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May 28, 2009 Music » Feature
Musquodoboit choir's small wonders
Led by teacher Jarred Gates, the Musquodoboit Family of Schools' Choir rejects choral standards for Canadian indie tunes.
By Jeff Overmars
Short clips of the Musquodoibit School Choir
The show's set-list reads more like a college radio chart than typical choral fare. There's no "In the Jungle" or "This Land is Our Land." (Sorry, Pete.) There are a few special guest performers from the local music scene---Rich Aucoin and former Haligonian Mike Evin. And all 80 singers will be covering locals Aucoin, Joel Plaskett and Old Man Luedecke, as well as Evin, Jill Barber, Two Hours Traffic, Attack in Black, K'naan, Tokyo Police Club and Language-Arts.
Eighty-plus boys and girls from Musquodoboit-area grade three, four and five classes are being led by their choral teacher, Jarred Gates. This Friday's performance by the Musquodoboit Family of Schools' Choir at St. George's Round Church on Brunswick Street is the group's first foray into the city.
The young voices---energetic, some half-sung, half-chanting, rich with simple harmonies---elevate the songs en masse, revealing something new.
The bassist and singer for local band The Upbeat, Gates is wrapping up his second full year as resident music specialist for three elementary feeder schools in the Musquodoboit area. In addition to leading the choir, he has also implemented extracurricular guitar and drum clubs to train the students who accompany the choir.
Gates will tell you he didn't expect to be leading a large choir of elementary students in choral renditions of Canadian pop music when he graduated from McGill in 2007. Like any new teacher he was focused on finding work. "I'm seriously the luckiest guy in the world as far as that goes," Gates says. "Nobody, I mean nobody, steps into a position as quickly as I did. The reason why I did was because I was willing to travel."
Ten-year-old Daniel Flemming has been in the choir since last year and loves the fact that the songs they perform are homegrown. "I'm pretty proud that we're singing Canadian songs. I really like them."
Ask him what he thinks of his teacher and some affection slips out. "He's like the best. We love him. He understands us. He knows what kind of music we like."
Gates definitely picks up where Hans Fenger, the music teacher behind the Langley School Music Project, left off. During a mid-'70s experiment in choral greatness, 60-some-odd Langley, British Columbia, children recorded covers of pop songs by David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Neil Diamond and other greats. A magical romp through the '70s guided by children's voices, the Langley Project is said to be one of the inspirations for Jack Black's movie, School of Rock.
Part of the reward for his commute from Halifax to Musquodoboit is definitely his students, says Gates. "I tell you, these kids are amazing. I don't deal with the behavioural issues that they do in the city. I get to run a music program and don't deal with kids fighting in my class, or being disrespectful. It's a dream out there."
He put this luck to good use by transforming the tri-school singers from the traditional order of white-shirt-black-slacks into a bevy of youthful curiosity with a newfound love of Canadian pop. "One thing that made me really nervous about taking the job was choir. I was told, 'This community is very enthusiastic about its choir.' I was like, 'Oh man.'"
Daniel's mother, Michele, is impressed by the rethink Gates brought to the choir. "I thought it was wonderful," says Flemming. "When Jarred came along, with his casual and interactive way with the children, it brought a lot of excitement to the schools."
Gone was the stuffiness and formality. Less a choirmaster, Gates opened a conversation with his students during choir practice. Flemming says, "He has the children participate much more. It's certainly a different type of performance altogether. They're beat-boxing to the songs and he has people doing solos. It's much more interactive."
Yep, beat-boxing in elementary school music class.
"I always kind of classified myself as a 'new school' teacher," says Gates. "Instead of doing the regular music stuff, which is a lot of why I'm doing this, because I really enjoyed it. Talking to my peers, the ones that go to the same rock shows as I do, they've always been like, 'Music class, man, what are you doing? No one liked the music teacher.'"
Musquodoboit Family of Schools' Choir w/Rich Aucoin and Mike Evin, Friday, May 29 at St. George's Round Church, 2222 Brunswick Street, 7pm, $5.
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Surface modification of interconnected porous scaffolds
Liu, X., Y. Won, et al. (2005), J Biomed Mater Res A 74(1): 84-91.
Abstract: Surface properties of scaffolds play an important role in cell adhesion and growth. Biodegradable poly(alpha-hydroxy acids) have been widely used as scaffolding materials for tissue engineering; however, the lack of functional groups is a limitation. In this work, gelatin was successfully immobilized onto the surface of poly(alpha-hydroxy acids) films and porous scaffolds by a new entrapment process. The surface composition and properties were examined using attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), and contact angle measurements. Control over the amount of entrapped gelatin was achieved by varying the solvent composition, the duration of soaking, the concentration of gelatin in solution, and chemical crosslinking. The amount of entrapped gelatin increased with the ratio of dioxane/water in the solvent mixture used. Chemical crosslinking after physical entrapment considerably increased the amount of retained gelatin on the surface of poly(alpha-hydroxy acids). Osteoblasts were cultured on these films and scaffolds. The surface modification significantly improved cell attachment and proliferation. Cell numbers on the surface-modified films and scaffolds were significantly higher than those on controls 4 h and 1 day after cell seeding. The osteoblasts showed higher proliferation on surface-modified scaffolds than on the control during 4 weeks of in vitro cultivation. More collagen fibers and other cell secretions were deposited on the surface-modified scaffolds than on the control scaffolds. This novel surface treatment strategy provides a convenient and universal way to modify the surface properties of three-dimensional scaffolds and thus promote cell adhesion and proliferation for tissue engineering.
Surface modification of polymeric biomaterials by albumin grafting using h-irradiation
Kamath, K. R. and K. Park (1994), J Appl Biomater 5(2): 163-73.
Abstract: Polymeric biomaterial surfaces were modified by albumin grafting to improve their blood compatibility. Albumin molecules were functionalized by introducing double bonds using glycidyl acrylate. The functionalized albumin was covalently attached to various biomaterial surfaces such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, and poly(vinyl chloride) by h-irradiation. Surface-induced platelet adhesion and thrombus formation on the albumin-grafted surfaces was examined using computer-enhanced video microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The amount of the grafted albumin was dependent on the h-irradiation dose and the concentration of albumin used for adsorption. The grafted albumin molecules remained on the surface even after exposure to blood for prolonged time periods. This approach was used to graft albumin to polymeric materials of an oxygenator. The albumin grafting resulted in a substantial improvement in blood compatibility as compared to control oxygenators. The covalent grafting of functionalized albumin by h-irradiation obviates the need for premodification of chemically inert polymer surfaces. It is useful for albumin grafting to various biomaterial surfaces.
Surface modification of polymeric biomaterials with poly(ethylene oxide), albumin, and heparin for reduced thrombogenicity
Amiji, M. and K. Park (1993), J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 4(3): 217-34.
Abstract: Appropriate surface modification has significantly improved the blood compatibility of polymeric biomaterials. This article reviews methods of surface modification with water-soluble polymers, such as polyethylene oxide (PEO), albumin, and heparin. PEO is a synthetic, neutral, water-soluble polymer, while albumin and heparin are a natural globular protein and an anionic polysaccharide, respectively. When grafted onto the surface, all three macromolecules share a common feature to reduce thrombogenicity of biomaterials. The reduced thrombogenicity is due to the unique hydrodynamic properties of the grafted macromolecules. In aqueous medium, surface-bound water-soluble polymers are expected to be highly flexible and extend into the bulk solution. Biomaterials grafted with either PEO, albumin, or heparin are able to resist plasma protein adsorption and platelet adhesion predominantly by a steric repulsion mechanism.
Surface modification of silicone intraocular implants to inhibit cell proliferation
Yammine, P., G. Pavon-Djavid, et al. (2005), Biomacromolecules 6(5): 2630-7.
