11 15 2006 - Dr. Jack Zak is a psychiatrist at USF who treats patients, among others, with compulsive buying disorder. Zak usually makes thoughtful and economical purchases, but some of his more compulsive choices have been his guitars. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 25 2006 - After getting behind Florida State cornerback Tony Carter, Florida wide receiver Dallas Baker makes the game-winning touchdown reception on a 25-yard pass from quarterback Chris Leak in the fourth quarter. The fourth-ranked Gators defeated the archrival Seminoles 21-14 in Tallahassee to finish their regular season 11-1. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 06 2006 - UCF graduate students in the video game program Brendan Plagemann, Tim Metzler, and Bob Simon play "Halo" against students on the other side of the room while taking a break after classes ended. UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy graduates its first students in December. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 18 2006 - Florida senior wide receiver Jemalle Cornelius celebrates with the Gator student section after the win. Cornelius caught three passes for 46 yards in his last home game. Florida beat Western Carolina 62-0 on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to finish their home schedule undefeated and sit at 10-1 going into their regular season finale at archrival Florida State. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 17 2006 - Jefferson quarterback and Hillsborough County's all-time leading passer Stephen Garcia in the second half of his last high school game. Armwood won 22-21 with a touchdown in the last minute at Jefferson on Friday in a Class 4A second-round playoff game. BRIAN
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11 16 2006 - Parrotheads arranged their finished beer bottles in a long line outside the concert in the parking lot before the show. Wendy Shirah, of Gainesville, explained that they were honoring the troops by having everyone that walked by chug their beer and then leave the empty bottle in the line. Jimmy Buffett performed Thursday at the Ford Amphitheater. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 16 2006 - Jimmy Buffett uses his guitar to take a swing at a beach ball that floated in from the crowd during his performance Thursday at the Ford Amphitheater. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 15 2006 - Firefighters watch as multiple fires burn along Southbound I-75 near Gibsonton Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday after a diesel tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of fuel ignited. Several other car accidents occured along Southbound I-75 and traffic was stopped in both directions. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 15 2006 - Chamberlain defensive linemen Eric Hammond and Dontavious Pyron are starting now. Injuries have knocked six other Chiefs off the defensive line this season. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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09 14 2006 - Dancers in the Moving Current modern dance troupe stretch and change costumes backstage during a dress rehearsal. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 01 2006 - Gary Gale, superintendent of Bayard Construction Company, and John Velge, president of Bayard, talk with homeowner Warren Cohen (right) on the new front porch they're building on his Davis Islands house. Velge has seen the construction market take a strong turn south in the last few months. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 10 2006 - Florida's Joakim Noah tips off to open the 2006-07 season against Samford's Travis Peterson at the O'Connell Center. The Gators now play on the same floor they won the NCAA championship on in Indianapolis last April, which they bought and was installed in Gainesville. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 10 2006 - Florida forward Joakim Noah celebrates with Gator fans during their season-opening 79-54 the win over Samford. Noah had 11 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 10 2006 - Florida coach Billy Donovan works his bench during the 79-54 win over Samford. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 10 2006 - Florida forward Joakim Noah celebrates with Gator fans after the win. Florida is the first national champion since 1997 to return its entire starting line-up. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 08 2006 - Amtrak engineer Billy Parker, 55, is met by his wife, Trish, at the scene of an accident Wednesday afternoon in east Tampa after his train struck a tractor trailer, killing the driver. Trish Parker had traveled to Tampa to surprise her husband after he was shaken up by a near collision earlier in the week. 75 passengers were aboard the train, but none were seriously injured. Billy Parker was involved in a deadly train accident in 1993 in Jacksonville and had quit driving trains for ten years, during which he founded a non-profit group to educate the public about train safety. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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11 04 2006 - Pittsburgh defensive back Sam Bryant (46) intercepts USF quarterback Matt Grothe in front of intended receiver Ean Randolph (80) in the end zone in the first half. USF defeated Pittsburgh 22-12 on Saturday at Raymond James Field. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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