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To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/6/2007 9:00:58 PM
From: GoldBull no bug here	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217750

<I am very concerned about what my Coconut’s future in which she absolutely must compete against the kids across the HK/mainland border> Jay, seriously, I GROK (not just understand, but feel, think and understand at all levels). I have 2 coconuts further along than yours. All A's just won't be enough to get you into the top flight schools. That being said, My MISSION, and I capitalized that on purpose, is to make sure there is some balance to their lives. Often, I will put a stop to the unbearable routine and tell 'em to go out and play! While you're competing with the mainland, I feel we are competing with the whole of China, India and the world. As a boy, it would have been tough for me sit and study as much as the girls do in this age of aquarius. College graduation rates here in the U.S. reflect that. Cheers...in the end I may have to teach some trading skills as a backup degree with real world value.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/6/2007 9:09:02 PM
From: oldirtybastard	Respond to of 217750

what will 70 million single guys without spouse do hopefully genetically engineer them

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/6/2007 9:09:02 PM
From: oldirtybastard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217750

what will 70 million single guys without spouse do hopefully fiugre out how to genetically engineer them in a practical way

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/7/2007 12:01:50 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217750

Let me see if I understood that: you are concerned about a future of a Chinese female, when 70 million Chinese males will be competing for females? I think Coconut's future will be bright. Don't worry. As for the education: with 8 years of school and I mean in a Brazilian school of 47 years ago, basically four walls a roof and a teacher, pencil and paper, I ended up earning more money that those who spent time gaining PhD's. That's why I don't worry about Experiment, she carries good old Elmat genetic killer instinct DNA.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/7/2007 2:04:43 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217750

The 70 million single males will go overseas, some representing Chinese multinational companies, others for academic careers, adventure, sloth, etc. There will be lots of widespread Chinese communities where they will be at least somewhat welcomed (by the gals, not the guys). There are more than a few US and Brit kids going around the world teaching English as Second Language. There should be some market for Mandarin as a Second Language in a few years. If they get some education in hard sciences, or business experience, they should do well enough, and I expect that living overseas will seem fashionable a new generation. The bottom half of the bell curve may be a problem - they may be stuck in rural areas.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/7/2007 2:22:47 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217750

TJ - I bet you can think of better strategies for Coconut than head on competition.... If 40 million kids are learning to play the violin... How many are learning electric guitar ? Or glass harmonica ? (yeah, way too obscure...) Run a studio mixing board ? ****** I just saw some numbers that said that China has about 3000 private aircraft, and maybe 90 private corporate jets. I expect China will have a severe pilot shortage as internal air travel expands. The military will not be overly happy having expensively trained pilots leaving, and there won't be enough of them anyway. There aren't million of kids training to be pilots in China.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23601)	10/7/2007 5:39:25 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217750

TJ, I thought I pointed this out to you as a problem quite some time ago and you said it didn't exist. I'm pretty sure you denied it, but admit I can't recall the detail. < There is a problem that does give me pause, and we will simply have to watch and brief on it as we go, for it is not going to go away, and will hit us head-on, and it is the issue of gender imbalance – what will 70 million single guys without spouse do?> That is of course a great opportunity too, in a rather harsh [as nature is] eugenics sense. As you know, women don't consider themselves available for any passing male to have his way [other than some in the business]. Women are prone to select among those on offer and generally try to pick as good as they can get. The other guys can go by the wayside, adding to the gene pool which was selected to not exist, rather than exist. With 1.3 billion people and I suppose something like 500 million women of whom a good number must be around child-producing age, there is the world's biggest and history's grandest eugenics programme under way. When the women have finished their selection and reproduction processes, there will be a large upgrade in the gene pool of China [assuming they have some sort of idea about what they are doing]. After 1000 years or so, in any society, there are two things remaining = gene pool and knowledge. The rest crumbles, rusts, is abandoned, is obsolete etc. China is boot-strapping itself into a very large scale gene pool upgrade. The spare blokes will have to just go quietly down the genetic gurgler, enjoying their single life and cash flow, which is some compensation for not being tempted into producing the next generation, which as you know, requires substantial input by the selected bloke. Historically, such hordes of spare young blokes were given swords and instructed to go and conquer nearby lands, getting rid of any males, acquiring the females and hunter/gatherer and agrarian rights. Nowadays, that process isn't such a sensible one as the battlefields tend to move quickly from the fields to the cities, which is annoying for all the other people. Also, countries are interdependent so attacking one's suppliers or customers isn't such a great thing to do. Before your correspondent attempts Mandarin, he should tame those apostrophe's, which are fired everywhere like rice at a wedding. Mqurice