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Guide for First Year Students
Join us for an Orientation to the Biology major!
When: Wednesday, August 28th at 6pm. French Family Science Center Auditorium (Room 2231)
Learn more about the Biology major, resources you should be aware of, and opportunities for research.
Notes for Fall 2013 Registration:
- If you are a prospective Biology major or premed, then be sure that you are okay with chemistry and math courses before starting on Biology courses. It is okay to wait until the Spring term before beginning your Biology coursework. For Math placement information, please see http://www.math.duke.edu/first_year/PlacementAdvice.html. For questions about chemistry placement, see http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/placement/chart.php.
- At this point, BIO 201L and 202L are close to their capacity, so not all first-year students who may be interested in these courses will be able to enroll in the fall. However, both courses will be available to first year students in the Spring, and they needn't be taken in sequence. Only students with a strong background in Chemistry (4 or 5 on AP exam/credit for Chem 20 or 21) will be able to register for BIO 201L on ACES.
- If you are eager to take a Biology course in your first semester, then appropriate courses include one of the first year seminars (BIO 89S). Note, however, that the first year seminars will not count towards the major. Students who receive AP Biology Credit and have a strong background in the sciences might consider enrolling in Biology 212L, Microbiology or Biology 209, Ecology for a Crowded Planet.
- If you have previous college credit you wish to transfer to Duke, then send your course description and other required information to the Registrar's Office. More information about credit earned prior to attending Duke (pre-matriculation credit) can be found here. For questions, contact the Academic Advising Center (phone: 919-684-6217) regarding procedures.
- Coursese numbered 201-209 have no Biology prerequisites and are considered entry level courses.
What kind of degree in Biology can I get?
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) is the degree recommended for students contemplating a career in the biological or biomedical sciences. The B.S. degree requires Calculus II or statistics, organic chemistry, and physics corequisites. Two semesters of introductory biology and eight upper- level courses are required. The upper-level courses include courses in specific areas, as well as elective courses in biology and related biological sciences.The Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) is the liberal arts major program, appropriate for students planning on careers in law, policy, or secondary school teaching. It requires math and chemistry only through Calculus I and introductory chemistry.Two semesters of introductory biology and eight upper- level courses are required. The upper-level courses include courses in specific areas, as well as elective courses in biology and related biological sciences.
Get more information on course requirements.
A Minor in Biology is available. Several Areas of Concentration are also available to majors and minors.
Can I get Advanced Placement in Biology?
A score of 4 or 5 on the AP Biology exam will provide you with advanced placement credit, Biology 20 (formerly 19). However, all biology majors, regardless of whether you've had AP Bio or not, will start the same biology 'gateway' courses: Biology 201L (101L) and 202L (102L). These courses will introduce the three foundations of modern biology: molecular biology, genetics and evolution. The gateway courses will take you deep into the topics, beyond AP Bio, and provide a foundation for other advanced courses in biology.
In addition, advanced placement is possible in chemistry, math and physics, depending on your exam scores and by the decision of the respective departments. Students who place out of the first year of chemistry or math will not have to retake those courses for the biology major.
Note that although you can only use two AP credits to reduce the number of credits you need to take for graduation (from 34 to 32), any number of AP credits can be used for placement out of introductory courses. So, advanced placement in chemistry, math and physics will reduce the courses needed to complete the biology major, freeing you up to take more advanced courses or courses in other disciplines.How do I get started in Biology Courses?
BIO 201L (101L) Gateway to Biology: Molecular Biology (taught Fall & Spring)
Introduces major concepts in biology through the lens of molecular biology: DNA structure and function, replication, transcription, and translation. Prerequisite: Chem 101DL (31L) or equivalent.
BIO 202L (102L) Gateway to Biology: Genetics and Evolution (Fall & Spring)
Introduction to principles transmission genetics and evolution. May be taken before Bio 201L (101L) with a strong biology background (e.g. AP Bio).
What courses should I take in my first two years?
What you take depends on your preparation (see the table of suggested schedules). It is most important to have some exposure to math and chemistry before taking most upper-level Biology courses. It is also important to take a Gateway courses BIO 201L (101L) and BIO 202L (102L) before starting the upper-level courses, typically in the sophomore year. If you are considering summer school, the summer after your first or second year is a good time to take physics.
Suggested Schedule Options for the First Two Years
Placement Options:
First Year
First Year
Second Year
Second Year
No AP Credits
Calculus I*
Intro Chemistry
Calculus II
Organic Chemistry**
Organic Chemistry***
Gateway: Mol Bio
Gateway: Gen & Evo
w/ AP Biology
Calculus I*
Intro Chemistry
Calculus II
Organic Chemistry**
Organic Chemistry***
*If you have not had calculus in high school, then check the math placement guidelines as you may wish to start in Math 105L (25L) rather than Math 111L (31L) or 122L (41). Stats 100-level courses require either a placement exam or AP credit.
**Chem 201DL (151L) may also be deferred to the second year, Fall semester.
***Chem 210DL (32L) and 202L (152L) are not required for the major but are strongly recommended for premeds and many B.S. majors in Biochemistry and related areas
Can I do research and independent study?
All biology majors are encouraged to pursue independent research in the biological sciences under the supervision or sponsorship of a faculty member. The faculty member may be in any Duke department, including Medical Center departments. You can register for independent study and receive a grade and academic credit for your research. Most students will complete at least one or two semesters of independent study during their junior or senior year, although some students begin in their second or even their first year. No credit can be awarded for paid work.
