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Hinata Hyuga
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 * Age: 12 -13 in Part I
 * Rank: Chunin
 * Seiyu: Nana Mizuki
 * Voice actor: Stephanie Sheh

is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main branch, and thus is the heiress of the clan. Her father trained her to use the clan's more basic abilities such as the Gentle Fist style of combat, though in time he came to deem her a lost cause and abandoned her to Kurenai's care as he began training her younger sister instead. Throughout her early time in Team 8, Hinata's lack of self-confidence and unwillingness to fight would cause to her fail on every mission she is assigned. In an attempt to change herself Hinata enters the Chunin Exams, where she is forced to fight against her cousin, Neji Hyuga. Although Neji easily outmatches her and taunts her for the battle's duration, Hinata perseveres in an attempt to prove her own worth. After recovering from the wounds she receives, Hinata continues training to improve herself. Her efforts eventually allow her to acquire a better relationship with her father, who encourages her to continue working on improving herself.

Hinata has a long-standing crush on Naruto Uzumaki, which has been present since their time in the Academy. Her feelings for him are rooted in his determination, confidence, and strength, all of which she feels she lacks. Despite her rather obvious feelings, Hinata has yet to openly admit that she likes Naruto, though many characters have been shown to be aware of it. Similarly, Naruto has remained completely oblivious to Hinata's feelings, identifying her blushing as just her being weird, though he now enjoys her company more than he once did. Hinata tends to break away from her usually timid self when around Naruto, such as going out of her way to help him or putting more effort into something because he is nearby. She also becomes more assertive on Naruto's behalf and never hesitates to defend him, even to himself. Naruto also acts as a key component in her quest to better herself, as she trains so that she can be like him and impress him at the same time.

In the anime, her training eventually results in her creation of, a combination of the Hyuga clan's more powerful techniques. With it, Hinata creates blades of chakra that she can use to hit any target in her Byakugan's field of vision. Due to the speed at which these blades move as well as the amount of control she has over them, Hinata can use this technique to attack and defend simultaneously.

Before her appearance Masashi Kishimoto had intended not to make her a ninja and to give her normal clothes instead of the Hyuga clothes.

Donavon Stinson
Donavon Stinson (born August 26, 1976) is a Canadian actor, best known for his many TV commercials. Currently he is a supporting character in the television show Reaper which started in Fall 2007.

He is also in a rock band called Buckle Up Russia.

He was born in Rivers, Manitoba Canada. Currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

Meade Esposito
A once powerful Brooklyn based Democratic party Boss. After being discovered as having mafia ties, Meade was convicted on federal charges but died shortly after. He never served any required time in prison. Meade's wrongdoings were picked up by FBI agents on wiretaps during a RICO investigation of Genovese soldier Federico "Fritzy" Giovanelli.

Direct Traveller
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Direct Traveller was established in March 2002, began trading in 2003 and launched its direct flight services in 2004. It is now the UK’s first and leading tour operator offering direct flight holidays in North Cyprus, and now offering NEW routes via Turkey to Ercan.

Our experience and knowledge We are confident that we know what you want from your holiday.

This does not just stop with a flight and accommodation, a holiday requires a lot more…reliability, peace of mind, knowledge and value for money. That is why we have made it our priority to ensure you are satisfied from the moment you contact us, to enquire about your holiday, to the time you return. This ethos is the reason why Direct Traveller is the strongest growing Tour Operator for North Cyprus holidays in 2007.

Tailor-made means exactly what it says…at Direct Traveller we pride ourselves on our expertise, enthusiasm and attention to detail. No matter what level of knowledge you have of North Cyprus, all our staff have been there and have a passion for the destination itself, combined with our Turkish Cypriot background allows us to apply a unique personal service to our clients.

Our exclusive service One of the many areas that differentiate us from most other tour operators is the vast range of flight routes we offer with our holidays. Our brochure features over 100 direct flight routes to Larnaca, and in addition to this a comprehensive number of routes via Turkey to Ercan airport. Regardless of where you are located, and what time of the year you wish to travel, be sure Direct Traveller will always have an option available.

