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Auckland, like most New Zealand cities, has the look of a colonial outpost. Khyber Pass Road, Kitchener, Wellington and Victoria … and in the architecture … street after street of bungalows in nougat and pistachio and cream, all roofed in red corrugated iron. Many downtown stores stretch verandas over the sidewalks, protecting shoppers from heavy and frequent rainfall.  

Stacie Ponder I just want to make stuff all the time. Or play Rock Band. Or watch movies. Or have beers with my friends.  

"This is an incredible program that has been so special to our girls," says Amy, mother to Abby and Lucy Hassler. Like over 650 other preschool age children in Fruita, Loma and Mack, each month Lucy and Abby and all other registered children from birth to age five years receive an age-appropriate hard cover book mailed directly to their homes, completely free of charge to their families. This program was initiated by Dolly Parton in 1996, and thanks to the primary sponsorship of the Fruita Thrift Shop, ha  

Occupying a 1965 Howard Johnson, the 9-month-old Ace Hotel & Swim Club has a dedicated stargazing deck near the pool and is in the process of going fully solar-powered. But design is really the brightest light here. The 180 rooms, with cork floors and tree-trunk tables, have whimsical accents like denim-covered headboards and vintage National Geographic magazines scattered about.  

Want a Dolly for Christmas? How about a whole lot of Dolly? Dolly Parton and SHOP.COM have announced a unique partnership this holiday season, with the creation of the DollySHOP , a special online marketplace for fans of country music -- and of the iconic superstar.  

"Steel Magnolias" brought a new twist to the long legacy of fine dramas from the south, with its story of a beauty parlor as the nerve center of life, death, laughter and friendship in a small town. In Truvy's Beauty Salon, six women congregate to share secrets in a swirling cauldron of weddings, divorces, babies, , rivalries and funerals. Their friendships allow them to face life with grace, determination and really good hair.  

actually, it's ours. Women used to laugh at men and their competitive instinct, but that was before we conned ourselves into the ferocious contest that is How To Have The Perfect Christmas. Take the presents.  

1. Spiderbait, " Black Betty ." There's a lot of cross-cultural stuff going on here, which I suppose says something about the 21st century.  

Stacie Ponder I just want to make stuff all the time. Or play Rock Band. Or watch movies. Or have beers with my friends.