Word: holidaying
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Consider my septuagenarian father-in-law Exhibit A in the battle against spyware- the malicious software that operates on a computer without the user's informed consent. This past holiday season, I emailed him a link to the Apple Store, so that he could buy his beloved son an iTunes gift card. But when he clicked on the legitimate link, his computer took him to another website, where he forked over $40 for a $15 card. (He did actually get the card, but at an illegitimate $25 premium; Apple ships for free...
...modern civil rights movement; of cancer, at a hospital in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. In the days after King's death, she appeared at protests to echo his message and calm enraged supporters. Later she led a 15-year push that succeeded in 1983 in establishing a federal holiday in his honor, founded the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and traveled the world in support of civil rights issues, including same-sex marriage. King was criticized for her efforts to secure a new trial for James Earl Ray, who was convicted of assassinating her husband. (She believed, as did some...
...also successfully fought for a national holiday on King's birthday, which was established in 1985, and was observed this year on Jan. 16. A monument to her husband is also being pursued in Washington, D.C., on the national mall...
...billion Trips made by Chinese for the lunar New Year holiday, which began Jan. 29--the largest annual migration of humans...
...backer, is betting that guests will happily pay a premium for an oasis of luxury amid the rubble. Says spokesman Aly Mawji: "Mainstream tourism is still years away but we hope the hotel will encourage some more adventurous travelers." Or perhaps that should be less adventurous. After all, a holiday in Kabul has never been so delightfully and unexpectedly comfortable...