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Keith's "sad chicken rolling in toilet paper and Halloween decorations" ensemble.

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Daniel's "Carmen Miranda at sunset "ensemble.

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Robert Rowland, chairman of the communication studies department at Kansas University, high fives KU communications studies professor Mary Banwart as she's presented with a Kemper fellowship Thursday during the first day of classes at KU. The Kemper award is for excellence in teaching.

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Kansas University freshman Travis Young, Garden City, winces as his friend Kim Nguyen, also a Garden City freshman, pulls a KU hat down on his head Wednesday at Jayhawk Bookstore. Through the end of June, KU had received $626,000 in royalties from sales of licensed merchandise connected with KU's national basketball championship, a record haul for such a title.

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Jose Centeno, 19, of Hyattsville, Md., fills orders at Bookholders.com of College Park, Md., which sells used textbooks. The rising cost of college texts has driven Congress and several states to attempt to curtail prices and controversial publishing practices through legislation.

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Bruce and Kris Barlow, North Lawrence, have created an outdoor living space that reflects their profession as cobblers and their eclectic collection of artifacts that decorate their yard. The Barlows, who own BKB Leather, 811 Elm St., and their dog, Isadora Duncan, sit in their backyard near a fence made of discarded piano harp pieces.

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Old boots appear to be stuck into a telephone pole outside the Barlows’ BKB Leather shop.

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A row of cowboy boots add a fashion flair to the top of the Barlows’ shoe repair shop.

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A row of old bowling balls sit atop the Barlows’ fence.

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Decorated bowling balls adorn the entrance to the Barlows’ shop.

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Bruce and Kris Barlow, 811 Elm St., have created an outdoor living space that reflects their profession as cobblers and their eclectic collection of artifacts that decorate their yard. A long row of discarded piano harps creates a fence along the Barlow's property.

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Bruce and Kris Barlow, 811 Elm St., have created an outdoor living space that reflects their profession as cobblers and their eclectic collection of artifacts that decorate their yard. A collection of tractor seats creates a collage outside the BKB Leather shop.

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Bruce and Kris Barlow, 811 Elm St., have created an outdoor living space that reflects their profession as cobblers and their eclectic collection of artifacts that decorate their yard. Rubber soles decorates a front-yard tree.

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John Hadl and Jazz are ready for the start of football season. Diana Hadl submitted the picture.

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