Ellen Hu

Read atom feed with error of "Illegal characters in path"

Jun 8 2010 5:50 PM

Hi All,

I have a file called "Idealist.en.open.atom", and need to read through the <entry> and store the data in database. I am using Visual Studio 2008, and framework2.0.
Here is the sample file:

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 Volunteer Opportunities

that were posted to idealist.org in

 English

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 <summary type="html">BACKGROUND  SURF, in conjunction with AERG (Association of Student Survivors of Genocide), has been developing a programme to support university graduates to enter into employment and to become more competitive in the job market. The programme aims to enable young people to successfully negotiate the school-to-work transition. The goal is to prepare youth to engage in the economy and lead change in their communities. ...</summary>
 

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 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">BACKGROUND SURF, in conjunction with AERG (Association of Student Survivors of Genocide), has been developing a programme to support university graduates to enter into employment and to become more competitive in the job market. The programme aims to enable young people to successfully negotiate the school-to-work transition. The goal is to prepare youth to engage in the economy and lead change in their communities. The program will provide young people with access to relevant skills, knowledge, networks and other resources in order to innovate, use technology, and to develop entrepreneurial opportunities. The programme is still in its early phases and the Project Volunteer is being recruited to help support, develop and establish the programme. At this stage the programme is envisaged to have four components: - Establishing the Rwanda Mentoring Scheme, to support university students with professionals to better think about job and career options. - Supporting the development of a careers newsletter in conjunction with a local employment NGO. - Running English language courses across universities for AERG members and others. - Working with AERG sections at Universities to conduct IT training. THE ROLE A local programme officer (long term) is being recruited amongst the membership of AERG. The post of the volunteer position is to help develop and support their work during the early phases. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with an interest in development, employment and capacity building to work alongside Rwandan colleagues to help to develop an excellent programme which is run by local studentâ€™s organisations. It would most suit a recent graduate or a professional who wants direct experience of working in a developing country context. Detailed below is the overall responsibility of the Local Programme Officer. Items marked ** are the ones which the international volunteer will lead on, while * denotes joint working. - Promote and advocate for the mentoring programme, liaising with organisations to encourage mentors (in particular expatriates) to become involved. This may include doing public presentations. ** - Help to develop a website (content only) and other marketing materials to promote the Rwanda Mentoring Scheme.** - Help develop and establish systems to match mentors and mentees.* - Be the main point of contact for both mentors and mentees involved in the programme and address any queries that they may have.* - Work with mentors and mentees to evaluate the mentoring materials and update them as necessary. * - Help plan a launch event for the programme. * - Write grant proposals to further support the programme where necessary* - Do talks amongst students to raise awareness of the mentoring programme, run the selection for the programme and arrange briefing workshops for those selected. - Be responsible (and help develop systems) for the loan of materials (books, computers, DVDs) at the education into employment office to be created at SURF. * - Work with the English teaching coordinator at two universities to monitor the English teaching programme, monitor attendance, evaluate its successes and expand the programme if necessary. - Recruit English teachers for the education into employment programme. ** - Work with YES Rwanda on the development of a student newsletter and encourage other students to contribute articles. * - Liaise with other organisations and external agencies to run training courses for university students. * - Work alongside the international programme volunteer and jointly work on the programme objectives together. PERSON SEPCIFICATION The project volunteer will: - Have a good degree in any subject with a minimum of two years work experience. - Have excellent English writing and speaking skills. - Be computer literate, ideally with experience in storing and organising electronic information. - Have an understanding of the many challenges that Rwandan university students face when accessing the job market, and the motivation to help students overcome these. - Be a natural leader, personable, confident and be able to motivate and enthuse others. - Be resourceful and be a problem solver. - Demonstrate commitment and capability. - Self motivated, able to work independently and without supervision. DESIRABLE - Have a Masters in Development Studies, Social Work, Marketingâ€¦ - Journalism training/ experience or contributing to student newsletter - Have been involved in mentoring and coaching. - Have experience in writing job adverts and carrying out interviews - Experience of teaching English as a foreign language. - Demonstrate involvement in extracurricular activities (clubs, societies, volunteer work, internships) whilst at university. - Experience of having worked or travelled in Africa previously CONTRACT TYPE The post holder will be based full time in Rwanda. A minimum commitment of 3 months commitment is necessary, although 4 months would be ideal. Start date from the end of June. While this post is voluntary, accommodation, communication and local transport costs will be covered up to a maximum of Â£400 or $600 a month. This will be paid in two instalments, half way through and at the end of the placement. Air fare out to Rwanda and other living costs will have to be covered by the candidate themselves. The post holder will be directly accountable to the AERG Executive Secretary and to the SURF Education into Employment Programme Manager. The post holder will be based both at SURF and AERG head offices. </div>
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 <summary type="html">Promise India is currently seeking two volunteers to support design and creation of its website. Please visit our profile page on Idealist for details on Promise India.  Qualifications:  Though we welcome passionate individuals from diverse backgrounds, basic web design and graphics experience is required. Knowledge of and passion towards India specific socio-political issues is desired but not required. ...</summary>
 

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 <summary type="html">  27. INDIA â€" Helping to empower indigenous and tribal women who are vulnerable to gender-based discrimination in Gujarat, India   Based in: Vadodara, Gujarat.   Host: The Vikalp Women's Group. This new partner comes to AP through the Human Rights Advocates Program of Columbia University, which has worked with AP to promote the Srebrenica memorial quilt. Vikalp works with marginalized women and the sexually marginalized including adolescent girls in and around Vadodara, Gujarat. ...</summary>
 

