Tu, ontem,
Na dança
Que cansa,
Voavas
Co'as faces
Em rosas
Formosas
De vivo,
Lascivo
Carmim;
Na valsa
Tão falsa,
Corrias,
Fugias,
Ardente,
Contente,
Tranqüila,
Serena,
Sem pena
De mim!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi!...
Valsavas:
Teus belos
Cabelos,
Já soltos,
Revoltos,
Saltavam,
Voavam,
Brincavam
No colo
Que é meu;
E os olhos
Escuros
Tão puros,
Os olhos
Perjuros
Volvias,
Tremias,
Sorrias,
P'ra outro
Não eu!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi!...
Meu Deus!
Eras bela
Donzela,
Valsando,
Sorrindo,
Fugindo,
Qual silfo
Risonho
Que em sonho
Nos vem!
Mas esse
Sorriso
Tão liso
Que tinhas
Nos lábios
De rosa,
Formosa,
Tu davas,
Mandavas
A quem ?!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas,..
Eu vi!...
Calado,
Sózinho,
Mesquinho,
Em zelos
Ardendo,
Eu vi-te
Correndo
Tão falsa
Na valsa
Veloz!
Eu triste
Vi tudo!
Mas mudo
Não tive
Nas galas
Das salas,
Nem falas,
Nem cantos,
Nem prantos,
Nem voz!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues
Não mintas...
Eu vi!
Na valsa
Cansaste;
Ficaste
Prostrada,
Turbada!
Pensavas,
Cismavas,
E estavas
Tão pálida
Então;
Qual pálida
Rosa
Mimosa
No vale
Do vento
Cruento
Batida,
Caída
Sem vida.
No chão!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi.
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Na dança
Que cansa,
Voavas
Co'as faces
Em rosas
Formosas
De vivo,
Lascivo
Carmim;
Na valsa
Tão falsa,
Corrias,
Fugias,
Ardente,
Contente,
Tranqüila,
Serena,
Sem pena
De mim!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi!...
Valsavas:
Teus belos
Cabelos,
Já soltos,
Revoltos,
Saltavam,
Voavam,
Brincavam
No colo
Que é meu;
E os olhos
Escuros
Tão puros,
Os olhos
Perjuros
Volvias,
Tremias,
Sorrias,
P'ra outro
Não eu!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi!...
Meu Deus!
Eras bela
Donzela,
Valsando,
Sorrindo,
Fugindo,
Qual silfo
Risonho
Que em sonho
Nos vem!
Mas esse
Sorriso
Tão liso
Que tinhas
Nos lábios
De rosa,
Formosa,
Tu davas,
Mandavas
A quem ?!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas,..
Eu vi!...
Calado,
Sózinho,
Mesquinho,
Em zelos
Ardendo,
Eu vi-te
Correndo
Tão falsa
Na valsa
Veloz!
Eu triste
Vi tudo!
Mas mudo
Não tive
Nas galas
Das salas,
Nem falas,
Nem cantos,
Nem prantos,
Nem voz!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues
Não mintas...
Eu vi!
Na valsa
Cansaste;
Ficaste
Prostrada,
Turbada!
Pensavas,
Cismavas,
E estavas
Tão pálida
Então;
Qual pálida
Rosa
Mimosa
No vale
Do vento
Cruento
Batida,
Caída
Sem vida.
No chão!
Quem dera
Que sintas
As dores
De amores
Que louco
Senti!
Quem dera
Que sintas!...
Não negues,
Não mintas...
Eu vi.
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- Mood:Cry
- Music:Sukiyaki
The Shakeys V-league is an intercollegiate womens volleyball league in the Philippines formed in 2004 under the management group led by former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino and pizza company Shakeys. Jun Bernandino invited his fellow Ateneo alumni Moying Martelino, Tony Boy Liao, Ricky Palou and Jun Capistrano in the 2nd conference of the first season to be included in governing the Shakeys V-league.
The member teams are from different schools around Metro Manila with UAAP powerhouses FEU (Far Eastern University), ADU (Adamson University), ADMU (Ateneo de Manila University). NCAA powerhouses SSC-R (San Sebastian College Recolletos), Collegio de San Juan de Letran, Philippine Christian University and v-league newcomer De La Salle College of Saint Benilde and the WNCAA champion LPU (Lyceum of the Philippines). The teams that also participated are the back-to-back Defending v-league champion UST (University of Santo Tomas), UAAP powerhouses DLSU (De La Salle University).
The UST Lady Tigresses won the first-ever v-league championship in 2004 defeating the La Salle Lady Archers.
This year (2008), each team was allowed to acquire 2 guest players to boost their line-up in which they can allow either a former member of a schools volleyball line-up or anyone outside of it. All games (meaning from eliminations to finals) were held at the Arena in San Juan City. TV network National Broadcasting Network was signed up to cover the said prestigious tournament.
Please continue to support UST and Ateneo and the rest of the team. THANK YOU! God bless.
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The member teams are from different schools around Metro Manila with UAAP powerhouses FEU (Far Eastern University), ADU (Adamson University), ADMU (Ateneo de Manila University). NCAA powerhouses SSC-R (San Sebastian College Recolletos), Collegio de San Juan de Letran, Philippine Christian University and v-league newcomer De La Salle College of Saint Benilde and the WNCAA champion LPU (Lyceum of the Philippines). The teams that also participated are the back-to-back Defending v-league champion UST (University of Santo Tomas), UAAP powerhouses DLSU (De La Salle University).
The UST Lady Tigresses won the first-ever v-league championship in 2004 defeating the La Salle Lady Archers.
This year (2008), each team was allowed to acquire 2 guest players to boost their line-up in which they can allow either a former member of a schools volleyball line-up or anyone outside of it. All games (meaning from eliminations to finals) were held at the Arena in San Juan City. TV network National Broadcasting Network was signed up to cover the said prestigious tournament.
Please continue to support UST and Ateneo and the rest of the team. THANK YOU! God bless.
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- Mood:Very good
- Music:Namie Amuro
Im eating macadamia nut Cadbury chocolate. Someone is trying to learn the F chord. A few others are playing Uno and another is making tea. I think Im getting green tea, but I cant be sure. Its Sunday night, Im feeling relaxed after my day off and I eagerly await the arrival of the majority of those coming on Action for Life. Theyll be here at 4am this morning. Excellent.
As for this entry, it has nothing to do with that. Its about haircuts.
My hair, at least whats left of it, has taken on a number of styles in the years. I probably topped out in second grade when moms put me up to a so-called . It put me about ten years ahead of the same look that became popular in New Jersey when I was graduating high school (and which made you distinctly and easily recognizable as tri-state). The cut, combined with missing my two front teeth, made me a hot target for the females in Ms. Tretters Parkway Manor Elementary class. That all changed when I actually moved to New Jersey later that year and found that I was ten years ahead of the curve and the had lost its magical touch.
Regardless, hair grows and so did my adventures with it. Mostly parted to the side through junior high. Getting longer and stranger in high school, including a go at bleaching during my senior spring break with some guys on my baseball team (this included getting my ear pierced at a Wal-Martwhich is another story). In college I shaved my head for the first time. Actually, Andrew shaved my head. First taking it to a one blade before convincing me that I needed to go all the way. He bicked my head in Base Rich and Im still sure that this marked the day that my hair began its official retreat for the rest of my life.
From there, it got long, it got short, I shaved it again and finally realized once and for all this spring that I will probably keep it very short for the rest of my life. (Unless I get cool like one of those old dudes who rocks a kind-of half-bald ponytail. Its not that its a good look aesthetically, but it symbolizes a point that those men have reached becoming completely detached from all need to impress anyone.)
When I got to India three years ago, I fought the inevitable haircut for a long time. Theres a lot of variables with a haircut in India. Will they understand what I want? Will they cut my ear with rusty scissors? Will they do anythingunexpected?
Most of these fears were allayed when I looked around. Almost every man in a city or town in India is immaculately kept from the neck up. Perfectly coifed hair, neatly trimmed beards and mustaches so nice that they make clean cut boys green with envy.
Once I crossed the first Indian Barber Shop threshold, I never looked back. The tidiness of the trim and the fact that they will give you a proper facial shave (with straight blade) make it an experience not to be missed on any trip to the sub-continent.
