July Medlemsblad. Den Danske Forening Heimdal. Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established Radiomuseum, Ringsted

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1 Den Danske Forening Heimdal July 2012 Radiomuseum, Ringsted Ipswich Global Fiesta Bageri i Sct Hansgade, Ringsted Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established 1872

2 THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send s and other material to the editor for publication. The closing date for the July issue is 18 July We endeavour to publish all material submitted but reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. Editor: Lone Schmidt/(peter stand-in) Phone: Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: Skype: pete.at.thebathouse From the Editor important to report on. Both have political dimensions, the hosting of the football cup is partly carried by Ukraine where democracy is still in development so some politicians did not want to go there. The visiting Chinese in Denmark on the other, hand refuse to discuss Tibet and so again the Danes object. Maybe it is all about timing, we on the Heimdal committee has timed a visit to the cinemas for members and didn t get a lot of interest, bad timing I guess. Anyway we do enjoy the challenges and will regardless go see Mads in action on the 1 st of July. Please enjoy this edition of the newsletter. peter w hansen. Byron Bay main beach Lone and Søren are still on their holiday so I will also be stand-in editor for the July issue, there will be typos and layout look funny but that as good as it gets. We usually read Danish online news to keep up with trends and pass on to you the members (knowing full well that you probably also read the same online news). This month it is hard to decide if it should be the official Chinese visit to Denmark or the European football cup, which is most Fødselsdage og Mærkedage 4 July USA independence day 11 July Caroline Wozniacki 13 July Eric Scavenius - dansk statsminister fra 1942 til July Prins Felix 27 July Jens Olesen/ manden bag verdensuret 2

3 What s on at the Danish Club? Café Danmark 22 June 2012 from 6 pm Come visit the club and catch up with new and old friends. Try our tasty smørrebrød : the menu varies from time to time, but you ll usually find rullepølse (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, pate, roast pork and Esrom cheese on the menu. And hot dogs. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties imported from Denmark just for us as well as your favourite Australian brews. If you like a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of whites, reds and sparkling on offer. It s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt s Danish Delights. Tea offers smallgoods and quality meats from Flemming, the Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as her own goodies including remoulade. It s a good idea to order in advance and pick up at the café. Midsummer with Saga Vikings in Petrie 23 June 2012 Skt Hans bål This is being put on by the Saga Vikings and can be warmly recommended, some catering is available and so is on-site camping for a brisk tent experience, my wife and I did last year and will again this time. Kafe Svea 13 July 2012 from 6 pm We will have the usual good food and stalls...with lots of nice goodies Updates on Legestue / Play Group Every Friday A ROYAL AFFAIR / En kongelig affære 1 July 2012 Danish movie in Brisbane See details in this newsletter Christmas in July/Winter fest 14 July 2012 Our traditional July function is on again please book with Lone Cafe Danmark 27 July

4 Do you need any beer, snaps or other Danish or Scandinavian classics for Easter? We can help you source it. Price list Beer Tuborg Classic 24x33cl (cans) $ 50 Tuborg Gold 24x33cl (cans) $ 60 Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33 cl (cans) $ 60 Snaps Jubilæum 100 cl $ 70 Jubilæum 70 cl $ 55 Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 100 cl $ 70 Aalborg Porse 70 cl $ 50 Aalborg Export 70 cl $ 50 Brøndum 100 cl $ 65 Brøndum 70 cl $ 50 Lysholm Linie Akvavit 100 cl $ 75 O P Anderson Akvavit 100 cl $ 65 Bitters Gammel Dansk 100 cl $ 65 En Enkelt Bitter 100 cl $ 70 Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 50 How to order and pay: By treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org By phone Payment by EFT to Heimdal s account at Suncorp BSB Account ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC Now we have also sourced pickled herring, cod roe, fiskeboller, Danish lumpfish caviar and other goodies for our members buy them at the next cafe. Look out for Poletter, Blue Jeans, Skiltelakrids, Familie Guf, Evers Schweizerdrops and Evers Kongen af Danmark bolsjer. 4

