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Snow-covered Taklamakan Desert (Xinjiang, China: photo)
JoongAng Ilbo ^
| 02/02/08
Posted on 02/02/2008 4:46:09 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
/begin my translation
Snow-covered Taklamakan Desert
Snow-covered Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Autonomous District of China on Jan. 19. National Weather Observatory located in the middle of the desert announced that it had the record snowfall in recent five years which started the day before. [Luntai(Xinjiang Autonomous District, China) = Xinhua/Newsis]
/end my translation
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; snowstorm; taklamakandesert
To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; ...
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posted on
02/02/2008 4:46:53 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
If I remember correctly from the National Geographic article on Marco Polo, “Taklamakan” translates more or less as “Go in and you don’t come out.”
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posted on
02/02/2008 4:55:35 AM PST
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Message to John McCain: Is this global warming?
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:07:02 AM PST
by
madconserv
(Help me I'm lost , I only know who not to vote for ...Jesus take the wheel)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Deserts covered with snow.
Ann Coulter voting for Hillary.
I’m going back to bed.
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:13:10 AM PST
by
1curiousmind
(Romney/Thompson 08 - "We're not electing a Sunday school teacher, but a President." Falwell 5/07)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Isn’t Taklamakaan a cold desert?
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:17:42 AM PST
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: 1curiousmind
It’s like a spring day when temperature goes from 20F to 70F in 6 hrs. Make you feel sick.
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:19:04 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: CarrotAndStick
It is. However, it is dry with little precipitation. You know, nothing but whipping wind and dust.
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:20:28 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: Oberon
“Go in and you don’t come out.”
Yes, you are correct.
To: TigerLikesRooster
“record snowfall in recent five years “
So prior to that they’ve had more snow?
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:35:50 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
To: nuconvert
The observatory in question is probably in operation for only five years.
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:38:06 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:38:44 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:40:53 AM PST
by
A. Morgan
(VOTE McCain/Huckleberry n' LET'S REALLY PUT THE ECONOMY IN THE CRAPPER!)
To: A. Morgan
Perfect for snow-mobile riding.
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:42:28 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:42:52 AM PST
by
A. Morgan
(VOTE McCain/Huckleberry n' LET'S REALLY PUT THE ECONOMY IN THE CRAPPER!)
To: A. Morgan
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:44:24 AM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:49:17 AM PST
by
A. Morgan
(VOTE McCain/Huckleberry n' LET'S REALLY PUT THE ECONOMY IN THE CRAPPER!)
To: 1curiousmind
“Deserts covered with snow, Ann Coulter voting for Hillary”
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats, living together... mass hysteria!
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:51:54 AM PST
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(Global warming is the new Marxism.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The sand covered in snow reminded me of the comment one of my sons made when he played on a beach for the first time at around age 4, “It’s like hot snow!”
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posted on
02/02/2008 5:54:38 AM PST
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(Global warming is the new Marxism.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 6:10:54 AM PST
by
A. Morgan
(VOTE McCain/Huckleberry n' LET'S REALLY PUT THE ECONOMY IN THE CRAPPER!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Hey need to get the sand sculptures out there...
Snow and Sand Castles.
To: TigerLikesRooster
That happens here too. The 58 FWY that goes through the Mohave desert was closed over a week ago because of snow. You can play with snowmobiles in deserts!
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posted on
02/02/2008 6:30:14 AM PST
by
BobS
To: TigerLikesRooster
"It is. However, it is dry with little precipitation. You know, nothing but whipping wind and dust." It was once a lake.
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posted on
02/02/2008 7:11:25 AM PST
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: TigerLikesRooster
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
02/02/2008 7:16:54 AM PST
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"The worldly hope men set their hearts upon
Turns ashes, or it prospers, and anon,
Like snow upon the desert's dusty face,
Lighting a little hour or two was gone."
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posted on
02/02/2008 8:16:18 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
("History is not just cruel. It is witty." ~Charles Krauthammer)
To: Rb ver. 2.0
Hot snow - LOL - great comment from you son.
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