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Catriona Nguyen-Robertson is a PhD Candidate at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. She did her UROP placement in 2013 at Western Health, where she worked with different research labs. Although she considered pursuing a career in Medicine, she finally decided to go down the research path. Catriona is also an excellent science communicator involved in numerous projects across Melbourne… including an internationally-famous science communication competition! Read this interview to find out more.
After your UROP placement, you did an Honours year in Microbiology and Immunology at The Doherty Institute, where you later embarked on a PhD in Immunology. Could you tell us a bit more about your current research?
I am working on basic Immunology, particularly with certain immune cells, the T-cells, that are very specific with what they target. For a long time, we thought that these T-cells recognised and targeted peptides, which are the broken-down products of proteins. However, we have now seen that some of these cells actually recognise and target lipids, that is, fats and oils. These "new kids on the block" are the ones I am studying. I want to find out what they are and what they do in the context of tuberculosis (TB), because the bacteria that causes TB has a lot of lipids in its wall. I am looking at how our body can fight TB using these T-cells and how this could be used to improve the TB vaccine.
I am also studying these T-cells in the context of skin allergies. Actually, it's because I developed an allergy myself during my PhD, so I decided to incorporate that as a project too. I am studying the sun protection that I used and trying to find out what ingredient could have activated the T-cells I am studying. It's such a coincidence! I would like to understand better how the recognition mechanism of our immune cells works so that we can stop skincare products giving people rashes.
Did you know you wanted to study Immunology when you applied for UROP?
Well, I wanted to do Medicine originally, although in the context of research. But I was genuinely very interested in a lot of my lectures and I really liked learning, so I thought that research, being a job where you are constantly learning, could be a good option for me. I wanted to know what real research was and how it felt to be at the forefront of research. I knew that the knowledge that gets into a lecture has been established for years, so I wanted to go to the source.
What was the best part of your UROP experience?
The best part for me was that I got to work in different projects. Together with my original supervisor at Western Health, I also collaborated with two other groups as a research assistant. And I really enjoyed how independent I could be. As I worked, I could also listen to music and sing – music is a very big part of my life. I really enjoyed working in research. So after my UROP experience I said "I'm definitely doing Honours!". My UROP supervisor put me in contact with my current supervisor at The Doherty Institute, where I did my Honours year and stayed for a PhD. Actually, after finishing Honours I also applied for Medicine… But I ended up deciding for a PhD. I couldn't imagine not coming into the lab every day!
What would you say is the key to a successful UROP placement?
Rather than the specific project you do, the key for me is to get along with who you work. And is true now only for UROP, but also for Honours and for a PhD. I also think that a successful UROP experience has an engaging project with achievable goals and allows for the scholar to see results along the way.
Apart from your PhD, you are also involved in a variety of initiatives related to science communication.
Yes, I am the science communications officer at the Convergence Science Network and The Royal Society of Victoria. I participate in writing website content, with some social media action and organising events. I am also a member of the SciCurious team of the Science Gallery Melbourne, which acts as a think-tank to develop new exhibit ideas relevant for the target audience of the Science Gallery. And I also write content for Scientell. So a variety of things!
And you are also a FameLab finalist! Congratulations on your performance. You were selected as one of the three Victorian FameLab finalists to travel to Perth for the national contest. Can you tell us a bit more about your experience at this science communication competition?
FameLab is a science communication competition for early-career researchers like me. The idea is that we explain our scientific research to a lay audience in only three minutes, and that we make it interesting, engaging and fun. I really enjoyed my time at FameLab. Putting myself out of my comfort zone while doing science communication was an amazing experience. I have to admit I have a bit of stage practice, because I used to do musical theatre. I knew I enjoyed the feeling after a performance, so I put myself out there with FameLab and did my best.
The content of my three-minute performance at the Victorian FameLab and at the Perth Finals was about the relationship between the immune system and physical exercise… a topic I started researching during UROP!
Catriona went to Perth at the beginning of May 2019 for the National Finals of the FameLab competition. You can see her performance here.
Read more about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) here.


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Posted at 30.07.2018 | | in Buying Properties, featured properties, News, Press
3 Inspiring and Unusual Homes for Creative Work/Living
London, 30th July 2018 – Berlin has the fastest house price growth in the world according to a new report and its luxury sector is booming.
We have some beautiful homes on the market from classic 'Altbau' (old style) apartments that have been fully modernised, contemporary penthouses in the city centre, and some more unusual properties, see below, for creative living: bigger spaces that would make inspiring work/live spaces for entrepreneurs, startups and international companies wanting a base in the city.
Here are two of our favourite luxury properties ready to move into now.
Work/Live Space in Woltersdorf
If you need a bigger home office or somewhere to host private events or wellness retreats check out this former industrialist Great Gatsby style villa in Woltersdorf. With a stunning red brick façade and historic interior architecture, it has been refurbished to restore its period features and extensively renovated to suit a modern lifestyle. Woltersdorf is part of secret Berlin – lesser known areas that have a lot to offer. It has a village community and is surrounded by lakes, a yachting harbour and an extensive forest so would also make an excellent holiday let.
- Getting there: Just 25 minutes direct to Alexanderplatz from the nearby S-Bahnhof Erkner, and less than 30 minutes by car to Schönefeld Airport.
- Purchase price: 2.3m EUR.
- More info: → Great Gatsby meets garden getaway in 19th century villa
4-Bed Altbau Classic Apartment in Monbijouplatz, Mitte
A stunning Altbau apartment in the heart of Berlin with a fabulous view in a unique setting. This would be ideal office space for private businesses such as cosmetic surgeons, doctors, dentists and law firms looking for an exclusive address in the city centre. Built in 1814 and renovated in 1874, this classically styled apartment was the former residence of the extended family and contemporaries of the Prussian royal family and you can really feel its history when you step inside. High ceilings, double doors, cherry parquet flooring and original staircases. It was divided into apartments after the construction of the Hochbahn (now the S-Bahn) and has been fully modernised with aircon and an elevator. It is a very glamourous space and has been rented out to film and TV companies, so brings additional income opportunities.
