Archives for November, 2007
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
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Allentown Morning Call - In fact, he was on his honeymoon during the 1954 World Series and at the game when Willie Mays made that famous, over-the-head catch against the Indians at the Polo Grounds.” Wagner said his father’s sense of fairness, dignity and treating people the
Ashlee Simpson, boyfriend Pete Wentz are best friends
AZCentral.com - The bassist said, “We’re past the honeymoon period. The truth is, it’s crazy to be able to kiss your best friend. It’s just a really awesome thing. “People like to make our relationship seem different than to what it is. People will say, ‘No one
Fancy a weekly Showbiz feast?
Sky.com Showbiz - The honeymoon period wears off. I was like, ‘Oh God - who are you then?’ “I moved in with a stranger, we had nothing in common and nothing to talk about. We didn’t like the same things or going to the same places. We were just in love. “I wasn’t being
Up to his neck in the Brown stuff
Scotsman - Back in October, the farce over the election-that-wasn’t ended Brown’s honeymoon and left him facing the first major doubts about his suitability for the office. Last week’s events simply cemented the view in the mind of the public that Brown’s
Buy Weblo, sell high
Carroll County Online - Or they buy their memories, like where they went on their honeymoon or where they saw a great game.” For Jameson, the bottom line is Weblo is fun. He searches daily for new, interesting places to buy, to invest in. He recently bought Washington, D.C
Fugitive’s MySpace page outrages dead teen’s mom
Houston Chronicle - There are videos of her wedding, her honeymoon and her husband’s recent 10K race. The most prominent one, however, is in the middle of the front page. It’s a spoof video of a Paris Hilton look-alike singing sweetly about driving drunk and causing
Emotional trek to Sierra crash site for man who lost legs at age 10
San Francisco Gate - They’d spent their honeymoon climbing 20,320-foot Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, twice - once by what’s probably its hardest route. As soon as they got the call about the crash, the Macquaries loaded their backpacks with first-aid
The Flight Crew
Washington Post - Honeymoon in Montreal/Quebec City?: Hi all. We’re thinking of driving to Montreal and Quebec City for our honeymoon in early May. First, do these sound good as romantic destinations? (The weak dollar has thwarted our thoughts of Europe.) Second, what
CHINA AND EUROPE
International Herald Tribune - For Europe, the “China honeymoon” is over. As the 10th European Union-China summit meeting convenes in Beijing this week, and after 15 years of rapidly and dramatically developing ties, there are numerous indications of new strains emerging in the
How to Cure
Wired - Timidity A fainthearted fianc can throw a big wet blanket on your honeymoon plans for a tandem skydive. Scientists have linked the problem to the presence of repeating sequences flanking the dopamine D4 receptor gene. The junk DNA interferes with
Posted on Nov 24, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Chicago Tribune - The Catholic Church clearly and unequivocally teaches that those who publicly support abortion are already excommunicated and therefore should not, under penalty of grave sin, receive Holy Communion. Those bishops who act apart from the pope and who
US shoppers defy economic blues
News.com.au - But enthusiasm for the spending orgy was not universal. Reverend Billy, a protestant New York pastor from the Church of Stop Shopping was promoting a “buy nothing day“. “Consumerism is overwhelming our lives,” he said. Share this article ( What is this
Weekend Living Calendar
Seattle Times - John Vianney Church, 12600 84th Ave. N.E. (425-823-6840). Submissions to Home Planner must be received at least three weeks before publication. E-mail homeplanner@ seattletimes.com , fax 206-464-2239 or mail to: Home Planner, digs, The Seattle Times, P
Paul A. Dunn, 40, executive with Hub flower distributor
Boston Online - Dunn leaves his father, Paul J. of Derby, Vt., and Foxborough; two sisters, Judith McHugh of Foxborough and Barbara Dunn Martinek of Plainfield, Vt. A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. today in St. Cecilia Church in Boston. Friends and family will
Scholar sees a Catholic in the Bard
Boston Globe - A clue, a clue, my kingdom for a clue. With apologies to William Shakespeare, that line sums up the plea of scholars who for years have tried to untangle one of literary history’s most nettlesome knots: To which church did the Bard belong? Was he
Out and about
St. Petersburg Times - Ed Carlson, a 30-year researcher in the field of energy medicine and kinesiology, will discuss “Pure Health, Our Powerful Core,” at the 10 a.m. service at Unity Community Church, 1315 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin. Call (727) 734-0635 or visit www
