NYBROGÅRD DORMITORY NEWSLETTER

November 2017

Interview with Lars Kaj p. 5

Know your city p. 9

Can you become Dane? p. 10 November again..

It is November yet again and we are now in the infamous But that leaves a good reason take yourself inside and month that can not figure out if it belongs in fall or winter. watch good movie or book with a cup of tea and a bowl of The month of the year, where the autumn holiday and Hal- hot soup. Enjoy the quiet before December announces its loween in October are over, and yet you can not even start arrival with bustle and exams. the Christmas preparations yet- even though the shops are And if that is not enough, you'll get the Nybro magazine's already overflowing with Christmas items. November issue to warm you with :)

The Resident Council will awarding the the covering the damages have been ap- Resident Council news Cinema club money to upgrade the cur- proved. Formalization of the dorm Facebook rent system, however, subject to whether group v. Rasmus Lau the implementation of the new chip sys- The Facebook group's administrators will tem is in the near future. be formalized so that it will only be the Purchases for KælderCaféen after wa- Netgroup and other relevant bodies of the ter damage and burglary. v. Kasper dormitory that contest administrator/ Hansen (R-66) moderator privileges. The bar has recently been affected by wa- Upcoming Council meeting: Cinema club door replacement v. Lu- ter damages and burglary. All requests for Wednesday, November 1st kas Abrahamsen Larsen (J-32)

NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 The Personal Page The Board Administration Clubs Rasmus, A38 (chairman) Treasurer Canoe club Gardening club Frederik, N29 (vice-chairman) Kasper Hansen, R66 Ask, M47 Rasmus, A38 Rasmus, S21(alternate) [email protected] Art club Brewers club The Residents’ Council Secretary Maja, J16 Troels, L28 Chairman: : Frederik, N29 This could be you. ”Brættet” (board game [email protected] club) Exercise room AB-odd: Benjamin, B51 Jonas, R52 Ole, L14 (sup) Andreas, A35 AB-even: Rasmus, A38 Accountants Bicycle workshop Cinema club Kristoffer, L10 This could be you. CD-odd: NybroTidende Agnes Jensen, O4 Nybro Cake festival FC Nybro CD-even: Adrian, C24 Clara Schou, K55 This could be you. Anders, J31 Patrick Aagaard, M63 EF-odd: Frederik Holgersen, H2 Music practice room FC Nybro Chicks [email protected] Andreas L31 This could be you. EF-even: Secretariat/subletting Dog club GH-odd: Office hours: Monday 19:00-20:00 Lærke, H56 and Thursday 20:00-21:00, GH-even: GH-basement. Phone: 21 48 54 55 JK-odd: Service Complaints committee Key bearers Table tennis/hockey JK-even: Johannes, K46 Office hours: Tuesday Kasper CD-basement (alt.) Lukas, J32 19:30-20:00, GH basement. Phone.: 26 81 15 01 LM-odd: Mads, M51 -mail: [email protected] Line Bicycle workshop (alt.) Rene, M43 Phone: 21 48 54 55 Phone: 53 14 12 07 LM-basement LM-even: Rasmus Network office Phone: 26 79 42 53 Folding chairs NO-odd: Office hours: Monday 20:00-21:00 The price for Atle, S03 in the GH-basement. key service is: NO-even: E-mail: [email protected] 9:00-21:00: DKK 50 Trailer Phone: 21 48 54 55 21:00-9:00: DKK 100 Lars Kaj (insp.) PR-odd: TV/Antenna Draught beer system PR-even: Kasper, R66 [email protected] This could be you.

ST-odd: Ditlev, T47 KælderCaféen Caroline, T65 (Alt.) Environmental Group Opening hours: Fridays 21:00-03:00 ST-even: Frederik S40 Troels, O07 One Saturday each month 21:00-05:00 Niels T54 (Alt.) [email protected] (announced separately). Chairman: Bertil, F61 Apartments: Deputy chairman: Kasper Hansen, R66 , D and G: Member: Mads, M51 Secretary: René Sønderbæk, M43 H and L: , Residents’ Council Rep.: This could be you. Alternate: Emma, R64 M, O and S: Treasurer: Kasper, R66 Local facilities NOTE! Inspector Laundromat Items for the agenda must be Lars Kaj Opening hours: 8:00-19:00 sent to the secretary at least [email protected] Phone: 45 87 04 73 Convenience store and Pizzeria ten days before the meeting Office hours Phone: 51 14 12 19 nybro.dk > English > For Resi- Monday: 16:00-18:00 Weekdays: 15:00-21:00 dents > Resident Council > Tuesday-Friday: 07:30-09:00 Sat-Sun: 13:00-21:00 ”Add item to the agenda”. First weekday of month: 17:00-18:00 May-August: open until 22:00 every day. Page 2

NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Bars for every taste September is the time to enjoy the last However, it should be said that they also 7pm every Monday to Saturday. In Novem- warm summer evenings, while October is a have theme parties that last much longer ber there are two upcoming events: No- month full of trees in warm autumn col- into the night. The bar is located in Lyngby, vember 10th at 10pm is Friday Rock: Red ours, pumpkins and festive eeriness. De- 1. Quadrant of DTU in building 116 and you Hot Chilli Peppers Jam and November 17th cember is the month for Christmas calen- can see more information on their Face- is another Friday rock, this time with dars, and eating too many pancake puffs book page (you can find all of the bars on Binær. It is also important to mention that and Christmas biscuits. Facebook). campus they have their own S-hus. Speaking of Ballerup campus, it houses How about November? Almost nothing hap- Next up, Diamanten which you can find in Verners Basement. It's are open every pens for most of November! Okay, it does Lyngby, 4. Quadrant of DTU in building 414. Friday at. 12pm to 5am but, of course, ar- start out with J-day and at the end there It is often that some dancing takes place on range more parties during the semester. Christmas will slowly begin to have its in- the bar and there are a some smaller rooms fluence in anticipation of the first advent, which help create a rather intimate atmos- Maskinen is the proud owner of old- but otherwise there is not much to spend phere at times. fashioned arcade game machines where your time on. So what better time to drink one can find Pac-Man and Space-Invaders. Hegnet is one of the slightly newer Friday the month away starting J-day? Or if you It is in Lyngby, on Gyrithe Lemches vej No. cafes and they offer in their own words: are a little more positively tuned; try to find 20 in the basement. They are open on Fri- "bold lighting, plenty of seating and a great something to do yourself. For as you proba- day from 12pm-9pm. company." The bar can be found on Lyngby bly heard some annoying person, say; you campus in the new canteen in building 342. Last but not least, we have Etherrummet, only have the fun you make. In the semester weeks it is open every Fri- also known as Etheren. Also located on day from 2pm to 9pm and already the 3rd Lyngby campus in the 2nd Quadrant and with opening hours from 12pm during DTU's semester weeks.

If you do not just to go to one of DTU's many campuses, you can always visit the Nybroga rd dorm's own bar: Kælder- Caféen. It is usually open every Friday from 9pm to 3am. There is usually a theme party once a month which lasts until 5am. The percentage of people attending DTU is Nov. at 3pm, it has arranged a theme party: Agnes, O4 high among the Nybroga rd residents, so J-dag a la Hegnet (J-DAK!). here you will find a quick guide to DTU's S-Huset is a large building in Lyngby with Friday Bars, if you want to go out to meet lots of different aspects; There is a cafe , new people or just have a nice evening with coffee and fireplace room, a reading room those you already know. with poker tournaments after closing hours Firstly we have Diagonalen, they open eve- and basement bar. The bar is beneath the ry Friday at 12pm and closes again at 9pm. main building (building 101) and opens at

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Socialt på kollegiet: KælderCaféen In the last issue of NybroTidende, a social network at the dormitory and ty was planned, which took place on Sat- there was a talk about the dorm's ex- get to know more residents who may urday, October 7th, and the Halloween ercise club, where you, as a member, live in the opposite end of the dorm in party is scheduled for November 4th. A can use the dorm's gym in the NO relation to you. theme party is organized every month. basement. This issue will tell more We are already quite a few bartenders in If you are interested in helping Kælder- about KælderCaféen, the whole KælderCafe en, but we can always use Cafe en run, read more at dorm's gathering point, and how to extra hands! www.nybro.dk/klubber/kaeldercafeen, become an active part of its function- There is also the possibility to contribute where you can find an application form. ing. to KælderCafe en in other ways besides being a bartender. One can, for example, First and foremost: All work in Kælder- Join the board to make sure that every- Cafe en is voluntary! Nevertheless, as thing is in order and that we can have a active in KælderCafe en, you make a big awesome Friday bar at the dorm. difference for the other residents to have You can also join one or more of the dif- a great Friday evening. ferent committees. The different com- One of the most important tasks in mittees are:- HR Committee- Purchasing KælderCafe en is to be a bartender when Committee- Media Committee- PR Com- the bar is open on Fridays and, on some mittee- Practical's Committee- Theme weeks, on Saturdays. As a bartender, party Committee you're not just helping to set up the par- Frederik, H2 ty on a Friday evening-you will also have In the latter committee, the October par-

Faraos Cigarer

Are you missing the dorm's role-playing club? Or are you just crazy about games, fantasy and comics? then, Fara- os cigarer at is an obvious place to visit. The store, which has been at Jernbanepladsen 63 for 9 years, has a large selection of: Cartoons Outfits On the ground floor there are books for every taste; In the basement of the shop there is a whole wall fil- both manga, Anders And and Tintin comics, Tim led with swords and outfits from various fantasy uni- BurtonStår du works, og mangler Marvel, et Asterixsjovt kostume and Obelix, til en Garfield,kommende Oktoberfestverses and? En a Harry uhyggelig Potter udklædning wand cabinet. til et Halloween-party? Eller etc. kan du bare godt lide at klæde dig ud og have det sjovt? Så er Fest&Farver det rigtige sted at lede.

