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hahahahahahaha !!! Sorry for giggling - this is serious. What do you think?
by fulltimestudent inhttps://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=794496860640440&fref=nf
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Sinning Against Yahweh !!
by fulltimestudent inthis has been previously posted, but maybe its time to post it again.. sinning against yahweh.
it was one of those dreary bush towns of the aussie outback.
it was my first special pioneer assignment.
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This has been previously posted, but maybe its time to post it again.
Sinning against Yahweh.
It was one of those dreary bush towns of the Aussie outback. It was my first special pioneer assignment. And it was one of those assignments that are almost guaranteed to kill any spirituality you may ever have possessed. It was known as the graveyard of pioneers.
A previous special pioneer had married the town drunk. My predecessor had left after 3 months, in spiritual disgrace, I did not know why. His partner had promptly left also, ostensibly because, as he told the Society, he'd run out of money. Sine he came from a spiritually well-connected family, they gave him leave to earn some money. He travelled back to this town with me on the night train.
It was one of those dreary bush towns of the Aussie outback. It was my first special pioneer assignment. And it was one of those assignments that are almost guaranteed to kill any spirituality you may ever have possessed. It was known as the graveyard of pioneers.
A previous special pioneer had married the town drunk. My predecessor had left after 3 months, in spiritual disgrace, I did not know why. His partner had promptly left also, ostensibly because, as he told the Society, he'd run out of money. Sine he came from a spiritually well-connected family, they gave him leave to earn some money. He travelled back to this town with me on the night train.
We arrived early in the morning. Some of the local youth (not witnesses) were on theplatform. They knew my new partner, "Hey", said one, " Is M** (my predecessor) still screwing the (name) bitch." My new partner passed it off without a glance at me.
We waited for a taxi to take us out of town to the accommodation he had previously used. No one else wanted it. A single room. My doubts surfaced when I saw the place. No bathroom, no toilet. We did it the Israelite way, (grin). I should've swallowed my theocratic pride at that moment and departed also. Five predecessors had been disfellowshipped or left the truth.
The small congregation had one large family who had been 'zealots' back in the day of the Judge. Another Sister had lived in a grey world of depression from the time her only son died, when she refused a blood transfusion for him, and the whole town turned against her. The brothers had told her not to worry, Armageddon would be here soon, and to think of her joy when Yahweh or Jesus brought him back to life. She later committed suicide. What does a 19 y.o. kid know when it comes to dealing with those problems.
After 3 days, my partner left again. For a week he said. A week that became near 10. He included a trip to Brisbane to inspect a girl that I'd told him I liked. He later married her. They were divorced before I left the 'way.' But his magazine quota kept coming, as well as my own. The circus servant came and went also. I asked him what to do with my partner's magazines? "Why, place them, of course." he snapped, as an answer to my question.
I paint this background to this theocratic assignment so you may understand why a young man may want to pull his d**k, by way of diversion from the overwhelming greyness of a town like this.
My partner was back on one of his increasingly rare visits, to tell me that he was going for good. I felt frustrated and in need of good a f**k, when he told me. But that was hard to organize being a ‘good’ Jw, and I realised that I'd have to make do with a good p*ll.
No privacy in the single room we called home. I made an excuse, I needed to have a good think and walked along the dirt road that led to the next town, then off the road, into some scrub. Found a spot I thought private, unzipped and set to work. A snapping twig broke my concentration. I quickly zipped up, to find my partner approaching. Sh*t!
I asked why he followed me? I thought you may kill yourself, he said without a smile. I wish, I thought.
He packed and left. At least, I thought, I can lay in bed at night and take care of things in comfort. (grin).
My father stayed a night, passing through the town. " You're living a bit rough, son," he said with concern in his voice.My father had previously expressed the opinion that I was a bloody fool for being a witness. Turned out he was right.
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China's Biggest Shipyard Bankrupt - Bad management produces a Bad Result
by fulltimestudent inlink: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/china_business/cbiz-01-120315.html.
http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-11/100790192.html.
caixin (a sort of business journal) reports (two days ago) that-.
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The bankruptcy of any company (in any country) has an affect on the workers formerly employed. It's a flow-on effect, that affects the much smaller businesses that once serviced the workers.
Reuters takes a look at the flow-on effects in the company town that once served the employees of Rongsheng.
This report, written back in 2013, shows how meven then, the company's mismanagement affected the town that served the workers.
(Reuters) - Deserted flats and boarded-up shops in the Yangtze river town of Changqingcun serve as a blunt reminder of the area's reliance on China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's biggest private shipbuilder.
