Voss Foundation | Thandekile's Story | Nonprofit Video Production | Virtual Reality Video
A 17-hour flight to Swaziland with the VOSS team, and 12-hour days shooting schedule. The result? a non-profit Virtual Reality video production showing the struggle for what most of us take for granted - water.
OBJECTIVE
Inspire donors to support the Voss Foundation’s installation of water pumps in communities of rural Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) without clean water.
Walking on the tarmac in Eswatini, we knew no one. Not yet. To connect with the mission of our client, we needed to humanize what Voss is doing, but that required connecting with individuals and learning their stories. We had a week to wing it.
Bellyfire Productions (a dynamic husband/wife production team) are brilliant documentary filmmakers passionate about social justice, but they had no experience shooting 360 Video. After providing technical tips informally for months, Bellyfire brought me on as their VR Cinematographer. We wore many hats, each dividing and conquering several production responsibilities. Together we identified the individuals who would serve as the protagonists in our stories.
PUTTING THE PUZZLE TOGETHER
Phetsile, age 26, spent the afternoon lending a pair of hands, digging up dirt alongside workers constructing a new borehole and water pump.
We hiked with Phetsile, her children and livestock to the pond she visits daily. She collected water in a bucket to share with her mother and a younger sister who suffers from disease and is unable to move. At the pond, sourcing water to drink, clean and bathe we reflected on this reluctant ritual spanning generations. It would be the last time.
Now, Phetsile devotes more time to weaving, a craft that enables her to earn money for her family. Later in the week, we met Phetsile again at a community meeting. She performed a traditional dance, accompanied by drums. Phetsile was beaming – as she walks a few meters down the hill to pump fresh, clean water from the borehole.
Thandekile had a dream for her community. She petitioned to get a borehole and water pump installed and offered services to maintain its operation.
With the borehole, Thandekile’s neighbors are healthier, happier and she has more time to homeschool her grandson.
Animals shit in the creek, polluting the water and killing the people. Thandekile explained the deplorable cycle that plagued her community for as long as memories can tell. She walked us down with her grandson, stumbling over the stones she used to traverse every day, just to get a sip.
FINISHED PRODUCT
To promote the VR videos, Voss Foundation sent custom-branded easily foldable cardboard VR headsets to influencers within their philanthropic network.
The influencers filmed themselves putting together the cardboard headsets, slipping in their phone and experiencing the VR piece. These videos were shared on Instagram.
At conferences, Voss setup a booth where attendees could experience the VR video and take a free Voss-branded headset home with them. Our 360/VR experience promoted Voss’ corporate social responsibility initiative and secured more funding so that more people can access clean water, sanitation and hygiene as a means to enable community-driven development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We (VOSS) thought this is an amazing program, but how do we share it with more consumers, buyers, and accounts?” said Justin Burnett, Director of National Accounts Retail for VOSS Water. “Now I can actually take my buyer to Sub-Saharan Africa and say ‘here’s what we are doing.’ All you have to do is insert your phone into the cardboard viewer and you can have this whole experience. Our goal is to move our relationship with Voss Foundation from paper to a fully immersive experience for our consumers and our buying teams to see. It’s almost like you are in Africa without having to actually travel to Swaziland.”
- - -
Voss is a Norwegian-based brand of bottled water from the village of Vatnestrøm in Iveland municipality, Aust-Agder county. Contrary to popular belief, the water is not bottled in the municipality of Voss, which is more than 400 kilometres (250 mi) away from the actual bottling site. It is available in both still and sparkling forms.
Voss Foundation has been active since 2008. Norwegian NGO working in sub-Saharan Africa to help communities fulfill water requirements with a particular interest in assisting women and girls. Projects primarily involve a combination to well-digging/creation/rehabilitation, pumping, and piping. SOURCE: Wikipedia
Voss Foundation | Phetsile's Story | Nonprofit Video Production | Virtual Reality Video
A 17-hour flight to Swaziland with the VOSS team, and 12-hour days shooting schedule. The result? a non-profit Virtual Reality video production showing the struggle for what most of us take for granted - water.
