Don't let gift giving leave you overspent Nov 23, 2008
The goal is to avoid carrying debt into the new year. List people for whom you wish to buy, along with related expenses such as cards, postage, decorations. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Nov 21, 2008
Train fares to go up in new year. MOST READ. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Nov 13, 2008
By following a few simple dos and don'ts, you can keep your cubicle through to the new year. 550. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Hacken to spring surprises at concert Nov 4, 2008
Lee is also looking forward to holding another joint concert with his Jor Lun Yau Lei (Neighbours) concert buddy Alan Tam to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Hacken Lees Concert Hall 2008 Live in Malaysia will be staged at Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands on Nov 15 at 8pm. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
As Seen On Streetside San Diego With Lorrie Jordan Aug 25, 2008
Look Fabulous on New Years Eve with Westfield Suggestions ... " Super Bowl Batter Up! The Mikey Show! Hash House A Go Go Sports Fantasy - Westfield Horton Plaza As seen on Streetside Feb. 9, 2007 Tiffany will have the perfect engagement rings The Travis Parker Salon can show you how to get the perfect "updo" -- in only five minutes. Spice up your love life with some S Factor moves. Spice up your love life with some chocolate from Chuao. The perfect Valentine's Day present to give yourself: Stud... (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Fair officials need to do better at handling income from parking Aug 21, 2008
Since 2001, the fair has let Hargrove collect parking fees at the Butler Avenue lot during two of the fair's largest annual events -- the seven-day Hmong International New Year and the three-day spring Home and Garden show -- and keep 65% of the revenue ... During the past four Hmong New Year celebrations, held each December, he made $97,159. (Fresno Bee)
Big Fresno Fair gives up $171,000 in parking fees Aug 10, 2008
Since 2001, the fair also has let him collect parking fees at the Butler Avenue lot during two of the fair's largest annual events -- the seven-day Hmong International New Year and the three-day spring Home and Garden show -- and keep 65% of the revenue ... Hargrove started collecting parking fees for the Hmong New Year in 2001 and began collecting fees for the home show the next year ... During the past four Hmong New Year celebrations, held each December, he made a total of $97,159. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Cle Elum's Interactive Toys offers special fun May 9, 2008
I m only closed Christmas, New Year s and Thanksgiving. I get a lot of locals, a lot of people from Ellensburg as well as a fair number of people from outside the area who come to see what I have, she says. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Win 'Speed Racer' Collectibles May 4, 2008
The toys are on the shelves now and "Speed Racer opens in theaters and on IMAX screens May 9. The Contest One grand-prize winner will be selected at random to receive the following Mattel "Speed Racer" products: Sky Jump Track Set, a Race-Around Sound Helmet, a Battle Morph Mach 6 vehicle, a Funkey game starter set and set of Funkeys, and a set of 1:64 cars.One first-prize winner will be selected at random to receive a "Speed Racer" Mach 6 and Battle Rig play set, a Movie Moments Track Set, a... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Judge Moves Simpson Trial To September Mar 8, 2008
It's a new year and a new you. Time to pursue meeting the perfect match. (Click2Houston, TX)
Flotsam fever Mar 8, 2008
"The first thing I buy in the new year is a tide book. You have to keep track of the jet stream, the weather, the tides at all times. I could predict with very good accuracy when we should be ready this year ... but here I'm talking about things I spent a lifetime figuring out. I wouldn't want to give too much away.". Like Mr. Gisborne, most flotsam collectors use little more than a tide book, a weather report and a pair of comfy shoes to ply their hobby, though some go to more extreme lengths. (Globe and Mail)
10 things to do this weekend Feb 22, 2008
SHOP. If you did not indulge in Chinese New Year celebrations, you have one more chance. PAGODA RED, the Asian antiques dealer with stores in Bucktown and Winnetka, is having a warehouse sale, which is just the fifth sale in its 12 years of business. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Storms in China turned a long train ride into an ordeal Feb 5, 2008
