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Jessica Sager

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Feb 4, 2015

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epaselect epa04601453 A Sri Lankan drummer dexterously balancing his tambourines on a holder at the annual religious procession of the Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 02 February 2015. The Gangaramaya Temple holds its annual Navam Perahera or Buddhist religious procession in February. It is similar to the annual procession of the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy during the month of Esala or June-July. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA

A drummer performs in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

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MINAHASA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 03: Mount Soputan volcano eruption seen from Silian village on February 03, 2015 in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. PHOTOGRAPH BY Sijori Images / Barcroft India UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Mount Soputan erupts near Minahasa, Indonesia. Sijori Images / Barcroft Media

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BEDFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 03: A baby wallaby looks out from its mother's pouch at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on February 3, 2015 in Bedfordshire, England. South-East UK woke up to snow today with the arrival of Siberian gales bringing sub-zero temperatures. PHOTOGRAPH BY Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A baby wallaby peers out of its mother’s pouch at a Bedfordshire, UK, zoo. Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) and his wife Mary Pat Christie are greeted by Britain's Chancellor Of The Exchequer George Osborne in Downing Street on February 3, 2015 in London, England. Potential Presidential nominee Governor Christie met with Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and wife Mary Pat greet Britain’s Chancellor Of The Exchequer George Osborne in London. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (R) listens to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during a news conference following the weekly House GOP conference meeting at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill February 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Republican leaders said they are planning a vote next week on the Senate's version of the legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline project. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Speaker of the House John Boehner listens to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a Washington press conference. Getty

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A Hindu woman devotee gets her cheeks pierced with a metal rod as she participates in a religious procession during Thaipusam festival in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Thaipusam, which is celebrated in honor of Hindu god Lord Murugan, is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings, fulfilling vows and offering thanks. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)

A Hindu devotee gets her cheek pierced in Chennai, India. AP

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Americans who say they have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama speaks with Affordable Care Act supporters in Washington. Getty Images

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A palette of pinks and blues paint the morning sky behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The sun rises over the Capitol in Washington. AP

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People try to catch lucky beans scattered by celebrities during "Mame-maki," a bean throwing ceremony, at Zojyoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. The ritual, performed annually to mark the beginning of the spring in the lunar calendar, is believed to bring good luck and drive away evil. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People try to catch lucky beans in a Buddhist ceremony in Tokyo. AP

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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 03: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at Baruch College on February 3, 2015 in New York City. De Blasio focused particularly on affordable housing in the speech and also announced plans for a new ferry service. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Mayor Bill de Blasio gives a State of the City address in New York. Getty

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Eve Mueller-Deck from the veterinary team of the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, examines on February 3, 2015 a male sloth bear baby. Sloth bear twins were born at the zoo on December 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DPA / HENDRIK SCHMIDT +++ GERMANY OUTHENDRIK SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

A newborn sloth bear debuts in a Leipzig, Germany, zoo. Hendrik Schmidt / AFP / Getty

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A Hindu devotee gets showered as part of a cleaning ritual before his pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Thaipusam, which is celebrated in honor of Hindu god Lord Murugan, is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings, fulfilling vows and offering thanks. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

A Hindu devotee is showered in a festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

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Anwar al-Tarawneh, the wife of Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, mourns in Amman, Jordan. AP

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A swimmer reacts as he prepares to swim in the Serpentine lake after snow fall in central London February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A swimmer reacts to cold water in London. Reuters

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Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps march during a military drill as the sun rises at a military base in Taonan, Jilin province January 28, 2015. Over 1,000 soldiers and 200 military vehicles from Chinese Marine Corps participated in this winter drill between January 8 to February 6, China Daily reported. Picture taken January 28, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: MILITARY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Soldiers march in a drill in Taonan, China. China Daily / Reuters

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epaselect epa04602150 Seagulls fly above a Baltic Sea beach in Karlshagen, Germany, 03 February 2015. EPA/STEFAN SAUER

Seagulls fly over a Baltic Sea beach in Karlshagen, Germany. EPA

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epaselect epa04601882 A model wears a hat made of chocolate wrapping during the 'Lambertz Monday Night' in Cologne, Germany, 02 February 2015. During the 'Chocolate and Fashion' show, models presented outfits decorated with sweets. EPA/HENNING KAISER

A model wears a hat made of chocolate wrappers in Cologne, Germany. EPA

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epaselect epa04602005 Monkeys huddle together for warmth during snow fall in Tangmarg, some 40 kilometers north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 03 February 2015. According to local reports heavy snows left the National Highway 1A closed, flights cancelled and train services suspended, leaving the whole valley effectively cut off. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN

Snow monkeys huddle during a storm in Tangmarg, India. EPA

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epaselect epa04601741 A Hindu devotee is seen in a trance state during a procession before walking towards the 272 steps taking up to the Batu Caves Temple, during the Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03 Febuary 2015. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees on 03 February celebrated the Thaipusam festival throughout Malaysia. Devotees in colorful dresses and painted faces flocked to the Batu Caves temple on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur carrying jars of milk and other offerings. Some 1.6 million people were expected to visit the temple during the annual celebration of thanksgiving and repentance. Thaipusam, celebrated during the full moon of the Tamil month of Thai, which falls in January or February, to honor the Hindu god Murugan, is a national holiday in Malaysia, nearly two million whose 30 million population is ethnically Indian. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

A Hindu devotee walks in the Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

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Palestinians sit around a fire at a land that they said was confiscated by Israel, during a protest against land confiscations near the West Bank town of Abu Dis near Jerusalem February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANKPOLITICS UNREST - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Palestinians sit at a fire in Abu Dis, West Bank. Reuters

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An artificially triggered avalanche thunders down a mountain side at the Vallee de la Sionne in Anzere near Sion, February 3, 2015. The full-scale avalanche dynamics test site is providing scientists and engineers of the Swiss Institute of Research of Snow and Avalanches with essential data to understand and model avalanche motion, according to the Institute website. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An artificially triggered avalanche barrels down a mountain in Anzere, Switzerland. Reuters

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh shake hands before they sign a Memorandum of Understanding for U.S. Assistance to Jordan, at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Secretary of State John Kerry (right) shakes hands with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Washington. Reuters

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Stars are seen in the night sky over Kukenan (L) and Roraima mounts near the Tec Camp, near Venezuela's border with Brazil January 14, 2015. A mysterious table-topped mountain on the Venezuela-Brazil border that perplexed 19th century explorers and inspired "The Lost World" novel is attracting ever more modern-day adventurers. Once impenetrable to all but the local Pemon indigenous people, now several thousand trekkers a year make the six-day hike across Venezuela's savannah, through rivers, and up a narrow path that scales Mount Roraima's 600-meter cliff-faces. While that is a help to Venezuela's tottering tourism industry and brings revenues to local communities, it is also scattering a prehistoric landscape with unwanted litter. Picture taken using a slow exposure. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 09 OF 16 FOR WIDER IMAGE PACKAGE 'DISCOVERING VENEZUELA'S LOST WORLD' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'RORAIMA'

Stars shine over Kukenan and Roraima Mountains on the Venezuela-Brazil border. Reuters

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Feb. 3, 2015 - Ostrava, Czech Republic - The female Asian Elephant baby will celebrate its first birthday tomorrow in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2015. (Credit Image: © Jaroslav Ozana/CTK/ZUMA Wire)

A baby Asian elephant celebrates her first birthday at an Ostrava, Czech Republic, zoo. Zuma Press

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