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ON THE COVER >> OUR COVER MODEL, EMILY WALDMAN, IS A GAINESVILLE RESIDENT AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST. FOR THIS ISSUE WE INVITE READERS TO EXPLORE BOTH THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EVER-PRESENT IN OUR HUMAN WORLD. TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y E R I C K A W I N T E R R O W D . I L L U S T R AT I O N B Y N E I L M C K I N N E Y.

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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Explore the science behind this insect’s first flight and other intriguing facts about the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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DOWNTOWN BATTLEFIELD Did you know there was a “Battle of Gainesville” in 1861?

This fierce two-hour conflict happened near the heart of downtown. Each year in August, under the guidance of local re-enactor John McLean, Civil War re-enactors gather behind the Matheson History Museum to recreate the Battle of Gainesville.

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ROBOTIC SUBMARINE For nearly two decades, UF’s SubjuGator project has participated in underwater vehicle competitions.

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GAINESVILLE COHOUSING The first communal neighborhood in Gainesville is scheduled to break ground in January 2016.

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96 BEYOND THE CORDAROY Byron Young’s business continues to thrive after making a deal on NBC’s “Shark Tank.”

COLUMNS 46 NAKED SALSA

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66 EMBRACING LIFE 116

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THE NEW AGE OF MUSIC Understand the ever-changing ways listeners use to consume music.

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142 HEALTHY EDGE

by Albert Isaac

32 CADE MUSEUM UPDATE The Cade Museum will be one of Gainesville’s signature attractions.

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PERIODICALLY CORRECT This fanciful photo essay, inspired by the Periodic Table of Elements, merges science with art.

DRONE-ON! Get the scoop on unmanned aerial vehicles, from their controversial military application to recreational and commercial use.

by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio

REVIEWS 118 GATE CRASHING

by Brian “Krash” Kruger

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A NEW PATH FOR NEUROSCIENCE A UF neurobiologist and his research team set sail to explore the nervous systems of marine creatures.

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160 ADVENTURES IN APPETITE

THE FINAL FRONTIER Simulators. Astronauts. Rockets!

A visit to the Kennedy Space Center.

136 SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT Meet Dr. Daniel Savin and see how UF’s Preeminence Initiative invests in people and programs that help UF help the world.

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Charity Winners Taste of the Town Community Calendar Public School Calendar

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FINDING CRUSH Scientists and students are working to ensure a healthy future for sea turtles.

INTERVIEW: CLAY ANDERSON After this UF School of Architecture alumnus received his master’s from MIT, he has gone on to become an award-winning designer.

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INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM The Innovation Hub in Gainesville offers exciting advantages for start-up technology companies.

TECH JAW-LOGY Learn about shark technologies for tracking and possibly repelling these fearsome creatures.

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When I was but a wee lad I wanted to be an astronaut or a scientist when I grew up (among other things). I wanted to invent things.

But I hated math and was not very good at it.

Therefore the mathematical part of my brain never fully developed, making it difficult to seriously consider becoming a scientist. Fortunately, the language-reading-music part of my brain fared much better, allowing me to soar into space in my imagination and invent incredible futuristic worlds — and then write about them.

These days it often feels like I’m living in the future. There are rockets on Mars. Artificial hearts. And Dick Tracy’s Two-Way Wrist TVs. OK, the last one is a slight exaggeration, but very slight, especially since Apple released a Watch that does just about everything but take photos.

Growing up I read with fascination that in the future we’d have flying cars and television-telephones. I think it’s funny that those futuristic telephones were still tethered to the wall. But the prognosticators did not imagine all the things a smart phone can do. Not only can I see the person I’m talking to, but it’s a flashlight, a level, a GPS, a compass, and it plays music. It can make movies, compose music, and answer questions that I ask. It does just about everything but the dishes — and it’s wireless.

Still waiting on the flying cars.

We’re living in a remarkable era with an exponentially expanding explosion of invention and innovation. With that in mind, for this edition of Our Town we offer you some stories about science, technology and, well, innovation.

For example, practically everyone has heard of Gatorade — certainly everyone in the Gator Nation. But many probably may not have heard that there is a new museum coming to Gainesville. Learn about the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, named for Dr. James Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade.

So sit back and enjoy stories ranging from scientists to sea turtle tracking; from NASA to the deep blue sea; from sharks to Shark Tank.

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n invention coming out of the University of Florida’s Innovation Square hopes to sterilize, sanitize and disinfect household items in a way that hasn’t been done before. AzPure is a biomedical technology company that is developing a surface plasma device that can eliminate contaminants that make people sick.

The name AzPure was derived from the idea that they can “purify everything from A to Z,” said AzPure CEO Gary Bruce.

Subrata Roy, AzPure inventor and associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is a leading expert on surface plasma and has patented more than 25 plasma-related inventions.

Roy said that this invention was partly created through the question of what it means to clean. People have been using plasma to clean water since 1903, but AzPure cleans surfaces and air using plasma.

The product will work in a vacuum cleaner. Unlike regular vacuum cleaners that pick up dirt and bacteria and spread them throughout the air in smaller particles as it moves around, AzPure would be destroying the bacteria.

AzPure would help to begin solving the problem of allergies, which, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, is the fifth leading chronic disease in the world.

AzPure recently placed in the Sweet 16 of the sixth annual Cade Museum Prize, competing with more than 85 teams.

Bruce said that the Cade competition’s recognition was very good for AzPure.

“It said, ‘This is technology worth noticing,’” Bruce said.

Roy compared the feeling of being selected for the Sweet 16 in the Cade competition to being peer-reviewed.

Being at the Innovation Square has allowed Bruce and Roy to make connections with other inventors and innovators, and have access to many of the different resources that are available. Roy likened Innovation Square to a greenhouse where many different companies are growing together with the help and resources of the University of Florida.

Bruce hopes to have the product ready for consumer purchase within the next year.

“We’ve been doing this for some time and we think now’s the time to take that leap,” Bruce said.

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BRINN STRANGE is a California native who loves her recent relocation to Gainesville. When not writing, she teaches Barre classes at Barre Forte, trains for triathlons, and takes her two mutts to the dog park. brinn.strange@gmail.com

CRYSTAL HENRY is a freelance writer and columnist born and raised in West Texas. She received her B.S. in Journalism in 2006 from the University of Florida. She is in love with the Florida landscape. ces03k@gmail.com

KATHY PIERRE is a senior journalism major at UF. She aspires to be a social activism writer. When she’s not writing or thinking about things she wants to write, she is trying out different flavors of Talenti and binge-watching shows on Netflix. kathy.pierre3@gmail.com

RICK SAPP is a freelance writer who lives in Gainesville.

His goal is to sail around the world — obviously alone — and end his days eating truffles and chocolate, and drinking too much red wine in the south of France. rsa5@cox.net

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MARISA ROSS is a UF journalism and Spanish senior.

She is a self-proclaimed foodie, photo junkie and travel enthusiast. When she isn’t cooking exotic cuisines or planning her next adventure, you can find her playing volleyball or acoustic guitar. mross92@ufl.edu

BRIAN “KRASH” KRUGER is a writer, musician and a graduate of the UF College of Law. He has played in some 17 or so local bands, playing most every Gainesville venue friendly to original music (and some not so friendly). bkrashpad@yahoo.com

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PEGGY MACDONALD is a native Gainesvilleian and the executive director of the Matheson History Museum. She has taught history at Florida Polytechnic, Stetson and UF. She is also the author of Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment peggymacdemos@gmail.com

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he Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Florida was established in 2004 and is one of the most diverse butterfly houses in the country. To learn more about the science of the rainforest, Our Town took a behind-thescenes look at the laboratory.

Each week, the museum receives an average of two shipments of butterfly pupae from licensed butterfly farms. There is usually one shipment from a local farm with 50-80 pupae and one international shipment with 700-800 pupae.

The pupae are unpacked and sorted by species. Then the tail end of the pupae are glued onto a sheet of paper using a hot glue gun and hung upside-down in a clear containment area.

The containment area can be seen from the visitors’ side and the lab side of the museum.

There is also a webcam that you can watch to check the progress of emerging butterflies.

The Butterfly Rainforest is prohibited from allowing its butterflies to reproduce according to USDA regulations. Butterfly pupae can carry certain parasites, so it is important to keep all the pupae in a closed area.

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A butterfly rests on one of the many flowering plants in the rainforest. Visit the museum’s website to learn about the plants in the museum and what to purchase to attract butterflies.

How do you keep butterflies from reproducing?

Easy! Butterflies and caterpillars prefer certain plants for laying eggs and munching on, so those plants are not included in the rainforest.

Butterflies may pupate for a number of weeks before they emerge. During that time, they are unable to defend themselves. Many have evolved

shape. Once the wings are full, they will harden and the butterfly will be able to fly. For a small butterfly, this process may take 30 to 45 minutes. For a large butterfly, it may be 60 to 90 minutes before the wings are ready for flight.

Butterflies are then placed in a screen box until they are ready to be released into the rainforest.

At temperatures below 60º F, butterflies are no longer able to fly. Below 40º F, they are unable to move at all. pupae that are either camouflaged or show warning colors. Some pupae even twitch when touched. The camouflage pupae tend to resemble plant material, such as a leaf or bark. Pupa with warning colors or bright decoration alert potential predators that it may be poisonous.

Just before a butterfly is ready to emerge, the pupa becomes translucent revealing the pattern of the adult butterfly’s wings. When a butterfly or moth first emerges, the wings are soft and velvety. The insect hangs upside down and pumps fluid from its lower abdomen into the wings to fill them up to take 22 |

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Releases happen daily at 2:00 p.m., and also at 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the weekends.

At any given time, there are about 1,000 butterflies in the rainforest. There are also 350 species of plants and 10 species of birds, including the Chinese painted quail, which is the smallest quail in the world.

Every morning, the day begins with sweeping the paths clean and watering the plants. Everything is watered and weeded by hand, which takes approximately two hours each day. Larger gardening tasks take place on Sunday mornings before the museum

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Some forest-dwelling butterflies, such as the blue morphos, have evolved the ability to eat the sweet juices of fallen fruit and other items in addition to nectar.

opens. Every other day, bananas are placed out for the butterflies.

Some forest-dwelling butterflies, such as the blue morphos (pictured above), have evolved the ability to eat the sweet juices of fallen fruit and other items in addition to nectar.

Because the Butterfly Rainforest is exposed to the elements, the weather inside is the same outside. Butterflies are exothermic, which means that they do not produce their own body heat.

In cooler weather they are likely to be found basking in the sun like a reptile. Below 60º F, butterflies are no longer able to fly.

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Below 40º F, they are unable to move. In our region, temperatures can dip below freezing so it is important to make sure to protect the plants and butterflies in the rainforest during the winter. There is polycarbonate on the outside of the enclosure, which helps to insulate it slightly. On very cold nights, the staff will cover the plants with freeze blankets and drape large tarps over the water features, which are heated. Fortunately, this only happens a few times a year and the staff are experts at protecting the Butterfly Rainforest from the cold.

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Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Curator of Contemporary Art

PERFORMANCE London Calling Saturday, June 27, 3 p.m.

Marsha Bryant, UF English Professor Singers: Tony Canty, Caitlin Pearse Musicians: Nick Pierce, Thomas Royal

Man and Modernity Sunday, August 30, 3 p.m.

Joan Frosch, UF Professor, School of Theatre and Dance; Director, Center for World Arts

MUSEUM NIGHT Across the Pond Thursday, July 9, 6 – 9 p.m.

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Butterfly Anatomy The wings and body of the butterfly are covered in scales. If you’ve ever touched a butterfly or moth, you might have noticed some dust on your fingers afterward. These are the animal’s scales. Each cell only produces one scale, so once it’s gone, it can never be replaced. It is important to avoid touching butterflies so that they are able to fly properly and stay healthy.

The proboscis [bottom] is the mouth and nose apparatus of a butterfly.

It can reach deep inside flowers to get to the nectar, which is its food.

When the butterfly is not feeding, the proboscis curls up.

Butterflies have compound eyes.

While their vision is not as clear as ours, they can see many more colors, especially in the green-blue range and including UV light.

Along the sides of the body are the spiracles, small holes in the abdomen, which is how a butterfly breathes.

Butterflies taste with their feet — not with their mouths — and their legs are very delicate.

There are some species of moth that have no mouth as adults and are unable to eat or drink. Their lifespan is very short — about 5 to 7 days — and their goal is to mate and lay eggs during that time. Our very own luna moth belongs to this group. [top] Not all butterflies have ears. For those that do, they are located on the abdomen near the wing attachments. So does this mean that some butterflies make sounds? Yes! Some species do, such as the crackers, which are occasionally on display at the rainforest.

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Buttery Flight Butterflies sometimes need to warm up before they fly by shaking their wings. While some butterflies seem to have an erratic flight pattern, others can fly very straight very quickly.

The brightly colored, slow-flying butterflies such as the birdwing [right] tend to be poisonous to the animals that would normally try to eat them, so they have no need to get anywhere too quickly. Other butterflies fly erratically to avoid easy capture or fly very quickly to get away from potential predators. Some butterflies can fly up to 25 or 30 mph, such as the Charaxes butterflies. [below]

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Pupa vs. Cocoon?

The caterpillar forms pupa when it is undergoing the change from caterpillar to moth or butterfly. A chrysalis and a pupa are the same thing, but the term chrysalis is used only with butterflies; only moths make cocoons. A cocoon is an outer covering made of leaves and caterpillar silk that contains a pupa. [top]

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Butterflies vs. Moths Butterflies and moths make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

From there, there are seven superfamilies of butterflies and 120 superfamilies of moths. It is thought that butterflies are a specialized version of moths. Both butterflies and moths feed primarily on flowers.

Butterflies are generally active during the day, while moths are active at night. Butterflies can rest with their wings open or closed and all four wings are independent, but moths must rest with their wings closed because of an extra attachment between their wings. Butterfly antennas are long and thin. Moth antennae are usually short and feathery. Lastly, a major difference is that only moths make cocoons: a structure comprised of leaves and silk that contains the pupa. Individuals of the same species of moth may pupate for weeks, months, or years. Butterfly pupae are exposed and all individuals within a species tend to pupate for the same duration of time, usually a number of weeks.

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r. James Robert Cade and his family founded the Cade Museum in 2004, “To inspire creative thinking, future inventors, and early entrepreneurs so that communities flourish.” Dr. Cade, the inventor of Gatorade, has since passed, but his wife, daughter and son-in-law remain members of the board to ensure the museum continues to fulfill its mission.

The museum is housed in a small building across the street from its permanent home at the corner of South Main and

Depot Avenue in Depot Park, an area chosen to ensure easy access to anyone wanting to visit. The building houses offices, the Creativity Lab and the Fab Lab. Programs are held in this facility throughout the year to encourage young people to get curious and get creative.

October marks the 50th anniversary of the invention of Gatorade, which will be marked by a series of events and a ceremonial groundbreaking for construction of the new facility.

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already undergone a number of renovations, including the Depot Ave. building. The city hopes to find a cafe and gift shop to occupy that space.

The Cade currently has four full-time employees that run the day-to-day operation of the museum, develop educational programming, and focus on community outreach.

“We’re STEAM: we’re science, technology, engineering, arts, and math… we want to bring all that in.”

“We’re asked a lot to define what we are, and that’s always a hard thing to do when you don’t want to be defined,” said Development Director Leslie Ladendorf.

“Are we a science museum? Yes and no. Are we a children’s museum? Yes and no. Are we an arts museum? Yes and no. We’re STEAM: we’re science, technology, engineering, arts, and math… we want to bring all that in.”

The Museum puts a strong emphasis on The Cade Way, which embraces the concept of project-based learning. Students are exposed to this approach throughout all of the educational programing at The Cade.

They are encouraged to get creative and ask, “What if?” and then explore further.

There is no right way or wrong way to get the answer, nor is there one single way to learn here; projects are approached from all angles to help students arrive at the core concepts of the lessons on their own.

“Until the schools are ready to embrace how we do things, we’re here,” said Program Director Patty Lipka, who has over 25 years of teaching experience. It’s called divergent learning and a fundamental concept upon which the museum is built.

Another core concept is Think. Meet. Be. Through this approach, students are taught to think like an inventor and entrepreneur, to meet an inventor or entrepreneur — usually a Cade Prize winner or runner-up — and to use the Fab Lab to exercise their creativity and be an inventor. This kind of JULY/AUGUST 2015

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Leslie Ladendorf, Development Director of the Cade (top left) and just some of the things to be found at the Fab Lab, dedicated to bringing students’ creative ideas to life.

The spirograph (top and bottom right) was built in Gainesville and donated to the lab.