Posted on Nov 23, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
EURweb - The Debt Stops At The Altar makes a great gift for any engaged couples, bride and groom, or newlyweds. The Debt Stops At The Altar gift package was given as a prize at Your Wedding TV’s Fall Fantasy Bridal Show to one lucky bride on November 11
Epic Deception
Washington Post - We first see him on his knees before his bride-to-be, a Greek woman named Sophia (the marriage is an arranged one; the archaeologist will be using her parents to launder and store his real and fake antiquities), but Obermann is dead game and utterly
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The Washington Times - The ornament depicts Cleveland’s White House wedding to the young Frances Folsom and includes the bride’s monogram. As the White House Historical Association describes it, the early Cleveland White House “was a bachelor’s household; the president
On Native Ground
American Reporter - DUMMERSTON, Vt. — Last summer, I wrote about Gary Canant, a Marine who served in Vietnam in 1968-69. He had just self-published a book of the letters he sent back to his bride, Maxie - some of which you can read at his Website , dearmaxie.com. The
Follow a format for a great best man speech
Vancouver Business Journal - Tell the story of how the bride and groom met. “Some people may not even know the story,” Grace says. “The goal of this part is to make everyone say ‘Awwww.’” Make him blush. Now it’s your turn to poke fun at the groom by sharing an
Telugu actress marries Indian American banker
Hindustan Times - Family members of the bride and groom were present at the simple ceremony but film industry people were conspicuously absent. She began her film career with a Hindi film in 2001 and has worked with all top Telugu actors. She has a number of hit films
Holloway poised for Leicester job
BBC News - The 44-year-old, who has also managed Bristol Rovers and QPR, resigned from his post at Plymouth on Wednesday. “I have been a manager for 11 years and I’ve always been the bridesmaid and never the bride,” he said. “I’m not one to turn down a
Posted on Nov 23, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Dallas Morning News - Members of a religious police force can harass women whose dress or behavior in public is not modest enough. “We believe that a man and woman together is evil,” said Susan Baaghil, a professional photographer. Ms. Baaghil said Saudi cultural and
Dr. Eva Gilbertson, 90, pioneer in radiology
Seattle Times - She rode a horse to high school every day five miles each way, wearing blankets wrapped around her legs under her dress to ward off the winter chill. She missed only one day, because of a severe storm. Graduating as valedictorian, she was offered
Hominy & Hash
American Reporter - A dozen or so years after this portrait was taken, my mother’s hair was bobbed and her dress was not the full-bosomed, whittled waist, full skirt of 1910, In a picture taken in the mid twenties, she wore a shapeless dress skimming her knees - fashion
‘Project Runway’ Dress Going on Sale
Salon - The dress is being offered as part of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bitten line, sold at Steve & Barry’s stores nationwide. The “Sex and the City” star was the week’s guest judge on the Bravo reality show about fashion. The challenge put to the aspiring
Early-bird shoppers get the best deals after Thanksgiving
Houston Chronicle - Be discriminating. Don’t just buy something because it’s on sale. Don’t shop solo. There’s safety in numbers, and you’ll need a backup for spotting deals and waiting in line. Dress comfortably. Good walking shoes are a must. Bring
The need for a drink can be relatively strong
Miami Herald - House wines and house margaritas are $2.95. There’s not a fancy-pants dress code, but the upscale decor would have you believe otherwise. The floors are covered in Spanish tile and the bar is constructed from smooth bricks topped with a slab of marble
Mich. bars transgender discrimination
USA Today - LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued an order that bars discrimination against state workers based on their “gender identity or expression,” which protects the rights of those who behave, dress or identify as members of the
Counting down until the Basel invasion
Miami Herald - An 800 number will be up and running shortly, too. If you don’t have a date for the movies under the stars, consider LBD Night — as in Little Black Dress Night — on Wednesday at The Biltmore ’s What’s Hip Wednesday party. Hosted by Tara Gilani, LBD
Battlestar: Razor Preview: “Jaw-dropping” Details and Shocking Returns
Seattle Post Intelligencer - This beats the hell out of wearing a floral dress and being someone’s weepy, pouty girlfriend,” she notes with a laugh. “I could be quite happy playing this kind of character for years.” Forbes is equally jazzed to be back in command. “After they killed me
