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A woman cools off under a shower in a Buenos Aires park, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The temperature rose Friday to 33.3 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Cooling off in B... A woman cools off under a shower in a Buenos Aires park, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The temperature rose Friday to 33.3 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
HIV/AIDS awarene... College students display HIV/AIDS awareness messages on their faces during a face painting competition in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
Performance spar... A model dressed as the Virgin Mary poses during a performance in Santiago January 13, 2009. A prominent fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary -- in some cases with ample, near-naked breasts. The Roman Catholic Church condemned Ricardo Oyarzun's plans for a show featuring the models, and a conservative group tried unsuccessfully to block it in court. REUTERS/Rodrigo Nunez/Handout
Holy Man A Naga Sadhu or holy man, with his face smeared with ash, waits inside a makeshift camp close to the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal on Sagar Island, about 150 km (93 miles) south of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, January 14, 2009. Hindu monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti". REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw
Honoring Saint A... A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Elton John perfo... British singer Elton John performs during his show "The Red Piano" in Sao Paulo January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
Bonfire in San B... A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Fire in Berlin, ... Firefighters inspect flames after an early morning fire broke out on Main Street in sub-zero temperatures in Berlin, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Bitter cold kept its grip on the Northeast on Saturday, while warmer temperatures brought relief to the Midwest and Southeast. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Horse rides thro... A man rides his horse through flames during the annual Saint Anthony purification ceremony in the village of San Bartolome de los Pinares near Avila late January 16, 2009. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN)
Obama mask is mo... A worker cleans Barack Obama masks in the Mascaras Condal factory in Sao Goncalo, Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The new face of the White House is the hottest for this year's Carnival in Brazil. Thousands of masked, half-naked "Obamas" will take to the streets during the dozens of Carnival parades once the holiday begins at the end of February. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Nightclub perfor... A man with syringes and a spike inserted through his skin performs during a show at a nightclub in Singapore. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Arctic sea smoke... Arctic sea smoke drifts by Raw Faith, an 88-foot galleon, on a minus-12 degree F morning, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Rockland, Maine. Sea smoke occurs when very cold air passes over warmer water. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Pet llama A three-year old llama 'Socke' kisses its owner Nicole Doepper in her living room in the western town of Muelheim January 14, 2009. 'Socke' lives in the house of Doepper since its birth, when it was injured by other animals and had a leg amputated. The district veterinary office of Muelheim announced on Thursday to search an adequate animal husbandry for the llama. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Rider crashes in... KTM rider Pierrick Bonnet, of France, left, falls down as he rides past the BMW, damaged during an accident, of Orlando Terranova, of Argentina, during the 10th stage of the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 between Copiapo and Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Glen Davis falls... Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis falls into the crowd while trying to keep the ball in bounds in the second quarter of their NBA game against the New Jersey Nets in Boston, Massachusetts January 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Small ponies rac... A man rides in his cart, pulled by ponies, before the annual horse race organized by Orthodox believers in the Romanian village of Pietrosani, 45km (30 miles) north of Bucharest, on Epiphany Day. REUTERS/Mihai Barbu
Carnival troop d... A carnival troop dressed as "August Fools" parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
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Quite Handy Twendy-One demonstrates its ability to hold delicate objects by manipulating a drinking straw between its fingers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering laboratory in Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. The sophisticated robot has been developed by the university's team, led by Dr. Shigeki Sugano, in hope of supporting people in aging societies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Dancers at the F... Dancers of the ballet of Friedrichstadtpalast music hall pose for the media during a promotion event, in Berlin January 14, 2009. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele
The Hudson Plane... An Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River is seen in New York, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Edouard H. R. Gluck)
Israeli mobile a... An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell towards Gaza from its position outside the northern Gaza Strip January 15, 2009. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
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Israeli weapons ... A weapons system fired by Israeli forces explodes above a mosque in the northern Gaza Strip January 16, 2009. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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Carnival in Vevc... A masked reveler takes part in a parade in the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
Police recruit b... Paramilitary police recruit stands still as he balances a hat on his head during a training session at a military base in Wuhan, Hubei province, January 14, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
