Banana Pages

Yule retailers judged as naughty or nice; Christmas 'friendliness' rated.(PAGE ONE)
The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 12/24/2009; 1239 words; ...Kohl's, Lands' End, and Sears. Those in danger of finding lumps of coal in their stockings include the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. All three are owned by Gap Inc., and so far none has received a Friendly percentage higher than 12 percent. The...

Ban aerial spraying.(Opinion)
Manila Bulletin; 12/21/2009; 886 words; ...deadly fumes and smoke over banana plantations in Davao provinces...collectively put out full-page advertisements asking President...Compostela Valley where these banana plantations are located?Nearby...for themselves, from present banana exporters.Further, those...

THEATRE
The Independent - London; 12/21/2009; 571 words; ...that indicate indoors and outdoors as though inhabiting a bulgy page. Angus Wright is hilarious perfection as the eponymous feline...violins; balls don't just drop, but splat, as they obey a bananas variant of the law of gravity). Best of all is Mitchell...

GATHERINGS Delights for holiday break Children's books inspire treats and reading together
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/20/2009; 1379 words; ...chicken nugget?" "Why are beans green?" "I wonder how many bananas I can stuff in my mouth in five minutes?" -- in ways that are lost on adults.So to help you to recapture your inner banana-stuffer, here are four books that will make tasty reads...independent and funny. The book includes several ...

Minister's Sri Lanka holiday outrages rights campaigners
The Independent on Sunday; 12/20/2009; 885 words; ...spokesman for Mr Bradshaw declined to comment last night. DIARY PAGE 37 CHRISTMAS HAMPER COMPETITION Edward Telesford of Hove, East...2.99) 9. Douglas Carswell: organic yoghurt, Fairtrade bananas and high- fibre cereal 10.John Austin: Persil biopowder...