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Prosecutors are confident that 20-year-old DNA evidence will confirm that the man standing trial is the ‘Amager Attacker’

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Wind power grows up As our consumption of the alternative energy increases, power companies say its future lies offshore

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All eyes on the spies Intelligence service PET under scrutiny for the way it conducts its business

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Top aide accused of interfering in PM’s tax audit JENNIFER BULEY Political bulkheads between the ministry and tax service were not as “watertight” as claimed

HE INCOME tax investigation that last year nearly thwarted Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s hopes of becoming prime minister is back again. But now it is threatening to bring down a top civil servant. Peter Loft, the right-hand man at the Tax Ministry both before and after the September 15 general election, stands accused of interfering with an investigation into whether ThorningSchmidt paid enough taxes between 2000 and 2008. At the time of the investigation, Troels Lund Poulsen (Venstre) was tax

In the weeks that followed, Loft minister, and Thorning-Schmidt (Socialdemokraterne) was the opposition met with Andersen about Thorningleader and number one contender to Schmidt’s audit three more times, ultimately sending Skat Copenhagen a unseat the centre-right prime minister. On 22 August 2010, after news of paragraph to include in its final ruling, her alleged tax problems broke, Loft according to Politiken. Skat ruled that Thorning-Schmidt told the press he had no knowledge of the details of her audit and indeed no inadvertently had paid too little in tax, based on an incorrect ‘diplomatic’ deright to know about them. “There are watertight bulkheads be- duction she had been claiming for her tween us and, in this case, the Copenha- husband, Stephen Kinnock, while he gen division of [tax authority] Skat. We was working in Switzerland from 2000 have to keep a distance from the actual until 2008. She was made to pay back case, and I haven’t looked into the spe- taxes for 2006-2008, but not for 20002005, as the statute of limitations had cifics of it,” he said. However, information obtained by run out for those years. Various commentators have exPolitiken newspaper last week revealed that Loft in fact had already met two pressed shock that Loft, a trusted and times – on August 10 and 13 – with Er- distinguished administrator with the ling Andersen, the manager of Skat Co- Tax Ministry for more than three decades, under both right and left-of-centre penhagen, precisely to discuss Thorn- a personal Organise meeting governments, would be implicated in ing-Schmidt’s tax audit.

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such a gross breach of conduct. Ole Stavad, a Socialdemokrat tax minister from 1993 to 1994, described Loft as “the most proper and honest civil servant you could imagine”. Others are now speculating whether Loft interfered in the ThorningSchmidt audit of his own volition or at the behest of his boss, the then-tax minister Poulsen. Poulsen has refused to comment, claiming confidentiality. The new tax minister, Thor Möger Pedersen (Socialistisk Folkeparti), has asked Loft and Andersen for written explanations of their involvement in the investigation. The police are now also involved in looking into how Skat’s confidential ruling on Thorning-Schmidt’s tax payments wound up in the hands of B.T. tabloid just days before the election.

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The Week’s MosT Read sToRIes aT CphposT.dk staying ‘happy’ during the dark, depressing winter still adjusting | You can go home, but it won’t be the same government proposal could make CpR card invalid abroad safe and stable, but still a nice place to visit eat yourself thin on the New Nordic diet

FRoM oUR aRChIVes TeN YeaRs ago. The socialdemocratic government is replaced by a centre-right coalition led by Venstre’s anders Fogh Rasmussen. FIVe YeaRs ago. Two journalists from Berlingske Tidende appear in court for publishing secret threat assessments made prior to the War in Iraq .

Some 24,000 people attended this year’s BogForum in Frederiksberg. Marking its 20th anniversary this year, the event is the country’s largest book fair. The three-day event featured appearances by more than 600 Danish and foreign authors

female teachers has been blamed for boys performing poorly. Only a third of teachers in Danish primary schools now are men, but at the teacher training school at the University College Jutland, among others, the proportion of men among the new students increased from 35 percent in 2010 to 43 percent this year.

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Purulia arms drop

INDIA’S Central Bureau of Investigation has requested that Niels Holck be tried in Denmark, according to the Hindustan Times. Holck, who is known as Kim Davy in India, is accused of masterminding a 1995 arms drop in West Bengal, India. Holck admits to being involved in the drop, but called it

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“a political crime ... not a terrorist act”. Earlier this year the Eastern High Court in Copenhagen rejected the order to extradite Davy, pointing out that India had not ratified the UN torture convention, and expressing apprehension that Davy might be subjected to torture in India during a trial.

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TEACHER training courses across the country report an increasing number of men among the students who began their training this year and last year – for the first time since the 1980s, reports Jyllands-Posten newspaper. This increase is welcomed by educators, in part because the disproportionate number of

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Fast track for toll ring

TRANSPORT minister Henrik Dam Kristensen (above) announced last week that he wants parliament to vote on the proposed congestion charge by next summer. Critics of the toll ring around the city point out that London required two years to prepare a similar charge. Others said they will seek to delay the

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vote by ensuring that the government carries out an environmental impact report, which takes about three months. Peter Pagh Rasmussen, an environmental law expert with Aarhus University, said such a report was necessary to establish the boundaries of the congestion zone, but that parliament could vote to earmark money without it.

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prosecutor: a million to one that hansen isn’t ‘amager attacker’ old and new dNa evidence from multiple crimes all point to same man

Ban on somalis illegal JaCOB WHeeler somalis to check their legal rights after a discriminatory ban at playground

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EMEN traces discovered on the clothing of a 40-year-old school teacher who was raped and murdered in Amager Fælled in 1990 is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, Marcel Lychau Hansen’s, said prosecutor Anne Birgitte Stürup in Copenhagen City Court last week on Thursday. Hansen, who has been identified as the ‘Amager Attacker’, is charged with two murders and multiple violent rapes and attempted rapes that took place around Copenhagen between 1987 and 2010. On Thursday last week the prosecutor told the court that DNA found on the clothing on Rasmussen’s murdered body was a 99.99999 match to Hansen – it just took investigators 20 years to realise it. Hansen showed few emotions as the prosecutor showed the court pictures of Rasmussen’s body, her autopsy, and the murder scene. Bruises on her neck, head, and body indicated that she had fought desperately for her life. On the afternoon of 29 August 1990, Rasmussen, an avid bird watcher, left a note for her boyfriend that she was cycling out to Amager Fælled to look for an eagle she had seen there a few days earlier. The note said she would be back around 6pm. When that time came and went and Rasmussen failed to return, her boyfriend took some friends and went out to look for

DNA testing and a handprint have matched Hansen to two of his accused crimes

her. They could not find her and alerted police that she was missing. An intense search with helicopters and dogs ensued for days, until helicopters spotted her abandoned bicycle. On September 3, Rasmussen’s bruised and strangled body was found hidden in some thick bushes and covered with branches in Fasanskoven, just 50 metres from where her bicycle was discovered. Her sweater had been tied around her neck and pulled over her face. Medical examiners found traces of semen on Rasmussen’s clothing, but were unable to match it to a suspect for more than 20 years. Then, in 2010, a 17-year-old girl was violently raped in an allotment in Amager. Near the scene of her rape, police

found a used condom. DNA from the semen in the condom matched the DNA from the semen on Rasmussen’s clothing. And both DNA samples are a 1:1,000,000 match for Hansen, Stürup told the court. The prosecutor also presented evidence on Thursday showing a handprint found in the apartment of a young woman who was raped for over two hours in her college dormitory in Amager in 2005. The handprint matches Hansen’s hand, said the prosecutor. On December 9, a DNA expert will testify regarding all the DNA evidence. Hansen’s trial began on November 2 will continue until late December at Copenhagen City Court. More than 50 witnesses, including several of Hansen’s alleged rape victims, are scheduled to testify.

OMALIS in the Aarhus area are considering filing a lawsuit against the owner of an indoor playground in Brabrand, a suburb of Aarhus, after Legeland owner Thomas Vestergaard banned Somalis from the playground. “Somali associations are shocked at the Aarhus playground Legeland’s decision to exclude law-abiding Danish citizens of Somali origin from patronising their business,” said the group AarhuSomali in an official statement. After meeting with another Somali group, the Somali Society of Denmark, on Saturday, Vestergaard rescinded his ban, which would have turned Somalis away for the next six months. The ban ultimately lasted for only one day. Vestergaard had decided to ban all Somalis after he said a gathering of 900 Somalis celebrating an Islamic holiday became so rowdy that it scared away other guests. “We’ve had 700 guests here at a time without problem, but it took us four times longer than normal to clean up after the Somali group,” Vestergaard said. Vestergaard added that some of the centre’s equipment also needed to be repaired after the group left. He also said he gave away 12,000 kroner worth of free tickets to guests who complained about the group. Human rights experts called the ban illegal.

“This clearly violates racism laws, which say you can’t discriminate based on nationality or skin colour, and that’s the case here,” Jonas Christoffersen, a lawyer and the head of the Institut for Mennseskerettigheder, told JyllandsPosten newspaper. Vestgaard rescinded the ban after he felt the Somalis had accepted that “they needed to treat our property with respect”. “They are welcome again,” he told Aarhus Stiftstidende newspaper.

We will consult our legal advisors about the next steps Abdirashiid Sheikh, who heads the Somali Society of Denmark, expressed relief that Vestergaard had rescinded the ban. He considered the case closed. “We can definitely understand that he needs to take care of his business,” said Sheikh. “We will tell the Somali community that people need to behave properly. We told Thomas Vestergaard that he should call us if there is anything our organisation can help him with.” But Somalis in the Aarhus area are not satisfied. “AarhuSomali has discussed whether this case should have consequences for Legeland’s owner. In the coming days, we will consult our legal advisors about the next steps.”

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Toxic gas threatens meat town

several defunct meat-packing and storing facilities in the Kødbyen area are being assessed as unsafe

Peter stanners The industrial past of kødbyen could threaten development of its gentrified future

HE FUTURE of one of Copenhagen’s most popular nightlife destinations, Kødbyen, is under threat due to question marks over the safety of an underground ammonia facility. Ammonia, a gas which is both flammable and toxic, is transported via pipes under the tarmac to power cooling systems in the district’s vast, but now mostly defunct, meat-packing and storing facilities. The area has witnessed a re-

generation over the past two decades, however, with restaurants, bars and galleries moving into the district, helping to develop its reputation as an important creative and social hub in the city. But after an initial assessment of the ammonia transport system by consulting firm COWI, Copenhagen environmental agency, Center for Miljø (CMI), has stalled all ongoing and future developments while COWI performs a detailed risk assessment. Events with large numbers of people have also been banned. Kødbyen is owned by the city, and any decision to remove and clean the ammonia system

would cost the city between 80 and 100 million kroner. Due to the dangers associated with ammonia, such a measure would be enormously disruptive to business operations in the district and may result in claims for compensation reaching 100 million kroner. “We have stopped issuing new leases in Kødbyen because we are waiting for COWI’s new risk assessment, which we will receive this week,” Mikkel Årø Hansen from CMI told AOK.dk “If it turns out that the risk is too great, then we can’t guarantee that there won’t be an impact on activities in Kødbyen. At the end of the day it’s about people’s safety.”

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Sohn may have received financial support from a former KGB operative when he was chairman of the Danish Communist Party, but he denies receiving a single krone and the agent does not remember Sohn

Communist. Cabinet member. National security threat? PETER STANNERS The opposition is calling for an investigation into the business minister’s relationship with Moscow

WO DECADES after the fall of communism, Ole Sohn finds himself at the centre of a plot worthy of a Cold War thriller. The conclusion of the business and growth minister’s real life plot, however, may just lie buried in archives that he himself closed to journalists two decades ago. Sohn, now a member of parliament for the Socialistisk Folkeparti and a cabinet member since October, faced a barrage of questions this past week about the extent of his relationship with the former Soviet Union and whether he poses a security threat to Denmark. Sohn, a former chairman of Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti (DKP), is being accused of accepting 5.2 million kroner in cash from Moscow on behalf of the party, and not declaring the money to the tax authorities. He denies ever accepting direct financial support from the Soviet Union, but if Sohn is lying, his political opponents argue, he presents a security risk. They reason that Russia, which may have evidence of Sohn’s complicity, could blackmail the business and growth minister into giving them favourable trade deals in exchange for keeping quiet. Moscow’s close relationship with the DKP – which Sohn led between 1987 and 1991 – is no secret. A 2001 book entitled ‘Guldet fra Moskva’ (The Gold from Moscow) outlined how two former chairmen of the DKP, Jørgen Jensen and Knud Jespersen, both accepted cash from the KGB to support the party.

Nikolai Shatskikh, the KGB’s man in Copenhagen in the late 1980s, as well as former DKP party secretary Bo Rosschou, both confirmed the transactions to Jyllands-Posten newspaper last week. Rosschou explained that former DKP chairman Jensen admitted to accepting large sums of cash shortly before his death in 1987. And Shatskikh explained how he would hand over the cash to top members of the DKP in his office at the Soviet Embassy. But Sohn denies ever meeting Shatskikh to receive cash, or of even knowing about the existence of the money, despite documents published in ‘Guldet fra Moskva’, leaked from within the Soviet Communist Party archive, that show an ‘O. Sohn’ signed off seven payments worth 5.2 million kroner. Sohn has argued the money can be accounted for as indirect support the DKP received from Moscow during his time as chairman. This was done by deliberately overcharging them to print the party newspaper ‘Land & Folk’ at the party’s printing press, Terpo Tryk. “It’s obvious money was rolling in. Otherwise Land & Folk and Terpo Press couldn’t have existed,” Sohn told B.T. tabloid last October, but added that he never handled any money. “I have never personally received a single krone. But it’s correct that the DKP received large quantities of money even while I was chairman.” But Sohn’s political opponents believe he is lying and that he personally handled the money, something the Danish tax authorities would not take kindly to. So in an attempt to pin Sohn to the cash handovers, reporters from Jyllands-Posten travelled to Moscow to meet with Shatskikh to see if he could

remember handing money to Sohn. But they were out of luck. Shatskikh remembered handing over money in his office at the Soviet Embassy to the chairmen of the DKP until 1991, but he could not confirm whether Sohn ever accepted the money. Shatskikh did add that, in principle, it must have been Sohn he handed the money over to, as that was protocol, but he could not recognise Sohn in a photograph. Shatskikh explained that the protocol required that a receipt signed by the DKP chairman was returned to Moscow as proof of the transaction. If

It’s correct that the DKP received large quantities of money even while I was chairman the journalists were to prove Sohn had handled the money, they needed to find the receipts. With the Communist Party archive in Moscow closed to the public, the last remaining avenue of enquiry would be the DKP’s archives. And yet these archives are also off-limits. In 1989 Sohn transferred the DKP’s archives into the library of the Workers’ Museum, whose current archivist, Jesper Jørgensen, told radio station Radio 24syv this week that Sohn left strict instructions that journalists were not allowed access. This deal remains in place 21 years later. Jørgensen has already denied access to Jyllands-Posten, Berlingske and B.T.

newspapers, arguing it was never the point of the archive to be examined by journalists. But opposition parties Konservative, Venstre and Dansk Folkeparti believe that as head of the largest labourorientated party, Socialdemokraterne, PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt should open the archives. “I think it would be natural that she opened up the archive in the name of the free press and ensured that everyone has access,” MP Søren Pind (Venstre) told Berlingske. Thorning-Schmidt has not responded to the demand, instead choosing to voice her full support for her beleaguered colleague. So with the doors to DKP’s archive firmly shut, that might be the end of the story. Except that Thorning-Schmidt promised during the election that investigations into party financing can be carried out if there is the support of 40 percent of parliament. The proposal was made to ensure accountability of the majority by the minority, and has since been brought back to the table by both Enhedslisten and Dansk Folkeparti. And with Konservative, Venstre and Dansk Folkeparti all calling for an investigation, it has the support of 43 percent of parliament. But not everyone in opposition thinks it’s worth the effort. Simon Ammitzbøll from the Liberal Alliance stated in a press release that while “it is very likely Ole Sohn accepted money under the table from Moscow,” an investigation would be a waste of time. “As business minister he can do far more damage now than he could as chair of the DKP. We would rather concentrate on presenting the damaging effects of Sohn’s policies today,” Ammitzbøl wrote. Sohn is the second minister to

come under fire as a security risk this year after Henrik Sass-Larsen, a leading member of Socialdemokraterne, was dropped from consideration for a cabinet seat after revelations he had been involved with a leading member of the Bandidos biker gang. But while the former the head of the domestic security agency PET, Jørgen Bonnichsen, acknowledged to Jyllands-Posten that Sohn is in theory a greater security threat than Sass-Larsen, neither are much cause for concern. “PET is an extraordinarily good intelligence agency that had a good handle on Russian spying in Denmark. So I’m completely sure that there’s no risk with Ole Sohn.” In fact, the 70 million kroner PET-Kommission, which compiled a comprehensive report on the historical activities of PET, did not publish any evidence that Sohn ever accepted money from the Soviet Union, a fact Sohn has repeatedly drawn attention to. “My past has been examined by [the Danish Institute for International Studies] and the PET-Kommission and I have been security cleared as a minister,” Sohn told Jyllands-Posten. “I have nothing to hide.” Sohn claims he had no insight into the DKP’s finances until 1990 after he won full power of the organisation. After wrestling control, he closed their printing press and paper and established Enhedslisten, an alliance of left-wing parties that includes the DKP. Whether that’s the whole story remains unknown. But if there are any answers to be found, they probably remain hidden behind the locked doors of the DKP’s archives, with the only set of keys held safely in ThorningSchmidt’s hand.

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Watching the watchers: controlling denmark’s secret guardians Peter StannerS

remain covert in order to do the job we need them to do. So how does a country operate a useful domestic intelligence agency while also keeping it accountable to the people it is supposed to protect? In Denmark, there are two mechanisms in place overseeing PET’s activities. First is parliament’s PET oversight committee, which acts as a liaison between PET and parliament. Second is the Wamberg Committee, which consists of four prominent members of society whose job is to ensure the organisation sticks to its remit. The guidelines dictate that no-one can be arbitrarily investigated. While radical political types are probably of great interest to PET, they may not open a file on someone simply because they are a member of a political organisations. Just because Søren the plumber joined a legal, though controversial, farright group does not give PET the right to start a file on him. But even if someone seems to pose a real threat, PET has to have the approval of the Wamberg Committee to open new files. The committee also checks files at random to ensure no one is being investigated who shouldn’t be,

denmark’s domestic intelligence agency hasn’t always played by the rules. Is more transparency the answer?

HO WATCHES the watchmen? So asked Roman poet Juvenal 1,900 years ago, but it’s an issue that remains with us today. How do we tackle corruption by the very people who are supposed to be protecting our best interests? The Danish organisation charged with keeping an eye on dangerous people is Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, known more commonly as PET. A counter-espionage, extremist and terrorist organisation, it’s PET who will tap your phone, bug your office and read your (e)mail should you happen to appear on their radar. And yet while intelligence agencies are supposed to keep us safe, their secrecy has led to them becoming a law unto themselves, not dissimiliar to the East German Stasi. And yet by their very nature, organisations like PET need to

and that files that have been inactive for ten years are destroyed. Despite these safeguards, it was revealed that between 1965 and 1985 PET was hiding files from the Wamberg Committee. These files, on some 25,000 individuals, were not placed directly in the archive but instead were classified as ‘working files’, which that agents use to collect information in ongoing investigations. About 6,500 of these individuals were named simply for being members of legal political organisations.

how do you implement checks on an organisation that needs to remain secret? The practice was revealed in 2009 in a 4,000-page report by the PET Kommissionen, which was established to investigate PET’s actions during the Cold War. With this information only coming to light in the report’s publication in 2009, the finding demonstrated how easily PET

could hide information from those tasked with keeping tabs on them. PET has used other loopholes to keep outdated files on individuals. A 1965 deal struck with the State Archives allowed them to keep files open based on PET’s own appraisal that they were of historic significance. This was challenged in 2007 by the justice minister at the time, Lene Espersen, as well as Enhedslisten MP Søren Søndergaard, who discovered a file had been kept on him for over 25 years based on a statement he made in 1983 that the American Embassy should be attacked with Molotov cocktails. Currently a debate is swirling about PET’s power to deny applications for citizenship. Once an individual has passed the necessary steps to become a Danish citizen, the parliamentary committee that bestows citizenship consults PET to hear if they are considered a threat to the country. If they are branded dangerous, they can be removed from the list if a majority in the committee votes in favour. And yet neither the committee nor the individual is allowed to know the reasons for PET’s judgement.

“This sort of rejection should be validated and the applicant should have the opportunity to complain about PET’s evaluation,” MP Zenia Stampe (Radikale) told Berlingske newspaper. Anxiety over PET’s power led to the Socialdemokraterne this summer demanding that PET becomes more transparent. “Access to PET’s archives needs to protect information that is secret for security reasons but there still needs to be more openness and balance in what people have access to,” MP Rasmus Prehn (Socialdemokratnerne) told Information newspaper, though historian Paul Villaume argued in the same article that opening the archives completely might be counterproductive. “I have heard from people who have the right to access information that it’s a sewer for rumours and half truths. We therefore have to be sure that we protect people’s right to privacy.” The question is how do you implement checks on an organisation that needs to remain secret to do its job? And who will check those making checks? And check those who are checking those who are checking those.

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ENRIK SASS Larsen, once a shoe-in to serve as finance minister in the new centre-left government, is urging the domestic security agency PET to release the information that went into a damning security review that put him out in the political cold. Larsen’s call for PET to release the classified information came after allegations that PET followed and wiretapped him, a leading member of Socialdemokraterne, over a period of two months in the summer of 2011. TV2 reported on Thursday that PET had followed Larsen in order to determine the extent of his connections to a biker gang in the town of Køge. The station said the story was confirmed by independent sources, but when the PET chief, Jacob Scharf, said on Friday that PET had never undertaken an investigation “directed at” Larsen, the station quickly retracted its story. “Our information is based on several independent sources, but when PET and Jacob Scharf come out saying it’s not true, then we have to say we can’t prove otherwise with the sources we have,” Dyrby told the press. Dyrby added that he had every reason to trust that Scharf was telling the truth. Retired PET chief Hans Jørgen Bonnichsen told Jyllands-Posten newspaper that PET “should be interested in identifying the sources that leaked the information to the press, because it’s undermining PET’s reputation”. “If PET really had been monitoring a member of parliament, that would be grounds for speculation about the rule of law and the damage that kind of thing can lead to,” Bonnichsen said. Bonnichsen’s own interpretation of the case, based on the leaks and Scharf ’s

sass Larsen, once a hopeful to become finance minister in the new government, was vetoed by PeT – allegedly because of his relationship with a Bandido

denial, was that PET had never directly investigated Larsen, but that Larsen had probably turned up in the police’s surveillance of biker gangs. The former PET chief added that there were two possibilities: either PET had carried out the biker gang investigation or a local police gang unit could have forwarded the information to PET, which then incorporated it into a security review of nominees for cabinet positions in a new Socialdemokraterneled government. Larsen was compelled to step down as his party’s political spokesperson and withdraw his name from the shortlist of ministerial candidates in September, after PET informed the newlyelected prime minister Helle ThorningSchmidt that he was a security risk. The reason given was that he had met once and exchanged two text messages with Torben Ohlsen-Jensen,

the leader of the Bandidos biker gang. Ohlsen-Jensen was also acquainted with Larsen’s close friend, former Køge politician Tommy Kamp. Scharf clarified on Friday that Larsen himself was not under suspicion for illegal activities. That left Larsen in what he called “a completely absurd situation” and uncertain about who was telling the truth. “PET has put me again and again in situations where I am supposed to respond to rumours or information leaks, which they won’t allow me to talk about. There are now so many allegations from so many different corners. It’s just a totally unacceptable situation,” he said. Larsen urged PET to publicise the two-page security brief it prepared on him and to present it to the prime minister, so that the truth could come out. “There’s nothing in it that could endanger national security,” he said.

