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Intro from Adam:
Many readers have requested to hear more about our crew, their backgrounds and their responsibilities. Since we also hear similar questions from guests onboard, I will ask select crew members to periodically blog about their experiences on our ships. I hope you enjoy the first post from Cruise Director, Ken Rush. Please let us know what other crew members or roles you are interested in hearing more about.
I'm Ken Rush, a Cruise Director on Allure of the Seas and I can boast of being from the Courtesy Capital of the World – La Mirada, California. After studying acting, I pursued a successful career as a Master of Ceremonies for many major events including charity auctions, nightclubs and cabarets. In the fall of 1984, I took a cruise aboard the Azure Seas that changed my life. Within months I was hired as a Cruise Staff member. I was promoted quickly through the ranks holding several positions from Shore Excursion Manager, Production Manager to Cruise Director. I have been Cruise Director on numerous Royal Caribbean International ships and am very honored to have been chosen as part of the inaugural team taking out all of our new ships including the latest amazing, Allure of the Seas.
Many guests ask me, "Do I ever sleep?" and the answer is "Yes about 5 hours a day." That's not necessarily true, it's more like 5-7 hours on a very busy day, like an average sea day onboard the "Ship of Entertainment," Allure of the Seas. Our ship offers entertainment not only in the evening time, we offer entertainment all throughout the day.
As the Cruise Director, I am in charge of all of the activities and entertainment throughout the entire cruise and I am not just saying this, as much as I have enjoyed every ship I have ever worked on, we have really hit a home run in every aspect onboard Allure of the Seas with the many different shows we offer and the quality of the shows, which in my opinion (and many others) are terrific.
Also, a lot of people have no idea what is involved in being a Cruise Director as they think the only thing we do is host the activities and shows. There are many things to do behind the scenes; from office time which includes planning the cruises, creating the activities, music and entertainment schedule for the week, to budgets, finances, human resources and managing a team of 225 staff members, just to name a few but there is much more.
Here is an example of what a sea day looks like to the Cruise Director of Allure.
7:00am – Wake up and get ready for a busy sea day
7:30am – Office time – making sure everything is set for the day and to look ahead and plan future cruises.
8:30am – Meeting with the Hotel Director and all division heads to discuss business of the day and the entire week, the clientele and any concerns or questions everyone has.
10:30am – Call with the Miami office and my bosses in Entertainment and Guest Activities for a weekly check in.
11:00am – Record television show for guests
11:30am-12:15pm – Walk the ship saying hello to our guests.
12:15pm-12:30pm – A quick lunch
12:55pm – Close the "How To Train your Dragon" Family Ice show
1:15pm – Host the Belly Flop Competition in the AquaTheater
2:55pm – Close the next "How to Train your Dragon" Family Ice Show
3:00pm – 4:30pm – Walk the ship saying hello to our guests
4:30pm – Get ready for the evening
5:00pm – Attend and host the Platinum and Diamond party for our Crown and Anchor Society members who have sailed many times with us before.
6:00pm-6:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm-7:30pm – Office time – answer emails and do business calls.
7:30pm – Host OceanAria Aqua show
8:15pm – Close OceanAria Aqua show
8:15pm-9:30pm – Walk the ship and check in with the staff and musicians and support them in the shows and music sets they are hosting
9:30pm – Host next OceanAria Aqua show
10:15pm – Close OceanAria Aqua show
10:15pm-10:30pm – Run over to the Amber Theater
10:30pm – Host the Love and Marriage Game show
Midnight – Attend the Escape by Malibu party in the Solarium, support the team running the event and socialize with our guests.
1:00am – Go to bed and get ready for another full day tomorrow.
Typically a Cruise Director works for 4 months then has 2 months off and yes, during the 4 months on, we are really "on" with no days off and very limited time off but if you love people like I do and love your job like I do, it's a wonderful life. And I must love it as I just celebrated 26 years with Royal Caribbean and I still enjoy every single day.
People also ask me, "What is the toughest part of your job?" and my answer is "To try and make every single person onboard happy." Some say that is impossible and my response to that is, "that doesn't mean I won't try…..I only want all of our guests to have a wonderful cruise vacation and yes, I know that sounds like a planned response but I am very sincere when I say that because I truly mean that."


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Asheville, NC (Sports Network) - Jack Isenbarger led the way with 18 points as the Elon Phoenix downed the Georgia Southern Eagles, 65-58, in the quarterfinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament at U.S. Cellular Center.
Ryley Beaumont and Lucas Troutman each added nine points for the second-seeded Phoenix (15-15) who now advance to face top-seeded Davidson in the Sunday semifinal.
Eric Ferguson led the third-seeded Eagles (15-15) with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Willie Powers finished with 10 points and six assists.
Both teams shot well to open the contest, GSU making 47.8 percent from the field. Elon connected on 52.4 percent, as the Phoenix took a 31-27 led into halftime.
After the break the Phoenix stayed hot from the field, hitting 54.2 percent. The Eagles fell off the pace, making just 44.4 percent of their shots from the floor. Elon led for almost the entire second half, but GSU used a late 6-0 run to cut the deficit to just two, 60-58, with 2:19 to play. The Phoenix would not let the Eagles score again however, as the former held on for the tourney victory.
Elon survived 15 turnovers and just 5-of-15 shooting behind the three-point line on the night.
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Doctors know, however, that oropharyngeal cancers caused by HPV are easier to treat than those caused by factors like smoking and drinking.
Brawley says the best prevention method is still unclear, but "in terms of public awareness, this information certainly should be available to people," he says.
Expanding the use of the HPV vaccine could be one approach, but Brawley says, "I'm not sure that we have studies enough to make a blanket assertion that this is a reason to vaccinate boys for HPV." The FDA has approved the HPV vaccine Gardasil for males aged 9-26 -- but only to help prevent genital warts in those boys and young men, not as a way to curb HPV infection in their partners. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices allows but doesn't require boys as young as 9 to get Gardasil.
