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Oakland looks at trimming number of nail salons

Oct. 6, 2009
Michelle Robinson, aglow after a foot massage and fresh coat of fuchsia nail polish, just might have the happiest feet in the Bay Area. "This is home for me," sighed Robinson, while two women meticulously filed, scrubbed, buffed and painted her fingers and...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler