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Boxing Day Sales - Bargain hunters are expected to bag a buy at David Jones Newcastle on Sunday when the store hosts its Boxing Day sale. It will be the last of the traditional post-Christmas sales in the city store, which will shut down in February. Regional manager Northern NSW Andrew Cooling said the tradition would continue in future years at the retailer's suburban store. Boxing Day Sales "We look forward to sharing this clearance with the people of Newcastle and look forward to continuing to do so at our newly refurbished Kotara store over the clearance period," he said. In demand items at Sunday's sale will include women's shoes, towels, handbags, sunglasses, LCD and plasma televisions, DVD and Blu-Ray players and men's business shirts. David Jones predicts that more than 1 million customers nationally will pass through its doors in the first week of the sales. The Newcastle store is open 7am to 7pm on Sunday. David Jones Newcastle is o...

Free Apps for ipod Touch - If you’re staring down at your shiny new iPhone 4 or iPod Touch this Christmas/Holiday wondering which apps to try first, here’s a list of the top 10 best iPhone and iPod Touch free apps for 2010. Feel free to comment below and add any apps you think are awesome too! Happy holidays, and enjoy that new iPhone or iPod Touch! # Facebook # Angry Birds Lite # Words With Friends Free # Skype # Tap Tap Revenge 4 # The Weather Channel # Paper Toss # Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift # ROCK BAND FREE # Scrabble Free Apps for ipod Touch

Shoppers Ready for After Christmas Sales - Have you had enough of lugging around all those shopping bags? Tomorrow could be the day to get back out there for post-Christmas bargain-hunting. Retail experts predict robust after-Christmas sales to cap off an improved holiday season as shoppers make returns and hunt for bargains. "People are going to be out in droves the day after Christmas," said Matt Powell of Princeton Retail Analysis, adding that since a Sunday follows the holiday, shoppers won’t need to take a day off work. Shoppers Ready for After Christmas Sales Stores and malls are preparing for the deluge: Target and JCPenney both announced after-Christmas sales this week starting at 7 a.m., with Target offering half off on some movies and JCPenney advertising discounts of 70 percent on select appliances, luggage and clothing. Many New Jersey malls will also open their doors at 7 a.m. tomorrow, including Monmouth Mall, Newport Centre, Menlo Park Mall, Cherry H...

Gorillaz the Fall Available - It's Christmas! Which, if you've been paying attention for the last God knows how long, means free music from Gorillaz! New album 'The Fall', composed mostly via iPad, is available now from the band's website. Though you need to be a member of their fanclub to download it, you can listen for the price of an email. With contributions from regular Gorillaz types Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Bobby Womack, there's even a list of apps used to create the record. None of them are Angry Birds. Gorillaz the Fall Available

Walmart Christmas Hours - Christmas is almost here. We are enjoying time with family and friends on Christmas even but then we remember that we forgot to get something at the store. Oh no, I hope that Walmart is still open! Well calm down, as of right now Walmart is still open but at 8pm you are going to find it’s closed because of Walmart holiday hours. walmart holiday hoursWalmart holiday hours aren’t all bad however. The employees at Walmart are more than happy to find out that they do not have to work Christmas day and they get off on Christmas eve. Yes, Walmart is going to be closed on Christmas. Don’t hyperventilate though because Walmart will be open again for the 26th and Walmart holiday hours will be over for another year. Walmart Christmas Hours I’m not sure if they have always taken time off for the holidays but as long as I have remembered this has always been the case. I always figured that they might change it up though and start staying open so that they could mak...

Stores Open on Christmas 2010 - If you are wondering for what stores are open on Christmas 2010, hardly any? Many active shoppers now are looking for lists of stores open during Christmas Day 2009. And yet, some stores already confirmed that they are closed on the said Holiday Seasons. Apparently, some reports are saying that Walmart is open on Christmas 2010, but sad to say, Walmart already confirmed in their sites that their stores will be closed during Christmas Day 2010 and will be opened again as early in the morning of December 26, 2010. Stores Open on Christmas 2010 Here are the list of establishments and stores that might be opened during Christmas Day 2010. Please read your guide below: Grocery Stores – These also vary by location. Here you will find batteries, foods, candy, perhaps a small selection of electronics, flowers, baked goods, etc.. (you’ve been there before, you know the selection.) Gas Stations – I sincerely hope you do not plan on buying a gift at a ga...

Night Before Christmas - In a large house on Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas, nothing was stirring, not even a mouse...or so it seems at first. Jerry emerges from his hole avoiding a Christmas-themed mousetrap (already baited with a piece of cheese wrapped in a red ribbon) placed by his hole. Jerry quickly heads for the Christmas presents, jumping merrily around the tree, licking candy canes, and jumping onto a plush toy lion that squeaks. Jerry continues jumping on the soft toy, but bounces too hard and lands on what he thinks is another soft toy. Jerry jumps up and down on the grey fur, little realizing that what he is jumping on is, in fact, Tom, who has woken up. Tom snarls and just before he can eat Jerry, the quick-thinking mouse grabs a nearby "Not to be opened until Xmas" sticker and instantly places it on Tom's mouth. Tom confronts Jerry, moments before the mouse attaches a "Do Not Open 'Til Xmas" sticker to Tom's mouth in The Night...