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Earthquake In China
Several readers sent in links on the earthquake that hit 10 hours ago near the Sichuan city of Chengdu in China. The Telegraph focuses on the citizen journalism that got word on the quake out on the Net instantly (the first report was via Twitter). Science magazine speculates that deaths from this event could exceed the 240,000 killed in the Tangshan quake in 1976, though the estimated death toll is below 10,000 at this writing. Hundreds of videos are up on YouTube, including this footage from a security camera — keep your eye on the goldfish.
sydney, you are not talking about a benevolent partriarchate of long white bearded old wisemen watching over a sheep of carebear flock. you are talking about a government that forcibly tried to 'shape' its community by atrocities, discrmination, manipulation, brainwashing, repression and even trying to blatantly rewrite history. please, be realist. this same government is the one which is employing hundreds of thousands of people for just censorship purposes, implanting informants in universities, internet cafes and jailing people because they put a few no-no words in their blogs. please, be pragmatic.
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Best post I have triggered with a one liner for many years. The monkeysphere sort of sums it all up in a humorous way.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.