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Jacqueline Collins, M.D. ('11)
Columns from Health Care Today
Jacqueline Collins, M.D., is a resident in obstetrics and gynecology in Chicago. During her second and third year as a student at Boonshoft School of Medicine, she wrote the "Notes from a Medical Student" columns for Health Care Today. Before medical school, she studied Middle Eastern and South Asian History at the University of Chicago, where she earned a B.A. with honors in 2005.
Notes from a Medical Student
- Reflecting on a Year of Focus Lost and Found
- Finding Your Balance
- What Do You Want to Be?
- Hibernating in Summer
- The First of Many New Beginnings
- Communication Is Key
- A Day at Children's Medical Center
- Building Connections, Changing Lives
Notes from a Medical Student:
The First of Many New Beginnings
It's 4:30 in the morning, and already I've been up for half an hour, taken a shower and had my breakfast. Most people are still fast asleep, but as I have begun to learn these past few weeks, sleep is a luxury that those of us in medicine are rarely afforded.
Never having been one to roll out of bed before noon if I could avoid it, I've been surprised by my ability to awaken before sunrise and be functional. But then, I've also been waiting two years for this chance, to actually use what I have worked so hard to learn. Time seems to be moving very quickly all of a sudden. Boards are over, and I am in the middle of the first of my third-year clerkships. My days are full of new challenges, but in a lot of ways, they represent a refreshing change from the tedium of the past.
As it happens, I have chosen to begin my journey with the beginning of life. I will admit that I had more than a few misgivings about starting my obstetrics and gynecology rotation. I've always been a bit on the squeamish side, and the birthing process is known for being rather messy.
Luckily for me, the first birth I assisted in was as amazing an experience as one could hope to have in my situation. About two weeks ago, under the guidance of a midwife whose calm, efficient and confident demeanor I can only hope to achieve someday, I helped deliver a beautiful baby boy to a truly wonderful couple.
As first-time parents, this couple was thoroughly engaged in every step of the process and graciously allowed me to be a part of their life-changing experience. As expected, there were a few moments of panic, when I wondered if I was ready for all of this, if I would just be in the way, if I would be able to overcome my weak stomach.
The thing is, I didn't really get a chance to indulge in those moments of self-doubt. Unlike a multiple-choice test, with ample time to ruminate and second-guess, I now had a woman looking at me for reassurance, depending on me to take care of her and the baby she was about to bring into the world. A powerful feeling exists in the delivery room, when a wanted child is preparing to make its entrance. The love and excitement on the father's face as he looks at his wife, the words of wisdom from a mother about to become a grandmother, but more than anything, the sheer awesomeness of the woman in labor, her fierce determination.
I have to tell you that for me, there has been no greater experience than making that connection with my first mom-to-be, coaching her and encouraging her to find those last reserves of energy. I know that I will never forget this couple, the baby I helped to be born or the midwife who was such a wonderful teacher and who let me take such an active role.
The past few weeks have made it clear to me how much I still have to learn, but I look forward to the challenge and a year filled with many new experiences.


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How will Warlords affect low-level characters?
So I decided to roll a low level character and level him without heirlooms on the beta, just to try it out for myself. And so far, I feel like they've made pretty decent strides in balancing things out - I'm at level 7 now after a half hour and I could probably get to ten after another 20 minutes. I am, however, concerned with what Kalyeatrish says about the level 8-9 relative weak spot in leveling. If players can't get stuff done at those levels, it'll be a hard slog to get to 10. And most people who try out WoW don't get past 10 - that's a barrier to entry you don't want to imbalance when you make game changes.
Hopefully it's something Blizzard keeps watching, and I hope everyone in the beta manages to find time to roll a character and test it out at low levels - it may seem like a waste of time, but it's actually incredibly important for the game long term.
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President Philip, Area Religious Leaders, to Rededicate Chapel House Interfaith Center
Chapel House was incorporated for use as a religious center on December 15, 1966. |
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 15, 2011) -- The Albany Collegiate Interfaith Center, better known as Chapel House, will reaffirm its ongoing partnership with its founding faith groups and the University at Albany at a Rededication Event on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Chapel House, located adjacent to the southwest side of UAlbany's Uptown Campus.
Chapel House has provided religious services, programming, community service opportunities and spiritual guidance for UAlbany students since it was founded in 1965. Its unique partnership founded on interfaith cooperation has persisted throughout changing times for 45 years.
