| | | | | | | Christmas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: press-releases.techwhack.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 MacXDVD Software announced its Christmas Promotion today for the upcoming Christmas by providing up to 60% discount on their best selling DVD ripping and video converting software, as well as the... . ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.prnewsnow.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 BY stevebibbs >>>The Christmas hullabaloo has already taken its place. The preparations embellishments plus the provisions are all set on fire. Nearly a month left for the grand festive occasion to arrive with all its flare. As we know the season is all about cherishing with your families and friends you might get a little irked if it comes on a cash shortage. The easiest fast and rapid way to avail the cash loan... ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.ghacks.net --- Friday, December 10, 2010 It wouldn't be the holiday season without having copious Christmas giveaways for you and we've got five copies of gHacks' editor Mike Halsey's new Microsoft Press Book Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out to give away to lucky readers. Each winner will receive a copy of the book as an eBook in time for Christmas. You're beyond the basics, so dive right in and troubleshoot Windows 7 — from the inside out! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of prevention tips, troubleshooting techniques, and recovery tools. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts keep their Windows 7-based systems running smoothly — and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Use quick and simple guides to prevent problems such as data loss and identity theft Get the very best out of the built-in features Make your own quick fixes to the most common problems Handle viruses and other threats, and get tips to help protect against cyber-crime Learn advanced troubleshooting techniques by understanding how Windows 7 works Use step-by-step guides to diagnose and repair system and hardware issues Recover and restore the operating system — and your files — in the event of a disaster Use power utilities built into Windows 7 for performance, maintenance, and advanced diagnostics Get a companion ebook and additional content online This really is a proper give-away too! All you need to do is email Mike directly at mike.halsey[at]gmail.com with ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: blogs.fco.gov.uk --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Today, we're launching our Winter Sports and Ski Safety campaign in Val d'Isère. We in the British Consulate in Lyon are working with the local authorities, tour operators and Lyon St Exupéry airport to keep skiers and snowboarders safe and enjoying their holidays this winter. Our Consular team in Lyon, Chantal, Jeanie, Nicola. From the moment the final school bell rings on the last day of term before Christmas, and until around Easter time, some 700,000 of you will be heading for an alpine holiday, leaving hard work, dismal skies and budget restrictions behind you for a while. This is the beginning of our busiest time at the British Consulate, Lyon. Although less than 1% of you will get into some sort of trouble and ask for help, this is still a lot of people. Problems range from lost passports (of which there are an inordinate amount), arrests, hospitalisations and fatal accidents. Winter holidays in the Alps are all about sunshine on snow, log fires, sleigh rides and Father Christmas and lots of nice food and wine, with some pretty strenuous exercise on the slopes in between. But one of the sadder aspects of our job in the Consulate is helping the families of people who die on skiing holidays. Not everyone gets themselves up to an adequate level of fitness for all that strenuous activity, and last year we dealt with several deaths from heart attacks on the slopes. We've also had to help in cases that aren't fatal but still dest ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.macworld.co.uk --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Macworld highlight a selection of great gifts priced at under £200. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.sportsbybrooks.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Heres your chance to enter a raffle to win Ron Artests 2010 NBA Championship ring Deadline is 11 am EST Christmas Day ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: fresno.fwix.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 This weekend, I'm preparing for my annual outing to look at Christmas lights with my wife. Over the years, our tour has grown and changed -- but we usually start at Christmas Tree Lane and finish in... Dec 10th, 2010, at 7:38am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.christianet.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 The star the wise men were following stopped over the stable where Jesus was born. (True or False) ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.macworld.co.uk --- Friday, December 10, 2010 A reminder, Apple is offering a "handpicked" Christmas Gift Guide will a select range of iPhone, iPod, iPad and Mac accessories and software titles. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.classifiedads.ph --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Airline ticket – Manila to Macau on Christmas (Calamba, Laguna) PHP6000 I have a transferrable ticket from Manila to Macau leaving December 22 and return January 3, 2011 for only PHP6,000. I bought this for PHP6,600. Due to unforeseen circumstance it is not possible for me to use it. Please text or call me if [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.herefordtimes.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 HEREFORD Cathedral is to host a Christmas fair. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.expatica.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Children's badly-made decorations and gaudy flashing lights are, for many, the true essence of Christmas. But it would seem an increasing number of parents are banning garish... ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: lifepulseblog.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Rosa Acosta wants to wish you an early, very Merry Christmas; WOWZERZ! P.S. Probably NSFW Share this: Facebook Reddit Digg StumbleUpon Print Email ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.denverpost.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 A newcomer to the holiday lights scene, The Butterfly Pavilion's "Living Lights" display starts a short but lovely run on Saturday. The Pavilion's halls will be decked with twinkling lights, indoors and out, including giant ladybugs and dragonflies. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.zona-musical.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: moviesofmyself.typepad.