Michael Rector of the Stanford Cardinal makes a 43-yard catch

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Wide receiver Michael Rector  of the Stanford Cardinal makes a 43-yard catch against the Michigan State Spartans in the first quarter of the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, California.
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Indian officials and bystanders gather around a light aircraft

In this photograph taken on December 31, 2013, Indian officials and bystanders gather around a light aircraft after it landed on a public highway at Betul, some 50kms south of Bhopal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.  A pilot, whose plane landed on a highway in central India this week bringing traffic to a halt, had been flying without a licence, reports said January 2, 2014. The four-seater plane landed safely on the four-lane highway in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh state on December 31, 2013, after becoming caught in rough weather, reports said.
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Panama Canal locks under construction

Panama Canal locks under construction as seen on August 20, 2013.  A Spanish-led consortium threatened on January 2, 2014 to halt a massive, $5.3 billion (3.9-billion-euro) expansion of the Panama Canal, which handles five percent of world maritime trade, because of a row over cost overruns.
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Agusta Westland helicopter flies through a gap in the clouds

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2012, an Agusta Westland helicopter flies through a gap in the clouds during a flying display at the third day at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England. India cancelled late January 1, 2014, a 556-million-euro (USD753 million) contract with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland to buy luxury helicopters for VIPs amid bribery allegations. The deal signed in February 2010 was scrapped after Defence Minister A. K. Antony held a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh whose Congress-led government has been buffeted by a string of corruption scandals. 

Policemen resorting to lathicharge on protesters

Allahabad: Policemen resorting to lathicharge on protesters demanding CBI investigation against corruption in Lok Seva Ayog recruitment, in Allahabad on Thursday.

Allahabad: A police vehicle set on fire by protesters demanding CBI investigation against corruption in the Lok Seva Ayog recruitment, in Allahabad on Thursday.

Members of Anhad, JSSF, JTSA during their protest

New Delhi: Members of Anhad, JSSF, JTSA during their protest against forcible eviction of riot victims from the Muzaffarnagar relief camps, in New Delhi on Thursday.
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SFI members protest against the death

New Delhi: SFI members protest against the death of a 16-year-old gang rape victim in Kolkata, near Banga Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
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French soldiers taking part in the operation Sangaris

French soldiers taking part in the operation Sangaris patrol in the PK 12 district in Bangui on December 25, 2013. Chadian troops in a Central African Republic peacekeeping force will be redeployed from the capital Bangui, a force spokesman said on December 25 amid charges they were siding with a former rebel group. The announcement came as exchanges of gunfire erupted in several parts of Bangui, including near the airport, residents and witnesses said without giving details about who was involved.
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A picture taken from Israel shows an Israeli Merkava tank

A picture taken from Israel shows an Israeli Merkava tank positioned along the southern border with the Gaza Strip (Back) on December 25, 2013. Cross-border exchanges between Israel and Gaza have increased in recent days, and Israel said on December 24, 2013 it holds Islamist movement Hamas responsible, as rulers of the Palestinian enclave, for any fire directed from there at the Jewish state.
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French soldiers part of the Sangaris operation

French soldiers part of the Sangaris operation patrol the streets during a curfew in Bangui late on December 24, 2013. The president of Central African Republic made yesterday a new appeal for peace to stop the sectarian killings that have terrorised the country, while Burundian and Chadian troops sent to help restore calm traded fire in Bangui.
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A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon

A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Children play next to a cargo ship

Children play next to a cargo ship (L) swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it still sits amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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The bow of a cargo ship swept ashore

The bow of a cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Children observe from a destroyed house a cargo ship

Children observe from a destroyed house a cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it still sits amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon

A cargo ship swept ashore at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan still rest amongst debris and destroyed houses weeks after the storm in the coastal city of Tacloban, Leyte province, on December 24, 2013, on the eve of Christmas. Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons to hit land defiantly got ready December 24, to celebrate Christmas atop their ruined communities. Haiyan's ferocious 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour winds flattened the gritty neighbourhood on Tacloban's coast, called Magallanes, then swept up everything else with giant waves in a day of terror on November 8.
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Typhoon survivors walk near shipping vessels

Tacloban: Typhoon survivors walk near shipping vessels that remain grounded after being washed ashore during Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Villages in the central Philippines were flattened by Haiyan's ferocious winds and the tsunami-like storm surge that damaged or swept away more than a million homes. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard on Nov. 8.
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French troops of the Sangaris operation evacuate the body

French troops of the Sangaris operation evacuate the body of a demonstrator who was shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.
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French troops of the Sangaris operation and civilians inspect the body

French troops of the Sangaris operation and civilians inspect the body of a demonstrator shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.

