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July 17, 2013 Volume 45 Number 17 Publication Mail Registration No. 40062527 GAZETTE A M E M O R I A L U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W F O U N D L A N D P U B L I C AT I O N p2 p6 p10 ENGAGEMENT AT WORK How Memorial is helping the growing immigrant population in Labrador West adjust to the Big Land. GOAL SETTING Pharmacy students dribble, shoot and spike their way through demanding academics and athletics. TOXIC LEGACIES History faculty member receives major SSHRC grant to study arsenic pollution in Northwest Territories. Kent Decker, vice-president (administration and finance), in front of the location for Memorial's core sciences infrastructure project. Mr. Decker is the chair of the core sciences building steering committee. 'Synergies among disciplines' Memorial advances core sciences infrastructure project By Dave Sorensen "The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is currently in the second year of its eight-year growth has decided on the plan for the doubling of our academic and research capacities," said Dr. Greg Naterer, dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. "The new building will allow for additional engineering space to meet the province's need to expand engineering undergraduate, graduate and research activities, particularly in strategic areas of ocean technology, offshore petroleum and Arctic resources." In late 2012, Memorial retained the consultant team of Stantec Architecture in association with Resource Planning Group Inc. (RPG) to conduct a functional space planning study of the core sciences project. Their project tasks included defining the type of work to be conducted in the building, the space necessary to accommodate these functions including a facility program, a potential building design and an order-of-magnitude project cost estimate. Memorial officials received the final draft of the functional space planning study in May and it is now being reviewed. One preliminary concept has already been presented to the core sciences building steering committee for discussion. That committee is being chaired by Kent Decker, vice-president (administration and finance). "The committee has looked at the basic concept for the combination of efficiency of design, both in terms of mechanical systems for the building as well as the layout to make the best use of our most valuable resource, the people inside the building," said Dr. Abrahams. Once approval for architectural planning has been granted, it will take at least another year for that process to take place, with an additional four-year build time. "Simply opening this building is not the end of the project," said Dr. Abrahams. "It has a domino effect on the entire campus. As that building opens, we will decant units into the building, which frees up space that will then trigger renovations within existing building. MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY St. John's campus. location of planned core sciences infrastructure on its While there was some discussion to situate the new facilities on two different campus locations, the university will move forward with the single-site option. The new building, which will be located on the north side of campus, on what is now lot 16/16A, will house various units within Memorial's faculties of Science and Engineering and Applied Science. "The single-site option was chosen primarily because of the cost of construction," said Dean of Science Mark Abrahams. "Lot 16/16A next to the University Centre was the only green-field we considered that could reasonably accommodate the entire facility." The single large building will promote consolidation and complementarities among the different types of science research as the university moves towards a more interdisciplinary model. See SYNERGIES on page 5 CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO Project update By Amy Tucker Special to the Gazette Yaffle.ca is Memorial's online connecting tool. One of its most significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial to ask for research help. With the help of Yaffle and a previous Gazette story, we've connected community partners with the resources at Memorial, here's how… Dr. Delores Mullings of the School of Social Work. in services for immigrants that need to be explored, especially outside of urban centres," she said. The Harris Centre then contacted other workshop participants, including Inspector Paula M. Walsh, a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer working in Labrador West. Due to the growing Filipino population in Labrador West, the Harris Centre also engaged Hazel Ouano Alpuerto, consulate of the Philippines in the province. "The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary values the opportunity to be approachable, accessible and of service to every individual in the community," said Insp. Walsh. "Fostering relationships with multi-cultural groups is another way to create positive, safer communities for all." This group has become the initial research team for the project, and they are now looking to engage four new Canadians living in Labrador West to be part of their team. "They will help shape the research questions and process to try and make the research project valuable to those in the region who could be affected by it," said Ms. Careen. "They may also help the rest of the research team communicate and network with those in the immigrant populations, as we are trying to get diversity amongst the team with respect to country of origin, age, religion, type of employment, and so on." Dr. Mullings will be including the community in the entire research process. When they finalize the remaining members of the research team, community consultations will take place in the fall if funding is available. Dr. Mullings will report back to the people in Labrador West on her findings; she also plans to submit her work for academic publication. "As a result of this project, we are hoping that eventually the new Canadians will form their own community where they can receive support from each other, as well as receive supports from others in Labrador West and the province." Interested in learning about other project opportunities? Amy Tucker, co-ordinator of knowledge mobilization at the Harris Centre, would love to tell you more. Call her at 709-864-6115 or email her at amy. firstname.lastname@example.com. VISIT US ONLINE WWW.MUN.CA/GAZETTE AT A HARRIS Centre Regional Workshop in March 2013, local participants expressed their worries that although there has been a sizeable increase in the immigrant population in Labrador City and Wabush, the needs and aspirations of the newcomers are often not being met. "I feel by them not being integrated into our community that we are missing out on some of their great skill sets," said Noreen Careen, executive director of the Labrador West Status of Women Council. "Also, I feel that if they were better integrated into the community they would feel a sense of belonging and will stay for the long term. Many express concerns of lack of extended family." Participants also agreed that the needs of these new Canadians have not been well documented or addressed. As immigrants are often sponsored to the province by their employers in the service industry, they may be afraid that speaking out could cause them to lose their current employment or living arrangements. After the workshop, the Harris Centre followed up with Ms. Careen in order to create a Gazette article profiling the issue for the April 24 edition. The article prompted Dr. Delores Mullings of Memorial's School of Social Work to get involved, given her interest and research background in settlement, employment and integration experiences of new immigrants. "There has been an increase in immigrants in the province; however, we don't know about their needs and how to help them settle. 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Gazette, Room A 1024 Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL A1C 5S7 Telephone: 709 864 2142 Fax: 709 864 8699 Email: email@example.com ISSN 0228-88 77 With the exception of advertisements from Memorial University, ads carried in the Gazette do not imply recommendation by the university for the service or product. Bonne Bay Marine Station names artist-in-residence By Melanie Callahan VISUAL ARTS student Virginia Mitford was awarded the second annual Grenfell Campus AVPA, AVPR Bonne Bay Marine Station Residency, valued at $2,000. This residency is awarded in a divisional rotation to a student attending, or recently graduated from, Grenfell Campus. The award is sponsored by the associate vice-president (academic) and the associate vice-president (research) at Grenfell Campus, who select the recipient from a ranking provided by the head of the respective division in consultation with division members. The Division of Fine Arts is contributing a $250 materials stipend. Ms. Mitford will be conducting workshops throughout the summer. Visit www.bonnebay.mun.ca for more information. SUBMITTED PHOTO Virginia Mitford Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2 www.mun.ca/gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO YOUR NEXT PROJECT # Dr. Richard Marceau, vice-president (research) on North West River beach, near the site of the Labrador Institute's new research station. Opportunity abounds Labrador Expo 2013 eye-opening experience for Memorial's new vice-president (research) By Meaghan Whelan Labrador, the lack of a critical mass of people creates a challenge for the university as it develops its presence Labrador Expo conference and there. One key way to address this challenge is to expand the university's footprint in the region through the Labrador Institute. "Memorial University is committed to supporting the work of the Labrador Institute and working with industry, government and community partners to ensure strong, sustainable development that benefits the region, the province as a whole, and the entire country," said Dr. Marceau. At the 2012 Labrador Expo, a $4.4-million joint federal-provincial investment was announced to build Memorial's research and development capacity in Labrador. The effects of that investment are already being felt, with increased research capacity at the Labrador Institute and a variety of new projects that are particularly relevant to Labrador. "I'd like to commend Dr. Keith Chaulk and the Labrador Institute team for their exceptional work. They have done a fantastic job of building our research presence. Dr. Chaulk and I are already exploring highly creative and innovative strategies for strengthening the Labrador Institute's activities in the near future." Dr. Chaulk, director of the Labrador Institute, said the success of the institute is attributable to teamwork. "We have an excellent and committed group of people from a variety of disciplines working on behalf of Memorial and we are excited about our future. Leaders like