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Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人
A steel engraving of James Puckle from Puckle’s Club by James Puckle 1817 – A dialogue between father and son.
Engraved by T.Bragg from a portrait by Vertue.
Puckle’s satire of various club types, such as: The Detractor, The Flatterer, The Hypocrite, The Swearer, The Usurer etc.
i'm annoyed that you think my photos exude homosexuality.
i'm also annoyed that you said i hug myself in all my photos.
you're a giant hypocrite.
so just for you: here's a photo of me hugging myself.
Nikon D3200 _ 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 _
I was in Collingwood the past weekend and took this photo of the pier and old granary. The city has been built around this marsh in Georgian bay. This marsh is the bread basket for many of the species that live in or around the Bay. We build around lakes because the flora and fauna are beautiful...but by virtue it hurts the thing that drew us to the space in the first place. I say all this as I happily use the board walk running through the marsh...hypocrite.
I consider myself a happy person. Positive and upbeat. One of my clients even exclaims that while he comes for my professional care and skills he also comes to me to soak up some of my positive outlook and happiness! So totally awesome!
Its easier for me to be other and upbeat for others. . . but on the flip side or rather in this case an INside. I often wear a smile on the external even when the inward is feeling down and out. I find this is rather hypocritical. . . like I'm really not walking my talk.
The past two years have been rough and while filled with awesome smile worthy times, others totally took me to my lowest spots and brought the darker more negative view on life front and center. I smiled allot when I didn't feel it, I forced myself to be upbeat even though I felt like crawling into a hole.
I'm not sure if that was good or bad in that grand scheme of things. Maybe it helped, maybe it hurt. I DO know now is this SMILE of mine is about to getting some reviving with 100% authenticity! :)
Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人
03.06.10
OMG,I actually have marks on the ends of my fingers from the amount of testing I have been doing.......now that really is unheard of for me, never in my 19 years as a type 1 have I seen any marks from testing (The photo is a box of lancets which are the delightful little things responsible for finger pricking and causing the lovely "pepperpot" look to the end of my fingers!!!!)
Since Monday I have tested my blood sugars 23 times......Monday I did 6, yesterday I did 10 and today I have done 7.......so far. This is more than I used to do in an entire month (or sometimes 6 months!!!). In the last month or so since I made the decision to sort myself out I have tested on average 6 to 8 times per day, sometimes more - so why this sudden turnaround?? The promise of a pump can do funny things to a girl.
It's been a looooooong time coming but being told I can have an insulin pump has really made me pull my socks up and focus on what I need to do, i.e. learn to carb count and learn to see patterns in my sugar levels so I can get the insulin ratios correct. I'm still pretty new to all this and have only had one appointment / carb counting 'lesson' with my dietician (the aptly named Mrs. Crisp) so far. I have been told that once she is happy that I am an 'expert' carb counter I will be able to actually get the pump and have the training on how to use it with my pump nurse, so I am determined to get the hang of it all as quickly as physically possible.
In the past I have either not bothered testing or if I have, I have just tested, written the result down in my monitoring diary and then forgotten about it, now however, I am actually trying to see patterns in the results that I'm getting - not that there's often a clear pattern at the moment as things are still quite up and down but the basics are there. I'm thinking this may be something to do with the fact that my levels have been running so high for so long that it will take a while for things to settle down (I hope its as simple as that anyway).
Another major wake up call for me has been the diagnosis of proliferative retinopathy. ("Retinopathy affects the blood vessels supplying the retina – the seeing part of the eye. Blood vessels in the retina of the eye can become blocked, leaky or grow haphazardly. This damage gets in the way of the light passing through to the retina and if left untreated can damage vision" - www.diabetes.org.uk/ - more about this in a future post). Hearing the news that my eyesight is failing was the kick up the arse I so badly needed to finally make me do something about my diabetes instead of pretending it doesn't exist - obviously this includes actually testing my blood sugar levels and reacting to whatever the result may be rather than just testing for the sake of it (or not testing at all).
