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• Jazz dance group wins with “Sweet Dreams” - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

  06-07-2017 23:45
  
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  Jazz dance group wins with “Sweet Dreams”
  Muskogee Daily Phoenix
  A Show Biz Dance Studio dance company recently won trophies at two competitions, a news release states. Dance company members are: Kailee Lindquist, Brylee Davis, Abbey Morrison, Brooke Jones, Rosie McClure, Mabry Duncan, Jalynn Duncan and ...and more »
  
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• Review: Tchaikovsky in Bite-Size Morsels, at American Ballet Theater - New York Times

  06-07-2017 23:26 via nytimes.com
  
  New York Times
  Review: Tchaikovsky in Bite-Size Morsels, at American Ballet Theater
  New York Times
  Cassandra Trenary, foreground left, and Joseph Gorak, at the Metropolitan Opera House. Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times. American Ballet Theater's “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” program is better as Tchaikovsky than as spectacle. The program ...
  
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• Review: Tchaikovsky in Bite-Size Ballets, at American Ballet Theater - New York Times

  06-07-2017 23:26 via nytimes.com
  
  New York Times
  Review: Tchaikovsky in Bite-Size Ballets, at American Ballet Theater
  New York Times
  Cassandra Trenary, foreground left, and Joseph Gorak, at the Metropolitan Opera House. Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times. American Ballet Theater's “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” program is better as Tchaikovsky than as spectacle. The program ...
  
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• Precinct 4 plans Under the Big Top Dance for seniors - Chron.com

  06-07-2017 23:12
  
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  Precinct 4 plans Under the Big Top Dance for seniors
  Chron.com
  Harris County Precinct 4 is hosting an Under the Big Top Dance as part of their Senior Adult program on Wednesday, July 12, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Humble Civic Center. Fun4Seniors holds four themed dances, one each season, winter, spring, summer ...
  
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• Who Do You Think You Are? review: Charles Dance's journey had a surprisingly happy ending - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-07-2017 23:01
  
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  Who Do You Think You Are? review: Charles Dance's journey had a surprisingly happy ending
  Telegraph.co.uk
  For an actor who is nowadays best known as the bloodline-obsessed head of TV's most ruthless fictional dynasty – Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones – perhaps the most surprising thing about Charles Dance's genealogical journey in Who Do You Think ...
  Game of Thrones' Charles Dance uncovers stunning family secrets on Who Do You Think You Are?DigitalSpy.com
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• Alberta Ballet set for Grandstand show - Calgary Sun

  06-07-2017 23:01 via calgarysun.com
  
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  Alberta Ballet set for Grandstand show
  Calgary Sun
  Alberta Ballet grandstand CALGARY, AB -- Dancers, waterworks, and a floating piano at the TransAlta Grandstand Show at Calgary Stampede, on July 9, 2016. -- (Crystal Schick/Postmedia). Article. Tweet ...and more »
  
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• So You Think You Can Dance: Watch the Opening Number to The Academy - TVLine

  06-07-2017 22:16
  
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  So You Think You Can Dance: Watch the Opening Number to The Academy
  TVLine
  In this new video from this coming Monday's episode (Fox, 8/7c), the 98 dancers who made it past the reality competition's audition stage run through an ambitious, involved and flat-out fun number choreographed by La La Land's Mandy Moore. “Welcome to ...and more »
  
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• Farm to Ballet features Wolcott dancer - Stowe Today

  06-07-2017 21:50 via stowetoday.com
  
  Farm to Ballet features Wolcott dancer
  Stowe Today
  Avi Waring, a Vermont native and homesteader, has the lead role of a dancing farmer in two performances of Ballet Vermont's third annual production of Farm to Ballet, scheduled Sunday, July 23 and Aug. 13, outside the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms, ...
  
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• VHS Dance Inferno Preps For Performances - Vermillion Plain Talk

  06-07-2017 21:49
  
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  VHS Dance Inferno Preps For Performances
  Vermillion Plain Talk
  VHS Dance Inferno Team. Back row: Anneliese Taggart, Kaya Lewis, Olivia Granaas, Lauren Bern, Morgan Halverson, Annie Granaas, Payten Halverson, Kennedy Pratt, Shana Cerny (coach). Middle: Lexi Saunders, Carter Williams, Tasia French, Fatima ...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Shallou, Phantoms & Dirty Pop - Billboard

  06-07-2017 21:35
  
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  Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Shallou, Phantoms & Dirty Pop
  Billboard
  Shallou featuring Wales, "Begin". Chicago-based Shallou (Joe Boston) starts at No. 44 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated July 15) with "Begin," featuring Wales. Fittingly, "Begin" marks the first Billboard chart action for both ...
  
