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Everything the University of
North Florida has to offer now fits in the palm of your hand.
At least, that's the idea of
the University's new, free mobile app. Developed through a joint effort by UNF Information
Technology Services and the mobile branch of education software giant Blackboard,
the new UNF app comes loaded with nearly everything students, faculty, staff, alumni
and donors need to stay plugged in to life at UNF.
UNF goes mobile
The app can be downloaded from
both the Android and Apple app stores right now. It's free to download, works
on the iPhone, iPad and Android phones and comes loaded with a wealth of
UNF-related info. That includes maps, event
listings, phone directories and much more.
Dmitriy Bond,
assistant director of Enterprise Systems, said the app development process took
months, most of which was spent translating the different technology
requirements of the University and Blackboard. He said once all of the
University's systems were deemed compatible with Blackboard Mobile and vice
versa, the app came together in short order. He said Blackboard's app, which
has been adopted by dozens of upper-tier universities such as Duke, Stanford
and Princeton, is the best in the business.
"It's intuitive,
it's fast-loading and it is easy for anyone with a basic familiarity with
mobile computing to grasp," he said.
The template for
the app was developed by Blackboard, and UNF ITS integrated it into the
University's servers so it could effectively display only the most updated
information, Bond said.
It's also not just a one-size-fits-all
app. It works off of what's called a springboard, which allows users to organize
the modules in the way that works best for them, further personalizing their
UNF experience.
Getting lost on campus
should be a thing of the past. With the map function, you will be able to see
exactly where you are on campus, find where you want to be and figure out the
best route to take. You can also check out a picture of some of the main campus
buildings so you know what landmark to locate.
Now, anyone on campus is
truly just a tap away. Search the public directory for faculty, staff and
administrators. Send an e-mail or place a call, right from the app. Save
contact information from the directory directly into your phone's address book and
move directly to Maps to find a professor's office.
If it's happening on or
around campus, it's here. Browse concerts, lectures, exhibits and more. Search
for specific events, bookmark them for easy reference and even see where they're
happening. Add events to your device's calendar. Questions about the event?
Call or e-mail the event organizer directly from the app.
your finger on the pulse of campus life has never been simpler. With News, you can monitor multiple feeds
of the latest headlines and stories pertaining to your campus no matter where
you are. No need to switch to a browser, because you'll read UNF-related
articles right from the app.
Students and alumni benefit too
Kelcey Rose Weimer, a
senior communication major featured in a video advertising the app, said she was impressed by the app's
functionality and extensive content.
"It's great," she said. "I
can't think of anything else a student could need to stay in the loop about
things happening on campus."
The same can be said for alumni. Kim
Diamon, associate director of Alumni Services, said the app will be a great way
to keep alumni plugged in to all the concerts, shows and events happening at
their alma mater.
"This gives us yet another way to
let the community know about all the great things happening on or around
campus," Diamon said. "And with all of our alumni who own mobile phones and
tablet computer, it just makes sense that we'd communicate with them through
the same channels they use on a daily basis."
Mobile web overhaul
The new University app isn't the only way
UNF is embracing the mobile world. Bond said his team in ITS converted all
University web pages into a mobile-friendly format so users who browse on their
cell phones or tablet computers like Amazon's Kindle Fire will have the best
viewing experience possible.
Some web pages might have misplaced text
or pictures when viewed on a mobile device for the time being. If you see any
formatting issues and want to help out the University's mobile transition, you
can report any irregularities to University Web Specialist Jamie Spruell at
(904) 620-2191 or email@example.com.
Even the pickiest of eaters should find something to like
inside the University of North Florida's new on-campus dining facility.
Built on the same site as UNF's previous cafeteria, which
served Ospreys since the late 1970s, the new UNF dining facility — known as The
Commons — is a four-story monolith of food and service.
old cafeteria — a one-story building that was one of the oldest structures on
campus — was demolished in mid-2011. Construction of the new, $13-million
facility started in May 2011, and it started this August during a soft opening
for faculty and staff. The first full dinner service took place Friday, Aug.
After stepping foot in the 26,000-square-foot, first-and-second
floor Osprey Café dining area, diners familiar with the older facility will
undoubtedly be impressed by the widespread improvements to the menu and
front-of-house service.
Jordan, resident district manager for Chartwells, said the facility focuses on
a few important culinary factors. Food will be made-to-order as much as
possible, eliminating the heat lamp-driven style of service one could expect
from a buffet.
focus is first and foremost — fresh," he said.
Different cuisines — everything from grilled
favorites to healthier vegan and gluten-free fare or varied ethnic staples —
will be split into separate pods. There will be no reheating or microwaved food
— everything will be made fresh in front of diners.
Korey Konopasek, Chartwells' director of operations, said there will be a total of seven different
points of service with two separate action stations where Chartwells chefs will
prepare the day's special.
who come in for the first time, they might be a little overwhelmed with all the
food choices," he said. "There are so many options, they'll spend some time
wondering where to go."
The Heart Stone Ovens pod
features a cast-fired oven with a stone slab
inside for making from-scratch pizza, strombolis, calzones and other baked
dishes. Opposite from the oven is an action station offering made-to-order
pastas and omelets during breakfast service. The Baker's Crust pod will
spotlight an assortment of baked goods — rolls, paninis, desserts — that are
all made fresh in-house. And hungry diners can make their own entrées in the My
Pantry pod, which includes make-your-own equipment for waffles and ice
As for the building itself, it follows a similar model to
other new campus structures — heavy on glass and natural light while being mandated to achieve at least LEED Silver
Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the non-profit organization
that promotes sustainability and administers LEED certification. Overlooking
UNF's Candy Cane Lake, it offers a picturesque view of the campus' natural
landscape while being positioned in a readily accessible location for hungry
students, faculty and staff.
The new facility is a massive
improvement in every area of comparison to the old dining hall, Jordan said.
It's open longer hours. It has
a larger staff of about 60 part-time student and full-time workers. Osprey Café
occupies the first two floors. The third floor includes office space for Campus
Planning, Design and Construction staff, the Faculty Association, the Office of Faculty Enhancement and the United Faculty of Florida. The fourth floor boasts a Faculty Lounge
with a built-in bar, fireplace and seating for about 30. The rest of the fourth
floor is called the Talon Room, a ballroom with seating for 200 that can be
used to host University functions. The Talon Room is equipped with a warming
kitchen, storage and audio/visual equipment and includes a balcony with
additional seating. It is expected to open in November or December.
The construction crew was even led by one
of UNF's own. Will Schat, a
1994 construction management graduate, served as the project director for
Barton Malow, the company in charge of the build. Two other graduates of
construction management were also involved in The Commons project: Denny Bucy, Miller Electric Company
project manager; and Ryan Schmitt,
president of Petticoat Schmitt Contracting, Inc.
In the electrical engineering world, there are a few industry titans
that top the internship placement lists of thousands of students.
Snagging a summer gig with either Texas Instruments or IBM would be a dream
scenario for any MIT or Stanford student.
Alex Wegznek, a senior electrical engineering major at the University of
North Florida, has interned at both companies the past two summers.
No big deal, he said.
"I was lucky," Wegznek said humbly. "Because of my professors here at
UNF, I had a lot of help with finding contacts and keyword optimizing my
resume. I couldn't have done it without them."
Dr. Jerry Merckel, associate dean of the College of Computing, Engineering
and Construction, helped Wegznek with both internship applications. He said
Wegznek's back-to-back internships placements go beyond plain luck. A focused
scholar with a tremendous work ethic, Wegznek had the initiative to set his
sights high and not give up, Merckel said.
Before he
knew it, he was working in the processor development group at IBM in
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. just one summer after training with the TI team in Dallas,
Tex. When some of his peers were hitting the beach and relaxing away the
summer, he was working with an advanced coding
language and designing a sequence that automated the work of his IBM colleagues
and cut down on the time needed to finish their assignments.
no substitute for that practical, hands-on experience I've gotten through my
internships," he said. "When you're actually in the industry, it's less about
formulas and more about on-the-job experience. That's one thing my UNF
professors have made clear to me — it's much more than just the classroom."
Wegznek is a shining example of the fact that UNF is steadily raising
its academic profile for incoming students and producing some of the most
gifted and driven scholars in the country. He entered college after notching a
perfect math score on the ACT and SAT and chose UNF over a host of other
universities because of the unparalleled access he had to his professors and to
Transformational Learning Opportunities (TLOs).
He said he
likely wouldn't have received such in-depth advice and mentorship from his
professors, including Merckel, if he attended another larger school.
Thanks to
UNF, he's also boosted his industry knowledge and overall confidence by
engaging in different TLOs, including his first trip outside
the country to Holland. He studied renewable energy, such as windmills and
second-generation generators and compared those with developments in the United
His internship
has prepared him to finish off his final semesters at UNF on a high note. He
hopes the high-profile summer jobs on his resume will be a major draw to
potential employers. And when he starts searching for that first full-time job
out of college, he said he'd turn to his professors and academic mentors for
helped me every step of the way," he said. "At UNF, you can tell the faculty
really cares about making sure you're prepared for everything. I've had great
luck so far, and with them on my side, I'll be set in the future. That's a good
A kaleidoscopic array of
natural colors marks the walls of the University of North Florida's new
Biological Sciences Building.
Yellow represents the
fragrant jasmine planted outside in the building's courtyard. Blue symbolizes
the vitality of the river and its importance to the research going on within
the building's high-tech laboratories.
Every color choice for the
hexagonal sculptures adorning the walls of the Biological Sciences Building is
directly influenced by the natural world, said St. Augustine sculptor and glass
blower Thomas Long, whose work is now on display inside the new building.
"Basically, I saw the
building drawings and thought about it from the perspective in the space, the
light and the flow of the building," Long said. "In my blown glass sculpture, I
like to try to bring outside natural elements inside, and I'm fascinated by
mathematics that are found in nature, so this project in this building was a
really good fit for my interests."
Long's installation,
"Wellspring," comprises 87 pieces of hand-blown glass spanning more than 100
feet around the Biological Sciences Building. It was installed in July and will
be on permanent display.
He first heard about the
opportunity for his work to be featured inside UNF's newest academic building
through a national call to artists as a part of the Florida's Art in State
Buildings Program, which is administered by the Florida Division for Cultural
An outline for the project
was issued by UNF's campus art committee, and Long said it spoke to his interests
in the Florida environment. The building's status as UNF's seventh green
facility on campus since 2005 also appealed to his creative process.
Most of the other buildings
on campus, including the Biological Sciences Building are Silver LEED Certified
by the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization that awards
certification. The new building is going one step further, however, as it has
been submitted for Gold certification, which requires a higher standard of
green compliance. Everything, from the widespread use of glass as opposed to
physical lighting down to the building's air system, was designed to work
smoothly with a minimal energy footprint.
Long applied through the bid
process and was selected as one of the finalists to present a formal proposal. The design process lasted only a few weeks. The actual fabrication of
the hexagonal sculptures took Long and his glass assistant, Lauren Shirer, four
months. They blew all the glass components individually, cold-worked the glass,
welded and fabricated the framework, powder coated the pieces and installed
them by hand.
He said the organic exchange of information
between students, professors and researchers helped drive the creative process
behind "Wellspring."
"A wellspring, it's
where ideas take place and are shared," he said. "It's like a river. That's
what causes the ideas to move forward, join together and come apart into new
ideas or currents. I was excited for the opportunity to propose this element in
a large-scale sculpture in such a
fantastic building. I hope that it brings inspiration to the students, faculty
and visitors to the UNF campus."
More of Long's work is
available online at www.createglass.com.
The University
of North Florida is now offering a Master of Public Administration
Public Policy Concentration.
The first classes of the new concentration
started this semester. It's the first graduate-level program in public policy
in Northeast Florida.
Like the rest of UNF's MPA offerings, the
public policy concentration is accredited by the National Association of
Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, the leading accreditation body
for MPA programs.
The MPA program caters to mid-career professionals, offering
almost all courses in the evening, usually from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Internships and
online courses are all offered to help prospective students juggle the demands
of their jobs while still pursuing their education.
The program features four other different concentrations
outside of public policy — general administration, health administration, local
government policy and administration and non-profit management — and is
well suited for dozens of different public-sector positions.
Dr. George Candler, program director and associate
professor, said the vast majority of MPA students stay in the region to
work. To read more about the program, check out this alumni Journal
article on the program and its distinguished alumni base.
Name: Lynne
Department: Music
Job title: Associate
Professor of Jazz Studies, Director of Small Ensembles
What do you
I teach jazz piano and run the combo program.
Years at
UNF: Six
What person
had the greatest impact on your life?
My teachers
your favorite UNF-related memory?
All the moments when it was very evident that my
students were growing as musicians and as human beings.
What is your
favorite thing about working at UNF?
The students and faculty are wonderful.
If you could
choose any other career, what would it be and why?
I'm happy being a musician.
If you were
not working at UNF, what would you be doing?
I would be continuing to tour internationally
with my group.
What would
you like to do when you retire?
I don't plan to retire. But, if I had more free
time, I would practice piano more, compose more and have more leisure time.
What is the
best thing you ever won?
First prize in the Great American Jazz Piano
band(s)/musician(s) would perform the soundtrack to your life?
James Taylor
If you won
the lottery, what would do with the money?
I would ponder that question if I ever won the
lottery — but that is highly unlikely, as I would never buy a lottery ticket.
What is your
favorite way to blow an hour?
Playing the piano.
If you were
asked to paint a picture about anything you wanted, what would you paint?
I would paint a picture that would communicate
that things are rarely as they seem.
What was the
best money you ever spent?
Food, shelter and music lessons
Tell us
something that would surprise people to know about you:
I'd rather just surprise them.
What was the
first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you
I attended a symphony concert when I was very
young, and the last concert I attended was a solo concert that I played two
weeks ago.
What are you
most passionate about?
Clarity in communications and kindness
Who is the
most famous person you ever met?
Gene Hackman and Lily Tomlin
What do you
hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?
I simply want to continue to grow as a person and
as a musician.
Tell us
about your family.
I have a sister who lives in New Mexico.
Last book
"The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Brooks College of Health
Nursing: The faculty and graduate students of the
Nurse Anesthesia Program had 13 research papers accepted for presentation at
the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 2012 Annual Meeting in San
Francisco, Calif. in August.
Public Health: Elissa Barr presented "The New National
Sexuality Guidelines" at the Summer Academy for Teachers of Health Education
sponsored by the Florida Department of Education in Gainesville in July.
College of Arts & Sciences
Dr.Dale Casamatta was approved for a second term as the program
director for the Psychological Society of America. He also had accepted, with
D. Stani, M. Gantar and L.L. Richardson, "Characterization of Roseonema reptotaenium (Oscillatoriales,
Cyanobacteria) gen. et sp. nov. isolated from Caribbean black band
disease" in Phycologia, and,
with Beaver, J.R., D.E. Jensen, C.E. Tausz, K.C.
Scotese, Kristen M. Buccier, "Response of phytoplankton communities of
six reservoirs of the middle Missouri River (USA) to drought and a major flood
event: Importance of water residence time" in Hydrobiologia.
Dr. Matt Gilg had accepted for publication,
with E.G.
Johnson, J. Gobin, B.M. Bright and A. Ortolaza, "Population genetics of
introduced and native populations of the green mussel, Perna viridis: Determining patterns of introduction" in Biological Invasion.
Drs. Matt
Gilg and Tony Rossi, with
and P. Stiling, had accepted "The gall
midge, Asphondylia borrichiae,
(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): An indigenous example of host–associated genetic
divergence in sympatry" in Environmental
Dr. Mike Lentz and student Eric Luman published an article "The Accuracy of Pitching
Yeast by Mass in a Small Microbrewery" in the Master Brewers Association of the
Americas Technical Quarterly.
Dr. Dan Moon and Jamie Moon published "Examining the factors influencing keystone
interactions" in Trends in Ecology.
Drs. Dan Moon and Tony Rossi, with
R. C. Meyer and K. Stokes,
published "Restoration and plant composition in former pine tree farms
restoration and plant composition in former pine tree farms" in Southeastern
Dr. Terri Ellis and her students presented a poster entitled "The
Impact of Antibiotic Exposure on the Protein Profile of Outer Membrane Vesicles
Produced by Resistant Strains of
Klebsiella pneumonia" at the American Society for Microbiology Annual
Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Kelly Smith and her student, Patrick Goodwin, presented a poster at the Florida
Lake Management Society Meeting titled "Developing a long term monitoring
program on campus: Student monitoring of lake water quality at University of
North Florida."
Mark Ari published his
poem, "Hama, July 31, 2011; for Ibrahim Qashoush," in Poetry Quarterly.
Dr. Nicholas de Villiers had his article, "The Amicable Return
of Roland Barthes," published by the University of Minnesota Press on its weblog.
Dr. Christopher Gabbard published his book review of A History of Intelligence and "Intellectual
Disability: The Shaping of Psychology in Early Modern Europe" in the Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability
Marcus Pactor published his short story, "Minor Repair," in Forge; he also published four poems — "Apocryphal," "Dial that
Robin," "The Nihilist Chews" and "Untitled" — on the online poetry site, Firestorm
Literary & Arts Journal.
History: Dr. David Courtwright presented "Airworld: The History, Culture, and
Prospects of American Aviation," at the 2012 BAA Cultures of Mobility
conference in Munich, Germany in July.
Dr. Theo Prousis published a book, "Lord Strangford at the Sublime Porte (1822):
The Eastern Crisis" in a projected four-volume study.
Literatures and Cultures:
Clayton McCarl presented a paper titled "ChocQuibTown y la invisibilidad
nacional" at the 2012 meeting of the Latin American Studies Association in
San Francisco in May.
Dennis Marks has been
touring with six-time Grammy award winner Arturo Sandoval during the summer.