With relish, I hopped in the back of Sumo and took the 3-minute blast down to Panchgani town. Out the back door, I first bought a volleyball for a game later in the afternoon and then took it next door to the local barber shop.
The shop itself only measures about 6 by 15, three chairs for the chop and the regular six for the random dudes who always seem to find their way into a barber shop but dont do anything there. The proprietor welcomed me in and offered me a seat. How much for the haircut? I asked. He returned with the most classic of all Indian male gestures. This being the regular head-waggle along with hand move that looks like he is gently back-slapping the air in front of him. In short, this means, t worry about it, well figure this all out later. I fell for this move once before and thus the reason I asked for the cost out right. Still, I decided to roll the dice, seeing what he would give me and try to bargain post-cut.
I sat down and looked for a place to put the volleyball. It could have gone anywhere, but we oddly settled on the basket on the vanity which he actually used for his combs and scissors and would need to access more frequently then any other part of the entire store. Surprised and slightly amazed, I focused on the work ahead hoping he would understand my single directive:
He trimmed and I made small talk with one of the other patrons who wanted to take me on a tour of the neighboring town. I also took the chance to survey the room. A remarkable collection of old stuff including a radio from the 50s, an beautiful set of drawing of popular Indian haircuts from the 30s and a TV playing satellite movies. I sat back and enjoyed, this, one of my true guilty pleasures of living in India. I sighed out. It would be my last moment of peace.
With the haircut looking in hand, he asked me if I wanted a shave. Excitedly, I agreed. When one is born in the 80s in America, the likelihood of having ones face shaved by another person rates so low on the probability scale that its more like impossible than improbable. So when I have a chance to relive the greatness of days when men got a hot shave on the regular, I seize it like with vigor. It comes along with the same strange feeling I get to want to wear a cool three piece suit and hat and walk on the dirt-trodden street of turn of the century New York City. With a smirk of his clean-cut face, he broke out a fresh blade and went to work.
First, he smacked some shaving concentrate on my check. Wetting the brush, he began to build a lather, which eventually covered my three-day-old beard. Soon, the blade hit my face and began to scrape away the scruff. He worked it pretty fast, cleaning off my beard before doubling up for a second go-round. After, he pounded my face with some aftershave and then went in with some moisturizing lotion, massaging my face in the process. (Well, massage is a loose term that he would have used. I would use something like getting my face smacked a bit, kneaded with lotion and then smacked a bit more.) By the end Im knackered and he prepares his hands for round two with another bit of lotion. My face was feeling like it might actually begin to swell as well as being smooth and shiny. This carried on for another two minutes before I finally had to ask him to stop. Surprised, he looked at me and said, head massage? Knowing my limits, I said, no thanks. As his head waggled in response (read: I am about to massage your head whether you like it or not) I leapt from my seat and reached for my roops to settle up.
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As for this entry, it has nothing to do with that. Its about haircuts.
My hair, at least whats left of it, has taken on a number of styles in the years. I probably topped out in second grade when moms put me up to a so-called . It put me about ten years ahead of the same look that became popular in New Jersey when I was graduating high school (and which made you distinctly and easily recognizable as tri-state). The cut, combined with missing my two front teeth, made me a hot target for the females in Ms. Tretters Parkway Manor Elementary class. That all changed when I actually moved to New Jersey later that year and found that I was ten years ahead of the curve and the had lost its magical touch.
Regardless, hair grows and so did my adventures with it. Mostly parted to the side through junior high. Getting longer and stranger in high school, including a go at bleaching during my senior spring break with some guys on my baseball team (this included getting my ear pierced at a Wal-Martwhich is another story). In college I shaved my head for the first time. Actually, Andrew shaved my head. First taking it to a one blade before convincing me that I needed to go all the way. He bicked my head in Base Rich and Im still sure that this marked the day that my hair began its official retreat for the rest of my life.
From there, it got long, it got short, I shaved it again and finally realized once and for all this spring that I will probably keep it very short for the rest of my life. (Unless I get cool like one of those old dudes who rocks a kind-of half-bald ponytail. Its not that its a good look aesthetically, but it symbolizes a point that those men have reached becoming completely detached from all need to impress anyone.)
When I got to India three years ago, I fought the inevitable haircut for a long time. Theres a lot of variables with a haircut in India. Will they understand what I want? Will they cut my ear with rusty scissors? Will they do anythingunexpected?
Most of these fears were allayed when I looked around. Almost every man in a city or town in India is immaculately kept from the neck up. Perfectly coifed hair, neatly trimmed beards and mustaches so nice that they make clean cut boys green with envy.
Once I crossed the first Indian Barber Shop threshold, I never looked back. The tidiness of the trim and the fact that they will give you a proper facial shave (with straight blade) make it an experience not to be missed on any trip to the sub-continent.
With relish, I hopped in the back of Sumo and took the 3-minute blast down to Panchgani town. Out the back door, I first bought a volleyball for a game later in the afternoon and then took it next door to the local barber shop.
The shop itself only measures about 6 by 15, three chairs for the chop and the regular six for the random dudes who always seem to find their way into a barber shop but dont do anything there. The proprietor welcomed me in and offered me a seat. How much for the haircut? I asked. He returned with the most classic of all Indian male gestures. This being the regular head-waggle along with hand move that looks like he is gently back-slapping the air in front of him. In short, this means, t worry about it, well figure this all out later. I fell for this move once before and thus the reason I asked for the cost out right. Still, I decided to roll the dice, seeing what he would give me and try to bargain post-cut.
I sat down and looked for a place to put the volleyball. It could have gone anywhere, but we oddly settled on the basket on the vanity which he actually used for his combs and scissors and would need to access more frequently then any other part of the entire store. Surprised and slightly amazed, I focused on the work ahead hoping he would understand my single directive:
He trimmed and I made small talk with one of the other patrons who wanted to take me on a tour of the neighboring town. I also took the chance to survey the room. A remarkable collection of old stuff including a radio from the 50s, an beautiful set of drawing of popular Indian haircuts from the 30s and a TV playing satellite movies. I sat back and enjoyed, this, one of my true guilty pleasures of living in India. I sighed out. It would be my last moment of peace.
With the haircut looking in hand, he asked me if I wanted a shave. Excitedly, I agreed. When one is born in the 80s in America, the likelihood of having ones face shaved by another person rates so low on the probability scale that its more like impossible than improbable. So when I have a chance to relive the greatness of days when men got a hot shave on the regular, I seize it like with vigor. It comes along with the same strange feeling I get to want to wear a cool three piece suit and hat and walk on the dirt-trodden street of turn of the century New York City. With a smirk of his clean-cut face, he broke out a fresh blade and went to work.
First, he smacked some shaving concentrate on my check. Wetting the brush, he began to build a lather, which eventually covered my three-day-old beard. Soon, the blade hit my face and began to scrape away the scruff. He worked it pretty fast, cleaning off my beard before doubling up for a second go-round. After, he pounded my face with some aftershave and then went in with some moisturizing lotion, massaging my face in the process. (Well, massage is a loose term that he would have used. I would use something like getting my face smacked a bit, kneaded with lotion and then smacked a bit more.) By the end Im knackered and he prepares his hands for round two with another bit of lotion. My face was feeling like it might actually begin to swell as well as being smooth and shiny. This carried on for another two minutes before I finally had to ask him to stop. Surprised, he looked at me and said, head massage? Knowing my limits, I said, no thanks. As his head waggled in response (read: I am about to massage your head whether you like it or not) I leapt from my seat and reached for my roops to settle up.
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- Mood:Good
- Music:Heartbreak Hotel
Louisville freshman Chris Flood received phone calls from friends wishing him "happy birthday" while he filled out a voter registration form at a party Friday night. He filled out the form about 10 minutes before he turned 18. Students from Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Americans for Informed Democracy helped 270 people register to vote during Operation Voter Madness last week, said Morehead senior George Eklund, Warren County electoral organizer for KFTC.
