Pics of the Week: July 5-11
Here's a look at the week gone by through these beautiful pics.
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In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Shaolin students show their skill as they play soccer at Tagou Wushu School in Dengfeng, a city in central China's Henan Province on Sunday, July 11, 2010. A soccer team of Shaolin students was established in the school recently. (Photo: AP)
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Sri Lankan National Freedom Front activists burn an effigy of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a protest rally in Colombo on July 6, 2010. Protesters led by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister surrounded the United Nations office in Colombo to protest against a UN panel due to probe war crimes allegations. (Photo: AFP)
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Cory Hines, from Rocky Rapids, Alta., comes off his mount Simon's Warrior, during novice saddle bronco rodeo action at Calgary Stampede in Calgary, on Friday, July 9, 2010. The annual Stampede kicks off Friday and runs for 10 days featuring rodeo action, chuck wagon races, a midway, agricultural exhibits and live stock competitions. (Photo: AP)
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A picture taken on Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Castagnaro, northern Italy and made available by Italian Land Artist Dario Gambarin, shows a gigantic portrait of former South Africa's President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela ploughed by Gambarin in a country field of 27.000 square meters to mark the end of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa. (Photo: AP)
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Spanish dancer Maria Pages (R) and Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui perform on stage, "Dunas" a show mixing flamenco and contemporary dance, on July 9, 2010 during the "Nuits de Fourviere" in the French central eastern city of Lyon. The festival runs from June 4 to July 31, 2010. (Photo: AFP)
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Lindsay Lohan cries as she is sentenced to 90 days jail by Judge Marsha Revel during her hearing at the Beverly Hills Courthouse on July 6, 2010. She sobbed and pleaded in court not to be thrown in jail, but troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan had another, far less plaintive message for the judge, written on the fingernail of her middle finger. Photographers using telephoto lenses captured photos showing that Lohan, hand pressed against her mouth, had the words "f**k u" carefully written over a multicolored pastiche of pastel nail polish (Middle Finger-R). The judge ordered Lohan, 24, to spend 90 days in jail for violating probation in two 2007 drunken driving cases. She also was ordered to take part in a 90-day in-patient substance abuse program. (Photo: AFP)
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In this Tuesday, July 6, 2010, photo Irina Kushchenko the mother of Anna Chapman, one of 10 alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States, holds a photo of her daughter as she speaks to Russian news website lifenews.ru in Moscow. Chapman's mother said her daughter is "no Mata Hari" and she is considering a lawsuit over the breach of her daughter's privacy. (Photo: AP)
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Hiroyoshi Murayama, in kimono, acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, and top sumo wrestlers bow to spectators in apology on the opening day of a sumo tournament at Nagoya, central Japan, on Sunday July 11, 2010. The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament opened under a cloud of controversy Sunday as Japan's national sport grapples with a widespread betting scandal. (Photo: AP)
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The Royal Air Force display team the Red Arrows fly over central London, on Tuesday July 6, 2010, during a parade of military cadets. The parade was part of a day of national celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Britain's Cadet Forces. (Photo: AP)
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Paul the octopus sits on a box with decorated with a Spanish flag and a shell inside on July 6, 2010 at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany. Paul's task was to decide in favour of one of the shells hidden in boxes with the flags of Germany (L) and Spain to act thus as oracle for the semi-final match of the FIFA Football World Cup between the two countries on July 7, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. Paul, who had predicted well the result of five matches earlier in the tournament, decided for Spain. (Photo: AFP)
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A yellow-breasted macaw named Lorenzo picks Germany to win their semi-final match of the FIFA Football World Cup against Spain at the zoo in the northern German city of Hanover on July 6, 2010. Lorenzo took the ball and placed in the box marked Germany. It was however Spain that went on to win the match, and eventually the World Cup trophy. (Photo: AFP)
