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		<title>Jasmine Tang, Book &#8211; Let’s Speak Chinese</title>
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About the Book:</p>
<p>This is a practical and useful book that is unified to combine a regular textbook containing conversation/vocabulary/phases with four language tools such as writing/reading/speaking/listening.</p>
<p>This textbook provides English translations for Chinese language in writing/reading/speaking and listening. The chapters of the book help American-speaking individuals quickly translate English words and phrases into Chinese. Including many situations that occur in daily life; such as asking for help, finding a doctor, identifying food allergies, restaurant dining, shopping, greetings, and etc. can be found in the chapters. Best of all, you can gain confidence in communicating in the 21st century with Chinese-speaking individuals.</p>
<p>Students found this textbook useful during interactions with others because of the simplicity of the chapters. The book is also convenient to carry because it’s soft cover.</p>
<p>As the author, I would like to reiterate that my purpose in writing each chapter of this resourceful book is similar to the trunk of a big tree that establishes and prepares students for a solid and stable language foundation in Chinese. I am hopeful that you too, find the text, conversations, vocabulary, and phrases practical and useful in assisting your ability to listen, speak, read, write, and learn Chinese.</p>
<p>Jasmine Tang is currently a professor at SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, NY and MCC (Monroe Community College) in Rochester, NY where she enjoys teaching the Chinese language to students and has written this book to enhance the learning experience for anyone that seeks to travel to China or learn the Chinese language.</p>
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		<title>Ain’t Technology Wonderful?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Fred, this is Alan next door. I have a confession to make. I&#8217;ve felt guilty these past few months and have been intending to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling you in text as I longer go on without you knowing. The truth is I have been sharing &#8230;</p>
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Hi Fred, this is Alan next door. I have a confession to make. I&#8217;ve felt guilty these past few months and have been intending to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling you in text as I longer go on without you knowing.</p>
<p>The truth is I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you&#8217;re not around. In fact, probably more than you.<br />
I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. Please suggest a fee for usage, and I&#8217;ll pay you whatever you think might be just compensation.</p>
<p>Regards, Alan.</p>
<p>THE RESPONSE</p>
<p>Fred, feeling insulted and betrayed, grabbed his gun, and shot his neighbor dead.<br />
He returned home where he poured himself a stiff drink and sat down on the sofa.<br />
He took out his phone where he saw he had a second message from his neighbor.</p>
<p>THE SECOND MESSAGE</p>
<p>Hi Fred,</p>
<p>This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the typo on my last text.<br />
I expect you figured it out anyway, and that you noticed that darned Auto-Correct changed &#8220;wi-fi&#8221; to &#8220;wife&#8221;   Technology hey?</p>
<p>Regards, Alan</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Chocolates Cheers for Charity&#8221; David Little, click for video &#038; podcast&#8230;</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Chocopreneur David Little Partners with the Red Cross to deliver Chocolates for Charity this Holiday Season David Little CPA turned Chocopreneur decided it was time to turn a new page in his business books and totally changed careers. Having gone down the professional path acquiring his CPA and performed multiple duties as Financial Analyst, Controller, &#8230;</p>
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Chocopreneur David Little Partners with the Red Cross to deliver Chocolates for Charity this Holiday Season<br />
David Little CPA turned Chocopreneur decided it was time to turn a new page in his business books and totally changed careers. Having gone down the professional path acquiring his CPA and performed multiple duties as Financial Analyst, Controller, Treasurer he felt it was time to turn the page in his personal set of books. Little decided to set up his business which represented major brands in the B2B Loyalty, Incentive and Motivation channels and start producing chocolate products. His products have been featured in multiple media outlets and with a variety of newsmakers including Fox and Friends, Meet the Press, NJTV Network, etc. Fast forward to 2017 where his companies celebrate their 25th year anniversary, he&#8217;s created many unique products and is now using chocolate as a motivator and behavior influencer. For his anniversary, David Little will partner with the Red Cross to donate proceeds to the recovery efforts taking place this holiday season. </p>
