Den Danske Forening - The Danish Club in Brisbane, Australia

Den Danske Forening
Heimdal’s
Medlemsblad
October 2002
Newsletter for The Danish Association Heimdal - Established 1872

Inside this Issue
Glæd dig til …………..........3
Presidents report....…...........4
Coming Function ..…...........5
Continued AGM Minutes.....6
Ulla’s Café …………….......7
Letter from the Editor …......8
130 th Birthday ………..........9
Intro to Presentation............11
MC's Speech.......................12
Nytheder fra Danmark........18
Heimdal Golf …....….........19
Sport i Danmark .................23
Danish Church ……...........24
Lune Jyder ………….........25
Nyttige adresser .................26
Børnesiden .........................33
Contributions
All letters to the editor and other
material to be published, must be
received by the 10 th of the month. We
will endeavour to publish all material
submitted but reserve the right to
determine the suitability of material to
be published. Any material published
does not necessarily reflect the opinion
of the Danish Club or the Editor.
Please note:
The Danish Function is usually on
the 2 nd Saturday of the month.
Ulla’s Café is usually on the 4 th
Friday of the month.
However: Watch out for changes!
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
At the "Continued AGM" on
September 13, the Auditor's Report
was approved.
The Grand 130 th Birthday Ball at the
Sheraton was a great succes, see
photos, speeches and an article by
our Reporter at Large, Birte Spencer.
Thank you for positive comments
about the September Newsletter.
Also thank you for suggestions to
the contents of future newsletters.
I am looking forward to hearing
from you.
Yrsa
Contact the Editor:
Yrsa Christoffersen
18 Boardman Street
Kallangur Qld 4503
Email: aage@powerup.com.au
Fax: (07) 3204 5999
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Glæd dig til
Future Functions:
12 th of October
Hygge Aften
25 th of October
Ulla’s Café
Frikadeller og kartoffelsalat
Hot dogs, Ostemadder og
Wienerbrød
9 th of November
Smørrebrøds aften
Det store kolde bord
30 th of November
Old fashioned Christmas Bazaar
replacing Ulla’s Café in November
14 th of December
The Christmas tree in Heimdal
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Heimdal's 130 th Birthday Ball.
The President's Report
The Ball was the success we had hoped for. Everybody came in high spirits. The food was
great accompanied by plenty of wine both red and white, plus soft drink and beer came in
abundance. The music created a festive atmosphere and everyone had a good time; the dance
floor at times was too little. Three hundred and five tickets were sold, including some to our
friends from Sweden and Norway.
The highlight of the evening was Bent Fabricius-Bjerre who gave us an unforgettable
performance; he brought everybody to their feet with Alley Cat and many more of his hits.
The Good Time Band was well received and we hope to see them in the club at a later date.
We wish to thank our sponsors: Flowers from Bent Christensen; Birthday cake from Britt's
Delight, in the form of the three national flags of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, sixty
centimeters long and with marzipan flag; and to Christian Christensen for the donation of the
baby grand piano.
The beautiful silver bowel given to Ole Andersen was designed and made by Jørgen de Voss.
He spent many hours perfecting it, and it is one of a kind given in appreciation of Ole
Andersen's 22 years of work in, and for the Danish Club. Erik Andersen, from Thai
International, had arranged a surprise orchid as a gift for the ladies. Unfortunately destroyed
by customs, but we thank you for your kindness and appreciate the effort. Last but not least
a thank you to the folkdancers for a great display.
"Festbilleder" can be ordered at the October, November and December club functions.
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre's autographed CD's have
all sold out, please contact me if you would like
to order a CD (not autographed).
On behalf of the committee I wish to thank you all for a great evening.
Ulla Turner
President
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The Christmas Bazaar in Heimdal
30 th of November 2002
Start 10 a.m.
Christmas decorations Danish style
♦
Handicraft, Pearl beading by Lis Olsen
Creative keepsake albums of photos
Lots of traditional and contemporary handmade craft
♦
The Baker Britt's Danish Delight
Jørgen de Voss Viking jewellery
Children’s table for Christmas paper clip
♦
Delicious Danish food
Hot Dogs, æbleskiver and more. The Bar will be open
♦
This is your opportunity to shop for Christmas
♦
The bazaar will replace Ulla’s Café in November
All of you, who would like to sell any product, are welcome to hire a table
please ring me
Ulla Turner 33514311 fax 335143
We are in need of volunteers, please help us!
Please tick this coming event in your calendar and join us in the
fun!
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Draft of Minutes for the continued AGM
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION "HEIMDAL" INC.
MINUTES OF THE CONTINUED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Held at 36 Austin Street, Newstead, on Friday, 13 September, 2002.
PRESENT:
9 Committee members (Erik Andersen, Ole Andersen, Joan Christensen, Ann & Jorgen de
Voss, Ann & Arild Nielsen, Alan Przybylak, Ulla Turner) and 12 other financial members.
MEETING OPENED:
The President, Ulla Turner, opened the meeting at 7.29pm, and welcomed members to the
meeting.
It was pointed out that this meeting was a continuation of the Annual General Meeting held on
the 18 August 2002.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Ole Andersen advised that the final accounts and the Auditor’s Report had now been
received. Copies of the accounts were provided to members and the Auditor’s Report passed
around for perusal. Attention was drawn to a number of items. The profit was higher than
last year, however, when donations and the shop were excluded, it was clear that the Club
was only just breaking even.
Ole Andersen moved that the audited accounts of The Danish Association “Heimdal” Inc be
approved. Seconded by Merete Kern. This was passed by the meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR FOR 2002-03:
It had been suggested that an alternative Auditor might be found to be appointed, but no
satisfactory alternative had yet been found.
Therefore, Ole Andersen moved, and Ulla Turner seconded, that Cor Frederiks be appointed
as Auditor for 2002-03. This was agreed by the meeting.
MEETING CONCLUDED: 7.41pm
If you want to add or have anything changed in the minutes contact
Joan Christensen by email at chrisglenva@bigpond.com or phone
07 3356 3512.
