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| Yesterday |
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
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Editor: Chris Redmond credmond@uwaterloo.ca |
![[Woman and man]](/images/2005/0204seretlives.jpg)
Woman and man
are Tara Velanoff and Jay Morrow -- two of the cast in "The Secret Lives
of Sexy Women", written and produced by Velanoff and Robyn Gmeindl.
It's one of eight one-act plays that make up the drama
department's "Upstart" festival. Performances
continue
this week in Studio 180 in the Humanities building.
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Frances Morton of MAREP explains: "This video, believed to be the first of its kind, presents the salient issues related to dementia and dementia care from the perspectives of those living with it and allows persons with dementia to speak for themselves and to share their experiences in their own voices."
She notes that MAREP "has been innovative in advocating for and providing opportunities that give voice to those living with dementia and their families. Sharing these lived experiences in a video format provides another realistic dimension by allowing persons with dementia and their families to speak for themselves; that is, to describe their issues, concerns and experiences from their personal perspectives.
"The video is designed to provide insight and awareness to the issues faced in the dementia context from the perspective of those with dementia and thereby enhance the care provided to persons with dementia and their families. It is also intended to broaden public awareness on the realities of dementia so as to reduce the fear and stigma associated with it, and it will highlight the research and education activities that MAREP conducts to further sensitize all partners in care to the voice of persons with dementia."
The screening starts at 3:30 today in the Clarica Auditorium of the Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion, the west wing of Matthews Hall. There will be time allotted for a brief question-and-answer period, and light refreshments will be served after the screening. Morton said she's expecting "a very mixed group of people -- professionals, informal caretakers, interested public, people with dementia, UW faculty and staff". Everyone is welcome.
MAREP is described as "an innovative program which integrates educational and research activities in an effort to improve dementia care practices in Canada. The goal of MAREP is to enhance the ability of care providers, both formal and informal, to respond to the needs of persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias, and ultimately to improve quality of life for persons with dementia and their families." It's based in the Centre for Applied Health Research of the faculty of applied health sciences.
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Scott Charles of the audio-visual department monitoring an experimental webcast of the 2001 fall convocation |
A couple of events have been done already, says Charles, including a workshop in the kinesiology department in December. The first successful webcast was the sellout lecture by Roméo Dallaire given at St. Jerome's University early last summer.
"The only charges are for payment of camera operators and materials," says Charles. The web site tells more about what's involved: "A preparation meeting is conducted with all persons making arrangements (Audio Visual and you). A detailed description of the event in outline. Date, location and room availability must be considered. Signal routing is planned with the co-operation of IST Firewall problems must be determined and solved. Setup for a web cast needs testing time for both the transmitting and receiving parties.
"Advance planning is the best guarantee of a successful web cast. Contact production services at ext. 6784 for more information."
A test broadcast is available online "most weekdays from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m." and can be watched with Internet Explorer and QuickTime Player (or other suitable software) at rtsp://129.97.53.106/av1.
The "very eclectic grouping of work -- by two kindred spirits over the past 30-odd years -- allows people to understand that architects don't only design buildings, that the design process lends itself to the creation of many other things," he explains.
| POSITIONS AVAILABLE |
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On this week's list from the human resources department:
Longer descriptions are available on the HR web site. |
| WHEN AND WHERE |
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Canadian Alliance of Student Associations open session
11:30 to 1:00, Student Life Centre room 2134.
Federation of Students election forums: 12:30, Environmental Studies I courtyard; 5:45, faculty of science, location not announced. New Music of Leonard Enns noon-hour concert by Stephanie Kramer (soprano) and Catherine Robertson (piano), 12:30, Conrad Grebel University College chapel. Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research seminar: Marlee Spafford, school of optometry, "Searching for the Implicit amid the Explicit in Novice Case Presentations", 3:30, Davis Centre room 1304. Career workshops: "Personality Dimensions" (new) 3:30, Tatham Centre room 2218; "Business Etiquette" 5:00, TC room 1208. International Movie Night: "Talk to Her" (Spain, 2003, subtitled), 6:00, Rod Coutts Hall room 308. Technical speaker competition sponsored by Sandford Fleming Foundation, faculty of engineering, Thursday 10 a.m., Engineering II room 3324. 'Innovations in Wireless' seminar by David Yach, Research In Motion, sponsored by Coop Rankings, Thursday 11:30, Rod Coutts Hall room 101. New Democratic MPP Rosario Marchese, "Tuition Fees and the Future of Education", Thursday 3:30, Student Life Centre multipurpose room. AIDS in Africa talk: Marc Eprecht, Queen's University, "Africans Can't Tell Time, and Other Tales from the Fight Against HIV/AIDS", Thursday 7 p.m., PAS building room 2083, details online. Keystone Campaign celebration for evening staff, Thursday 10 p.m., Festival Room, South Campus Hall. Warrior Weekend activities Friday night ("Winterfest", movies, free skate) and Saturday night ("Mini Monte Carlo Night"), details online. Copyright in Canada information session by Amber Lyons, McMaster University intellectual property office, including discussion of copyright on learning materials Thursday, March 3, 1 p.m., Davis Centre room 1302, reservations required (ext. 3300 or zadilsky@uwaterloo.ca). |
Banerji's paintings range from large acrylics, measuring four by four feet, to small watercolours, with some mixed media works as well. Dating from the early 1990s to the present, the paintings are "allegorical in a sense, as if I am taking a retrospective look at my development as a person," he says. Set primarily in India, particularly in Calcutta where he is from, the works are "about memory, events and landmarks."
One of the largest canvases, "After Tsunami," reflects the ongoing creative process described by Elmitt. Started years ago and unfinished, the painting was revisited by Banerji and finally completed after the catastrophic events of December 26.
Elmitt's contribution to the show includes of an assortment of furniture and design development sketches for the furniture, jewelry and jewelry design concepts, and a prototype of a racing shell. An avid rower, Elmitt designed a boat that would provide more stability for entering and exiting the shell. The hull is fashioned from carbon fibre and Kevlar, with a mahogany veneer.
The updated retrospective of an exhibition held on campus several years ago, the show "attempts to reach out to a much broader audience," says Elmitt. In addition to the faculty, staff and students from the architecture school visiting the Cambridge Centre for the Arts for the first time, the exhibition brings the school into the Cambridge community. "I'm sure many don't think this is what architects do; it may be a bit of a surprise to them."
"And they will not see work of mine that is commercially driven," he adds. "I got rid of that yoke when I joined the university in 1971. The work is driven by a much richer agenda that goes beyond problem solving, and is enriched by a program that is rather adventurous."
Banerji, who is retired as an architecture and planning professor, is continuing the adventure as a adjunct professor teaching a course in environmental design. As well, he's heading a project which plans to revamp a city block of important religious significance in Calcutta.
The two profs have exhibited and published their works nationally and internationally and have co-authored a book on design, Between Lines: from Doodles to Composition (1994).
The exhibition continues through February 26 at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 45 Thorne Street. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.
CAR