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Shoppers creed: No deal, no sale
Connor Thompson, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student home in San Juan Capistrano for the holidays, sat inside the high-end retailer with a Nordstrom bag at his feet stuffed with jeans, shirts and a Diesel watch. Thompson, 20, had gone to the mall to
Updated: 12/27/2011 12:28A
Simple recipes to ring in new year
Yet here we are, bookended right in the middle of two holidays. With one down, theres one to go. In sports parlance, the games not over. For the cook, theres the question of how to top last weekend. If youd prefer to be settling down for a long
Updated: 12/27/2011 12:27A
Answers to 10 questions about Kwanzaa
Like most multi-day holidays, folks celebrate when they can and on various levels. Yes. It was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga. But a lot of holidays are made up. What matters isnt the origin of the holiday but the meaning we give to it.
Updated: 12/27/2011 12:25A
Obama elves propaganda Presents
Last Tuesday, the Obama 2012 campaign released an instructional video titled “Home for the Holidays: Share Why Youre Working to Re-elect President Obama.” Instead of relaxing with loved ones, the presidents campaign staff and volunteers provide
Updated: 12/27/2011 12:12A
GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian shares ease in thin holiday trade
With US and European players in holiday mood, there is no incentive except for year-end position adjustments, said Hirokazu Yuihama, senior strategist at Daiwa Capital Markets. The markets are in a lull now due to holidays, but concerns about the
Updated: 12/26/2011 11:57P
Asian shares ease in thin holiday trade, US market eyed
With US and European players in holiday mood, there is no incentive except for year-end position adjustments, said Hirokazu Yuihama, senior strategist at Daiwa Capital Markets. The markets are in a lull now due to holidays, but concerns about the
Updated: 12/26/2011 11:17P
Japan, India shares gain in holiday-thin Asia, US hopes help
BSESN rose 1.14 percent, as investors sought holiday-season bargains. But MSCIs broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS slipped from a two-week high touched earlier in the day to trade down 0.1 percent.
Updated: 12/26/2011 11:08P
Program makes holidays brighter for 27 families
BY KAY FOLEY Many families in Southern Nevada are struggling this year to make ends meet, but thanks to Walker Furnitures Home for the Holidays program, 27 local families will celebrate the holidays with a house full of new furniture.
Updated: 12/26/2011 11:06P
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We all tend to go a little overboard during the holidays. Too much merrymaking (also known as cocktails) and a lot of overindulging in the kitchen - that second helping, that extra cookie, the second glass of spiked eggnog - weve all been there.
Updated: 12/26/2011 10:24P
French breast implant maker faced US lawsuits
NEW YORK (AFP) - Breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States, where they were sold up until 2000, documents filed with the US government show. Tens of thousands of women worldwide
Updated: 12/26/2011 10:06P