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Topic: Modalen


In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  TIME | CNN: Our Interactive World | Living | Fjording Ahead
Nestled at the end of the fjord is the small town of Modalen.
Leif Egil NAmdal, Modalen's mayor, sees the project as a way of keeping people from moving to commercial centers like Bergen, a 90-minute drive away.
Modalen's 2 megabits per second is roughly 35 times as fast as conventional modems.
www.time.com /time/interactive/living/town_np.html   (996 words)

  
  Norwegian Mountains - Hordaland - Modalen Kommune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Modalen borders to Lindås, Vaksdal, Masfjorden in Hordaland and Vik and Høyanger kommuner in Sogn og Fjordane.
Modalen is truly a high mountain region, but connects to the sea via Mofjorden.
None of the Modalen mountains are technically difficult to reach on the easiest routes.
impact.ii.uib.no /arnt/Kommuner/modalen.html   (434 words)

  
 Elbers Service, Modalen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The municipality of Modalen is situated on the West Coast of Norway, about 80 kilometers to the north-east of Bergen.
Modalen is considered to the entrance of a large mountain area called Stølsheimen.
Modalen has a population of roughly 325 people and is widely known in Norway as the first village to free have wireless broadband internet acces for all inhabitants.
www.elbers-service.no /eng/modalen.htm   (122 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | Norwegian village in broadband trial
Modalen is situated at the head of a remote Norwegian fjord and was chosen because the mountainous terrain and small population made it unprofitable to lay cable.
Modalen is a showcase for the technology and a chance to see how it works in real life.
Not everybody in Modalen's population of 360 is converted to the new technology.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/1493964.stm   (434 words)

  
 Genealogy Report (Register) (v3.0 ) HTML file   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Helvik Olsdatter Modalen f# 0278303 was born on 23 January 1831.
Ole Olsen Modalen f# 0278303 was born on 18 August 1833.
SØren Olsen Modalen f# 0278303 was born on 15 November 1835.
share.geocities.com /heartland/plains/8405/mod00001.htm   (2587 words)

  
 Olav Anders Øvrebø: Norway's Digital Nomads
Modalen has been visited by TV crews and delegations coming from as far away as India and Russia, according to the municipal authority's IT manager Harald Kjensli.
Modalen became instantly famous as a global broadband village.
Modalen can fight the trend of centralization only by becoming a kind of suburb of Bergen, offering its inhabitants a previously unheard-of flexibility: Business opportunities and urban attractions in addition to the beautiful scenery -- and impeccable Internet facilities.
www.oov.no /eng/wsj1.html   (1120 words)

  
 Eyes of the broadband world turn to tiny Norwegian village - Broadband & ISPs - Breaking Business and Technology ...
Modalen, a small village in Norway, has been chosen for an experiment in which the whole town will be connected by wireless broadband technology.
The village was selected because of its remote location and the fact connectivity has largely been impossible in the past as cable could not be laid in the region, thus making it an ideal candidate for such a trial of wireless communication networks.
Prior to the arrival of wireless broadband engineers visitors to Modalen tended to use it as a base for walking in the surrounding hills and mountains.
networks.silicon.com /broadband/0,39024661,11026643,00.htm   (580 words)

  
 Hiking maps Norway: Osterfjord, Modal, Hestabotn, Slottet, Mo village, Heimdal and Stølsdammen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Modalen district: Norway’s second smallest local authority, serving a population of 340.
Modalen district generates 10% of the electricity used in Bergen.
Modalen takes its name the farm and church village of Mo (meaning a flat, sandy area).
www.carwalks.com /visartikkel.asp?art=257   (190 words)

  
 How to Launch a Cyber City
Modalen has already seen the positive effects previous education IT-projects had in the local IT-industry, and hopes that this project will have a similar effect on local industry.
As another means of holding the attention of the youth, Modalen has enlisted a technical team of early adopters to help Modalen's residents get their connections working.
Hogne Haktorson is the chief executive of Modalen's local council, and one of the driving forces behind the technology initiative in the town.
www.american.edu /carmel/sw0143a/launching.html   (3524 words)