5 SAGA VIKINGS GROUP INC PO Box 136, LAWNTON QLD SAGA VIKINGS HOLDER IGEN I ÅR SKT HANS FOR HEIMDAL S MEDLEMMER OG VENNER LØRDAG DEN 23 JUNI, KL Black Forrest 110 (149) Byrnes Road North, Joyner 4501 I er igen i år inviteret til at fejre Skt Hans hos Saga Vikingerne med stort bål på vikingelandet i Joyner. Bålet bliver tændt ca kl så medbring venligst jeres egne stole da siddepladser er lidt sparse samt en lommelygte til personlig brug. I løbet af eftermiddagen vil der være mulighed for at købe diverse forfriskninger som: Kaffe, Tea og andre varme drikke Hotdogs, Pølser m/kartoffelsalat Soft Drinks og andre drikkevarer Alt sammen til rimelige priser. Gratis Entre - men donations vil blive modtaget med taknemmelighed Husker i sidste år hvor vi med de donerede gulve fra Heimdal havde bygget både køkken og toiletter. Vi har nu takket være meget generøse donations og ihærdig arbejde fra vikingerne fået bygget et langhus, det er i skrivende stund ikke helt færdigt, men vi håber at være næsten ved målet til Skt Hans hvor vi skulle være i fuld gang med indretningen så kom og se hvor langt vi er nået. Vi appelerer derfor til alle Heimdal s medlemmer samt jeres venner og bekendte om opbakning for denne hyggelige sammenkomst hvor I får mulighed for at opleve Skt Hans aften med rigtigt bål og en god Vikinge sammenkomst. Husk menneskets bedste ven HUNDEN er velkommen så længe den kan kontrollere ejeren. Der er igen i år mulighed for at overnatte, campere i Saga Viking Village i egne telte, camper trailers eller små caravan s men det er nødvendigt at medbringe jeres egne fornødenheder til overnatningen. Tilmelding er ikke nødvendig men modtages gerne på nedenstående numre: ariann@tpg.com.au eller Flemming Brinkmann Arild & Ann

6 The National Folk festival Report by Pat and Kurt Christensen. The National Folk Festival 2012 was once again a great festival. Our dance group was invited to participate for the third year running. We performed at the Piazza on Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Our performances were well received and we had many nice compliments, not only for the dancing but also for the colourful costumes and the variety of dances chosen for the displays. Kurt led the audience in the participation dance at the end of each performance. The feedback was very positive. People loved joining in. 1Missing from this picture are Jan and Vic There were over 20 dance groups showing their dances in the Piazza. From Brisbane came the Queensland Colonial Dancers and Dance Kaleidoscope. There were also Belly dancers, Irish dancers, Morris dancers, Tango dancers, Estonian dancers, Finnish dancers, Scottish dancers and more. We were able to catch up with old friends from some of those groups. The rest of the festival was as spectacular as ever. There was a feast of workshops, concerts and dances to go to. For those that just wanted to chill out there was also the Session Bar where one could find people jamming along till the small hours. There was something for everyone Some of the highlights were the Nordic Tea dance, the Colonial Ball, a Rock and Roll Dance, the Wheeze and Suck Band playing in the Bohemia Bar, a Mexican Polka workshop by Victor Valdes who also gave a superb concert on the Mexican Harp, a fun English Dance session with the Old Empire Band and a fun workshop learning to play the ukulele!. I am sure each of us has our own highlights to remember. A visit to the Instrument Makers tent would find Lennart exhibiting his own handcrafted Nyckelharpas. Lennart s instruments were also shown off to perfection at this years Instrument Makers concert. Emma Nixon, daughter of members Jim and Jan Nixon was another performance highlight. Emma was awarded a National Folk Fellowship this Year to add to her fiddle playing Achievements. Congratulations Emma! A big thank you to Jan and Vic who were busy juggling Queensland Colonial dance commitments. They had to make some quick costume changes so they could dance with us for two of our performances. 6

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8 The Teddy Bear s Birthday on Saturday the 9th of June 2012 was a great success. Lots of young families turned up with their young children, ranging mainly from under a year to 4 years of age. There were about 24 children and 24 adults. It was fantastic to see all the young dads who joined in as well. The band KUPALEJA provided wonderful musical entertainment despite a few band members suffering from the seasonal cold. It was a 2 hour program which started with lots of traditional Danish party games including Så går vi rundt om en enebærbusk, Jeg gik mig over sø og land, Boogie Woogie, Bro bro brille and Rits, rats filliong-gong-gong. It was fantastic to have Pia on the cordless microphone on the floor leading the songs and games and participating with her children. She also offered the English explanation for the songs so that the non-danish speaking children and parents knew what was going on and were better able to participate. Så gør vi sådan når vi ruller vor tøj As an added touch, Pia had brought along props for Tornerose var et vakkert barn which the children really enjoyed. The children did a great job acting out their parts as the sleeping princess, the wicket witch and the charming prince.one prince took his role very serious and cut down the mean witch as well as the thorn bush. The song games ended with Bjørnen sover which the children always love because they get a chance to run around and chase each other. Så går vi rundt om en enebærbusk 8

