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Smoke from a burning truck raises outside a NATO military base during an anti-US protest in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Anti-American demonstrations continued for a second day Wednesday in Afghanistan over what the U.S. has said was the inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO military base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Aurora Rocket In this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 photo provided by NASA Wallops, a rocket flies through the aurora borealis after lifting off from the University of Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks, Alaska. The mission was launched by a NASA funded group of 60 researchers studying electrical activity in the aurora borealis and the likelihood it's interfering with GPS and other signals. Cornell University says the 46-foot rocket sent back data as it flew through the aurora at an altitude of 217 miles. (AP Photo/NASA Wallops, Lee Wingfield)
India Tibetan Ne... Exile Tibetan Buddhist nuns walk among freshly hung prayer flags behind the Dalai Lama's residence on the third day of the Tibetan new year in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Tibetans believe that these prayer flags or 'Lungta' printed in colors of the five elements, earth, fire, sky, water and air spread prayer on wind. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
India Nagas An ethnic Naga woman wearing traditional clothing participates in a rally, urging the Indian government to expedite the India-Naga political dialogue for a positive solution in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 25, 2012. India is offering wide autonomy to the Nagas though it has already rejected the demand of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland rebels' for an independent homeland in northeastern India bordering Myanmar, where most of the 2 million Nagas live. The Naga rebels began fighting more than 50 years ago, although a cease-fire has held since it was signed in 1997. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Brazil Carnival Performers from the Sao Clemente samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Rio de Janeiro's... A dancer of Porto da Pedra samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Feb. 20, 2012. Millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
The Grande Rio S... The Grande Rio samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Carnival of Binc... 'Gilles of Binche' dance during a carnival parade in the city centre of Binche, Belgium, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The Carnival of Binche dates back to around the 14th Century, with the clown-like Gilles performing their traditional dances to the sound of drums to ward off evil spirits with their sticks. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Kenya Kenya Keny... Kenyan army soldier Nicholas Munyanya, wearing a helmet on which is written in Kiswahili "Tea in Kismayo", referring to a key strategic Somali town under the control of al-Shabab, checks his ammunition belt near the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Kenya's military has been fighting inside Somalia in an ongoing offensive against militant group al-Shabab since October, when Somali gunmen carried out several kidnappings in Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Japan Tsunami Clothing, lying in heaps at the site of a neighborhood destroyed by the tsunami, is piled up by clearing crew in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Cleanup continues to remove the debris left by the March 11, 2011 tsunami and separate it according to material or category such as clothing, steel, wood, cars, tires, and personal items. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Tibetan Vajra Da... The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje performs the sacred Vajra dance in Bodh Gaya, India, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. This dance is traditionally held on the concluding day of an intensive ritual cycle of Mahakala, performed annually at the close of the Tibetan New Year to clear obstacles and bring the year to an auspicious close. (AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)
Philippines Bird... A migratory Egret waits for its prey at the reclaimed area in Manila Bay known as "Freedon Island" at the city of Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. Environmentalists are gathering a million signatures to save the only bird sanctuary in the capital following a proposal by the city government to develop the area into a commercial complex. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Colombia Carniva... A woman holds still as she gets costume make-up applied for carnival celebrations in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. The UNESCO declared Barranquilla's carnival a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" in 2003. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Mud Block Parade A man covered in mud holds up his mud covered dog as another reveler takes a picture during the "Bloco da Lama" or "Mud Block" carnival parade in Parati, Brazil, Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Portland Bike Cr... Mini bike rider Zach Rodenfels rides his bike into the Willamette River during a three-day Mini Bike Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb.19, 2012, in Portland, Ore. The water temperature at this time of year is in the 40s. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Independence Hal... Ed Boyle plays the fife, and Hoagy Wing plays the drum in period costume before a ceremony to mark the unveiling of the Independence Hall clock tower at Independence National Historical Park Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Philadelphia. The bell and clockworks were restarted to celebrate the successful completion of an 18-month tower rehabilitation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Loose Moose A moose grazes on trees Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at the edge of a neighborhood park in south Anchorage, Alaska. Heavy snow throughout south central Alaska this winter has forced more moose to seek food in Anchorage and other populated areas. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)
