Monday, December 31, 2012

Tornado Watch canceled for Horry, Georgetown Co.

Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.

Source: http://hartsville.wmbfnews.com/news/news/50325-tornado-watch-canceled-horry-georgetown-co

Macho Camacho Rise of the Guardians Pumpkin Pie Jack Taylor Apple Pie Recipe black friday How long to cook a turkey

Must See HDTV (December 31st - January 6th)

Must See HDTV December 31st  January 6th

This week we say goodbye to 2012, and after the New Year's Eve festivities tonight we welcome not only college football bowl games and pro football playoffs, but also the return of many of our regularly scheduled TV shows. EHD podcast fave Justified also makes an appearance this week as seaosn three comes to Blu-ray. Portlandia fans should be ready to put a bird on it, and all those who've remained Downton Abbey spoiler free can check out the series' return Sunday night. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Looper
This time travel flick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis playing a hitman that suddenly has the inconvenience of having both his present and future self existing at once, to the dismay of his employers. As with all movies that put time travel at their center it quickly gets more complicated, but there are some decent special effects scenes that make it well worth checking out in HD.
($19.99 on Amazon)

College Football
Bowls and bowls and bowls. While we're still awaiting the championship game, there are several big time games scattered throughout the week, plus a bevy of smaller bowls to keep things interesting. Check after the break for the dates, times and teams, and don't skip over the college football championship that will be played this week as Sam Houston State and North Dakota State vie for the FCS (aka DI-AA) crown

Over/Under
This USA show wasn't picked up for a series, but its two hour pilot will air Friday night. Its plot follows a fallen day trader / degenerate gambler that starts a high-end booking business. We highlight it because fans of Breaking Bad (and, we guess, Revolution, if it has fans) might want to check out Giancarlo Esposito popping up in a supporting role.
(USA, January 4th, 10PM)

Continue reading Must See HDTV (December 31st - January 6th)

Filed under: ,

Comments

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/31/must-see-hdtv-december-31st-january-6th/

pollen count mexico city first day of spring mexico earthquake aziz ansari aziz ansari katherine jenkins

Snowstorm hits Northeast, parts of Ohio

NEW YORK (AP) ? A widespread winter storm dumped snow over the Northeast and parts of Ohio on Saturday, just days after the regions were hit by another storm moving from the nation's midsection.

The National Weather Service expected up to a foot of snow in parts of southern New England, with the heaviest snowfall possibly in Providence, R.I., and Boston, which declared parking bans to allow snow removal vehicles to clean the streets. Winter storm warnings were in effect in parts of those states and in Connecticut.

New York City and Philadelphia saw a mix of rain and snow as the storm moved in from the west. In Ohio, Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati saw about 2 to 5 inches of snow by Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

"Expect those accumulations to kind of work their way northeastward through much of New York state and much of New England," weather service meteorologist Brian Hurley said.

Drivers throughout the regions were warned to be cautious. Officials lowered the speed limit on much of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, about 300 miles from the Ohio state line to east-central Pennsylvania, from 65 mph to 45 mph.

About 20 vehicles piled up in a storm-related chain-reaction crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampton, N.H., police said, and five people were injured.

In Albany, N.Y., a regional jet skidded into a snow bank at the airport and became stuck, temporarily stranding passengers en route to Chicago. The 66 passengers and four crew members aboard the GoJet Airlines flight, operating as United Express, were put on a bus and sent back to the airport. There were no injuries, and the incident didn't cause any other flight delays, airport authority spokesman Doug Myers said.

Flights at Philadelphia's airport, mostly arrivals, were delayed about an hour, spokeswoman Stacy Jackson said.

Parts of southern Indiana saw 6 to 8 inches of snow from the storm, some in areas that had received more than a foot from a blizzard earlier in the week.

That blizzard was part of a storm system that dumped more than a foot of snow in some places and has been blamed for at least 16 deaths. It also spawned more than a dozen tornadoes in Alabama, the National Weather Service said.

But Saturday's snow wasn't as heavy as that of the previous storm, the weather service said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/weeks-2nd-snowstorm-hits-northeast-parts-ohio-003451577.html

demi moore roy oswalt kevin martin 2012 senior bowl chuck series finale welcome back kotter 2001 a space odyssey

Ontario reaches tentative deal with union representing school support staff

Ontario?s education minister says the province has reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents school support workers.

Laurel Broten says the template deal with the Canadian Union of Public Employees came after an additional 30 hours of discussions ? and in time to beat Monday?s midnight deadline for agreements with teachers and support staff.

More Related to this Story

Ms. Broten has not said if she would move to impose deals on Jan. 1, only that she has the option to do it under Bill 115.

The legislation freezes the pay of most teachers, reduces their ability to bank sick days and limits their right to strike.

CUPE represents about 55,000 workers, including educational assistants, early childhood educators, instructors, custodians, librarians and secretaries.

CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn says the union remains opposed to Bill 115 and will continue its campaign to repeal it, which includes a legal challenge.

The union says its leaders will vote on the tentative deal Jan. 5 and if it?s approved, a ratification vote will follow in the weeks afterwards.

Ms. Broten says the government is prepared to allow CUPE?s union locals and their school boards another 14 days past Monday?s deadline to allow time for the votes to take place.

The union representing public elementary teachers held a series of rotating one-day strikes earlier this month that affected every public school board in the province as part of its fight against the controversial legislation.

Ms. Broten has continued to urge the unions to use the final days of the year to keep trying to reach agreements with local school boards before the deadline.

?At this point, 65 ratified local agreements have been submitted. I am hopeful that those school boards, teachers and support staff who have yet to conclude and submit local agreements will do so,? Ms. Broten said in a statement Sunday.

?This recent agreement demonstrates that it is possible to find solutions when we remain focused on putting students first.?

She said she?ll announce the government?s next steps on Thursday.

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-union-representing-school-support-staff/article6798996/?cmpid=rss1

taylor allderdice vincent jackson vicki gunvalson pierre garcon brown recluse spider wiz khalifa taylor allderdice eddie royal

Sunday, December 30, 2012

African Union head visits Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) ? The leader of the African Union, Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi, has proposed a government of national unity to resolve the rebel conflict in Central African Republic.

