Adelaide Newsletter December 2006 - Glas Slovenije

SLOVENIAISSN 1448-8175Vesel Božič in Srečno Novo LetoAustralia Post print approvedSOUTH AUSTRALIAPP 534387/00013 Merry Xmas and a Happy New YearISSUE No. 39/40 Summer 2006/07NEWSLETTERThe Slovenia South Australia Newsletter is an initiative of the Slovenian Club Adelaide Inc. and is publishedby the Slovenian Club Cultural Subcommittee.Photo: Robert Zajc / SinfoOne of life’s finer moments. Along the wine trail in the Primorska region of Slovenia. Don’t you wish youwere there with a glass of deep red teran wine in one hand and mouth watering Kraški pršut (dry-cured ham) in the other!President’s AddressŠe eno uspešno leto Slovenskega kluba jekomaj pasalo. Ob tej priliki bi se rad zahvalilodboru Slovenskega kluba, osebe pri kuhanju,čiščenju in vsem tistim kateri so pomagali tihoz delom in svojem prisotnostjo da naš klub jeto kar danes je: majhen, prijazen kotičekSlovenske dežele.Vsem članam in prijateljam v imeno odboraSlovenskega kluba Adelaide želim srečenBožič in novo leto 2007.Tomo LešPredsednikAnother successful year of the Slovenian Clubhas just passed. On this occasion I would liketo thank the committee of the Slovenian Club,the cooks and cleaners, and all those who havequietly helped with work and with theirpresence so that our club can be what it istoday: a small, friendly corner of Sloveniansoil.To all members and friends , on behalf of thecommittee of the Slovenian Club Adelaide, Iwish a happy Christmas and New Year 2007.Tomo LešPresidentTranslated by Rosemary Poklar1

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Slovenia South Australia:Input and involvement from all SouthAustralian Slovenians is welcomedand encouraged. Expressions ofinterest and contributions should beforwarded to the President at leastone week prior to the Slovenian ClubCommittee’s scheduled meetings(second Sunday of every month).editor:Cultural Subcommitteecontributors:Olga HrvatinIvan LegišaTomo LešErnest OrelRosemary PoklarAdrian VatovecAnica VatovecSources: include STA, Slovenia News, Sinfo,Slovenia Business Weekly, Ice (Insight CentralEurope), 24ur.com, Delo, Mladinska knjiga,SiOL.net, Slovenia TimesSlovenia South Australia sponsors:‣ Slovenian Club Adelaide‣ Office for Slovenians Abroad,Ljubljana, SloveniaContributions are being sought fromthe Slovenian community for IssueNo.41 of the Slovenia South AustraliaNewsletter. Contact the editorialcommittee.Slovenia South Australia Newsletteremail contacts:aivatovec@westnet.com.aurosemary.poklar@dsto.defence.gov.auKlubska obvestilaVsako nedelje zvečer je okusnavečerja v klubu, vsi ste srčnovabljeni!Miklavževanje bo 10. decembra ob 3uri popoldne. Precej presenečenj inzabav za otroke bo. Pripeljajtebodočo generacijo naj se razveselijov družbo starih in novih prijateljev.Božična večerja bo v Slovenskemklubu v nedeljo 17. decembra ob 6 urizvečer. Rezervacija bo pri gospejCvetki Jamnik do 10. decembrazvečer v klubu, na telefonsko številko8269 6199, v nedeljah popoldne alina telefonsko številko 8344 4757.Pričakovanje novega leta bo v klubu31. decembra. Rezervacija sedeževali miz bo do 17. decembra zvečer vklubu, na telefonsko številko 82696199, ali pri gospej Cvetki Jamnik natelefonsko številko 8344 4757. Kerštevilka sedežev je omejena, stesvetovani da naredite rezervacijočimprej. Za podrobne informacijevprašajte svobodne odbornike vklubu.Club NoticesEvery Sunday night at the Club a tastydinner is served. Everyone is warmlyinvited!Celebration of the feast of St. Nicholaswill be on December 10 th at 3pm. Therewill be lots of surprises and fun for thechildren. Bring along the next generationand let them enjoy themselves in thecompany of old and new friends.Christmas dinner will be in the SlovenianClub on Sunday December 17 th at 6pm.Reservations can be made with MrsCvetka Jamnik until December 10 th in theevening at the club, on telephone number8269 6199, on Sunday afternoons or ontelephone number 8344 4757.Ring in the New Year at the Club onDecember 31 st . Reservations for seats ortables can be made until December 17 thin the evening at the club, on telephonenumber 8269 6199, or with Mrs CvetkaJamnik on telephone number 8344 4757.Since the number of available seats islimited you are advised to make yourreservations as soon as possible. Formore details ask a free committeemember at the club.Tomo LešTranslated by Rosemary PoklarRadio CommitteeContact the Slovenian 5EBI radiobroadcast committee if you wish toacknowledge someone’s birth, birthday,death, engagement, wedding,anniversary, get well wishes,achievement or some other communityannouncement.Radio broadcast committee members areVida Končina, Ernest Orel (President),Olga Orel, Cvetka Petrovski andRosemary Poklar.The Slovenian program has beenbroadcast in Adelaide for 30 years.Thank you to contributors to the 5EBIradiothon, which was held in October.Your financial contribution assists inkeeping the Slovenian program on-air.$100 – Finsbury Green PrintingSlovenska Tiskarna Kras$50 – Kamilo Vernik, Mariana andAlenčica Frank, Slovenian Club Adelaide2$40 – Davorina Gustinčič$30 – Barbara Stojanovič, Turelli, RudiAna Krajnc$25 – Franc Lavrenčič,$20 - Olga Ernest Orel, Tončka Kostač,Juliana Viola, Ivan Rozika Legiša, familyPolajzer, Teresa Škvart, Anica Rant, PajoSonja Kovačevič, Danilo Eva Kreševič,Slava Gorkič, Roman Jagda Luin, VladoLah, Meri Puž, Štefanja Vitez, ŠtefanLenka Ivančič, Emil Borlak, Cilka JožeJerebica, Anita Frank Magajna, AnaBrand, Jože Sever, Francka Ponikvar,Nikolaj Dana Bric, Oto Rezika Trošt,Rudi Lynn Perkovič, Tone Gustinčič,Bocce Players Slovenian Club Adelaide,Štefan Maria Gabršek, Milena andMagda, Nik Magda Kodele, Tom VilmaGojak$15 – Cvetka Petrovski, Maria Bernik,Anica Hans Szivatz$10 – Anica Zupančič, Danica Kaluža,David Ivanka Pahor, Ciril Galič, MartaZrim, Frank Vida Končina, Milan IvankaLukač, Alojz Olga Hrvatin, Alojz RoziKreševič, Anton Jesenko, Izidor AnicaStrgar, Maria Zagorc, Jana Rudi Mezek,Berta Kačič, Francka Klobas, ErnestMilka Sapač, Miran Mia Jug, CvetkaJože Jamnik, Cilka Petrena, MaricaMilošič, Frank Rozika Šnofl, AldaBatista, Milan Lidia Vrabec, MarioJenko, Polda Vatovec, Maria ToneBunderla, Vojka Alojz Mahne, AdrianVatovec, Claud Casini, Ana Vončina,Meri Franc Železnik, Francka Wetzel$5 – Ivanka Bole, anonymousLepa hvala vsem.Slovenians supporting Slovenianprogram.Listen to Radio 5EBI FM at 103.1mhz forthe Slovenian program on Tuesdays at7.00pm and Sundays at 2.00pm.Multicultural Media inAustralia- There are more than 100 ethnicnewspapers in Australia.- Circulation figures vary from 250 forHooyce (Armenian) to 98,000 for ChieuDuong (Vietnamese).- The National Ethnic & MulticulturalBroadcasters Council (NEMBC) hasmore than 500 members across Australiafrom 100-plus metropolitan and regionalstations.- NEMBC members broadcast in morethan 100 languages.- NEMBC members produce in excess of1,700 hours of local programming eachweek.continued on page 7

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 0725. LETNO PRIZNANJE OLGI OREL ZA DELOVANJEPRI ETNIČNI RADIO POSTAJI 5 EBI FM ADELAIDEV soboto 22. julija 2006 na 5EBI FM plesu je Olga Orel dobila priznanje za veliko in dolgo časno delo, 25 let, prislovenski oddaji. Priznanje je od zveze etničnih skupin Avstralije in za leto 2005. Velike čestitke Olga!25 YEAR AWARD TO OLGA OREL FOR RADIO WORK ON 5 EBI FM ADELAIDEOn Saturday 22 July 2006 at the 5EBI Ball Olga Orel received an award for her longstanding and hard work, 25 years,on the Slovenian radio program. The award was conferred upon Olga by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’Councils of Australia, acknowledging Olga’s milestone achievement of 25 years voluntary service in 2005. A big andheartfelt congratulations to Olga for her outstanding achievement.Olga Orel receiving her achievementaward certificate and medallion from JimMilanko, Chairman Radio 5EBIAdelaide.3

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07WORK OF ADELAIDE SLOVENIANS APPEARING IN NEWSPAPERS IN SLOVENIASlovenec Slovencu – DELOnewspaper (časopis)Ljubljana, Slovenia, SaturdayJune 24, 2006.DELO is Slovenia’s nationalnewspaper.The Slovenia Times is a Slovenian newspaper in English that is published fortnightly in Ljubljana. The sixpart series titled Lump in my throat by Adrian Vatovec, appeared in the summer 2006 editions of thenewspaper. Two parts from the series, written on bee-hive panels, are shown below.4

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07SLOVENIANS IN SLOVENIA DEALING WITH SLOVENIANS ABROADOffice of the Government of theRepublic of Slovenia forSlovenians Abroad.State Secretary Zorko Pelikan(far left), and Secretary JurčekŽmauc (left). The Office’smission is to developrelationships with Sloveniansliving abroad through seminarsand other means.Radio Slovenija. Maca Švabič (above left) and Lili Brunec Klančar (above right) can often be heardgiving reports from Slovenia on 5EBI and SBS Slovenian radio programs in Australia.DELO newspaper journalist DragicaBošnjak (left) with Adrian Vatovec.DELO newspaper building in Ljubljana (above).The publishing team of Moja Slovenija magazine from left are AnaMrzlikar, Edvard Vrtačnik and Andreja Kočar.5