The blue nut and bolt (bottom left) were freshly printed on one of the 3-D printers.

encouragement is rarely seen in a traditional classroom and is something the museum prides itself on.

An example of a recent project is The Physics of Football workshop. The workshop brought former Gator and Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel, Dr. Heather Vincent from the UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, and Dr. Scott Banks from the UF College of Engineering together with a group of football players from the Boys and Girls Club.

For adults, the museum incorporates a bit of learning into every event it hosts. The Cade held its sold-out annual Inventivity Bash on May 15th. The theme of the night was molecular gastronomy, so guests learned about chemical reactions such as emulsification from some of the top chefs in Gainesville. Creme brûlée, anyone?

The Cade Prize is another channel of community outreach for the museum. The Cade Prize is essentially a pitch competition for inventors and entrepreneurs. The winner is awarded $15,000 from the community foundation and an additional in-kind donation of legal services to help get their project off the ground. In addition, the winners and runner-ups are invited back to the museum to participate in special entrepreneurship 36 |

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courses and to meet with the students.

The Fab Lab is the newest addition to the museum offering a place for children to bring their ideas to life. Outfitted with 3-D printers, a laser cutter, computers and an assortment of tools and workspaces, this gives them the hands-on experience of seeing their idea take shape and become a reality.

Currently, the Creativity Lab — the primary educational space in the building — can only handle a limited number of classes, with a maximum class size of 15 students. The completed museum is expected to have about 2,500 square feet of space for educational programming, which the staff is very excited about.

When completed, the museum will be much more than a traditional science museum, with hands-on exhibits, events, art, trails, Gator Tank (a spinoff of Shark Tank), an interactive playground and an amphitheater.

“We’re asking people to be a part of something they’ve never been a part of before. How many opportunities do you get to be on the ground floor of something like this?” Ladendorf said.

“We hope to provide for the next generation, for the next few generations of kids that are going to become the entrepreneurs and inventors in this community.”

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nless you keep bees, you think of drones as stealthy killers, predators with cameras and missiles circling deadly and unseen thousands of feet overhead. Operators at secret locations may be thousands of miles from an actual flight stare at computer monitors and suddenly … push a button. The screen resolves into a giant explosion.

This is but one aspect of drones, otherwise called UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles.

While the warfare image is accurate, to a degree, it confuses one’s thought process about drones and obscures what may be the immense commercial, even recreational opportunities for this flying tool.

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Saying “the sky’s the limit” may sound cliché, but both manufacturers and UAV enthusiasts in Gainesville say there is so much more to flying small, unmanned vehicles than is popularly realized. » THE “PROFESSIONAL HOBBYIST” Gainesville hobbyist and entrepreneur Greg Guzman owns two drones. It isn’t only the small flying vehicle itself that gives the drone package its immense potential, he said. It is their ability to carry high-resolution cameras and to both receive and respond to instructions from operators on the ground.

Guzman said UAVs can do much more, however, than just carry a camera. They can, for example, be used for crop dusting, otherwise a hazardous job requiring skilled pilots who fly near the ground avoiding power lines, trees and windmills and still drop fertilizer on target. The beauty of a helicopter-style UAV in crop dusting, Guzman said, is that it can hover and the whirling wind from its rotors distributes chemical to all parts of a plant, even the underside of leaves.

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it could soon deliver packages with drones, that is still far in America’s future, Guzman believes.

“Everyone is still in limbo about the rules for flying drones domestically,” noted Guzman, who also has a commercial pilot’s license. “The Federal Aviation [Administration] has published guidelines, but they are not binding. We are waiting on properly codified rules.”

Guzman also believes we will soon need a broader certification program for flying drones, even licensing for commercial activities.

“There are real dangers in flying a drone,” he said, “and not just from invasion of privacy, taking someone’s picture without permission. Imagine flying your drone over the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium filled with 90,000 screaming football fans and hitting a pigeon or losing power. That drone is going to fall. If it hits anyone they’re going to get hurt. They’ll be headed to the hospital and you’ll be headed to court.

“So the first thing you should consider before you run to Wal-Mart and buy a flyer is not, ‘Can I afford it,’ but ‘Can I operate it safely.’”

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» GAINESVILLE’S WELL-KNOWN COMPANIES Gainesville has several well-known UAV manufacturers.

Prioria Robotics co-founders Bryan da Frota and Jason Grzywna were UF grads. Their original goal was to revolutionize the robotic toy market by 2003, but five years later their 2.6-pound Maveric UAV was already well known by the Department of Defense.

Built with ultra-strong, lightweight composite carbon fiber, the Maveric is portable, rapidly deployable and simple to use.

Designed primarily for law enforcement and military use, its fixed-wing design folds into a backpack tube. Maveric cruises at 30 mph, sprints to 63 mph and can operate over a wireless range of up to 10 miles at nearly 1,000 feet for up to an hour depending on conditions.

When the FAA opened public airspace for UAV operation in 2012, Prioria pursued commercial applications, which meant designing helicopter-style UAVs and support hardware and software. The Hex Mini, for example, has a takeoff weight of 5 pounds and a speed of 22 mph for several miles at over 300 feet.

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established Altavian in 2011. CEO John Perry said their goal is to “maximize the value of unmanned aircraft for our clients by ensuring that they can safely and efficiently collect data that is precise, accurate and timely. We believe drones are a critical technology for our future.”

Altavian also has single-prop and helicopter-style drones.

The Nova F6500 is a single-prop drone that provides precision 3D mapping and real-time thermal infrared and HD images. It can launch in practically any environment with minimal logistics due to a waterproof, lightweight and hand-launchable design.

The Nova R8400 is Altavian’s eight-prop helicopter-style drone. The R8400 is stable in vertical take-off, landing and hovering. On challenging inspection and monitoring missions, it can navigate obstacles and gather very high-resolution imagery.

For a dozen years UF’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Research Group has worked with a variety of partners from farmers to dam builders to develop affordable, user-friendly UAVs for natural resource projects.

“Unmanned systems offer an exciting platform for observing, monitoring and measuring the landscape,” said Program Leader Franklin Percival. “They fill the gap between satellites and manned aircraft imagery and ground-based observations.

UAVs can efficiently cover large areas of land, particularly when ground operations are difficult or dangerous, such as in the Everglades. Unmanned aircraft provide a method of obtaining aerial imagery without risk to human life.”

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Guzman said at least seven companies in Alachua County and the University of Florida are involved in the drone business.

“Everybody and their brother are doing this, now,” he said.

“You can get a $50 drone from Verizon and control it with your smart phone.”

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During and after a disaster, emergency management UAVs can assess damage, supervise evacuation routes or plot lines for wildfire resistance. » DRONE USES The military uses drones to gather covert intelligence, and locate and destroy terrorists. Law enforcement uses include drug interdiction and search-and-rescue. People are less familiar with the enormous possibilities for commercial and recreational uses.

During and after a disaster, emergency management UAVs can assess damage, supervise evacuation routes or plot lines for wildfire resistance. Drones can monitor oil spills or map terrain features after a flood or find lost children.

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In the commercial field, programmable cameras on UAVs provide aerial imagery on-demand for a fraction of the cost of traditional aerial surveys. After all, precision mapping is required for farming, building construction, and natural resource and infrastructure management; mining, oil and pipeline inspection; utility inspection; real estate management and migratory bird surveys.

The possibilities for drones — or UAVs — may not be endless but it is fair to say the sky’s the limit.

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I got an email later from the clinic and my beta was 37. I was nd it had been a very positive experience. I a little taken aback. I thought for sure it’d be higher than that was pregnant with their child and they had no idea. since I’d gotten a positive so soon at home. Betas are supposed Baby Daddy texted me as I sat in the waiting room to double every 48 hours in a healthy pregnancy. So my next beta and asked that I make sure any bad news came to him first. He would reveal just how healthy this pregnancy was growing. Still had to work that day, and he didn’t want Baby Mama getting I celebrated. Anything over 5 is a positive, so I was definitely any rough news while she was alone. I assured him that I’d let pregnant. I sent Baby Mama the picture of my latest test, and the nurse know. But I sent a big winky face. she texted back happy tears.

They drew my labs, but we wouldn’t have results until The weekend was long, but Monday’s beta came back just after 2. It was all I could do from texting Baby Mama to tell under 100, so my levels had doubled. I breathed a little her to breathe. But I’d promised not to let on one way sigh. My levels weren’t insanely high, but they were or another since they didn’t want to know any pee doubling and that’s what was important. The stick results. Only official labs.

I asked what clinic scheduled my first ultrasound for the I knew why they wanted to wait, but I didn’t my beta was, and she following week and told us to stay cautiously fully understand it. The reasoning is to not get said she didn’t even optimistic. Anything can happen in the first your hopes up by a home pregnancy test. But remember. She heard few weeks. But as I’ve said before I will celein my mind, you either get your hopes up from the word “positive” brate every milestone. So we did. the get-go or you keep that wall up until after and pretty much The next week as we sat in the ultrasound the first trimester. Or until delivery. Or until the blacked out. room we laughed and joked nervously just like the child turns 18. Or until you’re dead I guess. Really, day I was pants down on the table for our transfer. a home pregnancy test is just the first worry in a long I know we were all ready for a little visual reassurline of perpetual parenting worry, a dry run for the rest ance, and I tried not to think back to the first time I ever found of your life. So although I didn’t understand their reasoning, I myself in this position. I was lying on the table while Hubs held completely respected it. our little camera, just waiting to get the first little flicker of a The waiting was killing me, even though I had another heartbeat of our first baby on film. We saw a few things on the positive home test that morning. I had my fellow surro sisters screen that day, including two sacs and two babies. But the one guessing beta numbers, which again is just the measurement thing we never saw was a heartbeat. Still to this day, even after of the pregnancy hormone in my body. They had guesses of 168 my two healthy pregnancies, my breath catches in my chest and 211. Anything over 5 is positive, but a good high number during that first ultrasound. would sure be reassuring.

So I lay there breathless as the screen swirled that black and By 3:30 I was starting to get really agitated. Those labs said white magic. Then I saw it. The tiny little sac with a tiny flicker STAT, and I knew Baby Mama was on pins and needles. I started of hope. There it was. bugging the clinic, and within an hour I got a text from Baby The baby’s heartbeat.

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t is often said that we know more about the surface of Mars than the oceans of Earth, which cover more than 70 percent of the planet. Yet, if we took the time to explore the waters of our own backyard, simple marine animals such as sea slugs, jelly-like creatures and octopus could render the answers to major questions neuroscientists have posed for years.

Recent discoveries of the “aliens of the sea” (a term coined by neurobiologist Leonid Moroz) while exploring the Florida coastline alone have provided insight to key brain functions, development of the nervous system, and the controversial origins of certain life forms.

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University of Florida professor is investigating with his team of researchers. Their latest success is partially due to a unique approach: a floating laboratory.

Although usually based at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience near St. Augustine, Fla., Moroz’s team has embarked on local excursions with a transportable lab that allows them to collect and analyze sea creatures without returning to land or harming their live samples. By operating in real time, valuable genetic material of fragile, shortlived specimens that would otherwise be forfeited in transit can be analyzed by on-site equipment, sent to a super computer at UF via satellites to be processed and returned on an Excel spreadsheet to the boat in a matter of hours.

“Somebody had to be first [to do this],” Moroz explained, “and our idea is to have a Star Trek mission

The “Copacetic,� made by Frasier Yarchts, where Dr. Leonid Moroz (above) and his team work in their transportable lab. The lab offers the opportunity for the group to collect fragile and short-lived sea creatures, such as these jellyfish, and analyze them without having to return to land to do so.

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and be self-sufficient ‘to go where no man has gone before,’ as Captain Kirk said. Obviously you cannot bring home aliens from a distant planet to Earth and study them … If you cannot bring the animals to the lab, you need to bring the lab to the sea.”

The lab itself is a steel shipping container that can conveniently relocate to different boating hosts. Other marine stations have floating labs, so the idea isn’t completely new, but what sets the onboard UF floating lab apart is its genomic sequencer, which is a cutting-edge tool for evaluating the order of nucleotides in DNA. Graduate student and team member Emily Dabe focuses on evolution of the nervous system by comparing development of 50 |

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signal molecules within mollusks and humans. She said working with Moroz’s unconventional lab has both introduced her to an exciting way to complete her academic concentration as well as be a participant in a groundbreaking study within the field.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on a research vessel and collect specimens that we could never look at in the lab,” she said. “We get less samples, but we get better samples. By collecting on the boat, we can isolate RNA, we can isolate DNA and we can even sequence ... and we can do it almost instantaneously.”

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Gabrielle Winters sorts samples from a plankton tow at the microscope station on the deck of the ship. Winters is a Ph.D. student studying the central nervous system of octopus, squid and cuttlefish. (Above) A recently collected brittle starfish in a jar.

of samples when they arrived to the lab. Coming from remote locations such as Antarctica or Palau, preserved samples would degrade quickly while passing through customs. And once they were dissolved, the vital genetic material would disintegrate along with them.

Now, when the team gets a sample, a famous slogan inspires this motto: “Just sequence it,” Dabe said, jokingly. “It’s like Nike, but with DNA.” It’s not satisfying enough to take photographs and study from

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afar, agreed fellow Ph.D. student Gabrielle Winters, who studies the central nervous system of octopus, squid and cuttlefish for a better global understanding of neuroscience in the context of humans.

The floating lab concept was born out of necessity for better efficiency, she said, but after the positive experience the team has had, she said she knows this is only the beginning for Moroz’s grand future plan.

As UF sets the standard with this innovative sequencing method that has progressed over the past few years, the team hopes to extend its testing grounds beyond the regional level on longer voyages and to more obscure destinations. So far, the lab has completed a few trips, ranging from three to seven days, near the Florida Keys and the Gulf Stream area from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas.

Perhaps someday the lab will sail off around the world, but for now, the nearby waters are still teeming with elusive creatures

begging to be discovered.

Even in what seems to be just a bucket of mud, Winters said there are potentially thousands of organisms to sift through and observe under a microscope.

Her peer Rachel Sanford, another graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences (IDP) at UF, is also passionate about biodiversity sampling, and she recalled a particularly thrilling moment from a roughly 20-minute dive in Florida.

During a plankton tow, which involves trailing a big, long net with fine mesh behind the boat, the team collected thousands of miniscule creatures. Among several species of crustaceans and other recognizable organisms, Moroz later announced that one in particular had never been documented before.

Sanford said this type of discovery further proves how “revolutionary” the floating lab’s techniques can be for their focused field study and knowledge of marine life.

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“Biodiversity in general in the ocean is steadily decreasing,” she said, and because we know so little about it, the group joins the effort in capturing a snapshot of the biodiversity of the ocean.

A number of oceanic species become extinct daily, and although Moroz’s team may not be able to reverse the biological clock, Sanford assures their research could correct historically accepted facts and “rewrite textbooks.”

For instance, if someone challenged the argument that sea sponges represent the oldest branch of animal of the family tree, a few years ago, it probably would have been shot down in an instant.

But in the past year, Moroz’s team has backed up highly disputed research that suggests ctenophores, more commonly known as comb jellies, are the oldest phylum in the animal kingdom.

Sanford, who specializes in analyzing the regeneration habits of the comb jellies, said these distinctive animals are making headlines for dethroning a long-held scientific belief, but also for the deeper implications they may have on the future of human medicine.

The simple, glimmering organisms possess the ability to regrow a brain and heal wounds with virtually no damage.

“I can make a cut [to the specimen], and within an hour or so, it’s completely healed,” Sanford explained. “You can’t see any scar or

anything. It’s almost like science fiction.”

Figuring out the mechanisms of how this animal is able to regenerate won’t necessarily yield immediate drugs that can eliminate brain trauma, but in areas such as spinal cord injuries, this research is essential and may expedite tangible, beneficial results in the next decade or so, Sanford said.

Some questions still remain to be answered: Is there more than one way to build a brain? Are there undiscovered genes in cephalopods that could have a cellular effect on humans? Can a central nervous system evolve from a different lineage?

There may not be an ultimatum on the foreseeable benefits of these neurobiological questions, Winters said, but one thing is certain: Time has not been wasted and their efforts have not been in vain.

“The best-case scenario would be we find something that can be implemented in treatment” through these exploratory theories, Winters said, but the worst-case scenario of the findings in Moroz’s lab wouldn’t be a loss, either.

“Even on the worst-case scenario,” she said, “we’re still understanding something we didn’t understand before about how brains function.”

Winters said that when — and not if — they finish the project, they’ll know more.