There is no limit on the number of semesters your can enroll in Independent Study, although there only two semesters of independent study can be counted towards the major. Independent Study will also satisfy one of the two laboratory course requirements for the major, as well as the Small Group Learning Experience (SGLE) requirement for graduation. Additionally, Independent Study can be used to satisfy the Curriculum 2000 requirement for a Research Course (R). Students may also request a Writing (W) code for an independent study with approval of their Research Supervisor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Many students will have their work published in the scientific literature and use their research as the basis for graduation with distinction. For more information, please visit our independent study page.
What kinds of study abroad programs are available?
Many Biology students will do at least one semester of Study Abroad, typically in their junior year. There are several programs that are especially popular with Biology majors. These include the fall and spring semester studying marine biology in Trinidad, Panama, and Singapore through the Duke Marine Lab , semester and summer programs studying tropical biology in Costa Rica, a summer course in Australian biogeography, and a semester program in savannah ecology of South Africa . In addition, there are many other study abroad programs that allow students the opportunity to take courses in biology. Moreover, the major in Biology is sufficiently flexible to allow students to take semester abroad with out any biology. For more information, visit the study abroad page.
Can I talk to an advisor in Biology? Yes! Come by the Undergraduate Studies Office, Room 135 Biological Sciences Building, or contact the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Julie Reynolds.
Help is also available from the Academic Advising Center (919-684-6217, email@example.com).
Duke Biology Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-7372 Fax: 919-660-7293

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Calendars >
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Forgiveness with Barbara Crafton (Sat. 8 Jun, 2013 9:00 am - 3:00 pm)
What It Is and What It Isn't
A Quiet Day & Lunch with
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Saturday, June 8, 2013
9:00am to 3:00pm
General Theological Seminary
To register, click here.
Peter asked Jesus how many times he must forgive a brother who had wronged him. Seven? But no: It was seventy times seven. Which is 490. Most of us have a hard time doing it even once!
Might that not be because we have some unhepful ideas
about what constitutes forgiveness?
We will explore this possibility, and emerge from our time together with renewed hope about dealing with a consistent and often painful human problem.
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton is an Episcopal priest and author. She heads The Geranium Farm, an institute for the promotion of spiritual growth. The Farm publishes her Almost-Daily eMo, a meditation read online by tens of thousands worldwide.
Her many books include collections of essays (The Sewing Room, Yes! We'll Gather at the River, Some Things You Just have to Live With); daily meditations (Let Us Bless the Lord (Vols 1-4), Meditations on the Psalms, Finding Time for Serenity; a book of poetry (Blessed Paradoxes), a meditation about the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (Mass in Time of War) and, most recently, teaching about how people of faith experience depression (Jesus Wept: When Faith and Depression Meet).
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
[WEBINAR] The Cyrus Cylinder and the Significance of Cyrus in the Biblical Tradition (Tue. 18 Jun, 2013 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm)
The Cyrus Cylinder, a small, cylinder-shaped baked clay tablet inscribed with Akkadian cuneiform from the 6th century BCE, is arguably one of the most important texts and objects from the ancient Near Eastern world. Sometimes called "the first declaration of human rights," the Cyrus Cylinder, housed at the British Museum, is currently touring museums in the United States.
In connection with this traveling exhibition, Dr. Robert Owens, Professor of Old Testament at General Seminary, will offer a free webcast about the Cyrus Cylinder and the significance of Cyrus in the Biblical tradition on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm Eastern time.
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Friday, June 21, 2013
A Garden Party (Fri. 21 Jun, 2013 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
of The General Theological Seminary
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Featuring Chelsea Winds Recorder Ensemble
Gregory Eaton David Hurd
Barrie Mosher Anita Randolfi
Friday, June 21, 2013
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Performance 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Reception 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Meet and Greet our New Dean and President,
The Very Rev. Kurt H. Dunkle, and his wife Cathleen
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Kids at stoplights offering to wipe a windshield for a few coins, or little ones hawking goods at produce markets: In much of the developing world, it's common to see children as young as eight or nine hard at work.
And it's no different in Colombia, where an estimated 1.5 million children between the ages of five and 17 work in such situations for more than 15 hours a week. Nearly nine percent of kids aged five to 14 work, a 2011 government census found. Though the government was able to document the scope of child labor in Colombia, finding lasting solutions to end the practice, which can keep kids out of school and place them in dangerous work environments, has proved challenging around the globe.
But in Colombia, a new smart phone crowdsourcing application is helping authorities and researchers tackle the problem. Whenever users see a child working they can take a picture with their phone and log the location, which the app sends to the country's child welfare agency. …
"It's a tool that puts the power to report child labor in the palm of anyone's hands," says Mauricio García, of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), which receives the information, including photos, global positioning system coordinates, and other details, sent by users.
Since ICBF started using the information gathered by the app last February, about 3,800 reports have been filed, and not all of them from cell phone users in Colombia.
"We've gotten reports from Asia and Africa, because anyone can download the app from their phone's app store," says Claudia Aparicio, head of Fundación Telefónica in Colombia, the organization that spearheaded the crowdsourcing project as part of a broader campaign to fight child labor in Latin America. The organization maps all reports but only in Colombia is action taken at this time.
