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The School of Nursing and Student Health Services will have plenty of much-needed space in their new homes at the recently completed Brooks College of Health Addition. And that's not just office space. They'll occupy entire floors in their new digs. The School of Nursing will occupy the third and fourth floors of the $12 million addition. They previously occupied parts of three floors at the Brooks College of Health. At one time, some of the program's faculty and staff were housed in portables. "We are excited and can't wait," said Dr. Li Loriz, director of the School of Nursing. "The building is beautiful. We really wanted to get a warm, earthy feel to the building. I believe the architect was able to accomplish this. It certainly will be nice to have a place to call home." Loriz said the new space would enable the school to introduce new technology and methods into classroom instruction. Thirty-six faculty and staff are moving into the new wing. Loriz said the School of Nursing expects to be in the new facility Aug. 20. The facility will have a laboratory for human simulators, which are mannequins computer-programmed to react like human beings so that their condition changes as nursing students work with them. An observation area with video equipment will allow instructors to record the students' interactions with the simulators. Faculty members will have their own offices instead of sharing, which was often the case in the past. There will be areas for students to congregate and relax between classes. Meeting rooms will also be available on the third and fourth floors. Loriz said the meeting rooms are essential for communication and organization related to the community-based component of the School of Nursing. Doreen Perez, director of Student Health Services, said she and her staff are also looking forward to moving into the new addition. "We have anticipated the move to a new center for many years," Perez said. "This new space represents years of planning and fund saving." Student Health Services, with 11 full-time and four part-time employees, will occupy the entire second floor of the College of Health addition. The department will now have 8,900 square feet of space, which is nearly triple the amount they had in the Robinson Center, their home for the last 20 years. The number of examination rooms will double from five to 10. The new space will also have an x-ray imaging room, a lab and procedure room and a travel health clinic. SHS also expects to move in Aug. 20. Construction on the four-story, 60,000-square- foot Brooks College of Health addition began in June of last year. The addition will have four classrooms on the bottom floor. Zak Ovadia, director of Facilities Planning and Construction, said the work was completed ahead of schedule. PPI Construction built the addition, Ponikvar and Associates were the architects and Rich Elmore of UNF served as the project manager. Ovadia said the addition is the third LEED-certified building on campus. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED program certification is awarded to buildings utilizing design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate any negative environmental impacts.
UNF Track Coach Mark Van Alstyne now has his own "Field of Dreams," or Track and Field of Dreams, to be exact. With workers putting the finishing touches on UNF's new $2.6 million Mondo rubbized track, Van Alstyne is looking forward to hosting the 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships next May 15-16. In addition, UNF's head cross country and track and field coach for the past 19 years said Hodges Stadium will host a UNF Spring Break Invitational March 6 and a UNF Classic April 18. Van Alstyne said UNF had the track built to the specifications necessary to achieve certification by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, the world governing body for track and field. UNF will have one of about a half-dozen tracks in the United States with that certification . The new facility is also similar to the Olympic track in Beijing. "The Hodges Stadium Track and Field, with its various support elements, will ultimately place the young University of North Florida Athletics program in the national spotlight," said Dr. Richard E. Gropper, UNF Athletics director. "Additionally, the entire First Coast region will reap the benefits of a strong annual economic impact and ongoing national exposure." Van Alstyne said the total package is what makes UNF's facility unique. Hodges Stadium seats nearly 10,000 spectators, has a full sports medicine facility, locker rooms, a new $991,000 press box and a warm-up track. He said the warm-up track would be especially useful during meets with 4,000 to 5,000 competitors. "I could see us doing something like that here, and who knows what happens down the line," Van Alstyne said. "I think it's just a great venue. Jacksonville is a great location. The facility is eight miles from the beach. We've got tons of hotel space for teams now. I hate to roll out the cliché, if you build it they will come, but I really think that they are going to come. I really think everyone is going to want to come to Jacksonville and run in this facility in Hodges Stadium." In addition to meets, Van Alstyne said Hodges Stadium would host northern teams seeking a respite from the snow and a warm place to work out during spring break. He said a team from Maine has already booked time on the new track. "I could see UNF hosting 20 to 30 teams through the month of March and early April," he said. "Teams escaping the snow, coming to Florida to train, to have a little fun, get some work done and compete a couple of times." Van Alstyne said he expects the track to "totally transform our recruiting." He said Division I has become a recruiting arms race, with every university trying to one-up the other. UNF now finds itself in a good position in that competition. "No one will have a better facility on their campus than we do," he said.
Two Department of Athletic Training and Physical Therapy research labs are the first University units to move into UNF Hall in phase 1 of a $6.8 million remodeling project that will involve moving nearly 20 departments and offices and more than 400 employees. "My goal is by July 1 of 2009 to have remodeled the building and moved people into permanent spaces," said Dirk van Luling, project manager in the Facilities Planning and Construction Office. UNF Hall was formerly a customer-service call center for Internet provider America Online before being purchased by UNF. Dr. Rose Marie Rine, a research professor in the Department of Athletic Training and Physical Therapy, and the five-person staff of her Vestibular Balance and Gait Laboratory moved to UNF Hall from Hodges Stadium in early July. The lab, in the north wing of UNF Hall, houses more than $400,000 of equipment, which is used to test balance, movement, motor development and inner-ear function. One of Rine's current projects involves vestibular-related impairments in young children. Vestibular or inner-ear disorders can cause a myriad of problems including dizziness, vertigo and the inability to maintain balance. "The new lab space at UNF Hall is a wonderful move for my research endeavors," Rine said. "The work we do involves recruitment of adults and children from the community. The new space is quite accommodating, easily accessible and allows UNF to put its best foot forward. The access and facilities provide excellent opportunities for completion and growth of the health-research efforts." It took five weeks to remodel the spaces for Rine's lab and an adjoining Department of Athletic Training and Physical Therapy lab. The transformation of the space the labs occupy is striking. The area has gone from a wide-open space with row after row of abandoned cubicles from the America Online days to an attractive, well-lighted space with freshly painted walls and brand-new carpeting. "In addition to remodeling office space, we are going to open up the main corridors in both wings [north and south] by removing the lockers and enlarging the glass openings so it now becomes glass from floor to ceiling," van Luling said. "This will allow visitors walking down the corridors to more easily find each department." The lockers van Luling referred to are holdovers from when AOL owned the building. The remodeling work at UNF Hall will literally go from ceiling to floor. The initial phase to create the spaces for the two labs involved 25 painters, electricians, drywall hangers, frame carpenters, carpet layers and laborers. Some of the work was done after 5 p.m. so the noise wouldn't disturb UNF employees working in UNF Hall, van Luling said. The following list provided by van Luling includes locations and scheduled move-in dates for the offices and departments going to or, in some cases, moving within UNF Hall: Athletic Training and Physical Therapy research labs, first floor, north wing, moved in July 3. The move-in date for the following departments is December: Purchasing Department, second floor, north wing; Training and Services Institute Accounting, second floor, north wing; Controller's Office, second floor, north wing; Enrollment Services executive suite, second floor, north wing; Enrollment Services, first floor, north wing; One-Stop Welcome Center, first floor, north wing; Cashier's Office, first floor, south wing; State Auditor, first floor, south wing. In March 2009, the following offices will move in: Vice Presidential Suite (Administrative Affairs), second floor, south wing; Treasurer's Office, second floor, south wing; Budget Office, second floor, south wing; Financial Systems Department, second floor, south wing Office of Internal Audit, second floor, south wing. The College of Health Residency Program, first floor, south wing, will move in April 2009, while the move-in date for Information Technology Services, second floor, south wing (expansion and remodeling of current space) as well as the English Language Program, first floor, south wing (temporary space off cafeteria), is May 2009. The Center for Community Initiatives, second floor, north wing, and The Graduate School, second floor, south wing, will move June 2009.
