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A man stretches himself during a morning exercise session at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing, August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Grace Liang)

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France Rainbow A plane flies in front of a rainbow above the Mediterranean sea in Nice, southeastern france, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Nepal Daily Life Nepalese women shelter under umbrellas as they work to remove weed from a paddy field in Chitwan, about 70 kilometers (44 miles)southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Aug.1, 2010. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Russia Wild Fire Flames travel along the floor of the forest as a parched forest burns near a suburb of the town of Voronezh some 500 km (294 miles) south of Moscow, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Hundreds of new fires broke out Sunday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
Hong Kong Whispe... Images of dancers are reflected in a mirror during a rehearsal of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's "Whisper of Flowers" led by Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min, in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Inspired by Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard," "Whisper of Flowers" abandons the characters and plot of the original play, and instead explores the enduring theme of exuberance giving way to precarious darkness. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Russia Wild Fire A plume of smoke rises as a dry forest burns near a suburb of the town of Voronezh some 500 km (294 miles) south of Moscow, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Hundreds of new fires broke out Sunday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
Pot Fields Cpl Ryan Belgrave with the Canadian Army's 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, walks through a field of marijuana plants during a patrol near the village of Salavat, in the Panjway district west of Kandahar August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Bob Strong)
Foil Fencing Sem... Brazil's Joao Antonio Souza (L) competes against Venezuela's Antonio Leal in the men's individual foil fencing semi-finals at the Pan American Fencing Championships in San Jose August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate)
Ice Toilet A South Korean boy sits on the ice toilet at Ice Gallery in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. The sweltering heat continues for the recent several days in Seoul. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Tel Aviv Refugee A young refugee from Eritrea reaches his arm out of his cell at Givon Prison in Ramle near Tel Aviv, August 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
Newlyweds Relatives of a newly married couple celebrate on the second day, also the last day of wedding festivities, in the village of Velyki Kosharyshche, west of the capital Kiev, August 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin)
"I Love Mother a... Students shout "I love mother and father" in Korean as they lift logs during a two-week summer military camp for civilians at the Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp in Ansan, southwest of Seoul, August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak)
Gay Games VIII Elena Rickmann of Germany stretches before competing in the figure skating event during the Gay Games VIII in Cologne, August 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
Car Seat Strike Workers sit on the desk during a strike at the factory of car seat covers maker Prevent Global in Slovenj Gradec, northern Slovenia, August 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Bor Slana)
Stretching Befor... A man stretches himself during a morning exercise session at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing, August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Grace Liang)
Crazy Water Park A Palestinian boy rides on a float in a pool at Crazy Water Park in Gaza City, August 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
Eviction Protest Dadang, a resident of Cempaka Putih district, drinks water after being buried in the ground in Jakarta, August 3, 2010. Dadang buried himself in the ground for over three hours to protest against a local government plan to evict him from his home. (REUTERS/Beawiharta)
Work Break A labourer drinks water as he rests in coils of steel wire at a steel market in Taiyuan, Shanxi province August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Stringer)
People's Square ... A woman sits under her umbrella in People's Square in Shanghai during a heavy rain storm on August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Aly Song)
Monkey Man Stree... Kishan Kumar, a street artist dressed as a monkey, performs in a slum area in New Delhi August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Reinhard Krause)
Dogs Dressed to ... Dogs Trixie and Ellie wear are dressed in costumes suited for the occasion hours befor the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Racoons Want Inv... Mascots parade around as the town prepares for the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Hungary F1 Grand... The Toro Rosso Formula One race car of Spain's Jaime Alguersuari leaves a trail of smoke at the end of the first lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix auto race on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at the Hungaroring circuit outside Budapest, Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Monument to the ... A children stand at the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising in Warsaw, on the 66th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Citizens of Warsaw commemorate the time when Polish forces rose up to fight against the seemingly overwhelming Nazi forces, and sustained heavy losses to regain control of the city. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Rio de Janeiro People sunbathe on Barra beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Mahmoud Ahmadine... Bodyguards react after the sound of an explosion behind the entourage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he is welcomed to Hamadan, southwest of Tehran, August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/STR)
