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<title><![CDATA[waiting. . . and waiting. . . and waiting!]]></title>
<link>http://paigeoliviaa.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/waiting-and-waiting-and-waiting/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paigeoliviaa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://paigeoliviaa.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/waiting-and-waiting-and-waiting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[alrighty so right now im in my mom&#8217;s office. LAME right? well she&#8217;s in a faculty meeting]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>alrighty<br />
so right now im in my mom&#8217;s office. LAME right? well she&#8217;s in a faculty meeting. and im waiting for her to get done [and jammin to sirius hits one <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  but not the point]<br />
it seems like all anyone does these days is wait.</p>
<p>im waiting for my mom.<br />
im waiting for this guy to tell me what the deal is with him and his feelings.<br />
im waiting on 7 o&#8217;clock [to go to dance]<br />
im waiting on my phone to get service in this Godforsaken building</p>
<p>i waited in line for lunch<br />
i waited for cody to bring me a cup of ice [then he waited for me to pour him coke]<br />
i waited for arnesen to pass back tests and go over them<br />
i waited for everyone to finish their tests in english to go on<br />
i waited on a txt from my man this morning<br />
i waited on my straightener to heat up</p>
<p>the list goes on and on and on.</p>
<p>why are we waiting? why arent we living??</p>
<p>is that all there is to life? because honestly, once your done waiting the actual activity only takes like half the time of the waiting!</p>
<p>i personally am tired of waiting.<br />
i want to do!<br />
i want to live.</p>
<p>we only have a short time. . . so why should we spend it waiting?</p>
<p>just something to think about <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>L[ots] O* . f . * L[ove]</p>
<p>paigeoliviaa(:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Obrolan Seorang Bapak Dan Anak Perempuannya]]></title>
<link>http://yiskandar.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/obrolan-seorang-bapak-dan-anak-perempuannya/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>madurejo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yiskandar.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/obrolan-seorang-bapak-dan-anak-perempuannya/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anak perempuanku yang baru tahun pertama kuliah, malam itu minta dijemput ke kampusnya sepulang dari]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Anak perempuanku yang baru tahun pertama kuliah, malam itu minta dijemput ke kampusnya sepulang dari kegiatan <em>outbond</em> ke luar kota. Pada waktu yang bersamaan saya telanjur ada janji mau ketemuan dengan seorang teman, di sebuah café di Jogja. Lokasi café dan kampusnya sama-sama jauh dari rumah, tapi jalurnya searah. Agar saya tidak perlu bolak-balik menjemput anakku lalu pulang dan berangkat lagi padahal rutenya sama, maka tiba-tiba saja muncul ide untuk menggabungkan kedua agenda itu. Saya merencanakan untuk menjemput anakku dulu, kemudian pulangnya mampir ke café ketemu seorang teman.</p>
<p>Sebelum berangkat dari rumah saya berdoa di dalam hati. Benar-benar saya berdoa dengan hidmat. Bukan sekedar selintas di pikiran dengan kata ‘mudah-mudahan’, sebagaimana salah kaprah yang sering dilakukan orang bahwa dikiranya yang namanya berdoa itu cukup dengan melintaskan harapan di pikiran, lalu selebihnya : “Tuhan kan Maha Tahu” (ya memang sudah sejak dulu kalau Tuhan itu Maha Tahu). Doa saya bunyinya kira-kira begini : “Tuhan, kalau sekiranya niat mengajak anak perempuanku mampir ke café malam ini adalah baik, tolong dimudahkan. Tapi jika menurut <em>Panjenengan</em> tidak baik, beri saya keikhlasan untuk <em>nyopir</em> bolak-balik…”.</p>
