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September 24-26, 1999
Phoenix, Arizona
Another grand Digital Communications Conference! Special thanks go out to the workers at MARC for hosting locally and to PRUG for being our international co-host again. Also, a very special thanks to Geoff Baehr, N6LXA, Chief Network Officer of Sun Microsystems, for attending and giving the dinner talk on Saturday. Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, and Tina Stroh did an excellent job in working the arrangements with the hotel in Phoenix once it was selected. Tina wasn't able to attend because they are in the midst of adopting a child. Congratualtions to Tina and Steve. Sheila Bible was a big help and will be working with Tina in the coming years to help coordinate the conferences as IÝtake a lesser role in the conference. As in the past, audio and photos from the conference are available.
See pictures from the conference.
Proceedings are available.
FridayThe conference started Friday afternoon with the third annual APRS National Symposium moderated by Steve Dimse, K4HG. The symposium was full of talks and projects. During the symposium yet another new mystery hardware project was discussed. This years was a sneak preview provided by Kenwood to all those attending the DCC of their new mobile APRSÝequipped radio.
APRSdos and TrakNet
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
Keith Sproul, WU2Z
APRS+SA Update
Brent Hildebrant, KH2Z
Internet and APRS
Steve Dimse K4HG
WinCE version
Rob Wittner, KZ5RW
Symposium Notes
Steve Dimse K4HG
Kenwood TH-D7 Tricks,
Treats, and Tragedies
Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Arizona APRS
David McCarthy, KC7AYX
Tom Schaefer, NY4I
Microcontrollers and
Steve Bible, N7HPR
APRS Working Group
John Ackermann, N8UR
The Friday Technical Seminar on HDTV by Allen Finne, KB5SQK was cancelled at the last minute when Allen cound not attend.
Friday night saw the annual DCC social, which was sponsored by PRUG. After the social, PRUG presented a technical paper highlighting their current development. The papers focused on what had been happening with their prototype direct-sequence radio operating in the 2.4 GHz band. This prototype appears to be very well designed from an experimentation point of view.
SaturdayAs with past years, Saturday was split into two strands -- a paper session and a session featuring selected topics. As in previous years, the selected topic strand had fewer topics with more time to present. Four selected topics were presented. Steve Bible, N7HPR, presented an introduction to PICs. Guy Story, KC5GOI, presented an overview to APRS and discussed some of the latest happenings in the mode. Johan Forrer, KC7WW, did an overview and current status on HFÝcommunications. Bob Nielsen, W6SWE, did a talk on the current status of Linux in the amateur community. Thanks to all the selected topic speakers for taking the time to present more in-depth materials during the DCC.
Introduction to HF Digital
Johan Forrer, KC7WW
Introduction to PIC
Steve Bible, N7HPR
Introduction to APRS
Guy Story, KC5GOI
Introduction to Linux
and Amateur Radio
Bob Nielsen, W6SWE
Welcome to the DCC
Greg Jones, WD5IVD
Session 1a, 8:10am - 10:00am
Regulatory Issues and Update
Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP
ARRL Technology Task Force &
The Technology Working Group
Rich Moseson, W2VU
Arizona Packet Radio, Past
Present and Future
Dan Meredith, N7MRP
APRS Mic-Lite
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
APRS for X-Windows
Keith Sproul, WU2Z
Session 2a, 10:30am - 12noon
Automatic Weather Bulletins via APRS
Keith Sproul, WU2Z
APRS Generic Digipeating
Satellites for HT and Mobile Satellite Communications
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
XML and APRS
Steve Dimse, K4HG
APRN: Automatic Picture
Network and SSTV Picture Server
Keith Sproul, WU2Z
Session 3a, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
APRS Stand Alone Message Receiver
Keith Sproul, WU2Z
Proposal for a Spread
Spectrum Transponder Payload on the International Space Station
Matthew Ettus, N2MJI
UWB (Ultra Wide Band)
Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP
Status Report on TAPR 900MHz
SS Radio Project
Tom McDermott, N5EG
DSP Note
Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD
Session 4, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
A Low-Cost HF Channel Simulator for Testing and Evaluating HF Digital Systems
Johan Forrer, KC7WW
(Non Technical) Lessons to
be learned from the PSK31 Phenomena
Eduardo Jacob, EA2BAJ
A software Implementation
for Federal Standard 1052 (Mil. Std. 188-110A HF Modems)
Robert McGwier, N4HY
A Practical Approach to
Implementing HF Digital Voice in the Amateur Service
Charles Brain, G4GUO
HamWeb and HamStation
Dale Puckett, K0HYD
Saturday Banquet SpeechBanquet Presentation
Geoff Baehr, N6LXA, Chief Network Officer of Sun Microsystems
For the banquet speaker, we were very fortunate to have Geoff Baehr, N6LXA, Chief Network Officer of Sun Microsystems. Geoff gave a very interesting and thought-provoking talk on the future of the Internet and networking in general and gave some comments on the future of amateur radio. We were very fortunate to have Geoff attend the conference and much thanks goes to Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP, for helping arrange another good banquet talk.
Sunday Technical SeminarThe Sunday morning seminar was a more time-intensive version of last year's introductory session on PIC development. Steve Bible, N7HPR, Steve Dimse, K4HG, John Hansen, W2FS, and Byon Garrabrant, N6BG gave a 5 hour long seminar on PICÝdevelopment and programming issues. They showed lots of interesting projects and answered a lot of questions from the audience.
Introductions and Overview
of Projects
Hardware for Experimentation
with PICs
Step by Step Development and
Conference Photos
Dorothy Jones, KA5DWR, and Jodi Ackermann, KC8KDC, work the registration table at the DCC.
Johan Forrer, KC7WW, Charles Brain, G4GUO, Frenk Perkins, WB5PIM, and Tom McDermott, N5EG caught talking outside during one of the breaks. Johan and Charles both presented papers and Frank and Tom moderate a session each during the conference.
Charles Brain, G4GUO, brought his prototype of the vocoder he presented a paper on. TAPR is currently developing a kit with Charles. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Several people gather outside the conference area discussing one of many technical topics.
Guy Story, KC5GOI and Robert Winingham, KC5EJK.
Jim White, WD0E, Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD, and Steve Bible, N7HPR sitting around outside the main session during a break.
John Koster, W9DDD, and Barry McLarnon, VE3JF, stand in the back of the room during one of the main session presentations.
Dale Puckett, K0HYD, presented his paper on HamWeb and HamStation.
David McCarthy, KC7AYX, speaking about Arizona APRS operations during the Friday APRS Symposium. David was one of the local sponsors and really helped make the conference possible. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Matthew Ettus, N2MJI, presenting his paper regarding a Proposal for a Spread Spectrum Transponder Payload on the International Space Station. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Bob Nielsen, W6SWE, presenting during his hour session on Linux. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Lots of activity at the registration table. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Rob Wittner, KZ5RW, taks during the APRS Symposium about his WinCE version. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, speaking during the APRS Symposium. (Photo by Keith Justice)
Doug McKinney, KC3RL, and Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP.
Keith Sproul, WU2Z, and Guy Story, KC5GOI, sitting at one of the several APRS systems in the demo room. The DCC was fortunate to have Internet access provided by the local MMDS wireless provider. Steve Stroh help sit that up.
Keith Justice, KF7TP, looks over the new Kenwood APRS equiped radio.
Matthew Ettus, N2MJI, John Ackermann, N8UR, and Tim Shepard, KD1KY sitting outside talking. The sitting areas outside the conference rooms was used a lot this year.
Steve Bible, N7HPR and Bob McGwier, N4HY. Bob presented some vert interesting HF Digital software. His code will be available on TAPR in the near future.
Mel Whitten, K0PFX, and Joahn Forrer, KC7WW, sitting on the front row in one of the presentation rooms.
Geoff Baehr, N6LXA, Chief Network Officer of Sun Microsystems speaking during the dinner.
Dan Meredith, N7MRP presenting the paper by him and Keith Justice, KF7TP about Arizona Packet Radio, Past Present and Future. Dan and Keith were the local conference managers and helped select the hotel. They were a big help and the hotel was great!