Also, his
big band chart arrangement of "The Swan" has been published by Really Good
Laura Dwyer taught at the
Anatomy of Sound Workshop at the University of Michigan. She performed in the
Colorado Music Festival for six weeks, and she will be teaching at Keith
Underwood's Flute Workshop at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.
Nick Curry served on the faculty of the Meadowmount School of Music during
the month of July. Meadowmount is one of the top string camps in the country
and is where Yo-Yo Ma, Itzak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman and Lynn Harrell
attended as youths. Curry also performed as a soloist on multiple concerts
around South Africa as one of the faculty leaders on the UNF Chamber Singers
tour. Finally, Curry also served on faculty at the Tennessee Valley Music
Festival for the fourth straight year where he was assisted by UNF rising
sophomore cellist Hannah Hoffman.
Huebner presented "A Meteor Crater
in Jacksonville?" to the Kiwanis Club of Deerwood in July.
Dr.Huebner also posted a crowd-source
project to www.petridish.org for
funding. The site will remain active through September.
Dr. James Garner made a presentation at
the American Physical Society sponsored conference at the American Center for
Physics in Washington, D.C. in June.
and Anthropology: Dr. Ronald Lukens-Bull was
an invited speaker as part of the Seminar "Benarkah Indonesia Semakin Tidak Toleran dalam Kehidupan Umat Beragama?" (Is it True that
Indonesia is Becoming More Intolerant in Religious Life?) sponsored
by the Center for Research and Development of Religious Life, Ministry of
Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia.
Lukens-Bull alsopresented
the invited lecture, "Religion and Secularization from a Western
Perspective" at the School of Shariah and Law at the National
Islamic University Syarif Hidyatullah in Jakarta in June. Lukens-Bull alsopresented the
invited lecture "Linguistic Modeling of Variation in Islam" at the
National Islamic Institute Sunan Ampel in Surabaya in June.
Dr. Krista Paulsen published "Introduction
to Cities: How Place and Space Shape Human Experience" with Xiangming
Chen and Anthony M. Orum.
Jaffee published the
article "The General Education
Initiative in Hong Kong: Organized Contradictions and Emerging Tensions."
Dr. Ronald Kephart delivered a presentation titled "TMA, Negation, and
Stress in Carriacou Creole English" at the meetings of the Society for
Caribbean Linguistics in Nassau, Bahamas, in July.
Dr. Gordon
Rakita presented a paper entitled: "The Longue Durée of Mortuary Ritual in Chihuahua, Mexico" at the 54th International Congress of Americanists
in Vienna, Austria.
College of Computing, Engineering &
Dr. Ken Martin has been selected to chair
a Computing Accreditation Commission/ABET accreditation visit to evaluate a
computer science program at an American university. He has also been
selected to be a member of a CAC/ABET accreditation visit to evaluate two
information systems' programs at a Southeast Asian university.
Dr. Charles
Winton, an invited attendee to the July 2012 Global Conference on
Educational Robotics, was appointed President for KISS Institute for Practical
Robotics beginning in 2013.
Dr. Robert
Roggio, Tetiana Bilyayeva and James R. Comer presented and published their
paper, "Everyday Cloud Computing with SaaS" at the 2012 Software Engineering
Research and Practice Conference in July.
Management: Drs. David Lambert and Pat Welsh recently received a $5,000
grant from NOAA for the "Development of a Real-time, Location-based
Learning System Model for RABOB in GTMNERR." The EMMAPS
Lab team, which includes Terry
Smith and Robert Richardson,
will be developing and evaluating an innovative STEM
education approach that will leverage the real-time data from the
team's water quality buoys. Partners in the project include the St.
Johns County Water Quality Science Academy and the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association.
Poiencot and Dr. Chris Brown
published their paper, "Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Transportation Deployment
Alternatives for Florida, USA," in Florida
Scientist in July.
College of Education & Human
Childhood Education, Literacy and TESOL: Dr. Katrina Hall was on the planning team and Dr. Gigi Morales David
presented information and hands-on activities focused on the academic value
associated with block play for the Early Learning Institute this summer. There
were 90 people from many early childhood agencies in Jacksonville that serve
young children including JCC, ECS, ELCand the main library downtown in
attendance at Bethesda Park for the block play explorations.
Dr. Chris Weber presented
a workshop with W.A. Behrens titled "Enhancing professional development using
case studies" and a paper with W.A. Behrens titled "Decision making strategies
in professional development" at the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference for
Giftedness, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Katie Monnin chaired
and presented at San Diego Comic Con in July. Her panel, which focused on
transitioning young graphic novel readers into graphic novel writers, included
Joe Kelly (creator of Cartoon Network's "Ben 10," "Generator Rex," Disney's
"The New Ultimate Spiderman," "I Kill Giants" and "Four Eyes"), Jenni and Matt
Holm (graphic novelists of "Babymouse" and "Squish"), Dr. Meryl Jaffe (Dr.
Monnin's co-author on her fourth book, "Teaching Content Area Graphic Novels"),
Dr. James Bucky Carter (author of "Building Literacy Connections with Graphic
Novels"), John Hogen (Executive Editor and Director of graphicnovelreporter.com)
and Jimmy Gownley (graphic novelist of "Amelia Rules!").
Over the summer,
Monnin also reported twice on her monthly Action News segment Katie's Korner. Her
and July
segments are online. Her monthly graphic novel review column, Katie's Korner:
Graphic Novel Reviews for Your School and Library also appeared in various
publications from Diamond Comic Book Distributors monthly newsletter. Monnin also
was invited to be a featured speaker at the following upcoming events: Panama
City's Creative Con, Rhode Island's National Literacy for All Conference and
Florida Reading Association's annual conference. In August, Monnin presented
twice at the St. John's county High Impact Literacy Conference. Her topics
included "Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels" and "Teaching
Secondary Content Area Graphic Novels."
Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management: Drs.
Terry Cavanaugh, Marcia Lamkin and Helen Hu had an article
published in the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks. They based their
research on the effectiveness of using checklists for better submission
completion and on-time submission in online classes. They found that there was
a significant improvement in submission times when a generalized checklist of
online elements was emailed to students on a weekly basis.
Dr. Rebecca Schumacher
recently participated in the American Counseling Association Leadership
Institute in July in Washington, D.C. In addition to attending the Leadership
Institute training, one day was devoted to advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill
where she met with Florida's representatives to request support for the
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, authorized as part of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This is a critical grant awarded to
school districts to increase school based counseling programs to improve
student achievement in persistently low-achieving schools.
UNF Sport Management students, Jesy Rose and Kacey Sims, are taking part in a Global Sport
Management international learning experience provided by Florida State
University's Sport Management program. As part of this experience, the two
students are involved in a variety of sport experiences throughout the summer,
including the London Olympic Games.
Deaf and Interpreter Education: Dr. Debbie Reed and graduate student Kelsey Alderfer presented at the Gulf
South Summit conference on Service Learning in Hattiesburg, Miss. They
presented "Service Learning and Transformational Experiences with Students with
Moderate and Severe Disabilities," based
on service learning work completed by students at Lakeshore
Middle School.
Reed also gave three presentations in June at the
National Association for Persons Supporting Employment conference in
Washington, D.C. Reed also gave a presentation with her father, Ron Inlow,
and daughter Caitlynn on family disability advocacy. Reed's father hired
several adults with intellectual disabilities to work at the University of
Richmond and earn competitive wages upon their exit from
institutions in the early '80s.
Maira Martelo, assessment assistant in the dean's office and
doctoral candidate of the Educational Leadership program, recently published
her article titled "Use of Bibliographic Systems and Concept Maps: Innovative
Tools to Complete a Literature Review." The article was published in
Research in the Schools, a peer-reviewed
journal of the Mid-South Educational Research Association. This article
presents a process for utilizing a bibliographic system built with Microsoft
Excel as well as concept maps to organize and synthesize information that can
be included in a literature review. A review of the conceptual framework behind
these tools is included, as well as a detailed description about how to build
the system in Excel. Also discussed in this article is the importance of the
literature review as a dynamic component of any scholarly work.