Drs. Kachanoski, Wardlaw and Marceau, who are committed to supporting the Labrador Institute, are making our jobs easier." Expo Labrador 2013 is a conference and trade show that showcases accomplishments and activity in Labrador. As a proud sponsor, Memorial was involved in all aspects of Expo Labrador. Dr. Ron Sparkes moderated the Expo conference sessions; Memorial's activities in Labrador were highlighted at a trade show booth; and Dr. Marceau provided opening remarks for a keynote session. In addition, Dr. John Thistle, research associate with the Labrador Institute, presented at the conference. THE ANNUAL trade show in Happy Valley-Goose Bay proved to be an excellent opportunity to acquaint a new senior leader with Memorial University's activities in Labrador. Labrador Expo was the first opportunity for Dr. Richard Marceau, who began his term as vice-president (research) on June 1, to visit the Big Land. Thanks to the conference, meetings with government, industry and community partners, and tours of developments in the region, Dr. Marceau said the trip opened his eyes to the opportunities available in Labrador. "The growth and development of Labrador will help build Newfoundland and Labrador as a province, strengthen our collective economy and create opportunities for people from all parts of the province," he said. "Memorial University has an important role to play in this development, and the Labrador Institute is the primary means by which we engage in that region." Dr. Marceau says that with so much opportunity in The working student I WAS STANDING in a lineup waiting to purchase gas at a local convenience store. I recognized the store clerk standing behind the counter from one of my classes. Showing a slight agitation in his crooked smile, he was tending to an angry customer, who was pointing a finger and jerking their arm back and forth in a scolding manner. Judging by the student's expression and movements he was calm and not willing to fight back, but he definitely wanted that crusty-custy out of the store without worsening the scene. Tension could be felt among the stranded lineup, as their eyes became fixed on the clerk. I felt bad for him. So many options were probably running through his mind as to how to deal with the situation. Do I tell him where to go, kick him out of the store and risk losing my job? Or suffer more of this humiliation for a few more minutes? It was tough, but he kept his cool and handled everything professionally. to pay for tuition and books, fill a cupboard with cheap STUDENTVIEW Joshua Duff Ah, the life of the working student. For those of us who need to work while attending school, the jobs that offer guaranteed, steady hours that are flexible and work with our class schedule are the ones we take. Many of the jobs occupied by students include servers, line cooks, grocery store clerks, cashiers, retail sales clerks and fast-food counter attendants. Employers have expectations that can sometimes be challenging to meet. However, the money is needed to secure our education and in the end we benefit from the experience. I know that taking a full course load while working can be frustrating, stressful and, at times, when things are not going well at work or school, heartbreaking. We constantly struggle to cover our expenses, we have to pay the interest on a credit card that was used and easy-to-make meals, pay a phone bill before the due date so we can stay in touch with family and ensure them everything is fine and make rent before the landlord calls asking for it. At the end of the day we know the struggle is only temporary. Juggling work, school and bills proves our capability to work under stress, multi-task, and practise effective time-management, of which employers will take note. Many student jobs are available throughout St. John's. It is less stressful to find and secure a job now rather than searching during the first week of university when you are adjusting to campus life. It will not be easy to balance work and school. By being optimistic throughout your career as a working student, you can turn a negative into a positive and make the most out of your part-time job. Joshua Duff is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and English language and literature at Memorial University. He can be reached at email@example.com . Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 3 www.mun.ca/gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO Trevor Ford examining the Colonial Office files at the National Archives in London, England. 'Invaluable' support Federal support for graduate scholarships in social sciences and humanities By Meaghan Whelan Memorial in a favourable position as we prepare for the new SSHRC guideline changes at the master's level next Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral Scholarship, said the award is invaluable. He also credited his supervisor Dr. Mark Humphries and the Department of History for their support and encouragement throughout the application process. "The SSHRC will have two direct effects on me, one, it allows me to focus on my studies without worrying about funding issues, and two, it will enable me to travel to Washington, D.C., London, England, and of course Ottawa over the next couple years to continue the research for my thesis. All three cities hold national archives for their respective countries and all three countries were connected via the intelligence community, operating as allies during the period in question." SSHRC is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports post-secondary based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. See a full list of Memorial scholarship winners by visiting http://today.mun.ca/news.php?id=8528. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES and Humanities year." Trevor Ford is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History studying the history of domestic intelligence and surveillance in Canada, before, during and after the First World War. "The Military Intelligence Branch (MIB) of the Department of Militia and Defence played the key role in monitoring the activities of Canadians, infiltrating organizations targeted as problematic and assessing the threat they posed to state interests," he explained. "Despite the importance of this military intelligence organization, we know almost nothing about its operations—largely because it has long been thought that its records were destroyed. It is my hope that my study of MIB, using newly discovered military intelligence records at Library and Archives Canada, will make the first systematic examination of this organization and its relationship to both Canadian society and other Canadian domestic intelligence services between 1866 and 1922." Mr. Ford, a recipient of the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $572,500 in scholarships to 27 Memorial students. The scholarships were awarded under the JosephArmand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships for master's and doctoral students, and the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship program. They are meant to help students develop research skills and to assist in the training of highly qualified personnel. They are awarded to students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. "We are extremely pleased with the results of this year's competition," said Dr. Noreen Golfman, dean of the School of Graduate Studies. "Our PhD winners have increased by 25 per cent over last year's competition with representation from eight different disciplines. This is a testament to the efforts of Memorial for recruiting high-level doctoral candidates. Our master's level results were on par with last year and will align NOTABLE DR. TOM GORDON of the School of Music was recently honoured at the annual meeting of the Canadian University Music Society / Société de musique des universities canadiennes in Victoria, B.C., with an Honorary Lifetime Membership, a title bestowed by the society on individuals who have rendered distinguished service to university music in Canada. Dr. Gordon served on the executive of the Canadian University Music Society for eight years, including two as its president. From 2000-10 he was director of Memorial's School of Music. Dr. Gordon's previous administrative appointments include Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Que., and OCAD University in Toronto, Ont. PAPERS DR. NATA SH A BE L A NGE RW ILLOUGHBY, a neuroscience graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine, won the Oral Presentation Prize at 2013 Canadian NeuroMetabolic Club meeting in Toronto, Ont., on May 20. Her presentation, titled Western Diet Impairs Thermosensing in Orexin Neurons, showed that the Westernstyle, high fat, high sugar diet attenuates the response of neurons in the brain that signal satiety in a rat model. This finding may explain how palatable the Western-style diet induces overeating and subsequent weight gain. &PRESENTATIONS KOVACS, same meeting, medical student SANDRA CHRISTOPHER Faculty of Medicine, gave an invited lecture titled Regulation of Bone Metabolism during Pregnancy, Lactation, and Postweaning. The lecture was given in Kobe, Japan, at the second joint meeting of the International Bone and Mineral Society and the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, held in May. He also chaired two scientific sessions at this conference. At the COOKE-HUBLEY presented a poster (based on a project done in Dr. Kovacs' laboratory) titled Circulating FGF23 Is Regulated by PTH and Calcitriol during Fetal Development but Low FGF23 Does Not Significantly Alter Fetal Phosphorus Metabolism. Ms. Cooke-Hubley received a Young Investigator Travel Award for that presentation. Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4 www.mun.ca/gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO Hundreds of Atlantic puffins and murres are killed annually in gill nets. Fishing gear devastating to seabird population By Kelly Foss "Using the population and fishing effort data, we could do some comparisons of the overall trends," said Mr. Regular. "For example, herring gull populations were shocking and sad – lines of dead Atlantic puffins and murres increasing before the moratorium and their population was doing great. Afterwards they were decreasing. "Diving bird populations, on the other hand, were stable or increasing pre-moratorium, and now they are really taking off, so we think their population growth was really stunted by bycatch mortality." Mr. Regular says incidents of seabird mortality are greatest when fishers and birds are in the same place at the same time. "In areas where there are a lot of forage fish, like capelin, they attract a lot of cod and diving seabirds, particularly the common murre. So the fish go to the hotspots, the birds go to the hotspots, and the fishers go to the hot spots and set their nets. This results in a culmination of interactions that generates hundreds of dead seabirds as bycatch." The researchers are hoping their findings will lend support to recommendations to protect seabird populations, such as the implementation of marine protected areas at known hot spots, and the use of cod pots, a selective type of gear known to catch fewer birds and higher quality fishes. The paper has been garnering lots of attention since its release in Biology Letters and has been picked up by Nature magazine and Scientific American. "The timing of our paper coming out worked out quite well. It was published a week after a global review that showed that around 400,000 seabirds are by-caught annually in gill nets. Those are big numbers. Yet it's an area that has received less attention than bycatch from longlining. However, these studies are certainly creating more calls for management action and change." THE IMAGE IS bundled together in a tarp, a small representation of the hundreds of birds ensnared and drowned each year in gill nets. A new paper published recently by PhD candidate Paul Regular along with Drs. Bill Montevecchi and April Hedd, Department of Psychology, and Drs. Gregory Robertson and Sabina Wilhelm of Environment Canada, is providing evidence to support the long-held belief that fishing gear has had a devastating impact on the numbers of Atlantic puffins, common murres, razorbills and northern gannets. "When the cod fishery collapsed and the moratorium began, loads of gill nets were removed from the water, creating a large unnatural and unprecedented experiment," said Mr. Regular. "Those nets were known to inflict huge mortality on diving seabirds, so the release from that mortality allowed their populations to increase." However, findings indicate the same was not true for surface birds like herring gulls and black-backed gulls. "Surface-feeding birds had less discards to rely on inshore, close to their breeding colonies," he explained. "There were fewer fishers tossing cod offal into the water, and seagulls were known to rely on that heavily. "When that largely disappeared, they had a harder time raising their chicks, and it looks like their populations are going down as a consequence of that." The research team used information collected by Environment Canada during their standard census of seabird colonies and Fisheries and Oceans Canada's fishing effort data to support their theories. In some cases they were able to directly compare the negative relationship between common murre numbers and how many fishing nets were in the water at a particular point in time. cont'd from SYNERGIES on page 1 "Those buildings for the most part are still in good shape. They just don't work as lab buildings anymore. They can't carry the heat load and we have difficulty with ventilation systems. But if those demands are no longer placed on the buildings, they can still function as office space, dry lab space, etc." While existing laboratories for the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science will remain in the S.J. Carew Building and the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, the new core sciences facility will create additional engineering office, design project studio and laboratory space to accommodate a portion of the overall engineering expansion. "New large full-scale ice mechanics, offshore petroleum and drilling, Arctic ocean, renewable energy and marine testing facilities, among others, are planned for the new building," said Dr. Naterer. "We are now assessing which disciplines will take up space in the new building. "Our goal is to make the transition as streamlined and cost-effective as possible and to base our decision on what makes the most sense financially while retaining important synergies among disciplines." The issue of adversity presented by aging infrastructure has presented the university with an opportunity to make improvements and to rethink how people come together to share information and resources, said Dr. Abrahams. Those issues have been a part of this planning process. Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 5 www.mun.ca/gazette SUBMITTED PHOTO Top of your game Sea-Hawks at the School of Pharmacy don red jerseys, white coats to achieve success From left are Robyn O'Rielly, Matthew 'Chewy' Hamlyn and Adrienne Penney at the Field House. By David Penney "It was very rewarding to know that we succeeded after putting in so much time, and it reinforces the fact that hard work pays off in everything you do. I feel very fortunate to have these opportunities, to compete at such a high level and do something academically and professionally that I enjoy." A shooting guard with the women's basketball team for her full five years of eligibility, Robyn O'Rielly concluded a successful playing career in March 2012, one that culminated with an induction into the Athletic Honour Society at Memorial. It is the highest athletic award a student can receive, and one whose criteria also includes good academic standing. "We had a lot of great moments. On the competition side, the ones that stand out are winning the AUS banner during my rookie season and hosting the AUS playoffs in my fourth season. I think what I'm most proud of is being inducted into the Athletic Honor Society. It recognizes those that have made an outstanding contribution to the athletic program and I was very honoured to receive it." One thing that the three student-athletes all agree on is a lesson they've learned in time management. Ms. Penney sums it up as a matter of balance. "It's all about learning how to do the best you can in all aspects of your life. All three of us also have different volunteer commitments and want to spend time with family and friends, too. It comes down to using your time wisely. It definitely keeps you on top of your game." IT'S A SPECIAL student who can balance a heavy academic program like pharmacy with the rigorous schedule of varsity athletics. Robyn O'Rielly, Adrienne Penney and Matthew Hamlyn are pharmacy students who have represented Memorial in basketball, volleyball and soccer respectively. All have achieved success despite the demands of juggling athletics and academics. Matthew Hamlyn just completed his first year of pharmacy school and his third year as a Sea-Hawk. The centre midfielder with the men's soccer team feels that academics and athletics complement each other in a way that improves his performance in both areas. "Playing on a sports team teaches you a lot of things that translate well to working within a pharmacy team," he said. "You learn to be a leader while still being able to fill your own individual role. The desire to compete and set goals, to strive for something better – those are all things that make you a better student and athlete." Adrienne Penney plays middle with the women's volleyball team and has competed for three years. She is entering her fourth year of pharmacy studies. The memorable quarter-final game against Moncton during this year's Atlantic University Sport (AUS) playoffs stands out as a highlight of her athletic career. The experience also served as extra motivation for all those long hours on the court and in the classroom. MI on ice By Naomi Osborne Marine environmental student embraces adventure of a lifetime "MI is proud to have a student participate in the Students on Ice Arctic Youth Expedition again this year," said Carey old adventurist, traveller, Bonnell, head, School of Fisheries (MI). "This voyage allows students to broaden their global perspectives on the planet and its future challenges. Each of our past student participants have developed skills and knowledge which have helped shape them into environmentally responsible citizens." Despite her already busy schedule, Ms. Martin is also a Rona Eco representative for Newfoundland and Labrador. Currently on a work term with the Eastern Canada Response Corporation, she is an area response plan co-ordinator for oil spills. The company allowed Ms. Martin to take a break Ms. Martin is passionate about the Arctic and her main interests lie in hydrology, climate dynamics, sustainability and preservation. "I am very excited to use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only apply what I have learned in hydrology, climate dynamics, sustainability and preservation, but to also learn more about the Arctic and the challenges of creating a sustainable environment," she SUBMITTED PHOTO said. "I plan to be able to take what I learn and apply it in future endeavours. In addition to this, I also hope to be able to tell my story of the Arctic so that others may benefit from my experience." TWENTY-ONE-YEAR rock climber, hiker, swimmer and soccer player Tiffany Martin is always up for an adventure. Having recently completed her second year in the Marine Institute's (MI) marine environmental technology program, Ms. Martin was ecstatic when she was selected as a 2013 recipient of the Students on Ice Arctic Youth Expedition $10,000 scholarship. "I'm an advocate for sustainability," she said. "The Arctic is the most untouched place in the world and it's our responsibility to make sure that we preserve those resources. Everything I've learned in my degree so far has led me to this point." Ms. Martin's ship- and land-based journey to the eastern Canadian Arctic and western Greenland began July 14 and runs until July 28. She is representing MI as an ambassador among 70 international high school students, a team of 35 world-class scientists, historians, artists, explorers, educators, innovators and polar experts and 30 public and private sector leaders. in her work term to participate in the expedition. Tiffany Martin Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 6 www.mun.ca/gazette CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO From the ecosystem to the biosphere Mathematical ecology lecture delivered by Princeton University professor By Kelly Foss indeed, global change has pushed that mandate well beyond the ecosystem to the level of the biosphere," he will play host to said. Similarly, the study of collective phenomena, from the formation of biofilms to the dynamics of vertebrate flocks and schools to collective decision-making in human populations, poses important and exciting opportunities for mathematicians and physicists to shed light. "From behavioural and evolutionary perspectives, these collectives display conflict of purpose or fitness across levels, leading to game-theoretic problems in understanding how co-operation emerges in nature, and how it might be realized in dealing with problems of the global commons." Dr. Levin's lecture will weave these topics together, survey recent work and offer challenges for how mathematics can contribute to open problems. Dr. Levin is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. A founding director of major international prizes, such as the A.H. Heineken Price for Environmental Sciences from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences from the Inamori Foundation and the Margalef Prize from the Government of Caledonia. He is also a member of