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Holy cow I nearly fell out of my chair laughing at the image of the old man in the bicycle helmet. It reminds me of my 92 year old grandpa walking to the convenient store with his bike helmet on (without riding the bicycle).

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he Harlem Globetrotters and students at Beijing Runfeng School pose for photos

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bladerunner said:

Are the H.G T's ex NBA/College players or college players who failed to make the next step up?

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Medical personnel inspect a man acting as a patient contaminated with radiation during a nuclear evacuation drill at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong April 27, 2012. The Hong Kong government and Hong Kong Hospital Authority conducted a major exercise to test response capability in the event of an off-site accident at the nuclear power stations at Daya Bay, just 20 kms (12 miles) east of Hong Kong in China's Guangdong province.

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An official from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, wearing a protective suit, monitors a pig, imported from Mainland China at the Food Control Office during a nuclear emergency drill in Man Kam To, the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, April 27, 2012. The monitoring of food imported from Mainland China is part of the two-day Daya Bay Nuclear Plant Contingency Plan exercise held to raise preparedness at handling possible accidents at the nuclear plant at Daya Bay, near Hong Kong.

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In this image made on Friday, April 27, 2012, pages of rival Taiwan newspapers Apple Daily, top half, and The China Times, bottom, are seen depicting each other's owners in a fight for ownership of a major chunk of Taiwan's media outlets. Hong Kong's media moghul owner of the Apple Daily and fierce China critic Jimmy Lai is calling foul as Want Want Group chairman Tsai Eng-meng is seeking to purchase a local cable TV network system in a $2.4 billion deal that would significantly bolster his influence in Taiwan. Tsai has big business interests in China and the move could bolster his stature on the mainland.

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A visitor looks at model wind turbines at the China (Shanghai) International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference in Shanghai on April 27, 2012. China’s wind power capacity will increase more than five-fold over the next decade as the country steps up its drive to develop clean energy according to the China Wind Power Outlook report.

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A general view shows people outside the US embassy in Beijing on April 27, 2012. Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese lawyer who won global acclaim for uncovering rights abuses under China's 'one child' policy, has escaped from house arrest, his supporters said, amid unconfirmed reports that Chen was currently at the US embassy in Beijing.

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A Chinese police car sits parked outside the US embassy in Beijing on April 27, 2012.

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A general view shows a makeshift camp for people affected by the 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province, April 23, 2012. Government officials are threatening to forcibly relocate some 600 people - mostly Tibetans - from what was prime real estate in order to rebuild Gyegu - known in Chinese as Yushu - as what officials billed as an "ecological tourism centre". The move has triggered resentment as two of China's most volatile social issues - land grabs and perceived mistreatment of ethnic minorities - combine to raise tensions and threaten social stability in the region. Picture taken April 23, 2012.

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Kanga Ihamo, 3, an ethnic Tibetan girl, stands inside her family tent at a makeshift camp for people affected by the 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province, in this April 23, 2012 file photo.

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Locals drive a vehicle in front of a building damaged by the 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province, April 22, 2012.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: 3rd placed Li Du of China celebrates after the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final on day eight of the ISSF Shooting World Cup LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 at The Royal Artillery Barracks on April 26, 2012 in London, England.

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Rescuers are seen at the site where a colliery is flooded in the Xinsheng Coal Mine in Yanhe county in southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 27, 2012. Rescuers were rushing to pump water out of the flooded coal mine where 11 miners were trapped for over 10 hours since Thursday morning, local authorities said. A total of 22 people were working underground when the flooding occurred at about 10:30 a.m. in the coal mine. Eleven miners managed to escape, but another 11 have remained trapped since the flooding. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Contaminated medicine are set on fire in Dapugou dump of Urumchi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2012. More than 50 thousand boxes of medicine using chromium-contaminated capsules were destroyed here on Friday. (Xinhua/Sadat)

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The TV grab shows suspect Wang Haijian (1st L, front) on trial in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, April 27, 2012. Three suspects, namely Wang Haijian, Wang Wei and Wang An'an, went on trial Friday for allegedly bombing a bank in a robbery attempt that killed two people and wounded more than 10 others in Hubei last December. (Xinhua)

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bladerunner said:

Are the H.G T's ex NBA/College players or college players who failed to make the next step up?

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Zhu Qinan of China was presented with the 2011 Shooter of the Year award on day ten of the ISSF Shooting World Cup LOCOG Test Event for London2012 at The Royal Artillery Barracks on April 28, 2012 in London, England.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Feng Ding of China finished 2nd in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol competition on day nine of the ISSF Shooting World Cup LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 at The Royal Artillery Barracks on April 27, 2012 in London, England.

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Chinese paramilitary police officers patrol outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Chen Guangcheng, a blind legal activist who fled house arrest in his rural China village, is under the protection of U.S. officials and high-level talks are taking place between the countries about his fate, an overseas activist group said Saturday.

