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on 02-11-2016 10:52 AM
It appears that there is 0 escalation in Telkom, just a whole lot of poor technicians, chat people, and service call people, that cannot get any results.
I have had problems with my phone line at home since 22-08-16 13:32, calls have been closed even though I have replied to the SMSs that the problem was not solved, and now I have no ADSL line. I can live without a voice line but ADSL is crucial for me. And I have no way to escalte the call. I call Telkom, they tell me a technician is allocated to the issue, I contact them via chat same thing. Is there only one technicain and he is on leave?
Here is a short history of faults logged: 478CWK220816,243CWK090916,487CWK280916,249CWK121016
Current logged reference: 256CWK281016.
I feel totally out of control, how can we get these faults really resolved. Must we start a campaing #TelkomMustFall and burn telkom vans to get heard? Any suggestion apprecaited since we are desperate now.
on 03-11-2016 01:35 PM
Hi @GoUsByTheSnC - it is clear that you are not having a lot of fun with this. I have found in the past that harassing Telkom on every single forum available seems to help so I would shoot for Twitter, FB, call desk and chat all in the same space for a few days ...
Of course there are also the kind moderators on this forum @SOC, @NC and @CO that often intervene by directing things to the right teams. This forum is only really intended for peer 2 peer support, so if you can share more info with us we might be able to help - however your issue sounds like a service completely not working one so we are likely not going to be able to assist.
on 03-11-2016 01:57 PM
Thanks for the reply, just used the forum out of desperation. Have logged a call at the ISP and via Telkom, contact them twice a day and nothing. I feels like they are really understaffed. Perhaps the executive should reduce their salary by half and hire more people .
Will try FB route, just so fustrating.
on 09-11-2016 02:13 PM
Send a tweet to @hellotelkom
on 26-04-2020 03:53 PM
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Student Ambassadors
2019-2020 Student Ambassadors
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2022
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Digital Marketing Strategy
Bio: Hey Guys! My name is Frank Adarkwa and I am a rising sophomore majoring in clinical neuroscience with a minor in digital marketing strategies. I was born in Accra, Ghana and moved to the United States when I was 4 years old. I currently live in Woodbridge, Virginia and I am a first-generation college student. Growing up I was fascinated with the neuroscience and wanted to learn as much about it as I could, I would always watch TV shows and movies about the complexity of the brain or about outwitting others in a social experiment. The Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience has helped me to embrace my individuality and creativity and I believe being a Neuroscience Ambassador allows me to share my positivity and enthusiasm about neuroscience with students of all backgrounds. I want to be a friendly face for other students in the School of Neuroscience and truly be a resource when others need it. I am excited to meet many new people and continue sharing my love of neuroscience!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Bio: Greetings! My name is Dami Adeshina and I am a rising senior at Virginia Tech. Studying the brain has been a passion of mine from a young age and I am now fortunate enough to have the opportunity while simultaneously sharing it with other students as a student ambassador!
I am currently doing exciting research with three phenomenal professors: (1) Dr. Susan Campbell at Virginia Tech, who studies how alterations in the gut microbiome can lead to hyper excitability in the brain; (2) Dr. Pawel Michalak at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), who works on integrating various genomic platforms; (3) Dr. Li-Rong Shao at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who focuses on understanding epileptic cellular pathways, testing anti-epileptic drugs, and developing new animal models for a pediatric epilepsy disorder called infantile spasm. I will be working with Dr. Shao during a three-summer long MD/PhD program while also engaging with high school students as a Peer Mentor for the Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences Program.
While doing well in our classes is the top priority of the semester, engaging in activities that we enjoy is just as important for attaining academic success! I am apart of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, as well as a member of Fire Fleece band where I am involved in the vocals. I love to play soccer and I am a center back for the Black Knights in the NRV Adult Soccer league. If you ever need to find me and I am not in the lab, at class, or in the chapel, I will most definitely be on the pitch defending my title as the aerial threat.
If you have any questions or just want to chat, feel free to reach out! As previously stated, I am extremely passionate about Neuroscience and look forward to working with everyone on tackling the mysteries of the brain! Let's go!
Expected Graduation Date: May 2020
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Bio: I am a senior from Virginia Beach majoring in Clinical Neuroscience. I am excited to be a returning SoN ambassador because this position allows me to connect with the future neuroscientists at Virginia Tech. I am able to mentor students and guide them in their academic and personal careers and I love being a friendly face that is associated with the School of Neuroscience, so students know that they have an outlet, other than an advisor or professor. I'm always happy to answer questions and share my passion for Neuroscience with others, so please feel free to reach out to me!
Expected Graduation Date: Fall 2020
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Bio: Hey! I am a second-year student studying Clinical Neuroscience from Leesburg, VA. I hope to go on to PA School following graduation! I am so excited to serve the Virginia Tech community as both a Neuro Ambassador and a Hokie Ambassador! I am lucky to work in the Bower's Lab studying Neurolingusitic developmental disorders.
As a Neuro Ambassador I look forward to making genuine connections with other students. I love sports, technology, politics, fitness and movies. I try to find mutual ground with everyone I meet and getting to know people through their passions
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2021
Major(s): Experimental Neuroscience and Chemistry with a minor in Science, Technology, and Law
Bio: Hi, there! My name is Christine Faunce, and I am in my third year at Virginia Tech. I was drawn to the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience because of the School's mission for embracing individuality and creativity. Being someone with a variety of interests, finding a community which could support my academic ambitions was crucial for me in my college search process. I am currently pursuing a dual degree in Experimental Neuroscience and Chemistry with a minor in Science, Technology, and Law. After graduation, I hope to pursue a Ph.D. in neuropharmacology and have further considered a career in pharmaceutical patent law. My time at Virginia Tech has made me aware and determined to join the fight against drug addiction as well as related psychiatric disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder in whatever way I can. In addition to my required curriculum, I avidly enroll in Spanish literature and culture courses as well as ethics courses.
During my time at Virginia Tech, I have supplemented my coursework with volunteer ambassador programs, extra-curricular clubs, and cultural enrichment programs. As a former Honors College Admissions Liaison, School of Neuroscience Ambassador, Student Intellectual Property Society Vice President, LCI Conversation Partner, and Resident Advisor, I strive to positively represent women in STEM to underclassmen and cultivate strong communities among students of diverse backgrounds. However, my most impactful experience at Virginia Tech has been getting involved in undergraduate research since my first year. I currently work with the Buczynski Lab studying drug addiction and pain. If you have any questions at all about any of communities at Virginia Tech which I am a part of, please do not hesitate to reach out!
Expected Graduation Date: May 2021
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Spanish
Bio: Hi! I'm Katie Grandinetti and I am going into my third year as a Clinical Neuroscience Major at Virginia Tech. I couldn't be happier that I chose this major, not only for the incredible educational opportunities offered, but also for the personal growth experienced. I have always been fascinated by the brain (the body's coolest organ). However, little did I know that I would find myself surrounded by people who felt the same way...and were equally as eager to express it! Although I am on the clinical path, Virginia Tech's School of Neuroscience has allowed me to pursue any interests that I desire. I have been able to take many other neuroscience classes that intrigue me, participate in undergraduate research on depression specifically in females and am minoring in Spanish.
I am very excited to be an ambassador again for this school year! Communication is very important to me and I hope to inspire others by communicating effectively and passionately on the subject of science, whether it be when I'm with my sorority sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha, volunteering with Adult Day Services, as an ambassador, or with friends exploring beautiful Blacksburg. I just returned from the School of Neuroscience's Study Abroad program where we explored diseases of the nervous system on a global scale. This gratifying experience has changed the way I view science. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time about anything, it would make my day!