Abstract: Photo-cross-linkable polymers bearing cinnamic, sulfonate, and carboxylate groups were synthesized by radical polymerization leading to randomly distributed copolymers. These polymers were used to coat silicone intraocular lenses in order to reduce posterior capsule opacification, also named "secondary cataract". We previously demonstrated that polymers containing both carboxylate and sulfonate groups inhibit cell proliferation, and formulations with the ratio R = COO-/(COO- + SO3-) equal to 0.64 provided the highest inhibitory effect. Ionic polymers with this formulation were synthesized to contain a monomer with pendant siloxane groups in order to get compatibility with the silicone matrix of the intraocular lenses. Anchorage of the ionic polymer at the surface of the silicone implant was achieved by a cycloaddition reaction of the photosensitive groups according to two options. These modified silicone surfaces grafted onto intraocular lenses were shown to inhibit cell proliferation to 60%.
Surface modification of starch based blends using potassium permanganate-nitric acid system and its effect on the adhesion and proliferation of osteoblast-like cells
Pashkuleva, I., A. P. Marques, et al. (2005), J Mater Sci Mater Med 16(1): 81-92.
Abstract: The surface modification of three starch based polymeric biomaterials, using a KMnO4/HNO3 oxidizing system, and the effect of that modification on the osteoblastic cell adhesion has been investigated. The rationale of this work is as follows--starch based polymers have been proposed for use as tissue engineering scaffolds in several publications. It is known that in biodegradable systems it is quite difficult to have both cell adhesion and proliferation. Starch based polymers have shown to perform better than poly-lactic acid based materials but there is still room for improvement. This particular work is aimed at enhancing cell adhesion and proliferation on the surface of several starch based polymer blends that are being proposed as tissue engineering scaffolds.The surface of the polymeric biomaterials was chemically modified using a KMnO4/HNO3 system. This treatment resulted in more hydrophilic surfaces, which was confirmed by contact angle measurements. The effect of the treatment on the bioactivity of the surface modified biomaterials was also studied. The bioactivity tests, performed in simulated body fluid after biomimetic coating, showed that a dense film of calcium phosphate was formed after 30 days. Finally, human osteoblast-like cells were cultured on unmodified (control) and modified materials in order to observe the effect of the presence of higher numbers of polar groups on the adhesion and proliferation of those cells. Two of the modified polymers presented changes in the adhesion behavior and a significant increase in the proliferation rate kinetics when compared to the unmodified controls.
Surface modification of surface sol-gel derived titanium oxide films by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and non-specific protein adsorption studies
Advincula, M., X. Fan, et al. (2005), Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 42(1): 29-43.
Abstract: Biological events occurring at the implant-host interface, including protein adsorption are mainly influenced by surface properties of the implant. Titanium alloys, one of the most widely used implants, has shown good biocompatibility primarily through its surface oxide. In this study, a surface sol-gel process based on the surface reaction of metal alkoxides with a hydroxylated surface was used to prepare ultrathin titanium oxide (TiOx) coatings on silicon wafers. The oxide deposited on the surface was then modified by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of silanes with different functional groups. Interesting surface morphology trends and protein adhesion properties of the modified titanium oxide surfaces were observed as studied by non-specific protein binding of serum albumin. The surface properties were investigated systematically using water contact angle, ellipsometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. Results showed that the surface sol-gel process predominantly formed homogeneous, but rough and porous titanium oxide layers. The protein adsorption was dependent primarily on the silane chemistry, packing of the alkyl chains (extent of van der Waals interaction), morphology (porosity and roughness), and wettability of the sol-gel oxide. Comparison was made with a thermally evaporated TiOx-Ti/Si-wafer substrate (control). This method further extends the functionalization of surface sol-gel derived TiOx layers for possible titanium alloy bioimplant surface modification.
Surface modification of titanium based biomaterials by ion beam
Xianghuai, L., Z. Zhihong, et al. (1996), J Biomater Appl 10(4): 330-7.
Abstract: Ion beam enhanced deposition (IBED) was adopted to synthesize biocompatible titanium oxide film. Structure characteristics of titanium oxide film were investigated by RBS, AES, and XRD. The blood compatibility of the titanium oxide film was studied by measurements of blood clotting time and platelet adhesion. The results show that the anticoagulation property of titanium oxide film is improved significantly. The mechanism of anticoagulation of the titanium oxide film was discussed.
Surface morphology and wear mechanisms of four clinically relevant biomaterials after hip simulator testing
Kurtz, S. M., C. L. Muhlstein, et al. (2000), J Biomed Mater Res 52(3): 447-59.
Abstract: The surfaces of worn components hold clues to the underlying wear mechanisms. Previous evidence suggested that the absolute wear rates of acetabular components in a hip simulator were related to mechanical behavior; we hypothesized that the surface morphology of the liners might also be sensitive to mechanical properties. A noncontact, three-dimensional surface topography measurement system based on white light interferometry was used to quantify the surface morphology of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, high-density polyethylene, and polyacetal liners, and their corresponding femoral heads, after 3 million cycles in a multi-directional hip simulator. Comparisons were made with the fatigue soaked and control (as machined) components. Statistically significant power law relationships were observed between the arithmetic mean surface roughness (R(a)) of the worn acetabular liners and the volumetric wear rate in the hip simulator (p < 0.01, r(2) = 0.52). Significant relationships were also observed between R(a) and the elastic and large deformation mechanical behavior of the liner materials, measured directly from the wear-tested liners using the small punch test (p < 0.01, r(2) = 0.54-0.81). The results support the hypothesis that wear mechanisms of acetabular liners during hip simulator testing are related to surface morphology in conjunction with the mechanical behavior of the polymeric materials.
Surface physics methods and in vitro bone-biomaterial interface control
Muster, D., P. Humbert, et al. (1990), Biomaterials 11: 57-62.
Abstract: After a brief review of the main characteristics of some spectroscopic and microscopic methods for surface and interface analysis, preliminary and prospective studies of biocompatible materials (hydroxyapatite, alumina) for implant coating purposes are presented. The results show that the use of complementary techniques allows information on the physical and chemical properties of the coatings both on a microscopic and on an atomic scale to be obtained.
Surface plasmon resonance analysis of dynamic biological interactions with biomaterials
Green, R. J., R. A. Frazier, et al. (2000), Biomaterials 21(18): 1823-35.
Abstract: Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is an optical technique that is widely gaining recognition as a valuable tool to investigate biological interactions. SPR offers real time in situ analysis of dynamic surface events and, thus, is capable of defining rates of adsorption and desorption for a range of surface interactions. In this review we highlight the diversity of SPR analysis. Examples of a wide range of applications of SPR are presented, concentrating on work relevant to the analysis of biomaterials. Particular emphasis is given to the use of SPR as a complimentary tool, showing the broad range of techniques that are routinely used alongside SPR analysis.
Surface plasmon resonance: a technique for characterizing biomaterial surfaces
Corneillie, S. and E. Schacht (1998), Med Device Technol 9(1): 28-31.
Abstract: Surface plasmon resonance is an optical technique that allows the study of surface phenomena in real time, without preliminary labelling. The technique is useful in biomaterial science to determine affinity constants, concentrations, kinetics, film thickness and dielectric properties of material surfaces. This article examines the technology and some of its applications.
Surface properties of PEO-silicone composites: reducing protein adsorption
Chen, H., M. A. Brook, et al. (2005), J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 16(4): 531-48.