On December 15, 1966 Chapel House was incorporated for use as a religious center for University at Albany students, faculty and staff, by the Capital Area Council of Churches, Inc., the Jewish Community Council (currently the United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York) and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York.
Chapel House Interfaith Center is home to Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry, Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, and Newman Catholic Campus Ministry. Campus-wide interfaith programs are open to and encourage participation by all members of the UAlbany community regardless of their religious tradition.
Speakers at the rededication event will include UAlbany President George M. Philip, Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, Rev. George Brennan, Executive Director of Capital Area Council of Churches, and Rodney Margolis, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York.
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According to In Touch Weekly's latest issue, Angeline Jolie is looking to get pregnant again before she has her final surgery. As you may already know, earlier this year, Angelina underwent a double mastectomy along with breast reconstruction surgery. She wrote an open letter detailing her journey with her surgeries and said that she still wanted to have her ovaries removed.
Now, it appears that she is wanting another baby before closing the door on motherhood forever. The tabloid claims that Angelina wants to risk her life in order to have another baby with Brad Pitt. We don't doubt that she probably wanted a larger family at one time, but now with her health issues, perhaps she should just be happy with what she has. She's got six kids and a handsome fella to lay down with every night — and if that's not enough, she is super rich.
Either way, if she wants another child bad enough, she'll have one. Can you see it happening?


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Each year, the Japanese
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and Technology (Monbukagakusho) offers scholarships
to international students, providing hundreds
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Information on these scholarships is included
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Please note that each scholarship has its own individual guidelines and qualifications. Please read everything carefully. Applicants must apply through a Japanese Embassy or a Consulate in the country where they hold citizenship. The Consulate in New York has scholarship information applicable to U.S. citizens ONLY. Feel free to contact the MEXT Scholarship office at the Consulate General of Japan in New York at 212-418-4452 if you have additional questions about the qualifications for a particular scholarship. If you are not eligible to apply for a Monbukagakusho award, visit the web site of Japan Student Services Organization. This organization is an invaluable resource for international students who would like to study in Japan. |


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Big White Rider
Great Boot
Got this towards the end of last season (January 2010) rode it for a good 3 months. starts out VERY stiff, but after 4-5 days it softens up alot. my advice is to break in the leather before you ride it (just flex it alot in your hands to work it) and youll have a great boot from the get go!
i was riding ice all of feburary and it kept control very nicely, wasnt overly soft, but also wasnt so hard that you couldnt move at all.
march and april turned into chmpagne powder and the boot was just broken in, was absolutely phenomenal!
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22 When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king. | 22 Menahem rested with his fathers. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king. |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Friday morning
By David Malitz
I like when bands name an album after a song that ends up not making the album.
The Jesus & Mary Chain, "Psycho Candy"
St. Vincent, "All My Stars Aligned"
Gaunt, "Ohio"
Nation of Ulysses, "You're My Miss Washington, D.C."
The Fall, "Cary Grant's Wedding"
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Parks Canada
Home > Planning Your Visit > Featured Experiences > Unique couples getaways and engaging family vacays
Up for some world-class scenery and adventure? Experience Vancouver Island's longest beach on foot! Challenge your body, calm your mind and breathe in the salt air. Discover 9.5km of surf-swept beach in rugged Pacific Rim National Park Reserve! Purchase a Challenge Time Card and clock your time start to finish. Push yourself, challenge your friends, and try the Long Beach Challenge! Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Take the "Discovery Tour" in the birthplace of Banff National Park. Connect with nature and history - the very essence of the Park. Join a Parks Canada guide, visit the sulphurous hot springs, have your photo taken at a traditional railway workers camp, immerse yourself in the story of the founding of one of the greatest conservation movements in the world, Parks Canada! Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Jasper's best kept secret is its endless mountain bike trails. Bring your own bike or rent from town and link up to the sunny sands of Lake Annette and the stunning hike up Old Fort Point. Get the chance to see big mountain views AND bighorn sheep in the same idyllic setting. Few places this simple offer rewards this big! Jasper National Park
Step through the gates, and travel back to a time when Canada's very existence hung in the balance. Enjoy a once in a lifetime opportunity to fire an authentic soldiers' musket, the same used 200 years ago to defend our country in the War of 1812. An experience like no other! Fort George National Historic Site
Watch out! Quebec is under attack and it's up to YOU to defend the colony! Patrol the outer wall of the Fortifications of Quebec on the lookout for key information. Will you know how to use your sense of observation, find the clues, make the right decisions and thwart the enemy's plans and save the town? Open your eyes and see the Historic District of Old-Québec like never before. Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site
Go on. Admit it. You always wanted to know what Earth looked like under all those trees and water, didn't you? Here's your chance! Get to the Tablelands, where Earth's mantle is revealed, and then head off trail to discover what the world is really made of. One thing's for sure: you'll never look at Earth the same way again. Gros Morne National Park
What a beautiful day outdoors. Your teens have zoomed past you yet again with their snowshoes! With cheeks still rosy from playing outside you head into your oTENTik tent for the night. All wrapped in your sleeping bag, you hear your kids bragging about the day's feats. Tonight, early to bed. How else will you keep up with those kids tomorrow? La Mauricie National Park


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Carmack: It will be hard for Vita to compete against "post-smartphone world"
Developer says the hardware specs may loose its luster once even more powerful smartphones launches next year.