2. Oral sex enhances some adult relationships, strains others.
Among adults, oral sex causes stress for some couples and enhances intimacy for others, says sex therapist Louanne Cole Weston, PhD, of Fair Oaks, Calif. She says stress about oral sex often has to do with one partner's concerns about hygiene.
"One person will not want to receive it because he or she worries about the partner's reaction," Weston says.
Some people may also be anxious about their performance -- doing it well enough to please a partner -- or about responding appropriately to receiving it. "Some people can't just let go and receive," Weston says.
Sexual power dynamics may be part of it, too.
"Some people resist doing it because they feel a bit subjugated," Weston says. Her advice for those people: "They have a very important body part between their teeth; and after all, who is in charge in a position like that?"
Other people, Weston says, experience oral sex as a "relationship strengthener" and "a very intimate connection" shared with a partner. "It's being able to look at the partner and see them going into really very personal space," Weston says.
3. Unprotected oral sex is common, but has risks.
Several sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, HPV, and viral hepatitis can be passed on through oral sex.
"Oral sex is not safe sex," says Terri Warren, RN, owner of Westover Heights Clinic in Portland, Ore., a private clinic specializing in STDs. "It's safer sex, but it's definitely not safe sex."
The risks depend on a lot of different things, including how many sexual partners you have, your gender, and what particular oral sex acts you engage in.
Using barrier protection can reduce the risk of getting an STD. A barrier can be a condom covering the penis, or a plastic or latex "dental dam" placed over the vulva or anus. Instead of a prepackaged dental dam, a condom cut open to make a sheet is also an acceptable barrier.


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Posts tagged newt gingrich
Posts tagged newt gingrich
I ran into this video today:
"How do you know if the Constitution has been perverted if you haven't read it."
Politicians, especially conservative politicians, drive me crazy sometimes because they just blatantly ignore the Constitution. Conservatives drive me more crazy because they pretend to care about it.
Attorney General Holder recently make a distinction between "due process" and "judicial process" while justifying Obama's killing of U.S. Citizens (terrorists) overseas. Frightening stuff (see this Colbert clip for an entertaining recap). Apparently due process can be "the president decides to kill you, and then does" and it's "Constitutionally" considered "due process" by this administration. In this case this politician HAS read the Constitution and is trying to twist the words to subvert it.
Then you have people like Newt Gingrich, a supposed historian, who apparently has no clue what it says and/or doesn't care. Actually, he probably DOES know what it says, but like the guy in the video suggests, knows people won't challenge him because they have never read it.
"Any American, who actively advocates killing Americans, places themselves in our Constitution as a traitor," Gingrich added. "The American who the president authorized killing in Yemen was an enemy combatant. Enemy combatants don't get Miranda rights. I think it's very important that this is a war…the president, in this one area, is right." - Newt
Ok… they are a traitor according to the Constitution. True. But what does the Constitution ACTUALLY SAY about traitors NEWT!?
Article III, Section 3
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attained.
It's not even an amendment, it's just part of the body of the Constitution!
Good article on Newt's hatred of the judicial system and why it is dangerous and misinformed.
In 1608, King James I announced to the judges of England that because they were merely his delegates, he was entitled to decide cases himself. They responded that no king since the Norman conquest had assumed that power. Lord Coke, chief judge of the Court of Common Pleas, added that "his Majesty was not learned in the laws of his realm, … which require long study and experience, before a man can attain to the cognizance of them."
Greatly offended, James said this treasonously placed the king beneath the law. Coke answered: "The king is under no man, yet he is under God and the law, for the law makes the king."
Newt Gingrich, the sometime historian and would-be Republican presidential nominee, would do well to heed Coke's admonition. His "21st-Century Contract with America" launches a frontal assault on the nation's courts, particularly on "judicial supremacy" — the idea that the courts ultimately determine what the law is.
"I think Ron Paul's views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually every decent American." - Newt Gingrich
And Newt Gingrich's views are totally INSIDE the mainstream of virtually every decent American. Because he will say whatever you want to hear.


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The title "Middle of Nowhere" describes two of its main characters. Ruby, a nurse on the night shift, has put her life on hold to make four-hour round trips to Derek, her husband, who is serving an eight-year prison sentence. The title also describes Derek, who is not only in prison but lacking a moral compass. "I just got caught up in things," he tells Ruby, trying to apologize. He seems to think of himself as a passive victim.
Ruby is played in a star-making performance by Emayatzy Corinealdi, previously best known for the TV soap "The Young and the Restless." We learn that Ruby was in med school when she married Derek, and we're given some glimpses of their happiness (as in a standard scene of them cooking together). When Derek is sentenced to prison (for reasons that are withheld at first and then never fully explained), she drops out of school to devote herself to his life and morale. This is a decision sharply criticized by her mother, Ruth (Lorraine Toussaint). Her mother is correct.
This becomes clear during Derek's parole hearing, when Ruby learns disturbing things about his time in prison. Her lonely life, her long bus trips and her empty house have built up a sad weight that comes into play when she meets a kind of gentle bus driver named Brian (David Oyelowo). They slowly, tentatively start seeing each other.
"Middle of Nowhere" is the second film directed by Ava DuVernay, whose "I Will Follow" (2011) was the story, much admired by me, of a woman who packs up the belongings of her just-deceased aunt who was a mentor and inspiration. How many people, now dead, have you wanted to ask questions you should have asked when they were alive?
DuVernay also is the founder of the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a collective formed to support and distribute serious black films. Its second film was the great Rwandan drama "Kinyarwanda," shown this year at Ebertfest.
"Middle of Nowhere" isn't a highly charged drama, as you might have gathered. Most of the action takes place within the mind of a lonely woman. That's why Corinealdi is so effective in the lead. Yes, she's beautiful, but this film isn't about her beauty. It's about Ruby's stubborn and undeserved loyalty to a husband who lacks anything like her strength. Even in the film's calm, gentle romantic scenes with Oyelowo, Corinealdi brings a grave dignity.
