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Mike Smith, riding Clearly a Cowboy, left, trails behind Chantal Sutherland, riding Castaway, at the top of the stretch at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

A balloon vendor stands on Main Street, U.S.A. following a fireworks show at Disneyland in Anaheim, Aug. 14, 2011.

English singer-songwriter Adele performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York, Thursday, May 19, 2011.

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Jordan, July 2007

Anna, July 2007

Tristan, January 2010 El Matador State Beach, Malibu, CA

Tristan, January 2010 El Matador State Beach, Malibu, CA

Dani & Mark, January 2010 El Matador State Beach, Malibu, CA

Dani & Mark, January 2010 El Matador State Beach, Malibu, CA

Ashley Los Angeles, CA

A woman observes a paraglider in San Diego, Calif., June 30, 2007.

Los Angeles Lakers Victory Parade June 2010

Los Angeles Lakers Victory Parade June 2010

On board Amtrak's The City of New Orleans June 2010

On board Amtrak's The City of New Orleans June 2010

Willis Tower Skydeck, Chicago June 2010

Chicago Full Moon Fire Jam May 2010

Angeles National Forest

Blue lights along 14th Street welcomed fans to Kansas City's Power and Light district during the first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March 2009. The district's namesake, the Kansas City Power and Light Building, was completed in 1931 and remains a prominent part of the city's skyline.

Visitors walk past a display of postcards, magnets, and other memorabilia at a gift shop on Alcatraz Island, Aug. 22, 2008.

Culver City, Calif.

Los Angeles, Calif.

A copy of the Nurse's Pledge is left on the stage of the Pierce College Performing Arts building in Woodland Hills, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Beverly Bares (background, in white) had just received her Associate of Arts degree in nursing, and her friends and family were in attendance for her pinning ceremony.

"The Star comes out at night." Looking south from Truman Road towards the Kansas City Star's printing plant, March 19, 2009.

A dog mugs for the camera on the last day of the AIDS/LifeCycle ride in Malibu, Calif., June 9, 2007. Cyclists spent seven days in the annual 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money and awareness for HIV and AIDS research and services.

Kwik-E-Mart Burbank, Calif., July 11, 2007

Lancaster, Calif.

San Diego, Calif.

The view from The Signature Lounge on the 96th Chicago, May 2010

A firefighter tends to the site of a pallet warehouse that was destroyed by a fire in Jackson, Miss. As seen on board Amtrak's The City of New Orleans, June 2010.

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Nevada, December 2009