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Plainclothes security monitor the entrance to Dongshigu Village which is the home to bling activist Chen Guangcheng who allegedly escaped from the village last weekend, in Shandong Province on April 28, 2012. The overseas rights group China Aid said that escaped Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was under US 'protection', with Washington and Beijing in talks over his status.

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A police vehicle travels down a back road leading to Dongshigu Village which is the home to bling activist Chen Guangcheng who allegedly escaped from the village last weekend, in Shandong Province on April 28, 2012.

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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 27: Models stands in the Kumho Tires exhibition area during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at China International Exhibition Center on April 27, 2012 in Beijing, China.

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HONG KONG - APRIL 28: Janet Ma (L) and Lynn Hung arrive at the Carrera Liberatum Gala Dinner during the Liberatum Hong Kong International Festival of Culture press conference at the Kee Club on April 28, 2012 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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A young performer supported by hidden metal rods participates in the Bun Festival parade in Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Island on April 28, 2012. The traditional 'Bun Festival' is held every year to placate the hungry ghosts of old pirates. Legend has it that buns bring good luck to the island's fisherman protecting them from the spirits of pirates that once lurked in the region.

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HONG KONG - APRIL 27: Khalil Fong (L) and Pharrell Williams during the Liberatum Hong Kong International Festival of Culture press conference at the Lane Crawford Joyce Group headquarters on April 27, 2012 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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Zeng Jinyan, the wife of jailed Chinese dissident and AIDS activist Hu Jia, holds a photo of the couple and their baby during an interview in Beijing in this December 1, 2010, file photo. Inside a dilapidated house in China's rural Shandong province, Chen Guangcheng feigned illness, lying on his bed for extended periods so that his guards would be lulled into complacency, activists said. Then he made his move, scaled a wall and slipped out to freedom. Beijing dissident Hu Jia said on April 28, 2012 that Chen had also remained indoors for long periods so the people watching him became accustomed to not seeing him for a few days. Hu was detained by police but released after a day, though at least one other activist who is part of Chen's network of activist supporters remains missing, presumed detained.

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Villagers prepare young Chinese children dressed as a deities, to be raised on poles, which locals call 'floating ballet' during an annual cultural festival in the village of Zhengyangguan, east China's Anhui province on April 27, 2012. The annual ritual, once celebrated in many other villages, is now a dying art with on a few children now participating in the festival

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Chinese children dressed as various deities perch on the head of adults, which locals call 'floating ballet' during an annual cultural festival in the village of Zhengyangguan, east China's Anhui province on April 27, 2012.

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Exile Tibetan Buddhist nuns in Dharmsala, India, participate in a candle light vigil to mark the 14th death anniversary of Thupten Ngodup, who died protesting Chinese rule after immolating himself in the Indian capital in 1998, Sunday, April 29, 2012. Tibetans mark April 29th as the Martyr's Day.

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A man reads betting odds in a newspaper during the 2012 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup horse race meeting at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on April 29, 2012. The event was first run at Hong Kong's Happy Valley racecourse in 1975 and became an international event in 1995. Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli riding "Rulership" of Japan won the race.

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Taiwanese children feed pigeons on the sunny afternoon in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, April 29, 2012.

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An activist, wearing a costume makes him look like he is being shot by arrows, takes part in a labour rally in New Taipei City, April 29, 2012. Hundreds of labours marched the streets on Sunday to ask Taiwan government to improve working environment and raise the salary ahead of the annual Labour Day on May 1.

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April, 28th, 2012: Migrant workers of Jifa Group in Qingdao, Shandong province, have a tug-of-war recently. (Photo: Liang Xiaopeng / for China Daily)

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A rock fan is lifted as he crowd surfs during a performance at the 2012 Strawberry Music Festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing, April 29, 2012. The festival will be held from April 29 to May 1.

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A rock fan poses for a photograph with paramilitary policemen standing guard at the 2012 Strawberry Music Festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing, April 29, 2012. The festival will be held from April 29 to May 1.

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Rescuers try to pull out a victim's body as they work at the accident site of a van-truck collision in Tongxin county, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region April 30, 2012. The road accident, which happened at 7.08 a.m. (local time), killed 18 people and injured eight others in north China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Monday, local authorities said, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Photo taken on April 29, 2012 shows the coach which plunged off a cliff in Yunxian County of Lincang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The accident which occurred on Saturday afternoon has left 11 passengers dead and nine others injured. (Xinhua/Chen Jie)

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Sun Fengqin (R), 60, participates in a pole-dancing class in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, April 27, 2012. In China, where older women are expected to lead a quiet life tending to their grandchildren, retired grandmother Sun Fengqin's hobby is unusual - she pole dances. Swings, spins and sultry moves are all in the repertoire of the long-haired 60-year-old, who took on pole dancing in admiration of what she saw as a sexy sport despite its image in China as something associated with strip clubs. Pole dancing has over the last few years evolved into a popular pastime and a way of staying in shape, with devotees promoting it as a legitimate form of dance and acrobatics. Picture taken April 27, 2012.