Also effective are the performances of Lorraine Toussaint as her mother and Edwina Findley as Rosie, her sister. Ruth is sharp-tongued and critical, and although she speaks the truth, it has the effect of alienating her daughters. One thing Ruby doesn't need right now is having the hopelessness of her situation pounded into her.
Note: Ava DuVernay won the best director award at Sundance 2012.
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Calgary, AB - The Calgary Stampeders re-signed defensive back and pending free agent Jeff Hecht on Wednesday.
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The campus looks pretty cool, but aren't the renderings old news?
They should have just made the building in the shape of the Apple logo. Imagine seeing that from above.
http://www.clearywindowrestoration.c...ges/361a-3.jpg but these are modern reproductions. You can tell that these are modern by how smooth the glass is. The originals are hand blown glass and have a wavy appearance to them. A pain in the butt to look through and probably a bigger pain to make but still looked better than dropping flat or faceted windows in there would have been.
What's with MMI constantly posting old news? This "new" rendering can be seen on the Youtube video where Steve Jobs appears in front of Cupertino city councilmen...
Oh wow ok. I thought this news was about apple moving to China like most company's do nowadays.
This is old news. I saw the video of this concept a few months ago when Steve Jobs defended Apple's plan with this campus.
I think it depend on big the building was going to be and sharp the curves are. I think if the building was bug enough it might not need curves windows and door. Kind of like those dome houses that you see every once in awhile.
Yup, our moneys are part of that circular building with an Apple on top.
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My personality:
* i'm loud. (At times)
* i'm obnoxious.
* i'm sarcastic.
* i'm cocky.
* i cry easily.
* i have a bad temper. (at times)
* for the most part i don't like people.
* i'm easy to get along with.
* i have more enemies than friends.
* i've smoked.
* i've smoked weed.
* i drink coffee.
* i clean my room daily.
My appearance:
* i wear make up.
* i wear a piece of jewelry everyday.
* i wear contacts.
* i wear glasses.
* i have braces.
* i change my hair color often
* i straighten my hair everyday.
* i have an earring pierced
* i'm in a relationship right now.
* i'm single.
* i'm crushin'.
* i'm in strong like.
* i'm always scared of being hurt.
* an ex has physically abused me at least once.
* i've told someone i loved them when i didn't.
* i've told someone i didn't love them when i did.
* i've been in love with someone more then two times.
* i believe in love at first sight.
* i believe lust is more important than love.
* i have a bestfriend.
* i have at least ten friends.
* i've beaten up a friend Play fight
* i've been in a serious fight with my friend.
* i can trust at least five people with my life.
* i've been on a plane
* i've been on a train.
* someone close to me has died.
* i've taken a taxi.
* i've taken a city bus.
* i've taken a bus to school
* i've gone bungee jumping.
* i've made a speech.
* i've been in some sort of club.
* i've won an award.
* i've been on a computer 24/7 straight.
* i listen to r&b.
* i listen to country music.
* i listen to pop.
* i listen to techno.
* i listen to rock. (somewhat)
* i'm one of those people who play songs repeatedly until i hate it.
* i hate the radio.
* i download music.
* i buy cd's.
* i spend at least six hours a day watching television.
* i watch soap operas daily.
* i'm in love with days of our lives.
* i've seen and liked the o.c.
* i've seen and liked one tree hill.
* i've see and liked Americas next top model.
* i've seen and like popular.
* i've seen and like 24.
* i've seen and liked csi.
* i've seen and like everwood.
Family life:
* i get along with both of my parents.
* my biological parents are still together.
* i have at least one brother.
* i have at least one sister.
* i have at least one step brother/sister.
* i've ran away from my home.
* i've sworn at my parents.
* i've made my parents cry.
* i've lied to my parents.
* i've lied to my parents about where i am.
* i've lied to my parents about what i'm doing.
* i've lied to my parents so i'd be allowed out.
* i've walked out when i've been grounded.
* i've been brown.
* i've had streaks. (centuries ago)
* i've cut my hair in the past year.
* i've dyed my hair in the past year.
* i've been blonde.
* i've been red.
* i've been light brown.
* i've been medium brown.
* i've been blue/green.
* i've gotten my hair thinned.
* i use conditioner.
* i've used silk therapy.
* i've used hot oil treatments.
* i've ironed my hair.
* i've curled my hair.
* i've straightened my hair.
* i've braided my hair.
* i've yelled at a teacher.
* i've been suspended.
* i've had an in-school suspension.
* i've been sent to the principals office.
* i've walked out of class.
* i've skipped a whole entire day of school.
* i've skipped a whole month of one certain class.
* i've failed a test.
* i've cheated on a test.
* i've helped someone else cheat on a test.
* a teacher has called my parents
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Is anybody supposed to know what this is? I fucking love this ahaha.
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Last updated: 25 August 2010
Aspen suckers; the aspen's main method of dispersal in the Highlands.
Appeal: we've pledged to plant a hundred thousand trees in 2007.
326 Miles in the Slow Lane added to Press Releases (29 December)
New section added for Biological Diversity on Dundreggan with pages for Bryophytes, Lichens, Fungi, Beetles, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Moths, and David Barbour's Moth Survey 2006 (28 December).
Dundreggan News November 2006 added to Dundreggan pages (23 December)
Bryophyte Survey in Glen Affric 2006 added to Biodiversity in Glen Affric (20 December)
Our Winter 2006 Wishlist added to Newsletters (18 December)
Pupils at Carleton House Eco School sponsor an acre of Dundreggan added to Press Releases (4 December)
Seed dispersal added to Ecological Features of the Caledonian Forest (3 December)
A Liking for Lichens added to Caledonian Forest Photo Gallery (30 November)
Rooting for regeneration - Update on the Guisachan Wild Boar Project added to Wild boar - Missing Species of the Caledonian Forest (28 November)
Trees for Life joins UN effort to plant 1 billion trees in 2007 added to Press Releases (26 November)
Mythology and folklore of the Wild boar added to Mythology and Folklore of the Caledonian Forest (24 November)
Conservation Holiday dates for 2007 added to our Conservation Holidays section - sign up to help us plant 100,000 trees in 2007! (23 November)
100,000 Trees Appeal - Please help Trees for Life plant 100,000 trees in 2007, to significantly advance our work of restoring the Caledonian Forest, and as part of UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign (20 November).
