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In his annual State of the University address, President John Delaney reflected on the University's accomplishments in the face of a painful economy. "I believe that we have more to celebrate than to lament," Delaney told the group gathered Oct. 1 in the Lazzara Performance Hall for the fall Convocation.
Acknowledging that UNF's workforce and budgets have been leaner over the past few years, Delaney said the University is still far ahead of sister institutions that have not handled finances as well. He noted that UNF has almost returned to 2007 levels for the number of faculty employed and significant progress has been made in advancing newer professors toward tenure and promotion.
Delaney's speech emphasized UNF's improvements. The academic profile for incoming freshmen continues to steadily rise and it is becoming harder to be admitted. "Admitting strong students has certainly been a goal on this campus. And it's a goal we will continue to purse," Delaney said. "But admitting strong students isn't the end, it's the beginning of the process."
The president talked about providing students with a top quality education, and he said UNF's four Flagship Programs are leading the way. As an example, he noted that the Transportation & Logistics program was recently ranked 13th in its field in the United States, placing it among top-tier research universities nationally, and the highest among non-doctoral-granting institutions. Delaney also noted that Transformational Learning Opportunities, another hallmark of a UNF education, are enhancing the University's reputation.
Physical changes on campus were also addressed in the speech. Delaney pointed out that when the new Biology Building, Disability Resource Center and Student Wellness and Sports Education Center are completed, UNF will have had a 45 percent growth in total square footage since 2003.
Looking to the future, Delaney said he anticipates that with modest economic growth, UNF's enrollment will hit 20,000 within the next few years, with about 4,000 of those students living on campus. Delaney set a goal of reducing UNF's student-to-faculty ratio to 16-to-1. He said he would also like to see six-year graduation rates climb to 60 percent or better.
"I ask you to celebrate a year that is already better than last year and to look forward to the years to come," Delaney said, noting that having the continued support of UNF's faculty and staff is key to success for UNF.
To download a copy of Delaney's entire State of the University address, click here.
If not for the love of an orphaned and immigrant mother who believed in education and equal opportunity, 2010 Distinguished Professor David Fenner might not be who he is today.
In a moving address about the importance of diversity and its role in personal and intellectual transformation, Fenner, professor of philosophy, credited much of his success to his mother's good fortune as a child, and the help she received from a caring woman who put education and equality at the forefront.
Fenner's mother, Maria Garza, came to the United States at the age of 11 as an orphan and was immediately enrolled in school by her older brother. Her seventh-grade English teacher, Mrs. Roberts, took an interest in Garza and allowed her to live with her. After being deported for a brief period, Fenner's mother eventually returned to live with and work for Roberts. At 21, Garza received a scholarship that enabled her to study nursing.
"I am sure I would not be here today [without Roberts' assistance]; I am only two or three degrees removed from the life of an itinerant farm worker," he said.
Fenner argued that diversity is critical as it is the only way that some groups will gain realistic access to some opportunities and because education is impossible without being able to absorb new ideas, beliefs or attitudes. "A 21st century education, broadly conceived, must include exposure to a very broad range of diversity — not just of ideas but of people who exhibit diversity in race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religion, age and disability," he said. "No education today that does not provide for this exposure and for the opportunity to appreciate difference can be said to be an excellent one."
Fenner envisions a true university as one whose faculty embody that full range of diversity and who "function as mentors, as exemplars, as intellectual companions as these students begin their exposure to the new and the different."
And Fenner knows from whence he speaks. Fenner is a Fellow in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Center for Ethics, Public Policy, and the Professions, and associate dean of the College of Arts and Science. He joined UNF as a visiting assistant professor in 1992, earning tenure in 2001 and a promotion to professor seven years later. He served as interim chair of the Philosophy Department and dean of the Graduate School. He has taught 27 different courses, primarily general-education philosophy, theoretical and applied aesthetics, theoretical and applied ethics and metaphysics.
The highly decorated educator has received several awards for his teaching and has a large body of scholarship and works. In 2001, he was named a UNF Students' Choice Professor and received a Teaching Incentive Program award in 1996. Fenner is an honorary member of Golden Key and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. His scholarship concerns the nature of aesthetic/art experience; recently it has focused on environmental aesthetics, theories about the value of art, and the subjective character of the art experience. He has written or edited five books, including "Ethics and the Arts," "The Aesthetic Attitude," "Ethics in Education," "Introducing Aesthetics" and "Art in Context."
Fenner's service has focused on diversity and environmental ethics both on and off campus. On campus, he recently served as chair of the Diversity Task Force and, since 2004, as a member of the Women's Center board. For seven years, he served as faculty adviser for the Sawmill Slough Conservation Club and has hosted the Earth Kinship Conference for six years. Off campus, he hosted the recent conference on Ethical Aspects of Urban Development in Northeast Florida. He has served on the boards of Tree Hill Nature Center and the Environmental Education Resource Council of Northeast Florida, as well as the Global Leaf Charter School and St. Andrew's Episcopal Day School, as well as a consultant for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Fenner said he has had instances in classes where students apologize for holding opinions that differ from his own. "Diversity of opinion should not be an occasion upon which the parties feel apology is a necessary rejoinder," he said. "On the contrary, challenge should be encouraged and celebrated … difference of opinion is what allows for intellectual progress."
Many longtime faculty and staff who have watched UNF grow from an anonymous commuter school to a well-regarded regional university frequently have a desire to "give back" to the institution that has played such a major role in their lives.
During The Power of Transformation campaign, an initiative that comes at such a critical time for the University, these retired employees are stepping forward to make legacy gifts, which will continue to make a difference at UNF for generations to come.
Three such employees are Marianne and Lehman Barnes and Lowell Salter. They have each made different contributions to UNF during their careers but are united in their belief that legacy gifts are appropriate ways to help others enjoy the benefits of UNF.
Salter has been one of the leading advocates of legacy gifts, beginning in 1997 when UNF was celebrating its 25th anniversary. The longtime director of the UNF Small Business Development Center, Salter organized a behind-the-scenes campaign with eight other founding faculty and staff members to establish a $25,000 endowment. The effort was more successful than anyone anticipated. Then-President Adam Herbert was surprised at the 25th Anniversary Gala to learn the founding faculty and staff had pledged more than $500,000 to the endowment. "We established a pool of deferred-gift donors who were loyal supporters of the University who wanted to provide a legacy gift to UNF from their estate," he said.
That effort continued with The Power of Transformation campaign in which he serves on the steering committee despite retiring in 2001. Salter established two separate bequests. One continues the support for the Lowell Mason Salter Endowed Graduate Fellowship in the Coggin College of Business and the other established the Betty Bogue Ramsey Salter Physical Therapy Fellowship in the Brooks College of Health in honor of his late wife.
Salter said the endowments are "my message to the University and the students that my commitment to UNF is never-ending and that knowledge provides the power necessary to achieve excellence."
He said another reason he made the bequests was to set an example for other faculty and staff to "join their peers in establishing a legacy gift of their own."
The final reason for the bequests, he noted, was to serve as an example to his children. "There will always be others in greater need and we should be blessed with what we have and support those that need a helping hand."
Similar motivations are evident in the gift by Marianne and Lehman Barnes, longtime faculty members in the College of Education and Human Services. They established a scholarship/fellowship fund dedicated to helping UNF students majoring in secondary science education or middle school math/science education. In addition to their direct gift to establish their endowment, they will contribute 40 percent of a life insurance policy to UNF.
Although both are technically retired, they still maintain offices at UNF, where they work on various grant projects associated with math and science, areas about which they are passionate. "We wanted to be able to interact with our scholarship recipients and know we are continuing to support science education through these recipients," Marianne explained.
Lehman said science teachers are needed immediately so the scholarship allows them to reach a few more deserving students involved in UNF science teacher education programs.
He added that the past 20 years at UNF have been filled with countless experiences and opportunities. "I want to encourage colleagues to consider the significance of their UNF years and the need to support UNF in its growth and development, especially in providing needed educational opportunities to northeast Florida students," he said.
For Marianne, their gift is part of staying connected. "Our gift is about legacy and staying connected to the place and profession that has been such a significant part of our lives. I cannot give that up."
The vibrant and extravagant landscapes of artist Lilian Garcia-Roig are the focus of two upcoming exhibitions, "Hyberbolic Nature" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural resource of UNF, and "More Than a Brush with Nature" at the UNF Art Gallery on campus. Both exhibits are running simultaneously Nov. 18 through Jan. 23 and demonstrate the growing collaboration between both entities.
Garcia-Roig uses a century-old technique known as en plein air – French for "in the open air" used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century, working in natural light became particularly important to the Barbizon school and Impressionism, said Debra Murphy, chair of UNF's Department of Art & Design and primary curator of the exhibit.
