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<title>Frugal Holidays (Georgia )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/Georgia) Giving gifts is already a tradition during the holiday season, but now that we are in a financial crisis, can we still afford to give Not if you don't know how to be resourceful. You don't have to spend much on gifts. As the cliche goes, it's the thought that counts. You can be frugal and yet come up with a gift that will touch your loved one.&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;gifts&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;frugal holidays&lt;/b&gt;. Georgia Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Will Online Sales Boost the Holiday Spirits (select )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/select) It is not surprising that sales growth will be almost nil this holiday season for the reasons that credit is tight and that customers are expected to spend a little on christmas shopping. This is projected for the christmas shop by the sidewalk, though. Online businesses are different because they are projected to expand largely this Christmas.&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;holidays&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;online sales&lt;/b&gt;. select Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Christmas in Rockport Committee (United Kingdom )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/United Kingdom) Christmas in Rockport Committee is working hard for preparations for the holiday season. They are seeking help and support to all in the Rockport business sector for the annual holiday program which extends from Thanksgiving through Christmas. The program has a budget of over $11,000.00, including the inaugural of &quot;Rockport Holiday Homecoming&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;rockport committee&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;community support&lt;/b&gt;. United Kingdom Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Christmas Shopping in North Carolina (North Carolina )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/North Carolina) Halloween's over and there are a few special holidays left before we go to that yearens special--Christmas. Shopping centers and other shops are now hardpressed to show off what they got and convince buyers to do their christmas shopping with them. What's on now that the christmas atmosphere is somewhee around the corner Let's check North&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;shopping&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;christmas shopping&lt;/b&gt;. North Carolina Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Holiday Workforce (North Carolina )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/North Carolina) The state Employment Security Commission predicts that there will be fewer holiday this year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 251,000 retail jobs have been lost in this years. Some of the companies are offering partimers extra hours just to cut the expense of training new employees and other are giving preference to return hires&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;employment security commission&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;holiday hiring&lt;/b&gt;. North Carolina Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Dreaming of a Frugal Christmas (select )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/select) Recession hits the common family hardest these days, making each family members plan and reconsider their usual Holiday habits and feast. This doesn't mean that families will not be enjoying the Christmas and the holidays as much as they did before but this time it will be a lot of saving and more celebrating. A recent survey and scientific study&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;saving budget&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;frugal christmas&lt;/b&gt;. select Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The Threat of a Holiday Letdown (select )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/select) The impact of the global recession can now be felt as prices continue to shoot up. This means bad news to both consumers and retailers this holiday season. A low sales and economic letdown is what awaits the unprepared business person while consumers tighten their budgets avoiding or reducing the usual feasts down to a couple of inexpensive ones.&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;financial solutions&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;holiday letdown&lt;/b&gt;. select Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Free Parking (United Kingdom )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/United Kingdom) In Edinburgh, shoppers will given free parking at night and at Saturday afternoons on November up to early January to boost the city's centre trade. This will make the parking free from 5:30 pm in weekdays and from 1:00 pm every Saturday in on-street pay and displays bays and expected to attract early Christmas shoppers. This city leaders move&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;christmas shopping&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;free parking&lt;/b&gt;. United Kingdom Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Early Christmas Shopping (Missouri )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/Missouri) With Less than three more months, stores are doing all they can do to attract more skittish shoppers for Christmas. Businesses this holiday season plans to court consumers with more offers like never before. People will surely find ways to stretch the dollars more with the rising market prices and economic recession. Link: Shoppers already&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;christmas&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;early shopping&lt;/b&gt;. Missouri Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>A Trip to the North Pole via the Polar Express (Massachusetts )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/Massachusetts) We all know the story of the Polar Express, the train that, according to the movie, travels to the North Pole during the Christmas season. Why not drift from the story and ride the Polar Express personally Yep, you read it right. The Plymouth Housing Authority and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority will organize trips to the 'North Pole'&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;north pole