Bruce Hunt, VK6XZ, and Bob McGwier, N4HY, having a special moment. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Charles Brain, G4GUO and Bob McGwier, N4HY.(Photo by Phil Karn)
Greg Jones, WD5IVD, President of TAPR with Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP, founder of the Dandin Group. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Lyle, WA7GXD, and Heather, N7DZU, Johnson. Always good to see TAPR founders attending the conference. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, Conference Co-Manager and TAPR Secretary, talking with Greg Jones, WD5IVD. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Tim Shepard, KD1KY, talking with Geoff Baehr, N6LXA. (Photo by Phil Karn)
Steve Bible, N7HPR, presenting during the APRS Symspoium Friday.
Steve Bible, N7HPR, presenting during the APRS Symspoium Friday (another view)
Steve Dimse, K4HG, moderating the Friday APRS National Symposium. Steve does a great job pulling this symposium toegther each year.
Freid Hyein, WA6WZO, ARRL SW Div Dir, with Greg Jones, WD5IVD.


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Contrary to the remarks of the governor of Michigan, the right-to-work laws are union busting.
"Right to work" means an employee can have the same wages as a union member but not pay union dues. If you are a union member, you can quit the union, keep your job and not pay dues anymore.
Eventually, because of attrition and loss of membership, the union will not be viable and will dissolve. The employer now can offer lower entry wages and profits will increase.
Why is it that in the South, where right-to-work laws are prevalent, do companies move in or relocate? It's simple: Wages are lower, which leads to higher profits or lower product prices than their competition (can you way Wal-Mart?) A win-win for business, but not for workers.
Unions have been responsible for eliminating the robber barons of the past and doing away with child labor. They fought for the rights of all workers to pursue happiness, as stated in our Constitution. Higher wages are important still, but by and large, unions seek out benefits and meaningful pensions for all.
If you are sickly (too much time off?), a drug user, unruly or an alcoholic, you are subject to immediate dismissal by a non-union employer. Unions have saved employees jobs by insisting on rehabilitation training and short-/long-term medical leave before an employer takes action.
I have personal knowledge of what non-union companies do. They have a demerit system whereby three or five demerits against you puts you out the door. You can be fired on the spot if you question your boss' directives.
Incidentally, the law passed in Michigan exempted firemen and policemen. What's that all about?
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The SEAmester study abroad program's schooner Ocean Star
Gannon University sophomore Andrea Swagler recently returned to
campus from a three-month, semester-long voyage at sea as a part of
the SEAmester study abroad program.
The University is accepting the credits Swagler earned from this
independent program toward her major. While at sea, she learned how
to handle the schooner, raising and lowering sails, hauling anchor,
etc.; she also learned about nautical science, student leadership
and marine biology through studying tides, scuba diving and
snorkeling. Through this experience, Swagler also became certified
as a rescue scuba diver and emergency first responder, and received
her International Certificate of Competence (ICC) for sailing.
The students remained on the boat for most of the trip, where
they had class, dined and slept. "When I found out I could live on
a sailboat for 80 days I jumped at the chance," said Swagler. The
students were able to visit onshore destinations as well, where
they hiked volcanoes and experienced the culture and food. Some
even had the opportunity to meet singer Jimmy Buffett at a regatta
that was the inspiration for his song "Cheeseburger in
"I experienced a different kind of closeness with these people
than others," said Swagler. "My crew was definitely a second family
Because it was so hands on, I learned more easily because I could
see the practical portions of the learning, opposed to just the
theory-based [portions]."
With hopes to study marine biology in graduate school, Swagler
said this is an experience she would most certainly do again. A
blog of the students' experience can be viewed here.
Gannon University announces the launch of the Institute for Health and Cyber Knowledge (I-HACK).


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June 1 marks the one-year anniversary UNF's new home page went live, launching the University's new content management system (CMS). Since that time, two whole divisions and various units have migrated their sites into CMS, giving the University's Web site a more consistent look, smoother navigation for users and an easier way for units to update their content.
"This chance to re-do the Web site using CMS became an opportunity for us to start educating ourselves about the standards of Web design and writing content and the best practices for using pictures and text," said Marian Watters, computer applications systems analyst for ITS and member of the CMS team. "When we started looking at the content for the new pages, we were coming at it with fresh eyes. Before CMS, there were no real standards for Web, and everybody did their own thing. Now we're bringing in a UNF look and feel, a consistency to the Web site."Once the home page and the catalogs went live on CMS, the next task — and it was a daunting one — was to start methodically migrating content to the new CMS, beginning with Institutional Advancement, Administration & Finance and the President's Office. This involved careful review and revision of old content, formulating plans for the way each site should be created, designating key staff to serve as "point people" to receive training and oversee the migration of the unit's content. Melonie Handerson, Board of Trustees coordinator in the Office of the President, took the lead in migrating pages for the Office of the President, the Board of Trustees and other related pages. Previously, Handerson used Dreamweaver to edit content on those pages. "CMS is much easier than Dreamweaver and the learning curve is minimal. Also, CMS and the Internet Presence Committee do a fabulous job of making UNF's Web site look professional and accessible."Human Resources migrated into the CMS in February. Joel Jones said his experience as the main CMS migrator/point person for HR has been a positive one, although he admits the process was much more involved than he'd originally anticipated. "When I first learned about the CMS migration process I thought it was going to be a walk in the park, but of course like most projects, it wasn't that simple," he said. "It was much more than a simple migration project for us. It involved rewriting most of our content and creating new content as well."But rewriting or creating new content for new Web pages is a good thing, according to Watters. "Even people managing sites that were in decent shape before are actually looking at their content as they go through this process and putting the effort into it to make their sites even better," she said. "The CMS project has inspired people to do that. If you're going to go to all this effort, you might as well take the time to do it right. It's not just plucking up the old pages and plopping them on a new server — it really is looking at the content and improving the sites at the same time."Now that HR's site is in CMS, Jones has some words of wisdom for others about to migrate. "My advice for other departments would be to use the migration process as a reason to really evaluate their current Web pages. Is there content that needs to be updated or added? More and more people check Web pages first before calling or visiting an office, so there's all the reason to make sure what you're presenting is the best and most current information possible."Several groups in Academic Affairs — primarily the Provost's Office — and Undergraduate Studies went live this spring. Unit by unit, the CMS migration team is transforming the University's 80,000-plus Web pages."CMS doesn't limit creativity, but it does tell the user that you're still on a page owned by the University of North Florida," said Sharon Ashton, assistant vice president of Public Relations and chair of UNF's Internet Presence Committee, the governing body responsible for establishing and upholding the standards of the Web publishing presence at UNF. "And I think as we move through more and more units and migrate them, we'll see lots of variations of how Web pages can look using the Content Management System."But before training staff how to use the CMS, the migration process involves a number of meetings between departments and the CMS team: one to identify key personnel and explain the key features of CMS; one to walk through the unit's existing site and examine special features, needs or concerns; one to go over the basic architecture and taxonomy of CMS; and one to finalize a plan for getting the work done."The big thing is that we have to plan first. We have to scope it out, know what we're up against, create a plan and get it organized before we ever set foot in the system," Watters said. "We don't know how to handle each unit's unique situations until we have the talks, identify the issues and go back and test out the solutions. There is a lot of action happening behind the scenes before people ever log into CMS for the first time."One of the people behind the scenes during migration is Jamie Spruell, Web specialist in Public Relations. She's the official trainer for CMS, which usually involves working with people in small groups or individually. "Working one-on-one and offering individualized attention has worked really well because every site is different and every site has its own questions and needs," Spruell said.Once everything is migrated to CMS, managing content on the University's thousands of Web pages will be almost effortless, according to Fred Sudler, director of IT Enterprise Systems. "With the CMS, change is propagated throughout the Web site with the push of a button. Boom, throughout the entire site," he said. "If we have an address change or if we redesign the UNF logo and need to replace it throughout all 80,000 pages, just push a button and all references on the Web site to the old address and all logos are instantly updated."Ashton's advice to staff and faculty chomping at the bit to migrate to CMS is simple: "Be patient; we'll get to you as soon as we can, so just hang in there." To others whose units are next on the list for migration, Ashton says, "When we get to you, we need your attention, we need your focus, we need you to work with us because the rest of the University is waiting for you so they can migrate. We have great people who will hold your hand the entire way to make sure that when you're done migrating, you have the sharpest, best Web site you can possibly have."For more information about the IPC or the CMS migration process, including a timeline, go to the UNF home page and click on the logo in the upper-left corner. Questions can be directed to Ashton at firstname.lastname@example.com or (904) 620-2115.
