Archive for December 22nd, 2006
Denise Corcoran at American Chronicle: Rarely has any movie left such a lasting impression on the American public as Frank Capra’s all-time masterpiece — “It’s a Wonderful Life.â€? We all know the story and have seen it many times. In reality, this film serves as a universal story of the enduring human spirit — filled [...]
The Wrench That Saved Christmas
tampabay.com: Robbie McGregor has spent many a Christmas Eve in strangers’ dark back yards, cobbling together some lucky kid’s new trampoline or swing set by the moonlight. Sometimes he wears a Santa hat. That’s fitting, because clients have told him that he saved their Christmas. McGregor runs Robbie’s Assembly Service from his Clearwater, Florida home. [...]
Ottawa Sun: Like many a good idea, simplicity is the chief component of the no-knot scarf which snaps free for enhanced safety. That’s why, just in time for Christmas and motivated by hearing about a child’s death caused by a traditional winter scarf, Diane Lefebvre concocted the colourful kid-protecting no-knot. Thanks to one-inch Velcro snaps, [...]
Holiday Web Shopping Hits $20.65 Billion
Associated Press: Holiday online spending reached $20.65 billion in the U.S. as of Monday night, a 25 percent rise over 2005, according to data released Wednesday from comScore Networks. Shoppers spent more than $643 million last weekend, 34 percent higher than the corresponding weekend last year, the Reston, Va.-based research group reported. “The strategy of [...]
