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President's Message
Simon Dalton

The following are details of speakers and duties for the next three weeks. If you cannot undertake your rostered duties please arange for someone to take your place.

       
Programme 28-Feb-2017 7-Mar-2017 14-Mar-2017
Topic Teaching Computer Programming in Madagascar TBC TENTATIVE
Speaker Sam Lucas EVENING MEETING Simon Hayden (new technology in the Hea;th Sector)
Introduction Roger Gower TBC TBC
Thanks Colin Lucas TBC TBC
Rapport Colin Lucas Ron Halls Roger Gower
AV Duty David Weikart Paul Monk John Hawke
Cash Desk Greg Carr Colin Lucas Greg Carr
Registration of Visitors John Phillis Scott Burridge Boyne Drummond
Presidents Table Community @ Environment Fund Raising PR & Communications
Host to Visitors   Jon Simcock Peter Bassett
  Nathan Saminathan Richard Solomon Bill Bennett
Attendance Register Neil Shah Bill Strand Dave Birch
Sunshine Boxes Ron Seeto Bob Stephens Ian Bond
  Jon Simcock Russell Toplis Scott Burridge
Raffle Duty John Long Kuei-Sen Yang  
Stories
Dr Nicolle Bassett
Our keynote speakers at our meeting on 21 February 2017 were Dr Nicole Bassett and 2 PHD students from the Liggins Institute – Jasmine Plow, and Elise Jacobson.

Dr Bassett gave us an insight into the Liggins Institute, which is a research centre focusing upon fetal and child health. The aim of the Institute is to rapidly convert discoveries in science into therapies and strategies that prevent or help people manage major health issues.
 
Dr Bassett gave us some insight into the background of the Liggins Institute which was set up in 1991 to continue the work of Prof Sir Graham Liggins and subsequently Prof Peter Gluckman and undertaking research into developmental biology’s application to improving human health.
 
The objectives of the Liggins Institute are; to be a world leading centre of research excellence, continuously increase output of excellent and relevant research, effectively communicate and translate those research findings into practical outcomes, develop and strengthen local and international research partners, source revenue to a achieve those aims, develop and support excellent staff and postgraduate students.
Dr Bassett brought with her two postgraduate students – Jasmine Plow and Elise Jacobson who gave us three-minute lectures on their areas of research.
 
Elise talked to us about her area of research quaintly described as “Does squeezing through cracks remodel the genome to activate immune cells?"  This description relates to the examination of neutrophil migration and how it triggers DNA change. The neutrophil migration is passage of those cells through other cell walls. When the celss pass through the cellular walls the cell has to go through a very small gap;
 
The metaphor that Elise used was squeezing yourself through a bath tub plug. The point of the research is to work out why and how immune cells activate themselves and the theory is, as the writer understands the neutrophil migration is one of the triggers. 
 
The other speaker was Jasmine Plow who talk to us about the development of nutritional supplements to be used to prevent gestational diabetes.
 
She noted there are 3 types of diabetes, type I, type II and gestational. Gestational diabetes occurs only during pregnancy. It is not present before appears during and disappears afterwards.
The disease has consequences for 2 people namely mother and child mother has a 60% risk of type II diabetes later in life and the child has a risk of being a large child, obesity and diabetes and if a girl that child is predisposed to gestational diabetes.
 
The research project is designed to create a targeted supplement to prevent generational diabetes and to eliminate the intergenerational health risks it entails.  Jazmine is part of a large trial being undertaken to try to identify the causes of station will diabetes is it is not certain what the trigger is.
 
If the research is successful then a major health problem could be eliminated. Jazmine noted that one in three New Zealanders are obese, one in two Maori are obese and two of every three Pacifica are obese. Given that there is a direct correlation between OP city and diabetes (10% of the population) it is essential that the cycle be broken and if it can start with gestational diabetes that will be a good thing.
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New Member - Vinod Deywan
We inducted, on Tuesday, a new member into the club, Vinod Dewan.
 
Vinod is a retired accountant and now consultant.
 
Make yourself known to him at our meetings.
 
His contact details are as follows:
 
 
ph 09 5791008 or 021356444
 
Members please update your records.
 
Welcome to our club Vinod.
Habitat For Humanity Project
Habitat For Humanity. Update,

The Gatsby

Join us for a fundraising auction and supper for the Helping Hands Build.

Help us build a future for kiwi families in housing need.

MC: Jeremy Elwood

When: Friday 31 March

Time: 7pm to late

Where: Clouston Hall, St Cuthbert’s College

Tickets: $105 per person (tables seat 10 people).

Price includes supper and dancing to follow, a drink on arrival with a cash bar available.

Attire: Gatsby Glamour

Misquoting Lord Kitchener – your club needs you.
Ticket sales for this dinner are slow.
 
Please register your interest in the dinner so that it goes ahead to support the Helping Hands Build.
 
Please also advise if you have any items or ideas for auction items and if their companies or contacts would be willing to sponsor the build.
More details on the build can be found at www.helpinghandsbuild.org.nz
 
 
Pop Up Globe
From President Simon
 
As You Like It
Presented by the Pop-up Globe King’s Company
 
“I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it”
 
The Pop-up Globe King’s Company presents Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy, As You Like It, at Pop-up Globe Auckland.
 
A young girl and her friend, wanted by the authorities, escape the tyrannical court and find shelter in the ancient Forest of Arden. But they’re not alone. And as the Forest works its transformative magic on all those who seek refuge there, love and life have never felt more precious.
 
Set in the summer of 1642 - just months before the outbreak of the bloody and disastrous English Civil War and the permanent closure of the original second Globe theatre - and performed by a full all-male cast in authentic costumes of the period, As You Like It is an exercise in early modern escapism.
 
The Pop-up Globe King’s Company is Pop-up Globe’s resident all-male company of actors and live musicians, working with world experts to bring you the authentic shock of the old: the effect of Shakespeare’s plays performed in the space and style for which they were written.
 
For the Pop-up Globe King’s Company
Director: Tom Mallaburn (UK)
Designer: Barbara Capocci
Composer: Paul McLaney
Fight Director: Alexander James Holloway
 
​This is a strictly first come/first served basis.  I have reserve 40 tickets based on the interest shown.  Seating will be Reserve A at $165 each (The posh seats). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marie's Quizz Night
From Marie Lebreton
 
Like every year with the district, exchange students collect money for the "Emergency response kit". The money will be used to buy Emergency boxes and send them to families in need the pacific islands.  
 
This year we have decided to create a Quizz night with for theme Heroes VS Villains. You can come dressed as your favorite character on the 1st April at Edwater college hall. Each ticket costx 20 dollars so come with your family and your friends ! We can make tablex of 6-8 persons or you can come by yourself and meet some new friends !
 
If you can't come but you want to give something, don't hesitate. 
 
Because it's a charity, we're looking for sponsor and for things that we can use for a homeware raffle and a wine/food raffle or anything else. It will be with pleasure that we will take anything you can give it to us.
 
Don't forget to bring some cash to buy some delicious cake. 
 
If you would like to come, come to see me or send me an email at marie.lebreton@stfrancoislaroche.fr
 
We are all looking forward to see you !
Thank you 
Marie Lebreton, your exchange student from France