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A life-size Tyrannosaurus rex statue, dressed with a jersey of the Bundesliga soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt, stands in front of the Senckenberg Natural Museum in Frankfurt, on August 16, 2013. The jersey was placed on the statue in preparation for the August 17 match when Eintracht faces FC Bayern Munich in its first home game of the Bundesliga season. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Associated Press)

A life-size Tyrannosaurus rex statue, dressed with a jersey of the Bundesliga soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt, stands in front of the Senckenberg Natural Museum in Frankfurt, on August 16, 2013. The jersey was placed on the statue in preparation for the August 17 match when Eintracht faces FC Bayern Munich in its first home game of the Bundesliga season. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Associated Press)




Rescuers search for survivors and bodies near a cargo vessel which collided with a ferry on Friday, in Talisay, Cebu, on August 17, 2013. The Philippine ferry sank after colliding with the container ship. At l least 28 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 are missing, the coast guard said on Saturday. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Rescuers search for survivors and bodies near a cargo vessel which collided with a ferry on Friday, in Talisay, Cebu, on August 17, 2013. The Philippine ferry sank after colliding with the container ship. At l least 28 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 are missing, the coast guard said on Saturday. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)




Flames blaze down a ridge as the Beaver Creek wildfire rages outside Hailey, Oregon, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Flames blaze down a ridge as the Beaver Creek wildfire rages outside Hailey, Oregon, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)




Men dressed as soldiers pose with models before the opening of the Gamescom 2013 fair in Cologne,Germany, on August 23, 2013. The Gamescom convention is Europe's largest video games trade fair. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/Reuters)

Men dressed as soldiers pose with models before the opening of the Gamescom 2013 fair in Cologne,Germany, on August 23, 2013. The Gamescom convention is Europe's largest video games trade fair. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/Reuters)




Jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityaziaerobatic teams perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 27, 2013. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

Jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityaziaerobatic teams perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 27, 2013. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)




Indian police use batons to disperse a group of protestors who participate in a rally demanding caste-based affirmative action for promotions in government jobs in New Delhi, India, Monday, August 12, 2013. (Photo by AP Photo)

Indian police use batons to disperse a group of protestors who participate in a rally demanding caste-based affirmative action for promotions in government jobs in New Delhi, India, Monday, August 12, 2013. (Photo by AP Photo)




Visitors stand on the roof of a skyscraper as the moon rises over the skyline in Shanghai, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)

Visitors stand on the roof of a skyscraper as the moon rises over the skyline in Shanghai, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)




A model wearing Spider costume in Grand Carnival of Jember Fashion Carnaval XII on August 25, 2013 in Jember, Indonesia. The central theme to the Jember Fashion Carnaval XII is Artechsion (Art, Technology, and Illusion) and consists of ten parades which include Tibet, Betawi, Beetle, Bamboo, Art Deco, Octopus, Canvas, Tribe, Spider and Venice. The street carnival is claimed to be one of the biggest in the world and comprises more than 700 performers. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

A model wearing Spider costume in Grand Carnival of Jember Fashion Carnaval XII on August 25, 2013 in Jember, Indonesia. The central theme to the Jember Fashion Carnaval XII is Artechsion (Art, Technology, and Illusion) and consists of ten parades which include Tibet, Betawi, Beetle, Bamboo, Art Deco, Octopus, Canvas, Tribe, Spider and Venice. The street carnival is claimed to be one of the biggest in the world and comprises more than 700 performers. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)




Lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano enters the sea south of Kalapana in Big Island, Hawaii, on August 26, 2013. (Photo by Miles Morgan/Barcroft Media)

Lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano enters the sea south of Kalapana in Big Island, Hawaii, on August 26, 2013. (Photo by Miles Morgan/Barcroft Media)




