Mr.Mesic helped discourage nationalism and encouraged a shift to the West with his country's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The former Rookie of the Year was the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, just the sixth American to be taken first overall.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel told U.S.lawmakers that three ports of entry in his city must process more than 15 million people a year, and inspect some three million incoming cars.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Since 1945, the last time the Cubs appeared in a World Series, the team has famously been the subject of the "Billy Goat curse, " placed by a local tavern owner whose goat was denied entry that year to a Series game, despite having a ticket.

WSJ: Cubs Say Wrigley Plan Will Win Series

Later that year my entry to the Juried Sculpture Show at the Art Institute was rejected.

NPR: A Job's Saving Graces: Milk Duds and Doughnuts

Since I wrote a blog entry about this last year things keep morphing.

FORBES: Young People, Stop Just Texting Me and Give Me a Call Once in a While PLZ! Part Deux