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CONTENTS J U LY/A U G U S T 2 0 1 5

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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 SCI-ENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EVER-PRESENT IN OUR HUMAN WORLD. TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!P H OTO 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 CK I N N E Y.

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20 KID-FRIENDLY SUMMER SCIENCECrystals and Lava Lamps and Volcanoes, OH MY! Learn how to make these three DIY science crafts with your children. Even parents will have fun!

68 PRESERVATION TAKES PERSEVERANCEGainesville is working to restore 80 acres of longleaf pine savannas that have been fi re suppressed.

76 REDEFINING THE SUNSHINE STATEIs olive oil the answer to Florida’s citrus problems? One group of entrepreneurs believes so.

80 SOFTBALL MECCAThe Babe Ruth Explosion of Champions is coming to the cities of Alachua, Newberry and High Springs.

88 CULTIVATING HISTORYGain insight into the history of antique farming machines with the North Florida Antique Tractor Club.

92 PROGRESS PARKNestled in the City of Alachua is a productive setting that caters specifi cally to start-up companies with a focus on technological and health advancements.

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

38DRONE-ON!Get the scoop on unmanned aerial vehicles, from their controversial military application to recreational and commercial use.

48A NEW PATH FOR NEUROSCIENCEA UF neurobiologist and his research team set sail to explore the nervous systems of marine creatures.

56FINDING CRUSHScientists and students are working to ensure a healthy future for sea turtles.

62INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMThe Innovation Hub in Gainesville offers exciting advantages for start-up technology companies.

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

116THE NEW AGE OF MUSICUnderstand the ever-changing ways listeners use to consume music.

120PERIODICALLY CORRECTThis fanciful photo essay, inspired by the Periodic Table of Elements, merges science with art.

128THE FINAL FRONTIERSimulators. Astronauts. Rockets!A visit to the Kennedy Space Center.

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

144INTERVIEW:CLAY ANDERSONAfter 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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160 ADVENTURESIN APPETITEby Ken Peng

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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 mathemati-cal part of my brain never fully developed, making it diffi cult 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. Artifi cial 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 fl ying cars and televi-sion-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 fl ashlight, 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 fl ying 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. Happy reading!


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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 pat-ented 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 vac-uum cleaner. Unlike regular vacuum cleaners that pick up dirt and bacte-ria 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 fi fth 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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KRISTIN KOZELSKYis a classically trained photographer. Since completing her art degree in 2001, she has built a wide body of work and honed in on an interactive approach to working with her clients. [email protected]

KATHY PIERREis 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 differ-ent fl avors of Talenti and binge-watching shows on Netfl [email protected]

BRINN STRANGEis 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. [email protected]

BRIAN “KRASH” KRUGERis 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)[email protected]

PEGGY MACDONALDis a native Gainesvilleian and the exec-utive 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 [email protected]

GABRIELLE CALISEis a sophomore journalism major at UF who is interning for the fi rst time at Tower Publications. In her spare time she enjoys collecting vinyl records, taking photo-graphs and watching movies.gcalise@ufl .edu

RICK SAPPis a freelance writer who lives in Gainesville. His goal is to sail around the world — obvi-ously alone — and end his days eating truffl es and chocolate, and drinking too much red wine in the south of France. [email protected]

ALEXIA FERNANDEZis a UF journalism junior with big dreams. With a deep love of movies and writing, she hopes to one day write books, scripts and create a successful career for herself in [email protected]

CRYSTAL HENRYis a freelance writer and columnist born and raised in West Texas. She received her B.S. in Journalism in 2006 from the University ofFlorida. She is in love with the Florida [email protected]

MARISA ROSSis 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 fi nd her playing volleyball or acoustic guitar.mross92@ufl .edu

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Borax Crystals“Growing” crystals with borax powder (a mineral) and pipe cleaners is a popular kid’s craft, but adults will fi nd this project pretty spectacular too. Get ready to watch magic occur as something that was merely a nest made of pipe cleaners turns into something that looks like real amethyst. The science behind it is pretty cool too.

SUPPLIES:Powdered Borax (found at most grocery stores in the laundry detergent aisle)Pipe cleaners (white, or the color of the crystal you want to make — the fuzzier the better)Heatproof glass container/beakerSaucepanMeasuring spoonScissorsThreadNeon food color packPopsicle stick (a pencil or food skewer would work too)

INSTRUCTIONS: First you will create a “nest” using pipe clean-ers. Make a loose coil shape, weaving the pipe cleaner in and out to hold the shape steady. The crystals will grow around it. About four pipe clean-ers will make a nice, big crystal. After you make your nest shape, you will tie a piece of string around the pipe cleaner. Make sure it is long enough for it to be suspended into the borax solution. Next you will fi ll your heatproof glass container (a beaker works great) with 2 liters of water. Bring the water to a boil on the stovetop, with a saucepan under-neath your heatproof glass container. For safety, always keep an eye on your stovetop while you are boiling. If you want your crystal to be a certain color, add the food color dye now — amount of drops to your liking (I used about 10-15 drops of purple dye.) Now, you will add 10 to 13 Tablespoons of the borax powder to the boiling water. Stir to help the powder dissolve. Then, while the water is still super hot, dunk in the pipe cleaner form —plunking it in and out of the water to shake off any air bubbles. Once it is suspended, turn off the stovetop heat and cover the top of the beaker with a book or piece of cardboard to keep the heat in the container. For best results leave it suspended in the solu-tion for at least 8 to 10 hours. And get ready to see some colossal crystals!

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IN A NUTSHELL:1) Bring 2 liters of water to a boil in a heatproof

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make a saturated solution. Stir.4) Suspend the pipe cleaner form on a string

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Lava Lamps Get ready for this next groovy craft! The lava lamp project is great for all those hippie grand-parents looking for a fun activity to do with their grandkids. There’s no better way to explain how oil reacts with water than with this experiment. Then, add in the Alka Seltzer tablet and boom, a mind-blowing chemical reaction — IN COLOR!

SUPPLIES:Cooking oilWaterFood ColoringAn empty water bottle (any size)Alka-Seltzer antacid tablets

INSTRUCTIONS:1) Fill your bottle about two thirds of the way

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2) Add several drops of food coloring, allowing it to “break through” the oil and tint the water.

3) Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into 4 pieces and drop a piece in at a time. Close the bottle cap and watch the magic.

4) As soon as the tablet hits the water layer, it will start to fi zz and the colored water will erupt!

5) The bubbles will stop as soon as the tablet dissipates, but they will start up again as soon as you add another tablet. If the oil layer starts to become cloudy with tiny bubbles, just let it settle for a while. Then you can begin again.

For another cool lava look, do this experiment with the lights out! Shine a fl ashlight from below the bottle and watch as the bubbles glow through-out your lava lamp. This is a great way to entice your kids to go to sleep, especially for those who might be afraid of the dark. Pretty groovy, huh?

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Volcano All right, folks, it’s time to get prehistoric! Kids can engage in imaginary play and a bit of chemis-try when they create their very own vinegar and baking soda volcano. This is a great opportunity to inform your child that volcanoes allow hot lava and gases to escape from below the earth’s surface. When the vinegar is added to the baking soda, carbon dioxide gas is created. The gas then leaves the solution as bubbles, thus causing the volcanic eruption. How neat is that? Just make sure to look out for pterodactyls above; they really do seem to come out of nowhere!

