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A window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus ..upcoming Christmas at a shopping mall in Tokyo

A window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus poses for photographers at an event to celebrate the upcoming Christmas at a shopping mall in Tokyo December 23, 2009.

Philippines raised the alert level around the country's most active Mayon volcano..

Children wait to receive gifts at a gift-giving event at the evacuation centre in San Roque, Albay province, south of Manila December 22, 2009. The Philippines raised the alert level around the country's most active Mayon volcano on Sunday, warning of a possible hazardous eruption within days and extending a "no-go zone" up to 10 kms (6 miles).

Christmas holiday show ..Divers dressed in Santa Claus and mermaid costumes ,,Ocean Park in Manila

Divers dressed in Santa Claus and mermaid costumes wave as they pose for pictures after their Christmas holiday show in an open water oceanarium at Ocean Park in Manila December 22, 2009.

Divers dressed in Santa Claus and mermaid costumes pose for picture after a Christmas holiday show in an open water oceanarium at Ocean Park in Manila December 22, 2009

the annual "Fat and Beautiful" beauty pageant in the southern city of Beersheba

A contestant has her hair done before the annual "Fat and Beautiful" beauty pageant in the southern city of Beersheba December 19, 2009.

Contestant Heli Buzaglo applies make-up backstage before the annual "Fat and Beautiful" beauty pageant in the southern city of Beersheba December 19, 2009. Some 40 women weighing between 80kg and 120kg took part in the national contest. Picture taken December 19, 2009.

Contestant Heli Buzaglo (L) waits backstage during the annual "Fat and Beautiful" beauty pageant in the southern city of Beersheba December 19, 2009. Some 40 women weighing between 80kg and 120kg took part in the national contest. Picture taken December 19, 2009.

Contestants Heli Buzaglo (L) and Moran Barannes walk on stage during the annual "Fat and Beautiful" beauty pageant in the southern city of Beersheba December 19, 2009. Some 40 women weighing between 80kg and 120kg took part in the national contest. Picture taken December 19, 2009

Pamela Anderson performing in pantomime as the genie in Aladdin.

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, left, and and actress Pamela Anderson at the British Comedy Awards 2009 in London, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

A handout picture obtained on December 17, 2009 shows actress Pamela Anderson performing in pantomime as the genie in Aladdin. Bouncing onto the stage in red leotard and pink platforms, Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is clearly having fun in her debut in pantomime, as the genie in the Aladdin's lamp. And the audience is also enjoying the spectacle as the US star throws herself into the spirit of the traditional British theatre

the 5th Snowmen Parade at the Central park of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

A man dressed as Father Frost, a Russian equivalent to Santa Claus, smiles during the 5th Snowmen Parade at the Central park of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 19, 2009. About 100 structures made of snow were presented during the event.




A boat, which serves as a river taxi, sails along the Yenisei River, some 52 km (32 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 20, 2009. Some local residents take advantage of lack of roads in this district and earn their living by means of a river taxi, transporting people from one settlement to another.

A major snowstorm dumped a foot of snow on Washington D.C

A plow clears snow from the front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. A major snowstorm dumped a foot of snow on Washington D.C. and threatened blizzard conditions throughout the northeast U.S. on the last travel and shopping weekend before the Christmas holiday.

Josh Waldron shovels off the roof of his house during a major snowstorm that hit Virginia Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 in Waynesboro, Va.

Snow covers the lawn in front of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.

A group takes part in an impromptu snowball fight that took over the intersection of 14th and U Streets during a snow storm in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. The event was organized by a Twitter group calling for people to gather and participate and more then 200 people showed up

A plow clears snow from the front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. A major snowstorm dumped a foot of snow on Washington D.C. and threatened blizzard conditions throughout the northeast U.S. on the last travel and shopping weekend before the Christmas holiday

A plow clears snow on Constitution Avenue in front of the Russell Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. A major snowstorm dumped a foot of snow on Washington D.C. and threatened blizzard conditions throughout the northeast U.S. on the last travel and shopping weekend before the Christmas holiday. Photographer:

Philippine residents flee Mayon Volcano area amid eruption fears - 17 Jan 09

Philippine residents flee Mayon Volcano area amid eruption fears - 17 Jan 09

Mayon Volcano December 15, 2009 8:47AM

Mayon Volcano December 15, 2009 5:40PM

Mayon Volcano December 15, 2009 5:32PM

Aamir Khan..promotional event for their new film "Three Idiots" in New Delhi, India

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan stands flanked by co-actors Sharman Joshi, left, R.Madhavan at a promotional event for their new film "Three Idiots" in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The film is about three students and their struggle to survive amidst the pressure of college life

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan poses with children during the screening of his new film "Paa" in Mumbai December 19, 2009. The unusual Indian film that casts 68-year-old star Bachchan as a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead, has the world's most prolific film industry buzzing

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao pose at the premiere of Hindi film "3 Idiots" in Mumbai December 23, 2009. Picture taken December 23, 2009.

Cast members R.Madhavan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sharman Joshi (from L-R) pose at the premiere of their film "3 Idiots" in Mumbai December 23, 2009. Picture taken December 23, 2009.

Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan (L) and Kareena Kapoor arrive at the premiere of film "3 Idiots" in Mumbai December 23, 2009. Picture taken December 23, 2009

Aamir reaches Mahabalipuram now

Aamir reaches Mahabalipuram now. Part 1 of 3

Aamir reaches Mahabalipuram now. Part 2 of 3

Aamir reaches Mahabalipuram now. Part 3 of 3

Nearly 300,000 of Tamil minority displaced were housed in Vavuniya camps since mid May

Tamil internally displaced people leave their camp with belongings in the northern town of Vavuniya on December 23, 2009. Some 1000 of them were resettled having been released from the camps. Nearly 300,000 of Tamil minority displaced were housed in Vavuniya camps since mid May when the government troops emerged victorious over Tamil Tigers.

