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A man dressed as a  “Trapajon”, representing entities of nature, poses for a picture after taking part in the Vijanera Festival in Silio, northern Spain, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of crowds of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)

A man dressed as a “Trapajon”, representing entities of nature, poses for a picture after taking part in the Vijanera Festival in Silio, northern Spain, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of crowds of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing with its own complex function and symbolism and becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature. (Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)




A Japanese woman in kimono attends a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day in heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo January 14, 2013. Youths across Japan are honoured with special coming-of-age ceremonies when they reach the age of 20. Tokyo saw its first snowfall this season on Monday. Transportation has been affected by the weather with some flights to and from the capital's Haneda airport being cancelled, parts of the expressways have temporarily closed and local train services have been delayed. (Photo by Balbo42)

A Japanese woman in kimono attends a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day in heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo January 14, 2013. Youths across Japan are honoured with special coming-of-age ceremonies when they reach the age of 20. Tokyo saw its first snowfall this season on Monday. Transportation has been affected by the weather with some flights to and from the capital's Haneda airport being cancelled, parts of the expressways have temporarily closed and local train services have been delayed. (Photo by Balbo42)




The sun sets behind a field at Clemedow Farms in Monmouth, Maine, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Russ Dillingham/The Lewiston Sun-Journal)

The sun sets behind a field at Clemedow Farms in Monmouth, Maine, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Russ Dillingham/The Lewiston Sun-Journal)




Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform on top of bamboo ladders during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review in Tokyo, January 6, 2013. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)

Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform on top of bamboo ladders during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review in Tokyo, January 6, 2013. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press)




With temperatures around 46 degrees Fahrenheit, a man plays in the surf, joining thousands of others in celebrating the New Year by jumping into the North Sea, during the traditional New Year's Dive in Ostend, Belgium, on January 5, 2013. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)

With temperatures around 46 degrees Fahrenheit, a man plays in the surf, joining thousands of others in celebrating the New Year by jumping into the North Sea, during the traditional New Year's Dive in Ostend, Belgium, on January 5, 2013. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)




Sao Doan, 5, right, watches as  her mom, Tiffany Ringer, both of Kenneth City, snaps a photo of Merrill Hunt dressed as  Spiderman as he washes her window at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, January 10, 2013. (Photo by Cherie Diez/The Tampa Bay Times)

Sao Doan, 5, right, watches as her mom, Tiffany Ringer, both of Kenneth City, snaps a photo of Merrill Hunt dressed as Spiderman as he washes her window at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, January 10, 2013. (Photo by Cherie Diez/The Tampa Bay Times)




A replica of Air Force One travels on a flatbed truck eastbound on Southern Blvd. to the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, January 9, 2013. The 65-foot by 12-foot fuselage replicates the Air Force One that was used for nearly three decades, from President John F. Kennedy through President Ronald Reagan. The South Florida Fair's Exposition Hall will take on a presidential look later in the month. A number of new attractions will be set up in the 70,000 square foot expo space with the theme, “Washington, D.C., Our Nation's Capital”. (Photo by Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)

A replica of Air Force One travels on a flatbed truck eastbound on Southern Blvd. to the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, January 9, 2013. The 65-foot by 12-foot fuselage replicates the Air Force One that was used for nearly three decades, from President John F. Kennedy through President Ronald Reagan. The South Florida Fair's Exposition Hall will take on a presidential look later in the month. A number of new attractions will be set up in the 70,000 square foot expo space with the theme, “Washington, D.C., Our Nation's Capital”. (Photo by Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)




Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams perform the gangnam style dance during the Kids Tennis Day at Melbourne Park, January 11, 2013. (Photo by Andy Wong/Associated Press)

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams perform the gangnam style dance during the Kids Tennis Day at Melbourne Park, January 11, 2013. (Photo by Andy Wong/Associated Press)




Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, right, reacts with Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers as she is named Miss America 2013, on January 12, 2013. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Associated Press)

Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, right, reacts with Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers as she is named Miss America 2013, on January 12, 2013. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Associated Press)




An Orthodox priest baptizes a baby in the icy waters of the Tundzha River during celebrations of the Feast of the Epiphany in Kalofer, Bulgaria, January 6, 2013. (Photo by Valentina Petrova/Associated Press)

An Orthodox priest baptizes a baby in the icy waters of the Tundzha River during celebrations of the Feast of the Epiphany in Kalofer, Bulgaria, January 6, 2013. (Photo by Valentina Petrova/Associated Press)




