#WtR World Building

[welcometorust]

MASTER POST

The Party has currently completed 6 (six) sessions.

And I'm (very slowly) translating my DM notes to readable form here.

Meet the party:

The PC's/Design Sheets

SESSIONS:

Session 1/Session 2

Automata Designs:

Info/Bee/Mouse/Orchestra/HopHops/Customer Service/Waiter

If you're here from ArtFight, The Spider and Mower aren't up here yet since I'm quite far behind. But feel free to look at some of the other Automata Designs, or anything else you please.

[warpedlegacy]

Attention:

I shall do my best to tag all Dragon Age: The Veilguard posts as "veilguard spoilers" for those who wish to block any info related to the game. If I miss one, feel free to let me know and I'll tag it. You have been warned.

Reprisals

So it occurs to me I’ve never actually created a promo post for my ongoing fic of Theresa Trevelyan, my Inquisitor OC. So here goes! 

Reprisals is about lies. But it’s also about the truth. In very much the same way a shadow comes from light. The Chantry has told many lies. Theresa Trevelyan is merely one of them. They called her a heretic first, then a savior, then a prophet. She rejects the myth they've made of her life and her suffering. But more than this, she resents their erasure of the truth behind her rise to power. You think you know the story of the Herald of Andraste? Now you will hear the truth. With a little help from Thedas's favorite serial author, of course.

Set within a frame narrative of Theresa telling her story to Varric, who is writing it all down with the intent that the world will finally know the real person behind the stories. Reprisals is about lies and truth, yes. But it’s also about being seen. About learning to see ourselves, to look inward and find our own truths. About relearning who we are after the pain - not because of it or in spite of it, but simply after it. 

This project started simply as a desire to get back into the writing groove after a long hiatus by documenting my headcanon story of DAI. And it kind of snowballed from there lol. You will see my writing change as it goes along, as I grow more comfortable with both Theresa’s character and my own voice. I hope if you choose to engage you will enjoy the journey as much as I am! 

Reprisals, main series

Book One: The Rise - Begins with the game’s beginning, up through their arrival at Skyhold and the naming of Theresa as Inquisitor

Book Two: The Reign  - Continues on from where The Rise left off, meant to go up through the end of the base game’s events. Currently WIP. 

Book Three: The Revelation - Has yet to be written. Is meant to cover the events between the end of the base game up through Trespasser. 

While Time Remains

Currently WIP, post-Trespasser series. Theresa and Cullen begin their new lives after the events of Trespasser. A multi-chapter series meant to bridge the gap between DAI and DAD. Mostly focusing on the domestic lives of Theresa and Cullen, but with some tidbits of angst, smut, child rearing, action, and espionage thrown in. There are at least four planned arcs, and a planned end.

’Til Winter’s End - The first arc for WTR. After the events of the Exalted Council, Theresa feels adrift. No Anchor, no Inquisition, no home, and no left arm. What she does have are two clear points of reference. The first is her steadfast determination to stop Solas from enacting his plan to destroy the world. The second is in her husband, Cullen. At his suggestion, they spend their honeymoon in South Reach with his family for a long-awaited reunion, where Theresa begins to recuperate. But when all the bustle of duty and danger is gone, she is left with only herself, and has to relearn who that is.

The Black City - WIP, Picks up where TWE left off. Kirkwall is known as the “City of Chains”. Its jet black walls feel like an appropriate backdrop for a site whose history is filled with dark and bloody deeds. It is also where Theresa and Cullen have decided to make their new home, now that the Inquisition has been disbanded. Together with Cullen’s youngest sister, Rosalie – an apostate and now Theresa’s pupil – and their mabari Cal, they make a valiant attempt at settling down and starting fresh. But the past will not stay quiet, and unresolved hurts begin to fester, spreading their corruption into the present, and possibly poisoning any future they hope to build. (fic banner created using concept art for Kirkwall, commissioned art by neonteeth with permission, and flycam shot found here)

Side stories set within the same canon

Swept Away: Set post-Trespasser, with Josephine Montilyet and Isabela as the main characters, with small tidbits of Theresa’s world state peppered into the background as passing mentions only. If you like Pirates of the Caribbean and Pride and Prejudice, and ever wondered what a story that combined the two would look like, then look no more! Josie/Isabela is a rare pair that I deeply love and think it deserves more attention.

