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Destination Space!
On the 5th of February 2020 an exciting event called Destination Space took place at the museum in Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Florian Vidal and Thomas Strober (REVOLVE Fellows) joined Yifang Wei (TESLA Fellow) to showcase their research. Dozens of children came to their booth to try pedagogical experiments and learn more about science. Questions were also asked about their PhDs and day-to-day life at work in the University and on secondments. The kids had a lot of fun playing with the Theremin and were blown away by the optical experiments. It was also the perfect opportunity to introduce basic physical concepts such as waves and light propagation!
3rd REVOLVE PhD school and workshop, IETR Rennes, 25-29 November 2019
Dr. Hervé Legay of Thales Alenia Space giving a lecture in the 3rd REVOLVE workshop, which was combined with the European School of Antennas on disruptive antennas for satellite applications. The 3rd annual REVOLVE PhD school and workshop took place in IETR, Rennes during the period 25-29 November 2019. The workshop, which was combined with the European School of Antennas, was a big success with over 50 attendees from three continents. The lectures delivered as part of the school are available here. Together the week was rich in project meetings to define the final year of all the REVOLVE fellows, the progress of the project as well as social events and networking.
Disruptive antennas based on emerging technologies for novel satellite telecommunication scheme
In the framework of the European School of Antennas (ESoA), we are pleased to announce the first edition of the course "Disruptive antennas based on emerging technologies for novel satellite telecommunication scheme'' scheduled from the 25th to 29th of November, 2019 in Rennes, France. Antenna technologies are core to space systems & services and central in defining the investment return for a wide range of satellite missions. As the frightening rates of concurrent advances in space-related services, business models and technologies are driving the space ecosystem to a new age, the need to re-invent antenna technologies for space is becoming increasingly urgent. While the sector is proactively looking for the next game changer, a whole new class of emerging and forecasted missions place urgent demands for drastic reduction in cost with a concurrent radical improvement in throughput, agility, volume/mass and power consumption. The European proantenna technologies for emerging satellite missions..For more information please see: https://padlet.com/mylink/REVOLVE_RENNES
REVOLVE Fellow attends Alpbach Summer School
How can you know about Earth composition or Earth sub layers activities that provoke earthquakes and continental drift? You can always try to go down a volvano crater like in Journey to the Center of the Earth, however satellite observation would be a much practical solution ! Measuring magnetic and gravitational fields with satellites can give much more information on our Earth that Jules Verne would have dreamt of. Check the maps and data provided by ESA missions such as SWARM for magnetic field or GOCE for the gravitational field to convince yourself.
Earth magnetic and gravitational fields were the topic of Alpbach Summerschool organized by FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) and ESA in which I took part this summer. REVOLVE Fellow Florian joined 60 students from all over Europe to attend this event in the middle of the beautiful Austrian Alps. For more read his blog!
Microwaves student wins prestigious MTT-S graduate fellowship!
Spyridon Nektarios Daskalakis is one of the recipients of MTT-S graduate fellowships for 2019 from IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). Up to twelve $6000 awards are granted each year by the MTT-S globally. The purpose is to recognize and provide financial assistance to graduate students who show promise and interest in pursuing a graduate degree in microwave engineering. The fellowship is determined and budgeted by MTT-S Administrative Committee yearly. The awards were presented at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2019 in Boston.
European School of Antennas: Disruptive antennas based on emerging technologies for novel satellite telecommunication scheme
In the framework of the European School of Antennas (ESoA), we are pleased to announce the first edition of the course "Disruptive antennas based on emerging technologies for novel satellite telecommunication scheme'' scheduled from the 25th to 29th of November, 2019 in Rennes, France. Antenna technologies are core to space systems & services and central in defining the investment return for a wide range of satellite missions. As the frightening rates of concurrent advances in space-related services, business models and technologies are driving the space ecosystem to a new age, the need to re-invent antenna technologies for space is becoming increasingly urgent. While the sector is proactively looking for the next game changer, a whole new class of emerging and forecasted missions place urgent demands for drastic reduction in cost with a concurrent radical improvement in throughput, agility, volume/mass and power consumption. The European project REVOLVE is tackling such challenges.
This PhD course is organized in the framework of the REVOLVE's project to promote disruptive antenna technologies for emerging satellite missions.
For more information download the flyer!
REVOLVE and ESoA
Florian Vidal, REVOLVE PhD Fellow, recommends that if you are a student studying antennas then a visit to the ESoA (European School of Antennas) is a must! Several times a year, many universities organize antenna courses for PhD students . In May 2019, Florian went on a course organized by Chalmers University in the city of Gothenburg and on the topic of 5G antennas. During that week, technical courses and discussion sessions were organized on how antenna technologies can help to set up 5G networks. The courses were given during the day by people from industry or professors and at the end of the day students were given the opportunity to discuss the ideas that were presented during the day. What is 5G? Imagine 10 to 100 times more datarate and latency of about 1ms… Perfect to watch Netflix in high definition or to play in the highest leagues of League of Legends. ESoA is also a social event where I met other PhDs, professor and people from industry. Networking around a beer or a bowling session is always great! Florian would like to thank Chalmers University, in particular Professor Yian Jiang, for the warm welcome and for the high quality courses that will help him in his future career!
Caltech Space Challenge week.
REVOLVE Fellow, Andrea Guarriello, took part in the Caltech Space Workshop. The workshop brought 32 undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world to gather at Caltech and their task was to design a pre-phase A mission to Enceladus in 5 days. The participants came from different scientific backgrounds, representing engineering, science, business, graphical design, and many others. They were divided in two different groups and they were able to benefit from working under the mentorship of experienced engineers and managers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Caltech (Keck Institute for Space Studies and Galcit) and private industry (Lockheed Martin, The Aerospace Corporation and Northrop Grumman).
Andrea worked in his team as the System Engineer (telecom, thermal and power subsystem dimensioning), and collaborated on the scientific instrumentation study as well as for the mission analysis concept and architecture. The opportunity to work with the other 15 people in his team, each from a different background gave him the opportunity to learn other scientific fields, and provided him with an opportunity to refine the rough work done in 5 days in order to have a more rigorous proposal and the opportunity of a conference paper (to be detailed soon). It is uncommon to have 16 people selected among several applicants working together on a mission concept!
The Workshop gave the team the opportunity to visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory under the guide of A-team and X-team experts for half a day. The rest of the day was dedicated to classes under the mentorship of JPL engineers. During the week they enjoyed several lectures (soon to be online) on space exploration, science objectives and instrumentation. We had an afternoon of mentorship from the former JPL director Charles Elachi. He was also available to answer any technical and non-technical questions about their proposal.
REVOLVE Workshop
Once per year, the REVOLVE fellows meet for a training week. This week, the event took place in Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. During this week our REVOLVE Fellows had the chance to meet experts from the telecommunication industry (Eutelsat, Thales, LSS, Sofant) and academia (Heriot-Watt, IETR, ESA). The topic discusses was mainly about antenna systems for satellite or user terminals. The Fellows enjoyed a presentation from an expert who gave them advice to patent their designs. Moreover it was the occasion to have a review of our activities and plan for the future (publications, conference, demonstrators...). Some of them are considering (or have already!) submitted patents which shows that the project is progressing well.
The REVOLVE Fellows also visited the birth place of Maxwell, the genius behind the equations that rule Electromagnetics. It was interesting to see that he had great achievements not only in electromagnetism but also in mechanics, astrophysics, thermodynamics and poetry! The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation welcomes visitors and you can visit his elegnat Georgian house which displays a growing cllection of heritage material associated with James Clerk Maxwell and his associates. To find our more visit the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation website.
REVOLVE cross-fertilises with QV-LIFT
A joint workshop between the H2020 projects REVOLVE and QV-LIFT took place at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh on 4 December 2018. The workshop was attended by partners from both consortia, including from REVOLVE: Thales Alenia Space, Large Space Structures, Prodintec, CNRS and from QV-LIFT: Eutelsat, MBI. The workshop involved a number of presentations from the above mentioned partners as well as an interactive session all focusing on the exploitation of Q/V-band and beyond in future satellite systems. Opportunities that higher mm-wave bands bring to emerging missions were reviewed together with the current technological state of the art and scheduled developments in components such as MMIC components and solid state amplifiers, mm-wave and integrated antennas as well as the management of the feeder link according to the smart gateway concept. Both the QV-LIFT and the REVOLVE projects address technologies at the core of these developments and together with a valuable dissemination opportunity, the workshop presented a platform for ample informal interactions between the two consortia.