a number of honourary societies, including being a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. SUBMITTED PHOTO MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY the 2013 Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) Mathematical Biology Workshop from July 27-29. As part of the conference, which will bring researchers to Memorial from Canada, the United States and around the world, the university will offer a public lecture with Dr. Simon Levin of Princeton University. His lecture will take place Sunday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Administration building, room A-1043. Titled Challenges in Mathematical Ecology: Scaling and Collective Phenomena, Dr. Levin will discuss the subject of mathematical ecology, one of the oldest in mathematical biology. "It has its formal roots a century ago in the work of the great mathematician Vito Volterra, with links, some long before, to demography, epidemiology and genetics," he said. Dr. Levin will discuss a classical challenge, which has been in understanding how to use our knowledge of processes operating at small scales to answer big picture questions. In recent years, the scope of interdisciplinary research that integrates a broad array of scales has increased dramatically. "Metagenomic studies have provided vast stores of information on the microscopic level, which cry out for methods to allow scaling to the macroscopic level of ecosystems, and for understanding biogeochemical cycles and broad ecosystem patterns as emergent phenomena; the Princeton Environmental Institute, he holds many Dr. Simon Levin From left, John Duff, Jennifer Adams Warburton and Lisa Charlong are currently working on changes to Memorial's online connecting tool. Yaffle redevelopment project attracting interest By Rebecca Cohoe to share their expertise and research ideas," explained Jen Adams Warburton, Yaffle lead. "We're also working with both the College of the North Atlantic and the University of New Brunswick to establish Yaffle at their institutions." She also added that a number of other Canadian universities have expressed interest in learning more about adopting Yaffle, once the pilot phase is completed. The focus on building bridges and making connections has also extended to the development process itself. This May, Lisa Charlong, project manager of the redevelopment project, was invited to participate in the VIVO Implementation Fest in Boulder, Colo. "VIVO is open source software that models university collaboration networks, based on open source semantic web technologies," said Ms. Charlong. "We suspected that it could be a useful back-end system for the new Yaffle project, so we got in touch. " After learning more about Yaffle, VIVO's contributors, including representatives from a number of American universities such as Cornell and Johns Hopkins, agreed to form a working group to model the intersections between the university's research and the public. "The VIVO group was particularly impressed by how proactively Memorial pursues university-community collaborations," Ms. Charlong said. The new and improved Yaffle has now been set up in a Memorial University development environment and is being tested. The Yaffle team hopes to make it available soon. SINCE ITS LAUNCH in 2009, Yaffle has provided Memorial University with a public engagement tool unlike any other. However, a new redevelopment project is aiming to take Yaffle from unique to ubiquitous. Along with enhancing the tool's functionality and user-experience, improvements to Yaffle's ability to support collaboration and partnerships between Memorial and the public, including other educational institutions, are central to the redevelopment. The project is funded by Memorial and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. "One of the most significant developments will be an increased level of opportunity for users from the public Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7 www.mun.ca/gazette BOJAN FURST PHOTO Dean of graduate studies reappointed Afiara String Quartet Gryphon Trio Marc-André Hamelin Duo Concertante James Campbell Yariv Aloni Dinuk Wijeratne Vernon Regehr Susan Waterbury A U G U S T 5 – 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 Join us to celebrate another season with brilliant artists such as Marc-André Hamelin, the Afiara String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, and James Campbell. Monday, august 5th 8 pM Marc-andré haMelin, D. F. Cook Recital Hall Wednesday, august 7th 8 pM the afiara string Quartet, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, "The Kirk" thursday, august 8th 10 pM dinuk Wijeratne and friends, doWntoWn late night prograM, The Rocket Room, 272 Water St. friday, august 9th 8 pM genius and genesis, DF Cook Recital Hall The Afiara String Quartet, Bill Brennan, Duo Concertante, Dinuk Wijeratne & Vernon Regehr saturday, august 10th 7 pM – young coMposers, Suncor Energy Hall Come hear our young composers music 8 pM – young artists at play, Petro Canada Hall Young Artists play chamber music & solo repertoire saturday, august 10th 7:30 pM afiara string Quartet, Old Church Admiral's Cove thursday, august 15th 8 pM gryphon trio: Music for the end of tiMe, DF Cook Recital Hall friday, august 16th 8 pM jaMes caMpbell & friends, DF Cook Recital Hall Tuckamore faculty artists, Susan Waterbury and Yariv Aloni, join James Campbell. sunday, august 19th 8:00 pM festival finale! With young artists, DF Cook Recital Hall Plus FREE lunch hour recitals, children's concert, workshops, masterclasses, open rehearsals, Brigus concert and more! Tickets and passes available at 1-888-311-9090 (Ticketpro) or www.ticketpro.ca or www.tuckamorefestival.ca. Dr. Noreen Golfman By Jennifer Batten enthusiasm for her work will continue to serve the university well." committee on the reappointment Under Dr. Golfman's leadership, the School of Graduate Studies has recently experienced tremendous growth. Enrolment was up again by more than six per cent this year, and during the past 10 years, there has been a doubling of the number of graduate students to a total of just under 3,400 graduate students. Several new programs have been created during her first term as dean, including five new doctoral programs and eight new master's programs. Dr. Golfman has served as dean of graduate studies and professor of English at Memorial since her appointment June 1, 2008. She holds a PhD from the University of Western Ontario. She recently served two terms as president of the Canadian Federation of Social Sciences and Humanities, a national education advocacy group. She is currently president of both the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies and the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools, and a member of the advisory committee to the Canadian Studies program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Active in Canadian cultural issues and experienced with the media, Dr. Golfman is the founding director and chair of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival, vice-chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation and chair of the board of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. In addition to publications in scholarly journals, Dr. Golfman writes on the arts and culture in popular venues, and she has worked as a commentator, reviewer/performer for CBC radio and television. THE REVIEW of Dr. Noreen Golfman as dean of the School of Graduate Studies has recommended to the provost that she be renewed for a second term. Dr. David Wardlaw subsequently recommended renewal to the president and Dr. Golfman's reappointment for a five-year term, effective June 1, 2013, was approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting on July 4. "Dr. Golfman has a consistent track record of accomplishment and of strong, effective leadership with the School of Graduate Studies," said Dr. Wardlaw, provost and vice-president (academic). "An outstanding member of the community, both inside and outside Memorial, I am confident that her commitment to the school and Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8 www.mun.ca/gazette From left are Brian Hurley, Patrick O'Callaghan and Dr. Wilfred Zerbe. Action required Alumni award-winner challenges grads to engage with alma mater By Susan White-MacPherson working with business and engineering students, which eventually led to the founding of Verafin Inc., an anti-money laundering detection software business in St. John's that has flourished in both Canada and the United States. "I hope you'll … reach out to the faculty, not in the fall but do it now, get it started," he said. "Tell them of your willingness to give back to the university. I've enjoyed a very remarkable success [with] a small nudge that I gave to some students, and it's been extremely satisfying. I would ask that you pick up on that challenge." Mr. Kelly financed and framed the money laundering detection issue that led to the creation of Verafin following a 35-year career in the Canadian technology industry. The Partners celebration also recognized the 2013 Gardiner Centre Newfoundland and Labrador Entrepreneur of the Year, Patrick O'Callaghan. Mr. O'Callaghan is the president and CEO of East Coast Catering in St. John's. He began his career in the hotel industry in the 1960s after emigrating from Ireland at the age of 23. In 1984, he started East Coast Catering to meet the rising demand for catering services in the offshore oil industry. Today it services markets in Labrador, Western Canada and Ireland. "What a huge honour it is to receive this award from Memorial," Mr. O'Callaghan said. "The 2013 Gardiner Centre award is, in my mind, a testament to 40 years of hard work [and] some hard times but mostly a wonderful life in Newfoundland and Labrador." Dr. Wilfred Zerbe, dean of the business faculty, elaborated on the theme of the reception. "This is an important event in the annual life of the Faculty of Business Administration, where we recognize that what we do, we do it in partnership with others," he said. "We do it with the support of individuals and groups and organizations that allow us to do so much more than we could otherwise." ALUMNI OF THE year winner David Kelly issued a call to action to his fellow business graduates recently. "We as alumni are an untapped wealth of knowledge and experience, and we need to step up to the plate," Mr. Kelly said at the Faculty of Business Administration's Partners celebration on June 27 at the Johnson GEO CENTRE. "We need to become engaged in order to give our graduates a competitive edge in this global market." Partners is the Faculty of Business Administration's annual celebration of the business community, students and alumni. It pays tribute to those who have achieved excellence in business while using their skills and expertise to contribute to their peers and communities. Mr. Kelly, a graduate of the commerce class of 1968, was named the winner of the 2013 Alumni Honour Award