There's a crop of young American acts approaching the genre less as ethnomusicology and more like pop, from the hip-hop collage approach of New York's Balkan Beat Box to the emigre garage rock of Los Angeles' Dengue Fever, who headlined the festival's final night.

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The second time Mr. Buffett brought Ariel to the annual meeting he offered to anyone who beat her a premium box of See's candies (a Berkshire product).

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Obua came close to putting the Edinburgh side in front after 66 minutes when he drove in a shot from the edge of the box which St Mirren's Gallacher had to beat away.

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As the final whistle approached Villa began to panic and, after failing to clear Salif Diao's long ball forward, Whelan beat Friedel with a crisp strike from outside the box.

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Box office hit The Avengers beat the competition at this year's MTV movie awards, winning three out of a possible four prizes.

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It was snowing so fiercely by then that Mr. Box's wife, Betty, had convinced him to drive home to beat the storm.

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Roberto went close when very nearly beat David James with a free-kick into the box that evaded all but the keeper's leg.

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