"This joint exhibit is another example of successful collaborations over the past year between MOCA, UNF's art and design faculty and UNF's Gallery of Art," said Murphy. "MOCA and UNF have done a phenomenal job organizing retrospectives on retired art faculty Paul Ladnier and visiting artist Dan Estabrook, as well as other shows from MOCA's permanent collection that were curated by our art students."
Carrying on the tradition of painting outdoors like Impressionist masters such as Monet and Cezanne, Garcia-Roig's work offers an opportunity for new art patrons to see the teachable connection and differences between works done more than 100 years ago and more recent ones, according to Murphy. Instead of painting picturesque vistas or water lilies like the Impressionist masters did a century ago, Garcia-Roig prefers the complexity of densely wooded areas, Murphy said. And instead of capturing an "Impressionist" moment of time, Garcia-Roig prefers the challenge of incorporating how light changes in a single location through the course of the day, similar to time lapse photography.
"Her landscape paintings are very accessible for people not familiar with contemporary art – rivers outside Seattle, New England forests, Florida palmettos," Murphy explained. "Up close, however, the images break down; the lush, gestural paint marks, squeezed-out paint patches and areas of raw canvas help, instead, to reinforce the 2-D character of abstract painting as both an activity and an end-product."
Helping others to appreciate art through education has been a major goal of UNF's art and design faculty and MOCA's education staff since the museum became a cultural resource of the University in mid-2009, said Allison Galloway, manager of MOCA's public programs. In addition to hosting the current UNF Art & Design faculty show until Nov. 14, the museum has conducted a variety of art history lectures and classes, many taught by UNF faculty, for the benefit of the community.
"Lilian is a gifted artist, and a tremendous art educator," said Murphy. "Her work is truly beautiful and serene, but it also carries with it a rich history of tradition and a bold vision for the future of contemporary art."
The UNF community is invited to meet Garcia-Roig from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the UNF Gallery of Art's opening reception and lecture for "More than a Brush with Nature," which will feature paintings from Garcia-Roig's time in Washington. For additional information about either exhibition, contact Debra Murphy at (904) 620-4037.
For the past year, students at UNF have had a new way to improve their academic performance, experience an easier transition to college and make lifelong friends — through living-learning communities.
A living-learning community (LLC) is a group of students living in the same residence hall who share a common academic interest. Since the inception of the LLC programs at UNF in 2009, the programs have expanded and today about 10 percent of the students living on campus are participating in them.
They vary in organization, goals and curricula, but these communities share several characteristics. Living-learning communities:
- Provide a small college setting with large university resources
- Facilitate personal relationships among students, faculty and staff
- Are primarily focused on first-year students
- Are based on the belief that increased learning and student retention is accomplished by building a nurturing, welcoming atmosphere
- Are connected to specific residence halls
- Encourage student participation in a variety of activities that foster a learning environment
UNF has three LLCs between Osprey Crossings and Osprey Fountains, coordinated by Housing and Residence Life and linked to the Honors Program, International Center and the new Venture Studies initiative.
A 2007 National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSLLP) showed that these types of programs have significantly positive outcomes for participating students. Students in living-learning communities report higher scores than traditional residence hall students in a variety of key environmental measures, including positive interactions with peers and faculty, use of residence-hall resources, perceptions of an academically and socially supportive residence-hall climate and positive peer diversity interactions. These students score higher in confidence in college math, English and writing courses, as well as test-taking skills. They are more civically engaged and exhibit a stronger sense of belonging to the college or university they attend. They're less likely to drop a class, skip more than two classes of the same course or feel overwhelmed by coursework. They also have lower levels of binge drinking than students in traditional residence halls. And when it comes to their future plans, living-learning community students are more likely to indicate that they intend to participate in community service, do research with a professor as well as independently, take a leadership position, study abroad and complete a culminating senior experience, such as a capstone project or a thesis.
Dei Allard, associate director of Housing and Residence Life, joined UNF earlier this year and brings with her more than 10 years of experience developing living-learning communities at other universities. Although UNF's living-learning communities are still in their infancy, Allard says they are better defined than ones she has previously worked with, have tremendous support from the academic community and are already having an impact of retaining students in on-campus housing. For example, about 35 percent of the students participating in the Honors Program living-learning community last year returned to it again, which Allard says is one of the best retention rates she has seen in her career for a new LLC. Allard said she has also observed many of the same positive outcomes at her previous universities, which reinforces the results of the 2007 NSLLP study.
"Living-learning communities just make so much sense," Allard said. "Students often enter into them with common academic interests, are enrolled in many of the same courses and have ready-made study groups where they live. It gives new students a great head start at making new friends and being more engaged in and out of the classroom."
The first living-learning community, the International House, began last year when Tim Robinson, director of the International Center, had the opportunity to have American juniors and seniors interested in studying abroad live with international students. So, for example, an American student majoring in French might have been matched with a student from France.
The International House developed programs throughout the year that promoted cross-cultural interactions and exchanges. The group of 26 domestic and international students attended sporting events together, went on picnics and went camping. Each month, the International House would host a monthly movie and potluck dinner to highlight one of the countries represented by the visiting students, which included Spain, South Korea, Egypt, China, France, Germany and Sweden.
"We were really pleased with how much everyone gained from participating in the International House," Robinson said. "We have more than 30 students living together this year at the Fountains, and we're excited to have new students from Morocco, the United Kingdom and Japan participating."
The Crossings' R Building is home to the latest living-learning community and is connected to the new Venture Studies First-Year Seminars initiative. At the heart of the program are four courses related to nutrition, interpersonal communications, creativity and overcoming anxieties – taught in the residence hall by faculty – as a way to make students' transition to college life easier. So far, about 150 first-year students are enrolled in these four seminars.
In addition to the normal programming offered by Residence Life, Venture Studies participants have had the chance to take part in a few extra activities designed to build a welcoming and nurturing home. Dwayne Peterson, area coordinator for Osprey Crossings, organized a casual welcome kickoff with the first-year students and their professors before classes began to lessen the "fear of the first day of classes." The night was filled with games, fun conversations and dinner.
"We wanted to set the right tone with the kickoff that living in a learning community goes far beyond the traditional classroom activities," he said.
Crossings' Venture Studies residents will also participate in a special panel with faculty, a poet, a painter, a paleontologist and local business professionals to explore issues of creativity. Peterson said the panel's purpose is to show students that creativity is not something reserved for artists, but is a life skill used in any type of profession.
"Living-learning communities really take a holistic approach to associate classroom learning with real-world living." Peterson said. "So far, the students have been really excited and engaged with campus. And, the sooner they become involved with other students and their professors, the better off they will be academically."
Flip through the pages of Dr. James B. Crooks' new book "Creating A University" to time-travel back to 1972, the year UNF first opened its doors to students. A black-and-white photo from the groundbreaking ceremony in 1971 shows three fashionable young women — complete with the shortest of miniskirts, wedge shoes and one very impressive afro — eager to jumpstart construction with a shiny new shovel. The guys in those early photos looked downright groovy too, with their pork-chop sideburns, busy ties and polyester plaid pants.
But this book isn't about fashion fads over the past four decades; it's a 52-page essay detailing the history of UNF as recalled by a handful of founding faculty and staff. Written by Crooks, professor emeritus, former chair of UNF's History Department and assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and author of two books on Jacksonville history, "Creating a University" is a culmination of several years' worth of recorded interviews and research.
Following an introduction during which Crooks identifies several themes emerging at UNF over the years — the initial opposition to the University, UNF's originally meager funding from the state, its transition from a commuter college to a more traditional campus and an overview of the general character of the founding faculty at UNF —the book's "Beginnings" section opens with Professor Emeritus of Literature Dr. Bill Slaughter's account of his first class on opening day at UNF. The class was an interdisciplinary literature, philosophy and humanistic psychology course called What Is Existentialism? Slaughter's description illustrates the unique diversity of UNF's first students:
"My first impression of my students, there were 15 students in this class," recalls Slaughter. "Among us: a truck driver from Sears, the manager of a 7-Eleven store, two housewives (self-described), a night nurse at Baptist Hospital, a would-be radical Episcopal priest (self-described), two Vietnam vets, a conscientious objector (complete with dishonorable discharge) and Conrad Weihnacht, the man who built the Boathouse."
Of the 117 founding faculty members and 150 staff who experienced what UNF was like from Day 1, Crooks interviewed 91 over a three-year period.
"I hope to tell UNF's story for its first 35 years, focusing largely from the perspective of faculty," Crooks says. "Because of my interviews, I was particularly impressed by their contributions to the success of UNF, especially given the lack of funding which has handicapped us most of those 35 years. I want readers to know about this faculty contribution."