På Lyngby Hovedgade 84 f kan man nemlig finde alt fra spøg og skæmt til parykker, hatte og bordservice.

Games... Mjöd ...is something Faraos Cigarer has plenty of: Everyt- The shop even offers drinks: 17 different types of hing from Monopoly in Nightmare Before Christmas mjöd (for only 100 kr. each). in varieties such as va- EditionI løbet toaf Cluedo,oktober Thebliver Game størstedelen of Thrones af butikkens- and the sortimentnilla, udskiftet blueberries, med mere strawberries, uhyggelige chili, udklædninger licorice and, og ofen masse tilbe- Lord of the Rings Board Games. course, Viking Blood! hør til Halloweenfester.

Tip: In there are 3 different store departments of Faraos Cigarer with role-playing, comic books in Danish and merchandise. Clara, K55 Page 4

NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Interview With the Dormitory Inspector: Who is he? Lars Kaj Jensen. The Inspector, as most call him. The good laugh when 8 youngsters (I assumed from the dormito- person who keeps everything running. All the residents ry) came sailing in a little optimist-looking dinghy which obvi- of the dorm have met him, but no one knows him com- ously capsized. I said for fun that I should be an inspector at pletely. Who is he really? How long has he been at the that dormitory. Afterwards I took the opportunity and handed dorm? What education does he have? And how does Lars my application to my predecessor, Ib, after which I got the job. Kaj really do his job? To find out more about this man, " NybroTidende has talked to 'The man behind the dormi- "-And here I have without exception the sweetest residents! I tory'. know that, first of all, from having been at the DIG college, and Lars Kaj, who was able to celebrate his sixth milestone birth- secondly as i am sometimes in conflict-tackling meetings ... " day on 27/8, has had his post at the dormitory since 1995 - for As part of the dorm, residents come by with various prob- a total of 22 years. lems on a daily basis. Which inquiry has been the funni- Initially NybroTidende was interested in hearing more about est? Lars Kaj's background and education: "Well, there are very many. Not long ago, an exchange student Now we find ourselves in a place where young people passed by to tell him that he had problems with his 'Air suck- are living with a lot of different educations. What educa- er' .... yeah, he meant his ventilation. " tion did you take in your time? What's the worst thing about working at the dormitory? "After the 10th grade I joined the Army Air Forces for 4.5 "That's when there is sewage in the basements! (Especially in years at Værløse Air Base. Which means that I have an educa- the J-K basement -KælderCaféen!) Holy hell a weekend I had ... tion as 'Professional killer', "explains Lars Kaj with a glint in Ew! " the eye. "Not really, I was never stationed, but took a couple of trips to Greenland with special education as a supply special- We often see you cycling around on your Christiania ist. Then I drove a truck in the following approx. 4 years. And bike. Which trips do you like best? then I've been in the construction industry ever since and later "Well, it must be cycling around , but I simply get again for 4 years at the International College before I came it done too rarely ... In the old days I also went around here. " Bagsvaerd Lake (on the 10 year old Christiania-bike), which could indeed be a little difficult when you have to go through the woods-section. It may be I'm getting old, but I'll be here for 10 years yet. " NybroTidende must assume that all statements are truthful. When talking to him, one can sometimes doubt whether Lars Kaj is joking around or being serous. Especially as many things are said as bit of a joke. - He is a bit of a joking kind, but this makes it both fun and warming to visit the Inspector when annoying little problems arise now and then.

Information on Lars Kaj: Age: 60 Raised in: Høje Gladsaxe Lars kaj as a youth Years at the dormitory: 22 Our Inspector has thus been out and about youth and educa- Civil status: Single tion. Children: 1 child, 2 grand- It's a bit of a different job you've got now. Why this partic- children ular job? Pets: 1 dog and 3 cats "I had a long way to my previous job and would like some- Qualities: Helpful, full of courage, dark humor thing a little closer. During a sailing trip on Lyngby Sø, I got a

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Residents’ Council meeting minutes