- Getting there: Monbijouplatz is right in the centre of Berlin (Mitte), one of the most popular residential areas and within walking distance of all the main attractions and transport systems.
- Purchase price: 1,925,500 EUR
- More info: → Stunning 4 bedroom Altbau apartment in the centre of Berlin, ready to move in now
"The results of the recent reports aren't surprising given the level of buyer demand the city has seen over the past few years," says Achim Amann, co-founder of Black Label Properties. "The growth of the luxury sector here is expanding rapidly, and prices are climbing much faster than anyone expected. We're seeing larger numbers of international investors who are willing to spend at the very high end of the property market, and that is great for Berlin's real estate economy." In 2017 Black Label had a turnover of over 1.3m euros and sold a total of real estate worth over 22 million euros to its German and international customers.
"There has been scaremongering in some of the press and concern about a real estate bubble because of the overheated market but by international comparison Berlin is still cheap. The purchase process is also very comprehensive and buyers have to undergo a thorough credit check. Demand still largely exceeds supply and purchase prices are still well below other large German cities and major European destinations. Berlin is catching up with the rest of the world's capital cities and there is still plenty of room and potential for growth, so now is a good time to invest in property here."
To view more luxury properties in Berlin, please visit https://blacklabel-properties.com.
Notes to editors
ABC News, Inside Berlin's Most Expensive Apartment
The Guardian, Berlin tops the world as the city with the fastest rising property prices
Teleborse, There is no real estate bubble in Berlin
About Black Label Properties
Black Label specialises in international sales for those looking to buy or invest in property. We have been in the industry for over 25 years and have an international team who speak fluent English, German, French and Mandarin. We work closely with a team of English-speaking lawyers, notaries and mortgage brokers in Berlin, who can explain the financial and legal process of buying real estate in Germany and we will guide you through the process from start to finish. We also offer property management packages for both furnished and unfurnished lettings, as well as an interior design and furnishing service. Contact us for further info, email@example.com. www.blacklabel-properties.com.


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Hold Your Horses! Listen to This Kentucky Derby Story [Video]
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Intuitively, the Kentucky Derby would seem like it would have a problem keeping customer engagement going throughout the year for "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports." However, the organization created a content marketing plan "that gives our guests a reason to care," says Jeff Koleba, VP of marketing and programming, Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby). He and co-worker Kate Ellis, a marketing analyst, sat down to discuss that and more with MarketingSherpa reporter Courtney Eckerle. Some highlights from the "Keeping Customers Consistently Engaged Using Relevant Email Content" video include:
- Koleba says one aspect of the content plan follows the story of how horses get into the Kentucky Derby. "Planning that out and accepting the fact that that relevance is going to grow as we get closer and planning into it is one of the challenges that we have to manage," he reveals.
- A tip: Learn why customers engage with the brand, Ellis says. For instance the road to the Kentucky Derby is a great example — customers are interested in the horses.
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Pupil Premium
"You use the pupil premium grant well to provide a range of support for disadvantaged pupils and their families. The wraparound care provided by leaders and the additional health and welfare workers employed at St Margaret's ensure that disadvantaged pupils' needs are met and that these pupils are consequently well-placed to learn effectively".
Ofsted Report 2018
We know we use our Pupil Premium Grant to support our PP pupils to achieve well.
Background Information
The Pupil Premium Grant is an amount of money the government allocates to each school to support children, who may be vulnerable to under achievement, to reach their full potential. It is particularly aimed at pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years. Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months and children of service personnel.
How do we spend the PPG at St Margaret's?
The money we receive is spent on Staff and resources that directly impact on Pupil Premium children.
xamples of spending from previous years include:
- Our Pupil Premium Tutor
- Our counselling team
- Resources such as laptops, iPads and books that support
and enhance learning
- Funding for school trips and residentials
- Payments for Music lessons
- Funding for curriculum enrichment activities
Is my child eligible?
If you think you are eligble for Free School Meals/Pupil Premium funding, please speak to Ms Lacy or apply via the Medway Council website:
Read on to find out about how the pupil premium funding will be spent in 2019/2020
Pupil Premium Strategy 2019/20
Budget: £96,200
Barriers to Learning and Educational Achievement at St Margaret's C.E Junior School
As a school, we have summarised the main barriers to learning faced by some of our pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium funding and list them in our strategy (see below).
These include:
- Learning delays- some of our children who are in receipt of Pupil Premium funding are also on the SEN register for cognition and learning. Many others may find that they make less progress in a particular subject or experience delays in their learning for a period of time
- Emotional or behavioral delays- we have many children with specific social and emotional needs which may have a negative effect on their learning
- Access to extra-curricular activities – we use the grant to fully or partially support subject enrichment activities, some school trips, music lessons, travel arrangements and additional resources
- Other individual needs – we take pride in knowing all our families well and this enables us to provide individualised support, in whatever form that might take.
Strategies being used to overcome barriers for 2019/20:
In class support to ensure that the individual needs of our PP children are met via strategies such as quality feedback, working memory support, vocabulary support.
Intervention support for targeted groups of children needing extra help to boost their progress and help them reach their potential.
Pastoral support for our pupils and families led by our Pastoral and Well-being Lead including our Counselling service.
Financial support available to children from families where circumstances are particularly challenging, to enable them to participate fully in a wide range of enrichment opportunities such as school trips and residentials.
Provision of clubs and resources such as Lunchtime Club, Gardening Club and Typing Club.
How will Impact be Measured?
At St Margaret's, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of our pupils' attainment, are used to inform pupil progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention for our PP children.
