In addition, the early stage rounds have seen a significant increase in corporate venture capital involvement (discussed here, here).

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Acts including The Kabeedies, Foreign Office and The Dirty Tricks will play at The Norfolk Spectacular following the addition of an alternative stage.

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And in addition to the mothers on stage with the President, there will be law enforcement officials, victims of gun violence, and other stakeholders.

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Those attending a Dan Deacon show in support of his album America could download the app, which enabled their phone to respond to sonic prompts, changing the color of the screen or playing sounds in addition to those coming from the stage.

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In addition, its flexible Android OS platform sets the stage for a nearly unlimited set of rich-media features and functions in the future.

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In addition to running the company, Ms. X is a stage director of high seriousness, one whose work I've praised in the past.

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In addition, like last year, we'll have a stage right on the show floor from which we'll be doing live interviews and demonstrations of the just-announced products, and if last year is any indication, we'll have some announcements being made right on the stage, too.

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Finally, in addition to data, investors are funding more unproven, early-stage startups with a smaller amount of upfront capital, later doubling down on those that achieve traction.

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In addition, some estimates put the cost of compensation to the company with the license to stage bullfights in Barcelona at more than 300 million euros.

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