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Peter Lambert on 'An Autism friendly University'
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Freelance Friday 046 – March 15 2019
This week, the family was sick again. As I write this I only slept a few hours, and some of them were on the couch so I didn’t disturb my wife more as I tossed and turned.
Last week I mentioned thinking about a content change, well it’s going to happen. Watch for a video next week as I talk about what’s going on with my content in the future.
If you’ve found my content helpful then new in 2019 I’ve opened up a Patreon page. You can help ensure that more helpful content keeps coming.
I Shipped
Monday I walked you through my GoRuck GR1 and what I’ve liked about it in the 2 years I’ve had the bag. In short, if you’re looking for a great all around bag, then this is a solid option. You’ll want a few packing cubes to provide some extra organization but it’s a sturdy bag that won’t let you down.
Wednesday I brought you along for a workout as I rode/ran/rode to a local mountain in the cold. Since then we’ve had snow and yesterday was 15C. The weather is crazy.
Friday Five
1. You Focus on what you don’t have
Oliver Burkeman for The Guardian:
When you don’t have enough of something, you fixate on it, so it occupies much more mental bandwidth. If you’re not sure you’ll have enough money to feed your family all this month, you have an obvious problem, but also a non-obvious one: the toll on your mental resources, research suggests, will undermine your ability to make wise spending decisions, damaging your chances of escaping your predicament.
Probably one of the hardest chunks of my marriage was 2017 and 2018 as we worked so hard to figure out every month how to even come close to the household expenses. We spent so much time arguing over money and being stressed about it. Having a bit of slack in the system (where I can look forward and we’re paid for a few months with cash in the bank) is nice.
I want to make 2019 the year of space, which is really what the article is about. This is one reason I spend 4 hours Friday afternoon doing whatever strikes my fancy. Maybe writing short pieces like this, maybe trolling the library. How about some sushi and a coffee with a book. Why not take a long walk home to explore a few random streets.
Those few hours on Friday are some of the best hours of the week. They’re certainly the ones I look forward to most.
Sure, I can resolve to leave work early on Friday to spend an hour strolling in the park – I’m lucky to have that option – but when it comes to Friday afternoon itself, any mildly urgent task will prove more powerful than my initial intention, and I’ll end up rooted to my desk.
This is why I ignore my email on Friday and never plan to work then. It’s been about 8 years I’ve been telling clients I have a standing Friday meeting. It’s with me, but it still communicates my lack of availability for anything.
2. I need to get back to book reviews
This goes with the upcoming content change.
Thomas Oppong:
Learning comes down to two things: repetition, and connecting new information to existing knowledge.
And
Learn for 50% of the time and explain what you learn for 50% of the time.
You’ll notice a lack of book reviews. I haven’t stopped reading but with attempting to see what’s up with YouTube I haven’t had time to review the books I’m reading.
I talked to my Patreon members today about cutting my quantity of content to go deep. I’d guess that this would go with the books I’m reading, or at least the topics would jump off the ideas found in the books I’m reading.
I certainly feel like I have less understanding of the books I’m reading right now. This is not a good thing.
How do you make sure you retain what you learn?
3. On Hybrid Digital and Analog Task Management
If you’re looking for a solution for this, check out this thread in The Productivity Guild. I do a hybrid system, which I wrote about in Analogue Productivity, and showed off in my March planning video.
4. I keep grabbing my phone
Kevin Rose for The New York Times:
For the rest of the week, I became acutely aware of the bizarre phone habits I’d developed. I noticed that I reach for my phone every time I brush my teeth or step outside the front door of my apartment building, and that, for some pathological reason, I always check my email during the three-second window between when I insert my credit card into a chip reader at a store and when the card is accepted.
I keep finding that having my phone in my pocket is a terrible thing. I reach for it in a minute of boredom and I don’t even have social media or email on it. I do check RSS feeds just in case someone has written something excellent.
I’m working to remember to put my phone in my bag loose with the rest of my stuff so that I have to put my bag down and fish it out to do anything with it.
If you’re looking for a good read on cutting screen time then I just finished Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport and very much enjoyed it’s balanced approach to getting away from the pull of the screen. Yes, I’ll be writing more on it in the next while.
5. Jason Snell on iOS Roadblocks
From Jason:
As I wrote earlier this month, I ended up finishing my Six Colors Report Card story on the Mac because I ran into several roadblocks when I tried to finish the project on my iPad.