While fans are eagerly rubbing their hands in anticipation for Playstation Vita, id's John Carmack believes that the handheld will find it hard to compete against a smartphone infested world.
In an interview with Gamespot, the legendary developer said that, while Sony has made sure the handheld features the top of the range hardware specifications, it will soon be outclasses as smartphones ship with even more powerful hardware next year.
"I wouldn't want to be the executive making the decision to launch a new portable gaming machine in the post-smartphone world," he said.
"I think that they've picked as eminently a suitable hardware spec as they could for that, they're going to have you program for it like a console, so it's going to seem twice as powerful as a smartphone with the exact same chips in there.
"But of course, by the time they actually ship, there may be smartphones or these tablets with twice as much power as what they're shipping with on there. And a year or two after that, it's going to look pretty pokey. You make a game that's fun and quick to do, and you grab low-hanging fruit with the technology there. So, even if that plays out, such that people find that they can easily bring over their full-on, full-blown AAA console titles and put it on [the Vita], that's going to give it a reason for existence."
Playstation Vita releases in Japan this Holiday season.


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Waterway Hills - Lakes to Ravine
Address: 9731 N Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
One of only two Robert Trent Jones designed courses along the Grand Strand, Waterway Hills 27 holes will entice and reward golfers. Two things make Waterway Hills stand out over other area courses. First, the unique way to get to the course. The only course in the United States that you have to take a gondola ride from the parking lot to the course. The second is that there are no houses built along the course. Mr. Jones designed the course utilizing the features of the land. Rolling fairways, strategic bunkering and crowned greens all work together to help make your round enjoyable.DETAILED COURSE INFORMATION:
- Location:
- Central
- Architect:
- Robert Trent Jones
- # of Holes:
- 27
- Slope/Rating:
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- Sets of Tees:
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- Course Record:
- 62
- Grass Type (Greens):
- Champions Bermuda
- Year Opened
- 1975
- Kid's Play Free?*
- Yes - 1 16 and under free with paid adult
- Grass Type (Fairway)
- Bermuda
- Yardage (Men's Middle)
- 5928
- GPS on Carts
- Complimentary Range Ball
- AM - Tee Times 7:00am - 11:59am
- LM - If booked 48ÑHours prior to tee-time
- PM - 12pm until the last tee time of the day
- EB - Early Bird - Tee-Times Played Before 8 a.m.
- MW - Rates for Monday to Wednesday
Accommodations not included in the Rates above. Rates above include greens fees, cart fees, and taxes. Rates are per round.)


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Decorating For Summer
Brighten up your soft furnishings
You don't have to spend the earth to give your curtains and soft furnishings a makeover. Dylon does a wonderful range of inspiring colors for a wide variety of fabrics. Why not be bold and dye your old and faded curtains and cushion covers? These dylon dyes also work well with towels and other fabrics. Old and tired looking rooms will be awash with inspiring color. John Lewis stocks these dyes, although your local hardware store may also stock them.
Get creative with flowers
If your other half always forgets to stop to buy you flowers, why not treat yourself? Pre-arranged artificial flowers are often expensive but by creating your own display you will save yourself a small fortune. IKEA stocks a wide range of vases and artificial flowers and, better yet, you will be able to match the colors exactly with your room at home. If you are stuck for ideas, then browse around your local department store for inspiration and then copy the look yourself.
