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THE COFFEE BREAK - Friday, March 21, 2008
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China seeks sit-down toilets for Olympics
Chinese officials said bathroom renovations are under way at
Olympic venues after testers complained about the
Asian-style squat toilets. Yao Hui, deputy head of venue
management, said renovations to install Western-style
sit-down commodes have started at three venues and more are
being planned, the BBC reported Wednesday. "A lot of
parties have raised the question of toilets ... We have
told the venues to improve on this," Hui said. "Most of
the Chinese people are used to the squat toilet, but
nowadays more and more people demand sit-down toilets," he
said. "However, it will take some time for this transition."
Yao said the proportion of squat toilets to sit-down johns
will vary from venue to venue.
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Beijing correcting its poor English
Tourism officials in Beijing have hired linguists to do away
with poorly translated English signs ahead of the upcoming
Olympic Games. The Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau is
working to correct the language on the signs, which have
long amused Anglophone visitors to the city with poorly
worded translations, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
The bureau has also instructed city businesses to provide
proper English translations of signs, menus and notices.
The city has given restaurant owners a list of commonly
mistranslations -- including "steamed crap" and "burnt
lion's head" -- along with the correct English names of
the dishes -- steamed crabs and Chinese pork meatballs,
respectively. "These translations either scare or embarrass
foreign customers and may cause misunderstanding on China's
diet habits," the state news agency said. Other
mistranslations on Beijing signs include a notice welcoming
visitors to "Racist Park," which would translate more
accurately to the Park of Ethnic Minorities, and wet road
warnings that inform motorists that "the slippery are very
crafty."
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Forgotten goodbye leads to rescue
An Ohio man saved his fiancee and infant son from a fire
after he nearly drove away to work but returned to kiss the
baby goodbye. Kevin Roy said he realized while pulling out
of his driveway Tuesday morning that he had forgotten to
kiss his 1-year-old son, Koby, goodbye, WLWT-TV, Cincinnati,
reported Wednesday. "I just wanted to tell him I loved
him before I left," Roy said. "I pulled up to the end of
the driveway and thought, 'I want to go in and tell him
bye,' because I normally do. It's just something I do on a
daily basis, so I decided to go back in." Roy said his
house was filled with smoke when he walked back in the
door. He said he was able to locate and wake his sleeping
fiancee, Ashley Swingley, but Koby's room was filled with
so much smoke that the parents could not see inside. "I
couldn't even see into his room, and I just grabbed him and
ran outside," said Swingley. The fire, which destroyed the
house and nearly all of its contents, is under investigation.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reader Comments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What are your thoughts on Obama speech asking Americans
to move beyond race?
"sounds like he's playing the race card.sounds like johnnie
cochron"
"Unfortunately racism will always be a part of "the
American way." "
"I think it is a great call for action. His remarks were
well thought out from watching the whole interview.
Something needs to happen, we all live in the same space,
and can't ignore it forever."
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