He has a bunch of minor things that he couldn’t “just do” on an iPad and so…he went back to macOS. I think his last paragraph is telling though.
This is perhaps my final lesson from this process : That I can work around most, if not all, of the roadblocks that iOS places in front of me. It might take an app I’ve never heard about, a feature of an app I rarely use, or hours of hacking together scripts based on code samples found in Google searches, but I can probably make it work. That’s not necessarily an endorsement—in the end it was far easy for me to go back to the Mac, where I’ve assembled all the tools I need to do my job over more than two decades. It’s a reminder that as appealing as working on my iPad is, there are still rough areas that I’m much more comfortable handling on my Mac.
As I read this section it seems a bit like you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Not that I’m implying Jason can’t learn, but that he has already solved all these issues on his Mac over the decade of working on it and learning to solve them again seems like way too much work.
We all fall into that space in different places. Where we once dug deep into something, we have stopped digging and are happy with whatever we have. Learning has stopped unless forced upon us.
Source: https://curtismchale.ca/2019/03/15/freelance-friday-046-march-15-2019/
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What to Consider Before Giving a Gift to Your Man
Surely it has happened to you that you want to give something romantic and original to your girlfriend, but you don’t have a dime! And whether knowing how to surprise your partner without spending money, sometimes, can be one of the most difficult things to do.
Only the fact of giving something to your son can be complicated, because they, in their majority, do not express feelings with the clarity that the girls do. And if you don’t have enough financial capital, you already have a problem!
How to surprise your partner
But don’t worry, here I will give you a few tips that, along with practical ideas, will help you make a gift for your partner that will make him happy with you. And don’t be flooded with money, think that the most important thing is not the cost of the prize, but the love that you put into it and the time you dedicate, indirectly, to your partner to make it. So, you already have the solution: read on and find out how much you can do for your man without spending a lot of money!
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It’s important that you don’t miss important dates as a couple. Life becomes so busy that we don’t realize that we have forgotten an important day for both of us. Weddings or wedding celebrations, Valentine’s Day, birthdays or other dates that appeal to both are important so you don’t forget them.
How to surprise him without spending money
To find out how to surprise your partner without spending money, keep in mind that remembering is a gift. Remember that a special day that remembers something transcendent for you both is a separate gift.
So, if you have a problem with the date, record it on your cellphone or on the calendar and put all kinds of alarms so that it doesn’t happen to you! However, these dates are usually several times a year, and you do not need to wait for something to be commemorated between you to give special details.
Any chance is important if it is a gift.
If you feel in love with your man, if you want to arouse a little love, if you want to give something without reason: make a request and find a way to surprise your partner without spending money! It’s easy to give something when you have money; You go to the store, you give a little advice, and you buy something expensive among Tudor watches or Rolex watches for example and you will definitely like it. But when you don’t have the financial means, or you can’t spend it on gifts that you know you want, you have to work a little more!
It’s just a matter of thinking a little about what you will give him and why. There are many choices that you can have just by using your mind and what you feel for your child: it will give you the key to making your gift! Of course, you can make something instantly, but it might take a little longer.
You will leave your partner with a smile and happy memories that will come from your hand.
Source: https://mommysmemorandum.com/giving-gift-man/
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BTW #36 - Rumors and Hearsay
Kidder and Jade are looking forward to their dinner date with Cooper and Marilyn from the Life on the Swingset podcast. The Swap Fu podcast, again sparks another conversation about full swapping. Episode #239 of the Sex is Fun podcast got everybody's feather in a bunch. Facebook is a rascally place for people to spread rumors. That's good, it is time for some people to get mad about a lot of things.
Source: http://www.bathtalkweekly.com/2010/09/btw-36-rumors-and-hearsay.html
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So Long, Springfield
The Simpsons has been on the air for more than 30 years now, and the setting of Springfield has expanded to include literally hundreds of characters. On occasion, the population contracts. Here are some characters no longer on the show…and why.