<p>&#8220;ChocolateText&#8221; As the world has become more high tech and less personal, ChocolateText® has created concepts for individuals to communicate in more creative and meaningful ways. Since the advent of emails, texts and gift cards, we all need to go back to putting some fun and feeling in our messaging. With ChocolateText<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> one can write out a chocolate message on-line and have it shipped directly to their loved ones. </p>
<p>&#8220;Purple Political Games&#8221; &#8211; our Chocolect® product that brings together people with different political views for a tasty game of Political chess or checkers. Popular/unpopular politicians and Political parties are shown as chocolate chess and checker pieces with a colorful game board. What more politically correct than chocolate? It’s White, Milk and Dark! </p>
<p>ChocolateSideCar<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> – Celebrate a beverage [or any type] with a chocolate garnish that sits on your glass. Available in multiple designs and flavors including sets that pair with specific wines. Our Designated Driver Chocolate SideCar<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> and ChocolateSideCar for Safety<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Program are working with law enforcement to help combat this country’s Drunk Driving dilemna. </p>
<p>About David Little:<br />
David Little, a former CPA started Nouveuates over 25 years ago. The Company originally designed, created and fulfilled items for brands [i.e. Starbucks, Keurig, Kraft, etc.] in the Incentive, Loyalty and related B2B marketplaces. During this period with the growth of the internet, the company also created its own consumer concepts marketed to consumers through ChocolateText.com. </p>
<p>Courtesy: Chocolatetext<br />
<a href="http://www.chocolatetext.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.chocolatetext.com</a></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At only 16 years old, a junior, in high school, it was on December 11, 2008 when Amanda Suzanne Brownell tried to take her life in a bathroom at Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. This was a result of the bullying, sexual bullying, and cyber bullying she endured through MySpace, Facebook, AIM, &#8230;</p>
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At only 16 years old, a junior, in high school, it was on December 11, 2008 when Amanda Suzanne Brownell tried to take her life in a bathroom at Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. This was a result of the bullying, sexual bullying, and cyber bullying she endured through MySpace, Facebook, AIM, and the 3500 text MESSAGES she received the month before her suicide attempt. Amanda, suffered severe brain damage, unable to speak or care for herself.</p>
<p>After almost 4 and 1/2 years Amanda decided that her job here was done. She was hospitalized with pneumonia and seizures on March 13, 2013, while her parents were in Hawaii on vacation. On March 23, Amanda did not want to be poked and squeezed anymore. She was done and did not want any type of medicine or food. There was a family meeting on March 24 and Amanda&#8217;s dad Jim Brownell SIGNED the POST form to not recessitate or intibate. She returned to her LSA &#8211; Baywood HOME (since June 2010) on 3/27/13. Then on April 1, 2013 Amanda spent her last 16 days of life at home with her parents, family, friends and dogs (Jack Skellington Sparrow and Spencer Spot Brownell) .</p>
<p>Amanda&#8217;s Mother, Ann Solorio Brownell has shared the PAIN of Amanda’s story, more than 1,000 times in front of more than 50,000 people, to educate everyone about these serious issues of suicide, bullying, and self-harm while spreading the message of LOVE for all people and all living things.</p>
<p>We are parents, grandparents, caregivers, siblings, friends, teachers, neighbors, social workers, school administrators, and students.</p>
<p>You are invited to stand against ALL forms of bullying by taking this simple pledge, to join as an Amanda Network Member:</p>
<p>&#8220;I pledge to not allow bullying in my presence.<br />
If I don’t report it, I am just as guilty.&#8221;</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Since July 4, 1998, GNP is offering a new media concept for news and entertainment about people making a positive, constructive impact on society, no matter what the obstacles are. UP-BEAT, NOT BEAT-UP, SOLUTIONS ORIENTATED MEDIA. Good News Planet (GNP) was established by Milestone Broadcast Corporation, est. 1985 and  is a rapidly growing media lifestyle &#8230;</p>
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<p><a href="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gnb.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft  wp-image-15438" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="gnb" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gnb.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="150" /></a>Since July 4, 1998, GNP is offering a new media concept for news and entertainment about people making a positive, constructive impact on society, no matter what the obstacles are. UP-BEAT, NOT BEAT-UP, SOLUTIONS ORIENTATED MEDIA.</p>
<p>Good News Planet (GNP) was established by Milestone Broadcast Corporation, est. 1985 and  is a rapidly growing media lifestyle publications covering and distributing news and entertainment from domestic and international sources related to health, science, business, international relations, and multi-cultural and niche community interests. GNP publishes and syndicates content on-line, on-air, and in print under the Good News Planet Brand. We are one of the first news, entertainment and events media to combine the article with the audio interview and continuously to develop innovations in news media, especially on the WEB. .</p>