Visitors run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou Zhejiang province, on August 27, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Visitors run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou Zhejiang province, on August 27, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A large beetle-shaped robot “Kabutom RX-03”, made by Japanese engineer Hitoshi Takahashi, is demonstrated in Higashi Ibaraki province, Japan, on August 15, 2013.The robot is 11-meters in length and weighing 17-tonnes, can walk with its six legs and can also blow smoke from its nose. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)

A large beetle-shaped robot “Kabutom RX-03”, made by Japanese engineer Hitoshi Takahashi, is demonstrated in Higashi Ibaraki province, Japan, on August 15, 2013.The robot is 11-meters in length and weighing 17-tonnes, can walk with its six legs and can also blow smoke from its nose. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)




This Nasa image released on Tuesday shows a mosaic of photos from around the world collected as part of the Wave at Saturn event organised by those behind the US space agency’s Cassini mission. The event on July 19 marked the day the Cassini spacecraft turned back towards Earth to take a picture as part of a larger mosaic of the Saturn system. The images came via Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Google+ and email. (Photo by Ho/Nasa/AFP Photo)

This Nasa image released on Tuesday shows a mosaic of photos from around the world collected as part of the Wave at Saturn event organised by those behind the US space agency’s Cassini mission. The event on July 19 marked the day the Cassini spacecraft turned back towards Earth to take a picture as part of a larger mosaic of the Saturn system. The images came via Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Google+ and email. (Photo by Ho/Nasa/AFP Photo)




Visitors to the Taiwan Aerospace & Defense Technology Expo aim shoulder-fired Kestrel HEAT Rockets in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Wally Santana/Associated Press)

Visitors to the Taiwan Aerospace & Defense Technology Expo aim shoulder-fired Kestrel HEAT Rockets in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Wally Santana/Associated Press)




Some of the 25 life size painted donkeys on display in St Paul's Cathedral in central London from Cairo, in the name of peace and compassion, as part of the CARAVAN interfaith art exhibition, on August 30, 2013.The exhibition features the work of Western and Egyptian artists, both Muslim and Christian, who were each asked to decorate a life-size fibreglass donkey that was sculpted by the noted Egyptian artist Reda Abdel Rahman. (Photo by Lewis Whyld/PA)

Some of the 25 life size painted donkeys on display in St Paul's Cathedral in central London from Cairo, in the name of peace and compassion, as part of the CARAVAN interfaith art exhibition, on August 30, 2013.The exhibition features the work of Western and Egyptian artists, both Muslim and Christian, who were each asked to decorate a life-size fibreglass donkey that was sculpted by the noted Egyptian artist Reda Abdel Rahman. (Photo by Lewis Whyld/PA)




National Cadet Corps  members embrace during during a dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, on August 13, 2013. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

National Cadet Corps members embrace during during a dress rehearsal for India's Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, on August 13, 2013. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




A member of a Kashmiri women's separatist group, attends a protest against recent riots, in Srinagar, on August 12, 2013. Three people died in riots between Hindus and Muslims over the weekend. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

A member of a Kashmiri women's separatist group, attends a protest against recent riots, in Srinagar, on August 12, 2013. Three people died in riots between Hindus and Muslims over the weekend. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)




Calligrapher Zhang Kesi dips his brush with ink as he creates a giant work of calligraphy in Shenyang, China, on August 30, 2013. It will be presented as a gift at the upcoming National Games to be held in the city from August 31 to September 12. He wrote down three characters which mean “China Dream” on a 70-meter-long, 40-meter-wide white cloth; the brush weighed 50 kilograms. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

Calligrapher Zhang Kesi dips his brush with ink as he creates a giant work of calligraphy in Shenyang, China, on August 30, 2013. It will be presented as a gift at the upcoming National Games to be held in the city from August 31 to September 12. He wrote down three characters which mean “China Dream” on a 70-meter-long, 40-meter-wide white cloth; the brush weighed 50 kilograms. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)




A Congolese armed forces (FARDC) tank fires a shot as soldiers battle M23 rebels in Kibati, outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 30, 2013. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

A Congolese armed forces (FARDC) tank fires a shot as soldiers battle M23 rebels in Kibati, outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 30, 2013. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)




