Linnea bloggar från Rockford

Please follow my blog as I will provide updates and information about my daily work as an International Business Developer for the City of Lidköping, Sweden collaborative with Rockford, Illinois.

2012-05-22 21.04

Marketing - Marketing - Car wash

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2012-05-22 16.53

Continued Success for Lidköping - Rockford Educational Projects!

as we were approved the grant we applied for!!

This means that funding is secured for at least two students and two teachers from De la Gardie School to come to Rockford this fall.

The purpose of their trip to Rockford is to: Identify possibilities for students (starting at the age 16 and graduating at the age of 19) to as part of their three year health care/nurse program/education do part of their...

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2012-05-21 21.50

Lidköping Municipal Facts

http://lidkoping.se/download/18.cec704f1305776b49080001828/1494+Lidköping+FAKTA+%28Eng%29.pdf
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2012-05-17 22.46

Student Project Between City of Lidköping, East High School and SwedishAmerican Foundation in Rockford Illinois Attracts International Attention

The SwedishAmerican Foundation in Rockford, Illinois has a Neighborhood Revitalization Project, a multi-year effort to rebuild and restore the residential neighborhood surrounding the SwedishAmerican Foundation. In 2006, as part of that project, SwedishAmerican invited the East High School Construction Class in Rockford to become an active participant in their work. In 2009 construction students...
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2012-05-14 20.04

Sweden´s Economy

Sweden is an export-oriented mixed economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labour force.

Timber, hydropower and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Telecommunications, the automotive industry and the...

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2012-05-11 20.04

Lidköping´s International Business Developer at Rockford City Hall

Linnea Bengtsson first came to Rockford in 2008 when she arrived as the first trainee from Lidköping, Sweden. Her vibrant city in south Sweden had signed an Industrial Partnership Agreement with the City of Rockford in 2006, as part of a trade mission to Sweden sponsored by the Rockford Area Economic Development Council. The agreement’s goal is to increase job growth and community wealth for the...
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2012-05-09 16.09

Europadagen/Europe Day

Is celebrated today - May 9!!

By the way do you know how many countries there are in Europe??

Europe is the earth's surface to the second smallest population but the third-largest continent. Europe has some 730 million inhabitants. Europe is the world's second most populous continent and has the second highest productivity per person.

Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May in memory of France Foreign...

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2012-04-25 21.57

Lidköping - Rockford House Project VIDEO

Movie made by former De la Gardiegymnasiet Media Program student Carl Ander on behalf of the City of Lidköping.

International Partnership between Lidköping (De la Gardiegymnasiet and the City of Lidköping) and Rockford (SwedishAmerican Foundation and East High School).

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2012-04-24 17.46

Five of the top ten songs in the world at the moment are written or produced by Swedes!

By: Addison Larrow
Source: http://sacc-usa.org/currents/business/swedens-music/

Ever since Abba won the Eurovision song contest in 1974 and went on to be one of the best selling musical groups of all time, Swedish music has been dominating the modern world. Roxette, Ace of Base, Europe, the Cardigans. The list goes on and on. Swedish music groups have been topping the charts and winning critical...

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2012-04-23 21.25

From Lidköping to Rockford

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2012-04-19 23.11

Swedish Standard House and Rotary

I am now a member of (Rockford) Rotary International.

www.rockfordrotary.org

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2012-04-12 19.34

University of Skövde and Rockford College signing Exchange Agreement!

Watch the signing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCiFA0vND4&feature=youtu.be

ROCKFORD COLLEGE Press release: Rockford, Ill. — On Wednesday, April 11, at 9:00 a.m., representatives from Rockford College and the University of Skövde (pronounced "Hov-de”), Skövde, Sweden, met to sign a new agreement of cooperation between the two institutions. While located on separate continents and with a...

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2012-04-03 21.14

Swedish Standard House August 2011 - March 2012

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2012-04-03 14.06

Go Global 2012

conference is happening right now in Rockford!

In order to grow locally you have to work globally, says Lidköping´s Mayor Kjell Hedvall. The City of Lidköping strategically works internationally with Rockford.

Last year I attended the conference and was pleased. This year Barbara Lunde is representing the City of Lidköping!

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2012-04-03 11.44

Swedish Standard House

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2012-03-30 10.28

De la Gardiegymnasiet Presenting at City Council, Rockford

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2012-03-20 02.48

Swedish Standard House Progress

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2012-03-20 02.17

Forest Hills Country Club Event March 13, 2012

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2012-03-13 17.03

Blog - Skype - Roxul - Swedish Standard House

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2012-03-02 22.14

Green Rehab rewarded quality prize!!

Skaraborg County (Lidköping is part of this county) annually award it´s employees who adopt new ideas and new knowledge in order to achieve operational and quality improvements.

This year the prize went to two businesses in rehab Lidköping! Occupational therapists Astrid Johansson and Marianne Bengtsson (a.k.a. mamma) along with nurse / master gardener Elisabeth Wahlgren and physiotherapist...

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2012-02-28 18.14

SwedishAmerican Foundation

February 24, 2009 John Mecklenburg, Executive Vice President of SwedishAmerican Foundation submited a letter of invitation for students from De la Gardiegymnasiet in Lidköping, Sweden to come to Rockford.

Today, three years later we are getting ready for the seventh group to come to Rockford! Including this group, a total of 32 students have been welcomed to Rockford by SwedishAmerican Foundation....

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2012-02-24 17.41

Who is watching Lidköping??

one might ask since TWO people from Lidköping were present at the SwedishAmerican Chamber of Commerce (SACC) event last night in Chicago! Myself and Christoffer Järkeborn - Chief of Staff for Beatrice Ask - Minister for Justice.
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2012-02-23 18.15

Heading to Chicago!

Just finished a skype meeting with the next group of DLG construction students. Looking forward to seeing them in Rockford March 11 - April 1. They will be building on the Swedish Standard House.

Later this afternoon I am heading to Chicago (third largest city in the United States) to speak at a SwedishAmerican Chamber of Commerece Event about J-1 Trainee Visa Program.

Sweden´s Minister for Justice...

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2012-02-17 21.40

Swedish Houses update!

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2012-02-15 22.41

Britney Lindgren - next TV star from Rockford?

Could be!