OBJECTIVE
Inspire donors to support the Voss Foundation’s installation of water pumps in communities of rural Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) without clean water.
Walking on the tarmac in Eswatini, we knew no one. Not yet. To connect with the mission of our client, we needed to humanize what Voss is doing, but that required connecting with individuals and learning their stories. We had a week to wing it.
Bellyfire Productions (a dynamic husband/wife production team) are brilliant documentary filmmakers passionate about social justice, but they had no experience shooting 360 Video. After providing technical tips informally for months, Bellyfire brought me on as their VR Cinematographer. We wore many hats, each dividing and conquering several production responsibilities. Together we identified the individuals who would serve as the protagonists in our stories.
PUTTING THE PUZZLE TOGETHER
Phetsile, age 26, spent the afternoon lending a pair of hands, digging up dirt alongside workers constructing a new borehole and water pump.
We hiked with Phetsile, her children and livestock to the pond she visits daily. She collected water in a bucket to share with her mother and a younger sister who suffers from disease and is unable to move. At the pond, sourcing water to drink, clean and bathe we reflected on this reluctant ritual spanning generations. It would be the last time.
Now, Phetsile devotes more time to weaving, a craft that enables her to earn money for her family. Later in the week, we met Phetsile again at a community meeting. She performed a traditional dance, accompanied by drums. Phetsile was beaming – as she walks a few meters down the hill to pump fresh, clean water from the borehole.
Thandekile had a dream for her community. She petitioned to get a borehole and water pump installed and offered services to maintain its operation.
With the borehole, Thandekile’s neighbors are healthier, happier and she has more time to homeschool her grandson.
Animals shit in the creek, polluting the water and killing the people. Thandekile explained the deplorable cycle that plagued her community for as long as memories can tell. She walked us down with her grandson, stumbling over the stones she used to traverse every day, just to get a sip.
FINISHED PRODUCT
To promote the VR videos, Voss Foundation sent custom-branded easily foldable cardboard VR headsets to influencers within their philanthropic network.
The influencers filmed themselves putting together the cardboard headsets, slipping in their phone and experiencing the VR piece. These videos were shared on Instagram.
At conferences, Voss setup a booth where attendees could experience the VR video and take a free Voss-branded headset home with them. Our 360/VR experience promoted Voss’ corporate social responsibility initiative and secured more funding so that more people can access clean water, sanitation and hygiene as a means to enable community-driven development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We (VOSS) thought this is an amazing program, but how do we share it with more consumers, buyers, and accounts?” said Justin Burnett, Director of National Accounts Retail for VOSS Water. “Now I can actually take my buyer to Sub-Saharan Africa and say ‘here’s what we are doing.’ All you have to do is insert your phone into the cardboard viewer and you can have this whole experience. Our goal is to move our relationship with Voss Foundation from paper to a fully immersive experience for our consumers and our buying teams to see. It’s almost like you are in Africa without having to actually travel to Swaziland.”
- - -
Voss is a Norwegian-based brand of bottled water from the village of Vatnestrøm in Iveland municipality, Aust-Agder county. Contrary to popular belief, the water is not bottled in the municipality of Voss, which is more than 400 kilometres (250 mi) away from the actual bottling site. It is available in both still and sparkling forms.
Voss Foundation has been active since 2008. Norwegian NGO working in sub-Saharan Africa to help communities fulfill water requirements with a particular interest in assisting women and girls. Projects primarily involve a combination to well-digging/creation/rehabilitation, pumping, and piping. SOURCE: Wikipedia
The Fjords of Norway - World Heritage
UNESCO has included the fjords of Norway, exemplified by the Nærøyfjord and the Geirangerfjord, on its renowned World Heritage List. The Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord now enjoy the same recognition as the Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Zambias Victoria Falls and the Grand Canyon in USA.
The west Norwegian fjords are classic, superbly developed fjords, considered as the type locality for fjord landscapes in the world. They are comparable in scale and quality to other existing fjords on the World Heritage List and are distinguished by the climate and geological setting.