Crooks also wanted to tell the story of how much has been achieved in a relatively short time.
In his chapters titled "The Early Years" and "Growing Pains," Crooks discusses enrollment growth, the creation of new centers, programs and colleges, changes in administration and the development of campus life in the '80s. In the chapter titled "Coming of Age," Crooks identifies "the next phase of UNF's development" as President Adam Herbert's arrival in 1989, during which Herbert "doubled enrollments, added more than a million square feet of new buildings and substantially increased local and state recognition" of UNF. In the final chapter titled "Facing the Future," Crooks dubs the arrival of President John Delaney in 2003 the "fourth phase of UNF's development," during which Delaney established flagship programs and Transformational Learning Opportunities, tasked Provost Mark Workman with rewriting UNF's mission statement and vision to emphasize institutional priorities, and began a new era of "building green" on campus. The book ends, appropriately, with a look toward the future of the University.
"Jim based the text of his essay mainly on the 90 oral history interviews he conducted with key personnel, some currently employed, but mainly retirees; key people who gave birth to and shaped the development of our University," says Eileen Brady, head of Special Collections and University Archives in the Thomas G. Carpenter Library. Brady provided illustrations and supervised the transcriptions of Crooks' oral history interviews. "If one considers how much material had to be condensed into 51 pages, half of those taken up by illustrations, Jim deserves big kudos for giving the reader a solid summary of who contributed what to make UNF what it is today."
Crooks is pleased with the end product, giving particular credit to those who helped with the visual aspects of the book. "I am particularly pleased with the layout done by Michael Boyles in CIRT [Center for Instructional Research and Technology], and the picture selection in which Eileen Brady from the Library played a key role," he says. "One can enjoy the book without even reading my prose."
Crooks also thanks the many others who helped with various aspects of the project, including Drs. David Courtrwright, Kathe Kasten, Earle Traynham, Dale Clifford, Dick Bizot and Pat Foster, as well as Jim Alderman, Thelma Young, Deb Miller, Marianne Jaffee and Jennifer Urbano.
Of the 500 copies of the book printed, nearly 200 have been presented as gifts to founding faculty and staff, deans, directors and others. Crooks hopes to sell the remainder for $15 each at the UNF Bookstore, The BookMark in Atlantic Beach, the Book Nook in Lakewood and Chamblin's Uptown Bookstore in downtown Jacksonville – and to make enough profit to print more copies.
The book's contents are also available online. To listen to the full collection of recorded interviews, learn more about the UNF Oral History Project or check out a timeline of UNF's history, go to www.unf.edu/unfinfo/unf_history.
Name: Phyllis B. Andruszkiewicz Department: Dual report, Thomas G. Carpenter Library and Institutional AdvancementJob title: Director of Development for the Thomas G. Carpenter LibraryYears at UNF: It will be four years in January
What do you do at UNF? Describe your job duties.
I identify, cultivate, solicit and provide stewardship of major donors for the Thomas G. Carpenter Library initiatives and increase the Library's visibility and attract external support for the Library. I also started the Library Dean's Leadership Council that has been in existence for four years. It consists of approximately 25 community leaders who provide support for the Library on many different levels.
Tell us about your family.
I have been married to Anthony J. Andruszkiewicz for 25 years. We have a terrific son, A-J (Anthony-Jasper) Andruszkiewicz. A-J attends Flagler College and is a senior this year. Tony is retired.
Who is the most famous person you ever met?
I have met a few: Troy Donahue, Annette Funicello,
Ralph Bellamy, General Walter Bedell Smith, Gene Autry and John Forsythe
What's something most people don't know about you?
I was on "The Howdy Doody Show" when I was 3 or 4. We lived in Glen Ridges, N.J., and New York City was just a hop, skip and a jump away. When my sister and I had a birthday, my dad took us to be on the show. I sat right next to Buffalo Bob.
Another thing is that I get up at 4 a.m. every day to exercise at the Riverside YMCA.
What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?
First and only concert – Elvis Presley
Where did you graduate from college?
I was in the first graduating class of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.
If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?
I really can't think of another career. I have had many different jobs but the ones I like the most include meeting new people and cultivating relationships.
What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?
The people I work with both internally and externally. It's always about the people.
What would you like to do when you retire?
I hope to travel, be a part of BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) once again and volunteer at different organizations.
What is the best thing you ever won?
I won an award for being "most generous."
What is the proudest/happiest moment of your life?
My happiest moment was when I met my husband. The proudest moment was when I gave birth to A-J.
What person/people had the greatest impact on your life?
My parents
What are you most passionate about?
My family
What's the last book you read?
"Eat, Pray, Love"
Brooks College of Health
Nursing: Dr. W. Patrick Monaghan received the Armed Services Blood Program Lifetime Achievement Award Oct. 9 at the American Association of Blood Banks convention in Baltimore. The directors of the Services Blood Programs selected him for this prestigious award.
The Jacksonville Business Journal named Dr. Lillia Loriz a Health Care Hero and will host an event Nov. 4 at the Jacksonville Marriott to honor her contributions to improving health care and saving lives in northeast Florida.Nutrition and Dietetics: The Girl Scouts of Gateway Council recently selected Dr. Judy Rodriguez for its 23rd class of Women of Distinction honorees.
Coggin College of Business
Management: Dr. Lakshmi Goel and Drs. Pieter de Jong and Oliver Schnusenberg (Accounting & Finance) co-authored a paper titled "Marketing Study Abroad Programs Effectively: What Do American Business Students Think?" It was accepted for publication in the Journal of International Education in Business. Drs. Paul Fadil and Crystal Owen (along with Cindi Smatt and Sharon Segrest) co-authored an article titled "The Moderating Effects of Technology on Career Success: Can Social Networks Shatter the Glass Ceiling?" It was published in the Journal of International Technology and Information Management.
College of Arts & Sciences
History: Dr. Alison J. Bruey organized a panel, "The Cultural Politics of Economic Change," and presented a paper titled "Limitless Land and the Redefinition of Rights: Urban Economic Crisis and La Casa Propia in Pinochet's Chile (1975-1982)" at the Latin American Studies Association XXIX International Congress in Toronto, Canada, in October.
Dr. David Courtwright published his history of the culture war, "No Right Turn: Conservative Politics in a Liberal America" (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2010) in October.
Physics: Dr. John Anderson was on WJCT 89.9 FM First Coast Connect July 26 discussing extrasolar planets. In August, Anderson and Dr. Jay Huebner joined the Planetarium Advisory Board for the Bryan Gooding Planetarium, part of the Museum of Science and History.
Dr. Nirmal Patel co-authored "Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Based on Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase in Polyethylenemine and Ploy (Carbamolysulphonate) Polymer Matrix" published in
Sensors & Transducers Journal, Vol. 119, No. 8, August 2010, pages 129-141.
Sociology & Anthropology: In August, Dr. Ronald Kephart presented a paper, "Taking the 'Broken' out of 'Broken English': Teaching Against Linguistic Prejudice," at the meetings of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics in Barbados. He also had his paper "How Do You Spell That?: Thoughts on Orthographies for West Indian Creoles" published in the proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics in Cayenne, French Guiana, in conjunction with the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics in July 2008; the paper was published on CD in July 2010.
Dr. Adam Shapiro was an invited speaker at the PairFam Conference on Intergenerational Relationships at the Chemnitz Technological University in Chemnitz, Germany, in September. His talk was titled "Marital Heterogeneity and its Implications for Intergenerational Relationships in the U.S." Shapiro also presented a paper titled "Revisiting the Cost-Saving of Home and Community-Based Services" at the Florida Council on Aging Annual Conference in Orlando.
Suzanne Simon published the article "Throwing a Wrench into 'Transition': Testing the Limits of Transparency, Development, and Democratization in the Oaxaca Wind Park Controversy" in the June 2010 issue of the International Journal of Social Policy Research and Development, Vol. 1, No. 1, pages 1-13.
College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
Construction Management: Drs. Mag Malek and Roberto Soares published their paper,"Improving Management of Solid Waste in Buildings," at the 5th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century-Collaboration and Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, in May 2009.
School of Computing: Dr. Sanjay P. Ahuja received the2010-12Fidelity National Financial Distinguished Professor of Computing Sciences award by the School of Computing. He also serves as the faculty adviser to the UNF Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society, of which two students received national recognition for outstanding academic performance.
