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• Album review: The Dance by Taranaki singer and songwriter Juliet McLean - Taranaki Daily News

  12-04-2016 23:49 via stuff.co.nz
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  Album review: The Dance by Taranaki singer and songwriter Juliet McLean
  Taranaki Daily News
  The Taranaki musician's first EP, The Dance, is a testament to her ability to make people feel things through her music. Musician Juliet McLean with her album called The Dance. The cover art is from Juliet's. ANDY JACKSON/Fairfax NZ. Musician Juliet ...
  
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• Watch Odell Beckham Jr. Dance to Young Thug Songs in Drake's Backyard - Complex

  12-04-2016 23:48 via complex.com
  
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  Watch Odell Beckham Jr. Dance to Young Thug Songs in Drake's Backyard
  Complex
  We know that Odell Beckham Jr. has been living with Drake during the NFL offseason. But uhhhhhhh…he's really making himself right at home, isn't he?! The clip above, which features OBJ dancing along to Young Thug's “With Them” in Drake's backyard ...
  Odell Beckham is Throwing Dance Parties in Drake's BackyardThe Sourceall 5 news articles »
  
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• Romanian Ballet Company Loses Its Leading Lights - New York Times

  12-04-2016 23:44 via nytimes.com
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  Romanian Ballet Company Loses Its Leading Lights
  New York Times
  Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, who are engaged, performing in “Romeo and Juliet” at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2012. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Administrative tumult, a prominent snub on the Bucharest National Opera's website ...and more »
  
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• A Player-By-Player Breakdown of the Spurs' Dance Moves - San Antonio Current (blog)

  12-04-2016 23:32 via sacurrent.com
  
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  A Player-By-Player Breakdown of the Spurs' Dance Moves
  San Antonio Current (blog)
  San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) April 12, 2016. There's a lot going on in that GIF. Perhaps too much. To make it easier on you, we've watched the tape, analyzed it and broken down each Spur's moves. Here's what they've got going on, moving from left to right:and more »
  
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• Fabian Barnes, founder/director of Dance Institute of Washington, dies at 56 - Washington Post

  12-04-2016 23:07 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Fabian Barnes, founder/director of Dance Institute of Washington, dies at 56
  Washington Post
  The Dance Institute of Washington is reeling from the unexpected death Friday of its founder and director Fabian Barnes, 56, the hard-driving and big-hearted former Dance Theatre of Harlem soloist who devoted his life to training underprivileged ...
  Community shocked by loss of Dance Institute of Washington founder Fabian BarnesDC Theatre Sceneall 2 news articles »
  
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• Maya Angelou in dance: How Complexions Contemporary Ballet will put poetry in motion - Los Angeles Times

  12-04-2016 23:03 via latimes.com
  
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  Maya Angelou in dance: How Complexions Contemporary Ballet will put poetry in motion
  Los Angeles Times
  Complexions Contemporary Ballet is known for taking on timely social issues via music and movement, and the New York company's upcoming three nights in Los Angeles are no exception, particularly a piece inspired by Maya Angelou. The Glorya Kaufman ...
  
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• Soundings: "Spring for Dance Gala" showcases seven organizations - Virginia Gazette

  12-04-2016 22:44 via vagazette.com
  
  Soundings: "Spring for Dance Gala" showcases seven organizations
  Virginia Gazette
  As the saying goes, you're judged by the company you keep.Whether you accept that or not, as it relates to the Richmond Ballet, it's assuredly true.It was in high cotton company as one of seven organizations featured in the Virginia Arts Festival's ...
  
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• UCSB Dance Department's Jerry Pearson's Final Curtain - Santa Barbara Independent

  12-04-2016 22:32 via independent.com
  
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  UCSB Dance Department's Jerry Pearson's Final Curtain
  Santa Barbara Independent
  Dedicating 50 years to the singular pursuit of a creative endeavor is a moving study in fortitude; great architects like Germany's Krystof Dientzenhofer and France's Louis Bourgeois patiently committed themselves to structural feats that took more than ...
  
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• You've GOT To See These Dancers In Action - Refinery29

  12-04-2016 21:41 via refinery29.com
  
  You've GOT To See These Dancers In Action
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  When the members of the Infinite Flow dance company tell people that they're dancers, they're usually met with confusion. That's because many of the company members are wheelchair-bound. But when you see the performers in action, it's clear that ...
  