APU NAHASAPEEMAPETILON
The discussion has been going on for years, but the idea that Apu, Springfield’s resident Kwik-E-Mart proprietor, was problematic, reached peak volume in 2017, when Indian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu released the documentary The Problem With Apu. He argued that the character embodied several hurtful Indian-American stereotypes, particularly his employment at a convenience store and the broad voice characterization used by actor Hank Azaria, who does not have an Indian background. Others may argue that Apu is a fleshed-out, multifaceted character — he’s been a part of The Simpsons for more than 25 years, and viewers became familiar with his extended family (his parents arranged his marriage, which turned out happy and resulted in octuplets) and backstory (he came to the U.S. to get his doctorate in computer science). In early 2018, The Simpsons responded to the controversy — Marge reads Lisa a P.C.-sanitized bedtime story, and both are unimpressed. Next to a photo of Apu, Lisa monologues, “Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?” Well, here’s what The Simpsons can and did do. Producers have announced plans to completely retire the Apu character. Not everyone is happy with this move — while it eliminates a character some find stereotypical, some critics have pointed out that it also means one less Indian-American person on television (of which there aren’t many).
TROY McCLURE and LIONEL HUTZ
Two of the most popular and hilarious characters in the early seasons of The Simpsons were also among its sleaziest. One was the Simpsons go-to attorney (meaning he was cheap and terrible) Lionel Hutz. (He once asks for a mistrial by calling it a “bad court thingy.”) The other: washed-up 1970s heartthrob actor — turned infomercial pitchman and educational film host — Troy McClure. (“You may remember me from such films as P is for Psycho, and The President’s Neck is Missing.”) Both of those characters disappeared from the show after 1998. The reason: legendary comic actor and Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman voiced them both, and after he was tragically murdered, there was no way producers could re-cast those roles.
MAUDE FLANDERS
The Simpsons neighbors’, the Flanders are so kind and pious that it seemed shocking and unfair when, in 2000, the show killed off matriarch Maude Flanders, wife of Ned and mother of two young boys. She dies in a ridiculous way, too — at the Springfield Speedway, Homer eggs on the T-shirt canon guy, and one of those projectiles hits Maude, knocking her off the grandstands to her death below. Why did The Simpsons do this? Because of a contract dispute with voice actor Maggie Roswell. She wanted more money than producers wanted to give her, so they let her walk. Some of her roles were assigned to other actresses (Miss Hoover, Helen Lovejoy), but writers killed off her main part, Maude.
Source: https://www.bathroomreader.com/2018/11/so-long-springfield/
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We're moving to Office 365
For some time now, staff and students at the University have been asking for cloud-based solutions. We are really excited to let you know that the first stage and preparation of future services is expected to be deployed in the coming weeks when email, calendar and contacts will move to Office 365.
What this first stage means for you:
Currently everyone's emails, calendar and contacts are managed at the University on large servers. When we move to Office 365, your e-mail, calendar and contacts will be hosted on Microsoft Office 365 Servers.
We will be updating this blog with further information soon but for now, here's some of the benefits you'll be getting:
Anytime, anywhere access to your University email
You can continue to use Outlook desktop client for Windows & Mac, and continues to work with iOS and Android email clients.
50GB of mailbox storage
Emails up to 25MB in size
High reliability & availability of University email
Improved security
Mobile responsive web-based access
The ability to share directly from Exchange Online to OneDrive for Business (coming soon)
Consolidated personal calendars, making it easier to schedule meetings
Group calendars to help teams work together
Focused email inbox for those most important emails
Over the next two weeks we be piloting this change within Computing Services.
During this time you may notice the following message appear in Outlook:
Pop-up asking users to re-start Outlook.
If you see this, it is most likely that a user who you have some form of mailbox access for has been migrated to Office 365. All you need to do is close and re-open Outlook.
You may also be prompted for credentials once you re-open Outlook. If so, simply enter your username e.g. [email protected] followed by your password.
If you still experience problems, please contact the IT Help Team, who can advise you.
Source: http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/computing-services/2018/10/25/were-moving-to-office-365/
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Test Facility Manager - Fixed Term Contract (CT6426)
Test Facility Manager - Fixed Term Contract
With the continued growth in capability and reputation of its automotive Powertrain research and innovation capability, which includes the cutting-edge IAAPS The Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems, the University is seeking to recruit an experienced engineering facility manager. The facility manager will have responsibility for the day to day management of our complete Chassis Dynamometer facility based at the Claverton Down Campus. The role will include line management responsibility for the technician resource across the broader Claverton Down based Powertrain research facilities.
