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1A title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries.
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- In the nineteenth century, the Caucasus and Central Asia were places of untrammeled brigandage and intermittent rebellion, marked by the rule of unpredictable kings and khans.
- In Qutaifah we were told by several local people that there was no khan in their town, only the Khan al-Arus some kilometers away.
- Finally the Russians split Azerbaijan's territory with Persia in 1828 by the Treaty of Turkmenchay, establishing the present frontiers and extinguishing the last native dynasties of local Azerbaijani khans.
1.1Any of the successors of Genghis Khan, supreme rulers of the Turkish, Tartar, and Mongol peoples and emperors of China in the Middle Ages.
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- He walked his audience through a litany of invaders: Mongol khans, Turkish beys, Swedish feudal lords, Polish and Lithuanian gentry, British and French capitalists, Japanese barons.
- From rival tribes, the Tibetans were united in the sixth century; they were led by strong tribal leaders until the thirteenth century, when Mongol khans created a theocracy under their Buddhist spiritual advisors.
- The rulers of Moscow rose to pre-eminence among the scattered principalities as agents of the Mongol khans, who employed them to maintain order in their Russian realm and collect the tribute.
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- Built in 1792 as a summer retreat, it's a charming legacy of the days when Azerbaijan was a chaotic jumble of rival khanates and principalities.
- The struggle between Russia and Great Britain in the late nineteenth century saw major Central Asian khanates, such as Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent, fall under Russian influence.
- All three khanates fell to the Russians between 1865 and 1873.
Late Middle English: from Old French chan, medieval Latin canus, caanus, from Turkic ḵān 'lord, prince'.
Words that rhyme with khanAbadan, Abidjan, adhan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne, guan, Hahn, Hanuman, Hindustan, Huascarán, Iban, Iran, Isfahan, Juan, Kazakhstan, Koran, Kurdistan, Kurgan, Kyrgyzstan, macédoine, Mahon, maidan, Marne, Michoacán, Oman, Pakistan, pan, Pathan, Qumran, Rajasthan, Shan, Siân, Sichuan, skarn, soutane, Sudan, Tai'an, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Taklimakan, tarn, Tatarstan, Tehran, Tenochtitlán, Turkestan, Turkmenistan, tzigane, Uzbekistan, Vientiane, yarn, Yinchuan, yuan, Yucatán
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(In the Middle East) an inn for travelers, built around a central courtyard.
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- However, I have since found two eighteenth-century accounts of traveling between Aleppo and Damascus by English travelers, who both report staying at a khan in Qutaifah.
From Persian ḵān.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Michael Crabtree was a football magnet, from the 49ers' opening drive to their game-winning one as time expired in Sunday's 23-20, wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers.
Crabtree's eight-reception, 125-yard outing had coach Jim Harbaugh overflowing with hyperbolic praise afterward.
"People talk about cold weather and it'd be tough to catch balls," Harbaugh said, referring to the 5-degree temperature at kickoff. "But the greatest catcher of all time, Michael Crabtree, catches everything. It's unbelievable.
"In the northern snowlands, down to the tropics' sunny scenes, he's catching the football. Where they throw a football, he'll be catching it."
On the first series alone, Crabtree caught passes for 14, 12, 13, and 31 yards. He failed to finish it off with a touchdown reception on a third-and-goal pass that could have -- but didn't -- draw a defensive pass-interference penalty.
But Crabtree's clutchest catches came on the final drive. He started it with an 11-yard reception to the 49ers' 31. Then on third-and-10, Colin Kaepernick stepped up in the pocket and completed a 17-yard strike to his longtime ally.
"He made big plays when we needed him, third-down plays, especially on that last drive," Kaepernick said. "Having him back on the field changes defenses."
Crabtree's other two receptions came in the third quarter, including a 22-yard snag.
This was just Crabtree's sixth game back after spending the preceding six months recovering from Achilles surgery. His eight receptions were a season-high, and they came two weeks after he produced a 102-yard outing against the Atlanta Falcons.
Although tight end Vernon Davis had the 49ers' only touchdown catch Sunday, he spread the credit around, and Crabtree certainly deserved part of it.
"One thing I love about this team is that when we start to struggle and it gets tough, they continue to keep on pushing and they don't give up," Davis said. "They give all that they have, every inch of their body, and they just keep on coming."
Signifying that best just might be the one-inch scar above Crabtree's right heel, where his Achilles was repaired to the point that he's contributing this postseason as much as last year's.
Greatest catcher of all time?
"That I've seen. I've said that before, that's not new," Harbaugh said. "If my life depended on it and somebody had to catch a ball, I'd enlist Michael Crabtree to do it.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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There's a little bungalow south of Santa Cruz that seems way bigger inside than it did before a deft remodel.
Creating that roomy feel was always Mary Watson's vision for the 1959, single-story home she and her husband, Joe, purchased in 1983 to use as an oceanside getaway from their main residence in San Jose.
The place measures less than 1,100 square feet, but it finally feels big enough to host a party in the kitchen -- which it occasionally does.
It was Mary Watson's keen eye for detail and her belief in the home's potential that led the couple to buy it, despite the fact the front screen door fell off in her hand the first time she opened it.
"We had always wanted a beach home," she says. They chose this one even though they realized they'd eventually have to take the interior down to the studs and make several upgrades.
But it wasn't until 2009 that they launched what turned out to be a nine-month transformation from 1950s-awkward to attractive, uncramped, informal beachy chic. Work on the home was finished in May 2010. In 2011, they took on the first phase of a landscaping project.
Before the remodel, the kitchen featured bright-pink tile, a storage room between the kitchen and backyard and a linen closet that consumed most of the space along a short hallway.
From several vantage points, the house had a closed-off, cramped appearance. The bathroom door, for instance, took up considerable space just to open and close.
But the house also had a lot to recommend it: a great neighborhood with friendly people, a quick walk to the beach, an open front room and wood-beamed ceiling in the kitchen and living areas. With its two bedrooms and one bath, it had just enough room for the Watsons and a few guests.
"Unlike most smaller houses, this place didn't have a long hallway creating a ton of unusable space," Joe Watson says. "We liked the fact that the house was so open in the front," with its combined living, dining and kitchen area.
Because the Watsons owned the home for quite awhile before starting a remodel, Mary knew exactly what her priorities would be. They kept the cute '50s bungalow facade, but expanded the kitchen; made better use of that hallway; and added a pocket door to the bathroom. They also replaced the Sheetrock, central heating and insulation, plus the plumbing and electrical systems.
For years, Mary Watson researched the kind of changes she hoped to make. "Every time she'd look at a catalog, she'd take pictures she liked and put them into a binder," Joe recalls. "That thing was, like, this thick," he adds, defining several inches of space between his thumb and forefinger.
Bikes and other stored items were banished from the old mudroom area off the kitchen to a newly built shed at the rear of the house. The door leading to that addition was removed, and the opening widened. In the kitchen, new cabinetry with vertical wooden planks on the doors was installed, as well as a blingy backsplash.
With the open-plan living room/kitchen/dining area already in place, the kitchen expansion into the former storage space opened up the whole front of the house.
