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[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Age of Japan is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique graphics. All 40 game levels are rendered with Japane...

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By Doug Levine Washington 21 September 2007 One of the world's longest-running jazz festivals celebrates a milestone anniversary this month (9/21-9/23) with a lineup of jazz stars that's likely to draw a record-breaking attendance. VOA's Doug Levine

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By Doug Levine Washington 18 December 2007 Jazz fans are well known for celebrating the old and the new, and 2007 was no exception. As VOA's Doug Levine reports, the year was filled with jazz tributes, including one to the man who introduced jazz to

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