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Here is a truly heartfelt letter for all of us at this horrible time of events. Christmas should be gleeful and happy, but all we hear and see is sorrow. Anyway, my brother-in-law died instantly of heart failure too late for my sister to even say

So Christmas is over and people are already back to being their regular jerkbag selves, but before I put Santa to bed here's the R2-D2/C-3PO lamp built by artist Gordon Tarpley that was inspired by the sexy lady leg

Last year, Jack, who was saving his money for an iPod touch, donated half his savings to buy mosquito nets to help prevent the deadly spread of malaria in developing countries.

a little scifi spirit into the holiday classic. That's what Gordon Tarpley has done with his clever Star Wars/A Christmas Story mashup, tearing apart C-3PO and R2-D2 and reassembling them as the Old Man's winning leg lamp.

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Australia smashes Sri Lanka in the Boxing Day Test to win the series

Americans miss out on what was a great tradition, now an international version of Black Friday.

THIS time of year is always full of celebration - and presents - but for one Teesside couple it will always be extra special. Boxing Day saw Teesside sweethearts Sara Parkinson and Iain Cuthbertson tie the knot in festive style. The couple from Whinney

Happy Boxing Day! What Is Boxing Day?Relax, Hallmark conspiracy theorists. Boxing Day isn't some prank to confuse America—it's a real holiday! Here's how the world celebrates.

THIS time of year is always full of celebration - and presents - but for one Teesside couple it will always be extra special. Boxing Day saw Teesside sweethearts Sara Parkinson and Iain Cuthbertson tie the knot in festive style. The couple from Whinney

Having come back to work, I decided to look at how the world celebrated Christmas and Boxing Day- despite the trying times. Here are some wonderful pictures that I came across and thought I'd share them with you all. I wish I could share them with him

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Weather hampers after-Christmas sales

Typically, stores anticipate that shoppers armed with gift cards or looking to exchange presents will flood into stores on the day after Christmas, making it one of the top five retail-sales days of the season. But, just as it did during the pre

The story of crowds overrunning stores the day after Christmas continued its shift to near-mythical status Wednesday as consumers' ongoing frugality - combined with the growing community of online-shopping devotees - meant that postholiday commerce

Retailers are hoping today was a big day for people out looking for some deals. Because so far this holiday shopping season has been the weakest since 2008.

Now that we've covered all of the major department store sales, it's time to hunt down the deeper discounts you'll find at your average mall store: J.Crew, Zara, H&M, Gap, and the like. After the jump, we've rounded up nine sales with deals that are up

For as long as she can remember, the day after Christmas has been full of.

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Former President George HW Bush, 88, getting excellent treatment: Chief of staff

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday. "The President is alert

Updated at 7:08 p.m. ET: Former President George H.W. Bush was battling an elevated fever Wednesday and was in "guarded condition" in a hospital intensive care unit, a family spokesman said.

HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized for more than a month, is getting excellent medical treatment and would advise people to “put the harps back in the closet,” his longtime Houston chief of staff said Thursday

Former President George H.W. Bush continues to fight a stubborn fever in the intensive care unit at Houston Methodist Hospital. "Following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever, President Bush was admitted to the intensive care unit at

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday. "The President is alert

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Amazon's Hot Ticket Item: Christmas Story Leg Lamps

Audiences were hungry for holiday entertainment in the week leading up to Christmas as A Christmas Story and Elf both took in over $1 million in sales. Long-running hits The Lion King and Wicked also attracted family crowds with both shows surpassing

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Last year, Jack, who was saving his money for an iPod touch, donated half his savings to buy mosquito nets to help prevent the deadly spread of malaria in developing countries.

Thanks to customers' burning desire for sports-team garden gnomes and Christmas Story leg lamps, Amazon (AMZN) continued its multi-year reign over its e-retail peers this holiday season. For the eighth straight year the online retail giant was voted No.

Last year, Jack, who was saving his money for an iPod touch, donated half his savings to buy mosquito nets to help prevent the deadly spread of malaria in developing countries.

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New Android malware uses Google Play icon to trick users, conduct DDoS ...

Released for the Nintendo DS back in 2006, cult favorite Touch Detective finally makes its way onto Android devices. Released today on the Google Play, the game stars a young detective girl who solves mysterious with her pet fungus and friends. The

But the discovery that Google Play music is switching out your explicit music for censored stuff is a bit much for us to bear. Reports online today suggest that for "some" users, if you upload a track with swearing, and it's the match service that does

If you just picked up a new Android device for the holidays, or you're looking for some good new apps, then you may want to head to the Google Play store. Google has now listed their “best apps of 2012″, and there's some good titles to be found

Released for the Nintendo DS back in 2006, cult favorite Touch Detective finally makes its way onto Android devices. Released today on the Google Play, the game stars a young detective girl who solves mysterious with her pet fungus and friends. The

The malware disguises itself as a legitimate app from Google, according to the firm. Once the app is installed, it creates an icon that resembles the one for Google Play. Tapping this icon will still launch Google Play, reducing suspicion that

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CBS Broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors Draws 8 Million Viewers

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors.

Part of the fun of the annual Kennedy Center Honors telecast is the strange bedfellows nature of the high and pop culture recipients, all of whom are recognized for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. That is certainly the case with this year

Thursday TV Highlights: 'The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors'. Comments. 1. "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors". Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, left, with President and Mrs. Obama, is among those feted at "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center

If you grew up with TV in the 1950s and '60s, the golden age of variety shows hosted by such stars as Judy Garland and Danny Kaye, you can appreciate "Kennedy Center Honors" as the last, great variety show on television. And it seems fitting that it is

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