Zap Mama has evolved over the years into a pan-global dance group, with Daulne's powerful vocals still in the lead.

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Not surprisingly, many in the industry are sceptical about the likelihood of a pan-European naval group being established in the near future.

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Convincing wine-drinkers is harder than his day job as chairman of the central Europe group for United Pan-Europe Communications, an arm of John Malone's U.S-based Liberty Media.

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Out of this trend is emerging a new group of pan-European stars.

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Pan's group looked for novel mechanisms and materials to build a true water-striding robot.

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People like Li YanHong and Robin Li, founders of Baidu.com, or famed entrepreneur Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba group, which owns the most popular e-commerce sites, or Pan Shiyi and wife Zhang Xin, the Donald Trumps of China.

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Omnicom Group Inc. provides corporate communications services to clients worldwide on a global, pan-regional, national and local basis.

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Italian Two One Two Bar and Grill and pan-Asian restaurant Ocean also make for an interesting curation by Friends of Restaurant Week, a group of bloggers, connoisseurs and sommeliers responsible for selecting the participating restaurants.

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