Thanksgiving
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) shakes the hand of Cherie Blair (C) beside Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) and current Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) during a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007. The service marks the first official event marking Falklands 25, with The Queen and the Prime Minister joining families and veterans in a service of Thanksgiving. Twenty-Five years ago the Falkland Islands were liberated from Argentine occupation. The campaign saw the loss of 255 service and civilian personnel, and three Islanders.
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We have been wowing visitors for over 100 years ... We are open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. People can come and warm up on a cold winter day or come and cool off on a hot summer day.
That was certainly a very scary situation for me. But I look back and it was nothing compared to what I had to endure that day before Thanksgiving.
What it creates for me ... is the opportunity to get some of the best seats in baseball, although Thanksgiving conversation might now become a little awkward.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Mahler: What Barack Obama's NCAA bracket says about his presidency
the presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey or baseball's ceremonial first pitch, the First Bracket is now a Washington institution. So it was inevitable that it would become politicized.This year the criticism started even before President Barack Obama Read more »
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Long Island summer rentals after Sandy
their search as early as October. Despite a weeks-long gap in activity after Sandy, early-bird seasonal renters still turned out by Thanksgiving, says Judi Desiderio of Town & Country Real Estate. "A lot of deals in November closed by the year's end. We have Read more »
Around the web
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Target goes hunting in Silicon Valley, following Wal-Mart
man pushes a shopping cart at Target on the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Burbank, California, November 22, 2012. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp (TGT.N) said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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Scott Venci column: Shawano soccer 'plays for Coach Carol', who lost cancer battle
assistant coach for the Shawano girls soccer team was diagnosed with breast cancer on her birthday six years ago. A week before Thanksgiving two years later, after previously being in remission, doctors gave her six months to live. Of course, they didnÂt know from Green Bay Press-Gazette Read more »
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Did They Believe in Birth Control?
This meant that I also had over fifty cousins. It was "normal" for seventy-plus relatives to cram into my Uncle Adrian's home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. As a kid, I liked to brag about my enormous family. It was a wow-point, for a rather shy and normal from Patheos Read more »
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Patriots Quarterback Breakdown: Complete Evaluation and Depth Chart Analysis
Manning's Broncos, wrecked the Colts by 35 points, shut out the Dolphins in their second showdown, tore up the Jets by 30 points on Thanksgiving night and smacked down the talented Texans by 28 points. He dismantled Houston for a second time in the divisional from Bleacher Report Read more »
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Cottam United Church turns 100
for her. Once a year the church welcomes back Americans who have made it a tradition to travel to the rural church hall for a Thanksgiving dinner. The church has held its American Thanksgiving suppers for almost six decades and serves more than 1,000 people from The Windsor Star Read more »