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Trying to repeat as Bobbin' for Pigs' Feet champion, Eric Outler plucks a frozen pig foot out of a tub of water as he competes in the first heat during the 14th Annual Summer Redneck Games on July 10, 2010 in East Dublin, Georgia. Started in 1996 as a charity and a spoof of the Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, the games feature bobbing for pigs' feet, hub cap hurling and the mud pit belly flop contest for trophies. (Photo: AFP)
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A general view of the biggest football in the world is seen on July 5, 2010 during the world's biggest football, record-breaking attempt at the Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event took place one day before the start of the semi-final stage of the 2010 World Cup. (Photo: AFP)
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Cars drive in a road damaged by the overflowing of the Santa Catarina river, during heavy rains due to Hurricane Alex, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico,on July 7, 2010. The rains in the wake of Hurricane Alex, which left 15 dead in northern Mexico, and a new system of rain on Wednesday caused the evacuation of 25,000 people and the closure of an international bridge with the United States, officials said. (Photo: AFP)
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In this photo taken on Friday, July 9, 2010, Brian Boland, 52, a former teacher, hot-air balloon designer and balloon pilot who runs the rural Post Mills Airport in Thetford, Vt., stands with his "Vermontasaurus," where the 25-foot tall oddity thrown together with scrap wood now faces opposition from a few neighbors and regulatory challenges from government entities that he fears could force him to dismantle what was built with the help of some area residents as an artistic collaboration. (Photo: AP)
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One World Futbol Project soccer balls are shown in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Tim Jahnigen put his mind to inventing a ball that would never wear out, one he insists is the most durable of any "futbol" out there, made of closed cell foam and similar material to those popular rubber Crocs sandals. (Photo: AP)
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An 18-metre tall statue of popular TV animation hero Gundam is lit up at a park in Shizuoka city, 150km west of Tokyo on July 6, 2010 for a press preview. The huge statue of the life sized robot, which attracted over 3 million spectators in Tokyo last year, will be displayed for the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Gundam plastic models. The statue will be opened to the public from July 24 through the early next year. (Photo: AFP)
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Australian policeman Shane Neville displays an inscribed old French bayonet after an elderly lady gave it to a police station as part of an arms amnesty, in Melbourne on July 6, 2010. The metre-long bayonet which has a wood and brass handle is inscribed with "Mme d'Oumer de Galle, Octobre, 1878", and is believed to have come from a 19th-century French-made Lebel rifle. Police called for more information on the bayonet and its inscription, with a local auction house deeming it worth many thousands of dollars. (Photo: AFP)
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Colombian singer Shakira holds the Jo'bulani football that will be used for the final during a press conference on July 10, 2010 at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, suburb of Johannesburg, on the eve of the 2010 Football World Cup final between The Netherlands and Spain. South Africa basked in the success of its trouble-free World Cup, as finishing touches were put to the closing ceremony with superstar Shakira and a herd of giant elephant puppets. (Photo: AFP)
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A multiple exposure picture shows a member of Cirque le Masque from the US perform on stage during the Indonesian International Circus Festival in Jakarta on July 5, 2010. The International Circus Festival includes circus from China, the US and Europe and was held in Jakarta from July 2 - 11. (Photo: AFP)
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The colours of the German national flag are painted on the tails of two Indian elephants at the zoo in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on July 9, 2010. The summer in Germany continues with temperatures remaining over 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend. (Photo: AFP)
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Children reproduce the 2010 World Cup tournament with caps, empty bottles, cans, a ping pong ball and a puppy as a goal scorer in the Soweto neighborhood of Jabulani, suburban Johannesburg on July 5, 2010. The semi-final stage of the World Cup begins on July 6. Jabulani is the name of the official South Africa World Cup ball. (Photo: AFP)
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A man jumps from a fountain during the 'Chupinazo' to mark the start at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival on July 6, 2010 in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups, and attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs. (Photo: AFP)
