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This large, heavy ring is a masterpiece of technical virtuosity, and was almost certainly made as a cabinet piece for display and examination rather than to be worn. The disc of the ring is formed of a double intaglio seal stone with an engraved and enamelled hunting scene around the edge. The height of the disc is only 0.5 cm, yet the scene, depicting a mounted huntsman with hounds chasing a stag and a boar, is enamelled with supreme skill and artistry.
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Swivel rings were common in antiquity, and there was a particular fashion for them in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The swivelling motion allowed for either side of the disc to be worn upwards. Most swivel rings revolve around a central pivot drilled into the disc, but this ring is rather more unusual; the disc can be turned round at any angle within the setting, and is not fixed in any manner.
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In a grove near you, pagans are gathering to celebrate Samhain, the night when the veil between the living and the dead, between this world and others, is thin. We will wear cloaks and have ritual daggers, called athemes, at our waists. The prerequisite silver jewelry will gleam in the firelight. Natural fabrics flow as freely as the mead. There will be an unfortunate excess of tie-dyed material. In other words, we will look most like your picture of witches.
This picture leaves out an important detail, and I don't mean the whole human-sacrifice-and-stealing-Christian-babies thing. Planning a ritual, whether it's for Halloween or any other holiday, is a conflict-filled battle. It's like trying to herd jack rabbits on horseback. Those who practice witchcraft tend to be strident nonconformists, and the very nature of paganism, which has no unifying body or text, means that we have no obligation to believe the same thing or listen to anything beyond the dictates of our own consciences to unite in perfect accord. Often we flow together, achieving unity in which we are transported beyond ourselves, connected with the earth we love and the energy we feel from it.
And just as often, we don't.
A few weeks before the ritual comes the discussion. It may begin with a priestess asking what song we should sing for the Spiral Dance, the part of the ritual in which we dance clockwise ("sunwise" is our term for it) to generate energy and to unite us with the god and goddess. One person suggests "There Is No End to the Circle." Any number of coven members nod; the rest groan. Somebody says, "We did that last year." Somebody else: "Exactly. It's traditional with us." Another person asks, "So, we're faux fam-trad now?" A new coven member tries to remember what, exactly, a fam-trad coven is. Inspired by the discussion, someone spontaneously sings out, "There is no end to this song, there is no end." The high priestess glares. Eventually, the debate is resolved simply because everyone is sick of talking about it. Now the rest of the ritual has to be planned—and it's just more of the same. Scintillating debates may rage on such issues as vegan vs. nonvegan cakes and alcoholic vs. nonalcoholic ale. The more essential parts of the ritual, the invocation of the elements and the arrangement of altars, seem to work themselves out fairly easily. Like most family fights, any acrimony is focused on the details.
Once we've agreed on the parts of the ritual, we actually have to execute that plan—and the nonconformists have to remember what they agreed to do and do it, which is a challenge in and of itself. The Samhain ritual in which we performed "There Is No End to the Circle" was lovely and went relatively smoothly, though we started late, just as we always do. I've given up on that score—I'm the only witch I know who has any interest in punctuality. The song itself is broken up into three parts, sung by the maiden, mother, and crone, each corresponding to an aspect of the goddess. As the youngest woman in the coven (this was depressingly long ago), I danced the part of the maiden. Sadly, between my cerebral palsy and the pack a day I smoke, song-and-dance routines are really not my thing. Further complicating things, several people seemed to have forgotten when they were supposed to come in, which led to hissed directions from about five self-appointed stage managers. But everyone was pleased by the time we sat down for the traditional cakes and ale.


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Geneva • Iran and world powers seeking a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program remained stuck Saturday on the same complex questions that dashed earlier talks, despite strong signs that diplomats on all sides had come to this round expecting success.
Negotiations in this Swiss city ran into the late evening, with the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia, the European Union and the United States huddled in a hotel conference room. Several of the diplomats met earlier in the day with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who told reporters that the parties remained divided on key details of the six-month trial deal.
"It is still too early to say if there will be a final agreement," Zarif said.
The talks remained snarled despite the last-minute intervention of Secretary of State John Kerry, who flew to Geneva for the second time in two weeks to try to break the impasse. The Obama administration has been seeking to quickly finalize an agreement in the face of threats by Congress to impose additional economic sanctions on Iran.