350: A series of drabbles about various characters and moments within the DAI storyline, each one exactly 350 words. This was a personal challenge for me to help fix my at times overly-verbose writing. 

Seeker, It’s Cold Outside: Varric/Cassandra, trapped in a cave during a snow storm. No smut, just fluff and some humor, with some very strong hints at shipping. And vitriolic banter, because who’re we kidding it’s the whole appeal of this pairing. 

Fools (or, Truth and Lies): Varric/Cassandra. If you read the above story and thought, “okay but do they bang?”, this fic is the answer. (spoilers, the answer is YES). 

The Catch: Theresa/the Iron Bull, set after Haven’s fall, during their time trapped in the mountains before reaching Skyhold. FWB. Smut as hurt/comfort. Some light D/s and sex-in-a-tent kinkiness. 

An Evening In: Cullen/Theresa. Set sometime during Book Three: The Revelation. The Inquisitor's latest excursion has had to be delayed due to an impending winter storm. With forward progress stalled, Cullen suggests they take the chance to comb through some much-neglected paperwork whilst secluding themselves in her quarters. This unexpected gift of extra time together leads to an unexpected revelation for Cullen.

Just Missing You: Cullen/Theresa. The Inquisitor finally returns after an extended journey, eager to reunite with her love, but she and Cullen seem to keep just missing each other, pulled apart as they are by the endless tasks of Skyhold.

Morningside: Cullen/Theresa. Porn with feelings. Theresa awakens after recovering from a serious injury, and is in the mood. Luckily, Cullen is right there. Mostly some light-hearted sexy fun, with a bit of character and relationship development thrown in as extra toppings.

Fluffuary: Exactly what it says on the tin. This is where I post all my filled Fluffuary prompts that are set within the Reprisals world state.

Blood in my mouth, and the bitterness in goodbye: f!Warden Cousland/Leliana. Leliana-focused story, takes place in between Origins and Awakening. Sort of a prologue for her story in Reprisals.

Fiercely Perish: You want Die Hard in Thedas? I got your Die Hard in Thedas! Sort of a crack fic, but also just a fun time. 

Theresa Trevelyan in other stories

The Storm Within: Part of DAFF server’s OC exchange event, written by @lalaenwrites. Theresa meets a Dalish Keeper with whom she seemingly has nothing at all in common... until they find common ground. 

Clearing the Field: Another OC exchange fic, written by MakjangCandy. Theresa and Cullen navigate a field of glyphs, both literal and figurative, together.

Silk & Steel: Another OC exchange fic, written by Gynedroid. The Inquisition has been disbanded, and the mark is gone. That means the Inquisitor's job is over, right?Well, not quite. Theresa Trevelyan will never turn her back on those who need help, particularly the mages she fought so hard to save. She no longer has the armies of the faithful at her back, or some of the best spies and diplomats the realm produced.  She has nothing but words at her disposal to persuade the famously iron-willed Queen Anora. Let it be enough.

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[deeptimesjournal]

We Are the Great Turning

by Jesse Serrante

Future beings have been visiting me in my dreams. Each night as I sleep, I find myself traveling to a campfire, a spot in a forest with the same soft mossy ground and smell of pine in the air as the woods I have loved and visited since I was a child.

In this forest, there is a place for me by the fire where I can sit in the night as people have for all of human existence, to talk with this group of future beings about our lives and the world.

My sense of their world is warm and blurry, as the places we travel to in our sleep tend to be when we wake, but I remember this: they tell me that the world they live in is my own world, one hundred and forty years from now. They tell me that their numbers are small, their world much less populated than my own, and that they live in communities of reciprocity and balance with Earth. As I meet these people and hear their stories, I rest easy in their answer to a question that I have spent my life asking: Will humanity survive this time of great destruction and separation? Or will we drive ourselves to extinction? They assure me. We have made it. We are still busy with the work of healing ourselves and our land from generations of destruction, but we have made it. Our non human sisters and brothers are healing too, and it is beautiful here.

