A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201
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In which John Green teaches you about Homer's Odyssey. If it was Homer's If Homer was even real. Anyway, that stuff doesn't really matter. John teaches you the classic, by which I mean classical, epic poem, the Odyssey. The Journey of Odysseus as he made his way home after the conclusion of the Trojan War is the stuff of legend. Literally. John will teach you about the double standard in Greek culture, Odysseus as jerk/hero, ancient PTSD, and cycles of violence. Also, there are no yogurt jokes. So think of that as a gift.
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ᚼᛒ: Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone
The Jelling Stones, thousand-year-old Viking runestones, sit in the town of Jelling in Denmark. They tell the tale of Harald Bluetooth: one of the first kings of Denmark. Here's why his name is on your phone.
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The Bergen Line to Oslo minute by minute
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The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History #11
In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very little. John will take you through the causes of the war, tell you a little bit about the fighting itself, and get into just why the US Army couldn't manage to make any progress invading Canada. And yes, Canadians, we're going to talk about the White House getting burned down. The upshot: no territory changed hands, and most of the other bones of contention were solved prior to the actual war. Although nothing much changed for the US and England, the Native Americans were the big losers. Tecumseh was killed, and the Indian tribes lost a lot of territory. Watch as John lays it all out for you. Also, check out #1812problems on Twitter. It's awesome.
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Parents of the Field: Ingrid Eide
Ingrid Eide was a founding member of the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO) along with her then husband Johan Galtung. Her career spans a life in Norwegian politics, activism, diplomacy and academia, and she is best known for her work on women and peace development.
GermanGems #2
Three 'German' authors you might want to check out. (German authors = authors writing in German)
Books & other things mentioned:
GermanGems (first video):
Vicki Baum, Grand Hotel, translated by Basil Creighton (NYRB Classics, June 2016) / Menschen im Hotel (1929)
Jenny Erpenbeck, The End of Days, translated by Susan Bernofsky (New Directions, 2014)/ Aller Tage Abend (2012)
Maja Haderlap, Angel of Oblivion, translated by Tess Lewis (Archipelago, August 2016) / Engel des Vergessens (2011)
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The Decision (2015):
or in the German original: Der Brief des Zauberers (2104):
as Britta Bolt (together with writer Rodney Bolt), The Posthumus Mysteries:
- Lonely Graves (2014)
- Lives Lost (2015)
- Deadly Secrets (June 2016)
and for German readers:
- Das Büro der einsamen Toten (2015)
- Das Haus der verlorenen Seelen (2016)
Russia: Solikamsk residents lay flowers to honour 9 miners killed in fire
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Dozens laid flowers at a checkpoint of the Solikamsk 3 mine on Sunday, to honour nine miners killed in a fire in potassium mines in Solikamsk near the Ural Mountains the day before.
The bodies of the nine trapped miners were found earlier in the day during the rescue operation. So far, one body has been pulled out from the mine.
The fire allegedly erupted at a depth of 362 metres (1187 (feet), when construction works were underway by a contracting company.
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Russia: Miners remember dead colleagues in Solikamsk
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Colleagues of the miners who died in a fire in potassium mine in Solikamsk remembered the deceased and talked about the conditions in the mine, in Solikamsk on Monday.
One of the workers, Igor Klymenko, said “there must be safety precautions[in the mine]. There must be a fire brigade with a sleeve so that they could extinguish the fire.”
“There must be some sort of ladder to get out of there. They did not have anything. And they were trapped there,” he added.
According to Uralkali, the company which owns the mine, the workers got trapped inside the pit as a result of an accident caused by construction works shortly after 10am Moscow time on Saturday.
The fire allegedly erupted at a depth of 362 metres (1187 feet), when construction works were underway by a contracting company.
The bodies of all nine workers were recovered on Sunday.
The regional office of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on the violation of safety rules during mining and construction works.
Ruptly has requested a comment from the mine’s operator, Federal State Unitary Enterprise - Construction Management 30.
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Luke Harding, The Snowden Files.
Lecture, The Snowden Files at Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo, on Wednesday, 12 February 2014, from 5 - 6.15 p.m.
With Luke Harding, author and journalist at The Guardian
Moderator: Per Anders Johansen, journalist at Aftenposten
In June 2013, The Guardian ran the first article based on documents that Edward Snowden, a former systems engineer with the National Security Agency (NSA), had leaked regarding US and British intelligence services' monitoring of E-mail, text messages and telephone conversations. Harding's book gives us a thought-provoking look at Snowden's background and events over the past year.
The disclosures have triggered important public debates: What balance would it be prudent to strike between civil rights and national security? What is the scope of the US government's monitoring activities? Are US and European interests identical? What should European authorities and organisations do?
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Of Course Trump Wants to Throw Himself a Military Parade: The Daily Show
President Trump asked the Pentagon to throw him a Bastille Day-style military parade, which Trevor thinks is just the latest move in his quest to become a dictator.
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