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Colorful flowers are planted in traditional wooden clogs from the Netherlands at the International trade fair for plants in the city of Essen, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Norway Northern ... The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Trondheim, Norway Tuesday Jan. 23, 2012. Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe on Tuesday, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years. (AP Photo/Emil Bratt Borsting)
Chinese New Year... Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Dunes and Sand R... In this enhanced-color image provided by NASA and released Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 shows sand dunes trapped in an impact crater in Noachis Terra, Mars . Dunes and sand ripples of various shapes and sizes display the natural beauty created by physical processes. The area covered in the image is about six-tenths of a mile (1 kilometer) across. (AP Photo/NASA)
Winter Weather A canopy of lights shines over newly fallen snow in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Boston got about 2.5 inches of snow from the winter storm that passed through the area. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Remembering Joe ... Penn State students gather in remembrance around a statue of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College,Pa.. Paterno died in a State College hospital Sunday morning after battling lung cancer.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Nepal Hindu Fest... Nepalese Hindu women take holy dips in the Bagmati River during Madhav Narayan Festival, in Pashupati Temple, Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the longevity of their husbands during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Indonesia Lunar ... An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man carries his boy to help to light a candle during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Chinatown in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
France Fashion Models wear creations by fashion designer Alexis Mabille as part of his Women's Spring Summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
India Birds Thousands of birds fly during sunset in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Ukraine Weather People walk under snow covered trees on a street in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The temperature in the Ukrainian capital fell to -4 C (25 F) on Monday. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
India Republic D... Indian Presidential bodyguards ride on horseback during the final rehearsal of Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Visible behind are the North Block, right, that houses several Indian ministries, and the central dome of the Presidential palace. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Hong Kong Chines... Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Austria Weather A man walks through snow in Lofer, Austrian province of Salzburg, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Heavy snowfall caused traffic problems in many parts of Austria and causing a higher risk of avalanches in alpine regions. (AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson)
Severe Weather Mangled street signs lie among fallen timber in Center Point, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A series of tornadoes struck Alabama Monday, killing two people and destroying over 400 homes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Farm Show Nunki, a 2-year-old alpaca, right, and Jinx, age 1, are seen at the Vermont Farm Show Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in Essex Junction, Vt. This year's Vermont Farm Show is the biggest one so far. The annual event opened Tuesday at its new location at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction. Organizers say it is the largest Farm Show in the state's history, with 266 booths, representing 168 vendors. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
India Beating Th... An Indian worker welds seating stands as an illuminated Presidential Palace North and South blocks are seen in the background during preparations for the upcoming Beating the Retreat ceremony on the ramparts near the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The ceremony is held annually on January 29th. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
Tibet Candleligh... Tibetan novice monks from Kirti monastery participate in a candlelight vigil to protest against violence by Chinese police against demonstrators in Tibet, at Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The organisers of the vigil, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, claimed that eight demonstrators had been killed in two separate incidents at Drango and Serta, ethnically Tibetan areas in the Chinese province of Sichuan. (AP Photo/Angus McDonald)
Germany Plants F... Colorful flowers are planted in traditional wooden clogs from the Netherlands at the International trade fair for plants in the city of Essen, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Jaipur Literatur... Muslims walk in at the Jaipur Literature Festival before the Indian born British author Salman Rushdie's video conference was called off, in Jaipur, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The organizers of the Indian literary festival called off a video conference with British author Salman Rushdie following protests by Muslim groups who considered his 1988 book "The Satanic Verses" blasphemous. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
Nepal Festival Nepalese Tamang community women in traditional attire gesture as soap bubbles are seen in the foreground during Sonam Loshar, or New Year of the Tamang community, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Kosovo Serbia Ba... Supporters of a Kosovo nationalist opposition party gather around camp fires during a protest in the northern Kosovo town of Podujevo on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Police in Kosovo are blocking the way towards the Serbian border preventing hundreds of members of SelfDetermination movement trying to enforce a trade ban on Serbian goods. ( AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu )
Lunar New Year F... A Lunar New Year fireworks display is seen in Suphan Buri, Thailand, January 24, 2012. The display got out of control on Tuesday night resulting in the deaths of three people and about 50 houses set ablaze, according to fire authorities. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Papua New Guinea... Villagers search the site of a landslide that struck villages in the Southern Highlands mountainous region of central Papua New Guinea, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Local media reported Wednesday that dozens of bodies have been recovered. (AP Photo/Post-Courier)
