You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience penal transportations and colonization is mostly associated with a number of historical stereotypes: The origins of modern Australia as a convict colony or the notorious history of the Soviet Gulags; the forced labour camps in Nazi Germany but also somewhat romanticized image of French penal colonies as pictured in the novel and film Papillon history to be told about punitive transportation shows that the introduction and intensification of penal relocations and associated extractive convict labour was a central element in this process it takes the perspective from the colonies Such a perspective radically transforms accepted narratives of the history of empire and a means of creating new forms of spatial distinction deportation and exile were determined by a hierarchically ordered relationship between different parts of the empire which can be read for free for a limited period Dr. Christian G. De Vito is Research Associate at the University in Leicester and (starting in October 2018) Junior Research Group Coordinator at the University of Bonn Professor Clare Anderson is Professor of History at the University of Leicester, and Principal Investigator on the ERC funded project “The Carceral Archipelago” – https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/history/research/grants/CArchipelago Professor Ulbe Bosma is Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Social History and Professor of International and Comparative Social History at the Free University He also acts as associate editor of the International Review of Social History Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" International Women’s Day 2020 falls on Sunday each week day we’ll be highlighting one woman whose accomplishments in science engineering and/or mathematics not only elevated their fields but also took us one step closer to a gender-equal world Paul Clarke (Chief Technology Officer at Ocado) documents Ocado’s journey with building synthetic models of its business its platforms and its underlying technologies He explores the potential benefits of digital twins including the opportunities for creating digital twins at […] the HEPL blog series authors will be given the opportunity to provide short updates on their country/region’s continuing response to this worldwide catastrophe and their further reflections on those responses Each update will be labelled accordingly with the original response at the bottom of each post We invited Trautmann to tell us why he writes about Indian war elephants He touched on several topics in the process: the value of analytical accidents and the power and pluralism of human logics Learn how a group of ordinary people inspired the book when they reclaimed over 240,000 apartments back from corporate landlords 🔗 most of the 240 people who were evacuated to safety can return to their homes The village of Champsec was evacuated as a precautionary measure on Thursday night due to a threatening situation "Almost all the inhabitants of the village of Champsec can return," said the deputy municipal secretary of Val de Bagnes at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency only the residents of five houses on the banks of the Dranse de Bagnes are not allowed to return to their homes the precautionary measures remain in place for around forty people from the hamlets of Les Epenays and Fregnoley and from the Champsec campsite The authorities had ordered the evacuation of these three villages on Wednesday afternoon following the mudslide in the Torrent du Fregnoley the municipality also evacuated the village of Champsec due to the increasing amount of mud on the road and in the vicinity of the Dranse the Fregnoley torrent undermined a former garbage dump and partially buried the cantonal road It will take several days to clear this road it is possible to use the road that leads to Verbier via Sarreyer to reach the upper part of the valley which was previously cut off from the outside world traffic is difficult and is being monitored because the road crosses a bridge over the Fregnoley You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Hanson) Anderson which was organized by Swedish settlers in 1858 and his handmade loon is on exhibit in the Waseca County Historical Society Museum in Waseca The present church building was built in 1908 and is on the National Register of Historic Places she attended country school and as a teen had to get up at 5 a.m Helen also played the organ at church as a teen before graduating from New Richland High in 1948 with a special interest in Latin this shy farm girl and a shy farm boy from northern Waseca County (Iosco Township) who graduated from Waseca High School in 1948 and whose name was Myrwood Andrus Bagne they were united in marriage at Vista Lutheran Church Helen’s first two college years were at Gustavus Adolphus College and in 1950 she transferred to St Helen and Myrwood graduated in the class of 1952 She worked to help support them during the three years Myrwood studied at Luther Seminary in St Paul and his year of internship at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown serving United Lutheran Church in town and Dell Lutheran Church in the country he was called to be the first pastor of the new church in White Bear Lake which he named Christ the King Lutheran Church he began serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Hayfield Both Helen and Myrwood felt Helen’s first calling was to be a full-time mother to their daughters and assisting him to serve as a pastor which many former parishioners would affirm During their last years in Hayfield and early years in Austin Helen served part-time for 16 years in the activity department of Field Crest Nursing Home in Hayfield The Bagnes moved to Austin when Myrwood was called to be chaplain at St where he served from January 1990 through April 1998 and a summer interim at Deer Creek Lutheran in Carpenter the Bagnes began a series of wonderful trips to Europe Kristin and Karen accompanied them for the first five or six trips It was a thrill tracing ancestral roots in Norway and Sweden Later it was challenging but highly informative for them to travel on their own in East Germany in 1983 in honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther and in 1985 for the 300th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach and Handel In Myrwood’s first and only sabbatical in 1987 the Bagnes studied at the American Summer Institute for Clergy in Les Avant Together they attended several winter pastoral conferences at Stetson University in DeLand and one time at the seminary associated with Baylor University in Waco Norway was celebrating its millennium with tall ships in the harbor at the end of July 1997 when Helen and Myrwood attended a conference on theology and music Olaf College and the Lutheran Church in Norway Special worship and music sessions were held in the famous Nidaros Cathedral the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and burial site for St They were the second group to meet in a new conference and Cultural Center It was their last trip to Norway and Europe Helen always accompanied her husband while he preached in over 70 churches in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa She always played the piano for the midweek services at St Mark’s Lutheran Home and accompanied Myrwood when he sang solos for church worship services and at funerals Helen participated in Sacred Heart Care Center’s Adult Day Care-Memory program beginning in March of 2014 she became a resident of their nursing home facility Her family is profoundly grateful for the skilled and loving care she received there Helen will be and is sadly missed by her husband Minnesota; and by many friends and former parishioners We are grateful to share her forwarding address — “The Father’s House.” Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m Interment will follow at the Vista Lutheran Church cemetery Memorials can be directed to Luther Seminary in St Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com The Minnesota Timberwolves (33-29) are welcoming in the Utah Jazz (15-45) for a contest between Northwest Division foes… The Kansas Jayhawks versus the Houston Cougars is one of two games on Monday’s college basketball schedule that… The Tampa Bay Lightning versus the Florida Panthers is one of many solid options on today’s NHL slate.… The college basketball schedule on Monday is not one to miss Our computer model has recommended picks against… There are two games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature a ranked team SALT LAKE CITY — The state's high court has found that the actions of a man sent to prison for wearing and displaying a child's diaper were "strange and socially inappropriate," but not criminal the Utah Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Barton Bagnes who was sentenced to prison in 2010 for sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of lewdness involving a child the man apparently had a habit of approaching children and pulling his pants down to his thighs while pulling his shirt up to reveal a child's diaper The charges stemmed from a May 2009 incident when Bagnes flashed an Elmo diaper meant for 40-pound plus toddlers to two 9-year-old girls according to the unanimous ruling written by Justice Thomas Lee that there was insufficient evidence to support the charges "Barton Bagnes undoubtedly startled the young girls he encountered in their neighborhood And his conduct was certainly deplorable," Lee wrote "But the evidence did not sustain the charges against him … Some forms of antisocial behavior are simply beyond the reach of the criminal law." Bagnes claimed at his sentencing that his decision to wear diapers was part of a personal quest to address the issue of bed-wetting and incontinence in children and said he was hoping to prevent shame and abuse "I did it because kids that have this problem .. "And it makes them that much more likely to keep secrets about abuse." But prosecutors stated that Bagnes had been acting lewdly for more than 10 years and noted 14 incidents dating back to 1999 Third District Judge Terry Christiansen sentenced Bagnes to prison — one to 15 years for sexual exploitation of a minor and two terms of zero to five years for the lewdness counts The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently Lee wrote that while the diaper was "unusual even disturbing" and didn't entirely fit it did not expose any of Bagnes' private parts There was also no evidence that Bagnes simulated any inappropriate sexual acts while in the diaper bulky articles of clothing one could imagine wearing as an undergarment," the decision states we cannot deem the public display of a diaper to qualify unless we are prepared to also criminalize a range of other clothing that is much less opaque and far less obscuring (such as swimwear or even athletic or workout attire)." The sexual exploitation count stemmed from Bagnes giving the girls a flyer of children in diapers Lee wrote that while the flyers did "flaunt" the diaper-clad areas of those depicted they did not make those regions of the body visible society has moved more and more toward exposure of the body He pointed to those who "flaunt" their bodies at the gym pool or beach and even on the pages of magazines our society roundly tolerates — and often encourages — ever-less sartorial coverage of the human body." Email: emorgan@deseretnews.com A ‘glacial lake outburst flood’ killed 44 people and many animals in 1818 in Switzerland In June 1818, ice falling from the tongue of the Giétro glacier had in effect blocked the valley of Mauvoisin in Switzerland Water was building up behind this ice dam to dangerous levels and engineers were called in to release it gradually but it did not relieve the water pressure quickly enough disintegrating and releasing all the water at once The result was a catastrophic “glacial lake outburst flood”, a phenomenon characterised by extremely high rates of water flow. Warnings did not travel as fast as the sudden rush of 20m cubic metres (4.4bn gallons) of water, which swept away bridges and buildings in its path, killing 44 people and many animals. As the largest ski resort across the 4 Valleys Verbier offers skiers and boarders as much excitement off the slopes as on them once visitors have finished enjoying the snow-sure terrain and off-piste freeriding the cosmopolitan resort is set to come alive with its trademark blend of tantalising entertainment To celebrate the imminent start of the new 2016 / 2017 season Verbier presents ten top reasons for holidaymakers to choose the resort for their next winter getaway: New chairlift doubles capacityThis December will see the opening of a new 1,100m-long chairlift which replaces the old La Chaux II chairlift.Following a 9 million Swiss Franc investment by Televerbier the new ski lift will double previous capacity as it carries over 2,000 people per hour.The slow-boarding six-seater installation located at 2,200m and serving the dedicated beginner slopes will be especially welcomed by the resort’s ski schools 3 December 2016 – Opening Session (Verbier)Details: Opening celebration of the ski season on and off the slopeswww.verbier4vallees.ch 9-12 December 2016 – Polaris Festival (Verbier)Details: For the second time, the biggest name from the world of electro and techno will gather in Verbier for an Ibiza-style experience in an unforgettable mountain setting.www.polarisfestival.ch 28 December 2016 – Christmas Concert of the Verbier Festivalwww.verbierfestival.ch 14-22 January 2017 – Verbier Freeride WeekDetails: Freeride fair and official Freeride World Tour Qualifier competitionwww.freerideworldtour.com 2-5 February 2017 – City Ski Championships (Verbier)www.cityskichampionships.com 4 February 2017 – Ski Mountaineering Race by Night (La Tzoumaz)www.latzoumaz.ch 11 February 2017 – Bruson Freeridewww.brusonfreeride.ch 18 February 2017 – Intégrale du RogneuxDetails:  Started in 2009 by the Grand Combin Ski Club, this gruelling challenge – part of the Swiss Ski Mountaineering Championships – sees two-man teams seek to climb 2,000m to reach the summit of Mont Rogneux in the 5th such race. www.rogneux.ch 5 March 2017 – Bobsled Festival (La Tzoumaz)www.latzoumaz.ch 1-2 April 2017 – Xtreme VerbierDetails: Watch future world champions launch off the unforgiving face of Bec des Rosses as they compete in the grand finale of the Freeride World Tour; one of freeriding’s most mesmerising competitions. www.freerideworldtour.com 5-8 April 2017 – Haute Cuisine by W VerbierDetails: Following it successful 2015 debut, Haute Cuisine returns for 2017 with a range of workshops and taster sessions at the resort’s newest hotel; the W Verbier. Over four days, a dozen celebrated chefs will gather from all over the world to help holidaymakers enjoy the best of local Valais dishes and international cuisine.www.wverbier.com 8 April 2017 – Verbier High Five by Carlsbergwww.verbierhighfive.com 8-10 – Verbier Impulse Music & Ski FestivalDetails: This popular Pop-Rock Music Festival returns for the final weekends of the season. Combining sporting