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- Mood:More emotions
- Music:Kumi Koda
Middle school was usually pretty fun. 8th grade was not the best though, but it was way better than this year has been. I ran cross-country, played basketball, and volleyball. Really the only thing I liked about 8th grade was Mr. Hawkins, Jake, and we were the oldest, so everyone looked up to us. I started to realize who my real friends were, and others who just said they were my friend just to say they have one more friend. There was usually a lot of drama between the little 7th grade girls and 8th grade girls, but I usually found my way out of it. Another bad thing about last year was the 6th graders came out there, so we did not have teams anymore, which was the best part of middle school. Also the halls were always crowded with kids who looked young enough to still be in kindergarten. Most of the 6th and 7th graders were so immature, but there was a few that were not. Everything changed last year, new teachers, new friends, new classes, new everything. I was not excited at all. Once I think about it now, I really wish I could go back and be in middle school again. Its not that I am not ready for high school, I just miss all the times I have had with friends, and being the oldest, and everything that went on in middle school. 7th grade was one of the best years of my life. I met so many new people, made a lot of new friends, and had my first boyfriend. Everybody liked everybody, and there was no drama at all. We also won state for volleyball. I played basketball too, but we did not get very far in that. There were some bad times in middle school too. I only got to play one game for volleyball. At practice after our first game I came down on the ball, rolled my ankle, and I had to have surgery, so I was out for the season. The good thing about that was that I did not have to do P.E. I had a lot of fun in 7th grade and I would not change anything about it.
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- Mood:Very good
- Music:Sukiyaki
While it seems as if most students at Loyola can rattle off obscure bands and compare them to one another, I don't possess that particular talent. However, despite the fact that my musical library consists of one-hit-wonders and porno soundtracks, I do know and love the King, and I feel as if it's safe to say that since I have been a guest in his home, I am officially a friend of the family.
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- Mood:Cry
- Music:Namie Amuro
Way to Go Volleyball Team
I was so glad to open this up and read the positive support for our volleyball girls and their coaches. As a coach, and former coach, I know how much time coaches put in to prepare themselves and their team for competition. It saddens me that today most coaches are judged by fans and "armchair quarterbacks" solely on how many wins the team has or how much their child is playing. I truly believe that there are so many things that can be learned through participation in athletics and we are missing the most important ideas when we focus only on winning or losing. Ideals like teamwork, sacrifice and having to outwork someone for playing time. Yes, even though some of our fans want to scoff at it, ideals like sportsmanship. I would dearly love to discuss those lost ideals here, but I know that I would go on for hours. But, if anyone every wants to hear about them you know where I work...please give me a call.
With that said it is apparent that our Volleyball girls are learning some of the important lessons athletics can teach us. I am very proud of the way the "team" responded to this situation. They could have responded in the same negative manner, instead they chose to respond in a positive team building way. They've already learned that the only thing we can control is ourselves; we can't control the refs, how big the opposition is, or even fans who would rather break us down instead of helping to build us up. Way to go girls; I would guess your coaches and parents are very proud of you.
Finally, I think this site is a great idea, however there is a glitch for me. I learned long ago that if someone cannot put their name on a complaint, then the complaint really isn't worth the paper it was written on. I think that like "The Hawkeye" if you have an opinion, especially a criticism of someone else, you should put your name on it.
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I was so glad to open this up and read the positive support for our volleyball girls and their coaches. As a coach, and former coach, I know how much time coaches put in to prepare themselves and their team for competition. It saddens me that today most coaches are judged by fans and "armchair quarterbacks" solely on how many wins the team has or how much their child is playing. I truly believe that there are so many things that can be learned through participation in athletics and we are missing the most important ideas when we focus only on winning or losing. Ideals like teamwork, sacrifice and having to outwork someone for playing time. Yes, even though some of our fans want to scoff at it, ideals like sportsmanship. I would dearly love to discuss those lost ideals here, but I know that I would go on for hours. But, if anyone every wants to hear about them you know where I work...please give me a call.
With that said it is apparent that our Volleyball girls are learning some of the important lessons athletics can teach us. I am very proud of the way the "team" responded to this situation. They could have responded in the same negative manner, instead they chose to respond in a positive team building way. They've already learned that the only thing we can control is ourselves; we can't control the refs, how big the opposition is, or even fans who would rather break us down instead of helping to build us up. Way to go girls; I would guess your coaches and parents are very proud of you.
Finally, I think this site is a great idea, however there is a glitch for me. I learned long ago that if someone cannot put their name on a complaint, then the complaint really isn't worth the paper it was written on. I think that like "The Hawkeye" if you have an opinion, especially a criticism of someone else, you should put your name on it.
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- Mood:Cry
- Music:Ami Suzuki
Im eating macadamia nut Cadbury chocolate. Someone is trying to learn the F chord. A few others are playing Uno and another is making tea. I think Im getting green tea, but I cant be sure. Its Sunday night, Im feeling relaxed after my day off and I eagerly await the arrival of the majority of those coming on Action for Life. Theyll be here at 4am this morning. Excellent.
As for this entry, it has nothing to do with that. Its about haircuts.
My hair, at least whats left of it, has taken on a number of styles in the years. I probably topped out in second grade when moms put me up to a so-called . It put me about ten years ahead of the same look that became popular in New Jersey when I was graduating high school (and which made you distinctly and easily recognizable as tri-state). The cut, combined with missing my two front teeth, made me a hot target for the females in Ms. Tretters Parkway Manor Elementary class. That all changed when I actually moved to New Jersey later that year and found that I was ten years ahead of the curve and the had lost its magical touch.
Regardless, hair grows and so did my adventures with it. Mostly parted to the side through junior high. Getting longer and stranger in high school, including a go at bleaching during my senior spring break with some guys on my baseball team (this included getting my ear pierced at a Wal-Martwhich is another story). In college I shaved my head for the first time. Actually, Andrew shaved my head. First taking it to a one blade before convincing me that I needed to go all the way. He bicked my head in Base Rich and Im still sure that this marked the day that my hair began its official retreat for the rest of my life.
From there, it got long, it got short, I shaved it again and finally realized once and for all this spring that I will probably keep it very short for the rest of my life. (Unless I get cool like one of those old dudes who rocks a kind-of half-bald ponytail. Its not that its a good look aesthetically, but it symbolizes a point that those men have reached becoming completely detached from all need to impress anyone.)
When I got to India three years ago, I fought the inevitable haircut for a long time. Theres a lot of variables with a haircut in India. Will they understand what I want? Will they cut my ear with rusty scissors? Will they do anythingunexpected?
Most of these fears were allayed when I looked around. Almost every man in a city or town in India is immaculately kept from the neck up. Perfectly coifed hair, neatly trimmed beards and mustaches so nice that they make clean cut boys green with envy.
Once I crossed the first Indian Barber Shop threshold, I never looked back. The tidiness of the trim and the fact that they will give you a proper facial shave (with straight blade) make it an experience not to be missed on any trip to the sub-continent.
With relish, I hopped in the back of Sumo and took the 3-minute blast down to Panchgani town. Out the back door, I first bought a volleyball for a game later in the afternoon and then took it next door to the local barber shop.
The shop itself only measures about 6 by 15, three chairs for the chop and the regular six for the random dudes who always seem to find their way into a barber shop but dont do anything there. The proprietor welcomed me in and offered me a seat. How much for the haircut? I asked. He returned with the most classic of all Indian male gestures. This being the regular head-waggle along with hand move that looks like he is gently back-slapping the air in front of him. In short, this means, t worry about it, well figure this all out later. I fell for this move once before and thus the reason I asked for the cost out right. Still, I decided to roll the dice, seeing what he would give me and try to bargain post-cut.
I sat down and looked for a place to put the volleyball. It could have gone anywhere, but we oddly settled on the basket on the vanity which he actually used for his combs and scissors and would need to access more frequently then any other part of the entire store. Surprised and slightly amazed, I focused on the work ahead hoping he would understand my single directive:
He trimmed and I made small talk with one of the other patrons who wanted to take me on a tour of the neighboring town. I also took the chance to survey the room. A remarkable collection of old stuff including a radio from the 50s, an beautiful set of drawing of popular Indian haircuts from the 30s and a TV playing satellite movies. I sat back and enjoyed, this, one of my true guilty pleasures of living in India. I sighed out. It would be my last moment of peace.
With the haircut looking in hand, he asked me if I wanted a shave. Excitedly, I agreed. When one is born in the 80s in America, the likelihood of having ones face shaved by another person rates so low on the probability scale that its more like impossible than improbable. So when I have a chance to relive the greatness of days when men got a hot shave on the regular, I seize it like with vigor. It comes along with the same strange feeling I get to want to wear a cool three piece suit and hat and walk on the dirt-trodden street of turn of the century New York City. With a smirk of his clean-cut face, he broke out a fresh blade and went to work.