REVOLVE in Science Day at George Heriot School
REVOLVE organised a science day for all primary three students at George Heriot School in Edinburgh. The event took place on Tuesday 11 December in the school premises addressing the theme of electricity. REVOLVE brought a number of hands on experiments to illustrate the concept of conductance and how to use play-dough or pencils in circuits. Together REVOLVE illustrated how electricity can be give rise to magnetism and use a home made paper-plate speaker to show a practical application. REVOLVE's Theremin was also available and attracted the attention of the students.
Infinect and REVOLVE
Infinect, prospective Heriot-Watt spin-out funded by the High Growth Spin-Out Programme run by Scottish Enterprise. This program supports academics to spin out their research and become entrepreneurs, funding only those projects with potential to achieve a £5 million turnover within five years. Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura, who leads the technical team, said "Infinect's technology will enable new markets for high data rate satellite communications using proprietary flat antenna". The team includes, Dr. Callum Norrie, commercial champion who works identifying the potential market and customers for the technology. Mr. Samuel Rotenberg, RF- and Antenna Engineer, Prof. George Goussetis and Dr. Symon Podilchack. We are recruiting!
REVOLVE Fellow awarded the Department for Transport T-TRIG 2017 grant
Department for Transport Grant: Advance flat panel antenna for Satellite communication On-The-Move: an innovative approach towards the IoT for the rail industry
Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura has been awarded the Department for Transport T-TRIG 2017 grant which provides seed funding to early-stage technology innovations that have the potential to advance the UK's transport system. "The project aims to exploit our breakthrough in antenna technology providing a high-performance electrically steerable Flat Panel Antenna (FPA) solution. This technology will release new SOTM markets and position the UK at the forefront of building a better rail system." said Dr. Mateo-Segura. The project, which kick-off in March 2018 and will run until September 2018, will allow the team to develop a full technical demonstrator of a standalone Ku-band antenna with scanning capability in elevation.
REVOLVE and the Science in the City Festival
REVOLVE had a very successful participation in the Science in the City Festival which took place in Toulouse (9th-14th July 2018) as part of the 8th edition of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF). REVOLVE fellows together with volunteers from the three institutions showcased their latest innovations and proposed scientific challenges to visitors in a friendly and interactive Fun Family Day. The presented open session named 'REVOLVE - Waves: Radio and Space' allowed attendees of all ages to take part in a series of applied engineering experiments ranging from making your own speaker, setting up your own radio link and making music with the wave of a hand through interference of electromagnetic fields. All public actively engaged with the team and had alos the opportunity to see real satellite components. Being the largest interdisciplinary science meeting in Europe, the event offered a unique framework for interaction between engineers and the general public.
Prof. Anthony Ephremides to visit the Microwaves Research Group
Prof. Anthony Ephremides holds the Cynthia Kim Professorship of Information Technology at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Maryland in College Park where he is a Distinguished University Professor and has a joint appointment at the Institute for Systems Research, of which he was among the founding members in 1986. Prof. Anthony Ephremides,will be visiting the Institute of Sensors, Signals & Systems on 15th February 2019 and will be hosting a talk entitled, 'ON AGE'. To read the abstract and full biography for Prof. Ephremedis please see the EPS Seminar page.
REVOLVE and Explorathon 2018
REVOLVE participated in Edinburgh's Explorathon 2018 in collaboration with Leith Labs! The venue this year was the popular Shopping Centre located in Ocean Terminal. One of the activities carried out at the event showed how researchers at the Microwave and Antenna Engineering Group at Heriot-Watt University are working to use traditional electromagnetic concepts to wirelessly transmit power that can recharge electronic devices. This will enable us to charge our devices on the move, become more environmentally friendly reducing the number of batteries in the waste strem, stored power and re-use it. Other activities presented introduced the concept of sound and light waves, which raised a great interest among the kids and, of course, the big ones!
Congratulations to REVOLVE Fellow Louis for his best paper award!
Congratulations Louis for his best paper award! The paper 'Origami deployable reflector for small satellites' and the best paper award was given by the EurAAP - European Association on Antennas and Propagation as part of the 3rd international Conference on 'Advanced Lightweight Structures and Reflector Antennas'. The Confernce was organised by the Georgian Technical University (GTU), Large Space Structures GmbH (LSS) and with the participation of experts from the European Space Agency (ESA).
REVOLVE and the Midlothian Science Festival!
As part of the Midlothian Science Festival", the Heriot-Watt team of the REVOLVE project is teaming up with Black Diamond FM for a hands on exploration of Radio waves on Sunday 14 October 2018 between 1-3pm. More information to follow! Feel free to download the poster!!
Microwaves Student Receives First Place in International Symposium
PhD candidate Mr. Cristian Alistarh, jointly supervised by Dr. Symon Podilchak, Prof George Goussetis and Prof. John Thompson (The University of Edinburgh), reached the first place in the student paper competition at the International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM) 2018 for his paper "Spectral Smoothing by Multiple Radar Pattern Multiplication for Improved Accuracy." This work was carried out in collaboration with Samsung Electronics.Congratulations to Cristian! The first place prize was well deserved!
PhD Studentship: Downhole Wireless RF Communications
There is an industry desire to create and extend the usage of RF wireless technologies to develop future digital-based oil fields. In particular, this PhD project will assess current evolving aspects of wireless technology to be adapted for providing sub-surface monitoring of Oil and Gas wells. Currently most well measurement communications systems employ permanently installed electrical cables or acoustic technologies.
The intention of this project is to assess and model the physical wellbore architecture and EM environment for the application of wireless RF communications in shallow sub-surface well environments; initially identifying the potential transmission schemes and then developing a wireless RF communications system (early prototype) to prove and validate the novel concept. The prototype, once developed, is patentable and will involve the development of new antennas and RF components as well as the system modeling, design, and implementation. At least two IEEE publications are expected from this research as well as conference publications and travel. This engineering research also has the opportunity to deliver low cost well performance for monitoring well head operational efficacy and crude throughout. Applications are expected for the Global Oil & Gas market sectors. Moreover, this proposed wireless well communications modem system can benefit the Global Oil and Gas industry by reducing the high cost of well interventions ($1 million / well) and can provide a key enabler for deploying low cost well measurement technology in wells and further allow for the introduction of new wireless RF sensor technologies.
In addition to this cost savings, there are significant benefits to production optimization by measuring more wells on a continuous basis. It is expected that this PhD research project, to develop the first RF wireless modem system for wells in the Global Oil and Gas Industry, will change the conventional approach to well measurements and monitoring. This can deliver a cost effective technology solution to enable the monitoring of more wells on a continuous basis. Ultimately this RF communications technology implementation can lead to the lowering of the number of routine well interventions, and, it may be a key enabler to lowering crude costs. In addition, the proposed wireless RF sensor communication system may foster the permanent monitoring of Oil and Gas wells with enhanced efficacy.
Eligibility: Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
Interested potential PhD candidates, please contact Prof. Symon K. Podilchak, for enquires. Applicants should apply through the Heriot-Watt University portal.
Electromagnetic sensors for wearable healthcare applications
Wearable electronics technology for healthcare management, personal safety, and consumer products enhancement has the potential to transform our everyday life and improve the quality of living of healthcare patients and athletes. Non-invasive healthcare monitoring of body signal bio-parameters – such as movements, respiration, and temperature – without physical intervention or interaction with the patient is particularly of interest in this project. To date, the widespread adoption of many body wearables is limited due to intrinsic limitations mainly related to the flexible/rigid interface: complex wiring, mechanical/electrical reliability, presence of rigid and bulky batteries and charging circuits, washability. Seamless integration is key for user convenience that will ultimately lead to adoption of the technology in everyday applications.
This PhD research project envisages developing a wireless body sensor reader that can detect and estimate human body signals through a passive radio-frequency interrogation process and will be integrated with a sensing antenna. It is expected that this PhD research project will change the conventional approach to wearable healthcare electronics, ultimately leading to novel RF circuit architectures that take advantage of modern System-on-a-Package and System-on-a-Chip technology developments, and it may be a key enabler in lowering healthcare costs, particularly for the elderly.
Eligibility: DTP (UK nationals, or EU citizens who lived in the UK for the past 3 years)
REVOLVE key speakers at Eucap2018
Eucap 2018 in London UK was the perfect location for the convened session on Antenna Needs and Solutions for Future Space Missions organized by Dr. Ettorre and Dr. Legay. Key players from Europe, USA, Canada and Japan showcased their latest results for Space. It proved to be the perfect time to disseminate the latest achievements of REVOLVE to an audience exceeding the 150 attendees. Indeed there was the need for additional chairs to be brought in to accommodate the never ending new attendees. In the future, we can look to some exciting future collaborations that will generate some great Space solutions. Thank you to the organizers for supporting such a successful convened session…way to go REVOLVE!"
