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A few clips from flying in Switzerland the last two weeks, plus some old ones.. First shot is from Trond Teigen (http://www.youtube.com/JumpTeigen )
Beautiful physical geography and extreme sports with a video camera gives us a spectacular view of some glaciated valleys, cliff faces, fjords and mountainous terrain.
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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 
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January 4, 9:57 AM
What was missed in the news? Take a look at some of the stories from around the world! Delete the scoop?
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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/ 
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fun place // some more info here:
http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=1434 Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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