The Auditor’s Report will be on our website under Committee Minutes soon.
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Ulla's
Cafe'
Friday,
October 25
6.30pm
Kurt Christensen and friends will be entertaining us.
Vi glæder os til at se jer igen.
Menu:
Frikadeller og kartoffelsalat
Hot dogs, Ostemadder og
Wienerbrød
Kaffe og Wienerbrød
for $3.00
Baren er åben
Med øl, snaps etc.
Jørgen de Voss will
be displaying &
selling his
handmade,
beautifully crafted
jewellery.
Afhentning af wienerbrød m.m fra Britt's
Danish Delight.
Bestil direkte fra:
Britt's Danish Delight
5 / 10 Energy Cresent
Ernest, QLD 4214
Fax: 07 5596 1503
Email: order@brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Web: www.brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Afhentning af slagter varer
fra Heinz Butcher
via Flemming.
Bestil direkte fra:
Heinz - Butcher Shop
611 Stanley Street
Woolloongabba, QLD 4102
Phone:07 3391 3530
Fax: 07 3391 3530
Kom ind og få en hyggelig sludder med andre danskere.
If possible please phone Ulla for booking on 07 3351 4311
It is time to pay your membership fee, if you have not
already done so.
This will be the last newsletter you receive until your
membership fee has been paid.
See the renewal form on page 29.
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Letter from Editor
The Grand Birthday Ball was a great success we hear from everyone present on the night. Bent
Fabricius-Bjerre proved to be the wonderful entertainer, known all over the World for his Alley Cat,
the music written for a program on Danish television called "Omkring et Flygel".
Of course many other well-known tunes trickled out of the piano to the delight of each and every guest
at the Ball. I have only heard of one complaint not enough time for dancing. Guests would happily
have danced the night away to the lovely music. The Good Time Band has gained more fans. We hear
rumours they may entertain at a Heimdal Club function in the not so distant future. Another great
chance for you to exercise those dancing feet. Practice makes perfect.
I was not attending the ball but the next day, Sunday, Aage and I went to the Spring Flower Show at
Toowomba where we met other Danes including Bent Fabricius-Bjerre at the Danish Flower Art. We
had a wonderful afternoon.
Heimdal committee member Harly and wife Anny had a very special reason for their big smiles: A new
grandson was born that very morning. They also enjoyed the afternoon at Toowomba but were at bit
more keen, than the rest of us, to go home to visit the new addition to the family. Roy Harly Pedersen
welcome to the World.
Bent Fabricius Bjerre took a special souvenier home from
Toowomba. At the blacksmith's workshop he watched as a
piece of iron was made into a new poker for his fireplace at
home in Denmark. It will no doubt come in handy on those
cold nights ahead way up North. Now we are all wondering
if Airport Security will allow him to take the poker home?
On our way home to Brisbane we passed some fruit shops
and as it is strawberry season we bought a few punnets
making a lovely dessert in the raw and cooked for a bowel of
Rødgrød med Fløde.
Spring is here and we enjoyed the beautiful flowers in
Toowomba. At the moment this sunburned country could do
with some water. If only our wish for rain would come true.
Another sign of the spring season is the purple Jacaranda
trees. A stressful sign, say the young students, that end of
year exams are near.
Please keep sending me letters with information of interest
for other Members and Friends of the Danish Association,
Heimdal. It would not be possible to create a newsletter
without your contributions.
In this edition a special thank you goes to Birte Spencer for your Birthday Ball story; and to Stig
Hokanson for his speech; thank you to Tom Larsen, Ulla and Trent Turner and others for providing
photos.
If you would like to order "festbilleder" from the Grand Ball you can do so at the October, November
and December functions at the Club.
Best Regards
Yrsa Christoffersen
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The Scandinavian Ball - Heimdal’s 130 year jubilee
On the way to the Scandinavian Ball in honour of
Heimdal’s 130 year jubilee I was wondering about
how this event was going to turn out.
Having read ‘The Danish Association History” by
P.B. Hansen I was very much aware how
important the celebration of the Club’s round
birthdays have been to members over the years,
and how they had been celebrated in various
styles depending on how the club was prospering.
One entry from 1887 describes the 15 th
anniversary, which was reported in “The Daily
Observer” Brisbane. It reports that enthusiastic
toast were drunk to: ‘Prosperity to the Union’,
‘Scandinavian’, ‘Great Britain’, ‘Queensland’ and
‘The Ladies’. Also that ‘the evening was devoted
to harmony, several glees being rendered by the
Scandinavian Glee Club and by various members
of the Union.’
Further reading brings us to the 90 th birthday in
1962 which was described as ‘a very grand affair
with consular guest and City council Federal
Representative’, but as P.B Hansen added:
‘towards the end of the evening of a most success
event, it was marred by an unfortunate incident
caused by a few imbibing too freely, loosing their
sense of responsibility. Fighting took place and
the evening closed in a most undignified manner,
disgracing their Club, themselves and their
countrymen.’
I needed not have feared, this was a truly grand
affair, right from the moment we all assembled for
pre dinner drinks in the foyer to the Grand Ball
room at the Sheraton. It was great to see over 300
festively dressed people greeting each other,
discovering past and present friends in the crowd.
After everyone was seated with delicious smoked
salmon in front of them, Stig Hokanson made a
welcome speech. He asked us to cast our mind
back to year 1872 when the Scandinavian
founders of Heimdal had got together to form the
club as means of supporting each other in this
foreign country, and how these people could not
have imagined that we would all be here today
celebrating the club’s 130 th anniversary with a
grand ball. Stig spoke about how the Club had
gone through many different periods, from the
small beginning to difficult years during the
depression in the thirties and the war years, until
in the 1950-60 there was a great upswing with
many new young ambitious migrants arriving.
Then, unlike today, it was not so common to
travel back and forth and with phone calls being
expensive and difficult, there was more a need for
a place like Heimdal for fellow countrymen (and
women) to meet. He contrasted that with today,
where we see only a small trickle of new arrivals
that are mostly professionals, who stay a short
time and are more interested in seeing the
Australian way of life.