Steer wrestling ... Trevor Naylor, 6, of Hancock, Md., practices his steer wrestling technique on a bail of hay with a plastic steer head at the 93rd annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The Pennsylvania Farm Show runs from Jan. 10-17, 2009, at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Eagles Win New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) is stopped on fourth down and inches to go by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Trent Cole (58) and defensive tackle Mike Patterson (98) as Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (27) ties to push from behind in the fourth quarter during an NFL divisional playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Eagles won 23-11. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Stealing the Bal... AC Milan soccer star David Beckham, left, challenges for the ball with AS Roma midfielder Matteo Brighi during the Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bosnians Suffer Bosnian people search for food and other provisions, scavenging anything that is worth re-cycling at the garbage depot on the outskirts of their village, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, near their village of Visca, suburb of northern Bosnian town of Zivinice, Bosnia. The extreme winter low temperatures persist in the region and has forced people who live in poverty to resort to desperate measures to scrape a living. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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Annual New Year'... German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier talk together at the annual new year's reception of President Horst Koehler in Berlin on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Gaza City A Palestinian runs past graffiti reading "the anniversary of the movement of the free" as smoke rises following an explosion caused by Israeli military operations in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Israeli troops advanced into Gaza suburbs for the first time early Tuesday, residents said, hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Islamic militants that they face an "iron fist" unless they agree to Israeli terms for an end to war in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
'V' A Lebanese student protester, flashes a V sign during a demonstration to protest against the Israel's ground attack on the Gaza Strip, in front of the European Commission, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009. Israeli ground troops battled Palestinian militants in the streets of a densely populated Gaza City neighborhood early Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes and sending terrified residents running for cover as gunfire and explosions echoed in the distance. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)
Makar Sankranti ... Hindu devotees take holy dip during the annual Makar Sankranti festival at a natural hot water spring at Tatapani, 52 kilometers (33 miles) from Shimla, India, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Makar Sankranti celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere, a period which is considered to be highly auspicious and is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar. (AP Photo/Anil Dayal)
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Sunrise The sun rises behind the natural monument "Babisnauer Poplar" near Dresden, eastern Germany, early Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)
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Protest in Bulga... Protesters clash with riot police during an anti government protest in front of the Bulgarian parliament building in the capital Sofia, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Thousand of protesters rallied in front of parliament calling on the government to resign for corruption and inefficiency. Bulgaria, whose only supply of gas comes through the Ukraine, could begin running out of its last reserves at the end of the month if the dispute between Ukraine and Russia drags on and supplies don't resume. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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Ukraine's Prime ... Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Robert Fico travelled to Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday, pressing them to restore supplies but Ukraine's natural gas company said for a second straight day that it would not send Russian gas along to Europe, citing what it claimed were onerous conditions set by Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom. (AP photo/Olexander Prokopenko/Pool)
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Hillary Clinton Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to a question as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Iron Fist is... A Palestinian woman and her daughter are treated by medics after being injured in an Israeli army operation in Beit Lahiya northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Israeli troops advanced into Gaza suburbs for the first time Tuesday, residents said, hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Islamic militants that they face an "iron fist" unless they agree to Israeli terms for an end to war in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Fadi Adwan)
Protest in Nicar... A riot police officer fires tear gas during a protest in San Benito, northern Nicaragua, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Hundreds of farmers blocked the Pan-American highway demanding a renegotiation of their debts with microfinance firms.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Modernizing Educ... 13-year-old Josephine demonstrates the functions of the interactive whiteboard which replaces the classic blackboard in the 'Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Axel Heimken)
Bulgarians Conti... Protestors wave a Bulgarian national flag during an anti-government protest in front of the Bulgarian parliament building in the capital Sofia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Thousands of protesters rallied in front of parliament calling on the government to resign for alleged corruption and inefficiency. (AP Photo / Petar Petrov)
Trying to Save t... United Nations workers and Palestinian firefighters work to try and put out a fire and save bags of food aid at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed "outrage" over the incident.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
'City of Blindin... In this image made available by the Olympic Delivery Authority in London, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009, the sun streams down on the City of London, as it backdrops construction work on the 2012 Olympic complex, including the main stadium, bottom right, on Nov. 12 2008. (AP Photo/Anthony Charlton, Olympic Delivery Agency)
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Wax Obama A wax figure of the designated 44th President of the United States Barack Obama is on display at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Berlin, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Five days prior to his inauguration, Obama's figure was also unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, Amsterdam, New York and Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)
Money Talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hold a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 after a meeting on economy. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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Canucks and Cayo... Vancouver Canucks' Rob Davison, left, throws Phoenix Coyotes' Daniel Carcillo to the ice as they fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
Bush Says Goodby... President George W. Bush delivers his farewell address to the nation from the East Room of the White House Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)