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Sometime in the coming months, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to announce new standards for the allowable stopping distances of trucks. The rules won't take effect for a few years, but vehicle and component manufacturers already are scrambling to meet the anticipated ambitious targets.
Regulators basically want to cut 30% from current medium- and heavy-vehicle stopping distances, which vary by vehicle weight and configuration. At present, lighter commercial vehicles must stop within 215 ft. when traveling 60 mph. Straight trucks weighing more than 33,000 lbs. must stop within 310 ft., and tractor-trailers within 355 ft. The goal of shorter distances is improved highway safety, but meeting that goal will require new, more expensive brake systems and probably fewer options for buyers.
"I think NHTSA's intent is admirable," says Tony Moore, director of axle and brake systems at Freightliner. But [the targets] won't be achieved without adding cost and complexity to our vehicles."
Air-disc brakes
In the near future, Moore says, brakes might become truck-weight specific. Class 4 vehicles (14,001 to 16,000 lbs.) may have one system; Class 5 (16,001 to 19,501 lbs.) may have another; Class 6 (19,501 to 26,000 lbs.) yet another. However, Class 7 (26,001 to 33,000 lbs.) might endure the biggest change. Moore thinks air brakes will be mandated for these heaviest of medium-duty trucks.
"We now have [air brakes] for Class 8 and [hydraulic brakes] for lighter classes," he says. Although there is some crossover of air brakes, "a definite line exists between medium and heavy duty," Moore continues. "Soon, though, I think that line will move lower."
Such a change would surely affect truck-owning farmers, many of whom appreciate the economy and familiarity of hydraulic brakes. A switch to air brakes would mean more, and completely different, components and changes in maintenance requirements.
Of course, this wouldn't be the first radical shift in medium-duty braking systems. In the mid 1980s, North American truck builders ditched hydraulic drum brakes in favor of hydraulic disc, a conversion that no doubt initially flustered more than a few backyard mechanics. It is unclear whether mandated air brakes for Class 7 trucks would mean a return to drums for that weight group. Air-disc technology is available and, in fact, is popular in Europe. However, it's as rare as whitewall tires on North American trucks.
The slow adoption of air disc here can be blamed on several factors. Chief among them are price, compatibility and weight, at least when compared with the air-powered drum brakes found on some Class 7 and nearly all Class 8 vehicles.
Prakash Jain, director of international business development for ArvinMeritor, says air disc systems don't yet offer advantages most truckers are willing to pay extra for. And until sales volumes increase, the prices will remain relatively high. That's where the government comes in.
"Safety agencies would rather have air-disc brakes than drums on heavy vehicles," Jain says. "However, they cannot mandate any particular type of brake. They can only mandate brake performance." Jain and his colleagues believe the upcoming changes in stopping distances will be designed around the known capabilities of air discs. That would nudge the truck and component industries in the direction preferred by regulators. But Jain warns against writing the obituary for drum brakes just yet.
"Shorter stopping distances alone won't achieve the [air-disc] goals officials have in mind," he says.
Drum brakes
Last December, ArvinMeritor brought a group of journalists to a research test track in Ohio, where the company demonstrated that drum brakes can outperform discs in a 60-mph emergency stop, if they are fitted with more powerful air chambers and larger friction material.
"We were just trying to show that air disc isn't the only alternative for better braking," Jain says. ArvinMeritor manufactures both drum and disc brakes.
Ron Bailey, technical sales manager for air-disc brakes at Bendix, acknowledges that drum brakes can be made more muscular, but he questions the logic and safety of doing so. Larger drum brakes on a front axle can adversely affect driver control, he says. That's why front brakes on trucks are typically smaller than rear brakes. Furthermore, he contends, a single highway-speed panic stop isn't necessarily a reasonable gauge of overall brake performance.
Bailey says disc brakes are mechanically preferable to drums because they can deliver consistently shorter stopping distances, in all conditions, without fading or overheating. He blames the truck market's disinterest in air disc on the soiled reputation of earlier designs. "It's a shame we didn't come up with a new name for today's products, something other that air-disc brakes," he says. "The current generation of product is [completely different] from its predecessors."
It is doubtful that a name change alone would boost sales. Disc brakes are still more expensive than drum, and few buyers are willing to pay extra for just greater stopping power — that is, unless they regularly travel over mountainous terrain with heavy loads.
Component manufacturers, though, have been looking for ways to advance brake systems beyond their traditional job description. Traction control, available on numerous vehicles nowadays, is one of the additional roles for brakes. Stability control is another. ArvinMeritor recently introduced a rollover prevention device that uses a truck's antilock brake system and its engine's electronic control module (ECM) to help keep all wheels on the ground, should a driver enter a curve or corner too fast. Called "roll stability control," the unit is basically a computerized gyroscope that senses unusual lateral forces and then electronically slows the vehicle by decelerating the engine, igniting the compression brake or applying the foundation brakes.
Electronic brakes
Some of these newfangled devices work with today's standard brake systems — air or hydraulic, drum or disc. Others, some of which are still being developed, require the magic of electronic braking, a technology widely used in Europe but still being tested here.
Electronic braking does for brakes what ECMs do for engines: convert pedal position to an electronic signal, which is then zapped to wheel-end solenoids that apply the precise amount of brake pressure needed. Experts say the system has many benefits. It can automatically ratchet up power on under-performing brakes, resulting in more stable braking and even wear. It also can trigger an engine retarder and dial in the proper amount of braking assistance. The elapsed time between pedal movement and brake actuation is about two-tenths of a second, roughly half the time of air and hydraulic systems. Warning lights immediately alert drivers if a brake becomes disabled. And malfunctions can be quickly and easily diagnosed with a computer and the correct software.
This level of brake wizardry is surely overkill for all but the most techno-savvy truck owners — at least right now. Technology is only "futuristic" until enough people are employing it. Then it's considered mainstream. It's impossible to predict how quickly electronic braking will reach farmers, but that will certainly happen soon after truck builders believe its features offer customers greater value, safety and efficiency.
In the meantime, truck buyers will be adjusting to the new air and hydraulic systems designed to meet the forthcoming changes in NHTSA stopping-distance standards.

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A new program at UNF helps students get off to a great start. The Venture Studies initiative kicks off this fall with 15 First Year seminars, 31 English classes and 14 sections of traditional General Education classes.
The First-Year Seminars, taught to groups of 20 to 30 students, fulfill general education requirements in the arts, English, humanities, natural science or social sciences. Professors use the course content to help students make a successful transition to college, understand the different stages of critical thinking and see the complexity of the subject because they have experienced it in a community setting.
Venture Studies seminars differ from traditional classes because the instructors use common assignments, language, features and policies. Active learning will help students to develop critical thinking skills, said Marnie Jones, associate dean of the College of Art and Sciences. Jones said that each class would introduce community-based transformational learning to students in unique ways.
Brenda Vose, assistant professor of criminal justice, hopes her course, "Media, Crime and Criminal Justice," will demonstrate to students that in the world of criminal justice, not everything is as it appears on television, the movies or in music.
"Instead of me talking about differences between how the criminal justice system is portrayed in the media versus how the system operates, students will have the opportunity to see some of the differences firsthand," said Vose. "For example, students will be doing a ride-along with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, they will spend a day observing criminal court, and I am working on scheduling a visit to a correctional institution."
Most of these classes will start in a traditional classroom setting, but first-year residents in Osprey Crossings R will have the added advantage of having four classes taught in their residence hall as part of the Living and Learning Communities. Nutrition instructor Jackie Shank will teach these students about basic nutrition and how to evaluate their diets through hands-on cooking demonstrations, visits to on-campus dining facilities and a possible visit to Second Harvest Food Bank.
"On the surface, students fulfill a science requirement, but, more importantly, they will be learning how food decisions can affect lifelong health and well-being," said Shank.
