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|Eagle River, Alaska
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A Senior, At Last
Chris Devine can officially be called a senior. Finally. Due to a variety of injuries, Devine missed his first two seasons at UCSB and in the summer of 2007, the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility. In 2007-08, the Eagle River, Alaska native was listed on the roster as a junior, for the second year in a row, but this year he is finally listed as a senior and with no prospects for a seventh year, that is unlikely to change.
While Devine sat out his first two years at UCSB, he has made the most of his three years of activity. In 2007-08, he was selected to the Big West's Preseason All-Conference Team, and following the year he was named Honorable Mention All-Big West. For Devine, it was the third consecutive season in which he has achieved all-league honors. In each of his first two seasons he was named Second Team All-Big West. The last Gaucho to achieve at least three consecutive years with some all-league recognition was Branduinn Fullove, who actually earned four straight years of honors from 2000 through 2004.
Batting A Thousand
On January 24, 2008, in a game against the University of the Pacific, Devine scored 14 points, becoming the 22nd player in UCSB history to move past the 1,000 point plateau. Over the final 13 games of the season, he would scale the list, passing several former Gauchos, and moving into 14th-place all-time with 1,143 points through his first three seasons. Devine will enter his senior campaign needing just 94 points to move into the all-time top-10.
Still A Workhorse, But Some Extra Bench Time
Through his first three seasons as a Gaucho, Devine has proven to be one of the most consistent player son the team, and without question, one of the team's real workhorses. Although he missed one game in 2007-08, he has played in and started 89 out of 90 games since he became active. Last year, however, he shouldn't have been quite as tuckered out as his first two years. In his first season, 2005-06, Devine played in 29 games and averaged 29.4 minutes per outing. In 2006-07, he played in 29 more games and spent even less time on the pine, averaging 31.6 minutes. Last year, as a junior, Devine saw his time go down by more than three minutes per game from the previous year. In 2007-08, he logged an average of 28.3 per contest and he played over 30 minutes per game just 15 times, less than half the time.
On Second Thought, That Was A Great Freshman Season
When the NCAA awarded Devine a sixth year of eligibility, it also deemed that his first year, 2005-06, counted as his freshman season. That being the case, a second look at his first year reveals one of the best freshman seasons in school history. In 2005-06, Devine scored 355 points, a total that moves him into first on UCSB's all-time freshman list, 21 points better than Carrick DeHart. In addition, Devine now ranks high on the freshman lists in scoring average (tied for second), rebounds (third), field goals (second), field goal percentage (second), free throws (second), free throw percentage (10th) and steals (third).
Senior forward Chris Devine will once again be a workhorse in the Gauchos' frontcourt...A three-time All-Big West honoree, he has played in and started 89 out of 90 games over his first three seasons of activity and that should not change in 2008-09...Barring injury, Devine will once again start at the four spot.
Devine earned Honorable Mention All-Big West recognition following the 2007-08 season...As a junior, Devine averaged 12.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game...Led the team with 40 steals...One of two Gaucho regulars to make more than half of his shots, hitting 50.6% from the field...Devine eclipsed the 20 point mark twice, going for a season-high 24 against Cal State Northridge and 22 at Ball State...In the game against Ball State, he made 9-of-10 shots from the field...Had 15 or more points nine times, and 10 or more 21 times...Scored in double-figures in the first 10 games of the 2007-08 season...Devine collected a season-high 11 rebounds in a Big West Tournament game against UC Irvine, his only double-figure rebounding effort of the season and one of just two by the Gauchos overall...Had nine rebounds in a contest at Loyola Marymount, and eight in games against Stanford, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, and Long Beach State....Devine had six or more caroms 15 times...Produced a season-high four steals at North Carolina...Had two or more steals 14 times...Devine made nine three-point baskets as a junior, one more than in his first two seasons combined...Had two three-pointers in games against Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton...Set a career-high with 42 assists as a junior...In 2007-08, Devine became the 22nd UCSB player to move past the 1,000 career point mark, finishing the season with 1,143, the 14th highest total in school history.
Devine earned Second Team All-Big West honors for the second straight season after averaging 14.1 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds in 2006-07...Was also named Big West Player of the Week once...One of two players to start all 29 games...Scored a career-high 28 points in a double-overtime victory at Pepperdine...Devine also had a pair of 25 points games, one in a win at UNLV, an eventual NCAA Sweet 16 qualifier, and the other in a home win over Cal State Fullerton...In all, he had 20 or more points five times, all during the season's first 13 games...Devine did score 10 or more points in 25 of 29 games...Recorded five double-doubles on the campaign and, in fact, had a season-high 13 rebounds against Pepperdine, the same game in which he recorded a career-high with 28 points...Ranked second on the team among regulars in field goal percentage at 53.0%...Devine made at least half of his shots 15 times...While he never attempted more than the career-high 16 shots he took at Pepperdine, he did take 10 or more 17 times...Played 916 minutes, second on the team, and played 30 or more 20 times...Devine was second on the team in steals with 27 and he had two or more eight times...In the season-opener against San Jose State, he had five steals, the most ever by a Gaucho frontcourt player...While he had 38 assists on the season, an average of 1.3 per game, he increased his average to 3.0 per game over the final six contests...Had a season-high five assists in wins at UC Riverside and San Francisco.
After missing two full seasons with a variety of injuries, Devine was the only Gaucho to start all 29 of the team's games during the 2005-06 season...He was second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and was the top rebounder at 5.9 per game...In the summer of 2007 Devine was awarded a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, thus the 2005-06 season became his freshman season...Because of the additional year, he retroactively set a UCSB record for points by a freshman with 355...He is now also included on several freshman top-10 lists for UCSB...Devine led the team in steals with 31 and he was tops among regulars making 55.3% of his field goal attempts...A Second Team All-Big West selection following the 2005-06 season...In 14 Big West games, he averaged 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game...After scoring in double-figures three times and averaging 8.4 points per game through the first seven games of the season, Devine scored in double-figures in 14 straight to lift his average into double-figures, where it remained the rest of the season...In the final 22 games of the year, he scored 10 or more points 16 times and averaged 13.5 points per game...For the season, Devine scored 10 or more 19 times...He had 20 or more four times...Scored a season-high 25 points, to go along with a career-high 14 rebounds, as the Gauchos came from 18 points down in the final 11 minutes of regulation to win in overtime at Cal State Northridge...Had 21 points and 11 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton and at UC Riverside...Had four double-doubles...He had two or more steals 10 times, including a high of three at Cal State Northridge and at UC Riverside...Had a nine-game stretch (games 8-16) in which he made 56-of-81 shots from the field, 69.1%...Devine made at least half of his shots 21 times in 29 games.
Devine missed the 2004-05 season after having surgery for osteochondritis dissecans before the start of practice.
Devine redshirted the 2003-04 season because of wrist and knee problems.
High School
Devine attended Chugiak High School...Averaged 22.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots, 3.0 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior...He was selected First Team All-State following his junior and senior seasons...A three-time First Team All-Region selection...Devine helped to lead Chugiak to Regional Championships as both a junior and a senior and to the Alaska State Tournament all four years...Scored a career-high 35 points against East HS...Also had a 32 point effort against Service HS...Collected a career-high 16 rebounds twice, once each against Service HS and West HS...Devine also had 11 assists against West HS...As a junior, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game...Played for Kevin Fullmer.
Chris Clay Devine was born November 4, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska...The son of Monica and Kent Devine...He was an Honor Roll student all four of his high school years...An Honors Graduate...Also competed in football and track & field at Chugiak HS...He was regional champion in the long jump, finishing third in the state...His hobbies include computers and cars...Devine is a business economics major.


