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BARNEHEKSEDOKTOREN: Her dypper 9-åringen den magiske steinen sin i vann før han setter i gang en helbredelsesaksjon. Foto: Reuters.

(VG Nett) En indonesisk gutt (9) skal ha fått healer-evner ved hjelp av en magisk stein. I går stengte politiet guttens «healing-klinikk».

– I Polen er sjefen Gud. I Norge er sjefen mer som en teamleder. Hundrevis av polske arbeidssøkere lytter spent når norsk arbeidsliv presenters på jobbmesser i Polen.

Operasangeren Anna Patrys har de siste fire år hatt fast jobb ved operaen i Krakow, men innsparinger gjør at hun har mistet jobben. Hun lytter interessert til det rådgiverne har å si om norske forhold, og ikke minst at det i Oslo nylig er åpnet et flott operabygg.
– I Polen er det vanskelig å få en jobb, sier hun og samler med seg brosjyrer fra den norske standen.
For å unngå mangel på arbeidskraft i årene som kommer, er fri flyt av arbeidskraft fortsatt viktig for EUs arbeidsmarked, Gjennom messer i en rekke land skal jobbsøkere få vite at det slett ikke er så vanskelig å flytte på seg.
Interessen for Norge er fortsatt stor. På en messe i Warszawa i oktober i fjor hadde de norske arbeidsformidlerne nærmere 6000 interesserte på besøk i løpet av to dager, mens hundrevis strømmet til Norges stand på jobbmesser som nylig ble holdt i Wroclaw og tre andre byer sør i Polen.
Mange formaliteter
I en vakkert utsmykket festsal på universitetet i Wroclaw orienterer rådgiver i Nav, Håvard Grov, om hvilke jobber som er ledige i Norge, og hva som venter polakker som vil prøve lykken i Norge. Og ikke minst får flere hundre tilhørere høre at man må passe på av formaliteter som arbeidskontrakt, skattebetaling, bankkonto, bolig og oppholds- og arbeidstillatelse. Arbeidssøkerne blir også oppfordret til å lage en CV over utdannelse og arbeidspraksis, som de kan legge ut på internett eller sende til arbeidsgiverne sammen med søknaden.
– Hvis arbeidsgiveren ikke vil skrive en kontrakt med dere, er det mye som tyder på at vedkommende ikke er så seriøs som han bør være, sier Håvard på engelsk, mens tolken oversetter til polsk.
Gullalderen over
Grov gir klar beskjed om at gullalderen i bygningsbransjen foreløpig er over, men at det finnes ledige jobber andre steder. De flere hundre fremmøtte får også vite at språk, først og fremst engelsk, er en absolutt forutsetning for å kunne finne et arbeid i Norge i disse tider. Grov forteller også at Norge kan være et dyrt land, særlig luksus som biler, hotellovernatting og alkohol koster mye mer enn det polakkene er vant til.
Høyere lønnsnivå
. -Men så er også lønnsnivået høyere, sier han og viser en oversikt over minstelønnen i enkelte bransjer, som ligger skyhøyt over hva polske ansatte kan regne med i hjemlandet. Minimumslønnen for en norsk bygningsarbeider er 115-134 kroner timen, en faglært arbeider kan få opptil 150 kroner timen og spesialister 180 kroner timen og mer. Minstelønnen i Polen er 298 euro, i underkant av 3000 kroner, måneden.
Sammen med kollega Arthur Wisniewski, som har polske foreldre og behersker språket, deltar han jevnlig på Eures-messer, EU-nettverket for arbeidskontorene. På messen i Wroclaw er kolleger fra Kypros, Tyskland, Polen og Irland også med. Formidlerne fra Kypros henter hvert år flere tusen polakker til turistbransjen. Foran standen Work in Norway?, med bilde av naturskjønne Prekestolen ved Stavanger, snakker de to rådgiverne med interesserte, på polsk og på engelsk.
De andre rådgiverne holder også orientering for interesserte, en times tid hver. Irske Tom McEnroe er tydelig på at situasjonen på den grønne øya i Irskesjøen har endret seg radikalt den siste tiden, spesielt i bygningsbransjen, men at det fortsatt er behov for fagfolk i databransjen, og for slaktere og jockeyer.
– Hvis det er noen som veier under 65 kilo og ikke er redd for hester, er det bare å melde seg, sier han.