Eared willow added to Caledonian Forest Species Profiles (17 November).
Excerpts from the Summer 2006 edition of our Newsletter, Caledonia Wild! (10 November)
Excerpts from the Spring 2006 edition of our Newsletter, Caledonia Wild! (8 November)
Location of planted groves added to Groves. Trees were planted this autumn at Corrimony (1 November)
Trees for Life Calendar and Engagement Diary for 2007 now available. (23 October)
Walkers from the Caledonian Challenge added to Press Releases. (17 October)
Buy a painting, plant a tree added to Press Releases. (22 September)
New section, Missing Species of the Caledonian Forest, added to Caledonian Forest Information Centre with pages for European beaver, Wild boar and Eurasian lynx. (19 September)
New section added for Dundreggan, including pages on Biodiversity on Dundreggan and The History of Dundreggan (16 September)
Additional Conservation Holidays announced; 28 October and 4 November, come and plant trees in Glen Affric. See Volunteer Work Weeks (9 September)
Bryophytes occurring in Glen Affric substantially expanded in the section Biodiversity in Glen Affric (6 September)
Sale of Pájaro jackets benefits Trees for Life added to Press Releases (4 September)
Predation added to Ecological Features of the Caledonian Forest (4 September)
We are delighted to announce that Trees for Life is listed on everyclick.com.
everyclick.com is a search engine that gives 50% of its revenue to charity.
Red September added to Caledonian Forest Photo Gallery (23 August)
Mythology and folklore of the Otter added to Mythology and Folklore of the Caledonian Forest (23 August)
Walk form now available for our Walks in Glen Affric, Edinburgh and Wyre Forest on 1st October (21 August)
Black slug
added to Caledonian Forest Species Profiles (18 August)
added to Ecological Features of the Caledonian Forest (12 June)
Rainbows in the Forest added to Caledonian Forest Photo Gallery (9 June)
The Mythology and Folklore of the Bear (9 June)
Minibus Appeal (30 May)
The Caledonian Challenge working with Trees for Life! (30 May)
Species Profile: Glittering Wood-moss (16 May)
Glen Moriston Conservation Holidays (15 April)
Baby/Christening Groves (11 April)
Who's who of companies supporting us (9 February)
How to leave a Legacy to Trees for Life (9 February)
Memorial Groves - a living legacy (9 February)
Excerpts from the Winter 2005 edition of our Newsletter, Caledonia Wild!. (30 January)
Treemail scheme brings new life to the Caledonian Forest - Press Release. (13 January)
Dundreggan - an ideal site for forest restoration added to About Trees for Life. (10 January)
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In 2012, there were thirty-five million people living with HIV/AIDS. Worldwide, 2.3 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2012, down from 3.4 million in 2001. Developing regions account for the highest rates of infection, with sub-Saharan Africa alone accounting for over 70 percent of new infections and nearly 25 million of the total number of people living with the virus worldwide. HIV/AIDS is killing farmers, teachers and health workers, and negatively affecting food production, life expectancies and infant mortality rates.
But HIV/AIDS, malaria and other potentially fatal conditions are preventable. If empowered with accurate information, and freed from the social taboos, attitudes and behaviors that fuel these diseases, people have proven that they can protect themselves and their families.
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- HIV/AIDS and Gender Inequality Workshops. In response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, in 2003 THP launched HIV/AIDS and Gender Inequality Workshops to empower grassroots people to transform the conditions that have perpetuated HIV/AIDS. Ten years later, more than 1.3 million people have attended these workshops.
- Access to HIV/AIDS testing and treatments. In addition to generating awareness about the root causes of HIV/AIDS infections, mobile voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services are offered in partner villages. Some of our epicenters in Malawi also partner with government to provide communities with access to antiretroviral treatments.
- Microfinance Program for People Living with HIV/AIDS. In Malawi, a special Microfinance Program aims specifically at empowering often ostracized HIV-positive partners. While many NGOs do not provide loans to HIV-positive people out of fear that they will die before loans are repaid, THP acts differently. THP believes that all people have the right to access resources that can help them live better and more independent lives. With access to loans, people living with HIV/AIDS can, and do, improve their lives.
- Anti-malarial bednets. Insecticide-treated bednets are distributed throughout THP communities, often in partnership with like-minded organizations. For example, THP-Malawi partners with UNICEF on the sale and distribution of low-cost, anti-malarial bednets within our community epicenters. In 2013, over 4,000 malaria preventing bed nets were distributed to our African partners.
- Maternal and childhood health promotion. THP supports maternal and child health by empowering women to have a voice in decision-making and gain awareness about the importance of pre- and postnatal care. In 2013, over 21,950 women accessed antenatal care services at our epicenters in Africa, and over 99,440 children were vaccinated.
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Scenes that made me CRY:::
When George's dad died, I BAWLED!
When Meredith was drowning, OF COURSE!
Durning the episode where 5 kids died before graduation
Alex and Izzies Wedding
The whole prom night
denny dieing
Izzie laying in bed with denny after he died
izzie laying on the bathroom floor in a prom dress
Im sure there were more, but those are the ones that stand out ! =[
Season 2: Doc's death, the prom
Season 3: Derek coming into Meredith's kitchen after getting out of the quarantine, and telling her he's in love with her; the scene after Cristina's wedding, when she discovers he's gone
Season 4: The clinical trial where Jeremy died and Beth decided to go through with the treatment, and when the gay soldier died and the father didn't want his boyfriend to see him...well, basically all the scenes from "The Becoming", including the speech Cristina gives the Chief after Burke wins the Harper Avery, about how underappreciated she is and how she feels like a ghost
Season 5: Meredith leaving William's execution; Callie saying she felt short, and Mark telling her to "walk tall"; Bailey telling Melinda that it was time to let Jackson go, and saying she crossed a line trying to get him a new liver; Alex breaking down and telling Meredith that that is not how he and Izzie are supposed to have a baby; Izzie and Alex's wedding
And so many more...we should have a thread of funniest lines/quotations from Grey's, if there isn't one already.