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07POTICA – recepies for that special occasionDober tek želi Anica Vatovectranslated by Rosemary PoklarSkutna PoticaTesto:1 kg mokesol3 rumenjake3 žlice sladkorja1 žlica ruma12 dkg masla8 dkg kvasaNadev:1 kg skuta2 dl goste smetane10 dkg masla4 rumenjake2 vanilin sladkorje15 dkg sladkorja5 žlic krušnih drobtin8 beljakov1 jajce0,5 dl mleka za premaz(Stopljeni masli dodamo sladkor in kvas,pustimo da malo raste.) Moki dodamo sol,rum, stopljeno maslo in rumenjake.Zamesimo testo in ga pustimo počivati 1uro. Nato ga razvaljamo na 1 prst debelo.Za nadev zmešamo skuto, smetano,rumenjake, sladkor, vanilij in maslo.Nazadnje primešamo še sneg vseh jajc.Če je nadev preredek, ga zgostimo zdrobtinami. Vse dobro premešamo innadev namažemo na razvaljeno testo.Namazeno testo zvijamo in ga položimo vnamazen pekač. Pustimo da poticavzhaja, tako dolgo, da se pečica ogrejena 180° C. Potico premažemo zrazžvrkljanim jajcem. Večkrat prebodemoin pečemo 50 minut. Ko potico zvrnemo izpekača, jo premažemo z mlekom inpustimo, da se malo ohladi, potem joposipamo s sladkorjem v prahu.Cottage Cheese PoticaDough:1 kg floursalt3 egg yolks3 tablespoons sugar1 tablespoon rum12 dkg butter8 dkg yeastFilling:1 kg cottage cheese2 dl thick cream10 dkg butter4 egg yolks2 (packets) vanilla sugar15 dkg sugar5 tablespoons breadcrumbs8 egg whites1 egg0.5 dl milk for coating(Add the sugar and yeast to the melted butterand leave to grow a little.) Add salt, rum,melted butter and egg yolks to the flour.Knead dough and leave to rest for 1 hour.Then roll it out to the thickness of 1 finger.For the filling, mix together cottage cheese,cream, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and butter.Last, add the beaten egg whites. If the fillingis too runny, thicken it with the breadcrumbs.Mix everything together well and spread thefilling over the rolled out dough. Roll up thedough and place in a greased baking tin.Leave the potica to rise for as long as it takesthe oven to heat to 180° C. Coat the poticawith the beaten egg. Prick it many times andbake for 50 minutes. When you tip the poticaout of the baking tin, coat it with the milk andleave to cool a little before dusting it withicing sugar.Types of Potica – traditional walnut filledPotica (left), Cottage Cheese Potica(top), and Modern Potica (right)Moderna PoticaKvašeno testo40 dkg moke5 dkg kvasa2 celi jajci2 žlici sladkorjemleko po potrebiRumeni biskvit4 rumenjaki ┐ mešaj4 žlice sladkorja ┘4 žlice moke ┐½ pecilnega praška ├ dodajsneg beljakov┘Rjavi biskvitEnako kot rumeni le, da dodaš 2 žlicičokolade.Orehov nadev½ kg orehov20 dkg sladkorja1 kisla smetana (2 dl)1 celo jajcemleko po potrebiSkutni nadev½ kg skuta20 dkg sladkorja1 kisla smetana (2 dl)1 celo jajceKvašeno testoorehov nadev (polovico)rumeni biskvitskutni nadevrjavi biskvitorehov nadev (polovico)Naj se ti lepo posreči. Je zelo dobra inlepa.Modern PoticaLeavened dough40 dkg flour5 dkg yeast2 whole eggs2 tablespoons sugarmilk as requiredYellow sponge cake4 egg yolks ┐ mix4 tablespoons sugar ┘4 tablespoons flour ┐½ (packet) baking powder ├ addbeaten egg whites┘Brown sponge cakeThe same as for the yellow sponge cakeexcept that you add 2 tablespoons chocolate.Walnut filling½ kg walnuts20 dkg sugar1 sour cream (2 dl)1 whole eggmilk as requiredCottage cheese filling½ kg cottage cheese20 dkg sugar1 sour cream (2 dl)1 whole eggLeavened doughwalnut filling (half)yellow sponge cakecottage cheese fillingbrown sponge cakewalnut filling (half)May it turn out well for you. It is very goodand nice.Wishing you good appetite!6

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07continued from page 2- SBS Radio broadcasts in 68 languagesto a potential audience of almost onemillion each week.- SBS TV’s Worldwatch news servicebroadcasts in 18 languages and SBS canre-voice television commercials into anyof the languages.Multicultural radio stations are theonly radio stations in Australia thatplay music from all four corners of theworld.GLASBA - MUSICSlovenian Choir Adelaide (Slovenskipevski zbor Adelaide) rehearsals everysecond Sunday at 4.00pm, in theclubrooms.SLOVENIAN EMBASSYThe new chargé d’affaires at theSlovenian Embassy in Canberra isGregor Kozovinc who replaced BojanBertoncel in September. Gregor, togetherwith Božena Forštnarič, can be contactedat the embassy regarding consularactivities such as citizenship, passports,pensions, etc.Božena was in Adelaide in October at theSlovenian Club offering consularservices to the Slovenian community.These services are highly appreciated bythe community.Embassy contact details are at the backof this newsletter under UsefulAddresses.Slovenian ClubAdelaide receives freecopies of Moja Slovenijafor members to read.We would like to thank Urad VladeRepublike Slovenije za Slovence vzamejstvu in po svetu and themagazine’s publisher for thisopportunity.Club members can read MojaSlovenia in the clubrooms or borrowthe publication to take home andreturn for other members to read.Moja Slovenija is published monthly.EUREKARad vam povem, niti ni tajnost! Polastilase nas je zlata mrzlica in v torek 10.oktobra, s Premier Stateline coach -avtobusom, ob 8h zjutraj, smo polnipričakovanja odpeljali s klubskegadvorišča proti Ballaratu z neugasljivohajko na zlato.Vso pot nas je spremljalo in ogervalotoplo sonce. Ko je nastal čas zarazbremenitev, šofer David je ustavilvozilo vsakih par ur in ker je poznal krajein njih tisoč skrivnosti, nam je vsepovsododkril kaj lepega.Kot bi nas kdo drezal v živec, potovalismo kakor bi imeli v sebi čimvečprožnega duha. Hihitanje in muzanje seje razlegalo od konca do krajaprostornega avtobusa. Verjetno takohecno se smejejo in potujejo le potepuhi.Od tu dalje opuščam vse bahanje. Dazabeležim trezno in doživeto, kot jetreba.Po devet urni vožnji - Ballarat - tu smopred Park View Motor Inn Motelom innašim domom za naslednje tri noči. Poosvežitvi in kratkem sprehodu nas ječakala, primerno naporu, dobro naloženavečerja.Drugo jutro, novi listi starih pouličnihbrestov so se magično srebrili v zaspanihočeh radovednih potnikov. Ballarat,stopetdeset let staro mesto zdevetinsedemdeset tisoč prebivalci, imadve univerzi, široke z drevjem zasajeneulice, veliko razkošnih zgodovinskihpalač in drugih zanimivosti. S četrtarskimi parcelami ter z mnogimi parki,brez modernih stolpnic je mesto zelorazpotegnjeno in prijetno.Na pot, na pot! Mimo Wendouree jezera,ki je zaradi suše prazno, smo se srečnopripeljali v botanični vrt. Ogledali smo sispomenik vojnih ujetnikov, vseh vojn.Občudovali smo in se čudili dragocenimmarmornatim kipom in levoma sčloveškimi zobmi.BallaratNazaj v srce mesta in sicer, v BallaratFine Art Gallery. To je največjapokrajinska galerija, kjer je med drugimrazstavljena originalna Eureka zastava žeod leta 1895.Po ogledu mesta je nastal čas pouličnihdirk, z lovom na sladoled in na sadje, kiga je v ballaratskih trgovinah težko najti.Popoldan je bil določen za pogled nazaj vzlato dobo davnega leta 1851, ko je krajiz stopetdesetih duš, v manj kot dvehtednih narastel na dvajset tisoč ljudi. Vseje še ohranjeno, kot je bilo tistegadavnega leta.V prahu in vročini hodilismo mimo:Pekarn, kovačnic, šol, livarn, hotelov,bank, mimo zasilnih bivakov, itd.Mrzlica, mrzlica! Z mislijo sem blodil inrazmišljal, kako neki so mogli takratnisiromaki, od vseh koncev in krajev, pešmrzlično riniti naloženo samokolnico, daso končno: Potni prašni, opikani od muhin komarjev prišli na cilj.Eureka Stockade zastavaIstega dne, po večerji, smo doživeli še enrazburljiv dogodek. Namreč na površinidvajset arskega Sovereign Hill-a so namuprizorili dramo: "Blood on theSouthern Cross." Drama celovitopedstavi v živo, kot se je takrat dogajalabitka: "Eureka Stockade". Gledali smo vcelotno razpletanje pretresljivih dejanj,od požara Eureka Hotela, do spletkin bitke same, ki je zatrla upor, a vseenoolajšala življenje rudarjev.7

