Archive for November, 2006

Students crave technology this season

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

For some University students, the best holiday gift comes without a price tag. "I want Christmas dinner," said Michael Zaun, freshman in Business. Zaun is from Orange County, Calif., and is used to 65-degree December weather and an absence of snow see more

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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Several years ago, I was working for a big publishing house in New York City. My fellow editorial assistants and I decided to buy a Christmas gift for our boss: a large, spiffy water gun (it was the glow-in-the-dark kind that shoots long-range). We link

Rev-up Your Holiday Gift Giving

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Tis’ the season to be jolly and what better way to REV-UP holiday gift giving than to buy the gift of racing on December 2, 2006 at Watkins Glen International. This year tickets are going on-sale earlier than ever before, just see more

Canadians plan to spend $20 billion on gifts this holiday season

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Visa notes trends in online shopping, gift giving, entertaining and charitable donations. TORONTO, Nov. 29 /CNW/ - Results of the eighth annual Visa Canada gift-giving survey show that 22 million Canadians plan to spend an average of $930 on gifts more

Giving the gift of family

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

In October 2005, the Wladyko family welcomed Ian, 2 ½ years old. From left are Robert, Sydney, Mary and Ian on adoption day. As the holiday decorations are being put up and friends and family gather around the Thanksgiving table, this is the time of link