The marathon discussions with Iran, which extended into an unscheduled fourth day, were described by Western diplomats as "very difficult" and "intense." Several officials sought to lower expectations that a resolution could be reached before Sunday, when Kerry and the other foreign ministers were due to depart.
Kerry, Zarif and the lead E.U. negotiator, Catherine Ashton, met late Saturday night but the session ended with no announcement of progress. Instead, Iran's deputy foreign minister hardened his country's position.
Although "98 percent" of the deal is done, Iran can accept no agreement that does not recognize what it calls its uranium enrichment rights, Abbas Araghchi told reporters.
"Any agreement without recognizing Iran's right to enrich, practically and verbally, will be unacceptable for Tehran," Aragchi said, according to Reuters.
Araghchi and Zarif have insisted that the deal hinges on international recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium, a matter of deep national pride.
The proposed deal offered to Iran would reportedly allow limited uranium enrichment, although under tight restrictions and heavy international monitoring. But Western officials have balked at recognizing a legal "right" to uranium enrichment, hoping instead to craft language in the final agreement that acknowledges the right of all countries to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Zarif appeared to endorse that approach publicly last week.
The sides also continued to haggle over details of the limited sanctions relief to be offered to Iran in return for scaling back its nuclear program, diplomats said. The relief would reportedly include freeing up a small portion of Iran's overseas currency accounts and easing other trade restrictions.
The most painful sanction, affecting Iran's oil and banking sectors, would remain until the end of the deal's first phase, depending on Iran's willingness to accept permanent curbs on its nuclear program, Western officials said.
Still another obstacle is Iran's partially completed heavy-water reactor in the city of Arak. Western powers are pushing for a freeze on construction of the reactor's core, which could, if completed, give Iran a pathway toward obtaining plutonium for nuclear weapons.
Kerry decided to intervene in the talks after negotiators reportedly made progress in overcoming key obstacles to a deal. Kerry joined Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who arrived in Geneva on Friday, as well as British and French counterparts who traveled to Switzerland early Saturday. Diplomats and technical teams from Iran and six major powers had been meeting privately since Wednesday to resolve a number of sticking points.
State Department officials cautioned that Kerry's decision to attend the talks did not necessarily portend an imminent agreement.
Close U.S. ally Israel opposes the deal as too generous to an enemy it sees as a mortal threat. Israel is not a party to the talks.
The Obama administration has been unable to reassure Israel or another partner, Saudi Arabia, that the arrangement would make the Middle East safer. The interim deal is meant to build confidence and test Iranian follow-through in preparation for a larger agreement to install strict limits on the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for a gradual repeal of sanctions.
Talks were meant to end Friday. But they were extended as foreign ministers joined lower-level negotiators Saturday for what appeared to be final rounds ahead of what would be a historic agreement to rein in nuclear work that the United States and other nations fear is intended to one day produce atomic weapons.
A spokeswoman for Kerry said he would leave Sunday for other diplomatic meetings. Because Kerry is considered an essential player in finalizing the pact, that set an unofficial deadline to either strike a deal or announce that this round came close but not close enough.
Zarif planned to return to Tehran on Sunday. Zarif and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have pushed for a deal in the past three months, an about-face after years of unproductive talks. The negotiations have yielded the first extended talks between senior U.S. and Iranian diplomats in more than 30 years.
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Well hello everyone – it's been asked a few times and then came up again as a suggestion in the anniversary post that I share a typical day in the life with you. Personally, I see my life as very hum drum, kind of boring if you ask me, but it's the best kind of boring. Here's a peek at my typical weekday as it often goes from sun up until sundown.
7 a.m. Time to wake up since we need to get both kids to school by 8 a.m. – I can always tell by the light in our bedroom what time it is, my mister has an alarm clock but I don't. Each day always begin with strong coffee, one of my absolute morning essentials, Peet's French Roast with fat free half and half – gotta have it.
The kids get breakfast first, sometimes it's my mister's "famous eggs" – he really does make the best scrambled eggs in the world – we love them with sourdough toast. But today it's a simple bowl of cereal before it's time to get dressed, brush teeth, and make lunches. These are my munchkins – my reason for living – my babies who are growing up just too fast for me, they are six and eight now, when did that happen?