Do you want to market Rockford on Swedish National TV and get to travel to Sweden?? Apply before February 20!

http://www.greatswedishadventure.com/

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2012-02-14 21.22

Port Lidköping - a waterfront by Lake Vänern!

Lidköping is situated by the third largest lake in Europe, lake Vänern.

In many ways a significant location with 220 kilometres of coastline in the municipality. Total area for Lidköping municipality is 689 square kilometres with a total number of over 38.000 inhabitants.

Lidköping is today working on expanding it´ usage and visibility of lake Vänern. Security in terms of the water level etc is of...

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2012-02-10 21.23

S as in Swedish success....!

SKYPE, SWEDISHAMERICAN FOUNDATION, SJOSTROM & SONS.

Skype: is a proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol service and software application originally created by Niklas Zennström (from Sweden) and owned by Microsoft since 2011. Skype has 663 million registered users as of September 2011. The network is operated by Microsoft, which has its Skype division headquarters in Luxembourg. Most of the...

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2012-02-09 23.10

Study at College in the United States?

Yes! is my answer. This blog update is for all students from De la Gardiegymnasiet that have been asking me after their visit to Rockford if and how to apply for college in the United States. I studied at Santa Monica College 2005 and I had a wonderful time! Rockford has two wonderful colleges.

ROCKFORD COLLEGE http://www.rockford.edu/
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE http://www.rockvalleycollege.edu/

2005...

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2012-02-06 15.44

Next TV star from Rockford?

Come to my office (2nd floor City Hall, Rockford) or go straight here to apply:

http://www.greatswedishadventure.com/

NATIONWIDE CASTING SEARCH

Meter Television are searching for Americans with Swedish ancestry for a new reality TV-show, set to be filmed in Sweden!

In the years 1846-1930 1, 3 million Swedish people immigrated to America to build a better life for their families. Today, more than 4.8...

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2012-02-02 18.44

SACC Trainee Event in Chicago

on February 23. Lidköping will be represented!
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2012-02-01 22.18

Music and arts brings people together

the partnership between Lidköping and Rockford continues to open up new doors. Just finished an exciting Skype meeting with key people in Rockford and in Stockholm.

Rockford Arts Council President Anne O´Keefe.
www.artsforeveryone.com

On the Waterfront President and CEO: Becky Genoways. www.onthewaterfront.com

Stefan Olsson CEO and Partner of Olsson & Engelmann:
www.olssonengelmann.se
www.got...

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2012-02-01 00.24

Back in Rockford!

Nice to be back home away from home (stealing this expression from Rob Lamb). Will be in Rockford till end of March, looking forward to a productive and fun time in Rockford!

A reminder: Lidköping and Rockford signed in 2006 an Industrial Partnership Agreement with the overall purpose to generate growth for both cities.

In 2011 this agreement was updated and an action plan was created. This action...

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2012-01-25 14.05

International Fire Fighter Exchange Project

between the City of Lidköping and the City of Rockford is making progress. Yesterday I met with Fire Chief Fredrik Linusson and we discussed possible dates for a delegation from Lidköping to visit Rockford, possibly in April this year!

Already has skype meeting between the two parties taken place and a project plan has been outlined.

The overall purpose and projected outcome with the International...

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2012-01-24 10.11

Sweden Today Class

Video summary now available on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDPVPyjbrwU&list=UUryB515p_00PC87TmMB8ZaA&index=1&feature=plcp

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2012-01-19 11.47

De la Gardiegymnasiet Construction Program in Rockford 2011

During October 9 - 28, 2011 eight students and four teachers from the construction program at De la Gardiegymnasiet in Lidköping begun building house number three in Rockord, Illinois!

The third house called Swedish Standard House, is being built by Swedish construction methods. It is an international project between students and teachers at East High School (Rockford) and students and teachers at...

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2012-01-18 18.02

International Collaboration results in new opportunties for the Nurse/Health Program at De la Gardie.

With focus on international work and exchanges from other countries, new development at the Nurse/Health Program at De la Gardiegymnasiet is taking place!

We hope to be able to send senior students to the U.S. or India to gain international experience in this field. Contacts has already been made with SwedishAmerican Foundation in Rockford and we are excited to expand on those.

"At SwedishAmerican...

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2012-01-18 09.15

Information meeting about business and educational opportunities with Rockford

was held on Monday, January 16 at Lidköping City Hall.
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2012-01-12 19.17

First work week á 2012!

First work week of 2012. In Lidköping, enjoying a week full of various meetings and weather!
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2011-12-12 22.49

Teachers Elisabeth Lindström and Carolina Håstrand

The purpose of De la Gardiegymnasiet teachers Elisabeth Lindström and Carolina Håstrand´s visit to Rockford was to:

Explore international educational opportunities for our students (starting at age 16 and graduating at age 19) at De la Gardiegymnasiet in Lidköping. Identify possibilities to as part of their three year health care/nurse program/education do part of their practical work in Rockford...

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2011-12-12 21.10

Lidköping School Officials in Rockford

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2011-11-29 22.39

Teachers from Health Care - Nursing Program

at De la Gardiegymnasiet in Lidköping, Sweden will be in Rockford next week!

The purpose:

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2011-11-21 21.52

SwedishAmerican Foundation

On Friday, November 18, I presented to the SwedishAmerican Foundation´s Board a summary of the international student project. SwedishAmerican Foundation is a well known outsanding partner and supporter of the Rockford community. Today it is also an excellent partner to Lidköping, Sweden!

You can view the presentation below.

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2011-11-14 22.40

International Educational Partnerships

were established last week between schools in Rockford and schools in Lidköping.

Last week, Lidköping teachers in Anna-Karin Gärdström and (team leader) Elisabeth Sverdrup visited several schools in the 205 District and new partnerships and friendships were created!

The purpose of Anna-Karin and Elisabeth visit to Rockford was to explore how Rockford schools work with students that have English as...

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2011-11-07 21.57

Teachers Elisabeth Sverdrup and Anna-Karin Gärdström in Rockford

Elisabeth Svedrup (also team leader) and Anna-Karin Gärdström teachers for students with Swedish as second language are in Rockford on a study visit! During their one week in Rockford they will visit several schools and the purpose is to study how teachers in the Rockford area are working together.

Their trip to Rockford is funded by grant (secured by themselves and Linnea Bengtsson).

Project:...