Gabrielle Giffor... President Barack Obama embraces retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., as members of Congress applaud before his State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb)
Miami Olympic Cl... The Swedish team boat crewed by Benjamin Peterson and Philip Carlson races in the Star series of the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. More than 500 sailors from 44 countries are competing in the steppingstone to the Olympic Games. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
European Figure ... Anais Morand and Timothy Leeman of Switzerland perform in the pairs short program competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Germany Zoo A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) keeps an eye on the photographer at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
India Republic D... Security personnel stand guard on North Block, that houses several Indian ministries, near Indian Presidential Palace, a day ahead of Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
Cultural Dance E... Chinese performers dressed in traditional costumes participate in a cultural dance event on a stage at the Longtan Park's temple fair during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Indian Festival ... A woman sells earthenware dishes during the Indian festival of Alasitas opening ceremony in downtown La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. People snapped up miniature houses, tractors and sport utility vehicles, wads of tiny fake $100 bills, and miniature bricks, wheelbarrows and power tools to build their homes. Ekeko, a chubby, mustachioed Indian figure revered in Bolivia as the god of prosperity, will make the trinkets grow to full-size in the coming year. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Britain The Shar... A view of The Shard, a newly-constructed high-rise building in London, seen through an outdoor art installation, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Passengers stepping out of London Bridge station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union and looks like a slice of glass balanced on the edge of the financial district. When the tower opens next year, visitors to the observation deck will see helicopters fly by at eye level and take in the metropolis all the way to the distant north Downs Hills. The structure designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano dwarfs nearby landmarks like Tower Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral . (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
India Republic D... Indian paramilitary soldiers march during the main Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. India is marking its 62nd Republic Day with military parades across the country. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Dog Sled Race A musher competes with his dogs during the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race near the village of Destne v Orlickych horach, Czech Republic, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Pakistan Custom ... Pakistani customs personnel destroy confiscated liquor and drugs on the International Custom Day in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Australia Day Ce... Fireworks light up the sky above Darling Harbour during the Australia Day celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Fiji Floods Floodwaters rise in Ba Town on the main island of Fiji, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Authorities said that severe flooding and landslides have killed several people and forced thousands into temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Pita Ligaiula)
Germany Zoo Peng... A penguin dives in a pool in the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Holocaust Rememb... Holocaust surviver Eva Szirtes looks for names of her relatives on a memorial wall holding the engraved names of tens of thousands of Hungarian Holocaust victims in the Holocaust Memorial Center during the United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The remembrance day marks the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps 67 years ago. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Belgium Light Fe... Spectators look at a light projection on a shopping mall during the Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Tribute to Joe P... Mementos including flowers, beads and pom poms hang from former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's name near his statue in front of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A capacity crowd of more than 12,000 is expected to pack Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center for one more tribute to Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who died Sunday from lung cancer. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Gigantic Garden In this Jan. 24, 2012, photo, Hollis Malone, the manager of horticulture, is shown in the Garden Conservatory at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Malone is in charge of maintaining 50,000 tropical plants, rare international blooms and Southern species spread over nine acres that include an indoor lake, a river, and waterfalls. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Nepal Festival Nepalese Hindu women pray before taking a holy dip in the Triveni river during month long Madhav Narayan festival in Panauti outskirt of east of Katmandu Friday,Jan 27 2012. Hindu women observe month long fast eating only once a day and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the longevity of their husbands during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Baby Sea Otter Aniak, a sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium, plays with her yet-to-be named daughter, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Seattle. The baby was born on Jan. 14, 2012 and will be named in February, after the public votes on a selection of names prepared by the Aquarium staff. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Alabama Weather A colorful sky brightens the coast over the Fowl River near Alabama Port, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The color was a delightful change from the grey day that brought torrential rains to the area in the morning. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)