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Gifts Under $25: Retailers Offer More Low End Gifts In 2009

AP | LISA A. FLAM | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Hue, Holiday Season, Gift Giving, Jessica McClintock, Dooney, Gifts, Fossil, Gifts Under $25, Business News

NEW YORK — This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be. The economy is slowly recovering, yet consumers remain nervous, leading ret...

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7 Food Groups That Will Help Boost Your Mood

dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Holiday Season, Vitamins, Vitamin D, Fish, Food, Mood, Winter Blues, Whole Grains, Green Food, Tea, Living News

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is no laughing matter because these dark-gray-rainy days have a huge impact on your mood and energy level. The good ...

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Airlines Holiday Fee: $10 Surcharges Coming This Year

WalletPop | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Holiday Season, Airline Ticket Prices, Airline Fees, Airlines, Business News

The airlines have some mighty long sleeves. How else can you explain all the dirty tricks they're able to pull out of them? The newest one: Almost all...

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5 Search Marketing Tips For The Holidays

searchengineland.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Holiday Advertising, Marketing, Holiday Season, Seo, Search Marketing, Holiday Shopping, Search Engine Optimization, Online-Marketing, Technology News

In the run-up to the holidays, there are several concrete SEM strategies you can implement right now to make maximize your revenue from Black Friday a...

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A Trip Down Memory Lane Littered with Letters

Isobel White | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Social Media, Internet, Holidays, Twitter, Holiday Season, Relationships, Social Networks, Social Networking, Digital Age, Holiday Season Commentary, Barney Frank, Hillary Clinton, Facebook, Nostalgia, Family, Style News
Isobel White

No, who am I kidding -- I am old school, but trying my best to keep up. I vow to actively use LinkedIn and Facebook this year.

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It's January -- Where Do the Cards Go?

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 02.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Holiday Season, Christmas Cards, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Style News
Marcia DeSanctis

There will be no trace of Christmas in my house. The sugar cookies rattling around the tin? Gone. The leftover eggnog? Down the drain. Gingerbread houses? See ya. Except for the cards. They stick around.

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It May Be Time to Redefine Family

Janet Carlson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Divorce, Family, Roger Angell, Friendship, Marriage, Family Dynamics, Holiday Season, New Yorker, Being Friendly, Holiday Season Commentary, Love, Living News
Janet Carlson

It's a funny concept, spending money on gifts for the man you're divorcing, isn't it? The man you're trying to disentangle from financially?

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What America Got For Christmas

Reverend Billy | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Local Politics, Economy, Christmas, Holiday Season, Shopping, Consumer Economy, Holiday Season Commentary, Retail, Big Box Stores, Bartering, Retail Bubble, Retail Sales, Local Economies, Chain Stores, Commercial Christmas, Spending Less, Trading, Living News
Reverend Billy

So the retail bubble finally burst, with some estimating an extreme contraction of up to 8%. An America where local economies strike a balance with the big companies is clearly the idea.

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Road Safety Advice For The Holiday Season

Robert Jay Stahl | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Driving in the Rain, Good Driver, Icy Roads, Driving, Holiday Season, Following Distance, Good Driving, Bad Weather, Cars, Bad Driving, Safe Driver, Inclement Weather, Safe Driving, Living News
Robert Jay Stahl

Safety is more than a word, it is a way of thinking, or at least it should be.

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Horrific Holiday Season Fallout Begins

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Retail, Holiday Season, Holiday Shopping, Business News

NEW YORK — The fallout from the horrific holiday season for retailers has begun, with the operator of an online toy seller filing for bankruptcy...

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A Post-Christmas Meditation on The Santa Lie

Lisa Wade | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Believing in Santa, Holidays, Santa, Holiday Season, Family Values, Children, Kids, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Santa Claus, Family, Style News
Lisa Wade

What experiences have you had with the Santa lie? Why have you chosen to lie or tell the truth to your children? Do you think you did the right thing?

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Blessings of the Season

Alfred Gingold | Posted 01.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Change, Holiday Season, Hope, Election Day, Holiday Season Commentary, November 5th, November 4, Barack Obama, Happiness, Voting, Style News
Alfred Gingold

I am aware that the world outlook has, by most measures, deteriorated since Nov. 4th. But the light at the end of the tunnel shines on.

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The Gift that Pays Dividends in This Economic Recession

Terry Real | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Lose Weight, Spouse, Hanukkah, Holiday Season, Economy, Homewo, Tips for Holiday Season, Sex Life, Recession, Dividends, Holiday Gifts, The Spirit of Christmas, Marriage, Economic Recession, Christmas Gifts, Good Christmas Gifts for Significant Others, Stocking Stuffers, Family, Chanukkah, Living News
Terry Real

I have to confess, I feel a kind of relief. We don't have to worry about keeping up with the Jones', because the Jones' are doing just as bad as we are.

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End '08 with '08 in Mind

Jason Mannino | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Letting Go, Ambitions, Accomplishments, Year End, New Year, Employment, Unemployment Anxiety, The Inner Life, 2009, Layoffs, Unemployment, Job Anxiety, 2008, Calling Forth, Holiday Season, Anxiety, Spirituality, Gratitude, Living News
Jason Mannino

A client of mine got laid off six months ago from a very lucrative position that offered him leadership and creative responsibility. Following the lay...

