IFAS in the news, 5/18

Good morning! Friday edition of your IFAS news:

EXTENSION CONNECTIONS: Credit history and successful saving (Okaloosa) http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/credit-17566-savings-history.html

Potato still king on some Flagler farms
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/flagler/2012/05/18/potato-still-king-on-some-flagler-farms.html

Leon Co. Extension Office Spring Open House all about the garden http://www.wtxl.com/content/localnews/story/Leon-Co-Extension-Office-Spring-Open-House-all/j5vC0HU-bUasBZY1dk5xaQ.cspx

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard?
http://www.tampabay.com/features/events/how-to-attract-hummingbirds-to-your-yard-find-out-at-the-hummingbird/1230621

Summer Youth Camps in June & July in Brevard http://cmacdonald.brevardtimes.com/2012/05/summer-youth-camps-in-june-july-in.html

DOUG CALDWELL: Our plants are under attack (Collier) http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/may/17/doug-caldwell-our-plants-are-under-attack/

SHIP AHOY! WWII battleship makes final port on Beach (Lee)
http://www.fort-myers-beach-observer.com/page/content.detail/id/520574/SHIP-AHOY---WWII-battleship-makes-final-port-on-Beach.html?nav=5051

Brevard County Offering Free Child Safety Seat Checks & Courses http://cmacdonald.brevardtimes.com/2012/05/brevard-county-offering-free-child.html

Home and Garden Calendar for May 19-25 (Duval -- 3rd brief under Monday)
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-05-17/story/home-and-garden-calendar-may-19-25

Hernando County briefs: Breakfast, rally to honor armed forces (2nd item)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/hernando-county-briefs-breakfast-rally-to-honor-armed-forces/1230628

Garden Q&A: Basil plants from nursery are likely to fare better (Duval) http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2012-05-17/story/garden-qa-basil-plants-nursery-are-likely-fare-better


Science/UF news:

A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/science/a-mathematical-challenge-to-obesity.html?_r=1

Hundreds flock to Alachua's annual biotech celebration
http://www.alachuatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2431:hundreds-flock-to-alachuas-annual-biotech-celebration&catid=102:local&Itemid=426

Proposed administrative cuts at UF: 50 positions lost, a delay in services http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120517/ARTICLES/120519626/-1/news?Title=Proposed-administrative-cuts-at-UF-50-positions-lost-a-delay-in-services