Five women wearing bikinis held a protest on August 23, 2013. The demonstration took place in the span MASP (Art Museum of São Paulo), in Paulista Avenue, in São Paulo. In one of the plates was written: “Let's end poverty and inequality in Brazil”. (Photo by J. Duran Machfee/Futura Press/Estadão Conteúdo)

Five women wearing bikinis held a protest on August 23, 2013. The demonstration took place in the span MASP (Art Museum of São Paulo), in Paulista Avenue, in São Paulo. In one of the plates was written: “Let's end poverty and inequality in Brazil”. (Photo by J. Duran Machfee/Futura Press/Estadão Conteúdo)




A “Free Syrian Army”  fighter (L) provides cover for his fellow fighter inspecting a body, which according to the FSA was one of the forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, during an offensive to seize Aleppo's town of Khanasir, on August 26, 2013. Rebel forces took control of the strategic town that sits on the government supply route connecting the northern province to the central city of Hama, in northern Syria killing more than 50 pro-government fighters and cutting off government forces' only supply route out of the city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)

A “Free Syrian Army” fighter (L) provides cover for his fellow fighter inspecting a body, which according to the FSA was one of the forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, during an offensive to seize Aleppo's town of Khanasir, on August 26, 2013. Rebel forces took control of the strategic town that sits on the government supply route connecting the northern province to the central city of Hama, in northern Syria killing more than 50 pro-government fighters and cutting off government forces' only supply route out of the city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters)




A man walks inside the damaged historical old souk of Homs August 19, 2013. (Photo by Yazan Homsy/Reuters)

A man walks inside the damaged historical old souk of Homs August 19, 2013. (Photo by Yazan Homsy/Reuters)




United States' Inika Mcpherson competes in a women's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, August 15, 2013. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)

United States' Inika Mcpherson competes in a women's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, August 15, 2013. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)




A vendor sells stuffed animals from his car in Beijing, China, on August 12, 2013. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)

A vendor sells stuffed animals from his car in Beijing, China, on August 12, 2013. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)




U.N. chemical weapons experts gather items at a site of alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus, on August 29, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed Abdullah/Reuters)

U.N. chemical weapons experts gather items at a site of alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus, on August 29, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed Abdullah/Reuters)




A police vehicle is pushed off of the Sixth of October Bridge in Cairo on August 14, 2013. (Photo by Sabry Khaled/AP Photo/El Shorouk Newspaper)

A police vehicle is pushed off of the Sixth of October Bridge in Cairo on August 14, 2013. (Photo by Sabry Khaled/AP Photo/El Shorouk Newspaper)




Steel barrel vendor Lassiney Diarra poses for a picture in front of barrels in Bamako August 13, 2013. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Steel barrel vendor Lassiney Diarra poses for a picture in front of barrels in Bamako August 13, 2013. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Katy Perry arrives at Z100 in New York City for the world premiere of her new single “Roar”, on August 12, 2013. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision for Capitol Records)

Katy Perry arrives at Z100 in New York City for the world premiere of her new single “Roar”, on August 12, 2013. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision for Capitol Records)




Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, on August 11, 2013. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at the refinery, and residents were moved out of the immediate area. (Photo by Reuters)

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, on August 11, 2013. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at the refinery, and residents were moved out of the immediate area. (Photo by Reuters)




Members of Shonkhoodoi Circus practise in a gymnasium in Darkhan August 23, 2013. Mission Manduhai is created by Chimgee Haltarhuu, a former Mongolian gymnast and victim of domestic abuse, who brought three U.S. students and six young performers from Shonkhoodoi Circus in Darkhan to travel through the Mongolian countryside to give free circus performances. The free performances are held as a way to raise awareness on domestic abuse, by distributing leaflets on domestic abuse before and after the shows. (Photo by Mareike Guensche/Reuters)

Members of Shonkhoodoi Circus practise in a gymnasium in Darkhan August 23, 2013. Mission Manduhai is created by Chimgee Haltarhuu, a former Mongolian gymnast and victim of domestic abuse, who brought three U.S. students and six young performers from Shonkhoodoi Circus in Darkhan to travel through the Mongolian countryside to give free circus performances. The free performances are held as a way to raise awareness on domestic abuse, by distributing leaflets on domestic abuse before and after the shows. (Photo by Mareike Guensche/Reuters)




A policeman throws stones at Hindus protesting against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, in Jammu, India, on August 10, 2013. Indian forces fired warning shots Saturday to enforce a curfew and to push angry people back into their homes in Kishtwar, in the Indian portion of Kashmir where clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Eid celebrations killed at least two people and injured another 24. (Photo by Channi Anand/Associated Press)

A policeman throws stones at Hindus protesting against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, in Jammu, India, on August 10, 2013. Indian forces fired warning shots Saturday to enforce a curfew and to push angry people back into their homes in Kishtwar, in the Indian portion of Kashmir where clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Eid celebrations killed at least two people and injured another 24. (Photo by Channi Anand/Associated Press)




A miner carries baskets of sulphur (sulfur) stones out of the crater at the Kawan Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, on Friday, August 16, 2013. Miners collect sulphur from the active volcano daily to sell to local factories where it is used to refine sugar, make matches and medicines. (Photo by Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg)

A miner carries baskets of sulphur (sulfur) stones out of the crater at the Kawan Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, on Friday, August 16, 2013. Miners collect sulphur from the active volcano daily to sell to local factories where it is used to refine sugar, make matches and medicines. (Photo by Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg)




US President Barack Obama walks on the stage to speak on education at University of Buffalo, the State University of New York, on August 22, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Obama is on a two-day bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania to discuss his plan to make college more affordable, tackle rising costs, and improve value for students and their families. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP Photo)

US President Barack Obama walks on the stage to speak on education at University of Buffalo, the State University of New York, on August 22, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. Obama is on a two-day bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania to discuss his plan to make college more affordable, tackle rising costs, and improve value for students and their families. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP Photo)




A combination picture showing figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument in Sofia. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)

A combination picture showing figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument in Sofia. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)




Scott Turpin, 35, walks between “The Needles” in Sequoia National Forest, California, on August 26, 2013. (Photo by Jeremiah Watt/Barcroft India)

Scott Turpin, 35, walks between “The Needles” in Sequoia National Forest, California, on August 26, 2013. (Photo by Jeremiah Watt/Barcroft India)




A man rides his bicycle past a partially demolished building in the middle of a street next to residential construction sites in Xi'an, August 14, 2013. A family of 7 still lived in the three-storey building without electricity and water after a demolition project in the region took place in 2010. According to local media, the owner of the house refused to move as a protest against a land dispute lawsuit between him and his brother, which he lost. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A man rides his bicycle past a partially demolished building in the middle of a street next to residential construction sites in Xi'an, August 14, 2013. A family of 7 still lived in the three-storey building without electricity and water after a demolition project in the region took place in 2010. According to local media, the owner of the house refused to move as a protest against a land dispute lawsuit between him and his brother, which he lost. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Meteors streak above the Wyoming countryside early Tuesday morning north of Cheyenne in this time-elapsed photo. The past  couple nights were the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower, which run from mid-July through mid-August. The shower, which gets its name from the constellation, Persus, are the remants from the comet Swift-Tuttle, which last past through in 1992 and won't pass by again until the year 2125. (Photo by Blaine McCartney/AP Photo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Meteors streak above the Wyoming countryside early Tuesday morning north of Cheyenne in this time-elapsed photo. The past couple nights were the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower, which run from mid-July through mid-August. The shower, which gets its name from the constellation, Persus, are the remants from the comet Swift-Tuttle, which last past through in 1992 and won't pass by again until the year 2125. (Photo by Blaine McCartney/AP Photo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle)




