Christmas Tree

Now Is the Time

Nelson Davis | Posted 03.14.2012

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Nelson Davis

It may not seem so smart to start a business in a down economy, but I'm in the school of thought that says the time is never perfect, but action overcomes obstacles. Getting your great idea out of your head and into reality is one of life's most satisfying experiences.

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Thoughts On Letting Go

Jeanine Celeste Pang | Posted 03.11.2012

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Jeanine Celeste Pang

Why are we afraid to let go of something which could not be grasped in the first place?

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PHOTO: Nyan Cat Wins Christmas

Posted 12.27.2011

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Taking the Christmas tree down is always a sad time, heralding as it does the end of holiday season. But we imagine that, for this couple, taking down...

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Dopey Drug Grower Decorated Cannabis Plant As Christmas Tree

Simon Crisp | Posted 12.24.2011

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A cannabis grower who decided to decorate a 5ft pot plant as his Christmas tree, will now be spending Christmas behind bars. Kent Police say they d...

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PHOTOS: When Architects Design Christmas Trees

Tom Mallory | Posted 02.17.2012

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Tom Mallory

For architects, Christmas is that special time of the year when even they can afford to stop being rational for a while and indulge into some festive ...

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Cardinal Weighs In On Christmas vs. Holiday Tree 'Debate'

Posted 12.17.2011

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Just weeks after Chicago's first-ever Jewish mayor Rahm Emanuel flipped the switch on the city's 55-foot holiday tree in Daley Plaza, Cardinal Francis...

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'The Pottery Barn Christmas Catalogue Is Like Porn To Me'

Red Room | Posted 02.14.2012

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Red Room

Ours was the only home on the cul de sac without Christmas lights. As far as I knew, we were the only Jews in the neighborhood.

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A Very Special Christmas Tree

Dorian de Wind | Posted 02.12.2012

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Dorian de Wind

As we have done for the past 16 years, my wife and I brave the unseasonably cold Austin, Texas weather to attend a ceremony that has now become a tradition, albeit a sad one, in our lives: the Tree of Angels ceremony.

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30 Years Of White House Christmas Ornaments (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If there's still a bare spot on your Christmas tree, you might want to check out the ornaments from the White House Historical Associati...

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WATCH: Boehner Flips Switch On Christmas Tree Lights

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner helped turn on the lights on this year's Capitol Christmas Tree. In a Tuesday evening ceremony, the Ohio Repu...

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'Holiday' Tree Sparks Christmas Controversy

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 02.05.2012

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Carolers singing "O Christmas Tree" crashed Rhode Island's Statehouse tree lighting on Tuesday after Gov. Lincoln Chafee unwr...

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Fantastic Christmas Trees From Around The World (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 12.09.2011

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Decorating a Christmas tree is one of the most celebrated holidays traditions around the world. It is claimed that the tradition of decorating an ever...

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Janell Ross

Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Elicits A Big Crowd And Long Waits

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.04.2011

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New York -- Just before 8 p.m. -- and an hour after the tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center began -- Gino Palacios stood at the southeast cor...

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Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony 2011 (PHOTOS)

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 01.30.2012

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NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on Wednesday night, putting a spotlight on a small-town sp...

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Governor Defends Statehouse 'Holiday Tree'

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 01.29.2012

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The governor said Tuesday that lawmakers upset with his decision to call the blue spruce erected in the Statehouse a holiday ...

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Giant Christmas Tree Snaps During Hoisting (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

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ATLANTA -- It's the Drought That Stole Christmas. Macy's at Atlanta's Lenox Mall must cut down a new Christmas tree after the 60-foot white pine sele...

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SLIDESHOW: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrives In NYC

Posted 01.11.2012

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It's beginning to look a little like Christmas in New York. A 74-foot, 75-year-old Norway Spruce was cut down in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Wednesda...

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Christmas Tree For US Capitol On Way From California

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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SONORA, Calif. -- A 65-foot white fir tree selected as the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was cut down and removed from a picturesque setting in the Sier...

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The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.28.2011

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Faith Hope Consolo

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

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Capitol Christmas Tree Chosen From Top Secret Forest Location

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 12.04.2011

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FRESNO, Calif. — Somewhere in the middle of a California forest stands a perfectly formed 65-foot white fir about to meet a glorious end as the ...

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Rockefeller Tree Lighting Tonight

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to watch the lighting of the country's most famous Christ...

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WATCH: CHRISTMAS ART: Artistic Inspiration To Get You In The Christmas Spirit

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometimes all you need to get into the Christmas spirit are some inspiring holiday images. From Christmas videos- maybe you'll use one as your digita...

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South Korea Christmas Tree Challenges Northern Threats (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Korea is bracing for a possible backlash to what some might find a fairly harmless attempt at spreading holiday cheer, after erecting a stylized...

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Marijuana Christmas Tree Seized In Germany

Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps they should call it a case of "Merry-Juana." A German man is now facing drug possession charges after local police discovered a six-foot-tall ...

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Christmas in Portland: Occupying Afghanistan Does Not Make America Safer

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Hughes

Many terrorism experts have claimed most of the 9/11 planning took place in Hamburg and not Afghanistan; thus, it's fair to wonder why the U.S. is not conducting night raids in Germany.

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