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• Santa Claus buried in Kilkenny Ireland!

  
  An Irish Bromance — Authority: 140
  St Nicholas of Myra painting by Ilya Repin in the 19th century The remains of St Nicholas of Myra, the philanthropist who lived in the 4th century and was the bishop of Lycia, are believed to have been moved to Jerpoint Abbey some 800 years ago. The bishop was originally buried at a local church in Myra, in ...
  22 hours ago

• United Homeless Organization Told to Remove Sidewalk Tables

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  The United Homeless Organization must remove its donation tables until Jan. 11, when the next hearing is scheduled in the group’s fraud case.
  5 days ago

• Visit The Grave Of Christmas

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 533
  Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.  No, Virginia, he’s not really dead.  However, the person who is dead is a Fourth-Century Turkish Saint named Nicholas of Myra.   You might know him better as St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Pere Noel, and Fat Bearded Gift-Dude .  If you want to visit his ...
  6 days ago

• ON THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ: MYRNA LOY DIES

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 541
  On this day in 1993, actress Myrna Loy dies. Loy was born Myrna Adele Williams in 1905 near Helena, Montana. Her family moved to Los Angeles after her father’s death in 1918. Loy danced in a chorus line as part of the stage show at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Starting in 1925, she played bit parts and was ...
  6 days ago

• Father Christmas Is Dead and Buried in Kilkenny

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 152
  Rudolph, I can explain everything! WTF, Santa is dead? Experts are claiming the body (that’s right, body) of St Nicholas is buried at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny. Geez, so who the hell is living at the North pole then? Evidently the whole Father Christmas thingy was inspired by St Nicholas of Myra, who was ...
  6 days ago

• The tale of the real St Nicholas

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 151
  December 12, 2009Interesting story about the real St Nicholas, who lived 1,700 years ago in Myra, a city in modern-day Turkey. He dropped three bags of gold through the window of a poor family for the three daughters’ dowry. Evidently the first bag of gold fell into a stocking – hence Christmas ...
  1 week ago

• Congrats to Myra! (And Egmont)

  
  Kimberly Pauley — Authority: 460
  I’m sooooo happy to announce today (as the cat is out of the bag, so to speak) that my good friend and writing buddy Myra McEntire just got a 2 book deal for her YA novel with Egmont USA. You guys? Are totally going to love it. I mean it. Emerson (Myra’s main character) is a girl that Mina would love to hang ...
  1 week ago

• Relationships: Tearing Down the Walls

  
  The Every Nation Plog — Authority: 117
  by Myra Watkins When I was preparing to speak on the topic of marriage recently, I searched for the right image to portray common difficulties and the need to develop a lifestyle of forgiveness, healthy communication and showing love towards one another in practical ways that can be felt. Then this image of the wall ...
  1 week ago

• When Santa Claus Travelled to Switzerland

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 553
  A long time ago, a good old man lived in Southern Italy called Nicolas Bishop of Myra. On a white horse he rode through town and made presents of oranges and toys to the children of the town. He looked after the sick, helped the poor, and took time for the lonely. Soon, people were calling him a saint. He loved ...
  1 week ago

• Find your motivation!

  
  The Seekers — Authority: 423
  When December rolls around, I always find myself running behind on just about everything. We were out of town for a week over Thanksgiving, which is when we usually put up the tree and decorations. We finally pulled out the boxes last weekend, but the decorating remains only half complete, and I haven’t even started ...
  1 week ago

• International Christmas Culinary Traditions

  
  FriendsEAT.com — Authority: 136
  The French Celebrate the Holidays with the Buche De Noel Christmas culinary traditions in America are as diverse as our individual backgrounds.  The foods that families eat during the holidays are usually derived from traditions and recipes that were passed down through the generations.  So if you can trace your ...
  1 week ago

• (December 06) Today were celebrating . . .  Saint Nicholas Day

  
  Holiday Rap - Holidays on the Net Holiday Blog — Authority: 144
  Saint Nicholas Day (Christian) A day honoring the Bishop of Myra in what is now Turkey. Known for his charity and wisdom, St. Nicholas is believed by many to be the inspiration for Father Christmas and Santa Claus. Some parts of the world celebrate the evening before, known as Saint Nicholas’ Eve (December 05). ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nicholas of Myra

  
  New at LacusCurtius & Livius — Authority: 419
  Nicholas strikes his opponent. Fresco from Soumela Nicholas was bishop of the Lycian port of Myra , and died on December 6. The year of his death has not been recorded, although a late tradition suggests that it may have been 342 or 343. The stories about him usually have parallels in Anatolian folklore ...
  2 weeks ago

• Design AZ Jewelry Trunk Show at BoConcept Chelsea

  
  Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — Authority: 648
  BoConcept Chelsea held a trunk show for Design AZ Jewelry last night. The event was co-hosted by Alexandra Moosally and Zeynep Kudatgoblik. - [All photos by J.T. White for PMc ] The co-hosts, a lawyer and banker respectively, brought out both friends and colleagues to the modern and contemporary design store. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Palmyra Cove announces December local art exhibit

  
  myBCTnow.com — Authority: 151
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• Media crackdown, militias returning, it’s Iraq

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 514
  Media crackdown, militias returning, it’s Iraq The Common Ills November 28, 2009 Like millions of Muslims around the world, Iraqis are celebrating the religious festival of Eid al-Adha, but it is rather common for Iraqis after the U.S.-led invasion to reflect mixed feelings ...
  3 weeks ago

• 248-acre tract at Nantahala headwaters protected

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 477
  A 248-acre tract of land known as Rainbow Springs at the headwaters of the Nantahala River in Macon County, North Carolina has been protected through a conservation agreement between the long-time landowners, Myra Waldroop and her family, and the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee. The tract is adjacent to the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Samantha Fox jumps into hot tub with lesbian lover after leaving jungle

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  London, November 29 (ANI): Former glamour model Samantha Fox jumped straight into a hot tub with lover Myra Stratton after being evicted from jungle reality show “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here”.The Page 3 legend was said to have lathered up in her posh suite at the five-star Palazzo Versace hotel on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Media crackdown, militias returning, its Iraq

  
  The Common Ills — Authority: 540
  Like millions of Muslims around the world, Iraqis are celebrating the religious festival of Eid al-Adha, but it is rather common for Iraqis after the U.S.-led invasion to reflect mixed feelings of hope for better life and bitter disappointment from the troubled political process. The four-day annual festival falls on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Facebook | Miquell Hennigans Photos - Thanksgiving 2009

  
  LIFEsync — Authority: 115
  via www.facebook.com Our family has much to be thankful for this year! May God continue to provide healing to my father and strength to my mother!
  3 weeks ago

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