No one person at UNF epitomizes the theme of The Power of Transformation campaign better than Paul Ladnier, a legendary associate professor of art, who recently announced his retirement.
Not only has Ladnier transformed the lives of an estimated 5,000 students enrolled in his classes throughout his 34 years at UNF, but he has also reached out to the community in a way that demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between a town and a university.
Those bonds were illustrated in April when UNF faculty and staff joined numerous Art & Design alumni, community leaders and friends to name an endowed scholarship in Ladnier's honor. The Paul E. Ladnier Endowed Scholarship will provide financial assistance to UNF painting and drawing students, thanks to 60 donors, spearheaded by longtime UNF supporters George and Dottie Dorion, who made the lead gift. In all, 26 UNF faculty and staff members, led by the entire Art & Design Department, as well as 14 alumni contributed to the scholarship.
Dottie Dorion, who has been painting with Ladnier for many years, summarized the feelings of the donors and friends who surprised him with the scholarship announcement at a reception in his honor at the University Gallery. "Paul has often said don't expect big differences with small changes. He has given all of us big differences and big changes. We are indebted to him for all of the goodness he has given to us."
Longtime friend and colleague Paul Karabinis, assistant professor of photography and art history, captured the transformational nature of Ladnier's teaching ability in his remarks. "He is a fabulous teacher because he teaches without ego. He understands that his job as a teacher is to nurture and to inspire students. You really can't teach a student much, you can only provide an atmosphere for them to thrive and that's what Paul does."
Karabinis reviewed Ladnier's long career at UNF. It included teaching the University's first photography course and playing a major role in establishing the art program. "As our department moves on to a new generation of younger faculty, we have to remember where we came from and the part Paul has played in building it," he said.
For his part, Ladnier, who has received the designation assistant professor emeritus, estimated he has spent between 30,000 and 40,000 hours in the classroom. When not in the classroom, he spends much of his time sailing and collecting antique cameras. But he admitted these pastimes are minor influences on his life compared to teaching. The major influences remain his students.
"In a bigger sense students have touched me. I've learned from them. They have inspired me," he said. "Hardly a class went by that I didn't let them know that I have my job because of them."
Ladnier said he still considers himself to be an "artist with no identity" because of the many types of painting he has done during his career.
However for those who attended the reception, there is no doubt about Ladnier's identity. His dedication to students is an identity that may explain why The Power of Transformationis more than just the name of a capital campaign.
Construction is expected to begin in July on a $33 million Science and Humanities Building in what is now Parking Lot 7. Work began in May on a newly configured parking lot adjacent to the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction that will replace Lot 7.
The four-story, 116,500-square-foot Science and Humanities Building will primarily house the Biology Department, including 17 teaching labs as well as 28 faculty research labs for aquatics, virology, ecology, genetics, physiology, molecular biology and molecular cell biology.
"It's pretty amazing," said Dr. Courtney Hackney, chair of the Department of Biology. "The new building will allow us to teach our courses in modern labs and enable us to do our research in a state-of-the-art facility."
Hackney said the firm that designed the building really knows how to build a modern working science facility, adding "It will allow us to have specific labs for each of our major subjects."
Plans for the building include four classrooms, a lecture hall with 192 seats, and a multi-purpose classroom with 48 seats and two multi-purpose 48-seat classrooms with an operable partition to allow the spaces to be combined. There will also be 37 offices, office support space, break rooms and a conference room on each floor.
"The building is programmed and designed around flexibility and adaptability of the research and teaching spaces to accommodate current and future curriculum and research programs," said Jose Bofill, a senior associate of Perkins+Will, the firm designing and building the Science and Humanities Building. "All the labs are designed 'research ready' to give the students a real world perspective of working in a fully functional research environment. The research labs utilize mobile laboratory furnishings to offer flexibility and a variety of configurations to accommodate both bench and/or equipment driven research projects."
The building is scheduled to be finished in spring 2012. Once the new tenants move in, their former space in Buildings 3 and 4 will become available for other campus units after necessary remodeling is done. In addition, the Biology Lab in the Hayt Golf Center will be relocated to the new building, freeing space there. A use for the space being vacated in Buildings 3 and 4 has not been determined.
The reconfigured Parking Lot 7 is designed to have 17 disability spaces, 14 registered guest/vendor spaces, six reserved spaces, two loading-zone spaces with 20-minute time limits and 10 motorcycle spaces. Ajax Building Corporation is the construction management firm selected for this project and the associated parking lot.
Zak Ovadia, director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction, said this facility would continue building on the previous commitment and success to deliver new facilities on campus that meet all the requirements for being 'green' and sustainable. Once certified in 2012, this facility will be the seventh 'green' building on campus since 2005.
More than 300 employees attended the 2010 Professional Development Forum at the University Center last month. The sixth annual daylong event featured keynote speaker Kaplan Mobray, who shared insights from his book "The 10Ks of Personal Branding."
"The keynote speaker was very uplifting, and I am really enjoying the book that he gave us," said Christy Linster, executive secretary for Physical Facilities.
This year's theme – Connect and Transform – grew out of the responses from nearly 700 employees who participated in a planning survey to create a program that would meet their professional development needs. It included an interview with University President John Delaney about his life experiences and leadership philosophy as well as a panel of UNF vice presidents responding to questions submitted by employees.
Enthusiasm for the forum is visible on evaluation forms that attendees turned in after each session. "The forum is a wonderful opportunity to network with the UNF community. The sessions are very informative and a great learning tool to deal with both personal and professional issues," a participant wrote on the evaluation form.
In between breakout sessions with titles such as "Transforming Conflict," "Social Chess," "What Does it Mean to Collaborate?" and "Stress Spelled Backwards is Desserts - An Interactive Workshop," participants browsed among the 24 vendors in attendance, paused long enough to enjoy a brief back massage at one of the two vendor booths offering them, or spent time networking with colleagues.
In the session on stress, Dr. Ann Noonan, an associate professor in Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences, asked participants to identify three changes they could make in their current lifestyles that would reduce the stress and help balance their lives. The important thing is to make time for yourself every day, she said.
Noonan suggested creating a worry jar, writing down worries, dropping them in the jar and storing them there. Once a month or so pull them out to read and see how many came to fruition or were actually worth the worry.
She also suggested creating a daily gratitude journal and writing down three things each day for which you are grateful.
Noonan ended the session by turning down the lights and leading a group relaxation exercise.
Two students videotaped the session with Delaney titled "Inside the Leader's Circle: An Interview with President Delaney. It highlights the stories, experiences and insights of UNF's president as they relate specifically to the topic of leadership. In addition to exploring his sources of inspiration and motivation, Delaney shared his thoughts on the characteristics of an effective leader and how he manages his personal growth and development as a leader. The video can be found at: http://stream.unf.edu:8080/ramgen/cpdt/Delaney/InsidetheLeadersCircle.rm.
"I have attended all the forums and always learn something useful. Each session had something that I could apply to work and home," said Jeanne Middleton, assistant director of Student Affairs.
"Upbeat, inspirational, knowledgeable and a great chance to see some of your colleagues you hardly ever get to see," another attendee wrote on the evaluation form.
Ida Gropper, director of the Center for Professional Development and Training, said, "It's rewarding to see the impact that the forum continues to have on employee learning and how it has evolved over the past six years."
Grow your child's creativity with a memorable summer experience at The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural resource of UNF.
The museum has opened enrollment to University employees with children between the ages of 4 and 15 for artcamp@MOCA, a series of weeklong, half-day or full-day sessions of creating art. Sessions start June 14, run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, with a break during Independence Day week, and conclude Aug. 20. To make pick-ups and drop-offs easier, an extended-day rate is available, giving parents an extra hour before camp starts and after it ends.
