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Lastly, flowers give that final holiday touch to any home; for a thousand dollars, why not invest in 250 poinsetta stems (they may have multiple blooms), or 500 boxes of mistletoe (if you go with this option, consider 115 ounces of the Body Shop's Kiwi lip balm, 1440 Mass. Ave.), 166.66 pounds of holly or 50 Christmas trees, all from the Brattle Square Florists, 31 Brattle Street...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Gifts for One Thousand Dollars | 12/15/1993 | See Source »

While Harvard's cagers were faring poorly in Columbia, S.C., the Columbia Lions were also down South playing at nearby Greenville in the Poinsetta Classic. The Lions are for real this year. They beat The Citadel and Furman to take the tourney. Columbia's last victory in a tournament game came on December 30, 1972. Their last tournament championship was the 1967 Holiday Festival, when the current batch of four sophomore starters were in fourth grade and Tom Penders was a high school coach in Connecticut...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The Going Gets Tough | 1/7/1977 | See Source »

Byrd was voted MVP in the Poinsetta after scoring 25 points with 13 assists against Furman in the final, while Free carded 29 points. Against The Citadel Bulldogs, soph Kevin Donohue, who shattered all of Bill Bradley's Missouri high school scoring records, hit 11 of 19 shots from the field...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The Going Gets Tough | 1/7/1977 | See Source »

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