VERT political calls to defy international agreements on human rights used to be the domain of the right-wing Dansk Folkeparti. But yesterday, the country’s largest party, the centre-right opposition leaders Venstre (V), came forward with just such a proposal. V sent the justice minister, Morten Bødskov, a formal letter requesting that the government deny citizenship to an individual who is otherwise guaranteed citizenship under two UN conventions regarding the rights of stateless youth. Denmark has signed both conventions. Under the conventions, stateless youth are entitled to citizenship in the country in which they were born as long as they have not been convicted of a serious crime. The individual in question was born in Denmark to refugee parents and has not been convicted of a serious crime. Nevertheless, Venstre maintains he should not be granted citizenship, because the domestic security agency PET claims he is a threat to national security. PET has not shared how or why the young man is a national threat – that information so far remains classified. Nor has the man been charged with a crime. And the Venstre politicians who say he should be denied citizenship do not know the reasons for PET’s warning. Twice every year a list of foreigners who are eligible for citizenship is presented to parliament’s citizenship council for approval. On that list this autumn is the person PET has identified as a threat to national security. “We say ‘no’ to the government’s motion to give citizenship to a person whom PET considers dangerous to na-

tional security,” Venstre legal spokesperson Karsten Lauritzen told Berlingske newspaper. “Under normal circumstances, the citizenship committee would be in full agreement about rejecting this person, but the government is putting the UN convention over the safety of Danish citizens. We in Venstre don’t want to do that. On this question, we’re ready to break with UN convention,” Lauritzen added, and admitted that he had no idea what PET was accusing the man of. Back in March, when Venstre still led the government, a scandal involving precisely the same UN convention took down the then-immigration minister, Birthe Rønne Hornbech (V). Hornbech was fired after it was learned that she had instructed Immigration Ministry staff to ignore the UN convention and reject the citizenship applications of stateless youth born in Denmark. Hornbech did not inform parliament of her actions, nor of the more than 400 citizenship rejections her ministry handed out to stateless youth covered by the convention over a twoyear period. Dansk Folkeparti (DF), an ally of the previous government, complained when the Immigration Ministry began automatically awarding citizenships to the over 400 stateless youth that had inappropriately been rejected earlier. In the spring, DF therefore proposed a bill to withdraw Denmark’s signature from the UN conventions. However, Venstre did not back the bill then. When the SocialdemokraterneRadikale-Socialistisk Folkeparti coalition government assumed power, they dissolved the Immigration Ministry, transferring its areas of jurisdiction to the Justice Ministry and the Social Affairs Ministry. Bødskov said that the government “naturally intends to live up to the international conventions that Denmark has endorsed” – despite PET’s warning.

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as the nation increasingly relies on wind to fill its power needs, so too does the need to find room for bigger turbines. The answer, proponents say, is offshore

WENTY years after building its first offshore wind park, Denmark believes they are key to achieving a future free of fossil fuels. “There is a lot of wind here, and the shallow waters off the Danish coast mean it is not so expensive to build at sea here, as it is in other places,” said Steen Gade, a Socialistisk Folkeparti MP who chairs parliament’s Climate and Energy Committee. “We have good prospects for producing a very high degree of windmillgenerated electricity for Denmark and also the rest of Europe, in the long run,” he told Xinhua News. Denmark already has hundreds of onshore facilities and several offshore wind parks. According to the Energistyrelsen, the state energy regulator, the share of installed offshore megawatts jumped from 423 MW in 2008 to 868 MW in 2010. The total installed capacity, at land and sea, equalled 3.8 gigawatts last year, representing 25 percent of the country’s electricity demand. Moreover, Denmark is good at involving local residents in the planning of wind-turbine projects, be they on or off shore. This has helped reduce complaints that wind-turbines are noisy, cast irritating shadows, and disfigure the landscape. “The Danish cooperative model involves private persons in the ownership of wind turbines, because you want the project to be accepted, and also to avoid the NIMBY [Not In My Back Yard] effect,” said Hans Christian Sørensen, a board member of the Middelgrunden Vindmøllelaug, a co-operative that owns part of a windfarm at the entrance to Copenhagen Harbour. Clearly visible from housing and recreation areas on land, from ships plying the harbour, and from aircraft coming in to land at the nearby international airport, these turbines required full, local acceptance before they could be installed. The idea for the park was raised as far back as 1993, and consultation with area residents and non-governmental organisations about where and how to place the wind turbines started soon after. Moreover, the park is unique because it was the first Danish offshore windfarm to be publicly owned. “As a shareholder, you buy a share for 4,250 kroner and in the beginning you get about 600 kroner back in revenue every year, which means a 14 to 15 percent return,” Sørensen told Xinhua.

“But today, after more than 10 years, we have all the money back and you get about seven percent every year on invested capital. People are quite satisfied with this because it is much better than having it in a bank, and at the same time, you are doing something positive for the environment,” he explained. The park, which became operational in 2000, cost about 350 million kroner to build. Today, it has some 8,856 shareholders who are free to trade their shares. According to professor Peter Karnøe of Copenhagen Business School, collective ownership has deep roots in Denmark. Banks, dairies and abattoirs have all experienced success with the co-operative model, while onshore wind turbines have been co-operatively owned since the 1970s. “Those who had to look at the wind turbines in their backyard also owned the wind turbines. And when the wind turbine was turning around they could hear the money going into their bank account,” Karnøe told Xinhua. On a windy day, the Middelgrunden windmills, with an installed capacity of 40 megawatts, turn their blades briskly, even as the seawater around them grows choppy, and residents on land turn their collars up against the stiff breeze. The park produces an average 100 GW hours of electricity, equal to meeting the power needs of 40,000 Copenhagen households. The power generated is carried by cables to a transformer plant 3.5 kilometres away, and then to a central grid, which also handles power generated from conventional sources. From here, it is redistributed to households at a set cost per kilowatthour. Under Danish law, wind park operators or utility companies must buy the power generated by wind parks. Individual households and businesses then buy electricity from utility companies. Middelgrunden’s experience has also inspired similar co-operatively owned offshore parks near urban areas in Avedøre, in southern Copenhagen, and a 22 MW site off Samsø island. “Wind farms today are like power stations. They are very huge, so it’s important to get local residents on board,” said Andreas Krog, a DONG Energy spokesperson on renewable power. The Middelgrunden park is operated by DONG, Denmark’s biggest energy and utility company, which also owns half of the park’s 20 turbines. “In a small country like Denmark, the number and size of wind turbines you can build on land is limited. [DONG is] looking at offshore turbines because that is where we see huge potential. That is where you have good wind resources and plenty of room,” Krog told Xinhua. But large, deepwater offshore parks are costly, needing deep foundations for the turbine towers and long cables

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It is difficult to find space on land for the large proportion of modern wind turbines

to bring the power to transformer stations. They are also more expensive to build and repair because of their location. Thus, they are mostly funded by private or public companies rather than co-operatives. Krog admits that currently, the cost advantage of offshore parks are few, but they enjoy economies of scale, as dozens of big turbines can be placed without any interference, far out at sea. For instance, DONG already operates a 160 MW offshore park off the west coast of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula. It is also building a 400 MW offshore park, equivalent to 111 wind-turbines, and designed to meet the energy needs of 400,000 Danish households, in the Kattegat Sea, between Denmark and Sweden. “Placing these onshore on the Danish landscape would be totally impossible,” Krog observed. Meanwhile, smaller offshore projects situated in coastal waters remain a viable option. “The idea is to have local residents involved in smaller offshore projects where you have the space for it, have better wind, and shallow water near the coast, where it is cheaper to install parks than in deep water,” Sørensen remarked. Today, around 17 percent of Denmark’s total energy production comes

from renewable sources including wind, biomass, and solar power. The Danish government wants wind energy to represent 50 percent of the electricity consumption by 2020, and to phase out fossil fuel use by 2050. Wind parks, both on and offshore, remain central to achieving these targets, but that will mean pricing green power correctly. “We should not be trapped in a situation where the government has to agree on too high a price for wind power,” Karnøe cautioned. He was referring to cases in which the government has supported an above market-rate price per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced by offshore wind parks, so as to encourage renewable power projects. “Too high a price not only raises the overall energy price but also gives a bad reputation: that wind power is nice, but too expensive,” he explained, adding that it is only too expensive if one does not account for environmental costs accruing from fossil fuel use. But the government is confident that wind power will become cheaper. “As evolution in the industry continues, windmill electricity is becoming more and more competitive, and the amount of money that we use to support it, is going to be lower and lower,” Gade said.

N JAMES M Cain’s world the postman (or woman) may have always rang twice, but starting in 2012 that red-jacketed icon will not be required to come any closer to a Danish doorbell than the letterbox at the end of the drive. As part of the new postal law coming into effect on New Year’s Day, all homes will be required to have a letterbox on the public street nearest the home’s property line. The change only affects homes built before 1973. Homes built after that date were already required to comply with a similar regulation. Failure to have a letterbox on the street by 1 January 2012 could result in fines, a suspension of mail delivery, police visits and, finally, a day in court. Post Danmark said it had no desire to stop delivering a customer’s mail, and that returning undelivered mail was an expense it would rather not incur. It said that any decision to prosecute those not in compliance will ultimately be left up to Trafikstyrelsen, which oversees the operations of Post Danmark. The postal service added that its carriers, who are reportedly happy with the change, will be acting as scouts to see who is and who is not on board. Post Denmark estimates that some 775,000 households across the country are affected by the new regulations. Information about the regulations is available on a special website created by the postal service, which shows homeowners where to properly locate a letterbox. With less than two months remaining before the new law comes into effect, some customers are reporting that there is a shortage in the number and types of letterboxes available for purchase. A display at Føtex in Hillerød held only four lonely letterboxes on a pallet that had clearly held many more. Three of them were a large model selling for 899 kroner. The last letterbox was a smaller model priced at 499 kroner. Product manager Jimmy Busk declined to say exactly how many letterboxes his store has sold over the past year, saying only it has been “a lot”. He admitted that his supply was a bit thin at the moment, but said he hoped more letterboxes were on the way. He anticipates a rush during the run-up to the New Year as those who have waited until the last minute scramble to comply with the new law.

oNliNe This week denmark will not participate in possible attack on iran IN RESPONSE to a potential plan being developed to stop Iran’s nuclear programme, the foreign minister, Villy Søvndal, warned against any military attack on Iran by Western powers. “I warn as strongly as I can against bombing Iran,” Søvndal told Berlingkse newspaper on Thursday. He added that Denmark would

not participate under any circumstances. His comments followed a report released last week on Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that said Tehran had conducted a programme “relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device” based on what it said was “credible” intelligence.”

Richest fishermen catch the biggest subsidies GOVERNMENT accounting records obtained by Politiken newspaper reveal that under the VenstreKonservative (VK) government, a minority of the country’s working fishermen received the majority of the 379 million kroner in taxpayersupported fishing subsidies. While nearly 1,400 professional fishermen received subsidies, just 20 of them

received 57 percent of the total money distributed between 2004 and 2010. Some of those 20 have prominent positions within fishermen’s union Danmarks Fiskeriforening (DFF), and are large earners with millions in assets, Politiken reports. DFF president Svend Erik Andersen was one of the 20 who received the most funds.

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PET’s toughest Should the state be providing our babies? adversary: secrecy

REDIBILITY, not secrecy, is the true measure of an intelligence agency’s success. And right now, PET is suffering a credibility problem. With three stories involving PET in the press this week, discussions about the agency have suddenly turned towards what it knows about people living here and away from whether it can sniff out terrorists, catch gangsters and generally keep people safe. That’s a shame, because there’s every reason to believe that PET in recent years has been able to do all of the above. It should come as no surprise to anyone that PET collects information about bad guys. Knowing who’s up to what is an important tool for the police when clearing up crimes – or, preferably, for preventing them from occurring in the first place. But, what should be worrying to most is that PET doesn’t feel the need to share information with the people it’s been spying on. That’s especially troublesome when the information is used as the basis for passing judgement about someone – be it for a seat in the cabinet or citizenship. The problem in these cases is that PET gathers information – not evidence – about suspect individuals. Unlike the police or the courts, PET’s job is to sort through information to find out what’s true, what’s false and what it all adds up to. It’s understandable that PET wants to keep its secrets and, more importantly, its sources under wraps. But people should have the right to know what PET’s sources are saying about them if that information is used as the basis for decisions about their lives. The answer clearly lies in adequately supervising PET’s operations. But that’s apparently easier said than done. On paper, PET is held in check by five bodies, and two are established with the sole purpose of ensuring that the agency isn’t abusing its authority. Yet none of these prevented it from engaging in the unlawful collection of information for a 20-year period ending in 1985. More supervision, however, isn’t the same as forcing PET to open its entire archive. There is good reason for keeping some of PET’s operations secret and for protecting the reputation of others who wind up in a PET file through no fault of their own. Proper supervision can help PET find the right balance. Maintaining the secrecy that intelligence operations require – and enough transparency to keep the public reassured – is a tough challenge. But with PET receiving more resources and broader powers at the same time as people have become less sceptical of its doings, solving that riddle has become more important than ever.

KLAVS BIRKHOLM

HY HAS the health minister, Astrid Krag, chosen to reintroduce in vitro fertilisation (IVF) as a treatment offered by the health service for free to everybody? The number of children conceived with the help of IVF has risen at an alarming rate over the past 15 years. With the proportion of newborns conceived through artificial fertilisation now approaching one out of every ten births – and rising – the time has come to consider the ethical problems this development gives rise to. Let’s imagine what things might look like 25 years from now if half of all children are artificially conceived, which is highly likely if the present trend continues. What will happen to our perception of man and woman if children, instead of being conceived during an act of love, become something that is ordered from a lab? And how will it impact on our view of human worth

if we are the only species no longer able to reproduce on our own? And another issue: eggs fertilised outside the uterus are flagrantly accessible for prenatal diagnosis through a process known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). For some young couples, this has even become a reason for choosing artificial conception over the natural way. In their own words, “it feels safer” if a doctor can watch all along. PGD is currently only permitted in connection with the detection of a limited number of disorders, but as the diagnostic techniques improve, will we be able to resist the temptation to screen for many other traits? The path from IVF to eugenics is very short. Despite these significant concerns, the instances of IVF pregnancies, popularly known as ‘test tube’ babies, had risen dramatically in Denmark until last December. There are several reasons why. One is that an increasing number of young women and couples delay the decision to start a family. Neither their university programmes nor their demanding workplaces are very familyfriendly. On top of that, it is very much in the spirit of our age to stay young as long as possible – in the case of women, almost to the point of the menopause. The only snag with this is that women’s fertility begins to decrease already at the age of 25, and after their mid-30s it begins to fall precipitously. That being the case, it’s not hard to understand why career-orientated couples have been the largest group taking advantage of the generous

IVF programmes. A second reason for the increasing use of IVF is men’s decreasing sperm quality. In one European study of conscripted soldiers, 40 percent of Danish men were found to have below normal sperm quality. Instead of making an effort to right this terrible situation for the good of society, we offer a procedure called ‘microinsemination’ (ICSI), in which a handicapped sperm cell is injected into an egg. This, though, has the effect of passing on the problem of poor sperm to a new generation. Unfortunately, the number of microinsemination treatments is growing at a more rapid rate than other forms of IVF treatments. A third reason for the increase is the fertilisation industry’s particularly effective lobbying effort. It’s apparently difficult for the media to think clearly once groups representing businesses and their patients start to turn up the volume on yet another information campaign. And why shouldn’t they be thankful? Childless couples are the stuff compelling articles are made of. Given the popularity of artificial insemination, despite the problems associated with it, it came as a surprise last year when the then-health minister Bertel Haarder moved last December to require payment for artificial insemination treatments at the nation’s public hospitals. There are plenty of other healthcare issues that need funding. What’s more, the law still made it possible for those with a true financial need to receive treatment for free.

Since then, the fertilisation industry has shamelessly used financial arguments to criticise the decision. Among their claims are that people won’t have children if they have to pay for it, and that IVF for free makes economic sense in a society with a low population growth rate. Their mindset seems to be that citizens are ‘customers’, who are – unfairly – required to fight for their natural right to have children. By this argument, children are a good the state is required to provide. The understanding of one of the cornerstones of democracy – that we make choices in the name of the common good – seems to be stuck in an age when children were conceived on straw mattresses. With that in mind, it may not be surprising that the new health minister has given in to the fertilisation industry and will repeal the law change passed on December 16 of last year. Consider this another victory for the career culture of the middle class. If Krag really wants to do something for those at the bottom of society, she should instead make it free to have one’s teeth checked every six months. But, then again, doing that wouldn’t shut the mouth of the fertilisation industry. The author is a journalist and author. He was a member of parliament’s ethics advisory panel on biotechnology and healthcare issues, Det Etiske Råd, from 2003 to 2011. His particular areas of interest include human optimisation, behaviour medication and the genetic diagnosis of embryos.

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To Be Perfectly Frank BY FRANK THEAKSTON Born in 1942 on the Isle of Wight, Englishman Frank Theakston has been in Copenhagen 32 years and is on his second marriage to a Dane. Frank comes from a different time and a different culture – which values are the right ones today?

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HERE WAS A TIME when falling in love and male and female roles meant something different than they do today.” This caught my eye a few weeks ago in one of the plethora of free newspapers that find their way into our letterbox each week. (Subscribing to Post Danmark’s ‘nej tak’ scheme does not prevent these from being delivered, despite the fact that they are entirely financed by advertising.) The reason this phrase struck a chord with me was because it was the introduction to an article on the veteran Danish actor Jesper Langberg, well known for a multitude of roles on stage and television in a career spanning over 45 years. He was born in 1940 so is a contemporary of mine and still lovingly recalls, as do I, a time when women were figuratively placed on pedestals and one didn’t just meet a girl and take her straight to bed. The fact that there actually existed girls willing to be taken to bed after a fairly brief encounter (something most lads found out relatively late in their sexual development) did not automatically lead to an assumption that this should be the norm. On the contrary, such behaviour was, as our parents and other authority figures had drummed into us, something to be looked down on and avoided. ‘Nice girls don’t’ was the watchword, and most of us took it at face value. The late ’50s and the ’60s were, of course, times of profound social change, though we in the UK didn’t realise it as such at the time. Oh yes, the music changed, and the fashions. There were mods and rockers, and teddy boys on the streets and rock festivals (especially on the Isle of Wight, my home territory). But we never went as far as the student unrest in Paris and Berlin (eagerly copied, though perhaps not en-

The author agrees with Danish actor Jesper Langberg (left) that contemporary women have no experience of genteel behaviour

tirely understood, by certain factions in Copenhagen). No, we just gradually acclimated to a different lifestyle, especially those of us who were young and welcomed the freedoms that it brought. And the change in sexual mores that went with this social revolution was also welcomed, though, as I’ve suggested above, not necessarily with alacrity by any means. This was before the widespread availability of the birth control pill and, in Britain at least, getting hold of a condom was no easy matter. There were as yet no vending machines and, as far as we could make out, these items

It’s become more acceptable to have sex with a stranger in the nearest public lavatories than to explore the endlessly intriguing differences in the make-up of the genders

were only proffered by men’s hairdressers in a manner best compared with that of vendors of dirty postcards: “Something for the weekend, sir?” And this offer was reserved exclusively for gentlemen who were known or assumed to be well and truly married. (The allusion to the weekend was the presumption that sex within marriage took place on Sunday afternoons while the kids were at Sunday school.) No chance for a lad of 17 or 18. But to come back to Mr Langberg. The actual emphasis of the article was on the fact that he was brought up to

behave politely towards others, and especially women. “Nobody holds a door or pulls a chair out any more,” he ruefully remarked. “As a man, it’s nice to be a bit elegant with the ladies”. But in this day and age, women often have no experience whatsoever of such genteel behaviour and, as a result, are immediately suspicious. “And that’s sad,” he said. It’s not that he has anything against equality (read also ‘equal rights’ and ‘parity’ – the Danish word ligestilling can have any of these subtly different meanings), but he insists it’s essential to preserve la différence, as the French are wont to put it. Flirting is essentially a lost art, and society is poorer as a result. “The games played between men and women are such a positive thing,” he continued. “The world of women is so exciting and we mustn’t play down their greatest asset – being women.” The title of the article reflected the sadness of its contents very aptly: “Women think I’m a dirty old man.” And just for wanting to flirt! To think that we have come to this: that it’s more acceptable to have sex with a virtual stranger in the nearest public lavatories than it is to explore the endlessly intriguing differences in the make-up of the genders by social rather than sexual intercourse. ‘Manners maketh man’ is a 14th century English motto (‘man’ in this context can be freely interpreted as ‘the human condition’). Perhaps some of the time spent showing young prepubertal kids how to put on a condom might be better used encouraging them to reach for higher values such as human dignity, self-respect and consideration for others. Then they might not begin their lives assuming that youth and sex are everything, and that those they deem to be past it are just dirty old men!

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Celia Thaysen is a British love refugee who landed on these shores six years ago. With below-par Danish, a tendency to tardiness, and a fondness for Marmite, she spends her time fumbling her way through unfamiliar territory as a working mother-of-two with a house in the ‘burbs.

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18 - 24 November 2011

The RAF airmen who are no longer MIA and can finally RIP Relatives of the doomed servicemen praise Danish historian who solved a 68-year-old mystery out of “gratitude to those who fought and died for our freedom”

DANISH historian has solved a mystery that had been haunting the relatives of eight British airmen shot down during the Second World War for nearly seven decades. The deceased servicemen’s families had been informed by the British War Office in 1943 that the men had gone down in the North Sea. The assumption was based on the discovery of the body of an unidentified airman that washed up on the Dutch coast, but no wreckage was ever found. Meanwhile, the identities of seven Allied airmen who were shot down over Halsskov on the southwestern coast of Zealand in April 1943 were never established – until now. Anders Staarup, a retired history teacher from Randers, discovered old photos of the wreckage of the ‘seven’ airmen’s plane, together with an archived German report (from Luftgaukommando XI in Hamburg) that described the aircraft involved. Additionally, a report in Berlingske Tidende newspaper at the time detailed how the plane had offloaded its main 1,000 lb bomb, creating a “huge” crater in a field nearby, shortly before an impact in which it was “almost completely pulverised”. Staarup then went through the painstaking task of finding eye-witnesses to a

crash that had taken place 68 years ago by placing an advert in a local newspaper, the Korsør Posten, in January. Remarkably, several people quickly stepped forward, including D Hansen, who had walked around the crash site as a 17-year-old. “It was not a pleasant sight,” she recalled. “Parts of bodies were scattered around us. What was most macabre about it was that the soldiers were playing football with the heads of the deceased people. It was quite ghoulish, so I disappeared again very soon, but there was quite a crater.” Thanks to several first-hand accounts, and the clear images of the plane’s Rolls-Royce Merlin engine and undercarriage, Staarup was able to conclude that the plane was unequivocally a Halifax bomber and, after a call to the 51 Squadron History Society, that the occupants of the seven unmarked graves in Bispebjerg in north Copenhagen were those of the eight missing airmen on Halifax DT628 of the 51 Squadron. The Germans who buried the remains of the airmen had assumed that there were only seven of them because this was the normal number for a bomber crew. However, on this occasion there had been eight airmen as the Halifax was carrying novice pilot Deryk Martin, who was poignantly making his maiden flight, as part of a 339-plane mission to destroy German munitions factories in Poland. The seven graves will now reportedly become eight and be given headstones with the correct names on, although there has not yet been any official confirmation by the Common-

wealth War Graves Commission. There are believed to be complications due to the mixture of body parts – sorting them correctly could be a lengthy process – and the strong possibility that the remains include those of two other airmen retrieved from the Baltic at the time of the crash. British media claimed that the airmen’s remaining relatives will next spring travel to Bispebjerg Cemetery in north Copenhagen for a remembrance ceremony. However, these claims are unfounded, claimed a source close to the cemetery. Nevertheless, the relatives were delighted. “To hear this news after 68 years and the prospect of being able to pay homage and say goodbye to him is staggeringly wonderful.” Anthony Martin, 80, the younger brother of the novice pilot Deryk Martin, told British newspaper The Daily Mail. “My mother held out hope that Deryk had been taken prisoner, and after the war she believed he was suffering from amnesia in a corner of Europe somewhere. Our only regret is that our mother, father and elder brother didn’t get to find out what happened to Deryk.” The relatives acknowledged the enormous debt they owe to Staarup, who runs www.airmen.dk, a website dedicated to Allied airmen who crashed in Denmark during the Second World War. “The gratitude my father, uncles and auntie feel towards Anders is enormous,” said the novice pilot’s nephew, Nigel Martin, 49. “At last the story has come to an end and they can honour

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An advertisement placed in the Kørsor Posten by a local history professor helped solve the mystery about eight British airmen who went missing during the war

their brother properly and say a proper goodbye.” Staarup explained that his mission to identify the occupants of the unmarked graves was his own personal tribute to the war dead. “This was my way of showing my respect and gratitude to those who fought and died for our freedom,” he told the Daily Mail. “At that time, in the middle of the war, the Allies were our friends and because of them we ended up a free nation.” Among the other men who died that night was the rear gunner Alexan-

der Barrie - a Scottish sergeant who one week before the fateful mission had run into a burning wreckage to rescue a US pilot who had crash-landed – and the pilot Bruce Brett, whose 86-year-old younger sister lived to hear the news. “It was quite a shock when, after all these years, I got a phone call telling me my uncle’s grave had been found,” Barrie’s niece Catherine McGinn, 77, told Scottish newspaper The Scottish Daily Record. “I’m sure the dedication ceremony will be very emotional but it will give us some closure.”

