Mmmmmm d song to remain me

My Funny Valentine (Frank Sinatra)

My funny Valentine
Sweet comic Valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favourite work of art

Is your figure less than Greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?

But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little Valentine stay
Each day is Valentine's day

Is your figure less than Greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?

But don't you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little Valentine stay
Each day is Valentine's day

All the Way (Celine Dion - Frank Sinatra)

When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way

Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes, if its real

When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in-between-years, come what may

Who knows where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way

All the way

Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes, if its real

And when somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all those in-between-years, come what may

Who knows where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way

All the way

I Just Wanna Live (Good Charlotte)

I need an alarm system in my house
So I know when people are creepin' about
These people are freakin' me out (these days)
It's getting hectic everywhere that I go
They won't leave me alone
There's things they all wanna know
I'm paranoid of all the people I meet
Why are they talkin' to me
And why can't anyone see

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Just wanna live (6x)

I rock a law suit when I'm goin' to court
A white suit when I'm getting divorced
A black suit at the funeral home
and my birthday suit when I'm home alone
Talkin' on the phone
Got an interview with the Rolling Stone
They're sayin' "Now you're rich and now you're famous
fake ass girls all know your name and
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,
Your first hit, aren't you ashamed
Of the life, of the life, of the life you're livin"

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Stop your messin' around boy
Better think of your future
Better make some good plans boy
Said every one of my teachers
Look out, you better play it safe
You never know what hard times will come your way
We say, where we're comin' from
We've already seen the worst that this life can bring

Now were expected everywhere that we go
All the things that they say
Yeah we already know

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me

(Just wanna live [3x])

I just wanna live
(just wanna live [3x])
i just wanna live
(just wanna live [3x])
Don't really care about the things that they say
(just wanna live [3x])
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Beautiful Ones

High on diesel and gasoline, psycho for drum machine
shaking their bits to the hits,
Drag acts, drug acts, suicides, in your dad's suite you hide
staining his name again,
Cracked up, stacked up, 22, psycho for sex and glue
lost it to Bostik, yeah.
Shaved heads, rave heads, on the pill, got too much time too kill
get into bands and gangs.
Oh, here they come, the beautiful ones, the
beautiful ones
loved up, Doved up, hung around, stoned in a lonely town
shaking their meat to the beat,
High on diesel and gasoline, psycho for drum machine
shaking their bits to the hits,
Oh, here they come, the beautiful ones, the
beautiful ones.
You don't think about it,
You don't do without it,
because you're beautiful,
And if your baby's going crazy
that's how you made me,
la, la, la, la....

The wild Ones
There's a song playing on the radio
Sky high in the airwaves on the morning show
And there's a lifeline slipping as the record plays
And as I open the blinds in my mind I'm believing that you could stay

And oh if you stay I'll chase the rainblown fields away
We'll shine like the morning and sin in the sun
Oh if you stay
We'll be the wild ones, running with the dogs today

There's a song playing through another wall
All we see and believe is the D.J. and debts dissolve
And it's a shame the plane is leaving on this sunny day
Cos on you my tattoo will be bleeding and the name will stain

But oh if you stay we'll ride from disguised suburban graves
We'll go from the bungalows where the debts still grow each day

And oh if you stay I'll chase the rainblown fears away
We'll shine like the morning and sin in the sun oh if you stay
We'll be the wild ones running with the dogs today
We'll be the wild ones running with the dogs today

0000
remember how it used to be
when the sun would fill the sky
remember how we used to feel
those days would never end
those days would never end

remember how it used to be
when the stars would fill the sky
remember how we used to dream
those nights would never end
those nights would never end

it was the sweetness of your skin
it was the hope of all we might have been
that filled me with the hope to wish
impossible things
to wish impossible things

but now the sun shines cold
and all the sky is grey
the stars are dimmed by clouds and tears
and all i wish
is gone away
all i wish
is gone away

all i wish
is gone away

0000


Dearest Reader,
It's V day !
Nothing happen...
in the morning he's already sent message for me
lyric from Martina Bridge's song My V..
i'm not kinda romantic person who adore V'day
it just an ordinary day for me

D CiTy Mis5 U toO

I love a song from RHCP & All Saint -- Under the bridge --, So into me

let's sing...