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• Ballet instructor faces sex offense charge in Dover - The News Journal

  06-07-2017 21:27 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Ballet instructor faces sex offense charge in Dover
  The News Journal
  A 65-year-old dance instructor faces a charge that he had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student, Dover police said. Alexander Boitsov, a former principal with major companies in Russia, is awaiting extradition from New York on a single count of ...and more »
  
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• Heinz Poll Dance Festival sets free performances in Akron parks this summer - Crain's Cleveland Business

  06-07-2017 21:19
  Heinz Poll Dance Festival sets free performances in Akron parks this summer
  Crain's Cleveland Business
  The Heinz Poll Dance Festival again will bring the arts to Akron's parks this summer, the city announced Thursday, July 6. In its 11th year, the city-sponsored festival — named in honor of the founding artistic director of the Ohio Ballet — presents ...and more »
  
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• Dimensions Dance catches 'Fiebre' in Saturday performance - Miami Herald

  06-07-2017 20:56
  
  Dimensions Dance catches 'Fiebre' in Saturday performance
  Miami Herald
  With every great new love, the beginning is a crucible of extremes — will it endure for decades or permanently scar? The program for Dimensions Dance Theater of Miami's Saturday show, “Fiebre: A Night of Summer Ballet,” captures the uncertainties that ...
  
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• Obon Folk Dance Festival scheduled for July 15 (PHOTOS) - NJ.com

  06-07-2017 20:36
  
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  Obon Folk Dance Festival scheduled for July 15 (PHOTOS)
  NJ.com
  Traditional Japanese folk dancing and taiko drumming will be featured during the Seabrook Buddhist Temple's 72nd Annual Obon Memorial Folk Dance Festival on Saturday, July 15. Admission and parking are free. Each year, since 1945, the Seabrook ...
  
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• Dance instructor faces sex offense in Dover - The News Journal

  06-07-2017 20:32
  
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  Dance instructor faces sex offense in Dover
  The News Journal
  A 65-year-old dance instructor faces a charge that he had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student, Dover police said. Alexander Boitsov, a former principal with major companies in Russia, is awaiting extradition from New York on a single count of ...
  Dover Dance Instructor Waiting Extradition from New York - WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 -WBOC TV 16
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• Gig Harbor Film Festival fundraiser invites community to dance the night away - The News Tribune

  06-07-2017 20:27
  
  Gig Harbor Film Festival fundraiser invites community to dance the night away
  The News Tribune
  A limited number of spots remain for those looking to dance the night away with the Gig Harbor Film Festival's summer fundraiser. The “Dance to the Movies” fundraiser is set for July 14 at Canterwood Country Club and will feature a live auction, dinner ...
  
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• Sing, play, dance - Coshocton Tribune

  06-07-2017 20:12
  Sing, play, dance
  Coshocton Tribune
  COSHOCTON - A summer program at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is capturing kids' imaginations through music, and encouraging their love of singing, dancing and the music that's all around them. Judy Blair of West Lafayette brought her ...
  
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• Dover Dance Instructor Waiting Extradition from New York - WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - - WBOC TV 16

  06-07-2017 20:11
  
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  Dover Dance Instructor Waiting Extradition from New York - WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 -
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  DOVER, Del. - Authorities say a 65-year-old dance instructor accused of sexually abusing one of his students is awaiting extradition from New York to Delaware. The incident was reported by the 17-year-old victim and his parents on June 26, 2017 and ...
  Hockessin dance instructor, 65, to be extradited from NYC to Dover on charges he sexually assaulted studentWDEL 1150
  
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• Scientists get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms - Phys.Org

  06-07-2017 20:00
  
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  Scientists get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms
  Phys.Org
  An animation shows how an infrared laser beam (orange) triggers atomic vibrations in a thin layer of iron selenide, which are then recorded by ultrafast X-ray laser pulses to create an ultrafast movie. The motion of the selenium atoms (red) …more ...and more »
  
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• Hockessin dance instructor, 65, to be extradited from NYC to Dover on charges he sexually assaulted student - WDEL 1150AM

  06-07-2017 19:59
  
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  Hockessin dance instructor, 65, to be extradited from NYC to Dover on charges he sexually assaulted student
  WDEL 1150AM
  A 65-year-old dance instructor will be extradited from New York to Dover to face charges he had unlawful sexual contact with a 17-year-old male student under his tutelage, city authorities announced Thursday. The victim and his parents reported the ...
  Dover Dance Instructor Waiting Extradition from New York - WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 -WBOC TV 16
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• Entering new realms with Jessica Lang Dance - The Boston Globe

  06-07-2017 19:17
  
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  Entering new realms with Jessica Lang Dance
  The Boston Globe
  BECKET — Of the many delightful things about the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, one highlight is that the companies of Jessica Lang and Faye Driscoll, two US-based choreographers, are on tap during this holiday week. At the same time, the sense of ...
  