And, the best part is UNF employees qualify for a special 35 percent savings off non-member enrollment rates and 50 percent off the extended-day rate.
"With fun classes for different age groups, the ability to enroll week-to-week, and [utilize] extended-day pick-up and drop-off, artcamp@MOCA offers a tremendously flexible schedule to accommodate working parents at UNF and an enriching opportunity for their kids," said Allison Galloway, MOCA's membership and public programs manager. The extended-day rate for UNF employees is $25 a week.
During artcamp@MOCA, museum educators and certified local art educators provide quality instruction in a wide variety of subjects and media, including various art-making activities, exploration of art history, tours of the museum's collection, literacy and creative movement. Space is limited. The sessions and special rates for UNF are as follows.
ges 4-5
Monday through Friday
Half-day program: 9 a.m. to noon
$64 a week for UNF employees
Week 1: Awesome Animals
Week 2: Superheroes
Week 3: Bugs and Butterflies
Week 4: Nifty Nature
Week 5: Faces and Places
Week 6: Under the Sea
Week 7: Storybook Art
Week 8: Art Masters
Week 9: Dinosaur Designs
Ages 6-11
Half-day program: 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.
$77 a week for UNF employees
All-day program: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$129 a week for UNF employees
Week 1: Express Yourself
Week 2: Creative Combinations
Week 3: Art for Art's Sake
Week 4: Natural Art
Week 5: A 3-D Experience
Week 6: Art Across the Atlas
Week 7: Modern Masters
Week 8: Monkeys and Multiples
Week 9: In Demand
Ages 12-15
$84 a week for UNF employees
Week 1: Drawing I
Week 2: Painting I
Week 3: Digital Photography
Week 4: Life Drawing
Week 5: Clay Works
Week 6: Illustration to Animation
Week 7: Printmaking
Week 8: Mixed Media Sculpture
Week 9: Advancing Portfolio
For more information, call or e-mail Allison Galloway at (904) 366-6911, ext. 207 or mailto:email@example.com
The University of North Florida Board of Trustees approved tenure and promotion to associate professor for 21 individuals during an April 29 meeting. Additionally, there were nine individuals promoted effective this August, and the Board granted tenure to the new dean of the Coggin College of Business.
The following individuals were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor:
David Begley
Department of Art and Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Peter Scott Brown
Dr. Terence Cavanaugh
Department of Leadership, Counseling and Instructional Technology
College of Education and Human Services
Dr. Youngtae Choi
Department of Marketing and Logistics
Coggin College of Business
Dr. Charles Closmann
Department of History
Nofa Dixon
Dr. Adel ElSafty
School of Engineering (Civil)
College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
Dr. Reham Eltantawy
Dr. Katrina Willard Hall
Department of Childhood Education
Dr. Sami Hamid
Department of Math and Statistics
Dr. Rahul Kale
Department of Management
Dr. Jason Lee
Dr. Chung-Ping Loh
Department of Economics and Geography
Dr. Michael Lufaso
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Jane MacGibbon
Department of Physics
Dennis Marks
Department of Music
Dr. Stephynie Perkins
Department of Communication
Dr. Mahbubur Rahman
Dr. David Sheffler
Dr. Alissa Swota
Department of Philosophy
Dr. Cara Tasher
The following individual was granted tenure by reason of his appointment as dean:
Dr. Ajay Samant
Dean's Office
The following faculty were promoted to the positions listed:
Dr. Robert Thunen
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Mina Baliamoune-Lutz
Dr. Michael Francis
Laurel Crump
Univeristy Librarian
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
Cynthia Jordan
University Librarian
Dr. Shira Schwam-Baird
Department of World Languages
Dr. Adam Shapiro
Dr. Kristine Webb
Department of Exceptional Student and Deaf Education
Dr. Steven Williamson
Coggin College of Business
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The University of North Florida has been selected to take over The Journal of Applied Social Science, the official publication of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS). Dr. Jeffry Will, director of the Northeast Florida Center for Community Initiatives and professor of sociology at UNF, is the past president and current managing editor of the Journal of Applied Social Science, and will oversee the publication and management of the international journal. The Journal of Applied Social Science is published twice a year and distributed to AACS members, subscribers and libraries around the world.
The journal reviews manuscripts covering topics of concern to clinical, practicing, public and applied sociologists, as well as book reviews. Will and his staff at the Center for Community Initiatives will solicit manuscripts, review submissions, collaborate with the journal's editor and publisher and oversee the creation and maintenance of a Web site for the journal.
"Housing the Journal of Applied Science at the University of North Florida will complement our existing strengths in applied social science research, raise the profile of the work we do, and also heighten the recognition of our University amongst social scientists across our nation and internationally," said Dr. Barbara Hetrick, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to host such a prominent journal and believe it will further strengthen our commitment to applied research and to community-based transformational learning."
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Dr. Joseph Campbell, Janice Donaldson, Dr. James Fletcher and Dr. Cheryl Fountain were recognized at the Scholars Transforming Academic Research Symposium for receiving research grants and contracts in excess of $1 million each.
Campbell (mechanical engineering), Donaldson (Small Business Institute), Fletcher (mechanical engineering) and Fountain (Florida Institute of Education) each obtained funding for sponsored activities through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP).
The ORSP, the Collaborative Undergraduate Scholarship Program, the Honors Program and the Office of Faculty Enhancement hosted the annual Scholars Transforming Academic Research Symposiumin lateApril.
The symposium included a poster presentation and a competition for undergraduate students, poster displays from graduate students and faculty members, a research forum, a keynote speaker, poster viewings open to the UNF and Jacksonville communities and a faculty and staff appreciation reception with an award ceremony.
In addition to the four principal investigators who obtained research funding of $1 million or more, eight principal investigators who obtained research funding of $250,000 or more were also recognized. They are: Drs. Daniel Cox (mechanical engineering), Paul Harwood (political science and public administration), Jay Huebner (physics), N. Mike Jackson (civil engineering), Christopher Janson (leadership and counseling), Dean Krusienski (electrical engineering), Kathryn Krudwig (special education), Rose Marie Rine (clinical and applied movement sciences) and Carolyn Stone (leadership and counseling).
The following individuals were recognized for receiving funding for research activities for five consecutive years. They are: Drs. Barbara Kruger (nursing), Lillia Loriz (nursing), Julia Watkins (nutrition and dietetics) and Patrick Welsh (civil engineering). And Dr. J. David Lambert (building construction management) was recognized for 10 years of consecutive funding for his research activities.
The Departments of Biology and Engineering were recognized for having the highest number of principal investigators involved in research, with 11 each.
Brooks College of Health
Nutrition & Dietetics: Dr. Catherine Christie was recently selected to receive the American Dietetic Association's Excellence in Practice Award in Dietetic Education. This award recognizes outstanding registered dietitians who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in this specific area of practice. The award will be presented at the 2010 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Boston in November.
Coggin College of Business
Marketing & Logistics: Dr. A.C. "Josh" Samli has a new article titled "Developing Counterchaos Marketing Strategies: The Key to Survival and Success in Modern Chaotic Markets" published by The Marketing Review.
College of Arts and Sciences
Criminology & Criminal Justice: Dr. Jennifer Wesely co-authored "Hard Lives, Mean Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women," published by the University Press of New England in April.
Marcus Pactor published a short story titled "Mirror Shop" in the Spring 2010 issue of the Front Range Review.
Pschology: Drs. C. Dominik Güss, M. Teresa Tuason and Christiane Gerhard published "Cross-national Comparisons of Complex Problem-solving Strategies in Two Microworlds" in the journal Cognitive Science, Vol. 34, No. 3, pages 489-520.
College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
School of Engineering
Dr. Paul Eason was named one of the "40 Under 40" most influential people in Jacksonville by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Dr. Adel ElSafty served as the facilitator in a group discussion as part of the Main Library's "Great Decisions" seminar series on US relations with other parts of the world. Dr. El-Safty also presented and published two papers at the 2010 Federal Highway Administration Bridge Engineering Conference: Highways for LIFE and Accelerated Bridge Construction in April: "The Effectiveness of Repairing Prestressed Concrete Girders with Both Epoxy Injection and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer" (with Matthew Graeff and Tim Morgan); and "Repair of Damaged Steel Beams Composite with Concrete Deck Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers."
