Posts by fulltimestudent

In Genesis 9:22, it says, "Ham saw his fathers (Noah) nakedness." Over the years I have heard many theories of waht that meant. Leviticus 18:8...20:11...and 20:20-21 says. "If a man sleeps with the wife of another man, he has uncovered the mans nakedness."

Noah put a curse on Hams son, so I would assume the child was from Noahs wife. Noah lived 400 more years after the flood, and had no other children...am I to assume he wanted nothing more to do with his wife?

For a more correct view see Aid (1971edition) page 1230 under 'Noah's intoxication'.

Genesis 9:24 tells it plainly:

Finally Noah awoke from his wine and got to know what his youngest son had done to him.

Putting it all together, the story tells us that Ham sexually penetrated his father

See also Family Sexual Secrets in Genesis - http://epistle.us/hbarticles/secrets.html

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Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

by fulltimestudent in

the chinese government is said to be about half way in the progress from a centralised command economy to a market driven, private enterprise economy.. .

link: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/business/china/private-capital-gets-more-bang-in-china-as-economic-reforms-step-up-20141023-11ah6z.html.

canberra times.

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William Penwell: It is all labels, China like Russia are still repressive regime.

William, may I ask, what you see (or, think you see) in China, that leads you to call China a 'repressive' regime?

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Was the Biblical Canon Directed by God?

by Chris Tann in

this is a question a sincere christian may agonize over after learning that some books of the bible were rejected by certain early christian groups,while other books that did not make the canon were accepted.

also,when one realizes that so called inspired writers of the greek scriptures quote from apocrypha,that most christians reject today,one wonders if these writings that include these quotes should even be in the bible.. it is true that when it comes to the christian greek scriptures the canon has been closed for many centuries.

also, these books have been accepted by christians ever since the second,perhaps first,century.

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Chris Tann Now,for me, I feel that every Christian book is in harmony with God's will and standards,whether inspired or not. Thetefore I believe at the very least that he approves of these writings for us to live by; even if some may have written things that are not accurate.

So why not just see, both so-called canonical books and any other early Christian writing, as a historical document requiring a critical analysis, to allows us to see what people were believing and doing in that period.

Putting them all together, we still have a deficient historical record for the beginnings of primitive Christianity.

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What do Mark, Luke, and Paul all have in common?

by Coded Logic in

according to scripture, none of them ever met jesus.

i was a jw for 20 years and i never knew this!

i thought they were all apostles!

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Coded Logic: Someone out there please tell me I wasn't the only biblically-challenged-know-it-all in the orginization.

To be Biblically challenged, is the one common feature of Christians of all denominations.

Only a small percentage go beyond the basics. So out of the two billion in the world, that self-label as Christians, I think you'd be lucky to find 50,000,000 who really understood something about their religion, that is beyond the basics.

And, in all the (JW) congregations with which I associated, you could be confident that around 50%, knew ONLY the basics, but no detail and that in spite of all the meetings, Watchtowers articles, books etc, etc.

It was all a grand waste of time and lives.

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Jesus quoted the Talmud!

by objectivetruth in

"for if one says to him: remove the mote from between your eyes, he would answer: remove the beam from between your eyes!

" - talmud - mas.

arachin 16b.

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May I ask a question? Did the Talmud exist in the first few decades of the common era?

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China's New export drive - trains and rail systems

by fulltimestudent in

four or five times a week i travel on sydney's extensive suburban rail network.

these days, most services use a train like this,.

which are modern, double-decked, comfortable carriages.. it's not generally known that most of these train-sets (i.e.

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And in Brazil ... passengers in Rio de Janeiro will soon be travelling in these trains

Rio metro train on test in China
03 Sep 2014
The train is on test at CNR Changchun's factory.

BRAZIL: The first of 15 trainsets ordered for Rio metro Line 4 is undergoing testing at the CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles factory in China. In mid-October it will leave for Rio, with arrival scheduled for December. Deliveries are due to be completed in 2015, in time for the opening of the line in the first half of 2016.

The 16 km Line 4 will run from Jardim Oceânico in Barra da Tijuca to Nossa Senhora da Paz in Ipanema, with four intermediate stations. Ridership is forecast to be 300 000 passengers/day.

Reference: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/rio-metro-train-on-test-in-china.html

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China's New export drive - trains and rail systems

by fulltimestudent in

four or five times a week i travel on sydney's extensive suburban rail network.

these days, most services use a train like this,.

which are modern, double-decked, comfortable carriages.. it's not generally known that most of these train-sets (i.e.

fulltimestudent

A Chinese company wins the tender for the supply of new carriages for Boston rail. Contract includes local (USA) content and final assembly.

From the Railway Gazette

China Northern wins Boston metro car order
23 Oct 2014

USA: Massachusetts Department of Transportation board voted to award the CNR MA joint venture of China CNR Corp and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles a $430·2m contract to supply 284 metro cars for Boston’s Red and Orange lines on October 22. An option for 58 cars would take the value to $566·6m.