Dr. Ching-Hua Chuan presented and published her paper, "Hybrid Methods for Generating and Evaluating Style-Specific Accompaniments," at the Grace Hopper Celebration in September. Chaun received the Best New Investigator Paper Award at the conference. She also gave an invited presentation, "Modeling Compositional Choices: Learning and Creating Musical Accompaniments in a Particular Style," at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Seminar Series at the University of Florida in September.
School of Engineering: Dr. Chris Brown participated in a presentation to Robert E. Lee High School students on "Engineering Careers and a Short History of Civil Engineering."
Dr. Dan Cox gave an invited presentation, "Remote Machine Science Experiments, Robotics, Manufacturing and Automation in Experiential Engineering Education" at the Next Wave of Technology Workshop in August.
Jean Fryman officially launched Phase 3 of the School of Engineering Outreach program called Connect, which is designed to allow students to apply classroom knowledge with "know-how," from solutions to real-world industry problems. This new initiative differs from the traditional internship in that specific industry problems are brought into the classroom so students may reinforce their knowledge while seeking engineering solutions. Fryman also made several presentations to home-schooled students and students from Creekside High School and (with Dr. Chris Brown) Lee High School.
Dr. Alex Schonning participated in a National Science Foundation (NSF) panel review of proposals on "Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities" sponsored by the NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems.
Drs. Patrick Welsh and Stuart Chalk (chemistry) were invited to participate in the St. Johns River Summit as expert panelists on "Hydrology for the St. Johns River" in September. Welsh also participated as a UNF representative in the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association's September board meeting.
College of Education & Human Services
Childhood Education: Dr. Katie Monnin and acclaimed children's author Jane Volen presented "Comics and Graphic Novels in the Secondary ELA Curriculum" Oct. 9 at New York City's Comic Con.
Dr. Gigi Morales David was featured on the Duval County Public School website under "Spotlight on Education," which focused on an author visit to Henry Kite Elementary to kick off their Million Word campaign in September. David was also invited to Cedar Hills Elementary to launch its Million Word campaign in October, and participated in the Inaugural Children's Book Fair of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. More information can be found online at www.cummer.org/entertainment/store.cfm. Morales and Dr. Elizabeth Fullerton presented "Social Scenes Promoting Preschool Friendship: A Social Skills Curriculum" at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Dr. Nile Stanley and Karen Alexander, children's author from New Mexico, performed school assemblies and class visits Oct. 6 for Kings Trail Elementary School. The Poetry Stars program is sponsored by a gift from the Cummer Family Foundation. Alexander was also the featured speaker for a recent meeting of the UNF student chapter of the Florida Reading Association.
Exceptional Student and Deaf Education: Dr. Donald Moores served as the external examiner for the doctoral dissertation of Brenda Fossett at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in September. The title was "Positive Behavior Support for Deaf Children with Developmental Disabilities and Severe Problem Behavior."
Foundations & Secondary Education: Dr. Cassandra Etgeton presented two sessions titled "Model, Record, Reflect: Connecting the Concrete to the Abstract for Visual and Kinesthetic Learners of Algebra" at the annual conference of the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Orlando Oct. 1. At the conference closing session, Etgeton, president-elect of the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, also presented FAMTE awards. Drs. Wanda Lastrapes, Meiko Negishi, Otilia Salmon and Madalina Tanase also attended the Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) conference in St. Petersburg in October.Salmon presented two papers: "Teachers of a New Era: Cautionary Tale on Value Added Measurement" and "Looking at Second Language Learning via the Lens of Learning Disability." Salmon also won the Mary L. Collins Excellence in Teacher Education award, an outstanding teacher educator award at FATE, which recognizes teacher educators who have made significant and substantial contributions to teacher education in Florida. Salmon served on the FATE board for two terms and provided leadership to the state organization and the Crown region. At the same conference, Lastrapes and Negishi presented "Building a Foundation for Cultural Competence and Self-Efficacy in Teaching Diverse Learners." Tanase participated in a panel discussion on "Teacher Leadership: Engaging Teachers: Empowering Leaders." Tanase is a new member of the board of directors for FATE, representing the Crown Colleges and Universities region and replacing Salmon, who served four years in this capacity.
Dr. Phil Riner presented a paper titled "Inviting Calm Within: The Neurological Basis of ADHD and the Influence of Mindfulness Practices" at the Annual Conference of the International Alliance for Invitational Education. He also chaired the alliance's advisory council and was elected to a two-year term on the board of trustees.
Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management: Drs. Terence Cavanaugh and Haihong (Helen) Hu gave a round-table presentation on "Using an Online Performance Assessment to Help Design and Evaluate an Introductory Educational Technology Course" at the Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) conference in St. Petersburg in October. Hu also gave a virtual presentation on "Fostering Virtual Teams in a Learning Organization" to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Conference in Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 27.
Drs. E. Newton Jackson and Jr.Jason Lee presented paper and poster sessions with separate co-authors at the Sport Marketing Association Conference in New Orleans in October. Dr. Jennifer Jackson Kane and former colleague Dr. Kristi Sweeney presented a paper session at the Florida AHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance) conference in Orlando in October.
Student Affairs
John W. Frank (Institute for Values, Community and Leadership) and Richmond D. Wynn (Counseling Center) contributed chapters published in the book "Conflict Resolution and Peace Education: Transformations Across Disciplines." Frank's piece, "Nonprofits Advancing Dialogue about a 'Culture of Peace,'" analyzes discussions of a "culture of peace" that have provided productive responses to conflict in communities and educational institutions. Wynn's piece, coauthored by Sharon Tamargo Wilburn (Public Health) and University of Florida professor Cirecie West-Olatunji, is titled "Multiculturalism, Conflict Transformation, and Peacebuilding: Practitioner and Client Working Together." It focuses on mental health counseling techniques and counselor responses to clients' conflicts. The book was published this year by Palgrave Macmillan, and came about following the Conflict Transformation Symposium held by UNF in September 2007.
Q: From James Starr, training specialist for the Center for Professional Development & Training -- There used to be an alligator in the lake at the University Center. Has it simply relocated or was it removed due to people feeding it?
A: From Dan Endicott, director of Environmental Health & Safety -- The alligator at the UC lake was removed because it became accustomed to people feeding it. F.S. [Florida Statute] 372.667 prohibits feeding or enticing wild alligators and the University has posted signs around our lakes and ponds to warn people of such. Alligators are native to our area and if left alone, can coexist with people. However, we endanger them by encroaching upon their habitat and throwing food at them. Once they learn where an easy food source is, they will return, hang out and even lose their natural aversion to people. When this happens, we are often forced to trap and remove the animals.
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Milestone Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in November:
35 Years:
James Alderman, University Librarian, Thomas G. Carpenter Library
10 Years:
Jean Glasgow, Senior Property Assets Representative, Controller's Office
Margaret Radtke, Office Manager, School of Computing
Sheila Rodriguez, Office Manager, Electrical Engineering
Angela Simmons, Financial Systems Specialist, Financial Systems
Judy Smith, Administrative Secretary, Philosophy & Religious Studies
Marco Urbano, Assistant Director of User Services, Information Technology Services
Elizabeth Willis, Director of Research and Program Services, Exceptional Student & Deaf Education
The following employees were either hired by UNF or were promoted from OPS positions from mid-September to mid-October:
Amy Bishop, Academic Adviser, Coggin College of Business
Paul Bushmann, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Selma Canas, Coordinator of Research and Program Services, Small Business Development Center
Catherine Cole, Director of Marketing and Publications, Public Relations
Norman Dickerson, Assistant Director of Education Training Programs, Florida Institute of Education
Sophia Estrada-Lucey, Assistant Director, Advancement Services
Jacqueline Hardin, College Adviser, Enrollment Services
Cynthia Jennings, Senior Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Pamela Johnson-Woods, Senior Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Carlos Mejia, Program Assistant, Aquatic Center
Jennifer Morrison, Coordinator of Student Affairs, Center for International Education
Donavon Parker, Maintenance Mechanic, Physical Facilities
Diane Pealor, Office Manager, Biology
Henry Rabbat, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
David Robbins, Recycle Refuse Worker, Physical Facilities
Erica Serrano, Accounting Clerk, Controller's Office
Jessica Soto, Office Assistant, University Housing
Tamatha Thomas, Buyer, Purchasing
Brooks Venegas, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
William Voss, Recycle Refuse Worker, Physical Facilities
Donald Williams, Custodial Worker, University Housing
Rocelia Gonzalez (ADA Compliance) was provided an award by the Ebony Foundation in recognition for her service and dedication to improving the intellectual equity in her community. She was honored to be recognized alongside such high-profile individuals as Ava Garner and Dr. Alesia Ford-Burse.
Richmond D. Wynn, Mental Health Counselor at the Counseling Center, received his Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida. Wynn has been a Counseling Center employee for 10 years.