Boni Yayi arrived here Sunday to try to find a negotiated resolution to the country's crisis. The president of the African Union met with President Francois Bozize and then made an appeal to the rebels.

"I beg my rebellious brothers, I ask them to cease hostilities, to make peace with President (Francois) Bozize and the Central African people," said Boni Yayi at a press conference in Bangui, the capital. "If you stop fighting, you are helping to consolidate peace in Africa. African people do not deserve all this suffering. The African continent needs peace and not war."

Boni Yayi said that Bozize had pledged to have an open dialogue with the rebels with the goal of establishing a government of national unity, which would include representation from the rebels and the Bozize government.

Bozize also addressed the conference and said, although he plans to stay in power until his term ends in 2016, he is not against having the rebels enter a coalition government with him.

"We'll probably be able to set up a national unity government. I apologize to the suffering Central African people," said Bozize. "It is a message of peace to my brothers of Central African Republic, "said Bozize.

The African Union's leader arrived in Bangui when many feared there would be a fight over the capital, Bangui, a city of 600,000.

According to several families in Bangui, members of the Presidential Guard have kidnapped people suspected of supporting the rebels who have seized 10 cities in the country's north over the past three weeks.

A rebel spokesman, Col. Juma Narkoyo, warned Bozize: "We warn the head of state and his family to stop abducting our parents. They have nothing to do with it. If he wants to solve its problems, he comes to meet us on the ground. We expect firm feet. " H0e said that a dozen people have already been arrested in Bangui.

On his arrival in Bangui, Yayi Boni had a private meeting for more than two hours with Bozize in the VIP lounge of Mpoko airport, which is secured by French troops.

So far Boni Yayi has no meetings scheduled with rebels or with the democratic opposition.

Boni Yayi's diplomatic effort comes as France has deployed an additional 180 troops to protect its interests.

The French reinforcements arrived Sunday from nearby Gabon, bringing the total French military force in the capital, Bangui, to nearly 600, Col. Thierry Burkhard told The Associated Press Sunday. The troops are to protect French residents in the capital, which many fear will be attacked by the rebels.

As fears mounted that the rebels would attack Bangui, Bozize imposed a curfew from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m.

Bozize earlier appealed to France for help against the rebels, but French President Francois Hollande's government said it would only protect French interests and would not prop up the Bangui government.

As the rebels have made a rapid advance across the country's north, residents in the capital now fear the insurgents could attack at any time, despite assurances by rebel leaders that they are willing to engage in dialogue instead of attacking Bangui.

On Saturday the rebels seized the city of Sibut, 185 kilometers (114 miles) from Bangui.

Sibut, a key transportation hub, fell without a shot being fired because the Central African Republic army and forces from neighboring Chad had pulled back to Damara, 75 kilometers (46 miles) from Bangui on Friday, said Minister of Territorial Administration Josie Binoua.

Neighboring African countries have agreed to send more forces to support the Bozize government.

Representatives from the 10-nation Economic Community of Central African States, or ECCAS, agreed at a meeting in Gabon Friday to send forces to CAR, but did not did not specify how many troops would be sent or how quickly the military assistance would arrive.

The ECCAS states, with more than 500 soldiers via their regional peacekeeping force in Central Africa, over the weekend warned the rebels to halt their advances.

"ECCAS forces are on high alert, and the city of Damara is the limit not to cross," said Antonio Di Garcia, the ECCAS representative in Bangui. He urged the government forces and the rebels to hold to their current positions and to begin dialogue.????????????

?The ongoing instability prompted the United States to evacuate about 40 people, including the U.S. ambassador, from Bangui on an U.S. Air Force plane bound for Kenya, said U.S. officials who insisted on anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the operation.

The United States has special forces troops in the country who are assisting in the hunt for Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel leader of another rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army. The U.S. special forces remain in the country, the U.S. military's Africa Command said from its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

The evacuation of the U.S. diplomats came after criticism of how the U.S. handled diplomatic security before and during the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11. The ambassador and three other Americans were killed in that attack.

French diplomats have remained in Bangui despite a violent demonstration outside its embassy last week. Dozens of protesters, angry at France's lack of help against rebel forces, threw rocks at the French Embassy in Bangui and stole a French flag.

This landlocked nation of 4.4 million people has suffered decades of army revolts, coups and rebellions since gaining independence in 1960 and remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The current president himself came to power nearly a decade ago in the wake of a rebellion in this resource-rich yet deeply poor country.

Bozize's government earlier reached out to longtime ally Chad, which pledged to send 2,000 troops to bolster Central African Republic's own forces.

The rebels behind the most recent instability signed a 2007 peace accord allowing them to join the regular army, but insurgent leaders say the deal wasn't fully implemented.

The rebels say they are fighting because of their "thirst for justice, for peace, for security and for economic development of the people of Central African Republic." The rebels also are demanding that the government make payments to ex-combatants.

Despite Central African Republic's wealth of gold, diamonds, timber and uranium, the government remains perpetually cash-strapped.

The United Nations Security Council condemned the violence and reiterated its demand that the armed groups "immediately cease hostilities, withdraw from captured cities and cease any further advance towards the city of Bangui."

___

Associated Press Writer Greg Keller contributed to this piece from Paris.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/african-union-head-visits-central-african-republic-182411241.html

willis mcgahee willis mcgahee ship aground off italy nfl playoff schedule 2012 nfl live saints vs 49ers vanessa marcil

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Big Mess In Chicago With A Land Trust

real estate investingSeveral months ago a lady from Chicago called my office and wanted to talk about a big mess she was in with her mother?s property. In 1993 her mother and step-father formed a land trust to hold title to their residence in a Chicago suburb. They made the lady and her step-brother (who she has never met personally) successor beneficiaries.

In 2002 the husband/step-father died and the mother hired a lawyer to create a Revocable Living Trust (RLT). The lawyer moved all assets over to the RLT, but failed to deed the property out of the land trust and into the RLT (which is not what I would recommend doing but that was his plan nonetheless). The sole successor beneficiary to the RLT was the daughter (are you getting the feeling that the step-son was soon to be cut out of his inheritance?)

The problems began when the mother died and the step-siblings discovered that since the attorney did not transfer the property out of the land trust and into the RLT, the step-son WAS still entitled to half of the property (still held in the original 1993 land trust) as co-successor beneficiary to the primary beneficiaries.

