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Last updated: 29/3-24

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NSFW Headcanons Masterlist (ON HOLD)

Rhea Ripley

Damian Priest

Priestly

Dominik Mysterio

Finn Balor

The Judgement Day

Seth Rollins

Becky Lynch

Brollins

Charlynch

Charlotte Flair

Andrade

Flair-Idolo (Charlotte & Andrade)

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Cody Rhodes

Brody (Brandi & Cody)

Brandi Rhodes

Bayley

Baylor

Baysha

Sasha Banks

Dakota Kai

Iyo Sky

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Kairi Sane

Lyra Valkyria

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Marina Shafir

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Browsey

Travis Browne

Rouszler

Shayna Baszler

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Mia Yim

Jessamyn Duke

The BRE

AJ Styles

Jey Uso

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Brie Bella

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Glowish

Jimmy Uso

Roman Reigns

Drew McIntyre

Sheamus

Natalya Neidhart

Ronattie

Queen of Harts

Alexa Bliss

Bianca Belair

Jadanca (Jade & Bianca)

Jade Cargill

Zelina Vega

A to Z (Aleister & Zelina)

Zekota

Carmella

Trish Stratus

Karrion Kross

Scarrion (Scarlett & Karrion)

Scarlett

Team Bestie (Trish & Lita)

Lita

The Rated R Couple (Lita & Edge)

Edge

Eddie Guerrero

Chyna

Cheddie

Shawn Michaels (On hiatus)

Triple H

Stephanie McMahon

Beth Phoenix

Phoenix-Edge (Edge & Beth)

Sonya Deville

Alicia Fox

RnR (Rhea & Raquel)

Raquel Rodriguez

Moriguez

Liv 4 Brutality

Liv Morgan

Zoey Stark

Starkszler (Shayna & Zoey)

Troey (Trish & Zoey)

Candice LeRae

Indi Hartwell

InDex

Dexter Lumis

Rhuddy (Rhea & Buddy)

Buddy Matthews

Brody King

Malakai Black

Julia Hart

House of Black

Jon Moxley

Moxuette

Renee Paquette

Claudio Castagnoli/Cesaro

Toni Storm

Saraya

Jeff Hardy

Ruby Soho/Riott

[astronoglow]

Sesame Street Behind the Scenes

Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt? ("Where does Ernie live?") is a German documentary, aired on December 14, 1975 on NDR.[1] While the program opens with the "Der, die, das" theme to Sesamstrasse and contains German voice-over narration, it was filmed in New York City and consists of behind the scenes footage of the American Sesame Street, The Muppet Workshop, and the Henson Townhouse among others. Those appearing include Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Don Sahlin, Kermit Love, Caroll Spinney, Jane Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Jon Stone, Jimmy Baylor, Northern Calloway, Sonia Manzano, Emilio Delgado, Dulcy Singer, Bonnie Erickson, Dave Goelz, Rollie Krewson, John Lovelady, and others.

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Wisconsin would operate five dispensaries under limited medical marijuana legalization program

Here's how this would work, if it passes:

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner January 9, 2024 Assembly Republicans announced a limited proposal Monday to make medical marijuana available for Wisconsinites with certain medical conditions and received mixed reactions from lawmakers and Gov. Tony Evers.  At a press conference in the state Capitol, Rep. Jon Plumer (R-Lodi) called the bill a “really strong starting point.”  Under the plan,…

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The Pac-12 put simply two groups into the related Press preseason top-25 positions, less than just about any significant meeting. The Hotline is a tad much more upbeat. We see about four groups effective at attaining the NCAA Tournament into the Pac-12’s last period of presence. Arizona and USC will be the apparent selections; Colorado and UCLA in addition have reasonable routes into March Madness. Others? We won’t discount Arizona State or Oregon as at-large contenders. Beyond that, the pickings tend to be a tad slim. Presenting the Hotline’s top-25 positions for a season that starts Monday. 1. KansasHunter Dickinson’s arrival (from Michigan) adds among nation’s top people to a stout selection of returnees. It could take time for pieces to coalesce — two-thirds of this roster is brand new — however the Jayhawks will be the NCAA Tournament’s top total seed come Selection Sunday. 2. PurdueThe Boilermakers had been a lock for top echelon of this recreation the minute center Zach Edey revealed their return. The 7-foot-4 rating and rebounding device is regarded as five coming back beginners from a group that won 29 games, after that flopped into the NCAAs. 3. DukeYou require a Duke level to count how many blue-chip leads — record begins with Kyle Filipowski and Jeremy Roach — but also increased college dropout could feel the stress building on second-year mentor Jon Scheyer to create a-deep run-in March. 4. MarquetteThe Big East regular period and event champs get back almost all their secret people except forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper. The principal problem for Golden Eagles: Their particular meeting, which includes the protecting nationwide champs, is completely packed. 5. Michigan StateThe Spartans tend to be extremely well-positioned for an extended run-through the NCAAs as a multitude of blue-chip recruits join mentor Tom Izzo’s gifted selection of veterans. Topping that listing: all-everything shield Tyson Walker. The top Ten appears like a two-team battle. 6. UConnThe 2023 nationwide champions had been whacked by attrition (not surprising) but appear prepared to navigate the roster change with a stellar incoming course that features Rutgers transfer Cam Spencer. Obtain the Huskies early or all the best to you personally. 7. USCFew programs fared better into the offseason than USC, which welcomes right back defend Boogie Ellis and greets in shield Isaiah Collier, the nation’s # 1 recruit. Include a talented frontcourt — keep an in depth attention on Vince Iwuchukwu, an old five-star possibility — and mentor Andy Enfield features perhaps their most useful roster. 8. HoustonThe return of shield Jamal Shead and arrival of wing LJ Cryer (from Baylor) can help the Cougars manage their particular very first period into the tough huge 12. The increased competitors could negatively affect Houston’s seed but will strengthen the roster for NCAAs. 9. ArizonaWe continue to be believing that the departures of ahead Azuolas Tubelis (NBA Draft) and shield Kerr Kriisa (transfer portal) may benefit the Wildcats come March as his or her mins move to harder, much more sports people. If change causes some more early-season losings, therefore be it. Triumph are evaluated because of the few gains into the NCAAs. 10. Hillcrest StateSo what does the encore appear to be? The NCAA Tournament runner-up must handle soaring objectives and enhanced interest. The comes back of Lamont Butler, Jaedon LeDee and Darrion Trammell can help tremendously thereon front side, since will the arrival (from USC) of shield Reese Dixon-Waters, which meets completely with all the Aztecs on both stops of this judge. 11. TennesseeThe Vols washed up into the transfer portal as they are the group to conquer into the SEC if shield Zakai Zeigler totally recovers from their torn ACL once league play starts — of course they look for much more pop offensively. 12. CreightonThe Bluejays get back three double-digit scorers from a group that won 24 games and included a vital transfer in shield Steven Ashworth (Utah State).

But among top-12 groups in the united states is simply the third-best into the stacked Big East. 13. KentuckyThe Wildcats gone back to their particular one-and-done plan for roster building because the force on mentor John Calipari increases. The outcome had been impressive: They finalized the most effective recruits in the united states at three opportunities. Come March, Big Blue should always be a lot dangerous. 14. FAUOur belief in FAU continues to be powerful seven months following the miraculous Final Four run. The Reason Why? Because all five beginners return, as does mentor Dusty might. Nevertheless the transfer to the United states Athletic meeting suggests raised competitors, even more losings and a tougher course back in March Madness. 15. ArkansasMeet more skilled staff into the SEC due to the mixture of a stellar recruiting course, two effect transfers (Tramon Mark from Houston and Keyon Menifield from Washington) as well as 2 first-rate returnees (Devo Davis and Trevon Brazile). Don’t dismiss the Hogs as your final Four danger. 16. MiamiThe Hurricanes have actually a massive void to fill after the deviation of shield Isaiah Wong, but mentor Jim Larranaga’s system should contend. After Duke, the ACC is wide-open. 17. GonzagaWe merely don’t look at exact same degree of skill in Spokane that existed for many years under mentor Mark limited. Transfers Ryan Nembhard (from Creighton) and Graham Ike (Wyoming) can help counterbalance the losing Drew Timme, plus the WCC continues to be Gonzaga’s for taking. Nevertheless the wider trajectory seems to be flatlining. 18. New yorkFrom NCAA Tournament runners-up in 2022 to simple observers in 2023, the Tar Heels regressed massively. Armando Bacot and R.J. Davis tend to be right back, however the battle for 2nd invest the ACC (behind Duke) depends upon the newcomers in Chapel Hill, including Stanford move Harrison Ingram and Notre Dame transplant Cormac Ryan. 19. ColoradoThe 2nd level of Pac-12 contenders begins with all the Buffaloes, which welcome right back ahead Tristan da Silva and guard KJ Simpson. Two newcomers, mega-recruit Cody Williams and transfer Eddie Lampkin (TCU), assistance develop a core four that will propel CU back in the NCAAs. 20. VillanovaThe Wildcats thrived into the transfer portal with Washington State’s TJ Bamba and Richmond’s Tyler Burton (to call simply two). Include returnees Justin Moore and Eric Dixon, plus the post-Jay Wright plunge we saw in 2023 might be momentary. 21. Tx A&MThe Aggies have actually obtained 52 games yesteryear two periods but nothing into the NCAAs, therefore the force on fifth-year mentor Buzz Williams is significant. Four coming back beginners should assist handle heat. 22. Saint Mary’sLed by shield Aidan Mahaney, one of the better people regarding the western Coast, the Gaels should win 20 games (once again) and go back to the NCAAs. And the ground is large due to Randy Bennett’s stellar mentoring, therefore could be the roof reduced because of the not enough high-end skill. 23. BaylorAny system that averages 26 gains per period (in the last four many years) playing in possibly the nation’s best league warrants an area within our positions. Nevertheless the challenge is high for mentor Scott Drew following the triple-whammy departures of Adam Flagler, Keyonte George and LJ Cryer. 24. St. John’sIt should come as zero shock that first-year mentor Rick Pitino obtained substantial skill in a brief period of the time with all the Red Storm. (record includes Oregon State transfer Glenn Taylor.) By March, we expect you'll see St. John’s playing the NCAAs — plus the NCAA examining St. John’s. 25. UCLAThe roster return ended up being enormous, but mentor Mick Cronin is much more than effective at producing an entire more than the components. He won’t have much margin for mistake, particularly in just what should always be an aggressive meeting battle. But try to find an upside shock in Westwood. *** Forward recommendations, remarks and ideas (privacy guaranteed in full) to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.

com or phone 408-920-5716 *** Follow myself on Twitter: @WilnerHotline *** Pac-12 Hotline just isn't supported or sponsored because of the Pac-12 meeting, plus the views expressed herein don't always mirror the views of this meeting. #university #basketball #Hotlines #preseason #top25 #rankings

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SURVIVOR SAN JUAN DEL SUR- BRANTSTEELE EDITION

Link: https://brantsteele.com/survivor/29/r.php?c=LQFPAoJn

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Val Collins Winner Finalist 4 Votes To Win

Missy Payne 2nd Place Finalist 3 Votes To Win

Julie McGee 3rd Place Finalist 1 Vote To Win

Natalie Anderson 4th Place Juror 2-2 Vote 1-1 Revote Tiebreaker

Dale Wentworth 5th Place Juror 3-2 Vote

Jaclyn Schultz 6th Place Juror 4-2 Vote

Kelley Wentworth 7th Place Juror 4-3 Vote

Jeremy Collins 8th Place Juror 4-3-1 Vote

Baylor Wilson 9th Place Juror 6-3 Vote

John Rocker 10th Place Juror 7*-3 Vote

Reed Kelly 11th Place Juror 8-3 Vote

Wes Nale 12th Place Pre-Juror 7-5 Vote

Keith Nale 13th Place Pre-Juror Medevaced

Alec Christy 14th Place Pre-Juror 6-1 Vote

Drew Christy 15th Place Pre-Juror 5-3 Vote

Jon Misch 16th Place Pre-Juror 8-1 Vote

Nadiya Anderson 17th Place Pre-Juror Medevaced

Josh Canfield 18th Place Pre-Juror Medevaced

[markstucker]

YCBK 263: Are colleges that don’t produce big earners worth it?

