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impact of the abolition of the quasi-immunity of subcontractors in the real estate sector
On 1 January 2025, the new Book 6 of the Civil Code on extra-contractual liability entered into force. The new legislation abolishes the quasi-immunity of auxiliaries (including subcontractors), with potentially significant consequences for the real estate sector. 1. Old regime: quasi-immunity of subcontractors Under the old regime, auxiliaries involved in the performance of a contract benefited from protection known as “quasi-immunity”.
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article introduces a special section that features four Indigenous anthropologists from two different world regions—Africa and Latin America. This section is unique in that the contributions of these anthropologists are being published in the scholars' Native languages—IsiZulu, Kichwa, Nahua, and Wolof—and in English. There are a number of reasons we felt it important to bring together the work of these scholars in one journal.
The vast majority of GPs resisted the founding of the NHS - here’s why
By Michael Lambert, Research Fellow and Director of Widening Participation, Lancaster University Securing the reluctant assent of general practitioners (GPs) was one of Labour health minister Nye Bevan’s most difficult tasks in founding the NHS by July 5 1948. The events behind this have been the subject of two new plays in the west end of London: one by Michael Sheen, the other by Lucy Kirkwood. The events themselves are even more… Read complete article © The Conversation -
Sud Radio midi - Parlons Vrai ! Le direct, les podcasts et l’actualité partout et à tout instant !
Avec Michel Santamaria, lieutenant-Colonel - Fédération Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers Retrouvez Sud Radio Midi avec Jean-Marie Bordry du lundi au vendredi de 12h à 13h30 sur #SudRadio. Corentin Barsacq Journaliste. Christine Bedel Maire de Mostuéjoul Michel Santamaria Lieutenant-Colonel - Fédération Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers Michael Eric Lambert Spécialiste renseignement en mer Noire, travaille pour l’agence Pinkerton à Dublin.
The Belarusian Irony of Fate in Abkhazia
Yesterday, Ukraine’s president Zelensky speaking to the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service said “We have learned to contain external threats. It is time to launch an offensive to secure our national interests. We are united in wanting our territory returned immediately”. Beginning the day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, Ukraine has been complaining of Russia’s troop buildup of over 90,000 men on its border. According to Ukraine’s Zelensky, Russia was prepared to attack at any moment.
Understanding the Debate about Cryptocurrencies in Central Asia
In February 2020, the World Bank Group released a report entitled “FinTech in Europe and Central Asia: Maximizing Benefits and Managing Risks” highlighting the opportunities associated with the development of FinTech in countries torn between a desire for more regulation and a growing need to catch up in this sector, currently dominated by Nigeria, Vietnam, Turkey and the United States (by total number of users).
Crypto-Mining and Regional Security in Abkhazia
By Michael E. Lambert The mining of crypto-currencies requires a large amount of electricity to be carried out, making it a significant challenge with the overall electricity consumption to mine Bitcoin equivalent to the annual consumption of electricity in New Zealand and growing at the time of writing.
A Glimpse at China’s Nuclear Build-Up
The People’s Republic of China is now the second largest military spender after the United States, and the country has proven that it has the technical capability to develop revolutionary outer space technology, which is often related to military purposes. Nevertheless, China’s armed forces continue to lag behind when it comes to nuclear military technology, as Beijing only has 270 to 350 nuclear warheads, slightly more than the French armed forces.
The CIA’s Strategic Thinking in Afghanistan: 1979 to 2021
– First: The reasons for the registration of (Communist Lobbyists in the Middle East in the United States of America) in the database documents of the US Department of Justice – Second: Did Washington actually seek (with the help of Jewish and Israeli lobbies) to lure the Arab communists into it to prevent Chinese and Russian communist influence in the Middle East?: Iraq as a model – Third: The establishment of Chinese liberal democratic parties in the United States of America and the Chinese...
Power without Soft Power: China’s Outreach to Central Asia
The People’s Republic of China has become increasingly interested in the Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—for both internal and external motives.
Rethinking the Democratisation of FinTech and Cryptocurrencies
By Michael E. Lambert, PhD The volatility of cryptocurrencies in the winter of 2020 – spring of 2021 has highlighted the issue of speculation when it comes to new technologies and blockchain in general.
Abkhazia- Syria relations: Towards a Domino Effect with Belarus and North Korea?
Following Syria’s diplomatic recognition of Abkhazia in 2018, Abkhazia opened its embassy in Damascus in October 2020, attesting to the strengthening of relations between the two sides. For Abkhazia, a territory partially recognized by the international community and diplomatically supported by Russia, this recognition opens new perspectives for enhancing its military and economic relations with the Middle East.