Vic Clinco owns what is thought to be the world's largest hot sauce collection. His amazing 6,000 bottles collection from around the world includes a rare bottle of “Blair's 16 Million Reserve”, the hottest sauce on the planet. (Photo by Barcroft Media)

Vic Clinco owns what is thought to be the world's largest hot sauce collection. His amazing 6,000 bottles collection from around the world includes a rare bottle of “Blair's 16 Million Reserve”, the hottest sauce on the planet. (Photo by Barcroft Media)




A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi climbs up a lamp post during a march in Sanaa, Egypt, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)

A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi climbs up a lamp post during a march in Sanaa, Egypt, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)




Junior soldiers graduate at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, on August 16, 2013. The largest military graduation parade in Europe took place yesterday in Harrogate where nearly 700 junior soldiers from Cambrai, Peninsula and Burma companies marched onto the parade ground. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire)

Junior soldiers graduate at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, on August 16, 2013. The largest military graduation parade in Europe took place yesterday in Harrogate where nearly 700 junior soldiers from Cambrai, Peninsula and Burma companies marched onto the parade ground. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire)




Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (Photo by Matt Dunham/AP Photo)

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, August 13, 2013. (Photo by Matt Dunham/AP Photo)




A man looks at a giant inukshuk as the moon rises above it in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, on August 21, 2013. The inukshuk is a stone landmark or cairn used by the Inuit people in the arctic. (Photo by Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A man looks at a giant inukshuk as the moon rises above it in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, on August 21, 2013. The inukshuk is a stone landmark or cairn used by the Inuit people in the arctic. (Photo by Chris Wattie/Reuters)




Members of the All Assam Photojournalist Association wear black sashes around their mouths during a protest against the rape of a photojournalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill in Mumbai, in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati, on August 24, 2013. The gang-rape of the 22-year-old journalist has drawn comparisons to an attack in December that led to nationwide protests and a revision of rape laws. (Photo by Utpal Baruah/Reuters)

Members of the All Assam Photojournalist Association wear black sashes around their mouths during a protest against the rape of a photojournalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill in Mumbai, in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati, on August 24, 2013. The gang-rape of the 22-year-old journalist has drawn comparisons to an attack in December that led to nationwide protests and a revision of rape laws. (Photo by Utpal Baruah/Reuters)




A Dutch AH-64 Apache helicopter fires flares during a performance at the International Air Show in Radom, Poland, on August 24, 2013. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/Associated Press)

A Dutch AH-64 Apache helicopter fires flares during a performance at the International Air Show in Radom, Poland, on August 24, 2013. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/Associated Press)




A man climbs outside a window with a knife, as his mother and a plain clothes policeman look watch him in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, on August 26, 2013. He held his mother captive in his apartment before climbing out of the window and threatening to cut himself. After several hours, he was controlled by policemen who managed to enter the house from another window with the help of his mother, local media reported. (Photo by Reuters)

A man climbs outside a window with a knife, as his mother and a plain clothes policeman look watch him in Anshan, Liaoning province, China, on August 26, 2013. He held his mother captive in his apartment before climbing out of the window and threatening to cut himself. After several hours, he was controlled by policemen who managed to enter the house from another window with the help of his mother, local media reported. (Photo by Reuters)




A man, whose last name is Hou, gestures while holding a knife as he stands outside a window atop an air conditioner theatening to cut himself, in Anshan, Liaoning province August 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A man, whose last name is Hou, gestures while holding a knife as he stands outside a window atop an air conditioner theatening to cut himself, in Anshan, Liaoning province August 26, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)






Police grab a man after he threatened to cut himself in Anshan, Liaoning province. The man held his mother captive in his apartment before climbing out of the window and threatening to harm himself. (Photo by Reuters)

Police grab a man after he threatened to cut himself in Anshan, Liaoning province. The man held his mother captive in his apartment before climbing out of the window and threatening to harm himself. (Photo by Reuters)




Inmate firefighters walk along state Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, on August 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as the massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of the park. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