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 My favorite holiday DIY project for this year is these happy yarn Christmas trees. They're fun, lively and simple and they can be made using any sort of extra scraps from your crafting or gift-wrapping stash. This is all that you'll need to make these sweet trees: styrofoam or floral oasis cones yarn in the colors of your choice ribbon in the colors of your choice paper and pencil and scissors glue small items to use as tree toppers The best thing about this project is that the styrofoam cones were the only item I really had to buy. I was lucky enough to stumble across these cones at a discount store last month, but you can often find them on sale in the floral supply section of a craft store or even at Wal-Mart or Target. With all the normal expenses of the holidays, you gotta love an el cheapo craft project! First you'll trace a circle the to fit the bottom of the cones and then glue them on as protective bases. That will prevent the styrofoam or oasis from flaking off so you can enjoy your trees for many a year. I used leftover Xmas scrapbook paper but you can use gift wrap or just plain letter paper. Apply a ring of glue around the base of the cone and press the yarn to it. Wait a couple of minutes for it to start drying and then begin wrapping the yarn in circles around the circumference of the cone. P.s. your fingers will get gluey. It's cool. You don't need to continue adding glue after that. This is a great opportunity to u ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.clarionledger.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: austin.fwix.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 The holiday season is one of giving. Every year a few good stories come out about families who are truly in need getting what they need. This year a heartwarming story of a community pulling together... Dec 10th, 2010, at 7:38am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: charlotte.fwix.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Police are looking for the man who walked into an area hospital and walked out with gaming systems used by young children receiving cancer treatment. Dec 10th, 2010, at 8:00am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: monkeygoggles.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 This one is for all the gloomy Grinches and sorrowful Scrooges out there who try and ruin Christmas for everyone. I am taking it on myself to douse you with a liberal helping of Christmas cheer whether you want it or not. I can't stand that you deprive yourselves of the pleasure of a day-long marathon of "It's a Wonderful Life" or of Al Roker at a parade interviewing an NBC stars about their sitcom while wishing us a Merry Christmas. This is what America is all about. That's right, I'm taking out my merry machine gun loaded with mistletoe (missle-toe? Ha!) and lining all you Noel-hating ninnies against a wall and pulling the trigger until you are smiling and singing along to a cheery version of "O Tannenbaum." If that doesn't work I'm hanging you on the door like a wreath, upside down so your frown is a smile, until the endless parade of carolers knocking on you improves your dower mood. Boo hoo , I hear you blubbering about the over-commercialization of Christmas and how if you have to hear "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" before Thanksgiving it makes you want to commit Santacide in the Santaland of your local mall. Oh, and then you'll tell me all the facts and statistics about people starving in the world and how can we celebrate when there is so much suffering? Well, I'm here to tell you that Christmas is all about ignoring suffering for a day, although some people manage to stretch it for whole month. And if you can't ignore it ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: ellinort.blogspot.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Halle Berry had company to help pick out a Christmas tree in LA yesterday after attending the annual Women in Entertainment breakfast earlier in the morning. Halle got festive at last week's premiere of Frankie & Alice, though her boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, didn't join her on the red carpet. The duo are in the running for your favorite new celebrity couple of the year and seem to be going strong, unlike her ex Gabriel Aubry and his recent romance. He and Kim Kardashian went on a few dates, but she's apparently already moved on. Halle and Gabriel have been able to set aside their differences to focus on daughter Nahla before, and hopefully this holiday season won't be any different. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.recordnet.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 MANTECA - Lincoln Elementary School teacher Tammy Dunbar clicked through a PowerPoint presentation put together by her fifth-grade students - it is destined for their pen pals in Taiwan - on Thursday morning when the classroom telephone rang. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.forsythnews.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Christmas Yard Sale at Deer Creek Shores Presbyterian Church - Saturday, 11/13 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - 7620 Lanier Dr. off Shady Grove Road - Everything for Christmas for inside & outside of your home ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.justfoodnow.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 The Spanish are notoriously sweet-toothed thanks to the Moorish occupation centuries ago and it's ironic that they are, especially so, over Christmas which is a Christian festival. Spanish... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.forsythnews.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Cleaning out your Christmas items? Item donations for our yard sale will be received at Deer Creek Shores Presbyterian Church on Thursday, 11/11 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and Friday, 11/12 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm & 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. We are accepting all new or gently used Christmas items. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: retrovision.tv --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Three days before Christmas and grumpy old man Cyrus Grape forbids children to play and skate on the ice over the local cranberry bog near his home. Maggie, her grandmother and their friend Mr.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.thebaglady.tv --- Friday, December 10, 2010 It's getting to that point in the Christmas shopping schedule when we all start to feel a bit desperate, and start hitting the shops willy-nilly to cram our bags full of stocking fillers, secret santa gifts and emergency presents for those 'surprise' family visits. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.myfreearticle.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Christmas is a festival of joy and happiness. People are busy in decorating their houses and Christmas trees with fascinating lights and presents in this festive season. If you are inquisitively trying to find some exquisite and unique gifts for your dear ones in this Christmas then consider the Christmas gifts. In this festive season [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.blogingbloging.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Christmas is just around the corner, there are trees in every store to remind everyone that it's the season to spend and decorate your house. This Christmas season along decorating your house you can get in to full Christmas mood by spicing up your Windows 7 system with below windows 7 themes. 1. Christmas Theme [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: community.livejournal.