Christmas in Bethlehem: For Palestinian Christians, a time of needed hope - Yahoo News
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST
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Christmas Eve Services Bring Out True Meaning of Christmas - TWC News
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 08:46 AM PST
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A Field General in the War on Christmas - Daily Beast
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 07:14 AM PST
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A Field General in the War on ChristmasDaily BeastRick Perry, surrounded by 10 sleigh bell-ringing Santas, signed the bill with great fanfare, just before he jetted off to the annual Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington, D.C., alongside other 2016 Republican presidential contenders. “The ... |
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This 'Star Wars' themed lights show will brighten your Christmas - WGN-TV
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 07:12 AM PST
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This 'Star Wars' themed lights show will brighten your ChristmasWGN-TVHe said he uses the display to raise money for the poor and homeless through his church. There's something about Christmas that brings out people's whimsical ... “The joy and the happiness it brings to little kids and adults is fantastic,” Lynch said ... |
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Walter Stewart: Peace on Earth? Ask the ghosts who picked up our tab - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:12 AM PST
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Walter Stewart: Peace on Earth? Ask the ghosts who picked up our tabMemphis Commercial AppealBut it all seems to ring false as a brass quarter. For Christmas is a big ... They probably would like to know something about the monuments that will be reared in their memory, and they will not be satisfied with marble and bronze, for marble and ... |
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Roger Goodell's 'A Christmas Carol' - Bleacher Report
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:08 AM PST
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Roger Goodell's 'A Christmas Carol'Bleacher ReportIt was not a Christmas bell, nor a funerary church bell, nor the cathedral bells he could hear peeling each hour over the Manhattan street noise. It was a ... "Surely you of all men know that unnecessary delays are a powerful tool for exerting control ... |
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Boxing Day start to $16bn bonanza - The Australian
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:02 AM PST
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Boxing Day start to $16bn bonanzaThe AustralianPeak industry group the Australian Retailers Association estimates retail sales on Boxing Day alone will come in at $2.072bn, up $72 million on last year. Some will brave the early morning pack outside some of the nation's most popular stores, such as ...and more » |
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Editorial: The Season - Wilton Bulletin
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 05:00 AM PST
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Editorial: The SeasonWilton BulletinThey volunteer, collect coats for the homeless, buy toys for tots they don't know, make donations to charities, put bills and coins in the bell-ringing Santas' buckets. It might be a mom stopping by with some ... There's more — another, deeper river ...The Season The Redding Pilotall 6 news articles » |
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The Season - The Redding Pilot
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 04:30 AM PST
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The SeasonThe Redding PilotWe look away from the myriad rat races, hot dog eating contests, and displays of over-competitive idiocy that are the crackers and meal of our days for far too much of the year. We try to focus on things that really matter. Sure, there's a lot ...EDITORIAL: The season The Weston Forumall 6 news articles » |
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City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks - Philly.com
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 02:15 AM PST
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City Sidewalks, Busy SidewalksPhilly.comThe Blue Bell lawyer has come a long way since taking Betty out on their first date to a Roxborough-area carnival so grubby he still remembers being mortified. He shops ... At midday, the historic sanctuary at Christ Church in Old City was a calm ...and more » |
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Tales of Christmas Past - Bleeding Yankee Blue (blog)
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 01:56 AM PST
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Tales of Christmas PastBleeding Yankee Blue (blog)Both were set around the time of the Winter Solstice, which falls on December 21 or 22 -- which is possibly the reason that the early Church set Christmas on December 25, given the difference between the Julian Calendar then in effect and the Gregorian ... |
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Christmas repair funding boost for Oxenhope Parish Church - Keighley News
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 01:07 AM PST
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Hargrave church bell rings for first time in decades after restoration - Bury Free Press
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 01:02 AM PST
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Photos: X-mas festive spirit in every corner of Vietnam - VietNamNet Bridge
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 12:16 AM PST
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PD Editorial: One man's quest for peace, goodwill - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 12:07 AM PST
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Spokane street musicians add festive flair for downtown shoppers - The Spokesman Review
Posted: 25 Dec 2014 12:05 AM PST
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New Year's Eve 2014 - Roanoke Times
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:02 PM PST
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New Year's Eve 2014Roanoke TimesAt midnight, “Taps” is played to commemorate the end of 2014, then courthouse bell-ringers strike the digits of the new Year: twenty-one-five. Three shotgun blasts conclude ... 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Holiday Inn, 99 Bradley Drive, Christiansburg. Call for ...and more » |
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Students Celebrate First US Christmas - bedfordnow
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 09:11 PM PST
