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Star Wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the Lucasfilm magazine, Star Wars Insider:
- "'Gospel,' or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. These works spin out of George Lucas' original stories, the rest are written by other writers. However, between us, we've read everything, and much of it is taken into account in the overall continuity. The entire catalog of published works comprises a vast history—with many off-shoots, variations and tangents—like any other well-developed mythology."
To understand canon and continuity, the overall Star Wars saga should be looked at as a set of stories written by many different people which "document" past "events." Although some stories are more reliable than others, they all are looked upon as part of the overall "history." It should also be remembered that all of these stories are simply that—stories. There are numerous errors that inevitably arise between the stories simply because different authors have their own ways of telling the story and may not have the time and resources to perfectly align the details. This site deals with non-canon material by putting red text notification above the non-canon items.
The situation can be compared to Greek and Roman mythology, or the stories of King Arthur. The various Star Wars tales are a group of separate but linked stories, and are told by many different authors over a period of time.
As of April 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six Star Wars films, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series and film, and the stand-alone Dark Horse Comics arc Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir.[1] Meanwhile, the Expanded Universe is no longer considered canon[2] and was re-termed as the "Legends" brand. Most Star Wars material released after April 25, 2014—with some exceptions—is composed in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Story Group, making it part of the "new canon."
Canon and the Expanded Universe
This policy has been further refined and fleshed out over the years. The Star Wars website also details the role of canon, Expanded Universe (or "EU") sources, and how they fit into overall Star Wars continuity. Christopher Cerasi stated,[3]
- "When it comes to absolute canon, the real story of Star Wars, you must turn to the films themselves—and only the films. Even novelizations are interpretations of the film, and while they are largely true to George Lucas' vision (he works quite closely with the novel authors), the method in which they are written does allow for some minor differences. The novelizations are written concurrently with the film's production, so variations in detail do creep in from time to time. Nonetheless, they should be regarded as very accurate depictions of the fictional Star Wars movies.
- "The further one branches away from the movies, the more interpretation and speculation come into play. LucasBooks works diligently to keep the continuing Star Wars expanded universe cohesive and uniform, but stylistically, there is always room for variation. Not all artists draw Luke Skywalker the same way. Not all writers define the character in the same fashion. The particular attributes of individual media also come into play. A comic book interpretation of an event will likely have less dialogue or different pacing than a novel version. A video game has to take an interactive approach that favors gameplay. So too must card and roleplaying games ascribe certain characteristics to characters and events in order to make them playable.
- "The analogy is that every piece of published Star Wars fiction is a window into the 'real' Star Wars universe. Some windows are a bit foggier than others. Some are decidedly abstract. But each contains a nugget of truth to them. Like the great Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi said, 'many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view.' "
Lucas Licensing editor Sue Rostoni elaborated further on the place of printed Expanded Universe sources in Star Wars Gamer 6,
- "Canon refers to an authoritative list of books that the Lucas Licensing editors consider an authentic part of the official Star Wars history. Our goal is to present a continuous and unified history of the Star Wars galaxy, insofar as that history does not conflict with, or undermine the meaning of Mr. Lucas's Star Wars saga of films and screenplays."
In a December 6, 2006 post on the official Star Wars forums, Leland Chee ("keeper" of the Holocron) made this comment in response to a question regarding whether the aforementioned "foggy window" was a window into the "real Star Wars Universe of the Films Only" or the "Star Wars Universe of the Films + EU continuity":
- "Film+EU continuity. Anything not in the current version of the films is irrelevant to Film only continuity."
In 2008, Howard Roffman commented on the subject when discussing Lucasfilm's marketing plan for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series:
- "We've stuck to a very clear branding strategy for the past decade. This is Star Wars. Individual movies come and go, as do TV shows, video games, books. They all contribute to the lore of Star Wars, but in the end it is one saga and that saga is called Star Wars. We've wanted to send a clear message to our fans that everything we do is part of that overall saga."
- ―Howard Roffman
Canon and games
Things are a bit more complicated with the matter of Star Wars games. The overall scenario and documentation (cutscenes, manuals, strategy guides etc) are proper EU (see C-canon below). This, however, doesn't apply to "game mechanics" and stats.
- Game mechanics are the "artistic license" properties of the game that separate any computer game from reality and serve to make one more playable and enjoyable; for example Kyle Katarn carrying 10 weapons simultaneously, fully and immediately recovering from wounds simply by touching a bacta tank, bodies of defeated enemies disappearing etc., are things not realistically possible. Game mechanics are also some special effects accompanying the use of Force powers, such as sounds and glow surrounding the caster, which never appear in the movies. Health, shield, and Force repository are also game mechanics.
- On a similar note, "artistic license" for the sake of gameplay is often exercised in many Star Wars games which contain adaptations, either in whole or in part, of scenes from the Star Wars movies, especially when the player takes the role of a character from the film. For example, in Star Wars: The Arcade Game the player takes the role of Luke Skywalker during the Battle of Yavin, although the specific events of the game do not exactly match those seen on screen during A New Hope. In any conflict of canon, the respective movie has precedent, though this is rarely an issue.
- Background information given in the roleplaying game sourcebooks such as biographies, stories, blueprints, etc. is proper canon. Stats, on the contrary, are considered game mechanics. Stats include details such as weapon damage, speed, and character attributes (strength, intelligence, dexterity, health points etc).
- In mission and quest solving, canon is assumed to be the fullest and best outcome possible of each mission/quest available as given in the briefing or scenario. Kyle Katarn, Keyan Farlander, Maarek Stele, Jaden Korr, etc. never failed their quests. Although the player can avoid some optional quests, Wookieepedia assumes that those heroes managed to complete all the "available" feats.
- Problems can arise with customizable options such as the species, gender, or alignment of the main character, until Lucasfilm releases a definite answer on this.
So far, all game characters with customizable gender, except Meetra Surik, have been canonized to be male.
- In side-choosing games such as the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series and Dark Forces saga where the player has the choice between light side and dark side, as of yet, the light side ending has been verified as canonical by Lucasfilm in all games.