For tiden har den store irske veddeløpsbransjen behov for 400 jockeyer, som først må gå to år på skole før de for alvor får prøve seg på hesteryggen
EU ønsker større bevegelse i arbeidslivet
EU regner med at det vil mangle 20 millioner kvalifiserte arbeidssøkere i 2020, og at mobilitet over landegrensene er helt nødvendig for å få besatt viktige jobber. I Norge er det 40 Eures-rådgivere som formidler kontakt mellom arbeidssøkere og -givere.
– Vår oppgave er også å informere om hva som kreves for å jobbe og bosette seg i et annet land, og å hjelpe dem som vil jobbe utenlands, sier rådgiver Håvard Grov. På Eures’ nettsider kan arbeidssøkere legge inn sin CV, og arbeidsgivere kan legge inn annonse om ledige jobber. Norge deltok på 100 av de 500 jobbmessene som ble arrangert i fjor.
35 prosent av norske bedrifter har brukt arbeidskraft fra ett eller flere EU-land de siste månedene, i Oslo hadde hele 47 prosent av bedriftene gjort det. Da hotellet Stalheim utenfor Voss trengte 50 sommervikarer sist sommer, sørget kunngjøring i Eures-nettverket for at det kom 900 søkere fra Italia, Ungarn, Estland, Sverige, Polen, Slovenia og Slovakia.
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Jakarta (NTB-AFP): Ilham Anas from Indonesia earns good money that he is similar to Barack Obama. The 34-year-old photographer has already become a celebrity in Obama former hometown Jakarta.

Humility, gratitude and sacrifice. From his first words, Barack Obama let us know that even on a day so bright he was not blinded. Not by the cloud of witnesses in front of him. Not by the lights of cameras sending his words across the planet. That he was willing to sound so somber on his day of celebration tells us many things at once. At a time of scarcity, do not waste opportunities. When the world is watching and willing to follow, tell them where you want to take them. And above all tell the truth. (Read Obama's Inaugural Address.)
"That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood," he said, and yet he reminded us how deep it was, not only with war and loss and economic decline, but with doubt and dread and a "nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights."
And yet it was by confronting so clearly all that frightens and threatens us that Obama could issue his challenge. "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given," he said. "It must be earned." To do that, he said, America must dismiss the cynical, resist the easy but futile fix, "reform bad habits and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." (See pictures of the Inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.)
He offered to the world a similar prospect: "Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more."
And then he brought it all together, the challenge and the duty and the promise: "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."
This was the day's catechism and call to arms. The Obamas began the morning with prayer at St. John's Episcopal Church, where Houston pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes offered a warning as well as a blessing: "You cannot change what you will not confront," he said. "This is a moment of confrontation in this country ... The problems are mighty and the solutions are not simple, and everywhere you turn there will be a critic waiting to attack every decision that you make. But you are all fired up, sir, and you are ready to go. And this nation goes with you. God goes with you." (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time.)
The entire nation, it seemed, had shown up this morning, wrapped against the cold, turning the Mall into a vast red sea. You could almost pity the pundits as they groped for extravagant new ways to say what didn't need to be said in the first place. Historic? The monuments themselves seemed to lean in for a better view. There were the Tuskegee Airmen and the mighty of Motown, the past Presidents (like a live-action Mount Rushmore) and the whole of America in miniature, as though the continent folded in on itself and poured 300 million people into one space, one time, to stop and listen and then start over together.
What brought them to Washington, on flights that turned into airborne pep rallies, on buses that left at midnight, on foot from the four corners of a city on lockdown? "The cataclysm of joy," said the bohemian from Brooklyn, N.Y. A chance to throw a shoe at President Bush, said the disenchanted Republican. To celebrate the fact that anything is possible, said the Apache from Arizona. Some people brought with them mementos of those who could not come. Jenny Allen, a 38-year-old fundraiser from West Virginia, wore a laminated picture of her great aunt, an elegant lady in a double strand of pearls who fought for civil rights years ago. "Peggy Ewing Waxter, 1904-2007," Allen said. "She would have loved this day."
And so they could all say they were there, to stand together and glimpse a man in the very far distance accept the full weight of their hopes. That, in the end, is the source of Obama's power. What are we willing to let him do with his office, with a power greater than the one he had when he began this day? At his national-security briefing in the morning, Obama was instructed in the use of the nuclear codes, should he ever have to launch a strike. Once he was sworn in, once the 21 guns had saluted, the military aide in charge of the nuclear football quietly crossed the platform, to stand beside his new Commander in Chief.

