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A woman wearing water wings inflatable arm floats welcomes the new year as she leaps from the government wharf into the frigid North Atlantic in the annual New Year's Day polar bear swim in Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Vaughan/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

A woman wearing water wings inflatable arm floats welcomes the new year as she leaps from the government wharf into the frigid North Atlantic in the annual New Year's Day polar bear swim in Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Thursday, January 1, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Vaughan/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)




View on a frozen puddle in Sieversdorf, Germany, 27 December 2014. Germany saw the onset of winter the same day with snowfall, forecasted to continue over the next days and cause slippery conditions. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/EPA)

View on a frozen puddle in Sieversdorf, Germany, 27 December 2014. Germany saw the onset of winter the same day with snowfall, forecasted to continue over the next days and cause slippery conditions. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/EPA)




Ukrainian army soldiers pose for photo with volunteers at a check point in Debaltsevo, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Ukraine Sunday, December 28, 2014. Volunteer groups across Ukraine are raising funds and buying equipment for soldiers fighting in the east of the country against pro-Russian separatists and often delivering the supplies directly to the soldiers themselves. In Kiev alone, some 30 volunteer groups involve several thousand people. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

Ukrainian army soldiers pose for photo with volunteers at a check point in Debaltsevo, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Ukraine Sunday, December 28, 2014. Volunteer groups across Ukraine are raising funds and buying equipment for soldiers fighting in the east of the country against pro-Russian separatists and often delivering the supplies directly to the soldiers themselves. In Kiev alone, some 30 volunteer groups involve several thousand people. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




Joe Lind(blue jacket) rode off-rode down a hill with other unicyclists during the Twin Cities Unicycle Club annual New Yeard Day “Tundracon” ride at Lake Como on Thursday, January 1, 2015 in St. Paul, Minn. (Photo by Renee Jones/Schneider)

Joe Lind(blue jacket) rode off-rode down a hill with other unicyclists during the Twin Cities Unicycle Club annual New Yeard Day “Tundracon” ride at Lake Como on Thursday, January 1, 2015 in St. Paul, Minn. (Photo by Renee Jones/Schneider)




Bangladesh Natinonalist Party (BNP) supported lawyers are hit by a police water cannon in front of the main gate of the Supreme Court during the March For Democracy protest rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 29, 2013.  (Photo by Abir Abdullah/EPA)

Bangladesh Natinonalist Party (BNP) supported lawyers are hit by a police water cannon in front of the main gate of the Supreme Court during the March For Democracy protest rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 29, 2013. (Photo by Abir Abdullah/EPA)




An Egyptian girl yawns as she leans on a car displaying party hats on New Year's Eve in the Shubra district of Cairo, late Wednesday, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Eman Helal/AP Photo)

An Egyptian girl yawns as she leans on a car displaying party hats on New Year's Eve in the Shubra district of Cairo, late Wednesday, December 31, 2014. (Photo by Eman Helal/AP Photo)




Palestinians carry an injured man during clashes with Israeli soldiers outside the Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, January 2, 2015. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)

Palestinians carry an injured man during clashes with Israeli soldiers outside the Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, January 2, 2015. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)




People skate on the rink by a Soviet-era monument of friendship between the Ukrainian and Russian people, in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, January 2, 2015. Writing on the monument reads: “Glory to Ukraine!”. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

People skate on the rink by a Soviet-era monument of friendship between the Ukrainian and Russian people, in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, January 2, 2015. Writing on the monument reads: “Glory to Ukraine!”. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




Afghan refugee Sayma Naseeb, 4, stands by the doorway of her family's mud house in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, December 28, 2014. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)

Afghan refugee Sayma Naseeb, 4, stands by the doorway of her family's mud house in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, December 28, 2014. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)




Elderly Pakistani Suraya Abdullah, 68, tends her granddaughter Shameem, 2, lying in a hammock attached on a bed outside their makeshift home in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, December 27, 2014. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)