"We have done a lot of big houses, but this was fun," says George Flath, the Watsons' contractor. "We got to work with Mary and Joe on how to be creative and efficient with the (available) space."
Room for guests
The dining room table, with its attractive gray-brown finish, is situated comfortably opposite the cooking area, bridging the distance from the living room to the kitchen and blending with the living-area seating -- a sofa and two chairs. Counting dining chairs, living room seating and the breakfast bar's three stools, the area accommodates a dozen or so seated guests, plus others taking advantage of the standing room in the kitchen and its new extension.
Widening of a doorway that leads from the entrance to the bedrooms, as well as eliminating the old linen closet, also has improved the home's flow. For storage, Mary Watson has used a silvery chest of drawers that takes less space than the old linen closet.
Flath says, "This house was ... unique. It was a small house, and they didn't want to push any walls out; it was a 1,000-square-foot house that has turned into a little jewel."
The bathroom feels more spacious than before with the pocket door and a no-step shower, set off by a wall that's partly glass, replacing the old tub.
Mary Watson decided to keep some of her favorite elements, too, including woodwork that emphasizes the verticality of the kitchen cabinetry while echoing the paneling on the home's front facade and a white fence beyond.
The same kind of care was lavished on lighting. The Watsons chose to minimize use of task fixtures in favor of natural illumination, track lights and rope lights on dimmers. The few lamps on tables are consistent in style, shape and size.
A palette of white, gray and pale blue-greens has been deployed throughout the house, from the white walls to gray-upholstered bar stools and new backsplash. Mary Watson says that using the pale hues seems to expand the look of spaciousness in a way that brighter tones might not.
The causal, beachy furniture is not fussy, overstuffed or overwrought. Mary Watson used the light blue chairs now in the living room as inspiration for the other pieces. "You find one piece, and you work around it -- searching for deals or occasionally splurging" on an item that makes a statement, she says.
Colorful spaces
The boldest interior colors are found in the artwork -- bright yellows. Those colors are also found in the frontyard at this time of year, where yellow kangaroo paw growing near the entrance hints at the vibrancy of the art inside.
The drought-tolerant landscaping, with succulents and native plants, won the Watsons a neighborhood-improvement award.
Mary Watson's ideas have brought a sense of beauty and unity to the whole space. The look of outdoor concrete pathways is reflected in the sparkling gray of the kitchen backsplash, whose small alternating squares of glass and granite also echo sparkling grays and glossy browns found throughout the house. All the pieces fit together -- which was the idea.
"I love our little house," Mary Watson says. "Oh," she adds, "don't look in the backyard. That's next."
She and her husband aren't sure yet what the rear landscape will look like when redone, but plans are starting to take shape. One thing is certain: There will be ample room for Joe Watson's tomato plants.


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NYT: Once few, women hold more power in Senate
WASHINGTON — An hour before her colleagues gathered for their first vote of a new Congress, Senator Kelly Ayotte slipped into an empty Senate chamber to savor the grandeur of her legislative home. As Ms. Ayotte, a freshman Republican from New Hampshire, sat down at the wooden desk where generations of lawmakers from her state had cast their votes, a doorman marched toward her with purpose. The desks, he sternly told her, were for senators only.
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TOKYO -- At a time U.S. retailers are pulling back on their home turf, Asian retailers, riding the economic boom across Asia, are setting up their clothes racks in the United States.
Two Japanese retailers -- clothes maker Uniqlo and Muji, which sells home-goods and clothes, are leading the charge. They hope to mirror the success of other overseas retailers, such as H&M and Ikea.
"We'd like to focus on the Bay Area," said Nobuo Domae, chief executive of Uniqlo USA, in an interview with this newspaper at the company's Tokyo headquarters. "We'd like to dominate that area. We need to have a lot of stores in one area."
Uniqlo (pronounced YOU-nee-klo), sells jeans, T-shirts and other basics with an urban flair that are popular across Asia. The retailer, which creates its own designs, plans to open numerous stores in the greater Bay Area, Domae said.
The company, which made its first move in the Bay Area last fall by opening a store in San Francisco, did not say how soon the new stores would open or where they would be, but emphasized its intense interest. Uniqlo, which recently launched its U.S. online store, also plans to set up its Internet operations in the Bay Area.
Muji also has set its sights on the Bay Area. The company opened a store in San Francisco last year and is preparing to launch one later this year in downtown San Jose in the Fairmont Hotel building along South First Street.
San Jose officials welcome the overseas interest because the city doesn't have enough retail to meet the needs of its 1 million residents. And the region's highly diverse population, many of whom were born overseas, makes it ideal for international retailers, said Kim Walesh, San Jose's director of economic development.
"It makes sense major global retailers would do very well in San Jose," said Walesh, who recently pitched the city to Uniqlo and also visited with Muji executives.
Uniqlo, which is part of Japan-based Fast Retailing Group, plans to open 20-30 stores a year annually in the United States through 2020. It now has five U.S. stores, mostly on the East Coast, where it just announced plans to open two more stores. The company is looking to expand first in regions like the Bay Area with large Asian populations, who are apt to be familiar with the brand, which offers clothing for men, women and children.
Muji, meanwhile, already has four stores in New York City.
"The U.S. market is huge and is still growing," Hiroyoshi Azami, president of Muji U.S.A., said in an email. He added that his company finds San Jose especially attractive because the "population is being increased with relatively young newcomers who are well-educated."
The retail push from overseas occurs as U.S.-based retailers, such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Talbots and San Francisco-based Gap, have closed stores in the United States during the prolonged economic downturn.
Like U.S.-based retailers, Uniqlo and Muji have saturated their home market, said Webbush Securities analyst Betty Chen. "They need to find growth in China and the United States."
Uniqlo's U.S. strategy is part of Fast Retailing's ambitions to be the world's No. 1 apparel retailer. The company is opening 300 stores a year outside of Japan and has a goal to hit sales of some $60 billion by 2020. Right now, Fast Retailing, which expects $11 billion in sales this year, is ranked by revenue among the world's top apparel retailers. "We need to expand in the United States and in Europe," Domae said. "So this is necessary for us."
The back-to-the-basics but fashionable styles of Uniqlo and Muji fit the post-recession mood of American consumers, said Kailing Cai, an analyst with the research group Euromonitor.
The clothes are "affordable, stylish and practical," said Michael Mulcahy, who went shopping at Uniqlo's flagship store during a recent trip to Tokyo.
Mulcahy, board chair of Team San Jose, the nonprofit that manages a number of city facilities, including the San Jose Convention Center, is particularly fond of Uniqlo's slim-fitting down jackets "that don't make you look like the Michelin Man. It's the next best thing to a cashmere blanket. The fit is snug. They are warm but they also breathe."
Uniqlo's initial foray into the United States in 2005 -- a store in a New Jersey mall -- didn't get much traction, Domae said. So the company reworked its strategy and opened a store on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 2011, positioning itself as a destination retail site.
"It kind of has a more exciting aura -- it's international," analyst Cai said. Visiting the store "can be an adventure. It feels very much like an Apple store."