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 So maybe we can all agree that Koki is KAT-TUN's biggest trouble maker, and that's OK, because that's one of the many reasons why we love him...... his playful teasing... Junno can testify as to how much he has suffered over the years ;) ... and it seems like Koki-sempei is the same with his juniors when he 'hijacked' Hip Hop JUMP's Christmas Message. After harassing the group (maybe because his younger brother Jyuri is a member), this was what they managed to profiled as their Christmas Message 2010. Hip Hop JUMP All: Merry Christmas! We are Hip Hop JUMP! Morohoshi: I'm Shoki Morohoshi. I'm 16 years-old Hagiya: I'm Keigo Hagiya. Koki Tanaka: Do it properly. Say how old you are Hagiya: I, couldn't remember just now. 14? Koki Tanaka: 14? Hagiya: About 14 Koki Tanaka: You're 14, okay. Right, what about you? What's your name then? Tanaka: I'm Jyuri Tanaka Koki Tanaka: Jyuri? Tanaka: Jyuri Koki Tanaka: Right, Jyuri, how old are you? Tanaka: 15 Koki Tanaka: 15, okay. Why the long face (laughs) Kadoi: I'm Kento Kadoi Koki Tanaka: What? Kadoi: Kento Kadoi Koki Tanaka: Kento, right. How old are you? Kadoi: 13 Koki Tanaka: 13. Okay. Name. Murata: I'm Rikito Murata Koki Tanaka: What? Murata: Rikito Murata Koki Tanaka: Rikito! How old are you? Murata: 15 Koki Tanaka: 15? Jesse: I'm Lewis Jesse Koki Tanaka: You sneak Jesse (laughs) Jesse, how old are you? Jesse: 14 Koki Tanaka: What? Jesse: I'm 14 Koki Tanaka: 14? You're smaller ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: arbroath.blogspot.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 A two-metre (six-foot) marijuana plant decorated as a Christmas tree was confiscated from the home of "an old hippie", who is now facing a drug possession charge, German police said on Wednesday. In a tongue-in-cheek press release titled "All you need is love or how a hippie celebrates Christmas," police in the western city of Koblenz said they discovered the giant plant in the living room of the suspect. "The two-metre-tall marijuana plant had been put in a Christmas tree stand and decorated with a string of lights," the police said. "When asked, the hashish fan told the perplexed officers that he had intended to add more decorations to the 'tree' and place the presents under it, according to tradition." Police seized the plant and another 150 grams (5.3 ounces) of marijuana found in the apartment. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: ellinort.blogspot.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Britney Spears took care of more holiday shopping with a stop at Walmart, where she was spotted checking out mini Christmas trees and kids' clothes, following a trip to the recording studio in LA yesterday. If you're looking for the perfect presents for your own little ones and everyone else on your list, check out our hundreds of gift guides! Britney's back home following a getaway to Mexico with her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, where the duo celebrated her turning 29 last week. They took off on the getaway shortly after Britney shot down rumors that Jason had been abusive, and she said their quiet vacation was the "best birthday" of her life. The coming year is also shaping up to be great for the pop star with her new album due out in March and a People's Choice Award nomination to kick things off. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.androidfreeware.net --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Christmas Ringtones App Tags: themes , Christmas , ringtone Submitted: 2010-12-10 01:48:40 Download Android Christmas Ringtones Mobile friendly download ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: thecraftychica.blogspot.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 December is Maya's favorite month! Continuing that theme, she decided to make these really cool Christmas Tree earrings. These earrings are fun, simple and a great way to spread the holiday cheer! Happy December! :) CLICK HERE IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE VIDEO Peace, love, and glitter! Kathy :-) P.S. Check out my new novel! Subscribe in a reader ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: weheartit.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: worldofweasels.blogspot.com --- Friday, December 10, 2010 Image via JuniorTheatre.com I just got home from the annual school Christmas Pageant and thought I would share with you a few highlights of the evening. Unfortunately lucky for him , Mr. Weasel was unable to attend this year due to a previous commitment. That left me to feed, dress, supervise homework and get 4 out of 5 Weasels back to school by 6 pm. Yay Me! Surprisingly, we made it out of the door and arrived at school right on time without too much ado. I walked Smallest Weasel to her classroom and headed to the the gym to find a seat in the sea of parents, most of whom had obviously never gone home after school dismissal in favor of ensuring themselves seating in the same time zone as the pageant was to take place. I on the other hand may as well have been in the Presidential Inaugural crowd of Uncle Barry. I took a single seat approximately 4 miles from the stage, right next to a joyous little 4 year old by the name of Julio (Julie-O). Right away, I was welcomed with a great big and friendly "Hi!". I still had half of an hour to kill before showtime and my mind started to wander as I contemplated the enjoyment that I would extract from the upcoming performance. I thought to myself, "Ya know, with this seating, I could really sneak out the back door and have time to grab a couple of drinks and something to snack on, be back in time for the finale and the Weasels would never be the wiser". Then I realized that I had not ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: columbus.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Forgetful COTA passengers are playing unwitting Santas this month for dozens of central Ohio residents. Dec 10th, 2010, at 7:25am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: ellinort.blogspot.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Nicole Kidman shares a laugh with Conan O'Brien on his late-night talk show Conan on Monday (December 6). The 43-year-old Aussie actress, who wore Prada, promoted her latest film Rabbit Hole and talked about raising alpacas on her Nashville farm. On Friday, Nicole and co-star Aaron Eckhart attended a discussion about their drama at the Apple Store in NYC. As for her Christmas plans, Nicole recently told Parade she and husband Keith Urban will spend the holiday in Nashville. Also pictured: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor Charlie Day and musical guest Lauren Pritchard. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: ellinort.blogspot.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Katy Perry gives Mr. Burns a hug in a special Christmas episode of The Simpsons! The 26-year-old singer starred as Moe's girlfriend in "The Fight Before Christmas," which aired last night (December 5) on Fox. Katy was offered the chance to guest star after a segment for Sesame Street was deemed too hot for TV. "In the wake of Elmo's terrible betrayal, The Simpsons puppets wish to announce they stand felt-shoulder-to-shoulder with Katy Perry," executive producer Al Jean told EW back in September. Check out Katy's performance below! ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: f055.