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Conduct & Discipline
- Preamble :
JD College of Engineering & Management (JDCOEM) has established the policies & procedures in the form of Code- of -Conduct not only to promote the mission of the college but also to protect the rights of students, faculties and staff. The college is committed towards achieving an all-round development of its students & to accomplish the same, the following code of conduct has been formulated, which shall be followed by all the students enrolled in various Graduate and Post Graduate programmes of the college.
- Why do we need the Code-of-Conduct?
An institution needs the Code-of-Conduct to establish standards of behavior. It provides the following information to the students:
- The code which shall be followed by each student.
- The steps/actions the college will take in responding to any violations of Code by the student.
- The process to be adopted to solve a particular issue.
- Suggests reintegration strategies for disciplined student's behavior.
- Specifies the rights & the responsibilities of parents & staff.
- Responsibilities of the students:
To understand the importance of Code-of-Conduct and to follow it strictly.
- A) Dress Code:
- All the students should follow the college uniform code according to the academic years as prescribed by the college.
- Students should not wear T-Shirts or any other clothes that carry offensive or vulgar message that may cause disruption or disorder within the college.
- Even when coming to college in civil dress, for some events, students must wear clothes that are conducive to educational environment.
- B) Academic Area:
- The college reserves the right to detain the students who have less than 75% attendance.
- It is compulsory for the students to appear for all tests & PUT (Pre-University Test) conducted by the college and submit the assignments on time. If failed to do the same may result in detention.
- All the students are required to attend all classes on time and with the appropriate materials. Students who come late will not be awarded attendance and will be denied entry to the college/class.
- Silence shall be maintained in all the academic premises of the college during class hours. Behavior which interferes with student learning will not be tolerated, but at the same time interactive teaching can be adopted.
- No students shall enter or leave the classroom while the session is on without the permission of the teacher.
- Students will demonstrate respect for all faculty members, staff and fellow students. Requests made to them by the faculty and staff should be accepted & followed, failure to which could lead to parental contact, suspension or expulsion.
- Use and/or Possession of Tobacco Products and Alcohol is strictly prohibited.
- Students should keep the class room tidy & keep the college premises neat and clean. They should switch off lights and fans when they are not required.
- Chocolate wrappers or any other such material should be disposed-off carefully in the dustbins.
- Students are not permitted to use mobile phones in any of the academic area i.e. class room, library, computer center, examination halls etc. All types of Mobile phones are strictly prohibited in exam hall and if any student is found in possession of phone, the phone will be confiscated. Use of Laser pointers is strictly prohibited.
- Use of internet for any activity other than academics is prohibited.
- Students will not misuse the contact number of their Faculties, Teacher Guardian (TG) for any purpose other than academics or in emergency situation.
- Students are strictly prohibited from using the social media to harass any faculty, classmate or to send any message on Whatsapp which may be derogatory for the institution, management, academic / non-academic staff.
- Interfering or tampering with any of the office records of college shall be considered as a serious offence and may result in suspension/rustication.
- Plagiarism of any nature is not permitted.
- Calling students out of their classrooms during lectures is prohibited.
- C) In campus :
- Students should make optimum utilization of their time. They are expected to spend their free time in the Library/Reading room. They shall not loiter around the verandahs or gather in front of the classrooms, offices or on the campus roads. Students are not allowed to sit on places such as parapets, stairs, footpaths, etc.
- Usage of lawn for consuming & eating food items is strictly prohibited & if found doing so will be punishable. This is because eating food in garden will invite insects and dogs, which will create discomfort to you all when sitting in the lawn.
- All students should carry identity card at all times during their presence in campus and should produce the same whenever asked for.
- Students will not be allowed to enter the college without I-Card.
- Refusal to identify or falsely identifying one's self when requested by an institution official shall be liable to punishment.
- No students shall collect money either by request or by coercion from others within the campus or hostels without any official notice or permission from higher authorities to do so.
- All Students of the College who come by 'two wheelers' should have valid Driving License with them and must wear Helmet compulsorily. Students are supposed to obey the instructions of security personnel while entering the campus and while parking the vehicles.
- Rash or negligent driving of vehicles, riding in noisy two wheelers, riding with more than one pillion rider in the college premises is prohibited. Students are warned that any violation of rules may result in seizure of their vehicle by the security personnel.
- Any kind of physical intimacy is not allowed in college campus.
- Act of violence, threatening, harassing or assaultive conduct shall be liable for punishment.
- Theft or property damage shall lead to severe punishment.
- Engaging or inciting other students to engage by any means whatsoever and performing or attempting to perform an act, which may bring disrepute to other students/faculty of the institution or the institution itself shall not be permitted at all.
- Shouting, whistling, making noise in any form, use of abusive/filthy language and gestures shall be strictly prohibited.
- Taking out rally, agitation and bringing Sandal/Band in the college premises shall be strictly prohibited.
- During industrial visits, guidelines given by the college, HOD and tour- in-charge must be strictly followed.
- Holi (Dhulivandan) celebration in the college campus shall be strictly prohibited.
- Writing of slogans, comments etc on desks or any other college property, on the clothes of students or on walls of the campus shall not be permitted.
- Burning of fire-crackers in the college premises including hostels is a serious offence. Violation of this rule may invite rustication/expulsion of the students who are directly or indirectly involved in this act.
- Arranging parties outside the college which may deteriorate/spoil the college name and fame shall not be allowed.
- Presenting false testimony – knowingly making false statements regarding a disciplinary matter before; during or after the disciplinary adjudication process shall not be tolerated.
- College authorities have strict view regarding safety of girl students in the campus. College is committed to the policy of zero tolerance with regard to harassment, intimidation, and discrimination of any kind of girl students on campus. A committee of three faculty members and three senior class girl students is formed to monitor and report to the authorities regarding any incidence of this type. If any act of harassment/ intimidation/ discrimination of any kind towards girl students is found, severe penalty will be imposed on the perpetrators of such crimes.
- Ragging of the student is an offence under Indian Penal Code. Any student found involved in this act shall be punishable as per the law.
- Students should not carry any valuables to the college and they should take care of their belongings. The college authorities will not be responsible for loss or theft of any valuables. (Gold, Electronic items, documents etc)
- Students should check the Notice Boards of the respective departments & keep themselves updated about all the notices & other instructions of the department.
- The college will not intimate the students & will also not be responsible for submission of forms or any other documents. It is the duty of the students to know the date of submission of the forms and documents. They should be aware of the last date of submission of their forms or documents.
- The students should apply at least 3 days in advance before demanding any document from the institution.
- An amount of Rs 50 shall be charged for issuing duplicate I-Cards.
- Students should use the Common Room only after taking the permission from the faculty during the academic hours.
- Students should take the help of teacher-guardian (TG) while solving their academic & admission related issues & should not visit the admin or student section without the consent of the TG.
- Bullying or using of force against fellow student will be considered as a serious offence.
- Behavior in the Bus:
- The students should board the bus in a proper queue.
- Should not make noise in the bus or shout slogans or increase the volume of their cell-phones.
- Seating arrangements allotted by the bus coordinator must be followed.
- General Instructions :
- Students should not misuse their I-Cards
- Students should not use unfair means in examinations, tests and other assignments
- Students should not disobey orders issued by, or make a false official statement to any Institute Official, faculty, staff member or other authorized individuals.
- Students should not misuse library facilities; deface or damage library books, or have unauthorized possession of library material
- Students should not furnish false information to the institute withholding material information from the Institute or alter or falsify Institute's records with the intent of receiving some undeserved advantage.
- It is expected that the student will take maximum participation in all the technical activities of the college & try to involve or participate in any non-technical event or activity of his/her interest.
