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| Whats your apinion about Song Period of ancient China |
Posted by maliyana on May, 12. :: 5 Comments
In my opinion, china's gold ages was in 960—1279 North Song Period and South Song Period . totally existent about 319 years .
For me , that is very glamorous period , it is the brilliant world in the earth in that period of human .
But what a pitty , it was desteoyed by barbarian called mongol ,just as Rome who was destroyed by another barbarian called Teuton , Byzantine Empire destroyed by ottoman , barbarian conquer civilization is the tragdy in human's history . we lost many thing except getting horse manure . And many others example , like egypt, Greece etc .
Is God telling us that there has another thing more important than culture ?
And by the way , do you know a little about song period of ancient China ? If not please dont feel embarrassed for there is only a few of chinese knows but only a little . And what your view ?
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| 7.8 Major Quake Hits China |
Posted by Butrflynet on May, 12. :: 6 Comments
Some reports have since downgraded it to 7.5. That's still huge!
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBr_dOzJ9Pnc_U9gSgtTgE-cR-KwD90JUT700
Earthquake strikes western China
22 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 has struck western China. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
The quake struck 57 miles northwest of the Sichhuan provincial capital of Chengdu at about 2:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, the survey said on its Web site. It said the quake was centered 18 miles below the surface.
A 7.8 magnitude quake is capable of causing widespread, heavy damage. In the capital Beijing, about 930 miles to the northeast, buildings swayed for more than two minutes.
Repeated phone calls to emergency response numbers in Chengdu, a city of about 10 million people, rang busy Monday.
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| Myanmar and Cyclone Nargis |
Posted by sozobe on May, 07. :: 19 Comments
When I first saw the news it was that less than 400 people died in Cyclone Nargis. The number kept climbing incrementally. The latest numbers I've seen are that 22,000 people have died, possibly up to 100,000 -- about 40% of them children.
This is the kind of thing about which there isn't much more to say than "how horrible." But I did want to say something. (Apologies if there is already a thread -- I looked and didn't find one.)
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| How has Japan succeeded aganinst the odds? |
Posted by Naomi Dourish on April, 17. :: 1 Comment
I am 14 years old and currently doing an assessment at school on Japan and how it succeeded against the odds! I was wondering if anyone can help me! I have got to answer the following questions:
Why is there such a lack of space ?
How does Japan manage to produce food with a lack of flat farmland ?
How does Japan pay for all the imports ?
Why is the road and railway building so difficult in Japan ?
Can someone please help me!  
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| FREE TIBET!!!!...and then what? |
Posted by dagmaraka on April, 15. :: 28 Comments
I admit I know little. I know the very basic history of the Tibet "issue", but not enough to be convinced one way or another that sovereignty is the ticket to prosperity and democracy in Tibet.
I know quite a bit about the Northeastern states of India that are similar to Tibet in geography and history. They also seek independence and never wanted to be part of India in the first place. Mountainous, their economy is largely dependent on financial infusions from Indian government...although there are at least untapped oil reserves in this area that might help if the region stabilizes and violence goes down. Sovereignty for one or all of the rebelling states would also mean opening the gates for war between tribes and states, which have territorial claims against each other.
I am not saying it's the same for Tibet. I don't know. That's why I'm here. I also always ask "what next" questions. I would like to hear educated opinions on what the prospects are for Tibet as an independent country (not that that's terribly likely...), see links to good articles, studies, etc., so that I can edumacate myself on this Tibet issues.
Oh yes, and if I see another "If you support free Tibet, honk!" person, I will smack them upside their heads. I am an activist myself, but I also believe activism should actually focus on the target cause and population, not on making oneself feel good about self. So I'm also interested in meaningful venues of activism related to this issue and their rationale.
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