In this episode you will hear:

  (16:02) Mark and Susan discuss an article by Ron Lieber, that appeared on August 24, 2022 in The New York Times entitled: “Some Colleges Don’t Produce Big Earners. Are They Worth It?” Susan and Mark discuss the complexities involved in this question.

  Some Colleges Don’t Produce Big Earners. Are They Worth It?

    (45:40) Two listeners, Ari and Ivan wrote in to ask us, why do some colleges not share their data in the Common Data Set. Lisa and Mark answer this question.

  (01:08:05 )Our interview is with Jon Boeckenstedt, the Vice Provost of Oregon State University . John describes what Higher Ed Data Stories is. Why did he start this and how should listeners use it?

  Jon explains what Higher Ed Data Stories are and how they work

Jon explains what his favorite article ever for Higher Ed Data stories was

Jon covers the difference between data and Insights

Jon talks about test scores, where does he see them going?

Jon talks about the importance of California

  (01:19:38) The recommended resource is Ron Lieber’s 2016 book: The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money

    .

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University of Wisconsin-Andre Phillips

University of Illinois-Andy Borst

Purdue University-Mitch Warren

University of Minnesota-Keri Risic

Cornell University-Jonathon Burdick

Akil Bello of Akilbello.com

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Colorado School of Mines

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[vonlipvig]

BROOOO they got jeremy out, i REALLY did not see that coming

but that’s mainly cause i thought i had spoiled myself about him winning? but i might have seen someone else so HELL YEAH IT’S A MYSTERY NOW I’M EXCITED!

[starkiddreamcasting]

high school musical?

GO WILDCATS! It’s the Starkid dreamcast for High School Musical: The Musical! High School Musical and Starkid have been intertwined since the beginning (The boss Efron poster was one of the best bits in AVPM) so creating full dreamcast was only natural.

Will Branner as Troy Bolton

Mariah Rose Faith as Gabriella Montez

Lauren Lopez as Sharpey Evans

Tyler Brunsaman as Ryan Evans

James Tolbert as Chad Danforth

Bryce Charles as Taylor McKessie

Angela Giarratana as Kelsi Neilson

Joey Richter as Zeke Baylor

Rachael Soglin as Martha Cox

Jaime Lyn Beatty as Mrs. Darbus

Dylan Saunders as Coach Bolton

Richard Campbell as Jack Scott

Nico Ager as Ensemble

Jeff Blim as Ensemble

Brant Cox as Ensemble

Denise Donovan as Ensemble

Corey Dorris as Ensemble

Ali Gordon as Ensemble

Arielle Goldman as Ensemble

Davis Hamilton as Ensemble

Brian Holden as Ensemble

Janaya Mahealani Jones as Ensemble

Jon Matteson as Ensemble

Curt Mega as Ensemble

Alle-Faye Monka as Ensemble

Alex Paul as Ensemble

Brian Rosenthal as Ensemble

Sango Tajima as Ensemble

Tiffany Williams as Ensemble

Kim Whalen as Ensemble

Swings: Clark Baxtresser, Jae Hughes, Virginia Vass

Understudies: Jeff Blim (Coach Bolton), Brant Cox (Ryan Evans, Jack Scott), Corey Dorris (Chad Danforth, Zeke Baylor), Arielle Goldman (Martha Cox, Mrs. Darbus), Davis Hamilton (Troy Bolton), Janaya Mahealani Jones (Gabriella Montez, Taylor McKessie), Alle-Faye Monka (Sharpey Evans), Sango Tajima (Kelsi Neilson)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

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NSFW HC's

A

AJ Styles

Asuka

Andrade

Alexa Bliss

A to Z - Aleister & Zelina

B

Bayley

Brollins

Becky Lynch

BRE

Bianca Belair

Brandi Rhodes

Brody - Brandi & Cody

Baylor - Bayley & Finn

Browsey - Ronda & Travis

Brie Bella

Beth Phoenix

Brody King

C

Cody Rhodes

Charlotte Flair

Chyna

Cheddie - Chyna & Eddie

Carmella

Candice LeRae

Claudio Castagnoli/Cesaro

Chandrade - Charlotte & Andrade

Cathy Kelley

D

Damian Priest

Damage CTRL

Dakota Kai

Drew McIntyre

Dominik Mysterio

Dexter Lumis

E

Edge

Eddie Guerrero

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Four Horsewomen - WWE Four Horsewomen - UFC

Finn Balor

G

Glowish - Naomi & Jimmy

H

House of Black

I

Iyo Sky

Indi Hartwell

InDex - Indi & Dexter

J

Judgement Day

Jessamyn Duke

Jon Moxley

Jey Uso

Jimmy Uso

Jade Cargill

Julia Hart

Jeff Hardy

K

Karl Anderson

Kairi Sane

Karrion Kross

L

Lita

Lyra Valkyria

Liv Morgan (No longer writing for)

Liv 4 Brutality - Liv & Rhea

M

Mia Yim

Marina Shafir

Moriguez - Liv & Raquel

Malakai/Aleister Black

Moxuette - Jon & Renee

N

Natalya Neidhart

Nikki Bella

Naomi

O

P

Phoenix-Edge - Beth & Edge

Q

Queen of Harts - Shayna & Nattie

R

Rhea Ripley

Rhuddy - Rhea & Buddy

Ronda Rousey

Renee Paquette

Ruby Riott/Soho

Roman Reigns

Ronattie - Ronda & Nattie

RnR - Rhea & Raquel

Raquel Rodriguez

S

Shayna Baszler

Starkszler - Shayna & Zoey

Sheamus

Stephanie McMahon

Sonya Deville

Seth Rollins Masterlist

Scarlett Bordeaux

Shawn Michaels (not currently writing for)

Scarrion - Scarlett & Karrion

Saraya Knight

Sasha Banks

T

Triple H

The Big Three - Jade, Bianca, & Naomi

Trish Stratus

Team Bestie - Lita & Trish

The Rated R Couple - Lita & Edge

Troey - Trish & Zoey

Toni Storm

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Zelina Vega

Zekota - Zelina & Dakota

Zoey Stark

[italiansteebie]

Heeey prompt thing (if you have time!) What about something where everyone is getting their college applications back and Steve is just getting sadder and sadder because he’s rejected from pretty much everywhere, but he’s trying hard to be happy for everyone else so hides it. But then Billy finds him crying over the latest rejection (I dunno maybe his Dad even tried a bribe/donation and they still said no) and Steve’s thinking he’s dumb and he’s gonna lose everyone and then. (Pt1)

(Pt2) Billy actually reads over Steve’s essay and figured out he might be dyslexic- but no one else ever has. And maybe he gets Steve some help, or gets him to talk about wanting to do something more vocational at college (working with kids in some way?) but just trying to please his Dad or something like that??

Steve has 6 unopened college response letters sitting on his desk. UCLA, University of Michigan, Penn State, Baylor University (He thought Texas  might be fun), Huntington University, and Indiana State. He should get into at least one, Indiana State, because his dad sent the admissions office “extra incentive.” He starts with UCLA, rips it open as best he can with shaking hands. 

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

We’re sorry to inform...”

He stops reading, already knows he didn’t make it. He reassures him self that it’ll be okay. One is sure to say yes.

University Of Michigan

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

“We’re sorry to inform...”

Penn State

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

We’re sorry..”

Baylor University

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

We’re sorry...”

He takes a deep breath, and wills the tears not to form. He trembles as if he’s freezing and grabs the Huntington University letter, he prays that he got in to at least one college on his own.

Huntington University

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

Unfortunately you were not accepted for the fall semester.”

Indiana State

This one should be better, he thinks.

“Dear Mr. Harrington,”

He takes a breath.

“We’re sorry...”

“No.” Steve can’t breath. He didn’t think it was possible. They didn’t want him, even with his father’s generous donation. He backs up to the wall and slides down until he’s sitting and buries his head in his knees. Silent tears track down his face, he takes in a shuddering breath. He sits there for a while and contemplates what he’s going to tell his dad. He knows he’s going to get shit for it, and proved his father right, he really is too stupid, and he’s just a disappointment to the Harrington name. He’s pulled out of his sorrow when he hears someone pouting on his front door. He runs to the bathroom and splashes some cold water on his face, takes a couple breaths, and makes sure it doesn’t look like he’s been crying for the past hour. He walks down the stairs and stands in front of the door, preparing to have a “pleasant” conversation with whoever is standing out there. He opens the door and Nancy and Jonathan are standing there with matching grins.

“Steve! Jonathan and I got accepted into Indiana State! And Jon got accepted into an art School in Chicago too!” Nancy cheers as she throws her arounds around him in joy. “Did you get your letters yet, Steve?” Jonathan asks, and Steve just shakes his head, “Not yet,” he mutters out in a fake hopeful voice. “Well when you do, we need to celebrate!” And Steve agrees, mustering the best smile he can. He can’t bring down their moods just because he’s not smart enough. He forces himself to be happy as he congratulates both of his friends.

Days pass, and every time Nancy calls asking if he got his letters, he denies, denies, denies. A week after his rejections, a smiley Billy shows up at his door with a piece of paper in his hand. “I got in to UCLA! Isn’t that great Stevie? Now you and me can move to California, and go to school together and leave this town behind!” Billy exclaims. Steve just grins, happy to see his love happy, “I haven’t gotten my letters yet,” Steve lies and tries to not think about how he’ll never escape Hawkins. 

Soon after Billy comes over, he’s got the kids in The Party up his ass, wondering where he’s going and how far he’s going to be “Leaving us behind, Steve!” as Dustin so nicely put it. He denies and says he doesn’t know, hasn’t decided yet. He gets away with lying for about a month and then everyone has received their letters and there’s no way Steve hasn’t received his yet. 

He tells Nancy and Jonathan first, the disappointment on their faces hurts more than the actual rejection letters themselves. “Steve, how? You- We studied together every Monday and Wednesday after winter break together.” Nancy asks, a frown pulling at her lips. “Yeah, Steve. I thought we worked on your essay. We wrote a good one. Together.” Jonathan probes, wondering how this happened. Steve sighs, “I sent in an essay I wrote myself. I wanted to get in with my own work. I thought it was a good idea. Guess not.” He confesses. They leave, looking like Steve had deeply betrayed them, and he couldn’t help but feel like he did. 

When he tells the kids, they’re not sad. Or disappointed in him. In fact, they’re happy. “Yes! Now we van keep using your house for our sessions! And I’ll still have my best friend!” Dustin exclaims, Steve’s heart swells at the best friend title. At least some people don’t think he’s a total failure.

He saves Billy for last, reading seeing the disappointment when he tells him he won’t be going to UCLA with him. When Billy comes in, he notices right away that the mood is not its usual. “What’s wrong, Stevie?” Steve doesn’t like the concern in his voice, it makes him feel guilty. “Bill... I didn't get accepted into UCLA,” “Oh, Steve, that’s okay. We can study together at State!” quick to solve the problem, not letting Steve’s news get him down. “But Billy, I didn't get accepted into State either. I wasn’t accepted anywhere.” Steve sniffles. He keeps his head down, not wanting to face the man infant of him. “Can I see your essay?” Billy asks, walking away, not waiting for an answer. “I guess, it’s really bad though.” Steve shrugs, and runs to his room to grab the original copy of his essay. “Gotta see what was so bad that all those snotty schools didn’t want my boy,” Billy says as he reads. When he finishes, he looks up and studies Steve’s face for a minute. “Is it really so bad you can’t say anything to me?”