During the spring 2011 semester, courses will broaden students' horizons with offerings that deepen the connection to the community, both locally and abroad. Six interconnected social science courses will focus on the challenges and opportunities of Jacksonville. Another course will provide a service learning opportunity in Guatemala.
Jones explains the Venture Studies' goal is to help students break away from thinking of general education as a "check list of courses to get through" so that they make connections between different classes and understand how each discipline views, investigates, and analyzes central issues and problems. She also hopes in several years to demonstrate to faculty how common teaching strategies across academic disciplines can improve student preparedness for junior- and senior-level coursework, help enhance student success and assist the University in attracting and retaining students.
Jones said faculty teaching Venture Studies courses are experimenting with a major collaboration project, working from a common intellectual framework – reflective judgment. "We want to teach our students how to ask critical questions about evidence and confront the limits of disciplinary knowledge, so that they become skilled at making interpretive judgments based on the best information available." Jones said. "This ability is especially important in a digital age where 'information' swamps knowledge and our news culture reduces every issue to two mutually exclusive positions."UNF's General Education Task Force created the Venture Studies initiative so that introductory courses would function as a more coherent program with an overarching intellectual framework, Jones said. At the same time, a 2008 Association of American College and Universities survey of employers provided added impetus. That report indicated that the majority of college graduates were well-prepared for succeeding in entry-level positions, but less so in skills needed for advancement. It also found that employers have the most confidence in assessments that demonstrate graduates' ability to apply their college learning to complex, real-world challenges, as well as projects or tests that integrate problem-solving, writing, and analytical reasoning. "If we can jump start these critical thinking skills in the first year, our students will be more successful, get more out of their entire college experience, and be truly transformed by their experience at UNF," she said.
The vision of a student and the resources of an alumnus are combining to write one of the newest chapters in the University's ongoing green revolution.
The transformation is taking shape on a small parcel near the Parking Services Building along UNF Drive. Observant motorists may notice what has become known as the "verb garden," but few probably realize it hosts more than 50 varieties of organically grown fruits and vegetables. Everything from tomatoes and watermelons to basil and bell peppers is thriving in the green oasis under the care of dedicated staff and volunteers.
The story begins more than a year ago when student Katrina Norbom, who was the volunteer coordinator at the UNF Wildlife Sanctuary, proposed establishing a verb (vegetables and herbs) garden as a way to foster environmental stewardship on campus by demonstrating organic gardening. She envisioned it becoming an interactive educational resource where students, faculty, staff and even members of the community could become involved in organic gardening at different levels. She created a garden plan with help from master gardeners at the Duval County Extension Office.
Other funding priorities prevented the idea from becoming an immediate reality until alumnus Bruce Ogier entered the picture. Ogier, who had been an original member of the Sawmill Slough Conservation Club, jumped at the opportunity to provide startup funds when approached by Kathleen Leone, director of development in the Division of Student Affairs.
Ogier has had a long involvement in gardening. Growing up in Jacksonville, he has fond memories of his grandfather Tate's expansive vegetable garden off Ebersol Road. Ogier caught green-thumb fever at an early age. He recalls as a kid asking for a push plow, a shovel and a rake for Christmas. He played and worked in his own garden while growing up trying to emulate his grandfather's success.
Graduating from UNF with a bachelor's degree in 1974, Ogier pursued a financial career and is currently president of Capital Analysts of Jacksonville, Florida Inc. Through his involvement with the Student Affairs Community Council, Ogier has remained in close contact with UNF. Leone, knowing Ogier's fascination with gardening, thought it might be a perfect fit for a gift as part of The Power of Transformation campaign.
Ogier and his brother, Frederick Jr., who lives in Dallas, donated the startup funding in memory of their parents, Frederick C. and Ophelia Tate Ogier.
Chuck Hubbuch, assistant director of physical facilities, who oversees campus landscaping, approved the plan. He enthusiastically agreed to convert the parcel to a garden, thereby relieving his staff of some maintenance responsibilities.
The responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the verb garden has fallen to AyoLane Halusky, chief ranger of the Wildlife Sanctuary, and Jonathan Felts, who eventually succeeded Norbom as volunteer coordinator.
Halusky emphasizes that the verb garden is an ongoing experiment with many ideas continuing to be considered. Under the current operations, anyone who volunteers at the sanctuary is entitled to share in the garden's bounty.
Eventually, Halusky hopes to be able to make the garden's produce available at the farmers' market (Market Days) at the Student Union, with money raised devoted to continuation of the project. "Our students have frequently indicated an interest in access to healthy foods on campus. The garden is one way of illustrating that green is not a fad but a change in lifestyle."
What is especially rewarding to Halusky is the multi-generational appeal of the garden. "It was very cool to see an early alumnus of UNF join with today's students to move this project forward," he said.
The project is much more than merely growing organic fruits and vegetables. Felts is offering a series of gardening workshops this fall primarily for students, which cover everything from the introduction to organic gardening to composting. He knows his subject well. When not working at UNF in a part-time capacity, Felts helps manage the non-profit Beaches Local Food Network. The organization's two main projects are the Beaches Green Market, a farmers' market held in Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach every Saturday and the Beaches Organic Community Garden. This garden contains 24 plots that are leased by community members for personal use.
Halusky sees many future applications for the garden. Members of the community may be invited to volunteer and help raise crops side by side with students. Even educational signage is being considered which would help spread the word about the benefits of organic gardening among the hundreds of community visitors to the nature trails each week. The garden has already been incorporated into educational programs given by UNF Sanctuary staff to thousands of school children each year.
In today's competitive job market, anything UNF students can do to set themselves apart from their peers will help them get noticed by potential employers or graduate schools, come graduation time. One way students are getting that extra edge at UNF is by obtaining a Leadership Certificate through the Institute for Values, Community and Leadership, which was established a year ago.
In the year since Dr. Annabel Brooks signed on as the program's director, she has worked to transform the existing the Leadership Certificate into the core of a much broader goal to encourage, promote and reward civic and community engagement among UNF students. Through leadership development courses and experiential learning activities, students learn about leadership theory and constructs while developing their own talents and skills in real-life settings. The six core institutional values of the University are also integrated into the classes, as well as organizational and skill development workshops, lectures and conferences offered by the Division of Student Affairs.
Along with the Introduction to Leadership course, students have course options available from all five colleges that both fit into their degree programs and meet the requirements to obtain the Leadership Certificate. Students must complete an internal leadership experience by attending the Student Leadership Summit or getting involved in UNF clubs or organizations, and they must complete an external leadership experience by taking part in community-based transformational learning or study-abroad opportunities. At the end of the program, students participate in the Capstone experience — the final class, where students reflect on their insights and experiences from the study of leadership — and finalize what is called the Experiential Learning Transcript (ELT).
The ELT augments the academic transcript as an official record of a student's experiential learning. It provides students with documentation of the intentional study and practice of leadership, self-development, and research and community engagement that occurs outside of the classroom. The ELT serves to enhance applications for scholarships, leadership and service awards, and can also be an important document for students as they seek admission to graduate programs or seek employment in pursuit of their career goals.
According to Brooks, the results are noticeable. "The students really are different when they have come through the institute," she said. "They are able to articulate their value in the leadership arena. They are perfectly comfortable talking about their strengths and proclivities. Graduate schools and employers love that."
In the first year, the institute has expanded to offer twice the number of classes that are approved for the Leadership Development designation, and the number of Introduction to Leadership classes has quadrupled. In addition, a new leadership minor was developed to compliment the Leadership Certificate. The institute also collaborated with several programs on campus to establish a stronger emphasis on community-based transformational learning. Currently, there are about 200 students who are at some point in the process of obtaining the Leadership Certificate.
Brooks says all of this growth is providing a new challenge: cultivating more faculty members to teach the Introduction to Leadership class. "I am loving the progress. It has been exciting to see so many faculty members embrace the notion of high energy engagement."