Price Direct Traveller is committed to ethical pricing. As always, all holidays include any compulsory supplements for your holiday. Optional upgrades are available with simple add on pricing. Unlike other operators, our brochure prices are not overstated. Special discount offers are in addition to the very competitive prices displayed in our brochure – with no gimmicks, just added value!

All featured prices include return flights, return transfers, accommodation, in-flight meals, and all applicable airport taxes and supplements.

Direct Traveller at your resort It is important to have someone on hand to trust when you travel abroad. Our new North Cyprus local offices are located in the heart of Kyrenia. On arrival to Ercan or Larnaca airport you will be greeted by one of our friendly representatives who will escort you in an air-conditioned comfortable transfer to your resort.

Once you have settled into your hotel, one of our dedicated team members will call on you to ensure your primary arrangements are to your satisfaction. Thereafter, you will be given a brief welcome meeting to introduce the resort, where a range of tours and excursions will also be presented for your interest. Throughout your stay, our representatives will remain available at any time and will visit you at the dedicated re-visiting times on our Information Boards. Please feel free to pop into our local offices, or speak to your dedicated rep at any time during your holiday.

In the UK Our new offices are based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. Our staff is highly trained and experienced, and will be obliged to meet any of your general information requests, as well as book your holidays reservations. A vast range of information and literature is also available on request.

Book with Confidence All our holidays are ATOL protected for your peace of mind. Direct Traveller is licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL number 5819). This means that in the unlikely event of financial failure, your money is fully protected. Further to this, Direct Traveller is also an ABTA member (ABTA number W9805). This is another illustration to our dedication to offer you the highest levels of services for all our holidays.

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Joseph Kallang Tie
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CAHSMUN
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Moliat
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Moliat the Hunter
Moliat is unnotable person. But for those who wish to read this I can say he is character in the Epic World of Warcraft. We've counted on his account that he has played about 3,5 hour every day the two last years. More than 2500 hours, more than 100 days.

He's a hunter class, level 70. He plays on the server: Arathor, EU-server.

People, in the guiness record-book, under the title "greatest virtuel funeral" if I have transferred it right. The person who died had played 3 days constantly without peeing, shitting, eating, drinking or sleeping. Not ONE break. More than 100 persons met up in the funeral held in a cathedral in the human capital city of Stormwind. "He was a good WoW-player" it is sad.

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Globus family of brands
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With 80 years in travel, Group Voyagers, Inc., is the company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands – Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways. The largest escorted travel company worldwide, Globus provides more than 10,000 travel departures on more than 350 travel packages in nearly 70 countries, worldwide. The Globus family caters to more than 30,000 travelers a day on six continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North and South America.

Accolades
•	For eight years in a row, Recommend Magazine has selected Globus as the “Best Tour Operator” to Europe and a top finalist for North America, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

•	For the past three years, Travel Weekly has named Globus it’s Reader’s Choice Award-winner for “Best Tour Operator” in the Asia, South Pacific and Europe regions.

•	Year after year, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine has given Cosmos its official recommendation.

History
The Globus family of brands began as a small family company with one man and a rowboat in 1928. Antonio Mantegazza, the company’s founder, used his rowboat to transport commercial goods across Lake Lugano in Switzerland. While taking frequent trips across the scenic lake, Antonio began dreaming of a different opportunity … tourism.

His small rowboat enterprise grew quickly, motivating a young Antonio to purchase more rowboats while convincing his friends to join him as he expanded his business.

Rowboats grew to motorboats, then moved to land with a taxi service. Antonio’s good fortune came in the form of a local sweepstakes from which he won the rights to operate a popular local route from the Swiss national postal and transportation service. To service this route, Antonio purchased his first motorcoach, launching the motorcoach touring service travelers know today.

Over time, his entrepreneurial instinct and drive led him to acquire more motorcoaches to transport tourists around the Lake Lugano area in southern Switzerland, ultimately making his dream of owning a company specializing in motorcoach touring come true. Boasting a fleet of 12 coaches, operating local excursions for European tourists in Switzerland, Antonio called his new venture Globus Viaggi.

By 1950, Globus Viaggi had grown significantly, featuring 33 coaches with overnight excursions to Rome, Venice, the Dolomites and French Riviera. Thanks to their popularity, gradually, the overnight excursions became regularly scheduled tours and grew longer to cover more ground. Later that decade, under the leadership of Werner Albek, Antonio’s business partner, Globus pioneered the concept of Grand European Touring by offering first-class European tours to North Americans.

