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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/37/1j7ctL.St.138.jpeg|415France's President Francois Hollande (C) flanked by UNESCO general director Irina Bokova from Bulgaria visits the Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, the second step of his one-day visit in Mali, on February 2, 2013. Islamists had torched the building housing priceless ancient manuscripts as they fled the town. AFP PHOTO / POOL / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/37/1eQ9nZ.St.138.jpeg|419French President Francois Hollande, upper center, is surrounded by security as he greets well-wishers during his two-hour-long visit to Timbuktu, Mali, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/37/1of3Br.St.138.jpeg|415France's President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with supporters on February 2, 2013 in Timbuktu, the second step of his one-day visit in Mali. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/36/1sSre4.St.138.jpeg|416French President Francois Hollande, center right, is greeted by Mali's President Dioncounda Traore, as he arrives at the airport in Sevare, Mali, en route to Timbuktu, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Hollande landed Saturday in the fabled Malian town of Timbuktu, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted in to liberate the desert city from the rule of al-Qaida-linked militants.. (AP Photo/Malin Palm)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/36/1nWSc9.St.138.jpeg|415Mourners attend a commemoration ceremony for a protester, killed during clashes with Egyptian security forces the previous night, at the Al Noor Mosque on February 2, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. 23-year old protester Mohammed Hussein Korani was killed after sustaining gunshot wounds to the neck and chest during fighting with riot police outside Egypt's Presidential Palace in Cairo late on the night of February 1. Protests continued across Egypt nearly one week after the second anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution that overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak on January 25, 2011.(Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images).
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/36/RMyNk.St.138.jpeg|469Riot police officers beat a man after he was detained during clashes with protesters near the presidential palace in Cairo, Feb. 1, 2013. Clashes between protesters and riot police outside Egypt's presidential palace and a march elsewhere in Cairo on Friday capped a week of violence throughout the country that had left more than 50 people dead.(Tara Todras-Whitehill/The New York Times)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/36/1ddVsa.St.138.jpeg|416People take part in a funeral march for Mohammed Hussein Korani, 23, who was reportedly killed during Friday's clashes, in Cairo, Feb. 2, 2013. A rare apology by Egypt's interior ministry comes a day after officers stripped and beat a man two blocks from the palace of President Mohammed Morsi during clashes between protesters and riot police officers. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/The New York Times)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/35/TJZuh.St.138.jpeg|403Russian soldiers march by the monument to Motherland during ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, once known as Stalingrad, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of the end of one of modern warfare's bloodiest battles that was turning point in World War II and led to the defeat of the Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/35/8Yj7g.St.138.jpeg|525The nine new bronze bells are displayed in Notre Dame cathedral during a ceremony of blessing by Paris Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois in Paris, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Nine enormous new bronze bells have made their way at Notre Dame Cathedral, helping the medieval edifice to rediscover its historical harmony. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/35/HyW9E.St.138.jpeg|415Hundreds of Buddhist nuns wait in line at the Royal Palace to pay their respects to the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Sihanouk's body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace after being flown from Beijing where he died Oct. 15 of a heart attack at the age of 89. The cremation, the climax of seven days of mourning, will take place Monday.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/34/13WwWq.St.138.jpeg|420Thousands of mourners gather at the Royal Palace and wait in line to pay their respects to the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Sihanouk's body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace after being flown from Beijing where he died Oct. 15 of a heart attack at the age of 89. The cremation, the climax of seven days of mourning, will take place Monday.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/34/1jhFCa.St.138.jpeg|412Mourners rest in a field in front of the Royal Palace where they body of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk rests in Phnom Penh, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Sihanouk's body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace after being flown from Beijing where he died Oct. 15 of a heart attack at the age of 89. The cremation, the climax of seven days of mourning, will take place Monday.