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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: The state of civilization - circa 2008 |
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Headlines from today's CNN:
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Top Stories
Zimbabwe talks delayed for a week
Obama: Dirty tactics won't divert focus
Poll: Most say McCain's attacks unfair
Christian families flee Mosul after threats
U.S. Navy: Somali pirates parade hostages
China's boom falters amid global crisis
Taliban: Aid worker killed for preaching
Rape survivor tells her tragic story
Six dead in South Korea fish knife frenzy
Cannibal chef jailed for 30 years
Biker jailed for YouTube stunt video
Intruder beats, stabs TV news anchor
India uses brain scans for crime solving
UK: Jet captain reported UFO sighting
Ex-teen actress: TV set was 'hormone city' |
And the news from Asia:
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Top Asia Stories
Six dead in South Korea fish knife frenzy
U.S. diplomat in Pakistan amid tensions
China's economic growth slows
Tainted feed kills 1,500 Chinese dogs
Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan
6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
New Delhi bridge collapse kills two[/size] |
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Top U.S. Stories
Should U.S. have domestic intelligence agency?
WLWT: Woman, 89, busted for keeping kids' ball
Poll shows presidential race may be tightening
Boy questioned about days in captivity
Copper thefts leave youth sports scrambling
106-year-old voter shares hopes, secrets
KXTV: Cub injured during wildfire recovers
Falling oil prices? Food won't necessarily follow
Commentary: Warren Buffet: greed vs. principle |
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Top Europe Stories
French bank executives resign over loss
Dutch government invests �10B in ING
Biker jailed for YouTube stunt video
U.S. student accused of killing UK housemate
UK: Jet captain reported UFO sighting
UK parents defend son's assisted suicide
Which managers face ax? | Weekend action |
Climate changing 'faster, stronger, sooner'
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/20/wwf.climate.report/index.html
I like the UFO story:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/20/britain.ufo.sightings/index.html
And people wonder why the UFOs don't just drop by and say hello.
Because WE'RE A BUNCH OF BARBARIANS!!!! |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I bet if you compared that to world news circe 1008 it would look pretty damn good. The human race is growing, but people are usually to small to see past their own short lifespans. |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Headline from 1008 AD
Europe
* Oldest known mention of the city of Gundelfingen.
* Olav Haraldsson, the future king of Norway, lands on Saaremaa Island in Estonia, wins a battle there and forces the inhabitants to pay tribute.
* Georgia is unified under King Bagrat III.
* Mohammed II succeeds Hisham II as Caliph of Cordoba.
Asia
* The Egyptian Fatimid Empire under Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sends the sea captain Domiyat on a tributary mission to Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, in order to reestablish trade relations between Egypt and China.
* Battle of Peshawar: The Turkic Ghaznavid armies defeat a Hindu confederacy.
Religion
* Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized by Saint Sigfrid.
* Bruno of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission among the Prussians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1008
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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If they had real news back in 1008, it would've been far more barbaric.
"Suspected witch drawn and quartered in town square; her various bodyparts are each raped by the good Christian men of the village."
"Sir Rupert the Bignosed returns from Crusades with 2000 noses of heathen men, women, and children."
"Village of gypsies burned down to save town from pickpockets."
"The End of Times to begin in 1010, warns local clergy."
"Dwight Goodbottom to sell his 11-year-old daughter into prostitution; send inquiries to the editor."
"Mother kills son, 11, and daughter, 12, for doing housework on the Holy Sabbath." |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Let's read into those headlines shall we?
DISCUSSIONS NOT VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE
DEMOCRACY RESILIENT IN U.S. ELECTIONS
CHRISTIANS LEAVE MOSLEM CITY UNHARMED
PIRATES AS MODERN DAY CAPITALISTS TRADING HOSTAGES FOR MONEY (NO MORE WALKING THE PLANK)
CHINA'S ECONOMY STILL GROWING BUT NOT FAST ANY MORE
CHRISTIAN DIES NOT FOR BEING CHRISTIAN BUT FOR PROSTELYZING
SEXUAL ASSAULT IS BAD, MAKES FOR BIG NEWS
IN KOREA ONLY SIX DIE FROM KNIFE, NO HANDGUNS AROUND
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