Abstract: Silicone-based polymers with reduced protein adsorption were successfully prepared by incorporating mono- or bifunctional poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) derivatives, respectively, into PDMS during rubber formation using classic room temperature vulcanization chemistry. Characterization of the films by water contact-angle measurements and XPS showed that the PEO was present on the film surface, with greater amounts of PEO at the interface modified with monofunctional PEO. Scanning electron microscopy showed the PEO domains segregated into regular zigzag patterns on the PEO-modified surfaces. Significant reductions in the adsorption of fibrinogen, albumin and lysozyme were observed on both PEO-modified surfaces, although the monofunctional PEO surfaces performed much better in this regard. The reductions in protein adsorption were comparable for all three proteins on both surfaces, suggesting that molecular mass of the protein is not a significant factor in determining the magnitude of protein deposition. Western blot studies showed that the adsorption of proteins from plasma to the monofunctional PEO-modified surfaces was also significantly reduced and surprisingly selective, with very few bands noted relative to the control surfaces and those modified with bifunctional PEO.
Surface properties of silk fibroin films and their interaction with fibroblasts
Servoli, E., D. Maniglio, et al. (2005), Macromol Biosci 5(12): 1175-83.
Abstract: There is a growing interest in the use of silk as a biomaterial for tissue engineering. Silk threads from Bombyx mori have a fibrous core of fibroin, the protein responsible for biocompatibility and bioactivity, which is surrounded by a family of "gummy" proteins, called sericins, which are almost completely removed during silk degumming. Three different methanol treatments on regenerated fibroin films were used to convert viscous solutions of Silk I to an insoluble crystalline form (Silk II), in an attempt to devise new processing protocols for the creation of a cell guiding fibroin surface. Human fibroblasts (MRC5 line) were used as probes of the cell-biomaterial interaction in the early stages of the process (1 h, 3 h, 6 h and 4 d after seeding). The effect of each treatment on cell adhesion, spreading and distribution was monitored by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and was correlated to superficial properties (like roughness and crystallinity) and fibroin conformation by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM), used in both topographical and acoustic mode, and attenuated total internal reflection infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR). It was found that traditional methanol treatments where fibroin films were soaked in methanol solution produced roughness patterns that affected only the very early stages of fibroblast adhesion (until 3 h from seeding), while the new treatment proposed could really dialogue with the cells. Its non-homogeneous surface can explain the existence of cells spreading in specific directions and the presence of cell repellent areas even 4 d after seeding.
Surface proteins of coagulase-negative staphylococci: their role in adherence to biomaterials and in opsonization
Fleer, A., C. P. Timmerman, et al. (1990), J Biomater Appl 5(2): 154-65.
Abstract: During the last decade coagulase-negative staphylococci (CN-Staph) have clearly emerged as pathogens in patients equipped with foreign devices. This has fueled the interest in these bacteria considerably and as a result, knowledge of the biology of CN-Staph as well as insight into the pathogenesis of biomaterial-associated infections due to these bacteria are rapidly expanding. Adherence of bacteria to biomaterials is a necessary step in the process of these infections. Evidence is accumulating that surface proteins of CN-Staph are essential in the early phases of adherence to biomaterials. By using monoclonal antibodies in immunoblotting and immune electron micrography we have identified a cell wall protein complex apparently located on the surface of CN-Staph and involved in adherence to biomaterials. Further studies will be oriented at characterization of the protein adhesin(s) and at identification of the surface structures with which the adhesion is associated.
Surface study of biomaterials by electron induced vibrational spectroscopy
Pireaux, J. J. (1992), Clin Mater 11(1-4): 53-60.
Abstract: Besides the identification of elements and chemical groups on a material surface, the determination of its structure, or of the relative orientation of different chemical groups, is probably of utmost importance for biomaterials and their modified surfaces. 'Electron induced vibrational spectroscopy' is a new technique, as far as applications to biomaterials are concerned, and is capable of recording well-resolved vibrational bands from the extreme surface. Basics and the potentials of the technique are presented here for nonspecialists, with illustrations from model polymers, Langmuir-Blodgett films, carbon materials, and ceramics.
Surface techniques to examine the biomaterial-host interface: an introduction to the papers
Chittur, K. K. (1998), Biomaterials 19(4-5): 301-5.
Surface texturing and coating of biomaterial implants: effects on tissue integration and fibrosis
Clubb, F. J., Jr., D. L. Clapper, et al. (1999), Asaio J 45(4): 281-7.
Abstract: To determine whether texturing and coating have additive effects in promoting tissue integration and inhibiting fibrosis, we evaluated smooth silicone rubber (SSR), textured silicone rubber (TSR), porous silicone rubber (PSR), expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and porous polyurethane (PPU) subcutaneous implants in eight minipigs. Some of the implants were coated with type IV collagen (Col) and/or fibronectin (Fn). At 6 months, we removed the implants and examined them microscopically. Texturing was more important than Col and Fn in reducing fibrosis and inflammation. The PSR yielded the best response, including reduced fibrosis and inflammation, satisfactory adherence, and no dystrophic mineralization.
Surface treatments and roughness properties of Ti-based biomaterials
Bagno, A. and C. Di Bello (2004), J Mater Sci Mater Med 15(9): 935-49.
Abstract: Nowadays, the use of implanted devices is a well-acknowledged practice in the field of orthopaedic and dental surgery. Scientific research and clinical experience suggest that the successful exploitation of these devices mainly depends on osseointegration, considered as both anatomical congruency and load-bearing capacity. Indeed, the osseointegration process is influenced by a wide range of factors: anatomical location, implant size and design, surgical procedure, loading effects, biological fluids, age and sex, and, in particular, surface characteristics. For this reason, several attempts have been aimed at modifying implant surface composition and morphology to optimise implant-to-bone contact and improve integration. Preliminary interactions between implanted materials and biological environment are deemed to be governed by the surface properties; they control the amount and quality of cell adhesion on the surface and, consequently, cell/tissue growth. Thus, surface properties govern new bone tissue formation and implant osseointegration. This paper reviews the state of art in the field of physical, chemical and biochemical treatments commonly used on Ti-based biomaterials for the production of biomedical devices. In particular, roughness characteristics due to physical and chemical techniques are investigated; the development of biologically active surfaces by means of biochemical functionalisation is also considered.
Surface-active biomaterials
Hench, L. L. and J. Wilson (1984), Science 226(4675): 630-6.
Abstract: Since the discovery in 1969 of a man-made surface-active material that would bond to bone, a range of materials with the same ability has been developed. These include glass, glass-ceramic, and ceramic materials which have a range of reaction rates and from which it should be possible to select a surface-active material for a specific application. The available materials and their similarities, differences, and current clinical applications are reviewed.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectra of calf thymus DNA adsorbed on concentrated silver colloid
Ke, W., D. Zhou, et al. (2005), Appl Spectrosc 59(4): 418-23.
Abstract: Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of calf thymus DNA were investigated. We have carried out improvements to the silver colloid preparation method of Lee and Meisel in two respects. In one method, the silver sol was boiled with rapid stirring for over two hours. In the second method, the silver sol was concentrated by centrifugation before adding it to the DNA solution. The resulting hydrosol could be stored for 15 months because of its high stabilization. Structural information with respect to the phosphate backbone, deoxyribose, and four bases of DNA could be obtained before and after the DNA solutions were added to the concentrated Ag colloid substrate. The intensities of almost all characteristic bands assigned to various groups of the components of DNA were enhanced to a remarkable degree. The enhancement effect of the DNA solution at neutral pH 7.0 was obviously much better than that at acidic pH 3.4 or at alkaline pH 8.5. Intensity increases of the SERS bands of the DNA solution with time were observed. The SERS signals obtained 16 hours after the interaction of the Ag colloid with the DNA solution were much better than the SERS signals obtained just after the mixed liquid was prepared. This method can be widely used to store the Ag colloid for long times and to obtain the SERS spectra of DNA molecules, and it can further be used to study the adsorption behavior of solute biomacromolecules in different solvents.
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Find out all about our senior management team at POhWER
