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A British Airways passenger jet flies past the waxing moon over Zurich June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

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Berlin fashion A model presents a creation by Pinup Couture during a fashion show in an underground train in Berlin, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Jet flies past t... A British Airways passenger jet flies past the waxing moon over Zurich June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Polar Bear at th... A Polar Bear takes advantage of the pool area during the warm summer weather at the zoo in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
Kud Ljud cultura... A member of the Kud Ljud (C), a cultural society, performs at the beginning of the Ana Desetnica street theatre festival in Ljubljana July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Bor Slana
Staying cool in ... A boy bathes in a tube well to beat the heat on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
Fishing in Vemba... A fisherman and his wife fish in the waters of Vembanad Lake in the southern Indian city of Kochi June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Sivaram V
Life Leap A dog jumps over another in the flooded embankment road of the River Danube in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Monday, June 29, 2009. The River Danube reached its peak in the country's capitol Monday, but several roads remain closed as due to the heavy rains and the unusual wet weather with swollen rivers causing floods throughout Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Protests in Hond... A supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya throws rocks at police during clashes near the presidential residency in Tegucigalpa, Monday June 29, 2009. Honduras' new leaders defied growing global pressure on Monday to reverse a military coup, arguing that they had followed their constitution in removing President Manuel Zelaya.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Failure to Lift Phil Pfister, of Charleston, W.Va., reacts as he fails to lift 1109 kg (2500 lb) in the Hip and Thigh backlift event at the Fortissimus World Strength Challenge Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Montmagny, Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
Harley Hair A Harley-Davidson rider attends the start of a parade at the so called "Harley Days 2009" in downtown Hamburg, Germany on Sunday, June 28, 2009. Around 60,000 drivers took part at the event this weekend. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
Exploding Melon The Consumer Product Safety Commission sets off fireworks inside of a watermelon to demonstrate the dangers of fireworks and encourage safety on the fourth of July, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, on the Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Train Derailed Flames engulf part of Viareggio's railway station Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A freight train derailed in the middle of the night in northern Italy, setting off an explosion and a fire that killed at least 13 people and sent 50 others to the hospital, many with severe burns, officials said Tuesday. The 14-car train was traveling from the northern city of La Spezia to Pisa when a rear car plowed into a residential neighborhood beside the train station in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio just before midnight Monday.(AP Photo/Riccardo Dalle Luche)
Winbledon Rounds Roger Federer of Switzerland stretch for a return from Robin Soderling of Sweden during their fourth round singles match at Wimbledon, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Bonfire Protest Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate in front of a tire bonfire in Tegucigalpa, Sunday June 28, 2009. Soldiers arrested Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn Sunday, his private secretary said. Protesters called it a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Confederation Cu... Brazil's Lucio, center, reacts with fellow team members as he holds up the Confederations Cup trophy, following their Confederations Cup final soccer match against the US, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Brazil won 3-2. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Tribute to Jacks... Jamie Foxx, center, is seen with a dancers as he performs a tribute to Michael Jackson at the 9th Annual BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Demolished Home Two women sit on a bench next to the burnt door of a collapsed house in Viareggio, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, after a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy. A train derailed and set off an explosion and fire in the middle of a small Italian town, killing at least 12 people, many as they slept in their homes, and injuring many others, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
Rock n Wheels A man in a wheelchair is carried during the 25th Colombia Rock Festival in Bogota, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)
Painful Injury Ana Ivanovic of Serbia weeps as she is forced to retire from her women's singles, fourth round match against Venus Williams of U.S., because of a thigh injury,at Wimbledon, Monday, June 29, 2009.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Friendly Greetin... Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gestures to members of the media as she stands on her house doorstep, following her return home from hospital, in central London, Monday June 29, 2009. Thatcher has returned home following a two-week stay in hospital after she fell and broke her left arm. The 82-year-old Thatcher, who suffers from dementia, waved to reporters with her right arm while the other arm remains in a sling. She did not make any comments before being escorted inside.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Daughter Mourns The daughter, right, of Lebanese Zeina Miri, 30, who was shot outside her home in the Aisha Bakkar neighborhood on Sunday, reacts during the funeral procession of her mother in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The Sunni woman was killed in a gunbattle Sunday evening between Sunni supporters of Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, and rival followers of the Hezbollah-allied Shiite Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Inauguration Eve... A construction worker walks on the Bandra Worli sea link on the eve of its inauguration in Mumbai, India, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Pope's Blessing Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing at the end of an audience he held for newly elevated metropolitan archbishops and their relatives, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Foul Ball Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, right, is upended on the dugout fencing as he chased a foul ball hit by Boston Red Sox's Mark Kotsay during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2009, in Baltimore. Wieters did not catch the ball. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Rice Stalks Farmers carry paddy stalks during a harvest at a field in Deli Serdang district of the Indonesia's North Sumatra province June 30, 2009. Indonesia's statistics bureau has projected 2009 unmilled rice output to rise 1.13 percent to 60.93 million tonnes, or the equivalent of around 38 million tonnes of milled rice. REUTERS/Y.T Haryono
