'A home away from home' (3) Jun 22, 2009
Mrs. Cordero noted there are three major holiday meals that draw many military people and their families from the post Easter, Fourth of July and Thanksgiving. During one Thanksgiving, as a large group was about to sit down for the meal, a flock of six wild turkeys went strutting by the house, apparently knowing they would not be the meal. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Durable goods lead persistent sales slide Jun 22, 2009
Despite Easter falling in April this year, Stats SA figures show retail sales at constant prices for the three months to April reflected a decrease of 5 ... Easter holidays and the elections had relatively little impact on sales in April, analysts say, since lost trading days would only have exacerbated the already dismal numbers. (Business Report, South Africa)
Circle the globe in luxury Jun 22, 2009
Featuring air travel on a private 757 configured for just 72 passengers, the itineraries include stops in exotic places like Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Samoa, Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal and Fez, among others. Also on this story. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ancient Superstition and Religion Jun 22, 2009
The name Easter comes from Austron, a fertility and sunrise goddess. In matters of law, barbarian cultures practiced trial by ordeal and trial by water. (Suite101.com)
Colorado woman says Easter decor led to eviction Jun 22, 2009
Woman says Easter decor led to eviction ... - A woman is going to court claiming she was wrongly evicted from her apartment because she kept her Easter decorations on her door for two weeks after the holiday ... Carol Burdick said her landlord unjustly told her to remove a display of Easter stickers, plastic grass, and Peeps marshmallow candies from her door a few days after the April 12 holiday this year. (Boston Globe)
Oh Peep! Easter decor led to eviction Jun 22, 2009
Easter decor led to eviction - Weird news- msnbc ... Easter decor led to eviction ... - A woman is going to court claiming she was wrongly evicted from her apartment because she kept her Easter decorations on her door for two weeks after the holiday. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Tiny village hits El Gordo lottery jackpot Jun 22, 2009
Some of the prize money went to the eastern resort town of Benidorm, where lottery officials said British tourists could be among the winners ... In the north-eastern province of Lleida, the average individual spend is 133 ... The Spanish bullfighting season started Easter weekend with several bullfights in Malaga and Seville. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Titusville tries to attract downtown shoppers Jun 21, 2009
Since fall, the organization has lined up several downtown establishments to participate in monthly programs, including a Halloween party, an Easter egg hunt, a Mardi Gras and a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Two weeks ago, it was a "Get Outside" promotion, in which participating businesses highlighted local outdoor recreation opportunities, and a kayak was awarded. (Erie Times-News, PA)
• COLUMN: How to keep it simple for Father's Day Jun 21, 2009
Religious holidays - Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah - must be festive, nostalgic and totally overdone. Halloween and Valentine's Day. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Can Hamilton comic Bo Burnham break out and grow up at the same time? Jun 21, 2009
From the mall, we go to Laser Quest and meet up with two high school friends who have come home for Easter. We play a 45-minute, every-man-for-himself Ironman Mission with 32 people inside a black-lit laser-tag arena. (Boston Globe)
'Dead Snow': From Norway, With Nazis, By Kurt Loder Jun 20, 2009
Two vans full of vacationing med-school students are driving up into the snowy mountains of somewhere-in-Norway to spend their Easter break at a remote log cabin. In another departure from common practice, these youths are not all hunks and babes. (VHI.com -- Music News)
ROSS GITTINS Jun 20, 2009
Easter Monday isn't a bad day to observe there's a lot more morality in economic activities than most people realise. Saturday March 22, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Proclaiming God's name Jun 20, 2009
They might celebrate the resurrection of Christ, for instance, but not do so on Easter like most other Christians, Duff said. Jehovah's Witnesses practice baptism by immersion, but the decision to be baptized should not be based on emotion but on intellect, said Jonathan Davis, another Witness from Twin Falls. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Nestle U.S.A. Recalls Nestle Toll House(R) Refrigerated Cookie Dough Jun 20, 2009
Nestle Easter Chocolate Chip Bar, UPC # 5000000932 ... Nestle Sugar Cookie Easter Egg, UPC # 5000052009. (PR Newswire)
Consumers report spending less on Father's Day gifts Jun 20, 2009
Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and St. Patrick's Day round out the top eight gift card holidays. About half the Father's Day cards are bought for dads and 20 percent for husbands, according to Hallmark. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Cutting down carbs Jun 18, 2009
Easter has brought the bittersweet news that Joanne Harris, author of the hugely successful novel Chocolat, doesn t actually like chocolate. The UK s Independent on Sunday revealed on Easter Sunday that a literary editor friend of the author spent a weekend with her in Yorkshire, only to later blog She doesn t like chocolate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Business is looking for a few good soldiers Jun 17, 2009
We sent out nearly 60 very large care packages during our Easter drive, said Roger Gagliano, construction manager for the construction company that is rebuilding Upper Taum Sauk Reservoir. The group held its first drive in August, followed by similar efforts for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter holidays. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Premium travel declines continue in April Jun 17, 2009
It is too soon to say whether April marked a turning point in the current downcycle of air travel, but there was an improvement in passenger numbers compared to the first quarter, albeit an improvement distorted by the timing of Easter, IATA noted ... Easter was in April this year, but was in March last year. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Figures show poor retail sales Jun 17, 2009
Mr Dodd said: "Despite bank holidays and more sunshine in May neither the food nor non-food sectors have been able to maintain the consumer spending that was generated by Easter. "But non-food retailing is having the toughest time as customers confine their spending to must-haves. " Heavy tollHe said he believed talk of the green shoots of recovery was clearly premature despite food showing a 3.6% rise in sales, with the warmer weather giving a boost to barbecue products and salads. However, the... (BBC News -- UK)
Grupo Silvio Santos Buys Brazil Rival as Slower Sales Spur Consolidation Jun 17, 2009
9 percent in April from a year earlier, as a late Easter holiday bolstered sales in the month. based in Sao Paulo, paid 8 million reais ($4 million) for the company and assumed 25 million reais of Dudonys debt, Thome said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Free to a good home,a bear well-traveled Jun 16, 2009
His grandchildren, five-year-old Noah Larkin and two-year-old Landin Larkin, enjoyed a romp with Mr. Bear after he was used in a family Easter egg hunt ... She said she wanted to use the bear in an Easter egg hunt for the kids ... Now that Easter is over and the bear served its purpose, Jim wants it out of his yard. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Mother Charged In Deadly Attack Said She Had Surprise For Daughters Jun 16, 2009
Posted by: Dave Location: Waco on Jun 7, 2009 at 09:44 AM You mean you do not believe in the great invisible man/women in the sky I prefer the easter bunny my self. Posted by: phillip Location: mabank on Jun 7, 2009 at 09:23 AM words cant express what i would do to that woman if could just get my hands on her. (KWTX.com, TX)
Letters to the editor: June 4 edition Jun 5, 2009
The chorus, the soloists, and Director Ruth Hartt certainly gave us a concert worthy of Carnegie Hall where they sang on Easter. Shubert s Mass in G and John Rutter s Gloria were awesome, and the soloists took our breath away. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Another View: GM's new owner: What kind of deal did you get? Jun 5, 2009
Other union concessions were "painful" only by the peculiar standards of Big Three labor relations: At a time when some American workers are facing stiff pay cuts, UAW workers gave up their customary paid holiday on Easter Monday and their right to overtime pay after less than 40 hours per week. They still get health benefits that are far better than those received by many American families upon whose tax money GM jobs now depend. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Two Years Later Jun 4, 2009
FIREMEN battle (left) the 2007 blaze that destroyed Linda Muegge s home while in happier times (right), she jokes about snow falling at Easter ... Both remembered an Easter party at Ms. Muegge s home in 2007 ... I remember Joanie toasted Linda and thanked her for opening her heart and her home to us on Easter, Mrs. Morris said. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Mott to become new St. Joe AD Jun 4, 2009
bearjennab wrote on Jun 3, 2009 7:32 PM:" Perhaps the Administrator of St. Joes could add the telephone number of the offices of CIF on speed dial so as to comply with the self reporting requirements for recruiting violations. I am sure they will come as Mott has proven with his immense ego that he is incapable of weathering a losing season or two. The true measure of a coach is inspiring a group of kids to gel as a team and aspire to play the best they are capable of. Not necessarily winning... (Santa Maria Times)
