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<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use App\Models\User\User;
use Validator;
use Session;
use Auth;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ThrottlesLogins;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesAndRegistersUsers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Requests\Auth\LoginRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\Auth\ActivateRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\Auth\RegistrationRequest;

use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Registrar;

use App\Services\OauthService;
use Socialite;
use App\Exceptions\SocialAuthException;

class AuthController extends Controller
{
    use AuthenticatesAndRegistersUsers, ThrottlesLogins;

    protected $loginPath = '/';
    protected $loginBy = strpos(Request::input('login'), '@') > 1 ? 'email' : 'username';
    protected $credentials = [$loginBy => $request->input('login'), 'password' => $request->input('password')];

    public function __construct(User $user)
      {
          $this->model  = $user;
      }
/**
 *
 *  Registration form
 *
 */
    public function getRegister()
        {
            $provider = Session::has('provider');

            $form  = [
                'title'   => $provider != null ? 'Add little bit more info about yourself' : 'Feel yourself like at home !',
                'model'   => 'auth',
                'method'  => 'register',
                'button'  => 'Complete',
                'type'    => '',
                'provider'=> $provider
            ];
            return view('pages._form',compact('form'));
        }
/**
 *
 *  Confiramation form
 *
 */
    public function getConfirmation()
        {
            $form  = [
                'title'  => 'Confirmation Code',
                'model'  => 'auth',
                'method' => 'code',
                'button' => 'confirm',
                'type'   => 'panel',
            ];
             return view('pages._form',compact('form'));
        }
/**
 *
 *  create new User
 *
 */
    public function postRegister(RegistrationRequest $request)
      {
        try {
            $user = $this->model->createUser($request->all());
            $this->mail->send_Activation($user);
            flash('Mail has been send','success');
            return redirect($this->redirectPath());
        } catch (MailException $e) {
            flash('Mail has not been send','error');
            return redirect($this->redirectPath());
        }
      }
/**
 *
 *  confirmation
 *
 */
    public function postConfirmation(ActivateRequest $request,$code)
      {
          try {
            $user = $this->model->activateUser($code);
            flash('Confirm','success');
            Auth::login($user);
            return redirect($this->redirectPath());
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            flash('Confirm','error');
            return redirect($this->redirectPath());
        }
      }
/**
*
*  social login User
*
*/
  public function postSocialLogin($provider)
    {
          if($provider){
              try {
                  Socialite::with($provider)->redirect();
              } catch (SocialAuthException $e) {
                  flash('Confirm','success');
                  return redirect()->intended($this->redirectPath());
              }
          } else {
              return redirect()->intended($this->redirectPath());
          }
    }
/**
*
*  login User
*
*/
  public function callback(OauthService $oauth, $provider)
      {
          $user = Socialite::driver($provider)->user();
          $user->getId();
          $user->getNickname();
          $user->getName();
          $user->getEmail();
          $user->getAvatar();
          $user = $oauth->createOrGetUser($driver, $provider);

          $this->auth->login($user, true);
          return redirect()->intended($this->redirectPath());
      }
}

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Comparison to Sweden suggests COVID lockdowns did not prevent any COVID deaths at all
First, we would like to know how much our societal lockdown response to COVID has reduced COVID deaths. We ordered everyone to stay at home for 51 days in Minnesota and a comparable time in most states. We shut down restaurants, bars, health clubs, and numerous other non-essential businesses for about 3 months. The governor of Minnesota ordered all churches closed for about 3 months. We closed the schools and universities for most of a semester, and most schools and universities are still partially or fully closed to in-person instruction and apparently will remain so for all of this school year. We have eliminated handshakes and hugs. We are told to keep 6 feet from one another and wear masks in public even when more than 6 feet from others. That is a lot of sacrifice. How much did it help?
Ideally for a perfect scientific study we would want a comparison of an identical society that simply ignored COVID and then see how much of a difference in COVID deaths there is between the two societies. Of course that is not possible, but there are a few countries that did not employ lockdowns that we could use for comparison, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Iceland, and Sweden. The closest comparison in that group is Sweden. It is a Western country like the U.S., with a northern climate, like most of the U.S., and a democracy with a tradition of freedoms that resembles the U.S., and it is less isolated than Iceland and has a much larger population than Iceland, closer to that of the U.S.
Here is a table of our response to COVID compared to Sweden's:
Sweden had almost no mandatory restrictions. They did not close schools and did not even allow parents to keep their children out of school. They briefly closed health clubs and universities, but soon reversed those restrictions.
Sweden did not even mandate mask wearing: they just recommended mask wearing and only recommended it if you were in an indoor space where you could not keep 3 feet from others. In the U.S., we have mandated mask wearing indoors and suggested keeping 6 feet, rather than 3 feet, from others even when wearing masks. Some localities have even mandated mask wearing outdoors! Sweden's approach to masks is actually consistent with World Health Organization's (WHO) guidance.
Based on all that, you would assume Sweden has a higher death rate from COVID, right? No, they actually have a lower death rate per million population than the U.S.—671 in Sweden vs. 833 in the U.S. as of November 25, 2020. Sweden's death rate per capita is also lower than that of most of the large countries in Europe, including the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, but higher than Germany. Now, some might say, "Yes, but Sweden is a rural country; that is why they have a low COVID death rate." Unfortunately for that argument, Sweden is a more urbanized nation than the U.S.
In fairness, Sweden's per capita COVID death rate is also quite a bit higher than its closest Scandinavian neighbors Norway, Finland, and Denmark. But it should also be noted that none of those countries used the full lockdown approach either. Norway closed schools and gyms in the spring, but reopened schools in April and has kept them open in the fall, and Norway never closed restaurants and bars if they could maintain 3 feet of social distance. Denmark and Finland took a similar approach. None of them ever issued stay at home orders for the entire population, as we did almost everywhere in the U.S.
It should also be noted that Sweden—which again has a lower COVID death rate than the U.S.—has the highest death rate of any nation that did not use the lockdown approach and never closed schools or businesses. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Iceland all have COVID death rates that are 10% or less that of the U.S. Sweden is the only one that is even close to the rate in the U.S. or other major Western countries that used the lockdown approach.
So from the comparison to Sweden and the other countries that did not use the lockdown approach of stay at home orders and closing schools, restaurants, and businesses to fight COVID, one would conclude that the lockdown approach did not prevent any COVID deaths at all and may have increased COVID deaths.