<p>Sampai di kampus, anak perempuanku pas baru tiba juga. Dia langsung masuk mobil lalu kemudian saya memutar balik kendaraan. Sebelum mulai jalan, anakku saya tanya dulu tentang kesediannya untuk saya ajak mampir café dan menemani bapaknya ketemu seorang teman. Jangan-jangan dia kecapekan dan tidak setuju. Tapi rupanya anakku setuju dan bersedia ikut ke café. Maka meluncurlah kami ke sebuah café. Ya, seorang bapak berusia menjelang setengah abad bersama anak gadisnya lalu turun dari mobil dan masuk café.</p>
<p>Sesampai di sana, mengambil tempat duduk, pesan makanan dan minuman sekedarnya, lalu saya pun ngobrol <em>ngalor-ngidul</em> dengan teman. Sementara anakku yang juga duduk semeja (barangkali) turut mendengarkan obrolan orang tuanya sambil memainkan HP-nya. Sesekali anakku saya ajak bicara. Sekitar satu setengah jam lebih sedikit lamanya kami nongkrng di cafe, hingga kemudian kami pun pulang.</p>
<p>Sebenarnya tidak ada yang luar biasa dengan peristiwa ini. Lebih-lebih di kota besar, nongkrong di café malam-malam bagi seorang perempuan maupun orang tua sebaya saya bukanlah hal yang aneh. Tapi tidak bagi bapaknya anak perempuanku itu yang  termasuk manusia konservatif. Maka momen itu saya manfaatkan untuk mendiskusikan beberapa hal, sambil kami berkendaraan pulang.</p>
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<p>Seorang bapak dan seorang anak perempuan malam-malam nongkrong di café tanpa ada alasan yang jelas, sepanjang pemahaman saya tidak pernah ada referensi rujukannya. Artinya, kalau mau ditimbang-timbang antara manfaat dan mudharatnya, hampir pasti, sekali lagi hampir pasti lebih banyak mudharatnya. Begitulah menurut ilmu yang pernah saya pelajari sejak dari buaian dulu hingga sekarang sebelum masuk kubur. Jika kemudian di jaman sekarang pemandangan itu seperti lumrah dijumpai, maka itu pasti bukan salah ilmunya melainkan pelaku jamannya. Kalau jamannya sih baik-baik saja, sekedar pergantian waktu dari malam ke siang, hari ke bulan, tahun ke abad, dst. Tapi justru pelakunya ini yang susah diatur karena memiliki nafsu dan akal yang keduanya sering <em>uncontrollable.</em></p>
<p>Sambil berkendaraan santai, sambil saya bercerita menunjukkan café-café yang kalau malam banyak dikunjungi anak-anak perempuan muda, entah pelajar, entah mahasiswa, entah pekerja, entah yang merangkap semuanya. Termasuk hotel yang menerapkan tarif spesial <em>short time</em> sehingga banyak dikeluar-masuki tamu. Termasuk tempat-tempat makan yang enak. Lho, kok bapaknya malah tahu? <em>Lha</em> itulah repotnya, untuk bisa memberitahu memang harus tahu duluan (dasar!).</p>
<p>Tapi inti sebenarnya dari obrolan bapak dan anak perempuan itu adalah memberi sebuah pemahaman (bukan nasehat, sebab anak sekarang suka apatis kalau mendengar istilah nasehat apalagi dari orang tuanya). Pemahaman bahwa bukanlah hal yang baik dan benar kalau ada anak perempuan malam-malam suka keluyuran dan nongkrong di café, kalau bukan karena ada urusan yang mendesak (tapi celakanya sekarang ini segala urusan itu <em>kok ya</em> kelihatannya mendesak semua, atau terkadang didesak-desakkan).</p>
<p>Bukan tidak boleh (takut juga bapaknya kalau dibilang suka <em>ngatur</em>), sesekali okelah oleh karena ada alasan yang dapat diterima oleh pertimbangan akalnya sendiri (tidak dibutuhkan akal orang lain untuk mempertimbangkannya). Maka itulah pentingnya mendidik dan memberi makan yang sehat bagi akalnya sendiri, agar tidak bergantung kepada akal orang lain. Namun kalau nongkrong di café itu menjadi kebiasaan…., ya bukan salah juga. Hanya ya itu tadi, digaransi bahwa mudharatnya lebih besar ketimbang manfaatnya.</p>
<p>“<em>Lagian ya ngapain</em> saya nongkrong di café”, komentar anak perempuanku ini membuat hati saya <em>mak plong</em>….. Saya percaya dengan kejujurannya (kalau tidak percaya ya jangan jadi bapaknya).</p>
<p><em>Ngiras-ngirus</em> (sekalian) saya bercerita kepada anakku bahwa terkadang bapaknya juga nongkrong sampai malam di café, untuk tujuan ketemu klien atau partner kerja, melakukan <em>lobby</em>, <em>meeting</em> dan terkadang juga berjudul <em>hang out</em>. Sebab profesi bapaknya memang menuntut untuk banyak ketemu orang. Tapi saya memastikan kepada anakku bahwa dari rumah tujuannya mesti benar dan lurus dulu, sebab di luaran sana banyak fasilitas untuk miring-miring, bahkan terkadang dapat diperoleh dengan gratis.</p>
<p>Akhirnya anak perempuanku tertawa ngakak ketika saya bilang : “Tapi ibu tidak tahu kalau bapak pergi ke café. Bapak bukannya berbohong sama ibu, melainkan hanya tidak mengatakan yang sebenarnya…..”, dan anakku pun terus tertawa. Saya tidak tahu tertawa ngakaknya anakku ini karena menganggap cerita bapaknya ini lucu, atau malah melecehkan bapaknya, atau jangan-jangan senang karena punya bapak ‘<em>enggak</em> seberapa gila’. Sebab ibunya anak perempuanku ini lebih konservatif lagi dibanding bapaknya, sehingga rentan terhadap kemungkinan salah paham. Biar tidak sulit menjelaskannya (kelamaan diskusi sebelum berangkat malah akhirnya tidak jadi pergi), mendingan tidak mengatakan yang sebenarnya tanpa harus berbohong.</p>
<p>Dunia ini memang butuh orang-orang yang konservatif. Dunia menjadi indah justru karena ada orang-orang yang konservatif cara berpikirnya, juga negara dan keluarga, agar perilaku kehidupan ini <em>sak madyo </em>(sedang-sedang saja), proporsional, sewajarnya dan tidak kebablasan seperti para penguasa otonomi daerah.</p>
<p>Yogyakarta, 23 Nopember 2009<br />
Yusuf Iskandar</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gadis-Gadis Belia dalam Akuarium]]></title>
<link>http://solarsedayu.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/gadis-gadis-belia-dalam-akuarium/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>solarsedayu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://solarsedayu.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/gadis-gadis-belia-dalam-akuarium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aldi PW | 18/03/2009 &#8211; 02 : 18 INILAH.COM, Jakarta &#8211; Sebuah hotel berbintang tiga di Jl ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aldi PW | 18/03/2009 &#8211; 02 : 18 INILAH.COM, Jakarta &#8211; Sebuah hotel berbintang tiga di Jl ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Short-Time-Sex in the City]]></title>
<link>http://langrygg.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/short-time-sex-in-the-city/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Långrygg</dc:creator>
<guid>http://langrygg.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/short-time-sex-in-the-city/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Trodde du att det endast är snuskiga faranggubbar som håller på som kaniner i Thailand?  En artikel ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Trodde du att det endast är snuskiga faranggubbar som håller på som kaniner i Thailand?  En artikel i min favorit(gratis)blaska i hela världen, Bkk Magazine, kan kanske ge dig en liten annan syn på saken.</p>
<p>Dom har nämligen en trevlig artikel om short-time motels uppe.  Love hotels, rong raam man root, kärt barn har många namn. Hit kan den upptagna kontorsråttan ta sig ett nyp med en flyktig bekant på väg hem från jobbet, chefen kan ta med sig sekreterarn på &#8220;lunch&#8221; och så vidare. Thai medelklass och uppåt tillhör dom flitigaste besökarna. Ibland hör man om nån politiker eller liknande som ertappats med handen i kakburken på just ett sådant här ställe.</p>
<p>En del av ställena som recenseras (ja dom recenserar verkligen rummen, bara det ger guldstjärna) har avancerade leksaker och utstyrslar att förfoga.</p>
<p>Sa jag att denna respektabla Bangkoktidning även har adresser till motellen? Två guldstjärnor.</p>
<p>Namnen på dessa lekhagar för vuxna är inte heller nåt att förakta, för vad sägs om namn som: <strong>It&#8217;s Play Time</strong> (där du kan klä ut dig till tecknade figurer), <strong>Servant &#38; Master</strong> (gissa!), <strong>For You Inn</strong> (ordlek?) och <strong>Knock Out Action</strong> (sportattiraljer)?</p>
<p>Läs mer här: <a href="http://bkmagazine.com/feature/naughty-rooms" target="_blank">bkmagazine.com/feature/naughty-rooms</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[My apologies]]></title>
<link>http://samanitheory.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/my-apologies/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Daniel Samani</dc:creator>