I would say definitely Season 5 finale!
One of the most shocking, moving and intense scenes I've ever seen in a TV Show... the moment when we see George in an Army uniform, OMG! It made me seat without any movement for at least 3 minutes after it finished! I was too stunned to cry the first time I saw it, but I cried everytime rewatching it.


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No Business Like Snow Business
Winter-sports companies fight to stay alive during summmer.
The owners of Headside, an outdoor sports shop, are nostalgic about the days when Japanese tourists flocked to their Kapahulu Avenue store in search of snowboard gear. "It was like a supermarket, where we stood behind the counter and they bought what they wanted," says Mike Egan, manager and buyer for Headside. But gone are those days. The industry "screwed themselves over by saturating the Japan market" when snowboarding's popularity peaked in the mid- to late-1990s (thanks to the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan), he says. The result: downhill sales for snowboard-related businesses worldwide, including Hawaii.
Snow-sports businesses in Hawaii now have to think creatively. Especially challenging are the months between May and October, when the snow melts and winter gear is stored until the next season.
The sport today doesn't boast the same coolness as before, but Headside managers this year hope Burton—a trendy Vermont label popular with Japanese riders ages 18 to 30 – will generate half a million dollars in sales in Hawaii. "What drives trends now are teams and pro riders – they want whatever board he's riding, whatever jacket and color he's wearing," Egan says.
John Nakajima, vice president of outdoor gear shop Powder Edge, also recalls the snowboard craze, which hit a pinnacle when Powder Edge two years ago opened a store at Ward Village Shops. "It was huge in Hawaii, and everybody was carrying snowboards – even surf shops were carrying it," he says. "But then these surf companies stopped carrying snowboards because it became a lose-money thing after a while."
What keeps Powder Edge on the edge of competition year-round is a full range of outdoor equipment: backpacks, hiking boots, surf wear and, yes, even some snowboards. Patagonia, a California-based company, is the hottest-selling label at Powder Edge. But unlike Headside, the Ward Village store mainly caters to local clients and not tourists. "We concentrated on snowboards at first, but didn't want to be seasonal," Nakajima says. "We wanted a business that will be around all year long, so we took the outdoor sports angle."
Local travel agents who thrive on winter-sports packages also are in the same boots. The summer months can be an uphill struggle, says Obie Olsen, president of PTB Travel, which has specialized in ski trips since 1978. "We just hold tight," he says. PTB Travel this year accompanied six ski and snowboard groups to Canada, Utah and California. Although the average number of travelers per group ranged between four and 10, Olsen in past years has led as many as 56 at one time. Canada was a popular destination this year. "I recommend Canada, because the airfares to Utah and Denver have been high," he says. Donald E. Tilden, an agent at King's Travel, couldn't agree more. One of the state's few specialists on Canada, he says the majority of his kamaaina clients this year opted for Whistler, a ski resort 100 miles north of Vancouver. "The exchange rates in Canada make it very attractive, and in a sense, every third day is free," Tilden says. King's Travel this year sold more than $100,000 worth of North America ski packages, at approximately $900 per person.
Spring break continues to be the most popular time for kamaaina ski vacations. The Travel Industry Association of America this year estimated that the number of spring travelers from the U.S. mainland increased 1.6 percent over the year 2000. "Spring break is a happy medium," Tilden says. "It's not the cold, winter holiday season, and it's not the warm summer crunch."
And for local snowbirds who missed that spring window, PTB Travel in early August is scheduled to host a ski and snowboard trip to New Zealand. "We usually get between 15 to 30 down there every year," Olsen says. "But every year, we wonder if they're going to come or not." It's an annual gamble, but well worth the effort, he says. Another summer package by PTB Travel this year involves a train trip across Canada and Montana, complete with fishing and river rafting. It's a business strategy that stops revenues from melting in the summer.
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Are you serious!!!
You want to charge us for paying our bill?
You better,
1. hire more people to go back to opening paper payments,
2. hire more people to log the paper payments,
3. pay more to mail my bill because I'll be signing back on to getting paper bills if I have pay postage to mail my payments (just
to make this whole deal more costly for your company),
4. wait for my bank to cash my paper check before you get my payment.
5. OR fire the genius that came up with this convenience fee plan!!!
One hot customer
Billing inconvenience fee!!!!!!
I just called customer support and they do not give a crap that people are {word filter avoidance}. They changed the TOS in the middle of you plan, now I am stuck with verizon for 1 year and 10 months now. If I knew they were going to do this I would have not signed up with verizon again.
So the only choice I have is to go back to paper bills and mailing a check each month, which if more people will do that will cause verizon to LOSE MONEY.
You are now stuck with 1 {word filter avoidance} customer for the next 1 year and 10 months.
Can you hear me now?
RE: $2 Fee
This has really gone too far. There are many of us out here that will not give you access to our deposit accounts. The corporate animal has proven time and time again that it cannot be trusted. It looks like you go back to processing my paper checks thru the mail until I can find another phone and internet provider.
I'm with the other posters on this--a $2 fee to pay you online every month! Come on. You should have learned from the Bank of America experience on fees. In my case, I have paid my monthly bill promptly electronically using my credit card as soon as I see the new invoice is ready. Now I guess I'll pay by check and wait until the last few days before the due date. I don't see how that helps Verizon. Please re-think this one and use common sense. You are going to cause people to go viral on this.
