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Inside North Korea

From www.youtube.com - November 13, 2012 1:01 PM
Go undercover with National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea.


We know so little about life in North Korea since they have the world’s least free press (that is not hyperbole--Freedom House ranks countries from 0 to 99 with 0 being the most free and 99 being the least free.  North Korea has recently "improved" its rating to 97, the worst in the world). Official coverage is highly censored and filled with government propaganda. This 2009 glimpse is incredibly poignant.


Tags: East Asia, development, states, poverty.

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The 10 Stories You Missed in 2012

The 10 Stories You Missed in 2012 | Geography Education | Scoop.it
From geographyeducation.org - December 8, 2012 2:35 PM
2012 has had many stories around the globe have grabbed the headlines with their shocking tales.  Some of the most important shifts in the world however are incremental processes that happen slowly...


This article from Foreign Policy shares some great global stories that may end up impacting the coming years as well:  


1) India and Pakistan start trading more

2) Brazil becomes an immigration destination

3) Inuits strike it rich

4) A tropical disease nearly eradicated

5) The copyright wars go 3-D

6) The end of the Indian call center (Philippines)

7) Hong Kong fights back

8) Moscow on the Med (Cyprus)

9) Oil discoveries in Central Africa

10) Island dispute between Iran and UAE

Kristen McDaniel's curator insight, January 4, 9:57 AM

What was missed in the news?  Take a look at some of the stories from around the world!
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Dubai, The World Islands

From www.youtube.com - November 18, 2011 10:18 AM

We are told that we should change the world to be what we think it should be...this urban development has taken that to the extreme, showing human/environmental interactions, development and urban issues in Dubai, UAE.  For more information about this place, see: http://www.theworld.ae/ 

ecoLogicStudio's comment, November 30, 2011 7:01 AM
fun place // some more info here:

http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=1434
proto-e-co-logics's comment, December 1, 2011 7:33 AM
thanks @ecoLogic
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The Dubai Skyline In The Fog

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From all-thats-interesting.tumblr.com - December 11, 2011 6:42 PM

Now this is an amazing sight...no doubt where the main boulevard is. 


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What happens when you flush a toilet in the world's tallest building?

What happens when you flush a toilet in the world's tallest building? | Geography Education | Scoop.it
From boingboing.net - November 8, 2011 2:13 PM

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates displays an image that is hyper-modern, sophisticated and technologically advanced.  The "Mall of the Emirates" even has a ski lift in it.  Dubai is now home to the tallest skyscraper in the world, matching that image perfectly.

 

But is this perception that is carefully choreographed the full picture?  When you flush in this magnificent building, the waste is removed by truck.  This jarring juxtaposition of cosmopolitanism and under-developed infrastructure shows an intriguing glimpse to the inner workings of urban and economic geographies of the UAE.      

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