events with musical concerts, the events will be take place on the slopes and across the resort. www.verbierimpulse.com This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The bones were uncovered on a glacier in the Val de Bagnes in the autumn. They have now been formally identified as those of a 32-year-old man who disappeared in the area in 1974. Checks at the time suggested that the remains were likely to be those of a British man reported missing in the Grand-Combin sector on December 31st following collaboration between the police services of Great Britain and the Valais Cantonal Police via Interpol they have now been able to confirm the identity Although a press released issued by Valais Police does not name the man local media report that he was David Browning a British citizen who was living in the Lausanne region of Switzerland He and his French companion failed to return from a mountaineering trip to the Grand Combine area of the Valais No avalanches were reported in the area and it was assumed they must have fallen in a crevasse The body remained hidden under the ice for almost 48 years Last summer’s record-high temperatures in the Alps accelerated the melting of the glaciers and revealed the remains Valais police uncovering bones from a glacier at Val de Bagnes their secrets are being uncovered more and more regularly For the Spirit of the Mountains – PlanetSKI: Number One for ski news Content copyright © 2025, PlanetSKI Ltd. | Privacy policy | Terms & Conditions Verbier - Val de Bagnes - La Tzoumaz is a mountain biking mecca for experts and novices alike with a dedicated area extending over 833 km in addition to a full range of sports activities Each discipline of biking has the benefit of specialist trails with multi-stage ski lifts providing fast easy access between Le Châble (820m) So whether holidaymakers want to try downhill Discerning bikers can begin biking around Verbier as soon as the snow melts and continue to enjoy the resort right into November Verbier Bike Park has seven downhill tracks ranging from the fast fun and flowing blue track to the full speed wild ride black race track.  Thanks to Verbier’s clever track design riders can cross between different tracks at certain points meaning there are far more than just 9 combinations of track to ride These tracks Verbier Bike Park now offers a total vertical drop of 880m The valleys of the Val de Bagnes reward those willing to put the effort in and for those intrepid adventurers Verbier has created 23 enduro itineraries with all levels of mountain biker in mind Using pedal power and the occasional chairlift mountain bikers can explore mountains ride into hidden valleys and even go on such long adventures they need to get the train home The popularity of full days out on the bike is growing year on year and the more adventurous the better the trails and the diversity to keep people coming back summer after summer New for this summer: Hexo+ drones Thanks to an exclusive cooperation agreement with France-based Hexo+ every Friday downhill mountain-bikers will have the chance to film themselves with a drone in the different areas of Verbier bikers’ videos will be transmitted to them during their descents as the drone follows them using GPS technology An expert will help bikers with take-off and landing and they will get a video montage of their day by email within 48 hours Priced from 250CHF/£179 for a half day and 400CHF/£286 for a full day Subscribing to the newsletter view the videos 12 hours ahead of everyone else and be automatically entered into a prize draw at the end of the summer with numerous prizes provided by our sponsors including Bontrager and DaKine to be won Over 500km of cross country trails await those looking for distance without too challenging terrain From the Grand Raid race itinerary which mirrors the famously gruelling 125km cross country race that departs from Verbier and finishes in Grimentz to relaxing double-track loops that can be enjoyed with the whole family the beauty about the amount of terrain and trails is there is something for everyone Val de Bagnes and La Tzoumaz is also great for road biking the legendary Tour de France will hold another stage in the region in 2016 Super fit cyclists will follow the tracks of the yellow jersey up around the resorts above Martigny some 1,000m below who like to discover new places on two wheels at their own pace will love the gentle rides through the pretty villages in the area The event that all bike fans are waiting for is a stage of “La Grande Boucle” taking place on 20 July 2016 Seven years after its first visit to Verbier the Tour de France is returning to the region with a spectacular stage finish on the Emosson dam Verbier Festival In a stunning alpine setting, Verbier will host performances from top classical musicians featuring talented acts such as András Schiff, Charles Dutoit, Yuja Wang and Daniil Trifonov to name but a few. Tickets are still available to book. www.verbierfestival.com Grand Raid The Grand Raid is a race dedicated to mountain biking and offers four different routes with varying challenges for the thrill-seeking competitors. The most daring will tackle the longest of the four routes from Verbier to Grimentz, stretching 125km with a 5025m climb. www.grand-raid.ch   Verbier International Horse Show Some of the greatest riders from Europe will descend on Verbier to take part in this horse jumping show. Visitors to Verbier can watch the professionals in a stunning setting. www.verbier-cso.com  Verbier Bike Fest From 2-4 September, thousands of motorbike enthusiasts will gather in Verbier where they will celebrate their love for all things biking. Guests at the event can expect a sea of Harley Davidsons, live music acts, stunts and Freestyle Motorcross (FMX) demos as well as the US Car Show. www.verbierbikefest.ch  Swiss Epic Two-person teams of professional mountain bikers and ambitious amateurs will complete the five-stage race from Zermatt to Verbier via Leukerbad. Surrounded by numerous Alpine giants and imposing glaciers, riders are sure to experience a natural high as they take on the seemingly endless flow trails. The event will take place from 12 - 17 September 2016 www.swissepic.com  For further information visit:www.verbier.ch  lynsey@heavenpublicity.co.uk   photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews descends into the dark heart of the Swiss mountains that inspired Mary Shelley and became neighbours of Lord Byron,” Mary Shelley wrote in her introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein “At first we spent our pleasant hours on the lake or wandering on its shores … But it proved a wet and incessant rain often confined us for days to the house.” claustrophobic environment of Byron’s rented Villa Diodati near Lake Geneva provided the immediate context for her remarkable novel in response to Byron’s challenge to his house guests that they each write a ghost story After days of trying to think of a starting point the “creature” that has stalked the imagination of readers ever since came to her in a dream that unfolded “with a vividness far beyond the usual bounds of reverie” it was the stark elemental beauty of the surrounding Alpine landscape that provided the backdrop for one of the novel’s most dramatic descriptive passages Narrated by the troubled scientist Victor Frankenstein it evokes both the brooding power of nature and his anxious state of mind: The abrupt sides of vast mountains were before me; the icy wall of the glacier overhung me; a few shattered pines were scattered around; and the solemn