Photos of the day February 9, 2012

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Duke's guard Austin Rivers (0) celebrate with teammates after hitting the winning shot to down North Carolina 85-84 during an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

A couple walks past a billboard displaying images of the five Cuban intelligence agents imprisoned in U.S., popularly known as the "Cuban Five," in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. A lawyer for five Cuban agents convicted of espionage and sentenced to long jail terms in the U.S. says there could be a political solution linking his clients' fate with that of an American contractor imprisoned in Cuba.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers to the sun god after taking a holy dip in the River Sarayu also known as the Ganges, in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

President of the jury, Mike Leigh, is seen behind the symbol of the Berlin Film Festival at the press conference during the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Tourists admire the frozen IJsselmeer inland sea on Afsluitdijk, a dike closing off the Wadden sea and North Sea from IJsselmeer inland sea, northern Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Organizers of the near-mythical Eleven Cities Tour dealt 16,000 skaters and the nation at large a crushing blow Wednesday when they decided the ice was too thin to hold the 125-mile (200-kilometer) skating marathon for the first time in 15 years. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Lava flows during an eruption of Mt. Etna volcano, near Catania, Sicily, in the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The lava flowed on the snow toward a desert valley and did not pose a treat to the inhabited area. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant anti-U.S. slogans and wave Iraqi flags as they celebrate the U.S. withdrawal in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The U.S. completed its military withdrawal from Iraq in December 2011, but Sadrist lawmaker Jawad al-Shuhaili said the movement postponed celebrating it until the end of the Arbaeen, a 40-day period of mourning following the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In this Wednesday Feb, 8, 2012 photo a man scavenges through rubbish in Athens. Greece's statistical authority says unemployment in the recession-bound country reached a record 20.9 percent in November, with more than a million people without a job. In the 15-24 age group, unemployment reached 48 percent. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

Lava flows during an eruption of Mt. Etna volcano, near Catania, Sicily, in the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)

A boat makes its way through floating ice on the river Elbe in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

In this photo of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections Francois Hollande, at a dinner where France's best-known by Jewish organization, CRIF, hosted the president and his most likely challenger in this spring's election: Socialist Francois Hollande. Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner hosted by France's main Jewish group _ and his likely presidential election rival in the audience (AP Photo/Christophe Guibbaud, pool)

In this photo of Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, French Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections, Francois Hollande, right, arrives to shake hands with France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy, 2nd left, as he sits with Aviva Shalit, left, the mother of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, not seen, and former holocaust survivor, Simone Weil, right, at a dinner in where France's best-known by Jewish organization, CRIF, hosted the president and his most likely challenger in this spring's election: Socialist Francois Hollande. Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner hosted by France's main Jewish group _ and his likely presidential election rival in the audience. (AP Photo/Christophe Guibbaud, pool)

Duke's guard Austin Rivers, right, shoots the game-winning basket over North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller (44) during the final seconds of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Duke won 85-84. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Two Syrian rebels evacuate an injured fellow rebel in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)

A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she is reflected in a glass panel during the presentation of a special edition of a two Euro coin at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps gets a kiss from his mother Debbie Phelps, who paused on the runway to greet her son as she modeled Adrianna Papell, during the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/StarPix, Amanda Schwab)

The flags of Greece, right, and European Union flutter from the roof of the Finance Minister at Athens' main Syntagma square, as in the background is seen the ancient Parthenon temple during in Athens on Thursday Feb, 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital euro130 billion bailout. (AP Photo.Dimitri Messinis)

Visitors surround the carcass of whale shark in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb 9, 2012. Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees (22 cents) each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Actresses Diane Kruger, left and Lea Seydoux pose at the photo call for the film Farewell My Queen (Les adieux a la Reine) during the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum puts on a cowboy hat after meeting with supporters at a rally Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Plano, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Miami's Sylvia Bullock, top, and North Carolina's Krista Gross (21) battle for control of a loose ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Miami won 61-37. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

People skate on the frozen Keizersgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Volunteers poured onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands on Tuesday to shovel away snow that is one of the major hurdles in the way of a grueling speedskating race called Elfstedentocht, or 11 Cities Tour being held for the first time in 15 years. (AP Photo/Margriet Faber)

A boy peeks inside a tent where the carcass of whale shark is being kept in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees (22 cents) each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

George Huguely V, arrives at the Charlottesville Circuit courthouse for the start of his trial in Charlottesville, Va, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Huguely, is charged with the murder of fellow University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Duke's Austin Rivers raises a fist as he celebrates his game-winning basket with teammates after their 85-84 win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Mourners carry a body during funeral for rebel fighters and a 10-year-old boy killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria, Thursday. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent.

Mourners carry the body of a ten-year-old boy during a funeral for the child and rebel fighters killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent. (AP Photo)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution during a rally, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent.

Nine-year-old Ashley Villatoro, center, holds a sign showing images of former teacher Martin B. Springer outside Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to a Los Angeles-area elementary school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Maelle Ricker, left, of Canada, and Alexandra Jekova, of Bulgaria, fly in front of Georgian Bay during the semi final heat at the snowboard cross World Cup race at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Bear 'Ze Colmeia' cools off from the intense summer heat with frozen grapes at Rio de Janeiro's city zoo, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Striking police officers and their relatives, left, walk past soldiers as they leave the state legislature building in Salvador, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The strike had sparked an immediate spike in violence in Brazil's third-largest city, with murder rates more than doubling since it started last Jan. 31, scaring tourists away from Salvador in the run-up to the city's iconic Carnival festivities. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The Salt Lake Tribune First published: Feb 09 2012 09:37AM
Published Feb 9, 2012 10:25AM

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