“Have you ever been tested for learning disabilities?” And Steve looks positively offended, “Wh- No? I’m not- No. Harrington’s don’t have problems,” he says, his fathers words coming out at the end. “Since I was little, my teachers wanted to get me tested... But they stopped pushing for it with the help of my father’s money. I didn't need to get tested because.. Well, because Harrington’s don’t have learning disabilities,” Steve reveals, and he spits out the last two words like they burnt his tongue. “Steve, I know why you didn’t get accepted, why you have so much trouble in school.” Steve looks up at him, “I think you have dyslexia, Stevie. I don’t know how miss smarty pants Nancy and her investigator boyfriend didn’t figure it out.” Billy tells him gently.

“This means this isn’t the end, Stevie! You can go to schools, different colleges, that’ll have the right resources for you! You can come to California after all!” 

Steve comes to terms with the new revelation and he and Billy take off to the library to do some research. After a couple of days of searching, Steve finds a school in California. He applies, and holds his breath when he opens his letter. With Billy standing next to him and gripping his hand tightly, he rips open the envelope. 

“Dear Mr. Harrington,

We’re ecstatic to welcome you for the fall semester! Congratulations!”

Steve lets out a shocked laugh, like he can’t believe his eyes, and turns to Billy. “I did it!” “You did it.” 

They tell The Party, and Nancy and Jonathan, and everyone is so happy for him. “I knew you could do it, kid.” Chief Hoppers says, looking at Steve proudly. The kids are a little sad, but feel better when Steve assures them he’ll be back at thanksgiving, and they can throw a week long D&D session at his house. 

In the fall, Billy and Steve set off in the Camaro, a tiny apartment and 2 colleges wait for them on the west coast. Billy can’t drive fast enough. 

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No one knew his name.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, there were stories of an unknown black sailor “who stood on the hot decks of his battleship and directed the fighting.” "This mess attendant, 'who never before had fired a gun,' the story went, 'manned a machine gun on the bridge until his ammunition was exhausted,'" according to Navy Times. Even after the Navy released its list of commendations for heroism at Pearl Harbor, the black sailor still was unnamed. But, when the unnamed sailor's mother heard the news of the black hero at Pearl Harbor, she knew right away, saying “That’s got to be [my son] they talking about.” T. Michael Parrish, a historian and professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, said: "The Navy did not even want to release his name. But the African American press, particularly the Pittsburgh Courier, got a hold of it and went to members of Congress who depended upon black votes in the North to put pressure on the Navy Department to release [his] name." Today, 78 years later, the name of that unknown black sailor will now grace a $12.5 billion aircraft carrier in his honor. "In a Martin Luther King Day Jr. ceremony last month at Pearl Harbor . . . Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced that a future . . . aircraft carrier will bear [the name of Doris Miller]," according to NBC News. "The U.S. Navy named an aircraft carrier in honor of an African American for the first time," according to USA Today. The Peace Page, since it first began, has shared several stories about Doris Miller, most notably how he never received the Medal of Honor, but this is a new chapter in his story and we are glad to share it during Black History Month. "Miller, known to many as 'Dorie,' was born on October 12, 1919, during the darkest days of the lynching epidemic that blighted the South in the 20th century’s first decades. Only three years before Miller was born, his hometown of Waco became the scene of one of the most brutal lynchings on record when 17-year-old Jesse Washington was burned alive on the lawn of the city hall," according to Navy Times. As previously shared on the Peace Page, after dropping out of high school to help support his family, he joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 19 when he couldn't find work. According to the Navy Times, "At that time, black men serving in the Navy were not only ineligible for promotion, they were consigned to the lowly messman branch, where they were tasked with making the beds and shining the shoes of their white officers and waiting on them in the officers’ mess." "As one of Miller’s fellow messmen said, they were merely 'seagoing bellhops, chambermaids, and dishwashers.' "By regulation, they could not be trained in or assigned to any other specialty, such as signals, engineering, or gunnery. Their battle station was below decks in the 'hole' or magazine, where they passed ammunition up to the gunners. "They were not even allowed to wear buttons marked with the Navy’s insignia, an anchor entwined with a chain, and had to wear plain buttons instead. "Miller himself stated that 'when the Japanese bombers attacked my ship at Pearl Harbor I forgot all about the fact that I and other Negroes can be only messmen in the Navy and are not taught how to man an antiaircraft gun.'" Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said last month that Miller "had just finished serving breakfast . . . All African Americans were below deck, assigned as cooks or personal servants to white officers." "The Navy relegated black sailors to the worst kinds of duty, the lowest grades and the least respected. They were relegated to the kitchens, to cleaning and swabbing the deck, to being abused and mistreated," according to Parrish, who is also co-author of "Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor, and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement.” "Doris Miller was the son of a sharecropper and a descendant of slaves," Modly said at the ceremony at Pearl Harbor. "He was not given the same opportunities that men of a different color were given to serve this country. But on Dec. 7, 1941, he would not be defined by the prejudice of other people." After manning the gun that fateful day, Miller also helped move injured sailors off the ship and to safety," according to NBC News. "Modly, who stressed the racism black sailors faced at the time in the country and in the Navy, said: 'When the order came to abandon the ship, he stayed and helped. He was one of the last three sailors to leave the USS West Virginia.'" Although bills were introduced to award Miller the Medal of Honor, "the Chairman of Naval Affairs, averred that Miller’s deeds were not deserving of the nation’s highest award for valor," according to Navy Times. Miller instead received the Navy Cross — at the time, the third-highest Navy award for gallantry during combat. It was the first such medal ever awarded to a black sailor. "Both at the time and since, numerous historians and political leaders have argued that gallant as were the sacrifices of the 16 men — all of them white and most officers and petty officers — who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions that day, Dorie Miller’s exploits were at least of equal distinction, and all the more to be honored because of the oppressive racial stigma under which he performed so heroically," according to Navy Times. Tragically, Miller did not survive the war. Miller died just two years after his act of heroism, perishing with more than 645 other men aboard the USS Liscome Bay when it was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the Pacific in 1943. "Nearly 650 of the more than 900 sailors on board died when the ship sank, and Miller's body was never recovered," according to NPR. Miller was listed as “presumed dead” and after 365 days was reported as killed in action. "He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, among other honors." "Doris Miller’s death, however, was not in vain. The memory of his life has burned brightly as an example of how an underprivileged and oppressed young man from rural Texas can rise above poverty and racial discrimination — not only to display great courage, devotion, and patriotism, but to help alter the course of American history," according to writers Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish. "Doris Miller’s heroic actions at Pearl Harbor helped launch a revolution," according to Navy Times. In January 1944, less than two months after his death, the Navy opened a modest officer-training program at Camp Robert Smalls for black sailors, commissioning its first 13 black officers on March 17, 1944. "Miller’s heroism — and the legend it engendered — were directly responsible for helping to roll back the Navy’s policy of racial segregation and prejudice, and served as a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s that brought an end to the worst of America’s racial intolerance," according to Cutrer and Parrish. "He deserves his niche in the pantheon of American heroes, for he provided an immeasurably important symbol for black Americans in their struggle for desegregation and equal opportunity — not only in the armed forces, but throughout the breadth of American society." Navy Acting Secretary Modly "said the USS Doris Miller will serve as a reminder of the nation's pursuit for justice and as a tribute to its namesake," according to USA Today. “In selecting this name, we honor the contributions of all our enlisted ranks, past and present, men and women, of every race, religion and background." "The launching of a new ship bearing Miller’s name is among ongoing efforts to cement his place in U.S. wartime history. Doreen Ravenscroft, executive director of the Cultural Arts of Waco, has been leading an effort for the past decade to build a memorial to Miller in his hometown," according to the Washington Post. Ravenscroft, according to the Post, said Miller is a hero worthy of international recognition: “He used his own instinct of survival to do what he thought he should do, and his instinct was to defend his country. The fact that he went beyond the call of duty, we need that today — doing that extra, doing more than what’s expected.” [Photo from Naval History and Heritage Command]

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I would love to hear your headcanons for “The Play’s the Thing” and the “Crossing”?

I did The Play’s The Thing here! For The Crossing:

- Brienne did not need to threaten Bronn to get him to deliver the message to Jaime. He’s Team Braime. The sword did ensure that she got the service for free, though.

- Jaime is only staying with Cersei after her coronation because he’s afraid she’ll go even more off the rails if he leaves. Last time he left for an indefinite period of time she got herself arrested by the Septon who she empowered and then she blew up the Sept at Baylor! Jaime Lannister: One Step Away From Writing An Anonymous Op-Ed To The New York Times.

- Jaime definitely napped on the way back from Dragonstone. Confronting your enemies and turning on your house is exhausting!

- I wanted to give us a Jon-Jaime moment to parallel their first meeting in Winterfell, but this time with Jaime on the back foot

- telling Jaime how he is honorable is the best way to get him to do anything. Brienne doesn’t realize that, though; she’s just genuinely reminding him

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HONORING THE LOWER MERION HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM                                 ______                            HON. JON D. FOX                            of pennsylvania                    in the house of representatives                         Friday, March 29, 1996  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a group of student athletes who scaled the mountain of athletic success while keeping their feet firmly planted in the soil of educational excellence.  Recently, the boys basketball team from Lower Merion High School captured the class AAAA championship by beating a fine team from Erie Cathedral Prep 48 to 43. After streaking through a phenomenal season with a 31-3 record, the Aces captured their first State title since 1943.  This athletic achievement is a testament to their exceptional teamwork, commitment to excellence and their remarkable drive to achieve the finest in athletics. The hard work and dedication of Coach Gregg Downer, his staff and the fine young men paid off as they achieved the ultimate success for a high school basketball team in Pennsylvania.  These young men are shining examples of the best and brightest in America. Among the team members is Kobe Bryant whose 33 point average per game and stellar abilities have made him the No. 1 high school basketball player in the Nation.

106th CONGRESS  2d Session S. RES. 324     To commend and congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers for their outstanding drive, discipline, and mastery in winning the 2000 National                  Basketball Association Championship. _______________________________________________________________________                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES                             June 20, 2000  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following             resolution; which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION     To commend and congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers for their outstanding drive, discipline, and mastery in winning the 2000 National                  Basketball Association Championship. Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the greatest sports franchises ever; Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers have won 12 National Basketball Association        Championships; Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers are the second winningest team in National        Basketball Association history; Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers, at 67-15, posted the best regular season record        in the National Basketball Association; Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers have fielded such superstars as George Mikan,        Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin        ``Magic'' Johnson, and now, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal led the league in scoring and field goal percentage on        his way to winning the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable        Player award, winning the IBM Award for greatest overall contribution to        a team, and becoming just the sixth player in the history of the game to        be a unanimous selection to the All-National Basketball Association        First Team; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal was named Most Valuable Player of the 2000 All Star        game, scoring 22 points and collecting 9 rebounds; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal dominated the 2000 playoffs averaging 38 points per        game and winning the Most Valuable Player award in the National        Basketball Association Finals; Whereas Kobe Bryant overcame injuries to average more than 22 points a game in        the regular season and be named to the National Basketball Association        All-Defensive First Team; Whereas Kobe Bryant's 8-point performance in the overtime of Game 4 led the Los        Angeles Lakers to one of the most dramatic wins in playoff history;

107th CONGRESS  2d Session S. RES. 286    Commending and congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for their outstanding drive, discipline, and mastery in winning the 2002 National                  Basketball Association Championship. _______________________________________________________________________                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES                             June 13, 2002  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following             resolution; which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION    Commending and congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for their outstanding drive, discipline, and mastery in winning the 2002 National                  Basketball Association Championship. Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers are 1 of the greatest sports franchises in        history; Whereas the Laker organization has won 14 National Basketball Association        Championships; Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers are only the fifth team to win 3 consecutive        National Basketball Association Championships and the seventh team to        sweep the finals 4 games to none; Whereas the Laker organization has fielded such legendary superstars as George        Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,        Earvin ``Magic'' Johnson, and now, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal won his third straight National Basketball Association        Finals Most Valuable Player award, joining Michael Jordan as the only        player to win 3 consecutive awards; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal scored a record 145 points in the 2002 4-game finals        series; Whereas Shaquille O'Neal's 59.5 percent career field goal percentage in National        Basketball Association Finals games is number 1 all-time and his 34.2        point scoring average ranks second; Whereas Kobe Bryant was named to the 2001-2002 All-National Basketball        Association First Team after averaging 25.5 points per game, 5.5        rebounds per game, and 5.5 assists per game during the regular season; Whereas Kobe Bryant averaged 26.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists during        the 2002 National Basketball Association Finals;