This October, the Student Summit 2010 will offer a series of workshops and sessions. Guest Speaker John Gordon, an entrepreneur and international bestselling author, will speak about the launch of his newest book, "Soup," which is about how organizational culture enhances the community. Gordon is also a member of a leadership committee established under the Student Affairs Community Council. He is one of four community leaders who serve as part of an advisory team to the institute about the ever-changing needs of the community.
One of the institute's goals in the coming year is to develop a broader network of organizations and individuals like Gordon, to serve as community partners to facilitate the placement of students into external leadership learning opportunities as well as collaborate on related efforts with the Center for Community-Based Learning.
Another goal of the institute is to expand the Introduction to Leadership class, the Student Leadership Summit and the Experiential Learning Transcript to incorporate the idea of social change. The intentional study of leadership should lead to a sense of responsibility to enact change in the broader arena, or the world. The institute is designed to foster that feeling of responsibility in a safe and fun environment that includes both real-world experiences and intellectual pursuit in the classroom.
Incoming Student Government President Sitou Byll-Cataria is UNF's first international student elected to that organization's highest office. However, his personal story and attitudes reflect values UNF wants its students to embody: tolerance, diversity, community involvement and the transformational power of education.
A senior majoring in information technology who desires to be a computer security consultant, Byll-Cataria was born in 1985 in the small West African nation of Togo. The fifth of eight children, he grew up in the nation's capital, Lome. Although he considers himself a city kid who wasn't raised with the indigenous beliefs of his Ewe heritage, Byll-Cataria grew up appreciating his nation's rich and diverse culture.
Togo is comprised of 6.6 million people from 40 different ethnic groups living together in an area roughly the size of West Virginia, so tolerance for different points of view and a strong sense of community were important lessons there. "Even though everyone came from different tribal backgrounds, we were all the same. We were all Togolese," he said.
His family encouraged him to be active in the community at an early age, and he became the nation's first president of LEO Club International, a youth volunteerism and leadership group. He organized food and clothing drives, as well as service projects cleaning area beaches.
Byll-Cataria was an excellent student in grammar school, particularly in math, even though his schools lacked computers or calculators. "Those schools really taught me how to solve problems for myself, how to calculate in my head, how to learn to reason with logic," he said.
At 18, he moved with his father to Burkina Faso to receive a better education. His father was also responsible for getting Byll-Cataria his first computer, sparking a lifelong passion for technology. His new home was predominantly Muslim, which was culturally very different from Togo, but he admired how tolerant and respectful people from a different religion were, that they could live together peacefully, and still work toward the common good of the nation. He started his high school's first student newspaper and ran it for two years.
After graduating high school, he took time off to explore going to college in London, but instead chose UNF for the caliber of its IT program and because two of his sisters had attended previously. Fluent in French, Spanish and Mina, he initially struggled in America because he spoke limited English. But, with the help of friends and family, he soon overcame the language barrier. He said he values the ingenuity, sense of personal responsibility, work ethic and individual creativity of his fellow UNF classmates.
His older sister, Lauriane, was active in Student Government at UNF, serving as director of its Volunteer Center. She urged him to get involved in campus life. He followed her advice and has been very busy since. Byll-Cataria is an active member of the community; he served as the president of the International Student Association for 2008-2009. As Student Government president, Byll-Cataria has been appointed to the Board of Trustees until April 2011. He is a member of the International Business Society, Green Osprey, IEEE Computer Society, Osprey South Asian Association and Association of Fundraising Professionals. He was awarded the LIONS Club International Leadership Award and the International Student Service Award.
With the campaign behind him, Byll-Cataria wants to focus his year in office on improving campuswide communication and finding collaborative ways students and administrators can solve campus problems while providing learning opportunities. To improve communication, he and his staff are helping to organize bi-weekly forums between students and SG representatives, creating an online issues discussion board for students and developing an on-campus awareness campaign about UNF's student programs and services.
"I don't want to fulfill short-term, single-year promises, rather build a lasting foundation for long-term improvements," he said. "Much like the countries I come from, we are a very diverse campus with many different voices and interests. But, we are all Ospreys who want to work together to make UNF the best University possible."
If the television studio in the Department of Communication looks like a professional set, it should, because it was. The news desk came from WJXT Channel 4, and the news set background and second news desk came from Action News, the CBS/Fox affiliate combo.
While the news set is recycled, the studio in the Robinson Center, Building 14D, is state-of-the-art, complete with three floor video-cameras capable of producing high-definition programming that can be broadcast on TV. It represents a $500,000 investment in the future of the electronic media program in the Department of Communication.
In addition to moving into new space and getting new equipment, the department purchased Electronic News Production System (ENPS) software from the Associated Press that is used in nearly 800 newsrooms in 60 countries to organize, edit, time and run news broadcasts. Communication students began working on the new system this semester.
"We wanted to make sure we had the tools and resources for doing television news in a highly professional manner," said David Goff, chair of the Department of Communication.
Since the inception several years ago of the news magazine show "Inside Jacksonville," students who produced it in collaboration with WCWJ Channel 17 had to go to the station to complete their work. Now, Goff said they would be able to produce it at UNF and provide Channel 17 with a finished product.
This fall, the department plans to start "North Florida Weekly," a newscast that will be produced once a week during the fall and spring semesters. It will include a sports segment that eventually will spin off into its own sports show. The newscast will be produced entirely by students; senior Jennifer Reams is the executive producer. Goff said he also would like the department to have the capability to produce documentaries and other programs.
"All of this is going to give our students a professional development opportunity that they didn't have before, that a lot of small programs like ours don't have. When a student goes to, say, an internship at a TV station working in the news department or later on the job, the student will already have a good working knowledge of the ENPS system," Goff said.
The Department of Communication has nearly 1,200 students. In addition to the new studio, the department this fall has a multi-media lab equipped with 20 new Mac computers, a newsroom lab with 13 Macs, new field gear, three Panasonic high-definition, pro-grade HD field cameras and other cameras for students to use.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural resource of UNF, begins its fall exhibition season Sept. 17 with a timely, affectionate and, at times, irreverent look at how modern-day Chinese artists are influenced by Western nations, as well as the annual UNF Art & Design Faculty Showcase.
"East/West: Visually Speaking" highlights 11 contemporary Chinese artists who were selected for their references to Western stylistic history. Much of the imagery and objects on view bring to mind an eclectic yet meaningful method by which Chinese artists often appropriate material from Western culture to create new forms, structures and meanings in their work. The exhibition shows how Chinese artists have adapted Western ideas and art forms to create new styles of art.
"During the 35 years since Mao Tse-tung's death and the end of the Cultural Revolution, China has experienced unprecedented effects of globalization and increased information flow," said Deborah Broder, MOCA Jacksonville's director. "That nation is such a financial and cultural powerhouse today whose influence is now being felt on a global scale."
While in some works the reference to Western culture seems adoring, in other works it appears to parody the West, its cultural symbols and values. Each participating artist presents a multifaceted view of contemporary China as it defines itself – post-cultural revolution and its new place on the world stage. Additional works by emerging Chinese artists from one of New York's premier galleries, the Eli Klein Gallery, will augment the featured exhibition.
Making its second consecutive appearance at MOCA, the annual UNF Art & Design Faculty Showcase will run simultaneously as the "East/West" exhibit until Nov. 14. The tremendous diversity of disciplines practiced by these artists/educators will be reflected in works of sculpture, ceramics, painting, drawing, photography and printmaking. Styles range from the classically inspired to the most cutting-edge approaches characterizing contemporary art. In addition, faculty members will be giving a wide variety of lectures and workshops, which are open to the University community and the public.
"This is another opportunity for our faculty to really shine as artists," said Debra Murphy, chair of the Department of Art & Design. "We wanted viewers to have a more intimate experience with each work, so the scale of this year's showcase is smaller than what was done last fall."