  
 Modalen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The municipality Modalen in the county of Hordaland, Norway,has 345 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.
All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
And feeling such as we're fond of, are close.
www.termsdefined.net /mo/modalen.html   (196 words)

  
 Osterfjorden Reiselivslag - English - Accomadation - Modalen -
A farmyard set amid beautiful scenery in Modalen, in green fields surrounded by wild mountains.
In the innermost reaches of the Osterfjord, on the quayside in Mo village, Modalen Sjø og Fritid is a holiday complex in a rural setting.
Fine lokation with free view at the top of Modalen close to the entrance to Stølsheimen.
www.osterfjord.net /article/archive/182   (211 words)

  
 Wireless Networking - Tiny Norwegian Village Goes Entirely Wireless
Residents in Modalen, Norway will be equipped with television set top boxes and will use their TVs as the interface to do such activities as e-mail, shop, video-conference, and download music and videos.
All the participants see Modalen as an opportunity to showcase their latest technologies and observe them in a real-world setting.
The rugged, mountainous terrain makes traditional wiring in Modalen expensive, and with 360 residents, the community is not a major attraction to most telecommunications companies.
www.newsfactor.com /perl/story/12879.html   (521 words)

  
 Norway: Modalen Municipal. Bergen, Norway. - Modalen kommune -
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www.bergen-guide.com /modalen.asp   (106 words)

  
 modalen
The municipality of Modalen is yet another area that one can explore, be it the surrounding mountains or the woodlands alongside the narrow fjord that cuts its way inland.
Like most fjords in the west of Norway waterfowl can be found, though numbers are never high.
During the last few years White-tailed Eagle have been moving back into outlying districts and the species is seen most years in the fjord system that surrounds Modalen.
birdwatch.brinkster.net /index-filer/Page21260.htm   (562 words)

  
 Osterfjorden Reiselivslag - MODALEN
Picturesque green valleys, or bare mountain peaks commanding views over half of western Norway – the choice is yours.
The jewel of Modalen and an ideal spot for enjoying the great outdoors.
From here, your gaze reaches from sea to glacier, from the coast of southern Hordaland to the Jotunheimen mountains and the heart of fjord country.
www.osterfjord.net /article/articleview/410/1/189   (378 words)

  
 Analysis
The only problem that Modalen faces, and one that they wish to address with the cybercity initiative, is that the closest higher secondary and beyond education is a two hour bus ride away.
Modalen hopes that if the young people, and the citizens in general, are able to use their new high-speed internet connection to access distance learning opportunities, they will be less inclined to leave.
Villages such as Modalen will find that a wireless alternative to laying a lot of wire is much more feasible and affordable.
www.american.edu /carmel/sw0143a/analysis.html   (3242 words)

  
 Surfing Over Fjords Ziff Davis Smart Business - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Isolated by the region's dramatic fjords and with a population of less than 400, Modalen, Norway, was picked by a consortium of high-tech companies—Norwegian wireless firm NERA, hardware maker PCTVnet, and Cisco Systems—for an experiment to connect a whole town entirely through wireless technology.
Every home, public service, school, and business in Modalen is eligible to receive a TV set-top box called a HomePilot that gives users high-speed access to services such as online banking, shopping, e-mail, interactive TV, and IP video telephony.
Setup of the Multimedia@Modalen pilot project was completed in seven weeks, part of an overall undertaking of the Norwegian government to achieve nationwide wireless broadband coverage by 2004.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdzsb/is_200202/ai_ziff20947   (239 words)

  
 Dissertations from Karolinska Institutet - Published by Karolinska Institutet Karolinska Institutet - ki.se
The effects on hypercarbic ventilatory response of sameridine compared to morphine and placebo.
Modalen Osterlund A, Westman L, Arlander E, Eriksson LI, Lindahl SG Anesth Analg, 2003; 96(2): 570-5
Osterlund Modalen A, Frey J, Quiding H, Westman L, Lindahl SGE
diss.kib.ki.se /2004/91-7140-123-7   (608 words)