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Nearly 30 million women are touched by arthritis. And that number is on the rise. But you don't have to be held prisoner to the stiffness or suffer any longer. Learn what you can do to beat joint disease.
"I'm too young to feel this old," says Vicki Inman, 41. She's always been very active, but a few years ago this mom of two teen girls was diagnosed with arthritis. "The pain became so severe I felt as if my leg were going to give out." Thankfully, she found a solution in exercise: "I have to do gentle stretches and yoga regularly, otherwise it's painful to walk," says Inman, who's currently based at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning, near Columbus, Georgia, with her husband.
So what exactly is this thief of mobility that can strike so early? Arthritis is that creaky feeling you get climbing bleachers to watch your kid's soccer game. It's the ache in your hands when you're holding the dog's leash. A group of more than 100 different rheumatic diseases, arthritis doesn't discriminate based on age. It's also very common, affecting some 50 million Americans and more women than men.
But here's what arthritis is not: a done deal. "You don't have to become a statistic," says Robin K. Dore, M.D., clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "There are steps you can take now to possibly prevent, delay and stop arthritis in its tracks." Halt its onset by learning the truth and regaining your freedom of movement.
Myth: "Everyone will eventually get arthritis."
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First and foremost, arthritis is a disease — and not everyone gets it. Keep the condition from taking away your ability to do what you love by understanding what fuels it. Osteoarthritis (OA) occurs when the cartilage that cushions your bones at the joints breaks down, leading to fluid accumulation, bony overgrowth and pain around the joint. "What makes all this happen is a combination of factors, including heredity, weight and previous injury," says Marci Goolsby, M.D., a sports medicine specialist at the Women's Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Emerging research has also linked a woman's exposure to PFCs (chemicals often found in products such as nonstick cookware and stain-resistant carpets) to OA.
While you can't control factors such as your family history, you can address issues such as your weight. Likewise, though you can't erase old injuries (joints that have sustained trauma are more likely to develop OA eventually), you can focus on avoiding new ones. For example, lift heavy items correctly by engaging your abs, bending at the knees and lifting with your butt muscles.
Myth: "Arthritis is not really a serious disease."
Reality: Untreated, it can prevent you from doing basic everyday tasks. Not to mention that it can increase your risk of depression, osteoporosis and heart attack. Besides, you wouldn't want your husband or kids to tough out pain. So why should you, especially when there are so many effective management techniques to help you get through your jam-packed day? More important, "we have no way of knowing from person to person whose arthritis is going to get worse," says Jason Theodosakis, M.D., associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. "Taking preventive measures now, such as strengthening muscles around the knee joint, may allow you to avoid serious repercussions later, like knee replacement surgery."
Myth: "A few extra pounds only affects my hips and knees."
Reality: Extra weight can affect even non-weight-bearing joints. Yes, excess pounds put stress on your joints and cause cartilage to wear out faster. But it's not just about the number on the scale. "We don't fully understand the process yet, but we know that fat releases chemicals throughout the body that may damage cartilage in both weight-bearing joints, such as hips and knees, and non-weight-bearing joints, such as hands," says Dr. Theodosakis.
Try to slim down or maintain a healthy weight. One study showed that overweight women who lost 11 pounds reduced their risk of developing knee OA by half. Another revealed that dropping 15 pounds decreased knee pain by 50%. Whatever you do, avoid gaining weight. "You can make the pain worse by giving up," says Dr. Theodosakis.
Myth: "Nobody needs a diagnosis just for aching joints."
Reality: You need to know the cause — not all achy joints are OA. "Several conditions that mimic arthritis, such as tendinitis and bursitis, can be mistaken for OA," says Patience H. White, M.D., vice president for public health with the Arthritis Foundation. "If you don't have an accurate diagnosis, you could take longer to heal, suffer long-term joint stiffness or not receive the appropriate treatment."
For instance, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that involves multiple joints, leads to stiffness that lasts all day as opposed to the morning creakiness of OA. With RA, receiving the appropriate drugs early on can decrease joint inflammation and slow the course of the disease to prevent joint deformity.
Myth: "Any regular doctor is fine for managing arthritis pain."
Reality: A specialist may offer more treatment options and better care. Rheumatologists, who focus on joint, muscle and bone diseases, have more experience in recommending drugs and dosing regimens specific to your aches and pains. For example, not all primary care doctors do injections of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid, a lubricating substance that improves the quality of joint fluid. These injections can last a few months and may reduce the need for oral pain medications.
In addition, a physical therapist can teach you exercises for strengthening muscles around a particular joint. Physical therapy can also relieve RA, which may cause joints to lock up if you don't maintain flexibility. In some cases, your doctor may refer you to an orthopedic surgeon.
Myth: "Exercise is going to worsen my arthritis."
Reality: Working out actually prevents the progression of arthritis. We know what you're thinking: Who wants to move when her knee's on fire? "But exercise strengthens muscles that provide support to joints, and stronger muscles mean there's less load on that joint," says Yul Ejnes, M.D., immediate past chair of the Board of Regents for the American College of Physicians. "If all you can do at first is short walks of even a few minutes, that's fine. The important thing is to get moving." Because arthritis pain waxes and wanes, avoid overdoing it when you're feeling good. And listen to your body. If you're achy after a specific activity, such as lunges or certain yoga poses, then that's not an exercise you should be doing. Avoid high-impact activities such as running, and choose low-impact exercise such as swimming, cross-country skiing or tai chi instead. Vary your workouts so you don't overtax certain joints.
Myth: "A prescription drug is the best way to control arthritis pain."
Reality: Over-the-counter solutions work wonders for many people. "The first-round drug of choice for OA is acetaminophen," says Jeffrey C. Delafuente, M.S., professor of pharmacotherapy at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. "It's effective and has few side effects." If acetaminophen doesn't provide pain relief, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or naproxen, may help. Or try an OTC topical cream that contains capsaicin; apply it for several weeks to feel improvement. Wearing a thumb splint or knee braces may also reduce discomfort.
If OTC treatments aren't effective, oral NSAIDs are available in stronger prescription doses or in topical creams. For moderate to severe pain, a prescription COX-2 inhibitor (Celebrex) may be easier on the stomach. No matter what drug you take, follow your doctor's instructions for dosage and how long to continue treatment.
Beyond Medication
Having arthritis doesn't mean you must refrain from certain activities. It means you need to modify how you do them. "You're not going to be as supple as you were in your teens or 20s," says Nortin M. Hadler, M.D., author of Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society. "But you can still function without putting your life on hold." Try these tips to ease the ache.
Change Your Grip
- Pick up items such as your purse with your entire hand instead of pinching them between your thumb and index finger.
- Choose writing, kitchen and crafting tools with thick or textured handles, which take less effort to grasp.
- Replace round knobs on cabinets with C- or D-shaped pulls — they're more comfortable to grab — and opt for lever-style handles for faucets and doors.
Improve Your Workspace
- Raise your computer monitor so that you're looking straight ahead instead of leaning forward and slouching. Poor posture can make back pain worse.
- Support your lower back with a small pillow.
- Prevent hunching by attaching an external monitor and keyboard to a laptop.
- Wear a phone headset to help prevent neck strain.
Simplify Your Chores
- Install laundry machines on platforms. That way you won't have to bend over to handle clothes.
- Use jar openers to reduce strain on your hands.
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Yes, for me, for me he careth
With a brother's tender care;
Yes, with me, with me he shareth
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry fear.
Yes, o'er me, o'er me he watcheth,
Ceaseless watcheth, night and day;
Yes, e'en me, e'en me he snatcheth
From the perils of the way.
Yes, for me, he standeth pleading
At the mercy seat above;
Ever for me interceding,
Constant in untiring love.
Yes, in me, in me he dwelleth;
I in him, and he in me!
And my empty soul he filleth,
Here and through eternity.
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A former Georgia high school student has filed a lawsuit claiming that a school administrator impermissibly showed an image of her in a bikini to hundreds of local parents and students, reports Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
Chelsea Chaney, who is now a freshman at the University of Georgia, said the photo was taken on a family vacation when she was 17 years old. It shows her in a two-piece bikini next to a cardboard cutout of legendary rapper Snoop Dogg.
Chaney posted the photo on her Facebook page, believing that only people she had accepted as Facebook friends (and, of course, their friends) would be able to see it.
The director of technology at Starr's Mill High School then decided to show the image during a well-attended district-wide seminar focused on the long-term dangers of social media.
In the seminar, which allegedly occurred when Chaney was a student at the school and a minor, the caption of Chaney's bikini-clad photo was allegedly: "Once it's there, it's there to stay."
"I was embarrassed. I was horrified," Chaney told a WSB-TV reporter. "It never crossed my mind that it would ever — that this would ever happen to me."
The school official allegedly failed to obtain — or, apparently, even try to obtain — Chaney's or her parents' permission.
The unnamed school official did later apologize, in writing, explaining that the image had been "randomly chosen."
Chaney did not accept the apology. She also remains skeptical of the motive.
"I just don't think it was random," she said. "It wasn't my main picture. You had to go looking through it."
Pete Wellborn, an attorney now representing Chaney and her family, told the ABC affiliate that he has filed a lawsuit on her behalf for $2 million, alleging that the school district violated federal law, state law and Chaney's constitutional rights.
Wellborn maintains that a person does not cede rights to others by posting images on Internet sites such as Facebook.
"Their idea that putting something on Facebook gives them a license to steal it and carte blanche to do with it what they did is wrong ethically, it's wrong morally and it's absolutely wrong legally," the attorney argued.
"I just don't want this to happen to another student," Chaney added, according to the station.
The school district denied legal liability but otherwise declined to comment on the litigation.
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Syria no-win for either party in '14
Another military conflict in the Middle East is the last thing either party wants to be talking about heading into the 2014 midterm.
For lawmakers on the ballot next year, the decision whether to authorize a strike against Syria that President Barack Obama has forced on Congress looks like an all-risk, no-reward proposition, campaign strategists from both parties told POLITICO.
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Democrats will have to choose between defying public opinion — which is deeply divided over another military intervention — or their own president. For Republicans, the vote threatens to magnify the split between hawkish neoconservatives and isolationist libertarians that's increasingly been on display since Mitt Romney's defeat last year.
( PHOTOS: Syria: Where politicians stand)
Then there's the unpredictability of it all. Though it's obviously too soon to know whether Syria will matter in an election a year or three years from now, one need only ask former Sen. Hillary Clinton about how a vote to authorize war can come back to haunt.
"I don't see anyone saying, 'Goody, Syria. Here's a political issue,'" said Curt Anderson, a national Republican strategist. "I don't know why [Congress] would want anything to do with this. The polls are pretty clear on it."
"From an electoral standpoint, no one wants to talk about this," added Dave Beattie, a Democratic pollster who has been involved in many competitive House and Senate races. "There's no political upside. You're talking about something expensive, and people are going to die."
Neither party planned to make national security a central part of their midterm strategy; indeed, the election season to date has been all about domestic affairs. Both sides have settled on familiar attack lines: Democrats calling Republicans tea party extremists at the root Washington dysfunction, Republicans blaming Obamacare for weighting down the economy and making life that much harder for struggling Americans.
Neither chamber is expected to change hands, but Republicans are seen as having a better shot at netting the six seats they need to take the Senate than Democrats do 17 seats it would take to flip control of the House. But it's difficult to see how the Syria vote helps either party's cause.
After lawmakers spent days imploring the White House not to launch a bombing campaign without going to Congress first, Obama over the weekend surprised everyone by giving them precisely what they said they wanted. But few lawmakers from either party now seem particularly eager to debate the merits of an assault on Bashar Assad's regime.
Their ambivalence is reflected in public opinion. According to an NBC News poll released Friday, only 42 percent of Americans support a military strike against Syria over the suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians (the figure is slightly higher if the response is limited to launching cruise missiles).
( Also on POLITICO: New Senate plan on Syria limits Obama)
The decision is especially tough for senators and House members in swing states and districts. A vote for a military strike risks alienating constituents who don't see the point of engaging in another Middle Eastern conflict.
"I think it's going to be a hard decision for anyone in a swing district because there's no clear, concise strategy," said Chris LaCivita, a longtime Republican strategist. "It's not a war anyone wants to have right now. We're cash strapped now. We're war weary. And there are some people who don't believe a military engagement is in the best interest of the U.S."