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/33/aohnj.St.138.jpeg|443Groundhog Club co-handler Ron Ploucha holds the weather predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, after the club said Phil did not see his shadow and there will be an early spring, on Groundhog Day, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/33/CwhuO.St.138.jpeg|412In this photo released by Red Bull, Kent De Mond of the United States dives from the 26-meter platform over the Hawkesbury River during the qualification competition for the Cliff Diving World Series in Sydney Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Red Bull, Dean Treml)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/33/2ozPA.St.138.jpeg|525Biplanes leave trails of smoke as they fly over the Laveen Community Parade Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Laveen, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/33/jJ0CO.St.138.jpeg|525In this image taken with a fisheye lens, USA's David Wise competes in the halfpipe freestyle skiing competition at the US Grand Prix in Park City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/George Frey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/32/12iM19.St.138.jpeg|525Maddie Bowman, of the United States, competes in the halfpipe freestyle skiing competition at the US Grand Prix in Park City, Utah Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP photo/George Frey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/32/kiAGr.St.138.jpeg|449Eliza Outtrim, of the USA, competes in the women's dual moguls event during World Cup freestyle skiing competition Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Deer Valley resort, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/32/dIkxS.St.138.jpeg|414(EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Laura Peel of Australia flies to second place in the Ladies Aerials at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup during the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley on February 1, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/5YTG.St.138.jpeg|416South Africa fans react as their team is knocked out of the African Cup of Nations tournament after losing to Mali on penalties in their quarterfinal soccer match, at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/s2JJu.St.138.jpeg|442Newcastle United's captain Fabricio Coloccini, left, vies for the ball with Chelsea's Demba Ba during their English Premier League soccer match at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/1qo1TU.St.138.jpeg|525Arsenal's Per Mertesacker, top right, and teammate Bacary Sagna, bottom, jump to head the ball with Stoke City's Peter Crouch during their English Premier League soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/Jt10x.St.138.jpeg|481Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, watches his shot on goal saved by Stoke City' goalkeeper Asmir Begovic during their English Premier League soccer match at Arsenal's Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/nwWA3.St.138.jpeg|525Mali's captain Seydou Keita heads the ball past South Africa's goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune to score, in their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match, at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/31/12E1qI.St.138.jpeg|525Anaheim Ducks, from top left, Francois Beauchemin, left, Sheldon Souray and Ryan Getzlaf celebrate a goal by Bobby Ryan as Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, looks on during the third period of their NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 3-1. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/30/fuJsi.St.138.jpeg|407Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers tackle Warren Sapp, right, kisses host Chris Rose after Sapp was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/30/1gBYXT.St.138.jpeg|389Padraig Harrington, of Ireland, kicks an official NFL Super Bowl XLVII football towards the gallery as caddie Ronan Flood holds on the 16th green during the third round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/30/1smnta.St.138.jpeg|525Utah center Dallin Bachynski, left, and Colorado guard Askia Booker compete for a rebound in the first half during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/30/9InSK.St.138.jpeg|525Butler forward Kameron Woods, bottom, fights for a loose ball with teammate Andrew Smith, top left, and Rhode Island forward Mike Aaman, center left, and guard T.J. Buchanan in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/30/wKhgq.St.138.jpeg|500Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey yells his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against DePaul in Rosemont, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Notre Dame won 79-71 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/29/1AOAh.St.138.jpeg|434Bradley's Jake Eastman (4) gets a hand on Creighton's Gregory Echenique while trying to block a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Creighton won 75-58. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/29/tUUtm.St.138.jpeg|525Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte (13) celebrates in the arms of a teammate following an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Oklahoma State defeated Kansas 85-80. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/29/1aYYM6.St.138.jpeg|525St. John's forward Amir Garrett, top center, battles Georgetown players Otto Porter (22) and Jabril Trawick, behind, for a rebound during second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Washington. Georgetown won 68-56. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/29/18BCux.St.138.jpeg|448North Carolina's Marcus Paige makes a steal from Virginia Tech's Robert Brown (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/02/20/28/1tjSUP.St.138.jpeg|525UNCC's #21 Willie Clayton exults after being fouled late in the second half against UMass Saturday. The UNC-Charlotte 49ers beat the UMassMinutemen 66-65 Saturday February 2, 2013. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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