CNR said the order means it now has global coverage, having contracts in Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Australasia.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority had received proposals from Bombardier, CAF, CNR MA, CSR Qingdao Sifang, Hyundai Rotem and Kawasaki Rail Car, which were rated for technical and manufacturing experience, past performance, quality assurance and price. CAF did not meet performance guarantee requirements, while CSR was rejected on technical and manufacturing grounds.

CNR MA submitted the lowest bid. Because it is CNR’s first contract to supply heavy metro cars to the North American market, MBTA has negotiated a number of contract provisions designed to mitigate risk. Two manufacturing lines in Changchun will be dedicated to the project, a letter of credit will provide an additional $100m in security beyond what was required, and there will be a project office and regular meetings with MBTA.

CNR MA intends to invest $60m of its own resources building a final assembly plant and test track at a former Westinghouse site at 655 Page Boulevard in Springfield, which would serve as CNR MA’s US headquarters. CNR MA estimates the facility would create more than 150 manufacturing and 100 construction jobs. The contract requires 60% domestic content, minority and women owned business enterprise participation, and final assembly in Massachusetts.

The 152 Orange Line cars will replace the existing rolling stock and also increase the fleet by 32 cars to enable peak headways to be reduced from 6 min to 4 min. The Red Line order covers 132 cars to replace the ‘No 1’ series vehicles, and an option for 58 cars which if exercised would enable replacement of No 2 cars.

The new 100 km/h trainsets will provide capacity for an average of 15 more passengers per car, additional seating, wider and electrically-operated doors, four accessible areas per car to allow for ADA-compliant access even when one door is out of use, LED lighting, modern HVAC, automated passenger information, data recorders and CCTV with ‘live look in’ capability. The contract also includes spare parts, CCTV operator displays, gap mitigation Devices, LCD monitors, automatic passenger counting systems, and two training simulators.

The design process will take three years for the Orange Line cars based on China’s Type B and an additional 15 months for the Red Line cars based on the Type A. CNR will build an initial 12 cars in China. The pilot vehicles for the Orange Line are to be delivered in early 2018, with the Red Line pilot cars following about a year later. Production cars would be delivered at a rate of approximately four vehicles per month between winter 2018 and winter 2021 for the Orange Line and between autumn 2019 and spring 2021 for the Red Line.

The budget for the procurement of the Orange and Red Line vehicles is $801·3m, within a total project budget of $1·3bn, including depot expansion. This is to be funded entirely by state bonds.

Reference: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/china-northern-wins-boston-metro-car-order.html

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Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

by fulltimestudent in

the chinese government is said to be about half way in the progress from a centralised command economy to a market driven, private enterprise economy.. .

link: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/business/china/private-capital-gets-more-bang-in-china-as-economic-reforms-step-up-20141023-11ah6z.html.

canberra times.

fulltimestudent

The Chinese government is said to be about half way in the progress from a centralised command economy to a market driven, private enterprise economy.

Link: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/business/china/private-capital-gets-more-bang-in-china-as-economic-reforms-step-up-20141023-11ah6z.html

CANBERRA TIMES

Private capital gets more bang in China as economic reforms step up

Date: October 23, 2014

Elzio Barreto

Private firms have overtaken state-owned companies this year for the first time as the biggest drivers of investment banking revenues in China - a sign of how Beijing's reforms are transforming private capital's role in the world's second-largest economy.

Nimble and boasting efficient management, these private firms are taking advantage of the internet industry boom and business expansion ambitions to take a bigger share of the deal activity compared with state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

So far this year, about 78 per cent of the total value of Chinese sharemarket listings, rights issues and other deals has come from the private sector, Dealogic data shows.

This is up from last year, when the private sector accounted for less than half the total value of these deals. Between 2005 and 2010, when China's four largest banks and a slew of large SOEs were listed, private deals made up one third of the value.

Private firms are also increasingly favouring foreign banks to advise on deals, undercutting the likes of China International Capital Corp (CICC) and China Galaxy Securities, which had built their fortunes on helping public entities to list and buy rivals.

The shift comes as Beijing steps up broad financial and economic reforms to make the economy more responsive to market forces. China's Communist Party said last November the government would accelerate the restructuring of SOEs. Measures include allowing private investment in areas such as banking, transport, education and medical care.

The $25 billion US sharemarket listing in September of Alibaba Group - the world's biggest ever - has largely contributed to this shift. Alone, it generated $300 million in fees to banks.

Yet, the trend cannot be solely attributed to Alibaba. Companies such as pork producer WH Group, e-commerce giant JD.com and computer maker Lenovo Group were involved in nearly $10 billion in combined stock and takeover deals.

The flurry of private-sector activity has turned China into a fee generator for investment banking.

Thomson Reuters data shows that banking fees in China and Hong Kong were 55 per cent of the $8.74 billion made in Asia, excluding Japan, in the first nine months of 2014. This is up from 47.6 per cent a year earlier.

Fees in mainland China surged 54 per cent this year, making it the world's third-biggest fee-paying market after the US and Britain.

Its an interesting moment to contemplate the wisdom of Deng Xiaoping, in letting loose the drive of ordinary people, running their own business.