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F5's stock price soared from 2009 to the end of 2010 as earnings per share more than doubled, thanks to burgeoning use of the Internet and with it, demand for ADCs. Since 2012, though, the going has been tougher, and share net climbed just 1% in fiscal 2013, ended last September. To quote the F5's CEO, last year was a "tale of two halves", in which product sales fell during the first two quarters and were up 1% and 7% in the last two. The company attributed some of the shortfall to weakness in Asia and to clients' postponing purchases to await new product. And indeed, in fiscal 2013, F5 "refreshed" virtually its entire product line, which ought to generate sales growth this year.
The company recently released strong fiscal first quarter 2014 results, and provided encouraging guidance. It also said it will be increasing its share repurchase activity, which makes a dividend seems unlikely in the future. We expect future acquisitions to consume cash as well. Sales ought to pick up as customers upgrade to the refreshed products. F5 is also seeing good business replacing Cisco's (CSCO - Free Cisco Stock Report) out of date ACE system with its own line; to date, it has done over 1,000 such replacements.
Demand for F5's products and services is still in its high-growth period, with Internet and mobile traffic likely to rise at a double-digit pace. Among other areas, cloud applications, increasing security needs, and the coming "Internet of things" offer substantial opportunities. And with no debt and over $500 million in cash, F5 is well positioned to grow through acquisitions. Still, the stock is up around 48% from its 2013 low, which has trimmed our estimated capital appreciation potential, though it remains above-average.
Danaher Corp.
Danaher designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services used in a broad variety of industries, from healthcare to water quality and fuel distribution. It has five segments: Test & Measurement (about 18% of 2013 sales); Environmental (17%); Life Sciences & Diagnostic (36%); Dental (11%); and Industrial Technologies (18%). Foreign sales account for around 57% of revenues. With operations largely in businesses that do not grow much faster than the broader economy, Danaher has grown substantially through acquisition; it has bought over 60 companies in just the last five years. The largest purchase was Beckman Coulter, acquired in 2011 for $5.5 billion. That deal lifted Life Sciences & Diagnostics to the leading position.
After three years of solid share-net growth from 2009 to 2012, growth slowed last year to around 6%, partly due to the relatively low amount of acquisition activity: newly acquired operations added only around 3% to total sales. Slower growth in emerging markets, such as China, also contributed to the small gains. Still, the company has seen higher market share in some lines, and some restructuring outlays penalized 2013 results. Without factoring in substantial new deals, we expect earnings per share to advance at a mid- to high single-digit pace in 2014. But the company is planning around $8 billion of acquisitions over the next two years, a sum that, while large, is easily affordable, given DHR's high cash balance and low debt-to-capital ratio. Longer-term, we think earnings per share will rise at a low double-digit rate. As such, the stock should appeal to investors seeking long-term appreciation and international exposure, though its recent price, nearly double its 2011 low, discounts some of the growth we foresee.
At the time of its writing, the author did not hold positions in any of the stocks mentioned.