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R ADAR LOVE

Finding Crush Tracking Sea Turtles W RIT TE N BY RICK SA PP

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n “Finding Nemo,” the 2003 Academy Award winning animated feature from Pixar and Disney, “Crush” is a 150-year-old sea turtle. Crush has a laid-back “go with the flow” attitude that he carries around the world. Unless we encounter one gliding over a Caribbean reef, Disney’s Crush is as close as most of us will get to a live sea turtle.

That may not be a bad thing though, that distance between humans and this fragile set of seven species.

Sea turtles are endangered because of man. These keystone species face threats from a staggering array of difficulties as human populations grow, coastal zones are developed and marine habitats are degraded.

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students headquartered in Gainesville are working to ensure a healthy future for sea turtles. The group first coalesced under the leadership of famed UF professor Archie Carr. Since 1986, his fledgling group has been organized as The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida (accstr.ufl.edu) and the Sea Turtle Conservancy (www.ConserveTurtles.org – formerly the Caribbean Conservation Corp.), which Carr also founded.

The men and women of the Carr Center, said Director Karen Bjorndal, believe that only through research, education and conservation, can we hope to obtain the information necessary to ensure the survival of sea turtles … and other aquatic species on our crowded planet. Bjorndal hopes their efforts will lead to increased public awareness and determined political action.

PHOTOGRAPHY: CELESTE MCWILLIAMS

Sea Turtle Conservancy members use a special non-damaging glue to secure the Platform Terminal Transmitter (PTT) to each turtle. Turtles return to sea with the PTT transmitter securely positioned so that it can communicate with NOAA polar-orbiting satellites.

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“With colleagues at Bahamas National Trust and Family Island Research and Education,” writes Stephen Connett, “we increased the involvement of children and families with sea turtles and marine conservation in The Bahamas.”

“Our research generated the data on sea turtle distributions, abundance, and survival probabilities in The Bahamas that were critical for the September 2009 government decree that ended legal harvest of sea turtles in The Bahamas,” writes Walter Stafford. “This harvest had been extensive, and we are now seeing a significant increase in the numbers of sea turtles in Bahamian waters.”

Below, young students holding green turtles (Chelonia mydas) while participating in a tagging program sponsored by The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida. These students learned about marine biology and conservation in The Bahamas.

Why are sea turtles important?

Sea turtles have lived on Planet Earth for more than 100 million years. Routinely, turtles travel great distances — much like Crush in “Finding Nemo” — in the world’s oceans. Scientists believe the survival of sea turtles and other species is intricately linked to the survival of humankind itself. A world in which sea turtles cannot survive could soon become a world in which humans also struggle.

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which are breeding grounds for many species of fish, shellfish and crustaceans. These beds must be continually thinned to maintain their fecundity. Scientists link the decline in seagrass beds to falling numbers of sea turtles and manatees. Without sea grass beds, the Earth could experience a cascading series of extinctions, and where that would end, no one can predict.

Finding Crush The Carr Center in Carr Hall on the UF campus and the Sea Turtle Conservancy on NW 13th Street are hubs of sea turtle

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The College of Veterinary Medicine at the UF is often involved in developing protocols and procedures to aid in preventing sea turtle mortality.

Its Small Animal Hospital, for instance, has treated sea turtles when they were threatened by extreme cold, and has studied the many illnesses turtles can acquire during their long ocean swims.

research, education and conservation nationwide. The Center is an interdisciplinary network with faculty drawn from a range of specialties including biology, human and veterinary medicine, biotechnology and environmental engineering. A cooperative partner with the Conservancy, they jointly track individual sea turtles through the world’s oceans. And how they do that is key…

The short story is that to track a turtle in the ocean one simply glues a transmitter onto its back and follows it by satellite. But there’s more to it because turtles — like Crush — are world travelers and what they do during their thousand-mile migrations, indeed, where they go and what routes they follow has long been a mystery.

Satellite telemetry allows sea turtles to be tracked through open ocean after a small, low wattage Platform Terminal Transmitter (PTT) is glued to the turtles’ backs. The PTT operates for about a year, because by that time the glue wears off. This transmitter sends an informational signal to a polar-orbiting satellite, primarily used to track weather, when the turtle surfaces for air. The satellite re-transmits the data to a receiving station on Earth, which researchers can access through their computer.

The data received from the turtle’s transmitter comes in the form of digital codes, which must then be deciphered. The codes allow researchers to determine the latitude and longitude of the turtle, the number of dives taken during the last 24 hours, the 60 |

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duration of the most recent dive and even the water temperature.

Using computer mapping programs, or by hand-plotting the location, students can also determine the route turtles have traveled and how fast they are generally swimming.

Actually, tracking a turtle is a small miracle because satellite positioning and turtles surfacing for air must coincide. Each satellite circles the earth every 101 minutes and so it is only over any one place on the planet for about 10 minutes. For the satellite to determine the transmitter’s location takes about 3-5 minutes, and the transmitter must be on the surface to be detected. But turtles rarely remain on the surface that long and so it’s uncommon to receive a location from a turtle every day.

Get to know a sea turtle Follow its migration across thousands of miles of ocean at either the Sea Turtle Conservancy website — www.

ConserveTurtles.org — or a site set up specifically to teach about turtles through interactive fun and games, www.TourdeTurtles. org. At TourdeTurtles.org you can even play “turtle games” and participate in the scientific study.

This is the kind of data, the kind of public experience that Archie Carr wanted prior to his death in 1987. Given the study and the increased attention devoted to finding a long term path for sea turtles in an increasingly complex world, there may still be room for Crush’s child “Squirt” … and for our own.

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That said, Carr was solid University of Florida and associated with UF for more than 50 years until his death in 1987.

Carr studied to become a herpetologist, which means he spent a lot of time with amphibians and reptiles, a field that includes such diverse critters as frogs and snakes, crocodiles and turtles. Carr’s special interest was sea turtles and he wrote extensively about them, their irreplaceable link in the food chain and the threats to their existence. (His books, and books about his life and work, are still available on the shelves of the Alachua County Library and at UF.) Students at UF loved Carr for the passion and knowledge he brought to the classroom. His classes and field trips were usually packed with students because he could translate scientific research into concepts they could readily grasp.

Carr’s special interest in sea turtles resulted in founding the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, which helps to preserve sea turtle populations and monitors sea turtles in Costa Rica. He was often joined in his conservation work by his wife Marjorie Carr, who was a major advocate for conservation in her own right.

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Carla Mroz, Entrepreneurial Outreach Program Coordinator at the Florida Innovation Hub at UF estimates that the Hub has created more than 400 new jobs.

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Progress, they say, is dead — the idea that technology, science and social organization could improve the human condition.

That people could have a better quality of life through economic development and the application of science and technology.

Well, maybe it is … or maybe it isn’t.

What is certain is that “innovation” has replaced “progress” as the key element in our search for a better world. While the innovation movement did not begin in Gainesville or at the University of Florida, it has certainly found a welcoming home here.

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THE INNOVATION FOUNDATION For thousands of people born at Alachua General Hospital, a visit to that oak-shaded site, between downtown Gainesville and the University of Florida, will offer a few surprises.

UF purchased Alachua General in 1996 and changed the name to Shands AGH. Due to budget cuts and because it was developing a large new cancer hospital, UF closed the hospital on November 1st, 2009… but there was a plan.

Rising on the crest of the technology wave, UF, the City of Gainesville and Santa Fe College had experimented with various business incubators — the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneur Center (GTEC); the Santa Fe Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED); and the Sid Martin Biotechnology Center in Alachua.

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The Innovation Hub offers exciting advantages for start-up technology companies. Not only are lease rates competitive and flexible, but essential office equipment and central spaces can be shared. The Hub is close to UF, one of the premier research engines in the United States. Conference facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment and modern laboratories are available on-site as is high speed Internet in each office and lab. An outstanding benefit is that resident service providers such as accounting, law, and venture capital firms provide a limited basis of essential pro bono hours to resident companies.

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Before November 2012, the Florida Innovation Hub at UF had accepted tenants and opened for business.

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SUCCESS STORIES Carla Mroz, Entrepreneurial Outreach Program Coordinator for The Hub, estimates that upwards of 400 jobs have been created since the facility opened in 2011.

“And today, we’re at about 95 percent capacity,” she said.

Thus, a plan is now being considered that would effectively double the size of the original Hub building.

Using the business model upon which The Hub is designed — innovation, technology and business — is illustrated by the success of two companies that have “graduated” from the tech nursery, Prioria Robotics and Shadow Health.

Now located at 606 SE Depot Avenue, Prioria was founded in March 2003 by UF business and engineering graduates Jason Grzywna and Bryan da Frota. Specializing in miniaturization

and robotics, Prioria has focused on unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for surveillance and security tasks.

At 15 SW 1st Avenue, Shadow Health is an educational software developer of interactive learning environments including the Digital Clinical Experience for nursing and allied health education programs. CEO David Massias said that the move from the tech incubator to a much larger space in downtown Gainesville allowed the company to expand.

Success stories such as those of Prioria Robotics and Shadow Health may not be “progress” in the old fashioned sense of that theory, but they are the kind of bright, innovative concepts that do hold a promise of improving the human condition. And that is what the Florida Innovation Hub at UF is all about.

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If I can understand, then the rest of the world can probably understand too.”

Muir, by the way, is married to the scientist who invented the technology that was the basis for biotech company AxoGen, which designs products to repair peripheral nerve damage, so her learning curve began at home.

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DONNA BONNELL BECAME THE AUTHOR OF HER COLUMN, EMBRACING LIFE, MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. SHE SHARES HER PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND VICTORIES WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING HER READERS TO ANALYZE WHY THINGS HAPPEN IN THEIR OWN LIVES. dbnewberry@aol.com

AUTHOR RAY LEBLOND STATED, “YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY IF YOU PAY ATTENTION.”

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aying attention comes natural to me. As a columnist, very little in my life is taken at surface value.

Almost everything has a deeper meaning, a lesson to learn and a story to share. Most of the time, I am appreciative of this somewhat peculiar adeptness. Sometimes, though, it is frustrating. It is impossible to understand or explain why I have this particular need to fulfill. Moreover, my mind never really rests completely.

Insomnia is one of the negative side effects of having an over-analyzing brain. On one of those particular nights, when falling asleep seemed an impossibility, I turned to Facebook for light-hearted reading. Low and behold, a Facebook friend sent a message containing a link to an online introvert course. The post was a joke, but I could not resist investigating its content.

That one click, led me to many other webpages. Before I realized it, I had begun a new journey of discovery about myself. Am I an ambivert?

Until that sleepless night, I had never heard the term.

However, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, ambivert became an officially documented word in 1927.

Thought by some not to exist, ambiversion is a personality type that does not fall into the category of extroversion or introversion. Isabel Myers and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, developers of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, only allowed two classifications — introvert and extrovert.

Some scholars claim that extroverts make up approximately 75 percent of the population, leaving only 25 percent in the introvert category. Their theory is that extroverts are societal beings, while the introverts are private souls. Extroverts tend to enjoy hands-on activities with other people and can get bored when alone. Introverts tend to be quiet, more focused, prefer being alone and can be overwhelmed in public situations.

Studies showed a correlation between happiness and extroversion and a connection between intelligence and introversion.

Some research shows that society welcomes extroverts and considers introverts outcasts. Another interesting fact I found is

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that introverts tend to agree and accept that they are introverts, while extroverts deny they are extroverts. Many extroverts believe that humans were created to be social creatures and those who do not participate are losers, loners or nerds.

If asked how would I label myself (prior to my overnight research marathon), I would have reluctantly chosen introvert.

After digesting the information, it occurred to me the idea that I would be hesitant to affirm my introversion, was a significant discovery. While attempting to solve this personal dichotomy, I mentally listed my own personality characteristics. I enjoy my private time to ponder and write. In my professional career, I thrive on being the trusted, behind-the-scenes individual who gets things done. Public speaking is not my forte. Yet, I thoroughly enjoy working with people and dearly love being with friends and family.

I was ready to give up my quest, having determined that I simply did not fall into any category and concluded that I must be a living contradiction of the Myers-Briggs concept.

Ironically (maybe), as I began to close out all of the material pulled up on Google, I noticed an irresistible interesting blog.

The writer noted a thought-provoking tidbit — a list of famous ambiverts, including Princess Diana, John Lennon, William Shakespeare and Steven Spielberg. Without hesitation, I knew it was imperative to follow one more lead.

Coincidentally (perhaps), my answer was found in that almost unnoticed tab, which referenced Carl Jung and his introduction to a forgotten group: The Ambiverts. Jung deems that ambiverts have characteristic properties of both extroversion and introversion. Ambiverts possess quiet strength, are flexible and easygoing, and appreciative of both their inner and outer realms.

Jung’s supposition describes me perfectly; I am an ambivert!

The awareness of ambiversion put a new spin on what I thought was my odd personality. The introvert in me allows me to absorb the signs and messages sent from God and the extrovert gives me the courage to share them in my column.

Today I know that my strange persona has given me the ability to embrace life. I am able to find both the introverted and extroverted worlds satisfying and rewarding. I am extremely grateful for HIS precious gift.

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Downtown Battlefield One of Gainesville’s Best-Kept Secrets is a Civil War Battlefield in the Heart of Downtown.

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CIVIL WAR SYMPOSIUM Thursday, August 13 6:00pm – 8:00pm Matheson History Museum 513 E University Ave. BATTLE OF GAINESVILLE REENACTMENT Saturday, August 15 10:00am Sweetwater Park behind the Matheson History Museum

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Soon after Abraham Lincoln was elected President, Gainesville residents participated in mass meetings to demand Florida’s immediate secession from the United States. Governor Madison Starke Perry — the only Florida governor from Alachua

County — called a special Convention of the People for January 3, 1861. In his 1994 book, “Florida’s Eden: An Illustrated History of Alachua County,” John B. Pickard stated that the convention’s temporary chairman, Dr. John C. Pelot of Newnansville (the former county seat, located approximately 1.5 miles north of Alachua), expressed his county’s overwhelming feeling when he said that ‘Northern fanaticism had endangered our liberties and institutions,’ while the election of the ‘wild abolitionist’ Lincoln had destroyed all hope for the future.”

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began to prepare for war. At the time, most Alachua County residents hailed from South Carolina or Georgia, and more than half were enslaved. Members of the local militia, the Gainesville Minute Men, joined the First Florida Regiment and other units were soon formed.

Captain John Jackson Dickison from Marion County recruited many Alachua County planters into his cavalry. Captain Dickison’s Second Florida Cavalry Company H plagued federal

The Battle of Gainesville ended in a Confederate victory, but the outcome of the Civil War fueled such resentment toward the federal government that the Fourth of July was not celebrated in the city for decades.

The annual Battle of Gainesville re-enactment takes place in Sweetwater Park, located behind the Matheson History Museum in downtown Gainesville.

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operations across North Central Florida, Pickard wrote. Dickison’s guerrilla battle tactics kept important food and supply lines open to help sustain the Confederacy.

According to Pickard, in August 1864, Union forces drove the Confederates from Baldwin (approximately 50 miles northeast of Gainesville) and plundered Starke before they reached Gainesville, raiding plantations along the way. (Guided tours of Gainesville’s surviving antebellum plantation house, the Historic Haile Homestead, are available on weekends.)

African American troops were well represented among the Union forces that entered Gainesville on the morning of August 17.

Confederate Captain Dickison’s cavalry of approximately 175 men rode into town overnight from Waldo and attacked Union Colonel Andrew Harris’ 340 troops. Dickison divided his

forces and made two flanking movements around the federal lines before staging a frontal attack upon the Union forces.

A fierce, two-hour battle took place on the main streets of Gainesville. According to Pickard, the women of Gainesville repeated the Confederate officers’ orders to charge and provided buckets of water to soldiers to sustain them in the summer heat. They also risked their lives to tend to the wounded.

The Confederates defeated the Union forces at the Battle of Gainesville with minimal losses. Only eight Confederates were killed or wounded. By contrast, there were 52 Union deaths; 300 Union prisoners were captured, along with 260 horses.

The Battle of Gainesville ended in a Confederate victory, but the outcome of the Civil War fueled such resentment toward the federal government that the Fourth of July was not celebrated in the city for decades.

A copper sculpture of a Confederate soldier is located near the Alachua County Administration Building in downtown Gainesville. The inscription at the base of the sculpture reads, “In Memory of the

Confederate Dead, 1861 – 1865. ‘They fell for us, and for them should fall the tears of a nation’s grief. They counted the cost and in defense of right they paid the martyr’s price.’”