The "East/West" exhibition, which runs from Sept. 17 to Jan. 2, originates from the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UAM) and was curated by Dr. Lee A. Gray.
For more information about MOCA, including programs, hours and ticket pricing, visit www. or call (904) 366-6911, ext. 202.
Nine months after a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake left Haiti in dire straits, UNF's Intercultural Center for PEACE (Promotion, Education and Advancement of Cultures and Ethnicities) is hosting a free communitywide relief concert as a reminder of how much still needs to be done for the beleaguered Caribbean island.
The concert, featuring UNF employee and Jacksonville recording artist Joanna Norris and the Seven-14 Band, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Theater. Donations will be accepted at the door and proceeds will go to the American Red Cross.
A massive earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. Considered to be the worst quake in the region in more than 200 years, it killed an estimated 250,000 people and left the country in shambles, without electricity or phone service. The Inter-American Development Bank estimated the total cost of the disaster was between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion.
Governments and private groups from around the world pledged assistance, including fund-raising efforts by UNF employees and students coordinated through the Division of Student Affairs.
"Like the rest of the world, the UNF community was incredibly generous in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, but I think we still can provide further assistance," said Oupa Seane, director of ICP. "The number of people in relief camps made of tents and tarps remains at more than one million, and almost no transitional housing has been built. Most of the camps have no electricity, running water or sewage disposal, and the tents are beginning to fall apart and crime in the camps is widespread."
Norris, associate director of public relations for UNF, had been to Haiti on two mission trips with her church prior to the earthquake and witnessed its poverty and living conditions firsthand. She and two band members worked with about 30 orphans at the Cabaret Baptist Children's Home in the village of Bercy. She said they were amazed by the people's resiliency and warmth.
Singing since she was 7 years old, Norris has had eight years of vocal performance training, has played at venues across Northeast Florida, sang the national anthem for the Jacksonville Suns, had a lead role in a Theater Jacksonville musical and has a solo CD titled "Walkin' on Water." Norris will donate all proceeds from CD sales on the night of the concert to the Cabaret Baptist Children's Home.
"As a parent, it broke my heart to see how these children lived and how little they had but amazed at the great love they expressed, especially to a total stranger from another country," Norris said. " I am truly honored to be using my God-given talents to help raise funds that will assist in bringing help and hope to a country that is in desperate need. We are blessed with so much here in America and it's our duty to help those who are less fortunate."
She is proud to be taking the stage with band member and drummer Matt Palowski, an incoming UNF freshman majoring in computer science and minoring in music. "This is a great demonstration of the Osprey spirit — UNF employees and students working together for something greater than ourselves," he said.
For more information about this fund-raising concert, contact Christine Bender, Intercultural Center for PEACE at UNF, at (904) 620-2842 or by e-mail at email@example.com. E-tickets are available by clicking here.
Brooks College of Health
Nursing: Drs. Bonnie Holder and Nina Smith presented an invited presentation titled "Volunteers in Medicine: Free Health Care Clinic for the Working Uninsured" to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in Phoenix in July.
Nutrition and Dietetics: Dr.
Judy Rodriguez provided oral testimony on the Proposed Dietary Guidelines in Washington, D.C., in July. She also presented "Restructuring, Reworking, Recognizing and Rewarding Volunteer Work" to the district presidents at the Florida Dietetic Association Annual Meeting in Orlando in July, and "Cultural Competency, Colegio De Dietistas de Puerto Rico Annual Meeting" in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in August. Rodriguez also published several articles: "Servant Leadership: Helping People Make Wise Choices" in the Journal of American Dietetic Association, Vol. 110, No. 6, June, 2010; "ADA Value: Integrity" in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol. 110, No. 7, July 2010; and "ADA Value: Customer Focus" in the Journal of American Dietetic Association, Vol. 110, No. 8, August 2010.
Public Health: Dr. Rob Haley presented "The Future of Healthcare: The Age of Reform" to the Martin Memorial Health System Foundation and to the Barstow-Reed Society in Stuart, Fla., in March. Haley also presented "Health Care Forum: Just What the Doctor Ordered" to the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Business Exposition in Jacksonville, in May. In addition, Haley, with Drs. JoAnn Nolin and Mei Zhao, published "Cultivating an International Academic Relationship: The China Experience" in the Journal of Health Administration Education, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2010.
Coggin College of Business
Marketing & Logistics: In July, Dr. Ronald Adams presented "Resale Price Maintenance and the Supreme Court: A Post-Leegin Assessment" at the 17th International Conference on Retailing and Consumer Services Science in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. A.C. "Josh" Samli's book, "International Consumer Behavior: Its Impact on Marketing Strategy Development," was translated into Japanese in July. Small Business Development Center: Kevin Monahan received the diversity award "Individual Mentor" from the Jacksonville Business Journal.Cathy Hagan and Robert Myers both earned the designation of Certified Business Continuity Professional from the Disaster Recovery Institute. This certification is reserved for individuals who have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the business continuity/disaster recovery industry. They are the first in the Florida SBDC Network to earn the designation and are among only a few in the national SBDC network.
College of Arts and Sciences
Math and Statistics: Dr. Beyza Aslan gave a talk titled "Charge Retrieval Analysis for Lightning Flashes in a Mountain Thunderstorm" at the annual Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics meeting in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dr. Adel Boules attended the 2010 World Congress in Computer Science in Las Vegas, and gave a poster/discussion session titled "Stability Properties of a Finite Difference-extrapolation Scheme for the Numerical Solution of Initial Value Problems."
Dr. Dan Dreibelbis attended the 11th International Workshop on Real & Complex Singularities in Sao Carlos, Brazil, and presented a talk titled "Bitengencies on Higher Dimensional Immersed Manifolds."
Dr. Richard Patterson traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, to do invited research and present colloquiums.
Psychology: Dr. Susana Urbina convened the First International Symposium on Psychological Tests held in Lima, Peru, in June; she gave the keynote address on "The Development of Psychological Tests" and presented two other symposium papers on "Intellectual Assessment" and "Ethical and Legal Aspects of Testing in the USA." Urbina also was made honorary member of the College of Psychologists of Peru, and honorary professor of the Autonomous University of Peru.
College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
School of Computing: Dr. Sherif Elfayoumy presented an abstract (co-authored by D. Mahmoud, C. DeMattos and R. Siam) titled "Molecular Characterization and Evolution of Influenza B Viruses in Egypt from 1999 to 2008" at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in July.
Dr. Charles Winton, chairman of the Board of Directors of the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics (KIPR), participated in the Global Conference on Educational Robotics held at Southern Illinois University in July. Winton also was an invited participant for the program development session for the 2011 Botball Educational Robotics Program and was chief judge for the KIPR Open Robotics Tournament.
School of Engineering: Dr. Chiu Choi's paper,"A Linear Control Systems Course with Emphasis on Embedded Control," was presented at the American Society of Electrical Engineering (ASEE) and published in the Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2010.
Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu received the 2010 John Campbell Medal for "sustained contribution to the science and understanding of metal casting."
College of Education and Human Services
Childhood Education: Dr. Gigi Morales David has been invited for an author visit at Henry Kite Elementary to kick off their Million Word Campaign Sept. 9. She has also been invited again to participate as an author in the Florida Heritage Book Festival and will be making a book presentation in St. Johns County Sept. 24.
In July, Dr. Nile Stanley attended the Call Me Mister leadership conference at Clemson University in South Carolina, serving as coordinator of the new UNF mentoring program for African-American men pursuing teaching careers in elementary education.
Exceptional Student & Deaf Education: This summer, Dr. Caroline Guardino presented "Serving Individuals with a Hearing Loss: Tips for Healthcare Professionals," about deafness and communicating effectively with individuals with a hearing loss, to health-care professionals at multiple Baptist Hospital sites.
Leadership, Counseling & Instructional Technology: Dr. Marcia Lamkin had a research paper titled "The Use of Collaborative Writing Tools for Case Study Discussion" accepted for roundtable presentation at the 51st Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration Conference in Savannah, Ga., in October.
