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A sales clerk poses near a Christmas tree made of pure gold at jewelry store GINZA TANAKA in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The 2.4-meter(7.8-feet)-tall and 43 kilograms (about 95 pounds) tree which is decorated with Disney characters, went on sale on Wednesday for 350 million yen (US$ 4.3 million). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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India Hindu Fest... Indian Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun God while standing in a body of water, on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Israeli Attack o... Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
Festival to Cele... A girl wearing kimono poses for her father at a festival to celebrate children's growth and pray for their future well-being, at Meiji Jingu in Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
India Bio Fuel In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 photograph, an Indian villager collects cow dung cakes, after they are sun dried on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India. Cow dung cakes are a major source of domestic fuel for rural households and an environment friendly alternative to firewood. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Dubai Tower Fire... Flames engulf a portion of Tamweel residential tower at Jumeirah Lakes Towers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Civil defense officials did not give immediate details on possible casualties or the cause of the predawn fire. (AP Photo/Kaveh Kashani)
Kazakhstan Space... Recovery vehicles surround the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft seen shortly after landing with the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams near the town of Arkalyk, northern Kazakhstan, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Three astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule Monday after a 125-day stay at the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Sergei Remezov, Pool)
India Cattle Fai... Indian camel traders arrive with their livestock for the annual Pushkar fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. The weeklong cattle fair attracts a large number of tourists from different parts of the world. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Nepal Hindu Fest... Nepalese Hindu women devotees hold an offering to the Sun God as they perform rituals at the Bagmati River during the Chhath festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
Brazil Gay Pride... People carry a rainbow flag during the annual Gay Pride Parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Greece Uprising ... A riot policeman walks by a Christmas tree during a rally in Athens on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Several thousand marchers are commemorating the 39th anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the then ruling dictatorship, with more than 6,000 police deployed in the center of the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
Peru Bullfightin... Alejandro Evangelista, a musician from the Pomapata Musical Center, pours himself a beer after performing in a bullring at the Yawar Toro center during a festival on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. The festival was organized by people from the town of Huanuco to celebrate their native customs, in the arts of culinary, dance and music. People from Peru's Andean highlands who have emigrated for decades to the capital in search for opportunities, organize fairs on various dates in honor of their various patron saints, to celebrate the anniversaries of their communities or to celebrate their native customs. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
Egypt Protest An Egyptian protester carries a tattered national flag during clashes with security forces in the vicinity of the Ministry of Police in Cairo, Egypt, Early Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday, marking the anniversary of a bloody confrontation in Cairo, when 42 people were killed in a street battle months after the uprising that ousted the country's longtime president.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
Chhath Festival A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the Sun god at the Rani Pokhari Pond during the Chhath festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Argentina Genera... Workers block with burning tires a bridge leading to Buenos Aires during a general strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Argentinaís biggest unions are holding their first national strike against President Cristina Fernandez to demand a higher minimum wage and protest against rising inflation, among other demands.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Superstorm Sandy... A woman walks past a cabana complex on the beach pulled off its foundations by Superstorm Sandy in Sea Bright, N.J., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Germany Asparagu... Workers cover a typical asparagus field with plastic film to prepare it for winter near Flatow, eastern Germany Monday Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert)
Marine Life Park... People are silhouetted against the viewing gallery of the Marine Life Park oceanarium on Tuesday Nov. 20, 2012 in Singapore. The oceanarium is one of the city-state's newer tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Hungary Protest Demonstrators form a living chain around the Parliament building, rear, as they follow the call of Democratic Coalition party of former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to protest against a draft law about the compulsory preliminary registration of voters who want to participate in general elections in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Inscription reads: "Free elections! Democracy!" (AP Photo/MTI, Janos Marjai)
Germany U.S. Pho... A woman walks in front of cover layouts for Harper's Bazaar (1949) of Lillian Bassman in the grand retrospective exhibition 'Two lives for photography' of the American artist couple Lillian Bassman (1917-2012) and Paul Himmel (1914-2009) during a press preview in the Grassi Museum for Applied Arts in Leipzig, central Germany, on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. The focal point of the presentation will be Fashion Photography and the experimental aspects of the works of both artists. The artist couple revolutionized photography and made history in photography. The exhibition starts on Nov. 21, 2012 and last until March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Brazil Black Con... A girl dressed in ceremonial Oxun clothing takes part in a washing ceremony using lavender water during an event celebrating National Black Consciousness Day in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. National Black Consciousness Day honors African people's contribution to the history of Brazil and Oxun is a divinity from the African-Brazilian religion of Candoble representing the queen of all rivers and waterfalls. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Israel and Hamas... Smoke and flares of Israeli illumination rounds over the northern Gaza Strip as seen from the Israel Gaza Border in southern Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that airstrikes would end within hours and Israel's prime minister saying his country would be a "willing partner" to a cease-fire with the Islamic militant group Hamas. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
India Cattle Fai... An Indian woman sits in a cart with her children after waking up at the annual Pushkar Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