Congratulations also to Dr. Mauro Ettorre, REVOLVE Fellow, who was co-recipient of the 'Best Paper Award in Electromagnetics and Antenna Theory'.
Scientific Workshop on Satellite On The Move User Terminal Antennas at EUCAP 2018
Revolve together with the European Space Agency, Harwell (Dr. Fabrizio de Paolis) organised the Scientific Workshop "Satellite On The Move User Terminal Antennas" as part of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2018 in London. The workshop consisted of a series of academic and industrial colloquia from experts, start-ups and key providers of On-The-Move (OTM) connectivity including the European Space Agency:'Ground Segment for Satcom on the Move: the customer perspective'; Thales Alenia Space: 'Active Antenna for SOTM'; Viasat: 'Mobile Satellite Communication Terminals at Ku- and Ka-band at Viasat'; Satixfy: 'Integrated solutions for Satcom on the move'; Wave-up: 'LC-based reconfigurable metasurface antennas for SOTM user terminals'; Universita della Calabria: 'Active antennas for SOTM'; and, Heriot-Watt University: 'Recent Developments at Heriot-Watt: Antenna Technology for future Satcom on the move systems'.
The workshop aimed to cover aspects from user terminal requirements (cost, performance), overview of 5G requirements, state of the art on SOTM user terminal antennas, and in general applications to business that are timely demands to the antenna community. With a focus on high growth markets such as aeronautical, maritime, defence, as well as public transit, the workshop allowed for a highly interactive and engaging session for both the invited speakers and the more than 40 participants.
REVOLVE partner was key-note speaker at JCMM2018
Hervé LEGAY was invited to give a key-note presentation at 'Journées de Caractérisation Microondes et Matériaux', on the 20th of March, in Sorbonne University, Paris. The topic of the presentation was : "Which materials for future space missions". The advent of novel materials are essential for the emergence of disruptive antenna concepts for space missions. Approximately an hundred of engineers and scientists, mostly specialized in material engineering, attended the presentation. Technical exchanges followed in the area of reconfigurable materials, absorbers, thermal engineering.
REVOLVE teaming up with ESA in European PhD School on Antennas for Space Applications Course
REVOLVE has teamed up with the Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC) for the delivery of the Course on Antennas for Space Applications, organised by the European School of Antennas (ESoA). The course will take place at ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) from 12 to 16 March 2018. The general objectives of the European School of Antennas are:
• strengthening the European excellence on antennas
• completing the individual PhD curricula of students in Electrical and Information Engineering by offering interaction with the best trainers in Europe
• increasing the link between European Universities and Industries in antenna research and development
• facilitating the interchange of ideas among early stage researchers and teachers, thus increasing the future mobility and synergy
The school is coordinated so that the courses have the same format and apply common basic rules for exams and credits.
The specific objectives of the Course on Antennas for Space Applications:
• provide an overview of design approaches, constraints and technical solutions for Space Antennas addressing both theoretical and technological issues
• focus on main space applications such as telecommunication, earth observation and science, navigation, data transmission antennas
• address radiofrequency, mechanical and thermal design, material technology and test aspects
• provide an insight of satellite and space antenna testing with a visit to ESTEC satellite and antenna test facilities.
More information on the course, on the venue and the registration form can be found on the ESA Conference Website:
Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura , Marie-Curie Fellow, attended the 38th Antenna Workshop organised by the Antenna and Sub-Millimetre Wave Section, from the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality (D/TEC-EFA) of the European Space Agency (ESA) with the support of the Application Directorates of ESA. The workshop was held from the 3rd to the 6th of October 2017 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Dr. Mateo-Segura presented gave an oral presentation on novel circularly polarised lens antennas based on transformation electromagnetics and presented 2 more papers in the shape of posters about microwave dielectric waveplates and bifocal lenses for multibeam antenna applications.
Space Tech's entrepreneur programme
Mr. Samuel Rotenberg, PhD student of Revolve Fellow Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura, attended the fully funded 2-day Space Tech Entrepreneur's Programme organised by SETsquared Partnership, 1st-2nd of November 2017. This high-impact, fast-track programme is specially designed for entrepreneurs with an idea for a new technology product or service or founders of existing high-tech companies needing a boost to the next level. Samuel, who has an entrepreneur spirit, learnt the essential elements of starting a business such as getting to problem/solution fit, identifying the market opportunity and building a financial plan. He also had a fantastic opportunity to present our new innovations in relation to downstream space applications.
Future space engineers boldly go....
Heriot-Watt University has welcomed its next generation of space engineers. An international cohort of seven PhD students have embarked on a new four-year course named the REVOLVE project. The project aims to examine and utilise latest technology in order to address a rapidly growing need to simplify the build process of satellites at reduced costs. Project Coordinator, Professor George Goussetis of Heriot Watt University explained: "This is the start of an extremely interesting but ultimately exciting journey for these PhD students. "The REVOLVE project provides them with a unique, multi-disciplinary learning experience to ensure they are industry ready. As such, the REVOLVE project not only has a great deal of learning elements at Heriot Watt but also allows students to carry out their valuable research work at five other European institutions including universities, research centres and large satellite integrators." REVOLVE is coordinated by Heriot-Watt but run in partnership with leading research and development laboratories around Europe that specialise in satellite technology, namely; radio frequency electronics and antennas. The students will spend time at each laboratory - located in universities, industry and technology institutes – where they will develop their scientific knowledge. Prof. Goussetis continued: "As part of their learning programme, the young researchers will spend two months at Thales Alenia Space in France where they will branch off into their own research path.
"Thanks to the rapid evolution of new technologies, this is a very exciting time to be involved in the space industry. These students will be at the coal-face, so to speak, when it comes to developing new technology. They will help shape the future of space telecommunication missions, which effects everyday services including broadband, mobile phones and social media."
Later this month the team will travel to Toulouse in France to attend the projects annual workshop at Thales Alenia Space. There they will be joined by representatives from the other agencies involved in REVOLVE.
Thales Alenia Space is committed to training tomorrow's European engineers and researchers
A warm welcome to our seven new doctoral candidates who have started their programmes as part of the H2020 project REVOLVE. They will spend the next two months at Thales Alenia Space and will be mentored by Hervé Legay from the Research & Technology Department along with 15 experts from the company. The young researchers will use this two month period to settle into their own research path. They will plunge into real 'industry culture', familarize themselves with the Thales work environment, and also meet specialised engineers who will introduce them to the challenges inherent in the world of space communications.
The objective of our doctoral candidates is develop their scientific excellence so they will be capable of proposing disruptive solutions, techniques and methods, especially for very high throughput satellites (VHTS), mini-geo satellites, mega-constellations, convergence with 5G and more.They will then join our partners in this program to continue their research over the next two to three years. Each PhD student has a specific research project, with a personal secondment plan. Joint research is fostered through collaborative preparation of demonstrators and training in cohort. The student will be back in Toulouse for the last year, they will transfer to Thales Alenia Space the results of their research and any products that have been developed.
The REVOLVE project reflects our close relationship with our partners in academia, such as Heriot-Watt University in Edinburg and the IETR electronics and telecom research center in Rennes, with which we operate a joint lab dubbed Merlin. We have also teamed up with two partners specialized in new technologies, LSS in Munich, an expert in deployable structures, and Prodintec in Gijón (Spain), for additive manufacturing.
REVOLVE is presented at the UK's 5G Innovation Centre to a list of industrial attendees
An overview of the REVOLVE project was presented by Prof. George Goussetis to an audience of UK industrialists from the space sector including operators, integrators and terminal manufacturers as well as space agencies. The event took place on 28 September at the UK's 5G Innovation Centre and was co-organised with the Satellite Terminal Working Group Knowledge Transfer Network of Innovate UK with a theme addressing the role of satellite communications in 5G systems.
REVOLVE Outreach and Space for Kids!