Ok, so back to testing itself......it's not exactly a fun pastime and it can make your fingers really quite sore at times, as I'm only just finding out, but it is such an important part of treating diabetes. I feel like a bit of a hypocrite writing that to be honest as I've not exactly been what you would call a "good diabetic" over the years. It's almost as if my eyes and ears have been closed for years and now all of a sudden I'm seeing the bigger picture and realising that this thing isn't going to go away no matter how much I try to ignore it. It is a serious condition and it needs a serious amount of commitment from those of us who have it. I know it may all sound a bit like it's too little to late in my case but I really do want to try and reverse some of the damage I have no doubt done to my body over the years and also keep any further complications as far off in the distant future as I possibly can.
P.S. All good results today apart from a couple of highs this morning (although these are actually not that high for me) of 13.8 and 11.3, then it all came good with 6.4, 7.3, 4.4, 4.3 then went a bit too low around dinner time with 3.3 which I put down to the hot weather. Had a couple of mini cadbury's creme eggs ("YUM") and my dinner so we'll see later on what that's done to my levels.
Ooooh, and I have finally got me a sharps container for the first time ever - bit of a sad thing to get excited about but all these things are little steps towards getting things under control and sorted out!!!! :o)
When it comes to an Arab or Muslim leader who didn't obey America he's a terrorist who is willing to destroy the world, of course *America* must save the day by killing more innocent people.
But when it comes to Jews killing Palestinian people they are defending their self or they just say *they started to attack us* (by throwing stones?-,-) or when it comes to killing kids they say oh that was a mistake we are sorry it won't happen again, hence they keep doing that mistake over and over but as you all know they are jews, it's a mistake people forgive them.
Let's see, just take a brief look at the picture, I think they are taking her for a walk
Don't you agree?
They are forcing that old lady to leave her house; of course she refused that's why they took her for a walk :-)
Wain elreyayeel? Wallah enha aryal 3ana kelna:-) magolkom gahdo wela fajro 3markom bas ely 3laikom etsawonah enkom matesketoon 3an el'3ala6, mb shar6 en7arebhom bel asle7a, fe wayed 6rq w awalhom eltamask beldeen welshare3a, ana lany eb m6awa3 walany eb mefty bas mn 3adty youm ashoof el'3ala6 gedamy masket. 9a7 eny magdar asawey shay bas atleast abared 7arety beny af'9a7hom.
Ba5aleekom a7eneh, go find girls pictures to comment on guys, that's what you are really good at:-) don't forget to tell them keep it up ^_^ you to girls keep posting your pictures sawo ta7ady mno byekteblekom akthar, 3afana allah, bas a55 sho bagool la agool. yala 5aleha 3ala allah , allah yehdena w yehdekom inshalah, bas etthakeraw shay, eldenya dawara w batdoor 3laikom ef youm you are still young, bas elbnayeh kelma we7da ey5ayesha eb keberha:) keep that in mind,, fe banat w shebab m7tarameen w may5e9hom f hay esewalef, allah eykather mn amthalhom inshalah,
Shihab.
An old photo, but one that I like. Fitting for the upcoming season, eh?
_____
Humbug! Poppycock! Balderdash! Bah!
Scavengers and sycophants and flatterers and fools.
Pharisees and parasites and hypocrites and ghouls!
Calculating swindlers, prevaricating frauds,
Perpetrating evil as they roam the earth in hordes,
Feeding on their fellow men,
Reaping rich rewards.
Contaminating everything they see,
Corrupting honest men! Like me.
I hate people! I HATE people!
People are despicable creatures,
Loathsome, inexplicable creatures,
Good-for-nothing kickable creatures.
I hate people!
I abhor them.
When I see the indolent classes
Sitting on their indolent asses,
Gulping ale from indolent glasses,
I hate people!
I detest them!
I deplore them!
Fools who have no money spend it,
Get in debts then try to end it,
Beg me on their knees befriend them,
Knowing I have cash to lend them.
Soft-hearted me! Hard-working me!
Clean-living, thrifty,... and kind as can be!
Situations like this are of interest to me.
I hate people!
I loathe people!
I despise and abominate people!
Life is full of cretinous wretches
Earning what their sweatiness fetches.
Empty minds whose pettiness stretches
Further than I can see.