silence of this glorious presence-chamber of imperial Nature was broken only by the brawling waves or the cracking reverberated along the mountains of the accumulated ice through the silent working of immutable laws as if it had been but a plaything in their hands Shelley recognised that the towering snow-covered Alps reflect our hubris and our helplessness in the face of natureBefore starting an artist’s residency in Bagnes, Switzerland in 2016, British photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews began researching the history and geography of the area “I knew that Shelley had visited the Mer de Glace in the French Alps,” she says “and that the mountains around Villa Diodati were a crucial element of the psychological So that was my tentative conceptual starting point on my journey to produce a contemporary creative response to the book.” ungenial weather” that kept Shelley and her company confined in their villa for days on end producing an ash cloud so vast and thick that it blocked out sunlight across the globe causing temperatures to plummet and crops to fail 1816 became known as “the year without a summer” The incessant rainfall that Shelley refers to in her introduction also caused a vast lake to form behind the Giétro glacier in the upper Bagnes valley the year in which Frankenstein was published the glacier cracked and a torrent of water coursed through the valley below causing death and destruction in the villages of Bagnes and Martigny-Bourg The so called “débacle du Giétroz” remains imprinted on the collective memory of the people who live in the region When science goes wrong … inside a nuclear bunker Photograph: Chloe Dewe MathewsAll of these events and portents In Search of Frankenstein – Mary Shelley’s Nightmare which opened at the British Library this week “After making the connection between Geneva the Swiss Alps and the epiphany that inspired Shelley to create her iconic work,” she writes in her introduction to the accompanying book “I packed my old copy of Frankenstein and took it with me on my first trip to Switzerland I carried it up to the glacier and read it on the snowy mountainside.” she found that the glacial landscape described in the novel had been replaced by a fragile natural environment increasingly under threat from rising temperatures and mass tourism “We assume that mountains are unchanging,” she says “but there is now a motorway through the region that looks from above like a smear of grey and the Alpine landscapes around the Corbassière glacier the Giétroz glacier and the Mauvoisin Dam are rendered almost ghostly snow-dusted trees standing on steep slopes that give way to an indeterminate zone that could be sky or incoming snow she made a creative decision to overexpose the film slightly which lends an even more ethereal and slightly ominous atmosphere to her images three stone figures stand forlorn on pillars their silhouettes the same grey-blue tone as the rocky surfaces that no longer lie shrouded in a deep layer of snow the still surface of an ice-blue lake has an almost hyperreal sheen that speaks of the sublime her eye has picked out the traces of tourism: an advertising hoarding affixed to a rocky promontory Man-made tunnels run deep into the core of the mountains linking the bunkers Photograph: Chloe Dewe MathewsAs well as trekking over the mountains exploring the vast warren of nuclear shelters that were built by the state in the 1960s but also concentrated in this elemental mountain landscape,” she explains there is enough capacity in this one region to house the entire population of the country in the event of a nuclear attack or accident.” In stark contrast to the mysterious exterior landscapes her images of the bunkers evoke a world of almost absurdist functionality All are harmonised by muted colour schemes – sky blues pale greens and soft pinks – which add to the strangely suspended atmosphere of a place that as long as it remains empty of hordes of frightened people and I would wander alone for a few hours down there in this airless place that smelt vaguely of disinfectant,” she recalls “The atmosphere was eerie at first because of the emptiness but there is a certain practical beauty to the design that is very Swiss Some of the bigger shelters are actually used to house children on school trips to the mountains.” the idea of scientific progress is ​imbued with a darker dystopian aspectIf the towering snow-covered Alps are a profoundly symbolic landscape that reflects both our hubris and our helplessness in the face of nature these manmade subterranean structures speak of more contemporary fears and anxieties Some of Dewe Mathews’ most ominous images are of the manmade tunnels that run deep into the core of the mountains linking the bunkers Miles of electric cable snake along the sides and long metal ventilation tubes hang overhead It is an enclosed world entirely at odds with the expanse of mountains and valleys above the idea of scientific progress is imbued with a darker “I am exploring ways in which to project the past on to the present,” says Dewe Mathews, whose previous work includes the series Shot at Dawn about the first world war sites where army deserters were executed it was all about making a journey with her text in mind and realising that what you read infuses Frankenstein has lent itself to many readings since it was first published Dewe Mathews’ project demonstrates that it is still being reinterpreted in ways the 18-year-old author could never have imagined – even in her wildest dreams In Search of Frankenstein is at the British Library, London NW1, until 1 July. bl.uk A panel of Guardian Weatherwatch contributors will be taking part in Freak Weather in History at the British Library on Wednesday 2 May at 7pm This article was corrected on 16 April 2018 It previously stated that 1916 was known as “the year without a summer”; it was 1816 WEST JORDAN -- The way Barton Bagnes tells it his decision to wear a diaper and expose that diaper to children is part of a one man quest to prevent shame and abuse But 3rd District Judge Terry Christiansen refused to accept that explanation "It is wrong and I don't buy your explanation and jury didn't buy it either You are not on a one-man crusade for people with incontinence issues.. Monday to 1 to 15 years in prison for sexual exploitation and two terms of zero to five years for two counts of lewdness involving a child Prosecutors say Bagnes' lewd behavior has gone on for 10 years "There have been 14 separate incidences since 1999," prosecutor Robert Neill said after the hearing "He's really not learning the lesson." Bagnes said in court that he had reached out for help but felt that wearing a diaper in public was the only way to address the issue of bedwetting He said he attempted to send letters to various media outlets hoping to shed light on the issue "I couldn't think of any other way it would work If I wrote a letter it wouldn't be published in any newspaper.. I couldn't think of any other way it would work." Neill said Bagnes' inability to accept responsibility for his behavior and his refusal to acknowledge that it was wrong was a serious issue that warranted prison time "What is so concerning to the community and of course the state is that he doesn't see that this is an issue when we're here because Mr Bagnes goes up to children and scares them to death.. E-mail:emorgan@desnews.com Seven aircraft are involved in the rescue operations A helicopter crashed this morning on the north side of the Petit Combin spokesperson of the Valais cantonal police Seven helicopters are involved in