The University of North Florida was recently named one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast by The Princeton Review. UNF is among 139 top colleges and universities receiving the designation "Best in the Southeast" in Princeton Review's Web site feature "2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region.""Once again, the University is proud to have been selected as one of the best Southeastern Colleges by the Princeton Review," said UNF President John A. Delaney. "UNF's focus on teaching students and providing them with an individualized college experience is definitely putting us on the map."The 139 colleges The Princeton Review chose for its "Best in the Southeast" designations are located in 12 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia."We commend all of the schools we named this year as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president of Publishing.The Princeton Review also designated as "regional best" 212 colleges in the Northeast, 120 in the West, and 159 in the Midwest. The 630 colleges named "regional best" represent about 25 percent of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges and universities.The Princeton Review survey for this project asked students to rate their own schools on several issues—ranging from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food—and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and their campus life.The Princeton Review is a New York City-based company known for its test-prep courses, education services and books. For more information, visit www.princetonreview.com.
The UNF Police Department announced recently that it is seeking re-accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law-enforcement professional excellence. The University Police Department must comply with more than 270 standards in order to receive an accredited status, which if obtained would be for three years."Law enforcement accreditation is a voluntary program that not all agencies in Florida can meet or are willing to meet. It shows that we, as an agency, are willing to hold ourselves to a set of standards set forth by the commission [Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation]," said Mark Foxworth, University Police Department chief. "Accreditation will make us a more professional and better-trained agency now and for the future."A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive on campus Wednesday, Aug. 6, to examine specific aspects of the UPD's policies, procedures, management, operations and support services.The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from other Florida agencies. They will review written materials, interview individuals and visit offices where compliance can be witnessed. The CFA assessment team leader is Capt. David Thompson, St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Other team members are Capt. Diane Russo of the Florida Highway Patrol and Officer Justin Woodall of the Florida State University Police Department.As part of the on-site assessment, the campus community is invited to offer comments to the assessment team. Members of the campus community can call ext. 3970 Thursday, Aug. 7, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Telephone comments must be limited to 10 minutes and address the department's ability to comply with CFA standards.A copy of the standards can be obtained by contacting Assistant Chief John Dean at ext. 2378. To make a comment in writing, send your comments to CFA, 3504 Lake Lynda Drive, Suite 380, Orlando, FL, 32817.
UNF percussionist and music professor Charlotte Mabrey and special guests will host the final performance of the concert series "An Evening of 20th Century Music" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the Fine Arts Center's Lazzara Performance Hall.Mabrey's 25th concert in the popular series will feature special guests and UNF students as well as performers from the Jacksonville area and beyond. The concert is free and open to the public, however donations will be accepted. All proceeds go toward the UNF Percussion Scholarship Fund. The first 500 people attending will receive a free gift.The performance will open with an audience-participation piece titled "Cross," which requires as many hand-clappers as the stage will hold. A short rehearsal for interested audience members will be held backstage by the UNF Percussion Ensemble.Keiko Abe will perform a marimba solo, "Memories of the Seashore." Greg Isabelle will join Mabrey in a rocking percussion duet, one that sounds like two drum set players doing a battle of the bands. Lee Hunter will perform "Wooden Music," a piece that fully explores the sounds of traditional marimba writing, while UNF graduate Brad Hirsch will perform a steel-pan piece with marimba accompaniment.Additionally, Robert Arleigh White will join Mabrey in a look back and a look forward in a combination of old and new works. Rounding out the program will be the UNF Percussion Ensemble performing the ever-popular "Rockin Rickey Rocket" as Mabrey tries to keep up in a wild drum set solo.The concert is presented by the UNF Department of Music and is funded by UNF Student Government.
Dr. A.C. "Josh" Samli, a UNF research professor in marketing and international business, recently received the prestigious Harold W. Berkman Service Award from the Academy of Marketing Science. Berkman is the founder of the Academy, which is composed of approximately 2,500 marketing professors from all over the world.During the first half of the summer semester, Samli was appointed as the Evren Chair Professor at Florida Atlantic University, where he delivered lectures, conducted a graduate course and interacted with doctoral students. The Turkish community established the Evren Professorship with support from Turkish and Florida governments to promote cooperation between Florida and Turkish businesses regarding possible future trade exchanges and investments.He has been a research professor in the Coggin College of Business since 1988. As a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, Samli has been a consultant to hundreds of firms and published more than 250 scholarly articles and 19 books. His book "Social Responsibility" was recognized in 1994 as one of the most important academic books in the United States.Samli received the Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award at UNF in 2001 and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science as well as a Research Fellow of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. He received his doctorate from Michigan State University and did his post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago, New York University and the University of California-Los Angeles.
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Management: Drs. Reza Vaghefi and Louis Woods have been informed that their joint research paper titled "Keiretsu-effect in Globalization: Strategy-Structure-Performance" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Global Research.Dr. Saurabh Gupta authored a book titled "New Approaches to End-User Training," which was recently published by VDM Verlag.College of Arts and SciencesCriminology and Criminal Justice: Dr. Christine Rasche presented a paper titled "Marginal Players or Maximizing Assets: The Case of the Female Suicide Bomber" at the meetings of the Homicide Research Working Group at its annual conference in Huntsville, Texas, in June.
School of Engineering: Dr. Dean Krusienski (along with F. Nijboer, E.W. Sellers, J. Mellinger, M.A. Jordan, T. Matuz, A. Furdea, S. Halder, U. Mochty, T.M. Vaughan, J.R. Wolpaw, N. Birbaumer and A. Kübler) published "A P300-based Brain-computer Interface for People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" in Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008.Dr. Steve Nix participated in the Railroad Engineering Education Symposium in June at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. School of Computing: Dr. Behrooz Seyed-Abbassi presented and published two papers, "Healthcare Information System with Federated Data Warehousing for Medicine" and "Design and Implementation Techniques for Enhanced Object-Oriented Data Warehousing," at the 7th Annual ISOneWorld Conference. The second paper was co-authored by Justin Loadholtz from Citigroup. Both papers were partially supported by the Fidelity National Financial Distinguished Professorship Grant.Dr. Chip Klostermeyer and J. Goldwasser published their paper, "Tight Bounds on Eternal Dominating Sets," in Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 308 (2008). Dean's Office: Terry Smith and Dr. Jerry Merckel participated in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2008 Vail Computer Elements International Workshop in June. Merckel serves as the vice chair for the IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Elements.
Department: Cataloging Department, Thomas G. Carpenter LibraryJob: Technical Services Cataloging LibrarianYears at UNF: 31 this SeptemberWhat person had the greatest impact on your life?Two people really, my parents. They were both extremely hard-working Kansas farmers. They raised a family of three girls, all of whom went to college. Our farm did not get electricity 'til I was 10 years old, so our early family life involved kerosene lamps, wood-burning stoves, large summer gardens and carrying water from the well for use in the house. When I think of my modern, convenience-laden life, it is hard to imagine that it is a continuation of that simple beginning. My father was born in 1910, so soon our two lives will span 100 years of change. In her late 40s, my mom started painting in oils and became an accomplished oil painter before moving on to exquisite porcelain painting. Who knew?What are you most passionate about?The continuing decline of a sense of social responsibility in the way the U.S. government sets priorities. The blind pursuit of lower taxes regardless of the damage that policy does to needed social programs and sustained repair for the infrastructure of America's towns and cities infuriates me. I am ready for a politician who will tell us we cannot have the country we want without paying for it. Grrrrr! Aren't you sorry you asked?If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?Practically speaking, if I had not been a librarian, I would probably have chosen some aspect of law. If I were to have had the good fortune to have had the necessary talent, I would have liked to have been an artist or a writer.What would you like to do when you retire?More of what I do now: garden, yard work, read, interact with family and friends, travel, draw, paint, improve my home and work in the community in some way.What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?I used to tell people I worked at UNF (these are Jacksonville citizens we are talking about) and the response would be, "Where's that?" Now the response is more, "Wow, that is a great school. My daughter graduated in 2005 and my son is freshman." That is very gratifying.If you won the lottery, what would do with the money?Try to figure out how best to secure my future and that of my two sisters and their families. Then, I would see what I could do to improve the lives of my friends. After these priorities, money would go to programs that buy land for the purpose of preservation, like the Nature Conservancy or the Florida Land Trust. There is so much good work that needs to be done in our community and country; I doubt that I would have any trouble finding good uses for the money.What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?The first concert I attend was when I was a sophomore at Kansas Wesleyan University. Glenn Yarbrough was then a very popular performer. I could not afford a ticket so I sat on the fire escape of the campus auditorium to listen. It was cold but great! The last concert I attended was the final Masterworks program of the Jacksonville Symphony this spring.What was the best money you ever spent?The purchase of my home. After years of renting, it was a great feeling to be part of a community.What is the proudest/happiest moment of your life?I hope it is yet to be.What do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?I would like to learn to draw and to paint watercolor.What's the last book you read?I am currently reading two books: Debra Murphy's beautiful book, "Passion and Clarity: The Art of Joseph Jeffers Dodge," and, a wonderfully written murder mystery that is part a continuing series by author Michael McGarrity, titled "Slow Kill."
