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Company rents out robot as temp worker (USA Today) - It can greet people, show DVDs and hand out balloons. "Ubiko," a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company to stores, events and even weddings.

Use fire trucks for fires, not weddings (Eagle-Tribune Online) - There was no major public safety crisis in Derry, N.H., about a month ago, when a Fire Department ladder truck was used as part of the wedding celebration for a local firefighter.

Big day for hotel voted tops for weddings (Belfast Telegraph) - Wedding bells may be ringing at a leading Ulster hotel for an eternity after it recently scooped a top bridal award. Ross Park, on the outskirts of Kells - one of the main movers and shakers in Northern Ireland's bridal industry - received the top gong in the Best Reception Venue category.

Make Out of Town Wedding Guests Feel at Home (Wellsville Daily Reporter) - (ARA) - Weddings are a big occasion not only for the bride and groom, but for their friends and families as well. It is a great chance for people who don't see each other as often as they would like to reconnect.

Top Picks for Friday (Nyngan Observer) - This is a love match played out against the backdrop of the world's most prestigious tennis tournament. Coming from the same production stable as Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral, its scenario will seem remarkably familiar.

Robot hires out as temporary employee (Rocky Mountain News) - It can greet people, show DVDs and hand out balloons. Ubiko, a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied to stores, events and even weddings by a Japanese job-referral company.

(11/4) (The Herald-Mail) - Weddings (10/21) Mullendore-Eckhart; Lippenholz-Olszeski; Bryson-Thompson; Stevens-Perry; Sabetto-Benedict; Repp-Jewell;Moschetti-Richards; Nye-South.

Singing "the devil's music" will get you killed (Electronic Iraq) - BAGHDAD - Youssef Jabry, 32, is a singer who loves western music. He sings for a living in parties, weddings and all sorts of gatherings. But what was once a dream job has become a nightmare with the rise of Islamic extremists who say western music is unreligious and must be prohibited.

New Generation of Camcorders Records Memories Directly on DVD (Evening Times) - (ARA) - From weddings to graduations to new babies, memories fade, but videos of the occassion preserve the moment. DVD camcorders, which combine the versatile capabilities of a camcorder with the unbeatable convenience of DVD media, are the perfect solution.

Company rents out robot as temp worker (Canada.com) - 'Ubiko,' a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, made by Japanese robot manufacturer Tmsuk, is joining the crew of temporary workers that the Japanese company Ubiquitous Exchange hopes will be used at stores, events and even weddings.