The Naeroyfjord and the Geirangerfjord areas are considered to be among the most outstanding fjord areas on the planet. The Naeroyfjord is perhaps the most spectacular arm of the Sognefjord, and the narrowest fjord in the world, at on point only 250 metres across with mountains towering more than 1700 metres above its tranquil waters. The fjord area has been inhabited for about 10 000 years. The area has been farmed for almost 3000 years, and farming is still important for people living along the fjord.
The west Norwegian fjords are situated one on each side of the Jostedalsbreen Glacier and comprise of the municipalities of Aurland, Lærdal, Vik and Voss on the south side and the municipalities of Norddal and Stranda on the north side.
The most beautiful cities in Finland
List about the most beautiful cities in Finland
Hello everyone!!! This List is about the Country Finland !!! Here are all the Cities that live in the, Images and Information about them :) I dedicate it to my friend Sergio Lucas I hope you like it!
In this list about the most beautiful cities in Finland you can find:
10. Kouvola
9. Lahti
8. Vantaa
7. Kuopio
6. Turku
5. Tampere
Oulu
Jyväskylä
Espoo
Helsinki
10. Kouvola
Kouvola It is the least populated city in Finland and is located 134 km northeast of Helsinki. L The central location of Kouvola lies within the borders of Finland shares borders between the European Union and Russia. As of 2009 the six municipalities of Kouvola are: Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala - they joined and put it in tenth place in one of the largest cities in Finland.
9. Lahti
Lahti is a city in the Päijänne Tavastia region, located on the shores of Lake Vesijärvi. It has about 100,800 inhabitants, which makes it the seventh largest city in Finland. Lahti got recognition as a city in 1905 although its existence is known since 1443. Its development is due to being in the passage of the railway line that goes from Helsinki to St. Petersburg built in 1870 and also thanks to the settlement of refugees of the Winter War that took place between Finland and Russia in the 20th century.
8. Vantaa
Vantaa is another of the Finnish cities and forms part of the Metropolitan Area of Helsinki. In the 20th and 21st centuries Vantaa has grown rapidly, like Espoo, in the wake of the capital. In 1950 the municipality had only about 15,000 inhabitants. Internationally the city is best known for the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which is the most important in Finland. A popular tourist spot is also the Heureka Science Center.
7. Kuopio
Kuopio is located in the east of the country surrounded by Lake Kallavesi. Kuopio was part of the administrative province of Eastern Finland until the end of 2009 and the region of North Savonia, being its capital. Kuopio is recognized for its association with one of the national culinary delights, the Finnish fish pate (kalakukko), and also for its 'savo' dialect, in addition to the Puijo hill and the tower that is here.
6. Turku
The oldest city in Finland Turku or Åbo (in Swedish) is a city located on the southwest coast of Finland and former administrative capital of the province of Western Finland, until 2009. Located on the banks of the Aura River, it has a population of 177,430 inhabitants. It is not known exactly when it was founded, but its documented history begins in 1229, when the bishopric was moved to the current municipal district.
5. Tampere
Tampere is located 170 kilometers north of Helsinki. The city has a population of approximately 211,544 people, being the third largest city in Finland in terms of population, and the second most important urban area in the country (after Helsinki). Today, Tampere is an active and dynamic city. In addition, it has several centers and vocational training institutes. In the field of culture, Tampere is known for its broad literary and theatrical tradition. Tampere was founded by King Gustav III of Sweden in 1779, between the two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, and the city is divided into two parts by the fast flowing from the first to the second.
The images you can find in this video are property of 20 minutos
Norway - Wiki
Norway n rwe NAWR way Norwegian Norge Bokm l or Noreg Nynorsk officially the Kingdom of Norway is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandin...
Creative Commons 2.0 Wikipedia.com
Beta Test
Norway - Wiki
Norway n rwe NAWR way Norwegian Norge Bokm l or Noreg Nynorsk officially the Kingdom of Norway is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandin...