Last night, as we sat together again around the glowing, warm fire, I shared the deepest fears that I live with in my own life: That I may be among the last human beings to experience the stunning beauty of planet Earth. That I am too small and weak to transform our world from the racism, inequality, and ecological destruction that I inherited. That we are destined to destroy each other and the world around us, and I am powerless to change any of it.

As I poured out my fears, they listened lovingly, and a child spoke from her spot on the ground between her mother’s feet and said “Your world is so scary and uncertain! We are here now, but in your time, you don’t know that we will be. How do you keep going? You say it seems impossible at times… how do you keep from giving up?”

As I answered, my own inner voice of wisdom, imbued with the wisdom of my ancestors, came through, clear like a mindfulness bell:

In my time, we live amid so much destruction. The earth is warming rapidly and unpredictably bringing on rising seas and storms that are destroying our beloved homes. Our waters are poisoned and many are dying of disease and starvation while others live in opulence and ignorance of those who suffer. Two people in the same city can be living two distinctly different lives: one of oppression and poverty and the other of freedom and wealth.  Our people are so divided from one another that coming together often feels impossible. We watch ourselves and others and especially those in power act in ways that seem unfathomable. We act out the selfishness that is bred of fear that there will not be enough, and the hatred of others that is born of not knowing that we are enough. Our culture has forgotten how to live in the abundant and ancient flow of life, and our short-sighted actions reflect that disconnection.

Our culture normalizes this dominance and selfishness, and we are told that this way of being is as natural as the ocean tides. Many of us, however, know that this can not be true and that there is another way we desire to live.  To create this other way, we are beginning to reimagine our culture's ways of seeing ourselves. We are imagining a world where humans live in reciprocity with Earth and where everyone’s needs are met, with no one left out. We are piecing together this vision with memories and knowledge from the precious few of us that still remember how to live this way, as our ancestors did. We are falling deeply in love with this vision, and sharing it bravely, tending to it like a seed, small and precious, that will someday multiply into a great harvest.

We call our journey into this new way of being “The Great Turning”. Many who hear that this Great Turning is underway find inspiration in it, while others question whether it is truly possible. Cynics call us dreamers, naive and even dangerous terrorists.

The tentacles of the culture of dominance are wrapped around everything and seem to thwart our efforts at every turn. We are cultivating a new culture of collaboration and trust that is taking root, but the work is tireless and the dominance culture is fiercely defended by doubters and cynics. Sometimes our task leaves us so heartbroken and wounded that we start to believe them, but we support one another to remain resilient in our mission to live the collaboration and trust we dream of now. Like farmers in slow motion, we are planting the seeds of this culture that we dream of and we are tending to them. We trust that they will grow, even though the great harvest will likely come long after we are gone.

To tend to these seeds, we have to remember who we are. We have to remember ourselves despite what our culture tells us. We come from those who knew how to live in reciprocity with the earth. We already have within us all of the brilliance, power and beauty needed to restore our world. We are whole and complete, not broken as the dominance culture tells us. We deserve dignity and respect. Our yearning to make a difference in the world is good and right. We have to remember this, even when our own minds and the world around us tell us that it is not true. We are learning to remember this about ourselves and to help one another to remember it as well. This is our first step: to remember that we are the ones we have been waiting for all along. The ones who are planting the seeds of a beautiful, restored world.

The stories of the dominance culture are deeply rooted and powerful, so we have to be tough and imaginative to remember that the world we are building together does not only live in our imaginations, but it is growing more real every day. The economy of reciprocity and the culture of collaboration are slowly coming into being through us carrying it, piece by piece, from the world of our dreams into the physical world. Even while we are slowly and steadily succeeding at building new ways of living, people tell us that what we are doing is impossible. At the beginning of this Great Turning, it is hard work to remember that our lives are the very real foundation of a future world, your world, that we will never get to see.

You asked how we keep going, and the answer is that we have already chosen to live in your world even while it is being built. When we treat our vision for the world as a fantasy, we stay separate from it and we can also be tricked into believing that it is foolish of us to want it. To maintain our strength and carry on with the work of building and creating, it is imperative for us to cultivate a kind of mental toughness-- to be so in love with your world, which we dreamed up and are tending to, that even amid that disorienting cynicism we can chose to live in it ourselves. We know that the Great Turning is not a fantasy.  It’s not something that we are waiting for. It lives in us and it is occurring through us. We choose not to wait for a savior or a miracle...we choose to live in it now. We are the Great Turning, and in our minds, harvest time has already come.