It is not known however if it does impose additional restrictions on the secondary story and the outcome of any individual alignment-defining sidequest or choice in the game since they are not strictly set. For example, the protagonist of Knights of the Old Republic canonically followed the light and helped the Galactic Republic destroy the Star Forge but that doesn't mean that he didn't kill Bendak Starkiller or that he didn't join the GenoHaradan (both dark-aligned options in the game).
However, Wookieepedia articles assume that the player picks the light side choice for all scenarios; therefore, even the secondary choices and events pertaining to the dark side or triggered by relevant choices are considered non-canon. - On the other hand, ambiguity is maintained when it comes to alternative choices and solutions to puzzles with the same outcome. For example, in Knights of the Old Republic, the fate of droid C8-42, or the responses to Rutum, is up to the player; although dark-side options can be excluded according to the above, there are still several neutral or light-side options to choose from, and none of them can be taken for sure to be the "true" one.
- In-game events and characters that are "triggered" when the non-canonical gender or alignment is selected are non-canon as well. For example Hanharr is not considered to have followed Meetra Surik, since Hanharr joins the player only in the non-canonical Dark Side outcome of the game.
There are, however, some exceptions when an external canon source, such as an encyclopedia or guide, state it as happening, like for example that Brianna joined the Jedi Exile. In the game, Brianna joins the player only in the non-canonical male identity. In that case, the game is inconsistent to the canon and falls under the "game mechanic" logic.
- Battlefront games have both a Campaign and an Instant Action Mode, among others. The events in the campaign—including those that only appear there, such as the Battle of Kamino and the existence of X1 and X2—are considered canon. However, Instant Action allows players to create and replay battles in non-canon ways with obviously non-canon gameplay elements, such as Jango Fett fighting during the Clone Wars.
George Lucas and Star Wars Canon
In the introduction to the 1994 printing of Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Lucas offered his view on the evolution of the Star Wars saga:
- "After Star Wars was released, it became apparent that my story—however many films it took to tell—was only one of thousands that could be told about the characters who inhabit its galaxy. But these were not stories I was destined to tell. Instead they would spring from the imagination of other writers, inspired by the glimpse of a galaxy that Star Wars provided. Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the Saga."
This quote from an interview in the August/September 1999 issue of Star Wars Insider is also notable:
- "Part of the job of the director is to sort of keep everything in line, and I can do that in the movies—but I can't do it on the whole Star Wars universe."
In July 2001, Lucas gave his opinion on the matter of what is canon in Star Wars during an interview with Cinescape magazine:
- "There are two worlds here," explained Lucas. "There's my world, which is the movies, and there's this other world that has been created, which I say is the parallel universe—the licensing world of the books, games and comic books. They don't intrude on my world, which is a select period of time, [but] they do intrude in between the movies. I don't get too involved in the parallel universe."
Further, in an August 2005 interview in Starlog magazine:
- STARLOG: "The Star Wars Universe is so large and diverse. Do you ever find yourself confused by the subsidiary material that's in the novels, comics, and other offshoots?"
- LUCAS: "I don't read that stuff. I haven't read any of the novels. I don't know anything about that world. That's a different world than my world. But I do try to keep it consistent. The way I do it now is they have a Star Wars Encyclopedia. So if I come up with a name or something else, I look it up and see if it has already been used. When I said [other people] could make their own Star Wars stories, we decided that, like Star Trek, we would have two universes: My universe and then this other one. They try to make their universe as consistent with mine as possible, but obviously they get enthusiastic and want to go off in other directions."
Lucas' statements in Starlog were commented on in a December 7, 2005 post on the starwars.com forums by Leland Chee, who maintains Lucas Licensing's continuity database:
- CHEE: "GL is certainly not bound by the EU, though he's certainly open to using things created in it (Aayla Secura and the Coruscant name, for example). On the other hand, the quote you provide makes it sound like the EU is separate from George's vision of the Star Wars universe. It is not. The EU must follow certain tenets set by George through the films and other guidelines that he provides outside of the films."
A conversation between Lucas and John Knoll in a web diary during the production of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith showed more of the movie/Expanded Universe relationship:
- "So how did Anakin get that scar, George?" asks John Knoll.
- "I don't know. Ask Howard," says George, referring to President of Lucas Licensing Howard Roffman. "That's one of those things that happens in the novels between the movies. I just put it there. He has to explain how it got there. I think Anakin got it slipping in the bathtub, but of course, he's not going to tell anybody that."
During ShoWest 2008, Lucas gave an interview where he mentioned the difference between "his world", "the licensing world" and the "fans' world":
- Interviewer: "Do you think you'd have other people continue the Star Wars saga past Episode VI or turn some of the other material into films?"
- Lucas: "But there's no story past Episode VI, there's just no story. It's a certain story about Anakin Skywalker and once Anakin Skywalker dies, that's kind of the end of the story. There is no story about Luke Skywalker, I mean apart from the books. But there's three worlds: There's my world that I made up, there's the licensing world that's the books, the comics, all that kind of stuff, the games, which is their world, and then there's the fans' world, which is also very rich in imagination, but they don't always mesh. All I'm in charge of is my world. I can't be in charge of those other people's world, because I can't keep up with it."
Another noteworthy exchange between Lucas and an interviewer appeared in the May 2008 edition of Total Film magazine:
- TOTAL FILM: "The Star Wars universe has expanded far beyond the movies. How much leeway do the game makers and novel writers have?"
- LUCAS: "They have their own kind of world. There's three pillars of Star Wars. I'll probably get in trouble for this but it's OK! There's three pillars: the father, the son and the holy ghost. I'm the father, Howard Roffman [president of Lucas Licensing] is the son and the holy ghost is the fans, this kind of ethereal world of people coming up with all kinds of different ideas and histories. Now these three different pillars don't always match, but the movies and TV shows are all under my control and they are consistent within themselves. Howard tries to be consistent but sometimes he goes off on tangents and it's hard to hold him back. He once said to me that there are two Star Trek universes: there's the TV show and then there's all the spin-offs. He said that these were completely different and didn't have anything to do with each other. So I said, "OK, go ahead." In the early days I told them that they couldn't do anything about how Darth Vader was born, for obvious reasons, but otherwise I pretty much let them do whatever they wanted. They created this whole amazing universe that goes on for millions of years!"
