N.J. Same-Sex Couples Eager to Register (AP)

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N.J. to register gay couples in new law

N.J. to register gay couples in new law 07/09/2004 08:24 PM

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constitution, but stopped short of
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"Massachusetts' highest court ruled
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Eager for Subversion

Eager for Subversion 09/23/2004 10:03 PM
I’ve been using CVS for a long time—and sometimes I feel like Gus Mueller (now mar ried!) when he wrote the immortal line Die CVS die.

One item—MacDevCenter on Making the Jump to Subversion—has been staring at me every day since August. I can’t actually make the jump until after finishing the NetNewsWire and MarsEdit releases, but I sure am eager.

I’ve heard from reliable sources that not only does Subversion solve some of the annoyances with CVS, it also makes peppers taste hotter and the sun shine brighter.

Intel eager for WiMax

Intel eager for WiMax 03/24/2005 08:34 PM
Blog: Intel is pushing hard to get its WiMax ambitions off the ground. The chip giant recently strung up wireless broadband...

An Eager -- If Imperfect -- Research
Assistant

An Eager -- If Imperfect -- Research
Assistant 09/07/2004 01:52 PM
Source: BusinessWeek - Blinkx, imperfect as it is, points at a way to turn search results into information at your fingertips....

Cisco Fans Eager to See IT Recovery

Cisco Fans Eager to See IT Recovery 05/11/2004 06:30 AM
TheStreet.com May 11 2004 11:11AM GMT

Developers Eager to Tackle Mac 'Tiger'

Developers Eager to Tackle Mac 'Tiger' 06/28/2004 09:22 PM
Attendees at WWDC say they plan to tap the new capabilities in the client and server versions of Apple's forthcoming Mac OS X 10.4.

Couples and Credit

Couples and Credit 01/23/2004 04:14 PM
How should newlyweds comingle their credit cards?

Same-Sex Couples Wed Across
Massachusetts

Same-Sex Couples Wed Across
Massachusetts 05/18/2004 10:10 AM
Hundreds of couples streamed into city halls on Monday, when the state became the first to allow gay marriages.

Eager Investors Eye Tech's Readiness To
Go Public

Eager Investors Eye Tech's Readiness To
Go Public 12/04/2003 08:25 PM
Google (founded in 1998), Salesforce.com (founded in 1999) and VMware (1998) all decided to remain private, build their businesses and go public once the ...

An Army of Printing Gadgets, Eager to
Serve

An Army of Printing Gadgets, Eager to
Serve 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
The growing array of options for printing wirelessly from computers, hand-held organizers and cellphones includes wired and wireless print servers, Bluetooth modules, and printers with built-in wireless connectivity. Most of the products are readily available online and at electronics stores.

Eager NASA Is Bringing Mars Down to
Earth

Eager NASA Is Bringing Mars Down to
Earth 01/27/2004 12:09 AM
Since the rover Spirit landed on Mars three weeks ago, 32 million people have visited NASA's Web site, dwarfing the numbers of any other space event.

Owner Eager to Recapture Lynx on Prowl
(AP)

Owner Eager to Recapture Lynx on Prowl
(AP) 06/04/2004 12:30 PM
AP - With sightings across Atlanta's trendy Buckhead neighborhood, the appropriately named Sasquatch — an escaped lynx — continues to prowl through backyards and lounge on patio decks.

Evergreen MP3 Watches For Couples

Evergreen MP3 Watches For Couples 04/15/2005 09:58 AM

Evergreen's new "EG-MPW256CII" offers absolutely nothing over previous MP3 watches, except for perhaps style. Whether or not you determine the style of the watch to be appealing is unrelated. Evergreen offers blue and pink versions of the watch "intended for couples." It will play audio from its 256MB of internal memory for about 10 hours. Let's hope Evergreen was smart enough to give it a second battery for keeping the time.

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Same-sex couples marry in Massachusetts

Same-sex couples marry in Massachusetts 05/17/2004 10:19 AM

Same-Sex Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(AP)

Same-Sex Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(AP) 05/17/2004 07:35 PM
AP - Elated and in some cases incredulous at making history, gays and lesbians by the dozens exchanged vows and were pronounced "partners for life" Monday as Massachusetts became the first state to let same-sex couples marry.

Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in
Massachusetts

Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in
Massachusetts 05/17/2004 10:28 PM
Hundreds of couples streamed into city halls from Boston to the Berkshires on Monday, when the state became the first to allow gay marriages.

More Than 1,000 Gay Couples Seek
Licenses (AP)

More Than 1,000 Gay Couples Seek
Licenses (AP) 05/18/2004 11:43 AM
AP - More than 1,000 gay couples sought applications for marriage licenses on the first day Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to legally wed, a survey of the largest cities and towns in the state by The Associated Press showed.

Calif. Law Gives Benefits to Gay Couples
(AP)

Calif. Law Gives Benefits to Gay Couples
(AP) 01/01/2005 04:54 AM
AP - Like many gay couples, Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda long ago established a legal framework for their relationship to match their commitment to each other.

Oregon gives boost to gay couples

Oregon gives boost to gay couples 04/20/2004 11:39 PM
A county judge freezes same-sex weddings but equally moves to cement the status of such unions.

Same-Sex Couples Marry in San Francisco
(AP)

Same-Sex Couples Marry in San Francisco
(AP) 02/14/2004 10:21 PM
AP - Gay and lesbian couples from across the country answered this city's Valentine's Day invitation to wed in an unprecedented spree of same-sex marriages that has challenged California law and sent conservative groups scrambling for court intervention.

Open-Source Community Eager for
Cloudscape Code

Open-Source Community Eager for
Cloudscape Code 08/05/2004 07:54 PM
IBM's move to open-source its Java database "permits applications to count on the functionality of a real database from the get-go," says a member of the Apache Software Foundation.

Prisoners Eager to Voice Their
Grievances (Los Angeles Times)

Prisoners Eager to Voice Their
Grievances (Los Angeles Times) 05/06/2004 04:38 AM
Los Angeles Times - ABU GHRAIB, Iraq — The man limped to the front of the disheveled throng gathered behind double rolls of razor wire. He hoisted his prosthetic leg above his head.

Eager for profit, Gateway could cut work
force by half

Eager for profit, Gateway could cut work
force by half 04/21/2004 06:11 AM
New management is evaluating a number of scenarios, including simplifying its product lines and eliminating as many as 2,000 employees, in order to achieve profitability by year-end.

Bronfman eager to gain redemption for
his music gambit

Bronfman eager to gain redemption for
his music gambit 01/04/2005 08:53 AM
globetechnology.com Jan 4 2005 1:24PM GMT

Sony PlayStation Portable launched -
thousands eager to buy

Sony PlayStation Portable launched -
thousands eager to buy 03/27/2005 07:57 AM
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Gay couples stage mass 'wedding'

Gay couples stage mass 'wedding' 08/29/2004 03:50 AM
Manchester stages what claims to be the UK's largest ever mass blessing of gay and lesbian couples.

Dozens of Same-Sex Couples Marry in
Mass. (AP)

Dozens of Same-Sex Couples Marry in
Mass. (AP) 05/20/2004 03:56 PM
AP - Dozens of gay couples rushed to tie the knot at chapels, parks and beaches across Massachusetts on Thursday as the end of the three-day waiting period under state matrimonial law led to a marathon of same-sex weddings.

San Francisco Officials Marry Gay
Couples (AP)

San Francisco Officials Marry Gay
Couples (AP) 02/12/2004 07:40 PM
AP - In an open challenge to California law, city authorities performed at least 15 same-sex weddings Thursday and issued about a dozen more marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Gay Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(washingtonpost.com)

Gay Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(washingtonpost.com) 05/17/2004 11:52 PM
washingtonpost.com - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 17 -- More than 600 gay couples rushed to town halls and courthouses across Massachusetts on Monday and emerged to cheering crowds, live bands and rice-throwing relatives as the state became the first in the nation to allow same-sex marriages.

Women Are Keen to Shop Online. Merchants
Are Eager to Oblige

Women Are Keen to Shop Online. Merchants
Are Eager to Oblige 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
New York Times Jun 6 2005 3:14AM GMT

In the Virtual Stacks, Pirated Books
Find Eager Thumbs

In the Virtual Stacks, Pirated Books
Find Eager Thumbs 06/03/2004 02:07 AM
Despite the cumbersome process necessary to digitize a book, the unauthorized sharing of literary works is proliferating.

