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"Massachusetts' highest court ruled
Tuesday that same-sex couples are
legally entitled to wed under the state
constitution, but stopped short of
allowing marriage licenses to be issued
to the couples who challenged the
law.
The court ruled 4-3, ordering..."
"Massachusetts' highest court ruled
Tuesday that same-sex couples are
legally entitled to wed under the state
constitution, but stopped short of
allowing marriage licenses to be issued
to the couples who challenged the
law.
The court ruled 4-3, ordering..."
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01/04/2005 05:59 PMFriends, Friends With Benefits and the
Benefits of the Local Mall
Friends, Friends With Benefits and the
Benefits of the Local Mall
05/29/2004 10:54 PMWhatever happened to teen romance? Life inside the under-age sexual
revolution.
N.J. to register gay couples in new law
N.J. to register gay couples in new law
07/09/2004 08:24 PMCouples and Credit
Couples and Credit
01/23/2004 04:14 PMHow should newlyweds comingle their credit cards?
Same-Sex Couples Wed Across
Massachusetts
Same-Sex Couples Wed Across
Massachusetts
05/18/2004 10:10 AMHundreds of couples streamed into city halls on Monday, when the state
became the first to allow gay marriages.
Oregon gives boost to gay couples
Oregon gives boost to gay couples
04/20/2004 11:39 PMA county judge freezes same-sex weddings but equally moves to cement
the status of such unions.
More Than 1,000 Gay Couples Seek
Licenses (AP)
More Than 1,000 Gay Couples Seek
Licenses (AP)
05/18/2004 11:43 AMAP - 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.
Same-sex couples marry in Massachusetts
Same-sex couples marry in Massachusetts
05/17/2004 10:19 AMHundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in
Massachusetts
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in
Massachusetts
05/17/2004 10:28 PMHundreds of couples streamed into city halls from Boston to the
Berkshires on Monday, when the state became the first to allow gay
marriages.
Same-Sex Couples Marry in San Francisco
(AP)
Same-Sex Couples Marry in San Francisco
(AP)
02/14/2004 10:21 PMAP - 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.
Same-Sex Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(AP)
Same-Sex Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(AP)
05/17/2004 07:35 PMAP - 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.
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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N.J. Same-Sex Couples Eager to Register
(AP)
N.J. Same-Sex Couples Eager to Register
(AP)
07/10/2004 04:32 AMAP - Same-sex couples across the state are excited about registering
their relationships with municipal officials on the first day allowed
under New Jersey's new domestic partnership law.
Gay couples stage mass 'wedding'
Gay couples stage mass 'wedding'
08/29/2004 03:50 AMManchester 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 PMAP - 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.
Gay Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(washingtonpost.com)
Gay Couples Marry in Massachusetts
(washingtonpost.com)
05/17/2004 11:52 PMwashingtonpost.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.
San Francisco Officials Marry Gay
Couples (AP)
San Francisco Officials Marry Gay
Couples (AP)
02/12/2004 07:40 PMAP - 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.
House Passes Tax Cuts for Married
Couples (AP)
House Passes Tax Cuts for Married
Couples (AP)
04/28/2004 05:37 PMAP - 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 pushes tax cuts for married
couples
House pushes tax cuts for married
couples
04/28/2004 05:17 PMHouse passes tax cuts for married
couples
House passes tax cuts for married
couples
04/29/2004 10:35 AMCouples Leads Buick Classic by One
Stroke (AP)
Couples Leads Buick Classic by One
Stroke (AP)
06/11/2004 08:42 PMAP - Dr. Snowball might be making house calls next week at Shinnecock
Hills if Fred Couples keeps playing like this. After night and morning
acupuncture sessions with Halina Snowball in Greenwich, Conn., the
44-year-old Couples shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Friday to take the
second-round lead in the Buick Classic.
same-sex couples are legally entitled to
wed under the state constitution
same-sex couples are legally entitled to
wed under the state constitution
11/18/2003 01:52 PMMassachusetts court rules ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional ..
