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    Andrew Thornton riding Red Anchor (R) clear the last to win The Follow Us On Twitter @lingfieldpark Handicap Steeple Chase at Lingfield racecourse on Feb. 12, 2013 in Lingfield, England.

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    Anders Fannemel of Norway starts during the training of the FIS Team Tour World Cup ski jumping in Klingenthal, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. 

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    People shelter from the snow under umbrellas whilst walking along the Charles bridge in Prague, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Snowfall and freezing temperatures hit the Czech Republic Tuesday. 

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    A couple walks through Prospect Park on a foggy afternoon on Feb. 11, 2013 in New York City.

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    Lightning strikes St Peter's dome at the Vatican on February 11, 2013, hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced he will resign as leader of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics.

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    Babbette Hines, left, and Carol Jean Dixon, both of New Orleans, pose with their costumes representing sad ladies of the night, inspired by Storyville photographer E.J. Bellocq, before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

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    A worker puts the final touches to giants figures depicting French President Francois Hollande, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during preparations for the 129th Nice carnival parade, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Nice, southeastern France. The 129th Nice Carnival runs from Feb. 15 until March 6 and will celebrate the theme "King of the five continents."

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    Germany's Lena Duerr slides off the course as she competes with Austria's Nicole Hosp in the semifinal during the Nations Team event at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Tuesday, Feb.12, 2013.

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    Hindu holy men undergoing rituals to be initiated as a 'Naga sadhus' or naked Hindu holy men smoke at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The significance of nakedness is that one will not have any worldly ties to material belongings, even something as simple as clothes. Rituals that transform selected holy men to Naga can only be done at the Kumbh festival.

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    Nativity scenes designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on a statuette depicting Pope Benedict XVI carrying a suitcase and holding up a sign reading in German "Auf Wiedersehen" (goodbye), in his shop in Naples, Italy, Feb. 12, 2013. Benedict XVI on Monday announced that he will resign on Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years