Local historian Murray Laurie has written about Gainesville’s Freedmen’s Bureau school, Union Academy, one of the most important institutions in the African American community for more than half a century. The school, which was located at 524 NW 1st Street, educated generations of Gainesville’s African American business, political, religious and cultural leaders. A. Quinn Jones served as principal of Union Academy for two years and oversaw its transformation into Lincoln High School, which was originally located on NW 7th Avenue.

In addition to the reenactment, the museum will host a Civil War symposium on August 13 focusing on Gainesville’s connection to South Carolina, where many of the city’s early families lived before they migrated to Florida. South Carolina’s influences upon Alachua County are evident not only in Alachua County history, but also in

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(Top) This World War I-era photograph of the old Alachua County Courthouse shows what was likely the first Independence Day celebration in Gainesville since the Civil War. (Bottom) Gainesville’s Freedmen’s Bureau school, Union Academy, was one of the most important institutions in the African American community for more than half a century.

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The Gainesville area’s three oldest houses are examples of a style of architecture characteristic of Camden, South Carolina, in which the columns at the front of the house extend into the ground. Tours are available for the Historic Haile Homestead at 8500 SW Archer Road, and the Matheson House at 513 East University Avenue. The Bailey House at 1121 NW 6th Street (not open to the public) was built by enslaved laborers for Major James B. Bailey, who moved from the Hickory Bend plantation in Montgomery, Alabama, to Alachua County in 1852.

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More people were killed in the Civil War than in any other American conflict.

For 110 years it was thought that approximately 620,000 men died in the Civil War, but a 2012 study increased the estimated total by 20 percent, to 750,000 deaths.

New military technologies made the battlefield more lethal than ever before. The rifle and minié ball offered improved accuracy and speed. In addition, disease ran rampant because of the lack of sanitation, close living quarters, stress and poor nutrition. Epidemics spread through the camps, providing already overtaxed doctors and nurses with additional challenges.

Approximately one out of four Confederate and Union soldiers died in the Civil War, and twice as many died of disease as those who died in combat.

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Therefore, the greatest need for improvement in technology during the Civil War was in the field of medicine. One major advance in the treatment of wounded soldiers was the development of the triage system. Medical workers removed the wounded from the battlefield and transported them to surgeons stationed behind the front lines. Doctors triaged the wounded soldiers, stopped bleeding, offered narcotics and dressed wounds, according to Dr. Alfred Jay Bollet’s 2002 book, “Civil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphs.” Today’s triage system still uses this approach, as shown in the television show “M*A*S*H.” Because surgery was not performed routinely before the Civil War, few doctors had experience operating on wounds and there was little training available. As the war progressed, however, military surgeons refined their techniques and the post-surgery death rate for soldiers who received medical care decreased from a high of 25 to 30 percent during the first two

years of the war to a low of 9.5 percent by the third year of combat.

Other new methods of treating the wounded included the establishment of hospital boats and trains, specialty hospitals and large general hospitals. Dr. Bollet points out that before the war, there was only one 40-bed hospital in the entire United States Army. “By the war’s end,” he observed, “the Union and Confederate Medical Corps operated a total of about 400 hospitals of unprecedented magnitude and complexity that contained nearly 400,000 beds.”

Civil War doctors have been erroneously accused of lagging behind their European counterparts in employing diagnostic tools such as the stethoscope, thermometer and microscope. Dr. Bollet refutes this claim, explaining that thermometers were not regularly used by doctors in any country until 1867. Students at American medical schools had been trained in the use of the stethoscope since the 1830s, and doctors routinely used microscopes to diagnose patients during the Civil War, despite critics’

claims to the contrary.

“The most prevalent misconception about Civil War medicine is that major surgery was usually performed without using anesthesia,” Dr. Bollet states. “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Myths about the lack of anesthesia in Civil War medicine have thrived for decades, fueled no doubt by the classic scene in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind” in which Scarlett O’Hara flees a hospital after witnessing an amputation performed on a screaming soldier. In reality, it was standard procedure for Union and Confederate surgeons to use chloroform to relieve the pain of surgical operations. Union records document the use of anesthetics in at least 80,000 operations performed during the Civil War; only 254 operations were reportedly performed without the use of anesthesia. Given the fact that anesthesia was only introduced 15 years before the crisis of secession, its nearly universal use during the nation’s biggest crisis shows how sophisticated American medicine was during the Civil War.

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hen local residents realized that a neglected cluster of neighborhoods in Southwest Gainesville was in desperate need of support, a group of nine women gathered together with a common purpose. The philanthropic friends, along with over 40 invaluable community partners, are making a significant difference for families living in the Tower Road area, just west of I-75.

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community partners.” The recently opened health and dental clinic is just one of the many success stories SWAG has sparked since its inception.

THE NEW DENTAL CLINIC AT THE SW HEALTH CLINIC SWAG is proud to announce the opening of the Dental Clinic in June. The clinic’s services are largely made possible by a generous, $1.8 million grant provided by the United Health Foundation in addition to donated dental equipment from Dr. Bill Martin of Martin Kids Dental Health Team.

Gay Koehler-Sides of the Alachua County Florida Department of Health was instrumental in securing the grant for the dental clinic.

“We have an amazing community and we are so thankful to United Health for partnering with us

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to provide this much needed service,” Koehler-Sides said after emphasizing how long local residents without insurance have to wait to be seen for dental care (sometimes 3-6 months). She stressed her appreciation for the grant and emphasized that

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For example, many use the computers to search and apply for jobs and to complete homework assignments. Other programs offered at the center include after-school tutoring programs, summer programs for children, health and exercise programs, free notary services, parenting support, regular Bookmobile visits, a clothing and donation room, SWAG’s monthly dinner, and more. This project has proven to be sustainable and successful, as measured by the thousands of visitors who have utilized the center thus far.

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In March, SWAG held a grand opening of the SW Health Clinic. Medical services and low-cost dental care are now being offered. SWAG neighborhoods also benefited from a recent bike give away event.

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Services include adult physicals, immunizations, family planning services, STD testing and treatment, as well as women, infant and children (WIC) services. The facility is owned by the county and managed by the Alachua County Health Department.

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While SWAG has made tremendous strides in providing essential services for neighborhood residents, their work is not complete. Based on resident surveys and meetings, it is clear that the neighborhood requires further pediatric services. SWAG is

The Original Since 1991 working diligently to raise additional funds for an Early Learning Center, which would better address the needs of local children.

SWAG, Baby Gator Child Development and Research Center at the University of Florida, and O2B Kids have partnered together to create the Children’s Health, Imagination, Learning and Development (C.H.I.L.D.) Center. This childcare and early education collaboration will support and enhance the quality of life, health and early education for young children and families in the SWAG communities in southwest Gainesville. Plans for the center are already underway, but additional funding is necessary to see these plans to fruition.

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The SW Health Clinic is unable to accommodate non-medical volunteers at this time.

If you are a doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, dentist, dental assistant, or other medical professional and are interested in volunteering, contact Brad Caron at Brad.Caron@ flhealth.gov.

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he University of Florida’s ’s SubjuGator project team is approaching crunch time. The team has to prepare their robosub for the he 18th Annual International RoboSub Competition, mpetition, co-sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

UF has participated in the RoboSub underwater vehiclee competitions since 1998, and placed in the top 3 seven times, including first st place in 2005, 2006 and in 2007. This year competition begins on July 20th in San Diego, California, where they will have to to prepare their autonomous vehicles to complete several tasks.

The difficulty has evolved over the competition’s last 17 years from diving underneath hurdles to picking up and moving objects, shooting torpedoes and locating sounds underwater. This year there will be about 40 teams representing more than 10 countries.

UF’s team’s leader, Jason Nezvadovitz, a fourth-year mechanical engineering major, is preparing for his second competition with the team. He joined after seeing some of the work.

“I wanted to learn more about it because it wasn’t your typical mechanical design like making a beam that doesn’t break or something under these loadings,” Nezvadovitz said. “There’s magic going on here

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“These students get whatever job they want when they graduate. They really are doing things you don’t normally see done at universities.” and the magic is that it’s interdisciplinary.”

Nezvadovitz stressed that robots — such as the SubjuGator — are not remote-controlled vehicles.

Robots, especially the ones in this competition, must be able to operate in complete autonomy.

Eric Schwartz is the associate director of the Machine Intelligence Lab at the University of Florida, where the SubjuGator is housed, and also serves as the faculty advisor for the team. He said the experience students get while working on the SubjuGator is worth more than two years out in the industry because they have to understand their 90 |

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specific area of work at a very high level.

“These students get whatever job they want when they graduate,” Schwartz said. “They really are doing things you don’t normally see done at universities.”

This year’s sub is the eighth one the team has built.

During the years they do not build a brand new vehicle they make improvements on the previous model.

The team is relatively small, consisting of about 20 students, working as passionate volunteers, who are exposed to more complex engineering and tasks that they often haven’t come across in the classroom.

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This is the robosub that the SubjuGator team competed with last year. The team uses many of the same materials and the same knowledge to compete in upcoming competitions.

The SubjuGator team does the majority of their own work on their vehicle. Schwartz said that teams that aren’t doing their own work could be at a disadvantage. If something goes wrong with their sub during competition, they aren’t as prepared to remedy the situation on the spot. It also takes away the opportunity for the students to do the work themselves and ultimately learn things they can apply to future endeavors in the classroom and in their careers after graduation.

The team is constantly seeking money through sponsorships and other donations to try to create their robosub, valued at $150,000, in addition to the costs of taking six to seven students to the competition every year, but Schwartz and Nezvadovitz acknowledge that it takes more than money to win the competition.

“It’s not just what you have, but it’s how you use it,” Nezvadovitz said.

He said that a team’s ideal is to have 200 hours of pool testing before they arrive at a competition, which they expected to begin in June.

“I have a feeling that as soon as we get in the water … it will go quickly from this thing sitting on our desk to the fully operational sub,” Nezvadovitz said.

The team members are optimistic about their chances of winning first place because each robot is built based on what worked or did not work in previous years of competition, as well as having some of the same pieces of hardware from previous subs.

Nezvadovitz said regardless of whether or not the sub performs as expected, they still have the knowledge of the software, the sensors and cameras, to make it work at a high level, which will help them place in at least the top five of the competition — as well as a little bit of luck to get them in first place.

“Luck won’t get you from 10th to first, but luck can have a play from second to first,” Schwartz said.

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new way of living is coming to Gainesville and it’s centered on building a cooperative, sustainable and inter-generational community.

Gainesville Cohousing, a group that is focused on creating the first communal neighborhood in Gainesville, will break ground in January 2016 on a 4.75-acre plot in Northwest Gainesville. Brooks Nelson, the founding member of the group and local chemist, said he’s been waiting for a cohousing development to arrive in Gainesville for years.

Cohousing developments are a form of collaborative community living, where residents within a housing community share a common house with facilities, such as guest areas and laundry rooms.

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Residents will have access to the shared common area that creates opportunities to interact with neighbors.

The arrangement is designed to promote a social vibe among people living in the area. Members of cohousing developments decide how the community runs, what the homes will look like and how to become sustainable. While the intent is to share among others, the group is not a commune, but more like a homeowners association run only by members.

“I thought the concept [of cohousing] was how everyone should live,” Nelson said. “When I moved to Gainesville, I found a group of people that wanted to do it.”

That group and its plans fell apart nine years ago because of differences of opinion and lack of majority votes on issues that would move plans for

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Members of the Gainesville Co-Housing Group have complete input on what the co-housing community will look like and what it will entail.

The common area serves as a prominent fixture and will foster a sense of community among future residents.

development forward. Nelson did not give up, however, and set up another group in 2013 to finally cultivate the dream home he’d always wanted, living among a community of people he trusted.

Cohousing communities began in Denmark in the 1960s by people seeking a more united living experience. Gainesville Cohousing will be the first communal neighborhood in Florida to break ground, Nelson said.

Cohousing was introduced to North America in 1988. Today there are more than 113 operating communities in the country, according to the Gainesville Cohousing group website.

A contrast to the usually private American suburbs, collaborative living aims to bring neighbors together in very social ways.

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key. Residents will be expected to rotate cooking and cleaning in the common house and attend shared meals. Members in this type of community also come together to design aspects of the neighborhood as well as their individual family homes.

“Right now, neighborhoods are where you barely know the person two doors down from you,” Nelson said. “In [cohousing], you share things with people and, as a group, learn to live greener and healthier.”

The Gainesville Cohousing community will be, by design, as sustainable as the group can afford. Members contribute money for the development and construction of the project.

The group will also seek financial aid from banks and mortgage companies. They will not seek help from the City of Gainesville, Nelson said.

There are two levels of membership to the Gainesville Cohousing group. The first level, that of participating member, requires a $250 fee, attendance at a business meeting and ILLUSTRATION: A. KAPLAN

a social. This does not mean the person or family is purchasing a home.

The second level, equity member, requires a $500 down payment on a home, attendance at five meetings, an application for membership, and a vote among existing members.

Malcolm Sanford, secretary of the Gainesville Cohousing group, said the community would be like any other neighborhood, but with key differences.

“We’ll have a homeowners association,” Sanford said. “We don’t want something that’s restricting. Our members will be a part of the process; we’ve all been designing the common area together and setting up bylaws.”

While the group owns the land upon which the cohousing development will be built, groundbreaking will not begin until January 2016. Twenty-four homes will be constructed and 18 are occupied.

“We’re looking for younger families in particular,” Nelson said. “Our current age population is a little older. We have a few families with young children, but it’s not balanced.”

Nelson and the Gainesville Cohousing group expect the construction to take nine months to complete. Homes within the community will be smaller than the average American household, Nelson said.

The Gainesville Cohousing group website states the smallest home in the development will be 750 square feet, while the largest will be 1,700 square feet. Prices are expected to range from $130,000 to over $200,000.

The homes aim to be sustainable as the group seeks to incorporate as many green principles as they can afford, Nelson said.

Every decision that affects the community is presented and voted upon by the members of the cohousing group.

“We expect to be very energy efficient,” he said. “That includes what we do with our house designs and water and electric use.”

The materials with which the community will be built are also being considered.

Nelson said options such as pavement versus concrete are important topics of discussion among the members as they seek to be as green as possible.

“I think Gainesville will definitely benefit from cohousing,” Nelson said. “I think it can handle a few more groups.”

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By now, it is widely known that Gainesville resident Byron Young, owner of CordaRoy’s and inventor of CordaRoy’s Beanbag Beds, has appeared on the show and even made a coveted business deal with the “QVC Queen,” Lori Greiner.

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His episode premiered back in March of 2013 and a lot has happened since then for the “Beanbag Man,” including the grand opening of his new 8,000-square-foot showroom on the corner of West University and NW 34th Street.

Back in February the “Shark Tank” film crew, along with Greiner herself, filmed CordaRoy’s grand opening party for a companion series called “Beyond the Tank.” The episode featuring CordaRoy’s is slated to air this September. “Beyond The Tank” gives viewers a glimpse of the ups and downs that may occur after a deal is made. So far, the episodes that have already aired have proven that it isn’t always rainbows and sunshine after teaming up with a multimillionaire business partner.

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is we’re just constantly having to order new product because we’re selling so many — just trying to meet the demand. So our bad news is actually good news.”

Young said viewers can expect to see a lot of family lifestyle, the new showroom, and of course, the grand opening party.

“It’s a feel good story,” Young said. “I can’t imagine it being anything else.”

Young’s business did $1.5 million in sales the year that his Shark Tank episode first premiered. He said last year’s sales were $5.2 million and this year, he’s not sure what the number will be but he knows it will continue to increase. When asked how his life has changed since making the deal with Greiner, he was quick to answer that he works a lot more now.

“We grew exponentially,” Young said. “We went from growing about 20 percent every year, then all of a sudden we grew by 500 percent and became more of a household name.”

He likened the experience to that of hitting the lottery, except for the fact that he still has to work and he doesn’t get free money.

The success of this inventor these days is evident and when asked what advice he would give to young inventors today, he replied, “Make one and use it.”

Young thought back to his very first business experience in elementary school, where he would sell toothpicks that were soaked in cinnamon oil for 10 cents apiece.

“I was killing it, making a fortune,” he said. “And then some girl ate one and broke out into hives and they shut me down.”

The success of this inventor these days is evident and when asked what advice he would give to young inventors today, he replied, “Make one and use it.”

Young said no matter what you make, whether it’s a pet rock or something as simple as you can imagine, if you make it and use it, you’re going to find that your first design was probably not that good and change must occur in order to make the product the best it can be.

“We’ve been doing this since 1998, and we’re still learning things about this product,” he said. “This simple little product here, that is just a bag of foam, we’ve made every mistake we could possibly make. And that has made all of the difference, because it’s made us better.”