The Intergroup Dialogue Committee, consisting of a group of Student Affairs employees, announces its first-ever course, Intergroup Dialogue Among Diverse Populations (EEX 4990), filled this semester with 26 students. The course utilizes a unique teaching structure and is designed to teach skills for participating in and leading discussions and interactions between people of different social identity groups. UNF is the first school in Florida, and one of the first in the Southeast, to offer such a course. Following the success of this first course, which satisfies credits towards the Leadership Certificate and the Leadership minor, Intergroup Dialogue hopes to expand the program for the future. Ryan Miller from the LGBT Resource Centerserves as the main instructor; others involved in teaching the course are Annabel Brooks, DeeAnne Crookham, Angela Davis, Oupa Seane, Kris Webb and Richmond Wynn.
A hookah is the apparatus that is used to smoke tobacco. It has also been known as an arghileh, goza, shisha, nargile, water pipe, hubble-bubble and bong. About four centuries ago, hookah smoking originated in ancient Persia and India. Today, approximately 100 million people around the world smoke tobacco from hookahs. It wasn't until the production of flavored tobacco during the 1990s in the Eastern Mediterranean that the initiation of hookah smoking spread to the United States, especially among college students and teens.
Do people who smoke hookahs also smoke cigarettes?
A 2007 study of Florida students identified that 4 percent of middle school students, 11 percent of high school students and 20.4 percent of college students smoked hookahs in the past 30 days. Of those students, 35.4 percent never smoked cigarettes before smoking hookahs. Hookah smoking was reported as a more socially acceptable form of tobacco use in comparison to cigarettes. The most common group of hookah smokers consisted of single, white males under 22 with a family member who smokes at home.
Does the water in the hookah filter out the harmful substances of tobacco to make it safer?
A hookah uses a tobacco called Ma'ssel that is fermented in molasses and fruit essences, which provides the smooth taste and sweet smell. The tobacco is placed in the bowl and heated by charcoal. The smoke is then inhaled through the hose attached to the base as the smoke bubbles through the water in the base during inhalation. Just like cigarette smoke, hookah smoke contains many harmful chemicals, including carbon monoxide, tar and heavy metals such as arsenic, chromium, nickel and lead. An additional source of toxins comes from the charcoal used to heat the tobacco, which increases the amount of carbon monoxide produced. One hookah session generates 40 times the smoke volume, six times the carbon monoxide, 46 times the tar, 1.7 times the nicotine, and 50 times other cancer-causing substances than one cigarette.
Does smoking hookah have a lower risk of cancer than smoking cigarettes?
Hookah smoking has an increased risk of lung cancer and heart disease. Hookah smoking has also been associated with various diseases, such as herpes simplex virus, Epstein-Barr virus and respiratory infections from sharing mouthpieces. The frequency of periodontal diseases, including oral cancer, is 30 percent in hookah smokers, 24 percent in cigarette smokers and 8 percent in non-smokers.
Is the second-hand smoke from a hookah less harmful than cigarettes?
No. The sheer volume of hookah smoke that is generated increases exposure to toxins. The sweet, non-offensive aroma of hookah smoke creates an enjoyable environment, therefore an increased volume is inhaled.
Can I get addicted to smoking hookah?
Smoking hookah every day produces cotinine levels (a chemical in urine to detect nicotine) comparable to someone who smokes 10 cigarettes a day. Those who smoke hookah every third day have the same amount of cotinine as someone who smokes two cigarettes a day. Dependence of hookah smoking is likely to be influenced by frequency of use. One study suggests the transformation from social smoking with friends to solitary use can be an important step toward dependence.
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Broccoli is in season from October to May and provides health benefits from flower to stem. It can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, chopped in salads, soups or casseroles.
Myth: The health properties of broccoli are in the buds.
Fact: The health benefits of broccoli are in both the buds and the stems. Although the buds are rich in B-complex vitamins and minerals, the stem contains compounds that can protect individuals from certain types of cancer and improve immunity.
Myth: Boiling is the best way to cook broccoli.
Fact: The vitamins in broccoli can be lost by leaching out to the water when boiling it. Steaming, sautéing, microwaving (in little or no water) and stir-frying are the best ways to cook broccoli because they prevent vitamin loss and also activate compounds that may protect us from different types of cancer. To cook quickly without boiling, use only enough water to cover the stem and keep the flower bud away from the water.
Myth: Fresh broccoli is more nutritious than frozen.
Fact: Both are equally nutritious and are rich sources of B-complex vitamins, Vitamin C, calcium, beta-carotene, potassium, iron, fiber and protein. Eating the stem of fresh broccoli and heating the frozen type allows the release of cancer-fighting compounds such as glucosinolates, which can be metabolized to sulphorophanes, indoles and isothiocyanates for protection against colon, breast, lung and prostate cancers.
Myth: Broccoli is a poor source of calcium and vitamin C.
Fact: One cup of chopped broccoli contains around 75 milligrams of calcium, more vitamin C than one orange and almost 90 percent of vitamin A requirements, with the added benefit of providing around 5 grams of protein, 1.2 milligrams of iron, 3.5 grams of fiber and only 44 calories.
Myth: It is better to eat broccoli than cauliflower.
Fact: Although both belong to the cruciferous family, along with cabbage and cauliflower, new studies have shown that eating broccoli together with cauliflower can aid in cancer-fighting protection.
Myth: Broccoli is too acidic and can cause stomach ulcers.
Fact: Scientists have found that broccoli is effective in protecting from stomach ulcers by killing the bacteria H. pylori, which is responsible for increasing the risk of gastritis, stomach ulcers and certain cancers.
Nancy J. Correa-Matos is an assistant professor of nutrition in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics. If you have questions about broccoli, contact Correa-Matos by e-mail at email@example.com. "The Goods" monthly column runs every third Thursday in the Taste section of The Florida Times-Union, promoting UNF nutrition faculty and featuring myths/facts about various foods.
Recipe: Mashed Broccoli and Cauliflower
A great substitution for mashed potatoes, more nutrients and fewer calories.
4 servings
2 cups of steamed cauliflower
2 cups of steamed chopped broccoli
1 tablespoon of olive oil based-margarine
1 garlic clove
1 ounce of fat-free milk
Dash of salt
Dash of black pepper
1. If fresh, steam the broccoli and cauliflower until it is smooth.
2. Using the food processor, mix the broccoli, cauliflower with the garlic. Add milk.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Serve warm as a side dish.
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories: 81
Total fat: 6 g
Carbohydrates: 5 g
Proteins: 2 g
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Dr. Cheryl Fountain (Florida Institute of Education): "CROP: Jacksonville Precollegiate Connections, 2010-2011," Florida Department of Education, $52,486; "CROP: Jacksonville Precollegiate Connections, 2010-2011 (ARRA)," Florida Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education, $12,049; and "Florida's Collaboration for Young Children and Their Families 2010-2011," Administration for Children and Families/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $225,000
Dr. Judy Perkin (Nutrition and Dietetics), "Educational Training and In-service Activities for the Duval County Health Department," Duval County Health Department, $33,250
Dr. Chris Brown (Engineering), "Independent External Peer Review: Olmsted Locks and Dam, Kentucky and Illinois," The Battelle Labs/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $7,633
Dr. N. Mike Jackson (Engineering),"Maintenance of Database and Analysis of Data from the FDOT Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) Program," Florida Department of Transportation, $233,750
Dr. Jeffrey Steagall (Economics and Geography), "Consortium for Small and Medium-size Enterprises and Entrepreneurship Education," Clemson University/U.S. Department of Education, $7,500
Dr. JaniceDonaldson (Small Business Development Center), "Small Business Development Services for Marion County," Marion County Board of County Commissioners, $37,500
Pamela Bell (Child Development Research Center),"Child Care Support for Student Parents 2010-2014," U.S. Department of Education, $76,317
Dr. Annabel Brooks (Institute for Values, Community and Leadership), "Student Leadership Summit," Florida State University/U.S. Department of Education, $8,500


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NBC 'Hannibal' Moves to Fridays for February 2014 Premiere, Plus First Poster!
Last year NBC found itself with a surprising success in Bryan Fuller's darkly delicious 'Hannibal,' slotting in the April premiere after the failure of 'Do No Harm.' This time around, the good doctor has an earlier reservation for his second course, as 'Hannibal' season 2 has been scheduled to serve up its premiere on a February Friday, with the side of a maddening new teaser poster!
NBC will officially premiere the second season of its Mads Mikkelsen-Hugh Dancy prequel drama on February 28 at 10:00 P.M. Don't fret about the Friday timeslot however, as NBC's own 'Grimm' has managed to thrive in its apparent banishment, while devoted fans and critics alike will be eager to devour new episodes of the Hannibal Lecter drama. And if that weren't exciting enough, how about Will's familiarly-masked predicament in the latest season 2 poster!