_____________________________________

(fragments and pieces to maybe hold on to…)

We had to learn to grieve. Witnessing the destruction of our world was, as you know, very painful to bear. We had to allow our hearts to break over and over, trusting that our mourning would become our armor, making us unstoppable in the face of what pained us. We knew that when we wailed out our despair and our fear, that it could no longer stop us from acting. But if we kept it in, as so many in our time chose to do, that we would stay numb and unable to be builders of another world. ________________________________________________________________ Jess Serrante, 32, is a Brooklyn based Life and Leadership Coach for builders of the Great Turning and Co-Founder of the Radical Support Collective. Her mission (and RSC’s) is to support changemakers to be nourished by their life and work rather than burning out and do work that truly lights them up. She is a climate activist, trainer and facilitator with a decade of experience leading and supporting activists. She is a professionally certified coach with over 600 hours of experience and a student and facilitator of the WTR.This fall, Jess is offering a 3 month immersive program also called “We Are The Great Turning” that will blend the  personalized support of group coaching with the regenerative practices of WTR to support you to embody the Great Turning in your own life and actions.⁠ Learn more at radicalsupport.org/greatturningFollow Jess + RSC @radicalsupportcollective + radicalsupport.org

[realeyesrealizereallies4036]

I saw an episode of Valor that Anna Fricke wrote. The world building was pretty good on that show. IDK why her script for the WTR Pilot lacks a sense of direction.

Valor didn’t make it past a first season so,,,

[jobswzayef]

E T Consultant

E T Consultant

E T Consultant

Job req6540

Organization World Bank

Sector Water Sanitation

Grade EC2

Term Duration 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type Local Recruitment

Location Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Required Language s English

Preferred Language s Arabic

Closing Date 4 16 2020 MM DD YYYY at 11 59pm UTC

Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide we work with public and private sector partners investing in groundbreaking projects and using data research and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information visit www.worldbank.org Water Global Practice Water resources are under unprecedented and increasing pressures driven by greater climate variability population and economic growth land use changes and declining quantities and qualities of both ground and surface waters. With cross cutting impacts on agriculture education energy health gender equity and livelihood water is an essential resource for all life on the planet and is at the center of economic and social development. Climate change expresses itself through water and sound water management lies at the heart of the resilience agenda. Successful water management requires accurate knowledge of the resource available and an assessment of competing demands for its usage. Making the best use of available supplies requires complex and sensitive economic environmental and socio political trade offs. Planning for a more uncertain and more constrained water environment in the future only makes the situation more complex. The world will not be able to meet the great development challenges of the 21st century human development livable cities climate change food security energy security and universal access to services – unless we ensure a water secure world for all. The WBG is in a unique position to help governments take such an integrated and strategic approach to solve water supply sanitation water resource hydropower and irrigation problems through partnership finance and knowledge. The Water Global Practice is poised to deliver on a Water Secure World through an approach that focuses on Sustaining Water Resources Delivering Services and Building Resilience. The WTR GP also has strong external partnerships and houses the Global Water Security and Sanitation Program GWSP the 2030 Water Resources Group and several regional transboundary programs. The GP has a strong leadership structure with a Global Director 10 Practice Managers 2 Global Program Managers and Global Leads for Water and the Economy WSS Service Delivery Water in Agriculture Building Resilience and Water Resources Management. The LT also works closely with other GPs and the SD Regional Directors. Increasingly while staff may specialize in one sub sector they are encouraged and supported to address the full water agenda in terms of analytical policy and operational work. The GP through its fully integrated GWSP Trust Fund places the highest priority on global knowledge into local implementation as well as in deploying staff to both regions and globally. Water in MENA SMNWA SWMNA regional unit is heavily decentralized with more than half of the staff in country offices. Its focus is on operations with an over US 3billion portfolio but the unit also uses upstream mechanisms funded by donors Trust Funds TFs Externally Financed Outputs EFOs and Reimbursable Advisory Services RAS to advance the water agenda in the region. RAS provides strategic timely and high quality technical and policy advice to the client and is growing rapidly. The unit has an important program in Saudi Arabia for 8 million for three years. DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES The unit seeks to recruit an Extended Term Consultant ETC as a Water Specialist to join the MNA Water Team in the WB office in Riyadh with special focus on our Reimbursable Advisory Services RAS portfolio for the Gulf countries. As integral part of the team is on RAS business development and delivery maintaining direct contact and handling relationships with client countries. When business need emerges you will also support preparation appraisal and supervision of investment projects key analytical products and on the development policy lending operations that form the basis of the policy dialogue. You will work closely with the Gulf countries RAS cluster leader in Riyadh alongside a group of colleagues in Washington DC and throughout the region. The candidate will be expected to work on complex projects issues under the leadership of senior colleagues with the following duties

