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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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Buddhists hang pieces of paper containing prayer wishes on lanterns during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul May 12, 2008.
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In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, rescuers give first-aid to survivor Li Kecheng, a 50-year-old man who had been buried for 106 hours, at a collapsed middle school in Hongbai Town of the quake tore Shifang City in southwest China's Sichuan province, early Saturday May 17, 2008.
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Light heavyweight boxer Shaun George of Brooklyn, New York poses with referee Jay Nady after defeating Chris Byrd of Las Vegas with a ninth round TKO at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada May 16, 2008.
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SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 16: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball as Carlos Boozer #5 of the Utah Jazz looks on in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on May 16, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Soldiers guard a street as a woman walks past with a child during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Hundreds of police and an equal number of soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.
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Soldiers guard a street as a helicopter circles above during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.
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Soldiers guard a street as a family passes by during a police operation in the 'el Gallito' neigborhood in Guatemala City May 16, 2008. Police and soldiers stormed the notoriously dangerous district arresting 19 people for illegal weapons, drug charges and immigration violations.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland during their quarter-final match in the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome May 16, 2008.
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A banner reading 'Danger biofuels : save the forests, save the climate' displayed by Greenpeace activists is seen of the ruins of the Machu Picchu as the V Summit of Heads of State and Government Latin America, Caribbean and the European Union (LAC-EU) in Lima is to begin May 15. The high-level summit will focus on poverty and climate change.
Filipino farmer Gamaliel Pagharion inspects his rice farm after it was damaged by flood and pests, a recipe for a failed harvest in Pigcawayan the rice producing town of North Cotabato province in southern Mindanao island on May 9, 2008. Philippine authorities would pursue an "aggressive" buying policy to boost rice stocks for one of the world's largest rice importers ahead of the typhoon season and supply cheap rice to the poor. The shift to biofuels productions or other land use, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia, poor harvests due to calamities and pests and higher transport costs have all been blamed for the price rises to near-record levels in recent months.
Filipino farmer Gamaliel Pagharion inspects his rice farm after it was damaged by flood and pests, a recipe for a failed harvest in Pigcawayan the rice producing town of North Cotabato province in southern Mindanao island on May 9, 2008. Philippine authorities would pursue an "aggressive" buying policy to boost rice stocks for one of the world's largest rice importers ahead of the typhoon season and supply cheap rice to the poor. The shift to biofuels productions or other land use, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia, poor harvests due to calamities and pests and higher transport costs have all been blamed for the price rises to near-record levels in recent months.
A Pakistani labourer carries a bag of sugar through a market in Karachi on April 30, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on April 29, ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli farmer inspects wheat grains during their harvest on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, in southern Israel on the border with Gaza Strip under army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli farmer inspects wheat grains during their harvest on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, in southern Israel on the border with Gaza Strip under army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
Israeli farmers harvest their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, on the border with Gaza Strip in southern Israel under heavy army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip (background). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip (background). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
Israeli farmers harvest their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, on the border with Gaza Strip in southern Israel under heavy army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli army vehicle patrols on the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli army vehicle patrols the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli army APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) is deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
An Israeli army APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
Pakistani labourers load a truck with bags of sugar at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
A Pakistani labourer throws a bag of potatoes onto a truck at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
A Pakistani labourer carries a bundle of sugarcane to load onto a van at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
Pakistani labourers load bundles of sugarcane onto a truck at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe.
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