Massachusetts' highest court ruled 4-3 today ..
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Gay Couples Plan to Appeal Mass. Ruling
(AP)
Gay Couples Plan to Appeal Mass. Ruling
(AP)
08/19/2004 07:29 AMAP - 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.
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 AMBBC Aug 23 2004 11:02AM GMT
Gay Couples Tie the Knot in
Massachusetts (Los Angeles Times)
Gay Couples Tie the Knot in
Massachusetts (Los Angeles Times)
05/18/2004 10:38 AMLos Angeles Times - WORCESTER, Mass. — Massachusetts on Monday
became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, ending a
centuries-old tradition in this country that limited matrimony to one
man and one woman.
San Francisco Weds 2,500 Gay Couples,
Rulings Seen (Reuters)
San Francisco Weds 2,500 Gay Couples,
Rulings Seen (Reuters)
02/17/2004 03:42 PMReuters - Conservative family groups asked
two courts on Tuesday to halt a flood of City Hall weddings
between same-sex couples that have made San Francisco "Ground
Zero" for the controversial gay marriage movement.
CNN.com - Same-sex couples ready to make
history in Massachusetts - May 17, 2004
CNN.com - Same-sex couples ready to make
history in Massachusetts - May 17, 2004
05/18/2004 02:53 AMSame-sex marraiges are now legal in Massachussetts .. CNN coverage of
Cambridge, MA last night .. first state-sanctioned gay marriages ..
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Shanghai Scraps Rewards for Childless
Couples (Reuters)
Shanghai Scraps Rewards for Childless
Couples (Reuters)
09/07/2004 08:49 AMReuters - After 11 years of negative population
growth, China's eastern financial hub of Shanghai has canceled
rewards for married couples who decide not to have children,
Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.
Chinese Couples Chicken Out of Rooster
Year Weddings (Reuters)
Chinese Couples Chicken Out of Rooster
Year Weddings (Reuters)
01/04/2005 11:19 AMReuters - Couples across China are rushing to get
married in the next few days before the Year of the Rooster,
chickening out of what they believe to be a jinxed time to tie
wed.
Defiant San Francisco Marries Dozens of
Same-Sex Couples (Los Angeles Times)
Defiant San Francisco Marries Dozens of
Same-Sex Couples (Los Angeles Times)
02/13/2004 05:36 AMLos Angeles Times - SAN FRANCISCO — This bastion of gay rights
issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in the nation Thursday,
beginning with a lesbian couple whose marriage pushed the city into
the center of an intensifying national debate and promised a legal
showdown.
GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES IN LONG-TERM,
COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS GET EQUAL
PROTECTIONS UNDER LAW IN MASSACHUSETT ||
Human Rights Campaign
GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES IN LONG-TERM,
COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS GET EQUAL
PROTECTIONS UNDER LAW IN MASSACHUSETT ||
Human Rights Campaign
11/19/2003 05:51 PMsame-sex and opposite-sex couples must be given equal civil marriage
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COUPLES
NETWORKING
COUPLES
NETWORKING
07/25/2004 12:31 PM
A while ago, Salon.com had an
artic
le
about 'unequally cool couples', where one half of the couple is
someone
we would die for, while the other half leaves us cold. Modern Western
society is very family-based, and social activity revolves around the
family, and around interests shared by the adult couple. To some
extent
that means "love me, love (or at least tolerate) my significant
other".
But one of the phenomena I have noticed recently in the whole field of
social networking (both online and face-to-face) is the number of
people who are travelling around meeting up with people of like minds
(sometimes with a business networking objective, sometimes not) but
leaving their significant others (SOs) behind. And these days, at
least
in North America, the line between business and social networking gets
pretty muddy.