Jean Fryman, Outreach Recruiting, presented "What is an Engineer Anyway?" to 4th grade students at Hendricks Avenue Elementary School. Fryman, along with engineering alumni Ryan Fryman, also participated in Hendricks Avenue Science Mania Day and presented Newton's Third Law of Motion.
Dr. Mike Jackson was invited to present "Harmonization of Texture and Skid Resistance" at the International Friction Pavement Association Runway Friction Certification Workshop in April.
Dr. DeanJ. Krusienski (along with C. Brunner, B.Z. Allison, V. Kaiser, G.R. Muller-Putz, C. Neuper and G. Pfurtscheller) published "Improved Signal Processing Approaches in an Offline Simulation of a Hybrid Brain-computer Interface" in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol. 188, No. 1, pages 165-73.
Dr. Susan Vasana presented "Creativity Enhancement Module in Engineering Education – The Whole Mind Teaching & Learning Approach" at the SoTL Commons, International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in March.
Dr. Pat Welsh served as mentor for the UNF Mechanical Engineering "Blue Ray" Submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Team Regional Competition. The UNF team won first place and now advances to the MATE International ROV Competition in June at the University of Hawaii. The student team consisted of Keith Stilson, Shane Kennett, Jon Neal, Gabe Hopkins and Nick Waytowich.
College of Education and Human Services
Childhood Education: Palgrave Macmillan recently released Dr. Candice Carter's new book, "Resolution and Peace Education Transformations across Disciplines."
Dr. Katie Monnin's book, "Teaching Graphic Novels" has been recognized as a finalist for two education awards: the educational Book of the Year award by ForeWord Magazine; and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist under the 6-8 Curriculum and Instruction category by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). For more information, go to http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2009/category/education/ and http://www.aepweb.org/awards/prodevwin.htm.Drs. Ronghua Ouyang and Dehua Liu recently had an article published in the journal American Review of China Studies titled "Current Issues and Trends of Classroom Instruction at Elementary Schools in China." Ouyang also presented two papers at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference in San Diego March 29 – April 2: "Educational Technology for Developing ESOL Language Skills: Inspiration from an Experimental Research," co-authored by Dr. Zhiyuan Chen; and "What a Brilliant Giant in Mexico and Chinese Education: Telescundaira and China Education TV," co-authored by Liu.
Dr. Nile Stanley's book "Performance Literacy through Storytelling" by Maupin House publishing has been officially named a recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Awards' Distinguished Achievement Award (http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1362). It has tied for "gold" in the Education/Academic/Teaching category. The book is also a finalist for the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Association of Educational Publishers. Stanley and Ben Brenner, UNF psychology student whose stories, poems and music are featured on the book's audio CD, recently performed for the UNF Diversity Conference, Enterprise Learning Academy and Chimney Lakes Elementary School.
Drs. Larry Daniel, Lunetta Williams and Katrina Hall presented "Effectiveness of an After-school Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth: Perceptions of Students, Parents, and Staff" at the American Educational Research Association in Denver April 30 – May 4.
Exceptional Student and Deaf Education: Dr. Donald Moores was recently recognized by the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD) for his service and dedication as editor of the American Annals for the Deaf for the past 20 years and received the prestigious Edward Allen Fay Award for outstanding literary leadership as author and co-author of numerous books in the education of the deaf and deaf culture, including "Deaf Learners: Developments in Curriculum and Instruction" and "Toward Effective Public School Programs for Deaf Students: Context, Process, and Outcomes." These writings, along with numerous other books and articles, have provided teachers in training as well as practicing educators and administrators with contemporary references for improving instructional practices in the classroom, leading to better outcomes for students. COEHS was well-represented at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2010 Convention and Expo in Nashville, Tenn. Drs. Caroline Guardino and Elizabeth Fullerton gave a presentation titled "Changing Behavior by Changing the Environment" to approximately 300 CEC professionals. This research will soon be published in the upcoming issue of Teaching Exceptional Children. Drs. Susan Syverud and Guardino, along with Dana Selznick, a former undergraduate researcher at UNF and a current graduate student at Teacher's College, presented their research titled "Teaching Phonological Decoding Skills to a Deaf First Grader: A Promising Strategy." At UNF's Scholars Transforming Academic Research Symposium (STARS) in April, Amber Moore presented her research on "Reading Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Cross-Comparison Analysis Across Three Educational Settings."
Leadership, Counseling and Instructional Technology: Dr. Katherine Kasten has been selected as a finalist for The Florida Times-Union's EVE (Education, Volunteerism and Employment) Awards. Kasten has exercised leadership and provided quality instruction for the Ed.D. program and has served as a community and campus leader for many years. Kasten represents the level of excellence the college aspires to regularly in its service to students and the community. For more information, go to http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/2010-05-07/story/12-women-honored-their-contributions.
Dr. Carolyn Stone has been named the 2010 recipient for the Mary E. Gehrke Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious award is being presented by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Governing Board to Stone for her significant contributions to the school counseling profession. She will be recognized during a special gala at ASCA's annual conference in Boston July 3-6.
Other Campus Units
Academic Center for Excellence: The following ACE tutors recently received awards: Brian Davis (chemistry, math and physics) - UNF Physics Department's Most Outstanding Sophomore Physics Student for 2009-2010; Daniel Dudenkov (chemistry) - Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship; Vladimir Lolinco (physics) - Selected to participate in the XENON Dark Matter Experiment REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at Nevis Labs, Columbia University, N.Y. this summer, participated in May in the collaboration between the University of Technology of Troyes, France, and UNF in biophotonics research, and recipient of the Hercules Scholarship given to physics and chemistry majors; Jody Morgan (writing) - PASIC scholarship to attend The Percussive Arts Society International Convention and recipient of a UNF TLO grant for music discussion and concert; Arthur Omran (chemistry and biology) - Garden Club of St. Augustine scholarship for 2010-2011; and Samantha Watson (French) - UNF World Language Department's Interdisciplinary Language Award for French and Spanish for 2010.
Center for Professional Development and Training:
Ida Gropper recently earned the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) credential from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Certification Institute. CPLP credentials benefit individuals by providing a roadmap for professional development, enhancing earning potential and broadening career opportunities.
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Job title: Associate ProfessorYears at UNF: 25
What do you do at UNF? Describe your job duties.
Teach, keep abreast of the latest developments in my area of interest, be a good University citizen by contributing to University governance
Tell us about your family.
My wife Hema and my son Arun and daughter Sujata make up my family here in the U.S. I have tons of family back in India whom I try to visit once in two years.
If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?
I wouldn't choose any other career. I like academics.
What would you like to do when you retire?
Read (again) classic literature in English and in my native language Tamil, travel to historic places all around the world, keep attending math conferences to learn what is going on, continue judging at science fairsWhat do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?
Climb the Himalayas to the maximum height I can
ell us something that would surprise people to know about you.
I worked in Africa for five years.
What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?
Working on committees contributing to University governance
What is the best thing you ever won?
A free ticket to a variety show in Las Vegas while I was in Las Vegas.
If you were not working at UNF, what would you be doing?
Probably working for Bill Gates
Who is the most famous person you ever met?
I have never met any famous person.
What is your favorite way to blow an hour?
Take a walk in a park
What was the best money you ever spent?
Buying a house (the American Dream!)
What is the proudest/happiest moment of your life?
When my son got hired by Intel and then four years later when my daughter was also hired by Intel
What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?
I have NEVER attended a concert.
What person had the greatest impact on your life?
My math professor when I was doing my master's and then my Ph.D. thesis adviser and his thesis adviser
What's the last book you read?
R.K.Narayan's "Malgudi Days" – a classic of Indian literature in English. This is the fifth time I have read it.
Q: From Mary Stumph (legal assistant, Office of the General Counsel) -- What is the whirly bird contraption outside Building 15 on the parking area side sort of near the FP [Facilities Planning and Construction] trailer and very near the blue emergency phone number 53? I think it's new.
