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"It's a polka that most bands know, even the young ones" today, says Ms. Haselow of the U.S. Polka Association.
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One is that no matter how sophisticated the portfolio analysis used, it is simply not possible to discount mathematically the chances that Damien Hirst's polka dots are going to appeal more in 20 years than Jeff Koons's dinner plates.
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The music evolved as Americans added their own twists, says Barb Haselow, president of the U.S. Polka Association, in Cleveland.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
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By the late 1980s and early 1990s, as polka's most devoted fans aged, enthusiasm for the music in Connecticut began to peter out.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
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Australia's Robbie McEwen won the green jersey given to the best sprinter for a third time, and Denmark's Mickael Rasmussen earned the polka-dot jersey awarded to the best climber for a second year.
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Guyton uses paint and other people's discarded junk to create displays such as houses adorned with stuffed animals and polka dots, scrap metal statues and politically incorrect cigarette adverts, transforming one of Detroit's most dangerous areas into a colourful outdoor art park that now spans two blocks of Heidelberg Street on the east side of the city.
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And today the Russian coal and steel company Evraz Group polka-danced off with the Czech Republic's major steel maker Vitkovice Steel.
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Growing up, polka was part of daily life, says Mr. Henry's son, Mark Mocarski, who lives in Goose Creek, S.C.
WSJ: This Bill Establishing a State Polka Is Caught in a Legislative Two-Step
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"I consider stripes and polka dots to be neutrals, " said Ms. Tomasi Hill, who's known for her artfully mixed-up ensembles.
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