- TOTAL FILM: "Are you happy for new Star Wars tales to be told after you're gone?"
- LUCAS: "I've left pretty explicit instructions for there not to be any more features. There will definitely be no Episodes VII-IX. That's because there isn't any story. I mean, I never thought of anything. And now there have been novels about the events after Episode VI, which isn't at all what I would have done with it. The Star Wars story is really the tragedy of Darth Vader. That is the story. Once Vader dies, he doesn't come back to life, the Emperor doesn't get cloned and Luke doesn't get married..."
Canon in the Holocron continuity database
In 2000, Lucas Licensing appointed Leland Chee to create a continuity-tracking database referred to as the Holocron continuity database. The Holocron followed the canon policy that had been in effect for years, but the capabilities of database software allowed each element of a story, rather than the stories as a whole, to be classified.
The Holocron's database included a field for a single letter (G, T, C, S, N or D) representing the level of canonicity of that element; these letters were since informally applied to the levels of canon themselves: G-canon, T-canon, C-canon, S-canon, N-canon and D-canon. As part of his work with the Holocron, Chee was responsible for the creation of this classification system, and he spent the early stages developing and refining it. It was discontinued with the April 2014 reboot.
G, T, C and S together formed the overall Star Wars continuity. Each ascending level typically overrode the lower ones; for example, Boba Fett's backstory was radically altered with the release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, forcing the retcon of older source material to fall in line with the new G-canon backstory. However, this was not always absolute, and the resolution of all contradictions was handled on a case-by-case basis.
- G-canon was George Lucas Canon; the six Episodes and any statements by George Lucas (including unpublished production notes from him or his production department that are never seen by the public). Elements originating with Lucas in the movie novelizations, reference books, and other sources were also G-canon, though anything created by the authors of those sources was C-canon. When the films were changed, the newest editions were deemed to take canonical precedence over older ones, as they corrected mistakes, improved consistency between the two trilogies, and expressed Lucas's current vision of the Star Wars universe most closely. The deleted scenes included on the DVDs were also considered G-canon (when they didn't conflict with the movie).[4]
- T-canon,[5] or Television Canon[6], referred to the canon level comprising the feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the television show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (It would have also included the ultimately unproduced Star Wars live-action TV series.)[7][8] It was devised more recently in order to define a status above the C-Level canon, as confirmed by Chee.[9]
- C-canon was Continuity Canon, consisting of all recent works (and many older works) released under the name of Star Wars: books, comics, games, cartoons, non-theatrical films, and more. Games were a special case, as generally only the stories were C-canon, while things like stats and gameplay may not have been;[10] they also offered non-canonical options to the player, such as choosing female gender for a canonically male character. C-canon elements have appeared in the movies, making them G-canon; examples include the name "Coruscant," swoop bikes, Quinlan Vos, Aayla Secura, YT-2400 freighters and Action VI transports.
- S-canon was Secondary Canon; the materials were available to be used or ignored as needed by authors. This included mostly older works, such as much of the original Marvel Star Wars comics, that predated a consistent effort to maintain continuity; it also contained certain elements of a few otherwise N-canon stories, and other things that "may not fit just right." Many formerly S-canon elements were elevated to C-canon through their inclusion in more recent works by continuity-minded authors, while many other older works (such as The Han Solo Adventures) were accounted for in continuity from the start despite their age, and thus were always C-canon.
- D was Detours Canon, used for material hailing from Star Wars Detours.[11]
- N was Non-Canon. What-if stories (such as stories published under the Infinities label) and anything else directly and irreconcilably contradicted by higher canon ended up here. N was the only level that was not considered canon by Lucasfilm. Information cut from canon, deleted scenes, or canceled Star Wars works fell into this category as well, unless another canonical work referenced it and it was declared canon.
On August 4, 2004, when asked if the G and C-levels formed separate and independent canon, Leland Chee responded by stating that both were part of a single canon:
- "There is one overall continuity."
In a December 7, 2005 post, Chee commented on how the Holocron is applied to licensees:
- "The Holocron comes into play for anything official being developed for books, games, websites, and merchandise. For anything beyond that, it is simply a reference tool."
In a December 6, 2006 post, Chee contradicted his original statements regarding the canonicity of the Holocron and how it applied to the Star Wars universe:
- "The only relevant official continuities are the current versions of the films alone, and the combined current version of the films along with whatever else we've got in the Holocron. You're never going to know what George's view of the universe beyond the films at any given time because it is constantly evolving."
On a post made on the same day, Mr. Chee stated that:
- "Anything not in the current version of the films is irrelevant to Film only continuity."
This statement confirms the priority of the "current version of the films" over the original versions, as well as the existence of two separate continuities, the "film only" continuity maintained and followed by George Lucas himself, and the "film + EU" continuity that is used for licensed products.
Subsequent questioning over which continuity was "more official" revealed that Mr. Chee favored film + EU continuity, but in the end it was up to the individual fan:
- "You're asking the Keeper of the Holocron, so of course I'm gonna be a bit biased ... The reality is that a huge number of people who have seen all 6 Star Wars films have never played a Star Wars game, visited a Star Wars website, watched a Star Wars television program, read a Star Wars publication, or purchased a Star Wars action figure or collectible. It would be great disservice to discount these people as fans."
2014 reboot
- "The thing with legends is that parts of them are true."
- ―John Jackson Miller
On April 25, 2014, after a year of ownership by the Walt Disney Company, a StarWars.com press release confirmed that the films of the sequel trilogy would not adhere to the post–Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe,[12] with further comments from LucasBooks Senior Editor Jennifer Heddle confirming that the EU as a whole is no longer considered canon. The EU has been re-termed "Legends," with related publications remaining in print under that banner.
Since then, the only previously published material still considered canon are the six original trilogy/prequel trilogy films, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series and film, and and the stand-alone Dark Horse Comics arc Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir; which was based on unproduced scripts from The Clone Wars TV series.[1] Most material published after April 25—such as the Star Wars Rebels TV series along with all Marvel Star Wars comic books and novels beginning with A New Dawn—is also considered part of the new canon, on account of the creation of the Lucasfilm Story Group, which currently oversees continuity as a whole. Characters under the Legends banner are still available for use as needed, even if events concerning them are no longer canon.