<guid>http://samanitheory.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/my-apologies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have been a slacker, or truth be told (if you haven&#8217;t noticed I do always tell the truth )]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>I have been a slacker, or truth be told (if you haven&#8217;t noticed I do always tell the truth <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  )&#8230; I haven&#8217;t really had access to the great web of information. But I&#8217;m still sorry.</em></p>
<p>However I&#8217;m moving soon, and I have basically two weeks to pack my life and my belongings for an easy transport to when I move to my newly signed apartment first of November. Between 24 August and previous said date, are more unknown but I&#8217;m working on it.</p>
<p>Some images of my new home from the outside in.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Greatest Car Chases in Movies]]></title>
<link>http://thevelvetrocket.com/2009/04/29/the-greatest-car-chases-in-movies/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Justin Ames</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thevelvetrocket.com/2009/04/29/the-greatest-car-chases-in-movies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The best car chases, the greatest car chases, the best movie chases&#8230; Again, give it the title ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The best car chases, the greatest car chases, the best movie chases&#8230; Again, give it the title you want.  I researched this matter exhaustively and below is a list of the greatest car chase scenes in movies.</p>
<p>The best car chase sequence of all time is the climax of 1980&#8217;s <strong>The Blues Brothers</strong>.  Starring John Belushi and featuring the destruction of literally hundreds of vehicles, this movie should absolutely not be missed.  Unfortunately, clips of the climactic chase (certainly not the only chase in the movie) are not to be found on YouTube.  So, I would strongly advise you to rent the movie if you have not seen it.  The chase sequence aside, it is still a great movie.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the next best chase scene of all time is available on YouTube.  <strong>Ronin</strong> was a mediocre movie, but the car chase in it was spectacular:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ITS5GkkqgEQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ITS5GkkqgEQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Unlike the top two selections, the following car chases are not ranked in order of greatness.  They are all great, otherwise they would not have made it onto this list of greatest car chases.<br />
<strong><br />
The Hidden</strong> &#8211; A Ferrari, 80s power metal, guns, a bank robbery, running down pedestrians &#8211; what more could you ask for?</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/Ad52RbO-BEc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/Ad52RbO-BEc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Against All Odds</strong> &#8211; A great race in L.A. traffic between a Porsche and a Ferrari.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_u5OpqDRNV4&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_u5OpqDRNV4&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Get Carter</strong> &#8211; Nice power slides in a front-wheel drive.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/dLIh8gdEFQI&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/dLIh8gdEFQI&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Bullit</strong> &#8211; Steve McQueen&#8217;s car chase (in which he did all of his own driving &#8211; no stunt double for McQueen) through the streets of San Francisco is an absolute classic and is as great as ever.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/hy4RPGx2b9Q&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/hy4RPGx2b9Q&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>The Road Warrior</strong> &#8211; I&#8217;m no fan of Mel Gibson, but I must give respect where it is due.  The ending chase of The Road Warrior is brilliant and if you are disappointed after watching it, you have no pulse.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_C5Wl_12fKg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_C5Wl_12fKg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>The Road Warrior</strong> Part 2</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/s602KAzPXpo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/s602KAzPXpo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Bad Boys II</strong> &#8211; Again, not a movie I would normally endorse, but the car chase (and the sound of the Ferrari) is great.</p>