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INSTRUCTIONS: Begin to form the volcano by applying molding clay to the outside of a small glass fl ask or soda bottle. Continue to build the cone shape that a real volcano has. Once complete and built to the size of your liking, allow it to sit and harden. Next, begin to paint your volcano. Metallic paints in the tones of brown and black will give you the earthy look that is desired. A nice way to get some texture on the volcano form is to use a sponge to apply different colors. Don’t forget to paint some red and orange lava streaks beginning at the opening of the volcano, streaming down the sides. While you allow the paint to dry, set up your prehistoric scene. And don’t forget to add some dinosaurs — ROAR! Now it’s time to create the baking soda solution. In a separate jar or cup add the baking soda, salt and food coloring. Mix well. Then add a couple squirts of dish liquid to the top of the mix. Spoon this solution into the top of your volcano. The next step is adding the vinegar — as much as you need until it starts to fi zz, causing the volcanic eruption. Watch as the gas and bubbles erupt through the opening and ooze onto your prehistoric set. Enjoy the messy fun!

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IN A NUTSHELL:1) Apply molding clay to a small glass fl ask or

soda bottle, forming your volcano. Then, allow it to harden.

2) Paint the volcano with earth tones. Then, allow it to dry.

3) Set up a prehistoric scene, adding plastic dino-saur toys.

4) In a separate jar add baking soda, salt and food coloring. Mix well.

5) Add a couple squirts of dish liquid to the top of mix.

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Hopefully these crafts will bring the world of science into your home as well as into the hearts of your children. And who knows? Your little one might be the next Marie Curie or Albert Einstein. When exploration is combined with imagination, the possibilities are endless. And as Einstein sup-posedly said, “Play is the highest form of research.” So let’s play!

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D 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 fl ourish.” Dr. Cade, the inventor of Gatorade, has since passed, but his wife, daughter and

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“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 con-cept 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 — usu-ally a Cade Prize winner or runner-up — and to use the Fab Lab to exercise their creativity and be an inventor. This kind of

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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 gas-tronomy, so guests learned about chemical reactions such as emulsifi cation 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 compe-tition 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

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. Outfi tted 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 fl oor 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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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 fl ying 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 fl y 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. Although Amazon.com suggested that, using GPS technology,

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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.”

» 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 fi ve years later their 2.6-pound Maveric UAV was already well known by the Department of Defense. Built with ultra-strong, lightweight composite carbon fi ber, the Maveric is portable, rapidly deployable and simple to use. Designed primarily for law enforcement and military use, its fi xed-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. UF graduates in Aerospace Engineering and Geomatics

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 effi ciently 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 observ-ing, monitoring and measuring the landscape,” said Program Leader Franklin Percival. “They fi ll the gap between satellites and manned aircraft imagery and ground-based observations. UAVs can effi ciently 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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I 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, develop-ment of the nervous system, and the controversial origins of certain life forms. That’s the essence of what the distinguished

University of Florida professor is investigating with his team of researchers. Their latest success is par-tially due to a unique approach: a fl oating 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, short-lived 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 fi rst [to do this],” Moroz explained, “and our idea is to have a Star Trek mission

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and be self-suffi cient ‘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 con-veniently relocate to different boating hosts. Other marine stations have fl oating labs, so the idea isn’t completely new, but what sets the onboard UF fl oating 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

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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

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 cuttlefi sh. (Above) A recently collected brittle starfi sh in a jar.

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afar, agreed fellow Ph.D. student Gabrielle Winters, who studies the central nervous system of octopus, squid and cuttlefi sh for a better global understanding of neuroscience in the context of humans. The fl oating lab concept was born out of necessity for better effi ciency, 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 fi ne 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 “rev-olutionary” the fl oating lab’s techniques can be for their focused fi eld study and knowledge of marine life.

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

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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 biodi-versity 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 cor-rect 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 sug-gests 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 head-lines for dethroning a long-held scientifi c belief, but also for the deeper implications they may have on the future of human medicine. The simple, glimmering organisms pos-sess 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 fi ction.” 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, benefi cial 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 benefi ts of these neurobiologi-cal 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 fi nd something that can be implemented in treat-ment” through these exploratory theories, Winters said, but the worst-case scenario of the fi ndings 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 fi nish the project, they’ll know more. “Then we can extrapolate,” she continued, but through this research, “we will learn something.”

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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. There is hope however. A group of scientists and

students headquartered in Gainesville are working to ensure a healthy future for sea turtles. The group fi rst coalesced under the leadership of famed UF professor Archie Carr. Since 1986, his fl edgling 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.

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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

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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. Sea turtles are an indispensable part of the ocean’s network of life. They and manatees, for example, graze on seagrass beds,

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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

PHOTOGRAPHY: WALTER STAFFORD AND STEPHEN CONNETT, FAMILY ISLAND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

“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.”

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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 sat-ellite. 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-or-biting 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

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 specifi cally 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 scientifi c 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 fi nding 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.

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 turtlescan acquire during their long ocean swims.

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Although he is often claimed as a “native son,” Archie Carr was born in Alabama. 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 herpetol-ogist, which means he spent a lot of time with amphibians and reptiles, a fi eld that includes such diverse critters as frogs and snakes, crocodiles and turtles. Carr’s spe-cial 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 fi eld trips were usually packed with students because he could translate scientifi c 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. In 1994, the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, which extends along the beach from Melbourne to Wabasso, was named for him as was the Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica.

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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. But the plan — what UF had in mind — was huge, connect-ing the town-gown division with a bridge. Not a soaring steel structure to carry traffic over Gainesville’s congested 19th

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century road grid, but a technology and innovation bridge. Before November 2012, the Florida Innovation Hub at UF had accepted tenants and opened for business.

TODAY’S HUB A 24/7 live-work-play urban research park environment, the Florida Innovation Hub was the fi rst building located in the 40-acre Innovation Square. UF’s plan was for The Hub to become a nucleus that brought together science and technol-ogy, business opportunities, retail and residential space in one location, as well as all the inventors and entrepreneurs that make innovation — “progress” if you will — happen. The Innovation Hub offers exciting advantages for start-up technology companies. Not only are lease rates competitive and fl exible, but essential offi ce 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 offi ce and lab. An outstanding benefi t is that resident service providers such as accounting, law, and venture capital fi rms provide a limited basis of essential pro bono hours to resident companies. By providing its resident start-up tech companies with so many of the essentials at a cost that is reasonable for a start-up business, Director Jane Muir said The Hub improves their

likelihood of success. Thus the Innovation Hub enables ten-ants to devote their limited initial resources to advance their technology and marketing strategies rather than traditional business operations. Muir herself is not a scientist. “I have a marketing and sales background,” she said, “so when people talk technology I ask a lot of questions. I need them

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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 soft-ware 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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DONNA BONNELL BECAME THE AUTHOR OF HER COLUMN, EMBRACING LIFE, MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. SHE SHARES HER PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND VICTORIES

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

P aying attention comes natural to me. As a col-umnist, 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 fulfi ll. 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 offi cially 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 classifi cations — 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 extro-version and a connection between intelligence and introversion. Some research shows that society welcomes extroverts and considers introverts outcasts. Another interesting fact I found is

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 affi rm my introversion, was a signifi cant 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 extro-version and introversion. Ambiverts possess quiet strength, are fl exible 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 fi nd both the introverted and extroverted worlds satisfying and rewarding. I am extremely grateful for HIS precious gift.

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The Long but Necessary Process of Restoring Biodiversity to Gainesville’s Ecosystem

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“What used to be the dominant ecosystem has been reduced by 98 percent.Wildlife our great-grandparents saw regularly, we may never see again.”

