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Six-count steps are the basis for Jitterbug, Basic Break Close Spin Jitterbug - Variants. The main moves may be executed in various ways, depending on the direction of the turn, kind of handhold and extras. Spin left or right Single or double spin Overhead or free spin (frisbee) Spin with straight arm Block or normal start change hands at end or not guy spin or not Lead with either han ...

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In open position, partners stand facing each other at an arm's length apart. They may hold one or two hands. They may have parallel or crossed arms. Basic: basic rhythm is 1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8. Lead begins on left foot, follow begins on right foot. Therefore the lead's footwork is L, R, L-R-L, R, L, R-L-R. The follow's footwork is the opposite. Although often used synonymously with "West Coast Swing", Lindy is in fact a different dance characterized by the swing out, often termed the "sugar push" and ...

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In three-dimensional Euclidean geometry, a sphere is the set of points in R3 which are at distance r from a fixed point of that space, where r is a positive real number called the radius of the sphere. The fixed point is called the center or centre, and is not part of the sphere itself. The special case of r = 1 is called a unit sphere. Sphere - Equations. In analytic geometry, a sphere with center (x0, y0, z0) and radius r is the set of all points (x, y, z< ...

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Main article: History of Alaska Alaska was first inhabited by humans who came across the Bering Land Bridge. Eventually, Alaska became populated by the Inupiaq, Inuit and Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts, and a variety of American Indian groups. Most, if not all, of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas probably took this route and continued further south and east. The first written accounts indicate that the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia. Vitus Bering sailed east and saw Mt. St. Elias. The Russian-American Company hunted sea otters for their fur. The colony was never very profitable, becau ...

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The line opened on 1 May 1979, taking over one of the Bakerloo Line's two branches to relieve congestion on their common portion. The Baker Street to Stanmore branch was joined to a new four-kilometre segment into central London with a terminus at a new station at Charing Cross railway station. The previous Charing Cross station, on the Circle, District, Bakerloo and Northern lines, was renamed Embankment. The new Charing Cross tube station created a new interchange, amalgamating the stations of Strand on the Northern Li ...

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Circle. There are several "Circles" with mystic adjectives attached to them. Thus we have:
(1) the  "Decussated or Perfect Circle" of Plato, who shows it decussated in the form of the letter X ;
(2) the "Circle-dance" of the Amazons, around a Priapic image, the same as the dance of the Gopis around the Sun (Krishna), the shepherdesses representing the signs of the Zodiac ;
(3) the "Circle of Necessity"  of 3,000 years of the Egyptians and of the Occultists, the duration of the cycle between rebirths or reincarnations being from 1,000 to 3,000 years on the average. This will be treated under the term
"Rebirth" or "Reincarnation".

 
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Alaska is one of the two states that is not bordered by another US state (Hawaii being the other). It is the only state that is both in North America and not part of the 48 contiguous states; about 500 miles (800 kilometers) of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington. (It is thus an exclave.) It is also the only state in which the majority of citizenry must pass through a foreign country when driving to its capital city. (Alaska's capital, Juneau, is accessible only via ship or air. There are n ...

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Alaska has long had a problem with alcohol use and abuse. Many rural communities in Alaska have outlawed its import. "Dry", "wet", and "damp" are terms describing a community's laws on liquor consumption. This problem directly relates to Alaska's high rate of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) as well as contributing to the high rate of suicides. This is a controversial topic for many residents. Alaska has also had a problem with "brain drain" as many of its young people, including most of the highest academic achievers, leave the state upo ...

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Alaska is often characterized as a Republican-leaning state with strong Libertarian tendencies. Local political communities often work on issues related to land use development, fishing, tourism, and individual rights as many residents are proud of their rough Alaskan heritage. Alaska Natives, while organized in and around their communities, are often active within the Native corporations which have been given ownership over large tracts of land, and thus need to deliberate resource c ...

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Alaska's most populous city is Anchorage, home of 260,283 people, 225,744 of whom live in the urbanized area. It ranks third in the List of U.S. cities by area, behind two other Alaskan cities. Sitka ranks as America's largest city by area, followed closely by Juneau. Cities of 100,000 or more people Anchorage Towns of 10,000-100,000 people Fairbanks Juneau Towns of fewer than 10,000 people Wasilla Kodiak Ketchikan < ...

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When the Jubilee Line was opened, it was originally operated by trains of tube-gauge 1972 stock. In 1984 this was replaced with the new 1983 Stock, the displaced trains of 1972 Stock being transferred to the Northern Line. The 1983 Stock proved to be unreliable and troublesome in service, with their single-leaf doors making passenger loading and unloading a slower process than on other stock with wider door openings. With the opening of the Jubilee Line Extension, the opportunity was taken to introduce new trains, and today the line is worke ...

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