- "LucasArts Update: The Creation Story"—Star Wars Insider 23
- "Star Wars Publications Timeline"—Star Wars Insider 23
- "Into the Shadows: A Profile of Author Steve Perry"—Star Wars Insider 29
- "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: Creating the Shadows Comic Book"—Star Wars Insider 29
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- "Head Hunter: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch"—Star Wars Insider 30
- "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 150
- "Insider Looks Back"—Star Wars Insider 150
- SDCC 2014: Star Wars: A New Dawn Panel – Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- SDCC 2014: Inside Marvel's New Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Invades Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Rebels Hits San Diego Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- "Rebel Rouser"—Star Wars Insider 152
- "The Making of A New Dawn"—Star Wars Insider 152
- "Dave on the Dark Side"—Star Wars Insider 153
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 154
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 155
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 156
- SWCA: One Big Story – Star Wars Canon Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- "A Sith Spectacular"—Star Wars Insider 157
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 157
- "Marvel Comics 2015: A Marvel Galaxy"—Star Wars Insider 158
- "Death to the Dark Side!: The Making of Dark Empire – Part III"—Star Wars Insider 159
- "Join Us!"—Star Wars Insider 160
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 160
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dave Filoni comments on Son of Dathomir. Dave Filoni (January 10, 2014). "Happy New Year! You may have seen the recent Clone Wars / Dark Horse Comics news, and I thought I would chime in and clarify things a bit..."
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/jenheddle/status/459803475770347520
- ↑ Ask the Lucasfilm Jedi Council, August 17, 2001 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ StarWars.com: Blogs - Keeper of the Holocron's Blog (archive.org link)
- ↑ StarWars.com message board - Holocron continuity database thread
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ StarWars.com message board - Holocron continuity database thread
- ↑ Leland Chee (Tasty Taste) on RPG/game info vs. story info
- ↑ Star Wars Detours canonicity. Leland Chee (August 26, 2012, 11:00 pm). Retrieved on February 2, 2013, 12:09 am. "It's classified separately in the Holocron as D - Detours canon."
- ↑ The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
See also
- Timeline of canon media
- Expanded Universe
- Fanon
- List of Legends elements in the films
- List of fanon elements in continuity
- Wookieepedia:Canon policy
External links
- Page 2 of the Holocron Continuity Database thread at Starwars.com's Message Boards, where Leland Chee first discussed how canon is handled by the Holocron
- Sue Rostoni on book cover canonicity
- Star Wars Technical Commentaries – By Curtis Saxton
- Canon on Wikipedia
- Star Wars canon on Wikipedia


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says shortstop Derek Jeter will play only in minor league spring training games for the rest of spring training.
The move could cut short how much time Jeter would miss if he starts the season on the 15-day disabled list. By not playing in major league exhibitions, the Yankees want to be able to backdate Jeter's start time on the DL if that's necessary.
Jeter missed his third straight exhibition game Thursday because of inflammation in his surgically repaired left ankle. The 38-year-old captain received an anti-inflammatory injection on Wednesday.
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It took awhile, but officer Jacquar Roston admitted his mistakes in the November shooting of an unarmed man.
His change in attitude also saved his job.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Monday that Roston would be suspended, not fired, for the Nov. 11 wounding of 22-year-old Lawrence Gordon. Gordon, who was shot in the leg, is suing the department.
Gillespie's decision was in contrast with the department's internal Use of Force Board, which in April recommended the officer be fired. Roston was initially combative and unwilling to admit any wrongdoing, Gillespie said, and the officer told the board he wouldn't change how he handled the incident.
But Roston changed his tune when before the department's pre-termination board a few months later. The second board felt Roston had accepted responsibility.
Gillespie, who interviewed members of both boards and Roston, also felt the officer had atoned.
"Officer Roston made a serious mistake, and he takes responsibility for that," Gillespie said at a press conference. "He also made a serious mistake at his Use of Force Board, in not indicating to them that he had made a number of mistakes that evening."
In addition to the 40-hour suspension without pay -- the department's maximum discipline -- Roston will be retrained in a program specifically structured for him.
If the officer shows improvement, he will return to patrol. If he does not, Gillespie said he could be fired.
"I believe he will succeed. However, it is his responsibility to demonstrate that he can," the sheriff said. "I say let's put the time and the effort into training. If we don't see the desired results, then he will not be out in field."
It's been more than eight months since Roston's last shift.
The officer was investigating a late-night domestic dispute between Gordon and his girlfriend in a parking lot at 1600 S. Hollywood Blvd. The woman claimed Gordon had beaten her and damaged her car.
Roston took the woman away from Gordon, who remained in the passenger seat of the car during the interview.
When Roston approached Gordon, he noticed Gordon digging under his seat, Gillespie said. When Gordon brought his hands up toward Roston, Gillespie said the officer mistook the shine from a label on Gordon's baseball cap for a gun.
Roston fired one shot, striking Gordon in the leg.
Gordon later told the Review-Journal the shot missed his femoral artery, but the thigh bone in his right leg was shattered. The injury required emergency surgery and insertion of a metal rod and eight bolts in his leg.
Gordon also needed a blood transfusion, and spent more than a week recovering at University Medical Center. The hospital has filed an $82,500 lien against Gordon, who did not have health insurance.
Gillespie said Gordon, who was not charged with a crime, was trying to hide marijuana when he reached under the seat.
"I tell you these facts now so you have a complete picture of what the officer faced that night, not to excuse his actions," he said.
Although Gillespie conducted his own review and did several interviews, he never spoke with Gordon, said attorney Cal Potter.
"My concern is there appears to be no accountability. It's just police circling the wagons again," Potter said.
Potter said he didn't know if Gordon had marijuana in the car. Either way, Roston failed to de-escalate the situation, did not call for backup and ended up shooting an unarmed man, Potter said.
"They're trying to dirty up Lawrence Gordon to justify their actions. Shame on them, and shame on the sheriff for trying to blame the victim," he said.
Roston's shooting didn't garner much public scrutiny at first, in part because Gordon's identity was not revealed and the department released very few details about the case.