Like Rongsheng's shipyards, the area is struggling to survive.Workers ride a motorcycle past closed restaurants at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/ALY SONG
A worker rides a motorcycle on an empty street at the Rongsheng community in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/ALY SONG
A worker rides a bicycle inside of the Rongsheng Heavy Industries shipyard in Nantong, Jiangsu province December 4, 2013.
CREDIT: REUTERS/ALyWe may not sympathise with the mis-management of the company, but we can appreciate that, whatever his motives (or, judgement - considering that international ship-building industry has been in a downturn.) th owner too has lost the fortune he accumulated from his profits in a previous enterprise. No doubt he's tucked bits away here and there, but most of his money will be gone in this collapse.
Link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/06/uk-china-shipbuilding-rongsheng-town-idUKBRE9B507C20131206
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China's Biggest Shipyard Bankrupt - Bad management produces a Bad Result
by fulltimestudent inlink: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/china_business/cbiz-01-120315.html.
http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-11/100790192.html.
caixin (a sort of business journal) reports (two days ago) that-.
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Nathan Natas: "The Market" is life in the real world. Communism, like Theocracies it tries to replace, is a DREAM that relies on the impossible. These phantasies appeal only to those too weak to face life as it is; "Millions Now Living Will Dine on Sky Cake!"
Well, I agree that Communism is a dream, and the reality is that it does not work. For me, communism (at it's purest level) founders on the rocks of human nature. I am referring to the inherent laziness of so many people who may do their best to avoid real work.
And, you do not have to work for a state-owned organisation to be like that. Anyone of us who have worked in a large group of workers will be familiar with this problem. Large companies, whether privately owned, or state-owned are particularly vulnerable to this problem, that's why large private enterprise organisations have periodic purges (lay-offs) to try to rid themselves of these obnoxious pests. I once knew the manager of a large state-owned company here in Sydney, Australia. Through their union (which is not to argue that unions are bad things) the workers had organised so they did not have to produce more than an agreed production level. Once they reached that level, the workers essentially stopped working productively. Of course, they could not leave the premises, but they may as well have
I once knew the manager of a large state-owned company here in Sydney, Australia. Through their union (which is not to argue that unions are bad things) the workers had organised so they did not have to produce more than an agreed production level. Once they reached that level, the workers essentially stopped working productively. Of course, they could not leave the premises, but they may as well have left, because at that point no more product was made. It will not surprise you, that that factory is no longer in business. But how the workers winged when the government finally acted and closed the doors and started buying the goods once made in Sydney in Asia. It is not always the boss, Nathan, that is the person at fault.
At a different level, a German migrant to Australia I knew, on his first day of work in his new country (a dockyard), worked as he had in Germany. At the end of the day, in the changing rooms, an Aussie worker said to him, "Had a good day, mate? Oh! I noticed you working hard ... You know what, it's not very safe working like that! You really must slow down, or you might have a fatal accident."
But this is a complex problem - and I can only speculate on possible solutions.
N.N.: These phantasies appeal only to those too weak to face life as it is; "Millions Now Living Will Dine on Sky Cake!"
I often wondered how work would be organised in the Jesus/Yahweh paradise? My solutions depended on 'magic' too. Jesus would 'train' us, by 'moulding' our personalities until we all became, 'model workers' as the communists called the hard workers who became examples to emulate!
But since Jesus is dead and shows no sign of a return, I guess I've abandoned that possibility.
N.N.: I take joy in seeing the collapse of these schemes and the fortunes of capitalists-in-name-only who run to China to exploit the cheap labor. Bugger them sideways!
But in China, not all CPC members believed in communist theory. The evidence is that the CPC defeated Chiang Kaishek's KMT (more correctly GMD, for Guomendang) because the Chinese population in general was disillusioned with the GMD, and a broad popular front, including six other (smaller) political parties formed that appealed to the masses and enable the CPC to win power. Capital was difficult to get in the beginning of the new PRC, mostly because of American sanctions. I suggest that shortage of capital was the reason for the push for a centrally organised economy in the China of those days. But the failure of that program and then the death of Mao, and the CPC's appointment of Deng XiaoPing, the non-believers in central planning took control. The government owned factories were organised into state-owned enterprises so that the economy could continue, while private enterprise was encouraged. Private ownership has progressed until now when state owned enterprises are in a minority situation, contributing much less that 50% of GDP. The central government has stated that they will eventually be sold off.
So I'm not quite sure what your beef is about that situation?
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A View of China you may not have seen before (grin-especially for guys-well! most guys)
by fulltimestudent inin the city of hefei, in anhui province, china, there is a park planted with 20,000 cherry trees (of 40 different varieties.