Wang, 25, rode the rails as China's worst blizzards and ice storms in five decades caused havoc during the nation's busiest travel period, the Lunar New Year. At least 60 people died, thousands of vehicles were stranded on highways and train travel was severely disrupted. (International Herald Tribune)
Jailed reporter has been released in China, Hong Kong government says Feb 5, 2008
The government spokeswoman said Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was grateful Ching had been released before the Lunar New Year to reunite with his family. The Straits Times also welcomed his "long awaited release.". (International Herald Tribune)
Severe snowstorms batter China Jan 29, 2008
The impact of the severe weather was complicated by the timing of the storms, which arrived just before the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, when Chinese return to their family homes by the hundreds of millions. On Monday, the government announced a severe weather warning for the days ahead, as weather forecasts suggested the snowfall would continue in many areas, including Shanghai, which is unaccustomed to severe winter weather. (International Herald Tribune)
Wild China weather kills 25 Jan 29, 2008
Millions of migrant workers in the booming southern province of Guangdong were urged to abandon plans to go home to celebrate next week's Lunar New Year holiday, or Spring Festival, because train tracks were blocked by snow ... They have also wrecked travel plans for the Lunar New Year holiday, a traditional time for family reunions. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China battles winter weather chaos ahead of holiday Jan 27, 2008
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the chaotic weather was threatening lives and straining supplies of fresh food, coal, oil and electricity ahead of holidays marking the Lunar New Year, which starts on February 7 ... In Guangzhou in the far south, more than 100,000 people crammed the main railway station, many of them rural migrant workers eager to return home for the traditional Lunar New Year holiday ... Wen warned officials and businesses to keep prices in check as consumer demand rises for the... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Senior Center: Year in Review Jan 25, 2008
Happy New Year to you all ... Now we re well into the new year. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
What's the future hold for the Waunee Farm? Jan 19, 2008
New Year s Eve the Andris Waunee Farm served the last steak, last drink and last piece of Henny Penny chicken. Then the doors were closed for good after more than 50 years as the area s premier dining and banquet establishment. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Prices soaring for collectibles Jan 19, 2008
The next night was New Year s Eve another party on Jan. 3 and it has been non stop ever since. I wouldn t have it any other way. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Tyler Brûlé: Consumer boredom and the holiday retail slump Jan 12, 2008
European consumers can be forgiven for thinking that the sky was caving in earlier this week and the economy was coming to a screeching halt - all before the close of their first full week back at work after the New Year. On Wednesday, the BBC's 10 p.m. news bulletin made the coming 11 months sound like the complete unraveling of modern consumer culture as we know it. (International Herald Tribune)
Businesswoman sold on new site as home for her antiques store Jan 10, 2008
She opened her first shop in Catonsville just after the new year in 2000 and hopes that opening the new Catonsville shop on the same day of the year will prove auspicious. "We're opening January 6 not because we're ready, but because we opened this one January 6," Sajauskas said. (Catonsville Times, MD)
Malaysia's king calls for national unity after minority group protests Jan 10, 2008
King Mizan Zainal Abidin, in his annual speech marking the Awal Muharram holiday that starts the Islamic New Year, said Malaysians must value national unity and tolerance and act responsibly to maintain peace. "They must steer clear of actions that will create tensions, being disrespectful to one another, refrain from harping on sensitive issues and defying the law," national news agency Bernama quoted Mizan as saying. (International Herald Tribune)
Community : New Year's resolutions harder to keep Jan 10, 2008
Community : New Year's resolutions harder to keep ... (Hiles News) - Happy New Year ... And how are you doing with your New Year's resolutions. (Forest Republican, WI)
Classified 1/8/08 Jan 9, 2008
HELP WANTED Start Your New Year with a New Career. 08 means New Beginnings. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Around Town Jan. 3 -- Its finally time to relax Jan 3, 2008