Milestone anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone
anniversary at UNF in September:
35 years
Verna Urbanski, University
Librarian, Thomas G. Carpenter Library20 years Bruce Herring, Instructional
Specialist, Training and Services Institute
Pansy Tapper, Associate Director of TSI Accounting, Training and
Services Institute15 years Philip Geist, Associate Director,
Small Business Development Center
O'Farrell, Director, Field Experiences
Education and Human Services10 years
Hardy, Admissions Evaluator,
Enrollment Services Processing Office
Angela Gibson, Contracts Grants Accounts Coordinator, Office of Research
and Sponsored Programs
Sandra Gupton, Professor, Leadership, School Counseling and Sport
Five years Keith Ashley, Research Program
Services Coordinator, Sociology and Anthropology
Brown, Mental Health Counselor,
Counseling Center
Shoemaker, Senior Engineer Techical
Designer, Physical Facilities
Crookham, Assistant Director of Student
Affairs, Student Affairs
Stephen Keels, Accountant, Controller
Lily Wang, Accounting Coordinator, Controller
Tiffany Winemiller, Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
Kathryn Macinnes, Assistant Director, Admissions
Lilith Reigger, Assistant Director, Graduate School
The following employees were either hired by UNF or were promoted from OPS
positions from mid-July to early-August:Peter Bacopoulos, Assistant
Professor, Taylor Engineering Research Institute
Sarah Bloom, Admissions Marketing Coordinator, Admissions
Stephan Boka, Instructor, English
Branaman, Coordinator, Student Affairs
Center for International Education
Theresa Buchs, Office Assistant, Student Affairs
Kim Cheek, Assistant Professor, Childhood Education, Literacy and
Covington, Instructor, Criminology
Czerwinska, Instructor, Mathematics
DelGiudice, Instructor, Music
Earles-Bennett, Marketing and
Publications Coordinator, Music
Edwards, Maintenance Mechanic, Student
Union-Maintenance and Energy Management
Kelly Gates, Assistant Director of Special Events, Public Relations
Stephen Gosden, Instructor, Music
Gregg, Instructor, Leadership
Hoskins, Faculty Administrator, CIRT
Jerry Johnson, Assistant Professor, Leadership
Bryan Knuckley, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Corinne Labyak, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Ricky Law, Instructor, History
Joshua LeGros, Groundskeeper, Student Union Groundskeeper
Lieberman, Assistant Professor, English
Joseph Lucca, Instructor, Clinical and Applied Movement Science
Ghulam Maharvi, Instructor, Chemistry
Mitchell, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Mark Milton, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police Department
Kacie McFate, Student Affairs Coordinator, Recreation
James Mckoy, Irrigation Technician, Grounds
Jody Nicholson, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Jeffrey Pigg, Head Athletic Coach, Athletics
Pinkstaff, Assistant Professor, Health Daniel Santavicca, Instructor, Physics
Schuller, Computer Systems Coordinator,
Computing Engineering
Simmons, Custodial Worker, Physical
Slater, Custodial Worker, Physical
Aaron Spalding, Instructor, Public Health
Truelove, Assistant Professor,
Warrah, Groundskeeper, Grounds
Tamar Wiley, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities Joseph Wilkins, Custodial Worker, Custodial Services
Hope Wilson, Assistant Professor, Foundations and Secondary Education
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The following employees were promoted from mid-July to early-August.Kent Grandy, Facilities and
Operations Assistant, Stadium-Sports Complex
Angela Lee, Training Coordinator, Financial Systems Department
Jean Leone, Office Manager, Educational Field Experiences
Sonia Moyeno, Senior Custodial Worker, University Housing
Daniel Pitts, Facilities & Operations Assistant, Intercollegiate
Joyce Smith, Office Assistant, Academic Center for Excellence
Erin Soles, Senior Instructional Designer, Distance Center for
Instruction and Research Technology
Leanne Thomas, Accounts Payable Manager, Controller
The following faculty members were approved for tenure and
promoted to associate professor during the recent Board of Trustees meeting.
Approved for
tenure and promoted to associate professor
Chris Janson,
Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management, Education and Human
ServicesPeter Magyari, CAMS, Brooks College of HealthConnie Roush, Nursing, Brooks College of Health
Heartfelt well wishes in their new endeavors for the following employees, who
left UNF from mid-July to early-August:
Margaret Armstrong, Assistant
Director of ELP, Student Affairs
Campbell, Senior University Union
Programming Specialist, Student Government
Heather Carty, Student Affairs Coordinator, Recreation
Peter Durr, Admissions Coordinator, Admissions
Justin Gaudry, Senior Instructor, School of Computing
Vernice Green, Professor, Music
Robert Hansell, Admissions Coordinator, Admissions
Dervisa Hurem, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Nelson, Assistant Professor,
Foundations and Secondary Education
John "Pat" Plumlee, Associate Professor Emeritus, Political Science and Public
Douglas Short, Manager Accounts Payable Receiving, Controller
Ann Marie
Sindt, Student Union Coordinator,
Student Government
Stanford, Assistant Director, Fine Arts
Abdoulaye Sy, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Kenneth Wilburn, Associate Professor, Leadership, School Counseling
and Sport Management
he Goods: The truth about kiwi
fruit are relative newcomers to the United States and give us another exotic
fruit choice to include in our daily diets. Dr. Judy Perkin, professor in the
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program, discusses myths and
facts about this furry fruit that is packed with nutrients. To help you use it
in your diet, a recipe is provided.
Kiwi fruit have relatively little nutritional value.
Fact: Published nutritional analyses of
the kiwi fruit indicate that kiwi is a good source of many nutrients, and it's
a particularly excellent food source of Vitamin C. Kiwi has also been found to
contribute to dietary needs for potassium, magnesium and fiber.
Kiwi fruit originated in New Zealand.
Fact: Although food production data
indicates that New Zealand is a kiwi producer, food history experts tell us
that the kiwi plant first originated in China and was given the name Chinese
gooseberry. They add that it was only in relatively recent history that the
name kiwi fruit was used because of the outer fruit's resemblance to a New
Zealand bird called a kiwi. Kiwi fruits are also grown in the United States,
with California being a major producer.
You should always peel kiwi fruit and not eat the skin.
Fact: The "Fruits & Veggies: More Matters"
health campaign says it's fine to eat kiwi with or without the skin. If the
fruit is to be eaten with the skin, they recommend both washing and drying the
skin before consumption.
Kiwi should always be eaten raw.
Fact: Although for many, eating or
using raw kiwi in recipes is common, other recipes can be found that call for
kiwi to be baked in a food product. For example, there are recipes for cobbler,
muffins and other baked good products containing kiwi available on the
Kiwi's only culinary value is as a fruit.
Fact: Food encyclopedias and numerous
fact sheets confirm that kiwi fruit can also be used as a tenderizing agent. They
relate this use to the specific types of acid found in the fruit.
Kiwi Fruit Cobbler
large kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into three-quarter-inch cubes
tablespoon brown sugar
tablespoon grated lemon peel
tablespoon all-purpose flour
teaspoon ground cinnamon
package (3.2 ounces) prepared corn muffin mix
tablespoon additional brown sugar
½ one
teaspoon ground nutmeg
ice cream or cream (optional)
Preheat oven to
375 degrees. Place cubed kiwi fruit in well-greased baking casserole. Combine
brown sugar, lemon peel and flour. Sprinkle on top of fruit. Mix lightly and
place in hot oven for 25 minutes. Prepare one-half package muffin mix as
directed. When fruit mixture is hot and bubbling, spoon on prepared mix. Mix the
extra brown sugar and nutmeg. Sprinkle on top. Return cobbler to oven for another
18 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and done. Remove and allow to
cool. Serve warm, with ice cream or cream, if desired.
Preparation time:30 minutes plus baking time.
Serves: six
Nutritional information per serving
43 g
Fat: 2.5 grams
2 milligrams
Fiber: 6 grams
Fat: 0.5 grams
of Calories from fat: 11 percent
132 milligrams
3 grams
ingredients are not included in dietary analysis.
and nutritional analysis used with permission by the Produce for Better Health
Foundation and "Fruits & Veggies—More Matters" website at www.FruitsAndVeggiesMoreMatters.org.
The Goods is a
monthly column about food myths and facts by faculty members in the Department
of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program and runs in The Florida
Times-Union's "Taste" section. Have a question about kiwi? Contact Dr. Perkin
at email@example.com.


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As technology becomes more widely used around the world, issues of e-waste, particularly its impact on the environment and human health, have garnered increased attention. A recent article in the Southern Times describes the flow of second-hand technology from Europe and North America to countries in Africa, where after a short period of time it is discarded, ending up at large dump sites. There, e-waste is broken down and often burned to extract valuable materials, releasing dangerous toxins such as mercury, cadmium and lead.
Alan Finlay, GreeningIT Project Coordinator at APC, was interviewed for the article, stating that as countries grow economically, e-waste becomes a greater issue.
"In a strong economy, imported technology will be cheaper and old technology will be more readily replaced, in this way increasing the levels of e-waste," he says.
The article goes on to discuss ICTs as a valuable instrument for environmental protection, including forecasting, monitoring, and measuring environmental disasters. However more awareness is needed of the dangers of environmental waste, particularly by waste management agencies and government ministries.
The full Southern Times article can be found here.


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EPA Celebrates North Carolina ENERGY STAR Leaders and Labeled Buildings
Release Date: 02/24/2012
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, firstname.lastname@example.com
ATLANTA - Six organizations in North Carolina were recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Energy Star Leaders that improved the energy efficiency of their building portfolios by 20 percent or more. Nationally, EPA's Energy Star program helped 90 leading organizations achieve President Obama's goal by providing them with a proven energy management strategy, which includes a focus on ongoing performance measurement and whole-building improvement.