The estimated equity in the property in question was $250,000 (even after the housing decline) and the daughter wanted it all! What did she do? Well sure, she sued the attorney for failing to complete the transaction for her mother. When the daughter called me she had already spent $80,000 in legal fees suing the attorney.

Source: http://www.reiclub.com/realestateblog/big-mess-in-chicago-with-a-land-trust/

epidermolysis bullosa miss wisconsin law abiding citizen golden globes 2012 miss america lana del rey saturday night live focus on the family

Game Over for PlayStation 2 in Japan

Game Over for PlayStation 2 in Japan

The PS2 is ending an era where it all began 13 years ago. An announcement from Sony confirmed the end of production of the PlayStation 2 in Japan, but made no mention of production shutdowns elsewhere.

Since its debut, the PS2 went on to achieve 155.1 million sales and earned the title of the most popular video game console of all time.

Comments

Posted by Al 10:02 AM (CST)??

Source: http://www.hardocp.com/news/2012/12/29/game_over_for_playstation_2_in_japan/

steve smith zou bisou bisou tim tebow press conference tebow press conference trina rob dyrdek oberon

You must Read The Nutrition Labels On The Foods You ... - Grief Loss

All of this information and facts may well just confuse you! You should really start out slowly and attempt not accomplishing an excessive amount of at 1 time. The guidelines that follow will help you start reducing weight and keep you from feeling overwhelmed.All of this information may just confuse you! You should really start slowly and try not doing too much at one time. The tips that follow will help you start losing weight and keep you from feeling overwhelmed.

look this site It?s constantly a superb thought to add colorful vegetables to your meals when losing weight. Super foods are chock full of minerals, fiber, and nutrients which you have to have to survive. Some vegetables involve spinach, broccoli, kale or asparagus. Uncover various ways to prepare and cook these vegetables so you could consume them usually.

It could seem counter-intuitive, but fats has to be eaten to be able to be burned. Some fats, like Omega-3, are effective, and are seldom identified in processed foods. Having said that, these fatty acids, typically discovered in fish, result in effective weight reduction simply because they nourish the body and reduce your cholesterol.

Get a food diary to monitor the quantity of calories you consume. If you preserve notes on every little thing you eat, the mistakes you make will probably be far more clear to you. A food journal is an excellent method to see if you?re generating any blunders inside your diet program.

Fat loss calls for some sacrifice but not in taste. Previously, food low in calories and fat was bland and tasteless. Now you are able to incorporate sweeteners and preservatives to produce your meals far more appealing. This could imply you nevertheless take pleasure in the taste of what you?re consuming, though continuing to drop some pounds.

lose weight fast You?ll need to strategy your meals in advance to make sure a correct nutritional balance. Let yourself effortless access to each and every of the meals by packing away sufficient food for 5 or six smaller meals and storing them within a portable cooler.

Usually do not appear in the scale. You could possibly be met with disappointment should you continuously check your scale to determine when you?ve got lost any weight. Physical exercise builds muscle, which can be very a little denser than fat. Judge by how nicely your clothes fit, not by your weight.

Once you are walking, tighten your stomach muscles and stand up straight. For those who discover you may have relaxed your muscles, just flex again and continue along with your day. Not merely will this improve your posture, nevertheless it will assist tone the muscles you use to stand up straight ? like your bottom!

To chart your progress, take prior to and following images through the course of your diet regime. This aids you get perspective about your progress even once the scale says you haven?t lost any weight. This could also be employed to show your family members and pals just just how much progress you?ve produced.

how long does it take to lose belly fat Fat reduction efforts need to be thought of as life-style adjustments, not quick options to help you fit into a favourite swimsuit. Should you be able to transform the bad habits that you simply generally do, the probabilities of achieving fat loss will likely be higher.

There is no magic pill for weight loss. You will need to adjust what you happen to be doing physically and tweak what you happen to be putting into the body. When you will adhere to our ideas, you will discover accomplishment at effectively losing the weight that you desire to lose and keeping it off.

?

?

?

?

?

Source: http://griefloss.nazuka.net/2012/12/29/you-must-read-the-nutrition-labels-on-the-foods-youre-eating/

miracle andy whitfield kennedy demi moore roy oswalt kevin martin 2012 senior bowl

Friday, December 28, 2012

Resolve to Quit Smoking the Natural Way - Care2 Healthy Living ...

Congratulations for making the decision to quit smoking this year! It is not an easy feat, and while herbs don?t offer a magic solution for kicking the habit, they can certainly aid your effort to stop smoking once and for all. Especially if your reason for quitting is for increased health and well-being?? along with saving thousands of dollars?? then using the herbal remedies below to take a holistic, natural approach to chucking your habit is a great (and cheap) fit.

First, what does a holistic approach to quitting smoking even look like? Smokers usually have continued their habit for more reasons than one, and the interplay of these reasons is often what makes the addiction so strong. Many find tobacco to be a pleasing sedative, a soother of worry, an after-meal digestive aid, a social party-enhancer or simply another way to add some pleasure to daily life. For this reason, to quit smoking holistically, tackle more than just a nicotine addiction. Replace smoking with herbs and activities that address these issues by aiding in relaxation and reducing stress at the same time they help you detoxify and balance your mood.

Ease Stress. Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (P. quinquefolius) can help smokers adapt to stress. In fact, ginseng is known as an adaptogen and has long been used as a tonic to help increase overall physical and mental performance. Results may?include a shortening of reaction time to visual and auditory stimuli; increased lung respiration; increased alertness, power of concentration, and grasp of abstract concepts; and improvement in visual and motor coordination.

There are many ginseng products on the market, but nibbling on the end of whole roots to ingest 1 or 2 grams of the root per day will not only deliver a standard daily dose of ginseng, but will also provide an alternative to the habit of taking something to the mouth. Keep a piece of ginseng root in the car to nibble on when the urge strikes. And try these 5 more easy ways to reduce stress and unwind.

Detoxify. Smoking can overtax the body systems that filter and eliminate toxins.?After you quit smoking, toxins are released from storage tissue such as fat and need to be eliminated from the body. One organ that processes toxins is the liver. Extracts made from the seeds of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) are a remarkable phytomedicine to support healthy liver function.

