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Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu employee Saeko Koyama, wearing a kimono dress, displays an ornamental wooden racket or “hagoita” decorated with a depiction of three Japanese Nobel laureate scientists (R) and Mixrosoft's Bill Gates (L) at the company's showroom in Tokyo on December 3, 2014. A hagoita is a wooden paddle used to play the new year hanetsuki game, where two players hit a shuttlecock back and forth. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu employee Saeko Koyama, wearing a kimono dress, displays an ornamental wooden racket or “hagoita” decorated with a depiction of three Japanese Nobel laureate scientists (R) and Mixrosoft's Bill Gates (L) at the company's showroom in Tokyo on December 3, 2014. A hagoita is a wooden paddle used to play the new year hanetsuki game, where two players hit a shuttlecock back and forth. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)




Participants dressed as Perchten roam village streets to chase away evil winter spirits in the annual Perchten gathering in Bavaria on November 29, 2014 near Kirchseeon, Germany. Perchten are the mythical entourage of Perchta, a goddess in ancient southern German alpine pagan tradition, and are usually fearsome creatures with tusks and horns and covered in hair. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images)

Participants dressed as Perchten roam village streets to chase away evil winter spirits in the annual Perchten gathering in Bavaria on November 29, 2014 near Kirchseeon, Germany. Perchten are the mythical entourage of Perchta, a goddess in ancient southern German alpine pagan tradition, and are usually fearsome creatures with tusks and horns and covered in hair. The tradition dates back at least to the 16th century and is also related to traditions of Krampus, Teifel, Klausen and La Befana, all animal-like creatures in the German, Austrian, Italian and Swiss alpine regions whose duties include instilling fear into naughty children. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images)




Indians walk though a tunnel decorated with murals during the Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Monday, December 1, 2014. Delegates from more than 190 countries will meet in Lima for two weeks to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

Indians walk though a tunnel decorated with murals during the Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Monday, December 1, 2014. Delegates from more than 190 countries will meet in Lima for two weeks to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a crowded subway train in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, December 5, 2014. This Santa says he'll ride the city's subway trains in December to celebrate the Christmas season. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a crowded subway train in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, December 5, 2014. This Santa says he'll ride the city's subway trains in December to celebrate the Christmas season. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)




A Belarus senior school pupil wears a gas mask during a fire safety drill at a school in the village of Krevo, some 100 kilometers northwest from Minsk, on December 2, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)

A Belarus senior school pupil wears a gas mask during a fire safety drill at a school in the village of Krevo, some 100 kilometers northwest from Minsk, on December 2, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Gapon/AFP Photo)




Women dressed as Spider woman and Bat woman cosplay at the Comic Con Experience fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, December 4, 2014. Sao Paulo hosted the international comic trade fair for the first time and plan to hold one every year. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)

Women dressed as Spider woman and Bat woman cosplay at the Comic Con Experience fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, December 4, 2014. Sao Paulo hosted the international comic trade fair for the first time and plan to hold one every year. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)




Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams posing with a Gibson signature Vintage Original EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar – a custom model which was made to the same specifications as Jimmy Page's classic original doubleneck guitar – during a photocall for highlights of Bonhams' forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Sale in Knightsbridge, London, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams posing with a Gibson signature Vintage Original EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar – a custom model which was made to the same specifications as Jimmy Page's classic original doubleneck guitar – during a photocall for highlights of Bonhams' forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Sale in Knightsbridge, London, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)




People walk past and take photographs next to a Christmas parcel light decoration at the Rossio square in Lisbon, Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)

People walk past and take photographs next to a Christmas parcel light decoration at the Rossio square in Lisbon, Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)




These amazing pictures shows a wall covered entirely in bubble gum – a work of art created by thousands of tourists. David Fulmer, 37, from Pittsburgh, USA took these pictures of the Gum Wall, while on holiday with his girlfriend in Seattle, USA. The wall is decorated with thousands of different pieces of colourful bubble gum, stuck on by tourists who have passed the wall over the years. David was hoping to visit three National Parks as part of his trip but took a pit stop in Seattle to explore the Pike Place Market. (Photo by Caters News)

These amazing pictures shows a wall covered entirely in bubble gum – a work of art created by thousands of tourists. David Fulmer, 37, from Pittsburgh, USA took these pictures of the Gum Wall, while on holiday with his girlfriend in Seattle, USA. The wall is decorated with thousands of different pieces of colourful bubble gum, stuck on by tourists who have passed the wall over the years. David was hoping to visit three National Parks as part of his trip but took a pit stop in Seattle to explore the Pike Place Market. (Photo by Caters News)




