I still remember watching Katarina Witt performance on TV at the Calgary Winter Olympics closing ceremony in 1988…
I started iceskating one year before, and her performance, even if not really technical, will stay in all skaters memories as it was is unusual to hear such kind of music with this style of choregraphy during a figure skating contest.

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For those who don’t know Katarina Witt, here is her long program, on Carmen, at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988, achieving a Gold medal:
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Samsung announced its first solar powered mobile phone, the “Crest Solar” (E1107). The new handset enables its users to charge the battery anywhere the sun is shining when electricity is unavailable.

“The Crest Solar represents our effort and commitment to strengthen our leadership in the solar panel mobile market,” said Executive Vice President JK Shin, head of the Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics.

The Crest Solar will be available in numerous markets including India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America from June 2009.

With an extended solar powered battery, the Samsung Crest Solar solves the problem of unavailable or unstable electrical outlets, particularly in rural areas. The phone has the capacity to provide around 5~10 minutes of talk time with one hour of solar charging.* Moreover, the solar panel charging allows its users to save money and energy consumption on traditional electrical charging.

* Measured when the phone is turned-off under the sun light of 80,000 Lux.
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注意一：如果搜索“刘晓波”在google，然后即刻不可以上网在google
注意二：如果去baidu新闻，没有一个新闻关于刘晓波被捕

中国官方媒体报道，中国著名异见人士刘晓波被当局以"煽动颠覆国家政权"罪名逮捕。

新华社星期三（6月24日）发表报道称，据北京市公安局透露，刘晓波在星期二经检察机关批准后逮捕。

报道说："据公安机关侦查掌握，近年来，刘晓波以造谣、诽谤等方式煽动颠覆国家政权、推翻社会主义制度，违反了《中华人民共和国刑法》，涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪。"

报道还说："经初步审查，刘晓波已对公安机关指控的犯罪事实供认不讳。"

53岁的刘晓波在2008年12月被当局拘押，7个月来一直处于"监视居住"状态，据人权组织说他一直被扣留在北京郊区的一个酒店里。

刘晓波是在他参与起草的中国民主派文件《零八宪章》发表前夕被捕的。

《零八宪章》要求保护人权，公开选举官员，言论和宗教自由，以及结束共产党对军队、法庭和政府的一党控制，在中国实行民主宪政。

共有300多位律师、作家以及学者和艺术家联名签署了这份文件。《零八宪章》在世界人权日（12月10日）发表。

刘晓波是中国著名作家，前独立中文笔会主席，曾因参与六四事件以及呼吁为六四平反和要求中国当局进行民主宪政改革而多次被捕。

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More than one month ago, City weekend magazine published an interview of one of our favorite crew member

And here is a copy of the online version:
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March 30, 2009
Already an old news, but still worrying…

Proscribing the defamation of religions, as the United Nations Human Rights Council would have the world do, is a chilling idea, in more than one sense. Islam in particular and religion in general would be treated as if beyond criticism. Really, it is a way to dress up the suppression of speech in human-rights garb.

The UN resolution has no legal force, but its symbolism is disturbing. Any Islamic government that legislates against an "insult to Islam," which can cover nearly anything, has just been given a pat on the back. Anyone anywhere who finds something objectionable - a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed in an editorial cartoon in Denmark, or a novel set in India, or a mention of the Prophet Mohammed in connection with a beauty pageant in Nigeria - has been handed a moral justification for protest. This, in a world in which such protests have often taken deadly forms.

The notion of defamation of religion is vague to the point of meaninglessness. What is its reach? The text of the Human Rights Council’s resolution says, "Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human-rights violations and terrorism." That suggests a vast range of discussion is off-limits. The UN itself has overseen several reports outlining how Arab societies (both secular and religious) have fallen into decay. "Why do Arabs enjoy so little freedom?" the authors, 40 Arab intellectuals, asked. (If defamation of religion is wrong, is defamation of ethnic groups allowed? Is there now a hierarchy of protected groups?) Islam can co-exist with modernity, they say, implying that it does not do so now. Did the UN defame Islam, then?

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9 months later, it’s interesting to read it again…
 

 
 
Source:
Dealing with post-Olympic comedown depression
That’s Shanghai, September 2008

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6月14日周日清晨：24小时轮滑全世界

这个活动是为了支持世界联合国儿童基金会。

活动初衷是：

任何直排或双排轮滑者可以在世界上任何一个地方轮滑，这样在整个24小时内可以有连续不断的轮滑活动进行着。 活动的目标是争取覆盖尽可能多的公里数，并为全球轮滑爱好者连结起一个纽带。 活动的另一个目的是支持联合国儿童基金会，该组织是联合国专为支持全球儿童事业设立的。

这次活动无参加费用，更多的信息请参考：

 
 
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A sunny day, on March 14th, 2009, at Chángzhōu skatepark (常州滑板公园)…

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Thanks to killythefrog, I’ve discovered an interesting & funny Chinese cartoon: 哐哐哐 (kuāng kuāng kuāng).
哐 is just an an onomatopoetic word, like "bang", "clang" or something like that. Maybe there is an underlying meaning… Dunno…

哐哐哐 is a nice Flash anime, but the humor they use is a little bit surprising for a Chinese production… Violence, blood, caricature of the educational system, and even… sex!
Moreover, the official website is: http://hutoon.comic.gov.cn
It means that it’s linked to Chinese Government… Weird! But, should we be still surprised about anything in China???
Ok, just watch the first on, you’ll understand:
情人节 (qíng rén jié) / Valentine’s Day

哐哐哐 writes "口交" (kǒu jiāo) on the blackboard. 口 means mouth, oral. 交 stands for relationship. So, put together it should mean kiss the mouth… but actually 口交 also means "blow job"
In the end, it’s written:
口交你爱的人 / Do some oral sex with your lover
情人节快乐！/ Happy Valentine’s Day!
CCP gives some good advice sometimes!
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