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• This Pussycat Dolls Dance Video Is So Steamy, You'll Have to Loosen Up Your Buttons - POPSUGAR

  06-07-2017 19:03
  
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  This Pussycat Dolls Dance Video Is So Steamy, You'll Have to Loosen Up Your Buttons
  POPSUGAR
  Nearly 12 years later, The Pussycat Dolls's sensational hit "Buttons" still holds up. A group of dancers at LA's Millennium Dance Complex recently put their own spin on the track, and it's taking us back to the early 2000s. Not only do they manage to ...and more »
  
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• Dancer, 81, closing her Campbell studio after 58 years - The Mercury News

  06-07-2017 19:00
  
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  Dancer, 81, closing her Campbell studio after 58 years
  The Mercury News
  Dancing instructor Marie Stinnett can still work the barre after 58 years at her Campbell dance studio. (Photograph by George Sakkestad). By Jasmine Leyva | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group. July 6, 2017 at 10:00 am. Marie Stinnett ...
  
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• The people who dance with fire dragons - BBC News

  06-07-2017 18:36
  
  BBC News
  The people who dance with fire dragons
  BBC News
  In the rural heartland of south-west China, a traditional ceremony with molten iron is performed to bring good luck for the harvest. Watch the video to find out more. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Reddit · Share on WhatsApp · Share on ...
  
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• Keep the summer party alive at Hartland's Street Dance July 15 - Lake Country Now

  06-07-2017 18:23
  
  Keep the summer party alive at Hartland's Street Dance July 15
  Lake Country Now
  VILLAGE OF HARTLAND - Hartland residents know that when Summerfest ends, the party is far from over. That's because they're likely looking forward to one of the village's largest annual soirées: the street dance, scheduled this year for 5:30 to 11 p.m. ...
  
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• Dance for Life Chicago brings eight companies to Auditorium Theatre Aug. 19 - Windy City Times

  06-07-2017 18:14
  
  Windy City Times
  Dance for Life Chicago brings eight companies to Auditorium Theatre Aug. 19
  Windy City Times
  The 26th annual Dance for Life Chicago will exemplify Chicago's versatile and virtuoso dance community with the eight companies that are performing August 19 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Chicago Dancers United ( CDU ), which ...and more »
  
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• Audience: Baila Fuzion Dance - WAVY-TV

  06-07-2017 18:06
  
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  Audience: Baila Fuzion Dance
  WAVY-TV
  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Our studio audience today was from Baila Fuzion Dance Studio in Virginia Beach and they were here to tell us about their Summer Dance Camp at the Sandler Center for Seniors, and how you can get a spot in the upcoming ...
  
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• Tulsa Ballet's Ma Cong to make Broadway debut with 'M. Butterfly' - Tulsa World (blog)

  06-07-2017 17:37 via tulsaworld.com
  
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  Tulsa Ballet's Ma Cong to make Broadway debut with 'M. Butterfly'
  Tulsa World (blog)
  Tulsa Ballet's principal choreographer Ma Cong will make his Broadway debut in October with the revival of “M. Butterfly.” Tulsa World file. Scene Writer James D. Watts Jr. clive-owen-headshot-credit-gerhard-kassner. Clive Owen will star in the revival ...and more »
  
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• Katy Perry Launches Dance Competition for 'Swish Swish' Music Video - RollingStone.com

  06-07-2017 16:25
  
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  Katy Perry Launches Dance Competition for 'Swish Swish' Music Video
  RollingStone.com
  Katy Perry is launching a new competition to find a dancer for her upcoming video for "Swish Swish." By Jon Blistein. 3 hours ago. More News. Watch Katy Perry's New Carefree 'Swish Swish' Lyric Video Katy Perry Defends Her Livestream Therapy Session ...
  Katy Perry Announces Dance Contest for 'Swish Swish' Music VideoBillboardall 10 news articles »
  
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• Arlene Phillips plans dance gala in aid of Grenfell Fire victims - BBC News