8:00 a.m. Dad drops the kids off at school and I head to "the office". Here is where I work every morning. I replaced the old table with some new file cabinets and a top by IKEA but three things are clear 1. the top doesn't reach all the way across – oops. 2. I need a new fabric or woven shade and 3. I rotate chairs through here like I change my yoga pants because I just haven't found the perfect one yet. Someday soon I'll pull it all together, bring in more color, and find the perfect desk top and chair but for now, I'm fine with the imperfection and whiteness of it all.


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children and youth, Intercultural Voluntary Service "Cultural Joker"
(with own projects in Vietnam and Senegal), Festival of Improvisation
Theatre, Service point of the CIVITAS Network (programme for
development of democracy and for fight against the right-wing
extremism), Youth-Culture-Price and Youth Information Service in
Saxony-Anhalt (http://www.jissa.de)
The LKJ coordinates the Voluntary Social Year in the
field of cultural work in Saxony-Anhalt, which enables an experience in
the cultural organisation for approx. 40 young people per year. Our
organisation co-operates in the implementation of the "Project for
Tolerance und Democracy", which organises project days in schools and
aims to develop intercultural competences of young people, especially
those within the vocational training.
Since 2002, LKJ Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. coordinates
activities of EXCHANgE Sachsen-Anhalt, a working group of
organisations, that are active in the field of international youth work
in Saxony-Anhalt. Main working fields of EXCHANgE are networking,
counselling, advanced training and development of the activities of the
international youth work in Saxony-Anhalt. Project office EXCHANgE
(located at the LKJ) coordinated the activities of the working group
and served for the implementation of common projects of various
organisations: study programmes for youth workers and multipliers,
training courses, contact making seminars etc. (many of them within the
programme YOUTH). EXCHANgE is active in the field of European
co-operation and coordinated the establishment of the international
network YER - Youth in European Regions and of the Joint EVS Platform
"Diversity in Europe"(also within the programme YOUTH).
The network for German-Vietnamese Youth Exchange is an
important part of the current EXCHANgE activities within the
Asia-co-operation and youth education work with migrants in
Saxony-Anhalt. EXCHANgE has also an experience within the EVS 8 with
Macedonia) and hosted a Macedonian volunteer. EXCHANgE is active in the
regional implementation of the European Youth campaign for diversity,
human rights and participation and initiates campaign activities with
various organisations in Saxony-Anhalt.
There are 6 employees and about 10 free coworkers
for the realisation of various working fields - employees and
freelanced staff - working at the LKJ. Since our organisation
coordinates various voluntary programmes in Saxony-Anhalt, we work a
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Food security workshops
International workshop on food security, Beijing, China
March 2010
- A gathering of food security experts from academia, industry and non-governmental organisations to inform decisions on future food security policy and further develop international collaboration
- Speakers will introduce papers on their speciality subjects and contribute to discussions
- Topics for discussion include food utilisation, access, and availability; and increasing food production by improving plants and animals, and using novel crops and management systems
- A position paper summarising recommendations from the meeting will be produced
- Speakers include:
- Giles Oldroyd (John Innes Centre) on pathway engineering in cereals: nitrogen fixation
- David Powlson (Rothamsted Research) on increasing nitrogen use efficiency
- Martin Parry (Rothamsted Research) on improving photosynthesis
Skills and translation of agri-food research in the UK
October 2009
BBSRC organised this workshop to bring together representatives from organisations across the agri-food sector, including:
- Universities
- Agricultural colleges
- Research institutes
- Levy bodies
- Farming sector
- Industry
The morning session was chaired by Professor Maggie Gill and involved discussions around issues for agri-food skills and translation of research, feeding into cross-government work in this area.
The afternoon session was chaired by Dr Celia Caulcott, BBSRC Director of Innovation and Skills, and focussed on high-level skills in the agri-food sector, with an overview of a new BBSRC Advanced Training Partnership (ATP) scheme and presentations from partner perspectives within the sector, as well as an overview of professional doctorates.
February 2009
BBSRC organised this workshop to bring together leading scientists, policymakers and funders with farmers, food manufacturers and retailers to identify the challenges to delivering sustainable food security and the science we need to overcome them.
The Government Chief Scientific Advisor Professor John Beddington gave the keynote address at the workshop, which was attended by over 50 other invited guests.
The programme comprised 3 sessions focusing on different aspects of food security:
- Food
- Livestock and fisheries
- Crops
Each session included short presentations by experts in the field, followed by breakout discussion in small groups.