Dakar Rally Director Etienne Lavigne covers as sand is kicked up by a helicopter lifting the motorcycle of Herve Thierry of France after it fell in a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally, January 16, 2013. (Photo by Bertrand Metayer/ Le Parisien)

Dakar Rally Director Etienne Lavigne covers as sand is kicked up by a helicopter lifting the motorcycle of Herve Thierry of France after it fell in a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally, January 16, 2013. (Photo by Bertrand Metayer/ Le Parisien)




A model prepared for the fashion show by designer Guido Maria Kretschmsr during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for autumn-winter 2013 in Berlin, January 17, 2013. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/Associated Press)

A model prepared for the fashion show by designer Guido Maria Kretschmsr during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for autumn-winter 2013 in Berlin, January 17, 2013. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/Associated Press)




Pascal Larroque uses a cable to pull his car from the bank of a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, January 16, 2013. (Photo by Bertrand Metayer/Le Parisien)

Pascal Larroque uses a cable to pull his car from the bank of a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, January 16, 2013. (Photo by Bertrand Metayer/Le Parisien)




Iranian actress Elaheh Pourjamshid performs her role as a mother in “Awakening of The Particles” street theater, telling a story about children's education, during the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival in Tehran, January 17, 2013. The Fajr festival is the most important theatrical event in the country and marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)

Iranian actress Elaheh Pourjamshid performs her role as a mother in “Awakening of The Particles” street theater, telling a story about children's education, during the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival in Tehran, January 17, 2013. The Fajr festival is the most important theatrical event in the country and marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)




Ice covers an orange at an orange grove in Redlands, California, January 15, 2013. A cold snap that has California farmers struggling to protect a $1.5 billion citrus crop has slowly started to ease, though frigid temperatures were still the norm Tuesday morning throughout the state and across other parts of the West. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

Ice covers an orange at an orange grove in Redlands, California, January 15, 2013. A cold snap that has California farmers struggling to protect a $1.5 billion citrus crop has slowly started to ease, though frigid temperatures were still the norm Tuesday morning throughout the state and across other parts of the West. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)




“Wild' Silvesterchlaeuse” (New Years Clauses) wearing tree costumes and cow bells march through the snow near Unaesch, Switzerland, January 12, 2013. They walk from house to house  to offer best wishes for the New Year to the farmers in the region. After a performance of singing and dancing they usually receive food, hot drinks or money. (Photo by Walter Bieri/Keystone)

“Wild' Silvesterchlaeuse” (New Years Clauses) wearing tree costumes and cow bells march through the snow near Unaesch, Switzerland, January 12, 2013. They walk from house to house to offer best wishes for the New Year to the farmers in the region. After a performance of singing and dancing they usually receive food, hot drinks or money. (Photo by Walter Bieri/Keystone)




A student plays on a swing suspended from a tree inside a college complex during ongoing celebrations ahead of the south India's harvest festival of Pongal in the southern Indian city of Chennai January 12, 2013. (Photo by Babu/Reuters)

A student plays on a swing suspended from a tree inside a college complex during ongoing celebrations ahead of the south India's harvest festival of Pongal in the southern Indian city of Chennai January 12, 2013. (Photo by Babu/Reuters)




People sit on a horse-drawn cart as they attend Christmas celebrations in the town of Richev, some 290 km south from Minsk, on January 7, 2013. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used  attendsin secular life around the world. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)

People sit on a horse-drawn cart as they attend Christmas celebrations in the town of Richev, some 290 km south from Minsk, on January 7, 2013. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used attendsin secular life around the world. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)




Afghan internal refugee children work at a traditional brick factory on the outskirts of Herat on January 7, 2013. In 2012 alone, spreading conflict in Afghanistan has forced more than 166,000 Afghans to flee their homes, bringing the total number of people internally displaced by conflict to at least 460,000 since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001 with conditions for the displaced falling well below international standards, according to a 2012 study by the Norwegian Refugee council. (Photo by Aref Karimi/AFP Photo)

Afghan internal refugee children work at a traditional brick factory on the outskirts of Herat on January 7, 2013. In 2012 alone, spreading conflict in Afghanistan has forced more than 166,000 Afghans to flee their homes, bringing the total number of people internally displaced by conflict to at least 460,000 since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001 with conditions for the displaced falling well below international standards, according to a 2012 study by the Norwegian Refugee council. (Photo by Aref Karimi/AFP Photo)




