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...Those involved in the wedding business had long ago seen a dramatic spike in nuptials planned for July 7. Inquiries for that date began to materialize in 2005 or earlier, more than a year before the usual six to 12 months it takes to book a wedding. The average number of weddings registered on the website The Knot for any Saturday in July is about 12,000, but for 7/7/07 the number tripled to 38,000. "It will be the biggest wedding day ever," says Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot. "Even more than the millennium." It certainly...
...with requests for the date that it stopped booking in March, something it has never had to do before. From 6 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. (guess which times filled up first), the chapel will host 113 ceremonies on July 7, compared to the 30 to 50 on a usual Saturday. "This is the busiest day Las Vegas has ever seen," says Whitney Lloyd, director of marketing for the Chapel of the Flowers. "Everyone is panicked to get this day, thinking it will be a jump start for their marriage...
...seat Japanese kushiage, or skewer restaurant. Its owner, Masaki Miyake, was Amara Sanctuary's architect. His decision to build the resort around century-old trees accounts for the lush ambiance and the feeling that, in tiny Singapore, one really has traveled somewhere. Tourists after an alternative to the usual downtown hotels, as well as Singaporeans looking for a domestic break, will thank...
...Convocation of Anglicans in North America (cana) - flouting Communion rules about stealing other bishops' sheep. Last February, when top Anglican archbishops gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Akinola extracted major concessions despite initial deft handling by Williams. The gathering attached a strict deadline - Sept. 30 - to the usual cease-and-desist demands on the Americans, and added one more: that they arrange with the Communion for a "primatial vicar" to provide religious leadership for disgruntled conservatives, an idea the U.S. Episcopalians rejected almost instantly. Williams' reputation sank further...
...Unfortunately, Gross and University Hall have thus far shown very little concern for complaints that have been brought forward. Concerns about Kirshner and Loader’s leadership are not new. In fact, their Masters’ contract was renewed last year for only three years, instead of the usual five. This year, many students, tutors, and staff have gone to University Hall to explain the tremendous improvements Gehrkes have made. In addition to the seniors’ letter, a petition in support of the Gehrkes circulated in the fall. Although it was never submitted, University Hall got wind...