One soldier’s story: How life in the Danish army is a regular job ALL PHOTOS: HOK.PHANFARE.COM

RAY WEAVER

After serving three years as a soldier, This young man from Esbjerg likes many things about his work and looks forward to returning to Afghanistan

REDERIK Hansen looks like a typical, handsome, young Danish man. The kind you see sitting in a local café, texting feverishly, gathering his friends for a weekend football match, or arranging a Friday night date. But Hansen doesn’t get to spend much time on the pitch or at the disco. He is home on leave. From Afghanistan. Hansen has been a soldier in the Danish Army for three years and is currently home on leave from his first tour of duty to Afghanistan. He was deployed in August, returned to Copenhagen five days ago, and is due to return to Afghanistan again this month. Hansen is a sergeant and the commander of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). He, along with his gunner and driver, is a member of Bravo Company in the cavalry and is often in the rear vehicle protecting patrol and escort convoys. Hansen is 21 years old. That’s an age when many young people are forced to decide nothing more vital than whether or not to download the new Nik & Jay release, but the decisions Hansen makes affect the lives of not only the men in his vehicle, but also the well-being of the people and equipment he has been deployed to protect.

Many young Danes serving in Afghanistan alleviate feelings of homesickness by making friendships with co-workers, playing football and remembering their hardy heritage

He doesn’t like to make a big deal out of his age. He says many of the roughly 750 Danes currently serving in Afghanistan are young, and that his own platoon commander is just 24. Hansen was born in Esbjerg but spent most of his life in Copenhagen. He had a pretty normal Danish childhood. “I played football and basketball,” he said. “I had good friends. When I finished public school, I didn’t want to go on to higher education, so I chose the military. I like to be active and use my body.” Hansen views his service as a job. He refers to it as his “work”, and calls his fellow soldiers his “co-workers”. He says he rarely discusses his military life with his civilian friends. “They are going to school or working in kindergartens. They like me for who I am, not

what I do. If I need to talk about certain things, I don’t talk to my civilian friends; I talk to the people who I work with.” One of the things that civilians find tough to understand is that Hansen actually likes many things about being deployed to Afghanistan. “I like being there. It is different than training here at home. The people there are professional, the rules are simple.” Although his life while deployed may be “simple”, he is finding negotiating the cultural divide between his home life and his military life a bit daunting. “You just came from a place that is pretty messed up and are returning to a more civilised country. It takes a while for your mind to readjust to being in both places.” Even something as basic as getting a good night’s sleep can be tricky. “It takes

a while to get used to sleeping for eight hours. I’m used to being on duty for long periods and then sleeping or resting for maybe 12 hours, and even when I am sleeping in Afghanistan, I am still at work.” His role as an IFV commander doesn’t allow Hansen a lot of personal contact with the locals. However, the conversations he has had reveal a split in how the people of Afghanistan feel about his mission. “Some of them like us and some of them don’t. Some say they just want to be left alone by both sides.” When asked how he would respond to those that question why the military is even involved in Afghanistan, Hansen paused a moment before replying. “That’s a big question. But these are people that have been oppressed for a

long time. If our being there helps them get past that, then I think we should do it. It’s not only about going to war and fighting. It’s about helping the people. “When I first went down there, I thought it would be hard to accomplish anything, but I can see in some of the people that we have accomplished something. They seem happier. They smile. It is important, though, that if new schools and wells or a new society is built in Afghanistan, they are built by the Afghan people and not us.” When Hansen and his men are on duty in their IFV, he said, they aren’t thinking about the larger socio-political questions surrounding them. “Everyone is focused on the plan. We’re just thinking about what we have to do.”

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THIS AUTUMN has peaked. It’s all downhill from here on in. All pursuits from now until March are strictly indoors, providing you don’t include chopping down your own Christmas tree (see G8 for details). Because while the Swedes and the Norwegians take to the mountains with a rifle, the Danes like to huddle together embraced in hygge, counting down the days to Christmas. No wonder everyone’s always ill. Oh yes, Christmas – there’s no getting away from it. If you add up all the time this country’s on ‘Greenwich Juletide’, it’s the equivalent of one day a week over the whole of the year. Change that lyric to “I wish it could be Christmas every ‘seventh’ day.” If we lived in a world of peace, I’d lead a campaign to introduce a mandatory prison sentence for the display of decorations before December 1, the wearing of nisser hats on J-Dag (with hard labour for the morning after), and smiling at the participants in July’s World Santa Claus Congress. The sentence wouldn’t start immediately and

would only last two days: December 24 and 25. But really that would be a little petty given all the worthwhile causes out there. I’ll stick to enforcing my rules on my kids. I spotted my first Jul ad on the evening of October 31. I’m guessing they’d decided the kids were all in bed and Halloween was done and dusted, and it was time for the next marketing push. With that in mind, we’re running our first Christmasrelated article this week (see G8): a guide to what’s going on for the children. There’s a lot to take in, and it really is worth sparing a little time in November to prepare for the onslaught. Meanwhile, it’s not all doom and gloom, with lots of performances worth checking out (see G2 and G3 for what’s currently on), the pick of which must be the Copenhagen Theatre Circle’s panto Cinderella, which starts on December 15 and plays until January 7 (see www.ctcircle.dk for more details). The group, which last year put on a splendid musical version of A Christmas Carol that they’d written themselves, hope to establish a pantomime tradition in the city. And we should support them 100 percent on the proviso they don’t ever give any roles to former contestants on Paradise Hotel or, god forbid, start it in November.

More wigs than a Palm Springs charity golf day or a Bexhill two-for-one offer on dentures at Bejams

Livlægens Besøg (The Royal Physician visits)

Store Scene, Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Cph K; ends 13 Dec, performances at 19:30 on Tue, Thu, Nov 29, Dec 2, Dec 6, Dec 9, Dec 13; tickets 95-695kr; 160 mins including one intermission; in Danish with English supertitles; www.kglteater.dk THE STORY has been told and retold for centuries and will remain a fixture in Danish history for centuries to come. The dramatic, ghastly and erotic tale may read like a caricature – as if made up, a morbid fantasy of madness, lust and power. But no, in this case truth is stranger and certainly more shocking than any fictitious concoction. What today would no doubt be dubbed ‘Struensee-gate’ is timelessly epic and therefore equally relevant to newcomers and fans of the tragedy. In brief, the said Struensee was the royal physician of Christian VII, officially the Danish king from 1766 to 1808. Now, according to the history books Christian was never a born leader, and various severe mental diseases - among them schizophrenia obviously only made matters worse. While his mind kept buckling under the weight of commonplace royal duties, he would saunter off with his Great Dane or smash up the furniture at Hirschholm Castle to blow off steam. With the shrewdness, cunning and treachery worthy of Uriah Heep, Struensee, the king’s trusted doctor, found a golden opportunity in his patient’s absence, mental and otherwise. Instigating an affair with the

Performance Tornerose (Sleeping Beauty)

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Takkelloftet, Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Cph K; performances Sat 17:00, other shows sold out; tickets: 50100kr; www.kglteater.dk Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty, who falls asleep for one hundred years until her Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss. This puppet opera based on the familiar tale takes place in the Opera’s Takkelloftet room – where the children themselves create the ‘fairytale room’ in which the story takes place. Tornerose is sung in Danish. EM

Mozart

unhappily married queen – Queen Caroline Matilda of Britain – he was able to facilitate his own rise to power as de facto regent of the country. Already mind-boggling enough as far as historical drama goes, the mad king’s inventive-slash-desperate ways of combating his demons are no less legendary or unbelievable. Opera-goers mustn’t miss the historical ‘sick leave’ that degenerates into a huge drinking binge with whores and outlaws in the underworld of Copenhagen. To say the least about the most, trouble is brewing in Livlægen’s Besøg (The Visit of the Royal Physician). I won’t paraphrase beyond this point except to say that in the most literal and violent sense it ain’t over till it’s over. Unsurprisingly, the story has inspired and challenged an impressive number of playwrights, novelists, historians, and directors of film, dance and theatre down the ages. All have felt compelled to add their personal touch to the scandalous tale. Thus the films The Dictator (1935) and Herscher ohne Krone (1956), and next year Mads Mikkelsen will star as Struensee in yet another feature film about the scandal. But if we’re talking literature, no novel holds a candle to Per Oluf Enquist’s Swedish novel of 1999 on which this modern opera of the same name is based. Besides being a runaway bestseller, Enquist’s novel exerted such a magnetism on the Danish, royaltyhungry audience that an opera adaptation seemed the logical move. When it premiered in 2009, one prescient reviewer suggested that the flexible and vivid production had several future reruns in it, not least because W

Betty Nansen Te- NE atret, Frederiksberg Alle 57, Frederiksberg; starts Sat, ends Jan 15, performances Sat 17:00, Mon, Tue &Thu 20:00; tickets: 150–360kr; www. bettynansen.dk The team behind the theatre gigs Gasolin’, Come Together and Bob Dylan are back. They’ve been given the ultimate challenge – to create a theatre show based on Mozart’s music. With a sense of timing and dizzying costumes, the unreasonable Cederholm & Co takes you on a journey through Mozart’s world of famous compositions, as you’ve never seen or heard them before. Rediscover Mozart’s big hits in a new guise with some fantastic singers and actors. EM

Fallen from Heaven

of the music. The words were written by the acclaimed librettist Bo Holten, a man respected for his classical compositions, film scores and conducting talent. Musically, according to Holten, Livlægen constantly goes for that sound and stylistic touch that most vibrantly charges a dramatic or emotional scene. If you could translate the scores, the music would tell the same story of power play, intrigue, madness and catharsis that the characters enact. While fairly straightforward and transparent, Holten finds it nevertheless steers clear of the homogeneous. One reviewer has praised the librettist’s dual flirtation with traditional Danish song and full-on musical – kitsch is apparently approached but never reached. Last time around, in 2009, individual accolades were paid to such seasoned singers as Johan Reuter (inhabiting the role of Struensee), Djina Mai-Mai (Bootee-Caterine, a notorious prostitute central to the story), Gert Henning-Jensen (King Christian VII) and Sten Byriel (the prime minister Ove HøegGuldberg). They all reprise their roles this winter. Part love story, part social drama, Livlægens Besøg chronicles the rising tensions in two particularly explosive environments: our human society and the human heart. During rehearsal some of the singers recounted how they were powerfully struck by the historical honesty of their creation. The result was a shot of inspiration and intensity. There’s a good chance those two forces will colour your personal experience at the Opera. KASPER R GULDBERG

Dansehallerne, Pasteursvej 1424, 1799 Cph V; ends 20 Nov, performances Wed-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00 & 20:00; tickets 105175kr,; www.dansehallerne.dk Tim Rushton, the artistic director of Dansk Danseteater, has invited Portuguese choreographer André Mesquita to stage his new creation, •(dot), as part of a triple bill entitled Fallen from Heaven. Playing alongside Rushton’s “tongue-in-cheek jazz ballet” Love Songs and a new dance film, Mesquita’s abstract choreography is inspired by the lapidation of gemstones, multiculturalism, and Jacques Derrida’s text Monolingualism of the Other; or, The Prosthesis of Origin. FBP

Così fan tutte

Store Scene, Operaen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Cph K; performances at 19:30 on Sat, Mon; tickets 95-795kr; 180 mins including one intermission; in Italian with Danish supertitles; www. kglteater.dk Ranking among Mozart’s most memorable works, Così fan tutte starts with a cynical old philosopher who makes a wager with two officers, claiming he can prove that their girlfriends, like all women, are fickle. But for reasons not unrelated to its risqué nature and views on fidelity, many of its custodians have been compelled to bowdlerise it. This is about as delightful as opera buffa gets. KRG

Props for keeping it simple Republique’s Little Scene, Østerfælled Torv 34, Cph Ø; ends Nov 26, performances Tue-Fri 20:00, Sat 15:00; tickets 160–255kr; www.republique.dk “EAT YOUR VEGETABLES”, “Love your neighbour”, and “Turn off the television” - these are the simple messages that Jo Lancaster and Simon Yates, along with their children, send out to the audience through their acrobatic performance, Propaganda. A world apart from the usual sequined costumes, tamed wild animals and fire-eating and sword-swallowing acts, Propaganda is an acrobatic act that will not only surprise you with the simplicity of its contents, but manage to grab the curiosity and interest of both the very youngest and very oldest theatre-goers in Copenhagen. The messages may be simple, but the acts and the performances are far beyond it. A show - which can be described as a combination of performance art, circus and theatre - has the audience clutching the edges of their seats in awe. This family show, which opened on 9 November at the city’s Republique theatre, has been drawing in crowds from the age of eight

The Zoo Story

Cirkusbygningen, Jernbanegade 8, 1609 Cph V; performances Thu-Sat 18:30-23:00; adults 495-815kr, under-12s from 258kr; 3316 3700; info. wallmans@wallmans.com; www.wallmans.dk A group of dancers all expertly showboating in dance, song, instrument playing and magic, while attending to your table. SC

Why don’t you turn off the TV and do something less boring instead

music and lights, Propaganda has broken all conventions by taking the show both back to the basics, but at the same time introducing a new wave of performance act that is both personal and socially

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upwards. Having only just heard of the group, I went to the show expecting a young crowd, but was pleasantly surprised at the range of ages in the audience. And rightly so, as its appeal is universal. Hailing from New South Wales in Australia, Yates and Lancaster have made acrobatics their life, and now along with their children Grover and Fidel, they have started a propaganda of their own in the form of a show that uses simple elements to send out simple messages, revolutionising the conventional ideas of circus and acrobatic shows as we have come to know them. Simplicity seemed to be the central theme of the entire show, from the stage settings to the costumes, and from the props to even the music. The show was based entirely on the performers’ abilities and talent, rather than on a striking musical extravaganza, circus animals and other paraphernalia. Both Yates and Lancaster, with their lean bodies and precision movements, present no doubts about the years of rigorous training that has been put into developing the show into what it has become today. At a time when traditional circus and acrobatic acts seem to be disappearing and making way for modern three-dimensional acts backed by a grand display of

Propaganda

Krudttønden, Serrdslevvej 2, 2100 Cph Ø; ends Nov 26, performances Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; tickets 165kr, concessions available, www.billetten.dk, www.teaterbilletter. dk, 7020 2096; contact 2840 0723, pr@that-theatre.com; www.that-theatre.com; 65 minutes with no intermission; recommended for over-15s In the maze of inane information sharing and self-publication, have we lost the ability to meaningfully communicate in person? With their latest production, The Zoo Story by Edward Albee, THAT Theatre Company aims to provoke and stimulate discussion around these questions and ideas. Starring Ian Burns and Borgen’s Adam Brix, the play is a dark comedy and is furiously paced in the lead-up to its epic conclusion. KP

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Glassalen, Tivoli, Vesterbrogade, Cph V; ends 14 Jan; performances Mon-Fri 19:30, Sat 15:00 & 19:30; tickets 95-370kr at www. teaterbilleter.dk & www. billetlugen.dk; www.londontoast.dk, www.tivoli.dk This year Vivienne McKee’s Crazy Christmas Cabaret is taking the audience Below the (Equatorial) Belt to the steaming jungles of central Africa. This year the warning is “Hold on to your nuts, cos you’ll go bananas.” A safari hunter, an ape expert, a hideously rich financier and others search for a missing climatologist in the rainforests of the mysterious Lost City of Minj, encountering lethal mosquitoes, mischievous chimpanzees, man-eating plants and just about every creepy reptile possible. The show makes lots of humorous references to pop culture, literature and history, referencing many of the popular works that most of us have grown up with, like Tarzan and John Huston’s The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. AJ

moral. For in Propaganda, one does not see half-starved beasts that look intoxicated or bored, or little children performing lifethreatening acts that make parents cringe.

Instead picture a child sitting on a swing with angel wings, displaying placards with simple messages that are hard to preach and barely visible in modern life today. Because this

show, despite lack of ultra-modern technicalities, still proves to be both morally correct and visually astounding.

Ai Weiwei

Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen

Den åbne have (The open garden)

Gallery Poulsen, Flæsketorvet 24, Cph V; starts Nov 18, ends Jan 7; open Tue-Fri 12:00 -17.30, Sat 11:00–15:00; www. gallerypoulsen.com Frenetic and aggressive, New York-based artist Debra Hampton’s large female figures, created from numerous collaged elements, question power and contemporary consumer culture. Hampton’s figures are at once sexy and threatening. In addition to her figurative collage work, the artist will show new still-lifes. BF

Louisiana, Gl Strand- NE vej 13, Humlebæk; starts Nov 18, ends Feb 12; open Tue–Fri 11:00– 22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00–18:00; tickets 95kr, students 85kr, free adm for under-18s; www.louisiana.dk Earlier this year Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was imprisoned by the Chinese government for 81 days. The celebrated international artist is an outspoken critic of his country’s government, advocating democracy and the freedom of speech. International arts organisations like the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate in London, and Louisiana called for his release. Weiwei is a conceptual artist who likes to explore the relationships between materials and art - he particularly enjoys working with porcelain and also Chinese history and culture. BF

REconstrucciones

Ole Broager

Emblems of Empire

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Skulpturi, Store Kongensgade 3, Cph K; starts Nov 18, ends Dec 17; open Wed-Sat 12:0017:00; www.skulpturi.dk Miguel Vega Olivares is a Chileanborn sculptor who has lived and worked in Denmark since 1974. Olivares uses everyday materials to create his life-size sculptures. He uses both found materials – garbage, detritus – and common items from the hardware store recombined to create odd, new associations. Olivares places teddy bears and old electronics next to wood and lights, creating a commentary on contemporary life and consumer culture. BF

NEW

Clausens Kunsthandel, Toldbodgade 9, Cph K ; starts Nov 19, ends Dec 23; open Tue-Sat 11:00-17:00; www.clausenskunsthandel.dk Copenhagen-based sculptor Ole Broager presents a selection of new work for this solo exhibition. Broager is known for his experimental sculptural work. The artist creates playful figures in strange positions and large machines with unspecific functions in both public-commissioned work and gallery-based displays. For this exhibition, he shows sculptural and print based work. BF

NEW

ANEE JAYARAJ NEW

LARMgalleri, Esplanaden 8D, Cph K; starts Nov 18, ends Dec 17; open Wed-Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www.larmgalleri.dk Danish artist Kaspar Oppen Samuelsen has a quirky sensibility. Isolated figures on flat backgrounds dominate his paintings, while similarly isolated and oddly-proportioned figures can be found in his installation and video work. He references the Dutch and Italian Renaissance in his artwork, while simultaneously creating his own dreamy and colourful universe. BF

Karen Blixen Museum, Rung- s t e d Strandvej 111, Rungsted Kyst; starts Nov 18, ends Mar 1; open Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00; tickets 60kr, under-14s free adm; www.karen-blixen.dk Curated by Johan Zimsen Christiansen, this group exhibition is taking place in the beautiful garden and bird sanctuary of the Karen Blixen Museum over the winter months: the bird-feeding season. Each artist has created a bird table on which birdseed can be placed. Bird tables will be concurrently exhibited in the community garden of La Plaza Cultural in New York and in the garden of Karen Blixen’s farm near Nairobi in Kenya. Artists include Denmark’s Erik Møller Arkitekter and the Navajo Nation’s Arlene & William Whitehair. BF

City Beaver

China Revisited

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Beaver Projects, Fredericiagade 30, Cph K; starts Nov 18, ends Dec 23; open Wed-Fri 12:00-17:00; Sat 12:00-15:00; www.beaverprojects.com This contemporary gallery is moving to the gallery district in Copenhagen’s centre after five years in Amager, and to celebrate, gallery director and curator Marie Dufresne is celebrating with a group exhibition showcasing work from the gallery’s best artists. Dufresne favours artists with a tongue-in-cheek, naïve aesthetic in their work, including Anders Brinch, Christian Finne, Tanja K Jensen, Hartmut Stockter and Mette Vangsgaard, amongst others. BF

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Marianne Friis Gallery, Prags Boulevard 49F, Cph S; starts Nov 18, ends Dec 22; open Wed-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.mariannefriisgallery.com Now that China is a global economic superpower, the art world has switched its eyes to the work of its artists. This exhibition presents work by several young Chinese artists: Jian Ce, Wang Shugang, Lu Song, Kexin Zang, and Zhao Zhao. Some paint, while others present photographs. China Revisited shows a diversity of artwork from a selection of contemporary practitioners. BF

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exhibitions sex for begyndre (sex for beginners)

Galleri KBH Kunst, Øster Søgade 34, Cph K; ends Nov 30; Tue 15:00-18:00, Sun 12:0015:00; www.kbhkunst.dk Playful drawings of erotic encounters make up this exhibition of new works by Danish artists Bjørn Ignatius Øckenholt and Janna Yamuna Kirkeby that explore the lighter side of sex. BF

simon starling

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, Cph K; ends Jan 22; open Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, Wed 11:00-21:00 (free adm after 18:00); tickets 60kr, students 40kr, under-16s free adm; www. kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk; performances Sun 14:00 (not 25 Dec and 1 Jan - 22 Jan at 17:00) 2005 Turner Prize winner Simon Starling has created two new pieces, Project for a Masquerade (Hiroshima) (2010-11), an installation about Japanese culture and nuclear energy, and an original piece of puppet theatre called The Expedition, which follows a ‘hapless adventurer’, a pupper who looks like Starling. BF

Hans Alf Gallery, Flæsketorvet 26-28, Cph V; ends Nov 30; open Tue-Fri 13:0018:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www. hansalf.com Anders Moseholm paints frenetic images of cityscapes, creating a lively snapshot of modern life. Decaying city buildings, crowded streets, and buildings lit up at night are all subjects for Moseholm’s loose painting style. The artist’s muted colour palette gives his canvases an eerie patina of gritty urban life. BF

space invaders

Kunsthal Nikolaj, Nikolaj Plads 10, Cph K; ends Jan 29; open Tue–Sun 12:00–17:00, Thu 12:00–21:00; www. nikolajkunsthal.dk Space Invaders looks at the cultural significance and iconography of computer games over the years. Visitors are able to test games and interact with art works within the blurred boundaries of real and virtual space. BF

hell’o Monsters

MOHS Exhibit, Sønder Boulevard 98, Cph V, ends Nov 26; open Wed 12:0017:00, Thu 12:00-18:00, Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 13:00-16:00; www.mohs.dk The Belgian art collective Hell’O Monsters are known for the imaginative universe their work depicts populated by weird, mutated figures that look like, well, monsters. BF

The Pervert

Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Ny Carlsberg Vej 68, Cph V; ends Dec 17, open Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www.nicolaiwallner.com Leipzig-based Christoph Ruckhäberle’s paintings most often show graphically rendered figures in various situations that at first appear normal, but on closer inspection can seem strange. BF

i pyramidernes skygge (in the shadow of the pyramid)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, Cph V; ends Mar 25; open Tue–Sun 11:00– 17:00; www.glyptoteket.dk Flinders Petrie was an eccentric researcher and considered by many to be the ‘father of archaeology’. This is a must-see for fans of Egyptian artefacts. BF

Anders Krisár

Galleri Lars Olsen, Uplandsgade 56, Cph S; ends Nov 19; open Tues-Sat 13:00-18:00,www. gallerilarsolsen.com Internationally-acclaimed Swedish artist Anders Krisár works with moulds and casting to create strange figures in mysterious situations. BF

18 - 24 November havet gi’r havet ta’r (The sea gives and the sea takes)

Gaugin & Polynesia: An elusive Paradis

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Catch Me if You Can

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, Cph K; ends Dec 31; open Tue-Sun 11:0017:00; tickets 75kr, free adm to under 18s and on Sundays; www.glyptotekket.dk This retrospective of Paul Gaugin explores his relationship with cultures outside of Europe. The work of the influential artist will be on display next to close to 60 artefacts of Polynesian culture. BF

Action number 7

Danske Kunsthåndværkere, Bredgade 66, Cph K; ends Dec 4; open Tue-Sun 12:0016:00; www.dkkh.dk Textile artist Signe Rønne Kejlbo uses various materials, from colourful buoys to fabric, to create this body of work inspired by the sea. BF Martin Asbæk Gallery, Bredgade 23, Cph K; ends Nov 19, open Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 11:00-16:00; www.martinasbaek.com Sofie Bird Møller works most often in a collage style, layering brightly coloured, abstract shapes over pages torn from fashion magazines. BF

Marie søndergaard Lolk

Galleri Tom Christofferson, Skindergade 5, Cph K; ends Nov 26; open Wed-Fri 12:0018:00, Sat 11:00-16:00; www. tomchristoffersen.dk Danish painter Marie Søndergaard Lolk deconstructs the material nature of her surroundings, from the floor of her studio to the landscapes outside her door. BF

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Galleri Bo Bjerggard, Flæsketorvet 85, Cph V; ends Jan 28; open Tue-Fri 13:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.bjerggard.com Polish artist Adam Adach moves from the historical fascism of World War II to explore contemporary dictators, war, and terror with paintings of Kim Jong-Il and Osama Bin Laden. BF