Helen Moulinos
I joined POhWER in May 2020 in the middle of our generation's worst health and social care crisis – Covid-19 pandemic. The opportunity to lead POhWER at a time where advocating for equal treatment and access in social care for those of us living with mental health, impairment and disability is more important now than ever as our society fragments and becomes more isolated during Covid-19.
POhWER's mission to address inequality in society through social care support and advocacy resonates with my own values. POhWER is one of the Charity sector's best kept secrets supporting thousands each year to live independent lives. I see incredible potential for us to be reaching more people in the next few years, growing POhWER and look forward to moving forward to the next stage of our growth building movements and influencing change on a grander scale.
Since it was founded, POhWER's commitment and unwavering efforts in health and social care has been significant supporting thousands of people in Britain. Our commitment to pushing on those closed doors - fighting for equal treatment, empowerment and independent choices will only grow and our voices over the next few years will be heard louder than ever in every corner of British society.
I live with PTSD and hearing impairment following on from surviving 9/11 attacks in New York and have coped with lifelong dyslexia and depression. It is important to me that all barriers to independent choices and equal treatment for 13.9m people living with disability in Britain are removed in our society.
I have previously held senior interim roles most recently as the Director of Change Delivery at Marie Curie, one of Britain's largest Charities and an established leader in Social Care. Prior to this I was the Chief Operating Officer of Stonewall Europe's largest LGBT+ Human Rights organisation in Europe. Over a 25-year career, I have held senior Organisational Change and Transformation positions the Charity Sector for Age UK, Alzheimer's Society and The Children's Society and the private sector for Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC. I bring a creative, empathetic but commercial leadership style to POhWER.
I am personally motivated and driven by a passion to deliver sustainable change to address inequality in society and have always been an active human rights advocate, believing in the power of an individual's diversity. I have advocated for change in HIV/AIDS community, LGBT+ Rights, Mental Health and acted as a coach and pro bono consultant to Civil Society. For the last 30 years since I was a student, I have actively advocated for Sexual Health and Mental Health reform in New York and London and served as a Civil Society Board Trustee and Volunteer.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Studies from Hofstra University and Master of Science degree in Finance from Baruch City University of New York. Originally from New York, I now live in North London since re-locating in 2001. I have a passion for experimental cooking, yin yoga, long distance walking and off the beaten track travel.
You can follow me on Twitter @helenmoulinos or LinkedIn: Helen Moulinos or email me at [email protected]
Published: 1st November, 2020
Updated: 27th November, 2020
Author: Sukhwinder Kaur
Elyzabeth Hawkes
Deputy Chief Executive
I am the Deputy Chief Executive at POhWER and I am passionately committed to POhWER'S mission to empower people to have a voice and make a real difference to their lives.
POhWER was established in 1996 by a group of inspirational individuals who wanted to be able to choose how to live their own lives and make their own choices.
It is this passion and strength that our founder members showed that runs through POhWER today and motivates me to continue to grow and strengthen POhWER's services to reach out to more people who are in need of support. It is essential to empower people and protect their fundamental human rights and ensure that we reach the most excluded members of society, so they are listened to when decisions are being made about them or the services that they need.
I have a BA Hons level in Health, Psychology, Health Politics and Social Care Policy alongside 23 years' experience in acute and complex multi-site and national services management across the health, social care and the charitable sector.
Initially achieving registration as a State Registered Nurse (SRN), I worked in the NHS and progressed to becoming a Ward Sister before moving into a senior management role within a surgical directorate focusing on the quality of clinical care to patients
I have worked with POhWER for 13 years joining as an Operational Manager/ Director before becoming the Deputy Chief Executive in 2020.
I am responsible for the effective delivery of POhWER's front line services nationally to empower our beneficiaries' people to have a voice and make a real difference in their lives, leading on the development and delivery of empowerment and advocacy services to enable all who need it to have a voice and be heard.
Published: 2nd November, 2020
Roan Dyson
Director of Support Services
I have worked for POhWER since 2003. I began my career with POhWER as an NHS complaints advocate and have since enjoyed a variety of roles managing operational services, including regional advocacy contracts.
I have specialised in Business Development since 2010, having direct responsibility for income generation, contract management including contract implementation, commissioner engagement and contract review and reporting.
This experience has allowed me to develop new models of delivery for a range of Information, advice and advocacy services, working with commissioners and other voluntary sector providers across the country to develop and deliver services modelled to meet local needs.
Before POhWER, I worked in forensic medicine, assessment and treatment services for people with Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and dual diagnosis.
I am also a member of the Chartered Institute of Leadership and Management.
Published: 3rd November, 2020
Head of Training, Risk and Quality
I have worked at POhWER since 2012, and since 2015 I have been POhWER's Head of Training, Risk and Quality. The organisation has to manage these three elements carefully to ensure we have a strong foundation to build on: excellent training provision and dedication to quality mean that risks are lessened for our service users, stakeholders, staff, volunteers and the organisation as a whole.
Although my background is in business, I have worked as an advocate for POhWER and so know the front line as well as the support services. If someone had asked me to design my ideal job, this would be close to it. It takes elements I have had experience in (and great passion) for too many years to remember without feeling very old and melds them together to enable me and my team to support the rest of the organisation to deliver high quality services.
As a team, our touchstone is the set of POhWER values – these are re-enforced through our internal training and we try to live them in everything we do: being professional; empowering others to be the best they can, through our training and through the processes we put in place, the quality we monitor, and best practice we share; and making what we do accessible to all.
I'm very privileged that I get to be the facilitator for our external quality awards; enabling our teams to demonstrate their practises, experience and innovation in delivering high quality services to our clients, sometimes in very challenging circumstances.
Part of my role involves looking at feedback from clients, professionals and others about the service they have received from their advocate or advisor. It never fails to move me when I see the impact that our advocates and advisors have had on people's lives. I'm also involved with our influencing strategy, to widen the scope from individual changes to societal ones. Being able to share the amazing work done by my colleagues, and use this to effect larger change, is just one of the things that makes me very proud to work for this charity.
Tim Jarvis
Hi I'm Tim and I am POhWER's Chief Finance Officer, working with a small team to look after our money. We are proud to support our advocates and advisors behind the scenes so they can get on with their job empowering some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
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I joined POhWER as my educational background was in Psychology and I saw advocacy work as a pathway into a career in that field. I soon came to realise that the organisational values of POhWER and the ethos of advocacy itself was very much in keeping with my own personal values, and decided to dedicate myself to a career in this field.
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Jim is one of Canada's best-known economists: he works for Unifor, writes a regular economics column for the Globe and Mail, and is the Vice President of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
This book fills a unique void in economics. It's a textbook for activists. It provides a comprehensive description (and critique) of free-market economics. But it's fully understandable to average, non-specialist readers. Like trade union members. Activists. Neighbours.
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7th November 2016 00:00 GMT