Provide technical support to the task teams for knowledge reports in Advisory Services and Analytics ASA activities for the Water Global Practice.

Monitor and assess the implementation of the MNA RAS portfolio including on water supply sanitation water resource management

Coordinate water related activities with other Global Practices and Country Management Units

Maintain liaison and dialogue with development partners research institutions government counterpart non Government organizations the private sector and other sector related institutions.

Under the direction of senior colleagues supervise the appointment and work of short term consultants and firms ensuring consistency and conformity to Bank standards and evaluate studies and sector related project documentation.

Monitor and provide advisory support for the adherence to the World Bank’s operational policies and quality requirements in technical and fiduciary due diligence.

Support the business development and supervision of water sector advisory services with a focus on policy and regulations development sector ·strategies and policy dialogue ·sector reform private sector participation and phasing out water subsidy

Carry out research efforts and support analytical products related to sustainable water use such as strategy papers market assessments policy and program reviews emerging lessons and good practices

Leverage the Bank's global knowledge and country operations to inform strategic capacity building programs under the RAS program

Strengthen the RAS portfolio management and client country relationships to ensure strategic positioning of the Bank as a trusted ewater advisor and well­designed response to client demands Selection Criteria

Master's degree in engineering water planning economics business administration or equivalent areas relevant for water sector development

At least five years of relevant experience in the water sector with ability to engage credibly on a range of sectoral issues in developing countries

Experience in water sector development projects such as e.g. sector technologies policy and utility reforms and rural water sanitation

Knowledge of water policies technologies or strategies and institutions and the ability to contribute to policy dialogue with clients and partners

Experience in RAS program applies

Problem solver and able to efficiently run many activities simultaneously and self­navigate through complex environments.

Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong partnerships with clients different partners and colleagues across units and departmental boundaries in a multi cultural environment with teams located in different countries

Good written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic is a plus including an ability to communicate complex issues in simple terms and to engage in evidence based dialogue with client The WBG Core Competencies

Lead and Innovate Develop innovative solutions.

Deliver Results for Clients Actively address clients stated and unstated needs.

Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries Collaborate across boundaries give own perspective and willingly receive diverse perspectives.

Create Apply and Share Knowledge Apply knowledge across WBG to strengthen solutions for internal and or external clients.

Make Smart Decisions Interpret a wide range of information and push to move forward. Note The selected candidate will be offered a one year appointment renewable for an additional one year at the discretion of the World Bank Group and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments. Poverty has no borders neither does excellence. We succeed because of our differences and we continuously search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe. * راتب مجزي جداً. * مكافأت و حوافز مت��وعة. * توفير سكن مؤثث أو بدل سكن. * أنتقالات أو توفير بدل عنها. * توفير تذاكر السفر لمن يشغل الوظيفة و عائلته. * نسبة من الأرباح الربع سنوية. * أجازات سنوية مدفوعة الراتب بالكامل. * مسار وظيفي واضح للترقيات. * بيئة عمل محفزة و مناسبة لحالة الموظف. * تأمين طبي للموظيف و عائلته. * تأمينات أجتماعية. التقدم و التواصل مباشرة دون و سطاء عند توافر الألتزام و الجدية التامة و المؤهلات المطلوبة علي: jobswzayef@gmail.com

[wtrs-blog1]

Hello World!