at the event. In videotaped remarks, he spoke of his experience 'Many options' Heaslip scholarships awarded to two arts students By Janet Harron tendency to animate those students around her," said Dr. Christopher Lockett, a professor in the Department recipients of the Heaslip of English Language and Literature. "Her very presence makes the classroom hum with energy." Dr. Seamus O'Neill of the Department of Philosophy considers Ms. Germaine a "very bright and motivated student" who has "strong principles and convictions, but is always open to new ideas and to mature debate and discussion of others' opinions." The $15,000 award, which is funded by a donation from The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation, is full-time studies, have scholarship standing, are in financial need and have demonstrated outstanding involvement in university and/or community affairs. Preference is given to those students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts. Ms. Tucker has just returned from "the most amazing experience" – four weeks in Conegliano, Italy, at the MUN in Italy program initiated by the communications is one of those extraordinary stustudies program. Now that she has won the Heaslip, she is already making plans to attend a program at Harlow in an upcoming semester. She is also gearing up for her second summer working for Coast 101.1 as the summer SUBMITTED PHOTO THE TWO LATEST Stephanie Tucker. Scholarship are arts students Mary Germaine and Originally from Toronto, philosophy student Ms. Germaine had no connection to Newfoundland before choosing to attend university in St. John's. "I thought it would be cool to move halfway across the country to go to university," she laughed, adding: "I was right, it is pretty cool – I love it here." Stephanie Tucker, who is studying communication studies and English, was recommended to apply for Memorial's largest undergraduate scholarship by senior arts adviser Denise Hooper. Ms. Germaine, on the other hand, heard about the Heaslip from her roommate Sarah Messer who was one of the recipients in 2012. Both students are in the second year of their arts programs. "Stephanie dents whose obvious enthusiasm and curiosity has a awarded annually to two students who are registered for Stephanie Tucker and Mary Germaine See HEASLIP on page 10 www.mun.ca/gazette Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9 KAREN ROCHE PHOTO 'Explore and address' New funding to study community impact of arsenic pollution in Northwest Territories By Janet Harron A RESEARCHER in Memorial University's Faculty of Arts has received a major grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Dr. John Sandlos of the Department of History has received $200,000 over three years for his project, Toxic Legacies: Community Perspectives on Arsenic Pollution at Yellowknife's Giant Mine. According to Dr. Sandlos, arsenic pollution from mining has been a pressing environmental issue near Yellowknife for more than six decades. Highly toxic arsenic trioxide dust, often a byproduct of the roasting process that separates gold from ore, has been stored in underground chambers since causing severe health effects in Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) communities beginning in 1949. There has been a proposal by the Canadian and Northwest Territories government to freeze the arsenic in perpetuity, a solution that has "Our research is tremendously significant to people living in the Yellowknife area and to the potential mitigation of long-term toxic threats at sites in the Northwest Territories, Canada and internationally," said Dr. Sandlos. The funding will go to produce a published oral history, a web display and school curriculum material on mining and arsenic poisoning in the YKDFN communities. Dr. Sandlos, his team of academic researchers and partners the Goyatiko Language Society and Alternatives North, will also produce a community mapping study and a documentary film. "This research will help us better understand arsenic pollution from the perspective of the communities impacted," said Dr. Richard Marceau, vice-president (research), Memorial University. "Dr. Sandlos' work is an excellent example of how academic research can help us explore and address issues that are relevant to both society and industry." The funding was received under the SSHRC Partnership Development Grant program, which supports formal partnerships between academic researchers, businesses and other partners that will advance knowledge and understanding on critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance. The grants allow partners to design and test new approaches to research and its real-world applications, foster valuable research relationships and networks across sectors, and provide hands-on training for students and new scholars. SUBMITTED PHOTO produced controversy. The Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. cont'd from HEASLIP on page 9 cruiser staffer, in between volunteer stints at the SPCA thrift store and a MUCEP position with Memorial's Division of Marketing and Communications. For her part, Ms. Germaine is "super involved" with the Department of Philosophy. She is the current president of the philosophy students' society and also has a MUCEP position at the Faculty of Arts' Writing Centre. This summer she is also helping to plan the third annual Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council's (RIAC) summer cultural festival, which will be held in Bowering Park on Aug. 24. Both students are enthusiastic about their futures armed with arts degrees. "I love studying arts," said Ms. Germaine. "I don't know what I'm going to do with it but I seem to be doing well so far!" Ms. Tucker agrees. "People don't realize how many options you have when you study arts. Just because you might not have a predetermined path, doesn't mean there isn't a road for you or you're not going to go somewhere." In other Heaslip-related news, Juliette Ryan and Mary McLevey, the 2011 scholarship winners, were given final renewals. Renewals were also given to Robert Roach and Sarah Messer, the 2012 scholarship winners. NEWS &NOTES • NSERC PromoScience Grant • NSERC Ship Time • SSHRC Insight Grants Notice of Intent (Mandatory) Imminent deadlines The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – Career Development Program Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for which information has recently been received by the Office of Research Services. For links to further information on these items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the Research website at www.mun.ca/ research/overview/grant_opp.php. -- Scholar Award (Letter of Intent) -- Special Fellow Award (Letter of Intent) -- Fellow Award (Letter of Intent) -- Scholar in Clinical Research Award (Letter of Intent) Sept. 15 • CIHR Catalyst Grant: Secondary Analysis of Neuroimaging Databases • CIHR HFSP Post-doctoral Fellowship • CIHR Mental Health Network • CIHR Operating Grant Registration (mandatory) • CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples -- Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKEs) • CIHR Proof of Principal Phase I • CIHR Proof of Principal Phase II • DoD Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award • DoD Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award • MITACS-Accelerate PhD Fellowships • NSERC Award for Science Promotion • NSERC Discovery Grant – Notification of Intent to Apply (mandatory) • NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant Sept. 16 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council -- Professional Project Grants Program Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange -- Conference/Seminar/Workshop Grants -- Publication Subsidies Guggenheim, John Simon Memorial Foundation -- Fellowships to assist Research and Artistic Creation (U.S. and Canada) CLASSIFIED Fully furnished house for rent in St. John's east end. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, on an elementary school street in a lovely, quiet neighbourhood. Fenced backyard, off-street parking, and on busline, close to amenities. September-May/June (negotiable). Please call 860.918.5927 or email email@example.com Scleroderma Foundation -- Research Grant Program Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada -- Promoscience Grants Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10 www.mun.ca/gazette OUTANDABOUT RAINBOW OF IDENTITIES President Kachanoski (second from right) and members of the Memorial and St. John's communities attended the annual Pride Week flag raising ceremony on the St. John's campus July 16. The flag raising kicks off Pride celebrations – the third year LGBT-MUN has hosted a week of fun and informative events at Memorial. For more on these events and other news at Memorial, please visit www.today.mun.ca Saturday, July 20 Seventh Annual Rose Show, 12-5 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., MUN Botanical Garden, Sponsor: John Cabot Rose Society Monday, July 29 Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30-3:30 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Wednesday, July 17 Regulating Glial Cell Responses During CNS Injury and Repair, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Health Sciences Centre, Theatre B, Sponsor: Division of BioMedical Sciences Barbecue and Patio Party: Pride on Campus, 12-5 p.m., UC-1005, Sponsor: Pride on Campus Coalition Sunday, July 21 Seventh Annual Rose Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., MUN Botanical Garden, Sponsor: John Cabot Rose Society Nature Programs at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Thursday, Aug. 1 School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club, St. John's, Sponsor: School of Pharmacy Unravelling Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms in Lypoxia-induced Seizures in the Immature Brain, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Health Sciences Centre, Theatre D, Sponsor: Division of BioMedical Sciences Thursday, July 18 Sexuality Unconference: Pride on Campus, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC3013, Sponsor: Pride on Campus Coalition A Law School at Memorial University?, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Labrador Institute, room 106, College of the North Atlantic, Sponsor: Office of the President Monday, July 22 Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30-3:30 p.m., MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Naked Inhibition: Synaptic Mechanisms that Underlie Cellular Sunday, Aug. 4 Wading into Wetlands Family Program, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden NSERC Research Portal and Common CV Webinar, 2:30-4 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Office of Research Services Adaptations to Ischemic Stress, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Health Sciences Centre auditorium, Sponsor: Division of BioMedical Sciences Monday, Aug. 5 Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30-3:30 