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Brides Hail New Book as Wedding Day Lifesaver (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Valentine's Day 2007 sees the launch of a book recognised by The New York Times as "unquestionably THE source of information for any bride and groom-to-be". 'The One Stop Wedding Kit', published by Love and Cherish and written by Jessica Howe, offers brides a chance to turn wedding planning from a time of stress and strain into a relaxed, enjoyable experience.

NATION IN BRIEF (Washington Post) - NEW YORK -- Investigators think two mysterious men -- one of whom may have had a gun -- could hold the key to learning why police unleashed a 50-bullet barrage that killed a groom leaving his bachelor party at a strip club hours before his wedding.

Stage Review: ABBA fan? Take a chance on 'Mamma Mia!' touring show (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - The Swedish pop band ABBA inspired a cult following that has lasted long beyond its '70s chart-topping heyday. Nothing gets all ages dancing at a wedding reception like "Dancing Queen."

Elvis Presley's Diamond and Platinum Wedding Ring From His 1967 Marriage to Priscilla Presley Headlines Joseph (SYS-CON Media) - Elvis Presley's diamond and platinum wedding band from his marriage to Priscilla will be among over 3 million dollars worth of exclusive TV and movie memorabilia to be auctioned on Thursday, December 14 and Friday, December 15 by Joseph Maddalena and his internationally-renowned Profiles in History, the number one company in the world for live and simultaneous Internet memorabilia auctions. The

Brides Beware: BridalTips.com Warns Top 10 Wedding Scams Turn Happiness to Horror (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----Every weekend 44,000 weddings are held across the country at an average cost of $28,000 in the $50 billion bridal industry. But behind images of smiling brides and grooms is an industry fraught with unethical practices and outright scams.

DVD Review: Godzilla Raids Again (Blogcritics.org) - Following the success of Gojira , TOHO Studios immediately put the production of a sequel into motion. Six months later, Godzilla Raids Again arrived on the big screen proving that Hollywood isn't the only place where sequels get rushed and fail to live up to the original film. The first misstep was when they did not wait for Ishiro Honda's schedule to free up for it, instead turning to

Book Review: 'Cancer Vixen: A True Story' (Tucson Citizen) - Marisa Acocella Marchetto was living an almost perfect life. Her home was in a glamorous apartment building in New York City. She was surrounded by an array of smart, witty friends, and in love with a renown celebrity restaurateur. Her cartoons frequently appeared in many of the country's better publications including Glamour, The New Yorker and The New York Times

Shooting furor: NYPD's image is mixed (AP via Yahoo! News) - The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders — backed by statistics — insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.

Now You Know (Reel.com) - (2002) Starring: Jeremy Sisto , Rashida Jones Director: Jeff Anderson Synopsis: On the eve of his bachelor party, a man learns his fiancée wants to call off the wedding. The unmarried couple returns to their home in New Jersey to sort out their relationship.

Play review (The Acorn) - My first exposure to Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" was in my high school senior year many years ago when I overacted in the role of Mrs. Soames. Recently I watched the Calabasas High School performance of this play, directed by Bill Garrett. My life experiences in the intervening years gave me new in