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Out of Line: Recession Hanukkah

Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Cartoons, Channukah, Hanukkah, Cheap, Holiday Season, Money, Humor, Holiday Season Commentary, Menorah, Saving Money, Lighting Candles, Recession, Religion, Chanukah, Out of Line, Hannukah, Candles, Cartoon, Style News
Mort Gerberg

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Christmas Day in a Louisiana Dungeon

Ira Glasser | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Panthers, Herman Wallace, Louisiana, Holiday Season, Bobby Jindal, Prison, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Racism, Albert Woodfox, Angola Prison, Civil Rights, Politics News
Ira Glasser

It's Christmas Day, and Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace are about to begin their 37th year in the dungeon of Angola Prison. A crucifixion. Where is the public outrage that will resurrect them?

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Ho, Ho, Ho: What You Told Us to Stuff Into the Stockings of 2008's Naughty and Nice

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Huffington Post Commenters, Huffpost Stocking Stuffers, Huffington Post Community, Holiday Season, Christmas Gifts, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Merry Christmas, HuffPosters. I hope you are all touched by the grace of this day. We have a special gift for you tucked under our Featured Blog Posts tree: a line-up of holiday-inspired offerings. Remember: every time you click on a post, a blogger gets his wings! Earlier this week, I asked for your suggestions on what gifts we should give to some of our favorite -- and not so favorite -- public figures. You responded with a flying sleigh's worth of great gift ideas. Even Santa's elves couldn't have been more industrious. Now it's time to unwrap the presents. Click here to check out our favorite suggestions for what should be stuffed into the stockings of some of 2008's naughty and nice.

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Recession Resulting in Crappiest Presents Ever

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Borowitz, Economy, Recession, Christmas, Holiday Season, Holiday Season Commentary, Business News
Andy Borowitz

With fewer holiday dollars in their wallets, cash-strapped consumers are resorting to giving such unwanted holiday gifts as shoddy homemade crafts and crumbling baked goods.

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A Christmas Lilly

Sherman Yellen | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Holiday Season, Holiday Commentary, Christmas, n.c. Wyeth, Living News
Sherman Yellen

My mother knew that her sister Ida would be shocked, more likely horrified by the Christmas tree. It would be another sign of Lilly, "the American one," drifting away from the customs of their forefathers.

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One Christmas Later: Sgt. Neesley, Iraq -- and Saving the Dogs Of War

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Troops, Troop Fatalities, Iraq, Holiday Season, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Last year on Christmas Eve, I wrote about Sgt. Peter Neesley, who hailed from Michigan, after he was found dead in his bed in Iraq in an unexplained incident.

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Chanukah and Christmas: When Hope Triumphs Over Cynical Realism

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Chanukah, Holiday Season, Holiday Season Commentary, Christmas, Living News
Rabbi Michael Lerner

As Christmas and Chanukah represent ideals that have been distorted over the years, it is our job to stay true to these ideals and challenge the distortions, even while celebrating the moments of hope.

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My Virtual Gift List for This Holiday Season

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Yankees, The Nation, Andy Pettitte, Al Franken, Facebook, Scramble, Dick Cheney, Bailout, Jorge Posada, Hillary Clinton Senate Seat, Rick Warren, Paul Krugman, Bernard Madoff, Boston Red Sox, Mark Teixeira, c.c. Sabathia, Thomas Friedman, Holiday Season, David Paterson, Espn, Reality Show, Erik Kuselias, Executive Bonuses, A.j. Burnett, Barack Obama, Elvis Presley, Iraq War, Mariano Rivera, Rod Blagojevich, Girls Gone Wild, Hillary Clinton, Saturday Night Live, Derek Jeter, Torture, Holiday Season Commentary, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

Now that you can give crap to people without actually having to give them anything in reality, here is my virtual gift list for this holiday season.

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236.com: Holiday Dinner Prep: 5 Snappy Retorts To Your Right-Winger Loved Ones

236.com | Posted 01.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Food, Holidays, Holiday Season, Family, 236.Com, Style News

We're almost through the holiday season. Just one or two more dinners with family and then we have another eleven months of freedom (unless there's a ...

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You Can't Handel the Truth: A Holiday Tradition

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Handel, Holiday Season, Handel's Messiah, Music, Holiday Music 2008, Holiday Season Commentary, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Last year, I wrote about new discoveries surrounding the holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah." It seems like a fine time to repeat the story, as just another of the many holiday traditions.

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Santa Claus is the Quintessential Man

Alison Armstrong | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa, Holiday Season, Relationships, Romance, Christmas, Holiday Season Commentary, North Pole, Santa Claus, Motherhood, Men, Letters to Santa, Christmas Commentary, Love, Featured Contributor, Living News
Alison Armstrong

Like Santa Claus, men are incredibly generous. They have a huge desire to give. The goodness of a person inspires them to give more. Meanness makes them want to give less.

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