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March Wellness
Tip
Healthy Travel
Avoid raw vegetables and fruits that can't be peeled, as they
may have been washed in contaminated water. Unpasteurized milk
and cheese can also cause infections. Since it's hard to know
what's pasteurized and what isn't, doctors recommend avoiding
dairy products altogether on short trips to developing countries.
Hot cooked food is usually safe.
Reminder of the New Business Card Order Process
To make the process of ordering business cards smoother and
quicker for everyone, a new online form has been created. The
form requests all relevant information including a PO number,
the quantity required and the delivery location. The information
will first go to Marketing to ensure there are no glaring
mistakes and then go to the printer for layout. Before the
cards are printed, a proof will be sent to you to ensure the
artwork and information is correct. The form can be accessed
at:
http://nsac.ca/marketing/services/cards
Flags to be Flown at Half-mast
The flags will be flown at half-mast to honour the passing
of two former NSAC / NSDA employees.
On Saturday, Mar. 8, the passing occurred of Grace E. Jardine
at Colchester Regional Hospital, following a heart attack.
Grace worked for the Department of Agriculture for 22 years,
finishing her career in the Queen's Print office in Cumming
Hall in the late 1980's. Grace will be remembered for her kindness
and generosity and her excitement for a big "6/49" win
for the Cumming Hall crew. Visitation will be held tonight,
Monday, Mar. 10, in Our Lady's Chapel of Immaculate Conception
Church, from 7p.m. - 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held in Immaculate
Conception Church on Tuesday, Mar. 11 at
11 a.m.
On Sunday, Mar. 9 the passing occurred of Mr. William (Bill)
Mathewson, Professor Emeritus, at Colchester Regional Hospital,
following a stroke. Mr. Mathewson taught for many years in
the Department of Animal Science, specializing in sheep production.
He retired in 1989 but stayed active in the sheep production
industry. His expertise and willingness
to share his knowledge will be sorely missed. Visitation will
take place from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 12 at St.
James Presbyterian Church, with a funeral service to follow
on Thursday,
Mar 13 at 2 p.m., also from St. James Presbyterian Church.
Important Students' Union General Election Information
Due to an omission on the ballot, the recent general election
has been deemed invalid. There will be a new election Mar.
11 and 12. Polling stations will be advertised at a later date.
Those who have already voted MUST vote again at the later time.
Sorry for the confusion.
Upcoming Growing Opportunities Conference
Click
here for the poster with all of the details about the
day and a half conference.
Upcoming Course on Bioinformatics
Join the Bioinformatics Platform Applied Computational Genomics
Course (ACGC) for one of two weeks -- May 2-8, 2008 at University
of Toronto, Mississauga in Mississauga, Ontario OR July 2008
in Western Canada (Location TBA).
The Bioinformatics Platform team designed the ACGC to empower
bioinformatics/biology researchers and students by teaching
a hands-on course that outlines tried-and-proven approaches,
as well as new developments. This week long course will assist
researchers and students to increase their efficiency in problem
solving by introducing them to the tools and services of the
Bioinformatics Platform.
After the course, attendees of the ACGC will have FREE internet
access to all the Bioinformatics Platform tools and databases
used in this course.
For more information visit the website at:
http://gcbioinformatics.ca/training, e-mail
Lisa Bicek, Bioinformatics Initiatives Project Manager, at training@gcbioinformatics.ca (Subject:
ACGC Inquiry), OR click
here for a detailed description of the course and the application
form.
Scholarship Spotlight
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Present Bursaries
Beth Densmore, NSFA’s second Vice-President, is shown
congratulating Brandon McNeil, Stewiacke, N.S., a second year
Engineering student
and recipient of a $500 N.S. Federation of Agriculture Bursary.
Also receiving a $500 bursary but absent at time of photo was
Tammy Hiltz, Grand Pre, N.S., a second year Veterinary Technology
student.
Varsity
Women's Basketball
The NSAC Rams qualified for the ACAA playoffs and competed
in the quarter-finals at MSVU last week. Although they did
not win to move forward to the semis, the game against Mt.
A was a great one, with the teams trading the lead throughout
the second half.
Scoring for NSAC:
Danielle Devoe - 15, Patricia Blackie -11, Jessica Mitchell
- 11, Sam Welsh -9, Devonna Coleman - 8, Kelsey Harpman - 4,
Patti Gilroy -1
The team is now preparing for the CCAA Nationals - Mar. 14-16
at the Langille Athletic Centre. Being the host and seeded
#8, the Rams will meet the Cheetahs from Vanier (#1 seed) at
6 p.m. Friday, Mar. 14.
Sam Welsh takes a hard foul going up for the Rams
Kelsey Harpman starts the offense for the Rams in the quarter
final against Mt.A
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