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2011-11-01 21.26

Photos from DLG visitors in Rockford

Two teachers, Anette Larsson and Sofia Ahlgren and four students, Nicole Lyxell, Jenny Lindman, Frida Eriksson and Robert Tidblom came to Rockford on October 6. During their one week stay in Rockford (trip funded by grant money) they all individually stayed in host families:

Tina Ryan & John Chadwick, Matt & Teresa Walling, Barbara & Richard Lunde, Chester & Sandra Kolodziej, Karen...

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2011-10-21 23.05

Building houses and international relationships

is exactly what the students from De la Gardie School and East High School are doing!
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2011-10-18 21.45

Making progress

on the Swedish Standard House...

Two new teachers; Håkan Green and Peter Bondesson arrived yesterday. Today they are doing over-lap work and tomorrow teachers Picke Johansson and Thomas Axelsson returns to Sweden. The students are staying for three weeks total. If you haven´t been at the construction site yet, please come out and say hi to the group!

Address: Benton & Adams (between Rural and E...

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2011-10-13 22.33

DLG teachers and students working on Swedish Standard House in Rockford!

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2011-10-11 04.17

Construction Students

have arrived in Rockford! For the next three weeks they will work on house number three, Swedish Standard House.

This is an international project between SwedishAmerican Foundation, East High School in Rockford, U.S. and De la Gardie School in Lidköping, Sweden!

"Swedish heritage and education through an international collaboration help build a sustainable future in Rockford"

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2011-10-09 23.22

Teachers and students

from the Social & Nature Science Program at De la Gardie School, Lidköping arrived in Rockford on Wednesday night and are still in town! Update below, more to come!
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2011-10-03 15.07

Rockford delegation in Lidköping

Last week we had seven Rockford delegates in Lidköping. A very successful week. I am right now sitting at Copenhagen airport ready for a fall in Rockford. Starting tomorrow we will have several student + teacher groups coming to Rockford, an exciting fall ahead!
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2011-09-21 11.28

Rotary

Yesterday I was the guest speaker at Rotary in Lidköping. More than 50 people came to hear about Lidköping´s and Rockford´s mutual international efforts!

Paul Harris Fellow, the founder of Rotary (1905) was from Chicago, a city located nearby Rockford. A sign of of success?

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2011-09-18 14.35

Exciting fall in Rockford for students and teachers from Lidköping!

The success from the student project where students from De la Gardie School in Lidköping, Sweden build energy efficiency houses for the SwedishAmerican Foundation has led to competitiveness in Lidköping among other schools and programs to come to Rockford! The students that have been in Rockford return to Lidköping with outstanding positive experiences, which has made Rockford the U.S. destination...
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2011-09-14 19.36

Country roads take me home...

as John Denver says. Back home in Sweden after two great month in Rockford!

Back in Lidköping working on preperation for the upcoming Lidköping student and teacher groups going to Rockford in October. Also finalizing details for the Rockford delegation visit in Lidköping, September 25 - 30.

Bonus = Thanks to my parents recently constructed wet land on our farm, I know have a lake view from my...

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2011-09-08 20.35

Great turn out for the first Sweden Today Class

A great turn out for the first Sweden Today Class! 29 people, new and existing Swedish Historical Society members came to the auditorium at the Rockford Public Library downtown. Linnea Bengtsson, teacher of the class, held a presentation about Introduction to Sweden and the class introduced them selves by saying jag heter (my name is) in Swedish. The class took a Swedish quiz and Michael Maddox...

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2011-09-07 18.02

Sweden Today Class

Starts tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Rockford Public Library downtown. 30 people have already RSVP!

Class will occur monhtly Septemeber - December, 2011. If you can´t make it tonight, come next time (October 5)

Today we start with Introducation to Sweden.

Don´t be a fool - stay in school!

Visit www.swedentodayclass.com for ALL information

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2011-09-05 19.15

On the Waterfront - Labor Day Weekend

Rockford´s annual OUTSTANDING "On the Waterfront festival" was this weekend! So much fun!

In 1983 (a GREAT year by the way....), during an economic downturn in Rockford due to a decline in manufacturing, city officials approved $15,000 in financing to create a celebration of the founding of Rockford and held it on Labor Day weekend. The annual On the Waterfront Festival has become...

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2011-08-25 22.19

Sweden Today Class

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2011-06-23 11.35

FIKA = Coffee break

Fika is a social institution in Sweden; it means having a break, most often a coffeebreak, with one's colleagues, friends, date, or family. The word has quite ambiguous connotations and can mean anything from taking a break from work or other activities, to going on a date - always including something to eat accompanied by a drink, such as cookies, cakes and even candy.

This practice of taking a...

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2011-06-16 13.06

Graduation - Studenten 2011

Yesterday was graduation day at De la Gardie School in Lidköping!

In Sweden you begin school at the age of 7 and graduate from mandatory school at the age of 15. Gymnasiet is a three year school (some what similiar to first years of U.S. college), ages 16-19. Gymnasiet is NOT mandatory...however more than 90% continues from High School to Gymnasiet!!

De la Gardiegymnasiet is the largest gymnasiet in...

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2011-06-15 14.27

Back in Lidköping for one month

To work and play. Right now I am working on my six month report which is both hard and and fun. Lots of great memories and projects to enter.

Hey speaking of six month report....can you give me one English word that rhymes with month?

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2011-06-14 10.35

Home Sweet Home

After 3 month in wonderful Rockford I am now back in Lidköping!

Thanks everyone for making the Lidköping - Rockford partnership an on-going success!

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2011-06-09 18.28

Fire between Lidköping and Illinois

Fire fighter exchanges in process between Lidköping and Rockford and Byron, both in Illinois.

The other day Byron and Lidköping had their first skype session.

This morning Rockford and Lidköping exchanged information and knowledge between respective fire department in Lidköping and Rockford.

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2011-06-07 18.24

Sweden has a king and Rockford has a queen...

Forest City Queen!

Enjoyed my first boat ride on the Rock River this weekend!

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2011-06-06 21.24

Sweden´s National Day

Is today! Yeay!

Hey, did you know that Sweden is the THIRD largest country in the European Union by area..

AND that the THIRD largest lake in Europe is in Sweden, Lidköping is located just next to it...

AND that Sweden comes in THIRD as to which people are the most happiest people in the world!