He considered two forms of development for the
future:
We could try to enthuse second and third
generations of Scandinavians to become more
involved with the clubs and their activities.
Apparently this is working well in New Zealand
where people take pride in their origins.
Or we could return to the original concept of a
Scandinavian Association with an amalgamation
of the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Club to
form one big club in the successful manner of
some football clubs.
His final words were, that the future would not
take care of itself.
While everyone was tucking into the salmon in
earnest a strangely old-fashioned dressed figure
with a suitcase with ‘Titanic’ written on it was
spotted walking around the tables, and Stig asked
him to come to the stage, so he could check his
ticket. He told us that he had a string of names,
was a mixture of Danish, Swedish & Norwegian
decent and that he had missed his train to the boat
to America and had therefore taken the next boat,
which had brought him to Brisbane. Here he had
gone to the Danish Church in Mary Street and
found a pancake Manor instead, and somehow he
had ended up as a cheese maker in Laidley. He did
have a ticket, but it was for the Club’s 41 st
anniversary in 1913.
After the entrée the Heimdal Folkdancers came
onto the floor and showed us first a sample of
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traditional Danish folkdancing with their colourful
costumes. Then they did the more formal and still
used Lancer in beautiful 19th century ball
costumes. It was a delight to watch and much
appreciated by the crowd.
Stig Hokanson made a short speech honouring Ole
Andersen as a pillar of society with 22 years as a
committee member of the Danish Association and
honorary Danish consul since 1993. He was given
a silver bowl made by silversmith Jorgen de Voss
symbolising strong foundation and strength.
Ole responded by urging more people to give
more of their time to the association. He said: “too
often people thought that they had done their bit
by giving 2-3 years, but they had to dig deeper
and stay on.”
Formal recognition was also given to Gunnar
Stallmann and Ann for their contribution to the
Swedish community and for founding the
“Swedes Down under” association and Gunnar’s
work on Swedish radio.
After the main course the Danish national anthem
and happy Birthday to Heimdal was sung while
cakes with sparklers were brought in.
The president of the Sydney Scandinavian
Business Club, Erling Erling said that they were
not able to compete on age as their club only
having been established since 1950. He was proud
to introduce the Danish pianist Bent Fabricius
Bjerre, who enjoyed coming to Australia on
holidays and had been entertaining since age 17.
Bent Fabricius Bjerre seated at the grand piano
started off with playing his famous ‘Alley Cat’
and continued with a great range of melodies:
‘Opus no. 1’, ‘Early morning in Copenhagen’,
‘Ragtown’, Theme from Olsen Banden,
‘Bozanova’ etc.
All the tunes were familiar and very popular with
the crowd.
Afterwards the also very popular 5-piece dance
band started up and for the rest of the night there
was no available space left on the dance floor.
Our only regret was that the evening didn’t last
longer, at 12 o’clock it seemed like we had only
just got going.
Reporter at large
Birte Spencer
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INTRO TO OLE ANDERSEN’S PRESENTATION
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Balls and anniversaries are uniquely suited as
forums to honour the achievements of outstanding
members of our association. Formal functions
tend to possess the right ambiance for
celebrations.
So too does this evening’s setting provide a
suitable vehicle to honour a pillar of the Danish
community. It would possible come as no surprise
that I am referring to the Danish Consul to
Brisbane, Ole Andersen.
Ole arrived in Australia back in 1956
accompanying his parents and other siblings. The
large family worked in the dairy industry for
number of years. A strong work ethic was
instilled in Ole throughout his childhood and
formative years.
He obtained his law degree from University of
Queensland and was a practising solicitor for a
long period of time. He would later attain a
Masters Degree from the same university.
A keen interest in his cultural and linguistic
heritage steered Ole towards membership of the
Danish Association Heimdal by the late 1970s.
By 1980 Ole was elected to its committee. His
keen mind and legal expertise were valued
attributes, which Heimdal continuously utilised
through his various offices within the
organization. Ole has over the past 22 years held
positions of committee member, treasurer,
secretary and legal adviser.
Unlike other nation’s preference for foreigners
being appointed their Honorary Consuls abroad,
Denmark appears more enlightened in that it fully
recognises the importance to have, as their
representative in from Copenhagen far flung
places, a person who can speak Danish, knows
where Denmark is on the map and importantly
promotes and supports the Danish ex-patriate
community in which he serves.
In 1993 Ole Andersen was appointed Danish
Consul to Brisbane. He has diligently executed
that position with dignity to the high office it
represents and the added responsibilities it has
taken on since the closure of Denmark’s
diplomatic mission in Canberra. Lesser men
would possibly have withdrawn from hands-on
activities to concentrate on consular matters, but
this is where Ole Andersen is unique and another
reason why he is honoured tonight.
Ole continues to be part of the Heimdal scene,
changing light bulbs one day, standing in the
kitchen the next, often-times donating generously
both in goods and kind to the betterment of the
Queensland’s Danish community in general and
the Heimdal Association in particular.
His focus never wavers despite occasional jabs
and criticism from those residing in the comfort
zone from where it becomes easy to launch barbs
and arrows. However, these generally evaporate
in the light of day when people are able to view
the bigger picture.
Tonight’s token of esteem towards Ole Andersen
is a silver bowl. The handcrafted bowl rests firmly
on a pedestal symbolising strength of purpose and
solid support. The maker of this beautiful gift,
Jörgen de Voss, informs us that the round bowl,
like a ring, symbolises the never-ending value and
purpose of our association. The decoration
"Midgårdsormen", is a mindful reminder, circling
the bowl. It represents the negative influences,
which unfortunately arise in every organisation
from time to time. Interestingly, Midgårdsormen,
is depicted on the outside of the bowl as opposed
to the inside.
It now gives me great pleasure to call President
Ulla Turner to the stage to make this important
presentation.
Introduction by Stig Hokanson
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Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, “fellow Scandinavians”!
