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Wicked wintry weather that pummeled the West Coast is now barreling across the country, threatening to wreck millions of holiday travel plans just before Thanksgiving.

LANDOVER, Md. -- Colin Kaepernick looked left, scrambled right, then found Anquan Boldin open in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown.
 
Quarterback and receiver raced toward each other for a celebratory chest bump, proving to all that the San Francisco 49ers offense is alive and well.
We showed people we can pass the ball," running back Frank Gore said. "That's big for this team."
If Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III have become the future of football suddenly put on hold, consider Kaepernick the one who looks ready to play his way out of the doldrums.
The young, mobile quarterbacks who have struggled in 2013 after breakout years in 2012 faced off for the first time Monday night, and Kaepernick outperformed his counterpart as the 49ers broke a two-game losing streak with a 27-6 victory against the Washington Redskins.
"I did comment to him in the middle of the week, Wednesday or Thursday, that he was being exactly perfect -- leadership and demeanor-wise," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said.
"A combination of loose and focused. ... Some people have baby deer skin. Some people have armadillo skin. He's got the armadillo skin."

Yale gunman? No, say police. Yale's 6-hour lockdown has been lifted, after authorities investigated a phone call about a gunman, which they now believe was a hoax.
 
Yale University was locked down for nearly six hours Monday as authorities investigated a phone call saying an armed man was heading to shoot it up, a warning they later said was likely a hoax.
 

Yale University’s campus in New Haven was locked down for more than six hours Monday due to reports of an armed person in the area, but an intensive search by law enforcement did not find a gunman, according to the school.
The New Haven Police Department received an anonymous call placed from a phone booth off campus around 9:48 a.m., claiming the caller’s roommate had a gun on the Yale campus, a college official said. The caller then hung up.
 
“The call was cut short by the caller so they didn’t provide more information,” said officer David Hartman, a spokesman for the New Haven police.
After an alert was sent to the Yale community, a university employee said she saw a man with a rifle walking on Old Campus, wrote Yale’s vice president, Linda Koch Lorimer, in a schoolwide e-mail. The person the employee saw appears to have been a police officer.
“If it was a prank call that started this chain of events, the authorities intend to prosecute the individual to the fullest extent of the law,” Lorimer said in the e-mail.
At 3:30 p.m. the lockdown was lifted for Calhoun College. The campuswide lockdown was completely lifted at 4:40 p.m., according to a Yale alert.
Hartman said New Haven police were working with Yale police; the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Connecticut State Police; and other agencies.
Yale students were dismissed for their fall recess Saturday, according to the university’s academic calendar. Classes are to resume on Dec. 2.
“I want to underscore our collective thanks to the superb mobilization of the Yale, New Haven, and State Police, and the FBI, as well as Yale’s own emergency response team,” wrote Lorimer.

NEW HAVEN — Yale University was locked down and a massive response by heavily armed police caused traffic problems throughout the city Monday after an anonymous call from a phone booth warned of an armed man stalking the campus.
 
A report a short time later of a man on campus carrying a rifle added credence to the initial call, although police and Yale officials said later that the man with a rifle spotted by a Yale employee was probably one of the first responding police officers.
Police said Monday evening they now suspect the call may have been a prank and are trying to track down the man who made the call.

This time of year, stores are throwing sale after sale to get us to do our holiday shopping there.
And the biggest store of them all is Walmart.
So we were granted access into a Cincinnati-area Walmart to find some inside tips for grabbing the best deals before they are gone.
Pallets Full, Ready to Move Out
 
The retail giant gave us a sneak peek in their back storage area, filled to the brim with pallets of TVs, tablets, and other hot items that will all go on sale on Thanksgiving night.  It had row after row of TV's, XBox One's, iPads and other goodies.
But while shoppers may be salivating, most don't want to have to fight for these deals.
"Oh I was thinking about it, but you got to get here so early," one shopper said.  "I don't like the big crowds," said another.
So Walmart is trying to appeal to them, by take some of the craziness out of holiday shopping.
How They Are Handling Crowd Control
Walmart market manager Shane Barker said the store is spreading out its big sales every weekend till Christmas.
"So as we go through those 5 weeks we'll make sure we have the best pricing possible," he said.
On Black Friday, it has 3 separate "events" to keep crowds dispersed: 6 p.m Thursday, 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Friday.
Meantime, for safety, Walmart no longer allows long lines to form outside the store:  Rather, each department now sets up smaller lines, handing out wristbands to prevent scuffles over merchandise.
And Walmart for the second year in a row "one hour guarantee" on some of its deals. That way, you won't go home disappointed if they run out.
"We will make sure they get a one hour guarantee card, which will guarantee them that TV coming back to the store prior to Christmas site to store," he said.
The only catch: you have to pay for it at that time, unlike typical rain checks.
PS4 and XBox One
Meantime, store associates at Walmart say the Holy Grail this holiday season will be the XBox One and the PS4.  The good news: They will have some in stock, but the bad news is you're going to have to work to get your hands on one.
Barker says stores will be putting out these hot video consoles periodically between now and Christmas, which means to get lucky, you'll want to stop in around 8 am.
For other items, check the ad or Walmart's smartphone app: It will say if something is "guaranteed in stock," or if it's only in limited quantities.
Bottom line: It's important to know before you line up for a sale if the item is in limited quantities, or if you can get a rain check.
If you know that beforehand, you won't be disappointed and you don't waste your money.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out five years before she was born.

But that didn't stop Ariana Grande from channeling Jessica Rabbit in her glittering red Dolce & Gabbana strapless gown at the American Music Awards on Sunday.

