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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult.
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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie controls the ball during the soccer match Ajax versus Arsenal in the Amsterdam tournament at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Aug. 8, 2008.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the seventh hole during the second round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan August 8, 2008.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin waves as he watches the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital on August 8, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion USD and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.
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Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest at right and the National Aquatic Center, known as the Water Cube at left during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Friday, Aug 8, 2008.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 07: A United States gymnast shifts her uniform during practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Employees of Samsung Electronics Co. walk by a formative arts display made with Samsung logos at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee said Tuesday he was stepping down from his post at the top of South Korea's biggest conglomerate following his indictment on tax evasion charges.
A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week.
A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. The Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week.
A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (R) and Lee Jae-Yong (L), a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-Hee's walks into the office of special prosecutors probing alleged corruption as police control protestors in Seou on April 4, 2008. The head of South Korea's biggest business group denied he was directly involved in the creation of Samsung's slush fund. The placards show the pictures of Lee's son saying "Father! it will be over today" and the Samsung chief saying "Yes, I've handed out a lot of money."
A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee (R) and Lee Jae-yong, a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-hee's arrival at the office of a special counsel looking into allegations made by a former top legal Samsung executive in Seoul April 4, 2008. The chairman of the Samsung Group, one of South Korea's richest and most powerful men, on Friday reported to a special prosecutor to answer questions about possible corruption at the country's largest conglomerate.
Samsung Electronics' shareholders walk past a Samsung banner after the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 28, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co. trimmed its sales forecast for this year on global economic woes, but said profit will increase, helped by earnings growth in key areas such as memory chips, flat-panel displays and mobile handsets.
Shareholders of South Korea's Samsung Electronics leave after the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment.
A shareholder of South Korea's Samsung Electronics leaves after the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment.
A shareholder of South Korea's Samsung Electronics listens to its CEO Yun Jong-yong during the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment.
South Korean models display Samsung Electronics' new digital mobile phone, Anycall Haptic SCH-W420, during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced the launch of the new Samsung Anycall Haptic SCH-W420, a powerful high speed multimedia phone with a touch sensitive 16:9 wide screen and intuitive user interface.
An aerial view of Samsung Electronics' flat screen plant in Giheung, about 50 kms (31 miles) south of Seoul shown in this picture released on March 4, 2008. Samsung Electronics and Sony are likely to invest about $1.9 billion jointly in a new flat screen production line, a source at Samsung said on Tuesday.
Lee Jae-Yong, executive director of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives at a special prosecutor's office in Seoul on February 28, 2008. A special prosecutor probing corruption allegations involving Samsung Group summoned the son of Lee Kun-Hee, chairman of the country's biggest conglomerate, on suspicion of illicitly transferring company ownership.
Lee Jae-Yong (C), executive director of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives at a special prosecutor's office in Seoul on February 28, 2008. A special prosecutor probing corruption allegations involving Samsung Group summoned the son of Lee Kun-Hee, chairman of the country's biggest conglomerate, on suspicion of illicitly transferring company ownership.
Lee Jae-Yong (C), executive director of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives at a special prosecutor's office in Seoul on February 28, 2008. A special prosecutor probing corruption allegations involving Samsung Group summoned the son of Lee Kun-Hee, chairman of the country's biggest conglomerate, on suspicion of illicitly transferring company ownership.