---(All Saint verse)---

Sometimes I feel
Like .. I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel
Like .. my only friend
Is the city .. I live in
The city of cities
Lonely as I am
Together .. we cry we cry we cry
...........
I drive on her streets'Cause he's my companion
I walk through his fields 'Cause he knows who I am
He sees my good deeds....

I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way

I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the wayaw-oh-oh

1 time, 2 time, 3 time, 4 time,

It's hard to believe
That there's nobody out there
It's hard to believe
That I'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city he loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

:'( hiks....

A good friend of mine getting married next month, now she's back home to our city far away from here for her wedding preparation..... This morning we had a nice chit chat 'bout her plans and mine.
Oh... She makes me feel homesick... I wanna go home

Capitalism againts Human Right

US govt criticises companies for compliance with China

02/02/2006 by Ben Tanner

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The US Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a briefing yesterday to discuss the issue of human rights and the internet in China. Particular criticism fell on US corporations - namely Microsoft, Yahoo and Google - which have cooperated with the country's internet censorship. The politicians who comprise the Caucus accused the companies of placing economic benefits over human rights such as freedom of expression. The companies were invited to take part in the briefing, though none attended.

The Caucus believes that the recent economic relationship, including the growth of the internet and other technologies, between the US and China could lead to more political openness and freedom of expression in China. The Caucus is concerned, though, that these US corporations are inhibiting these developments by complying with China's censorship. Representative Tom Lantos put it more strongly: 'They caved in to Beijing's demands for the sake of profits.'

Microsoft and Yahoo, the Caucus said, have shut down journalists' blogs at the request of the Chinese government. Yahoo also last year disclosed information about Chinese journalist Shi Tao which led to his arrest and a 10-year prison sentence.

Most recently, Google launched its China portal, which complies with China's internet censorship regulations. Searches for 'democracy', 'human rights' and 'Tiananmen Square', for example, bring heavily censored results.

Following the briefing, in which Rep. Lantos said the companies should be 'ashamed' for not sending representatives, Microsoft and Yahoo issued a joint statement to the Caucus. The companies expressed concern for internet censorship in China and assured the Caucus that they did not consider their compliance in China to be 'business-as-usual', but the unfortunate starting block from which they could make reforms. The companies also suggested that the problem would be most effectively solved not by corporations, but by the governments of the US and China.

The Caucus will hold another meeting on this topic on 15 February. Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have said they plan to attend.


Tech giants attacked for web censorship stance

Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! all in the firing line...
By Anne Broache

Published: Thursday 2 February 2006

Politicians on Wednesday attacked Cisco, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! for declining to appear at a briefing about China's internet censorship and called for a new law to outlaw compliance with such requirements.

The four technology companies said earlier this week that they were not able to schedule an appearance with short notice but would testify at a similar House of Representatives hearing set for 15 February.

Representative Tom Lantos, the California Democrat who is co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which organised the briefing, said: "These massively successful high-tech companies, which couldn't bring themselves to send their representatives to this meeting today, should be ashamed.

"With all their power and influence, wealth and high visibility, they neglected to commit to the kind of positive action that human rights activists in China take every day. They caved in to Beijing's demands for the sake of profits, or whatever else they choose to call it."

Because his caucus is not an actual congressional committee, it does not have the power to compel companies to testify at its hearings. The US House of Representatives International Relations Committee does have that force, however.

Representative Christopher Smith, the New Jersey Republican who chairs the subcommittee holding the 15 February hearing, showed up late at Wednesday's briefing to issue a reminder that he and his colleagues are working on a draft legislation related to the foreign censorship matter.

He said: "Our request to these companies is: reverse yourselves; you can."

A draft of the legislation was not ready on Wednesday. But a spokesman for Smith said the proposal would be likely to require US internet service providers to locate their email servers outside of oppressive countries, establish a code of conduct for companies doing business with such regimes and set up a global internet freedom office within the State Department to co-ordinate an international strategy.

Cisco, for its part, distributed a statement at Tuesday's briefing confirming its attendance at Smith's upcoming hearing. The company acknowledged again that it sells its routers in China but that their inherent features, including the ability to filter content, are no different from those sold in any other country, including the US.