These processes take the form of
- Pupil Progress meetings held with class teachers and SLT
- Rising Stars assessments
- Specific individual assessments e.g. SNAP, Sandwell Early Numeracy Test, PIRA test
- End of Year standardised tests
- School based support plan targets
- Any targeted intervention which takes place has its impact measured by entry and exit data
Pupil Premium Strategy Review Meetings
Review meetings will take place at the end of every seasonal term.
At each meeting, we will review the impact of actions taken and will plan for how the funding will be specifically allocated over the next phase. When selecting pupils for Pupil Premium target groups, the school will look at all pupils across the school. There are some pupils who are not eligible for PP who will benefit from these groups if their needs are similar and we believe progress can be made towards individual targets.
Pupil Premium Funding and the impact of this is a regular item in Governors Meetings.
Date of next Pupil Premium Strategy Review:
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In this lesson, Observing Earth's Seasonal Changes, students observe patterns of average snow and ice amounts as they change from one month to another, as well as connect the concepts of the tilt and orbit of the Earth (causing the changing of seasons) with monthly snow/ice data from January 2008
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In this activity, students use satellite images from the NASA Landsat team to quantify changes in glacier cover over time from 1986 to 2018.
Students analyze map visualizations representing the amount of Sun's energy received on the Earth as indicated by the amount that is reflected back to space, known as "albedo".
Students will examine a 2014-2015 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event to identify relationships among sea surface height, sea surface temperature, precipitation, and wind vectors.
Students are introduced to the Earthrise phenomenon by seeing the Earth as the Apollo 8 astronauts viewed our home planet for the first time from the Moon. They will analyze a time series of mapped plots of Earth science variables that NASA monitors to better understand the Earth System.
This investigation is part of the NASA: Mission Geography Module "What are the causes and consequences of climate change?" that guides students through explorations in climatic variability and evidence for global climate change.
In this activity, you will use an inexpensive, simple spectrophotometer* to test how light at different visible wavelengths (blue, green, red) is transmitted, or absorbed, through four different colored water samples.
Using the various visualizations (i.e., images, charts, and graphs) from 2016 Hurricane Matthew, students explore the energy exchange that occurs when hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean.
In this activity, students will use sea-level rise data to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends. They will then determine whether sea-level rise is occurring based on the data.
Scientists are interested in learning how the vegetation (collection of plants) of an area can be used to study Earth's climate.


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In fact, the underwear camera is an ultraportable camcorder - that is, a combination of a sub miniature television camera with an equally small digital video recorder, designed for continuous video shooting while wearing the device on top. Should wears devices that are worn on the head (on a helmet, headgear, or headband) as body cameras? The question is still open, because scientific classifications in our time barely keep pace with the commodity. At least, helmet-mounted cameras supplied by firefighters are considered by marketers to be a separate market sector. At No Fluff Tech you will different types of camera based on your needs.
From the point of view of sectoral affiliation, wearable cameras are located at the junction of classic video surveillance and with respect to its new modification - managing collection and storage of video evidence. In the judicial systems of different countries, the status of video recordings as evidence may vary significantly, but there are also general requirements for files recorded by wearable cameras. The main group of requirements comes down to guarantees of non-interference in materials in terms of their integrity and content. In other words, the hardware of the devices should exclude the possibility of deleting or editing video content.
Technical Specifications
Camera manufacturers are constantly improving their products, and at the moment the actual standard of resolution is Full HD. The optics used in most cases comes down to wide-angle; A number of camera models implemented built-in IR illumination. An important function of body cameras is pre-alarm recording, usually tuned to a 30-second cycle. This means that when you press the control button on the built-in storage device, the video recording starts, starting 30 seconds before the moment of pressing. Recording on cameras can also be activated by other events - for example, in the presence of a built-in acceleration sensor, it is possible to start recording if the user starts to run or falls to the ground. Reported and more exotic sensors - for example, fixing the seizure of personal weapons from the holster.
It is quite natural that the body camera, especially used for security purposes, must be weather resistant and withstand certain shock loads. Given the relatively small weight of the devices (usually from 50 to 150 grams), to ensure the corresponding characteristics of security is not a particular problem. As for the load on the batteries, everything is somewhat more complicated. When cameras are used by security guards or police officers, it is assumed that the camera's operating time from the built-in power source corresponds to the duration of the patrol shift. However, not all models are able to provide this, and the manufacturer in the general case can only indicate the average operating time at normal load. Increased load on the on-board processor in low light conditions, the inclusion of IR illumination, low ambient temperature and intensive use of radio communications (4G, Wi-Fi) can lead to a significant reduction in the effective time of the cameras. And this is fraught with the loss of information of value: at the right time the camera can be a useless toy.
The market boom of camera worn for police is currently in full swing. But marketers prefer to ignore the use of cameras outside the power sector, since these practices are literally before our very eyes. Here, perhaps, there is a desire to avoid confusion associated with the growing interest of the mass consumer in home appliances that functionally intersect with wearable cameras, such as GoPro. Nevertheless, the specific requirements for professional cameras have already been settled, and it is not only law enforcement and security structures that acquire this equipment.
Building up the technical characteristics and functionality of wearable cameras is quite predictable, the growth of this sector of the market is determined not so much by the intensity of penetration into the niches already found, as by the search for new areas and conditions for the use of these devices.
Today, ultraportable personal video recorders are successfully used by parking inspectors, museum supervisors, technical inspectors, passenger vehicle crews, medical staff, and school teachers.
Experts are inclined to believe that confirmation of the effectiveness of investments in wearable cameras is only a matter of time, and the list of professional applications of ultra-portable camcorders will expand from year to year.
Judging by the latest trends in the use of body cameras, they have found their place at the intersection of professional and "amateur" use. Recently, in a number of countries, there has been a volunteer civil patrol initiative. Volunteers, walking on urban spaces, continuously shoot, and when fixing offenses transfer records to the police.
