This video seems to have been made for purposes other than protesting the murder of children, but it makes the reason for the growing anger in the non-terrorist Muslim populations much clearer. What do you think?
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Compare the Boston tragedy with other tragedies
by fulltimestudent inthis video seems to have been made for purposes other than protesting the murder of children, but it makes the reason for the growing anger in the non-terrorist muslim populations much clearer.
what do you think?.
http://www.infowars.com/obama-orders-children-murdered/ .
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GM and Ford's plans for Expansion in China
by fulltimestudent inshanghai has been playing host to the shanghai motor show, so what's the latest news on what is now the worlds largest vehicle market?.
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says their factories are working at top speed to keep up with demand, and will shortly build four new factories in china, empoying 6000 new employees.
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Shanghai has been playing host to the Shanghai Motor show, so what's the latest news on what is now the worlds largest vehicle market?
GM:
Says their factories are working at top speed to keep up with demand, and will shortly build four new factories in China, empoying 6000 new employees. GM shares market leadership with VW. Bob Socia, President of GM China says that GM's emphasis is on luxury cars and SUV's and believe that by 2015, the market for SUV's will be 4 million.
Chrysler:
Will produce Jeep Cherokees in a factory in Changsha by end 2014.
Ford:
Ford predict that the Chinese market by 2020 will be 30 million cars and trucks. To cater for this increasse in demand, Ford has built a new assembly plant in Chongqing, and is developing a new engine plant and a new transmission plant in the same city. New asssembly plants will also be built in Hangzhou and Nanchang.
Indigenous carmakers are also expanding and new models were released at the show.
Here's a new SUV from Great Wall Motors:
and a video summary-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYtxXl-ulJw
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Browse in a bookshop in Tokugawa Japan
by fulltimestudent induring the 268 years (approx) of rule by a military dictatorship in japan (approx.1600 to 1868) japan developed a growing, prosperous middle class and a proto-modernity that enabled the quick conversion to western modernity in the late 19th century.
a feature of the era was a growing book publishing industry.
people could make a living as authors, artists/illustrators, printers and selling books.
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You're right Aussie! It would be a mistake to see the perceived cruelty of the Japanese military administrations during WW2 in isolation. The record is quite clear, that Japanese cruelty was real and reasonable well attested. The post-war Japanese governments that have down played that cruelty, have not served their nation well. But, the Japanese are not alone. The British program of vicious cruelty toward Kenyans during their struggle of independence was recently exposed. And, that is only one example.
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A Goal for Young JWs-The Schwarzman Scholars Program
by fulltimestudent ini post this with my own life in mind.
my experience as a 'faithful' christian 'mindfully' following the witness version of christian ideology, has given me valuable insights into some of the situations i encounter in world history, particularly those situations involving ideology.
i can better understand (i believe) the mind of one of the north korean elite, than most observers.. studying early christianity, last year, i could intimately insert myself into the struggles that tore early christianity apart, both the pragmatic problems involved in the congregation's treatment of those christians who compromised during the attempts by the (roman) state to enforce ideological unity, and the doctrinal struggles, during the early church's slowly evolving view of god the father and his son.. ok, you ask, what has that got to do with the thread's subject of the schwarzman scholars program?
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I post this with my own life in mind. My experience as a 'faithful' Christian 'mindfully' following the witness version of Christian ideology, has given me valuable insights into some of the situations I encounter in world history, particularly those situations involving ideology. I can better understand (I believe) the mind of one of the North Korean elite, than most observers.
Studying early Christianity, last year, I could intimately insert myself into the struggles that tore early Christianity apart, both the pragmatic problems involved in the congregation's treatment of those Christians who compromised during the attempts by the (Roman) state to enforce ideological unity, and the doctrinal struggles, during the early Church's slowly evolving view of God the father and his son.
