting the undead?