Colombia is not, by far, the worst country in the region in terms of child labor. Bolivia for example has rates as high as 40 percent. …
Once a child laborer is identified, officials verify whether the child is enrolled in school, and may call the parents and children in for counseling. (source)
It seems it hasn't occurred to anyone that children have a right to privacy. Poor people's privacy is already disproportionally at risk, so no reason to make it worse. If some good came out of it, one might call that an acceptable price, but this doesn't seem to be the case.
More ironic human rights violations here.


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The Havre de Grace boys soccer team concluded its fall season Saturday with a loss against Brunswick at the state semifinals.
The Warriors fell to the Railroaders, 2-0, at the Nov. 10 game at North County High School in Glen Burnie.
The Brunswick Railroaders will play the Washington Jaguars in the Class 1A state championship Nov. 15 to 17 at UMBC.
Did you go to Saturday's game? Share your pictures by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button on this page. Tell us what you thought of the Warriors' season in the comments.
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In a series of tweets (that have since been deleted), the Brooklyn rapper stood his ground, assuring he would absolutely NOT be a part of the tour if he had to be under Trinidad. He added, however, that he meant no disrespect. LOL! (That's kind of like saying "You look fat…no disrespect.") Check out the full tweets below. Do you agree with his thoughts?
"If I'm under Trinidad James I'm not doing the Under The Influence Tour. Straight," Joey tweeted. "No disrespect to the man on gold, but I just don't like seeing myself at the bottom. APEX."
The tour will also feature B.o.B, Berner, Chevy Woods and Smoke DZA.


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Texans agree with No. 1 pick Mercilus
The Texans announced Wednesday that they had come to terms on a contract with OLB Whitney Mercilus, their first-round pick.
Forsett, Ball could earn roles in Houston
CB Alan Ball and RB Justin Forsett will compete for Houston's fourth CB and third RB spots, respectively.
McNair back on Triple Crown stage with Street Life
Texans owner Bob McNair co-owns Street Life, a late-rallying colt who's a contender in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
Texans sign RB Forsett, CB Ball
The Texans signed RB Justin Forsett, the veteran back confirmed on Twitter. They also added CB Alan Ball.
Examining the TE position in the AFC South
PFW's Arthur Arkush analyzes the interesting TE situations that are shaping up in the AFC South.
Texans rookie Dwight Jones misses practice
Undrafted rookie WR Dwight Jones missed Tuesday's organized team activity with the Texans.
Special teams will look different for Texans
Perhaps lost in the O-line shuffle is the revamping of Houston's special-teams unit, which will have fresh faces at kicker, punter and in the return game to begin the season.
AFC South players in the crosshairs
Here's a look at the players on each AFC South team who will be most heavily scrutinized, including Titans RB Chris Johnson.
Texans WR Johnson to miss OTAs
Texans WR Andre Johnson will miss the team's OTAs after undergoing knee surgery.
Report: Texans sign QB Beck
The Texans have added a veteran quarterback to their depth chart, agreeing to terms with QB John Beck, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.
Report: Ravens add WR Jones
The Ravens have added to their receiving corps, agreeing to a contract with WR Jacoby Jones.
Texans add PK Graham
The Texans signed veteran PK Shayne Graham, who will compete with the team's fifth-round pick, Randy Bullock.
Report: QB Leinart to sign with Raiders
Former first-round pick QB Matt Leinart will sign with the Raiders, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
Titans sign LB Diles
The Titans signed veteran LB Zac Diles on Monday, the team announced.
Texans release WR Jones
After not finding a willing trading partner during the draft, the Texans have opted to release WR Jacoby Jones.
The Houston Texans have signed Jones.||||||| The Texans needed a fullback after James Casey signed with Philadelphia after free agency opened. Jones has played his first nine NFL seasons with Jacksonville. The Jaguars drafted him in the second round in 2004. Jones helped Jacksonville running backs rush for 100 yards in a game 37 times.
The Jags have placed Jones on injured reserve and elevated defensive back Kennard Cox from the practice squad.||||||| Jones sprained his right ankle last week against Miami. He started seven games this season, and had 23 yards rushing and 14 yards receiving.
Jones (ankle) has been placed on injured reserve.||||||| Jones was the latest in a long list of players lost for the season. Receiver Jerry Porter (groin) could join him there.
The Jacksonville Jaguars retained one of their top free agents Wednesday when Jones re-signed with the team. Jones, who started 11 games last season after missing all of 2006 with a knee injury, was named the first alternate to the AFC Pro Bowl. Jacksonville led the conference in rushing, averaging 149.4 yards a game.||||||| Jones has 856 yards rushing and nine touchdowns since the Jaguars drafted him in the second round in 2004. He also has 24 receptions for 178 yards and two scores. More important to the Jaguars, Jones has become one of their best blockers and helped create one of the NFL's top rushing attacks.
Jones will miss all of the 2006 season when he undergoes surgery to repair his torn ACL. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back started in 13 games last season. He rushed for 575 yards on 151 carries for four touchdowns. Derrick Wimbush and LaBrandon Toefield are expected to share duties to replace him.|||||||


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I recently received a very nice letter from a very old friend of mine.
His name is William K. Davis. Long before Bill became one of the icons of the automobile industry in our region, he was just a friendly guy on my paper route when I was a kid. Bill and Alma Davis went to school with my parents in the 1940s, so I guess I've known him almost my whole life.
His letter was a cheerful welcome that day. But the contents of the letter, while fond and witty, were not the reason I was so taken to find it in my mailbox. It dawned on me.
I don't think I have received a handwritten letter in the mail in years.