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Advertisers Expand Meaning Of 'Brand Safety,' Hold Media Accountable For Overall Harm
by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, December 14, 2021
While many advertisers have long been concerned about the explicit "brand safety" issues related to having their ads run adjacent to potentially harmful content, they are now even more concerned about the overall harm caused by a media outlet's overall content, and they are inclined to reduce their ad budgets to avoid supporting it.
That's the finding of an ongoing tracking study conducted by Advertiser Perceptions, explicitly measuring the top reasons advertisers and agency executives reduce or stop spending on unsavory media outlets, including big digital platforms like social media.
"It's become a broader conversation about brand suitability," says Sarah Bolton, executive vice president of business intelligence at Advertiser Perceptions, who oversees the tracking study, and recently began boosting its frequency in an effort to understand how broader societal changes related to harmful content is influencing ad spending.
"With how much movement we have seen from the study fielded in February of 2020, a month prior to the whole world turning upside down, and then what we saw in February of 2021, it was dramatic in a lot of cases," she recalls, adding: "So it seemed to us that we should be checking in on this every six months."
Bolton noted that since it first began benchmarking the concern, there has been increasing angst about the role media -- especially big digital platforms -- played in distributing misinformation about the pandemic, the presidential election, social justice, etc., and big agency holding companies have begun creating "score cards" or licensing data rating the veracity of news and information on sites.
"They've begun recommending that their clients hold the media platforms and partners more accountable, and we wanted to see if that stuff was really taking hold," Bolton explains.
Since it began benchmarking it in February 2020, the percentage of advertisers and agency executives citing the overall harm of a media company or platform vs. the explicit harm of having their ads adjacent to it has grown dramatically (see chart above), but Bolton cautions this data likely is "attitudinal" vs. something that may be having a material impact on current ad-spending decisions.
"What we're measuring is a leading indicator of what's going to happen with spending, because we think attitude leads behavior in some of these examples," she said, adding that different types of advertisers may have more or less ability to put their money where there mouths are.
"Not every advertiser has the luxury to reckon with it," she says, adding: "There are many that don't have the business luxury of taking that step and backing away from the clockwork performance of what they're already doing."
Interestingly, when Advertiser Perceptions breaks out the data for advertisers vs. agencies, it shows that clients are considerably more prone to hold platforms and media outlets accountable for publishing harmful content -- including the user-generated content of social media users -- than their agency counterparts are.
Bolton attributed this to business pragmatism, because agencies are ultimately responsible for making sure they deliver returns on their clients ad spending.
advertising, brand safety
4 comments about "Advertisers Expand Meaning Of 'Brand Safety,' Hold Media Accountable For Overall Harm".
Bode Lang from BOSS, December 15, 2021 at 11:19 p.m.
Some of us knew they would expand the definition of "Brand Safety" at the beginning of this fraudulent scam. These "Brand Safety" campaigns are nothing but a pretense for censorship. It is radically left-wing media companies, personalities, and marketing agencies creating new ways to try and financially stifle conservative media and platforms.
But to provide the appearance of legitimacy, they create numerous organizations and groups to anoint themselves as non-profit watchdogs on behalf of brands so they don't advertise on "harmful content." This way, these coastal media communists can spin their lust for censorship of conservative media as something admirable, and make themselves feel good about behaving like Joseph Goebbels.
The biggest purveyors of "misinformation" are the professional propaganda factories like the NYT, WAPO, CNN, MSNBC etc. But they will never generate "Brand Safety" concerns because they push the correct narrative, as determined by professional propagandists like Joe Mandese.
Ed Papazian from Media Dynamics Inc, December 16, 2021 at 2:18 a.m.
When it comes to toning down the hateful rhetoric it takes two to tango. There's nothing in Joe's article that justifies calling him a "professional propagandist"-----presumably for the "coastal communists".
Kris Crawford from The Media Trust, December 16, 2021 at 7:23 a.m.
Interesting that when it comes to Brand Safety advertisers don't think of how they play into the scenario. Brands want massive reach at a low CPM, then complain when their ads show up on less than ideal properties. And, what about the "harm" they cause with all the trackers in their campaigns and langing pages?
Kenneth Fadner from MediaPost, December 22, 2021 at 6:10 a.m.
Mr Lang:
If you are unhappy with MediaPost's news reporting and commentary, I will be happy to cancel your membership. Just let me know.
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Publisher, MediaPost
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Smart Cities can't be built in a day – but they will revolutionise our lives
Whether you are a city dweller or a country rambler, there is no denying that cities are an inescapable fact of our existence. Though they only cover around two percent of the earth's surface, they contain more than half of the world's people and contribute around 70 percent of global CO2 emissions. The United Nations expects the percentage of the world population living in cities to reach 60 percent by 2030, with huge metropolitan areas like Tokyo – which has a population of 37 million – set to become more common.
It is a global shift which has serious implications. Housing shortages, bottlenecks in energy supplies and overburdened infrastructures are just a few of the issues this rapid increase in population is causing – and pressure is mounting to find sustainable methods of maintaining this growth.
It is against this backdrop of uncertainty that a new concept is gaining momentum: Smart Cities. There are a number of differing opinions on the actual definition of a smart city, due in part to the sheer diversity of possibility that is covered by the umbrella term. Research published in 2011 by Mark Deakin and Husam Al Waer defines the Smart City as one which utilises ICT to meet the demands of its citizens and government, using connected technology to improve infrastructure and positively impact the community.
There are three key elements to creating a successful Smart City – improving the infrastructure, engaging the community effectively and using the data gleaned to adapt and evolve.
To give an example, Amsterdam is already making use of Smart City technology to increase its energy efficiency. A series of smart lamp posts have been installed, which can be adjusted via remote operation or by sensor technology to change the lighting for a range of situations, for example, according to the weather or to control the flow of traffic and pedestrians. In addition to this, movement sensors can detect whether lighting needs to be brighter or dimmer, saving energy which can then be diverted elsewhere. Amsterdam's energy-saving is not limited to its street lighting – the city also boasts a number of solar power garbage compactors, car recharging stations and smart energy meters.
For a Smart City to become truly successful, it is vital that an effective community engagement plan is developed, involving citizens in the decision-making process and creating support. David Sandel, President of Sandel & Associates and founder of the Gigabit City Summit, has previously said: "High impact Smart Cities are 90 percent sociology and 10 percent infrastructure." When a community responds positively to a Smart City pilot, it is far more likely to be successful – in other words: resident participation is the glue that holds an effective Smart City together.
Also key is the connection of different arms of a city's functioning core. Better communication between municipal departments enables them to share their data with each other, which in turn makes their systems smarter. This technology has massive potential; from the accurate prediction of crime spikes based on previous crime data to precise real-time traffic recommendations to keep traffic moving in city centres, smart city technology has the potential to truly connect everybody – keeping people safe and improving quality of life.
At Proactive PR, we are proud to be working with several organisations and businesses which are driving forward the concept of Smart Cities to make it a reality. While the journey to the end destination is bound to be a long one, it has begun and we look forward to watching cities utilising the new technologies coming to the fore and adapting them as they grow.