First, he smacked some shaving concentrate on my check. Wetting the brush, he began to build a lather, which eventually covered my three-day-old beard. Soon, the blade hit my face and began to scrape away the scruff. He worked it pretty fast, cleaning off my beard before doubling up for a second go-round. After, he pounded my face with some aftershave and then went in with some moisturizing lotion, massaging my face in the process. (Well, massage is a loose term that he would have used. I would use something like getting my face smacked a bit, kneaded with lotion and then smacked a bit more.) By the end Im knackered and he prepares his hands for round two with another bit of lotion. My face was feeling like it might actually begin to swell as well as being smooth and shiny. This carried on for another two minutes before I finally had to ask him to stop. Surprised, he looked at me and said, head massage? Knowing my limits, I said, no thanks. As his head waggled in response (read: I am about to massage your head whether you like it or not) I leapt from my seat and reached for my roops to settle up.
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As for this entry, it has nothing to do with that. Its about haircuts.
My hair, at least whats left of it, has taken on a number of styles in the years. I probably topped out in second grade when moms put me up to a so-called . It put me about ten years ahead of the same look that became popular in New Jersey when I was graduating high school (and which made you distinctly and easily recognizable as tri-state). The cut, combined with missing my two front teeth, made me a hot target for the females in Ms. Tretters Parkway Manor Elementary class. That all changed when I actually moved to New Jersey later that year and found that I was ten years ahead of the curve and the had lost its magical touch.
Regardless, hair grows and so did my adventures with it. Mostly parted to the side through junior high. Getting longer and stranger in high school, including a go at bleaching during my senior spring break with some guys on my baseball team (this included getting my ear pierced at a Wal-Martwhich is another story). In college I shaved my head for the first time. Actually, Andrew shaved my head. First taking it to a one blade before convincing me that I needed to go all the way. He bicked my head in Base Rich and Im still sure that this marked the day that my hair began its official retreat for the rest of my life.
From there, it got long, it got short, I shaved it again and finally realized once and for all this spring that I will probably keep it very short for the rest of my life. (Unless I get cool like one of those old dudes who rocks a kind-of half-bald ponytail. Its not that its a good look aesthetically, but it symbolizes a point that those men have reached becoming completely detached from all need to impress anyone.)
When I got to India three years ago, I fought the inevitable haircut for a long time. Theres a lot of variables with a haircut in India. Will they understand what I want? Will they cut my ear with rusty scissors? Will they do anythingunexpected?
Most of these fears were allayed when I looked around. Almost every man in a city or town in India is immaculately kept from the neck up. Perfectly coifed hair, neatly trimmed beards and mustaches so nice that they make clean cut boys green with envy.
Once I crossed the first Indian Barber Shop threshold, I never looked back. The tidiness of the trim and the fact that they will give you a proper facial shave (with straight blade) make it an experience not to be missed on any trip to the sub-continent.
With relish, I hopped in the back of Sumo and took the 3-minute blast down to Panchgani town. Out the back door, I first bought a volleyball for a game later in the afternoon and then took it next door to the local barber shop.
The shop itself only measures about 6 by 15, three chairs for the chop and the regular six for the random dudes who always seem to find their way into a barber shop but dont do anything there. The proprietor welcomed me in and offered me a seat. How much for the haircut? I asked. He returned with the most classic of all Indian male gestures. This being the regular head-waggle along with hand move that looks like he is gently back-slapping the air in front of him. In short, this means, t worry about it, well figure this all out later. I fell for this move once before and thus the reason I asked for the cost out right. Still, I decided to roll the dice, seeing what he would give me and try to bargain post-cut.
I sat down and looked for a place to put the volleyball. It could have gone anywhere, but we oddly settled on the basket on the vanity which he actually used for his combs and scissors and would need to access more frequently then any other part of the entire store. Surprised and slightly amazed, I focused on the work ahead hoping he would understand my single directive:
He trimmed and I made small talk with one of the other patrons who wanted to take me on a tour of the neighboring town. I also took the chance to survey the room. A remarkable collection of old stuff including a radio from the 50s, an beautiful set of drawing of popular Indian haircuts from the 30s and a TV playing satellite movies. I sat back and enjoyed, this, one of my true guilty pleasures of living in India. I sighed out. It would be my last moment of peace.
With the haircut looking in hand, he asked me if I wanted a shave. Excitedly, I agreed. When one is born in the 80s in America, the likelihood of having ones face shaved by another person rates so low on the probability scale that its more like impossible than improbable. So when I have a chance to relive the greatness of days when men got a hot shave on the regular, I seize it like with vigor. It comes along with the same strange feeling I get to want to wear a cool three piece suit and hat and walk on the dirt-trodden street of turn of the century New York City. With a smirk of his clean-cut face, he broke out a fresh blade and went to work.
First, he smacked some shaving concentrate on my check. Wetting the brush, he began to build a lather, which eventually covered my three-day-old beard. Soon, the blade hit my face and began to scrape away the scruff. He worked it pretty fast, cleaning off my beard before doubling up for a second go-round. After, he pounded my face with some aftershave and then went in with some moisturizing lotion, massaging my face in the process. (Well, massage is a loose term that he would have used. I would use something like getting my face smacked a bit, kneaded with lotion and then smacked a bit more.) By the end Im knackered and he prepares his hands for round two with another bit of lotion. My face was feeling like it might actually begin to swell as well as being smooth and shiny. This carried on for another two minutes before I finally had to ask him to stop. Surprised, he looked at me and said, head massage? Knowing my limits, I said, no thanks. As his head waggled in response (read: I am about to massage your head whether you like it or not) I leapt from my seat and reached for my roops to settle up.
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Middle school was usually pretty fun. 8th grade was not the best though, but it was way better than this year has been. I ran cross-country, played basketball, and volleyball. Really the only thing I liked about 8th grade was Mr. Hawkins, Jake, and we were the oldest, so everyone looked up to us. I started to realize who my real friends were, and others who just said they were my friend just to say they have one more friend. There was usually a lot of drama between the little 7th grade girls and 8th grade girls, but I usually found my way out of it. Another bad thing about last year was the 6th graders came out there, so we did not have teams anymore, which was the best part of middle school. Also the halls were always crowded with kids who looked young enough to still be in kindergarten. Most of the 6th and 7th graders were so immature, but there was a few that were not. Everything changed last year, new teachers, new friends, new classes, new everything. I was not excited at all. Once I think about it now, I really wish I could go back and be in middle school again. Its not that I am not ready for high school, I just miss all the times I have had with friends, and being the oldest, and everything that went on in middle school. 7th grade was one of the best years of my life. I met so many new people, made a lot of new friends, and had my first boyfriend. Everybody liked everybody, and there was no drama at all. We also won state for volleyball. I played basketball too, but we did not get very far in that. There were some bad times in middle school too. I only got to play one game for volleyball. At practice after our first game I came down on the ball, rolled my ankle, and I had to have surgery, so I was out for the season. The good thing about that was that I did not have to do P.E. I had a lot of fun in 7th grade and I would not change anything about it.
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Louisville freshman Chris Flood received phone calls from friends wishing him "happy birthday" while he filled out a voter registration form at a party Friday night. He filled out the form about 10 minutes before he turned 18. Students from Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Americans for Informed Democracy helped 270 people register to vote during Operation Voter Madness last week, said Morehead senior George Eklund, Warren County electoral organizer for KFTC.
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A revolution becomes a dictatorship when things that you do to make your life better send you to jail, the daughter of Fidel Castro said Monday. Fernandez, daughter of the former Cuban dictator, was the keynote speaker of Latino Heritage month. With a heavy Spanish accent and humorous anecdotes, Fernandez spoke to a capacity crowd at the Student Center Ballroom D about her childhood in Cuba, her relationship with Castro and the Cuban Revolution.
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So I just realized that we never mentioned the trip here. That's part of the experience, right? I mean, we started in D.C. and we're exactly twelve hours ahead of them now, so we're really close to being exactly on the other side of the world. That's not something most people do on a regular basis, although my brother practically has a punch card for his trips.
Part of it is wanting to tell one of my favorite jokes. Lewis Black once said, "if you ever have the chance to visit New Zealand, my advice is: don't take it. 'Cause even after you've had a drink, a movie, a nap, a meal, another drink, and another movie, you've still got thirteen hour to go!"