The US is bracing itself for the political fallout from its presidential election tomorrow, but the art world may already be feeling its economic effects. Along with the plummeting value of the British pound following the country's Brexit decision, financial uncertainties have spurred auction houses to take precautionary measures for their flagship autumn sales in New York.
Although they are prohibited from collaborating on dates, Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips have all scheduled their major auctions to begin safely after the 8 November vote, pushing Impressionist and Modern art into the third week of the month. For the past two presidential cycles, auctions were held just days after the election—or even, in the case of the 2008 Impressionist and Modern evening sale at Sotheby's, the day before.
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"The biggest difference compared with previous elections is that it's not only the focus of America, but of the world," said Grégoire Billault, the head of contemporary art at Sotheby's New York, of the company's decision in late May to hold the sales after the "disruption" of the election. In addition, between October and November, Sotheby's raised the ceiling on bottom-bracket commissions—on which it takes its largest rate, 25% of the hammer price—from $200,000 to $250,000.
Economists who study the art market agree that, although art is unique, it generally follows the same trends as other assets. A 2009 paper by William Goetzmann, Luc Renneboog and Christophe Spaenjers showed art prices tracking closely with equities performance since at least 1830. Although the art market's global nature usually insulates it from national events, election jitters tend to engender a scaling back of investments.
Opinion is divided over whether or not an election's impact on the art trade can be quantified, but Stephen Suttmeier, a technical research analyst at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, has concluded that since 1928, the S&P 500 index has dropped 2.8% on average during election years without an incumbent president seeking re-election.
A paradoxical asset The fact that art is a hard asset can make it more valuable in times of extreme uncertainty, says Goetzmann, a professor at the Yale School of Management. During the Second World War, for instance, "you could take a $20m painting and roll it up in a tube and leave the country", he says.
But art is also considered non-liquid, especially in an overall economic slump or anxious market. Coaxing top consignments becomes difficult, as sellers may wait for more favourable conditions.
The art adviser Stephane Connery, formerly of the Impressionist and Modern department at Sotheby's, recalled that the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided weeks later by the Supreme Court, drove down sales, even in a season of strong estates. "It was very lukewarm, as a consequence, I am convinced, of the uncertainty about that election," he says. "It does affect business, which creates an opportunity for buyers, if not for sellers. People take their foot off the gas."
Darius Spieth, an art economist at Louisiana State University, endorses the idea of moving the auctions on a consumer behaviour rationale. "There's often an element of mood," he says. "You need to be in the right kind of mood because, after all, it's bidding and people make decisions in a split second, so they need to feel a certain sense of ease. It's a psychological phenomenon."
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DIDIER FONTAN
Didier Fontan / Quai des brumes
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Didier Fontan / La croisée des destins
Didier Fontan / La Chapelle en feu
Didier Fontan / Ligne de fuite
After graduating from IDHEC (Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques, now FEMIS) in the filmmaking and filming section, Didier Fontan shares his professional activities between the production of short films, institutional and advertising films, recording of shows for television and illustration photography. He has already made five award-winning short films in France and abroad, a TV movie for M6 and two music videos. His passion for the theater led him to teach for twelve years at the Jean Périmony School of Dramatic Art and to work with the comedians of the Comédie Française who regularly play in its film productions.
In addition to this, you will need to know more about it.
In parallel with his activities as a producer and director, he has realized as a photographer several exhibitions in London, Paris and Mauritius, on the occasion of the proclamation of the Republic with the Cibachrome workshop of Roland Dufau . In 2003 he participated in the Nuit Blanche organized by the City of Paris with Patrick Ecoutin (town planner) and Pascal Cribier (landscaper) by presenting offbeat panoramas of the districts of Paris projected on the facade of the Pavillon de l'Arsenal. For more than thirty years he has been producing long-term reports on Parisian subjects such as the Paris Metro, Père Lachaise, the Little Belt, the Jardins du Périphérique, Paris-Plage or the Canal St Martin.
In 2013, he produced an architectural photography book "The Twelve Works of Hercules" on the occasion of his ten years of collaboration with the real estate company Capital & Continental. Ambassador of the Permajet paper brands and X-Rite calibration probes, Didier works in digital printing for medium and large format photographers in close collaboration with Canon's printing department, an activity he has developed within his production company Les Films des Trois Universes, by opening an art prints workshop in Pantin on digital printers.
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ATOMS NEVER DIE ", 2010
Prod. The Films of the Three Universes
Co-produced with Arte France and 13ème Rue 18 '32
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"STRICTETERNUM", 2005
Prod. The Films of the Three Universes 8 '
HDcam format then transfer to 35mm - Colors - 1:78
Prize of the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Best short film 2005
Prize for the best French-speaking short film - Festival "CourtmÉtrange" in Rennes -2005
(Prize of the Beaumarchais Foundation together with a grant for the writing of a feature film)
Grand prize for best short film Euro-American Meetings in Avignon - 2005
Grand Prize (Golden Unicorn) - Vienna Alpine Festival (Austria) - 2005
Golden Bear of the Ebensee Festival (Austria) - 2005
Best European Film Award (Silver Horse) - Larissa Festival (Greece) 2005
Best Director Award - Cap d'Agde "Top des courts" Festival - 2005
Audience Award - Sarlat Festival - 2004
Best technical achievement award - Valloire Festival - 2004
Best Director Award - "Ciné Childhood" Festival - Tarbes - 2005
Special jury prize - League Festival for the fight against cancer - La Villette 2006
"ON GUARD, MONSIEUR!"
Prod. The Films of the Three Universes 15 '
Format 35mm - Colors - 1:66
Best Director Award at the Black Maria Festival - New Jersey (USA) 1997
Best European Film Award at the International Algarve Festival (Portugal) 1997
Grand Prize of the Franco-American Festival of New York (USA) 1996
Grand Prize of the International Festival of Bilbao (Spain) 1996
Grand Prize of the Aubagne Festival (France) - 1996
Young Jury Prize at the International Festival of Montecatini (Italy) 1996
Audience Award at the Fréjus Festival (France) - 1996
Audience Award at the Meudon Humor Film Festival (France) - 1995
"PICK UP, PENELOPE!"
Co-directed with Sylvie Flepp
Best Actress Award (Ciné Cinémas) (France) - 1996
Grand Prize and Critics Prize-Chamrousse Festival (France) -1993
Best Film Award-British Short Film Festival London (United Kingdom) - 1993
Special mention from the jury at the Cork Festival (Ireland) - 1993
Audience Award at the Melun Festival (France) - 1993
Second prize at the Montluçon Festival (France) - 1993
Movita Prize at the Bastia Festival (France) - 1992
Procirep Prize (France) - 1992
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"The shop around the corner"
by Miklos Laszlo (La Parfumerie),
Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
based on Ernst Lubitsch's film "The Shop around the corner" - 2002
"Dear liar"
by Jérôme Kilty
Directed by Georges Wilson / Stage adaptation Jean Cocteau
Madeleine Theater - 2001
"There is joy ... and love",
from the songs of Charles Trenet
Directed by Jérôme Savary, at the CADO Theater in Orléans - April 5 and 6, 2000.
"Le Cid, the Flamenco legend"
by Pierre Corneille
Directed by Thomas Le Douarec at Espace TDL - December 21 and 22, 2000.
"Gospel for 100 Voices"
Concert recorded at the Palais des Sports - January 22 and 23, 1999.
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Q: asp.net button use javascript return function I have an asp:button control and am using the "CommandName" and "CommandArgument" parameters in the .aspx file. The CommandName is found with <%# Eval("Name") %>, but the CommandArgument has to be found via a javascript function. However, I'm not quite sure how to do this inline. The function returns a number (integer), which is to be used as the value of the CommandArgument. Is it possible to do this?
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I've added an example code (don't have access to the real code atm). However, basically, the CommandArgument should be the value returned by the function CalculateLength().
function CalculateLength(a,b) {
    return a*b;
}