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Their recipe is simple: authentic global flavors, quality ingredients, expert craftsmanship, and exceptional service. Saboré offers customers a unique dining experience, shareable plates, delicious dishes, signature cocktails and desserts that will keep you coming back for more. So let us surprise your palate with our global flair and exotic ingredients. Experiencing world cuisine this fresh usually requires a passport.

Tony & Al’s Deli 14960 Main Street, Alachua, Florida 32616 OPEN 7 DAYS Monday-Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pm Friday-Saturday 11:00am – 10:00pm Sunday 11:00am – 8:00pm

386-693-9090 Italian — Locally owned and operated, Tony & Al’s Deli provides the finest quality Italian entrees in a family friendly atmosphere. Whether it’s their delicious appetizers, pasta classics, specialty pizzas, salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers or prime rib, Tony & Al use only their freshest ingredients. Their sauces, dressings and specialty desserts including cannolis and tiramisu are all handcrafted. They serve daily lunch and dinner specials and happy hour from 4pm-6pm including $1.50 drafts and $1.00 off all drinks.

The Great Outdoors 65 North Main Street, High Springs, Florida 32643 Open at 11:00am Tuesday through Sunday

386-454-1288 www.greatoutdoorsdining.com Award-winning Dining — Join in the Summer Sunday fun on the Patio every Sunday beginning in June until Labor Day! Enjoy fresh Gulf Coast oysters on the half shell served throughout the restaurant, Cornhole tournaments on the Patio with prizes for winning teams….bring a friend along to play! Plus, enjoy $5 jumbo drink specials and $2 Bud Light drafts served on the Patio and in the Springhouse Tavern. Fun begins at 1PM and doesn’t stop until close! Don’t forget our happy hour appetizers, drink specials and weekly dinner specials including: half price burgers, delicious chicken wings and half price wine night! Visit the Opera House, our special events room upstairs or book a spot under the Boat House on the Patio! ww.greatoutdoorsdining.com

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Blue Highway a Pizzeria 13005 SW 1st rd. - Tioga Town Center - 352-505-6833 204 US Hwy 441 - Micanopy - 352-466-0062 2130 E Silver Springs Blvd. - Ocala - 352-629-5555

www.bluehighwaypizza.com Hand-Crafted Pizzas and Calzones — Our menu also offers smallplates, salads, gourmet sandwiches on fresh, house-baked breads, pastas, and house-made desserts.

We have gluten-free options for both pizza and pastas; there’s something for everyone at Blue Highway, a pizzeria. We take great pride in our culinary culture and serve the highest quality fresh, local, organic (when possible), and expertly prepared food. Enjoy “Takeout Tuesday” every week for 25% off all pizzas and calzones, “FamilyWednesday” kids eat for half off our Bambino menu and “Wine Down Thursday” with $10 off all bottles of wine. Happy Hour is Monday - Thursday with half off all draught and house wines and $5 select appetizers. Catering is also available.

Gator Smoothie 3900 NW 91st Street, Gainesville, FL 32606 Monday – Friday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

352-519-5579 www.gatorsmoothie.com Smoothies / Flat Bread / Sandwiches — Family and student friendly. Located right by the Santa Fe College behind the 39th Avenue Walgreens. We prepare the best smoothies around in a variety of tropical and sub-tropical fruit flavors enough to satisfy any palate. Enjoy energy packed smoothies blended with peanut butter, protein, vitamins or chocolate. The newest addition of fresh green smoothies is a perfect choice for health and well-being. We have a variety of flat breads and sandwiches made with authentic Cuban bread from Ybor City. We offer a generous discount punch card program, which rewards our repeat customers. Where else can you get all this for fewer than ten bucks per person? Come and see us soon.

Copper Monkey West 14209 W Newberry Road, Jonesville, FL 32669 Across from the Steeplechase Publix Sunday-Thursday 11:00am - 11:00pm Friday-Saturday 11:00am - 12:00am

352-363-6338 mycoppermonkey.com Restaurant & Pub — Now serving Breakfast on Saturdays & Sundays 7am - 11am . We are located in the heart of Jonesville, this All-American dining is convenient to all neighborhoods in Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs and beyond. Our family-friendly dining features great food at a great price. Whether you come in for the “best burger in town” or try any one of our freshly made salads, pastas or sandwiches, you will not leave disappointed. Our USDA choice steaks, served with 2 sides, offer a great alternative for the perfect celebratory meal. We also feature a full-service bar with signature drinks and many options for your viewing pleasure.

Great food, great price, we’ll see you soon.

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Newberry’s Backyard BBQ 25405 West Newberry Road, Newberry Monday-Wednesday 11:00am – 9:00pm Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pm Friday and Saturday 11:00am – 11:00pm Sunday 10:30am – 3:00pm

352-472-7260 newberrybbq.com BBQ — The one and only Newberry’s Backyard BBQ is located in our historic building in beautiful downtown Newberry. Our pork, chicken, beef, and turkey is smoked to perfection daily. Our salads and sides are always fresh. If you are thirsty we have the best sweet tea in the South and a full bar as well. Make sure to bring your kids, we serve their meals on a frisbee that they take home. For your entertainment, we always have live music on Friday nights and Karaoke on Saturday evenings.

Let us cater your Holiday Event! Big or small we cater all gatherings.

Dave’s New York Deli 12921 SW 1st Road • Tioga Town Center Open 7 Days

352-333-0291 www.DavesNYDeli.com Authentic NY deli — The Reviews are in and here’s what customers are saying about Dave’s NY Deli Tioga Town Center! “Best Reuben, Best Pastrami, Best Philly, and Best Wings” Dave’s continues to be the place to go for authentic NY Deli food and Philly Cheesesteaks. Owner Dave Anders says “Nothing beats quality ingredients combined with a friendly staff. Dave serves New York size Pastrami and Corned Beef sandwiches, Cheesecake from New York, Nathan’s Hot Dogs, NY Kettle Boiled Bagels, Nova Salmon, Knish, Cannolies, Philly Cheesesteaks, Wings, Cubans, Subs, Kids Menu and more.” Come out and enjoy Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Dave’s NY Deli.

Now serving beer and wine.

Crafty Bastards 4860 NW 39th Ave. ( Magnolia Park, next to Starbucks ) Open 11am to midnight everyday.

352-872-5970 www.thecraftybastards.com Restaurant - Pub — Locally owned and operated Pat and Betty Brunson always knew they wanted to open their own business. They believed that the NW area of Gainesville needed a local, convenient, quality craft beer pub that included a small selection of food to complement the beverages. Crafty Bastards offers 60 Unique Craft Draft Beers, a selection of bottle and can beer, liquor and wine. Open for lunch and dinner, they offer fresh from scratch food including Shepherd’s Pie, Award winning Chili, Fried Mac n ‘Cheese Bites, Wings, Burgers and Vegetarian Black Bean Chipotle Burger and Salads.

They offer a new “Crafty Kids” menu. Kids, 10 and under, receive FREE IceCream with their lunch between 11am - 2pm.

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Mark’s Prime Steakhouse & Seafood 201 SE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL (Historic Downtown) Monday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm • Tues-Sat: 5:00pm to 10:00pm Happy Hour: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

352-336-0077 marksprimesteakhouse.com Steak & Seafood — Mark’s Prime Steakhouse and Seafood has a goal to create a unique dining experience that will please the palate and soothe the soul. We serve the finest beef, the freshest seafood, and naturally fresh vegetables. Recipient of Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence 2004-2011. Join us for Primetime Happy Hour featuring drink and appetizer specials Monday thru Saturday 5-7 pm. We are pleased to feature our full service, private dining facilities. It would be our pleasure to help plan your next reception, banquet, business meeting, or social gathering. Complimentary valet service.

Brown’s Country Buffet 14423 NW US Hwy 441, Alachua, FL 32616 Monday-Friday 7:00am - 8:00pm Saturday 7:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 8:00am - 3:00pm

386-462-3000 brownscountrybuffet.net Casual — Country-style cooking at its finest, just like Grandma’s house! A buffet style restaurant, Brown’s Country Buffet is open seven days a week! Foods like fried chicken, grilled pork chops, real mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, banana pudding and coconut pie, just to name a few, are served in a laid-back, relaxing environment. We offer AYCE fried shrimp on Friday nights from 4-8 along with whole catfish & ribs. In addition to their buffet, Brown’s also offers a full menu to choose from. Serving lunch and dinner daily and a breakfast buffet Friday-Sunday until 10:30am, you’re sure to leave satisfied, no matter when you go. So, when you’re in the mood for some good home cooking, Grandma’s style, visit Brown’s Country Buffet.

The Red Onion 39th Ave & 24th Blvd, Gainesville (Uptown Village Apartments) Monday-Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pm Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 11:00pm Sunday: Noon – 9:00pm

352-505-0088 www.TheRedOnionGainesville.com Neighborhood Grill — Featuring Harris Ranch All Natural Prime Steaks, All Natural Chicken (no antibiotics, no steroids) and local produce. Specials every night of the week. We have Burger & Brew Monday, order any 1/2lb. Burger and get a FREE draft pint. Or, Checkout Taco & Tequila Tuesday with $5 Beef or Chicken Tacos and $4 Margaritas and more. Great wine specials on Wines-Day Wednesdays, Prime Rib & Mojito Madness on Thursdays and Sunday Brunch specials! Come listen to the area’s best Jazz and Blues bands every Saturday for “Music & Martinis” with $5 Martinis all night! Private Dining Room available for rental, perfect for your next rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, corporate luncheon, etc.

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OAKS MALL

Small Business SHOPPING EXPO AUGUST 6TH-9TH Mall Hours: Thurs-Sat • 10am-9pm Sunday • 12noon-6pm

Portion of the proceeds will benefit Gainesville High School Marching Band & Guard.

SPONSORS ARE:

Join Us! • Shop with small business owners.

• Explore business opportunities.

• Enjoy fun science workshops.

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Gator Mud Run

Saturday, August 22

TIOGA MONDAY MARKET

FAMILY GAME DAY

Mondays 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Sundays 1:00pm

JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables, crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.

ARCHER - Archer Branch Library, 13266 SW State Rd 45. Connect with your family and friends over a board game at the Archer Branch Library. Free.

be handmade by you. Space is limited and first come, first served. The time to reserve a table is NOW because the 4th Annual Arts and Crafts Show will be on Saturday, October 17th. Registration fee is $10. Joy Flowers: 352335-7797 or craftyqueen12@cox.net.

A T. REX NAMED SUE

BAND CONCERT

GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW CHORUS Thursdays 7:00pm – 9:30pm

GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St. Interested in learning and singing Women’s A Cappella Barbershop Harmony Music? Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus, of Sweet Adelines International. For more information, call Beckie: 352-318-1281.

Through September 13 1:00pm – 5:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd. Enjoy family-friendly interactive activities, climb into the dig pit to uncover fossils and learn about dinosaurs through touchable bone replicas and other hands-on activities. 352-846-2000; www.flmnh. ufl.edu.

LADY GAMERS

CRAFTERS WANTED

Fridays 1:00pm

Through September 30 Times Vary

HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited. Meet old friends and make some new ones.

GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Are you ready to take your crafting up a notch? Whether you paint, knit, bead or whatever, this is the venue. All items must

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Friday, July 3 9:00pm

GAINESVILLE - University of Florida’s Flavet Field.

The Gainesville Community Band performs Fanfare and Fireworks under the direction of R. Gary Langford. www.gnvband.org.

GUIDED WALK Saturday, July 4 10:00am – Noon

GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Guided tour of the Gardens the first Saturday of every month. The docent is Master Gardener, Alicia Nelson. Regular admission price for non-members; members are admitted free of charge.

JULY 4TH CELEBRATION Saturday, July 4 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ALACHUA - Hal Brady Recreation Complex.

Activities for the kids, including a petting zoo, bounce houses and water slides, spray park and skateboard park. For adults there are vendors, bingo contests, dancing groups and live musical entertainment to name a few.

FIFTY YEARS OF THE WRITING LIFE Sunday, July 12 2:30pm

GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. Shelley Fraser Mickle, author of several award-winning books, will share how she got her start in the literary world, her path over a period of 50 years, her characters, and what inspires her to write. Hear about the book that became a movie. Sponsored by the Writer’s Alliance of Gainesville, the meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the written word.

FLORIDA’S GLOBAL KITCHEN July 13 – July 30 9:30am

GAINESVILLE - Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Ave. Celebrate Florida’s diverse food history with artifacts, recipes and stories that highlight one of the most diverse food cultures in the world. Take a step into the kitchen of Pulitzer Prize winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which the Matheson will recreate using artifacts on loan from her Cross Creek home. Museum hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday.

352-378-2280 or email: info@mathesonmuseum.org.

GAWN Wednesday, July 15 11:30am – 1:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Sweetwater Branch Inn, 625 E. University Ave. The Gainesville Area Women’s Network luncheon — third Wednesday each month. Attend for great networking and a hot lunch. Register: GAWN.org.

KIDS’ DAY Saturday, July 18 11:00am – 5:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. A day of fun for kids age 13 and under featuring three dry bounce houses and three water slide bounce houses. Bring bathing suits and towels. Adults are welcome to participate in the water fun. There will also be an obstacle course bounce house, train, gyroscope

Gainesville Blue Crab & Seafood Festival Saturday, July 25

11:00am - 7:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave. A fun-filled day for the whole family to enjoy live entertainment. Playing the best in jazz, gospel, smooth rock, reggae and R&B. The Kids Zone will be filled with an array of activities. $10.

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Battle of the Bands Saturday, July 4

8:00am - 5:00pm

JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center. A fun day with Bands and Live DJ at World of Beer, so bring your lawn chair and enjoy some free concerts all day long.

and waterproof face painting. Children under 3 get in for free; ages 3 to 13: $8 and adults: $7.42 Adult members are free. (July 19th is the rain date plan.) 352-372-4981.

ART RECEPTION Saturday, July 18 11:00am - 8:00pm

HIGH SPRINGS - Lanza Gallery & Art Supplies, 45 NW 1st Ave. Grand Opening Reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, with wine, hors d’oeuvres and door prizes. The gallery caters to the amateur as well as the professional artist, offering beautiful art created by local artists.

352-474-9922.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Sunday, July 19 2:00pm – 4:00pm

HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 200 N. Main St. Performances featuring local musicians/talent.

BYO blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments.

The music series happens every third Sunday of the month behind City Hall.

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SANTA FE SPRINGS PROTECTION FORUM Friday, July 24 Time TBA

ALACHUA - Alachua Library. Organizers are still working on the agenda and timing of the meeting, but please save the date! Everyone is welcome to attend. sgreco@alachuacounty.us.

5K BULL RUN Saturday, July 25 7:15pm

JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center. Inspired by Spain’s Running of the Bulls, the Gainesville Roller Rebels will be donning bullhorn helmets, red shirts and markers as they act the part of the bull chasing runners through the streets of Tioga Town Center. Participants wearing white will run (or walk) the 5K-course while derby skaters chase them for some added motivation.

Runners will leave this event with a souvenir shirt “slashed” with red marks. Survivors can meet at the finish line for photos, fun and prizes.

Runners, please wear all white! They will be

using red magic markers to “slash” your shirts so don’t wear something you can’t live without.

Prices vary.

AN ELEGANT EVENING OF SONGS Saturday, July 25 7:30 pm

GAINESVILLE - Historic Kanapaha Presbyterian Church, 6221 SW 75th Terr. Emerging local artist, Erica Williams, is set to perform a concert of classical songs and arias composed by Handel, Strauss, Gershwin, and more. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Cash or check.

352-378-9080; www.kanapaha.net.

CAMP BROADWAY July 27 – 31 8:00am

GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd. Camp Broadway’s Original Summer Program enables theater-loving kids, ages 10-17, to develop their confidence, character and presentation skills through ensemble performance.

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JUNGLE BOOK August 7 – 16 TBA

HIGH SPRINGS - High Springs Playhouse, 130 NE 1st Ave. From the Mowgli stories by Rudyard Kipling. See the incredible tale of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves. With the help of his friends, the Bear Baloo, the panther, Bagheera, and the python, Kaa, Mowgli learns the way of the jungle. 386-454-3525.

AUTHOR BOB H. LEE Sunday, August 9 TBA

GAINESVILLE - GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. Bob H. Lee will discuss his personal experiences in conservation law enforcement. His stories describe the catand-mouse games often played between game wardens and poachers of deer, ducks, gators, hogs, turkeys and other species. Sponsored by the Writer’s Alliance of Gainesville, the meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the written word.

