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1. Holiday shopping madness is over: Well, was it worth it?
(Life/Style)

... Gabor. Back when you were a kid, you would receive greeting cards for Christmas or your birthday, and those cards were often filled with money. You think this is a Christmas tradition which really needs ...

2. Chocolate making its way into the main course
(Life/Style)

BY JULIE TABOH VOA NEWS WASHINGTON, DC — Americans love their chocolate, especially during the holiday season. For Gerri Ratliff, 48, buying chocolate during the holiday season is a family tradition. ...

3. Mummers Parade: Jersey bands influence a great Philly New Year's Day tradition
(Life/Style)

... Edition) clad in elaborate costumes perform in the parade each year. They are organized into four distinct types of troupes: Comics, Fancies, string Bands and Fancy Brigades. Mummery is an old tradition ...

4. The fascinating history of tattoos in the life of the American sailor
(Entertainment/Movies)

... practice is prehistoric and found in most cultures. Sailors, traditionally thought of in connection with tattoos, are believed to have introduced the practice in Europe after encountering it on their voyages ...

5. Woman knocks Pope to the ground in Rome
(World/International)

BY SABINA CASTELFRANCO VOA NEWS ROME — Pope Benedict delivered his traditional Christmas Day blessing Friday just hours after being knocked to the ground by a woman at the start of Christmas Eve Mass ...

6. Equality for women still a work in progress at the United Nations
(World/International)

... any time in U.N. history," he said, adding that many of them are the first women appointees to positions traditionally held by men over the past six decades. Overall, the number of women in senior posts ...

7. Sen. Vitale, Italian American Legislative Caucus condemn MTV's 'Jersey Shore'
(N.J./State)

... tough laws on racial bias and ethnic discrimination. The letter also adds that, while MTV Networks has defended Jersey Shore as part of their tradition of documenting various, naturally-occurring subcultures, ...

8. Princeton acquires gold coin with image of Jesus Christ
(Life/Style)

... world at the time. Within two years, the Islamic caliph Abd el-Malik introduced a reform that removed all imagery from Islamic gold and silver coins, a tradition that would last a millennium. In the West, ...

9. Massive storm hurt retailers already bracing for weak holiday sales
(Money/Economy)

... Just for need, not for want." To combat sales losses, many retailers are extending store hours in the few remaining days before Christmas. While traditional stores clearly lost revenue in recent days, ...

10. India battling technology to give baby girls a chance
(World/International)

... rights and gender activists, who pinpointed the coming together of traditional preferences for male offspring with affordable modern technology in the shape of ultrasound machines that allowed couples ...

11. Schools should include some religious music to achieve an educational and balanced mix to their holiday programs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to a variety of traditions and cultures. Of course, it is also true that nothing in the First Amendment requires schools to include religious songs (as Michael Stratechuk has discovered). But millions ...

12. Too young to retire: Two N.J. Baby Boomers shine as certified pro coaches
(Life/Style)

... of entrepreneurship. Over the past decade, Americans in the 55-64 age bracket have sparked the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity ... especially since the traditional business model and large corporations ...

13. How to invest in Israeli stocks
(Money/Economy)

... sell their holdings if investors panic – which is typically the exact wrong time to sell out. Finally, there's a traditional "open-end" fund, the Amidex35 Israel Fund. (Named after a word for "friend," ...

14. St. Petersburg Bowl: State of Rutgers press conference with coach Schiano
(Sports/Professional)

... have traditions that are long standing. It's fun to see it passed down." On long-time equipment manager Pat English being carried off the field by head coach Greg Schiano "Pat's a special guy. ...

15. 'Tis the season – for engagements!
(Life/Style)

... (after, "Can I see the ring?") is "How did he propose?" Back in the day, the groom would ask the bride's father for her hand in marriage before the actual proposal. That old tradition, while not a necessary ...

16. Gay couples gain rights in traditionally Catholic Austria
(World/International)

BY PAVOL STRACANSKY IPS NEWS AGENCY VIENNA — Landmark legislation on same-sex registered partnerships in Catholic Austria is an example that politicians in Eastern Europe's Catholic countries should ...

17. New Jersey native Daryl Roth, producer of 6 Pulitzer-Prize winning plays, reaches out to kids in ‘Dear Edwina’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Theatre in New York last year and, wouldn't you know it, received critical acclaim and a Drama Desk nomination. Now the show is a budding holiday tradition. Roth is bringing "Dear Edwina" back to the ...

18. Cary Edwards: New Jersey can no longer afford wasteful and excessive benefits for local public employees
(Opinion/Commentary)

... "terminal leave" in which employees stay on the payroll without working prior to retirement. Strict regulation and control of severance, bonuses, stipends and related payouts. Elimination of non-traditional ...

19. Lt. Gov.-elect Guadagno named N.J. secretary of state
(N.J./State)

... to the traditional duties of the secretary of state, Guadagno will be charged with leading the development and implementation of the "New Jersey Partnership For Action," a new agency within her department ...

20. Bring on the rugged roads: A review of the 2010 Mercedes GLK 350 mini truck
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of the Volvo XC-60, which is also designed for the niche between the station wagon and the small SUV. Volvo packs a lot into its more traditionally-styled vehicle, and Mercedes will have to work to justify ...