While the merchandise is moderately priced -- women's cashmere sweaters start at $40, men's blazers at less than $100 -- Uniqlo eschews discount-store clothing-rack blandness. Rather, its stores feel hip and modern.
Uniqlo's stores are modeled after its 12-story flagship store in Tokyo's tony Ginza district. The displays in its glass-walled building are elegantly arranged. Clothing, from hip business attire to baby wear, is highlighted in colored lights and mirrors, creating a retail kaleidoscope effect. Employees are constantly rearranging the displays, giving each floor a new look virtually every week.
"It's about constant change," said Aldo Liguori, a former Mountain View resident who is Uniqlo's head of corporate public relations. "We are trying to say casual, high-quality, affordable and versatile. We would like our customers to create their own style."
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Great app, but it seems to corrupt older font files when unarchiving, especially PS type 1 fonts without extension. Doesn't happen with The Unarchiver or Rucksack/Archiver.
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I only miss one feature, let's assume I have a folder named iLikeCake, in that folder there are several other folders containing archives. I would love to be able to batch unpack all archives located under the iLikeCake folder.
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Debbie Blackwell would like to announce the marriage of her daughter, Courtney Ann, of Prague, to Michael Scott Lynam, of Shawnee.
The couple will be united in marriage at 4 p.m., Nov. 24, 2012, at the People's Church in Maud. Family and friends are welcome.
Courtney is the daughter of Debbie and the late Ray Blackwell of Prague.
Michael is the son of Ginger Brooks of Shawnee and Alan Lynam of Gunnison, Colo. He is the grandson of Pat and Gloria Lynam and Cherilyn Rodgers.
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Mouthguard use has become talking point in basketball
What's the point of wearing a mouthguard in a contact sport like basketball, if the thing isn't guarding the mouth?
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LIVERMORE -- To prepare for projected budget challenges in 2014, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory is offering buyouts to as many as 600 workers willing to take a voluntary layoff.
The Self-Select Voluntary Separation Program plan was announced by lab Director Parney Albright at an "all-hands" meeting with employees Wednesday. In that scenario, the lab would pay qualified employees a severance package of one week of salary per year of service for up to 26 weeks.
The program began Wednesday and is being offered to all career full-time employees until May 23.
"This is a Fiscal Year 2014 pre-emptive strike if you will," said lab spokeswoman Lynda Seaver. "We received the budget proposal, and even with the way it stands, we're going to have some challenges with our workforce."
According to Seaver, as currently drawn up, President Barack Obama's budget request for Fiscal Year 2014 allocates $1.48 billion to the lab. Factoring in sequestration, Seaver said the figure represents about a 10 percent cut from the lab's 2013 budget. The next fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Albright said that by implementing the voluntary program now, the lab would get a jump on what is expected to be an "uphill battle in Congress this summer, with continuing debates about reducing federal spending, a possible FY14 sequester and the debt ceiling," according to a news release.
After the application deadline and an eight-day review process, exits from the lab are scheduled for June 13. Employees who apply and are approved can collect the payouts in a lump sum or through bi-weekly payments. Employees who have been approved and change their minds have seven days to rescind.
Seaver said the lab has "no target" for how many jobs must be eliminated or dollars saved through voluntary layoffs. "This is a voluntary separation," Seaver reiterated. "We're hoping enough people apply."
Although not in play now, involuntary layoffs are not off the table, Seaver said.
After the voluntary separations are done, the lab will review its staffing situation, she said.
The voluntary separation program was approved by the National Nuclear Security Administration.
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UWA drops baseball doubleheader to West Florida
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
LIVINGSTON | West Florida picked up five runs in the top of the eighth inning to beat West Alabama 7-1 on Saturday in game one of a baseball doubleheader. UWF completed the sweep by blanking the Tigers 3-0 in game two.
West Alabama (21-27, 13-12 Gulf South Conference) extended its losing skid to six games. West Florida improves to 33-10, 17-8.
Drew Bryson (5-1) pitched a complete game to win in game one. Bryson had eight strikeouts, giving up only one run on eight hits. Taylor Bratton (4-5) pitched through seven innings to take the loss.
Jake Stephens recorded a complete game to win game two. He had six strikeouts and gave up five hits. Barry Meeks (3-5) pitched through six innings, giving up three runs to take the loss. Meeks also recorded his second most strikeouts of the season with six.
The series finale is today at 1 p.m. in West Alabama's senior day.
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Men were not meant to shop.
It goes way back to the days of primitive man when we (the men) would go out in search of food and pretty much shoot the first mastodon we found. Meanwhile, they (the women) would go to the mall and take hours trying to decide whether the stegosaurus pumps went with the leopard skin dress.
But we didn't mind one bit. You see, we (the men) would rather be out in the wilderness with flesh-eating animals than wandering through the mall with the really dangerous creatures (the women).
We (the men again) just don't like to shop. We're not very good at it, and we're not very patient when we try it.
OK, maybe an occasional trip to the hardware store, or an electronics showroom, or maybe even a golf shop--but even then, only to buy something ... not to shop!
You'll never see a guy driving a car with a "Born to Shop" bumper sticker or an "I'd rather be shopping at Nordstrom" license plate frame on the back ... and if you do, you can be sure he's driving his wife's car.
And then comes Christmas--that one time of the year when we simply have no choice (other than catalogs or the Amazon.com) than to (ugh!) go to the mall.
We're at a distinct disadvantage out there. We have little or no experience, and we're going up against the pros ... our wives and all of their friends in the "shopping sisterhood."
Well, guys, I've been there--I'm a veteran of more than 40 Christmases on the front lines as a husband looking frantically for something to please his wife. And in my role as an unselfish team player, I offer this list of tips for you rookies out there--especially my son, Mike, who is just a couple of months past his first anniversary--in hopes that you won't make the same mistakes as I have.
So here it is, just in time for Christmas ... holiday shopping tips for married guys:
To wish a sales clerk a merry Christmas exposes your amateur status. Just place your merchandise on the counter, grunt to get the clerk's attention, then shake your head vigorously to turn down his offer for a store credit card ... your wife no doubt has one already. And don't wait for the clerk to wish you a merry Christmas--you may be there until the Fourth of July.
Don't wait until Christmas Eve to finish your shopping. Take my word for it, all that's left by then are diamond pendants and Slice-O-Matics. And trust me here (remember, I speak from experience), if you do wait too long, go with the pendant--even if it means selling the car to do it--unless, of course, you think you'd look good in a julienne cut.
Don't believe your wife if she gives you that old line, "Oh, let's be practical this year and get each other stuff for the house." Even though you're sure you're going to wind up with a pair of hedge trimmers, don't get her the steam iron--again, unless you have a few wrinkles in your face that could use a good ironing. In this particular case, go with the diamond pendant.
Don't send your kid out with $20 and instructions to buy his mom something nice for Christmas. He'll come home with a Kim Kardashian poster, a half-eaten bag of Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies, an empty Orange Julius cup--and, oh yeah, a paperback on "101 Ways to Cook Eggs" with a fluorescent orange "bargain" tag on the cover.