MUSIC IN THE PARK SERIES Sunday, August 16 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Cornelius Ingram Saturday, August 1

2:00pm

HAWTHORNE - Hawthorne Branch Library, 6640 SE 221 St. “Escape the Ordinary” with Hawthorne football hero Cornelius Ingram. Star quarterback for the Hawthorne Hornets, tight end for the Gators, NFL Philadelphia Eagle, and NOW Hornets’ football coach, will share his passion for the game, for Hawthorne, and for inspiring kids growing up in his hometown! The Hawthorne Area Historical Society will host a reception in his honor with refreshments following this event at the Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center.

HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 200 N. Main St. Performances featuring local musicians/talent.

BYO blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments.

The music series happens every third Sunday of the month behind City Hall.

GAWN Wednesday, August 19 11:30am – 1:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Sweetwater Branch Inn, 625 E. University Ave. The Gainesville Area Women’s Network luncheon — third Wednesday each month. Attend for great networking and a hot lunch. Register: GAWN.org.

GATOR MUD RUN Saturday, August 22

The staff will immerse your child in an authentic Broadway rehearsal process that allows all campers to be successful regardless of experience level. The package includes five days of instruction in singing, acting, and dancing by trained Broadway professionals. The program culminates in a special Family Finale musical presentation. No previous experience is necessary to enroll. www.campbroadway.com/ camp-broadway-gainesville-callboard/.

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MOBILE OUTREACH CLINIC

7:00am - 2:00pm

Tuesday, August 4 11:00am – 3:00pm

WALDO - Waldo Motor Sports, 16258 NE U.S. Hwy 301. Trojan Race Series is heading to Waldo Motor Sports Park to kick off the fall racing season with a bang! Experience an awesome 5k course with its fun and challenging 40 obstacles.

GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Library Headquarters, 401 E. University Ave. Free health primary care consultations and treatment in a mobile clinic, sponsored by the University of Florida College of Medicine and open to adults 19 and older. Mobile Unit is located on side of the building. Sherice: 352-273-5329.

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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING 50 YEARS A HAUNTED SWAN LAKE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 | 7:30 PM The mystery of Halloween combined with the magic of Swan Lake. Trick or treat!

THE NUTCRACKER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 + SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 | 7:30 PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 + SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 | 2:00 PM The all-time family favorite.

“It’s just not the holidays with the Nutcracker!”

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 | 2:00 PM + 7:30 PM “Zing went the String.” Cupid’s arrow hits right around Valentine’s Day. A romantic evening for all.

CARMINA BURANA FRIDAY, MARCH 18 | 7:30 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 19 | 2:00 PM “O fate”! Medieval take on the Wheel of Fortune.

A magnificent production with the UF Symphony orchestra, concert choir, and Gainesville Civic Chorus.

Not to be missed!

GOLDEN GALA AT THE SKYBOX SAT., MARCH 19, 7:30PM Dance Alive’s 50th anniversary celebration fund-raiser.

DANCE ALIVE NATIONAL BALLET at The Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts FOR MORE INFORMATION: 352 371 2986 or DANCEALIVE.ORG PHOTO CREDIT Julia Ponomareva

by Johnston Photography

FOR TICKETS:

352 392 2787

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ALACHUA COUNTY >> 2015-2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR

PU BLIC SCHOOL C A LENDA R 2015 - 2016 ALACHUA COUNTY * THESE DAYS MAY BE USED TO MAKE UP DAYS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANES OR OTHER EMERGENCIES. FOR THE 2015-16 CALENDAR, THEY WILL BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: (1) OCTOBER 30 (2) JANUARY 25 (3) JUNE 10

Monday, August 17 – Friday, August 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pre-Planning (5 weekdays) Monday, August 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First Day for Students Monday, September 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday - Labor Day Tuesday, September 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports Home Tuesday, October 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of First Nine Weeks *Friday, October 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher Workday Friday, November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – UF Homecoming Tuesday, November 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Report Cards Home Wednesday, November 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – Veterans Day Monday, November 23 -Wednesday, November 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil/Teacher Holidays Thursday November 26 – Friday November 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Holidays Friday, December 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports Home Monday, December 21 - Friday, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Holidays (10 weekdays) Monday, January 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes Resume Monday, January 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday - ML King Day Friday, January 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End of First Semester *Monday, January 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher Workday Tuesday, January 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Second Semester Thursday, February 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Report Cards Home Monday, February 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – Presidents’ Day Wednesday, March 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports Home Monday, March 21 - Friday, March 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Holidays (5 weekdays) Tuesday, April 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of Third Nine Weeks Friday, April 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher Workday Thursday, April 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Report Cards Home Thursday, May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports Home Monday, May 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday - Memorial Day Thursday, June 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last Day for Students *Friday, June 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post-Planning Monday, June 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post-Planning

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Different Note BACK TO MY MUSICAL ROOTS

ALBERT ISAAC IS AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND EDITOR AND THE AUTHOR OF SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS AND PERSONAL COLUMNS. HE LIVES IN HIGH SPRINGS WITH HIS FAMILY AND A BUNCH OF CRITTERS. editor@towerpublications.com

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ome of you may recall my musical musings in the last installment of this here column; how I was contemplating pulling the trombone out of its case and giving it the old college try; how I wasn’t sure I had the music in me anymore.

Well, since then, the time has indeed come to face the music.

I began with my “new” Yamaha — the trombone that had once belonged to my college band mate, a friend who had played in the Miami Sound Machine in their early years. Yes, it can be said that I played in a band with a guy that played in the Miami Sound Machine. Anyway, he sold me his trombone when I came to UF and needed a horn. Decades later we reconnected and he asked about his old trombone.

“Hey bro, remember when you bought my horn and you were going to sell it back to me in 20 years? Do you still have it?”

Indeed I did. As it turns out, his father had given him the horn as a high school graduation present and it had great sentimental value because his dad had passed away not long thereafter. So I sent the horn back to him and he sent me this really sweet Yamaha. Of course, the Yamaha in my possession hadn’t seen the light of day for quite some time.

I tried some scales and discovered I was making notes in-between notes that didn’t belong in any kind of music played in the western hemisphere.

So I took it out — really out — outside out. I went to my front yard and raised it to my lips and — wow! That wasn’t half-bad.

It was all-bad.

I wandered around to the back of the house hoping not to scare the neighbors as I tried to play some long, low notes. Nearly passed out.

Tried some high notes. Sounded elephant-like. But, I thought, I can do this!

Decided to bring it into the house so as not to disturb the neighbors. Our dogs did not appreciate my performance; they came at me like I was, I don’t know, some kind of dying dog in distress.

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was unhappy that I was taking over yet another room in the house. She demanded I practice in my office/studio, to which I responded with a super low B flat vaguely reminiscent of a gastrointestinal event. I then beat a hasty retreat to my room.

Ah, the mind remembers, the body, well, not so much. After about a minute, my lips felt like they had been pumped with 20 pounds of collagen. Those bad boys continued to buzz for some time after I had stopped playing. But, truth be told, none of this was unexpected.

I tried some scales and discovered I was making notes in-between notes that didn’t belong in any kind of music played in the western hemisphere.

But I continued. Practicing brought back memories of the first time I brought a mouthpiece to my lips. That first note, probably an F or a reasonable facsimile thereof, was the beginning of my lifelong love of music.

I remembered the challenges of playing in concert band — literal challenges as my fellow trombonists, aspiring for the coveted first chair (or second), would challenge me. I won some and I lost some. We would sit side by side and take turns playing while the conductor sat with his back to us. We’d play some scales and a composition chosen by the challenger.

My challenger chose the English folk song, “Greensleeves.”

Piece of cake, thought I, until he soundly defeated me and took my chair. He later apologized while I learned a lesson in humility.

So now it’s 2015, and I’m getting back into the game. My chops are coming back, I’m practicing daily (well, almost daily), and the Voice of Reason has admitted to hearing some improvement.

“You’re getting better,” she said. “Now I recognize Over The Rainbow.”

Only I wasn’t playing Over the Rainbow.

The good news? [Drumroll please] St. Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Musicians, has smiled upon me and I have been offered the opportunity to play with the Gainesville Community Band.

If you haven’t heard this group perform you are really missing out. My first rehearsal is coming up and I’m looking forward to it with great anticipation, especially since I’ve not played in a concert band since — well, never mind. I can only imagine the memories this will conjure up and the new ones I’ll be making.

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DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION >> MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

THE BAND PLAYED ON

THE NEW AGE OF MUSIC RECORDINGS AND DISTRIBUTION

Music Technology STORY A N D PHOTOGR A PH BY A LEX I A FER NA N DEZ

Since the creation of vinyl records, the way people listen to music has changed with the introduction of every subsequent generation.

From vinyl to cassette tapes, boom boxes to CD players, to the most recent iPods and downloading websites, music has transcended every possible technological advancement and made itself a home there.

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sources has soared over the years because of the easy access to music it provides.

Music companies such as Grooveshark, located in Gainesville and created by three undergraduates of the University of Florida, allowed music consumers to stream music via the Internet. In April 2015, Grooveshark announced that it would shut down immediately as part of a settlement over copyright infringement.

Since then, Grooveshark has been resurrected as a different company on the Internet, known as Grooveshark.io [the original was Grooveshark.com].

Travis Whitton, a former employee of Grooveshark, said websites such as YouTube have become the most popular go-to sites for music streaming because of its simplicity.

“Grooveshark hit its inflection point when the service shifted from offering a downloadable client application towards a streaming model,” he said. “The takeaway from all of this is that people want convenience when it comes to consuming media of all forms.”

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“It is undoubtedly impossible for labels to sell music using the old model of selling physical units through brick and mortar retailers and generate profits that mirror historical levels.”

Despite this, Whitton said it is not While it may be convenient for music becoming impossible to sell music. He audiences to have streaming websites said people will continue to buy songs and phone apps at their fingertips, these through iTunes, Amazon Music and developments in technology come when other paid downloadable services. music artists are fighting for control of “There’s still a market there,” he said. their music and how it is shared.

“During my time at Grooveshark, lots of Artists such as Taylor Swift have our users reported discovering an artist stopped Spotify from sharing their on our site and then subsequently purmusic because of the amount of royalties chasing tracks on iTunes.” received from streaming and because Through it all, Whitton said the way of the importance of selling a complete music is sold has changed considerably album as opposed to individual songs. throughout the years.

Whitton said albums are becom“It is undoubtedly impossible for ing less important as time goes on and labels to sell music using the old model people are more interested in what they of selling physical units through brick can get immediately and what is more and mortar retailers and generate profpopular. its that mirror historical levels,” he said.

“Fewer and fewer people are interWhitton stands by the opinion that ested in listening to full albums which the music industry is not moving forward has led towards a broader focus on indiFormer Grooveshark software developer, Travis Whitton with protecting copyrights on music. The vidual tracks,” he said. “Artists now have smartest path, he said, would be for the platforms to directly publish content to their fans, and this takes labels out of the equation altogether.” industry to recognize the wants of their consumers, which is unrestricted access to the music they want while monetizing He said Bandcamp, SoundCloud and ReverbNation all give music audiences the ability to directly connect with their favor- the channels that provide the content.

“Almost all media is available on any number of piracy sites ite artists. As the relationship between consumer and artists continues to develop, direct music downloads will continue to from the moment it’s made available for public consumption,” he said. “The unfortunate reality is that the industry is so lose relevancy.

A 2007 study by the Institute for Policy Innovation estimated afraid of change and so concerned about control that they’ve missed out on a huge opportunity to broadly license their that illegal music downloading was costing the U.S. economy about $12.5 billion a year. The study also states that the U.S. content, and instead, they’ve focused on the impossible task of copyright enforcement.” economy loses 71,060 jobs a year because of music piracy.

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Gate Crashing ON DECK FOR REVIEW: GARY LANGFORD AND THE EOS BAND, HARD LUCK SOCIETY, CHASING TIME BRIAN KRUGER IS A WRITER, MUSICIAN AND A GRADUATE OF THE UF COLLEGE OF LAW. HE HAS PLAYED IN SOME 17 OR SO LOCAL BANDS, PLAYING MOST EVERY GAINESVILLE VENUE FRIENDLY TO ORIGINAL MUSIC (AND SOME NOT SO FRIENDLY). bkrashpad@yahoo.com

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But let’s get to music!

The first band up was billed as “Gary Langford and the EOS Band.” Although I could not absolutely confirm with a second source, reportedly “EOS” stands for “Every Other reetings, live music aficionados! This installment Sunday,” although in this case they were playing on a Saturday. finds us out west of Gainesville, down Newberry Road a Gary Langford is something of a local legend for his work with piece, at the Town Center of the Town of Tioga. directing the University of Florida concert, marching, and jazz Since I haven’t reported on a show from here, obviously we bands. The performance that evening was billed as the “13th need to talk about the venue first. The Tioga Town Center is Gainesville Jazz Festival,” put on by the Gainesville Friends of located across the street from the West End Golf Course, a few Jazz, with funding for the program provided in part by the City blocks east of the Jonesville Publix. It is an example of the city Of Gainesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the same planning movement called “New Urbanism,” which focuses on good folks that put on the free Friday shows at the Bo Diddley integrating business and residential areas together, and being Plaza downtown. The event was also funded in part by a bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. A much larger Gainesville Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua example is found further east and south, in the Haile County Board of County Commissioners in Plantation development and its Haile Village conjunction with the Alachua County town center.

Gary Langford Tourist Development Council. (So if ever Both Tioga and Haile feature a small is something of a local there was an argument in favor of taxes, business district with residential areas legend for his work with I think I just made it.) The Friends of directly adjacent, and in some cases in directing the University Jazz has been around since 1983, and the same buildings as the businesses frequently sponsors local shows. themselves. In Tioga’s case this consists of Florida concert, At any rate, the EOS Band is a swing or of a center shaped like a “T”, with a coumarching, and “big band” style band, with 18 pieces. Lots ple blocks of businesses running east-west jazz bands. of horns, a drum kit, bass, and guitar (I’m along Newberry Road, and a road bisecting guessing an Epiphone Sheraton, but don’t hold those two blocks and running to the south. At the me to that). About four songs in, the instrumentals southern end of this bisecting road is a traffic circle gave way to a song with a female vocalist, and at another and a bandstand/pavilion not unlike a park from the turn of point a bluesier number featured a male vocalist in the big the prior century. The second story of several of these business band tradition of “here’s where we let one of the horn players buildings consists of residential apartments overlooking the sing,” which then switched up things a little with a swing break. street.

These songs were all executed with a high level of expertise and A couple of the “anchor tenants,” which occupy the center were very professionally done. As you might expect, the songs corners of the “T,” are Starbucks and Saboré, the latter being a were primarily “standards,” such as, for example, “Birdland.” tapas-style restaurant. My companion and I in fact had dinner The second band up was called “Hard Luck Society” and at Saboré, sitting at one of the outdoor tables so that we could played in and around the iconic American genre known as hear the music, if not actually see the bands at the bandstand “Western Swing.” This may’ve been pushing the boundaries a couple blocks south. The food was well prepared and plated of the definition of “jazz” for purposes of the festival’s name, in a visually appealing manner and uniformly appetizing, with as many a musicologist might classify this music as traditional the possible exception of one item that combined pears with country or honky-tonk music. Whatever you want to call it, the other tastes that was not to my liking. But I’m not a big fan of music was relatively lighter and more pop-oriented than the pears, so consider the source.

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The band lists the first four as their members on their Facebook page (so that the clarinet and trumpet appear to have been add-ons as a nod to the “jazz” fest), and are recording an album locally at Medusa Studios.

Third up was a more “jazz club” type combo, called Chasing Time, doing mostly instrumentals, sometimes with long extended jams. The Friends of Jazz

promoted the band as Ben Grier and “Chasing Time,” describing Ben as a twotime recipient of the Gary Langford Jazz Scholarship and three-time recipient of the Kenneth Webster Saxophone Scholarship, and as having served at the Jazz Education Network national conference in Dallas, among other accolades. In addition to Ben, the band featured standup bass, drums, keyboards, and a soprano sax. The songs they played included ones made famous by Jaco Pastorius and Stevie Wonder.

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The Final Frontier A Trip to the Kennedy Space Center S TO R Y A N D P H OTO G R A P H Y

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t was 1969. I well remember the night Dad woke us up so we could huddle in front of the black and white television and watch Neil Armstrong take his first step on the Moon.

And even before that, I remember opening our World Book Encyclopedia and reading detailed descriptions and drawings depicting the way in which the long voyage would be accomplished. It was the stuff of science fiction.

I — like so many of us born at the dawn of the Space Age — had a keen interest in everything space related. I had books. I had models. And I had rockets — model rockets that I launched high into the sky, powered by Estes engines.