As the capabilities of cameras increase and they become cheaper, it may be possible to implement the integration of video patrols into a single collective surveillance system, where the coordinates of the cameras and their orientation are tracked in real time. The newest cameras already have all the necessary technical prerequisites for this - in particular, GPS and Wi-Fi. It is only a civil initiative, as well as its organizational and infrastructure support.
Among the factors hindering the introduction into the practice of wearable cameras and decisions based on them, the most significant are legislative restrictions. In many countries, human rights defenders are trying to offer reasonable resistance to the use of ultra-portable video recorders by the police, declaring this to be a "disproportionate measure". In addition, the computational power of on-board camera processors already allows the use of face recognition algorithms in real time - and linking a person to a specific time and place in most countries is treated as personal data and is subject to relevant legislation. True, American human rights activists have, in fact, lost the battle with road cameras that automatically recognize license plates. It is possible that the wave of resistance of the body cameras will similarly subside.


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Danny Ward out of Ryan Giggs' Wales squad after losing passport
Danny Ward's passport was lost in the post during his application for a visa and the goalkeeper has been omitted from the Wales squad that will travel China on Sunday.
Ward would have expected to have played some minutes when Ryan Giggs takes charge for the first time in friendly matches against China a week today and against either Uruguay or Czech Republic in Nanning the following Monday.
Giggs will take Wales to China for his first game since taking over from Coleman as Wales manager
He started in goal when Wales drew 1-1 with Panama in November in what turned out to be Chris Coleman's final game in charge but he has played just once for Liverpool after helping Huddersfield Town to promotion to the Premier League during a loan spell last season.
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Westminster Works is a collection of luxurious loft-style apartments in one of Birmingham city centre's most sought-after districts, Digbeth.
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Where best to visit in Africa during the early summer months
Securing a safari in the early summer months can feel like you've been let in on a brilliant secret. At this time of year, many camps are newly reopened and are looking their best, having been refreshed and refurbished during the off-season. Safaris are undeniably expensive, but travelling outside of the school holidays means much more favourable rates.
In Tanzania, early summer offers a chance to see the legendary migration in the Serengeti before the busy summer season sets in. All of our favourite guides tell us that this is their favourite time to visit the Serengeti as the 'endless plains' become just that, with few other vehicles around. The magnificent Ngorongoro Crater is also incredibly lush at this time of year, with beautiful, dramatic skies creating a visual feast.
Meanwhile in Zambia, canoeing down certain stretches of the Zambezi in early summer feels like you have come across something totally undiscovered, with its quiet surroundings, lush scenery and enchanting birdlife. At this time of year the game is abundant, but other visitors certainly aren't, so it is achievable to get a genuine bush experience without having to go completely off-the-grid.
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Less than a week before Tuesday's shooting at a Texas community college, a national organization of college students proposed its answer to campus gun violence: Allow more students to be armed.
Students for Concealed Carry, which got its start after the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, has consistently pushed for legislators across the country to allow licensed concealed handguns on college campuses. The group sued the University of Colorado and won a major state Supreme Court ruling last year, which overturned the university's longstanding ban on guns.
The organization is supporting legislation introduced in six states so far this year that would allow concealed handguns on college campuses.
"Gun-free policies are an open invitation to psychopaths," said David Burnett, the group's director of public relations, in a statement last year after the Colorado Supreme Court ruling.
After Tuesday's shooting at Lone Star College that left three wounded, Burnett told HuffPost: "What we're doing isn't working."
"We all want solutions, but Texas already outlaws guns on campus," Burnett said. "So what are we going to do? Ban them harder? Put up twice as many signs and stickers?"
Details of the Texas shooting remain incomplete. Authorities said they believe it stemmed from an argument between two men, including one who may have been a student.
The incident and at least three other shootings on U.S. college campuses this month have revived a debate over the wisdom of allowing students, faculty or other staff members to bring concealed weapons onto school property. It also reflects a larger debate over the right to have concealed handguns in places that have traditionally been off-limits, such as churches, parks and bars -- an issue that has gained prominence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre of elementary school children.
Groups such as Students for Concealed Carry and the National Rifle Association have argued that laws prohibiting concealed handguns on college campuses leave students and faculty vulnerable to criminals. Most college administrators, gun-control advocates and groups such as the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus argue that allowing guns on college campuses would increase the likelihood of violence and accidents.
"College students engage in a great many high-risk behaviors including binge drinking and drug and drug abuse, and are also at elevated risks for suicide," the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence notes on its website. "Introducing guns into this environment will increase the danger to students every hour of every day."
Andy Pelosi, a spokesman for the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, added that allowing more guns on campus may lead to more innocent bystanders being harmed. "On college campuses, you can have a high density of people, and that crowding can create confusion and make it hard for people to identify what the real threat is," he said.
Representatives for Students for Concealed Carry said they have no affiliation with the NRA or other gun lobbying organizations. Burnett said members of its chapters at universities across the country network through social media, and take no positions on gun control measures or concealed carry restrictions in places other than college campuses.
But the group's goals mirror NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre's philosphy that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
"It's not just a political talking point," Burnett said. "It's a tactical reality. An active shooter will not stop unless confronted."
The group has pushed for loosening gun restrictions on college campuses across the country, including in Texas, arguing that allowing licensed and trained carriers of handguns on campuses will increase safety.
Last week, Texas state Sen. Brian Birdwell (R) introduced legislation that would allow students, faculty and staff on college campuses to carry concealed handguns "for personal protection." Similar legislative efforts have begun this year in five other states: Missouri, Georgia, Indiana, Wyoming and Arkansas.
Students for Concealed Carry has pushed for more states to follow, pointing to three other shootings on college campuses so far this month -- at Chicago State University, Hazard Community College in Kentucky and Stevens Institute of Business and Arts in St. Louis.
Last year, lawmakers introduced similar measures in more than a dozen states, but none passed. In 2011, lawmakers in Mississippi and Wisconsin passed legislation opening campuses to concealed handguns.