Healthful Hints: Sand in your shoes but no green in sight? That’s the fifth season Jun 4, 2009
The celebration of Easter and Passover are close at hand, along with the season when folks free themselves from the bondage of their winter garments (but not always of their winter coat ). The little people are especially happy to get rid of the snowsuits they can t quite manage to get off in time to go potty. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Drivers urged to dob in service stations Jun 4, 2009
She said motorists had been encouraged to report petrol prices over Easter and prices were the lowest they had been on a public holiday for three years. "We know oil companies don't like being watched and after the Easter period we have no reason to believe they will misbehave this long weekend.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The Young Pro Jun 4, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
'Tin Chefs' teach Latinos to cook from cans Jun 4, 2009
"But only at Easter." And it is nothing like baked beans. Quiroga sees he will have difficulty making the case for baked beans, but he will try. (MSNBC -- Race)
S.F. consultant gets 'greatest' White House job Jun 4, 2009
She also oversees big media events such as the Easter Egg Roll and Christmas tree lighting. After the Giants presented her with a gift for the president - a personalized Giants jersey, No. 44, autographed by the team - Schafer, a longtime fan, said she had "the time of my life. I haven't stopped grinning.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Many analysts expect May retail sales to drop Jun 3, 2009
7% increase in April boosted by sales tied into Easter. Same-store sales, or sales in stores open at least one year, are considered a key retail metric. (USA Today -- Money)
Dave Burke; boosted hopes and Irish heritage in Lawrence Jun 3, 2009
"We celebrated Christmas and Easter with the Polish traditions, and the rest of the year was Irish," his wife said with a laugh. "We had a very nice arrangement, believe me.". (Boston Globe)
Palin reaches out Jun 3, 2009
enb wrote on Jun 2, 2009 12:31 PM:" My husband has been in and out of the hospital since Easter, we just got home and as I was looking through the mail I saw a card from Anchorage, Alaska and I was so excited the thank you card was hand written and signed by Sarah Palin. Sarah was thanking me for my support and generosity. Talking about lifting my husband and me up after all the discouraging medical reports that we have had to face in the past few weeks. I know that Sarah is very busy and has... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
UK home secretary 'to step down' Jun 3, 2009
The BBC understands that Ms Smith, 46, told Mr Brown during the Easter recess that she wanted to step down as home secretary. If any mistakes have been made and if they were exposed, then people will have to accept the consequences. (BBC News -- Europe)
Saying Sotomayor: What does it say about those who can't say it? Jun 3, 2009
wrote on Jun 3, 2009 1:21 AM:" leah: Animal is referring to Miquel Estrada. Factually, your guess of Alberto Gonzalez makes about as much sense as the Easter Bunny. sanity opotional: Glad you were pleased with my letter. I wear the loathing of "people" like you as a badge of honor. ". sanity optional wrote on Jun 3, 2009 12:35 AM:" Bang the Pots: congrats on posting the silliest, most ignorant comment I've ever seen on this site. That's no small feat given most of the crowd that hangs out around... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
LETTER: Denying their rights won't get rid of gays Jun 3, 2009
Not letting gays get married because of the bible is like making laws that Jews or Muslims must observe Christmas and Easter in the manner that you do. That's just plain WRONG. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Love And Bullets: The Real Bonnie & Clyde Jun 2, 2009
"By the time of the jailbreak, former Texas Ranger Captain Francis (Frank) Hamerqv and his associates had begun to track Bonnie and Clyde. On Easter Sunday, 1934, near Grapevine, Texas, two highway patrolmen unwittingly stopped to check on the wanted couple's car, which was stopped by the side of the road. She and Clyde opened fire on the officers and Bonnie, according to witnesses, walked over to one of the officers, rolled him over with her foot and fired her sawedoff shotgun at the officer's... (CBS News -- US)
Will the Antichrist be a homosexual? Jun 2, 2009
Kevin wrote on May 28, 2009 3:03 PM:" There is no Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy or god. So your whole hypothesis of hate is an EPIC Fail! ". Anony wrote on May 28, 2009 3:02 PM:" The word homosexual translates literally as "of the same sex", being a hybrid of the Greek prefix homo- meaning "same" (as distinguished from the Latin root homo meaning human) and the Latin root sex meaning "sex". In Sanskrit homosexual is called somo-kaami or sama-kaami. In Sanskrit, the prefix somo- means... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Dons Viking Voyage: Day 8 Jun 2, 2009
