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[Chicago Sun-Times :: Entertainment ::] "The holidays are upon us and I know a lot of people are feeling the pinch and are trying to scale back this year," Winfrey said Wednesday during a toned-down version of her yearly gift fest. "We felt that this is not the time to be introducing you to a lot of things that cost money."

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[Washington County Impact - OregonLive.com] Tualatin Studio Tour focuses on local artists - Washington County ...: Demmon combined her business and artistic interests earlier this year when she started a gallery to show local artwork in the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce office. Now she's taken another step by arranging for more than a dozen artists, backed by local businesses, to participate in the Tualatin Studio Tour during the Thanksgiving weekend.

[The Intoxicologist Is In] Get Into the Christmas Spirit With Gorgeous Gifts From The ...: Don’t forget to stock up on seasonal spirits and champagne for yourself while you’re there, and if you’re having a party consider The Purveyor’s home cocktail service. Your personal mixologist will bring everything he needs to make and serve delicious cocktails and will tidy up before leaves!

[The Institute for Middle East Understanding : All site additions (global feed)] IMEU: Female Palestinian filmmaker shines at Cannes festival: Fremaux invited Jacques Bidou, the film's main producer to speak as well as Danny Glover and Annemarie. Her voice trembling a little from emotion, Annemarie reminded everyone in the audience that 2008 was the 60th year of our Nakba, Israel's glory and our catastrophe, theirs celebrated, ours silenced.

[BJP] China struggles to revive economy amid market crisis | BJP: The slowdown of the Chinese economy, the world’s fourth largest, is partly due to shrinking demand from abroad and partly to worsening downward pressure from weak domestic demand, a consequence of an inadequate social security system, and higher costs of raw materials and labour, which have hurt corporate investment.

[TONY Blog] The TONY Blog Piracy on the high seas: The world's last growth ...: He could probably do with a little more thirst for plunder, but all in all a good man to have in a pinch. Ship’s cook: Errol Flynn (Captain Blood) Narrowly beats out Basil Rathbone for this berth on the ship.

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[Whippleworld] Whippleworld » Blog Archive » Thinking back may be the answer ...: I remember it so vividly, and knew that’s where I was going anyway (somebody hadn’t taken of the brakes and I was sent to get a gallon of gasoline at that station) but I didn’t hit anybody, my baby was safe (the wonderful John Whipple) but my beautiful car was hurt. It was given to me by husband (then) I even passed my driver’s license in that car, as I had driven year’s without one.

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