trips&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;polar express&lt;/b&gt;. Massachusetts Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The Muppets are Writing to Santa (New York )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/New York) When you were a little kid, have you ever written a letter to Santa, wishing for gifts come Christmas times Do you still write letters today I bet not. The Muppets, however, still write up to this very day. The Muppets are currently shooting the &quot;Santa Letters&quot; mini film in Joralemon Street. Learn more about it here in the Brooklyn Eagle. Link:&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;muppets&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santa letters&lt;/b&gt;. New York Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Early Planning for Christmas (select )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/select) Christmas is a day of giving and receiving. A time where everyone dearest to you gets together to celebrate the holidays. For a working individual, Christmas is now the time to give back to the dearest persons in their live. To avoid the hustle of last-minute shopping one should plan ahead if he wants to have the very best for the people closest&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;planning for christmas&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;gift ideas&lt;/b&gt;. select Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Christmas Paper Chain Decorations (United Kingdom )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/United Kingdom) Our Christmas decorations do not have to be as expensive as you think. With some cheap materials in your local crafts shop and a bit of creativity, you can create wonders with your Christmas decorations. One such decoration you and most especially your kids can create are these Christmas Paper Chain Decorations. how do you them Read this. News:&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;paper decorations&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;christmas decorations&lt;/b&gt;. United Kingdom Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Christmas Safety (District of Columbia )</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: (/District of Columbia) Decorating for the christmas season sure is fun, but that you should not forget about safety inside the home when dealing when dangerous materials. This article from About.com will give you some safety tips you have to remember when decorating your home for Christmas. Accidents do happen, so remember to be always careful Link: Christmas Holiday&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;christmas decorations&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;safety tips&lt;/b&gt;. District of Columbia Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Special Santa Letters Interview (Texas )</title>
<description>Posted by 'Interviewer': (/Texas) Name of your website Special Santa Letters Your name Cheryl Rodriquez Your Location (city, etc) Victoria Please give us a short summary of your website Santa Letters, offering Christmas stickers, Coloring books and Stockings. Read more: Special Santa Letters Interview [click] &lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;web interview&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santa letters&lt;/b&gt;. Texas Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Help Santa this X-Mas</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Santa Claus has a sledge and can deliver good anywhere across the globe but the same couldnt be said of humans, at least not till the cyber age came in. But now on Christmas if you want to assist Santa by helping yourself with a X-Mas souvenir or two then there are various places on the web where you could direct your sledge (we use mouse instead&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;x mas souvenir&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;reindeer&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Unique Gifts</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Christmas is now so close you can already smell it in the air Do you already have gifts to give Nothing yet Why not make your gifts a little unique I suggest you check out these handcrafted products. Custom photo quilts, guest book platters, watercolor pictures--just perfect And since they are all handcrafted, you are sure that each piece is&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;christmas gifts&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;christmas crafts&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Christmas Crafts</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Christamscraftyfreebies.com is a site with many free ways to create your own Christmas decorations, ornaments, and crafts. It contains ideas, inspiration, and guidance to help you create the Christmas of your dreams Crafts include Angels, decorations, ornaments, stockings, outdoor decorations, santa and snowman crafts. Also, they offer free&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;decorations&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;christmas crafts&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Let s Take Back Christmas</title>
<description>Posted by Grinch: It's high time we take back Christmas from the commerical interests. It should be a time for family and the only gift needed is love. I think we need to start with a national... or even a world wide order that all stores are closed on October 1st not to reopen until January 1st. If this does not halt the commericalization of Christmas, we can&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;commericalization&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;santa claus&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>A Modern alternative to asking for presents (New South Wales )</title>
<description>Posted by Wedding Planner and amp; Events Organiser: (/New South Wales) Asking for &quot;cash&quot; these days is not a new idea. Recent research has shown that 65% of couples are now doing so. Most couples already have most essential household items, hence receiving cash instead is more ideal. Cash can be used &quot;as a deposit&quot; towards their new home or for their honeymoon. This would save your guests the hassle of looking for&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;presents&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;baptisms or baby naming&lt;/b&gt;. New South Wales Comments: 0.</description>
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