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To: george76

I saw this news on Fox and they had a map of Norway in the background ... which is rather misleading to people watching them who might wonder which end of the globe the Antartic is.

What the heck is the importance of showing the country of registry (which crosses the Artic circle) versus where the event occured (southern hemisphere)?


5 posted on 12/31/2007 4:23:36 PM PST by AgThorn (Bush is my president, but he needs to protect our borders. FIRST, before any talk of "Amnesty.")
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To: AgThorn; george76
I saw this news on Fox and they had a map of Norway in the background ... which is rather misleading to people watching them who might wonder which end of the globe the Antartic is.


21 posted on 12/31/2007 4:45:00 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (I'm not celebrating Kwanza!)
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To: AgThorn
I saw this news on Fox and they had a map of Norway in the background ... which is rather misleading to people watching them who might wonder which end of the globe the Antartic is.

Heh!

Sounds like a usable liberal scare tactic to convey a spherical object with ends.

27 posted on 12/31/2007 4:52:31 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: AgThorn
I saw this news on Fox and they had a map of Norway in the background ... which is rather misleading to people watching them who might wonder which end of the globe the Antartic is.

I saw that too. They had Oslo highlighted as if that is where the incident occurred. What dunces!

43 posted on 12/31/2007 5:48:18 PM PST by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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"What the heck is the importance of showing the country of registry"

Well,the "Olaf's" are generally considered much safer and more accomplished seamen than those from other countries. For example if this were an Indonesian cruise ship the head line might have read; "all passengers feared lost after collision with iceberg, except for the crew."

60 posted on 01/01/2008 5:25:27 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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