Gather up as many boxes as you can find from Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdales and Nieman-Marcus. Then do your shopping at less expensive stores like Target, Marshall's and Ross Dress for Less, and simply pack up your merchandise in the boxes from the more expensive stores and she'll never be the wiser. Just be sure to get the correct size and color, because if she tries to return something ... well, remember that iron?
Pay close attention here, because this is extremely important--a dishwasher is not a gift ... it is an appliance. And while a lawn mower can be a gift, and so can a gas barbecue, a major household appliance cannot. So don't think that buying a washing machine with a matching dryer means the end of your Christmas shopping; it just means the beginning of your problems. If you want to get her something "matching," go with the diamond earrings to match that pendant.
Oh, yeah--and wrap everything neatly ... with ribbons and bows. A plastic Target bag with bow slapped on the side is certain death.
Unless you are one of the extremely lucky ones whose wife actually looks like one of those models in the Victoria Secret catalog, do not go with the lingerie. While it may seem like shopping for such articles would make the entire shopping experience much more appealing, it's not. Every person in the mall, including someone who probably knows your mother, is watching you pick through the piles of silk underwear and other stuff you don't even recognize. Then you have no idea what size to tell the sales girl except that she could probably take hers and triple it. And after the whole humiliating ordeal, she just takes it back to get something a little warmer ... in maybe a flannel.
And never, never ever, not even if she asks for it--not even if she begs for it!--get her anything even remotely connected to weight loss. Not an exercise bike, not a sweat suit, certainly not a calorie scale, not even a membership to an expensive health club. Not unless you want to hear her say "So, you think I'm fat!" over and over again for the next six or eight months. Right ... the pendant.
After more than years of this stuff, I'd have to say I'm kind of an expert at this sort of thing. Clothes are great, coats are better, and, remember, you can always go with the jewelry (the more expensive the better).
As for me, well I'm goin' with the diamond pendant this year. Yep, that's it. The pendant.
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PLEASANT HILL -- At the halfway point in the Diablo Valley Athletic League's volleyball season, four teams have three wins or more and five of them still feel that they have a shot at winning the league crown.
A league that has been dominated by Northgate in recent years now has several teams looking to dethrone the champs.
One of those teams is College Park, which is searching for its first league title since 1995. Heading into this week, the Falcons were 13-10 overall and 3-3 in league play, 21/2 games back of DVAL-leading Northgate. College Park plays Northgate on Oct. 10.
"The league is pretty wide open this year and I think Northgate is beatable," College Park coach Na Vo said. "It's an open race and it could come down to who can grind it out and who has energy left in the last match or two."
Challenging for a league title is a huge step in the right direction for a Falcons program that, before last year, had gone a decade between playoff appearances. And after 24 wins a season ago, they are certainly in a great position to make the playoffs once again.
It's an impressive feat when you realize that the team only has three returning players from a year ago, though all three play a major role.
Sierra Stratton, a junior outside hitter, leads the team in kills and is the go-to girl when the team needs a side-out, while fellow junior Rachel Henry leads the team in assists from the setter position, and also hits from the outside.
Senior libero Anika Anderson leads the defense and is one of only two seniors on the team.
"We're a pretty young team and inexperienced," Vo said. "But we're very athletic. I have never had a team as athletic as this team."
A big part of the transition from a losing program to a winning program for College Park is having the team believe that it can win when it takes the court and that it can compete for league titles, and in the North Coast Section playoffs.
"It's huge for us because they've never experienced it," Vo said. "We have a chance to get back to being a consistent program."


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Wednesday August 17, 2011
Wrens, Ga--If you've ever been around a Jefferson County practice or a game for that matter one thing jumps out at you, the number of kids in uniform. A big part of their success can be attributed to that. It also helps they've had some great football players in the past.
Once again their over the 100 player mark and if you don't think that matters, you're sadly mistaken. You might not see it in September or October, but when it's late season and you only have one or two guys playing on both sides of the ball, the kids are a lot fresher and can go faster and stay stronger.
"We rotate a lot of kids and we'll play anywhere from 30 to 35 almost 40 kids a game just to make sure kids get on the field." said coach JB Arnold "We just find out during the season that it keeps us fresher and come playoff time we're fresher that late in the season while a lot of people have bumps and bruises."
Now its' not all quantity. Yes it has to a lot with quality. It starts with safety Lafayell Williams and running back Dontavious Kitchens. Two seniors who take a lot of responsibility as team leaders. Williams is one of the quickest around and is a big hitter while Kitchens had over 1000 yards a year ago. But he does a lot that's not noticed by the average fan that makes him special.
"All off season I've worked hard in the weight room, on the field, everything, helping my 40 time and everything." said Dontavious Kitchens "I feel like this year I'm going to be well prepared for my opponents"
"I think we've got some players in place that can make some plays for us." said coach Arnold "We don't want to put it on his shoulders but hopefully as a coaching staff we know he can carry us when it comes down to it."
The Warriors did lose a fair amount on offense and coach Arnold says the defense is rock solid and a head of the game here in the early going. Despite playing one of the toughest schedules around, Jefferson County should once again be a powerhouse late into the year.


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About the Book
"Oates is just a fearless writer…with her brave heart and her impossibly lush and dead-on imaginative powers."
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"[An] extraordinarily intense, racking, and resonant novel."
—Booklist (starred review)
One of the most acclaimed writers in the world today, the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates follows up her searing, New York Times bestselling memoir, A Widow's Story, with an extraordinary new work of fiction. Mudwoman is a riveting psychological thriller, taut with dark suspense, that explores the high price of repression in the life of a respected university president teetering on the precipice of a nervous breakdown. Like Daphne DuMaurier's gothic masterwork, Rebecca, and the classic ghost story, The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, Oates's Mudwoman is a chilling page-turner that hinges on the power of the imagination and the blurry lines between the real and the invented—and it stands tall among the author's most powerful and beloved works, including The Falls, The Gravedigger's Daughter, and We Were the Mulvaneys.
A riveting novel that explores the high price of success in the life of one woman—the first female president of a lauded ivy league institution—and her hold upon her self-identity in the face of personal and professional demons, from Joyce Carol Oates, author of the New York Times bestseller A Widow's Story
Mudgirl is a child abandoned by her mother in the silty flats of the Black Snake River. Cast aside, Mudgirl survives by an accident of fate—or destiny. After her rescue, the well-meaning couple who adopt Mudgirl quarantine her poisonous history behind the barrier of their middle-class values, seemingly sealing it off forever. But the bulwark of the present proves surprisingly vulnerable to the agents of the past.
Meredith "M.R." Neukirchen is the first woman president of an Ivy League university. Her commitment to her career and moral fervor for her role are all-consuming. Involved with a secret lover whose feelings for her are teasingly undefined, and concerned with the intensifying crisis of the American political climate as the United States edges toward war with Iraq, M.R. is confronted with challenges to her leadership that test her in ways she could not have anticipated. The fierce idealism and intelligence that delivered her from a more conventional life in her upstate New York hometown now threaten to undo her.