the rescue operations The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office is leading the investigation conducted by the Security Investigation Service (Sese) in collaboration with the Valais police the fall occurred not far from a heliskiing landing area It is the third accident involving a helicopter in the area since the beginning of the year Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram 2000 - 2025 Nova Agency. All rights reserved Text description provided by the architects. The mountains have the power to call for feelings of fascination and fear at the same time. Switzerland has a strong tradition of observing the Alps, living with them, hiding inside them. The awe and the anxiety that this monumental landscape appeals is reflected in the writings of Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, one of the most important Swiss writers. His novels, Derborence, describes the massive rock fall that covered the pastures of the valley of Lizerne in 1714. Antoine, the main character, survives seven weeks under the rocks before he manages to reach his village, and life. © Dylan PerrenoudANTOINE is a tribute to the alpine experience and to the writer. The small wooden cabin, big enough for the life of one man, is hidden inside a projected concrete rock. Referring to the long lasting Swiss tradition of hidden bunkers, the project integrates the highly urbanised landscape of the Alps. Already described by the French philosopher Paul Virilio in 1975, military architecture conducted by principles of camouflage has, for long, fascinated the architects. Floor PlanANTOINE creates an alpine shelter, a precarious «Existenzminimum» somewhat subversive in its use where one can freely enter and hide. It contains the very basic architectural elements - fire place, bed, table, stool, window - but demands to the visitor some risk taking as the rock hangs literally on the rock fall field. © Dylan PerrenoudANTOINE was a commission by the artist residency Verbier 3d Foundation It was self-built in the village and transported to the high-altitude sculpture park The 6 weeks residency allowed for the construction of what can be considered an inhabited sculpture that follows the tradition of architecture-sculpture described by artist André Bloc and developed physically by André Bloc and Claude Parent You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email is celebrating its 15 years as one of the country’s top audit the firm is also shining a spotlight on its women leaders At the forefront of the celebration is the firm’s first female Chairman and CEO Sharon G who has been with KPMG in the Philippines since 2007 KPMG in the Philippines worked hard to foster an inclusive environment that also enabled other women to succeed a leader is someone that helps people maximize their potential,” Dayoan explained “It’s a way of making sure people take something from us that they’ll always carry for the rest of their lives.” flexible work arrangements are available for employees of the firm This was especially important during the start of the pandemic when the bulk of family care responsibilities fell on women’s shoulders In addition to her role as Chairman and CEO and Culture and it is important to her that the firm supports women employees who want to grow their careers with KPMG in the Philippines Helping further Dayoan’s initiatives is the fact that there are also other women alongside her in KPMG in the Philippines’ leadership team eager to lend their expertise and a helping hand five out of the seven Executive Committee members are women Dayoan’s advocacy for women’s empowerment has even led her to co-found the Filipina CEO Circle which aims to support both women already working in corporate and the next generation looking to succeed in business together with other prominent Filipina business leaders launched NOWCD or NextGen Organization of Women Corporate Directors an organization advocating for more women’s representation in the board room Dayoan’s initiative and drive to empower her fellow women have not gone unappreciated at KPMG in the Philippines 53% of KPMG in the Philippines’ Partnership positions are filled by the most competent women I know,” Dayoan revealed “It’s thanks to them and our male partners who are proud allies that we’ve managed to stay a productive competitive organization no matter the challenge at hand.” “When you enable women to flourish and realize their full potential, everybody benefits,” Dayoan concluded. “At KPMG in the Philippines, we believe we’re setting an example for businesses to follow not just during Women’s Month, but for every day.” On Monday 27th July the stock market announced that Compagnie des Alpes had sold all its shares in Televerbier (the Verbier lift company) to the local commune Bagnes, meaning the commune (one of the richest in Switzerland) is now the majority shareholder in the Verbier ski resort with a total share of 25,66%. SeeChamonix.com is a SeeTheWorld destination After blue skies across the holiday period the weather has changed with more snow falling in places. 2025 is looking good with more to follow. UPDATED PlanetSKI’s Simon Wilson is out on the slopes of Verbier in Switzerland on Tuesday “Above 2000m there is some excellent piste skiing and a bit of powder on the edge of pistes,” Simon adds “Fully off piste is quite windblown and tricky More snow and valley rain is expected throughout the week with the forecast changing day by day.” Simon arrived at in the country on Monday morning with the clouds around Geneva airport threatening the forecast snow He took the train from Geneva and reported a nice covering of snow from about 700m altitude in the Val de Bagnes below Verbier “It’s currently mild and above freezing itself but it’s meant to turn colder tomorrow and then maybe milder again with a higher rain/snow limit midweek,” Simon said as he arrived late on Monday afternoon It was looking rather tasty in places at the weekend Here’s Sainte Foy in France where PlanetSKI will be in the middle of next week as we are about to hit the French Alps for a little road trip “More snow due over the next few days after a day of sunshine yesterday after 40cm snowfall from the night before,” said Fiona Harvey-Jordan from Premiere-Neige in the resort on Saturday The latest storm started overnight on Thursday and the lucky ones woke up on Friday to new snow “Decent dump overnight,” said one PlanetSKI reader in Les Arcs on Friday morning Here was the scene in La Clusaz in France on Friday morning after the fresh snow “Plenty of snow overnight,” said PlanetSKI reader There was snow on the trees and down to the valley floor on Saturday as he headed to neighbouring Le Grand Bornard Resorts that have seen between 5cm and 30cm include: — Valais Dude (@ValaisDude) January 3, 2025 The southern Alps missed miss out on the latest snow “Over the weekend a warm front will bring a bit more snow at altitude to some northern and western parts  of the Alps but also some rain for a time lower down, most likely on Saturday night,” said Fraser Wilkin from weathertoski.co.uk on Friday “The weather in the Alps will remain unsettled next week with the chance of further snow for many “Later in the week it should turn colder more generally though.” The Xmas and New Year period has been one of the best in recent years in many places in large parts of the Alps We have been reporting on it all across the holiday period: The bumper holiday conditions led to many more people skiing and snowboarding over Xmas and New Year Verbier reported that more than 20,000 skiers a day on the slopes