Pics of the Week: July 5-11
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A yellow-breasted macaw named Lorenzo picks Germany to win their semi-final match of the FIFA Football World Cup against Spain at the zoo in the northern German city of Hanover on July 6, 2010. Lorenzo took the ball and placed in the box marked Germany. It was however Spain that went on to win the match, and eventually the World Cup trophy. (Photo: AFP)
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Trying to repeat as Bobbin' for Pigs' Feet champion, Eric Outler plucks a frozen pig foot out of a tub of water as he competes in the first heat during the 14th Annual Summer Redneck Games on July 10, 2010 in East Dublin, Georgia. Started in 1996 as a charity and a spoof of the Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, the games feature bobbing for pigs' feet, hub cap hurling and the mud pit belly flop contest for trophies. (Photo: AFP)
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A general view of the biggest football in the world is seen on July 5, 2010 during the world's biggest football, record-breaking attempt at the Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event took place one day before the start of the semi-final stage of the 2010 World Cup. (Photo: AFP)
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Cars drive in a road damaged by the overflowing of the Santa Catarina river, during heavy rains due to Hurricane Alex, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico,on July 7, 2010. The rains in the wake of Hurricane Alex, which left 15 dead in northern Mexico, and a new system of rain on Wednesday caused the evacuation of 25,000 people and the closure of an international bridge with the United States, officials said. (Photo: AFP)
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In this photo taken on Friday, July 9, 2010, Brian Boland, 52, a former teacher, hot-air balloon designer and balloon pilot who runs the rural Post Mills Airport in Thetford, Vt., stands with his "Vermontasaurus," where the 25-foot tall oddity thrown together with scrap wood now faces opposition from a few neighbors and regulatory challenges from government entities that he fears could force him to dismantle what was built with the help of some area residents as an artistic collaboration. (Photo: AP)
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One World Futbol Project soccer balls are shown in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Tim Jahnigen put his mind to inventing a ball that would never wear out, one he insists is the most durable of any "futbol" out there, made of closed cell foam and similar material to those popular rubber Crocs sandals. (Photo: AP)
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An 18-metre tall statue of popular TV animation hero Gundam is lit up at a park in Shizuoka city, 150km west of Tokyo on July 6, 2010 for a press preview. The huge statue of the life sized robot, which attracted over 3 million spectators in Tokyo last year, will be displayed for the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Gundam plastic models. The statue will be opened to the public from July 24 through the early next year. (Photo: AFP)
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Australian policeman Shane Neville displays an inscribed old French bayonet after an elderly lady gave it to a police station as part of an arms amnesty, in Melbourne on July 6, 2010. The metre-long bayonet which has a wood and brass handle is inscribed with "Mme d'Oumer de Galle, Octobre, 1878", and is believed to have come from a 19th-century French-made Lebel rifle. Police called for more information on the bayonet and its inscription, with a local auction house deeming it worth many thousands of dollars. (Photo: AFP)
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Colombian singer Shakira holds the Jo'bulani football that will be used for the final during a press conference on July 10, 2010 at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, suburb of Johannesburg, on the eve of the 2010 Football World Cup final between The Netherlands and Spain. South Africa basked in the success of its trouble-free World Cup, as finishing touches were put to the closing ceremony with superstar Shakira and a herd of giant elephant puppets. (Photo: AFP)
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A multiple exposure picture shows a member of Cirque le Masque from the US perform on stage during the Indonesian International Circus Festival in Jakarta on July 5, 2010. The International Circus Festival includes circus from China, the US and Europe and was held in Jakarta from July 2 - 11. (Photo: AFP)
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Children reproduce the 2010 World Cup tournament with caps, empty bottles, cans, a ping pong ball and a puppy as a goal scorer in the Soweto neighborhood of Jabulani, suburban Johannesburg on July 5, 2010. The semi-final stage of the World Cup begins on July 6. Jabulani is the name of the official South Africa World Cup ball. (Photo: AFP)
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A man jumps from a fountain during the 'Chupinazo' to mark the start at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival on July 6, 2010 in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups, and attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs. (Photo: AFP)
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In this July 9, 2010 photo, Sun Bae, left, owner of the Times Market, sells lottery tickets to Frank Gutierrez at her store in Bishop, Texas. Bishop native Joan Ginther, who now lives in Las Vegas, won $10 million last month on a $50 scratch-off ticket. She won four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined $21 million, and the last two winning tickets were purchased at Bae's store. (Photo: AP)