Center for Instruction & Research TechnologyDavid W. Wilson presented the poster "Using Adobe Photoshop as a Visual Analysis Tool in Research" at the annual New Media Consortium Summer Conference in Anaheim in June.In July, Erin Soles presented the posters "Deploying Video Podcasts without Putting Yourself in a Body Cast: Lessons for Educators and Institutions" (with Dr. Jonathan Pabalate from the Brooks College of Health's School of Nursing) and "How We Survived the Upgrade to Blackboard Learn, Release 9" at the Blackboard World Conference in Orlando.
Department: Student Health Services
Job title: Staff nurseYears at UNF: 6-1/2
What do you do at UNF?
I am a part-time staff nurse at SHS. We provide primary health care for the UNF student population and all that it entails. I am a combo of RN, mom and Dr. Phil.
If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?
An astronaut. What an amazing view!
What was the best money you ever spent?
Bob and I were in Berlin when the wall came down. I had East German DM currency that had to be spent in three days. I shopped as if I had Monopoly money in East Berlin, and still had money left for an amazing dinner at the Hotel Berlin.
Tell us something that would surprise people to know about you:
I worked (now retired) for American Airlines for 32 years as an international flight attendant.
What is your favorite way to blow an hour?
Talking, laughing and Sudoku
Tell us about your family.
Bob is my husband of 30 years; he served in the Army for 20 years, and now works for the Department of Justice. We have three children: Matt, 25 (a captain in the Army and presently on his second tour in Iraq); Emily, 22 (recent college graduate with a B.A. in art history and minor in anthropology); and Sarah, 18 (UNF class of 2014).What is the proudest/happiest moment of your life?
Graduating from Columbia University with a BSN, our wedding and my children's milestones.Tell us something about you that even your friends don't know:
I was born in Manhattan.
What would you like to do when you retire?
Continue working on my computer skills and travel.
What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?
My co-workers and our students
What is the best thing you ever won?
A carnival came into our town when I was in elementary school and I won a large lamp at one of the booths.
If you won the lottery, what would do with the money?
I would put half in a foundation to donate to causes of my choosing. The other half I would attempt to invest and ideally live off the interest.
If you were not working at UNF, what would you be doing?
What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?
I'd like to change that to "musical." As a child I saw the "Sound of Music" with Mary Martin on Broadway, and "Mame" starring Angela Lansbury. Three years ago I saw "Mamma Mia" in London.
What person had the greatest impact on your life?
"Nana," my grandmother
What are you most passionate about?
Supporting our military service members
Who is the most famous person you ever met?
That is a very difficult question; I have met many famous people as a flight attendant: athletes, actors, musicians, newscasters, politicians, etc. Last fall, I attended Gen. Petraeus's CENTCOM change of command and reception.
What do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?
Become fluent in more languages
What's the last book you read?
"We Are Eternal" by Robert Brown
Q: From Lynn Brown, associate director, Transportation & Logistics -- I always see work being done on the sprinkler system on campus. It must be a never-ending process. How many sprinkler heads are in use at UNF and where does the water come from?
A: From Chuck Hubbuch, assistant director, Physical Facilities -- It is true. Irrigation system work is never-ending. For the four-person irrigation crew, routine work includes checking, readjusting and repairing damaged heads and monitoring the computerized irrigation management system. Additional responsibilities include repairing broken lines, making upgrades, adding or modifying zones for new plantings and working with contractors who are excavating or building. This crew is responsible also for reporting water use and any unexpected issues that arise to the St. Johns River Water Management District. We think and operate in terms of irrigation zones and the number of heads can vary greatly from one zone to the next. We estimate the total number of irrigation heads to be around 3,000. UNF's primary sources for irrigation water are reclaimed water from JEA and UNF's larger lakes. The irrigation crew and the horticulturist are working together to increase water conservation in the campus landscape.
Q: From Jay Huebner, Professor Emeritus and visiting research professor, Physics -- How many UNF alumni are living and working in the metropolitan area of Jacksonville versus alumni of other local universities?
A: From Faith Hall, director, Alumni Services --
UNF has 25,858 grads in Duval County, 36,213
in the five-county area; Florida State has 10,865 grads in Duval County, 16,780
in the five-county area; University of Florida has 13,000 in Duval county,
20,560 in the five-county area; and Jacksonville University has 1, 841 in Duval
County, 2,466 in the five-county area. So UNF has more alumni in Jacksonville
than all the other schools combined!
Q: From Peter Casella, assistant professor, Communication -- Does UNF have a "garage sale-type" listserv or a website where students, faculty and staff can buy, sell, barter, trade or give away unneeded [personal, as opposed to UNF-owned] merchandise?
A: From Jamie Spruell, web specialist, Public Relations - No, UNF doesn't have a website for this purpose. At this time there is no plan to create anything of this nature. If you're looking to purchase miscellaneous items, UPD does have a lost-and-found auction twice a year for items that have been collected from around campus.
Editor's note: As noted in Campus Update recently, when it comes to transferring UNF property, there are procedures that must be followed. In keeping with the continuous improvement and accountability of inventory, the Property Department reminds the campus community that prior to the transfer of surplus property to other campus units, the transferring department should contact the Property Office. This is necessary since the majority of the items submitted for announcement are bar-coded and included on property records. This request will prevent any inventory reconciliation issues for the transferring and receiving department. Questions regarding this request should be directed to Jim Mousa at ext. 2779 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Milestone Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in September.
30 Years
Craig Harms, Associate Professor, Management
25 Years
Deborah Kaye, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Services
15 Years
Michael Fritts, Human Resources Specialist, Human Resources
10 Years
Thomas Bullock, Parking Attendant, University Parking
Mauricio Gonzalez, Vice President, Student and International Affairs
Matthew Taylor, Senior Police Communications Operator, Campus Police
Five Years
Steven Arnold, Law Enforcement Officer, Campus Police
Igal Buberman, Head Athletic Coach, Tennis
Maria Castro, Coordinator of Career Development Services, Career Services
Lucy Croft, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs, Fraternity and Sorority Life
Pamela DeLoach, Accounts Payable Receiving Associate, Controller's Office
Richard Elmore, Project Manager, Campus Planning, Design and Construction
Andrea McLeod, Assistant Registrar, One-Stop Student Center
Jennifer Schmidt, Law Enforcement Officer, Campus Police
The following employees were either hired by UNF or accepted new positions at UNF from mid-July to mid-August:
Michael Antal, Adjunct, School of Computing
Christa Arnold, Assistant Professor, Communication
Lisa Bates-Lester, Instructor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Devrim Bilgili, Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Jenna Braddock, Instructor, Nutrition & Dietetics
James Brasseal, Assistant Athletic Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics
Linda Brown, Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Dietetics
Mauricio Cadena, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Gaylord Candler, Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Administration
Corey Causey, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Ching-Hua Chuan, Assistant Professor, School of Computing
Morgan Church, Assistant Athletic Coach, Soccer
Kristen Ciano, Lecturer, Biology
Karen Coleman, Instructor, Public Health
Melissa Conway Hartman, Instructor, Clinical & Applied Movement Science
Vuokko Cornett, Instructor, College of Education & Human Services
Jessica Davis, Program Assistant, Student Government
Steven Davis, Maintenance Mechanic, Physical Facilities
Terri Ellis, Assistant Professor, Biology
Thomas Felton, Parking Services Tech, University Parking
Denice Fett, Assistant Professor, History
Cindy Firestein, Academic Adviser, Academic Center for Excellence
Oleg Fortun, Coordinator of IT Support, Information Technology Services
William Fryson, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Jennifer Gibson, Lecturer, College of Arts & Sciences
Erinn Gilson, Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies
Cheryl Gonzalez, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs
Elliott Graham, Instructor, College of Education & Human Services
Oscar Grandio Moraguez, Instructor, History
Kent Grandy, Senior Groundskeeper, Stadium-Sports Complex
Christye Greene, Police Communications Operator, Campus Police
Debran Harmon, Instructor, Nursing
Kathleen Healy, Coordinator of Academic Support Services, One-Stop Student Services
Gregory Helmick, Assistant Professor, World Languages
Jennifer Herman, Athletic Academic Adviser, Intercollegiate Athletics
Robert Holtzman, Instructor, Communication
Laura Jackson, Instructor, Exceptional Student & Deaf Education
Jason John, Assistant Professor, Art & Design
Tammie Johnson, Assistant Professor, Public Health
Leslie Kaplan, Scholarship Coordinator, Honors Program
Stacy Keller, Assistant Professor, Childhood Education
Dong-Young Kim, Assistant Professor, Management
Amy Lane, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
James Lashley, Law Enforcement Officer, Campus Police
Jonathan Matheson, Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies
Clayton McCarl, Assistant Professor, World Languages
Shellsea Oberski, Administrative Secretary, Foundations & Secondary Education
Michael Orlito, Coordinator of Research Program Services, Small Business Development Center
Rachel Pellum, Instructor, Nursing
Daniel Pitts, Groundskeeper, Intercollegiate Athletics
Jacqueline Pruett, Program Assistant, Career Services
Julie Richmond, Assistant Professor, Biology
James Robinson, Applications Systems Analyst, Information Technology Services
Jenifer Ross, Instructor, Nutrition & Dietetics
Dawn Russell, Assistant Professor, Marketing & Logistics
Janice Savage, Assistant Softball Coach, Softball
Nicholas Seabrook, Assistant Professor, Political Science & Public Administration
Kandie Smith, Assistant Professor, Music
Sarita Sunuwar, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Murat Tiryakioglu, Professor and Director, Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Trice, Assistant Professor, Art & Design
David Waddell, Assistant Professor, Biology
Courtney Whitaker, Child Development Teacher, Child Development and Research Center
James Wirth, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Katherine Wohlhuter, Director of Development, Major Gifts
Brian Zoellner, Assistant Professor, Foundations & Secondary Education
Betty Monk (Coggin College of Business Dean's Office) graduated this summer with her B.S. in communication/public relations.
