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...found is these holidays that I always think are so horrible actually aren't quite that horrible. It's like when our house flooded [one Christmas]. The way our neighbor responded, it wasn't just that she helped. And it wasn't that she later brought over a basket of sandwiches. There was something nearly indescribable in the way that she offered herself, the way she gave herself. That was, looking back, just a tremendous holiday. (See the top 10 worst Christmas movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Author Augusten Burroughs | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...books at $8.99? Probably not," says David Heupel, a senior equity portfolio manager at Thirvent Financial in Minneapolis. "This is a mass-merchant move to draw customers to the websites." The hope is that you poke around for a book and then add other, higher-margin products to your basket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walmart, Target, Amazon: Book Price War Heats Up | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...honor of having your design emblazoned on shirts that some students will cherish for years isn't enough, the other incentives should make it worth your while. The creator of the best design will receive not only a free t-shirt, but also a "patented" gift basket "guaranteed to numb your body with pleasure, or at least have some cool goodies in it." Flyby isn't sure what these super extra awesome awards might be (besides that it probably won't be a basket of fruit and cheese), but we hear that mystery just ups the thrill factor...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang | Title: H-Bomb Wants You (Clothed, This Time) | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...honor of having your design emblazoned on shirts that some students will cherish for years isn't enough, the other incentives should make it worth your while. The creator of the best design will receive not only a free t-shirt, but also a "patented" gift basket "guaranteed to numb your body with pleasure, or at least have some cool goodies in it." Flyby isn't sure what these super extra awesome awards might be (besides that it probably won't be a basket of fruit and cheese), but we hear that mystery just ups the thrill factor...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang | Title: H-Bomb Wants You (Clothed, This Time) | 10/25/2009 | See Source »

...Independent newspaper reported that the Gulf Arab states and China, Russia, Japan and France are working to end the use of the dollar in oil trading by 2018. Citing "Gulf Arab and Chinese banking sources in Hong Kong," the newspaper said the plan is to price oil using a basket comprising gold, euro, yen, renminbi and a new unified currency for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Investors Should Bet Against the Dollar | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

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