Much has changed since those early days of the Space Age. People don’t use Encyclopedias very

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much; computers can bee found in most households;; and my cell phone has moree processing power than thee Lunar Landing Module.

But one thing hasn’t changed ed — humankind’s resolve to explore. lore.

So, a few years back, it was as with great anticipation that my family and I took a drive down to the Kennedy nnedy Space Center to see its marvels.

We were not disappointed.

I had visited once before, many years ago. I was in college, and had traveled to Cape Canaveral with my buddies to watch the Space Shuttle Columbia take off. It was a daytime launch and I snapped photos with my trusty old 35 mm SLR as the orbiter

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Our son stands in front of the immense rocket engines of the Saturn V. Positioned horizontally, we could see all 363 feet of this engineering marvel. Apollo 15 astronaut “Al” Worden (above) mingled with the visitors and signed autographs during our visit to the Center.

roared into space.

Fast-forward more years than I care to mention and I’m back, gawking at these almost indescribably massive spaceships. Only this time I’m with my wife and sons and I’m snapping photos with my new digital SLR.

of us dwarfed by the enormity of its five F-1 rocket engines.

These beasts are 19 feet high and burned for a mere 165 seconds — producing enough thrust to launch the Saturn V through its first of three stages. According to space.com, the first stage alone consumed 4.5 million pounds of propellant at 15 tons per second.

The Saturn V is where it all began. On July 20, 1969, millions of people throughout the world — myself included — watched on live television as a man stepped onto the moon’s surface.

Also on display were the Lunar Module, the Moon Buggy and the scorched and rust-colored Apollo 14 capsule — among many other historic items.

We also strolled through the Rocket Garden, where we enjoyed a bit of American space program history. Here visitors can see a collection of authentic and replica rockets representing the progression of manned space flight through the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo eras. We climbed into a capsule and we walked the gantry used by the crew of Apollo 11. Our youngest boy enjoyed the hands-on experience very much. We all did.

A must-see for us was the Shuttle Launch Experience — a

These beasts are 19 feet high and burned for a mere 165 seconds We had the good fortune to visit the Space Center on both Saturday and Sunday – fortuitous because there is a lot to see. We wandered the grounds marveling at the majesty of the gigantic rockets. It’s hard to believe that something so massive could break free of Earth’s gravity.

The Apollo/Saturn V Center was particularly impressive.

There we stood beneath the largest rocket ever made — the Saturn V. This colossal craft carried 27 heroic astronauts to the moon. Later it was used to launch the Skylab space station. The Saturn V is taller than the Statue of Liberty and weighs 6.2 million pounds.

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Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs): Red light-emitting diodes are growing plants in space and healing humans on Earth. LED technology has contributed to the development of the WARP 10, a hand-held, high-intensity, LED intended for the temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain, arthritis, stiffness, and muscle spasms, and also promotes muscle relaxation and increases local blood circulation.

Infrared Ear Thermometers: The aural thermometer uses infrared astronomy technology to measure the amount of energy emitted by the eardrum, the same way the temperature of stars and planets are measured. This method avoids contact with mucous membranes, virtually eliminating the possibility of cross infection, and permits rapid temperature measurement of newborn, critically ill, or incapacitated patients.

TRAVEL >> KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Many people don’t realize how NASA technology has helped their lives. Here are just a few examples…

Artificial Limbs: Advancements such as Environmental Robots Inc.’s development of artificial muscle systems with robotic sensing and actuation capabilities for use in NASA space robotic and extravehicular activities are being adapted to create more functionally dynamic artificial limbs.

Highway Safety: Safety grooving, the cutting of grooves in concrete to increase traction and prevent injury, was first developed to reduce aircraft accidents on wet runways.

Improved Radial Tires: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company developed a fibrous material, five times stronger than steel, for NASA to use in parachute shrouds to soft-land the Vikings on the Martian surface. Goodyear expanded this technology and produced a new radial tire with a tread life expected to be 10,000 miles greater than conventional radials.

Firefighter Gear: Firefighting equipment widely used throughout the United States is based on a NASA development that coupled Agency design expertise with lightweight materials developed for the U.S. Space Program.

Temper Foam: While developing a padding concept to improve crash protection for airplane passengers, Ames Research Center created a foam material widely used and commonly known as temper foam or “memory foam.” The material has been incorporated into mattresses, pillows, military and civilian aircraft, automobiles and motorcycles, sports safety equipment, amusement park rides and arenas, horseback saddles, archery targets, furniture, and human and animal prostheses.

Enriched Baby Food: Infant formulas now contain a nutritional enrichment ingredient that traces its existence to NASA-sponsored research that explored the potential of algae as a recycling agent for long-duration space travel.

Portable Cordless Vacuums: Apollo and Gemini space mission technologies created by Black & Decker have helped change the way we clean around the house. For the Apollo space mission, NASA required a portable, self-contained drill capable of extracting core samples from below the lunar surface.

Solar Energy: Homes across the country are now being outfitted with modern, high-performance, lowcost, single crystal silicon solar power cells that allow them to reduce their traditional energy expenditures and contribute to pollution reduction.

SOURCE: SPINOFF.NASA.GOV

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simulated ride in the Space Shuttle. We climbed in, buckled up and experienced what it must feel like to blast off into space.

Veteran NASA astronauts call this attraction the world’s most realistic simulation of a space shuttle launch. We enjoyed it much. When we returned the following day my youngest son and I went twice. Good times.

Visitors also have opportunities to meet with veteran astronauts. We listened to Alfred Merrill “Al” Worden tell us what it was like to travel to the moon. This legendary astronaut and engineer was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. He talked with us afterward, signed autographs and posed for photos.

The Center also offers Lunch with an Astronaut, where you can sit down for a hot meal as a NASA veteran astronaut shares personal recollections of his or her time in space.

Seems everything is immense at the Space Center, and the crawler-transporters are no exception. These behemoths had carried the Saturn V — and later, the Space Shuttle — to the launch pads.

Among the largest tracked vehicles ever constructed, the two crawler-transporters weigh in at a whopping six million pounds. They hold 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel and average 42 fpg (that’s feet per gallon). Operated by a team of 30 engineers, technicians and drivers, these enormous machines move slowly, very slowly (1 mph — 2 mph unloaded); it takes six hours to reach the launch pad.

Recently upgraded, the crawler-transporters will carry NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the Exploration Mission-1 in 2017.

Since our visit to the Space Center, the shuttle program has come to a close, with Atlantis completing its final flight on July 21, 2011. Atlantis is now enshrined at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, offering visitors a 360-degree view of the orbiter as only astronauts have seen it before — tilted at a 43.21 degree angle with its payload bay doors open and its robotic arm extended.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit showcases this historic spacecraft and tells the story of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program. By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited Earth 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 miles in space — more than 525 times the distance from Earth to the moon.

When we left after our first visit, it wasn’t until we reached Orlando that our oldest boy realized he had lost his wallet.

Upon our return the following day the good people at the Space Center let him enter even though he had lost his ticket along with his wallet. We went straight to lost-and-found and there it was — complete with ticket, license and cash. It’s refreshing to know there are still honest people in the world.

Needless to say, we had another fun, fascinating and informative visit; there’s a lot more I could write about if I had the space. There are many new things to see at the Kennedy Space Center and it’s high time we return — it’s out of this world.

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BOOK REVIEW

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ome people choose to hang out with friends after dark. Some go to movies, listen to music, or just go to sleep. But you — as soon as it’s dark, you lay down somewhere quiet and look up. That’s where the stars are, and in the new book by CAP Saucier, you can learn to “Explore the Cosmos like Neil deGrasse Tyson.”

Born a few days before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began, Neil deGrasse Tyson likes to say he’s the same age as NASA. By the time he was 9 years old, he was “in love with the night sky” and at 11, he knew he wanted to be an astrophysicist (a scientist that studies the universe). He was so fascinated by planets and stars that he almost got in trouble with a telescope when he was a teenager.

Ty s o n ’s p a r e n t s b ot h stressed to him that skipping college was not an option and so, though he wasn’t a great student in high school, Tyson went to Harvard, then to the U of Texas and to Columbia University. Why, you might ask, didn’t he become an astronaut? Back then, the program wasn’t open to African Americans, so being an astronaut never even entered his mind.

In finding beauty in the night sky, Tyson is not alone.

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heavens, too; Ptolemy tried to count the stars, and stopped at a thousand. In recent years, we’ve learned more about the cosmos than ever before, but there’s still so much we don’t know.

To study the stars, you need to understand light and physics.

You’ll need to know about galaxies and nebulas, which look different and have descriptive names. You’ll want to find out the truth about black holes, and why you never, ever want to be “spaghettified.”

And above all, says Tyson, stay in school, learn math, and go for the best education you can get. Even if you don’t end up studying stars, that’s always a good path to take.

I was pleasantly surprised and a little daunted, both, by “Explore the Cosmos like Neil deGrasse Tyson.” The delight comes in the biography part of this book. Author CAP Saucier lets us explore the life of Neil deGrasse Tyson, from his childhood to his fascinating career today and what he thinks about the future of space exploration.

Along the way, we’re given an education on the universe and what’s in it.

That part, however, can be formidable; the language is more advanced than I would have liked to see in a book for middle-graders. Kids who tackle those sections will need a better-than-average understanding of astroscience, since those pages aren’t otherwise very kid-friendly.

I think maybe a science-loving 9-year-old could try this book but it’s really better-suited for someone older. For a sharp child with her head in the stars, “Explore the Cosmos like Neil deGrasse Tyson” is pretty cosmic.

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focus area for this program is in the Health and Wellness sector, specifically regarding “Drug Discovery and Development.”

According to the UF Preeminence website, this sector involves, “recruiting a scientific team to advance its expertise in the discovery and development of drugs to treat obesity, neurological disorders and cancer, allowing UF to make a greater contribution to solving the world’s health problems.” Recent hire Dr. Daniel Savin is one of the faculty members tasked with executing this initiative, specifically focused on “Smart Polymer Nanomedicine.”

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Savin points out samples in the group’s new lyophilizer (left), or freeze dryer, which removes water by sublimation to purify samples.

Savin Research Group graduate student Craig Machado (above) uses the group’s new glovebox to perform sensitive reactions in a dry, airfree, inert environment.

Savin (below) demonstrates some of his group’s research in the areas of drug delivery and advanced oil cleanup materials.

specializes in because of the school’s strong medical center, “We are making drug delivery vehicles that respond to the which is a key component in the initiative’s success, as well as environment so that you can have more targeted drug delivery,” strong Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering programs.

Savin said in a recent interview. The idea is delivering medicine Another reason this particular initiative is being on a nanoscale, which is of a size measurable in nanofunded is because of the importance of the topic of meters or microns. This involves synthesizing drug delivery on a national scale. For example, nano-sized capsules that can contain drugs or targeted drug delivery has critical applications different therapeutics, which can be directed in cancer research. Currently, when someto go to a particular site in the body and “We don’t talk one has cancer, they are often treated with then be triggered to deliver the drug. This in some weird chemotherapy, which dramatically affects ambitious and important task is a joint inilanguage or wear the entire body. tiative between Chemistry and Biomedical “What you would like to have is the ability Engineering, and the goal of the initiative is lab coats all day” to deliver a chemotherapeutic which would to have a number of different faculty that span only target the specific site of the cancer tumor,” the range from theoretical work and modeling Savin said. to synthesis and eventually to animal studies.

Savin, who is trained as a physical chemist, brings expertise “Different groups around campus are being brought in studying interactions between different molecules. Polymers together to solve some big problems,” Savin said. are long chain-like molecules that “are kind of like Legos,” UF is especially conducive to the type of research Savin 138 |

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“In most groups, there is always something missing, but with the group that we have, their aren’t really any missing pieces.”

Savin said. Each chain can have a different function (a tower of blue Legos vs. a tower of red Legos), such as being soluble or insoluble in water, which serves specific purposes in locating cancer tumors in the body. Savin and his research team can create block polymers, or single chains that have multiple functions (think of a tower of blue Legos topped with a tower of red Legos), that actually assemble into nano-capsules in different solutions.

For instance, if you put the molecules in water or various other aqueous solutions, they assemble into specific nano-structures, which are loaded with some type of drug.

When these structures go to a particular site with specific conditions, it flips inside out and delivers the drug in a targeted area of the body. Cancer tumors are more acidic than blood, for example, so acidy could be a trigger for the drug to be released.

Savin arrived in Gainesville in January from Hattiesburg, MS where he taught in the Polymer Chemistry program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

He made significant strides in drug-delivery studies while at USM. Savin is interested in new collaboration opportunities at UF to complete toxicity studies which help to see if the polymers his team has produced could be a viable mechanism for drug delivery and to ensure that the polymers themselves are not toxic. Savin has met with his collaborators and is excited about the talent and ideas his colleagues share.

“In most groups, there is always something missing, but with the group that we have, there aren’t really any missing pieces,” he said. “We have people who can design molecules, make molecules and characterize molecules, as well as study cells and produce animal studies.”

Savin has been outfitting his laboratory with equipment for his work and is particularly excited about a new laser light scattering instrument (shipping from Germany), which allows researchers to determine the size, shape and thermodynamic interactions of the structures his group makes on a nanoscale.

This equipment will be one of only three

existing in the United States, and its applications span from the drug delivery project previously discussed to other projects, such as novel oil disbursements, which he started focusing on after the Deep Water Horizon oil spill five years ago.

Not only is Savin bringing his scientific expertise to Gainesville, but he also brings his commitment to student outreach, especially in elementary schools. He has an effective curriculum in place to break down complex scientific concepts into easy-to-understand experiments geared to second and third graders. For Savin, one of the biggest outcomes of this program is helping children recognize that science is something more attainable than they may have initially thought.

“We don’t talk in some weird language or wear lab coats all day,” Savin said. They discuss magnetism, light, acids and bases, how to identify chemical and physical changes, and much more. They learn the scientific method and how scientists solve problems, which transfers to more logical thinking in other aspects of a child’s life.

Savin teaches scientific concepts to his own children too. His wife Davi and two children — daughter Delia (12) and son Isaac (9) – had stayed in Mississippi to finish the school year, but they are now reunited and excited to explore Gainesville. Delia is involved in show choir, swim team, and plays the piano and violin while Isaac is busy with the cello, tennis, and (no surprise here) winning regional science fairs. Both children love to read. The family plans to become members of UF’s Natural History Museum and to attend football games this fall. The children are looking forward to visiting the Butterfly Museum and Savin and Davi will be enjoying the craft brew scene. Gainesville is fortunate to have such bright minds in the Gator Nation!

Follow Dr. Savin’s Research Group: www.savin.chem.ufl.edu For more info on the UF Rising Preeminence initiative, visit: www.ufpreeminence.org

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Healthy Edge DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS UPDATE

KENDRA SILER-MARSIGLIO, PH.D, HCC IS A NEUROSCIENTIST, MEDICAL WRITER, COLUMNIST AND THE DIRECTOR OF RURAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP AT WELLFLORIDA COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. kendra.sm@gmail.com

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ow that summer is here, many of us are visiting family or seeing the world. Sitting in a cramped car or plane seat for more than four hours puts us at greater risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Protect yourself with the tips below.

DVT is the formation of blood clots (or thrombi) in major veins. DVT usually occurs in the calves, thighs, or pelvis, however, blood clots may form in the arms or neck. When clots break from the veins of origin and travel to the lungs, it inhibits needed blood flow. This is called pulmonary embolism. (An “embolus” is a piece of the clot that has broken free from the vessel wall.)

A small pulmonary embolism often causes no symptoms.

However, pulmonary embolism may cause symptoms such as shallow breathing (because it hurts to breathe deeply), fever, feeling faint, breathlessness, chest pain behind the breastbone, or, in the worst cases, cardiac arrest and death.

Who’s At Risk For DVT? Approximately one in 1,000 adults develop DVT annually.

Although traveling alone usually doesn’t cause DVT, you’re at an increased risk if you have additional DVT risk factors.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DVT risk factors include: • • • • • • • • •

Older age (risk increases after age 40) Obesity (body mass index > 30) Recent surgery or injury (within 3 months) Hormone replacement therapy (e.g., to reduce the effects of menopause) Previous blood clot or a family history of blood clots Active cancer or recent cancer treatment Limited mobility (for example, a leg cast) Catheter placed in a large vein Varicose veins

What Are DVT’s Symptoms?

According to the Mayo Clinic, common DVT symptoms include swelling, pain, tenderness, heat and redness in the affected area (e.g., calf, foot, ankle or thigh). You may feel cramps (much like a charley horse) in your calf.

