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  The prophet Mani's crystal seal

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  clumsy fingers stuff up again - intended post in a few minutes.. .

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  clumsy fingers stuff up again - intended post in a few minutes.
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  Singapore: The Religious consequences of Tim Cook coming out as gay

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  as if we needed any further evidence that the minds of christians are not all that they should be, the shenagins in the christian segment of the christian segment of the singapore population once again demonstrated that each time they fart, they blow some of their brains away, and sadly they fart so much that there's not much brain left.. i guess most people have heard that time cook (boss of apple) publically stated this week that he was gay and proud of it.

  in most of the western world, it barely caused a ripple, but not so in singapore where christians are always lobbying the government against sin.. but, tim cook as a gay man provoked the ire of the singaporean church leadership.. i have not heard that anyone claimed that using an apple iphone would make you gay, but prominent church leader lawrence khong, was commissioned as an apostle by dr. peter wagner, of the international coalition of apostles, in 2000. .

  on hearing the news about tim cook, lawrence khong stop using iphone and even denounced technology altogether.

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  Laika: You know that is satire, right FTS?

  SHOCK!!!!!!
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  Singapore: The Religious consequences of Tim Cook coming out as gay

  by fulltimestudent in

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  as if we needed any further evidence that the minds of christians are not all that they should be, the shenagins in the christian segment of the christian segment of the singapore population once again demonstrated that each time they fart, they blow some of their brains away, and sadly they fart so much that there's not much brain left.. i guess most people have heard that time cook (boss of apple) publically stated this week that he was gay and proud of it.

  in most of the western world, it barely caused a ripple, but not so in singapore where christians are always lobbying the government against sin.. but, tim cook as a gay man provoked the ire of the singaporean church leadership.. i have not heard that anyone claimed that using an apple iphone would make you gay, but prominent church leader lawrence khong, was commissioned as an apostle by dr. peter wagner, of the international coalition of apostles, in 2000. .

  on hearing the news about tim cook, lawrence khong stop using iphone and even denounced technology altogether.

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  As if we needed any further evidence that the minds of Christians are not all that they should be, the shenagins in the Christian segment of the Christian segment of the Singapore population once again demonstrated that each time they fart, they blow some of their brains away, and sadly they fart so much that there's not much brain left.

  I guess most people have heard that Time Cook (boss of Apple) publically stated this week that he was gay and proud of it. In most of the western world, it barely caused a ripple, but not so in Singapore where Christians are always lobbying the government against sin.

  But, Tim Cook as a gay man provoked the ire of the Singaporean Church leadership.

  I have not heard of anyone claiming that using an Apple iphone would make you gay, but prominent church leader Lawrence Khong, commissioned as an apostle by Dr. Peter Wagner, of the International Coalition of Apostles, in 2000 immediately stopped using his iPhone and even denounced technology altogether.

  A major crisis broke out among Christian, anti-gay groups who continually lobby the government NOT to de-criminalise homosexuality. Members of these Christian anti-gay groups realised that they had been unknowingly financing the gay lifestyle of Apple’s CEO when they bought an Apple product. Some 70 percent of smartphone users in Singapore uses an Apple iPhone.

  Yeshu Aini, a young Christian man, said: “My entire life is in disarray. I have all along been an Apple fan and bought the iPhone 5 and 6 that were developed under Tim Cook’s charge. Therefore, I have been directly contributing to sin by financing it and this has allowed homosexuality to thrive.” “No wonder this latest 5.5-inch iPhone 6 feels so good in my hands. It is because this is the average length of the male anatomy.”

  Local Singaporean Christians don't know what to do next, there is anxiety that all the popular alternative products to iphone, etc may be made by companies with gay CEO's. No wonder Lawrence Khong condemned mobile phone technology and is pondering lobbying the government to close down the local telco, Singtel, and go back to divinely approved NT system of sending a letter by camel.
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

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  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.

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  I'm going to assert that the issue of 'ghost cities' in China is (being tactful) a distortion of what is happening in China, and I will go on to demonstrate that.

  But, first I want to discuss how we 'see' the world. We see the world from the persective of our own individual experience. Our western cities (these days) change little. And, that's how we westerners 'see' the world. For whatever reasons China is different. Things happen differently. Consider the Great Wall of China, its not unique, as every UK resident knows, the Romans also built walls, as did the Iranians, and many, many ancient cities. (In China, the Nanjing city wall, Xian city wall and Pingyao city wall are all mostly extant and give you an idea how impressive they must have been). But commencing around 200 BCE the Chinese started building this huge system of defensive/offensive walls that totalled over 6000 km. The people who commenced it had a vision in mind, but a long term way of seeing things:

  

  The roots of the Chinese Civil Service that controlled these building programs already existed, and have continued almost continuously for 2000 + years, and continue to provide the basis for the administration of the nation.

  Almost in the same era, the Grand Canal of China was built, near 2000 km of waterways connecting the north of China to the south, providing a safe method of travel from north to south and in many sections still in use.

  

  The Chinese way of thinking was copied by surrounding peoples, who (at times) managed to conquer much of China. These people copied the Chinese way, usually absorbing the civil service into their own administrations.

  This thinking still exists today. Starting 2007, the national government approved the building of a national fast train network (trains travelling faster than 200km/hour). In some cases existing track was up-graded, but much of it was new, and much of it was on pylons. Today there is more than 12,000 km of hi-speed track, providing north to south and east to west connections. It costs more to travel on hi-speed rail, but at least in my experience, trains are crowded. By 2020 the program calls for 20,000 of track. in the past 10 weeks some 10 sections of track joining smaller cites have been opened.