- Student should clear all their dues/fees within 15 days from the commencement of the session or before the agreed date.
- All the necessary documents should be submitted within15 days from the commencement of the session. The college authorities will not be responsible for the rejection of exam form/ scholarship form or any other form for lack of necessary documents.
- The scholarship forms should be submitted with all necessary documents within15 days from the commencement of the session.
- Violations.
The following actions of the student will be considered as an act of violation of the code which have been categorized accordingly.
- Group I :
- General Disruptive Conduct : Any behavior which disrupts the orderly educational process.
- Information others find Offensive : Sending, using or possessing and/or distributing material including information accessed and distributed through cyberspace/social media that others find offensive, sending or using information that others find offensive that may be disruptive to the educational process.
- Use of Provocative Language : Obscene language, profanity, threats and/or inflammatory statements..
- Leaving College/ Grounds without Permission.
- Group II :
- False Accusation : The intentional making of false accusations that may jeopardize the professional reputation of any staff member.
- False Fire Alarm : The intentional activation of a fire alarm, fire bell or other signaling device with intent to deceive, mislead or otherwise misinform a college/center/college function concerning the presence of a fire.
- Participation in Organizations not sanctioned by the Principal or College Authority: Participation in clubs, fraternities, sororities or secret societies that are not sanctioned by the Principal.
- Vandalism : The willful or malicious damage and/or destruction of college property or the property of others include graffiti.
- Group III :
- Fighting : (Physical altercation between two people). When two or more persons participate in physical violence that may require physical intervention and/or restraint and /or results in injury.
- Harassment : Severe or repeated hostile treatment or violence against a student, including continual invasion of "personal space" because of his/her gender, race, color , religion, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability.
- Participation in Gang-Related Activity : Participating in recruitment or wearing or possessing gang-related colors or logos and other such related activities on college grounds or college sponsored activities.
- Causing Mayhem : Use of a dangerous weapon, substance or chemical that results in disfiguring, crippling or inflicting serious or permanent physical injury upon another person or acting with the intent to disfigure, cripple or inflict serious or permanent injury upon another person.
- Arson : Any willful or malicious igniting of a fire which causes damage or is intended to cause damage to college property, the property of others or a person.
- Punishment & Penalties:
The students are expected to follow the code of conduct very strictly and if they do not do so the college authorities may take the following actions.
- Warning : A warning will be given to the students under such conditions like attendance or academic performance & the parents will be informed.
- Punishment without Warning: the college has a right to punish the students without any warning if there is an incidence of physical assault on the teaching & non teaching staff of the college or if it is found that the student has been using social media for defaming the college, or the faculty members.
- Tendering Apology: The student engaged in any prohibited behavior may be asked to tender an apology for his/her act, undertaking that he/she shall not indulge in such or any of the prohibited behavior in future and to follow it very strictly.
- Fines: The student engaged in any prohibited behavior/conduct may be asked to pay a fine up to Rs.5000/- towards student's welfare fund.
- Forfeiture: The tool used by the student in violating the code of conduct shall be forfeited.
- Non evaluation of course: Students who indulge in any form of malpractice during the process of his/her evaluation, or try to influence the evaluator from any source, he/she shall not be evaluated for that course.
- Debarring from attending campus recruitment: A student/group of students shall be prevented from registering for college placement cell and debarred from attending any campus placement related activities.
- Suspension of Privileges: A student/group of students shall be prevented from availing privilege like using common academic facilities (e.g. library, computer centre etc), recommendations for loan/scholarship/fellowship etc; representing the institution in any national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
- Suspension from college :
The student can be suspended from the college on the following grounds:
- If he/she violates the code of conduct which leads to lowering the esteem of the college or indulges in any activity which endangers the dignity and safety of other students or staff of the college and if the college authorities find any prima facie evidence available against the student, he/she shall be suspended from the college for a maximum period of 15 days, pending further enquiry by the college authorities.
- A student may also be suspended from the college for violation of any of the provisions of this code. The period of suspension and conditions, if any, shall be clearly indicated in the communication addressed to the student. The student shall lose his/her attendance for the suspended tenure. The tenure of suspension shall be decided based on the findings and recommendations of the enquiry committee.
- Restitution: Restitution implies reimbursement in terms of money and/or services to compensate for personal injury or loss, damage/disfiguration to property of the college or any property kept in the premises of the college in any manner. The students/group of students may be asked to compensate for the loss that has been caused to any person or property of the college or any property kept in the premises of the college due to the act of vandalism perpetrated by the students. The students/group of students shall also be liable to put in their service to restore any loss or damage caused to any property and thereby bringing it to its original form if it is possible.
- Detaining from Examinations: A student/group of students may be detained or debarred from writing all/any/some of the examinations, which form part of the academic programme for which he/she/they has/have joined.
- Expulsion: This is the extreme form of disciplinary action and shall be resorted to only in cases where stringent action is warranted. Expulsion is the permanent dismissal of a student from the college. Any student who is persistently insubordinate, who is repeatedly or willfully mischievous even after warning and punishments, in the opinion of the competent authority, is likely to have an unwholesome influence on his/her fellow students, shall be removed from the rolls with immediate effect. Such a student shall not be eligible for readmission to any of the courses of this college.
- Other appropriate sanctions shall be imposed by the competent authority of the institution singularly or in combination with any of the above listed actions.
Annexture I :Declaration by the Student
I will :
- attend the college regularly.
- be attentive in class and make 100% efforts.
- complete and return homework assignments.
- observe regular study hours.
- conform to the Code of Conduct .
- treat teachers, other students and college property with respect.
I have read and understood all the points of the code of conduct. I shall abide by this code of conduct. If I fail to observe the same, I shall be liable to the punishment decided by the college administration.
Date :
Name : Signature of the Student
Annexture II :Declaration by the Parents/ Guardian :
I want to see my ward achieve. Therefore, I will encourage him/her by doing the following:
- See that my ward is punctual and attends college regularly and arrives on time.
- Familiarize myself with the Code of Conduct and the Civil Rights and Safety Policy.
- Instill within my ward a respect for teachers, other students and college property.
- Support the college in its efforts to maintain proper discipline.
- Establish a time for homework and review it regularly.
- Provide a quiet well- lighted place for study & also see that a congenial environment at home.
- Encourage my ward's efforts and be available for interaction.
- Consult with my ward's teacher/counselor/college Principal when issues arise.
- Cooperate with the college authorities, Teacher Guardian of my ward for his/her holistic development.
- Stay aware of what my ward is learning.
- Encourage my ward to be attentive.
I have read and understood all the points of the code of conduct. I assure that my son/daughter/ward shall abide by it. If he/she fails to observe the code of conduct, he/she shall be liable to the punishment decided by the college administration.
Date :
Name : Signature of the Parent /Guardian


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Aryballe Suite is a cloud-enabled software that allows for the capture, annotation and analysis of odors based on a user's unique needs. With Aryballe Suite, technical and non-technical users can harness the power of odor data and unlock new insights to accelerate R&D projects, ensure product consistency, and provide optimal customer experiences.
This new module provides R&D, quality and manufacturing with quick answers to simple comparisons of samples to a reference. The two modes—teaching and questioning—allow for parameters to be defined for a specific product or use case that can then be used during real-time analysis by other teams. The Answers Module offers:
- Repeatable, fast pass/fail answers
- Customized parameters and thresholds for defining in/out results
- Easy-to-set and recall reference records
Easy-to-use, automated protocols to reduce learning curve
Remotely visualize and track experiments in real-time
Centralized cloud-database for easier data accessibility
Compare odor characteristics with intuitive software tools
Using AI to compensate for water and humidity
In many use cases, water is a major component of the odor sample due to water vapor in the environment. By using the software analytics component of digital olfaction, the solution takes into account the odor impact of water and isolates the "dry" odor from it. The figure to the right demonstrates how the scent of lemon would appear digitally—both in its raw diluted form in water and also with advanced humidity analysis ("Dried" Lemon Beverage).