How to say three in Swedish? TRE
How to say Go Sweden? HEJA SVERIGE!!

1523 on June 6: Gustav Vasa is elected...

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2011-06-01 23.59

International Energy Collaboration

An International Energy Collaboration was yesterday signed between the City of Lidköping, Winnebago County and Freedom Field Renewable Energy. The collaboration is a successful result of the multiple international trade delegations visiting Lidköping, Sweden and Rockford, Illinois, USA.

The attendees of the event were the first to see the Lidköping, Sweden display, which today includes banners,...

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2011-05-30 19.48

PRESS RELEASE: International Energy Collaboration

Press Conference will take place:

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

1:00 PM

Freedom Field
3333 Kishwaukee Street
Building 9
Rockford IL 61109

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2011-05-27 18.30

Memorial weekend and summer!

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 30 in 2011). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service.

Memorial Day often marks the start of the summer vacation season. I am excited about that!

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

Det är fredag och snart börjar Memorial weekend! Memorial Day är en "röd dag" i USA, som...

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2011-05-26 18.07

LIDKÖPING: a great place to live

The paper Fokus has reviewd Sweden´s municipalities finding out where is best to live. Of Sweden´s 290 municipalities Lidköping is number 22!!

SOURCE: http://www.lidkopingsnytt.nu/2011/05/26/boendet-i-lidkoping-nast-bast-i-vast/

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

Tidningen Fokus har gått igenom Sveriges kommuner för att se var det är bäst att bo. Ingen av de västsvenska kommunerna kvalar in på topp-tio. Lidköping...

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2011-05-25 21.18

SACC (Swedish American Chamber of Commerce)

Yesterday I attended the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce (SACC Chicago) board meeting in Chicago. www.sacc-chicago.org

In 2008 when I first came to Rockford, I came on a J-1/Trainee-Internship VISA via SACC, sponsored by the City of Lidköping. Today I am working full time in the United States on a work Visa, representing the City of Lidköping. My internship/trainee position at the Rockford Area...

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2011-05-23 18.35

KUBB and TORNADOS

The annual Swedish Historical Society Kubb Tournament wasl held this year at Ingersol Centennial Park (1st Street between Oak and Grove) this past Saturday May 21, 2011. 45 registered teams, and my team ROCK LIDKÖPING was one of them!

Kubb is a lawn game where the object is to knock over wooden blocks by throwing wooden sticks at them. Kubb can be simply described as a combination of bowling and...

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2011-05-20 21.59

Beautiful Rockford you ROCK!

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2011-05-19 22.15

Passive House

Did you know that the first Passive House built in Sweden and Scandinavia is in LIDKÖPING!!
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2011-05-18 19.00

Renewable Energy - Förnyelsebar energi

Pascal Tshibanda: ”We would save $15 000 000 annually”

A report from company Kanenergy reveals that industries and manufactuers in Skaraborg (a county in West Sweden including Lidköping) are good at using rewenable energy. Especially in regards of electric power supply, with increased usage of pellets and biogas. But there is more that can be done.

- Industries and manufactuers in Skaraborg purchase...

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2011-05-17 22.45

Fire Fighters

Part of my work is to identify and facilitate exchanges between Rockford and the Midwest with Lidköping and West Sweden. Today I had the pleasure to meet with Fire Fighter David Hillis, Deputy Chief Orin Snodgrass and Fire Chief Galen Bennett, in Byron. Byron is a city 30 minutes outside Rockford. Perhaps we will have Lidköping Fire Fighters visiting Byron and Rockford........!

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

En...

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2011-05-16 21.25

Speech teacher - Santa Monica College, California

In 2005 I studied at Santa Monica College in California! I have great memories and still today incorporate a large portion of the knowledge gained. Especially when I am in the United States working....One of the six classes I took was Speech. I had an outstanding teacher, Dr. Nancy Grass-Hemmert. I strongly believe that it was thanks to my Speech class that I in 2008 was selected to be the first...
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2011-05-12 21.57

Skype and Leadership

This morning I was part of an excellent business meeting on-line using SKYPE! The tourism office in Lidköping is interested in learning more about events and event planning. Considering Lidköping and Rockford´s common elements in terms of a downtown district both including a river, I instantly thought of the annual "On the Waterfront" Festival as an event for Lidköping to gain knowledge about....
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2011-05-11 21.11

GO ROCKFORD

Today Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau hosted their annual breakfast. I was there representing the City of Lidköping.

During the breakfast event John Groh, CEO and President of the RACVB highlighted the three videos that they together with GrahamSpencer put together a couple of months ago, taking advantage of senaters from Wisconsin hiding out..... John said that they have been viewed...

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2011-05-10 23.28

Summer and Freedom

Seems like we skipped spring in Rockford and now have instant summer. Close to 90 F / 30 C degrees today!!

Had an excellent meeting with my contacts at Freedom Field today. Please visit: www.freedomfieldenergy.com

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2011-05-09 22.02

Tri State Alliance - samarbete över statsgränserna

Today I attended the 4th Tri State Alliance Annual Summit at the Radision Hotel in Rockford. The Tri-State Alliance is a collaboration of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin cities through its Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Organization.

This event was a mix of government, commerce and business leaders as they met to discuss the region's priorities for transportation infrastructure.

I find it...

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2011-05-06 21.27

Do you BIKE??

I do!! And I LIKE to BIKE!

The public welfare effect: Experts say that a good health among the population is becoming more and more important due to long term expensive medical costs. A healthier population is better for the community in all.

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

Samhällsnyttig effekt: Experter anser att god hälsa hos befolkningen blivit allt viktigare eftersom kostnaderna för sjukvården är enorma – och...

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2011-05-05 18.14

Food brings people together!

The best thing about my work is that I get to meet so many new and interesting people. The other day I was invited to Lucretia Ristin´s house for a luncheon to enjoy a wonderful lunch meal and meeting some new people. I love food and I truly enjoy meeting new people.

WEB PAGES TO CHECK OUT:

www.lessonsswedishkitchen.wordpress.com

www.emanuelandren.com

www.swedishmenu.com

www.cookingwi...

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2011-05-04 17.59

Twenty Eight Years Old!

That´s right, today I celebrate turning 28! Yeay!
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2011-05-03 22.50

What do the Bible and IKEA have in common?

they (the bible and the IKEA catalog) are the most common books in the world!
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2011-05-02 23.09

MEDIA RELEASE: Lidköping and Rockford First Virtual Signing!