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My birthday was 10 days ago and I got a new camera. One of the first photos I took was of a bus at the end of my street.
A week later I joined the Guardian Cardiff Flickr pool. This pool supports the Guardian Cardiff local blog which has been doing great work in recent months. So today when Hannah, who runs the site, was looking for an image to put along side a story on the re-organisation of public transport in the city she used mine. Here is a link to the story.
So what if I took some photos that were relevant to education- lecture theatres, computers, an ipad(!), small groups etc. Which group would I put those in to make it easy for other educators to find and use in their materials? A quick search of Flickr shows that that a general education group- or a specific one for higher education- doesn't seem to exist yet.
So I propose that we start one. We would need to figure out some guidelines. It would seem sensible that images added to the pool should be under a Creative Commons license allowing re-use. What else do you think might be important to specify?
I am sure that there is lots of really useful content out there already. This pool would just make it a little easier to find out about. Martin Weller blogged about the Guardian local project recently and proposed developing something similar for education. I think this could be a first step. I think at this stage in social media we know that there is little point in trying to set up new sites and services. Get people to keep doing what they are doing already- just a little smarter!


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Residents of a flood-prone neighborhood in East Palo Alto can rest easier now that the first phase of repairs to the San Francisquito Creek bank have been completed.
The creek overflowed in December 2012 and sent mud and debris onto Woodland Avenue, damaging homes and threatening PG&E infrastructure and a portion of the roadway, which had to be closed to traffic.
The damaged section of Woodland Avenue has since been resurfaced and reopened, and the exposed slope of the creek bank has been shored up with mesh, rock, and installation of a new concrete dike, community development director John Doughty said.
"It's a great start," Doughty said. "This will hold for some time to come."
The repair project cost a little over $165,000, Doughty said, though additional work is needed along the waterway.
A bridge over University Avenue needs to be reinforced, and repairs need to be made to "boils" or weak points on the creek levee where high water seeps through and weakens the structure.
The eventual cost of the project could reach $2 million, and the city of East Palo Alto is continuing to pursue financing options for the remainder of the work, Doughty said.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the project will be held at 5:30 p.m. today, opposite 1651 Woodland Ave.