Studies show that standardized milk thistle seed preparations alter the liver?s outer cell structure to prevent toxic chemicals from entering liver cells. It also stimulates the liver?s capacity to regenerate new cells and spurs antioxidants specific to the liver to scavenge harmful oxygen radicals.? Try these herbal teas throughout your cleansing process for additional healing support.

Blance Mood. Extracts of St. John?s wort (Hypericum ?perforatum)?have improved mood associated with mild to moderate forms of depression. This herb also may be useful for smoothing the emotional edge associated with ?giving up cigarettes. Participants who took St. John?s wort in studies experienced significant improvements in depressive mood indicators ? feelings of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, uselessness, fear, and difficult or disturbed sleep.

Until recently, most standardized St. John?s wort preparations contained 0.3 percent hypericin, believed to be the herb?s primary active constituent. However, recent evidence shows that another compound in St. John?s wort extracts, hyperforin, may be behind the herb?s antidepressant activity. And, thankfully, St. John?s wort is only one of nature?s mood boosters. Try these other herbal mood enhancers to find the one best for you.

So the challenge for aspiring quitters is not just to break nicotine?s chemical grip, but to replace its benefits with equally beneficial?? but healthier?? alternatives. Start the process by adopting a healthier lifestyle, but don?t feel like you must be good at everything all the time. Holding yourself to impossible standards will ruin any New Year?s resolution.

These aren?t the only natural remedies, either. Licorice, red clover and turmeric can help, too. And for the social aspect of smoking? Enlisting a friend to dump the habit is all part of a holistic health plan.

Related Care2 articles:

Photo from Fotolia

Source: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/quit-smoking-the-natural-way.html

oakland school shooting nike nfl jerseys katie couric barista university of kentucky ncaa oakland news

Childhood Obesity Rates Declining in the US According to New Study


A national study? conducted by the Centers for Disease? Control and Prevention has found that obesity is declining among 2 to 4 year olds from low income families. If this trend continues then parents and health advocates like myself are doing the right thing and childhood obesity has finally passed its peak.

Researchers used height and weight measurements taken from 27 million children who were participating in the federal Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) from 1998 to 2010.? The obesity rates among those children declined to 14.9 percent in 2010.

According to the report a 3-year-old-boy of average height (about 3 feet), is obese if he weighs 37 pounds or more and and extremely obese if he weighs 44 pounds or more.

?The declines we?re presenting here are pretty modest, but it is a change in direction,? said Heidi M. Blanck, one of the study?s authors and the acting director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the disease centers. ?We were going up before. And this data shows we?re going down. For us, that?s pretty exciting.?

There are several different theories as to why childhood obesity is on the decline. Breast feeding has increased since 2000.? Breast milk is the best nutrition for infants 12 months and under and is proven to help children obtain a healthier weight. The Federal Trade Commission found that companies are spending less money on food marketing to children, which may also have a positive impact on childhood obesity rates. Data from 48 major food and beverage marketers also found that cereals marketed to children ages 2 to 11 had about a gram less sugar per serving in 2009 than in 2006 and slightly more whole grain. The WIC program also made significant changes and is providing more funding for fresh produce and less for sugary juice beverages.?

I am hopeful that we are winning this fight against childhood obesity in the United States.? Federal programs like, Let's Move and WIC are doing an excellent job educating families on the importance of feeding their children healthy and nutritious foods.? The food and beverage industry is offering healthier products with less sugar.? Educational materials including books, websites, social media, and PSA are more readily available to families of all income levels.? Our society needs to make these changes permanent. The future of our children depends on it.

Cascia Talbert is a busy blogger, publisher, freelance writer, online merchant and mother of five children, living in The Pacific Northwest. With a B.A. in history and law and a passion for writing and staying healthy, she started The Healthy Moms Magazine in 2007. The Healthy Moms Magazine is currently ranked the top health blog for moms and features several health expert writers and mom bloggers. Ms. Talbert believes that if mothers are well educated on health issues and how to stay healthy, they can pass that information down to their children and reverse the childhood obesity statistics in the U.S.

Ms. Talbert is a featured health blogger at Wellsphere.com and her articles can also be found on ezinearticles.com. She also runs the Healthy Moms Social Network on Ning, is the Chief Marketing Officer for Talbert Nutrition LLC,? and is on the Social Media Advisory Board for America's Wellness Challenge. Follow her on Google+.
Did you find this information helpful? Click Here to show your support for The Healthy Moms Magazine. ?

Source: http://www.thehealthymoms.net/2012/12/childhood-obesity-rates-declining-in-us.html

dj am bully bohemian rhapsody bohemian rhapsody spike lee carson daly heejun han

Time runs short to avert longshoremen's strike

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a truck driver watches as a freight container, right, is lowered onto a tractor trailer by a container crane at the Port of Boston in Boston. The crane and a reach stacker, left, are operated by longshoremen at the port. The longshoremen's union may strike if they are unable to reach an agreement on their contract, which expires Dec. 29, 2012. A walkout by dock workers represented by the International Longshoremen?s Association would bring commerce to a near halt at ports from Boston to Houston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a truck driver watches as a freight container, right, is lowered onto a tractor trailer by a container crane at the Port of Boston in Boston. The crane and a reach stacker, left, are operated by longshoremen at the port. The longshoremen's union may strike if they are unable to reach an agreement on their contract, which expires Dec. 29, 2012. A walkout by dock workers represented by the International Longshoremen?s Association would bring commerce to a near halt at ports from Boston to Houston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? In just a few days, a walkout by thousands of dock workers could bring commerce to a near standstill at every major port from Boston to Houston, potentially delivering a big blow to retailers and manufacturers still struggling to find their footing in a weak economy.

More than 14,000 longshoremen are threating to go on strike Sunday ? a wide-ranging work stoppage that would immediately close cargo ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico to container ships.

The 15 ports involved in the labor dispute move more than 100 million tons of goods each year, or about 40 percent of the nation's containerized cargo traffic. Losing them to a shutdown, even for a few days, could cost the economy billions of dollars.

"If the port shuts down, nothing moves in or out," said Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation. And when the workers do return, "it's going to take time to clear out that backlog, and we don't know how long that it's going to take."

