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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/13/lobA4.St.138.jpeg|413A giant sculpture of a baby titled "Planet" is unveiled Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 in Singapore at the Gardens By The Bay. "Planet" was created by British artist Marc Quinn in 2008 and represents a 7-month-old child made out of painted bronze and steel, with the illusion of being weightless and suspended in mid-air. This sculpture is the newest addition at the Gardens By The Bay, one of the city-state's newer attractions. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/12/MKSsd.St.138.jpeg|403A man crosses himself while bathing in the ice cold water of the Moskva River, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers on Friday and Saturday will plunge into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark the upcoming Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. The Russian Orthodox Church follows the old Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany falls on Jan. 19. Moscow temperatures on Friday dropped to -15 Celcius ( 5 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/12/iWNgh.St.138.jpeg|415A box with coins in front of the feet of Portuguese Ricardo Ratinho and Sandra Conceicao, not in photo, both unemployed, while begging for money in downtown Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Ratinho, who worked as painter in the construction sector, and Conceicao, who worked as waitress have been homeless for five months ago. The International Monetary Fund is warning Portugal against the temptation to relax its contentious austerity drive, saying any backsliding could undermine the eurozone's recovery efforts. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/12/1roDoZ.St.138.jpeg|410In this Jan. 15, 2013 photo, Jeff Jerome walks in a cemetery that is home to Edgar Allan Poe's grave in Baltimore. For years, Jerome watched as a mysterious man known as the Poe Toaster left three roses and an unfinished bottle of cognac at Poes grave every year on the legendary writers birthday on Jan. 19. His identity is a great modern mystery, and just as mysteriously, the tradition ended four years ago. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/11/hQu32.St.138.jpeg|414An Egyptian youth yells at riot police during a protest held by Muslim Salafi groups against the French military attacks in Mali, in front of the French embassy in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. France launched airstrikes on Jan. 11, to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/11/1sbcq7.St.138.jpeg|382An elderly Egyptian man walks past riot police during a protest held by Muslim Salafi groups against the French military attack on Mali, in front of the French embassy in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. France launched airstrikes on Jan. 11, to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/11/nBh9Z.St.138.jpeg|416An elderly man walks in the small village of Ngalamadisi near Banamba, Mali, some 140 kms (80 miles) north of the capital Bamako Friday Jan. 18, 2013. French troops encircled a key Malian town on Friday, trying to stop radical Islamists from striking against communities closer to the capital and cutting off their supply line, a French official said. The move around DIabaly came as French and Malian authorities said that the city whose capture prompted the French military intervention in the first place was no longer in the hands of the extremists.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/10/1mO6xa.St.138.jpeg|379A group of Indian paramilitary soldiers, right, stand with the backdrop of the Presidential Palace during rehearsals for Indias Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades and festivities across the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/10/1mO6xa.St.138.jpeg|379A group of Indian paramilitary soldiers, right, stand with the backdrop of the Presidential Palace during rehearsals for Indias Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades and festivities across the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/10/z9Bo2.St.138.jpeg|397A contingent of Indian Army's Gorkha regiment leaves after participating in rehearsals for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades and festivities across the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/10/Ls6XJ.St.138.jpeg|392Forensic investigators inspect the scene where the bodies of six people lie on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. According to police, the victims were shot to death. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/09/f3Pcw.St.138.jpeg|416Lawmaker Ilias Panagiotaros, center, of the extreme right Golden Dawn party, sketches his party logo on a piece of paper during a debate in Parliament session in Athens early Friday Jan. 18, 2013. The party sought an investigation of two former prime ministers over an emerging scandal involving the handling by authorities of data on Greeks with Swiss bank accounts. Lawmakers rejected the proposal but voted by an overwhelming majority to investigate former finance minister George Papaconstantinou _ a probe backed by all political parties in the 300-member assembly. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/09/7rZht.St.138.jpeg|416Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb, of France, and his co-driver Daniel Elena, of Monaco, steer their car during the eleventh stage of 81th Monte Carlo Rally between Saint-Jean-de-Royans and La cime du Mas, in the Machine Pass, French Alps, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/09/FapfE.St.138.jpeg|416Marco Borges, front right, a bodyguard coach from Portugal, shows trainees how to advance with an assault rifle during a training session at the Genghis Security Academy in Beijing Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Nearly three dozen recruits took target practice and conducted evasion and extraction drills as part of preparations to provide security for the growing number of Chinese businesses investing in turbulent regions of Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. The academy is one of several bodyguard schools in China that offer protection for the countrys growing number of wealthy businessmen and women, but in its case, the focus is on the international market. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/09/X4m6w.St.138.jpeg|416In this Jan. 12, 2013 photo, a trainee of a bodyguard camp sheds tears as he is briefed on his performance after the day's training by a coach at the Genghis Security Academy in Beijing. Nearly three dozen recruits took target practice and conducted evasion and extraction drills as part of preparations to provide security for the growing number of Chinese businesses investing in turbulent regions of Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. The academy is one of several bodyguard schools in China that offer protection for the countrys growing number of wealthy businessmen and women, but in its case, the focus is on the international market. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/05/Dzz3k.St.138.jpeg|416In this Jan. 9, 2013 photo, trainees of a bodyguard camp stand with taped masks on their heads before a freestyle blind wrestling training session at the Genghis Security Academy in Beijing. Nearly three dozen recruits took target practice and conducted evasion and extraction drills as part of preparations to provide security for the growing number of Chinese businesses investing in turbulent regions of Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. The academy is one of several bodyguard schools in China that offer protection for the countrys growing number of wealthy businessmen and women, but in its case, the focus is on the international market. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/08/1nF9sr.St.138.jpeg|398KTM rider Ruben Faria of Portugal competes at the start of the 13th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Copiapo to La Serena, Chile, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The race finishes in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/08/VpH7m.St.138.jpeg|372Giniel de Villiers of South Africa and Dirk Von Zitzewitz of Germany race their Toyota during the 13th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Copiapo to La Serena, Chile, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The race finishes in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/08/15Rzpr.St.138.jpeg|477Clemens Schattschneider, of Austria, flies over a jump during the men's slopestyle finals at the Snowboard World Championship in Stoneham, Quebec, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Schattschneider finished fifth in the event. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/08/hyC8o.St.138.jpeg|496Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) looks to pass as he is pressured by Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. At right are Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and Bulls center Joakim Noah. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/08/DWTti.St.138.jpeg|409A woman carrying a red umbrella walks across Westminster Bridge, with the Palace of Westminster in the background as it begins to snow in London, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/alob6.St.138.jpeg|346Cows stand in a burn out paddock after wildfires swept through the township of Seaton, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Wildfires raging across southern Australia have killed one man and destroyed several homes. Police say the body of a man was found Friday in a burned-out car near the small town of Seaton, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Melbourne in Victoria state. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/SCgf5.St.138.jpeg|357TOPSHOTS Two men with climbing gear and equipment remove snow from the bright plastic shell of the Allianz Arena on January 18, 2013 in Munich, southern Germany. AFP PHOTO / PETER KNEFFEL /GERMANY OUTPETER KNEFFEL/AFP/Getty Images
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/uMZyq.St.138.jpeg|387CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 18: Steven Dorantes (R) is comforted following a funeral mass for his brother Rey on January 18, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Rey Dorantes, 14, died after being shot six times while he was sitting on the front porch of his home while talking on the phone on January 11. Dorantes's murder was the 21st homicide recorded in Chicago for 2013, a city which saw more than 500 homicides in 2012. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/1lx1xt.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Fifth-graders from Watkins Elementary School in the District of Columbia take turns reciting from memory excerpts of the "I Have a Dream" speech to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall January 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. The students each took turn reciting parts of the famous civil rights speech from the very spot where King originally delivered the oration in August of 1963. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/yRnzg.St.138.jpeg|415NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 18: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on January 18, 2013 in New York City. A day after the Standard & Poor's 500-index rose to its highest level in five years, The Dow Jones industrial average was fluctuating between small losses and gains in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/hJ4od.St.138.jpeg|437ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 18: Tiger Woods of the USA drops his club after his tee shot on the 17th tee during the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 18, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/sZqLb.St.138.jpeg|410LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: An enthusiast checks a locomotive at The London Model Engineering Exhibition at Alexandra Palace on January 18, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition features more than a thousand models from over 50 national and regional clubs and societies. A wide range of locomotives, boats and aircraft are on show. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/07/1hpPw2.St.138.jpeg|444BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 18: Bathers enjoy the rooftop pool at the Thermae Bath Spa as the snow continues to fall on January 18, 2013 in Bath, England. Heavy snow is bringing widespread disruption to many parts of the UK. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/1kHTo.St.138.jpeg|435BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 18: A woman makes her away to work as snow falls along the normally busy A367 between Bath and Peasedown St John on January 18, 2013 near Bath, England. Heavy snow is bringing widespread disruption to many parts of the UK. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/01/YNMws.St.138.jpeg|416U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, has a pint with his staff, including John Baxter, left, personal physician of the secretary, Navy Commander Larry Getz, right at The Ship and Shovell pub in London on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/1l0QL5.St.138.jpeg|415SINGAPORE - JANUARY 18: A young boy looks at jellyfish on display at Resort World Sentosa's Marine Life Park, January 18, 2013 in Singapore. The Marina Life Park is Resort World Sentosa's newest attraction and is the world's largest aquarium, with 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species housed in 45 million litres of water. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/1ld4sc.St.138.jpeg|415JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 18: Families, displaced by flooding, sit among salvaged household goods at a temporary refuge under a highway flyover on January 18, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, about 50 percent of the capital is under water following the floods which have so far claimed eleven lives and displaced thousands of Indonesians. (Photo by Ed Wray/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/2kCpc.St.138.jpeg|407SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18: Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs performs live on stage at Big Day Out 2013 at Sydney Showground on January 18, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/1oGomO.St.138.jpeg|415SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18: People dive into Dee Why rock pool to beat the heat on January 18, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney temperatures reached 45.8 celcius degrees today, breaking the previous record of 45.3 set in 1939. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/t7KUF.St.138.jpeg|416An Indian woman from Ladakh region offers prayers at the Boudhanath Stupa premise in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Thousands of people temporarily migrate to Katmandu from hilly regions of Nepal and India to escape the cold weather during winter. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/1el4w8.St.138.jpeg|376Roosters attack each other during rooster fight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills participate in large numbers in the festival that signifies harmony and brotherhood amongst various tribes and communities. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/05/1bur1e.St.138.jpeg|376A model presents a creation by designer Miranda Konstantinidou as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/05/k35ri.St.138.jpeg|525The sun sets behind a tower under construction for the cremation for Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The Royal Palace is scheduled to hold a rehearsal for Sihanouk's funeral on Jan. 19. The former king died on Oct. 15, 2012, at the age of 89. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/04/o9mVM.St.138.jpeg|440Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska signs autographs after winning her third round match against Britain's Heather Watson at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/04/DgVBE.St.138.jpeg|525Spain's Nicolas Almagro prepares to make a forehand return to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/04/1t5VwJ.St.138.jpeg|444Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, is embraced by Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic following their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/03/18Y75D.St.138.jpeg|425Sam Querrey of the United States serves to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/03/6LAsG.St.138.jpeg|418Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic makes a backhand return to France's Julien Benneteau during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/03/6FTwO.St.138.jpeg|450Britain's Heather Watson hits a return to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013(AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/02/aPJgt.St.138.jpeg|342Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens casts a shadow on the court as she serves to Russia's Valeria Savinykh during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/02/ZCslC.St.138.jpeg|454Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates after defeating Venus Williams of the US in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/02/1pZb4Y.St.138.jpeg|384Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus dives to hit a backhand return to Spain's David Ferrer during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/06/itKv4.St.138.jpeg|525MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18: Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning her third round match against Venus Williams of the United States during day five of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/19/00/13/1kHLq4.St.138.jpeg|525This Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 aerial photo shows thousands of cars which were damaged in the Oct. 29, 2012 Superstorm Sandy and stored on the runways at Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, N.Y. Environmentalists are decrying the placement of the 18,000 damaged automobiles at the defunct defense plant on eastern Long Island near the environmentally protected Pine Barrens. The town supervisor in Riverhead disputes the idea that there is any hazard. The town leased the runways to salvage companies and could reap up to $2.7 million under the lease agreement. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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