  
 The municipality Modalen in the county of Hordaland Hordaland Norway Norway...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The municipality Modalen in the county of Hordaland Hordaland Norway Norway...
The municipality "Modalen" in the county of Hordaland Hordaland, Norway Norway, has 345 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.
Gott in möglichen Welten: Eine Analyse des modalen ontologischen Arguments für die Existenz Gottes von Alvin Plantinga (Pontes)
www.biodatabase.de /Modalen   (90 words)

  
 PCTVnet ASA initiates a first complete broadband community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
All families, companies, public departments, schools and organizations will be offered the system which uses the TV as screen and user interface.
A program where pupils from the local school will be responsible for teaching their parents and grandparents in the use of the HomePilot is under implementation.
The project in Modalen will be a display window for Norwegian broadband technology says Nera project manager Nils-Ivar Dyngeland.
ruel.net /top/box.news.pctvnet.20000608.htm   (333 words)

  
 Hypercarbic and Hypoxic Ventilatory Responses After Intrathecal Administration of Bupivacaine and Sameridine -- Modalen ...
Hypercarbic and Hypoxic Ventilatory Responses After Intrathecal Administration of Bupivacaine and Sameridine -- Modalen et al.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Åsa Österlund Modalen, MD, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Sameridine is a new compound with both local anesthetic and
www.anesthesia-analgesia.org /cgi/content/abstract/96/2/570   (295 words)

  
 Hordaland Mountains - Route Descriptions - Eldhusfjellet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Many trails lead to this hut (Stordalen, Modalen, Øvrehelland, Steinsland, ++) and as such, Eldhusfjellet can be reached via marked trails.
The shortest approach in distance is from Steinsland, deep into the Modalen valley.
On a clear day you may enjoy having both Ulriken (Bergen) and Store Skagastølstind (Jotunheimen) in view.
impact.ii.uib.no /arnt/Peaks/eldhusfjellet.html   (1014 words)

  
 CLIMATE MODALEN II - Historical January 1994 - Weather
CLIMATE MODALEN II - Historical January 1994 - Weather
Weather :: Climate :: Europe :: Norway :: Climate MODALEN II
Indicator for occurrence of: Snow or Ice Pellets
www.tutiempo.net /en/Climate/MODALEN_II/13250.htm   (36 words)

  
 A Novel Molecule with Peripheral Opioid Properties: The Effects on Hypercarbic and Hypoxic Ventilation at Steady-State ...
A Novel Molecule with Peripheral Opioid Properties: The Effects on Hypercarbic and Hypoxic Ventilation at Steady-State Compared with Morphine and Placebo -- Modalen et al.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Åsa Österlund Modalen, MD, PhD, Danderyds Hospital, S-182 88 Danderyd, Sweden.
Copyright © 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society.
www.anesthesia-analgesia.org /cgi/content/abstract/102/1/104   (224 words)

  
 Box 18: Reid-Rosser
23) Ridder, J., Die Gentzen Schen Schluszverfahren in modalen Aussagenlogiken.
24) Ridder, J., Die Gentzen Schen Schluszverfahren in modalen Aussagenlogiken.
25) Ridder, J., Die Gentzen Schen Schluszverfahren in modalen Aussagenlogiken.
www.kommunikation.aau.dk /prior/boxes/box12_21/box18.htm   (993 words)

  
 Philosophie verständlich: Determinismus
Die häufigste Antwort auf diese Frage lautet: U ist eine hinreichende Ursache für E, wenn U E zwangsläufig zur Folge hat oder wenn E stattfinden muss, wenn U der Fall ist.
Der Begriff der Ursache wird also durch den modalen Begriff des Müssens oder der Notwendigkeit erläutert.
Und deshalb liegt es nahe, auch den Determinismusbegriff so zu fassen.
www.philosophieverstaendlich.de /stichworte/determinismus   (1321 words)

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