OK, you ask, what has that got to do with the thread's subject of the Schwarzman Scholars Program? Simply, that I'm suggesting to any intelligent young witnesses who may be wasting their life in pointlessly going house to house with the never-to-come good news of Christ's return, to think again and to use their valuable and hard-won experience to become intellectuals that may make a genuine difference to humanity.
This new educational program is being described as the biggest educational program since the establishment of the Rhodes Scholar's program, in the early years of the 20th century. Famously the witnesses, Freddy Franz, is said to have had an opportunity to become a Rhodes Scholar, but refused the opportunity, so that he could devote himself to Watchtower scholarship - something that near 100 years after 1914, is as clearly a failure, as that other American religious movement, William Miller's adventism. So his choice was a big mistake for the young Franz.
The Schwarzman trust, with a $300 million endowment is the single largest philanthropic effort ever undertaken in China by largely international donors. On its web-page the program is described as operating as follows:
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" The 200 scholars chosen annually for this highly selective program will work towards a one-year Master's Degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing-one of China's most prestigious universities. As individuals who want to have a positive impact on the world, Schwarzman Scholars will be selected based on their academic credentials, extracurricular interests and leadership potential.
During their stay, students will be given access to a privileged range of cultural and academic experiences, from travel to all corners of China to exchanges with global leaders and mentorship with experts in their chosen discipline. They will also spend their year immersed in the local economy and social life-before classes begin, a summer orientation will provide opportunities to learn Chinese, explore Beijing and meet fellow students and faculty."
Since the failure of the Christian hope (whether traditional or unconventional) is manifest, we have to face the plain fact that since no divine God will descend to us and lead us to a promised land, the only alternative is to do it ourselves. The world of humanity is already converging (because of more than 100 years of improved communication), this program, like the still existing Rhodes Scholar's program can help our best and brightest people to be a force for human good.
45% of students selected will be from the USA, 20% from China and 35% from the rest of the world. I predict that within 20 years this remarkable gift will be proving to be a positive force for good in the world.
If your interests are from these disciplines - public policy, economics and business, international relations or (in the future), engineering, then consider working toward selection as your goal.
Finally, it can be stressed that this is an international effort, the curriculum was developed in collaboration with academic leaders from Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Duke and other prestigious universities.
Selection will open many wonderful opportunities in each student's future. Go for it.
The web-site for the Schwarzman program is at: http://schwarzmanscholars.org/program/
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Browse in a bookshop in Tokugawa Japan
by fulltimestudent induring the 268 years (approx) of rule by a military dictatorship in japan (approx.1600 to 1868) japan developed a growing, prosperous middle class and a proto-modernity that enabled the quick conversion to western modernity in the late 19th century.
a feature of the era was a growing book publishing industry.
people could make a living as authors, artists/illustrators, printers and selling books.
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Zeb, I find a similar tensions in my thinking about the Japanese.
There is so much to admire about them (in my studies), and yet !!!
I'm old enough to remember the return to Australia of ex-prisoners of war that had been imprisoned in Japanese prison camps. My father's best friend was one, and I remember vividly the day he came back to his home. My father went to see him and came home with a grim expression on his face, muttering over and over , "the Bastards, the bastards."
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Browse in a bookshop in Tokugawa Japan
by fulltimestudent induring the 268 years (approx) of rule by a military dictatorship in japan (approx.1600 to 1868) japan developed a growing, prosperous middle class and a proto-modernity that enabled the quick conversion to western modernity in the late 19th century.
a feature of the era was a growing book publishing industry.
people could make a living as authors, artists/illustrators, printers and selling books.
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So just for you, Hortensia, this nice print of a sudden rainstorm, catching some travellers out in the open.
