New Year celebrations

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2010.
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Father Frost, equivalent to Santa Claus, and a Snow Maiden sing during a New Years parade in Bishkek December 31, 2009.
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An Indian boy plays soccer

An Indian boy plays soccer on a flooded ground in Mumbai September 12, 2005.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nate Washington

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nate Washington (85) breaks up an interception attempt by New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in Foxborough, Massachusetts October 18, 2009.
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Extreme weather sports

A competitor loses control of his bike on a hill during the 2008 Gotland Grand National motorcycle race in Gotland November 1, 2008.
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Javier Melendez of Venezuela competes in the 50m heat backstroke event during the Central American and Caribbean Special Olympic Games in San Jose November 26, 2008.
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An Egyptian boy sand-boards in Al Katania dunes, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Cairo, March 27, 2009.
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Mils Muliaina (C), captain of New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs, celebrates as he runs towards his team mates after beating New Zealand's Wellington Hurricanes during a foggy day at the Super 14 semi-final rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, May 22, 2009.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (R) gestures as he stands on the field looking up at the rain pouring down in the top half of the ninth inning of the Yankees' MLB American League baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Maryland May 27, 2008.
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A footballer practices on the beach in front of the Burj Al Arab hotel

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19: A footballer practices on the beach in front of the Burj Al Arab hotel during the rest day of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on November 19, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA)

Yankees vs. Mets,and a red sky

Under a bright red sky, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez leads off first base against the New York Mets during the second inning of their baseball game in New York.

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A giant panda wears a Santa Claus hat

A giant panda wears a Santa Claus hat at a zoo in Xiamen, Fujian province December 24, 2009.
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Tyra Banks pictures

Tyra Banks (L) and Busta Rhymes star in a scene from the horror film "Halloween Resurrection".
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Supermodel Tyra Banks poses with Disney character Minnie Mouse during Disneyland's 50th anniversary party at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California May 4, 2005.
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Supermodel Tyra Banks poses on the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion show in New York November 9, 2005.
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Talk-show host Tyra Banks (L) poses at the premiere of "ATL" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood March 30, 2006.
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Tyra Banks, host of the reality television series 'America's Next Top Model', poses with a t-shirt on stage at the launch party for The CW television network at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California September 18, 2006.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks presents at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California, June 15, 2007.
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Tyra Banks arrives at the 2007 Fashion Rocks Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York September 6, 2007.
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Model Tyra Banks arrives to attend the CNN "Heroes" awards in New York December 6, 2007.
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Tyra Banks poses with her award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative for "The Tyra Banks Show" at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California June 20, 2008.
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Tyra Banks performs during the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert to begin the 2009 Spring/Summer Fashion Week in New York September 5, 2008.
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Actress and model Tyra Banks accepts a Glamour Woman of the Year award from Glamour magazine in New York November 10, 2008.
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Model Tyra Banks leaves the Manhattan criminal courthouse after testifying in New York April 29, 2009. Brady Green, 39, the man charged with stalking television host Banks, was arrested last March after he appeared twice at the Manhattan studio where "The Tyra Banks Show," a popular daytime talk show, is filmed.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks reacts after winning the emmy for outstanding talk show-informative at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, August 30, 2009.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks and her creative team accept the emmy for outstanding talk show-informative at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, August 30, 2009.
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Model and talk show host Tyra Banks arrives at the BET Awards '09 in Los Angeles in this file image from June 28, 2009. Banks announced on December 28, 2009 that she is ending her Emmy-winning TV daytime talk show in the spring of 2010.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric celebrates

Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring against West Ham United during their English Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London December 28, 2009.
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Dead whales lie on the beach at Farewell Spit

Dead whales lie on the beach at Farewell Spit on New Zealand's South Island December 28, 2009. More than 100 pilot whales died after being stranded at Farewell Spit, according to local media. The beached whales were discovered by a tourist plane on Saturday.
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The Lake Champlain Bridge is demolished

The Lake Champlain Bridge is demolished by a controlled explosion during a snowstorm in Crown Point December 28, 2009. The bridge, which spans the state line between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont, was demolished after engineers determined it was unsafe.
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A policeman watches as boys play soccer

A policeman watches as boys play soccer in a street in Kabul December 28, 2009.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson dives over a pile of players for a first down against the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago December 28, 2009.
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A man jumps over a bull during the annual bullfight festival

A man jumps over a bull during the annual bullfight festival in San Jose December 28, 2009. More than 300 bullfighters took part in the traditional end-of-year bullfight.
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Finalnd's Janne Ahonen soars through the air

Finalnd's Janne Ahonen soars through the air during the qualification for the first event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, December 28, 2009.
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Indian Muslims stretch their hands

Indian Muslims stretch their hands for refreshments during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Mumbai December 28, 2009.
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A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack

A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009.
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Smoke and flames billow from Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot

Smoke and flames billow from Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot as a body of a victim lies in Sitapura industrial area in the outskirts of Jaipur, October 30, 2009.

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A mental patient named Totok reacts

A mental patient named Totok reacts as he is given a shower at the Galuh foundation house in East Bekasi, outskirt of Jakarta, October 23, 2009.

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Congo On the Wire

A Congolese government soldier wearing a wig smokes by the roadside near the front line, north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 11, 2008.

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A severely malnourished infant hangs limp from her mother's back at a catholic mission feeding center in rebel-held Rutshuru, 70kms (50 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 13, 2008.

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A Congolese government soldier lies with his weapon at the frontline near Kibati, north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 12, 2008.

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A prisoner with bound wrists pleads while being beaten by government soldiers just outside Goma in eastern Congo, November 23, 2008.

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