I just wanted to say that flying to Taiwan, which isn't too far from New Zealand, wasn't like that at all. Marie struggled, but she has a hard time sleeping on planes, period. We got on our flight about 1 am (the China Air counter in Seatac doesn't even open until 9:30 or 10 in the evening) and about two we were airborne and I was drifting off to sleep. They had to wake me for the meal and I don't remember the attendant picking up the tray.
That was the weirdest part. After all the flying we did, from Omaha to D.C., then back to Seattle, China Air was the most accommodating airline. One airline charged us for two extra bags and you could get one drink for free. U.S. Airways charged us for all four checked bags and pop and juice all cost a couple bucks. Not even a dollar for an airline glass of pop. Two bucks. China Air fed us the minute we were at altitude. No charge, just "here's your hot meal of meat, potatoes, and mixed vegetables."
Then they came around with wine and water. I don't know the logic of the wine, and there didn't seem to be a lot of takers, but there it was.
They also had mini movie screens in the back of each headrest with a bunch of movies on tap. You can watch whatever you want, whenever. Heck, they already had "Iron Man" and it was still in theaters.
I say this 'cause Marie and I spent time and money to have plenty of books to read, and music to listen to, and charged computers to watch movies, but I didn't need any of it. Marie watched a couple of the movies the airline provided. I was asleep most of the time. But we dragged all this entertainment stuff on the plane with us, and I wouldn't suggest it.
Then, an hour before we were scheduled to land they came around with breakfast. You could pick an eastern or western breakfast. The western was a scrambled egg thing that tasted powdered, and the eastern was a porridge thing that's common here. I wonder if the porridge tasted as bad to someone from Taiwan as the eggs tasted to us. But it was a hot meal.
This was all a surprise to me 'cause we thought we'd gotten a pretty good deal for flying to the other side of the world. We were told it would cost between $600 and $1,200 apiece, and we were closer to $600, and we could've spent less but we wanted to go through Seattle. I was expecting to have to pay for a seat cushion. I wonder if China Air flys from Seattle to Phoenix?
I guess I'm telling this story in case people are interested in visiting or just thinking about flying across the Pacific. Places like New Zealand and Australia are farther 'cause they're in the southern hemisphere, but I wanted to say I was generally surprised that a twelve hour flight could be that easy. That is, if you can sleep on planes, it's unexpectedly easy. And if you have suggestions for how to sleep on a plane, we'd like to hear them.
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Part of it is wanting to tell one of my favorite jokes. Lewis Black once said, "if you ever have the chance to visit New Zealand, my advice is: don't take it. 'Cause even after you've had a drink, a movie, a nap, a meal, another drink, and another movie, you've still got thirteen hour to go!"
I just wanted to say that flying to Taiwan, which isn't too far from New Zealand, wasn't like that at all. Marie struggled, but she has a hard time sleeping on planes, period. We got on our flight about 1 am (the China Air counter in Seatac doesn't even open until 9:30 or 10 in the evening) and about two we were airborne and I was drifting off to sleep. They had to wake me for the meal and I don't remember the attendant picking up the tray.
That was the weirdest part. After all the flying we did, from Omaha to D.C., then back to Seattle, China Air was the most accommodating airline. One airline charged us for two extra bags and you could get one drink for free. U.S. Airways charged us for all four checked bags and pop and juice all cost a couple bucks. Not even a dollar for an airline glass of pop. Two bucks. China Air fed us the minute we were at altitude. No charge, just "here's your hot meal of meat, potatoes, and mixed vegetables."
Then they came around with wine and water. I don't know the logic of the wine, and there didn't seem to be a lot of takers, but there it was.
They also had mini movie screens in the back of each headrest with a bunch of movies on tap. You can watch whatever you want, whenever. Heck, they already had "Iron Man" and it was still in theaters.
I say this 'cause Marie and I spent time and money to have plenty of books to read, and music to listen to, and charged computers to watch movies, but I didn't need any of it. Marie watched a couple of the movies the airline provided. I was asleep most of the time. But we dragged all this entertainment stuff on the plane with us, and I wouldn't suggest it.
Then, an hour before we were scheduled to land they came around with breakfast. You could pick an eastern or western breakfast. The western was a scrambled egg thing that tasted powdered, and the eastern was a porridge thing that's common here. I wonder if the porridge tasted as bad to someone from Taiwan as the eggs tasted to us. But it was a hot meal.
This was all a surprise to me 'cause we thought we'd gotten a pretty good deal for flying to the other side of the world. We were told it would cost between $600 and $1,200 apiece, and we were closer to $600, and we could've spent less but we wanted to go through Seattle. I was expecting to have to pay for a seat cushion. I wonder if China Air flys from Seattle to Phoenix?
I guess I'm telling this story in case people are interested in visiting or just thinking about flying across the Pacific. Places like New Zealand and Australia are farther 'cause they're in the southern hemisphere, but I wanted to say I was generally surprised that a twelve hour flight could be that easy. That is, if you can sleep on planes, it's unexpectedly easy. And if you have suggestions for how to sleep on a plane, we'd like to hear them.
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"That's why I reply I, feel attracted to every American I'm speaking with, we're unwholesome about this stand that we have been put in." Palin began, before serpentine off in bootless pursuit of coherence. But I'll let the governor enunciate for herself: ". where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out.
But ultimately, what the bailout does is employee those who are anxious about the healthcare go straight that is needed to relief shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh -- it's got to be all about position formation too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the exactly track. So healthcare mend one's ways and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to escort try reductions, and tribute relief for Americans, and trade, we've got to conjure up trade as opportunity, not as a competitive, um, creepy thing, but 1 in 5 jobs being created in the clientele sector today.
We've got to mien at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the coverage of appointment creation. This bailout is a say of that.
" That mind-bender prompted Couric to muse, almost charitably, on "The Early Show" that Palin is "not always alive when asked questions, and on occasion does sprig back to her talking points." It didn't go much better for Palin when she tried to clean the riddle of what her state's nearness to Russia has taught her about that nation. Anyone south of the Arctic Circle would have seen this uncertainty coming and had a in readiness answer. But superficially not the governor. "We have barter missions back and forth," Palin told Couric.
"We, we do, it's very top-level when you think about even citizen guarding issues with Russia as Putin rears his intellect and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just honourableness over the border. It is from Alaska that we propel those out to induce unswerving that an perception is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are accurately there.
They are sane next to, to our state." Certainly, Russia's basic minister, Vladimir Putin, has demonstrated his willingness to invade its unoriginal neighbors. But have I missed info of latest provocations by Russian bombers over Kiwalik or Aleknagik? And if Palin has been intensely predisposed in her neighbor across the Bering Strait, that also has escaped the reporters who follow her most closely. In fact, a old-timer columnist from her territory state, Hal Bernton, reported in the Seattle Times this month how Russian politicians had sought more junction with Palin, but in vain.
The governor gash funding and her office's participation, it seems, in the Northern Forum, which promotes relations between regional governments in the Northern Hemisphere. A Palin spokeswoman e-mailed that she would produce more respect about Palin's merchandising activities with the Russkies. No designation by deadline. But wait.
Certainly the copy dominating the flash would purvey the governor with a holiday from these maddening demands for, you know, facts. With McCain now depicting himself as the patch eager to impart inflexible pharmaceutical to Wall Street, Couric asked Palin to unfold what measures he had pushed in the past. Palin raised McCain's undergo of revamped superintendence for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage giants that are on person support. Fine.
But when the network fix pressed for other examples, given that the Republican has been in Congress for nearly three decades, Palin came up blank.