<p>Approximately 80 percent of GNP articles and attached audio interviews are made available forever on demand, from the internet, at all times. GNP’s current story archive contains over 5,000 audio, video and text stories and events, indexed by most major search engines. Most stories are indexed by major search engines within four weeks.</p>
<p>Serving a niche but extraordinarily influential community with excellent brand equity that ranges from international lawmakers and industry shakers, GNP is a powerful community of people and organizations who have contributed stories to the site. Currently, 100,000 unique visitors from this audience generate 1 million hits each month. . The audience is made up of a highly-influential, professional persons concerned about making a positive impact on the World and future generations through media. They collaborate with Good News Planet, via their agencies and in person at Good News Planet events, to network with individuals who share their interest in leveraging the power of media to make a positive impact on society.</p>
<p>ABOUT  THE GOOD NEWS PLANET BRAND.   This is the international place of record to build good will for brands by ‘walking the talk’. GNP IS A HUMANITARIAN AGGREGATOR OF CONTENT. We encourage you to make your mark to investors, lawmakers, and citizens from around the World as a sponsor and supporter of the publication, and let the World know that you support people and organizations that care about doing good things for the benefit of all kinds of communities. We offer the following information to those seeking to place content on Good News Broadcast:</p>
<p>‘Good News’ Brand Essence: A place where people can participate in news media in positive ways.</p>
<p>‘Good News’ Brand Promise: We promise to provide voice, in audio, video and text media, and any emerging technology platform that helps to fairly present constructive, unbiased, newsworthy information to all audiences – without preference to any single political, religious, business or social agenda. ‘Good News’ Brand Tone and Manner: Positive, life-affirming, thought-provoking, and up-beat. Content Example One: We would cover news about an earthquake just like any other news organization. To make the story ‘Good News’, we cover multi-national relief efforts, provide unedited audio and video interviews for download, and offer information how our audience can participate in those efforts.</p>
<p>Another content example: We would cover the introduction of a new medicine for heart attack patients. Because Good News is defined as presenting the story without preference to any business agenda over another, we merely present the product as ‘a solution’, but not ‘the best solution’. We then give the audience resources to do their own research and supply the various media resources we can to help audiences make a decision about the story.</p>
<p>Programming for GNB comes from leading independent or network producers throughout the world who care about the power of and responsibility of using media to create a positive dialogue within audience communities.</p>
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<p>Bottom Line: We are offering our archives to serve as a resource for people making a positive impact on society through news, entertainment and events, no matter what the obstacles are.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>FIRST FREE NATIONWIDE MOBILE HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE DEVELOPED BY VOXIVA NOW AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH A New Model for Technology-Enabled Patient Engagement, Disease Management &#38; Wellness WASHINGTON, D.C., February 4th, 2010 Voxiva, a global leader in mobile health information services, today announced the launch of text4baby, the first free mobile health service &#8230;</p>
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<p><strong>FIRST FREE NATIONWIDE MOBILE HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE DEVELOPED BY VOXIVA NOW AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH</strong></p>
<p><strong>A New Model for Technology-Enabled Patient Engagement, Disease Management &amp; Wellness </strong></p>
<p>WASHINGTON, D.C., February 4th, 2010</p>
<p><a href="http://www.voxiva.com/" target="_blank">Voxiva</a>, a global leader in mobile health information services, today announced the launch of text4baby, the first free mobile health service in the United States. The service, which is designed to improve maternal and child health by sending timely and relevant health information directly to mothers&#8217; personal mobile phones, is built on Voxiva&#8217;s interactive mobile health platform which is used around the world to engage and support people in managing their health conditions and live healthier lives.</p>
