Over the phone, we had made elaborate plans for a picnic by the pool facing the valley below.

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After one large American merger, the two firms had a row over the annual picnic: employees of one company were accustomed to inviting spouses, the others were dead set against the idea.

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New South Wales police said the man, who was on holiday in Australia, was in a group of eight friends and had travelled from Sydney's Bondi area to the Blue Mountains for a picnic and a walk along a bush trail.

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It had been Goran's idea to stop for a picnic lunch on the way out to visit Dad's memorial site.

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Obama had this to say to the friendly audience that had secured tickets to actually get a seat on a picnic bench inside the park.

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In order to demonstrate to Monica that all was well between us, that nothing had changed, that I was no slave to mirrors, I proposed a Saturday picnic.

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Mr Furber was in a group of eight friends who had travelled from Sydney's Bondi area to Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains for a picnic and a walk, News South Wales Police said.

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Sure, rumors swarm around Apple announcements like flies at a picnic, but the notion of an iTunes phone created in (loose) partnership with Motorola had publicly been discussed by executives of both companies.

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