Posts Tagged ‘ marriage ’

Secular, Muslim Culture Clash Ensnares French Doctors

Jun 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Culture

The office of Bernard Paniel on the outskirts of Paris has for years been a mandatory stop for many Muslim women nervous about getting married.
An obstetrician-gynecologist for France’s public health system, Dr. Paniel performs an operation to reattach the hymens of women who want to appear as virgins. For such patients, virginity is a prerequisite [...]



California Gay Marriage Law Won’t Likely Hurt Travel To B.C

May 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Travel

A California court decision to allow same-sex marriage could cut down on the number of gay U.S. travelers heading to B.C. to get married but the impact won’t be huge, Vancouver tourism officials said Friday.
The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage this week in a decision that invalidates virtually any [...]



Measure Will Test Public Opinion On Gay Marriage

May 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Opinion

The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word.
California voters will almost certainly hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November, and for the first time anywhere in the U.S., the vote will have a direct and immediate effect on gay couples waiting to tie the [...]



Hilfiger Is Trying To Regain His Cutting Edge With A Star-Studded Rock’n'roll Show

May 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

What is not immediately obvious as you stroll into the open-plan, 17th-floor offices of Tommy Hilfiger, brightly lit by windows that stare down New York’s Hudson River, is whether you are entering the home of a fashion house or a music label. Sure there are racks of pick’n’mix clothes rolled across the aisles and a [...]



Local Insurance Man Knows The Meaning Of True Commitment

May 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Business

As noteworthy as Deane Myer’s 61 years of service to the insurance industry is, a more impressive milestone will come early this summer when he and his wife Evelyn celebrate 65 years of matrimonial bliss.
So what’s the key to a lengthy marriage?
“That’s easy,” says Myer, who happened into the insurance business as an afterthought in [...]



Charlton Heston dies

Apr 13th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

The Oscar-winning Heston, who was also president of the influential National Rifle Association lobbying group, died on Saturday night (local time) at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, the family said in a statement.
Heston had announced in 2002 that he was suffering symptoms of Alzheimers disease.
To his loving friends, [...]



What happens in Vegas …

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

First, Sara escapes the machinations of the Miniature Killer. Then, she decides shes had enough of this whole crimefighting lark, and leaves everything %26mdash; including formerly secret love Grissom %26mdash; behind.
Things seemed to be going along as normal, although there is the feeling that something is missing, and now Warwick is addicted to prescription drugs.
If [...]



Troopers Probe Texas Polygamist Compound

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Opinion

They are looking for evidence the girl, who allegedly had a baby at 15, and 50-year-old Dale Barlow were married. Under Texas law, girls younger than 16 cannot marry, even with parental approval.
Allison Palmer, the prosecutor working on the case, said other law enforcement agencies “know where (Barlow) is and have talked to him, but [...]



A Fraction Of The Whole

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Culture

Who or what is God? Does he, she or it exist? What happens after
you die? Is there any meaning to life? What does the wisdom of the
ages teach us? And what about love? These are some of the questions
canvassed in this rambling monster of a novel, a family saga (of
sorts) spanning three generations.
All this sounds [...]



Chris Cooper One tough character

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion

“I turned down several pieces that were up for Oscars this year. But I have no regrets. There was a reason I passed on them.” For this chat, Cooper is living up to the label that Variety gave him years ago, that “hang-dog character actor of stage, films and television.” [...]