Here's what Dr. Janice Wood, Crawford Early Literacy Faculty Fellow at UNF, has to say about how parents can help their children develop good study habits, so they can become lifelong learners.
Why does my child get homework assignments?
Homework reinforces skills taught in school and gives students time to practice the skills. Homework also prepares students for upcoming class work.
How much time should my child spend doing homework?
Grades 1-3 25 minutes
Grades 4 and 5 30 to 45 minutes
Grades 6-8 60 minutes
Grades 9-12 75 minutes
How can I help my child with homework?
How can I help my child schedule homework time?
How can I help my child prepare for tests?
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 a question on this topic, contact Wood at email@example.com.
Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables in America.
Fact: They're popular indeed, second only to America's favorite, the potato. But botanically, tomatoes aren't vegetables. They're the fruit berries of the Lycopersicon esculentum bush, an herbaceous plant in the nightshade family that's native to the West Coast of South America. Today, around 7,500 tomato varieties are cultivated.
When fully ripened, all tomatoes are red.
Fact: Although most tomatoes are red, nature provides a plethora of colors, including the varieties called Pink Girl, Lemon Boy and Cherokee Purple. Regardless of their color, most ripe tomatoes provide unusually high amounts of savory glutamic acid, as well as the sharp flavors of citric and malic acids, plus a tad of natural sugars.
Tomatoes are too watery to provide significant nutrition.
Fact: One large red tomato provides impressive nutrition along with a meager 33 calories. Notable nutrients include 23 milligrams of vitamin C (38 percent of the Daily Value), 431 milligrams of potassium (12 percent of the Daily Value), 2.2 grams of fiber, and 4,683 micrograms of lycopene, a disease-fighting red pigment that's even more plentiful in canned tomato products such as tomato paste.
It's too rainy to grow tomatoes in Northeast Florida.
Fact: Tomatoes grow quite nicely in our area. They like a lot of sun and consistent, even watering. Beth Ireland, a UNF nutrition student and avid gardener, reports that her tomato varieties are currently thriving. She made sure the soil in her garden was well balanced before planting, and she continues to nourish it with ample compost throughout the season. To prevent bug infestations and avoid spraying, Ireland constantly stakes her vine-like varieties (also called indeterminates) to keep them off the ground. Contact your county agricultural extension agency for more growing information.
Store-bought tomatoes have no flavor.
Fact: Many things affect the flavor of a tomato. One significant factor is degree of ripeness. These days, it's common for growers to pick green, firm, unripened tomatoes to lessen damage during transport. And yes, this practice does affect flavor, since vine-ripened tomatoes continue to accumulate acids, sugar and aroma compounds such as the caramel-like furaneol molecule. Regardless, you can still find flavorful tomatoes. At the store, look for vine-ripened varieties. Ask the produce manager if any of the tomatoes are from local farms. If farms are close to the stores, harvesting can be delayed, allowing the tomatoes to ripen on the vine. Shop at farmers' markets to find perfectly ripened tomatoes that are bursting with summertime flavor. This website provides a list of Farmers' Markets by county: http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/farmers_markets.htm.
Tomato, Black Bean & Avocado Salsa
Makes about 7 servings, ½ cup each
This delicious salsa is a blend of simple, fresh ingredients. Serve with blue tortilla chips or stuff into a whole grain pita.
2 cups chopped seeded tomato
1 cup diced peeled avocado
½ cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and toss gently. Cover and chill 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts per serving: 86 calories, 4.6 grams total fat, 0.8 grams saturated fat, 4.4 grams fiber, 214 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 1.2 mg iron.
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light, May 2007.
If you have a question about tomatoes, contact Shank at email@example.com. The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at UNF has eight full-time faculty and several adjunct instructors. Areas of faculty nutrition research include obesity prevention and treatment, eating disorders, cultural food patterns, nutrition education in underserved populations, metabolic syndrome and HIV/AIDS.


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The USDA says it has made substantial, year-over-year gains in expanding credit opportunities for farmers and ranchers across the United States. The increase in farm and operating loans has helped improve farmer and rancher productivity, launched new start-up operations, and ensured opportunities in agriculture for many more Americans. With expanded access to credit, USDA is helping a new generation of farmers sustain and build upon what is now the most productive period in history for American agriculture.
To that end, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the department is seeking comments on a new microloan program to help small and family operations progress through their start-up years with needed resources, while building capacity, increasing equity, and eventually graduating to commercial credit.
"Over the past three years, we have expanded farm and operating loans to Americans from all backgrounds to help raise a new crop of producers across the country," said Vilsack. "As we expand options in agriculture, we're seeing a new vibrancy across the countryside as younger people -- many of whom are now involved in local and regional production -- pursue livelihoods in farming, raising food for local consumption. By leveraging USDA's lending programs for beginning farmers and ranchers and smaller producers, we're helping to rebuild and revitalize our rural communities."
In the past three years, USDA has provided 103,000 loans to family farmers totaling $14.6 billion, and under Vilsack's leadership, the department is expanding the availability of farm credit with a special focus on beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as socially disadvantaged producers:
- Since 2008, the number of loans to beginning farmers and ranchers has climbed from 11,000 to 15,000. More than 40 percent of USDA's farm loans now go to beginning farmers.
- Over 50 percent of the loans went to beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. USDA has increased lending to socially-disadvantaged producers by nearly 50 percent since 2008.
- The total value of loans in persistent-poverty counties is 60 percent higher today than in 2010.
USDA farm loans can be used to purchase land, livestock, equipment, feed, seed, and supplies, or to construct buildings or make farm improvements. For beginning farmers and ranchers, USDA provides affordable credit, including loans under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program and Youth Loans. In addition, USDA provides grants under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The establishment of a coordinating office for USDA beginning farmer programs has supported education and training for more than 15,000 beginning farmers and ranchers.