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I n an interview with The City of Gainesville Program Coordinator Geoff Parks, Our Town gained insight into the importance of restoring North Central Florida’s rare habitats and the necessity of

preserving our longleaf pines. Parks explained that Boulware Springs Nature Park is home to many rare and endangered species that will cease to exist if action is not taken. The goal of the restoration project is to properly manage the biodiversity that remains, while restoring the parts that have been degraded, such as the longleaf pine

ecosystems. Working together, the City of Gainesville along with Alachua County Forever and private landowners are able to tackle this project on a larger scale. As more land is developed and more species are lost, restoring natural ecosystems has become a conservation priority for agencies nationwide.

THE POTENTIAL FORSUCCESSFUL RESTORATION The city is working to restore 80 acres of longleaf pine savannas that have been fi re suppressed. “Humans have overly regulated the fi res that used to occur naturally every two or three years

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due to lightning strikes,” Parks said. These fires would create open, grassy habitats. However, because of population growth and neighborhoods developing right next to the savannas, fi res are no longer allowed to burn over wide areas. As a result, fl ammable brush has built up. Some areas are indeed too close to developed neighborhoods to allow for natural fi res, so ecologists recommend mandated controlled fi res. This way, the city will help control air quality by accounting for weather conditions and wind direction. “If a farmer or developer clears an area, cuts trees, plows for crops, et cetera, native plants may grow back, but nothing compared to what was there before,” Parks said. Many farms have been developed and then abandoned, causing a huge shift in the look of the terrain. Natural plants may grow from what has been cleared, but they will not be the same as what was there originally, because the conditions have been altered so drastically. Many species cannot cope with such wide-scale soil disturbance. In their place is a very low diversity of the resilient laurelwood, a colonizer adapter Parks described as the “weed of the local tree world,” which grows quickly, but doesn’t last long or resist disease. This tree is an indicator that the area has been disturbed. Instead of unique animals, spe-cifi c to the original habitat, all that survives are the same common animals that live in suburban areas. Again, Parks stressed, what is seen in local wildlife are often native to Florida, but they are still different from the special species that originally inhabited the area. They are “common,” with the ability to easily adapt to new conditions. In short, Parks said, “We want to restore the species that have become fragmented and that are dwindling.”

THE BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION One reason the restoration project is so promising is that, because several enti-ties are coordinating their efforts, the city is able to affect change on a larger scale, which is critical in restoring biodiversity. Fortunately, the City of Gainesville is work-ing in conjunction with Alachua County’s Sweetwater Preserve and adjacent private landowners. Some think that just because a species is introduced back to the area, such

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as the gopher tortoise, it will thrive. However, gopher tortoises need the opportunity to meet other gopher tortoises if there is going to be a chance that they can grow the population; therefore, implementing such a widespread change will greatly increase endangered species’ chances for survival. “With collaboration, we can do this on scale that is mean-ingful, covering the big area that is needed to support the wildlife and to weave it into a larger, functioning ecosystem,” Parks said. “It is through collaboration that we can affect biodiversity as a whole.” Parks went on to describe his experiences as a land manager, walking the land and seeing the longleaf pine “refuges” struggling to survive. “We know the longleaf pines are part of our rare ecosystem, but are dying out,” he said. Parks also saw wire grass on the land, which is a rare sight, indicating that the potential for restoring the ecosystem is possible. “It is not too late,” Parks said. “So many places have the heavy hand of man, such as over-plowing the land, so when you see indicators like wiregrass adjacent to other invested preserves (Payne’s Prairie is next to us, Alachua County Forever is nearby, landowners to the east want to work together), it is exciting.” The city has employed loggers to selectively remove the laurel trees, leaving what is more natural, such as longleaf pines and oaks that would have historically been there (turkey oaks and Southern red oaks). Next, the city will plant wire grass, an important bunch grass species that provides a habitat for

ground birds. Parks termed wire grass a “keystone species,” which will need to be reestablished. “Down the road — after getting rid of many of the laurel oaks, which make it unsuitable for wildfl owers and grasses to grow — we will start planting wire grass and wildfl ower seeds from remnant habitats still found in some local state parks,” he said. The result: with fewer large, overbearing trees blocking the sunlight, wildfl owers will thrive and a diverse groundcover will reemerge.

THE PROBLEM OF SUPPRESSED FIRES In short, fi re suppression has resulted in an overabundance of laurel oaks. When asked if Parks’ project has been met with any resistance, he mentioned that people get nervous when he talks about fi res, and that it is important to recognize how integral controlled burns are to our natural setting. They infl uence the majority of the habitats we have in Florida, and they occur a lot less frequently now than in the past. “Fires are a critical component of preserving our heritage,” Parks stressed. “There is no substitute.” He said he hopes that the city can keep the public trust, and that they will handle the necessary controlled burns appropri-ately. All in all, Parks recognizes that people resist change and can grow uncomfortable with changing landscapes. Fortunately, when people take the time to understand the rationale behind the project, most citizens understand and become enthusiastic. “Aesthetically, a healthy habit is an unparalleled visual experience,” he said.

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People that are patient will see that the return to Florida’s original ecosystem will result in more beautiful animals that will eat the new plants and participate in a rich food web. “We will see more birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects than what we are seeing in our current habitats,” he said. Parks explained that Alachua County is not the only habitat experiencing the effects of fire suppression. In fact, “Any habitats that are reliant on frequent fi res — from prairies in the Midwest to savannas around the world — are experiencing a similar devastation in diversity.

HOW CAN WE HELP? While funding is always an issue, Parks mainly asks for continued support and to consider answer-ing the call for volunteers as the time comes. For instance, down the road they will be looking for volunteers to help with planting trees. “It is vital that we recognize the rich habitats specialized to this area, and it is really important that we restore these species for future generations,” he said. For more information on the restoration project, visit: www.cityofgainesvilleparks.org or www.ala-chuacounty.us

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In April, the Florida Forest Service revealed a new forest for residents to enjoy — Newnans Lake State Forest, which will be the 36th forest in Florida. The beautiful, tree-fi lled space will offer more than 1,000 acres of recreational opportunities for Alachua County residents, such as hiking and biking, as well as a variety of wildlife and a diverse range of ecosystems for all to enjoy. “The Florida Forest Service is excited to provide yet another opportunity for residents to enjoy Florida’s great outdoors,” said Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam H. Putnam. Newnans Lake State Forest will also be used as a site for future Operation Outdoor Freedom events for Florida’s wounded veterans and will be managed for sustainable timber resources. The forest spans from the western edge of Newnans Lake in Alachua County to the city of Gainesville near Morningside Nature Center.

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I t is no secret that diseases such as black spot pose a serious threat to the Florida citrus industry. Considerable time and money has been spent researching ways to treat damaged trees and to protect future

crops. Frustrated by an inability to stop devastat-ing diseases, many farmers have started seeking alternative agriculture solutions. For three Alachua County entrepreneurs, the choice is clear: olive trees. Friends and business partners Guy Burgetto, Stuart Wenzell and Mel Foster decided to invest in planting acres of olive trees on their property, and are patiently (and excitedly) waiting to see the fruits of their labor. Guy Burgetto, who Foster refers to as “The Godfather,” spearheaded the shift to olive trees. He moved to New York from a small region in Sicily

several years ago and started an authentic Italian pizzeria. He could not, however, resist Florida’s warm climate and the easier access to his homeland, so he relocated his family to Alachua three years ago. Since his arrival, he has opened up the New York Pizza Plus in Alachua as well the as the Italian restaurant, O Sole Mio, in Newberry. Burgetto loves bringing a part of his Italian upbringing to America through his food, but a key component is still missing — harvesting olives. With wide, glistening eyes, Burgetto described waking up with his family at 5 a.m. to lay sheets under the olive trees. They would shake the branches to encourage the olives to fall down, which would be immediately harvested. “Olives must be pressed within fi ve to 12 hours to really get the richness of true extra virgin olive oil,” Burgetto said. In America, most olives are harvested