Posted on Nov 21, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Vancouver Business Journal - The most popular groom’s boutonniere consists of a single flower such as a rose or freesia. Lipvosky suggests using the same flowers as found in the bride’s bouquet, and Cornille added that an accompanying acorn or maple leaf lends some seasonal
Play Disney Trivia Time
Sky.com Showbiz - And the groom is Woody Harrelson. But wait, where’s our invite? And since when was Jen tying the knottage to Woody anyway? Calm those beating hearts, because even though Jen and Woody were snapped looking like they were getting wed It’s all in the
Whole Foods sales top expectations, div raised
Guardian Unlimited - Its shares rose to $42.50 in after-hours trading after closing at $42.25 on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Gary Hill)
The failed marriage broker
Boston Online - But then the reluctant groom declared an emergency, and put Bhutto under house arrest for a while, giving her a chance to be compared to Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi as a prisoner of wicked generals. Last weekend, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte
Baltimore County groomer sentenced to 90 days for death of dog
Baltimore Sun - Farmer said that medical finding fit with the facts of the case and Rainone’s assertion that the poodle bit her while she was attempting to groom him. “She was overcome by it,” the defense attorney told the judge. It was not, he added, a matter of
Call it a pre-honeymoon, more couples are planning trips to pop the
New York Daily News - The average age for a bride today is 27, and 29 for the groom, so in many cases they are financially able to go on this amazing, last-minute trip.” BUDGET TRAVEL Being financially able to take off for a romantic break doesn’t have to involve maxing
Keen on scouting China keepers
Xinhua News Agency - The enthusiasm is there but to become a world-class keeper involves a lot of discipline and hard work,” says Kahn, adding that if he could groom just a few of them to world standards it would be a fulfilling experience for him. He should know
With “Margot,” Kidman rediscovers joy of acting
Seattle Times - that she rediscovered her love of acting in writer-director Noah Baumbach’s dark comedy, about wedding plans that go awry with the arrival of Kidman as the bride’s older sister, a writer who can’t help speaking her mind, whether it’s about the groom
So, why aren’t you married?
Seattle Times - As a result, a recent groom pal of Geraci’s suddenly felt extra-qualified to offer relationship advice. “The basic fundamental message is, ‘You don’t know jack,’ ” he says. In a 1999 interview, Fielding described how smug marrieds make Bridget Jones
Posted on Nov 18, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Chicago Tribune - This was alarming to Rudman, who is old enough to remember the heyday of the women’s rights movement in the 1970s. Continued efforts to achieve gender equality could be seriously hurt, she reasoned, if women (and men) think it comes at the expense
Dying to date
Detroit News - If you’re younger than 30 or maybe even 35, you may not recognize the word “date” as a verb. But once upon a time, dating was something men and women did as a prelude to marriage, which — hold on to your britches — was a prelude to sex. By now
2 Arrests in Anti-Gay Beating of ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Josie Smith
ABC News - Police say two women have been arrested in an anti-gay attack on a former “Top Chef” reality show contestant and her friends in Sea Cliff, on Long Island. Nassau County police announced the arrests a day after victim Josie Smith-Malave’s attorney
S.F. focuses on racial, cultural groups in pioneering health plan
San Francisco Gate - On a recent afternoon, Cantonese-speaking women undergoing chemotherapy as part of their cancer treatment gathered around a conference table at the Chinatown Public Health Center, one of two clinics in the neighborhood to serve as the testing ground
BJP drops 13 MLAs from its 1st list of nominees for Guj polls
Hindustan Times - The list also includes 13 women, six Scheduled Caste and 17 Scheduled Tribe candidates. The 14 districts in South Gujarat (29), Saurashtra (52) and Kutch (6) are going for the polls during the first phase of polls and the saffron party has given
Posted on Nov 11, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Chicago Sun-Times - All you can do with your gifts is observe and comment with compassion and humor and as theatrically effectively as possible “) Yet one of the most fascinating sections of the book chronicles Coward’s own exploits during World War II, when he was
Posted on Nov 10, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
San Francisco Gate - Nina Reiser married the computer programmer in 1999 after listing herself as a mail-order bride living in Russia, Du Bois said. She had an ad in an Atlanta publication called European Connections, Du Bois said. “That’s Nina Reiser as she really was