As part of ongoing efforts to streamline and modernize its service to American agriculture, Vilsack announced the USDA is also seeking comments on a proposal to improve its Operating Loan Program to better meet the needs of small farmers with a new microloan program. Under the microloan proposal, producers who need a loan for less than $35,000 may apply using simplified and streamlined procedures. The program will cut the required paperwork in half and simplify the process to obtain a loan. The goal of the microloan program is to better meet the credit needs of small farm operations while making more effective use of FSA resources. Small farmers often rely on credit cards or personal loans, which carry high interest rates and have less flexible payment schedules, to finance their operations. The improvements aim to offer a more efficient processing time for smaller loans, adding flexibility to some of the eligibility requirements and reducing the application requirements.
The proposed rule may be viewed here or through the FSA home page here. Comments should be submitted no later than July 23, 2012 by either of the following methods:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
- Mail: Director, Loan Making Division (LMD), FSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Stop 0522, Washington, DC 20250-0522.


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The MAPS EXPO Show will be held April 17-19, 2020, at the Sharpless Auction facility just north of I-80 at Exit 249.
The Hotel Pre-Show is scheduled to occupy the Clarion Hotel north of I-80 at Exit 246 on North Dodge Street about 3 mi from Sharpless Auctions. Both venues are located in
Iowa City, Iowa.
One comment that popped up from a lot of folks at Expo was that people would enjoy seeing more
frequent club newsletters. To do that, we need YOUR STORIES - the Digest Newsletter is member driven,
and submissions have dropped off in recent years.
The stories do not need to be fancy ultra-scientific things! Such simple topics as a favorite fossil collecting trip story, or a description of some great fossil find of yours would be just the sort of thing we could use in the newsletter!
Submit your pictures too - really cool ones just might end up on the cover!
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Crinoid fossil found on a club trip to Klein Quarry in Coralville, IA in rocks of the Cedar Valley Group in October 2008 by MAPS member Dennis Sievers. Prepared by MAPS member Karl Stuekerjuergen. Middle Devonian in age - approx 375 million years old.


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We spent the afternoon of May 20th 2012 watching the Annular Solar eclipse at Hoo Hoo park in McCloud. Hoo Hoo park is a short distance from the McCloud Mercantile Hotel and has a great playground for the kids. An Annular solar eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the moon but its diameter is smaller then the sun leaving a ring of light. We viewed the eclipse through a telescope reflecting the light onto a screen.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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Kangaroo, any of six large species of Australian marsupials noted for hopping and bouncing on their hind legs. The term kangaroo, most specifically used, refers to the eastern gray kangaroo, the western gray kangaroo, and the red kangaroo, as well as to the antilopine kangaroo and two species of wallaroo (see below). Less specifically, kangaroo refers to all 14 species in the genus Macropus, some of which are called wallabies. In its broadest usage, kangaroo refers to any member of the family Macropodidae, which comprises about 65 species, including tree kangaroos and the quokka; rat kangaroos are classified into "sister" familes, Potoroidae and Hypsiprymnodontidae. The Macropodidae are found in Australia (including Tasmania and other offshore islands, such as Kangaroo Island), New Guinea, and the islands east to the Bismarck Archipelago. Several species have been introduced into New Zealand.
Form and function
Common features
With the exception of tree kangaroos (genus Dendrolagus), all members of the kangaroo family (Macropodidae) rely on long, powerful hind legs and feet for hopping and leaping, their predominant forms of locomotion. Their long tails, thickened at the base, are used for balancing. This feature is most obvious in the large kangaroos, which use the tail as a third leg when standing still. Each long, narrow hind foot has four toes, the large fourth toe bearing most of the animal's weight. The second and third toes are united and merely vestigial, a condition known as syndactyly. The short forelimbs, having five unequal digits, are used almost like human arms, but all digits of the "hand" are sharp-clawed, and the thumb is not opposable. The head is relatively small; the ears are (in most macropodids) large and rounded; and the mouth is small, with prominent lips. The pelage is generally soft and woolly; in many species it is grizzled, and stripes may be present on the head, back, or upper limbs. All macropodids are herbivorous and have a chambered stomach that is functionally similar to those of such ruminants as cattle and sheep. Ecologically, they occupy the niche filled elsewhere by grazing and browsing animals (larger species tend to be grazers, smaller ones browsers). Several smaller species have become extinct or are gravely endangered, probably because of predation by introduced foxes. The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is one of the macropodids' few natural predators.
Reproduction and development
In all species, the marsupium (or pouch) is well developed, opens forward, and contains four teats. The young kangaroo ("joey") is born at a very immature stage, when it is only about 2 cm (1 inch) long and weighs less than a gram (0.04 ounce). Immediately after birth, it uses its already clawed and well-developed forelimbs to crawl up the mother's body and enter the pouch. The joey attaches its mouth to a teat, which then enlarges and holds the young animal in place. After continuous attachment for several weeks, the joey becomes more active and gradually spends more and more time outside the pouch, which it leaves completely at 7 to 10 months of age.
Female macropodids of many species enter into heat within a few days after giving birth, mating and conception thus occurring while the previous offspring is still in the pouch. After only one week's development, the microscopic embryo enters a dormant state, called diapause, that lasts until the first joey begins to leave the pouch or until conditions are otherwise favourable. The development of the second embryo then resumes and proceeds to birth after a gestation period of about 30 days. Therefore, the teats are for a while feeding young of very different developmental stages, during which time different teats produce two different compositions of milk. This is thought to be an adaptation for recovering population numbers quickly after a drought, when breeding ceases and the diapause state is prolonged. In the gray kangaroos, which live in wooded country with a more predictable environment, this system does not exist; there is no diapause, and the pouch is occupied by one young at a time.
The larger species of kangaroos have complex, high-crowned teeth. The four permanent molars on each side of both jaws erupt in sequence from front to back and move forward in the jaw, eventually being pushed out at the front. Thus, an old kangaroo may have only the last two molars in place, the first two (and the premolar) having long since been shed. The molars possess cross-cutting ridges, so that tough grass is sheared between opposing teeth. The molars of smaller macropodids are much simpler. The large kangaroos continue growing throughout life, especially the males (most markedly in the red kangaroo), whereas the smaller macropodids do not.
Kangaroos have an irregular activity rhythm; generally, they are active at night and during periods of low light, but it is quite possible to find them out in the open in bright sunlight. During hot weather, kangaroos lick their forearms, which promotes heat loss by evaporation. Kangaroos travel and feed in groups ("mobs") whose composition shifts, but they are not truly social, since the individual members move at liberty. One member can send the mob into a wild rout—individuals bounding off in all directions—by thumping its tail on the ground in a signal of alarm. In any mob, the largest male ("old man," or "boomer") dominates during the mating season. Males fight for access to females by biting, kicking, and boxing. These methods are also used by kangaroos to defend themselves against predators. With their agile arms, they can spar vigorously. They can also use the forepaws to grip an enemy while rocking back on their tails and then swiftly dropping their huge clawed hind feet. This tactic has been known to disembowel dogs and humans. When chased by hunters with dogs, kangaroos often make for water, where they have been known to turn and press down on the dog with their forepaws in an attempt to drown it.
Overall, however, kangaroos have benefited from human presence. Aboriginal hunters regularly burned large areas of forest and grassland, opening up the country for large grazers at the expense of smaller browsers. European pastoralists then cleared further tracts of dense vegetation and provided permanent sources of water in arid and seasonal habitats. By the late 20th century, the number of kangaroos in Australia had increased to the point that a major industry came to be based on them. The three most abundant species, the eastern gray, western gray, and red kangaroos, together number in the tens of millions. Every year millions of these three species, and thousands of medium-size species such as whiptail wallabies (M. parryi), are harvested. Their skins are made into rugs and clothing, and their meat, formerly used as pet food, is now increasingly sold for human consumption. The kangaroo's status as a national symbol makes harvests politically controversial. Kangaroos are also killed because they compete for forage with livestock. Other threats are feral dogs introduced to the Australian mainland (see dingo).