The Chassis Dynamometer is a busy, state of the art 4WD climatic test cell and soak area with extensive exhaust emissions analysis capability and associated vehicle workshop. The Facility Manager will have overall control of the test schedule, calibration and maintenance, test plan approval and resources associated to the facility and will also manage the wider technical pool within the University’s Powertrain research facilities with a view to maximising operational efficiency whilst maintaining very high levels of data integrity. The position holder will be expected to provide support and guidance to the academic, research and technical staff within the department.
This role is being advertised on a full-time basis, but applications would also be welcomed from applicants who wished to work part time, or flexibly, to suit the applicant’s skills and previous experience, this may be discussed as part of the interview process.
The position is full time (36.5 hours per week), and is being offered on a fixed term basis with an expected expiry date of 31 October 2020, at which point it will be reviewed.
For any informal discussion please contact Rob Oliver, Chief Engineer on +44 (0)1225 383628 e-mail: [email protected].
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The University of Bath is an equal opportunities employer and has an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. To achieve our global aspirations, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CT6426
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Glamorlux Nancy’s pink poodle bathroom
Glamorlux Nancy was one of the first Retro Renovation readers to show off a vintage pink bathroom that she had embraced wholeheartedly. Her theme: Pink poodles, how appropros. “Two years ago,” she says, “when we were house-hunting, the pink bathroom (and other original 50’s features) is what sold us on this particular home!” Her bathroom is an all-time favorite — with readers writing me regularly to ask, “Where can I get a shower curtain just like that?” Sorry, folks, no straighforward answer on that one. You’ll have to hunt it down vintage. But send out kind and patient vibes, and the retro decorating gods may well send one your way. Read more about Nancy’s bathroom over on Retro Renovation.
Source: http://savethepinkbathrooms.com/glamorlux-nancys-pink-poodle-bathroom/
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Latest promotions to professor
Richard Joiner
Professor of Educational Psychology
Richard’s application was led by his success in teaching quality and teaching innovation, overlapping with his published research on innovation in teaching. Richard’s profile is distinctive in its synergy between his passion for teaching, concern for students, and his research on the integration of technological advances in teaching environments. His present ambition to break new ground in developing students’ critical thinking by using digital technology is noteworthy.
Greg Maio, Head of Department for Psychology said:
Staff in the Department of Psychology were delighted by the news of Richard’s promotion to Professor of Educational Psychology. I greatly appreciate his dedication to the department and the university, which is inspirational to our team.
Emma Rich
Professor in Physical Activity and Health Pedagogy
Emma joined the university in 2010 as a Senior Lecturer, and was promoted to Professor in 2018 for both her research and teaching excellence. One of Emma’s key contributions to learning and teaching has been in the development of the use of technology in teaching through the Litebox project, and promotion and dissemination of this across the university. Examples of her research include partnership work with charities and schools aimed at reducing the development of eating disorders and poor mental health in children, and research exploring the impact of digital technologies on young people’s health and wellbeing.
Dr Fiona Gillison, Head of Department for Health said:
Emma’s work provides a great example of the beneficial the overlap between teaching and research, in Emma’s case focusing on both the advantages and drawbacks of using technology in what we do, and innovating in relation to how to use technology better.
Her work has great relevance given the rapid growth in digital technologies, and her promotion reflects how well Emma’s academic and public engagement activities have drawn attention to important issues and challenged people to think about these issues differently.
James Betts
Professor in Metabolic Physiology
James started as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath in 2005, following a PhD at Loughborough. James experienced his first large grant success in 2010 with a study funded from the BBSRC looking at the role of breakfast in population health; this was the first empirical study to scientifically investigate whether breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. He has also experienced success with his teaching, receiving the University's Mary Tasker Award for excellence in teaching in 2018, and was a long-serving admissions tutor for the BSc Sport & Exercise Science over 10 years.
Dr Fiona Gillison, Head of Department for Health said:
It has been encouraging for all the department to see James’ progression through the university, from his start as a teaching fellow shortly before completing his PhD, right through to promotion to professor in 2018.
Throughout this time he has brought a fantastic level of energy to his work, enthusing both undergraduate and postgraduate students with a spirit of enquiry and learning through his ongoing research activities, despite the many dawn starts this has involved. We look forward to his further leadership of the department’s growing research activities in nutrition and metabolism.
