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What This Country Needs 11462 views
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Peaches Geldof weds 10469 views
Historians will no doubt look back at the early years of the 21st century as the time of fame gone mad. In the past fame (or notoriety) arose through deeds - some good, some bad. Now of course you just need to be a relative of someone famous to claim fame in your own right and use it to launch a career.
Don't get me wrong, I am not claiming that if Peaches Geldof's dad wasn't Sir Bob Geldof we would never of heard of her - she might still have forged a career (of sorts) as a DJ and T.V. presenter. I doubt it though.
So...to cut to the chase - she got married in a 'quickie' Las Vegas ceremony to Max Drummey, a drummer from a band you won't have heard of. Her husband must be pretty bright though as he is a Harvard Anthropology grad. Perhaps Drummey the drummer is doing post-graduate research on 'Fame In The 21st Centaury' and figured he should get as close to his subjects as possible - by marrying one of them.
There has been a lot of media speculation as to the odds of the couple staying together for more then a few months. What do you think - is it a match made in heaven or just drum and drummer? -
WrapIt go into administration 8122 views
The WrapIt website has announced that the firm is going into adminsitration. As to the question of couples getting refunds for gifts not received that WrapIt site says:
"The answer, for most people, is 'yes'. If you used a credit, Amex or Visa debit card to make the purchase, your card company will give you a full refund once you can demonstrate that the gift was not delivered in the timeframe promised by the retailer. In our case, this is roughly 12 weeks after the relevant wedding. All you need to do is contact your card issuer and claim the refund. They will do the rest. Some banks may refer you back to us with a request to issue you with confirmation of Wrapit's financial status. Unfortunately it is not possible to issue these until Wrapit's financial situation is made clear. However, once we have that clarification, you may well wish to retain your gift purchase. We therefore recommend you wait until we can an official announcement is made here in the coming days.
You may have read that these refunds only apply to purchases over £100. The Consumer Credit Act only requires card companies to cover purchases over £100, but the card companies, in fact, provide this cover for any purchase.
You may also have read that claims must be made within a limited timeframe. The time limit is six months from when the gift should have been delivered. This, in practice means that you will have at least nine months from the wedding date to claim your chargeback."
You can read the full statement from WrapIt here.
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WrapIt woes 12262 views
According to news reports the wedding gift list service WrapIt has confirmed it is in talks to avoid administration. Sarah Fawkner, head of marketing for Wrapit, says "We are doing our utmost. We do not want to go into administration and want to come to a solution to secure the business and then we can fulfil our customers with their gifts."
One of WrapIt's customers, Alex Black, told the BBC "We closed our list on April 19 and we were promised that within eight to 12 weeks our entire gift list would actually be fulfilled...We're tremendously concerned because the insurance possibly won't cover this." So far Mr Black and his wife have only received £400-worth of gifts, out of a total of £2,000-worth ordered from WrapIt.
According to the WrapIt website, guest money is "always safe" when paid by credit card, as a refund on undelivered gifts would be covered by the Consumer Credit Act. Debit cards may not offer the same level of protection.
WrapIt is expected to make an official statement later today.
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Skydiving Groom 10663 views
Arriving at your wedding in style is usually the bride's domain, but groom Shisir Mishra upstaged his bride-to-be by dropping in from 7,000 feet. The Indian air force official and three friends hopped out of a helicopter and landed in a sports ground near to his bride's home in Bhubaneswar, India.
"The idea of doing something on the occasion of my marriage struck me after I read about a couple in Maharashtra (state) getting married in a hot air balloon recently," said Mishra.
His bride, Sweta Prusty, said "Not for a moment was I scared. I was sure he would make it".
Mishra previously did a free fall jump from 15,000 feet with the Indian national flag in hand to gain a place in the Limca Book of Records (he Indian equivalent of the Guinness World Records). He has 2200 free fall jumps to his credit, more than ten years of skydiving experience, and represented India at the US Open National Skydiving in 2007 Championship.
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