(cherry blossoms are culturally significant in east asia and popular).
its not quite blossom time yet, but to get an early start to spring these beautiful girls and some artists introduced another form of cherry blossom displays.
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V.I. So tell me, were those Chinese beauties wearing edible paint?
You can ask one, if you can try - grin - but I must warn you Chinese girls are getting a reputation of being very choosy.
They've taken Mao's teaching, that women hold up half the sky*, to heart, and are often more interested in their own careers than their husband's.
* Though, I'm not sure that the government has recalled that, as the top ranks are a bit short on women.
But as a window into the way that girls, who are part of the approximate 400 million people that make up the most prosperous section of Chinese society think of marriage and men, a TV show from Jiangsu province called "If you are the one," could inform you.
It's a mating game show and 24 girls face down, one lone guy who sometimes finds his 'one,' or is sometimes rubbished and leaves alone, often complaining that the girls have not understood him.
Here's a few samples:
1. Xing Xing 刑星 Pronounced Shing Shing
24-year-old Xing Xing is a plane model and the associate director of an investment company in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Dubbed the most difficult to chase on stage, Xing had shown up for nearly 60 episodes before she was taken out by Pu Shunfei, a Paris-based bank asset management analyst who came specially for her on June 10, 2012 in Episode 240. Xing rose to stardom for her beauty and charisma which have drawn many eligible bachelors to the show to confess their love for her. Unfortunately, they were turned down without exception. Xing generated a heated debate online on what is love and its standards. Some believe that Xing is being too particular.
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Wang Chen 王琛
28-year-old Wang Chen is a music teacher at a middle school in Shanghai. Wang likes shopping, but believes that one should be a rational consumer. She first appeared on Nov. 26, 2011 in Episode 184, and quickly became a popular female guest on stage. She was taken away by Xiao Fan, a handsome young man running a hot pot restaurant in Beijing. She didn't keep her podium light on for Xiao, but was moved in the end by Xiao who persisted in asking for a date with her, despite the many female guests showed their attention for him.
--------------------------------------------------Shen Wei 沈薇
Shen Wei, born in 1985, is a graphic designer at a Nanjing newspaper.(Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province). Shen, who loves singing, is said to be the most beautiful guest girl on the history of "If You Are the One". She only appeared in two early episodes (Episodes 11 and 12), but is still remembered by her fans for her charming smile and unpretentious manner.
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In Australia the shows can be seen on SBS 2 usually at 6.30 or 7.30 pm. Or, you can see them via the 'on demand' section. They are, by the way, sub-titled.
http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/664/if-you-are-the-one
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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn't...
by Divergent ini found this article interesting & just wanted to share.
after going through my teenage years trying to be the perfect jw, i realized that trying to live up to the standards imposed on me have been for worse & not for better.
i was feeling miserable, repressed, unfulfilled, with a great lack of self confidence & self esteem.
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Quote: I avoided undressing in front of my husband.
So sad!
I am reminded of an elderly sister Sister X) getting baptised at an assembly. She was from the congregation where I was the Conser. (back in the days when there was only a congregation servant).
At the assembly, another sister came hurrying up to me to ask me to go talk to Sister X as she was crying and very upset. So I did (of course).
What was the problem? Well the changing rooms were private, but one large space inside (no privacy for the candidates). So the problem, Sister X explained, was that she had never gotten undressed in front of anyone from the time of her puberty, not even when she married. It was easy enough to solve the problem for her and obtain a private area for her to change, but I thought with sadness of her life blighted by her attitude to her body.
Krazy Kristians have Kursed the world.
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My academic career !
by fulltimestudent ini've decided to graduate at the end of this year (2015).
i need 69 credit points to graduate successfully at my university, and i already have about 80. i also have to write a capstone essay (of 5000 words) on a ancient history topic.
in addition, i'm doing two other 5000 word research essays this year.
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I've decided to graduate at the end of this year (2015). I need 69 credit points to graduate successfully at my university, and I already have about 80. I also have to write a capstone essay (of 5000 words) on a Ancient History topic.
In addition, I'm doing two other 5000 word research essays this year. (One on the role of male-to-male prostitution in the rise of Kabuki theatre in 17th C. Japan. And another, that will argue that there was a close connection between the savage war the USA (from 1899) fought to subject the Philipinnes to American rule and the Communist victory in China (1949).
What then about next year - Well, Macquarie has an interesting Masters degree called Master of Research. I'm thining about that!!!
After that, ???????
footnote: I nearly forgot, I enrolled in a Social Science study unit also. I've concluded that Sociology is an important tool in historical research.