Microsoft and Yahoo! issued a joint statement in which they encouraged the US government to step up and take a leadership role in opening "government to government" dialogue with China and other countries "where internet content is treated more restrictively". Google's senior policy counsel, Andrew McLaughlin, echoed that idea in a blog entry and apologised for Google's absence, which he put down to "previously scheduled commitments".

The absence of the tech companies left Wednesday's briefing heavy on commentary from human rights activists and a representative from a US-China governmental advisory panel.

Several of those representatives accused each of the companies of squelching cyber dissidents or caving into the Chinese government in some way. Google, which launched a censorship-friendly version of its search engine in China last week, was a particular magnet for criticism.

The search giant's "current co-operation with the Chinese government on this matter also has prevented the Chinese government from having to respond to complaints from Chinese internet users that they are being denied access to the info they wish to obtain", said Carolyn Bartholomew, acting chairwoman of the congressionally appointed US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. She said China has the most sophisticated internet-filtering system in the world and tens of thousands of "internet police" on its payroll.

Bartholomew and several of the human rights representatives called for new legislation that would penalise companies that aided in censorship activities - an idea that had Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, the briefing's chief organiser, nodding in agreement.

At the very least, Congress needs to pass legislation that would prohibit companies from turning over customer names to the Chinese government, Tim Malinowski of Human Rights Watch argued. He was referring largely to a recent incident in which Yahoo! was accused of turning over personal email records belonging to a Chinese journalist, leading to his conviction for leaking state secrets and a decade-long prison sentence.

John Palfrey, director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, cautioned that new laws should only come into play if the technology industry can't work out the problems on its own.

Instead, he argued, Congress should encourage the industry to develop a set of guiding principles for companies - what he called a "common ethical pathway".

Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, a Texas Democrat who sits on the human rights caucus, appeared briefly to appeal to the absentee companies.

She said: "This may be a time for a principle stand, because when you make a principle stand now, today, tomorrow the world will be open to so many who are now suffering under the oppression of censorship. So I would encourage my friends in the world of technology... that this is the time to cherish the Bill of Rights more than you've ever cherished it before."

Anne Broache writes for CNET News.com

K-Drama Review

I'd love Watching K-Drama Series
--Marry Me / I Want Wedding--
Pic. Cast From Left to Right (dir. as u watch monitor)


30 year-old spinster reporter Sin-Young was once called a "troublemaker reporter" but she clenched her teeth and kept digging into her work. Finally all of these efforts were rewarded with a prize for getting a scoop. As every dog has his day, she also gets hers and is offered an audition for news anchor. But again, her destiny doesn't leave her in peace and brings her the news of her long-time boyfriend's betrayal. He leaves her to marry a girl 12 years younger than Sin-Young.
Soon-Ae, a 30-year-old stewardess, is the breadwinner of her family who supports her ailing father, a utterly hopeless widow aunt and another hopeless cousin. To her, her family comes first before anything else and this scares all the men away. There was one man who didn't leave her but he was only taking advantage of her company card that gives discounts to luxury goods. One day, she bumps right into her boyfriend with another woman on the very spot and in enormous rage, she beats him up. Very soon she's introduced as "the Crazy Crew" worldwide and she gets fired.
Seung-Ri is renowned for her numerous love affairs. Hiding this splendid past, she marries a man of a plutocratic family and goes to New York. She proudly returns to Korea to give birth to her baby. Then, she shocks everyone when her baby turns out to be white. She gets kicked out from her husband's family as well as her own parents. The source of this misfortune goes back to when she tried to get back at her playboy husband by also having an affair. Though it was only a one night stand with an American guy, she now can't turn back the time. What's more, she hears that her baby died as soon as he was born. From then, she starts her life again in Seoul with her friends Sin-Young and Soon-Ae.
〈Cast〉

Lee, Sin-Young (Acted by Myung, Sae-Bin)

She's a reporter at a press division in a broadcaster. She's a lovable and jolly person who looks strong but inside she's in fact a sentimental softy. After numerous episodes, she finally gets a prize for getting the scoop as well as her excellent covering. She even gets an audition for the news anchor position and her life seems to blossom but this moment of happiness doesn't seem to last long. Her long-time boyfriend says her good-byes and this seriously affects her to the point where she ruins her audition, thus losing the chance to be an anchor woman. Gloomy days follow and she even gets piles. Then, she hears that her first love from childhood Joon-Ho has returned from the States and he's now a doctor. Yes! She shouts out with joy. Piles get worse and she goes to the hospital but she doesn't expect her doctor to be Joon-Ho.