We are taking forward the issues raised at the workshop by drafting a set of research priorities that need to be addressed to deliver sustainable food security. We will lead on developing these into a strategic roadmap for research, which will bring together the interests of all the funders in food security.


text: Amazon Studios democratises movie-making Culture 18 November 10 by Mark Brown Amazon Amazon wants to wrangle the industry back from the exclusive, private world of Hollywood, taking the movie making business to the web instead.Amazon Studios is looking for the next wave of directors and screenwriters by letting anyone with the talent or the inclination submit a script, give critical feedback or even shoot a test film. It's pitched as a 21st century rethink of a tired film-making model. Then, the best scripts and test films -- feature-length movies, but with no emphasis on Inception-style effects or dangling crane shots -- will be put up for monthly and annual awards for big cash prizes. Amazon has already scraped together $1.1 million (£680,000) for 2011's award ceremony, which will be held on 31 December, 2011. The very best of the bunch will go on to work with Warner Bros and be considered for production as a commercial, theatrical movie. Plus, there's a gigantic prize bucket for you, and even bonuses if your film makes millions in ticket sales. The plan, for Amazon at least, is to democratise movie making, both by letting anyone have a go at it, and letting thousands of fans collaborate on scripts and films with mountains of feed. Then again, the jury's still out on whether crowdsourced films are even a good idea. Let's not forget the fan feedback delivered to Snakes on a Plane, and all the good that did for Samuel L. Jackson's masterpiece. Also, there's the question of whether a reinvention of the movie industry should include a major movie studio like Warner Bros.Amazon -- which knows quite a bit about movies, with its ownership of IMDB and independent film community Withoutabox -- has already opened Amazon Studios for business. You can send your indie flick or your amazing script about a time travelling robot and his talking pie buddy, to Amazon today, and be in the running for January 2011's awards. Edited by Duncan Geere Comments Amazon Studios doesn't democratise anything. You submit your script and you lose your rights to pitch it anywhere else for 18 months. Anyone at all can make a minor revision and receive an equal share of the prize pot to you. If it gets made into a film you get $200k, rather than a cut of the profits. This doesn't help anyone -certainly not struggling writers- except Amazon who may get access to scripts they can exploit, without having to share the profits realistically with the person who wrote it.I'm not going to submit my own work. If its good enough to get through Amazon, its good enough to get noticed by someone else. Someone who subscribes to WGA/WGGB rate agreements.I might go and modify the top ten Amazon scripts the night before the deadline, in an attempt to get a cut of the action for as little work as possible though... Al Nov 22nd 2010 Amazon has given screenwriters the option to keep their sceenplays 'closed' which means, not collaboratros thanks and the prize money unshared. Sadly, I agree with the above comments about Amazon Studios, but what's the alternative? From my experience, film producers and/or their agents rarely if ever respond to my emails, letters or get back to me. One of them shredded my script because they never send them back, even with an SAE. My screenplays since have been sitting collecting dust for months. At least you have a chance of getting Amazon to purchase an option from you after 18 months if they want to hang on to your script - $10,000 for nothing. Alternatively, if they do want to extend the option, all rights go back to you.I wish the world was fairer to the writer. It simply isn't, and Amazon Studios do not stand alone in this regard. rsh Nov 1st 2011 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Latest on wired.co.uk


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Between all the lining up for always-late runways shows, the giant elbows that mess up your photos, and the milling around the Lincoln Center sampling different flavors of kefir-based ice creams, New York Fashion Week can get a bit tedious. So MADE's group presentation at Milk Studios on Saturday night was a real breath of fresh air.
MADE pegs themselves as a 'year-round platform that connects emerging talent in fashion, music, art and pop culture,' or a showcase collective for the Tumblr generation. And it was hard to find anything to dislike in any of the eight rooms that housed presentations by the same number of emerging brands and blogosphere favorites. But there were a few we'll be pledging our allegiance to inside and outside of the digital sphere. Here are three to get familiar (or more familiar) with immediately:
Louise Amstrup
London-based Danish designer Louise Amstrup worked at Alexander McQueen before launching her own label 10 years ago. For her Spring 2014 presentation, the second Amstrup has shown at New York Fashion Week, she presented the clothes on mannequins with giant stick-on lips that appeared to be an ode to the surrealist-inspired beauty look at McQueen's Fall 2009 show (test-drive pending).
