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147which has roughly the same duties. Theoffices are headed by a governor(Statsamtmand) and deal with legalseparation, divorce, child custody andaccess cases. The offices also serve assecretariats for the supervisory boardsthat monitor municipal compliance withlegislation.Tenants’ association(Beboerforening)An association formed by residents whoare tenants of the same housing society.Its purpose is to safeguard the tenants’interests vis-à-vis the landlord.Ultrasound scanning(Scanning med ultralyd)An ultrasound scanner is a device used tocarry out systematic examination of aspecific area of a person’s body. Itemploys ultrasonic waves to take picturesof bodily organs or of a foetus inside thewomb. Scanning makes it possible to seethe size and gender of a foetus and todetect any serious congenital deformities.Unemployment insurance fund(Arbejdsløshedskasse)An unemployment insurance fund (Akasse)is a private association ofwage/salary earners or self-employedpeople that provides its members withfinancial assistance if they becomeunemployed. The funds are closely linkedto the trade unions, but union membershipis not required to join an unemploymentinsurance fund.Yellow pages (De Gule Sider)The yellow pages are the pages in thetelephone directory where businessesoffering products and services are listed.GLOSSARYUnemployment benefit(Arbejdsløshedsdagpenge)Unemployment benefit is a paymentpeople are entitled to if they lose their joband have contributed to an unemploymentinsurance fund*.