But behind the scenes, the shooting was roundly criticized by the department's Use of Force Review Board, which was strengthened last year in the wake of a federal review of its use-of-force policies and publication of a Review-Journal series, "Deadly Force," a yearlong investigation on Las Vegas police shootings.
Both the Justice Department and the newspaper found the force board lacked accountability and transparency. Police hoped the changes would re-establish credibility with the public and broaden the scope of a panel that has been criticized as a rubber stamp after shootings.
In the past, the board determined whether a shooting was "justified" or "unjustified."
The department changed the classifications to "administrative approval" and "administrative disapproval," and also offers feedback on tactics, decisions and training.
The changes were aimed at examining the totality of the officer's actions rather than simply issuing a blanket approval or rare disapproval.
Before the changes to the board, no officer involved in an on-duty shooting was ever recommended for termination. Since the changes, there have been two: Roston and Jesus Arevalo, the officer who shot and killed Stanley Gibson.
Although the force board was revamped, the pre-termination hearing was not changed. The sheriff always has final say in the firing of any officer, although an officer can appeal the decision to an outside arbitrator.
Gillespie said his decision didn't undermine the Use of Force Review Board's credibility, which he said rendered a correct decision based on Roston's poor attitude during his review.
The sheriff noted that police have a spotty track record for admitting mistakes, but Monday's press conference showed his department's growth.
"A 40-hour suspension for a use of force, if you look historically at this organization, is significant. And I, as sheriff, stand before the public saying we made a mistake under these circumstances, is (significant) as well."
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The Times points to indicators that the attackers may have links to the Chinese military, and speculates that the hacking may be a response to the newspaper's coverage of China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao. The Times recently reported on the prime minister's wealth; the attackers accessed the email of the Shanghai bureau chief who provided much of the coverage.
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You'd think a person could go out of town for a few weeks without missing out on much. Not true! While we were gone, our neighbor Ed Rutledge - local winemaker, artist, woodcarver and who knows what else - (he's very talented) moved the downtown tasting room! D'Vinery, at the west end of Leavenworth, was a charming place to visit and taste Ed's wines. However, he and the family didn't move it far: it's just next door to the former tasting room and has more room to display his artistic talents, an assortment of interesting books and other wine accoutrements and a broad array of palate-pleasing wines. The whites range from dry to off-dry to sweet, and the dry Gewurztraminer is olfactory heaven. Tables and chairs make it easy to sit and sip.
Moving tasting rooms seems to be catching, too. Around the first of April, Stemilt Creek Winery - now located on 9th Street - will be pouring its wines in its new location right next to d'Vinery at the west end of Front St.
With this move, the west end of Front St. will have three wine-tasting rooms, as Ryan Patrick Vineyards is down the street (or up, depending on how you look at it) at 636 Front St. And if you cross the street from Ryan Patrick and go down the hill, at 725 Front St. you'll find Swakane Winery's tasting room downstairs. Each winery is different, with options for tasting or buying by the glass or bottle, and with delightful wine-related books, jewelry, food items and T-shirts. Ryan Patrick's "Let's Get Naked" shirts are very popular, especially with bachelorette parties.
What's next? I don't know, but I'm sure more fun, wine-related activities are in store for us.


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The idea to create an off-street system of railroad transportation in the northern capital of the Russian Empire goes back to the 19th century. As far back as 1820, an engineer by the name of Torgovanov appealed to Alexander I via Count M.A. Miloradovich with a proposal to set up a tunnel under the Neva. The monarch wrote on the petition: "Issue two hundred rubles from our funds to Torgovanov and make him sign an obligation not to come up with such projects any more. Let him do what he's suited to do." A famous self-taught inventor, I.P.Kulibin, also made similar requests, however also in vain.
Several projects for St Petersburg, designed by the French born English engineer, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, who is considered the father of tunnel construction, were also not implemented due to a number of reasons. Nikolaevskiy (Blagoveschenskiy) Bridge, completed in 1855, somewhat eased the problem of connecting the two banks of the Neva and bringing passengers and cargo from the city center to Vasilyevskiy Island. However the problem very soon resurfaced again.
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How much does a DUI attorney cost–it depends on the way that they bill their clients. As a DUI attorney in Phoenix, I know that the answer also varies by the experience, age and ability of the lawyer. Some newer attorneys may advertise a very low price. When I see this, I know that the attorney may not have many actual DUI jury trials under their belt. Some more experienced attorneys charge more than $10,000 for the same type of case.
Here's the deal. There are basically three different types of billing practices for DUI attorneys. There is the hourly fee. This fee structure allows the lawyer to bill their clients by the hour. It might seem that it is a more affordable way to proceed. However, be careful. If the attorney bills for travel, a typical DUI can get very costly. My advice is to ask the attorney what they typically charge a client at the end of the process. If you hear a number that you can't afford, walk away.
Other lawyers charge flat fees. Flat fees enable the client to know in advance how much the services are. Again, however, look out for additional fees. Some lawyers charge a flat, all-encompassing fee. Other charge an additional fee for trial. For some reason, I speak with clients all the time who get very confused about this.
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Steve Martin is back behind the banjo.
The 65-year-old actor, author, and recent Oscar host will release his second bluegrass album in March.
Martin spent months on the road performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers, and the bluegrass quintet backs him on "Rare Bird Alert," which includes 13 new songs he wrote.
The album also features some impressive guest stars: the Dixie Chicks and Sir Paul McCartney.
"It's very hard to believe," Martin said of having the former Beatle perform on his album. "I was a kid when I first heard Paul McCartney, and if you told me one day that he'd be singing one of my tunes, I'm still flabbergasted."
McCartney gives voice to a track called "Best Love," which Martin describes as "a love song, but it has a little humor in it."
The Dixie Chicks perform a "very emotional, heartbreaking song called 'You,'" Martin said, adding that they agreed to sing the tune before they'd even heard it.
"I was kind of disappointed because I really wanted them to hear the song first and like it," he said. "But they did like it and they did a great job."