Inmate firefighters walk along state Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, on August 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as the massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of the park. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)




A Si-Fi enthusiast dressed as the alien from the iconic science fiction film Alien poping into a Starbucks as he attends the Nine Worlds Geekfest at the Radisson Hotel near Heathrow, on August 11, 2013. It is a weekend-long, multi-genre, residential event for sci-fi convention fans. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

A Si-Fi enthusiast dressed as the alien from the iconic science fiction film Alien poping into a Starbucks as he attends the Nine Worlds Geekfest at the Radisson Hotel near Heathrow, on August 11, 2013. It is a weekend-long, multi-genre, residential event for sci-fi convention fans. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Wire)




A 20ft puppet of Lady Godiva, which was taken to the London 2012 Olympics to represent the West Midlands in arts and culture makes it's return to Coventry as it travels around the city ring road, on August 10, 2013. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

A 20ft puppet of Lady Godiva, which was taken to the London 2012 Olympics to represent the West Midlands in arts and culture makes it's return to Coventry as it travels around the city ring road, on August 10, 2013. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Wire)




A Syrian soldier is captured by “Free Syrian Army” fighters during what the FSA say is an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Qobtan village in Aleppo August 22, 2013. (Photo by Saad AboBrahim/Reuters)

A Syrian soldier is captured by “Free Syrian Army” fighters during what the FSA say is an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Qobtan village in Aleppo August 22, 2013. (Photo by Saad AboBrahim/Reuters)




A passenger inside a taxi argues with a group of protesters who have blocked off an avenue during a demonstration against State Governor Sergio Cabral in downtown Rio de Janeiro, on August 15, 2013. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

A passenger inside a taxi argues with a group of protesters who have blocked off an avenue during a demonstration against State Governor Sergio Cabral in downtown Rio de Janeiro, on August 15, 2013. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)




Venus Williams prepares to serve to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in New York. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)

Venus Williams prepares to serve to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in New York. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)




A rescue worker throws a box containing water out of a helicopter above a flooded area in Shantou, Guangdong province, China, on August 21, 2013. Flooding triggered by rainstorms have ravaged the city for the last few days, affecting 772,000 people across 11 townships, according to local media. (Photo by China Daily)

A rescue worker throws a box containing water out of a helicopter above a flooded area in Shantou, Guangdong province, China, on August 21, 2013. Flooding triggered by rainstorms have ravaged the city for the last few days, affecting 772,000 people across 11 townships, according to local media. (Photo by China Daily)




Women push themselves into a train car at Sudimara train station on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 23, 2013. (Photo by Beawiharta/Reuters)

Women push themselves into a train car at Sudimara train station on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 23, 2013. (Photo by Beawiharta/Reuters)




Thai lotus farmer Usa Mahmueangbon, 47, picks lotus flowers in her family's lotus and water lily farm in Saladin village in Nakhon Pathom, about 50 kms west of Bangkok, Thailand 28 August 2013. The farm is run by her and her two sisters and was started 30 years-ago by their now deceased father. Every second day to allow for re-growth of the beautiful flower, the sisters wade into the 2.4 hectare cultivated  waters to hand pick about 1,500 lotus flowers that are then sold to a wholesaler who pays less than half a euro per flower and takes them to market for further onward sale as decoration, temple offerings and sometimes food. (Photo by Barbara Walton/EPA)

Thai lotus farmer Usa Mahmueangbon, 47, picks lotus flowers in her family's lotus and water lily farm in Saladin village in Nakhon Pathom, about 50 kms west of Bangkok, Thailand 28 August 2013. The farm is run by her and her two sisters and was started 30 years-ago by their now deceased father. Every second day to allow for re-growth of the beautiful flower, the sisters wade into the 2.4 hectare cultivated waters to hand pick about 1,500 lotus flowers that are then sold to a wholesaler who pays less than half a euro per flower and takes them to market for further onward sale as decoration, temple offerings and sometimes food. (Photo by Barbara Walton/EPA)