By 1961, the company launched the Cosmos brand, featuring value-priced European touring for the cost-conscious British traveler. These coach tours were so successful that Cosmos soon introduced another form of travel for the British market – air holiday packages to the sunny destinations of southern Europe. By 1968, just 40 years after the company's launch, Cosmos air holidays became so popular the company formed its own airline, Monarch Airlines.

Beginning In 1974, under the flagship of Sergio Mantegazza, son of Antonio and current president of Globus, the company's brands began expanding their markets beyond Great Britain. The 70s was a big decade for the company, introducing travelers to more countries than any other tour operator with packages to Africa, Australia, North and South America, Southeast Asia, Europe and the South Pacific. Also in the early 70s, Globus launched its North American company – Group Voyagers – overseeing U.S. tour operations and the American market for the Globus and Cosmos brands.

The entrepreneurial spirit that launched Globus is very much alive in Group Voyagers today. In 2003, the Globus family of brands launched a cruise company, Avalon Waterways, setting a new standard in small ship cruising. Also in 2003, the brand family extended its offerings by creating Monograms, which provides consumers independent travel opportunities with behind-the-scenes experts taking care of vacation details. Through Monograms, travelers get insider information and the services of a Local Host to enhance the experience and journey.

Attributing its success to the ideals of founder Antonio Mantegazza, Group Voyagers has witnessed three generations of his vision, hard work, love for travel and commitment, culminating in unparalleled vacations for millions of travelers around the globe.

Today, the group of companies, consists of more than 30 tourism and aviation businesses, serviced by more than 5,000 professionals. The companies’ escorted and independent vacations offer nearly 10,000 departures and almost 300 different itineraries, covering more than 65 countries on six continents. Combined, the travel brands carry nearly 500,000 passengers in a normal year, making the Globus family of brands the leading tour operators worldwide.

Historical Timeline
1928

Antonio Mantegazza (the eventual founder of the Globus family of brands) buys a rowboat (on credit) and begins transporting travelers across Lake Lugano, sharing stories of local sights.

1930s

Antonio Mantegazza purchases more rowboats, convincing his friends to join him, as he expands his budding travel business. Rowboats grow to motorboats and then move to land with a taxi service. Even with his growth, offering stories of the local sights to travelers remain a large part of his popularity and development plan.

Mid-1930s

Antonio Mantegazza has the good fortune to win a local sweepstakes, granting him the rights to operate a popular local route for the Swiss national postal and transportation service. He buys his first motorcoach to help, launching the modern motorcoach touring business we know today. Mantegazza calls his business Globus Viaggi.

Late-1930s

Mantegazza grows Globus to a fleet of 12 coaches, operating local tours for European travelers in Switzerland. His company takes a brief hiatus during the World Wars.

Mid 1940s Globus Viaggi acquires two competing coach companies and grows his business to a fleet of 33 coaches (the nearest competitor owns just five coaches). During this time, Mantegazza meets Werner Albek, who becomes a partner, helping Globus Viaggi operate excursions to St. Moritz, Milan, Venice, Rome and other popular European destinations.

Early 1950s The Globus portfolio expands, including Switzerland, Italy, the French Riviera, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium and England. During these years, Globus launches the first "circular tours" offering a more complete travel experience.

Mid-1950s

Taking a page from the legendary Grand Tours of Europe, Globus launches Grand European Touring, offering first-class European tours - an offering that becomes the cornerstone of the company's entry into the U.S. market.

Late-1950s Globus enters the U.S. market and Antonio Mantegazza's son Sergio, aids in the development of the family-owned company.

1961 Globus launches Cosmos, featuring affordable, value-priced European touring for the cost-conscious traveler.

1960s Globus' value-focused sister company, Cosmos, begins offering air holiday packages to sunny destinations in southern Europe.

1968 Cosmos air holidays become so popular, Globus forms its own airline, Monarch Airlines.

1974 Under the flagship of Sergio Mantegazza, son of Antonio (and current president of Globus), the company's brands begin expanding their markets into countries around the world. The company launches its North American branch - Group Voyagers, Inc. - to oversee U.S. operations.

