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Activist are transferred from a patrol boat of Japan Coast Guard after being arrested for landing on a set of islets known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, at a port in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Regional tensions flared on the emotional anniversary of Japan s World War II surrender as activists from China and South Korea used Wednesday s occasion to press rival territorial claims, prompting 14 arrests by Japanese authorities. The 14 people had traveled by boat from Hong Kong to the disputed islands controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Activist are transferred to vehicles after being arrested for landing on a set of islets known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, at a port in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.

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Activists carry Chinese and Taiwanese flags as they landed on Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in East China Sea Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Regional tensions flared on the emotional anniversary of Japan s World War II surrender as activists from China and South Korea used Wednesday s occasion to press rival territorial claims, prompting 14 arrests by Japanese authorities. The 14 people had traveled by boat, seen at bottom left, from Hong Kong to the disputed islands controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Activists holding Chinese and Taiwanese flags are arrested by Japanese police officers after landing on Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in East China Sea Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.

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This picture taken on August 16, 2012 shows Chinese beachgoers wearing body suits and protective head masks, dubbed 'face-kinis' by Chinese netizens, on a crowded public beach in Qingdao, northeast

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's Shandong province. The face masks were initially designed to protect from sunburn but it turns out they are also quite handy at repelling insects and jellyfish, as many people in China dislike getting a tan, especially on the face(huh??).

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Security guards try to control fans of

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before Bryant attends a promotional event in Wuhan, Hubei province, August 16, 2012.

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A referee(R) explains the rules of a beer drinking competition to a competitor(M) during the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2012.

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Visitors takes part in a beer drinking competition during the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2012. The 22th Qingdao International Beer Festival has set a beer drinking competition, attracting worldwide participants. After various event, the final winner will get a brand-new car as prize. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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A young boy poses for a picture with a car at the first Pudong International Auto Fair in east China's Shanghai Municipality, Aug. 16, 2012. The five-day Fair, which kicked off on Thursday at Shanghai New International Expo Center, attracted nearly 70 exhibitors. (Xinhua/Xu Sheng)

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Singer Rainie Yang attends a press conference of her new album "Wishing For Happiness" in a hotel of Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 16, 2012. The new album "Wishing For Happiness" will be officially released on Aug. 17 this year. (Xinhua)

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Equation said:

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YES...I DO!

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I cant see that diamond in the ring you bought her. It must be a small one.

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Yuan Zi ('chubby') a Chinese panda sucks an ice cube flavoured with honey and apple in his enclosure at Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan central-western France, on August 17, 2012. The animals left their breeding centre in southwestern China for a 10-year stay in France, on a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations

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A Chinese activist (2nd L), detained after landing on a disputed island, raises his hands as they board a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship for their deportation to Hong Kong, at a port in Ishigaki island, Okinawa prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 17, 2012. Japan on Friday sent home the first group of Chinese activists detained after landing on an island claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a move China welcomed but at the same time warned its neighbour against further "escalation" in tension. Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, have been at odds since the activists were detained on Wednesday after using a boat to land on the rocky, uninhabited isles known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. Seven activists took off for Hong Kong from Okinawa, the Immigration Bureau said, and the rest of the 14-strong group were expected to head home by boat later on Friday. Mandatory Credit.

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Chinese activists detained after landing on a disputed island are escorted by airport officials and unidentified officials as they board a flight for their deportation to Hong Kong, at the Naha airport in Japan's southern island of Okinawa, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 17, 2012.

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Chan Yu-lam (C), the spokesman for the action committee for defending the Diaoyu islands talks to the media as he arrives at the airport to welcome his fellow activists in Hong Kong on August 17, 2012, following their deportation from Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has approved the deportation of pro-Beijing activists, a spokesman said on August 17, as Tokyo seeks to defuse a potentially destablising row with China over disputed islands.