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Expected Outcomes
Design Data Package
Stories From The Ground
Winners of the CoVai Open Design Competition are announced
Congratulations to the winning, shortlisted and participating teams!
About the competition
The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH jointly call all creative minds in the field of urban design, urban planning, architecture, landscape design as well as environmental and social experts to participate in the "Co(Vai)-Design" Open Urban Design Competition (UDC)!
The Co(Vai)-Design Competition is a national level Urban Design Competition that aims to jointly design and facilitate with a diverse set of stakeholders the implementation of integrated civic projects that are of key relevance to the sustainable development of Coimbatore. The competition seeks to foster an integrated urban development of a site in Koundampalayam (Coimbatore). We are looking for creative ideas to design, develop and implement revitalization of the site to benefit the quality of life of the residents and encourage sustainable development.
We are exploring ways to make this a participative process, which includes connecting various city stakeholders, understanding local context, opportunities and challenges and bridging technical, community-level and institutional gaps across various sectors. Thereby, it is envisaged to become a best practice model for sustainable urban development while increasing the implementation ability of the winning entries.
The Co(Vai)-Design Competition aims to generate dynamic, climate responsive and integrated design interventions that revitalizes the place in a contextually sensitive and sustainable manner. Apart from a master plan for the entire UDC area, integrated design approaches for two key sub-sites have to be identified and developed, which can revitalise this location in the city of Coimbatore.
Competition announcement and registration opening
31st Jaunary, 2021
Registration deadline (11:59pm IST)
3rd February, 2021
Design Data Package download (only for the eligible teams)
Link for submission of entries (only for the eligible teams)
21st February, 2021
Deadline for sharing participant's queries and clarifications (Maximum 5 questions per team)
Deadline of submission of entries (11:59 IST)
First Week of April, 2021
Notification to the shortlisted teams
Mid of April, 2021
Announcement of winning teams
Deadline of submission of entries (11:59 PM IST)
First Week of April 2021*
Mid of April 2021*
The area identified for Urban Design Competition is Koundampalayam area, adjacent to the Sanganoor Pallam located in Ward No. 9, West Zone of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The site has a size of around 105 acres abutting NH-181 to its east connecting the city of Coimbatore to Gundlupete in Karnataka state via Mettupalayam. In the past, the region used to be a dense forest area, which the name Sanganor, meaning a 'Town covered with trees', still indicates. The area was added into the Coimbatore Corporation Limits of the 100 wards in 2011.
The top 3 entries, as identified by the jury, will be provided contracts.
These top 3 ideas will be further developed into tangible, implementable solutions in the form of a DPR over a minimum period of 3 months as per GIZ rules.
The top three entries will get an opportunity to present, discuss and develop their ideas with international experts from Germany and India in a 2-day workshop following the exhibition opening.
All three winning team will get an opportunity to present their ideas to the concerned authorities in Coimbatore
Clearly articulates a solution to the challenge (vision)
Is innovative and early stage but related to the core competencies of the team
Is strongly focused on rejuvenation
Is environmentally sound, especially from a climate adaption and mitigation perspective
Is promoting urban biodiversity and nature conservation
Is inclusive in impact and participatory in its approach with the community
Demonstrates a sound understanding of the needs of intended beneficiaries
Adheres to all existing norms and regulations of development
Demonstrates a multi-disciplinary approach to the challenge
Offers an idea & concept for implementation/intervention on a short-term perspective
Social benefits (social integration, leads to diverse community opportunities for a shared, safe, vibrant public realm, etc.)
Cultural benefits (reflection of traditional and/or modern cultural heritage of the focus area, etc.)
Ecological benefits (resource management, environmental concerns, etc.)
Provides new approach to the challenge or uses an existing approach in a new and exciting way
Demonstrates a deep understanding of the vulnerabilities and the planning context of the city through the proposed solution
Identifies any potential risks and shows how these will be managed
Includes a youth/ gender/ user/ community balance in the proposal's approach
Is considered desirable by experts in the sector
Creative development plans/ideas for a new urban paradigm
Spatial analyses with effective graphical representations
Spatial concepts for regeneration of the infrastructural services
Sustainable short- and long-term strategies and site-specific solutions
Phase wise implementation strategy of design interventions
Encourage sustainable modes of connectivity
Climate responsive design to support a healthy lifestyle
Response to the local contexts of the site and its surrounding, the present urban development plans/ programmes
The design proposals should be economically viable for its sustenance and maintenance
Inclusion of the marginalised and urban poor into the neighbourhood's future growth
Ecologically sensitive design for the water channel and its edge, which can establish visual connectivity, accessibility and encourages recreation activities.
Winning teams will be expected to help realise the projects by bringing them to an implementable level in the form of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) under the guidance of the overall master plan.
Design Brief Packet
Dr. Amrutha Sachin
Local Consultant, Taru Leading Edge
Dr. Amrutha Sachin – Architect & Urban Designer with 15 years of comprehensive experience illustrates proficiency in teaching, designing & developing projects corresponding to green and sustainable architecture. Currently designated as Professor & Director at Nehru School of Architecture, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, she has contributed substantially to delivering a curriculum that embodies a broad range of perspectives in Architectural Education. Her role as a Team Leader of Taru Leading Edge in the GIZ Coimbatore Urban Design Competition draws parallels to the collective effort of connecting academia to practice. She is the State Chairman of Indian Leadership Council Development for Tamilnadu Chapter.
Charlotte Pusch
Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Charlotte is an urban planner specialized in mobility working as advisor for the Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities (SUD-SC) project with GIZ India since 2020. She is coordinating in this capacity the Urban Design Competition in Coimbatore. She has a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Management (Aalborg University, Denmark) and has work experiences within a municipal building authority as well as at the University. During her research at the Technical University of Hamburg, Charlotte developed a spatial planning tool for planning authorities at the Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics with focus on accessibility analysis
Markus Ewald
Urban planner, Urbanista
Markus is an urban planner at the interface of urban development and communication design. He is one of the founding members of Nexthamburg and supervised collaborative urban development projects in Germany and abroad, including Nextbangalore in India. Markus Ewald's work focuses on urban planning, spatial analysis, spatial design and conceptual design as well as on the conception of participatory processes of urban planning and development. Since 2007 he is working with urbanista; in 2019 he was part of the team that developed and implemented the first phase of EnteKochi.
Mrunmayee Velukar
Urban Development Consultant, Taru Leading Edge
Mrunmayee is an Architect and Urban Planner and is working as an Urban Development Consultant at Taru Leading Edge since 2019. She had been co-ordinating the operations and technical aspects of the CoVai process in this capacity. Mrunmayee has pursued her Bachelor's in Architecture from Pune University and Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University. She has been involved in infrastructure development, climate action, sustainable development and placemaking
Priyesh Salunkhe
Director & Partner, Taru Leading Edge
Priyesh is the Director at Taru Leading Edge with an experience of approximately 15 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Mumbai University and a Post Graduate degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Finance from ESSEC Business School, Paris. He has experience of leading and managing partnerships as well as projects and is the Project Manager for the CoVai Process. He has an experience in the field of Strategy, Market Assessments, Public financing and Business models, Partnerships, Business Management, Project Planning and Framework development.
Dr. Sophie Naue
Sophie has several years of professional experience as an urban planner, assistant professor and city consultant in Hamburg and Latin America. She has a Master and Bachelor degree in Urban Planning and City Development from TUHH and HafenCity University in Hamburg and has completed her doctoral studies (2016) at Leuphana University, Lüneburg and Bauhaus University, Weimar. Her research focuses mainly on urban informality, social transformation and upgrading programs in Latin America, with particular attention to participatory processes. Since 2018 she is working with urbanista, where she also has been part of the core team (from 2010 – 2012); and in 2019 she was part of the team that developed and implemented the first phase of EnteKochi.
Srinath Venkatesh
An Architect and Urban Manager from Coimbatore, establishing his footprints in various urban development initiatives of the state of TamilNadu. His expertise brought him in association with various infrastructure development consultant organisations across the country, for engaging in projects related to urban planning, urban finance, and urban design. Highlighting were his works with Crisil Risk and Infrastructure Advisory, on Value Capture Financing through urban planning framework for 28 Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh state. Presently in association with TARU Leading Edge as an Urban planning consultant for Co-Vai design competition project.
Vasavi Narla
External Consultant, Taru Leading Edge
Vasavi Narla, an Architect and Urban Planner with special interest in environment friendly approaches. She has been Involved in capacity building of practicing Urban Professionals, active research and consultancy projects in the areas of urban/municipal management. She has rich working experience at MoHUA as Urban Management Specialist & Capacity Building Specialist as part of the CBUD team supported by the World bank. Prior to that worked almost for a decade at Urban Governance Area, ASCI, Hyderabad as Associate Professor. Here, she was a member of the evaluating team for Prime Minister Excellency Awards in Excellence in Public Administration and Urban Water Awards.
Discussions with the local college sutdents
Focus Group discussions with the residents living near the capped landfill area
Focus Group Discussions with the slum residents
Focused Group Discussions with the children residing within Prabhu Nagar Slums
Interview regarding the economic activities within the site area
Interview with the resident of MGR Nagar Slums
Interview with the residents of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar slums
Key interviews during the site feasibility study
Mapping the issues though Focus Group Discussions
People's Mapping exercise to understand local issues and challenges
The registration form is provided in the "Registration" tab and also on the "Home" page of the website. Kindly fill all the details and submit the form. Post which you will receive a confirmation email and the copy of the submitted application.
How can we know more about the competition eligibility criteria and other details?
Please check the Chapter 6 of Design Brief document from the "Design Brief" section.
Where can we submit our entry?
A link to upload the entries will be provided only to the eligible teams through an email by 03rd February 2021. If you are facing any technical errors regarding registration or submission, kindly contact us on: contact@covaidesign-competition.org
What is the date of submission for the Design Entries?
The date of submission is 17 March 2021 at 11.59pm IST. This will give you a period of 43 days from 3rd Frebruary 2021 to 17th March 2021.
Is there any registration fee for participating in the competition?
No. There is no Registration Fee to participate in the Co-Vai Design Competition.
Do I need to be a part of an organization/company to participate?
No. It can be a team of multidisciplinary individuals with at least one member of the team to be a registered architecture, urban planning, or landscape design professional leading a firm who will enter the contract with GIZ.
Do I need to have a registered company to participate?
Kindly note that from the winning teams, at least one member per team, must be part of a registered Indian company/firm to engage in a contract for him/herself and the other team members. Individual consultants contracted with GIZ cannot hire the services of another individual consultants and charge to GIZ.
What is the minimum number of participants we can have on our team?
You can have a team of minimum 3 members, out of which at least 1 member should qualify all the criteria to be the Lead Member (Stream 1). We highly recommend the team to be multidisciplinary. The name of all the team members should be mentioned in the Registration Form. Please refer to the Chapter 6 of Design Brief document for more details.
Do I need to be a registered Architect/ Urban Planner to participate?
No. You can be a part of the team (Stream 2). But at least one member of the team must be a registered architecture, urban planning or landscape design professional who will enter the contract.
What are the official registrations valid for the competition?
Council of Architecture or Institute of Town Planners India are the official registrations required by the Government of Tamil Nadu for Architecture and Urban Planning projects.
Can we register as a firm?
Please register in the registration form with your Individual names. If applicable, you can mention the name of your firm in brackets beside your name.
Can we have an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) on our team?
The competition is open to teams (no individuals) made up of professionals and students. Minimum size of the team is 3 members. All team members have to be above the age of 18 years and can be either:
Indian nationals
OCI card holders
or Non-Indian professionals holding an Aadhar card/ PAN card and working in India
Proofs must be uploaded as part of the CVs.
What qualifies as a relevant work experience?
Academic research projects will not be included under work experience if they are done as part of a Bachelors or Masters degree. However, PhD research experience can be counted as work experience. If you are currently running your own practice and are/were working in an organization then relevant work experience as part of projects you have undertaken individually or as part of those organisations will be considered.
Can we have a team of 3 members initially and add other members later?
No. Unfortunately, you cannot add any members to your team once the registration is complete.
Can the team members other than the Lead Member be a part of more than one participating team?
No. Team members cannot be a part of more than one team simultaneously.
Will I receive a confirmation mail upon registration?
Yes. If you have not received any email, kindly contact us on: contact@covaidesign-competition.org
Do give it 24 hours before contacting us.
How will I be notified regarding the shortlisting of entries?
The list of shortlisted teams will be displayed on the website. Also, all the shortlisted teams will receive an email notifying the same for further procedure on their registered contact email address.
How are the entries being evaluated (In person or online)?
Due to COVID-19 situation, the entries will be evaluated online by the selected jury panel.
What are the precautions/ guidelines regarding the events with respect to COVID?
All the events (if conducted offline) will comply with the national and state level official guidelines. As well as align with the organisational guidelines of GIZ and Taru Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. Refer following links:
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guidelinesfordomestictravel(airortrainorinter-statebustravel).pdf
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guidelinesondisinfectionofcommonpublicplacesincludingoffices.pdf
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/GuidelinesonpreventivemeasurestocontainspreadofCOVID19inworkplacesettings.pdf
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Traveladvisory.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYuVI0vJR9IZsx_4hpcRbaIClNDNs4bv/view?usp=sharing
contact@covaidesign-competition.org
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import logging

