Jessica book sales fall short Nov 23, 2007
A high-end jeweler whose clients include actresses Halle Berry and Debra Messing is unveiling a $1 million diamond-encrusted wedding band Friday. It's not for anyone in particular - not yet anyway. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Gold Gifts Fall Off Holiday Lists Nov 17, 2007
While daily market swings don't immediately affect the price of, say, a gold wedding band, jewelry prices do reflect longer-term trends. And gold, rising on worries about high oil prices and inflation, has returned to levels not seen since 1980. (ABC News -- Business)
'80s rockers find a new home in Scrap Metal Nov 5, 2007
Says Nelson: "My brother put it great, he said sometimes he feels like he's in the world's best guilty pleasure wedding band.". Copyright. (Stamford Advocate)
Schlabach: BC's hidden treasure Nov 1, 2007
One time, Price and Silva discovered an antique English doll (worth $800) and a wedding band (valued at $3,500) in the same jewelry box in a Dumpster. "It can just be a cardboard box or anything," Price said. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Son took huge risk but saved mother's home Oct 29, 2007
Across from Ortiz in space 18, Alicia Soto sifted through the ashes hoping to find her wedding band. Her husband, Sergio Soto, spoke about the different realities of people who had lost homes in the fires. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Westwood residents react to fire devastation with shock, fortitude Oct 26, 2007
Her son, Tim, found it in his wife's wedding band ... "Farther up the street, Carrol and Bob Noe's sons helped the couple, who are in their 60s, sifted through the ruins of the place they called home for 10 years. Tim Noe, 31, said he, his wife Jennifer and their 4-year-old son, Tim, were in the house when the fire hit the neighborhood, but his parents were on vacation in Charleston, S.C.On Thursday, the family searched the rubble for family jewelry and any other personal items they might find.... (North County Times)
18-cubic-foot safe stolen from Corry home Oct 26, 2007
Police said that the safe contained U.S. currency, including several silver dollars and coin sets; two mens and one womens wedding band; two womens wedding rings; two mens and one womens class rings; as well as the personal documents. Anyone with information is asked to call the Corry station of the Pennsylvania State Police at (814) 663-2043. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Wells Fargo doubles reward to $100K for info on robbery Oct 24, 2007
One was wearing a plain, dull-finished wedding band and carried a black handgun with a chrome slide. He is about 6 feet tall with a slim build, brown eyes and brown eyebrows. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Amy Nelson: Changing his stripes Oct 20, 2007
His fingers were bare of World Series rings, just his wedding band adorning his left hand. His wife, daughter, son and two sisters accompanied him and sat in the second row as he stepped onto a dais awash in blue light against Yankee-blue velvet. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Man gets lost ring back for second time Oct 10, 2007
(AP) John Carney was dumping a load of brush at the local waste transfer station last week when he noticed a man's gold wedding band partially buried in the sand. Intrigued by the "Ed and Linda" and "June 9, 1996" engravings inside the band, Carney decided to do some detective work. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Loyalty a cornerstone of Cubs Nation Oct 6, 2007
The National League Central champion Cubs are out for a ring other than a wedding band, one that proclaims them World Series champions, and one that has eluded the organization since 1908. They return home to Chicago down, 2-0, in their NL Division Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and much more concerned with remaining in the playoffs than winning a World Series. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Book excerpt: 'It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium' Oct 5, 2007
I saw how his wedding band fit him like a strand of barbed wire on a tree whose bark had grown around it. He smelled of the grass and the sun, of green and gold days that started early and ended late. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Spurs driven by chase for back-to-back titles Oct 2, 2007
"I think as a team we understand what it means to defend a championship. So I think as long as everybody's motivated and we stay healthy, we'll have a good chance," said Parker, sporting a tattooed wedding band on his left ring finer. "I don't care about what people say. It's just for us. We have to do it for us.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Take a peek inside 'Fire in the Blood' Sep 25, 2007
ne's hand with its gold wedding band stroking little Loulou's curls. H. (USA Today -- Life)
Christopher Gorman a fashion plate with help from home Sep 17, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorman a fashion maven? Who would have thought? But there was Gorman on the red carpet at Sunday's Emmy Awards show, explaining how he had matched up his black Gucci suit with the silver watch he was wearing. The watch, by the way, had particular sentimental value. Gorman said it was 1 of the first nice things he got for himself after becoming a working actor. The matching silver-colored ring he wore on his left hand also had sentimental value. It was... (KRNV.com, NV)
Mega 80's To Perform This Saturday At Football Home Opener Aug 28, 2007
Look for the X-Generation (90's tribute band), and La Dolce Vita, the Tangerine Moon flagship corporate/ wedding band. Also in the works is a female fronted 80's project as well as a high energy dance band called Old Skool. (Wsuathletics.com)