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Lights blinking on the streets, new decorations in the shops, warmer clothes and sometimes even snow. It all gives you a sign of Christmas coming. Any day now you will start shopping for presents, which then will be put under the Christmas tree, you will rush to the post office to send cards with wishes to all your friends and family. This year we give you the opportunity to surprise your friends on Facebook and send them a personalised Christmas Card, which says "Hey [name of your friend]! Merry Christmas". The card is in fact a nice movie showing one of the best parts of Christmas. The application page can be found here . You can view the movie and also send it to your friends through Facebook. The application also gives you a possibility to share it on your wall, which saves you the time of selecting friends to whom you want to send the card. Of course, it requires access to your basic information, but we narrowed it down to absolute minimum and we are not saving it, nor sharing it with any third parties. Hope you will like our Christmas Card! Merry Christmas! Foture ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: egamer.co.za --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Electronic Arts has confirmed that a demo for Dead Space 2 will be released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live in time for Christmas, because apparently some of the time to be jolly should be spent dismembering monsters in space. Take it as you will, the demo will be out on December 21 in North America and a day later in Europe. The official word is that the demo will allow players to gain "access to a variety of new tools that Isaac can use to fight Necromorphs, including the new Javelin gun, updated stasis recharge mechanic and enhanced telekinesis ability." The press release confirms that players will "also experience the advanced suit, equipped with jets that will allow Isaac full 3600 control in Zero-G space." "The holidays are a great time to enjoy all forms of entertainment, and we can't wait to give horror and action adventure gamers a taste of what awaits them in Dead Space 2," commented executive producer, Steve Papoutsis. "Releasing the demo five weeks before launch will not only re-connect players with our hero Isaac Clarke, but will also give them the opportunity to experience firsthand various jaw-dropping scenarios. It's gonna be awesome." There's no word on the digital streets about a multiplayer beta yet, so we'll keep waiting. Dead Space 2, the full game, will be released in late January on PC, PS3 and Xbox360. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: nairobinow.wordpress.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Christmas story running side by side with a Kenyan drama focusing on reconciliation, and great Music! Dates: Saturday 11th December 3 pm and 7 pm Sunday 12th December 3 pm Venue: Braeburn Theatre, Gitanga Road (Take Matatu / Bus No. 46) Tickets: Children below 12: Ksh 300 Adults and Children above 12: Ksh 400 respond to facebook event Advance tickets will be on sale from Friday 3rd December at our premises at the Kenya Cultural Centre (Harry Thuku Road, opposite the Fairmont Norfolk) for more info contact Wangu L. Mutuku Programmes Coordinator THE KENYA CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC 0721 592 887 / 0732 271 576 www.conservatoire.co.ke Kenya Cultural Centre – Harry Thuku Road 020 264 35 87/ 020 35 36 720/ 0720 96 22 88/ 0737 22 79 03 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: slickdeals.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Contains 99 mostly Symphony and Choir songs in Classical style. Quite the variety and hard to complain for $1.99 if your looking for Christmas music to put you into the holiday mood. This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.myfourmonkeys.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 If you've been around long, you know that at our house ThinkFun is a sacred name. :) We now have eight or nine ThinkFun games (not including apps) and they are consistently at the top of the games request list. ThinkFun knows just the right recipe for learning and fun to come together in harmony. Recently they relased a new solitaire game called Solitaire Chess. It's already won a couple awards, and so I jumped at the chance to try it out. A Logic Puzzle To Capture You This twist on a timeless classic is now an instant hit! If you like Rush Hour, you'll LOVE Solitaire Chess. Solitaire Chess is a sequential logic puzzle based on the rules of chess. The rules are simple - set up the 4x4 game-board according to one of the 60 challenges and try to eliminate all but one chess piece using the same moves allowed in traditional Chess. Players have to capture a piece with every move, so the game is fast-paced and always exciting! As always, my trusty ThinkFun creators have put it the handy dandy drawer in the gameboard for easy storage of all the pieces. I love you ThinkFun creators! They have also created another challenging and addictive solitaire game. You don't have to know how to play chess to play Solitaire Chess , although it helps. But it is also a good starting place if you want to learn how to play chess. So that's where Caitlyn came in, because she is still a novice at chess, and I thought this game would definitely be a help in d ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: digg.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Moody's has downgraded Hungary's debt one notch above junk status. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.northumbria.police.uk --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: honolulu.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Is November too early? What about now? Dec 10th, 2010, at 7:16am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.notplayingguitar.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 It's that time of year when us guitar players are all dreaming of a Christmas tree surrounded by great guitar presents. And (we hope) our non-guitar playing friends are looking for the perfect guitarist's gift to offer us. To help them out over the coming days Not Playing Guitar is sharing a few ideas on perfect Christmas gifts for guitar players to suit all budgets. Today's gift idea for the guitarist in your life is a 2011 guitar wall calendar. A calendar is a gift that can help and please the guitarist in your life in at least three ways. 1. Boosts Motivation It keeps a prominent reminder of their favourite instrument within sight to give their practice urge a daily boost. 2. Keeps Music In Mind Keep them thinking about the music they're learning and playing throughout the day. The constant reminder will be a source of new musical ideas or the inspiration for answers to playing problems they're working on. 3. Dream And Enjoy You might not be able to offer them that custom Gibson or Fender guitar they dream of, but they can admire one every day on their wall calendar. That's three good reasons why your significant guitarist will enjoy a guitar calendar under the Christmas tree. And if you're looking for another reason, well, it's not guaranteed but they might just think about you too each time they look at the calendar you bought them… All content copyright (c) 2007 - 2009 Gary Fletcher. All rights reserved. Not Playin ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: thefrugalgirls.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 I've got another FREE E-Book for you: Quick & Easy Christmas Craft Projects ! Go here to get your free e-book ~ it's loaded with some fun, simple projects! See Also: Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas Christmas Crafts for Kids 50 Christmas Cookie Recipes Christmas Stocking Advent Calendar Craft How to Make Christmas Hair Clips Christmas Tree Cone Craft {yummy!