Elsewhere, series creator Bryan Fuller tweeted out a photo confirming Raul Esparza's return to 'Hannibal' season 2 as Dr. Frederick Chilton, while 'X-Files' vet Gillian Anderson will reprise her role as Hannibal's own therapist, Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, as will Eddie Izzard as Dr. Abel Gideon. Along with confirmed season 2 roles for 'Sex and the City' vet Cynthia Nixon and 'Homeland' player Martin Donovan, Fuller previously expressed a desire to cast 'Pushing Daisies' alumni Lee Pace, Kristin Chenoweth, Anna Friel and Chi McBride, along with music icon David Bowie as Hannibal's uncle, though nothing has been confirmed.
Check out the maddening new 'Hannibal' season 2 teaser poster below, and tell us if you'll make a reservation for a Friday, February 28 premiere!

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Treatment for brain injury disappoints in study
The hunt for brain injury treatments has suffered a big disappointment in a major study that found zero benefits from a supplement that the U.S. military had hoped would help wounded troops.
The supplement is marketed as a memory booster online and in over-the-counter powders and drinks. It is also widely used by doctors in dozens of countries to treat traumatic brain injuries and strokes, although evidence on whether it works has been mixed.
U.S. scientists had high hopes that in large doses it would help speed recovery in patients with brain injuries from car crashes, falls, sports accidents and other causes. But in the most rigorous test yet, citicoline (see-tee-KOH'-leen) worked no better than dummy treatments at reducing forgetfulness, attention problems, difficulty concentrating and other symptoms.
"We very much were disappointed," said Dr. Ross Zafonte, the lead author and a traumatic brain injury expert at Harvard Medical School. "We took a therapy that is utilized worldwide and we found that at least its present use should be called into question."
The study involved 1,213 patients aged 18 and older hospitalized at eight U.S. trauma centers. They had mild to severe traumatic brain injuries — blows to the head resulting in symptoms ranging from dizziness to loss of consciousness and with complications including brain bleeding or other damage.
Half of the patients received citicoline — also known as CDP choline — in pills or in liquid within 24 hours of being injured. The dose of 2,000 milligrams was much higher than used in over-the-counter products and it was given daily for three months. The rest got a dummy treatment, and all were followed for six months.
Most patients improved on measures of memory, learning and other mental functions, but those on the supplement fared no better than those given dummy treatment. That suggests their improvement was due to the normal healing process.
A total of 73 patients died during the study, about equal numbers in both groups.
Zafonte noted that citicoline patients with the mildest injuries did slightly worse than those who'd been given dummy treatments. Those results could have been due to chance, but he said they only reinforce the conclusion that the supplement should not be used for traumatic brain injuries.
The study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
More than 1 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries each year and 53,000 die. Military data show more than 250,000 cases have occurred in service members since 2000, many during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There is no effective treatment for these injuries.
"The military would have been overjoyed if this had been the one," said Dr. Robert Ruff, co-author of a journal editorial and neurology chief at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The study results imply that a single drug alone won't be sufficient to help these patients improve, he said.
Citicoline is a naturally occurring brain compound made of choline, a chemical needed to build brain cells. Choline is found in some foods including beef liver, eggs and wheat germ. Commercial versions of choline and citicoline are both sold as diet supplements.
Lab studies in animals had suggested that high doses of citicoline could help speed recovery from brain injuries, with almost no side effects.
Several studies in humans examined citicoline as a possible treatment for strokes but had mixed results. Still, it is widely used in Europe and Japan to treat strokes and brain injuries. The product used in the study is made by the Spanish pharmaceutical company Ferrer Grupo, which makes prescription-grade citicoline.
Dr. Steven Zeisel, a choline scientist and director of the University of North Carolina's Nutrition Research Institute, said it's still possible citicoline would work if used in combination with other potential treatments, but to determine that would require another rigorous and costly study. He was not involved in the research.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development helped pay for the study, along with grants from several universities. The government institute has spent nearly $30 million since 2002 to fund a research network seeking treatments for traumatic brain injuries.
The citicoline results were eagerly anticipated in a military-commissioned Institute of Medicine report last year on potential nutritional treatments for traumatic brain injury. Besides citicoline, the report said other nutrients being studied held some promise, including fatty acids and zinc.
Zafonte, the study's lead author, was on the committee that wrote the report.
"It's back to the drawing board," he said. "We all had such hope this would make some difference."


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Cowgirls Dominate in Road Victory at Air Force, 86-48
Behind a career high 27 points from Kaitlyn Mileto, the Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team earned their first conference road win, 86-48, over the Air Force Falcons Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs. A 14-0 run in the first half put the Cowgirls in control, as they won their second straight.
"It was a complete basketball game tonight," said head coach Joe Legerski. "It was important we get off to a fast start, which we did. I felt like Kaitlyn and Kayla were both good from the perimeter, and Fallon Lewis gave us a good lift off the bench with her points and rebounds. Then we really got the transition game going in the third four minute segment in the half."
Mileto was 8-12 from the field and 6-9 from beyond the arc. Kayla Woodward followed with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Chaundra Sewell added nine points and a team high nine rebounds. The Cowgirls shot 29-59 (49.2%) from the field, 14-26 (53.8%) in the second half and went 19-26 (73.1%) from the free throw line. They out rebounded the Falcons 47-29 and had 36 points in the paint.
Air Force was led by Camille Thompson with 15 points off the bench. The Falcons shot 19-58 (32.8%) from the field.
With the score 8-5, Wyoming (15-4, 4-2) made their key run of 14-0, which included seven points from Lewis, and extended their lead to 22-5 with 11 minutes left in the half. The Cowgirls held a 40-25 lead at halftime.
After Air Force (2-16, 1-4) got on the board first in the second half, UW responded with a 7-0 run to extend the lead to 47-28. The lead was never in jeopardy after that and they came away with the 86-48 win.
"We talked about the mentality to show up every night be able to play on the glass and rebound which we did tonight. It is how you show up from the beginning of the game and I liked how we had 23 assists on 29 baskets which means we really shared the basketball."


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Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. In fact, more skin cancers are diagnosed in the US each year than all other cancers combined. The number of skin cancer cases has been going up over the past few decades.
Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. Most of this exposure comes from the sun, but some may come from man-made sources, such as indoor tanning beds and sun lamps. The good news is that you can do a lot to protect yourself and your family from UV rays, as well as to catch skin cancer early so that it can be treated effectively.
You don't need x-rays or blood tests to find skin cancer early – just your eyes and a mirror. If you have skin cancer, finding it early is the best way to make sure it can be treated with success.
- What Is Skin Cancer?
- What Is Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation?
- Are Some People More Likely to Get Skin Damage from the Sun?
- How Do I Protect Myself from UV Rays?
- Tanning Pills and Other Tanning Products
- Skin Exams
- What Should I Look for on a Skin Self-Exam?
- If You Find Something Suspicious on Your Skin
- Additional Resources
- References: Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection


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Tech media spends so much time covering social networks, online communication, and all things digital or virtual that it can sometimes be tough to remember that people actually meet in real life. But even when faced with those IRL moments, we can't help but bring the digital world back into the equation with things like Bump.
Bump is an Android and iOS app that allows users to exchange information by lightly bumping their phones together. When we first covered the app, it was just a catchy way to send contact information without doing the awkward dance of saying a phone number over loud noise of a convention or social gathering. Bump has since grown to be a way to share contacts, photos, app recommendations, and text – even if you aren't next to each other.
The folks at Bump sent us an interesting infographic showing how their 50 million users Bump information; and since we're suckers for complicated data being simplified with pretty pictures, we figured we'd share the image with the Androinica.com readers as well.
A few items from the graphic jump out of me, particularly days and times that Bump sees its heaviest traffic. I always envisioned it as the convenient way to exchange contact info without fumbling for business cards, but the night time and weekend spikes in use show that it's a much bigger player at bars and parties. I was also shocked to see 267 million photos bumped because I never really use the app for that purpose; I always assume someone will post the photo on Facebook or I can text them later and have it forwarded.
Download Bump from the Android Market if you want to be User # 50,000,001. You'll join the company of many people in North America, western Europe, and a couple of brave souls in North Korea.
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Address: Daguan Bridge, Shicheng County, Miyun District, Beijing Telephone: 8610-61025028/61025391 How to arrice there: Take bus No 980, 987, or 970 form Dongzhimen to Miyun District, and then transfer to a special bus toward Shicheng County.