Agenda for residents’ council meeting basic, simple rules and vote on them at The Resident Council votes on awarding the Present: Nilas (M-65), Ditlev (T-47), Ras- the meeting. In addition, we propose that Cinema club money to upgrade the current mus (S-21), Rasmus (A-38), Mads (M-51), the net group in the future be the only system, however, subject to whether the Kasper (R-66), John, Lærke (H-56), Cecilie admins of the Facebook group to ensure implementation of the new chip system is in (G-07), Frederik (N-29), Clara consistency and an opportunity for NYK the near future. to keep track of it. For: 5 Moderator and language for the meet- After discussion, the wording of the pro- Against: 0 ing posal is changed to include only a formali- Abstained: 0 Frederik (N-29), Danish. zation of the Facebook group's adminis- trators, so that it will only be the Net- The request is approved.

group and other relevant bodies of the Voting members dormitory that contest administrator / C) New key bearer v. Rasmus Simling 5, quorum met. moderator privileges. Kristensen (A-38) Since Henrik relocated from the dorm we Vote on the above mentioned change of Approval of minutes from last resi- have been lacking a third key bearer for wording dents’ council meeting when someone locks themselves out. I Approved For: 5 would like to take up this post going for- Against: 0 ward.

Abstained: 0 Approval of agenda. It should be noted that everyone at the Agenda Approved dorm can apply for the job by meeting at the council meeting on 4 September. Vote on the formalization of the dormito- Economy ry’s Facebook group ’Nybroga rd Kollegiet’. Rasmus Simling Kristensen is the only one NYK: 254.379 kr. For: 5 who wants to apply for the job. Net: 293.209 kr. Against: 0 Vote on appointing Rasmus Simling Kristen Abstained: 0 as a new key bearer. Other messages The proposal is adopted. For: 5 N/A Against: 0 ) Cinema club door replacement v. Abstained: 0 Review of last board meeting or agen- Lukas Abrahamsen Larsen (J-32) The proposal is adopted and Rasmus Sim- da before the next. The door to the Cinema Club has been ling Kristen is employed as a key bearer N/A replaced with the same system as the and must ensure that the dorm's key ser- laundry room chips use. The problem is vice page is updated. Internal correspondence that the system can not handle any more doors, which means there are two op- D) Purchases for KælderCaféen after A) Formalization of the dorm Facebook tions: We either buy separate washing water damage and burglary. v. Kasper group v. Rasmus Lau chips for the Cinema Club, which will cost Hansen (R-66) 100 kr. a Piece - or to upgrade our current KælderCafe en has recently been exposed The group has grown big. The current system, which would make it free. The to accidents. admins are a mixed bag, ca. Half from the latter will cost 1,935.00 kr. a year but re- network group. 1. Flood in the basement sult in us being able to use our current 2. Burglary. There has not been a vote of rules for e.g. chips. Additionally, a code will be as- Approving new members, purchase / sale, signed to each chip. Therefore we, the board of the bar, have advertising. Some requests for member- chosen to seek money as this is a larger I therefore seek money to upgrade the ship are rejected without further approv- amount that we can not pay immediately. system so that we can keep current chips al. There is also a lot of purchases / sales instead of investing in separate. of things that are not relevant to very 1. We want to buy a dehumidifier (file 1) many (clothing, art). Furthermore, I can not attend the next it is not big enough to take the whole bar, meeting, and will therefore send the for- We would like to discuss some completely but it will be able to cope with the space mer cinema club chairman in my place.

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 where we often fight the water. The request is approved. Lærke Krøjer Larsen is appointed as new chairman of the Dog Club. The price is 2200 kr. for the one we have New mesh value: unknown waiting for appointed. offer (max expected 1000 kr.). For: 5 New members and alternates For: 5 Against: 0 Against: 0 Katja (P-32) announces her withdrawal in Abstained: 0 Abstained: 0 absentia for PR. The request is approved. Kasper (R-66) signs up for PR-Even. The request is approved.

2. Regarding the burglary. Here we have New safe deposit box (see file 2) value Other had our safe deposit box stolen, with an 1999, - internal value of around 10,000 DKK incl. A) Lukas wants to withdraw as chairman of the Cinema Club. A new chairman of iPad (for Mobile Pay) multiple valued pa- For: 5 the Cinema Club is therefore sought. pers from our suppliers, agreements and Against: 0 other types of important papers. In addi- Abstained: 0 B) Kasper mentions that it is time to ar- range an active party for the Dormitory tion, sales for the last weeks were also The request is approved. involved residents. This will probably be stolen at the same time. Also our key bun- sometime in November. Information fol- E) Creation of Dog club. v. Lærke dle used inside the bar during openings lows. Krøjer Larsen (H-56) & Cecillie Christi- was also stolen. This meant that we had to ansen (G-07) Next meeting replace all the locks and keys throughout We would like to restore a dogs club at The next meeting will take place on the bar and the warehouse. the dorm, have it advertised on the web- Wednesday, November 1st at 7pm, GH site, and the opportunity to make social basement. Therefore, we would like to request mon- events for all dog interested in the dormi- Any cancellations must be submitted ey for replacement of locks and new keys, tory (with or without dogs) at www.nybro.dk > Residents’ Council value: 6000 For: 5 > Cancel at least one day before the For: 5 Against: 0 meeting Against: 0 Abstained: 0