Around Town Jan. 3 -- Its finally time to relax - Scituate, MA - Scituate Mariner. By Courtesy Doris and Sal Privitera. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
BBC ageism a myth, says new face of 'Crimewatch' Jan 2, 2008
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. BBC ageism a myth, says new face of 'Crimewatch. (Independent)
2008: Looking Forward Jan 1, 2008
net - James Bond At Its Best. Every Day's a 007 Day. (CommanderBond.net)
A Frisco for the future Jan 1, 2008
The council will deal with the issue again in the new year. Small World holds a present drive at the Z.T. Acker Special Programs Center. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Our experts look at the crystal ball for 2008 Dec 30, 2007
A GUID New Year tae yin an aw. We will all soon start wishing each other a good New Year, and it is a lovely concept, but for people enduring debt problems it will be very much business as usual ... If you make one New Year's resolution, make sure it is that you know what is happening to your money. (Scotsman)
Simply smashing Dec 30, 2007
Great harmony: Jacs New Year wish is for the whole world to live in peace ... The singer, who just got back from Moscow after performing in a charity show for a group of Malaysian medical students, is now making plans for the New Year ... My New Year resolution is to be happy and make the most of whatever that comes to me. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Walters' role as national treasure Dec 29, 2007
Julie Walters has been appointed a CBE in the New Year Honours, further endorsing her credentials as one of Britain's best-loved actresses. Her career spans theatre, film and TV, with highlights including Educating Rita, Billy Elliot and Harry Potter, where she plays Mrs Weasley. (BBC News)
It's time to make those New Year resolutions - not Dec 29, 2007
NILES - What's the biggest New Year's Resolution for 2008 ... Juniper was shopping at Martin's Supermarkets in Niles Friday afternoon, loading up on different snack items and drinks for her New Year's Eve party ... Glintz said she always makes New Year's resolutions, but they never seem to last. (Niles Star, MI)
Mortgage fraud; FEMA; and Beltline Dec 28, 2007
Five things I have no need to be told in the new year: Details of Jane Fonda s private life or, for that matter, anything else about the bedroom activities of any other celebrity, including the gender of their mates ... On New Year s Day, Texas begins to levy a $5-per customer tax on strip club patrons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Amazon.ca Reports Record Holiday Season Dec 26, 2007
ca Reports Record Holiday Season. QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. (Canada Newswire)
Tidings from Iraq Dec 25, 2007
"For this measure of devotion, those of us who love and cherish freedom shall always be in their debt. Please keep our troops in your thoughts and prayers during this holiday season. We truly appreciate all of your love and support. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." ... "I just want to say to my folks -- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I'll see you all soon." ... "I'd like to wish all of my family in Daytona Beach along with my wife, Victoria, and son Donovan a Merry Christmas. I... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Space Station Cargo Ship Launches With Gifts, Supplies Dec 24, 2007
The spacecraft will also deliver to the ISS Christmas and New Year gifts for the crew, and birthday presents for Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, who turned 46 on Saturday. The U.S.-Russian crew on board the ISS consists of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani. (Space.com)
News in brief Dec 22, 2007
The DVD is due to come out early in the new year. Putin's physical fitness has helped build his popularity in Russia. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Bearer of bad habits Dec 13, 2007
Foots & ARED I swear in the new year I will make time in my schedule to take that class. I am so bored with my regular workouts pole dancing should be fun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Christmas past meets Christmas present at the Holiday Stroll Dec 6, 2007
Another prized holiday icon in Shouse s shop is a large, early 20th century banner suspended from the ceiling emblazoned with the words Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in large letters. The fringed, red and white decoration once hung in the Batterson Building in downtown Muscatine and was part of the inventory that came with the shop when Shouse purchased it from Jerry Jones and Jan Ransom. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Holiday gift-buying? Let your keyboard do your shopping Nov 29, 2007
