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    Party with your SO's ex?  Jan 6, 2009
    Got me pearls for Christmas ... Did you hear about the guy who killed the 8 people and set the house on fire on Christmas eve ... Poppa for some strange reason I have had no desire to shop since I finished at Christmas. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Madoff Collectibles Flood eBay  Jan 6, 2009
    Even an old Christmas card from Madoff can be found on eBay. It's received 13 bids with one buyer offering to pay 38 dollars. (Newsmax)

    Severe retail downturn forecast for 2009  Jan 5, 2009
    "For lease" signs are replacing Christmas ornaments along boutique-lined streets, including Oakland's Piedmont Avenue, where Lost Antiques is advertising a closing sale, and the Video Room, Piedmont Lighting and Healthy Step shoe store are already empty. All American Boy, one of San Francisco's oldest stores geared to the gay community, closed its Castro Street doors Nov. 30 after 32 years in business. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Cash for the memories  Jan 3, 2009
    The drum set sold almost immediately on Craigslist for $80, which Mendes used to pay for a Christmas tree for his children. "No one did this for me so I have to do it for them.". (Boston Globe)

    Applause calendar  Jan 2, 2009
    CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Home Depot, 520 N. Belair Road, Evans; (706) 312-7195. OPEN HOUSE: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Westminster Schools of Augusta, 3067 Wheeler Road; (706) 731-5260, ext. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Alleged scams by four businesses leave Chelsea residents on edge  Jan 1, 2009
    Orellana said he agreed, and in August sent his sons Christmas gifts, including 15 video games, shoes, clothes, a video game console and collectible miniature cars. He claims the package arrived two weeks ago and was missing about $820 worth of gifts. (Boston Globe)

    New Year's resolution: Get organized  Jan 1, 2009
    If Santa brought you everything on your Christmas list this week, your New Year's resolution might be to find a place to store it all. In surveys of homeowners, most say they don't have enough storage space at home. (AZCentral -- Home)

    2008 a Year of Highs, Lows in the Region  Dec 31, 2008
    The 27-acre former Wykeham Rise girls school was destined to be an inn, spa and resort-at least that's what new owner Matthew Klauer indicated on a land-use application that launched a long and controversial application process that came to a conclusion shortly before Christmas with an unexpected denial of the plan. June Hundreds gathered in New Milford to remember Rebecca Payne, the former New Milford High School student who had gone on to Northeastern University in Boston and was found dead... (Litchfield County Times, CT)

    Tom Brady, boo celebrating something  Dec 30, 2008
    As we have told you ad nauseum, there are reports that Tom and Gi got engaged on a flight from New York to Boston on Christmas Eve ... BTW, most mainstream and gossip outlets were dismissing the engagement story yesterday in light of the family denials, and there may have been a different reason for the white roses and champagne on the private jet from NYC to Boston: Tom and Gisele started dating right around Christmas two years ago ... File Under: A Very Brady Christmas. (Boston Herald)

    Fight the after-Christmas blues with indoor tourism (3)  Dec 30, 2008
    Fight the after-Christmas blues with indoor tourism By E-E Staff Report ... Closed Monday and Tuesday as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    Happy Holidays Tech Fans!  Dec 30, 2008
    Its been a great Christmas so far ... So what did our fellow GT blog readers get for Christmas this year that was GT themed ... This is your chance to post up and brag about what you scored under the Christmas tree. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    The geek holiday gifts you didn't get  Dec 28, 2008
    The geek gifts you didn't get for Christmas 2008 ... It's hard to be a geek at Christmastime ... Christmas may be over, but you can still give the gift of geek tech to yourself. (InfoWorld)

    Slater Tour of Homes was attended by many people  Dec 27, 2008
    SAHA members Jackie and Louise O'Donnell had the hall festively decorated for Christmas ... Howard's daughter-in-law, Ellen, and several of her craft-minded friends, turned the house into a vintage Christmas wonderland and an absolute treat ... With a lighted Christmas tree in every room, Hammond House has come a long way since being one of the first in Slater to install electricity. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)