The clothes themselves, however, were pure summer. Trapeze shapes and athletic separates used luminous, luxurious materials and a collage print of summer's most nostalgic motifs. Palm trees, sand dunes and tropical flowers came in heavily saturated colors that looked like they'd been run through Instagram's Hefe filter. We particularly dug a silky white shift dress embellished with embroidered pineapples, flamingos and cherry-shaped jewels.
Jonathan Simkhai
New York's own Jonathan Simkhai presented his latest collection in a color palette of black, white and red then greys and a soft pastel pink. He's known for androgynous shapes, graphic prints and tough knitwear – this time used on patchwork leather dresses and structured crop tops that were equal parts modish '60s London and modern day downtown New York. Simkhai launched his brand in 2010, and is a member of the CFDA {FASHION INCUBATOR} business development program designed to support the next generation of fashion designers in New York City.
Ostwald Helgason
You've probably already heard of Ostwald Helgason, the London-based duo of Susanne Ostwald and Ingvar Helgason who have been making the digital rounds via Leandra Medine, Miroslava Duma and Susie Bubble (and who's art-inspired designs permeate Tumblr like cat GIFs). But we can't stop talking about their preppy, boxy shapes and punchy colors.
For Spring 2014 the designers were inspired by the works of artist Sean O'Malley, who according to Google is the Archbishop of Boston, but is likely also an obscure painter who was into luminescent colors and wallpapery oriental prints. Sporty elements and sharp tailoring gave his works the cool, modern, Ostwald Helgason facelift.
See a few of our favorite looks from Lousie Amstrup, Jonathan Simkhai and Ostwald Helgason below.
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Leave it to DICE to surmise that a multi-ton vehicle can't break over a simple goddamn light post. They might as well be using Armor Lock for Christs sake.
Like I give a damn. it should at least destroy the post in the process.
about 2 weeks ago i watched an old lady crash into and mow down a street light, then continue driving like nothing happened. shit was fucking hilarious. but realistic or not, it probably makes more sense gameplay wise if the chopper can either break everything it hits, or if everything it hits breaks it. not a mix of the two. i mean for example, street light type A can be destroyed by a chopper collision, but street light type B will fuck up the chopper and stay standing. unless its obvious by the size of the object or something. idk, i havent played much bf3.
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If you played video games in the 90s, then you probably remember SNK's Neo Geo. The console brought arcade-like graphics to the living room, and allowed gamers to experience the latest, greatest titles to the envy of just about everyone. The cartridges were also ridiculously expensive, and the system became the preserve of only the most hardcore and/or wealthy players.
Fortunately, most of us now walk around with a touchscreen in our pockets, powered by a device that would laugh in the face of such primitive technology. The arcade experience of the Neo Geo has been democratized, and Metal Slug 3 is just one SNK game to make the transition to iOS and Android.
Metal Slug 3 is ridiculous. As you head along the game's 2D platforms, you'll need to shoot people in the face with homing missiles and machine guns, uncage a monkey, who then runs around the screen firing an Uzi, vomit molten spew (should you turn into a zombie, of course), and destroy giant floating aliens that glide around the screen.
You can choose one of four characters and blast through the arcade mode, or if you prefer gaming in smaller chunks, complete missions one by one. Although there's no Wi-Fi or global multiplayer, you can also team-up with a friend over Bluetooth.
Because SNK has a lot of love for its creations, you can overlay scan-lines onto the screen for the ultimate old-school arcade experience. On top of that, you can watch your greatest firefights using the replay system, and there's some lovely original concept art in the gallery.
Unfortunately, the controls bring down the game's value. The fire buttons are responsive, the jump button works fine, and you can even move them around the screen to create a custom layout. Unfortunately, the virtual joystick is imprecise, and you'll have more than a couple deaths as a result.
Still, if you crave over-the-top violence, some of the most imaginative 2D platform design of its time, and still crave Neo Geo games, you can now scratch the itch with Metal Slug 3. It may not be a perfect port, but you can do a lot worse for the money.
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Visa Application Centre- Agent
About Teleperformance
Teleperformance is the worldwide leader in Customer Experience management and Contact Centre business process outsourcing
The Company employs around 140,000 staff working in over 66 languages, across 300+ contact centres and operating
across all business sectors and all continents. Key clients include major international businesses such as AT&T, Vodafone
and Citibank, and key Government contracts include UK, France, Switzerland and Germany.
