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700 couples are set to celebrate the first day of 'gay weddings' (Telegraph.co.uk) - Almost 700 same-sex couples are planning to conduct "gay weddings" on the first day such ceremonies can take place.

UK Weddings: Straights Can Wait (CBS News) - Contributor Petrie Hosken comments on the pending same-sex civil unions in England.

The Psychology of Retailing (New York Times) - If this holiday season you find yourself spending more on presents than you planned, we know just where to put the blame: store merchandisers.

ENDER THE SINGLE LIFE (Daily Record) - AS SOAP star weddings go it wasn't the most glamorous, but former EastEnder Elaine Lordan looked pleased as punch as she tied the knot yesterday. Elaine, who played Slater sister Lynne in the soap, wed BBC manager Peter Manuel at Islington Town Hall, in London.

Bullet-Resistant Bathroom Installed On USF Grounds (Tampa Bay Online News) - TAMPA - A 24-ton, $100,000 bathroom has been placed at the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens.

Prop up your locks (Deccan Herald) - Dr Rashmi Shetty gives expert tips on how to maintain that lustrous shine in your mane and keep away bad hair days throughout the cold winter. It’s that time of the year again… parties, weddings and more significantly festivals galore.

Omar Ramirez, 17, senior (Portland Oregonian) - Ramirez arrived at David Douglas two years ago after living in Pasco, Wash., Tualatin and Aloha. He found a much stricter school: Administrators confiscated his CD player right away. But the atmosphere is comfortable, he says, and the school's diversity is a big plus.

Best Of Times, Worst Of Times (CBS News) - You didn't really think we'd say goodbye to 2005 without seeing a few "best" and "worst" lists, did you? The Early Show contributor Jess Cagle, who also is a senior editor at People magazine, has a few ideas of his own.

Resplendent in her white organza kebaya, singer-actress Juliana Azman Banos wept tears of joy as her husband, (Malay Mail) - Juliana, who once played a fickle- minded bride in the box-office hit Gila-Gila Pengantin, was overwhelmed with emotion during the solemnisation ceremony and was almost sobbing when she read out the ‘taklik’.

The arts intervew - Stephen Daldry (The New Statesman) - As we walk towards a hotel suite for this interview, Stephen Daldry is taking a call from Elton John. Enthusiastic discussions of forthcoming weddings (Elton's) and box-office business ( Billy Elliot 's) ensue.