Such greeting conjures up images of unity
between Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. This
unity was in evidence at the humble beginning of
the Scandinavian Association Heimdal 130 years
ago. It was in an aura of cautious optimism of a
better life in the new country and a pragmatic
realisation, that by sticking together as a mutual
benefit society, the newcomers could insure
themselves against unwanted calamity.
Our founders were not silver-haired retirees. Most
people in the 1870s rarely lived beyond fifty years
of age. No, were we to travel back in time to the
1870s for a peek at Heimdal’s founding fathers
(and mothers) we would find a motley crew of
people in their early twenties. Their aspirations
very much laid the foundations to what we have
today. Few attendees at the inaugural meeting of
Heimdal in September 1872 would have dared to
predict that what was started under such humble
circumstances would be celebrated with a Grand
Ball at Brisbane’s Sheraton Hotel 130 years later.
While Heimdal evolved from a Scandinavian
Association to a Danish Association some eighty
years ago, it continued to welcome as members
Swedes and Norwegians as they settled through
migration in South-East Queensland.
Membership of Heimdal has over the years ebbed
and flowed like to the noon tide. Between the two
world wars Heimdal struggled to retain its
shrinking membership. Those founding
youngsters I earlier referred to had either passed
away or were to frail to carry Heimdal’s torch.
Those who remained active were a small band of
diehards that had jumped ship or come up from
the southern States of Australia.
Minute books from meetings during the
Depression years of the 1930s make gloomy
reading. The war years are not much better. It is
not until the post-war immigration wave of the
1950s that we note a positive upswing in numbers.
Again, young, ambitious Scandinavians were
arriving, accompanied by children, unbridled
enthusiasm and willingness to extend Heimdal on
that invaluable foundation created so many years
earlier.
Such was the migration pattern of the 1950s and
1960s that Scandinavians came to stay. Not for the
typical 1960s migrant to revisit Denmark, Sweden
or Norway every year or second year. Most were
flat out to survive, make a new life for themselves
in Queensland and were at the time much more
reliant on a club or association which would,
through its library, furnishings and clientele,
remind them of their roots back in Europe. Few
had telephones let alone computers or Internet.
A phone call, to aged parents back in Copenhagen
for example, was a big deal. Pre-paid at the post
office, one pushed and prodded buttons A and B
and eventually got connected only to experience a
2 second delay between speakers, echoes on the
line, small talk about the weather… and a few
tears over the three minute duration. Quite
frankly, I recall feeling worse after than before
these horrid phone calls. Contrast this, if you like,
with today’s advances in technology where we
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can connect with relatives and friends in
Scandinavia with ease and the crystal clarity of a
local call.
By the 1970s and 1980s Norwegians had
established a club in their own right, as had the
Swedes. While Heimdal’s Cleveland Street
premises buzzed along quite nicely, Norwegians
took over an old hall at Newmarket and
experienced that renaissance of interest strong
migration flow provides. Even the Swedes threw
their hat in the ring in 1989 to form Swedes Down
Under and combined with the aforementioned two
organisations to stage the memorable
Scandinavian Ball at Brisbane’s City Hall in 1990.
The demographic impetus created by the
immigration wave of the 60s and 70s has long ago
peaked. We are now in a decidedly, permit me to
say, “hostile” phase of growth.
Permanent entry by Scandinavians to Australia
has effectively ceased. Small trickles of
professionals arrive to take up temporary positions
in Scandinavian high tech industries, university
research and the likes. These people are by their
very nature indifferent to ethnic clubs and
organisations opting rather, during their temporary
stay, to immerse themselves in Australian culture
and traditions, and who could blame them?
We would therefore do well to consider the future
of the three current Scandinavian associations. In
the absence of natural growth through
immigration we can promote two forms of future
development.
Firstly, we can strive to enthuse second and third
generation Scandinavians to support our
associations and carry on our traditions. This
pattern works exceedingly well in neighbouring
New Zealand where the majority of members
speak no Scandinavian language, but maintain
more than a cursory pride in their ancestry, culture
and traditions.
Secondly, we could seriously contemplate a return
to the 1870s when the original Heimdal was
established as a sole Scandinavian Association.
The pervading pragmatism of our founding fathers
may be rekindled in the future to the benefit of the
three current associations. A positive step towards
newfound unity is of course Heimdal’s
exceedingly popular concept “Ulla’s Café” which
attracts a large number of Scandinavians already.
“Amalgamation”, dear friends, is not a dirty word.
In the field of Rugby League we have recently
witnessed pragmatic decisions, which have
prevented struggling clubs from going under by
amalgamation into new, invigorated entities. In
other words, we ought not prevent robust
discussion of the future. Unfortunately, the future
will not take care of itself without the dedicated
work of our three committees and their equally
dedicated presidents.
I began by referring to Heimdal’s founding
father’s desire to ensure themselves against
financial hardship and economic calamity. Such
concerns have now been taken over by
governments, superannuation schemes and the
likes. Rather, what we ought to focus on is a
continuing insurance of a Scandinavian sociocultural
maintenance. I could think of no agency
better equipped to fill such role than Heimdal.
The Brisbane White Pages telephone book
remains a source of inspiration. A thorough
perusal of its many pages suggests a strong
Scandinavian presence. Were we to add up all the
Andersens, Christensens, Larsons, Rasmussens,
Jensens, Johanssons etc. we would possibly need
QE-II Stadium to welcome them all. In other
words, the Scandinavian presence in our city is
large and can invariably be traced back to the
1870s and those intrepid Scandinavians who
travelled to Hamburg to begin their long voyage
south. We salute them all tonight and toast their
fortitude, perseverance and success.
On behalf of President Ulla Turner, President
Laila Björnson and President Gunnar Ståhlman, I
now have much pleasure declaring the Heimdal
130 th Anniversary Ball officially opened. Thank
you.
Speech by Stig Hokanson
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Nyheder fra Danmark
Det Danske Skolesystem koster penge
Skriver Lone Ryg Olsen i Jyllands Posten
(JP), men der er stor forskel på, hvordan de
enkelte kommuner investerer i folkeskolen.