I can see the business imperative in this -- customers and colleagues
now make (rightly or wrongly) major time and social demands on
business
executives and sole proprietors, and it's neither reasonable nor
desirable to drag one's SO wherever one goes, even if the SO is in a
similar line of business, interested in the same things and people,
and
free to fly around the country on short notice. This is one area where
there is a huge difference between Americans and the rest of the West
-- Americans seem prepared to put their families on 'hold' to advance
their careers, especially when the financial enticements for doing so
are extraordinary and offer the promise of early retirement, while
those of us in the rest of the West are not willing to make that
trade-off at any price. It seems to me ironic that America, where
'family values' reign, is the one Western country that subordinates
family to wealth and career. Just to show how pronounced this
difference is, a recent report by a Canadian bank attributed the entire
20% 'productivity' advantage of Americans over Canadians to social
factors: (a) Canadians' participation rate in the labour force is
lower
because many fewer Canadian couples both work during their
child-rearing years, and (b) Canadians on average work significantly
fewer hours per week and are less likely to moonlight, because they
value their leisure time more highly than the money they could earn.
If
it weren't for these factors, Canadian productivity would actually be
higher
than Americans', and the Canadian dollar would trade at a premium to
the US dollar rather than a discount. The discrepancies between
Americans and many Europeans are even more pronounced. And while some
of the reasons for this difference are undoubtedly caused by economic
factors (because of the poorer social safety net and lower minimum
wage
many Americans have to have
both spouses working long hours and moonlighting just to survive),
some
of it is clearly attitudinal (many Americans in the top 5% income
bracket have earned so much money they don't have to work).
But what about the non-business
social networking -- the blogger conferences and one-on-one meetups
with online acquaintances and political get-togethers and other
'meetings of minds' of people in new communities of interest on
subjects from wikis to scrapbooking? From what I can see, most of
these
encounters also omit
significant others, and this phenomenon is not limited to the US. Why
is it that, with this incredible and unique opportunity to find and
connect with people across the world with whom we really see eye-to-eye, so many of
us are exploring this brave new world solo?
I think there are several possible reasons for this phenomenon:
- The Internet Walkabout
Theory:
Our SOs think we're temporarily nuts or at best going through a
hormonal life change event, and are willing to indulge 'social
networking' as long as it doesn't last too long, cost too much, or
lead
to infidelity, and as long as they don't have to be involved in it.
- The New Age
Separate Mini-Vacations Theory:
We love our SOs for reasons emotional or chemical, but, just as we
don't expect them to share our love for [insert favourite sport,
musical group, sexual fantasy or hobby here], we don't expect them to
share our love for [insert favourite political cause, advanced
technology, or intellectual passion here], so we don't even try to
subject them to it. In fact, we have tried in vain to get our SOs to
also use [blogs, social networking, meetups, other Internet
phenomenon]
to find other people that share their [favourite political cause, advanced technology,
hobby or intellectual passion].
- The Unwanted Competition Theory:
We are subconsciously aware that whatever attracted us to our SO could
very well attract like minds to him/her as well, and that he/she might
out-network us as well. But we're not the jealous type, are
we?
Well, enough theorizing. My bet's on #1, but you tell me. When
you
travel, for business and for 'social networking' events, do you invite
your SO? Why or why not? Do you think event organizers encourage or
discourage inviting SO's, and why? And when couples meet with other
couples at these events, how often does 2+2=4, and how often is it
unbalanced or just plain awkward?
(photo above is from the 2003 Burning Man festival, an
annual and unusual social networking activity, from remarkable
photographer and journalist Xeni
Jardin)
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03/13/2003 10:16 AMApple has added two more great .Mac benefits for .Mac subscribers.
Normally $30, Aladdin's DropStuff is now a free download for .Mac
members. This easy to use utility compresses files with drag and drop
simplicity.
Stuffit Deluxe, Aladdin's full-featured compression utility, is being
offered at a special price for .Mac members. Regularly $79.99, Stuffit
Deluxe is available for $39.99.
More information on both of these benefits can be found at the .Mac
website.
Benefits of Going .NET
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05/07/2004 11:50 AM.Mac Benefits Confusion
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was saying, 'Look what you could have received if you had a .mac
account' and [implying] that new subscribers would get equivalent
offers in the future." (MacFixIt via MyAppleMenu)
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