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Jim Gibbons: What Labor Day Means to Me
Labor Day often represents the end of summer, which means the end of summer vacation, back to school and one last barbecue or block party….
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Americans plot to spend $15.8 billion on Mother’s Day gifts
Americans plot to spend $15.8 billion on Mother’s gifts this year as they present their moms with special dinners, jewelry, flowers, clothing and other gifts. That’s the amount of spending projected in the National Retail Federation’s 2008 Mother’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, which was conduced by BIGresearch.
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A ravenous desire to learn
This is how the days went for the Abdul Nabi sisters: The Afghani girls rose at dawn to cook breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for their family. They washed clothes and cleaned the house. They tended to their baby brother. They spent hours bent over wealthy women’s sheets and shirts, filling fine fabrics with perfect, symmetrical embroidery. Embroidery – Shopping – Clothing – Custom – Crafts
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