p.m., MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Friday, July 19 Marine Institute Holyrood Marine Base Open House, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Holyrood Marine Base, Sponsor: Marine Institute Queer History Panel: Pride on Campus, 12-2 p.m., UC-3018, Sponsor: Pride on Campus Coalition Sponsor: Pride on Campus Coalition Friday, July 26 Blood Donor Clinic, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., atrium, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services Sunday, July 28 Run to End Poverty (Tely 10 Road Race), 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Sponsor: Engineers Without Borders Nature Programs at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11 www.mun.ca/gazette CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO What the Medieval Age can teach in modern times By Kristine Power book history through a close examination of the smallest of details: unique fonts, title pages, borders and illustra"Information Age" has more in tions. As Mr. Warner explained, the book is more than a vessel of content; it is an artifact that transmits all kinds of information. He says books reveal aspects of human history, cultural aesthetics, religious and political bias and much more. "The books also provide—in the form of bookplates, ownership inscriptions, library stamps, annotations, wormholes and scribbles—tantalizing glimpses of the journeys they have taken over hundreds of years," he said. The catalogue is a reminder of the thousands of works held in the QEII Library's Special Collections. It's also a tool that frames the current period of technological flux with valuable historical context. "It is comforting to know that one technology doesn't wholly replace another," Mr. Warner said. "These medieval manuscripts and early print works were well made and have held up over time. They have survived for over 500 years. I am not sure the same thing will be said of current electronic or digital texts. How will they survive into the future? These are important questions to consider now." To view the catalogue, Medieval Manuscripts & Early Print Works at Memorial University Libraries, please visit http:// research.library.mun.ca/1677/. OUR DIGITAL common with the late Medieval Age than one might think -- at least when it comes to books. According to Patrick Warner, special collections librarian at the Queen Elizabeth II Library (QEII), readers are experiencing a radical shift in the way books are created, stored and shared that is not unlike the revolution of the 1,500s ushered in by Gutenberg's printing press. Mr. Warner recently created a catalogue of 26 medieval manuscripts and Renaissance print works from the holdings of Memorial's General Rare Book Collection in the QEII. "In the late medieval period, texts were hand-written, made one at a time, and the most significant of them were written on parchment," he said. "Then came the printing press and the ability to mass-produce books on paper so that hundreds or even thousands of copies of the same text could be made. Now we are at a technological place where texts can be copied, modified instantly and then transmitted with the press of a button to a local printer or around the globe." The rare books profiled in the catalogue, Medieval Manuscripts & Early Print Works at Memorial University Libraries, tell the story of this tumultuous transition in Hours of the Cross, Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht. From zero to 60 in three semesters By Michelle Osmond NOT KNOWING the fall 2011 semester. his way around a pool was not an issue for Rodney Myers until During his third year at Memorial, Mr. Myers signed up for an outdoor recreation course that involved canoeing. His School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR) instructors, Kevin Redmond and Dr. Bas Kavanagh, noticed that Mr. Myers wasn't a strong swimmer; the instructors knew this would cause him difficulty during his subsequent semester since the student would have to pass Dr. Ralph Wheeler's aquatics class where swimming was the singular requirement. Mr. Myers had always wanted to be a physical education teacher. When the Prince Edward Island native was looking for a university, Memorial's School of Human Kinetics and Recreation seemed like the best option. Before Memorial, he attended Holland College to complete a sport and leisure management diploma – graduating with one of the highest averages in the class -- as well as to play and coach basketball. However, when it came to swimming, the only thing the sports enthusiast knew was the dog paddle, tiring after a quarter of a length. He had hit a roadblock on the path to his dream career. Mr. Myers knew that if he didn't pass the water-based courses, his dream of becoming a teacher would not likely come true. "Dr. Kavanagh and Mr. Redmond took me aside, demonstrating that they truly cared for me not as a number, but as a student as well as a person and fellow physical educator," he said. "They informed me of possible opportunities to take adult swimming lessons. I appreciated this kind gesture more then they probably realize." So, he signed up for swimming lessons. "My motivation was to prove to my instructors that it was worth taking the risk on me in allowing me in their courses ... All of these instructors believing in me made it very easy to get in the pool and love putting the work in." "I always give the benefit of the doubt to the student," said Mr. Redmond, who let Mr. Myers into the course despite his lack of swimming skills. "But they have to prove themselves and Rodney definitely did that." Mr. Myers was determined to conquer the aquatics course, too. "The course, plus putting in tons of extra time at the pool, gave me a lifetime skill. I started as one of the worst swimmers in the class and ended up having one of the best endurance times and quality of strokes. I gained a new love for the sport of swimming." Then, he took it to another level. Last summer, he and seven of his co-workers from the Tim Horton Children's Foundation got their Bronze Cross, Bronze Medallion and National Life Saving certifications. In one year, the non-swimmer went from topping out at one length to becoming a lifeguard. "I honestly never thought in my wildest dreams I would ever become a lifeguard," he said. "It is so rewarding now when I see old classmates, friends, family and instructors to first see the disbelief and shock in their eyes and then excitement of them being proud. It makes all the time and effort worth it." CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO Rodney Myers Gazette | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12 www.mun.ca/gazette


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One of the mechanics developers are incorporating into their tower defense-like games is the ability to actually control a character or characters on the battlefield. This is the case in Robot Entertainment's upcoming action strategy game Orcs Must Die! In it, you must incorporate a number of nifty traps and items, and with your hero, you dispose of the incoming waves of monsters before they manage to take control. Having had the opportunity to experience three of the game's levels, the combat and open-ended way you can tackle a stage should appeal to fans of the genre.
The premise behind the game's story wasn't revealed to us, but the goal is simple: Prevent the various orc forces from taking control of the castle you are tasked with protecting. As with most games in the genre, you will gradually obtain different skills for your character, and contraptions can be placed to either slow the enemies down or eliminate them altogether. Contraptions vary from standard spikes that are triggered when enemies walk on top of them to catapults that toss enemies across the room.
One of the cooler aspects of the combat is the suggested use of combos. When you toss enemies using the catapult, if they happen to land on a lava pit or another contraption, you are rewarded. You are also rewarded based on the number of foes you kill in a series. If you rack up a high enough kill streak, the multiplier will also net you with more cash to spend. The rewards factor in each level's final score, which unlocks additional items, and give you more money to spend on items. Because there are various paths the enemies can go through in a particular level, having enough money at your disposal to place your defenses is extremely important. At the same time, though, upgrades made on a particular contraption in one level are carried over to future levels; thus, deciding if you should upgrade for the future or complete the current level with as many objects as possible does come into play.
On the battlefield, the only character you control directly is the hero. Prior to each battle, depending on the number of slots available, you pick the items you want available to purchase and use. Although there are a lot of contraptions at your disposal as you progress, you will have to ensure a nice balance of placement items and the proper gear for your hero to succeed with the least amount of trouble. You can certainly mix and match to your heart's content, and because of that, seeing what works best in an area should open the door to replaying a particular level a few times.
Like other strategy games, enemies will attack in waves and each level will have a different number of waves you will need to stop. A nice feature in each level is that after certain waves, there will be a break in the action that will allow you to sell or place additional items before initiating the next wave. In one of the more challenging levels, this break in the action was much appreciated because it gave us time to address weaknesses in our defense.
Our time with the game was brief, but from what we experienced thus far, fans of the genre and similar recent games may enjoy what is available here, especially if there is an engaging story attached to the combat. Orcs Must Die! is scheduled to launch on both the PC and Xbox Live Arcade later this year.


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Hard Choices: AMD CPU update
Bulldozer and Zambezi begat Piledriver and Vishera. Say that three times before bed for a month and you might just remember AMD's latest chips. So it goes with silly CPU code names. Completely lost you? AMD has just tweaked its FX-branded PC processors. Out goes the AMD FX 8100 series, in comes the AMD FX 8300 series. But am I bovered? And should you care? Read on to find out.
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Easter Fest 3
Dear NYC friends reading this:
We are back again for our 3rd (almost annual) Easter shenanigans. This year we will be sharing the stage with our good friends Kondor:
This Sunday – April 5th
At – Rockwood Music Hall. Stage 1
Price – FREE
The fun starts at 7 and will be celebrating chocolate and bunnies all night long.
Come catch an egg.
Need something new to listen to? I've got plenty of recommendations!
