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Stores confirm holiday shopping season was weakest in decades; more discounts probably ahead
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Dismal sales figures for the holiday shopping season are probably a sign of worse to come for merchants in 2009 — not only more sharp discounts and cheaper groceries but probably fewer stores. Holiday spending was so anemic...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Neiman Marcus Group, Gap Inc., Sales, Supervalu Inc.
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Proximity to Bahamas gives Stuart opportunity to capitalize
TCPalm.comFor Gary Guertin, the almost 68 miles of ocean that separate Stuart from Grand Bahama is not a divide, it's a bridge. And it's an opportunity to capitalize on Stuart's waterfront resources and promote the two destinations. The general manager of the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Trips and Vacations, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Spring Training
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Winter is a great time to clean up and get ready for spring
I like to look forward this time of year. With the holidays behind us and the days gradually getting longer, I know spring is only weeks away.
Even now, plants show early signs of waking up. When Ken and I recently cleaned up fallen branches and cones, I...Tags: Personal Service, Fencing, Botany, Colonial Williamsburg, Chesapeake Bay
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Adebola "Debbie" Moronfolu, 17, a senior
What is your name, age, grade and school? Adebola "Debbie" Moronfolu, 17, senior, New Britain High School. What are some of your interests, hobbies or activities? Some of the things I'm interested in are running, dancing, traveling/adventure,...Tags: Minority Groups, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, New Britain, Hurricane Damage, Tropical Weather
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Home design and gardening sales and events
Shop it Material Possessions' Gold Coast and Winnetka locations are holding one of their twice-annual sales now through Jan. 18. Shoppers will find the biggest deals on holiday stock, which is slashed by 50 percent. Other items, such as an Ann Gish...Tags: Gold Coast, Downers Grove, Gardening, Bars and Clubs, Religious Festivals
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2 Detroit attorneys team up to construct kayak
Detroit Legal NewsTwo attorneys build a boat in a living room. No, really, they do. It's no joke. They are building a kayak to be more precise -- a Chesapeake 17 LT to be exact. Two attorneys with the Federal Defender's Office in Detroit, Richard Helfrick and...Tags: Justice System, Canoeing and Kayaking, Lawyers
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Open to the challenge: More than 500 swimmers brave waters off Lauderdale
South Florida Sun-SentinelBrendan Hansen plans to do everything in his power to see that the wave of success swimming enjoyed during the Beijing Olympics continues. And not just in a 50-meter Olympic-size pool, which is why the four-time Olympic medalist and former breaststroke...Tags: International Swimming Hall of Fame, Beijing Games, Awards and Prizes, Death and Dying, Michael Phelps
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Davie plane club has grown to more than 140 members
South Florida Sun-SentinelThose taking a morning stroll, having a picnic or just soaking up the serene nature of Vista View Park in Davie may have been caught up in the excitement of its electric-powered plane club. The Vista View Flyers are a group of model plane enthusiasts...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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Grieving over a garden: Moving away from your home garden can be difficult
Wanda Teays calls it "gardening grief": the experience of saying goodbye to a landscape you've tended with loving care, a landscape to which you've become so emotionally attached, you can't help but go back and see how new owners have maintained it --...Tags: Easter, Separation Anxiety, Depression, Therapies, Los Angeles
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Tara Rasmussen, 14, a freshman
What is your name, age, grade and school? Tara Rasmussen, 14, Grade 9, Windsor Locks High School. What are some of your interests, hobbies or activities? My interests and hobbies include shopping, spending time with friends and family, horseback...Tags: John McCain, Minority Groups, Windsor Locks, National Government, National or Ethnic Minorities
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A scout's honor: Teen makes incredible achievement
dave.marcus@newsday.comLast May, Robert Goldsmith sat down his son Shawn to share dire news. "Grandma's going to be dying soon," he said. Shawn, then 17, a senior at Oceanside High School and an Eagle Scout, decided to honor his grandmother, Celia, by earning all 121 merit...Tags: Teen-agers, Riverdale (Bronx, New York), Medicine, Game Playing, Firearms
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Gardening a leisurely activity? Not on your life, Anna Wintour
Amid stubborn rumors that she would soon be replaced, Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of Vogue magazine, was asked, while sitting on a journalism panel, what it would take for her to quit the business. Wintour answered that her journalist father...Tags: Meryl Streep, Gardening
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