Teleperformance Contact and TLS Contact are Teleperformance businesses delivering major Government contracts managing Visa Applications and Visa Applications centres. In 2013 our business secured a new contract with the UK
Governments Visa and Immigration department managing two regions (EuroMed and Africa) for its NGOV project. This includes an annual visa application volume of 1.1m, spread across 82 countries and 109 locations, managing visa applications for any staff requiring visas to visit the United Kingdom.
The contract commenced a Transition phase in the Autumn of 2013, to both replace three incumbent service providers, and then runs for an initial five-year term starting 1 April 2014, with options to extend for up to a further 4 years. Services
will be delivered via an extensive network of permanent Visa Application Centres (or VACs), and a series of temporary centres (or TELs) in less busy locations.
The work of Teleperformance has been recognised through numerous awards and number one world rankings by industry analysts and experts. In 2013 this included our 20th Frost & Sullivan (Innovation and Leadership) award.
Our people represent the very soul of our culture. Our entire management team absolutely believes investing in our people is the way to both attain and sustain better performance. In our Teleperformance family, our people strategy is
a unique, major driver of our competitive advantage because employee satisfaction results in customer satisfaction, which is the main reason for our clients satisfaction.
Job Title: Visa Application Centre- Agent
Job Description
- The Visa Application Centre (VAC) Agent has responsibility for handling Visa Applications in accordance with Company processes.
- Agents may alternatively be assigned to handling applications at one or more temporary application centres (TELs)
KPIs for the Role:
- Meet/exceed agreed customer service metrics
- Meet/exceed agreed Visa Application handling metrics
- Continuous performance improvement against a dashboard of VAC and personal performance standards
- Staff Responsibility: This post has no management responsibility for direct reports
- Financial Responsibility: This post has no direct financial/budget accountability
- Facilities/Equipment: General office equipment and consumables only
Key Responsibilities
- Handle day-today Visa Applications in compliance with Standard Operations Procedures –greeting customers, supporting completion and checking of applications, obtaining biometric data and other documentation
- Following an established and defined filing and administration process, guided by a computer-based system
- Ensure engagement with applicants provides a first-class service, and positive customer experience
- Flag to VAC Management/Supervision applications that may give rise to concern
- Handle customer complaints an assertively, and efficiently
- Handle problem customers assertively and diplomatically
- Support the provision of healthy and safe working environment through good personal and team practices
- Support VAC initiatives to support the ongoing improvement of business performance
- Support colleagues to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives
Secondary Responsibilities
- Support colleagues through advice and mentoring, and promoting best practice, sharing information and encouraging team spirit
Qualification and Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Sound general education to higher secondary school level, including qualification(s) in Maths
- Robust knowledge of customer service techniques and principles
- Desirable Requirements
- University graduate (or equivalent)
Essential Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in a customer service role engaging direct with the public
- Working in a fast-paced and at times highly pressured environment
- Experience of working in a collaborative team environment
- Desirable Requirements
- Working within a Visa Application Centre
- Experience in a Public Sector / Government client working environment
- Experience of working abroad and/or in an international organisation
Aptitudes or Generic Skills
Essential Requirements
- Competent technology skills in particular with MS Office
- Highly detail conscious and analytical
- Numerate
- Fluent in English, and with good written English communication skills with an ability to articulate complex situations into precise and easily understandable language
- Competent in the native language of the VAC location
- Desirable Requirements
- Fluency in the native language of the VAC location
- Fluency in other languages
Character or Behavioural Competencies
Essential Requirements
- Excellent personal time management
- A can do attitude and willingness to go the extra mile when required
- Strong team working capabilities and effective interpersonal skills
- Organised, able to cope effectively under pressure, and undertake many concurrent tasks
- Self-motivated
- Patient, professional and with a stable personality
- Assertive and adaptable
- Supportive of the Company Values of Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, Innovation and Commitment
- Desirable Requirements
- Demonstrate potential to move into a Supervisor or Management role within the medium term - 18-36 months
Essential Requirements
- Within easy commuting distance of the VAC location
- Available Monday to Friday
- Available to work extended hours from time to time, and at short notice
- Able to demonstrate a clean criminal record, in accordance with the vetting/declaration process of the base country location
- Desirable Requirements
- Able to travel, and for TEL roles extensively and potentially internationally
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Consult with the RDs and current RAs about the job and differences between halls. Get out and explore different halls. Don´t assume that "XYZ" hall is the only and best place for you if that is the only place you have ever lived.