South Korean Dri... South Korean policemen from the Coast Guard's Special Sea Attack Team or SSAT rappel down a wall during an anti-terrorism drill against possible attacks from North Korea and crimes on the sea during a media tour in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Iraqi Celebratio... Iraqi security forces celebrate in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 29, 2009. U.S. troops will be out of Iraqi cities by tomorrow Tuesday June 30, in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)
Abundant Gifts A maintenance worker carries a large stuffed purple monkey left for pop star Michael Jackson at the makeshift memorial into the Jackson family residence in Encino, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Play Time Lin Hui, a 7-year old giant panda, plays with its 5-week old cub at the Chiang Mai zoo in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)
Summer Time Bulgarians meet the first July sunrise at the Black Sea coast near the village of Asparuhovo east of the capital Sofia, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Every year on 1st of July hundreds of Bulgarians traditionally celebrate this July morning. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
In Jackson's Mem... A hat, glove and sunglasses similar to those often worn by Michael Jackson sit atop a stool onstage during a tribute to the late singer at Harlem's Apollo theatre Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in New York. Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 50. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Fawcett Funeral Ryan O'Neal touches the back of the hearse carrying Farrah Fawcett's casket after her funeral service on Tuesday June 30, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Tourist Attracti... Tourists from the German city of Essen jump on the concrete blocks of the memorial for the murdered jews of Europe in Berlin on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)
German Fashion A model presents a creation from the collection of the fashion label Schumacher during a show of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Mode Woche, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Bono in Concert Singer Bono of U2 performs during the first concert of the U2 360º Tour at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona June 30, 2009. The U2 360º tour will travel to 14 cities across Europe. REUTERS/Albert Gea
GM Burden Amanda, left, and Kimberly Jones stand with a picture of Kimberly's husband, Mark Jones, in front of bankruptcy court in New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The Jones have a pending lawsuit against General Motors for a defective vehicle which caused the death of Mark Jones; GM may be able to unburden itself of all pending claims as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Heat Escape A kangaroo is seen at the zoo in Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, on a sunny Thursday, July 2, 2009. The sultry summer weather in Germany is forecast to continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Baby Orangutan Department of Wildlife and National Parks officer Ahmad Julaihi nurses "Tattoo" a seven-month-old baby orangutan at his offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Tattoo was one of three baby orangutan's rescued last weekend from an ostrich breeder and a zoo in northern Malaysia. The zoo and breeder could face up to six years in prison if charged and convicted for holding the protected and endangered species without permits. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Sand Sculptures A sand sculpture is displayed during the international sand sculptures festival in the Bulgarian town of Burgas east of the capital Sofia, Thursday, July, 2, 2009. The town holds the festival for the second time. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
Belarus Festival Catholic priests from Belarus and neighboring countries attend a religious festival marking the miracle-working icon known as the Mother of God of Budslav in the Belarus village of Budslav, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Minsk, early Thursday, July 2, 2009. The festival is an annual event. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Skydeck Ledge Anna Kane, 5, of Alton, Ill. lays down on "The Ledge," the new glass balconies suspended 1,353 feet (412 meters) in the air and jut out 4 feet (1.22 meters) from the Sears Tower's 103rd floor Skydeck Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Chicago. The Ledge will open to public on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Simpson Sings An... Jessica Simpson sings the national anthem at the pro am for the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
Model Creation A model presents a creation from the collection of the Black Coffee label during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Mode Woche, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Ready to Fight A South Korean special police force officer displays his fighting skills during an anti-terrorism drill against possible attack from North Korea and other crimes at their training camp in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. A North Korean ship monitored for more than a week by the U.S. Navy has changed course and is heading back the way it came, U.S. officials said, as Pyongyang warned Wednesday it will take military action if anyone attempts to search its vessels. The headband reads: "Special Police." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Moon View A British Airways passenger jet flies past the waxing moon over Zurich June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Winning Williams Serena Williams of U.S. reacts, during her women's singles semifinal against Elena Dementieva of Russia, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)