Women Are Keen to Shop Online. Merchants
Are Eager to Oblige.

Women Are Keen to Shop Online. Merchants
Are Eager to Oblige. 06/05/2005 10:45 PM
Internet merchants are paying more attention to the group chiefly responsible for their growth: women.

U.S. Soldier Paints a Scene of Eager
Mayhem at Iraq Prison

U.S. Soldier Paints a Scene of Eager
Mayhem at Iraq Prison 05/14/2004 12:11 AM
Specialist Jeremy C. Sivits's two statements recount acts of gratuitous violence in graphic but unemotional language.

Gay Couples Plan to Appeal Mass. Ruling
(AP)

Gay Couples Plan to Appeal Mass. Ruling
(AP) 08/19/2004 07:29 AM
AP - A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May.

House pushes tax cuts for married
couples

House pushes tax cuts for married
couples 04/28/2004 05:17 PM

House Passes Tax Cuts for Married
Couples (AP)

House Passes Tax Cuts for Married
Couples (AP) 04/28/2004 05:37 PM
AP - The House voted Wednesday to lower taxes for some married couples, part of an election-year push to lock in some of President Bush's most popular tax cuts.

House passes tax cuts for married
couples

House passes tax cuts for married
couples 04/29/2004 10:35 AM

Hi-tech help Could websites help
troubled couples stay together?

Hi-tech help Could websites help
troubled couples stay together? 08/23/2004 06:49 AM
BBC Aug 23 2004 11:02AM GMT
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"Gay Marriages"

"Gay Marriages" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

State to allow gay marriages

State to allow gay marriages 05/16/2004 10:46 PM
Massachusetts is set to become the first US state to officially recognise same-sex marriages.

Gay Marriages Affect Businesses

Gay Marriages Affect Businesses 04/15/2004 10:17 AM
Expect to see companies either increase or decrease their benefits packages.

California annuls gay marriages

California annuls gay marriages 08/12/2004 01:10 PM
California's Supreme Court voids around 4,000 gay marriages in San Francisco, in a blow for gay rights.

"CNN.com - S.F. same-sex marriages
voided - Aug 12, 2004"

"CNN.com - S.F. same-sex marriages
voided - Aug 12, 2004" 08/12/2004 08:30 PM

"same sex marriages in my fair
commonwealth"

"same sex marriages in my fair
commonwealth" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

No on 36: Help save Oregon marriages

No on 36: Help save Oregon marriages 09/20/2004 02:33 AM

Plenty has been written about the mastery of language in use by conservative think tanks these days and I'm reminded of it every time I turn on the news or watch a discussion show featuring conservative guests. I used to discount the importance of language and framing of issues as overly simplistic, but this really is the death of liberals right now. It's in the liberal nature to tell both sides of the story and/or go for a nuanced discussion of issues, but people don't have time or energy to keep those kinds of things straight on hundreds of subjects in the news. I'm constantly impressed by conservatives that can gain traction with somewhat crazy ideas, but do it using such simple language that leaves little room for interpretation.

One instance that is driving it home for me is seeing signs for prop 36 in Oregon. Proposition 36 is the vote on a change to the State Constitution, to clear up the ambiguous language that says "anyone over 18 can marry..." so that is says "A man and a woman over 18 can marry..." I hear the issue is currently polling at around 50%-50%, which surprises me because I thought gay marriage had zero chance of survival in the wild, but looking at the signs it's clear that the No side's language isn't helping them, while the Yes side is killing it.

The No on 36 folks have these complicated signs that say "no on constitutional amendment 36" and although the NO and 36 are the biggest things on it, it still requires them to push a negative with a screaming NO on it. The color is drab and you can't read the words "constitutional ammendment" from a car. The Yes folks have a great distilled message, with multiple colors. It says "One Man. One Woman. Yes on 36." It's simple, concise, and gets the point across without the need for a five-syllable word.

So here's the thing: why don't liberals champion the power slogan? Why can't liberals drop the "yeah, but..." from everything they want to say? Conservatives never feel the need to spell out the specifics, or the drawbacks, or the exceptions, while liberals are almost happy to do it. It obscures the message when you have to add "yeah, but..." to everything you say.