} Gifts in a Jar Recipes ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: edopeno.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, and a Happyn New Year! What makes Christmas time the most wonderful time of the year? Its got to be the Music! And in true holiday fashion, we celebrate our journey through the 25 Days of Christmas by continuing you with another classic: Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: katzevogel.tumblr.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Christmas Tree - Lady Gaga the only place you'll want to be in underneath my Christmas tree ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.theweirdbit.org --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Merry Christmas From Grolsch And The Swingtop Philharmonic Orchestra : Grolsch is - besides Heineken - one of the larger breweries from my my home country. Grolsch and the Swingtop Philharmonic Orchestra presents a 'video Christmas card' featuring a magical rendition of… ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.theweirdbit.org --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 German Christmas tree turns out to be cannabis plant : A German man's plans for a merry spliffmas were scuppered after police discovered a large cannabis plant he had decorated like a Christmas tree, complete with tinsel and twinkling fairy lights. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.kansas.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Most Christmas pageants pale next to the power and majesty of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In fact, even the Trans-Siberian Railway probably could not match the grandiosity that is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is so gargantuan and electrifying that in 2005 it blew out the generators at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey and now tours with, as TSO creator Paul O'Neill puts it, "the only super-powerful electronic motors" that can handle a holiday season megalith. So, yes, it's a Christmas concert. Read more ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.bakingandboys.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Whew! We're coming down the home stretch, Friends. Christmas is just around the corner. I'm SO not ready. But I do manage to keep baking away. I've got three cookies to share with you for week 11 of Twelve Weeks of Christmas Cookies. First up—Soft Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies. I made these cookies once last year after my pal, Amanda from Amanda's Cookin' blogged about them. They were a big hit when I made them for a Christmas party. Amanda had mentioned wanted to try the cookies with a little more Nutella than she'd used, so I went for it and made them with half a cup of Nutella instead of the one-quarter cup she'd used. I can't find my notes from last year, but I know I also added some chopped hazelnuts then. These cookies really are soft and chewy and I plan to try them with just peanut butter as Amanda mentioned this was the recipe she has used and loved for peanut butter cookies for years. I made the cookies again last week and they were just as good, though I didn't add the chopped hazelnuts this time. Check out the link for the cookies on Amanda's Cookin' for the recipe. My only change was like I mentioned I added 1/2 cup Nutella and only 1/4 cup peanut butter. The first two photos were from the cookies I made last year. Here's the latest. Next I wanted to share with you some Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti that I've wanted to make for a while now and finally did yesterday. I actually always thought biscotti was f ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: slickdeals.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Amazon Has the Trans Siberian Orchestra Album The Lost Christmas Eve $2.99 This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.dailymail.co.uk --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 A survey of 2,000 adults by restaurant chain TGI Friday's found that one in three believed having their manager around stops everyone having fun. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.sgvtribune.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 WALNUT - What's the Christmas season without the ever-popular Hello Kitty, Sponge Bob Square Pants and Spider-Man toys and gadgets to play with? ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.iphonelife.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Category: Games Developer: Sunstorm Interactive Version: 1.00 (iOS 4.0 Tested) Price: $4.99 The holidays would not be complete without a delicious Christmas dinner, so get ready to set the most spectacular Christmas tab... 12/10/2010 New App Added to the App Store Get App ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.munster-express.ie --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Back again for Christmas 2010, Christmas Voices is a unique evening of song and spoken word with an advent theme taking place in Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday 11th December at 8pm. This festive evening is jam packed with performances by soprano Caroline Reid O'Brien, baritone Eoin Power, violinist Marian Power, harpist Lynn Saoirse, pianist Deirdre Long and some seasonal readings by Julian Walton. Classic Christmas favourites, including White Christmas, Candlelight Carol and O Holy Night, will be performed in a joyous evening not to be missed! Tickets are €18/ €16 conc. and the price includes mince pies and tea or coffee at the interval. Don't miss out by booking your ticket early. Tickets are available from 051-858958. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.momblognetwork.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 We've got a few delicious Christmas cookie recipes to share. There are some food items over the holidays that I find very difficult to resist. Cookies, specifically homemade cookies are one of them. Not only a delicious and occasional treat, but on... read more ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: micechat.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Welcome back to In The Parks, your weekly romp through Southern California theme parks and destinations. This week finds us in great cheer as Disneyland proves to be the very model of a well oiled Christmas machine as it gracefully churns out Holiday fun to the masses. Disney California Adventure gamely challenges theme park precedent by remaining open during a massive overhaul and we still find elements of beauty and excitement through the construction. Knott's has stepped up its Christmas offerings and we think you'll be delighted by what we have to show you. And not to be left behind, Universal gets ready to celebrate Grinchmas. You have two chances to win prizes in today's update. This week, we wrap up the Discovery Science Center ticket give away and start a Knott's Merry Farm ticket give away. It is also your last chance to enter our iPod Nano contest. . . . just keep reading below and look for the HOLIDAY SPECIAL ALERT announcements . And a very special thanks to F!an this week and in weeks past for his excellent photography and coverage of Universal Studios Hollywood. Now, my little sugar plums, let's see what our favorite theme parks have in store . . . It's a holly jolly Christmas at Disneyland. And though there is really nothing new at Disneyland this Christmas, the park is still a beautifully festive place to visit. Let's look at what is happening in Walt's original Magic Kingdom. Park Hours : Fri. 10/10: 8am-12am Sat. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: softarchive.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Piano Tribute (2007) MP3 VBR Kbps CBR | Christmas | 54,52 MB ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: feedgrids.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Christmas is one of the few special days in year that nearly everyone is looking forward to. It is a well known fact that many people start preparing for Christmas celebrations long before the 24th to make sure everything is perfect. Besides preparing and celebrating Christmas in real life, it turns out that we can [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: newmusicreviews.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Taylor Swift is planning a Christmas-themed birthday party The 'Love Story' singer ' who is rumoured to be dating actor Jake Gyllenhaal ' turns 21 on December 13 and loves celebrating during the festive season because it means there is less focus on her. She explained: ' love having a Christmas themed birthday party so people can give [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: wogl.radio.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Elvis' Christmas Album was Elvis' fourth album for RCA Victor Records and released in 1957. All songs were recorded at Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood. Elvis was the very first rock star to release a Christmas album. That was also one of the reasons the album created such controversy at that time. In fact Irving Berlin, writer of "White Christmas" included on Elvis' album, saw it as a "profane parody of his cherished yuletide standard". He was so upset at Elvis recording his song, he ordered his staff to call radio stations across America demanding the song be discontinued from radio play. Obviously all the controversy that surrounded Elvis and his Christmas album has only helped it go on to become a true Christmas Classic album and a Best Seller to this very day. Listen for more…Sunday mornings…The Elvis & Friends Show. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: fraservalleypulse.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 South Surreys version of Battle of the Blades? Perhaps…join them and see on Saturday, December 11th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hundreds of skaters will be will be debuting their competitive programs and synchronized skating. There will be a bake sale, prizes and more! Pacific Ice Annual Christmas Gala Pacific Ice South Surrey Arena, 2199 148th Street, Surrey Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint: ) ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: popdirt.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Katharine McPhee performed 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' after bringing Tyler Hilton on stage to join her at Koffeehouse's Hollywood Holiday Benefit Concert &... ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: nh7.in --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 As we reported earlier , Gorillaz have been working on a new album due out before Christmas. Damon Albarn recorded the album on his iPad, and will be giving it away via the Gorillaz website on Christmas day. They also have two other albums in the works, and have been working on a set of BBC Live Lounge recordings . The band has been giving away free stuff on their website over the past month. Albarn's bandmate Jamie Hewlett said about the album release: "On Christmas Eve a video for one of the new songs from the iPad album will be released. Then on Christmas Day fans get the whole album downloaded to their computer for free as a gift." Albarn says about the early release of the album: "I wanted to make sure that it came out at the end of the tour because I don't want anyone to think I'd tampered with it. If I left it until the New Year to release it then the cynics out there would say, 'Oh well, it's been tampered with'. But if I put it out now they'd know that I haven't done anything because I've been on tour ever since." (via NME ) ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.standard.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 LAYTON -- 'Tis the season for holiday activities, lights and music, and there are plenty of opportunities for all three. no read more ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.androlib.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 This Christmas animated wallpaper is sure to keep anyone in the holiday spirit. A cheerful Santa Cl... ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.hobotraveler.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Subscribe to Pro Travel Tips I want to find a Hotel to stay in until after Christmas, I think it is time to rejuvenate myself by staying in one city for three weeks. Today I am going to return to Ho to see about living there. I h ... Read More ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.myfourmonkeys.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Have your kids discovered Squinkies yet? Like I said when we first were introduced to this line of toys from Blip Toys, I never thought there would be something that would actually challenge my girls' obsession with Googly Bands, but Squinkies are a hit at our house. And everywhere else too. They are often sold out at our local Target store! Squinkies are cute, tiny, squishy, and they come in a whole host of characters. From frogs to princesses, Squinkies are mini dolls that come encased in their own toy plastic bubble. Pop it open and find a Squinkies surprise inside! We received the brand new Squinkies Doos Salon and Spa Playset. This new playset is really fun and features an all new cast of Squinkies characters! New colorful and crazy Squinkies Doos Salon and Spa Playset includes not only great addons and tons of accessories for your toys, but also it includes new previously unseen Squinkie Doos with long colored hair. Four new amazing characters come with really long colored hair, pink monkey, green frog, yellow piglet and white puppy, each of them has different color hair which you can brush and make different hair styles, with help of special accessories like a comb and hair dryer. My girls are all about styling hair, and they had a blast with these. They were braiding it, brushing it, twisting it... you name it, they were trying it. They also loved the colors. Kuddos to Blip Toys for adding to the Squinkies line with somethin ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: laragmag.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Snoop Dogg poses for what could be the coolest Christmas card ever. The Snowman's pipe seems to take on an entirely new significance in this context. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.rwdmag.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Gorillaz will release their album recorded using an iPad as part of their advent series. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: retrovision.tv --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Here's some Christmas shows from the Bob Newhart Show. It aired on CBS from 1972-1972 and was produced by MTM (Mary Tyler Moore) enterprises for CBS. The popular CBS series stars Newhart as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: thecomicssection.blogspot.