Who ever came up with this idea is an over paid idiot. The whole idea of paperless billing is it is cost effective. But I guess Verizon can't raise rates so instead the are trying the back door well I just de-enrolled my paperless billing and yanked both my CC and checking accounts. They are going to have to mail the bill and I'll mail a check. Next step is to change phone and internet service. Verizon will be the new Nteflix. If you have stock better unload them ASAP because the stock is going to tank. Now to see what people are saying on Facebook and Twitter.
This is the dumbest idea I've heard in a long time. What could they possibly be thinking? It must be a mistake. Some of us spend $300-$500 or more a month on family plan cell phone, fios, internet and land line. Can they possibly be any more offensive than this?
I wil wait for clarification but if it all turns out to be true I too will be canceling the paperless statement and will start sending the paper check. So 19th Century! That is, until the end of my contract period when I will take a look around at carriers who aren't so reckless with their good name and my money.
Does this require a contract change and if not why not? Switching back to paper billing is the way to go!!!
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The Beginning or the End?
"His express train was pulling up just as we got to the platform. It was a familiar scenario: We'd walk two blocks together and then go our separate ways, sometimes muttering half-hearted intentions to call if we went out (him) and always trying to control googly eyes and hopes that the other would follow through (me). The whole time we'd known each other was one extended buildup to some climax that was never going to happen now – months of head games and blue balls. As he waited for the doors to open, he looked at me, and told me as he had so many times before that he would let me know if he went to a show we'd talked about that night. But this time, for the first time that I could remember, I knew he was earnest, like he regretted that he couldn't do anything more than tell me he might be there, like he wanted to be able to tell me with no question that he'd see me that night, but he didn't want to make a promise he couldn't keep. He gazed at me with unnerving sincerity, the kind of sincerity that I'd been craving from him since we met. It was that moment, that look, that finally caused me to realize my heart had been breaking for the past five minutes."
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height: approx. 30 feet
location: Summit County
habitat: grassy lot in between street and sidewalk
leaf type: whorled
height: approx. 60 feet
leaf type: whorled
location: Summit County
habitat: natural park
height: approx. 20 feet
leaf pattern: alternate
location: Summit County
habitat: natural park
According to Tree Finder, it's an Arbor Vitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Gorge trail above Cuyahoga River.
Seen crossing road
5 lobes
Summit County Akron, Ohio
My Backyard
about 2 stories tall
4 lobed
opposite leaf pattern
location- at the edge of the forest next to cvca
habitat- forest
height- 30ft
type of tree-angiosperm
Akron, Ohio
My Backyard
About 2 stories high
Opposite Leaf Arrangement
The tree was around 5 stories tall with acorns, and alternating, undulating leaves, which were all separated by buds.
Front yard of CVCA
a open area
6 storys
25 August 2014
No thorns
leaf arrangement branched out from sides
stem had about 8 veins
It was 40 foot tall with green spots on leaves in the forest behind the cvca library.
This tree is located just west of the main entrance of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. It is on the front mowed lawn in the midst of a few other trees. This tree is approximately 30 feet tall. It had an alternate leaf arrangement. The tree's leaves contain three main pointed lobes and three main veins.
a big tree with medium size leaves. Green leaves,
Summit county Stow, Ohio
Approx. height 25 feet
Alternate leaf pattern
Smooth blade
one main vein
somewhat heart shaped
Located by the CVCA library. Its habitat was at the edge of a forest. It has rounded lobes on it's leaves.
Tree is about 20 ft tall
Tree was located in the front of CVCA in a mowed area
Habitat was mowed and there weren't many trees around it
This tree was found near the north lot of CVCA. It was surrounded by various other life such as different trees and grasses. This species of tree was around 15 feet tall. This tree had leaves. The tree had simple leaves in an alternate pattern. The leaves have one main vein with various other sub-main veins. The leaves have an entire margin with seven pointed lobes. The leaves are not symmetrical nor do they have any presence of a milky liquid. For the most part, the leaf had no wool, nor was it aromatic. It's base is not lopsided. The leaf has pointed lobes coming out from it's main vein. The leaves had a rich green color with a slightly lighter green underside. The base of the tree was small in diameter with a thick bark. On one of the leaves, a small red pocket was found that could possibly be eggs from an animal or a growth. This is depicted in image four.
Located North of CVCA's library. On the edge of a forest next to a field
approximately 40 feet tall
The tree was located in the wooed area on CVCA property. The tree was about 8ft tall and had many leaves on each branch. The leaves were green and had many edges. Its habitat was in the woods in the very front.
50 feet
The leaf was found in front of CVCA. The bark was peeling off the tree. The leaf had a hairy texture, and the leaf was bent.


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1. Happy Holidays and Merry New Year
As the old year begins to fade into the sunset, it is customary to reflect on the passing year and make plans for the upcoming one. Some do this in the form of resolutions, some people make action plans, some people just swing into the new year the same way they swung out of the old one Whatever way you intend to welcome in 2013, I hope you're surrounded by love and that you do it safely!
I've been reflecting on the year and like many, with some focus on the unimaginable events of the last few weeks. Specifically, the shooting in Newtown. I know that it's "human nature" to want to find answers but I find the media coverage to be brutal. Let's be honest, we could have the attackers themselves explain the 'why' and it still wouldn't make sense. You can't make sense of the senseless.
Regardless, I wept when I heard of these events and I believe I'm not alone. The sorrow was felt around the world and I'm sure the new year will bring on many gun debates and discussions, some of which have already started. I'm not here to talk about gun laws and policies, I want to talk about the power of community and being better humans.
In the wake of the events, Ann Curry of NBC News wrote:
Newtown's heartbreak has a lot of us asking, "What can I do?" Thinking about this, I took to Twitter and asked people to imagine what would happen if all of us committed to 20 acts of kindness to honor each child lost in Newtown. I added, "I'm in. If you are, RT #20Acts."
Tens of thousands of people on Twitter and Facebook not only seized the idea, they increased it to #26Acts, to include the heroic teachers, and are launching acts of kindness big and small all over America. The acts are spreading overseas, including one tweeted from Borneo.