Creative Commons 2.0 Wikipedia.com
Beta Test
Norway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Norway
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its values are rooted in egalitarian ideals. The Norwegian state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, having extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, and fresh water. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). On a per-capita basis, Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside of the Middle East.The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranked first on the World Happiness Report for 2017 and currently ranks first on the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Skagen
Skagen, occasionally known in English as The Scaw, is Denmark's northernmost town and the area surrounding it. Situated on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, it is part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Region Nordjylland. It is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of Frederikshavn and 108 kilometres (67 mi) northeast of Aalborg. With its well-developed harbour, Skagen is Denmark's main fishing port and also has a thriving tourist industry, attracting some 2 million people annually.
Originally the name was applied to the peninsula but it now usually refers to the town itself. The settlement began in the Middle Ages as a fishing village, renowned for its herring industry. Thanks to its seascapes, fishermen and evening light, towards the end of the 19th century it became popular with a group of Impressionist artists now known as the Skagen Painters. In 1879, the Skagen Fisherman's Association was established with the purpose of facilitating the local fishing industry through the Skagensbanen railway, which opened as a narrow-gauged railway in 1890. The modern port of Skagen opened on 20 November 1907, and with the railway connections to Frederikshavn and the rest of Denmark, tourism began to develop.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
Norway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:24 1 Etymology
00:08:16 2 History
00:08:24 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:47 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:18 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:56 2.4 Migration period
00:15:40 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:32 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:21 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:25:01 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:10 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:41 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:34:00 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:14 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:51 3 Geography
00:46:15 3.1 Climate
00:49:40 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:49 3.3 Environment
00:52:48 4 Politics and government
00:59:29 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:01:14 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:23 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:04:17 4.4 Foreign relations
01:06:00 4.5 Military
01:07:27 5 Economy
01:12:16 5.1 Resources
01:17:56 5.2 Transport
01:21:59 6 Demographics
01:22:08 6.1 Languages
01:26:03 6.2 Population
01:28:54 6.3 Migration
01:31:34 6.4 Religion
01:38:57 6.5 Health
01:40:18 6.6 Education
01:41:07 7 Culture
01:41:46 7.1 Human rights
01:44:31 7.2 Cinema
01:46:28 7.3 Music
01:50:00 7.4 Literature
01:53:20 7.5 Research
01:54:40 7.6 Architecture
01:56:54 7.7 Art
01:58:16 7.8 Cuisine
01:59:20 7.9 Sports
02:02:14 8 International rankings
02:02:34 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive s ...
Norway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Norway
00:04:23 1 Etymology
00:08:12 2 History
00:08:21 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:44 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:14 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:51 2.4 Migration period
00:15:35 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:26 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:14 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:24:54 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:02 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:30 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:33:48 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:00 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:37 3 Geography
00:45:58 3.1 Climate
00:49:23 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:31 3.3 Environment
00:52:30 4 Politics and government
00:59:10 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:00:55 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:03 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:03:58 4.4 Foreign relations
01:05:40 4.5 Military
01:07:07 5 Economy
01:11:55 5.1 Resources
01:17:33 5.2 Transport
01:21:36 6 Demographics
01:21:45 6.1 Languages
01:25:39 6.2 Population
01:28:29 6.3 Migration
01:31:08 6.4 Religion
01:38:28 6.5 Health
01:39:49 6.6 Education
01:40:39 7 Culture
01:41:17 7.1 Human rights
01:44:02 7.2 Cinema
01:45:58 7.3 Music
01:49:29 7.4 Literature
01:52:48 7.5 Research
01:54:08 7.6 Architecture
01:56:22 7.7 Art
01:57:44 7.8 Cuisine
01:58:47 7.9 Sports
02:01:41 8 International rankings
02:02:00 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its ...
