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Chinese soldiers struggle against the wind as they hold flags during the official welcoming ceremony for The Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 23, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray

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Chihuahua Pirate Mondex, a Chihuahua, wears a pirate costume during a Halloween dog show for the benefit of an animal welfare organization in Manila, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Mondex won the Creative Costume award. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
2 Heads are Bett... Little, a Chihuahua, owned by Liz Newton, of Salem, Mass., waits during the second annual "howl-oween," a dog costume contest, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Little won best of show. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Funny Face and T... Jeremy Hibbin, headmaster of the British International School in Ljubljana, makes a funny face at students next to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a workshop called "Jungle-Jangle" October 21, 2008. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are on a two-day official visit to Slovenia. REUTERS/Pool
Ball for a Head Inter Milan's Adriano (L) controls the ball as Anorthosis' Hawar Taher looks on during their Champions League soccer match at San Siro stadium in Milan, October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
India Fashion Sh... A model presents a creation from Indian designer Narendra Kumar's collection during the third day of Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)
Pinched Omar Arellano (L) of Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara is pinched on the cheek by Eduardo Tuzzio of Argentina's River Plate during their first-leg, quarter-final Copa Sudamericana soccer match in Buenos Aires, October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
Cow Behind a Mea... The head of a cow is seen behing a meadow in Aldrans of the Austrian province of Tyrol , on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
Rays Celebrate Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton is sprayed with champagne after the Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox to win the American League baseball championship series in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Riot Police Federal riot police stand guard outside the alternative senate building in Mexico City October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
1,500 Bras on Li... Some 1,500 bras hand on lines during a promotion against breast cancer in the Federal Square in Bern October 20, 2008. More then 1,500 women die every year of breast cancer in Switzerland. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
Shattered Giant ... Shattered giant baubles are seen forming an 'untitled' Christmas art installation by British artist Claire Morgan at Selfridges department store, in London, Monday Oct. 20, 2008. The installation was launched in the store's central atrium on Monday and will be displayed until Dec. 24. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Losing Control 125cc rider Lorenzo Savadori of Italy falls from his Aprilia during practice for Sunday's Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season, in Cheste, just outside Valencia, Friday Oct. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Which Carrie Und... Singer Carrie Underwood poses next to her wax figure for the unveiling at Madame Tussauds in Times Square on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)[
Soldiers Struggl... Chinese soldiers struggle against the wind as they hold flags during the official welcoming ceremony for The Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 23, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
Face to Face In this image made available by Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London, Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008, clay head moulds of US presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama, are displayed at Madame Tussauds' Studios in London, on Monday Oct. 20, 2008. The artists have been studying hundreds of photos and watching hours of video footage to create the clay head molds, and will use their research to ultimately finish the figures as well. The figure creation process is incredibly intricate, with artists inserting each strand of hair individually, creating just the head of the wax figure can take up to five weeks alone. Materials such as red silk are used to create the veins on the eyeballs and knotted rope is used to create the look of veins.(AP Photo, Madame Tussauds)
Sky High Jump A British Airways plane flies past on its way to Heathrow Airport as Johan Gaume of France competes in the snowboarding heats at Battersea Power Station during a practice day for Freeze, the UK's biggest winter sport and music festival in London October 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Catching Air Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine, left, goes airborne after colliding with Calgary Flames' Curtis Glencross during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. The Flames defeated the Capitals 2-1. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
Kibongo the Baby... Kibongo, a baby crowned lemur (Propithecus verreauxi coronatus), makes its first official appearance at a zoo in Vincennes, near Paris. Kibongo belongs to the Indridae family and is considered vulnerable to extinction by conservationists. REUTERS
Katy Perry Dives... U.S. singer Katy Perry dives onto a cake while performing at the MTV Latin America Awards in Guadalajara, October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
Fan Celebrates A fan of Chile celebrates his team victory 1-0 over Argentina after a World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Santiago, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
McCain Reacts US Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) reacts to almost heading the wrong way off the stage after shaking hands with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at the conclusion of the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, October 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Spotted Eagle is... A Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina, is comforted after it was shot by poachers, as it is covered by a cloth following an operation in the wildlife rehabilitation, rescue and breeding center of Stara Zagora, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. The center is unique in the Balkans, its goal being the rehabilitation, medical treatment, recovery and release into the wild rescued birds and animals. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