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• Syracuse-born dancer solos in Pennsylvania Ballet, makes time for mom's mac 'n' cheese - Syracuse.com

  12-04-2016 21:10 via syracuse.com
  
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  Syracuse-born dancer solos in Pennsylvania Ballet, makes time for mom's mac 'n' cheese
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  Evelyn Kocak, a ballerina with Pennsylvania Ballet, poses in a photo. (Provided by Evelyn Kocak). Print Email · Ashley McBride | Contributing writer By Ashley McBride | Contributing writer The Post-Standard Follow on Twitter on April 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM.
  
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• Hubbard Street Dance announces 2016-17 season - Chicago Tribune

  12-04-2016 21:06 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Hubbard Street Dance announces 2016-17 season
  Chicago Tribune
  Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in "The 40s" by founding artistic director Lou Conte. (Lois Greenfield). Morgan GreeneChicago Tribune. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announced its 2016-17 season performances on Tuesday. The fall series (Nov. 17-20) ...and more »
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Spoilers: Maddie Ziegler And Her Family Prepare For Big Changes, How Will Abby Lee Miller React In ... - The Inquisitr

  12-04-2016 20:00 via inquisitr.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Spoilers: Maddie Ziegler And Her Family Prepare For Big Changes, How Will Abby Lee Miller React In ...
  The Inquisitr
  'Dance Moms' Spoilers: Maddie Ziegler And Her Family Prepare For Big Changes, How Will Abby Lee Miller React In 'Melissa's Announcement'? Stacy Carey. Dance Moms spoilers for Tuesday's episode detail that there is a big announcement on the way ...
  Watch 'Dance Moms' Season 6 episode 15 online: How does Abby Lee Miller react to news of Maddie Ziegle
  
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• Houston Ballet adds L.A. to its tour schedule - Houston Chronicle

  12-04-2016 19:58 via houstonchronicle.com
  
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  Houston Ballet adds L.A. to its tour schedule
  Houston Chronicle
  Houston Ballet's 2016-17 season opens Sept. 8 with a mixed rep program that includes the company premiere of William Forsythe's 2004 "Artifact Suite," shown here with artists of Pennsylvania Ballet. Houston Ballet's 2016-17 season opens Sept. 8 with a ...and more »
  
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• You Need To Listen To This Spanish Remix Of Drake's "One Dance" Immediately - The FADER

  12-04-2016 19:57 via thefader.com
  
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  You Need To Listen To This Spanish Remix Of Drake's "One Dance" Immediately
  The FADER
  You can't name yourself Fuego, the literal Spanish word for "fire," and then not deliver any heat. The Miami-based Dominican singer also known as Fireboy knows as much, which is ostensibly why he's blessed us with a fluttery Spanish remix of Drake's ...
  
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• Protected: May-June 2016 | Technology for Teachers

  12-04-2016 19:43
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• May-June 2016 | Technology for Teachers

  12-04-2016 19:43
  21st-century tools and resources for the dance classroom By Tamsin Nutter Technology rides in our pockets, streams through the air, alters language, and births entire job sectors. Technological advances have the potential to transform cultures, economies, and individual lives almost overnight: think of the internal combustion engine, antibiotics, the internet. . . . Continue reading
  
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• 'The Amazing Race:' Team of Jackson natives stays alive with Georgian dance routine - MLive.com

  12-04-2016 19:40 via mlive.com
  
  'The Amazing Race:' Team of Jackson natives stays alive with Georgian dance routine
  MLive.com
  JACKSON, MI — The team of Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl might have fallen in "The Amazing Race" standings, but the two Jackson natives remain alive. Season 28 of the long-running competition show is down to the final six duos of Internet celebrities ...
  
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• Nevada Union High School Theatrical Dance presents: Dancing into the Woods - YubaNet

  12-04-2016 18:52 via yubanet.com
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  Nevada Union High School Theatrical Dance presents: Dancing into the Woods
  YubaNet
  April 12, 2016 - Nevada Union High School Theatrical Dance proudly presents Dancing Into the Woods, a dance production inspired by the classic fairy tale characters from the musical Into the Woods. Audience members of all ages will delight in this ...
  