IMO, Ny Carlsberg Vej 68, Cph V; ends Nov 26; Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www.imo-projects.com The exhibition looks at the role of the face in contemporary society. The curators were inspired by internet culture and human/computer interface design. The phrase ‘facetime’ reflects how much time we spend in front of a computer screen. BF

David Risley Gallery, Bredgade 65A, Cph K; ends Nov 26; open Wed-Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 11:00-15:00; www.davidrisleygallery.com Keith Tyson (UK), recipient of the 2002 Turner Prize, presents four new artworks based on his research into how systems function. BF

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Peter Lav Gallery, Esplanaden 8D, Cph K; ends Dec 17; open Wed-Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat 12:0015:00; www.plgallery.dk Shakespeare’s Ophelia from Hamlet inspired Sophia Kalkau for this exhibition, along with the sculptural work of celebrated artist Louise Bourgeois. BF

Cuts, bruises, and Doubts

Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Bredgade 75, Cph K; ends Nov 26; open Mon-Fri 11:00–18:00, Sat 12:00–16:00; www.gce.nu Louise Hindsgavl and Heine Kjærgaard Klausen present new work in dialogue with each other. Hindsgavl works in porcelain, creating delicate but dark sculptures. Klausen’s collage-based images centered on tattoos and text along with experimental wooden sculptures. BF

Galleri Jules Julian, Palægade 7, Cph K; ends Dec 3; open TueFri 12:00-18:00, Sat 11:00-14:00; www.julesjulian.dk German painter Gerhard Rießbeck presents a series of new paintings about the northern hemisphere. The stark, white paintings of Arctic landscapes are based on his own expeditions with polar explorers and scientists. BF Photography Center, Pasteursvej 14 1. sal, Cph V; ends Nov 20; open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00, Thu 11:00-20:00; tickets 25kr; www.photography.dk This group exhibition explores current trends in photography. BF

Warhol & basquiat

Arken Musuem of Modern Art, Skovvej 100, Ishøj; ends Jan 11; open Tue-Sun 10:0017:00, Wed 10:00-21:00; tickets 85kr, Students 70kr, under-17s free adm; www.arken.dk This exhibition showcases more than 100 of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s collaborative works. BF

titanic

Tivoli, Vesterbrogade 3; ends Dec 30; open Mon-Sun 10:0020:00; tickets: adults 95kr; www.tivoli.dk The exhibition gives viewers the chance to see reconstructed suites, letters from victims, and artefacts from the liner - minus a necklace. JF

early Modernism

Moderna Museet, Gasverksgatan 22, Malmö; ends 8 Apr 2012; open Tue, Thu, Sun 11:00-18:00, Wed 11:00-21:00; tickets 50 SEK; www.modernamuseet.se Early Moderism features works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch and Sigrid Hjerten. JF

Danish Architecture Center, Strandgade 27B, Cph K; ends Dec 30; open Mon-Sun 10:00-17:00, Wed 10:00-21:00; www.dac.dk This exhibition explores the architecture and design of Norway, specifically as it stands in relationship to nature. BF Rohde Contemporary, St. Kongensgade 110B, Cph; ends Nov 26; open Tue-Fri 12:0017:00, Sat 12:00-15:00; www. rohdecontemporary.com Meir Tati’s Action Number 7 is inspired by Soviet era educational propaganda. BF

Jørgen haugen sørensen

Cisternerne, Søndermarken, Frederiksberg; ends Nov 27; open Thu, Fri 14:00-18:00, Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00; tickets over-14s 50kr, under-14s free adm; www.cisternerne.dk Sørensen’s sculptures, some moulded in clay and some cast in bronze, all work around the themes of life and death, and love and suffering. JF

Danish/nordic Art 17501900 & French Art 1900-30

Statens Museum for Kunst, Sølvgade 48-50, 1307 Cph K; ends Nov 26; open Tue, ThuSun 10:00-17:00, Wed 10:0020:00, closed Mon; free adm; www.smk.dk Selected from over 3,500 works in the museum’s collection. BF

The Danish Artists’ Autumn exhibition

Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Oslo Plads 1, Cph, Ø; ends Nov 20; open Tue-Fri 12:0017:00, Thu 12:00-21:00, Sat-Sun, 10:00-17:00; www.denfrie.dk Featuring work by emerging Danish artists. BF

skrald!

Museum of Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 59, Cph V; ends 31 Jul 2012; open daily 10:0017:00; tickets 20kr, under17s free adm, Fri free adm; www.copenhagen.dk The exhibition includes several hundred objects, photos, and engravings about the history of trash here, along with interactive educational installations. BF

Vertical on my own

Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Flæsketorvet 85, Cph V, ends Jan 14; open Tue-Fri 13:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; www.bjerggaard.com Norwegian artist AK Dolven’s multi-media artwork explores the recent tragedies in Oslo. BF

nina beir

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, Cph K; ends Dec 31; open Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, Wed 11:00-21:00 (free adm after 18:00); tickets 60kr, students 40kr, under-16s free adm; www.kunsthalcharlottenborg.dk Nina Beir presents new work made with second-hand clothes, and a large Persian rug overlaid with dog hair. BF

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18 - 24 November 2011

After three years of quiet, we predict a riot Kaiser Chiefs

Amager bio Monday,20:00; 300 kr www.billetlugen.dk www. kaiserchiefs.com

ailing from a small village just outside of Leeds and taking their band-name from the South African football club the Kaiser Chiefs, the five-bit became household names overnight in the mid‘00s. But it wasn’t without hard work. Their sublimely upbeat, fun and popular debut album, Employment (2005), was the product of years playing together under the name of Parva, during which they perfected a recipe for modern rock that would go on to fill their first three albums. Alongside the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Futureheads and The Young Knives, the group became NME pin-ups, were shortlisted for a

Mercury Music Prize, and played some of the most prestigious gigs on the British Isles - all in a matter of months. Candescent rock-pop became their niche and - with a seemingly endless discography of catchy singles such as ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Oh My God’ and ‘Modern Way’ - Ricky Wilson and his merry men ruled the radiowaves and became one of the most sought-after groups on the festival circuit. Churning out records in quick succession - each very much in check with their signature style - the beat rolled on with their third record, Off With Their Heads (2008), which included one of their best-loved hits, ‘Never Miss A Beat’. A much-deserved break ensued before the Chiefs released The Future Is Medieval (2011). No long winning over crowds with simple “nah nah nahs” and energetic chord sequences, the Chiefs have assuredly matured both in sound

and mind - as ‘Things Change’, the second electro-tinged single on their latest record proves. A storehouse of new terms such as atmospheric, lo-fi and provocative now come into play when describing the modern-day Chiefs. Seemingly turning a cold shoulder on their trademark simplicity, their new material is infused with something that may only be termed as ‘cynicism’. It’s implied in the song titles - ‘Long Way From Celebrating’, ‘Out of Focus’ and ‘Things Change’ - and of course the markedly sober instrumentation that rules the soundscape of the record. A cello even sneaks its way on to the final track on the album, ‘If You Will Have Me’. In a word the new album signals a farewell to carefree punchlines like “Oh my God” and “Ruby, Ruby, Ruby”, and those aforementioned, unrelenting “nah nah nahs”. This doesn’t necessarily mark

the demise of the Chiefs as we remember them. No longer in the business of wowing the university freshers week and the tipsy festival crowds, the Chiefs now want to seep into the consciousness of new listeners through their music. Tunes like ‘Starts With Nothing’, ‘When All Is Quiet’ and ‘Child of The Jago’ are tailored to the introspective listener. Of course, there’s still a degree of continuity to their music and it’s not as though the Chiefs have rebranded themselves entirely. There are perks in the album that highlight how the Chiefs remain, at heart, devoted tunesmiths. Several numbers hearken back to the roots of their music, with a hint of the likes of The Clash, The Smiths and Madness coming through in the song ‘Dead Or In Serious Trouble’. Incidentally, ‘Child of The Jago’ treads on the same ground as their former hit ‘I

Predict A Riot’. The surging chord sequence still remains intact but it’s evident that the group have matured, and the overwhelming energy heard in their earlier material has become patently more subtle. This is symptomatic of the record as a whole. The Chiefs have upped the creative ante while reducing the intensity of their music. However, lest we forget that the Chiefs - one of the greatest British alternative rock bands of the ‘00s - will not turn out with a set focused entirely on their new record. The material that led to their meteoric rise will remain at the core of the show with material drawn from across their discography - ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’, ‘Oh My God‘ and ‘Never Miss A Beat’ spring to mind - while gently introducing listeners to their new-found sound. Daniel van der Noon

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18 - 24 November 2011

sATuRDAY 19

FRiDAY 18

Les Boukakes

Treelight For sunlight

Lille Vega; 21:00; 150kr; The all-Danish trio became one of the most popular new bands in Denmark this summer. Their self-titled debut record released this year is neatly packaged as sunkissed sugar-pop with each of the ten tracks beaming with joyous, chirpy and rhythmic melodies - not a cloud in the sky. Take a listen to their hit single release, ‘Facing the Sun’, and you’ll most likely be won over. now signed to the colossal record label Bella Union, the group have become purveyors of Aarhus’s ever-growing alternative scene and this will prove to be an immensley popular gig. (english) Dvdn

Review The Kooks HHHHHH

october 22 Store Vega

ne of the most common remarks made by foreigners about the Danes is that they are a reserved bunch of people who enjoy their personal space. Although in many cases that probably holds a lot of truth, everyone at The Kooks concert on friday of last week set aside their Scandinavian statutes on personal space and got up close and personal as they pushed and shoved their way through the sold-out crowd towards the stage at Store Vega. The Kooks, an english indie rock band formed in Brighton, certainly had all the right moves to make the fervent crowd of mostly teenage girls (‘Kookies’) go wild – especially for the blue-eyed, V-neck sporting front man, Luke Pritchard. After an endless 45-minute gap from the time the opening act finished, the anxiously awaited main event started the night

Global; 21:00; 90kr formed in france 1998 with its members coming from across the Mediterranean, the collective have patented something equally as diverse through music. Adventurous, exotic and unexpected, the group’s sound is born from out of the diaspora. Zigzagging cultural and musical traditions - with elements of gnawa, raï, electronica and modern rock all entwined into their enrapturing compositions - Les Boukakes are gradually gaining a reputation alongside other major world music artists such as femi Kuti, Manu Chao and Taraf Haïdouks. Definitely something a little different, and worth seeing if you’re in the nørrebro neighbourhood tonight. (Arabic) Dvdn with their first single ‘Is it Me?’ from their latest album, Junk of the Heart, which debuted earlier this year. The upbeat tune that highlights Pritchard’s falsetto as he sings about an off-beat relationship is a pristine example of Brit pop, circa Arctic Monkeys before they went off the rock and roll deep end. Keeping songs short – right around the three-minute mark – The Kooks were able to power through 20 tunes during their hour and a half performance, mixing a handful of new tracks into the set including the supercatchy and simile filled ‘eskimo Kiss’. As the crowd bobbed their heads convincingly enough to the newer songs, it was the old favourites that got everyone up off their feet and dancing in classic happy Kooks style, most notably ‘She Moves in Her own Way’ and the heavier ‘You Don’t Love Me’. However, the peak moment of the night wasn’t until Pritchard grabbed his acoustic guitar, the lights dimmed, and the audience was invited to sing along to an up-close-and-personal version of the band’s hit ‘Sea-

monster magnet

Lille Vega; 21:00; 265kr; emerging out of new Jersey in the early ‘90s, Monster Magnet were musical visionaries fighting against an increasingly static American rock scene with their resonant brand of retro-rock. Monster Magnet take their audiences back to the halcyon days of classic rock while souping it up with various grunge, psychedelic and metal elements. Bolshy, rebellious and fuzzy, they became heavily influential in shaping American rock. Save for a few personnel changes, the vision of Monster Magnet remains unchanged, and their hard-pounding live sets are as bold as ever. (english) Dvdn

Aqua

Store Vega; 21:00, 270kr Aqua have, unsurprisingly, found it difficult to shake off their past despite the release of their latest album, Meditation Relaxation (2011). They are a novelty pop group and nobody will be taking this gig seriously. (english) Dvdn

clutch

The Rock; 22:00; 185kr The all-American three-piece combine a bevy of heavy rock, metal and psychedelic rock elements to create stoner rock. fans love their bolshy sound production and Led Zeppelin-like instrumentation, which gave way to the birth of later stoner rock groups such as fu Manchu and Monster Magent (also playing at Vega tonight). Currently promoting their latest LP, Blast Tyrant (2011), the Maryland rockers are still frothing with heavy basslines, relentless guitar solos and crooning vocals, retaining their crown as one of America’s leading stoner rock groups. (english) Dvdn

TuEsDAY 22

Whitesnake

Store Vega; 20:00; 460kr one of London’s many cult figures, Wolf was once compulsory listening for the city’s arts students. A classically-trained musician and vocalist who led a troubled youth, Wolf emerged as an inspired songsmith in the late ‘90s. It was fashionable to listen to Wolf. enigmatic one-worded song-titles, violas and electronic samples were symptomatic of his experimental songs – that and his self-created androgynous image. The recent release of Lupercalia (2011) has brought to light another facet of Wolf ’s Romantic imagination: positivity, and it has reignited interest in his music. (english) Dvdn

Nightlife is Tropical

side’. Pritchard’s vocals nearly disappeared with everyone in the house passionately singing along. As the mainly female crowd screamed in approval, Pritchard took a moment to introduce his often overlooked band members, including Hugh Harris on guitar and singing back-up vocals, Peter Denton on bass, and Paul Garred behind the drums. After more than an hour of silly similes, catchy choruses and melodic meanderings, the ardent audience still begged for

more after the last note of ‘Do you Wanna’ finished ringing through the room. And this time, they weren’t kept waiting for long as the band bounced back onto the stage with an encore performance of ‘Saboteur’, ‘Junk of the Heart (Happy)’ and their biggest hit ‘naïve’. “I wanna make you happy, I wanna make you feel alive,” Pritchard sings in ‘Junk of the Heart’ – a goal which he more than accomplished with his Copenhagen crowd. Jessica slicer

Rust; fri 01:00; 60kr; 3524 5200 Hailing from London, the veiled trio deliver a high-energy fusion of alternative rock and electro that has yielded them a string of dancefloor hits. Using heavy basslines, clean electro samples and catchy choruses, the group’s recipe for songmaking sits somewhere in between the Klaxons and Delphic. neat and tidy, and finely produced and energetic, the electro-poppers are wellsuited to the late-night nørrebro crowd. (english)

cOYu

Culture Box; Sat 23:00; 70kr; 3332 5050 Coyu is one of Spain’s most exciting techno-house DJs and the manager behind house record label Suara. Playing sets the world over from Seoul through to Berlin and working with some of the biggest names in the industry - Joris Voorn, nic fanciulli, and Get Physical to mention but a few - Coyu’s appearance is one of the big dates on Culture Box’s cal-

WEDNEsDAY 23

Jamie Woon

Store Vega; 20:00; 220kr The British singer-songwriter offers an evocative blend of r ‘n’ b, soul and hip-hop elements in his flowing pop tunes. Woon’s sound is accessible, stylish and wistful, making proficient use of samplers, high-tech recording equipment and his natural vocal talent. emerging in 2010 with his hit-single ‘Night Air’, Woon was an instant hit on the club scene, with his debut album, Mirrorwriting (2011), receiving widespread critical acclaim. Last time round Woon performed to a sold-out crowd, and with only a few tickets left remaining, be sure to book quickly. (english) Dvdn endar. With support from a cocktail of european DJs - including Tim Andersen, emilio, Lehman and Schyberg, Deluxe and fat Pony - tonight’s party will go on until 06:00, so perhaps it’s not the best option going if you have an early shift on Saturday. (english/ Danish)

Why Not: Peaceful James & DJ Graded & John Vincent & Granaten

Rust; Wed 23:00; 60kr; 3524 5200 If you’re on the prowl for a midweek party you need look no further. Hosting a batch of Denmark’s up-and-coming hip-hop talents, rappers and local DJs, the organisers behind the weekly alternative music gathering welcome a young Danish englishspeaking rapper, Peaceful James, to the stage who offers an easy-listening catchy brand of jazz-fusion hip-hop - one tune available on his Myspace page, ‘Summertime’, is definitely worth a listen. Bound to attract Copenhagen’s younger, trendier crowd, there’s definitely some fun to be had here - so long as you don’t have to be up too early in the morning. (english) Daniel van Der noon

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This section was contributed by Sarah Andersen, an English mother of two who has lived in Copenhagen for three years. As well as running the Copenhagen International Parents Meetup group, Sarah also runs www.newcitymums.com, an online resource for mums, or expectant mums, who are relocating to or living in Copenhagen.

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Events CPH RENAISSANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL Various venues across Greater Cph; ends 20 Nov; tickets must be bought at the door, 50 percent discounts available for students; www.renaissancemusik.dk/festival The Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival’s theme this year is ‘Early German Baroque Music from 1600-1700’ in commemoration of Christian Geist. Organiser Björn Ross promises a rich and varied programme, with fresh and contemporary performers playing centuries-old pieces. Mads Damlund Frederiksberg Kirke, Frederiksberg; Fri 17:00; free adm Damlund plays works by the German composer Dieterich Buxtehude on the clavichord, the forerunner of the piano. Anders Danman + Yazuru Hiranaka Skt Johannes Kirke, Cph N; Sat 16:00; free adm More music played on the harpsichord, and the organ, featuring Geist, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Froberger, Böhm and Kerll. DKDM Baroque Ensemble + Andreas Arend Kastelskirken, Cph K; Sun 15:00; Free Adm The finale of the festival with the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

There are so many Danish traditional Christmas treats and decorations that this is the perfect time to get creative with the kids. Why not make some Æbleskiver (doughnuts), Honninghjerter (gingerbread hearts) and Pebernødder (spicy cookies), or make a Julehjerte (Christmas woven paper heart). For daily festive recipes, crafts and activities for kids sign up at www.newcitymums.com for the launch of their international parents Christmas calendar on 1 December. Also check out your local library or kulturhus for a list of Christmas events for children. There is so much festive fun going on in Copenhagen over the next few weeks, that the kids won’t have time to be bored. Here’s just a few of the great activities that you won’t want to miss. Cut your own Christmas tree Rosendal, Rosendalsgade 5, 3140 Ålsgårde; starts 19 Nov, ends 23 Dec; www.rosendal-gaard.dk; www.veterantoget.dk/arrangementer A visit to Rosendal Farm is a wonderful way to start Christmas preparations and a great day trip for the whole family to enjoy. Pick and cut your own Christmas tree, buy handmade decorations at the Christmas market and of course partake in a warming glass of gløgg or hot chocolate and some delicious seasonal æbleskiver. There is a children’s farm where the kids are welcome to pet the animals and if the weather permits, pony rides. To truly make the day into a Christmas adventure, why not get there by steam train on the Nordsjællands Veterantog - there are even special carriages for transporting your tree back home.

Cross Cultural Literature Exchange NEW Copenhagen Culture Center, Drejervej 15, Cph N; Thu (24 Nov) 19:00; tickets 20kr, includes refreshments; www. meetup.com/copenhagen The Friends Project invites women of all ages to a cafe night with a discussion. The goal of the evening is to use literature to bridge the gaps between different cultures. Focusing on the short stories of HC Andersen, small discussions will take place based on how women of various cultures differently interpret his work. There will be refreshments, sweets and ‘hygge’ with new friends. JS Wellness Event: NEW Aqua bike and sauna DGI-byens Hotel, Vandkulturhuset og Kurbadet, Tietgensgade 65, Cph V; Fri 19:30-21:30; tickets 100kr; www.dgi-byen.dk Kick off your weekend right at DGI-byen Hotel. Begin with an hour-long aqua bike workout followed by 45 minutes of relaxation in the sauna for a refreshing and uplifting experience for your body and immune system. There will also be an opportunity to swim at the pool. JS

Ice skating at Toftegårds Plads Toftegårds Plads, 2500 Valby; 1 Dec-28 Feb; www.kubik.kk.dk/kgsnytorv Ice skating is a great activity for kids of all ages and there are a number of outdoor rinks that spring up around the city from November onwards. For a unique skating experience, try skating at Toftegårds Plads and enjoy ‘winter light’, an interactive light show by Jacob Sikker Remin, which involves coloured lights that react to the skaters’ movements. Skates can be hired at the rink and for the smallest, shakiest skaters there are Penguin Pals that help little ones balance and enjoy a little independence. Festive fun at Tivoli Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 Cph V; until 30 Dec; www.tivoli.dk You know the countdown to Christmas has begun when Tivoli opens its gates for Jul. This year Tivoli has created an amazing Russian theme, recreating a 2,000sqm Russian city, complete with a version of St Basil’s Cathedral. Children can go on a Babushka doll treasure hunt to win a prize or visit Father Christmas and Rudolf the Reindeer. The programme of events includes the Tivoli illuminations, Christmas parades, The Nutcracker, the DR Ramasjang Christmas concert, and the Skt. Lucia parade. Christmas Crafts at the Zoo Roskildevej 32, 2000 Frederiksberg; Sundays 4 Dec, 11 Dec & 18 Dec; www.zoo.dk This year Father Christmas has moved his workshop to the Old Elephant House at Copenhagen Zoo. There he in-

Copenhagen Roller Derby

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Kulturkajen Docken, Færgehavnsvej 35, Cph Ø; doors open 17:00, starts 19:00 The Copenhagen Roller Derby presents the Rollin Heartbreakers versus the Hamburg Harbour Girls in a showdown of girls on skates in hotpants. The Copenhagen team will take on the Germans in a match entitled ‘November Pain’. Come find out which team has the most aggression and stamina to gain more points and win the game. Similar to rugby and races on roller skates, roller derby offers top entertainment with tackling, whips and plenty of bruises. JS Spar Shipping Fishing Trips Nyhavn 61, Cph K (dock on Lautrupskaj); Weekdays: 225kr from 08:00-15:00, Weekends: twice a day: 07:0012:30 & 12:45-18:00, the trips depend on numbers so are rarely confirmed well in advance; 3333 9355, www.sparshipping.dk Hook a fish on their sea trips.

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Christmas for kids Winter is approaching, and with its long evenings, cold days and the inevitable series of sniffles, it can seem a bit of a chore. But winter means Christmas, and that means excited children, and a whole new set of traditions to learn. Danish Christmas is a very handmade affair, with ‘hygge’ going into overdrive and children getting involved in the preparations and celebrations. For children the countdown to ‘Jul’ starts in earnest on 1 December with the opening of the first gift of their Christmas Advent Calendar (Julekalendere). Traditionally kids receive a small present such as chocolates, toys, books and activities on every day, or every Sunday, of the advent period. Most supermarkets sell a range of chocolate calendars, or you can get others that contain toys such as Lego, Schleich, Playmobil or Hello Kitty from www.eurotoys.dk. If you’re feeling creative you can make your own calendar, and if you want to keep your budget down, you can always pop in a few activity cards. For a great selection of small toys and wrapping, take a look at www.lirumlarumleg.dk. At the same time, on Danish TV, you can watch the Julekalenderen, the daily advent calendar TV show. This year’s are DR1 19.30: Nissebanden i Grønland; DR Ramasjang 18.00: Hotel krølle på halen – En stjerneskør vinter; and TV2 20:00: Ludvig & Julemanden. On 13 December your child will probably be involved in a Luciadag celebration at nursery or school where the children dress in white, carry candles, or lights and sing-songs.

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vites you to get creative and make beeswax candles and Christmas cards using a variety of materials including elephant dung! You can also follow a zoo keeper as they take you on a Christmas tour of the zoo where you’ll see a variety of animals (including those oh so important reindeer!) whilst they are fed and cared for.

Spirits tasting NEW Bartof Café, Nordre Fasanvej 46, Frederiksberg; Fri 18:00; www.qualityworld.dk Hosted by Quality World, there will be a small tasting of five carefully chosen drinks including rum and cognac. Learn about Quality World’s struggle since the flood in July and how they continue to host events and fun activities. Later, participants will have dinner and attend the concert in the same building. Blues ‘n’ Booze NEW Jamboree Bartof Café, Nordre Fasanvej 46, Frederiksberg; Fri 21:00; 100kr; www. bluesjamboree.dk Get into the blues mood at the Blues Jamboree featuring Peter Nande, Olaf Poulsen, Svante Sjöblom and David Larsson. With no track lists and preparations, the group will perform in the old fashioned way, feeding off the atmosphere and audience. The night will be filled with lots of cosiness and partying at the café. Jazz Cruise Memorial anchor at Nyhavn, Cph K; Sun 15:30; 120kr 90 minutes of live jazz plus a tour of the city, with the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys.

