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SUMMER HOLIDAYS (2) For the past two weeks it's been over 20 degrees here in Denmark, and very dry; only 2mm of rain in July so far. W...

ALIEN The original 1979 Alien film revolutionised science fiction, and the scene where it pops out of John Hurt's stomach was particul...

BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT In common law countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. the standard of proof required in criminal cases is "be...

GOOGLE This blog is written on Blogger, which is a Google product. Since they host it and maintain it for free (the only requirement is to...

EGYPT Two and a bit years ago I said that it was unclear how Egypt would find its way to democracy, or indeed if it ever would. Recent ev...

SUMMER HOUSES Danes have a thing about summer houses. Originally, they were small fishermen's huts, or wooden sheds, deep in the woods...

E.U.CITIZENSHIP Walter Blotscher