Little wonder I hate people,
And I don't care if they hate me!
—I Hate People, from Scrooge (The Musical).
Were I to play Scrooge, this is how he'd look. I'm known to put on voices. With a British mum, even though I was born American and lived much of my life there, I can do a fair number of British accents (and a few others besides). Whenever I have put on this face, a certain personality and voice come to mind, one very like Scrooge, in fact.
This particular photo was taken back on 19 November 2008. I searched YouTube back then for a relevant video and found the wonderful excerpt to which I've linked above. Enjoy! And, if you've a mind to, make sure to open a separate window that you might follow along with the lyrics as they're sung. When you've done that, take a look at this on black.
(FOOTNOTE: Scrooge's attitude does not mirror mine, so don't mistake this entry for my attitude. Please.)
On the edge of the world - where emerging meets emerged and the claws of the greed machine are moving ever further towards the day that there is no stone unturned... I do hate being such a hypocrite... sometimes.
Several people in our apartment complex have been feeding these foxes for a couple years. We don't agree with it...but when I was taking these photos, it was standing there waiting for food. We felt bad since they just had babies...so we hypocritically fed them hot dogs.
lazybone : do u really wanna leave me?
wangwang : hum i don't know...
lazybone : don't be hypocritically...i know u
wangwang : what!!
lazybone : i know everything, look ur belly, u r pregnant.
wangwan : oh~~ no... i still love u
lazybone : no~u don't love me, the only u care about is ...
is.... beef canned food!!
wangwang : sorry, but im a pregnant woman, i need eat more food, i can't play with u now.
lazybone : .......
wangwang : but i'll back when i finish my dinner, see u..
lazybone : DON'T GO.......
roy : Orz~
Recently I had come across so many people with rotten bones from that place because they are so jealous; that includes many neighbours, relatives, and others. Hypocrites, stop fooling a bunch of dumb dogs around you, it's not worth living like that, this world is very big,
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." James 3:16
You can see those vile practices from a small community to the UN because of selfish ambitions.
Sadiq Khan v G4S, With Thanks to G4S #G4S #Labour #Hypocrites #bbcnews #skynews #bbcqt #bbctw #bbcaq #Skypapers ow.ly/peeKg If Sadiq Khan is going to massively contradict himself in his conference speech, he could at least try to not be so obvious about it. Here he was...
Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人
Books are true friends of consciousness, not an impersonator nor a hypocrite. It can be arranged accordingly as you please.
The messages it bring stays intact.
‘Resourcefulness’
Books are man best friend ever.
Abertas as portas da Índia por Vasco da Gama, Portugal realizou, na Era de Quinhentos, o inexplicável milagre de se expandir e instalar por todo o Oceano Índico, desde a Ilha de Moçambique à longinqua Malaca das especiarias, passando pela opulenta Ormuz e a forte Diu. No meio brilhava Goa, a pérola do Oriente, lindíssima cabeça do Estado Português da Índia que o grande Albuquerque conquistara.
Um dos mais marcantes episódios que evidenciou as virtudes da raça deu-se em Damão, mais precisamente no seu enclave de Dadrá, invadido, com o de Nagar Aveli, em 1954, pela falsamente pacífica União Indiana, sete anos antes do fim da presença portuguesa nessas longínquas paragens da península indostânica.
Aquele distrito, situado na costa de Cambaia, integrava, desde o século XVIII, os domínios da Coroa Portuguesa, mercê de um conjunto de tratados de cessão celebrados com o Império Marata (Tratado de Raia, de 1793, e Tratados de Punem, de 1740 e 1779, este último o que integrou os enclaves de Dadrá e Nagar Aveli.
No dia 20 de Julho de 1954, culminando meses de hostilização contra Damão, o Governador desse distrito foi impedido pelo Governo indiano de se dirigir ao enclave de Dadrá, o qual se situava a alguns quilómetros do litoral.
Perante a ameaça iminente, o subchefe da Polícia Aniceto Rosário, natural de Diu, enviaria, ainda nesse dia, a seguinte patriótica mensagem ao Governador: “Parta V.ª Ex.ª descansado que eu não deixarei ficar mal a bandeira portuguesa!”