A television news crew walks away from a vehicle caught in an overnight mudslide on Soboba Road near Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto, Calif. on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Heavy rain triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in Southern California. (Photo by Frank Bellino/AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise)

A television news crew walks away from a vehicle caught in an overnight mudslide on Soboba Road near Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto, Calif. on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Heavy rain triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in Southern California. (Photo by Frank Bellino/AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise)




Members of the glaciology unit of the Peruvian national water authority walk on Pastoruri glacier in Huaraz, Peru, Thursday, December 4, 2014. According to Alejo Cochachin, coordinator of the glaciology unit, The Pastoruri glacier retreated 576 meters between 1980 and 2014. Peru's glaciers have lost more one-fifth of their mass in just three decades, and the 70 percent Peru's 30 million people who inhabit the country's Pacific coastal desert, depend on glacial runoff for hydropower and to irrigate crops, meaning their electricity and long-term food security could also be in peril. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

Members of the glaciology unit of the Peruvian national water authority walk on Pastoruri glacier in Huaraz, Peru, Thursday, December 4, 2014. According to Alejo Cochachin, coordinator of the glaciology unit, The Pastoruri glacier retreated 576 meters between 1980 and 2014. Peru's glaciers have lost more one-fifth of their mass in just three decades, and the 70 percent Peru's 30 million people who inhabit the country's Pacific coastal desert, depend on glacial runoff for hydropower and to irrigate crops, meaning their electricity and long-term food security could also be in peril. Higher alpine temperatures are killing off plant and animal species in cloud forests and scientists predict Pacific fisheries will suffer. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




Fausta Ortiz, 38, Pastoruri's glacier guardian, stands guard while carrying her daughter Lisoyun, 2, in Huaraz, Peru, Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

Fausta Ortiz, 38, Pastoruri's glacier guardian, stands guard while carrying her daughter Lisoyun, 2, in Huaraz, Peru, Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




Gregory Hughes, left, father of Phillip Hughes, helps to carry Phillips's coffin during his funeral in Macksville, Australia, Wednesday, December 3, 2014. The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident from his death. Hughes died last Thursday, aged 25, after being hit near the ear by a ball during a match between South Australia and his former state side New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/AP Photo)

Gregory Hughes, left, father of Phillip Hughes, helps to carry Phillips's coffin during his funeral in Macksville, Australia, Wednesday, December 3, 2014. The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident from his death. Hughes died last Thursday, aged 25, after being hit near the ear by a ball during a match between South Australia and his former state side New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/AP Photo)




Women herd their sheep to their village in Huaraz, Peru, Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Peru's glaciers have lost more one-fifth of their mass in just three decades, and the 70 percent Peru’s 30 million people who inhabit the country’s Pacific coastal desert, depend on glacial runoff for hydropower and to irrigate crops, meaning their electricity and long-term food security could also be in peril. Higher alpine temperatures are killing off plant and animal species in cloud forests and scientists predict Pacific fisheries will suffer. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)

Women herd their sheep to their village in Huaraz, Peru, Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Peru's glaciers have lost more one-fifth of their mass in just three decades, and the 70 percent Peru’s 30 million people who inhabit the country’s Pacific coastal desert, depend on glacial runoff for hydropower and to irrigate crops, meaning their electricity and long-term food security could also be in peril. Higher alpine temperatures are killing off plant and animal species in cloud forests and scientists predict Pacific fisheries will suffer. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)




Members of the English National Ballets production of The Nutcracker (L-R) James Streeter, Josh McSherry-Gray, Grant Rae, Fernando Bufala and Yoko Callegari perform on ice at Natural History Museum on December 4, 2014 in London, England. Performances of The Nutcracker begin at The London Coliseum from December 11. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Members of the English National Ballets production of The Nutcracker (L-R) James Streeter, Josh McSherry-Gray, Grant Rae, Fernando Bufala and Yoko Callegari perform on ice at Natural History Museum on December 4, 2014 in London, England. Performances of The Nutcracker begin at The London Coliseum from December 11. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)




A visitor poses for a photograph in the gravity experimental module at the “NASA – A Human Adventure” space exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 December 2014. The exhibition showcases 350 original artifacts including some which were used in a real space operations from the NASA space program. The exhibition runs from 01 December to 01 February 2015. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)

A visitor poses for a photograph in the gravity experimental module at the “NASA – A Human Adventure” space exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 December 2014. The exhibition showcases 350 original artifacts including some which were used in a real space operations from the NASA space program. The exhibition runs from 01 December to 01 February 2015. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)