  06-07-2017 16:17
  
  BBC News
  Arlene Phillips plans dance gala in aid of Grenfell Fire victims
  BBC News
  Former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips is arranging a special dance gala to raise funds for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Stars from Strictly Come Dancing, the Royal Ballet and Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company will take part in ...
  Arlene Philips announces dance fundraiser to support Grenfell Tower victimsWhatsOnStage.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Premiere: Falcons Pays Homage to the Dance Music of His Youth With "Want Your Body" - Complex

  06-07-2017 16:07
  Complex
  Premiere: Falcons Pays Homage to the Dance Music of His Youth With "Want Your Body"
  Complex
  While the buzz around "EDM" has slowed down a considerable amount from even where it was a few years ago, the actual electronic music scene is as vibrant and thriving as ever thanks to producers like Falcons. The L.A.-based artist, who signed with ...and more »
  
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• Premiere: Falcons Pays Homage to the Dance Music of His Youth ... - Complex

  06-07-2017 16:07
  Complex
  Premiere: Falcons Pays Homage to the Dance Music of His Youth ...
  Complex
  Falcons brings back that '90s dance music sound on his latest Fool's Gold single.and more »
  
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• Tap Dance, and the Hard Work of Making It All Look Easy - New York Times

  06-07-2017 15:55
  
  New York Times
  Tap Dance, and the Hard Work of Making It All Look Easy
  New York Times
  Jimmy Slyde in George Nierenberg's newly restored documentary “About Tap.” Credit George T. Nierenberg, via Milestone Films. At the start of George Nierenberg's 1985 documentary, “About Tap,” Gregory Hines ambles into the alley behind the Apollo ...
  
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• Photos: New York City Ballet opens at SPAC - Albany Times Union

  06-07-2017 15:36 via timesunion.com
  
  Albany Times Union
  Photos: New York City Ballet opens at SPAC
  Albany Times Union
  Dancers with the New York City Ballet perform in Stars and Stripes during opening night of the NYCB at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Ed Burke photo-Special to The Times Union). Image 2 of 10. In her first summer at the helm, ...
  
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• New work by Justin Peck adds spark to City Ballet's opening night - Albany Times Union

  06-07-2017 15:14 via timesunion.com
  
  Albany Times Union
  New work by Justin Peck adds spark to City Ballet's opening night
  Albany Times Union
  Dancers with the New York City Ballet perform in Stars and Stripes during opening night of the NYCB at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Ed Burke photo-Special to The Times Union). Image 2 of 3. Dancers with the New York City ...and more »
  
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• Dance music is born again with the Black Madonna in this week's recommended mix - City Pages

  06-07-2017 12:34
  
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  Dance music is born again with the Black Madonna in this week's recommended mix
  City Pages
  It was inevitable that I'd write about the Black Madonna here sooner or later. 0. Born Marea Stamper in Kentucky, the Black Madonna matriculated in the '90s Midwest rave scene, was until recently the talent buyer for Chicago's Smart Bar, and is ...
  
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• Choreographer makes Guild debut in dance classic - Quad-Cities Online

  06-07-2017 06:46
  
  Quad-Cities Online
  Choreographer makes Guild debut in dance classic
  Quad-Cities Online
  Steph DeLacy, of Davenport, poses for a photograph Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Music Guild in Moline. Ms. DeLacy is the choreographer for the upcoming production of "West Side Story." Meg McLaughlin/[email protected]. westside06.
  
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• Centerstage Dance Studio Celebrates 30 Years - Jamestown Post Journal

  06-07-2017 06:19
  
  Jamestown Post Journal
  Centerstage Dance Studio Celebrates 30 Years
  Jamestown Post Journal
  Centerstate Dance Studio director Emma Bishop (second from right) with her adult dance class in 2013. WESTFIELD — Emma Bishop has taught thousands of students and directed countless performances at Centerstage Dance Studio in Westfield over the ...
  
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• First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation - Science Daily

  06-07-2017 04:32
  Science Daily
  First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation
  Science Daily
  Date: July 5, 2017; Source: Royal Astronomical Society; Summary: Swirling motions in clouds of cold, dense gas have given, for the first time, an active insight into how gravity creates the compact cores from which stars form in the interstellar medium ...and more »
  
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• Southwest Virginia Ballet dancers at 2017 New Prague Dance Festival, part three - Roanoke Times

  06-07-2017 01:22 via roanoke.com
  
  Roanoke Times
  Southwest Virginia Ballet dancers at 2017 New Prague Dance Festival, part three
  Roanoke Times
  Dancers with Salem's Southwest Virginia Ballet are providing me with updates on their experiences at the New Prague Dance Festival in the Czech Republic. This latest installment, from Kimberly Stephenson, a 17-year-old student in Roanoke's Community ...and more »
  
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