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<br><div style="font-family: tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Smithsonian.com <<a href="mailto:Smithsonian@mail.smithsonian.com">Smithsonian@mail.smithsonian.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</a><br>Date: 12/14/14 06:01<br>Subject: The Evolving Face of Santa, Istanbul's Male Belly Dancers, Future Sequential Dates and More<br><br><!-- Facebook sharing information tags --><table width="100%" height="100%" style="background-color: rgb(223, 223, 223);" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top">

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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Weekender</span>    <span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);">DECEMBER 2014</span>

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