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Students Celebrate First US ChristmasbedfordnowOften, they share in a family's holiday traditions like making cookies or decorating a tree, all the while sharing about their own cultures, customs and serving as a reminder that there are so many different celebrations around the world in one ... |
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A few ideas for things to do after Christmas, including New Year's - Salisbury Post
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 09:08 PM PST
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X-mas festive spirit in every corner of Vietnam - VietNamNet Bridge
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:49 PM PST
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X-mas festive spirit in every corner of VietnamVietNamNet BridgeWhile in Kim Son district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, Catholics and visitors are streaming into the well-known stone church of Phat Diem, which is sparkling with thousands of lights. In the central city of Thanh ... The festival “colours of ... |
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The ghosts of newspaper folk past . . . - Burlington Times News
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:48 PM PST
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The ghosts of newspaper folk past . . .Burlington Times NewsI could faintly hear bells, the ones The Associated Press wire machines used to jangle as they announced the coronations of kings and the deaths of presidents in pre-computer days. ... off to play poker with Mencken and Broun and the Apostles, the ... |
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Festive Christmas messages from across the borough - Surrey Comet
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 07:10 PM PST
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Festive Christmas messages from across the boroughSurrey CometAngellica Bell, Surrey Comet columnist, said: “This is a special time for Michael and I. It's a season of celebration and goodwill plus a reminder of all the wonderful local people who have touched our lives over the years. Whether it's been the ...and more » |
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Cubans hope for better future with renewal of relations with US - Estevan Lifestyles
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 05:37 PM PST
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For whom the bells toll - New Straits Times Online
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:14 PM PST
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For whom the bells tollNew Straits Times OnlineThe sound of the chiming bells evoke a gamut of emotions — a sense of familiarity and security, peace and joyous celebration, and the spiritual obligation to answer a call for prayer and worship. The femininity of the sound ... They were cast in ... |
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Merry Christmas from Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com - Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:12 PM PST
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Merry Christmas from Royal Dutch Shell Plc .comRoyal Dutch Shell plc .comI revealed that ESDV leak-off tests were purposely falsified, not once but many times and that Brent Bravo platform management had admitted responsibility for the dangerous practices being followed. In response to my team ringing alarm bells ...and more » |
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The other side of the turkey - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:10 PM PST
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The other side of the turkeyMat-Su Valley FrontiersmanAdd a bell ringer with a single church's offering plate at the door of every grocery store and the feel good season for the “haves” is complete. The “haves” are in complete control of the programs. They are in charge of when and where the ... They were ... |
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Leeds nostalgia: 'Post' of Christmas past predictions - Yorkshire Evening Post
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:04 PM PST
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Bowral, NSW
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:00 PM PST
New ring available: rung for first time today
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Guilford County Jail Inmates Have Christmas to Remember - TWC News
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:39 PM PST
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Guilford County Jail Inmates Have Christmas to RememberTWC NewsBurke said the Christmas goody bags are filled with different items donated from local churches and the Guilford County Jail Ministry. Items include cookies, a moon pie, and socks. Burke also said the women inmates receive a bag full of various ... |
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Peace Tower bells to mark 1914 Christmas truce - Fort Frances Times
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 07:36 AM PST
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Peace Tower bells to mark 1914 Christmas truceFort Frances Times“In his dedicatory speech, Mackenzie King waxed quite eloquent, saying this was the song of the angels, heard 2,000 years ago in Judea, and now the carillon becomes the voice of the nation in remembrance and thanksgiving,” McCrady said in an interview. |
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Cleveland carillon will commemorate Christmas Truce of World War I - cleveland.com
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:37 AM PST
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Peace Tower carillon bells mark 1914 Christmas truce - CBC.ca
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:09 AM PST
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Peace Tower carillon bells mark 1914 Christmas truceCBC.caThe massive instrument features pedals, rows of wooden levers called batons, and pulleys that attach to the bells above. The carillonneur plays by pressing on the pedals with her feet and simultaneously hitting the batons with the side of her loosely ... |
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These are a few favorite things to do in the area on Christmas Day - OCRegister
Posted: 24 Dec 2014 12:04 AM PST
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Across the world, and in Denver, 'Silent Night' to honor WWI Christmas Truce - Colorado Public Radio
Posted: 23 Dec 2014 07:01 AM PST
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Hull Guildhall bells to play Christmas carols - Hull Daily Mail
Posted: 23 Dec 2014 02:19 AM PST
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Hull Guildhall bells to play Christmas carolsHull Daily MailThe bells will be played from a small keyboard within the bell tower itself. Councillor Stephen Brady, pictured, leader of Hull City Council, said: "I'm very much looking forward to listening in to the Guildhall bells ringing out with Christmas carols ... |
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