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Central Florida Future. 1269. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1269 UCF Golden Knights defeat Buffalo but lose playoff hopes - see Sports, p.20 Central Florida Future UCF helps budding inventolS D The UCF Division improved. creator of LaserSight, an eye sur­ The DSR is an organization gery procedure that could become a of Sponsored which determines which inventions fast and inexpensive way to conduct Research starts are worthy of pursuing a patent and potentially risky operations. which ones need to go back to the Lin's company, LaserSight inventors on their drawing board. · Technologies, Inc., encountered tre­ way to patents. Michael Herforth, technology mendous financiaJ obstacles in its transfermanagerfortheDSR, helps early stages but recently posted a new inventors package their ideas small profit. It has become a multi­ by OMAR DAJANI for the long process ofpatenting and million dollar international corpo­ Starr writer copyrighting. He said that this year, ration with offices in Asia and the Pacific Rim and is listed You've probably on the NASDAQ ex­ passed it dozens oftimes change. but never knew it was LaserSighti a company started Under Federal there. law, both the professor UCF has its very by a UCF ~sponsored and the university own own "jnventor's clear­ the rights to an inven­ inventor i has grown mto a inghouse," located on tion as long as the in­ the second floor of the multi-million dollar global ventor is employed by Administration build­ that institution. A uni­ ing. And this year, the corporation with offices in versity may release its Division of Sponsored Asia and the Pacific Rim. rights if the institution's Research is buzzing with patent committee de-.. activity as an increasing cides it has no interest number of professors in the invention. Th~ submit discoveries and inventions "there has been an unprecedented inventorcannegotiateforfullrights, for review. amount of applications being sub­ usually by offering a cash settle­ Equipped witfi high-tech labs mitted." ment. In most cases, the university and staffed by research-driven pro­ Herford has seen some ideas pays all filing fees and shares the fessors, universities have long been become technolog~cal break­ profits with the professor if a a major source of new inventions or throughs. Dr. J.T. Lin, a former older ones that are modified and professoroflaserengineering, is the see INVENTIONS, ·page 2 Gordon's wake devastates Rorida's winter harvest D Gordon leaves a planters began assessing the storm's plantings." toll. The five counties which .suf­ Florida, unlike other less tem­ path of destruction fered the worst damage are Dade, perate agricultural regions, has the across the Florida Collier, Henry, Seminole and Palm advantage of more planting cycles Beach. The lQsses are estimated to per year. Although some crops are farm belt before be at least $176 million for these expected to be partially saJvaged, moving north. counties alone. Dade, Palm Beach farmers are already beginning to and Collier counties are Florida's gear up for an unscheduled replant­ by SCOTT C. HOLBROOK top three winter agricultural pro­ ing. News editor ducers. "Most farms are looking at "Those counties were the replanting within & week to 1Odays," When then- said Bob Blankenship, who works Tropical Storm Gor­ in the public infor­ don abruptly changed Gordon's Toll on Florida Crops mation office of the course and rushed Florida Department through Florida last ofAgriculture. 'That week, farmers could will make the next do little but watch their ~Citrus crop available crops disappear under around the first week Ill Tomatoes theri ingwaters.Since of February." Florida's agriculturaJ D Green Beans Meanwhile, industry supplies the •Potatoes Blankenship added, nation with about half consumers can an­ of its winter produce ticipate a shortageof supply, the effects of 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 25 percentinDecem­ Gordon wi11 continue Percentage of Loss ber and January. to be felt in grocery SocHu: Floflda ~parlm&11I ol AgricultUt9 Prices are also fore- stores and in the wal- graphic by HOLBROOK/FUTURE casted to increase, in lets of consumers for some time to hardest hit by the storm," said Pat some cases as much as threefold. come. Ernst of the Florida Department of These effects are not expected to be Gordon's damage was exten­ Agriculture. "They've lost a sig­ sive, and last weekend farmers and nificant percentage of their winter see GORDON, page 2 News 1-5 Opinion 6-7 8 The Ramones punk rock music