Bill's letter was a classic from the "old school" mode of communication. His stationery letterhead was stylish and understated, much like the man himself. His handwriting was the florid kind, like you would find in a note from your grandfather. The salutations were in the proper place; the date was written out, not abbreviated; and his spelling and punctuation was precise.
It's too bad more people don't write letters like that anymore. Perhaps it's just too easy, what with e-mail, Skype, Twitter and all the other nonsensically named means of talking to each other.
I, for one, still think mailing a letter is one of the best deals around.
I probably wrote and mailed my first letter in 1967, from college. It was probably to my parents, and it was probably asking for money. The stamp cost me 6 cents. I knew it got there because a money order arrived at my college residence a week later. Not a bad turnaround for a total of 12 cents, especially to an eager college freshman desperate for a couple of bucks to go out to happy hour with his buddies.
In 1982, I sent out birth announcements sharing the arrival of my first child, Frances. The stamp then cost 20 cents. Katie, four years later, set me back 22 cents. But with the return of baby clothes, car seats and U.S. Savings bonds, well, the 20- and 22-cent investments were well worth it.
Today, my daughters live in California and South Carolina. Although they use the more "techie" means of contacting the Old Man (usually asking for money, as I did in 1967), I still rely on the mail to get the resources to them. Call me an anomaly, but I have never had a single piece of mail go wandering off on its own never to be seen again. And all of this for 44 cents. And the mail usually gets to the West Coast and to the South in three days. Amazing.
I realize that we always hear stories about the post office operating in a hole so deep (millions? trillions? gazillions in debt?) that service curtailments are imminent. But for me to send an envelope from Oneonta to Los Angeles and have it arrive safe and sound (as it always does) in three days still leaves me in awe.
I probably go to the post office more than the average person. In fact, I go daily. Always with books to mail, bills to pay and letters to send. And sure, it can be a daunting task. I go to the main office in Oneonta. Traffic around it is as tricky as trying to navigate the unlined road lanes around the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The wait can be maddening, especially around this time of the year. We stoically endure the ritualistic questioning ("Would you like post box information? Anything deadly in your package?"). Still, that is how a bureaucracy works -- a massive labyrinthine government bureaucracy, which the post office epitomizes.
I must say, I am totally impressed with the care and professionalism of the folks on the front line, however. They withstand our queries about packaging materials, flower stamps and "can I borrow your tape" with nary a grudge.
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National Sandinista Radio (also known as NPR), was a bit more subtle, but not much. Eschewing the waterboarding technique, its alleged "news'' item told supposedly shocked listeners that Rubio "sounded like Mitt Romney.''
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These are qualities that liberals fear most from conservatives. What to do? Why, reach for Rubio reaching for a water bottle (Poland Springs, by the way). Talk about grasping at straws.
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The last American to win the Honda Classic here was Mark Wilson in 2007. Since then, winners have come from South Africa, South Korea and Northern Ireland.
Thursday's opening round of the Honda Classic was more of the same, as 2010 winner Camilo Villegas, who grew up in Colombia, grabbed the lead with a 6-under-par 64.
South African Branden Grace and Canadian Graham DeLaet were a shot back at 5-under 65, along with Rickie Fowler, of Jupiter, and Oklahoman Robert Streb.
Ten players shot 66, including Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood, Seung-Yul Noh and Columbia native Dustin Johnson.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing 70. He was 1 under until he bogeyed the par-5 18th after missing the green with his third shot from 105 yards and failing to get up and down. That tied him for 61st place with 19 others, including Tiger Woods, who had to rally to shoot even par.
Woods is six shots back, but if not for some ingenuity and a big splash — literally — that deficit could have been much larger.
Woods birdied the third hole to pull within a stroke of par, but after his drive on the par-4 No. 6 went into the swampy area to the left of the fairway, it looked as if the water had taken that stroke back.
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Boo Weekley encountered a snake on the fifth hole, and ended up taking care of the poisonous water moccasin without fuss.
As course staff scrambled to find a way to remove the snake from the green, Weekley calmly picked the snake up with his driver and dropped it into a water hazard.
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Munoz leads at HSBC Champions
At Singapore, Spain's Azahara Munoz shot a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women's Champions, which features 17 of the top 20 LPGA players.
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Lee on top in Colombia
At Bogota, Colombia. former U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee fired a 7-under-par 64 and grabbed a one-stroke lead in the Web.com's Colombia Championship. Lee's 64 equaled the course record at the Country Club de Bogota.
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PFF Team of Week 14
Khaled Elsayed | 2012/12/11
Every week we analyze every player, on every play, of every game. So when we put forward our Team of the Week its more than just looking at which guys compiled the prettiest numbers.
It takes into account which quarterbacks made plays, and which ones let their receivers do all the work. Which defensive tackles stood up offensive linemen to redirect runners. Which cornerbacks were bailed out by dropped passes.
So with that in mind, enjoy our Team of Week 14.
Quarterback: Nick Foles, PHI (+6.1)
You read this right. You know Nick Foles, the guy who has looked pretty terrible so far. Well, this was Nick Foles the guy who could have a future in this league. He took more sacks than youd like and still made some horrible throws, but he also made the kind of plays that make him an intriguing guy going forward.
Running Back: Marshawn Lynch, SEA (+3.9)
David Wilson will have to settle for a role as returner because Lynch was at his beastly best against the poor Cardinals. Just 11 carries for 128 yards with three touchdowns and five forced missed tackles.