<asp:Button ID="btnUpdate" runat="server" Text="Update" CommandName=<%# Eval("Name") %> CommandArgument= ??? //Should be result of CalculateLength(a,b).

A: I am not sure how you are going to get the javascript to work because the aspx code is running server side and building the output for your button.  By the time the javascript runs the page code has already been built and the button's html and attached javascript as well.
Is there anyway to calculate the function server side and then just do:
CommandArgument="<%= CalculateLengthServerSide() %>"

You don't need to just use the data your binding to, you can call any server side function.
Edit:  Try switching your label that stores the quantity to a textbox and making it read only so uses will not mess with it.  After the button is clicked, you should be able to find the textbox control and read out the posted value.

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\section{Introduction}

Over thirty five years ago, \cite{larson78} first recognised interactions as a promising avenue for triggering star formation in galaxies. This has been a subject of intense work by numerical simulators \citep{barnes91,barnes96,cox06,dimatteo07,dimatteo08,cox08}.  With the help of large surveys, such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, interactions are now established as a prime driver for igniting star-forming episodes \citep{ellison08,ellison10,ellison11,patton11,scudder12,patton13}, active galactic nuclei \citep{ellison11,ellison13b}, and for the creation of tidal tails in galaxies with close companions \citep{casteels13}.

Indeed, it is common practice to use the presence of tidal tails as an indicator of past interaction \citep{kartaltepe12,hung13,hung14}. However, a problem with this approach is that for many orbits, tidal tails may dissipate long before the two galaxies merge together. Moreover, some orbital configurations may be more conductive to creating tidal tails than others. In other words, it could be the case that visual classification (via the presence of tails) might miss a fraction of truly interacting galaxy pairs.

In this presentation, I report a signature produced by galaxy interactions: a ring of star formation. This feature may serve as an alternative to identifying galaxies that have experienced a close encounter.  A more exhaustive study of this ring-like structure is reserved for future work (Moreno et al., in prep).

\section{Methods, Results \& Discussion}
I employ a suite of 75 SPH (smoothed-particle hydrodynamics) merger simulations \citep{springel05gadget}, comprised of three disc-spin orientations selected from \cite{robertson06}: the ``e", ``f", and ``k" orientations -- meant to represent aligned, perpendicular, and anti-aligned spins, respectively. See \cite{torrey12} and Moreno et al. (in prep) for details. For each of the three orientations considered, we focus on five eccentricities ($\epsilon=\{0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.0, 1.05 \}$) and five impact parameters ($b=\{2, 4, 8, 12, 16\}$ kpc).

Figure~\ref{fig:fig1} shows the results for one of our orbits ($\epsilon=1.05$, $b=16$ kpc, ``e" orientation). In blue (bottom), we show the morphology of the gas component for both galaxies. From left-to-right, each stage of the merger sequence is presented: incoming (1-2), first pericentric passage (3), receding (4-5), re-approaching (6-7), merging (8-9). Tidal tails are only evident briefly (3). In pink (top), we show the morphology of star formation (zoomed-in scale). After first pericentric passage, tidal tails wrap around into a ring of off-nuclear dense gas. This accumulation of material triggers a stable star-forming ring-like structure, which survives for a prolonged period.

This feature takes $\sim$0.2-1 Gyr after first pericentric passage to appear. It is triggered for all orbits in the ``e" and ``f" orientations (aligned and perpendicular spins), regardless of $\epsilon$ and $b$. However, when the disc spins are anti-aligned (``k" orientation), this ring-like feature is absent (with the exception of a few anomalous orbits where the two disc interpenetrate one another).

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{moreno_fig2.eps}
\caption{Interacting galaxies with anti-aligned orientation. Same format as in Figure~\ref{fig:fig1}.}\label{fig:fig2}
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\section{Conclusions}

In this talk, I report the existence of ring-like off-nuclear star formation produced by close galaxy interactions. If the two discs are sufficiently aligned, a ring-like feature is triggered on the secondary galaxy soon after first passage.

In principle, this is a promising way of identifying those galaxy pairs that have actually experienced a close encounter in the past -- which, in turn, would allow more refined calculations of the galaxy merger rate \citep{patton97,bluck12,lopezsanjuan13} -- but see \cite{moreno12} and \cite{moreno13} for caveats.

One could argue that, if observed, there might be other causes for the existence of this ring. For instance, a ring-like structure is detected in M31 \citep{gordon06}.  However, based on its off-centre nature, simulations suggest that this was caused instead by a direct off-nuclear collision \citep{block06,dierickx14}.

It is my hope that these findings motivate observational investigations by integral-field spectroscopic surveys, such as \textsc{califa} \citep{sanchez14}, \textsc{sami} \citep{croom12}, \textsc{m}{\small a}\textsc{nga} (Bundy et al., in prep), and the future \textsc{hector} survey \citep{lawrence12}.

\section*{Acknowledgements}

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The computations in this paper were run on the Odyssey cluster supported by the FAS Division of Science, Research Computing Group at Harvard University. I acknowledge the Natural Science and Engineering Research and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics for funding. This presentation would not have been possible without the support of my collaborators: Paul Torrey, Sara Ellison, David Patton, Asa Bluck, Gunjan Bansal and Lars Hernquist. Lastly, I wish to thank Volker Springel for kindly giving me permission to use his \textsc{gadget-3} code, Alexia Lewis for pointing out the M31-M32 encounter and references to it, and the organisers of {\it Galaxies in 3D across the universe} for putting together such an exciting, fruitful, and memorable meeting!

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There are many movies that people warn you about watching so that you can brace yourself for the amount of emotions that will flood your way. This Oscar contender, both picture wise & in the acting category, is one of those movies that I was told to prepare for because of the unreal & traumatic story about a woman who was kidnapped and held prisoner in a shed for 7 years, and during that time had a child named Jake, whom the movie is primarily focused on. As someone who does not yet have children, I can't exact handle the thought process that goes on when it goes into protecting a child and ensuring them that everything is okay, when in reality that is not the case at all.
The way this movie played out, it really captures the innocence of children when we're at our smallest heights, everything can seem so large and grand. We made of the world whatever was put in front of our eyes, and this small room that was run down, at times cold, and uncomfortable, meant everything to Jake (Jacob Tremblay). It was heartbreaking to watch because on one hand you are happy for this kid who can let his imagination run wild and appreciate all of the small things that come his way, but then again the pain that Joy had to go through being subservient towards her captor has you wanting her to break free and actually escape. This movie really tugs at you from the beginning and there were times where I did feel really emotional. I understand why it brought so many people to tears.


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The following paragraph of your biography refers to the experience. You need to start with its very first place of work, and continue to list all subsequent. You must provide the title, your duties, and the year of admission. The following information is about the commendations, promotions, change of specialty. If you except the basic work, teach or lecture, then you need to specify this information. To the end of your biography you need to specify the total work experience.
If a biography says graduate, you must specify its scientific work, participation in student conferences.Your bio should match the purpose for which you wrote it. Therefore, when you employment details reflect your work experience and responsibilities, as well as participation in courses and workshops that enhanced the skills that are important for the office to which you are applying.


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Q: C# Automapper how to create a list with nested mapping? I am trying to map into the list, which supposes to have two other lists inside. Is it doable? I looked at the documentation but couldn't find what I needed unless I misunderstood something.
CompanyActivityReport.cs
public int OrganisationID { get; set; }
public string OrganisationName { get; set; }
public Nullable<int> OrganisationSubTypeID { get; set; }

public CompanyActivityReportTask ReportTask{get; set;}
public CompanyActivityReportNote ReportNotes{get; set;}

My mapping:
var config = new MapperConfiguration(c =>
{
    c.CreateMap<OrganisationMain,CompanyActivityReport>();
    c.CreateMap<TaskMain, CompanyActivityReportTask>();
    c.CreateMap<NoteMain, CompanyActivityReportNote>();

});
var mapper = new Mapper(config);
List<CompanyActivityReport> TestList = mapper.Map<List<CompanyActivityReport>>(OrganisationMainsList).ToList();

A: Guess you problably need to map each item individually like:
            List<CompanyActivityReport> TestList = OrganisationMainsList.Select(x => mapper.Map<CompanyActivityReport>(x))

Edit: Select return a Enumerable so if you wish to mantain the behaviour a .ToList() is required:
 List<CompanyActivityReport> TestList = OrganisationMainsList.Select(x => mapper.Map<CompanyActivityReport>(x)).ToList()


AGF's Steve Bonnyman gives his perspective on recent market volatility, driven by trade disputes, a president fighting with the Fed, and how investors should position themselves going forward.
Commodity markets continue to be shaken by trade risks, slowing economies and U.S. dollar strength….
Equity markets face a growing risk in rising interest rates, but history shows they can still do well depending on how fast and how high rates climb.
What's really driving oil prices higher?
Is the energy rally sustainable?
The recent run up in oil prices has caught the attention of investors, with WTI up 50% from only a year ago and holding at around three-and-a-half year highs.


