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Subject: Re:MBA jobs in Denmark..
08/06/09, 08:46
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| Dagmar |
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MBA jobs in Denmark
Hi Kamill,
marketng jobs for non-Danish speakers are not an easy one. We have a number of members with marketing educaiton, maybe they can give some hints here on how they found a job.
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Subject: Biking rules..
08/06/09, 08:58
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Biking rules
In all my reasearch for Worktrotter's guide to Denmark I have not been able to find anywhere the biking rules written down in English.
The public viewers can see an excerpt, whereas Worktrotter members can see the full listing.
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Subject: MBA jobs in Denmark..
07/06/09, 12:00
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MBA jobs in Denmark
I'll coming to Denmark for job
As you can suspect I need to learn lots of things, specially about
jobs and langauge.
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Subject: Reducing costs using a fully working DIY-organizer..
28/05/09, 20:16
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| bcmeier |
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Reducing costs using a fully working DIY-organizer
Hi all,
here is another way to save costs by switching (or avoiding) a hi-tech organizer to the good ole' paper organizer:
- do it yourself (DIY) at minimal costs
- easy and simple to use
- personalize the fill cards
- expand it to your needs
- use standard punch holes
- make it yourself from the scratch
- experience your mind is limiting the application
... maybe this custom DIY-organizer helps you to get your things done?
The pros and cons of a paper-based organizer are endless to discuss, so before you take actions you should run an in-depth research.
0. Preamble
1. The HipsterPDA / the DIY-organizer
2. Some concerns, disadvantages and advantages
3. More information
0. Preamble
The HipsterPDA was originally a tongue-in-cheek reaction, but
the DIY-organizer is a fully working paper-based organizer.
A personal remark: I am very excited about creating and using the DIY-organizer - you will notice this while reading this posting.
Legal remark: All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
1. The HipsterPDA / the DIY-organizer
History timeline is easy as this:
Alpha: HipsterPDA --- a re-reaction/overreaction to the increasing expense and complexity of personal digital assistants
Omega: DIY-organizer --- the consistent further development and working result
The HipsterPDA
Starting with the HipsterPDA will make you wonder - stick to it and learn about the birth of a queer thing.
Explaining the HipsterPDA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_pda
The web page by Martin Mann, inventor of the HipsterPDA
www.HipsterPDA.com
The DIY-organizer
Now for some action: download your kit of DIY-templates and get organized the old fashioned way by your favorite pen and effective templates.
Do-it-yourself templates for downloading and modifying
www.diyplanner.com/templates/official/hpda/
Do-it-yourself templates for downloading and modifying
www.douglasjohnston.net/weblog/archives/2005/06/11/diyp2_hipsterpda/
2. Some concerns, disadvantages and advantages
E-mail, alarms, voice recording, pictures
One thing this organizer won't do is retrieving or sending e-mail, alert you in advance to appointments, record your voice and store your digital camera pictures.
Yes, this is not the DIY-organizer. Blame it: it can't do that. But you'll never run out of battery in the most important moments!
Passwords
And it does not store your password in an encrypted data bank.
No, it won't - but you can. You can change your passwords to a better working system and gain in the future. This is also usefull if you have to make up constantly new passwords - visit the discussion on this web site for brilliant ideas instantly to use:
Analog way of encrypting passwords & account numbers
www.diyplanner.com/node/5034
Advantage #1 Personalize your fills and refills
Now for an advantage: when using this DIY-organizer you are in full power of the creation. Need a special sheet of paper? Create it! Tired of a limited snap-lock system? Use your standard puncher. Need a special size of paper? Cut it!
These opportunites settle the above mentioned limitations for me.
Advantage #2 Design it whole
And speaking of creating, check this web site for more intriguing designing:
Make a Sketchbook and Moleskine Test Notebook
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sketchbook-and-Moleskine-Test-Notebook/
3. More information
You can gather more information by visiting the external links on the wikipedia page, discussing in the forums and reading additional books.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_pda
www.diyplanner.com/forum
www.instructables.com/community
Getting Things Done by David Allen
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Happy organizing!
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Subject: Reducing costs regarding cultural works ..
28/05/09, 15:18
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| bcmeier |
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Reducing costs regarding cultural works
Hello all,
I like to share an all-time hint to reduce legally (some restrictions may apply) costs regarding cultural works - wherever you are living, working, being, doing ...
It's about Project Gutenberg (GP) - an archive of cultural works digitized in open formats. Again: some restrictions may apply.
How to? or What's inside this posting
0. Preamble
1. Online access thru a computer
2. The Gutenberg web site
3. Reading on the go
4. Words about honesty and future
0. Preamble
This posting is not a call to violate copyright laws. These books are in the public domain in the United States and everybody — including Project Gutenberg and you — may read and distribute them. If you don't live in the United States you'll have to check the laws of the country you live in before downloading and distributing Project Gutenberg's ebooks.
I am taking no responsibility of any action upon this concept - you are liable for own actions. You are on your own. Point.