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07"Blood on the Southern Cross."Ob gledanju drame nam je domišljija šedodajala in predla po glavi, vsakemu posvoje. Rdeči plameni požara sorazsvetljevali okolje in naša lica, ko pa jegromozonsko poknilo iz topa nam jevzelo sapo.Nekoliko preplašeni smo se potemzarežali na vsa usta.Tretji dan smo zastavili korak preko"Macedon Ranges."V bližini Daylesford-a smo vzstopili vistoimenski, v galerijo obnovljensamostan. Bil je ustanovljen leta 1890,razpuščen leta 1986. Ima sedmeroindividualnih galerij, trdijo, najlepših vAvstraliji. Nekateri mu dajejo laskavinaslon: "Tempelj umetnosti, hrane,kulture in zgodovine."No ja, v Viktoriji se pač radi izražajo vsuperlativih!Ob slovesu pred galerijo Daylesford se jegospe R. Sever, na debelo posutem šodrunesrečno spodrsnilo. Navkljub, da smo znjo vsi sočustvovali in jo tolažili, vendarji ni nihče s kakšnim čarodejnim 'AbraKadabra' znal pomagati. Upamo vsaj in jiželimo, da bi kmalu spet lahko veselozaplesala.Po obilnem vegetarjanskem kosilu smose brez teže nahrbtnikov, z vrh MountMacedon počasi spuščali v dolinozačudeni nad lesenimi hišami, ki se obcesti levo in desno skrivajo po grmovju.Izgleda vsaj, da nas pepelnična sreda niprav nič naučila.Za naslednjo postajo so nam izbraliYulong Lavender Farm. Zadišalo je posivkinem cvetju, pogled se nam je razlilpreko sivkinih gred. V notranjosti so namponudili suho cvetje, razne terapevtskežavbe, aromatična olja - za masažo inaromaterapijo in še kaj.Nazaj domov! To petkovo jutro smozopet strpali prtljago na avtobus. Da biveč vidli je avtobus zapeljal protiGrampians hribom in si oddahnil šele vkraju "Halls Gap". Od tam je cestazavijala navzgor v Grampians NationalPark. Šli smo mimo ožganih melišč,mimo belih 'Black Boys', ki so kotsanjavi žandarji čakali, da se bahavorazcvetijo.Težko je stisniti v en sam stavek tolikolepote, prisrčnosti in življenske izkušnje.Vsak je lahko s poti pobral nekaj zase, kimu bo še dolgo ostalo nepozabno.Ob drdranju motorja tih zdaj brskam posvoji malodušnosti in spet molčim. Mislikar same blodijo po osušeni planjavi;visijo na posameznih hribih, strmijo vstare fajbrove in pločevinaste hiške in semotajo po prepečenih žitnih poljih,travnikih in suhih potokih.Kdor je pridno opazoval se je vrnil bogat,z dobro voljo. Morda drugič bomo šli še… kam?Pred večernim mrakom, z zlatim prahomobteženi, prepričani, da smo bogati, zradostjo v srcih smo se razšli.GOSPA OLGA HRVATIN, hvala zadobro organiziran izlet, za Vaš trud, zabrige in skrbi!8Ivan LegišaSLOVENIANTOURISTDuring November 2006 Lučka LesjakSoklič from Slovenia visited Australiaand her itineraryy included Melbourne,Adelaide, Cairns, Brisbane and Sydney.Lučka bravely drove from Melbourne toAdelaide along the Great Ocean Road, nosmall feat considering she had neverdriven on the “other side of the road” (inEurope they drive on the right hand side)and she was travelling alone! She said itis one thing to see the size of Australiaon a map but you really don’t appreciatethe distances until you travel them.Lučka has completed a degree inArchitecture from Ljubljana Universitywhich included a year’s study in Vienna(she speaks German and of courseSlovenian). She is currently undertakingpost-graduate studies in architecture inLjubljana.I spent a few hours with her on a Fridayafternoon on her rapid fire trip toAdelaide and I must say her command ofthe English language is excellent, fluent,not once having to venture into mybroken Slovenian. Lučka visited theBotanical Gardens, North Terrace andRundle Mall, and after some Singaporestyle noodle soup at the Adelaide CentralMarket we drove down to the seaside ofGlenelg discussing the variousarchitectural styles of Adelaide and thepopularity of Glenelg as a beach haven.She returned to Adelaide City by tram asshe wished to experience a tram ridewhile in Australia.We hope Lučka enjoyed the rest of herstay in Australia.Lučka at the Adelaide Central Market.Sketch of Glenelg Town Hall byLučka Lesjak Soklič.Lučka on Glenelg Jetty.Adrian VatovecSporočila - NewsČestitamo gospe Cvetki Jamnik zaprejeto podelitev priznanja odRdečega križa za pet insedemdeseto daritev krvi. Malo nasje tako tihih in pridnih kot je našaCvetka. Nikdar ne bomo vedeli komuvse je pomagala, mogoče tudikateremu od nas. Istočasno darujesvoj čas in pomaga pri Rdečem križuvsak ponedeljek.Čas je zlato in koliko ga porabi vSlovenskem klubu nihče ne ve, saj jinikdar ni nič pretežko.

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Sposobna in pridna. Hvala Cvetka inše enkrat čestitamo!We congratulate Mrs Cvetka Jamnik onreceiving an award of recognition fromthe Red Cross for 75 donations of blood.Few of us are as quiet and diligent as ourCvetka. We will never know all thosewhom she has helped, perhaps even oneof us. At the same time she donates hertime and helps at the Red Cross everyMonday.Time is golden and how much she uses atthe Slovenian Club nobody knows, afterall nothing is ever too hard for her.Capable and diligent. Thank you Cvetkaand congratulations once again!SončniceZakaj sončnice? Srečni smo vsakojutro kadar odpremo oči in se ozremoproti soncu, ki nas ovsvetljuje inuživlja že vsa leta. Prav tako sesončnica obrača proti soncu in če jodobro pogledate se Vam nasmeji,Vas pozdravi, se ji lahko potožite, invse bo ostalo med sončnico, soncemin Vami.Samo mlade gospe in gospodje nastarih petah se zbiramo v našemSlovenskem klubu vsako tretjo sredov mesecu. Sivi, bolani, močni, polnidobre volje in srečni, da smo šetukaj. Do sedaj smo se zbrali štirikrat,poklepetali, zaigrali biljard, boče,bingo, karte ali pokramljali v prijaznidružbi. Naše kuharice so namskuhale kosilo, katerega plačamo petdolarjev, se okrepimo, posladimo,popijemo kavo ali čaj in se zabavamonaprej.Letos smo imeli naše zadnje srečanjesončnic 15. novembra. Gospe RozikaSnofl, Anica Szivatz, Francka Wetzelin Maria Koči so nam postregle sšunko, prestanim krompirjem indinstanim zeljem. Posladili smo se ssirovimi palačinkami. Gospa Rozikain Anica sta nam pripravile božičnodarilo, naloženih krožnikov finegadomačega peciva za kar jimaposebna hvala.Želim vsem sončnicam veseleBožične praznike, zdravja inzadovoljstva v novem letu in naveselo svidenje 17. januarja 2007.Pridružite se nam,Lep pozdravOlga HrvatinSunflowersWhy sunflowers? We are fortunate everymorning when we open our eyes and turntowards the sun, which illuminates anddelights us all year. Just so the sunflowerturns towards the sun and if you lookcarefully it smiles at you, it greets you,you can complain to it and everythingwill stay between the sunflower, you andthe sun.Only young women and men on old feetgather in our Slovenian Club every thirdWednesday of the month. Grey haired,ill, strong, full of good cheer and happythat we're still here. Until now we havegathered together four times, we'vetalked, played billiards, bocce, bingo,cards or chatted a little in friendlycompany. Our cooks cooked us lunch, forwhich we paid five dollars, we refreshourselves, eat sweets, drink coffee or teaand continue to enjoy ourselves.This year we had our last sunflowermeeting on November 15 th . Rozika Snofl,Anica Szivatz, Francka Wetzel and MariaKoči served us with ham, potatoes andcabbage. For sweets we had cheesepancakes. Rozika and Anica prepared aChristmas gift for us, heaped plates offine homemade pastries for which specialthanks to them both.I wish all sunflowers a merry Christmas,health and happiness in the New Yearand to a happy meeting again on January17 th 2007.Come and join us,Kind regards9Olga HrvatinTranslated by Rosemary PoklarGovernment EstablishesCouncils for SloveniansAbroadLjubljana, 13 July 2006The cabinet adopted on Thursday adecree establishing the Council forSlovenians Abroad and the Council forSlovenians in Neighbouring Countrieswhich were envisaged as consultativebodies as part of the recently passed Acton Slovenians abroad.The Council for Slovenians Abroad iscomprised of 19 members - of which sixrepresent state institutions and civicsociety organisations from Slovenia and13 represent Slovenians abroad , apresident and a vice-president.While the Prime Minister is to act as thecouncil's president, the responsibilities ofthe vice-president are to be carried out bythe incumbent head of the Office forSlovenians Abroad.The make up of the Council forSlovenians in Neighbouring Countries isidentical apart from the division of themembers with five representativescoming from state institutions and civicsociety organisations from Slovenia andfive from Slovenians in neighbouringcountries.VeleposlaništvoRepublike SlovenijeVeleposlaništvo Republike Slovenijev Canberri bi vas želelo obvestiti, dabo Republika Slovenija z dnem 28.avgustom 2006 pričela z izdajo novihbiometričnih potnih listin (e-PL).Biometrični potni list, imenovan tudielektronski potni list (e-PL), je potnilist nove generacije z brezkontaktnimčipom in najmodernejšimi zaščitami,in bo tudi v prihodnje zagotavljalvisok standard zaščite državljanov pripotovanjih. Navidez se ne bobistveno razlikoval od dosedanjega,vseboval bo nove zaščitne elemente,med temi čip s fotografijo imetnikadokumenta, na platnici pa boposebna mednarodno dogovorjenaoznaka, ki nakazuje, da dokumentvsebuje čip.Pričetek izdajanja novih biometričnihpotnih listin prav tako ne bo vplival naveljavnost že izdanih potnih listov,kar pomeni, da trenutno veljavnihpotnih listov ne bo potrebno menjatido poteka njihove veljavnosti(dosedanji potni listi RS bodo ostali v