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Two woman pass a homeless man in a quiet shopping district of Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, April 30, 2012.

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Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is interviewed after being spotted outside the US Embassy (background) where blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng is believed to be hiding, in Beijing on April 30, 2012. Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing but is not seeking asylum, fellow dissident Hu Jia said, raising the spectre of a drawn-out China-US diplomatic standoff. Chen, a self-taught lawyer, fled house arrest in Shandong province on April 22 with the help of supporters from under the noses of dozens of guards.

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Pro-democracy protesters wearing sunglasses, hold placards with picture of blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, third left, with his family and Chinese activist He Peirong, right, outside the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, April 30, 2012 as they urge Beijing government stop persecution of Chen. A U.S. rights campaigner says a deal securing U.S. asylum for the blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest is expected in the coming 24 to 48 hours.

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Chinese paramilitary police officers patrol outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Monday, April 30, 2012.

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A Chinese maid carries a young girl out of the US embassy compound as a paramilitary guard stands watch in Beijing on April 30, 2012.

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Chinese customers select goods at an open air market in Beijing, China, Monday, April 30, 2012.

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In these photos taken on Sunday, April 29, 2012, a Chinese national acrobatic team perform during a fund-raising show for Myanmar Library Foundation at the National Theater in Yangon, Myanmar.

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An unidentified motocross rider competes in an exhibition at the Kia X-Games Asia 2012 at the Jiangwan Sports Centre in Shanghai on April 30, 2012.

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A passenger stands next to Eva Airlines' self check-in counters, which are decorated with Hello Kitty motifs, in Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, April 30, 2012. Taiwan's second-largest carrier, Eva Airlines, and Japan's comic company, Sanrio, which owns the Hello Kitty brand, collaborated on the second generation Hello Kitty-themed aircraft which was launched on October 2011. There are currently three Hello Kitty-themed Airbus A330-300 aircrafts flying between cities such as Taipei, Fukuoka, Narita, Sapporo, Incheon, Hong Kong and Guam.

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Passengers line up to have their tickets checked at Tianjin Railway Station in north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 29, 2012. China's railway system will see increased passenger flows during the three-day May Day national holiday starting from Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Baosen)

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A Chinese youth wearing an American flag t-shirt walks through Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 1, 2012.

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Newlyweds dressed in Han-dynasty costumes eat a meal together during a traditional group wedding ceremony in Xi'an, Shaanxi province May 1, 2012. A total of 130 couples from all over China attended the group wedding ceremony on Tuesday following the nuptial rites of the Han Dynasty (202 BC - AD 220), local media reported.

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Chinese police keep watch beside Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 1, 2012. May 1st is a big holiday in China.

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A couple visit a real estate stand during the 2012 Spring Real Estate exhibition in Shanghai May 1, 2012. China may introduce preferential policies for first-home buyers to help support the property market, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Sun Zheng drives the #7 Beiing Hyundai Racing Team Hyundai during round one of the China Production Class at the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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Chinese workers assembling circuit boards at a factory in Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan province on April 30, 2012. China's manufacturing activity rose in April to a 13-month high, official data showed, indicating the world's number two economy may have bottomed out in the second quarter.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: (L-R) Tengyi Jiang, Zhen Zhuowei and Xiaole He all of the Chang‘an Ford Racing Team Ford Focus celebrate taking all three spots on the podium after round one of the Super Production Class of the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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Activists, maids and workers rally during a May Day protest in Hong Kong on May 1, 2012. About 5,000 workers, domestic helpers and activists held a noisy procession and marched through the city centre to call for better working conditions and a raise of the minimum wage which was implemented in 2011.

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A passenger takes pictures of Eva Airlines' Hello Kitty-themed products displayed in Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, April 30, 2012. Taiwan's second-largest carrier, Eva Airlines, and Japan's comic company, Sanrio, which owns the Hello Kitty brand, collaborated on the second generation Hello Kitty-themed aircraft which was launched on October 2011. There are currently three Hello Kitty-themed Airbus A330-300 aircrafts flying between cities such as Taipei, Fukuoka, Narita, Sapporo, Incheon, Hong Kong and Guam.

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A father dons a '99' mask on his daughter prior to a May Day protest in Hong Kong on May 1, 2012.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Sun Zheng driver of the #7 Beiing Hyundai Racing Team Hyundai crosses the line to win round one of the China Production Class at the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Sun Zheng driver of the #7 Beiing Hyundai Racing Team Hyundai celebrates winning round one of the China Production Class at the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: A general view prior to the start of round one of the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Sun Zheng drives the #7 Beiing Hyundai Racing Team Hyundai during round one of the China Production Class at the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Grid girls prior to the start of round one of the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 29: Zhen Zhuowei driver of the #3 Chang‘an Ford Racing Team Ford Focus celebrates with teammate Jiang Tengyi after winning round one of the Super Production Class of the China Touring Car Championship at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 29, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

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