Forskellen bliver større og større med hensyn
til, hvor mange penge de enkelte kommuner
investerer.
De nye kommunale nøgletal fra
Indenrigsministeriet viser, at mens f.eks.
Marstal kommune i år netto bruger 33.842
kr. pr. elev i folkeskolen, bruger Albertslund
54.904 kr.
Dermed er Albertslunds investering omkring
72 procent større. I 2000 var forskellen
omkring 62 procent, her lå Marstal også i
bunden, mens Hørsholm det år toppede
listen.
Teoretisk set skal skolerne give eleverne
samme undervisning, men der er stor forskel
på timetallet fra skole til skole.
Kommunerne har selvstyre, men politikerne
følger nøje situationen. Der er ikke politisk
enighed om, hvordan pengene skal bruges,
men alle er naturligvis enige om, at
undervisning er vigtig.
Formand for børne- og kulturudvalget i
Kommunernes Landsforening, Bjørn Dahl
(V), er dog hverken foruroliget over
forskellene i udgift pr. elev eller
variationerne i timetal.
»Vi har her i landet tradition for, at
kommunerne har stor frihed til at
tilrettelægge for eksempel skolen alt efter de
lokale behov og ønsker,« siger Bjørn Dahl.
Han peger på, at nogle kommuner for
eksempel har mange tosprogede elever, og
derfor bruger ekstra penge til
sprogundervisning, eller har mange socialt
belastede familier, der øger behovet for
specialundervisning.
På samme måde kan kommuner med få
indbyggere have ekstra udgifter, fordi små
skoler er dyrere i drift end store.
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Har vi problemer med skiftende
benzinpriser i Australien, så
Se her, hvilke problemer der er i Danmark:
Bilisterne betaler for meget for deres
brændstof, fordi de store benzinselskaber i
strid med loven blokerer for priskrig på
benzinmarkedet.
Det mener Konkurrencestyrelsen, der med
Konkurrencerådets godkendelse nu indleder
en omfattende undersøgelse af samtlige
selskaber, skriver Berlingske Tidende
26/09/02.
Myndighederne har allerede gennemgået et
selskabs praksis, oplyser direktør Finn
Lauritzen fra Konkurrencestyrelsen. Af
hensyn til ligebehandling af
benzinselskaberne kan sagen endnu ikke
offentliggøres. Styrelsen er dog ikke i tvivl
om, at priskrige kontrolleres af flere danske
benzinselskaber i strid med loven.
Blød landing for omstridt muslimsk
folketingskandidat
Efter en turbulent uge fik diskussionen om
den omstridte folketingskandidat Sherin
Khankan en blød landing på et
hovedbestyrelsesmøde i Det Radikale
Venstre sent i aftes.
Den unge muslims beslutning om at stemme
nej til en radikal resolution, der fordømmer
sharialovgivning, har ellers hvirvlet tvivlende
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og kritiske kommentarer op omkring hendes
person. Men efter mødet var Jesper
Gronenberg, der er amtsformand for
København/Frederiksberg, tilfreds med de
svar, han havde fået.
- Vi har fået afklaret, at hun tager klar
afstand fra stening, og ikke mener, at
religiøse love står over de verdslige. Og der
var ikke tale om, at Sherin blev banket på
plads. Det var udtalelser, hun selv kom med,
og derfor kan vi nu bakke hende fuldt op som
folketingskandidat, sagde Jesper Gronenberg.
/ritzau/
Jyllands Posten beretter også om:
Pædagogstrejkerne er slut de fleste steder,
andre steder er der stadig lukkede
institutioner i protest mod kommunernes
nedskæringer. Nogle steder har forældre
været nødt til at finde alternativ pasning til
deres børn, da deres sædvanlige
skolefritidsordning eller børnehave har været
lukket i op til 2 uger.
Skal du på ferie i Danmark_
Så er er en website, som kan være dig
behjælpelig. Den hedder visitdenmark.com.
Hvis du ikke er interesseret i Internettet, så er
der overalt i Danmark turistkontorer, som
gerne vil assistere med at gøre din ferie til et
godt minde om Danmark. Du kan
simpelthen skrive til turistkontoret i det
område, du ønsker at besøge. Følgende
adresse er tilstrækkelig: Turistbureauet,
postnummer, by.
Her er et par eksempler. Turistbureauet 4550
Asnæs, Turistbureauet 9510 Arden,
Turistbureauet 7200 Grindsted.
Turistbureauet 3790 Hasle.
Sygehuse lukker på stribe
Hele den danske sygehusstruktur er under
hastig forandring. Trods borgernes protester
vil en række sygehuse i Danmark i fremtiden
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lukke eller blive reduceret væsentligt, mens
andre vil specialisere sig i at behandle og
operere bestemte sygdomme for at overleve.
Søren Kragballe skriver
A.P. Møller forbereder sig til Irak-krig og
sætter i begyndelsen af oktober fire nye skibe
ind i den del af sin flåde, der betjener det
amerikanske militær
Gruppens amerikanske rederi, Maersk Line,
Limited, udskifter fire ældre containerskibe
med fire, der er større og mere moderne.
Maersk Line, Limited er et rent amerikanske
rederi og kan derfor sejle for den
amerikanske stat og militæret.
Maersk Line, Limited opererer 36 skibe, som
det amerikanske militær kan trække på lige
fra tankskibe over militærtransportskibe i
form af både katamaran og enkeltskrogsskibe
til containerskibe i Panamax størrelsen.
Selskabet har hovedkvarter i Norfolk i staten
Virginia.
Shampoo kan give fosterskader
Beretter Poul Tvilum, JP, Shampoo og
skyllemiddel kan give alvorlige fosterskader,
viser nye dyreforsøg i Tyskland. Det er
stoffet AEEA (aminoetyletanolamin) som
øger risikoen for fosterskader.