Dharamvati (C), wife of Indian soldier Hemraj Singh, weeps outside her house before Singh's body was brought for cremation in the Mathura district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 9, 2013. India denounced Pakistan on Wednesday over a firefight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two Indian soldiers were killed, but the nuclear-armed rivals both appeared determined to prevent the clash escalating into a full diplomatic crisis. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Dharamvati (C), wife of Indian soldier Hemraj Singh, weeps outside her house before Singh's body was brought for cremation in the Mathura district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh January 9, 2013. India denounced Pakistan on Wednesday over a firefight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two Indian soldiers were killed, but the nuclear-armed rivals both appeared determined to prevent the clash escalating into a full diplomatic crisis. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Muslim devotees arrive on overcrowded trains to attend the Biswa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation, at Tongi, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2013. At least 3 million Muslims joined in prayer on the banks of a river in Bangladesh as the world's second-largest annual Islamic congregation ended. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Muslim devotees arrive on overcrowded trains to attend the Biswa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation, at Tongi, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2013. At least 3 million Muslims joined in prayer on the banks of a river in Bangladesh as the world's second-largest annual Islamic congregation ended. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)




This picture taken on January 17, 2013 shows 77-year-old retired teacher Gao Yinyu exercising in his underwear at a snow-covered bathing spot in Jilin, in northeastern China's Jilin province, in a temperature of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Gao has been exercising in only his underwear every morning for more than the past decade and has rarely caught cold ever since retirement. (Photo by AFP Photo)

This picture taken on January 17, 2013 shows 77-year-old retired teacher Gao Yinyu exercising in his underwear at a snow-covered bathing spot in Jilin, in northeastern China's Jilin province, in a temperature of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Gao has been exercising in only his underwear every morning for more than the past decade and has rarely caught cold ever since retirement. (Photo by AFP Photo)




An Afghan truck driver is seen through the broken windshield of his vehicle at the site of a suicide attack near the Afghan intelligence agency headquarters in Kabul. A squad of suicide bombers attacked the national intelligence agency headquarters in heavily-fortified central Kabul on January 16, killing at least two guards and wounding dozens of civilians, officials said. (Photo by Shah Marai)

An Afghan truck driver is seen through the broken windshield of his vehicle at the site of a suicide attack near the Afghan intelligence agency headquarters in Kabul. A squad of suicide bombers attacked the national intelligence agency headquarters in heavily-fortified central Kabul on January 16, killing at least two guards and wounding dozens of civilians, officials said. (Photo by Shah Marai)




Afghan security and intelligence agents check a man who was killed by suicide bombers riding in minivans that struck the headquarters of the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul, January 16, 2013.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack killed several people and injured more than 30. (Photo by Ahmad Jamshid/Associated Press)

Afghan security and intelligence agents check a man who was killed by suicide bombers riding in minivans that struck the headquarters of the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul, January 16, 2013.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack killed several people and injured more than 30. (Photo by Ahmad Jamshid/Associated Press)




An Australia supporter celebrates a point  during the first round match between Madison Keys of the United States and Australia's Casey Dellacqua during the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, January 14, 2013. (Photo by Andy Wong/Associated Press)

An Australia supporter celebrates a point during the first round match between Madison Keys of the United States and Australia's Casey Dellacqua during the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, January 14, 2013. (Photo by Andy Wong/Associated Press)




A group loyal to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement march in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank, January 10, 2013. The men were protesting a recent campaign by Abbas to disarm renegade gunmen. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Assoicated Press)

A group loyal to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement march in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank, January 10, 2013. The men were protesting a recent campaign by Abbas to disarm renegade gunmen. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Assoicated Press)




A worker collects pieces of shark fins dried on the roof of a factory building in Hong Kong, January 3, 2013. For centuries, shark fin, usually served as soup, has been a coveted delicacy in Chinese cooking, extolled for its supposed ability to boost sexual potency, enhance skin quality, increase one's energy, prevent heart diseases and lower cholesterol. (Photo by Kin Cheung/Associated Press)

A worker collects pieces of shark fins dried on the roof of a factory building in Hong Kong, January 3, 2013. For centuries, shark fin, usually served as soup, has been a coveted delicacy in Chinese cooking, extolled for its supposed ability to boost sexual potency, enhance skin quality, increase one's energy, prevent heart diseases and lower cholesterol. (Photo by Kin Cheung/Associated Press)