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<p><strong>Quantum of Solace</strong> &#8211; A great chase across Italy.  I hesitate to use the word &#8220;realistic&#8221;, but this car chase does seem a tad more realistic than some of the others.</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXJiYV9K77Q</p>
<p><strong>Short Time</strong> &#8211; A car chase where the pursuer literally has a death wish is a guaranteed recipe for a good chase.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/CE2i08S3YeY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/CE2i08S3YeY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Pure Danger</strong> &#8211; A delightful potpourri of destruction, intensity and non-stereotypical vehicles in this great car chase.</p>
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<p><strong>Running Scared</strong> &#8211; Good high-speed chase that makes unique use of available space</p>
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<p><strong>No Man&#8217;s Land</strong> &#8211; A classic 80s car chase involving a Porsche 911 versus a Chevrolet Camaro and a Lincoln Continental.  Wait through the lull in action in the abandoned factory because the other side is worth it and remember that this involves no CGI.</p>
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<p><strong>Striking Distance</strong> &#8211; This one just gets better and better as it develops.  Be patient with it.</p>
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<p><strong>The Seven-Ups</strong> &#8211; A savory classic with great sound and a surprise conclusion.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/9vACWV5sRcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/9vACWV5sRcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>The Driver</strong> &#8211; Some great driving scenes in a great movie.  I think this is the best scene.</p>
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<p><strong>The Matrix Reloaded</strong> &#8211; OK, so it&#8217;s a motorcycle rather than a car, but that makes it even more awesome, right?</p>
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<p><strong>Le Professional</strong> &#8211; No computer graphics, great backdrop in Paris.</p>
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<p><strong>C&#8217;it Un Rendezvous</strong> &#8211; It isn&#8217;t strictly a chase, but <strong>C&#8217;it un Rendezvous</strong> is the most amazing high-speed driving through a city I&#8217;ve ever seen.  Director Claude Lelouch made this 9-minute film back in the 1970s. It features no special effects &#8212; just an F1 driver, driving at high-speed through the streets of Paris in a Ferrari. There are no edits &#8212; it is all one take!  I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it. There is a brief clip of it on the website: http://www.rendezvousdvd.com/<br />
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The Bourne Supremacy</strong> &#8211; The car chase sequence in Moscow is one I would have liked to include on this list, but the producers of this movie are extremely vigilant about forcing any unmodified clips of the movie to be removed from YouTube.  So, I&#8217;m afraid a clip of this chase cannot be included, but if you read this blog, you have likely seen the movie and know what I&#8217;m talking about.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">SOME HONORABLE MENTIONS<br />
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<p><strong>To Live and Die in L.A.</strong> &#8211; a really good chase, but I didn&#8217;t think it was quite good enough to make it on the master list.<br />
<strong>Smokey &#38; The Bandit Series</strong> &#8211; essentially these entire movies consist of a car chase and they can be quite entertaining at times.  Tough to pull individual scenes out of  though and I&#8217;m not sure they merit &#8220;great car chase&#8221; status.<br />