If you would like more information about our digital olfaction technology and how it can help your organization, please contact us.

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The Competition Bureau announced today that it is cross-appealing a recent Competition Tribunal decision against PVI International Inc. in order to force the Edmonton-based company to inform consumers, through corrective notices in newspapers across Canada and on the Internet, that its gas-saving device does not work.
In May 2002, the Tribunal ruled that a gas-saving device known as the Platinum Vapour Injector does not work and that the company's claims of saving fuel and reducing emissions were false and unsubstantiated.
PVI and its owners, Michael and Darren Golka, were ordered to cease making representations with respect to the gas-saving device for a period of 10 years. In addition, the company was ordered to pay an administrative penalty of $75,000 and the two individuals were ordered to pay $25,000 each.
For its part, PVI International Inc. is appealing the Tribunal's ruling.
The Bureau feels that corrective notices are important as they allow consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. Consumers may continue to purchase items, such as the Platinum Vapour Injector, if they are not aware that the product does not perform as claimed.
"Consumers paid as much as $300 for this so-called gas-saving device," said Raymond Pierce, deputy commissioner, Competition Bureau. "The Bureau believes that ordering PVI International Inc. to publish corrective notices in newspapers across the country and on the Internet is an effective way to alert consumers of the company's unsubstantiated claims."
Prior to the Tribunal ruling, consumers were enticed into buying gas and diesel versions of the Platinum Vapour Injector through newspaper, radio and Internet advertising, by claims that the device could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 22%, while reducing harmful emissions.


text: Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI) welcomes Courtney Marne to our Regulatory & Permitting Division. Courtney will be based in Laguna Beach, CA and will support Oil & Gas, Utility and Renewable Energy projects. Courtney comes to EI with over nine years of experience as a wildlife biologist and permitting specialist. Her hands on experience coupled withRead more


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Valeria Sarmiento presents an accompaniment to both her own work and that of her late partner, Raul Ruiz
Dir. Valeria Sarmiento. France/Portugal. 2017. 113 mins.
Viewed in the right light, The Black Book is an exercise so defiantly old-school as to be hyper-modern, so augustly conservative as to be all-out avant-garde. For many sceptical viewers, however, this highbrow costume melodrama will come across as airless and academic.
Romantic passion, jealous anxiety, murderous obsession et al are presented with a kind of matter-of-fact sang froid
There's no denying the individuality of this defiantly eccentric piece by Chilean director Valeria Sarmiento, however. As well as having a long directing career in her own right (Amelia Lópes O'Neill, Our Marriage), Sarmiento was the partner and long-term editor of the late Raúl Ruiz, and The Black Book is at once in the spirit of Sarmiento's own historical epic Lines of Wellington (2012) and of Ruiz's Mysteries of Lisbon (2010), both of which had dual lives as theatrical releases and TV mini-series. The Black Book - implicitly a sort of prequel to Mysteries, although the connection is never overt – doesn't have the luxuriant sprawl of either, but its compactness and prestigious polish may make it a festival attraction for audiences with a historical or literary bent. Outside-world appeal will be more elusive.
Like Mysteries, Sarmiento's film is based on a novel by 19th-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco. Starting in the 1780s, The Black Book has as its heroine and voice-over narrator Laura (Lou de Laâge), a young woman of unknown parentage living in the Rome residence of a French count; her job is to tend a boy named Sebastian, the count's ward, whose father is similarly unknown. Poisoned by a sinister cardinal, the dying count entrusts the boy to his friend Leopold, Marquis de Lusault (Niels Schneider), who takes Sebastian to Paris with Laura in tow. Leopold promptly seduces Laura, whose heart is broken when he marries the aristocratic Suzanne de Montfort (Jenna Thiam).
The plot is slow to thicken, but once it does, it takes on the constituency of a well-simmered minestrone. Enter the mysterious Cardinal Rufo (Stanislas Merhar), whose laconic black servant Antonio (David Carocol, largely required to skulk rather than speak) describes him as "a saint… or a devil." Rufo knows the truth about Laura's background: suffice to say she is not really, as she had thought, the daughter of a poor Roman washerwoman. Before long, the French Revolution has broken out, but less violently than some of the faints and fevers that Laura repeatedly falls into, in time-honoured melodrama fashion, whenever she receives a shock.
Rich in abrupt reversals of fortune and startling revelations – delivered sometimes in epistolary form, sometimes in flashback – The Black Book comes across very much as a pendant to Mysteries of Lisbon, although without either the luxuriant expansiveness of its stories-within-stories structure or its visual eccentricity. The Black Book stresses stateliness, both of imagery and of tempo, with certain scenes – notably an address given by future political assassin Charlotte Corday – composed like 19th-century historical paintings. Visually, the film is a treat, with DoP Acácio de Almeida making sly use of mirrors, and laying on the candlelight to ravishing effect, especially in an elegantly erotic tryst between Laura and Leopold.
What The Black Book has in common with both Mysteries and war story Lines of Wellington is a somewhat experimental approach to examining the conventions of 19th-century Romantic narrative in a modern cinematic context; in particular, the detached, decorous acting makes a knowing contrast with the extremity of the emotions evoked, so that romantic passion, jealous anxiety, murderous obsession et al are presented with a kind of matter-of-fact sang froid. While de Laâge is a strong presence, her crisp visual presentation also contributes to making Laura too distant and contained a heroine to allow much emotional connection for the viewer. But then, all the characters are manifestly puppets in the hands of Sarmiento and returning Mysteries/Wellington screenwriter Carlos Saboga.
Production companies: Leopardo Filmes, Alfama Films Production, CB Partners, APM Produções
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Producer: Paolo Branco
Screenplay: Carlos Saboga, based on the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco
Production design: Isabel Branco
Editor: Luca Alverdi
Cinematography: Acácio de Almeida
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Main cast: Lou De Laâge, Stanislas Merhar, Niels Schneider, Jenna Thiam


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Professional notice
Won a US$2 billion ICC award for Turkmenistan's national gas company
|People in Who's Who Legal
|People in Future Leaders
|Pending cases as counsel
|Value of pending counsel work
|US$20.2 billion
|Treaty cases as counsel
|Third-party funded cases
|Current arbitrator appointments
|21 (13 as chair or sole)
|Lawyers sitting as arbitrator
Though the firm dates back a century, Pestalozzi's arbitration practice was established around 25 years ago, flourishing under the care of respected arbitrator Pierre Karrer.
He left the firm some years ago to open his own boutique, but the team has continued to boast one of the largest arbitration practices in Switzerland, with as many as 30 lawyers in the practice. It has offices in Zurich and Geneva.
The practice co-heads are Michael Kramer in Zurich and Thomas Legler in Geneva. Kramer is a former member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institute, while Legler is a member of the ICC Swiss national committee and features on the World Trade Organization's arbitrator list.
Other names to know include Zurich arbitration group leader Laurent Killias, a co-founder of the Swiss Arbitration Academy and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration; and partner Christophe Emonet, who heads the Geneva litigation and arbitration group.
Who uses it?
The firm has a long-standing relationship with Glencore, which often uses it for disputes work. Other clients include Johnson & Johnson, insurer Swiss Life, retail group Coop Cooperative, German engineering group Bosch, France's Bouygues Construction as well as various Swiss and international financial institutions.