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Purple Heart Recipient Praises Pre-Deployment Training
By Tech. Sgt. Melissa Phillips, USAF
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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del., Aug. 23, 2006 - Whenever Air Force Tech. Sgt. Randy Gardner drove a short distance from the protected gates of Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan to pick up rental vehicles, he always felt uneasy.
He told himself it was only for a few minutes, but he admits now that each time he left the protected bubble he was scared.
The sergeant, who was in charge of maintaining 30 rental vehicles and 117 government vehicles at his deployed location, never saw any "action" outside the compound. But, the action found him when a rocket slammed into his work center July 18.
"It sounded like an airbag going off," recalled Gardner, a special purpose vehicle mechanic with the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron here.
He said he was eating lunch in the break room when he felt as if he had been slugged in the arm and was enveloped in a cloud of smoke. At first, he thought the television exploded. In reality, a rocket sliced through the back of his left shoulder and peppered his hands and arms with metal shards.
There was only one thing going through his mind at the time: "Survival! I just wanted to make it out alive," he said.
Even though he was hurt and dazed, Gardner kept calm and directed several airmen to grab rags and place them over his wounds.
"Combat training and self aid and buddy care really prepares you for what you need to face," he said. "Everyone needs to pay attention to it when they go through training."
He was transported to the hospital along with a coworker who was pelted with shrapnel. The coworker remained in Afghanistan, but Gardner's injuries were more extensive. Within days, he arrived at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Gardner accepted his Purple Heart Medal July 26 with what his wife, Kathy, described as a stiff, military upper lip.
"It's still hard to believe I got it," he said. "It felt pretty good to know they recognize you for what you went through."
Gardner's wounds are a reminder of what he left behind in Afghanistan. "As soon as he saw his military liaison (for the first time), he kept saying, 'I've got to call the guys,'" said Kathy, who chuckled when she remembered how adamant her husband was about begging the liaison to make sure someone at Kandahar would finish writing a recommendation letter for a coworker there.
His wife said pushing his own feelings aside to help others is indicative of Gardner's low-key character. "He's pretty laid-back, although he gets uptight about his tool box," Kathy said.
Gardner credits his training with helping him remain calm after the attack. "People need to pay attention to what they learn when they're going through training," Gardner said. "You have got to be real careful, keep your eye on your surroundings, and keep your ears open." Gardner is one of three Dover members to recently receive a Purple Heart, but the only one to suffer injuries that required prolonged medical attention back home.
"It's always shocking to find out this happened to someone close to you. At the same time, I realize the risk," said Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fulton Morris, also a special purpose vehicle mechanic with the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Morris said he safely weathered 85 rocket and mortar attacks while deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq.
Although Gardner takes pride in his newly acquired Purple Heart, the best part of his duty in Afghanistan was tinkering with vehicles and keeping them running in extreme weather conditions with sparse supplies, he said.
"They send us there to fix vehicles and keep everything moving; nothing moves without vehicle maintenance's help," he said. "People couldn't drive to the chow hall or use vehicles that accomplish the direct mission.
"We are just over there doing our part," he added.
(Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melissa Phillips is assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing public affairs office.)
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Photographer's Note
A tap tap on Gonaïves beach. They are painted buses or pick-up trucks that serve as share taxis in Haiti. They may also be referred to a camionette. Literally meaning "quick quick", these vehicles for hire are privately owned and ornately decorated. They follow fixed routes, won't leave until filled with passengers, and their passengers can disembark at any point in the journey. Often painted with religious names or slogans, the tap tap is known for its lavish decoration, and many feature wild colors, portraits of famous people, and intricate, hand-cut wooden window covers. Source : wiki. Scanned picture
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jmdias (92087) 2014-01-20 5:32
intriguing the name viola (guitar in Portuguese, there was a soccer player with this name too). nice details of these adornments in the truck, nice framing catching well the elements.
ikeharel (98886) 2014-01-20 7:55
The driver must be a very creative painter, Miguel, and he added much charm to his "Viola" truck.
Once, some 30+ years ago I saw a Boing 707 painted like this - I think it was from Equador. Nicely spotted, well scanned.
pajaran (92281) 2014-01-20 9:15
Dobro vece.
Interesantan tekst o autobusu, sa opisom ...
Dobar snimak i kontrast, lepo pokazan prednji deo autobusa, lepe boje.
Lepo obojen autobus.
Prijatno vece i lepa noc, sve najbolje.
Good evening.
An interesting article on the bus, with a description ...
Good footage and contrast nicely shown the front of the bus, pretty colors.
Beautiful painted bus.
Have a nice evening and night, all the best.
mirosu (16313) 2014-01-21 0:28
Bonjour Miguel,
Excellent lorry detail photo with very nice colors, perfect light, very good clarity. The well-chosen tight crop eliminates all unwanted distractions. Well done.
Well done.
Wish you a very nice rest of the week.
jhm (191505) 2014-01-21 4:00
Hello Miguel,
The painting of these buses is extraordinarily.
You took a very nice details but without driver.
Excellent nice quality and lovely presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
aleXundar (1256) 2014-01-21 8:28
Hello Miguel,
Painting on buses and trucks is an art of a special type. They are always colorful, beautiful and sometimes with queer spellings.
A unique subject nicely presented. Very compact and very colorful.
Silvio1953 (191407) 2014-01-21 8:48
Ciao Miguel, fascinating truck with fantastic decoractions, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
adramad (62756) 2014-01-21 10:18
Hola Miguel.
Una imagen muy original y curiosa, la de este camion pintado de forma tan llamativa, me recuerda que tambien los he visto algo parecidos, en paises de Oriente.
Bien la luminosidad y la nitidez.
Pasa una buena noche.
Saludos muy cordiales.
Cricri (176) 2014-01-21 11:11
Hi Miguel
Superbe le cadrage serré de l'avant du camion, sa décoration et ces couleurs attire sans aucun doute le regard, je trouve cela génial
Belle soirée
No_One (4) 2014-01-22 7:00
hi Miguel,
I know this will sound very strange, but this vehicle looks to me like a cross between a truck, a parrot and a zebra! Amazingly colourful mode of transport, it looks like it could be part of a festival! Great capture and a very interesting note too.
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-01-22 10:22
We have those brightly painted and colorful buses in the Philippines also. They make for better transportation and good way to travel around the country. Nicely captured with good details. Well done, tfs.
elenimavrandoni (0) 2014-02-24 18:06
Life can be happy, the people can make it happy or see it happy by painting, by giving color and light to their life!!
your picture is a perfect example of a laid back lifestyle when people like to see the bright side of life!!
nice work Miguel!!
warm regards
fritzi007 (14698) 2014-06-01 4:33
Hello Miguel,
this photo reminds me very much of Asia, artfully painted, very good information!
macjake (92639) 2014-07-27 14:04
Hi Miguel
I just couldn't pass up on this vehicle after seeing it on your gallery page.
after reading the note, its the perfect post for TE - as we want to learn about the world around us.
this is totally new for me.
a fine description of the truck and the history behind it.
wonderful photo
berek (50508) 2015-03-10 22:44
Dear Gueguel
Superb tight framing of the front of the truck, its decoration and colors attracts undoubtedly look, I think it's great
Burak Erek
Photo Information
- Copyright: Gueguel Miguel (Miguel82) (36050)
- Genre: Luoghi
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 1998-00-00
- Categories: Vita quotidiana, Transporti
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- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2014-01-20 4:44