Shipments of such varied products as flat-screen TVs, sneakers and snow shovels would either sit idle at sea or get rerouted, at great time and expense. U.S. factories also rely on container ships for parts and raw materials, meaning supply lines for all sorts of products could be squeezed.

Joseph Ahlstrom, a professor at the State University of New York's Maritime College and a former cargo ship captain, called container ships the "lifeblood of the country."

"We don't fly in a lot of products. It's just too expensive," Ahlstrom said. "The bulk of the products we import come in inside containers."

The master contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, a group representing shipping lines, terminal operators and port associations, expired in September. The two sides agreed to extend it once already, for 90 days, but they have so far balked at extending it again when it expires at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

The union said its members would agree to an extension only if the Maritime Alliance dropped a proposal to freeze the royalties workers get for every container they unload. The Alliance has argued that the longshoremen, who it said earn an average $124,138 per year in wages and benefits, are compensated well enough already.

Federal mediators have been trying to push negotiations along, but there has been no word from either side on the progress of the talks since Dec. 24. As recently as Dec. 19, the president of the longshoremen, Harold Daggett, said the talks weren't going well and that a strike was expected.

The work stoppage would not be absolute. Longshoremen would continue to handle military cargo, mail, passenger ships, non-containerized items like automobiles, and perishable commodities, like fresh food.

Yet the economic damage could still be severe.

"The global economy moves by water, and shutting down container ports along the East and Gulf coasts while the national economy remains fragile benefits no one," Deborah Hadden, acting port director at Massport, the public agency that oversees shipping terminals in Boston. It is not a part of the contract dispute.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said "the livelihood of thousands of Florida families lies in the balance."

The White House weighed in, too, urging dockworkers and shipping companies Thursday to reach agreement "as quickly as possible" on a contract extension. Obama spokesman Matt Lehrich said the administration is monitoring the situation closely.

If it happens, the walkout could be the biggest national port disruption since 2002, when unionized dockworkers were locked out of 29 West Coast ports for 10 days because of a contract dispute.

The ports only reopened after President George W. Bush, invoking powers given to him by the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, ordered an 80-day cooling-off period. Some economists estimated that each day of that lockout cost the U.S. economy $1 billion. It took months for the retail supply chain to fully recover.

An East Coast port freeze would have its biggest impact at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where 3,250 longshoremen handled 32.3 million tons of cargo in 2010. The authority is not a party to the contract dispute.

Other major ports affected would include Savannah, Ga., which handled 18 million tons, and Houston and Hampton Roads, Va., which each handled more than 12.5 million tons.

Thousands of other jobs would be directly affected by the shutdown. Truck drivers might not have any cargo to transport, tug boat captains no ships to guide and freight train operators nothing to haul.

Simultaneously, another labor dispute involving dock workers was playing out on the West Coast.

Longshoremen at several Pacific Northwest grain terminals worked Thursday under contract terms they soundly rejected last weekend. The owners implemented the terms after declaring talks at an impasse. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has yet to announce its next move.

Workplace rules, not salary and benefits, have been the obstacle to a new deal.

The dispute involves terminals in Portland, Ore., Vancouver, Wash., and Seattle, where longshoremen have been working without an agreement since the last contract expired Sept. 30.

___

Associated Press writers Ken Thomas in Washington and Tamara Lush in Tampa, Fla., contributed to this report.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2012-12-27-Longshoremen-Contract/id-6fd9a081ed7d4fe08769bcb207eef154

raul ibanez completely wrong hayden panettiere mila kunis stacey dash christopher columbus columbus day

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Just Mobile AluBase Macbook stand review

Many computer users these days have switched from using desktops to laptops.? Laptops are smaller, portable and provide the same functionality as desktops, but the problem with most laptops is that they have a smaller than desirable screen size.? I personally use both a 11″ MacBook Air and a 15″ Retina MacBook Pro.? But both [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/12/27/just-mobile-alubase-macbook-stand-review/

ryan o neal dark knight rises trailer dark knight rises trailer vince young vince young evan longoria ryan seacrest

Moving From WebSite Design To Internet Hosting | MustReads.Info

You can find a couple of types of Web hosting. Shared Hosting, Dedicated Website hosting and Reseller Hosting.

Shared Website hosting is considered the most well known kind of Website hosting. On this sort of hosting, you set up an internet internet hosting account having a registrar to get a per month or yearly cost which includes a set amount of internet space, bandwidth, performance, etcetera. The web hosting service ?hosts? your website on their server. This kind of hosting is finest suited for small corporations or individuals.

Committed Internet hosting is another type of internet hosting. It is best suited for internet sites that happen to be significant and entice seriously serious targeted visitors. Your internet site is an only one that may be hosted within the server in Focused Hosting. The bandwidth and world wide web area isn?t shared with others on this type of web hosting.

Pretty much every person expectations a web site in these days. Be it a person putting in place a company or perhaps corporation. If you happen to get started an online internet hosting organisation, chances are you may not have sufficient cash to speculate from the provider or even the infrastructure to satisfy the demands of running a web web hosting corporation. It is important to concentrate within the promotion of one?s web hosting enterprise to find it recognized than to have in to the inconvenience of finding your organization to build a bit more internet business. This is when Reseller Website hosting comes into engage in.

In case you?re performing Reseller Hosting, you can buy a bulk internet hosting program from an established internet hosting service. What happens right here is usually that a great deal of bandwidth and web room is allotted to you personally. You are able to then divide this into smaller bits and ?resell? them to other buyers. How this aids is usually that you build a partnership with an established hosting corporation, sidestep the hassles of obtaining your organization advantageous small business in the get started with and focus a little more on online marketing your business and gaining it found.

In reseller hosting, the internet server is owned and managed through the major host or perhaps the founded webhosting agency. Nonetheless, the reseller can declare the server as their very own nonetheless they could have little or no access to it.

A normal reseller web hosting account has the subsequent characteristics: The reseller is much like the agent of the key hosting supplier. It might oftentimes also utilize the principal web hosting firm?s model name despite the fact that online marketing internet hosting packages. A reseller will in many instances promote the web hosting packages like a part of the major internet hosting business enterprise. Inside a situation like this, the purchasers are redirected on the main hosting supplier for all of the specialized assist along with other wishes whilst the reseller just limits himself to the advertising provider. In certain cases the reseller can rebrand the offer in his individual identify and offer it with the clients.