Expected Graduation Date: Fall 2019
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Chemistry
Bio: Hello! I'm Sid and I'm currently a junior in Clinical Neuroscience. I was born and raised in Michigan, but I've spent the last 7 years in Virginia. After I graduate, I'm planning on pursuing a PhD and continuing my research in neurodegenerative diseases. On campus, when I'm not in lab, you can find me TAing for both Introduction to Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry, swiping cards at the front desk in McComas Gym, founding our Neuroscience Honor Society (Nu Rho Psi), and being an ambassador for the Office of Undergraduate Research and School of Neuroscience. If you bump into me off campus, expect to see me playing guitar, biking, reading, hiking, or cooking (I'm currently reading Lord of the Rings and listening to the Allman Brothers Band). My involvements on campus stem from a belief in teamwork and helping others out. I love the School of Neuroscience because everyone, ranging from faculty, advisors, ambassadors, and your fellow students, is always ready to help and support you with anything you might need. Our department is so unique and successful because we're one big family; I really believe we have Hokie Spirit. I love being an ambassador for a department that takes the time to invest in their students, and nothing is more enjoyable than playing a part in helping students reach their goals. Feel free to reach out to me for anything, I'm always excited to meet someone new!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2021
Major(s): Clinical Neuroscience and Psychology and minor in Medicine and Society
Bio: Hey y'all! I'm Madeline Musaus and I'm a junior from Raleigh, North Carolina and I'm double majoring in Clinical Neuroscience and Psychology. Along with the beautiful campus and friendly atmosphere, I chose Virginia Tech because of all the research and academic programs the School of Neuroscience has to offer. I knew it was the place for to become a competitive applicant on my journey to attend medical school and become a practicing physician. As a student ambassador, I have had the opportunity to mentor others, share my love for Virginia Tech, and build close relationships with the faculty members. I am currently doing research in Dr. Jarome's Lab, studying an epigenetic role for the ubiquitin-proteasome system in memory formation through the use of rodent models. Additionally, I'm a member of the pre-health fraternity Delta Epsilon Mu, I'm a volunteer for Hospice, and a member of MEDLIFE, which is an organization that partners with low-income communities in foreign countries to help combat medical inequality and developmental issues. In my free time I enjoy playing with my dogs, going on hikes, and watching Grey's Anatomy. I am thrilled to represent our student ambassador program and I'm excited to continue spreading my passion for neuroscience, as well as encouraging and inspiring other students. Go Hokies!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Chemistry
Bio: Hello! My name is Jamie, and I am a senior in Clinical Neuroscience from Richmond, VA. When I first applied to college, Virginia Tech was not my top choice for college. Once I toured the school and found out about the School of Neuroscience, I happily accepted to be a Hokie! Reflecting on my time at Tech, I do not regret my choice to come here! I began my college career by joining the Bowers lab, which perpetuated my interest in neuroscience. In my lab, we study the neural mechanisms of vocalization and comprehension of language using rat models. I became more involved at Virginia Tech by joining Neuroscience Club, Virginia Tech Running Club, Alpha Epsilon Delta (Health Pre-professional Honor Society) and taking on a position as a Teaching Assistant for Intro to Neuro lab with Dr. McCoy. When I'm not in lab or class, I spend my free time either running with friends or baking something sweet in the kitchen! You could say I run to balance out my sweet tooth.
As a Senior, I am excited to become more involved in my major as an ambassador, and I'm most excited about the mentorship aspect of the program. My passion for teaching and mentoring was fostered through Special Olympics where I volunteered as a swim coach. I look forward to growing with my mentees and fellow ambassadors through this program.
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Major(s): Clinical Neuroscience and English (Creative Writing track)
Bio: Hi! My name is Ryan Nasser, I hail from Woodbridge, VA, and this fall I will begin my senior year at Virginia Tech as a double-major in Clinical Neuroscience and Creative Writing. Subject to change, my career interests are related to medicine, and more specifically, I am currently most interested in dermatology, anaesthesiology, and rheumatology – this is to say that I will be spending a lot of time in Torg Bridge studying for the MCAT this fall. Side hobbies of mine include writing, stand-up comedy, hiking/jogging, basketball, cooking, meditation, and yoga. Research teams that I have been a part of during my undergraduate experience include Dr. Greg Valdez's lab which studies aging & neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Dr. Pablo Sobrado's lab which is interested in characterizing select enzymes that play a crucial role in disease pathogens.
I to serve as an Ambassador for the School of Neuroscience because, over the course of the past few years, I have discovered in myself a passion for the mentorship process. Since hitting campus back in fall of 2016, this passion for both the teaching and learning experience has manifested in a number of different ways – (1) I have served as a mentor in the CurVinci (newly named, "Orion") Living-Learning Community and now serve as the Mentor Coordinator for this community of 200+ science undergraduate students, (2) I work as a program assistant for the Office of Undergraduate education, with specific focus in FYE and university-wide Peer Mentor initiatives, (3) I have served as the Peer Mentor Lead for the Office of Undergraduate Research's summer programing, (4) I am a student leader in Virginia Tech's Campus Kitchen, (5) I will serve as a TA for Organic Chemistry beginning fall 2019 and (6) Lastly, I will be serving as a Neuroscience Ambassador for the 2019-2020 academic year!
Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat, I love meeting new people!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Chemestry
Bio: Hi! My name is Madison Noble and I am a senior in Clinical Neuroscience. However, I started out in University Studies. My choice to transfer into the Neuroscience program was an easy one. There are so many paths you can take after graduating from the School of Neuroscience. The program provides its students with many opportunities and resources you can use to succeed. For example, I am currently in Switzerland studying Global Perspectives in Neuroscience and Medicine with 19 other dedicated neuroscience students, and two of our amazing professors. Without the neuroscience program, I would not have had this amazing opportunity to see the world, while studying what I love. During the summer months, I spend a majority of my time in Blacksburg working as a certified pharmacy technician at Kroger. I hope to gain experience and knowledge in order to prepare myself for pharmacy school after I graduate from Virginia Tech. I am beyond excited to aid prospective neuroscience student, as well as current students in making positive decisions to better their experience at Virginia Tech. Go (neuroscience) Hokies!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2021
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Public Health
Bio: Hello there! My name is Pratishtha Panigrahi and I am currently a third-year student studying Clinical Neuroscience from Ashburn, VA! I love being a student in the School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech because it allows me to pursue my research interests while also taking challenging classes that has exposed me to the various aspects of neuroscience. Whether I am investigating the effect of astrocytic dysfunction on epilepsy at Robel Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute or studying pediatric headaches at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, I love being able to apply what I learn in my neuroscience courses outside the classroom. I am also part of the Stem Research Conference Commission to help organize the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Research Undergraduate Conference at Virginia Tech that will let other undergraduate researchers share their unique projects.
Outside of the world of research, you can find me working with traumatic brain injury individuals through Synapse or serving the New River Valley Community through Alpha Epilson Delta. I am part of Silhouette, the Literary and Art Magazine here at Virginia Tech, that has given me a platform to write and follow art, both things that I love to do! Being a neuroscience student has allowed me to be a part of a greater community actively involved in unique scientific ventures while serving others. I hope to take these experiences with me as I pursue a career in medicine as a physician actively involved in clinical research. The School of Neuroscience has given me a plethora of resources that has helped me succeed in my career. As an ambassador, I hope to pass these resources along to future neuroscience students so that they can build their own experiences at Virginia Tech!
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2022
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Bio: Hey Hokies! Im Lauren Sears and I'm a first-generation sophomore from Manassas, VA. I chose to continue my education at Virginia Tech because it provides plentiful academic and research opportunities that help push me to become a better student and future scientist. During my first year in the School of Neuroscience, I began undergraduate research in Dr. Buczynski's Lab studying the effects of nicotine vaporization in mice. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be a Neuroscience Ambassador as it allows me to connect with my fellow Hokies and share my passion for neuroscience.
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2021
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Spanish
Bio: Hello! I am a junior from McLean, VA majoring in Clinical Neuroscience with a minor in Spanish. During my time at Virginia Tech, I have found various ways to get involved with the Hokie community whether it be mentoring transfer students within the College of Science, being a part of College Mentors for Kids, or participating in research in the Olsen lab investigating the role of astrocytes in the central nervous system function. In my free time you can find me hiking, reading, or trying to improve my cooking skills!
The School of Neuroscience has given me many opportunities to grow and expand my knowledge and I am excited to share that with other students as an ambassador! If you have any questions about any of the organizations I am involved with, please do not hesitate to reach out. Go Hokies!
