Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...proudly sews his own flag on his backpack and, most importantly, it's pronounced “zed, not zee, zed!” The “Molson rant” became so popular that the actor portraying Joe Canadian was flown across Canada on our national holiday (Canada Day, July 1, for those of you who might like to know) to deliver his famed speech in 12 different locales cross-country in just under 30 hours (and that’s in American hours, not metric hours, but we'll get into that later). Never mind that...
...actual knowledge of home schooling was rather limited, mainly to those geeky kids who year after year win the national spelling bee with words I can't even pronounce. To find out more I spent last weekend at a home schooling exhibition at a Denver Holiday Inn, a 5000-strong confab of parents, children and education experts who got together to purchase curriculum, take seminars and talk shop. My first lesson: these people rise with the sun. When I arrived at 7:30 am on Saturday morning, a swarm of parents had already staked out the still-shuttered exhibition hall...
...Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle continues to wield serious threats, promising his colleagues they will not be excused for the July 4th holiday unless they produce a bill...
...when it came to Freeh's plans to step down. It was not until late last week that Freeh told his inner circle and Ashcroft he intended to make his farewell to the staff on Friday. By that time, according to FBI sources, Pickard was taking a long postponed holiday with his wife. Freeh's abrupt announcement forced Pickard to disrupt his leave...
...Despite the couple's estrangement, Fanny is traumatized by what has happened to Sobero, and struggles to keep news of the kidnapping from their children until his fate is known for certain. If he survives, he might want to stay closer to home next holiday...