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The Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre is facing funding challenges. (File photo)
Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre faces funding shortfall
City of Duncan decreases its funding contribution for second straight year
The Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce wants a more stable funding arrangement with local governments to finance the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre.
The visitor centre had been relying on $60,000 in funding annually from the City of Duncan and the Municipality of North Cowichan, with $30,000 from each, to help the centre deliver year-round visitor services to the region.
But the City of Duncan decreased the amount it funds the centre to $26,000 in 2019, and will only commit to $22,000 in 2020.
At the City of Duncan's council meeting on Nov. 18, Coun. Tom Duncan said the amount the city pays, considering its population is just under 5,000 people, is unfair.
"North Cowichan has a lot more taxpayers than Duncan, so the amount we're being asked to provide is not proportional," he said.
"I think the funding should be based on population. North Cowichan is paying about $1 per taxpayer and we should do the same."
Duncan staff were directed to send correspondence to the chamber of commerce requesting that they propose a fair formula for the three local governments — Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, and North Cowichan — for funding the visitor centre in future years.
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With an $8,000 shortfall in the visitor centre's budget next year as a result of the city's decision, a delegation from the chamber asked North Cowichan's council at its meeting on Nov. 20 to raise its contribution to $38,000 in 2020 to cover the deficit.
Chamber president Chris Duncan said that, other than what the chamber itself provides, which is about $43,000 annually, the only revenue for the centre comes from the two municipalities and a small $12,500 grant a year from Destination BC.
North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring asked if the CVRD had been approached for funding for the centre.
Chris Duncan said the CVRD's main financial contribution to supporting tourism in the region goes to Tourism Cowichan.
He also said that any contribution from the CVRD would be limited to $1,000 per electoral area, and to exceed that amount would mean the issue would have to go to referendum.
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Julie Scurr, past president of the chamber, said there are only five electoral areas in the south of the CVRD that don't have visitor facilities that could be asked to assist, but even if all agreed, it would still be only $5,000.
She said the annual funding for the centre is becoming an increasing problem for the chamber.
"We are now between a rock and hard place and are finding ourselves going back and forth between the municipalities and area directors every year to find the money," Scurr said.
"What we need is a single funding arrangement with just one local government who would have a reciprocal agreement with the other governments to provide the funding."
As for the statements by Tom Duncan that the City of Duncan is paying more than its share for the centre, Scurr said more than half of the approximately 30,000 tourists that visit the centre every year are directed to services in the city.
"Our number-one attraction is the City of Duncan," she said.
"We're an economic driver for the city but, unfortunately, they don't see us that way."
robert.barron@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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The Vermont Mariners are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont in 1988. They were affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.

History
Prior to their four-year stint as the Vermont Mariners, this franchise was known as the Vermont Reds from 1984 to 1987 and served as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.  Prior to that, the franchise was known as the Lynn Sailors from 1980 to 1983 and served as the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners (1980 to 1982) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1983).

By September 1988, with the team in the Eastern League playoffs, team owner Mike Agganis had decided to move the franchise to Canton, Ohio. Canton was building a brand-new ballpark, Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, which would have a capacity of 5,700. More so, the Canton metropolitan area offered twice the population of Burlington. Agganis told the New York Times, "Our attendance has averaged out to about 85,000 over five years in Burlington. In Canton, we can probably do between 225,000 and 300,000 attendance."  The franchise moved to Canton after the 1988 season, affiliated with Cleveland, and became the Canton–Akron Indians.

Season-by-season record

Notable players
Chuck Carr
Eric Fox
Jerry Goff
Ken Griffey Jr.
Calvin Jones
Pat Lennon
Omar Vizquel
Jim Wilson
Clint Zavaras

References

External links
 Team history

Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams
Seattle Mariners minor league affiliates
Sports in Burlington, Vermont
Professional baseball teams in Vermont
1988 establishments in Vermont
1988 disestablishments in Vermont
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2015 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix
April 27, 2015 · by anoccasionaltraveller · in Malaysia. ·
The Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix was first included in the Formula One World Championship in 1999. This year I attended the race for the first time. The 2015 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second race in the 2015 race calendar.
Petronas is the main sponsor of the Malaysian Grand Prix
View of the paddock
The Sepang Circuit is already starting to show its age. It really needs some repair and upgrading work as there are holes on a section of the roof and some of the seats are broken. I also noticed that the organiser was still putting up the finishing touches on Friday, the day of the practise. There were also very few activities to attract visitors, worse still some of the activity booths were still closed or empty when we arrived in the morning. I must say the Malaysian Grand Prix is a pale comparison to the Japanese Grand Prix and the Australian Grand Prix that I have attended.
Workers putting up finishing touches at the McLaren's pit
But I guess for the true Formula 1 fans, it's the track action that matters and there were plenty of it on that day.
I like the Red Bull team's attractive livery
Sebastian Vettel, the former Red Bull driver is now driving for Ferrari
My favourite team, McLaren. Unfortunately they are not doing well this year with the new Honda engine
Fernando Alonso joined Mc Laren this year
Some of the drivers were pushing their cars hard to test the limits of the car.
Reigning world champion, Lewis Hamilton locked his front left wheel
Alonso almost left the track as he couldn't brake in time
While the drivers were busy on the track, there was other action off the track for the fans as well.
Ferrari team working fast to get the car off the pits as soon as possible
A Marussia car being transported back to the pits
A cameraman trying very hard to get a good picture of the action
Last year's Mercedes AMG Petronas car on display at the Petronas gallery
Hungry fans can satisfy their hunger from a limited selection of food stalls, one of which is satay, a popular Malaysian dish.
The satay man busy dishing out satay to hungry patrons
Personally, I think the Australian Grand Prix is still the best so far as the venue is easier to access and there are more activities and events lined-up for visitors.
Tags: AMG Mercedes Petronas, car races, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari Formula 1, Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Mc Laren F1, race track, Red Bull Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel, Sepang
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Thank you for your interest in playing rugby in Glendale.
The Glendale Raptors Rugby Football Club features robust programming for players below six years of age to adult. The men's professional team is the Glendale Raptors, and the remaining men's and women's developmental and amateur teams are the Glendale Merlins.
To be considered for the salaried men's professional team (The Raptors), aspiring athletes must be recruited by our professional staff, or demonstrate appropriate ability by first competing on our men's Pacific Rugby Premiership team (The Merlins). The professional Raptors team is a founding member of the United States' professional rugby league, Major League Rugby, which competes from January through June.
The men's amatuer team, The Merlins, compete in the Pacific Rugby Premiership from January through May. Travel expenses are covered for players selected to the team. Glendale Raptors Rugby Academy team is part of the program's professional development pathway, and players are recruited nationally and locally.
Glendale has two adult women's teams, both called The Merlins. The Women's Premier League (WPL) team competes at the highest level of women's rugby, and travel expenses are covered for players selected to the team. The WPL Merlins play in the fall, with players recruited either by coaching staff or by demonstrating their ability while first playing for the developmental Division I team. The women's Division I team competes in the Frontier Union and plays in the spring.