    Teen is Santa for a needy area child MULTIMEDIA: Spotsylvania teenager gives up her birthday money to buy gifts for someone she doesn't even know.  Dec 25, 2008
    Alison Davis got excited when the holidays rolled around because this would be the third Christmas she and her mom bought gifts for a needy child ... "It was fun because you knew on Christmas morning they were gonna, like, wake up and be all, like, 'Wow, look what I got' instead of, like, having nothing," Alison said ... Added to Alison's birthday money, they had $170 to make Christmas merry for someone they didn't even know. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Every child should have a toy  Dec 23, 2008
    Just off Larimer Avenue, in a neighborhood with more than its share of poverty, violence and blight, there's a brick row house with a lighted Christmas tree in the window. It's Tamara Thompson's way of saying, no matter what, there will be Christmas in this house ... No matter: There will be a Christmas for William, Diana, Zakela, X'Zaira, Ra'Yonna, Da'Quan, Martina, Xavier, Rai'Nelle and Zy'Juan. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    The house that charm built (87)  Dec 23, 2008
    A window was lined with tiny Christmas lights ... Larson owns Furniture Restoration Center of Oregon, and the theme of her Christmas display is Home for the Holidays. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Christmas Classics  Dec 22, 2008
    As Christmas-movie-watching revs into high gear this week, Boston Herald film critic James Verniere offers his Top 10 holiday picks (in chronological order), to make your viewing bright ... A Christmas Carol (1938): A great Hollywood version of the classic Charles Dickens tale with Reginald Owen, a last-minute stand-in for an ailing Lionel Barrymore, as Scrooge ... A Christmas Carol (1951): The most acclaimed version of Dickens yuletide classic features university-professor-turned-actor Alastair... (Boston Herald)

    O.J. Heist Items To Be Used As Restitution  Dec 20, 2008
    (2:45)President Bush wrote a $17 billion Christmas check to Detroit automakers, saying that allowing the industry to fail would be irresponsible. Anthony Mason reports. (CBS News)

    PartyGaming bets on Empire Online  Dec 20, 2008
    Christmas is the perfect time to catch up on the chapters you ve missed. Find toys, gifts and collectibles in your local area at the Market Place. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)

    Pitty-Pat’s: It’s not just for Christmas (12/18)  Dec 19, 2008
    Pitty-Pat s: It s not just for Christmas (12/18) ... Tale has it that Hilda Foreman, of West Point, has one of the most extensive collections of Christmas scenes, ornaments and figures in the Golden Triangle ... But we want to remind everyone, said Patsy Wilkins, that we are open all year, not just at Christmas. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)

    BBC presenter Jonathan Ross in Christmas lights battle with neighbour  Dec 19, 2008
    BBC presenter Jonathan Ross in Christmas lights battle with neighbour - Telegraph ... BBC presenter Jonathan Ross in Christmas lights battle with neighbour ... The neighbour of BBC presenter Jonathan Ross has vowed to outshine him in the Christmas lights battle by erecting an eight-foot, inflatable bear complete with cubs. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Rwanda genocide mastermind jailed for life  Dec 19, 2008
    "He is the first of 34 people who have so far appeared before International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to be charged with actually plotting the genocide, rather than simply carrying out orders once the killings had started.He was described by the former UN military chief in Rwanda, Gen Romeo Dallaire, as the "kingpin" of the genocide.Bagosora's lawyers had tried to argue that prosecutors had not adequately proven that the killings were well planned, and so had not met the legal definition of... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Babysitter Suzanne Holdsworth cleared of murdering toddler Kyle Fisher  Dec 19, 2008
    " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3834924/Babysitter-Suzanne-Holdsworth-cleared-of-murdering-toddler-Kyle-Fisher.html Related Content More on ... Advertisement Advertisement EDITOR'S CHOICE The creator of one of the world's coolest brands is keeping another secret to himself. TELEGRAPH DATING etlmadd2 Having enjoyed family life and a demanding job now this is the time to share the things I love with somone special, to travel, to have a lot of fun and laugh and just enjoy life!!... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Contaminated Irish beef could be UK stores  Dec 19, 2008
    300 off Christmas shopping ... Christmas is the perfect time to catch up on the chapters you ve missed. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    • Events Calendar  Dec 19, 2008
    The Faulkner Planetarium at College of Southern Idaho's Herrett Center for Arts and Science will present "The Christmas Star" at 7 p.m.; and "Steamrolling through the Holidays" at 8:15 p.m. Education-show tickets are 4 ... Laughing Stock Theatre will present a musical version of "A Christmas Carol" at 7 p.m. at nexStage Theatre, 120 S. Main St.Tickets are 20 for adults and 10 for children, available at the lobby ticket desk or 726-4TKS. ... A Dance Arts Christmas Concert will be presented at 7... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Call of the sea: Artist captures 'Coastal Moods'  Dec 19, 2008
    She's freelanced for Tiffany & Company and Continental Airlines and created a collectible Christmas plate series for Lenox, Inc.. This exhibition includes a New Jersey Maritime History Series in which she depicts fishing and a moonlight rescue. (NJ.com -- Times)