Jody Mason
Professor of Biochemistry
Jody’s interests are in proteins and how they interact with each other. He is particularly interested in very small proteins known as peptides, and his group focus on their ability to block protein-protein interactions implicated in disease, with both high affinity and selectivity. They do this by screening vast numbers of peptides within living cells to identify those capable of achieving these aims.
Through the course of his career Jody has received significant project grant funding from the Wellcome Trust, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Cancer Research UK, and Alzheimer’s Research UK.
More recently he has secured additional significant funding via industrial collaboration that seeks to utilise Jody’s existing and proprietary technologies to develop peptide-based therapeutics to previously ‘undruggable’ targets in high mortality cancers.
Jody is a core member of the BBSRC Research Committee D (Molecules, cells and industrial biotechnology) as well as a core member of the Grant Review Board for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Professor David Tosh, Head of Department of Biology and Biochemistry, said:
Jody’s promotion from senior lecturer to Professor is richly deserved. He is a superb scientist and his research has significant potential to treat both cancer and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Jody is a highly valued colleague and I very much look forward to seeing him develop his research in the future.
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/latest-promotions-to-professor/
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Serene Space: 3 Ways to Create Awesome Hideaways in Your Garden
More than being a pretty sight, an entertainment area, a play zone, and a veggie haven, the garden is a space for rest for many people. Given that it does serve many functions, it becomes a little too handful for homeowners, with rest taking a backseat. If that’s the case in your outdoor space, what you need is simple: secret hideaways, those little areas for some peace and quiet.
Here’s how you can create such in your garden.
Place your meditation area away from the activity zones of your garden, so you can secure the serene vibe in that space. Ideally, your hideaway should be at the farthest end of your garden. There should be a path leading to it, not only to reduce as much noise from the play zones and outdoor dining areas as possible, but also to further create that feeling of the hideaway being set apart from the rest.
Moreover, the paths — if designed smartly — can help in improving the mood for some rest and recreation. For instance, some homeowners have koi ponds on the sides of the paths. Others use other water features, like fountains or stone waterfalls. Of course, you can also use plants, like bamboo shoots or hedges. Just never forget to use paths for your hideaways.
Enclose the room.
To make your rest space private, keep your hideaway in an enclosure. Treat it like those hidden courtyards you find in old properties, where you would have to brush the plants out of the way to enter. In your space, you can use plants yourself as screening. Create a living wall, for instance, or use pergolas or trellis and hang some creepers and climbing plants. If you want a deviation from nature, use hard structures, like wooden partitions with metal fence posts or brick walls.
If you’re the type to redesign spaces every now and then, choose freestanding dividers so you can easily reconfigure it later. Take note of the placement of your enclosures. Two things you have to remember: you want to hide the room from plain sight and at the same time, you don’t want to hide it from good outdoor views. Don’t enclose it from views of the sunset or the ocean.
Elevate the floor level.
This will further create separation from the rest of the space. At the same time, stepping up and down the steps can increase the sense of destination, the feeling of going to a place for relaxation. Moreover, in case you have eyesores in your garden, like an AC unit or some pipes, elevating your hideaway can block such or at least give you better views to fix your eyes on.
If you’re not into an elevated space, perhaps a sunken room fits your preferences. It makes for a more intimate area, perfect for meditation and late night conversations with loved ones. Consult a landscaping artist how you can adjust the floor level of your secret room and comply with renovation requirements of local government.
Is your garden constantly bustling with activity that you cannot find the peace and quiet you crave badly? Create hideaways. Keep in mind these backyard ideas.
Source: https://mommysmemorandum.com/serene-space-3-ways-create-awesome-hideaways-garden/
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General Porter (various hours) (CC6204)
General Porter (various hours)
The University Hospitality Department provides catering to students, staff and external customers throughout the academic year and during the summer months. There are numerous outlets run by the Hospitality Department offering a range of food and drink options.
You can find out more about our outlets here: http://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/where-to-eat-on-campus/
As a General Porter you will be responsible for delivering and receiving stock, setting up tables and furniture, maintaining excellent hygiene standards, operating dishwashers and carrying out daily cleaning of kitchen equipment, cutlery and crockery.
Successful candidates should work well within a team and ideally have experience of working in a kitchen porter/general porter role. You will be experienced in providing outstanding customer service and previous experience of using email and finance/stock computer software would be an advantage.
