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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Converse Roberts photographs the ginkgo trees along East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in uptown Charlotte Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The trees have fan-shaped leaves that turn brilliant gold in late autumn. The ginkgo, which can live for centuries, is one of the world's oldest living species of tree. Fossils of the leaves dating back to the when dinosaurs roamed the earth.TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    Trent Penny - AP
    A fallen leaf gets caught and frozen on a windshield Tuesday morning, Nov. 13, 2012 in Piedmont, Ala after temperatures in the area dropped below freezing overnight. The water, leftover from Monday's rain, quickly froze, trapping this leaf. (AP Photo/The Anniston Star, Trent Penn)
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    Eric Wensel - AP
    The body of Army Spc. Ryan P. Jayne is carried to a funeral home in Corning, N.Y. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Jayne and two other soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Nov. 3. (AP Photo/The Leader, Eric Wensel) ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE OUT
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    Mark Lennihan - AP
    A mailbox with a lighthouse design sits on the porch of a burned out home in the Breezy Point section of Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. More than 50 homes were lost in a fire that swept through the oceanside community during Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Ben Fogletto - AP
    Holy Spirit High School senior Marina Poupart, left, and math teacher Kenneth Scott clean out a home on the north end of Brigantine, NJ, Tuesday, Nov. 13 2012. Students from Holy Spirit High School, located in nearby Absecon, helped residents in Brigantine clean up their properties affected by Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Ben Fogletto)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Muddy handprints mark the front door of a home that was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 13, 2012 in New York City. More than two weeks after the devastating storm, Staten Island continues to recover. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    Patrick Semansky - AP
    Carol Arnold, front, and her brother, Jim Smalley, carry plates that they were able to retrieve from a kitchen cabinet in Arnold's home that was heavily damaged by surge from Superstorm Sandy on Cedar Bonnet Island, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    Michael Schumacher - AP
    CORRECTS NAME TO KHALID ALI-M ALDAWSARI, NOT KHALID ALI-ALDAWSARI - Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, right, is escorted from the federal courthouse in Amarillo, Texas by U.S. Marshals Tuesday Nov. 13, 2012 after being sentenced to life in prison on a federal charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a Lubbock-based bomb-making plot. (AP Photo/Amarillo Globe-News, Michael Schumacher) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT
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    Emilio Morenatti - AP
    Workers from Telefonica phone company take part in a demonstration blocking the traffic and protesting against the unjustified dismissals at their company ahead of a general strike in Barcelona Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Spain's main trade unions will stage a general strike, coinciding with similar work stoppages in Portugal and Greece, to protest government-imposed austerity measures and labor reforms. The strike will be the second in Spain this year. The masks reads in Spanish: "I am a profitable person". (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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    Chris O'Meara - AP
    Jill Kelley looks out the window of her home Tuesday, Nov 12, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. She serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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    DORAL, FL - NOVEMBER 13: Frozen turkeys are taken out of a delivery truck to be given to people as they prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday on November 13, 2012 in Doral, Florida. The event was put on by the City of Sweetwater and the Miami Dade League of Cities to distribute 1000 turkeys and non-perishable items to four municipalities located throughout Miami-Dade County. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    DORAL, FL - NOVEMBER 13: People wait in line to be given a free turkey as people prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday on November 13, 2012 in Doral, Florida. The event was put on by the City of Sweetwater and the Miami Dade League of Cities to distribute 1000 turkeys and non-perishable items to four municipalities located throughout Miami-Dade County. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    Charles Sykes - Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
    One Direction members, from left, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Liam Payne perform on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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    Eric Gay - AP
    Edith Royal, wife of Darrell K. Royal, center, holds up the Hook'em horns as the "Eyes of Texas" is played during a public memorial for her late husband, the former Texas football coach, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Royal, the coach who led Texas to two national championships and revolutionized college football with the introduction of the wishbone in 1968, died on Nov. 7 at age 88. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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    Eric Gay - AP