Don't forget to read the topic no. 4 Words about honesty and future
1. Onlince access
In this case you have online access as you can read this posting. So we just jump to topic 2.
2. The Gutenberg web site
http://www.Gutenberg.org
At GP you will find classic writings in the public domain in the United States of America (http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Project_Gutenberg_License) and free to download in various formats (like HTML, PDF, etc.).
Here comes a little extra: GP is also provided in other languages. For example german orientated readers may visit www.Gutenber.Spiegel.de, danish orientated readers may search www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/da. Visit Gutenberg.org for a complete list of languages or browse the wiki for help on this issue.
Again: check your country laws of copyright as stated above (see the preamble).
3. Reading on the go
You may read these literature on-line (using your web browser) or off-line by downloading it to your computer or even to a mobile device, like a mobile phone, personal digital assistent or any other device supporting mobile reading. Because the list of devices and possibilities is constantly extending it's easier to consult the wikipedia page explaining GP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg.org
In the second paragraph a list of formats is the starting point for your search regarding your desired book reader application: "Wherever possible ... such as HTML, PDF, EPUB, MOBI and Plucker."
4. Words about honesty and future
Words about honesty: if you like GP and/or it's language branches, please support them from time to time and donate. The choice how much to donate and when is up to you.
Words about future: Support your local and/or favorite book store: buy books to nourish the economic cycle.
Thank you for skimming so far. 
Happy reading!
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Last edited on: 28/05/09, 15:18 by bcmeier for the Reason Additional necessary corrections
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Subject: Feedback worktrotter guide..
24/05/09, 16:55
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| Andrea Kloss |
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Der Worktrotter-Ratgeber für Dänemark
Topic:
Feedback worktrotter guide
Hallo!
Ich habe die Deutsche Version des Worktrotter Ratgebers gelesen und er hat mir sehr gut gefallen! Obwohl ich schon 2 Jahre in Dänemark lebe, hat er mir nützliche Informationen geliefert und mir geholfen die Dänen und ihr Land besser zu verstehen! Meiner Meinung nach bietet das Buch relevante Information in kompakter Form und das sowohl im Bereich Geschichte als auch für die Organisation des Alltags!
Ich glaube er wird mir auch in Zukunft helfen, da man relevante Informationen schnell nachschlagen kann!
Super gemacht! Danke dafür!!
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Subject: Worktrotter Guide..
18/05/09, 10:57
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| bcmeier |
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Der Worktrotter-Ratgeber für Dänemark
Topic:
Worktrotter Guide
Hallo,
der Worktrotter Guide ist gut und schnell bei mir angekommen.
Ganz gelesen habe ich ihn noch nicht, aber zur raschen Orientierung hilft die übersichtliche Numerierung - man kann fast wie mit Hyperlinks (wie z.B. Links auf Homepages oder Wikipedia) lesen: Zwischenverweis dorthin, hinblättern und lesen, zurück zum letzten Textblock. Sehr übersichtlich.  Gut gemacht.
Jetzt muss mir der Guide "nur noch" helfen die richtigen Schritte zu machen.
Sonnige Grüße aus Deutschland
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Subject: Re:Reducing your costs of living in DK..
13/05/09, 09:52
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Subject: Re:How was Sparkup May 6?..
11/05/09, 11:43
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Spark Up Your Stay
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How was Sparkup May 6?
My first meetup/sparkup as well. I thought it was very well organized and professionally run. The huge turnout was also very encouraging--it's nice to know that there is a large support group for those of us new to Denmark!
Dagmar, congrats on publishing the German guide. James, the website looks great. Char, nice work collecting those cost-saving tips. Everyone else, keep those "reducing costs" suggestions coming!--I heard a lot of great stuff at the sparkup and it'll make a big difference. Chili Mili's anyone? |
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Subject: Ratgeber mit Begeisterung gelesen..
11/05/09, 11:11
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Der Worktrotter-Ratgeber für Dänemark
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Ratgeber mit Begeisterung gelesen
Hallo Dagmar, ich habe deinen Ratgeber mit Begeisterung gelesen und bin beeindruckt, wie du die Vielfalt an Themen so ganzheitlich abdeckst. Das Buch liest sich sehr leicht und wenn man -wie ich--. eine Zeit lang in Kopenhagen gelebt hat, erkennt man vieles wieder,was mich teilweise nachdenklich stimmte; denn es wurde klar, dass man viele Fettnäpfchen hätte vermeiden können, hätte es dein Buch bereits früher gegeben  .Das Gute ist, dass man das Buch wie ein Lexikon nutzen kann, es also nicht in einem Zug lesen muss, sondern immer mal wieder einen Blick riskieren sollte... |
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Subject: Business corner meeting ideas..
09/05/09, 13:47
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Business Corner
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Business corner meeting ideas
I just thought I'd share an idea and start a discussion about other activities the business corner could do as I am sure people have some good ideas (as we found out at the last meeting).