Move your furniture around
As a young child, I loved it when my parents moved the furniture in my room because it felt like I had a brand new bedroom. Often, by moving things around we see our homes in a new light. Visit each room in your home and plan how you can move furniture, ornaments and pictures around to give your rooms a fresh look. You might just find those keys or important documents you were looking for in the process!
Update your kitchen cabinets
If you can't afford to splash out on a brand new kitchen, but you have a little cash set aside, then sprucing up your kitchen cabinet doors can make your kitchen look up to date in a few days. Many companies will help you choose and fit new cabinets for you. If you are feeling more adventurous, you could do it yourself. Unscrew the kitchen doors, sand them down and paint them in your chosen color. Et voila – a new kitchen at a fraction of the cost!
Choose a feature wall and cover with wallpaper
The days of magnolia heaven are long gone and the fashion today is for brighter, bolder colors. Many people are choosing to use wallpaper for decoration and the wallpaper today is of better quality than ever. To spruce up your pad with little expense, choose one wall to wallpaper (such as one wall in your living room or hallway) and accessorise the rest of the room with photo frames and ornaments that match the dominant color in the wallpaper.
DIY Home Decor Project for summer
DIY Curtains
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Baltimore Felon Exiled to over 15 Years in Federal Prison For Illegal Possession of a Gun
Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Daniel Brown, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 188 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Baltimore City State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy. Judge Blake enhanced Brown's sentence upon finding that he was an armed career criminal based on two prior felony drug convictions and two convictions for crimes of violence.
According to the plea agreement, on April 28, 2007, plain clothes Baltimore Police Department detectives were traveling in an unmarked car in the 2200 block of Barclay St., a high crime area, when they saw Daniel Brown walking quickly and looking around nervously. Due to Brown's reaction and the nature of the area, the detectives approached Brown to conduct a field interview. As they walked toward Brown, one of the detectives, whose badge was displayed around his neck, asked if he could speak with Brown for a minute. Brown immediately reached into his front right pants pocket and removed a small silver handgun, which he threw into a vacant, grassy lot. Brown was arrested and the gun, a loaded Galesi, .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol, was recovered.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein and Baltimore City State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy thanked the Baltimore City Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their assistance in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein and Ms. Jessamy commended Special Assistant United States Attorney Christopher M. Mason, a cross-designated Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney assigned to EXILE cases, who prosecuted the case and Assistant State's Attorneys James Francomano and Jessica Paugh who assisted in the prosecution.


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At any college or university, there are the faculty who teach and research and there are the staff who get the faculty the resources they need to do the best job they can do. Getting those resources, whether it is grant funding or assistance from the federal government, is the job of Ms. Angela Rochat, director of the Fort Lewis College Office of Sponsored Research and Federal Relations and recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Staff Award.
For Ms. Rochat, the funding is a means to a very important end: helping others. She began her career with nonprofit organizations like Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Childhaven. Before coming to FLC, she worked with the Durango School District 9-R. It was during a joint working assignment between the College and 9-R that she discovered the impact she could have on so many.
"I wanted to come to FLC," she says, "because when I was working in the social service sector of the nonprofit world I could see that education was often the key to breaking the cycle of poverty that was so pervasive and generational in so many of these families. It became clear over time that education was a fundamental factor that provided better paying jobs and increased opportunities for families in poverty."
Since joining the College, Ms. Rochat's hard work has certainly paid off, giving FLC's faculty the resources they need to offer their students the best education possible. "The accomplishments that I am most proud of are establishing the first Sponsored Research office, the growth in grant awards at the College, and increased level of federal activity at the College," she says.
She was also instrumental in bringing First Lady Michelle Obama and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to campus during the 2012 presidential campaign, accomplishments that went a long way in increasing the reputation and recognition of Fort Lewis College on the national level.


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Submitting your transcripts is a two-step process:
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- Applicants are also required to submit an official transcript/academic record by mail or as an e-transcript to Rackham before the graduate program application deadline. The official transcript/academic record must be received in an envelope sealed by the issuing institution.
What Transcripts are Uploaded to the Online Application?
Applicants scan and upload a transcript/academic record that displays the institutional seal and signature of the Registrar or Recorder of Records into the online application. Academic records must show course work completed for a Bachelor's, Master's, Professional or Doctoral degree.