9 A Danish Kids Birthday Party with Everything By this stage everyone were well and truly ready for some afternoon tea. Iben had outdone herself in having baked delicious birthday buns, Brunsviger with lollies on top, Drømmekage and two different types of mini muffins, as well as providing plenty of fresh fruit, fruitjuice and water. There was tea and coffee for the parents. Everyone really appreciated her efforts and the help of several other mums. To end the afternoon, everyone gathered on the floor again for a few more Danish children s songs including: Se den lillle kattekilling, Lille Peter Edderkop, Hjulene på bussen, Mester Jakob, Vil du, vil du, and Moster Ingeborg. One brave mother even grabbed the microphone and lead Jeg ved en lærkerede. The live music from KUPALEJA, beautifully accompanied and enhanced the eager voices of the children and their parents. Thank you Kurt (vocal and guitar), Pat (bass guitar), Lennart (nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle) and Jan (piano accordion). We felt very lucky to have these talented Scandinavian musicians at the party. Everyone had a most memorable afternoon. 9

10 Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje. For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: Fax: order@brittsdanishdelight.com.au 10

11 Swedish Goodies available from their stall and there are home-baked pastries, hot dogs and smorgastorta (Swedish sandwich cake) available. Each month features a theme, but look them up closer to the date on their facebook page Starts at 6 pm. Nordrupøster v. Ringsted 2006Jens E Olsen Club Centenary 1972 Preben and Eilan Nielsen have typed up the history of the Club written for its centenary in 1972 and you can now browse through it at on our website. Danes Worldwide Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide contact him via queensland@rep.danes.dk St Andrews (St Andreas) Lutheran Church in Wickham Terrace celebrates its 140 th anniversary on Sunday 24 June with a special service where Norwegian and Danish hymns will be sung. The church has a beautiful organ made by Knud Smenge of Melbourne. Play Handball with the Northern Panthers. The Northern Panthers are based out of Brisbane Grammar Sports Centre and meet on Tuesdays pm (seniors) and Fridays 7-9 pm (juniors). All sessions are $10 and include court hire, insurance, registration and coaching etc. Everybody is welcome. See more at their website Black & White are the only colours in your newsletter this time. Go to our website at to see it in colour. Kafe Svea. Is on the second Friday of July with lots of Swedish specialities from 11 Danish Passport renewals will be more flexible starting now with children s passports then in August also for new passports for adults. Udenrigs ministeriet has invested in a mobile facility for issuing passports and it will be circulating the S Pacific including Brisbane. Read more at our web-site or contact Lars at the Royal Danish Consulate in Brisbane Honorary Consul Lars Kirk Suite 525, Level 5 Toowong Tower 9 Sherwood Road Toowong QLD consul@rdcqld.org.au Danish citizenship Did you ever consider to become Australian, maybe you have already been for many years, if you were born with a Danmark Pas you should regardless know, that the current Danish government has set in motion, a review in regards to dual citizenship for Danes. Watch this space... Heimdal membership it is this time again and we will be sending out reminders for your renewal soon. An added option this year will be for an online payment by Paypal or VISA/MASTER CARD. This is a trial and depends on a bit of website coding yet to be completed.

12 A ROYAL AFFAIR / En kongelig affære directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the Berlin Film Festival, and starring internationally acclaimed Mads Mikkelsen (CASINO ROYALE, COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY), changed an entire nation. A ROYAL AFFAIR is an epic tale of a passionate and forbidden romance that Denmark, 1766, and Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King Christian VII. Ignored by the wild King who chooses to live scandalously, Caroline grows accustomed to a quiet existence in oppressed Copenhagen. When the King returns from a tour of Europe accompanied by Struensee, his new personal physician, Queen Caroline finds an unexpected ally within the kingdom. The attraction between the two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy, but it soon turns into a passionate and clandestine affair. Committed to the ideals of the Enlightenment that are banned in Denmark, Struensee convinces the King to assert his previously untapped power to remove the conservative political council and implement drastic changes to Danish society. As the Court plot their return to power and the downfall of the Queen and Struensee, the consequences of their affair are made clear and the entire nation will be changed forever. Heimdal Group Booking for 1 July Deadline has passed but a few tickets available. Heimdal has booked as a group with the local cinema Palace at The Barracks 2pm on Sunday 1 July, It is still possible to come on the day, we do have very few extra tickets, but otherwise you will need to buy the ticket at their regular door price directly from the venue. 12

