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Anniversaries | Births | Engagements | Weddings (Nassau County Record) - Stevens celebrate 50 years of marriage Fred and Betty Stevens of Portland, Ore. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 15. The couple married Jan. 15, 1960 in Callahan. Mrs. Stevens is the former Betty Jones.

China's wedding boom jolts businesses (AsiaOne) - (BEIJING, CHINA) Meng Ni and Fan Zhiqing said 'I do' to each other in the same month that they said 'we do' to their real estate agent. China is in the midst of a golden age of weddings, a boon for businesses from photo studios to global platinum miners.

Old church gains new life (Galveston County Daily News) - GALVESTON After a $1 million restoration project, the lyceum at First Evangelical Lutheran Church is the new premier venue for weddings and receptions.

India's transsexuals try Internet dating (AFP via Yahoo! News) - It's worked for thousands of singletons the world over and now India's transsexuals are hoping Internet dating can help their marginalised community find love.

TV talk shows for Dec. 28 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - 6 a.m. The Daily Buzz 7 a.m. The Early Show 7 a.m. Today: Tom Brokaw; scandals; stress busters; Willie Garson. 7 a.m. Good Morning America: Accessories; financial report; products for pets. 9 a.m. Access Hollywood: The biggest celebrity hookups, breakups and weddings of 2009. 9 a.m. The Doctors: Prevention tips include advice on boosting the immune system, banishing belly fat and improving skin ...

How to announce an engagement or wedding (Journal Inquirer) - Send a request for an announcement form, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to Weddings and Engagements Desk, Journal Inquirer, 306 Progress Drive, Box 510, Manchester, CT 06045-0510. The charge is $49 for standard wedding and engagement announcements, with or without photographs.

Argentina hosts first gay marriage in Latin America (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Two Argentine men became the first homosexuals to legally marry in Latin America, after the governor of the country's southernmost Tierra del Fuego province permitted their wedding.

Skin whitening cream finds new popularity among Palestinian women (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) - At the Princess Center salon in downtown Ramallah, Shafa Usama has the “magic formula” that can make young women’s dreams come true. After Ms. Usama subjects their visages to a long litany of peels and masques, they’ll leave about $40 poorer – and a little paler.

Stafford seeks to move on with life (Brisbane Times) - Graham Stafford lost 15 years of his life. He missed weddings, funerals and birthdays. He missed his own chance at happiness, of marriage and of children.

Historic Cuneo estate in Vernon Hills donated to Loyola (Chicago Tribune) - When the Rev. Michael Garanzini, Loyola University Chicago 's president, needed $15 million for a new classroom building, he turned to John Cuneo Jr., the Lake County businessman whose prominent family had a history of supporting the Catholic university. Cuneo had something grander in mind. He suggested giving the university the historic Cuneo Museum and Gardens in Vernon Hills , including the ...