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Title: Interview shock horror
Post by: Make it Lady on 15/05/2008 21:24:54
I've got an interview for the Education Officer job, but I've got to do a presentation on Global Citizenship. Help!!!
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Post by: turnipsock on 15/05/2008 21:30:36
what, like in Star Trek where all the people on one planet have the same views and same life styles?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 15/05/2008 22:10:26
That's globalization....Turnipbreath
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Post by: turnipsock on 15/05/2008 23:42:08
Have you tried Wiki or Google?
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/05/2008 00:18:43
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_citizenship

Global citizenship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Global Citizenship is both a moral and ethical disposition which might guide an individual or groups' understanding of the local and global contexts — and their relative responsibilities within different communities. It is motivated through a complex set of commitments to local interests (love of family, communal fairness, self-interest) and a sense of universal equality and notions of care for human beings and the world in its entirety. Global citizenship, as participatory action, entails a responsibility to alleviating local and global inequality, while simultaneously avoiding action that hinders the well-being of individuals or damages the planet. This notion is closely linked to an understanding of globalization and cosmopolitanism.

In the field of education, the concept of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is rapidly incorporating, and at times superseding, references to "Multicultural Education", "Peace Education", "Human Rights Education' and "International Education".

In terms of international relations, global citizenship may refer to a nation-state's responsibility to act with awareness of the world as a global community, by both recognizing and fulfilling its global obligations, and recognizing the rights of global 'citizens'. Global citizenship is related to the idealist school of thought, that states should include a level of moral goodwill in their foreign policy considerations. Whilst a judgment of 'good' global citizenship is a subjective one, some widely agreed upon examples of cases requiring a level of good global citizenship include the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, and the upholding of the UN Charter for Human Rights. Many states struggle to strike a balance between being a 'good' and 'effective' global citizen.

The concept of global citizenship dates back as far as the Stoics of ancient Greece and Rome who pledged primary allegiance to the universal ideals of justice and honor over their allegiance to the polis or city-state. One of the earliest known declarations of global citizenship that is frequently cited by scholars came from the ancient Greek Cynic philosopher Diogenes. When asked where he came from, he would reply, "I am a citizen of the world."[1] Various intellectuals since have addressed this subject, such as Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense (1776) who wrote, "My country is the world. My countrymen are mankind." Albert Einstein, another popular intellectual, addressed the need for more of a global approach to citizenship when he wrote, "Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the measles of the human race."

Many challenges are presented by the term 'global citizenship', extending to a total rejection of the notion as even possible. For example, one prominent challenge is how global citizenship is closely intertwined with the concept of ethical universality (e.g., parcelling out individual responsibilities for the global). Ethical universality can frame global citizenship in terms of managerial tasks that are somehow coordinated by a larger (cohesive) entity. Global citizenship can also be seen as motivated by economic imperatives whereby one nation state encourages fluency of international markets/cultures/languages with the intent of being more competitive within a global economy. This is often identified as a 'neoliberal' approach to global citizenship. Global citizenship is people all over the world working together everyday making the world a better place.

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Post by: neilep on 16/05/2008 01:24:58
Good Luck Sharon...I know you'll do well !.........(despite the nerves)
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/05/2008 01:58:03
Good Job.. I forgot to tell her Good Luck!

Thanks to Neily Nudge.. "Good Luck Sharon.."
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Post by: JimBob on 16/05/2008 05:26:53
As suggested - plagarize
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Post by: Karen W. on 16/05/2008 06:01:39
Yepperoo that worked quite nicely!
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 16/05/2008 06:35:35
Global Citizenship is what citizens sail round the world in.
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Post by: Make it Lady on 16/05/2008 14:16:50
Thanks Doc, my son thought friendship was a boat for all his mates.