<p>The text4baby program was developed through an unprecedented public-private partnership brought together by Voxiva and the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB). The partnership includes the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services, CTIA &#8211; The Wireless Foundation and all major US wireless providers, Johnson &amp; Johnson, WellPoint, CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pfizer, AmeriChoice/United Healthcare, MTV, AmeriHealth Mercy, state and local health departments, and a broad range of national and community-level health organizations.</p>
<p>&#8220;We believe programs like text4baby are critical to providing much-needed information and support to pregnant women and new moms, especially among underserved populations,&#8221; said Brian D. Perkins, Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Johnson &amp; Johnson, text4baby&#8217;s founding sponsor. &#8220;Voxiva&#8217;s interactive mobile health platform and their many years of experience delivering mobile health solutions create a new way to reach expectant mothers who need important health information.&#8221;</p>
<p>Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 will receive free text messages each week, timed to their expected due date or baby&#8217;s date of birth. These free messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child health, including birth defects prevention, immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health and safe sleep.</p>
<p>In addition to developing the text4baby system, Voxiva worked with the CTIA and all the major US mobile operators to make text4baby the first ever free to end user mobile health service in America. Unlike other text messaging-based services, text4baby participants pay nothing to send or receive messages.</p>
<p>&#8220;Text4baby demonstrates the tremendous reach of mobile health technology and the ability of mobile phones to inform and engage people to help them live healthier lives&#8221; said Paul Meyer, Chairman and President of Voxiva. &#8220;These same tools can be applied to many of America&#8217;s big health care challenges.&#8221;</p>
<p>Voxiva has been delivering interactive mobile health services around the world since 2001 and brings that wealth of experience to text4baby and the many solutions the company delivers for its health plan, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, provider and public health clients.</p>
<p>&#8220;We decided to work with Voxiva on text4baby not only for their long experience in mobile health and their track record in bringing together partnerships like this one, but also because their technology platform was built specifically for health behavior change and provides a great foundation to enhance and expand the text4baby service in the future&#8221; said Judy Meehan, HMHB&#8217;s Executive Director.</p>
<p>Lynn O&#8217;Connor Vos, CEO of Grey HealthCare Group (a WPP company) and a text4baby founding partner said &#8220;Text4baby would never been possible without Voxiva. Voxiva has a unique understanding of the intersection of health care, behavior change, technology and telecom. No one else has the same depth experience in mobile health as Voxiva.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to Meyer, &#8220;Over nearly a decade, we have worked with innovators in health behavioral change to create a range of mobile health solutions focused on prevention programs like smoking cessation and weight management, as well as treatment programs for specific conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and HIV/ AIDS. There is clear evidence that mobile health services can modify behavior through a steady flow on education, encouragement and engagement, and we are working with multiple partners to analyze the impact and effectiveness.&#8221; Studies from around the world have shown that mobile health applications can help smokers quit,<sup>1,2</sup> HIV/AIDS patients adhere to treatment<sup>3</sup> and diabetics manage their disease<sup>4,5</sup>.</p>
<p>Mobile health is an untapped market that provides the health care industry with unique opportunities to engage consumers in managing their health. Over 90 percent of American in the United States own a mobile phone, and more than 1.5 trillion text messages were sent in the U.S. in 2008 (Source: CTIA &#8211; The Wireless Association).</p>
<p>According to Meyer &#8220;Voxiva&#8217;s approach to mobile health is to create solutions with the broadest possible reach. Programs like text4baby leverage SMS text messaging because it can reach every mobile phone in the world &#8211; 4.6 billion. But that&#8217;s just the beginning. Our platform supports a broad range of technologies, from SMS to smartphone apps to interactive voice response which means our solutions combine these different tools to create a rich and engaging experience.&#8221;</p>
<p>Health care organizations, including health plans, chain drug stores, health delivery networks, state and local governments, and community-based partners can join the partnership at no cost by contacting <a href="http://mail.goodnewsbroadcast.com/edgedesk/cgi-bin/compose.exe?id=0152b6cc1412993dc272b9b1de8c847c4715&amp;new=&amp;xsl=compose.xsl&amp;to=partners@text4baby.org" target="_blank">partners@text4baby.org </a>. Text4baby provides a unique opportunity to engage with customers and patients in a whole new way, while exploring the untapped potential of mobile technology for health and wellness programs.</p>