The resellers could possibly rebrand the assistance and offer it as their own personal or act as an agent for the father or mother business enterprise depending on their arrangement together with the mother or father business enterprise.

Resellers buy internet hosting place and bandwidth in bulk in the major internet hosting business and after that divide it into smaller deals relying within the must have of their visitors.

If you would like to start a Reseller Internet hosting enterprise, you require to observe selected tips.
one. Locate a trustworthy major internet hosting company which offers nice reseller deals.
2.Arrive up which includes a reputable internet marketing plan to take your packages to your buyers. Figure out if you want to repackage the support in the name or want to act like a representative from the parent provider. Make sure that your significant other supplier is open up to each forms of arrangement.
3.Be cautious to own a sufficient amount of management above the manage panel like a reseller to make sure that you could potentially invoice your buyer.
4.Strive and get a whole new angle into the complete issue and allow it to be completely different from other hosting companies to make sure that your potential consumers come to you for his or her web hosting expert services rather than look at other online businesses. This could be your pricing, the flexibleness of packages you will offer you or something identical.
five.Marketplace your services nicely. Enhance your provider on the web and be certain that your web-sites are well optimized to ensure there is smart targeted traffic coming on your page.

Internet Hosting A Novel Concept can give you greatest facts for Reseller Internet Hosting.Please be sure to drop by the website for more data!

Author: mccrimonvenson834

Filed: Internet
tags: best web hosting promotion with reliable cpanel web hosting 2013, best web hosting providers for 2013, best web hosting recommendations for 2013, best web hosting with free cpanel 2013, how to host your website yourself 2013, promotional offers for top web hosting 2013, what is the cheapest most reliable web host for 2013

Source: http://www.mustreads.info/moving-from-website-design-to-internet-hosting/

Victoria Secret Bath And Body Works Dicks Sporting Good office max office max jcp Sports Authority

Toshiba Building A Lytro-Style Camera Sensor For Smartphones And Tablets, Planned For 2013 Launch

toshiba-focus-lytroToshiba is intent on making a camera sensor for smartphones and tablets that borrows a trick from Lytro and allows users to select a focus area in their photos after having taken them. Not only that, but it'll also allow users to put the whole photo in focus, as well as work with video shot on the device, potentially one-upping the pioneering Lytro camera in a form factor designed for use in everyday devices

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gCyu6DRyrvk/

greg smith catamount mike dantoni bulls heat goldman sachs brandon carr knicks coach

Santa Clarita housing update reports for Christmas Week 2012

It has been a while since we have produced our Resources for the Cities Within the Santa Clarita by bullet points. ?This is our weekly real estate update for the Cities that compose the Santa Clarita Valley. ?While the holidays are not as ?active? as other parts of the year, we have been watching as there is a lot of real estate inventory entering escrow with with regard to properties for sale in the SCV.

Watching the current trends and numbers in Single Family Residences can be seen with our Newest Market update reports for the Santa Clarita Valley Cities. ?Click on each of the links(at the bottom of this page) to view each city with more detail. And click through twice on each link?

Here is a break down on the report for Castaic California and the Single Family Residences therein:

For the week of December 24, 2012 in Castaic CA we have seen as the Median list prices have reduced to a level of $329,999.00. ?This is a downward trend for Castaic CA. ?This report is referencing Single Family Homes only. ?Condo?s and Town-homes are part of a different report we will be posting tomorrow at this very Same Sellers real estate blog for Santa Clarita Ca.

We have noted that there is a price per square foot decrease to $164.00 a square foot. ?However, the Days on the market, the times it takes a property to sell has increased to 108 days. When we see this trend we can determine a couple of things. ?Lending is becoming more difficult to obtain, getting approved for loans and to close them, is like pulling teeth :) ?We can also deduce that the property involved has some sort of ?requirement? in order to sell. ?It may be a short sale that has to be negotiated. ?It could also be a Foreclosure that is waiting on investor approval. ?Both of these scenarios could increase the ?days on market times?.

Over 1/4 of homes that are for sale experienced a price decrease during this week from the week before. ?In today?s Castaic real estate market, that typically has to do with the appraisers in the employ of the Buyers seeing that the home is worth less than the amount they had the home listed for. ?The fault could be with the seller, with the bank (if a short sale) or with the bank (if a foreclosure). ?When the buyers appraiser does their job in appraising the home for sale, they may come in with a very different number. ?This is when we start seeing price reductions in the current Santa Clarita real estate market.

Prices typically increase when we have other real estate factors at play. ?It could be that during the short sale approval process, the bank determines that the home is being sold at less than fair market value. ?This could be the fault of the agent undercutting the real estate market or potentially the short sale seller being misinformed. ?The bank who owns the asset, in doing their due?diligence, determines that the home should be sold for more than the agreed upon list price and for more than the current offer that is in place. ?So, they increase the price of the home. ?That is what we have seen in this?numeric?- an increase of 4%.

All of these reports and their data are?obtainable for you by email. ?All you have to do is to visit our Reports Pages for Santa Clarita real estate. ?Visit and subscribe to any of the reports you desire. ?You can choose from full city reports for the Santa Clarita valley or by zip codes, thereby narrowing the results of your real estate data. ?The reports get emailed to you very week so you can see what we talk about on our Santa Clarita sellers blog.

To access the Santa Clarita real estate and market reports data pages ? click here.

VALENCIA CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

STEVENSON RANCH CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

SAUGUS CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

SANTA CLARITA CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

NEWHALL CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

CASTAIC CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

CANYON COUNTRY CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

Acton CA real estate housing market update December 25, 2012

We placed the homes sold chart combined with the median sales prices for Castaic CA below on this interactive graph. ?This renders the Single Family Residence history and it?s current days on market?time-frames? ?We are happy to supply you with the data and if you want more with regard to the other Cities in the Santa Clarita Valley ? Please head over to our Santa Clarita real estate website(paris911 dot com) and type into the macBoX the word ?Prices?. ?Or you can click here to get to our Santa Clarita Housing prices pages.

