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Articles by Francesca Lee
Bear trap: Rohingya crisis without easy exit for anyone
LETTER | For decades, the Rohingya population in Myanmar has faced layers of discrimination that tragically escalated in scale following the outbreak of violence in Myanmar in 2017. The Rohingya population is considered an out-group in the state where they call home, due to their religious identity that became an exploited cleavage for the predominantly Buddhist state.
SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Clinical Care and Infection Control
Is sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 genome useful for patient care? What about institutional infection control? And if clinical labs decide to perform SARS-CoV-2 sequencing, how should they do it? How should they report the results? And will they get paid? Until recently, sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes has mainly been done in public health or research laboratories. Now, there is increasing interest in sequencing the viral genome in healthcare settings for uses in patient care and infection control.
Move over, French Riviera: there’s a new – and until now, somewhat secret – Mediterranean destination that’s emerging on the travel map, and its name is Montenegro.
Tardis children's timely inspiration
The Tardis has landed at Fendalton Open Air School even though the Doctor has yet to arrive. The life-sized model for the Tardis was built by the school's caretaker of eight years, Paul Walker, at the request of librarian and Doctor Who fan Desna Wallace.
Winning kids over one book at a time
In the age of the ebook and digital encyclopedia, one might wonder if libraries are obsolete. However, modern librarians do more than simply file books - they are vital in helping children learn to love to read. An American study has found that schools with fulltime librarians had better achievement levels than schools without. "Some kids think reading is boring or hard, so you buy easier book titles or buy graphic novels," Fendalton Open Air School librarian Desna Wallace said.
Northwood properties outprice Fendalton
Northwood has knocked Fendalton off the top of the housing ladder as Christchurch's most expensive suburb to buy a house. The median house price for the relatively new northern suburb rose 49 per cent from $525,000 to $784,250 between February 2012 and February 2013, according to a Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ)/Fairfax Media Housing Market Report. During the same period, the median house price in Fendalton dropped by 10 per cent, from $800,000 to $723,000.
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