Jin, Soon-Ae (Acted by Lee, Tae-Ran)

She grew up with her ailing father , her witch-like aunt and little witch cousin. She's the sole breadwinner of this family. She's such a warmhearted sweetheart who is willing to do anything for her friends. She's busy living her life as a stewardess and happily engaged to her boyfriend. One day, she catches her boyfriend with another girl right on the plane and beats him up. As a result, she gets fired and rejected from every airline company. She can't just sit at home. She's got to make money to pay for her father's hospital expenses. Her aunt even secretly invests Soon-Ae's entire retirement grants in the stock markets and loses every penny of it. She is just desperate to earn money and make her living on her own. As she's always there for her friends, she is the one helping Sin-Young and Joon-Ho to get together. One day Sin-Young and Joon-Ho get into a serious quarrel and they declare a break-up. Witnessing this scene, Soon-Ae tries to get them back together and in this process, she kisses him in a drunken fit...


Jang, Seung-Ri (Acted by Byun, Jung-Soo)

Growing up in a wealthy and care-free environment, she's got everything she wanted. Her life has always gone the way she wanted. She doesn't care what people think of her, she just speaks out whatever she wants to say whether it hurts people or not. She has also lived in New You for some time when she was young and this is why she's so fluent in English. Books were never part of her interests and she has spent her complete 4 years of university in dating men. She marries a rich man and together goes to New York. A few years pass and she returns to Korea to give birth. And her baby turns out to be white with sky blue eyes! She only had one night stand with some American guy but never expected to have a baby. Her husband and his family as well as her own parents drive her away. Now she's got to live on her own...


Shin, Joon-Ho (Acted by Yoo, Joon-Sang)

He's a proctologist. He seems like a good-looking and nice guy but he's in fact the national snob. His first love was Sin-Young who was his classmate in elementary school years. His dream then was to marry Sin-Young. He then got transferred to other school when he was in 5th grade, thus losing contact with Sin-Young for 20 years. His father's business went bankrupt and his family went to live in the country side. He graduated from medical school in province and now lives in Seoul alone. He dreams of marrying a rich girl so that he can set up his own private hospital. His first love Sin-Young comes knocking on his door after 20 years but he's no longer interested in her. He only aims to get famous by using Sin-Young's broadcasting network which will also enable him to meet some big star actresses. In other words, everything he does for Sin-Young is for his own sake.


Kim, Ji-Hoon (Acted by Lee, Hyuno-Woo)

He's the youngest son of the owner of the hospital. To people, he's just a troublemaker divorce. There are numbers of rumors about him. Some say he has eloped with a girl to the States and now living the life of a vagabond. Other say he has gambled away his money in Las Vegas. He's very popular among girls but he doesn't show every part of him. He always seems to be hiding something and doesn't completely open up his heart. His father had wanted him to go to be a doctor but he studied fine arts in college. He also married a girl whom his father extremely opposed and ran away to the States. But life in the States wasn't easy and his wife also leaves him. Since then, he hasn't opened up his heart to anybody. But this changes when he meets Sin-Young... He tries to do everything possible to make Sin-Young happy.

My comment: $$$$--- Not Bad ........ Brooklyn still waiting his rope.....Run..run..run...catch the rope....

No Trespassing !!!