    The Santa man cometh!  Dec 19, 2008
    And these are but a few of the robust elderly men in red who take over the home Daddabbo shares with his wife of 55 years, Rachel, come Christmas time ... Then, he called to his sleeping children: "'Wake up and come get a slice of pie. It's Christmas,'" Daddabbo recalled his father saying ... "That was our Christmas." And while there may not have been an abundance of Christmas gifts in the Daddabbo household each and every year, it can be assured there was an abundance of glad tidings. (Newington Town Crier, CT)

    Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth'  Dec 19, 2008
    " In Britain, experts say that the Government missed its target of cutting the under-18 pregnancy rate by 15 per cent from its 1998 level in spite of the 150 million campaign to reduce pregnancies among young girls. It was also likely to miss its target of halving teenage pregnancies by 2010, probably achieving a reduction of about 17 per cent. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1535684/Success-of-abstinence-in-cutting-teen-pregnancies-is-a-myth.html Related Content External Links More on... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    American Girl Chrissa arrives on all fronts  Dec 19, 2008
    By Gary Levin, USA TODAY Christmas comes late for Chrissa, American Girl's 2009 Doll of the Year, to be unveiled in stores on New Year's Day. In a first for the Mattel-owned collectible doll company, Chrissa's release coincides with a three-book series, HBO movie An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (Jan. (USA Today -- Life)

    Health Secretary forced to deny health service cannot cope with ...  Dec 19, 2008
    Mr Bradley warned that things would only get worse over the peak season for winter illnesses and accidents of Christmas and New Year due to a surge in drinking related calls on top of the winter illnesses ... " Officials at the Department of Health are holding crisis talks with NHS managers to find out what can be done before next week when the situation is expected to worsen. Calls to the ambulance service normally peak over the Christmas and New Year period as the party season coincides with a... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Teenager listens to iPod while having brain surgery  Dec 19, 2008
    " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/3816942/Teenager-listens-to-iPod-while-having-brain-surgery.html Related Content More on ... Advertisement most viewed TODAY PAST WEEK PAST MONTH Sponsored Features Search the Telegraph Market Place for health and fitness products as well as all your home and garden needs. Win a week s stay for two at the Fortina Spa Resort in Malta. Prize includes half board and flights. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Sponsored Features Chef Mark... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    999 calls up 25 per cent as ambulance staff perform 'near miracles'  Dec 19, 2008
    "Nonetheless the system is coping. Its ability to continue to manage will depend on being able to discharge patients that need social care support, the availability of GP services in the run up to Christmas and over the holidays and the weather over the next few weeks." ... Christmas is the perfect time to catch up on the chapters you ve missed. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Fossilised poo from oldest American people found  Dec 19, 2008
    " Although many are convinced, there is still a possibility of contamination. There is "an element of doubt," Science is told by Prof Tom Dillehay of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, whose excavations at a 14,600-year old Chilean site also challenge the Clovis theory. In the wake of recent work, "the Clovis First argument is pretty much dead in the water," adds archaeologist Prof Jon Erlandson of the University of Oregon, Eugene.... (Yahoo News -- FYI)

    Stem cell technique named scientific breakthrough of the year  Dec 19, 2008
    " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/3848613/Stem-cell-technique-named-scientific-breakthrough-of-the-year.html Related Content More on ... Advertisement most viewed TODAY PAST WEEK PAST MONTH Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement How one family cut its festive shopping bills by more than a third. Phong Luu picks six of the best party shoes for this festive season... Christmas is the perfect time to catch up on the chapters you ve missed. Find toys, gifts and... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Barefoot Luxury in Indonesia  Dec 19, 2008
    Great opera tickets at affordable prices, free fun in the world's most expensive cities, eat out on the cheap in Athens and take a look at some high-spec, low-cost Christmas gifts ... Scandinavia's Christmas capital lights up the holidays, style icons surround guests at a Paris hotel, South Africa's Karoo desert offers up cloudless skies and amber-hued mountains. (Time.com)