On the web!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXfOfdcQrGg

VIDEO made by: De la Gardie School (Lidköping) Media Students Simon Åhman and Anders Petersson.

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2011-04-29 18.15

3 States in 2 Days!

I am back from my 6,5 hour, 350 miles = ca 56 swedish miles road trip!

ILLINOIS - WISCONSIN - MINNESOTA

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2011-04-27 18.01

On my way to Mankato, Minnesota!

to meet with representatives from ÄFAB (Bio Energy consulting firm in Lidköping) and clients in Minnesota. It is about a 6 hour drive from Rockford. I will stay over night in Mankato and particapte in several meetings all day tomorrow before I drive back to Rockford Illinois!

Please visit www.afabinfo.com You can chose Sweden, U.K. or the U.S.

Sweden is leading within bio energy technology in...

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2011-04-27 00.18

Rockford College and Education in Sweden

Today I had a meeting with Dr. Head who is the President of Rockford College. We discussed possible future international collaborations between Rockford College and Sweden.

Please visit: www.rockford.edu for more information about Rockford College.

Education in Sweden is mandatory for all children from grade 1 to grade 9 - generally starting in the year of the child’s seventh birthday up until the...

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2011-04-25 22.12

Lidköping represented

on Rockford Area Economic Development Council (RAEDC) web page:

www.rockfordil.com

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

på Rockford Area Economic Development Council hemsida (RAEDC):

www.rockfordil.com

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2011-04-22 17.24

County Board Chairman / Lidköping Visitors!

Yesterday Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen delivered his seventh State of the County Speech.

Over 400 people came, me included!

This is a great opportunity for the community to connect and take part of the County Board Chaiman´s vision and the work of the county.

When I came back to my office I had a message that I had visitors…Nice – I enjoy vistitors very much! At this point...

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2011-04-21 16.57

GLAD PÅSK / HAPPY EASTER

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2011-04-20 22.08

Bengtssons in Rockford!

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2011-04-19 16.34

IBED (International Bio Energy Days)

was last year held in Rockford and this year it takes place in LIDKÖPING, SWEDEN! Mark you calendar for September 27-29.

This is a conference for business and trade. Focus areas: Biofuels for Vehicles. Bioenergy for Heating and Electriticty. Politics and Society.

For more information about how to sign up for the conference! Please visit http://ibed.entailer.com

I will OF COURSE...

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2011-04-18 16.58

Christoffer Norin - The Arena

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2011-04-15 18.33

Construction Update and Ice cream

Visited the construction site for the "Swedish Influenced House" yesterday. Wow, the students at East High School are talented! The house is coming along very nice and looks outstanding! If you haven´t been there...please visit the house on Dave Ct.

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

Besökte husbygget "Swedish Influenced House" igår. Jösses vad eleverna på East High School är duktiga, huset ser fantastiskt ut! 12 DLG...

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2011-04-14 23.54

Go Global

The two day Go Global Conference is now done and as a partcipant in the conference I can say that I am very pleased! Great speakers, well organized event and absolutely a great conference to attend if you wish to gain greater knowledge, network and to get better prepared for the global market.

In my role as an International Business Developer, already working international, truly, this conference...

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2011-04-11 22.50

Dodgeball and Go Global

I know I sometimes make it sound like Sweden has something to do with the ALL the great things happening....well...

This weekend a Dodgeball tournament was played here in Rockford and the balls they played with.....well....MADE IN SWEDEN!!

These very popular Rhino Skin balls are constructed of durable foam rubber and are coated with a long lasting, tough, tear resistant surface - Made in Sweden....

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2011-04-08 20.06

ROCKFORD!

It is three years ago since I came to Rockford, Illinois for the very first time!! Great memories, great future!

Thank you Lidköping and Rockford for your international collaboration!

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:
Tre år sedan jag kom till Rockford, Illinois för första gången!

Härliga minnen och en spännande framtid!

Tack Lidköping och Rockford för ert internationella samarbete!

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2011-04-07 17.46

Lidköping one step closer to victory! / Lidköping ett steg närmre segern!

The municipality of Lidköping is getting closer to becoming the Nordic Energy Municipaility!

Lidköping is one out three Swedish municipalities nominated. Lidköping is participating with the Lidköping Biogas project, which is a collaboration project with Gothenburg Energy and Swedish Biogas International.

”We are very happy and proud. Lidköping Biogas is an extremely exciting project enhanced by...

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2011-04-06 20.18

Export = money

Export generates money….and ”money money money must be funny” (at least according to ABBA) is about to get a new faces in Sweden!

This morning a press conference was held here in Rockford to annoucne the opening of the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center of the Rockford Area (ITC).

Lidköping, Sweden was mentioned several times!

The ITC can help local companies export products and...

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2011-04-05 15.40

Viktor Selander

Selander claims USA South "Rookie of the Week" honors Fayetteville, NC - The USA South Athletics Conference’s weekly awards were announced today and Bishops men’s tennis player Viktor Selander captured the league’s men’s tennis “Rookie of the Week” honors. The freshman helped lead the Blue and Gold to a 3-0 mark last week, all in USA South action. Selander notched a pair of victories from the No. 1...
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2011-04-04 21.05

Lidköping´s newspaper (NLT) article about the virtual signing between Lidköping and Rockford!

The beginning of a new three year partnership agreement between Lidköping and Rockford.

It was in 2006 that Lidköping and Rockford signed their first partnership agreement. An agreement about mutual exchanges within the industrial business sector as well as exhanges between schools, toursim and other areas, somehting that would generate job opportunities and economic growth. Instead of the need...

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2011-04-01 17.14

Lidköping on FOX NEWS in Rockford!

Lidköping on Fox News!

Check it out:

http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=242196&watch=1

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

Lidköping med på Fox News i Rockford torsdag den 31 mars, 2011:

Kolla in nyhetsinslaget på länken:

http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=242196&watch=1

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2011-03-31 18.14

The updated Industrial Partnership Agreement

was signed today between Rockford, Illinois and Lidköping, Sweden

The ceremony was held in the city council chambers of Rockford’s City Hall and Lidköping’s town hall. Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey and Lidköping Mayor Kjell Hedvall, signers of the original agreement in 2006, signed the updated agreement. Three TV stations in Rockford were on site and media representatives in Lidköping were on...