<p><strong>About Voxiva</strong><a href="http://www.voxiva.com/" target="_blank"> Voxiva</a> develops and deployes a range of mobile interactive solutions that support and engage consumers and patients in managing their health to live healthier lives. The company&#8217;s unique patented technology platform incorporates a full range of technology access channels, including SMS (text messaging), interactive voice, smart phone applications, web and email to offer a much broader reach than single technology solutions. Founded in 2001, Voxiva has nearly a decade&#8217;s worth of experience rapidly implementing mobile health services in a scalable, reliable and secure manner though a Web-based SaaS (Software as a Service) platform. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Voxiva has more than 160 employees and operates in 13 countries around the world, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, India, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.</p>
<p><strong>About Text4baby</strong><a href="http://www.text4baby.org/" target="_blank">Text4baby </a>is made possible through a broad, public-private partnership. Founding partners include the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), Voxiva, CTIA &#8211; The Wireless Foundation and Grey HealthCare Group (a WPP company). Johnson &amp; Johnson is the founding sponsor and premier sponsors include WellPoint, Pfizer and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. U.S. government partners include the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Health and Human Services. The mobile health platform is provided by Voxiva and free messaging services are generously provided by participating wireless service providers. Implementation partners include BabyCenter.com, Danya International, Syniverse Technologies, Keynote Systems and The George Washington University.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Judy Meehan is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Judy has had over 20 years of experience in the health care arena, including a background in the private sector as well as nonprofit management. Judy’s leadership at the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has resulted in numerous new &#8230;</p>
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<p>Judy Meehan is the Chief Executive Officer of the <a href="http://www.hmhb.org/" target="_blank">National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition</a>. Judy has had over 20 years of experience in the health care arena, including a background in the private sector as well as nonprofit management. Judy’s leadership at the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has resulted in numerous new programs and campaigns which have shared messages about such topics as immunization, nutrition, prematurity and oral health. Most recently, she has helped to orchestrate an unprecedented public-private partnership with the development, promotion and implementation of the text4baby program. This award-winning initiative involving stakeholders from the White House to community health workers has energized the field with a renewed commitment to every child’s a chance at a healthy start and a safe and nurturing environment in which to grow.</p>
<p><strong>About </strong></p>
<p>About:  Despite decades of public health outreach and education, more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday each year in the U.S. Many factors cause these negative outcomes, including health care access, poverty, and negative health behaviors, but research supports that increasing knowledge around health can help people stay healthier.</p>
<p>To help more pregnant women and new moms get information about caring for their health and giving their babies the best possible start in life, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) launched text4baby, the first free health text messaging service in the U.S.Text4baby supports moms by providing accurate, text-length health information and resources in a format that is personal and timely, using a channel she knows and uses. Over 85% of Americans own a cell phone and 72% of cell users send or receive text messages.</p>
<p><strong>How Text4baby Works</strong></p>
<p>Registration is easy and can be done online here or from your cell phone. Use your cell phone to text the word BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to the number 511411. You’ll be asked to enter your baby’s due date or your baby’s birthday and your zip code. Once registered, you will start receiving free messages with tips for your pregnancy or caring for your baby.<br />
These messages are timed to your due date or your baby’s birth date. If you are pregnant and your due date changes, text UPDATE to 511411 to enter your new due date. Once you have your baby, be sure to text in UPDATE with your baby’s birthday so you keep getting messages through baby’s first year.</p>
<p>If you want to stop receiving messages from text4baby, text STOP to 511411. To start receiving the messages again, you will have to enroll again by sending BABY to 511411 (BEBE to 511411 for Spanish messages).</p>
<p><strong>Text4baby Messages are Free</strong></p>
<p>Thanks to the support of <a href="http://www.text4baby.org/index.php/about/9-partners/102" target="_blank">CTIA &#8211; The Wireless Foundation</a> and participating mobile operators, all messages you receive from text4baby are free! Even individuals without a text messaging plan can get these messages for free. If someone has limited texts per month, text4baby won’t take away from that limit. As long as you have service with one of the carriers listed below, text4baby is free for you.</p>