  Building method for above ground track:

  

  Current Chinese rail map:

  

  Is this unique ? No, another huge project has been the Yangzi river dam, but also another water project has been the ongoing construction of a massive water diversion project to take water from the south to the dryer north of the country.

  

  The project is planned to connect all four of China's major rivers and to eventually divert 44.8 billion cubic metres of water annually.

  ( Reference: http://www.water-technology.net/projects/south_north/ )

  Let's jump to modern cities.

  To background what I want to say (and demonstrate) about the so-called Chinese 'ghost cities, I think I can help people who are interested to understand this issue, by two (sort of) case studies. If I do it here it will unbalance this thread, so I plan to start two new threads, one on the city of Pudong in Shanghai and one on the city of Shenzhen in the south (near Hongkong).
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  He Got Reinstated . . .

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  feeling low today.

  i haven't posted for a long time (forgotten log in details = new username) i'm in a good place with my family now and have built a life outside the religion.. today i found out a good friend has gone back and got himself reinstated to be able to have contact with his elderly mother.

  that is the only reason apparently.

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  Different people have different perspectives when it comes to their problems in life. His so-called 'lack of integrity' would not concern me.

  The Christian Witnesses of Yahweh have taught that its OK to deceive the enemy, so now, in your friend's life, he is using their own weapon against them. He has a good purpose in mind, being able to be close to (maybe help) his elderly mother, and that's is a noble goal.
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

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  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.

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  BOTR: Well, please don't encourage migration to the United States - written on behalf of all American taxpayers!

  When/if the USA gets to an age average level of 50-55, you will welcome migration to the USA.

  However, the context of my remark was China, and migration to China (likely from poorer - if they still are) S.E.Asian states, as a solution for the problems of an aging society.
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

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  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.

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  Who will be among the oldest? By 2050, the majority of people in Japan, South Korea and Germany are expected to be older than 50. Some Latin American countries, which are now younger than the U.S., will likely be older than the U.S. by 2050.

  

  The above Pew research graph, suggests that on the current trajectory in 2050 the average age in China will be 46 (up from current 35). Will that be unmanageable?

  Alternately what can be done to manage the problem. First of all, now that population increase is stabilised (as it seems to be) can the birthrate be increased? I suggest that it could be increased. The first steps have already been taken by the recent relaxation of the regulations to permit some to have two children. I'd predict further relaxation in the future, and, further down the track the complete removal of all population controlling rules, with a possible exception of the ban on aborting female foetuses. From a population perspective, a stable population of around 1200 million sounds a good thing for China.

  The next consideration is, can worker productivity be increased. Presently, it could be thought, too many people are engaged in agriculture, and their return is too low. Mechanisation of agriculture, at the level of the USA and Australia's examples, which is possible through more efficient broadacre farming, would permit the diversion of workers to other areas of activity, and at the same time, increase food production.

  Another possible solution may be to encourage migration.

  And the most important factor may be to increase productivity through the use of robots. That's also possible, already about 25% of the world's robotic machines are in China, and that can only increase

  So, in the case of China, is an aging population the problem that some think it may be? I speculate that it need not be.
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

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  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.

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  enlarged postate: Thank you. As an econ dude, I'm sure you've heard of Lewis turning points and their effects on growth. This is happening in China. Couple that with malinvestment (which you've covered) and an aging population, and it seems to me the question becomes whether the landing will be hard or soft, short or long, and when.

  Having exceeded my allocation of time for this thread already, may I just respond to one point? And, that is the matter of an aging population.

  An aging population is a serious matter in the west, but can be handled in a variety of ways. Australia (typically) is handling it through migration.

  This web-site makes this prediction for China 2050: http://populationpyramid.net/china/2050/

  Pew Research offers this information: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/

  Edited to add: Just lost a post so will come back to this a little later.
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

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  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.

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  Ocean1111: Meaningless distraction imo. Russia, China and India, as examples, all scrapped socialism in 1990 and joined the worldwide market capital globalization effort with the Anglo-Americans. Thus "state capital" vs. "private capital" is pure baloney, even Communist USSR and China were private corporations themselves disguised as "government". Its all a ruse that led to a full globalization cycle after 1990. They all just happened to now create more billionaires in Russia, China and India than since their inception as nations—in 10 years! China even has a billionaire "landscape architect". LOL

  Ummm! not sure where to start with your posts, mate! So still engaged in a thought process
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  Chinese Progress in their Move from a Government Financed Economy to a Private Economy

  by fulltimestudent in

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  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.

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  DJS: FTS,

  I referenced the Leslie Stahl 60 minutes piece on the uninhabited cites months ago in another Chinese miracle OP. This is real, vetted and reported by 60 minutes. You can view the video online if you wish. A transcript of Ms. Stahl's conversation with a Hong Kong based financial analyst is below

  Thnx - for the reference point, now I can go to work and talk specifically rather than generally.

  I will pick out five or six specific examples from that show, and we can examine them. Particularly focussing on the follwoing statements from 60 minutes.

  Lesley Stahl: But they're not just building housing. They're building cities.

  Gillem Tulloch: Yes. That's right.

  Lesley Stahl: Giant cities being built with people not coming to live here.

  Gillem Tulloch: Yes. I think they're building somewhere between 12 and 24 new cities every single year.

  Unlike our market driven economy, in China it's the government that has spent some $2 trillion to get these cities built - as a way of keeping the economy growing. The assumption is "if you build it, they'll come." But no one's coming.

  Lesley Stahl: Wow. This is really completely, totally empty and it goes up -

  Gillem took us to this shopping mall that's been standing vacant for three years.

  Lesley Stahl: Can I find this all over China?

  Gillem Tulloch: Yes, you can. They've simply built too much infrastructure too quickly.