Expected Graduation: Spring 2022
Major: Clinical Neuroscience, minor in Spanish
Bio: I am a sophomore from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and I am studying Clinical Neuroscience with a minor in Spanish. I love Virginia Tech, and I am really excited to continue my studies in Neuroscience and Spanish. Currently, I am shadowing a neurologist and hope to one day attend medical school. I am very excited to work as a Neuroscience Ambassador, because I enjoy working with students and providing help and guidance whenever possible. The advisors, professors, and students in the Neuroscience Department have been extremely helpful and welcoming, so I hope to continue to help new students find their passions and succeed. At Virginia Tech I am also involved in College Mentors for Kids and the Leadership and Social Change Residential College. I am always willing to help out and love meeting new people, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve as a Neuroscience Ambassador.
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Major(s): Clinical Neuroscience, Biology and Spanish
Bio: Hi! My name is Lauren Weaver and I'm a senior pursuing triple degrees in Spanish, Biology, and Clinical Neuroscience with an Honors Scholar Diploma. After serving as a peer mentor in my living learning community, the Honors Residential Commons, as well as a mentor for both College Mentors for Kids and the College of Science Mentors program, I searched for an opportunity to expand upon my passion for mentoring in a more diverse role. As a School of Neuroscience Ambassador, I'm excited to share my newly-discovered love of neuroscience while also serving as a tutor to new students, a recruiter to prospective students, and a representative of the School.
Outside of neuroscience, I enjoy serving as a peer advisor in the Honors Peer Advising Center, in addition to serving as the Lead Activities Director and an Engagement Manager for College Mentors for Kids and a member of the Dining Services Student Advisory Committee. After spending a semester working in an immunology lab, I now work as an undergraduate research assistant in the Bowers lab, where we investigate the neurobiology of language and communication disorders. As a Certified Nurse Assistant, I also work as a personal care aide for a disabled Hokie. After graduation, I hope to pursue a career as a bilingual physician for underrepresented populations, hopefully utilizing my Spanish skills!

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UniWorkforce administer casual work assignments in the University, conduct right to work checks and help source suitably-qualified casual workers for a wide range of casual work assignments.
UniWorkforce is currently contactable by email only.
You can contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com and we will aim to respond to your email in due course.
Sickness and self-isolation
The Government has changed legislation from 13 March 2020 for eight months to allow Statutory Sick Pay to be paid from day one of all sickness and self-isolation for COVID-19. This means that if you qualify, the University will pay Statutory Sick Pay for the duration of your absence. For information on the regulations and if you qualify, go to the Government web pages.
How to report sickness or self-isolation
023 8059 7111 (Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00), you will need your casual worker permit number and your manager details.
Alternatively, you can report absence online, using the form
Please ensure that you also notify your manager of your absence by following the usual sickness reporting procedure for your department.
Payment of casual workers beyond 31 May
The University committed to honour claims until 31 May 2020. This was where casual work had been offered and agreed, but the commitment could not be fulfilled due to COVID-19, or where individuals had a regular and frequent pattern of casual work, such that they could have had a reasonable expectation of this continuing if it wasn't for COVID-19.
With elements of England's lockdown easing and portions of our campuses slowly beginning to re-open, from 1 June 2020 casual workers will only be able to claim for work that they have undertaken.
Payment for work that would have been undertaken prior to 31 May
For work that would've been undertaken prior to 26 April, claims must be submitted to the casual worker's manager by 4 May 2020
For work that would've been undertaken between 27 April and 31 May, claims must be submitted to the casual worker's manager by 4 June 2020
Workers can claim on their timesheet in the normal way. They should add a note in the supporting comments that their claim relates to work that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and email the form to their manager for approval. Timesheets can be downloaded from the UniWorkforce web page.
Casual work assignments are flexible, ad hoc and short-term appointments.
Casual work assignments cover a huge range of opportunities, including being a Student Ambassador; helping with Open Days, Campus Tours and Graduation; gaining teaching experience through Postgraduate Demonstrating and Fieldwork assignments; undertaking Research Assistance; providing temporary cover in our Administrative support functions, Sports facilities, Catering outlets, Cleaning services, on-site Nursery, and other similar customer-facing roles; participating in our Excel Internship Programme; working as a Guest Lecturer or Exam Invigilator, and many more.
Consultancy and Royalty payments are also administered via UniWorkforce, to ensure appropriate right to work checks are conducted. External Examiners are dealt with via the Quality Standards and Accreditation department, who are responsible for conducting the right to work checks (undergraduate external examiners only).
Self-employed Contractors or Consultancy Services - Due to government changes to the tax legislation, in April 2017, known as IR35, the University is responsible for ensuring that individuals working through their own limited company or partnership (known as a personal service company or PSC) pay the right amount of tax and NI. University staff who engage contractors or consultancy services to provide services to their department must first contact procurement. Further information can be found on the following link Finance Off Payroll Workers Any checks with procurement must be undertaken in good time AND prior to any work. Procurement will indicate if payment can be made via an invoice or if it must be made via payroll. If via payroll the worker must register with UniWorkforce and undertake a Right to Work check before any work commences.
Casual workers can be members of our local community, talented individuals with the required skills, or undergraduate and postgraduate demonstrators and student workers. Casual workers are paid monthly by submitting timesheets, which are emailed to the hiring manager before being sent to finance for processing. Normally hourly pay rates are set for each assignment based on the type of work and skills required.
UniWorkforce was launched on the 2nd October, 2017 the following documents are designed to answer some frequently asked questions
Step by Step Guide for Managers
UniWorkforce is here to enable you to engage casual workers promptly and legally.
It is a criminal offence to engage a worker who does not have the right to work in the UK. The law requires us to verify all workers' right to work in the UK by checking and retaining copies of certain documents, and by undertaking regular re-checks if an individual's right to work in the UK is time-limited. This requirement applies to all workers, irrespective of their nationality.
Casual workers must be registered with UniWorkforce before they start any work to ensure that appropriate right to work checks are conducted, and that any visa restrictions are adhered to. Once registered, all casual workers are issued with a Casual Worker Permit which shows you - as their manager - that these checks have been conducted.
As a manager, it is your responsibility to:
The University's policy is No Casual Worker Permit, No Work, No Pay.
The University does not use casual workers who have a Visa and Certificate of Sponsorship with another University or employer. Please speak to UniWorkforce before considering engaging someone who has not got a certificate of sponsorship from the University.
It is important to note that ALL students and Tier 4 (General) migrants on courses at degree level or above must NOT work for more than 20 hours per week in term time, except in the case of an agreed work placement which forms part of the course. Students on a Tier 4 visa will have their specific restrictions detailed on their casual worker permit and as the line manager it is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of these restrictions.
Go to jobs.soton.ac.uk and log in with your normal University username and password.
If you don't have access, please ask your manager to submit a request here. Further information can be found on e-Recruit/Stonefish
Select 'Online Staff Request Form', create new request and select 'Casual Worker Request'.
As part of raising your request you will be given three options for selecting an appropriate worker:
Option One - "UniWorkforce to source a suitable candidate": Select this option if you would like help finding someone to work the assignment. UniWorkforce will source suitable candidates and send you details for shortlisting and appointment. UniWorkforce will ensure your preferred candidate has the correct right to work checks in place before they start work, including issuing a Casual Worker Permit.
Option Two - "I know the candidate(s) I want to use": Select this option if you know who you want to undertake the work. You will be prompted to enter the worker's name, Casual Worker Permit number (if they have one) and email address. Remember you must not offer work, and the individual may not start work, until you have seen a valid Casual Worker Permit.
Option Three - ''I want to source the candidate(s)''. Select this option if you're not sure who you want but will be sourcing them yourself. Often used for new demonstrators or open day events. When you have sourced your candidates email firstname.lastname@example.com and provide the names, email addresses and casual worker permit number (if they have one) along with the casual worker request ID number. This will enable UniWorkforce to finalise the request and ensure your casual workers are set up appropriately for payment.
Casual workers that need to register - If the worker does not have a valid Casual Worker Permit, ask them to visit UniWorkforce with the Casual Worker Request ID number. UniWorkforce will then conduct the necessary right to work checks and confirm to you and the worker, when the checks are complete and the work can commence the assignment.
All casual workers are paid monthly in arrears by submitting a timesheet to you for authorisation. Breaks are unpaid, so you should ensure that claimed hours reflect this.