Saunders, Angels falter late vs. Jays Aug 26, 2007
ANAHEIM -- Joe Saunders fidgeted with the brand new wedding band on his finger, happy to be wearing the ring, but not the loss. Having tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Shanel, earlier this week, Saunders found himself pitching in circles against the Blue Jays. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Unsolved crime worries Plano Life Time Fitness members Aug 25, 2007
That damn wedding band had a lot of sentimental value in it. That is a long time to have it on your finger and then have someone steal it because they think it is valuable. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Butterfly smuggling loses its king in sting operation Aug 19, 2007
He had left behind his gun, his badge and his wedding band ... He took off his wedding band, put on his wire, and headed to the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History ... Then he spotted Newcomer's badge and his wedding band. (USA Today)
Checking On Wife, Husband Run Over Aug 17, 2007
" she said. Jack Blinn, who ran a towing and service station business with his wife until they retired, was to celebrate his birthday Aug. 27. He would have been 68. He leaves two daughters, Jacke and Holly; a stepson, Michael Salanitri; and an 18-month-old grandson, Nunzio. The family had moved to Florida from Ohio. "He was a happy-go-lucky guy; he joked a lot and loved to dance," Barbara Blinn said Thursday afternoon, clutching a gold engagement ring and wedding band on a chain around her neck... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
High-flying women of the world Aug 15, 2007
Nearly half of business travelers are women. Airlines and hotels are creating innovative, women-friendly policies. (CNN -- World)
Bodyguard: Blame Lindsay Lohan's parents Aug 11, 2007
Despite all thats happened, she still wears her wedding band. For me, after a 15-year relationship, it is hard to detach overnight. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Mike James (left) and Tracy McGrady, who were teammates briefly in 2005, will be reunited next season in Houston. Aug 10, 2007
The question now for Yao is whether he will he get an NBA title ring next season to go with his new wedding band. New Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has been aggressive in his first offseason at the Houston helm, adding veteran guards Steve Francis and Mike James as well as Argentine power forward Luis Scola. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Volunteers needed for the annual AuSable River Canoe and Clean Aug 8, 2007
Among the more unusual items found were a wedding band in a velvet box, a skillsaw and a vintage, corked cough syrup bottle that was half full. Hume said people have also found cans, tires, lawn chairs, anchors, televisions, radios and more. (Oscoda Press, MI)
Theft of rings was so much more Aug 7, 2007
But her joy was dealt a severe blow when she and her husband, Chris, discovered that during the fund-raiser someone had broken into their vehicle and took something else that was precious: her engagement ring and wedding band, which once belonged to her grandmother. "With my sister, it was like she was never sick," said Greeley, of Newburyport, her words trailing off as she started to cry. (Boston Globe)
What happened to work?; Mideast peacemaking; How not to lose a ring; Taking over America?; What Iraq needs Aug 4, 2007
What happened to work. Mideast peacemaking; How not to lose a ring; Taking over America. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Police eye links in series of break-ins Aug 3, 2007
Several items - including an engagement ring and a wedding band - were taken from a bedroom dresser. An attempted break-in was also reported at 161 Lewis Trail on July 27. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Meanwhile: And the band stayed on Aug 3, 2007
As I prepared to leave the room, giving the bed a quick, final pat-down in case I'd left anything behind, I felt my wedding band suddenly slide off my ring finger. I heard the ring softly clunk against wood in the corner of the room, but it had vanished. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Public Safety Log Aug 1, 2007
Items included a gold wedding ring with a diamond, a gold wedding band and a watch on a gold chain necklace. Crash Deputies responded to a crash at 6:18 p.m. Monday after a pickup struck the bridge on Main Street in Brownsville. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Tuesday's UNC Links Jul 24, 2007
Sticking out his wedding band, Davis deadpanned, Twenty-one years of marriage, she wont let me leave home without it. . (InsideCarolina.com)
Jlrs, Circ, Keystone Jul 21, 2007
Wow Her with a Diamond Wedding Band from Firenze Jewels. Wholesale jewelry including wholesale silver jewelry. (Variety)
Beckham's Big Entrance Jul 15, 2007
A glittering wide diamond wedding band flashed on his left ring finger. His blond hair was buzz cut and he sported a stubbly beard. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Becks Is Here... Now What? Jul 15, 2007
The kids from a certain age are brought up on soccer in America," said Beckham, who added that his wife Victoria was excited to play the very American role of "soccer mom" to their three young sons.He was resplendent in a gray Burberry suit, white shirt, pale gray tie and an accent pocket square. A glittering wide diamond wedding band flashed on his left ring finger, a watch the size of a wall clock on his right hand. His blond hair was buzz cut and he sported a stubbly beard.Victoria strolled... (CBS2.com, CA)