It has also paired with White & Case to defend Thailand-based latex glove producer Siam Sempermed in a Swiss arbitration brought by one of its shareholders, Austria's Semperit.
Another client is the Indian government.
Track record
The firm has acted for the claimant in one of the largest cases before the Swiss Chambers Arbitration Institute, worth more than US$1.5 billion. As part of that dispute, it won a rare set-aside decision from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.
It has obtained annulments in another case, which marked the first time the Swiss court has set aside two awards in the same dispute. One award was annulled in 2014 and the other in 2016, after the court found the arbitrators had ignored its guidance and merely affirmed their earlier findings.
In another Swiss court action, it helped a unit of Bosch successfully defend an ICC award in a dispute with Italian engineering firm Piacentini over liability for a ship-lift accident at the port of Livorno.
Pestalozzi represented the Indian government in a challenge before the Swiss Federal Tribunal to an investment treaty award in favour of Deutsche Telekom. The high-profile case saw the court conduct a rare public deliberation before upholding the award by a three-to-two majority in 2018.
Recent events
Working with Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, the firm recently represented Turkmenistan's national gas company Türkmengaz in a multibillion-dollar ICC arbitration against the National Iranian Gas Company over an alleged debt for gas deliveries. In 2020, a tribunal awarded Pestalozzi's client around US$2 billion. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court upheld the award.
The firm also teamed up with Clifford Chance to represent Bouygues in a dispute worth more than 200 million Swiss francs with Swiss energy company Alpiq before the Swiss Chambers. The client sought a purchase price adjustment following its €750 million acquisition of Alpiq's engineering services business in 2018. In 2020, Alpiq agreed to refund €49.4 million to Bouygues to settle the dispute.
Together with Herbert Smith Freehills, the firm defeated a US$120 million ICC claim against their client, German engineering company KHS. The arbitration against Turkish beverage producer Doğanay Gida related to alleged manufacturing defects in production lines for glass-coated bottles.
The firm made two promotions in January 2021: Christine Moehler was made counsel, while Lukas Rusch, who serves as vice president of the International Association of Young Lawyers, was promoted to the partnership.
Client comment
Gerrit Dekker of Aspetix Health Services in the Netherlands says he has had one of his best experiences with legal advice in litigation with Pestalozzi. Thomas Legler is commended for being hands-on, practical and efficient.
Having retained the firm in a breach of contract dispute against a Swiss corporation, the client says Legler provided "clear" and "well-motivated" advice on litigation strategy.
Dow Chemical's lead counsel Francisco Castillo credits the firm with "high efficiency, a great professional background and very good personal interaction". Thomas Rohner and Christoph Lang both make a "magnificent personal and professional impression".
An energy-sector client found the firm able to deliver high-quality results in "often-challenging timescales." Florian Mohs was "always available to guide our company through the process, and address commercial and legal questions in a professional and incisive manner." Andreas Lienhard's "attention to detail, and ability to tackle very technical engineering concepts, are second to none."
About Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd.
Pestalozzi is a multicultural Swiss business law firm focusing on high-end work for domestic and international clients since 1911. Pestalozzi lawyers are strong and empathic personalities, known for their truly independent approach to advising and representing their clients. The firm guides and supports its clients in their strategic business decisions, anticipates their future challenges and helps them solve their critical issues. Being fully integrated, Pestalozzi encounters no internal limits in shaping the most competent and efficient teams for the clients' needs. With over 100 professionals in Zurich and Geneva, the firm is at home in Switzerland's two main commercial hubs – and has developed a wealth of experience in its key industries of Banking, Life Sciences, Commodity Trading and Insurance. While being locally embedded, Pestalozzi has also developed sought-after expertise in dealing with multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes.
Pestalozzi has a long-standing reputation for excellence in advising and representing clients in complex national and international commercial disputes before state courts and arbitral tribunals. In addition to acting in commercial disputes, the Litigation & Arbitration practice group is well known for its expertise in insolvency matters, asset tracing, and international judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters as well as matters involving white-collar crimes.
Members of the group also frequently serve as arbitrators and mediators in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Further, they regularly lecture on dispute resolution issues before practitioners and academics and publish in their areas of expertise.
Website: www.pestalozzilaw.com


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Arduino is the perfect introduction to microcontrollers and electronics. The recent trend of powerful, cheap, ARM-based single board Linux computers is the perfect introduction to computer science, programming, and general Linux wizardry. Until now, though, Arduino and these tiny ARM computers have been in two different worlds. Now, finally, there are nightly builds of Arduino IDE on the Raspberry Pi and other single board Linux computers.
The latest Arduino build for ARM Linux popped up on the arduino.cc downloads page early this week. This is the result of an incredible amount of work from dozens of open source developers across the Arduino project. Now, with just a simple download and typing 'install' into a terminal, the Arduino IDE is available on just about every single board Linux computer without having to build the IDE from source. Of course, Arduino has been available on the Raspberry Pi for a very long time with
sudo apt-get install arduino, but this was an older version that cannot work with newer Arduino boards.
Is this distribution of the Arduino IDE the same you would find on OS X and Windows? Yep, everything is the same:
While this is really just arduino.cc improving their automated build process and putting a link up on their downloads page, it does make it exceptionally easy for anyone to set up a high school electronics lab. The Raspberry Pi is almost a disposable computing device, and combining it with Arduino makes for a great portable electronics lab.


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Google's contacts backup is one of the best contacts backup solutions for Android users. Since changing phones is inevitable, backing up contacts is a handy feature to avoid looking for them every now and then when you change to a new phone for some reason.
Google provides a backup feature to every Android phone which attaches all the saved contacts to your Google Account. These contacts can later be restored from any Android phone where or accessed from a Computer.
How to Enable Contacts Backup to Google on Android
- Open your phone Settings
- Scroll down and tap on Accounts and backup
- Click on Accounts
- Find your Gmail account from the list of accounts and click on it and from there click on Sync account
- Turn on the toggle button for Contacts. If you have more than one Gmail account and you would like to save different contacts in different accounts, then repeat the steps for the other accounts
Sometimes you will have contacts backup enabled but some contacts won't be backed up. This happens when you change the destination storage to either a SIM or phone when creating a new contact. Contacts already stored on SIM memory can not be backed up to Google except when you create new ones to be stored in the Google Account.
However, contacts stored on the phone's memory can be backed up. Follow these steps to enable backup and synchronization for device contacts:
Note: Device contacts can only be backed up to one of the Gmail accounts on the phone
- Open your phone Settings
- Scroll down and tap on Google
- Click on Account services
- open Google Contacts sync
- Tap on the section labeled Also sync device contacts and then select the account you would like to use for device contacts
How to Backup Contacts to Different Google Accounts
If you have more than one Google account on your phone, say a personal and work account, then there are chances that you would like to have particular contacts backed up to specific accounts. You can only do this when creating the contact.
- Open the dial pad and enter the phone number you would like to save
- Tap on Add to Contacts (This might differ depending on the type of phone you're using)
- Tap on Create new contact
- At the top of the contact details is a drop-down with various choices for storage and by default, the primary Google account is selected.
- Click on it and specify the account to which this particular contact should be saved and finish up with the saving.
How to Restore Contacts from Google to a New Phone
Usually, if you log your Google Account into a new phone, synchronization will start right away and all your previously backed up data will be restored including contacts, photos, and more. But in case your contacts haven't been restored, follow these simple steps to have them restored.
- Open the Setting app on your phone
- Scroll down and navigate to Google
- At the bottom of the menu, you'll see Set up and restore. Tap on it.