Descriptions of selected species
The eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is found mostly in the open forests of eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is replaced by the western gray kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) along the southern coast into the southwest of Western Australia. The ranges of the two species overlap in western New South Wales and western Victoria. Both species, but especially the eastern, prefer lightly forested country, at least for refuge, but they go out into the open plains for grazing. Western grays are stockier and more brownish; there are different subspecies in the southwest, on Kangaroo Island, and on the Nullarbor Plain. Each of these may in fact be distinct species. Eastern grays may grow up to 2.1 metres (6.9 feet) in length, and some males can weigh as much as 90 kg (about 200 pounds). In contrast, western grays are shorter, with an average length of 1.6 metres (5.25 feet), and some males can weigh up to 54 kg (about 120 pounds).
Gray kangaroos can clear more than 9 metres (30 feet) at a bound—13.5 metres has been recorded—and can attain a speed of 55 km/hr (kilometres per hour; 34 mph [miles per hour]). Research has revealed a remarkable advantage to bipedal hopping. Although at low speeds kangaroos expend more energy than do quadrupeds of the same size, the red kangaroo (M. rufus) actually uses less energy at 10.1 km/hr than at 6.5 and less still at higher speeds. This seems to be related to the storage of elastic strain energy in its tendons and muscles. In addition, the heavy tail swings downward as the legs are moving backward, which helps to counteract the natural pitching motion of the head and upper body—another energy-saving device.
The red kangaroo is found throughout Australia's interior grasslands and is the largest and most powerful macropodid. An old male may attain a head and body length of 1.5 metres (5 feet), have a tail 1 metre (3.3 feet) long, and stand 2 metres (6.6 feet) tall. Males can weigh 90 kg (200 pounds), but females are much smaller. Usually males are red and females are blue-gray, but there are generally a few red females and gray males in most populations. In regions such as western New South Wales, where red kangaroos and both species of grays can be found in the same general area, the red kangaroo is easily distinguished by its longer arms, convex face, whitish underparts, prominent black and white whisker marks on the muzzle, and bald patch on the nose (rhinarium). Gray kangaroos are more uniformly coloured, and the nose is haired.
The antilopine kangaroo (M. antilopinus), sometimes called the antilopine wallaroo, replaces the red kangaroo in the plains of the tropical north, from Cape York Peninsula in the east to the Kimberleys in the west. It is smaller than the red kangaroo and more wallaroo-like in general appearance, although it is more slenderly built. Males can grow to be 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) long and can weigh as much as 70 kg (154 pounds), whereas females are smaller, often weighing less than 30 kg (66 pounds). The antilopine kangaroo is an extremely fast hopper. The wallaroo, or euro (M. robustus), is a smaller, stockier animal quite closely related to the red kangaroo and like it in that the sexes are coloured differently (black in the male, reddish in the female), though this is not universal. The rhinarium is larger than in the red kangaroo. This wallaroo lives in hilly country throughout mainland Australia except in the far north, where it is replaced by the smaller Woodward's, or black, wallaroo (M. bernardus).
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marsupial…to larger species such as kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and the koala (
Phascolarctos cinereus), there are numerous smaller forms, many of which are carnivorous, with the Tasmanian devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii) being the largest of this group (family Dasyuridae). About 70 species…
Australia: Animal life…mountainous northeast include the tree kangaroos (genus
Dendrolagus) and the gorgeous bird-wing butterflies ( Ornithoptera). Others favour more open habitats such as savannas and grasslands. Among that group are the agile wallaby ( Macropus agilis) and Amitermes meridionalis, a termite that orients its mounds in a north-south direction by sensing Earth's magnetic…
grassland: Biota…animals in Australian grasslands are kangaroos, of which the biggest is the red kangaroo, characteristic of the dry inland areas where natural grasslands are found. Mammals introduced from other continents, however, have become as common; these include domesticated stock, especially cattle and sheep, and a range of feral fauna such…
rat kangaroo…to the kangaroo family, Macropodidae. Other potoroids are known only as fossils; the Potoroidae were already separated from the Macropodidae by the late Oligocene Epoch, some 25 million years ago.…
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- In marsupial
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- distribution in Australia
- grassland fauna
- marsupial classification
- morphological adaptive changes
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Moved to Seattle this winter and don't have any friends to play tennis with out here. Looking for intermediate players to have fun in casual matches. I'm somewhat competitive, but a good winner and a good loser - I just want to get out and play. Queen Anne area, but willing to travel a bit if necessary (Capitol Hill, Ballard, etc. - probably not Bellevue). Hit me up if interested. Thanks!
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My name is Dan, moved to Queen Anne about a month ago. I would consider myself a recreational tennis player, though haven't played in quite a while. Would love to find courts and partners in the neighborhood, I've been missing the sport. I just joined this forum today, so still learning how to navigate. Let me know if you'd like to play sometime. I'm by no means competitive, but do have adequate experience. Might take me a minute to shake the cobwebs, but it'd be fun.
Hi Andrew and Dan. I also just joined up here a few days ago and am looking to get back on the court now that weather is (inconsistently) improving. I just moved from QA to Greenwood, but would be more than happy to come down if need be. Going by both your descriptions, it sounds like my experience is pretty well matched-- 3.0-3.5 probably, played since high school except for the last two years as no friends seem to play anymore, enjoy some competition but am more looking for the fun and excitement of just playing again. Would love to hear from either (or both) of you if interested in playing soon. Thanks!
Yeah man that sounds cool. I spotted some courts off wallingford at 42nd a while back, looked pretty well maintained. Also heard that david rodgers park on upper qa has decent courts. For the time being I am a slave to the metro, but will be getting a car soon and would be fine with greenwood.
Hi Dani and whoever else wants to play,
I'm available tuesday preferably earlier in the day if the weather is nice!
Shoot, sorry guys! My email had been filtering everything from this site as spam. :/
From Saturday on, the weather looks like it'll be great for playing. Anybody up for Saturday AM before courts get too busy and/or Wednesday after work hours? @Dan, I actually work just a few blocks from the Wallingford courts you mentioned and they always look gorgeous.
I can play tuesdays or wednesdays at greenlake or early mornings possibly.
Hi there! I just moved to Seattle a couple of days ago and I'd love to meet some new tennis peeps. I am a good 3.5 - 4.0 player. I like to hit hard and don't really care much for competitive play. I live in the U District area, very close to the Greenlake courts. I am also willing to commute to QA, CH, etc.
I am looking to play on a regular basis. Perhaps twice or thrice a week in the mornings?
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Each research team is usually allocated a dinghy for its sole use during the visit provided there is an appropriately licenced and competent driver in the team. Student groups are allocated one dinghy per 5 or 6 people and there must be an appropriate number of licenced adult drivers among the group. Use of a dinghy is included in the daily bench fee.
Macquarie 1 and Macquarie 2 are useful for student groups because each can take up to 12 snorkellers. They will be allocated to student groups only if the proposed drivers are adult supervisors who have extensive boating experience as well as an appropriate licence. There is no additional charge for use of these boats within the Lizard Island group by student groups.
Access to Macquarie 1 and Macquarie 2 by researchers may incur an additional cost depending on the proposed usage. These boats can be used away from the Lizard Island Group under limited circumstances.
Kirsty K is used mainly for work away from the Lizard Island Group. Additional costs apply.
Research groups who wish to work away from the Lizard Island Group must have a team member who is licenced and who has a high level of relevant boating experience. LIRS staff are not available for this purpose.
Use of Kirsty K, Macquarie 1 and Macquarie 2 must be booked well in advance.
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