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07veljavi do izteka v dokumentuoznačene veljavnosti).Nekatere dodatne informacije:Cena biometričnega potnega listaCena e-PL ostaja na diplomatskokonzularnih predstavništvih RS posvetu enaka dosedanji (v Avstraliji140 AUD).Vsebina čipaNa brezkontaktnem čipu, ki bonevidno vgrajen v biografsko stranpotnega lista, bodo shranjeni le tistipodatki, ki so tudi sicer vidnozapisani v potni list in biometričnafotografija imetnika.Dostop do podatkov na čipuČip, ki bo v potnem listu, bobrezkontaktni. Čip bo »zaklenjen«,kar pomeni, da bo lahko podatke znjega prebrala le avtorizirana osebana mejnem prehodu s pomočjoposebne naprave.Potovanje v ZDARepublika Slovenija izpolnjujesedanje zahteve za potne liste obvstopu v ZDA (strojna čitljivost indigitalizirana fotografija) in bo znovim biometričnim dokumentomizpolnila tudi ta pogoj. Slovenskidržavljani bodo tudi v prihodnje lahkopotovali v ZDA brez vizuma, to veljatako za imetnike novega(biometričnega) kot tudi sedanjega(starega) potnega lista RS. Tako tudiza vstop v ZDA po 26. 10. 2006,starih potnih listov ne bo potrebnozamenjati pred potekom njihoveveljavnosti.Abeceda vitaminovČloveško telo poleg kalorij zasvoje normalno delovanje nujnopotrebuje tudi vitamine inminerale. Ker jih ne moreproizvajati samo, jih moramovnašati s hrano ali s prehranskimidodatki. Pripravili smo pregledniconajpomembnejših vitaminov innasvete, kako in kdaj jih jemati, daboste v prvih pomladnih dnehpokali od zdravja.Vitamini in minerali morajo biti vprimernem razmerju, da najboljedelujejo. Vitamini se v osnovi delijona tiste, ki so topljivi v maščobi, intiste, ki so topljivi v vodi. V prvoskupino sodijo vitamini A, D, E in K. Vtelo jih vnašamo z maščobo v hrani,njihove zaloge pa se kopičijo vmaščobnih tkivih. Teh vitaminov nipotrebno uživati vsak dan,prekomerne količine pa se kopičijo vtelesu. V skupino vitaminov, ki sotopljivi v vodi, sodi devet vitaminov,njihove presežke pa lažje odstranimoiz telesa kot tiste iz prve skupine.Vitamin CJe pomemben antioksidant, kipomaga pri celjenju ran, raztapljavitamin E in je pomemben za zdravezobe, kosti, dlesni, vezi in žile. Polegtega vitamin C izboljša absorbcijokalcija, železa in folne kisline. Če imanaše telo ves čas dovolj vitamina C,lahko s tem zmanjšamo tveganje zaraka, srčno kap in mnoge drugebolezni. Potrebe po tem vitaminu sopovečane po operacijah, kadar smopod stresom in pri sladkornihbolnikih. Še posebej veliko pa gapotrebujejo kadilci. Pri prevelikikoličini vitamina C se lahko pojavijoslabost, driska, zniža se količinabakra in vitamina B 12 v telesu.Največ tega vitamina je v beluših,brokoliju, limonah, pomarančah,kiviju, jagodah, brstičnem ohrovtu,rozinah, ananasu, zeleni papriki,mangu in v paradižniku.Vitamin APomemben je za dober vid, krepiimunski sistem in je enanajpomembnejših sestavin za zdravein trdne kosti. Pri preveliki količini selahko pojavijo glavoboli, bruhanje,zamegljen vid in težave pri delovanjujeter.Največ vitamina A je v pomarančah,v rdeči, rumeni in oranžni zelenjavi,solati, jajcih in govejih jetrih.Vitamin EZagotavlja normalno delovanje celicin sprošča encime. Pomemben je za10tvorbo rdečih krvnih telesc, uravnavapa tudi delovanje živcev in jepomemben antioksidant. Preprečujearteriosklerozo in bolezni srca,znižuje povišan krvni tlak, krepiimunski sistem, ščiti pljuča predškodljivimi vplivi okolja. Ublaži lahkosimptome menopavze in zmanjšujemožnosti za Alzheimerjevo inParkinsonovo bolezen. Če gavzamemo preveč, lahko povzročiželodčne bolečine ali oslabidelovanje imunskega sistema.Največ vitamina E je v rjavem rižu,solati, zelju, kiviju, oreščkih,stročnicah, papaji, semenih, soji,špinači, paradižniku, rastlinskih oljih,ovseni in pšenični moki.Vitamin DPomemben je pri absorbciji kalcija,fosforja, magnezija in cinka. Polegtega skrbi za trdnost zob in kosti terdobro delovanje mišic in žlez.Prevelika količina lahko zmanjšakoličino kalcija v kosteh in zobeh,prizadene ledvice in povzročiarteriosklerozo.Veliko ga je v jajčnem rumenjaku,ribah in mleku.Vitamin KPomemben je za dobro cirkulacijokrvi in spreminja glukozo v glikogen,ki se skladišči v jetrih. Zadostnakoličina vitamina K preprečujeosteoporozo in druge spremembe vkosteh. Veliko ga je v brokoliju, solatiin zelju.Vitamin B1Sprošča energijo iz proteinov inmaščobe, uravnava želodčno kislino

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07in izboljša cirkulacijo. Omogočanormalno delovanje živčnih celic in jenujno potreben za rast.Veliko ga je v beluših, avokadu,brstičnem ohrovtu, brokoliju, rjavemrižu, ribah, stročnicah, slivah, svinjini,piščančjem mesu, ovseni moki,arašidih, suhih slivah in riževihotrobih.Vitamin B2Omogoča tvorbo rdečih krvnih telescin tako preprečuje slabokrvnost,sodeluje pri tvorbi hormonov, sproščaenergijo iz maščob in proteinov terdobro vpliva na vid. Dober je tudi zapreprečevanje migren, najdemo paga v beluših, avokadu, brokoliju,brstičnem ohrovtu, stročnicah, mleku,oreščkih, piščančjem mesu, špinačiin jogurtu.Vitamin B3Omogoča delovanje živčnegasistema, je sestavni del želodčnekisline in omogoča raztapljanjemaščob. Zmanjšuje količinoholesterola v krvi in pomaga izboljšatipacientovo stanje po infarktu.Nekateri ljudje so alergični naprevelike količine vitamina B3, zatomorajo biti pri jemanju še posebejpazljivi. Prevelika količina lahkopovzroči težave z jetri, rano naželodcu ali luščenje kože.Najdemo ga v brokoliju, korenju,kvasu, regratu, stročnicah, ribah,paradižniku, svinjini, krompirju inpolnozrnatih izdelkih.Vitamin B6Sodeluje skoraj pri vseh procesih vtelesu in omogoča delovanje živčnihcelic in zdravje las. Preprečuje lahkotudi depresijo in nam pomagaohranjati možgane v kondiciji tudi vzrelih letih. Prevelike količine tegavitamina lahko povzročijopreobčutljivost na svetlobo inpoškodbe živčnega sistema.Veliko vitamina B6 je v bananah,fižolu, kvasu, brokoliju, rjavem rižu,korenju, piščančjem mesu, ribah,grahu, krompirju, soji, špinači,sončničnih semenih in svinjini.Vitamin B12Pomemben je za delovanje živčnihvlaken, pomaga pri tvorbi novih celicin preprečuje slabokrvnost. Lahkozmanjša možnost infarkta in količinoholesterola, pomaga pa tudi protidepresiji. Veliko ga je v kvasu, jajcih,jetrih, mleku, ostrigah in morskihsadežih.Folna kislinaPreprečuje slabokrvnost in povečujeodpornost, pomembna je pri pretvorbimaščob in lahko prepreči dednenapake pri novorojenčkih ternekatere oblike raka. Zagotavljadobro delovanje možganov in znižujekoličino holesterola v krvi. Velikofolne kisline je v kvasu, ječmenu,otrobih, rjavem rižu, solati, dateljnih,stročnicah, gobah, pomarančah,grahu, jagodah, tunini in lososu.Kdaj je najboljši čas za jemanjevitaminov?Nekateri vitamini in minerali senajboljše absorbirajo, če jih vzamemoob določenem času. Še boljše pa je,da prisluhnemo svojemu telesu innajdemo svoj optimalni čas zajemanje vitaminov.Multivitaminske tablete uživamo obhrani, v kateri mora biti vsaj malomaščobe, da se vitamini, ki se topijov maščobi (A, D, E in K), lažjeabsorbirajo.Vitamin E: vzamemo ga medobrokom, v katerem mora biti pravtako vsaj malo maščobe.Vitamin C: polovico dnevne količinezaužijemo zjutraj pri zajtrku, drugopolovico pa zvečer pri večerji. Takočez ves dan zagotovimo zadostnokoličino tega vitamina v krvi.Kalcij: naenkrat moramo vzeti vsaj500-miligramsko tableto, saj takoomogočimo najboljšo absorbcijo. Nejemljemo ga ob hrani, ki vsebuježitarice.Železo: ne jemljimo ga istočasno skalcijem, saj je v tem primeru njegovabsorbcija slabša. Če torej jemljemoželezo in kalcij, poskrbimo, da jubomo jemali ob različnih delih dneva.11Manca MirnikPestra ponudba masažZaradi hitrejšega tempa življenja instresa, ki se zaradi tega pojavlja, jev sprostitvenih centrih na voljoogromno raznovrstnih načinovsproščanja, lajšanja fizioloških inpsihičnih bolečin, vzpostavljanjanotranjega ravnovesja. Ena izmedsprostitvenih tehnik je masaža.Ročne masaže so v različnih oblikahpoznali in uporabljali že starorimski instarogrški zdravniki kot eno izmednajpomembnejših terapij zazdravljenje in lajšanje bolezni.Dojemali so jo kot najpomembnejšesredstvo za odpravljanje, lajšanjebolečin in seveda za zdravljenje.Pred več kot 2000 leti je grškizdravnik Hipokrat dejal, da lahko zdrgnjenjem poveže vez, ki jeprerahla, in zrahlja vez, ki je pretrda.Masaža sprošča telo v celoti,blagodejno in sproščujoče vpliva tudina psiho. Za masažne tehnike, kjerse uporablja olje, velja, da imajo tudikozmetičen učinek. Tako skozirazlične oblike dotika, masaže,dosežemo regeneracijo telesa v večjiali manjši meri, vse vplivajo načlovekovo lastno sposobnostsamozdravljenja.Ročna klasična masaža telesaKlasična ročna masaža ima svoj izvorna Švedskem, zato jo pogostoimenujejo tudi "švedska masaža".Lahko je terapevtska alirelaksacijska. Izvaja se na goli koži,ki se jo najprej naolji. Zajema celotnotelo - prične se na hrbtu in končna pritrebušnih mišicah. Med masažo sesprostijo mišice, zmanjšajo inodpravijo se bolečine in krči, pospešise izločanje strupov iz telesa, izboljšase tonus kože, sprošča duševnanapetost.Terapevtov namen je izboljšaticirkulacijo krvi in limfe, sprostitevmišic, lajšanje bolečin, vzpostavitevnormalnega metabolizma in ostalihfizioloških in psiholoških stanj. Glavni