- Click on Restore contacts
- Tap on From account and select the Gmail account with the contacts you would like to restore
- Wait for a few minutes and then check your contact list for the restored contacts


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order of whitelist/blacklist rules
I have a rule to block all .io and all .zone by adding io and zone to blacklist.
Well, now when I want to allow one .io site (e.g., github.io) how can I do that.
Seems like the order of rule application matters. What if there is a rule clash?
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"Insurer citing above exclusion rejected claim of around 170,000 KD was due to drunk driver killing 5 pedestrians on road. The employer had to bear the complete liability of this claim"
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HPBA has released two new tax credit flyers. The first one – for the 26 percent 25(D) tax credit – is available (page one and page two). The most important thing to note about this version of the tax credit is that it is expiring at the end of 2022. This means purchase and installation … Continue reading Tax Credit Flyers from HPBA Now Available
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The ASHRAE Board of Directors approved Addendum 'j' for publication in Standard 62.2, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings, during its October 14th meeting. Recall that Addendum 'j' prohibits unvented combustion space heaters in ASHRAE-compliant homes, effectively banning all vent-free hearth appliances if a jurisdiction adopts these provisions of the ASHRAE standards … Continue reading ASHRAE 62.2 Committee Moves to Ban Vent-Free Products
As you know, the biomass stove tax credit of $300 was extended for purchases made since January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2020. Tax forms are now updated, and tax preparation software should also reflect the extension of this credit. Download our quick reference one-pager on what consumers need to know. Visit HPBA's website for … Continue reading Promoting the Biomass Stove Tax Credit
A new law was enacted recently that impacts a small group of Americans: spouses of military personnel who have an occupational license whose spouse is relocated due to a permanent change of duty station to another state. Over 34 percent of military spouses work in fields that require a state license in order to practice. … Continue reading New U.S. Federal Law Impacts Licensing for Spouses of Military Personnel
Thank you to everyone who reached out to their Senators in the last 24 hours. The biomass stove tax credit was passed by Congress earlier today, December 19, 2019. The President is expected to sign the bill tomorrow, which contains over 1,500 pages of funding measures. So, time to get promoting! What products qualify? Anything … Continue reading Biomass Stove Tax Credit Has Been Extended
The sharp increase in local cities banning – or considering a ban of – natural gas in new homes has sparked tremendous interest in the 2020 Tom Pugh Government Affairs Academy (GAA), to be held in Washington, DC, on July 20–23, 2020. This program is designed to empower local members to be better advocates at the … Continue reading HPBA Government Affairs Academy set for July 2020
On Thursday, October 24th, nearly 30 HPBA members met with more than 60 congressional offices to promote changeout program legislation and biomass stove tax credit legislation. For our HPBA members, this was their chance to talk with members of Congress and their staff about the issues impacting our industry and their local businesses. We built … Continue reading HPBA Day on Capital Hill a Success
Over the past few months, HPBA has received many questions from retailers and distributors about requirements under Step 2 of the EPA's New Source Performance Standards for Residential Wood Heaters (NSPS), set to go into effect on May 15, 2020. HPBA created a toolkit with information that all retailers need to know. Resources include an … Continue reading Have You Downloaded Your NSPS Retailer Toolkit?
Sell-Through Would Provide Critical Relief for Retailers, Consumers and Manufacturers The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) welcomes the release today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of proposed revisions to regulations affecting wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and warm air furnaces. The publication, known as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), contains … Continue reading Industry Welcomes Proposed EPA Revisions to NSPS
HPBA launched a new campaign in September to promote industry's efforts to extend the effective date of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and make corrections to the regulation. Savewoodheat.org provides the public and policymakers with more information about the NSPS and its impacts on different products. The website contains links to news articles, fact … Continue reading HPBA Launches "Save Wood Heat" Campaign


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CEOs of some of the world's largest companies including Virgin founder Richard Branson and Unilever chief Paul Polman have called on world leaders to commit to a global goal of net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 at the climate talks in Paris this December — and urged business leaders to match this by committing to long-term targets.
The B Team Leaders, which also include Tata International's Ratan Tata, telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, say that by committing to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, governments will demonstrate they are setting the world on a clear, low-carbon trajectory. They say businesses will respond by embedding climate action into their strategies, which will drive investment in clean energy, scale-up low-carbon services and technologies, create jobs and support economic growth.
The announcement comes a week before climate negotiators meet in Geneva work on a draft of the Paris climate deal.
Branson and former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz in 2013 formed the global nonprofit to help companies develop a new way of doing business — a Plan B — that puts "people and planet alongside profit."


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After already deciding to hold out quarterback Aaron Rodgers for the rest of 2017, the Packers are playing it very safe as well with wide receiver Davante Adams' concussion.
The Packers announced Adams is out for Saturday night's game with the Minnesota Vikings due to the concussion he suffered against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
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From all indie genres, Folk seems to have a special place in our hearts. We can't help to get back to folk songs when we look for some calm and inspiration. When we want to hope for a nice dream. Or when we are feeling in the mood for some very well told stories. As an honour to those feelings, this series is entitled TIFU (Today I Folked Up). Only folk songs from new folk artists. To let you and ourselves go.
Eric Gabriel – So Much, Sometimes
The New Yorker singer-songwriter and producer Eric Gabriel is the kind of artist we like to follow. Not only owns a great and mature voice but also seems to have a talent for writing such good lyrics and apparently has really good friends he invites for collaborations, creating a magnificent environment around every composition of him. We're not only talking about So Much, Sometimes, we're talking also about Tara Street, two completely different songs, with different pop-folk approaches. If in So Much, Sometimes, the second released single, Eric explores a more uplifting and song with the likes of Fleetwood Mac, for instance, in Tara Street the experimentalism crashes in Bon Iver or late DeYarmond Edison sonorities, including a bunch of horns and melancholic keyboard, and violins and everything that can be found in Beth/Rest. The former vocalist and keyboard player from Melt releases these two singles in two months and already shows enough creativity and ability for many more!
Garrett Kato – All Good
Garrett Kato latest track entitled All Good is a beautiful merge of pop with folk, and one that brings back those Damien Rice vibes we all need for this time of the year. All Good sings about the strugles of a relationshiop and the ability to get trhought them, when all we are just humans with strange emotions and sometimes unpredictable minds. Well, actually that how the track sounds to us. But it serves to say that All Good serves as a hymn for hope, be it by its folk roots or by some incredibly warm vocals.
Harrison Storm – With You
We have a convicted crush for tender, smooth, and sweet voices that perfectly engage with spacious instrumental. In With You, Harrison Storm has it all. The Australian singer-songwriter describes it as "a simple love song, an unusual release for me, but it holds a very special place in my journey", the lyrics are like those ones that immediately find a way to warm up our hearts and we can definitely feel the dreamy and spacious and vague place where Harrison was when he wrote this song, it is beautifully described in every note and chord played here. The song is the last released track off of his EP Be Slow Also, we love the way it begins, so whispering, so chilled, then slowly grows in complexity and becomes louder. And when it suddenly hit the climax the song comes to an end. Storm doesn't want it to be much more than this: a simple love song, a one-on-one composition, and lyrics, it's just him and each one of us.
In Between Years – The Sun
Folk can be shown in many forms and genres and this compilation was created to prove that. That's why it makes complete sense to feature In Between Years, the German band is not only eclectic but electrifying and energetic. The 3-piece band is like the German version of Alt-J with an impressive selection of horns, accordion, and guitar riffs capable to surprise anyone who listens to The Sun for the first time, including unique and powerful vocals since the very beginning, reminding Bastille or Amber Run. The way they start shows us what they are here for, but the punch comes when out of the blue they stop and break. What comes after must only be heard. This is the first single off of their debut self-titled EP and in the band's words "we are just getting started!"