from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.utils import safestring
from django.utils.http import urlencode
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

from horizon import api
from horizon import tables
from ...volumes import tables as volume_tables

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class DeleteVolumeSnapshot(tables.DeleteAction):
    data_type_singular = _("Volume Snapshot")
    data_type_plural = _("Volume Snapshots")

    def delete(self, request, obj_id):
        api.volume_snapshot_delete(request, obj_id)

class CreateVolumeFromSnapshot(tables.LinkAction):
    name = "create_from_snapshot"
    verbose_name = _("Create Volume")
    url = "horizon:nova:volumes:create"
    classes = ("ajax-modal", "btn-camera")

    def get_link_url(self, datum):
        base_url = reverse(self.url)
        params = urlencode({"snapshot_id": self.table.get_object_id(datum)})
        return "?".join([base_url, params])

    def allowed(self, request, volume=None):
        return volume.status == "available" if volume else False

class UpdateRow(tables.Row):
    ajax = True

    def get_data(self, request, snapshot_id):
        snapshot = api.nova.volume_snapshot_get(request, snapshot_id)
        return snapshot

class SnapshotVolumeNameColumn(tables.Column):
    def get_raw_data(self, snapshot):
        request = self.table.request
        volume_name = api.volume_get(request, snapshot.volume_id).display_name
        return safestring.mark_safe(volume_name)

    def get_link_url(self, snapshot):
        volume_id = api.volume_get(self.table.request, snapshot.volume_id).id
        return reverse(self.link, args=(volume_id,))

class VolumeSnapshotsTable(volume_tables.VolumesTableBase):
    name = tables.Column("display_name",
                         verbose_name=_("Name"),
                         link="horizon:nova:images_and_snapshots:detail")
    volume_name = SnapshotVolumeNameColumn("display_name",
                              verbose_name=_("Volume Name"),
                              link="horizon:nova:volumes:detail")

    class Meta:
        name = "volume_snapshots"
        verbose_name = _("Volume Snapshots")
        table_actions = (DeleteVolumeSnapshot,)
        row_actions = (CreateVolumeFromSnapshot, DeleteVolumeSnapshot)
        row_class = UpdateRow
        status_columns = ("status",)


BlakDance, the national industry body for contemporary Indigenous dance, is excited to announce a new project in partnership with Performing Lines.
Dana Waranara will support contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander choreographers to extend their practice and the life of an existing or a new work in-development, and create pathways to new opportunities for the next generation of dancers and choreographers.
Successful in recently securing an injection of funding from the Australia Council for the Arts through the highly competitive Creative Australia/Dance grant program, the Dana Waranara project will be launched in mid-2015.
The project will also be linked to BlakDance's long-term international strategy, currently being developed by Executive Producer, Merindah Donnelly, and who is attending major markets and festivals in North America during 2015.
Dana Waranara will build knowledge, interest and networks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander choreographers through alliances with key events such as Dance Massive and a number of Indigenous festivals, as well as organisations such as Critical Path, Strut Dance, The BANFF Centre in Canada, Arts NSW's Birrang program and more.
"Performing Lines has a rich history of producing and touring Indigenous performing artists. We look forward to partnering with BlakDance to create more opportunities for Australian and international presenters and audiences to experience the extraordinary depth of contemporary Indigenous dance"– Karilyn Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Performing Lines.
BlakDance is thrilled to seed this project.
Image: Winds of Woerr choreographed by Ghenoa Gela, a Performing Lines MAPS NSW artist.
BlakDance would like to acknowledge and thank Uncle Richard Green for the Dharug name Dana Waranara 'Come over here! Bring your (dancing) feet'.


A new study shows that music can have a great impact on the experience of people eating at restaurants. Click the button below to read the article over on Discovery.com. Take care that the music you play at your business reflects your concept and the experience you want your customers to have. Music reflects and also deeply influences their experience.


The retail industry is one of the biggest revenue generators of the global industry owing to the sheer mass communication and mass outreach. The growing digital world has made the retail customer more aware and more advanced which has led to several advancements in this field and IoT has been responsible for incorporating a large number of them. Using technologies such as RFID, NFC, Meta-Tags, Computer Vision and more, it has been possible to make the retail user experience much more personalized than it used to be. Personalization is now the key to growth in the retail market and the companies understand that. With over 35 million customers making retail purchases online it becomes important that the users are provided with a personalized experience which makes them come back to the product for more.


Wow! I'm stunned to hear a Quest Diagnostics" truck comes and pick up the bio-hazard waste… it jus sounds WEIRD saying that knowing it was previously a living human being! As a christian I often struggle with the touchy subject of abortions because it is such a hot button issue that honestly I nor any one close to me has ever done or contemplated so I feel weird getting into it, but your post is a perspective shift. Spiritual warfare is real, but notice what it REALLY is: the enemy throwing a distraction because he KNOWS we as children of God are MORE POWERFUL than him! I haven't watched he movie but I surely will soon.