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in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, two qualifying trials China mens volleyball considered the unfavorable situation, did not have the good fortune to participate originally. But because Eastern European countries and so on Soviet Union resist the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball lucky substitutes the status to be accepted the Olympic Games. Altogether ten teams are divided into 2 two groups to carry on the single cycle, the Chinese team group match defeat Egypt to obtain the group fourth to advance into five to eight sports events. The Chinese team intermediary heat loses to South Korea and Japan one after another, obtains finally eighth. in 2008 the Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball relies on the host status to attend the competition, takes in all team to place the lowest troop (to place 21), Zhou Jianan the goal which settles to the team splits out the splendid competition. But the people are clear, the Chinese mens volleyballs goal is defeats Venezuela and Japan enters eight. Hereafter the Chinese mens volleyball stepped has attacked Olympic Games long path, it is a pity each impact poured on the charge road. Specially in 2004 the Athens Olympic Games invitational meet, the Chinese team continuously defeated powerful enemy South Korea, Japan and Iran, actually finally not enemy Australia. In integral, in victory and defeat bureau 12530 same situation, Chinese team, because the small minutes few 13 points do not have the good fortune once again the Olympic Games. Now the group match three rounds from now on, the Chinese mens volleyball 2 win 1 defeat success will be gratifying, defeats Venezuela and Japan continuously gains the key victory. The Chinese mens volleyball has defeated two strength close matches according to the predetermined plan, grasps firmly the group advancement initiative in own hand. So long as Venezuela and Japan in final 12530 two rounds do not obtain the total victory, the Chinese mens volleyball does not need with the match compared to put together the victory and defeat bureau even small minute to strive for 8 strong qualifications. Venezuela and Japan in next round meet, regardless of who wins retains a going beyond a line opportunity. Last round Venezuelas match is Bulgaria, but Japans match is the US, two team win difficulties are enormous. According to the normal condition, the Chinese team will obtain the group fourth to enter 8 strong matches, Venezuela and Japan will be eliminated. So long as the Chinese mens volleyball will intrude first eight will create the history, because this Olympic Games will not establish five to eight platoon position match, so long as 1/4 finals unfavorable situation position for compound fifth. That is, even if Chinese mens volleyball going beyond a line encounters B group of first place to be unable to win is promoted, then the Chinese team at least will also obtain compound fifth breaks the Los Angeles Olympic Games eighth history best success. Actually the Chinese mens volleyball as early as won the Asian championship tournament championship after 1979 already obtained in 1980 the Moscow Olympic Games participation qualifications, but because China gave up attending this Olympic Games, the mens volleyball also has lost first time is also the only dependence strength participates in Olympic Games opportunity.
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Hereafter the Chinese mens volleyball stepped has attacked Olympic Games long path, it is a pity each impact poured on the charge road. Specially in 2004 the Athens Olympic Games invitational meet, the Chinese team continuously defeated powerful enemy South Korea, Japan and Iran, actually finally not enemy Australia. In integral, in victory and defeat bureau 12530 same situation, Chinese team, because the small minutes few 13 points do not have the good fortune once again the Olympic Games. in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, two qualifying trials China mens volleyball considered the unfavorable situation, did not have the good fortune to participate originally. But because Eastern European countries and so on Soviet Union resist the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball lucky substitutes the status to be accepted the Olympic Games. Altogether ten teams are divided into 2 two groups to carry on the single cycle, the Chinese team group match defeat Egypt to obtain the group fourth to advance into five to eight sports events. The Chinese team intermediary heat loses to South Korea and Japan one after another, obtains finally eighth. So long as the Chinese mens volleyball will intrude first eight will create the history, because this Olympic Games will not establish five to eight platoon position match, so long as 1/4 finals unfavorable situation position for compound fifth. That is, even if Chinese mens volleyball going beyond a line encounters B group of first place to be unable to win is promoted, then the Chinese team at least will also obtain compound fifth breaks the Los Angeles Olympic Games eighth history best success. Now the group match three rounds from now on, the Chinese mens volleyball 2 win 1 defeat success will be gratifying, defeats Venezuela and Japan continuously gains the key victory. The Chinese mens volleyball has defeated two strength close matches according to the predetermined plan, grasps firmly the group advancement initiative in own hand. So long as Venezuela and Japan in final 12530 two rounds do not obtain the total victory, the Chinese mens volleyball does not need with the match compared to put together the victory and defeat bureau even small minute to strive for 8 strong qualifications. Venezuela and Japan in next round meet, regardless of who wins retains a going beyond a line opportunity. Last round Venezuelas match is Bulgaria, but Japans match is the US, two team win difficulties are enormous. According to the normal condition, the Chinese team will obtain the group fourth to enter 8 strong matches, Venezuela and Japan will be eliminated. in 2008 the Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball relies on the host status to attend the competition, takes in all team to place the lowest troop (to place 21), Zhou Jianan the goal which settles to the team splits out the splendid competition. But the people are clear, the Chinese mens volleyballs goal is defeats Venezuela and Japan enters eight. Actually the Chinese mens volleyball as early as won the Asian championship tournament championship after 1979 already obtained in 1980 the Moscow Olympic Games participation qualifications, but because China gave up attending this Olympic Games, the mens volleyball also has lost first time is also the only dependence strength participates in Olympic Games opportunity.
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In my opinion, the McCain health plan would do two remarkable things. First, it would virtually eliminate long-term uninsurance. Almost no one would remain uninsured for more than a year, other than illegal aliens and people with unstable lifestyles. Second, it would completely transform the type of insurance people are able to buy as much as doubling the value of the typical insurance contract by encouraging smarter, more efficient ways of purchasing medical care. The McCain plan would replace the current system of tax subsidies for private health insurance with a simple offer: a refundable tax credit for the purchase of health insurance of $2,500 (individual) and $5,000 (family). This means that the first $5,000 a family spends on health insurance would be courtesy of Uncle Sam, and any additional coverage would be paid by the family with their own, after-tax dollars. [editors note: Goodmans partly correct. This move, which COULD empower most of us to care for ourselves (paying reasonable prices for system maintenance, relying on for only the most dire circumstances) is whats impressive in McClowns (alleged) plans; the concern is the sincerity given how nothing else he says or has done in the past (even on the broader healthcare level) makes any damned sense whatsoever! - SAT] (09/26/08)
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“About 85% of Americans receive their water from public utility departments, making water infrastructure, worth trillions of dollars, a prime target for privatization. To drive their agenda, water industry lobbyists have consistently opposed federal aid for public water agencies, hoping that federal cutbacks would drive market expansion. So far, the strategy has worked. In 1978, just before the Reagan-era starvation diet began, federal funding covered 78% of the cost for new water infrastructure. By 2007, it covered just 3%. As a result, local and state governments are desperately trying to figure out how to make up the difference without politically unpopular rate increases. A growing number of mayors and governors, Republicans and Democrats, are turning to the industry’s designated solution: privatization.” (09/25/08)
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Olympic Games handset newspaper: Today to December 31, 2008, the whole world passes the new customer which eight big meals become effective which becomes effective while the meal, free clears the Olympic Games handset newspaper service for the customer, the color letter customer present color letter version, but the non-color letter customer bestows the short note version. Moreover, media reporter may also through increase the Wire-lessInfo transmission module the camera to turn on the WirelessInfo network, realizes the news picture “is the racket is the biography”. The security problem which cared generally regarding the outside, Foshan moves the related staff to introduce that in the system already disposed equipment and so on network invasion monitor in WirelessInfo, the media will have been more reliable in the use process is safer. In the 29th session of Qingdao Olympic Games sailing ship match, will use China to move “the wireless video frequency for the first time with the biography” the technology, this technology not only realizes the referee to enforce the law, the result announcement synchronization, moreover with the aid of wireless wide band, referee, in the end point carries on the signature confirmation after the final output, issues immediately through the wireless facsimile in the beginning referee group, may cause the result of the competition announcement the time to reduce several dozens minutes. Foshan moves the related person in charge to introduce, the Olympic Organizing Committee special service product while provides highly effective, accurate data transmission for Aozuhui, will realize further “technical Olympic Games” idea. But in the Olympic Games populace product aspect, the handset video frequency, the handset Olympic Games official website, the Olympic Games quick news and the facility guidance is takes the key service to promote to the handset user. It is reported that through the handset video frequency service, the user does not need to arrive personally the scene, may gain splendid instantaneous and the sports event information on the handset. In addition, the Olympic Games attending audience may also obtain the onlooking notice beforehand through the plot short note and so on. Namely the racket is the biography: Through is the biography is the racket, the specialized camera which media reporter uses (Nikang and Canon) may through increase the WiFi transmission module, turns on the WiFi network, but can also support the application layer FTP the disposition and the transmission function, and has the