A new headshot for the girl.

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Media Companies Are Getting Sick of Facebook

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Everything is beautiful at the ballet.

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The girl will be dancing as the Gold Fairy in Laurel Ballet's Sleeping Beauty tonight at 7.

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The Language of Gender Violence

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