Steampunks on the convention floor.

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Scott and Gail Folsom visiting the Comic-Con convention floor.

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Steampunks wait outside the conference room for Comic-Con's steampunk meetup.

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Hundreds of people dressed in steampunk garb gather on the stairs of the convention center.

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Steampunk couple.

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Kato is a model who specializes in steampunk fashion.

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Detail of the elaborate boots worn by a gentleman steampunk.

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The dress includes 25 different pocket watches fastened to the front and back of the dress as well as medals, all from different sources.

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San Diegan Heather Hutsell created this dress out of a military-issued parachute. She started with a pattern but then strayed and now has an original design.

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Apparently, steampunks need Sharpies too.

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It's common to have belts around the waist for holding gadgets, tubes, telescopes, magnifying glasses, and tools.

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Corsets are a common feature in women's steampunk fashion.

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San Diegan Cindy Piselli is one of the organizers of local steampunk events.

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Sweetwater and Chula Vista school districts are now operating under one, standardized school calendar. The official school year starts about two months earlier than before.

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Chula Vista High School students wait in line to register on the first day of the new school year.

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Nick Baumann is one of the founding members of the Steampunk Ghostbusters. Period goggles, like Nick's, are a key accessory to steampunk fashion. Though during the meetup, it was noted that steampunks shouldn't be "goggle nazis." If someone wants to start dressing in the steampunk style, they don't necessarily need goggles.

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Steampunks waiting to get into the meetup at Comic-Con. You can see the gadgetry featured in their costumes.

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Real People. Real Answers. Real Help. Where do you start? Dial 211 or visit 211sandiego.org.

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Darth Vader ascending at Comic-Con, 2009

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Mexcian police say a witness has fingered Ernesto Parra Valenzuela as the gunman who killed Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas. Tecate Police arrested Parra Valenzuela early Friday near the scene.

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Border Patrol vehicle overlooking Border Field State Park in Imperial Beach.

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This home's location next to a brush covered hill and the tall trees that surround it make the house vulnerable to fires.

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