Once you have authorised the timesheet you will need to send this direct to your Faculty Finance who will make a final check and send to payroll for processing. SAA workstream timesheets must got via email@example.com once the manager has confirmed the working hours are correct. If you work within Professional Services as the hiring manger / budget holder you email the authorised timesheet direct to payroll.
Fully authorised timesheets should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com
Please note: Payment for work is made at the end of the month following the claim period (i.e.) work carried out in the claim period 2nd to 29th October will be paid at the end of November. Please refer to the timesheet submission dates for more details in the documents tab.
UK Visa and Immigration compliance - To demonstrate compliance with visa restrictions, any casual worker on a visa is required to declare any hours they have worked on other assignments or for other employers, whether paid or unpaid. The timesheet will give you a warning if the hours claimed are over the individuals limit. In this instance do not authorise the timesheet and send it to UniWorkforce, who will undertake the relevant checks.
There are two ways of getting work with UniWorkforce:
Regardless of how work is offered to you, you cannot start work until:
If you have not completed a Register with UniWorkforce form, had your right to work checked and been issued a Casual Worker Permit you CANNOT start work. Any work undertaken before these checks are in place will be classed as volunteering; you will not be paid for volunteering.
The University's policy is No Casual Worker Permit, No Work, No Pay.
If you are looking for casual work, the UniWorkforce team source workers for a wide variety of assignments within the University, roles are across all campuses and Halls of Residence locations.
We have two mailing lists that you can join depending on the type of work you are looking for and your employment history:
Operational - Typically cleaning, catering jobs around the campuses, general assistant in halls, gardening positions and customer service roles.
Professional - Primarily administrative work, spanning the range of PA, secretarial, Faculty Admin Officers and Assistants.
Occasional specialist roles, eg IT or Research Assistance, will be sent to both mailing lists.
If you would like to be considered for one or both of our mailing lists, please email email@example.com indicating you want to join the mailing list. We will then reply with further information on what is required and a form requesting your referee details.
Once you have been offered work on campus your hiring manager must provide you with a casual worker request ID number. You will need this to register with UniWorkforce. Complete the registration form here and return it, in person, to UniWorkforce reception before you start work. You must also bring your original right to work documentation, normally passport, visa (if you require one) so that we can check your right to work.
If you cannot visit UniWorkforce in person, your hiring manager may be able to complete the checks for you. Alternatively please contact us as we are able to check your right to work via a Skype video call so long as you have sent us your original documentation in advance. If you require this service, please let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com. Remember you cannot work before the right to work check has been completed.
The information you've provided will be entered onto the University secure HR database for payroll purposes. The information provided will never be shared with any other member of staff at the University or with a third party without your permission to do so.
Once you have successfully registered you will be provided a Casual Worker Permit. This lets a prospective hiring manager know that you are allowed to work, and that appropriate Right to Work checks have been completed.
The Casual Worker Permit will include start and end dates based on the information you have provided. If you are an overseas student or worker the casual worker permit will summarise any visa restrictions.
While your Casual Work Permit is valid no further Right to Work checks are required.
Complete the Payroll New Starter Checklist and submit to payroll. Without this your pay will not be able to be credited to your bank account.
Fill out a timesheet which can be accessed via the Documents tab. Once completed forward by email to your hiring manager/supervisor for authorisation. If you work in more than one job you will need to complete a timesheet for each job.
If you hold a visa you must enter all the hours you have worked, both paid and unpaid, for whole time period you are claiming for. If you work in more than one job you must fill out a separate timesheet for each and declare the hours you have worked in your other job(s).
It is essential that you complete and submit your timesheet(s) for authorisation each month that you work, so that we can pay you the correct amount. All casual workers are paid monthly in arrears by submitting a timesheet to you for authorisation. Breaks are unpaid, so you should ensure that claimed hours reflect this.
Please note: Payment for work is made at the end of the month following the claim period (i.e.) work carried out in the claim period 2nd to 29th October will be paid at the end of November. Please refer to the timesheet submission dates for more details, in the documents tab.
The cut off for timesheets to be paid is three months following the work being carried out. If you submit a timesheet after this time you will not get paid.
UK Visa and Immigration compliance - To demonstrate compliance with visa restrictions, any casual worker on a Tier 2, 4 or 5 visa is required to declare any hours you have worked on other assignments or for other employers, whether paid or unpaid. If you have not worked elsewhere you must declare 0 hours. The timesheet will give you a warning if you have not filled it out correctly. Only correct timesheets should be sent to your line manager for authorisation. If you require assistance filling out the timesheet please speak to UniWorkforce.
Any purchases that you require to make in the course of your role should be requested through the Purchasing team (firstname.lastname@example.com). If for any reason you need to incur personal expenses (agreed by your line manager in advance), these should be added to your timesheet on the Expenses tab along with receipts.
Purchases that are made outside the University's policy will not be reimbursed. If you are claiming for expenses through a research grant this must be accompanied by original receipts. Please note: Casual workers cannot claim expenses through the Agresso on-line system and paper claims will not be accepted. Claims should also be made within 1 month of the expense being incurred.
Terms of engagement apply to all casual workers and you will be asked to sign these when you register with UniWorkforce. A copy of the terms of engagement is available from the Documents tab.
Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, the University can only engage workers who are legally permitted to work in the UK. The law requires us to verify all workers' right to work in the UK by checking and retaining copies of certain documents, and by undertaking regular re-checks if an individual's right to work in the UK is time-limited. This requirement applies to all workers, irrespective of their nationality.
You cannot work for us until you have provided documents which prove your right to work in the UK, and have been issued a Casual Worker Permit.
Settled workers are those who have Indefinite Leave to Remain (a visa with no end date) or for other reasons do not have restrictions on their stay in the UK.
If you are not subject to immigration control, or have no restrictions on your stay in the UK, you should be able to produce a document, or a specified combination of documents, that evidence that the requirements of the Act are met for the duration of your employment. The most convenient way of satisfying the requirements of the Act is to bring a valid passport (if you are a member of an EU/EEA member state).
Please note that if you have an endorsement to show that you are exempt from immigration control, this must be in a current passport. We are unable to accept endorsements in expired passports. For details of how to transfer your endorsement to a new passport, please visit https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa.
If your leave to enter or remain in the UK is time-limited, you must provide the document or documents specified by the Home Office. It will be necessary for the University to conduct follow up checks before your permission to work in the UK expires.
In the event that you are unable to produce document(s) which satisfy the requirements by your first day of employment, then it will be necessary to ask you to leave work and/or to delay your start date. If you continue to fail to meet the requirements, you cannot work for the University.
A Current Visa in an Expired Passport
If your current visa is in an expired passport and you have subsequently renewed your passport, although you are entitled to remain in the UK legally under the conditions attached to your visa, you may face difficulty in obtaining employment or continuing to work if you already have employment. This is because your employer is under a duty to the Home Office to check that you have the right to work. We are bound by the Employers' Guide to Right To Work Checks which states that you must be able to present "A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question". If you cannot show this because your visa is in an expired passport then we cannot employ you and you should not work.
The Solution
You can make an application to the Home Office to have your visa issued as a separate biometric residence permit (BRP) so that you meet the requirement in the employers' guidance. The application you need to make to transfer your old visa into your new passport depends on the type of visa you currently have, for further information visit https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa. Please note this transfer of visa into a new passport or document is required to demonstrate your right to work and not to travel outside of the UK.
Limited Leave to Remain
If you have a temporary visa (limited leave to remain), such as a Tier 4 visa, and the visa vignette (sticker) is in your expired passport, you must make an application to transfer your information to a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). The Home Office will effectively issue you the same visa but on a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which will then ensure that your current visa is endorsed on a current document.
Indefinite Leave to Remain
If you have indefinite leave to remain, and the visa vignette (sticker) is in your expired passport, you must make an application to transfer your information to a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). The Home Office will effectively issue you the same visa but on a Biometrics Residence Permit (BRP), which will then ensure that your current visa is endorsed on a current document.
We will not be able to hire you until you receive your new Biometrics Residence Permit Card.
Can I work once I have made an application?
Once you have submitted your application to transfer your information to a Biometrics Residence Permit we, as your employer can contact the Home Office to verify that the application is in progress. This then covers the employer and allows us to employ you.
You must bring original documents, in person. The Act requires the University to check the validity of the document(s) and satisfy itself that you are the person named in the documents presented, and that the document(s) allow you to do the work in question.