Two children sit under an umbrella as Tamil internally displaced people leave their camp with belongings in the northern town of Vavuniya on December 23, 2009.

Tamil internally displaced people gather as they leave their camp with belongings in the northern town of Vavuniya on December 23, 2009. Some 1000 of them were resettled having been released from the camps. Nearly 300,000 of Tamil minority displaced were housed in Vavuniya camps since mid May when the government troops emerged victorious over Tamil Tigers

Young ex-Tamil Tiger female combattants sew as they attend a training class in the northern town of Vavuniya on December 23, 2009

Sri Lankan Tamil childrens watch TV as they stand in front of a temporary shelter at the Manik Farm refugee camp located on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya on December 23, 2009. Sri Lankan government forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in May, after wiping out the leadership of the once-powerful movement, which began its armed struggle for an independent Tamil homeland in 1972.

LARGEST AMMUNITION DUMP EXPLODES IN SLA VAVUNIYA CAMP IN SRI LANKA

delivery of toys, part of Christmas ...Nicaragua's government

A girl combs her hair as she waits for a delivery of toys, part of Christmas activities organized by Nicaragua's government, in Managua, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

A child play as he waits for a delivery of toys, part of Christmas activities organized by Nicaragua's government, in Managua, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

People line up as they wait for a delivery of toys, part of Christmas activities organized by Nicaragua's government, in Managua, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.

A street vendor walks in front of people as they wait for a delivery of toys, part of Christmas activities organized by Nicaragua's government, in Managua, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.

People sleep on the street as they wait for a delivery of toys, part of Christmas activities organized by Nicaragua's government, in Managua, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

Maya Lin - Unchopping a Tree

Life! MUSIC-KUMBIAQUEERS,alternative music scene in Argentina, Mexico

Members of the band Kumbia Queers Ali "Guagua" Gardoki (R) and Fernanda Martinez perform during a show in Buenos Aires, early December 13, 2009.

Members of the band Kumbia Queers Pilar Arrese and Ali "Guagua" Gardoki (C) perform during a show in Buenos Aires, early December 13, 2009. The six-member group set Ramones, Black Sabbath and Cure tunes to bouncy cumbia dance music with lesbian lyrics and the lampoon on both rock and cumbia soon became a success on the alternative music scene in Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Picture taken December 13, 2009.

Members of the band Kumbia Queers Juana Chang and Patricia Pietrafesa (L) perform during a show in Buenos Aires, early December 13, 2009. The six-member group set Ramones, Black Sabbath and Cure tunes to bouncy cumbia dance music with lesbian lyrics and the lampoon on both rock and cumbia soon became a success on the alternative music scene in Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Picture taken December 13, 2009

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Kumbia Queers Chica de calendario

El Veraneo - Las Kumbia Queers

El Veraneo

Gay rights activists .. same-sex marriage in front of Mexico City's

Gay rights activists Ruben Duran, 23, left, and Saul Aparicio, 27, kiss as they celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in front of Mexico City's local assembly, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Mexico's capital's lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children.

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Perished Nations (The End of Pompeii)

People of Pompeii

Pompei, The Destructed, Buried Romans, Helak Olan Romalilar

Pompeii, The Last Day

Dar Sun Kim..100 years old, sits in a wheelchair after becoming an American citizen

Dar Sun Kim, 100 years old, sits in a wheelchair after becoming an American citizen while her daughter in law Sook Chung carries her papers and a flag at Flushing Hospital December 21, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City

Dar Sun Kim, 100 years old, holds her paperwork declaring her an American citizen at Flushing Hospital December 21, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. Kim, who was widowed in her native Korea in the 1940s, moved to the United States about 20 years ago to be closer to her children, and had always wanted to become a citizen but presumed she was too old. Her citizenship paperwork was in progress when she was hospitalized last week with stomach illness. INS officers decided to administer the oath to her in her hospital room

combo picture--TSUNAMI-ANNIVERSARY/THAILAND

In this combo picture, foreign tourists are seen as they stretcher an injured person along a destroyed beach on Phi Phi island December 26, 2004 (top) and the same site nearly five years after, December 11, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended

In this combo picture, a Thai woman is seen collecting items from the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in Patong Beach on the Thai resort island of Phuket January 1, 2005 (top) and the same site nearly five years after, December 10, 2009

In this combo picture, residents and tourists are seen standing in ankle-deep water in tsunami-hit entertainment district of Patong in Phuket (top) December 26, 2004 and the same street nearly five years after December 10, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended.

In this combo picture, tourists are seen at a pier as they wait to be evacuated from the Phi Phi Islands, southern Thailand, December 27, 2004 after a tsunami swept through this famous tourist resort (top) and the same pier nearly five years after, December 11, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended

In this combo picture, survivors are seen as they survey the damage after a tsunami hit the entertainment district of Patong in Phuket (top) December 26, 2004 and the same street nearly five years after, December 10, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended

In this combo picture, tourists are seen outside a hotel as they wait to be evacuated from Phi Phi Island after giant waves swept through the tourist resort December 27,2004 (top) and the same site nearly five years after, December 11, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended.

In this combo picture, tourists are seen walking in the tsunami-hit entertainment district of Patong in Phuket (top) December 26, 2004 and the same street nearly five years after, December 10, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended

In this combo picture, a hotel in Thailand's Phi Phi island is seen after the tsunami January 3, 2005 (top) and the same hotel with tourist enjoying their holidays nearly five years after, December 11, 2009. As the world prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the tsunami that killed 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries, scars have yet to heal even after homes have been rebuilt, tourists have returned and foreign aid has ended