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South Korea's army reserve soldiers, wearing masks as a precaution against swine flu, salute during military training at a military base in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. South Korea raised its alert status for swine flu to the highest level on Tuesday as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ju-sung) **KOREA OUT**

Donna Merz with her dog Gracie attend services at at Convenant Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles Sunday Nov. 1, 2009. The 30-minute worship, complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and a tray of dog treats for the offering, is intended to reinvigorate the church's community outreach while attracting new members who are as crazy about God as they are about their four-legged friends. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 04: Spectators take a photograph ofTiger Woods of the USA after the pro-am event prior to the start of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club on November 4, 2009 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

EL CENTRO, CA - NOVEMBER 3: A cloud of dust envelops a helicopter as members of the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) practice low-visibility 'dust landing' while flying over parts of Imperial County and in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park during Merlin Helicopter training out of Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro in Exercise MERLIN VORTEX on November 3, 2009 near El Centro, California. The RAF chose the southern California desert in part for its variety of hot and often dusty desert and rugged high mountains for training pilots and acclimatizing troops and Merlin helicopters for the extreme environments they will face upon deployed to Afghanistan later this year. The exercise to prepare 5 flights of 29 (Army Co-operation) and 78 Squadrons began in late August and will conclude in late November. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Britain's Jenson Button, right, reacts after crossing the finish line ahead in one of the competitions on the final day of the Race of Champions Beijing 2009 held in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers from different disciplines including World Rally, Formula One and NASCAR competing head to head using identical cars. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

'The Responder' Portable Evacuation System can evacuate two people simultaneously. (PRNewsFoto/High Rise Escape Systems Inc.)

People dressed as elves and men wearing Father Christmas outfits from the London Santa school cross a road in central London during their walk about, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

A man from London Santa school, seen in a Christmas outfit, in central London, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

11/3/2009 - James Hildebrand (CQ) arranges nutcrackers in the windows at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium (CoMMA) Tuesday afternoon. The auditorium will host the Charleston Ballet stage production of "The Nutcracker" on December 4th. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com

SAGA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 03: Hot Air Balloons are illuminated at the night mooring show 'La Montgorlfier Nocturne' during the Saga International Balloon Fiesta on November 3, 2009 in Saga, Japan. Over 100 hot air balloons from 15 countries and regions take part in what is one of the biggest ballooning events in Asia, attracting visitors and tourists from far and wide. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

STIRLING, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 03: People look out over a view of Stirling where a amateur metal detector enthusiast has unearthed a hoard of buried treasure consisting of four 2000-year-old Iron Age gold neckbands or "torcs" on November 3, 2009 in Stirling, Scotland. The torcs made of twisted gold and believed to date from between the 1st and 3rd Century BC are thought to be worth around £1million GBP. The identity of the enthusiast and the exact location of the field where the hoard was found are being kept secret. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Children with protective masks listen to instructions during a nuclear incident exercise in the Black sea town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. This exercise is a part of the efforts of Bulgarian Civil Defense Agency to be fully prepared to respond to any radiological or nuclear incident in the Balkan country. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - NOVEMBER 3: Corporal Adam Marano hugs his wife Melissa Marano as the Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom November 3, 2009 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Once in Afghanistan, the unit will fall under the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade -Afghanistan. Their mission will be to support combat operations as an artillery battalion. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)

In this picture taken through a night vision scope on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, U.S. special operations forces ride an all-terrain vehicle as they leave for a mission in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

An Afghan man rides his motorbike past NATO French Foreign Legion troops escorting a military supply truck towards the Rocco combat outpost in the Surobi district, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A member of a U.S. special operations unit holds a radio as he speaks Afghan boys in a village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. The unit distributed sollar-powered radios to Afghans as part of an effort to disseminate information to the populace. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 01: Afghan, Canadian and American troops carry a grievously wounded unidentified Afghan National Army soldier (ANA) to a waiting Medivac helicopter of the 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade November 1, 2009 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The soldier, who later died of his injuries, had stepped on a land mine planted by insurgents severely wounding his legs. Medivac medics, crew chiefs and pilots fly at a moments' notice into the war zone in Afghanistan, quickly retrieving wounded Western and Afghan troops alike from the battlefield. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Laurie A. Lewkowski, center, the mother of Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, is overcome with emotion during the playing of "Taps" at his burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. According to military officials, Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio, died Oct. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