Lydia Fairhall & The She Oaks – True North LP
The second Australian featuring in this compilation, Lydia Fairhall & The She Oaks are a fresh and modern way to make Country, although never forgetting its roots. True North is their debut album which is having already a good hype not only in Australia but also in the UK and USA. At first, in Araluen, Lydia sings almost acapella, as the guitar and drums remain so smooth we could almost live without them if it wasn't for the amazing landscape they create around the higher notes of Fairhall's voice and embodying the lyrics. And as the album keeps spinning we find Crying Country, and once again the classic sonorities are all there but the band explores new harmonies and tries to keep the instrumental as much rock-ish as possible, and that's what makes it fresh and puts a smile on our face. In Sign of the Times, the classic meets the modern and the country meets the soul/gospel enhancing Lydia's voice. Water Underground is an almost 8-minute song and it sums precisely what the full-length record is, in-depth, in lyrics, in harmonized instruments, and in lovable and mature vocals. Just listen to True North and explore it as much as you can.
Metò & Doubtfully Yours, – Breathe for My Peace
Metò is a Quebec City based multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer who produces hooking folk melodies that sound both acoustic and organic. With an impressive fragiled tone voice that can sound both electrifying and relaxed, he combines his intrinsic capabilities with gorgeous hugging ambients and vocal layers. His latest track Breathe for My Peace features the perfect combination with Doubtfully Yours,. Never dull, always captivating and surprising. Featuring elements in English and some in French, this is of an unbelievable beauty. Artistic and experimental too, the production never ceases to throw new elements at our ears and soul, without making sure every single element has a job to do. The ending of the track is perharps the most original we heard all year.
Stablemate -Shapeless LP
Two old friends who used to make music together eventually stepped out from music while their lives took other paths. Conor listed in the Navy and set sail to the Persian Gulf and Mitch went to college to have a business degree. While apart, Conor kept sending Mitch some records and demos he recorded on his phone onboard and during a trip, Mitch did from Seattle to Argentina everything came back together and began to make sense. Stablemate joint again and included Anna and Daniel. The 4-piece band releases now their debut LP Shapeless, a deep complex, and emotional 10-track album where folk, pop/rock, and dreamy/indie-pop have a place. All together it creates a unique sonority reminding Bon Iver's self-titled album sometimes, and others bringing some of Big Thief and Volcano Choir's memories. We leave you here with the whole album since it's too difficult to choose a favorite one for us!
The Staves – Satisfied
The three sisters are probably the most exciting folk group these days, at least vocally speaking. We can't find purest, angelical, and harmonizing voices than the ones gifted to the Staveley-Taylor sisters. Emily, Jessica, and Camilla form the trio The Staves, from Watford, UK, and after their highly acclaimed Dead, Born & Grown LP, the trio toured with Bon Iver, whose frontman, Justin Vernon, later produced their second full-length If I Was, giving the sister a completely different vision of their songs, exploring never-ending harmonies, loops and synths. That went so well they eventually released a third album with yMusic, taking their basis and compositions to a more orchestral and organic level. All together -and the fact that they are part of the 37d03d project- gave them the tools to work on a new universe of layers, experimentalisms, vocal arrangements, but never putting the acoustic guitar on its case. After Nazareth, Trying and Good Woman, Satisfied is the fourth single released this year off of a whole new record to come. For us, another perfect album is about to come.
Tiz McNamara – Moving Backwards
What's the point in moving, if your only move is moving backwards? Tiz McNamara's latest track Moving Backwards is a distinct and steady building indie-folk meets pop turns to rock track. The song starts off with a sort of slow pace that is brought up by a strong drum and the evolving incorporation of guitars, second guitars, and background voices. Once again this is the reason we've been posting about Tiz McNamara consistently, ever-surprising and evolving (and involving), he defies folk barriers with very good productions and a distinctively beautiful recording voice. And everything is round, hopeful, and beautiful. Oh, and catchy alert on this one, it really sticks with us.
All these songs (and all previous songs feature in TIFU) are also featured on our folk playlist. Follow it on Spotify:


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text: By BK staff | Jan 14, 2022 Welp, Bangkok is a plague pit teetering on collapse. Again. But monkeys and elephants don't need to be vaccinated (we think?) so up stakes, pack your sack, and hump your way up mountains and through jungle for a little tented adventure. Away from the hustle and bustle and, ya know, apocalypse, here are a few ideas to get some grass under your feet. Image: Doi Inthanon National Park via Facebook Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang maiYou can't legally get any higher in Thailand than the 2,565 meters above sea level atop the Kingdom's highest peak–and, if you're lucky, the only place in Thailand where you won't want air con. Hike the waterfalls, visit with local indigenous people, or grab some binoculars and spy on birds. Rent a tent for three people at B225 per night.Open daily 5am-6pmEntrance fee: B300/person, B150/child for foreigners; B50/person, B20/child for ThaisContact: 053286729 Image: Walk Camp Walk Camp, Chiang MaiOperated by a conservation group, the eco-friendly Thai Elephant Home Walk Camp provides a program of close encounters with Thai elephants. If huggable mammals aren't your thing, take in some of the organic farming sessions. Be warned: Burning season from January to March means you're not likely to have a break from the haze. Entrance fee: B2,500/person for 2-day program completed with a bamboo hut, barbeque set, and activity fees. Visit Walk Camp for more information, 0834331478 Image: Kaeng Kranchan National Park Facebook Kaeng Krachan National Park, PhetchaburiIf you're tired of the selfie-snapping hipster cafes of Khao Yai, head in the other direction for wildlife, waterfalls, and hotsprings at Thailand's largest national park, Kaeng Krachan. The lake is a favorite for day visitors and campers, especially when they ramp up the rapids on the river, but head toward the jungle road to Khao Phanoen Thung Camping Point–known as "The Top"–for a sea full of sky and an intense camping experience among the bears and panthers.Open daily 8am - 5pm Entrance fee: B300/person and B200/child for foreigners, B100/person and B40/child for ThaisContact: 032772311 Image: Erawan National Park Facbook Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi Chase the waterfalls of Erawan because TLC is not the boss of you. Specifically, hike up to the seventh level of the falls to see cascading water said to resemble the mythological three-headed elephant, Erawan. The park is also home to gibbons, flying squirrels, and wild boar. Tent rentals start at B120/night.Campsite fee: B30/person/night. Park entrance is B300 for foreigners, B100 for Thais.Contact: 034574234 Image: Camp Out Camp Out, KoratLive out your (stationary) campervan dream with a motorhome rental in Korat. Camp Out Korat offers six bijou campervans (B1,800-2,000/night) and although you won't be driving anywhere, the vans are decked out for comfort and style, with TV and air-con. Come nightfall, staff set up romantic lakeside barbecues. Prices start from B2,200/night.Contact: 0656269280 Image: Thong Pha Phum Nationa Park Facebook Thong Pha Phum National Park, Kanchanaburi. Get your mountaineer on by tackling the challenging San Kom Meed trail. At 1,245 meters above sea level, Khao Chang Puek is not a hill for beginners and can only be undertaken with an official guide. 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Time: 8am-4:30pm Entrance fee: B200/person and B100/child for foreigners, B40/person and B20 for Thai tourists Contact: 0956299528 Image: The Campville Facebook The Campville, PetchabunWhat's more camp than camping? The Campville, that's what. Fairy lights encircle the 63 Khaokho safari-style tents with sizable mattresses capable of accommodating either two (B2,000/night) or four (B4,000/night) guests. Live music is pumped through the trees at night for you to dance like a fae in the forest.Open daily, Tel. 0925364271 Image: Jumtla Campiness Facebook Jumtla Campiness, Nakhon Pathom If you crave life under canvas but want to stay close to home, hit up the Tha Chin River in Nakhon Pathom. Just an hour and a half from the city center, Jumtla Campiness is a boutique camping spot set on a cement-tile foundation, but despite appearances your tent won't lack for mod cons: electricity, comfy mattress, fan and even air-con. Prices start at B1450. Open daily. Tel. 0818065444 Latest News Chiang Mai will host a 9-day pantomime performing arts festival next month Get ready for Pantomime Planet 2023. 1 day 8 hours ago travel News Thai hip-hop festival from Twopee Southside hits Phuket in November Twopee puts on the first Southside Festival at a Phuket water park. 4 days 7 hours ago travel News Thantawan Music Fest brings more than 70 acts to the Chiang Mai mountains Three days, five stages, and more than 50 DJs and 20 bands. Head to the hills for this massive concert in January 2024. 3 weeks 4 days ago travel News View all news


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I truly try to "do life" one thought at a time.