Thanks for all the best wishes. I'm doing the power point tutorial as we speak!
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Post by: Make it Lady on 21/05/2008 23:49:56
I got the job in spite of my mouth which seemed to go into manic overdrive during the interview. I spoke a load of drivel. I'm much better in text! Anyway, I start on 9 June eeeek!
I nearly didn't get to the interview as Freddy fell of his trampoline the night before and landed on his head and then later threw up. So down to accident and emergency we went. He got the all clear and the sickness has turned out to be a virus. What a stressful 24 hours. Thank god I got the job though and it is term time only so I can carry on with Make it Science in the Hols.
WWW,makeitscience.co.uk in case anyone hasn't looked at the new website. Not finished yet though.
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Post by: rosalind dna on 22/05/2008 00:18:50
That is good news and I am happy that you've got your job,
Well done Sharon
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Post by: turnipsock on 22/05/2008 00:24:29
I think the website should be http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/ (http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/)

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmyweb.tiscali.co.uk%2Fdigitaltv%2FPiccas%2FSV101453.JPG&hash=9ac38efa8ca0e7ea7f8ccd55c8c89a0b)
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 22/05/2008 07:40:09
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?
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Post by: JimBob on 22/05/2008 14:37:35
I got the job in spite of my mouth which seemed to go into manic overdrive during the interview. I spoke a load of drivel. I'm much better in text! Anyway, I start on 9 June eeeek!
I nearly didn't get to the interview as Freddy fell of his trampoline the night before and landed on his head and then later threw up. So down to accident and emergency we went. He got the all clear and the sickness has turned out to be a virus. What a stressful 24 hours. Thank god I got the job though and it is term time only so I can carry on with Make it Science in the Hols.
WWW,makeitscience.co.uk in case anyone hasn't looked at the new website. Not finished yet though.

Congratulations, Sharon -
(as your agent, I get 10% - I remind you of the contract and the enabling of your application.)

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Post by: JimBob on 22/05/2008 14:39:37
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?

No it is Sharon's sister holding a flying dildo. Sharon doesn't have any hands so her sister needs to hold the dildo. (remember, Sharon looks like a plastic bottle.)

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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 22/05/2008 20:35:58
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?

No it is Sharon's sister holding a flying dildo. Sharon doesn't have any hands so her sister needs to hold the dildo. (remember, Sharon looks like a plastic bottle.)



Do you live permanently in the gutter?
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Post by: turnipsock on 22/05/2008 20:47:54
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?

No it is Sharon's sister holding a flying dildo. Sharon doesn't have any hands so her sister needs to hold the dildo. (remember, Sharon looks like a plastic bottle.)



Do you live permanently in the gutter?

I agree Doc, JimBob has taken that to far.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 22/05/2008 20:53:46
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?

No it is Sharon's sister holding a flying dildo. Sharon doesn't have any hands so her sister needs to hold the dildo. (remember, Sharon looks like a plastic bottle.)



Do you live permanently in the gutter?

I agree Doc, JimBob has taken that to far.

Flog him!
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Post by: JimBob on 23/05/2008 04:03:34
Yes, go back to bestial behavior. Typical of the underclass who just cant take a joke. Corporal punishment has renounced by civilized people for over a century - except in Singapore.

I'll pray for your collective souls.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 23/05/2008 07:48:40
Yes, go back to bestial behavior. Typical of the underclass who just cant take a joke. Corporal punishment has renounced by civilized people for over a century - except in Singapore.


Where they have 1 of the lowest crime rates.

Murders - Houston 248, Singapore 14.
Rape - Houston 70, Singapore 1.
Aggravated assault - Houston 471, Singapore 21.
Total reported crimes - Houston 11,453, Singapore 1,934.

Singapore has more than twice the population of Houston (4.5m against 2m).


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Post by: JimBob on 23/05/2008 16:51:39
And ..... ?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 23/05/2008 17:46:29
Yes, go back to bestial behavior. Typical of the underclass who just cant take a joke. Corporal punishment has renounced by civilized people for over a century - except in Singapore.


Where they have 1 of the lowest crime rates.

Murders - Houston 248, Singapore 14.
Rape - Houston 70, Singapore 1.
Aggravated assault - Houston 471, Singapore 21.
Total reported crimes - Houston 11,453, Singapore 1,934.

Singapore has more than twice the population of Houston (4.5m against 2m).