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07cilj je doseči mišično in psihičnosprostitev.AromaterapijaAromaterapija je zelo stara tehnika, kiso jo uporabljali Egipčani že pred4000 leti. Danes aromaterapijapomeni posebno vrsto zdravljenja, prikateri se eterična olja ali aromatičneesence vtirajo v kožo, inhalirajo alidajejo na kožo kot obkladke. Jeklasična ročna masaža z dodatkometeričnih olj, ki se med masažo vtirajov kožo. Uporabljajo se posebna oljaza sprostitev, za osvežitev, za dvigrazpoloženja in olje za psihično infizično sprostitev.Poleg klasičnih masaž je vzdraviliščih, kozmetičnih salonih insprostitvenih centrih še veliko"vzhodnjaških" in drugihtradicionalnih masaž. Naštejmo samonekaj izmed široke ponudbe:organi, ohranja se vitalnost in ustvariravnotežje med energijo telesa, umain duha. Pritisk se izvaja z rokami,stopali in komolci, masira se kanalein točke na telesu, kjer se pretakaživljenjska energija.Masaža proti celulituTo masažo izvajajo strankam vkombinaciji z aparaturno terapijo proticelulitu. Na začetku masaže polagajona problematične dele tople PINDE.Pinda je vrečka, napolnjena z glino,zelišči, začimbami in eteričnimi olji.To je zdravilo starodavnegaindijanskega izvora. Toplota, ki jobodo povzročile pinde, bo primernoodprla kožne pore in tako povečalaučinek ročne masaže proti celulitu.Ročna limfna drenažaJe posebna oblika ročne masažnetehnike, ki pospešuje odtekanjetekočine in beljakovin iz periferije ternormalizira razmerje tekočine inbeljakovin v medceličnem prostoru.Njen namen je, da s spodbujanjemlimfnega sistema pospešiodstranjevanje odpadnih snovi iztelesa. Izredno pomembna jeuravnovešenost limfnega sistema zaodlično delovanje imunskegasistema.Ročna limfna drenaža je rahla,črpanju podobna masaža. Vsi gibi seizvajajo zelo nežno po telesu navzgorproti najbližjim bezgavkam, karizboljša cirkulacijo in vpliva nacelotno regeneracijo telesa.RefleksoterapijaRefleksoterapija je celostni načinzdravljenja in je del tradicionalnekitajske medicine. Tradicija pravi, daima vsak del telesa svojo točko nastopalih in dlaneh. Temelji na pritiskihna določene točke na rokah in nogah.Uporablja se za sprostitev in zavzpostavitev harmonije med telesnimifunkcijami. Uporabljajo jo vpreventivne namene ali kot terapijopri akutnih in kroničnih boleznih.Pritiski na te točke sproščajoposamezne notranje organe in deletelesa, uravnovesijo telo, spodbujajokrvni obtok, aktivirajo in/ali umirjajoorganske funkcije.Shiatsu masažaOsnovni princip zdravljenja s shiatsumasažo izhaja iz tradicionalneorientalske medicine, katere bistvo jevzpostaviti komuniciranje s pomočjodotika. Gre za pritiskanje oziromamasažo točk na telesu, ki ležijo na t.i. energetskih kanalih ali meridianih,po katerih se pretaka naša"življenjska energija". Shiatsu tehnikavsebuje raztezanje, pritiskanje (zdlanmi, palci, prsti, podlahtmi,komolci in stopali) z namenom, da sepospeši pretok energije, cirkulacija,gibljivost.Klasična tajska masažaIma svoj izvor na vzhodu, to je 2500let stara oblika zdravljenja, kipovezuje znanja iz tradicionalnekitajske in indijske medicine. Temeljina terapiji desetih najpomembnejšihenergetskih linij - energijskihmeridijanov, ki potekajo vzdolžcelega telesa. Vzdolž njih ležijoakupresurne točke ali "okna v telo", kiso izrednega pomena za uravnavanježivljenjske energije. Raztezanje ingnetenje točk, ki ležijo na meridianih,so osnova tajske masaže.S pritiskom na akupresurne točke semišice sproščajo, bolečine sezmanjšajo, okrepijo se notranji12La Stone terapijaJe edinstvena terapija z vročimivulkanskimi in hladnimi marmornatimikamni. Kamne različnih temperaturpolagajo na telo, z njimi masirajo intrkajo. Učinek Stone terapije jeposledica različnih temperatur, ki jihtelesu dodajajo oziroma odvzamejo,ob čemer se v telesu dogajajospremembe, ki blagodejno vplivajona počutje.Čokoladna masažaJe masaža za vse z neskončnodomišljijo, je edinstveno doživetječokoladnega objema za vse ljubitelječokolade, čokoladne aromaterapijeza dušo in telo! Čokolada kožonahrani z olji in kakavovimimaščobami, ki vsebujejo encime,aminokisline, minerale inantioksidante, predvsem pa sproščahormone zadovoljstva (endorfine inenkefaline).Medena masažaMed je že stoletja znan po svojihhranljivih in zdravju prijaznihučinkovinah. Nepogrešljiv pa je tudipri lepotnih ritualih, predvsem pri negikože, las in nohtov. Med hrani, vlažiin mehča kožo, pospešuje celjenje

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07ran in spodbuja obnavljanje celic.Medena masaža kožo poživi, gladi,oblikuje nepravilnosti na koži in jonaredi mehko, čvrsto ter svilnato naotip.Uporaba dotika je gotovo najboljnaraven in človeški način za lajšanjebolečin in sproščanje napetosti, panaj gre za tolažilno in spodbudnotrepljanje po ramenu ali za božanjebolečega trebuha.Barbara Gradič OsetMiss Slovenije2006 Iris MulejAyurveda masažaAyurveda - (veda o življenju) je večkot 5000 let stara indijska zdravilnatehnika, katere temelj je dosečiravnovesje telesa, uma in duha. ZAyurvedo se učimo vzdrževatizdravje, se osvoboditi stresov innapetosti.Pri tej masaži naučijo pravilnegadihanja, sprostijo sklepe in mišice terindividualno ocenijo težave bolnika.Pri masaži uporabljajo segretaayurvedska olja. Ta eterična oljapripomorejo k boljši resorpcijiodpadnih snovi iz telesa. Koža jemehka, gladka in bolj napeta.S to masažo dosežejo popolnoravnovesje energij. Primerna je zaosebe, ki trpijo zaradi stresa,preutrujenosti in napetosti.Lomi Lomi masažaJe edinstvena, tekoča, plesnoritmičnamasaža celega telesa. Jesproščujoča, hitro odpravi napetosti,obnovi dobro počutje in daje občuteksreče. Lomi Lomi v havajskem jezikupomeni "ljubeče roke".TUI NA masažaJe tradicionalna kitajska medicina,katere ime izvira iz kitajskih pismenkTUI- potiskanje in NA- držanje. Tuinamasaža sproža učinek, ki gadosežejo s točno določenimi gibi nadoločenih akupunkturnih meridianihin točkah. Pospeši pretok krvi inlimfe, uspešna je pri zdravljenjupoškodb. Cilj je ponovno obnoviti inpospešiti normalno cirkulacijo vitalneenergije.Iris Mulej je 173 centimetrov visoka24-letnica iz Podgrada pri IlirskiBistrici, ukvarja pa se z oblikovanjemnakita. Kot smo izvedeli, si želi uspetiv šovbiznisu in postati igralka, sicerpa je Iris znana tudi kot slovenskamiss z najvišjim inteligenčnimkvocientom (je tudi članica združenjaMensa).Miss Slovenia 2006 is Iris Mulej. Iris is173 cenimetres tall, 24 years old andcomes from Podgrad near Ilirska Bistrica.Not only beauty but brains as well – Irisis a member of Mensa.13Miss Slovenia Iris Mulej in a winningwhite lace gown designed by BarbaraTurk.FILATELIJA - StampsSvarogSlovenska mitologija –Slovenian mythology ( Svarog –mentioned in the 12th century as thefather of the Sun).Svarog je bil omenjen v 12. stoletjukot oče Sonca, ki so ga Slovanienačili z božanstvom po imenuDažbog. Ime Svarog izhaja verjetnoiz staroiranske in staroindijske

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07besede svar, hvar, ki je vindoevropski mitologiji pomenilablagoslov najvišjega boga v oblikisvetlobe. Tako Svarog kot Svarožičsta v slovanski mitologiji povezana zognjem, zato ni jasno, ali se imeninanašata na isto osebo alioznačujeta očeta Svaroga innjegovega sina Svarožiča, mordaDažboga. Verjetna je razlaga, da jeSvarog inkarnacija čiste, najboljelementarne svetlobe, medtem ko stanjegovi konkretni utelešenji Svarožič– zemeljski ogenj, kres – in Dažbog –sonce. Tako kot je svetlobanedosegljiva, nematerialna inneizmerljiva, je tudi Svarogezoteričen, nekonkreten, neaktiven inne povsem antropomorfen. Pripisanamu je vloga najvišjega božanstva,stvarnika, praočeta in najvišjegavladarja vseh bogov, vesolja in reda.V slovanski ter srednjeveškiumetnosti in na ljudskih vezeninah jeupodobljen kot nebesni svod včloveški obliki, na katerem sosimbolizirane stopnje sončnegaciklusa. Njegovo ime je razvidno vštevilnih slovanskih krajevnih imenih,npr. Tvarog ali Tvarožna gora. Ponekaterih razlagah naj bi bil sSvarogom povezan tudi praznik»božič«, ki se je pokrival spoganskim praznikomnepremaganega Sonca.Staroslovensko ime naj bi pomenilomalega boga Svaroga ali Svarožiča,ki se je ob zimskem kresu rodil vsakoleto na novo. Smrt in prerojenjeSvaroga sta, tako kot pri Dionizu,simbolično ponazarjala dogajanje vnaravi. Mit o ponovnem sončevemrojstvu sredi zime govori obožanstvu, ki se je v najbolj mračnemčasu borilo za sonce in svetlobo.Katja HrobatPošta SlovenijaAVTOMOTO –AUTOMOTIVEToyota yaris 5v 1,4 D-4D SOLVSCYaris je v svoji drugi generaciji prinas na voljo s tremi različnimi motorji.Po tem ko smo preizkusilimočnejšega od obeh bencinarjev,smo vozili še dizla. Gre za 1,4-litrskiD-4D, ki daje vozilu svojstvem pečat.Ta različica predstavlja po tovarniškihpodatkih najhitrejšega in najboljživahnega yarisa in to naftnemupogonu navkljub.Z osnovno ceno malo čez 3,6milijona tolarjev je v yarisu najvišjastopnja opreme "sol". Dodatnaoprema za 265 tisočakov vključujesistema VSC in TRC, k čemerspadajo še zavorni koluti zadaj. V tejceni je še kovinska barva, kar skupajpomeni nekaj manj kot 3,9 milijona.Skratka, za ta denar lep koskakovostnega in dobro opremljenegaavta, ki navdušuje z obliko, voznimilastnostmi in z varčnostjo. O tem, alije to dovolj v tekmovanju skonkurenti, navedenimi v prejšnjemtestu, odločajo seveda kupci.Aleš Črnivec***Automobile speed limits inSlovenia.Highway 130 km/hMain Roads 90 km/hPopulated areas 50 km/hEU Warns Slovenia of FinancialCrisis Because of AgeingThe European Commission has warnedSlovenia that it is facing a financial crisisbecause of the rapid ageing of itspopulation. Unveiling a report on thesustainability of public finances onThursday, 12 October in Brussels, theCommission said that Slovenia was oneof six countries most vulnerable to faceproblems with the sustainability of publicfinances.It moreover said that the country wasamong the three EU members that areexpected to face the most seriousconsequences of ageing on the budgetbecause of the growing spending onpensions. The Commission thereforecalled on Slovenia to urgently enactchanges to the pension system.The projected expenditure related topopulation ageing is expected to increaseby 9.7% of GDP between 2004 and 2050,with public pension expenditure up 7.3%of GDP.The Commission warned that although14Slovenia implemented a promisingpension system in 1999, a lawintroducing indexation in 2005 weakenedthe effects of the initial reform.The only thing alleviating the debt that isto arise because of ageing in Slovenia isthe relatively low rate of public debt atthe moment, the Commission added.Slovenia must implement further changesto the pension system to curb futureexpenditure and reduce the risk for thelong-term sustainability of publicfinance.Despite the stark warning, the SlovenianMinistry of Finance claims that thepublic finance system is clearlysustainable at least until 2020.Slovenia is pursuing a prudent publicfinance policy with a gradual reductionof the deficit, it has also framed a broadset of reform measures that will boostgrowth, employment and productivity,which in turn will improve sustainabilityin the long term, the ministry said in apress release.Marko Štrovs of the Ministry of Labour,Family and Social Affairs struck asimilarly positive note in a statement forSTA, saying that Slovenia was aware ofthe problem and it has been reformingthe pension system for a decade.According to him, Slovenia will have tofind solutions in creating jobs and raisingthe retirement age.The EU has proposed the employment offoreigners as a possible measure tocounterbalance the negative impact ofageing, but Štrovs said that thegovernment was not particularly keen onthat. "Slovenia already has a lot ofimmigrants," he said.Other countries that face a financial crisisin the mid- or long-term as a result of anageing population, according to theCommission's report, are Cyprus, theCzech Republic, Greece, Hungary andPortugal.Source: Slovene Press Agency STA