111th CONGRESS  1st Session H. RES. 566 Congratulating the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions,     the Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season. _______________________________________________________________________                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                             June 19, 2009    Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Bono Mack, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mrs.     Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gallegly,    Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Issa, Ms. Kilpatrick of   Michigan, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Zoe   Lofgren of California, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Payne, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff,   Mr. Sherman, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Waxman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight                         and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION Congratulating the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions,     the Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season. Whereas the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most successful and respected        franchises in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA); Whereas prior to the 2008-2009 season, the Lakers won 14 NBA championships, with        a cast of players that, over the years, have included NBA greats such as        Wilt Chamberlain, Erving ``Magic'' Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-        Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Cooper, Elgin Baylor, A.C. Green, and        other Lakers stars, whose accomplishments were captured courtside by        legendary Lakers sportscaster Francis Dayle ``Chick/Chicky Baby'' Hearn; Whereas in the off-season, the Lakers' General Manager, Mitch Kupchak, with the        support of the team's owner, Jerry Buss, maintained the Lakers core of        Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, and Trevor Ariza; Whereas the combination of Bryant, Odom, Fisher, Gasol, and Ariza, led the 2008-        2009 Lakers to a 65-17 regular season record and the number one spot in        the Western Conference playoffs; Whereas Ariza first came to fame as a member of the 2002 and 2003 California        State Championship teams at Westchester High School in Los Angeles,        California; Whereas the Lakers entered the NBA playoffs with home court advantage as a        result of the team's regular season performance and defeated the Utah        Jazz in 5 games; Whereas the Lakers then faced the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference        semifinals, winning in 7 games, with Pau Gasol scoring 21 points in an        89-70 victory in the deciding game; Whereas the Lakers squared off against the high-octane Denver Nuggets, clinching        the series in 6 games, thanks to the outstanding play of Pau Gasol and        Kobe Bryant; Whereas the Lakers' matchup with the Orlando Magic in the NBA finals represented        a battle between a veteran team, the Lakers, and a young Magic team, led        by Dwight Howard; Whereas the Lakers won the first 2 games of the finals in Los Angeles, including        a hard-fought Game 2, during which Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol combined        for 53 points, propelling the Lakers to a 101-96 victory; Whereas although the Lakers lost Game 3 in Orlando by a score of 108-104, NBA        fans were treated to a 31-point performance by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant,        who played all but 8 minutes of the game; Whereas the Lakers were able to defeat the Magic in Game 4 despite a 25-point        performance by Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu; Whereas the Lakers won Game 5 against the Magic by a final score of 99-86,        clinching a historic championship, Kobe Bryant's first championship        without Shaquille O'Neal, Head Coach Phil Jackson's 10th title as a        coach, and the Lakers organization's 15th championship; Whereas the Lakers recovered from a devastating loss in the 2008 NBA finals        against the Boston Celtics to win the 2009 NBA championship and achieve        historic championships for Head Coach Phil Jackson, and Kobe Bryant; Whereas the Lakers' Kobe Bryant was presented with the Bill Russell NBA Finals        Most Valuable Player Award;

111th CONGRESS  2d Session S. RES. 563 Recognizing the Los Angeles Lakers on their 2010 National Basketball Association Championship and congratulating the players, coaches, and               staff for their outstanding achievements. _______________________________________________________________________                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES                             June 23, 2010  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the following    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION Recognizing the Los Angeles Lakers on their 2010 National Basketball Association Championship and congratulating the players, coaches, and               staff for their outstanding achievements. Whereas, on June 17, 2010, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2010 National        Basketball Association (NBA) Championship with a 83-79 victory over the        Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals; Whereas, during the 2010 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Oklahoma City        Thunder, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics en route to the        storied franchise's 16th championship and 11th in Los Angeles; Whereas the 2010 Lakers honored the franchise's tradition of excellence that        dates back to its establishment in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where        the Lakers were named for the ``Land of 10,000 Lakes'' and won 5        championships before moving to Los Angeles in 1960; Whereas this marks the Lakers' 5th NBA championship since 1999, the most by any        franchise during that period, and matches the run by the ``Showtime''        Lakers of the 1980s that featured Hall of Fame players Earvin ``Magic''        Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy; Whereas Phil Jackson has won more championships than any other coach in NBA        history, recording his 11th championship this year and 5th with the        Lakers; Whereas the 2010 NBA Championship marks the 10th for the Lakers owner Gerald        Hatten Buss; Whereas general manager Mitch Kupchak has built a team that has exemplified the        talent, character, and resilience necessary to repeat as NBA Champions; Whereas Kobe Bryant won his 5th NBA Championship, tying him with Earvin        ``Magic'' Johnson and Derek Fisher for the most by a Lakers player; Whereas Kobe Bryant averaged 28.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists during        the NBA Finals, en route to winning his 2nd consecutive NBA Finals Most        Valuable Player Award and becoming just the 8th player to win the award        on multiple occasions;

KOBE BRYANT                                 ______                                                            HON. BARBARA LEE                             of california                    in the house of representatives                      Wednesday, January 29, 2020  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today heartbroken upon hearing of the sudden passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and occupants Christina Mauser, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, and Ara Zobayan.  Kobe was an inspirational leader, advocate, athlete and father. He inspired people from across the world to strive for greatness, to be the best, and to invoke what he called, the Mamba Mentality.  Kobe not only inspired the people of California but the entire world. From his incredibly difficult jump shots, to his selfless charitable efforts, Kobe always worked hard to stand up for what he believed in and to be a great father to four beautiful girls whom he loved.  This unimaginable tragedy has rocked this world and left many hurt. Kobe Bryant finished his NBA career among the best to have ever played the game.  His legacy will live on forever and we must come together to support the entire Bryant family and all the families affected through this tragedy.

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Names For Scrivener

I wanted more names for my scrivener so I looked up a long ass list of names and formatted it to be uploaded by scrivener for the random name generator.

I will say there are 1,000 boy and girl names in this list but they dont have an ethnicity or name meaning tagged on them. I wanted to just do a quick thing for names to import on scriveners name generator. I figured I might as well share it all. Its under the read more if you want the list ^^ I didnt want to make a giant ass post followers who didnt care would have to deal with.