GLEN ALLEN, VA - NOVEMBER 03: Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell stands at a voting both at Rivers Edge Elementary School on November 3, 2009 in Glen Allen, Virginia. McDonnell is ahead in recent polls against Democratic challenger Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

GLEN ALLEN, VA - NOVEMBER 03: Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell greets supporters before voting at Rivers Edge Elementary School on November 3, 2009 in Glen Allen, Virginia. McDonnell is ahead in recent polls against Democratic challenger Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

MILLBORO, VA - NOVEMBER 03: State Senator Creigh Deeds, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, hugs his wife Pam after voting November 3, 2009 in Millboro, Virginia. Virginia voters head to the polls today to choose between Deeds and his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

MILLBORO, VA - NOVEMBER 03: State Senator Creigh Deeds, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, and his wife Pam leave the Millboro Ruritan Club after voting November 3, 2009 in Millboro, Virginia. Virginia voters head to the polls today to choose between Deeds and his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

HOBOKEN, NJ - NOVEMBER 3: New Jersery Governor, Democrat Jon Corzine greets voters outside a polling station after casting his ballot November 3, 2009 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Corzine faces Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett in today's election. (Photo by Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images)

Chris Daggett, independent candidate for New Jersey governor, right, embraces his daughter Justine after voting in Basking Ridge, N.J. on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Schear)

A demonstrator crosses July 9th Avenue where tires block the road outside the Social Development Ministry in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Protesters demand Argentina's government develop job programs and distribute monthly unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, right, speaks to guests following a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Merkel said the world must look for a handover strategy in Afghanistan and pledged zero tolerance for a nuclear armed Iran. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Angela Merkel

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) waits before convening a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

** CORRECTING DAY TO TUESDAY ** Delegates dressed in traditional Ndebele outfits stand against a wall ahead of the Institute of African Royalty launch in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. The kings, queens and chiefs of Africa say they have a role to play in democracy and development on the continent _ and that former South African President Nelson Mandela is their role model.Two dozen traditional leaders from across the continent gathered on a Johannesburg university campus to launch the Institute which they say will be a combination of think tank and lobby group. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 3: Referendum 71 supporters, from left, Rod Maplestone of Seattle, Matthew Vickery of Seattle, Lauren Parke of Seattle, Charles Drabkin of Seattle and Lisa Lopez of Kent, Washington remind commuters to vote to give same sex couples and domestic partnerships some of the same rights as married couples from atop a Interstate 5 overpass during rush hour on election day November 3, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. Opponents of a law passed by the Washington State Legislature early this year, which granted same sex couples and domestic partners many of the rights enjoyed by married couples, put referendum on the ballot. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 photo, Tammy Franklin falls to the floor as she reacts to her sentence in Racine, Wis. Franklin was sentenced to 35 years in prison and 20 years extended supervision for fatally shooting Matthew Thomas, Jr. in June, 2007. according to the Journal Times. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Scott Anderson)

Dickinson State softball head coach Kristin Fleury, right, hugs assistant coach Jamie Jung at the DSU Student Center during a prayer service held for three missing DSU women, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Dickinson, N.D. The women are identified Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of San Diego; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada. The three were believed to be in a white 1997 Jeep Cherokee with California plates when they were last heard from late Sunday night. (AP Photo/Dustin Monke, The Dickinson Press)

Frank Brinkman, a section officer for TWU Local 234, places an American flag on a pole as transport workers picket at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station in Upper Darby, Pa. just outside Philadelphia Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, stalling the city's bus, subway and trolley operations and forcing commuters to scramble to find other ways to get to their destinations. The strike by Transport Workers Union Local 234 will all but cripple a transit system that averages more than 928,000 trips each weekday. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Swiss soldiers with protection masks look out of the window of a casern in Chur, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Some 70 out of 324 infantry recruits have been infected with the swine flu virus, the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport reported Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarini)

Children playing in a pool in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)