Elderly Pakistani Suraya Abdullah, 68, tends her granddaughter Shameem, 2, lying in a hammock attached on a bed outside their makeshift home in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, December 27, 2014. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen/AP Photo)




Ufa's Anton Slepyshev, left, fights against Davo's Felicien du Bois during the game between Switzerland's HC Davos and Russia's HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the semi final game at the 88th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Peter Schneider/EPA)

Ufa's Anton Slepyshev, left, fights against Davo's Felicien du Bois during the game between Switzerland's HC Davos and Russia's HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the semi final game at the 88th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. (Photo by Peter Schneider/EPA)




A vehicle belonging to Shi'ite fighters fires a multiple rocket launcher during clashes with the Islamic State on at the outskirt of Balad, north of Baghdad December 26, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A vehicle belonging to Shi'ite fighters fires a multiple rocket launcher during clashes with the Islamic State on at the outskirt of Balad, north of Baghdad December 26, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




A man casts a fishing net as local residents make their way on a flooded road in the Pattani province December 27, 2014. Many parts of the southern province remain flooded after recent heavy rains, local media reported. (Photo by Surapan Boonthanom/Reuters)

A man casts a fishing net as local residents make their way on a flooded road in the Pattani province December 27, 2014. Many parts of the southern province remain flooded after recent heavy rains, local media reported. (Photo by Surapan Boonthanom/Reuters)




Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese (24) battles for the ball with Tennessee guard Andraya Carter (14) and center Isabelle Harrison (20) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, December 28, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/AP Photo)

Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese (24) battles for the ball with Tennessee guard Andraya Carter (14) and center Isabelle Harrison (20) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, December 28, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/AP Photo)




A woman walks past a snowman on a street in Sheffield, northern England December 27, 2014. Motorists in the north of Britain were trapped overnight, as a result of heavy snowfalls, local media reported. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)

A woman walks past a snowman on a street in Sheffield, northern England December 27, 2014. Motorists in the north of Britain were trapped overnight, as a result of heavy snowfalls, local media reported. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)




Staff members of the Korea Exchange applaud as they throw confetti for the media during the year's market closing ceremony near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed the year's last trading at 1,915.59. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

Staff members of the Korea Exchange applaud as they throw confetti for the media during the year's market closing ceremony near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed the year's last trading at 1,915.59. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)




An Ohio State Highway patrol officer (R) puts his hand on the shoulder of an NYPD Canine unite officer upon arriving for the funeral of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York December 27, 2014. Thousands of police and other mourners were expected to fill the church and surrounding streets for the funeral Saturday of Ramos, one of two police officers ambushed by a gunman who said he was avenging the killing of unarmed black men by police. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

An Ohio State Highway patrol officer (R) puts his hand on the shoulder of an NYPD Canine unite officer upon arriving for the funeral of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York December 27, 2014. Thousands of police and other mourners were expected to fill the church and surrounding streets for the funeral Saturday of Ramos, one of two police officers ambushed by a gunman who said he was avenging the killing of unarmed black men by police. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)




A combination image shows mourning bands placed over different police badges at the funeral of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in the Queens borough of New York December 27, 2014. Targeted for their uniform, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were slain last Saturday afternoon while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn in what is only the seventh instance of police partners being killed together in the city in more than 40 years. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

A combination image shows mourning bands placed over different police badges at the funeral of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in the Queens borough of New York December 27, 2014. Targeted for their uniform, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were slain last Saturday afternoon while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn in what is only the seventh instance of police partners being killed together in the city in more than 40 years. Thousands of police officers from departments around the country, including those in St. Louis, Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., were expected to join U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other officials for the funeral service at the church on Saturday. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)




A man holds a rifle magazine as he sits at his stall on a street in the northwestern city of Saada December 27, 2014. (Photo by Naiyf Rahma/Reuters)

A man holds a rifle magazine as he sits at his stall on a street in the northwestern city of Saada December 27, 2014. (Photo by Naiyf Rahma/Reuters)