Last week, me n pheea went to old village by old mass transport. The trip was so long. We planned to go to our friend's house. He'd removed to new village near our office. Before that, we had been there by motorcycle. Then, he explained us the line we had to pick to go to his house.
The explanation seem so simple than the reality!!!
At the D day...... we lost in nowhere not known country .........
too much old ancient Chinese cemetery.... HiiIIIIIIIIII............. both of us so scare.......
Hope no ghost in rainy day.......Please help......
Frankly, we lost direction. We should start the trip from our office. that's more easy n faster also cheapest!!
But, in deep... I enjoy the trip. Fun !!! Being lost like some stranger from twenty something centuries into eighteen something centuries.... because the country so ... old !!
an old man direct us to new village around, while we arrive there is no G18 there's only limited by block G6. Oh My God No Trespassing alarm !!!
Then, after a few direction from people we met along the way. We found our track!
Because our stomach already empty n feel hungry, for emergency we buy Conello - Walls - Ice cream from minimarket beside the road.
I choose TiraMissYou flavor, pheea pick Cappucino flavor.
Some people look at us, maybe on their thought they think that we're crazy. Eat Icecream during heavy rainy day??? Who cares !!!! it's S O S condition.
Thanks God, the bus was coming. For about 15 minutes later we arrived. He suprised. We miss the party. But, it's okay!! A friend of mine told me that we should thanks to God, because if we arrive early, we won't get into the house, its full!!! His house area 18m square, so tiny huhhh..
--- see there's always good reason beneath bad situation you think you have !!!---
After that chit chat, @ 2.15pm we left his house. ( 11am - 1pm for trip , 1 - 2.15pm for talkin' )
We found difficulty to get back home. So we took the same trip to back home. Ohhh make me so exhausted!!
Then 4 O'clock I arrived home. Peace n warm. The rain's over. I watch TV "fighting girl" Japanese dorama. Funny. Playing with my cat. Brooklyn already healthy now.
I'll take picture of him tonight. Don't miss the picture OK!! ;p
I'm bored... so I read my chicklits... Bergdorf Blondes n Undomestic Goddess... Those books are so much fun! Makes me laugh and realize about myself esp. that Samantha Sweetings. I like Sophie Kinsella. She good on writing story.
@ 9.30pm There's stormy rain around my house. I'm scared. But it happens only 15minutes. I'm sleeping. @4.30am it stormy again. But i'm still sleeping. Around 5.45am I wake up n take a bath. Then go to work @ 6.20am.
Here I am writing this journals to protect me from being unproductive worker. HAhahahahahaa

My Cuttie Cat "Brooklyn" Still Not Well

Brooklyn still sick, gastro--- problems still happen ... hiks... He thrown out all the meal he ate.... hiks... Now he's so skinny not fatty anymore... he's on diet right now......................

Help Me !!!!! What must I do with my Brooklyn tabby cat???

This morning he meaww...meaww moaning for milk but then he puked it all over the way, makes me cry.

Go to vet nanny!

HOT Issue... Google vs Dept Of Justice US

Still hot, Even Not So Fresh from the Oven

Will Google tell George Bush about my web searches?

Charles Arthur
Thursday January 26, 2006
The Guardian

Not if it can help it; and probably not even if it can't. The search engine company is demanding that the US Department of Justice gets a court to enforce a request for one million random web addresses and records of all Google searches for a one-week period. The reason: to estimate how much pornography shows up when children go Googling.

The Bush administration's demand seems to be part of an effort to revive the 1998 Child Online Protection Act (Copa), which makes it a crime for commercial distributors of "material harmful to minors" (deemed as material appealing to the "prurient interest", including female breasts) not to protect their sites from access by minors.

However, Copa never took effect, and eventually the US Supreme Court ruled that it might be unconstitutional. Now, though, the Bush administration appears to be looking for fresh evidence that might suggest that filtering software, the preferred method suggested when Copa first failed the Supreme test, is less effective than before. That would mean showing that searches turn up porn sites not covered by filters.

But the request, with which MSN, AOL and Yahoo complied (Ask Jeeves was not asked), has got privacy shivers running up and down the internet's collective spine. Google apparently feels the same way: Nicole Wong, an associate general counsel for the company, says the company will fight the government's effort vigorously. "Google is not a party to this lawsuit, and the demand for the information is overreaching," she adds.

As Danny Sullivan noted at his SearchEngineWatch blog: "It's a stupid request, of course. It's sort of like the government asking a major car dealership to give you a list of random licence plate numbers rather than the Department of Motor Vehicles. Surely the government can generate its own list without forcing a private company to do this."

But while the list of searches and websites might be a huge amount of data, it is unlikely that any of it would lead back to you, or indeed any individual who runs a search or owns a site.

AOL, MSN and Yahoo were at pains to point out that no private data was passed on. At least, Yahoo did: "We are rigorous defenders of our users' privacy. We did not provide any personal information in response to the Department of Justice's subpoena. In our opinion, this is not a privacy issue. We complied on a limited basis and did not provide any personally identifiable information," the company told Sullivan (http://tinyurl.com/dwlds).

