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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
A Thai celebrates revered Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday outside the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Thailand's ailing king, a pillar of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to attend celebrations marking his 81st birthday Friday as many Thais feared his fading from the scene could deepen the turmoil that has plagued the country for three years.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) talks with anti-kidnapping campaigner Ingrid Betancourt during a meeting in Sao Paulo December 5, 2008. The French-Colombian politician, who was snatched by rebels while running for president in 2002, plans to travel throughout South America to increase international pressure on the FARC to free the hundreds of hostages they still hold.
Pakistani firefighters extinguish tje fire after a bomb blast in Peshawar on December 5, 2008. At least 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded when two bomb blasts struck crowded markets in northwest Pakistan as shoppers prepared for the Eid Muslim festival.
A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
With Infineon's and Mentor Graphics' donation of state-of-the-art hardware and software, along with support and training, TU Iasi is able to educate our students in leading-edge design methodologies that will enable them to contribute to the development of Romania and the electronics industry in the region 
She was a great talent and more than that she was self-taught because there aren't any jazz schools in Romania
We also work closely with law enforcement and we have been successful in tracking down some of these bad guys who are sending these fake e-mails and actually making arrests, especially in countries in Eastern Europe like Romania
This performance definitely looks good considering the global crisis, but Romania had a horrible third quarter last year and also bad nine-month results in 2007, especially due to the drought that destroyed most crops