Hey!

Robin here, I recently posted on reddit about the software I created for my repair shop.  It got a lot of positive feedback and so I’ve decided to build a version for all. hurray.

Hopefully I can get a version up pretty quick (~couple weeks, basically security upgrades) - I just need to implement a lot more security to the system - as developing software for your local network and the internet is a pretty different prospect.

The app will be called “wt.rs” or “wtrs” and located here: https://wt.rs (currently a holding page). If you have any questions or feature requests, feel free to e-mail me at rob (at) wt.rs, the “ask me anything” thing on here, reddit or there will be a “suggestion box” on the holding page of wt.rs later this week.

It will be free for all, until the server bills get too much - then maybe I’ll introduce a few premium plans or a donate button. I hate apps that have free tiers with limited basic functionality though - this wont happen.

The last couple of days have been waiting for cloudflare to give me an SSL certificate, but all of that’s done now and development will start tomorrow!

I’ll be sure to update this regularly, until then - I’m off to watch Guardians of the Galaxy 2! woot.

[welcometorust]

Conversation with the Orchestra

In Session 2, the party had a conversation with the Orchestra Automata, heres how it went.

As the party enters the theater, the Orchestra starts playing Taikatalvi (Nightwish), After they finish, the maestro turns and bows:

Greetings! Welcome to the Amazing Automata Orchestra, please enjoy our fantastical music courtesy of our wonderful engineers.

Party: How long have you been Playing?

Orchestra plays: Eien Hanahadashii (ShishiShishi)

Party: When did you last have maintenance?

Orchestra plays: Suspenseful third day (Kaeru underground)

Party: Where are the Engineers?

Orchestra plays: Always in my Heart (YAMADA TAMARU)

Party: Are the Engineers still alive?

Orchestra plays: NaiNai (ReoNa)

Party: Do you have memories of being anything before being Automata?

Orchestra plays: NaiNai (ReoNa)

Party: Were you always metal?

Orchestra plays: Dream (Rabpit)

The party thanks the Orchestra for their answers and leaves the theater, the Orchestra plays Utopiosphere (Mili) on their way out.

[welcometorust]

The town of Rust

First built in it's small valley as a mining settlement, it attained it's current form after the mines were picked clean of resources.

A brilliant young engineer named *redacted*, single child of a local miner couple, managed to patent their design for a (semi-magical) Autonomous Mining Machine.

Catching the eye of a local lord who had an interest in all things mechanical, *redacted* was given patronage under the provision that they create commercially viable Automata.

And thus was created the town of Rust (name localized from *redacted*'s native tongue), a company town, that doubled as a tourist attraction, to show off the wide variety and use range of Automata available.

Our adventure begins many years later, where the town now lies abandoned.

[jobswzayef]