Concealed weapons on college campuses are banned outright in 21 states, and 23 states allow individual universities to decide whether to allow them, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Only five states have provisions allowing concealed handguns on campuses: Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin.
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The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine, this May. The chosen song was co-written by Swedish song writer Jörgen Elofsson and British song writer James Newman.
'Dying to Try' was chosen from over 320 entries by a judging panel of six industry professionals.
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It has been six years since Rinty died at the pound in Brighton
And now, for the first time, audio of his selected poems is available to the general public. He would have wanted it this way. Of course, all sorts of problems remain. His assertion that he killed JFK still questionable. His assertion that he was the greatest Hamlet of the twentieth century not accepted by all.
But what is beyond question is that in these poems he gives us a glimpse into an extraordinary dog -- a spirit who, in these querulous times, can, perhaps, lead us to an understanding of what it really means to live and to hope.
The very last minutes of this reading should be listened to with especial attention by those of you who are not quite convinced that the myth of the eternal return of a spirit, destined to again and again, bark at the dark until the darkness yields, is merely the embodiment of a vain hope.
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EAZ Thematic Issue "Changing economies and changing societies in the age of global capitalism: post-socialist case studies"Posted on 2018-03-21
EthnoAnthropoZoom, a journal of the Institute ofEthnology and Anthropology at "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University" in Skopje opens call for the next thematic issue: "Changing economies and changing societies in the age of global capitalism: post-socialist case studies", Guest editor of the Issue Dr. Miladina Monova from BAS-ISSK,Bulgaria. Three decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, post-socialist societies are becoming increasingly integrated into global markets that are dominated by neoliberal ideologies. People struggle in their everyday life with common uncertainties, processes of dispossession and destructive forces but also creatively respond to the new realities imposed by global capitalism. By engaging in farming, factory work, mining, selling goods and services or in labor migration, individuals and groups demonstrate the embeddedness of the economy in social relations and simultaneously become a mirror through which we can observe changing norms and values. For this issue, we invite contributions that examine economic practices in their relation to land, money and labor and cases that delve into the ways in which the economy, both as a social institution and a vehicle of ideology, interacts with other institutions such as kinship, religion, and politics. Comparative and historical approaches would help us to bring the question of whether or not there is anything left from the socialist experience of the 20th century but also when and how economic logics are rooted in more ancient social and cultural features. EthnoAnthropoZoom is a journal of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University" in Skopje. This journal focuses on articles belonging to the fields of ethnology, socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology and theoretical anthropology, as well as articles belonging to related scientific disciplines. All published papers in the journal have been peer reviewed by experts from corresponding fields from Macedonia and abroad. The articles in the journal are published bilingualy in Macedonian and English. Priority is given to domestic and foreign authors of original scientific articles that focus upon ethnological and anthropological problems in Macedonia (separately or comparatively). Also eligible are original scientific texts that refer to the wider region of South-easternEurope. Deadline for Title and Abstract submission is 30 of May 2018. Deadline for papers submission is 30 of September 2018. Articles submission is online: http://etno.pmf.ukim.mk/index.php/eaz Author guidelines and other details are published on EthnoAnthropoZoom Website: http://etno.pmf.ukim.mk/index.php/eaz


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Pressure mounts on Duncan at Channel 4
Andy Duncans four-year tenure as chief executive of Channel 4 has seen the station soar to lofty heights of success but also occasionally scrape the barrel.
Andy Duncan's four-year tenure as chief executive of Channel 4 has seen the station soar to lofty heights of success but also occasionally scrape the barrel.
While Duncan claims credit for the high points – such as the channel's much-lauded digital strategy and its increased share of TV viewing – there are those who believe the former Unilever marketer should also shoulder blame for some of the lows.
Last week's collapse of C4's plans to launch three digital radio stations is seen as a blemish on Duncan's reputation.
The decision to axe 4 Digital Group leaves 15 people out of a job and is a harsh blow to the prospects for digital radio in the UK. It is also a humiliation for Ofcom chief Ed Richards who awarded C4's consortium the licence last year and gushed about how radio listeners would benefit from the move.
Critics blame Duncan for creating the failed radio strategy and backing it in the face of opposition from other C4 executives. It had been apparent for some time that it was a costly non-runner, say the detractors, but Duncan's hubris and his blind faith in C4's golden touch merely put off the day when he would have to admit defeat.
However, Duncan denies that pulling the plug on radio reflects a misconceived strategy. He lays the blame on the economic downturn which has devastated advertising revenues and triggered a round of fierce cost-cutting across commercial TV channels, leading to significant down-sizing at C4. Pulling the plug on digital radio is expected to save the channel some £10m next year.
"There is only one reason we pulled out – we've got to make short-term cuts in investment and it is not the right time in the business cycle for new launches," Duncan tells Marketing Week. But he strongly defends the strategy: "It was a very frustrating decision to take, but DAB radio will remain strong in the long term. For us it was a good opportunity on two levels. Firstly, to make money to re-invest in the core channel and then the opportunity it offered to develop our public value. We stand by the basic strategy."
One highly placed media source is critical: "C4 is a highly resilient brand but they've made some bad mistakes and the radio episode is one of them. It was a waste of resources and they didn't handle the publicity very well. It looked like a questionable investment in the first place."
Even in the face of such criticism, there is little doubt that C4 has excelled in the good times under Duncan's leadership. Its portion of total TV advertising revenue grew from 20.4% in 2003 to a high of 24.1% last year, while its share of all TV viewing increased from 10.4% to just under 12%. History will judge him as a marketer who has successfully made the transition to senior management.
But a familiar criticism of marketers is that they thrive in the good times and struggle in an economic downturn. Their skill lies in spending money and getting good returns on investment. But are they any good at saving cash and operating in a skid-row environment? We shall soon find out at C4.