Connor and Paris MacIvor are Realtors in Santa Clarita CA with the REMAX of Valencia CA Brokerage.? They realized at the beginning of their real estate career the importance of being able to be there for their clients - 100% of the time. This blog is about Seller Representation and constant real estate market updates by Factual Numbers provided by the independent Research Firm we hired for our Real Estate sellers and buyers.? Enjoy the Data by The Paris911 Team at REMAX of Valencia CA.


Source: http://realtor.paris911.com/2012/12/26/santa-clarita-housing-update-reports-for-christmas-week-2012/

ron burgundy millennial media nit championship transcendentalism bells palsy channel 5 news uc berkeley

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

chometssylvain: ekbaresuja: kudals: Arts And Entertainment: Humor ...

It was a field trip of sorts on this week?s installment of ?Parks & Recreation? (Thu., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC). After a single person in a focus group says that Leslie doesn?t seem like the kind of person he would go bowling with, she typically obsesses over it. So much that she orchestrates a [...]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? The U.S. government?s decision to pull out all its Peace Corps volunteers from Honduras for safety reasons is the latest blow to a nation still battered by a coup and recently labeled the world?s most deadly country. Neither U.S. nor Honduran officials have said what specifically prompted them to withdraw the 158 [...]

Share With Friends: | | Politics ? Top Stories News, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla. matt forte jeremy shockey new orleans saints ireland bracket vangogh yield

WASHINGTON ? Hoping to win the hearts of Southern conservatives, Newt Gingrich leaned into his argument that President Barack Obama is a ?food stamp president? and that poor people should want paychecks, not handouts ? a pitch that earned him a standing ovation in South Carolina during a presidential debate on Martin Luther King Jr. [...]

January 18, 2012, 12:47 PM ? Motorola Xoom WiFi edition owners Wednesday are reporting that they have started to receive over the air Android 4.0.3 (?Ice Cream Sandwich?) updates to their tablet computers (Motorola?s owners? forum website hadn?t quite caught up with this when we checked Wednesday morning.) Ice Cream Sandwich is the first edition [...]

Source: http://mexicovacations.newpatriotmedia.com/2158/chometssylvain-ekbaresuja-kudals-arts-and-entertainment-humor/

Rihanna wiz khalifa Michael Clarke Duncan Nazanin Boniadi Deval Patrick Dedication 4 labor day

Source: http://pecomucutoby.posterous.com/chometssylvain-ekbaresuja-kudals-arts-and-ent

Chase.com Talk Like a Pirate Day raiders Demi Lovato iOS 6 Features big brother Shakira

Source: http://vatakbryi.posterous.com/chometssylvain-ekbaresuja-kudals-arts-and-ent

Colin Powell Tyrann Mathieu noaa Jessica Ridgeway jessica biel ipad mini Kevin Krim

Source: http://oodaupnub.posterous.com/chometssylvain-ekbaresuja-kudals-arts-and-ent

rod blagojevich rod blagojevich uconn ncaa march madness mario williams vcu unlv

Andruw Jones Arrested: Former Braves All-Star Free On Bond After Christmas Arrest, Battery Charge

Andruw Jones

This booking photo provided by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, shows former Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones. Jail records show that Jones is free on bond after being arrested in suburban Atlanta on a battery charge.

DULUTH, Ga. ? Former Atlanta Braves star center fielder Andruw Jones was free on bond after being arrested in suburban Atlanta early Tuesday on a battery charge, according to jail records.

Around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a call for a domestic dispute between Jones and his wife in Duluth.

Gwinnett County Detention Center records say Jones was booked into the jail around 3:45 a.m. and had been released on $2,400 bond by 11 a.m.

Once one of the premier players in the big leagues, Jones broke into the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1996 and won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1998-07 as their center fielder. He has 434 career home runs over the span of 17 seasons in the majors.

Jones earlier this month signed a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Pacific League.

"; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); });

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/25/andruw-jones-arrested-battery-christmas_n_2363195.html

Gore Vidal mlb trade rumors Misty May And Kerri Walsh Jake Dalton London 2012 field hockey Missy Franklin Hunter Pence

Home for the Holidays - Camels & Chocolate

This will no doubt be a bittersweet Christmas?only the second in my lifetime I?ve spent without my precious grandfather?but we?ve all been embracing the holiday spirit nonetheless.

Tacky Christmas Sweater partyIn typical Luna spirit, this means no dearth in parties.

Tacky Christmas Sweater party

Tacky Christmas Sweater party

Tacky Christmas Sweater partyThis year?s annual tacky sweater party doubled as the local Young Professionals? holiday fete. What says professional like our officers dancing down the makeshift runway in reindeer sweaters and mullets?

Tacky Christmas Sweater party

Tacky Christmas Sweater party

Tacky Christmas Sweater partyFor two straight weeks, we had SVV?s family in?first, his parents, and then his sister Lisa and her husband Chris (and a new baby girl in Lisa?s belly!)?and after they all left, I continued the ongoing party with a day on the set of?Nashville?as an extra and a night at the Grand Ole Opry with my mom. Last week, we had our Wine and Appetizer Club party and White Elephant swap. (This is just an excuse for a bunch of local girls to get together monthly and hang out and meet newcomers to the area.)

Tullahoma girlsOn Saturday night, my parents hosted an ornament swap engagement party for my sister?s friend Megan. Of course, SVV and I didn?t miss the opportunity to eat cheese balls and Christmas cookies and drink bourbon.

Christmas party

Christmas partyAnd then our first annual Festivus went down last night. And it went down hard.

Festivus party

Festivus partyThis was really just a holiday dinner we planned with some of our best friends, Tom and Ginny and Mallory and her son Gabe, and then we decided the occasion was going to be Festivus (for the rest of us), and then what do you know, the night we had picked for the party actually the day Festivus is celebrated. Kismet.

Festivus party

Festivus party

Festivus partyThere was hot buttered rum and there were costumes and there was an absolutely delicious meal prepared by Ginny?and there was karaoke.

Festivus party

Festivus party

Festivus partyThe karaoke in particular was pretty hysterical, but for the sake of your ears?and the reputations of the people present at the party (ahem, me)?I am choosing to omit any audio evidence of such.