Hungary Busho Ca... Masked Busho men march through the town of Mohacs in southern Hungary during the annual Busho Carnival, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This end of winter carnival tradition dates back to the 16th century to Hungary's Ottoman occupation when men of the Sokac ethnic group (related to the Croatians) of Mohacs dressed up in sheep fur and wooden masks in a bid to frighten off their Turkish invaders. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Bolivia Carnival... Dancers perform the traditional "Diablada" or Dance of the Devils during carnival celebrations in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday Feb. 18, 2012. Carnival in Oruro always opens with the ritual dance of good and evil that has remained unchanged since colonial times. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Germany Stock Ma... A broker dressed as a pirate on occasion of carnival makes a phone call at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
India Statehood ... Tribal boys in traditional attire wait to perform a dance during the Arunachal Pradesh State hood Day celebrations in Itanagar, India, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Northeastern Indian state Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as its territory is home to the foothills of the Himalayas. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Nepal Army Day Students of Nepalese army school perform martial arts during Army Day in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Nepal's Army Day is celebrated annually on Mahashivratri, a festival dedicated to Hindu God Shiva. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Spain Protest Susana holds on her shoulders her daughter Lucia, who blows a whistle, during a demonstration against the government's recently approved labor reforms in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Feb. 19, 2012. Marches organized by the country's main trade unions are taking place throughout Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Tsunami Photogra... Photographs, which were washed away by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are hung to dry after cleaning in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, February 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
Britain Diving W... Malaysia's Leong Mun Yee and Pamg Pandelela Rinong perform a dive during the semifinal of the women's synchronised 10m platform during the Diving World Cup event at the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
India Ash Wednes... Indian Christians offer prayers during a mass in observance of Ash Wednesday at a Catholic church in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time when Christians prepare for Easter through acts of penitence and prayer. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Myanmar Pagoda F... Myanmar's women in ancient dresses take part in the 2,600th anniversary celebrations of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Gongs chimed as thousands of people in ceremonial costumes walked barefoot Wednesday through the marble walkways of Myanmar's most sacred Buddhist shrine in an annual festival that was banned for more than 20 years under the former military government. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Nepal Shortest M... Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall arrives at the airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Guinness World Records officials will be in Nepal this weekend to measure Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man. Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of the world's shortest man from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
India Tibet New ... Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a prayer session on the first day of the Tibetan New Year in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Tibet's exiled government in India called on Tibetans this year to shun celebrations for their traditional new year, which started Wednesday. Instead, Tibetans are urged to pray for those living under Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
India Ship Firin... Indian fishermen disembark from their fishing boats at the end of the day's work, at the harbor in Kochi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. The shooting deaths of two Indian fishermen mistaken for pirates sparked diplomatic wrangling Wednesday over the arrests of two Italian marines, and some maritime experts are questioning the use of armed guards on merchant ships. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Warhol 25th Anni... The head stone of Andy Warhol is surrounded by mementos in St. John The Baptist Byzantine Cemetery in Bethel Park, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Feb. 22, 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the pop artist's death due to complications of gall bladder surgery at the age of 58. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Americas Cup Sai... A pair of Oracle Racing AC45s sail past the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The AC45, a 45-foot catamaran, is the official boat of the Americaís Cup World Series which will race for two seasons before the 2013 events and is the the forerunner to the AC72 that will be sailed in the Louis Vuitton Cup and Americaís Cup Finals in 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Protest in Afgha... Smoke from a burning truck raises outside a NATO military base during an anti-US protest in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Anti-American demonstrations continued for a second day Wednesday in Afghanistan over what the U.S. has said was the inadvertent burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO military base. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Britain Art The newly-unveiled sculpture by artist duo Michael Elmgreen, of Denmark, and Ingar Dragset, of Norway, is seen on the Fourth Plinth in central London's Trafalgar Square, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. The 4.1m high golden sculpture of a young boy riding a rocking horse is entitled: 'Powerless Structures, Fig. 101'. The plinth was originally built to house a bronze equestrian statue of William IV that was never installed. The project is commissioned by the Mayor of London as part of the rolling programme of contemporary art commissions for the empty Fourth Plinth. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Chile Vina del M... Dancers performs on opening night of the 53rd annual Vina del Mar International Song Festival, in Vina del Mar, Chile, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. Luis Miguel and Marc Anthony headline the six-day festival, believed to be one of the largest musical events in South America. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Bobsled World Ch... Fans watch as Serbia's Vuk Radjenovic pilots with teammates as they train for the four-man bobsled world championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