The general advertising downturn is set to lop £50m off C4's £600m-odd revenues this year, and wreak even greater havoc in 2009. Duncan will cut £25m from the programme budget and take out another £25m from marketing, new business investment, new media and general overheads.
Some 15% of the 1,000 strong workforce face redundancy and the job cuts are already starting to bite. Last week, director of marketing Polly Cochrane accepted voluntary redundancy and announced she was leaving the station after ten years. A couple of days later another senior executive, 4Creative managing director Richard Burdett – former chief at CIA UK – also announced his departure in a restructure of the in-house creative team. With a depleted marketing department and cuts planned in the programme publicity budget, some worry that C4's powerful brand equity could be watered down during the downturn.
As Jim McDonald, head of broadcast at MPG, says of the marketing budget cut: "It is not ideal. Every strong brand needs to be marketed and advertised. There is a long history of seeing top quality C4 posters in outdoor such as Gordon leering at you with a kitchen knife. If that were to be lessened it is going to have an implication."
C4's £15m advertising budget is expected to be cut, though Duncan says the fact that there are no big new programme launches next year will lessen the impact. The emphasis over the coming year will be with on-air trailers on C4 and ads on other TV channels, he says. "Our powerhouse in marketing remains intact. We have made improvements and efficiencies to media on air. The budget may come down, but only because we haven't got any major launches next year," he adds.
He insists that the C4 brand will not suffer from declining support. "The brand remains very strong. From the audience tracking work we've done, the brand family has done very well. We are in good shape to weather what's going to be a difficult downturn. I expect good brands to come through in good shape."
Duncan also has high hopes that the Government will shore up the channel's funding gap of £150m which will emerge by 2012, recognising C4's vital public service role. He believes that C4's lobbying for further government aid is one of the high points of his time at the channel. "We've won the campaign to convince people C4 needs to retain its public purpose," he says. So when culture secretary Andy Burnham announces early in the New Year his conclusions on a funding formula for C4, Duncan is optimistic that the channel will be gifted a way to fill the £150m gap.
The pressure on Duncan could not be greater to show the Government that C4 is a well-run business. As Chris Locke, UK trading director at Starcom, says: "This is an opportunity to show the Government they are wise with cash, not awash with it and are not spending it like the BBC – Duncan's saying: 'We are not that, we are this. We need more money to be like this.'"
The newly appointed communications minister Stephen Carter is considering two possible funding alternatives for the station. One option is privatisation and the other is giving C4 part of the BBC's licence fee.
If Burnham comes up with the cash, it will be a crowning achievement in Duncan's time at C4. Reflecting on his time in office, he says "We've had more high points than low points." On the plus side, he rates strong programming and winning more Royal Television Society and Bafta awards than any other channel. The digital portfolio has outperformed rivals, he claims. E4, More4 and Film Four have 4% of TV audiences, the same as BBC and ITV's digital channels, despite the fact these broadcasters are three times and twice as big as C4 respectively. Locke adds that the jobs cull could be an opportunity for C4 to staff up at a later date with expertise in new media areas.
Burnham admits that "the row around Big Brother was a low point", when Duncan was hauled over the coals for failing to adequately address the racism issue. But for critics, the digital radio pull-out will be a black mark against his name. And for advertisers, downsizing the programme promotion budget could turn out to be a nadir if it hits public perceptions of the brand and means C4 fails to attract new viewers.
Duncan has helped C4 perform strongly. Whether it maintains that performance as the economy turns sour and cost cutting kicks in will be a test of his ability to plough a furrow through stony ground as well as more fertile terrain.


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Genevieve Cua, BT Wealth Editor sounds out wealth experts for their views on mega investment themes.
John Woods is Chief Investment Officer Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse. He is responsible for developing regional discretionary and advisory investment strategies across and within asset classes for private and institutional clients in the Asia- Pacific. He has 25 years of investment management experience in fixed income and currency markets. He enjoys a good game of tennis in his free time.
Cesar Perez Ruiz is Chief Investment Officer, Pictet Wealth Management. Cesar has more than 20 years' experience running investment strategies for both wealth and asset management, with a strong bottom-up equity portfolio management track record. When he is not looking at markets or reading business publications, he likes watching Real Madrid and looking after his kids.
Johan Jooste is Chief Investment Officer, Bank of Singapore. Johan has 20 years of experience covering financial markets in foreign exchange, fixed income and multi-asset investing, and hedge funds. Most recently he was chief investment officer of Azure Wealth, a private client wealth management firm. In his spare time Johan devotes attention to collecting antiquarian books and enjoys fly-fishing in remote locations.
INTEREST rates, inflation and macroeconomic or geopolitical conditions may cause markets to spike up or down. Investment mega trends, however, may serve to anchor your portfolio for the medium and long term. We ask experts to share their picks of the big investment themes of the future.
John Woods: As investors wonder how best to handle high valuations of many assets, they automatically turn to thematic investments that can benefit from long-term societal trends. These investments do not depend as much on the daily ups and downs of the financial markets, but seek to profit from the predictability and sustainability of multi-year trends. Demographics, transformational socioeconomic and political developments as well as technological and scientific progress are at their core.
Credit Suisse recently launched Supertrends: Angry Societies - Multipolar World; Infrastructure - Closing the Gap; Technology at the Service of Humans; Silver Economy - Investing for Population Aging and Millennials' Values which are the long-term themes we expect to dominate in the coming years and provide investment opportunities. These themes, based on our House View, provide a tangible link between today's major developments and investors' portfolios and can improve portfolios' risk/return profile in the long run.
The two supertrends we find compelling are:
Trend 1: Angry Societies - Multipolar World
Since the financial crisis of 2008, inequalities have grown, not so much across countries but within them, and especially in the developed world. Tough labour market conditions following the economic recession were exacerbated by hyperglobalisation and disruptive technologies. This combination left many middle-class households permanently worse off after the crisis. Furthermore, that same middle class grew more and more frustrated about the inability of the political establishment to deal with key problems such as migration and the rise of terrorism.