Full Back: Rhett Ellison, MIN (+4.2)
The Vikings have found themselves some fullbacks. Jerome Felton has stepped his game up this year, and this time it was the turn of Ellison to deliver some punishing lead blocks. Jim who?
Tight End: Martellus Bennett, NYG (+3.3)
The touchdown for Bennett just gave him the nod over Jason Witten. Both men had fine days in the run game.
Wide Receivers: Steve Smith, CAR (+4.3) and Victor Cruz, NYG (+4.3)
Smith does love playing against the Falcons, doesnt he? In a somewhat disappointing year he looked like the dominant receiver of old in a classic display. Thats as well as Cruz has played all year, snagging eight of nine passes his way for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Tackles: Anthony Castonzo, IND (+6.4) and Andre Smith, CIN (+4.3)
If Castonzo can keep playing like that it will go some way to limiting the damage the Colts mess of an interior can do. Smith plays with more talent around him, but hes in the zone at the moment. Outside of verbal altercations with Rob Ryan hes turned into the leagues top right tackle this year.
Guards: Amini Silatolu, CAR (+5.0) and Brandon Moore, NYJ (+4.5)
Neither of our starting guards gave up a pressure, earning them spots over Logan Mankins and Shawn Lauvao. For the rookie Silatolu, thats the first grade in the green since Week 3 in a tough first year. For Moore, its the sixth in a row with his game going to a new level since butt-fumble-gate.
Center: Nick Mangold, NYJ (+4.0)
Better from Mangold. Hes looking near his best after a shaky (by his standards) 2012.
Defensive Front 4-3
Defensive Ends: Michael Bennett, TB (+7.1) and Jason Pierre-Paul (+6.0)
I liken Bennett to a bully. When he knows he can beat you, hes relentless and unforgiving. Thats why he ended up with 10 quarterback disruptions and a couple of stops in the run game. JPP was all over the Saints line with nine QB disruptions of his own. Hes been crying out for a game like that.
Defensive Tackle: Geno Atkins, CIN (+8.5) and Vince Wilfork, NE (+7.9)
Can you believe that a +7.3 grade from Gerald McCoy (as well big grades from Michael Brockers and SenDerrick Marks) werent enough this week? Well, thats because Atkins added to his DPOY case as he mauled the Cowboys maulers. Then you had Vince Wilfork reacting to the eyes of the nation on him with his best performance in a long time. Great week for defensive line play.
Linebackers: Von Miller, DEN (+6.2), Lavonte David, TB (+4.0) and Bobby Wagner, SEA (+5.4)
Yawn. Miller does it again, creating havoc as few can. David has been a real bright spot for Tampa Bay and moved himself to fourth in our 4-3 OLB rankings with some fine work in coverage. When youre up against the Cardinals quarterbacks like Wagner was then you know youve got an opportunities to make some plays. He did in a fine display.
Defensive Front 3-4
Defensive Line: J.J. Watt, HST (+7.1), Cam Thomas, SD (+5.9) and Aubrayo Franklin, SD (+2.3)
If you think Watt was shutout against the Patriots, you werent watching close enough. Four hits on Brady and two hurries should make you think otherwise. Thomas, who played some nose tackle as well for the Chargers, had his best game as a pro, bullying the Steelers interior and walking away with six QB disruptions of his own. Back in a 3-4, Franklin excels the way San Diego are using him.
Outside Linebackers: Paul Kruger, BLT (+4.7) and Aldon Smith, SF (+4.3)
Kruger, benefiting from lining up against Tyler Polumbus, walked away with two sacks and seven hurries. Smith himself had two sacks and four hurries.
Inside Linebackers: Patrick Willis, SF (+3.7) and Larry Foote, PIT (+3.5)
There was a time when I questioned whether Willis was the best linebacker on his own team. Not any more, as he has reestablished himself as the top inside linebacker in the league for any who doubted. For Pittsburgh, not everyone let themselves down, with Foote doing some fine work in the run game.
Cornerbacks: Brandon Carr, DAL (+3.2) and Richard Sherman, SEA (+4.4)
In trying circumstances Carr had his best game as a Cowboy, picking off one ball and allowing only one reception, for 11 yards. Sherman was thrown at five times with one pass break up, two interceptions and just one completion allowed. Nice day.
Safeties: George Wilson, BUF (+4.1) and Ronde Barber, TB (+4.6)
Eric Weddle may feel aggrieved at missing out, but the active play of Barber just earned him the nod. Wilson had less competition, able to overcome them with some good work in pass coverage that including two passes defensed.
Special Teams
Kicker: Josh Brown (CIN)
Punter: Pat McAfee (IND)
Returner: David Wilson (NYG)
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The tour guide had just finished explaining a research project in which engineering students had to burn down a high school when someone let out a thunderous "Woohoo!" It was a current student, who had picked up an exam that he was now displaying over his head. Turning to the students on the tour, he announced that he had just earned his first A on an exam at Harvey Mudd. "In high school," the student said, "I always had A's."
Talking your way into this small undergraduate college of math, science, and engineering in Claremont, Calif., requires serious smarts. Once in, students must also have humility and a sense of humor. Engineering majors spend their junior and senior years working in teams on real-world problems that test how much they know—and how long they can go without sleep. The students who burned down a high school were testing a system that could alert first responders to a building collapse. And how about taking out the stress from classes by smashing objects with liquid nitrogen at chemistry club parties?