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<li>Alltel</li>
<li>Assurance Wireless</li>
<li>AT&amp;T</li>
<li>Bluegrass Cellular</li>
<li>Boost Mobile</li>
<li>Cellular South</li>
<li>Cellcom</li>
<li>Centennial Cellular</li>
<li>Cincinnati Bell</li>
<li>Cricket</li>
<li>Metro PCS</li>
<li>N-Telos</li>
<li>Nex-Tech Wireless</li>
<li>Sprint Nextel</li>
<li>T-Mobile</li>
<li>U.S. Cellular</li>
<li>Verizon Wireless</li>
<li>Virgin Mobile USA</li>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Music by Michio Miyagi. We fly on the exceptional China Airlines through  their new route to Osaka, Japan, and for most they go on to Taiwan.  This trip was for  media and brought to us by China Airlines and The  Foundation for Kansai Region promotion.  We travel along with the leading Asian media in America; &#8230;</p>
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<p>Music by Michio Miyagi.</p>
<p>We fly on the exceptional China Airlines through  their new route to Osaka, Japan, and for most they go on to Taiwan.  This trip was for  media and brought to us by China Airlines and The  Foundation for Kansai Region promotion.  We travel along with the leading Asian media in America; Asian Fusion Magazine, The Sing Tao and The World Newspaper and had a fascinating time.  Everyone was special and it was a  trip to remember for a life time.    This post is the first of many to be shared with our audience and we hope that you will share your comments and experiences with us in audio, video or text. <strong></strong></p>
<p>We feature video about The <a title="Japan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a> <strong>Doll Festival</strong> (雛祭り, <em>Hina-matsuri</em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), or <strong>Girls&#8217; Day,</strong> is held on March 3.Platforms covered with a <a title="Red carpet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_carpet" target="_blank">red carpet</a> are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, <em>hina-ningyō</em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) representing the <a title="Emperor of Japan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" target="_blank">Emperor</a>, <a title="Japanese empresses" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_empresses" target="_blank">Empress</a>, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the <a title="Heian period" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_period" target="_blank">Heian period</a>.Origin and customs</p>
<p>The custom of displaying dolls began during the <a title="Heian period" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_period" target="_blank">Heian period</a>. Formerly, people believed the dolls possessed the power to contain bad <a title="Spiritual being" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_being" target="_blank">spirits</a>. Hinamatsuri traces its origins to an ancient Japanese custom called <em>hina-nagashi</em> (雛流し<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>, lit. &#8220;doll floating&#8221;), in which straw hina dolls are set afloat on a boat and sent down a river to the sea, supposedly taking troubles or bad spirits with them. The <a title="Shimogamo Shrine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimogamo_Shrine" target="_blank">Shimogamo Shrine</a> (part of the <a title="Kamo Shrine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamo_Shrine" target="_blank">Kamo Shrine</a> complex in <a title="Kyoto" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto" target="_blank">Kyoto</a>) celebrates the <em>Nagashibina</em> by floating these dolls between the Takano and <a title="Kamo River" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamo_River" target="_blank">Kamo Rivers</a> to pray for the safety of children. People have stopped doing this now because of fishermen catching the dolls in their nets. They now send them out to sea, and when the spectators are gone they take the boats out of the water and bring them back to the temple and burn them.</p>
<p>The customary drink for the festival is <em>shirozake</em>, a sake made from <a title="Fermentation (food)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_%28food%29" target="_blank">fermented</a> <a title="Rice" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice" target="_blank">rice</a>. A colored <em>hina-<a title="Arare (food)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arare_%28food%29" target="_blank">arare</a></em>, bite-sized crackers flavored with sugar or soy sauce depending on the region, and <em><a title="Hishi mochi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hishi_mochi" target="_blank">hishimochi</a></em>, a diamond-shaped colored rice cake, are served. <em><a title="Sushi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi#Chirashizushi" target="_blank">Chirashizushi</a></em> (sushi rice flavored with sugar, vinegar, topped with raw fish and a variety of ingredients) is often eaten. A salt-based soup called <em>ushiojiru</em> containing <a title="Clam" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam" target="_blank">clams</a> still in the shell is also served. Clam shells in food are deemed the symbol of a united and peaceful couple, because a pair of clam shells fits perfectly, and no pair but the original pair can do so.</p>