This includes:
If you present documents which have different names, you will be asked for a further document (e.g. a marriage certificate, divorce decree, deed poll document or statutory declaration) to explain the reason for this.
The Act also requires the University to make a copy of the relevant page(s) of the document(s) and to retain a copy for the duration of your employment, and for a further two years after your employment has ceased.
You must bring your documents before your start date.
The University must receive evidence of your right to work in the UK before you start work. If you have not presented your documents by your first day, you will be asked to leave work until you can present the necessary documents.
If you hold a visa issued by the UK Visa and Immigration Service there may be limitations on the type or amount of work you can do.
Students must ensure they are aware of their own visa restrictions - See the Student Services page student services/visa-and-immigration/faqs, before undertaking any work for the University of Southampton or any other employer. As a casual worker you will be required to sign a Tier 4 declaration confirming you are aware of your responsibilities under your Tier 4 visa.
Tier 4 student visa holders may have limited right to work in the UK during term time. To check the term times applicable to you please click here
Please note the University of Southampton does not engage students who have a Tier 4 visa from another University.
In order to work for an employer in the UK, graduates have the option of applying for work after their studies. However, you will need to do this through Tier 2, and you will need a job offer at graduate level from a recognised sponsor listed on the Register of Sponsors.
Prospective applicants for points-based immigration routes should assess their circumstances against the criteria given in the relevant policy guidance at GOV.UK Visas and Immigration. UK NARIC provides advice and guidance on international qualifications.
You should investigate the Tier 5 (GAE) visa if you would like to take up an internship or temporary work experience opportunity in the UK to gain valuable skills before returning home.
An employer does not sponsor you directly - you will be sponsored by an 'overarching body' or organisation, and they will issue you with a Certificate of Sponsorship
Register with UniWorkforce (registration form) - on-line version or printable version
Payroll New starter checklist (form updated 19 May 2020) (must be completed and submitted to enable payment)
UniWorkforce Hourly Timesheet (standard version) for the majority of UniWorkforce pay claims
UniWorkforce Hourly Timesheet (extended version) for claims that include more than one type of work for the same hiring manager in the same claim period. (In all other cases, please use the standard UniWorkforce timesheet above).
UniWorkforce Fixed Fee Timesheet for claims being paid on a 'sessional' or 'per item' basis, such as consultancy, lecturing, marking or research claims. Not to be used for any claims being paid on an hourly basis. (For all other work please use the Hourly Timesheet above).
Timesheet Submission Dates 2020-21 (updated 18 February 2020)
UniWorkforce Terms of Engagement please familiarise yourself with policies below:
To assist you with completing the new Casual Worker Request OSRF form, we have provided three short video guides outlining the basic requirements;
Video 1 – demonstrates where and how to access the casual worker request form
Video 2 – demonstrates how to request a single casual worker for a single assignment
Video 3 – demonstrates how to request multiple casual workers for a single assignment (i.e. multiple workers carrying out the same work)


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KUALA LUMPUR, 14 October 2016 - The quaint, little town of Jitra will come alive once again when 2000 plus runners run through its roads, experience the atmosphere and scenery running through paddy field areas with the beautiful scenery and Jitralocals hospitality.
BDB Marathon Jitra 2016 which will take place on Saturday, 12th November 2016 will be flagged off from Tasik Darulaman in Jitra as early as 5am for the Full Marathon category by Y.Bhg. Dato' Izham Yusoff, Group Managing director of Bina Darulaman Berhad. This inaugural event is brought to Jitra by Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB) as title sponsor.
The BDB Triple Challlenge 2016 aims to attract running, climbing and fitness enthusiasts both locally and internationally to experience the lush attractions Kedah has to offer while partaking in a world class event in conjunction with Discover Kedah 2016
BDB Marathon Jitra is the third of a three-part series of events under the BDB Triple Challenge 2016. The first event was BDB Climb & Run Langkawi which was held on 4th June 2016 had given participants a chance to explore a different side of Langkawi while for the second event, BSB Extreme Jitra which took place on 17 September had witnessed participants running, climbing and going through 10 challenging obstacles at Tasik Darulaman. As for BDB Marathon Jitra, this event hopes to see participants running in the heart of Jitra while practicing healthy lifestyle.
Dato' Izham Yusoff, Group Managing director of Bina Darulaman Berhad said, "BDB is thrilled to see the tremendous enthusiasm and support for all our past events, BDB Climb and Run in Langkawi and BDB Extreme Jitra in September. Our involvement in the BDB Triple Challenge 2016 aims to inject positive energy into ous society and foster a sporting, healthy community. We hope to continue organising similar events in Kedah for the benefit of the community and the state, as a whole.
We are also happy thay Firefly, our community airline, is keen to sponsor 14 complimentary flight tickets for domestic and ASEAN destinations (Singapore, Langkawi, Penang and Johor Bahru) worth of RM 12,600 as prizes for all the winners. It is a privilege for Bina Darulaman Berhad to be associated with a well-known airlines that is willing to contribute significantly to BDB Marathon Jitra 2016. This sponsorship is also seen as a platform for Bina Darulaman Berhad to work closer with Firefly for future events."
Firefly Chief Executive Officer, Ignatius Ong said, "We are very much delighted and optimistic that this partnership between Firefly and Bina Darulaman Berhad will benefit the community of Kedah and look forward to more partnerships with BDB."
The Marathon is open to all Malaysian and non-Malaysians, aged 18 and over. The categories, flag off time and prize details are mentioned below:
The race offers a total cash of RM 13,000 for all the first, second and third placing of all categories. Runners in the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and the 10km categories will be given a timing chip each to measure their personal record. Registration is still open for the public at https://hme.hooha.asia/BDBMarathonJitra.aspx
Thinking of its participants, BDB Marathon Jitra has come out with special packages on hotel to give them the opportunity to experience the magic of Jitra town without unnecessary stress, enjoying the race and the emotion that it will give you. Do check out BDB Hotels packages, designed with runners in mind which range as below as RM 49 per person for twin sharing room (minimum 2 persons) including nutritious breakfast and also RM 70 per person without breakfast. To add on, our official hotel partner is also offering 15% discounts for food and beverages for participants. Direct booking now at 04-917 2008.
For more information on BDB Triple Challenge 2016 is available at www.facebook.com/bdbtriplechallenge2016 and BDB Triple Challenge aslo shares their photos at https://www.instagram.com/bdbtriplechallenge2016
Here are the official running tee design from Brooks including Finisher Tees for Half Marathon and Full Marathon too. Fancy medal design for all the finishers. What are you waiting for folks... Come and join me running through the quaint lovely Jitra town together...=D
P/S: There is also BDB Kedah Photo quest 2016 that will be going on from 10 until 13 November 2016. A total of RM 40,000 worth of prizes for the winners awaits. Do submit your application before 25 October 2016 via email email@example.com .
Thanks Ms Lotfi Ismail for the invites. =D


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The Neath & Tennant Canals, some 21 miles of waterway which run from Glynneath to Briton Ferry and Aberdulais to Swansea through a variety of woodland, estuary and mountain scenery are the backdrop for much of the action in Alexander Cordell's exciting portrayal of life on the Welsh canals, Song of the Earth. In this story, Mostyn and Bryn Evans and their family struggle to survive the changes of the industrial period.
"I hear again the run of the Nedd, smell again the sweet, sour earth smell of the cut: aye, all the song of the earth is mine...." Song of the Earth
This tour includes a circular route of about 20 miles that starts and finishes at Aberdulais Falls, and a second section that explores Aberdare.