Welcome to the following employees, who are either new to UNF or have assumed new positions from mid-June to late-July:
Paul Arrington, assistant director for the Small Business Institute
William Bigham, maintenance mechanic in the Physical Facilities' Lockshop
Bernadine Bolden, adjunct professor in the College of Education and Human Services
Amanda Byrd, coordinator of Computer Applications for Enterprise Systems
Dale Clark, custodial worker in Physical Facilities
Jeffrey Cornett, chair of the Department of Foundations and Secondary Education
Donald Cowart, computer systems control specialist in the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
George de Tarnowsky, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Damien Hall, custodial worker in Physical Facilities; John Hanna, recycler in Physical Facilities
Olivia James, training and technology coordinator for the Florida Institute of Education
Rhonda Jones, student financial aid coordinator in Enrollment Services
Christopher Jordan, custodial worker in Physical Facilities
Dona Kerlin, outreach coordinator in the School of Nursing
Aimee Mallini, complianceand monitoring coordinator for the Florida Institute of Education
Zemrija Murtic, maintenance mechanic for Physical Facilities
Ronghua Ouyang, professor and chair of the Department of Childhood Education
Gary Pinkney, groundskeeper for Physical Facilities; Nancy Purvis, secretary in Student Affairs
James Robinett, coordinator of admissions/registration in the Office of Admissions
James Rowley, control systems technician in Physical Facilities
Belinda Rudolph, assistant child development associate for the Child Development Research Center
Mark Samon, custodial supervisor in Physical Facilities
Samantha Search, assistant child development associate for the CDRC
Kristin Smith, associate director in University Housing
Samantha Sneed, program assistant in the Office of Academic Testing
Gregory Swisher, carpenter and maintenance mechanic in Physical Facilities
Marian Watters, coordinator of computer applications in ITS
Jonathan Wegner, admissions/registrar officer in Enrollment Services
Lauri Wright, assistant professor in Nutrition and Dietetics
Byron Wynn, custodial worker in Physical Facilities.Milestone Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following UNF employees, who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF this month:25 Years:Elizabeth Furdell, HistoryJerzy Karylowski, PsychologyJohn Plumlee, Political Science & Public AdministrationSharon Wilburn, Public Health20 Years:Denis Bell, Mathematics & StatisticsPeter Braza, College of Arts & SciencesBob Coleman, ManagementDavid Courtwright, HistoryArthur Kimball, EnglishShelly Purser, Health PromotionsBradley Richards, Physical FacilitiesOtilia Salmon, Childhood EducationCoskun Samli, Marketing & LogisticsJingcheng Tong, Mathematics & Statistics15 Years:Pamela Chally, Brooks College of HealthJames Garner, Chemistry & PhysicsMarcia Ladendorff, Honors ProgramJoe Lesem, CommunicationJason Mauro, EnglishDoreen Radjenovic, NursingKatherine Robinson, NursingJeffry Will, Sociology & Anthropology10 Years:William Ahrens, NursingJohn Anderson, Chemistry & PhysicsDoria Bowers, BiologyRebecca Browning, ITSCandice Carter, Childhood EducationSharon Cobb, EconomicsNeal Coulter, College of Computing, Engineering & ConstructionSandra Cummings, Human ResourcesMichelle DeDeo, Mathematics & StatisticsLinda Deland, Academic AffairsRoberta Doggett, CommunicationDaniel Dreibelbis, Mathematics & StatisticsDelores Irvin, NursingJeanette Johnson, Teaching GymnasiumKathryn Krudwig, Exceptional Students & Deaf EducationEileen Maguire, EnglishDominick Martorelli, Art & DesignBronwyn McLemore, FIE Training & Academic ServicesAileen Miller, BiologyBetsy Nies, EnglishAnthony Rossi, BiologyCheryl Van Deusen, ManagementBobby Waldrup, Coggin College of BusinessKristine Webb, Exception Student & Deaf EducationMichael Wiley, EnglishPamela Zeiser, Political Science & Public AdministrationFive Years:Mark Ari, EnglishOwiredu Baffour, Art & DesignElissa Barr, Public HealthLindsay Bryant, Student AffairsBernadette Buckley, Athletic Training & Physical TherapyDaniel Callcut, Philosophy & Religious StudiesKaren Carter, Art & DesignKeith Cartwright, EnglishRichard Chant, Foundations & Secondary EducationGeorgina David, Childhood EducationRachel Douglas, Enrollment ServicesJeffrey Durfee, IT SecurityJennifer Fisher, Philosophy & Religious StudiesSabrina Foust, Auxiliary ServicesRobert Frankel, Marketing & LogisticsAnne Fugard, Study AbroadMiguel Gabartan, Controller's OfficeAndres Gallo, EconomicsMatthew Gilg, BiologyChristoph Guess, PsychologyJohn Hannaford, Campus PolicePaul Harwood, Political Science & Public AdministrationJohn Hatle, BiologyWanda Hedrick, Childhood EducationMichael Herkov, PsychologyMelissa LaSage Hyman, Enrollment ServicesChristopher Johnson, EconomicsLynn Jones, Accounting & FinanceShari Little, Foundations & Secondary EducationKathleen Lumpiesz, Campus PoliceRussell Mays, Leadership & CounselingRonda Mitchell, Center for Professional Development & TrainingDag Naslund, ManagementRodney Nelson, Campus PoliceStephynie Perkins, CommunicationZornitza Prodanoff, School of ComputingGordon Rakita, Sociology & AnthropologyNorman Rothschild, HistoryOliver Schnusenberg, Accounting & FinanceMaria Schonning, Mechanical EngineeringJacqueline Shank, Nutrition & DieteticsAaron Sheehan-Dean, HistoryRobert C. Sheperd, BaseballSimon Shiao, MusicShari Shuman, Administration & FinanceJillian Smith, EnglishMa Teresa Tuason, PsychologyJulia Watkins, Nutrition & DieteticsSally Weerts, Nutrition & DieteticsKathy Weglicki, Enrollment ServicesBart Welling, EnglishWilliam Whittinghill, Leadership & CounselingCongratulationsCarlos Monell, academic adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Lina Monell, director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary June 15.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs announces the following grants and contracts, which were awarded on or before June 30:Joel Beam (Athletic Training and Physical Therapy), "2008 Brooks Professorship: Effects of Taping and Bracing Techniques on Forced Ankle Inversion Pre- and Post-Exercise," University of North Florida Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000Catherine Christie, Julia Watkins (Public Health) and Jan Meires (Nursing), "2008 Brooks Professorship: Implementation and Utilization of a Transdisciplinary Model for Obesity Risk Reduction in a Primary Care Center," University of North Florida Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000Janice Donaldson (Small Business Development Center), "Business Continuity and Risk Management Center Program," University of West Florida/U.S. Small Business Administration, $25,000Imeh Ebong (Academic Affairs), "Technology Transfer Improvement and the Commercialization of a Research Product at the University of North Florida," Florida Board of Governors, $26,755James Fletcher (Engineering), "UNF Engineering Services in Support of JEA Clean Energy Activities," Jacksonville Electric Authority, $33,000Cheryl Fountain (Florida Institute of Education),"Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Technical Assistance and Training (SDDFS TAT) Project, 2008-2009," Florida Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education, $223,192; "School Readiness Technical Assistance and Support Initiative," Agency for Workforce Innovation/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $805,963Lev Gasparov (Chemistry and Physics), "RUI: Optical Studies of Magnetic, Charge and Orbital Ordering in Lone-Pair Compounds and Magnetite," National Science Foundation, $36,112Courtney Hackney (Biology), "Monitoring Effects of Potential Increased Tidal Range in the Cape Fear River Ecosystem Due to Deepening Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina," Elizabeth City State University/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $10,000Paul Harwood (Political Science and Public Administration), "Motorcycle Safety Surveys Summer 2008," Institute of Police Technology and Management/U.S. Department of Transportation, $70,864Christopher Johnson and Albert (Chung-Ping) Loh (Economics and Geography), "The Cost of Homelessness and the Value of Homeless Services in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Area," I.M. Sulzbacher Center, $8,620Barbara Kruger and Katherine Robinson (Nursing), "Refinement of Florida CMS Care Coordination Guidelines," Florida Department of Health, $9,081Lillia Loriz (Nursing), "Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships 2008-09," Health Resources and Services Administration, $25,604Rebecca Marcon (Psychology), "School Readiness Evaluation for the Clay/Nassau/Baker/Bradford School Readiness Coalition and Episcopal Children's Services," Episcopal Children's Services, $6,459John McDonough (Nursing), "Advanced Education Nursing Program, 2008" Health Resources and Services Administration, $618,150; and "Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships 2008-09," Health Resources and Services Administration, $2,621Rose Marie Rine (Athletic Training and Physical Therapy), "NIH Toolbox: Vestibular Balance Subdomain 2007-08 (Years 1 and 2)," Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute/National Institutes of Health, $56,168Rose Marie Rine and Dawn Saracino (Athletic Training and Physical Therapy), "2008 Brooks Professorship: Vestibular Deficits in Young Children: Incidence and Related Impairments," University of North Florida Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000Carolyn Stone (Leadership, Counseling and Instructional Technology), "Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Initiative at Lee High School, 2007-2008," Duval County Public Schools/U.S. Department of Education, $29,160Alissa Swota (Philosophy and Religious Studies), "Pilot Project: Clinical Ethicist for Wolfson Children's Hospital, Year 2," Wolfson Children's Hospital, $28,438Charles Thigpen (Athletic Training and Physical Therapy), "Randomized Clinical Trial of Rehabilitation for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome," Brooks Rehabilitation, $26,852Patrick Welsh (Engineering), "Continuous Remote Sensing of Bio-Physical Parameters Using a Moored Buoy in Northeast Florida Waters, Modification 1," Florida Coastal Ocean Observing System Consortium/Florida Department of Environmental Protection, $357Mei Zhao (Public Health), "2008 Brooks Professorship: Nursing Home Financial Condition and Quality," University of North Florida Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000