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Laughter Yoga Metronomen (Byggeriets Hus), Godthåbsvej 33, Fredriksberg; Mon 17:00-19:00; free adm; www.webkomplet. eu/frederiksberglatterklub The Laughing Club Fredriksberg wants you to defy your limits at a very special meeting. So have a laugh without reason among strangers to stimulate the mind. The warmth and joy of laughter will spread through your body, put you in a good mood and give you more self-confidence, while strengthening the immune system. EK Harness Racing Charlottenlund Race Course, Traverbanevej 10, Charlottenlund; Wed 15:15; 20kr; www. travbanen.dk No Ben Hur thrills and spills here, that’s for sure! History Tours in English starts from Bishop Absalon’s statue at Højbro Plads, Cph K; duration 90 mins; www.historytours.dk English tours are available until the end of November, but only if you book as a group. National Museum guided tours Ny Vestergade 10, Cph K; Sun, Tue & Thu 11:00; Free Adm; www.natmus.dk Free guided tours in English three times a week.

B l å g å r d e n NEW Boardgames Club Blågårds Culture House, Blågårds Plads 3; Tue 18:00-22:30; www.kubik.kk.dk Run by enthusiasts eager to share their passion for boardgames with others, this club welcomes everyone from the experienced to beginners to come along and play boardgames. JF Tea tasting at the Chinese Pavilion Fredriksberg Have, Frederiksberg Runddel 3E, Frederiksberg; every Sat & Sun 12:00-18:00; www.ses.dk Inspired by Chinese and Japanese tea culture, the Sing Tea House is serving freshly brewed tea-specialties, cake, ice with green tea and other refreshments on the house’s terrace in the middle of the beautiful Fredriksberg Park. EK Carlsberg Tour Gamle Carlsberg Vej 11, Valby; Tue-Sun 10.00-17.00; Tickets 65kr, under-17s 50kr, under-12s free Come and see where it all began on this tour around the old Carlsberg brewery. The tour has no time-limit and you’re given free rein to explore every aspect of the centre. Included in the price are vouchers for two beers or soft drinks. JHW

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Stelling Papir & Penne Store Kirkestræde 1, 1073 Cph K; Open Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:0015:00; 3312 1243; www.stelling.dk Favourite labels like Faber & Castell, Staedtler, Viking, Caran D’ache and Derwent hold forth with greeting cards and custom frames. The shop has art magazines and books on painting, painters, and using colour. Pigment, oil pastels, and gouache are tools of the trade here, and have been as long as Stelling has been around, an art supply group founded in Copenhagen in 1862.

Why not? A journey NEW to the lower land Anemone Theatre, Suhmsgade 4, Cph K; performances: Fri 11:00 & 17:00, Sat–Sun 13:00 & 17:00; tickets: adults 120kr, kids 50kr; www.anemoneteatret.dk Why not? is a warped and warm comedy about an only child called Erik involved in a life where time determines too much. Eric’s parents don’t have time for him while his Uncle Åge and Uncle Ib have too much time but don’t dare spend it on him. One night Eric dreams about another world where people have time to listen to him and time to play. So Eric decides to go looking for this world ... a journey that amounts to a lot of strange surprises. The style of the show is physical and playful, with an imaginative music score, and lots of wonderful visuals. EM Creepy Crawly Experimentarium, Tuborg Havnevej 7, Hellerup; ends Sep 2012, open daily 09:3017:00; under-threes free adm, under-12s 100kr, over12s 160kr; www.experimentarium.dk Learn more about the creepy crawlies that share your living space. From flies and ants to spiders and maggots, learn the unexpected places where insects live and don’t leave without your Creeponaut certificate.

Stranden NEW (The Beach) ZeBU, Øresundsvej 4, Cph S; performances: Fri 10:00, Sun 14:00, Tue 10:00, Wed 10:00 & 19:00, ends Nov 30; tickets: adults 120kr, kids 50kr; www.zebu. nu Imagine that you’re on the beach and find a strange glass ball in the sand ... but when you gaze into the ball you suddenly enter into a magical tale about the beginning of life on the beach. We learn about a heavenly sailor who arrived on Earth and planted seeds of life in the sand. The first atoms become molecules and then turn into the first animals crawling up from the sea. You then see the emergence of men and all their stories of grief and joy, love and war ... until the mysterious sailor returns to the beach again. For ages six to 18. EM Mummy Daddy Baby In The Wild Naturcenter Vestamager, Granatvej 1-15, 2770 Kastrup; every weekend until 27 Nov, 10:00-16:00; www. naturcentervestamager.dk A great exhibition for your little ones to learn about hedgehogs and their cubs, migrating birds, seeds, fruit and much more. There are also games and children’s stories about the lives of animals and plants.

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whisky is best enjoyed clean and goes down smooth. It was a surprising and welcomed beverage after all that beer. The low-key atmosphere of The Bishops Arms is instantly relaxing after a day in the harsh office lighting or staring at a computer screen. And despite the large seating area and quiet music playing in the background, only a soft constant murmur of voices and occasional bout of laughter was heard - even on a busy Friday night - making it the ideal location to unwind and enjoy a conversation with a friend over drinks and a bite to eat. Although best know for its widevariety of whisky and beer, The Bishops Arms also serves better-than-average British pub cuisine, including the standard fish and chips platter, and a burger with onion rings and bacon aptly named ‘The Bishops Burger’. On top of those basics, however, there are also options for ever-evolving seasonal entrées like salmon in a saffron and lime sauce and grilled chipotle-glazed entrecote.

Wretblad says that although it’s mainly a bar, it is extremely important to keep the food up to par with the beverages, placing it into the unique category of a ‘gastropub’. The Copenhagen branch of The Bishops Arms is the first to open outside of Sweden, where there are 34 different locations of the British-style pub. Wretblad describes the pubs as a concept rather than a chain. “They are all owned by Elite Hotels of Sweden, but they aren’t franchises. They have a special touch and a homey feel,” she explained. Some areas of the establishment are pub-like, some resemble a burger joint, and hidden in the back corner, there’s a special nook that is set up like a library, with bookshelves, leather chairs and a cosy fireplace. This mix-match of feelings all comes together in an overall classic British pub feel. Overall, the experience was supreme. Not only were the staff extraordinarily friendly – but so were the customers. Everyone seemed at ease and in a good JESSICA SLICER

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Theatre Zeppelin, Valdemarsgade 15, Cph V; ends Nov 29, performances Sun 13:00, Tue & Thu 09:30 & 12:00, Wed 10:00, Fri: 10:00; Tickets: 35165kr; www.zeppelin.dk Proving that HC Andersen’s stories are just as much of a hit today as they were long ago, The Snow Queen is an adventurous journey of evolution. Set at a hotel far away from civilisation, the story follows two friends, Kay and Gerda, who are suddenly delivered a magic mirror – with no idea where it came from. The mirror turns out to be a gateway to another world – the Snow Queen’s icy universe – where all your innermost dreams and wishes come true … but for a price. Visually stunning, the set boasts a raw and rusty icy hotel by innovative, award-winning designer Joanni Eggert. The Snow Queen is a fantastic dramatisation sure to warm up kids’ imaginations. EM

Ordning & Reda Grønnegade 1B, 1107 Cph K; Open Mon-Thu 10:00-18:00, Fri 10:0019:00 Sat 10:00-16:00; 3332 3018; www.ordning-reda.dk If letter writing is still something more than three people in the world do, there are options galore at this Swedish office goods supplier. The visceral pleasure of the shop comes from its colour organisation, where shelves neatly divide co-ordinated products. Envelopes even come in black, perfect for use with a turquoise metallic pen. Stock up on leather-bound notebooks, quilted laptop bags, ring binders in strong shades of purple and red, matching paperclips, bulls-eye mouse pads, and faux-crocodile skin archival boxes.

Tutein & Koch Farvergade 8, 1463 Cph K; Open Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30, Sat 10:00-15:00; 3313 3633; www.tuteinogkoch.dk A specialised shop carrying supplies for artists, architects, draftsmen, and those who like the texture of stationery paper. The variety of mysterious objects is immense, covering areas that other shops overlook such as tools for making jewellery, airbrushing cars, and whittling bird whistles out of pine. In the back there are specials on leftover cuts of specialty papers in metallic shades of gold, tracing vellum or heavyweight oak tag. Tabletops showcase architecture tomes for browsing or buying, and the range of writing pens offers endless opportunity for doodling and other more earnest endeavours.

Stelling’s sterling rep goes back 150 years

UPON WALKING into The Bishops Arms, the first thing most people will notice is the extremely long bar – a bar extensive enough, in fact, to host up to 30 beers on tap all at once. But the possibilities don’t end there. Behind the bar, there are more than 400 types of whisky and approximately 200 different beers available, making this British-style pub the perfect place to stop for an old favourite or to find something completely new and exhilarating. With all the options, the choices seem daunting. However, the staff are extremely knowledgeable and available to help you pick your poison – especially manager Christina Wretblad who promised to help my friend and I find the perfect beer. We embarked on our beer-hunt with the most popular selection at The Bishops Arms, the light and hoppy ‘new Americanstyle’ Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which is a deep-amber colour with bright high notes and a refreshingly spicy flavour. Next in our line of sampling, we got into the Christmas spirit with Nørrebro Julebryg. Spicier than normal beers, this seasonal specialty is a bit darker and filled with ginger undertones, giving it the perfect Christmas touch. We also tried a harder-to-find beer from a Norwegian microbrewery that was a bit bolder than the Sierra Nevada but still delicious - probably my version of the perfect beer. In terms of the whisky, Wretblad recommended the Springbank 18, Benniach 18, and Mortlach 16, but not being big whisky drinkers, my friend and I only dared to tried the gentler Auchentoshan Treewood single-malt. A blend of dark fruit, caramel and toasted hazelnuts, this

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Paperchase Magasin Du Nord, Kongens Nytorv 13,1095 Cph K; Open Mon-Fri 10:0019:00, Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00; 3311 4433; www.paperchase.co.uk Paperchase - which started abroad in the 1970s, developing bright and varied patterns for photo albums, cards, and stationery - has recently expanded into Denmark with three new outlets inside the department store Magasin in Aarhus, Lyngby, and Kongens Nytorv. Today their repertoire has become even cuter and psychedelic with rolls of gift wrap in designs named jagged stripe, fantasia, and foiled damask. The shop’s aesthetics have spread onto tote bags, filofax binders, and Christmas decorations in plenty of time for the season of ice and presents.

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I JUST MOVED, and now I have a freezer. It took three years - a freezer is not necessarily a given in housing rentals here. I remember the day I walked into the kitchen of my first rental and took a look at my new fridge. What followed was an endless rant about the restrictions that such a fridge represents. “You mean I can’t fit two-litre bottles of Pepsi and boxes of home delivery pizza in my fridge?” I’m kidding. I know some of you think that’s all we Americans consume. But I have news for you. We eat hamburgers too. Fast forward three years, and I’ve made incredible strides. As least that’s what my therapist tells me.

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Cap Horn Nyhavn 21, Cph K; open Mon-Fri 10:00-00:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-00:00; 3312 8504; starters from 99kr, main courses from 139kr, desserts from 39kr; see www.caphorn.dk for special events Nyhavn, the old harbour, is an idyllic area of magic and hygge what the Danes like to say when referring to anything that is cosy, charming, or delightful: all qualities Cap Horn has in abundance. Its simple menu boasts a fine selection of organic, homemade Danish fare, with a touch of seasonal influence. There were two highlights: the veal, pumpkin, mushrooms and potatoes with amazing truffle sauce (a ‘best ever veal experience) and the chocolate cake (‘Oh My God’), which was possibly the best chocolate cake ever! MM

Restaurant Kiin Kiin Guldbergsgade 21, Copenhagen N; 3535 7535; fourcourse menu 450kr, sevencourse 775kr (with wine menu 1450kr); www.kiin.dk There are only two Thai restaurants in the whole world that have been awarded a Michelin star. One of them is in London, the other one is Kiin Kiin, which you will find in the heart of Nørrebro. And it is well deserved. Kiin Kiin isn’t just a restaurant, it’s an experience, a place where every little detail is thought through. PDR 1. th. Herluf Gade 9, Cph K; 3393 5770, 1th@1th.dk; www.1th. dk; 1,250kr per person 1. th. is a gourmet restaurant with a twist. Tucked away behind a hard to-find-door on the first floor to the right of a typical Copenhagen apartment, the restaurant is based around the concept of the dinner party with guests stepping into what appears to be a private apartment and then being utterly spoilt by their hosts. The monthly set menu costs 1,250kr and has a whopping ten courses, and you can tell them in advance of any food quirks you might have and they will personalise the menu for you. Terrific food, friendly and attentive service and a unique setting. CS Reinwald’s Farvergade 15, 1463 Cph K; open Mon-Sat 14:00-24:00 (kitchen closes at 22:00); 3391 8289; www.reinwalds. dk; five-course menu with wine 850kr, other dishes 75215kr Serving lunch and dinner, a director’s-script length of choices confronts you at Reinwald’s. It’s a who’s who of classic French and French-inspired Danish dishes as well as a monthly set menu. Any chef would be proud of this. SC

BioMio Halmtorvet 19, 1700 Cph V; open daily 12:00-24:00 (later Fri and Sat), kitchen open 12:00-22:00; 3331 2000; starters 75kr, mains 135kr; www. biomio.dk Located in an old warehouse next to trendy Kødbyen, Bio Mio is certainly unusual for conservative Copenhagen. It’s stylish without being pretentious, fast enough that you don’t go crazy waiting for food, and loud enough that you can make a racket without anyone raising an eyebrow. JH SushiTreat Fox Jarmers Plads 3, Cph V; open Mon-Thu 16:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:30-24:00 with Club Treat from 22:00-02:00; 3338 7030 The newly-opened restaurant SushiTreat at the Hotel Fox serves the best California-style sushi in the city, offers an impressive drinks and wine card, and has a completely unique atmosphere on Friday and Saturday nights when you can order sushi until 2am while listening to some of the city’s best DJs . MOC

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First and foremost, it requires no ice cream maker or throwing a coffee can back and forth until your arms ache. Better still, it’s comprised of basic kitchen staples and is, quite simply, extraordinary. The texture is sublime - just make sure you have enough room in your freezer. Make base. Gently heat sweetened condensed milk and chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts, this should take less than a minute. Let cool. Stir in vanilla, salt, and sour cream. Set aside.

Oysters & Grill Sjællandsgade 1B, 2200 Copenhagen N; open Mon-Sat 17:30-24:00, Sun 12:00-21:00; oysters cost 15-35kr each, main courses cost 135-185kr; 7020 6171; www.cofoco.dk Oysters & Grill is not rocket science, yet it give diners in Copenhagen access to fresh and delicious food at reasonable prices with an emphasis on seafood, fish and meats, which are prepared simply and flavourfully. NA Thai Flavours Vesterbrogade 30, Cph V; open Sun-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:30; Starters 60kr, mains 100kr; 3331 3170, thaiflavours30@gmail.com; www.thaiflavours.dk A worthy exponent of the Thai kitchen has opened recently in Vesterbro, just one block from the Planetarium and the lakes. The utterly unpretentious yet stylish Thai Flavours has a hospitable and authentic atmosphere and walls that let you breathe. KRG Saga Queen Havnegade 31, Cph K (near Nyhavn); sails twice Thu-Sat at 13:00 (lunch ) & 19:00 (dinner); reservations 4675 6460 & info@sagaqueen.dk; www. sagaqueen.dk The city’s only restaurant cruise ship, the Saga Queen offers a two-hour lunch cruise and a three-hour dinner cruise. Every table has a wonderful window view, and there’s a choice of set menus. Sometimes a meal can feel like an eternity, but here the time passed by quickly and pleasurably as we enjoyed a feast for both our eyes and our very satisfied stomachs. JC Brasserie Degas Trommesalen 5, Cph V; 3322 2826; see www.brasseriedegas.dk for more info If you like macarons, this is the place to get them. The brasserie also serves main courses like fried duck breast with wild mushrooms. TDF

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Whip heavy cream with electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks begin to form, about two minutes. Fold a third of the whipped cream into the chocolate mix until well incorporated. Fold remaining whipped cream into the chocolate mix until completely incorporated and smooth. Scrape mixture into an airtight container and freeze until firm, at least six hours or up to two weeks. Serve. Note: You know that cherry sauce that is ubiquitous in Denmark this time of year? Sure, you can serve it over the traditional Danish risengrød, but why not heat some up and spoon it over your ice cream. I guarantee you’ll love it. Also, since the vanilla flavour tends to be sweeter than the chocolate variety, try serving it with a plain cake, such as pound cake, almond cake, or other lightly sweetened cake.

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Saxo Cafe Colbjørnsensgade 11, 1652 Cph V; open 11:00-23:00; 3888 8288, www.saxocafe.dk; Chinese buffet 128kr pp, dim sum dishes from 35kr Saxo’s menu is an eclectic and comforting mix of cultures, incorporating Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese buffets, Dim Sum and Vietnamese menus, and traditional Danish fare. With such a wide choice, it’s a great place to go as a group who can’t agree on a choice of cuisine. On our visit our favourites were the Dum Sums - particularly the steamed pork dumplings that are perfectly fluffy. AK Gold Prag Gothersgade 39, 1123 Cph K; open Tue-Wed 17:00-23:30; Thu-Sat 17:00-24:00; SunMon closed; appetisers from 19Kr, mains from 89kr; 3391 4712, www.goldprag.dk Gold Prag has a distinct Austrian, Hungarian, Czech and Polish heritage and lives in a time of its own. The main courses are substantial, honestly cooked and rich in taste and include Vienna schnitzel with baked new potatoes and coleslaw and chicken breast topped with apricots and cheese. There are also dumplings cooked in the Austrian way and delicious goulash among the many different servings to be had. All in all it is a rough and tumble sort of place that is elegantly primitive with charisma, heartiness and austerely excellent food that perfectly accompanies classic beers and wine. SC Restaurant Dalaman Vodroffsvej 15, Frederiksberg C; Open daily 16:0024:00; 3322 1231 www.dalaman.dk; three-course menus 119kr, 139kr & 159kr pp Turkish restaurant Dalaman puts an emphasis on good food and customer satisfaction. It’s a haven for meat lovers and is popular among its clientele for the meaty mixed grill. AJ

Pubs The Irish Rover Strøget 46, 1161 Cph K; Open daily 10:00-late; www. irishrover.dk You won’t find a more childfriendly pub in the whole city. From the fish and chip expat family nights at 17:00 on the last Friday of every month, to enjoying the Sunday roast (lamb, all the trimmings, just 99kr, kids portion for 58kr), they are always welcome. There’s live music Thursday-Sunday (22:00-late), the kitchen is open from 10:00 until late every day - serving a burger meal with pint for just 120kr - the pub caters to all sports fans, there’s a pool table in their back room where you can smoke, and upstairs there’s a new lounge area, which is the perfect place to relax with a view over Strøget. BH Brew Pub Vestergade 29, 1456 Cph K; restaurant open MonSat 12:00-22:00, pub open Mon-Thu 12:00-24:00, FriSat 12:00-02:00, Sun closed; 3332 0060; www.brewpub.dk; three-course lunch menu 155kr The menu is full of hearty, homely, yet inventive dishes featuring inspired use of the same wonderful ingredients that go into the brewing process. Each dish can be easily matched by one of Brew Pub’s own concoctions from the casks across the courtyard. AK Kennedy’s Irish Bar Gammel Kongevej 23, 1610 Cph V; Open Mon-Sun 12:0002:00 It’s not an Irish pub. Instead it’s a pub owned by Irishmen, and there’s a big difference. It’s an authentic taste of what the Emerald Isle was like in the 1980s in a pub totally devoid of concepts, themes, and DIY Irish pub kits. Drop by at 17:00 on Fridays for the traditional Irish music sessions which are rapidly gaining in popularity. BH

Southern Cross Løngangstræde 37, Cph K; open Sun-Thu 15:00-03:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-05:00; 3311 0939 This Aussie boozer is a mecca for expats and Danes, old and young, that has a lively darts board, a fortnightly quiz, a good sports-viewing atmosphere, and a happy hour that lasts to 8pm during which you can beers for just 30kr. JHW The Dubliner Amagertorv 5, Strøget, 1160 Cph K; Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00-late This pub is never quiet. It’s the perfect place for sports fans to mingle, or for live music which it provides every day. It also serves food all day from 10am to 10pm, and diners can find peace from the music and sport on a table overlooking the walking street, or on the first floor balcony overlooking Amagertorv. BH The Globe Nørregade 43-45, 1165 Cph K; Opening hours vary, until 03:00 Fri-Sat Friendly service and good value food make this the perfect city pub, and it’s difficult to know where to enjoy your pint given the number of options. If it’s company you want, you might try the main bar, or a private function, the second bar; seating-wise pull up a high chair, relax on cushioned benches or lord it as a bishop for the evening; or go genteel in the library - a great place to cheat in the fortnightly quiz, the longest running in the city. BH The Old English Pub Vesterbrogade 2B, 1620 Cph V; Open Sun-Thu 11:30-02:30, Fri-Sat 11:30-04:30; 3332 1921; www.oldenglishpub.dk This Victorian style English pub has all the class and authenticity of a Cotswolds country pub not a Costa del Sol flea trap. Facing Tivoli’s arches and just a stone’s throw from Strøget, it’s the ideal pit-stop on a tour of the city centre LB

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Regale your friends about the quail and that robust glass of Burgundy Pinot Noir

tastes. The salty crispy skin gives it a crunchy texture and adds another layer of flavour to the dish. The rich food is paired with an equally robust and complex Burgundy Pinot Noir. Le Sommelier certainly does not let down France’s reputation for rich and full-flavoured cuisine. The service here thankfully does not fit the French stereotype. The waiting staff are attentive and thorough, though not lingering. They are also relaxed and affable, helping to put us at ease as we work our way

Be satisfied by the charm of delicacy… Macaroons & French pastry in a modern environment. Brasserie Degas reopens its doors in a new location, presenting once again to all its customers, the famous club sandwich & Foie Gras salad.

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THE ONSET of a dark winter calls for some much-needed celebration. The days are growing shorter, the wind is starting to bite, and a last hurrah is desperately required to momentarily forget about what lies ahead. You might have a more legitimate reason to celebrate, perhaps a birthday or anniversary, but no matter what the case, Le Sommelier is where such an indulgent evening should be spent. Judging by the name, one expects this restaurant to have a comprehensive wine list. Yet what it offers is less a list and more a tome that represents a vast collection of the best new and old world wines. One often hears the lofty claim that Le Sommelier has the best wine list in Copenhagen - our experience did not prove this wrong. However, the spacious venue is far more than just a wine bar. Chef Francis Cardenau ensures that the classic French cuisine more than matches the quality of its liquid partner. However, Le Sommelier is not runof-the-mill French fine dining. It’s unpretentious, cosy, and the prices won’t burn a hole in your pocket. The dark wooden floorboards lend a rustic charm to the dining room, as do the vintage posters and bronze cookware hanging from the walls. Yet, the soft candlelight and relaxed atmosphere has a decidedly romantic feel. We start with a glass of 2000 Taittinger Vintage Brut Blanc de Blancs that sets the decadent tone of the evening. For starters, we order two classics: Moules Marinières - steamed blue mussels with thyme - and Seared Foie Gras, served with glazed beetroot apple pie, thyme and pickled red onions. The mussels are a generous serving, fresh and in a light buttery broth that goes well with the crusty bread. The foie gras has been carefully roasted and the sweetness of the apple pie balances the strong flavours perfectly. Simon, the head sommelier, offers us a 2009 Pessac-Léognan Blanc to accompany the mussels and a 2008 Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast in California to pair with the foie gras. For mains, we order beef Fauxfilet with crispy potatoes and Quail served with parsnips, parsley puree and berries. My French dining companion attests to the authenticity of the faux-filet, cooked flawlessly rare and tender. The quail provides an array of intense and competing

through the menu’s hedonistic offerings. As dessert is served, Simon begins to show why he is the sommelier of Le Sommelier. He serves us dessert wine, a 1960 Domaine Sainte-Barbe Rivesaltes. Albert Camus may have died in 1960 but France produced another great son that year, and one that goes down a treat with a sinfully sweet crème brûlée. To finish up, he emerges with two more gems from the cellar. A calvados – an apple brandy from Normandy that was casked

in 1913 (yes, that is pre-First World War) - and a 1972 cognac. A single espresso rounds off the experience and provides a glimmer of sobriety as we head for the door. Le Sommelier prides itself as a ‘lifestyle restaurant’ offering a total experience of the finer things in life. We were not let down. If you are looking for classic French food and top-class wine service in a relaxed atmosphere, look no further.