The 20-year-old pop star dropped her signature girly, princess look for a far more vampy style for the awards show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady erased a 24-point deficit. Peyton Manning's touchdown pass forced overtime.

 
The game was in the hands of two great quarterbacks.
Then a punting duel ensued and a live ball hit the leg of a backup cornerback.
Tony Carter ran into Ryan Allen's punt after it bounced, Nate Ebner recovered for the Patriots at the Broncos 13-yard line and Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 31-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime to give New England a 34-31 victory against Denver on Sunday night.
"What a crazy game and what a fun finish," Gostkowski said.
The Patriots lost fumbles on their first three possessions and they were booed several times in the first half.
But Brady threw for three touchdowns to lead the Patriots (8-3) from a 24-0 halftime deficit against the NFL's best offense for a 31-24 lead as New England scored on its first five possessions of the second half. Then Manning threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Demaryius Thomas for the Broncos (9-2), tying it at 31.
"You can't move the ball when you're losing it," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "You've got to hang onto it."
But Carter's gaffe was the third lost fumble for the Broncos in the second half.
"It was really a tale of two halves," Denver interim coach Jack Del Rio said. "We forced turnovers and jumped on them early. They forced turnovers and jumped on us at the end.

For Miley Cyrus' American Music Award appearance, the 21-year-old pop star avoided twerking, on-stage spliffs and anything remotely controversial during her performance of "Wrecking Ball." But she did bring a friend along with her: A giant kitten appeared on the screen behind her and lip-synced while she belted out her hit single. In a testament to their friendship, Miley donned a bikini-type leotard that featured kitten faces on it and the cat returned the favor at the end, sticking out its tongue with a wink.
 
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Miley's rather tame outing was the finale of the 2013 American Music Awards, which featured a slew of performances by acts such as One Direction, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and more. Taylor Swift was the big winner of the evening, taking home four awards, including Artist of the Year.

Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and One Direction all won multiple trophies at the American Music Awards, last night. Swift took home four trophies, including Artist of the Year. "I'm 23 and I have no idea what's going to happen to me in my life," she said in her acceptance speech. "But if [the fans] decided on something as wonderful as this [award], then we're pretty much in it together."
 
In addition to the awards, the show featured performances by Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, One Direction and Luke Bryan. Rihanna performed the song "Diamonds," off her latest album Unapologetic, before accepting the show's first-ever Icon Award. Lady Gaga put on a JFK–Marilyn Monroe-like show in which she and R. Kelly played out a presidential tryst before launching into their duet, "Do What U Want." Jennifer Lopez performed a tribute to Celia Cruz. Justin Timberlake wielded an acoustic guitar for his bluesy, rockish number "Drink You Away." And Florida Georgia Line traded verses with Nelly on the country duo's "Cruise" and the rapper's "Ride Wit Me." Other performers included Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, Maklemore and Ryan Lewis, Pitbull featuring Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera and Ian Axel, and TLC with Lil Mama filling in for Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.

I am an underdog in life. From the moment I entered the world, I was handed a collection of circumstances that most first world people would label as "disadvantages."

When you ask people around the world what they value most, one answer consistently rises to the top. It’s giving to the people who matter to us. We want to help others and contribute to our communities. But if you look at how we spend our time, we fail to live up to these values. I’d love to volunteer more, but I don’t have the free time. I’d donate more to charity, if only I had the money. If it didn’t require such a sacrifice, we’d all give more.
 
Yet there’s one form of giving that involves few costs, while offering offers dramatic benefits to the people around us. It’s the single best way to help someone fall in love, and the most common way that people find a job. It’s also the reason that the Beatles and the iPhone came to exist.
It’s an introduction. It takes just a few minutes to connect two people who might benefit from knowing each other, and the results sometimes change the world. The Beatles came about after a member of John Lennon’s early band, The Quarrymen, introduced a 15-year-old classmate named Paul McCartney to Lennon. Apple was born after a friend told Steve Wozniak, “you should meet Steve Jobs, because he likes electronics and he also plays pranks,” and introduced them. Studies suggest that in the U.S., 45% of people find their jobs through other people, and 61% of people meet their spouses through introductions—most marriages are the result of the everyday generosity of friends, family members, coworkers, classmates, and neighbors.

One day not too long ago, Malcolm Gladwell defended himself. He'd been accused of promoting claptrap in the form of the "10,000 hour rule," the primary subject of his book Outliers. He posted a response on The New Yorker's Web site that included this sentence: "There's a reason the Beatles didn't give us 'The White Album' when they were teen-agers."
 
Well, yes. Before the Beatles could give us The White Album, they had to achieve disorienting success. They had to take a lot of drugs. They had to learn to hate one another. They had to experience the centrifugal energies of the '60s. They had to live. What we infer from what Gladwell wrote, however, is that they had to practice, and were able to make The White Album once they passed the 10,000-hour threshold.
It is a notion both obvious and preposterous, one that could be taken seriously only by Tiger Moms and other anxious exponents of the meritocracy. It is also utterly characteristic of its author. Gladwell has been treading the line between the obvious and the preposterous for years, yet instead of being dismissed out of hand, he has become the most influential journalist of his generation, a village explainer embraced as a kind of philosopher. His success is not accidental; his success, indeed, is grounded in the fact that he has made success his subject and has learned from his heroes. In all of Gladwell's books, people succeed when they master a skill that seems inconsequential but turns necessary. The skill that Gladwell has mastered is the inevitable act of misdirection that has become his signature: