Women of the Tour deliver kisses, jerseys

July 21, 2004 on 4:02 am

A nice article on another side of a tournament, which most of the time never get exposed.
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Women of the Tour deliver kisses, jerseys

By Sal Ruibal, USA TODAY
Cyclists train all their lives for a chance to stand atop the podium in the Tour de France. The women who stand next to them also work hard to achieve their position. There is a distinct pecking order in the world of professional kissers. At the top of the heap are the women of Credit Lyonnaise, an international banking firm that has long been the sponsor of the yellow jersey.

The yellow-jersey women are models first, but they perform other duties, such as passing out newspapers to journalists in the Tour village, escorting celebrities and assisting with the prerace rider sign-in ceremony.

Not all the Credit Lyonnaise women make it to the podium; they have to do well in other duties for several years before achieving enough seniority to hand a stuffed lion to a sweaty rider. […]

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Akihabara becomes geek sex paradise

July 8, 2004 on 6:27 am

Zalfany’s note: Yup.. this is Japan … ;-)
Quotes from the full — very interesting -) — text.
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Akihabara has long been known for its overwhelming array of electronics stores like Ishimaru Denki, Onoden, Satomusen and many more.
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When this many “otaku” boys get together in Akihabara, someone must feed them somewhere, so cafes and restaurants, especially for them have opened one after another. At the Cure Maid Cafe, all the waitresses wear maid costumes. “There are seven waitresses at this moment. They’ve got pretty names such as Pudding and Chocolate,” said manager Masato Matsuzaki. “We also have a website on which customers and waitresses can chat. We get nearly 1,000 page visitors a day, which is
unbelievable for a restaurant.” The maid’s skirts at Cure Maid Cafe aren’t as short as other restaurants; they tend to be longer and more elegant. So why are the “otaku” so crazy about ther maids? “It’s because of the image that a maid is always supposed to obey a customer. That has a sort of healing or calming effect on a guy,” explains Matsuzaki.
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These shops at Akihabara are not in the sex business because for geeks, fantasizing is much more important than actually doing anything with girls.
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And one of the comments below the text -D : “i’m so glad i work in
akiba -) ”

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Mom’s Never Too Far Away

July 7, 2004 on 3:19 am

Zalfany’s note: Miss my mom, a lot … -(

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Still weary from his spacewalk, space station astronaut Mike Fincke got a surprise call from a “specialist” with a rundown on new bedtime procedures. “Step 1 is that you may have a bedtime treat if you’ve been good and not sassed anyone. And step 1A is that you have to go to the bathroom
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“Step 3 is, let me see, that’s wash your face and hands - that’s both hands. And brush your teeth and don’t spit on the floor. And number 4 is, oh yes, say your prayers. And number 5 is get into your jammies and you may have three bedtime stories but nothing too scary. Copy?” The reply from space: “Hi, Mom.” Alma Fincke burst into laughter at Mission Control. “You got me,” she said.

NASA broadcast the interchange on Friday, a day after it took place.
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