<p>Families generally start to display the dolls in February and take them down immediately after the festival. Superstition says that leaving the dolls past March 4 will result in a late marriage for the daughter.</p>
<h2> Placement</h2>
<p>Hinamatsuri store display in <a title="Los Angeles, California" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" target="_blank">Los Angeles, California</a> featuring all 7 tiers.</p>
<p>The <a title="Kantō region" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" target="_blank">Kantō region</a> and <a title="Kansai region" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_region" target="_blank">Kansai region</a> have different placement orders of the dolls from left to right, but the order of dolls per level are the same.</p>
<p>The term for the platform in Japanese is <em>hina dan</em> (雛壇<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). The layer of covering is called <em>dankake</em> (段掛<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) or simply <em>hi-mōsen</em> (緋毛氈<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), a red carpet with rainbow stripes at the bottom.</p>
<h3>First platform, the top</h3>
<p>An Emperor doll with an Empress doll, in front of a gold screen. The optional lampstands are also partially visible.</p>
<p>The top tier holds two dolls, known as imperial dolls (内裏雛 (だいりびな), <em>dairi-bina</em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). These are the Emperor (御内裏様, <em>Odairi-sama</em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) holding a ritual baton (笏, <em><a title="Shaku (Japanese ritual baton)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaku_%28Japanese_ritual_baton%29" target="_blank">shaku</a></em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) and Empress (御雛様, <em>Ohime-sama</em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) holding a fan. The words <em>dairi</em> means &#8220;<a title="List of Japanese Imperial Residences" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_Imperial_Residences" target="_blank">imperial palace</a>&#8220;, and <em>hime</em> means &#8220;girl&#8221; or &#8220;princess&#8221;.</p>
<p>The dolls are usually placed in front of a gold folding screen <em>byōbu</em> (屏風<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) and placed beside green Japanese garden trees.</p>
<p>Optional are the two lampstands, called <em><a title="Bonbori" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonbori" target="_blank">bonbori</a></em> (雪洞<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), and the paper or silk lanterns that are known as <em>hibukuro</em> (火袋<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), which are usually decorated with cherry or <a title="Ume blossom" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume_blossom" target="_blank">ume blossom</a> patterns.</p>
<p>Complete sets would include accessories placed between the two figures, known as <em>sanbō kazari</em> (三方飾<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), composing of two vases of artificial peach branch <em>kuchibana</em> (口花<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>).</p>
<p>The traditional arrangement had the male on the right, while modern arrangements had him on the left (from the viewer&#8217;s perspective).</p>
<h3> Second platform</h3>
<p>The second tier holds three court ladies <em>san-nin kanjo</em> (三人官女<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). Each holds <a title="Sake" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake" target="_blank">sake</a> equipment. From the viewer&#8217;s perspective, the standing lady on the right is the long-handled sake-bearer <em>Nagae no chōshi</em> (長柄の銚子<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), the standing lady on the left is the backup sake-bearer <em>Kuwae no chōshi</em> (加えの銚子<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), and the only lady in the middle is the seated sake bearer <em>Sanpō</em> (三方<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>).</p>
<p>Accessories placed between the ladies are <em>takatsuki</em> (高坏<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), stands with round table-tops for seasonal sweets, excluding <em>hishimochi</em>.</p>
<h3> Third platform</h3>
<p>The third tier holds five male musicians <em>gonin bayashi</em> (五人囃子<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). Each holds a musical instrument except the singer, who holds a fan.</p>
<p>Left to right, from viewer&#8217;s perspective, they are the:</p>
<ol start="1">
<li>Small drum <em>Taiko</em> (太鼓<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), seated,</li>
<li>Large drum <em>Ōtsuzumi</em> (大鼓<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), standing,</li>
<li>Hand drum <em>Kotsuzumi</em> (小鼓<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), standing,</li>
<li>Flute <em><a title="Fue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fue" target="_blank">Fue</a></em> (笛<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), or <em>Yokobue</em> (横笛<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), seated,</li>
<li>Singer <em>Utaikata</em> (謡い方<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), holding a folding fan <em>sensu</em> (扇子<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), standing.</li>