In this Tuesday, December 2, 2014 photo, Muslima Hassan trims the rubber bottom of an L.L. Bean boot at a facility in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine-based retailer can't make enough of its iconic boots to keep up with demand this holiday season. Some styles are on back order until February, and the company is answering by hiring more than 100 workers and purchasing a new machine that makes the rubber soles. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)

In this Tuesday, December 2, 2014 photo, Muslima Hassan trims the rubber bottom of an L.L. Bean boot at a facility in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine-based retailer can't make enough of its iconic boots to keep up with demand this holiday season. Some styles are on back order until February, and the company is answering by hiring more than 100 workers and purchasing a new machine that makes the rubber soles. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)




In this December 4, 2014 picture the winner of the Miss Intercontinental  2014 beauty  contest,  Wang Patraporn, from Thailand, center, is framed by second placed Kris Tiffany Janson  of the Philippines, left, and third placed  Jeslie Mergal  from Cuba, right, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. (Photo by Jens Wolf/AP Photo/DPA)

In this December 4, 2014 picture the winner of the Miss Intercontinental 2014 beauty contest, Wang Patraporn, from Thailand, center, is framed by second placed Kris Tiffany Janson of the Philippines, left, and third placed Jeslie Mergal from Cuba, right, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. (Photo by Jens Wolf/AP Photo/DPA)




Chinese aids activists hand out condoms in a subway train in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on December 1, 2014. The World Health Organization issued a call to action to China on December 1, 2014 over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million people are living with the disease or its precursor, with hundreds of thousands more thought to be undiagnosed. (Photo by AFP Photo)

Chinese aids activists hand out condoms in a subway train in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on December 1, 2014. The World Health Organization issued a call to action to China on December 1, 2014 over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million people are living with the disease or its precursor, with hundreds of thousands more thought to be undiagnosed. (Photo by AFP Photo)




Evangeline Lilly attends the World Premiere of “The Hobbit: The Battle OF The Five Armies” at Odeon Leicester Square on December 1, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Evangeline Lilly attends the World Premiere of “The Hobbit: The Battle OF The Five Armies” at Odeon Leicester Square on December 1, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)




An employee of Japanese jeweler Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry displays a pure platinum made calendar for 2015 at the company's Ginza shop in Tokyo on December 3, 2014. The calendar measuring 77cm x 50cm and weighing 10 kilograms is priced at 100 million yen (840,000 USD). (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)

An employee of Japanese jeweler Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry displays a pure platinum made calendar for 2015 at the company's Ginza shop in Tokyo on December 3, 2014. The calendar measuring 77cm x 50cm and weighing 10 kilograms is priced at 100 million yen (840,000 USD). (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)




Bodies of Kenyans lie at a quarry in Mandera County, Kenya, Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Kenya police said that at least 36 quarry workers were killed in an attack in northern Kenya  by suspected Islamic extremists from Somalia. Kenyan police chief David Kimaiyo confirmed the workers were killed early Tuesday in Mandera County. (Photo by AP Photo)

Bodies of Kenyans lie at a quarry in Mandera County, Kenya, Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Kenya police said that at least 36 quarry workers were killed in an attack in northern Kenya by suspected Islamic extremists from Somalia. Kenyan police chief David Kimaiyo confirmed the workers were killed early Tuesday in Mandera County. (Photo by AP Photo)




German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Afghani President Ashraf Ghani take part in a press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 05 December 2014. Ashraf Ghani is making his first official visit to Germany since becoming President. (Photo by Wolfgang Kumm/EPA)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Afghani President Ashraf Ghani take part in a press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 05 December 2014. Ashraf Ghani is making his first official visit to Germany since becoming President. (Photo by Wolfgang Kumm/EPA)




Two fourteen-year-old Nepalese students use their sandals to paddle across the Trishuli river on their way to school in Dhading District, some 90 kilometers from capital Kathmandu, Nepal, 04 December 2014. The two girls  cross the river everyday on an inflatable rubber tube because the local authorities have failed to build a promised bridge. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)

Two fourteen-year-old Nepalese students use their sandals to paddle across the Trishuli river on their way to school in Dhading District, some 90 kilometers from capital Kathmandu, Nepal, 04 December 2014. The two girls cross the river everyday on an inflatable rubber tube because the local authorities have failed to build a promised bridge. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)