Hiroshige did a series of woodcuts illustrating the 53 staging stations on the Tokaido, the road that connected the old capital of Kyoto to Edo. This illustration must have represented the road just outside the staging post named Shono, the 45th post. The wonderful thing about his work is in the detail. Here, he catches that moment when the storm breaks. The travellers, concentrating on their journey and hoping that they can arrive somewhere before the thunderstorm breaks, realise they're in trouble. Two give up and run back down hill. Note their straw raincoats and umbrella. See the characters on the umbrella, they spell the name Hoeido, the publisher of Hiroshige's art work. Was that a little simple advertising for his book publisher?
The two porters with the sedan chair have no choice - without straw raincoats they just have to cop the storm. The lioncloth of one has ridden up and exposes his bare bum to the storm. They can't run, without risking tipping the passenger out into the mud. The passenger is uncomfortable too, see his hand trying to hold downhthe cloth covering that protects him.
Hiroshige's dynamic composition, with the angled driving rain juxtaposed at almost 90 degrees to the bending/waving bamboo forest captures the tension and confusion of the sudden onset of the storm.
We learn a lot about Tokugawan society from the work. Some had enough money to employ others to overcome the discomforts. Other prints demonstrate the huge convoy of the Daimyo's (Lords) on the move. These and their chief retainers were at the top of society. And, bare essentials of the porters illustrates that the lowest rung of society had simple lives. Gary Leupp, a Professor at Tufts University has written extensively (from extant records) of the lives of this lowest level. See his book, Servants, Shophands, and Laborers in the Cities of Tokugawa Japan (1992)
You see Hortensia, I can't resist these books, I have three quite expensive books and I know if I saw another one - I'd give in and buy it.
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Iran is so beautiful - take a quick trip ...
by fulltimestudent inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yznhd0jgh2k&feature=share .
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Americans are really fortunate - this ancient object is currently ( I believe) touring through America, courtesy of the British Museum.
It's the Cyrus Cylinder, likely the first statement of Human Rights in history. Impressive? Well, the Jews thought so, they managed to re-write their history somewhat and make room for Cyrus to be the Messiah of Yahweh. So this probably Zoroastrian worshipper became associated with Judaism and then Christianity and his title of Shahenshar - King of Kings borrowed for Jesus.
The Iranchamber has a translation, if you'd like to read it. http://www.iranchamber.com/history/cyrus/cyrus_charter.php
And the Director of the British Museum discusses its significance and the reaction of contemporary Iranians when it was exhibited in Iran:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/03/neil-macgregor-cyrus-cylinder
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Browse in a bookshop in Tokugawa Japan
by fulltimestudent induring the 268 years (approx) of rule by a military dictatorship in japan (approx.1600 to 1868) japan developed a growing, prosperous middle class and a proto-modernity that enabled the quick conversion to western modernity in the late 19th century.
a feature of the era was a growing book publishing industry.
people could make a living as authors, artists/illustrators, printers and selling books.
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Another book that may attract your attention was one publishing some of Hiroshige's wonderful woodcut prints:
This is his representation of the Pleasure quarter near Edo (modern Tokyo) There are 3 Kabuki theaters by the right of the street. The area was named "Saruwaka-machi", from "Saruwaka Kanzaburo (Nakamura Kanzaburo?)". He was the founder of Edo Kabuki. The sketch provides a great impression of the sophisticated life of the Tokugawan middle classes
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QFR- Is the use of Toilet Paper appropriate for True Christians today?
by Theocratic Sedition in4/1/1967 wt.
for years, modern civilization has used the commercially available product known as toilet paper to cleanse one's rear posterior.
it is a common practice that has permeated almost all** of the inhabited earth.
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This is a modern representation of using an ancient public toilet (note: none in most private homes). Note the guy wetting the little mop that some may have used in lieu of toilet paper
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QFR- Is the use of Toilet Paper appropriate for True Christians today?
by Theocratic Sedition in4/1/1967 wt.
for years, modern civilization has used the commercially available product known as toilet paper to cleanse one's rear posterior.
it is a common practice that has permeated almost all** of the inhabited earth.
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Ancient toilets in Roman times