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Calvin,M, , Camden,M, , Camdyn,M, , Cameron,M, , Camilo,M, , Canaan,M, , Cannon,M, , Carl,M, , Carlos,M, , Carmelo,M, , Carson,M, , Carter,M, , Case,M, , Casen,M, , Casey,M, , Cash,M, , Cason,M, , Caspian,M, , Cassius,M, , Castiel,M, , Cayden,M, , Cayson,M, , Cedric,M, , Cesar,M, , Chad,M, , Chaim,M, , Chance,M, , Chandler,M, , Charles,M, , Charlie,M, , Chase,M, , Chris,M, , Christian,M, , Christopher,M, , Clark,M, , Clay,M, , Clayton,M, , Clyde,M, , Cody,M, , Coen,M, , Cohen,M, , Colby,M, , Cole,M, , Coleman,M, , Colin,M, , Collin,M, , Colson,M, , Colt,M, , Colten,M, , Colton,M, , Conner,M, , Connor,M, , Conor,M, , Conrad,M, , Cooper,M, , Corbin,M, , Corey,M, , Cory,M, , Creed,M, , Crew,M, , Cristian,M, , Cristiano,M, , Crosby,M, , Cruz,M, , Cullen,M, , Curtis,M, , Cyrus,M, , Dakari,M, , Dakota,M, , Dallas,M, , Dalton,M, , Damari,M, , Damian,M, , Damien,M, , Damon,M, , Dane,M, , Dangelo,M, , Daniel,M, , Danny,M, , Dante,M, , Darian,M, , Dariel,M, , Dario,M, , Darius,M, , Darren,M, , Darwin,M, , Dash,M, , Davian,M, , David,M, , Davion,M, , Davis,M, , Dawson,M, , Dax,M, , Daxton,M, , Dayton,M, , Deacon,M, , Dean,M, , Deandre,M, , Deangelo,M, , Decker,M, , Declan,M, , Demetrius,M, , Dennis,M, , Denver,M, , Derek,M, , Derrick,M, , Deshawn,M, , Desmond,M, , Devin,M, , Devon,M, , Dexter,M, , Diego,M, , Dillon,M, , Dominic,M, , Dominick,M, , Dominik,M, , Donald,M, , Donovan,M, , Dorian,M, , Douglas,M, , Drake,M, , Draven,M, , Drew,M, , Duke,M, , Duncan,M, , Dustin,M, , Dwayne,M, , Dylan,M, , Easton,M, , Eddie,M, , Eden,M, , Edgar,M, , Edison,M, , Eduardo,M, , Edward,M, , Edwin,M, , Eli,M, , Elian,M, , Elias,M, , Elijah,M, , Eliseo,M, , Elisha,M, , Elliot,M, , Elliott,M, , Ellis,M, , Elon,M, , Emanuel,M, , Emerson,M, , Emery,M, , Emiliano,M, , Emilio,M, , Emmanuel,M, , Emmett,M, , Emmitt,M, , Emory,M, , Enoch,M, , Enrique,M, , Enzo,M, , Ephraim,M, , Eric,M, , Erick,M, , Erik,M, , Ernest,M, , Ernesto,M, , Esteban,M, , Ethan,M, , Eugene,M, , Evan,M, , Everett,M, , Ezekiel,M, , Ezequiel,M, , Ezra,M, , Fabian,M, , Felipe,M, , Felix,M, , Fernando,M, , Finley,M, , Finn,M, , Finnegan,M, , Finnley,M, , Fisher,M, , Fletcher,M, , Flynn,M, , Ford,M, , Forest,M, , Forrest,M, , Fox,M, , Francis,M, , Francisco,M, , Franco,M, , Frank,M, , Franklin,M, , Frederick,M, , Gabriel,M, , Gael,M, , Gage,M, , Gannon,M, , Garrett,M, , Gary,M, , Gatlin,M, , Gavin,M, , Genesis,M, , George,M, , Gerald,M, , Gerardo,M, , Gianni,M, , Gibson,M, , Gideon,M, , Giovanni,M, , Gordon,M, , Grady,M, , Graham,M, , Grant,M, , Graysen,M, , Grayson,M, , Gregory,M, , Grey,M, , Greyson,M, , Griffin,M, , Guillermo,M, , Gunnar,M, , Gunner,M, , Gus,M, , Gustavo,M, , Hamza,M, , Hank,M, , Harlan,M, , Harlem,M, , Harley,M, , Harold,M, , Harper,M, , Harrison,M, , Harry,M, , Harvey,M, , Hassan,M, , Hayden,M, , Hayes,M, , Heath,M, , Hector,M, , Hendrix,M, , Henrik,M, , Henry,M, , Hezekiah,M, , Holden,M, , Houston,M, , Howard,M, , Hudson,M, , Hugh,M, , Hugo,M, , Hunter,M, , Huxley,M, , Ian,M, , Ibrahim,M, , Idris,M, , Ignacio,M, , Iker,M, , Immanuel,M, , Imran,M, , Ira,M, , Isaac,M, , Isaiah,M, , Isaias,M, , Ishaan,M, , Ismael,M, , Israel,M, , Issac,M, , Ivan,M, , Izaiah,M, , Jabari,M, , Jace,M, , Jack,M, , Jackson,M, , Jacob,M, , Jacoby,M, , Jad,M, , Jaden,M, , Jadiel,M, , Jagger,M, , Jaiden,M, , Jaime,M, , Jairo,M, , Jake,M, , Jakob,M, , Jalen,M, , Jamal,M, , Jamari,M, , James,M, , Jameson,M, , Jamie,M, , Jamir,M, , Jamison,M, , Jared,M, , Jase,M, , Jasiah,M, , Jason,M, , Jasper,M, , Javier,M, , Javion,M, , Jax,M, , Jaxen,M, , Jaxon,M, , Jaxson,M, , Jaxton,M, , Jaxtyn,M, , Jaxx,M, , Jaxxon,M, , Jay,M, , Jayce,M, , Jayceon,M, , Jayden,M, , Jaylen,M, , Jayson,M, , Jaziel,M, , Jedidiah,M, , Jefferson,M, , Jeffery,M, , Jeffrey,M, , Jensen,M, , Jeremiah,M, , Jeremias,M, , Jeremy,M, , Jericho,M, , Jermaine,M, , Jerome,M, , Jerry,M, , Jesiah,M, , Jesse,M, , Jesus,M, , Jett,M, , Jimmy,M, , Joaquin,M, , Joe,M, , Joel,M, , Joey,M, , Johan,M, , John,M, , Johnathan,M, , Johnny,M, , Jon,M, , Jonah,M, , Jonas,M, , Jonathan,M, , Jordan,M, , Jordy,M, , Jorge,M, , Jose,M, , Joseph,M, , Joshua,M, , Josiah,M, , Josue,M, , Joziah,M, , Juan,M, , Judah,M, , Jude,M, , Judson,M, , Juelz,M, , Julian,M, , Julien,M, , Julio,M, , Julius,M, , Junior,M, , Justice,M, , Justin,M, , Justus,M, , Kabir,M, , Kace,M, , Kade,M, , Kaden,M, , Kai,M, , Kaiden,M, , Kairo,M, , Kaiser,M, , Kaison,M, , Kaleb,M, , Kalel,M, , Kamari,M, , Kamden,M, , Kamdyn,M, , Kameron,M, , Kamryn,M, , Kane,M, , Kannon,M, , Kareem,M, , Karson,M, , Karsyn,M, , Karter,M, , Kase,M, , Kasen,M, , Kash,M, , Kashton,M, , Kason,M, , Kayden,M, , Kaysen,M, , Kayson,M, , Keagan,M, , Keanu,M, , Keaton,M, , Keegan,M, , Keenan,M, , Keith,M, , Kellan,M, , Kellen,M, , Kelvin,M, , Kendall,M, , Kendrick,M, , Kenneth,M, , Kenzo,M, , Kevin,M, , Khalid,M, , Khalil,M, , Khari,M, , Kian,M, , Kieran,M, , Killian,M, , King,M, , Kingsley,M, , Kingston,M, , Knox,M, , Koa,M, , Kobe,M, , Koda,M, , Kody,M, , Kohen,M, , Kole,M, , Kolton,M, , Konnor,M, , Korbin,M, , Korbyn,M, , Krew,M, , Kristian,M, , Kristopher,M, , Kye,M, , Kylan,M, , Kyle,M, , Kylen,M, , Kyler,M, , Kylo,M, , Kyng,M, , Kyree,M, , Kyrie,M, , Kyson,M, , Lachlan,M, , Lance,M, , Landen,M, , Landon,M, , Landry,M, , Landyn,M, , Lane,M, , Langston,M, , Larry,M, , Lawrence,M, , Lawson,M, , Layne,M, , Layton,M, , Leandro,M, , Ledger,M, , Lee,M, , Legend,M, , Leighton,M, , Leland,M, , Lennon,M, , Lennox,M, , Leo,M, , Leon,M, , Leonard,M, , Leonardo,M, , Leonel,M, , Leonidas,M, , Leroy,M, , Levi,M, , Lewis,M, , Liam,M, , Lian,M, , Lincoln,M, , Lionel,M, , Lochlan,M, , Logan,M, , London,M, , Lorenzo,M, , Louie,M, , Louis,M, , Luca,M, , Lucas,M, , Lucca,M, , Lucian,M, , Luciano,M, , Luis,M, , Luka,M, , Lukas,M, , Luke,M, , Lyle,M, , Lyric,M, , Mack,M, , Madden,M, , Maddox,M, , Maddux,M, , Magnus,M, , Maison,M, , Major,M, , Makai,M, , Malachi,M, , Malakai,M, , Malcolm,M, , Malik,M, , Manuel,M, , Marc,M, , Marcel,M, , Marcellus,M, , Marcelo,M, , Marco,M, , Marcos,M, , Marcus,M, , Mario,M, , Mark,M, , Markus,M, , Marley,M, , Marlon,M, , Marshall,M, , Martin,M, , Marvin,M, , Mason,M, , Mateo,M, , Mathew,M, , Mathias,M, , Matias,M, , Matteo,M, , Matthew,M, , Matthias,M, , Maurice,M, , Mauricio,M, , Maverick,M, , Max,M, , Maxim,M, , Maximilian,M, , Maximiliano,M, , Maximo,M, , Maximus,M, , Maxton,M, , Maxwell,M, , Mayson,M, , Mekhi,M, , Melvin,M, , Memphis,M, , Merrick,M, , Messiah,M, , Micah,M, , Michael,M, , Miguel,M, , Milan,M, , Miles,M, , Miller,M, , Milo,M, , Misael,M, , Mitchell,M, , Mohamed,M, , Mohammad,M, , Mohammed,M, , Moises,M, , Mordechai,M, , Morgan,M, , Moses,M, , Moshe,M, , Muhammad,M, , Musa,M, , Mustafa,M, , Myles,M, , Nash,M, , Nasir,M, , Nathan,M, , Nathanael,M, , Nathaniel,M, , Nehemiah,M, , Neil,M, , Nelson,M, , Nicholas,M, , Nickolas,M, , Nico,M, , Nicolas,M, , Niko,M, , Nikolai,M, , Nikolas,M, , Nixon,M, , Noah,M, , Noe,M, , Noel,M, , Nolan,M, , Nova,M, , Oakley,M, , Odin,M, , Oliver,M, , Omar,M, , Omari,M, , Onyx,M, , Orion,M, , Orlando,M, , Oscar,M, , Otis,M, , Otto,M, , Owen,M, , Pablo,M, , Parker,M, , Patrick,M, , Paul,M, , Paxton,M, , Payton,M, , Pedro,M, , Peter,M, , Peyton,M, , Philip,M, , Phillip,M, , Phoenix,M, , Pierce,M, , Porter,M, , Preston