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2011-03-30 21.36

Press release!!!

The City of Rockford and Lidköping will conduct a "virtual signing" to update the Industrial Partnership Agreement between the two cities originally signed in 2006 in Lidköping, Sweden. Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey, Lidköping Mayor Kjell Hedvall and Lidköping International Business Developer Linnea Bengtsson will participate, as well as other dignitaries.

WHEN: Thursday, March 31,...

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2011-03-29 18.21

In Rockford!

In Rockford! Ready and excited to be here to work for the next 2,5 months! Had a wonderful weekend in Barcelona with family and friends!

Come in and see me in my office on the 2nd floor at City Hall - Rockford! Or call me at: 815 985 3895 or skype: vadevako AND of course please continue follow my blog at:
www.lidkoping.se/linneasblogg

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:

I Rockford och redo att arbeta här under de...

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2011-03-25 07.55

Leaving Lidköping

for 2,5 months in Rockford, Illinois but first a looong weekend in Barcelona, Spain!

Hasta la pasta!

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2011-03-24 13.27

Sweden or the U.S.? / Sverige eller USA?

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2011-03-23 11.09

Lidköping - Rockford article in NLT (Lidköping´s newspaper)

Lidköping´s collaboration with their partner city Rockford, United States, continues. For three years Linnea Bengtsson will represent Lidköping in Rockford.

”They get a person they can identify the City of Lidköping with”, states Linnea Bengtsson.

After multiple visits in Rockford, making new connections, Linnea Bengtsson is a well known name in Rockford. In January this year she got promoted by...

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2011-03-22 11.23

Georgia O´Keeffe - Anne O´Keefe

When I visited Rörstrand last week I saw this poster (photo 1 and 2). Georgia O´Keeffe is a well known U.S. artist and I have one of her art pieces in my apartment in Rockford (see photo 3 and 4). When deciding where to hang the art piece I kept referring to the piece as Anne O´Keefe. Anne O´Keefe is CEO and President of Rockford Art Council and has obvislouy been more successful with marketing her...
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2011-03-21 10.49

Super Hero / Superhjälte

Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero. In the original version of the story and the vast majority of retellings, Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American millionaire (later billionaire) playboy, industrialist, and philanthropist. Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, he swore revenge on crime, an...
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2011-03-18 08.51

Swedish Music Export / Svensk musikexport

used to be the 3rd largest in the world!! Today it is the 5th largest and is the 2nd largest export in Sweden with in 1997 a turnover of 6-7 billion Swedish crowns.

In Sweden we have Communal Music School which is volentary and usually figure in collaboration with the regular schools. In year 2000 the estimated number of participating students in Communal Music Schools was 335 000.

Some claim...

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2011-03-17 10.47

Then and Now / då och nu

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2011-03-16 09.10

300 trainee/internship positions to the young people in Lidköping / 300 praktikplatser till  ungdomar i Lidköping

Based on article in NLT Wednesday March 16, 2011:

http://nlt.se/startsidan/lidkoping/1.1151479-300-praktikplatser-till-ungdomar-i-lidkoping

The City/Municipality of Lidköping offers the 150 trainee/internship positions to the young people in Lidköping. Nil (Lidköping´s Corporate/Business Organization) aim to do the same! ”We have sent letters to 800 companies in Lidköping”, says Carina Laurell,...

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2011-03-15 11.20

Company visits

Last week I visited companies here in Lidköping. Thanks to Marcus Johansson who writes the Lidköping monthly Business Newsletter and who included me in the last one, I was already a familiar face for some of my new contacts! Nice!

Do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to have me visit your company or organization! I would be happy to, in order to to explore possible collaborations...

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2011-03-11 14.41

Arvid Lundgren - Manhattan - Lidköping

Arvid Lundgren continues his TV career. Watch the new coverage here:

http://svtplay.se/v/2354807/sydnytt/nytt_manhattan_planeras_i_malmo?sb%2Cb1387522%2C1%2Cf%2C-1

Also in this coverage which takes place in Malmö (3rd largest city in Sweden) you find Lidköping clearly represented. Again, Arvid a former Lidköping citizen is being interviewed...the coffee cups on the table are from Rörstrand (RAEDC...

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2011-03-11 10.48

Death Penalty / Dödsstraff

Yesterday the death penalty was abolished in Illinois. This makes Illinois the 16th state without death penalty in the U.S. According to a study made by Gallup: 64 % Americans support the death penalty and 29 % Americans are opposed to it.

In Sweden death penalty is forbidden. Up until the 19th century death penalty was the most common penalty for heavy committed crimes. Death penalty was...

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2011-03-10 20.41

Arvid Lundgren

Arvid Lundgren from Lidköping (Saleby) starred on one of Sweden´s National TV Channels today! Check it out:
(while enjoying the Swedish language you will also see Malmö city which I know many of you Rockfordians have visit)

http://svtplay.se/v/2353509/sydnytt/inflyttning_bakom_befolkningsboom?sb%2Cb1387522%2C1%2Cf%2C-1

Perhaps this states that the citizens of Lidköping are of truly national...

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2011-03-09 13.30

A new Police Station (building) is being built in Lidköping / Avtal om nytt polishus i Lidköping klart

Today a new agreement was signed between the City/Municipality of Lidköping and the Police Authority in West Sweden to build a new Police Station (building) in Lidköping. The building will be located in central Lidköping and open 2013-2014. The Police Station makes one of the Police headquarters in Skaraborg County and will in addition to serve Lidköping, also serve the nearby cities Skara, Götene,...
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2011-03-09 09.11

Swedish Choral Singing / Svensk körsång

There are over one half million choral singers in Sweden!

Considering the population of Sweden (9 million), this is a rather large portion of choral singers! This is unique for Sweden, possibliity Iceland can get close to this procentage.

History about Swedish choral singing based on interview with choral conducter Eric Ericson http://fib.se/fib_1/ericson.html

During 17th century and 18th century...

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2011-03-08 09.40

International Women´s Day / Internationella Kvinnodagen

Today we celebrate the 100 birthday of the International Womens Day!
A day to celebrate for everyone. One woman in particular is extremely important to highlight today. . .this Swedish woman´s funeral was held on this day in 2002. Astrid Lindgren.

