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THE DVD SHELF: "5,000 Fingers of Dr. T," "Member of the Wedding," Lubitsch Musicals and Hitchcock (Playbill) - This month's column discusses the Stanley Kramer Collection, including the indescribably fascinating "5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" and Julie Harris and Ethel Waters in "The Member of the Wedding"; a collection of early musicals by Ernst Lubitsch; and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes."

Echols couple on TV's 'My Big Redneck Wedding' (The Valdosta Daily Times) - STATENVILLE — Bride and groom planned on wearing camouflage during their wedding. That was for real. Applying for their wedding to be on a reality TV show was intended as a joke.

An athletic and vigorous show (from a slightly hobbled maestro) (San Francisco Chronicle) - It can't be easy to show up for a job interview - especially a public one - impeded by crutches and a broken foot. But Hugh Wolff, guest-conducting the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in Zellerbach Hall Thursday night, pulled it off not only with aplomb but with...

The Bride Show Abu Dhabi reports record visitor numbers (AME Info) - The Bride Show Abu Dhabi has reported record visitor numbers for its sixth year; more than 14,000 visitors attended the four day event.

Wedding Warehouse 'one-stop' shopping for big day (The Arizona Republic) - Thee Wedding Warehouse, a new bridal business in Goodyear, will kick off its three-day open house with workshops and giveaways.

Quinceañera,wedding expo set (San Diego Union-Tribune) - LAKESIDE: Wedding and quinceañera event professionals will show off their products and services at the “Tiaras & Taffeta” Bridal and Quinceañera Expo.

Space selling for wedding expo picks up (The Peninsula) - DOHA • Sales of exhibition space for the International Wedding Exhibition & Fashion Show 2008 (IWED) which will take place in May are up by 80 percent in the last two months, and continue to rise, as exhibitors scramble for space at Qatar's first major wedding exhibition, organizer Qatar Expo has announced.

Trafficking tough to tame in rich Gulf states (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Aysha sold her wedding gold to pay traffickers $200 to find her and a cousin jobs in Dubai. A world away from her village in Uzbekistan, she was forced to work in a disco and expected to offer sex.

TV TODAY: 'Amnesia' has an interesting premise for a TV game show (Detroit Free Press) - TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Amnesia" debut, 9 p.m., WDIV-TV, Local 4, NBC. Many people can recite facts about rock stars and royalty and reality shows. But do they know their own lives? Could someone recognize his front-door welcome mat? Or his wife's wedding dress? Does he know the speed limit in his own neighborhood?

‘Scramble’ to book slots at wedding expo (Gulf Times) - Staff Reporter THE sale of exhibition space at the upcoming International Wedding Exhibition & Fashion Show 2008 (IWED) in May has received great response from exhibitors. Sales have reached about 80%, with many exhibitors scrambling to book space, a spokesman for the organiser said.