A reckless trip upstate thrusts M.R. Neukirchen into an unexpected psychic collision with Mudgirl and the life M.R. believes she has left behind. A powerful exploration of the enduring claims of the past, Mudwoman is at once a psychic ghost story and an intimate portrait of a woman cracking the glass ceiling at enormous personal cost, which explores the tension between childhood and adulthood, the real and the imagined, and the "public" and "private" in the life of a highly complex contemporary woman.
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"[A] powerful novel…[Oates] deftly interweaves M.R.'s present, memories of her troubled childhood, and her feverish hallucinations…This hypnotic novel suggests that forgetting the past may be the heavy cost that success demands." — The New Yorker
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"Madness and malevolence squirm on almost every page in Joyce Carol Oates' 38th novel… Oates' dark brilliance is ever evident in her main characters, complex souls with mysterious corners in their psyches…" — Minneapolis Star Tribune
"This chilling novel opens with a child left to die in a silty riverbed, a memory that no amount of later life success can erase." — O, the Oprah Magazine
"…The Oates style, with its fractious barrage of dashes, suggests what [Emily] Dickenson might have produced if she had written doorstop novels instead of short poems…[Oates] is especially perceptive in showing the political tightrope that M.R. has to walk in her powerful but fragile position at the university…" — Wall Street Journal
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"Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel is about many things, but first and foremost it is about the complications of being a high-achieving woman in the 21st century…Oates tells [her protagonist's story] with a detail and relish that's both heartbreaking and fascinating." — Ms. magazine
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WALNUT CREEK -- When Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation kicks open the Lesher Center's doors for two annual fundraising events Jan. 4 and 5, it's not just cats and dogs who will benefit.
An expected sell-out crowd for Friday, Jan. 4's "Comedy Night" means more than 800 post-holiday slumpers will hoot and howl as host Mark Pitta MC's comedians Dana Carvey, Kevin Pollak and John Wing.
"Tony invites people and Mark uses his contacts in the industry," explains ARF Development Director Bobbe Bartlett, who can barely contain her excitement. "Dana Carvey was a surprise guest last year and for contractual reasons, we couldn't announce it early on."
But this year, Carvey confirmed in mid-December, causing the remaining seats to fly from the box office like tickets to the World Series.
"We do all of this with few resources," Bartlett says. "Really, Tony just invites the people and a staff with a few key volunteers pulls it off without a party planner."
After tickling funny bones on Friday, ARF takes a wide stride and presents Saturday night's "Stars to the Rescue XXII."
First up that night will be Broadway star Rich Hebert, who recently played the father in the touring musical "Billy Elliott" but whose resume includes television's "NYPD Blue," cable's "The Sopranos" and even stints as a car salesman and college professor.
Next, Tommy Igoe's Big Band culls 15 top Bay Area musicians from the local sound pool and Tony Orlando (returning after a previous appearance a few years ago that Bartlett says "blew the roof off the barn") promise to have even the most determined wallflowers dancing in the Hoffman Theatre's aisles.
Robin Williams, a recently announced guest star, is not only a king of stand-up comedy but a supporter of the USO and Comic Relief, an organization dedicated to using comedy and entertainment to "cure homelessness" (for people and animals alike) and forestall the conditions that create it.
Bartlett sees the 2013 events coming full circle with ARF's goals for the next several years. Although La Russa is constantly on the road as a Major League Baseball consultant (he retired from managing after leading his St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series win in 2011), a new program for military personnel was announced in July.
"We are waving adoption fees for active and retired military members," Bartlett says. "Through our Pet Hug Pack therapy teams that visit VA hospitals, we found animals bring comfort to vets in need. Vets are particularly touched by this (interaction) and we're looking to expand what we might be able to do for them in the future.
Calling it "just magic," Bartlett recalls a retired vet who recently adopted 10-year old Bailey.
"The dog had been turned in by a family who had lost their home and had to move to an apartment. He took Bailey home, cleaned him up -- you can't imagine how it has changed both of them."
ARF's nine-year old center in Walnut Creek spays and neuters 3,300 animals every year, and recently saw its 25,000th animal adoption. Still, Bartlett says the purchase of neighboring property and reconfiguring the existing space will allow the organization to grow.
"It has to be a careful thought process," she warns. "We have to hold onto our core mission -- people rescuing animals and animals rescuing people."
Among the high-end items at the silent auction on Jan. 5 are Giants memorabilia and tickets. Calling the fundraisers "significant," Bartlett says as much as $100,000 has been raised during past seasons.
There are a handful of tickets available for both the Jan. 4 'Comedy Night' and the Jan. 5 'Stars to the Rescue XXII' shows by going online to lesherartscenter.org


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The Hannibal Board of Public Works dealt with a pair of power outages on Monday.
The first outage was reported at 8:51 a.m. and impacted the Deerfield area. A squirrel caused the loss of service. Power was back on in 29 minutes.
The other outage happened at 12:20 p.m. and darkened the Bay Avenue area. Power was off for 42 minutes. Vines were the culprit.
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I was there <3
Thank you Green Day.
Poland thanks you guys!
You are making amasing music guys and you are living prove that music is connecting people all over the world. Thank you for the memories from the concert in Poland.
...and greerings from Poland
Ps. We love You too ;).
Billie It was the best day in my life. That feeling.. For moments like this concert i want to live. So Much I would give to be able to sing again this stupid Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooo BJ, "I walk alone", "Im a Son of ... and Egar Allan Poe" or "She.. she screams in silence.." Best fking day, feeling I ever had. I hope I'll see u again. I spend every day with Green Day, videos, music, read a songs. # Small Fan from Lodz Poland.
You're welcome, hehe.
He maybe should cut them a little bit more.
...and the teeth are still there...
Jejejeje... Your face is awesome!!
Thank you! It was the best night in my life ! <3
DZIĘKUJĘ ZA WCZORAJSZE SHOW! (Thank you for yesterday's show!) It was an amazing night! We tried to do our best to bring you back soon! (like really soon, not in 8 years!) Sending all my polish love to you <3
Dziękuję Green Day! :D Best night ever, love you :D
Nice to see such words! :D Great show guys!!!! i'll never forget this night, you were awesome as fuck!! I hope you enjoed this show too! Polska Was kocha!!
Oh man........ Ur soooo aweosme!!!!!! :D!!!!!!!!! (i went on the translating thing to find out what u had uh typed)
....What to say....I think that this photo speaks for itself! Billie you're the number one ....I love you sooooo muchhhhh! :-*
Awsome pic!! I miss you from Vienna...
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Ventrac 2010 Dealer Meeting Highlights
It could not have been a better day for the annual 2010 Ventrac dealer meeting in Orrville, Ohio. The weather held out and it was perfect with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. There were plenty of great people that came out to network and share, while some came to try out a tractor and a new attachment they may not have used before. Dealers and salesmen came from all over, including Michigan, Canada, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and all around Ohio.


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Jan. 28, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Richmond County School System is investigating a case of possible child abuse involving a disabled student. It happened at Sue Reynolds Elementary back in December.
The parents say their child is still suffering from the aftereffects a month later.
"One of them had my hands, while the other had my feet and began to swing me. I was saying, 'Let me go,'" said 11-year-old Noah Kelly.
Noah is talking about two of his teachers at Sue Reynolds Elementary. He says they swung him back and forth. Once he was placed in the prone position, it left a bruise.