Acceptable transcript/academic records:
- A Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, and Doctoral degree transcript
- A University of Michigan transcript
- If requested by the graduate program, a community or junior college, non-degree, or study abroad transcript
- Applicants attending Non-U.S. Institutions review Required Academic Credentials from Non-U.S. Institutions for transcript requirements by country or region.
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Applicants are also required to submit an official transcript/academic record by mail or as an e-transcript to Rackham before the graduate program application deadline. Academic records must show course work completed for a Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, or Doctor degree.
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This method saves you time, effort and the expense of mailing the transcript/academic record that is required during the initial processing and review of your application. To ensure that Rackham can match your transcripts/academic records with your application, please upload a completed Transcripts/Academic Records Submission Form when you request your electronic transcripts/academic records. Please note that not all Registrar or Recorder of Records office e-transcript systems allow for an upload.
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2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.
Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
from American Library Association – Top 10 Challenged Books, 2012 on Genius
Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, but critical acclaim has never impressed censors very much. After all, Toni Morrison's got a Nobel…
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26 "Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets. | 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets. |
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From VIBE–It's been over a year since anyone has spotted Casey Anthony in public.
After the troubled woman was acquitted for the death of her daughter in July of 2011, she quietly stayed out of the media spotlight. That changed when she ventured out to dinner last Friday night (Dec.7) at a Florida restaurant, according to RadarOnline.
RadarOnline Reports:
Since the 26-year-old was sensationall
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Lifetime Green-lights a Nun Reality Show
Lifetime has green-lit a reality show about young nuns, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Sisterhood (oy), from the same production company behind the offensively phony Breaking Amish, follows five young women who are considering becoming Catholic nuns; they're each in the "discernment" phase, which is generally the first step in entering a religious order. On the show, the women are living in a convent, even though that's generally not part of the discernment process for most Catholic orders and is instead part of the later phase of candidacy. It's almost like this reality show is going to take some liberties with how things work ...


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Re-purposing a Student Tech Service Group?
Virtual Server Infrastructure (185 comments)
I would offer full virtual servers running FOSS (GNU/Linux, *BSD). Push the creativity and responsibility to students side. Let _them_ do whatever they want to do, whatever they can possibly come up with. Clouds, services, etc. Limit them via fair policy. In this way, environment is created by them where they can create better social services, search engines, fiddle with applications running on multiple servers at once, etc. For example XEN can be used or some commercial virtualization offer.


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Ann R. Kennedy, D.Sc.
Richard Chamberlain Professor of Research Oncology
Department: Radiation Oncology
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A.B. (Biology)
Vassar College , 1969.
M.S. (Radiation Biology)
Harvard University , 1971.
D.Sc. (Radiation Biology)
Harvard University, 1973.
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Vassar College , 1969.
M.S. (Radiation Biology)
Harvard University , 1971.
D.Sc. (Radiation Biology)
Harvard University, 1973.
Description of Research Expertise
RESEARCH INTERESTSBiological effects of radiation, with emphasis on carcinogenesis, cancer prevention and acute radiation effects.
Key words: Cancer, proteases, protease inhibitors, cancer prevention, oncogenes, gene expression, radiation acute effects, space radiation.
Much of the current work of the Kennedy laboratory is focused on studies related to the acute radiation risks for astronauts exposed to solar particle event (SPE) radiation. SPEs can involve relatively high doses of radiation that can cause symptoms of the acute radiation syndrome (ARS), which may be exacerbated when combined with other space flight stressors, such that the mission or crew health may be compromised. The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has established a Center of Acute Radiation Research (CARR), based at the University of Pennsylvania, to determine whether there are adverse acute biological effects like those of the ARS, which are likely to occur in astronauts exposed to the types of radiation, at the appropriate energies, doses and dose-rates, present during an SPE. The ARS is a phased syndrome which often includes vomiting and fatigue. Other acute adverse biologic effects of concern are the loss of hematopoietic cells, which can result in compromised bone marrow and immune cell functions. There is also concern for skin damage from high SPE radiation doses, including burns, and resulting immune system dysfunction. Using 3 separate animal model systems (ferrets, mice and pigs), the major biologic endpoints associated with the ARS being evaluated are: 1) vomiting/retching and fatigue, 2) hematologic and immune system changes, resulting from SPE radiation with and without reduced weightbearing conditions (which simulate hypogravity in animal model systems), and 3) skin injury and related immune system functions. In several areas of CARR research, statistically significant adverse health effects have been observed in animals exposed to SPE-like radiation(s). Studies in these areas of research include mechanistic studies on the radiation induced adverse effects and their mitigation or prevention by potential countermeasures. Some examples of study areas utilizing the CARR model systems include SPE radiation effects on: 1) lymphocyte and neutrophil activation and function in the presence and absence of countermeasures, 2) blood coagulation parameters, including disseminated intravascular coagulation, and 3) increased intracranial pressure and other consequences arising from exposure to space radiation.