South Korea Bloo... About 3,000 Baekseok University students create the shape of a drop of blood at a ski resort in Pyeong Chang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. The Korean National Red Cross and the faculty jointly arranged the event as part of a campaign to encourage blood donation. They plan to seek a listing for the "World's largest blood drop" by Guinness World Records. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Jun-hee)
India Security A National Security Guards (NSG) soldier participates in a drill during the inauguration of an NSG Hub in Mumbai, India, Thursday Feb. 23, 2012. The Indian government has taken the initiative to set up regional hubs for the NSG, the elite commando force, at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata after the terrorist attack on Mumbai in 2008. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Russia Defenders... Children play with a grenade launcher during a celebration of Defenders of the Fatherland Day in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. The Defenders of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Russia on Feb. 23, honors the nation's military and is a nationwide holiday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
India Agricultur... An Indian farmer sprays fertilizer at his paddy field in Burha Mayong about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Agriculture is the source of livelihood for around 115 million farming families, about 70 percent of India's population. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Myanmar Pagoda A... In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, Buddhist devotees pray during the celebration of the 2600th founding anniversary of Myanmar's landmark Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Zoo Aardvark Bir... A five-week-old aardvark inspects his surroundings after a routine examination at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. To ensure its best chance for survival, Animal Programs staff decided to assist the calf’s 7-year-old mother, Jessi, in rearing the infant born on Jan. 12, 2011. Since its birth, the unsexed calf has received around-the-clock care that has included a neonatal examination and extra hydration and supplemental feeding when needed to make certain it is healthy and gaining the proper amount of weight. The supplemental aardvark formula the calf receives replicates the fat, carbohydrates, and other nutrients of a mother aardvark’s milk composition. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Ash Wednesday The Rev. Ethan Jewett with Saint Clement's Episcopal Church waits to places ash on a worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday at the corner of Chestnut and 19th Streets in Philadelphia Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Philadelphia. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time when Christians prepare for Easter through acts of penitence and prayer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
India Kashmir Fe... A Kashmiri Muslim woman prays at the entrance of the shrine of Sufi Saint Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani, in Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Today is the first day of an eleven-day festival to mark the saint's Urs, or yearly commemoration. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Mideast Iran Pol... Iranian police officers perform Friday prayer at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Romania Turkey J... A honor guard soldier stands during a ceremony at a Jewish cemetery in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, next to a monument bearing the names of Jews killed 70 years ago when the SS Struma, the ship they were on as refugees on the way to Palestine, was sunk by a Soviet torpedo in the Black Sea leading to the death of all but one of the 779 people on board.At a time when Turkey welcomes Syrians fleeing violence, the anniversary Friday of the deaths of more than 750 Jewish refugees whose boat was abandoned by Turkish officials in World War II was a reminder of the tension between pragmatic and humanitarian impulses.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Nepal Tibet New ... Exile Tibetans throw wheat powder during the third day of "Losar", or Tibetan New Year, at Baudhanath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Tibet's exiled government in India called on Tibetans this year to shun celebrations for their traditional new year, which started Wednesday. Instead, Tibetans are urged to pray for those living under Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Mexico Pet Pig Shy, a six-month-old pet pig, follows his owners, not seen, in downtown Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Shy's owners, Nuria Martinez, 18, and Edgard Martinez, 19, take him on daily walks by the city. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Philadelphia Wea... A Caribbean flamingo puts its beak under its wing in the spring-like weather at the Philadelphia Zoo Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Zoo is one of America's oldest, opening to the public in 1874. Flamingo's pink color comes from the carotenoids in their food. Without these, the flamingo's feathers would be white. At the zoo, they eat scientifically formulated commercial flamingo feed that keeps their feathers pink. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Germany Exhibiti... Women walk behind a crocodile sculpture (1972) of Guenter Dittmar during a press preview in the new major special exhibition 'The Passions - A drama in five acts' in the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (German Hygiene Museum) in Dresden, eastern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. The exhibition explores the most vehement feelings of all and features a highly innovative scenography. Conceived as a drama in five acts, the plot unfolds within a theatre set. In collaboration with the French opera director Mariame Clement and German set designer Julia Hansen, the Australian curator Catherine Nichols has developed an exhibition with a broad historical and cultural scope. The exhibition starts on Feb. 25, 2012 and last until Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Czech Republic A... Petr Skala walks on a ledge during his weekly maintenance of the famous Astronomical clock at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and possibly the oldest one still working. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)