"My son only weighs 60 to 70 pounds and to have someone sit on your child's back," said mother Saundra Kelly.
It's illegal to use that on a student in Georgia schools, and the school is supposed to notify a parent immediately once their child has been restrained.
"Now is the time when the school system has to step up and help the parents along," said President of the Richmond County PTA Monique Braswell.
The parents say that didn't happen.
"If I allow these things to carry on and not come to his rescue, then he will look at me as his father differently," said Matt Kelly Sr.
Noah has Asperger's syndrome, which affects his social interaction. His parents say Noah has missed several days from school since the incident.
"We need to expose these bad teachers and administrators who don't do their job," said Mr. Kelly.
"Noah doesn't sleep at night. He's having to start new meds. It's a lot that has been taken from Noah," said Mrs. Kelly.
As they try to help Noah through this, they have a message for other parents.
"I just want parents to know they should be active and get involved in their kid's life. We have to be advocates for our children because no one else will," said Mr. Kelly.
News release from the Richmond County Board of Education:
"Several media outlets have inquired about an incident that occurred on or about Dec. 11, 2012, at Sue Reynolds Elementary School, in which a special education teacher and a speech language pathologist were alleged to have improperly restrained a special education student.
Upon learning of these allegations, the principal immediately contacted the Central Office to request that an inquiry be conducted into the actions of the teachers. An inquiry is being conducted and a report will be prepared and shared with the superintendent and his staff.
O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 (8) states in part that 'records consisting of material obtained in investigations related to the suspension, firing or investigation of complaints against public officers or employees may not be released until 10 days after the same has been presented to the agency or an officer for action or the investigation is otherwise concluded or terminated.'
Therefore, as no final disposition has been issued, there is no information to be released at this time."


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Bill played his junior hockey in Calgary with the Spurs. While playing with the Spurs he was also working as an Assistant Pro and pursuing a career in golf having become a member of the CPGA in 1982. In 1988 while an Assistant Pro at the Canyon Meadows G & CC, and after a successful run with The Bassano Hawks representing Alberta and Western Canada in the 1988 Allan Cup, Bill was invited to the Calgary Flames training camp.
Bill has now been a Golf Pro and CPGA member for over 30 years, having been the Head Pro at Silver Springs and Turner Valley as well as an assistant at Canyon Meadows and Glencoe. 10 assistant pros who worked under Bill have gone on to become head professionals as well Wes Heffernan one of Canada's top touring professionals was a product of the Silver Springs Junior program and worked with Bill, other students and juniors from Silver Springs during Bill's 13 years there also combined for 3 National Championships as well as numerous City and Provincial Champions. Bill still does limited teaching at the Golf Canada Center where Bill is the Director of Corporate Programs. In addition Bill continues to operate Bill Murchison Professional Golf Services Inc specializing in Golf and Promotional Products.
Born and raised in Calgary, Bill has played in many Alumni events over the years and considers it an honor and a privilege to be a part of the Calgary Flames Alumni and to help in the community.


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CBR wants to know, how will DC Comics move to going "day-and-date" with digital and print comic releases affect your weekly pull list, if it has any effect at all?
The President of Archie Comics discusses running the resurgent publisher as a comic geek, the choice to make Kevin Keller a military brat, the rebirth of "Sonic" and the exclusive announcement on the digital future of "Jinx."
Dark Horse Comics launches their new digital comics store today, and CBR News has an exclusive interview with Matt Parkinson about the launch, what differs Dark Horse Digital from other comics apps and more.
Marvel Comics has announced "Fear Itself: The Worthy," a free, digital exclusive miniseries launching April 27, set to reveal the truth behind The Worthy and their plans for the Marvel Universe.
iVerse CEO Michael Murphy spoke with ROBOT 6 about the company's partnership with Diamond Comics, how Diamond Digital works, the potential effect Apple's in-App purchase agreement will have on the program and more.
Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater has announced that beginning in April, Archie comics will be available through Graphic.ly on the same day the print editions appear in comics stores. ROBOT 6 has the exclusive details.
With a new platform allowing retailers to sell digital comics on their own sites, the CEO of comiXology spoke with CBR to explain how the system works, why digital isn't a threat and why sales charts are unlikely.
Digital comics distributor comiXology has announced a Digital Storefront Affiliate program which is designed to allow comic store owners to sell digital releases through an integration with the store's website.
It's time to say good-bye to "Wizard Magazine," and also time to dance on its grave. Also, is the two dollar digital comic the wave of the future? Augie has a proposal for potential digital publishers to mull over.
Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater spoke with CBR News about the publisher's just-announced initiative that sees them releasing their titles both in print and digitally on the same day.
DC Comics has announced their "Batman Beyond" ongoing series will be available through comiXology, PSN and DCComics.com simultaneously with printed issues hitting store shelves, sharing the cover price of $2.99.
This week's PIPELINE touches on DC Comics' new letters columns, Fantagraphics' upcoming Carl Barks hardcovers, more trouble in bookstore land, the unintended consequences of $3.99 day and date digital comics and more.
ROBOT 6's Brigid Alverson looks back at digital comics in 2010, noting the introduction of the iPad, initiatives by publishers, day-and-date releases, marketing to a wider audience and piracy, among other topics.
As the clock ticks down on 2010, CBR ranks the top ten stories that had readers, retailers and creators buzzing from the past 12 months from DC's restructuring to the advent of a major legal digital marketplace and more!
For the first time, the House of Ideas will release a highly-touted event series on its iPad and iPhone App – making for big questions about retailers and audiences for the Brian Bendis/Mark Millar story.
Brian Hibbs is at it again this month with a look at 2010 sales figures, an examination of "deconstructed" storytelling, the effect of event comics and rising prices on periodical sales and more.
In honor of the holiday shopping Black Friday kick off, DC Comics has made its entire run of "Blackest Night" comics, 79 issues in all, available for download on the dedicated app for $0.99 each.
Located on the publisher's homepage, the new online store for DC Comics will offer desktop digital product and work with previously released platforms like their iPad app, explains Jim Lee, with "Dark Knight Returns" and others in the mix.
Steve Lieber and Jeff Parker explain how a posting of their Image series "Underground" on the infamous 4chan led to a massive sales boost thanks to Lieber's participation and how they plan on moving forward.
What was intended to be a debate between webcomics titan Scott Kurtz and legendary cartoonist Ted Rall about web versus print turned into a thoughtful discussion about the future of print media.
DC Comics' Jim Lee, Ron Perrazza and Hank Kanalz joined comiXology's David Steinberg at New York Comic Con to discuss the publisher's digital future, the way in which the comics industry is changing and more.
Hank Kanalz, former vice president and general manager of WildStorm Productions, has been promoted to vice president-digital of DC Comics, based in Burbank, CA where he will also oversee DC Kids. ROBOT 6 has details.
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Rick provided us again with our winter scene. Watch the left side....a sleight will appear.
Thanks Rick for keeping our seasons bright.
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Rick provided us again with our winter scene. Watch the left side....a sleight will appear.
Thanks Rick for keeping our seasons bright.