friendly operation contact surface, convenient media reporter carries on turning on the disposition and the FTP transmission disposition. Foshan moves the related public figure to introduce that will take in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games partner, China moves through the handset this new dissemination carrier, along with and user universality characteristics and so on dissemination, depends on high quality network resource which and service China will move, will provide the omni-directional mobile communication service safeguard for the Olympic Games. It is known that China moved the Olympic Games correspondence product which promoted mainly to divide into the Olympic Games populace product, the Olympic Games profession product, the Olympic Organizing Committee special product three broad headings. Olympic Games personnel vehicles localization monitoring: The Olympic Games personnel vehicles localization monitoring is take the ordinary handset, the high accuracy localization handset or the Asian terminal as the monitoring scheduling tool, to the Olympic Games volunteer, the staff, the Olympic Games vehicles, the ships, the equipment and so on carries on the monitoring dispatch the service. Can satisfy demands and so on grouping management, localization checking attendance, monitoring management, urgent dispatch, inspection statistics. Refuels - - - Olympic Games music with music for Olympic Games altogether to sing joyfully: Today to November 30, every registers 12530 websites, the M-ZONE website, the CHINAMOBILE website, the dream network main terminal, the 12530IVR1 number key, 10658830 music search, to fly the letter, the experience marketing platform to set up “refuels music special area downloading with music for Olympic Games” “to refuel the special area music customer with music for Olympic Games”, has the opportunity to obtain “refuels the song friend with music for Olympic Games” to meet prizes and so on admission ticket, Olympic Games admission ticket, first edition CD, rechargeable card, thus realizes with music refuels for Olympic Games. The handset to speaks (POC): The Olympic Games handset to speaks (POC) is through GSM, the GPRS wireless network and the POC platform support, realizes the user “a type” the colony correspondence function service. It may cause the customer to realize the multi-party intercom function and the group using the handset manages. The handset to speaks the service to carry on sports events organization and the dispatch for the Olympic Organizing Committee, as well as the media reporters work provides the important supply method coordinated. Wireless wide band technology Olympic Games uses In addition, to let the general residents participate in Olympic Games, experience Olympic Games and sharing Olympic Games fully, Foshan moves also develops “refuels with music for Olympic Games”, “with flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games”, “refuels, “the handset with the thumb for Olympic Games” to report Olympic Games” and so on theme activities, lets the handset form which the resident chooses himself to like at will come for Olympic Games to refuel. Beijing Olympic Games must begin, regarding was not familiar with Beijings tourists saying that China will move the handset map service which Beijing Corporation promoted to them to bring the very big convenience. Foshan moves the related public figure to introduce that may realize very quickly using the handset maps presente in figures and diagrams contact surface locates tourist or other people, searches functions and so on urban information, journey route direction. Handset map: The handset map refers to the customer use handset, by the handset client side software or WAP the surfer way, realizes own functions and so on localization, other customer position inquiry, peripheral information inquiry, urban information search, transportation route inquiry, line guidance through the presente in figures and diagrams contact surface, provides the most convenient quick service for the customer in the Olympic Games periods journey. Plot short note: The plot short note is obtains the handset user through the signaling examination method the position change status messages, the union present mobile communication network and the short news issues the platform, realizes in the specific time, is the specific place (for example airport, station, market, hotel, scenic site and so on) the specific client base (tourist, purchaser, lodging and going to eat personnel and so on) provide the specific personalization information service one kind of new migration value-added service. Olympic Games correspond 6 big innovation products to look one by one - - - The handset map service is only China moves promotes one of Olympic Games data products. “Beijing Olympic Games mobile communication technology the service which provides for the Olympic Games media, its biggest superiority is the advanced wireless wide band (WirelessInfo) technology.”Foshan moved is related the public figure to introduce. At Beijing Olympic Games, participates in Olympic Games registration media being possible in the IOC headquarters hotel, the host media center, the media village public region and so on any Olympic Games hot spot region, through the use “notebook +WLAN” the tetherless access Olympic Games WirelessInfo system, gains the competition newest situation promptly, and through wireless wide band rapid transmission news manuscript or video frequency content. The Olympic Organizing Committee special service product also includes: The Olympic Games personnel vehicles monitoring dispatch, accesses the net wireless (WLAN), the plot short note and the handset to speaks and so on services, may construct the ultra large-scale Olympic Games city migration emergency linkage communications network, networks and so on transportation, security monitoring, medical safeguard organically unifies. Meanwhile, China moved has researched and developed “wirelessinfo” for the media design, “is specially the racket is the biography”, “the Olympic Games wireless advertisement”, “PushEmail”, “the wireless network turning on service”, “the wireless network” these 6 Olympic Games correspondence product, but wirelessinfo, namely patted namely passes on two big newest technologies is in the Olympic Games history first time use. The Olympic Games data product “all flowers blooms together” Refuels - - - the color with the thumb for Olympic Games to make Olympic Games: Today to August 24, China mobile subscriber photographs the locality with own color letter handset to have the Olympic Games element picture, like the torch transmission processs splendid picture, each region welcomes Olympic Games splendid event as well as Olympic Games carries on splendidly instantaneous and so on, through the color letter way transmission to the port 1065800088, then participates in the picture having the prize evaluation and “the Olympic Games polarization of rich and poor” the activity. Olympic Games correspondence handset interaction service big broadcast Motion work - MIP(MobileInformationPortal): The motion work namely uses the motion trust pattern, through the motion communication network, the staff who helps the group customer uses functions anytime and anywhere and so on archives circulation, group correspondence record, motion mail, program management, handset hard disk, immediate communication through the handset by the client side way, the auxiliary customer saves the cost, to raise the efficiency. Motion work, breakthrough space and time limit, creation work new concept. With flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games: Today to August 31, the mobile subscriber may or flies through the Internet direct debarkation believes the PC end plug-in unit to enter “with flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games” moves the special area (www.gd.chinamobile.com/fetion) to activate me “Olympic Games to refuel the wall”, and the good friend uploads through oneself refuels the picture, lightens “Olympic Games to refuel the wall” the Olympic Games five links (success to issue that 90 refuel picture then to lighten Olympic Games five links), then wins the Olympic Games gold coin, participates in Olympic Games drawing greatly.
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Hereafter the Chinese mens volleyball stepped has attacked Olympic Games long path, it is a pity each impact poured on the charge road. Specially in 2004 the Athens Olympic Games invitational meet, the Chinese team continuously defeated powerful enemy South Korea, Japan and Iran, actually finally not enemy Australia. In integral, in victory and defeat bureau 12530 same situation, Chinese team, because the small minutes few 13 points do not have the good fortune once again the Olympic Games. in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, two qualifying trials China mens volleyball considered the unfavorable situation, did not have the good fortune to participate originally. But because Eastern European countries and so on Soviet Union resist the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball lucky substitutes the status to be accepted the Olympic Games. Altogether ten teams are divided into 2 two groups to carry on the single cycle, the Chinese team group match defeat Egypt to obtain the group fourth to advance into five to eight sports events. The Chinese team intermediary heat loses to South Korea and Japan one after another, obtains finally eighth. So long as the Chinese mens volleyball will intrude first eight will create the history, because this Olympic Games will not establish five to eight platoon position match, so long as 1/4 finals unfavorable situation position for compound fifth. That is, even if Chinese mens volleyball going beyond a line encounters B group of first place to be unable to win is promoted, then the Chinese team at least will also obtain compound fifth breaks the Los Angeles Olympic Games eighth history best success. Now the group match three rounds from now on, the Chinese mens volleyball 2 win 1 defeat success will be gratifying, defeats Venezuela and Japan continuously gains the key victory. The Chinese mens volleyball has defeated two strength close matches according to the predetermined plan, grasps firmly the group advancement initiative in own hand. So long as Venezuela and Japan in final 12530 two rounds do not obtain the total victory, the Chinese mens volleyball does not need with the match compared to put together the victory and defeat bureau even small minute to strive for 8 strong qualifications. Venezuela and Japan in next round meet, regardless of who wins retains a going beyond a line opportunity. Last round Venezuelas match is Bulgaria, but Japans match is the US, two team win difficulties are enormous. According to the normal condition, the Chinese team will obtain the group fourth to enter 8 strong matches, Venezuela and Japan will be eliminated. in 2008 the Olympic Games, the Chinese mens volleyball relies on the host status to attend the competition, takes in all team to place the lowest troop (to place 21), Zhou Jianan the goal which settles to the team splits out the splendid competition. But the people are clear, the Chinese mens volleyballs goal is defeats Venezuela and Japan enters eight. Actually the Chinese mens volleyball as early as won the Asian championship tournament championship after 1979 already obtained in 1980 the Moscow Olympic Games participation qualifications, but because China gave up attending this Olympic Games, the mens volleyball also has lost first time is also the only dependence strength participates in Olympic Games opportunity.