Certainly the idea of Random Acts of Kindness and Paying it Forward are not new notions but ones we need to be reminded of. The deviantART community is especially amazing at things like this. From the simple acts of participating in the community to critiquing or collecting someone's artwork. From buying someone a premium membership to donating to someone's cause. I'm always wowed by the lengths members of the community are willing to go for, all intents and purposes, complete strangers.
That's a great realization but what do we do about it? Well there's no one answer or I'd have suggested it years ago but what I can tell you is what I'm going to do. First, I totally participated in #26acts and I plan on continuing to participate in working in random acts of kindness into my days going forward. I'm going to learn to be a better listener, I tend to multi-task and I'm not going to do that when someone is trying to talk to me. I'm also going to practice forgiveness. I am not infallible and let's be honest, carrying around a grudge is exhausting. I'm also going to try to be more patient - this one is going to be a challenge It's time to start over, rebuild and renew I have placed my 'resolutions' for you all to see so that you will help hold me accountable and hopefully join me
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Relax Inn Henryetta is located in Henryetta. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a TV, air conditioning and cable channels. Complete with a microwave, the dining area also has a refrigerator and a coffee machine. Featuring a bath, private bathroom also comes with a bath or shower and a hairdryer. Extras include ironing facilit...
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With a stay at Economy Express Inn in Henryetta, you'll be close to Henryetta Territorial Museum and Nichols Park. This motel is within close proximity of Henryetta Golf Course. Make yourself at home in one of the 34 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 32-inch LED televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while compl...
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Excellent 10.0
The room was gorgeous. Slept amazing. It seemed a whole lot more luxurious than an economy hotel.
Free breakfast was o.k. but offered only packaged muffins and cereals. It was definitely adequate but not the highlight of the stay.The way the rooms are freshly painted, the beautiful interior, the comfortable bed and it being very clean makes this place one of my favorite places ever!
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It was a clean room. Very nice staff. Minutes away from restaurants and shopping. I will definitely stay there again!It's a very clean and comfortable room. Staff is friendly. Close to restaurants and shopping.
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Centrally located in Henryetta, Americas Best Value Inn is convenient to Henryetta Territorial Museum and Nichols Park. This motel is within close proximity of Henryetta Golf Course. Make yourself at home in one of the 24 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming pr...
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had to park in the alley scary at nightthe breakfast consisted of a honey bun and coffee
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The orange juice at 'breakfast' had fermented.
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Welcome to the Super 8 Henryetta, OK. We are conveniently located off of I-40. The Motel has many Restaurants, Attractions and Shopping nearby. Our friendly staff is waiting to accommodate your lodging needs. We provide complimentary SuperStart breakfast and many more in room amenities. We look forward to seeing you at the Super 8 of Henryetta, your ho...
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We were in town briefly for two days during the summer heat wave. The AC in the room was not at all working, nor the fridge- plus the carpet was nasty! We asked for some maintenance or a room change and the woman working the desk could not be bothered more! After a protest from me and my party we got to change rooms. Much better AC, but no little fridge. The TV connection was so bad, it didn't matter if we had free HBO- we couldn't watch it. The woman from the staff that helped us before was accommadating for the rest of our stay.
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My husband and I stayed there in Oct.07 and again in sept.08.Yes, its an older motel, but is clean and staff was very nice! It's very pet friendly and has a great area to walk them.The rooms are large ,clean and comfortable, if somewhat worn.The only thing lacking is a fridge and mircowave in room. A good value and we will stay again.
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Easy On and Off access to I-40 Located 25 miles from Creek Nation Casino Walking distance from various restaurants Kellog Restaurants Open 24 Hrs Greyhound Bus Station within walking distance Complimentary Breakfast Fitness Center open 24 hours Chairmans Award Property
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Good 7.0
Close to where I had to be. good air conditioning
Bad smell from bathroom drain, major insect issues. Also very little to pick from on morning menu for choices. It needs some work on the doors to the rooms.Average hotel, needs some work dealing with injects.
Excellent 10.0
Front desk staff were very friendly. Room was clean. Good condition for price. Shower was wonderful.
Breakfast was lacking. Bathroom door was very difficult to shut. Bed was very uncomfortable.
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In a convenient location just minutes from downtown, the BEST WESTERN Okmulgee is close to Creek Council House and Museum, Creek Nation Complex, Oklahoma State University/Okmulgee Campus, Okmulgee and Dripping Springs Lake and Park, Natura Vines Winery and the distinguished Historic Architect Walking Tour. Enjoy the Best Western hospitality with comfortab...
Overall Rating - Good - 24 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The great customer focus of the friendly staff
checking in is slowAlways stay here when visiting family and friends in Okmulgee because of the cleanliness of the hotel and location. Any problems or concerns are address immediately.
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Okmulgee Hotel's Across From Creek Nation Complex It's nice to enjoy easy access to I-75 and a hotel location near Tulsa during your vacation or business trip. That's just what you'll get when you make reservations at the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Okmulgee. Modern decor and our helpful staff happily greet you as you walk in the door and start your...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 65 reviews
Poor 1.0
leaving it
the smashed lamps, knife cuts on the bedspread, blood spatters on the curtains and ceilings, paint stains on the carpet.the management charged my debit card, then canceled my reservation, requiring me to redo the charge just to have a place to stay for the night. now i have a double charge for the night, and am filing federal fraud charges against holiday inn.
Excellent 10.0
Rooms were clean
Pillows were just a little to hard for me.Nice location. But for size of the town I believe it was just a bit over price.
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We are conveniently located in Henryetta off of Hwy 75 and I-40. Modern decor and helpful staff happily greet you as you start your journey through the Green Country. When you book your stay with us, rest easy knowing that we are minutes from Anchor Glass Container Corporation, Covington Aircraft and Coca-Cola. We also have a 24 hour business center and a 62...