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• Women Are at Forefront of LA's Music Center Dance Season - Playbill.com

  12-04-2016 18:29 via playbill.com
  
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  Women Are at Forefront of LA's Music Center Dance Season
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  The line-up features boundary-pushing works by female artists, including a ballet adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Quenby Hersh and Eve Mutso in <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i Quenby Hersh and Eve Mutso in A Streetcar Named Desire (Andy ...and more »
  
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• This viral Saudi dance craze got two people arrested - New York Post

  12-04-2016 18:16 via nypost.com
  
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  This viral Saudi dance craze got two people arrested
  New York Post
  Behold the “Barbs,” the latest dance craze that has become a hit in the Middle East with nearly 20 million YouTube views. “Barbs,” which means “untidy” or “messy,” was created by director Majed al-Esa, who films a group of young Saudi dancers moving to ...
  Why These Men In The UAE Were Charged For An Online Dance VideoHuffington Post
  Saudi Dance Is All The Rage In Ara
  
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• National Water Dance program Saturday at Deering Estate in Miami-Dade - Miami Herald

  12-04-2016 18:14 via miamiherald.com
  
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  National Water Dance program Saturday at Deering Estate in Miami-Dade
  Miami Herald
  On Saturday, bodies of water all over the nation will become activated in a feat of solidarity and awareness through the National Water Dance program, an event that highlights and raises consciousness about our sensitive relationship to water — an ...
  
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• Emily Stein conducts 'Secret Experiments in Ballet' - Chicago Tribune

  12-04-2016 17:26 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Emily Stein conducts 'Secret Experiments in Ballet'
  Chicago Tribune
  “I'm interested in the dancer's presence: What is it today, in this body, in this place?" choreographer Emily Stein says of her new "Secret Experiments in Ballet #4: Phantom Dance." “I'm interested in the dancer's presence: What is it today, in this ...and more »
  
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• Joffrey Ballet announces new 'Nutcracker' production - nwitimes.com

  12-04-2016 16:33 via nwitimes.com
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  Joffrey Ballet announces new 'Nutcracker' production
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  Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon talks about his ideas for a new world premiere of "The Nutcracker," to be performed in December by The Joffrey Ballet. Wheeldon and other members of the artistic team appeared at a press conference on Monday. prev.
  
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• Marla Maples eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars'; watch her final dance - cleveland.com

  12-04-2016 15:13 via cleveland.com
  
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  Marla Maples eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars'; watch her final dance
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  Actress Marla Maples and her professional partner, Tony Dovolani, were eliminated last night, after receiving her highest score of the season. (ABC). Print Email · Nathan Paige, cleveland.com By Nathan Paige, cleveland.com The Plain Dealer Email the ...
  Ginger Zee's 'Dancing With The Stars' 'Beauty And The Beast' Dance Was Truly MagicalRomperall 179 news articles »
  
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• Daddy-daughter dance tickets are on sale now - Enid News & Eagle

  12-04-2016 14:26 via enidnews.com
  Daddy-daughter dance tickets are on sale now
  Enid News & Eagle
  The deadline to purchase tickets for “Under the Sea” is Friday. Tickets are $25 per pair and $5 for each additional child. Tickets may be purchased at the Community Center, city hall or by calling (580) 227-0917. Spokesman Chris Hoffman said last year ...
  
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• Tiny dancers line up to audition for prestigious School of American Ballet - New York Daily News

  12-04-2016 13:28 via nydailynews.com
  
  New York Daily News
  Tiny dancers line up to audition for prestigious School of American Ballet
  New York Daily News
  A twirl-wind of energy hit Manhattan on Monday, as 100 girls auditioned for coveted spots at the prestigious School of American Ballet. The jittery and excited predominantly 6-year-olds were tested individually at the W. 65th St. school by faculty and ...
  
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• Blade Ballet at PAX East 2016 - Live Action - Gamasutra

  12-04-2016 13:02 via gamasutra.com
  Blade Ballet at PAX East 2016 - Live Action
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  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.] New York, New York - April 11, 2016. DreamSail Games announced today in a video ...and more »
  
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• Beckton boy, 12, wins part in West End ballet show - Newham Recorder

  12-04-2016 12:41 via newhamrecorder.co.uk
  
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  Beckton boy, 12, wins part in West End ballet show
  Newham Recorder
  Newham schoolboy Amari Webb-Martin, 12 has won a ballet place in the Little Lord Fauntleroy production at the Peacock Theatre. Pictured with his sister Zakira and Mum Kelley. Archant. A 12-year-old dancer from Beckton has been pirouetting for joy after ...and more »
  
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• Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez Takes Miami City Ballet to New Heights - NBCNews.com

  12-04-2016 11:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez Takes Miami City Ballet to New Heights
  NBCNews.com
  MIAMI, Fl -- If you didn't know that Lourdes Lopez was a former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, you might guess by the way she carries herself. She is graceful and warm, but clear-sighted and direct. She's all backbone in ways that make ...
  