Here is mine... We could have themed meet-ups with the aim of knowledge building. This could work by collecting together all the people who would like to do a short presentation (15-20mins) to the rest of the group. We could then group them into a series of themed meetings (with networking after of course). Two totally random examples of themed meetings could be...
- 4 people's experiences of starting a business in Denmark.
- 3 presentations about using the web to market your products.
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Subject: Re:How was Sparkup May 6?..
08/05/09, 11:00
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Spark Up Your Stay
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How was Sparkup May 6?
Hi, thank you for the really nice event! It was really nice to meet all the organizations- very hyggelig and not too formal! I am looking forward to reading the book and will give feedback to it!Tusind tak, Sophia |
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Subject: Re:How was Sparkup May 6?..
07/05/09, 15:58
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| James |
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Spark Up Your Stay
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How was Sparkup May 6?
Nice atmosphere, and I thought it was a great venue. It was cosy and convenient for people to get to from the station or biking.
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Subject: Re:How was Sparkup May 6?..
07/05/09, 12:23
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Subject: Re:How was Sparkup May 6?..
07/05/09, 11:06
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Spark Up Your Stay
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How was Sparkup May 6?
This was my first Meetup as well as Sparkup event and I enjoyed it tremendously! I got lots of useful information and met great people. Special thanks to Dagmar and Char for their presentations! Maybe I am a bit thick but could anybody help me to find the link the list "Reduce your living costs"?  Tusind tak! Heike |
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Subject: Re:Reducing your costs of living in DK..
07/05/09, 08:59
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Reducing your costs of living in DK
Thanks for the presentation yesterday Char.
Reducing cost does not necessarily mean living like a monk and skimping on everything.
It is about acting smarter!
Try shopping in high-end supermarkets on Saturdays 20 minutes before closure.
Fresh products (fish and meat) is put on sales as they want to get rid of it before the week-end! |
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Subject: How was Sparkup May 6?..
09/05/09, 07:50
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Spark Up Your Stay
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How was Sparkup May 6?
Please share your feedback about this event.
Looking forward to hearing from as many as possible.
Thanks for coming so numerously (52) and for being so active, both in the presentations and during networking. The stands of our guest groups have been visited by many interested participants. I had a splendid evening. Thx for that!
The presentations can be downloaded via the event's page: http://www.worktrotter.dk/events/past-events/details/14-sparkup05.html
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Subject: Church Tax - Are you paying?..
06/05/09, 20:44
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Reducing your costs of living in DK
Please read this article from the Copenhagen Post about the Church Tax (Kirkeskat). Apparently there are many foreigners who pay this tax without even realising it! - Kathleen V.
Link to article:
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/88-national/45572-foreigners-unaware-of-church-tax.html
Here is the article copied and pasted (just in case the link doesn't work)
Source: The Copenhagen Post Online
Foreigners unaware of church tax
Monday, 04 May 2009 13:47 KR News
The state church receives funding in the form of tax deducted from its members’ salaries, but many foreigners are unaware that they have been signed up as members or that it involves paying tax
Both the Atheist Society and an anti-church tax website have reported repeated requests from foreigners wanting to opt-out of paying an automatic tax to a church they are not members of.
Around 83 percent of Danes pay the church tax, which is on average 0.88 percent of their earnings, to pay for the upkeep of the Church of Denmark. It is expected that this will amount to almost 5.5 billion kroner this year, reports 24 Timer newspaper.
Danes that are baptised in the Church of Denmark, the national Lutheran church, must pay the tax as long as they are members, but foreigners who move to Denmark are not obliged to, unless they register as church members.
Mads Dørup, who runs the ingenkirkeskat.dk website (‘no church tax’), said that he receives at least five enquires every month from people wanting to opt-out of paying the tax.
‘It is mainly people who have moved here, for example, from Norway and Sweden. They are very surprised that they have been signed up as church members and it takes them by surprise that they suddenly have to pay a tax,’ said Dørup.
The Atheist Society also reported receiving a number of queries each month; mainly from people who did not realise they had been paying the tax for many years.
When a foreigner moves to Denmark and signs up for the civil registration ID number, they should be asked if they want to be a member of the church. If they answer yes, then they are signed up as a paying member of the church.
Jesper Vind of the Atheist Society believes that not enough is being done to make foreigners aware that they are being registered as paying church members.
If a currently registered church member wants to opt-out of membership, they must write to their local church office and request a resignation of membership form in addition to providing their birth certificate.
Once a person opts-out of the Church of Denmark, they can no longer have a minister of that church preside over religious events like a wedding or funeral. |
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Subject: Re:Welcome..
05/05/09, 13:53
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Det var så lidt! 
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Subject: Reducing your costs of living in DK..
11/05/09, 20:01
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Reducing your costs of living in DK
Dear all,
Char McKay has collected a huge number of hints and tips for reducing your costs of living. I am very happy that Char is sharing this information with all of us. Thanks, Char!
If you have other hints, please share them as replies to this entry. We will regularly update the hints document.
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