No dia seguinte, bandos armados, oriundos da União Indiana, invadiram o enclave de Dadrá (o de Nagar Aveli seria atacado dias depois), intimando os seus defensores a render-se. A ameaça não surtiu efeito sobre a pequeníssima força policial portuguesa, apenas constituída por sete elementos.
Aniceto Rosário resistiu bravamente contra a ocupação. Ferido com gravidade, continuou a lutar até ser morto à facada e a tiro pelos atacantes, cujo número atingia uma superioridade avassaladora.
Aniceto Rosário caiu no campo de Honra. Outros valentes, como o subchefe António Fernandes, o acompanharam na eternidade.
Did Ann Coulter exploit the death of a friend’s sister? Did she perpetrate a hoax? See tinyurl.com/pqvx8pp.
A very quick snap* through the hedge at the top of our driveway---baby chaffinches. I think these are about a week old.
*Please note, this really was a very quick single snap through the hedge. I agonized a bit over uploading it, as (although this will sound hypocritical) I don't want to encourage others to take shots of nestlings. I have been watching this nest, from a distance, since it was built, and walk by it several times every day, and I always treat wildlife with the respect and care it deserves and needs. I thought these were too cute not to share :)
I mean really... why use a teleprompter when you can just write the notes on your hand.
Some are speculating that the notes on her hand were not for the speech she was giving but actually for the Q&A session that was to follow. IMHO, that's even worse. She has notes written to remind her how to answer questions that have not been asked yet. How fake is that???????
Before anyone jumps on me for bashing a Republican ... I'm not bashing a republican, I'm bashing an idiot and hypocrite. All politicians are the same ... regardless of party affiliation.
Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人
A representative view of Republican groupthink and two-faced opinion. When Harriet Miers was going through the SCOTUS confirmation process, her lack of judicial experience was not a problem for Senator Sessions. See below:
www.flickr.com/photos/joebehr/4603971021/
and
Hypocrités, Teatro Belli, 10 luglio 2006. Dioniso, invocato nel ditirambo, interpretato dall'attore che risponde al coro, il risponditore, l'hypocrités, l'attore. La nascita della tragedia
Karl Rove is trying to smear Obama about being arrogant and elite...talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
Oliver Dickinson as Tartuffe and Megan Blair as Elmire in a production of Molière's "Tartuffe" by Reading University Drama Society.
This production is set in the swinging 60s (to good effect) and is directed by Josh Clarke.
You can find out more and book tickets, here: www.thespaceuk.com/shows/tartuffe/
2 points to the opinions that agree with mine, and minus 2 points for those that don't. The points are not redeemable for anything ever. :o)
This is some of my neighbor's stuff. First she broke out her screen with a shovel, of all things. You can see how carefully she preserved the screen to use again. That has been there several weeks now. Then she didn't want me to come near, or she didn't want another neighbor to weed-whack. Personally, I think the clippers are sort of stabbed into the ground with somewhat of a threatening gesture. They are about a foot into *her side* of that section of weeds and grass and day lilies, and I had no plans to go there anyway.
So what do you think?. Am I being paranoid, or is this sort of threatening? This is the same neighbor that turned her oscillating sprinkler on my front door years ago, and said I was crazy and she was going to get me evicted, and called me an "as**ole" not too long ago. She puts her garbage in my can and she smokes like a chimney though we are not supposed to smoke here.
(IMG_5672clipperstorntohellscreen&wornouthose)
the jokester and the hypocrite (haha jk)
here's one of my favorites from last weeks shoot.
lol. what i would do to be a wedding photographer...
soooo, im happy with all the colors i was able to bring out in this photo. there are secrets to this picture... lol....
p.s. seth has some pretty cool shoes on? right??
p.s.s. school is tomorrow and that's not cool. i may start uploading two a day again so im prepared for the two AP weeks. gahh....
A few minutes later, the parking officer got in with his Whole Foods meal and drove off eating a cookie. Grrr.
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) - Chris Tomlin
Adrian Rogers
It’s an unthinkable question: What if there had been no Easter? What if death had conquered and Jesus Christ stayed in the tomb?
