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Real Reality
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the_beaver
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 Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Kwak Named Environment Minister |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| Is Kwak pronounced like quack? |
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buddy bradley
Joined: 24 Aug 2003
Location: The Beyond
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:26 am Post subject: |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| Is Kwak pronounced like quack? |
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J.B. Clamence
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| Could have been worse. It could have been "Kwak named chief neurosurgeon." |
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Real Reality
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:45 am Post subject: |
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J.B. Clamence,
Are you sure?
Think about the environment in Korea.
Who needs a good, clean environment?
Who needs a good, clean neurosurgeon?
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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I hope the new minister really actually is acquinted with environmental concerns- because in my experience Koreans generally equate environment as "that which shall be built upon".
The construction("de-struction") companies and labour unions, on which a lot of govt. money and jobs depend, are way to politically powerful for the mindless frenzy of needless and environmentally insensitive building programmes to end anytime soon.
hence, every area of estuary and tidal coastline in Korea is earmarked for reclamation, and every riverbank marked for concreting over into lifeless cement trenches. And every isolated house, due to be "connected up" by hugely expensive and damaging road- building projects. Money talks far louder than the small and powerless environmental groups in this country. Theres not even a single nature reserve in South korea:)
For the record, I used to work at a hagwon named "kwaks juniorland". The name is pronounced "Kwug". |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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NEL has brought together the Knowsley Water Users Group (KWUG), comprising United Utilities, Kodak, Baker Petrolite, CP Kelco and the Environment Agency, to examine options for the Knowsley Industrial Park.
http://www.nel.uk/newsarticle.asp?ID=34
NEL is a leading technology services organisation with a successful track record spanning five decades of providing innovative solutions to difficult problems. We are a leading provider of services, solutions and technology to our clients across many industries including oil and gas, power, water, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive and defence.
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