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Although long trips will oftentimes result in some swelling in both legs, DVT symptoms are typically more marked in one leg than the other.

If you develop clots in your arms, neck or pelvis, swelling and loss of motion may be the first symptoms.

For all types of DVT, symptoms may be immediate or may begin up to four weeks after clot formation.

According to the American Heart Association, well over half of those with DVT are asymptomatic. Their clots may not be detected unless the clots affect the lungs.

CDC Recommendation Contact your medical provider immediately if you have unexplained swelling, pain or tenderness of your leg or arm, or skin that is warm to the touch or red. You may have DVT. How Can I Protect Myself From DVT? First and foremost, move your legs to keep blood flowing.

According to Merck, you should flex and extend your ankles 10 times every 30 minutes. “The London Times’” medical expert Dr. Thomas Stuttaford recommends that everyone get out of their seats every 40 minutes.

Keep hydrated! Blood clots more readily if you’re dehydrated. Water is best.

Use graduated compression support socks. These stockings, which narrow veins and allow blood to flow more rapidly, can prevent DVT if worn correctly. Yet, they aren’t a substitute for keeping those legs moving. Have your medical provider recommend the stocking pressure (mmHg) that’s right for you.

Already taking blood thinners? Watch how much vitamin K you’re eating. Vitamin K counteracts the effects of drugs such as warfarin. (Foods high in vitamin K include green leafy vegetables and canola and soybean oils.) Yet, your body needs some vitamin K in consistent levels. Ask your medical provider to help you determine the right levels of vitamin K for your medication.

These tips are a start, but make sure to ask your medical provider about your DVT risk before you travel and plan accordingly.

Fortunately, DVT is treatable if caught early. Keep on moving!

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Clay Anderson Gator Grad Architect’s High Rise Career Gator alumnus Clay Anderson sure is making his alma mater proud. After graduating from UF’s School of Architecture, he earned his master’s from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Since then, Anderson has been a part of the LMN Architects firm based in Seattle, where he led an award-winning installation project at last year’s Seattle Design Festival. From our East Coast all the way to the Pacific North West, it’s clear that this designer is climbing his way to the top.

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CA: Easy going, happy, and always looking for new experiences.

What do you remember most from your time spent in Gainesville?

CA: Everything about Gainesville had this great small town, local and creative vibe. It was just a beautiful college-town experience, that’s what I remember most.

How did you get into the field of architecture?

CA: I always knew I wanted to be in design in some way because my grandpa and uncle ran an interior architecture and design shop, so I got to see their hand-drafted watercolor, interior perspectives. I was always

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What did you learn most at UF? CA: I think I learned how to actually become a student or researcher.

After high school I didn’t think I was going to go to college, so when I got to Gainesville I really learned how to take myself serious in the academia world.

You were able to travel during your time at UF. Can you touch on that experience?

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rearranging my room or trying to modify the house when I was a little kid. And then when I was in middle school and high school my dad and I would remodel and flip houses. So I think that’s when I knew I always wanted to design in the built environment.

CA: Yeah, I did a study abroad program in Guadalajara, Mexico. The focus was on rural Mexico and we got to design a community project there. And then I was involved with the Solar Decathlon in Europe.

The Solar Decathlon is a competition where university teams compete to build a fully solar-powered house. I had the opportunity to live in Madrid for about a month and prebuild it, and then we had seven days to actually build it. It was amazing and very eye opening to see these different cultures and people.

Can you talk about your graduate studies?

CA: After UF I went to MIT in Cambridge. It was pretty amazing, because it was a totally different experience than UF. I went from this large 55,000-person school to a small intimate school that was focused more on engineering and those types of [tech-based] studies. MIT’s architecture program was very innovative. It was a lot more fabrication based, meaning I learned through the process of hands-on making.

When you finished your studies, how did you decided to move to Seattle?

CA: Seattle wasn’t really on my radar, but a friend from undergrad happened to be here and their firm, LMN Architects, was looking for employees. I was interested in the kind of work they were doing, which was really interesting architectural work. So I sent my stuff out there and they offered to fly me out to see Seattle and the firm.

I think after three days of visiting I decided that this is the place for me, and this is the firm I want to work at.

Does your firm specialize in a certain type of design?

CA: LMN is known for larger convention center design work throughout the country as well as performing arts centers. We’ve also kind of branched out into education work too.

What do you think the future of building is?

CA: Well, I think the trend that is already happening in the US is people wanting to live in more urban environments, more dense and walkable communities. Almost like what Europe’s been doing for so long. America has always been more about the single-family plot and driving to the shopping center or shopping mall. But I think Americans are realizing that it’s easier to live without a car and walk to your grocery store.

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What is your favorite kind of architecture?

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CA: I would say very minimal and clean, but with a high materiality. So whatever you’re using, whether it be concrete or wood, you’re using that in its utmost best form of what it should or could be able to do as a material.

What’s you’re dream project?

CA: I’m not sure what it would be, but I would want it to be something that could give back to the community. Something for the people that the public could really interface or use, like some kind of fantastic park and museum complex combined.

I would want it to be a place that is not just for the people who can afford to go inside, but it’s for anybody. And it empowers the city by making it better.

People usually think architecture is all mathematic and science based, but it seems like there is a lot of art involved too. Would you agree?

CA: Yeah, I think architecture is definitely art — it’s technical art.

There’s definitely a mix of math and art early on in the process, especially. When you’re on-site you start to conceptually think about the geometry of a project, you start to think of the shape of a project just as an object, almost as a sculptor would think.

But at the same time you have to go beyond the object and you have to make this thing safe and something that meets code. You

start with this simple, pure idea but it has to evolve into this very highly technical thing. And the larger the project becomes, the more insanely complicated and technical it becomes.

You get to see how people interact with spaces that you can design and how you can enrich people’s lives through that. It’s pretty amazing.

What inspires you as a designer?

CA: I would say landscape and materials always inspire me. If it’s a project on a site, I always think about how the building can connect to the landscape in some way. Also, the materiality of the site and what is specific to that region. If it’s the Pacific North West, we use a lot of wood, concrete and steels. So it’s how you can use those materials in a really beautiful way to be meaningful on that specific site or landscape.

Can you describe the feeling you get when you envision a structure and then actually see it come to life?

CA: Overwhelmingly proud, if it’s a success and people are enjoying it. It’s very rewarding.

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Can you talk about a project you’ve been a part of where you may have felt that way?

CA: I’d say most recently, being involved with the Seattle Design Festival. It was really fun because a team of 10 people and myself got to come together and build an installation for it. We called it “Wover,” the woven rocker. It was a large 10-foot by 15-foot long plywood, wooden, ribbon and nylon — almost hammock-like — rocking structure. The festival’s theme was “design in motion,” so we wanted something that had some movement to it, but was also something that someone could interact with. The end result was incredible because people from all generations were interacting with it in ways we hadn’t even thought about. The kids were the most interesting because we never even really thought about it as a thing that kids would be excited about, but it was almost like a bounce house-hammock for them. And at the same time there were older adults in their 70s who were just relaxing on it while the kids were having fun. It was really beautiful to see it all come together like that. And just recently we won an AIA [American Institute of Architects] Honor Award for it. The jury’s resounding comment of what they liked best about it was its interactiveness with people of all ages. So to see it awarded that too, was just really amazing.

If you could be any kind of structure what would you be?

CA: A bridge. There’s something so beautiful about the design of a bridge and the way the physics work to create that design. It can be so sculptural and functional all at the same time. So, strong like a bridge.

What advice would you give to an aspiring architect?

CA: I would say, follow it. This can be a really demanding and intense profession, even academically, but I think it’s really rewarding when you see a project through and you start to do things with the community. You get to see how people interact with spaces that you can design and how you can enrich people’s lives through that. It’s pretty amazing. So keep on keeping on.

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he ocean — the big blue.

Covering more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface, an astounding 97 percent of Earth’s water can be found in the ocean. As massive as that sounds, it might still come as a shock that more than 95 percent of the underwater world remains unexplored. While many champion the exploration of outer space, others venture to say: let us first discover the watery depths of our inner space and the creatures, such as the shark, that rule below.

One expert who has dedicated his life to the study of creatures such as these is George Burgess. He serves as Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Florida Program for Shark Research. The Florida Museum is part of the University of Florida

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and Burgess has been there since 1975. He has also been featured multiple times on Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.”

He explained notable technological projects that are currently being used in the world of sharks, and how both sharks and humans can benefit from these advances.

“I suppose one of the most interesting things going on would be the use of various types of tags that are put on sharks to document their movement patterns,” Burgess said in a recent interview. “As with everything nowadays, [these devices] have become smaller, faster and more efficient with the advent of micro technologies.”

Burgess said that scientists are able to put tags on sharks that send out an acoustic signal, which can be heard by first putting an underwater receiver

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George Burgess also serves as director of The International Shark Attack File. More than 5,000 individual investigations are currently housed in the File, covering the period from mid-1500s to present.

on the side of a boat or under a dock, for instance, and then by following the sound of the moving animal.

“We can literally track its movements in real time,” he said.

“We’ve had an array of those [underwater] receivers in several places, including Florida Bay and Indian River Lagoon.”

Burgess explained that these receivers could be in every inlet and channel; they’ll be off the beach and inshore so that scientists can track and determine what types of animals, such as the shark, come in and out of these areas. He also explained that his colleagues that are studying movements of different kinds of fishes, sea turtles or manatees, could use these tags as well.

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A network of scientific research is being gathered and while some excess data may not be useful to one scientist’s study, it might just be the missing link to someone else’s project. In this situation, sharing is definitely caring and this community of researchers believes in doing just that.

“Since there are so many different people doing so many different studies, now we’ve got a really nice fact array,” he said.

“Maybe someone’s doing a manatee study but they hear my shark, so they’ll tell us, yes we got your shark here at this date and time, so we are able to cooperatively do that kind of thing.”

Burgess explained another type of tag that can be used in marine animal tracking, which is actually one step higher, technologically

speaking, than the acoustic tag.

“They’re called satellite pop-up tags and these are put on an animal’s back and it records like a little mini computer,” he said.

“The precise information that you would want is recorded as often as you want.”

He explained that after a period of time the tag breaks off and pops up to the surface, living up to its name, pop-up.

Once the tag is on the water’s surface it will float with its little antenna bobbing around, allowing the research team to locate and retrieve it. Burgess said once it is located they can download all of the information it has tracked on the animal.

“This technology — the satellite linkup — is a very valuable resource for anybody who studies wildlife and wants to determine movement patterns, migrations, daily activity patterns, those kinds of things,” he said.

However, Burgess said there is a margin of error involved with this type of tag, which makes it difficult to locate the exact locations of these animals.

“What [the satellite tag] is doing is taking light patterns,” he said. “By using an algorithm for the light and the angle of the sun, you can calculate a latitude and longitude from that, but there is an error bar around it.”

He explained that it’s not like a cellphone GPS, which can have you turning corners in a matter of feet; it’s not that accurate. Without this understanding, the tracking information can be misinterpreted and breaking news of a White Shark just off Jacksonville Beach makes the headlines, even though it may not be true.

“It’s just like when you see a hurricane map and a meteorologist projects where it will hit,” Burgess said. “It shows you the straight line to where it’s going to hit but then there’s a cone on each side, and those are the error bars.”

One has to be careful with this technology because it can be misused.

“That being said, you need to use this technology with the understanding of what it really can provide for you,” Burgess said.

“If you are interested in long scale movements, like the White Shark that moves from New England down to the Gulf of Mexico, it’s very useful. No matter where your error bar is, it’s going to be in the Gulf of Mexico, so

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Burgess examines a deep-water catshark of the genus Parmaturus through a microscope. The jaws of various types of sharks, such as the Bull and Great White, line the walls of the laboratory on UF’s campus.

you know that it’s moved there all the way from Massachusetts.

That’s good and interesting information.”

He stressed that scientists tag these animals because they have a hypothesis to prove, something they want to test. They do not just tag sharks for the sake of seeing where they go and splash that information in the media. They ask a question that they think is important to the species and then by tagging the animal they are testing that hypothesis.

Another kind of technology separate from tagging is the research and development of shark deterrents.

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Burgess said. “Sharks have very sensitive sensory abilities of smell, feeling pressure and, of course, temperature. But they also have the ability to detect electrical fields because they have little organs around the face called ampullae of Lorenzini.”

Burgess said these ampullae are special sensing organs known as electroreceptors that form a network of little jelly-filled pores under a shark’s snout. These electroreceptors allow an electrical current or electromagnetic field to be detected, and sharks are highly sensitive to these currents. They would much rather avoid areas where this can be felt because they do not like it.

“Over the last 20 years or so there’s been renewed attempts to develop a personal electrical field,” Burgess said. “A group starting

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With produce that’s grown onsite, locally sourced meats, and a chef that is intent on making everything fresh and homemade, Cymply Fresh Café completely lives up to its name.

The menu is packed full of items that are vegetarian and gluten free friendly.

But don’t worry meat-eaters, we aren’t forgotten.

Let me begin by saying that raw foods, veggies and salads aren’t my preferred choice of meals. At my core, I’m a meat and potatoes kind of guy, but I can appreciate quality foods of all varieties. My chief complaint being that many places don’t serve the kind of fresh ingredients that are so important when food is raw.

There is no hiding if it’s terrible. My other complaint being that a lot of raw foods and veggies just taste bland and boring. I’m the man-child that still ignores his mother’s cries to eat more vegetables. That said, the food at Cymply Fresh completely destroyed both of my chief complaints, and would make Ron Swanson eat his greens.

The restaurant is small and open for lunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday through Friday is for pizza

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only, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. So if you’re stopping in for a bite, be prepared to be greeted by potentially long lines. But it’s worth the wait. The menu is entirely in chalk to allow for changes according to whatever ingredients are available at the time. One of these rotating specials I was able to try was the Watermelon Gazpacho ($5 — watermelon, fresh herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and jalapeno) that was refreshing and just in time for the impending summer heat. Cold, tart, and full of juicy watermelon goodness, this was a winner! The Cymply Fresh Burger ($13 — veggie patty made of walnuts, cashew and sunflower seeds served with lettuce, tomato, onions, sprouts and cashew cheese in between homemade onion bread) was a pleasant and delicious surprise. While less of a burger and more of a deconstructed salad, it was fantastic. The crispy thin homemade onion bread, flavorful veggie patty and generous amounts of fresh vegetables made this just as filling as any beef burger. This in itself was a feat that most vegetarian menu items do not achieve. More importantly, I was able to go back to work without slumping over and going into a grease-induced coma.

The same great ingredients and preparation go into a variety of items like the Cymply Fresh Salad ($7 — baby spinach, romaine, goat cheese, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and toasted sunflower seeds with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette), the Chicken Salad ($11 — grilled chicken, mixed greens with sliced onions, cucumbers and diced tomatoes), and the Raw Broccoli Salad ($3 side/$9 large — organic broccoli, scallions, celery, sunflower seeds, blanched almonds, carrots, red peppers, vegan ranch dressing).

I could seriously eat that Raw Broccoli Salad for days; I highly recommend it!

But being a meat eater, I’m afraid I’m biased. The Candied Bacon BLT ($9) is probably the best BLT I’ve ever had. Thick slices of bacon covered in brown sugar, lettuce and tomatoes served between lightly toasted bread.

Nothing fancy about it, but it’s amazing how much of a difference it makes when the ingredients are literally grown behind the restaurant. The Chicken Wings ($11 – 8 pieces) are another must-have. Local chicken wings are slow roasted in coconut oil for a couple hours, then broiled in jerk seasoning and served with

But being a meat eater, I’m afraid I’m biased.

The Candied Bacon BLT is probably the best BLT I’ve ever had. Thick slices of bacon covered in brown sugar, lettuce and tomatoes served between lightly toasted bread. a spicy honey wing sauce. Juicy, tender, falloff-the bone wings that won’t make you feel like you downed a gallon of grease sure sounds like a winner to me.

After your meal, you can wander 20 feet to your right and get some tasty ice cream.

Or if you don’t feel like undoing the healthy meal you just consumed, try the Amazing Green Smoothy ($4 small/$7 large), a blend of parsley, kale, spinach, chard, carrots, dates, homemade almond milk, strawberries and bananas. More recently, Cymply Fresh has added wood-fired pizzas to their new dinner menu Wednesdays through Fridays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. These are some of the best pies you’ll find in town.

If you work in the area like me, this is a wonderful spot for lunch, and a much better option than the row of fast food joints on Newberry Road. You’ll be happy to know that Cymply Fresh Café is “Cymply” delicious. If it can make this carnivore enjoy eating his vegetables, then maybe you’ll enjoy it too!

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