Merry Christmas Santa Claus, Happy Holidays Everyone
Merry Christmas Santa Claus, Happy Holidays Everyone, It’s Christmas Eve, which in my sort of Polish household. My Dad is 100% Polish, but born here in the US. My Grandparents on my Dad’s side are 100% Polish too, born in the US to their Polish immigrant parents. My Dad married my Mom – of course – and broke all the rules. My Mom is French, German (you can imagine what my Grammy thought of that one), English (this part they can trace all the way back to the Mayflower), and one portion of overall melting pot.). Mr. Darcy is overall melting pot too, but the portions we know include Cherokee Indian (a rather small percent at this point), Africaans, Scottish, and English. Of course, my Dad knighted him Polish back when we were engaged with a frozen kielbaska when my Grammy told Mr. Darcy that he was so wonderful but that the one thing that would make him perfect for me was if he was Polish. That has to count for something, right? Genetically speaking, though, my little ladies are only about 25% Polish. (Although I think Angelfish might be more Polish than Ladybug. She LOVES Polish food and rather looks like the Polish side of the family. Ladybug is okay with Polish food, but really looks like Mr. Darcy.) But as my Grammy would say, “the Polish part is the best part!”
Anyway. Christmas Eve (or as I like to call it “Polish Christmas”) is really the big deal for Polish Catholic people. We’re a bit superstitious, and that comes to play on Christmas Eve especially. Anything that happens on Christmas Eve is thought to be a look into the coming year. If a man is the 1st guest to to enter your house on Christmas Eve, that’s good luck. A woman, not so much. The reason? The man is symbolic of Jesus’ birth. The woman is symbolic of the tears that Mary sheds when Jesus is crucified.
Merry Christmas Santa Claus, Happy Holidays Everyone was first posted on December 24, 2009 at 9:14 pm.
Asian Stocks Miss ‘Santa Claus Rally’
TOKYO : Japanese and Chinese stocks fell back Friday in subdued trade as investors took profits, with many players in the region away for the Christmas holidays.
Investors were in a cautious mood despite fresh gains on Wall Street that lifted US stocks to fresh 2009 highs Thursday.
Tokyo shares declined for the first day in four as investors locked in gains a day after the market hit a three-month high.
Chinese shares were pressured by concerns of possible policy tightening measures, dealers said.
Markets in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea were closed for a public holiday.
TOKYO: Down 0.40 percent. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 42.21 points to 10,494.71.
The latest reports on Asia’s largest economy, showing a rise in the jobless rate and stubborn deflation, injected a note of caution into the market as the year-end approaches.
Turnover was thin at only about 1.2 billion shares, the lowest level for a full trading day in 2009, with many investors away for year-end holidays.
“The market gained quite sharply recently, so it was time for a break,” Daiwa Securities SMBC market analyst Yumi Nishimura told Dow Jones Newswires.
The dollar’s firmness against the yen limited the market’s downside, however, dealers said. A weaker yen raises competitiveness of Japanese products overseas and boosts repatriated earnings.
“Whether the Nikkei can test further upside beyond 10,500 in coming sessions is mostly up to dollar-yen movements,” said Meiwa Securities senior market analyst Masayoshi Yano.
SHANGHAI. Down 0.38 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, dropped 12.06 points to 3,141.35 on thin trading volume.
“The shrinking turnover shows investors are cautious and have little interest in trading before market liquidity returns to abundant levels,” said Li Xianming, an analyst at Ping An Securities.
Worries are growing that Beijing will take steps next year to cool the Chinese economy, dealers said.
“There are concerns Beijing may take measures early next year, such as raising the reserve requirement ratio to counter inflationary pressure,” said Capital Securities analyst Jacky Zhang.
Banks and property developers led the losses. China Merchants Bank fell 1.7 percent to 16.40 yuan, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China shed 0.39 percent to 5.14 yuan while China Vanke lost 0.6 percent to 13.22 yuan.
However, steel makers rose on hopes for further mergers in the sector after China announced plans to consolidate several iron and steel smelters to create one globally competitive company and two or three domestic leaders.
Angang Steel rose 1.0 percent to 15.10 yuan while Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel ended up 0.2 percent at 8.99 yuan.
TAIPEI: Up 0.11 percent. The weighted index rose 9.05 points to 7,972.59.
Profit-taking reduced early gains sparked by Wall Street reaching a 2009 high overnight, dealers said.
“It was no surprise that the pressure pulled the index back to some extent,” Taiwan International Securities analyst Michael Chiang said, attributing the decline to technical factors.
In fact, market sentiment has improved after US jobless benefit claims fell to a 15-month low, Chiang said.
“Optimism towards global economic fundamentals is gathering steam. I think the market will continue to go higher after digesting the pressure around 8,000 points,” he said.
BANGKOK: Up 0.44 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index rose 3.20 points to close at 730.41
Trading was sluggish with most market participants absent, said Sukit Udomsirikul, an analyst at Siam City Securities.
Among market bluechips coal producer Banpu rose 4.00 baht to close at 576.00 baht, Bangkok Bank was up 0.50 baht to 116.50 baht and Kasikornbank edged up 0.25 baht to 85.00 baht.
PTT Plc gained 3.00 baht to close 241.00 baht, and its subsidiary PTT Exploration and Production rose 1.50 baht to 145.00 baht and Siam Cement rose 2.00 baht to 236.00.
Asian Stocks Miss ‘Santa Claus Rally’ was first posted on December 25, 2009 at 9:17 pm.
Where Is Santa Right Now 2009,Norad Santa Tracker 2009
December 25, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
TrendPK.com Where Is Santa Right Now 2009,Norad Santa Tracker 2009 :Santa Claus is coming to town, and just might be in a town near yours soon. Before you know it he’ll be parking his sleigh up on the rooftop and sliding down the chimney, or finding another way to get into the [...]
Festival of Lights Chicago
November 21, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Entertainment
Festival of Lights Chicago, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival offers a full day worth of gifts, including concerts, photos with Santa Claus, an end of fireworks, and gifts. 11-5 at the Festival of Lights Lane (Pioneer Court, 401 N. Michigan), guests are free to decorate holiday cookies at the booth at Whole Foods, fancify a piece of cheesecake free at the booth of Eli’s Cheesecake (bring a donation for the Greater Chicago Food Depository to receive an additional free piece of cheesecake), and take the free Clementines Clementines cabin Cuties. From 7 to 9 pm, more cupcakes (1 E. Delaware Place) will give away its signature “More” cupcake, a chocolate cake with a cream center (limit one per person) and the Best Western (125 W. Ohio) will free gourmet hot chocolate and cookies. 
Festival of Lights Chicago was first posted on November 21, 2009 at 9:21 pm.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Movie
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Movie, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is a 2001 film based on the classic holiday song of the same name. The movie’s tagline was “Christmas is coming, and Santa’s a dirty rat.” I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus first aired December 9, 2001, on the Network where it aired until 2007. As of 2008, it is shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Movie was first posted on November 21, 2009 at 12:20 pm.
