Help Africa Help Freezing Norwegians...

[Old Ironsights]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... JLqyuxm96k

[olyinaz]

Africa: one of the few places we likely didn't get to in order to spread Viking cheer.

[sore shoulder]

Africa: one of the few places we likely didn't get to in order to spread Viking cheer.

I don't think Africa had much to offer back when we were sailing around pillaging and generally having a good time.

[AJMD429]

Geographically, Africa is LOTS bigger than our normal maps show...



The 'Peters' map projection shows continents by square-mile vs. the usual 'Mercator' projection.

[olyinaz]

The 'Peters' map projection shows continents by square-mile vs. the usual 'Mercator' projection.

Originally suggested by Frederick Remington to cartographer Peters, it was going to be called the Remington-Peters projection but the name was already in use.

[FWiedner]

Thanks for that link, Doc AJ.

[North Country Gal]

My hubby and I are down in Florida, right now, having left our beloved north woods of northern Wisconsin, while he gets some medical work done. Being half Norwegian, first thing I noticed when we got off the plane was the stifling heat, right about 72F. Of course, when we left home, it was single digit cold with still a foot and a half of snow.

That is nice of those folks to be concerned for my cousins back in Norway, though.

[nemhed]

Good one, OI!

[2571]

Well intentioned, but do they have electricity in Norway to run those heaters?

[Old Ironsights]

Well intentioned, but do they have electricity in Norway to run those heaters?

Just "green" geothermal... and Nukes...

...

Explaining the "point" of the video:

http://www.africafornorway.no/why

Imagine if every person in Africa saw the “Africa for Norway” video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?

If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that’s mainly what you hear about.

The pictures we usually see in fundraisers are of "Poor African Children". Hunger and poverty is ugly, and it calls for action. But while these images can engage people in the short term, we are concerned that many people simply give up because it seems like nothing is getting better. Africa should not just be something that people either give to, or give up on.

The truth is that there are many positive developments in African countries, and we want these to become known. We need to change the simplistic explanations of problems in Africa. We need to educate ourselves on the complex issues and get more focus on how western countries (i.e. the bleeding heart "pour money at it" problem) have a negative impact on Africa’s development. If we want to address the problems the world is facing we need to do it based on knowledge and respect.

Parenthetical Red - me.

[2571]

Did the new forum guy from Norway respond to this string? Can't remember his name.