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One recent student presentation drew an audience that included a manufacturer of ultrasonic wire bonders and a global defense and technology firm. While much of what was said sounded impossibly technical, one thing was clear: The Mudders demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and humor (one team thanked its "Domino's delivery guy" for his contribution to its research). On a campus where practically every student rides a skateboard or a unicycle (and occasionally a double-decker bicycle), Maria Klawe, the president, has her own longboard for getting around.
Because science and engineering dominate, the school is trying to make it easier for students to take more classes in the humanities and social sciences (both are required for graduation). Klawe recalls with regret one student who was so busy at Harvey Mudd that she never played any of the four instruments she had learned in high school. The president also frowns at the small number of minorities on campus, including African-Americans; the school has recently hired more women and people of color.
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After struggling against the surf just to walk out to knee-high depth, Drew took a photograph of an unidentified swimmer throwing his body into wind-frothed waves, as Drew had been doing earlier.
I was out there waist deep and you could feel a very strong current moving you south, said Drew, an elementary school principal visiting Coquina Beach with his wife, Donna.
All of Anna Maria Islands lifeguard-protected beaches, including Coquina and the Manatee County Public Beach, posted single red flags for extreme caution or double red Beach Closed flags due to the wind, waves and rip currents, said Lt. Rex Beach of the Manatee County Marine Rescue.
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By BRAD KELLAR
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The latest edition of the Hunt County grand jury issued multiple indictments last week involving the alleged passing of forged checks.
— Gary Dub Lynch, 40, of Greenville, received one indictment for forgery by passing. Lynch was alleged in the indictment to have written four forged checks from a local company, totaling $1,857.32, in May 2011.
— Melissa Dawn Thacker, 34, of Blue Ridge, received one indictment for forgery by passing. The indictment alleged Thacker tried to pass two forged checks, totaling $2,241.55, at a Greenville automobile dealership in April of this year.
— Erica Mease Mays, 31, Dallas, received one indictment for forgery by passing. Mays was alleged in the indictment to have attempted to pass a forged check totaling $1,906.11 in February 2011.
Arraignment dates on the indictments have not yet been scheduled.
The charges were handed up Friday by the Hunt County grand jury, for consideration by the 354th District Court.
The grand jury, which was seated earlier this month, began its six-month term running through December.


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Longtime ambassador to Detroit music, DJ House Shoes has been adamant for years that Quelle's music deserves a wider audience. While the two are in the same room, Shoes can be heard yelling "fuck Quelle," but his feelings are the exact opposite.
"I've been saying for years that Quelle is next," Shoes adds after hijacking the telephone. "People usually pay attention to what I say for whatever reason. I've been on Twitter and every platform I can think of trying to give this cat the exposure he deserves. I feel his time was long overdue."
Shoes is not alone. On the song "Still Wasted," toward the end of Shotgun and Sleek Rifle, Quelle manages to get the now defunct group Wasted Youth back together on a record — something that would never happened if all three members didn't believe in him to the utmost.
Those are all signs that Quelle doesn't take lightly. He knows some music fans in Detroit may or may not remember him from his time grinding away here but hopes that people are finally paying attention now. He laughs about not having the heart to whore himself out slinging CDs to anyone willing to listen, mostly because he doesn't possess the humility for it.
"I always had a superstar fuck-you, pay-me mentality back then anyway, Quelle says laughing. "Probably 'cause I'm always drunk and cocky ... I just feel like, if you say the right thing enough eventually people will have no choice but to listen."
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PLAYERS: Tyreke Evans, Keith Smart, DeMarcus Cousins, Thomas Robinson, Travis Outlaw, Jason Thompson, Jimmer Fredette, Terry Stotts
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TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers
While the Sacramento Kings are the worst-shooting team in the NBA, only one team is allowing opponents to shoot better than the Portland Trail Blazers. These teams are both 2-5 and looking for answers on opposite ends of the court as they meet Tuesday night at Sleep Train Arena. Sacramento is shooting 40.1 percent from the field overall and shot 40.0 percent in Sunday's 103-90 road loss to the Lakers. Starting guard Tyreke Evans is emblematic of those woes at a career-low 36.9 percent - a big reason why his scoring average is also a career-worst 11.4 points. "I'm working at it every game," Evans said. "I'm just trying to find a way to be aggressive and still play my game but I just got to do a better job of making shots and running our offense." Portland's opponents are shooting 49.8 percent to rank ahead of only Cleveland. The Trail Blazers have allowed five foes to connect on at least half of their shots through seven games. That defense improved a bit Monday when Atlanta shot 44.3 percent and closed the game on a 10-0 run in handing Portland its fourth straight loss, 95-87. Offensively, the Trail Blazers shot 36.1 percent and finished with a season low in points. They rallied to take the lead after trailing by as many as 15 points. "We keep putting ourselves in holes,'' guard Wesley Matthews said. "We can't keep doing that to ourselves.'' Sacramento coach Keith Smart will once again have to improvise his lineup with DeMarcus Cousins finishing his two-game ban for confronting Spurs TV analyst Sean Elliott in a hostile manner following a 97-86 home loss to San Antonio on Friday night. Smart was without Cousins and suspended rookie Thomas Robinson on Sunday. Travis Outlaw made his first start of the season and forward Jason Thompson had 15 points and 10 rebounds as he shifted to center in place of Cousins, and Smart will likely use that same lineup. Robinson will come off the bench after completing his two-game ban for a vicious elbow to the throat of Detroit's Jonas Jerebko. "We'll do the same thing, obviously not having DeMarcus Cousins for another game, but we'll get Thomas Robinson back, so that gives us another energy guy, and another big man," Smart said. The antidote to the Kings' offensive woes could be Jimmer Fredette, who scored a team-high 18 points Friday, although most were after the outcome was decided. Still, the second-year guard's 64.0 percent shooting has made an impression on Smart. "It's obvious that young man has worked his tail off," Smart said. "That young man's efficiency rating has gone up, and I've got to make minutes on the floor for him now because he's too positive right now with what he's doing." While Smart is mulling his options without Cousins, Portland coach Terry Stotts has few options with his bench producing a league-low 11.9 points per game. Blazers reserves have been outscored 89-10 by their counterparts over their last two contests. These teams split four meetings last season, with the home team winning every time.