India Trade Fair... An exhibitor selling artificial flowers wait for customers at the Thai pavilion during the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The trade fair, an annual popular event with visitors touching tens of thousands daily, will close on Nov. 27. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Japan Gold Chris... A sales clerk poses near a Christmas tree made of pure gold at jewelry store GINZA TANAKA in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The 2.4-meter(7.8-feet)-tall and 43 kilograms (about 95 pounds) tree which is decorated with Disney characters, went on sale on Wednesday for 350 million yen (US$ 4.3 million). (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Swarovski Star The 2012 Swarovski Star that will sit atop the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is unveiled, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in New York, and features 25,000 crystals and weighs 550 pounds. Swarovski is the leading designer and producer of fashion jewelry and crystal decor objects. (PRNewsFoto/Swarovski North America, Diane Bondareff/Invision)
Annual Pardoning... Rose the turkey looks on during Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's annual pardoning ceremony at the Terrace Hill governor's mansion, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Congo Fighting Congo government policemen, foreground, and civilians gather during a M23 rally in Goma, Congo, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the strategic, provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday, home to more than 1 million people as well as an international airport in a development that threatens to spark a new, regional war, officials and witnesses said.(AP Photo/Melanie Gouby)
The 798 Art Dist... A child looks at a dinosaur sculpture designed by Chinese artist Sui Jianguo at the 798 Art District in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. The 798 Art District, often compared to New York City's Greenwich Village, is a thriving community of about 400 galleries, shops and restaurants on the eastern edge of Beijing housed in a complex of former electronics factories built with the help of East Germany in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Holiday Traffic Traffic is bumper to bumper south-bound on I-395 headed out of Washington before the Thanksgiving holiday, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Thanksgiving Day... The Sailor Mickey balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. . The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade put a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Ukraine Protest Activists shout slogans in central Kiev, as they mark the eighth anniversary of the Orange Revolution in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The Orange Revolution was a series of public protests which called into question a disputed election and heralded a re-vote election. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Israel Soldiers An Israeli soldier guides a tank to a new position at a staging area near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Black Friday Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Congo Fighting Congolese flees the eastern Congolese town of Sake , 27kms west of Goma, Friday Nov. 23 2012. Thousands fled the M23 controlled town as platoons of rebels were making their way across the hills from Sake to the next major town of Minova, where the Congolese army was believed to be regrouping. The militants seeking to overthrow the government vowed to push forward despite mounting international pressure.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Thanksgiving Tur... Hundreds of frozen turkeys are lined up before being handed out to Utah families at the Indian Walk-In Center Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Salt Lake City. Harmons Grocery Store is feeding Utah's hungry this season through its annual " Gift for a Gift" Thanksgiving turkey drive. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
International Fe... Russian artist performs during the 25th International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk, Belarus, late Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Dancers from Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Japan, Ukraine, Switzerland, Italy and other countries take part in the event. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Thanksgiving Tra... Cars move toward downtown Los Angeles on the 110 Harbor Freeway, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Los Angeles. Millions of Americans piled their families into cars, hopped on buses and waited out delays at airports Wednesday as they set off on Thanksgiving treks that many said required financial sacrifice, help from relatives to come up with airfare and hours searching online for deals. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Annual Cattle Fa... In this Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 photo, an Indian Hindu devotee holds a traditional oil lamp as she performs evening prayers near the Pushkar Lake during the annual cattle fair at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Pushkar, located on the banks of the Pushkar Lake, is a popular Hindu pilgrimage spot that is also frequented by foreign tourists who come to the town for the annual cattle fair and camel races. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Egypt Hot Air Ba... Tourists wait their turns to ascend in hot air balloons before sunrise in Luxor, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Tourism in Luxor has increased by almost thirty-five percent since the Jan. 25, 2011 revolution, according to tour guides. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
India Migratory ... Migratory birds hover over a boat carrying food for them in the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Several species of migratory birds from places as far as Siberia arrive in Delhi in October and leave by March. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
India Pushkar Fa... Indian camel herders warm themselves on a fire atthe annual Pushkar Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Singapore Fashio... Models present pieces from French designer Herve Leger's Fall/Winter 2012 collection on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 in Singapore during the Women's Fashion Week held at the Marina Bay Sands. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Third Anniversar... A Filipino activist places candles on top of mock coffins during a rally to denounce killings of journalists in suburban Manila, Philippines on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Relatives and supporters of 58 people, including 32 media workers, massacred in the Philippines in the country's worst election violence held protest marches Friday to mark the third anniversary of the carnage to demand a speedy trial for nearly 200 suspects and an end to political killings. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
India Muharram P... In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, Indian Shiite Muslims participate in a traditional ritualistic procession as part of Muharram in Lucknow, India. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Nirala Tripathi)
Lebanon Independ... Lebanese Army soldiers march in a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
ISU Grand Prix o... Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs during women's short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Sendai, Japan, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Second Anniversa... North Korean defectors participate in a rally to mark the the second anniversary of North Korea’s artillery attack on the Yeonpyeong island, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. North Korea shelled the front-line island in November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Pakistan Blast People run away after a second blast outside a Shiite mosque during a mourning congregation in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Two bombs exploded outside a Shiite mosque in the southern city of Karachi, killing scores of people and wounding others in a suicide attack, police official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Chicago Weather Blue sky is seen over a blanket of fog enveloping the skyline of Chicago, as photographed from an airplane window, November 21, 2012. The blue line is formed by the clouds and fog meeting the sky. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)