That meant he had to keep hopping around the table to accommodate the diners.

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Then, hopping around on one foot, he waved the bills in his brother's face.

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Victoria enjoyed embarking upon this first-time photo adventure, hopping around the ancient city on the train with Buster, her canine companion.

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Head banging, hopping around and Pete Townsend windmills don't earn points, but as contestant Ellis Sanchez(ph) discovers, such moves go over big.

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"It is hard for all at home to see an innocent child who had been hopping around like a little rabbit, playing with her siblings and friends, now paralyzed for life, " Sharmilla Kamaleswaran said.

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On a more serious front, New York billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been hopping around the country lending his support to Democrats and Republicans with a moderate streak, convinced they hold the key to breaking the death grip of the partisans.

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Today, options are so limitless that many (privileged) young people try to avoid making these decisions entirely staying in school longer, job hopping, dating around, pushing the average age of first marriage and child higher and higher.

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