In 1870, Tsarist troops occupied Guldja in the north-west of the province. The same year, and again in 1873, the British agent Douglas Forsyth led a mission to Yarkant to establish diplomatic relations with Yakub Beg, the feudal warlord of Kashgaria, who was consolidating his rule over the area.

Teen Wolf 'Sterek' fans, we've read your (hundreds and hundreds of) comments and admire your passion, EW.com responded. The reason Sterek didn't make the category is because it's not an acknowledged will-they-or-won't-they storyline. This controversy led the gay entertainment news site AfterElton.com to start an annual slash madness tournament. Sterek won the first.

At the same time a CT-scan of the abdomen revealed iliac, paraaortic, and mesenteric lymphadenopathy as well as splenomegaly.

The sundry restaurant comings and goings that made our digital readers press F to pay respects will be covered by food critic Hillary Brown in her year-end wrap-up in the Jan. 9 issue.