    Letters to the editor  Dec 18, 2008
    Many thanks, once again, to the Parks and Recreation Department and Future Foundations Family Center for all their hard work and help to the vendors during the annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair ... If you think the Christmas Parade interferes with Saturday night hours, speak to the Chamber of Commerce ... On behalf of Grants MainStreet, I would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped host the annual Christmas Light Parade and holiday celebration afterwards. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)

    Brown visits Iraq to seal troops withdrawal pact  Dec 17, 2008
    Brown wants to show his support for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in the run-up to Christmas and to use his visits to stamp Britain's mark on the changing political landscape in the two conflicts ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president next month. Amid signs that Obama will request a greater commitment from Britain and other allies in Afghanistan, Brown told MPs on Monday that he would increase the British deployment there from just over 8,000 to around 8,300. (guardian.co.uk)

    Five to go: Holiday light displays  Dec 17, 2008
    Ozark Mountain Christmas draws more than 1 ... Christmas at Rockefeller Center in New York is a tradition for many ... After your leisurely ride, you can check out the Christmas Village -- complete with the "Land of the Nutcrackers," the "Ornament Forest" and, of course, "Toyland.". (CNN -- Travel)

    Small toy stores fear new US regulations  Dec 15, 2008
    Local store owners and distributors are worried that some toys found under the Christmas tree this month won t be available next year. While they support the goal of sweeping new federal laws to protect children from unsafe products, they fear some requirements will put undue financial pressure on small toy manufacturers, forcing those without deep pockets to perhaps pull out of the U.S. market. (Boston Herald)

    Stars donate to Darfur aid sale  Dec 15, 2008
    BBC correspondent retraces the Christmas journey. Pictures from SE Asia's biological 'treasure trove. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)

    Icelanders face frugal holiday in economic chill  Dec 14, 2008
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Here are a few things selling briskly in Iceland's capital as Christmas approaches: horsemeat, secondhand clothing, and used DVDs of "The Sound of Music." ... This is a tough Christmas in Iceland, a country that cherishes its Yuletide traditions. (Boston Globe)

    Saving Rembrandt  Dec 14, 2008
    And as families strolled through Stockholm's Christmas markets and skated on frozen lakes, Kadhoum and his gang set fire to a vehicle blocking the only access road. Wearing ski masks and brandishing guns, they then stormed the building, cut the Rembrandt self-portrait and two Renoirs from the walls, and escaped by speedboat. (BBC News)

    • Hundreds flock to Mini-Cassia nativity displays  Dec 14, 2008
    "You can't view all of these nativities without feeling the spirit of Christ and Christmas," Ramsey said ... "You can't view all of these nativities without feeling the spirit of Christ and Christmas," Ramsey said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Nutcracker folk art collection on display  Dec 13, 2008
    Most of the German villages have Christmas markets in the town square and sell old and new crafts. You are invited to stroll through the booths, purchase a cup of Gluu wine and enjoy. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Collectible Edition of Award Winning Children's Book "God's Kiss" Released By Author And Radio Personality Donna Seebo  Dec 13, 2008
    A previous winner of the North American Book Dealer's Exchange Best Children's Book of the Year Award, God's Kiss is the heart warming tale of a little traveler named Johnny and his extraordinary journey into a dream world of talking animals and majestic mountains and valleys, a place where young people gather on Christmas Eve to seek the special kiss of life - God's Kiss ... She was sitting at home wondering what she could give as a gift to friends for Christmas ... After reviewing, she decided... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Controversial Right to Die? documentary receives only 12 complaints  Dec 12, 2008
    " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3710232/Controversial-Right-to-Die-documentary-receives-only-12-complaints.html Related Content More on ... Advertisement Advertisement EDITOR'S CHOICE Patrick Fitzgerald arrived in Chicago in 2001 charged with cleaning up the cynical, money-driven local government. most viewed TODAY PAST WEEK PAST MONTH TELEGRAPH DATING tallthinwry Tall, lean and fit, mildly muscular, ok to look at. I like adventure, all of the arts, cooking (i used to own a... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Gordon Brown 'target of suicide bomb attack'  Dec 12, 2008
    " Belgium has a history of Islamic extremism and two years ago three men were found guilty of belonging to the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group, the terrorist cell behind the Madrid bombings. 00004000 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3710158/Gordon-Brown-target-of-suicide-bomb-attack.html Related Content More on ... Advertisement Advertisement EDITOR'S CHOICE Patrick Fitzgerald arrived in Chicago in 2001 charged with cleaning up the cynical, money-driven local government. most viewed TODAY... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Try entertainment gifts for Christmas  Dec 12, 2008
    No, there aren't "Children of the Corn" Christmas ornaments -- yet -- but Sioux City Gifts (siouxcitygifts. com) has Sioux City soap and candles (sadly, one doesn't smell like Sioux City). (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Snows shuts airport which dropped Met Office forecast  Dec 12, 2008
    " Already under fire for poor service at Heathrow and Gatwick, the latest shambles will do little for BAA's reputation. It has already been ordered to hand back more than 7 million in rebates for poor service at Heathrow and Gatwick earlier this year. It now faces the loss off its monopoly of London's airports with Gatwick being put up for sale, following an investigation by the Competition Commission. BA and other carriers are expected to seek compensation for the misery which was once again... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Woolworths enjoys best-ever day's trading  Dec 12, 2008
    "I remember going in at Christmas while I was growing up and they used to make it magical. But Christmas has changed now, everyone wants things like mobile phones. Woolworths is old-fashioned and has not moved on.". More than 150 people were queuing outside Woolworths' branch in Kidderminster prior to the 8. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Nanotube secrets of Damascus steel blade  Dec 12, 2008
    Order now for Christmas delivery. Advertisement. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)

    'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction'  Dec 12, 2008
    Order now for Christmas delivery. Welcome to the Spice Island of Grenada - one of the Caribbean s most beautiful and unspoilt destinations. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)

    John Schneiders SUV, puppies stolen  Dec 11, 2008
    Inside the car were two little puppies, a Yorkie and a Yorkie poodle that were early Christmas gifts for his children. The SUV has since been found - but no dogs were inside. (Boston Herald)

    UP FOR AIR: Behold, a pair of Christmas miracles  Dec 11, 2008
    in favor of a career in investment banking, local antiques dealers will be standing in line as far as the corner of State Street to bid on the Christmas decorations that may not go with the change in ownership ... A bucketful on whoever shoplifted a beautiful old copy of Dylan Thomas A Child s Christmas in Wales from the counter of the old bookstore here on Washington Street ... While I was weaving the car through Christmas Walk traffic Saturday morning, I spotted three familiar faces all within... (Marblehead Reporter, MA)

    Fort Holiday Special Event  Dec 11, 2008
    Get in the holiday spirit at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park's 17th Annual Frontier Christmas on Saturday and Sunday. The event promises hours of fun for all ages as people relive Christmas traditions in a historic setting ... "There is something for everyone, from crafts to period demonstrations. We hope you'll join us and make the Frontier Christmas a tradition in your family." Throughout the day, visitors can learn how to make numerous holiday decorations, including stringing popcorn... (Marshall County Journal, SD)

    Donated Gift Cards Stolen From Division of Family Services  Dec 11, 2008
    The group collected monetary donations and purchased gift cards from Kohl's, Target and Wal-Mart, which it gave to the Division Family Services to distribute to families for Christmas. FORR members led a drive for toys and monetary donations in front of the Washington Wal-Mart Oct. 3 and 4. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Woman's club announces house tour in Woodbury  Dec 11, 2008
    A highlight will be a number of Christmas trees decorated with ornaments of Waterford and Swarovksi crystal, Lenox china and German blown glass, including ornaments from Christopher Radko. The dining room's 1840s black-walnut table under a Waterford crystal chandelier will feature a holiday table setting including Lenox Landmark china, accent dishes from Wedgwood, pewter chargers from Woodbury Pewter, Waterford crystal glasses and Tiffany's first silverware pattern. (Town Times, CT)

    No comments posted.  Dec 11, 2008
    Homeowners usher in Christmas with spectacular display ... Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:00 AM CST True to their name, the Grand Ole Dames held a grand ole tour of homes and businesses Sunday welcoming people in with Christmas cheer ... It s a great time to see Christmas decorations and a great time for fellowship, she said. (Atmore Advance, AL)