Here's my suggestion for the No on prop 36 folks: Go simple. Your new slogan is "Support Marriages. Support Families. No on 36." That's it. You don't have to explain these are new marriages or expanded definitions of family, just go with short, emotional slogans. People love marriage. People love family. A no vote on 36 means thousands of marriages don't have to be dissolved.

Just as a conservative might repeat the phrase "Progress in Iraq" over and over, you could easily spin gay marriage as a way to encourage more marriages, help create more happy families, and help spread love instead of hate. And when your opponents try to point out "but! but! you're going to ruin civilization!" you can ask they why they hate the institution of marriage, why they want to deny love, and why they want to break up families.

And you can't argue with that on a 2 foot-by-3 foot sign at 60mph.

Computer bug wrecks marriages

Computer bug wrecks marriages 02/15/2004 02:38 PM
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CNN.com - S.F. same-sex marriages voided
- Aug 12, 2004

CNN.com - S.F. same-sex marriages voided
- Aug 12, 2004 08/13/2004 09:20 AM
the California Supreme Court nullified same-sex marriages

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Programs Try Down-to-Earth Aid for
Marriages

Programs Try Down-to-Earth Aid for
Marriages 01/24/2004 09:29 PM
States have experimented for years with ways to bring down the divorce rate, much as President Bush proposes to do nationwide.

New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts

New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts 01/07/2004 04:19 PM

Our home state of Massachusetts has been in the news recently for a positive decision on gay marriages.  It would seem that the next natural step would be state recognition of other types of alternative unions.Apparently we don't think heterosexuality is worthy of special legal treatment anymore.  Why should duality be favored then over plurality?  Why can't a voluntarily polygamous family or polyandrous family apply for a marriage license?  The cultural and cross-cultural precedent for polygamy is certainly much stronger than for gay marriage.

My friend Richard and I were flying to Bradley Field in Connecticut today (excellent airplane museum) and it occurred to us that this could solve America's health insurance problem.  Consider 50 uninsured people.  They could all get married in one big union.  One of the 50 could take a job with really good health benefits, e.g., for the government.  The other 49 would then get spousal health benefits.

Indian Arranged Marriages

Indian Arranged Marriages 03/30/2005 09:15 PM
A look at arranged marriages for Indian-Americans.

US court rules on gay marriages

US court rules on gay marriages 05/14/2004 08:58 PM
The Supreme Court refuses to stand in the way of Massachusetts becoming the first state to recognise same-sex marriages.

Path Clear for Same-Sex Marriages in
Mass. (AP)

Path Clear for Same-Sex Marriages in
Mass. (AP) 05/15/2004 04:12 AM
AP - With the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to step in and block gay marriages in Massachusetts, same-sex couples planning to marry could be confident that, beginning Monday, they could tie the knot.

Supreme Court Won't Block Gay Marriages
(AP)

Supreme Court Won't Block Gay Marriages
(AP) 05/14/2004 06:10 PM
AP - The Supreme Court refused Friday to block the nation's first state-sanctioned gay marriages from taking place next week.

Judge denies bid to stop gay marriages

Judge denies bid to stop gay marriages 05/13/2004 06:18 PM

Office mistake may void marriages

Office mistake may void marriages 04/03/2005 10:21 AM
A register office forgot to renew its marriage licence leaving many couples unsure whether they are legally married.

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages 05/16/2004 07:32 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 16 2004 10:44PM GMT

Legal gay marriages in the United States

Legal gay marriages in the United States 05/17/2004 03:03 PM

Massachusetts has become the first state in the US to allow same-sex couples to get married. Whether it will last or be crushed under the weight of a Constitutional amendment I don't know, but it's bloody wonderful in the meantime:

Other towns and cities across the state were also prepared to wed large numbers of same-sex couples as the law came into force. The Supreme Court ruling upheld a decision by the state's highest court. It said that denying marriage licences to same-sex couples violated anti-discrimination laws.