THE EURO IS COMINGSLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07The tomb of the last French King andFrench royalty in the church of theFranciscan monastery in Kostanjevica.Source: Creative Slovenia by JanezBogataj PH.DKNJIGE – BOOKSInformation booklet The euro is comingconcerning the introduction of the Euroin Slovenia.On January 1, 2007, Slovenia willintroduce the Euro as its nationalcurrency. Slovenia is the first of the 10new member countries admitted into theEuropean Union in 2004 to introduce theEuro. It is a testimony to Slovenia’seconomic management that the Euro willbe introduced as certain economic targetshad to be met for the Euro’s introduction.The euro is coming booklet describes thetiming of the Euro’s release in Slovenia,the period of dual circulation with theTolar, and the exchange rate mechanism.The booklet is in both Slovenian andEnglish (the working language of theEU).Prior to the introduction of the Euro,Slovenian households will receive pocketcalculators that will help them converttolars to euros.THE LAST KING OFFRANCE BURIED INSLOVENIAUnder the Franciscan monastery inKostanjevica, near Nova Gorica, lies thetomb of French royalty, the Bourbons,who sought refuge in this part ofSlovenia after their exile from France in1830. Among those buried in the tomb isthe last French king, Charles X.100 Selected Dishes … The Cuisine OfSlovenia 2006/2007. SlovenianGastronomic Masterpieces.100 selected dishes from the awardwinning book The Cuisine of Sloveniawhich won the Gourmand WorldCookbook Award for 2005.Written by Slavko Adamlje and Dr JanezBogataj.15100 Selected Wines of Slovenia2006/2007. Slovenian GastronomicMasterpieces.A selection of the top 100 wines from allthree wine growing regions by Dr JulijNemanič.Presentation of the 82 best Slovenianwine-growers. Descriptions of each wineand recommended years.All you need is a suitable glass and somegood company!Both of the above books are published byRokus Gifts Ltd, Ljubljana, Slovenia.Internet: www.darila.comMethod of opening achampagne bottleSlovenian style …- slice the top off with a sword. Nowthat’s c(g)lass!FAMOUS AMERICANSLOVENIANMicky Dolenz a member of the hit1960’s group The Monkees, who playeddrums in the band, is of Slovenianheritage. The Monkees were formed inAmerica to replicate the Beatles’ success

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07in England, and had a highly successfultelevision series. Micky Dolenz a famousAmerican Slovenian whose father comesfrom the Gorica region of Slovenia.ZGOŠČENKE - CDsSIDDHARTA – PETROLEAAt the beginning of June, Slovenian rockgroup Siddharta released their fourthalbum - “Petrolea.” The release party tookplace at Cvetličarna Mediapark hall inLjubljana.Fans of the group had to wait quite sometime for the release of Petrolea, as it hadbeen nearly three years since the releaseof Siddharta’s last album “Rh-”. For theirnew album the group members haddecided on a different method ofpromotion – to invite fans, friends andco-workers to a party where the albumwas premiered and the music video forthe first single “Plastika” was screenedfor the first time. The purpose of theparty was to celebrate and toast (a fewtimes) the brand new album and also forthe group to find out what the gueststhought about “Petrolea.” The eventstarted three hours prior to the officialrelease of the album and guests at theevent were the first to have theopportunity to buy their own copy of“Petrolea”.In recent years Siddharta hasundoubtedly been one of the mostsuccessful Slovenian bands,internationally as well as in Slovenia.Selling out a huge concert with thesymphonic orchestra at the centralstadium in Ljubljana was just the icingon the cake for them. Through the tenyears of their existence they have, in theirfour albums, evolved from a typical lowbudgetgarage band to a popular butsomehow still unique group as a result oftheir distinctive sound and charismaticfrontman Tomi Meglič. Although theyhave translated some of their older lyricsinto English, they have preserved astrong Slovenian sound and identity. Partof it has to do with the fact that theyknow their linguistic limits; the other partis that they are convinced their sound hasmore soul to it when they perform inSlovenian, since it enables them toshowcase their unique personal style.Previous to “Petrolea” the boys haddeveloped a slightly harder sound with alot of metal grips and philosophicallyrics. The sound of the album “Rh-” washeavily polished and therefore heavierwhen played live at concerts.“Petrolea” represents a return to theirroots, a return to the garage sound theyhad ten years ago. The lyrics neverthelesshave continued in the tradition of beingdeep, clever and open to interpretation.The spring release of their new albumwas no accident. The guys wantedlisteners to have time to weigh up thenew album, and to have time themselvesto develop the live sound. They did notplan to promote the album until autumn.They instead planned during the summerto watch this year’s Mondial and relax abit at the seaside. Their only promotionalevent of the summer was a performanceat the Exit festival in Novi Sad.Boštjan, Cene, Jani, Primož, Tomaž andTomi take their jobs as musiciansseriously, but just to add a bit of fun to“Petrolea” they released the album in twodifferent colours, and are now planningon adding two more colours to the cover.As for their upcoming autumnperformances, they may add a bit of anunplugged acoustic sound to their latestsongs.16Helena OdlakSiddharta is: Boštjan M. - drums,percussion, Cene R. - saxophone, ewi,Jani H. - bass, percussion, Primož B. -guitar, Tomaž O. R. - keyboards,programming, Tomi M. - vocals, guitarRecorded at: Studio RSL (Novomesto), Studio Jork (Dekani), StudioThor (Ljubljana), Sound Studio Horus(Hannover)Mastered by: Jean-Pierre Chalbos (LaSource Mastering, Paris)Internet: www.siddharta.net***Zlate melodije AnsamblaLojzeta Slaka 40 naj pesmi izobdobja 1964 – 2006.Best of songs on 2 CDs from one ofSlovenia’s most famous folk groupsAnsambel Lojze Slak who are verypopular with the older Sloveniangeneration. 40 songs taken from 1964 –2006.Internet: www.lojzeslak.com***

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07VLADO KRESLIN KONCERTLive songs on two Cds and one DVDtaken from Kreslin’s dynamic liveperformances. Featuring numerous guestperformers. The phenomenal Kreslin isone of the few artists who can selloutLjubljana’s Cankerjev Dom (Slovenia’slargest concert hall) year after year.Internet: www.kreslin.comTURBO ANGELSTurbo folk music from Turbo Angels.Sexed-up folk music!Internet: www.turboangels.siWhat’s Cooking?in Slovenia …Idrijski žlikrofiForm the dough into a small loaf, coatwith oil and leave to rest for at least ½hour. Once rested roll the dough outthinly and cut into 3cm sized squares.Place walnut-sized spoonfuls of thestuffing mixture into the centre of eachsquare. Fold the dough over, pinching thesides together firmly to seal the žlikrofand give it its ‘ear’ shape. Make a smallhollow in the top of the žlikrof, beingcareful not to put a hole in it. Cook thežlikrofi in salted boiling water forapproximately 10 – 15 minutes. Whencooked, drain carefully and serve with alittle hot oil or lard.Stuffing:Mix the warm, mashed potatoes with thelard, eggs, breadcrumbs, pepper,cinnamon, chopped parsley andmarjoram until smooth. The mixtureshould not be too thin or too thick.in Australia …PavlovaIn 1935, the chef of the Hotel Esplanadein Perth, Western Australia, HerbertSachse, created the pavlova to celebratethe visit of the great Russian ballerina,Anna Pavlova. The Pavlova has sincebecome a great Australian desert.Adrian Vatovec (left) and Vlado Kreslinbackstage at Vlado’s concert inDoberdob, Italy, September 2006.Vlado Kreslin (right) with Roger Glover,bass player with iconic British band DeepPurple (legendary songs such as Smokeon the water, and Black Knight).***Ingredients:Dough:½ kg flour3 egg yolks1 dl milk5 dag oilStuffing:1 kg cooked and mashed potatoes5 dag dripping or lard3 eggsbreadcrumbspepperparsleycinnamonmarjoramInstructions:Make dough from the flour, yolks andmilk that is softer than noodle dough.17TRADITIONAL PAVLOVA4-6 egg whitespinch salt8oz castor sugar/sugar (equal parts)1 teaspoon white vinegar1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence2 level teaspoons cornflourPreheat oven to 400F(200C).Lightly grease oven tray, line withbaking paper or use non-stick cookingspray.Beat the whites of eggs with a pinch ofsalt until stiff (until peaks form).Continue beating, gradually addingsugar, vinegar and vanilla, until of thickconsistency.Lightly fold in cornflour.Pile mixture into circular shape, makinghollow in centre for filling.(Mixture will swell during cooking)