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18 - 24 November 2011

Dark source material suffers under a light touch ELIZABETH DELLAPENNA

The Help (7) Dir: Tate Taylor; US drama, 2011, 137 mins; Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain

Premiered November 17

HE FILM The Help shows the world of white society women in Jackson, Mississippi and their way of adopting the separate but equal doctrine. So what’s the major point of contention for the antagonist of The Help? Toilets. Hilly Holbrook (Howard) believes that every family in the city of Jackson should have a separate toilet for their black maid. The Civil Rights Movement was well under way in the 1960s, the time period in which The Help takes place. Following the end of the Civil War a century before, southern states in the United States were required to adopt equality laws. But these former slave-owning states maintained that they could have equality and preserve separation between the races. The Help is about an aspiring author, named Skeeter (Stone), who is offered her first job writing a cleaning advice column for the local newspaper. She takes the job, though she lacks experience or knowledge on the topic. She asks her friend if she can talk to her maid, Aibileen (Davis), about cleaning. An unusual friendship is born and Skeeter is inspired to write a book detailing the point of view of the maids in Jackson. Because it is dangerous at the time, Aibileen initially resists. But eventually she comes around. The Help is adapted from a

The three girls were delighted when Crown Princess Mary (or is that the Duchess of Cambridge?) managed to make it to their charity luncheon worldwide bestseller of the same name, by Kathryn Stockett. At its heart, the story is the epitome of a melodrama. It’s all about strong women who overcome difficulties in their lives. The trailer had promised more comedy than was delivered, and in this sense is not a true reflection of the novel, which is full of humour. There were definitely amusing parts in The Help, but overall there was a lot of heartache. Even though the film pulled at my heartstrings, it was very entertaining and enjoyable. The costume and production design were superb.

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The characters really drew me in and I felt the cast was, in most places, ideal. Davis as Aibileen was excellent. Howard was perfectly hateable as Hilly, and Spencer as Minny was both vivacious and complex. The performance by Jessica Chastain as Celia was also wonderful. Unfortunately though, Stone wasn’t bad in the role, but she wasn’t great either. I feel like every time you hire Emma Stone, you get Emma Stone. Though this seems to be a general trend in Hollywood nowadays, you’re getting the actor not the character.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I

Premiered November 17 Playing Nationwide

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balanced, each chapter being told from the point of view of the characters Sketeer, Aibileen and Minny (two of whom are black!) At one point in The Help, Aibileen states that the book they’re writing is just telling stories and doesn’t have anything to do with civil rights. That’s essentially how I feel about this film. The Civil Rights Movement was just the backdrop for the story, but not really the point. The film is just heavy enough without being dark, though I think I would have preferred it if it had gone a little darker.

The saga continues ... with a visit to the dentist Dir: Bill Condon; USA drama, 2011, 117 mins; Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

In November, enjoy John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Alanis Morrisette, Björk, Justin Timberlake and other stars who have entered the movie scene. Or see ‘Blade Runner’ and five other Philip K. Dick adaptations!

The major criticism this film has been receiving is that the film focuses too much on a white heroine who helps the black maids out. Apparently this implies that the black women wouldn’t be able to do it themselves and needed some kind of white heroine to save them. I think that’s a little harsh, but I agree that there isn’t enough focus on the maids; all of the drama takes place mostly among the white women or between the white women and their maids. It would have been nice to really see the viewpoint of a maid. The book itself was far more evenly

Y WISDOM TEETH operation is a hazy recollection of long-winded pain and boredom that left me with an atrocious aftertaste of blood that lingered for a week. A very similar experience in fact

to watching the latest Twilight installment – Breaking Dawn Part 1. Despite being an Oscar winning screen writer, director Bill Condon manages to extract all the ‘Twilight’ from the film. After stripping away the action, violence and passion, he leaves a skeleton of melodrama, romance and fluffy characters. Following on from the third film, Breaking Dawn begins with Edward marrying the 18-yearold Bella who has chosen to become a vampire. While on honeymoon, Bella falls pregnant and a series of medical complications with her half human, half vampire baby ensues, forcing Bella to choose between her baby’s life and her own. Tragically she lives!

Pattinson gives his usual sultry, overly dramatic performance, except now he’s perfected the art of the sulking pout. Stewart, still just as annoying as the shy, awkward teenager might be carrying a half vampire baby, but all we get is one-dimensional Bella, just with a bigger belly. Even the long-awaited sex scene (Ed: who’s the father then?), meant to represent their overwhelming passion for each other is extremely underwhelming to watch. A glimpse of kissing and then an after-shot of Bella with bruises, a broken bed and pillows in pieces is all we get. Eighty percent of Twilight’s appeal was the sexual tension between the love-struck leads… now that they’ve done the deed

I expect the appeal for the next film will be zero. The one ray of anaesthetic in the film was the comedic touches. In particular the wedding speeches. “I hope you’ve had enough sleep in the last 18 years because you won’t be getting much anymore,” says Edward’s brother, referring to Bella becoming a vampire. And I was in stitches with Bella’s baby name idea “If it’s a girl I’ll call her Renesmee; it combines both of our mother names, Renee and Esme.” Dentists are painful and hideously expensive but necessary. Twilight is painful, costs you 100 kroner and is absolutely not necessary. EMILY MCCLEAN

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18 - 24 November 2011

Book Your Tickets The Adventures of Tintin 3D (7) Dir: Steven Spielberg; US action, 2011, 107mins; Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis From the opening credits to the very end, this film is a playful contradiction of old and new. Whilst the film very much stays true to the mythical and timeless world that Tintin author Hergé so masterfully created, the introduction of slick film techniques and 3D wizardry make it a modern story for a modern audience. The tale begins with fearless young reporter Tintin and his ever loyal companion Snowy discovering an explosive and deadly secret, concealed within a centuries-old model ship. As the story progresses the loveable two are drawn into an old mystery whilst battling with a scrupulous gangster. Directed by the infamous Steven Spielberg and produced by the super clever Sir Peter Jackson the film is actionpacked, visually dazzling, and fantastically fun. JS

Drive (15) Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn; 2011; 95 mins; Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan Make sure you’re in your seats early for this one or else you’ll miss one of the most brilliant opening scenes in a movie ... ever. Refn manages to build extraordinary tension before igniting brief outbursts of violence. Sheer brilliance! KE

One Day (7) Dir: Lone Scherfig; UK/US drama, 2011,107 min; Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson Everyone could probably point to a past event of which the consequences have literally dictated who and where they are today. ‘One Day’ is a meditation on this theme with a bit more in the mix. The nicely interwoven themes, and the generally believable acting have the film living up to its own ambitious intentions, delivering an emotional punch in the gut. KG

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II (11) Dir: David Yates; 2011, 130 mins; Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint The Harry Potter finale ended an era last July. Cinematic magic follows our heroic threesome, and with a litany of impossible foes and an action-packed battle sequence finale, it’s one of the better HP films. SS

Avoid like the Plague Abduction (11) Dir: John Singleton; US action, 2011, 106 mins; Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Michael Nyquist, Abduction is a fast and furious ride in which violent things will happen whether the plot has prepared for them or not. Realism and filmic integrity are sacrificed for the obligatory and predictable Hollywood-isms. So who is

it for? The formula of having a grim subtext frequently eclipsed by scenes of animal magnetism may be suitable for couples out on a date but we need to call a spade a spade - Abduction is frenzied, flashy and, not surprisingly, pretty shallow. KG

I Don’t Know How She Does It (15) Dir: Douglas McGrath; US comedy, 2011, 89 mins; Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Christina Hendricks Sarah Jessica Parker is a hotshot investment banker/wannabe super mum in this new dramedy that brings nothing new to the genre other than to say that trying to be a man is a waste of a woman. A mediocre film at best, save yourself a ticket and rent the DVD – but only if you’re really desperate. KE

Johnny English Reborn Dir: Oliver Parker; UK com, 2011, 101 mins; Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Dominic West Johnny English Reborn hovers in the dreaded middle ground of comic purgatory. Bottom line: It has some LOL moments and fans of Atkinson will still probably love this movie. KE

What’s your number? Dir: Mark Mylod; US Comedy, 2011, 106 mins; Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor What’s Your Number feels more like an underdeveloped sitcom

pilot than a hit romcom. The film takes forever to get underway and when it finally does, you find yourself looking for something to distract you while waiting for the inevitable conclusion. EM

Paranormal Activity 3 Dir: Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman; US horror, 2011, 84 mins, Katie Featherston Just like with Paranormal Activity 2, the film has skipped the press screenings and saved the premiere for the people who count – the airheads who’ll watch any sequel because it’s a safe bet.

Also Playing Contagion Dir: Stephen Soderbergh; US thriller/drama 2011, 118mins; Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jude Law Beth (Paltrow) is the promiscuous wife of Mitch (Damon) who, on returning home from a business trip in Hong Kong, unwittingly carries a fast mutating flu virus into her home. Contagion is rather like the mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand - in that there’s a long list of well known faces; the end is nigh; and some sort of uber-flu is to blame. The film also functions more like a bird’s eye view - rather than an intimate human account - leaving the audience uninvolved and distinctly uninfected. MW

Friends with Benefits (3) Dir: Will Gluck; 2011; 109 mins; Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Richard Jenkins The film is fast and funny, but ultimately predictable. Your enjoyment of it may well come down to how much you love or hate Justin Timberlake! VS

Tower Heist Dir: Brett Ratner; US comedy, 2011, 99 mins; Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy, Tea Leoni, Michael Pena, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe After seeing Tower Heist, you can once again safely say that Eddie Murphy is one funny son-of-apunk-ass-bitch. Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, the building manager of The Tower. When the Tower’s wealthiest resident, Arthur Shaw is arrested by the FBI for fraud the seeds of retribution are sown. When Josh hears that Shaw has hidden at least $20 mil in his digs, Murphy is then recruited to conjur up a capable criminal team just like Danny Ocean’s 11. Unfortunately, the script and the actual heist cannot keep up with the excellent groundwork laid by the actors and their characters. Yes, Tower Heist is classic Hollywood shtick, but the thing is still pretty damn funny, even if it does start a little slow. KE

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The Three Musketeers 2D (11) Dir: Paul WS Anderson; UK adventure, 2011, 102 mins; Logan Lerman, Matthew MacFadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans This incarnation of The Three Musketeers is doomed to the same fate as the 2010 Robin Hood remake – they just don’t offer enough to jump start their ‘hidden’ franchaise hopes. KE

Jane Eyre Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga; UK/US romance, 120 mins; Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench If you’re familiar with the story of the book, the film is disappointing. It seems like the skeleton of the story without some of the harsher details. The social criticism on the hypocrisy of Victorianism is removed from the film creating a less harsh environment. Because of this lack of important detail, the film not only lacks meaning, but also really drags. Sadly, this film is just another beautiful bore. ED

Midnight in Paris (3) Dir: Woody Allen; UK/ France com, 2011, 94 mins; Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams Premiered August 11 Despite the promising trailer, a sinking disappointment accompanies the realisation that this is going to be one of Woody’s daffier works. MW

PROGRAMME: THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER - WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2011 All times are subject to change without notice; consult www.kino.dk for confirmation.

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Kalvebod Brygge 57, Cph V; 7010 1202 Contagion (15) 20:50 (plus 23:30 Fri & Sat) Paranormal Activity (7) Times vary The Adv. of Tintin 3D (7) Times vary The Help (7) 11:30 (not Sun, 10:00 Wed) 14:30-17:30-20:30 Tower Heist (7) Times vary The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (11) Times vary

Imperial

Ved Vesterport 4, Cph V; 7013 1211 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I (11) 11:00 (11:30 Sun) - 13:40 16:20 (16:30 Sun) - 19:00 21:40

Palads

Axeltorv 9, Cph K; 7013 1211 Abuction (11) 19:00 Contagion (15) 16:40-19:00-21:20 Drive (15) 21:20 Friends with Benefits (3) 21:20 I Don’t Know How She Does It 18:30 Johnny English Reborn (11) 16:45 Midnight in Paris (3) 21:40 Paranormal Activity (7) 18:50-21:20 The Three Musketeers 2D (11) 16:20 (not Wed) -18:50 Tower Heist (7) Times vary The Adv of Tintin 2D (7) 12:00-14:20-16:40-19:00-21:20 The Adv of Tintin 3D (7) 21:40 The Help (7) 12:30-15:40-18:30-21:30 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (11) Times vary What’s Your Number? (3) 21:10

KinopalæEt

Klampenborgvej 215 A, Lyngby Contagion (15) 21:10 Drive (15) 21:25 The Help (7) 12:30 (not Sat) -15:30-18:30 21:30 Jane Eyre (11) 19:00 Paranormal Activity (7) 21:30 Tower Heist (7) 12:15-14:30-16:45-19:00-21:20 The Adv of Tintin 2D (7) 12:00-14:20-16:40-19:00 The Adv of Tintin 3D (7) 19:10 (not Mon) -21:30 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I (11) Times vary

GENTOFTE KINO

Gentoftegade 39; www.gentoftekino.dk Jane Eyre (11) 16:30 The Help (7) 18:20 (plus 14:00 Sat) 50/50 20:50

Falkoner Bio

Sylows Allé 15, Frederiksberg Contagion (15) 21:00 Drive (15) 22:00 The Help (7) 14:00-17:00-20:00 Jane Eyre (11) 16:10 Tower Heist (7) 12:30-21:30 The Adv of Tintin 2D (7) 16:45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (11) Times vary

Gloria

Rådhuspladsen 59, Cph K 3312 4292; www.gloria.dk Drive (15) 17:00-21:00

VESTER VOV VOV

Abalonsgade 5, Cph V 3324 4200 The Trip 13:00-17:00-19:00-21:00

Grand Teatret

Mikkel Bryggers Gade 8, Cph K www.grandteatret.dk The Help (7) 12:00-15:30 (not Mon) -18:30 21:30 (not Wed) Jane Eyre (11) 11:30-14:00-16:30-19:00-21:30 Midnight in Paris (3) 14:20 The Trip 12:00-14:20-19:00-21:30

Dagmar

Jernbanegade 2, Cph K 3314 3222 Contagion (15) 12:00-14:20-16:40-19:10-21:30 Drive (15) 21:20 The Help (7) 12:30-15:30-18:30-21:20 Jane Eyre(11) 12:30-15:30-18:30 21:10 (not Mon) One Day (7) 14:20-19:00

Empire bio

Guldbergsgade 29F; Cph N, 3536 0036; www.empirebio.dk Contagion (15) Times vary Drive (15) 15:00-19:45-22:20 The Help (7) 13:00-16:00-19:00-22:00 Tower Heist (7) 17:15 The Adv. of Tintin 2D (7) Times vary The Adv. of Tintin 3D (7) 22:30

Cinemateket

Gothersgade 55, Cph K 3374 3400; www.dfi.dk How I Won the War (15) 21:15 (Fri) The Adjustment Bureau (15) 14:15 (Sat) The Driver (15) 17:00 (Thu), 19:30 (Sun)

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RFK must die - The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

18 - 24 November 2011

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DR K, Sat 23:00

JFK WAS SHOT two days after Robert Kennedy’s 38th birthday, and to mark both occasions this week we have acclaimed documentaries about their assassinations. The history books still show that Robert Kennedy, who would have been 86 this Sunday, was killed by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian failed jockey. But the overwhelming evidence in RFK Must Die - The Assassination of Robert Kennedy suggests they’re backing the wrong horse. From his cell today, just down the corridor from Charles Manson, SS still remembers nothing about a day on which many contend he played the role of a Manchurian Candidate decoy assassin. Hypnotised and with eight bullets in his gun, he somehow managed to fire 13, including one

effort that made the magic bullet look like a short-range blast from Big Bertha. Shane O’Sullivan’s film is “an exhaustive investigation that is always provocative and often disturbing”, claims Variety, while Time Out found it “dizzyingly informative”. Not to be outdone by his kid bro, the first episode of JFK: 3 Shots that changed America (DR2, Tue 21:00) is a minuteby-minute account of the 20th century’s most cited day as you’ve never seen or heard it before. Home movies, local radio and other rare footage conspire to let you relive the fateful moments as if they’re happening in real-time. And when it actually happens, you won’t see it but instead be informed of it as you watch your favourite day time soap.

A brilliant week for docs continues with Louis Armstrong Good Evening Ev’rybody, an account of Satchmo’s appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in Wales, just a year before his wonderful life ended. Elsewhere, Secret Iraq (DR2, Wed 23:00) talks to the country’s insurgents about their fight for free- DR K, Sat 23:00 RFK must die - the Assassination of Robert Kennedy dom; they don’t come any more absurd than Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents (TV3, Mon-Thu 22:55) in which mum and dad trail their brats abroad; and Homeland (SV1, Wed 22:00), the acclaimed drama series about a US soldier who might or might not have been recruited by Al-Qaeda, finally enjoys its premiere a month after being pulled by NR2 – conspiracy theories abound. BEN HAMILTON DR K, Tue 23:45 Louis Armstrong - Good Evening Ev’rybody

K6, Mon 20:55 Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa

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DR1, Fri 22:20 Public Enemies

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17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files (US crime series, 1970s) James Garner 22:20-00:35 Public Enemies (US crime, 2009) Johnny Depp, Christian Bale

13:10-14:00 Jamie’s Kitchen Australia 14:00-15:00 Who Do You Think You Are: Nigella Lawson 22:10-23:40 Midsomer Murders 23:40-01:30 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (US mus, 1982) Burt Reynolds

15:00-16:30 Witness to Murder (Can thriller, 2007) 23:50-00:40 Taggart (UK crime series, 1988)

17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files 20:00-20:50 The Frozen Planet (BBC doc, 2011) 22:00-23:35 Lewis (UK crime series, 2007)

17:00-17:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 22:00-23:30 Vera (UK crime series, 2011)

17:00-17:50 The Rockford Files 22:00-23:00 The Shadow Line (UK crime series, 2011)

17:25-17:50 Mr Bean 22:00-23:45 The Paper (US drama, 1994) Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close 23:45-00:35 The Family

18:10-19:05 Monty Python’s Personal Best (UK com, 2006) 19:05-20:00 Life on Mars (UK crime series, 2007) 23:00-00:35 Bringing Up Baby (US com, 1938) Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant

20:00-22:30 Saturday Theme Night: How the hippies became activisits includes Eng language content 23:45-01:10 Hard Candy (US thriller, 2005) Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson

16:00-18:00 Hellfighters (US action, 1960) John Wayne 20:00-21:00 River Cottage (UK food, 2008)

17:55-18:20 The Daily Show 18:10-19:05 The Sinking of the Royal Oak (UK doc, 2008) 19:05-20:00 Life on Mars 22:00-22:30 The Daily Show

19:05-20:00 Life on Mars 21:00-22:30 JFK: 3 Shots that Changed America (US doc, 2009)

19:05-20:00 Life on Mars 23:00-00:00 Secret Iraq (US doc, 2011)

19:05-20:00 Life on Mars 20:45-22:30 Waking the Dead (UK crime series, 2011)

23:00-01:00 Kiss the Girls (US thriller, 1997) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd

21:10-22:45 Daddy Day Care (US com, 2003) Eddie Murphy 22:45-00:35 The Italian Job (US crime, 2003) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton

15:00-15:50 The Secret Millionaire (UK reality, 2008) 15:50-18:00 Tristan (US/UK fant, 2006) Mark Strong

17:00-18:00 Friends

17:00-18:00 Friends 20:35-21:25 Desperate Housewives

17:00-18:00 Friends

17:00-17:50 David Letterman 17:50-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:45 Friends 19:45-21:35 Flight of the Phoenix (US action, 2004) Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi 21:35-23:20 Drillbit Taylor (US com, 2008) Owen Wilson 23:20-00:55 Crocodile Dundee

16:15-18:05 Flight of the Phoenix 18:05-19:00 King of Queens 19:00-20:00 Friends 00:00-00:25 The Jeff Dunham Show

09:40-21:00 White Collar (US crime, 2009) season one

17:00-17:50 David Letterman 17:50-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:45 Friends 23:50-00:40 Reba

17:00-17:50 David Letterman 17:50-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:45 Friends 21:50-23:45 A Good Year (US romcom, 2006) Russell Crowe

17:00-17:50 David Letterman 17:50-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:45 Friends 21:20-21:45 The Jeff Dunham Show

17:00-17:50 David Letterman 17:50-18:45 King of Queens 18:45-19:45 Friends 21:50-23:25 Gamer (US action, 2009) Gerard Butler, Michael C Hall

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 20:00-21:00 The World According to Paris Hilton 22:00-00:40 Notting Hill (UK romcom, 1999) Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant

21:00-23:15 The Break Up (US romcom, 2006) Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston 23:15-01:30 Rachel’s getting married (US dramedy, 2008) Anne Hathaway

21:00-23:05 Good Luck Chuck (US romcom, 2007) Jessica Alba 23:05-01:25 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (US com, 2008) Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 22:55-00:10 Sun, Sex and Suspiscious Parents (UK reality, 2011)

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 21:00-22:00 Hoarders (US reality, 2010) 22:50-00:05 Sun, Sex and Suspiscious Parents

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 22:50-00:05 Sun, Sex and Suspiscious Parents

17:00-18:00 NCIS 18:00-19:00 Bones 19:00-20:00 The Mentalist 22:55-00:10 Sun, Sex and Suspiscious Parents

17:00-18:00 Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 Two and a half Men 21:00-21:30 Outsourced 21:30-23:40 Soul Men (US dramedy, 2006) Samuel L Jackson 23:40-02:00 The Big Lebowski (US dramedy, 1998) Jeff Bridges

17:00-21:00 Top Gear 22:00-00:10 Murder at 1600 (US action, 2003) Wesley Snipes

16:30-18:10 Top Gear 22:15-05:40 NFL Football

17:00-20:00 Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 22:00-00:40 Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

17:00-18:00 Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-01:50 Champions League: Manchester United vs Benfica followed by delayed coverage of Napoli vs Manchester City

17:00-18:00 Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-01:50 Champions League: AC Milan vs Barcelona followed by delayed coverage of Bayer Leverkusen vs Chelsea

17:00-18:00 Simpsons 18:00-19:00 Two and a half Men 19:00-20:00 How I Met Your Mother 20:00-21:00 NCIS LA 21:00-22:00 Two and a Half Men 23:00-01:00 True Justice

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 20:00-21:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Australia 21:30-00:35 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (US adven, 2007) Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightley - a whole lot of ads

17:10-18:05 Grey’s Anatomy 18:05-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 21:00-23:00 Six Days, Seven Nights (US com, 1998) Harrison Ford, Anne Heche 23:00-00:55 Snow Angels (US dramedy, 2007) Kate Beckinsale

17:55-19:00 Our Lives: The Girl Who Cries Blood - crap UK doc 19:00-20:00 Tiniest Girl in the World another crap UK doc 22:50-23:50 Fat and Fatter - crap US doc series

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 20:00-21:00 Grey’s Anatomy 21:00-21:55 Private Practice 21:55-22:55 House 22:55-23:50 Grey’s Anatomy 23:50-00:45 Private Practice

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 22:00-23:00 Small Teen, Big World crap UK doc 23:15-00:10 Grey’s Anatomy 00:10-01:05 Private Practice

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 20:00-21:00 Trinny and Susannah’s Makeover Mission - Australia 21:30-22:35 Fat and Fatter - crap US doc series

17:05-18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 18:00-19:00 Private Practice 19:00-20:00 House 21:55-22:50 Hellcats 22:50-23:40 Grey’s Anatomy 23:40-00:35 Private Practice

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halloween all over again as Japanese culture lovers take to the streets Photos and Words: mattheW Grant anson No need to check your calendar, Halloween really was a month ago. The youngsters decked out in costumes straight out of Tokyo are participating in something called cosplay – something that people in the know do, combining the words costume and play – and their sanctuary last weekend was the annual J-popcon, Denmark’s largest festival of Japanese pop culture. The weekend provided fans with at least a temporary reprieve from reality as they perused anime and manga in the dealer room while comparing outfits that were painstakingly put together.

Stormtroopers Tim Valgreen and Jesper Mortensen resist the urge to annihilate a rebel

Cosplayers take a break from shopping in the dealer room

Elise Rosberg puts her drawing skills to work on manga portraits. Paying in dollars means saving 16 kroner

Dea Nielsen and Johanne Davidsen advertise free hugs

Joanna Laursen, Dina Timlen and Sophie Gwendolyn Middlebrook show off their cosplay outfits

Sabine Kruger, Lea Kouzahi, Sofie Brøsen and Mic Måno pose in their cosplay

Shoppers check out the selection of anime and manga in the dealer room

Gamers use the opportunity to do exactly what they’d be doing at home Dancers put the Dance Dance Revolution mats to work

Diller Bundgaard, Nadia Poulsen, Kiba Hansen and Anna Sally in the dealer room

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Sunday was Remembrance Day – a time to reflect on the sacrifice of the millions who have died fighting for their countries since 1914. The timing of the day marks the armistice at the end of the First World War at 11:00 on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Paying their respects at Bispebjerg Cemetery were a wide representation of the international and Danish communities, pictured here listening to the Last Post. Photo: Hugh Mayo

A service was also held at St Alban’s Church by Archdeacon Jonathan LLoyd (left) on Sunday to mark Remembrance Day, which was attended by several foreign dignitaries including (left-right) British ambassador Nick Archer and his wife, US ambassador Laurie S Fulton and Australian ambassador James Choi.