over the festive period The Grimentz-Zinal area reported better-than-usual figures “It’s the best December we’ve ever had,” said the resort director where snow is sometimes becoming increasingly scarce “The number of vacation guests and sales have doubled compared with last season,” said Marc-André Léchot chair of the executive board of Les Téléskis aux Prés-d’Orvin In France Tignes reported that it’s hotels and chalets were 85% full over Xmas The lower levels resorts like Morzine and Les Gets also reported strong occupation levels as there were much improved snow conditions compared to the previous couple of years France has the deepest bases of snow after the recent storm with Flaine reporting a base of 1.25m at the top of the ski area There has been less snow in Italy and the southern Alps Livigno still only has about half its slopes open There has been little fresh snow in the Dolomites but thanks to cold temperatures and snowmaking ski areas like Val Gardena report 100% of their groomed runs open was in Risoul 1850 in the southern French Alps where there was less snow than the northern French Alps “The snow here is hard with ice in places,” said Miriam last weekend “But there is great coverage on all pistes we have skied on so far “The snow is good even down to 1600 in Vars and the weather is great too “It’s quite warm here in 1850 at about 4C PlanetSKI’s James Cove is now in France and is arriving in the Alps on Monday as we have already mentioned He is first visiting Les Arcs and some surrounding areas including Sainte Foy and Tignes He is hooking up with his old partner in crime Then he’ll be heading to the resorts of La Clusaz Manigod and Le Grand Bornand in the Aravis ski area near Lake Annecy Do look back to check back for his reports on the ski areas and the all-important weather in the Alps as 2025 gets underway money saving deals and everything connected with snowsports – web site Several plants in canton Valais are currently out of action due to flooding, locals are being told to flush the toilet as little as possible, throw toilet paper in the bin and use kitchen towels to clean pots and pans.  One of the works in the town of Siders has been effectively destroyed and needs to be rebuilt.  If sewerage can’t be properly treated, there’s no option other to allow waste to flow into the Rhone – which leads into the lake.  As repairs will take some time, the risk of pollution will last for several weeks. The occasional challenges of living in a multi-lingual country were clear yesterday. The Alert Swiss app sent a message warning of ‘flowing lava.’ Swiss & French police have arrested 15 suspected drug dealers operating in the ski resort. They seized large quantities of narcotics & arrested 20 consumers during a year-long investigation. These people were mainly active in the resort of Verbier Eight of them are currently still in custody The investigations revealed that very large quantities of narcotics were sold including 10 kilograms of cocaine and smaller quantities of ketamine Large quantities of drugs were seized from the suspects’ homes and vehicles a special department in the Swiss police  worked closely with the French authorities within the framework of three international mutual legal assistance requests the narcotics unit has also asked its colleagues in the cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel for support Arrests and house searches were also carried out there the unit was also supported by other specialised units of the force and the Municipal Police of Bagnes The public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation The suspected drug traffickers face several years in prison and expulsion from Switzerland for at least five years “This operation confirms the will of the Valais cantonal police to intensify its fight against narcotics,” said the Valais police in a statement “It is a first in terms of the number of arrests and seizures made “The investigation is ongoing and is likely to lead to further arrests.” The Valais cantonal police also points out that the resort of Verbier is no exception as cocaine consumption has increased in the canton and spread to various consumer groups The Valais police began its investigation in October 2023 and completed it in the summer of  2024 “It was a painstaking and patient piece of fieldwork that involved the participation of roughly forty people (investigators the use of illegal drugs in Switzerland has remained relatively stable The type of drugs used have changed with an increase in cocaine consumption The increase in the use of cocaine in canton Valais mirrors national and international trends This could be explained by its increased availability and the significant drop in prices making it accessible to more modest backgrounds The concentration of wealthy visitors and the presence of nightclubs and apres ski venues could also have an impact school funding woes concern entire cityGo Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories But what happens when voters reject a tax increase and schools make deep budget cuts? That's what happened in Moorhead, and budget woes for schools are affecting the entire city. New housing developments quickly followed. New homes are still going up this fall in Horizon Shores, a development surrounding Horizon Middle school. MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. It's a development aimed at young families, with lots of parks and walking trails. "If the quality of education begins to suffer, those people aren't even going to come here and look." One of those economic engines is the Bagne family. They moved to Moorhead from the Minneapolis area about four years ago. Amanda Bagne says they chose Moorhead because they felt it was a better place to raise a family, and they were impressed with the quality of education. She says strong orchestra and theater programs were among the reasons they chose to live in Moorhead. Other Minnesota school districts in the Moorhead area have extra money from voter-approved tax increases. And across the Red River, Fargo schools are flush with cash from state revenue generated by the western north Dakota oil boom. "If we don't have a football team in Moorhead, somebody that wants football, they're going to go to the next community," said Kovash. "If we don't have an orchestra, somebody that feels that's an important part of education will go to the next community to find that, because we're in a competitive market. And then it affects our student enrollment. If we lose student enrollment we have less state funding. It becomes a downward spiral." Kovash says she has no hope of financial relief from the state, but she expects the district will come back to Moorhead voters again, asking for a property tax increase. Go to Home PageSubscribeAdvertiser disclosureSearch The Points Guy TPG Contributor Casey Hatfield-Chiotti recently visited the town in the Swiss Alps known for some of the best off-piste (backcountry) skiing in the world and got an exclusive tour of the property By staying at the W you get the best access to everything in Verbier It's conveniently located right next to Médran Station The resort even diverted its main lower run to land right at the W's doorstep so it's basically ski in ski out and you can end your last run easily at Off-Piste the W Verbier fits in nicely with the town's rustic architecture but is a touch more streamlined and modern than the your average chalet The property is all new construction (the land used to be a parking lot) and when you start to explore the interior you'll find designers went to great