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Patels ‘buying’ tribal brides for their boys (Sify News) - The Patel community in Gujarat, known for their entrepreneurial skill and hold over agriculture and business, is facing an unusual sociological crisis — a skewed male-female ratio and having to "buy" tribal brides for their boys.

Short of girls, Patels buying brides (IBN live) - A skewed male-female ratio is forcing Gujarat's Patel community to ‘buy’ tribal brides for their boys.

Wedding show beckoning brides-to-be (Gaylord Herald Times) - OTSEGO COUNTY - The Otsego Club in Gaylord will play host to the 2006 Wedding Show on Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trishia Chandler, banquet manager and wedding show coordinator welcomes wedding specialists, engaged couples or anyone who's interested to join in this free, fun-filled event.

Then and Now event a tribute to war brides (myKawartha.com) - War brides, the European women who married Canadian soldiers and made their homes here, are being honored along with veterans by the Academy Theatre Foundation.

Province series on Indian brides wins third award (Vancouver Province) - The Province and Calgary Herald shared a prestigious Jack Webster Award last night for illuminating the disturbing plight of brides in India who have been duped out of their dowries by Canadian men.

Elmore County Man Known for Vi gin Bride Book Convicted of Passport Fraud (WSFA Montgomery) - MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 1, 2006 -- George Hoey Morris, known for his book explaining to readers how to bring "Virgin Brides" into the United States from other countries, was found guilty of passport fraud by a federal jury in Montgomery on Tuesday.

Wedding Traditions from Around the Globe (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) - The toasts. The bouquet toss. The dreaded Chicken Dance. These are rituals that, for better or worse, brides in the U.S. can expect on their wedding day. But have you ever wondered what weddings are like around the world?

Marty Kaplan: Where Is Natallee Holloway Now That We Need Her? (HuffingtonPost) - The results of the 25-year experiment in 24/7 cable "news" are now in. What cable news is really good at: Michael Jackson, runaway brides, missing blondes, Christmas Eve murders, Princess Di, hurricanes, tsunamis, propaganda, whiz-bang graphics, scary theme music, polls, hair, gotcha, HeadOn, "Thanks for having me," people who begin every answer to an antagonistic questions with, "Look."

'March of the Penguins' Hits Chicago's Loop (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - (PRWEB) November 2, 2006 -- Chicago Social Brides presents "March of the Penguins.

If it's Tuesday, the Chinese must be in Paris (International Herald Tribune) - Since China put the European Union on its list of approved tourist destinations two years ago, the volume of Chinese sightseers to the Continent has surged - and France is their top destination.