Festivus party

Festivus partyTonight, we will continue the annual ritual: Christmas Eve service at my parents? church, then a party at our friends house before visiting my former neighbors, Beverly and Joe, and heading home to watch It?s a Wonderful Life. Tomorrow, we will open presents, just the five of us, and then hop over next door to visit with our other family, the Bratchers. Later this week, we will drive to Memphis for a few days of quality time with my cousins (and the two cutest kids on the planet), and then onto Florida to see even more cousin (and the cutest baby on the planet). Never a dull (or slow) moment here.

Festivus partyAnd that?s our Christmas month in a nutshell. I hope yours is just as swell!

?

If you enjoyed this post, please recommend it through one of our social media icons to the left. This will enable us to grow and continue bringing quality content on a frequent basis. Also consider subscribing to our newsletter or RSS feed. Thanks for reading!

Source: http://www.camelsandchocolate.com/2012/12/holiday-traditions/

joey votto the masters live mega millions winner holy thursday chris stewart evo 4g lte marlins new stadium

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

How Vedic Astrology Can Help You

It has aptly been said that you cant get anything before the destined time and nothing more than your destiny. But you may always be curious to know what is waiting in your future and what remedies you can resort to for any unforeseen adversities. You now have the option of consulting live, with a Vedic astrologer and you can communicate over phone or chat through internet for getting answers to all the problems coming to your mind. The four Vedas of India are the most ancient scriptures from which have emerged a number of scientific principles, including Astrology. You can avail the benefits of this Vedic Astrology if you choose to consult a Vedic Astrologers, online, that come live to predict your future and suggest remedies for any adversities.

The New Year 2013 is knocking heavily on your door. If you want to know what it has for you in store, you can know your yearly horoscope with regard to your health, employment or money, free of charge if you click on the right portal on your net. You can also get monthly horoscope with regard to your health, financial condition, and job or on romantic matters. Vedic Astrology provides you with the best information with regard to your moon sign, sun sign, birth ascendants and planetary effects on the course of your life. Based on the basic principles of Vedic Astrology, future events of your life are calculated with accuracy and precision. Professional astrologers with established track record can do it rightly.

Your destiny is a conglomeration of a number of variable factors such as health, education, business, job opportunity, promotion, love, romance, marriage, finance, travel, rewards, possession of assets and above all, peace of mind and cordial relationship with friends and foes. The availability and intensity of these factors depend upon the cosmic positions of the nine planets in your horoscope. The cosmic effects on human destiny are clearly enumerated in the Vedic Astrology. Once the exact time and date of your birth is known to a Vedic Astrologer, he can predict your future that would encompass all the above variable factors. You can then conveniently steer the course of your life.

The whole human destiny is locked up within the domains of 12 Zodiac signs which respectively are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. These correspond to 12 months of a year during which a person is born. Horoscopes 2013 are prepared separately for different Zodiac signs on the calculations prescribed in the Vedic Astrology. You can get prediction of your future for day, a week, a month or for a whole year. Keeping yourself abreast of your future eventuality, you can enjoy the favorable ones and at the same time, take up remedial measures for the adverse ones. All you need to do is browse on the right portal available online that is being managed by professional astrologers.

About the Author:
Shiv Pandit is a professional Vedic astrologer For more information about please vistt Astrologers and My Horoscope.

Source: http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-Vedic-Astrology-Can-Help-You/4343840

drudge report Presidential Election 2012 Incumbent politico Tammy Baldwin house of representatives paul ryan

Walmart Christmas Hours 2012

Walmart Christmas Hours 2012
Walmart Christmas Hours 2012

Walmart stores will be closed on Christmas Day this year.

Walmart is closed on Christmas Day. Most stores will close at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but be sure to check your local listings before heading out to do last-minute Christmas shopping.

Walmart stores will reopen on December 26 (24-hour locations will open at 6 a.m.).

  • Target

    Dec 11-23: 8 AM - 11 PM (or later depending on location) Dec 24: 7 AM - 9 PM Dec 25: Closed Dec 26: 7 AM - 11 PM Dec 31: 8 AM - 10 PM

  • Walmart

    Hours of operation vary on location. But all stores are closed on Christmas day.

  • Michael's

    Dec 16: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Dec 17 - Dec 21: 9:00 AM - 10:30 PM Dec 22: 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM Dec 23: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Dec 24: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Dec 25: Closed Dec 26: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM

  • Costco

    Dec 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Dec 25: Closed Dec 31: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Jan 1: Closed

  • Best Buy

    Dec 14-15: 9:00 AM - 11 PM Dec: 17-23: 9:00 AM - 11 PM Dec 24: 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Dec 25: Closed

  • Ikea

    General store hours are Mon-Sat from 10:00-9:00, and Sunday from 10:00-8:00. However, some stores are closing early on Christmas Eve (Dallas at 5:00 PM, Florida at 6:00 PM). Closed on Christmas.

  • Big Deals, Longer Hours Lure Holiday Shoppers

    The nearly 500 billion dollar holiday shopping season has arrived, bringing with it big deals, free shipping, longer hours, and the return of the layaway program. Robert Ray has the story. (Nov. 9)

Also on HuffPost:

"; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); });

Walmart is closed on Christmas Day. Mosts stores will close at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but be sure to check your local listings before heading out to do last-minute Christmas shopping. Walmart stores...

Walmart is closed on Christmas Day. Mosts stores will close at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but be sure to check your local listings before heading out to do last-minute Christmas shopping. Walmart stores...

Around the Web:

December 26, 2012 Store Clearance Day Extended Store Opening and Closing ...

Holiday Store Hours 2012: Walmart, Target, Costco And Other Major Retailers ...

Christmas Shopping: How to Get Free Last-Minute Shipping Deals

Walmart.com - Store Locator

2012 Day After Christmas Sale Store Hours - Walmart, Target, Best ...

2012 Christmas Eve Store Hours - Target, Walmart, Macy' s, Best ...

Walmart Holiday Hours 2012

Christmas Eve Store Hours For Target, Walmart, Costco And Other ...

Walmart Holiday Hours 2012

After Christmas hours 2012: Walmart, Target, Home Depot, etc.

Christmas Eve Store Hours For Target, Walmart, Costco And Other Major Retailers

Filed by Emily Cohn ?|?

?

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/walmart-christmas-hours-2012_n_2338326.html

sag aftra merger dj am bully bohemian rhapsody bohemian rhapsody spike lee carson daly