We have various opportunities available:
36.5 hours per week (term-time only)
20 hours per week
17 hours per week (weekend only)
Here's just some of the benefits of working with us:
A competitive rate of pay
A generous pension scheme
Up to 25 days annual leave per year, 8 bank holidays and five extra discretionary days
A 36.5 hour week and no split shifts
We close over the Christmas break but you’re still paid for this time off
Regular awards for shining stars, from £20 Love2Shop vouchers up to annual awards of £750
A commitment to the wellbeing of our teams, with mindfulness sessions, fitness boot camps and free health checks
Great staff social events
A staff suggestion scheme, with the chance to share your ideas and earn a £20 voucher
The chance to develop, with many training courses and job shadowing opportunities
Up to 20 hours a year personal development time for fitness classes, training, volunteering and charity work
Tax and national insurance savings through salary exchange schemes on nursery care and childcare vouchers.
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Further details:
The University of Bath is an equal opportunities employer and has an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. To achieve our global aspirations, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CC6204
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Public consultation on Bath Clean Air Zone
B&NES Council have launched a public consultation on the introduction of a Class D Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in the centre of Bath. The aim is to urgently reduce harmful levels of NO2 across the city, caused by vehicle emissions.
The consultation closes on 26 November 2018.
The B&NES website contains details of the proposed boundary, proposed charges, and proposed exemptions and concessions.
B&NES are encouraging everyone who lives and works in Bath to take part in the consultation, as well as those who regularly visit or pass through.
If you would prefer to provide your feedback about these proposals to the University rather than to B&NES directly, please email [email protected].
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/public-consultation-on-bath-clean-air-zone/
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Temporary Teaching Fellow (CC6412)
Temporary Teaching Fellow
An opportunity has arisen within the University’s Department of Biology and Biochemistry for a part-time (0.4 FTE) Teaching Fellow in Conservation Biology for up to 24 weeks. The successful applicant would ideally be available for an immediate start in January 2019 for a fixed term period. .
Teaching responsibilities will include the delivery of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials together with the development of new teaching materials.
Applicants should hold a first degree and a postgraduate qualification related to Conservation Biology.
You must be a strong team player, able to work on your own initiative within a dynamic environment. A track record in the delivery of a high quality student learning experience is desirable but not essential.
This post is a part time, fixed term position (14.60 hours per week).
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dr Momna Hejmadi, Courses Director (01225 383129 or [email protected]).
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Further details:
The University of Bath is an equal opportunities employer and has an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. To achieve our global aspirations, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CC6412
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Coffee date
Coffee on the bus to work last week.
Why hello there! How nice of you to meet me today for a cup of coffee. Dare I say you’re looking lovely today? Your kindness, humor, and panache are shining through!
I don’t have anything exciting to say today other than I’m looking forward to the weekend. I took this swim session on and it’s been a long one.
I know it can be a distraction from deployment #4 but really, I’m just not loving teaching the group lessons right now. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE most of the kids I’m working with this session. They are super great little buddies and I make sure to bring my best to the pool when I’m there, but group classes are really draining.
Yea, I’ve still got it and can do it, but I don’t know if I want to do it. Luckily, we have a 2 week close down and I can figure it out.
I think I’m going to go back to just my private lessons and filling in. I have some other things needing my focus these days.
I want to finish my house, do crafts, and spend time with special people and having to go to the pool until noon or 3pm every Saturday really cuts into that time. Yeah it’s only a few hours there and in the water, but it’s at least another hour or more travel time, mentally prepping each lesson for the different kiddos and dealing with some of the parents. (Other parents are amazing.)
My private lessons? I like that a lot more. Those kiddos are delightful, inspiring and fun. I’ve developed a sort of friendship with their parents that goes beyond the pool deck. I leave teaching those children recharged and happy. Even their not good days bring smiles to my face and we laugh.
Group lessons aren’t always the same. Some days I have to dig deep for even leaving feeling like I got anything done. My playcheck should be more happy and laughs and less “Why am I doing this again?”
Maybe I’m just tired and need a break? Find something else to inspire me? I don’t know.
Wow, this got a little heavy! I didn’t mean for that to happen, the words just sort of came out of my fingertips. I guess I had to write it out to think it out.
I am curious though. What inspires you? When you’re zapped, what brings you back to something you’ve loved previously?
