Monthly Archives: februar 2007

You’re good! – and very tired

Posted on by Helen
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I have just returned form a trip to Columbus (Ohio) where I and the other STN training agents attended a global 2 day training and refresher course. It really does give a boost to be able to talk shop, discuss common problems, exchange tricks and tips of database searching with such an international crowd who are not only colleagues, but also friends.

Although we had a very intense programme, we had a chance to spend an hour shopping at the Mall in the evening before meeting for a meal.

I dislike shopping – except for book stores – so was pleased to come across a most impressive one of the kind – Noble and Barnes. I was tempted into spending more than I should have. Definitely worth a visit if you go to the States.

I also added to my vocabulary – ‘awesome’ appears to be a favoured adjective, useful for just about anything and “I’m good” seems to be the right response when meeting. I was told “You’re good” at the airport – not a comment on my morals, just that I was cleared to board the plane.

The course was terrific, but returning was a nightmare – cancelled flights due to severe storms, surly airport staff and lost luggage meant that the trip home, which should have been straight forward, actually took 48 hours from leaving the hotel to arriving home.

So, on reflection was it worth travelling so far just for training? Yes, I am full of new ideas, new concepts that I am looking forward to trying. And the enforced idleness must have triggered my subconscious, I realised that I had omitted an important part of a methodology for a project I have been working on…

Innovation recognised

Posted on by Helen
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I came across this report while browsing one of my favourite sites, and thought it really interesting that a country like Denmark with a comparatively small population should rank so well amongst the 34 countries which were evaluated.

“Europe closes transatlantic innovation gap

Europe is gaining ground on the US in the field of innovation thanks mainly to Nordic countries leading the way.

The EU-US innovation gap has been decreasing year-on-year since 2003, according to a 2006 report. The latest version of the EU’s “innovation scoreboard” reveals it was the Danes, Finns, Germans and Swedes who were ahead of the pack, establishing themselves as world leaders in the field. The report also highlighted outstanding performance in life-long learning, with participation levels highest among the Swedish population at 35%, compared to Europe’s overall 11%.

And, what I also find very interesting is this comment:

“A survey by the EU’s statistical office Eurostat reveals that over 40% of European companies are actively innovating, more frequently in collaboration with customers and suppliers than with universities and public research institutes.”

Our very own Mikronet is an innovative concept – I wonder if it was noticed by the compilers of the survey….

Når jeg bli’r gammel…

Posted on by Susanne
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Jeg har lige fået brev fra mit pensionsselskab. En af de dér opgørelser, der skal retfærdiggøre, at de årligt æder en mindre formue af min aldersrente i administration. Og normalt ryger det direkte fra konvelutten ind i en mappe – jo jo, jeg gemmer dem skam. Men hvad der står i dem, tjekker jeg sjældent.

Nu var det lige sådan, at i dag var jeg ved at røre i en gryde, da jeg åbnede min post. Og måske derfor fik jeg taget mig sammen til at tjekke, hvad der egentlig tilfalder mig i min alderdom.
Resultatet var mildst talt skuffende. En engangsudbetaling, der til den tid sandsynligvis knap rækker til et gangstativ, og derudover en årlig udbetaling på 110 kroner.

Det er egentlig ikke ret meget!

Så var det, jeg kom i tanke om, at jeg vist også har andre pensionsordninger. Som lønmodtager styrer man jo ikke altid selv, hvor man har sin pension. Og ved en nærmere granskning af min temmelig tykke pensionsmappe, opdagede jeg, at jeg har sparet op i både PFA, Danica, StK og derudover har to selvpensioneringer.

Ikke at min alderdom ser voldsomt mere betryggende ud af den grund. Og i min tilværelse som fri fugl er det altså mig selv, der skal huske at indbetale til rødvin og 65-rejser. Så nu efterlyser jeg egentlig et par gode råd. Hvad er bedst, når man er sådan en blanding af lønmodtager og selvstændig? Kan man trække noget af det fra, og er der en ide i at samle de skrabede pensionsopsparinger, jeg pt. har stående?   

Projekthæfte for fundraising, særligt landdistriktsudvikling

Posted on by Abelone Glahn
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Faldt over en fyr i Nordjylland, Hans Stokholm Kjer, der har udgivet et hæfte til dem, der skal søge penge til udvikling af projekter.Hans bog er særligt rettet til projekter i landdistrikter, men teknikkerne kan sikkert bruges af alle.

Projekthæftet er et konkret værktøj til projektmagere. Der er taget udgangspunkt i projekter i landdistrikterne, men andre projektmagere kan også have stor fornøjelse af den.

På de 88 sider kommer du igennem alle projektets faser fra idé til evaluering, og du får klare anvisninger på, hvordan du skriver en god projektbeskrivelse, og hvordan du skaffer penge til dit projekt. Desuden bliver du guidet uden om de største faldgruber i en række forskellige projekttyper.

De nye bloggere er fundet

Posted on by Abelone Glahn
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Tak til alle, der har budt ind på de ledige blog-pladser.
Vi har nu fundet tre nye Mikronet-boggere, som vil blive præsenteret den 1. marts
Ta-da!
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