This led citizens across the developed world to mobilise to drive political change, the results of which have become increasingly apparent. Newly elected governments have strong popular mandates. Therefore, the next four to seven years are likely to bring about economic policy measures aimed at appeasing the Western middle class in the developed markets.
In this context, we identify three investment opportunities which should benefit from these economic policies.
i) Security and defence: The new governments are likely to strive to restore the prosperity of the middle class, invest in national security and defence, and stimulate private consumption.
Consequently, investors can expect sectors and companies that benefit from such policies to see an upswing in sales, revenues and market valuations.
Defence companies are major recipients of government grants and vectors of job creation. Additionally, defence spending is likely to increase as geopolitical uncertainties and tensions between military heavyweights rise.
ii) National champions and brands: These companies can benefit from government incentives to build factories at home or a reduction or suspension of corporate taxes if they invest domestically. Such large companies have an inherent multiplier effect that politicians can use to drive their agenda. National champions further employ a large workforce in their home market. This reduces their vulnerability to protectionist measures and dependence on globally integrated manufacturing processes. Businesses likely to create jobs for low-skilled workers (general and IT manufacturing, construction, telecom equipment) are strategically important.
iii) Emerging market consumers: Emerging markets (EM) have a powerful domestic growth driver in their own consumers (with more upside in terms of exposure to international trade), who are increasingly more attracted to domestically produced items, and spend more on health, fitness and beauty. We expect EM domestic travel and holiday providers, selected domestic auto, pharma and consumer brands and e-commerce companies, international fashion, personal care, quality food and sportswear companies to benefit from strong domestic demand.
Trend 2: Technology at the Service of Humans
Although technology has come to be seen as a threat that could make manpower redundant, we believe the expansion of digitalisation into almost all areas of life (smart homes, smart industries, smart cities) provides more positive than negative aspects for people. It provides solutions to existing challenges, for instance reducing energy consumption, improving traffic flow or increasing crop yields. There are plenty of cases where technology is, in fact, at the service of people.
Two markets that we believe will benefit most from the progress in IT are automation and virtual & augmented reality (VR/AR).
The automation market includes the trend towards smart homes, smart industries and smart cities. Beneficiaries are vendors of robots, providers of factory automation software, IT companies that offer the processing power and management of data or companies that focus on maintenance and utilisation of plants and machines. Self-driving cars, delivery systems via drones or robots and warehousing automation are other examples.
In our view, the VR/AR market is the eighth mass media market that could become as large as the smartphone market (the seventh mass media market, US$600-700 billion) in the next 10 years. Opportunities to grow can be found in the hardware, software and e-commerce space, going from a focus on gaming (2015-2018) to a focus on interaction (2018-2023) and later on e-commerce services (2023-2030).
Beneficiaries are mainly companies that offer gaming hardware and services platforms, semiconductor firms that provide the processing power/data management and online advertisers and commerce platform providers.
Traditionally, the healthcare industry is slow to embrace change, but this time feels different. With the emergence of remote patient monitoring solutions, telehealth offerings and the fact that health education and health management portals are gaining traction, digital health is visibly reshaping the current standard of care.
Remote monitoring strikes us as the area that provides the highest value-added given its utility in managing chronic diseases. Considering that an estimated one-third of total US healthcare spending goes to the management of chronic diseases, the savings potential that remote monitoring offers becomes evident. Further, the provision of medical advice at a distance can also be a great cost-saver, with theoretical savings in the US alone estimated at US$30 billion, and bring healthcare to remote areas.
Cesar Perez Ruiz: We see five key themes for the coming five to 10 years.
The first is innovation. We think a major wave of radical innovation is under way and is going to dramatically reshape the economy. Investors should focus on seven areas: the Internet, IT and data processing, automation, transport, new energy, life sciences and smart materials. These are best approached in a top-down way initially, to identify the thematics you want to invest in, then using active management to identify the most promising companies in those areas and to ensure that these are played effectively.
Another major theme will be emerging markets. They have had a bumpy ride over the past few years, but the long-term fundamentals supporting the rise of EM remain in place: demographics and the EM consumer.
Population growth globally in the coming decade will take place almost entirely in EM, and EM consumption growth could be five times that of DM (developed markets). In the short term, EMs look exposed to Fed tightening, a potential rebound in the dollar, and, for equities, to a closing of the earnings gap with DM.
Risk also remains higher in EM in general. So for now it still makes more sense for risk-averse investors to play EM through DM - investing in DM multinationals with a large EM footprint.
In the longer term, as EM shifts away from export-dependence and towards domestic-demand-driven growth, we see strategic opportunities in EM consumer sectors in particular - but a lot of the large local players in EM consumer staples are privately owned, and the weighting of consumer firms in EM benchmark indices is pretty low. So investing in large multinationals with a significant share of EM revenue (40-60 per cent for some big players) could make the most sense over the longer term too.
Disruptive M&A (merger and acquisition) is set to be another big theme. M&A had some lean years after the last crisis as financing was tight and companies were hoarding cash, but it has picked up strongly this year. It had already recovered in the US, but now Europe is joining the party as economic growth picks up and corporate confidence recovers.
M&A volume in western Europe jumped to US$846 billion in January-May this year, up 196 per cent year-on-year, and volume in the US rose to US$1.1 trillion, up 34 per cent. The key change though will be the increasing role for disruptive M&A, as innovative new giants buy up traditional players to get footholds in sectors they want to conquer, and put pressure on the other incumbents.
Amazon's recent purchase of Whole Foods is a case in point - share prices of other companies in the sector went down on the news, because of fears that competition from Amazon will squeeze prices. Good bottom-up stock picking will be important to identify the winners and losers.
