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The Canadian branch of the family came to town, which was wonderful, and they...

Jun. 3, 2009
The Canadian branch of the family came to town, which was wonderful, and they brought with them some vile Canadian bacteria or perhaps viruses, so everyone was sick most of the time they were here. This did not detract from the merrymaking, however. Well, yes...
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler