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Post by domeasingold on Mar 11, 2011 23:20:24 GMT -5
Aman Just a comment on the top article: Can China Compete with American Manufacturing. China is very good at copyingtechnolgies and will probably in time reach a higher level of competence. However, it will cost them dearly. You have heard of Chery Automobile Mfg.? They started by doing GM knockoffs. In the 90's they copied a Chevrolrt S-10 pickup. Right down to the emblems. Only problem was the durability faltered. They had serious gear problems where the transmissions would not last more than 20K miles. We were asked to analyse the defects with their gears. An independent source sent them to us to do a failure analysis. First thing I did was check hardness of the gears. If you understand what a Rockwell hardness checker is, I can tell you that the case hardness depth was .005" compared to our standards of .040-.050" deep. No wonder they wore out so quickly. Plus their gear geometries were all incorrect. They made the tooth proportions look normal, but further measurement showed them to be totally out of whack. Long story short, we did not publish this info and I am sure they learned eventually what was wrong but that shows they were at least 50 years behind in their engineering capabilities. I don't think I would want to fly in a Chinese built airplane any time in the next 30 years.
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Post by tyfighter3 on Mar 12, 2011 0:21:04 GMT -5
It's bad enough to buy a toaster from them.
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 12, 2011 1:38:31 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 12, 2011 23:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by tyfighter3 on Mar 12, 2011 23:30:20 GMT -5
This is why the ME will stay the same for years and years because they have NO RESPECT for anything. Their Wives, their KIDS, and their Neighbors. That's why one tribe fights another and another Tribe fights them all. Nothing will ever change over there. They teach their Kids from birth to hate and until that changes nothing will change. Where are their parents, they are home and don't care if their 12 year old comes back home or not. Think about it and you will see what I mean.
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 12, 2011 23:38:51 GMT -5
A lot of the places do Ty. I hear what you are saying. However, consider that for the last 20-25 yrs there has been lots of immigration here. These kids have lived a good life here and they still have family back home. Their family finds out the lies, spread the word. The effect snowballs. Don't get me wrong, there are many places in the ME that are exactly like you are saying, obviously, however, the women have had enough, I think that is what the media, and a lot of people are overlooking. Things are changing. I would imagine that the Saudis are going to be the first Islamic state to have some form of women's rights.
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Post by tyfighter3 on Mar 12, 2011 23:58:16 GMT -5
Whoever controls the Army will control the Country. Egypt got lucky, they stayed out of it but in the end they still control. Libya, the rebels don't have a chance to win unless we take out their tanks, artillery, and jets. But Obama says he supports the Rebels (but read his lips) he is going SLOWLY to help them. Our Air force could do it in a week but we will just talk and let another chance to change things for the better go away into the sunset. The things you Cherish the most sometimes has to be fought for AND ALREADY the Rebels are going home because suicide is not in their vocabulary.
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Post by tyfighter3 on Mar 13, 2011 0:10:21 GMT -5
There has been a lot of immigration over here in the last 20 years but thank goodness their kids have learned something other than hate HERE. But they still kill their kids over Honer even at that. The old ways are still not quite out of them yet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing_in_the_United_States
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 13, 2011 0:21:23 GMT -5
That is exactly it Ty! I honestly believe that acceptance has been one of our best weapons against the people that want to destroy us. They have always been told by their leaders we hate them and want to kill them. When they found out that the majority of us just want to live, and we just want them to leave us alone. It changed the game big time. It's true that we could have finish Lybia in a week, however, we shall see how that plays out. The rebels won in the west today. The have the troops spread out across the country. The next few days will be key. I just came across this. It's a great OP piece. It's a viewpoint that a few others I know of share. I'm going to highlight a few points I really like, however, the entire things is a good read. The Islamic Revolutions: Doomed to fail: www.albanystudentpress.org/the-islamic-revolutions-doomed-to-fail-1.2105633?pagereq=1 The bold line is something I have been saying for a long time. The USA and the west are not falling like Rome, because it is not an empire like Rome. It is a set of ideals that collectively we all want.
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 13, 2011 22:23:44 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 14, 2011 13:36:58 GMT -5
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Post by dumdeedoe on Mar 14, 2011 21:17:10 GMT -5
How did we change Japan after WW2? They were a very aggressive military/religious culture that had to be taken down and replaced by western ideals. We turned them into a better democracy than us in some ways. The same hard nationalist ethic that they had in WW2 was now focused on work and not military, and it helped turn them into a manufacturing giant. Education,education,education...Had to propagate the population in accepting a passive stance.(no standing military just a defense force). Plus a big anti-imperialistic world view point.
The same way goes for the ME... Their culture would have to be taken down and readjusted into a more acceptable western form IE> Turkey.... but this is impossible to do in that region by a outside power. It will have to be internal.
Lets hope that the educated students along with the downtrodden can pull this off with as little death as possible.
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 15, 2011 1:21:12 GMT -5
That's a great point about Japan after WW2 doe. It's crazy to think that until 1946 the Japanese people believed that the emperor was a divine being. I agree that it would be great to see them pull it off with little death. This summer is going to be very interesting. For anyone that doesn't believe that freedom is taking hold.. Ruling out "Jasmine" unrest, Chinese Premier calls for "gradual" reforms: www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1539577.ece Just so we are clear that is the Premier of China saying that they are moving toward democracy, and the denial about a possible uprising like in the ME is the commies way of trying to save face (a huge part of their culture). I guess we will see what the people have to say about that. Hundreds of Tibetans in India Protest against Chinese Regime: english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_asia/2011-03-14/hundreds-of-tibetans-in-india-protest-against-chinese-regime.html
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 16, 2011 0:00:37 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 17, 2011 0:46:13 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 17, 2011 2:11:39 GMT -5
This is a must read. The article is wrote by, John L. Esposito he is a professor of Religion and International Affairs and director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown University. His most recent book is "The Future of Islam." Arab youth want democracy, not theocracy: edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/28/protests.democracy.islam/index.html
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Post by dothedd on Mar 17, 2011 11:18:18 GMT -5
Thanks, for sharing!
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Post by workpublic on Mar 17, 2011 12:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 17, 2011 22:10:16 GMT -5
Thanks dothedd! My next k is for you.
Work, what they aren't telling you in that news cast is that once the Chinese are more affluent, and consumer driven, they will need more food. Which we produce, and will demand USD for. Think about it like this. China has 1.4T USD, as we demand their currency rise against the USD, that reserve will be cut in half. Resulting in a trade deficit for China. Get ready for it.
They will use their reserves to continue buying things in America. The Chinese can print money through their central banks, and have been doing a good job in building their currency at home. Just like Japan did.
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 18, 2011 1:09:40 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 19, 2011 21:56:28 GMT -5
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 22, 2011 0:26:07 GMT -5
Just want to make sure everyone heard this.... Report: China Blocks Gmail to Stop Protests: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2382310,00.asp
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Post by Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger on Mar 22, 2011 2:02:11 GMT -5
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Post by tyfighter3 on Mar 22, 2011 2:11:27 GMT -5
The Tec in recovering oil changes daily and for the most part, it is for the good.
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