According to our wonderful tour guide, Anita Kirkegaard, This is where the royal family lives from the month of December to the Easter holidays. The architecture of the mansions was similar to that of Barcelona, Spain and quite beautiful to look at. (Usfdons.com)
Two arrested at Thornton bullfight (1668) Jun 2, 2009
" Cogito wrote on Jun 1, 2009 5:08 PM:" Midtowner, Christmas and Easter are not American Holidays either ... I do celebrate Independence Day (July 4th), Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Christmas, Easter, President's Day and Labor Day. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bankers' hours expand to Sundays Jun 1, 2009
TD Bank, for instance, said it plans to observe just four holidays a year at the branches: New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas ... Eastern Bank said it decided to offer Sunday hours at 10 of its 80 locations, typically in busy shopping centers or other locations scattered throughout its territory ... But executives said it doesn't make sense to open every Eastern branch on Sunday, as most would be empty and customers can go to a different branch that is open. (Boston Globe)
Christian group claims progress on a common Easter May 30, 2009
GENEVA ---- Christianity's largest ecumenical movement expressed hope Thursday that churches were moving closer to a common Easter for the world's Christians, despite a historical debate nearly as old as the religion. Catholic and Protestant congregations will celebrate their belief in Jesus' resurrection on the same day as Eastern Orthodox (and some Eastern Rite Catholic) churches in 2010 and 2011 because of a coincidence in the Julian and Gregorian calendars ... The confusion over Easter's... (North County Times)
• Church news May 30, 2009
Later in the day, the members of the Call Committee will meet with Pastor Mark Nelson of the Eastern Washington Idaho Synod, ELCA. ... The chancel choir will sing the final anthem of the season Sunday and then hold a year-end potluck at the home of the director of music, Ora Lee Wiseman, 3690 N 2600 E. Anyone who has sung with the choir at any time during the past year, including the Easter singers, is invited. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Meanings Behind Easter Symbols in A... May 30, 2009
Meanings Behind Easter Symbols in Art. Meanings Behind Easter Symbols in Art ... The Risen Christ, Lily and Rabbit all Represent Easter and Spring. (Suite101.com)
Cousins reunite after more than a century May 29, 2009
I have Easter cards from 1910, and these things were kept and passed down," says Tony. Battista and Sabina Salmina in Napa in 1877 (tony quinn) Ties that bind This regular contact is what Tony believes set his Swiss ancestors apart from his forebears on his Irish and English sides."The Irish were tenant farmers, they didn't own anything," he argues. "The Swiss had something back there - a little house, a little vineyard, a little bit of land, maybe a few goats - and they felt obliged to send... (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Chapel Happenings: Frazers to be honored for service May 29, 2009
They initiated and directed the Living Last Supper that became a staple of Easter celebration and worship at Fort Leavenworth for 18 years. For eight years, the Frazers coordinated the Senior Saints Ministry, which served to provide continuous contact with and assistance to elderly within the congregation. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
On Your Mind May 28, 2009
Go to Easter-Wikipedia and learn something. Easter since the first century A.D. is about the resurrection of Jesus ... Easter bunnies and eggs are the modern cultural aka pagan events. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
'Worst may be over' for air traffic: airline industry May 28, 2009
However, the International Air Transport Association warned on Wednesday that the Easter holiday traffic may have lent a boost of "at least two per cent," and that recovery may still take a while to come ... Middle Eastern and Latin American carriers bucked the negative trend, recording demand growth of 11. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Dolores Hinden, 64, cofounded Quincy insurance group May 28, 2009
"She was the fourth daughter in a family of five siblings, and she hosted every holiday - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter - for decades," Kim said. "She would be the most gracious hostess. She had such a generous spirit. She opened her house to everybody.". (Boston Globe)
Summer fun suffering in grip of tight budgets May 28, 2009
Apex canceled its Easter egg hunt. In Cary, the town closed its community centers Sundays from April to October, except for special programs or rentals. (News & Observer)
The term ''hero'' has been seriously devalued in recent years. May 26, 2009