Mødres brug af Shampoo kan skade det
ufødte barn. Hos Miljøstyrelsen i Danmark er
man ikke bekendt med, at stoffet AEEA øger
risikoen for fosterskader. "Men vi
undersøger sagen," siger Annette Orloff,
specialkonsulent i Miljøstyrelsen.
SAS vil afskedige 320 piloter:
Krise i flybranchen tvinger SAS til at skære
hver femte pilotstilling væk og til at lade fly
blive på jorden. Piloterne mener, at der er
tale om et løftebrud. De har levet op til øgede
effektivitetskrav, siger de.
Informationschef i SAS, Troels Rasmussen,
bekræfter over for Jyllands-Posten, at der
pågår forhandlinger med piloterne, men vil
ikke komme ind på antallet af fyringstruede
piloter.
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Fjerkræsygdom på retur:
Situationen for danske fjerkræproducenter er
på vej mod et normalt leje.
Fødevaredirektoratet har ophævet 122
beskyttelseszoner ud af de i alt 135 zoner,
der var i karantæne for den smitsomme
fjerkræsygdom, Newcastle Disease. Dog er
det stadig de store erhvervsbesætninger, der
er tilbage.
Formand for Det Danske Fjerkræraad, Jens
Peter Rønholt, priser sig lykkelig for, at det
værste hysteri omkring sygdommen er
overstået.
»Det har været en svær tid for branchen. Men
heldigvis er vi i den meget omskiftelige
fjerkræbranche vant til at leve med store
prisudsving,« siger formanden.
HEIMDAL AUGUST- SEPTEMBER GOLF
I’d move heaven and earth to break a hundred
but was told try heaven as I’d moved most of the
earth.
Frightful weather driving to Horton Park on the
25th. (why is the golf course called a park?), so
bad we wondered if, for only the second time in
our history the meet might be called off. No fear
though the course is well kept and the drainage
worked fine, the Black Swan with its cygnets
seemed to enjoy the water as did the Purple
Swamp Hens along with the Cygnus Atratus and
Porphyrio Porphyrio, not to mention the
Welcome Swallow properly named the Hirundo
Neoxena. Not to mention the grouse that
someone should stick an urn outside these
clubhouses with a bottle of milk and tea bags in
the morning. Couldn’t be too hard, sans urnus
horribilis. Bird info from birder extraordinary
Tom Tarrants.
And now to clarify our count back rule that
Hanne uses to assess the final order of names
listed for mention, if the scores are level at the
completion of 18 holes then the scores at the
15th. hole are used and further back if necessary
until a lower score is found. The result of
applying this rule resulted in Richard of ‘B’
Grade fame coming third with 79 with Jens
Andersen on 74, who was the host with Hannah
to members of our group the previous evening,
this score being six shy of shy Grethe on 68. In
‘A’ Grade Jens the son of Anton came in with 89
with Paul on 80 and Kai leading the pack with a
hard earned 74, a double for the Skindbjergs. For
putting in ‘A’ Grade Jens Andersen took 29 and
in ‘B’ Grade Jens Andersen took 34. There were
four Nearest The Pin award
recipience and they were William on the 4th.
with Jens Antonsen on the 8th, Paul on the 12th.
and Hanne on the 17th.
I noticed after the game at Keppera that golfers
of other groups were wearing their club shirts,
which looked smart. To keep are standard dress
relevant those without our shirt might like to
require one, they will be on display at Nudgee.
And writing of dress I’m glad that ‘plus fours’
are not the standard trousers worn now as they
might have been a little warm at Keppera, such
lovely weather it was. ‘Plus fours’ were designed
from ‘knickerbockers’, a loose fitting trouser
gathered at the knee but with an added 4 inches, I
don’t know why. But I do know that in the 15th.
century Mary, the cousin of Elizabeth 1st. and
with a French mother and being brought up
French was naturally then called Mary Queen of
Scots. She liked a game of golf but alas like
today needed body-guards and these were drawn
from the French military and were called cadets
from which came the term caddie which is about
all the French influence we should allow the
French on the game, not that they would want to
nuke it a la South Pacific atolls. Of golf course
not.
Keppara was a delight on 8th. September when
we met for our penultimate regular game. It
certainly was a delight to Kai who took out the
‘A’ Grade comp with 72. Kai made for us those
professional looking markers that we now use
and we thank him for taking the time to make
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them although it is with irony that I report that on
the 25th. hole he chipped to the green and as his
ball made a bee line to the flag it hit his recently
made marker and sped off in another direction. A
victim of his own devices. Henrik managed 9
strokes on one hole but nevertheless came in
with 75 followed closely by Paul on 76. In ‘B’
Grade William made 70, it seems rather farfetched
that score but there you are. A count
back was required for 2nd. and 3rd. places which
resulted in Hanne coming next on 74 with
Richard following up. Never to be taken for
granted Grant had a very good 30 puts total and
for ‘A’ Grade Kai refused to be ignored on 33
while Jens also, absolutely, refused to be ignored
and was also rewarded with a ball for the same
total. No one came close for the ‘Eagles Nest’
prize but Paul got nearest the pin on the 12th.
and 27th. holes, Henrik on the 25th. and Jens
Antonsen finally getting a pair of balls (for the
day) with a good shot on the 17th.
We all saw the bloke in a wet suit up to his neck
in water collecting drowned golf balls, which I
and Henrik and others in our group thoughtfully
added to, well he said to me “thanks for the
donation”. I asked him about his job and he said
that he started for pocket money when he was 6
years old and now had an agreement with eight
courses to collect balls. Thirteen hundred had to
be given to the club and I understood this to be
every month as payment and he kept the rest.
Well if you like an out door life style in pleasant
surroundings, the occasional eel underfoot then
this is the life style for you and by the way he
claims he earnt $50000 last year. If you
remember my article for June Golf where I
estimated 47 balls were lost per minute his claim
may not be too extravagant.