Great minds think alike, I just posted about the change of scene in the members place but I hadn't noticed Santa and his sleigh! Love it!
Oh, I just came back on and what a surprise! It's so beautiful as always....thanks Rick!
Thank you Rick! I love this time of the year, and I love it when our tree changes to the festive tree! Rudolph with the little red nose leading the sleigh looks good!! I also like the "O" in cholangiocarcinoma looking like a Christmas pudding!! Or maybe it's meant to look like a bauble on a Christmas tree and I'm just thinking with my stomach again!
My best to everyone!
My youngest grandchild will love the scene. Thanks for the update.
Thank You Rick.
Thank you Rick!!! It is sooo pretty!
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Vami_IV wrote:IVhorseman wrote:Does it appear to be hunting, or searching for anything? Like flying in circles over the same spot or whatever
I theorize that depending on it's size, it could be anywhere from a friendly Great Eagle from Lord Of The Rings to a indestructible, three headed Thunderbird from Native American mythology. Irritating person's tip: Watch and observe. Try to carefully guess at it's size.
Great eagles are hardly friendly:
I'm going to quietly call Gerald and ask him to come over with me for a quick meeting.
"Okay guys, here's what I think we should do. If you don't like it, we'll try to avoid it, but I've never liked birds and I don't want to worry about this guy catching us off guard. Nisos, if you fire a Magic Missile, it will probably fly over and try to attack us or flee. If it comes to attack us, Adarim and I will shoot arrows at it. As it flies closer, Gerald will fire his crossbow and Gregor will then charge it and perform a coup-de-grace."


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Roger will play the final of the US Open for the fifth consecutive time! He defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2.
In a match that was a repeat of last year's final, our champ hammered 20 aces in his best performance of the tournament to set up a final against either world number one Rafael Nadal or British sixth seed Andy Murray. "I am so excited to be back in the final again," Roger said in a courtside interview. "I've worked hard all season to do well in the big ones. (To win) here at the Open would mean a hell of a lot to me."
Chasing his first grand slam title of the year but 13th overall, Roger played an almost perfect opening set. Third seed Djokovic, who beat Roger on his way to his first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January, looked flat early on but lifted his game to move ahead 4-1 in the second set. Roger hit back to be on even terms at 4-4 but Djokovic broke in the 12th game to level the match. In the end, Roger won a tight service game to lead 4-2, he broke again in the next game before clinching victory with a forehand winner.
Should Roger play Nadal, it would be their third straight meeting in a grand slam final, with the Spaniard having won both at the French Open and Wimbledon.
"Who do I prefer to play? I prefer the trophy, that's what I prefer," said Roger, who was deposed as world number one last month. "But I guess I would have to say Rafa because we've had such great battles over the year. Wimbledon was unbelievable so I hope we can have another one."
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I haven't had the ambition or motivation to shop as of late. Mind you my summer travels have been quite limited (hence the lack of 'making it rain'). But nonetheless things seem to make their way to my closet, so here's a bi-polar purchase haul:
Club Monaco trench coat.. so in lust with this.
Bull snapback (buy here) / Raiders snapback gifted by Cheebz from my favorite Vegas store, CRSVR. I ran into the owner in the Cosmo lobby (I stalk him on twitter) and said hi, it was my only celeb moment of the trip (me being the celeb of course).
Baby bulls jersey x baby jordans, baby things are so cute! (buy here)/ dress I picked up in LA. Its tight, very unforgiving..so me. (I found two different colored versions here, and here)
Wilfred shorts gifted to me by my maja (buy here)
Cheebz hooked this ladyboy up with some lip crack. I can't remember the colors (coral & fuschia) but lets just say you wouldn't have trouble finding my lips in the dark.. fiyaaah! And a more appropriate scarf to wear for my chola steeze.
This shopping/gifted haul kind of looks like what a cross dresser would get into.. ladyboy steeze! It's been a hectic week, check back in a few, i'll be sure to have some dolla dolla boys eye candy for you. Have a wonderful weekend everyone, i really love you for being here. Seriously, am I not the luckiest person alive ever or what!!? love you pumpkin pie xo.


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An 81-year-old Williamsport, Md., woman was killed when she was hit by a car as she was crossing Downsville Pike while walking her dog at 8:26 a.m. Thursday.
Elinor S. McLeod was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maryland State Police.
She was hit in the 8700 block of Downsville Pike by a 2011 Volkswagen sedan driven by Mohamed A. Majeed, 49, of Fairplay, Md. Police said the investigation revealed Majeed was unable to avoid hitting McLeod and speed, negligence, drugs or alcohol do not appear to have been factors in the accident.
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Due to the subzero temperatures, Kimble Recycling and Disposal has suspended residential and commercial trash collection for one day in Stark, Summit, Wayne, Cuyahoga, Portage, Lake and Geauga counties.
Kimble customers can expect a one-day delay in trash pickup for the rest of the week, according to a news release from the company.
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SAN JOSE -- Nathan Stanley dealt with some pre-game jitters and let it carry over into the game for a few plays. After overthrowing on his first three attempts, Stanley connected with Jason Willis on a fourth-down play.
Stanley, a rookie making his first career start, completed seven of his next eight passes and finished 18 of 28 for 249 yards and six touchdowns in helping the SaberCats win their Arena Football League home opener, 70-33, over the Philadelphia Soul on Sunday night.
"There were definitely some nerves," Stanley said. "I never expected to be playing so soon. I got the first few plays out of the way and we rolled from there."
Stanley started in place of veteran Russ Michna, who suffered concussion-like symptoms during the first half of the SaberCats' 64-34 victory over the Portland Thunder in San Jose's season opener a week earlier.
Michna did not practice all week and his status remains uncertain. SaberCats coach Darren Arbet wasn't revealing any future plans about the quarterback position.
"He has a lot of potential," Arbet said when asked if Stanley deserved another start. "We'll have to watch the tape and see what we want to do."
Receiver Reggie Gray, who played with Michna at Western Illinois and with the Chicago Rush, caught five passes for 77 yards and three touchdowns.
"I talked to Nate before the game and told him to put the ball where it's supposed to be," Gray said. "It's up to us to get to the ball. He was great. We have two great quarterbacks."
Arbet could not have asked for a better performance from Stanley, who also ran for a touchdown.
"He played great. He was phenomenal," Arbet said. "What he did tonight, he's been doing in camp and in the second half last week."
Gray and Rod Harper, who caught six passes for 77 yards and a pair of touchdowns, helped Stanley with some dazzling catches. Huey Whittaker also caught a touchdown pass.
"You reap what you sow," SaberCats' defensive back Clevan Thomas said. "By the time I got here in January, Nate was the first one in and the last one out. He worked hard without knowing he'd be playing."
Thomas, the reigning AFL Defensive Player of the Year, returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown during the third quarter. It was Thomas' 66th career interception, second all-time to Kenny McEntyre's 98. He's returned 15 for a touchdown.
"It was really just great coaching," Thomas said. "I was just there."
The Soul handed the SaberCats one of their two home losses last season en route to reaching their second straight Arena Bowl.
"This was a statement game," Stanley said. "We need to keep the momentum and continue the intensity."
