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Lawrence Solomon: Numbers racket

Published - Nov 07 2009 02:24 AM

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In this image made available by Red Bull, showing Lilou, right, of France during his performance as Cloud, left, of USA looks on during the final battle of the Red Bull BC One Break Dance Competition, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, USA, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. The competition now in it's sixth year, in which 16 B-Boys are competing in a one-on-one knock-out-battle to determine who is the 'One'. The competition was won by Lilou of France over Cloud of USA in the final.

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