GRRR! Men Are Pigs ... or Is It Just Me? Jul 10, 2007
He wasn t wearing his wedding band something that after reading about his affair I discovered he has attributed to weight loss ha. Villaraigosa, incidentally, is a combination of the mayor s last name and his wife s maiden name awkward. (Fox News)
L.A. Mayor Admits Relationship With TV Newswoman Jul 4, 2007
The mayor dodged questions for months that began after reporters noticed he and Corina Villaraigosa stopped making public appearances together and his gold wedding band was missing from his ring finger, something aides blamed on weight loss. He announced June 8 that the two were separating and on June 11 admitted responsibility for the breakup, which he said gave him "a personal sense of failure." Corina Villaraigosa filed for divorce a day later. (CBS2.com, CA)
Political leaders saddened by news of sentencing Jun 30, 2007
The only thing you can have is a wedding band. The U.S. Attorney in Birmingham, Alice Martin, denied that the two cases were related. (Demopolis Times, AL)
My week: Rajiv Chandrasekaran Jun 25, 2007
As I strolled to work at the Post on Friday morning, fiddling with my new wedding band, Washington felt the same as it ever was - warm and muggy. A new crop of young summer interns had flooded the city. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Lost Wedding Ring Returned After 40 Years Jun 23, 2007
A Northport family finally found the owner of a wedding band that had been missing for 40 years. (File photo). (CBS New York, NY)
Lost wedding band returned to woman after more than 40 years Jun 23, 2007
Associated Press Jun. NORTHPORT, N.Y. - A man who found a wedding ring that was lost almost four decades ago in a floorboard in his home tracked down the owner using the ring's inscription as a clue. (AZCentral -- News)
More of this story Jun 23, 2007
The most surprising is Villaraigosa, who for most of his first two years in office looked like Teflon Tony, with seemingly nothing negative sticking - he even got away with claiming weight loss caused his wedding band to slip off his finger. Then, kaboom, from the Big Apple, a withering New Yorker article detailed an ugly past Villaraigosa affair and portrayed him as an opportunist who turns on his friends. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Wedding band found after 40 years Jun 22, 2007
Wedding band returned after 40 years lost in LI home - AM New York ... Wedding band returned after 40 years lost in LI home. (Newsday -- New York City)
Wedding band returned after 40 years lost in LI home Jun 22, 2007
QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR. June 22, 2007, 6:49 AM EDT NORTHPORT, N.Y. (AP) _ A wedding ring lost almost 40 years ago was headed back to its wearer's widow after a homeowner found it in a floorboard and tracked down the rightful owners, with only the inscription for a clue. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Rod and Penny finally marry Jun 20, 2007
Model Mrs Stewart, 36, now also sports a diamond-studded wedding band on the same finger, costing a more modest 5,000 and matching her husband's wedding ring. An onlooker said: "She was displaying them to all and sundry and seemed very proud and happy to be showing them off."She and Rod looked very much in love and were inseparable, holding hands and touching all the time. (This is London)
Two men robbed at gunpoint in Central Falls Jun 20, 2007
The three men, all appearing to be young in age and of average height, then fled the building in the direction of Butler Avenue, once they snatched two $50 cell phones, a $250 men's gold wedding band and $12 in cash. The incident is under investigation. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Column: Shortest guy wins big trophy Jun 16, 2007
When somebody wanted to know which is better, the championship ring or the wedding band Longoria would hand him a month from now, Parker proved just as agile as he was on the court moments earlier. "Both, both," he said quickly, "I can't choose. Both are very good.". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tons of waste processed daily Jun 10, 2007
Another time, Diamond Disposal workers took time to stop and dig through the refuse they were carrying to find a woman s lost wedding band, he said. In Natchez, the hospitality goes both ways, Yates said. (Natchez Democrat, MS)
With this rented ring I thee wed May 31, 2007
A bride's family may request a shabka from just $600 for a wedding band and two bangles to $8,000 or more for an entire set of gold jewellery and a diamond ring. But many in Egypt's lower-income brackets say if men were unable to hire the shabka for about $40 for their wedding night, marriage would be almost impossible. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Honoring the fallen May 30, 2007
Rachel Kincaid wears her husband's wedding band on a chain around her neck. She said she's glad her husband's name is inscribed in the granite, 'because it gives my girls a place to go, other than to a cemetery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Leave It at Beaver: May 24, 2007
Say to him, "I love you, I love that I'm going to marry you, and I love that you spent so much time choosing a ring for me. But you know how picky I am about design, and I would like us to go together and find a ring we're both happy with." If this causes him to take to his bed, you must decide whether you can just live with the darn ring, or whether you two have a bigger problem to work out before he slips a hideous wedding band on your finger. Prudie. (Slate)
Florida Woman Who Lost Arms, Legs During Birth Works for Answers May 21, 2007
She wears her wedding band on a chain around her neck. Two years later, their love and family remain strong. (Fox News -- Views)