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SEAN NA NA
Sean Na Na is the guitar pop project of Sean Tillmann (a.k.a. Har Mar Superstar). It started as a solo outlet for Sean's songs that didn't quite fit with his noise band Calvin Krime in 1998. Since then, the project evolved into a full band with a rotating cast of characters from all over the musical map. The masses really started to take notice when Mary Lou Lord and Sean teamed up on a split EP for Kill Rock Stars in 2000. Family Trees: Or CoPe We Must (2007) is the third full-length outing of the band. The title of the album reflects the familial nature of Sean Na Na's group of friends. FYI: the title is also a blatant drug reference. "CoPe We Must" is actually short for Coke-Peppered Weed Mustache. Childish? Yes. Radical? Indeed.
The album was a labor of love spanning many sessions at The Bubble (Austin, TX), Jackpot! (Portland, OR), and Hangar 1018 (Los Angeles) with Sean producing all of the sessions. When all was ready for mixing, John Goodmanson was enlisted, and the two headed into the Magic Shop (NYC) to put the finishing touches on. The band on this recording is a diverse bunch including long-time collaborator Lucky Jeremy, Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers, The Drips), Patrick Costello (Dillinger 4), Ben Webster (Attack Formation, Total Sound Group), and Dave Hernandez (The Shins). Maria and Kate Taylor, Greg Dulli (Twilight Singers, Afghan Whigs), and many more friends stopped by the studio to lend an extra voice or hand clap when necessary.
Sean Na Na has an extensive touring history. They have shared the stage with The Strokes, The Hold Steady, Ted Leo, The Rakes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Like, and a long, laundry list of others that most of the band can't remember. The memory loss is most likely due to the fact that the band plays a lot of it's shows historically wasted... which is an extension of their party hard/work hard ethic. It's all for your entertainment. The line-up changes tour to tour, but most of the album's collaborators show up on stage and new members Denver Dalley (Desaparecidos, Statistics) and Justin Chearno (Panthers, Turing Machine) have joined the rotation as well. Most recently Fab from The Strokes joined the band on a worldwide mission to share the Na Na Noise.
And the Na Na Noise is…? Sean Na Na, when pressed to find a likeness to their sound the band, would probably say they sound like early Elvis Costello and The Replacements throwing up on tape the morning after an all-night bender.
SIMON DOOM
with SEAN NA NA and RIPPER
NICK BLOOD presents A Tribute to the Musical Life of Nick Patrick Thompson
with MARIJUANA DEATHSQUADS, SEAN NA NA, P.O.S, TICKLE TORTURE, BLACKTHORNE, THE KHAYEMBII COMMUNIQUE, FORT WILSON RIOT, PORNONONO and CADILLAC BLINDSIDE


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The City of Fernley, requested Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from consulting firms for various engineering fields and professional services. The intent of the request was to establish an on-call list of consulting firms for various disciplines for 2018 through 2020. The list may be utilized beyond 2020 at the discretion of the City Engineer.
The City of Fernley may issue a request for proposals and solicit responses for individual projects from all interested firms nationwide, independent of the SOQ list.
The City has reviewed all of the SOQ submittals and placed each firm in a category based on their SOQ submittal. These are UNRANKED LISTS. Each list is arranged in alphabetical order. Firms will be selected from the list as outlined in the paragraph above.
The City would like to thank you for all of your effort and participation in this process. We look forward to working with you in the future!
A copy of the 2018-2020 Qualified Professionals List can be requested from the Public Works Department at (775) 784-9910 or by clicking on the link above to download the document.


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Jacqueline Evans
Head of Group Administration and Operations
Jacqueline – known as Jackie – has been in Financial Services for all her working life. Starting in 1982, she worked in the UK as a practice manager for an Independent Financial Advisory Practice in her home town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, becoming a Partner at the age of 25. Her company was also an agent for the Nationwide Building Society and, throughout her long career, Jackie has gained experience in many key aspects of Financial Services.
Jackie moved to Malaysia in 2001 to further her career. Jackie has worked for some of the larger Offshore financial services companies based in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore. Jackie co-founding Greenwood Private Wealth Management Ltd in 2006, which was acquired by Holborn Assets in 2017.
Financial Planning Certificates I & II (Chartered Insurance Institute)
PC Examination for Insurance Agents (Malaysian Insurance Institute)
Jackie has served as an elected Council Member on the Labuan International Insurance Association (LIIA) for the past 4 years representing her industry sector. She is also a qualified member of both the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Malaysian Insurance Institute.
If you wish to get in touch with Holborn Assets please complete the form below