Research in the Kennedy laboratory focused on cancer involves studies on the mechanism(s) involved in the induction of malignant transformation and its modification by various chemical agents. The modifying agents are cancer chemopreventive agents, with emphasis on protease inhibitors and agents known to modify free radical reactions. Studies on the mechanism of action of the protease inhibitor suppression of carcinogenesis have focused on the effects of these agents on the expression of specific oncogenes and proteases thought to be involved in the conversion of a cell to the malignant state. Human trials utilizing the soybean-derived protease inhibitor, the Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), as a cancer chemopreventive agent are ongoing. Some of the current laboratory work involves studies on the effects of BBI on surrogate endpoint biomarkers (SEBs) of carcinogenesis in human tissue.
Selected Publications
Billings PC, Romero-Weaver A, Kennedy AR: Effect of gender on the radiation sensitivity of murine blood cells. Gravitational and Space Biol. 2(1): 25-31, Aug 1 2014.Yoo SS1, Jorgensen TJ, Kennedy AR, Boice JD Jr, Shapiro A, Hu TC, Moyer BR, Grace MB, Kelloff GJ, Fenech M, Prasanna PG, Coleman CN.: Mitigating the risk of radiation-induced cancers: limitations and paradigms in drug development. J Radiol Prot. 34(2): R25-52, Jun 2014.
Lin L, Solberg TD, Carabe A, Mcdonough JE, Diffenderfer E, Sanzari JK, Kennedy AR, Cengel K: Pencil beam scanning dosimetry for large animal irradiation. J Radiat Res May 22 2014.
Krigsfeld GS, Savage AR, Billings PC, Lin L, Kennedy AR: Evidence for radiation-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation as a major cause of radiation-induced death in ferrets. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 88(4): 940-6, Mar 2014.
Sanzari JK, Wan SX, Diffenderfer ES, Cengel KA, Kennedy AR: Relative biological effectiveness of simulated solar particle event proton radiation to induce acute hematological change in the porcine model. J Radiat Res. 55(2): 228-44, Mar 1 2014.
Sanzari JK, Romero-Weaver A, Krigsfeld GS, James G, Lin L, Diffenderfer ES, Kennedy AR: Ground-based microgravity and proton radiation exposure alters leukocyte activity. J Radiat Res. 55 Suppl 1: i94, Mar 2014.
Kennedy AR, Weissman D, Sanzari JK, Krigsfeld GS, Wan XS, Romero-Weaver AL, Diffenderfer ES, Lin L, Cengel K.: Acute effects of solar particle event radiation. J Radiat Res. 55 Suppl 1: i66-i67, Mar 2014.
Lin LL, Mich R, Ware J, Metz J, Lustig R, Vapiwala N, Rengan R, Kennedy AR: Phase I randomized double‑blind placebo‑controlled single‑dose safety studies of Bowman‑Birk inhibitor concentrate. Oncol Lett. 7(4): 1151-8, Feb 2014.
Sanzari JK, Muehlmatt A, Savage A, Lin L, Kennedy AR.: Increased intracranial pressure in mini-pigs exposed to simulated solar particle event radiation. Acta Astronaut. 94(2): 807-12, Feb 2014.
Romero-Weaver AL, Ni J, Lin L, Kennedy AR: Orally administered fructose increases the numbers of peripheral lymphocytes reduced by exposure of mice to gamma or SPE-like proton radiation. Life Sciences in Space Res. Feb 2014.


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Professor Gabrielle Meagher
PhD(Sydney), BEc(SocSci)Hons(Sydney)
Associate Dean, Office of Doctoral Studies
Professor of Social Policy
Co-convenor, Social Policy Research Network
A35 - Education Building
The University of Sydney
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Biographical details
Gabrielle trained as a political economist, and her current interdisciplinary research program explores the impact of privatisation and personalisation on the way social care services are practised (by social service workers), organised (within and between different kinds of social service agencies), distributed (between social groups), experienced (by service users) and understood (by broader publics).