When I don't like where my mind is drifting — I stop. Literally, I tell myself "Stop it." Further, I tell myself that whatever I'm thinking about is not happening in this present split second but rather that I've "mentally stepped out of the moment."
If the event that is disturbing me IS in the moment, I tell myself: "Watch it." While I'm watching, I ask: "Do I need to do something about this now, or can I just observe." When the answer is that I can't do much about the situation because it is out of my control or my response might adversely escalate it — I try very hard to shift from mental to physical mode. I physically disengage; close my eyes; take some deep breaths; walk away if necessary; start cleaning or organizing; go exercise; take a walk; or whatever releases the tension that has built.
Stopping the thought and shifting to focusing on a physical action helps my mood and gets me back into either release or solutions mode.
I have not mastered how to deal with stress and stressful situations. I blow it regularly. But since I know this is a process that works, when I fail, I try to kindly reflect upon it as my practice at be-ing a good spirit visiting Earth in human form.
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This page corresponds to the first phase of the GLOACT project (2015-2019). The project is currently in its second phase (2018-2022). You can find information on the current phase of the GLOACT project by clicking on GLOACT Asia and the Middle East or GLOACT Bangladesh.
The Global Action to Prevent and Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants was a four-year (2015-2019) joint initiative by the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The programme formed part of a joint response to trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants and it was delivered in 13 strategically selected countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. A focus was placed on assistance to governmental authorities, civil society organizations, victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants.
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The programme assisted the selected countries in developing and implementing comprehensive national counter-trafficking and counter-smuggling responses. A dual prevention and protection approach was adopted and included six key responses linked to the following objectives:
- Strategy and policy development
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- Regional and trans-regional cooperation
- Protection and assistance to victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants
- Assistance and support to children among victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants
More specifically, IOM focused on objective 5, by developing and implementing protection and assistance frameworks that upheld the rights of trafficked, smuggled migrants, and other migrants in vulnerable situations, as well as by improving vulnerable migrants' access to protective and assistance services, and by improving the capacity of protection actors to deliver high-quality services. These activities were implemented by IOM in six select beneficiary countries, namely Belarus, Brazil, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mali, Morocco and South Africa. At the global level, IOM developed standards, guidance materials, and training curricula on assistance to vulnerable migrants and associated topics.
By the end of the project, Governments and civil society partners in the target countries had the skills and mechanisms in place to identify and screen migrants for vulnerabilities, including adult and children victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants, and to refer them to the relevant service providers for protection and assistance, in line with international standards. Further, the project ensured that all protection actors will have access to improved and elaborated global standards and resources on assistance to vulnerable migrants.
This project is funded by the European Union.
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This is one of the longest running blogs on the topic of Japan. The blog is about things occurring in Japan. All topics are fair game. I have been deep in the Japanese global community for 20 years, so ask questions if you have any. The blog started out focusing on the many unusual and literally ancient animals in Japan. Over time people wanted to know, see, and read more, so I expanded the blog.
Pair of Japanese racoon dogs to be housed in upcoming River Safari
Racoon dogs Pom and Poko are the first animals here under an exchange programme between Wildlife Reserves Singapore and Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido.
Known as 'tanuki' in Japanese, these animals are native to East Asia and are popularly portrayed as happy-go-lucky tricksters in Japanese folklore.
In tanuki folklore, "ponpoko" is said to be the sound a tanuki makes when it drums its own belly.
Pom and Poko are in quarantine right now, and visitors will get to see them in a permanent exhibit at the upcoming River Safari, set to open in early 2012.
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The recent heroin-Fentanyl deaths raise many moral and practical questions. This is because people become dependent on opioid drugs for a variety of reasons. Some sincerely want to become free of narcotic drugs — and some love the feeling drugs give them more than life itself.
Because of these differing motivations, shouldn't we expect to need different tactics or methods to release them — and, if some don't really want to be free of addiction, how can we expect success from any form of treatment?
It should not be surprising that the heroin-Fentanyl deaths should be occurring in a black market situation where the price of heroin is artificially inflated by the scarcity created by the War On Drugs. Fentanyl is a cheap way to increase the potency tremendously when used to "cut" heroin. Addicts used to one strength of street heroin are fatally surprised when they obtain a much stronger batch.
Efforts to correct the problem of heroin-Fentanyl deaths are flawed when they focus on preventing death at the last moment, with Narcan, the latest trick of the pharmaceutical industry to capitalize on the tragedy of drug addiction which they helped cause.
On another front of the War On Drugs, bountiful profits are being reaped by the Drug Rehab industry in their doomed attempt to treat addicts at public expense rather than jailing them. Often their definition of rehabilitation is simply to switch them to methadone or suboxone.
The Drug Rehab industry success rate at turning out clients who don't relapse within a year is quite low. They don't like to talk about this or present objective research to confirm their claims of success. The numbers I received from a retiring clinic director confirmed my suspicions. For rehab centers that use methadone or suboxone (which are themselves opioid drugs and reportedly harder to quit than heroin) the success rate is 4.3%. For those facilities that use a 12-Step program and fewer pharmaceuticals, the success rate is 2%. For these miserable success rates, we the public are paying about $30,000 for a month of live-in treatment.
Why, if government agencies are often paying these high fees for pitiful results, shouldn't we consider other methods of treatment, which have been proven to be more successful and safer — both in the laboratory and in real-life practice?
To make sense of this predicament, let's look at why we face such an overwhelming addiction epidemic.
Most of those who end up on heroin, start on prescription opioids, either legally prescribed to them or diverted. This is a relatively new trend in addiction (it began in the late 1990s caused by the easy access to prescription drugs like Percocet, Hydrocodone, and Oxycodone). Oxy, in particular, was heavily marketed to doctors as offering little risk of addiction.
In recent years, easier access to highly addictive opioid painkillers introduced a new class of people to narcotics. These people had legitimate pain from some chronic condition for which the medical profession had no cure. With few other suitable alternatives to treat a wide variety of diseases that had no hope of a cure, not surprisingly many of these folks became dependent and some, as depression set in, allowed dependence to progress into addiction.
And so, we seem to have two distinct types of addicts: Those who became addicted through their limited options for any other form of treatment (and sincerely want to quit, but are afraid of both the pain and the stigma associated with withdrawal and treatment, time off work, expense, etc.).
And then, we have those who were led to hard drugs by some inner need, often a psychiatric dysfunction like schizophrenia or some other condition for which unmedicated life is simply intolerable. I would guess that this group of heroin addicts would be very resistant to permanently quitting their drugs of choice unless they had easy access to a safer, convenient, and emotionally satisfying alternative.
