Independence school district Parent Educator Shannon Shelton, left, makes a visit to the home of Cathy Lee, holding her 6-month-old daughter Sadie (right), where Shelton worked with Max, 2 (second from left) and Collin, 4, on a cooking project on Thursday November 5, 2009 in Independence, KS. The school district was one of four districts to pilot the Parents as Teachers program 25 years ago. John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star
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Cathy Lee, reads a book to her two sons Max, 2, and Collin, 4, during a visit by Independence school district Parent Educator Shannon Shelton (not pictured) on Thursday November 5, 2009 in Independence, KS. The school district was one of four districts to pilot the Parents as Teachers program 25 years ago. John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star
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Independence school district Parent Educator Shannon Shelton watches Max Lee, 2, mix together some ingredients while Shelton was visiting the home of Cathy Lee, on Thursday November 5, 2009 in Independence, KS. The school district was one of four districts to pilot the Parents as Teachers program 25 years ago. John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star
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Independence school district Parent Educator Shannon Shelton (right) holding 6-month-old Sadie Lee, makes a visit to the home of Cathy Lee (left), where Shelton worked with Max Lee, 2 (second from left) and Collin Lee, 4, on a cooking project on Thursday November 5, 2009 in Independence, KS. The school district was one of four districts to pilot the Parents as Teachers program 25 years ago. John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star
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President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House about health care reform and Iraq's new electoral law after returning from Camp David Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Mark Rodgers of Groesbeck, Texas, stands on the side of US 190 outside the main gate of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, to pray and show his support on Sunday Nov. 8, 2009, following the mass shootings at Fort Hood last week. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
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Army Sgt.1st Class Jye Green attends a church service at Bethel Temple Assembly of God in Killeen on Sunday Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner)
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Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Around 1,000 dominos were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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Residents stand on a bridge that collapsed due to heavy rain in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8 , 2009. El Salvador's interior minister says the death toll is now 91 from floods and slides touched off by three days of heavy rains. (AP Photo/La Prensa Grafica)
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Homes are flooded along Costa del Sol beach in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. El Salvador's interior minister says the death toll is now 91 from floods and slides touched off by three days of heavy rains. (AP Photo/La Prensa Grafica)
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Injured victims of a suicide bombing are treated at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Afghan firefighters try to extinguish a fire on a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. A supply convoy of NATO and coalition forces was attacked by militants near Jalalabad city, two of the tankers were set on fire and three others damaged. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Courtney Renegar, a "Mad Scientist" with Mad Science Kansas City; taught a group of 5th-8th grade girls at the Sally Ride Science Festivals which are designed to encourage girls in science Sunday afternoon.
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Ashli Geran was part of a group of 5th-8th grade girls at the Sally Ride Science Festivals which are designed to encourage girls in science Sunday afternoon. Geran helped with a lightning experiment using electricity and a metal plate.
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Khadejah Holley (right) and Lauren Renner were part of a group of 5th-8th grade girls at the Sally Ride Science Festivals which are designed to encourage girls in science Sunday afternoon. They wore special glasses while looking a different science experiments in the dark.
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Angi Hejduk (left) and Jill Gaikowski who helped start Give What You Got three years ago will head a new drive for diapers Starting Nov. 8 called Happy Bottoms. for a list of donations sites visit happybottoms.org.
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Lauren Barrett of Columbia and her dog Louie sat on a bench south of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on a nice November afternoon Sunday. Barrett was watching her boyfriend and his friends play flag football. MIKE RANSDELL/The Kansas City Star_110809
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Jon-Michael Ball as sailor Ralph Rackstraw has fallen in love with the captain's daughter Josephine played by Ava Pine in the Lyric Opera's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The opera continues Nov. 8, 11, 14 & 15.
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Robert Gibby Brand as Sir Joseph Porter opened Friday in the Lyric Opera's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The opera continues Nov. 8, 11, 14 & 15.
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Deborah Fields as Littel Buttercup and Daniel Belcher as Captain Corcoran opened Friday in the Lyric Opera's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The opera continues Nov. 8, 11, 14 & 15.
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Despite their different stations in life, Jon-Michael Ball as sailor Ralph Rackstraw has fallen in love with the captain's daughter Josephine played by Ava Pine in the Lyric Opera's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The opera continues Nov. 8, 11, 14 & 15.
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Deborah Fields plays Little Buttercup in the Lyric Opera's production of H.M.S. Pinafore. The opera continues Nov. 8, 11, 14 & 15.
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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel stood during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs 24-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel was sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle John Henderson (center) after beating left tackle Branden Albert (left) on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. The Jaguars won 24-21. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley watched the time on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. The Jaguars won 24-21, sending the Chiefs to a 1-7 record. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop watched his 45-yard fieldgoal in the first quarter in windy conditions give the Chiefs the first points against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Brown, left, was pushed aside by Jacksonville Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings, (23), on a 28 yard touchdown run in the first quarter on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles tried to escape the tackle from Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Quentin Groves, left, in the first quarter on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (32) bulled his way into the end zone in the fourth quarter through the Kansas City Chiefs defense with 2:41 left in the game on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium. The Jaguars won 24-21. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman (5) celebrates with offensive coordinator Greg Olson after throwing a fourth-quarter touchdown against the green Bay Packers during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 38-28. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie quarterback Josh Freeman (5) fires a first-quarter pass against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson runs against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Cincinnati. Benson ran for 117 yards and one touchdown as the Bengals won 17-7. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
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San Diego Chargers' Malcom Floyd (80) and Darren Sproles, bottom right, congratulate teammate Vincent Jackson (83) after he caught the go-ahead touchdown against the New York Giants in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Chargers won 21-20. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner (33) breaks away from Washington Redskins' London Fletcher in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Chelsea's John Terry, left, celebrates scoring his sides first goal of the game with teammate Frank Lampard during the English Premier League match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, Sean Dempsey) **
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Kurt Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
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Jimmie Johnson drives his damaged car to the garage after wrecking on lap three of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
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Jeff Gordon (24) skids while trying to avoid cars after Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, tapped Carl Edwards (99), sending Edwards against the wall, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)
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Phil Mickelson of the U.S. flashes his thumbs up to spectators at the 18th green during the final round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Mickelson won the tournament as he finished 17 under. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 against Switzerland's Roger Federer during their final match at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basle, Switzerland, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)
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