The SaberCats broke the game open following intermission, scoring five unanswered touchdowns after taking a 35-27 edge into halftime.
Thomas led a defensive effort that limited the Soul to two total offensive yards and zero points in the third quarter. Dan Raudabaugh was 1 of 9 in the period.
Ken Fontenette led the SaberCats with eight tackles, seven solo, while Whittaker and David Hyland each added another six tackles. Marc Schiechl recorded a sack that ended one drive.
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The Western Carolina State Fair is more than just games. It's also providing donations for Aiken County civic groups. News 12 is on your side with how the fair is helping out volunteer organizations.
Everyone enjoys the fun of the fair, but it takes hundreds of people to get this dragon-sized event off the ground. The Aiken Jaycees do most of the tasks, but still rely on dozens of volunteers from civic groups like garden clubs and scouts. In return, the groups get a donation.
"We usually have some kind of negotiated price with them and it helps their organization," said Doug Woof, Aiken Jaycees.
A few dozen Aiken County Reserve Sheriff's officers and posse members keep the fair safe. This is one of their largest fundraisers.
"We use that to buy uniforms, buy equipment for the receive organization," said Lt. Larry Schrade, Sheriff's Office Reserve Unit.
Trash and other work is left behind after the fair and when it's closed like it is right now, that's when a special group of workers comes in.
The Tri-Development Center, who trains the mentally challenged for work, uses their donation to pay some of their trainees.
"What this allows them to do is an opportunity to work until they get a permanent position, so they get money and also it allows us to be able to asses them," said Je-Nay Reid, Tri-Development job coach.
Del Knight is setting up for Friday night's beauty pageant.
"What do you do with that paycheck?" News 12 asked.
"I take it to the bank and get it cashed," Knight said.
"Does that make you feel pretty good?" News 12 asked.
"It feels great!" Knight said.
It's smiles all around as fair money helps out so many in Aiken County.
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What is the Minnesota e-Transcript Initiative? The state of Minnesota has joined forces with the Midwestern Higher Education Compact to facilitate the electronic transfer of high school transcripts to colleges and universities throughout the state and nationwide. This is made possible through the Compact's contract with Docufide, Inc.
Minnesota high school students applying to colleges will be able to easily and quickly forward their official high school transcripts to their colleges of choice through a new paperless e-transcript system. The service also supports colleges processing transcripts electronically to other schools and third party destinations.
Who is directing this initiative? MHEC conducted an RFP process and selected Docufide to offer this program to the 11 Midwestern states. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education has convened an advisory committee with representatives from the Minnesota Department of Education, the Minnesota Private College Council, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, the University of Minnesota, Minnesota public schools and the Office of Higher Education.
What is the college's role? Postsecondary schools can register, at no charge, to be able to receive high school or college transcripts. Postsecondary schools may also register to process and send their transcripts electronically through the initiative. Register to receive transcripts.
What is the high school's role? High schools may also register to process and send their transcripts electronically through the initiative.
What are the costs? The state, through the Office of Higher Education, has provided a one-time subsidy to bring the program to Minnesota and subsidize part of the service costs. For schools to send transcripts, there is a one-time installation fee of $212 per school (minimum of $425 per district or postsecondary institution). There is no cost to receive transcripts. A flat annual rate for the school is available to pay for the transcript costs. If not subsidized by their school, students pay $2.55 to deliver electronic transcripts and $4.25 to deliver paper transcripts.
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PARKERSBURG -- Parkersburg police are looking for a man in a robbery at Community Bank on Emerson Avenue this morning.
The man was described as older, from 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, 250 pounds, wearing a navy blue hoody with a gray liner and a navy blue coat over the hoody, white sneakers and blue jeans.
The robbery happened about 9:15 a.m. today.
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A sign on the door of the Community Bank on Emerson Avenue following a robbery Tuesday morning.
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Surveillance photo of the suspect.
The man left entered a bluish-green older model vehicle similar to a Ford Escort and left the area going south on Emerson Avenue, according to witnesses.
Witnesses at the Front Row bar in the adjacent shopping center said the car was parked in front of the establishment, but they didn't see the suspect in it.
More than a half-dozen Parkersburg Police cars - many unmarked - were on-scene. A sign on the entrance to the bank stated it was "closed due to emergency."
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A 50-year-old man, one of three men shot during an incident in the 600 block of Astor Drive at 11:44 p.m. Sunday, has died of his injuries, the Stockton Police Department reported.
This is the 25th homicide the Stockton Police Department has investigated this year.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000. Callers can remain anonymous. Cellphone users can text information to 274637 (CRIMES) by entering the keyword "TIPSPD" followed by their tip.
Read more on this story in Tuesday's Record from staff writer Joe Goldeen.
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The Christmas buying frenzy started early this season and the reports are the year is going to be a sales whopper. New records are being set on Internet buying. Brick-and-mortar stores are holding their own. People seem to be in a spending mood even if money is short.
Here in East Contra Costa County there is less enthusiasm. It showed up in random interviews with 10 locals. Many are skeptics who are questioning the sales figures being claimed. Some shoppers say their funds still are tight and they are spending less than last year.
Kathleen Canario of Oakley just retired. "I have to think high sales are being exaggerated to make people think the economy is improving," she said. "The early tabulations might be skewed because of the deep discounts available. It's deceptive. I'll be spending no more than last year."
Oakley's Linda Heifner feels the same. "I don't think sales figures really are up as reported. I think it's a hype to get people to spend," she said. "I'm spending less this year on family gifts."
Mitch Gamet of Brentwood has two new grandkids which he says explains why he will be spending a little more this year. "But the overall sales figures are strange. I find it hard to understand those reports. I don't think anyone has extra money," he said.
Elaine Ortiz of Antioch said she's budgeting the same amount as she did last year. "Most of my buying is on the Internet because it's convenient. Reports from around the country indicate that people already have forgotten the tough times we've been through and it doesn't surprise me."
Chris Dolger of Brentwood also questions the sales figures. "Almost everyone I know will be spending less because they have to cut back. That includes me," he said. "But it's not going to affect the gift buying for my two small boys."
"It's hard to know whether the reported sales are accurate," echoed Antioch's Jack Smith. "I do believe the economy is on the rise but it's nothing spectacular. I'll be spending less this year mainly because of family medical problems."
Judy Aiken of Brentwood believes the economy definitely is coming around. "We're in construction and we see the jobs that are coming back. It's going to be a really big Christmas." Then she added with a sigh, "We'll be spending a little less because our kids have grown older."
Lisa Evans of Discovery Bay sees it this way. "Sales are high because of the bargains being offered. We're buying and we're being smarter about what we buy. But I'm spending less because I have less to spend."
"I'm a bargain hunter. I'm still buying gifts, but spending less on them," said Claudia Mendoza of Brentwood. "We just bought a new home and we still need to spend a lot of money on it."
Antioch's Jose Flores is out of work. "Last year I spent $1,000 on Christmas. This year I have nothing to spend." "I'm working on a list of people who will be cut out," he said. "The big sales figures come from people with lots of money to spend. Good for them. People like me have nothing to spend."
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