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Balinese followers carrying temple equipment during the ritual of Melasti, in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The ritual, which is performed ahead of the Balinese Hindu's Day of Silence, is held to purify the universe from bad influences, bad deeds and bad thoughts. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

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NASA Moonshot This image released by NASA on Thursday, March 22, 2012 shows the far side of the moon with Earth in the background. It was among more than 60 images taken by one of NASA's spacecraft in orbit around the moon. The cameras are operated by middle school students as part of a project. (AP Photo/NASA)
Malaysia Holi Fe... A girl smiles as her face is smeared with colored powder during Holi festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors is traditionally celebrated by people throwing colored powder and water at each other. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
Texas Daily Life... Pearl Johnson, 4, of Houston, runs through a field of Bluebonnets Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Navasota, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Indonesia Hot Ai... Visitors to Indonesian Hot Air Balloon festival get inside a balloon in Sentul in the outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, March 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Italy Etna Volca... Smoke and ash billow from Mount Etna volcano as the village of Acireale is seen in the foreground, near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy, Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)
South Korea Seou... A crowd of marathoners start the Seoul International Marathon and the 83th Dong-A Marathon in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Boston St. Patri... The Boston Police Gaelic Column marches in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston, Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Northern Ireland... The Global Rainbow is projected into the night sky from Scrabo Tower, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, Friday, March 16, 2012. The large scale outdoor laser projection created by New York artist Yvette Mattern is visible across the night sky, the event signals 100 days to go until the opening of the London 2012 Festival which is a tweleve-week festival of arts running parallel to the Olympic Games taking place in London. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Cambodia Bridge In this photo taken early Sunday morning, March 18, 2012, a bamboo bridge, which stretches across the Mekong River on Koh Soten island of Kampong Cham province, about 120 kilometers (74 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is illuminated. The government held a ground breaking ceremony on Sunday for a new concrete bridge which would replace the bamboo structure. The project is expected to be completed sometime next year. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Puerto Rico Iron... A athletes compete during the Ironman Puerto Rico 70.3 triathlon in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, March, 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
March for Peace People march under the motto "March for peace" over the Stone Bridge in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. About 2,000 people marched peacefully in Skopje Saturday to raise the voice against the wave of ethnic violence that erupted earlier this month among Macedonian and ethnic Albanian youths. The banners read "Together for peace" in several languages. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Germany Weather On the first day of spring in Germany a bumble bee collects pollen from a blooming crocus in the sun at a traffic island in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Britain Kensingt... In this picture taken with a fish-eye lens, people stand around the "luminous lace" light sculpture by designers Loop.pH in the Stone Hall during a press preview at what used to be the official residence of the late Princess Diana, Kensington Palace in London, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Kensington Palace has been transformed following a 12 million pounds ($19 million, 14.4 million euro) restoration project timed to be completed for this summer's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Re-Enactment of ... Musicians practice before a re-enactment of a Qing Dynasty Emperor's prayer ceremony at a park in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Afghanistan New ... An Afghan military helicopter flies over the crowd gathered for a celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz at the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year," is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring in countries including Afghanistan and Iran. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Spain Fallas Fes... Papier mache figures are burned during the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, Monday, March 19, 2012. Every year the city of Valencia celebrates the ancient "Las Fallas" fiesta, a noisy week that is full of fireworks and processions in honor of Saint Joseph which climaxes in the burning of large papier mache figures displayed around the streets of the city. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
India World Wate... In the backdrop of a wall still covered with the recently concluded colors from the Indian festival of Holi, a local resident carries drinking water in the Dharavi slum area of Mumbai, India, Tuesday , March. 20, 2012. As the world gears up to celebrate U.N World Water Day on March 22, the UN estimates that more than one in six people worldwide don't have access to 20-50 litres of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade)
Indonesia Hindu ... Balinese followers carrying temple equipment during the ritual of Melasti, in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The ritual, which is performed ahead of the Balinese Hindu's Day of Silence, is held to purify the universe from bad influences, bad deeds and bad thoughts. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Germany Public W... Subway trains are parked in a depot in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, March 20, 2012, during a strike of public service workers. Public-service workers have walked off the job in parts of Germany in a dispute over pay. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Pakistan Dust St... A Pakistani villager walks during a dust storm in the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. A massive dust storm engulfs various parts of Pakistan restricting the visibility and disrupting domestic and international flights in the country's southern region. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
Vietnam Welcome ... Vietnamese Navy's honor guard arrive at the welcome ceremony for Myanmar President Thein Sein in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Myanmar President Thein Sein has arrived in Vietnam for his two day official visit on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
China Aquarium A visitor looks at jellyfish displayed at an aquarium in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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The Body Adorned... A member of public views Samurai armour, part of 'The Body Adorned: Dressing London' exhibition at the Horniman Museum, London, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The exhibition examines the ways culture and time has affected the relationship between dress, the body and the emergence of London as a world city. The objects on display give an insight into the role dress conveys in society featuring items involved in magic, religion, warfare, social status, gender, marriage and death. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
International Da... Shadows are cast on the ground as people gathered in front of the Milan gothic cathedral to form a human chain on the occasion of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, March, 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Sri Lanka Human ... Sri Lankan Buddhist monks stage a silent protest outside the Indian High Commission denouncing the proposed U.N. Human Rights resolution on alleged rights abuses during the country's civil war, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The resolution is expected to be put to a vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva this week. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Germany Weather In this photo made available Wednesday, March 21, 2012 a swan swims on a pond during sunset near Stockstadt, central Germany, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The weather forecast predicts warm and sunny weather for the first spring days. (AP Photo/dapd, Thomas Lohnes)
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Indonesia Hindu ... Balinese girls wear traditional dresses during a parade a day before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Hindus in the world's most populous Muslim country will celebrate their new year Friday by observing a day of silence in which they have to stay inside their homes and meditate in silence and darkness for the entire day. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Nepal Horse Fest... A decorated horse participates in the Ghode Jatra festival, an annual horse racing festival, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, March 22, 2012. According to legend, the festival is held to celebrate the victory over a demon named Tundi who lived in the area known as Tundikhel and is believed that the clamor of horses' hooves on Ghode Jatra keeps the demon's sprit away. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Britain Diamond ... State trumpeters of the Household Cavalry Regiment during a media facility at Wellington Barracks in London, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Details of the military personnel and uniforms to be used at the Diamond Jubilee in June were announced. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Ecuador Indian A... Indigenous people march in Cutuglagua, outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Hundreds of indigenous people have been marching for nearly two weeks to protest planned mining projects, and on Wednesday the demonstrators were nearing Ecuador's capital, Quito. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Oregon Weather A sign warns of an impassable road near Corbett, Ore., Wednesday, March 21, 2012. An overnight snowstorm dumped 4-6 inches in the area.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Greece Independe... Presidential guards perform during a changing of the guard ceremony, at the tomb of the unknown soldier, in front of parliament in central Athens on Friday, March 23, 2012. Greece celebrates its Independence Day on March 25 that marks the start of Greece's 1821 war of independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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