Add your dropbox quota size using .ac (academic) email

This might have been a flaw, but it certainly works on me. I have collected so many referrals in dropbox to the max, so I am no longer able to add more of the free quota. But there’s this .edu program that will give you extra 500 MB for every referral to dropbox, and the program is retroactive, which means all my past referrals will be accounted for.

But I don’t have any .edu email address and its hard to get one unless you are studying in the US. So out of curiosity – and not expecting anything – tried to put in my UK university email address in the form at this page. Here’s the screenshot, but there is no more box because I have already used it.

 

So, I opened my email and…. it WORKS!!!

Have a look at this:

You can see clearly on the above that the email subject says: Verify your.edu email but below it, you can see information that it is being sent to my @dundee.ac.uk email address, which is the address that I put on dropbox form above.

So now, I have a FREE, 19.03 Gigabyte of dropbox quota. Yes. Envy-me-not, people.

Now, I don’t know if this is a flaw or an unwritten policy. But if it is a flaw, I really hope that after this publication dropbox will retain my free quota, after all, I have (by accident) pointed out the flaw to them. If, however, this is an unwritten policy, then all academia can now enjoy it!!!

Update (14/12/2011 18:59):

My friend told me that this is neither an unwritten policy nor a flaw. Dropbox has been enabling it for some .ac domain since a year ago. See this link at Dropbox forum. Certainly this is not clear from their advertisement. Well then, enjoy folks!!!

Have you tried Schemer??

Guess not, coz its in the private beta, but I’ve got an invite thanks to Lifehacker.
I guess I am one of the first in Jakarta:

And probably the first in Phnom Penh:

 

Try Schemer.

Water Whiter Paper (UK Defra)

A very important announcement. UK's regulatory framework is about to undergo a major change. More importantly, Ofwat is moving towards a risk-based scheme in order to remove "unnecessary regulatory burden". 

For related reports, see:

Martin Cave's Review of Competition and Innovation in Water Markets,

Anna Walker's Review of Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services

Review of Ofwat and consumer representation in the water sector

Affordability consultation,

Flood and Water Management Act 2010

Water for Life

 

We are pleased to let you know that Water for Life, the Government's Water White Paper, has been published this morning.  We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the input you have provided to date, it has been very much appreciated.

 

Water for Life can be accessed via the following link: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/water/legislation/whitepaper/

 

Please let us know if we can provide any further information.

 

Water White Paper Team

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Ph.D. Stipends - Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS)

Dear colleagues,

the "Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences" advertises
15 Ph.D. scholarships for the coming academic year.  About five stipends
will be awarded to candidates who will be working in the area of "Global
Governance and Regional Integration"
(http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/admissions/phd/overview/).

Please feel free to circulate the attached advertisement to all
potential candidates. In case you are looking for a stipend: we are
looking forward to receiving your application!

Street Robberies in Phnom Penh

This week's edition of lady penh's newsletter feature an article from an expat who had just been robbed in Phnom Penh.

There are some safety tips which are absolutely reasonable (such as being careful with your purse when taking a moto, and to avoid returning home too late at night).

There are some streets that you need to be careful... See pic.

Publication: The right to water and water rights in a changing world

For info.

The publication based on the colloquium on "The right to water and
water rights in a changing world" has now been published! All speakers
have written a chapter in this new and compelling publication on how to
address global and climate change when dealing with water rights and the
right to water.

Contents:

   The right to water and water rights in a changing world
   by Marguerite de Chaisemartin, Charlotte Herman and Michael van der
Valk
   Environmental protection and access to water: the challenges ahead
   by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino
   Climate change adaptation in Mozambique
   by Luís Artur and Dorothea Hilhorst
   The current status of the human right to water
   by Joyeeta Gupta
   Sharing water – A necessity for peace in a changing world
   by Greg Hobbs, Alison Flint and Christie Henke
   What role can law play in safeguarding the right to water?
   by Bas ter Haar
   "I drink your milkshake!": A short essay about water troubles and
the promise of international law coming to the rescue
   by Juan M. Amaya-Castro
   Can international law play a role in safeguarding the security of
water supply in a changing world, and if so, how?: Concluding remarks
   by Marius Enthoven

Available at:
http://www.hydrology.nl/images/docs/ihp/nl/21_Sep_2010/2011.10_The_right_to_water_and_water_rights.pdf



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International Water Law Scholarship Programme

The Global Water Partnership together with IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, under the auspices of UNESCO, at the University of Dundee, is looking to build on their successful 2011 International Water Law Programme (www.dundee.ac.uk/water/workshop), and offer scholarships for 30 participants to undertake a module in International Water Law, in Dundee 11-29 June 2012.

Scholarship recipients are responsible for all travel (to/from Dundee) and subsistence (food/accommodation) costs. GWP is aiming at providing funding for travel and subsistence for a limited number of successful Scholarship applicants. Even though final funding is pending, GWP and the University of Dundee now invite applications from suitable candidates.

Applications will be accepted from 24 November 2011 to 3 February 2012. Successful candidates will be notified at the beginning of March 2012 to allow as much time as possible to obtain visas, additional funding, etc.

The module is aimed at persons working in water resources who wish to acquire specialist knowledge of international water law, especially as it relates to transboundary water challenges in the GWP regions.

Applicants to the joint GWP-University of Dundee IWL Programme should be from GWP Partner organisations and are required to be proficient in English, either as native speakers, or to a standard of an IELTS score of 6.5. A university degree is required in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Law, Agriculture, or related field.

Read more and apply here: www.gwp.org/GWP-Dundee-2012