Head Over Heels Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria falls into the stands after he unsuccessfully tried to catch a foul pop off the bat of Boston Red Sox David Ortiz in the third inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's ALCS playoff series in Boston, October 13, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Puppy Checks Out... Six-month-old Maltese puppy Mylo investigates a sculpture titled "Mongrel Country-Nil Tenure" on display at Sydney's seaside, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Sculpture by the Sea is Australia's largest annual outdoor exhibition of sculpture and features over 100 sculptures from seven different countries and will run for three weeks. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Colin Powell Dan... Colin Powell, center, dances onstage with Nigerian hip-hop group Olu Maintain at the Africa Rising Festival at the Royal Albert Hall Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008. The retired General and former U.S. Secretary of State is the key speaker in the final leg of the international Africa Rising Festival, which has been to Nigeria, Washington and now in London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Drag Queen Weari... A drag queen displays a dress made of newspapers during a fashion show at Design Festa in Tokyo October 13, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
Bad Fall Katy Perry slips on the icing of a giant cake, that she had jumped onto as part of her performance, at the MTV Latin America Awards in Guadalajara, October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
Green Fashion Mo... A model presents a creation from fashion designers Lecoanet and Hemant's Spring/Summer 2009 collection on the first-day of Delhi Fashion Week in New Delhi October 14, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA)
Sculpture on Syd... A sculptor is photographed by a visitor to Sydney's Tamarama Beach, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. Sculpture by the Sea is Australia's largest annual outdoor free to the public exhibition of sculpture. The 2008 exhibition will feature over 100 sculptures from 7 different countries and will run for three weeks.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Sporstcaster Sti... A sportscaster sticks his head out of the scoreboard at the end of the first inning of Game 4 of Major League Baseball's ALCS playoff series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays in Boston October 14, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Very Tiny Turtle... A worker from Rome's Biopark zoo holds Testudo Kleinmanni hatchlings, an endangered species also known as Egyptian tortoises, in Rome. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Giant Hand Krystian Wierachowski polishes a sculpture in an exhibition hall of the Millionaire Fair in Munich, southern Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The fair for luxury goods will start on Thursday evening and run through Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
Soldier Watches ... An honor guard soldier watches cheerleaders perform during the National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. Taiwan's government celebrates the founding of the Republic of China, established on mainland China in 1912. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)[
Cow Grazes Over ... A cow grazes in a field overlooking a training session of Switzerland’s national soccer team in Freienbach, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Switzerland will face Latvia in a World Cup group 2 qualifying soccer match on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)[
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Baby Two-Toed Sl... A baby linne's two-toed sloth relaxes at Chiba Zoological Park near Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Vegetarian Festi... A man with large needles in his face is seen during a vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand October 6, 2008. You Witness News/Philip J. Bigg. Reuters
Palin Supporters... Supporters listen to Republican vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, legs visible, during a rally with Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., not visible, in Bethlehem, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Flying Over Colt... Houston Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels (18) flies over Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney (93) after being hit by Raheem Brock (79) during the fourth quarter of a football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in Houston. Rosenfels fumbled the ball and the Colts returned the fumble for a touchdown. The Colts beat the Texans 31-27. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)
Dog Checks Out R... A spectator's dog looks a model as she presents a creation by Greek designer Vrettos Vrettakos during the Fashion Week at Technopolis Culture Center in Athens Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)[
A Very Hairy Mod... A model wears a creation by Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sonia Rykiel House during the Spring-Summer 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection of Sonia Rykiel presented in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Fall Guy Spain's Alex Debon falls during the first 250cc qualifying session in Phillip Island, Australia, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, ahead of the 2008 Australian MotoGP on Sunday, Oct 5. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Contemplating Ar... Visitors contemplate a work by Belgian artist Jan Fabre titled "In the trenches of the brain as an artist-lilliputian" during a preview at the Kunsthaus in Bregenz September 26, 2008. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic
Lost His Head An installation worker passes a headless life-sized artwork called "The Age of Enlightenment - Adam Smith 2008" at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) September 23, 2008. The sculpture is part of a five-month-long exhibition by British-born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare and features life-size fibreglass mannequins wearing Dutch wax printed cottons, paintings, resin prints and high-definition video. REUTERS/Will Burgess
Animatronic Dog Dogs at the New York Dog Spa & Hotel react to "Biscuit, My Lovin' Pup," (R) one of the realistic animatronic toys in Hasbro's FurReal Friends line in New York, September 26, 2008. "Biscuit" will be one of the products featured at the toy industry TimetoPlayMag.com web site launch in New York on October 1. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
Parrot Weight Li... A parrot performs to entertain visitors at a zoo in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, October 1, 2008.