ENERGY STAR Leaders must meet one of two energy efficiency improvement milestones. The first milestone requires a 10 percent improvement in energy performance across their entire building portfolio. Subsequent recognition is given for each 10 percent improvement thereafter. The second milestone, known as "top performer," requires that buildings in an organization's portfolio, on average, perform in the top 25 percent when compared to similar buildings nationwide. To be eligible for ENERGY STAR Leaders recognition, organizations are required to track and submit energy performance data for all buildings and fuel sources through EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
Organizations in North Carolina that reached one or both of these milestones include
Burke County Public Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Food Lion, LLC in Salisbury
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Wayne County Public Schools
Yadkin County Schools
ENERGY STAR Leaders have cumulatively saved more than $150 million on utility bills and prevented greenhouse gas emissions equal to the electricity used by nearly 95,000 homes. The complete list of ENERGY STAR Leaders includes more than 200 organizations and includes school districts, national retailers, commercial real estate companies, healthcare systems, supermarket operators and hotel managers that have achieved energy efficiency improvements across more than 11,400 buildings covering nearly 730 million square feet in the United States.
With help from EPA's Energy Star program, thousands of businesses and organizations are improving the energy efficiency of the places where we work, play and learn and are saving billions of dollars and preventing millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere each year.
Complete list of Energy Star Leaders as of December 31, 2011: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/leaders/Leaders_full_list_2011.pdf?2758-99c7
More about Energy Star Leaders: http://www.energystar.gov/leaders
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WASHINGTON — As President Obama looks to fill Cabinet positions, the spotlight is steadily focusing on longtime Harvard physicist and leading national security strategist Ashton B. Carter, a top lieutenant to the past two secretaries of defense who has influential supporters among both parties in Congress.
According to several knowledgable officials, Carter, 58, has been on the short list to replace Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta when he steps down as planned next year, and his chances have improved with growing signs that another top candidate, former senator Chuck Hagel, a Republican, could face a difficult confirmation process in the Senate.
Carter, whose office said he couldn't comment, appears to be the favorite of the Pentagon bureaucracy. Over the past two decades, between long stretches at Harvard's Kennedy School, he has filled various top posts at the Pentagon. There he has earned the nickname "The Deliverer" for expediting the delivery of much-needed equipment to the front lines in Afghanistan.
"Carter is a sleeper brand waiting to hit the market big," said a top Pentagon official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the search for a new secretary of defense. "He may not have household name recognition in Middle America . . . but he's got the full mix of talents to be the next secretary. He's well known for his procurement and budget expertise, and over the years, he's also developed strong relationships with senior military leaders and the Hill."
Also said to be under serious consideration is former top Pentagon policy official and Obama campaign ally Michele Flournoy, who if selected would be the first woman to run the Pentagon, as well as former Navy secretary Richard Danzig, another close confidant of the president.
Hagel, a former senator from Nebraska, has drawn criticism for his comments alleging the "intimidation" of the "Jewish lobby," and several GOP senators have threatened to hold up his nomination.
Carter, who has long been believed to covet the top Pentagon job, is keeping a low profile as speculation swirls around him. He is seen as a contender for not just the Pentagon post, but also to run the Department of Energy if Secretary Steven Chu moves on, as some predict he will. Carter's background in nuclear weapons and arms control and experience overseeing several green energy initiatives in the military bolster his qualifications.
Carter is not considered part of the president's inner circle; both Flournoy and Danzig are widely believed to be intimate loyalists. It is unclear whether that will play a role in Obama's decision.
One of Carter's mentors, William Perry, the former secretary of defense, said that Carter is currently focusing on his duties as deputy secretary of defense, aware that the Cabinet search "is very complicated with a lot of subtleties."
"He knows his name is on the list, I know his name is on the list," said Perry, a member of the Pentagon Defense Policy Board, an advisory panel, who meets with Carter frequently. "We haven't really talked specifically about this next job.
"He is supremely qualified," Perry said of Carter in an interview. "He has been assistant secretary of defense in policy, the under secretary of defense for acquisition and technology. Now he is overseeing all of defense. He is very well respected in the Congress on both sides of the aisle."
Accolades for Carter have come from a variety of different quarters in Washington.
"Your willingness and ability to bear the burden of senior leadership is both noteworthy and highly commendable. . . . I have come to know you as a hard-working, honest, and committed public servant," Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, told Carter at a recent congressional hearing.
A former Rhodes Scholar and instructor at MIT, Carter is widely known in national security circles for his keen intellect and uncanny ability to digest reams of both technical data and policy documents. With his scientific background, he understands the inner workings of high-tech weapons but also is steeped in military strategy.
One of his aides recently described him as the "600-pound brain in the room."
Perhaps Carter's best qualification for the top Pentagon job is that he has played a central role in nearly every major national security issue of the last four years.
As the undersecretary of defense, he helped shepherd through a series of budget cuts under then-Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, including halting the purchase of the Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth plane. He was also was responsible for ensuring troops had the proper equipment in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he managed the massive undertaking of withdrawing US forces and equipment after eight years of war.
In his current role, he serves as the day-to-day manager of the Department of Defense, immersed in everything from budget matters to preparing a new generation of troops leaving the military for life in the civilian world. He has also played a key role in crafting a military strategy that reorients US defense planning from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific.
"If Chuck Hagel goes down Ash is going to be on the shortest of short lists as a successor for Panetta," said David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School and former White House chief of staff. "I think what he represents is continuity and stability in that job. We have had two successful secretaries of defense in a row (Panetta and Robert Gates). Ash worked for both of them."
Even before joining the Obama administration, Carter was seen as something of a national security whiz. At the end of the Cold War, as assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, "he took the lead in working with the countries of Eastern Europe and former Soviet republics and bringing them into the Western security umbrella," recalled Perry. "I think his work in particular was instrumental in allowing that transition to go smoothly. That could have gone very badly."
While out of government, from his perch at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Security, Carter was an instructor for a generation of national security professionals in the United States and from foreign countries.
His international network was recently on display during a visit to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, when he was greeted by 20 of his former students, both military and civilian.
But Carter is perhaps most remembered in Washington for spearheading the US-led program known as Cooperative Threat Reduction, which oversaw the dismantling of 8,000 nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union.
At an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of that arms control initiative with Russia earlier this month, Obama singled out Carter for his role.
"I especially want to acknowledge a leader who helped create it and who now helps guide it as our outstanding deputy secretary of defense — Ash Carter," Obama said, "So thank you, Ash, for your great work."
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Spa Urban Oasis in Debenhams, Manchester City Centre, has an atmosphere that is warm, welcoming, relaxing and luxurious. The therapists and stylists are extremely experienced and pride themselves on giving the best treatments in the city. We specialise in party bookings and offer five star service and value for money.
There are six private treatment including our Rose Room (for two), Champagne nail bar, L'Oreal hair salon, pedicure suite, tanning room, Oasis relaxation lounge, The View Balcony where we serve afternoon teas and relaxing reception area. We cater easily for groups of friends wanting to 'Spa-rty' together, and also have the View Bar overlooking the ground floor, where you can enjoy afternoon tea or a bottle of bubbly after your indulgent treatments.
Our friendly and professional staff are on hand seven days a week to welcome you. We take the stress out of everyday living and vouchers are the perfect thoughtful gift to spoil those that need it most. The very best in wellbeing, hair and beauty awaits you.
The spa is situated on the mezzanine floor in Debenhams and can be reached by turning right after entering through the store doors opposite Starbucks, close to Piccadilly Gardens and Tibb St. Our treatments are very popular so booking is advance is recommended. Treatments not available on Sundays.


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Look Good Feel Better Partners with Charming Charlie
We at Look Good Feel Better are very excited about our partnership with Charming Charlie, a Huston based fashion accessory boutique for women of all ages. From now through December 31st, Charming Charlie has specially designed gift cards that are sold in their retail stores around the country, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Look Good Feel Better program. Be sure to tell your friends and family about these beautiful gift cards before they are all gone!
To find your nearest Charming Charlie location visit their website at http://charmingcharlie.com. For more information about this and other Look Good Feel Better partnerships check out our website at http://lookgoodfeelbetter.org/about-lgfb/corporate-partners.


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What's Old is New Again: Busts
As a common motif in classical décor, iterations of the bust have been around literally for ages. While they once took shape in materials such as marble and bronze and were used to represent great thinkers, musicians and deities they now take on much more irreverent forms.
Classical busts are being used as an unexpected element in vignettes, as bookends, and as jewelry holders. Taking the trend even further from it's roots the forms are now also represented as USB drives, candles and as quirky planters.
1. A bust makes for a dramatic focal point against deep blue walls.
Via Made by Girl, image by Teri Lyn Fisher.
2. An antique bust is a perfect sculptural finish in the garden.
Image via Lonny Magazine.
3. A plaster bust atop a dresser pulls double duty as a jewelry organizer. Image via Made by Girl.
4. A USB hub is disguised as a ceramic Aphrodite bust for your desktop. This little sculpture is $10 via Fred Flare.
5. Perfect atop a vanity a bust top adorns a pretty perfume bottle. Le Rivage des Syrtes by MDCI, available via Lucky Scent $245.
