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Glorious Holiday Decorating (Without Breaking the Bank or Losing Your Sanity)


Decorating for the holidays can be both expensive and emotionally draining. But you can decorate your home beautifully--on a budget--by following just a few simple suggestions.

Giving Thanks


Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For many of us it means turkey, dressing, pies and all the other goodies that go along with it. It also means family.

How to Host Thankgiving Dinner and Enjoy it Anyway


You've been nominated; or perhaps your family has issued a decree; or perhaps it's simply your turn. No matter what the reason, you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Creative Christmas Gifts


Christmas is always the time of year we consider to be the best opportunity to give something special to someone and show how much we appreciate him or her. The mall is full of wonderful, shiny and delicious gifts and the Internet offers countless items that we can send to someone without ever seeing the product in person.

Ready to Skip This Holiday? Why No Just Make It Your Own?


Do you feel panicked, or exicted? Are you experiencing joy or depression? Do you have childlike visions of toys and celebration with the people you love? Or pressure, loneliness, alienation and annoying relatives?Sometimes we really can't help but ask "What is celebration? Do we really need it?"I can tell you there were times after my divorce and my daughter's death that I asked myself those questions. My kids had moved out.

Christmas Gifts to Last a Lifetime


Do you know what you are giving to the children on you Christmas list? Will it be Harry Potter books, the latest computer games, or some new clothes?Over the summer, I spent some time thinking about the Christmas days from my childhood. What made them special, and what did I remember most.

Losing Weight During The Holiday Season--Can It Be Done?


Thirteen years ago I became quite intrigued with theidea of LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Evenknowing the chances of finding success with this ideawas highly slim I was nevertheless still intrigued.

Aran... Where the Sweaters Come From


Aran Sweaters.The Aran sweater takes its name from the islands from where it originated, untold generations ago.

Inexpensive Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Kids


After all the gifts have been purchased and placed under the tree, that is the time that many remember in a panic that the stockings over the fireplace still need to be stuffed. Holiday budgets have most likely been spent and there isn't a whole lot of extra money available.

Top 50 Christmas Quotations


"Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years.

10 Holiday Sober Savers 2004


1.) BEGIN NOW !!!Don't save your shopping, decorating, cooking, wrapping, and cleaning for the last minute.

Reduce Waste This Christmas


- Christmas is responsible for more waste and consumption than any other holiday. North American's trash increases by 25% over Christmas - which equates to 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the landfill.

The Truth about Mistletoe


You can call it the emasculator of the old king, a sexual symbol, latent with fertility or a good luck charm for a dairy herd. It's been used as an antidote for poison, a fire suppressant, a protection against evil spirits, a pain reliever for rheumatoid arthritis and as a gift of peace between warring neighbours.

Magical Plants of Christmas


Most of the plants we associate with the holiday season are from Europe or the Mediterranean. We know the holly, ivy, mistletoe, christmas rose, rosemary, hawthorn, bay and of course, evergreens while the New World is represented in Christmas legend by the poinsettia.

Legends of the Christmas Tree


The Christmas tree is a much loved symbol iinstantly calling up images of gifts and family jollity. There are many beautiful connections to ancient traditions.

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"Holidays" in the News:

TechDay.co.nz

Socom 4 Not Coming For Holidays, Pushed To 2011
I4U
What was to be one of the biggest holiday hits is now being pushed back to next year, as Socom 4 developers are unable to wrap up the project in time. ...
SOCOM 4 Deployment Delayed, Moving Out in 2011Kombo.com

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Tax holidays more about politics than economics
Baltimore Sun
One sign of tax holidays' stupidity is the criticism they get from thoughtful people on both sides of the political divide. Liberals hate temporary retail ...
U.S. States' Sales-Tax Holidays for School Shopping Derided as `Gimmicks'Bloomberg
Sales tax holidays mean win/win/win for retailers, shoppers and statesNational Retail Federation (press release) (blog)
More States Offer Back-to-school Tax Holidays, Despite State Revenue Woes ...PR Newswire (press release)
Bankrate.com -ConsumerReports.org (blog) -Barre Montpelier Times Argus
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French first lady's cameo ruins cabinet's holidays
Ottawa Citizen
The mood was of luvviness -- all kisses and smiles -- as Carla Bruni made her acting debut this week in front of the cameras for Woody Allen's next movie. ...

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Broadcom Stocks Up for the Holidays
Motley Fool
This practice, known as "hubbing," allows gadget manufacturers to manage their build-outs for hectic sales periods such as year-end holidays. ...

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This is London

Child abductions rise expected in summer holidays
AFP
LONDON — The number of British children abducted by a parent and taken overseas is expected to rise over the summer, the Foreign Office warned on Thursday. ...
Number of child abductions rises by 39 per cent in a year - Foreign OfficeTelegraph.co.uk

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CTIA's Annual Hot for the Holidays Awards Program to Accept Entries in August
PR Newswire (press release)
Look no further than the second annual CTIA Hot for the Holidays awards program, which honors the best mobile consumer electronics products and applications ...

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CPS offers 8 concessions to teachers
Chicago Tribune
Another concession would be eliminating nine paid holidays, which would trim the deficit by $88 million this year. If all eight suggestions were implemented ...
CPS Asks Teachers for New ConcessionsMyFox Chicago
Union pickets meeting, releases negotiation details; district passes new ...Catalyst Chicago

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Summer holidays leave consumers searching for toys
Independent
The school holidays have impacted on internet search terms according to figures released by market research and monitoring group Experian Hitwise. ...



Dancey Dancing Into Town Just in Time for the Holidays: The Yo Gabba Gabba ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CYPRESS, CA, Jul 28, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- In an announcement that is sure to reverberate through holiday gift lists in 2010, Vans announced today ...

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How to shop the Tax-free "holidays" in Maryland and Virginia
Examiner.com
Tax-free week is almost here! The time when Maryland and Virginia don't charge sales tax, so families can stock up on back-to-school items and not ...

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