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Here you can find the last 12 media releases and other news published by the FDFA, such as statements, announcements and articles, in chronological order.
All media releases can be found on the Administarions's website.
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Topic FDFA Selection ...others Agenda 2030 Concil of Europe culture Development Cooperation Development policy Diplomacy Economy Education Energy Environment European policy Financial centre Foreign policy Health Humanitarian Aid Human Rights International Humanitarian Law International Law International Organisations Migration Peace and Security Science and space travel Swiss abroad Switzerland – Host State Switzerland – UN Transport
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Press release by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
01.09.2009 — Press release EDA
The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey have agreed to start their internal political consultations on the two protocols – the "Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations" and the "Protocol on the development of bilateral relations" – which have been initialled in the course of their efforts under Swiss mediation.
WCC-3: Working to make climate services available to all
Experts and politicians from around the world are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to ensure that the current and future generations have access to the climate predictions and information necessary for various socio-economic sectors to cope with climate variability and change. This will be done in particular by identifying the key components required for a Global Framework for Climate Services.
Switzerland – Libya: Federal Council designates arbitrator for arbitral tribuna
The Implementation of the agreement between Switzerland and Libya is following its course in time. As a next step, both countries must establish an arbitral tribunal and designate each an independent third country personality. The Federal Council has designated the British lawyer Elizabeth Wilmshurst as arbitrator.
Annual Development Cooperation Conference: Climate Protection and Development belong together
Climate change particularly impacts the countries in the South, jeopardizing the progress made in development over the past years. How can climate protection be reconciled with the right to development? This was the question addressed at the Annual Development Conference organized by the SDC and SECO on the theme of "Climate Protection and Development", which took place on 21 August in Zurich. Some 2500 persons attended the Annual Conference which featured Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden, the Peruvian Minister of Environment Antonio Brack, as well as numerous speakers from both Switzerland and abroad.
UBS: New Treaty Request Instead Of Unilateral Action
Agreement between Switzerland and the USA enters into force In the UBS case, the United States will submit a new treaty request to Switzerland and will withdraw the John Doe summons that demands disclosure of the identity of 52,000 UBS account-holders. In return, Switzerland has undertaken to process the new treaty request, concerning approx. 4,450 accounts, within a year. These are the terms of the agreement between Switzerland and the USA to settle the looming conflict between the two nations' legal systems.
50 Years of Development Cooperation in Nepal - Opening of an Embassy in Kathmandu
On 17 August, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Swiss development cooperation with Nepal took place in Kathmandu. The event coincided with the festive opening of a Swiss Embassy in the presence of the Nepal's Premier Minister Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Ms. Sujata Koirola.
US civil proceedings against UBS: Switzerland and USA agree in principle
The US civil proceedings against UBS are to be settled out of court after Switzerland and the USA reached an Agreement in Principle on Friday.
US civil proceedings against UBS: Switzerland and the USA reach settlement
The out-of-court settlement sought in the US civil proceedings against UBS has been reached. The details of the arrangement were worked out between Switzerland and the USA over the last few days. The judge was informed during a telephone conference on Wednesday. The settlement now has to be signed by both states.
FDFA condemns the extension of the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) condemns the sentence handed down today against Aung San Suu Kyi of an additional 18 months' house arrest.
US civil proceedings against UBS: Stay extended once again
The out-of-court settlement being sought in the US civil proceedings against UBS has not yet been achieved. The stay in proceedings will therefore be extended for a further week until Monday, 17 August. The court in Miami approved a motion by both parties to that effect on Friday.
Opening of an Embassy in Nepal: under the Banner of 50 Years of Cooperation
On 17 August 2009, Switzerland will celebrate 50 years of development cooperation with Nepal. The occasion will also be marked by the opening of a new Swiss Embassy in Kathmandu. Today, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs presented the highlights of its activities in Nepal.
Working visit of Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey in the USA
In the framework of her official working visit to the USA, Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, met the American Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, for talks in Washington today.
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Programme of members of the Federal Council attending the WEF Annual Meeting 2020
At this the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Federal Council stresses the importance of the event in Davos. This year all members of the cabinet will be in attendance; around 60 bilateral meetings are due to take place. President Simonetta Sommaruga will open the event on Tuesday, 21 January, together with Professor Klaus Schwab.
United Nations World Data Forum: first events take place
Achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda can only be measured with the help of official statistics. These will be the key focus of the third United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) to be held in Bern from 18 to 21 October 2020. Under the label of the «Road to Bern», a series of events is planned in the run-up to this high-profile international conference.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis today received his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg in Bern for his first official trip abroad. The two foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations, Switzerland's European policy and international affairs.
Federal Council reaffirms its commitment to responsible business conduct
On 15 January 2020, the Federal Council approved the revised Action Plans 2020-2023 on corporate social responsibility, and on Business and Human Rights. The federal government promotes the implementation of a responsible business conduct. It is an important contribution to sustainable development and to solving societal challenges.
Processing of personal data by the FDFA: bill adopted by Federal Council
At its meeting on Friday 15 January 2020, the Federal Council adopted a draft federal act on the processing of personal data by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). This legislation fulfils the requirements of the Federal Act of 19 June 1992 on Data Protection while also taking account of more recent developments in internal organisation, technology and society.
Switzerland returns USD 1.3 million to Turkmenistan for the purchase of medicines
In line with its policy of repatriating illicitly acquired assets, Switzerland is returning approximately USD 1.3 million, which were confiscated in Switzerland, to Turkmenistan. The funds will be channelled into a health project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Le conseiller fédéral Ignazio Cassis à la réception de Nouvel An du corps diplomatique (fr.)
La réception de Nouvel An donnée par la présidente de la Confédération Simonetta Sommaruga a lieu à Berne ce mercredi 15 janvier 2020.
Presentation of credentials
14.01.2020 - Presentation of credentials of newly accredited Ambassadors in Switzerland
Young, creative and tech-savvy: Switzerland at the world's largest tech show starting today in Las Vegas
Today the Swiss pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas opens its doors for the second time. From 7 to 10 January 2020 Switzerland is showcasing more than 30 start-ups at the world's largest trade fair for consumer electronics. Organisers Presence Switzerland and Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), together with partners Innosuisse, the swissnex network and digitalswitzerland, are using the pavilion as part of their SwissTech campaign to position Switzerland as a leading innovation and technology hub and an attractive business location.
Switzerland involved in release and transfer of more than 200 detainees in eastern Ukraine
Switzerland welcomes the latest prisoner exchange between Kyiv and the non- government controlled areas of eastern Ukraine which took place on 29 December 2019, two years after the last such large-scale exchange. FDFA is pleased that it was able to play a significant role in the preparations towards this latest release.
High-level contact between Switzerland and Sri Lanka: Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis calls Sri Lankan foreign minister and sends diplomats to maintain dialogue
Switzerland is continuing high-level talks with Sri Lanka to resolve the current crisis. Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis phoned his Sri Lankan counterpart, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on 18 December 2019 to inform him that Switzerland was sending former ambassador Jörg Frieden to Sri Lanka. Under the lead of this experienced diplomat, possibilities for clarifying the security incident at the Swiss embassy in Colombo are to be explored. Mr Cassis also emphasised that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) considers the health and safety of its staff to be paramount, and that it is the responsibility of the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure that these are protected in the further proceedings.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis meets EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn
The head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, met today with EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Zurich for a brief discussion that focused on Swiss-EU relations. Both ministers are keen to expand on this exchange of views as soon as possible.
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Switzerland's natural beauty, location advantage and political system earn accolades abroad
13.08.2019 — EDA
A representative survey carried out by Presence Switzerland in 19 countries shows that Switzerland enjoys a very positive image abroad. It earns high marks for its natural beauty, unspoiled environment and well-functioning political system, and also as a centre for business, research and education. The Swiss financial sector enjoys an excellent reputation, with its banks and financial institutions taking the first rank ahead of Germany, the UK and the US. There is however limited public awareness internationally of what Switzerland is doing to promote peace and human rights and address the problems the world is facing today.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis to visit Mozambique on the occasion of the signing of the peace accord
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will travel to Mozambique on Tuesday 6 August 2019 to attend the signing ceremony of the peace accord, to which Switzerland made a decisive contribution. Various political talks and visits to Swiss aid projects are also on the agenda. Mr Cassis will be accompanied by Councillor of States Damian Müller and National Councillor Thomas Aeschi.
FDFA regrets demise of the INF Treaty
The FDFA regrets the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty which, since 1987, had banned a particularly destabilising category of nuclear missiles. Termination of the INF Treaty means the loss of an important arms control instrument which has been crucial in contributing to European security.
Celebrating 1 August in Switzerland's four language regions
01.08.2019 — Article EDA