Nuclear Energy is not Dead! The Drivers Underpinning the Ongoing Nuclear Renaissance
As a result of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union of 1986 and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011, public opinion remains reluctant to endorse nuclear technology in both the civilian and military sectors.
The Turkish Konrul: How Ankara Uses the Turkic Council to Re-Engage in Central Asia
At the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly formed Central Asian republics were quickly thrust into a world of uncertainty, security issues, economic dilemmas, and more importantly, opportunity. The lack of transformative policies prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union would exacerbate these issues while limiting immediate growth potential.
A Burgeoning e-Empire: Estonia’s Blue Ocean Strategy regarding Digitalisation
By Michael E. Lambert Estonia embraced a Blue Ocean Strategy[1] to avoid turning into a nation of cheap manpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Instead, the leadership in Tallinn decided to emphasise start-ups and high-tech to provide an added value to the organisations it wished to become a member of, namely the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
Blue Ocean Strategy for South Caucasus
The recent arrival of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh has underlined the difficulties for a number of international institutions–the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)–to provide a diplomatic answer to violent conflicts that emerged in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
From the Soviet Riviera to Bitcoin’s Paradise: The Unforeseen Case of Abkhazia
Washington was understandably perplexed that a China-EU investment agreement was concluded a few weeks before the Biden administration, especially a president who has been advocating for multilateralism and the restoration of trust and an alliance with the EU.
The Wakhan Corridor and Chinese Counterterrorism in Central Asia - CSA – Centrum strategické analýzy
26. 1. 2021Michael LambertCentral Asia Author: Michael Éric Lambert holds Ph.D. in History of Europe and International Relations from Sorbonne University. He is currently an Associate Researcher at OSCE Academy, Bishkek.
Great Powers Competition in Moldova
On November 18, 2020, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation Géza Andreas von Geyr was giving an open lecture at HSE University. What is the place and role of the European Union in the modern world? How is the European integration project developing, and what role does Germany play in it? How are relations between the EU and Russia today?
Russia and the Judgment of Solomon in Nagorno-Karabakh
The war launched by Azerbaijan and Turkey against the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) in the South Caucuses on September 27 has been halted through an agreement, which was brokered by Russia and imposed on Armenia. Based on the circulating agreement, Armenians must relinquish most of their homeland in Artsakh to Azerbaijan by December 1, forcing any Armenians living in those regions to depart before that date.
Mobilisation contre la STQ à Pakua Shipu
Mobilisation contre la STQ à Pakua Shipu Publié le 22 octobre 2020 par Michael H. Lambert Des membres de la communauté innue de Pakua Shipu bloquent l’accès à l’aéroglisseur de la Société des traversiers du Québec qui fait la liaison entre le village autochtone et la municipalité de Saint-Augustin.
Who’s Who in Nagorno-Karabakh
The return of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous territory that has been disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia for several centuries, raises the fundamental question of what the belligerents’ expectations are and what diplomatic and military means they have at their disposal to impose themselves on the ground. In Soviet times, Nagorno-Karabakh was an autonomous oblast with a mixed population — Armenians and Azeris — within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
BokSmart rugby safety education courses are associated with improvements in behavioural determinants in attending coaches and referees: presurvey-postsurvey study | Injury Prevention
BokSmart rugby safety education courses are associated with improvements in behavioural determinants in attending coaches and referees: presurvey–postsurvey study http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7778-7783James Craig Brown1,2,3, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3416-6266Sharief Hendricks2,4, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-1504Michael Ian Lambert2, Willem van Mechelen2,5, Evert Verhagen2,5 1Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty...
CIA National Intelligence Estimates on the Cross-Strait and Sino-Russian Relations
In July 2011, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) published a declassified National Intelligence Estimate on “Russian-Chinese Relations: Perspectives and Implications” dating back to September 2000. The 45-page report highlights growing concerns in the American intelligence community about the future of Sino-Russian defense and trade cooperation, which could undermine Washington’s Smart Power in Central Asia and the South China Sea.
Why a school is not a restaurant
Just as schools have assumed the risk for providing education in the UAE, so too parents have assumed all the risk of paying for the sector, writes Michael Lambert, headmaster of Dubai College “Emotional intelligence remains a peculiar-sounding term because we are wedded to thinking of intelligence as a unitary capacity, rather than what it is: a catch-all word for what is in fact a range of skills directed at a number of different challenges.