Why Google Won't Give In
Chris Kraeuter and Rachel Rosmarin, 01.24.06, 6:00 AM ET
BURLINGAME, CALIF. - Microsoft has a message for consumers who use its search engine: Don't worry, your stuff is safe.

Any information the computer giant hands over as a result of a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena will contain "absolutely no personal data," according to a statement posted on a company blog over the weekend by Ken Moss, general manager of MSN Web Search. "Privacy of our customers is non-negotiable and something worth fighting to protect. We tried to strike the right balance in a very sensitive matter."

Microsoft's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) assurances follow those from Time Warner's (nyse: TWX - news - people ) America Online and Yahoo! (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ), which said much the same thing last week. So why is Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) the lone holdout?

Perhaps the company really is worried about protecting your privacy. Much more likely: It is worried about protecting itself.

The federal government's requests--which amount to a list of 1 million random Web addresses and a week's worth of search queries--is supposed to help the government build a case that Internet porn is readily accessible to minors, thus creating a need for its once-denied Child Online Protection Act (COPA).

Google's claim that the subpoenas could reveal trade secrets is up for debate. Aitan Goelman, partner with the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder, says he doubts the data the government is looking for would reveal how Google executes its searches. But he adds that a clever competitor could sift through the reports and might "be able to get from Point A to Point B and have insight into Google's methodologies."

It's more likely that Google is worried about the results of its search queries and not the technology that powers them. The compromise the Department of Justice has worked out with Google's rivals calls for the search engines to let the government see how often certain search terms were used, but won't let it look up specific Internet Protocol addresses to what individuals looked for.

That alone could prove embarrassing enough for Google. A public disclosure of exactly how much pornography is on the Internet and how often people look for it--the two data points that will result from fulfilling the government's subpoena--could serve to make the Internet look bad. And Google, as its leading search engine, could look the worst.

None of the search engines make a full disclosure of how much porn users are looking at. When America Online lists its most popular searches, for instance, porn references are scrubbed out. But Nielsen/NetRatings says that porn sites attracted 38 million unique viewers in December--or a quarter of all Internet surfers.

Google and its competitors all benefit from porn sites, which help generate search queries and page views. But Google is the only portal company that makes nearly all of its revenue from click-through advertising. Restricting porn and porn advertising--the likely aim of COPA's sponsors--could hurt Google disproportionately.

And filtering in general would also hurt Google more than its competitors. The Google brand is built on the notion that the engine gives users the clearest picture of the Web, without playing favorites. Restricting content in any way could hurt Google's carefully burnished image, its 60% market share for search queries and its share price.

Don’t hide; protect kids
Google should definitely release the information. It would be a different story if no precedent were set by Yahoo and MSN, but since they have disclosed their information, why shouldn’t Google? Do they have something to hide?
The Internet is such an easy tool for everyone, especially kids, to get onto Web sites that we consider trashy or adult. Who knows what Web sites the kids are getting into?
If Google is doing things “by the book,” then they have nothing to fear.
— Jim Wang, Rockford,Community Viewpoints Board

VW Beetle S Turbo

From: Forbes.com

Pics Details
The S gets chrome-drilled pedals and a metal shift knob.

Overview
The Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S is a terrible car for hauling sheets of plywood back from Home Depot or taking a family of five and their gear on a cross-country camping trip. Of course the same could be said of a Mazda Miata, Porsche Boxster, Corvette or dozens of other cars that have a high fun quotient and little practicality. The Turbo S, in contrast, is high on fun but also has its practical attributes.

At 3,005 pounds, the Beetle Turbo S is a solid little bugger--one that comes well equipped for $23,400 (that's before a $550 destination charge). This sticker represents a 47% premium over the $15,900 lowest-priced New Beetle, the GL, which comes with a 115-horsepower motor. Even the affordable GL, like all new Beetles, comes with a long list of standard features--but Wolfsburg's carmeisters packed extra treats into the Turbo S.