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Electric oven: turn oven to 250F (130C)and bake undisturbed for 1 1/2 hours.Gas oven: bake at 400F (200C) for tenminutes, then turn oven to 250F (130C)and bake a further hour.Turn oven off, leave pavlova in ovenuntil cool.Top with whipped cream and decoratewith fruit as desired.Aussie-Info.comSeen & HeardA free internet system for learning theSlovenian language is available at thewebsite www.e-slovenscina.si. TheLjubljana Faculty of Arts put the systemin place together with theTelecommunications Laboratory of theFaculty of Electrical Engineering, and thegovernment’s Office for Sloveniansabroad. The distance learning ofSlovenian is useful for descendants ofSlovenian emigrants.A three day International Break dancingcompetition was held in Portorož in July.Competitors from twelve nationscompeted in the event.Prime Minister Janša's recent visit to USPresident George Bush.Certain European experts considerSlovenia to be an exemplary newmember which will be the first of the2004 newcomers to adopt the euro inJanuary 2007 and preside over the EU inthe first half of 2008.The article quotes from an interview,given by Slovenian Prime Minister JanezJanša during his recent official visit tothe US, in which he said that "in 1991,people left Slovenia because they thoughtthat things would be safer in Belgrade.Now they are coming back".Bernstein writes that Slovenia alwayshad a certain advantage over otherBalkan states and other Communistcountries of Eastern Europe. Its borderswith Italy and Austria and its Adriaticcoast meant it had better access to theWest.Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones donsclothes made in Slovenia. Mick Jaggerwore clothes by Slovenian manufacturerMura produced for the Belgian fashionlabel Dries Van Noten at the RollingStones concert in Vienna on Friday July21, said the manufacturer from MurskaSobota.The fashion label, one of Mura'snumerous business partners, is wellknownfor its original men's designs,heavily influenced by the dandy style.Dries Van Noten is renowned fordressing famous artists so it is no surpriseif they also dress Mick Jagger, thecompany added.Slovenian poet Dragotin Kette, 1876(born in Prem, near Ilirska Bistrica) –1899.The New York Times, July 27, featureda lengthy article on Slovenia, a countrywhich "is striding westwards withoutlooking back".The daily writes that Slovenia is acountry in bloom while other new EUmember states are complaining aboutlosing their identity and are leaningtowards nationalistic policies.It stresses that Slovenia has alwayssupported US foreign policy, recalling18“Living Fossil” tree from Australia onDisplay in Ljubljana. An example of theAustralian Wollemi Pine was presentedin the Ljubljana Botanical Garden inOctober. The tree, widespread at the timeof the dinosaurs, was thought to be longextinct until it was found again in 1994,only 150km from Sydney in the BlueMountains. The location of the find is atightly guarded secret to avoid peoplestealing it because of its rarity.Archaeologists have found a Romanroad, graves and the foundations of alarger building which could be a templeor a shrine in an area in northernSlovenia known for its archaeologicalfinds. Archaeologist Milan Sagadin ofthe Institute for the Protection of Cultural

Heritage, explained that the site atCerklje na Gorenjskem, some 25 kmnorth of Ljubljana, provides an importantinsight into Roman settlements inSlovenia and particularly the region ofGorenjsko. The findings point to masssettlement in the area in the first centuryAD, while also linking Gorenjsko to theRoman period for the first time.SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Almost half of Slovenians use theinternet monthly. Around 880,000 peopleaged 10-75 access the Internet monthlythrough their personal computers, while90,000 access it through their mobilephones, according to the results of arecent survey.Mitja Balažič and Viki Kern were thefirst Slovenian same-sex partners toformally register their partnership underthe new law on same-sex unions whichcame into effect on July 17 2006.Zoran Jankovič with his mother.The man credited with turning Mercatorinto Slovenia’s leading retailer is set tolead the city of Ljubljana for the nextfour years. Zoran Jankovič, 53 years old,won by an overwhelming majoritygaining more than 63% of the vote.Meri Puž modeling for bella bluboutique (Torrensville Plaza, Mile End).BUSINESSThe Reader’s Digest in Slovenian.Internet: www.rdslovenija.siMaja Tratnik, a Supreme Court judge,was elected the president of theInternational Association of Judges at the49th congress of the association that tookplace between 27 September and 2October in Hungary's Siofok, theSlovenian Association of Judges said onWednesday, 4 October.Heather Mills McCartney spends time inSlovenia, away from the glaring media inEngland concerning the high profiledivorce between her and PaulMcCartney.The Howard Government islooking to scrap the word"multiculturalism" as part of amajor revamp of ethnic policy.In a move seen as a shift in emphasisaway from fostering diversity andtowards increasing integration andresponsibility among migrants, theGovernment is canvassing alternativewords to describe how ethniccommunities harmoniously integrate intoAustralian society.The European Commission has proposedthat the irreversible exchange rate atwhich Slovenian tolars are exchanged foreuros on 1 January 2007 be set at 239.64tolars per euro, the rate at which Sloveniaentered the ERM II exchange ratemechanism two years ago to the day.82% of Slovenians Support the Euroaccording to the results of the latestEurobarometer poll.***World Environment DayAwards 2006Finsbury Green Printing was announcedas the winner of Business EnterpriseAwards – Environmental Best PracticeProgram in this year’s United NationsAssociation of Australia, WorldEnvironment Day Awards at a galapresentation at Melbourne’s Grand HyattHotel on Friday 2 June, 2006.The Slovenian Environmental Agencyon Friday, 6 October officially markedthe launch of a nation-wide network ofearthquake observatories, which Sloveniastarted establishing after a heavyearthquake in the upper Posočje region inthe west of the country in 1998.19United NationsAssociation of Australia

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Congratulations to family Orel.Finsbury’s printing operation stretchfrom Adelaide to Melbourne and Sydneyin Australia and recently they haveexpanded into Slovenia with FinsburyGreen Printing Slovenska Tiskarna Kras.Finsbury is one of the most awardedprinting firms in Australia for excellencein print quality.***Michael Klobas co-founded Adelaidebased Impact Investment Corporationeight years ago. The company invests incommercial properties including offices,showrooms, medical centres andfurniture and electrical retail stores.Impact is different from manycommercial property investors because itdevelops and builds its own properties.***Slovenian advertising agency Mediamixreceived its second Cannes Lion at the53rd Cannes Lions InternationalAdvertising Festival in Cannes. Thebronze lion comes on top of a gold wonby Mediamix in 2001.***Slovenian cola drink Cockta is catchingup with Coca Cola on the Slovenianmarket. It commands 11% of the marketfor carbonated drinks, just twopercentage points less than Coca Cola,according to the producer DrogaKolinska.***The Slovenian government amended theTrade Act in July to allow shops to openfreely on Sundays.***Slovenian government endorses plan forprojects worth EUR 24bn until 2023.Ljubljana, 12 October (STA) - TheSlovenian government has adopted aresolution on national developmentprojects between 2007 and 2023 whichincludes 35 projects worth EUR 24bndesigned to boost growth and bringSlovenia's GDP on par with the EU'saverage in ten years.Planica, one of the most famous skijumping venues in the world, is to get anordic centre worth EUR 100m inaccordance with the government's plansfor the period until 2023. The centre isscheduled for completion in 2013,according to Education and SportMinister Milan Zver.Slovenia's Economy Ministry announcedit plans to build an artificial islandbetween the coastal towns of Koper andIzola. The plan is aimed at attractingmore tourists. The ministry saidconstruction would begin in 2013 forcompletion in 2020 and would cost some100 million euros. The island will beabout 30,000 square meters in size, andwill offer beaches, bars, restaurants, awellness centre and a marina. The 3-metre high island will be constructedfrom the material that will be leftoverfrom the construction of a tunnel on theKoper-Izola dual carriageway and will beconnected to the mainland by apromenade.Apart from the island, the governmentresolution also stresses linking thetourism potentials of the Karst region,including the Lipica Stud Farm,reconstruction of the picturesque Štanjelvillage, expansion of infrastructure at theUNESCO-listed Škocjan caves andestablishment of a Karst regional park.***Gorenje Launches Production in Serbia.Gorenje, the Velenje-based homeappliance maker, has launched a newEUR 20m refrigerator and freezerproduction plant in the Serbian town ofValjevo.***Technopolis, which has just opened inCelje, is part of an ambitiousinternational project. A project of ideas,knowledge and technologies, whichbrings creativity to Celje and theSavinjska region and will, in the longer20term, stimulate its entire development.Celje now becomes the fourth Sloveniancity – behind Nova Gorica, Ljubljana andMaribor – to have its own technologypark. More than EUR 400m willeventually be invested into the extensiveproject; with the start-up phase alonecosting EUR 7m. Those behind theproject believe that investing inknowledge is the best possible form offuture-oriented investment and that thepark will become a significant generatorof economic and technologicaldevelopment for the region. There areenough incentives to attract both foreigncapital and foreign companies.By 2016, over 280 innovative companiesare expected to be operating inTechnopolis, providing jobs for 4,350people of whom 2,850 will be in newlycreated positions.***Slovenia succeeded in placing theprotection of geographical names forseveral of its brandies into a draftregulation on spirits at a meeting of theEU's agriculture ministers inLuxembourg on Tuesday, 24 October.According to the Slovenian AgricultureMinistry, the country succeeded to pushtravarica (herbal brandy), pelinkovec(absinth), brinjevec (gin), dolenjskisadjevec (Dolenjsko region fruit brandy),home made rum, janzevec (anise brandy)and orehovec (walnut brandy) into theproposal.***The right wing NSi party in Slovenia ismoving to give the Slovenian minoritiesliving in neighbouring countriesrepresentation in the Slovene Parliament.NSi, or New Slovenia, a member of thegoverning coalition, is asking for aconstitutional amendment which willcreate an extra four seats in parliamentwith two of them representing Slovenesliving in Austria, Italy, Hungary andCroatia. The amendment will require thesupport of opposition parties if it is to bepassed into law.LETTERS TO THE EDITORUrednikSprejema članke v slovenščini aliangleščini. Dobrodošla je tudi dobrakritika in vsaka dobra ideja.Letters to the editor are to be addressedto Slovenian Club President. TheSlovenian Club Committee reserves theright to withhold publication of any letterwhich in their opinion constitutespersonal criticism or attack of anindividual or organization.