Who should I choose as my references?
Pick people with whom you have had contact through volunteering, working, or other regular interaction. They will be able to give the best reference. Choose an RA or RD that you know well and can talk highly of you. A faculty or staff member that knows your work ethic and can let ResLife know how great you are (Faculty/staff members also include Smooth Transition Mentors, FYE Mentors, ASC Mentors and Tutors, etc).
NOTE 1: Before you write someone down as a reference, first ask them if you can use them as a reference. This is simply professional etiquette!
NOTE 2: Reference information on you may also be obtained from advisors, supervisors, RHDs, etc. who are not listed on your application, as well as from information posted on Facebook and other public resources.
What if I am not sure my grades will be high enough or if I will have enough credits?
Because applications are due in February, you will have received your grades before the application due date. Work on your application before then even if you think your grades may not cut it. If your grades are high enough, you do not want to rush to get your application done last minute.
Is it true that RDs and others may look at my Facebook account?
Yes. Facebook is "in the public domain" and is used across Albion College and many campuses by faculty and staff. For Albion College Residential Life, role modeling responsible behavior and ability to follow and enforce university policy are important hiring criteria. Applicants are encouraged to evaluate their Facebook and other online profiles as they decide how they want to present themselves to others. A student's profile ideally matches the person he or she is.
Can international students work as RAs?
Yes. International students may work as RAs. However, international students should contact the Center for International Education if they have questions about their visas.
If I have been written up or have gone through the judicial process can I still be considered for a position?
It depends. Every case is different. Please consult with an RD or the Director of Residential Life in order to discuss it further. Regardless, while employed, staff members will be disciplined up to and including discharge if they violate any College policies or procedures.
If I am an RA can I work elsewhere on campus?
No. The RA stipend is based on a 20 hour work week. Therefore, RAs are not eligible for other campus employment.
What topics are covered at training? What is training like?
Fall Training is a two-week period in which the entire RA staff is trained on a variety of topics during the day, and then individual buildings do their training in the evenings. There is a lot of information covered during this time, but there are also a lot of group activities and team builders so you can get to know your new staff.
RA Training covers topics like Policies, Crisis Management, Community Building, On-Campus Resources, Fire Safety, and more. There is also several days in which RAs are able to practice what they have learned through scenarios and skits.
What does a typical week look like for an RA?
An RA has three set events each week. They are typically on-call at least once a week, they have a half hour 1-on-1 meeting with their supervisor, and there is an hour long staff meeting. Once a month they design a new bulletin board, and they are able to put on community programs as needed. The majority of the time commitment is spending time with the residents and addressing any needs or issues they may have.


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Check out Andrea Godin's brand new music video for her iTunes single, "Need A Minute". Huge thanks to Rawfootage Productions for filming and producing the music video, and thanks to Mimi's Lounge on Lakeshore, Toronto, for letting us film at their location!
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German cardinal apologizes for hospitals' refusal to treat rape victims
Catholic World News - January 22, 2013
A German cardinal has said that he was "deeply ashamed" to hear that rape victims were denied medical treatment at two Catholic hospitals in Cologne.
Cardinal Joachim Meisner apologized for the hospitals' actions, and said that the refusal "goes against our Christian mission." He said that hospital personnel should have cared for the rape victims, while making it clear that they would not dispense abortifacient drugs.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder touted the need for a new bridge to Canada and fielded questions about pension, tax, health and education reform during an hour-long "town hall" meeting held Monday morning at Monroe County Community College.
He said his first two years as governor have been about "defining who we are, why we're here and what we're really trying to do. "What's government supposed to do?" he asked. "The role of government isn't to be an ATM machine and give out money."
"The role of government is to serve you," he said. "The role of government is to show you you're getting a real return on what you invest. We're just another shopping choice for you and you have to figure out how much government you want to buy."
He said the state has made some big strides, but the work isn't done. "We're the comeback state, but we've got a lot of work to do," he told his audience at the college's La-Z-Boy Center.