Anchorage, Alaska | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Anchorage, Alaska
00:01:55 1 History
00:08:03 2 Geography
00:10:21 2.1 Cityscape
00:10:29 2.2 Wildlife
00:12:10 2.3 Climate
00:15:30 3 Demographics
00:19:45 3.1 Languages
00:21:06 4 Economy
00:26:51 5 Arts
00:28:52 6 Sports
00:32:47 7 Parks and recreation
00:32:56 7.1 Parks, gardens, and wildlife refuges
00:33:41 7.2 Recreational facilities
00:34:01 7.3 Points of interest
00:34:09 8 Government and politics
00:37:03 8.1 Public safety
00:39:21 9 Education
00:41:02 10 Notable people
00:42:32 11 Media
00:43:56 12 Health and utilities
00:46:36 13 Transportation
00:46:46 13.1 Major Highways
00:47:10 13.1.1 Highway to Highway
00:47:56 13.2 Public transit
00:48:26 13.3 Rail
00:49:30 13.4 Air transport
00:50:34 14 Sister cities
00:50:53 15 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage; Dena'ina: Dgheyaytnu) is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 298,192 residents in 2016, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. All together, the Anchorage metropolitan area, which combines Anchorage with the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 401,635 in 2016, which accounts for more than half of the state's population. At 1,706 square miles of land area, the city is larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, at 1,212 square miles.Anchorage is in the south-central portion of Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. The city limits span 1,961.1 square miles (5,079.2 km2) which encompass the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities and almost all of Chugach State Park.Due to its location, almost equidistant from New York City, Frankfurt, and Tokyo, Anchorage lies within 9 1⁄2 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, the Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for many international cargo flights and home to a major FedEx hub, which the company calls a critical part of its global network of services.Anchorage has won the All-America City Award four times: in 1956, 1965, 1984–85, and 2002, by the National Civic League. It has also been named by Kiplinger as the most tax-friendly city in the United States.
Norway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Norway
00:04:23 1 Etymology
00:08:12 2 History
00:08:21 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:44 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:14 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:51 2.4 Migration period
00:15:35 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:26 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:14 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:24:54 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:02 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:30 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:33:48 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:00 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:37 3 Geography
00:45:58 3.1 Climate
00:49:23 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:31 3.3 Environment
00:52:30 4 Politics and government
00:59:10 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:00:55 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:03 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:03:58 4.4 Foreign relations
01:05:40 4.5 Military
01:07:07 5 Economy
01:11:55 5.1 Resources
01:17:33 5.2 Transport
01:21:36 6 Demographics
01:21:45 6.1 Languages
01:25:39 6.2 Population
01:28:29 6.3 Migration
01:31:08 6.4 Religion
01:38:28 6.5 Health
01:39:49 6.6 Education
01:40:39 7 Culture
01:41:17 7.1 Human rights
01:44:02 7.2 Cinema
01:45:58 7.3 Music
01:49:29 7.4 Literature
01:52:48 7.5 Research
01:54:08 7.6 Architecture
01:56:22 7.7 Art
01:57:44 7.8 Cuisine
01:58:47 7.9 Sports
02:01:41 8 International rankings
02:02:00 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its ...
Norway | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Norway
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written
language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through
audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio
while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using
a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
In case you don't find one that you were looking for, put a comment.
This video uses Google TTS en-US-Standard-D voice.
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,302,778 (as of April 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its values are rooted in egalitarian ideals. The Norwegian state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, having extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, and fresh water. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). On a per-capita basis, Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside of the Middle East.The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranked first on the World Happiness Report for 2017 and currently ranks first on the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
Index of World War II articles (H) | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.8821913043053846
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
H-hour (D-day)