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free abortion, 23. a) Islam, 24. c) The Golden Age, 25. b) The Danish Labour Market, 26. c) Anders Fogh Rasmus- Fogh Anders c) 26. Market, Labour Danish The b) 25. Age, Golden The c) 24. Islam, a) 23. abortion, free

land, 17. b) 15 years, 18. b) Berlingske Tidende, 19. a) Within 24 hours, 20. a) Parlaiment, 21. a ) B) The right to to right The B) ) a 21. Parlaiment, a) 20. hours, 24 Within a) 19. Tidende, Berlingske b) 18. years, 15 b) 17. land,

10. a) 7 years, 11. c) Afghanistan, 12. a) Carl Nielsen, 13. a) EU, 14. c) 15. b) In the 1980s, 16. c) Der er et yndigt yndigt et er Der c) 16. 1980s, the In b) 15. c) 14. EU, a) 13. Nielsen, Carl a) 12. Afghanistan, c) 11. years, 7 a) 10.

Henrik Pontoppidan, 5. b) Andelsbevægelsen, 6. b) 1814, 7. a) Karen Blixen, 8. c) Niels Bohr, 9. b) Parlaiment, Parlaiment, b) 9. Bohr, Niels c) 8. Blixen, Karen a) 7. 1814, b) 6. Andelsbevægelsen, b) 5. Pontoppidan, Henrik Answer to the quiz on page 11: 1. b) No, 2. c) SocialDemokratiet, 3. a) Turkey, Yugoslavia and Pakistan, 4. c) c) 4. Pakistan, and Yugoslavia Turkey, a) 3. SocialDemokratiet, c) 2. No, b) 1. 11: page on quiz the to Answer

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Notice of Residents’ Council Meeting Agenda for residents’ council meeting, I want to stop as chairman of the exercise club, v. The Board since I do not have time and energy to it any- September 4th, 2017: For discussion and voting: more. 1. Present: Niels Matthiessen would like to take over, but Once again it is time for the annual active par- others should of course also have the oppor- ty. The active party is intended as a recogni- 2. Moderator and language for the tunity to request the post so that it can be vot- tion of the residents who make a daily effort meeting ed on. However, I would like to recommend that benefit all residents, whether the work is Niels as he himself uses the club regularly and of an administrative or social nature. 3. Count of voting members he often gives good suggestions for changes Money is requested for covering food and bev- and improvements. 4. Approval of minutes from last resi- erage expenses. It is expected, as in previous B) Suggestion for new rules regarding the years, that the cost is between 8,000 -14,000 dent’ council meeting kitchen treasurers kr. depending on the number of active partici- v. Kasper Hansen pants. Last active party was held in February 5. Approval of agenda 2016. For discussion: 6. Economy 10. New members and alternates A suggestion to implement a number of rules 7. Other that can unify the administration of the dormi- 11. Other tory kitchen coffers and prevent the emer- 8. Review of last board meeting or gence of distrust between residents and kitch- 12. Next meeting

agenda before the next. en treasurer. A possible adoption of the new rules is expected to be processed at a resident Any cancellations must be submitted at 9. Inward correspondence meeting, so the point is only for discussion. www.nybro.dk > Residents’ Council > (see attached) A) New chairman for the Exercise club Cancel at least one day before the v. Ole Busborg Jensen meeting