One of mine is “making things” but that’s a post for a different day…
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Source: https://bakinginmybathingsuit.com/2017/10/20/coffee-date-52/
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DIY Loofah Soap with Jojoba Beads
It’s so pretty! And loofah is all the rage right now. It seems everyone is planting it in their garden this year. This exfoliating soap is all natural and easy to make. You can see the full DIY soap making tutorial here.
Related Posts:
Lime Loofah Soap Tutorial
Source: https://bathnbody.craftgossip.com/diy-loofah-soap-with-jojoba-beads/2019/02/26/
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IT Support Technician (Service Desk Analyst) (MS6102R)
IT Support Technician (Service Desk Analyst)
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled IT professional ideally with a background in and a passion for IT support and service delivery to join our Service Desk team within the University of Bath's Department of Computing Services.
Our IT Technicians provide customer focused, friendly assistance for staff and students in person, by phone, email or other electronic means. They ensure that phone calls and other communications are handled in a customer friendly and professional manner and are recorded appropriately in our call management system using clear written communication.
You will provide sympathetic advice to customers on their IT queries, remaining calm under pressure, and where possible resolving their query or problem at first contact. You will also follow standard diagnosis routines to identify the caller and type of problem gaining sufficient information to resolve the query or where applicable to escalate to other teams within Computing Services and the wider University community.
You will be expected to contribute to discussions about improving methods of working, to follow those methods once agreed and to document and maintain those methods so they become knowledge for staff across Computing Services.
As part of our ongoing commitment to improve customer experience and continual service improvement, we are implementing policies and procedures based on the ITIL framework. Knowledge and experience of working in such a framework would be advantageous as would experience of the usage of ITSM systems.
The University of Bath is one of the UK's leading Universities with an international reputation for research and teaching at the highest academic standards. The University's buildings are set in an attractive campus about a mile from the centre of Bath, a World Heritage City.
We are committed to personal and professional development. In addition we offer the following employee benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme
• 39 days holiday (annual leave, discretionary days and bank holidays)
• A flexible working environment
• Ofsted outstanding rated onsite nursery and childcare vouchers schemes
• Salary exchange scheme (cycle to work)
• Interest free loans for public transport seasons tickets and motorcycle purchases for commuting
• Onsite private and NHS dentist, onsite medical centre
• Discounted physiotherapy services
• Onsite parking
If you’d like to find out more about working for Computing Services please visit our webpage http://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/come-and-work-for-computing-services/
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Sherilyn Elmes, Service Manager (Service Desk) by email: [email protected]
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The University of Bath is an equal opportunities employer and has an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. To achieve our global aspirations, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Source: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=MS6102R
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What was? What will be?
2014 was a busy year. Lots of things happened.
I am feeling so free, never felt so free in my life!
Most things aren’t interesting in terms of photography. I won’t share them with you. Except three things:
I have grown a beard. I love it! Others love it! So it will stay for a while.
I found out that I am not allergic to strawberries after 15 years of avoiding them. It is such a great feeling being able to eat the most delicious fruit in the world again.
After a long time of not being able to move I am totally into exercise and sports now. I haven’t felt fitter than before and this changed a lot.
In terms of photography I tried out some things in the background not publishing it. My approach in landscape photography changed. I would call myself a nature photographer at the moment.
There have been some fantastic travels in 2014. It was a great time moving. But than there was “The End of the World – Finistère”!
And nothing was as it was before. So turning around and finding new adventures is sometimes the best idea to keep having fun in life.
What will be in 2015?
I am not sure yet.
Of course lots of traveling and outdoor adventures will be on my todo list for 2015. But that is nothing new.
My plans are also to improve my english to start a podcast in english language. This makes me afraid! It is a big thing! But what is life without challenge.
And I plan becoming more active in social media again. I recently cleaned up my twitter follows. Now I have a stream that is worth the read. I find it interesting that there are so many people outside that are still following me on twitter even though I am only posting the songs I am listening to via last.fm. Thank you for your patience. The same on G+. Lots of followers but not much response. I wouldn’t follow myself at the moment. But this will change. I am sure…
Some other plans are in my head but nothing worth to be told now. So stay tuned there will be more happening in 2015.
Wishing you a joyous, peaceful and prosperous new year ahead.
Source: http://www.olafbathke.de/photography-blog/2014/12/31/will/
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