Juline Legay is presently preparing for her exams for a Business School in France and has created and developed this Outreach Initiative for REVOLVE! Juline has a strong interest in communication and enjoyed a short internship in the communication department of Thales Alenia Space in Toulouse 4 years ago. This summer, Juline volunteered for a one month internship in Heriot-Watt University, where she worked on outreach activities as part of the Revolve project. She was supervised by Prof. George Goussetis and Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura and during the internship the main focus was on two objectives: Dissemination of the research and space telecommunications activities for kids and finding ways to dismantle the barriers that prevent girls from becoming engineers. With the assistance of Lynn, REVOLVE Administrator, Juline set up the Revolve Outreach website, developing a website that is more accessible for the younger audience. Juline also created a series of short videos that explain what a satellite is and how it moves in orbit. She included some videos promoting women for engineering along with an additional video of Herve Legay, Technical Director at Thales Alenia Space (France), presenting the Revolve project. Juline also suggested the communication project 'Space for Kids', the objective of which is to create a regular link with young pupils throughout Europe and their research team. Some details surrounding Space for Kids and the PhD students have already been presented on REVOLVE Outreach. The REVOLVE group agree that it will be a great platform to carry out their dissemination activities, and give sense to the scientific adventure! It will be also a great opportunity for the kids to follow our group of researchers, learn more about space, and hopefully encourage them to consider engineering as a vocation. This link could be implemented with the use of social networks and we have planned a competition which will include ludic activities. Juline hopes that this project will interest the wider public and that both the kids and students will be happy to take part in the exciting initiative!! about space, and hopefully encourage them to consider engineering as a vocation. This link could be implemented with the use of social networks and we have planned a competition which will include ludic activities. Juline hopes that this project will interest the wider public and that both the kids and students will be happy to take part in the exciting initiative!!
2nd REVOLVE General Assembly and Interviews
The second general assembly of REVOLVE took place during 12-13 June at Thales Research and Technology premises in Palaiseau. In addition to its purpose of providing an opportunity to refine the schedule of the technical activities, a key element of this meeting was to interview selected and shortlisted candidates. It was very promising for REVOLVE that all interviewed candidates were of very high quality. Another focus of the meeting was the planning of the 1st REVOLVE training event, scheduled for the last quarter of 2017.
Antenna workshop hosted by Catapult
Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura was invited to give a talk at the Antenna Workshop hosted by the Catapult (Satellite Applications) in collaboration with the KTN's Satellite Terminals Working Group (STWG) https://sa.catapult.org.uk/news-events-gallery/events/2nd-antenna-workshop/. Dr. Mateo-Segura discussed the most "Recent developments at Heriot-Watt University in Antenna Technology for future satellite communication systems" highlighting the key findings of several EU and national projects. The workshop aimed to inform delegates on current challenges and share the latest in technological developments. It attracted over 30 satellite operators, terminal manufacturers, antenna suppliers and academics (Delegate list: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media.sa.catapult/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/11151358/Antenna-Workshop-delegate-list.pdf) and was a great networking opportunity.
Revolve partner attends the Aurora Leadership Development Programme
Dr. Carolina Mateo-Segura has completed the Aurora Leadership Development Programme 2017 run by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. The programme consisted of 4 development days, 1 action learning day, self-directed learning and a 5 month mentoring partnership. Dr. Mateo-Segura said: "It is being an absolute great experience, very inspirational, a fantastic opportunity for networking and to understand that you are not alone; that your worries are the worries of others, that your challenges are common and that failing is also a way to succeed much faster." This women's leadership development initiative aims to encourage women in academic and professional roles to think of themselves as leaders and develop leadership skills, and to help institutions maximise the potential of their female staff.
1st REVOLVE General Assembly
The 1st REVOLVE General Assembly took place on Wednesday 22 March 2017 in the fringe of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2017) in Paris. The meeting was organised in a dedicated meeting room within the conference venue and in addition to in person representation by all project partners, we were delighted to have the participation of Dr. Hector Fenech (Director of Future Satellite Systems at EUTELSAT) in an advisory role as well as Dr. Cyril Mangenot (Head of Radio Frequency Payloads & Technology Division at ESA/ESTEC) as an observer. During the meeting, preliminary presentation for each of the seven PhD projects associated with the Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) were given by the corresponding supervisory teams followed by technical discussions. The possibility of organising a visit by the ESR cohort to EUTELSAT was positively approached. Moreover during EuCAP it was in principle agreed to co-ordinate the REVOLVE training schools with the European School on Antennas PhD school on satellite antennas organised by ESA. Overall it has been a very fruitful week for REVOLVE with good progress on the links across the project and its partners and significant contribution towards the refinement of the project activities.
REVOLVE convenes a special session at EuCAP 2017
REVOLVE convened a special session on Recent developments in antenna technologies for emerging satellite systems as part of the schedule of the 2017 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2017). The session, which was convened by Dr. Mauro Ettorre and George Goussetis of REVOLVE in collaboration with Dr. James Nessel of NASA, provided a forum to showcase latest developments in ground and space segment antennas and systems for a range of emerging space missions. The session (which included presentations by Thales Alenia Space, European Space Agency, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratories and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was very well attended by 100 conference participants and triggered interesting discussions throughout. With an attendance over 1000 delegates, EuCAP is providing the ideal place for the exchange of scientific and technical information, and to foster collaboration and cooperation in the Antenna and Propagation domain, at both European and global levels
1st REVOLVE General Assembly at EuCAP
The 1st General Assembly of REVOLVE is scheduled for Wednesday 22 March 2017. The meeting will be held together with the 2017 European Conferences on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (room 313/314 reserved in the conference venue) between 9.30am to 11.30am. The scope of the meeting will be to review the technical details of the PhD programmes planned for REVOLE with the view of refining and integrating those. A report from the day will be available after the event has taken place.
PhD student positions with REVOLVE
Structured around a major European satellite integrator (Thales Alenia Space), REVOLVE brings together a further 4 leading European R&D laboratories from universities, industries, and technology institutes in the domain of radio frequency electronics and antennas for space applications that are located in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. REVOLVE addresses the rapidly growing need for performance and cost in emerging satellite missions focusing on new technologies and design methods for antenna and radio front-ends. Selected candidates from this process will receive an offer of employment for 36 months with one of the consortium partners. All PhD students will be expected to enrol in a doctoral programme that is jointly supervised by supervisors from the academic and industry sector. During the course of the PhD training, each PhD student will be seconded to at least three of the partners and spend as a minimum 50% of their time in the industry sector – including a minimum of 6 months with Thales Alenia Space France. Candidate students cannot have resided for more than 12 months during the period of 3 years immediately before the start of the PhD in the prospective host country (Example: a candidate student who has stayed in The Netherlands for more than 12 months in the last 3 years cannot be hired by the university in The Netherlands). Applicants should have a Master of Science degree or equivalent in a relevant electrical engineering or applied physics discipline. Selection is also based on the performance of the candidates in other works (e.g. thesis and advanced level courses), as well as through interviews and assignments. Besides good subject knowledge, emphasis will be on creative thinking, motivation, ability to cooperate, initiative to work independently and personal suitability for research training. Gender equality will be ensured in the recruitment process.
Previous experience in the area of antennas, radio electronics and signal processing as well as proficiency in using scientific and engineering software packages such as Matlab, CST, HFSS etc. are meritorious. Experience in mechanical engineering will also be appreciated.
Examples of topics: frequency dispersive designs for payload, quasi-optical reconfigurable beam formers, graded index optical techniques, compact and highly efficient feeds, reconfigurable reflectarray using mechanical techniques, advanced synthesis of reflectarray, deployable structures for antennas.


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Making the Voting Rights Act Relevant to the Demographics of America: A Reponse to Farrell and Johnson
Leo F. Estrada
Redistricting in North Carolina--A Personal Perspective
Robinson O. Everett
White Gerrymandering of Black Voters: A Response to Professor Everett
Changler Davidson
Nothing Personal: The Evolution of the Newest Equal Protection from Shaw v. Reno to Bush v. Gore
Pamela S. Karlan
Of Minority Representation, Multiple-Race Responses, and Melting Pots: Redistricting in the New America
Melissa L. Saunders
A Functional Analysis of Potential Voting Rights Act Liability May Demonstrate that the Intentional Creation of Black Remedial Districts Cannot be Justifed
Katharine Inglis Butler
Race and Money in Politics
Terry Smith
Race and Campaign Finance Reform
Samuel Issacharoff
Campaign Finance, Race, and Equality
Daniel H. Lowenstein
Voices from the Past: Race, Privilege, and Campaign Finance
Spencer Overton
Foreword: Democracy in a New America
Julius Chambers
Minority Political Participation in the New Millennium: The New Demographics and the Voting Rights Act
Walter C. Farrell Jr. and James H. Johnson Jr.
Drawing Effective Miority Districts: A Conceptual Framework and Some Empirical Evidence
Bernard Grofman, Lisa Handley, and David Lublin
Democracy in a New America: Some Reflections on a Title
Sanford Levinson

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Despite fears of a slowdown in spending, the appetite of the Chinese middle class for consumption will keep growing.
Mr Liang Xinjun, chief executive of Chinese conglomorate Fosun Group, told a panel at the FutureChina Global Forum that he was bullish on consumer spending, which has underpinned Fosun's acquisition strategy.