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Adam Brody Gossip
Adam Brody gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
I care about Leighton and Adam
Paul Archuleta/ Michael Tullberg / Mireya Acierto/ Getty Images
As you may have heard, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen broke up. Maria covered it yesterday in Smutty Social Media Full Story
Leighton & Adam as themselves
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody stepped out together for breakfast yesterday. Doesn't happen often. Full Story
Blair & Seth!
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Sometimes I forget that Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are together in real life. Sometimes I get confused and wonder if it's fan fiction…and then when I remember it's not, I get happy. Full Story
Adam and Leighton have an Arlo
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Leighton Meester gave birth to her baby with Adam Brody like a while ago. August 4th. In a hospital way out of town, so that you wouldn't know and chase them while they took their first shaky walks with the stroller or yell at them for using the baby carrier wrong. Lainey would chime in here to say 'See? You can hide if you want to'. Full Story
Blair and Seth got married!
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US Weekly is reporting that Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are married. No other details. It was the same with their engagement. I don't even know if they officially confirmed it. So far I've not seen pictures. But if there were photos, perhaps we would have had more information? Like exactly when and where and what she wore etc. Full Story
Blair and Seth's first engaged Christmas
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Leighton Meester and Adam Brody were out with the dogs yesterday morning in LA. Is it the first time they've been sighted together since it was reported that they're engaged? Let's pretend that it is. Because I'm just as excited as I was the day it was announced. Which is as excited as I was when they first started dating… Blair Waldorf and Seth Cohen! How does that ever get old? As if it weren't twee enough, with the California/NY wedding, he's got the old big dog and she has the handbag version. Full Story
Blair Waldorf is marrying Seth Cohen?
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Now this is a Breaking News Alert… If it's true. IF because it's coming from STAR Magazine. But it's so amazing let's hope they actually got it right. Seth Cohen proposed to Blair Waldorf and they're getting married! Right now there are no details about when it happened, only that it'll either be a destination wedding or it'll happen in California. Full Story
Leighton and Adam's night out
Leighton Meester did not walk the carpet with Adam Brody at the premiere of his new movie Some Girl(s) last night. But they were at the afterparty together. So it's kinda like their public debut as a couple. At least that's what some outlets are calling it. Whatever. Whether it's the first time or the eight time, it's still Blair and Seth. Full Story
Blair loves Seth, xoxo
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Duana sent Michelle and me an email half an hour ago: PLEASE tell me this is Top Story today And attached to it a link about how "Seth Cohen is dating Blair Waldorf". Or, for those of you who don't speak high school tv series, Adam Brody is dating Leighton Meester... Michelle wrote back: My pop culture heart is exploding with joy. Full Story
About the Jennifer's Body screening
Thursday night to kick off Midnight Madness at TIFF – a screening for Jennifer's Body starring, as you know, Megan Fox as a high school girl and boy murdering demon written by Diablo Cody. Starting with Diablo Cody… I had Diablo Cody fatigue after Juno. If I'm honest though, maybe it wasn't Diablo Cody fatigue. Full Story
Best Oscar Actors and a Cheese
It's quite a group isn't it? Can you picture Mickey sliding in there? No… Mickey is not one of them. Adrien Brody is very much one of them, even though he's a hypocrite douche. Like, did you hear him during the presentation? While introducing Richard Jenkins, he opened with "not that I'm a fan of google", like it was beneath him to be a famewhore. Full Story


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Most of the gun players are in it this time, from what I've read in the mens its something like 46 of the top 50 which is good. Obviously Haas didnt find the need to play as he already has an Olympic medal.
Anyway, tipping Novak for gold and theres usually a few surprises, why not someone like Jarkko Nieminen for a medal too.


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As has by now been widely publicized in wine circles and elsewhere, Dr. David Mills and graduate student Nicholas Bokulich of UC Davis have just published a journal article (in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences here) demonstrating that populations of bacteria and yeast associated with wine grapes vary geographically in organized and predictable ways. Bokulich collected samples across California, isolated bacteria and yeast from those samples, sequenced bits of their DNA, and then looked for patterns.
This is a beautiful, extremely strong study with useful implications. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, the news headlines are getting much of it wrong. The New York Times article on the subject* sets up the long-standing American skepticism about terroir, then proclaims that "American researchers may have penetrated the veil that hides the landscape of terroir from clear view, at least in part. They have seized on a plausible aspect of terroir that can be scientifically measured – the fungi and bacteria that grow on the surface of the wine grape." This is the kind of unscientific media hogwash that contributes to people on the street having balderdash-worthy ideas about how science works. I can't blame the article's author for being one more journalist who doesn't understand science (or who knows better but still needs the sexy story). I can blame the NY Times for not having the sense or taking the effort to get someone with enough research knowledge to cover the story well (Inside Scoop SF did, though they do have Jon Bonné). You're the NY Times; you folks can do this.
Problem #1: Bokulich and Mills' findings don't actually say anything about terroir as we typically talk about it: in terms of sensory impact. The paper describes regional variations. The paper doesn't connect those variations with any element of wine quality, perceptible or otherwise.
Problem #2: This is not the first time researchers have attempted to quantify some element of terroir. Not even close. Geologists and pedologists (soil scientists) have done a lot of good work looking at soil structure, depth, aspect, and so forth. Other microbiologists have looked at differences in bacteria and yeast across space. Bokulich's study is exceptionally strong, but it's not as earth-shatteringly unique as the media are making it out to be.
Problem #3: A technical point, but Bokulich and Mills didn't actually look at microbes on the surface of grapes. They collected grape musts, which for them meant "destemmed, crushed grapes, representing a mixed, aggregate sample of all grapes from an individual vineyard block" collected after ordinary stemming and crushing operations at the winery. The strength of looking at musts is in having a sample that reflects averaging across a vineyard block and does away with potentially idiosyncratic variations between individual grapes. The main weakness is that we're a lot less sure of where the microbes came from. What if some of the microbes came from the winery equipment or from handling operations instead of being present on the grapes in the vineyard? Significant regional patterns correlated with environmental factors – precipitation and temperature, for example – but we still can't actually pinpoint where those microbes are originating.
The NY Times article does a pretty good job of summarizing the original PNAS paper. Kudos to it's author for talking a bit about the methods behind the findings, for observing near the end of the piece that "the Davis scientists still need to prove that these microbes affect the quality of the wine," and for calling up Dr. Thomas Henick-Kling at Washington State University for a second opinion. The problem is in the headline and the first few paragraphs which are, of course, what get picked up and misconstrued by everyone else.
This is a fine example of a frequent pattern in news science coverage. Researchers publish a paper on a sexy topic like wine or cancer, and – being like other humans – their conclusions about the implications of their findings might take a few steps over the bounds of reasonability. The university and/or the academic journal puts out some kind of press release, highlighting the sexy bits and the in-our-dreams implications. Journalists pick up on the sexy bits and elaborate even sexier hooks and headlines around them. The hooks and headlines get picked up by less reputable news replicators and on Facebook and Twitter. And by now we're wandering around smack-dab in the middle of unreasonableness territory.
A chicken-and-egg problem: do we get headlines like this because national science literacy is bad, or does poor science literacy stem (in part) from the uncritical quality of our media? Either way, there's improving to be done here.
- Wine-Searcher's coverage has to get an honorable mention, not only for its especially unreasonable tag line – "New research suggests that bacteria and fungi could be as important in the expression of regionality as soil and climate" – but for referring to what we all know and love as Botrytis cinerea or Noble rot by the show-worthy name of its anamorph (another form of the same fungi), Botryotinia fuckeliana.