lives on - p.12 9-16 17-20 • • o Latin Christmas o MDA to give Ou shots The first Christmas celebra­ The Muscular Dystrophy As­ tion in a traditional Latin setting sociation will again offer free flu shots will be held at the Osceola Center to people who have any of the 40 for the Arts on Dec. 16 and 17 at 7 neuromuscular diseases in its pro­ • p.m. "Aguinaldo" is a bilingual gram. MDA has provided the shots musical program portraying vari­ each year for more than 20 years. For ous Latin Christmas traditions. an appointment, call the MDA office Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for at 677-6355. students. For reservations and in­ fonnation call Angie Mahoney at O Park Christmas display • 846-6257. Fraternity "An Old Fashioned Christmas" wi11 be celebrated at Florida Expo (/\II Nal'I availahh.: ) o Infertility seminar Park (formerly the Florida State Fair­ The Florida Hospital Cen­ grounds) from Dec. 9 to 18. Light ter for Women's Medicine will displays and tree decorations high­ offer "Infertility and the Quality of Art light the event, which also includes Life," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov horsedrawn caniagerides and Christ­ 29 in the Barker Conference Cen­ mas caroling. Admission is $5 and ter at the Florida Hospi ta1 Orlando. parking is $3. For more information For infonnation or to register call call (813) 621-7821. • Drama Music Linda Graves at 897-5715 0 D SCC Christmas concert PLUS MANY MORE! VIP Ring $337° o Seniors First volunteers Seminole Community College • The Meals on Wheels pro­ presents a holiday choral concert on 15% OFF W/ STUDENT/FACULlY l.D. gram of"SeniorsFirst" needs vol­ Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. in the SCC EXCLUDES ClAS-S RINGS unteers to deliver meals to Fine Arts Concert Hall. The choral • homebound senior citizens concert will highlight the throughout Orange County on "Magnificat" of Johann Christian Exquisite Designer Jewelry & Settings Christmas morning. Sixty-five Bach and wi11 be accompanied by • volunteer drivers are needed to orchestra. The concert is free to the deliver the meals to over 400 se­ public and doors open at 3 p.m. For Expert Jewelry & Watch Repair While You Wait... niors. For information call Se­ more information call Dr. Burt niors First at 425-7873. Perinchief at 328-2038. We Buy & Sell Service •Diamonds • Custom Design Pieces UCF instructor patents • • Fine Jewelry • Remounting •Watches • Pearl Re-Stringing his newest invention • SIHCtl 1980 I I -INVENTIONS, from p8ge 1 pollution in the atmosphere." Mo~.~-F;io.:;;~~;~pm 277-9778 This electronic pollution af­ 1718 N. Goldenrod Rd. (1 Block N. of Colonial Dr.) commercial application materi­ fects other electrical devices hooked alizes. to the same line and results in de­ • Dr. Issa Batarseh, assis­ creased efficiency. Batarseh added tant professor of engineering, re­ that the pollution in the line pro­ cently submitted an invention duces a magnetic radiation known • which has been selected for pat­ as. "electromagnetic interference" entability. His latest invention that affects sensitive electronic YOUR HOLIDAY is a process known as "Zero Volt­ equipment. His modifications re­ • age Switching," which is a new duce this electronic pollution and approach to existing methods decrease the magnetic interference. t!EWELRt/ PtlRtllllfEi used in electrical circuits and Most of the inventions that • power supplies. are submitted to the DSR fall under MAYBE Batarseh explained, ''The the engineering discipline. So far more we have people plugging this year, seven patent and 12 copy­ their equipment and devices into right applications have been filed. • power lines, the more we create a The entire process from initial sub­ sort of electronic pollution in the mission to commercial application lines, similar to what would be air takes about three years. • Here's your chance to get all the jewelry you purchase between Florida crops underwater • Thanksgiving & Christmas -FREE-- if the tempera­ GORDON, from page 1 ing per season, unlike plants such as ture drops below 30°F anytime on New Year's Day green peppers and tomatoes, which (between l 2:00am & I 1:59pm), January I, 1995!* immediately felt and should pose can bereadilyreplantedandharvested • no threat to this year's Thanksgiv­ within 100 days. You have nothing to lose and ing dinners. 'We've experienced a big loss 'There will definitely be in tomatoes," said Joseph Brescia, a everything to gain! some price increases and short­ Dade county fann manager for the • Total purchases, excluding tax, will be refunded in ages," Ernst said.