When asked if consumer confidence would be affected by slower growth, Mr Liang noted that China experienced reforms in the early 2000s which resulted in the shrinking of the employed labour force by several millions.
In the context of China's huge workforce, the several million workers expected to be affected by ongoing reforms in industries like coal and steel is a small figure that would not affect consumer confidence, he said.
In fact, all the evidence in recent years points to resilient middle-class spending despite talk of China's economic slowdown, he added, citing 15 to 30 per cent growth in sectors such as healthcare and leisure.
The Fosun Group has made several high-profile foreign acquisitions, betting on China's burgeoning middle class and its taste for leisure spending.
Last year, it acquired French holiday company Club Med and Canadian entertainment company Cirque Du Soleil.
Mr Liang said the firm had invested in resorts in South-east Asia, citing "explosive growth in Chinese outbound tourism in Japan and Korea", a trend he said would head towards South-east Asia and Australia.
He also addressed the negative perceptions around Chinese overseas acquisitions, advising companies to make more local hires to reduce cultural friction.
Mr Tan Teck Long, group head of large corporates and chief operating officer of institutional banking at DBS, said that much of China's overseas investment was aimed at taking Western products and services back to China, citing Pirelli's creation of a specialist tyre business in China after the Italian tyre maker was acquired by ChemChina.
He added that Chinese companies were reliant on financing overseas acquisitions through bank loans, which presented opportunities for Singapore.
"Singapore's fund-raising capability is there - an efficient and effective capital market which allows us to raise funds cheaply for Chinese companies," said Mr Tan.
"Unique to Singapore, we are a centre for products such as business trusts. We have business trusts in areas such as ports, data centres and even real estate for Germany and Japan... It can help Chinese companies solve the problem of de-leveraging their debt when they are doing overseas acquisitions because trusts are a form of equity without the company losing control over their assets."
Chinese outbound investment has been growing sharply. Panellist Timothy Stratford, a Beijing-based managing partner at law firm Covington and Burling, noted the sky-rocketing growth of Chinese outbound investment. Between 2002 and 2007, Chinese investment in the United States grew by 52 per cent, but between 2008 and 2013, it expanded by 631 per cent.


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Best Western's new white label offering will include three brands aimed at hotels in the economy and premium economy segments. The initiative will officially launch 1 December.
PHOENIX—After 70 years of focusing on being a membership organization that promotes annual agreements with the hotels in its system, Best Western Hotels & Resorts is preparing to launch a franchising initiative that will feature three brands, 15-year agreements that adhere to AAHOA's fair franchising principles and a strong tie to consumer ratings on TripAdvisor.
The SureStay initiative unveiled by President & CEO David Kong at the company's Phoenix headquarters will officially launch 1 December. The primary advantage of the new platform will be to provide a migration path for Best Western members with properties that no longer qualify for the organization's quality and design standards.
Expanding Best Western's industry presence without buying another company during a time of robust industry consolidation is another motivator, Kong said.
"To open this new revenue stream, it's going to allow us to do a lot more," Kong said, adding the ability to invest in technology would be the primary beneficiary of the additional revenue.
The clearest distinction between the SureStay and Best Western platforms is the former's franchising model. It was important for the initiative to be markedly different from the 70-year-old legacy platform, according to Kong.
"One of the main reasons is we want a distinction between the two—we don't want SureStay franchisees to think they can vote on Best Western matters," Kong said.
Kong stressed the "white label" nature of SureStay during his remarks to media, developers and various industry leaders prior to the start of The Lodging Conference at the nearby Arizona Biltmore. Kong said consumers likely won't know "this white label brand is powered by Best Western."
The CEO likened the brand to popular consumer brands such as Starbucks Corporation and Del Monte Foods, which often provide white label offerings for other outlets without consumers making the connection.
"There are tremendous advantages to white labelling," Kong said during his presentation. "(Companies can) reach down to other customers without compromising their (core) labelling. They can tap into a different segment of customers at a very advantageous cost basis."
Dorothy Dowling, Best Western's chief marketing officer and SVP, said the unique structure provides the company with a distinct proposition.
"This is a disruptive approach to the business—the whole concept of it being a white label," Dowling said.
Three brands, two segments
SureStay will operate as a subsidiary to Best Western and will feature three brands:
- SureStay Hotel, which will compete in the premium economy hotel class and fetch average daily rates between $45 and $70;
- SureStay Plus Hotel, which will compete in the lower midscale segment and strive for ADRs in the $65 to $100 range; and
- SureStay Signature Collection, which will be a midscale soft brand that will also strive for ADRs in the $65 to $100 range.
While the goal is to convert hotels as the brand ramps up, Kong didn't rule out adding a new-build extended-stay brand to the mix down the road because of the success of similar brands.
Best Western's brands currently compete across the upscale, upper midscale and midscale chain-scale segments. Tapping into other segments was a key component to the new program, Kong said.
Best Western had had 1,200 properties exit its system during the past decade—many of those moving to franchising companies, according to Kong. SureStay will provide a path for those owners to remain with a company they've grown accustomed to but don't want to shell out money to meet design or other brand standards.
"We did some analysis of hotels leaving Best Western … (and) found they have pretty high (quality assurance) scores, high TripAdvisor scores," Kong said. "They were leaving because they don't see (the return on investment) in the market in renovation work. They are still pretty good hotels, provide good customer experience. The TripAdvisor score requirement is going to be a good one to make sure we stand up to the brand promise."
"Our members clearly want a migration path," Dowling said. "They want to remain with the structure of this portfolio company."
The other chief growth target for SureStay will be hotel owners who are no longer content with their current franchisor, Kong said.
Many of those owners are AAHOA members, which is a key demographic for Best Western. AAHOA's points of fair franchising include things such as no liquidated damages levied for leaving a contract early, impact/encroachment/cross brand protection and vendor exclusivity.
To become a SureStay franchise, hotels need at least 3.5 stars or above on TripAdvisor for at least a year; must display a service guarantee plaque at the front desk; meet relevant brand standards such as televisions, high-speed internet access and breakfast; welcome annual unannounced quality-assurance assessments; and maintain a digital operating platform to ensure ease of booking.
As long as the hotels meet those requirements, they will never require a property-improvement plan, Kong said.
"Keep in mind we intend to differentiate not based on product experience but on superior customer care—(with) 3.5 stars, they must be doing a pretty good job," Kong said. "That requirement will police the standard of the hotels."
SureStay will have its own reservation system that includes its unique guest database and booking platforms—so it can be segregated from Best Western's systems. The two brand platforms will have separate GDS codes, Dowling said.
The company has 20 signed letters of intent and 150 other leaders to begin with, Kong said. Its goal is to have 150 hotels within three years and 800 hotels within 10 years.
The first 100 hotels to join SureStay will receive an array of incentives, including waived royalty fees for 5 years, a regional manager to kick-start their sales and marketing efforts, and hotel-level training support. Additionally, 100% of the marketing and technology fee will be reinvested to help hotels succeed.
"The development community will know it is powered by Best Western, that there are Best Western resources behind this," Kong said.
Kong said the idea for such an initiative was hatched two years ago. The SureStay platform was introduced to the brand's board of governors in February, when it received an 83% approval rating in polls. In subsequent district meetings, the idea garnered a 78% approval rating.
"SureStay is absolutely for profit," Kong said, adding that the parent company remains a not-for-profit organization, which by law can possess internal profit-generating holdings.
SureStay will begin its existence with an instant-rewards guest-loyalty program, but could migrate into a points-based system—which Best Western has—down the road, Dowling said.
"This is a value-oriented customer, so the instant reward is the right fit now,' Dowling said.
Reporter Bryan Wroten contributed to this article.


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Emerging Church
It is an old joke that anyone involved in the emerging church must have an icon by Rublev. Well here's mine 😀
It is an old joke that anyone involved in the emerging church must have an icon by Rublev. Well here's mine 😀
Following the link I posted to daily prayer, Carole just pointed out to me that there is a daily Ignation meditation podcast that can be downloaded to your i-pod or mp3 player. As she points out it means that you can be spiritual whilst on the tube to that 8AM meeting. Now it doesn't get
It was interesting to note at a recent diocesan meeting that they had compiled a large diocesan wide survey of children. Their findings were surprising to many but I found them a bit predictable. It would seem that the children surveyed said that they feel their opinion is valued in all of their communities. It
I intended to post this a few months ago when I first saw the episode but with moving house I didn't get around to it. Recently I was challenged about the role of preaching within a service and it came instantly back to mind. Someone recently postulated that all preaching is ineffective and that all
Sometimes the 'institutional church' does something that really amazes me when they decided that technology is a good thing. Surely they must have been ordaining technogeeks as a matter of course for the past few decades as evidenced by the Church of England Website. Firstly, the discovery that the lectionary was available for a palm pilot/blackberry/whatever came
It has come to that part of the year once more where I feel the need to point people in the direction of the Churches Advertising Network (CAN). Those of you who have read my blog either here on wordpress or in the past on MySpace will no doubt have noticed that I hold strong
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Wonderful Work - English
Year 9 have begun working on their new Poetry unit, focusing on 'Journeys', in Literature lessons. They have started to unpick and make interesting connections between language and structure in an anthology of poems ranging from the 13th century to the modern day. Our Key Learning Dispositions of note-taking and mind-mapping are a crucial part of the pupils' poetry annotations: practising these skills is valuable to their revision and progress at GCSE and beyond.