A: From Chuck Hubbuch (assistant director, Physical Facilities) -- The whirly bird contraption is a weather station for the campus computerized irrigation system. The weather station provides data to the system, which can automatically increase the duration of irrigation during hot, dry times or decrease it during humid, rainy times. Also, the weather station can shut down irrigation during rains and high winds. This computerized control system is also able to shut down irrigation if sensors identify a change in water pressure that indicates a break in a line. This system is an important part of water conservation efforts in the campus landscape.
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Milestone Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in June.
30 Years:
Dennis Mason, Maintenance Support Worker, Physical Facilities
20 Years:
Kelly Antones, Office Manager, Childhood Education
Michael Malec, Adjunct, Associate Director, Counseling Center
Martha Warner, Financial Aid Specialist, Enrollment Services
10 Years:
Garry Clay, Assistant Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Noreen Eberhardt, Senior Applications Programmer, Enterprise Systems
Harold Hart, Coordinator, Institutional Research
Dee Robertson-Lee, Library Services Specialist, Carpenter Library
Patricia Rodgers, Telecomm Billing Specialist, Telephone Services
Peggy Tattersall, Assistant Director of Admissions Processing, Enrollment Services
Five Years:
Derick Bell, Custodial Trainer, Physical Facilities
Robert Boyle, Associate Director, University Housing
Mary Frucelli, Coordinator of Records/Registration, Enrollment Services
Joan Lehmann, Coordinator of University Budgets, Budget Office
Ruth Lopez, Coordinator of International Student Affairs, Center For International Education
Thomas Mason, Senior Telecomm Technician, Telephone Services
Joanna Norris, Assistant Director of Media Relations, Public Relations
Jamie Spruell, Web Specialist, Public Relations
Gregory Spurgeon, Locksmith, Physical Facilities
Paul Yeoman, Assistant Director, Physical Facilities
The following employees were either hired by UNF or accepted new positions at UNF from mid-April to mid-May:
Karrar Al Azzawi, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Jamie Ayres, Office Assistant, One-Stop Center
Padre Beachem, Furniture Equipment Mover, Physical Facilities
Ai Belcon, Adjunct, Nursing
Betty Carter, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Sunshine Isbell, Program Assistant, Physical Facilities
Rodney Jean-Bart, Senior Construction Project Specialist, Physical Facilities
Jason Jones, Senior IT Support Technician, Information Technology Services
Van Kim, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Jerry Letterman, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Michael McConville, Police Communications Operator, Campus Police
Christopher Neglia, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Jaime Oliver, Academic Adviser, Coggin College of Business
Rachel Pellum, Adjunct, Nursing
Prachi Rathi, Adjunct, Public Health
Michael Spigel, Adjunct, Public Health
Daniel Weber, Adjunct, Art and Design
Anne Yates, Adjunct, Nursing
Drs. Cara Tasher and Nick Curry (Department of Music) recently announced their engagement. The couple will be married in Atlanta in August.
Put down the salt shaker. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being called upon to set new guidelines for sodium content in prepared food, arguing it's the only effective way to reduce salt consumption and the associated risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Dr. Lauri Wright, a UNF nutrition professor, weighs in on the salt issue.
Why is the Institute of Medicine recommending that the FDA change its food policy related to salt content in foods?
Americans consume an unhealthy amount of sodium in their food. In the past, efforts to reduce the sodium content of foods have been voluntary and haven't been successful. As a result, the National Institute of Health Task Force has recommended that the FDA set standards for the maximum sodium levels allowed in foods. The new policy would be a coordinated effort between the government, manufacturers and consumers to decrease sodium intake in the diet.
Do you think this recommendation will actually help save lives?
Consuming too much sodium increases the risk for high blood pressure and many other health problems. When you eat salt, you absorb extra water. The extra salt and water goes into the circulation system, which increases blood pressure and can damage the brain, heart and kidneys. It has been estimated that reducing sodium in the diet by one teaspoon per day could save more than 150,000 lives.
What are the daily dietary guidelines for adults and children regarding the use of sodium?
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that persons 2 or more years of age and older consume no more than 2,300 milligrams per day of sodium. That amount is equivalent to one teaspoon of salt. The average American, however, consumes almost two times more than this recommended amount.
Will we see immediate changes in salt levels in our food?
The program would be a gradual reduction over a 10-year period. Several manufacturers have already begun to decrease the sodium content of their foods. For example, Kellogg's has already begun to decrease the sodium in its cereals, and Campbell's has reduced the sodium intake of its soups.
What can we do to reduce salt in our diets now?
Fresh foods contain very little sodium. There are many low-sodium
alternatives to seasoning with salt. Try some of these ideas to cut back on salt now:
Introduce additional flavor to your foods with herbs and spices like garlic, oregano, basil, pepper, thyme and sesame. If a recipe calls for salt, cut the amount called for in half and taste it before adding more.
Choose low-, no- or reduced-sodium versions of your favorite soups, frozen meals, canned foods and snacks. Even butter is available without added salt.
Olives, pickles and other items packed in brine are saturated in salt, as are many smoked and cured meats, like salami and bologna. Limit your intake of these high-sodium foods and be on the lookout for lower-sodium varieties.
Choose fresh or frozen veggies over canned varieties, which often contain added salt to help increase shelf life.
Make healthy choices at the grocery store. Processed foods (anything in a box or bag) tend to be high in sodium because it helps preserve foods longer and increase flavor.
Every month, the column "Ask UNF" runs in Inside and The Florida Times-Union, promoting the expertise of UNF faculty and staff. If you have questions about this topic, contact Dr. Wright at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Are you tired of the same old foods? You might want to consider cactus as an addition to your diet. Dr. Judy Perkin, a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, de-prickles the facts and myths about this unusual food source.
Cactus is not a food.
Prickly pear cactus is a type of cactus commonly eaten by humans. The prickly pear cactus is a typical food in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and many other parts of the world. Some even call the prickly pear the national fruit of Israel. Cactus as a food may be new to some Floridians, but cactus is now being sold locally in grocery stores and may also be available in some farmers' markets.
The prickly pear cactus pad can be used in main dishes (frequently paired with seafood such as shrimp or crab), egg recipes, side dishes and, according to one South Texas cookbook, can even be a pizza topping. Cactus can also be consumed in beverages, as a sweet candy or in the form of prickly pear jelly. The darker form (purplish-red) of the prickly pear is the sweetest. Not only do people eat cactus but cactus is also used as a food for livestock.
Only one part of the prickly pear cactus is edible.
Actually two parts of the prickly pear cactus are edible: the pads (called nopales in Spanish) and the prickly pear (called atuna in Spanish). The prickly pear also goes by other names such assabra, which is Hebrew, and the Indian fig.
Cactus is always classified as a vegetable.
Most food and nutrition literature regards cactus as a vegetable when the cactus pad is being discussed. The prickly pear, however, is commonly referred to as a fruit.
Cactus doesn't need any preparation other than washing.
Both the fresh cactus pad and the fresh prickly pear may need to have spines or thorns removed. A vegetable peeler can be used to do this or special knives designed for this purpose can be purchased. The skin is also typically removed from the prickly pear before consumption. Some grocery stores will sell cactus with the thorns already removed and in some cases, the pads may also be precut and sold in plastic bags.
Once cactus is brought home, it should usually be wrapped and refrigerated. The prickly pear, if kept at room temperature, will continue to ripen and sometimes this is desirable.
Cactus can be eaten raw or may be cooked using a variety of techniques such as steaming, grilling, frying or boiling. Cactus as a processed food (usually pickled) is also available in most U.S. grocery stores.
Cactus is not very nutritious.
The Centers for Disease Control and Health Promotion (CDC) recognizes cactus as contributing water-soluble vitamins (especially vitamin C), calcium, iron and beta-carotene to the diet. Cactus has the additional benefit of being a low-calorie food. According to the CDC, one-half cup of cactus only has five calories.
Sautèed Nopales, Peppers and Corn
Makes 4 servingsEach serving equals two cups of fruit or vegetables.
1 large red bell pepper1 large green bell pepper1 large onion1 Tbsp. trans-fat free butter4 small ears of small summer corn½ lb. fresh, firm edible cactus, de-prickled, cut in ¼ to ½-inch dicesfinely minced cilantro or parsley
Halve peppers, then remove seeds and stems. Cut into ¼–½ inch squares. Cut onions the same size. Cook both vegetables in butter in a heavy pan over moderate heat until just softened.
