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Santa’s substitutes for hot holiday gifts

For the fifth straight month retail sales have taken a hit. The Commerce Department released statistics Friday saying that in November, retail sales fell 1.8 percent. This is less than the 2.8 percent decrease in October, but still a significant decrease during the holiday season, which is a time when combined sales for November and December can add up to as much as 50 percent of a retailer's annual profits and sales. As job losses and concerns about the economy curb consumer spending this holiday season, retailers are feeling the pinch.

Cashmere Goats in India Face Starvation

More than 100,000 Himalayan goats — famed for their pashmina wool — or cashmere — face starvation after their desert habitat was blanketed with snow, while three people died during the region's worst storms in three decades, officials said Thursday.

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Easy knitting patterns for like cashmere merino!
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I just got this gorgeous yarn and want to make some pretty cool easy knitting patterns with it!

Need A Christmas Gift For That Special Lefty Chick? Try Ethical Underwear

You can absolutely bet when a marketing department uses the word "ethical" - about its lingerie - someone is out to make a buck at your expense. And they think you will believe anything, my environmental friends.

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