Martin wrote the album while touring with the Rangers last year. He also penned a pair of tunes on the set of his forthcoming film, The Big Year, where he was inspired by the Canadian landscape. The film, which stars Jack Black and Owen Wilson, also inspired the album's title.
"The movie is about bird-watching," Martin explained.
He first displayed his banjo skills on "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" with Earl Scruggs. Martin's first album of original music, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo," won the Grammy for best bluegrass album in 2009.
"Rare Bird Alert" will be out March 15. Martin and his band will support the album with a national tour beginning in May.


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Established status: Populations are confirmed breeding and apparently self-sustaining for 10 or more consecutive years.
Estimated Florida range: 1 county At least 10 years
Statewide trend: Stable
Photograph by Kevin M. Enge © 2003
Threats to natives: None known.
Species Account: This species occurs widely in the neotropics but is presently confined in Florida to 2 or 3 warehouse complexes in Dade County with pebbled expanses of sandy soil and low, sparse weeds. The populations originated from escapees or releases from the pet trade. This is actually a species complex that looks similar but is genetically variable and even contains some parthenogenetic (all females species. The Florida populations, however, are apparently bisexual. Large males may exceed 30.5 cm (12 in) in length, but most are smaller. These are very beautiful lizards, with males having brown backs with yellow and lime-green stripes and golden sides with yellow spots. The face, throat, and front of the legs are turquoise blue, and the tail is green. Females are duller with 7-9 yellow stripes on a greenish-brown body, orangish head, and bright green tail, hind limbs, and lower sides. Lizards actively forage for insects on the open ground and retreat to their burrows or the shade of a plant or building when too hot. They also will eat leaves and flowers of the toxic European punctureweed (Bartlett 1995, Bartlett and Bartlett 1999).
Habitats: Central or core urban area, Barren land
Bartlett, R. D. 1995. The teiids of the southeastern U.S. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 43(7):112, 114-119, 121-122, 124-126.
Bartlett, R. D., and P. P. Bartlett. 1999. A field guide to Florida reptiles and amphibians. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas. 278pp.
King, F. W., and T. Krakauer. 1966. The exotic herpetofauna of southeast Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 29:144-154.
Wilson, L. D., and L. Porras. 1983. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 9. 89pp.
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Anthony Rendon's mullet has now survived for nearly two weeks, despite the summer heat, the humidity, and the fact that he looks ridiculous.
"It's kind of phenomenal," Rendon said, shortly after Adam LaRoche gave him the haircut. "I'm thinking I might keep it. It's actually now a stylish little thing. Like, they brought back the mohawk a couple years ago; I might bring back the mullet."
Indeed he has, and he's kept hitting throughout. Which led to this moment in the seventh inning on Tuesday night, after Rendon got a second hit for the fourth time in five games.
"I could watch this guy hit all day," MASN's F.P. Santangelo said. "A lot of things he does, you can't teach. Some you can, but most of it is just natural. Just God-given, the way he puts the barrel on the baseball almost every single at-bat. Even if he pops up, it's barrel to the baseball….
"What'd you say Rendon's hitting right now, .340?" he then asked. "Well the good thing about that is he's hitting .340. The bad thing is a lot of kids in D.C. are gonna have mullets."
"I don't know man," Bob Carpenter noted. "It was low 90s today. That may be a little steamy for that. Save it for the fall."
"Go to some Little League games, guess what your'e gonna see this summer? A mullet," Santangelo went on. "I want to be like Anthony Rendon. Nats pop into first place, I'll get a mullet, how about that?"
"Oh brother," Carpenter said, but I think this has legs. If he keeps talking about it, and I keep writing about it, I can easily see a situation where 20 or more Nats fans, plus Santangelo, gather together outside the center-field gates before the first home game after the Nats re-take first place in the NL East, while a local barber offers complimentary high-speed mulletizations, and I get one (1) free and easy blog item.


text: Sigourney Weaver: We Need Women in Washington ASAPDodai Stewart7/23/12 11:10amFiled to: notable/quotableSigourney WeaverPolitical animalsWomen in politicsPoliticsPolitics as UsualGettypicFeminismCelebrity43EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkNew USA show Political Animals features Sigourney Weaver playing the Secretary of State. And while Weaver is just acting like a political figure, she has a lot of thoughts about women in government.AdvertisementWeaver feels that something lady-centric is in the air right now:It's a women-in-general era. Something's afoot in this country. Besides Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, proven is we're terrific and smart. Ready for women in politics. You can admire Angela Merkel of Germany, but maybe our nation isn't yet primed for a woman president… only… why not? We just aren't getting sufficient support.She also believes that women have something unique to offer, when it comes to public service:AdvertisementTime to have this conversation. Kick away old thinking. Why's ambition considered unattractive for us but not for a man? Women speak right out. From the heart, not a prompter. We're not in this for ego or power. We can work together. Ask questions nobody asks. Roll up our sleeves, don't intimidate, get things done in a different way. I know. I'm a mother.Of course, dragging motherhood into it isn't necessary: Women who are not mothers have plenty to offer. Condoleezza Rice and Angela Merkel never had kids and somehow manage to get shit done. But overall, Weaver has a good point: If we want equal political, economic, and social rights for women, we need more women in legislature and government.With 50 percent of the population, only 15 percent of us are in Congress. I wouldn't go into politics myself, but I'm definitely a feminist. Feminism is natural.Business as usual isn't working. A female's needed to stir things up, get our country moving again. This stalemate in Washington can be broken by a woman. Here's a trailer for Political Animals, in case you want to tune in. (She's convinced me to start watching. )AdvertisementSponsored[Cindy Adams/NY Post]Reply43 repliesLeave a reply


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3 Akhondzadeh S, Fallah-Pour H, Afkham K, et al. Comparison of Crocus sativus L. and imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: a pilot double-blind randomized trial [ISRCTN45683816]. BMCComplement Altern Med . 2004;4:12.
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Dispute over banks' losses continues, attorney says
Charles Scott Abel, a co-conspirator in the Craig Adams real estate flipping fraud conspiracy, had been scheduled to be sentenced today. Instead, his hearing has been postponed for a third time.
Abel pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud a federally insured bank and was originally scheduled to be sentenced in November 2013.