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Milltown Dam: Water to Flow into Clark Fork River Bypass Channel
Release Date: 03/14/2008
Contact Information: Russ Forba, EPA (406) 457-5042; Diana Hammer, EPA (406) 457-5040; Keith Large, DEQ, (406) 841-5039
(Helena, Mont. -- March 14, 2008) The Milltown Dam cleanup near Missoula, Mont., is approaching another milestone. After a year of construction, the Clark Fork River bypass channel is complete and ready for water. On Tuesday, March 18, the plan is to open the outlet of the Clark Fork River bypass channel to fill the channel with water from the Blackfoot River. It should take approximately 14 hours and 44 million gallons of water to fill the bypass channel.
EPA, in consultation with the State of Montana, has approved Envirocon's plan to fill the bypass channel slowly enough so that plenty of water remains in the Clark Fork River below the Dam. Maintaining an adequate and steady river flow is critical for the fishery. Earlier this week, Envirocon removed the sheet piling at the bypass channel outlet, leaving only an earthen berm between the Blackfoot River and the bypass channel. On Tuesday, March 18, this berm will be breached and water from the Blackfoot River will flow upstream into the bypass channel. A rock-lined 15 foot wide opening in the outlet structure will allow about 2 feet of water to flow into the bypass channel. This will result in a temporary and slight drop in the Clark Fork River level below the Milltown Dam.
Late next week, the inlet of the bypass channel will also be opened, allowing the Clark Fork River to be diverted into the bypass channel. EPA required construction of the bypass channel to isolate the Clark Fork River from the contaminated sediments in the Milltown Reservoir, thereby reducing sediment scouring during the next reservoir draw down and impacts to downstream ecology and river users. The bypass channel represents a major effort to minimize downstream impacts of dam removal. When the dam is breached, having the Clark Fork River flowing through the bypass channel will reduce the amount of material scoured from the reservoir area by 60 percent. It also means that no sediments with high metals concentrations from the project area will be sent downstream. Most of the scour will come from the clean materials in the Blackfoot and the earthen coffer dam that is washed away as the Milltown Dam is breached in late March 2008.
Breaching of the Milltown Dam in late March 2008 is an important step in reaching the goals of restoring the local drinking water supply, protecting the fishery, and restoring the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers to a natural and free-flowing state.
The Milltown Dam was built in 1906-1907 to supply power to the local lumber mill, which in turn, supplied lumber for the mining operations upstream in Butte. In 1908 an enormous flood washed mine waste downstream from the Butte Mining District, depositing the wastes behind the newly constructed Milltown Dam. Over time, the arsenic in the reservoir sediments made its way into the Milltown aquifer, polluting the local drinking water supply. Copper in the sediments would periodically scour from the reservoir and kill fish downstream of the dam. Due to the public health risks, the site was listed as a federal Superfund Site in 1983. In 2004, EPA and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced the decision to remove the Milltown Dam and contaminated sediments. Since then, EPA, DEQ and the site trustees have been working with Atlantic Richfield Company, NorthWestern Energy, and Envirocon to carry out the cleanup plan.
REMINDER: For safety reasons, the project area is closed to the public. This includes the area around the Dam, Powerhouse and portions of the Clark Fork (CFR is closed from Turah Bridge Fishing Access Site downstream to the Dam and railroad bridge below the Dam) and Blackfoot Rivers (Closed from Weigh Station downstream to the Dam) near the Superfund Site. Non-authorized personnel are not allowed on site. For more information about viewing site activities, please contact Diana Hammer, EPA, (406) 457-5040.
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Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee's Milltown website:
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Jack Rudy Speaks Out Against TLC's, Tattoo School
I think this new tattoo school show that TLC is about to launch is the biggest bunch of bullshit I have ever heard in my 36 years of tattooing. I guess it's not bad enough that tens of thousands of unqualified, untutored, "wanna be" tattooers have flooded this industry largely due to the bullshit tattoo shows that have already been on TV for years, because they inadvertently encourage people to get in to tattooing by making it look infinitely easier than it actually is... Well, now enter the newest addition to this tattoo cesspool, TLC's show, following a bunch of less than amateur people that actually think they can learn how to tattoo in a couple of weeks. There's no telling how many thousands more people will want to get into tattooing after seeing this load of horseshit. There is just absolutely no way in hell that people can even learn a fraction of what they need, to tattoo with any competence whatsoever in a two week period. This practice of turning these people loose after a couple of weeks in downright dangerous. They leave with a false sense of security that they can do something that actually takes many years to become proficient at. So all this show is going to accomplish is make a bad situation must worse by encouraging thousands of more people into doing something they have no business even considering. I encourage other professional tattooers who give a shit about our livelihood to not sit by and be fucking complacent, cause this is going to affect us all. Take a stand and let these people; the sponsors, the show, the advertisers know what you think.


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The Johns Hopkins University Student Government Association's judiciary arm has overturned a March decision by the student-run senate to deny "official group status" to Voice for Life, an antiabortion advocacy and awareness group.
Voice for Life now enjoys formal recognition from the student government, allowing members to host events and fundraise on campus, reserve meeting rooms, list events on university Web sites, apply for university funding and use the university's name, logo and seal, among other things, according to a statement from the judiciary committee distributed Wednesday morning.
At a March 12 meeting of the Student Government Association, student leaders denied Voice for Life's request for group recognition with a vote of 10 to 8, with four students abstaining, according to meeting minutes posted online. Voice for Life plans to "inform people about pro-life and help women in Baltimore, also sidewalk counseling" outside health clinics, an agenda that concerned some students.
The minutes include some of the hesitations, including: "Should a Hopkins group be involved in this much activism?" The Student Activities Commission also was "concerned with making people feel uncomfortable," especially as the campus pro-choice group is no longer active.
At the same meeting, the students approved five clubs, which are dedicated to sustainability, Chinese culture, bringing TED lectures to campus, skiing and snowboarding and "justice in Palestine." The students tabled an application for women's rugby, as it might already be a club recognized by the recreation center. Voice for Life wasn't the only group denied recognition, as students turned down requests from three groups focused on Korean traditional performing arts, short film making and shopping.
The decision to not recognize Voice for Life quickly prompted criticism. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education sent a letter to student government leaders on Monday, saying: "There is little doubt that personal preferences are at the heart of this matter." ColumnistGeorge F. Will tackled the topic last week, writing: "Obviously, the SGA has acted to express animus against the content of VFL's speech and to protect students from the discomfort of disagreement."
The Student Government Association Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to overturn the decision. In a statement, the committee said: "This ruling is not a judgment of the group's eligibility for funding, or a comment on the tradition that advocacy and awareness groups do not receive annual budgets from the university."
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Well, that was a crazy day.
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) on Thursday saw its stock get pummeled after its financial printer, R.R. Donnelley (NASDAQ:RRD), filed the Internet search giant's 8-K early this afternoon — hours before the company was actually supposed to report.
While that was jarring, investors were more concerned about Google's performance in Q3, sending GOOG shares down 9% before trading was temporarily halted. Shares finished down 8%.
On the earnings conference call, CEO Larry Page apologized for the premature disclosure, but he then transitioned quickly to talk about his vision for his mobile strategy, which he dubbed a "new reality."
No doubt, Page was hugely bullish. He thinks mobile monetization ultimately will be higher than the desktop, and he expects innovation in ad formats and strategies. He said the annual run-rate for mobile is currently more than $8 billion, hugely up from $2.5 billion a year ago. Also promising is the sheer growing opportunities — there are more than 500 million Android units in use across the world, and devices using the OS see 1.3 million activations per day.
Still, investors were far from convinced; GOOG shares were up less than 1% in early after-hours trading.
A big issue for investors was Google's 15% year-over-year drop in "cost per clicks," which could be a sign that the transition to mobile — even if it eventually yields the lofty results that Page expects — likely will mean ongoing light revenues in the short-term. If that problem sounds familiar, it's because it's the same issue that has dogged Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) through and before its publicly traded life.
Now, Google's prospects still look bright. The company remains the dominant player in the search business, with market share of 60%, as well as in advertising services (DoubleClick) and video (YouTube). What's more, Google is making investments in local commerce to take on Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), such as its acquisitions of travel guide Frommer's and restaurant rater Zagat.
But mobile is the holy grail — that's clear by Page's laser focus. That's because monetization will be about more than just advertising, but could include other sources of revenue such as games, apps and entertainment content.
It might take some time, but if Google can solve mobile's problems, the long-term growth potential should be substantial.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPOPlaybook, a site dedicated to the hottest news and rumors about initial public offerings. He is also the author of "How to Create the Next Facebook." Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Haiyan six months on: A promising start on the long road to recovery
08 May 2014 by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
Six months after one of the strongest tropical storms ever recorded on earth slammed into the Philippines last November, killing more than 6,200 people and displacing over 4 million, the physical signs of recovery are increasingly visible.