Gabrielle has been a strong supporter of the development of the Australian Social Policy Association (ASPA), serving on its Executive Committee from 2009-2012. She was co-editor, with Dr Tony Eardley,of ASPA's research journal, the Australian Journal of Social Issues, from 2010-2013.
In 2009,Gabrielle spent six months as a guest professor in the Department of Social Work at Stockholm University, where she began work with Professor Marta Szebehely on research into the marketisation of elder care in Sweden. In 2011, Marta, Gabrielle and Professor Anneli Anttonen (University of Tampere, Finland) received funding for the Nordic Research Network on Marketisation in Eldercare. In 2013, the network published a comprehensive research report on marketisation in Nordic eldercare, edited by Gabrielle and Marta, and available online here. Gabrielle will continue her Nordic collaborations asa visiting professor in Stockholm from October 2013 to July 2014, funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare.
Research interests
Social structures, inequalities and social justice
- Gender relations and gender identity
Social work and social policy
- Social policy
- Ageing and end-of-life
Keywords: care work, marketisation, elder care, comparative social policy, public opinion on inequality and the welfare state
Teaching and supervision
Gabrielle's research areas for PhD supervision include:
- the organisation and experience of work in female dominated occupations, especially in care work in community service industries such as elder care, child care, and child welfare;
- the role of for-profit providers in social services;
- the impact of marketisation and managerialism on social service organisations and policies;
- public opinion on social policy;
- the development of the Australian welfare state;
- applied ethics in social care services; and
- comparative social policy.
Her previous doctoral students include Dr Natasha Cortis, Dr Christina Ho, Dr Ben Spies-Butcher, Dr Toby Fattore and Dr John Girdwood.
Current research students
Project title | Degree | Research student |
The experience of Aboriginal parents in the NSW child welfare system. | PhD | Cynthia BRIGGS |
Current projects
- The Equal Remuneration Case 2009-2012: strategy and outcome from the perspective of participants(with Dr Natasha Cortis)
- Australian attitudes to privatisation and the role of the public sector (with Dr Shaun Wilson and Adam Stebbing)
- The role of market ideas and organisations in social service provision in Australia and Sweden (with Professor Marta Szebehely)
- A comparative study of the work and working conditions of home care workers in Australia and Sweden (with Associate Professor Jane Mears and Professor Marta Szebehely)
- Marketisation in Australian social services (with Associate Professor Susan Goodwin and members of the Privatisation and Social Policy Network)
- A study of problem definitions and proposed solutions in submissions to the Productivity Commission's inquiry, 'Caring for Older Australians' (with Dr David Wilkins)
- Workforce implications of individual funding in disability services (with Dr Natasha Cortis and Ms Sharni Chan)
Co-Convenor, with Dr Debra King,of the Australian Paid Care Research Network
University of Sydney representative to ACSPRI (the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated)
- Co-convenor with Professor Marta Szebehely (Stockholm University) and Professor Anneli Anttonen (University of Tampere) of the Nordic Network for Research on Marketisation in Eldercare (Normacare).
- International Editorial Advisor for Social Policy & Society
Awards and honours
Norman Smith Research Award for best research article in Australian Social Work 2007 (won jointly with Professor Karen Healy)
Norman Smith Research Award for best research article in Australian Social Work 2012 (won jointly with Dr Natasha Cortis)
Online publications
- Meagher, G and Szebehely, M (eds). (2013). Marketisation in Nordic eldercare: a research report on legislation, oversight, extent and consequences , Stockholm Studies in Social Work 30, Stockholm University.
- Cortis, N, Meagher, G, Chan, S, Davidson, B, Fattore, T. (2013). Building an industry of choice: service quality, workforce capacity and consumer-centred funding in disability care, Final Report prepared for United Voice, Australian Services Union, and Health and Community Services Union, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
- Wilson, S, Meagher, G and Hermes, K. (2012). A new role for government? Trends in social policy preferences since the mid-1980s. In Pietsch, J, Aarons, H (Ed.), Australia: Identity, Fear and Governance in the 21st Century Canberra: ANU E-press.