Astrid Lindgren grew up shortly after the turn of the Century at the Näs homestead near Vimmerby, in the county of Småland. Her childhood is a happy...
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2011-03-07 10.32

Rådhuset

Rådhuset is the red building you often see when you read about Lidköping. The blue coloured stripes below the red building symbolise lake Vänern which Lidköping is located by.

Rådhuset (red building on the photos) was orginally Magnus Gariel de la Gardie´s hunting castle, and later transported to the square in Lidköping to function as a court house. Until 1883 it was the place for law of hustings...

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2011-03-04 10.34

På Spåret uppvärmning!

En liten fredagsrebus inför kvällens På Spåret.

Vart är vi på väg?

Bild 1 + Bild 2 + Bild 3 - pastej = Bild 4 (slutmålet på resan).

Pris: Vinnaren får gärna göra en engelsk översättning! ;-)

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2011-03-03 10.52

The 5 largest employers in Lidköping

1) City/Municipality of Lidköping (Lidköpings Kommun)
4663 employees
www.lidkoping.se

2) Sweden National Defence (F7 Såtenäs)
1100 employees
http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7/

3) West Region/County (Västra Götalandsregionen)
900 employees
http://www.vgregion.se

4) Erik Thun AB
300 employees
http://www.thun.se/index.php?id=10

5) Eurofins
270 employees
http://www.eurofins.se/om-oss-/information-in-en...

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2011-03-02 21.20

Same same but different

Same sun different locations....
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2011-03-02 15.59

Rörstrand Center - Lidköping

Rörstrand in Lidköping carries a strong and proud porselain history. The Nobel Dinner Porcelain is one example. The porcelain factory employed up to 1500 people at one time. The final production á la Rörstrand in Lidköping was produced in December of 2005. Please visit this video for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFI-v6ACEWw

Today Rörstrand Centre is a well developed Centre for...

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2011-03-01 13.42

Video och väder/weather in Rockford

Kolla in videon om Rockford/Check out the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwcVHyk3FBE

Hur ser vädret ut i Rockford egentligen?
Rockford har i min mening mer rejäla årstider, kalla vintrar (ca -5 till -25 grader kallt) och varma långa somrar. Inlandsklimatet gör att det blir stora skillnader i temperatur mellan dag och natt och mellan somrar och vinter. Det är också väldigt fuktigt på...

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2011-03-01 09.10

Social Media

Last Friday I was at a seminar here in Lidköping. "To use Social Media" was the topic and Victoria Ahlén www.victoriaahlen.se was the speaker.

Ahlén, an excellent speaker, got to face an extra challenge due to dead tecnology, so she did like they did in the past. . .she used the white board!

An inspiraring lecture with generated eye-opening thoughts. . .Ahlén focused on the question WHY...

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2011-02-25 14.21

Camilla Bender Larson

Is a well known name for many Rockfordians! Camilla Bender Larson worked for the City of Lidköping when the joint venture bewteen our two cities were initaed in 2006. Camilla continues to be successful and today she is the founder of SWEDISH MENU AB. A private corporation based in Lidköping with the ambition to spread awareness of and raise interest in Swedish cuisine.

Yesterday SWEDISH MENU had...

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2011-02-25 11.52

100-150 new work/training positions for the young people in Lidköping / 100–150 jobb till unga

Based on text from NLT February 23, 2011 written by Ronny Weihard (My translation and editiing). For original article: http://nlt.se/startsidan/lidkoping/1.1129701-100-150-jobb-till-unga

The Municipality of Lidköping is funding $ 219 and the Swedish Federal Employment Centre in Lidköping is funding an additional $ 313 to provide work (training/internships) to the young unemployed in Lidköping. We...

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2011-02-23 13.22

De la Gardiegymnasiet/High School

De la Gardie high school is one of Lidköping´s three High Schools (similar to U.S. last years of High School/first years of higher education, ages 16-19). DLG (De la Gardie) has over 2000 students and 300 teachers and is the largest school in Skaraborg County. DLG offers 16 national courses with a variety of specializations, as well as specially designed courses. The tennis high school is one...
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2011-02-22 14.44

How loooong is Sweden? Hur lååångt är Sverige?

Answer: 978 U.S. Miles.

Pretty much the same distance as between Seattle and Los Angeles in California! And almost twice as long as between San Francisco and San Diego!

Who knew ha!

SWEDISH/SVENSKA:
Svar: 157 mil.

Ungefär lika långt som det är mellan Seattle och Los Angeles i Kalifornien, USA. Och nästan dubbelt så långt som avståndet mellan San Francisco och San Diego, Kalifornien, USA.

Där...

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2011-02-18 14.12

393 readers/läsare of my blog!!!

242 readers of my blog on February 9. Today (February 18) 393 readers!!!

* An icon to my blog has been published
on the front page of the City of
Lidköping. www.lidkoping.se

* A link and introductory have been
   published on the City of Rockford´s
   Community & Economic Development
   page.
   http://www.rockfordil.gov/community-
   economic-development.aspx

* A Facebook page...

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2011-02-18 13.39

New way to market Lidköping and Rockford? Nytt sätt att marknadsföra Lidköping och Rockford?

For those of you who did not see Melody Pobjecky (from the SwedishAmerican Foundation) on the front page of the GO section of Monday´s (Feb 14) Rockford Register Star paper, here is a new chance!

Melody Pobjecky (från SwedishAmerican Foundation) prydde fint framsidan på GO-delen i Rockfords ”NLT” i måndags.

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2011-02-17 11.36

Back in Lidköping/Tillbaka hemma i stan

Safely back in Lidköping after three productive weeks in Rockford. SAS night flight from O´hare to Gothenburg with a quick stop in Copenhagen made the travelling smooth. Sweden´s (in my mind great) public transportation system made it easy for me to make it almost all the way to my door in Tranum (a small metropolitan where I live). I would like to post a photo of me safely back home, but sense my...
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2011-02-15 19.25

Katy Chadwick

Who during September 2009 and May 2010 served as Rockford´s first International Business Development Trainee in Lidköping is back in Rockford and doing well. I actually sit in Katy´s old office at City Hall in Lidköping and often get questions about her; how she is, what she does now and if I see here when I am in Rockford.