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The world has changed much since John Chapman wandered the countryside scattering his apple seeds. And while planting trees, for the most part, is still pretty straightforward, there is a new type of Johnny Appleseed making news: drones. According to treehugger.com, fl ying drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can be used to plant trees to reverse deforestation, and one startup has a very ambitious plan. BioCarbon Engineering, a company based in the UK, has developed a system of planting trees at a fraction of the cost (15 percent) of traditional reforestation methods, according to the treehug-ger website. Using terrain data to build high-resolution 3-D maps of the areas to be reforested, the drones fl y out and perform “precision planting

activities” in those areas by firing a pre-germi-nated seedpod into the soil with pressur-ized air. The seedpods are encapsulated in a nutrient-rich hydrogel. Later, the drones will audit and monitor the reforested sections to assess the recovery of the areas. Admittedly, it may be some time before full-scale reforestation can happen, but last year its prototype won funding from the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and is expected to become a fully functioning platform by the end of this year. When all is said and done, the company plans to use its drones to plant 1 billion trees per year.

by machines and then shipped to various mills. While they may be pressed in the next 24-48 hours, some of the quality is ultimately lost in the long process and, “much of what we purchase is not true ‘extra virgin’ olive oil,” Burgetto said. He is determined to bring fl avorful olive oil to Florida and, just like he

did with Foster and Wenzell, he wants to encourage other ambitious farmers and entrepreneurs to take a chance on olives. Three years ago, Burgetto planted a few acres of olive trees on his property and these trees are already starting to produce, despite Alachua County’s less than perfect climate conditions. Unlike California, the No. 1 olive oil producer in the US, Florida has heavy downpours and windy storms, which can be tough for budding olive trees.

Burgetto remains optimistic, and he has convinced Foster and Wenzell to stay positive too. Between the three of them, their O Sole Mio Olive Garden part-nership consists of 13 acres and over 10,000 olive trees —making them the only residents of Alachua County to plant olive trees at these numbers. Their

hope is that by 2018 they will have enough mature trees and fellow olive investors to purchase a mill, which would allow them to press the olives on a commercial scale. They are also hopeful that this new agricul-ture venture will bring research opportunities for University of Florida students, and that the university will be willing to certify that they are growing quality, organic olive trees. Rather than using harsh chemicals, they weed their groves by

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hand and use peppermint oil spray to help ward off bugs and disease. They are fertilizing the trees with an organic, Bordeaux mixture made from copper, lime and water. The men have seen a similar model in Georgia, where there is a close collaboration between olive tree growers and the University of Georgia’s agriculture program. Burgetto, Foster and Wenzell are not seeking to keep their confi dence in the olive tree business a secret; instead, they hope to inspire other locals to take a risk on the possibilities they see in the olive industry because the more people involved, the more cost effective the entire process becomes. “This is a potentially lucrative and important business. I hope we can be the light, like a match, to start a new business industry in Florida,” Burgetto said. “Rather than importing millions of gallons of olive oil from outside of the country (around 98 percent), we can produce quality olive oil locally.” It is clear that Burgetto is passionate about olive oil: he uses it in a variety of recipes and sauces, as a salve for burns, and even in his water. He loves shar-ing his excitement about olive oil and he encourages Alachua County residents to email him if they have any questions about the growing process. Could Florida one day be as synonymous with olive oil as it currently is with orange juice? Only time will tell.For more information on planting olive trees, contact Guy Burgetto: [email protected].

Guy Burgetto happily discusses the olive tree growing process with partners Stuart Wenzell and Mel Foster. Collectively, they have invested in roughly 10,000 olive trees in Alachua County.

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W ith both the wom-en’s softball and m e n ’ s b a s e b a l l t e a m s h a v i n g strong seas ons for UF this spring,

Alachua County has gained a reputation for producing quality ball. The women’s softball team is home to dynamite pitcher and hitter Lauren Haeger, dubbed “Mrs. Babe Ruth” because of her over 70 career home runs and wins as a pitcher, an accomplishment only reached across Division I softball and baseball and Major League Baseball by one other person, the Babe. It is no surprise that Alachua County was selected to host the Babe Ruth Explosion of Champions softball tournament this summer.

City of Alachua Assistant Recreation Director and Babe Ruth Tournament Coordinator Damon Messina is impressed with the caliber of the teams that have qualifi ed to play in the Regional and World Series tournaments, and he is excited that spectators can expect electrifying games. The Babe Ruth State Tournament and World Series Tournament will bring in visitors from all over the state and even the country. The state tournament at Newberry’s Champions Park will be the host of over 100 fast pitch girls teams from the ages of 6-16. For the World Series, Newberry, Alachua and High Springs will combine to host around 80 teams, ages 7-14, from all over the country. The tournament has fostered strong collab-orations between the different Alachua County municipalities.

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“I am impressed with how each city has worked together to promote the entire region,” Messina said. As spectators and participants come to visit Gainesville, city offi cials and volunteers have been diligently introducing guests to various activities around the area, from downtown restaurants and hotels, to nearby springs, and charming small towns such as Micanopy. “We are showing them that their visits can be about more than just ballgames or just UF,” Messina said. City offi cials respect each other, work together, and are proud of the natural wonders and fun events offered locally. The prize participants will receive is a medal listing each city in Alachua County, as a symbol of the teamwork local govern-ments have shown. Messina stressed the economic benefi ts the tournament brings to the area. Since local hotels often cater to visiting students or football attendees, the summer months can be a slow time for business. However, the tournament has greatly increased occupancy. In June, for example, “over 360 rooms

had been purchased by tournament attendees,” Messina said. People will spend more money at downtown restaurants and fi ll up their tanks at local gas stations. “The economic impact to Newberry, for example, is estimated at around a million dollars and these two tournaments will bring in an estimated 10,000 people to Newberry in a two-week period,” Brad Carman from the City of Newberry stated. Residents are encouraged to attend the upcoming games and to get in on the fun. Many of the fi elds are being renovated to better accommodate spectators. In Newberry, the enclosed wooden fencing is being replaced with metal fencing, which allows for better airfl ow to keep spectators cooler and makes the events easier to watch. The addition of extra bleachers will help too. The city has received support from local businesses and especially from the Gainesville Sports Commission, but they are still asking for volunteers.Check the website to keep up-to-date with game schedules and fi eld locations: baberuth.cityofalachua.org.

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A Closer Look — Are Softballs Really Soft?

Despite the sport’s name, softballs are defi nitely not soft. They are made of a central core surrounded by a covering, which is composed of some type of leather: synthetic, composite or natural. The material used for the

center of a softball’s core varies depending on the purpose of the ball (slow-pitch vs. fast-pitch) and the quality of the ball (recreational vs. competitive). Traditionally, higher-quality softballs, like ones used for collegiate and professional play, have cores that are composed of long fi ber kapok (a fi brous yarn obtained from a tropical tree in Central and South America), but recently, compressed polymeric cores composed of polyurethane have been introduced. In balls used for recreational and youth play, typically granulated cork, rubber, or a combination of the two is used at the ball’s core. These materials help improve resiliency and durability, increase ball fl ight distance when hit, prevent bat damage, and limit bat vibration and sting.

So why are they called “soft”-balls?

A c c o r d i n g t o Livestrong.com, “Softballs got their name because their core is softer than a baseball and, therefore, they do not spring off the bat in the same way. The coeffi cient of restitution is the measure of this spring-board effect, with a higher number translating to a greater launch when ball meets bat. An NCAA baseball’s coeffi cient cannot be greater than .555, while a softball may not exceed .470.” There are a few other minor differences between the balls used in each discipline.

Unlike baseballs, which are white, softballs are dyed “optic” yellow to help with visibility, and stitched with red thread made of cotton or linen. Softballs also have a larger circumference than baseballs. According to NCAA and ASA rules, softballs must have a circumference between 11 7/8 and 12 1/4 inches and a weight between 6 1/2 and 7 ounces; baseballs are to have a circumference of 9 to 9 1/4 inches and weigh between 5 and 5 1/4 ounces per the NCAA and MLB. The NFHS and most youth leagues have adopted these rules for the softball. In short, the materials used to make softballs are slightly softer than the materials in a baseball to limit injury potential (neither feel soft if they hit you), but the name “slightly softer than baseball” doesn’t really have a nice ring to it.

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200 people listed on their mailing list. “And we continue to grow,” Shannon said. Each year, typically in May, the club participants meet in Micanopy and convoy to the Annual Macintosh Farmland Preservation Festival. The festival, whose purpose is to promote the importance of farmlands and the need to preserve the land for future generations and celebrate the rich agricultural history of the area, has been a North Florida Antique Tractor Club tradition for many years. The festival is also sponsored by S.O.R.A, Save Our Rural Areas, an organization dedicated to educating the public about the eternal partnership between land and water. The club participates in the festival’s tractor parade and displays its tractors while educating visitors on the traditions and values of farming. The tractors are part of the day’s events, which include entertainment, a petting zoo, cakewalk, hayride and a variety of local food. In addition to putting on several smaller shows throughout the year, the largest antique tractor show in the world is hosted by the Florida Flywheels Antique Engine Club. Next February will mark the Florida Flywheel’s 24th Annual Antique and Tractor Show, which will take place in Fort Meade and attract a worldwide audience. Shannon has had the opportunity to attend the Flywheel’s events several times, and he strongly encourages

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other enthusiasts to do the same. Other activities in which the club participates include going to elementary schools on “farm day” to show youngsters what the old tractors and equipment are like, Shannon said. And they attend Christmas and 4th of July parades, pioneer days, and fairs. Groups can also make special arrangements to visit the tractors. For instance, a Girl Scout troop recently had the opportunity to visit Shannon and his wife for a day on the farm. The Shannon’s took the girls on a hayride and set them up for a campout on their property. Shannon believes that it is important to preserve the history of

the old antique tractor that came about after the horse and plow. “After the horse, we got horsepower,” Shannon said. He loves teaching younger generations about the antique tractors and having visitors climb on the tractor to reminisce. “I get a lot of interesting ‘I remember when my granddaddy drove one of these tractors’ stories,” Shannon said. The word “antique” typically denotes a tractor built before 1960, Shannon explained. After that, tractors are referred to as “heritage.” “The world of antique tractors is huge and continuing to grow,” he said.

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fact, and a far cry from the days of old when a tractor (or a horse) had to be driven by a human being. Modern farmers are using cutting-edge technol-ogies to separately manage individual plots instead of uniformly treating an entire fi eld the same way, according to an article in 2013 on news.discovery.com. These are not your father’s tractors. In Germany, farmer Klaus Muenchhoff’s steel monsters drive themselves and can operate on the fi elds with an accuracy of a few inches. They are impervious to fatigue and indifferent to poor visibility, thereby reducing distances traveled by each vehicle, saving their owner fuel costs and improving crop yields. According to the website, Muenchhoff converted his farm in Derenburg a decade ago following a high-tech trend that is drawing growing interest. “My job now is management,” Muenchhoff is quoted as saying in the article. His family has tilled this land for nearly 200 years, but his work has changed radically since he began using “precision agriculture.” Besides the GPS guided tractors, Muenchhoff has set up optical sen-sors that can measure the nutritional status of plots and scanners that assess a plot’s soil composition, thus reducing fertilizer consumption, according to the website. Still, Muenchhoff is a pioneer. “Of 280,000 farms in Germany, between 800 and 1,000 use optical sensors,” he said in the article. Will the machines take over the farm one day? “I don’t see that happening,” said Muenchhoff, who has a staff of six. “They facilitate the work, that’s all. They don’t make decisions. I make the decisions.”


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U nknown to many, there is a place in Alachua that caters specifi-cally to start-up companies with a focus on technological and health advancements. Progress Park, established in the

1980s under the direction of Dr. Robert Marston, the president of the University of Florida during the early ‘80s, has become the home of cutting-edge companies. The university has a major hand in the companies that

generate out of Progress Park, mainly through the UF Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator program which helps strug-gling start-up companies, research labs and engineers get their start by providing lab space and career resources. The university does not own the park, but does own a parcel of land. Patti Breedlove, director of the UF Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator, said the program has historically taken on a leadership role in the park. “We’ve tried to knit together a sense of community,” she said. “There’s nowhere written that you have to be a biotechnology

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company to be in the park, or a tech company, but the vast majority are.” One such company is the The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a not-for-profi t 501(c)(3) education foundation created to develop a standardized training and credentialing program for the construction industry. Progress Park’s leanings toward biotechnological and sci-entifi c companies come from various reasons, one of which is UF’s presence within the park. The university offers specialized resources, such as laboratories, animals and equipment, for new companies. The program also offers companies assistance in contacting potential investors. The other reason is RTI Surgical, one of park’s most successful spin-off companies, which now rents out four buildings in the park. Companies within the program and in the park look for funding from investors, grants and contracts in their fi rst few years of life. Companies within the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator program spend years receiving guidance from the system until they “graduate out,” which can happen when they have become fi nancially able to support themselves from their medical or technological research.

To date, 53 companies have gone through the program, Breedlove said. Not all have graduated. Each company in the program has a one-year renewable term based on the progress they have made in their research. “Bioscience companies have very long childhoods,” she said. “It takes them longer than other companies to get their products on the market because of FDA regulations or the millions of dollars needed to do what they’re doing.” The number of companies accepted into the program depends largely on space available. The renewal process depends heavily on the progress made by companies in order to determine if there are others with better results. Twenty-nine companies have either been acquired or are still active out of the 53 that have been through the program. Twelve have failed. “The most diffi cult kind of companies to grow are bioscience,” Breedlove said. “Most of them have to go through the FDA to get approval and that takes years. It can take easily more than 10 years to get a product on the market.” The park has strong ties to education. Across the street is the Santa Fe College Charles R. and Nancy V. Perry Emerging Technologies Center. It promotes training and education in the life sciences and offers an associate degree in biotechnology

Progress Park is located in Alachua, across from the Santa Fe College Charles R. and Nancy V. Perry Emerging Technologies Center and the future Foundation Park.

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Most people are familiar with that fearful music score from the classic fi lm “JAWS,” right before the shark is about to attack.

Daaaa-dun. Daaaa-dun. Da-dun, da-dun, da-dun, da-dun, da-dun! This same horror and anticipation can be felt by those who enter a different kind of murky water, the hopeful entre-preneurs and inventors who swim into the “Shark Tank,” ABC’s hit television show. 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.

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” fi lm crew, along with Greiner herself, fi lmed CordaRoy’s grand opening party for a companion series called “Beyond the Tank.” The episode fea-turing 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. However, Young admits he warned the producers before-hand — if they’re looking for drama, it’s been nothing but good times at CordaRoy’s. “Our story might be a little boring because it’s just all good,” Young said with a chuckle. “The worst thing we have going on

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Young thought back to his very fi rst business experi-ence 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 fi nd that your fi rst 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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Congratulations go to the Bronson Elementary Safety Patrol for winning April’s Charity of the month. The Safety Patrol will receive a $1,000 donation. John McCullors will receive $300 for nominating the Safety Patrol and the $500 random prizewinner is Second Chance Rescue and Rehoming. The $100 random prizewinner is Michelle Kimerling Ellison. Bronson Elementary School’s Mission Statement is: “In a cooperative effort by school, community, and home, we strive to provide a safe environment in which students are expected to master skills that help them reach their maximum potential in life.”