1980s Globus is one of the world's most popular tour operators, offering vacations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Africa, the South Pacific, Asia and South America.

2003 Globus gets even bigger, launching both Avalon Waterways and Monograms, taking the company into river cruising and independent travel arenas.

2006 Avalon Waterways christens its fourth ship, the Avalon Tapestry.

2007 Avalon Waterways christens its fifth and sixth ships - The Avalon Tranquility and Avalon Imagery.

2008 The Globus family of brands is the world's largest tour operator with more than 30 tourism and aviation businesses around the world, serviced by a group of more than 5,000 professionals. Together, Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways, carry more than 500,000 passengers a year.

Overview of Brands
Globus

First-class, escorted travel company with 80 years of experience.

Cosmos

Value-focused escorted travel company with 50 years of experience.

Monograms

Travel company providing travelers the assistance of a Local Host in each destination.

Avalon Waterways

A small-ship river cruising company with the youngest fleet of ships in Europe.

Guy Calloway
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Does blond have an e on the end? Well, this was a question asked many years ago by former king of San Marino, King Guy III. He was blond, or blonde as it may be, and this discussion raged for many years. However, he proved conclusively that it did infact have no e on the end, by importing an Oxford English Dictionary and saying.

His childhood
Having grown up in a privileged family, which was famous for bullying the Vannecks of Scotland from their stronghold in San Marino via 1700 satelite phones, he liked to journey to much of uncivilised Europe.

List of Scrubs Episodes
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Petitgrain
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In essential oil
Also known as orange tree leaf, petitgrain essential oil is distilled from leaves (tips and twigs) of the same Citrus aurantium var. amara that produces neroli. Commonly used as confection or pharmaceutical flavouring, petitgrain is also popular in the fragrance industry as a top note. Its refreshing flowery scent is lighter and more neutral than that of neroli. Petitgrain blends well with numerous other oils and is considered a less expensive, multipurpose alternative to neroli. Correspondingly, petitgrain bears a therapeutic resemblance to neroli, but its properties and effects - for example as a sedative or nervine - are usually less dramatic and less powerful. Powerful is similarly antiseptic and deodorant. As a stomachic, tonic digestive aid for dyspepsia or other gastric complaints, petitgrain is actually more stimulating than neroli. Cleansing, astringent, and antiperspirant, petitgrain is an excellent skin care treatment for greasy, weeping dermal conditions such as acne, eczema, and dermatitis. It makes a fine bath oil or shampoo rinse as well. Psychologically, petitrain is invigorating, uplifting, and clarifying. It is a heartening remedy for less profound or intense cases of stress-related safe to use and is especially effective in massage. (Note: There are other petitgrain oils produced from the tree leaves and twigs of lemon, bergamot, sweet orange, mandarin and tangerine.)

Jeff Jerry
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Jeff Jerry is a straight up G! He lives on the east side of L.A where he reps the crips.

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Enemy Swim Lake
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Enemy Swim Lake is a lake in the glacial lake region of northeastern South Dakota located in Day County. The latitude and longitude coordinates for this lake are 45.4394 N, 97.2662 W and the altitude is 1854 feet (565 meters). It is often noted that Enemy Swim lake is the cleanest lake in South Daktoa

Enemy Swim Lake Legend
Enemy Swim Lake is named after a local story that is often told. "Before the white man came, the Sisseton Sioux and the Chippewas were rivals. One night, a band of Sissetons ate and danced at their camp on a point of land. The point almost reached an island in a lake. A war party of Chippewas planned a surprise attack on the village after the powwow ended and all were asleep. While they waited, they made rafts in the woods across the bay from the island.

The tom-toms were still beating loudly in the Sioux camp when the Chippewas drifted to the island on the rafts, waded across a sandbar to the point of land, then hid in the bushes.

And old Sisseton squaw out gathering wood for the fire came upon a brave in strange war paint. She screamed and he hit her with his tomahawk. The other wood gatherers ran to the camp crying, "Enemies, enemies!"

