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万歳 means 10,000 years. <br>
万 (japanese "ban" chinese "wan") 10,000 is <br>
generally taken to mean uncountable, infinite...<br>
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On 6/27/2012 7:24 AM, Carl G. Estabrook wrote:
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<p align="">"Banzai!" [Japanese 万歳] = A cry or cheer of enthusiasm,
or to celebrate victory.</p>
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<p align="">"Bazzani!" [Illinois UIUC] = A cry or cheer of
enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory over the public purse.</p>
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<div>On Jun 26, 2012, at 6:00 PM, E. Wayne Johnson wrote</div>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Bazzani [buh-ZAH-nee] n. (<i>also
known as Bazzani scheme</i>) . A method of legal plunder of <br>
public wealth via manipulation of regulations by public officials.<br>
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v. to use one's position of authority and knowledge of regulations as
a means of plundering <br>
public wealth, particularly pension funds.<br>
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On 6/27/2012 6:36 AM, Carl G. Estabrook wrote:
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cite="mid:15CB6B55-F2CB-4627-8FE2-B16B5986BF7F@illinois.edu"
type="cite">And some say that student protest never accomplished
anything! <br>
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On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:22 PM, E. Wayne Johnson wrote: <br>
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<blockquote type="cite">...Bazzani, now 65, says he deserves his
pension because he coordinated security at board meetings, <br>
authorized arrests of student protesters and worked with auditors on
internal investigations, <br>
among other policelike duties.... <br>
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...Bazzani said he didn't know why the document was in his file. "I
don't know where it came from," he said. <br>
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Chickens? <br>
I don't know nuthin' about no chickens. <br>
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On 6/27/2012 5:34 AM, David Green wrote: <br>
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Check out these two links: <br>
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href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-pension-bazzani-20120622,0,1844411,full.story">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-pension-bazzani-20120622,0,1844411,full.story</a>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://igpa.uillinois.edu/public-engagement/bazzani/about">http://igpa.uillinois.edu/public-engagement/bazzani/about</a>
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