Now if Christ be preached that He rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ: whom He raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 1 Corinthians 15:12-19
There are six tragic things that would be true if Christ is still in that grave.
1. Preaching Would Be Profitless
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain.”
If Christ is still in the grave, you’re wasting your time; I'm wasting mine. Preaching would be profitless, vain and empty.
“This is the gospel, that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried and rose again the third day…” (v. 4).
Without that, there is no gospel to preach.
2. Faith Would Be Foolish
Faith is no better than its object. Why put faith in a dead Messiah? A dead man can’t save anyone. Our faith in Jesus Christ is worthless if He is still in the grave.
But He is shown to be “the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4). Confucius died; he’s dead. Buddha died; he’s dead. Mohammad died; he’s dead. Jesus Christ is alive. But if He’s still in the grave, faith is foolish.
3. The Disciples Are Deceivers
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God… (v. 15)
Paul is not saying “We’re mistaken.” It’s one thing to be mistaken; it’s another to be a false witness. Paul asserts, “If Jesus Christ is still in the grave, then we’re telling a lie.”
Were the disciples liars? If so, why would they lie? The disciples openly exclaimed, “Listen, we have seen Him! We have touched Him!” And they died as martyrs: tortured, persecuted, burned at the stake, torn apart by lions. Hypocrites and martyrs are not made of the same stuff. People tell lies to get out of trouble, not into trouble. Few will die for what they know is a lie.
Was Peter a con man, John the apostle a crook? Was Paul a known perjurer? If Christ is still in the grave, the disciples would be deceivers.
4. Sin Would Be Sovereign
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” (v. 17)
You have no hope of forgiveness apart from the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. If He is in the grave, then God did not accept the sacrifice of Calvary.
How do we know that Jesus Christ is not just a religious fanatic with a martyr complex who happened to get crucified? How do we know God accepted the sacrifice of Calvary? The resurrection. No resurrection, no Savior. No Savior, no forgiveness. His death without His resurrection cannot save anybody.
5. Death Has Dominion
“Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.” (v. 18)
Do you have a loved one who has died? If Jesus Christ be not raised, then they’ve perished. It is over. Life is nothing but a cruel joke. All we can look forward to is the downward spiral to the grave. No! Something as glorious as human life has more meaning than that. Those fallen asleep in Christ have not perished. The Lord Jesus Christ grappled with the iron bars of death and is victorious. Death does not have dominion! Christ arose!
6. The Future Is Fearful
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” (v. 19)
Without the resurrection, we’re just poor, deluded fools, of all people most miserable. A wise man once said, “If Jesus Christ is still in that grave, nothing really matters. But if Jesus Christ came out of that grave, nothing but that really matters.”
A Hope Steadfast and Sure
Jesus Christ took the sting out of sin, the dread out of death, the gloom out of the grave, and gave us a hope that is steadfast and sure. Preaching is profitable, faith is feasible, the disciples are dependable, sin has been subdued, death has been defeated, and the future is fabulous…for we know where we’re headed!
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I used two textures of my own.
So I found another one of my photos being used online without my permission. "Evangelical Magazine" used one of my shots from Eastern State Penitentiary without permission or even a photo credit. I took my friend Greg's advice and just asked them where I should send the invoice because "I know you want to practice what you preach about the whole pesky 'thou shall not steal' thing."
Link to original photo:
www.flickr.com/photos/10890249@N02/5045719697/in/photolis...
James L. Alcorn, Brigadier General, Mississippi State Militia, called Jeff Davis a "miserable, stupid, one-eyed, dyspeptic, arrogant tyrant" and said he prayed to see Davis "Damned! and sunk into the lowest Hell."
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, CSA, called Jefferson Davis "that living specimen of gall and hatred". He said "The curse of God must have been on our people [the Confederates] to choose him [as leader]". After his Davis's death, Beauregard said "I cannot pretend I am sorry he is gone. I am no hypocrite."
Those who maintained loyalty to the USA had much lower opinions of him than did his fellow Confederates.
The media complain about the price of Palin's wardrobe, but are silent about Obama buying the election...hypocrites!
Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人