For discussion and voting: C) Disposable for arrangement of active party

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Recycling at Nybrogård

"Cardboard, paper, glass, metal, and Plastic waste is recycled into, for example, - Glass bottles (liquor bottles, wine bottles, plastic ... where should it all go? And fleece jackets, which you can warm your- etc.) what should I put in the waste contain- self in during the winter :-) - Jam jars ers?" Is a question you might be asking - Preserves jars Metals yourself when disposing of the different - Juice bottles The container with "metal" printed on it, is types of waste. At the dormitory there - Normal drinking glasses for metal waste. This means: are good opportunities to sort your - Cans (tomatoes, tuna, etc.) What you may NOT put in the containers: waste, but there are some rules that we'll cover in this article. - Beer and soda cans (without deposits) - Ceramics - Kitchen utilities of metal (including pots - Porcelain Just outside the entrances of the dorm there and pans) - Crystal glass are several green waste containers: one for - Capsules (also Nespresso coffee capsules) - Window glass plastic, one for metal, one for household - Kitchen scissors (also with plastic han- - Light bulbs waste and one for paper. In addition, there dles) - Power-saving bulbs are the small green containers. Let's go - Metal lids - Fluorescent tubes through what should go where (According - Aluminium foil Light bulbs and fluorescent lamps are haz- to the municipality of Gladsaxe's guide- - Metal bars and frames lines). ardous waste (they contain, among other, What you may NOT put in the container: mercury). Ceramics and porcelain must be Plastics - Metal containing electronics (electronics handed over to the bulky waste are at EF. The container with "plastic" printed on it is must be handed over to recycling stations)- Glass can be reused in the making of new for plastic waste. This means: Pressurized bottles and spray cans (it is glass. - Plastic boxes hazardous waste and must be handed over Cardboard - Food packaging to recycling stations)- Packaging from Probably the waste type that causes the - Plastic lids medicine- Metal foil bags. most confusion. Here are examples of what - Plastic containers The metal waste is recycled into nails, cans, is meant by cardboard: - Plastic buckets pans and other metal products. Seven cap- - Cardboard boxes (without packing mate- - Plastic fluid containers sules from soda bottles can become one rial) - Plastic foil canned container. - Plastic bags - Corrugated cardboard Paper - Cardboard (not milk and juice cartons!) What you may NOT put in the container: The container with the crack at the top is - Cardboard Toothpaste containers - Foam Trays for paper. Mainly: - Toilet paper rolls - Plastic clothing (rainwear, rubber boots - Newspapers and weekly magazines - Eggs containers etc., as they are made of PVC) - Letters and envelopes The following is not recycled as cardboard: - Packaging peanuts (that's household - Brochures - Pizza boxes waste) - Photocopies - Milk and juice cartons - Garden basins (PVC) - Writing and drawing paper - Garden hoses - Books - Medicinal packaging What you may NOT put in the container: - Packing peanuts - Gift ribbon or the like. (as it's household - Gift wrapping paper - Paper - bound books waste) Especially pizza boxes and milk cartons are - Milk and juice cartons seen in the small green containers, but it is PVC (polyvinyl chloride) can be identified - Cardboard simply household waste and can not be by the symbol consisting of a triangle with - Eggs reused. Therefore, they must be in the last the number three inside it. - Hardback books Packaging from food should be fairly clean container, which is not one of those men- Paper materials are recycled into... before it is put in the container. Simply tioned, ands is for household waste (= eve- (surprise!) New paper. For example, news- rinse the plastic packaging with cold water- rything else). papers contain almost 100% recycled pa- if you were to use hot water and soap, the Electronics and hazardous waste must be per. environmental effect would no longer be taken to the recycling station. If you have very positive. Glass any doubts, find more information at All food remains should be rinsed off the Glass is placed in the small containers. Be- www.gladsaxe.dk/kommunen/borger/ packaging. fore that, they must be cleaned. The follow- byg_og_bolig/affald_og_genbrug ing types may be placed in the containers: Frederik, H2

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NYBRO TIDENDE NOVEMBER 2017 Know your city: and Dyrehaven

"Raadvad, isn't that the name of a set and the biggest attraction of the garden is of knives we've got in the kitchen?" the 2,000 wild deer. you might think when you hear the name Raadvad. But there is a method The area has a long history behind it. to the madness, and to find it we will Back in 1669, King Frederik III fenced a need to go to Jægersborg Dyrehave. forest with wildlife so that he could keep Join us on trip into the green. arranging hunts in the new area. his suc- cessor Christian V later extended this area The name Raadvad originates from the and renamed the old Ibstrup Castle to small town with the same name, located Jægersborg Castle, and hence came the in the north-eastern corner of Lyngby- name of Jægersborg Dyrehave. Taarbæk Municipality. In this small town, Dyrehaven was the centre of the royal Christian V was excited about the so- the original Raadvad Knife factory was hunting companies. It was built in 1734- called par force hunts, which take place located, and where the knives, which 1736, and today the castle is still being with 20-30 hunters on horseback along many probably have in their kitchen, orig- used for lunch companies on a regular with hunting horns and dogs. inate. basis. The factory was constructed in 1758 un- These pursue a deer until it is so exhaust- der the name of Raadvaddam Factories ed that the most distinguished in the com- Strandmøllen and produced household utensils (i.e. pany can approach the animal and give it Immediately east of Raadvad will find cooking utensils). Around the 1st World the final thrust with his hunting sword. In Strandmøllen, located just off the War, the factory became Raadvad 1777 these hunts were banned, but the Strandvejen. At this place, Møllea en ends Knivfabrik, which produced knives and hunting paths that originated in Dyre- into Øresund and has thus run all the way bread cutter. However, the production of haven have now been put on UNESCO's from Lake, through Furesøen and knives stopped in the 1970s, after which top list of world heritage. Par force hunt- Lyngby Lake and past Lyngby City Centre, the production was moved to Jutland. ing landscapes are also found in Gribskov , Brede, Ørholm, Ravnholm and, Today the name Raadvad on the knives and Hareskoven, both located in the of course, Raadvad. At the end of the mil- has changed its name to Fiskars. Northern part of Zealand. lennium, a mill was built in the 16th cen- And how did you get that power for pro- tury. However, the production of paper Bakken duction at the time? This was achieved by stopped in 1898, but in 1917 the mer- In the south end of Jægersborg Dyrehave using Møllea en, which cuts through chant bought Christian Nielsen you will find nothing less than the world's Raadvad on the way to Øresund. Strandmøllen and established the compa- oldest amusement park: Bakken. However, the small town of Raadvad ny Strandmøllen Industrigas. In 1920 a (Dyrehavs)Bakken originated in 1583 as a stands today as a small idyllic village in work was built for the production of oxy- market place in the royal animal park, the middle of the forest, as it did centuries gen, but this stopped in the 1990s. Today, and in the following centuries, Dyre- ago - and only 15 km north of Copenha- the company has its headquarters here. havsbakken became a favourite destina- gen. tion for the Copenhageners. The amuse- How do I get there? Jægersborg Dyrehave ments, as we know them today, did not Raadvad can be reached by bus 182 and Raadvad is located in the area called come until the 1900s. Before that time 183. From Lyngby, Bakken and Jægersborg Dyrehave - in everyday life, there were tents with performers who Strandmøllen can be reached by line 388. the area is simply called Dyrehaven. To- entertained with their tricks. From Copenhagen, however, you can easi- day, this area is the country's most visited ly reach it via S-train line C or Eremitage Castle natural area with 7.5 million guests a year to Klampenborg Station. The Hermitage Castle in the middle of the Otherwise, it is recommended to take a bike ride through the beautiful forest.