    Festive shopping solutions  Dec 11, 2008
    Have you hit the shops already this season and bought all your gifts, or are you a normal person who knows that there are only a 12 shopping days left until it's officially too late, and once again you find yourself running around on Christmas Eve hoping that you can something that will do as a gift for your loved ones. If you're one of the latter, listen up. (iAfrica.com)

    Luckiest guys in Vegas: Simpson's 4 accomplices  Dec 11, 2008
    Simpson's lawyers have said they will launch a vigorous appeal on his behalf and expect to file their notice before Christmas. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Disrupting Detroit  Dec 11, 2008
    Wireless Christmas What features tell shoppers the best quality Wi-Fi gadgets to buy ... Christmas Nativity Scene The story behind the world-famous holiday collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ... Radio Turns One Hundred (110 sec.) The medium has come a long way since its first Christmas Eve broadcast in 1906. (Forbes -- Business)

    Nutcracker Market has a reason to be merry  Dec 10, 2008
    The annual event featured Christmas decorations, jewelry, clothes, home decorations, gourmet food, antiques and a variety of other wares. A total of 311 merchants from 33 states and two foreign countries were front and center catering to the masses. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Five festive Christmas stores  Dec 10, 2008
    Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland is the world's largest Christmas store. The Christmas Place is a 43,000 square-foot, multi-store complex ... The Christmas Loft features almost life-size animated holiday villages. (CNN -- Travel)

    Jury selected for murder trial  Dec 10, 2008
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    Wall Street Shears Bonuses  Dec 10, 2008
    Holiday Online Bargain Strategies We give you insider insight on when to get the best online deals before Christmas. Rising Compensation 2007 Towers Perrin discusses the narrowing gap between executive and employee pay. (Forbes -- Business)

    Venice Christmas Markets  Dec 9, 2008
    An entire Venetian square is transformed into a festive Christmas Market where craftsmen sell Murano glassware, Carnival masks and delicious goodies from all over Italy. For the three weeks before Christmas -- from December 2 through 24 -- Campo Santo Stefano is transformed into a holiday village ... Sponsored by the Artisan Association, the market features Christmas ornaments and decorations of Murano glass, traditional carnival masks, ceramics, jewelry, marbled paper and other Venetian craft... (Suite101.com)

    Holiday Guide -- Gifts  Dec 9, 2008
    Your trash could top another man s Christmas list. The regifting route. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Need a gift? (3)  Dec 9, 2008
    Published: Sunday, December 7, 2008 1:07 PM EST In Southwest Michigan, Christmas shopping has been under way for some time already, and local merchants began dropping prices weeks ago ... Use this handy list below as inspiration for your own shopping agenda, and above all, have a merry Christmas ... Demdaco Angel Willow Tree collectible figurines "Angel of Winter," "Angel of Christmas" and others; $12. (The Herald-Palladium)

    RETAIL: Canterbury Gardens powers through holiday season  Dec 9, 2008
    In fact, every day looks like Christmas right now inside the store, which increases sales each year for its seasonal gifts, decor and collectibles ... "More people are staying home this year, but everybody wants a beautiful Christmas," Hansen said ... This winter, Canterbury Gardens is featuring 36 elaborately decorated, color-coordinated themed sections centered by towering Christmas trees. (North County Times)

    Gift guide: DVD sets that come with trimmings  Dec 9, 2008
    The Blu-ray edition also includes a string of leg-lamp Christmas tree lights ... Before Christmas Limited. (USA Today -- Life)

    Rowlings new yarn weaves into Potter series  Dec 8, 2008
    No, not a new book about the young wizard - THAT would be like a birthday combined with Christmas. Instead, she s written a charming confection of a book from the world of Harry Potter with the sparkle and wit that remind us why she became a publishing sensation in the first place. (Boston Herald)

    Celebrating a Christmas classic  Dec 8, 2008
    Kay McKinzie s collection all started with the discovery of a 1935 book of the classic Christmas poem Twas the Night Before Christmas book found in an antique store. Now, with more than 125 books, dishware, videos, coloring books, train sets, music records and ornaments, McKinzie s collection of Twas the Night Before Christmas is vast ... A portion of her collection, is among the items in the Beatrice Public Library s 31st annual Memories of Christmas Past A Celebration of Twas the Night Before... (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    Time after time  Dec 8, 2008
    But like another Ubisoft Christmas extravaganza, last year's Assassin's Creed, players will be disappointed the missions follow such a repetitive template. You choose a new area to purge, travel there, get your way to the top to fight an enemy, collect all the orbs, then move on. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Slow recovery for renters after wildfires  Dec 7, 2008
    With Christmas coming, many fire victim families are struggling with day-to-day bills, not to mention holiday expenses. If you would like to help, contact. (Florida Today)