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 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> 27. INDIA â€" Helping to empower indigenous and tribal women who are vulnerable to gender-based discrimination in Gujarat, India Based in: Vadodara, Gujarat. Host: The Vikalp Women's Group. This new partner comes to AP through the Human Rights Advocates Program of Columbia University, which has worked with AP to promote the Srebrenica memorial quilt. Vikalp works with marginalized women and the sexually marginalized including adolescent girls in and around Vadodara, Gujarat. Vikalp has taken several international volunteers and found the experience deeply rewarding. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong research skills and an academic interest in gender rights. Responsibilities: â€¢ Tell the story of Vikalpâ€™s stakeholders - tribal and rural women â€" through video, photos and profiles â€¢ Help Vikalp to develop a strong and credible survey on sexuality among tribal and rural women and provide an academic context for the complex rights issues that arise. â€¢ Revamp the Vikalp website The director of Vikalp writes: â€œWe would like to involve someone who comes from a country where these freedoms exist; someone who can share their opinions and help provide an academic viewpoint. We would love to host someone who is passionate about these issues and is sensitive to fluid gender identities. Qualifications: â€¢ Experience in developing a research methodology â€¢ Strong academic background and credentials â€¢ Commitment to, and interest in, gender-based issues, particularly trans-gender rights â€¢ Website skills â€¢ Familiarity with using and creating new media (video, blogs, photos, podcast etc) â€¢ Video and photography experience -------- The Advocacy Project (AP) is looking for young professionals who relish a challenge, can adapt to a tough working environment, and are passionate about supporting community-based human rights advocates. AP has sent 146 Fellows to volunteer with community-based partners since the program began in 2003. Many have told us that the experience changed their lives. AP is currently recruiting 24 peace fellows in the summer of 2010. The best way to learn about a specific fellowship is to consult the blogs (http://advocacynet.org/wordpress-mu/) of past fellows and partner pages (http://advocacynet.org/partners/). All positions are fulltime (~40 hours/weeks), unpaid and will last for the duration of the summer (roughly 10-12 weeks, June-August), unless otherwise stated. All North American Fellows will be required to attend a training in Washington (late May). Once deployed in the field, Fellows will report to the director of their host organization as well as to the AP Fellowship Coordinator in Washington. For more information call our office: 202.758.3328 or email your inquries to [email protected]. Read the FAQs (http://advocacynet.org/page/FAQs) for additional information. Deadline for applications Monday, March 15, 2010 (11:59 pm EST) Goals and work plans AP helps community-based organizations to produce and disseminate information, and to build a constituency of support at home and internationally. The 2010 Peace Fellows will help to jump-start this process. * Most work plans will be determined by the host organization, and finalized with the Fellow on arrival. Most 2010 Fellows will go to organizations that have worked with AP before and are familiar with our model. All Fellows will produce at least one specific and measurable output that can be used by the partner in their advocacy. * About ten Fellows will work on longer-term campaigns that are being jointly implemented by their host and AP. These campaigns will all have their own set of pages on the AP site by end-May. * AP outputs: In addition to their primary assignment, All Fellows should be prepared to: a) produce a regular illustrated blog; b) work on the hostâ€™s website (and track visits); c) manage the hostâ€™s partner page on the AP website, with the aim of attracting new visitors to the partnerâ€™s work; d) organize the hostâ€™s Flickr and YouTube libraries; e) introduce the partner to social networking (including the production of a Facebook page or equivalent); f) train the partnerâ€™s members in blogging and Twitter; g) produce one article for the local or online media, or a short research paper, for use by the partner. Administration * Training: AP staff will organize a training in Washington (mandatory for all North American Fellows) that will introduce Fellows to the work of their hosts, provide relevant skills training and cover practical issues (eg security). The training manual will be posted online by end-March. * All Fellows will sign a written contract prior to departure. Any Fellow who breaks the agreement during their fellowship will be asked to leave the program immediately, after consultation with the AP Board. Their school will be notified. * Communication: All Fellows must be contactable at all times while in the field. * Financial: All direct costs will be covered by the Fellow. AP will help (eg with advice on online fundraising, and supporting grant applications). Many universities provide support to their students for internships abroad. * Servicing and back-up: AP staff will provide round-the-clock support while Fellows are in the field. * Follow-up: Many past Fellows have organized outreach events for their hosts on their return, and stay in touch long after their fellowships have ended. While this is not required, it is strongly encouraged and we will do what we can to support such outreach. * Monitoring and evaluation: All Fellows will be asked to evaluate the AP training, report midway through their fellowship, and complete a questionnaire within two weeks of their return. These help us to update and improve the program. They also help Fellows to meet their own personal goals. Restrictions This program is targeted at graduate students who have professional experience and are mid-way through a Masters program. Given the challenging nature of the fellowships, we do not generally recruit undergraduates. But exceptions may be made, and we encourage undergraduates to apply if they have an appropriate skill or interest. The Advocacy Project is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other personal factors. However, given the highly sensitive nature of some of our positions, we must occasionally limit recruitment to women only. This may be due to cultural and security constraints or to psychological considerations for beneficiaries. We hope you understand. </div>
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had used XDocument stories = XDocument.Parse("C://Users/Idealist.en.open.atom"), but get the error says "Illegal characters in path ."
tried the other way, have no lucky.

Any idea would be appreciated. Than you for your time.

ellen

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