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"Way down upon the Suwannee River" was our theme song over this mini-vacation. I took my family on a trip up the old historic Suwannee River on board a houseboat. We had planned this for several months. We planned out all the details to the finest point including food, sleeping on board, etc. We rented a 44 ft. houseboat from Miller's Marina in the town of Suwannee, FL. It weighed 8 tons and had a draft of about 3.5 feet, powered by an inboard gasoline engine. This boat came with all the nice things of home, including beds enough to sleep eight comfortably, a gas grill for cooking, and air-conditioning for a comfortable nights rest.Most of the time I was the pilot and my son, Alan, was the first mate and chief cook. He did us proud with some superbly grilled steaks one evening and chicken another evening. As a side dish with the steaks he cooked some potatoes and yellow squash wrapped in foil over the grill.Between my daughter, Kim, and daughter in law, Tywonn, we were able to keep the place clean.We traveled about 5 hrs north up the river (about 20 miles) to our first stop near a place called Manatee Springs State Park. While docked at the springs we walked the long board walk into the park and met some other visitors. As the day grew late we undocked and moved upstream a bit further to get away from the noise of the boat traffic and anchored in the middle of the river. We had to keep our "at anchor" lights on all night to make certain no one hit our boat. About 10 pm all our interior lights went out and we all got a good night's rest. The morning sun woke us about 7 am and we spent the morning back at the Manatee Springs.Our plans took us back toward the river mouth about 3 hrs and anchor for the second night. Near the mouth of a tributary/branch called Munden Creek we anchored for the second night. It is so peaceful along the river. The only thing which made us know other civilization was around was an occasional boater passing our houseboat and the boat would rock gentle in their wake.The last morning we awoke at 7 am and after weighing anchor we moved back to the town of Suwannee and radioed for the river pilot to come to our boat and guide us to the dock/slip.What a weekend..I will be getting some pictures of the journey as soon as my son tosses them to me. The only one that I am attaching to this blog is my mug at the pilot wheel.


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- Julian Cardona, 51, visits California to display his photos of Juarez, Mexico
- Juarez is called "the murder capital of the world"
- The 51-year-old photographer doesn't venture out alone any more because of the violence
- Cartel carnage has turned parts of his one-time "calm" hometown into a "ghost town," he says
Julian Cardona is a photojournalist who works in the "murder capital of the world" -- Juarez, Mexico.
He takes pictures of bodies and survivors, migrants and countrymen, violence and vigils.
The 51-year-old photographer puts his life on the line for such photography because he wants the world to know of a patch of earth that many American journalists -- even those in Mexico, too -- fear to tread and often avoid.
That's because the violence by Mexican cartels and other criminals who control swaths of the borderlands have secured a reputation for ferocious violence and carnage, including to those who dare to chronicle the death toll.
To capture the human suffering and endurance, often in the powerful imagery of black-and-white photographs, Cardona doesn't venture out alone anymore. He partners with other photographers -- who had been competitors under less dark times -- because they believe there's greater safety in numbers.
"When you work as a local journalist, it's more frequent that you (are) facing more risks," he said in an interview at California State University, Northridge, where he spoke to students about cartel violence and where his photos are on display this month.
Cardona has observed how the Mexican side of the border has been a landscape of change, beginning with the North American Free Trade Agreement in the early 1990s to the massive movement of Mexicans to the United States and elsewhere.
Many parts of Juarez are now a "ghost town," he says.
Last year, Juarez recorded 1,933 violent deaths, according to the Chihuahua state attorney's office. That figure is considered exorbitant, especially when compared with the 209 homicides in New York City last year, even though that U.S. city's population is six times greater than Juarez's.
Even so, that figure represented a 38% decline in violent deaths from the year before, when the city counted 3,117 killings. The number of violent deaths was 2,643 in 2009 and 1,607 in 2008. A mere 300 killings were reported in 2007.
Juarez also is known for its high "femicide" rate, the unsolved murders of hundreds of girls and women.
"During my childhood, Juarez was a very calm place, very secure place," Cardona told CNN.
"It's changed to be very insecure and has become for four years the most violent city on the earth," he added.
"You are covering one massacre as another massacre is happening in another district of the city," Cardona said. "We have disappearances of women, we have disappearances of men, we have execution of women, execution of men, bodies of women left in the desert. People who don't pay extortion are assassinated. People who are kidnapped are assassinated, also. People who refuse to give their cars are killed, also. It is a wide spectrum of where you can be killed in Juarez.
"According to some of my colleagues," he continued, "90% of the cases are never investigated. That can give you the idea of the role of the state and this terrible situation."
Before Juarez became synonymous with homicide, the city used to be a party town, with a robust nightlife.
But a University of Juarez study shows that the bloodshed since the early 1990s has displaced 250,000 people, Cardona said.
"In many places it looks like a ghost town, a ghost district," he said.
Cardona dares to enter these haunted places -- as well as populated neighborhoods.
"Most of the time the people I meet are going into turning points of their lives. It's very often I'm a witness to these changes in their lives," he said.
"Under these circumstances, it is incredible how people are still open to talk to a journalist and tell their stories, and how their communities have been devastated by the economy, and how they cannot sustain their lives and families' educations -- they have to migrate to the U.S. -- and also how people struggle to survive and make a living in the U.S. doing very dangerous jobs."
Cardona lives in Juarez, but his parents and siblings live across the border in El Paso, Texas, and don't visit him because of the violence, he said.


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Posting from Las Vegas: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer generated lots of applause and more than a little confusion with this statement Monday night during his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address: "Tonight, I'm thrilled to announce that Kinect is coming to Windows on February 1st, in just a couple of weeks."
People use the Kinect sensor today to control their Xbox 360s with gestures and voice commands. So Ballmer's statement was interpreted by many casual fans to mean that everyone will be doing the same thing with Kinect on Windows PCs starting Feb. 1. We'll soon be scrolling through email by waving our arms, or maybe saving documents by scratching our noses, right?
Sorry, but that's not the case, at least not yet.
What Ballmer was announcing was the official launch of the commercial Kinect for Windows program, which includes a new version of the Kinect sensor specially tuned for Windows and the official release of a software development kit that companies can use to make Kinect applications that run on Windows.