Climbing Into a ... A passenger climbs through a window of a train at a railway station in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. REUTERS/Jianan Yu
Crowd Surfing Chinese security guards rest next to a barricade near a stage while a fan is "crowd surfed" during the Modern Sky Music Festival in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Thousands of fans participated the Modern Sky Music Festival during a week-long holiday that marks the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 1949. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
Running with Ant... A spectator holding a U.S. flag and wearing antlers runs with the pack of riders during Stage 16 of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between Ponferrada and Zamora. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez
Woman Walks Past... A woman walks past art sculptures in front of the main entrance of the Art 39 in Basel. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Folsom Street Fa... A person stands along Folsom Street during the 25th Folsom Street Fair, a leather and fetish event, in San Francisco, California September 28, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
Catwoman as Phot... A model displays the 'Canon EOS 5D MarkII' one day before the opening of the Photokina 2008 World Fair for Imaging in Cologne. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Mask II by Ron M... Mask II by artist Ron Mueck as it is unveiled at the British Museum, in central London, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. The statue named 'Siren' , the largest gold statue produced since Ancient Egyptian times according to the Museum, was unveiled for the first time in Nereid Gallery, against the backdrop of classical sculpture from the Museum's collection. Siren is one of five contemporary sculptures by leading contemporary British artists going on display as part of the exhibition 'Statuephilia', paying tribute to the cultural significance of sculpture across the ages. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)[
Toy Weapon An Iraqi girl displays her toy weapon to a group of Iraqi police officers as Iraqi Sunnis celebrate Eid, the end of Ramadan, in the Dora district of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. Eid Al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is the most important date in the Muslim calendar. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Stretched Out Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey pulls his shirt over his head as he celebrates his third goal of the game during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the New York Red Bulls, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Rapids beat the Red Bulls 5-4. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Piven Kisses Poe... Jeremy Piven kisses the stomach of presenter Amy Poehler after accepting the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Entourage' at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Watch Out! New York Rangers' Fredrik Sjostrom crashes into the boards taking out linesman Tim Nowak during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday night, Sept. 25, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Individual Fashi... A Japanese woman poses in front the venue of the "Individual Fashion Expo.IV", a gothic, lolita and punk fashion event, in Tokyo September 23, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
Model Wipes Out A model falls as she displays a creation from Prada Spring/Summer 2009 women's collection during Milan Fashion Week September 23, 2008. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY)
Hanging Around Both hanging upside down above Central Park's Wollman Rink in New York, Kelly Ripa, right, interviews magician David Blaine for 'Live with Regis and Kelly' as Blaine begins his latest endurance challenge 'David Blaine: Dive of Death' Monday morning Sept. 22, 2008. Blaine plans to hang upside without a net for 60 hours concluding his challenge with a plunge. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)