Certainly beats the football results!
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Post by: Make it Lady on 23/05/2008 17:49:36
I think the website should be http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/ (http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/)

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmyweb.tiscali.co.uk%2Fdigitaltv%2FPiccas%2FSV101453.JPG&hash=9ac38efa8ca0e7ea7f8ccd55c8c89a0b)
Jimbob, all I can say is my fingers on this picture are giving you a very British salute. Can I flog him first?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 23/05/2008 17:52:07
Is that a photo of Ann Diamond on a bad day?

No it is Sharon's sister holding a flying dildo. Sharon doesn't have any hands so her sister needs to hold the dildo. (remember, Sharon looks like a plastic bottle.)



Do you live permanently in the gutter?

I agree Doc, JimBob has taken that to far.
Listen too me Mangel Wurzel. I still haven't had an apology from you and no amount of crawling can substitute for one.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 23/05/2008 19:25:05
And ..... ?

According to you, Houston is "civilised".
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Post by: JimBob on 24/05/2008 01:22:43
I think the website should be http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/ (http://www.makeitscience.co.uk/)

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmyweb.tiscali.co.uk%2Fdigitaltv%2FPiccas%2FSV101453.JPG&hash=9ac38efa8ca0e7ea7f8ccd55c8c89a0b)
Jimbob, all I can say is my fingers on this picture are giving you a very British salute. Can I flog him first?

Ah! - Churchill's "V" For victor
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Post by: JimBob on 24/05/2008 01:24:47
And ..... ?

According to you, Houston is "civilised".

Only Small parts of it.

"civilized" according to the dictionary I use (the one that came with Mozilla.)
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 24/05/2008 08:36:39
And ..... ?

According to you, Houston is "civilised".

Only Small parts of it.

"civilized" according to the dictionary I use (the one that came with Mozilla.)

Ah, an American dictionary. That explains it.
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Post by: JimBob on 25/05/2008 03:13:58
Ah, American! As if "Colonial" were a dirty word. Not even Jaguar isn't even English, nor Land Rover or "All That is English."
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 25/05/2008 11:31:50
Not even Jaguar isn't even English,

Let me put that through my Extremely Bad English machine to see if it can make any sense out of it.
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Post by: JimBob on 25/05/2008 18:10:03
You Brits are good at the extremely bad English machine - Never buy an English auto of any make unless it comes with a mechanic named "Percy"
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 25/05/2008 20:53:50
hmmm... let me see.

Aston Martin? 1 of the best marques in the world.
Morgan? Hand-built by old school craftsmen.
Lotus? OK, Lotus are rubbish at reliability.
TVR? Bits fall off them all the time because they don't fit properly. Oh, wait a minute... they're built from American parts, aren't they. Anyway, TVR is owned by a Canadian these days. Well known for building cars, Canadians are.

Now, where was I? Oh yes...

Nissan Micra? 1 of the most reliable cars in the world. Built in NE England.
Mini? Wonderful little car and incredibly reliable. Built in Oxford.
Noble? You can't fault them. (OK, they're built in South Africa; but designed in Britain. However, they have now been bought by an American company based in Cincinatti but will continue to be bult in South Africa)
Ascari? A supercar to rival Ferrari & Lamborghini. Built in Banbury
Marcos? Face-stripping acceleration from this supercar.
Pro-drive Subaru Impreza WRC? Banbury again.

And all of the above can actually go round corners and don't need a sports stadium to do a U-turn!

American cars are still in the Dark Ages. For instance, the new Mustang has a live rear axle. WTF! Europeans got rid of those suicidal contraptions decades ago!

And when it comes to bhp per cc, the Americans are waaaaay behind. Pro-drive get over 500bhp from a 2litre 4-cylinder engine. Americans need 8litre V8s to get that much power.
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Post by: Bored chemist on 26/05/2008 01:25:51
"Yes, go back to bestial behavior. Typical of the underclass who just cant take a joke. Corporal punishment has renounced by civilized people for over a century - except in Singapore."

The ultimate in corporal punishment is the death penalty- still used in the USA- notably by a Mr Bush.