His attorney, Dan Dannheisser, argues that a dispute with prosecutors over the amount of money lost by banks that did business with Abel has yet to be resolved.
"There is a factual and legal dispute as to the exact calculation of the 'loss' amount for which this defendant is responsible in the instant case," Dannheisser wrote in a May 23 motion.
"Counsel for the defendant and the United States have been engaged in a lengthy exchange of documentation and discussion as to this issue but it appears that it may be a dispute that will require resolution by this court at the time of sentencing."
Abel's guilty plea was tied to his involvement in the purchase of a house at 7685 Cove Terrace, in Sarasota.
County court records show it was flipped back and forth five times between Adams and his associates between December 1999 and February 2004.
Steven Wexler, a Sarasota property investor and former real estate broker, started the chain reaction by buying the house in December 1999 for $600,000.
Wexler then sold the house, a month later, to Sarasota building contractor John Keyworth, for $725,000.
In March 2001, Keyworth sold the property to Adams for $1 million. Adams in turn received $1.28 million in loans from Chevy Chase Bank and US Funding Group.
Five months later, Adams sold the house to Sarasota attorney John West for $1.48 million.
West finally sold it to Abel for $1.95 million in March 2004.
Abel received a $1.5 million loan from Washington Mutual and $450,000 from Countrywide in conjunction with the purchase.
In May 2007, Washington Mutual foreclosed and seized the house after winning a $2.09 million judgment against Abel.
Wexler, Keyworth and West have not been accused of any crimes.
But Adams, the mastermind of the conspiracy, was sentenced in November of 2012 to three years at the Edgefield Correctional Institution in South Carolina.
Abel was the 22nd co-conspirator to be indicted in the massive case and he may be the last to be sentenced.


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A recent study by the Guttmacher Institute reveals that teenagers are treating their reproductive capabilities much differently than they did a few decades ago. Since 1990, teen pregnancy rates have experienced a precipitous decline, culminating in 2010 (the most recent year for which data is available) with a teen pregnancy rate pegged at 6 percent of teenagers � the lowest number in four decades. And though correlation does not equal causation, 2010 also marked the lowest teenage abortion rate since 1973, when Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure.
The results are not always consistent one year to�the next�or geographically uniform. In 2006, pregnancy rates began to creep up again; the downward trend then resumed in 2008. The Southern states have the highest teen pregnancy rates, with New Mexico, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana rounding out the top five. The five states with the lowest rates are in the north: New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine.
And three northern states - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - accounted for more than half of teen abortions in 2010, while a slew of Southern states recorded the lowest percentage of teen abortions.
So what is going on here?
The hodgepodge of particulars makes it difficult to pin the overall declines to a single cause, but a willingness to discuss birth control and other contraceptive measures, as well as the increased availability of such protection, has almost certainly played a role.
The Guttmacher study�s authors note that between 2007 and 2009 alone, the number of 18- and 19-year-old women who reported they used long-term reversible contraception tripled. That and a 43 percent decline in the pregnancy rate among sexually experienced teenagers between 1990 and 2010 suggest that many more teenagers are now proactively prophylactic.
Some of those trends are also reflected in the lives of young women. In a two-year period beginning in 2008, the pregnancy rate of teenagers between the ages of 15-19 dropped 15 percent. During the same time, the pregnancy rate dropped 12 percent for women between the ages of 20-24.
There is also some evidence these trends are not exclusive to the United States; several Western European countries have reported similar declining numbers in recent years.
Did the global recession of 2008 prompt teenagers to make pregnancy decisions based at least partly on economic realities?
The implications of these numbers � for health and policy - are considerable, but the exact reasons behind the downward trend among teenagers in rates of pregnancies and abortions are still not entirely clear.
It is one thing to cite a trend; but another matter altogether to explain with certainty the actions driving it.
Editorial: What is behind the decline in teen pregnancy?
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By Blake Long/Special to the Journal
NEW ALBANY – After struggling the second half of his freshman season at Arkansas State University, Bradley Wallace is coming around.
Wallace, using the Cotton States Baseball League to polish his pitching skills before the start of his sophomore season, struck out 14 Tallahatchie Rascals batters in downing the defending CSBL champion 5-1.
The Jets (9-9-1) will face the North Delta Dealers in today's championship game at 4 p.m.
"He's one of those guys as a coach you give him the ball and tell him to throw it," Jets coach Stacy Hester said. "He's come here to do exactly what we've allowed him to do, to throw every Saturday and he's used this summer to make himself better."
Wallace (4-2) took the mound in the bottom of the first with a four-run cushion, all the support he would need to back his complete game performance.
Tallahatchie starter Beau Cummings (6-3) walked Phillip Correro and Wallace to begin the game and set up the Jets' big inning. David Bowen brought in Correro with a RBI single to make it 1-0.
Daniel Short followed with a double to right that cleared the bases and gave Golden Triangle a 3-0 lead. Cody Berryhill capped the frame with an opposite field single that scored Short.
"The two walks killed us," Tallahatchie coach Chris Basil said. "I thought past the first inning the game was nip and tuck."
Berryhill scored the Jets' fifth run on a wild pitch in the fourth and was the only multiple hitter for his team.
Hunter Mize tripled and scored on John Jordan's groundout in the third for Tallahatchie's only run. Will Wallis and Mize were the only multiple hitters for the Rascals (12-6-1).
North Delta 8, Tupelo 0: North Delta coach John Walker liked Ethan Sanderlin in his team's semifinal matchup with Tupelo over ace Jeremy Massie. The matchup worked, as Sanderlin and Tyler Basil combined for a two-hitter in the Dealers' win.
Two four-run innings provided the offense for North Delta. An inside-the-park three-run home run by Jeremy Carlisle and a run scoring double by Landan Cloud put the Dealers (14-3-2) up 4-0 after the third.
A RBI double by Nathan Van Nortwick and run scoring single by Cloud in the fifth capped the scoring for North Delta.
Tupelo 4, Tippah County 1: Tupelo (4-16) won Saturday morning's quarterfinal game over the Tippah County Tribe (7-12) thanks to Bronson Smith's complete game pitching performance.