E T Consultant

E T Consultant

Job req6540 Organization World Bank Sector Water Sanitation Grade EC2 Term Duration 1 year 0 months Recruitment Type Local Recruitment Location Riyadh Saudi Arabia Required Language s English Preferred Language s Arabic Closing Date 4 16 2020 MM DD YYYY at 11 59pm UTC Description Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide we work with public and private sector partners investing in groundbreaking projects and using data research and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information visit www.worldbank.org Water Global Practice Water resources are under unprecedented and increasing pressures driven by greater climate variability population and economic growth land use changes and declining quantities and qualities of both ground and surface waters. With cross cutting impacts on agriculture education energy health gender equity and livelihood water is an essential resource for all life on the planet and is at the center of economic and social development. Climate change expresses itself through water and sound water management lies at the heart of the resilience agenda. Successful water management requires accurate knowledge of the resource available and an assessment of competing demands for its usage. Making the best use of available supplies requires complex and sensitive economic environmental and socio political trade offs. Planning for a more uncertain and more constrained water environment in the future only makes the situation more complex. The world will not be able to meet the great development challenges of the 21st century human development livable cities climate change food security energy security and universal access to services – unless we ensure a water secure world for all. The WBG is in a unique position to help governments take such an integrated and strategic approach to solve water supply sanitation water resource hydropower and irrigation problems through partnership finance and knowledge. The Water Global Practice is poised to deliver on a Water Secure World through an approach that focuses on Sustaining Water Resources Delivering Services and Building Resilience. The WTR GP also has strong external partnerships and houses the Global Water Security and Sanitation Program GWSP the 2030 Water Resources Group and several regional transboundary programs. The GP has a strong leadership structure with a Global Director 10 Practice Managers 2 Global Program Managers and Global Leads for Water and the Economy WSS Service Delivery Water in Agriculture Building Resilience and Water Resources Management. The LT also works closely with other GPs and the SD Regional Directors. Increasingly while staff may specialize in one sub sector they are encouraged and supported to address the full water agenda in terms of analytical policy and operational work. The GP through its fully integrated GWSP Trust Fund places the highest priority on global knowledge into local implementation as well as in deploying staff to both regions and globally. Water in MENA SMNWA SWMNA regional unit is heavily decentralized with more than half of the staff in country offices. Its focus is on operations with an over US 3billion portfolio but the unit also uses upstream mechanisms funded by donors Trust Funds TFs Externally Financed Outputs EFOs and Reimbursable Advisory Services RAS to advance the water agenda in the region. RAS provides strategic timely and high quality technical and policy advice to the client and is growing rapidly. The unit has an important program in Saudi Arabia for 8 million for three years. DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES The unit seeks to recruit an Extended Term Consultant ETC as a Water Specialist to join the MNA Water Team in the WB office in Riyadh with special focus on our Reimbursable Advisory Services RAS portfolio for the Gulf countries. As integral part of the team is on RAS business development and delivery maintaining direct contact and handling relationships with client countries. When business need emerges you will also support preparation appraisal and supervision of investment projects key analytical products and on the development policy lending operations that form the basis of the policy dialogue. You will work closely with the Gulf countries RAS cluster leader in Riyadh alongside a group of colleagues in Washington DC and throughout the region. The candidate will be expected to work on complex projects issues under the leadership of senior colleagues with the following duties Provide technical support to the task teams for knowledge reports in Advisory Services and Analytics ASA activities for the Water Global Practice. Monitor and assess the implementation of the MNA RAS portfolio including on water supply sanitation water resource management Coordinate water related activities with other Global Practices and Country Management Units Maintain liaison and dialogue with development partners research institutions government counterpart non Government organizations the private sector and other sector related institutions. Under the direction of senior colleagues supervise the appointment and work of short term consultants and firms ensuring consistency and conformity to Bank standards and evaluate studies and sector related project documentation. Monitor and provide advisory support for the adherence to the World Bank’s operational policies and quality requirements in technical and fiduciary due diligence. Support the business development and supervision of water sector advisory services with a focus on policy and regulations development sector ·strategies and policy dialogue ·sector reform private sector participation and phasing out water subsidy Carry out research efforts and support analytical products related to sustainable water use such as strategy papers market assessments policy and program reviews emerging lessons and good practices Leverage the Bank's global knowledge and country operations to inform strategic capacity building programs under the RAS program Strengthen the RAS portfolio management and client country relationships to ensure strategic positioning of the Bank as a trusted ewater advisor and welldesigned response to client demands Selection Criteria Master's degree in engineering water planning economics business administration or equivalent areas relevant for water sector development At least five years of relevant experience in the water sector with ability to engage credibly on a range of sectoral issues in developing countries Experience in water sector development projects such as e.g. sector technologies policy and utility reforms and rural water sanitation Knowledge of water policies technologies or strategies and institutions and the ability to contribute to policy dialogue with clients and partners Experience in RAS program applies Problem solver and able to efficiently run many activities simultaneously and selfnavigate through complex environments. 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Recommended again by WTR 1000 in 2020

In the 2020 edition of the WTR 1000 of the Wolrd Trademark Review, Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner is again recommended as one of the leading trademark law firms in Germany. Clemens Pfitzer is also personally recommended as one of the leading trademark law experts for the third time in a row.

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner is again named as one of the leading German trademark law firms in the current WTR 1000 ranking for 2020.

“Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner first opened its doors in 2010 and has since gained the unshakeable trust of multinationals as well as small enterprises. Having built up a sterling reputation in litigation proceedings, it also has a strong non-contentious offering, managing trademarks in more than 100 countries.”