Roads have been cleared, over 120,000 households have received help to rebuild, and nearly all the damaged schools and hospitals have re-opened.
While the costs of the disaster are better understood after six months, the human suffering continues to take its toll. People who were already tackling extreme poverty, including many living in the Eastern Visayas region, now face a future without the security of their farms, employment opportunities, or long-term economic prospects. Rebuilding these communities could span a decade or more.
While the response of the international community to the immediate emergency has been generous, post-disaster recovery requires long term engagement. Recovery is about more than the vital task of building homes and structures. It is also about building greater resilience to natural hazards.
The Philippines, battered by an average of 20 large-scale storms a year, is no exception. Investments in preparedness for these events and adaptation to ongoing risks are vital. Improved infrastructure design, for example, can help save lives and protect development gains.
Looking ahead, disaster risk reduction must be central to all future development that takes place in the Philippines. For example, as new schools are built, they need to be earthquake and climate-proofed. When the authorities support farmers to access new crop varieties, those crops should be more climate resilient, including by having a shorter harvest cycle after replanting.
In some places affected by Typhoon Haiyan, critical government infrastructure was damaged. This has affected the delivery of government services, such as education and healthcare and exacerbated the deprivation caused by the storm. UNDP is working to help the government address this and other issues which affect the pace of recovery.
It is important to always be mindful that the needs of those who have been affected by the profound crisis of Haiyan must be at the front and centre of the response and recovery. Many of the survivors were also first responders. They displayed both enormous courage and solidarity with those who had lost loved ones. They helped family, friends, and neighbours before humanitarian aid arrived, and they continue to provide support to this day.
Even in the midst of great loss, the people of the Philippines are seizing the opportunity to build a better life in any way they can. I saw this resilience for myself on my visit to the devastated areas of Tacloban in recent weeks. We can all support their dream of a better future if we stay engaged with the long road to recovery.
A longer version of this post originally appeared on the Huffington Post.
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The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was sentenced Wednesday to one-and-a-half years for stealing $125,000 in party funds, completing the fall of a man who once was one of the most powerful political figures in the state.
ORLANDO | The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was sentenced Wednesday to 1� years in prison for stealing $125,000 in party funds, marking the fall of a man who once was one of the most powerful political figures in the state.
Jim Greer, 50, was sentenced in an Orlando courtroom, more than a month after he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft and a single count of money laundering.
The guilty pleas in February ended Greer's trial before it started.
Circuit Judge Marc Lubet handed down a sentence Wednesday that was less severe than the 3� years in prison requested by prosecutors. Lubet explained that he went with a more lenient sentence because Greer had already paid $65,000 in restitution to the Republican Party of Florida and because Greer's former right-hand man, Delmar Johnson, had committed the same crimes but hadn't been charged.
Johnson had been scheduled to be prosecutors' star witness and was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony. He didn't return a phone call seeking comment on Wednesday.
"I feel that this crime deserves prison," Lubet told Greer. "You egregiously violated a position of trust."
After the hearing, Greer was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. His lawyer, Damon Chase, said Greer had entered the guilty pleas to avoid the risk of a jury convicting him and getting a lengthy prison sentence.
"Mr. Greer did fall on his sword for this one," Chase said. "He did what he felt was best for his family. He feels good about it ... Next year, he will be spending time with his family and everything will be fine."
An attorney for the Republican Party of Florida said he received a $65,000 wire transfer representing Greer's restitution from Jacksonville attorney Hank Coxe on Monday. Stephen Dobson said he didn't know how Greer came up with the money, given that the former chairman has reported being financially strapped since his arrest in 2010.
Greer also has agreed to drop a civil lawsuit against the Republican Party of Florida. The lawsuit accused the party of failing to pay him a severance.
"Eighteen months in prison for somebody like Jim Greer," Dobson said. "I don't think anybody thought a couple of years ago that he'd go to prison like this."
The trial had threatened to expose the underbelly of Florida's dominant political party and its formerly high-spending ways. Some of Florida's most powerful politicians were scheduled as witnesses, including former Gov. Charlie Crist, former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and several state House and state Senate leaders.
Topics covered in pretrial depositions included allegations of prostitutes at a state GOP fundraiser in the Bahamas, the drinking habits of Crist and intraparty strife.
Prosecutors said Greer funneled almost $200,000 to a company he had formed with Johnson to help with fundraising for the Republican Party of Florida.
He kept $125,000 of the money funneled to Victory Strategies for himself.
Under the arrangement, Victory Strategies would get a cut of all party fundraising after Greer and Johnson took over that responsibility from a fulltime fundraiser. Johnson contacted law enforcement officials after Greer stepped down as the party's chairman.
Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Michael Williams said failing to charge Johnson was the cost of doing business.
"With Delmar Johnson, that's always the risk. We wouldn't have had a case without him either," Williams said. "That is something we just have to live with. We have to do that every day of the week."
Greer was vice mayor of the small Central Florida town of Oviedo when Crist surprisingly picked him to be the state party chairman after he led local efforts to help Crist get elected governor in 2006.
He previously was the president and CEO of a company that provides training to the hospitality industry on how to comply with alcohol laws.
The plea arrangement was reached at the last minute.
Jury selection was set to begin early last month, but neither Greer nor prosecutors had appeared in the courtroom an hour after the trial was supposed to start.
Until he entered his guilty pleas, Greer had contended that party leaders, including Crist, knew about the financial arrangement that gave Greer's company a cut of party money in exchange for fundraising efforts.
Greer had said he was targeted because of his support for Crist, who later defected from the GOP to run as an independent for U.S. Senate but lost to Marco Rubio.
Crist is now a Democrat and is being touted as a potential challenger to incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott next year.
During the sentencing hearing, Chase once again said Crist knew about the financial arrangement with Greer.
Crist has denied ever knowing about the arrangement. Pre-trial depositions and an affidavit have offered conflicting statements as to how much Crist knew.
"If you're asking me, 'Do I think he knew?' I look at it in more simplistic terms," Williams said. "He is running the state at the time. Did he get lost in the weeds with Jim Greer fundraising? ... We didn't share the concerns that the defense did."


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Training and electronic courses are common product offerings for bloggers, and as the range of tools and services available to help us create and market engaging courses has grown, so has the competition in this space.
Jules Clancy talked earlier today about offering classes and training as a blog business model.
Still wondering why you'd choose ecourses over other models? Have a look at 8 Great reasons to add an ecourse to your blog. This post explains the not-so-obvious advantages of this business model.
What does it take to create an online course? Peep Laja explains the basics in Creating Online Courses 101. It's a great guide for those who are considering dipping their toes into the training waters—but want to know what they're in for ahead of time.
What about the launch? How to launch a product on your blog (and sell out in 12 hours!) is Danny Iny's story of the wildly successful launch of his first online course. Also see his post Make money locally—and globally—through your blog—there are more than a few tips in here to help you make the most of your own launch when the time comes.
Finally, Ramit Sethi's advice on products, focused mainly on the launch of his course, has many tidbits to get you on the road to a great course launch. Even seasoned course sellers would do well to read this one!
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's soccer team lost a tough 2-1 SAC game to the Catawba Indians on Saturday (Oct. 5) at the Coker Soccer Field.
Catawba put the first point on the scoreboard as they scored the lone goal in the first half to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. However, just four minutes into the second half the Cobras tied up the game at one apiece, when Jalynn Fortt scored off a Cassie Callahan pass.
The two teams would battle late into the game, but the Indians would eventually prevail as Karen Presnell went on to score the game winner.
Coker landed 75 percent of their shots on goal, while Lizz Morris added 15 more saves to her total.
The Cobras will look to bounce back on Wednesday (Oct. 9), as they host Wingate in another SAC competition. The game is scheduled for a 4:30 PM start time.


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Thank you so much for the outstanding publicity you provided for the 2014 Edmonds in Bloom Garden Tour on July 20 ["Edmonds in Bloom Garden Tour slated," The Beacon, Online, May 16].
With your generous help and support we had our best attendance to date. Over 700 people enjoyed the gardens, making this year's tour the most successful to date. It has been a pleasure working with you, and I look forward to repeating the experience next year.
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Yvonne Chamberlain Christensen passed away peacefully Friday, July 25, 2014, while asleep in her home in Monticello, UT.
Born December 23, 1934 to Wilford "Hugh" and Ramona (Anderson) Chamberlain, she is predeceased by her parents and a grandson, Alex Davis.
She has lived a full life and sacrificed much for her family. She will be missed by all who know her.
Her sunny disposition and constant optimism cheered all those with whom she came in contact.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she had a very strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
She served other people tirelessly, sending six of her children on full-time missions, and encouraging many grandchildren to follow suit.
She served in presidencies for the Primary and Relief Society in her local wards.
As a child, Yvonne lived in St. George, UT; Provo, UT; Alton, UT; Logandale, NV; and Orderville, UT where she graduated from Valley High School.
She later graduated from Dixie Junior College in the spring of 1955.