Shuck corn, then cut from cob. Add edible cactus and corn to peppers and onion; stir over high heat until vegetables are cooked through, but firm-tender, about five minutes. Sprinkle with herbs and serve hot.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 184 calories, 6 g protein, 4 g fat, 20% of calories from fat, 8 mg cholesterol, 32 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 29 mg sodium
This recipe and analysis is courtesy of Produce for Better Health Foundation.
If you have any questions about cactus, contact Perkins by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Goods runs monthly in The Florida Times-Union Taste section. In each article a faculty member from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics discusses facts and myths about a particular food and includes a healthy recipe. The UNF Department of Nutrition and Dietetics is made up of eight full-time faculty and several adjunct instructors, with approximately 215 UNF undergraduate students and 30 graduate students. Areas of faculty research include obesity prevention and treatment, eating disorders, cultural food patterns, nutrition education in underserved populations, metabolic syndrome and HIV/AIDS.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following grants and contracts:
Dr. Rose Marie Rine (Clinical & Applied Movement Science), "Advanced Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) Screening and Testing," Intelligent Hearing Systems Corp/National Institutes of Health, $38,673
Dr. John McDonough (Nursing), "Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships, 2010-2011," Health Resources and Services Administration, $5,705
Dr. Chris Brown (Engineering), "Composting Secondary Municipal Biosolids Using Chlorine Dioxide for Disinfection and Seeding for Competitive Exclusion of Pathogen Regrowth," BCR Environmental, $2,500
Drs. Adel ElSafty and N. Mike Jackson (Engineering), "The Repair of Damaged Bridge Girders with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Laminates," Florida Department of Transportation, $155,000
Drs. James Fletcher and Joseph Campbell (Engineering), "New MEA Materials for Improved DMFC Performance, Durability and Cost," US Department of Energy, $2,490,078
Dr. Dean Krusienski (Engineering), "Penn State Laptop Project," The Pennsylvania State University, $10,000
Dr. Patrick Welsh (Engineering) "FEMA Flood RiskMAP Program, Production and Technical Services," Michael Baker, Jr., Inc./FEMA, $938,619
Dr. Jeffrey Steagall (Economics and Geography), "Export Markets for Alternative Energy: Preparing Small Business Enterprises, Faculty and Students for a Global Green Energy Future," University of South Florida/U.S. Department of Education, $5,810
Drs. Courtney Hackney, Daniel Moon and Cliff Ross (Biology), "Nutrient Flux and Plant Stress in Intertidal Wetlands Exposed to Increasing Salinity," St. Johns River Water Management District, $45,470
Dr. Cliff Ross (Biology), "Stress Response in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation from a Transplant Experiment," St. Johns River Water Management District, $16,400
Dr. Michael Hallett (Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research), " Ready 4 Work * Offender Profile Project," Operation New Hope Inc., $10,000
Dr. Paul Harwood (Public Opinion Research Laboratory), "'Click It or Ticket' Program Evaluation and Data Collection," Florida Department of Transportation/U.S. Department of Transportation, $57,299; and "'Over the Limit Under Arrest' DUI Program Evaluation and Data Collection," Florida Department of Transportation/U.S. Department of Transportation, $66,945
Dr. Len Roberson (Exceptional Student and Deaf Education), "A Statewide Initiative in Florida for Professional Science Master's Programs," University of Central Florida/The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, $1,176
Dr. Lehman Barnes (Northeast Florida Science, Technology and Mathematics Center for Education), "CIS Mentoring Programs Evaluation Project," Communities in Schools of Jacksonville Inc., $10,750


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The Young Rewired State Festival of Code is returning for a fourth year, with a record-breaking 500 aspiring programmers expected to attend.
The week-long hacking event, which saw just 50 youngsters take part in 2009, is fast gaining popularity and this year has the support of 50 local businesses around the country, acting as centers for the young coders to learn, hack and create using open-source government data under the guidance of experts and mentors. For Emma Mulqueeny, founder of Rewired State, the good news provides much-needed proof that there is in fact a desire in this country for such creative outlets.
"At the beginning, a lot of people said 'what's the point, why are you doing it?' They thought I was forcing poor kids to come and play in the government trough," Mulqueeny told Wired.co.uk. "Even in the developer community people were saying just let the kids come to it, don't force the issue."
After initially attracting just three participants back in 2009, Mulqueeny could have been forgiven for beginning to believe her critics. But she ploughed on and, after looking a little closer, discovered pockets of youths across the country desperate for exactly the kind of open creative space Rewired State offered.
"All these individual kids were stuck in their bedrooms. Something we kept hearing from schools was, 'no we don't teach coding because no one's smart enough, but oh yes, there's this one kid in the library.'"
After finally scraping together enough participants to fill the office space provided by Google for the weekend, Mulqueeny gathered her fifty teenagers—including one flown down from deepest darkest Scotland—for a few days of teaching, coding and invention. The results from these self-taught teens blew her away.
"These were bored, isolated kids that wanted to make stuff. That was the magic, to watch them blossom from being non-communicative and unsure whether what they were doing was any good, into massive show offs."
With past students returning as alumni mentors the community is growing and, according to Mulqueeny, so is the young coders' confidence.
Last year the 2011 winners created a selection of impressive apps including a pedestrian heat map which flags up congested areas, and a broadband data map plotting out high-speed zones. However, one entry in particular entry stood out for Mulqueeny, who relayed the story of the event's youngest entrant, a seven-year-old boy. On presenting his program to the panel on the final day he challenged a government judge because he had not been granted access to the Met Office data required to complete his app—a system that let students know whether or not they could cycle to school, depending on the forecast.
Ministers are apparently beginning to take note of this increasingly vocal group. Last year one government department came to Young Rewired State with a request. They were due to release some data and wanted to see how the developer community would engage with it and how they would choose to organise it. The community they chose was Young Rewired State.
"It's a very interesting societal change, the way people are engaging with young developers," says Mulqueeny. "By saying, 'we've got this data, it's about you, can you go and explore it please', their relationship with those kids is much more real than anything they could have achieved by sending out a press release and hoping the kids would read it."
"What organisations sometimes forget is these kids will grow up and some will be politicians, some will be civil servants and some will be the very people sitting there saying we must do something about this data," she added.
This year the prize-giving weekend will take place at Birmingham's Custard Factory, where participants present their final program after a mass sleepover. It's all free, so Mulqueeny has relied on donations made via peoplefund.it and sponsors (for example Google). Despite this year's encouraging turnout, Mulqueeny says the number of girls enrolling remains an issue. Around 15 percent initially sign up each year and 10 percent of these drop out before the event. After drawing attention to the issue, numbers plummeted even more, so there is definitely a lofty hurdle that needs to be crossed here.
Nevertheless, with numbers growing and the age of entrants dropping each year, Young Rewired State has proved there is a seemingly quiet community of young creators looking for opportunities just like this. An opportunity for them to prove they're not so quiet after all.
Young Rewired State's Festival of Code will run from 6 to 12 August.


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From August 2001 through June 2009, she was also chief executive officer of the corporation. Mulcahy retired from the CEO post effective July 1, 2009 and retained the position of chairman.
Prior to serving as CEO, Mulcahy was president and chief operating officer of Xerox from May 2000 through July 2001. She has also served as president of Xerox's General Markets Operations, which created and sold products for reseller, dealer and retail channels.
Mulcahy began her Xerox career as a field sales representative in 1976 and assumed increasingly responsible sales and senior management positions. From 1992 through 1995, Mulcahy was vice president for human resources, responsible for compensation, benefits, human resource strategy, labor relations, management development and employee training.
She became chief staff officer in 1997 and corporate senior vice president in 1998. Prior to that, she served as vice president and staff officer for Customer Operations, covering South America and Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and China.
Mulcahy earned a bachelor of arts degree in English/journalism from Marymount College in Tarrytown, N.Y. She is a board director of Catalyst, Johnson & Johnson, Target Corporation, The Washington Post Company and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Save the Children.
