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Texas receiver James Kirkendoll heads up the sideline for a touchdown past Kansas cornerback Anthony Davis during the first quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) celebrates as he walks back to the huddle following a first down by the Longhorns during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Texas defender Jeremy Hills Kansas kick returner Darrell Stuckey during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Texas safety Blake Gideon goes for Kansas receiver Bradley McDougald during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino watches from the sidelines as Texas drives down the field during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas cornerback Chris Harris knocks Texas running back Tre' Newton out of bounds during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe maneuvers around Texas cornerback Curtis Brown after a reception during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas receiver Kerry Meier grabs a pass over Texas safety Earl Thomas during the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Meier's foot landed out of bounds and the pass was ruled incomplete.

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Kansas receive Dezmon Briscoe tosses a ball during warmups before kicking off against Texas Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas University head football coach Mark Mangino speaks with Texas head coach Mack Brown before kickoff Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Get the tastes of both mashed and baked potatoes in each bite of Twice-Baked Chive Potatoes. They can be made ahead of time and reheated in the oven prior to serving, perfect for a busy Thanksgiving Day.

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Haskell Indian Nations University cheerleading coach Dena Johnston supervises the team rehearsal before the start of a game Nov. 14 at Haskell Stadium. Johnston also works for OrthoKansas and several community organizations.

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Sheri and Mark Tyree have renovated a 1921 prairie-style colonial revival property in Topeka’s Elmhurst neighborhood. It will be featured on a new episode of “Home and Away” at 6 tonight on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6, with repeat airings throughout the week.

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Kansas University student Stephanie Crawford studies at Anschutz Library. The Shawnee sophomore expects transition time going home for holidays, particularly because her family is renovating their house.

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Wally Barnett, Perry, holds his son Braydon Barnett on his knees. His son just won all-around cowboy in the youth ministries for 2009.

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Dean Rogers, 68, of Tongonoxie waits with his quarter horses, watching other riders compete in a barrel racing event on a Friday night.

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Pastor Terry Newell uses oil to give a special blessing to Naomi Burgess, Perry.

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Warming up their horses before a evening event at the Crossroads Cowboy Church in Williamstown, riders spend time visiting and getting to know one another.

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Texas’ massive Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will be the site of today’s Kansas-Texas game. The Jayhawks enter as a 271⁄2- point underdog.

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Workers with Wilcott Construction Inc., Kansas City, MO., lower steel beams into the roof of St. Luke AME church, 9th and New York St, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. After more than five years of fundraising, work is underway to install a new steel cross-gable arch to stabilize the historic church.

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Mike Wilkins with Wilcott Construction Inc., Kansas City, MO., views the interior of St. Luke AME church, 9th and New York St, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. After more than five years of fundraising, work is underway to install a new steel cross-gable arch to stabilize the historic church. The dropped ceiling will be removed and the original tin ceiling will be restored as part of the restoration project.

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Workers with Wilcott Construction Inc., Kansas City, MO., lower steel beams into the roof of St. Luke AME church, 9th and New York St, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. After more than five years of fundraising, work is underway to install a new steel cross-gable arch to stabilize the historic church.

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Virginia Hamm, a member of St. Luke AME church and a church steward, takes photographs of the building Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, as reconstruction begins on the historic church.

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A worker with Wilcott Construction Inc., walks across the peak of the St. Luke AME church roof as crews placed new a steel cross-gable arch to stabilize the historic church. The new-Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1910 and Langston Hughes, one of the most important literary figures of the 20th Century attended the church as a youth.

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Jim Mann, left, and Dustin Short, with Wilcott Construction Inc., Kansas City, MO., position a steel beam into the roof of St. Luke AME church, 9th and New York St, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. After more than five years of fundraising, work is underway to install a new steel cross-gable arch to stabilize the historic church.

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The Shroud of Turin, a 13-foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, in this Aug. 12, 2000, file photo. A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact.

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Headquarters counselor and director Marcia Epstein closes her eyes as she listens to a Wichita caller routed through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on Thursday at Headquarters. The counseling service is approaching its 40th anniversary. In 1969, Headquarters started as a drug abuse counseling center. It has expanded over time to help people with a broad range of issues.

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A Headquarters brochure from the early 1970s shows photographs from when the agency served primarily as a drug abuse counseling center.

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A butterfly perches on a visitor’s face Friday at a butterfly exhibit in the botanical garden in Bogota, Colombia.

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A finger attributed to Galileo Galilei

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Palestinian children cheer during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Friday in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children’s rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday.

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Students from Woodlawn School and their families stop to capture the moment during Walk to School Day on Oct. 7. Jenny Mehmedovic, Lawrence, submitted the picture.

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Lawrence optometrist Kent Dobbins won the 65-69 division at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 on Nov. 14 in Clearwater, Fla. His wife, Liz, finished fifth in her division.

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