They’ve done it again – Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses have won the May Charity of the Month Contest. The nonprofit received the $1,000 donation and Debbie Garcia will receive $300 for nominating them. The registered nonprofit was founded and is run by Debbie Garcia-Bengochea and her husband Jorge. It began about a decade ago when the couple purchased their first two miniature horses for their North Florida ranch. The winner of the random $500 prize is VETSPACE and the winner of the random voter prize of $100 is Louise Wynne Smith.

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Napolatanos606 NW 75th Street Gainesville, FLTuesday - Thursday & Sunday 4:00pm-10:00pmFriday 4:00pm-1:00am • Saturday 4:00pm-11:00pm

ITALIAN — Napolatanos is the longest original owner operated restaurant in Gaines-ville. Nappys, the name the locals have given Napolatanos has the most extensive menu. Whether you choose pizza, calzones, salad, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, seafood, steak dinners or the best chicken wings in town, Nappy’s uses only the freshest ingredients. Visit on Tuesday for half price appetizers. Burgers & Brew Night on Wednesday and live music inside. Thursday is Pub night with Better than England’s Fish & Chips $7. Out-side dining with live music, on the patio, on Sunday evenings. GRAB & GO family din-ners feeds 4-6 adults, starting at $25.95. Choose from Ziti, Lasagna, Chicken Alfredo, Chicken Marsala and more!

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Adam’s Rib Co.211 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida 326091515 SW 13th Street Gainesville, Florida 32608Monday-Saturday 7:00am – 9:00pm Closed Sunday

BBQ — Looking for the best BBQ in Gainesville? Then look no further than Adam’s Rib Company. Adam’s Rib is North Florida’s Premier Barbecue restaurant, serving North Florida’s fi nest beef brisket, pulled pork, bbq spare ribs and slow smoked chicken and turkey. Choose from over 20 sauces – from honey sweet to habanero hot – and every-thing in between. Don’t forget dessert, like their scrumptious “Banana Pudding” and their famous Peach Cobbler. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Adam’s can cater any event locally. Give Adam a call for your next tailgate party 352-514-8692!

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The Great Outdoors65 North Main Street, High Springs, Florida 32643Open at 11:00am Tuesday through Sunday

Award-winning Dining — Join in the Summer Sunday fun on the Patio every Sun-day 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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Tony & Al’s Deli14960 Main Street, Alachua, Florida 32616OPEN 7 DAYS Monday-Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pmFriday-Saturday 11:00am – 10:00pm Sunday 11:00am – 8:00pm

Italian — Locally owned and operated, Tony & Al’s Deli provides the fi nest 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 in-cluding 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.

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Saboré13005 SW 1st Road,�Tioga, FL 32669 (Tioga Town Center)Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pmFriday & Saturday: 11:00am – 11:00pm • Open Mondays for special events only

Fusion — Saboré [sa-bohr-ay] is a modern world-fusion restaurant featuring a variety of dishes inspired by dynamic cuisine from places like Europe, Asia, and South America. Their recipe is simple: authentic global fl avors, quality ingredients, expert craftsman-ship, 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 fl air and exotic in-gredients. Experiencing world cuisine this fresh usually requires a passport.

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Gator Smoothie3900 NW 91st Street, Gainesville, FL 32606Monday – Friday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

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 fl avors enough to satisfy any palate. Enjoy energy packed smoothies blended with peanut butter, protein, vita-mins or chocolate. The newest addition of fresh green smoothies is a perfect choice for health and well-being. We have a variety of fl at breads and sandwiches made with au-thentic 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.

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Copper Monkey West14209 W Newberry Road, Jonesville, FL 32669Across from the Steeplechase PublixSunday-Thursday 11:00am - 11:00pm Friday-Saturday 11:00am - 12:00am

Restaurant & Pub — Now serving Breakfast on Saturdays & Sundays 7am - 11am . We are located in the heart of Jonesville, this All-American dining is con-venient to all neighborhoods in Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs and be-yond. 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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Blue Highway a Pizzeria13005 SW 1st rd. - Tioga Town Center - 352-505-6833204 US Hwy 441 - Micanopy - 352-466-00622130 E Silver Springs Blvd. - Ocala - 352-629-5555

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 bot-tles of wine. Happy Hour is Monday - Thursday with half off all draught and house wines and $5 select appetizers. Catering is also available.

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Newberry’s Backyard BBQ25405 West Newberry Road, NewberryMonday-Wednesday 11:00am – 9:00pm Thursday 11:00am – 9:00pmFriday and Saturday 11:00am – 11:00pm Sunday 10:30am – 3:00pm

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 per-fection 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.

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Dave’s New York Deli12921 SW 1st Road • Tioga Town CenterOpen 7 Days

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.

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Crafty Bastards4860 NW 39th Ave. ( Magnolia Park, next to Starbucks )Open 11am to midnight everyday.

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 se-lection 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 PrimeSteakhouse & Seafood201 SE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL (Historic Downtown)Monday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm • Tues-Sat: 5:00pm to 10:00pmHappy Hour: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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 fi nest 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 appe-tizer 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, ban-quet, business meeting, or social gathering. Complimentary valet service.

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Brown’s Country Buffet14423 NW US Hwy 441, Alachua, FL 32616Monday-Friday 7:00am - 8:00pmSaturday 7:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 8:00am - 3:00pm

Casual — Country-style cooking at its fi nest, 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 coco-nut 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 catfi sh & ribs. In addi-tion 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 satisfi ed, no matter when you go. So, when you’re in the mood for some good home cook-ing, Grandma’s style, visit Brown’s Country Buffet.

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The Red Onion39th Ave & 24th Blvd, Gainesville (Uptown Village Apartments)Monday-Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pm Fri & Sat: 11:00am – 11:00pmSunday: Noon – 9:00pm

Neighborhood Grill — Featuring Harris Ranch All Natural Prime Steaks, All Natu-ral 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 Mar-garitas 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! Pri-vate Dining Room available for rental, perfect for your next rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, corporate luncheon, etc.

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TIOGA MONDAY MARKETMondays4:00pm - 7:00pmJONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables, crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.

GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW CHORUSThursdays7:00pm – 9:30pmGAINESVILLE - 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 infor-mation, call Beckie: 352-318-1281.

LADY GAMERSFridays1:00pmHIGH 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.

FAMILY GAME DAYSundays1:00pmARCHER - Archer Branch Library, 13266 SW State Rd 45. Connect with your family and friends over a board game at the Archer Branch Library. Free.

A T. REX NAMED SUEThrough September 131:00pm – 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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.

CRAFTERS WANTEDThrough September 30Times VaryGAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Are you ready to take your craft-ing up a notch? Whether you paint, knit, bead or whatever, this is the venue. All items must

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: 352-335-7797 or [email protected].

BAND CONCERTFriday, July 39:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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 WALKSaturday, July 410:00am – NoonGAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Guided tour of the Gardens the fi rst Saturday of every month. The docent is Master Gardener, Alicia Nelson. Regular admission price for non-members; members are admitted free of charge.

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JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONSaturday, July 43 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 LIFESunday, July 122:30pmGAINESVILLE - 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 KITCHENJuly 13 – July 309:30amGAINESVILLE - 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: [email protected].

GAWNWednesday, July 1511:30am – 1:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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’ DAYSaturday, July 1811:00am – 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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 FestivalSaturday, July 25 11:00am - 7:00pmGAINESVILLE - Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave. A fun-fi lled 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 fi lled with an array of activities. $10.

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

ART RECEPTIONSaturday, July 1811:00am - 8:00pmHIGH 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 PARKSunday, July 192:00pm – 4:00pmHIGH 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.

SANTA FE SPRINGS PROTECTION FORUMFriday, July 24Time TBAALACHUA - Alachua Library. Organizers are still working on the agenda and timing of the meeting, but please save the date! Everyone is welcome to attend. [email protected].

5K BULL RUNSaturday, July 257:15pmJONESVILLE - 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 SONGSSaturday, July 257:30 pmGAINESVILLE - Historic Kanapaha Presbyterian Church, 6221 SW 75th Terr. Emerging local artist, Erica Williams, is set to perform a con-cert 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 BROADWAYJuly 27 – 318:00amGAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd. Camp Broadway’s Original Summer Program enables theater-loving kids, ages 10-17, to develop their confi dence, character and pre-sentation skills through ensemble performance.

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.

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

MOBILE OUTREACH CLINICTuesday, August 411:00am – 3:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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.

JUNGLE BOOKAugust 7 – 16TBAHIGH 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. LEESunday, August 9TBAGAINESVILLE - GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. Bob H. Lee will dis-cuss his personal experiences in conservation law enforcement. His stories describe the cat-and-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 SERIESSunday, August 162:00pm – 4:00pmHIGH 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.

GAWNWednesday, August 1911:30am – 1:00pmGAINESVILLE - 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 RUNSaturday, August 227:00am - 2:00pmWALDO - 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.

Cornelius IngramSaturday, August 1 2:00pmHAWTHORNE - 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.

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GOLDENANNIVERSARYCELEBRATING 50 YEARS

A HAUNTED SWAN LAKEFRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 | 7:30 PMThe mystery of Halloween combined with the magic of Swan Lake. Trick or treat!

THE NUTCRACKERFRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 + SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 | 7:30 PMSATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 + SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 | 2:00 PMThe all-time family favorite.“It’s just not the holidays with the Nutcracker!”

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

CARMINA BURANAFRIDAY, MARCH 18 | 7:30 PMSATURDAY, 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 SKYBOXSAT., MARCH 19, 7:30PMDance Alive’s 50th anniversary celebration fund-raiser.

DANCE ALIVE NATIONAL BALLETat The Curtis M. Phillips Centerfor the Performing Arts

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*Friday, October 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher WorkdayFriday, November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – UF HomecomingTuesday, November 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Report Cards HomeWednesday, November 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – Veterans DayMonday, November 23 -Wednesday, November 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil/Teacher HolidaysThursday November 26 – Friday November 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving HolidaysFriday, December 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports HomeMonday, December 21 - Friday, January 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Holidays (10 weekdays)Monday, January 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes ResumeMonday, January 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday - ML King DayFriday, January 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End of First Semester

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ALBERT ISAAC’S

Different NoteBACK 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. [email protected]

S 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.

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. Undaunted, I moved into the spare bedroom, immediately evoking the wrath of my dear wife, The Voice of Reason, who

was unhappy that I was taking over yet another room in the house. She demanded I practice in my offi ce/studio, to which I responded with a super low B fl at 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-be-tween notes that didn’t belong in any kind of music played in the western hemisphere. But I continued. Practicing brought back memories of the fi rst time I brought a mouthpiece to my lips. That fi rst 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 fi rst 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 fi rst 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. Bone appétit! (See what I did there?)

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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. Websites and phone apps such as Spotify and Pandora have become the most recognized and used tools to listen to a wide variety of music. The popularity of these music streaming

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 infl ection point when the service shifted from offering a downloadable client application towards a stream-ing 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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While it may be convenient for music audiences to have streaming websites and phone apps at their fi ngertips, these developments in technology come when music artists are fi ghting for control of their music and how it is shared. Artists such as Taylor Swift have stopped Spotify from sharing their music because of the amount of royalties received from streaming and because of the importance of selling a complete album as opposed to individual songs. Whitton said albums are becom-ing less important as time goes on and people are more interested in what they can get immediately and what is more popular. “Fewer and fewer people are inter-ested in listening to full albums which has led towards a broader focus on indi-vidual tracks,” he said. “Artists now have platforms to directly publish content to their fans, and this takes labels out of the equation altogether.” He said Bandcamp, SoundCloud and ReverbNation all give music audiences the ability to directly connect with their favor-ite artists. As the relationship between consumer and artists continues to develop, direct music downloads will continue to lose relevancy. A 2007 study by the Institute for Policy Innovation estimated that illegal music downloading was costing the U.S. economy about $12.5 billion a year. The study also states that the U.S. economy loses 71,060 jobs a year because of music piracy.

Despite this, Whitton said it is not becoming impossible to sell music. He said people will continue to buy songs through iTunes, Amazon Music and other paid downloadable services. “There’s still a market there,” he said. “During my time at Grooveshark, lots of our users reported discovering an artist on our site and then subsequently pur-chasing tracks on iTunes.” Through it all, Whitton said the way music is sold has changed considerably throughout the years. “It is undoubtedly impossible for labels to sell music using the old model of selling physical units through brick and mortar retailers and generate prof-its that mirror historical levels,” he said. Whitton stands by the opinion that the music industry is not moving forward with protecting copyrights on music. The smartest path, he said, would be for the

industry to recognize the wants of their consumers, which is unrestricted access to the music they want while monetizing the channels that provide the content. “Almost all media is available on any number of piracy sites from the moment it’s made available for public consumption,” he said. “The unfortunate reality is that the industry is so afraid of change and so concerned about control that they’ve missed out on a huge opportunity to broadly license their content, and instead, they’ve focused on the impossible task of copyright enforcement.”

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

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DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015VENUE: TIOGA TOWN CENTER

G reetings, live music afi cionados! This installment fi nds us out west of Gainesville, down Newberry Road a piece, at the Town Center of the Town of Tioga.

Since I haven’t reported on a show from here, obviously we need to talk about the venue fi rst. The Tioga Town Center is located across the street from the West End Golf Course, a few blocks east of the Jonesville Publix. It is an example of the city planning movement called “New Urbanism,” which focuses on integrating business and residential areas together, and being bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. A much larger Gainesville example is found further east and south, in the Haile Plantation development and its Haile Village town center. Both Tioga and Haile feature a small business district with residential areas directly adjacent, and in some cases in the same buildings as the businesses themselves. In Tioga’s case this consists of a center shaped like a “T”, with a cou-ple blocks of businesses running east-west along Newberry Road, and a road bisecting those two blocks and running to the south. At the southern end of this bisecting road is a traffi c circle and a bandstand/pavilion not unlike a park from the turn of the prior century. The second story of several of these business buildings consists of residential apartments overlooking the street. A couple of the “anchor tenants,” which occupy the center corners of the “T,” are Starbucks and Saboré, the latter being a tapas-style restaurant. My companion and I in fact had dinner at Saboré, sitting at one of the outdoor tables so that we could hear the music, if not actually see the bands at the bandstand a couple blocks south. The food was well prepared and plated in a visually appealing manner and uniformly appetizing, with the possible exception of one item that combined pears with other tastes that was not to my liking. But I’m not a big fan of pears, so consider the source.