Coming fixtures -- October 13th. Nudgee with
Tee off at 8.30, be there by at least 8.0 o’clock
and remember the Tenterfield weekend in
November
Happy golfing,
William
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Sport i Danmark
Boksning:
Hasan Al får chancen i Tyskland for at blive
professionel europamester, når han i
november eller december rejser ned for at
udfordre titelindehaveren Michel Trabant.
Michael Enggaard skriver i Jyllands Posten
om den danske bokser, tidligere
europamester som amatør, som i øjeblikket
opholder sig og træner i Florida.
Danskerens aktiviteter er præget af en
rygskade, men en scanning onsdag skulle
kunne afsløre problemets karakter og sikre,
at Al bliver klar til EM-kampen.
Umiddelbart synes Hasan Al at have gode
vindermuligheder, forudsat at han møder op
velforberedt og skadefri.
Fodbold:
Jyllands Postens Frits Christensen skriver
om en endeløs debat om TV som bevis.
Hvis en voldshandling på et offentligt sted
tilfældigvis fanges af et overvågningskamera,
vil hele retsapparatet naturligvis straks blive
aktiveret. Men hvis en lignende
voldshandling sker i sportens verden, stiller
sagen sig af uforståelige grunde noget
anderledes.
Principperne omkring brugen af TV som
bevismateriale er faktisk mindre væsentlige.
Det primære mål må være en fair sportslig
afvikling med optimal bekæmpelse af den
bevidste vold.
Alt for meget fair play:
Frits Christensen fortæller også om, hvordan
"aktørerne" i en fodboldkamp mellem
Silkeborg og Farum på Silkeborg Stadion tog
det alt for bogstaveligt, at der var dikteret
international fair play-dag. For ikke at bruge
det stærke ord kedelig kan vi sammenligne
begivenheden med en fredelig søndagstur
med Hjejlen til Himmelbjerget, hvor et
tanteselskab ikke indtager noget stærkere end
kaffe med fløde og blødt brød. Eneste brud
på dagens gennemgående kodeks tegnede
Nichlas Hindsberg sig for med sejrsmålet,
der gav Farum sæsonens anden og meget
fortjente sejr.
Det fredelige Silkeborg-forsvar lod ham
sparke hårdt og fladt fra 18-20 meter, og
målmand Henrik Ipsen opdagede for sent
faren til at afværge scoringen.
Cykelsport:
"Jan Ullrich forlader Team Telekom.
Den tidligere Tour de France-vinder Jan
Ullrich forlader det tyske cykelhold Team
Telekom. Parterne blev ifølge Jan Ullrichs
hjemmeside onsdag enige om ikke at
fortsætte et samarbejde.
Den 28-årige tysker har et vanskeligt år bag
sig. Sportsligt blev han sat tilbage efter to
knæoperationer, ligesom har i løbet af
sommeren blev taget for både spirituskørsel
og brug af amfetamin.
Flere hold har vist interesse i den stærke
rytter heriblandt Bjarne Riis' danske
mandskab CSC/Tiscali. Sportsdirektør Alex
Pedersen siger i aften til Ritzau, at der ikke
vil blive lavet nogen aftale med Jan Ullrich,
så længe sponsorsituationen ikke er afklaret.
/ritzau/"
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Den Danske Kirke I Brisbane
Til glæde for mange danskere, har der eksisteret en dansk kirkeorganisation i Brisbane i 7 år.
Der afholdes gudstjeneste 4 gange om året i St. Marks Lutheran Church, 71 Newnham
Rd. , Mt Gravatt.
Vores danske præst, Torben Ebbesen, kommer herop fra Sydney til disse gudstjenester. Er
der interesse/behov for barnedåb, konfirmation, bryllup eller begravelse, venligst kontakt
Pastor Torben Ebbesen på telefon: 02-9980 8223, email er
info@danishchurchaustralia.com
KIRKENS FREMTIDIGE AKTIVITETER:
JULEBASAR
afholdes lørdag den 16. November kl. 8.00 – 14.00
HYGGELIG DANSK JULE GUDSTJENESTE
med levende lys afholdes fredag den 13. december kl. 19.00.
Før gudstjenesten fra kl. 17.30 kan købes kartoffelsalat med medisterpølse,
efter gudstjenesten æbleskiver og gløgg.
Er du interesseret i at hjælpe med Den Danske Kirke’s arbejde eller har nye forslag
til, hvordan vi kan forbedre os, så kontakt:
Lars-Ole Hall tlf. 07-3824 8171, email: l.hall@platypus.net.au
Carsten Jonassen tlf. 07-3395 4031, email: jonassen@myaccess.com.au
Marianne Broeng tlf. 07-3804 1113, email: ebroeng@ozemail.com.au eller
Lone Jepsen tlf. 07-3209 4269, email: lone@ozemail.com.au
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Lune Jyder
Peter havde tjent sig en formue på
hestehandel og takket være sin kones
ambitioner sad han nu i en kæmpevilla
med stor selskabelighed omkring sig -
altsammen noget han ikke var særlig vild
med.
En dag han var til marked, traf han en af
sine gamle bekendte fra før storhedstiden,
og de fik selvfølgelig et par kaffepunche
sammen og fik snakket lidt om de gamle
dage.
Vennen, der jo trods alt nok kunne mærke, at der var sket en lille forandring med
Peter, tog det lidt forsigtigt med udspørgningen, men han kunne alligevel ikke helt
nære sig: - Er der ikke noget med, at din kone kommer fra en meget fin familie?
- Kommer fræ, vrissede Peter. Hun kommer ett fræ en - hun tow'en mej!
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Nyttige Adresser:
Royal Danish Consulate General
14th Floor, Gold Fields House
1 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9247 2224
Fax: (02) 9251 7504
Emil: sydgkl@sydgkl.um.dk
Website:
www.eksportraadet.dk/hand/sydn
Venskabsforeningens Bestyrelse
Preben Østergaard
Østrupvej 61
DK-8900 Albæk Randers
Denmark
Danes Worldwide
2nd Floor
Købmagergade 67
DK-1150 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Swedes Down under Club Inc.