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Last week we introduced you to Anne and Mike, one of our invitation couples who were married earlier this year at the historic Santa Barbara Mission and held their reception at the breathtaking Four Seasons Biltmore. Today, we are delighted to share their custom invitation suite.
Based on our Camille wedding invitation, Anne and Mike chose to customize their stationery with a tile-inspired pattern that reflects the Spanish colonial heritage of Santa Barbara. Anne and Mike's ink choice was a dreamy combination of tangerine and turquoise, which was surely inspired by a seaside Santa Barbara sunset.
We send our sincere congratulations to the happy couple!


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Forum Post: McDonaldization of our Economy
Posted 6 years ago on July 29, 2013, 10:53 p.m. EST by JesseHeffran
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
A debate between a rebranded Conservitive and a rebranded Liberal on what needs to be done about low wages in America is the topic of this video. But on a side note, I get such a kick out of people who try and tell me there is a difference between a Conservitive and a Libertarian. As this video shows, if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and looks like a duck it must be a rebranded duck. Although my rant is off topic from the video, I needed to get that off my chest. As the video shows, the only difference between a Libertarian and a Conservitive is that a Libertarian is usually younger.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My take on the debate is because the Fed is inflating the dollar, then the only logical thing to do is raise the minimum wage. Wage earners are seeing their perchasing power demineshed which is having negetive effects all the way up the wealth ladder. A raise in minimum wage would rebalance the economy, pushing money out of the stock market and into the hands of those who need it the most. There are two reasons American corporations are doing well, quantitative easing being dumped into stocks and foreign markets. If Libertarians were not schilling for capital and those who are wealthy, they would have to know that lack of purchasing power that many Americans, both middle class and working class, are living with, is the reason our economy is sluggish. The answer is so vivid it sickens me that noone of importance can see it. __ --Quantitative easing is putting our economy off kilter and raising the minimum wage will rebalance it. -------------------------------------------------- http://rt.com/shows/crosstalk/mcdonalds-us-american-dream-725/


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Tom Brady Addresses Gisele Bundchen Divorce Rumors for the First Time
Tom Brady has finally commented on the divorce rumors surrounding him and Gisele Bundchen.
The New England Patriots quarterback and his supermodel wife have been at the center of a tabloid storm of speculation that they've hit a rough patch in their marriage and may be seeking divorce. Not surprising considering the drama surrounding the couple after the whole Deflategate scandal. Add to that they hadn't been seen or photographed together in nearly two months up until last week.
However, Brady made sure to put all speculation aside in an interview with Boston radio station WEEI on Tuesday, during which he finally fielded a question about his marriage.
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"We're in a great place... There's no bigger supporter I have than her," the football star said of his wife.
"There were a lot of different emotions that I went through," Brady continued, speaking on the topic of Deflategate. "Those were all at different points in different circumstances. I think they were all–I kind of took them as they come. I faced obviously different adversities in my life, different challenges and you just kind of rely on those experiences and you rely on a lot of people that are around you for the support. This has been a different type of challenge in my life. I think it's been a different type of obstacle to overcome."
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However, Brady's Deflategate scandal and four-game suspension was tossed by a federal judge last week, and the couple seems to be moving in a more positive direction. Just two days after the quarterback received the good news, Bundchen took to Instagram to gush about her hubby.
She posted a photo of Brady playing soccer with their daughter Vivian Lake alongside the caption, "And my heart melts #biggestlove #family."
Brady and his Patriots will hit the field again Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.


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T-Wolves Give Grizzlies Tough Loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double and the Minnesota Timberwolves dealt the Memphis Grizzlies a loss they could ill afford in a 102-88 victory on Wednesday night.
Ricky Rubio had 14 points, seven assists and three steals and Kevin Martin scored 21 points for the Timberwolves, who are trying to play spoiler down the stretch of what has been a disappointing season.
Marc Gasol had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Grizzlies. But Zach Randolph had just four points on 1-for-8 shooting and Memphis dropped a game that coach Dave Joerger called a must-win before tipoff.
The Grizzlies entered in seventh place in the jam-packed Western Conference, but with Phoenix and Dallas all in the mix for the last two spots.