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 Sunday,” although in this case they were playing on a Saturday. Gary Langford is something of a local legend for his work with directing the University of Florida concert, marching, and jazz bands. The performance that evening was billed as the “13th Gainesville Jazz Festival,” put on by the Gainesville Friends of Jazz, with funding for the program provided in part by the City Of Gainesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the same good folks that put on the free Friday shows at the Bo Diddley

Plaza downtown. The event was also funded in part by a Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua

County Board of County Commissioners in conjunction with the Alachua County

Tourist Development Council. (So if ever there was an argument in favor of taxes, I think I just made it.) The Friends of Jazz has been around since 1983, and frequently sponsors local shows.

At any rate, the EOS Band is a swing or “big band” style band, with 18 pieces. Lots

of horns, a drum kit, bass, and guitar (I’m guessing an Epiphone Sheraton, but don’t hold

me to that). About four songs in, the instrumentals gave way to a song with a female vocalist, and at another

point a bluesier number featured a male vocalist in the big band tradition of “here’s where we let one of the horn players sing,” which then switched up things a little with a swing break. These songs were all executed with a high level of expertise and were very professionally done. As you might expect, the songs were primarily “standards,” such as, for example, “Birdland.” The second band up was called “Hard Luck Society” and played in and around the iconic American genre known as “Western Swing.” This may’ve been pushing the boundaries of the defi nition of “jazz” for purposes of the festival’s name, as many a musicologist might classify this music as traditional country or honky-tonk music. Whatever you want to call it, the music was relatively lighter and more pop-oriented than the

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mainly instrumentals of the preceding big band, being played by a much smaller combo (resonator guitar/lead vocals, standup bass, drums, pedal steel, clarinet and trumpet). The band lists the fi rst 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 two-time 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, key-boards, and a soprano sax. The songs they played included ones made famous by Jaco Pastorius and Stevie Wonder. Now, go see some bands.

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I 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 fi rst step on the Moon. And even before that, I remem-

ber opening our World Book Encyclopedia and reading detailed descriptions and drawings depicting the way in which the long voyage would be accom-plished. It was the stuff of science fi ction. 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

much; computers can be found in most households; and my cell phone has more processing power than the Lunar Landing Module. But one thing hasn’t changed — humankind’s resolve to explore. So, a few years back, it was with great anticipation that my family and I took a drive down to the Kennedy 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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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.

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. We marveled at the sight of this amazing ship, the four

of us dwarfed by the enormity of its fi ve 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 fi rst of three stages. According to space.com, the fi rst 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 fl ight 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

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.

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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.

Artifi cial Limbs: Advancements such as Environmental Robots Inc.’s development of artifi cial 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 artifi cial limbs.

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

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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 outfi tted with modern, high-performance, low-cost, single crystal silicon solar power cells that allow them to reduce their traditional energy expenditures and contribute to pollution reduction.

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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 astro-nauts. 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 fi nal fl ight 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 fi nal 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 fi rst 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 infor-mative 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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black holes, and why you never, ever want to be “spaghettifi ed.” 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 child-hood 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

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focus area for this program is in the Health and Wellness sector, specifi cally regarding “Drug Discovery and Development.” According to the UF Preeminence website, this sector involves, “recruiting a scientifi c team to advance its expertise in the discovery and development of drugs to treat obesity, neuro-logical 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, specifi cally focused on “Smart Polymer Nanomedicine.”

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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 specifi c 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 specifi c nano-structures, which are loaded with some type of drug. When these structures go to a particular site with specifi c conditions, it fl ips 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 signifi cant 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 some-thing 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 outfi tting his laboratory with equipment for his work and is particu-larly 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 appli-cations 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 fi ve years ago. Not only is Savin bringing his scientifi c 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 scientifi c concepts into easy-to-understand experiments geared to second and third grad-ers. 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 dis-cuss 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 scientifi c concepts to his own children too. His wife Davi and two chil-dren — 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 Butterfl y Museum and Savin and Davi will be enjoying the craft brew scene. Gainesville is fortunate to have such bright minds in the Gator Nation!

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N 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 fl ow. 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.

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 fi rst 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 fl owing. According to Merck, you should fl ex 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 dehy-drated. Water is best. Use graduated compression support socks. These stockings, which narrow veins and allow blood to fl ow 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 pro-vider about your DVT risk before you travel and plan accordingly. Fortunately, DVT is treatable if caught early. Keep on moving!For more info: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/travel.html

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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 fi rm 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 Pacifi c North West, it’s clear that this designer is climbing his way to the top.

Gator Grad Architect’s High Rise Career

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PROFESSION:Associate Architect

TIME IN GAINESVILLE:Six years, where he received his Associate of Arts from Santa Fe College and his Bachelor of Design in Architecture from UF.

How would you describe yourself?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 fi eld 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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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 fl ip houses. So I think that’s when I knew I always wanted to design in the built environment.

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?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 fi nished 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 fi rm, 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 fl y me out to see Seattle and the fi rm. I think after three days of visiting I decided that this is the place for me, and this is the fi rm I want to work at.

Does your fi rm specialize in a certain type of design?CA: LMN is known for larger convention center design work through-out 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?CA: I would say very minimal and clean, but with a high materi-ality. 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 mathe-matic and science based, but it seems like there is a lot of art involved too. Would you agree?CA: Yeah, I think architecture is defi nitely art — it’s technical art. There’s defi nitely 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.

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 specifi c to that region. If it’s the Pacifi c 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 specifi c 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.

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.

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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 some-thing 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 inter-activeness 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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T he ocean — the big blue. Covering more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface, an astound-ing 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 fi rst 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

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 benefi t 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 effi cient 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 fi rst putting an underwater receiver

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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.

A network of scientifi c 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 defi nitely 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

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.

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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 fl oat 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 activ-ity 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 diffi cult 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 technol-ogy 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 move-ments, 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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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. “For many years, back as early as the 1950s we knew that electrical currents are not particularly attractive to sharks,”

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 fi elds 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-fi lled pores under a shark’s snout. These electroreceptors allow an electrical current or electromagnetic fi eld 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 fi eld,” Burgess said. “A group starting

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.

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in South Africa called this kind of instrument a Shark Pod.” Eventually the group morphed into the brand now known as Shark Shield, and it markets an electrical device intended to be a personal electrical fi eld, which acts as a shark repellent. Burgess said the group has run some tests on the device and it does do its job with some sharks, but can it hold up against a really big shark that wants you bad? “And I’m not con-vinced quite yet that t h e y ’v e s h o w n that it can,” he said. “I’m not saying it can’t, but [Shark Shield] is quick to tell you, nothing is perfect and nothing is 100 per-cent. And that’s true.” He likened the situation to that of getting into a car; it’s safe on some level but it’s not totally safe. He said the product might be in that same sort of league, but that the key to all of this is: buyers beware. “If you think you’re putting this on and you’re never going to see a shark near you that may not be true,” he said.

In any case, it’s a matter of personal choice whether or not someone decides to wear one of these devices,

he said. After all, the statistics of shark attacks may come as a surprise to some.

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B y now, Cymplify (pronounced “simplify”) is no secret. They serve tasty coffee, host food truck rallies and live music, offer print shop services, and serve delicious Working Cow ice cream. All from a one-stop compound that packs more culture in one square than a

microscope slide (a little science humor for you all). Located in the old Greenery Square at 5402 NW 8th Avenue, they recently added a café to their array of offerings. Cymply Fresh Café is very quickly gaining popularity as one of the best lunch spots in town. With produce that’s grown onsite, locally sourced meats, and a chef that is intent on making every-thing fresh and homemade, Cymply Fresh Café com-pletely lives up to its name. The menu is packed full of items that are vegetarian and gluten free friendly. But don’t worry meat-eat-ers, 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

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 refresh-ing and just in time for the impending summer heat. Cold,

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