Black Dragon Pond Scenic Spot is located in a 220-meter high, 4-kilometer long valley, which is 100 kilometers away from Beijing. The valley is in the northwestern Lupiguan Pass of the Shicheng Town in Miyun. The valley is commonly called Gulu Valley, because of its steepness. There are three waterfalls and eighteen pools in the valley. It is always appraised as being fresh, astonishing and steep.
Being fresh:
A lot of waterfalls are located in this only four-kilometer valley, which is rare in and outside Beijing District. Everywhere can give people a fresh feeling from the beginning to the end of the journey. You will feel relaxed and happy, just as if you were in a fairyland.
Being astonishing:
Every scenic spot has its own fantastic characteristic in this deep and serene valley. The great power of the nature makes the valley full of wonder and surprise in each scenic spot.
Being steep:
The waterfalls and the Dragon Pool are majestic and spectacular because of the adventurous rushing water, the deep valley and the narrow path. Tourists can enjoy the landscape in a perilous situation when they climb the ladders and pass the bridges. No venture, no pleasure. The views in the dangerous place can add more vigour to the tourists.
Admission: RMB 36, RMB 26 for students
Taoyuanxiangu (Peach Valley)
As a National AAAA Level scenic spot, Taoyuanxiangu (Peach Valley) is an Ecological Tourism Scenic Destination, covering an area of 16 km2, ranging for 8 km from the west bank of Miyun Reservoir to the top of Guanfengtai Hill. The valley is carpeted with dense forest and dotted with many lakes, six waterfalls and thirteen ponds, which show a picturesque happy valley.
The No. 1 Waterfall of Beijing
The No. 1 Waterfall of Beijing is located in the Miyun County in Beijing's suburb. Five big characters of "The No. 1 Waterfall of Beijing" are engraved on the cliff on the left of the Waterfall, which is 62.5m high, 28m higher than "the Waterfall to the Heaven" close to it in the Heilong Pond. The Waterfall Waterfalls throughout the year and its flow rate is about half a cubic meter even in the dry seasons of winter and spring.
Mountain Climbing Tips:
Don't wear plastic shoes, slippers or leather shoes. Make sure to wear proper shoes and clothes.
Never smoke during mountain climbing. Protect the environment.
Boating Tips:
Wear a life jacket and follow the instructions of the staff. Don't enter the water alone or try not cross the safety line.
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Story highlights
- New "Unthink" social networking site lets users own their content
- Florida-based startup wants to be everything Facebook and Google+ are not
- Video promoting the site calls Facebook and Google "greedy giants"
- The question is whether users will leave for a site with fewer fellow users
Call it "Occupy Facebook." Or, perhaps, "UnOccupy Facebook."
Hoping to capitalize on frustrations with the social networking giant, not to mention some of the anti-corporate sentiment bubbling up on Wall Street and beyond, entrepreneurs have launched an upstart site called Unthink.
The Tampa, Florida-based startup wants to be everything that Facebook and rival Google+ are not -- and it has the manifesto and sassy YouTube video to prove it.
"I couldn't wait to tell my story. I couldn't believe that all this was free," says an actress in the video, strutting through Bohemian city streets in an off-the-shoulder T-shirt with the words "Wild and Free" scrawled on it. "But I never knew that I'd be part of some damn puppet show -- that you thought you could own me. Well, you can't own me!"
Later, she confronts a guy in a Google+ T-shirt and another hoodie-wearing character with a striking resemblance to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The video is part of a series of hype-building efforts, along with cryptic news releases promising a "secret project" and "social revolution," that preceded Tuesday's limited launch.
Opened for invite-only beta testing on Tuesday, Unthink says it will offer an alternative to the privacy concerns some people have about using Facebook or Google's new rival network.
Facebook and Google both collect information about users to tailor advertising to them. Privacy concerns have cropped up over various features Facebook has rolled out -- from mobile check-ins to integration with other websites that can make a user's online behavior more public if settings aren't tweaked.
Unthink promises that, under its terms of use, all content will remain the property of the user. After signing up, an app lets users transfer photos and other info from Facebook to the new site.
"We worked hard for more than three years to research people's needs and present them with a solution that will empower them," Unthink CEO and founder Natasha Dedis said on the company's website. "Our mission is to emancipate social media and unleash people's extraordinary potential. Our -- not so covert -- mission is to spark a social revolution. We believe in people."
Dedis said she had the idea for the site when her son wanted to join Facebook and she read what she called the site's oppressive terms of use.
According to TechCrunch, the site is bankrolled with about $2.5 million in investments from venture capitalists.
And its business model for fighting the corporate social-media giants? Corporate sponsorships.
The site will let users either pick a participating business (presumably one they like) to "sponsor" their page or pay a $2 annual fee for the service.
Through much of Wednesday, after tech blogs began reporting on it, pulling up the Unthink site delivered an "over capacity" message.
Unthink isn't the first startup that has hoped to capitalize on anti-Facebook sentiment. Last spring, Diaspora raised $200,000 on crowd-funding site Kickstarter to develop a decentralized networking site. But more than a year and a half later, only an unfinished alpha version has been rolled out and, last month, developers sent out a plea for more money to people who have already signed up.
The question, of course, is whether there's any appetite for yet another social networking platform in a landscape dominated by Facebook, with its 800 million users, and to a lesser extent, Twitter.
Even Google has struggled to pull users away from Facebook where, despite complaints, users have appeared willing to deal with occasional privacy concerns in return for a convenient online hangout populated by all their friends.
But if even a small percentage of those users choose to abandon ship for the "revolution," it may be enough for Unthink to declare victory.


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Tickets to the Badgers trio of inter-conference home games are expected to go fairly quick, as well. Camp Randall sold out 41 consecutive times until late September 2009, and the 80,000 seat stadium is still full more-often-than-not on Saturdays during the season.
The University of Massachusetts kicks off 2013 and Wisconsin's non-conference schedule in Madison on August 31st before Tennessee Tech follows on September 7th. The Badgers most anticipated non-conference match-up at home comes against Brigham-Young University on November 9th. Face value for tickets to these games range from $45 to $65.
Availability of tickets to the team's five away games this season will be limited on Monday. Dates at Big-10 rivals Ohio State, Iowa, and Minnesota have already sold-out through sales from those schools, and tickets will not be available for purchase through the Wisconsin system. Tickets to the team's games at Arizona State on September 14th and at Illinois on October 19th will go on sale, however. Face value is $60 and $49, respectively, for the pair.
Public single-game tickets to the Badgers four home conference games in 2013 will go on sale on Monday, August 5th. Purdue, Northwestern, Indiana, and Penn State will all visit Camp Randall from the Big-10 during the season.2013 Wisconsin Football Single-Game Tickets On-Sale July 15th
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A burning desire to innovate: Hearth & Home Technologies focused on growth, community
LAKE CITY — Hearth & Home Technologies takes a box and turns it into something beautiful and functional ... a thousand times a day.
In 1992, the company known then as Heat 'N' Glo took a big, empty box and transformed it into a factory that today employs 600 people who manufacture four brands of gas fireplaces and inserts — Heat & Glo, Heatilator, Quadra-Fire and most recently, Majestic.
The company repurposed space again early in 2017, taking a warehouse and creating a $1.5 million product-and-design engineering lab. A public-private collaboration made that possible, said Brian English, community relations manager. Lake City created a tax incentive and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development added other incentives through the Job Creation Fund.
Thanks to the work being done there and the lean-manufacturing implemented at the main plant, Hearth & Home Technologies is more focused than ever on creating for the future in addition to taking a moment to reflect on the local plant's 25th anniversary and Manufacturing Month.
"We have our own research and development team here. We continue to launch two to four products a year," English said.
For example, Hearth & Home Technologies recently launched the Heat & Glo Primo, a linear fireplace with SafeSurface technology, which keeps the glass cool to the touch.
"It's very kid friendly," Plant Manager Bruno Rahn said.
A touch-control system that is similar to a smartphone and offers homeowners more control of their fireplace is among the other recent innovations.
Come December the plant will unveil its "Assembly Line of the Future," Rahn said. This will offer height-adjustable workstations, right-sized equipment, enhanced material flow and ergonomic advancements for manufacturing. That was a $1 million-plus investment as well.
Members also will use improved automation and technology to fabricate, paint, assemble, test and package the complete fireplace. Already raw materials and partially assembled parts move almost by themselves via carts that follow technology embedded in the factory floor.
The factory is clean, orderly and efficient — plus comfortably cool, which may surprise visitors given the products being made and tested there.
"We recently tripled our air conditioning," Rahn noted with a smile.