13 37 Dora Street, Moorooka W E B S I T E L A U N C H!! Shop 37, Woolloongabba Antique Centre, 22 Wellington Rd, Woolloongabba (OPEN 9am 5pm EVERYDAY). Shop 38, Paddington Antique Centre, 167 Latrobe Tce, Paddington (OPEN 10am 5pm EVERYDAY) Warehouse OPEN ANYTIME by appointment. Guest exhibitor at the Queensland Antique Dealers Association Fair RNA Showgrounds, Gregory Tce, Fortitude Valley. Thurs 24 May 6:30-9:30pm, Fri 25 and Sat 26 May 10am-8pm, Sun 27 May 10am-4pm Tickets are $15 on opening night and $10 for the rest of the fair. Children under 15 free. 13

14 The next committe meeting will be held in July after Lone and Søren returns from ferie. Property services Gardening / Mowing Rubish removeal, Outdoor cleaning Henning Jorgensen handyman Services Sunshine Coast to Brisbane advertisement Ph: Hklinke1@hotmail.com Det er ikke alle der ved at æ - ø - å findes på et Engelsk keyboard, hold ALT nede og tryk på numrene så kommer de alle frem æ = Alt ø = Alt å = Alt Æ = Alt Ø = Alt Å = Alt Heimdal Folk Dancers at Ipswich Global Fiesta performance by Pat and Kurt Christensen Following on from Hervey Bay and Canberra we were invited to perform at the Ipswich Global Fiesta 29 April in Queens Park. We participated in an exciting collaboration of cultures showcasing a great range of activities with more than twenty different community groups represented. There were international food stalls, interactive workshops as well as traditional song and dance. The day dawned a little gloomy weatherwise. Showers threatened. However, we were lucky. The sun was shining for our performance. Again people loved our costumes. Before our performance we were asked many times to pose for amateur photographers the photographers family members often posing with us. Our dances were popular and people loved joining in the participation dances led by Lis. We finished just as the showers sent the audience scurrying for home. The organisers thanked us for joining in the festivities and said that they will be sure to invite us again. Amongst the other groups performing there was a Torres Islander song and dance troupe. Their star was the little boy (pictured on our cover page) who danced with the big men and didn t miss a beat. He won everybody over. There was also the Tibetan singer who hit some interesting high notes. There was something for all tastes. After our display there was coffee and cake at Ingrid s. 14

15 Denmark - but do they know Danish? This is the town in S W Western Australia by the name of Denmark, I first noticed it on maps years ago, this sounded like an outpost of some early Danish immigrants. And so I am going to investigate. The European town Denmark was settled in the period following 1829 where the nearby town Frederikstown (now Albany) were built, by 1893 a sawmill were built by the Millard brothers and the town grow from there. Denmark has a river by the same name flowing out into the Wilson Inlett about 3 km out of town, and this is no doubt another reason for the early prosperity of the town. The sawmill lasted just ten years, and after that was a period where just a few hardy farmers worked the land in the area. After WW II with technological improvements, for both agriculture and wood milling Denmark took off again. Denmark is an easy 5 hours drive south out of Perth, WA and less than an hour west of Albany. If you drive south out of town, it is only a ten minutes drive to the suburb of Ocean Beach, where you can find a caravan park, and from there you can walk or drive to the beach and the headlands on the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean. The visitor centre is open 9 am to 5 pm 7 days a week but for Christmas day, much more information can be had at the town web-site or a ph call to the visitor centre (08) And well DENMARK WA...named after the river flowing through town, which was again named by Thomas Braidwood who had a friend Dr Alexander Denmark RN. I have not found any mention of local Red n White Danes but go check for yourself. By peter w hansen 2 Denmark Visitor Centre. Bert Bolle 15

