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Then it will seek to find out if he has any interest in the Bombers. Ball, who has nominated for the national draft, has entertained only one club - Collingwood - and rebuffed through his manager approaches by others. "We will sit down in the next 48 hours and discuss Luke and others," said Essendon coach Matthew Knights.  

If you plan to shop at wholesale clubs this holiday season, here are some helpful tips that will save you time and money. First off, unlock the secret codes. At BJ's wholesale club, if the item number ends in zero, that means the item has been discontinued and is super-discounted.  

Welcome to All Pro Dad, a once-monthly breakfast event at Stephen Foster and other schools nationwide. All Pro Dad is a program developed by the Tampa Bay-based Family First. The organization's Web site, www.allprodad.com , offers ideas and resources designed to help men be good fathers, including ideas for the monthly breakfasts for school children.  

Here we are at the end of November. Where does the time go? Already a quarter of the 2009-10 season is in the books -- give or take a game here or there.

I'm definitely going to try to get through to him some way   -Daniel Alfredsson

 

St. Paul's Wolves (10-1), the No. 7 seed, travels to Thibodaux tonight to battle the Tigers in the regional round of the LHSAA state football playoffs. The teams have some history as they locked up in a tremendous playoff contest last year as Thibodaux, the No. 23 seed, knocked the Wolves out of the playoffs by kicking a last second field goal to capture a 25-22 regional round victory at home. St. Paul's turned in an impressive performance last week in their 35-14 bi-district round victory over the Destrehan Wildcats, the two-time defending Class 5A champs.

Drew has done an excellent job. He has also done a good job punting   -Dennis Lorio

 

A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched sex-change surgery. The 36-year old woman, who wished to be known only as Sam, also suffered a serious infection and scarring due to the operation, the Star daily reported. Sam said she went to a beauty salon in Selangor state in May after she was promised a specialist from China.  

Medications are important for managing the signs and symptoms of lupus, a serious and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans. To educate people with lupus about the need to adhere to their medications as prescribed, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) will host a live chat on the Foundation’s website, www.lupus.org , on Monday, November 23, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. ...  

Syndicated political cartoonist Gary Varvel and Judge Julian L. Ridlen will open the "Campaigns and Cartoons" exhibit of original sketches and published political cartoons with a program on caricatures and the unveiling of an original Varvel cartoon of Benjamin Harrison at 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at the President Benjamin Harrison Home, 1230 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. The event is free and open to the public.  

Okay, not really. I just wanted to see if I could say that with a straight face. It's the Friday before a short week (for those of us that go about the uncredibly serious bidniss o' growin' up in Ermerica ), and I've still got a mess o' work to do before I can call the day done.  

For two years of high visibility the Washington rapper Wale has been one of hip-hop's hardest workers and greatest hopes. His debut album, "Attention Deficit," arrives after Wale has established himself with mixtapes, touring, guest appearances (with Lily Allen and the Roots) and pre-album singles. It's his purposeful move into hip-hop's pop mainstream, with brassy production, collaborators (Gucci Mane, Marsha Ambrosius) and a pop hook in every song.