This is the Cross of Remembrance at Bispebjerg Cemetery, which is an official Commonwealth War Grave cemetery and the site of many graves of Allied airmen who perished during the Second World War. Photo: Hugh Mayo

Last Friday was all about leopard-skins and loincloths as the Crazy Christmas Cabaret enjoyed a successful premiere of its new show ‘Below the (Equatorial) Belt’ at Tivoli.

Thai Airways celebrated the inaugural flight of its Copenhagen to Phuket route last Friday with a lavish affair at the airport. It is the airline’s first route between Phuket and anywhere in Europe, and from now until March 2012 it will be running three direct flights a week to the location. Photo: Tobisch & Guzzmann photographers

Pictured here enjoying the occasion are (left-right) THAI Airways Scandinavia general manager Pricha Nawongs, Tourism Authority of Thailand Scandinavia director Nalinee Pananon, Thai ambassador Piyawat Niyomrerks, and CPH Airport sales and marketing vice-president Carsten Nørland. Photo: Tobisch & Guzzmann photographers

INSPIRATION FROM THE SPIRE

Jonathan LLoyd is the Anglican/Episcopal priest in Denmark. You can find him on your way to the Little Mermaid at St Alban’s Church, Churchillparken. This may seem like a little piece of England complete with its distinctive spire and statue of Sir Winston, but it gathers people from across the globe plus hundreds of tourists each week. Jonathan has lived in Copenhagen for the last two years and loves the place.

Wisecrackers, the English-language comedy night at The Dubliner on Strøget, is still going strong, once again packing them in for another night of mirth from no less than six comedians last week on Thursday. Pictured here are two of the organisers: Canadian comic Joe Eagan and American expat Larry Feinberg (Mr Meetup to his friends), a tireless campaigner for Democrats Abroad in this country.

As part of the CPH:Dox film festival, which concluded on Sunday, controversial US photographer Nan Goldin (right) was in town to present her seminal work ‘The Ballad of Sexual Dependency’. Afterwards she took part in an impromptu concert with Genesis P-Orridge (centre), the frontman of English cult band Throbbing Gristle.

HAT DOES one say? This week, I am wrestling to work out what on earth to say about war, death, sacrifice and peace. Ahead of writing this column, on Thursday I was due to lead assembly for a large group of primary school children at an international school here in Copenhagen. They come from every corner of the globe - many from countries that have recent memories of war. And then on Sunday, I was due to address the great and the good at the St Alban’s Church Remembrance Sunday Service, and go on to the Commonwealth War Cemetery for the laying of wreaths. Most of the graves have names, but some of the graves simply read: “Known only by God, age 19, age 20, age 21”. The same ages as my daughters. The little red poppies us Brits wear this week, along with people from all over the Commonwealth, probably go largely unnoticed on the streets of Copenhagen, hidden under heavy coats and scarves as the cold evenings draw in. They were introduced 90 years ago by the Royal British Legion as a way

of raising awareness and money to only imagine what it is like on the support the injured and bereaved and battlefield, but engaging with the lifetheir families. We remember the end changing reality of people’s lives is important. Remembering of the first World War (in the sacrifice and human 1918) at 11:00 on 11 Nocost of war matters. vember with two minutes I recently met a of silence, and it being Danish priest whose 2011 as well, we have a The Danes have job has been to say the lot of elevens this year! special prayers over the When Margaret lost more men coffins as Denmark’s Thatcher took Britain to dead are flown back here war in the Falkland Is- and women in Afghanistan. The lands almost 30 years ago, Afghanistan per from Danes have lost more the son of a close friend men and women in Afof mine was seriously in- capita of the ghanistan per capita of jured. When Lieutenant the population than any Robert Lawrence MC population than returned to the UK in a any other nation. other nation. I do know what wheelchair, he was hidI need to say to the den from view by canvas screens at the airport. The real face of schoolchildren as they sit on the floor war was hidden from us – although his in front of me this week. The reality story became the award-winning BBC of war is terrible. War is not fun. War television film ‘Tumbledown’ starring is not just history. Peace is more than just the absence of war, and needs us Colin Firth. This policy has changed, and now all. And that the world needs them to we get many news images of young be peacemakers. And we need to start men and women facing the uphill today. It’s just how to say it? struggle of rehabilitation. We can

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18 - 24 November 2011

The African fashionista who now describes the world he thrived in VICTORIA STEFFENSEN The new book that makes Danish fashion more accessible than ever before

HEN Zimbabwean expat Gavin John Davies encountered difficulties making headway in the Danish fashion industry, he didn’t sit about moaning – he wrote a book about it. With ‘The Book In On and Behind Fashion’ Davies has crafted a fascinating book with stunning photographs, which is a must-have for non-Danish speakers with an interest in fashion. “Well, I actually tried for a long time to get fashion photography work in Copenhagen, but in the Danish fashion industry there is definitely an ‘inner circle’, which is hard for a foreigner to break into,” he explained when The Copenhagen Post caught up with him in the oh-so-chic PH Cafe on Halmtorvet – it was a selection made apprehensively, but he seemed to approve of our choice! “When I met with people about possible photographic work, I was received with a lot of enthusiasm. But despite the fact that I had international fashion experience, and that I had worked with some of the top names in the business outside Denmark, those people never called me back!” Although Davies was born in Rhodesia, which changed its name to Zimbabwe in 1980, he was educated in South Africa. “My parents owned a farm, and being white land owners, Zimbabwe

Davies retains his model looks and takes pics that put you right in the middle of Danish Fashion Week

was not a great place to be when Robert Mugabe came to power!” he recalled. “The state schools were pretty bad at that time, and my parents didn’t have the money to send me to a private school in Zimbabwe. The private schools in South Africa were far cheaper, so they sent me to boarding school there, like so many other families in Zimbabwe.” Davies has clearly been blessed with above-average looks, and so it is hardly a surprise to learn that his entry to the fashion industry began with modelling. After school and compulsory military service, he began travelling the world – a stint in London and then in Los Angeles. Finally he moved to New York where he began to model, eventually meeting his Danish girlfriend, a fellow model.

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The American Chamber of Commerce celebrates Thanksgiving with its tenth annual Thanksgiving feast! This popular family event will include an official Thanksgiving proclamation from US ambassador Laurie S Fulton, followed by a gourmet Thanksgiving dinner with all the American favourites, including roast turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. The kids will be able to participant in arts and crafts and a magic show with Ronald McDonald. Additionally, the Gentofte Gospel Choir will entertain the group with a rendition of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’. Come for all of these fun activities and much more, but hurry before all the seats are sold! Celebrate Thanksgiving at O’s

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With more than 20 years of studying and teaching ‘timeless wisdom’, American William Meader presents a workshop entitled ‘Turning Point: The seventh ray bursts forth to Copenhagen’. In the workshop, participants will carefully consider the light from Meader’s ‘Seventh Ray’ and its impact on social intuitions. Come to learn about this ‘divine beam’ and hear Meader’s approach to spiritual life, which mixes life’s ‘mystical’ dimension with reason and practical action. International Female Entrepreneur Award

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It was in the Big Apple that Davies took up photography. It became a real passion, which he was able to take further when he and his girlfriend moved to the capital of the fashion world, Paris. The couple have also lived in Sweden, but eventually made the move to Copenhagen when they had their first child. You could understand if Davies’s bad experiences trying to find work in Denmark had soured him towards the country, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. Instead he decided to find a different way to get his photographic work published. Hence the idea for the book, and in it his photos take centre stage. Many of them are taken in the middle of Danish Fashion Week, and each picture seems to put you right there. You can feel the excitement and

tional female entrepreneur award. Anna Mee Allerslen, the deputy mayor responsible for employment and integration, will be handing out the award to this year’s honoured recipient. Other awards will be given based on the most sustainable business ideas, with emphasis placed on recognising the impact highly-skilled foreign workers have on economic growth and development in the capital region of Denmark. Following the awards show, there will be several presentations on current and future initiatives aimed at attracting more skilled foreign workers to Denmark. Finally, there will be opportunities for networking and refreshments. Søndermarken Run on the new track Søndermarken entrance on Pile Alle, Cph V; Fri 18 Nov, starts 17:30; www.meetups.com/copenhagen Start your weekend with a run at the new Søndermarken 2.5km track. Before you run, write your desired speed - for example that you would like to run 1km every six minutes. Then, as you go along, specially designed lights along the track will blink at your designated speed. The first light will flash in a specific colour, and then you have to get to the next light before it changes colour and so on. Test yourself and have fun while staying fit and healthy!

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almost sense the behind-the-scenes tension. Judging by his appearance, Davies is clearly a man whose enthusiasm for fashion knows no bounds. “Danish men’s fashion is really exciting at the moment,” he enthused. “There is real individuality in the designs appearing now. There’s a lot that is very new and very different - not simply a rehash of the designs coming from elsewhere in the world.” A second book is already in the pipeline. It will focus on movement and change in the fashion industry and include a feature on how Designers Nest is nurturing the country’s next generation of up-coming designers. “Designers Nest is an exciting group that seeks to provide a professional and international platform for Nordic grad-

uates to display their talent, and I think it’s a perfect example of how the Danish fashion industry is attempting to ensure that there is creativity in the future,” he contended. “Hopefully I will be able to get some interesting interviews with those behind it.” For now, it looks as if Davies is here to stay. While he misses his home country, he can’t see himself moving back there under the current regime. “It’s changed so much over the last few decades,” he said. “However, I’m very happy living here for the moment. It’s a fantastic place to raise a family: it’s safe, and I think the school system is great too.” Pick up a copy of Davies’s first book at Magasin, Arnold Busck and Norman, where it retails for 190kr.

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18 - 24 November 2011

‘Woz Effect’ waking country up from 20-year tennis hibernation Caroline Wozniacki’s success in pro tennis has resulted in a sudden new interest in the game from Danes of all ages

HE PHRASES ‘taking the world by storm’ and ‘putting “insertlocation-here” on the map’ are geographical sayings used too often and almost never together. However, this is one of those exceptional, rare occurrences. The world-stormer in question is women’s tennis number one Caroline Wozniacki, and the place that has carved out a niche for itself on the tennis map is Den-

On the tennis sales front, racquet store Ketcher Galleriet has been able to keep above the ebb and flow of interest in tennis in Denmark, according to owner Johnny Sorensen. Located on the corner of Stenosgade and Gamm e l

Kongevej, Ketcher Galleriet was founded in 1995, towards the beginning of the DTF’s two-

the store has yet to reap the benefits of any popularity increase in Wozniacki and the sport. “We have her racquet, and many of our customers think it’s nice to see her on TV,” he said. “But we haven’t seen that boom, not yet.” The way these “youngerplayers” should be trained is always a hotly contested issue in tennis, and Denmark is no exception. The standardisation of training in Denmark comes in the wake of Wozniacki’s achievements, and her heritage as the daughter of Polish immigrants has been pointed at by some as contributing to her success. “Some will say the success of Caroline is due to her eastern European heritage,” Alenkær said. “I would claim that part of her success is due to the fact that she has an eastern European mentality in some places, but she’s been free to develop her talent within the Danish framework.” This Danish framework, according to Alenkær, consists of a co-operation between the player, the coach, and the parents. “We don’t really do it in the east European style,” he said. “We will always respect the wish of the athlete, but we will try and develop talent, and there is talent within Denmark.”

d e c a d e decline in membership. However, the popularity of the sport was still healthy when the store was created. “It was quite okay,” Sorensen said. “But it has cooled for a long time.” Since Wozniacki came onto the scene, Sorensen has noticed an increasingly younger demographic visiting the store. “Now there’s a bigger group of younger players,” he said. “It could be the Caroline effect, we don’t know.” What Sorensen does know is that

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mark. The result of her success has been an increased interest in Denmark that hasn’t been seen in decades, but as with all things, the reasoning for this isn’t as simple as it seems. According to Sune Alenkær, the head of development and tournaments at the Danish Tennis Federation (DTF), Wozniacki’s success on the pro circuit has been beneficial to the game in Denmark. “We have been very conscious of the positive effect her success can have on Denmark,” Alenkær said. “All the exposure that Caroline has received through her success has had an impact on the popularity of tennis.” The proof is in the numbers. In 1990, DTF membership numbers hit an alltime high of over 118,000 members. However, as tennis lost its lustre over the ensuing decades, DTF progressively lost members until it hit a low point of 59,597 members in 2008, the same year Wozniacki received the Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year award from the WTA Tour. It was then in 2009 that DTF enjoyed its first increase in membership in 18 years, and as of 2010 the federation had seen an increase of 2,944

members since the 2008 low. But the DTF isn’t content resting on its laurels while basking in the glow of Wozniacki’s success, continued Alenkær. “Caroline has played a huge impact in attracting people to tennis as a sport, but if people going to the clubs do not find proper coaching and the proper tools and teaching, they will quickly move on to the next sport,” he said. “It’s our job and our task as a federation to have concepts in place to maintain members and give them the best possible service.” Providing the best possible instruction has come in the form of teaching innovations designed to maintain interest in the game after the ‘Woz effect’ fades. Current initiatives include Play & Stay, a teaching tool that uses al-

tered tennis balls that travel up to 75 percent slower to help students

learn the game, and Adult Instruction, a programme tailored to adults with busy family and work lives. “Denmark has tried to embrace change over the last three years, to take up the torch, to say now we’ve make a conscious decision to put programmes in place to enable the clubs to benefit,” Alenkær said. These new programmes have already proven to be a success: 600 new members joined Adult Instruction this year alone. In addition to the new programmes that have already been implemented, DTF is currently working on a new agerelated training concept that is set to be put into place next year. “It’s a handbook that’s a whole new educational system teaching the coaches how much kids should practice, play tournaments, and do work-outs at specific times in their lives,” Alenkær said. “We are confident that once we have this tool in hand, we are able to have coaches all over the country teach the same methods for how a player should develop his or her talent in the best possible way.”

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SPORTS NEWS AND BRIEFS Nordic kings DENMARK beat Finland 2-1 in an international friendly on Tuesday night to complete an unofficial 2011 Nordic grand slam, following a 2-0 victory over fierce rivals Sweden last Friday and a crucial 2-0 defeat of Norway in Euro 2012 qualifying in September. Ahead of the game in Esbjerg,

national coach Morten Olsen had said the Finns were better than Sweden, and they started the brighter, taking a 1-0 lead into half-time. But two goals in two minutes from Daniel Agger and an in-form Nicklas Bendtner, to add to his brace against Sweden, sealed the win.

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JENNIFER BULEY Denmark’s growing ‘startup’ scene is working overtime

OME HAPPY hour this Friday when most of us are just leaving work for the weekend, a hundred or so strangers will be getting together in Frederiksberg for a 54-hour business marathon called Copenhagen Startup Weekend. The event is part of a grassroots entrepreneurship movement begun by the American non-profit Startupweekend. org. In just four years, Startup Weekends have spread to more than 350 cities around the globe. Denmark is one country that has really embraced the craze. Aarhus has had three Startup Weekends so far. Aalborg just had its first. And Copenhagen is hosting number four from November 18-20. Alex Farcet, a co-founder of Startup Bootcamp a European business accelerator with locations in Copenhagen, Madrid and Berlin – organised Copenhagen’s first Startup Weekend back in April 2010. “The people who take part in Startup Weekends are very special. They’re not normal. For one thing, they pay money to work really hard at the week-

end, developing business ideas with strangers,” he said. Startup Weekends begin with dinner and networking on Friday evening (and since the 450 kroner ticket includes food and drinks for an entire weekend, you could say that it pays for itself – if your idea of a party is working and networking like a maniac for a whole weekend). The opening dinner is followed by a round of 60-second, open mic business-idea pitches, affectionately called the ‘Pitchfire’. When ideas are pitched on Friday night they are usually “pretty undeveloped”, said Gus Murray, an entrepreneur and lead organiser at Copenhagen Startup Weekend. But that’s only the beginning, he added. After the pitches, a vote is taken and the ten most popular business ideas are chosen. Business teams are formed and everybody works flat out all day Saturday and Sunday, with the goal of presenting a finished business plan and working prototype to the crowd in a fiveminute presentation on Sunday evening. At the end of it all, a jury of experts chooses the winning team. One key to its success is the strict quota of ticket types; organisers ensure that each Startup Weekend has the right balance of developers, design-

ers, product managers, marketers, and other business heads to form effective startup teams. If your ticket type has sold out, you have to wait for the next Startup Weekend. Experienced entrepreneurs and mentors circulate to give the teams direction and insight. The motto is “No talk, all action” – and the pace is indeed lightning fast. “It’s really amazing what happens in a weekend. Ideas get pitched on Friday, and by Sunday, some people already have working prototypes. It’s mind-boggling,” said James Digby, a co-founder of the Amsterdam-based business accelerator Rockstart, who is a Startup Weekend facilitator. “If we could have this in corporate culture, we wouldn’t be having the economic problems we’re having right now,” he added. Startup Weekend participants “leave with skills you can definitely apply to running a business”, said Murray. A few lucky teams have even left previous Copenhagen Startup Weekends with seed money in hand, he added. Remarkably, although most Startup Weekend teams are strangers when they meet on Friday night, as many as 36 percent of them are still working together on their business

What ever it takes – in the case of these guys, just three days, a lot of caffeine and unbridled ingenuity

ic prognosis – with its predictions of stagnant growth, rising unemployment, and a new global recession – reason for Denmark’s blossoming startup environment to worry? Farcet thinks not. “Recession tends to be a good time for entrepreneurship; startups that come out of a recession are better quality than startups that come out of a bubble,” Farcet said. “Besides,” he added “People who have lost their jobs are

more likely to say: ‘Okay, I’ve got nothing to lose, so I might as wellgo for it in the at risk group’.”

Maersk preparing for growth

expects downward pressures on freight rates and uncertain income levels to continue during the next few years. During the third quarter, APM outpaced the market with a 16 percent increase in shipping activity. The company is already taking market share away from its competitors, but Andersen underscored that it had not done so by lowering its rates. Much of the success of APM’s container unit, Maersk Line, is due to its ability to maintain one of the best profit margins in the industry. In the third quarter report, the company stated that it aims to maintain a profit margin five percent over the industry average. APM posted a profit margin of -2 percent in the third quarter, a worsening of its second quarter -1 percent margin. Even with the decline, Maersk had a higher profit margin than any of its competitors that had released their third quarter reports at the time of going to press.

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idea three months after the weekend ends, according to Startupweekend.org – proof that the weekends really work to build networks and create new businesses. Farcet and Murray both say they have seen the local entrepreneurial environment – Farcet calls it “the eco-system” – grow by leaps and bounds since Danish cities began holding their Startup Weekends. They are not the only ones to notice. As The Copenhagen Post reported last month, the influential tech blog The Next Web recently called Copenhagen one of Europe’s “startup hotbeds”. Meanwhile, investor groups like Vækstfonden and the state enterprise and construction department, Erhvervs - og Byggestyrelsen, see Startup Weekends as wellsprings for the next generation of growth businesses. ”Right now, it’s especially important for the Danish economy that we have a vibrant startup community,” explained Vækstfonden’s senior vice president Martin Vang Hansen. “The old, large companies are outsourcing more and more overseas. They’re not creating jobs here. The net job creation will come from startups and young companies that can refresh the economy.” But is the gloomy econom-

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“The EU Roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy in 2050” John MacArthur is Vice President CO2 Policy for Shell, accountable for developing and steering Shell’s global CO2 policy. His early career was in drilling and production engineering. He then took on a corporate strategy role, before becoming executive aide to Mr. Malcolm Brinded CBE, Executive Director of Shell Upstream International. Thereafter, John moved to the United Arab Emirates as strategy manager for the Middle East and Caspian region. He then led Shell’s joint venture operations in Egypt, before his current assignment. John represents Shell on the Board of the UK Energy Technologies Institute – an industry-government initiative that brings together projects to create affordable, reliable, clean energy for heat, power and transport. He hosts the Shell Springboard Awards, providing no strings financial awards to assist small businesses in the commercialisation of low carbon products. John also hosts Shell’s LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. An entrepreneur himself, John is Chairman of Nan Gall Energy Systems Ltd, which designs and manufactures innovative electronic instrumentation and tools for the global energy industry.

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MORTEN W LANGER, ØKONOMISK UGEBREV Shipper increases capacity and sets goal of above-average profit margin HE WORLD’S largest shipping firm is gearing up to capture an even larger share of the global container shipping market. AP Moller-Maersk (APM) managing director Nils Smedegaard Andersen said last week

during the presentation of the company’s third quarter report that despite an industry-wide problem of overcapacity, the company was ready to grow. “These are hard times for shipping,” he said. “But there are also good opportunities to improve our market share.” One sign of the company’s positive outlook was that it plans to expand capacity by 30 percent, despite a current overcapacity. The increase in capacity also comes as APM said it

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THE COPENHAGEN POST SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PAGE SPOUSE: Kamali Ganesan SEEKING WORK IN: Jylland, Denmark QUALIFICATION: IT engineer. EXPERIENCE: LEGO systems. LOOKING FOR: IT and Multimedia jobs. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Tamil, English and Danish. IT EXPERIENCE: 3 Years in LEGO systems. CONTACT: anbukamali@gmail.com

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SPOUSE: Lorena Augusta Moreira FROM: Brazil SEEKING WORK IN: Great Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: Interior Designer. EXPERIENCE: + 3 of experience with interior design and sales of furniture and decoration products. LOOKING FOR: Position in an Organization/Company in the fields of: Interior design, lay-out and organization of vitrines, sales and assistance management. IT EXPERIENCE: Microsoft office (word, excel, outlook, access and power-point) access to internet. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English (fluent), Portuguese (native) and Spanish (pre-intermediate). CONTACT: lorena-augusta@hotmail.com, + 45 52177084 SPOUSE: Francesco Grandesso FROM: Italy SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: Constructing architect. EXPERIENCE: 4 years at TFF Engineering 2005-2009, 3 years at ADproject 2002-2005. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English, Italian & Danish. IT EXPERIENCE: AutoCAD 2011. CONTACT: grandessodk@gmail.com, Mobile: 50110653 SPOUSE: Suheir Sharkas FROM: Syria SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and the nearby areas of the mentioned cities. QUALIFICATION: MBA–International Management, Bachelor in English Literature. LOOKING FOR: Positions in Organizations/Companies in the fields of: Administration and organization, Event & Project Management, and Assistance Management. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Arabic: Native speaker, English: Fluent (understanding, speaking and writing), German: Fluent (understanding, speaking and writing), Danish: Basic 3.3 (understanding, speaking and writing). IT EXPERIENCE: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power Point) and web publishing. CONTACT: ssouheir@gmail.com, Tel: 533 721 20 SPOUSE: Geet Shroff FROM: Bangalore, India SEEKING WORK IN: Midtjylland / Copenhagen / Odense QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree in Communicative English from Bangalore University, India. EXPERIENCE: 8+ years of experience as Senior Copy Writer, Assistant Manager – Marketing Communications, Executive – Customer Loyalty & Communication, Customer Service Associate respectively. Through these years, I have developed content, handled complete marketing communications, organized numerous corporate (internal & external customer), private and institutional events ranging from 50 to 1000 people and also handling special projects that have included training & internal communication campaigns. LOOKING FOR: A Corporate or Marketing Communication (Internal or External) position or that of a Copy Writer at an advertising agency or a corporate house. Also open to a position at an event management company. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English, Danish (Beginner). IT EXPERIENCE: MS-Office, Adobe In Design CS3 (Basic). CONTACT: geet_shroff@yahoo.co.in +4550834024 SPOUSE: Chiara Stevanato FROM: Italy SEEKING WORK IN: København or nearby areas QUALIFICATION: Bachelor degree in Physics. EXPERIENCE: Now completing the Master’s degree in Physics at Københavns Universitet. LOOKING FOR: Research in Physics. Research projects related to scientific areas. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Written and spoken Italian, written and spoken English, written and Spoken French, very basic written and spoken Danish (still attending a second level course). IT EXPERIENCE: Operating systems: Windows, Linux. Programming languages: basic C, C++; Python. CONTACT: chiarasteva@gmail.com. Tel: 41681741 SPOUSE: Katarzyna Szkaradek FROM: Poland SEEKING WORK IN: Mental hospitals, voluntary(Ngo) organisations, kindergartens, nurseries, babysitting QUALIFICATION: Ma in Psychology (2008), post graduate studies in psychotherapy (4th year/ 5 year). EXPERIENCE: I am a highly motivated and creative individual with excellent communication skills. From January 2010 till August 2010 I worked independly in private practice. For the last 2 years (January ,2009 -October, 2010) I worked with children (also with special needs -Autism, Asperger, Down syndrome etc) and their families as a psychologist. My duties included organizing games, monitoring children’s development , consulting teachers and parents where appropriate and providing individual therapy. For the last 10 years I was member of NGO organisation and I was a volunteer in Israel, Italy, Portugal and Romania. LOOKING FOR: Internship in mental hospitals, part –time or full time jobs in kindergartens, nurseries, job as a babysitter, voluntary job in hospitals. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English–advance level (C1), Danish – (module 3 /module 5), Polish-native speaker IT EXPERIENCE: MS Windows, basic MS Office, Internet. CONTACT: szkasienka@gmail.com tlf. 50828802 SPOUSE: Natalie Griffiths FROM: Australia SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: I have over ten years of experience in production management, sales and marketing in the advertising and media production industry. The past five years I have run my own creative production agency Sonique which I started in 2005 in London. Sonique (www.soniqueltd. com) specialized in audio-visual and digital production for direct clients and advertising agencies, from TV commercials to online corporate videos to virals to radio and music composition for clients including Barclays Bank, Santander, McDonalds, Lexus and many more. I have experience in localizing content and working with translators. Working with these large clients and their agencies, project managing every job from briefing stage through to completion, I have excellent knowledge of processes both agency and client-side. My attention to detail, personal commitment to each job, high standards of quality, creative vision, ability to keep my calm and my humour under pressure I believe make me well-qualified to work on any ad agency team. LOOKING FOR: Project Management, Customer Service, New Business Development, Account Management LANGUAGE SKILLS: Fluent English. Fluent Italian. Currently studying Danish and at intermediate level. IT EXPERIENCE: MS Office CONTACT: +45 21555823 or natgrif47@hotmail.com for full CV and references.