Police officers stand around a local train that derailed and crashed into a residential building in Saltsjobaden outside Stockholm in this picture taken by Scanpix Sweden January 15, 2013. According to local media, a spokesman from Arriva, the company that operates the train line, says the train was stolen by a domestic cleaner, who stole the train for unknown reasons. The cleaner was taken to a hospital after the crash. No residents in the building were injured. (Photo by Jonas Ekstromer/Reuters/Scanpix Sweden)

Police officers stand around a local train that derailed and crashed into a residential building in Saltsjobaden outside Stockholm in this picture taken by Scanpix Sweden January 15, 2013. According to local media, a spokesman from Arriva, the company that operates the train line, says the train was stolen by a domestic cleaner, who stole the train for unknown reasons. The cleaner was taken to a hospital after the crash. No residents in the building were injured. (Photo by Jonas Ekstromer/Reuters/Scanpix Sweden)




In this photo taken by a passenger and distributed by Japan's Kyodo News, passengers leave an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 after it made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, Wednesday, January 16, 2013. ANA said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell was detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at the airport. (Photo by AP Photo/Kyodo News)

In this photo taken by a passenger and distributed by Japan's Kyodo News, passengers leave an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 after it made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, Wednesday, January 16, 2013. ANA said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell was detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at the airport. (Photo by AP Photo/Kyodo News)




Rescue workers help a family evacuate a flooded area in Jadra, south of Beirut, Lebanon, January 7, 2013. The country has been hit with a snow storm that has blocked roads in the mountains and brought heavy rains to the capitol. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/Associated Press)

Rescue workers help a family evacuate a flooded area in Jadra, south of Beirut, Lebanon, January 7, 2013. The country has been hit with a snow storm that has blocked roads in the mountains and brought heavy rains to the capitol. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/Associated Press)




Actor Gerard Depardieu poses with his new Russian passport on a theatre stage, wearing a traditional folk outfit, after he arrived in the city of Saransk, 700 kilometres east of Moscow, January 7, 2013. (Photo by Mordovmedia.ru/Associated Press)

Actor Gerard Depardieu poses with his new Russian passport on a theatre stage, wearing a traditional folk outfit, after he arrived in the city of Saransk, 700 kilometres east of Moscow, January 7, 2013. (Photo by Mordovmedia.ru/Associated Press)




A man grabs wires to keep from being swept away by flood wates in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2013. Authorities were working to repair a dike that collapsed and flooded  the Indonesian capital. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/Associated Press)

A man grabs wires to keep from being swept away by flood wates in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2013. Authorities were working to repair a dike that collapsed and flooded the Indonesian capital. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/Associated Press)




US Marine Corps former minesweeper Mark Zambon, member of the team Race 2 Recovery, consisting of British and US soldiers who have suffered serious injuries in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years, enters a car in Lima on January 3, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. (Photo by Frank Fife/AFP Photo)

US Marine Corps former minesweeper Mark Zambon, member of the team Race 2 Recovery, consisting of British and US soldiers who have suffered serious injuries in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years, enters a car in Lima on January 3, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Dakar Rally which this year will thunder through Peru, Argentina and Chile from January 5 to 20. (Photo by Frank Fife/AFP Photo)




LEFT: This handout, posted by Perth Weather Live, shows a towering red dust storm over the ocean ahead of the cyclone approaching Onslow on the West Australian coast on January 9, 2013. Tug boat worker Brett Martin, who captured the fearsome pictures 25 nautical miles from the town of Onslow, reported conditions were glassy and flat before the storm hit late int he day. But when the wild weather arrived, the swell lifted to two metres, winds increased to 40 knots and visibility was reduced to 100 metres. (Photo by Perth Weather Live/Brett Martin/AFP Photo) RIGHT: A cloud formation tinged with red dust travels across the Indian Ocean near Onslow on the Western Australia coast in this handout image distributed by fishwrecked.com and taken January 9, 2013. (Photo by Brett Martin/Fishwrecked.com/Handout/Reuters)

LEFT: This handout, posted by Perth Weather Live, shows a towering red dust storm over the ocean ahead of the cyclone approaching Onslow on the West Australian coast on January 9, 2013. Tug boat worker Brett Martin, who captured the fearsome pictures 25 nautical miles from the town of Onslow, reported conditions were glassy and flat before the storm hit late int he day. But when the wild weather arrived, the swell lifted to two metres, winds increased to 40 knots and visibility was reduced to 100 metres. (Photo by Perth Weather Live/Brett Martin/AFP Photo) RIGHT: A cloud formation tinged with red dust travels across the Indian Ocean near Onslow on the Western Australia coast in this handout image distributed by fishwrecked.com and taken January 9, 2013. (Photo by Brett Martin/Fishwrecked.com/Handout/Reuters)




