Now, with a contract signed in early April, calls from would-be imitators are flooding into the Exotic Dancers' Union and to Local 790 from all over the country.

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And, as with any profitable venture, there will be imitators.

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In this sense, India, China, Dubai and Mexico may be not imitators as much as harbingers.

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The logical next questions became: Will there be any imitators among the other browser vendors?

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That means practically any television show or movie can be dug up on one of these YouTube imitators, and another subindustry of Web portals has sprouted just for that purpose.

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The scheme has spawned imitators across the country, and will continue to be closely monitored, not least because the government has ambitious targets for cutting drug use.

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