Maybe start the new year with an elliptical machine, $499 ... The site is getting a lot of buzz because it's a sponsor of Bravo's "Project Runway." Jimmy Choo's black satin rhinestone "Paris" stilettos, at $712, say nothing if not "Happy New Year.". (Boston Globe)
Romantic Christmas Gifts Nov 16, 2007
Show Holiday Love With These 10 Great Gifts For Lovers. These 10 holiday gift ideas will make it a romantic Christmas without straining the brain or breaking the budget. (Suite101.com)
The Holiday List Nov 15, 2007
FIRST NIGHT Celebration with musicians, dancers, puppeteers, actors and poets to greet the new year. Downtown. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Entertainment guide Oct 22, 2007
CELTIC NEW YEAR S PARTY: featuring costumes, refreshments and music by Na Bodach, Saturday, doors open at 7 p.m., 20th Ward Sports tic Club, Pittston Avenue, $20. HALLOWEEN CRUISE: Saturday, 3 to 7 p.m., Johnny Rockets, Moosic. (Scranton Times, PA)
Push for more recycling may mean rubbish collection fee Sep 20, 2007
Many Chinese threw away unneeded and old things before the Chinese New Year. Road to the isles / 8:12am 20 Sep 2007. (Scotsman)
O.J. Simpson a suspect in Vegas armed robbery Sep 15, 2007
Madonna celebrates holiday in Tel Aviv Clapping and singing, Madonna joined in a Kabbalah conference yesterday in Tel Aviv to celebrate the Jewish New Year. Madonna was singing Jewish songs with the crowd of hundreds at the David Intercontinental Hotel, site of the conference on Jewish mysticism. (Boston Globe)
APEC fails to dampen Fred's ponds Sep 15, 2007
With Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, keeping the faithful indoors, not to mention the imminent onset of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, there must have been a few Deutscher-Menzies staff wondering about the timing of Wednesday's art auction in Kensington. More especially as the viewings took place while Sydney was disrupted by motorcades for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum, and as perhaps the art world's major buyer - dealer Denis Savill - was sojourning in Europe... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Warner Ho-Ho-Home Video Celebrates the Holidays with the Release of Christmas Television Favorites Collection on DVD October 2, 2007 Sep 5, 2007
The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas as well as Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July ... Rudolph's Shiny New Year -- When the baby New Year named Happy goes missing, Father Time (voiced by Red Skelton) asks Rudolph to find him before midnight on New Year's Eve. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Art Museums of Boston & Cambridge Jun 14, 2007
On New Year s Day 1903 Mrs. Gardner invited the cream of Boston society to her new home, Fenway Court, which she had designed to resemble a fifteenth century Venetian palace ... This New Year's Day event officially opened her home, museum and art to the public. (Suite101.com)
Dating: Time it takes to know? May 2, 2007
Welcome to AccessAtlanta. Laney is 25 and a native Yankee who has been living in the South for several years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bellevue Couple Escapes Burning Home Feb 28, 2007
Neighbors told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the couple had a dinner party Monday night and lit candles in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Copyright 2007 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
In the spirit of yore Feb 26, 2007
When we headed out for an easy winter hike and a festive meal at the turn of the new year, we also got a beguiling peek at the past in this central Massachusetts community. To work up an appetite before dinner at the Salem Cross Inn, we decided to explore the Rock House Reservation, a little gem of a nature area under the stewardship of the Trustees of Reservations. (Boston Globe)
Seeing red over Valentine's Day Feb 15, 2007
Good Morning bloggers and a Happy New Year. I am celebrating my singlehood, no drama, no expectations, no questioning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Collecting wines can start with a few bottles Feb 14, 2007
The new year gives us time to think about it ... However, there are some worthy purchases that consumers should consider if wine collecting is a new year's resolution. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Gwenn's Tidbits Feb 14, 2007