A woman stands in her food stall in the flooded business area in Jakarta January 17, 2013. Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in Jakarta and its satellite cities had been forced to leave their homes because of the torrential downpours this week. (Photo by Enny Nuraheni/Reuters)

A woman stands in her food stall in the flooded business area in Jakarta January 17, 2013. Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in Jakarta and its satellite cities had been forced to leave their homes because of the torrential downpours this week. (Photo by Enny Nuraheni/Reuters)




A security officer stands at the legs of a giant model of Japan’s popular robot animation character Gundam in Tokyo,Tuesday, January 15, 2013. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)

A security officer stands at the legs of a giant model of Japan’s popular robot animation character Gundam in Tokyo,Tuesday, January 15, 2013. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)




The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, on Friday sent a message of greeting to year end the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, December 28, 2012. The same was read by the Vice President, Nicolas Maduro, in a ceremony held at the Air Base Teniente Luis Del Valle Garcia, Barcelona, Anzoategui state. (Photo by AVN)

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, on Friday sent a message of greeting to year end the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, December 28, 2012. The same was read by the Vice President, Nicolas Maduro, in a ceremony held at the Air Base Teniente Luis Del Valle Garcia, Barcelona, Anzoategui state. (Photo by AVN)




People a pushed together during the Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, January 9, 2013. The annual procession attended by hundreds of thousands of devotees is becoming a popular tourist attraction. (Photo by Aaron Favila/Associated Press)

People a pushed together during the Black Nazarene procession in Manila, Philippines, January 9, 2013. The annual procession attended by hundreds of thousands of devotees is becoming a popular tourist attraction. (Photo by Aaron Favila/Associated Press)




A robot that specialises in delivering food holds an empty plate after serving meals to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 12, 2013. Opened in June 2012, the restaurant has gained fame in using a total of 20 robots, which range in heights of 1.3 – 1.6 metres, to cook meals and deliver dishes. The robots can work continuously for five hours after a two-hour charge, and are able to display over 10 expressions on their faces and say basic welcoming sentences to customers, local media reported. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

A robot that specialises in delivering food holds an empty plate after serving meals to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 12, 2013. Opened in June 2012, the restaurant has gained fame in using a total of 20 robots, which range in heights of 1.3 – 1.6 metres, to cook meals and deliver dishes. The robots can work continuously for five hours after a two-hour charge, and are able to display over 10 expressions on their faces and say basic welcoming sentences to customers, local media reported. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)




Junior champion Goeido, right, throws champion Kotooshu to win his bout during the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo, January 17, 2013. (Photo by Kyodo News/Associated Press)

Junior champion Goeido, right, throws champion Kotooshu to win his bout during the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo tournament in Tokyo, January 17, 2013. (Photo by Kyodo News/Associated Press)




In this January 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes and her grandchildren take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near them  in Dunalley,Australia, on January 9, 2013. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes there. (Photo by Tim Holmes)

In this January 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes and her grandchildren take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near them in Dunalley,Australia, on January 9, 2013. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes there. (Photo by Tim Holmes)




The sun sets behind a tower under construction for the cremation of Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk, near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, January 18, 2013. The Royal Palace is scheduled to hold a rehearsal for Sihanouk's funeral on January 19. The former king died on October 15, 2012. He was 89. (Photo by Heng Sinith/Associated Press)

The sun sets behind a tower under construction for the cremation of Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk, near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, January 18, 2013. The Royal Palace is scheduled to hold a rehearsal for Sihanouk's funeral on January 19. The former king died on October 15, 2012. He was 89. (Photo by Heng Sinith/Associated Press)




A Florida Air National Guard F-15C “Eagle” takes on fuel from an Alabama Air National Guard KC-135R “Stratotanker” over the Gulf of Mexico off Florida on an aerial refueling flight, January 11, 2013. (Photo by Mark Almond/AL.com)

A Florida Air National Guard F-15C “Eagle” takes on fuel from an Alabama Air National Guard KC-135R “Stratotanker” over the Gulf of Mexico off Florida on an aerial refueling flight, January 11, 2013. (Photo by Mark Almond/AL.com)




An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment. (Photo by Hossein Esmaeli/AP Photo)

An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment. (Photo by Hossein Esmaeli/AP Photo)




Models Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss pose with the FDNY on Yanuary, 2013. (Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Vogue)

Models Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss pose with the FDNY on Yanuary, 2013. (Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Vogue)
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