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Damned If You Do
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1818 Society |
“I am bruised and broken. I feel screwed over by an employer to whom I devoted my entire adult life. For whom I traveled round the clock. For whom I... |
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2024 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS / DONATIONS MATCHING BY WBG
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Khaleel Ahmed |
What is the dollar limit for donation matching permitted for each retiree. It used to be $20,000 and I wish to check if this amount was revised. Thank you . |
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Book Repository is now live
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Anis Dani |
This afternoon we launched the online Book Repository at the 1818 Society Annual Meeting with an initial collection of 415 books. As announced last July, the Book Repository is an... |
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STC Income Taxable in Canada?
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Dominic Haazen |
I just received a letter from the Canadian Revenue Agency that my STC income from the Bank was taxable. Has anyone else encountered this, and if so how did you... |
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Australian 1818 Chapter
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Jeanette Murry |
Can someone put me in touch with the Australian chapter of 1818? |
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Thailand retirees
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David Enrique Tuchschneider Hoffmann |
Hello everyone, I have retired recently in Thailand and would like to explore the possibility of meeting with other colleagues who are here and even organizing some joint activities (hikes,... |
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Personnel Officer?
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Thomas Colclasure |
Does the 1818 Society have a designated Personnel Officer? I'm having trouble getting a straight answer from Pension. |
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Follow-up to October 9 History Thematic Group on Digital Transformation: Comment from Prof Luci Abrahams, LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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John Heath |
Hanna’s exposition on Development in the Digital Age: Driving Digital Transformation argues that capacity to transform economy and society using digital devices and software applications is at the heart of... |
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Kid Power: Rewarding Volunteer Opportunity!
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Robin Weisman |
Please consider volunteering your time to help DC kids who are not reading on grade level with Kid Power. Kid Power operates four core programs that address the interconnected academic,... |
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Follow-up to October 9 History TG Presentation on Digital Development
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John Heath |
Our discussant, Anil Srivastava, forwarded this blog post to me, with the message: “This is what I was talking about, what Bill Gates is calling Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).” On... |
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Debut Novel – For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus
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Varun Gauri |
My debut novel was published this week! For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus is an intimate, funny, and heartbreaking novel about small-town America, the Indian diaspora, and the politics... |
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Families sought for participation in international dialogue – relationship between family and government
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Nichola Dyer |
On Saturday, October 26, from 1:15 to 2:15 pm Washington DC time, Learning Life, a DC-based educational nonprofit, is organizing a special live online international dialogue to learn from families across the... |
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Dentist near AU
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Vera Wilhelm |
Hello, Does anyone have a good dentist who takes Aetna near AU or upper NW? Thanks so much! |
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Can I get an ID?
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Anna Benjamin |
Hello all, How do I get an ID so I don't have to bother colleagues to issue me a guest pass? Thanks in advance! Anna |
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International Courier services (Fedex, etc) through Bank’s Mail Room
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Nitin Kibe |
Has anyone used these services through the Bank's mail room for personal documents and has info on pricing (vs. regular walk-in open market), who to contact in Bank, etc? Much... |
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The Nexus of WB Decentralization, Technical Excellence and HR Policy: Follow-up from a Panel Discussion
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John Heath |
The History Thematic Group hosted a panel discussion on this topic on September 11, 2024, an event that was attended by over 60 people. The panelists comprised Anna Aghumian (Senior... |
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The Secret Wisdom of NATURE. Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things by Peter Wohlleben.
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Richard Cambridge |
Peter Wohlleben is a German forester and author. His 2019 book “The Secret Wisdom of NATURE. Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of all Living Things” is mostly about German and central European forests... |
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“Left Behind. A New Economics for Neglected Places” by Paul Collier, August 2024
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Richard Cambridge |
I picked up Paul Collier’s August 2024 book “LEFT BEHIND. New Economics for Neglected Places” and was taken on an exciting ride by the Oxford Don, researcher extraordinaire, and yes, a former senior... |
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Notary Public
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Rajiv Nundy |
Does the 1818 Society have a notary public that can provide complimentary notarizations ? If so how can we reach them. Thanks for posting this. |
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using Bank’s hotel rates for the travel for retirees and their families
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Prabhat Garg |
I would like to request the 1818 society to please negotiate with the Bank's travel department to allow us to login through our wbalumni portal and book hotels in foreign... |
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