Earthquake Survi... Haitian earthquake survivor Michael Kalina Sherlyn, 1, undergoes treatment at the Hogar Vida y Esperanza foundation in Santo Domingo August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Smog in Moscow People walk past Moscow Kremlin shrouded in smog, August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)
Self-Stretch A sculpture titled "Self-Stretch (Variation 3)" by artist Evan Penny on display at the Melbourne Art Fair August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Mick Tsikas)
Back Piercing A Tibetan man has his back pierced with steel needles during the Lurol festival in Rebkong, known in Chinese as Tongren in Qinghai province August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Tom YZ)
Monkey Infestati... A woman chases monkeys inside the courtyard of her house at Chiryai village, about 70 km (43 miles) north of Jammu August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta)
Texans Camp Foot... Houston Texans rookie wide receiver Trindon Holliday (16) is pushed on a kid tricycle by veteran wide receiver Jacoby Jones, top, after a NFL football training camp practice Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Expendables ... Charisma Carpenter, a cast member in "The Expendables," poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Oregon Zoo A colorful lorikeet peers out of its' birdhouse at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Prop 8 Overturne... Sheree Red Bornand, right, hugs Aidan Dunn after hearing the decision in the United States District Court proceedings challenging Proposition 8 outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. A person close to the case says a federal judge has overturned California's same-sex marriage ban in a landmark case that could eventually land before the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker made his ruling Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by two gay couples who claimed the voter-approved ban violated their civil rights. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Eagle Eye An American bald eagle casts a wary eye towards the camera at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
China Zoo A leopard cub sleeps on a water bowl in its air-conditioned cage on a warm summer day, at Shanghai Zoo Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Britain Picasso A woman looks up at the largest Pablo Picasso in the world after it is hung at The Victoria and Albert museum in London, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. The front cloth designed by Picasso measures 10.40m by 11.72m and is the largest known canvas designed by Picasso in the world. It was completed by screen painters and signed by the artist.It will be in the 'Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929' exhinition opening Sept. 25, to the public.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
School Bus Accid... Rescue personnel work at the scene of an accident involving two school buses and a tractor-trailer Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, on eastbound Interstate 44 near Gray Summit, Mo. The school buses were carrying high school band students to an amusement park. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Pope Benedict XV... Pope Benedict XVI, center, flanked by bishop Martin Gachter waves during his weekly general audience, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. About 50.000 altar boys and altar girls coming from 17 countries gathered Wednesday in St' Peter Square at the Vatican to attend the audience. At left is a bronze statue representing St. Tarcisio, patron of the altar boys and altar girls. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Netherlands Youn... Laura Dekker waves to the media as she stands on her boat in Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Ke$ha Singer Ke$ha performs at the "Casio Shock the World 2010" event at the Manhattan Center, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
X Games Daniel Dhers of Venezuela, floats over the course on his way to winning the BMX Park Freestyle final on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at X Games 16 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Adam Lau)
Poland Woodstock... A man wears a very large hat as he listens to a concert at the Woodstock music festival in Kostrzyn, Poland, Saturday, July 31, 2010. The festival, which attracts many thousands of music fans, takes its name from the famous 1969 music festival on a farm near Woodstock, New York, U.S.A., ends early Sunday. (AP Photo/Pawel Kalinowski)
X Games Shaun White competes in the Skateboard Vert Final during the X Games in Los Angeles, Friday, July 30, 2010. White finished second in the competition. AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Bieber Mania High school summer camp students jump up and down as singer Justin Bieber makes an appearance on a surprise visit at Seminole High School in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Bieber's sponsors, Best Buy Company Inc. and the Grammy Foundation donated $5,000 to the high school music program. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Wyclef 4 Prez? Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean greets the crowd before officially registering as a presidential candidate at an office in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/St-Felix Evens)
Dining Surprise An Italian couple sits during lunch as Steve Black of Australia dives past their balcony in the lead up round four of the 2010 Red Bull Cliff Diving world series in Polignano a Mare August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Dean Treml/Red Bull Photofiles)
Crazy Vehicles A worker sprays paint on a three-wheeler car in the shape of a ladies handbag made with steel plates at a workshop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad August 4, 2010. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder)
Pygmy Marmoset A Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) is seen at a primate rescue and rehabilitation center near Santiago August 3, 2010. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
Care-O-Bot III The Care-O-Bot III robot carries a bottle of drink through a kitchen in the Frauenhofer institute in Stuttgart August 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle)
Peace Memorial P... Doves fly over the Peace Memorial Park with a view of the gutted A-bomb dome at a ceremony in Hiroshima August 6, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing on the city. (REUTERS/Kyodo)