As noted in the Amazon.com product listing, the sensor requires the software development kit to work on Windows.
In other words, it was a business-to-business announcement at a consumer show. Hence the confusion.
Over time, the program is expected to result in Kinect-based programs for Windows, but they're more likely to show up first in business settings, such as car dealerships and retail stores. This is not coming to your home computer in a couple weeks.
As Ballmer went on to note during the keynote, Microsoft is working with more than 200 companies on Kinect for Windows applications. He cited the example of United Health Group, Toyota, Telefonica, Mattel, American Express.
Another clue that the Feb. 1 launch isn't about the home is the cost of the Kinect for Windows sensor, $250, which is $100 more than the price of the Kinect for Xbox 360. Microsoft priced it that way with companies and software developers in mind.
The price of Kinect for Xbox 360 is effectively subsidized by the fact that Microsoft is counting on people to also buy Kinect games. Once Kinect for Windows is targeted to the home, the price would likely drop in recognition of similar mass-market dynamics.
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Destin developer Jay Odom pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of causing a presidential campaign committee to make a false statement to the Federal Election Commission.
He will be sentenced April 23 and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Odom was charged with soliciting � either directly or indirectly � employees, their family members and employees and family members of an associate to make contributions to what probably was the 2008 presidential campaign of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
According to documents filed with an indictment made public in January, Odom reimbursed 10 employees, associates or family members for making contributions of $2,300, the maximum allowed by law.
"Odom admitted to both knowing that this activity was illegal and intending to conceal the true source and amount of the campaign contributions,� according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney�s Office in Pensacola.
Odom did not return a phone call seeking comment.
Odom�s actions violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, according to the charging documents.
The documents state that Odom �knowingly and willfully� made a fraudulent statement when �federal candidate A� filed a campaign finance report with the FEC in January bearing the names of the 10 unnamed contributors as $2,300 donors.
The documents do not specifically indicate the contributions went to Huckabee, but all 10 of the Odom-funded contributions were made on or around Dec. 27, 2007.
Odom, his wife Haley, his son J.G. Odom and his son�s wife, Becky, made $2,300 donations on Dec. 28, 2007, to Huckabee for President Inc., according to the website FEC.gov.
Odom also was to host a campaign visit by Huckabee to Destin in January 2008. The event was called off because of scheduling difficulties.
Odom, who owns Crystal Beach Development, has developed a number of large properties in Okaloosa and Walton counties, including Uptown Station shopping center in Fort Walton Beach and Hammock Bay subdivision in Freeport. He also owns Destin Jet at Destin Airport.
A Leon County grand jury indicted Odom in May 2009 on charges of official misconduct.
He was accused of conspiring with then-state House Speaker Ray Sansom and then-Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg to use $6 million illegally funneled from the state budget to build a hangar at Destin Airport for his business.
The charges were amended to grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft, but were thrown out at trial in March 2011.
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Later today representatives of locked out musicians at the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will sit down with representatives of their respective managements to negotiate.
These are the first formal talks in many weeks in the contract disputes which have now led to the cancellation of all concerts through early February.
Euan Kerr has been covering the disputes since the beginning. He spoke with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about the status of the negotiations. The following is an edited transcript:
Wurzer: Does the resumption of talks mean a settlement in either dispute is close?
Kerr: Not necessarily, although given that the two sides in the Minnesota Orchestra dispute have not met since the end of September, and the two sides in the SPCO dispute have not sat down since Nov. 8, even meeting is a step forward. The SPCO musicians have said they have been working on what they have been calling a presentation for when they meet with management. There are apparently ideas to cut expenses at the Orchestra. We don't know what the two sides in the Minnesota Orchestra talks have planned. I have to say that more than once I have heard people on all sides express genuine confusion over why the other side is doing what it is doing, so perhaps this may be an opportunity to find common ground on which they can talk. Also everyone has apparently agreed to a media blackout surrounding the talks in an effort to move the process forward.
Wurzer: A lot of the focus in the dispute has been about money: the managements have proposed large cuts in musicians salaries which they say are necessary to make the organizations viable. Is that still the main issue?
Kerr: Clearly it's a major issue. The SPCO just announced a $900,000 deficit, the Minnesota Orchestra a $6-million deficit. Managements say they need to reshape the Orchestras finances if they are to survive, and they need to do it now to avoid the situation getting worse.
However the musicians, particularly at the SPCO, are arguing that they are fighting to preserve the artistic integrity of their organizations. The players worry that lower salaries will lead to players leaving, and that will hurt the cohesiveness the musicians work hard to establish and maintain over years and even decades. There are also substantial changes proposed over work conditions, which managements say is to make the orchestras more flexible, but the musicians say gives them less job security.
It also has to be said that this has become quite a personal battle for some of the folks involved. Musicians have lost both their salaries and their health insurance as a result of the lockout. Even if the sides can reach some sort of settlement quickly, it's a valid question as to how each orchestra will bounce back after this.
Wurzer: Today's talks are under the supervision of federal mediators: What will that mean for the talks? The mediators are there to help, however they are also trained to draw a session to a close if it's clear no progress is being made.
Kerr: Now some people including former Minnesota Orchestra music director Edo de Waart who came in to conduct two concerts by the locked out musicians a few weeks back, say there needs to be more specialized outside intervention, by people with extensive experience in the arts who can look at both the artistic and financial implications and get all sides to respond to some hard questions about the implications of the choices before each organization.
Wurzer: The lockouts have been going for months now: what are the implications of not getting agreements?
Kerr: Both orchestras have lost a lot of concerts so far, and the longer the lockout continues the larger the risk becomes of losing the entire season. There is also the concern about alienating orchestra fans, who the orchestras need both as ticket-buyers for concerts, but also as donors. Also, there are implications for building projects on both sides of the river. The controversial $55 million renovation and expansion of orchestra hall in Minneapolis is due to be completed by mid-summer, and it could be a problem to try to reopen a hall without an orchestra inside. Also in St Paul the arts consortium is raising money to retrofit the McKnight Theater at the Ordway to become a concert hall for the SPCO, and some folks are worried about that effort should the wrangling continue.
And of course even after there are agreements: there are still the larger challenges facing all classical music organizations, of drawing in new and younger audiences, maintaining funding, and remaining relevant in today's rapidly changing world.
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The past year has been an olfactory adventure in Longwood's research greenhouses. In preparation for Making Scents: the Art and Passion of Fragrance, we brought in a variety of fragrant plants for trial. Some plants, such as roses, are common and easy to obtain. Fragrant varieties such as Rosa 'Secret's out', R. 'Gros Choux d'Hollande, R. 'De Resht', R x centifolia, R. 'Compte Chambord', and 'Jaques Cartier' will be making an appearance in the Conservatory during the exhibition.
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Major equity indexes tallied another session in red territory as pessimism continues to reign supreme on Wall Street. Despite a strong rally at the opening bell, stocks ultimately failed to hold onto gains as profit taking pressures quickly returned given the looming uncertainties stemming from the "fiscal cliff" at home. In the Euro zone, policymakers agreed to give Greece two more years until 2016 to pay down its budget deficit and stick with the euro; additionally, finance ministers put off until November 20th the decision on just exactly how to meet further Greek aid needs [see also Euro Free Europe ETFdb Portfolio].