Attention to the safety, well-being and comfort of team members is one reason HHT again earned a spot on Workforce Development Inc.'s Best Places to Work list. The third-party group assesses training, development, community presence and more.
Rahn puts it this way: "I think that drive to improve our business and be part of something special is what binds us all together as members of HHT."
The longevity of team members commuting from as far as Woodbury to the north and Winona to the south, plus Pierce and Pepin counties in Wisconsin, also speaks to why HHT is the largest hearth product manufacturer in the world.
"We've been very fortunate to have been on a five-to-six-year growth trend," English acknowledges.
And wherever they might call their home, members know that giving back to Hearth & Home Technologies' Mississippi River home town of 5,000 people is part of the package. In 2016 alone, the company drove more than $3 million in revenue to Lake City via materials, services, restaurants, lodging and utilities, plus charitable events and community volunteering.
"I love the fact that we invest in the business as well as the community," English said.


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Hugh Jackman to Join 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'?
Holy Snikt! Bryan Singer's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is not only offering the new Magneto Michael Fassbender and Professor X James McAvoy along with the original versions played by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, it looks like Hugh Jackman may be joining the cast for his seventh go-around as Wolverine.
This comes from The Hollywood Reporter, and is kind of crazy. If Singer felt dissed by not finishing his original trilogy ('X-Men: The Last Stand' was helmed by Brett Ratner when Singer took off to make 'Superman Returns), it looks like he's going to have something of a chance now. Obviously, this looks to meld the newer version of these characters with Singer's original conception, though it's unknown how large any of the old cast members parts will be. And as the film already has Fassbender, McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicolas Hoult returning, things are starting to look stuffed.
We're also curious if this means we'll see performers like Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn or Halle Berry return as Jean Grey, Cyclops, Mystique and Storm, respectively. That door is definitely open. But as the narrative of the comic book that this appears to be drawn from suggests, it's likely that Stewart, McKellan and Jackman will all be used in some sort of framing device. 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is scheduled to hit theaters July 18, 2014


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YORK, Pa. – A sixth inning grand slam by No. 19 Kean College was enough to break the Spartans' spirits as the Cougars went on to claim an 11-8 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Jaquet Field.
York (26-13) got off to a hot start, racing out to a 6-0 lead while compiling seven hits through the first two innings.
Andrew Hershey (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) played a big role in YCP's early offensive surge as the senior accounted for two hits, including a double to lead off the game and two runs. Hershey finished the day 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored.
Colbe Herr (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) also played an instrumental role in the first two innings as the senior drove in three total runs with a ground-out in the first inning and a two-RBI single in the second, in addition to scoring a run himself in the second. Herr finished the day 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored.
After the grand slam by Kean (30-12) put the Spartans behind 10-6, York still chipped away at the four-run deficit and nearly climbed back into the game. The Green and white tallied one run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Brad Wenzel (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area) and notched another run in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by Colin Porter (Hanover, Pa./South Western).
Following the Porter single in the ninth, freshman Michael Moore (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) kept the two-out rally alive with a single up the middle. York still had life after stringing together three straight hits, but the shimmer of hope was abruptly wiped away as a well-hit sinking line drive by sophomore Sean Mohollen (Rose Valley, Pa./Strath Haven) was plucked out of the air by the right fielder to end the game.
Kean's Dan Hansen earned the victory and improves to 2-1 as he tossed six innings in relief, giving up two runs on six hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
Freshman Elliot Mortimer (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) suffered the loss and falls to 6-2 after throwing six innings, allowing 10 runs, three earned, on 10 hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
York will return to the diamond on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in a non-conference contest at Rowan.
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How To Make Pasta Salad Recipes
Lobster Orzo Pasta Salad Recipe
This is one of my favorite salads. I pan-seared halved lobsters and garnished them with fennel, lemon and celery orzo salad. To add a luxurious touch to an already luxurious dish, I drizzled the salad with truffle oil.
To ensure that my husband Lulu was able to share the same meal with me, I prepared the orzo salad separately from the lobster so both of us could enjoy it to our liking; Lulu loved his flavorful vegetarian meal and I absolutely adored the addition of seafood. Feeding a vegetarian has never been this easy!
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe
The idea for this Mediterranean salad was inspired by finding fiddlehead ferns at my local market last week. The tight coil of the young fern is very similar to cappelletti pasta and I thought mixing them would make a pretty dish playing with odd shapes and colorful ingredients. This week I was able to buy the pasta but unfortunately the market doesn't carry fiddleheads anymore. It didn't stop me from making a delicious dish... I just substituted beautiful haricots verts in place of the fiddleheads.
I combined the coil-shaped pasta with red onions, carrots and celery that I received this evening from Full Circle and heirloom tomatoes from our garden. To the summer pasta salad, I also added garbanzo beans, hearts of palm, olives, pickled grape leaves and sun-dried tomatoes to complete the one-dish meal. No ingredient is irreplaceable; you can always substitute in an equally delicious element. All that really matters is a visually appealing and tasty dish.
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Cold Pasta Salad Recipe
Cold pasta salad is usually made with mayonnaise dressing. One member of my family is allergic to eggs, so this recipe suits her perfectly; as no eggs are used. Even though there are no eggs, I wanted the dressing to be creamy and flavorful, so I mixed in goat cheese with the usual vinaigrette ingredients. For a little extra kick, I added onions cooked down in white balsamic vinegar.
I used cork-screw-shaped pasta, but any other shape such as bowties, shells or penne would work as well. In addition to the diced tomatoes and steamed zucchini, I added black lentils and pan-seared tofu to give this vegetarian pasta dish some protein. Cooking does not always have to be complicated. If you have fresh ingredients and a lot of love, you'll have a wonderful meal. Bon appétit!
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Beet Orzo Pasta Salad Recipe
Orzo salad is an easy one-dish, summertime meal. You could add anything you like, so you can adapt the recipe to fit whatever you find at the market. The most labor intensive work involved in preparing the salad is chopping all the ingredients. For this version, I added cherry tomatoes, broccoli, sugar snap peas, pickled carrots and canned black beans. The main event though, was the addition of the roasted beets. I prepped them in the morning and let them cool to room temperature.
We spent a very low-key, relaxing weekend and I didn't feel like cooking a ton, raising the temperature in the kitchen with the stove and oven during the afternoon, as the temperature got higher. This cold pasta dish was light, complete but still flavorful, and we got to enjoy it by the scoopful in our garden.
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Brad Pitt is set to play Steve McQueen in a biography chronicling the actor's life.*McQueen made a living with his starring roles in The Great Escape and Bullitt, but is better known to us for his love of fast bikes, fast cars, and his three ex-wives. So, we can expect to see Pitt in some iconic cars, and on some vintage bike on the 70′ screen.
Brad Pitt has long been associated with the movie*portrayal*of McQueen's life, but have a few other actors as well, such as*Ewan McGregor, Band of Brothers star Damien Lewis, and current Bond actor, Daniel Craig.
The movie will be based upon Marshall Terrill's biography "Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel ", and may cover McQueen's addictions, including his penchant for bikes, cars, women, drugs as well as chronicle his three marriages and struggles with lung cancer.
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Joe Biden he ain't.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — prominent supporter of same-sex marriage and chairman of the 2012 Democratic National Convention — told CNN's John King that he knew in advance ("a couple of weeks ago") that President Obama was going to switch positions on the controversial social issue.
And, unlike the Vice President of the United States, he kept his mouth shut.
Biden's blunder — he shot off his mouth on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press — angered White House aides, provoked an abject apology from the Veep and forced the president to speed up the planned announcement.
Villaraigosa's discretion — well, it didn't make headlines.
But the California politician, a rising star in national Democratic politics, got to take a curtain call of sorts on CNN's John King USA program last night.
"I did know a couple of weeks ago that something would be said soon on this issue," he told King.
He said the Obama team didn't push back when he continued to be a strong public advocate of same-sex marriage — despite the president's public opposition.
"First of all, I got no resistance from the campaign," Villaraigosa said. "They knew where I was. They were supportive of me, you know, saying where I've been for a very long time on this issue. There was no resistance from the campaign with respect to me."
Unlike some Democrats, Villaraigosa said he opposed moving the convention from Charlotte because North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage and civil unions.
"Look, we're already far down the way in terms of planning for this convention," he said. "It's going to be the most open and accessible. North Carolina is an important state. We're going to work to win the hearts and minds and votes of the voters there."
Villaraigosa, who has supported same-sex marriage publicly since 1994, predicted that his position will be included in the party's 2012 plaform.
"Because his position on marriage equality has evolved, he's taken the position of conscience," the mayor said. "I think it was a courageous decision on his part, and one that I support 100 percent. I'm very proud of our president."