Well, Katy is doing well and she works as an Employment Solutions...
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2011-02-15 02.15

20 students from De la Gardie School

has thanks to the successful partnership with the SwedishAmerican Foundation and East High School been able to come to Rockford!

Here are Melody Pobjecky and John Mecklenburg from the SwedishAmerican Foundation. Thank you both for ALL you have done and continue to do for Lidköping!!

Tack vare ett framgångsrikt samarbete tillsammans med SwedishAmerican Stiftelsen och East High School har 20 elever...

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2011-02-11 17.16

The Swede of the Year 2010 is in Chicago tonight!!

That´s right, Sweden´s super artist Robyn is playing at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago tonight.

Robyn becomes world wide famous in 1995 with her super hit ”Do you really want me” on her first released albun ”Robyn is Here, which two years later is released in the Unitied States and sells over 1.5 million copies! In 2008 Robyn
is the supporting act on Madonna’s European tour.

Robyn — Swede of the...

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2011-02-10 21.41

Hitta Svenska flaggan/Find the Swedish Flag 2

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2011-02-10 21.40

Hitta Svenska flaggan/Find the Swedish Flag

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2011-02-10 21.36

ROCKFORD

är en stad i den amerikanska delstaten Illinois med en befolkning som uppgår till cirka 157 272 (2008). Staden är belägen i den norra delen av delstaten ca 25 km söder om gränsen till Wisconsin och ca 120 km öster om Mississippifloden och ca 160 km nordväst om Chicago.

Rockford är den näst största svensk-amerikanska staden i USA. Hela 37 000 av Rockfords innevånare härstammar från Sverige! Min...

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2011-02-09 16.59

242

kanske inte säger så mycket för många. . .men det faktum att om man tar de båda siffrorna på ”kanterna” (2:orna) och adderar dem med varandra får man fram siffran 4 som av en tillfällighet (?) står i mitten av 242. Om detta är en slump är svårt att riktigt veta. . .hur som!

242 är siffran på antal unika besökare jag har haft på min blogg sedan starten 26 januari!!! Yeay!!!

TACK alla ni som läser...

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2011-02-08 16.25

What do they eat at the Nobel Prize dinner?

I am sure the menu varies from year to year. . .However what they eat on, the Nobel Dinner Porcelain remains the same.
The Nobel porcelain was created by Karin Björquist and Gunnar Cyrén and made at Rörstrand in Lidköping! The colors on the plates symbolize the four seasons, the continents and the foremost prizes:

WHITE: Summar, kingdom of the sun Africa, chemistry
GREEN: Spring, the young...

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2011-02-07 21.11

USA

Amerikas förenta stater eller förkortat Förenta staterna är en federal konstitutionell republik. Rockford ligger i delstaten Illinois som är en av de 50 stater som tillsammans med ett federalt distrikt utgör USA.

Huvudstad är Washington D.C. Någon som vet vad D.C. står för. . .??

Nationaldag är 4 juli. Över 308 miljoner invånare har USA och är det tredje största landet både till landyta och...

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2011-02-06 20.27

Söndag i dag i USA? Nej, det är SUPER BOWL (ej att förväxla med Jätte Stor Skål med. . .gröt) söndag!!!

Super Bowl är finalmatchen inom USA:s nationella liga i amerikansk fotboll (NFL). Matchen och festligheterna runtomkring utgör den så kallade Super Bowl Sunday (Super Bowl-söndagen), som under årens lopp har blivit den mest sedda TV-sändningen i USA och är tvåa (efter VM-finalen i fotboll) i världens mest sedda sportevenemang på TV.

Idag sänds Super Bowl från Cowboy Stadium i Arlington, Texas...

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2011-02-03 21.30

Walgreens or Olofssons??

Recognize this store?

Walgreens is the largest drugstore chain in the United States. The founder, Charles R. Walgreen´s both parents came from Sweden but when they entered the United States their last name got changed from Olofsson to Walgreens. . . .

Charles R. Walgreen who attended Dixon Business College here in Illinois, lost part of a finger in an accident at a shoe factory. The doctor who...

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2011-02-03 16.51

-21 Celsius degrees and beautiful sunshine is today´s weather report from Rockford!

Back at the office today after being home yesterday due to the weather.

Yesterday´s snowstorm was 2 inches from setting the record. With 14.3 inches/36 cm of snow falling at Chicago Rockford International Airport, the blizzard of 2011 was the fourth-largest recorded snowstorm in this area (Rockford Register Star 2011-02-03).

This is the amazing view I have from my office window. Kuma´s restaurant...

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2011-02-01 22.27

Blizzard Warning in Rockford. . .

. . . makes me long for the summer

WEATHER REPORT:
Blizzard Warning in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 PM CST Wednesday in Rockford Illinois!

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2011-02-01 21.56

ASKO - LIDKÖPING - ROCKFORD

The Swedish Influenced House that is being built by students from DLG-Lidköping and East High School-Rockford and is founded by the SwedishAmerican Foundation continues to generate opportunities for international collaborations.

Today two representatives from ASKO (more known as Asko Cylinda in Sweden) visited Rockford to explore possible business opportunities.

It is with great pleasure I can...

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2011-01-31 23.24

Viktor Selander

Selander graduated 2010 från DLG and is now a student on tennis scholarship at Wesleyan College in North Carolina.

Selander plays for Lidköping´s tennis club. . .a club that continues to grow great tennis players. . .Robin Söderling is another one. . .

During the fall of 2009 Selander was one of the construction students who came to Rockford as he participated in the "Student Construction...

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2011-01-28 21.17

“Swedish heritage and education through an international collaboration help build a sustainable future in Rockford”

is the tagline being used to identify the Swedish influenced house.

A Swedish influenced (an energy efficient, residential) house is being constructed by Swedish and American students as a result of a successful international partnership between SwedishAmerican Foundation, East High School of Rockford and DLG (De la Gardiegymnasiet) in the City of Lidköping.

The SwedishAmerican Foundation´s...

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2011-01-28 18.27

Lidköping and Rockford

Background

The connection between the City of Lidköping and the City of Rockford was initiated via the SwedishAmerican Chamber of Commerce (SACC) in 2006. It resulted in a signed Industrial Partnership Agreement, with the overall purpose to generate businesses and job growth for both cities.

What has happened since 2006?

During 2006 and 2010 four trainees from Lidköping has been stationed in...

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2011-01-28 00.25