Sunday kicks off the 15-day Chinese New Year, celebrating 4705, Year of the Boar. Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, the day of indulgence and an opportunity to use up all the sugary foods from which people traditionally abstain during Lent, the 40-day season of reflection that begins Feb. 21 this year and leads to Easter. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
North San Diego County Times Community News Briefs: Black History Month events set at CSUSM Feb 13, 2007
4 p.m. Feb. 27: Chinese New Year Puppet Show. Listen to a retelling of the traditional Chinese Tale, "Weaving of a Dream.". (North County Times)
Beijing to revise traffic routes for Spring Festival Feb 9, 2007
The Beijing News reports that adjustments are being made to prepare for the huge crowds of people streaming to temple fairs, a favorite outing for Beijing residents during the Lunar New Year. Beijing Traffic Management Bureau says that, starting from Feb. 18, the first day of the Chinese lunar New Year, four streets around the Lama Temple fair, Honglou temple fair, Changdian temple fair, and Baiyunguan temple fair will be placed under special control. (Xinhuanet, China)
How to start collecting wines Feb 7, 2007
However, there are some worthy purchases that consumers should consider if wine collecting is a New Year s resolution. We have found some excellent wines from the 2001 vintage still on the shelf, but today we# d like to suggest some Bordeaux from the 2003 vintage. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Taiwan textbook revision slammed Feb 1, 2007
In reponse to reports about the possible visit of senior Kuomintang official Wang Jin-pyng to the mainland after the Chinese Lunar New Year, Yang said: "We are willing to communicate with any individual or group from Taiwan, as long as they uphold the one-China principle and acknowledge the '1992 consensus'.". According to the consensus, both sides of the Straits agree that there is only one China in the world despite their different interpretation of the political meaning of "one China". (People's Daily Online, China)
Upcoming events Jan 19, 2007
The Levy County Genealogy and History Society will hold its first meeting of the New Year on Sunday, January 21, at 2 p.m. at the Levy County Quilt Museum. The program will be a presentation on Old Photographs. (Williston Pioneer, FL)
The Golden Rule has a nice ring to it Jan 17, 2007
Meanwhile, Rigsby had placed all of her purchases from the day into one bag, mixing items from several stores, and did not unpack it until Sunday, New Year s Eve. With the New Year s holiday on Monday, she had to wait until Tuesday to call about the ring she had found. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Sugar Bowl Returns, Big Easy Slowly Getting Back On Its Feet Jan 3, 2007
" Even in the French Quarter and other areas that weren't hit as hard, this isn't the same city. While tens of thousands gathered on the banks of the Mississippi River to ring in the new year and the city is now bustling with LSU and Notre Dame fans, there are times when the streets are barren of tourists. Those who do visit find businesses with reduced hours and restaurants that shut down a couple of days each week, simply because there aren't enough workers. But the cruise ships have returned,... (Kpmariners.com)
The seven sees Jan 2, 2007
Here's hoping your New Year's resolutions did not include Watch less TV. Between the returning favorites and the debuting newcomers, January arrives with an avalanche of programming that makes that massive new plasma TV seem positively puny. The nail-biting 24 is back, The Sopranos is coming to basic cable, and the impending arrival of American Idol forced the networks to move Lost and Friday Night Lights to less hostile time slots. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Surprise! The county's Baby New Year, Eleanor Vanderbilt, makes early arrival Jan 2, 2007
As Donges doted on the quiet baby, who drifted in and out of slumber Monday afternoon, she recalled their big plans for New Year's Eve. Donges was watching television and the baby's daddy, Joel Vanderbilt, had just settled down for a nap. (The Morning Star)
Plain talk, not codes? That's 10-4 Jan 2, 2007
"But the "10-code" language has many dialects and the differences can be extreme. For the Wilmington Police Department, a 10-85 means an officer is being shot at. In North Charleston, S.C., it means an officer has been delayed.That kind of conflicting information can spell trouble during catastrophes such as the 9/11 attacks or Hurricane Katrina, where multiple agencies respond, the Federal Emergency Management Agency warns.And now the 10 codes could be in 10-30 - that's danger, at least in... (The Morning Star)