Since conventional methods of treating opioid addiction show so little return for society's huge investment, doesn't it make sense that we should be open to successful, proven alternatives?
There is currently such an option for reversing addiction. It is widely being used as a DIY form of addiction rehab at no cost to insurance or government programs. It is based on an herb that has been used for this very purpose for 200 years or more in the Orient.
That herb is kratom, Mitragyna speciosa korth, and is currently legal in 45 of the United States.
Kratom has been studied and shown to be safe and effective in NIH(National Institutes of Health)-funded research, which was granted a patent on the method of addiction treatment: http://www.google.com/patents/US20100209542
Here is a mystery for us all to ponder: Why Isn't This Method of Treatment Being Used More Widely?
Moreover, why is kratom the subject of attempts to ban its use, when states say they wish to fight the epidemic of heroin-Fentanyl deaths?
Why is kratom never mentioned in regard to the successes it is producing in ending addiction?
Could it have something to do with the bonanza of profits the addiction rehab industry is enjoying for treating the same clients multiple times at $30K a pop?
All we hear from TV newscasters are breathless warnings that "kratom is just like heroin, it's a legal high, it's killing people — and your child may be next!" Are the smoke shops and convenience stores where shiny foil packets of kratom capsules and shots are sold paying the newscasters for these promotions? They should be, because talk like this is very inviting to young people.
The misinformation spread by TV news reports across the nation, trying to frighten the public enough to gain their support for banning kratom, are too numerous to address here. Kratom, in its pure unadulterated form, has never killed anyone, but is especially effective as a step-down treatment for easing the unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal from opioid drugs — exactly what is needed to help those who want to be free of drug addiction to accomplish that with relative ease and with much greater safety than with methadone.
The Mainstream Media, and our government "watchdog" agencies, are doing a major disservice to the American people by trying to preserve a status quo that perpetuates a War on Drugs that is essentially causing the deaths from heroin and Fentanyl.
As usual, the public is being sold a bill of goods that benefits special interests — including, perversely enough, the wealthy drug cartels which would no longer exist if heroin was made legally available.
Essentially, once again, we are being talked into approving more expensive approaches that extend the failed War On Drugs, throwing good money after bad, when ending what isn't working would be a more sensible solution.
The notion of banning kratom, which is a proven uniquely-useful aid in overcoming the fearful barrier of opioid withdrawal is ludicrous — especially at a time when we are feverishly seeking a solution to the epidemic of drug addiction!
Kratom is being used by thousands of those who sincerely want to be free of their dependence on opioid narcotics. They use it to overcome the barrier of withdrawal in the comfort of their own home, usually with the coaching of a group of Facebook friends. You can read a snippet of a typical conversation of how kratom smoothes this process HERE.
Opioid addicts who don't want to be free of dependence on these drugs would be better served by providing them legal heroin of certified purity, available for them in government clinics, perhaps as Portugal has recently done.
Wasting more public money on saving those who really don't want to be saved is foolish. Banning a life-saving herb that is ending addiction for those who do want it is doubly foolish.
Fighting heroin-Fentanyl deaths by applying drug war tactics on a proven, convenient, inexpensive tool such as kratom is a big mistake. It is past time to do some fresh new thinking about harm reduction in our efforts to treat drug addiction. Kratom can only be helpful is it is used — and not banned.
Author Paul Kemp reports frequently on the miracles of restored health that he sees occurring daily in the kratom community.
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Today?s footprints of motor vehicle production1 in Europe and North America appear at first glance to be remarkably similar: In both regions, plants producing motor vehicles are highly agglomerated, which is typical of manufacturing activities. The auto industry is a global industry: A dozen or so mass producers compete with one another around the world. Because these automakers employ similar production models in their plants, one might expect similar forces to shape their production location decisions. This article evaluates whether the same general factors explain the broad patterns seen ...


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Indian Overseas Bank has announced the launch of retail loans (home loan, personal loan and clean loan) on digital platforms.
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Applicants may apply for housing loans and home loans under the PMAY schemes (subsidy linked home loans). They will also have the option to switch over their home loans from other banks to IOB. Applicants may also apply for two and four wheeler loans and personal loans in easy steps. Personal Loan to HNIs are also being offered at a discounted interest rate.
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ARISE SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS will once again be established for Season Five of Arise, but not during the Lenten Season. Small Faith Sharing Group will meet during the Easter Season beginning the weeks of April 11, 18, 25, May 2, May 9 and May 16. We will have Sign up during the First and Second weeks of Lent to allow us sufficient time to order materials.
WE ARE SEEKING SMALL GROUP LEADERS If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, please contact Sr. Linda as soon as possible to set you day of the week and the time so that sign up sheets can be prepared for sign up during the Lenten Season.
Doing our Small Groups during the Easter Season allows us to have more time for people to get their vaccine and to hopefully secure the safety of participants.
We will celebrate the Closing of Arise Together in Christ at an Outdoor Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Alleghenies at 7:00 p.m. on June 6. Please mark this date on your calendars and plan to attend. Also, please pray for good weather.


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Children folk group "CIUCIURUKS" from Lithuania
Telšiai culture centre's folklore ensemble CIUCIURUKS was founded by Rita Macijauskiene in 1989. Today it is one of the vital children folklore ensembles in Samogitia region. Children and teenagers from 4 to 19 years old take part in the activity of the ensemble. They popularize the folklore and wear clothes that are characteristic to Samogitia region (west part of Lithuania). In 1999 CIUCIURUKS was rewarded with a "Golden Bird" prize, which is an annual award for the best performing children folklore ensemble in Lithuania. Concert activity of the collective involves participation in municipality, region and republic events. CIUCIURUKS always takes place in song festivals and international folklore festivals in Lithuania. It already visited such foreign countries as Finland, France, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Austria, Ukraine, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicilia, Taiwan, Serbia, Belgia.
The repertoire of the ensemble consists of traditional children folk songs, dances, games instrumental music. Therefore, such kind of songs are in the most part of the disc. The CD also involves youth-love, family, war and other songs. The instrumental group performs traditional music of Samogitia region and dancers dances traditional dances of Samogitia region.
A big part of Lithuanian folk music is very archaic, for ritual purposes. In the overall context of Europe ethnomusicology Lithuanian music is assigned to the northern Europe. In the eastern part of this area there are traits and melody of string ("kanklės" – it is not translated) and winds cultures. Lithuania is in their junction, because of that its ethnic music is very special their variety.
Lithuanian folk songs are gentle, lyrical and mostly sad. Texts reflect nature, animal and bird life. Songs are about the tragic fate of orphans, the hard work of the farmer and gentle feelings of girls and boys. In the songs there are a lot of comparisons. Human life is equated to plants, especially trees, life, there is asked of birds and animals help.
Lithuanian folk songs rhythm is quite complex. It's like the story alive, constantly changing and is running away. It is quite difficult to write down because of frequent changes in meter, full of pauses. This is the most important features of Lithuanian folk songs that reflect their own specific mood and identity.
The polyphony is the most typical for Samogitia, where it is especially archaic, but it is more or less common throughout Lithuania. Also, Samogitinans (the lowlanders) loved in their melodies to distinguish the highest note and to extend it. It is a distinctive feature of Samogitian songs.
Children's songs - lullabies, games, songs about wildlife, formulaic songs, teases.
Children's games in the past have had exclusively ceremonial purposes in connection with the old faith, and later became a children's favorite genre of losing its original meaning and purpose. Dancing is often of later origin, mainly for entertaining, often are included in the ceremonies changing the games. Dancing has experienced a significant impact of neighboring countries, also took over a lot of game elements.