Global Market Overview: Stocks Sink, Greece Cuts A Deal
The Nasdaq was the worst performer again as heavy profit taking pressures in the tech-sector dragged QQQ down 0.69% on the day. The S&P 500 ETF ( SPY) proved most resilient, shedding 0.34%, while the Dow Jones ETF ( DIA) lagged slightly behind, losing 0.40% as the closing bell rang. Pushing off looming Greek debt drama (again) didn't bode too well with investors overseas as European markets tallied another red session [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
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Author Notes: Sometimes things come across as so simple you think they aren't good enough. I remember the first time I had pork served this way. I was working on a photo essay while in college in a very small town called Freedom here in Indiana. The essay was on a sixty-year-old woman who ran the only gas station in town. Her husband had died and she took over running it. She had been running the station for twenty some years when I met her and that was in 1985. Being a college student I guess she thought I was hungry and she would always have something for me to eat when I got to the station to shoot pictures. One day I showed up and there was a dish very similar to what I have made. I asked how she made it. She told me she rubbed the pork with brown sugar and salt then cooked it until it was fall apart tender and then added the greens. I have decided to cook the pork more like prime rib. It is succulent and tender but does not fall apart. The greens are cooked long enough that they get sticky tender because of the pork fat and juices. I really like the mop sauce but I always serve it on the side for people to make their own choice. Oh, I did manage to get her persimmon pudding recipe. The ladies of southern Indiana know their persimmon pudding, trust me. One ahead of time note: Most of the time this is unattended cooking with short prep but it is a seven hour deal so plan accordingly. When buying a roast for this I definitely look for good quality pork and I really like it when the pork is very dark. You want pork for this not the other white meat. —thirschfeld
Food52 Review: This simple, straightforward technique lets a good piece of pork shine. The meat is tender and juicy enough to cut with your fork. Don't forget to season with salt and pepper. The collard greens are very tender. They are a nice side dish without having to make something else or dirty another pot. The sauce only takes a few minutes, and its well-balanced flavors add a real kick to the dish. The vinegar and mustard are offset nicely by the sweetness of the honey. You only need just a bit of sauce to add a lot of flavor to the pork. - Stephanie —The Editors
Serves: 4-6
For the pork:
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pounds Boneless Boston-butt
cup dark brown sugar
tablespoons kosher salt
pounds collard greens, ends trimmed
For the mop sauce:
tablespoon unsalted butter
cup shallots, minced
1 1/2
tablespoons minced garlic
cup cider vinegar
cup dry white wine
teaspoons whole grain Dijon
teaspoon Dijon
teaspoons tomato paste
teaspoons honey
tablespoon Italian parsley, minced
tablespoon chives, minced
tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes
- Combine the brown sugar and kosher salt. Mix it well breaking up any clumps of brown sugar. Rub the mix over the entire Boston butt. Set in a container with sides, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 4 to 6 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Remove the pork from the fridge and give it a very quick rinse, like one time under from end to end, under cold water and then pat it dry. Place it, fat side up, into an 8 quart enameled Dutch oven. Place it in the oven. Set the timer for 1 1/2 hours. When the timer sounds off bast the pork roast with the juices. Set the timer for another hour.
- Meanwhile trim the ends of the greens and then roll a bunch up and cut them into 1/2 inch ribbons and then cut the the ribbons into half inch squares. I used a salad spinner, but you could use a colander also, but rinse the greens and spin them dry.
- When the timer goes off remove the pork from the oven and place the pork on a plate. Turn the oven to 325 dgrees. Place the Dutch oven onto a burner over medium heat. There should be about two tablespoons of fat in the bottom. If there is not add some canola oil. If there is more remove some.
- Add the greens and turn them with some tongs to coat them with the fat. Cook them until they just begin to wilt. Place the pork roast on top of the greens, cover the pot with a lid and place it back into the oven. Set the timer for 50 minutes.
- Place a small sauce pan over medium high heat. When hot add 1 tablespoon of butter. When it melts add the shallot and saute until they start to soften. Add the garlic and saute for a minute. Add the wine and let the alcohol burn off. Then add the vinegar, mustards, tomato paste and honey. Simmer until the sauce is thick.
- When the timer goes of remove the pot from the oven. Remove the pork roast to a cutting board. Stir the greens and taste for seasoning. Add salt and pepper if needed. Place the sauce pan over medium low heat and bring to a simmer. Add the parsley and chives. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter until just melted. Set it aside.
- To serve. Place the greens on a platter. Slice the roast into 1/2 inch thick slices and place attractively on the greens. Serve the sauce on the side.
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Are you link building via article marketing for your main source of links? You might not be as safe as you think. While I'm aware I'm spouting and promoting fear a little bit here, I do have my ear to the ground when it comes to this topic. Clearly the majority of companies out there are pumping out ultra low quality content. That's not the only problem though, everyone is also gaming anchor text and that's what Google hates…a lot.
I like the fact that Google would discourage this because too many sites are way too shitty to deserve a top ranking spot. Google's guidelines when it comes to links makes it pretty clear that link schemes are going to cause you trouble, and most article marketing falls under their definition.
You might remember the violation emails Google sent out regarding unnatural links detected pointing to a site. While it's a very rare occurrence, the possibility is a reality and something you'll see pop up in Google's webmaster help central. I just came back from a trip and while catching up on the latest posts on my trip, I discovered this instance that caught my eye.
Meanwhile I submitted a reconsideration request for my other sites that had the same -50 filter, some which had zero inorganic links. In the E-mail I received I was told that I needed to remove any "inorganic links" that I could and if I couldn't remove them I needed to create a list of the links I couldn't remove.
It's important to keep in mind that this person is most likely running a bunch of thin affiliate sites and they were also doing user profile spam. A lot of people think that links can never have a negative effect on your rankings, but those people haven't been around long enough. Even the link schemes definition from Google clearly states that "This is in violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines and can negatively impact your site's ranking in search results". That alone should end the debate.
If the post is true, it's still a rare case and, in my ninja opinion, pretty difficult to get in trouble with links. Pretty much every top niche is dominated by unethical link building practices and it has been that way for the last decade. We, of course, do a lot of high quality content marketing and I'm not claiming to be pure by any means, just be careful out there. That statement is also for those companies who are just blind hiring an SEO to get mass links.


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In the short time that the St. Catharine College Patriots have been in the Mid-South Conference, now in their third year, a few rivalries with teams in close proximity have already developed. None of the conference games provide more buzz, however, than when the name Georgetown comes up on the schedule.
Officially it is listed as an exhibition game on the St. Catharine schedule. But the outcome of Saturday's game at Tusculum College (Tennessee) was huge for J.T. Burton's team. As the Patriots prepare for the beginning of the Mid-South Conference schedule this week (see related story), they received a real boost with a 76-49 win over the Pioneers who are a NCAA Division II team.
The St. Catharine College Patriot women found their game midway through the first half Monday night and never looked back in recording a 91-72 victory at Asbury College.
Of course every coach will say that their team must "take it one game at a time." And that coach-talk is something that players may or may not buy into.
Just as every Mid-South Conference team, St. Catharine College views the Georgetown Tigers as the team to beat each year. And this year, after meeting them last weekend in an early season tournament, J.T. Burton's team will have three chances to upend the league's perennial heavyweight.
Make that two chances now, as Burton's bunch dropped a 78-66 decision at Georgetown Friday in the first round of the Andrew Elswick Memorial Tournament. The Patriots, however, did make amends on Saturday with an 81-50 rout of Southern University-New Orleans.
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The St. Catharine College basketball season began last Monday on a good note as Lena Bramblett's Patriots won 75-64 at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield. But the following night in Jackson, Tenn., the Patriots tangled with the nation's top rated team and fell 85-39 to Union University.
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Both St. Catharine College soccer teams hit the road Saturday for play in the Mid-South Conference tournament. And both the men and women saw their seasons come to a disappointing end with lopsided losses. Tim Wolz' men lost at Rio Grande, the nation's top ranked team, 13-0, while Paul Patton's women fell 5-0 at Georgetown.
After playing one of their best matches of the year Sunday against Pikeville, the St. Catharine College volleyball team saw the season end Monday with a loss to Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference tournament.
Adam Stevenson's team, that ended 6-33, opened tournament play Sunday at the Frankfort Convention Center with an impressive 3-0 win over Pikeville College. The Patriots won 25-23, 25-13, 25-22 over the Bears who ended their season at 6-26.
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New Edition: Hemans's The Sceptic
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Romantic Circles has just published The Sceptic: A Hemans-Byron Dialogue, edited by Nanora Sweet and Barbara Taylor, with Adriana Craciun as Consulting Editor and Andrew Elfenbein and Anne Hartman as Contributors.
This edition excavates the text and context of Felicia Hemans's 1820 pamphlet-poem, The Sceptic. Neglected by Hemans' pervious editors, this 550-line poem places her in direct contention with Byron over questions of doubt and belief in a time of personal and national uncertainty. Essays incorporated in the digital edition by Anne Hartman, Andrew Elfenbein, Barbara Taylor, and Nanora Sweet present Hemans's inclinations toward philosophical and theological scepticism, her immersion in the topics and stylistic experiments of the day, and her challenges to Byronic genre, style, and theme. Featuring images, letters, and reviews, the edition includes a "guided tour" of the poem that follows its Sceptic's "progress" through a cosmos spanning heaven and earth.