16 Heimdal s history With the cold winter weather setting in, why not make the most of staying indoors by going through some of your old photos and piles of paper to see if you have something that can help us with the history of Heimdal. STATUS: Preben has been writing and is at 1994 he is still short of photos from any time period., We are looking for stories, photos, newspaper cutting and memorabilia from: Past presidents - missing Flemming Brinkmans period Events at the Stones Corner club house (pre 1997) A photo from the front of the Stones Corner club house, the beer garden and under the house Danish club participation in Warana parades and other anniversary dinners Dronning Margrethe s visit to Brisbane Events at the Norwegian club during 1997 and 1998 Fitting out of the Austin St club house Official opening of Austin club house (Aug 1998) Renovations done to the Austin St club house Events at Austin St Novel about the Danish West Indies "Transfer Day" By Sophie Schiller The story depicts life in the Danish colony during the last few months before the transfer and features many actual historical figures and some fictional ones. The novel recreates the events of this period in a suspenseful and entertaining manner and submerses the reader in this exotic, tropical setting. "Transfer Day" is about a young island girl who rescues a deserter from a German U-boat who is swept up in a German spy's plot to stop the transfer of the islands to America and features West Indian characters, Danish characters, German spy characters and many famous sights in Charlotte Amalie such as Fort Christian, Market Square, King's Wharf and the Governor's Mansion. Presently, the digital version is available from Amazon for only $1 USD. The paperback version will be available in July for a very reasonable price. 16

17 Dansk legegruppe for medlemmer af Heimdal Fredag i Heimdals lokaler, 36 Austin St, Newstead QLD 4006 Vi er en gruppe forældre, der taler dansk med vores børn vi ved, at de lærer dansk fra os, men hvad de lærer gennem leg med andre danske børn er en anden ting, hvilket er grunden til, at vi startede den danske legestue. Gruppen er for børn i alderen 0 til skolealderen og det koster $2 pr familie pr gang (pengene går til udgifter i forbindelse med afholdelse af gruppen). Hvis du er på Facebook, kan du også finde os under gruppen: Heimdal Brisbane Families w/kids Hvis du er interesseret eller mangler oplysninger, så kontakt: Tea Tlf: / depoulsen@hotmail.com Tina Tlf: / tina@kinkead.com.au Iben Mob igk1972@hotmail.com Birgitte s WAR by Elsebeth Schoenberger Biography I was only ten years old when I watched Hitler's troops march into my native country of Denmark and into my hometown of Randers, a small city on the banks of the great river, Gudenaa. The memory of that day is still with me and it is as fresh and terrible as though all that happened last year - or last Tuesday. This memory has shaped my story of "Birgitte's War". You grow up awfully fast in war time and you learn to appreciate each day you are allowed to live as the precious gift it is. I went back to Randers just a month ago to talk about the book and because of the warm welcome the book received on Danish TV as well as in the print medium I have decided to translate the book into Danish. Available at Amazon.com for kindle at US$9.99 Hardcover: US$

18 Membership Number: The Danish Association Heimdal Inc. Est Austin Street, Newstead QLD 4006 Phone Celebrating and fostering the Danish language, culture and traditions MEMBERSHIP FORM 1 July June 2013 Occupation Name Date of Birth / / Partner s Name Date of Birth / / Address Phone (Home) Suburb & State Postcode Phone (Work) Children: (Under 18 years of age) Phone (Mobile) Date of Birth / / Date of Birth / / Date of Birth / / Please send the newsletter via ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES Ordinary*) Member/Family $60.00 Associate Member/Family $60.00 Ordinary*) Member/Single $40.00 Associate Member/Single $40.00 Cheque or money order enclosed Paid by EFT $ Signature Date / / *) Ordinary member: Danish born/descendant of a person whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was born in Denmark or was a Danish citizen at the time of that person's birth The membership fee may be paid by EFT to Heimdal s account with Suncorp BSB No: Account No: using your membership number and name as reference. Please send the form to Birte Schmidt if there are any changes in your details. If paying by cheque, please make it payable to The Danish Association Heimdal and post it to the Membership officer: Birte Schmidt 35/192 Hargreaves Road MANLY WEST QLD 4179 Phone birlosch@iinet.net.au 18