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A View of China you may not have seen before (grin-especially for guys-well! most guys)
by fulltimestudent inin the city of hefei, in anhui province, china, there is a park planted with 20,000 cherry trees (of 40 different varieties.
(cherry blossoms are culturally significant in east asia and popular).
its not quite blossom time yet, but to get an early start to spring these beautiful girls and some artists introduced another form of cherry blossom displays.
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Oh! dear, V.I. that's terrible isn't it?
What about this one?
Recognise it? Of course, its London, taken in December 1952.
As a young labourer, I recall working on the roof of a high rise office block on the south side of Sydney, with a view over what was then the industrial heart of Sydney. From what seemed like hundreds of factories, plumes of smoke rose into the sky.
When pollution became a public scandal, factory owners claimed nothing could be done. But there was something they could do, and they did it. They closed their factories and moved them to, where ... haha! of course, China (among other places). I suppose you could say that western countries dodged their pollution issues and exported it....
So is China now the worst polluted place on the planet?
Here's a report from the Australian National Broadcaster (dated May 09, 2014)
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-08/10-countries-with-the-worlds-dirtiest-air/5438872
Air pollution: 10 countries with the world's dirtiest air
Updated 9 May 2014, 3:31pm
The database examined air pollution levels in 1600 cities across 91 countries. It found only 12 per cent of people were living in cities that complied with WHO air quality guideline levels.
Almost 90 per cent of people living in the world's cities are being exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a damning report into outdoor air quality from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The report was more extensive than a similar database released by the WHO in 2011 and has found air quality has deteriorated in that time.
Outdoor air pollution killed 3.7 million people in 2012 and WHO says it is now the world's largest single environmental health risk.
Delhi topped the list of cities with the highest level of air pollution.
Despite extensive coverage of the pollution problems in Beijing, the city came in at number 77 on the list. Among the countries, China was ranked 14th.
The WHO says the Chinese data provided to them was from 2010, but Beijing's city government began publishing hourly PM2.5 data in January 2012.
The WHO database examined the concentration of fine particulate pollution of 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter (PM2.5) and of particulate pollution of 10 micrometers or less in diameter (PM10).
The concentration of air pollution is measured in micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3). PM2.5 is considered the best indicator of assessing health impacts from air pollution. WHO says there is no safe level of PM2.5 pollution.
Here are the 10 countries with the highest levels of air pollution:
Cities with the worst air pollution
Delhi, India
Patna, India
Gwalior, India
Raipur, India
Karachi, Pakistan
Peshwar, Pakistan
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Khoramabad, Iran
Ahmedabad, India
Lucknow, India
Source: World Health OrganisationI'm sure you noted from the above that near 90% of people living in all the cities of the world (maybe your own city) breathe UNSAFE air.
So here's a question for you, why are you scared of China?
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A View of China you may not have seen before (grin-especially for guys-well! most guys)
by fulltimestudent inin the city of hefei, in anhui province, china, there is a park planted with 20,000 cherry trees (of 40 different varieties.
(cherry blossoms are culturally significant in east asia and popular).
its not quite blossom time yet, but to get an early start to spring these beautiful girls and some artists introduced another form of cherry blossom displays.
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fulltimestudent
In the city of Hefei, in Anhui Province, China, there is a park planted with 20,000 cherry trees (of 40 different varieties. (Cherry blossoms are culturally significant in East Asia and popular)
Its not quite blossom time yet, but to get an early start to spring these beautiful girls and some artists introduced another form of cherry blossom displays.
Does that give you a different view of contemporary China
From the English edtiion of China's, People's daily.
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China's Biggest Shipyard Bankrupt - Bad management produces a Bad Result
by fulltimestudent inlink: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/china_business/cbiz-01-120315.html.
http://english.caixin.com/2015-03-11/100790192.html.
caixin (a sort of business journal) reports (two days ago) that-.
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So went wrong?
As the failure of the group is analysed, the problems are described as:
Rongsheng's demise began in 2011, six years after Zhang started the company with money made when he worked as a property developer in the 1990s. The new shipyard stunned the industry by clinching major vessel orders from the start, even at a time when most of the world's shipyards were slumping.
Rongsheng's success attracted investors and banks to the company's side, fueling its expansion.
In retrospect, said a Rongsheng executive, the company went too far. Financial reports for the years 2008 to 2011 show Rongsheng planned to spend between 1.5 billion yuan and 5.4 billion yuan annually on fixed-asset investments.and
Moreover, sources close to the company said Rongsheng tried to look stronger than it was by exaggerating its records with fake orders.
All signs, I'm sure, that the "market" works much the same in China as it does in the west.