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Rob Ashford Will Stage Broadway Revival of Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award winner Rob Ashford will direct a Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, which will be produced by Tony Award winner Stuart Thompson, according to an Equity casting notice.
Previous reports state that Tony Award winner Scarlett Johansson will star as Maggie, with actors Chris Pine or Jeremy Renner in the running to play Brick. Official casting has not been announced.
The creative team is currently only seeking actors for the roles of Gooper and Mae. The latest casting notice indicates that rehearsals will begin in November under Ashford's direction.
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof will mark the director-choreographer's directorial debut of a non-musical production on Broadway. He is known for his work on How to Succeed in Business; Promises, Promises; as well as Evita; Curtains; and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Ashford previously staged A Streetcar Named Desire and Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse.
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Thompson also produced the revival of A View From the Bridge, which featured Johansson in a Tony-winning performance as Catherine.
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In 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority engineered the community of Norris as a town of the future, creating a bastion of environmental efficiency and sustainable development in an era when few planners gave those ideas a second thought.
More than 75 years later, a group of University of Tennessee students have re-imagined the community and its centerpiece design element—the Norris House—for the 21st century, in hopes of reconciling history and aesthetics with state-of-the-art sustainability.
"Anyone can design a sustainable home if you thrown enough money and insulation into it," says fifth-year architecture student Samuel Mortimer, a native Chattanoogan. "We wanted to do more than just build a super-efficient energy box. Because if people don't want to actually live in it, then it's not very sustainable."
Mortimer and six other students recently took top honors at the P3 Award Competition at the Environmental Protection Agency's National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington, D.C. Their winning project was presented as "The New Norris House: A Sustainable Home for the 21st Century."
Other team members included architecture undergrads Levi Hooten, Daniel Luster, and Joan Monaco, and planning graduate students Bethany Wild, Ramune Morales, and Thomas Herbert. Tim Ezzell, a research scientist at the UT Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), and Tricia Stuth of the College of Architecture and Design, were faculty sponsors.
Ezzell conceived the notion of updating the Norris House, in part to recognize TVA's 75th anniversary in 2008. The original Norris homes were built to house TVA employees assigned to the Norris Dam project, which broke ground in 1933 and opened in 1936.
The town's original design was truly ahead of its time, says Ezzell, featuring curvilinear streets, a central green commons area, and a surrounding buffer of forest land to block outside development.
But the community's key design component was the Norris House. There were several models, Ezzell says, each one conceived with regard to the lot size and surrounding terrain, and engineered "with the environment in mind."
"It was very progressive," Ezzell says. "TVA was trying to address erosion, deforestation, and other environmental issues of the day."
The Norris Houses received national attention in the '30s, including photo features in Life and Better Homes and Gardens, Ezzell says.
For the new Norris design, students began last fall with a series of workshops and other fact-finding visitations to the community itself. Both faculty and students say community members were helpful, very hospitable, but sometimes cautious in their approach to change.
"People were in some degree open to change, but to a very real degree, they were also happy where they are," Mortimer says. "They were not always open to something different. There was a realization, though, that their community could be made better."
To reconcile competing notions of style, context, and environmentalism, the students looked at the project from literally dozens of perspectives. They conducted surveys, went on field trips, consulted with experts, and held other special studies in town history, regional topography and climate, demographic patterns. They visited a sawmill in Dandridge and interviewed local craftspeople in hopes of employing locally harvested woods and locally produced products.
"They are pretty fabulous students," Stuth says of the group members. "They were in charge of the design process. My job was just to continually ask questions, provide commentary and criticism, and then to coordinate the field trips."
Mortimer characterizes the group's final plan as "emphasizing simple, smart concepts, concentrating on passive elements." He notes design elements calling for home placements that take advantage of natural shade and lighting, and make for optimal rainwater collection.
The larger community design also calls for homes built in clusters of three, for the purpose of sharing water collection, heating and air conditioning. "By sharing some of the larger infrastructure items, we kept the homes open to a larger demographic group," Mortimer says. "We tried to make the homes sustainable, beautiful, and affordable, so that we can push the idea into the threshold of something that works in the real world."
The homes include countless other forward-thinking design features—some simple, some cutting edge—including the use of sustainable wood products, solar-powered water heaters, on-site gray water treatment, extra-thick walls, and superior insulation.
Now comes phase two: with the $75,000 prize money from the EPA competition, the ISSE would like to have a New Norris House actually constructed within the community. This fall, students and faculty will work on obtaining necessary permits; the spring will see fabrication of parts of the home at the Art and Architecture Building.
By summer of 2010, the first New Norris Home could be finished on-site. That first home may see duty as a testing ground, where future students can live and collect data on its function.