WTR 1000 also honours Clemens Pfitzer for the third time in a row as a leading trademark attorney.

“Clemens Pfitzer sits at the heart of the practice. “One of the top attorneys in the field, Clemens is widely regarded as an excellent and strong litigator with a fantastic track record. He proves time and time again to be an excellent strategic thinker and partner with an extensive cross-border understanding of trademark law. Clemens also brings a good-humoured nature to the table, as well as a well-established network of local counsel that he can rely on to ensure marks are safeguarded worldwide”.”

About WTR 1000

The WTR 1000 is a guide exclusively dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the leading trademark law firms and individuals in over 80 global jurisdictions and US states.

Nicholas Richardson, research editor for the WTR 1000, explains: “A strong brand is vital to success in today’s intensely competitive and increasingly globalised market. Trademarks are key tools through which businesses can protect the goodwill and reputation inherent in their brands, and build and maintain demand for their products and services. As a result, external advisers play a crucial role in developing and implementing brand strategies for both local and international markets and in protecting these vital assets in the face of infringement. It is thus imperative to choose the best legal counsel and the WTR 1000 serves as an essential guide in today’s brand-focused economy – as well as highlighting the health of the trademark marketplace.”

Der Beitrag Recommended again by WTR 1000 in 2020 erschien zuerst auf Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner, Rechts- und Fachanwälte für Wettbewerbsrecht, Markenrecht, Urheberrecht, IT-Recht, Medienrecht, Patentrecht, Life-Sciences und Designrecht in Stuttgart und Ulm.

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WTR 1000: Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner and Clemens Pfitzer recommended

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner is amongst the leading international trademark law firms and Clemens Pfitzer among the leading trademark practitioners in the 2019 edition of the WTR 1000 published by the magazine World Trademark Review.

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner crashes into the WTR 1000 on a wave of positive feedback. “The team does excellent work, helping clients secure trademark registrations across Europe and providing great insight on enforcement matters. Its work is thorough and accurate, and the invoices always match estimates.”

WTR 1000 praises Clemens Pfitzer as an “absolute star, who combines a very pleasant demeanor with fast, strategic thinking – the ideal sparring partner for discussions about international trademark issues. He has in-depth knowledge and knows how to explain even very complicated issues in a way that people without a legal background can easily understand. Due to his time in the United States, he also has native speaker-level English, which is a huge asset for foreign clients.”

“We are honored and proud to be recognized by WTR 1000“, says Clemens Pfitzer. “We thank our clients and colleagues around the globe of whom we received such a wave of positive feedback.”

About WTR 1000

Now in its ninth year, the WTR 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in this critical area of practice. The WTR 1000 remains the only standalone publication to recommend individual practitioners and their firms exclusively in the trademark field, and identifies the leading players in more than 80 countries and US-specific chapters analyizing local trademark legal services markets and profiling the firms and individuals singled out as leaders in their respective fields.

Individual practitioners, law firms and trademark attorney practices qualify for inclusion in the WTR 1000 solely on receiving sufficient positive feedback from market sources. The extensive research process was conducted over a four-month period by a team of full-time analysts and involved over 1,500 face-to-face and telephone interviews with trademark specialists across the globe. The publication therefore serves as a one-stop source of reference for anyone seeking trademark legal services.

Nicholas Richardson, research editor for the WTR 1000, explains: “A strong brand is vital to success in today’s intensely competitive and increasingly globalized market. Trademarks are key tools through which businesses can protect the goodwill and reputation inherent in their brands, and build and maintain demand for their products and services. As a result, external advisers play a crucial role in developing and implementing brand strategies for both local and international markets and in protecting these vital assets in the face of infringement. It is thus imperative to choose the best legal counsel and the WTR 1000 serves as an essential guide in today’s brand-focused economy – as well as highlighting the health of the trademark marketplace.”

  Der Beitrag WTR 1000: Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner and Clemens Pfitzer recommended erschien zuerst auf Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner, Rechts- und Fachanwälte für Wettbewerbsrecht, Markenrecht, Urheberrecht, IT-Recht, Medienrecht, Patentrecht, Life-Sciences und Designrecht in Stuttgart und Ulm.

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