,M, , Prince,M, , Princeton,M, , Quentin,M, , Quincy,M, , Quinn,M, , Quinton,M, , Rafael,M, , Raiden,M, , Ralph,M, , Ramon,M, , Randall,M, , Randy,M, , Raphael,M, , Raul,M, , Ray,M, , Rayan,M, , Rayden,M, , Raylan,M, , Raymond,M, , Reece,M, , Reed,M, , Reese,M, , Reginald,M, , Reid,M, , Reign,M, , Remington,M, , Remy,M, , Rene,M, , Reuben,M, , Rex,M, , Rey,M, , Reyansh,M, , Rhett,M, , Rhys,M, , Ricardo,M, , Richard,M, , Ricky,M, , Ridge,M, , Riley,M, , River,M, , Robert,M, , Roberto,M, , Rocco,M, , Rocky,M, , Rodney,M, , Rodrigo,M, , Rogelio,M, , Roger,M, , Rohan,M, , Roland,M, , Roman,M, , Romeo,M, , Ronald,M, , Ronan,M, , Ronin,M, , Ronnie,M, , Rory,M, , Rowan,M, , Rowen,M, , Roy,M, , Royal,M, , Royce,M, , Ruben,M, , Rudy,M, , Russell,M, , Ryan,M, , Ryder,M, , Ryker,M, , Rylan,M, , Ryland,M, , Sage,M, , Saint,M, , Salvador,M, , Salvatore,M, , Sam,M, , Samir,M, , Samson,M, , Samuel,M, , Santana,M, , Santiago,M, , Santino,M, , Saul,M, , Sawyer,M, , Scott,M, , Sean,M, , Sebastian,M, , Sergio,M, , Seth,M, , Shane,M, , Shawn,M, , Shepard,M, , Shepherd,M, , Shiloh,M, , Silas,M, , Simon,M, , Sincere,M, , Skylar,M, , Skyler,M, , Solomon,M, , Sonny,M, , Soren,M, , Spencer,M, , Stanley,M, , Stefan,M, , Stephen,M, , Sterling,M, , Stetson,M, , Steven,M, , Sullivan,M, , Sutton,M, , Sylas,M, , Tadeo,M, , Talon,M, , Tanner,M, , Tate,M, , Tatum,M, , Taylor,M, , Terrance,M, , Terrell,M, , Terrence,M, , Terry,M, , Thaddeus,M, , Thatcher,M, , Theo,M, , Theodore,M, , Thiago,M, , Thomas,M, , Timothy,M, , Titan,M, , Titus,M, , Tobias,M, , Toby,M, , Tomas,M, , Tommy,M, , Tony,M, , Torin,M, , Trace,M, , Travis,M, , Trent,M, , Trenton,M, , Trevor,M, , Trey,M, , Tripp,M, , Tristan,M, , Tristen,M, , Tristian,M, , Troy,M, , Tucker,M, , Turner,M, , Ty,M, , Tyler,M, , Tyson,M, , Ulises,M, , Uriah,M, , Uriel,M, , Valentin,M, , Valentino,M, , Van,M, , Vance,M, , Vicente,M, , Victor,M, , Vihaan,M, , Vincent,M, , Vincenzo,M, , Vivaan,M, , Wade,M, , Walker,M, , Wallace,M, , Walter,M, , Warren,M, , Watson,M, , Waylon,M, , Wayne,M, , Wells,M, , Wesley,M, , Wesson,M, , Westin,M, , Westley,M, , Weston,M, , Wilder,M, , Will,M, , William,M, , Willie,M, , Wilson,M, , Winston,M, , Wyatt,M, , Xander,M, , Xavier,M, , Xzavier,M, , Yael,M, , Yahir,M, , Yehuda,M, , Yosef,M, , Yousef,M, , Yusuf,M, , Zachariah,M, , Zachary,M, , Zahir,M, , Zaid,M, , Zaiden,M, , Zain,M, , Zaire,M, , Zakai,M, , Zander,M, , Zane,M, , Zavier,M, , Zayd,M, , Zayden,M, , Zayn,M, , Zayne,M, , Zechariah,M, , Zeke,M, , Zev,M, , Zion,M, , Zyaire,M, , Aaliyah,F, , Abby,F, , Abigail,F, , Ada,F, , Adalee,F, , Adaline,F, , Adalyn,F, , Adalynn,F, , Addilyn,F, , Addilynn,F, , Addison,F, , Addisyn,F, , Addyson,F, , Adelaide,F, , Adele,F, , Adelina,F, , Adeline,F, , Adelyn,F, , Adelynn,F, , Adley,F, , Adriana,F, , Adrianna,F, , Adrienne,F, , Ailani,F, , Aileen,F, , Ainsley,F, , Aisha,F, , Aislinn,F, , Aitana,F, , Aiyana,F, , Alaia,F, , Alaina,F, , Alana,F, , Alani,F, , Alanna,F, , Alannah,F, , Alaya,F, , Alayah,F, , Alayna,F, , Aleah,F, , Aleena,F, , Alejandra,F, , Alena,F, , Alessandra,F, , Alessia,F, , Alexa,F, , Alexandra,F, , Alexandria,F, , Alexia,F, , Alexis,F, , Alia,F, , Aliana,F, , Alianna,F, , Alice,F, , Alicia,F, , Alina,F, , Alisha,F, , Alison,F, , Alisson,F, , Alivia,F, , Aliya,F, , Aliyah,F, , Aliza,F, , Allie,F, , Allison,F, , Allyson,F, , Alma,F, , Alondra,F, , Alora,F, , Alyson,F, , Alyssa,F, , Amaia,F, , Amalia,F, , Amanda,F, , Amani,F, , Amara,F, , Amari,F, , Amaris,F, , Amaya,F, , Amayah,F, , Amber,F, , Amelia,F, , Amelie,F, , Amia,F, , Amina,F, , Amira,F, , Amirah,F, , Amiya,F, , Amiyah,F, , Amora,F, , Amy,F, , Ana,F, , Anahi,F, , Anais,F, , Analia,F, , Anastasia,F, , Anaya,F, , Andi,F, , Andrea,F, , Angel,F, , Angela,F, , Angelica,F, , Angelina,F, , Angie,F, , Anika,F, , Aniya,F, , Aniyah,F, , Ann,F, , Anna,F, , Annabel,F, , Annabella,F, , Annabelle,F, , Annalee,F, , Annalise,F, , Anne,F, , Annie,F, , Annika,F, , Ansley,F, , Antonella,F, , Anya,F, , April,F, , Arabella,F, , Arden,F, , Arely,F, , Ari,F, , Aria,F, , Ariadne,F, , Ariah,F, , Ariana,F, , Arianna,F, , Ariel,F, , Ariella,F, , Arielle,F, , Ariya,F, , Ariyah,F, , Arlette,F, , Armani,F, , Arya,F, , Ashley,F, , Ashlyn,F, , Ashlynn,F, , Aspen,F, , Astrid,F, , Athena,F, , Aubree,F, , Aubrey,F, , Aubrie,F, , Aubriella,F, , Aubrielle,F, , Audrey,F, , August,F, , Aurelia,F, , Aurora,F, , Austyn,F, , Autumn,F, , Ava,F, , Avah,F, , Avalyn,F, , Avalynn,F, , Averi,F, , Averie,F, , Avery,F, , Aviana,F, , Avianna,F, , Aya,F, , Ayla,F, , Ayleen,F, , Aylin,F, , Azalea,F, , Azaria,F, , Azariah,F, , Bailee,F, , Bailey,F, , Barbara,F, , Baylee,F, , Beatrice,F, , Belen,F, , Bella,F, , Bellamy,F, , Belle,F, , Berkley,F, , Bethany,F, , Bexley,F, , Bianca,F, , Blair,F, , Blaire,F, , Blake,F, , Blakely,F, , Bonnie,F, , Braelyn,F, , Braelynn,F, , Braylee,F, , Bria,F, , Briana,F, , Brianna,F, , Briar,F, , Bridget,F, , Briella,F, , Brielle,F, , Brinley,F, , Bristol,F, , Brittany,F, , Brooke,F, , Brooklyn,F, , Brooklynn,F, , Brylee,F, , Brynlee,F, , Brynleigh,F, , Brynn,F, , Cadence,F, , Cali,F, , Callie,F, , Calliope,F, , Cameron,F, , Camila,F, , Camilla,F, , Camille,F, , Camryn,F, , Cara,F, , Carly,F, , Carmen,F, , Carolina,F, , Caroline,F, , Carolyn,F, , Carter,F, , Casey,F, , Cassandra,F, , Cassidy,F, , Cataleya,F, , Catalina,F, , Catherine,F, , Cecelia,F, , Cecilia,F, , Celeste,F, , Celia,F, , Celine,F, , Chana,F, , Chanel,F, , Charlee,F, , Charleigh,F, , Charley,F, , Charli,F, , Charlie,F, , Charlotte,F, , Chaya,F, , Chelsea,F, , Cheyenne,F, , Chloe,F, , Christina,F, , Christine,F, , Claire,F, , Clara,F, , Clare,F, , Clarissa,F, , Claudia,F, , Clementine,F, , Colette,F, , Collins,F, , Cora,F, , Coraline,F, , Corinne,F, , Crystal,F, , Cynthia,F, , Dahlia,F, , Daisy,F, , Dakota,F, , Dalary,F, , Daleyza,F, , Dallas,F, , Dana,F, , Dani,F, , Daniela,F, , Daniella,F, , Danielle,F, , Danna,F, , Daphne,F, , Davina,F, , Dayana,F, , Deborah,F, , Delaney,F, , Delilah,F, , Della,F, , Demi,F, , Destiny,F, , Diana,F, , Dior,F, , Dorothy,F, , Dream,F, , Dulce,F, , Dylan,F, , Eden,F, , Edith,F, , Egypt,F, , Eileen,F, , Elaina,F, , Elaine,F, , Eleanor,F, , Elena,F, , Eliana,F, , Elianna,F, , Elina,F, , Elisa,F, , Elisabeth,F, , Elise,F, , Eliza,F, , Elizabeth,F, , Ella,F, , Elle,F, , Ellen,F, , Elliana,F, , Ellianna,F, , Ellie,F, , Elliot,F, , Elliott,F, , Ellis,F, , Ellison,F, , Eloise,F, , Elora,F, , Elsa,F, , Elsie,F, , Elyse,F, , Ember,F, , Emberly,F, , Emelia,F, , Emely,F, , Emerie,F, , Emerson,F, , Emersyn,F, , Emery,F, , Emilee,F, , Emilia,F, , Emily,F, , Emma,F, , Emmaline,F, , Emmalyn,F, , Emmalynn,F, , Emmarie,F, , Emmeline,F, , Emmie,F, , Emmy,F, , Emory,F, , Ensley,F, , Erica,F, , Erika,F, , Erin,F, , Esme,F, , Esmeralda,F, , Esperanza,F, , Estella,F, , Estelle,F, , Esther,F, , Estrella,F, , Etta,F, , Eva,F, , Evangeline,F, , Eve,F, , Evelyn,F, , Evelynn,F, , Everlee,F, , Everleigh,F, , Everly,F, , Evie,F, , Ezra,F, , Faith,F, , Fatima,F, , Faye,F, , Felicity,F, , Fernanda,F, , Finley,F, , Fiona,F, , Florence,F, , Frances,F, , Francesca,F, , Frankie,F, , Freya,F, , Frida,F, , Gabriela,F, , Gabriella,F, , Gabrielle,F, , Galilea,F, , Gemma,F, , Genesis,F, , Genevieve,F, , Georgia,F, , Gia,F, , Giana,F, , Gianna,F, , Giavanna,F, , Giovanna,F, , Giselle,F, , Giuliana,F, , Gloria,F, , Grace,F, , Gracelyn,F, , Gracelynn,F, , Gracie,F, , Greta,F, , Guadalupe,F, , Gwen,F, , Gwendolyn,F, , Hadassah,F, , Hadlee,F, , Hadleigh,F, , Hadley,F, , Hailee,F, , Hailey,F, , Haisley,F, , Haley,F, , Halle,F, , Hallie,F, , Hana,F, , Hanna,F, , Hannah,F, , Harlee,F, , Harleigh,F, , Harley,F, , Harlow,F, , Harmoni,F, , Harmony,F, , Harper,F, , Hattie,F, , Haven,F, , Hayden,F, , Haylee,F, , Hayley,F, , Hazel,F, , Heaven,F, , Heavenly,F, , Heidi,F, , Helen,F, , Helena,F, , Henley,F, , Holland,F, , Holly,F, , Hope,F, , Hunter,F, , Iliana,F, , Imani,F, , India,F, , Ingrid,F, , Irene,F, , Iris,F, , Isabel,F, , Isabela,F, , Isabella,F, , Isabelle,F, , Isla,F, , Itzayana,F, , Itzel,F, , Ivanna,F, , Ivory,F, , Ivy,F, , Izabella,F, , Jacqueline,F, , Jada,F, , Jade,F, , Jaelyn,F, , Jaelynn,F, , Jaliyah,F, , Jamie,F, , Jana,F, , Jane,F, , Janelle,F, , Janessa,F, , Janiyah,F, , Jasmine,F, , Jaycee,F, , Jayda,F, , Jayde,F, , Jayden,F, , Jayla,F, , Jaylah,F, , Jaylee,F, , Jayleen,F, , Jaylene,F, , Jazlyn,F, , Jazlynn,F, , Jazmin,F, , Jazmine,F, , Jemma,F, , Jenesis,F, , Jenna,F, , Jennifer,F, , Jessica,F, , Jessie,F, , Jewel,F, , Jillian,F, , Jimena,F, , Joanna,F, , Jocelyn,F, , Joelle,F, , Johanna,F, , Jolene,F, , Jolie,F, , Jordan,F, , Jordyn,F, , Joselyn,F, , Josephine,F, , Josie,F, , Journee,F, , Journey,F, , Journi,F, , Joy,F, , Joyce,F, , Judith,F, , Julia,F, , Juliana,F, , Julianna,F, , Julie,F, , Juliet,F, , Julieta,F, , Juliette,F, , Julissa,F, , June,F, , Juniper,F, , Jurnee,F, , Justice,F, , Kadence,F, , Kaelyn,F, , Kai,F, , Kaia,F, , Kailani,F, , Kailey,F, , Kailyn,F, , Kairi,F, , Kaitlyn,F, , Kaiya,F, , Kalani,F, , Kali,F, , Kaliyah,F, , Kallie,F, , Kamila,F, , Kamilah,F, , Kamiyah,F, , Kamryn,F, , Kara,F, , Karen,F, , Karina,F, , Karla,F, , Karlee,F, , Karsyn,F, , Karter,F, , Kassidy,F, , Kataleya,F, , Katalina,F, , Kate,F, , Katelyn,F, , Katherine,F, , Kathleen,F, , Kathryn,F, , Katie,F, , Kaydence,F, , Kayla,F, , Kaylani,F, , Kaylee,F, , Kayleigh,F, , Kaylie,F, , Kaylin,F, , Kehlani,F, , Keilani,F, , Keily,F, , Keira,F, , Kelly,F, , Kelsey,F, , Kendall,F, , Kendra,F, , Kenia,F, , Kenley,F, , Kenna,F, , Kennedi,F, , Kennedy,F, , Kensley,F, , Kenzie,F, , Keyla,F, , Khaleesi,F, , Khloe,F, , Kiana,F, , Kiara,F, , Kiera,F, , Kimber,F, , Kimberly,F, , Kimora,F, , Kinley,F, , Kinslee,F, , Kinsley,F, , Kira,F, , Kora,F, , Kori,F, , Kyla,F, , Kylee,F, , Kyleigh,F, , Kylie,F, , Kynlee,F, , Kyra,F, , Lacey,F, , Laila,F, , Lailah,F, , Lainey,F, , Lana,F, , Landry,F, , Laney,F, , Lara,F, , Laura,F, , Laurel,F, , Lauren,F, , Lauryn,F, , Layla,F, , Laylah,F, , Lea,F, , Leah,F, , Leanna,F, , Legacy,F, , Leia,F, , Leighton,F, , Leila,F, , Leilani,F, , Lena,F, , Lennon,F, , Lennox,F, , Leona,F, , Leslie,F, , Lexi,F, , Lexie,F, , Leyla,F, , Lia,F, , Liana,F, , Liberty,F, , Lila,F, , Lilah,F, , Lilian,F, , Liliana,F, , Lilianna,F, , Lilith,F, , Lillian,F, , Lilliana,F, , Lillianna,F, , Lillie,F, , Lilly,F, , Lily,F, , Lilyana,F, , Lina,F, , Linda,F, , Lindsey,F, , Lisa,F, , Liv,F, , Livia,F, , Logan,F, , Lola,F, , London,F, , Londyn,F, , Lorelai,F, , Lorelei,F, , Louisa,F, , Louise,F, , Lucia,F, , Luciana,F, , Lucille,F, , Lucy,F, , Luella,F, , Luna,F, , Lyanna,F, , Lydia,F, , Lyla,F, , Lylah,F, , Lyra,F, , Lyric,F, , Mabel,F, , Maci,F, , Macie,F, , Mackenzie,F, , Macy,F, , Madalyn,F, , Madalynn,F, , Maddison,F, , Madeleine,F, , Madeline,F, , Madelyn,F, , Madelynn,F, , Madilyn,F, , Madilynn,F, , Madison,F, , Madisyn,F, , Mae,F, , Maeve,F, , Maggie,F, , Magnolia,F, , Maia,F, , Maisie,F, , Makayla,F, , Makenna,F, , Makenzie,F, , Malani,F, , Malaya,F, , Malaysia,F, , Maleah,F, , Malia,F, , Maliah,F, , Maliyah,F, , Mallory,F, , Mara,F, , Maren,F, , Margaret,F, , Margo,F, , Margot,F, , Maria,F, , Mariah,F, , Mariam,F, , Mariana,F, , Marianna,F, , Marie,F, , Marilyn,F, , Marina,F, , Marisol,F, , Marissa,F, , Marlee,F, , Marleigh,F, , Marley,F, , Martha,F, , Mary,F, , Maryam,F, , Matilda,F, , Mavis,F, , Maxine,F, , Maya,F, , Mckenna,F, , Mckenzie,F, , Mckinley,F, , Meadow,F, , Megan,F, , Meghan,F, , Meilani,F, , Melanie,F, , Melany,F, , Melina,F, , Melissa,F, , Melody,F, , Mercy,F, , Meredith,F, , Mia,F, , Miah,F, , Micah,F, , Michaela,F, , Michelle,F, , Mikaela,F, , Mikayla,F, , Mila,F, , Milan,F, , Milana,F, , Milani,F, , Milena,F, , Miley,F, , Millie,F, , Mina,F, , Mira,F, , Miracle,F, , Miranda,F, , Miriam,F, , Molly,F, , Monica,F, , Monroe,F, , Morgan,F, , Mya,F, , Myah,F, , Myla,F, , Mylah,F, , Myra,F, , Nadia,F, , Nala,F, , Nalani,F, , Nancy,F, , Naomi,F, , Natalia,F, , Natalie,F, , Nataly,F, , Natasha,F, , Nathalie,F, , Naya,F, , Nayeli,F, , Nevaeh,F, , Nia,F, , Nicole,F, , Nina,F, , Noa,F, , Noelle,F, , Noemi,F, , Nola,F, , Noor,F, , Nora,F, , Norah,F, , Nova,F, , Novah,F, , Novalee,F, , Nyla,F, , Nylah,F, , Oaklee,F, , Oakley,F, , Oaklyn,F, , Oaklynn,F, , Octavia,F, , Olive,F, , Olivia,F, , Opal,F, , Ophelia,F, , Paige,F, , Paislee,F, , Paisleigh,F, , Paisley,F, , Palmer,F, , Paloma,F, , Paola,F, , Paris,F, , Parker,F, , Patricia,F, , Paula,F, , Paulina,F, , Payton,F, , Pearl,F, , Penelope,F, , Penny,F, , Perla,F, , Peyton,F, , Phoebe,F, , Phoenix,F, , Piper,F, , Poppy,F, , Presley,F, , Princess,F, , Priscilla,F, , Promise,F, , Queen,F, , Quinn,F, , Rachel,F, , Raegan,F, , Raelyn,F, , Raelynn,F, , Raina,F, , Ramona,F, , Raquel,F, , Raven,F, , Rayna,F, , Rayne,F, , Reagan,F, , Rebecca,F, , Rebekah,F, , Reese,F, , Regina,F, , Reign,F, , Reina,F, , Remi,F, , Remington,F, , Remy,F, , Renata,F, , Reyna,F, , Rhea,F, , Riley,F, , River,F, , Rivka,F, , Robin,F, , Romina,F, , Rory,F, , Rosa,F, , Rosalee,F, , Rosalie,F, , Rosalyn,F, , Rose,F, , Roselyn,F, , Rosemary,F, , Rosie,F, , Rowan,F, , Royal,F, , Royalty,F, , Ruby,F, , Ruth,F, , Ryan,F, , Ryann,F, , Rylan,F, , Rylee,F, , Ryleigh,F, , Rylie,F, , Sabrina,F, , Sadie,F, , Sage,F, , Saige,F, , Salma,F, , Samantha,F, , Samara,F, , Samira,F, , Sandra,F, , Saniyah,F, , Saoirse,F, , Sara,F, , Sarah,F, , Sarai,F, , Sariah,F, , Sariyah,F, , Sasha,F, , Savanna,F, , Savannah,F, , Sawyer,F, , Saylor,F, , Scarlet,F, , Scarlett,F, , Scarlette,F, , Scout,F, , Selah,F, , Selena,F, , Selene,F, , Serena,F, , Serenity,F, , Shelby,F, , Shiloh,F, , Siena,F, , Sienna,F, , Sierra,F, , Simone,F, , Sky,F, , Skye,F, , Skyla,F, , Skylar,F, , Skyler,F, , Sloan,F, , Sloane,F, , Sofia,F, , Sophia,F, , Sophie,F, , Stella,F, , Stephanie,F, , Stevie,F, , Summer,F, , Sunny,F, , Sutton,F, , Sydney,F, , Sylvia,F, , Sylvie,F, , Talia,F, , Taliyah,F, , Tatiana,F, , Tatum,F, , Taylor,F, , Teagan,F, , Tenley,F, , Teresa,F, , Tessa,F, , Thalia,F, , Thea,F, , Tiana,F, , Tiffany,F, , Tinley,F, , Tinsley,F, , Tori,F, , Treasure,F, , Trinity,F, , Vada,F, , Valentina,F, , Valeria,F, , Valerie,F, , Valery,F, , Vanessa,F, , Veda,F, , Vera,F, , Veronica,F, , Victoria,F, , Vienna,F, , Violet,F, , Violeta,F, , Virginia,F, , Vivian,F, , Viviana,F, , Vivienne,F, , Waverly,F, , Wendy,F, , Whitley,F, , Whitney,F, , Willa,F, , Willow,F, , Winter,F, , Wren,F, , Wynter,F, , Ximena,F, , Xiomara,F, , Yamileth,F, , Yara,F, , Yareli,F, , Yaretzi,F, , Zahra,F, , Zainab,F, , Zaniyah,F, , Zara,F, , Zaria,F, , Zariah,F, , Zariyah,F, , Zaylee,F, , Zelda,F, , Zhavia,F, , Zoe,F, , Zoey,F, , Zoie,F, , Zola,F, , Zora,F, , Zuri,F, ,