New Artist Stephanie Smith Partners With Soles4souls at Tomorrow’s
Forbes - Smith, who has a passion for reaching the youth culture, is also actively involved with the Pure Freedom conferences (www.purefreedom.com) and the Secret Keeper Girl Tours, founded by top-selling youth author Dannah Gresh (And The Bride Wore White
That house-party look
Financial Times - Deborah Devonshire’s granddaughter, the model Stella Tennant, says: “When I wore a Helmut Lang vest with a bit of tulle wrapped round it at my wedding, my grandmother called me ‘the bandaged bride‘. She looked on fashion as amusing, ridiculous and
Hamilton staging ‘Father of the Bride‘
Oneida Dispatch - Senior Kevin Tuttle, who plays Buckley Dunstan, rehearses a scene with his fiance Kay, played by Arianne Capirci, a junior, and Ellie Banks, played by senior Sammy Galvez. HAMILTON - Here comes the bride - but not without a fight from her father in
South Tahoe High School grad marries in Chicago
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Amy Olson and Douglas Wilson exchanged wedding vows May 5 at Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Chicago, Ill. The 3 p.m. double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Richard Fragimeni and witnessed by 150 family members and friends. The bride is the
Make My Day
American Reporter - A best man’s toast is typically expected to be a well-thought, rehearsed affair that sings the praises of the groom and his new bride, followed by lofty wishes for love, joy, and health. This particular “best” man, who could only be described as a
A bride married twice in one night!
Earthtimes - Ranchi, Nov 10 - For a bride here, it was a tale of two marriages and a divorce in one night - and all for the colour of a motorbike. Farhana was married to Riyaz Ansari on Nov 8 in Ormanjhi block of Ranchi, 35 km from the state headquarters. After
Posted on Nov 09, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
Washington Post - You mention Artisans d’Angkor for gifts. They run a school in Siem Reap that provides training in traditional arts and crafts to Cambodian orphans and poor children from rural areas. You can tour the school and see the young students learning their
Giuliani Commissioner Kerik Indicted for Conspiracy (Update4)
Bloomberg - Kerik, 52, received cash and gifts for lobbying regulators on behalf of a New Jersey construction and waste-management firm, according to a 16-count federal indictment unsealed today. He cheated on taxes, lied to investigators–including those
‘Affordable Luxury’ Stores Feel Economy’s Pinch
Wall Street Journal - Kristine Maine, a Redondo Beach, Calif., engineering manager and mother of two, in recent years has lavished her loved ones with expensive holiday gifts from Nordstrom and other high-end stores. But this holiday season, she has other plans. “We have
Holidays are a gift for first daughter
Miami Herald - The actual physical gifts have always been secondary to the more spiritual gifts,” Kennedy quotes from one of her grandmother’s writings. Christmas, she adds, allows people “to reconnect to their faith.” Kennedy’s children with Edwin Schlossberg
Posted on Nov 08, 2007 under Wedding Reception |
San Diego Union-Tribune - An interest in feminism motivated Puffer to consult with a professor of women’s studies at SDSU, and she researched her theme by reading Ann Crittenden’s The Price of Motherhood and Perfect Madness by Judith Warner. The books served to
Service set for victim in laundromat shooting
Detroit News - Police officials were unable to say if the driver was a man or women. A video camera at the laundromat captured video that could help in the investigation, police said. The ADC Michigan and the Congress of Arab American Organizations are holding a
The war against women in Congo
Chicago Tribune - I’m no vigilante. I believe in violence as a last resort. As a journalist who has reported from nearly every war zone in the world — I’ve seen enough of it to know that once started, the loop is not easily closed. But in Eastern Congo, listening to
Report: Muslim women facing greater inequality in workplace, politics
MSN UK News - Women in Muslim countries are struggling to compete for jobs, win equal pay and hold political office, falling behind the rest of the world in eliminating discrimination, a report said Thursday. Nordic nations, by contrast, received the best overall
D.C. Financial Officer Works to Regain Trust
Washington Post - The two women allegedly issued more than 40 checks that averaged nearly $400,000 and were cashed by friends and family members in on the scam. Both women were jailed overnight and were to appear at U.S. District Court in Washington this afternoon.
Simpler recycling schedule in store
Baltimore Sun - The contractors association and the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have planned a rally outside City Hall today to demand “a fair share” for minority and women-owned businesses, which are often