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Life is short. I'd know. I have wasted plenty of it. I won't waste any more. Now, I dive each day into the things I am most passionate about. Second only to my wife is my love of poetry. Turning my imagination loose and allowing the burgeoning creativity to leak glistening ink onto a page is a thrill and a pleasure. It also is a cathartic introspection which allows me to be my best self.
While I write for myself, I know there have been times I have felt alone in my experiences. I hope in sharing these works, I can touch even one life, resonate with even one soul, so that it knows it isn't alone. I would be honored to share these poem's that I have enjoyed writing. This collection is a variety of my experiences and feelings. I hope they find a place in your mind and in your heart.
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Downtown Dallas was the site of a horrific shooting this month, but that hasn't stopped people from readily flocking to the area for entertainment. The free, augmented reality app Pokemon Go allows users to catch animated monsters in their real environments. It has been as frequent a subject of conversation in recent weeks as the shooting, which took place just a day after the game's July 6 release.
Pokemon can often be captured near locations of historical significance. Monday night, we caught up with people playing in Dealey Plaza. One couple had gone for a walk to catch Pokemon and decided to check out the area's landmarks while they were at it. "I've never been to Dealey Plaza," the woman said. "We thought as long as we're on our walk, we might as well check it out."
Near the Grassy Knoll a family could be seen huddled together playing, and another man played by himself on the steps. When we asked a player what she thought about engaging in such a lighthearted pastime at sites that have been marked by tragedy, she suggested the game is a sort of coping mechanism. "I remember what happened here and I respect that," she said. "At the same time, it's good to have something to take away the darkness a little bit."
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As cloud computing and secure cloud projects continue to grow in popularity in 2013 and beyond, the importance of basic data security is coming back to the forefront. Adding a third party into a company's data and application storage and access systems can introduce new security risks. However, as long as the connection between the company, the user, and the cloud is secure, businesses can leverage the benefits of the cloud with little or no additional risk. Getting these five basics correct can make the difference between a successful cloud project and suffering millions of dollars of losses due to data loss or interception:
- Establishing Secure Passwords. Ultimately, a company's cloud data and applications are only as safe as the passwords that protect them. One user with a password like "abc123" can compromise the entire network's security. Access to main servers and to cloud administration accounts should be limited to only the most essential employees, and every employee should be trained on password security for their personal accounts.
- Adding Second-Level Security. If a company's system supports it, adding a second level of security, such as a biometric check or a key token, helps provide an additional level of protection. This additional security frequently carries additional complexity, though, and that can confuse users. As such, implementing this additional measure requires both testing to find a suitable one and training for end users.
- Maintaining Data Encryption. Even if encryption is imperfect, it is still a useful tool to dissuade casual criminals from stealing company data over cloud connections. Setting up a system with strong encryption also sends a message to users that the company takes security seriously; it may not only help with acceptance of the cloud technology, but it also may improve compliance with strong security policies.
- Creating Comprehensive Logs. Done right, cloud computing is easier for users but harder on servers and server administrators. Setting cloud servers to log as much data as possible–and as frequently as possible– gives the IT management team the information that it needs to fix any issues that may arise.
- Local Data Security. When cloud connections put more data on the Internet, they also increase the amount of data that transfers from a company's office to the Internet. As such, all of the same local data security measures, such as firewalls, that were important pre-cloud become even more important in installations that are heavily cloud-based.


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The country mouse and the city mouse meet, and they will FIGHT TO THE BITTER END. The suburb mouse will be there too, as Mark and Hal discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living if rural vs urban vs suburban areas. Hal puts a famous restaurant chain on blast, and Mark does his best to keep the peace.
This weekend: Going to SDCC? Come see Hal Friday evening in the "World of Mouse Guard" Panel. Going to be in NYC? See Mark in the special TAH Show in Brooklyn!


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Research in the Harrington lab focuses on mosquito vector ecology, biology, and behavior. Our goal is to understand basic (and often
overlooked) aspects of mosquito biology in order to identify new targets for controlling mosquitoes and reducing transmission of vector-borne diseases. We examine long-standing questions in the field of vector biology from broad and, sometimes unconventional, angles. Research in the Harrington lab focuses on the most dangerous mosquito vectors impacting human health today; those that transmit dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses and those that transmit malaria parasites. We use a combined approach to studying disease vectors that includes biochemical and proteomics tools as well as conducting classical field studies. This approach allows us to validate laboratory findings in epidemiologically-relevant field settings leading to more meaningful research outcomes. (References can be found at Dr. Harrington's Google Scholar site).
Harmonic convergence and acoustic biology of mosquitoes. For decades scientists have known that male mosquitoes identify conspecific females based on their fundamental flight tones. However, females were considered deaf or unresponsive to male sounds. In addition, scientist believed that the mosquito mating system was devoid of any sort of courtship behavior. In 2009, together with the Hoy lab, we discovered a pre-copulatory courtship phenomenon in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes which we termed "harmonic convergence". We have now demonstrated this behavior, where male and female mosquitoes alter their flight tones prior to mating so they match at harmonic frequencies, (Cator et al. 2009; Cator et al. 2011; Arthur et al. 2010) in An. gambiae (Cator et al. 2010); other researchers have demonstrated that it is likely to be common across the mosquito taxa. The exact function of harmonic convergence is not clear, but it is probably a component of mate assessment. We have found that successful convergence between pairs of Ae. aegypti significantly predicts the formation of a successful copula (Cator and Harrington, 2011). In another study with the malaria vector, An. gambiae, we used computer generated acoustic playback to determine the effect of flight tone
frequency (which is correlated with body size) on harmonic convergence interactions (Cator et al. 2010). We found that males and females altered components of convergence behavior depending on the body size of a perceived potential mate. Further work in the Harrington lab has demonstrated that this behavior is associated with increased mating success in sons and that harmonic convergence is heritable (Cator and Harrington, 2011). Our exploration of the information convergence is signaling is ongoing with an NIH-funded project let by Dr. Lauren Cator, now at Imperial College and collaborations with Dr. Courtney Murdock at the University of Georgia.
Additional work has focused on use of fundamental flight tone for male attraction. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we developed a prototype male trap and demonstrated the importance of temperature on fundamental flight tone frequency (Villarreal et al. 2017).
Watch a video of mating rejection and acceptance behaviors (video by L. Cator).
Listen to a male-alone and female-alone and paired-flight (audio file by L. Cator).
Biology of male Aedes seminal fluid proteins and sperm. In other insects, male seminal fluid proteins that are transferred to the female during copulation can have significant and essential impacts on female physiology and behavior. Relatively little was known about whether similar molecules exist in the mosquito mating system and, if so, whether they could be used as new tools that target mosquito control reducing vector populations and breaking the cycle of dengue transmission. We began to investigate this area with a bioinformatics and proteomic based study and identified 63 putative sfps in Ae. aegypti (Sirot et al. 2008). In a second study we used a novel "reverse isotope labeling" approach to track and determine transfer of sfps from males to females. With this approach we identified 93 male-derived Sfps and 52 predicted sperm proteins that are transferred to females during mating (Sirot et al. 2011). The Sfp protein classes we detected suggest intriguing and potentially critical roles of male sfps on females including protein activation/ inactivation, induction of host seeking and blood feeding, sperm utilization, and ecdysteroidogenesis. Recently, we investigated and published our findings for male sfps in Ae albopictus (Boes et al. 2014). In addition, we've developed behavioral assays to evaluate the impact of individual sfp molecules on female blood feeding, re-mating refractoriness, oviposition and survival. We also have examined the duration and dose-dependency of female sexual receptivity responses to seminal fluid proteins (Helinski et al. 2012). We also determined the fate and transfer of one sfp (AAEL010824) in detail (Alfonso-Parra et al. 2014). We showed that AAEL010824 is first detectable by 12 h post-eclosion, and increases in amount over the first 3 days of adult life. We then showed that the amount of AAEL0010824 in the AG decreases after mating, with each successive mating depleting it further; by 5 successive matings with no time for recovery, its levels are very low. AAEL010824 levels in a depleted male are replenished by 48 h post-mating. In addition we made a transgenic mosquito line that carries EGFP fused to the AAEL0010824 promoter. We showed that AAEL010824 is expressed in the anterior cells of the accessory glands, and that its RNA levels also respond to mating. We intend to use this promoter in the future for driving male AG expression of genes of interest.