lengths to incorporate local elements into the décor including cowbell-shaped lights and cowhide chairs The common areas and amenities at the hotel are impressive a bar and lounge with sunken booths and a great view of the valley It's the perfect place for small bites and cocktails post ski like the W Fever—fresh muddled basil Take a good look at the curving orange and white mountain-inspired art on the walls - it's actually tape and was created by Berlin-based artist Buff Diss during a week-long residency There are several other restaurants at the W Verbier including a Spanish tapas bar and upscale Arola which specializes in Swiss Spanish fusion and the casual W Cafe serves Swiss wines and gourmet coffee An excellent breakfast is included in your stay and features mouthwatering pastries like local berry-filled tarts The W Verbier's 123 rooms come in a wide range of sizes and configurations The entry level Cozy Room is 36 square meters (388 square feet) and has a fireplace private balcony and rustic wooden chalet-style interior contrasted with sleek modern furnishings The Away spa at the W uses gem-based products and features treatments that are geared towards rejuvenating muscles and organs that are taxed during the winter ski seasons. The Mogul Leg Pump treatment, a deep-tissue massage that rids the body of lactic acid, helps the body recuperate after a long day on the slopes. The spa also has an indoor/outdoor pool and lounge area. In Verbier, rooms in the winter do not come cheap, and the W Verbier is no exception. Rooms rates start at $650 and go up to $10,000 a night for the penthouse. During the slower summer months, prices drop drastically and rooms start at just $250 per night. The area offers hiking, mountain biking and an International music festival in late July/early August. Verbier is on many powder hounds' bucket lists, and the W Verbier should certainly be on the short list of any Starwood Preferred Guest member. This is an SPG Category 7 property and requires 30,000 to 35,000 Starpoints for a free night. The Points Guy believes that credit cards can transform lives helping you leverage everyday spending for cash back or travel experiences that might otherwise be out of reach That’s why we publish a variety of editorial content and card comparisons: to help you find a great card to turn your goals into reality Copyright © 2025 The Points Guy, LLC. All rights reserved. A Red Ventures company. Sorry, this audio is not yet available or has expiredBrought to you by French pianist David Fray joins superstar young conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Verbier Festival Orchestra for JS Bach’s D minor Keyboard Concerto. This is followed by Mahler’s towering Fifth Symphony. Currently Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic and Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris, Mäkelä will commence as Chief Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2027. Recorded on 1 August 2024 in the Salle des Combins Bagnes, Switzerland. Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria, from the 'Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087' (encore)Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor David Fray (piano)Verbier Festival OrchestraKlaus Mäkelä (conductor) Conductor Klaus Mäkelä(Oslo Philharmonic: Marco Borggreve) Orchestral, Romantic, BaroqueTracklist09:01Played at 09:01Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 [20'06]Composer David Fray (piano) + Verbier Festival Orchestra Ziv Braha (lute) + thélème + Jean-Christophe Groffe (bass) + Sting (vocals) Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Berliner Quartette Amsterdam Baroque Choir + Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra + Klaus Mertens (bass) + Bogna Bartosz (mezzo-soprano) Penelope Thwaites (piano) + Benjamin Frith (piano) Penelope Thwaites: Gardens, Fables, Prisons, Dreams, SOMMCD 0672 Ashley Jackson (harp) + Harlem Chamber Players Leonard Grigoryan (guitar) + Slava Grigoryan (guitar) Hilliard Ensemble + Jan Garbarek (saxophone) Larry Sitsky (piano) + David Nuttall (oboe) Download the ABC listen app for free music podcasts and playlists Sign In Subscribe Now Children at Verbier International School in Val de Bagnes Switzerland sent personalized appreciation cards to Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH) staff The Class B (equivalent to Grade 2) students were participating in creative approaches to understand globalization and have been learning about healthcare across the world “It’s great for children to grasp the positive impact our hospital workers have in caring for those in need,” Verbier primary teacher Thomas McNulty said “This activity has helped our students understand our global communities and at the same time deliver a bit of kindness in the world.” The cards conveyed gratitude for the hard work ARH staff does It was very touching to read them when they were received The gesture serves as a reminder of the ability to make meaningful connections in a world that is so large The cards have left a heart-warming mark on the staff at ARH “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give,” Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation executive director Elizabeth Harris said “We are so thankful to the students of Verbier International School for thinking of all the hospital care team members.” READ MORE: Abbotsford Regional Hospital in dire need of wheelchairs for patients Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines PHILIPPINES – Where do Gen Z-ers and millennials go when they’re bored in the house They swipe away on TikTok for hours and hours – the perfect place for Oishi’s latest Spicy Oishi Prawn Crackers campaign From hittin’ the whoa to #WipeItDown, TBWA\Santiago Manganda Puno studied the trends on the emerging platform to come up with the ideal influencer for the brand Enter @hothipon – the dancing and thirst-trapping TikTok hottie he’s a shrimp-fluencer with a hunky body and an AR Filter prawn head @hothipon was introduced through the #HOTtawChallenge the explosive dance craze that blew up on TikTok he got TikTokers grabbing their Spicy Oishi Prawn Crackers and busting out their hot moves If you think you can out-hot @hothipon Just search for Oishi Hot Hipon on IG Filter Effects Gallery or check out his IG account If you're looking for a summer challenge on two feet or two wheels the cosmopolitan Swiss resort of Verbier has all the hiking and biking you need Whether you’re looking for peace and relaxation or you simply want to explore this vast Alpine playground you have plenty of options to enjoy the great outdoors of Verbier and the Val de Bagnes downhill or enduro) can choose from more than 800km of trails walkers have access to more than 500km of paths and trail runners can choose between 21 marked routes There are 12 bike-friendly hotels waiting to greet riders and you can enjoy delicious mountain cuisine in the six mountain huts dotted around the slopes Ten ski lifts remain open throughout the summer season - and there's nothing like a gondola ride to take the strain out of exploring the highest points 1,400m of zipwires are ready to give you an astonishing birds'-eye view of the spectacular scenery Verbier is in the Val de Bagnes in the canton of Valais in south-western Switzerland. The village sits on a south-oriented plateau at around 1,500m facing the Grand Combin massif however most UK visitors will take the 90-minute flights to the more popular gateway airports such as Geneva and use the excellent Swiss rail network for onward travel to Verbier One of the world's