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Did they ever end up actually showing the race?
Did they ever end up actually showing the race? I stayed up until 10:40pm mountain time and never saw it. I could not handle watching the gymnastics anymore. Not because of the competitors but I just got sick of the commentators whining about any little mistep. Hearing John Tesh did not help.
That 400m relay last night was pure awesome.
Can't wait for beach volleyball.
I want to watch the old swimming chick and the volleyball chick with the hot ass and the Banana Boat tattoo.
Michael Phelps is a beast.
Canada is of course just destroying the competition...
Quote from: JangoTat on August 11, 2008, 10:37 AMCanada is of course just destroying the competition... We're on the board with 3 now... much rejoicing.
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First and second team offense; first team defense and specialty.
All-Free Press
Shyeem Carmon, Greene Central
Defensive Player of the Year
R.J. Nelson, Ayden-Grifton
Offensive Player of the Year
Allen Wooten, Greene Central
Coach of the Year
Performance of the Year
Ayden-Grifton�s 76-0 shutout over Kinston on Nov. 1. The Chargers scored on each of its 10 possessions to beat the Vikings. AG didn�t attempt a pass and finished with 568 yards on the ground. Senior running backs R.J. Nelson (293) and Drew Turnage (205) combined for 498. At the time, Kinston was the No. 1 team in the Eastern Carolina 2A.
QB Austin Batchelor
Senior, Greene Central: 1,700 passing yards, 18 passing TDs, 9 INT, 134 QBR, 1 rushing TD, All-Conference selection
RB R.J. Nelson
Senior, Ayden-Grifton: 1951 rushing yards (6.6 yards per carry), 22 TDs, 2 kickoffs returned for TDs, conference Offensive Player of the Year
RB Drew Turnage
Senior, Ayden-Grifton: 1384 rushing yards (9.1 yards per carry), 17 TDs, 10 receptions for 198 yards and a TD, 2 kickoff returns for TDs, All-Conference selection
TE Jacob Wright
Junior, Ayden Grifton: 12 receptions for 205 yards and 3 TDs, All-Conference selection
WR Caleb Quinn
SENIOR, Arendell Parrott: 724 yards, 9 TDs, 16 conversions
WR Michael Mitchell
Senior, Greene Central: 562 receiving yards, 9 TDs, All-Conference selection
WR Qwarri Ham
Senior, Kinston: 345 yards, 10 TDs, All-Conference selection
First Team offensive line
OL Justin Howard, Senior, South Lenoir
OL Dy�quan Waters Kinston
OL Travon Williams, Senior, Greene Central
OL Tyler Croom, senior, South Lenoir
OL Jonathon Alston, senior, Ayden-Grifton
DE Toby Finizio
Senior, Arendell Parrott Academy: 109 tackles, 93 solo tackles 17 TFL, 9 sacks, 1 blocked punt, 3 forced fumbles, fumble return, Arendell Parrott Academy Defensive Player of the Year
LB Nihkee Jones
Jones Senior: 97.5 tackles, INT, fumble return, blocked kick
LB Shyheem Carmon
Senior, Greene Central: 80 tackles, 11 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 forced fumbles
DT Jonathon Altson
Senior, Ayden-Grifton: 59 solo tackles, 16 TFL, 10 sacks, All-Conference selection
LB J.D. Mickens
Senior, South Lenoir: 84 tackles, team-high 5 TFL
DL Marquis Majette
Jones Senior: 58.5 tackles, sack
DL Justin Brown
Junior, Ayden-Grifton: 16 solo tackles, 9 TFL, 4 sacks, conference Defensive Player of the Year
DE Travon Johnson
Senior, Ayden-Grifton: 48 solo tackles, 13 TFL, 8 sacks
LB James Durant
Senior, North Lenoir: 46 tackles, 6 TFL, North Lenoir Coach�s Award
DB Daequan Carr
Junior, Kinston: 36 tackles, 12 PBU, FR, fumble returned for TD
S Brandon Belcher
Senior, Greene Central: 68 tackles, 3 TFL, 6 PBU
P Kyle Huffman
Senior, South Lenoir: 41 Punts, 1431 yards (35 average), 6 of 8 PATs, 1 of 3 FG
K Will Deters
Senior, Kinston: 18 kickoffs for touchbacks, 37of 37 PATs, 3 game-winning FG, 4 of 5 FG, longest FG 35 yards
QB Tiquan Canady
Senior, Kinston: 897 yards, 12 passing TDs, 465 rushing yards, 9 rushing TDs, All-Conference selection
RB Donyae Hopkins
Senior, North Lenoir: 1293 all-purpose yards, 1050 rushing yards, 9 TDs, 6 conversions, North Lenoir MVP, All-Conference
RB Dion Jones
Senior, South Lenoir: 1004 rushing yards, 10 TDs, 461 yards in kickoff returns, 2 INT returned for 42 yards, 99 fumble return for TD, 6 PBU
RB Chase Howard
Junior, Arendell Parrott Academy: 1273 rushing yards, 13 TDs, Arendell Parrott Academy Offensive Player of the Year
WR Curtez Braswell
Senior Greene Central: 473 receiving yards, 3 TD receptions, 517 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs, 21 kickoff returns for 451 yards, 1 kickoff return for a TD, conference Special Teams Player of the Year
WR Devin Cregan
Senior, Arendell Parrott Academy: 452 yards, 8 TDs, 10 conversions
WR Giddel Waters
Senior, Ayden-Grifton: 227 yards, 2 TDs
Honorable mentions:
RB Noah Stroud, South Lenoir
LB Brett Davis, South Lenoir
QB Jack Huddle, Arendell Parrott Academy
OLB Zach Hill, Arendell Parrott Academy
MLB Cole Daniels, Arendell Parrott Academy
QB Glen White, Jones Senior
LB Javon Andrews, Jones Senior
OLB Jaiquan Jones, Jones Senior
Keywan Morgan, North Lenoir
CB Larry Boskey, North Lenoir
LB Dominique Mitchell, North Lenoir
WR Anthony Berry, Kinston
P Evan Hood, Kinston
OL Joe Edwards, Kinston
K Josh Walston, Ayden-Grifton
RB Ronshon Bullock, Greene Central
LB Thomas Radford, Greene Central
DL Bailey Ormond, Greene Central
*Note: There were not enough nominations for second team offensive linemen and second team defense and special teams.


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This course is designed to familiarize students with the theories, basic skills and ethics involved in negotiation. Through a combination of readings, lectures, videotapes, role-play exercises and discussion, students will develop an understanding of the dynamics of negotiation and the approaches available to attorneys engaged in the process. The course will include small group sessions in which students will have the opportunity to gain experience through role playing with practitioners and professors providing individual feedback. Limited enrollment. Offered on a credit/no credit basis.
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Clean Ocean Action Calling All Volunteers for Sandy Cleanup
It is Waves of Action day today, and COA is calling for volunteers to head out to locations around New Jersey and New York to help communities recover and rebuild from super-storm Sandy.
Cleanup projects are underway this morning all around the shore.
In Long Branch, volunteers from Massachusetts and Monmouth University are helping clean up the beach by removing large tree logs from the sand.
Here is a list of all the projects going on in Ocean and Monmouth counties.
If you are interested in volunteering, you must complete this Waiver Form to participate. Or your project leader will have forms for you to complete on site. Parents or guardians must sign for anyone under 18 years of age.


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Photo Gallery
Preview The Tours Best Scenery
From our family album to yours, there's plenty of fun filled photos with memorable experiences on Ripley's Red Train Tours. Check out some of what you can expect while on board, or throughout our train stops…
Explore The Route
Our Sightseeing Stops
St. Augustine's old-world history lures visitors of all ages and distances to discover its cobblestone streets filled with stories yet to be heard by you! Each one of our non-scripted train conductors will take you to over 20 stops around out beautiful city.
Events Calendar
Keep Up With The Latest
Family-friendly Events in St. Augustine are taking place periodically throughout the year! Plan ahead and take advantage of all the exciting occasions around the St. Augustine area. You can count on Ripley's Red Train Tours to be your ride of choice on event day!