In next issue of NybroTidende: Lyngby Centre

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To apply for Danish citizenship you must c) Niels Bohr latest, appear before a judge? pass a test: indfodsretsprove.dk/ a) Within 24 timer 9. Who adopts legislative proposals? spoergsmaal/indfoedsretsproeven-den- a) Government b) Parliament b) Within 48 timer 7-juni-2017. There have been many dis- cussions over the years that most Danes c) The queen c) Within 72 timer would not even be able to pass. Here are 10.In 1814 a reform was introduced on 20. The Ombudsman is a control body in the first 28 questions (out of 40) from schooling in . How many years relation to public authorities' decisions. 2017. You must have 80% correct to pass, would children, according to this reform, Who elects the Ombudsman? i.e. you must respond correctly to about 23 need to go to school? a) Parliamentary b) Government out of these 28. Can you? (see the answers a) 7 years b) 10 years c) 12 years on page 8). c) The Population 11. In 2002, parliament decided that Dan- 1. May a judge carry symbols that show his 21. When did the Constitution last change? ish soldiers should participate in an inter- or her religious or political conviction? a) 1953 b) 1973 c)1993 national effort. Where? a) yes b) No a) The former Yugoslavia 22. What right did women get in Denmark in 1973? 2. In the 1870s there was a labour move- b) Libya c) Afghanistan a) Equal pay b) Free abortion ment in Denmark. Which party organized 12. Which Danish composer is known workers in this movement? c) The right to divorce throughout the world for, among other a) Radikale Venstre things, his operas? 23. What is the second largest religion in b) Socialistisk Folkeparti a) Carl Nielsen b) B. S. Ingeman Denmark? a) Islam b) Catholicism c) Judaism c) Socialdemokratiet c) Bent Fabricius-Bjerre 24. What is the period known in the first 3. In the 1970s, many guest workers came 13. What international organization has an half of the 19th century, where the Danish to Denmark. Which countries did most of elected parliament, where Denmark has 13 culture flourished? them come from? members? a) Modernismen b) Oplysningstiden a) Turkey, Yugoslavia and Pakistan a) EU b) FN c) NATO c) Guldalderen b) India, Vietnam and Thailand 14. Who has the judicial power? a) the Parliament b) The Government 25. For which of the following areas has c) Iran, Iraq and Palestine the September Settlement from 1899 been c) The courts 4. Which author has, among other things, particularly important? written Lykke-Per? 15. When did the Parliament decide to ban a) The Danish tax system a) Søren Kierkegaard b) Herman Bang nuclear power in Denmark? b) The Danish labour market a) 1960’s b) 1980’s c) Henrik Pontoppidan c) The Danish education system c) 2000’s 5. In the 1800s, there was established a 26. What is the name of the former prime movement where farmers joined together, 16. Adam Oehlenschla ger wrote in 1819 a minister, who became General Secretary of inter alia, to create dairies and store un- poem, which later became Denmark's na- NATO in 2009? ions. What movement? tional anthem. What is the name of the a) Helle Thorning-Schmidt a) Andelsbevægelsen poem? a) Danmark, mit fædreland b) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen b) Græsrodsbevægelsen b) Vi elsker vort land c) Anders Fogh Rasmussen c) Højskolebevægelsen c) Der er et yndigt land 27. Must a minister be a member of the 6. When did the union between Denmark parliament? and Norway cease? 17. What is the age of criminal responsibil- a) yes b) No a) 1723 b) 1814 c)1905 ity in Denmark? a) 12 years b) 15 years c)18 28 I During what historical period did 7. Which Danish author has written Den years Christian IV rule? Afrikanske Farm, published in 1937? a) Middle Ages b) Renaissance a) Karen Blixen b) Inger Christensen 18. Which newspaper was first published on January 3, 1749? c) Enlightenment c) Tove Ditlevsen a) Jyllands-Posten Agnes, O4 8. Which Danish physicist received the b) Berlingske Tidende c) Information Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922? a) H. C. Ørsted b) Ole Rømer 19. When should a person arrested, at the