My favourite candidate is the easter bunny or santa claus. I just write their names on the voting form and tick only them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Blacksmith Steakhouse reopens May 26, 2009
The restaurant is now only open for dinner on Thursday, through Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. and on holidays such as Valentine s Day and Easter. Judee pointed out that Blacksmith s is the only live red oak barbecue in Lompoc, adding, Lompoc deserves to have its own steakhouse. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Cable's 'People Person' May 26, 2009
The business flourished, until an electrical fire burned the coop an event that became known in the Bresnan household as the Easter Sunday Massacre. . (Multichannel News)
• Enforcing the rules May 25, 2009
"You don't see flowers on the ground at Arlington except on Easter, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.". Even with the exception of Memorial Day at the Burley cemeteries, problems arise. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Valued neighbors May 25, 2009
Donald Hull wrote on May 22, 2009 11:33 AM:" I couldn't possibly agree with you more, Mike. I have had the pleasure of meeting many members of the GCCA at the concerts on the plaza, at the easter egg hunt, etc. and they are all wonderful people.My grandfather, who just passed at 102 years of age, was helped through passing by the Soulistic Hospice, and they are simply the most caring and friendly people I have ever met.Fortunately, we live in a country that tries to be open to all religions, big... (Nogales International, AZ)
'Obama of Paraguay' has hands full, too May 25, 2009
Just days before Easter holiday, a 26-year-old former parishioner named Viviana Carrillo claimed Lugo had fathered her 2-year-old son and that their affair began while he was still a bishop. The disclosure caused the country's newspapers and bloggers to talk of little else. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hurricanes downgraded (Yesterday) May 25, 2009
But Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final was every bit the predicate of Carolina bumbling as Penguins firepower, as the Hurricanes kept putting knives into themselves with bone-headed plays in the defensive zone, none more egregious perhaps than the one that wiped a 1-0 lead that wasn't three minutes old in the first period ... The Hurricanes are 7-0 in the postseason when Eric Staal scores a goal, but he hasn't scored since about Easter. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Polls lead to 4-day school week May 24, 2009
Also in the schedule are four Monday holidays: Labor Day in September, Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January, Presidents Day in February and Easter Monday in April. The board voted to honor those holidays and schedule the calendar those weeks for classes to run Tuesday through Friday. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Readers honor fallen troops May 24, 2009
(On one note I have to say thank you to MSNBC for allowing Buck and other soldiers to call home at Easter in 2003. You can never know what that meant at that time. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Keep unwanted e-mail message simple May 24, 2009
Dear Amy: I think you missed the easy answer to the writer who complained about people talking during their Easter church service. Every church I have ever been to, regardless of denomination, has had plenty of ushers, and it really is their responsibili 00004000 ty to the congregation to help provide appropriate worshiping conditions. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Julie Fay: Rolling in Play-Doh whether I like it or not May 24, 2009
It s Easter Island under my couch. Other, more resourceful mothers with an aversion to Play-Doh might simply whip up some homemade, organic, cruelty-free play dough to stimulate their children s inner sculptors. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Advice bureau theft couple jailed May 23, 2009
Their scam only came to light when both quit work overnight at Easter 2006, posting the office keys through the letterbox of a local solicitor who was a volunteer and acting bureau chairman. By the time the police were called in to investigate, the CAB office's computer accounts and all its paper documentation were missing. (BBC News -- UK)
Obama's conciliatory tone gives GOP critics pause May 23, 2009
When the White House included gay couples in its Easter celebration for the first time, it did so with little fanfare. "He's trying not to give targets to the right," said Pete Wehner, a former domestic policy aide to President George W. Bush. (Boston Globe)
The Resource Connection names new executive director May 22, 2009
He has also served as CEO for nationally affiliated organizations such as Easter Seals and The Arc and has served on several state and national associations. He graduated from the University of North Dakota and attended executive graduate studies at the University of Notre Dame. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
