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Holiday Gift Ideas for the Football Fan on Your List (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - Nearly everyone has a football fan on their holiday list. Instead of going with yet another T-shirt or a tie with a team logo, get creative this season and give a gift that anyone with a passion for the pigskin can appreciate.

Buying less expensive wine, and more of it (International Herald Tribune)
In response to the economic downturn, alcohol retailers and industry experts say, U.S. consumers have been trading down for less expensive wines and spirits.

Falcons will fly high against this defenseless opponent (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Had the Rams finished off the Panthers in upset fashion last week, Atlanta would have become the latest NFC South squad to go from worst to first in one season. Either way, the Falcons are in the playoffs now, and looking to do some damage with a no-name first-year coach and a rookie quarterback leading the way.

Best Sellers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The best sellers list.

Fragrance Business Ideas (BellaOnline)
If you are thinking of starting a fragrance business, here are some ideas on fragranced products and where they can be used. Keep in mind that craft shows and flea markets are mainly outdoors. If you have products that could melt, you may want to stick to home parties or consignment stores.

Taking advantage of a camera revolution (The Herald)
Digital cameras have come a long way in the few years they have been about. The average digital camera today is able to produce results far superior to what most film cameras used to achieve.

Scientific American Reviews: The Secret of the Great Pyramid (Scientific American)
The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man’s Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Mystery [More]

Vanessa’s test (Daily Pilot)
Vanessa Jourdan used up her lunch hour June 20 to race down to Best Buy at the Metro Pointe at South Coast shopping center to check for a new CD on the rack. She didn’t intend to purchase the album, but when she found it, she examined the front and back cover intently and snapped one picture after another on her cellphone.

NEW ON DVD (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“Pineapple Express”—Seth Rogen and James Franco take the high road as potheads on the lam in this action comedy hit. Rogen’s a stoner who witnesses a murder and winds up running from a crime gang that targets him and his clueless marijuana dealer (Franco). The movie is available in single-disc and two-disc DVD releases and on Blu-ray, with extended and alternate footage, a making-of segment and ...

'Sesame Street' is 40 but young at heart (USA Today)
Ah, Sesame Street. Big Bird. Bert and Ernie. Grover. The Cookie Monster. The good old days. The street is still hot. It celebrates its 40th year in 2009 with its largest audience: 8 million viewers on 350 stations in 120 countries. Now a book, the first out of the gate to mark the anniversary, is arriving in stores. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Viking, 384 pp, $27.95) is ...

Custom Womens Designer Shoes Become Hot New Trend (PIZZAHEROS)
The vibrant shoe enthusiast opened her first boutique on South Beach, just off famed Lincoln Road, where fashion-forward shoe addicts can steer away from predictable pumps at chain stores to blueprint their own signature style.

Home Article (Eastday.com)
If you walk down any street in China nowadays, you will be amazed at how fashionable people are becoming. But it is hard to imagine that 30 years ago, what everyone wore was no more than blue, gray and green.