Lloyd had joined the U.S. Army Air Forces by that point, and had to get a weekend pass for the wedding.

CNN: Mystery surrounds missing World War II love letters

But that could change by this weekend as stations pass along the cost of their higher priced gasoline to drivers.

WSJ: Gasoline prices get early start on spring surge

Pass a lazy weekend afternoon at Heine Brothers' Coffee , where you can enjoy a fair-trade, organic latte and browse the adjoining Carmichael's book store.

WSJ: Where to Go When the Horses Aren't Running

Mpumalanga, a scenic swathe of countryside east of Johannesburg, through which townies pass at the weekend on their way to the Kruger national park, is a particularly reliable source of guffaws.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

That said, the card Merkel has played this weekend is a one-time pass, a Boy Who Cried Wolf trick.

FORBES: Germany's Ireland Calculus

In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats are pushing a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the "yes" category.

NPR: Nine Major Changes In The Democrats' Health Bill

This understanding may stretch thin if players, who prepaid for GW2 in order to spend this weekend exploring the updated world of Tyria, cannot log in as the hours pass.

FORBES: Guild Wars 2 Is Off to a Bumpy Start

Castleford refused to lie down and produced a good contender for try of the weekend when fullback Jason Flowers finished a powerful 50m break with a delicate back pass to send Andrew Purcell over for the score.

BBC: Warriors back on course

The Chinese government said this weekend that it will force the temporary closing of 426 dairy farms after they failed to pass an inspection test.

FORBES: Got Milk? China Closes Hundreds of Dairy Farms after Tainted Milk Scandal

Last weekend, Subash Gurung, 27, who said he was from Nepal, managed to pass through a security checkpoint at O'Hare with seven knives, a stun gun and a box labeled "tear gas" in his carry-on luggage.

CNN: Airport security firm adopts 'zero tolerance'