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SPOUSE: Mayurika Saxena Sheth FROM: India/USA SEEKING WORK IN: (Copenhagen, Kobenhavn & nearby areas, Greater Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: MCA, PGDMM(MATERIALS), B.SC (COMPUTERS) CERTIFICATIONS: CSTE, CSQA, GREEN BELT SIX SIGMA, TSP/PSP. EXPERIENCE: Eleven years of software development work/IT/BUSINESS experience with prestigious organizations (onsite and offshore): Microsoft, General Electric, Primus Telecommunications (AUSTRALIA), CitiFINANCIAL(USA), ISS and Imany. LOOKING FOR: Full Time Job in IT, Management, Consulting or Business/Financial Field. LANGUAGE SKILLS: ENGLISH fluent, HINDI fluent, DANISH AND SPANISH (Beginner). IT EXPERIENCE: Testing tools like Test Director, Quality Center, Access Server, Product Studio, Polyspace Analysis, .NET testing, Web Page testing, Electronic Appliances testing, development in Winrunner, ASP, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, Jscript, Oracle, Cold Fusion, SQL, Access, COM/DCOM, MTS, Siebel as well as UNIX, Tuxedo, C, PL/SQL, VB.Net/ ASP .Net, VB.Net. C#. CONTACT: mayurika.s@gmail.com Tel +45 7169 5401 SPOUSE: Barbara Liengaard FROM: Germany SEEKING WORK IN: (Greater) Copenhagen and surroundings. QUALIFICATION: Bachelor degree in Business Administration (Germany/France). EXPERIENCE: Profound 10-years’ working experience in strategic and operational marketing, product/brand and project management from different big globally acting companies (automotive supplier, white goods and medical industry), working/cultural experience from different countries (Germany, France, Spain, U.S.A., U.K., China, Denmark), first working experience in Denmark. LOOKING FOR: A challenging job opportunity in e.g. marketing, product/brand and/ or project management, import/export; preferably in an international-minded working environment or with particular need for German. LANGUAGE SKILLS: German (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (fluent), Danish (PD3 Prøvebevis), Spanish (good). IT EXPERIENCE: MS Office (Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Word), SAP (CMD-AP). CONTACT: babolz@yahoo.com SPOUSE: Daniel Jones FROM: United Kingdom SEEKING WORK IN: Greater Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: Qualified Teacher Status, UK; Bachelor of Science Degree (1st Class), UK. EXPERIENCE: Enthusiastic, hands on teacher with 8 years teaching experience of Mathematics and Science in UK and International Schools. IB, GCSE and A-Level, including as Head of Department with excellent feedback from pupils, parents and teaching colleagues. LOOKING FOR: Teaching positions in secondary schools; Private tuition; Education related roles. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Mother tongue English, fluent in Italian. IT EXPERIENCE: MS-office. CONTACT: daniel_glyn_jones@hotmail.com SPOUSE: S.M. Ariful Islam FROM: Bangladesh SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: PhD student (2nd year) in Language Policy and Practice in Aalborg University, MA in Bilingualism, MA in English Linguistics, BA in English. EXPERIENCE: 18 months as a University lecturer in English in Bangladesh. Taught advanced grammar, four skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing), ELT courses, Second Language theories, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics. LOOKING FOR: A position of English teacher/lecturer in English Medium Schools, Colleges and Universities. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Bengali (mother tongue), English (second language), Danish (fluent), Hindi and Urdu (Spoken) and Swedish (basic). IT EXPERIENCE: MS Office. CONTACT: Mail: ariful@id.aau.dk, arif401@yahoo.com, mobile: +45 42778296 SPOUSE: Bhargavi Lanka Venkata FROM: India SEEKING WORK IN: IT industry- Software - Manual & Automation Testing. QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering. EXPERIENCE: Part Time/Full Time work in Software Testing, 4yrs and 9 months experience as Senior Software Engineer – Testing in a U.S based MNC in Bangalore, India. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English, Hindi, Enrolled for Danish classes. IT EXPERIENCE: Manual testing, Automation Regression testing using QTP, Web service testing using SOA Tool, HP Quality center, Unix, SQL, XML, Basic shell scripting. CONTACT: bhargavipsk@gmail.com; Mobile: 50376689 SPOUSE: Christina Koch FROM: Australia SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Drama, 1997 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Experienced actor and voice coach for speakers, with parallel high level experience in written communications. LOOKING FOR: Voice coaching for corporate presenters and speakers, Writing and Communications work, work in theatre organisations. IT EXPERIENCE:Microsoft Office, Office for Mac. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English - Native speaker, excellent written and oral expression. German – good reading and listening skills. Spanish – fluent oral communication, good reading and listening skills. Danish – beginners level speaking and writing skills. CONTACT: Tel: +45 52 77 30 93 Christina@hermionesvoice.com, www.hermionesvoice.com. SPOUSE: Vivek Kanwar Singh FROM: India SEEKING WORK IN: All of Denmark QUALIFICATION: 3 Years full time Bachelor in Fashion Design from National Institute of Fashion Technology (India). EXPERIENCE: 8 years of experience working in India and Republic of Mauritius with Garment Manufacturing Companies. Worked as a Key Account Manager for many International Brands like: GAP, FRENCH CONNECTION, MARKS & SPENCERS, SAKS 5TH AVENUE, etc.. LOOKING FOR: Full time Job in Textiles, Fashion and Apparel Industry. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English (fluent-Writing/Reading), Hindi (Fluent-Writing/Reading), Danish (DU3, Module 2). IT EXPERIENCE: Microsoft Certified System Engineer (no work experience though). CONTACT: vivekkanwarsingh@gmail.com, Mobile: +45-50179511 SPOUSE: Clotilde IMBERT FROM: France SEEKING WORK IN: Greater Copenhagen Qualification : Master of town planning and development and master of urban geography (Paris IVSorbonne) EXPERIENCE: 5 years in field of town planning and development: - Coordinator in urban project in a semi-public company: supervised a major urban project in Paris area (coordination of studies, acquisition of lands, worked with Planning Development of the Town Council, architects, developers to define the master plan and implement the project...); - Officer in research and consultancy firm (urban diagnosis, environmental impact assessments, inhabitants consultation...). LOOKING FOR: a job in urban project field : planning department of Town Council or consultancy firm in town planning, environment and sustainable development, architecture firm, real estate development company. LANGUAGE SKILLS: French (mother tongue), English (professional usage), Spanish (basic), Danish (in progress). IT EXPERIENCE: MS Office, Abode Illustrator, AutoCad (basic), PC and Mac. CONTACT: clotilde.imbert@gmail.com

SPOUSE: Raffaele Menafra FROM: Italy SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: A degree as Prevention techniques in Work and Workplaces. EXPERIENCE: I worked 4 years in a rehabilitationclinic. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Italian (native), English, Danish (currently learning). IT EXPERIENCE: MS Office. CONTACT: menafra1@yahoo.it SPOUSE: Steffen Schmidt FROM: Germany SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen. QUALIFICATION: Structured Finance Proffesional. LOOKING FOR: A challenging finance position in Copenhagen (preferable within Corporate Finance). LANGUAGE SKILLS: German (native), English (business fluent). IT EXPERIENCE: MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint. CONTACT: beffenmidt@gmail.com SPOUSE: Fernando Carlos Cardeira da Silva FROM: Portugal SEEKING WORK IN: Copenhagen QUALIFICATION: Accounting course from Danish Institution (Regnskabs medarbejder at Niels Brock), previous frequency of Accounting and Management courses in Portugal. EXPERIENCE: I have more than 5 years of experience in accounting. LOOKING FOR: Job as accounting assistant. IT EXPERIENCE: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Power point) and accounting software such as Navision C5. LANGUAGE SKILLS: I can read and write Danish, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. CONTACT: fercardeira@gmail.com +45 50437588 SPOUSE: Isaac P Thomas FROM: India SEEKING WORK IN: East Juthland preferably Århus QUALIFICATION: Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science). EXPERIENCE:Process Consulting, Quality Assurance, CMMI, ISO, Quality Audit, Process Definition, Software testing, software development, data analysis, best practice sharing, quality gap analysis LOOKING FOR: Process Consulting, Quality Assurance, CMMI, ISO, Quality Audit, Process Definition LANGUAGE SKILLS: Danish beginner, english, malayalam, hindi tamil. IT EXPERIENCE: 8 years experence in IT Industry in software quality assurance, software quality control, software development. CONTACT: isaacpthomas@gmail.com, +4552225642 SPOUSE: Debjani Nandy Biswas FROM: India SEEKING WORK IN: Would like to join in kindergarten, School teacher in English, official work in English. QUALIFICATION: B.A., M.A in English literature and language (American, European and Indian). EXPERIENCE: Temporary school teacher in Bongaon, India and involved in social work (handicapped society). LOOKING FOR: A possibility in getting practical experiences in kindergarten or any international school, official work (administration) in English, voluntary work also. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, little Danish (currently learning). IT EXPERIENCE: Diploma in basic computer applications. CONTACT: E-mail: debjaninb@gmail.com, Tel: +45 50219942. SPOUSE: Momina Bashir Awan FROM: Pakistan SEEKING WORK IN: All of Denmark QUALIFICATION: MBA (Degrees Assessed by Danish Agency for International Education). EXPERIENCE: 4 years of wide experience as Human Resources Analyst in a USA based Pakistani. Organization. Involved in Recruitment of IT personnel for outsourcing, Compensation and benefits planning, Wage analysis, Conduct Training and Development Seminars and Team building. One year of Experience in Telesales of Citibank NA., 6 months of experience in Customer Services in Telecom sector. LOOKING FOR: Jobs in HR and Customer Services LANGUAGE SKILLS: English [Fluent], Urdu [Mother tongue], Hindi [Fluent], Danish [Beginner’s Level]. CONTACT: mominabashir@msn.com, +4571352387 SPOUSE: Simon Rigby FROM: United Kingdom (originally Scotland) SEEKING WORK IN: Jylland, Fyn or Sjælland (anywhere in Denmark). QUALIFICATION: Secondary High School - 8 ‘Ordinary’ levels & 3 ‘Advanced’ levels achieved. EXPERIENCE: Business Development, Sales & Marketing and Client Relationship Management specialist. 15+ years experience in securing ‘insurance and lifestyle benefits’ contracts with high volume and high consumer numbers within the Affinity Group Marketing sector from a wide variety of distribution channels including banks, financial institutions, large membership affinity groups and employers, credit card issuers and insurers. Highly accomplished and skilled at ‘low cost, high perceived value’ large scale marketing to B2B and B2C target audiences through both on-line and other direct marketing channels. Entire career spent in the banking, finance and insurance sectors the latter of which I have spent in the UK employment of 3 of the top 4 global insurance brokers. A team player and a ‘people person’ with the skills and abilities to easily and comfortably interact with individuals at all levels. Natural problem solver who sees opportunities rather than obstacles. Simplistic and structured approach to finding straightforward and practical solutions to problems. LOOKING FOR: A job within an organisation (financial services or otherwise) where my Sales & Marketing and Key Account managerial skills and experience are fully utilised and where I can provide a sustainable and tangible long term contribution to my new employer as well as to my new country within which I have chosen to permanently live. LANGUAGE SKILLS: English (mother tongue); German (very good); French (good); Danish (basic, but currently enrolled on a ‘Danskuddannelse 3’ language course). IT EXPERIENCE: Word - Advanced user. Powerpoint - Proficient user. Excel - Basic. CONTACT: simon040561@hotmail.co.uk or mobile +45 60 16 80 40.

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You will primarily assist the news team by helping to maintain our website and helping with general newsroom tasks, but you will also get the opportunity to write general news items and cover community and cultural events.

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18 - 24 November 2011

With a little mischief and courage we can topple dictatorship

human rights activist steve Crawshaw tells us how walking your TV in a pram and listening to rap on the radio can end authoritarian regimes

ow Do you topple a repressive government when they’ve got all the guns, tanks and secret police? with courage, tenacity and ingenuity. That is the messages in Steve Crawshaw and John Jackson’s book, ‘Small Acts of Resistance’, a compilation of stories recounting the clever ways people have subverted oppressive regimes. Crawshaw, the international advocacy director at Amnesty International, was recently in Copenhagen to attend a Humanity in Action conference, but found the time to drop by Books & Company in Hellerup to discuss the book. The cosy English bookshop was packed to capacity for the talk in which Crawshaw demonstrated that no matter how dangerous the stakes, people have an incredible capacity to undermine their oppressors. “The spirit of the book is the importance of courage and mischief and how that can create amazing change around the world,” Crawshaw told us. Crawshaw opened with a

story from Poland where he worked as a journalist for the Independent newspaper in the late ‘80s. Resistance to the Soviet-sponsored regime had been rising for many years, culminating with the formation of the Solidarity trade union in 1980. Solidarity quickly gathered strength across the country, posing a clear threat to the power of the authoritarian government. Some 18 months later the government imposed martial law in an attempt to regain control. Tanks and soldiers rolled into the street, several dozen people were killed, thousands were arrested and strict curfews were enforced. while the crackdown reminded the people who was in charge, it didn’t kill the will for change. But with troops on the streets, protesting was a dangerous option. So they devised inventive ways to show their contempt for the authorites. one of their targets was the state-sponsored media. The evening news bulletin was so filled with lies and propaganda that many decided to boycott it. But while that may be well and good, how was anyone going to know? So they started placing their TV sets on their windows ills,facing out onto the street when the news was on. Slowly they stepped up the protest. They began going for walks while the news was on,

ETER (Ian Burns) is an old fart who enjoys his simple pleasures. There he is, tucked away from the city in his own little corner of nature in Central Park, luxuriating on a bench when a stranger stumbles in – in this case the first member of the audience. Should we say hello? “Alright mate, thanks for forgetting to put me on the guest list.” No! This is a work of theatre that has clearly already started. Aided by good lighting and an atmospheric backdrop that is more Eisenhower’s larks than Nixon’s narcs, Peter continues reading – he’s in character. Still, you have kind of ignored him, and this theme will reoccur throughout That Theatre’s production of Edward Albee’s ‘The Zoo Story’, currently three weeks into a one-month run at Krudttønden in Østerbro. The peace is broken by a volley from the ape cage – a premonition of what is to come, although Peter’s bench must be pretty close to the place where

Enemy’s ‘Fight the Power’ and the Clash’s ‘white Riot’ were played on heavy rotation. Serbia’s young people understood the message but Milosevic and his cronies didn’t – they simply didn’t understand the music. Crawshaw came across these stories after spending almost two decades working with human rights organisations, first at Human Rights watch then Amnesty International. After discussing it over dinner one evening, Crawshaw and his co-

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some taking their TVs with them in prams. The authorities were powerless to stop a protest that had no chants and wove no banners. Moving the curfew two hours earlier had no effect; people simply walked the streets during the earlier bulletin. “So while the regime had the guns and the tanks, they were the ones who ended up on the back foot,” Crawshaw explained. while this clever act of dissent did not in itself bring about the end of the regime, it helped keep the spirit of resistance alive. It cheered the people in knowing that despite a ban on free media, there were ways of voicing their disapproval. The state too was reminded that its people were not simply going to accept the status quo. “Through that sense of mockery, you get a weakened regime – that you can laugh at someone while they’re beating you. This sense of humour, while it doesn’t defend you, empowers society to achieve amazing things.” The Poles were not alone in finding clever ways to subvert an oppressive regime. when Slobodan Milosevic cracked down on free media in Serbia in the 90s, he dictated that the radio only play state certified news bulletins. But with the station free to play whatever music they liked, songs such as Public

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The Zoo story Jodie Foster was raped in the dreadful ‘The Brave one’. (It made me chuckle at any rate.) Enter Jerry (Adam Brix), who in contrast to the audience isn’t afraid to interact. He’s your worst nightmare: a rambler who makes little sense, shrill like an excitable chicken - the first of many animalistic traits the Danish actor conjures up in what is an extraordinary performance. First and foremost, Brix is a great breather, bringing pathos to his every sigh. His accent is soulful, betraying a man whose faith in humanity is at breaking point. And his gestures take us through almost every enclosure of the zoo. He is simian, then reptilian, a spider and then a lion, a fly and then a grasshopper. when Jerry finally breaks through to Peter, it is through the oldest form of communication: physicality. The pair frolic like chimpanzees and butt heads like billy goats. The title of the play, which you don’t want to end, finally makes sense.

author Jackson realised there was a common theme to many of the stories. “we argue in the book that you can make a connection between all these events – that mischief was a singular and important part of the process of change,” Crawshaw explained. As the talk wound down, heated debates broke out between Crawshaw and members of the audience. when is military intervention called for? why are violent protests

less successful? what does the occupy movement really represent? And what about the Arab Spring uprisings – what does the future hold for the Middle East? well no one knows. But Crawshaw believes we should leave it up to the people to find their own ways to slowly undermine their regimes. “Before Mubarak fell, people thought he would be there forever. But he fell.” The question is, who’s next?

Crossword puzzle contest Dear crossword puzzle fans, we need your help! We seem to have misplaced the solutions to the puzzles in last week’s and this week’s issues, and we’re asking you to send us the answers. As a reward for your help, those submitting a correct solution for either puzzle will be entered into a draw to win one of two books: ‘City of Bicycles’ or ‘Christiania Interior’. One winner will be selected for each puzzle. Solutions should be sent by post or to info@cphpost.dk by Friday November 25. Please write: ‘Crossword contest’ in the subject line. The winners will be announced in our December 2 issue. good luCk!

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victoria steffensen He is a Danish director, writer and actor. Would I know him? If you’ve ever tuned into TV2, you most certainly would have caught a glimpse of him dressed as a turtle in the infamous adverts for Toms Chokolade. That’s a bit desperate! I guess he wasn’t successful elsewhere. Actually he started off as a successful director. He made the film ‘De skrigende Halse’ in 1993, which has a very acceptable 7.9 on IMDB and has almost reached ‘cult status’ ... in Denmark. Was he always in the entertainment business? In the early ‘80s he was a punk. He experimented with electronic keyboards and released the album ‘Jugend Unsinn’. Luckily for the public-at-large he was accepted into film school, so he never attempted a follow-up. Is he just an ‘actor’ in adverts? No, he primarily directs them.

He has been responsible for many, from Kims Chips to Ekstra Bladet. If he was doing so well directing, why did he feel it necessary to dress up as a turtle? He explained in an interview with Business.dk that he simply needed the money. After his divorce his income was suddenly halved. Unfortunately, by his own admission, while his finances benefited, his artistic bank account was rather empty. So was being a turtle a mistake? He certainly feels he diluted his brand and believes that the bad critical reaction to his 2002 film ‘Pole Fiction’ was due to the artistic world’s hatred of advertising so nothing due to the film being incredibly bad. What’s he doing now? Besides swimming in Gentofte Swimming Pool – he’s pretty hopeless for a turtle – in a bid to be taken more seriously again, he’s currently presenting a political debate programme on Radio 25 Syd.

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While it may be hard to narrow the development of blonde hair to a single cause, it’s probable that the Viking excurThe roots never lie – it’s a fair bet that sions from the late eighth century helped every blonde-haired person on the to spread blonde hair through europe. planet is descended from the Nordic as well as the Scandinavian countries, countries those european nations with the highest concentrations of blondes tend to be ake a walk around Copenhagen, those where Vikings settled. The Baltic or just about any place in Scan- countries, parts of Russia as well as the dinavia, and people with black low countries, were all settled by Vikings, or even brown hair tend to stand with the intermarrying between locals out. From the white and platinum to the and Vikings increasing the blonde popustrawberry and dark blonde, a significant lation. and according to ‘The History proportion of Danes are fairhaired. While and Geography of Human Genes’, the Scandinavia is by no means the only part lightest pigmentation of both hair and of the world where blond hair is com- eyes in europe is found close to the Baltic mon, the high concentration in this part Sea, with levels of darkness increasing in a of the world has a long and disputed his- nearly concentric ring around this region. tory stretching back to the last ice age. The presence of blonde-haired people So it’s worth considering the influence of in Britain can be traced to the Vikings. Scandinavians and the contribution they Prior to the Viking invasion, Britain was may have made to the world’s population made up of a mixture of Celtic tribes, of blondes. Roman descendants and anglo-Saxons. There are two schools of thought as While the Germanic tribes no doubt to how Scandinavians came to develop contained a number of fair-haired people blonde hair. One has it that following (particularly among the tribes bordering the migration of modern humans from Scandinavia), the development of red africa to other parts of the world, ge- and blonde hair in places like Ireland netic mutations began to occur. as a re- can be largely attributed to the Viking sult of the relatively expansion. Viking raids low levels of sunlight on Britain continued for most of the year, on and off for the better humans in Scandinapart of three centuries, via began to develop with Viking settlement symptoms of vitamin increasing the amount D deficiency: namely While scandinavia is of blondes through Britlighter skin and hair ain. as her empire grew, colour. With the sun by no means the only Britain began to settle rarely making an ap- part of the world where in other countries, and pearance through the the presence of blonde(long) Danish winter, fair hair is common, the haired people in counit’s easy to see how tries like the US, aushigh concentration in this theory makes tralia and New Zealand sense. However, it this part of the world can be traced, at least does not adequately somewhat, to the Viking account for the pres- has a long and disputed settlement of Britain. ence of darker indig- history stretching back While it’s difficult enous populations in to pinpoint the exact the far north, such as to the last Ice age moment when humans the Inuit. began to develop blonde another more controversial theory hair, there is little doubt that whatever the has it that blonde hair began to develop reason, it grew quickly in Scandinavia. in Scandinavia as a result of sexual se- The presence of blonde hair in the wider lection. at the time of the last Ice age, world owes at least something to this rearound 11,000 years ago, there was a gion. With historically low populations, significant drop in the number of males Denmark and the other Nordic countries in Scandinavia. The perilous conditions have punched above their weight in terms faced by hunters attempting to capitalise of their influence on humans and the way on roaming herds of mammoth, reindeer we look at ourselves. and bison meant that women were often without a partner – a situation that not only prevented the production of offspring, but often led to their starvation and death. The theory has it that women began to develop lighter hair as a means of distinguishing themselves from their rivals, leading to their selection in what was a very competitive market. If the theory is to be believed, it stands that blonde hair developed because it was more attractive to men at the time. although it seems as though there might finally be some evidence to support the idea that men prefer blondes, there are a number of factors that must be considered. While there’s little doubt that blonde hair is more prevalent in northern europe than in other parts of the world, it is by no means exclusive. In certain tribes of australian aborigines, for example, blonde hair is common among children Other ethnicities, such as the Tajik in afghanistan and the Berbers in north africa, also have a high incidence of blonde hair. The presence of lighter hair in such faraway places complicates the likelihood that blonde hair stemmed from Scandinavia exclusively. she’s blonde and she’s from Pakistan

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