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Here are some upcoming holiday and horticultural events for November, December and January. They're free unless otherwise noted. Call ahead to see whether registration is needed.
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This year’s offerings seem more to do with thinking about gardens than with the act of gardening.
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Large renovated cottage. Good size rooms & lots of character throughout. Easy to look after garden. Set in pretty Vendeen village with bar/restaurant & bakers. Near beautiful hilltop town of Pouzauges. La Rochelle/beaches 1hr. Puy du Fou 30 mins.A nicely
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Leading members of the Scottish tourism industry will showcase their country's charms on a visit to Russia this week in a bid to attract high-spending visitors.
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IT'S probably the most expensive jaunt in history. A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan yesterday headed for the international space station.
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With bleak sales numbers expected, there'll be fewer jobs and more competition for them. With Christmas fast approaching, Molly Oswaks has checked out stores in the Grove shopping center, boutiques in Larchmont Village and shops along 3rd Street. All across Southern California and the country, the search is on -- not for the perfect gift but for holiday jobs.
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Police in Amsterdam are today awaiting the results of blood tests to try to establish what led a Scottish tourist to fall into a river and drown.
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Evidence suggests that demand for electronics is falling sharply — portending extra discounts for customers in coming months but a very unhappy holiday season for retailers.
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For the first time, the Internet has surpassed brick-and-mortar stores as the preferred way for multi-channel shoppers to buy holiday gifts, according to a new survey by the e-tailing group.Nearly half (49%) of those surveyed said they plan on doing their gift buying online while 44 percent intend to do so in-store.Reasons for shopping online include saving time (88%), locating hard-to-find products (84%), greater selection (83%) and avoiding crowds at the mall (83%). Saving money was still an important factor for 80 percent.read more
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Evidence suggests that demand for electronics is falling sharply in the United States — portending extra discounts for customers in coming months but a very unhappy season for retailers and their suppliers.
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People who own holiday homes in the Republic of Ireland will have to pay local authorities 200 euro tax each year.
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A couple from Greater Manchester fall six floors from their hotel balcony while on holiday in the Canary Islands.
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Freshman says UCLA will win the national championship this season. Jrue Holiday isn't a mouthy freshman. He isn't into trash talking. He is, however, confident and forthright.
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Officials said their investigation would, for now, focus on reports of voter registration fraud that have surfaced in several states.
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Officials said their investigation would, for now, focus on reports of voter registration fraud that have surfaced in several states.
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The year-end bonuses or holiday gifts that many small business employees are hoping for may end up a casualty of the stumbling economy.
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The friends known as the Tapas Seven who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when daughter Madeleine vanished have accepted €483,000 (£375,000) libel damages from Express Newspapers.
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Acorn, a liberal community organizing group that has been under fire from Republicans, submitted registrations that are under question.
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There are many gardening practices you may not have thought about that can make a big difference in the health of the environment. Here are a dozen:
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A British teenager who fell six floors from the walkway of a holiday apartment in the Canary Islands emerges from a coma.
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Oct. 17: Neiman Marcus' Ginger Reader presents creative gifts for the holiday season. (Today Show)
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Oct. 17: TODAY's Al Roker helps Bon Appetit magazine's Dede Wilson bake a holiday spiced cranberry Bundt cake. (Today Show)
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The number of Britons purchasing property in France's Dordogne has halved amid the financial crisis.
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Sukkot, the 'season of our rejoicing,' lasts a week and celebrates the final harvest. Observers of the holiday build and spend much of their time in sukkahs, reflecting on their ancestors' desert trek Sukkot is one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar, a seven-day period known as the "season of our rejoicing" that follows shortly after the solemnity of Yom Kippur.
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Shoppers seek discounts, and retailers expect a sluggish holiday season.
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Experts brace for a tough year even for toy makers like Hasbro and Mattel.
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Small businesses should be allowed to defer paying their VAT bills for six months, say the Conservatives.
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Higher prices, crowded planes on tap for airline travelers this Thanksgiving.
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BRISBANE star Peter Wallace has reportedly been arrested and charged after an incident at a Sunshine Coast hotel on Sunday night.
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The week's best late deals and goodvalue holidays chosen by Deborah Reddihough.
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THE Rugby League Professionals Association will demand the Broncos pay compensation for return flights and accommodation after dragging players back prematurely from holidays to an emergency booze summit.
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Key Facts: Each apartment comes with private garage or parking space Each apartment comes with a balcony, terrace or garden, plus spacious communal garden which is landscaped and which has automatic watering Built in a traditional style, using traditional materials
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IN order for Nigeria to increase its present gas reserves from 182 Trillion cubic Feet (TcF) to 600tcf and become the fourth largest gas reserve in the world there has to be an intense and aggressive exploration for gas as
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LONDON (Reuters) - France's Sanofi-Aventis said on Tuesday it was expanding its research and development in presence in China, underlying a growing trend by global drug companies seeking to tap into the country's science base.
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PEABODY, Mass. (AP) -- Officials say police in Peabody, Mass., could be getting holiday pay on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack in what may be a first-of-its-kind contract provision....
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Oct. 21: Some airlines are cutting back on the number of flights and routes for the Thanksgiving holiday. NBC’s Tom Costello reports. (Today Show)
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A new four-year contract between the Boston suburb of Peabody (pop. 48,129) and its police union makes the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks a paid holiday.
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A payment method that became decidedly passe in the 1980s is being promoted again this holiday season as a way for budget-conscious shoppers to buy gifts without breaking the bank.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. online sales are projected to grow 12 percent this holiday season, their lowest-ever jump, as consumers curb spending, Forrester Research predicted in a report released on Tuesday.
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Online retail growth will slow for the first time this holiday season as a result of the weak economy, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The market research firm estimates that $44 billion will be spent online by consumers during the holiday season; that's up 12 percent ...
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Calgary public school students will be getting an early start to the 2009-2010 education year so they can take in WorldSkills, an international trades and technology competition.
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BOSTON (AP) -- Some officials and people who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001, are criticizing a proposal by police in a Massachusetts city to get extra holiday pay for working on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks....
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