Consequences of the Diplomatic Recognition of Abkhazia by the Syrian Arab Republic
Abkhazia is a partially recognized state — Russia (2008), Nicaragua (2008), Venezuela (2009), Nauru (2009), Syria (2018) — of 8,660km2 and 240,000 inhabitants located on the shores of the Black Sea. During the Soviet times, the region was one of the most prosperous area in the USSR due to its geographic position in addition to a recognized wine industry, tobacco, oranges, and a hub for Soviet tourism.
Indexing the gas tax is still a tax hike on workers and families
Every day, 77 percent of Americans travel to work by car. This includes moms and dads, students, and hardworking Americans who are just trying to get by and earn a living. On top of car payments, insurance premiums, and routine maintenance, commuters pay every time they go to the pump – and a sizeable chunk of the cost is federal and state taxes. In federal gas taxes alone, drivers pay 18.4 cents per gallon. But each state also imposes its own tax, which averages out to about 36.13 cents per gallon.
What’s an international teacher salary really worth?
It is mid-February, and as Storm Dennis chases Storm Ciara through the northern hemisphere, the prospect of year-round sunshine, a tax-free salary, a housing allowance and an annual return flight to your home country can seem distinctly appealing. But is life as an expat teacher in the UAE really worth it in the long run?
Geopolitics and e-Diplomacy of Estonia
Around 1,500 BC, a group of nine asteroids crashed on the island of Saaremaa in Western Estonia, incinerating all kind of life-form within a radius of six kilometres and the native inhabitants who settled in this cold part of the world in 10,000 BC.
Tax extenders adorn the special interest Christmas tree
Congress is in its usual end-of-year scramble mode, looking to wrap up legislative loose ends before heading home for the holidays. Alas, for taxpayers this is the most dangerous time of year. It’s when Washington is in a giving mood – at least if you’re a special interest. What exactly is Congress fixing to put under the special interest Christmas tree this year?
December 2019, Volume 29, Issue 4
Editorial Perspectives Research From eye rolls to punches: experiences of harm from others’ drinking among risky-drinking adolescents across Australia Tina Lam, Anne-Marie Laslett, Rowan P Ogeil, Dan I Lubman, Wenbing Liang, Tanya N Chikritzhs, William T Gilmore, Simon R Lenton, Jane Fischer, Alexandra Aiken, Richard P Mattick, Lucinda A Burns, Richard Midford, Steve J Allsop Published 4 December 2019 Read more In Practice Brief Reports Exposure to fast-food and sweetened-drink marketing at...
Aboriginal childhood overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal designed and led initiatives | PHRP |
Background Childhood obesity is a serious and growing public health concern in Australia. Around one in four children aged 5–17 years is currently affected by overweight or obesity.1 A key challenge with this problem is that it is unevenly distributed.
It's Time to Let the Crony Export-Import Bank Die
The Export-Import Bank – the poster child for corporate welfare – was due to expire at the end of September. But it has been given a temporary reprieve while congressional leaders plot to renew it on the sly by attaching it to a must-pass spending bill, meaning the bank will never get the scrutiny taxpayers deserve. Ex-Im subsidizes export transactions using sweetheart terms – including below-market-rate loans – that are backed by the American taxpayer.
How a publisher is punishing library users with eBooks limit
Right now, there are 450 holds at San Francisco Public Library on an eBook that currently tops the bestseller list. That’s despite the fact that the library carries 100 copies of this particular popular title in a digital format. Now, imagine what might happen if the publisher did not allow the public library to buy multiple copies of this book to satisfy library patrons’ requests? That’s the situation being faced by libraries across the country as of Nov.
"Radio Frequency Interference Cancellation,Appraisal, Detection, and Co" by Michael J. Lambert
Abstract Radio Astronomy, the study of distant objects in the radio spectrum, is set at defiance against all other users of the electromagnetic spectrum. Where traditional use would fill the electromagnetic spectrum with as much transmission and information as possible, Radio Astronomy would rather no man-made signals existed. Since that is not possible, they grumble and have to deal with unwanted transmissions impinging upon their instruments.
Lambert: Why labor should be a mandatory part of prison sentences
As I have grown up, one thing that I have been taught over and over is that hard work is one of the greatest teachers of all time, and one of the best ways for someone to build character. Learning to work hard will strengthen both the body and mind. This principle is universally applicable, able to lift and truly change anyone who will actively engage in it — even those who society often views as corrupt, such as criminals.
A quality education begins at home
In a significant shift of cultural and educational policy, grade one classes at all public schools in the UAE will be co-educational from this month. But why? According to a recent article in The National, it seems that the hope is that girls will be a civilising influence on mischievous boys. However, this kind of educational instrumentalism − the use of children for some other motive − might well miss its target.
