On Writing, The European Job Market, & The Final Six Weeks

Well, I’m past the halfway mark. I only have six weeks left to finish the bulk of four projects. Two internship presentation projects for two universities in two countries and two more classes, complete with final projects, for the same. There is so much writing involved, and really, I tried to download a picture of a snail to post on the header here, because I feel like that is how fast the information is moving from my brain onto a word document, at a snail’s pace.

In the spirit of procrastination, I was doing a little research for a friend (in Geneva) who is busy looking for work here, and elsewhere in Europe.

Are you looking for a signing bonus?
Here is an article I found on the current Danish job market in The Copenhagen Post

If you would like to read about how one in three Danish employers will hire a foreign born worker within the next year, click here.

And the BBC reports that the European Commission may
enstate a “Blue Card” (similar to the US’s Green Card)

More on the Jagtvej 69 Riots this last weekend

The paper is in Danish, but here is a link to some Jagtvej 69 Riot photos in the local Danish paper.

(for more pictures, go to the above link and click on the “Ungdomshuset fra rydning til fald – seks dages tumult” link)

Next time there’s a riot (peaceful or otherwise) I will try to get out there and take a few pictures for you all (from a safe distance, of course).

OK, this concludes my procrastination session. I look forward to hearing from you.
Have a great day.

Consulting and The Presentation

I met with my advisor the other day and most of what he said was “Write, write, write.” Write the paper and write the presentation at the same time. I never really considered writing a power point simultaniously, but common sense tells you, it’s a good idea. But you know, I feel like I’m lost in a wasteland of bad powerpoint templates. Where are the cool ones? How do I find the graphically sparce yet alluring template? While in search of the perfect template (and learning how to make my own), I ran across this video feauturing Professor Hans Roslings. A brilliant, entertaining, Swedish statistician. Check it out. (Frequent blog entries are a dead give-a-way that I’m procrastinating. I have to get back to write, write, writing!)

TED 2006 – Debunking myth about the “third world” with Professor Hans Roslings
Probably the most compelling presentation of statistical data you have ever seen. I doubt the audience remembered anyone who spoke before him, nor after him. What a tough act to follow! (About 20 minutes)