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bibimbap
Joined: 14 Dec 2003
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 Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:58 pm Post subject: Korea in Transition (illustration) |
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sent this into the herald. doubt i'll hear back from them though.
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Lyrt
Joined: 26 May 2004
Location: Somewhere in France
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yangban
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The Great Green Pacific Northwest
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:39 am Post subject: |
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The phone was invented in the US, but where was the cell phone invented?
Also, I think the point is that Koreans have the freedom to hate America because of American troops. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| yangban wrote: |
The phone was invented in the US, but where was the cell phone invented?
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US. A guy at Motorola invented it in the 70's. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| hmm, those in Pyongyang seem pretty strong on the hate front without the benefit of US troops there. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Two Ships on Course
South Korea
North Korea
Last edited by Real Reality on Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:41 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
Two Ships on Course
South Korea
North Korea
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I'll bite. Can you post the URL or explain the yellow shit? |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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A red tide embarkment ship spreads yellow earth as a prevention against the red tide along the coasts of Yeosu, South Cholla Province. A red tide warning has been in order of the South Cholla Province's coasts, near Yeosu and Goheung since Wednesday.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200408/200408120039.html |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a hell of a lot better than the puerile "Wonsoo" cartoons the Herald prints. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope the Herald prints it but I hav emy doubts. |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that. But I'm about as much in the dark as I was before. What's a red tide? And how does spreading yellow earth on the pond prevent one? What are they trying to do?
Is this just yet another Korean environmental *beep* up? I spent some time in Yeosu, and the harbour is very beautiful at dusk from the island side of the bridge. What a shame. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| skinhead wrote: |
Thanks for that. But I'm about as much in the dark as I was before. What's a red tide? And how does spreading yellow earth on the pond prevent one? What are they trying to do?
Is this just yet another Korean environmental *beep* up? I spent some time in Yeosu, and the harbour is very beautiful at dusk from the island side of the bridge. What a shame. |
A red tide is an overgrowth of red algae. It absorbs oxygen in the water and blocks sunlight for creatures that need to it to see and for photosynthesis. At least this is part of what I learned in college, the quote below explains it a lot better than I could.
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Harmful algae are microscopic,single-celled plants that live in the sea. Most species of algae or phytoplankton are not harmful and serve as the energy producers at the base of the food web, without which higher life on this planet would not exist.
Occasionally, the algae grow very fast or "bloom" and accumulate into dense, visible patches near the surface of the water. "Red Tide" is a common name for such a phenomenon where certain phytoplankton species contain reddish pigments and "bloom" such that the water appears to be colored red. The term "red tide" is thus a misnomer because they are not associated with tides; they are usually not harmful; and those species that are harmful may never reach the densities required to discolor the water.
Unfortunately, a small number of species produce potent neurotoxins that can be transfered through the food web where they affect and even kill the higher forms of life such as zooplankton, shellfish, fish, birds, marine mammals, and even humans that feed either directly or indirectly on them.
Scientists now prefer the term, HAB, to refer to bloom phenomenon that contain toxins or that cause negative impacts. |
http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/redtide/whathabs/whathabs.html |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| Thankye kindly Alyallen. I'll google for more. |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:43 am Post subject: |
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We get red tide every year in Florida and never dump anything in the ocean. I wonder if is ecologically sounds. |
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