UAV Podcast Series: How do you make it work? Exploring Practical Workflows and Equipment
Bill McNeil our small UAV contributing editor is hosting our quarterly podcast. After a word from our sponsor, Esri, Bill has a chat with Cody Thomas and Michael Lambert on how they handle drone data and manage a successful workflow in their work with agriculture and construction. Audio You can also download or listen via iTunes.
Coach-directed education is associated with injury-prevention behaviour in players: an ecological cross-sectional study
Background/aim Rugby union (‘rugby’) presents an above-average risk of injury to participants. BokSmart is a South African nationwide intervention that aims to reduce rugby-related injuries in players. This is achieved by educating coaches and referees to improve injury behaviour of players. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess if the receipt of injury-prevention education was associated with player behaviour.
It's financial necessity not profit that drives up school fees
We already know that the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) takes its education model straight out of the Ofsted playbook in England and that the UAE unified inspection framework is modelled on UK inspections. With the recent school fee freeze putting a squeeze on school providers, will we see even more parallels with the UK state sector going forward?
Are we really giving our students the clarity they deserve?
Management gurus tell us that if we want to embed change then we must destroy the symbols of an old culture and recognise and reward those who embrace the new. Presently schools are trying to champion both the supremacy of academic attainment in the same breath as broader educational achievement and innovation. With such a mixed message are we really giving our students the clarity they deserve?
Why the role of school leaders is about to get harder
This month the UAE will embark upon the licensing of every single teacher in the country. Ostensibly this seems like a very positive move: it will allow the teaching profession to be standardised and for all teachers to be held to account according to identical criteria. Once accomplished the commodification of education in the emirates will be almost complete.
Farm subsidies: helping the rich at the expense of the taxpayer
The United States spends an average of $20 billion annually in assistance to farmers across the country. That money is supposed to be a “safety net” designed to ensure agricultural stability. But instead, the farm industry’s largest players, unfairly pocket billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars each year. It’s a common misconception that most American farms are small, family enterprises.
Why everyone must be wary of social media
When I began to interview for teaching positions more than 10 years ago, I got some advice from an experienced headmaster: "Ask the school whether there is smoking, drinking and bullying in their institution." If any senior leader in that school told me that there was no such problem, then I was advised to turn down the position, however prestigious the institution and tempting the package. Why, you may ask.
We shouldn't judge our kids by exam results
At a recent well-being conference hosted here in the UAE, an engaging, effective and philosophical educational leader by the name of Ian Morris, who is head of well-being at Wellington College, a private school in the United Kingdom, took to the stage to help a room of 60 education professionals re-engage with the core purpose of education. Mr Morris helped shape Anthony Seldon’s prolific happiness agenda in the UK.
Does term-time absenteeism betray your child?
Michael Gove, former education secretary for the UK, was a campaigner. His mission was to restore a long-lost empire of British educational imperialism by reintroducing the dead white males of English literature to the GCSE and A-Level syllabus and requiring Brits to study the rise and fall of the kings and queens of England. Within this call-to-arms for an educational renaissance came an edict on school attendance.
We should be cautious about classroom tech
There is an old joke that asks "where does an 800-pound gorilla sleep?" To which the answer is "anywhere it wants". Today, that large ape is synonymous with any entity that can’t be defeated. One such area of seemingly inevitable growth is the education technology market. According to a 2016 estimate by EdTechXEurope, a summit that brings together investors, innovators and influencers, the so-called edtech market will grow by 17 per cent per annum and will be worth $252 billion by 2020.
Education should not just be an investment vehicle
A press release distributed last year throughout this region claimed that "with new investment vehicles facilitating the investment in schools, alternative investments diversify the investor portfolio and have the potential to improve the overall risk-return profile. Both retail investors and institutions are seeking greater exposure to non-correlating alternative investments that provide consistent income with low volatility".
Education should not just be an investment vehicle
A press release distributed last year throughout this region claimed that “with new investment vehicles facilitating the investment in schools, alternative investments diversify the investor portfolio and have the potential to improve the overall risk-return profile. Both retail investors and institutions are seeking greater exposure to non-correlating alternative investments that provide consistent income with low volatility”.
Patriotism means standing for true American ideals
For years now, the particular faction that helped bring us Donald Trump and the rather flagrant fascism being expressed from the White House has claimed that "patriotism" belongs to them. Everything we've seen from this administration so far couldn't be more in opposition to what an American patriot would accept. What we're watching is the opposite of the spirit that the Founding Fathers codified in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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