Oh, is that why!
I subscribed to an online Page-A-Day calendar last year, and for Valentine's, they gave me a code to subscribe to one for free this year. So I opted for the Fact or Crap calendar. Browsing January, I got the answer to a puzzlement: Why do you see the whole moon even when it's new? Y'know, you look up, see that bare line of a crescent, but can also make out the rest of the circle, the rest of the moon. Why isn't the dark part completely invisible? Earthshine, that's why. Just like the moon, the Earth reflects sunlight, too - enough to let you make out the whole moon even when it's dark. The strength of the earthshine depends on Earth's cloud cover. I knew the Earth reflected light, like the moon, if not as well; I just never realized that was why a new moon is visible. UPDATE: There was a derailment in the comments; two trains of thought couldn't stay on the same track. My American pop culture references do not extend to TV-series of the 1950...
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Bergen is surrounded by mountains and they are criss-crossed by trails and walking paths, used by exercise buffs and families with strollers alike. You're looking at a path along Storevatnet (Big Pond) on Sandviksfjellet (Mt. Sandy Cove, named after the actual sandy cove at its feet).
Re 9/11: Calling it "patriot day" reminds me of old East Block memorials which are very fond of using "patriot" or "patriotic" in their titles. Makes me think of "Animal Farm". The US seems to be turning into the sort of country it used to criticize.
Hope you are having a great Sunday evening.;)
Here's how I've found some translations: For any subject on Wikipedia, there will be languages listed in the left sidebar on that page. Those languages have their own page on the subject.