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Re: News Thread « Reply #2720 on: May 08, 2008, 12:46:31 AM »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h.../asia-pacific/7389083.stm

This could get pretty bad.....


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2721 on: May 08, 2008, 12:50:19 AM »

Yes...and its sad no one seems to give a damn about it.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2722 on: May 08, 2008, 12:13:42 PM »

Quote from: nkp2 on May 08, 2008, 12:46:31 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h.../asia-pacific/7389083.stm

This could get pretty bad.....

It amazes me that it went from 350 dead to over 10,000 and now they are looking at 100,000.

What a shame the military junta are such @rseholes and not letting the aid get through. The poor people are suffering! grr


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2723 on: May 09, 2008, 06:52:04 PM »

Headline of the week (and most read story on bbc website) .......

Great tits cope well with warming!

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Re: News Thread « Reply #2724 on: May 09, 2008, 06:52:39 PM »

Ahah that's brilliant! roflmao


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2725 on: May 12, 2008, 04:26:33 PM »

Hundreds feared dead as powerful earthquake hits China

Some 900 students were feared buried by a mudslide caused by the quake when a Sichuan high school building collapsed

http://www.phayul.com/new...;+by+China+quake&id=21198


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2726 on: May 12, 2008, 04:30:57 PM »

I was just about to post this! Wierd...


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2727 on: May 12, 2008, 04:31:47 PM »

Better link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h.../asia-pacific/7396400.stm

Not just hundreds but thousands of people have died. At least 8,500.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2728 on: May 12, 2008, 04:34:50 PM »

Quote from: Sarah_ on May 12, 2008, 04:30:57 PM

I was just about to post this! Wierd...

One of the reasons I posted it was because several people on here had said they would like to experience an earthquake which I thought was a very strange thing to say, and this terrible event puts those comments into perspective (I hope).


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2729 on: May 12, 2008, 04:36:23 PM »

Quote from: thomasredlegs on May 12, 2008, 04:34:50 PM

and this terrible event puts those comments into perspective (I hope).

There's no perspective needed, you should probably read the entire conversation.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2730 on: May 12, 2008, 04:40:10 PM »

Quote from: thomasredlegs on May 12, 2008, 04:34:50 PM

Here's me thinking you where just posting it to raise awareness of those people affected in the earthquake, but no, it's to show people you where right. Shame.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2731 on: May 12, 2008, 04:42:09 PM »

Quote from: Sarah_ on May 12, 2008, 04:40:10 PM

Here's me thinking you where just posting it to raise awareness of those people affected in the earthquake, but no, it's to show people you where right. Shame.

Sarah - I said this was ONE of the reasons I posted this new item. Not THE reason. It has nothing to do with right and wrong. Also, I think it is fair to say that I was really shocked when I read that people would like to be in the middle of an earthquake just for the experience. It certainly stuck in my mind.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2732 on: May 12, 2008, 04:42:14 PM »

I think it was Stalin who said "one death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic".

The numbers here and in Burma just get so large that it is hard to comprehend the scale of the suffering / loss after a while.

Still very sad for all those involved though.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2733 on: May 12, 2008, 04:44:52 PM »

Quote from: thomasredlegs on May 12, 2008, 04:42:09 PM

Also, I think it is fair to say that I was really shocked when I read that people would like to be in the middle of an earthquake just for the experience. It certainly stuck in my mind.

A knee-jerk response from someone who probably didn't take the time to read the entire conversation.

As someone who has experienced an earthquake in Spain, I stick by my comments and say that given the hypothetical scenario that the earthquake does not kill or do any major structural damage, I would find it enjoyable to be in one as I did with the previous.

This news provides no perspective on the conversation in question Smile


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2734 on: May 12, 2008, 04:47:22 PM »

I would love to be in the middle of a first world earth quake also (felt minor ones in San Francisco), as for third world ones well they will just produce replacement people in no time at all so no real loss in the long term.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2735 on: May 12, 2008, 04:48:17 PM »

Quote from: Mark on May 12, 2008, 04:44:52 PM

A very knee-jerk response from someone who probably didn't take the time to read the entire conversation.

As someone who has experienced an earthquake in Spain, I stick by my comments and say that given the hypothetical scenario that the earthquake does not kill or do any major structural damage, I would find it enjoyable to be in one as I did with the previous.

This news provides no perspective on the conversation in question Smile

Edited and re-edited and farther re-edited.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2736 on: May 12, 2008, 04:49:21 PM »

Quote from: thomasredlegs on May 12, 2008, 04:48:17 PM

Edited and re-edited and farther re-edited.

Erm? I edited the use of one word which did not at all change the point given. Typical you dodging the point at hand as usual Rolling Eyes


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2737 on: May 12, 2008, 04:50:04 PM »

Quote from: Mark on May 12, 2008, 04:49:21 PM

And your point? I edited the use of one word which did not at all change the point given. Typical you dodging the point at hand.

I was just enjoying your farther clarification. Good work.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2738 on: May 12, 2008, 04:53:19 PM »

There was no further clarification... I changed the use of one word. Your imagination is running riot as usual.


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Re: News Thread « Reply #2739 on: May 12, 2008, 04:54:56 PM »

I don't want to move away from this topic, as it's pretty important I feel...

The death toll is now 7,800

Forbes


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