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Another clever aphorism from future prophet Billy. Sadly, his wisdom is wasted on the likes of Jeffy . ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: la.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 WALNUT - What's the Christmas season without the ever-popular Hello Kitty, Sponge Bob Square Pants and Spider-Man toys and gadgets to play with? Dec 10th, 2010, at 6:38am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.religiousintelligence.org --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 A Christian couple who run what it believed to be Europe's first and only Christian sex website are appealing for other Christian couples to share the secret of a happy marriage. Stella Hagarty, who runs the Whollylove website, says that the site promotes the value and importance of marriage, but admits that the Christmas season [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.amauiblog.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: tbogg.firedoglake.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Jim Hoft really is the Stupidest Fucking Blogger On The Internet: Seriously? " Christmas Comes Early " is an editorial about death panels that someone wrote under Sarah Palin's name for the Wall Street Journal? Is this was Christmas brings in the Hoft household? I used to think that J-Ho combed his hair forward to hide his tragic hairline, but now I think he's hiding the telltale sign of a traumatic head injury. Maybe more than one. Bless his heart. Related posts: A Horrible Caterwauling As If From Satan's Abattoir Crank Baggers Rand Paul Is A Filthy Genocidal Muslim Mudperson ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: alt-sheff.co.uk --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Sat 11 Dec 2010, 11am - 3pm Heeley City Farm, Richards Road S2 3DT *** Fun for all the family with:• Santa's Grotto• Craft and Produce Stalls• Farm Stalls• Handmade Christmas Wreaths, Colourful Winter Planters and Rent a Christmas Tree in the peat free Garden Centre• Activities include badge making, face painting, Christmas Raffle and The Robin Trail• Fantastic Festive Food and Drink in The Farm Kitchen• Fun activities in The Energy House • Animal Petting in the Small Animal House • Meadowhall Raptor Rescue will be here with their owls!Plus there are lots of new animals for you to come and see including Willow the Guernsey Goat KidAnd it's FREE to get in.For more information call Sheff 2580482Website: www.heeleyfarm.org.uk ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.pressabout.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 The classic holiday tradition kicked off the Christmas 2010 shopping season, allowing stars to greet their fans on Hollywood Blvd with marching bands, live performances and character balloons. Hollywood, CA – December 09, 2010 — From the Heart of Hollywood, starting at Hollywood Blvd and Orange, the Hollywood Santa Christmas Parade was greeted by over fifty thousand fans cheering celebrities like Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Donna Mills, Dick Van Dyke, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Sullivan, Rip Taylor, Vivica Fox, Kevin Eubanks and Stephanie Powers. Led by parade Grand Marshall Larry King, the Hollywood Santa Christmas Parade was sponsored by Associated Television, Toys for Tots and the City of Los Angeles. Two of the balloon entries, carried by more than 60 handlers including the Kiwanis Key Club members, members from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a local high school basketball team and local businessmen – represented Stories from the Golden Age, a line of 80 books written by master storyteller L. Ron Hubbard during America's golden age of pulp fiction. Parade host Laura McKenzie, (from World's Funniest Moments) introduced the two floats, telling co-host Erik Estrada (from the TV show CHIPs), "Floating next to the treasure is Captain Tom Bristol, the main character from L. Ron Hubbard's swashbuckling tale Under the Black Ensign." (http://www.GoldenAgeStories.com/seaadventure) She went on to say that this story is one of Hubbard's "80 b ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.allfungirlsgames.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Christmas Tree Decor ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: anthagio.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Here's a Christmas bag adorned with a pedo Santa Claus sneaking into a little boy's room, pulling his blanket down, and staring at him while he sleeps… He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: fraservalleypulse.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 On Saturday, December 11th from noon to 4:00p.m. join Historic Stewart Farm for their Christmas Open House. You will enjoy and Old Fashioned Christmas setting with woodstove baked treats and hot apple cider. Holiday crafting abounds. This will prove to be a fun Fraser Valley event. Christmas Open House 2010 Historic Stewart Farm 13723 Crescent Road, Surrey Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint: ) ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: current.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 The snow came early this year. Just as the 25 days of the Christmas season had begun Kentucky got a blanket of white. More than usual I'm in the Christmas spirit this year. However, too many of us will sit in jail this Christmas. Worse, some will sit in jail even though they will later be found innocent of the charges. I have followed the original arrest, subsequent hearings, blogs, and further arrests and hearings of Pleas Lucian Kavanaugh. Most recently his bond was revoked and he was ordered to jail until his court date on February 23d. Pleas will spend Christmas in jail for exercising his First Amendment right to voice his case and his concerns over his ongoing police harassment. It's Christmas in jail when they deny your bail. Every time I look at my Christmas tree and work on decorating the house I can't help but thinking about Pleas. Pleas is a good man, an innocent man. Pleas has friends and family who are missing him right now. Stress and worry dominate their lives during a time meant for peace and love. Pleas does not deserve to be punished for blogging about his situation. Prosecutor Gullette didn't like what Mr. Kavanaugh was saying and called a hearing on December 16th to do just that. I can identify with Mr. Kavanaugh. While I was going through the heaviest of my police harassment, I was conveniently arrested and jailed for several years on falsified charges on the 23d of December. I was usually held until after midni ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: multipleverses.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 PREMIERES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, AT 9PM (ET/PT) As the end of the year nears, so might the end of the world in the holiday-themed Syfy Saturday Original Movie Ice Quake. Starring Brendan Fehr (Bones, Roswell) and Victor Garber (Glee, Alias), Ice Quake premieres Saturday, December 11, at 9PM (ET/PT). In the movie, the melting Alaskan [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: softarchive.net --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Christmas Skull 5 JPG | 5300x3300 | 300 dpi | 13.78 Mb ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: nexgadget.