The Massachusetts ruling has fuelled heated debate across the country - and the controversy has been particularly intense in an election year. In a statement, President Bush said he had called on the Congress "to pass, and to send to the states for ratification, an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as a union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. The need for that amendment is still urgent, and I repeat that call today." His rival John Kerry - who is a Massachusetts senator - is also opposed to same-sex marriages, but favours a more limited form of legal recognition.

I think the issue of gay marriage only started to matter to me when I realised that many of my gay friends actually wanted to get married. And on the day when a friend of mine showed me a marriage booking form online in San Francisco and I started looking for the section for gay people and there wasn't one - It was all the same form... That affected me too I think - to realise that while it was clearly an issue at the moment, the whole point of this battle was about completely collapsing that difference around relationships. That's a pretty cool goal...

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Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages 05/21/2004 09:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 22 2004 2:02AM GMT

Urged by Right, Bush Takes On Gay
Marriages

Urged by Right, Bush Takes On Gay
Marriages 07/12/2004 09:06 AM
President Bush's move underscores a critical difference between himself and Senator John Kerry.

Calif. Court Voids S.F. Gay Marriages
(AP)

Calif. Court Voids S.F. Gay Marriages
(AP) 08/12/2004 10:33 PM
AP - The California Supreme Court on Thursday voided the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco this year and ruled unanimously that the mayor overstepped his authority by issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Remember San Francisco's gay marriages?
Forget it

Remember San Francisco's gay marriages?
Forget it 08/13/2004 01:41 AM
Remember last winter's rush of gay marriages at San Francisco's city hall, following on from the mayoral decree that gays may marry? Remember the rock-concert campouts, the nationwide outpouring of support, the endless parade of joyous images of happily married couples?

Forget it.

The California Supreme Court has annulled every one of those marriages. From ephermal.org:

"Molly McKay is the Executive Director of Marriage Equality California. This is a photo I took of her at the release party for We Do. She's on page 23, wearing that same dress, getting married. "For years - years - she and her partner, Dr. Davina Kotulski, came to City Hall on Valentine's Day to apply for a marriage license. It was their own quiet protest. And every year they were turned away. Until this year.

"This year, six short months ago, she was finally allowed to marry Davina. And today, thanks to the fantastically stupid ruling of the California Supreme Court, that marriage is null and void." Link

'Fake marriages network' smashed

'Fake marriages network' smashed 09/22/2004 02:30 AM
A major criminal gang arranging fake marriages in Britain has been smashed, the Immigration Service says.

Judge Denies Bid to Stop Gay Marriages
(AP)

Judge Denies Bid to Stop Gay Marriages
(AP) 05/13/2004 04:58 PM
AP - A federal judge Thursday rejected a last-minute bid by conservative groups to block the nation's first state-sanctioned gay marriages from taking place in Massachusetts next week.

San Francisco's Gay Marriages to
Continue, for Now (Reuters)

San Francisco's Gay Marriages to
Continue, for Now (Reuters) 02/17/2004 09:10 PM
Reuters - A judge on Tuesday gave the city of San Francisco a green light to keep on issuing marriage licenses to gays and lesbians until late March at least.

Bloomberg Said to Want State to Legalize
Same-Sex Marriages

Bloomberg Said to Want State to Legalize
Same-Sex Marriages 03/06/2004 02:03 AM
Mayor Michael Bloomberg told journalists today that he favored changing state law to legalize same-sex unions.

multiple simultaneous marriages must be
decriminalized

multiple simultaneous marriages must be
decriminalized 12/03/2003 05:14 AM
Newsday.com: Utah Polygamist Invokes Ruling on Gay Sex .. It was bound to happen

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Mass. Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex
Marriages

Mass. Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex
Marriages 11/18/2003 10:29 AM
Mass. Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriages. The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that same-sex couples are legally entitled to wed under the state constitution, but stopped short of immediately allowing marriage licenses to be issued to the seven couples who challenged the law. The court is giving the Legislature 180 days to "take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this decision."

N.Y. Judge Bars Mayor From Gay Marriages
(AP)

N.Y. Judge Bars Mayor From Gay Marriages
(AP) 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
AP - A New York state judge on Friday barred the mayor of a college town from performing more same-sex marriages for a month, saying he was ignoring his oath of office.

N.J. Same-Sex Couples Eager to Register (AP)

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