B u l l e t i n Number 58, January 2006 - Year VI

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Have Your Say
The collaborator comments: “It’s because of this passion for knowledge, because of my relation with science and investigation and mainly because of this amazing working environment that I say that I love what I do and I thank everyone who made it possible…”

Gallery of the Uncommon
In the bustle of the set-up of new computers in the administrative services, André Freitas, of the Communications and Informatics Service, was so confused he mistook babies for computers…

Free Nonsense
The collaborator accepts the proposal: “I was delighted to be asked to write something for our noble Bulletin again, not just because of the fellow-feeling and professionalism of the people that come to me but also because of the relevance this bulletin has within our Institution…”

Biptoon
How life goes merrily on

Carpe Diem
In this section, you can check out the birthdays being commemorated this month

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F R E E   N O N S E N S E

In this environment of openness and well-being…

By Luís Miguel Seca*

I was delighted to be asked to write something for our noble Bulletin again, not just because of the fellow-feeling and professionalism of the people that come to me but also because of the relevance this bulletin has within our Institution.

For a first thought, I would like to understand why most collaborators feel embarrassed when asked to contribute to this bulletin with an article. Is it really that hard to go on this small stage that, because it’s virtual, doesn’t make you blush or shiver?

The ideas and games are important and don’t take long to be exposed...this one, for instance, has to be written during my cigarette break. In short, I think we should all make a small effort towards a collaboration, also showing the rest of the “family” that lives in this building a little more of what we are. After all, if we all enjoy reading it, somebody has to write it, isn’t that so?

After this note (most likely to mean trouble to me), I would like to refer to a real fact, something that has been bothering me for a long time now.

Last November, I went to Amsterdam to present an article in a conference together with my co-worker Ângelo Mendonça and Professor Peças Lopes, and I definitely have to complain about the template I was forced to use. It’s completely inadequate to the needs of the demonstration, with gloomy low visual impact colours. I clearly felt that my presentation was not very appealing to the people sitting there. So, I would like to take this chance to suggest a change into something more attractive.

Finally, (this has been a long conversation and I have to write a thesis!), I would also like to draw attention to the problem of the limitation of space of our parking area. I will even skip the part about the mud and the holes that make it hard for cars and people to circulate. But what I must mention is the fact that the number of cars is getting bigger (the Faculty’s security company is not making it easy) forcing us to park in totally deficient areas, with grass, rocks and craters.

I hope 2006 is a prosperous year for all and may we proceed in our crusade towards excellence, in this environment of openness and well-being that characterizes us.

* Collaborator in the Power Systems Unit



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