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Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor)
MITCHELL, S.D. - The Women in Blue Jeans Conference is set for Jan. 25-27 at the Sherman Center on the Dakota Wesleyan University campus in Mitchell, S.D. Early bird registration deadline is Jan. 10, after that the registration fee rises from $40 to $55.

Ten Reasons to Support Your Local Bead Store or Bead Society
Do you like to learn lots about beading? Love to chat with other beaders? There's no better place to do so face-to-face than your local bead store or local bead society. If you need more reasons to go visit the...

Hajj pilgrims snap up prayer beads before heading back home (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Hajj pilgrims will head back home from Mecca carrying not just the memory of the ultimate spiritual experience in Islam but also gifts for their loved ones, with prayer beads a hot favorite. From the cheapest versions worth just a few cents to the costly varieties made of gemstones, the easy-to-pack prayer beads.

Pagan Prayer Beads (BellaOnline)
Prayer beads can be a useful tool for meditation or focusing spiritual energies. And they can be non-denominational too.

Wedding event showcases trends, tips (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Bling: In weddings, its not just for the ring finger on the left hand anymore. Todays brides are studding their bouquets and even their wedding cakes with rhinestones.

Seton Hall: Seton Hall sidebar (The Star-Ledger)
They were perspiring at different times for different reasons. Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez gleefully raced down the sideline in the first half, but beads of sweat took residence on his face in the second half.

BLINDED BY THE WHITE : Luxurious whites now accepted all year-round (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Though it has long been considered a faux pas, wearing white in winter is now fashionable, said Terri Holley, owner of Embellish, a shoe boutique on Frazier Avenue.