Most civilised states have given it up. I believe most of them also have lower murder rates.

If we want a debate about the death penalty let's put it in its own thread and leave this one to congratulate the originator.

Go! MakeItLady!
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Post by: Make it Lady on 26/05/2008 10:58:08
Thankyou, I was wondering when someone would notice me drumming my fingers in the corner.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 26/05/2008 14:03:25
Thankyou, I was wondering when someone would notice me drumming my fingers in the corner.

I wondered who was making that annoying racket. (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fhitting%2F11.gif&hash=2b24a3863fbb8d4a186043da06fcf843)
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Post by: JimBob on 26/05/2008 16:44:01
Anything for attention.
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Post by: Make it Lady on 26/05/2008 18:14:57
Thankyou, I was wondering when someone would notice me drumming my fingers in the corner.

I wondered who was making that annoying racket. (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fhitting%2F11.gif&hash=2b24a3863fbb8d4a186043da06fcf843)
Yes it is my side business. I make them for Tim to use at Wimbledon.
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Post by: Make it Lady on 26/05/2008 18:16:16
Anything for attention.
Yes the rackets do need a good tension.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 26/05/2008 23:59:37
Thankyou, I was wondering when someone would notice me drumming my fingers in the corner.

I wondered who was making that annoying racket. (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fhitting%2F11.gif&hash=2b24a3863fbb8d4a186043da06fcf843)
Yes it is my side business. I make them for Tim to use at Wimbledon.

Pity he's retired then
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Post by: Make it Lady on 27/05/2008 20:24:46
Nonsense.....come on Tim!
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 27/05/2008 23:24:45
He retired last September.
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Post by: Make it Lady on 28/05/2008 12:14:59
*sob* so I've been making these rackets for nothing then? Damn, another failed business!
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 28/05/2008 19:03:28
Sic transit gloria mundi
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Post by: JimBob on 29/05/2008 16:50:43
You have been plagiarizing Edmond Rostand again, I see. The phrase is spoken by the character Bellerose in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand to comment on the defeat of Valvert by Cyrano.

(Blaster creature cannot even be original - plagiarizing hack Latin phrases.)
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Post by: Make it Lady on 29/05/2008 17:00:44
ooow! Hark at her!
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/05/2008 07:41:27
I though "sic transit gloria mundi" meant vomiting exuberantly in a van at the beginning of the week.
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Post by: JimBob on 30/05/2008 15:27:00
See, plagiarism - he has provided the proof himself! The Beve didn't even know what he was saying! GAWD. The imbecility of some creatures!
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/05/2008 19:20:26
"The Beve" [sic] knew exactly what he was saying. I merely feigned ignorance and you walked straight into my trap.
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Post by: JimBob on 30/05/2008 19:44:43
What trap?

"Beve" is the derogatory feminine of Beaver.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 30/05/2008 23:41:42
What absolute poppycock!
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Post by: turnipsock on 31/05/2008 01:03:19
the admins should move this to the 'poppycock' section.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 31/05/2008 17:16:24
the admins should move this to the 'poppycock' section.

Leave the thread, just move JimBob.
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Post by: JimBob on 01/06/2008 19:04:42
Never, never, never give up.

     ---  Winston Churchill
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Post by: Make it Lady on 01/06/2008 20:11:45
Did you know that Winston Churchill had a stammer. The king at the time of the war had a stammer so I guess talks at the palace took a while.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 01/06/2008 20:42:04
Lucky Bruce Forsythe wasn't there too.
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Post by: JimBob on 02/06/2008 03:12:21
wh... wh... wh.. who?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 03/06/2008 18:11:46
He was big pals with Sammy Davis-Junior and remarkably, unlike Sammy, is still alive and living with his gorgeous much younger wife. He is an entertainer par-excellence and although retired he still hosts Strictly Come Dancing on the TV. You have the same show in the US but I think it has a different name.
He is renown for his catch phrases, big chin and slight stutter. The latter makes him more endearing and easy to imitate by impressionists. (I don't mean painters!)
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 03/06/2008 20:44:17
He's 80 now & can still tap-dance with the best of them.

Click the pic to read all about Brucie

  (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fthumb%2F1%2F11%2FBruce_Forsyth1.jpg%2F150px-Bruce_Forsyth1.jpg&hash=11a12a44c1f7f72149410b13fcad6342) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Forsyth)
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Post by: Make it Lady on 03/06/2008 20:49:15
DocB I think your post was a Brucie bonus!
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Post by: JimBob on 04/06/2008 00:20:50
i thought he was included as he stammered.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 04/06/2008 08:00:35
i thought he was included as he stammered.

H-h-he w-w-was
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Post by: JimBob on 04/06/2008 16:58:10
k kkkkk ok
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Post by: Make it Lady on 05/06/2008 20:41:25
I think I had said before, that my son stammers. He is off to Swindon at the end of June to be assessed in order to go on a course. It has taken me 7 years for his stammer to be taken seriously by the professionals. I think that because he is bright he finds ways around things.
Winston Churchill was known as a great orator but actually his elaborate language was a symptom of avoiding certain hard constanants.
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Post by: JimBob on 06/06/2008 00:45:51
Sharon, I know it is not something that we should take lightly. I'll refrain hence force from taking the easy shots at those who suffer from speech disorders. Instead, I concentrate on the mother of the subject child who is so very flawed that making light of her for any reason - even just being - is  so simple that you need to lock yourself in a closet and just repent - for being. You're wasting air. 
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 06/06/2008 07:56:43
Instead, I concentrate on the mother of the subject child who is so very flawed that making light of her for any reason - even just being - is  so simple that you need to lock yourself in a closet and just repent - for being. You're wasting air. 

That's so harsh.
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Post by: JimBob on 06/06/2008 19:39:30
Yet, you must ask yourself how true it is. Some truths are very difficult to face.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 06/06/2008 19:53:41
Yet, you must ask yourself how true it is. Some truths are very difficult to face.
You'd know all about that, wouldn't you.
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Post by: JimBob on 07/06/2008 01:52:29
Yes, I do. I am trapped in a space-time continuum where I am actually talking to some nutter why believes himself to be a beaver! This is rather bazaar, to put it mildly.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 07/06/2008 08:41:32
You obviously find it a truth hard to accept that you really are chatting with a beaver.
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Post by: JimBob on 07/06/2008 16:15:52
No, that I am chatting with a human man who is delusionally a beaver. And not a very funny or smart one at that.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 07/06/2008 18:55:08
So, you're denying that I'm a real beaver?
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Post by: JimBob on 07/06/2008 21:10:57
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fsigns2%2F16.gif&hash=741dcbdc1beb8bd6d6e321ecdf1ee6b6)

You need a LOOOOOONNNNGGGGGG rest.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 08/06/2008 21:17:27
Do you deny it? Yes or no.
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Post by: JimBob on 08/06/2008 21:41:11
I DENY A BEAVER ON A KEYBOARD

YOU ARE SOMETHING - IN YOUR OWN MIND - FROM THE SAME PLACE AS ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND THE MAGIC MUSHROOMS OR OPIUM OF LEWIS CARROL.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 08/06/2008 22:42:26
I thought as much - Jimmy is in denial.
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Post by: JimBob on 09/06/2008 01:49:25
That depends. Are you riding a keyboard?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 10/06/2008 22:36:53
First day at work today! Boy am I going to need a sense of humour!
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Post by: JimBob on 11/06/2008 03:14:43
did you ever have one, and if so, where did you last see it a millineum ago?
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Post by: Bored chemist on 11/06/2008 19:54:09
How was work?
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Post by: Make it Lady on 11/06/2008 20:22:29
I don't suffer fools gladly, hence I seldom keep a job for very long.
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Post by: DoctorBeaver on 13/06/2008 06:21:09
I don't suffer fools gladly,

Lucky for you your hubby isn't like that.
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Post by: JimBob on 13/06/2008 16:22:50
AMEN - HE MUST BE A SAINT!