- Meagher, G and Szebehely, M. (2010). 'Private financing of elder care in Sweden: Arguments for and against', Working Paper 2010:1, Institute of Future Studies, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Meagher, G and Cortis, N. (2009). The political economy of for-profit paid care: theory and evidence. In King, D and Meagher, G. (Eds.), Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices Sydney: Sydney University Press.
- Meagher, G, Wilson, S. (2008). Richer, but more unequal: perceptions of inequality in Australia 1987-2005. Journal of Australian Political Economy, 61, 220–243.
- Bottrell, D. and Meagher, G. (eds). (2008). Communities and change: selected papers, Sydney, Sydney University Press.
- Meagher, G. (2007). Contested, corporatised and confused? Australian attitudes to child care. In Elizabeth Hill, Barbara Pocock and Alison Elliott (Eds.), Kids Count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia (pp. 137–153), Sydney: Sydney University Press.
- Meagher, G and Healy, K. (2006). Who Cares? Volume 2: Employment Structure and Incomes in the Australian Care Workforce, Paper 141, Australian Council of Social Service, Sydney.
- Meagher, G and Healy, K . (2005). Who Cares? Volume 1: A Profile of Care Workers in Australia's Community Service Industries, Paper 140, Australian Council of Social Service, Sydney .
- Meagher, G and Parton, N. (2004). Modernising social work and the ethics of care. Social Work and Society, 2(1), 10–27.
International links
(Stockholm University)
In collaboration with Professor Marta Szebehely, research on marketisation of eldercare in Nordic countries, with a focus on Sweden |
(Stockholm University)
Research on the privatisation of residential care for children in Sweden, with Professor Tommy Lundström, Professor Marie Sallnäs and Dr Stefan Wiklund, funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare. |
Selected grants
- The Sydney Social Justice Project; Carney T, Celermajer D, Connell R, Freebody P, Goodwin S, Graycar R, Ivison D, Keane J, Kinley D, Meagher G, Schlosberg D, Sluga G, Tormey S; DVC Research/Research Network Scheme (SyReNS).
- Constituencies for welfare: Public responses to Australias new welfare state; Wilson S, Meagher G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
- How are welfare-to-work and workplace reforms affecting young people and children at risk?; Meagher G; Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY)/Seed grant funded by ARC/NHMRC via ARACY.
- Enhancing services to Australian children and families: linking workforce characteristics job quality and quality and outcomes in social services; Meagher G, Healy K; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
- Currencies of Care: Establishing the scope of performance indicators in child and family welfare services; Meagher G, Healy K; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
- Linkage 2002 - Currencies of Care: Establishing the scope of performance indicators in child and fam; Meagher G; Uniting Care Burnside/Project Support.
- Conceptualising performance measurement in social services - commissioned Discussion Paper; Meagher G; Uniting Church in Australia/Research Grant.
Selected publications & creative works
Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices (Sydney University Press, 2009)
Social Policy for Social Change (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
Communities and change: selected papers (Sydney University Press, 2008)
Australian Social Attitudes 2 : Citizenship, Work and Aspirations (University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press, 2007)
Australian social attitudes : the first report (University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press, 2005)
Friend or Flunkey: Paid Domestic Workers in the New Economy (University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press, 2003)


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Heidi Klum Divorce 2012 Confirmed: Why Did they Split?
News that Heidi Klum and Seal are planning to divorce has shocked the media this week and has many fans wondering why the seemingly happy power couple has decided to call it quits.
Rumors that the cute couple were filing divorce papers started to swirl this weekend but many hoped that the news would be inaccurate. However, the pair released a statement today to PEOPLE confirming the rumors. The statement reads:
"While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul searching we have decided to separate," Seal, 48, and Klum, 38, said in a joint statement.
"We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart. This is an amicable process and protecting the well-being of our children remains our top priority, especially during this time of transition. We thank our family, friends, and fans for their kind words of support. And for our children's sake, we appreciate you respecting our privacy."
So Why Did They Split?
After the news was confirmed, many high profile media outlets began speculating why Heidi would file for divorce. From reports on The Daily Mail and TMZ, it seems as though Seal's hard partying (perhaps due to the release of his new album Soul 2, which hit stores on tomorrow) and bad temper (perhaps when Heidi confronted him about his partying) contributed to the split.
At this time, there doesn't appear to be any rumors of cheating or infidelity (yet).
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