most prestigious winter ski resorts Verbier is also a multifaceted summer destination with more than 300km² of fun and adventure across six different resorts friendly and extreme - the summer visitor to Verbier will experience a heady mix of feel-good emotions and intense excitement in the heart of the Valais Verbier's heart beats to the rhythm of its summer events calendar: Verbier and Palp Festivals for music lovers; the Trail Verbier St-Bernard and the Tour des Stations for top athletes; the E-Bike Festival and Inspire Yoga Festival for nature lovers Prefer the shoulder seasons? Take a look at our rundown of the best autumn activities in Verbier for even more possibilities enjoy incredible views and discover local treasures of culture and cuisine along Verbier's hiking trails Here is a selection of the best hikes in Verbier If you have time for one more make it a hike to the beautiful Lac des Vaux There are a lot of great ways to get to the lake but all inevitably end in a very cooling dip The Sentier des Chamois is the ideal walk to try and get closer to the wildlife of the region You have the option of starting your hike at Les Ruinettes or La Chaux From La Chaux you can view the famous Grand and Petit Combin Mountains which are still covered in snow even in the heat of summer the route then goes dizzyingly up towards the Col Termin before descending again to the sunny terrace of the Cabane de Louvie at 2,250 m The walk ends with a descent to the village of Fionnay Along the way you may be lucky enough to spot chamois and ibex For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch You start your ascent from the Cabane Brunet towards the Col des Avouillons a relaxing space full of flowing rivers and streams but the reward is more than worth it when you reach the vantage point overlooking the Corbassière glacier as well as the Combins massif Start your descent down to the foot of the glacier to reach the famous Passerelle de Corbassière which crosses the glacier's moraine at a height of 70m Return via La Maye using the Sery walkway to return to the trail’s starting point For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch A gentle sweeping hike in and around Verbier village which serves as a brilliant introduction to the area's famous 'bisses' - ancient irrigation channels that once carried water from glaciers and alpine springs to the valleys The paths that run alongside are now pleasant walks you pick up the start of the Bisse du Levron which is located above the arrival of the gondola Halfway along this family walk through the pastures lie a number of mountain restaurants - Namasté Marmotte or Marlénaz - all of which are great for a welcome break Don’t miss a chance to admire the the “Chute du Bisse“ before returning by the wood sculptures path This bisse contains water from early June to late October For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch A short but testing route from neighbouring village of La Tzoumaz the Pierre Avoi towers over the resorts of Verbier and La Tzoumaz The 360-degree view from its summit extends from the Rhône Valley (from Sion to Martigny) to the Combins Massif by way of Le Catogne and Mont Blanc and is simply breathtaking It can be reached from Verbier or La Tzoumaz by cable car from the top of Savoleyres For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch A relatively tough hiking itinerary in the nearby Volleges area follow the path that leads up towards the Col du Tronc pass (1,580m) followed by a climb towards La Crevasse (1,807m) Hikers are greeted at the summit by a magnificent 360° panoramic view that includes the Combins massif but you are advised not to approach the edge of the cliff you head back down towards the Col des Planches and return to the Col du Tronc via the forest path return to Le Levron via the same path you came up on For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch With more than 800 km of trails and mountain roads Verbier is regarded as one of the mountain bike capitals of Switzerland and also one of the best in Europe It also has a renowned bike park featuring nine different trails with unique landscapes The Tour du Mont-Fort is a mountain bike circuit that links three resorts: Nendaz The Pro Rider option is aimed at those who want to push themselves with as few lifts as possible The Easy Rider option is the one most accessible to a most visitors such as active families with children over 12 years old This option includes taking the lifts of Verbier and Nendaz-Veysonnaz and is the perfect choice for a nice day out in the mountains to discover the joys of mountain biking For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch This point-to-point route for mountain bikes and e-bikes starts at the top of the Bruson gondola and heads towards the Croix du Six Blanc before making a long traverse along a beautiful trail The itinerary continues with a good descent before going up to the Cabane Brunet It then descends towards Champsec along a more technical path For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch this itinerary for mountain bikes and e-bikes takes you in the direction of the Croix de Coeur by a beautiful and very easy route The route then continues to the Col du Lein and the Col du Tronc before returning to Le Châble via Le Levron and Cries For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch Difficulty: moderate/hardThis route starts with a demanding climb from Médran to Savoleyres The route then joins La Croix de Coeur and follows La Planie to Les Ruinettes you can reach Les Fontanets by chairlift or courtesy your own pedal power The trail descends via the 'Tsenelle' flow trail to La Chaux and then back down to Le Châble via a beautiful path through the mayens For more information about this route, go to verbier.ch Check out these itineraries and more on the hiking map available for free at the tourist office guests who stay at least one night in Verbier can enjoy free travel on all bus routes throughout the Val de Bagnes area Pedestrians also benefit from free travel on selected ski lifts and cyclists receive a 50% discount on the daily pass Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus’ Sophia Bagnes and De La Salle University Integrated School’s Ryan Abigan won bronze medals while Team Philippines’ infographic poster won 3rd place at the 2022 International Geography Olympiad (iGeo2022) organized by the International Geographical Union local organizing committee in Paris Vinz Imperial of Sorsogon National High School Jania Galang of PSHS – Central Luzon Campus and team leaders Elias Dichoso from Sorsogon National High School and Russel Odi from St and 105 team leaders at the annual competition for the best 16 to 19-year-old geography students from all over the world The students underwent iGeo’s three-part competition: a written test a multimedia test and substantial fieldwork requiring observation leading to cartographic representation and geographical analysis Bagnes was the first runner-up winner of the 2022 Philippine Geography Olympiad Abigan was the silver medalist of Team Philippines at the 2021 iGeo organized by Turkey The International Geography Olympiad Poster Making Competition win was a first for the Philippine team since joining the iGeo The winning poster included the country’s situation as the No 3 producer of plastic pollution in the world and was titled in line with the contest theme “Plastic Pollution Effects on Aquatic Ecosystem” The Geographic Society of the University of the Philippines ❨UP GeogSoc❩ 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