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...Sheridan, a waiter from New York City, wants to impress his girlfriend during their first Valentine's Day as a couple. But like any guy living in 2009, he's looking to shave some expenses. So while he's going to take her out to a nice dinner this Saturday night, they've also made a pact. "We told each other, 'No presents,' " says Sheridan, 26. Would he have splurged for a nice bracelet, expensive roses or chocolates if they had the same Valentine's date a year ago? Sheridan's reply is as swift as Cupid's arrow: "Absolutely...
...less decadent Valentine's Day this year. Analysts predict that specialty arts-and-crafts stores should thrive as more consumers choose handmade over store-bought gifts. The website for specialty retailer Michaels details dozens of ideas for making cards, scrapbooks and jewelry. Since the holiday falls on a Saturday in 2009, couples can spend a full day at a museum - or at a picnic, if the weather permits. During these stressful times, people still want to huddle with their loved ones. "We won't see people saying, 'O.K., Valentine's Day has been cancelled,' " says Van Horn. "People will still...
...terror? Australia found out last weekend when wildfires swept through the southeastern state of Victoria. Fires are a regular and natural occurrence in the Australian bush, but nobody was ready for the conflagration that exploded through the forests and towns north of Melbourne, and elsewhere in the state, on Saturday Feb. 7. Fueled by 117 degrees F (47 degrees C) heat and fierce northerly winds, huge fireballs burned through fields, cars, houses, stores and schools...
...Schkade, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, says he marveled at Sunstein’s work ethic, having worked with him to study the unpredictability of punitive damages in legal cases. “We’d have a conversation on Thursday and by Saturday night there’d be a 15-page draft in an e-mail,” he said.One thing that has remained constant in Sunstein’s life is his love of squash. In 2008, Sunstein said that he played three to four times per week. The sport gave...
...while they chatted and sipped mini-bottles of white wine from the café car. Through the train’s windows, we watched the American cityscapes and countrysides fly by. I knew I had to go. Especially when I found out that I would finish finals the Saturday before he was to be sworn in. But despite my long-standing resolution to be there in person to hear this extraordinary orator, the new leader of our country, I failed to make any set travel arrangements—and it was just days before the inauguration would take place...