Mortimer describes the design process leading up to the D.C. contest win as "an experience like no other; stressful at times, gratifying at times, and always a roller coaster.
"Hopefully people will see the finished product within the community and say, 'Wow, that looks like a great place to live.'"
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By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer
Enid News and Eagle
ENID, Okla. —
Gary Lee Kirtley is a fine example that if you do a good job, you aren't permitted to retire.
Kirtley gave 49 years of his life to education as a teacher, principal and district administrator, but since his 2003 retirement as assistant superintendent of Enid Public Schools, Kirtley has been summoned back several times for short-term assignments that have turned out to be anything but short term.
"I ended up back five full years," Kirtley said. "This was an accident — I didn't mean to do it."
He is one of five finalists for the annual Pillar of the Plains, created by the Enid News & Eagle and its community partners, to honor people who have taken on tasks and projects to better the quality of life in the community. Other finalists are Dr. David S. Russell, Martie Oyler and Larry and Rick Simpson. The five will be honored at a public reception at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Convention Hall.
Kirtley initially returned to temporarily fill in for the principal at Garfield Elementary School, who was having some health issues.
"I told them I'd come for a week or two," Kirtley said. "I ended up there a long time."
Then, he was called to operate the switchboard at the central office.
Later, the district needed a technology director fill-in. Then, EPS needed a personnel director.
EPS Superintendent Shawn Hime gave part of the credit for Kirtley's indispensability to his listening and decision-making skills.
"From our perspective, the thing that stands out about Gary is he has a very rare wisdom," Hime said. "He always stays calm and makes very good decisions. One thing we could all learn from Gary is stay calm, listen to all sides and make a good decision."
Hime said Kirtley's essential knowledge of people is a factor in this skill.
"One thing about Gary is, no matter what profession he chose, he would have been equally successful as a CEO, a banker or whatever he selected, because of his intellect and interpersonal skills," Hime said.
Kem Keithly, who retired as EPS superintendent in 2008 after working alongside Kirtley for 24 years, also lauded Kirtley's interpersonal skills.
"Gary is one of the finest administrators I ever knew," Keithly said.
But there was one goof Keithly said they never let Kirtley live down.
"Jim Gelsthorpe and Gary were driving some buses back from a trip, and they decided to stop at the World's Fair, in Tennessee at that time," Keithly said. "Gary got way too close to a chain-link fence and knocked it down. We didn't let him forget that."
Kirtley got his first teaching job in 1959, at Clinton. In the 1960s, he taught at Perry. Then, he was a principal at Arkansas City, Kan.
EPS called him to be principal at Emerson Junior High School. He then became the district's director of federal programs. From there, he became assistant superintendent.
The most challenging thing about working in education is you never know what's going to happen next, Kirtley said. That made for going to work every day with an attitude that he'd take whatever came along.
"I never wished I didn't have to go," Kirtley said, "but, there were times I wished I hadn't gone."
Kirtley said being elected to Enid Public School Foundation Hall of Fame in 2010 was one of the things that thrilled him the most over the years.
Kirtley also has been a dedicated community volunteer, particularly in areas connected to education. He's been a member of Enid Metropolitan Area Service Commission, Youth and Family Services board, Northern Oklahoma College/Northwestern Oklahoma State University advisory committee and many other volunteer endeavors.
But of all of them, the one Kirtley values most was serving on the Hospice Circle of Love board of directors for several years.
"He just has provided so much volunteer service through the years," said Ruth Ann Erdner, assistant EPS superintendent. "He just doesn't have the word 'no' in his vocabulary. He's really community oriented and has a love for Enid. He wants to be involved in community progress."


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Flu season 2012-13 has begun in the United States, according to Dr. Thomas Friedan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The good news: The vaccine available for the season matches up well with the flu already being reported. This information, coupled with the fact that there are ample flu shots to go around, bodes well for those who have been immunized and for those wanting to be immunized against this season's most likely flu virus culprits.
Early Flu Season 2012
Friedan participated in a telebriefing on Monday, explaining that reports from physicians in several states points to an increase of patients seeking treatment for flu-like symptoms and that most of those cases will likely turn out to be influenza. Unlike the flu season of 2011-12, which had a late start, this season has begun the earliest since 2003.
Both Friedan and Dr. Melinda Wharton, acting director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, emphasized that peak flu season is generally seen in the months of January and February, allowing plenty of time to get the flu shot now and develop immunity to the strains protected by the immunization.
A "Flu View" map provided by the CDC, updated weekly with the most current information, shows that five states are already experiencing high levels of flu activity: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, with Georgia and and Missouri each reporting moderate flu activity.
National Influenza Vaccination Week Dec. 2-8
In an effort to encourage people to take the flu vaccine, the CDC has embarked on a concentrated effort to educate the public on both influenza and its prevention. Although some people may think it's too late to take the flu shot, the CDC and the U.S. Surgeon General's office want you to know that getting a flu shot now may save you and/or your family from the flu and its possible complications, including hospitalization and even death. An average of 24,000 people in the United States dies each year from flu complications.
People who are at higher risk for developing complications from the flu include children age 5 years and younger -- and especially children under 2 years of age and those under 6 months of age. Also included in the high risk categories for flu complications are pregnant women, people with chronic conditions such as lung problems, diabetes and heart disease. People age 65 and older, baby boomers and seniors, are also more likely to develop serious complications from the flu.
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