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Svalbard 2010

Madsen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:43:35 +0000

Have just returned from my trip to Svalbard, which was part of a course on “Climatic changes in the Arctic region” that I’m currently following…

Svalsat (link):

Fossile of a leaf…around 65 million years old:

Polar bear guard…No one leaves Longyearbyen without being armed:

Madsen @ Scott Turner Glacier:

Unbelievable place…and just 800 km from the North Pole…

Colberts nuclear explosion

Madsen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:09:33 +0000

Hilarious!

Umm nom nom

Madsen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:02:00 +0000

Madsen Restaurant

Men’s 100 metres world record 1910 - 2010

Madsen — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:42:13 +0000

More than a full second…incredible.

Bonus info:

Long jump world record 1901: Peter O’Connor (Ireland) 7.61 meters
Long jump world record 1991: Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 meters

High jump world record 1912: George Horine (USA) 2.00 meters
High jump world record 1993: Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) 2.45 meters

Documentary - “Taliban - Behind the masks”

Madsen — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:42:49 +0000

“Taliban behind the masks” from vid on Vimeo.

A few additional links:

A group of eight doctors, thought to include a Briton, have been found shot dead alongside three bullet-riddled cars in a remote northern province of Afghanistan. (The Telegraph)

Taliban Wages War on Afghan Girls’ Schools (NPR)

Taliban treatment of women (Wikipedia…horrific)

Liquid Lounge Vs. Jazzanova - “Lemon Tea?”

Madsen — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:47:33 +0000

Enjoy…

The Highwaymen - “Highwayman”

Madsen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:44:21 +0000

The guitar at the begining of this song is just…yiiihaaa…

“Highwayman” (Wikipedia)

Enjoy…

The Broken Beats - “The Rules”

Madsen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:13:22 +0000

The Broken Beats…Danish band from Copenhagen who did the title song for a Danish series called “Manden med de gyldne ører” (”The Man with the Golden Ears”)…Anyway…the song “The Rules” is somewhat of a hit here in Denmark…cool “feel good” song with some great energy…The lead singers voice and the overall feel of the song reminds me of The Divine Comedys “Something for the weekend” (Kick-ass song!!):

Religion

Madsen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:53:57 +0000

Benny Hinn…Christian tv-evangelist…founder of Benny Hinn Ministries…self-proclaimed healer of AIDS, cancer, deafness, blindness! Donations, tours and tv-shows brings in around $200 million a year to his ministry…That’s right…people give this guy $200 million in donations…each year.

Anyway…his technique reminds me of these guys:

Mexican drug war

Madsen — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:41:27 +0000

As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico…interesting article about the ongoing brutal drug war in Mexico…

From the article:
More than 3 1/2 years after Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched his war against the drug cartels, violence in Mexico continues to escalate, and 2010 is on track to be the deadliest year yet in a campaign that has already claimed some 25,000 lives.