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Finding the perfect name for your newborn baby may take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be very interesting.

In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. Are you looking for a son to speak of a family tradition or celebrate a cultural tradition? Whatever your approach, you'll find lots of great options on the following list of the 1,000 most popular boys, according to Social Security Administration (SSA). Take a look to help you narrow down your favorites list (or inspire new ones) and enjoy the experience of finding your favorite name for your new son.

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1. Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names

Liam

Noah

William

James

Oliver

Benjamin

Elijah

Lucas

Mason

Logan

Alexander

Ethan

Jacob

Michael

Daniel

Henry

Jackson

Sebastian

Aiden

Matthew

Samuel

David

Joseph

Carter

Owen

Wyatt

John

Jack

Luke

Jayden

Dylan

Grayson

Levi

Isaac

Gabriel

Julian

Mateo

Anthony

Jaxon

Lincoln

Joshua

Christopher

Andrew

Theodore

Caleb

Ryan

Asher

Nathan

Thomas

Leo

Isaiah

Charles

Josiah

Hudson

Christian

Hunter

Connor

Eli

Ezra

Aaron

Landon

Adrian

Jonathan

Nolan

Jeremiah

Easton

Elias

Colton

Cameron

Carson

Robert

Angel

Maverick

Nicholas

Dominic

Jaxson

Greyson

Adam

Ian

Austin

Santiago

Jordan

Cooper

Brayden

Roman

Evan

Ezekiel

Xavier

Jose

Jace

Jameson

Leonardo

Bryson

Axel

Everett

Parker

Kayden

Miles

Sawyer

Jason

Declan

Weston

Micah

Ayden

Wesley

Luca

Vincent

Damian

Zachary

Silas

Gavin

Chase

Kai

Emmett

Harrison

Nathaniel

Kingston

Cole

Tyler

Bennett

Bentley

Ryker

Tristan

Brandon

Kevin

Luis

George

Ashton

Rowan

Braxton

Ryder

Gael

Ivan

Diego

Maxwell

Max

Carlos

Kaiden

Juan

Maddox

Justin

Waylon

Calvin

Giovanni

Jonah

Abel

Jayce

Jesus

Amir

King

Beau

Camden

Alex

Jasper

Malachi

Brody

Jude

Blake

Emmanuel

Eric

Brooks

Elliot

Antonio

Abraham

Timothy

Finn

Rhett

Elliott

Edward

August

Xander

Alan

Dean

Lorenzo

Bryce

Karter

Victor

Milo

Miguel

Hayden

Graham

Grant

Zion

Tucker

Jesse

Zayden

Joel

Richard

Patrick

Emiliano

Avery

Nicolas

Brantley

Dawson

Myles

Matteo

River

Steven

Thiago

Zane

Matias

Judah

Messiah

Jeremy

Preston

Oscar

Kaleb

Alejandro

Marcus

Mark

Peter

Maximus

Barrett

Jax

Andres

Holden

Legend

Charlie

Knox

Kaden

Paxton

Kyrie

Kyle

Griffin

Josue

Kenneth

Beckett

Enzo

Adriel

Arthur

Felix

Bryan

Lukas

Paul

Brian

Colt

Caden

Leon

Archer

Omar

Israel

Aidan

Theo

Javier

Remington

Jaden

Bradley

Emilio

Colin

Riley

Cayden

Phoenix

Clayton

Simon

Ace

Nash

Derek

Rafael

Zander

Brady

Jorge

Jake

Louis

Damien

Karson

Walker

Maximiliano

Amari

Sean

Chance

Walter

Martin

Finley

Andre

Tobias

Cash

Corbin

Arlo

Iker

Erick

Emerson

Gunner

Cody

Stephen

Francisco

Killian

Dallas

Reid

Manuel

Lane

Atlas

Rylan

Jensen

Ronan

Beckham

Daxton

Anderson

Kameron

Raymond

Orion

Cristian

Tanner

Kyler

Jett

Cohen

Ricardo

Spencer

Gideon

Ali

Fernando

Jaiden

Titus

Travis

Bodhi

Eduardo

Dante

Ellis

Prince

Kane

Luka

Kash

Hendrix

Desmond

Donovan

Mario

Atticus

Cruz

Garrett

Hector

Angelo

Jeffrey

Edwin

Cesar

Zayn

Devin

Conor

Warren

Odin

Jayceon

Romeo

Julius

Jaylen

Hayes

Kayson

Muhammad

Jaxton

Joaquin

Caiden

Dakota

Major

Keegan

Sergio

Marshall

Johnny

Kade

Edgar

Leonel

Ismael

Marco

Tyson

Wade

Collin

Troy

Nasir

Conner

Adonis

Jared

Rory

Andy

Jase

Lennox

Shane

Malik

Ari

Reed

Seth

Clark

Erik

Lawson

Trevor

Gage

Nico

Malakai

Quinn

Cade

Johnathan

Sullivan

Solomon

Cyrus

Fabian

Pedro

Frank

Shawn

Malcolm

Khalil

Nehemiah

Dalton

Mathias

Jay

Ibrahim

Peyton

Winston

Kason

Zayne

Noel

Princeton

Matthias

Gregory

Sterling

Dominick

Elian

Grady

Russell

Finnegan

Ruben

Gianni

Porter

Kendrick

Leland

Pablo

Allen

Hugo

Raiden

Kolton

Remy

Ezequiel

Damon

Emanuel

Zaiden

Otto

Bowen

Marcos

Abram

Kasen

Franklin

Royce

Jonas

Sage

Philip

Esteban

Drake

Kashton

Roberto

Harvey

Alexis

Kian

Jamison

Maximilian

Adan

Milan

Phillip

Albert

Dax

Mohamed

Ronin

Kamden

Hank

Memphis

Oakley

Augustus

Drew

Moises

Armani

Rhys

Benson

Jayson

Kyson

Braylen

Corey

Gunnar

Omari

Alonzo

Landen

Armando

Derrick

Dexter

Enrique

Bruce

Nikolai

Francis

Rocco

Kairo

Royal

Zachariah

Arjun

Deacon

Skyler

Eden

Alijah

Rowen

Pierce

Uriel

Ronald

Luciano

Tate

Frederick

Kieran

Lawrence

Moses

Rodrigo

Brycen

Leonidas

Nixon

Keith

Chandler

Case

Davis

Asa

Darius

Isaias

Aden

Jaime

Landyn

Raul

Niko

Trenton

Apollo

Cairo

Izaiah

Scott

Dorian

Julio

Wilder

Santino

Dustin

Donald

Raphael

Saul

Taylor

Ayaan

Duke

Ryland

Tatum

Ahmed

Moshe

Edison

Emmitt

Cannon

Alec

Danny

Keaton

Roy

Conrad

Roland

Quentin

Lewis

Samson

Brock

Kylan

Cason

Ahmad

Jalen

Nikolas

Braylon

Kamari

Dennis

Callum

Justice

Soren

Rayan

Aarav

Gerardo

Ares

Brendan

Jamari

Kaison

Yusuf

Issac

Jasiah

Callen

Forrest

Makai

Crew

Kobe

Bo

Julien

Mathew

Braden

Johan

Marvin

Zaid

Stetson

Casey

Ty

Ariel

Tony

Zain

Callan

Cullen

Sincere

Uriah

Dillon

Kannon

Colby

Axton

Cassius

Quinton

Mekhi

Reece

Alessandro

Jerry

Mauricio

Sam

Trey

Mohammad

Alberto

Gustavo

Arturo

Fletcher

Marcelo

Abdiel

Hamza

Alfredo

Chris

Finnley

Curtis

Kellan

Quincy

Kase

Harry

Kyree

Wilson

Cayson

Hezekiah

Kohen

Neil

Mohammed

Raylan

Kaysen

Lucca

Sylas

Mack

Leonard

Lionel

Ford

Roger

Rex

Alden

Boston

Colson

Briggs

Zeke

Dariel

Kingsley

Valentino

Jamir

Salvador

Vihaan

Mitchell

Lance

Lucian

Darren

Jimmy

Alvin

Amos

Tripp

Zaire

Layton

Reese

Casen

Colten

Brennan

Korbin

Sonny

Bruno

Orlando

Devon

Huxley

Boone

Maurice

Nelson

Douglas

Randy

Gary

Lennon

Titan

Denver

Jaziel

Noe

Jefferson

Ricky

Lochlan

Rayden

Bryant

Langston

Lachlan

Clay

Abdullah

Lee

Baylor

Leandro

Ben

Kareem

Layne

Joe

Crosby

Deandre

Demetrius

Kellen

Carl

Jakob

Ridge

Bronson

Jedidiah

Rohan

Larry

Stanley

Tomas

Shiloh

Thaddeus

Watson

Baker

Vicente

Koda

Jagger

Nathanael

Carmelo

Shepherd

Graysen

Melvin

Ernesto

Jamie

Yosef

Clyde

Eddie

Tristen

Grey

Ray

Tommy

Samir

Ramon

Santana

Kristian

Marcel

Wells

Zyaire

Brecken

Byron

Otis

Reyansh

Axl

Joey

Trace

Morgan

Musa

Harlan

Enoch

Henrik

Kristopher

Talon

Rey

Guillermo

Houston

Jon

Vincenzo

Dane

Terry

Azariah

Castiel

Kye

Augustine

Zechariah

Joziah

Kamryn

Hassan

Jamal

Chaim

Bodie

Emery

Branson

Jaxtyn

Kole

Wayne

Aryan

Alonso

Brixton

Madden

Allan

Flynn

Jaxen

Harley

Magnus

Sutton

Dash

Anders

Westley

Brett

Emory

Felipe

Yousef

Jadiel

Mordechai

Dominik

Junior

Eliseo

Fisher

Harold

Jaxxon

Kamdyn

Maximo

Caspian

Kelvin

Damari

Fox

Trent

Hugh

Briar

Franco

Keanu

Terrance

Yahir

Ameer

Kaiser

Thatcher

Ishaan

Koa

Merrick

Coen

Rodney

Brayan

London

Rudy

Gordon

Bobby

Aron

Marc

Van

Anakin

Canaan

Dario

Reginald

Westin

Darian

Ledger

Leighton

Maxton

Tadeo

Valentin

Aldo

Khalid

Nickolas

Toby

Dayton

Jacoby

Billy

Gatlin

Elisha

Jabari

Jermaine

Alvaro

Marlon

Mayson

Blaze

Jeffery

Kace

Braydon

Achilles

Brysen

Saint

Xzavier

Aydin

Eugene

Adrien

Cain

Kylo

Nova

Onyx

Arian

Bjorn

Jerome

Miller

Alfred

Kenzo

Kyng

Leroy

Maison

Jordy

Stefan

Wallace

Benicio

Kendall

Zayd

Blaine

Tristian

Anson

Gannon

Jeremias

Marley

Ronnie

Dangelo

Kody

Will

Bentlee

Gerald

Salvatore

Turner

Chad

Misael

Mustafa

Konnor

Maxim

Rogelio

Zakai

Cory

Judson

Brentley

Darwin

Louie

Ulises

Dakari

Rocky

Wesson

Alfonso

Payton

Dwayne

Juelz

Duncan

Keagan

Deshawn

Bode

Bridger

Skylar

Brodie

Landry

Avi

Keenan

Reuben

Jaxx

Rene

Yehuda

Imran

Yael

Alexzander

Willie

Cristiano

Heath

Lyric

Davion

Elon

Karsyn

Krew

Jairo

Maddux

Ephraim

Ignacio

Vivaan

Aries

Vance

Boden

Lyle

Ralph

Reign

Camilo

Draven

Terrence

Idris

Ira

Javion

Jericho

Khari

Marcellus

Creed

Shepard

Terrell

Ahmir

Camdyn

Cedric

Howard

Jad

Zahir

Harper

Justus

Forest

Gibson

Zev

Alaric

Decker

Ernest

Jesiah

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Justin Wilcox takes BART to work 

and other reasons he’s the perfect fit for Cal

The Bears’ third-year head coach has the right playing style and personality

By JON WILNER | jwilner@bayareanewsgroup.com | Mercury News

Berkeley, Cal -- Chris Pezman received confirmation that Justin Wilcox was the perfect fit for Cal the moment Wilcox didn’t accept the job.

It was the second Friday of January 2017, and the Bears were deep into negotiations with Wilcox to replace Sonny Dykes.

The term sheet was ready. They expected him to accept. The only thing missing was his signature.

But at that moment, Wilcox put everything on hold and … vanished.

“The rumor is that he went on a hike to clear his head,’’ Pezman recalled. “He knew once he took it, everything would change. So he unplugged. He wanted to clear his head, so he was ready for the moment.

“I thought that was really mature. A lot of guys would rush, rush, rush. But Justin has another level of maturity. He’s got the quiet confidence to have his own plan.”

That quiet confidence was just one of the reasons Pezman believed Wilcox would be the ideal head coach for the Bears, and what Pezman thought mattered a great deal.

He was the athletic department’s chief operating officer — the point man on the search, responsible for putting candidates in front of athletic director Mike Williams and chancellor Nicholas Dirks.

Two hours later, Wilcox returned, signed the term sheet at the bar at the Claremont Hotel, and began overhauling the program.

“He’s on track, if not ahead of where I thought he’d be at this point,’’ said Pezman, who left Cal in late 2017 to became the athletic director at the University of Houston, his alma mater. “It wasn’t going to be a one-year fix.”

Not with the remodel that awaited Wilcox.

Cal stunned the college football world by terminating Sonny Dykes just a week earlier, on Jan. 8 — the oddest of times — but Pezman had already determined the Air Raid was all wrong for the program.

He also knew Dykes continually had an eye on vacancies elsewhere — Baylor had been the most recent instance — and that Cal’s season-ticket base was eroding as the losses piled up under Dykes.

If a change unfolded, Pezman wanted to be ready.

“I had been thinking about where we were as a program, and we weren’t going to beat Washington or Oregon or USC for the elite athletes,’’ he said earlier this week.

“Instead of playing 49-46 games, we needed to shorten the game. We had to play small ball, like Stanford and Utah. You can’t have your defense on the field for 40 minutes. It can’t sustain that.”

Pezman understood one of the most important but under-publicized aspects of college football:

The need for alignment between the head coach’s personality, his style of play and the school’s natural recruiting pool.

Dykes’ system, which depended on recruiting elite athletes at the skill positions — many of them from other regions of the country — didn’t fit with the Bears’ recruiting model.

“We were going to Texas and Mississippi, but the bulk of our talent should be coming from in-state, and we weren’t getting it,’’ Pezman said.

“There’s no reason Cal shouldn’t get those 6-foot-4 or 6-foot-5 volleyball-types, who can grow into their bodies and be offensive linemen, defensive ends, linebackers, tight ends or even H-backs.

“That’s the recruiting sweet spot for Cal.”

Pezman had the strategy figured out. Once Dykes was dismissed, it became a matter of identifying candidates who could execute.

For advice, he turned to Andrew McGraw, assistant athletic director for football administration.

If anyone knew who and what would work in Berkeley, it was McGraw. He had served in various capacities for five head coaches (Keith Gilbertson, Steve Mariucci, Tom Holmoe, Jeff Tedford and Dykes) and, crucially, had worked closely with dozens of coordinators and assistants.

Pezman approached McGraw.

“Who are some coaches you’ve come across that would be strong fits?”

According to Pezman, McGraw’s response was immediate:

The search should start and end with Justin Wilcox.

“I knew if they put Justin in the room with (Cal decision-makers), he would rise above the other candidates,’’ said McGraw, who became friends with Wilcox during the latter’s three-year stint as an assistant coach under Tedford.

“I knew the kids would thrive with him. He’s been in their shoes (as a safety at Oregon in the late 1990s). He knew what Cal was like. He’s a west coast guy. And I thought he would connect with recruits and our donor base.”

But there was another layer, McGraw explained, an interconnection between Wilcox’s personality and the Cal ethos.

“There’s an anonymity to coach at Cal and being in the Bay Area that suits him perfectly. He’s all about the players. He’s not a self-promoter. He’ll do that (media) stuff, but he views it as a necessary evil.”

Wilcox owns one car — it’s 30 years old — and has taken BART to work during stretches of his tenure in Berkeley.

He’s an avid reader, especially with regard to books on leadership.

And when Wilcox vacations, he vacations: He leaves the country and tunes out.

“He has the best work-life balance of all the coaches I’ve ever worked with,’’ McGraw said.

Which meshes perfectly with the campus culture: It cannot be football and only football for the players.

In order to thrive in Berkeley, they must fit academically and socially.

Same with the head coach.

As Pezman plunged deeper into the hiring process, he saw what McGraw had seen.

Williams, the athletic director, provided the cover.

“He allowed me to operate without having to get caught up in the politics,” Pezman said.

“What Mike wanted, the thing he cared most about, was the culture fit. And once he met Justin, he got it. It wasn’t a hard sell.”

Wilcox also worked within the economic framework — the Bears had limited resources — and impressed Pezman with his desire to hire the best possible coordinators and assistants.

His choices for offense (Beau Baldwin) and defense (Tim DeRuyter) had head coaching experience.

“His ego didn’t get in the way,’’ Pezman said. “He’s not flash and sizzle. He’s just got that quiet confidence.”