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• Rollercon
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Sources

• Franklin, Garth. "Paramount Joins the 'Roller Derby.'" Dark Horizons,
  September 22, 2005.
  http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050922b.php
• The Roller Derby
  http://www.rollerskatingmuseum.com/derby.htm
• Roller Derby Foundation
  http://www.rollerderbyfoundation.org/
• SkateLog
  http://www.skatelog.com
• Turczyn, Coury. "Blood on the Tracks." PopCult Magazine, January 28, 1999.
  http://www.popcultmag.com/obsessions/fadsandphenoms/rollerderby/derby1.html