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Russia seeks to use the Geneva process to cement its territorial gains, erode Georgian sovereignty further, and disseminate propaganda against the Georgian government from a Geneva tribunal. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov spelled out Russia's goals in Moscow on the eve of the Geneva conference and Karasin did so during the Geneva event (Interfax, Itar-Tass, October 13-15). The stated goals include the following:
1) Georgia should sign legally binding agreements on the non-use of force with Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the Geneva framework, as well as "develop normal relations" with the Abkhaz and South Ossetian authorities. The proposed agreements and "normalization" could, however, amount to recognition of the two territories' secession, which is a central objective for Moscow in this Geneva process;
2) Pending such agreements, the EU should "guarantee" security in "zones adjacent to" Abkhazia and South Ossetia, on rump Georgia's territory, working out the modalities with the secessionist authorities and Russia in the Geneva process. Such arrangements, however, would carve out special-status zones in Georgian territory and could turn the EU's Monitoring Mission (EUMM) into de facto border guards along the new, illegitimate "borders";
3) An international ban should be imposed on sales of "heavy" and/or "offensive" weapons to Georgia. This purely propagandistic demand seeks to stigmatize Georgia as an "aggressor" state necessitating international restraining measures. Meanwhile, Russia is continually objecting to the idea of Georgia receiving purely defensive weapons, such as anti-tank and air-defense systems, the lack of which ultimately laid Georgia wide open to the invasion in August.
It almost sounds like either A) the Russians are trying to derail the talks so they can claim the gave the jawboning a try but it was those darn Westerners that screwed everything up or B) they're trying to set up Georgia to be uberweak to either take it or, after the talks are done, just outright claim the errant territories.
So which is it, Mr Putin?


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To update or not to update, that is the question when attempting to modernize Shakespeare. Whether 'tis nobler merely to put characters into modern dress, thereby making them feel contemporary, or actually to have them spouting the jargon and slang of today to drive home the point that this isn't your father's Shakespeare.
Director Ralph Fiennes, with help from screenwriter John Logan, has chosen the first path for his scorching new film version of Coriolanus, in which he also plays the title role. In Fiennes' Coriolanus, characters speak into cell phones and address television cameras, but it's Shakespearean verse they declaim, albeit with the cadence of everyday speech.
In vigorously shaking the dust off one of the Bard's lesser-known tragedies, the British star effectively uses a mix of contemporary costumes, settings and scenery to make the story feel politically and socially up to the minute. (The film opens today, Dec. 2 in New York and Los Angeles for a one-week Oscar-qualifying run and then will be released nationally Jan. 20.)
Coriolanus is about a Roman military leader who's incapable of bending his will to that of the people. His inability to compromise, despite the pleadings of his ambitious mother (Vanessa Redgrave), in the end cost him everything. Other cast members in the film include Scotsman Gerard Butler, who plays Coriolanus' chief military rival, and Jessica Chastain as Coriolanus' wife.)
Part of what makes the movie seem so startlingly contemporary is its urban setting. When Coriolanus finds himself in political confrontations, it is with fellow politicians in meeting rooms or at TV studios, or with demonstrators who have stormed public spaces – echoes of Occupy Wall Street. When he fights military battles, it's guerilla warfare in blasted-out city streets and shell-scarred abandoned buildings (the film was shot in Belgrade in Serbia).
All of which makes this Coriolanus hum with urgency and a muscular vitality often lacking in dustier productions.
Fiennes isn't the first director who has reconceived a Shakespeare play to make it relevant while still keeping it true to the playwright's words. (Movies like Ten Things I Hate About You and Scotland, Pa., contemporary films featuring plots loosely lifted from the Bard but minus his words, are horses of a different color.)
In 1937, Orson Welles galvanized New York stage audiences when his Mercury Theatre company mounted a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar set in a Fascist state. The Bard's early Romans were transformed into black-shirted enforcers who would have been right at home saluting then Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
Welles' production was recreated on film in Me and Orson Welles, the 2008 movie in which a stage-struck youth (Zac Efron) joins the Mercury Theatre and ends up helping put on Julius Caesar. (British actor Christian McKay played Welles.)
Even more imaginative was a 1995 film version of Richard III, which starred Ian McKellen in the title role. Directed by Richard Loncraine, the movie transplanted Shakespeare's historical saga to 1930s England, but it was an England ruled by an all-powerful Richard, who was a Hitler-like tyrant. In a particularly audacious turn, Richard delivers part of his "Now is the winter of our discontent" speech while standing at a urinal. (Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith also starred.)
Another notable entry in the updated Shakespeare movie category is Romeo + Juliet (1996), an amped-up version of the tragedy about teen lovers directed by Aussie Baz Luhrmann. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, the film featured modern urban settings, guns and bling but mostly remained true to the playwright's text.
Two other recent, modern-day versions of classic Shakespearean tragedies worth checking out are a 2010 Macbeth, which aired on PBS and starred Patrick Stewart as the flawed Scottish king in what looked like a bombed out bunker, and a 2000 Hamlet starring Ethan Hawke. In the latter film, after his father, a business mogul who was head of the Manhattan-based Denmark Corporation, is murdered, Hamlet becomes enmeshed in high-stakes corporate intrigue.
Sometimes, a Shakespeare movie can be totally modern despite its old-fashioned period costumes and setting. It's all in the timing. Consider the 1944 version of Henry V.
Laurence Olivier, who also directed, wore a bowl hair cut and tights, carried a sword and rode a horse when he played the medieval monarch. But the movie came out while England was in the thick of fighting World War II and its story, about a resourceful young English king leading his troops into battle, spoke directly to viewers. After Olivier rousingly delivered Henry's heartfelt St. Crispin's Day speech ("We few, we happy few, we band of brothers …"), the extras playing his soldiers weren't the only ones cheering.
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The Wa High Court has quashed the suspension of the Rector for Wa Polytechnic, Professor Emmanuel Marfo, by the governing council of the school.
Justice Kwasi Boakye also ruled that the polytechnic use laid-down procedures of the institution to suspend the Rector.
He asked the governing council to award the Rector with GHS5,000 to cover the cost he incurred in filing the suit against the polytechnic.
Speaking to the media after the ruling, counsel for the Rector, who doubles as the Brong Ahafo Regional President of the Ghana Bar Association, Alfred Tuah Yeboah, expressed satisfaction about the ruling of the High Court, saying his client has been vindicated.
The Governing Council for the polytechnic declined to speak to the media after the ruling, saying they will meet their counsel to decide the next line of action against Professor Marfo, following a petition filed against him in April 2018, demanding his removal from office on allegations of misappropriation of funds and gross disrespect for staff of the institution.
The Rector has been accused of buying a car at a cost of GHS 500,000 for himself without the approval of the Governing Council.
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Presenting this sensational Mid-Century Rosewood Dining Set.
About the Chairs:
Set of 4 Rosewood Eva Chairs by Niels Koefoed for Koefoed / Hornslet of Denmark. 3 Side Chairs with 1 Arm Chair.
Elevated in the most stunning rosewood and showing off delicately beautiful lines.
These chairs are the perfect way to bring rich character into a space while also benefitting from the streamlined space saving minimalist design.
Incredibly comfortable with the well engineered curved back rests providing excellent support in the right places.
The chairs have been refinished and are in excellent vintage condition. Showing minimal signs of vintage wear.
All chairs are stamped with "Koefoed Hornslet" makers marks underneath the chairs. Very faint to see in photo, but shown in one photo of listing.
Side chairs:
Width 18.5" / Depth 17.5" / Height 38"
Seat Height - 18"
Width 21" / Depth 17.5" / Height 38"
Height of arms from seat to arm: 7.75"
Seat Height - 18"
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Presenting this exceptional Rosewood Elliptical Dining Table attributed to Torbjörn Afdal for Bruksbo of Norway.
Elevated by stunning rosewood legs tapering from top to bottom creating a lovely aesthetic.
At the top, you'll find the wonderfully rounded elliptical design complete with vivid rosewood and contrasting grain color finished off with the perfectly accentuated rosewood banding on the lower edge.
This table brings all of the Scandinavian warmth and beauty you could ever ask to bring into your space.
Table has been refinished and is in excellent vintage condition.
A rare piece that offers great versatility with its unique size allowing for 4 chairs comfortably and 6 chairs if needed.
The makers mark located underneath has worn off yet the imprint from the sticker remains of which resembles the same ratio/dimensions that Bruksbo had been known to use.
Overall Dimensions:
Width 55" / Depth 39.5" / Height 28.75"
Chair Space Height - 25.5"


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My name is Garnet, otherwise known as WentForAStroll on Instagram. As a creative soul with a deep passion for photography & traveling, I find the time to travel and explore the world every so often when I am not busy working full time. at my 9-5. I write this blog to capture those moments and share my journey with you.
