--Chrysler poised to close sale--

Source says the deal with Italy's Fiat will likely close early Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - With opponents of Chrysler's planned partnership with Italy's Fiat having exhausted their appeals, the Obama administration-backed sale could close early Wednesday — putting the automaker close to its goal of a speedy exit from bankruptcy protection.
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Late Tuesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the sale of the bulk of Chrysler LLC's assets to Fiat Group SpA, rejecting an appeal by a trio of Indiana pension and construction funds, consumer groups and others to block the transaction.
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The deal will likely close early Wednesday, according to a person briefed on the company's plans who declined to be named ahead of an official announcement by the automaker. Chrysler released a statement late Tuesday saying it expects the sale to close "very shortly."
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~http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31185911

--The BAYON. Cambodia--

The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
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The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The main current conservatory body, the JSA, has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon
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--Fidel Castro (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz)--

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) was the Head of State of Cuba for nearly 50 years, and a leader of the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro, as he is widely known, was the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976 and then President of the Council of State of Cuba until his resignation from the office in February 2008.
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He was born to a rich family and acquired a law degree. During studies at Havana University, he started a political career and was a recognized figure in politics. His political life continued with nationalist critiques of Fulgencio Batista, and of United States political and corporate influence in Cuba. He gained an ardent, but limited, following and also drew the attention of the authorities. He eventually led the failed 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks, after which he was captured, tried, incarcerated and later released. He then traveled to Mexico to organize and train for an assault on Batista's Cuba. He and his fellow revolutionaries left Mexico for the East of Cuba in December 1956.
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Castro came to power as a result of the Cuban revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and shortly thereafter became Prime Minister of Cuba. In 1965 he became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic. In 1976 he became President of the Council of State as well as of the Council of Ministers. He also held the supreme military rank of Comandante en Jefe ("Commander in Chief") of the Cuban armed forces.
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Following intestinal surgery from an undisclosed digestive illness believed to have been diverticulitis,[10] Castro transferred his responsibilities to the First Vice-President, his younger brother Raúl Castro, on July 31, 2006. On February 19, 2008, five days before his mandate was to expire, he announced he would neither seek nor accept a new term as either president or commander-in-chief. On February 24, 2008, the National Assembly elected Raúl Castro to succeed him as the President of Cuba. Fidel Castro remains First Secretary of the Communist Party.
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Many describe him as a dictator and his rule has been the longest ever in modern Latin American history. Human rights organizations accuse him of creating a "repressive machinery".
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro
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~http://www.soc.duke.edu/~nvaldes/Cuba/fidel.htm
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~http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004242/
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~http://www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/
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~http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/fidel_castro.html

--I MISS YOU.....--

--KL Tower...--

The Kuala Lumpur Tower (officially known as Menara Kuala Lumpur; referred later as KL Tower) is a tall tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was built in 1995. It is used for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421 m (1,381 ft), which currently makes it the fifth tallest tower in the world. The roof of the pod is at 335 m (1,099 ft). The rest of the tower below has a stairwell and an elevator to reach the upper area, which also contains a revolving restaurant, providing diners a beautiful view of the city. Races are organised yearly where participants race up the stairs to the top. The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Syawal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate fasting month of Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha.

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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_Tower

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~http://www.malaysiasite.nl/kltowereng.htm

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~http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah_Persekutuan/Kuala_Lumpur-1282074/Restaurants-Kuala_Lumpur-KL_Menara_Tower_Restaurant-BR-1.html

--Tiananmen Square protests of 1989--

也許我告別 將不再回來，你是否理解？你是否明白？

也許我倒下 將不再起來，你是否還要永久的期待？

如果是這樣 你不要悲哀 共和國的旗幟上有我們血染的風采。

如果是這樣 你不要悲哀 共和國的旗幟上有我們血染的風采。

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也許我的眼睛 再不能張開，你是否理解我沉沒的情懷？

也許我長眠 再不能醒來，你是否相信我化作了山脈？

如果是這樣 你不要悲哀，共和國的土壤裏有我們付出的愛。

如果是這樣 你不要悲哀，共和國的土壤裏有我們付出的愛。

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如果是這樣，你不要悲哀，共和國的旗幟上有我們血染的風采。

如果是這樣，你不要悲哀，共和國的旗幟上有我們血染的風采。血染的風采。

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In English

Perhaps I should say farewell, never to come back. Do you understand? Do you understand that?

Perhaps I should fall, never to rise again. Do you have to wait forever?

If that is that, please do not grieve, the flag of the Republic has our bloodstained glory.

If that is that, please do not grieve, the flag of the Republic has our bloodstained glory.

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Perhaps my eyes should never open again. Do you understand my sunken emotions?

Perhaps I will sleep forever, never to wake up. Do you believe that I have been transformed into mountains?

If that is that, please do not grieve, the soils of the Republic contains the love we have given.

If that is that, please do not grieve, the soils of the Republic contains the love we have given.

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If that is that, please do not grieve, the flag of the Republic has our bloodstained glory. Bloodstained Glory.

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Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodstained_Glory"

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two other Tiananmen Square protests) were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China (PRC) beginning on April 14. Led mainly by students and intellectuals, the protests occurred in a year that saw the collapse of a number of communist governments around the world.

The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy official, Hu Yaobang, whom protesters wanted to mourn. By the eve of Hu's funeral, it had reached 100,000 people on the Tiananmen square. While the protests lacked a unified cause or leadership, participants were generally against the government's authoritarianism and voiced calls for economic change and democratic reform[2] within the structure of the government. The demonstrations centered on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, but large-scale protests also occurred in cities throughout China, including Shanghai, which stayed peaceful throughout the protests.

The movement lasted seven weeks from Hu's death on 15 April until tanks cleared Tiananmen Square on 4 June. In Beijing, the resulting military response to the protesters by the PRC government left many civilians dead or injured. The official death toll according to the Chinese government was 200 to 300, but Chinese student associations and the Chinese Red Cross reported 2,000 to 3,000 deaths.

Following the violence, the government conducted widespread arrests to suppress protesters and their supporters, cracked down on other protests around China, banned the foreign press from the country and strictly controlled coverage of the events in the PRC press. Members of the Party who had publicly sympathized with the protesters were purged, with several high-ranking members placed under house arrest, such as General Secretary Zhao Ziyang. The violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square protest caused widespread international condemnation of the PRC government.

~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989

~http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/594997

~http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/4/newsid_2496000/2496277.stm

~http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/

~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodstained_Glory

--See you again KIKI....--