    Willie Nelson, center, sings during a public memorial for former Texas football coach Darrell K Royal, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Royal, the coach who led Texas to two national championships and revolutionized college football with the introduction of the wishbone in 1968, died on Nov. 7 at age 88. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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    GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 13: (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli cattle herder watches his herd on November 13, 2012 near Alonei Habashan in the Golan Heights. Tension remains high in the disputed Golan Heights after Israeli Defence Forces retaliated after mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory from Syria. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 13: Ian Poulter of England tees off on the driving range during previews ahead of the 2012 Australian Masters at Kingston Heath Golf Club on November 13, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Matt Rourke - AP
    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for photographs before a diner at the Matilda Bay Restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Perth, Australia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
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    Kiichiro Sato - AP
    Apollo 17 astronaut James Lovell lifts his hands out of the wet concrete during a media event at Adler Planetarium, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in Chicago. Lovell's hand and foot prints, as well as those of Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, will be displayed in an upcoming exhibit to celebrate 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission, the 11th and final manned flight to the Moon for NASA's Apollo program. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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    Misha Japaridze - AP
    Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signs his book in a book shop in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Mikhail Gorbachev looks back at his life in his new book Alone with Myself. He talks about his young years with a remarkable candor in the book, which is full of love for his late wife. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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    Leonid Naidiouk - AP
    US singer Jennifer Lopez performs during her concert in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Leonid Naidiouk)
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    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 13: Queen Elizabeth II hosts a reception for the winners of The Queen's Award for Enterprise hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on November 13, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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    Eduardo Verdugo - AP
    A model wears a creation by Mexico's designer David Salomon at the Mercedes Benz Fashion show in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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    Michael Probst - AP
    Tourist enjoy a view over the skyline from top of the Main tower in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    Indians light candles during the festival of Diwali outside a Sikh Gurudwara or temple in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Diwali, the festival of lights dedicated to the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi, is being celebrated across the country Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Shakil Adil - AP
    A Pakistani Hindu girl holds an earthen lamp while decorating an area of her house to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali, where people decorate their homes with light and set off firecrackers. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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    - AP
    This book cover image released by Abrams Books shows "Vogue: The Editor's Eye." The book features interviews with eight of the magazine's stylists through time and includes celebrity portraits and behind-the-scenes candids by the fashion industry's top photographers, including Irving Penn, Mario Testino, Richard Avedon and Annie Leibovitz. (AP Photo/Abrams Books)
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    Matt Gade - AP
    Dave Cooper wires the two ends of a pair of candy canes going up as Jeff Wolthais, right, helps as they set up Candy Cane Lane at Bronson Park on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/The Kalamazoo Gazette, Matt Gade) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
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    TODD YATES - AP
    Two the three Great Horned Owls rehabbed by the Texas State Aquarium take their time taking off out of their cage after their release Monday, November 12, 2012 at the Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP PHOTO/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Todd Yates) MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT
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    Renee C. Byer - AP
    Salmon jump at the gate of the Nimbus fish hatchery in Gold River, Calif. on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, RENEE C. BYER) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: The Christmas lights are illuminated at Regent Street after being switched on by London 2012 Olympic athletes from Team GB on November 13, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)
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    PALM COVE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Near totality is seen during the solar eclipse at Palm Cove on November 14, 2012 in Palm Cove, Australia. Thousands of eclipse-watchers have gathered in part of North Queensland to enjoy the solar eclipse, the first in Australia in a decade. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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    PALM COVE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Near totality is seen during the solar eclipse at Palm Cove on November 14, 2012 in Palm Cove, Australia. Thousands of eclipse-watchers have gathered in part of North Queensland to enjoy the solar eclipse, the first in Australia in a decade. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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    PALM COVE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Totality is seen during the solar eclipse at Palm Cove on November 14, 2012 in Palm Cove, Australia. Thousands of eclipse-watchers have gathered in part of North Queensland to enjoy the solar eclipse, the first in Australia in a decade. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)
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