The Sisseton chief sent older men across the bay to wait in the woods on horses. The young warriors were ordered to chase the Chippewas to the island. Outnumbered, the Chippewas fled to the island where many were scalped. The rest started to swim across the bay. As they reached shore, they were trampled, drowned, or tomahawked by the older Sissetons.

The Sissetons had many enemy scalps. They sang and danced all night, saying "Swimming enemy, swimming enemy." To this day, the lake is called Enemy Swim Lake."

Breeo Foods
Breeo Foods is the consumer foods division of REOX Holdings. It has an annual turnover of E200 million

Rattle and Snap
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The mansion has been referred to as "magnificent," the "most monumental house in Tennessee" and as "one of the best examples of Greek Revival residential architecture in the country."

The tract on which the house stands amounted originally to 5648 acres. William named the property "Rattle and Snap" after having won the land from the governor of North Carolina in a game of "rattle and snap." This game of chance is said to have been played with beans. Four of Polk's sons built substantial homes on the original tract. George Washington Polk kept the original name for his portion of the land. Where the 4 Polk son's properties joined, the brothers built St. John's Episcopal Church.

The architect for Rattle and Snap is not known however, it is generally attributed to the noted German-American architect Adolphus Heiman. The fine craftsmanship found throughout the house was the work of talented slave artisans.

One of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture, Rattle and Snap was completed in 1945. Built of slave labor, the thousands of bricks used in its construction were made on site and its foundations were hewn from native limestone. It is an imposing residence two-and-a-half stories tall and L in shape. Acres of grounds and a mile long carriage drives leads to the gates of the property and a neck bending view of Rattle and Snap’s front entrance. Broad steps lead to a porch held up by no less than 10 Corinthian columns, cast in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and brought by riverboat to Nashville and then by oxen to the building site. Four porches grace the mansion. On the north veranda are the 10 twenty six foot tall Corinthian columns, on the east is an intricate iron portico, on the west, an entry with 4 "Temple of the Winds" columns, on the south is a decorative frame 2-story gallery.

Inside, soaring fifteen-foot ceilings are crowned by genuine Waterford chandeliers. Hand-crafted plaster ceiling medallions, crown moldings and cornices embellish the interior. Two dining rooms separated by pocket doors were opened for large dinner parties. Corinthian columns are used as room dividers throughout the vast living areas. Fireplaces were fashioned of marble.

The Polk family lived in the house for 15 years before the Civil War began, and it was the undoing of the family's fortunes. The house itself was barely saved from being torched by marauding Union soldiers when the leader noticed a Masonic ring on the finger of George Polk in one of the home's paintings and decided against burning the home.

After the war, the Polks could no longer afford the home and farmland, and sold it to J.J. Granberry in 1867. By 1919, the farm was sold again to other Maury County farmers and before long, tenants occupied the main house. Rattle and Snap hit its lowest point in the 1940s and 1950s, when the main house was used as a barn to store hay and chickens roamed the halls. Seeing the tragic beauty, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver M. Babcock Jr. purchased and restored Rattle and Snap in 1953, but it wasn't until Amon Carter Evans, former publisher of the Nashville Tennessean, acquired Rattle and Snap in 1979 that the mansion was restored to its original splendor.

It's rumored that Evans spent over six million dollars on renovations in exacting detail. "That is a conservative estimate," Evans was reported to have said. Evans' fortunes changed, too, and he lost the home to the bank in 2002. By 2003, there were no takers for the historical home. One of the reasons was the cost of renovations could not be recouped in the sales price. Evans all but bankrupted himself saving Rattle and Snap. But one California couple fell as hard for Rattle and Snap as Evans had. Dr. Michael Kaslow and his wife Bobbi bought the property from the bank for a significant sum but far less than what Evans put into renovations alone. The Kaslows started a new round of renovations in the living areas and are slowly working their way back through the home to the kitchen and family areas. With most of the features built on a massive scale, repairs are larger than life, too. While the house is rock solid on its limestone foundation, some settling has occurred, causing a need for restoration.

Avid collectors of American antiques, particularly Victorian, the Kaslows have had a grand time decorating the home with to-the-period furnishings and collectibles that show the progression of the home throughout the decades. Rattle and Snap is a private home. The Kaslows are giving tours to groups, but only by appointment.