WASHINGTON – Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, declaring the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the National Mall and parade route to celebrate Obama's inauguration in a high-noon ceremony. Waving and cheering in jubilation, they stretched from the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol toward the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.
With 11 million Americans out of work and trillions of dollars lost in the stock market's tumble, Obama emphasized that his biggest challenge is to repair the tattered economy left behind by outgoing President George W. Bush.
"Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed," Obama said. "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America."
Obama wove a thread of personal responsibility and accountability through the address. He spoke of a "new era of responsibility" and alluded to the inability — or unwillingness — of Americans to adjust to the passing of an industrial-based economy. "Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age," he said.
Two years after beginning his improbable quest as a little-known, first-term Illinois senator with a foreign-sounding name, Obama moved into the Oval Office as the nation's fourth-youngest president, at 47, and the first African-American, a barrier-breaking achievement believed impossible by generations of minorities.
He said it was a moment to recall "that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness." In another racial reference, he paid tribute to workers in the past who "endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth."
Obama's election was cheered around the world as a sign that America will be more embracing, more open to change. "To the Muslim world," Obama said, "we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
Still, he bluntly warned, "To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."
"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist," Obama said in his address, which ran 18 1/2 minutes.
A mighty chorus of cheers erupted as he stepped to the inaugural platform, a midday sun warming the crowd that had waited for hours in the cold. There were some boos when Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney came onto the platform.
The dawn of the new Democratic era — with Obama allies in charge of both houses of Congress — ends eight years of Republican control of the White House by Bush, who leaves Washington as one of the nation's most unpopular and divisive presidents, the architect of two unfinished wars and the man in charge at a time of economic calamity that swept away many Americans' jobs, savings and homes.
Obama called for a political truce in Washington to end "the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics."
He said that all Americans have roles in rebuilding the nation by renewing the traditions of hard work, honesty and fair play, tolerance, loyalty and patriotism.
With the economy in a long and deepening recession, Obama said it was time for swift and bold action to create new jobs and lay a foundation for growth. Congressional Democrats have readied an $825 billion stimulus plan of tax cuts and spending for roads, bridges, schools, electric grids and other projects.
Contradicting the objections of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton to big government, Obama said, "The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works."
After the ceremony, Obama and his wife escorted Bush and his wife to a helicopter on the East Front of the Capitol for the trip to nearby Andrews Air Force Base and a flight back home to Texas.
In his remarks, Obama took stock of the nation's sobering problems.
"That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood," he said.
"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened. ... Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many, and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet."
Outlining goals abroad and putting foes on notice, he declared:
"We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."
It was the first change of administrations since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Bush — following tradition — left a note for Obama in the top drawer of his desk in the Oval Office.
White House press secretary Dana Perino said the theme of the message — which Bush wrote on Monday — was similar to what he has said since election night: that Obama is about to begin a "fabulous new chapter" in the United States, and that he wishes him well.
The unfinished business of the Bush administration thrusts an enormous burden onto the new administration, though polls show Americans are confident Obama is on track to succeed. He has cautioned that improvements will take time and that things will get worse before they get better.
Culminating four days of celebration, the nation's 56th inauguration day began for Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden with a traditional morning worship service at St. John's Episcopal Church, across Lafayette Park from the White House. Bells pealed from the historic church's tower as Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived five minutes behind schedule.
The festivities weren't ending until well after midnight, with dancing and partying at 10 inaugural balls.
By custom, Obama and his wife, and Biden and his wife, Jill, went directly from church to the White House for coffee with Bush and his wife, Laura. Michelle Obama brought a gift for the outgoing first lady in a white box decorated with a red ribbon.
Shortly before 11 a.m., Obama and Bush climbed into a heavily armored Cadillac limousine to share a ride to the Capitol for the transfer of power, an event flashed around the world in television and radio broadcasts, podcasts and Internet streaming.
Just after noon, Obama stepped forward on the West Front of the Capitol to lay his left hand on the same Bible that President Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861. The 35-word oath of office, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, has been uttered by every president since George Washington. Obama was one of 22 Democratic senators to vote against Roberts' confirmation to the Supreme Court in 2005.
The son of a white, Kansas-born mother and a black, Kenya-born father, Obama decided to use his full name in the swearing-in ceremony.