Overall Rating - Good - 22 reviews
Excellent 10.0
I loved the courtyard. Our room looked on the courtyard. Breakfast was good too.
Mediocre 3.0
The staff was very nice , the bed was very comfortable .
The hotel was suppose to be redone and opened back up in October , the bathroom had falling down ceilings , mold in light fixture & cracks in the floors. We had to be moved rooms because of smells.
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This Oklahoma motel is located less than 1 mile from Seminole State College. An outdoor swimming pool and free wireless internet are provided. A TV with cable channels is available in each guest room at Executive Inn. Rooms have a microwave, refrigerator, and coffee machine. Guests can enjoy a selection of beverages and snacks with on-site vending machin...
Overall Rating - Mediocre - 2 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
The location of this motel was perfect, only two miles from where I needed to be. It is an older motel and they have tried to keep it up but age is winning. Everything worked and the Air Conditioner kept my room cool during my stay. The carpet was ok.
The whole place could use a good facelift. Might even be best to tear it down and rebuild a new motel in the same location since this is a prime location for a motel. The lighting in the room could have been better. No plastic bag for dirty clothes.It was the only motel with a room available within over 35 miles when I booked it. I did not want to have to drive over 70 miles round trip to attend the reunion I was going to Seminole for so I was happy to have a room and the price was fair so a bed, clean sheets and a shower plus the Air Conditioner worked. If you have ever been to Oklahoma in June, July, August and most of September you know how important Air Conditioning is. The bed was comfo...
Poor 1.0
EVERYTHING. No one should ever go there. We arrived late cause me and my friends were on a roadtrip and no one was there the lights were off no one answered the phone it was horrible we were forced to sleep in a random parking lot.
|Good - 21 reviews
Seminole, Oklahoma hotels are close to Sportsman's Lake, a favorite for water recreation, relaxation and family gatherings. The Jasmine Moran Children's Museum is just a few minutes from BEST WESTERN Seminole Inn & Suites and a must-see attraction for history buffs and traveling families. Whether you're in the region to visit the Seminole Oil Museum or to g...
Overall Rating - Good - 21 reviews
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The Days Inn of Okmulgee, Oklahoma is conveniently located about 30 minutes from Tulsa on Highway 75 South. We offer non smoking rooms, free local calls, with free hi speed internet, Sunsational Daybreak complimentary continental breakfast. Microwave and refrigerator in all rooms Guest Laundry AM FM clock radio in all rooms, iron and boards and c...
Overall Rating - Okay - 57 reviews
Okay 6.0
The choices on the breakfast Buffett was very limited. The staff entered the room even with the 'don't disturb sign' on the door. The trash can was not emptied every day.
Good 8.0
The price for the room.
We had toilet problem and did not get compesated for da problem. The rug was still wet from da overflow the next day.This motel was close to the railroad tracks and you could hear the noise of the trains horns as they passed by the motel. You can tell the motel was remodeled with new carpet and freshly painted. If we was to pass through town again, we would stay overnight again. I would rate this an average.
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Looking for inns in Henryetta? Why not try Green Country Inn! This Henryetta inn offers free Wi-Fi. Don't forget to pack your swimwear as this inn features a seasonal outdoor pool
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July 22, 2013, 7:01 AM — Apple on Sunday admitted that its developer website, which has been offline since Thursday, had been hacked. Some information may have been stolen, the company acknowledged.
In an email to developers, Apple said that intruders had broken into the site -- which is restricted to registered iOS and OS X developers -- last Thursday. Apple posted a similar message on the website.
All but the home page of the site has been offline since Thursday, and remained inaccessible Monday morning.
"An intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website," the email and on-site message read. "Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed."
The Cupertino, Calif. company told developers that it was "completely overhauling" the site in response, and that it was updating the server software and rebuilding the developer database "to prevent a security threat like this from happening again."
Apple's portal lets developers access pre-release software, tools and documentation, and includes developer-only forums where they can exchange information and tips.
Speculation began Friday that the site had been hacked when the outage persisted and the company said nothing other than posting maintenance messages on the site. The fact that both iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks will ship within months, and thus that developers are in the midst of writing or rewriting apps to take advantage of new features, lent credence to the hacking theory, some said, because it would be the worst time for lengthy site maintenance.
"This is even feeling too long to be restoring from backups. The longer it goes, the more I believe the security-issue theory," Marco Arment, the creator of Instapaper, said on Twitter early Saturday.
Others have wondered whether digital certificates -- Apple issues them to developers to sign their apps -- may have been compromised, opening the window to hackers impersonating Apple or third-party software with malware of their own.
With the attack, Apple joins the long list of technology companies whose networks have been breached and customer information stolen by attackers, including Sony in 2011, Dropbox last year and Twitter in 2013.


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Between Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe, this famous tree-lined thoroughfare strikes through the heart of western Paris. Luxury shops, monumental 19th century buildings, upscale apartments, restaurants and multinational corporations line the streets around La Madeleine. Landmarks include the Grand and Petit Palais, Palais de la Découverte (science museum), and the presidential palace. Gare St-Lazare stands on its eastern edges.


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On the last day of 1899, the nude body of Sidney Brooks, twenty-four, was found in a ditch in northern China, his head sawed off and his limbs rent apart. He was the first victim of Boxer fighters, who lusted after the blood of foreign missionaries, whom they blamed for Chinas humiliation by Western powers. Claiming immunity to bullets and other supernatural abilities, the Boxers attacked Beijing months later, illuminating their warpath with the kerosene-soaked, burning bodies of captured Chinese Christians.
The Boxer Rebellion did not end until eight colonial powers, enraged by the attacks on their embassies and missionaries, shipped an expeditionary force to China, ending a fifty-five-day rebel siege of Beijings Legation Quarter. By then, the Boxers had slaughtered two hundred Western missionaries and tens of thousands of Chinese Christians. Peace was won with a lopsided treaty that infuriated the Chinese, especially in the context of the concessions already imposed after the nineteenth centurys Opium Wars.
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