This undated photo illustration released by Disney Parks shows actress-singer Jennifer Hudson, dressed as the character Tiana from the animated film “The Princess and the Frog”, as part of the Disney Dream Portrait series. The portrait series by Annie Leibovitz for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts features celebrities set in Disney fantasy settings. The image, appearing in upcoming issues of “Vanity Fair”, “O – The Oprah Magazine”, and “People” is entitled, “Where you always follow your heart”. (Photo by Annie Leibovitz for Disney Parks)

This undated photo illustration released by Disney Parks shows actress-singer Jennifer Hudson, dressed as the character Tiana from the animated film “The Princess and the Frog”, as part of the Disney Dream Portrait series. The portrait series by Annie Leibovitz for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts features celebrities set in Disney fantasy settings. The image, appearing in upcoming issues of “Vanity Fair”, “O – The Oprah Magazine”, and “People” is entitled, “Where you always follow your heart”. (Photo by Annie Leibovitz for Disney Parks)




Beale St. Flipper Markese Jones, 10, spins head-over-heels down the famed street in Memphis, Tenn. as Marcus Houston, left, picks up donations from tourists Sunday, August 25, 2013. (Photo by Jim Weber/AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal)

Beale St. Flipper Markese Jones, 10, spins head-over-heels down the famed street in Memphis, Tenn. as Marcus Houston, left, picks up donations from tourists Sunday, August 25, 2013. (Photo by Jim Weber/AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal)




Nine-year-old cousins Rose Brewer and Flame Brewer wing walk over Rendcomb airfield in Cirencester, England, to  become the world's youngest formation wing walkers, on August 21, 2013. The two girls were inspired to break the record after reading about the plight of Eli Crossley who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Pool)

Nine-year-old cousins Rose Brewer and Flame Brewer wing walk over Rendcomb airfield in Cirencester, England, to become the world's youngest formation wing walkers, on August 21, 2013. The two girls were inspired to break the record after reading about the plight of Eli Crossley who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Pool)




Visitors run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of the Qiantang River, under the influence of Typhoon Trami, in Hangzhou, China, on August 23, 2013. Rainstorms brought by Typhoon Trami swept the southeastern coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, affecting 1.4 million people and forcing relocation of 351,000, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Friday. (Photo by Reuters)

Visitors run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of the Qiantang River, under the influence of Typhoon Trami, in Hangzhou, China, on August 23, 2013. Rainstorms brought by Typhoon Trami swept the southeastern coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, affecting 1.4 million people and forcing relocation of 351,000, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Friday. (Photo by Reuters)




MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 28, 2013. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)

MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 28, 2013. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters)




The Rim Fire burns along Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, August 25, 2013. With winds gusting and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of Yosemite National Park. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

The Rim Fire burns along Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, August 25, 2013. With winds gusting and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of Yosemite National Park. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)




Newly weds Cam Auge and Caylee Wasilenko share a kiss as they waterski in Bedwell Bay in North Vancouver, British Columbia, after exchanging vows on the dock at the Vancouver Waterski Club, on August 28, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)

Newly weds Cam Auge and Caylee Wasilenko share a kiss as they waterski in Bedwell Bay in North Vancouver, British Columbia, after exchanging vows on the dock at the Vancouver Waterski Club, on August 28, 2013. (Photo by Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)




Rescue workers carry a victim across the rubble after the collapse of two residential buildings in Vadodra city, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat, on August 28, 2013. At least seven people died. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Rescue workers carry a victim across the rubble after the collapse of two residential buildings in Vadodra city, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat, on August 28, 2013. At least seven people died. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)




Michelle Wie encourages the crowd along the 15th fairway during a foursome match in the Solheim Cup golf tournament in Parker, Colorado, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Chris Carlson/Associated Press)

Michelle Wie encourages the crowd along the 15th fairway during a foursome match in the Solheim Cup golf tournament in Parker, Colorado, on August 16, 2013. (Photo by Chris Carlson/Associated Press)
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