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Olympic Games handset newspaper: Today to December 31, 2008, the whole world passes the new customer which eight big meals become effective which becomes effective while the meal, free clears the Olympic Games handset newspaper service for the customer, the color letter customer present color letter version, but the non-color letter customer bestows the short note version. Moreover, media reporter may also through increase the Wire-lessInfo transmission module the camera to turn on the WirelessInfo network, realizes the news picture “is the racket is the biography”. The security problem which cared generally regarding the outside, Foshan moves the related staff to introduce that in the system already disposed equipment and so on network invasion monitor in WirelessInfo, the media will have been more reliable in the use process is safer. In the 29th session of Qingdao Olympic Games sailing ship match, will use China to move “the wireless video frequency for the first time with the biography” the technology, this technology not only realizes the referee to enforce the law, the result announcement synchronization, moreover with the aid of wireless wide band, referee, in the end point carries on the signature confirmation after the final output, issues immediately through the wireless facsimile in the beginning referee group, may cause the result of the competition announcement the time to reduce several dozens minutes. Foshan moves the related person in charge to introduce, the Olympic Organizing Committee special service product while provides highly effective, accurate data transmission for Aozuhui, will realize further “technical Olympic Games” idea. But in the Olympic Games populace product aspect, the handset video frequency, the handset Olympic Games official website, the Olympic Games quick news and the facility guidance is takes the key service to promote to the handset user. It is reported that through the handset video frequency service, the user does not need to arrive personally the scene, may gain splendid instantaneous and the sports event information on the handset. In addition, the Olympic Games attending audience may also obtain the onlooking notice beforehand through the plot short note and so on. Namely the racket is the biography: Through is the biography is the racket, the specialized camera which media reporter uses (Nikang and Canon) may through increase the WiFi transmission module, turns on the WiFi network, but can also support the application layer FTP the disposition and the transmission function, and has the friendly operation contact surface, convenient media reporter carries on turning on the disposition and the FTP transmission disposition. Foshan moves the related public figure to introduce that will take in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games partner, China moves through the handset this new dissemination carrier, along with and user universality characteristics and so on dissemination, depends on high quality network resource which and service China will move, will provide the omni-directional mobile communication service safeguard for the Olympic Games. It is known that China moved the Olympic Games correspondence product which promoted mainly to divide into the Olympic Games populace product, the Olympic Games profession product, the Olympic Organizing Committee special product three broad headings. Olympic Games personnel vehicles localization monitoring: The Olympic Games personnel vehicles localization monitoring is take the ordinary handset, the high accuracy localization handset or the Asian terminal as the monitoring scheduling tool, to the Olympic Games volunteer, the staff, the Olympic Games vehicles, the ships, the equipment and so on carries on the monitoring dispatch the service. Can satisfy demands and so on grouping management, localization checking attendance, monitoring management, urgent dispatch, inspection statistics. Refuels - - - Olympic Games music with music for Olympic Games altogether to sing joyfully: Today to November 30, every registers 12530 websites, the M-ZONE website, the CHINAMOBILE website, the dream network main terminal, the 12530IVR1 number key, 10658830 music search, to fly the letter, the experience marketing platform to set up “refuels music special area downloading with music for Olympic Games” “to refuel the special area music customer with music for Olympic Games”, has the opportunity to obtain “refuels the song friend with music for Olympic Games” to meet prizes and so on admission ticket, Olympic Games admission ticket, first edition CD, rechargeable card, thus realizes with music refuels for Olympic Games. The handset to speaks (POC): The Olympic Games handset to speaks (POC) is through GSM, the GPRS wireless network and the POC platform support, realizes the user “a type” the colony correspondence function service. It may cause the customer to realize the multi-party intercom function and the group using the handset manages. The handset to speaks the service to carry on sports events organization and the dispatch for the Olympic Organizing Committee, as well as the media reporters work provides the important supply method coordinated. Wireless wide band technology Olympic Games uses In addition, to let the general residents participate in Olympic Games, experience Olympic Games and sharing Olympic Games fully, Foshan moves also develops “refuels with music for Olympic Games”, “with flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games”, “refuels, “the handset with the thumb for Olympic Games” to report Olympic Games” and so on theme activities, lets the handset form which the resident chooses himself to like at will come for Olympic Games to refuel. Beijing Olympic Games must begin, regarding was not familiar with Beijings tourists saying that China will move the handset map service which Beijing Corporation promoted to them to bring the very big convenience. Foshan moves the related public figure to introduce that may realize very quickly using the handset maps presente in figures and diagrams contact surface locates tourist or other people, searches functions and so on urban information, journey route direction. Handset map: The handset map refers to the customer use handset, by the handset client side software or WAP the surfer way, realizes own functions and so on localization, other customer position inquiry, peripheral information inquiry, urban information search, transportation route inquiry, line guidance through the presente in figures and diagrams contact surface, provides the most convenient quick service for the customer in the Olympic Games periods journey. Plot short note: The plot short note is obtains the handset user through the signaling examination method the position change status messages, the union present mobile communication network and the short news issues the platform, realizes in the specific time, is the specific place (for example airport, station, market, hotel, scenic site and so on) the specific client base (tourist, purchaser, lodging and going to eat personnel and so on) provide the specific personalization information service one kind of new migration value-added service. Olympic Games correspond 6 big innovation products to look one by one - - - The handset map service is only China moves promotes one of Olympic Games data products. “Beijing Olympic Games mobile communication technology the service which provides for the Olympic Games media, its biggest superiority is the advanced wireless wide band (WirelessInfo) technology.”Foshan moved is related the public figure to introduce. At Beijing Olympic Games, participates in Olympic Games registration media being possible in the IOC headquarters hotel, the host media center, the media village public region and so on any Olympic Games hot spot region, through the use “notebook +WLAN” the tetherless access Olympic Games WirelessInfo system, gains the competition newest situation promptly, and through wireless wide band rapid transmission news manuscript or video frequency content. The Olympic Organizing Committee special service product also includes: The Olympic Games personnel vehicles monitoring dispatch, accesses the net wireless (WLAN), the plot short note and the handset to speaks and so on services, may construct the ultra large-scale Olympic Games city migration emergency linkage communications network, networks and so on transportation, security monitoring, medical safeguard organically unifies. Meanwhile, China moved has researched and developed “wirelessinfo” for the media design, “is specially the racket is the biography”, “the Olympic Games wireless advertisement”, “PushEmail”, “the wireless network turning on service”, “the wireless network” these 6 Olympic Games correspondence product, but wirelessinfo, namely patted namely passes on two big newest technologies is in the Olympic Games history first time use. The Olympic Games data product “all flowers blooms together” Refuels - - - the color with the thumb for Olympic Games to make Olympic Games: Today to August 24, China mobile subscriber photographs the locality with own color letter handset to have the Olympic Games element picture, like the torch transmission processs splendid picture, each region welcomes Olympic Games splendid event as well as Olympic Games carries on splendidly instantaneous and so on, through the color letter way transmission to the port 1065800088, then participates in the picture having the prize evaluation and “the Olympic Games polarization of rich and poor” the activity. Olympic Games correspondence handset interaction service big broadcast Motion work - MIP(MobileInformationPortal): The motion work namely uses the motion trust pattern, through the motion communication network, the staff who helps the group customer uses functions anytime and anywhere and so on archives circulation, group correspondence record, motion mail, program management, handset hard disk, immediate communication through the handset by the client side way, the auxiliary customer saves the cost, to raise the efficiency. Motion work, breakthrough space and time limit, creation work new concept. With flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games: Today to August 31, the mobile subscriber may or flies through the Internet direct debarkation believes the PC end plug-in unit to enter “with flies the letter to refuel for Olympic Games” moves the special area (www.gd.chinamobile.com/fetion) to activate me “Olympic Games to refuel the wall”, and the good friend uploads through oneself refuels the picture, lightens “Olympic Games to refuel the wall” the Olympic Games five links (success to issue that 90 refuel picture then to lighten Olympic Games five links), then wins the Olympic Games gold coin, participates in Olympic Games drawing greatly.
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