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A railway linking Alaska to the Lower 48 U.S. was discussed prior to the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923 and a renewed interest in resource deposits in Alaska, Yukon and northern B.C., as well as changing world markets and supply chains, rekindled that discussion.
On July 1, 2005, the governments of Alaska and Yukon launched an initiative to determine the feasibility of a rail link connecting Alaska and Yukon with the North American railroad system.
Phase 1, jointly chaired by Yukon and Alaska, was governed by an international Advisory Committee comprised of government and industry leaders and this committee oversaw a multi-lateral Management Working Group that assisted in the coordination of the Study.
ACRL Project Manager Kells Boland - a Calgary-based consultant with PROLOG Canada Inc. - oversaw both the Alaska and Yukon sides of the initiative.
Formal agreements between Alaska and Yukon may be viewed here:Memorandum of Understanding, Terms of Reference, Joint Management Structure.
Phase 1 Feasibility Study
The Alaska Canada Rail Link (ACRL) Phase 1 Feasibility Study considers a rail connection through Alaska, Yukon and Northern B.C. linking North Pacific Rim markets in the shortest trade corridor between North Asia and North America via a U.S. port.
Mutually dependent economics of large-scale northern resource and railway development are compelling.
Drastic changes in global demand - driven by Asian markets - have sharply raised the value of mineral resources in north western Canada and Alaska and rail infrastructure investment would dramatically increase economic productivity, development and sustainability in this region.
A new North Pacific Rim Trade Corridor may be well positioned to complement bulk mineral resource traffic for export to Asia with container import traffic from Asia.
A rail connection through Canada would improve the economic security of Alaska and the lower 48 United States by providing both essential supply route redundancy, as well as West Coast container congestion relief with a new Alaska sea/rail port gateway on U.S. soil.
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Completion of the ACRL Phase 1 Feasibility Study marks the start of a new stage for the Alaska Canada Rail Link Project.
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The headlines are worse every day – college debt is higher than ever and the burden is being shared by students and their whole families, now to the point where society is questioning the value of a higher education degree. The New York Times just reported this sobering story: In the first three months of this year, the number of borrowers of student loans age 60 and older was 2.2 million, a figure that has tripled since 2005. That makes them the fastest-growing age group for college debt. All told, those borrowers owed $43 billion, up from $8 billion seven years ago, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Of course there is value to a college diploma. A new study from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce says "It's a tough job market for college graduates but far worse for those without a college education." The unemployment rate for recent four year college graduates is 6.8 percent versus 24 percent for recent high school graduates, the report shows.
This month, as our aspiring college-bound students are knee deep in choosing and applying to colleges, they will turn to their high school guidance counselors for advice. Except the deck is stacked against them in many cases. Due to years of municipal budget cuts and increased multi-tasking, the ratio of student to guidance counselor in the U.S. is pretty daunting: 460 students to one guidance counselor on average.
This perfect storm was too much for one Maine resident who in response founded PossibilityU, a digital college admissions counselor program. "Our mission is to democratize college admission," says PossibilityU founder Betsy Peters. "So that it is accessible and affordable to anyone who wants to attend."
PossibilityU uses the latest in technology, with a "discovery engine" similar to how the music program Pandora works, narrowing a student's selection of colleges based on their choices of 72 different options. It considers questions like the percentage of students who live on campus, number of majors offered, emphasis on the arts, etc., incorporates grades and SAT scores to guide students to schools where they're likely to get in, afford it and make it through to a degree. It even has deadline reminders without the nag factor.
Students at Morse High School in Bath are taking advantage of PossibilityU in this current application cycle. Each member of the senior class (along with their parents) has his or her own account, target schools and regular reminders of what they need to do and when in order to apply, qualify for financial aid and attract scholarship money. (Watch PossibilityU in action in a recent television piece.)
Maine is ahead of the curve in innovating avenues to higher ed. The mission of the Mitchell Institute's Scholar program (founded by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell) is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue and achieve a college education. They come at it through scholarships for students and mentorship from the broader community- the evidence and support that the degree matters.
The life-long benefit of higher education, coupled with the need to start saving early was acknowledged by Maine benefactor Harold Alfond several years ago when he created the Harold Alfond College Challenge. A first-in-the-nation act of philanthropy, Mr. Alfond worked with the Finance Authority of Maine to arrange for a $500 gift in a 529 account for every baby born in Maine (until the child's first birthday). The program is still young enough that those babies are just entering kindergarten.
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Speaker Christine Quinn's recent proposal to allow newsstand operators to sell non-newspaper products for up to $10 versus today's current $5 limit makes sense.
Prior to the 1962 newspaper strike, which lasted for 114 days, New Yorkers had numerous newspapers. It was an era when a majority of citizens received their news from newspapers as opposed to television.
Today there are fewer newspapers and only several hundred newsstands left. The profit margin for individual newspaper sales can be as little as pennies. Newsstand owners need the additional revenues to survive. They provide newspapers and other products many New Yorkers depend upon on a daily basis.
These same newsstands provide gainful employment for hundreds of operators along with distributors. Newsstands generate sales taxes, which help support municipal services. They also provide eyes and ears in keeping the neighborhood safe.
And no wonder there are so few newsstands when any potential investor has to run the gauntlet between the departments of Transportation and Consumer Affairs, Landmarks Preservation Commission and Arts Commission.
Perhaps Speaker Quinn can introduce legislation to limit the role these agencies have in placing unreasonable obstacles to those who wish to maintain and expand the number of newsstands.
In the marketplace of ideas, let us hope there continues to be room for everyone, including our neighborhood local newsstands.
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posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 2:00 pm
Hi Drs. Muthen,
I am working with a sample that was stratified based on scores on a questionnaire. A weight variable was included with the data to adjust for selection based on the stratification. In most cases, I would use TYPE=COMPLEX to analyze this data.
However, the data come from multiple sites. So the sampling design: 1) over a dozen sites selected based on practical concerns, 2) site population stratified by questionnaire scores and sample selected from each stratum, 3) weight variable created to adjust for selection.
I understand how to incorporate the weight and stratum variables in MPlus (using TYPE=COMPLEX), but how do I incorporate the fact that the data come from different sites?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 8:55 am
Multiple group analysis or if you have at least 30 to 50 sites or more you could consider multilevel modeling.
Jim Prisciandaro
posted on Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 10:30 am
Thanks Linda. When I run the model as a multiple group analysis, results are provided by group (i.e., there are no results for the overall sample). Is there any way to get results for the entire sample, accounting for the fact that they come from a number of different sites (there are 14)? I am looking to "control/correct" for the fact that the data coming from multiple sites just as I "control/correct" for stratification and weighting using TYPE=COMPLEX.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 8:58 am
Multiple group analysis does not provide results for the overall sample. If you remove the GROUPING option, you will receive results for the entire sample.
You don't have enough sites to use TYPE=COMPLEX or TYPE=TWOELVEL. You can control for site by using 13 dummy variables representing site as covariates in your model.
Jim Prisciandaro
posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 11:17 am
Estimated models will consist of a variety of latent factor (CFA) models. Given that I would like to control for site in my analyses, in the dummy variable scenario, would it make more sense to regress observed indicators on the dummy variables, or to regress latent variables on the dummy variables?
I'm guessing that regressing observed indicators on the dummy variables would be more appropriate, but I am not certain.
Thanks again,
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 5:10 pm
You would hope that sites don't have indicator-specific differences which would be hard to work with. So regressing the latent variables on the dummies would be at least the starting model (from which you may look for "item bias" - evidence of the need for direct effects; see our Topic 1 handout).
Jim Prisciandaro
posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 9:26 am
This makes sense; thank you.
Quick related question: I have been requesting "output=standardized" in these models (TYPE is COMPLEX MIXTURE; multiple group analysis using "knownclass"). MPlus is printing
STDYX Standardization
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
STDY Standardization
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
STD Standardization
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
but is not providing any values under these headers (nor under the R-square headers). Is there any way for me to obtain standardized estimates of model parameters (especially loadings & thresholds)? If not, how can I convert loadings and thresholds into a meaningful metric (I would like to be able to describe measurement parameters ala IRT)?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 10:36 am
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