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Kim Kardashian's former publicist Jonathan Jaxson just made a smart PR move for himself: He's given RadarOnline a an exclusive interview in which he rips his former client a new one. Considering that he started working with Kim when her sex tape debacle happened in 2007, he's got plenty of dirt on the reality star. Assuming, of course, that he isn't lying.
Let us preface this by saying that even before Jonathan and Kim became estranged, he was not the perfect publicist. This Gawker takedown from 2008 illustrates his simultaneous inability to spin his client's (former Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon) nude photo scandal into something positive, as well as his lack of ethics when he tried to get Perez Hilton to promote his personal blog. So, with that in mind…
Jonathan says that when he first met Kim, "she was the sweetest, down-to-earth person" but that she soon became obsessed with spinning out a positive image. And with her sex tape with Ray J, Jonathan had his work cut out for him. Soon it went from running damage control to fabricating the dramatic situations that got Kim tabloid and blog coverage: "I staged so many paparazzi moments for her," he said. "I arranged for her to be coming out of a jewelry store and made it look like Reggie [Bush, her then-boyfriend] was planning to propose to her."
But while Kim and Jonathan were gleefully spinning their straw into gold, Reggie got turned off to attention-whoring really quickly. Jonathan says that both of Kim's famous exes were uncomfortable with Kim's need for notoreity. Reggie "couldn't handle the fame" and her estranged husband Kris Humphries "just wanted a wife."
So what does he have to say about Kim's decision to file for divorce after only 72 days of wedded bliss? "She knew marriage was a bad PR move as her value has dropped since the wedding," he said. "She's very selfish and she knows what she wants her image to be."
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text: The Good, the Bad and the Incredibly Ugly Fashion at the 2012 Cannes Film FestivalTracie Egan Morrissey5/24/12 4:10pmFiled to: Good/bad/uglyGettypicFashionCannes Film festivalCannespaz vegaJessica ChastainKirsten DunstJane FondaCheryl ColeNaomi WattsCelebrityToptweetFbcassieKelly BrookAsia ArgentoPhoebe PriceIsabelle AdrianiHofit Golankarolina kurkovajada pinkett smithnatasha polyRed Carpet1372EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkCelebrities in Cannes have been spending the past week partying on yachts and attending glamorous film premieres. Thus, their fashion crimes deserve no clemency. My favorite of the week was Spanish actress Paz Vega's black and white belted gown. It has so many elements that I typically find disgusting and trite—like cutouts, a weird boob window, and the feather-duster hem—but working together they create a cutting edge look that combines an old Hollywood silhouette with modern flair.Jessica Chastain was pretty much flawless all week long in flow-y, light-weight gowns.Kirsten Dunst's belted gown manages to convey the youthful elegance that hot pink satin always wants to, but rarely ever does.Jane Fonda's sexiness is offset by the photographers who all decided to wear clown wigs.The flower petals of Naomi Watts' dress are constructed completely out of feathers.Typically, gowns that have the mermaid fish tail thing are supposed to be fitted from the knee up, but Cheryl Cole looks like she's swimming in hers.I thought the louder, patterned gowns were some of the coolest: Kristen Stewart, Bérénice Bejo, and Barbara Palvin.Sparkle: Milla Jovovich, Kylie Minogue, and Diane Kruger.Black: Salma Hayek, Kate Upton, and Allyson Paradis.White: Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth McGovern, and Diane Kruger.Green: Natasha Poly, Araceli Gonzalez, and Luisana Lopilato.The color is loud enough that Jada Pinkett Smith's dress doesn't need all those other bells and whistles, like the high slit or the weird breast plate thing.Whoever designed Karolina Kurkova's gown should take note that the last thing a woman wants is for someone to look at her ass and then furrow their brow. Seriously, what the fuck is that?I think even Mariah Carey would find Hofit Golan's butterfly bracelet to be a bit much.This lady's Star of David left an indentation on her skin that looks like some kind of horrible concentration camp scar. Who would've thought that wearing a symbol of one's religion at the top of one's butt crack would be a bad idea?I didn't think it was physically possible but for an event in the middle of the day, Isabelle Adriani is both over and under dressed.These three.All the other women who attend these premieres borrow their gowns and jewelry, but Phoebe Price actually paid for hers.Are we actually supposed to be fooled into thinking that Roxane Mesquida is naked under this dress? I mean, it's gotten to the point where these nude illusion dresses are just coverups for beige bathing suits. These designers are just getting away with selling unlined gowns.The worst part of Asia Argento's getup is the eyebrow of her tattoo.Delphine Chaneac in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding attire.Cassie is trying to gank Skrillex's style.Bianca Balti's floral dress makes her look like a waitress at a theme restaurant. I feel like Kelly Brook was drawn to this dress the same way that little girls are drawn to geodes—they're both sparkly and colorful, but ultimately common. Model Sarah Marshall can't take all the blame for this outfit, starring her thigh high, since she is the muse for designer Jean Claude Jitrois, who did this to her.Reply137 repliesLeave a reply


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A medley of warm spices tempered with a touch of brown sugar is a great match for rich, nutritious pecans. They make a perfect nibble with a drink before dinner or afterward with a cup of espresso.
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KIRKLAND – The Greater Kirkland Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Christmas in Kirkland from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Alpine Bank in Kirkland.
Santa will be at the bank to pose for pictures with children. He will arrive at 9 a.m. by horse-drawn wagon; the wagon will be available for free rides. Holiday refreshments will be available. The Hiawatha Schools band and chorus will provide holiday music during the festivities.
At 10 a.m., awards will be presented to children from Hiawatha Elementary School with winning artwork and essays. A $25 prize will be given to a winner at each grade level. Prizes will also be awarded in the village's holiday lights contest.
From 7 to 10 a.m., the Kirkland United Methodist Church will present its annual breakfast. The cost for adults is $6, children $3, and children younger than 4 eat free. Visitors are asked to bring paper products to supply the food pantry. Children can make Christmas crafts at the church during the breakfast.
The chamber is accepting entries in the holiday lights contest. Entry forms are available at Alpine Bank, the Kirkland post office and village hall. Only homes registered at these sites will be judged. Judging begins Nov. 26.


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