Hedge funds will also benefit - through pure merger arbitrage plays, multi-strategy event-driven books or traditional long/short equity positioning. Activist investors are muscling in - Third Point's acquisition of a US$3.5 billion stake in Nestlé is a case in point, and heralds further disruption for traditional European players.
Private equity is also getting in on the act, offering a longer-term way to play the trend. CVC Capital Partners, a European buyout firm, raised a record 16 billion euros (S$25.1 billion) this year, benefiting from demand among investors for the very attractive returns from leveraged buyouts.
Policy normalisation by central banks could be a real game changer. Supportive central bank polices have played a big part in keeping volatility in financial markets low in recent years, but central banks are set to turn less supportive. The Fed has already started to tighten - its next big step will be to start to run down its balance sheet late this year - and although the ECB (European Central Bank) is further behind in the policy cycle, we think it will taper asset purchases next year. It might even raise rates if German inflation picks up.
Volatility is likely to rise as policy support is gradually withdrawn - we have already seen some flickers - and correlations across assets will fall. That will create opportunities for tactical trading, and will also mean a comeback for active managers and hedge funds - they have already been benefiting this year. Long/short equity should do a lot better in that environment, for example, and we also like global macro.
Deregulation will also be a big theme for certain sectors in the US. On banks, the pendulum is swinging back towards less regulation, reversing some of the knee-jerk responses that followed the financial crisis as their costs become apparent.
There have already been several dozen regulations undoing aspects of Dodd-Frank, for example. This is good news for US banks, alongside rising rates - and considering that their capitalisation is strong and valuations are pretty neutral. Deregulation also looks to be on the cards for biotech, with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the Trump administration's sights.
Johan Jooste: Throughout history, the world has been shaped by the confluence of major economic, social and political forces. These mega trends are typically long term in nature with profound economic ramifications.
At the heart of mega trends is demographics. The world's population has more than doubled in the past 40 years to almost seven billion and will grow another 50 per cent by 2050. More importantly, a growing part of the population will live in urban areas, making urbanisation one of the most profound trends in the years to come.
Medical advances have enabled people to live longer. However, falling fertility rates have resulted in declining working populations, putting serious strain on economic growth.
Trend 1: Urbanisation - entering into the golden age
In the next decade, the proportion of urban population is expected to reach two-thirds. The global urban population has been rising by an average of 65 million people annually in the past three decades, the equivalent of adding seven Chicagos a year, every year. As population growth puts more pressure on the cities, infrastructure spending will more than double to US$9 trillion per year for the next decade.
Trend 2: Disruptive technology
The next disruptive force is the acceleration in the scope, scale and economic impact of technology. Technology can create significant disinflationary pressures, increase price discovery, reduce labour costs and create operational efficiencies. It also differentiates losers and winners. Technology offers the promise of economic progress in emerging economies at a speed that would have been unimaginable without the mobile Internet.
Trend 3: Timeless need for healthcare
The world's population is expected to increase by one billion people in the next decade. Of that billion, more than 500 million will be people aged 60 or older, as life expectancy around the globe continues to rise. The ageing situation is going to be more acute in Europe, Japan and the US. More healthcare resources and service innovation is needed globally to deliver the long-term care and chronic disease management services required by a rapidly increasing ageing population. The middle class is growing and with urbanisation accelerating, people are adopting a more sedentary lifestyle. This is pushing obesity rates and cases of diseases such as diabetes upward.
Thematic investing rewards investors with a long-term investment horizon because it seeks to capitalise on the secular trends influencing our world and because it is an approach that looks beyond the volatile and unpredictable swings in the economic cycle. However, getting the timing right and finding the correct investment vehicles is not always straightforward.
Using purely quantitative methods to identify themes and companies is not an effective approach and automated screening processes do not work because of how subjective it is to categorise how a sector or company can benefit from a mega trend.
Take disruptive technology as an example. Bank of Singapore and Morningstar created a robust framework to identify companies, employing a fundamental and bottom-up approach. The system uses a systematic approach and relies on the deep understanding of each company's fundamentals by over 100 equity analysts. We identified key themes - such as robotics, Big Data, 3D printing, among others - in innovation and assessed each company's (from over 1,400 companies) exposure to them.
Understandably, most investors will have difficulty undertaking the laborious work of doing company-by-company analysis. Hence, investors may consider employing the skills of an active fund manager with the track record to select stocks that provide exposure to a particular theme. Others may want to consider an index approach, investing in funds that offer exposure to themes by tracking specially-constructed indices - an investment option that has only emerged relatively recently. W
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Disney's Parks and Resorts Division Has Mixed Results in Second Quarter
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Disney announced that its new tiered pricing was one of the reasons behind a drop in attendance at Walt Disney World Resort, but the increase in the average admission price and the success of Disneyland helped offset the drop in numbers.
According to OCRegister.com, Disney held its second fiscal quarter conference call Tuesday, which revealed the drop in attendance at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort following the introduction of the tiered pricing format. On the other hand, the company reported a slight increase at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
While park attendance overall stayed relatively level as each of the parks offset the losses and the gains of the others, Disney's Parks and Resorts division reported during the call that revenue increased four percent to $3.9 billion, and the operating income increased 10 percent to $624 million.
Disney's chief financial officer Christine McCarthy announced during the call that the revenue increases for the Parks and Resorts division are a result of higher per-guest spending, increased ticket costs, more merchandise sales and elevated hotel room rates.
"We like the steps that we have taken in terms of pricing. We have taken a number of steps or made a number of steps to essentially grow revenue," Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the conference call. "In some cases, actually, the expense of some attendance where we are changing our pricing approach, sometimes in part to moderate attendance so that the park experience is a little bit better, but all designed with the effect of essentially raising revenue."
Iger also went on to speak about the company's excitement regarding the opening of Shanghai Disney on June 16, and also spoke about the recent success of the Disney Cruise Line, which is part of the Parks and Resorts division.
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