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If you’re going to have a great Halloween, you’ll want to have a theme in mind. Are you thinking of something glamorous? Scary? Sexy? You might even be planning to go to more than one party, and want a different type of costume for each one.

If there’s a party at your office, a sexy, glamorous outfit may not be the best fit. At the same time, you might want to be a little less subdued at your best friend’s bash.

Once you’ve decided on what kind of theme(s) you want, a good costume shop will be your best bet for pulling it together. Are you going to buy a costume or rent one? You probably won’t want to wear the same costume year after year, so you might be leaning towards a rental but you can buy costumes at reasonable prices these days – especially on the internet – so even if you only wear it this year it might still pay off.

Impressive costumes really always come down to the small details. If you’re hoping that people won’t recognize you when you arrive at the party, the details are critical.

A spooky monster mask might create a decent illusion, but spending the time and effort to use real theatrical makeup will make the illusion at lot more effective. With a little extra effort, nobody will be able to recognize you.

When you’re out looking (or online surfing) for the perfect costume, spend the time to find a costume shop that has everything you need. Don’t settle for a shop that doesn’t really have what you’re looking for, or doesn’t have it all.

You’ll want to choose a shop that not only offers the costume itself, but all the makeup and other accessories you want to complete your disguise. Going the extra distance will make for a more complete costume, and you’ll be a lot happier with the results.

Christmas 2006 will turn out to be a particularly strong holiday season for the nation’s retailers. Based upon Unity Marketing’s latest survey of over 700 gift givers , gifters are expected to spend a total of $949 on Christmas gifts this year, up 9.1 percent from the average of $870 spent last year.For the ninth year in a row, the Fountain United Brethren in Christ Church will collect shoe boxes as part of the Operation Christmas Child campaign.

British finance minister Gordon Brown has launched a fund to immunise millions of children around the globe, calling it a great “Christmas present” for the world’s poor.

A shiitake mushroom log may remind us of the traditional Yule Log, but it’s not intended for the fireplace. A unique gift for mushroom lovers, gardeners and gourmet cooks, it will grow shiitakes year-round and make family holidays more enjoyable for years. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2006)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has launched a fund to immunise millions of children around the globe, calling it a great “Christmas present” for the world’s poor.

Wal-Mart will put “Christmas” back into the holidays this year, the retailer plans to announce Thursday. A year after religious and other groups boycotted retailers, including Wal-Mart, for downplaying Christmas, the world’s largest retail chain will have an in-your-face Christmas theme this year.

The theme of this year’s Trumann Christmas parade is “Heaven’s Great Gift.� The parade is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. The parade route will be from the Old Wal-Mart parking lot to the Trumann Plaza parking Lot.

In 1942, Cecelia Carden was a young wife and not yet a mother when her aunt gave her a special gift, a Christmas cactus.

Christian Slater and Elle Fanning have joined the feature adaptation of Karen Kingsbury’s novel Gideon’s Gift. Tickets are on sale for a dessert buffet and silent auction on Sunday to benefit the annual Christmas in the Heart of Charleston festival.