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• Child's plié: Tykes audition for fancy ballet school in Brooklyn Heights - Brooklyn Paper

  12-04-2016 07:10 via brooklynpaper.com
  
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  Child's plié: Tykes audition for fancy ballet school in Brooklyn Heights
  Brooklyn Paper
  New start: Young ballerinas tried out for the American Ballet School's coveted spots on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn Heights. Similar stories. Dance: One last crack! American Ballet Theatre performs its last 'Nutcracker' at BAM · Dance: Mixed nuts ...
  
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• Schuylkill Ballet Theatre to reprise 'Cinderella' - Republican & Herald

  12-04-2016 06:13 via republicanherald.com
  Schuylkill Ballet Theatre to reprise 'Cinderella'
  Republican & Herald
  ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTO Members of the Schuylkill Ballet Theatre rehearse for Cinderella on Sunday at the Schuylkill Hose Company. The Schuylkill Ballet Theatre will show Cinderella at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Schuylkill Haven High ...
  
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• Degas and the Paris Opéra Ballet - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  12-04-2016 05:35 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Degas and the Paris Opéra Ballet
  http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  In the late 1800s, the famous impressionist painter went often to the Paris Opéra Ballet to watch dancers and draw them, usually capturing a sense of dancers in repose. Although he painted the female body in many other guises—as bathers, singers, and ...
  
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• LI Dance Instructor Indicted On Charges Of Having Sexual Affair With Girl, 14 - CBS Local

  12-04-2016 03:26 via newyork.cbslocal.com
  
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  LI Dance Instructor Indicted On Charges Of Having Sexual Affair With Girl, 14
  CBS Local
  Bryan Galvis, 27, is charged with having a sexual affair with a 14-year-old girl who took lessons at his dance studio in Bay Shore. (Credit: Suffolk County Police). BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island dance instructor stood indicted Monday ...
  Prosecutors: Dance teacher had sexual affair with girl, 14Washington Times
  Bay Shore dance teacher accused of raping girl, 14, DA saysNewsday
  
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• Broadway Influencers Dominate Joffrey Ballet's Reimagined 'Nutcracker' - Chicago Tonight | WTTW

  12-04-2016 01:29 via chicagotonight.wttw.com
  
  Chicago Tonight | WTTW
  Broadway Influencers Dominate Joffrey Ballet's Reimagined 'Nutcracker'
  Chicago Tonight | WTTW
  Broadway dominated the Auditorium Theatre on Monday as the Joffrey Ballet announced plans for its brand new “Nutcracker” production and revealed a team made up predominately of Tony award-winning artists. The new “Nutcracker” will have ...
  Joffrey Ballet imports Broadway talent for new 'Nutcracker'Time Out Chicago (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Review | Sarasota Ballet blends oddity and Englishness in a fine fusion - Bradenton Herald

  12-04-2016 01:22 via bradenton.com
  
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  Review | Sarasota Ballet blends oddity and Englishness in a fine fusion
  Bradenton Herald
  The Sarasota Ballet becomes the first American company to perform "Enigma Variations (My Friends Pictured Within)," the Frederick Ashton 1968 one-act set to music by Edward Elgar. FRANK ATURA/Special to the Herald. i. The Sarasota Ballet becomes the ...and more »
  
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• Ballet West Presents Bold Triple Bill With 'The Nijinsky Revolution' - Gephardt Daily

  12-04-2016 00:08 via gephardtdaily.com
  
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  Ballet West Presents Bold Triple Bill With 'The Nijinsky Revolution'
  Gephardt Daily
  Ballet West dancers will present a triple-bill entitled "The Nijinksy Revolution" opening this week. Photo Courtesy: Luke Isley. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 11, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — Ballet West will be presenting a triple-bill for its spring ...
  
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• St. Ignace Dancer Michael Menghini Joins Charlotte Ballet - UPMatters.com

  12-04-2016 00:07 via upmatters.com
  
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  St. Ignace Dancer Michael Menghini Joins Charlotte Ballet
  UPMatters.com
  Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet's principal male dancer, Michael Menghini, has been offered a contract to join the Charlotte Ballet of Charlotte, North Carolina. For the past nine years, Michael Menghini has been a student of the CTAC School ...
  
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