The Bee Gees Were Profound: May 12, 2007
But the smart money has to be on a wedding band who know a thing about making hairpin stylistic turns from Pachelbel's "Canon in D" to "Have I Told You Lately" to "Shout." In any case, I can't waitI'm almost as excited as the guys from , who stand to reap a fortune in royalties. Maybe LaKisha Jones should rustle up a backing group and enter the competition. (Slate)
Another trophy for Brooke? May 6, 2007
30pm will be glamming up, adding an estimated $1 million worth of jewellery to the wedding band her brand new hubby, Jared White, gave her last weekend. In a busy and momentous week, the Olympic gold medallist is presenting two sports awards tonight and, to her surprise, is nominated in the Most Popular New Female Talent category for her work on Nine's What's Good for You. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Columbus crime May 5, 2007
Thursday at 2:17 p.m., Lillie Richardson called to report a burglary of her residence at 108 Beech St. Richardson told officers that sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. someone entered her residence and took two Sony camcorders, eight pairs of Nike shoes, 12 shirts, a 10-carat topaz tennis bracelet, a 14-carat topaz ring, one Sony Playstation II, one gold wedding band, one bottle of Pleasure perfume, one bottle of Euphoria perfume and two pairs of topaz earrings. Entry was gained through an... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
National News Apr 29, 2007
And on the day someone slips a wedding band on her finger, junior Katelyn Carney will see the healed-up hole that a Virginia Tech gunman put in her left hand. More than 142 years after a band of state militia volunteers massacred 150 sleeping Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in a misdirected act of vengeance, a memorial to the tragic event was officially dedicated Saturday. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Cleric's decision saddens his flock Apr 3, 2007
The Episcopal ring, like a wedding band, signified Herzog's bond to his church. On Sunday, the start of Holy Week, parishioners at Schenectady's Christ Church gathered for first Sunday services since the stunning revelation that their former rector had severed his Episcopal bonds to rejoin the Roman Catholic Church. (Albany Times Union)
A look at post-Monica workplace Mar 31, 2007
Though the petite blond Weisman still has the jeans-and-backpack look of her younger days, she now sports an elegant emerald and diamond ring alongside her gold wedding band. These days, she says, with a little time and distance, she's been able to smooth out a couple of spots in the story that had always felt bumpy. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Final Word: Guys get a bang out of having a thing for bling Mar 28, 2007
Dad came from a time and place when men wore only two pieces of jewelry: a watch and a wedding band. Rings as large as oranges existed only on society ladies at dinner parties back then, and dozens of chains around the neck were reserved for weirdos or certain guys from New Jersey. (USA Today -- Life)
Many finding that life without a spouse can be a rewarding experience Mar 25, 2007
No longer defined by the expectations or aspirations of a 1950s-and-before generation, these fearless new women make no apologies for getting along fine without a wedding band. Laura Finley, director of social change at Women in Distress, a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Broward County and visiting professor of sociology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, sees the trend as a natural extension of the women's movement. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Hal Wastes His WagesBeware the Ides of March Madness Mar 16, 2007
I haven't seen that much pelvic overkill since the wedding band in Old School and I was just waiting for Noah to grab the mike and belt out an inappropriate version Bonnie Tyler. Turn around bright eyes, and look at everyone laughing at you for being a jackass. (Union City Reporter, NJ)
Mugging of 101-year-old woman stirs outrage Mar 14, 2007
The mugger took off with $32 and her wedding band. Based on the victims' memories and the tape, police say the attacker is a black man in his 30s, about 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. (AZCentral -- News)
Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Shot Mar 14, 2007
While on the floor, Canale slipped her diamond engagement ring and wedding band, along with and her mother's diamond ring and wedding band, under a nearby sofa. The robbers apparently still found one of her mother's rings, because she was unable to find it Monday. (The Ledger)
Mostly mediocre dozen Mar 11, 2007
The Texan from San Antonio has been singing in a wedding band since she was 15 (a nightmare for Simon Cowell, no doubt. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The HeldenFiles - Idol Results Mar 3, 2007
Adds US: ``While the jewelry does not appear to be the wedding band. the estranged exes seem to be working towards a reconciliation. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Armed robbers target health personnel in Cape Coast Mar 2, 2007
Dr Mensah's 250,000 cedis, mobile phone and wedding band were also taken away together with some coins while he also sustained cutlass wounds in both arms. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Herrin twins celebrate 5th birthday Feb 27, 2007
But they're more interested in why the male Deseret Morning News photographer wears "jewelry" actually a watch and wedding band. And they're stunned to learn that there's a boy Barbie named Ken. (Deseret News)