Here are four inspiring friends of mine who's music has been rolling through my blood as of late. These are great writers/musicians/humanatrainas and I'm lucky to say that I know them.
If you're in the market for intuitive and interesting new music, take your time and explore each of these artists thoroughly:
Arooj Aftab
Grace McLean
Cartesian Theater
I bid thee a long and overdue hello. (wave, wave)
2014 was a collection of days that were educational, adventurous and life imprinting. While I don't place a lot of value in giving praise or passing blame on a year, I do enjoy taking a moment to turn around and reflect on what just happened. AND, since I haven't been the greatest at keeping up with my blog I figured I'd share a few highlights from 2014.
Touring with Flashdance The Musical
Playing for Rebecca Naomi Jones for Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series.
Workshopping a brilliant new musical at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Farewell childhood home. :(
Family vacation/sister's wedding at the Amalfi Coast in Italy
…followed by an incredibly challenging scooter ride along steep winding cliffs with the new family.
Rockwood Music Hall in NYC and every show we played there this year… particularly the most recent one on the 14th of Dec. with a special guest appearance by the lovely Kimiko Glenn.
Making my Musical Direction debut… at my grade school alma mater. The New York Times never made it down to Alexandria but I'd say it was a smashing success.
'A Lullaby' – Official Video directed by my good friend Patrick Mandeville and featuring the lovely Ellenore Scott.
If you haven't seen the 'Lullaby' video yet yet, feel free to check it out here:
So. What does 2015 have in store? What are my resolutions? Well. We will find out together!
The "A Lullaby" Official Music Video is HERE!
It's been almost a year in the making but I'm happy to announce that the official music video for "A Lullaby," one of my favorites off of Wander Years, is now here for your viewing pleasure!
Check out the video now:
"A Lullaby" – Freddy Hall & The Best Intentions [Official Music Video] from Patrick Mandeville on Vimeo.
Major thanks to:
Patrick Mandeville for his vision and direction
Ellenore Scott a beautiful dancer/choreographer
Her dancing dudes Timmy Wasserman and Jeffrey Gugliotti
The wonderful Sofia Rebelo, the actress and newly named mother of the year!
My musical brothers
Drummer: Marques Walls
Bassist: Alan Stevens Hewitt
Cellist: Alon Bisk
And production team:
Co-Producer: Maxine Medina
Cinematographer: Jamal Solomon
B-Camera Operator/Color Correcter: Wilson Mbiavanga
I'm very proud of the work we all did and I hope you enjoy!
Hello again/Music in a short film/A Lullaby music video coming soon
Hello again,
So, after a few months of laying low and staying quiet, I'm back! I've been on the road guitar-ing for Flashdance the musical, exploring some new and old corners of America all the while writing new songs and working on new projects. Some of which are discussed below.
Music in a short film
Two songs from 'Wander Years', Follow Me Before/Follow Me After are featured in Blue Barn Pictures' newest short film Moving On that just hit the web this week.
Moving On is about two girls in Brooklyn who are dealing with the end of their relationship. Are they ready to move on? Find out HERE.
moving on from Blue Barn Pictures, Inc. on Vimeo.
The film, written by Jim Baker and directed by Andrea Fuma.
Moving On is honest, touching and beautifully shot.
A Lullaby music video coming soon
While on the cinematic train of thought – the music video for the song 'A Lullaby' is in it's final stages of production and will hit the net (hopefully) during the early days of June. I've been working with a longtime friend and incredibly talented cinematographer, Patrick Mandeville and with another a good friend/So You Think You Can Dance finalist, Ellenore Scott to come up with, what I believe to be, a well-formed and graceful visual representation of the song.
Here are a few screen shots to build some excitement:
(Ellenore Scott)
(yours truly)
(Sofia Rebelo)
Thanks for reading – more to come.
The 1st Annual "Happy THIS Year" Festival:
It is unclear who is aware, but it is time everyone knows. December 30th is a lonely day.
For hundreds of thousands of years 30th, the innocent, has been cold-shouldered by it's showboat brother, 31st.
People all across the land stop what they're doing when 31st approaches. They gawk and snap photos with the celebrity. They dash about the world trying to get close to 31st lustfully anticipating the future, leaving 30th companionless and un-cherished.
It is time to stop the bullying. A change must come.
December 30th, henceforth, shall be know as 'Happy THIS Year' day. The day that celebrates a year that is currently breathing. A year that has been, and is being, lived.
On 'Happy THIS Year' day we rejoice together. We rock and roll together. We find entertainment in live music and spoken word. We dance and giggle, drink and adore. Together.
Monday December 30th we will do just that.
+Freddy Hall & the Best Intentions (yours truly)
+David Gordon & the Dealbreakers (from Flashdance The Musical playing at the Kennedy Center)
+Cartesian Theater (Sometimes from Richmond and Lorton Station most other times)
+Ready Nebraska [Resurrected] (from 2003)
… and many more guest performers to be announced whenever and however.
The beloved galaxy hut
Monday, December 30th
9pm Sharp
Unfortunately The Galaxy Hut runs a 21+ operation, so no kiddies are allowed to party.
Do your civil duty and provide December 30th with the love it needs.
The Lance and Ray Show
Not A Lonely Guy – FREE DOWNLOAD
I recorded a song called 'Not A Lonely Guy' during the "Wander Years" sessions and after much thinking and tinkering with the track-list it was decided that the song didn't quite fit with motion and mood of the album.
I'm not sure if anyone even pays attention to album flow anymore, but I grew up right before iTunes started shuffling songs around and it's always been my priority to carefully consider the lineup of an album.
I'm very happy with this song – it's fun and playful and honest. Three of the most challenging elements I run into while writing songs. I believe in the song and think it has a place out there in my lineup of proudly written songs. It stands best on its own.
This one goes out to the iTunes shuffle:
Recorded at Virtue And Vice Studios
Produced by Rocky Gallo and Freddy Hall
Alan Stevens Hewitt and Cian McCarthy played some pretty cool synth ambient patches.
Ingram Millier and I snapped our little hearts out.
I would like to thank the commuters and construction crew on Norman Avenue for providing a nice backing track.
If you fancy, you can download 'Not A Lonely Guy' for free
Yeah… yeah… I know we're already 22 days into the new year but there is never a bad time for reflection.
Time goes by real quick and, especially during quiet weeks, the feeling of being unproductive can hang around like an welcomed guest. Reflection is necessary for perspective.
I was just going through my camera roll from this past year and picked 12 of my favorite photos, or photos of moments, from 2012.
January: Lysastrata Jones – Closing Performance on Broadway. I was in the band.
February: Recording Lysistrata's cast album with some of the coolest/craziest musicians. Recognize any of them?
2012 was the year of weddings… I think I went to four or five. They were all fabulous. I can't pick a favorite. This photo was taken on the beach in St. Augustine, FL at my buddy Corey's (co-designer of the Wander Years cover) wedding.
April: Easter show at Rockwood Music Hall. April 2012. The room was filled with a great audience willing to get pegged by Easter eggs.
May: Recording Wander Years. The most fulfilling and exciting experience of my entire life.
July: Kenya. Life changed. Photo taken at the Nest Rescue Center.
August: North East tour with Yellowbirddd and Doug of The Field Effect. LIIIAAAAAAAA
September: The unavailing of Wander Years. Epic.
October: Mini-tour/trip out west. I <3 SF
November: Filming The Brainwash music video. Photo taken outside my apartment building in Brooklyn.
November: Hurricane Sandy. Photo taken from my roof.
September-present: The birth of my alter-ego, Trace McCenzie, a record producer/promoter extraordinaire. Expect to hear more from him this year.
0 The Brainwash Music Video – [OUT NOW]
Well… my nephew might be getting a little more attention than me these days and I'd be jealous… only… he's SO GOOD!
Perry Sherman directed and edited the video. Marques Walls and Alan Stevens Hewitt are a dream team band and I'm lucky to know them. It should be credited that the apartment used for the party scene is in fact Marques' humble abode, along with Jamie Little. Andrea Setaro made her acting debut as "the lady doing laundry." That adorable girl who lost to Roman in the game of Connect 4 is my niece, Reyna.
The party attendees include:
Tim Boreky, Stacy Davidowitz, Anthony Lee Medina, Jamie Little, Molly Little, Dan Schaub, Amanda Rosenburg, Janet Young, Suzy Quinn, Scott Isenberg, Ivan Reibeisen, and my Mom and Dad (for a split second.)