A man reacts next to the body of a demonstrator who was shot

A man reacts next to the body of a demonstrator who was shot dead near the international airport in Bangui on December 23, 2013. African Union troops fired on demonstrators protesting against President Michel Djotodia of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen poses with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  poses with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks with German soldiers

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen  talks with German soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, 2013. Von der Leyen is on a two day visit in Afghanistan.
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A destroyed building

Aleppo: This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a destroyed building after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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A firefighter hoses down burning vehicles

Aleppo: In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a firefighter hoses down burning vehicles after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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The scene after an aircraft pummeled

Aleppo: In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians inspect the scene after an aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day.
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A man wearing a gas mask walks through fire

A man wearing a gas mask walks through fire as protestors clash with Turkish police during a demonstration on December 22, 2013 in the Asian side of Istanbul. Turkey's prime minister threw down the gauntlet to his rivals on Sunday, warning he will "break their hands" if they use allegations of high-level corruption to undermine his rule. His heated remarks came as riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Istanbul calling for the government's resignation.
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French soldiers on a armored vehicle

French soldiers part of the operation Sangaris sit on a armored vehicle as women holding an umbrella walk by at the Yagato district on December 22, 2013. Several thousand Muslim supporters of the Central African Republic's former rebel group Seleka protested Sunday against French troops conducting a disarmament operation. The demonstration in the capital Bangui marked the most significant show of hostility towards France since it deployed troops on December 5 to end the chaos that followed Seleka's coup in March.
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French soldiers at the Yagato district

French soldiers part of the operation Sangaris patrol at the Yagato district on December 22, 2013. Several thousand Muslim supporters of the Central African Republic's former rebel group Seleka protested Sunday against French troops conducting a disarmament operation. The demonstration in the capital Bangui marked the most significant show of hostility towards France since it deployed troops on December 5 to end the chaos that followed Seleka's coup in March.
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Michael Schumacher smiles after the Vodafone Race

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Michael Schumacher of Germany and Ferrari smiles after the Vodafone Race on Piazza Duomo in Milan during the preview to the Italian F1 Grand Prix on September 1, 2005 in Monza, Italy.
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Switzerland hits a backhand return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a backhand return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 3, 2014.
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England players celebrates with teammates

England bowler Ben Stokes  holds up the ball after taking his fifth wicket as he celebrates with teammates on the first day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, 2014.
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England's back to the dressing room

England's batting pair James Anderson and Alastair Cook walk back to the dressing room at the end of the first day's play of the fifth Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, 2014.
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HAPPY LOHRI

HAPPY LOHRI
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At the end of clashes with demonstrators protesting against imminent construction works

Spanish riot police stand during clashes against demonstrators protesting imminent construction works to revamp Vitoria street, the city's main thorough-fare, in Burgos on January 11, 2014. National riot police were called in to assist local authorities after violence broke out in the popular neigbourhood of Gamonal during which containers were burnt,  street furniture, telephone booths and bus shelters damaged.
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At the end of clashes with demonstrators protesting against imminent construction works

Police vehicles are pictured as a container continues to burn at the end of clashes with demonstrators protesting against imminent construction works to revamp Vitoria street, the city's main thorough-fare, in Burgos on January 11, 2014. National riot police were called in to assist local authorities after violence broke out in the popular neigbourhood of Gamonal during which containers were burnt,  street furniture, telephone booths and bus shelters damaged.

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Spanish riot police at the end of clashes with demonstrators protesting against imminent construction works to revamp Vitoria street, the city's main thorough-fare, in Burgos on January 11, 2014. National riot police were called in to assist local authorities after violence broke out in the popular neigbourhood of Gamonal during which containers were burnt,  street furniture, telephone booths and bus shelters damaged.
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The end of the Stage 6 of the Dakar 2014 between Tucuman ad Salta

French driver Sebastien Loeb  speaks with French former racing driver and Dakar staff member Luc Alphand at the end of the Stage 6 of the Dakar 2014 between Tucuman ad Salta, Argentina, on January 10, 2014.
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Bellamy Young attends the 14th annual AFI Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 10: Actress Bellamy Young attends the 14th annual AFI Awards Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills on January 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.
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During the Stage 6 of the Dakar 2014

Dutch driver Bernhard Ten Brinke and co-driver French Mathieu Baumel on HRX compete during the Stage 6 of the Dakar 2014 between Tucuman ad Salta, Argentina, on January 10, 2014.
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Bronson La'Cassie prepares to hit a shot on the first tee

HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 10: Bronson La'Cassie prepares to hit a shot on the first tee during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 10, 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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