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Miller School's NIH Funding Climbs to 38th in the Nation
Reflecting the University's growing prominence as a national research institution, the Miller School has advanced another spot, to No. 38, in the amount of highly coveted and competitive research grants it received from the National Institutes of Health during the 2011-12 federal fiscal year.
Compiled by The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the national rankings place the Miller School's annual total for NIH funding at $117.6 million, making it the only Florida institution in the Top 40. The 5 percent increase over last year's tally also highlights the Miller School's historic and expanding prowess in the kind of interdisciplinary research that is advancing the understanding of and treatments for heart disease, AIDS, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and a multitude of other diseases and public health issues.
"The Blue Ridge NIH ranking of U.S. medical schools is the most objective, direct and specific measure of the contributions of a school to research and science and the efforts of an institution to improve the condition and the health of our fellow humans," said Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., who is also Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and CEO of UHealth. "There is no better measure for biomedical research success, or for the dedication of our physicians and scientists to making breakthroughs in the lab that translate into life-enhancing treatments for patients."
In just six years, the Miller School has jumped 13 spots in Blue Ridge's NIH award rankings, climbing from No. 51 in 2006 to No. 38 in 2012.
This year, three Miller School departments – ophthalmology, neurological surgery and epidemiology and public health – ranked in the top 10 percent for NIH funding when compared to their peer departments nationally.Ten of the Miller School's top-funded principal investigators ranked in the top 5 percent among their NIH-funded peers nationally.
"We are extremely proud of our faculty for their innovative talent, perseverant spirit and all around brilliance," said Omaida Velazquez, M.D., Interim Executive Dean for Research, Research Training and Innovative Medicine.
With $8.42 million in NIH awards, Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D., professor and Chair of Epidemiology and Public Health, was the highest NIH-funded researcher on campus. He also ranked third in the nation among 395 peers in public health. With $3.86 million, Steven E. Lipshultz, professor of pediatrics and the George Batchelor Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, was the second highest funded Miller School investigator, and in the top 1.5 percent of 1,104 peers. His award total includes the first installments of two grants totaling more than $14.2 million for studies on pediatric cardiomyopathy.
David I. Watkins, professor of pathology, ranked third on campus with $3.6 million, placing him in the top 1.4 percent of pathology investigators nationwide. Ranking fourth and fifth were medicine's Joshua M. Hare, M.D., the Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine and Director of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, with $2.82 million, and surgery's Norma Sue Kenyon, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Officer, Vice Provost for Innovation and the Martin Kleiman Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering, with $2.73 million. They both ranked in the top 5 percent among their respective departmental peers nationally.
Also breaking the $2 million mark were Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics and Director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, with $2.5 million; Ralph Sacco, M.D., M.S., Miller Professor, Chair of Neurology, and Olemberg Family Chair in Neurological Disorders, with $2.3 million; Gwendolyn Scott, professor of pediatrics, with $2.16 million; and C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and Director of the Prevention Science and Methodology Group, with $2.05 million.
Pericak-Vance, Sacco and Scott are also in the top 5 percent among their respective peers nationally.
According to the Blue Ridge data, the Department of Neurological Surgery received $4.2 million in new NIH funding, placing it fourth among 38 total departments across the nation. The department's highest funded investigator, W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., the Scientific Director of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Senior Associate Dean for Discovery Science, received $1.5 million of the department's tally.
The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Department of Ophthalmology each rose to No. 6 among their respective peer departments nationally. Ophthalmology climbed four spots with $7.6 million in new funding, with Vittorio Porciatti, D.Sc., research professor of ophthalmology and Director and Vice Chair of Research, and Jeffrey L. Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of ophthalmology, bringing in $1.8 million and $1.2 million respectively. Porciatti's tally put him in the top 5 percent among his peers nationally.
With nearly $15 million, Epidemiology and Public Health rose one spot, up from last year's No. 7, with Szapocznik contributing more than half of the department's new funds. Included in his tally was an initial $3.64 million of the $20 million grant the NIH awarded this year to establish the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, placing the University in an elite consortium of 60 institutions charged with accelerating the translation of biomedical discoveries into therapies and solutions for an increasingly diverse nation.
Seven other departments – pathology, biochemistry and molecular biology, urology, anesthesiology, cell biology, pediatrics and psychiatry – climbed at least five spots when measured against their peer departments nationally and/or increased their funding by at least $1 million.
Making the biggest leap in both categories was the Department of Pathology, which jumped from No. 79 to No. 44 among 93 total departments with $4.4 million, or a 489 percent increase, in new funding. The bulk of pathology's new funding was awarded to Watkins, whose $3.6 million tally included $2.2 million for his quest to develop a vaccine for AIDS from the vaccine for yellow fever.
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology also posted significant gains in both categories, rising to No. 37 from No. 59 out of 105 departments, and increasing its funding by 65 percent to $5.6 million. Michal Toborek, M.D., Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Vice Chair for Research, was awarded $1.4 million of the department's total, placing him among the top 5 percent of his peers nationwide.
Also contributing to the Miller School's ranking were six students or post docs who earned NIH fellowships worth more than $260,000.
"Our greatest asset resides within our faculty and within the students they train and mentor today who will revolutionize health care in the future," Velazquez said.
View a list of the funding and ranking for 21 Miller School departments and a list of the top 25 principal investigators.


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English Club
The Undergraduate English Club — we have a way with words... literally.
The Department of English has a brand new English Club run by our undergraduates. The purpose of the English Club is to provide a social networking group for all English majors and minors. The club will serve as a creative and expressive outlet for students with similar interests and goals.
The club's activities will include on and off-campus events such as meetings, movie nights in the Living Room Theater, attending plays, and visiting art galleries. The English Club will also host workshops, mid-term and final exam study groups, monthly book/paper readings at Bookwise Book store, and Starbucks get-togethers.
Ultimately, the English Club's purpose is to enrich the lives of English students attending Florida Atlantic University.
English Club events take place throughout the year. Click on the link to view the schedule of events.
* The English Club is a department resource and is not a student organization.


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NOTE: The final lot is showcased and downloadable, here: viewtopic.php?f=412&t=3335&p=26592#p26592
I had started working on this floorplan a couple of weeks back, right after doing the other two, but then life intervened. I finally got back to it tonight, and got all the rooms laid out and the exterior colors on. The house is set in the NW area of Windenburg (which is empty of all other buildings in my Challengeville world, now). I chose the lot due to its size, more than anything, with the long side at the driveway. After I finished working tonight, though, I realized how absolutely stunning it looks in that setting! I'm very pleased with the progress so far. I hope to be able to get at least part of the interior completed tomorrow night, and hopefully get it completed by Wednesday night. In the meantime, here are two frontal shots of the exterior.