A member of the Okaloosa County Sheriff Office dive team examines a submerged vehicle near the boat ramp in Joe's Bayou in Destin, Fla. on Friday, December 5, 2014. The car contained the body of an adult, according to the Sheriff's Office. Officials said they would release more details of the incident following further investigation. (Photo by Nick Tomecek/AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News)

A member of the Okaloosa County Sheriff Office dive team examines a submerged vehicle near the boat ramp in Joe's Bayou in Destin, Fla. on Friday, December 5, 2014. The car contained the body of an adult, according to the Sheriff's Office. Officials said they would release more details of the incident following further investigation. (Photo by Nick Tomecek/AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News)




A woman tries to get into a Soviet era APC converted into a four seat luxury taxi in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, December 1, 2014. The APC carries a mock up machine gun. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Photo)

A woman tries to get into a Soviet era APC converted into a four seat luxury taxi in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, December 1, 2014. The APC carries a mock up machine gun. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Photo)




In this image released by the U.S. Navy on Friday, December 5, 2014, a fighter jet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./AP Photo/U.S. Navy)

In this image released by the U.S. Navy on Friday, December 5, 2014, a fighter jet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./AP Photo/U.S. Navy)




An Iraqi soldier secures an area from a helicopter carrying Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi who is visiting a military base near Baquba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, December 1, 2014. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)

An Iraqi soldier secures an area from a helicopter carrying Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi who is visiting a military base near Baquba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, December 1, 2014. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)




A Ukrainian serviceman fires a cannon positioned close to the airport in the eastern Ukranian city of Donetsk on December 2, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists agreed Tuesday to a truce at Donetsk airport – ground zero in a war that has killed more than 4,000 people – as well as across a wider swathe of rebel-held territory. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)

A Ukrainian serviceman fires a cannon positioned close to the airport in the eastern Ukranian city of Donetsk on December 2, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists agreed Tuesday to a truce at Donetsk airport – ground zero in a war that has killed more than 4,000 people – as well as across a wider swathe of rebel-held territory. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)




Ukrainian soldiers fire missiles with man-portable air-defense systems during exercices near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk, on December 1, 2014. At least three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 14 injured in the past 24 hours as fighting intensifies for control of Donetsk airport, a military spokesman said on December 1, 2014. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)

Ukrainian soldiers fire missiles with man-portable air-defense systems during exercices near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk, on December 1, 2014. At least three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 14 injured in the past 24 hours as fighting intensifies for control of Donetsk airport, a military spokesman said on December 1, 2014. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)




A Kiva robot drive unit is seen, foreground, before it moves under a stack of merchandise pods, seen on a tour of one of Amazon's newest distribution centers in Tracy, Calif., Sunday, November 30, 2014. This Amazon Fulfillment Center opened in 2013 and was refitted to use new robot technology in the summer of 2014. All year Amazon has been investing in ways to make shipping faster and easier to prepare for this holiday season. At this Northern California warehouse the company is employing robotics and other new technology to help workers process the annual onslaught of shopping orders. (Photo by Brandon Bailey/AP Photo)

A Kiva robot drive unit is seen, foreground, before it moves under a stack of merchandise pods, seen on a tour of one of Amazon's newest distribution centers in Tracy, Calif., Sunday, November 30, 2014. This Amazon Fulfillment Center opened in 2013 and was refitted to use new robot technology in the summer of 2014. (Photo by Brandon Bailey/AP Photo)




This photo provided by NBC Connecticut News shows the single engine plane that landed on a bus-only roadway in West Hartford, Conn., Saturday, November 29, 2014. Danny Hall, a 48-year-old roofing company owner from Torrington, walked away from the crash landing with only soreness in his back. In 2008, he landed his plane in a river after the engine failed. (Photo by Gregg Monte/AP Photo/NBC Connecticut News)

This photo provided by NBC Connecticut News shows the single engine plane that landed on a bus-only roadway in West Hartford, Conn., Saturday, November 29, 2014. Danny Hall, a 48-year-old roofing company owner from Torrington, walked away from the crash landing with only soreness in his back. In 2008, he landed his plane in a river after the engine failed. (Photo by Gregg Monte/AP Photo/NBC Connecticut News)




A Macy's Santa Claus visits with 8-month-old Brystal Logsdon of Grayson, Ky., on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. (Photo by Lori Wolfe/AP Photo/The Herald-Dispatch)

A Macy's Santa Claus visits with 8-month-old Brystal Logsdon of Grayson, Ky., on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. (Photo by Lori Wolfe/AP Photo/The Herald-Dispatch)
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