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Spicing Up Fingerprints
By Michael Edmonds • 15/05/2013
Fingerprints form a key part of criminal investigations, allowing an investigator to connect a suspect to a crime scene. Modern analytical chemistry however allows more detailed information to be gathered from fingerprints, a process which is being made even easier using the spice tumeric.
By analysing the chemical composition of fingerprints it is possible to find out more about the suspect, for example their sex or if they have recently handled cocaine. Such chemical analyses can be achieved using mass spectrometry, a highly sensitive technique for analysing the molecules present in minute samples such as the material making up fingerprints.
The challenge with using this technique is that the chemical agents commonly used to visualise fingerprints can interfere with analyses. However, a new approach developed by Simona Francese of Sheffield Hallam University using tumeric as the developing agent looks like it may have overcome these interference issues. When fingerprints which have been visualised with tumeric are then analysed by mass spectrometry researchers are still able to determine the presence of various fatty acids and other molecules, including cocaine, in the fingerprints.
A clever new use for an old spice.
Source "Analysing Fingerprints with a Dash of Tumeric" by Erika Gebel, Chemical and Engineering News, May 8, 2013
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Had a little rain most of the morning this past Monday. Tuesday was a nice, overcast, slightly windy day with temps. in the 80s. Today is partly sunny and temperatures in the mid 80s. Upper 80s are predicted for tomorrow, again with party sunny skies. Friday looks like a pretty good chance of rain. From Friday through the weekend, mid 70s are called for. Upper 70s and into the low 80s next week and very little chance of moisture.
Same pattern on generation that we have seen for the past two weeks. Off most of the weekends. Maybe a unit on for 1-2 hours late in the day and then back off. No generation in the morning during the week, but one, two or three units coming on anywhere from 1:00 p.m. on. Usually, by 1:00.
Thursday, Darrell took Larry out again, this time, with Al. Very good day for these guys on the P&P, and when the water came on, the #16 brown worm under the big ruby midge.
nice 20 inch rainbow. Best patterns for Jan and Mike were the size 18 ruby and P&P midges, and a size 12 olive wooly bugger. Stan had Steve, from the St. Louis area, out for the day. Not as good a day for them. They boated some fish on the P&P and ruby midges.
It has been a week of great days, good days and "where's the fish" days. Places where you are smoking them one day will produce nothing but frustration the next day. Guess that is why they call it fishing!
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Notable events in the history of the Joint Base San Antonio installations
In September 1886, famed Apache leader Geronimo, and his band of Chiricahua Apache, negotiated their surrender with the 4th Cavalry. Geronimo and the Apache arrived in San Antonio by train and are held in the Quadrangle for six weeks, until being transferred to Fort Pickens, Florida.
In February of 1910, Lt Benjamin Foulois arrived at Fort Sam Houston with a handful of enlisted men, a model 1909-A Wright Flyer, and orders to teach himself to fly. On 2 March 1910, Lt Foulois launched the aircraft--Signal Corps No. 1--from the parade field, and subsequently launched the history of the Air Force.
In early 1911, President Woodrow Wilson ordered a show of force in response to the start of a revolution in Mexico. Some 12,000 troops assembled in a maneuvering camp established east of, and adjacent to Fort Sam Houston. Aircraft fly reconnaissance missions along the border for the first time.
On 10 May 1911, Lt George E.M. Kelly dies soon his plane crashed on Fort Sam Houston. Maj Gen W. H. Carter bans any further flights on the post.
In November 1915, aircraft return to Fort Sam Houston when the now activated 1st Aero Squadron is transferred from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The squadron is posted to an airfield built on Fort Sam Houston's cavalry Remount Station.
In March 1916, Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico. During the raid, 18 civilians and soldiers are killed. General John J. Pershing leads a force into Mexico to hunt down Villa. The 1st Aero Squadron is deployed to support Pershing in Mexico.
In April 1917, the US entered World War I, and the now activated 3d Aero Squadron departed Fort Sam Houston and landed a few miles to the southwest of San Antonio, at a new installation east of Leon Creek. By the summer, the Army designated the installation as Kelly Field.
In May and June 1917, Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley are established. Both make up the Leon Springs Military Reservation.
The US Army Balloon School arrived at Fort Sam Houston in January 1918. They stay in the post's barracks for three months until Camp John Wise is ready in April. Camp John Wise remained open until 1919 when it closed and balloon training moved to Brooks Field.
Organized and trained on Camp Travis, the 90th Division deployed to France in June 1918. The 90th participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
Beginning in late September 1918, the Spanish Influenza pandemic reached San Antonio. Over 4,000 military personnel became infected. Although fatalities occurred, planning and personnel dispersement kept the numbers low.
In June 1925, the 12th Observation Squadron is transferred to Fort Sam Houston's Remount Station to support the 2d Division. The station is designated Dodd Field in May 1928. Active flying operations ceased in October 1931 when the 12th is transferred to Brooks Field, south of San Antonio.
In 1926, cameras rolled in San Antonio for the filming of the movie "Wings." Fort Sam Houston provided equipment used to reenact the Battle of St Mihiel filmed at Camp Bullis. Aircraft used in the filming flew from Kelly Field. "Wings" earned the first ever Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps utilized Camp Bullis as a processing center for 4,000 civilians who went to work on public works projects during the Great Depression.
A 1937 exercise at Camp Bullis, along with subsequent exercises through 1939, led to the development of the triangular division. This became the basic structure of modern army units through World War II.
The 63d Troop Carrier Group flew C-47s at Dodd Field from September to November 1942. This is the last known use of Dodd for flying operations. In 1943, a POW camp is established and used until 1946. The area is redeveloped for Wherry Housing in 1949.
On New Year's Day 1944, the Randolph Field Ramblers played the University of Texas Longhorns to a 7-7 tie in the Cotton Bowl. Randolph remains the only military installation to ever play in the Cotton Bowl.
On 18 September 1947, the Army Air Force is separated from the Army and designated the United States Air Force. In 1948, Randolph, Lackland, Kelly, and Brooks are designated Air Force Bases.
On 9 February 1958, A1C Donald G. Farrell becomes America's first space traveler when he enters a space capsule simulator at Randolph for a week long endurance test. Farrell's simulated trip to the moon proved that a human could endure the confines of space flight.
Nemo, an 85-pound German Shepherd, is retired to Lackland from active service as a sentry dog--the first to be so honored--on 23 June 1967. On 4 December 1966, Nemo, severely wounded, attacked a Viet Cong guerilla who shot Nemo's handler, then crawled over the handler to shield him, saving his life.
In May 1968, future US President George W. Bush, graduated basic training at Lackland. He is the only person to go from Airman Basic to Commander in Chief.


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Facebook and Instagram crack down on anti-vaccine content
Pages and groups that spread misinformation will become less visible
By Rob Thubron on March 8, 2019, 6:48 26 comments
What just happened? Facebook has become the latest company to clamp down on the spread of misinformation surrounding vaccinations. The social network is taking a series of steps that includes banning related ads and limiting the reach of anti-vaxxer groups and Pages.
Facebook isn't removing anti-vaccination content completely. The company is reducing the rankings of groups and Pages "that spread misinformation about vaccinations," which means they won't show up as much in the news feed and search results. Moreover, they won't be included in recommendations or predictions when typing in the search bar.
Additionally, ads that include misinformation about vaccines will no longer be allowed on the service, and targeted advertising options such as "vaccine controversies" are being removed. Any ad accounts that continue to ignore the new rules may be terminated.
Facebook-owned Instagram is also receiving some changes over the coming weeks. The photo- and video-sharing service will no longer show anti-vaxxer content on Instagram Explore or hashtag pages.
As well as clamping down on this misinformation, Facebook is exploring ways to share educational data on vaccines when people come across anti-vaxxer content.
It's important to note that Facebook isn't hiding or deleting individual anti-vaccination posts; it is only targeting groups, Pages, and ads.
To separate fact from fiction, Facebook is using information from the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The organizations have identified vaccine hoaxes in the past, and Facebook will take action against any that appear on the platform.
Last month, YouTube channels promoting anti-vaccination, alternative and holistic medicine, or other forms of pseudoscience were demonetized and prevented from running ads.
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