Recently we created the first mating-induced transcriptome (Alfonso-Parra et al. 2016). A total of 150 transcripts were significantly up-regulated in Ae. aegypti and 130 were down-regulated after mating. A small subset of these transcripts is likely male-derived: their abundance in females increased dramatically within 20 seconds after mating (and then decreased).
Graduate student Ethan Degner's dissertation work has focused on the biology of mosquito sperm. Recently we reviewed the literature on this topic and provided a synthesis and research framework for exploring the important role of mosquito sperm (Degner and Harrington 2016a). Ongoing work focuses on sperm structure and movement in the female reproductive tract.
Mating behavior of mosquitoes in field and laboratory. We have made significant contributions to understanding the mosquito mating system of Ae aegypti in both the laboratory and field. For example, we've studied free flight acoustic interactions at field sites in Thailand (Cator et al. 2011), and we've assessed components of male quality and fitness with wild and transgenic males in the laboratory and field (Ponlawat and Harrington 2009; Helinski and Harrington 2011; Helinski and Harrington 2013). We also were the first to describe polyandry in this species in semi-field conditions (Helinski et al. 2012) and have refined our understanding of the timing of polyandry in the laboratory (Degner and Harrington 2016b). Our studies of mosquito mating biology and behavior continue across the spectrum from lab to field.
Mosquito blood feeding behavior. The act of ingesting a host blood meal is a critical step and potential target in pathogen transmission. We have investigated mosquito blood feeding patterns of important disease vectors at several scales. One of the early questions that we addressed was why Ae. aegypti feeds preferentially on human hosts when so many other hosts are available to it in its natural environment. What we learned is that the notion that human blood was reproductively sub-optimal for this species was completely the result of a lab artifact (sugar feeding, which is a rare event for Ae. aegypti across most of its natural range, Spencer et al. 2005). We then went on to demonstrate that human blood is both reproductively and energetically optimal for this species, imparting a significant fitness advantage to Ae. aegypti (Harrington et al. 2001). In addition, we have compared human blood feeding preferences for Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus across a transect of Thailand, where both species play a role in DENV transmission (Ponlawat and Harrington 2005). We found very high rates of human feeding and high forage ratios given censes of available hosts. This was surprising given the assumption that Ae. albopictus is considered a generalist feeder, thereby decreasing its vector potential for human pathogens. We also have investigated feeding on individual humans using polymorphic human microsatellite markers in the mosquito blood meal. In Thailand, we found that certain individuals were consistently fed on multiple times, with no clear host characteristics (sex, age, location) that may drive these patterns (Harrington et al. 2014). Other important outcomes of this work was the demonstration that the epidemiologically DENV naive hosts overall (those less than 25 years old) were fed on less frequently than older hosts. We also demonstrated a direct relationship with host body mass (height x weight) and mosquito feeding rate. We found similar trends with the malaria vector mosquitoes, An. funestus and An. gambiae in a focus of malaria transmission in Kenya (Scott et al. 2006). Other work in the Harrington laboratory has explored the role of host defensive behavior on mosquito blood feeding success, showing that feeding success can be reduced by host species and defensive movement, and that that preferential feeding on individual animals applies to avian hosts as well as humans (Darbro and Harrington 2007; Darbro et al. 2007).
Biology and transmission potential of the Asian Tiger Mosquito. Ae. albopictus is becoming increasingly more important as a vector of arboviruses and is well established as a transmitter of dog heartworm in the US (Ledesma and Harrington 2011; Brown et al. 2012; Ledesma et al. in press). Ae. albopictus is highly invasive and the factors that drive their invasion and establishment in new regions is unclear. Recently, we published a review (Shragai et al. 2017) highlighting current knowledge about the transmission ecology of Ae. albopictus focusing on viral biology, historical routes of transmission and viral mechanisms that facilitate its rapid global invasion.
We are currently investigating the ecology and overwintering biology of Ae. albopictus along the northern limit of its range in the Northeast USA. Studies are planned to investigate other aspects of the feeding behavior and movement. We have also demonstrated the vector competence of US Asian Tiger mosquitoes for emerging viruses, such as Chikungunya, and modeled potential outbreaks after introduction to the US (Ruiz-Moreno et al. 2012)


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Every year people place huge pressure on themselves, why? Unrealistic resolutions do more harm than good. Try something a bit easier and manageable this year:
Drink good coffee
Swop out sodas for tea
Drink more water
Save money weekly
Be kind to yourself, treat yourself at least once a month
Get fit, run, walk, swim, cycle, try boxing, Pilates or yoga
Keep calm, don't stress about something that won't matter in a year's time
Read a good book
Savor a sun rise
Enjoy the sunset
Do some star gazing
Learn to cook a great meal
Purge old clothes – sell or donate
Remember to take a deep breath and to love those closest to you
Be true to yourself, find a job or career you actually love – life is too short to not enjoy fully


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Bubble Witch Saga Level 267
Strategies, Pictures and Tips by Teresa Atkinson
Starting Bubbles: 80
Recommended Potions: Rainbow bubbles, 7 extra bubbles, 3 holes in the ceiling.
Useful Charms: Precision (optional)
Points to get 1, 2, 3 Stars: 100,000 125,000 150,000
Special bubbles:
Doom Skull Bubbles
Crystal Bubbles
Shadow Bubbles
3 Bomb Bubbles
Pic 267-b: Try to clear right side bomb and shadow first, then work your way back across the screen collecting green spiders before you drop the first set of doom and crystal bubbles. Do the same again with the next bomb and doom bubbles so the screen drops.
Pic 267c: Now you can see the ceiling and the spread of the shadow bubbles on the right. Try to avoid as many as possible to save your cauldron bubbles, clear the ceiling being careful of last bomb and collecting green spiders before you drop it.
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(this is a re-post in honor of the 5th anniversary of the One Tree Hill Series Finale)
This is it friends. Our very last HAPPY OTH WEDNESDAY!!
I usually start my recaps off with a review of what happened last week and what I think might be coming this week but since this is the very final One Tree Hill recap I will ever write, I wanted to say a little something. I have so many tears in my eyes I can hardly see to type this but here goes:
To my OTH family: Thank you. Thank you for reading these recaps and all of my other articles. Thank you for sharing them with your friends. For leaving the most amazing comments. Thank you for talking to me on Twitter. For answering my questions. For laughing with me and crying with me. I am very new to this family but each and every one of you has welcomed me with open arms. I could not be more grateful. The One Tree Hill family has given me one of the most amazing fandom experiences I have ever had. I will always look back on this time with love in my heart and a smile on my face and it is all because of YOU. You have shared with me the love of these characters, the love of these stories and the love for one another. This ride with y'all has been so much fun! I would not trade this experience for anything and I am going to miss this part of my week more than I can express. And while I was late in joining the OTH party, I will be forever thankful that I was able to watch this last season live with all of you. It has honestly been life changing in the very best way. I have been overwhelmed by the love you have shown me. From the bottom of my ever grateful heart, thank you. A million times, thank you.
Now then. Here we go!!! My final OTH recap!!! The wine IV has been set up. Hope you all are mentally holding my hand right now!
***Hour One***
· I know I am not the only one already losing it completely. This first hour is going to be brutal. Absolute murder.
· And the husband's eyes are already rolling. Also, he's reminding me that the man doing the voice over is the same guy who narrates Gangland on Spike TV.
· All of these past scenes they are showing are making this so beautiful but SO much harder to watch. Is it possible to love something this much while hating it at the same time?
· RIVER COURT!!!! *sob* I just want to live there!! I would even sleep outside! And I do NOT camp.
· "It's nice to hear that it's going to be ok." SO MUCH WORD MARK!!!
· Is that "Always & Forever" on the title card really necessary? So many feels!!!
· Kate Voegele's voice is so magical that it makes my heart swell. I have chills.
· Loving all of these stories and all of this fan appreciation.
· And of course they have to talk the most about the episodes that made me cry the very hardest. So many powerful moments.
· KEITH! Holy lord the tears. The way that OTH has handled loss has been such a beautiful thing to me. One of the things I love most about it. And I am so grateful that they did exactly what they did.