To the dismay of liberals, Obama invited conservative evangelical pastor Rick Warren — an opponent of gay rights — to give the inaugural invocation.
About a dozen members of Obama's Cabinet and top appointees were ready for Senate confirmation Tuesday, provided no objections were raised. But Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas indicated he would block a move to immediately confirm Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Still, she is expected to be approved in a roll call vote Wednesday.
More than 10,000 people from all 50 states — including bands and military units — were assembled to follow Obama and Biden from the Capitol on the 1.5-mile inaugural parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue, concluding at a bulletproof reviewing stand in front of the White House. Security was unprecedented. Most bridges into Washington and about 3.5 square miles of downtown were closed.
Among the VIPs at the Capitol was pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the hero of last week's US Airways crash into the Hudson River.
In an appeal for bipartisanship, Obama honored defeated Republican presidential rival John McCain at a dinner Monday night. "There are few Americans who understand this need for common purpose and common effort better than John McCain," Obama said.
Young and untested, Obama is a man of enormous confidence and electrifying oratorical skills. Hopes for Obama are extremely high, suggesting that Americans are willing to give him a long honeymoon to strengthen the economy and lift the financial gloom.
On Wednesday, his first working day in office, Obama is expected to redeem his campaign promise to begin the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq under a 16-month timetable. Aides said he would summon the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Oval Office and order that the pullout commence.
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Associated Press Writers Alan Fram, Donna Cassata, Gillian Gaynair, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Kevin Freking, Ed Tobias, Ben Evans, Seth Borenstein and H. Josef Hebert contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON – As massive crowds swarmed the National Mall on Tuesday to witness Barack Obama's inauguration as president, the man at the center of the maelstrom began the day quietly and reverently, at a church service across the street from the White House.
Obama and his family attended a private service at St. John's Episcopal Church, a tradition for those about to become president. The family of Vice President-elect Joe Biden also attended.
Barack and Michelle Obama waved to bystanders, then entered the church to applause from about 200 people. The choir and congregation began singing the hymn, "O God Our Help in Ages Past."
The Rev. Luis Leon welcomed the Obamas and said every president since James Madison has worshipped at the church at least once, "some of them kicking and screaming."
Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr., of Los Angeles, drew murmurs and chuckles when he blessed the Obamas and asked that "they may finish these two terms in office" stronger than they are now. Obama, of course, would have to win re-election in 2012 to serve a second term.
The Rev. Joel Hunter of Longwood, Fla., offered a blessing to "Barack Hussein Obama."
The sermon was by prominent Dallas minister T.D. Jakes. Borrowing an Obama campaign slogan, he told the president-elect that he will face many critics, "but you are all fired up, sir, and you're ready to go." The nation and God will go with him, too, Jakes said.
The Obamas and Joe and Jill Biden were scheduled to have coffee at the White House with President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney and their wives. Then they would travel the short distance to the Capitol for Obama's history-making moment.
Just beyond the White House fence, huge crowds braved freezing temperatures and jostled for positions to see — with the naked eye or on Jumbotron screens — Obama take the oath of office as the 44th president and the first black to hold the title.
On Monday, a relaxed and upbeat Obama prepared for his big day by invoking the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and lavishing praise on two prominent Republicans in calling for a new spirit of bipartisanship.
After visiting wounded veterans and helping volunteers paint a dorm for homeless teens in Washington, Obama dashed to three black-tie dinners Monday night. One honored Sen. John McCain, the Republican he defeated in November, and another honored Colin Powell, who was secretary of state under Bush.
The third dinner was for Biden, the former Delaware senator who twice sought the presidency himself.
Obama called McCain and Powell American heroes who set standards of patriotism and bipartisanship for all to follow.
He hugged McCain onstage and called for Americans' help "in making this bipartisan dinner not just an inaugural tradition, but a new way of doing the people's business in this city."
Throughout the day, Obama showed no hints of nervousness about becoming president within hours.
"I don't sweat," he told volunteers at Sasha Bruce House, a shelter for homeless teens in one of Washington's poorer neighborhoods. "You ever see me sweat?"
All day, he switched easily from self-deprecation to faux cockiness to calls for action.
"Make sure I do something simple," he told Sasha Bruce organizers. "Don't give me plumbing or electrical work."
As he painted a wall with a roller brush, he quoted King as saying, "Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."
"Right?" he asked the late civil rights leader's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, who was almost overlooked while painting nearby.
"Right," King assured the president-elect.