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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: 'The Help' Producers Michael Barnathan (L) and Chris Columbus arrive at the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

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People look at an aboriginal bible lectern on display in Havana's City Museum February 8, 2012. The antique was donated by the Vatican to Cuba for a year to conduct studies on it and is beleived to have been used by Christopher Columbus' expedition.

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Havana's historian Eusebio Leal poses for pictures beside an aboriginal bible lectern on display in the City Museum February 8, 2012. The antique was donated by the Vatican to Cuba for a year to conduct studies on it and is beleived to have been used by Christopher Columbus' expedition.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Chris Columbus attends Vanity Fair & Fisker Automotive Toast Dreamworks Pictures Golden Globes Best Drama Nominations 'The Help' And 'War Horse' at Cecconi's Restaurant on January 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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Tourists take pictures at the Columbus Alcazar Museum on January 9, 2012 in Santo Domingo. The Columbus Alcazar, built between 1510 and 1514, was Diego Colon's -first son of Christopher Columbus- house, and forms part of the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo World Heritage Site.

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Ceramic figurines, known locally as caganers, of Bercelona monument Cristobal Colon are displayed on November 8, 2011. Statuettes of well-known people defecating are a strong Christmas tradition in Catalonia, dating back to the 18th century as Catalonians hide caganers in Christmas...

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A canopy of lights shines over newly fallen snow in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Boston got about 2.5 inches of snow from the winter storm that passed through the area.

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A pedestrian walks past a snow covered bench in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Boston got about 2.5 inches of snow from the winter storm that passed through the area.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 09: (L-R)Producers Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, and Brunson Green attend the premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' 'The Help' held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel Goldwyn Theater on August 9, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 09: Director Chris Columbus attends the premiere Of DreamWorks Pictures' 'The Help' held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel Goldwyn Theater on August 9, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

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ACOMPA-A NOTA Puerta de entrada del cementerio Cristobal Colon de La Habana, el mas grande del pais, el 11 de mayo del 2006. El proximo 20 de mayo se conmemora el 500 aniversario de la muerte del almirante italo-genoves Cristobal Colon, cuyo nombre es usado en Cuba en barrios o...

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: (L-R) Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint, Barry M. Meyer and Matthew Lewis attend the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New...

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: (L-R) Jeff Robinov, David Heyman, Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint, Barry M. Meyer, Matthew Lewis, Sue Kroll, Chris Columbus and David Barron attend the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows:...

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The corpse of a man with a notice attributing the crime to a drug cartel, lies in front of the Christopher Columbus monument in Nuevo Laredo, northeastern Mexico, near the US border, on November 29, 2011. More than 41,000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico...

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Protesters pause during a wreath laying ceremony to honor the achievements of Christopher Columbus during a Columbus Day ceremony at Union Station in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.

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Marine infantry veteran Ken Mayers, left, and Army infantry veteran Ward Reilly hold a flag upside down to signify a nation in distress near a wreath laying ceremony to honor the achievements of Christopher Columbus, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, during a Columbus Day ceremony at Union Station...

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A protester holds a sign that reads "Stop Glorifying Genocide," seen though American Flags held by members of the Knights of Columbus, during a wreath laying ceremony to honor the achievements of Christopher Columbus, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, during a Columbus Day ceremony at Union Station...

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Actor Mark Salling, center, from the television show "Glee", signs autographs for students after delivering new musical instruments to the school orchestra at Christopher Columbus Middle School as part of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and The Starburst Contradictions Project in Los...

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Actor Mark Salling, from the television show "Glee", delivers new musical instruments to the school orchestra at Christopher Columbus Middle School as part of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and The Starburst Contradictions Project in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. VH1 Save The...

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Actor Mark Salling, from the television show "Glee", talks to speaks to students after delivering new musical instruments to the school orchestra at Christopher Columbus Middle School as part of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and The Starburst Contradictions Project in Los Angeles,...

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In this photo taken Sept. 12, 2011, a replica of Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, makes its way past the Portuguese island of Madeira. Madeira, a year-round resort, is a Portuguese archipelago located about 400 miles of the coast of north Africa and is known as the Pearl...

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for NFL Network, Christopher Columbus statue is seen wearing New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick hoodie, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Boston. NFL Network, in collaboration with Boston Parks and Recreation, adorned iconic...

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LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 29: Producer Chris Columbus promotes his upcoming DreamWorks Studios film, 'The Help' at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, March 29, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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In this picture taken Sept. 2, 2011, Tony Jacobs, director of the port of Mayaguez, looks at the head of a statue of Christopher Columbus, one of many pieces strewn across the port storage area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The Columbus statue would be the tallest structure in the Caribbean...

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In this picture taken Sept. 2, 2011, Jose Rivera, a worker of the port of Mayaguez, rests on a giant hand, one of many pieces of a Christopher Columbus statue strewn across the port storage area in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The Columbus statue would be the tallest structure in the...