H. A. Sinclair de Rochemont
H. E. Bates
H. Emory Widener Jr.
H. H. Kung
H. Keith Thompson
H. L. N. Salmon
H. Montgomery Hyde
H. Ryan Price
H. Stuart Hughes
H. W. Whillock
Höcker Album
Höfle Telegram
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
Hôtel Biron
Hôtel Carnavalet
Hôtel Continental
Hôtel Costes
Hôtel d'Evreux
Hôtel de Castries
Hôtel de Cluny
Hôtel de Crillon
Hôtel de Lauzun
Hôtel de Rambouillet
Hôtel de Salm
Hôtel de Sens
Hôtel de Soubise
Hôtel de Toulouse
Hôtel de Ville (Paris Métro)
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Hôtel des Invalides
Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière
Hôtel Lambert
Hôtel Lutetia
Hôtel Matignon
Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse
Hôtel particulier
Hôtel Ritz Paris
Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
H2S radar
H2X radar
Ha'avara Agreement
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
Haakon Hansen (boxer)
Haakon VII of Norway
Haane Manahi
Haavara Agreement
Habib Bamogo
Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan
Hachirō Arita
Hadamar Clinic
Hadrien Feraud
Hafthohlladung
Hagushi
Hai (midget submarine)
Haig Acterian
HAIG L-15
Haijiu-class submarine chaser
Haika Grossman
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon
Hainan Island Operation
Hainewalde concentration camp
Hainichen concentration camp
Haiqing-class submarine chaser
Hajile
Hajime Sugiyama
Hajo Herrmann
Hajo Holborn
Hakim Saci
Hakko ichiu
Hal Clement
Hal Far Fighter Flight
Hal Gould
Hal Holbrook
Hal Lahar
Hal Turner
Hal Van Every
Hala Gorani
Halberstadt C.V
Halberstadt CL.II
Halberstadt CL.IV
Halberstadt D.I
Halberstadt D.II
Halcyon-class minesweeper
Hale Boggs
Halina Birenbaum
Halina Szymańska
Hall Overton
Halle concentration camp
Halls of Montezuma (film)
Halswell House
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials
Hamilton Air Force Base
Hamilton H. Howze
Hamish Forbes
Hammerskins
Hammond Innes
Hampshire County Division
Han Deqin
Han Xianchu
Hana Brady
Hana Greenfield
Hana Mašková
Handan Campaign
Handley Page Heyford
Hanford MacNider
Hanford Site
Hangmen Also Die!
Hank Bauer
Hank Gowdy
Hank Greenberg
Hank Ketcham
Hank Soar
Hank Stram
Hank Thompson (baseball)
Hank Thompson (musician)
Hanna Reitsch
Hanna Yablonka
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Billig
Hannah Szenes
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Trautloft
Hannie Schaft
Hannover CL.II
Hannover CL.III
Hannover CL.IV
Hannover CL.V
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Hanns Albin Rauter
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Johst
Hanns Kerrl
Hanns Ludin
Hanns Scharff
Hanover Street (film)
Hans-Adolf Prützmann
Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt
Hans-Dieter Weihs
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Erich Voss
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
Hans-Hartwig Trojer
Hans-Heinz Augenstein
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
Hans-Joachim Jabs
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Hans-Karl Stepp
Hans-Oscar Wöhlermann
Hans-Rudolf Rösing
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Hans-Ulrich Wehler
Hans-Valentin Hube
Hans Assi Hahn
Hans Adolf Krebs
Hans Aumeier
Hans Baur
Hans Beißwenger
Hans Bernd Gisevius
Hans Bernd von Haeften
Hans Bethe
Hans Biebow
Hans Bühler
Hans Candrian
Hans Conrad Leipelt
Hans Coppi
Hans Dammers
Hans Dorr
Hans Egon Holthusen
Hans Ekkehard Bob
Hans F. K. Günther
Hans Felber
Hans Frank
Hans Frankenthal
Hans Fritzsche
Hans Götz
Hans Georg Calmeyer
Hans Georg Dehmelt
Hans Georg Klamroth
Hans Globke
Hans Gollnick
Hans Graf von Sponeck
Hans Grünberg
Hans Grundig
Hans Gruneberg
Hans Gál
Hans Guido Mutke
Hans Hartung
Hans Heilbronn
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Hans Hinkel
Hans Howaldt
Hans Jacob Nielsen
Hans Jeschonnek
Hans Jüttner
Hans John
Hans Jordan
Hans Josephsohn
Hans Kammler
Hans Kempin
Hans Koning
Hans Krebs (SS general)
Hans Krebs (Wehrmacht general)
Hans Kreysing
Hans Krüger
Hans Kroh
Hans Krása
Hans Källner
Hans Lammers
Hans Langsdorff
Hans Larive ...