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  blood

  by zeb in

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  over heard other day.

  if you take blood you are taking in some ones elses dna.?.

  i eat meat and vegetables drink milk so what about the dna in them...

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  The abysmal ignorance continues to amaze me,
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  China's New Public Security Camera Network and the US Invented Camera that enables It.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  china is not alone in having security cameras in its cities, but what is special about the chinese system is that it is linked to a facial recognition system that can identify people in a few seconds.

  china, again like some other nations, has personal identity cards with a photographic image on it .

  (australia has not, but drivers licences do have an image and such licences are used as de facto identity cards).

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  China is not alone in having Security cameras in its cities, but what is special about the Chinese system is that it is linked to a facial recognition system that can identify people in a few seconds. China, again like some other nations, has Personal Identity Cards with a photographic image on it . (Australia has not, but drivers licences do have an image and such licences are used as de facto identity cards). That makes it possible to make that fast identification. At a test a couple of months ago at busy Rail station, police picked up 50 wanted suspects in one morning.

  But there's an interesting story about the camera that powers China's security network. Invented at Duke University, the inventors failed to interest the US government in the camera, so the inventor moved to China ....

  This Wall Street Journal Video tells the story:

  ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-powerful-spy-camera-invented-at-duke-ended-up-in-chinas-hands-1528714895?aid=190131336&sc_src=email_2264229&sc_llid=4565&sc_lid=152369935&sc_uid=jLHz3FHtZ8&utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email
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  Japan Is Building The Worlds Fastest Computer

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  ai technology in a 1,000,000 times faster than your pc.

  this super intelligence will make solfware, analyze data and chrunch the number to find new cures.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkw6q0o_zoy.

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  A couple of days ago my Chinese News sources stated that the USA has regained the 'fastest computer' title, with a computer that is (as I remember the story) nearly twice as fast as the top Chinese computer.

  And while the two Chinese computers have been very fast, some say that computer speed is only one aspect of the contest. Software is also important and the suggestion has been that the software used by the Chinese units is not as good as the American software.
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
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  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  fulltimestudent

  Vanderhoven7: "I wouldn't give up that dream. If you can't find a teaching position in the USA you can always send your CV to colleges in Canada. My son has what he called a useless masters in English. He has now been teaching at one of Montreal's highest ranking Colleges for the past 3 years."

  Thnx for being thoughtful and suggesting this solution, sadly, its a long,long way from Sydney Aust.

  And thnx also for your good wishes.
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  Listener : I see that you did some studies on the Dead Sea Scrolls. I was wondering, since the KJV was written before these were discovered, what affect, if any they have on that version?

  I'm not aware of any influence(s) that the DDS may have had on the KJV. But I can say that reading the DDS will expand your understanding of what the Jews were thinking about (interested in) in the time period in which Jesus taught.

  And you may wonder, (if you read some of the DDS) whether dear brother Freddy (as the guru of the JWs) also read some of the scrolls.

  The basic text used in that study unit was Geza Vermes' translation of the DDS. I'll refer to sections in that publication. The page numbers I refer to are for the Penguin Revised edition of 2004. In his introduction (p. 11) " ... we note fundamental similarities of language (e.g both in the scrolls and in the New Testament, the faithful are called 'sons of light'). Also Vermes remarks that both communities (i.e. the Qumram and the Jesus communities) considered themselves to be the true Israel, governed by twelve leaders and expected the imminent arrival of the Kingdom of God). Both communities considered their own history as a fulfillment of the words of the prophets.

  Vermes does not claim that there was any direct influence between the two communities, as those similarities may have been due to the general religious atmosphere of the time.

  However, Vermes thinks there are other similarities may suggest a more direct influence, for example - the monarchic administration of both communities, with single congregation leaders - overseers at Qumram and bishops in the Christian communities. and some other points. all suggesting that the early church may have modelled itself on the (by then) more experienced Essenes.

  I'll try to get time to list some other points.
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

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  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  My appreciation to all my well-wishers, thank you all for your kind thoughts - And on balance I will likely enroll for that Master of Research degree.

  After I completed the last study unit, the head of the Japanese department emailed me offering to be my supervisor. If I accept that offer, my research project will likely be something like, 'How to get rich and hang onto your money in early Tokugawan Japan.'

