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To: JakeStraw who wrote (330)	11/7/2001 10:18:56 PM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 430

Is that what brings you over here Jake? Check this out. Really rude, really nasty. Thought it deserved a spot here in the bathroom! Message 16624430

To: JakeStraw who wrote (330)	1/29/2002 10:24:08 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 430

China Claims Throne to 2004 Toilet Summit dailynews.yahoo.com BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing, flush with civic pride after a successful bid to host the 2008 Olympics, is feeling like a winner again upon landing the 2004 World Toilet Summit. China's capital, notorious for rank public lavatories with little privacy and no seats, won over World Toilet Society (WTS) officials at the November summit in Singapore with documentaries showing the city's improvements, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. It did not detail the documentaries' contents. Beijing spent 40 million yuan ($4.8 million) between 1987 and 2000 turning 200 toilets at scenic spots from cess pools to star-rated loos, tourism officials have said. The city pledged to continue freshening up its restrooms in the next three years under an agreement with the WTS to stage the toilet industry's premier annual event, Xinhua said. Beijing would build a total of 741 star-rated toilets in 148 scenic spots over the next three years, including 250 costing 50 million yuan ($6 million) in 2002, it quoted a city tourism official as saying. The city has lifted the lid on plans to pump a total of 240 million yuan into toilet improvements through 2003 as part of efforts to plug its image and bolster facilities after entering the World Trade Organization (news - web sites) and ahead of the 2008 Games.