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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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          <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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