To mark the Swiss national holiday, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis is visiting all four language regions of Switzerland. The head of the FDFA will give a speech and meet with locals at Krauchthal (BE), L'Etivaz (VD), Chiasso (TI) and Zuoz (GR).
Switzerland at Expo 2020 Dubai: Federal Councillor Cassis takes policy decision on sponsorship deal
The FDFA is no longer pursuing the possibility of a sponsorship with Philip Morris International (PMI) for the Swiss pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis made this decision so as not to undermine the primary objective of the Swiss presence in Dubai, which is to convey a positive image of Switzerland. Mr Cassis has also instructed Presence Switzerland to revise the FDFA's current sponsorship policy by the end of 2019.
FDFA statement concerning the article published on 25 July 2019 by the Swiss weekly Weltwoche about FDFA State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl
The FDFA wishes to emphasise that the decision regarding services supplied by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd in Saudi Arabia was the result of a legal procedure and was therefore not a political decision. The FDFA rejects the assertions made by Weltwoche about State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl in this context.
FDFA State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl in Saudi Arabia for political consultations
FDFA State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl held consultations in Saudi Arabia yesterday. During her visit she met various Saudi and Swiss stakeholders based in the country. The trip follows on from recent contacts with various Gulf states where Ms Baeriswyl discussed the current situation and offered Switzerland's good offices to help ease tensions. To this end, Switzerland applauds the recent evacuation of an Iranian crew member to Oman for medical reasons and Saudi Arabia's efforts in releasing Iranian oil tanker Happiness 1.
41st session of the Human Rights Council – Switzerland successfully presents two resolutions
The Human Rights Council (HRC) concludes today its 41st session. Switzerland successfully presented two resolutions: the first one on forced and child marriage and the second on equal pay.
Ignazio Cassis discusses Cyprus question and Syrian crisis with Turkish counterpart
The head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, culminated his trip to the eastern Mediterranean with a visit to Turkey. During his meeting with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara, he spoke, among other things, about the open Cyprus question, human rights, and developments in Syria and their consequences for the region and Europe.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits Samos refugee camp and meets new Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Cassis's visit to Greece has mainly been concerned with the situation of refugees and the challenges posed by migration. On Tuesday, the head of the FDFA visited the refugee camp on Samos and today met Nikos Dendias, who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs this week, and President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
Ambassador Mirko Manzoni is appointed the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Mozambique
On 8 July 2019, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Mirko Manzoni, the Swiss ambassador in Maputo, as his Personal Envoy for Mozambique. The FDFA welcomes this decision which recognises Switzerland's longstanding commitment to the UN and underlines its active role in the ongoing peace process in Mozambique.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis proposes Switzerland's good offices to Cyprus
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis's visit to Nicosia was marked by the Cyprus question, which has remained unresolved for decades. After a visit to the buffer zone between the north and the south of the island on Monday, Mr Cassis, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, met today with Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides.
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Build Connections, Boost Creativity
According to a new paper from researchers at Columbia Business School, INSEAD, UC Davis, and Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, building close connections with someone from another culture can enhance an individual's creativity.
Adam Galinsky, the Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business, and his fellow researchers, including Jackson Lu, a PhD candidate at Columbia Business School and lead author on the study, tested study participants' creativity by giving them objects and asking them to come up with as many names to creatively market the products as possible in a set period of time — a task at which those with past intercultural relationships excelled.
Not all intercultural experiences have the same effect on creativity, however. "In another study, we've found that people who have lived abroad had an increase in creativity, but travel abroad has very little effect," says Galinsky. Similarly, Galinsky explains, "people who had deep connections with someone from another culture experience growth in creativity — but not people with shallow connections to those from other cultures."
The difference, the study's authors suggest, comes down to engagement. While people are naturally exposed to different ideas and experiences as part of their day-to-day existence, it's the desire to learn about and incorporate that information that sparks greater creativity. That explains why deep intercultural relationships can have a particularly potent effect on people's creative juices. Intercultural experience helps people learn that "the same situation can be viewed from a completely different perspective," Galinsky says.
Heed Power Structures
Understanding how to build and sustain a collaborative work environment is an important piece of the management puzzle for international companies trying to meld multicultural teams, says Ko Kuwabara, a former associate professor at Columbia Business School. "For example, most managers are savvy enough to know that people in Asian cultures can behave in very different ways than people from Western cultures," he says.
The very meaning of power—and the status derived from it—is different across cultures. In the West, status tends to be viewed as a component of individual identity and is conferred by others, Kuwabara says. As a result, concerns about being respected make people in positions of power more attentive to the needs and perspectives of others. They are less likely to punish poor performance because they don't want to tarnish their status.
Most Asian cultures, though, are based on vertical collectivism, and status is tied to someone's prescribed place within the established hierarchy. Within that construct, social inequalities are considered normal, and conforming to your predetermined role within the collective is critical to maintaining order. "That collectivism mandates acts of dominance by high-status individuals, not for personal ends but to maintain and reinforce hierarchical relations," write Kuwabara and his co-authors in a recent paper.
Understanding what workers expect from their leaders and how they respond to different management styles can help managers build more cohesive teams with workers from disparate backgrounds, Kuwabara says. "Organizations are becoming flatter, and managers are often dealing with people from different cultures across traditional organizational boundaries," he says. "Everyone has to be a little more sensitive to more subtle dynamics that play out among people."
Beware "Indian deference syndrome."
When Michael Morris, the Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership at Columbia Business School, was doing research in Bangalore several years back, he worked with the M.S. Ramiah Institute of Management to build a computer lab that would help him gather data. As the project took shape, he one day met with the school's IT manager to ask if he could come by the following Tuesday to check on the progress of the lab and test some software.
The manager agreed that Tuesday would be fine.
When Morris arrived on the scheduled day there wasn't a computer — or an IT person — in sight. In fact, carpenters will still hammering together the room. The manager had said "yes" to Morris when he clearly knew that the lab wouldn't be ready, but that was just the beginning of Morris' problems there. "I was utterly incapable of getting anything done at the institute," he says. "I've never felt like such a bad manager in my life."
That led to Morris's research on "Indian Deference Syndrome," an increasingly common label for a deeply rooted cultural norm. In one portion of his research, Morris asked MBA students in India and the United States to imagine they had graduated and were working as engineers with the opportunity to take some professional development classes. The choices were rigged so that one option sounded fun and one sounded very technical. For example, one choice was a class on networking and the other was on modeling software cycles.
One group was asked which course their manager would prefer they take. A second group was asked which class they thought their peers would prefer. Among Indian students who were asked what their manager would prefer, a much larger proportion opted for the technical course than among US students. And for those who opted for the "fun" courses, guilt was significantly higher.
"Just thinking about what your manager would prefer changes the decision that you make," Morris says.
The implications for managers are:
If you want a subordinate's thoughts about a plan, don't reveal your own opinions until after you hear theirs.
Don't ask yes-or-no questions, because the natural inclination for Indian subordinates is to say yes. For example, don't ask if a project will be ready next Tuesday. Ask what they need in order to finish the project.
Don't ask them what should be done, as that prompts deference. Ask them what they prefer or what they want to do.
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Emergency right hemicolectomy for inflammatory cecal masses mimicking acute appendicitis
Hakan Guven1,
Bora Koc1,3,
Fazil Saglam1,
Irem Akin Bayram2 &
Gokhan Adas1
Unexpected inflammatory cecal masses of uncertain etiology, encountered in the emergency surgical departments can be indistinguishable, and appropriate operative management of these cases is a dilemma for the surgeons.
Over a 30-months period between January 2009 and June 2011, a series of 3032 patients who live in sub-urban underwent emergency surgery for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis and ileocecal resection or right hemicolectomy for inflammatory cecal mass were performed in 48 patients.
28 men and 20 women from suburban between ages 16–73 presented with right iliac fossa pain. The major presenting symptom was pain in the right iliac fossa (100%). On physical examination; tenderness at or near the McBurney point was detected in 44 (91,6%) patients. The range of the leucocyte level was between 8.000 to 24.000 and mean level is 16.000. After initial laparoscopic exploration, ileocecal resection or right hemicolectomy was performed conservatively because of the uncertainty of the diagnosis. Overall 32 patients underwent ileocecal resection and 16 patients underwent right hemicolectomy. Pathology revealed appendicular phlegmon in 18 patients, perforated cecal diverticulitis in 12 patients, tuberculosis in 6 patients, appendiceal and cecal rupture in 4 patients, malign mesenquimal neoplasm in 4 patients, non-spesific granulomatous in 2 patients and appendecular endometriosis in 2 patients.
Most inflammatory cecal masses are due to benign pathologies and can be managed safely and sufficiently with ileocecal resection or right hemicolectomy. The choice of the surgical procedure depends on the experience of the surgical team.
Appendectomy for appendicitis is the most commonly performed emergency operation in the world. Compared with younger patients, elderly patients with appendicitis often pose a more difficult diagnostic problem because of the atypical presentation, expanded differential diagnosis, and communication difficulty. These factors contribute to the disproportionately high perforation rate seen in the elderly [1].
