Budapest: Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.In a recommendation issued over the weekend and posted on its official website, the authority did not ban traditional Santa Claus activities but warned of increased risks of contagion due to a nationwide flu epidemic.In...
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"Santa School" to train budding Father Christmases has opened its doors in the south of Scotland.The training at Mabie Farm Park near Dumfries aims to help people take on the role in places like shopping centres and children's parties.The course includes a history of Santa, voice training, costumes, make-up and role playing exercises.All students who complete the training get a "certificate of competence"...
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matter if children are naughty or nice, they won't get a reply from Santa this year, as the US Postal Service has blocked mail to a tiny Alaska town that answered Christmas letters for decades.Since 1954, thousands of volunteers in the Christmas-crazy town of North Pole have run the heart-warming tradition of replying to letters addressed "Santa Claus, The North Pole" forwarded to them by the USPS....
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive is seen in a rail yard in Kansas City, Kan. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., making a $34 billion bet on the future of the U.S. economy.Standard & Poor's is warning that Warren Buffett's bid for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. could sap the liquidity and capital position...
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Senator: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateNorth Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades."It's great!" Gabby Gaborik, chief elf among several dozen volunteers, said of the agency's Friday announcement that it's...
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Heard of the grinch who stole Christmas? Well, here's the new age twist to that centuries-old tale.No matter if children are naughty or nice, they won't get a reply from Santa this year, as the US Postal Service has blocked mail to a tiny Alaska town that answered Christmas letters for decades.Since 1954, thousands of volunteers in the Christmas-crazy town of North Pole have run the heart-warming tradition...
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ANCHORAGE (Alaska): Thousands ofstarry-eyed children all over the world are writing letters to the jolly man atthe North Pole this holiday season, but they’ll not likely to get aresponse from Santa Claus or his helpers.The US postal service isdropping a popular effort begun in 1954 in the Alaska town of North Pole, wherevolunteers respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Repliescome...
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Roque Santa Cruz has admitted that Manchester City strike partner Robinho wants desperately to sign for Barcelona....
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Roque Santa Cruz has declared that he is out to deal another loss to Rafael Benitez’ struggling Liverpool side....
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife Maria Shriver has again been caught violating California's traffic laws. TMZ.com has posted a video that shows her Cadillac Escalade parked in red zone as she visited a doctor's office in Santa Monica for nearly an hour, reports the Daily Express.The video comes just two weeks after the website had posted her photos and a video showing her violating the state's hands-free...
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