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In this July 9, 2010 photo, Sun Bae, left, owner of the Times Market, sells lottery tickets to Frank Gutierrez at her store in Bishop, Texas. Bishop native Joan Ginther, who now lives in Las Vegas, won $10 million last month on a $50 scratch-off ticket. She won four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined $21 million, and the last two winning tickets were purchased at Bae's store. (Photo: AP)
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Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (L) and his wife Madhimalar (R) attend a press conference in Colombo on July 8, 2010. Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan said on July 7 he was retiring from Test cricket because he had nothing left to strive for. (Photo: AFP)
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Twenty two men and women suspended 50 meters over a parking lot, enjoy their meal at "Dinner in the Sky" on July 10, 2010, in Beirut, where guests sit harnessed around a dining table lifted up into the air by a crane and served a full diner with drinks. (Photo: AFP)
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In a picture taken on July 11, 2010 Coen, age 8, tries to befriend a rare albino kangaroo at Lovers' Cove on Daydream Island in the Whitsundays archipelago off Queensland. Albinism (from Latin albus, "white") is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the hair due to the absence of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. (Photo: AFP)
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Belarussian girls wearing tradionnal dresses jump while celebrating Ivan Kupala Night, a traditional Slavic holiday, 270km south of Minsk in Turov on July 6, 2010. During the celebration, originating in pagan times, people plait wreaths, jump over fires, and swim. (Photo: AFP)
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Handout phototaken by a Swedish SAR helicopter shows a Danish fishing boat with a heavy list after a collision off Grena, Denmark on July 6, 2010. The boat capsized just as the first crewmember was hoisted to safety and the remaining fisherman went under with the boat. A rescue diver managed to reach him and both the distressed men were brought to safety. (Photo: AFP)
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Fireworks explode over Pamplona, north of Spain, during the San Fermin Festival, on July 8, 2010. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups, and attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs. (Photo: AFP)
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A picture shows on July 10, 2010 a building belonging to the Saline Royale site at Arc-et-Senans, eastern France as a flash is seen in the sky during the 9th edition of the "Nuit Bleue" event. The "Nuit Bleue" (Blue night) festival mixes electronic music, lighting effects and strolls in a UNESCO world heritage site. (Photo: AFP)
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"La Salsa Man" is on display at the press preview of "Dennis Hopper: Double Standard," the first US comprehensive museum survey of the works of the actor/artist/director, on July 9, 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. Best known for his work in cinema, including the 1969 film classic "Easy Rider, the show traces the evolution of Hopper's artistic output in a variety of medium and features more than 200 works spanning his prolific 60-year career including photography, painting, sculpture, film, installations and found art. (Photo: AFP)
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Residents of Laguna Niguel expose their buttocks to a passing Amtrak train during the 31st annual "Mooning of the trains" event along a stretch of railroad track in Orange County, south of Los Angeles on July 10, 2010. Local legend has it the tradition began in 1979 when customer K.T. Smith offered to buy a drink for anyone who would run outside and moon the next train. Since then, on the second Saturday of each July, people have lowered their inhibitions and their underwear and pressed their naked buttocks up against a wire fence as the trains go by. (Photo: AFP)
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A visitor looks at an oil on vinyl painting called "Biker Couple" at the press preview of "Dennis Hopper: Double Standard," the first US comprehensive museum survey of the works of the actor/artist/director, July 9, 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. Best known for his work in cinema, including the 1969 film classic "Easy Rider, the show traces the evolution of Hopper's artistic output in a variety of medium and features more than 200 works spanning his prolific 60-year career including photography, painting, sculpture, film, installations and found art. (Photo: AFP)
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Constantina Bush, an alter-ego of male Aboriginal performer Kamahi King, poses in a museum display case in 'Jacky Jacky in the Box' at a preview of a new Aboriginal exhibition titled '20 Years: Bold. Black. Brilliant.' at the Melbourne Museum on July 7, 2010. Ilbijerri Theatre Company and the Museum are presenting 'Jacky Jacky in the Box', a performance art installation in which an Aboriginal actor is exhibited in the case, challenging audiences to reconsider their perceptions of Indigenous Australia as an anthropological curiosity. (Photo: AFP)