37 Donatello Street,
Fig Tree Pocket Qld 4069
Consulate of Sweden
The Danish Assocciation Heimdal
36 Austin Stret
Newstead QLD 4006
Phone: 07 3252 1125 (when open)
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Also see pages 30 and 31.
Danish Church in Australia
Pastor Torben Ebbesen
PO Box 344
Pennant Hills, NSW 2114
Phone: (02) 9980 8223
Fax: (02) 9980 8209
email: torben @primus.com.au
Web: danishchurchaustralia.com
See www.danishclubbrisbane.org
Under the LINKS button for links to
other Danish and Scandinavien
groups around the world and to some
Danish websites.
Løsning på September's "Find 5 Fejl"
Consulate of Sweden
Level 8, 97 Creek Street
Brisbane Qld. 4000
Phone: (07) 3211 9976
The Norwegian Club
23 Parker Street
Newmarket Qld 4051
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Chokolademuffins med
kaffesmag
(Ca. 24 stk.)
2 æg,
1 dl sour creme,
1 dl stærk kaffe,
1 dl mælk,
75g smeltet smør,
175 g mel,
1/2 dl kakaopulver,
2 tsk. vanillesukker,
1 1/2 strøget tsk. bagepulver.
Pynt: florsukker eller kokosmel.
Æggene piskes sammen, heri sour creme,
kaffe, mælk og det smeltede smør og til sidst
mel, kakao, vanillesukker og bagepulver.
Røres hurtigt sammen. Fordeles derefter i
folieforme. Bager midt i ovnen ved ca. 225 C
i 12-15 minutter. Kagerne kan evt. flækkes,
lægges sammen med en creme og pyntes
med glasur og frugt.
Bondemandens brød
Ca. 500 g hvedemel,
35 g gær,
2 tsk. salt,
1 dl olivenolie,
ca. 3 1/2 dl lunkent vand.
Gæren røres ud med lidt af vandet, resten
tilsættes sammen med olie og salt.
Melet kommes i lidt efter lidt, dejen æltes
blank og fin og hæver lunt og tildækket i 45
minutter. Æltes og formes til en tyk pølse,
der lægges på en smurt plade. Hæver igen
kun 20 minutter. Bager lidt under midten i
ovnen ved 225° i 45 minutter.
Vil De have en ekstra sprød skorpe, stænkes
lidt vand ind på brødet i ovnen 5-6 gange
under bagningen.
♦ ♦ ♦
A feathered guest at Ulla's Cafe. .
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Application for Membership to
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION "HEIMDAL" Inc., BRISBANE
Applicant First Name, Surname
Date of birth
Occupation
Mobile Phone
Place of birth and/or connection with Denmark
Partner First Name, Surname
Date of birth
Occupation
Mobile Phone
Place of birth and/or connection with Denmark
Address – Street
Town / Suburb / Postcode
Home Phone
Fax
e-mail address
1, Childs First Name, Surname Date of birth
2. Childs First Name, Surname Date of birth
3. Childs First Name, Surname Date of birth
4. Childs First Name, Surname Date of birth
hereby apply for admission as Fee per year tick one
Ordinary Member(s) receiving newsletter (must be of danish desent) $50.00
Associate Member(s) not receiving newsleter $25.00
Associate Member(s) receiving newsletter $50.00
of the Danish Association "Heimdal" Inc. and if selected I (vi) promise to obey Rules and
By-Laws. I declare that the above information is correct.
(signed) ................................................................................. ......................200…..........
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COMMITTEE's REMARKS
Proposer Seconder Date Accepted
Fee of $……..…Cash / Cheque
Paid on Recorded Receipt number
Please make cheques payable to "Heimdal" and post to Ann de Voss,
20 Olivella Street, Mansfield, QLD 4122. Questions phone 07 3349 9515 a/h
or email: silversmith12@bigpond.com
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Børnesiden
Hjertelig til lykke til alle børn, som har fødselsdag i October
Find 5 Fejl.
Det er måske
Deres første
barnebarn,
Søndergaard?
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Committee
The current committee and contact points are listed below. Please feel free to contact
any member of the committee with any questions you may have.
President:
Ulla Turner
16 Mingaletta Cr.
Ferny Hills Qld 4055
Phone: 07 3351 4311, Fax: 07 3351 4305
Email: haushoj1@iprimus.com.au
Vice President:
Arild Nielsen
10 Iluka Crt.
Kippa-ring, QLD 4021
Phone: 07 3204 8336
Email: canndelight@hotmail.com
Secretary:
Joan Christensen
70 Lansdowne Street
Newmarket Qld 4051
Phone: 07 3356 3512
Email: chrisglenva@bigpond.com
Committee Member:
Erik Andersen
209 Lansdowne Way
Chuwar, QLD 4306
Phone: 07 3282 7562
Email: eriklyn@brisnet.org.au
Committee Member:
Ole Andersen
19 Listonia Drive
Albany Creek, Qld 4035
Email:osa@gil.com.au
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Committee Member:
Ann Nielsen
10 Iluka Crt.
Kippa-ring, QLD 4021
Phone: 07 3204 8336
Email: canndelight@hotmail.com
Committee Member:
Harly Pedersen
63 Stannard Road
Manly West, Qld 4179
Phone: 07 3396 9626
Committee Member:
Alan Przybylak
47 Silvira Street
Capalaba, QLD 4157
Phone: (07) 3245 3836
Email: brandi@brandiexhibitions.com.au
Committee Member, Membership Officer:
Ann de Voss
20 Olivella Street
Mansfield, QLD 4122
Phone: 07 3349 9515,
Email: silversmith13@optushome.com.au
Committee Member:
Jørgen De Voss
20 Olivella Street
Mansfield, QLD 4122
Phone: 07 3349 9515,
Email: silversmith13@optushome.com.au
Editor: (not committee member)
Yrsa Christoffersen
18 Boardman Street
Kallangur, QLD 4503
Phone: 07 3204 5761
Fax: 07 3204 5999
Email:aage@powerup.com.au
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