19 4 Kronprins Frederik redigerer Metroxpress fra sn.dk Kronprins Frederik er gæsteredaktør på Metroxpress, når avisen udkommer i en særlig OL-udgave den 27. juni. Den 26. juni bliver ikke en helt "almindelig dag på kontoret" på dagbladet Metroxpress. Kronprins Frederik sætter sig den dag for bordenden som gæsteredaktør for den avis, der udkommer den 27. juni. Kronprinsen har valgt, at avisen skal stå i De Olympiske Lege og sportens tegn, skriver avisen i en pressemeddelelse. Og som gæsteredaktør er det ham, der sætter rammerne for avisens artikler om legene, sport og sundhed. Jonas Kuld Rathje, der er chefredaktør på metroxpress, glæder sig til at se, hvad den kommende gæsteredaktør får ud af tjansen. - En gæst i redaktørstolen kan ruske op i os og få os til at se tingene på nye måder, og som medlem at Den Internationale Olympiske Komité, IOC, er kronprins Frederik naturligvis en spændende gæsteredaktør til en sådan avis, siger han. Gang i grænsehandlen. Fra DR.DK Hver tredje sodavand og hver fjerde øl, der drikkes i Danmark, er hentet i grænsebutikkerne. Skat og told har besøgt Københavnske bagere Fra DR.DK Hvidt mel og sort arbejde hos bagere i København, et sted brugte svenden bagdøren da told kom ind fra gaden, og der var så kun en meget ensom jomfru tilbage som ikke kendte noget til andre ansatte. Danske vindmøller i Tyskland for problemer med strømmen fra politiken.dk Udbygningen af elnettet i Europa går så langsomt, at det kan blive et stort problem for havvindmølleparker i Nordeuropa. Planerne om at tidoble elproduktionen fra havvind i Europa i løbet af de næste otte år trues af, at det overordnede elnet ikke bliver udvidet hurtigt nok. Tidoblingen er en aftale mellem EU s medlemslande for at sikre, at 20 procent af energiforsyningen i 2020 kommer fra vedvarende energi. Der er masser af projekter for udbygning af elnettet på tegnebrættet, men en tredjedel af dem er stærkt forsinkede. Især Tyskland, der i kraft af sin beliggenhed og størrelse er helt centralt for målet, har problemer med at følge med.»det vil smadre økonomien i havmølleparkerne, hvis de ikke kan komme af med strømmen til det tyske net«, siger Christian Kjær, direktør i den europæiske vindenergisammenslutning, EWEA. Kinesiske vinger Fra DR.DK Der er store brede smil rundt om i produktionshallen hos Vestas' tårnfabrik i Varde, efter at kinesiske Titan Wind Energy har opkøbt fabrikken i Varde. Stor lettelse for mig Det betyder nemlig, at produktionen fortsætter i Varde, og 120 mand er sikret job. Én af dem, der har et job i fremtiden er produktionsmedarbejder, Tonny Kirkeby. Helsinge Stationscenter bliver en ommer Fra DR.DK Det storstilede Helsinge Stationscenter, 'Gribskov C', kan ikke gennemføres i den form, det blev præsenteret for et år siden. Der har nemlig vist sig at være en meget blød bund på en del af byggeområdet, Kærligheden flyttede sine hegnspæle fra Politiken.dk Folketinget besluttede at give homoseksuelle ret til at indgå borgerligt eller kirkeligt ægteskab. På tilhørerpladserne faldt kommende ægtefæller af samme køn hinanden om halsen, da det fælt klingende registrerede partnerskab blev afløst af ægteskabet. Den strakte arm, som samfundet har holdt det homoseksuelle parforhold ud i, blev afløst af anerkendelse af deres kærligheds ligeværd. Portugisere skal bygge Metrostationer fra dr.dk Det portugisiske firma Cinterex skal bygge tre nye Metrostationer i København: Nørrebroparken, Nørrebros Runddel og Nuuks Plads. Det bekræfter firmaet bag den store metroudvidelse, Copenhagen Metro Team, skriver Fagbladet 3F. Portugiserne kommer til Danmark i løbet af den kommende uge og begynder så småt arbejdet med at bygge de nye Metrostationer. 19