The Republican first-term governor spent much of his opening remarks talking about the benefit of a bridge to Canada, noting that trade between the two countries is growing significantly and Canada has agreed to bankroll the project, which would also generate $550 million in federal highway funds that could be used to fix roads in Monroe County and across the state.
"If you look at our trade with Canada, it's more than the next 25 countries combined," Gov. Snyder said.
The governor's guest was Roy Norton, general consul of Canada stationed at Detroit, who also has been a strong proponent of the new bridge. "This is something that has regional importance," Mr. Norton told the crowd.
Owners of the Ambassador Bridge have been waging a lobbying and advertising campaign to sidetrack the proposal and have mounted a drive to put the question on the November ballot.
Mr. Norton said if the question ends up on the ballot, "Wouldn't it be great if Michiganders stood up and said 'Enough of the stunts?'"
Audience members submitted questions on cards that were read by State Rep. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, who sponsored the governor's appearance, and Dr. David Nixon, president of Monroe County Community College.
One questioner wanted to know the reason behind the slight reduction in state income tax and increase in personal exemption.
"Those are taxpayer dollars," Gov. Snyder said, "Shouldn't we give it back to the people that gave it to us. Shouldn't we give it back to the hard-working people of the State of Michigan?"
Other questions involved taxation of pensions and benefits to legislators. One questioner asked why the state's elected officials still get free health care while the push is on to get state and other public employees to pay more for their health coverage.
"That is being phased out," the governor said of the legislative benefits. "We need to be in the same spot everyone else is – not have it better."
About 30 demonstrators held signs at the entrance to the college Monday morning protesting cuts to health care and human services.
Canada's Mr. Norton keyed on one of the signs during his remarks. It said "Forget the bridge. We want health care."
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Children in daycare at Aga Khan University in Pakistan practice the Drop, Cover Hold On technique.
Photo: by Zahra IsmailDushanbe, Tajikistan, 28 October 2011 - On October 20, 2011, over 20,000 people affiliated with AKDN institutions joined millions of other participants in the Great ShakeOut campaign, an annual earthquake drill designed to educate people and organizations on how to prepare and protect themselves at work, school and community centres during an earthquake.
The AKDN operates in some of the most seismically active areas of the world, including Central and South Asia. Much of its schools, health clinics, and social services are located in the earthquake- prone Karakorum, Pamir and Hindu Kush mountain ranges.
Children at Aga Khan Lycée in Tajikistan looking at the ShakeOut campaign poster.
Photo: Khanjarbek LochinovAs Mark Benthien, communications director for the Southern California Earthquake Center and leader of the ShakeOut initiative, explains, "ShakeOut is a model for how people and organizations around the world can approach community-wide earthquake preparedness, using a common set of messages, resources, and strategies, which grows as each new region develops new materials and concepts. This also allows ShakeOut drills to be implemented in areas that may otherwise lack necessary resources, and consistency worldwide helps limit confusion that can limit preparedness actions."
The potential of the campaign was demonstrated a few hours after the drill, when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck the Indian state of Gujarat. While officials reported that most injuries were caused by people evacuating buildings in a state of panic, students from the Aga Khan School in the village of Chitravad urged their parents to Drop, Cover and Hold On – the strategy recommended in the ShakeOut campaign.
"The Drop, Cover and Hold On technique is highly effective in reducing injuries caused by non-structural hazards," stresses Dr. Firoz Verjee, Coordinator of the AKDN's Disaster Risk Management Initiative. "It is crucial to remind ourselves that we live in a seismically active part of the world, and must regularly practice how to respond during earthquakes."
For more information about the global ShakeOut campaign, see www.ShakeOut.org or www.dropcoverholdon.org.
For more information about the Disaster Risk Management Initiative, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Disaster Risk Management Initiative (DRMI) was established in 2010 to strengthen the relevant disaster management capabilities of the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Central and South Asia. The establishment of the DRMI is premised on the fact that the AKDN has been implementing large-scale development programmes in parts of the region for many decades. These programmes not only work to improve the quality of life of millions of beneficiaries, but also signify a substantial investment by the AKDN in a range of economic and social infrastructure. The protection of community livelihoods and assets is a moral imperative of the AKDN - the DRMI, thus, serves as a focal point to coordinate and accelerate risk reduction activities in the region, much of which is hazard prone yet without even basic standards of structural and non-structural safety and preparedness.
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