With the election set for 18 June many voters would be on holiday and the World Cup would always grab more confidently at the public's imagination, especially when the England team were among the tournament's favourites.
Although we're sure it's staying far, far away from getting itself into one of these price fixing predicaments, we don't suspect there's a whole lot Sony can do to outgun the Vizios of the world this holiday season, and just like everything else, balance will eventually be restored.
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Amid a world elsewhere of holiday festivities but with one community in Connecticut lost in shock and mourning, officers from towns with names such as Monroe, Brookfield, Danbury, Bethel and Milford have given Newtown the gift of their time and their work.
China, the number-two economy in the world, is on holiday all week for the celebration.
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Few things in this world will reaffirm your holiday spirit faster than watching a dozen or so uniformed service people cover a room in Christmas wrapping.
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Unless you want to incur costly finance charges, a 0% credit card is in order, and the best one for holiday shopping is the Citi Dividend World MasterCard.
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This week, key states are playing leapfrog in the skirmish for early primary dates, some personal questions for presidential candidates, world leaders take a holiday, but not the leaders of Iraq and Iran.
Cyprus may be on holiday Monday, but the rest of the world will go back to work.
The UK travel industry insists the country's holiday market is among the cheapest in the world and that prices are fair.
American investors have got to be happy that stock markets are closed today for the Martin Luther King holiday because just about everywhere else in the world markets are plunging.
For the world's manufacturers, post-holiday no-shows are an increasingly frustrating part of China's tightening labor market.
The American people, through the nation's library, will receive a post-holiday gift of vintage sound recordings from one of the world's largest recording companies.
Benedict communicated to the world with a tweet every few days, regular holiday messages, and two big-ticket encyclicals.
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It appears that a luxury goods department store giving up 5, 500 square feet of prime selling space during the heart of the holiday season on one of the most expensive retail districts in the world means that merchandising and pricing had to reflect this reality.
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Kathryn Waller, who books custom tours all over the world, said she arranged her own extended family's holiday cruise on Holland America after her father died.
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"Brahimi has appealed to the Iranian authorities to assist in achieving a ceasefire in Syria during the forthcoming Eid Al-Adha, one of the holiest holidays celebrated by the Muslims around the world, " his spokesman said, referring to the Islamic holiday which starts around October 25 and lasts several days.
LVMH, the world's biggest luxury-goods group, is off on holiday or accompanying his pianist wife on a concert tour.
Potatoes have only been part of this holiday since the 18th century, when they came to Europe from the New World.
There had been speculation that Hussein would be executed before Eid Al-Adha -- a holiday period that means Feast of the Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims around the world at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Throughout the holiday season, more than 90, 000 people will come from all around the world to see this house.
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Play it for friends at holiday parties, or convert it to a ring tone and bring joy to the world.
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Book of Heroes is the perfect choice for World of Warcraft or other MMO players looking for a mobile option during the holiday season.
Brick-and-mortar retailers are on the brink of getting parity in the e-commerce-versus-real world shopping wars, but they still cannot afford to lose ground over the holiday season.
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The annual event brings several four-person Santa teams from around the world, dressed from head to toe in red and white, to compete in holiday-themed competitions, like chimney climbing, snowshoe obstacle course relays and Santa Clauben, an event where each team must crawl under a giant Santa hat and pick up gift-like packages along a course dotted with hay bales and pine trees.
That growth came as the world's largest internet retailer bagged a big share of internet spending during the crucial holiday period.
Stuart will return to Sydney from a holiday on the Gold Coast early next week to respond to alleged breaches of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup's code of conduct.
But in recent years, the world-class hotels and restaurants in South Africa have been attracting guests who want a holiday that combines game viewing with gourmet food, interesting local wines and romantic accommodations.
Eventually the Holiday Inn brand passed into the ownership of Six Continents, a British-based outfit that calls itself the world's leading global hotel company, and was this week being threatened with a possible takeover bid by a firm headed by Hugh Osmond, a Briton with an eye for opportunity.
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