<strong>Duel</strong> &#8211; the 1970s movie where an anonymous truck chases a car.  The whole movie is the chase and it is entertaining, but difficult to pull instances of greatness from.<br />
<strong>Vanishing Point</strong> &#8211; the 1971 version.  I must confess to not having seen this movie and I have been unable to locate a copy so far.  I love the concept and the movie has come highly recommended to me &#8211; further research is needed.<br />
<strong>The French Connection</strong> &#8211; a great movie even if I didn&#8217;t think the car chase was quite good enough to qualify as &#8220;great&#8221;.<br />
<strong>Gone in 60 Seconds</strong> &#8211; the 1974 version.  Emphatically not the remake with Nicolas Cage.<br />
<strong>Mad Max</strong> &#8211; although I very much enjoy some of the car chases in this movie such as the &#8220;Night Rider chase&#8221; or the various &#8220;revenge chases&#8221;, I simply don&#8217;t believe they merit &#8220;great car chase&#8221; status.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>સીબીઆઇએ કરેલી દરખાસ્ત માન્ય રાખવામાં આવી<br />
- <strong>ગુજરાતમાં સૌથી વધારે ચાઇના મોબાઇલ સુરતમાં છે</strong><br />
- તા. ૧૫મી પછી ચાઇના મોબાઇલ પથ્થર બની જશે<br />
- આઉટગોઇંગ અને ઇનકમિંગ બંને સેવા બંધ થઈ જશે</p>
<p>ભારતભરમાં ચાઇના મોબાઇલ આવતા અઠવાડિયાથી રણકતા બંધ થઇ જશે. સીબીઆઇએ કરેલી દરખાસ્ત ભારતના ટેલિકોમ વિભાગે માન્ય રાખીને આ નિર્ણય લીધો હોવાનું જાણવા મળે છે. ગુજરાત સેલ્યુલર મોબાઇલ ટેલિકોમ સર્વિસીસના જનરલ મેનેજર બાંઝલે જણાવ્યું હતું કે આઇએમઇઆઇ (ઇન્ટરનેશનલ મોબાઇલ ઇકિવપમેન્ટ આઇડેન્ટિટી) નંબર ન હોય અથવા તો તમામ નંબર ઝીરો કરેલો હોય તેવા તમામ મોબાઇલ ગત માર્ચ માસથી જ બીએસએનએલે સિસ્ટમ લાગુ કરી દીધી હોવાથી બંધ કરી દેવામાં આવ્યા છે.</p>
<p>હવે આ સિસ્ટમ લાગુ કરવાની છેલ્લી તા. ૧૫મી એપ્રિલ છે. આથી આ તારીખથી તમામ મોબાઇલ કંપની સિસ્ટમ લાગુ કરી દેશે. ભારતભરમાં ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલનું ચલણ ખૂબ જ વઘ્યું છે. ખાસ કરીને ગુજરાતમાં સુરત શહેરમાં ચાઇના મોબાઇલ ફોનનું આખું માર્કેટ છે. લોકોને પણ ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલનું ધેલું લાગ્યું છે.</p>
<p>અન્ય મોબાઇલ ફોનની સરખામણીમાં સાઉન્ડ મોટો તથા બે સીમકાર્ડ વાપરી શકાય તેવા ચાઇના મોબાઇલ ફોન છેલ્લાં પાંચ વર્ષથી સુરત અને ગુજરાતનાં વિવિધ શહેરોમાં ધૂમ મચાવી રહ્યાં છે. ભારતનાં અન્ય રાજ્યોમાં પણ ચાઇના મોબાઇલ ફોનની બોલબાલા વધી રહી છે.</p>
<p>પરંતુ સુરક્ષા એજન્સીઓ અને ખાસ કરીને સીબીઆઇના નિષ્ણાતોએ જોયું કે મોટા ભાગના ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલ ફોનમાં આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર ખોટા હતા અથવા તો ૦૦૦૦૦૦ કરી દેવામાં આવે છે. જેનો લાભ લઇને આતંકવાદીઓ તેમજ અંડરવર્લ્ડના માણસો વાતચીત કરતા હોવાથી તેમને ટ્રેક કરી શકાતા નથી.</p>
<p>આથી તપાસનીશ એજન્સીઓને પારાવાર મુશ્કેલીનો સામનો કરવો પડે છે અને ગુનેગાર સુધી પહોંચવામાં તકલીફ પડે છે. આઠેક માસ પહેલાં સીબીઆઇએ આ અંગે ભારત સરકારના ગૃહ વિભાગને એક દરખાસ્ત કરી હતી કે આ ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલ ફોન પર પ્રતિબંધ મૂકવો જોઇએ. આથી ગૃહ વિભાગે આ અંગે ટેલિકોમ વિભાગના નિષ્ણાતો સાથે મસલત કરીને ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલ ફોન બંધ કરવા માટેનો નિર્ણય લીધો હતો.</p>
<p>જાણવા મળ્યા મુજબ આ નિર્ણય આવે તે પહેલાં કેટલીક મોબાઇલ સર્વિસ પ્રોવાઇડર કંપનીઓએ આ સિસ્ટમ લાગુ કરી દીધી છે. તા. ૧૫મીથી તમામ મોબાઇલ કંપની આ સિસ્ટમ લાગુ કરશે ત્યારે ૦૦૦૦૦૦ આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર અને આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર વિનાના તમામ મોબાઇલ ફોનના સીમકાર્ડ લોક થઇ જશે.</p>
<p>તેમાંથી આઉટગોઇંગ તેમજ ઇનકમિંગ ફોન બંધ થઇ જશે. ટેલિકોમ વિભાગના આ નિર્ણયથી ચાઈનિઝ મોબાઈલનું વેચાણ કરનાર વિક્રેતાઓના પેટમાં તેલ રેડાયું છે. રોજ લાખો કરોડો રૂપિયાના ચાઈનિઝ મોબાઈલનું શહેરમાં બે નંબરમાં પણ વેચાણ થતું હોવાનું અવરનવર જાણવા મળે છે.</p>
<p><strong>છતાં પણ ગુનેગારો હાથમાં આવશે નહીં</strong></p>
<p>ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલમાં આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર ન હોવાથી ટેલિકોમ વિભાગે ભલે બંધ કરવાનો નિર્ણય લીધો હોય પણ જાણકારો કોઇપણ મોબાઇલ ફોનમાં અન્ય મોબાઇલ ઇન્સ્ટ્રુમેન્ટનો આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર નાંખીને વાપરે તો મોબાઇલ ચાલુ રહેશે. કારણ કે વિભાગે માત્ર આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર ન હોય અથવા તો તમામ ઝીરો હોય તો તેને બંધ કરી શકે છે, પરંતુ અન્ય મોબાઇલનો આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર નાખેલો હોય તો તે શોધી શકાતું નથી. ગુનેગારો બોગસ નંબરનો ઉપયોગ કરશે તો પોલીસ પકડી શકશે નહીં.</p>