20 Skal Danmarks grundlov på plejehjem eller skønhedsklinikken? fra Politiken.dk Den 5. juni 1849 fik Danmark sin første grundlov. Siden da har dagen været noget nær det tætteste, danskerne er kommet en decideret nationaldag. For mange betyder grundlovsdag, at man kan holde fri med god, demokratisk samvittighed. Butikkerne har efter bestemmelserne i rigets lukkelov ikke åbent, når vi hvert år fejrer landets forfatning, og danskerne kan i stedet bruge dagen på at opsøge et af de mange politiske arrangementer, hvor man hylder de principper, som Danmark styres efter. I statsminister Thorning-Schmidts grundlovstale i år fik den fire gange reviderede lov følgende skudsmål:»i virkeligheden er grundloven en beskeden samling paragraffer. Ja, faktisk fylder den kun lidt mere end ord det svarer vel i omfang til to-tre skolestile. Den er på 89 paragraffer. Til sammenligning er færdselsloven på over 140 paragraffer«. Ingen af disse paragraffer er moderniseret siden 1953, og da politiken.dk for et par uger siden spurgte læserne, hvilken helligdag de lettest kunne undvære, blev grundlovsdag stemt ind på andenpladsen med 12 procent af stemmerne. EU-formandskab - Vrede EU-parlamentarikere boykotter Bødskov fra DR.DK EU-Parlamentet suspenderer alle forhandlinger med det danske formandskab om nye regler for Schengen-området, oplyser Venstres EU-parlamentariker Jens Rohde til Ritzaus Bureau. I første omgang lød det ifølge nyhedsbureauet, at samtlige forhandlinger på retsområdet ville blive lammet, men det drejer sig altså udelukkende om forhandlinger i relation til det grænseløse Schengen-samarbejde. Det sker i protest imod, at medlemslandene med Danmark i spidsen i sidste uge satte EU-parlamentet uden for indflydelse i dele af en ny Schengen-aftale. Endelig en sejr til dansk EU-formandskab. fra DR.DK Rådet og Europaparlamentet enige om et nyt direktiv for energieffektiviseringer i EU. Direktivet kan føre flere tusinde gode job med sig i Danmark, der er rigtig god til at bruge energi med omtanke. Klima- og energiminister Martin Lidegaard (R) er da også glad for aftalen: - Det er rigtigt stort. Med det her direktiv kommer vi til at spare 17 procent på energiforbruget i 2020, siger ministeren til DR Nyheder.. Vestjyske svin med fly til Kina fra DR.DK Ni danske svineavlere - blandt dem fire fra landsdelen - er sammen med andre danske investorer i fuld gang med at bygge en stor svinefarm i Kina. 700 danske søer bliver fløjet til den danske avlsgaard, når den står færdig til november, kilometer nord for Shanghai. Store elektronikfirmaer blæser krisen af banen fra ingeniøren.dk Dansk elektronikindustri er i fremgang efter finanskrisen, viser rundspørge til seks store virksomheder. Brüel & Kjær og Deif skiller sig ud med meget høj vækst. De værste effekter af finanskrisen er overstået, og seks store danske elektronikvirksomheder, som Ingeniøren har interviewet, giver nu alle overskud efter nogle svære år. To virksomheder skiller sig positivt ud, nemlig Brüel & Kjær og Deif. De har det til fælles, at de udvikler og producerer egne avancerede produkter. Begge havde i 2011 en omsætning væsentligt højere end i superårene 2007 og Det begynder desuden at ligne almindeligt gode tider, omend ikke højkonjunkturer for virksomheder som udviklingshusene Prevas og Develco og for den generelle elektronikproducent GPV. Bang & Olufsen kan også fremvise et overskud, selv om det er lille. Officielt Kinesisk besøg i Danmark. Den Røde løber var rullet ud for den store Kineskiske delegation som ankom til Kastrup. I forvejen har det sivet,med presse meddelelser om op til 17 milliarder Danske kroner i udsigt fra dette besøg, og om hvor mange Danske virksomheder skal besøges og handler officielt underskrives. Men tvilv er der ikke at dette første Kinesiske besøg af en siddende president Hu Jintao er vigtigt. Under statsbesøget bor den kinesiske delegation på Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel på Amager. Grunden til, de bor her og ikke på Fredensborg, er, at Fredensborg er under restaurering. Droningen skal beværte - det danske regentpar er vært for den statsbanket, der afholdes på Christiansborg Slot. De andre dage får den kinesiske delegation mad på hotellet fra kinesiske kokke, som er taget med til Danmark. 20