Archive for January 19th, 2008

A German man fell out of a window together with his christmas tree

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Police spokesman Willy Thevessen said: “There’s a TV advert showing people having fun throwing their old Christmas trees out the window. But you’re not supposed to jump with them.” Click for more News about Weird News Weird-news Weird News Bizarre News Almost 10% of young Chinese netizens suffer Internet addiction: Survey A new survey has [...]

Archives Red Springs Citizen Sports

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

A few years ago, the Red Devils beat a local team 100-44 and the other team s coach wouldn t even talk to Red Springs coach after the game. That s the way the basketball bounces sometimes. Well, check this out. Dateline Detroit, Michigan According to an AP story and a story on the [...]

Christmas dinner set

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Transcript Staff A Norman Christmas Day tradition for more than 20 years will continue Tuesday with the annual Christmas Day community dinner at Norman High School. The meal will be served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Norman High School commons cafeteria. Admission into the dinner is free. Bob Magarian, director of the [...]

Woolworths says Christmas sales ‘challenging’ Mike Elliott,

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

FacebookDiggDel.icio.usMore LONDON - British sweets-to-DVDs retailer WoolworthsPLC said that trading over the key Christmas period was very challenging, knocking its shares, but it expected its retail unit to return to profitability this year. Woolworths, a fallen titan of the British high street with more than 800 stores, said on Wednesday its retail like-for-like sales [...]

Debenhams “cautious” despite Christmas sales increase

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

This article is locked. You need to be a Full Member of just-style to view this article. Existing users, please login at the top of the page. Summary: Department store operator Debenhams is predicting difficult market conditions this year despite announcing a 2.2% increase in like for like sales for the Christmas period.

In search of real Christmas music Ghanaian music included

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

One of the most captivating is the sombre recording of Torspar-julaftas-vaggvisa. To a nonSwedish speaker, the arrangement with fiddle and harmonium paired with HГ¤rdelin’s touching vocals gives the impression of an old spiritual. In fact, the song is a recent composition about a poor family: the father runs off and leaves his seven children [...]

Salvation Army hosts Community Christmas Dinner

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Volunteers brought their own helping of joy to the dinner. More than 200 people showed up to set tables, provide dinnerware, make centerpieces, decorate the room and serve food. The Salvation Army desperately needed the help, especially since it had about 108 tables to fill, Winkler said.

The Christmas dinner debate

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

She adds that for families with children, not only is it a question of money, but also of fairness. Children can t be told they have to go out and behave themselves so adults can have fun, when all they want to do is play with their presents, she adds. But there is a [...]

Chinese city bans public Christmas trees

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Chen Ying, deputy mayor of Zhuhai, a city of 1.3 million people in southern China, said restaurants, malls, grocery stores and other entertainment venues had to remove trees and other “flammable decorations” immediately.

Christmas shopping Most say they will spend the same or less than last year for holiday gifts

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

“I think people want to see what they’re getting,” she said. “I want to see what I got. Instead of guessing and hoping it’s the right thing, I’d rather see what I’ve got right in my hands, right now. If I’m paying money for it, I want it right now.