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Kentucky 6-gallon stoneware jar, marked, salt glazed with lug handles, stamped "John Bauer & Bro. /Preston St./ Lousiville, KY" and impressed "6" denoting capacity. 16 3/16" H x 11" dia. 25 lbs. Late 19th century. Provenance: the Estate of Lynn Scholl Renau, Louisville, Kentucky. CONDITION: Minor fleabites to rim, break to one handle. Some firing flaws to body.


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The Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS), Version 1 data set, accessible through the NOAA program at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NOAA@NSIDC), was updated to correct for an extra "./" in some of the data file paths. Users accessing this data set through a script may need to update their scripts to account for this correction.
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The Television Academy today announced that 21st Century Fox, Netflix, Time Warner│HBO│Turner│WB and The Walt Disney Company and its family of networks including ABC and ESPN have signed on as Founding Sponsors of the Academy's $40 million New Destination Campaign. Thanks to generous support from each of these companies, the Saban Media Center at the organization's reimagined North Hollywood campus is nearing completion. The new campus will be unveiled at the Television Academy's milestone 70th Anniversary celebrity gala on Thursday, June 2.
More than just a fundraising initiative, the Television Academy's New Destination Campaign represents a commitment to shaping the future of television through thought leadership, community building and the educational programs of the Television Academy Foundation. The Founding Sponsors have paved the way for other like-minded companies and individuals to support the mission of the Academy's Foundation.
The full list of Founding Sponsors announced includes Creative Artists Agency, Entertainment Partners, EY, Grass Valley – A Belden Brand, Lucy Hood and Rob Biniaz, ICM Partners, LG Electronics USA, Ryan Murphy and David Miller, Jonathan Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim, NEP Group, Inc., PRG, Richard T. "Dick" Robertson, Bruce and Ande Rosenblum, United Talent Agency and WME.
These industry trailblazers and philanthropic leaders join previously announced Founding Sponsors Haim and Cheryl Saban and The Saban Family Foundation for whom the Saban Media Center was named; Dick and Noelle Wolf and their Wolf Family Foundation for whom the Wolf Theatre was named; and Dolby Laboratories, Audio Video Sponsor of the Wolf Theatre. Their generosity has been key to the success of the on-going New Destination Campaign.
"We are immensely grateful to our Founding Sponsors for their generous gifts and their dedication to the educational and cultural mission of the Academy Foundation," said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum. "These valued partnerships will help to support a premier destination for our members, industry partners and the public, and position our new state-of-the art campus as a showplace of advanced entertainment technology."
As the Academy prepares to unveil this major campus expansion, including its high-tech theatre, conference center, production and editing rooms, and a suite of offices for its Foundation, the New Destination Campaign continues fundraising to build an endowment for the Television Academy Foundation. This Endowment will support expanded educational programs and outreach for Television's next generation of leaders.
About the Television Academy
The Television Academy seeks to constantly expand the horizons of television excellence. It strives to empower the storytellers who shape the constantly evolving television space through the programs, publications and events of the Academy and its Foundation. And it celebrates those who have led excellence by recording their stories and recognizing their achievements through accolades and awards, including television's most coveted prize, the Primetime Emmy Award. For more information, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com. – See more at: http://www.emmys.com/news/press-releases/founding-sponsors


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Many of us spend hundreds if not thousands of pounds each year searching for a way to be happy. This could be through buying self help books, jetting off across the globe experiencing new places, or filling all our available hours with fun activities with friends. But what if the solution to being truly happy is something far simpler? Something that can be achieved anywhere, at any time, without spending a single pound?
Living In The Present
Many cultures and religions claim that the answer is in simply 'living in the present' and focusing our mind on whatever we are doing at the time. This way our bodies and minds are working together, with no opportunities for worrying or ruminating. It sounds almost too simple. And yet, how many times have you gone for a walk or jumped in the shower, only to find that two minutes later you are lost deep in your thoughts and essentially running on autopilot?
To test this hypothesis, recent research from Harvard psychologists Matthew Killingsworth and
Daniel Gilbert aimed to answer the question of whether, when it comes to everyday tasks that we
wouldn't normally enjoy, a focused mind actually leads to a happy mind.
Our Minds Are Wandering Around Half The Time
The results of the research were quite shocking. Many of us regularly become lost in our thoughts, but the study showed the true extent of our mind wandering – around 50% of our waking hours! You'd think that we were mainly daydreaming during boring or otherwise unpleasant activities, such as washing the dishes or visiting the dentist for a checkup. But what is perhaps more surprising is that this isn't the case. In fact, our minds are often elsewhere even during pleasurable activities such as watching a movie, listening to our favourite album or chatting with friends.
Our Minds Aren't Taking Us To Happier Places
You'd be forgiven for thinking that most of our daydreaming involves imagining or thinking about pleasant situations, therefore making us feel happier than normal. But the research showed that is wasn't the case. Of course thinking about positive situations like a holiday in the sun was shown to create more happiness than unpleasant ones like the aforementioned dentist trip, but this still left the participants feeling less happiness than those who were focusing their attention on the task at hand.
It Doesn't Matter How You Fill Your Day
Another surprising find of the study is that the type of activities that we use to fill our days has less of an effect on our happiness than the focusing of our minds. Contrary to what many of us would expect, people who filled their days with social visits and partying with friends were no happier on average than those who stayed in and occupied themselves around the house. What mattered more was the amount of time that they spent focusing their thoughts on their actions and activities – whatever they may be and wherever they are carried out.
The Difficulty With Measuring Happiness
Day to day happiness is fleeting – our moods can change rapidly in response to any number of different stimuli. This makes it particularly difficult to objectively measure happiness levels using traditional psychological methods like questionnaires and interviews. Instead, happiness needs to be measured by capturing people's feelings in the moment.
To overcome this problem, Killingsworth and Gilbert used something called experience sampling to collect their results. The premise behind experience sampling is to ask people what they are doing and how they are feeling at irregular periods throughout the day over an extended period of time. This way a form of portrait can gradually be constructed for each individual, and many of these portraits can be compared together to find patterns and links between certain activities (or thoughts) and general happiness levels.
Collecting The Data Through Iphones
In order for this type of research to be successful, the data had to be collected in a way that that is quick and convenient. As most people use smartphones, Killingsworth and Gilbert created an iPhone app to gather the responses of their 2,250 participants.
At random times throughout the day the app would display a notification asking the participant a few questions. They would be asked what they were doing, how happy they felt (from 1 to 100) and whether or not they were thinking about what they were doing. If their mind was elsewhere, they were also asked whether what they were thinking about was positive, negative or neutral.
As the answers to these questions were standardised, each participant's data could be inputted in a database and larger conclusions about the group as a whole could be drawn easily without the need for subjective interpretation or bias.
Daydreaming – A Difficult Habit To Break?
The study suggests that the easiest way to be happier is to spend more time concentrating on what you are doing rather than letting your mind wander. Any habit is difficult to change, but scientific research suggests this may be a particularly hard pattern to break – MRI scanning has shown that many of our brains are activated in a way that is similar to mind wandering by default, even when we are instructed to think about nothing in particular.
Mindfulness And Meditation As A Solution
However, with the correct training even the most unruly minds can be tamed. Regular meditation, and in particular mindfulness, has been shown to reduce mind wandering and help individuals to become more present in the moment. It usually boils down to two similar practices – formal and informal meditation.
Formal meditation is as you would expect – sitting on a stool or cushion for 10-20 minutes at a time, focusing on the sensations of breathing and any other feelings within your body. When your mind wanders, as it will do often, you simply acknowledge where it has wandered to and gently bring it back around to the current moment. Informal meditation is simply an attempt to remain mindful and attentive during your everyday life. This could be while you travel to work, walk through the park or take a shower. The aim is to pay attention to what you are doing and what's around you, no matter how dull it may be.
Do you often find yourself daydreaming? How happy do you consider yourself to be? Do you think these two things could be linked? And have you considered meditation as a way to overcome this mind-wandering and find true happiness?


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Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative (CHWC)August 16, 2018
We're excited to share our work with the Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative (CHWC). Beginning in the spring of 2017, CASE began supporting local hiring efforts at participating anchor institutions. Ultimately, the goal of these efforts is to launch a Local Hiring Cohort, a collaborative pilot project informed by hiring data and galvanized by clearly defined commitments by participating anchor institutions to hire or interview individuals from a targeted pool of candidates residing on the Chicago's West Side. The cohort is an attempt to address immediate local hiring challenges at participating institutions in a manner that leverages and complements existing workforce development infrastructure and momentum, while also conserving employer and provider resources.