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Have you visited the NCECA web site lately?
For those who are not potters, NCECA is the "National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts". Their objective is to enrich and promote the ceramics through education. Most people know NCECA for its annual conference they put at different locations across the country, their exhibitions, and publications.
One of their upcoming events will be a symposium this fall in Jingdezhen, China!
NCECA/Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute International Symposium –
Shared Journeys: Chinese/American Ceramic Art Education
October 22 – November 2, 2008
On the Preview page of the Symposium are slideshows from around Jingdezhen, the Ancient Kiln Museum, as well as a few great Quicktime videos of people there skillfully making and decorating pots, all compiled by Richard Burkett and Joe Molinaro when they were there earlier this year .
The pure magnitude of some of the pots produced there and the skill of the craftsmen is, to say the least, somewhat humbling. ..five foot platters, 4×8′ handmade porcelain tiles, 6/9/12+ foot tall urns… almost unfathomable, especially to those who have worked in porcelain before and know its finicky and particular nature.
So what is their secret? Apparently, I was told, the porcelain in Jingdezhen isn't like the smooth plastic body we know here in the west, in fact its not very plastic at all, but they have learned to work with this. They throw thick There's a picture of one segment of a particularly large pot on the Symposium page being thrown by a team of 3 people. For large pieces such as the massive urns pictured on the website, sections are thrown separately, let dry to bone dry, then the segments are bonded together using slip. Once that's done, they trim the assembled vessel and decorate.
There are still some spots available too.. I sure wish I could go.


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EXCLUSIVEJust when you thought looking at "Tanning Mom" Patricia Krentcil was the worst thing you could put yourself through -- TMZ has now obtained a snippet of her new song ... which will do for your ears what these photos did to your eyes.
The song, called "It's Tan Mom," will come out in iTunes on Monday morning. We're told Krentcil figured if Octomom could release a song, she could do one better.
We dare you to listen.
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International cycling's former chief has denied claims by Lance Armstrong that he participated in a doping coverup during the 1999 Tour de France.
Hein Verbruggen, former president of the international cycling union (UCI), offered his response Tuesday to accusations made by Armstrong in a British newspaper earlier this week.
"Since when do people believe Lance Armstrong?" Verbruggen wrote in a text message to the NOS television network in the Netherlands.
Cycling had reached a critical juncture in 1999, struggling to rebound from a widespread doping controversy.
That year, Armstrong tested positive for trace elements of a corticosteroid. Officials cleared the cyclist after his U.S. Postal Service team produced medical documents purporting that he had used a cream to treat saddle sores.
Armstrong is now saying that Verbruggen participated in the ruse, telling him "we've got to come up with something."
Verbruggen responded by questioning why anyone would believe the disgraced cyclist.
"Since he told Oprah Winfrey he had never 'sorted out' anything with the UCI?" Verbruggen wrote. "Or since he (for money!) makes films and gives interviews in which he apparently has to serve up juicy details?"
Armstrong has admitted to cheating throughout much of his historic career. He was issued a lifetime ban and stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and an Olympic medal.
Cycling officials are planning to convene an independent commission to dig into the sport's troubled past. Armstrong could be a key witness, but has hinted that he wants his punishment reduced in exchange for cooperating.
Tom Brady: Final throw 'wasn't great' in Pats' loss to Panthers
Second-tier NFL teams are in the background but still in the picture
UFC: Dana White says Georges St-Pierre on track for Hendricks rematch


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EPA rules
For the third time in seven years, the Supreme Court this week reaffirmed the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. It's hard to underestimate the importance of the ruling or the magnitude of the disaster that a denial of authority would represent.
The ruling is a victory for everyone who believes in the urgency of taking action in the face of man-made climate change, which is directly related to the emission of pollutants in the air. Unfortunately, because Congress has abdicated its authority to legislate on the topic of climate change, it has been left to EPA to make the rules.
In 2007, the Court ruled 5 to 4 in a landmark case that President Bush's EPA had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. Until then, regulators had focused on other pollutants in the air — lead, for example. But as science gradually pointed to carbon dioxide as a climate-change contributor, the EPA was obliged to widen its reach.
Monday's ruling was a direct outcome of the 2007 decision and a subsequent Supreme Court case in 2011 that once more rejected a broad challenge to the EPA's rule-making and enforcement power. Based on those outcomes, the EPA enacted a rule that created standards for greenhouse-gas emissions.
The Court this week found that those standards varied significantly from the general standard for pollutants set by the 1970 Clean Air Act, a major piece of environmental regulation, and thus could not be enforced as written.
But Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote the majority opinion, was obliged to acknowledge that the EPA could still regulate sources of greenhouse gases as long as they would already need permits to emit "conventional" pollutants.
That saved the day. As Justice Scalia noted, the EPA's proposed rule would regulate sources responsible for 86 percent of all greenhouse gases from stationary sources (cement plants, power plants, refineries), but even after the denial it retains authority over 83 percent of these same emissions because the agency's power extends to large, industrial polluters, regardless of the type of emission.
Justice Scalia gave the EPA a tongue-lashing for making up rules at variance with legislation. In theory, he's right — this is never a good approach. But the EPA should not be faulted for acting in the face of an urgent need when Congress has repeatedly shown itself powerless to act, handcuffed by partisan wrangling.
Earlier this month, Congress' failure to act prompted President Obama to put forth yet another pollution-fighting plan. This one directs the EPA to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. As with every action by the federal government in the realm of environmental protection, it was met with howls of protest from industrial sectors — the coal industry, in this instance — and Congress.
The coal rules will almost certainly be challenged in court. We are not in favor of unilateral executive action. There is room for debate on the best approach to dealing with pollution, but, once again, doing nothing is not an option. The president's proposal, just like EPA's approach to carbon-dioxide regulation, represents an effort to deal with climate change in the absence of congressional action.
No set of rules, however, can take the place of a thoughtful climate policy that deals with the reality of global warming. Until such a policy can be enacted, however, the EPA will remain the only game in town.


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Animals on Campus
Environmental Health and Safety manages live animal issues on campus, including policy matters and the Feral Cat Program. Please refer to the University's Animal Policy.
Feral Cats at Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University has an ongoing feral cat problem. This is an unfortunate situation for the campus community and the cats themselves. The Sonoma State University has developed a humane and responsible approach for managing this issue. Below is an explanation of why our University environment is not an appropriate habitat for feral cats and what the ongoing process is for managing the situation.
What are feral cats?
Feral cats are originally domesticated cats that have become de-domesticated or wild because they were abandoned or the owner did not take steps to ensure that their cat did not breed uncontrolled. This creates colonies of elusive cats that are untrusting of humans and cannot be handled. University residents add to this problem by violating campus policy by keeping pet cats in residence halls and occasionally abandoning them at the end of the semester.
Why are feral cats a problem?
Feral cats and sympathetic cat feeders cause serious problems. Feral cats pose a very real threat to children and adults if the cat feels threatened or cornered. Feral cats that live on campus appear to be cute fuzzy little creatures and are very enticing to children. SSU has many programs such as Excel and on-campus childcare, which continuously brings children onto campus who should not be exposed to this hazard. Further, the cats defecate and mark territories on campus including the children's playground, which introduces more hazards. The cats are also predators and have had a devastating impact on the native upland bird population which was once abundant on campus.
Feeding of cats causes a number of additional problems.
Food left out by sympathetic cat feeders attracts other feral and domestic cats onto campus. The feeding also attracts other creatures such as raccoons, possums, skunks, insects, and rodents. The rodents (specifically rats) will collect food and stockpile it inside campus buildings. Once the rats inhabit a building they cause numerous health problems and safety problems for the building occupants which often include our students. Unfortunately, the existing cat colonies have had no notable impact on the rat population because the rats are difficult and even dangerous targets, which the cats usually avoid.
How are they managed?
The University is sensitive to the plight of these animals, however we must consider the greater impact to the health and safety of the campus community. Feral cats are humanely trapped and transported to Sonoma County Animal Care and Control Center.
SSU has analyzed many different alternatives and believes that the current approach is the best way to address the feral cat population. If you truly care about the feral cats, please do not feed them and help them proliferate in a habitat that cannot support them, but rather help to educate others and even adopt one of your own to care for it responsibly.
For more information, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 707-664-2932.