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07To the members of the Slovenian ClubAdelaide,Dear Friends,I write to thank you for keeping me onyour mailing list. I have just received mywinter edition of “Slovenia SA” and readthe English columns with great interest.Considering that I was a resident inMaribor for three years, 1941-1944, Isuppose I should have learned to speakSlovenian. Unfortunately as the rulingauthorities at that time ordered, “SprichDeutsch, die Sprache deinerGemeinschaft” the locals, wisely, spokeSlovenian only in the privacy of theirhomes. They wouldn’t speak to meanyway if there was any possibility oftheir having been seen doing so. In spiteof this I did pick up a little Slovenian butalas long since lost it.I still correspond with one old friend inMaribor, Tone Kropusek, who speaksEnglish but, defeated by the spelling ofthat language, writes to me in German, alanguage in which I became fluent but inwhich now, for lack of use, I’m a bitrusty. I write in English to Vili Kos andLado Pohar both of Ljubljana. Lado wasinterpreter for U.S. Major FranklinLindsay, the Allies’ emissary to theStajerska and Koroska partisans. Vili wasin the party which put us across the Sava.I join you in celebration of Slovenia’sfifteenth anniversary, of secession fromJugoslavia. I suppose that, to thedelegates at the Versailles peaceconference in 1919, the federation of thesix south Slav peoples must have seemeda good idea. The trouble was that theyhadn’t read their history books. As welook at it today, Jugoslavia, underwhatever governance, could never be asuccessful nation. Slovenia’s success asan independent nation proves the point. Iregret that the rigours of old age preventme from physically attending yourmeetings but I wish the Club and eachone of you every success. I certainlyhope that none of you finds it necessaryto avail him/herself of the very generousrepatriation terms offered you by therecent Act of the Slovenian parliament ifyou find yourself “in deep crisis”. WouldCanberra be as kind to me?Lep pozdrav,Ralph Churches BEMFulham Gardens S.A.25 June 2006Cheque for $20.00 enclosed –subscription or whatever.SPORT UPDATEMerlene the Magnificent, master of time.Merlene Ottey showed her age-defyingform in the 100 metres at the EuropeanChampionships held in Sweden inAugust. The 46-year-old, seven-timeOlympian extraordinarily still competesat the highest level of her sport.The Jamaican calls Slovenia home thesedays. “I am honoured to be a citizen ofSlovenia – but I will also never forget myJamaican origins,” she pronounced onMay 8, 2002 at the naturalizationceremony in Ljubljana where she nowresides.***Matic Osovnikar took third place in themen's 100 metres at the EuropeanAthletics Championships in Gothenburg,August 2006. Osovnikar set a newSlovenian record of 10.14 seconds enroute to a place on the podium.***Irena Avbelj, Slovenia's best womanparachutist, won gold in the free-fallstyle event at the 29th World Style andAccuracy Parachuting Championship.The competition took place in Russia's21Stupino, some 100 km south of Moscow,from 12 to 20 August.Anita, Justi and Peter Schneider lookingsplendid in Slovenian folkloric costume.CONGRATULATIONSČESTITKEAll the best - vse najboljše!Births - RojstvoDaniel and Silvana Scandrett-Smith (neePoklar), a daughter, Isabella Teja, born inAdelaide on July 7, 2006. A sister forLuke and Joel.Joanne Filipčič and Brian Johnson, a son,Brendon Charley, born in BallaratVictoria on July 21, 2006. A brother forAbbey.Franchi (nee Cernelc) – Bruno, Cindyand Katija welcome Lysianne Kira, bornin Adelaide September 24, 2006.Slavko and Lucy Kogoj (nee Martini), ason Zak Izaiah, born November 23, 2006.A brother for Daniel and Jozef.Robert and Renata Končina (nee Mrgan),a son Nicholas Frankie, born November28, 2006.Birthday – Rojstni danJune – Maks Furlan, Claud CasiniJuly – Mario Segulin, Olga Orel, PeterBožanič (50 th ), Ana Brand (80 th )August – twins Daniel and MathewGoyak (21 st ), Lily Kaluža (50 th )October – Polda Vatovec, IvankaIvančič, Sonja Kovačevič, AndrejMiljavec (80 th ), Karlo FilipčičNovember – Kristina HighDecember – Anica StrgarHigh School Formal

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07Carly Gregor pictured attending the MaryMcKillop formal. Carly likes playing theworld football game (soccer) and theguitar. Carly is the daughter of Elanoraand Paul Gregor and the grand-daughterof Alda Batista.Wedding - PorokaSimon Ivančič and Tamara Edwardsmarried on Saturday November 18, 2006in Adelaide. Reception was held in theSlovenian Club. Simon is the son of Pinoand Ivanka Ivančič and Tamara is thedaughter of Sandy Edwards and ValdisKornouchovs.Please let the editorial committeeknow of milestones and achievements forinclusion in the newsletter.Obituary – OsmrtnicaThe Slovenian Club, on behalf of theSlovenian community of South Australia,wishes to express its sincere condolencesto the family and friends of :Marcela BolePoet - pesnicaBorn Šepuljah pri Sežanina Krasu, Slovenia, 18/06/1914.Passed away Melbourne, 28/06/2006.92 years old.Condolences to her family.Franciska LavrenčičBorn in Kanal, Slovenia, 22/2/1919.Passed away Adelaide, 19/09/2006.87 years old.Committed at Cheltenham Cemetery.Dearly loved wife of Aloys (deceased).Loving mother of Mario, Frank(deceased), Willy, Clara and mother –inlawof Edith, Vic, and Tracey. Muchloved nanna of Johnny (deceased),Melanie, Pamela, Roxanne, Leah,Stephanie, Samantha and Anthony.Leopolda (Lea) TurelliBorn Circhina, Slovenia, 1/11/1926.Passed away Adelaide, 29/09/2006.79 years old.Dearly loved wife of Radislao. Lovedand loving mother and mother-in-law ofGeorge and Jennifer, Robert and Teresa.Loved grandmother of Anita, Linda,Chris, Georgina, Mariah, Dana and greatgrandmotherof Taylor Kate.Miloje (Pajo) KovačevičBorn in Dragolj, Serbia, 14/6/1914.Passed away Adelaide, 1/11/2006.92 years old.Committed at Centennial Park Cemetery.Beloved husband of Sonia. Lovedbrother-in-law of Magda, Milena andHans. Cherised Ciko to his many niecesand nephews.PERSONAL NOTICESNotices to be forwarded through the ClubPresident, in writing (Slovenian orEnglish). All letters will need to makemail delivery by the weekend prior to thescheduled Club Committee meetings toensure inclusion in the next issue of thenewsletter.HALL HIRE HALL HIREMain Hall (seats 250)members: $350.00non-members: $700.0022Clubrooms (seats 120)members: $135.00non-members: $250.00Hall&Clubrooms (seats 350)members: $450.00non-members: $850.00Further information from the ClubPresident or SecretaryUSEFUL ADDRESSESSlovenian Club AdelaideFounded in 1957, Incorporated 196711 Lasalle StreetDudley Park SA 5008tel: 8269 6199fax: 8269 2406Slovenian Club opening hours:7.00 – 8.00pm Fridays for Yoga2.00 – 10.30pm SundaysEvery third Wednesday of the month forlunch and socialising.Slovenian Catholic Church51 Young AvenueWest Hindmarsh SA 5007tel: 8346 9674fax: 8346 3487email: tretjakj@picknowl.com.au5EBI FM Radio(stereo FM 103.1mhz)10 Byron PlaceAdelaide SA 5000office tel: 8211 7635studio tel: 8211 7066Slovenian program times:Wednesdays 7.00 – 7.30pmSundays 2.00 – 2.30pmVeleposlaništvo Republike Slovenije(Slovenian Embassy)Advance Bank CentreLevel 6, 60 Marcus Clark StreetCanberra act 2601PO Box 284, Civic SquareCanberra ACT 2601tel: (02) 6 243 4830fax: (02) 6 243 4827email: vca@mzz-dkp.gov.siinternet: www.gov.si/mzz/dkp/vca/eng/Urad Republike Slovenije za Slovencev zamejstvu in po svetu(Office of The Republic of Slovenia, forSlovenians Abroad)Železna Cesta 141000 Ljubljana Sloveniatel: +386 1 430 2810fax: +386 1 478 2296internet: www.vlada.siSBS Radio (stereo FM 106.3 mhz)Federation SquareMelbourne VIC 3000tel: (Melbourne): (03) 9685 2519tel: (Sydney): (02) 9430 2828Slovenian program national broadcast:Tuesdays 9.00 – 10.00amListen to Slovenian program at any timeon Internet radio:

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07http://www9.sbs.com.au/radio/language.php?language=SlovenianMinistrstvo za Kulturo(Slovenian Ministry for Culture)Maistrova 101000 Ljubljana Sloveniatel: +386 1 478 5900fax: +386 1 478 5901internet: http://www.kultura.gov.si/Slovenska Izseljenska Matica(Slovenian Emigrant Association)Cankarjeva 1/111000 Ljubljana Sloveniatel: +386 1 425 1673fax: +386 1 241 0280internet: http://www.zdruzenje-sim.si/Slovenian Media HousePO Box 191Sylvania NSW 2224Internet: www.glasslovenije.com.auInternet publisherSlovenian Australian InstitutePO Box 15Camperdown NSW 2050Internet: www.sloaus-inst.comInternet publisherRadio Slovenija 1Program of Slovenians abroad.Friday night (Slovenian time) 8.30pm –11.00pmMiddle wave 326.8 m or 918 kHz.Internet radio: www.rtvslo.siBusiness card size $10¼page (210mmwide x 75mm high) $15(105mm wide x 150mm high) $15½ (210mm wide x 150mm high) $30(105mm wide x 297mm high) $30¾ (210mm wide x 225mm high) $45full page (210mm wide x 297mm high) $60Slovenian Club AdelaideYoga classesprofessional instructorclasses for young and oldyou can join any time and just go atyour own paceEvery Friday Night7- 8pm$3The ancient Indian art of Yoga improves allaspects of your life.mind, body & soulall equipment provided by theSlovenian Club(wear something comfortable)RTV Slovenija IISlovenian MagazineEvery second Friday at 8.55pm(Slovenian time)Satelite: Eutelsat, Hot Bird 3, 13 degreesEast, transponder 80, 12302, 880 MHz,polarisation Y, coding system Viaccess.Internet (view anytime):http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenianmagazine/The Slovenia TimesFortnightly newspaper in English,published in Ljubljana.Internet: www.sloveniatimes.comMoja SlovenijaUredništvoMoja Slovenija, Kratka pot 1,1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIJA (Evropa)tel: 0011 386 15653416,fax: 0011 386 15653417email: urednistvo@mojaslovenija.netInternet: www.MojaSlovenija.netPublisher of monthly magazine MojaSlovenijaSlovenia South AustraliaNEWSLETTERADVERTISEMENTSAdvertise your businessContact Club President or Secretary. Sampleadvertisements may be submitted ashardcopy or on floppy disk or CD, or have itmade up by the editorial committee.Rates:Adelaide Sunday Mail travel article, Don’t miss the Euro-bus,about an eight-country coach adventure through Europe includingSlovenia, October 22 2006 by Andrew Chesterton.Ljubljana is described as the stunning capital of Slovenia – anartsy, picturesque city with great food and even better beer. LakeBled is described as a postcard-perfect lake, complete with anisland church and snow-capped mountains.Shown in the article, far left, is a stunning aerial photograph ofBled Castle.23

SLOVENIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER Issue No. 39/40 Summer 2006 / 07MIKLAVŽEVANJEST. NICHOLASSunday December 10The fun starts at 3.00pmLots of surprises for the childrenBring along the next generation and let them enjoy themselvesBOŽIČNA VEČERJA – CHRISTMAS DINNERSunday December 17 at 6pmbook with Cvetka Jamnikuntil December 10at Slovenian Club orphone 8344 4757SILVESTROVANJENEW YEARS EVESunday December 31Reservations for seats or tables can be made until December 17with Cvetka Jamnik at Slovenian Club or phone 8344 47572412424RING IN THE NEW YEAR!