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George Bush
First son of a president to be president since John Quincy Adams
Loved and praised during first term
second term not so great
slow response to hurricane katrina
Conspiracy theories blaming him for 9/11
43rd president -
Period: to
2000's
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Oops I Did it Again
March 27
Lead single in the album.
One of the most known
Written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub.
Great reviews from Music Critics. -
Cats
The longest-running Broadway musical comes to a close.
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
Australia
told through music
US & UK Tour
Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Famous song Memory
Third Longest from 1987-2006
Surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera -
Harry Potter
Joanne Rowling(role-ing) ‘Jo’
Goblet of Fire- July 8 2000(US+UK).
Fourth in series
Last book before movies.
One million copies.
Biography- Magic Beyond Words. -
iTunes
Originally called SoundJam MP
developed by Bill Kincaid and released by Casady & Greene in 1999
bought by Apple and renamed to iTunes
iTunes 1.0 released January 9, 2001
iTunes visualizers added for music playing
now movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, apps available on iTunes
keep track of songs by virtual library -
9/11
September 11, 2001. Tuesday. 8:45 a.m.
American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into north tower
two planes flown into World Trade Center, third plane hit Pentagon, fourth crashed into field in Pennsylvania
3,000 people killed during attacks
more than 400 were police officers and firefighters
first plane - burning hole near 80th floor
trapped people on higher floors
instantly killed hundreds
18 minutes after first plane - second Boeing 767 appeared in the sky
sliced into south tower near 60th floor -
Harry Potter Movie
November 16
First movie
David Heyman- Producer
Rowling sold the company rights- $1,982,900.
British Cast
Richard Harris- as Dumbledore till death.
Steven Spielberg- potential director: animated. -
Michael Jackson dangles his son from balcony
It was taken on Tuesday, November 19th, 2002. It was taken at the Adlon Hotel in Berlin. Photo was taken by either a fan or either paparazzi.Michael Jackson and his 9 month old baby son Prince Michael II. This image is iconic because it is the famous Michael Jackson, dangling his 9 month old baby over the edge of a balcony.Horror and confusion. Why would he dangle a baby over a balcony? -
Ellen airs
First aried September 8, 2003 -
Ninentdo DS
Experiment in the Game Boy family.
Replaced it.
Best-selling handheld device.
154 million sold worldwide. -
YouTube
Founders are Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim
First activated on February 14, 2005 (10 year anniversary)
Started as an angel-fund enterprise from a makeshift office in a garage
First YouTube video was titled Me At The Zoo and featured co-creator Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo and uploaded on April 23, 2005
Summer of 2006, YouTube was the fastest growing site on the web
65,000 videos and 100 million views per day
Averaged 20 million visitors per month
Targeted 44% female, 56% male -
Twilight
One year for second book.
Four books.
Stephenie Meyer.
Idea came in a dream.
Three months to complete.
Three-book deal for $750,000
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Twitter
Odeo was a podcasting platform created around the same time as iTunes
originally created by Noah Glass
Evan Williams - former google employee invests
Had a product in 2005
iTunes stole the thunder
Noah Glass and Jack Dorsey teamed up
The idea of status, what people were doing at a given time
With Twittr, you could send a text to a number and it would be broadcasted to all of their friends -
Toms shoes
Blake Mycoskie - Founder and Chief Shoe Giver
“One for One”
35 million pairs of shoes Start Something That Matters
TOMORROW’S SHOES
vacation in Argentina - flag inspired logo
May 2006
Blake Mycoskie
traveling in Argentina - The Amazing Race
went back - January 2006
based on alpargata design from Argentina
worn by farmers for hundreds of years
inspiration for classic Toms
later in trip - work in outskirts of Buenos Aires
kids running barefoot
alpargata for North American market -
iPhone
iPhone first announced January of 2007, and released that following June.
Wanted an original design, not traditional Motorola -
Obama Sworn In
Obama announced he was a candidate on February 10, 2007
Issues about ending the Iraq war, increasing energy independence, and reforming the health care system - campaign called “Hope” and “Change”
Many candidates in the Democratic Party
Obama’s main competition against Hillary Clinton. She eneded her campaign which endorsed Obama
August 23 selected Joe Biden for VP
Hillary and Bill Clinton endoresed Obama with speeches
Obama gave his acceptance speech to over 75,000 people -
H1N1
flu virus also known as “swine flu”. It is the same virus found in pigs.
Now currently a seasonal flu virus
it circulates in pigs, but found in humans now. (You can not get it by eating properly cooked pork products)
Same as seasonal flu symptoms:
high fever, cough/sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, head/body aches, chills, fatigue, and nausea
H1N1 virus spreads between people in the same way seasonal flu virus spreads
Prevention:
flu vaccine (nasal or shot), and everyday steps