An appendiceal mass is the end result of a walled-off appendiceal perforation and represents a pathological spectrum ranging from phlegmon to abscess [2]. This condition is a common surgical entity, encountered in 2%-6% of patients presenting with acute appendicitis [2–4]. It has been suggested that delays in presentation are responsible for the majority of perforated appendices or the other complications.
Malignancy and appendiceal inflammation frequently form masses which are virtually indistinguishable and surgeons are often challenged to determine the pathologic origin of masses [5]. There are many reports in the literature that have addressed this promiscuousness, and right hemicolectomy has been recommended because of the concern of possible malignancy [5–8]. The studies were carried out to evaluate the pathologies and surgical management of the inflammatory cecal masses in patients with suspected appendicitis. In this study, we aim to present the diversity of the inflammatory cecal masses mimicking acute appendicitis.
A series of 3032 patients from suburban who underwent emergency surgery for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis at Bagcılar Training and Research Hospital and Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital between January 2009 and June 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. 48 patients who had right-hemicolectomy or ileocecal resection for inflammatory cecal masses of uncertain etiology were included in our study. Right-hemicolctomy was performed as formal resection of the right colon including lymphatic drainage along the ileocolic and right colic arteries. The relevant case notes were subsequently retrieved from the medical records and the following data were obtained for each patient: age, gender, time duration between the onset of symptoms and admission to hospital, the history and the symptoms of the patient, signs at presentation, results of the imaging methods, type of surgery, pathology results, length of hospital stay and the outcomes. The present study was approval by Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee.
28 men and 20 women between ages 16–73 years (mean age 43.1) presented with right iliac fossa pain (Table 1). All patients had localized tenderness leading to a preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. None of the patients applied to the surgery department at the onset of symptoms. They generally preferred self-medication and initial consultation with quacks. Based on our experience in this community, it wasn't surprising for us to find out at least 4 days between the onset of symptoms and admission to hospital (Table 2).
Table 1 Age range of patients (mean 43,1 years)
Table 2 The time between onset of symptoms and admission to hospital
The major presenting symptoms were pain in the right iliac fossa in 48 (100%), anorexia in 42 (87,5%), nausea and vomiting in 30 (62,5%), fever in 26 patients (54,2%) (Table 3). When we questioned the patients retrospectively; nausea and vomiting were the major onset symptoms; but the patients could endure this symptoms generally. On physical examination; all patients prefer to lie supine, with the thighs, particularly the right thigh, drawn up; while asked to move, they do so slowly and with caution. Tenderness is at or near the Mc Burney point in 44 (91,6%) patients. Direct rebound tenderness was present at the admission time in 42 patients (87,5%). In addition, referred or indirect rebound tenderness was present in 42 (87,5%) patients. There was a firm, palpable mass in the right iliac fossa in 28 patients (58,3%) (Table 4).
Table 3 Major presentation symptoms
Table 4 Signs at presentation
White blood cells were clearly different for each patient. Leucocyte levels ranged between 8.000 to 24.000 and mean level was 16.000 (Table 5). There was no correlation between the onset of symptoms or time of admission to hospital and leucocyte levels. The surgery team preferred abdominal USG and abdominal CT for all patients before the surgery. The scanning methods showed inflammatory cecal masses in all patients, but the radiological team couldn't decide whether these masses were inflammatory or malignant (Figures 1, 2 and 3). As a result; preoperatively 48 patients (100%) were diagnosed as having appendiceal masses, none of the patients had an appendiceal abscess.
Cecal Diverticulitis: Axial pre-contrast CT image shows mesenteric inflammation adjacent to the distal ileum and cecum, minimal free peritoneal fluid and free air wall thickening and multiple small diverticula in the distal ileum.
Small bowel and cecal tuberculosis: Contrast-enhanced CT scan shows wall thickening in several distal small bowel loops and cecum.
Non-spesific granulomatous: small segment in the terminal ileal wall thickening and inflammation in the adjacent fatty tissue and reactive lymph nodes.
Table 5 White blood cell levels
After initial laparoscopic exploration ileocecal resection or right hemicolectomy was performed via laparatomy. During the operation, 12 of these patients were suspected to have perforated cecal diverticulitis and underwent ileocecal Resection. 16 patients had an appendicular mass and ileocecal resection was performed because of the uncertainty of the diagnosis and technique difficulties (Figure 4). 4 patients had an appendicular and also cecal rupture in the initial exploration and ileocecal resection performed. In 16 patients malignancy was suspected; in 4 of them right hemicolectomy was performed due to a suspected cecal tumor and in 12 of them the diagnosis remained uncertain, but right hemicolectomy was performed due to the suspicious malignancy. Overall 32 patients underwent ileocecal resection and 16 patients underwent right hemicolectomy. Ileocecal resection was performed through extension of the Mc-Burney incision in 28 patients, but 4 patients had required a separate midline incision because of difficulty of exposure. Right hemicolectomy was performed through conversion to a midline incision in all 16 patients. Primary end-to-side ileocolic anastomosis was performed in all cases.
An unexpected ileocecal mass (red arrow). Final pathology of the specimen is malign mesenquimal tumor.
During surgery, the surgeons examined the specimens macroscopically and in 16 patients malignancy was suspected. The histopathologic diagnoses of these patients were tuberculosis in 4, appendiceal phlegmon in 4, non-spesific granulomatous in 2, appendecular endometriosis in 2 and malign mesenquimal neoplasm in 4 patients. Totally the histopathologic diagnosises were as follows, appendiceal phlegmon in 18, perforated cecal diverticulitis in 12, tuberculosis in 6, appendiceal and cecal rupture in 4 patients, malign mesenquimal neoplasm in 4 patients, non-spesific granulomatous in 2 and appendecular endometriosis in 2 patients (Table 6) (Figure 5).
Ileocecal Tuberculosis. Tuberculous granulomatous lesions showing caseous necrosis in the centre, and a prominent cuff of lymphocytes and plasma cells at the periphery.
Table 6 The final pathology
There was no mortality and all of the patients were discharged in good health. There was only one complication of wound infection. The postoperative hospital stay duration was between 1 to 7 days, especially depending on the co-morbidity of the patients.
Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen requiring emergency surgery. Only half of the patients present classical clinical diagnosis of appendix infection [1]. Sometimes inflammatory cecal masses or cancers mimick acute appendicitis and during the operation the surgeons can not distinguish the pathology. Inflammation and cancer frequently form masses which are hardly distinguishable, and surgeons are often challenged to determine the pathologic origin of an inflammatory mass. Such masses involving the cecum are relatively uncommon when one excludes those resulting from appendicitis. Because such lesions are rare they are often reported, many are found unexpectedly at emergency operations as lesions simulating appendicitis [9].
Although most of the appendicular masses are benign and can be solved simplistically, a number of other conditions, some of them sinister, can be a dilemma for the surgeons. Such conditions including cecal diverticulitis, cecal carcinoma, ileocecal tuberculosis, non-specific granulomatous, appendicular endometriosis are more complex and should be managed and treated carefully. Sometimes in the emergency conditions the surgeon could not decide the exact diagnose and exclude malignancy. In our study, we could not exclude malignancy in 16 patients during the operative period.
Ultrasonography has been advocated as the diagnostic modality of choice, revealing the diagnosis in%72 of cases, but computerized tomography (CT) scan is superior [10]. In our experience we saw that ultrasonography could not guide us for the diagnosis in majority of the patients. We suggest that in overdue and suspicious cases CT should be the first choice for the diagnosis. Most of the authors described the relation between the leukogram and acute abdomen. We could not observe any correlation between onset of symptoms or the time of admission to hospital and laboratory tests especially leucocyte levels.
Some management issues has been surrounded with controversy with no general agreement among surgeons; a recent questionnaire study of 67 consultant and specialist register surgeons in the Mid-Trent region of England showed no agreed consensus on the management of appendiceal mass [11]. Most inflammatory cecal masses are due to benign pathologies and could be managed safely and sufficiently with ileocecal resection. Careful intraoperative assessment including examination of the resected specimen is essential to exclude malignancy, which would require right hemicolectomy [8–11]. In the present study, overall 32 patients underwent ileocecal resection and 16 patients underwent right hemicolectomy. 4 of the right hemicolectomies were performed for cecal tumor while 12 of them were performed for the suspicious malignancy. No malignancy was determined in these 12 patients.
Based on our experience in this community, it wasn't surprising that none of the patients admitted to hospital before 4 days after the onset of symptoms. Delayed admission to the hospital is common in our rural hospitals. It depends on numerous factors. Self-medication, especially anti-pyretics and analgesics is the most common one. Poverty, illiteracy, absence of health insurance and phobias are mainly responsible for the community indulging in self-medication. This postponement in admission to hospital by rural dwellers appears to be a common problem in most rural communities in the world. Harouna et al. [12] in a study of the current prognosis of appendicitis in the Niger Republic in 2000 discussed this point and emphasized the deterioration of services offered by state health structures as one of the banes of health care services in Africa. The surgeons that work in rural hospitals should be aware of these delayed presentations. If a surgeon evaluates the case in emergency conditions as acute abdomen and cannot diagnosis the condition definitely, ileocecal and right hemicolectomy can be performed as a first choice for the suspicious malignancy.
Most inflammatory masses are caused by benign pathologies, and usually ileocecal resection is the procedure of choice. Rarely, when surgeons can not determine the pathology clearly and suspect malignancy they can prefer to perform right hemicolectomy or ileocecal resection. Because of the high incidence of appendiceal mass in our rural community, there is a need for all concerned to make sincere efforts to lower these figures.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this care report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
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We thank to Irmak Bircan for discussion and suggestions about the diagnosis.
Department of Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Hakan Guven, Bora Koc, Fazil Saglam & Gokhan Adas
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey
Irem Akin Bayram
Department of Surgery, Başkent University, Oymacı sokak No: 7 Altunizade, İstanbul, Turkey
Bora Koc
Hakan Guven
Fazil Saglam
Gokhan Adas
Correspondence to Bora Koc.
HG and BK took care of patient and wrote the initial draft. HG, BK, FS and GA operated the patent. BK, GA and IAB edited manuscript with literature review. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Guven, H., Koc, B., Saglam, F. et al. Emergency right hemicolectomy for inflammatory cecal masses mimicking acute appendicitis. World J Emerg Surg 9, 7 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-9-7
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