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NybroTidende Food Column:

Autumn dishes

It is getting colder and colder. A soup to heat the bones. AND BACON! You can never go wrong with bacon.

- 1 teaspoon of coarse salt - freshly ground white pepper carrots and cut them into medium sized pieces. Cut onion and garlic into small piec- Garnish: es. - 150 g. Bacon - 1 coarsely chopped porridge, green por- Heat a little olive oil in a saucepan and fry tion (about 150 g.) the onion and garlic for a minute. Add pumpkin and carrots and fry for another Procedure: minute. Allow the butter to melt, but without burn- Creamy Jerusalem artichoke soup with Now pour water into the pan until it evenly ing. Season onions and potatoes for approx. roasted bacon garnish (4 Servings). covers the vegetables (about 5 dl). Put the 2 min. Add ginger and leeks for and let is lid on the pot and let the soup boil. Add the Ingredients: simmer for another minute. Pour broth and stock, ginger powder, salt and pepper into let the soup boil for approximately 20 min. - - 300 g Jerusalem artichokes the pan and allow the soup to boil until the or until the vegetables are tender. Blend the - 200 g. Onion vegetables are tender enough to blend soup until smooth - either with a immersion - 250 g. Potatoes (about 10-15 minutes). blender or in a table top blender. Pour the - 2 tbsp. Olive oil soup back into the pan with cream, salt and Blend the soup with a immersion blender - 8 dl. Chicken stock pepper. Bring the soup to a boil and add and season with salt and pepper. If you - 1 tsp. Nutmeg, uncooked seasoning to taste. think the soup is too thick you can add a - 2.5 dl. Whipping cream little more water. - 2 tbsp. Lemon juice, freshly squeezed Meanwhile, place bacon in a dry pan and fry - Coarse salt- Pepper at high heat for approximately 3 min. Turn The soup may optionally be served with a down the heat and finish frying it at medi- spoon creme fraiche and a little parsley. (Or Garnish: um heat for approximately 5 min. Remove fried bacon!) - Bacon in squares the bacon from the pan and remove fat by Bon appetite! Procedure: laying it on paper towels. Wipe the pan and add the pears, stir them at high heat for ap- Peel the Jerusalem artichokes and potatoes proximately 4 min. Crush the fried bacon and cut them into chunks. Peel and cut into slightly and add it to the leeks. cubes. Serve the potato-leek soup with toast and Roast the vegetables in olive oil in a sauce- bacon garnish. Watercress can be added as pan and add the chicken stock- Simmer for garnish. 20 minutes and add the cream and grated nutmeg. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes until everything is tender. Pumpkin-carrot soup (2 servings) Blend the soup and season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Ingredients: Bacon is roasted until crisp on a pan. - 1/2 Hokkaido pumpkin Serve with flute bread. - 3 carrots - 1 onion - 1 clove of garlic Potato soup with leeks and bacon (4 Serv- - 1/4 teaspoon. ginger powder ings.) - 1/2 chicken stock packet Ingredients: - 1/2 dice vegetable stock packet - 5 dl water (approximately) - 10 g of butter - Salt and pepper - 1 coarsely sliced zitta onion (about 75 g) - Olive oil for frying - 500 g potatoes in small cubes - 2 leeks, the white part (about 350 g) Procedure: - ¾ L vegetable broth Peel the Hokkaido pumpkin and cut the - 1 dl Whipped cream 38% Agnes,Agnes, O4 O4 meat into medium sized pieces. Peel the

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Sudoku. Difficulty: Sunrise 7:186am, sunset 4:30 pm 3. Nov: J-Day.

4. Nov: Nybrogård dormitory’s Halloween-party

5. Nov : Hubertus Hunt in Dyrehaven

5. Nov: Tivoli ends its Halloween-theme.

10. Nov: Saint Martin's Day

18. Nov: Tivoli starts its Christmas-theme.

24: Nov: Black Friday Sunrise 7.14 am, sunset 4.32 pm

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