Check out the music video here and let us know what you think:


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Isoxazoline Scaffolds
Lisa Ahlberg (Chemistry)
Synthesis and Investigation of Isoxazoline Scaffolds as Selective Antibacterial Agents
Development of highly antibiotic resistant strains of infections such as staphylococcus and tuberculosis warrant the search for new antibacterial chemotherapies. With vanishing antibiotic therapies available for such infections and with little pharmaceutical company input into such problems, it is critical for many researchers to investigate novel therapies against these bacterial threats.
This proposal is to fund the synthesis of isoxazoline compounds, which have shown potential for anti-tuberculosis activity. Tuberculosis is a global health threat with one in three people being infected.
It is proposed to make compounds of the general isoxazoline moiety. The purified and clearly identified compounds will then be tested for their potential anti-tuberculosis activity. This small start in synthesis of potential therapeutically effective compounds could lead to proposal information for outside funding of further research. Additionally, a student researcher could work on synthesizing one of these compounds; gaining further chemistry experience while adding to their body of understanding the chemical and biological sciences.
Tuberculosis is a worldwide problem that other disciplines (such as Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biology) could be interested in and could collaborate in the future by working with me to develop an assay to identify tuberculosis and/or perhaps ultimately develop a vaccine for this disease. This small start could lead to funding for interdisciplinary research proposals.


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Respirology, 04/19/2012
Recent studies have revealed many biomarkers with the potential for clinical application. However, major limitations still exist. Although useful data on cancer genomics has accumulated rapidly, there has also been a simultaneous tendency for amplification of the complex relationships among the enormous number of variables that need to be considered. Disentangling these complex gene–gene interactions requires new approaches to data analysis, to reveal information that has been obscured by traditional methods.
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About ACT, Inc.
ACT is a not-for-profit organization that serves millions of people in schools, colleges, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies with programs and services that have one guiding purpose -- to help people achieve education and workplace success. For more information about ACT, visit http://www.act.org.
About BIO-key
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2008 Toyota 4Runner Q&A
2008 Toyota 4Runner Question: Low tire pressure warning
I have a 2008 Toyota 4-Runner w/about 40,000 miles. Recently, the dummy light for low tire pressure illuminated so I promptly aired them all up to tire manufacturers specs. Is there some magic trick to extinguishing this light? I have been all through the owners manual to no avail. Tell me this isn't another nickel and dime mechanism put in place for the dealer to make a buck off of the vehicle owner. - Visitor
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If you make sure all your tires are at the appropriate pressure - matching the plackard on the door jam, and you also make sure the spare tire is inflated to the correct pressure -- then the light will go out on it's own. Perhaps even by the time you get this response'! It takes some driving. However - there could be a fault too -- so if it does not go out, you will indeed have to see a repair facility. - DaveJHM
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Secondary Hero / ItemMagnia the Anti-MageBurzia
Third Hero / ItemNortrom the SilencerShiva's Guard
The choice is yours if you want to repair the already broken foundations, but sometimes you just have to bulldoze and start building a new one. It's painful, it's hard, but sometimes...there's no other way.
If you want my advice, get some goal outside of relationships and focus intensely on that for awhile. Allow it to be the main focus of your life. Physical hardship (as in manual labor or things that make you physically exhausted) are usually ones that can help flush out the exhaustion of your emotional and mind problems. Just remember to set some kind of direction to go in instead of just blindly raging...trust me when I say that it gets you nowhere fast.
Not really much advice to give except to strengthen your trust in your friends and other people for now.
Anti-social means you want to harm society. Recluse means you just ignore it.
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Kitsap Briefs
Commissioner Candidates Setto Speak Tonight
All five candidates for county commissioner in Kitsap County's commissioner District 3 have accepted an invitation to speak tonight at a forum organized by the Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners, says Vivian Henderson of KAPO.
It will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Evergreen Room of the Silverdale Community Center. There will be refreshments.
Candidates are incumbent Patty Lent and Jack Hamilton, both Republicans, and Josh Brown, Wally Carlston and Nels Rosendahl, all Democrats.
Kitsap RepublicanParty Forum Features Debate
Silverdale A Kitsap County Republican Party forum will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Evergreen Room at the Silverdale Community Center.
Highlighting the evening will be a debate between incumbent Kitsap County Commissioner Patty Lent and challenger Jack Hamilton.
Other candidates participating include Earl Johnson of Bainbridge Island, running for state representative in the 23rd Legislative District; Marco Brown of Belfair, running for state representative in the 35th District, Position 1; Randy Neatherlin of Belfair, running for state representative in the 35th District, Position 2; Kris Danielson, running for Kitsap County assessor, and John Groen, running for Washington State Supreme Court.
Dentists CollectingSchool Suppliesfor SK Helpline
Port Orchard Drs. Chris Bock and Paul Hutchinson will be collecting money and school supplies in their office for South Kitsap Helpline through Aug. 25.
Their office is at 1950 Pottery Ave., Suite 4, in Port Orchard. For information, call (360) 876-6211.
Each fall, hundreds of families in the South Kitsap area struggle to get their school-age children the necessary school supplies to set their children up for success, the doctors said. Community members can also donate directly to South Kitsap Helpline at 1351 Bay St.
Elementary School Speech PathologistReceives Grant
Poulsbo Speech pathologist Kelly Stephen Morgan has been selected to receive a $2,000 Student Achievement Grant from the National Education Association Foundation for the Improvement of Education.
Morgan works with autistic students at Poulsbo Elementary School. The NEA Foundation Grant will allow Morgan to attend training programs to strengthen his diagnostic and assessment skills and to learn new and more effective methods for helping his autistic students improve their ability to focus, listen, communicate and improve cognitive learning.
The NEA Foundation has presented 43 Student Achievement Grants totaling $215,000 during the current school year.
Ferry PassengerRamp Work Set
The Seattle and Bremerton ferry terminal passenger overhead loading ramps will be closed for several hours today for maintenance. This will affect the 10:30 p.m. and 12:50 a.m. sailings from Seattle and the 11:40 p.m. sailing from Bremerton. Passengers will need to load and offload via the car deck.
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monkey jacket
Informal a man's short, closefitting jacket; often, specif., mess jacket
Origin of monkey jacketfrom the resemblance to coats worn by trained monkeys
monkey jacket
- A short, tight-fitting jacket, traditionally worn by sailors.
- See mess jacket.
Origin of monkey jacketFrom its resemblance to the jacket worn by an organ grinder's monkey.
monkey jacket
(plural monkey jackets)
- (dated) A type of close-fit jacket worn by sailors
- A semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.


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7 Useless Obsessions That Are Actually Good for You
Time sucks can be such, well, time sucks. But here's the good news: Some of these silly manias that eat up your evening hours can actually have constructive consequences.
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Worrying That He's Going to Cheat
If you can't stop wondering whether he's going to, whether he wants to and how you'll flame his Facebook page if he does, maybe all that energy could be better channeled. Consider a) what might make him want to do such a thing, b) why you think he might be doing such a thing and c) what you could do to avoid such a thing—affair-proofing, if you will. In your imaginary scenario, is he looking for more sex, more fun, more attention? And in your real life, is he spending a lot of time listening to that song that goes, "As much as you accuse me of cheating, I might as well have..."? Palpate your relationship for the weak spots, think about what changes you might want to make or, here's a radical suggestion: maybe talk to him about what you're feeling.


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Which was Serena's easiest road to a Slam title?
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Re: Which was Serena's easiest road to a Slam title?
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Helen Lawson
Wow, I remember everyone slamming her for the 2010 Wimbledon run, which I have to admit, seems the "weakest" of her slams (when you have 15, not every one will be slaying the dragons, and she's had plenty of hellish draws as well).
2012 US Open, it was 7-5 in the third against the World No. 1 who had beaten her in Miami once, and was holding a slam at the time, I don't call that an easy finalist. Was there anyone who wasn't her "pigeon" the second half of last year?? Doesn't make it a cakewalk draw.
Vika is her bitch, though. Number 1 or not. It shows the lacks of quality when she's no. 1. Venus has had it, Sharapova is frightened of playing Serena, and all of the others (Capriati, Henin, Clijsters, Hingis, Davenport) are retired.
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