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+Trending tags:
+
+<div class="trending-tags">
+  % for tag in ['artificial-intelligence', 'java-sucks', '2012']:
+    <div class="trending-tag">
+      <a class="trending-tag-link" href="javascript:void(0)">${tag}</a>
+      &times;
+      <span class="trending-tag-count">100</span>
+    </div>
+  % endfor
+</div>