Handmade puppets are seen inside the home of Hector Villareyna, a craftsman from Leon city, in Managua December 27, 2014. Villareyna began making puppets from old clothes to be sold at 600 cordobas ($23) to represent the past year. In Nicaragua, puppets are burned traditionally as a way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

Handmade puppets are seen inside the home of Hector Villareyna, a craftsman from Leon city, in Managua December 27, 2014. Villareyna began making puppets from old clothes to be sold at 600 cordobas ($23) to represent the past year. In Nicaragua, puppets are burned traditionally as a way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)




A stuffed animal is strapped to the front of an MRAP vehicle belonging to Dragon Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment on forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 28, 2014. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

A stuffed animal is strapped to the front of an MRAP vehicle belonging to Dragon Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment on forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 28, 2014. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)




Anna Fenninger from Austria, Sara Hector from Sweden and Mikaela Shiffrin (L-R) from the U.S. react on the podium after the World Cup Women's Giant Slalom race in Kuehtai ski resort December 28, 2014. (Photo by Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

Anna Fenninger from Austria, Sara Hector from Sweden and Mikaela Shiffrin (L-R) from the U.S. react on the podium after the World Cup Women's Giant Slalom race in Kuehtai ski resort December 28, 2014. (Photo by Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)




A woman walks dogs wearing jackets during icy conditions in Newtown Linford, central England December 28, 2014. (Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters)

A woman walks dogs wearing jackets during icy conditions in Newtown Linford, central England December 28, 2014. (Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters)




A man in a Santa Claus costume waits for the start of the annual race in downtown Belgrade December 28, 2014. Serbian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar is two weeks behind the Gregorian calendar. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

A man in a Santa Claus costume waits for the start of the annual race in downtown Belgrade December 28, 2014. Serbian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar is two weeks behind the Gregorian calendar. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Youths play in a wave crashing on a sea wall in the Russian Black Sea coastal town of Anapa December 28, 2014. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)

Youths play in a wave crashing on a sea wall in the Russian Black Sea coastal town of Anapa December 28, 2014. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)




Youths take a photo in a wave crashing on a pier in the Russian Black Sea coastal town of Anapa December 28, 2014. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)

Youths take a photo in a wave crashing on a pier in the Russian Black Sea coastal town of Anapa December 28, 2014. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)




Members of the “Cryophil” winter swimming club walk along the Yenisei River ahead of New Year and Christmas celebrations, with the air temperature at about minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit), outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 28, 2014. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)

Members of the “Cryophil” winter swimming club walk along the Yenisei River ahead of New Year and Christmas celebrations, with the air temperature at about minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit), outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 28, 2014. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)




Palestinian Fatah al-Intifada members, supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, take part in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the movement at al-Baddawi refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon December 28, 2014. (Photo by Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

Palestinian Fatah al-Intifada members, supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, take part in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the movement at al-Baddawi refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon December 28, 2014. (Photo by Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)




Palestinian Fatah al-Intifada members, supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, take part in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the movement at al-Baddawi refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon December 28, 2014. (Photo by Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)

Palestinian Fatah al-Intifada members, supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, take part in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the movement at al-Baddawi refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon December 28, 2014. (Photo by Omar Ibrahim/Reuters)




Actress Boquita Almonte smashes an old cell phone on “Good Riddance Day” in Times Square in New York December 28, 2014. Good Riddance Day, inspired by Latin American tradition, encourages people to shred and smash their bad memories from 2014 to start the new year fresh. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Actress Boquita Almonte smashes an old cell phone on “Good Riddance Day” in Times Square in New York December 28, 2014. Good Riddance Day, inspired by Latin American tradition, encourages people to shred and smash their bad memories from 2014 to start the new year fresh. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)




A personnel of pro-government Libyan forces, who are backed by locals, holds his weapon next to a mannequin used as a decoy against snipers during clashes in the streets with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi December 28, 2014. (Photo by Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A personnel of pro-government Libyan forces, who are backed by locals, holds his weapon next to a mannequin used as a decoy against snipers during clashes in the streets with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi December 28, 2014. (Photo by Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters)
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