HIGHS:

Better interior than American cars costing twice as much; smooth and powerful 180-hp turbo four engine; solid German engineering.
LOWS:

Form is favored over function; steering wheel height adjuster has limited range; wind deflector needs a kill switch that really kills .
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The best feature of the Turbo S: its 180-horsepower four-cylinder engine. This silky power plant, which gets a boost of 10.5 pounds per square inch from an intercooled turbocharger, is shoehorned into the Beetle's front end and is attached to an equally righteous six-speed manual transmission that has final drives in both fifth and sixth gears. This combination propels the Turbo S to 60 mph in 7.4 seconds and to a top speed (computer-controlled) of 130 mph.

The long feature set on the Turbo S includes four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes, a power glass sunroof, two-tone leather seats (heated up front), heated side mirrors, heated windshield washers, an eight-speaker Monsoon stereo/cassette player, an automatic air deflector and Volkswagen's electronic stability program (ESP). The only option is a dealer-installed trunk-mounted, six-disc CD changer, which runs about $350.

On the outside, VW distinguishes the Turbo S--which like all new Beetles is built in Puebla, Mexico--with revised front and rear fascia, including a front spoiler and fog lights and a dual exhaust. The Turbo S sits on 17-inch alloy wheels and fat low 45-series tires.

For 2002, Volkswagen fiddled with its warranty program. The good news: The new car warranty--which covers pretty much everything on or inside the car--is extended to four years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first). And VW's 24-hour roadside assistance program has been expanded to four years or 50,000 miles. The tradeoff: The ten-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty has been cut back to five years/60,000 miles.

Great. But the point of the S wasn't supposed to be about the warranty but about the way the car delivers more performance than the housewife (base) edition. Not bashing housewives here, but they, as well as singles and empty nesters, now seem to be the primary target for the New Beetle and its sagging sales. So is the S enough to lift the image of the soft Beetle?
From The Driver's Seat

Slicker stitching on the seats is among the S upgrades.

The Turbo S may trace its roots to an economical small-car platform but there's very little about this car that says "economy." The one exception is the stated EPA mileage of 23 city and 30 highway, or about the same as a family sedan such as a four-cylinder Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Accord.

The Turbo S, like all Beetles, has a car key that folds into a key case and pops out at the click of a button. That's a small detail, but if you've ever put an ignition key in your pocket and had it gouge into your thigh you'll appreciate this.

In addition to the remote functions found on most new cars, the VW key and its case control the car's anti-theft (ignition and radio) system. Owners also get a valet key (which won't open the trunk in case you have your briefcase back there). One drawback: Extra or replacement keys can only be obtained from a VW dealer at about $60 a pop.

The steering wheel has two adjustments: up and down and in and out. One gripe: The height adjustment could use more range. That's about it for the gripes, though. The inside of the Turbo S is mostly about understated elegance. Switches and controls are firm and solid. Brushed aluminum is used sparingly and is complemented with a high-quality silvery plastic on the door panels.

Gauges are white on black in the Turbo S instead of the blue found in other Beetle models. The dash area closest to the driver and passenger are covered in attractive black rubber-like dimpled matting. Buyers who require fake wood in their cars should look elsewhere.

The front seats are snug but quite comfortable, with ample side bolstering. Twin cupholders (which can also be configured as one cupholder and one ashtray/coin tray) are located aft of the stick shift. For easier access, the cupholder tray swivels to the right. The center armrest can be folded back out of the way but, when the armrest is in position, the stalk of the stick shift feels about an inch too short.

Maybe it's atonement for the complete lack of heat in the original Beetle but the second-generation car is a hottie that can warm up the passenger cabin before you make it out of your neighborhood. Like all Beetles, the climate system comes with a replaceable filter for pollen, dirt and odors.

The New Beetle is called a five-passenger vehicle but is best suited for no more than four occupants. The rear seats are most appropriate for children but, like most two-door cars, it is a hassle getting small-fry seated and belted in the back. And while the trunk only has a capacity of 12 cubic feet, the rear seat folds down and give this New Beetle 27.1 cubic feet of storage. We found this space more than ample for our family's monthly haul from the local warehouse club--a load normally transported in a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

In a market where even a fully loaded Chevrolet Cavalier can sticker for over $17,000, the $24,000 tab on the Turbo S is competitive with the cars in its class. Of course, your respective local dealers are likely to lop off a higher percentage of the list price of the Cavalier than the Turbo S. To keep this latest Beetle well south of $30,000, Volkswagen held back on a few features.