She married John William Burr in St George, UT June 7, 1955. They had 14 children and, while raising their children, lived in Germany, California, Illinois, Missouri, and Utah. The two divorced in February of 1977.
In 1980, Yvonne graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She subsequently taught for ten years in the Alpine School District, Utah, at Geneva Elementary, Cedar Fort Elementary, and Suncrest Elementary.
Yvonne loved her children and made her life to revolve around them. Music was an integral part of her life and became a steady feast of love for her and her family.
She and her children spent many hours gathered around her piano singing to her accompaniment. Additionally, she encouraged her children to learn to play musical instruments and become involved in music both in church and school. Her love for her family was often expressed through music and gathering to sing.
Yvonne married Hyram J. "Buckley" Christensen on March 29, 1996 and the two were sealed for eternity in the Provo, UT Temple on June 11, 1996.
She found tremendous, renewed joy and happiness with Buckley. They made their home in Monticello, UT. Together, they spent many happy days roaming the countryside of San Juan County, counting deer and looking for bears.
There she served in the Monticello Family History Center from 2003 to 2006. She became a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization and enjoyed fellowship with them.
Yvonne is survived by her husband, Hyrum J. "Buckley" Christensen and her 14 children and their spouses. Sons John Clark Burr and William Jason (Amy) Burr. Daughters Deslie Ann Burr (Gordan) Davis, Mary Lynn Burr (Drew) Major, Susan Kay Burr (Gale) Swanson, Laurie Jean Burr Gerow, Carol Burr (Jeff) Warner, Joan Burr (Doug) Bunting, Janine Elise Burr (Curtis) Converse, Raven (Davee) Chandler, Linda Michaels (Ken) Laine, Janet Ellen Burr (Bryan) Nelson, Jennifer Lea "Jen" Burr Budge, and Wendi Elizabeth Burr (Keith) Dabbs. She is also survived by five brothers and sisters: Fae Donna (Garry) Graf, John David (Donna) Chamberlain, Lucille (Earl) Carden, Sherry (John) Misel, and Brent (Kathy) Chamberlain.
Also surviving are two stepsons and three stepdaughters: Monte, Mike, Marylee, Marsha and Mitzi, as well as their spouses and children. Yvonne also leaves 44 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and many, many nieces and nephews.


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In accordance with this chapter, the Secretary of the Interior (or the approved State regulatory authority as provided for in section 1253 of this title) shall promulgate regulations requiring the training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or use of explosives in surface coal mining operations.
(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 719, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 526.)
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AMD 6800 Series Review
It's always interesting reading forums around the net leading up to a new product launch. Interesting in the fact that what you see is, in many ways, a little bit of truth tossed into the mill with a ton of speculation. What you get out the back end is a lot of strong opinions and conjecture from people who think they know what's coming out or what it will be in reality. What we saw with this launch was a lot of truth mixed in with some smoke and mirrors to throw you off just a bit. What many have already known and expected was the launch of AMD's first GPUs from their Northern Island family. What really was not known was where on the performance ladder this product would fall. Now we know since AMD (yes AMD since ATI has effectively been finally swallowed up completely) has finally let the cat out of the bag. The Barts GPUs are ready to take on the mid-range price and performance contenders. With the naming structure, the logical thing would be for this lineup to replace the current HD 5870 and HD 5850 but that's not the case this time around. The Cayman GPUs that are upcoming will take on that responsibility. Let's see what a few of these cards can do while the arguments rage in forums around the world.
Today I have the opportunity to look at offerings from Sapphire, XFX and PowerColor. There will be a total of three HD 6870 cards based on the reference design and a single HD 6850 that breaks away from the reference mold and offers up better cooling, lower noise and enhanced display options. Let's see what they can offer us in terms of performance, cooling and most importantly, how well they overclock.


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Since Blogger continues to ignore my plaintive requests for the most useful feature any blogging software can have, I made a hack based on suggestions made elsewhere.
If you'd like to subscribe to a comment RSS feed (if you posted a comment and want to know if there were any responses, this is particularly handy), throw this link into your blogreader. It's not has snazzy as the kinds of feeds my wordpress brethren can generate (the feed is not separated by post, for example), but it's handy. Of course, if you always read this blog directly on the web and/or don't know what RSS is, ignore this message.


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Church Closes
FLORENCE, Colo. (AP) — The First Baptist Church congregation in Florence, Colo., has turned over its deed to the Florence Arts Council because it can no longer afford to stay open. The church has been in the community for 115 years. On Sunday, members gave it away.
According to the Canon City Daily Record, the arts council plans to use the building for historical debates, music concerts, art shows and classes for children and adults.


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House of Jerky is a brand that you find in little tourist towns, inside of a small beef jerky shop nestled in between antique dealers and candy stores. Here in Southern California, whereever you find a throw-back old-west village, there's always a beef jerky store that sells exclusively House of Jerky.
The company started in 1997 by a husband and wife team in Temecula, CA (about 15 miles from my home interestingly), but is now headquartered in Evansville, IN. The company is growing quickly, having saw a growth rate of 15% from 2006 to 2007, and did $600,000 in sales last year.
While the company enjoys plenty of success from online sales, they sell a lot of beef jerky through shops and roadside stands all across the USA.
House of Jerky is a brand that I have had on many occasions, but this Sweet & Spicy marks the first entry into Best Beef Jerky. The company makes several varieties, including venison, ostrich, buffalo, alligator, and salmon.
Beef (top round), water, brown sugar, honey, salt, sugar, garlic, black pepper, soy sauce, pineapple juice, cayenne pepper, Tabasco sauce, black pepper, liquid smoke, garlic powder, white pepper.
No sodium nitrite.
The first thing that hits me is a definite sweetness and spiciness. This variety does indeed live up to its billing as being sweet & spicy. It's about as equally sweet as it is spicy. The spiciness seems to come more from the Tabasco Sauce and the cayenne pepper. I can see some flecks of black pepper, and can taste it in the background, but it's largely masked by the other spices.
I can also taste a hint of the garlic powder.
How spicy is it? Not very. I'd put this on the border between mild and medium hot. It provides enough spiciness to give you the enjoyment of hot, without scalding your tongue.
There's also a strong taste of the natural meat flavors.
I also get a sense of freshness with this, coming mostly from the natural meat flavors, which is interesting since this has no preservatives. Note that this jerky comes sealed in an air-tight package, along with an oxygen absorbtion packet.
I don't taste much of the soy sauce in this, which is fine, as I'd rather taste the sweet and spicy in a variety like this.
Overall, this jerky is packed with plenty of sweet and spicy flavors combined with some great natural meat taste.
Meat Consistency
These appear to be cuts of real beef muscle, sliced in average thickness, and in large, medium, and small pieces.
These pieces are for the most part, dry, with a layering of sticky sweetness. The stickiness is such that you'll lick your fingers. There are some pieces that are more moist. Most of the pieces require a moderate amount of effort to tear apart and chew. They're not tough, but not tender. I found one piece that required some more effort, but still nothing to complain about.
Moist of the pieces have some flecks of fat in them; one particular piece had more than what you'd expect to find in most brands. That's ok by my standards, I like the taste of fat in beef jerky. Others may not like it, preferring absolutely lean beef jerky.
I didn't find any pieces with tendon or gristle.
Snack Value
I paid $8.99 for this 4 ounce bag at a beef jerky shop in Idyllwild, CA. That works out to $2.25 per ounce.
If you were to purchase this directly from House of Jerky (via their website), you'd pay $2.63 per ounce ($10.50 per 4 ounces).
Overall, this provides good value. If it were priced at $1.99 per ounce or less, I'd say it offers a great value. You get some great taste, and a pretty good beef jerky experience, particularly with the natural meat flavors. As a sweet & spicy variety, you're getting a lot of sweet & spicy flavorings.
Moreover, as a beef jerky that contains no preservatives, you're getting something that still offers a fresh-tasting beef jerky.
I'm giving this a "best" rating.
The thick layering of sweet as well as the spiciness in this makes this a tasty snack. But it also manages to offer plenty of natural meat flavors. It's not really "hot" but it definitely offers some spicy bite. Overall, it offers a lot of snackability; I finished off this package and am still wanting more.
The meat consistency overall is pretty good, still being chewy like a jerky should be, but also managing to be easy to tear and apart and chew.
Compared to national brands like Jack Link's and Oberto, I think you're actually getting something a little more sweet and a little more spicy, along with a better meat consistency and chewing texture. It's clearly worth the price.
For my recommended beer pairing, I keep wanting a hoppy red ale, particularly Deschutes Brewing, "Cinder Cone Red".
Rating: Best
Originally reviewed June 2, 2008.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Dec 2012 12:06 UTC
"So the status now is that the G5 boots to MorphOS and seems to run stable, however only USB and the on-board IDE interfaces are support by MorphOS drivers right now. The next things I will focus on is getting the on-board NIC and fan control working. Hopefully neither of those two will be particularly difficult, so that will likely be done some time this week." MorphOS keeps getting wider hardware support, which is good. Often, it is EOL hardware, which is bad.
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