To that end, the cohort is being carried out in close coordination with CHWC, which seeks to address ongoing and systemic issues within the healthcare workforce industry.
As a collaboration of employers and industry partners, CHWC is finding new ways to eliminate employment barriers for underserved people. It supports a strong, qualified workforce and focuses on hiring directly from their surrounding communities.
CHWC's work is dynamic, employer-led, and constantly adapting to emerging workforce trends in and around Chicago. Focus areas include:
- Employee Retention: Supporting long-term development for employees, lowering costs for employers and stabilizing communities.
- Education Partnerships: Building relationships between educators, training providers and employers to expand hiring opportunities.
- Local and Targeted Hiring: Facilitating hiring policies and practices for local and qualified candidates, including justice-involved people and those with disabilities.
With World Business Chicago providing organizational support for the program, CHWC is chaired by Advocate Health Care, University of Chicago Medicine and Sinai Health System.
For more information on the CASE Local Hiring Cohort or the Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative, please contact Alejandro Leza at firstname.lastname@example.com or 312-763-3654.


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Kenyan health officers at the Busia One Stop Border Post are on high alert following an Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Uganda.
Screening for the killer Ebola virus at the border was intensified on Wednesday, following the outbreak in Kasese in western Uganda.
More than 300 travellers have been screened since the outbreak was reported, Port Health Services Officer Joshua Arusei told the Nation on Wednesday.
He said officers were examining all travellers from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
When the Nation visited the post, officials were using thermo-guns to check temperature levels. They noted that thermo-guns prevent direct contact with travellers.
"We are also checking travel records using passports before allowing the travellers into the country" Mr Arusei said, adding the department was ready for eventualities.
"We are ready to attend to emergencies at Busia County Referral Hospital just metres away. All suspected cases, especially for those found with
Mr Arusei urged the public to use designated routes in order for officials to examine them in the bid to prevent infections and an outbreak.
"We are working closely with police to ensure everybody uses designated routes," he said.
However, a spot check by the Nation revealed that some Ugandan and Kenyan citizens were moving freely without necessarily being subjected to screening, posing a threat.
The Health ministry issued a statement, saying it had issued an alert to all health workers and the public for enhancement of surveillance measures.
"The ministry continues to monitor the evolution of the prolonged Ebola outbreak in the DRC which began in August 2018, with a view to strengthening the country's preparedness and response capacity," the statement said.
Besides issuing the alert and heightening screening, the ministry and other actors have:
Developed an Ebola Contingency Plan to guide implementation of prevention and response activities.
Set up a multiagency preparedness and response committee to coordinate preparedness and response measures.
Established Ebola Rapid Response Teams, which are made up of medical specialists in disease control and laboratory scientists trained in investigation and testing. The ministry noted that Kenya has Ebola experts who responded to the 2014-16 outbreaks in West Africa.
Made arrangements for the isolation of suspected cases, using the Ebola Treatment Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital and temporary holding rooms at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. People suspected to have the virus will be kept in the holding rooms and examined for possible transfer to isolation facilities.
Prepositioned personal protective equipment and other supplies at all points of entry into Kenya. These include hand hygiene supplies, examination equipment and pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical supplies.
People infected with Ebola do not become contagious until symptoms appear, which is after an incubation period of between two and 21 days.
High fever, weakness, intense muscle and joint pain, headaches and a sore throat are often followed by vomiting and diarrhoea, skin eruptions, kidney and liver failure, internal and external bleeding.
o contain the spread of the virus, patients and people who have been in contact with them are routinely isolated.
Medical personnel are meticulously protected with disposable full-body plastic suits, masks, goggles, gloves and disinfecting sprays.
The ministry asked the public to be vigilant and report suspected cases of the virus to the nearest health facilities or through its emergency operations centre via hotlines 0732 353535 and 0729 471414.
By Daily Nation


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- Corrected a server issue that caused some players to lose progress during the Boardwalk event in Shing Jea Monastery.
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I have painful enthusiasm.
It is the type of stuff that ought to be locked in a garden shed or an underground missile silo. Being in a pension, in a city of such character, at the end of the summer, and staying in the casco-viego (old town) was a dream. I was excited and so was Sonya.
Nothing becomes the knowing of a place better than a dedicated appreciation of its bars.
Vitoria had lots of bars, lots and lots and lots and lots of bars; and they all had something about them. We set about bequeathing ourselves to the myriad of new establishments. The early evening was alive with movement. All the city and its many dogs were out walking, promenading, showboating, enjoying, shooting the breeze, meeting, exchanging, and just enjoying the night air.
People were relaxed. Bars were stopped off at, drinks sampled, then left. It was all as natural as breathing.
You can measure a place by the way its citizens set about enjoying their drink. In some places it is a private habit, indulged as a means of reaching an oblivion of drunkenness. In others it involves tiny and surreptitious sips that acknowledge the observance of some Protestant alignment. In many parts of the old Anglo-Saxon world it was an orgy of wassailing followed by Catholic guilt or Protestant derision. In Vitoria, it was a natural way of passing the evening and night in the company of ones fellow citizens. This was new and we liked it.
We spent a couple of hours walking around the bars, attempting to blend in. We wanted to be continental, we wished to fit in, we wanted to belong. Our tiredness won over and we strolled back to the pension, now doing brisk business, without noticing the working girls gathering around the street.
Th pension was old and it felt as if it ought to have connected us to that bygone age of Hemingway and Lee. We had eaten the Basque equivalent of tapas. In the Basque Country they were known as pinchos and they were outstandingly delicious. Nevetherless, once back in the room, I announced that I was going to visit the patron of the pension and ask, in my best Spanish, if we could share a meal with him. He and his wife looked at me in a strange manner as I pushed my head around their kitchen door. They did not understand. I tried again, but again they could not follow my line.
As I left, a number of women were arriving with men who kept their eyes close to the ground rather than meeting mine. It finally dawned. Excellent! We were staying in a brothel. I couldn't wait to get back to tell Sonya. A Spanish brothel, who would believe it? We were true travellers, truly immersed in the culture.
Sonya wasn't as impressed with the news as I was.
In our room, we heard every creaking step, every opening door, every grunt, groan, creaking spring, and final escape. Wow!
We talked and we laughed. We had been thrown back in time and place and we were curiously content. This was a new world born out of one of the oldest. We were there and the rest of the world was somewhere else.
As we prepared for sleep on our first night in Spain, the sound of the pension and the city were eclipsed by the clarity of a church bell proclaiming midnight along with the arrival of a couple of young lovers in the territory of fiction.


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Dec 21, 2015 The transformatively persuasive power of being fully present
Giving one's presence is one of the greatest gifts one can give, and is of course powerful for persuasion, because it inspires the presence of those one seeks to persuade.
I always am inspired by the story of the late Beopjeong Seunim who one day helped a woman in deep grief over her son's recent death, by simply being fully present with her, mostly wordlessly, starting from the moment he poured her tea. Self Identity Through Ho'oponopono master Morrnah Simeona silently cleaned over a predicament a visitor was having as Morrnah was going about her external tasks. Similarly, we see the magic of Jon Kabat Zinn's total presence and caring at minutes 14:00 in this documentary from over twenty year ago about his work.
Today's smartphone world challenges us all the more to be fully in the present, so that we are fully with those drivers and passengers in the adjacent cars on the road, with those sharing an elevator, and with those scrambling for the shortest line at the grocery store.
Before the Internet entered the daily lexicon, the late Washington, D.C., jazz piano master Lawrence Wheatley refused to be recorded, because he believed in the necessity of the public experiencing and supporting local musicians live, and hearing the purity of the music, as did Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez's character in Diva.
I experienced Lawrence Wheatley one rainy Saturday at One Step Down in the early 1990's, and he and his tight band transformed the wet day in this dark cellar into sunshine.
Similarly with trials, lawyers have a choice to drone on and on in juror-torturing tones, or to transform, transport, and inspire the lawyer's and jurors' minds and imaginations and courage to do right by the lawyer's client.