One example: The rear view mirror on the Turbo S comes with manual dimming controls whereas the Beetle GLX has an automatic mirror. The GLX also comes with rain-sensitive windshield wipers. And the Turbo S, like all Beetles, has manual, rather than power, front seats. None of these minor limitations detract from the primary virtue of the Turbo S--the driving experience.

The Turbo S is a blast on the road. In stark contrast to prehistoric Bugs, this New Beetle is amazingly quiet, especially for a small car with 180 hp. The turbo kicks in smoothly. Some credit for the silent treatment may be due to VW's addition of a turbo noise filter on the S. If there is turbo lag with this car it isn't readily apparent.

Maximum torque, 173 pound-feet, comes on at 1,950 rpm and hangs in through 5,000 rpm. In short, the Turbo S has plenty of moxie both at the bottom and top end of its range.

Steering on the Turbo S is tight and responsive and the brakes feel up to the task of stopping the car as quickly as needed. The ride is solid, but not punishing; the Turbo S has no trouble maintaining its composure over railroad crossings and minor road bumps.

The stability system (ESP) uses the car's engine power, brakes and transmission to help stabilize the car if it is pushed beyond its normal limits--something that is not easy to do under typical driving conditions.

The speed-activated rear spoiler, which comes standard with the Turbo S and other Beetle turbos, is located just above the rear hatch. The spoiler pops up when the car exceeds 45 mph and lowers when speed drops below 10 mph. It is hard to believe that the sound the spoiler makes upon closing--similar to a power antenna in action--has generated so much hysteria in the automotive press.

That's not to say that Volkswagen couldn't do a better job with the spoiler's override switch. Who was the smart guy who decided to put this control underneath the dash? And why bother with an override switch if the car's computer still tells the deflector to move up or down at certain speeds? The car needs a real kill switch that's up front and visible.

But there are some head scratchers. While the Turbo S comes with 17-inch wheels, the spare is only 16 inches. Why is it smaller? The larger wheel won't fit inside the New Beetle's spare tire well. The Turbo S owners' manual cautions against driving any distance or at highway speeds when the spare is in use.


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Say Cheese

Mmmm.... I got stomachache syndrom from my cat.
Feel bad, it's like the air swirl around your stomach....
Not a good day for me............................

CrazyBeautifulDay I Wish......

Monday Morning was not my day ... Morning sickness I had didn't help me waking up fast
My sleepy head still dreaming........ I didn't even remember it..huh
Then I went to take a bath.... gotta go...split to d workplace
work till 5 afternoon
After that I make appointment with my buddy, he promise me to pay his debt. My mood still bad. Just like a pill, when he appears and take back my bucks.......hmmmm... I feel good !!!..
on the way back home, he offers me to went with him to bookstore I used to waste my time. I just say ..OK.. but my face says NO.. cause I'm still dizzy with this monday thing. He drop me @ D Bookstore, before that we eat meatballs near it. My eyes catchs pretty boy around there, I told him but he didn't hear what I said....Hhhhh... That boy went with his friend or girlfriend... Forget it...
====(*-^)==== @ tHe BooKsTorE
I always like wasting my time @ a place like this. See new books, comics, mangas, imported books and magazines... That day, I'm looking for books about cat. I got a cat, it sicks --diarhea, stomach's problems I guess-- The book suggests me worm medicine, nifural syrup n diet 12hr. Hiks... the kitten so miserable, orphan kitten left @ my trash box in front of my house. My brother named it Brooklyn. Someday I take its picture.
Around 7.30pm I went home, my brother borrowed Samurai X series from his friend. 30 episodes, God !!!, do I have time to watch it till this weekend???...
I fell asleep while I back home........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...........

HipHipHurrayyyhhhhh

I'm trying to write a journal...........
mmmmmmmm.....pretty bugs.......
Almost all my family love Volkswagen's car, my cousin had 3 cars... old models,,, Combi, Beetle'73 and Variant. But they still OK, comfortable to ride. Nowadays I fall in love with New Beetle with its candy painting........green pastel like the one in The Mexicans......
Mmuaaaahhhhhhh... Lot of love