</ol>
<h3> Fourth platform</h3>
<p>Two ministers (<em>daijin</em>) may be displayed on the fourth tier: the Minister of the Right (右大臣, <em><a title="Udaijin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaijin" target="_blank">Udaijin</a></em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) and the Minister of the Left (左大臣, <em><a title="Sadaijin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadaijin" target="_blank">Sadaijin</a></em><sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). The Minister of the Right is depicted as a young person, while the Minister of the Left is much older. Also, because the dolls are placed in positions relative to each other, the Minister of the Right will be on the viewer&#8217;s left and the Minister of the Left will be on the viewer&#8217;s right. Both are sometimes equipped with bows and arrows.</p>
<p>Between the two figures are covered bowl tables <em>kakebanzen</em> (掛盤膳<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), also referred to as <em>o-zen</em> (お膳<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), as well as diamond-shaped stands <em>hishidai</em> (菱台<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) bearing diamond-shaped ricecakes <em>hishimochi</em> (菱餅<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>). <em>Hishidai</em> with feline-shaped legs are known as <em>nekoashigata hishidai</em> (猫足形菱台<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>).</p>
<p>Just below the ministers: on the rightmost, a mandarin orange tree <em>Ukon no tachibana</em> (右近の橘<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), and on the leftmost, a cherry blossom tree <em>Sakon no sakura</em> (左近の桜<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>).</p>
<h3>Fifth platform</h3>
<p>The fifth tier, between the plants, holds three helpers or samurai as the protectors of the Emperor and Empress. From left to right (viewer&#8217;s perspective):</p>
<ol start="1">
<li>Maudlin drinker <em>nakijōgo</em> (泣き上戸<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>),</li>
<li>Cantankerous drinker <em>okorijōgo</em> (怒り上戸<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), and</li>
<li>Merry drinker <em>waraijōgo</em> (笑い上戸<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>)</li>
</ol>
<h3> Other platforms</h3>
<p>On the sixth and seventh tiers, a variety of miniature furniture, tools, carriages, etc., are displayed.</p>
<h4> Sixth platform</h4>
<p>These are items used within the palatial residence.</p>
<ul>
<li><em>tansu</em> (箪笥<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : chest of (usually five) drawers, sometimes with swinging outer covering doors.</li>
<li><em>nagamochi</em> (長持<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : long chest for <a title="Kimono" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono" target="_blank">kimono</a> storage.</li>
<li><em>hasamibako</em> (挟箱<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : smaller clothing storage box, placed on top of nagamochi.</li>
<li><em>kyōdai</em> (鏡台<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : literally <em>mirror stand</em>, a smaller chest of drawer with a mirror on top.</li>
<li><em>haribako</em> (針箱<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : sewing kit box.</li>
<li>two <em>hibachi</em> (火鉢<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : braziers.</li>
<li><em>daisu</em> (台子<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) : a set of <em>ocha dōgu</em> (お茶道具<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>) or <em>cha no yu dōgu</em> (茶の湯道具<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), utensils for the tea ceremony.</li>
</ul>
<h4> Seventh platform, the bottom</h4>
<p>These are items used when away from the palatial residence.</p>
<ul>
<li><em>jubako</em> (重箱<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), a set of nested lacquered food boxes with either a cord tied vertically around the boxes or a stiff handle that locks them together.</li>
<li><em>gokago</em> (御駕籠 or 御駕篭<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), a palanquin.</li>
<li><em>goshoguruma</em> (御所車<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), an ox-drawn carriage favored by Heian nobility. This last is sometimes known as <em>gisha or gyuusha</em> (牛車<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>)).</li>
<li>Less common, <em>hanaguruma</em> (花車<sup><a title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" target="_blank"><strong>?</strong></a></sup>), an ox drawing a cart of flowers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Elsewhere</h2>
<p>The Hinamatsuri is also celebrated in <a title="Florence" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence" target="_blank">Florence</a> (<a title="Italy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a>), with the patronage of the <em>Embassy of Japan</em>, the <em>Japanese Institute</em> and the historical <em><a title="Gabinetto Vieusseux" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabinetto_Vieusseux" target="_blank">Gabinetto Vieusseux</a></em>.</p>
<h2>Song of Hinamatsuri</h2>
<p>The song is sung as a celebration of the festival. Its lyrics are as follows:</p>
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