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Weather HD , the iPhone/iPad's casual weather app , has been updated in honor of Christmasn. Now, you'll be privvied to scenes of snowflakes, ornaments and flying reindeer. The update is free for people who already bought it. Otherwise, its $0.99. [ iTunes ] Source ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.pressabout.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Whether you are looking for a mobile companion or a laptop for everyday needs, PrestigioPlaza.com offers a wide range of Christmas gift ideas to make your friends and family happy. Limassol, Cyprus, December 10, 2010 — PrestigioPlaza.com, an international computer and gadget online shop offering only the finest services and products from the world best known and exclusive brands, offers Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and M5010 as a gift idea for Christmas. The new Dell Inspiron Mini 10 has everything you want to find in a mobile companion and even more. A bright 10.1" HD widescreen display and highly portable design, yet good-sized keyboard with a multi-touch track pad, as well as next-generation wireless options and unlimited mobile entertainment makes this netbook a perfect solution for travelling. Offering 7 vibrant colors combined with eye-catchy design Mini 10 can be presented as a nice Christmas gift, while its affordability allows having it as a second laptop for business mobile use. While on the go, users can surf the web, write emails, keep up with their blog, chat with friends via text or video using integrated webcam, upload photos on social networks having a built-in flash card reader, shop online and much more via fast Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. While travelling, at the coffee shop, hotel lobby or at home, users can watch their favorite movies, play games, listen to the music or read a book. A long battery life will provide the best ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.pressabout.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 The classic holiday tradition kicked off the Christmas 2010 shopping season, allowing stars to greet their fans on Hollywood Blvd with marching bands, live performances and character balloons. Hollywood, CA, December 10, 2010 — From the Heart of Hollywood, starting at Hollywood Blvd and Orange, the Hollywood Santa Christmas Parade was greeted by over fifty thousand fans cheering celebrities like Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Donna Mills, Dick Van Dyke, Corbin Bernsen, Susan Sullivan, Rip Taylor, Vivica Fox, Kevin Eubanks and Stephanie Powers. Led by parade Grand Marshall Larry King, the Hollywood Santa Christmas Parade was sponsored by Associated Television, Toys for Tots and the City of Los Angeles. Two of the balloon entries, carried by more than 60 handlers including the Kiwanis Key Club members, members from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a local high school basketball team and local businessmen – represented Stories from the Golden Age, a line of 80 books written by master storyteller L. Ron Hubbard during America's golden age of pulp fiction. Parade host Laura McKenzie, (from World's Funniest Moments) introduced the two floats, telling co-host Erik Estrada (from the TV show CHIPs), "Floating next to the treasure is Captain Tom Bristol, the main character from L. Ron Hubbard's swashbuckling tale Under the Black Ensign." ( http://www.GoldenAgeStories.com/seaadventure ) She went on to say that this story is one of Hubbard's "80 ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: westinnewengland.blogspot.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 ((originally published in Dec 2007)) It's funny how some Christmas memories fade and some endure, especially when it comes to gifts. We weren't poor but we weren't exactly well off either when I was young. Santa's gifts were often determined by budget concerns but he always managed to leave us clothes and some toys. (although one year I got a note with the other gifts: "Dear Bill, I owe you one telescope. Santa Claus") Ads for a forthcoming movie brought back more memories. One Christmas Eve my sister and I could hear Alvin and the Chipmunks "Christmas Song" play over and over while our parents laughed. When we asked why the song kept playing we were told it was the radio and to get to sleep before Santa came. (of course by now I already knew the Awful Truth). It turned out Santa had left us a portable record player along with a copy of the record! I still have the gift my sister gave me one year: a wooden chess set, the kind that doubles as a box to hold the chessmen. It's over thirty years old now. As I grew older I learned that giving gifts was as much fun as getting them. We didn't have a color tv so one year when I was working at the toy warehouse I put a portable Magnavox color tv on layaway and gave it to my folks for Christmas. That tv lasted for years, even after my folks got a larger console set. It migrated from bedroom to bedroom passing from my kid brother to my sister's kids back to my brother's kids until it finally g ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: anguishedrepose.wordpress.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Here is another classic and one used in the best way possible… I just love Christmas, don't you ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: newsonqueue.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Philippine National Police personnel received an early warning from their chief Friday against firing their guns indiscriminately during the holidays. Buy me a Beer[ Click Here ] if enjoy reading PNP chief warns men vs firing guns this Christmas season . ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.highcountrymomsquad.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Wow, has this been a week of Wonderful Wintery Weather or what??? We love the snow, so we were ok with it all, but I know it can be difficult for others. However, one can easily become dissatisfied with any season. I just want to be able to sit back and relax, enjoying the beautiful [...] ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: toronto.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Putting up a real Christmas tree is a cherished tradition, yet many people today wonder if it really is the greener choice. The argument goes like this: You save a tree's life if you use a fake one.... Dec 10th, 2010, at 6:00am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: toronto.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 For a minimum $10 donation to Daily Bread Food Bank, viewers can choose a Balsam Fir, while enjoying festive music and free hot chocolate. Dec 10th, 2010, at 5:16am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: toronto.fwix.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Laurie Evan Fraser conducts the 40-voice mixed choir, with Nicole Bellamy on piano, in a program combining ancient words and melodies, some from the perspective of modern composers. Among the... Dec 10th, 2010, at 5:00am GMT ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: www.olsen-twins-news.com --- Thursday, December 09, 2010 Weather HD, the iPhone /iPad's casual weather app, has been updated in honor of Christmasn. Now, you'll be privvied to scenes of snowflakes, ornaments and flying reindeer. The update is free for those who already bought it. Otherwise, its $0.99. [iTunes] More » ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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