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A great image for showing the pulsating rythmns of a dynamic urban system. We treat population density as a static metric, but how many people are in a given place would truly be difficult to fully quantify. What logisitic difficulties would this shift present for cities?
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A TV program about firewood, mostly showing a fireplace in use, has aroused passions in Norway.
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In so many countries this would be one of the worst rated TV shows of all time, and yet in Norway, where a rustic, outdoorsman connection to the forest is ingrained in the culture, it's a hit and one that sparks debates and discussion. Isn't it good, Norwegian Wood? 
chris tobin's comment,
February 28, 1:46 PM
So many cultures depend upon using wood and their connection with nature for every day life
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Hiking to the top of Preikestolen (the Pulpit Rock) near Stavanger, Norway. An amazing and wondrous hike. For the inner explorer in all of us, this is a geographic dream. Click here to read more about this fantastic climb from a National Geographic explorer. Tags: Europe, landforms, NationalGeographic. 
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October 2, 2012 7:40 PM
Funny, the first thing that came to my mind is that if this were a famous tourist site in the US, someone from the Nanny Estate would ruin the natural beauty of the place with guard rails and "approach at your own risk" signs.
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October 2, 2012 7:40 PM
Funny, the first thing that came to my mind is that if this were a famous tourist site in the US, someone from the Nanny Estate would ruin the natural beauty of the place with guard rails and "approach at your own risk" signs.
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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. 
Sean Rooney's comment,
October 3, 2012 9:04 AM
Great way to actually experience the physical geography of Switzerland. Nice close up view of the valleys and cliffs. I wonder how long the flight down is? Even though I don't like heights this looks tempting.
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March 22, 1:59 PM
Great video ....pretty high up, makes you feel like a bird or something, and boy! does he sure come close to the sides of the cliffs! Wonder while he shut the camera off for the descent? that would have been pretty cool. The song was "don't stop my delerium" pretty cool thanks!
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This website is an incredibly humorous parody of Eurocentric charitable organizations that, while well-intentioned, propogate many negative stereotypes about Africa.
Questions to Ponder: What do you think the 'point' of Radi-Aid is? Do you agree with their point? How does the media influence our idea of places? Tags: Africa, development, NGOs, Norway. Delete the scoop?
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Created by Eirik Evjen. The production of this video was made out of 76,940 single photos. "Norway has recently reached 5 million inhabitants and the capital is growing rapidly. The city scene in Oslo is steadily thickening with taller buildings, more people and the never-ending construction sites. Being by far the most populated city in Norway with 613 000 inhabitants, most Norwegians look to Oslo as a major capital. However, if one compares Oslo to other international capitals, Oslo only ranks as the 112th largest. Oslo is indeed a major capital, just a small one…" Tags: art, urban, Europe, landscape, unit 7 cities. Delete the scoop?
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