· The way that these actors talk about their characters shows so much love and respect. I am in awe.
· This season 9 overview is perfect. I am so thankful for it. I have loved every minute.
· I can't handle the cast choking up. All of their emotion. THE HUGS. The ache in my chest!
· All of these MOMENTS! GAH! It reminds me that sometimes watching this show is like getting a hug when you really need one.
· BTW, I REALLY need one right now. BAWLING MY EYES OUT!
***Hour Two***
· NATHAN!! Oh my. "Someday is today."
· And BROOKE!! "Say it. Do it."
· NALEY!!!! GAH!! And the predictions!!
· (also, hello arm porn)
· Um, you guys. This just keeps getting harder as it goes on. I am a huge MESS of emotions right now. So, yeah. Sorry for all of the outbursts and exclamation points.
· Laughing my butt off!!! Chris Keller is the best! Poor Chase. I probably would have peed the bed after that little surprise.
· Mouth & Millie. Way too cute.
· I want to rip Nathan's jersey off the wall just so I can hug it and never let it go. But since I cannot do that, may it hang forever.
· I LOVE Blind Pilot. So great.
· Haley is totally talking to us, isn't she? I think she is.
· Thank GOD for Chris Keller. I really needed these laughs. Tyler Hilton is so brilliant.
· HEY! What I do matters too!! Right? Can I have $500,000.00?? Mouth totally earned that though.
· HJS singing on stage. It does not get much better than this. Joy's voice is heaven.
· UGH! Felix! Hate that guy! Love you Mouth. "Doesn't matter."
· I am so relieved that Chase's drinks are still gross. And excuse me while I DIE from laughing at that slap. "Devil's ass."
· And then Clay too!! My stomach aches from cracking up so hard.
· Logan. SO CUTE IT HURTS. Also, love Clay quoting himself from season 8 when Nathan called him weird.
· "Dad." I die.
· Is there anything more beautiful than Nathan's face as he watches Haley sing? I think not friends. Except maybe the way she sounds.
· Oh my God!!! His guitar! From 3×09!!! Awwww!! Nathan really is the very best there is! As are these Chris Keller/Nathan moments. So sweet and funny and darling!
· LOVE this jam! SO SEXY! I am dancing in my chair. No, really. I'm quite good.
· The web site sales!!! Just like the very first Clothes over Bros!! Where's the child labor though?
· The father/son moments on this show are some of my favorites. And Nathan is just SO great at this. SO GREAT!!!!! I'm gonna start crying again.
· BEVIN!!!!! SO MUCH CLAPPING!!!! I guess Tim didn't work out? LOL
· Clay is Ah-Ma-Zing. And extremely hilarious. The crack head show does sound like fun.
· "Mom." I die. Again.
· This bromance between Chase and Chris: I never saw it coming. And yet it is one of my favorite things. If they ended up with those twins it would be the best thing ever.
· "Chris Keller's work here is done!" Something I will now say every single time I finish something. Even if I'm saying it only to myself.
· The book. From the Pilot. *sob*
· This trip down memory lane that Brooke & Haley are taking together is so heartfelt and comforting and SO much what their friendship is: Beautiful.
· Chris Keller & Haley James Scott are making me want to hug the whole world wearing a rainbow sweater.
· Okay. Here we go. Naley time. I may be a tad hysterical for this bit.
· Those James girls are just the most beautiful criers. This is so amazing!! It's perfect for them. For all 3 of them. And there's confetti. Of course there is.
· Mouth's speech is hitting me really hard. And his scholarship? Edwards Scott. WOW.
· Aaaaaaaaand here we go. Be still my heart. It's racing. And not from drugs. OMG. I can't breathe from the Naley. I can't breathe from the goodness. From the perfection. Lord thunderin Jesus.
· Brooke. And her house. And she gets to be The Girl Behind the Red Door. Because Julian is amazing. I am crying so hard that there are no longer sounds coming out.
· And the hits just keep coming. Thank you Evans Family.
· The passing of the prediction torch. The next generation.
· OH MY GOD HALEY! "There's only one Tree Hill. And it is your home."
· Oh B. Davis. Please don't cry. I can't handle it.
· The whole family!!! They are all together. And every single tiny bit of it is perfect. The singing and the playing and the kids and the sharing. And all at Karen's. I couldn't smile harder or cry harder if my life depended on it.
· The future. The song. The flashbacks. The voice over. The old quote. The love. The Ravens. "Believe in it. With all your heart."
Perfect. Brilliant. Beautiful. Amazing.
Somehow all of these words seem totally inadequate and yet they are all I have left. It was everything and then some. Thank you show.
Good night friends. Good night OTH Family. Good night Tree Hill.


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News Release
The flu season is here and the Health Unit begins their flu shot clinics next week, with the first clinic in Sturgeon Falls on October 29.
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"The annual flu shot boosts your natural immune system. It is free for anyone in Ontario who is over 6 months of age and is available from some physicians and pharmacists, as well as our Health Unit community clinics. Get your flu shot early to get the best protection for you and your family. "
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Cirque de Sea, or Will Oysters Save the World? is the name of Kahren Dowcett's new theater piece with music and dance.
MEET SAMMY SPAT and friends at Cirque de Sea this summer at the Provincetown Theater.With an international flavor
Cirque de Sea, or Will Oysters Save the World? is the name of Kahren Dowcett's new theater piece with music and dance. The playwright, mask-maker and educator thinks they could, and she'll get to prove her point at the Provincetown Theater July 29 through Labor Day.
Dowcett's Living Arts Institute has produced other shows to introduce the public to issues, using theater to draw people into the conversation.
"Oysters make people laugh; they bring us together around the intimacy of food. I just love them," Dowcett said in an interview. Using the yummy bivalve as a key to unlock many issues around water she hopes to have crafted an archetype, a mythological being, Sammy Spat, who will increase our larger ecological awareness as his adventures unfold. (Dowcett can't resist the pun about one part of the story line: "Sam is 'musseled out' chasing after love.")
"We would not exist without water," said Dowcett. "But all over the world it is commodified, even used to oppress people.
"Your head would have to be in the sand not to notice the water issues on Cape Cod," Dowcett said. "Those clean waters are crucial to our survival as well as to our economy of tourism here. Oysters' raison d'etre is to clean water by filtering out contaminants."
Directed by long time theater professional and poet Judith Partelow, choreographed by Bart Murell, the pageant-like epic will open its shell to tasty morsels for an audience hungry for imaginative presentations, playing July 29, 30, and Aug. 1 and then Sundays through Labor Day at the Provincetown Theater in two segments, one a family show at 7 p.m., then an adult burlesque at 9.
Dr. Katsuyohsi Mori, president of the World Oyster Society, will fly in from Japan for a gala opening event on the 29th. Artists, biologists, oyster farmers, the head of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, state Rep. Sarah Peake, and other "surprises" (including oysters – and champagne) are expected.
For tickets to the gala and performances, call the theater at 508-487-9793 or go to cirquedesea.org; Cape Cod Museum of Natural History members get a discount.


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State Journal
Off the A-List
School boosters, lulled by numerous polls showing keen interest in
the subject among voters, might be surprised to find it absent from the
latest list of likely hot topics in state legislatures this year. After
all, education has been a staple of the list since the National
Conference of State Legislatures began the compilation in 1998.
But for the 2002 sessions, circumstances changed. Namely, said Gene Rose, the public-affairs director for the Denver-based group NCSL and the list's author, the nation declared a war on terrorism and the economy turned shaky.
"The events of September 11 dramatically changed the landscape of issues that legislatures will be dealing with this year," said Mr. Rose, who has climbed out on a limb with his crystal ball each year.
Thus, teacher quality, state academic standards, and school safety are bumped from the 2002 list by fiscal shortfalls, privacy, and public safety.
It's not that legislators will ignore education, Mr. Rose hastened to add. Funding for K-12 schools takes the biggest single bite out of state revenues, and constituents perennially want new things from their schools, he acknowledged.
Moreover, Mr. Rose said, the list would have included at least one education item if he had been able to prepare it last week—after President Bush signed the new federal education act—rather than more than a month ago. "How states will be reacting to the new federal education bill—that's one I would have added, but the bill hadn't passed yet," he said.
William J. Wyatt, Mr. Rose's counterpart in the NCSL's Washington office, agreed that the revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act, will be on lawmakers' minds.
"But now on top of maintenance of [education] effort, legislators have to fund implementation of new ESEA rules," he noted.
So, while education doesn't rule this year, it's a good bet that it will make the list again—and soon.
—Bess Keller
Vol. 21, Issue 18, Page 16Published in Print: January 16, 2002, as State Journal