    Peter Hain: 'I have lost 10 months of my life over donations ...  Dec 7, 2008
    My solicitor told me the night before that I would know this morning, he says, steering his car round a tight bend en route to Pontardawe in the Swansea valley, where he s off to watch the Christmas lights being switched on before driving back to Neath, where he lives, for his evening surgery with constituents ... You have a good Christmas ... Twelve kitsch Christmas gifts for the Christian who has everything. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Unique stores New York City  Dec 7, 2008
    "Also worth a visit is Kidrobot at 118 Prince St., the Lucky magazine editor says. The store, which does have locations in Miami, Los Angeles and several other cities, showcases collectible and limited edition "art toys," from cartoonish 3-inch, 10 reindeers to foot-tall, two-headed furry creatures called "furillas," 37. A little farther uptown, Loehnen suggests checking out John Derian's stores, at 6 and 10 E. Second St. "He has an exquisite eye for one-off antiquities, curios and china," and... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Christmas on Texas Avenue revs up Saturday  Dec 7, 2008
    Auto racing enthusiasts will get a special treat as part of the Historic Goose Creek Associations Christmas on Texas Avenue on Saturday. Three race cars, valued at more than $100,000 each will be on display, plus some race car drivers will stop by with their own cars. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Athens' holiday festival makes strong comeback  Dec 7, 2008
    Once inside, people could enter a raffle of games and electronics, learn about Christmas ornaments and meet the man in the red suit, Santa Claus, who, the rest of the year is known as Village Trustee Herman Reinhold ... Across the room divided by small Christmas trees provided by the Athens Garden Club, antiques dealer Rob Halley described to one gathered crowd how people in Dresden worked over gas flames to create kugels, or semi-spherical glass ornaments, a tradition that dates back to the... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    An Asheville Christmas  Dec 6, 2008
    Some see this seasonal transition as a daunting task the tangled Christmas lights, the ornaments that spontaneously broke into pieces while stored in the attic ... There are 53 Christmas trees at the estate this year, but the 34-foot Fraser fir in the Banquet Hall has no rivals ... This year s decoration of the Biltmore for Christmas includes 9,000 feet of garland, as well as 25,000 lights and 400 poinsettias. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Could this woman be Vladimir Putin's real mother?  Dec 6, 2008
    Twelve kitsch Christmas gifts for the Christian who has everything. Boy George has courted controversy since bursting on to the music scene. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Brothers put artifacts collection on display  Dec 6, 2008
    As the country goes through difficult times with the economy, how are you planning to pay for Christmas gifts you purchase this year. Credit cards. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)

    Fears recycling will go to landfill over Christmas  Dec 6, 2008
    Used wrapping paper and packaging from presents, that households hope to recycle over the Christmas period, could end up in landfill because of the economic downturn ... Lord Smith said the situation could get worse over Christmas and urged councils to hold onto waste until the market picks up again ... "Christmas is a time when the potential for recycling is much greater and the potential also for lots more dumping of waste is much greater so my message to local authorities is please keep up... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    NYC shopping  Dec 6, 2008
    The busiest time for visitation to NYC is typically the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, NYC ny spokesman Chris Heywood said ... The city has several Christmas markets as well, selling everything from mittens to ornaments to arts and crafts and toys ... Check out the Holiday Market in the candy-striped tents at Union Square (East 14th Street); the Holiday Shops at Bryant Park (42nd Street and Fifth Avenue), where you ll also find a shimmering Christmas tree and a rink with free ice... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    The Afghan mission in memoriam  Dec 6, 2008
    " In the weeks that followed already difficult because they marked Rob's mid-October birthday, Remembrance Day and then Christmas a jurisdictional tug-of-war erupted between the household Rob had built and the one in which he had grown up. There were quarrels over who should have the contents of packages he had sent that arrived weeks after his death and, as Susan's relatives helped move 0000056E her into a new house in Fredericton, arguments over which of his possessions should be kept. A low... (Globe and Mail)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Dec 6, 2008
    Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news - Telegraph. Latest news, breaking news and current news from the UK and around the world, plus celebrity news and political news from Telegraph. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

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