IFAS in the news, 8/24

Good morning! Today's IFAS news:

Gardening: Lessons in composting: In the end, your plants will thank you (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/joanne-roach/2011-08-23/story/gardening-lessons-composting-end-your-plants-will-thank-you

Landscape efforts apply to more than just plants (Flagler) http://www.news-journalonline.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/2011/08/24/landscape-efforts-apply-to-more-than-just-plants.html

Weather/local/higher ed, etc.:

Earthquake Aftermath: National Monuments Damaged
http://abcnews.go.com/US/earthquake-aftermath-national-monuments-damaged/story?id=14368908

Party Ends at For-Profit Schools
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904279004576524660236401644.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

How Many Species on Earth? It's Tricky
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/science/30species.html

High salt, low activity also bad for brain health
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011-08-23/High-salt-low-activity-also-bad-for-brain-health/50110892/1

Shands temporarily shuts down liver, pancreas transplant programs http://www.ocala.com/article/20110823/ARTICLES/110829899/1402/NEWS?Title=Shands-temporarily-shuts-down-liver-pancreas-transplant-programs

Board of Governors scraps proposed regions for universities
http://www.ocala.com/article/20110823/ARTICLES/110829900/-1/news?Title=Board-of-Governors-scraps-proposed-regions-for-universities-

Statues on North Main splattered with paint http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110823/ARTICLES/110829842?tc=cr

UF plans 3% raise for staff, won't cut vacation time http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110823/ARTICLES/110829845/1182?Title=UF-plans-3-raise-for-staff-won-t-cut-vacation-time

On-campus housing rates jump 3 percent
http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_c08bd7be-ce12-11e0-97bb-001cc4c03286.html

SFC has top state graduation rate
http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_9c6aa1e0-ce0c-11e0-8aed-001cc4c03286.html

Big day for sorority hopefuls
http://www.alligator.org/news/greek_affairs/article_c5cc4170-ce10-11e0-9c6a-001cc4c03286.html

Hurricane Irene, now a major hurricane, pounds the Bahamas
http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/hurricane-irene-now-a-major-hurricane-pounds-the-bahamas/1187665