<p><strong>આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર સાચવીને રાખવો જોઇએ</strong></p>
<p>આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર એ દરેક મોબાઇલ ફોનની એક ઓળખ હોય છે. મોબાઇલ બનાવતી કંપનીઓ દ્વારા આપવામાં આવતો આ નંબર યુનિક હોય છે. તે જોવા માટે …૦૬ ટાઇપ કરવાથી ૧૫ ડિઝિટનો નંબર મોબાઇલના ડિસ્પ્લે પર દેખાય છે. આ નંબરના આધારે પોલીસ મોબાઇલ ફોનને ટ્રેક કરી શકે છે. સુરક્ષા એજન્સીઓ ગુનાઓ શોધવામાં સફળ થઇ શકે છે. આથી દરેક વ્યકિતએ પોતાનો ફોન રેઢો મૂકવો જોઇએ નહીં, આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર સાચવીને રાખવો જોઇએ.</p>
<p><strong>સુરતમાં ચાઇનાના મોબાઇલનું આખું બજાર છે</strong></p>
<p>ગુજરાતમાં સુરત જ એક એવું શહેર છે જ્યાં ચાઇના મોબાઇલ ફોનનું એક આખું બજાર છે. માગો તેવા અને મનગમતી કિંમતમાં અહીં મોબાઇલ ફોન મળે છે, પરંતુ આ નિર્ણયથી આ તમામ બજારોને ભારે ફટકો પડશે અને જેમની પાસે મોબાઇલ છે તે પણ નકામાં થઇ જશે. જોકે, અન્ય મોબાઇલના આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબર હશે તો આવા ચાઇના મોબાઇલ ફોન ચાલુ રહેશે. પરંતુ તે લાંબો સમય ચાલશે નહીં. આજે નહીં તો કાલે આવા ફોન પણ સિસ્ટમમાં પકડાઇ જશે અને લોક થઇ જશે.</p>
<p><strong>સિકયોરિટીના હેતુથી આ નિર્ણય લેવામાં આવ્યો છે : બાંઝલ</strong></p>
<p>બીએસએનએલના જનરલ મેનેજર (સેલ્યુલર મોબાઇલ ટેલિકોમ સર્વિસીસ) વિવેક બાંઝલે જણાવ્યું હતું કે આ નિર્ણય સિકયુરિટીના હેતુ માટે લેવામાં આવ્યો છે. દરેક મોબાઇલમાં આઇએમઇઆઇ નંબરથી યુનિક પેરામીટર હોય છે. જેના આધારે કોઇપણ મોબાઇલ ટ્રેસ કરી શકાય છે. જો આ નંબર સાથે જ ચેડાં કરવામાં આવેલા હોય અથવા તો આ નંબર જ ન હોય તો સિકયોરિટી જોખમાય છે. આથી સુરક્ષાના હેતુસર ટેલિકોમ વિભાગ દ્વારા આ નિર્ણય લેવામાં આવ્યો છે.</p>
<p>Taken From divyabhaskar</p>
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<dc:creator>Bemwa</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[From the book God Callinge (www.twolisteners.org ) February 28 &#8211; Perfect Work Spend more time ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p class="DayHeading"><em>From the book God Callinge (<a href="http://www.twolisteners.org">www.twolisteners.org</a> )</em></p>
<p class="DayHeading"><a name="February 28">February 28</a> &#8211; Perfect Work</p>
<p class="Day">Spend more time alone with Me.</p>
<p class="Day">A strength and a Joy come from such times that will add much to your friendship, and much to your work.</p>
<p class="Day">Times of prayer are times of growth. Cut those times short and many well-filled hours of work may be profitless. Heaven&#8217;s values are so different from the values of earth.</p>
<p class="Day">Remember that from the point of view of the Great Worker, one poor tool, working <em>all</em> the time, but doing <em>bad</em> work, is of small value compared with the sharp, keen, perfect instrument, used only a short time, but which turns out perfect work.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>UPHILL</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>Does the road wind</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>uphill all the way?</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>Yes, to the very end,</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>Will the journey take</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>the whole long day?</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong>From morn to night, my friend.</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;word-spacing:0;line-height:100%;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;color:#228cb5;"><strong> &#8211; C. G. Rossetti</strong></span></p>
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<p class="Scripture" style="text-align:center;">                       <span style="color:#800000;">         </span></p>
<p class="Scripture" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#800000;"> &#8221;</span><span style="color:#420000;">And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and </span></p>
<p class="Scripture" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#420000;"> departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.&#8221; Mark 1:35</span></p>
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