  And, in response to Vanderhoven 7, who said:

  "Why not go for a masters in history focusing on specific areas of interest?
  College teaching positions would then open up to you to share your knowledge."

  I'd love to do exactly that, but the sad truth is that I wasted my bloody life in an effort to be a footstep follower of the dead Jesus. And now, I'm too close to the end of my life to start climbing the academic ladder.

  I had hoped when I started that degree to maybe teach at a community college level, but these seem to be declining due to the developments in web education in the last few years.
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  fulltimestudent

  So in spite of the kerfuffle, caused by my NOT following a recognised stream, I think I achieved my goal. I've criss-crossed Asia, from east to west and back again. From south to north and from past to present.

  There are blank (weak) areas, such as South East Asia, but at least I now have the cognitive skills to sstudy those areas by myself.

  So I'm now debating with myself, will I sign up next year to do a 2 year Master of Research degree?
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  fulltimestudent

  In addition, I studied the following topics at Sydney Uni.

  Year	Study Unit	Title	Result
  2012	ASNS 2641	Traditional Korea	Distinction
  2012	ASNS 2642	Modern Korea	Distinction
  2012	ASNS 2623	India: Tradition and Modernity	Credit
  2013-S2	ASNS 2672	Japan in East Asia From 1840 until today	Distinction
  2013-S2	ASNS 2677	Beyond the Geisha/Samurai Binary: Depictions of Gender in Japanese Culture	Credit
  2014-S2	ASNS 2627	India, China, Tibet: Cultural Relations	Credit
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  fulltimestudent

  Year	Study Period	Unit	Unit Title	Mark	Grade	Description	Credit Points
  2017	Session 3	JPS 350	Japanese Studies Project	75	D	Distinction	3.000
  2016	Session 2	SPED102	Why People Believe Weird Things: Making Rational Decisions in Irrational World	64	P	Pass	3.000
  2016	Session 1	PHL 137	Critical Thinking	77	D	Distinction	3.000
  2015	Session 2	AHIS339	Capstone Unit: Greece, Rome, Late Antiquity	66	CR	Credit	3.000
  2014	Session 2	AHIS352	Early Christian Literature and Thought	69	CR	Credit	3.000
  2014	Session 1	AHIS251	The New Testament in its Times	69	CR	Credit	3.000
  2013	Session 2	AHIS323	Byzantium: East and West	77	D	Distinction	3.000
  2013	Session 1	AHIS342	Rome's Persian Wars	78	D	Distinction	3.000
  2012	Session 1	AHIS321	From Constantine to Theodora: Church and State in Late Antiquity	75	D	Distinction	3.000
  2011	Session 2	AHIS354	The Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism	68	CR	Credit	3.000
  2011	Session 1	AHIS302	The Classical Tradition of Thought	67	CR	Credit	3.000
  2011	Session 1	JPS 223	Intertextuality and the Tale of Genji	72	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 2	AHIS344	Religions along the Silk Road	68	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 2	JPS 122	Traditional Japanese Culture in Contemporary Society	73	CR	Credit	3.000
  2010	Session 1	AHIS343	Early China: History and Archaeology	62	P	Pass	3.000
  2010	Session 1	JPS 121	Japan - Past and Present	71	CR	Credit	3.000
  2009	Session 2	AHST222	Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World	73	CR	Credit	4.000
  2009	Session 2	AHST252	Pagans, Jews and Christians: Athens and Jerusalem	60	P	Pass	4.000
  2009	Session 1	CHN 212	Traditional Chinese Thought	85	HD	High Distinction	3.000
  2009	Session 1	HIST116	China in World History	65	CR	Credit	3.000
  2008	Session 2	AHST101	Myth in the Ancient World	57	P	Pass	3.000
  2008	Session 2	HIST250	Modern Chinese History	66	CR	Credit	4.000
  2008	Session 1	CHN 157	Contemporary China	55	P	Pass	3.000

  
  
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  I've graduated at last

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

  (the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

  award : bachelor of arts.

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  fulltimestudent

  After a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree. (The procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what I wanted to study)

  AWARD : Bachelor of Arts

  MAJOR: Ancient History - Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity

  MINOR: Japanese Studies

  Which is somewhat deceiving. Why? Well, that university is not quite the best place to study Asia or China, so finding that out after I commenced studies there, I decided to adapt what they offered and also to go to another Uni for more topics of interest.

  So I'll post all my study topics in the next post