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 17: Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla (L) meets with Chinese Chairman and Party Secretary of the National Peoples Congress Wu Bangguo at the Great Hall of the People on August 17, 2012 in Beijing, China. President Chinchilla is on her first state visit to China and the main purpose of her visit is to improve diplomatic relations which have only been established in the past five years.

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A family poses for a photo next to a Mercedes convertable sports car on display at the Pudong Auto Show in Shanghai on August 17, 2012. Growth in Chinese auto sales slowed to 8.2 percent on year in July, traditionally a slack season in the world's largest car market, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in a recent statement.

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Anti-Japan protesters hold printed Chinese characters, that reads "Japan Get Out," to form a slogan "Japan Get Out of Diaoyu Islands" with other protesters outside Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.

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This picture taken on August 16, 2012, shows workers assembling a car in the Chang'an automobile factory in Beijing.

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Candidates prepare for an interview for flight attendant in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The Shandong Airlines Co,. Ltd launched a job interview to recruit 100 flight attendants from all over the country, which attracted more than 4,000 applicants. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

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Doctors rush to the colliery, the roof of which collapsed and trapped at least 18 people, at Ruifeng Coal Mine in Fugu County of Yulin City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The accident occurred on Thursday evening at the coal mine when a roof collapsed in a colliery, causing at least 18 trapped underground. [Xinhua]

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Relatives (1st and 2nd L, front) of trapped miners wait for rescue information outside the colliery, the roof of which collapsed and trapped at least 18 people, at Ruifeng Coal Mine in Fugu County of Yulin City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The accident occurred on Thursday evening at the coal mine when a roof collapsed in a colliery, causing at least 18 trapped underground. [Xinhua]

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US basketball star Kobe Bryant, left, poses for photos with Chinese actress Xu Qing, who is holding up Bryant's gold medal won at the London Olympic Games, at a charity dinner held by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation in Shanghai, Aug 14, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

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US basketball star Kobe Bryant receives a work of calligraphy, which reads "sky walker", from organizers of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, at a charity dinner in Shanghai, Aug 14, 2012. [Photo/CFP]

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Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2012, shows China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", as it arrives at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland. China's 5th Arctic expedition team will pay a 4-day visit to Iceland since Friday. It will be Chinese arctic expedition team's first formal visit to an Arctic country. [Xinhua]

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The ambassador to Iceland Su Ge welcomes the arrival of China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon", at an outport of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, Aug. 17, 2012.

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bladerunner said:

I cant see that diamond in the ring you bought her. It must be a small one.

V

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Well...I'm large where it counts for her...LOL!

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A protester burns a China national flag during a protest to urge Chinese authorities to carry out a proper investigation into the death of Li Wangyang ,outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong June 10, 2012.

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Activists (from L to R) Koo Sze-yiu, Bull Tsang Kin-shing, Wu Xi-yao, Fang Xiao-song and Lu Song-chang, who are part of the group of Chinese activists who went to the disputed Senkuki or Diaoyu islands, cheer as they arrive at Hong Kong airport August 17, 2012. Japan on Friday sent home the first group of Chinese activists detained after landing on an island claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a move China welcomed but at the same time warned its neighbor against further "escalation" in tension.

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Activist Bull Tsang Kin-shing hugs his wife as he arrives at Hong Kong airport August 17, 2012, after being deported from Senkuki or Diaoyu islands. Japan on Friday sent home the first group of Chinese activists detained after landing on an island claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a move China welcomed but at the same time warned its neighbor against further "escalation" in tension.

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Activists Koo Sze-yiu (3rd L) and Fang Xiao-song, who are part of the group of Chinese activists who went to the disputed Senkuki or Diaoyu islands, hold a Chinese national flag in front of a banner as they arrive at Hong Kong airport August 17, 2012. Japan on Friday sent home the first group of Chinese activists detained after landing on an island claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a move China welcomed but at the same time warned its neighbor against further "escalation" in tension. The banner reads, "Successful landing on Diaoyu islands, Activists show their ambitions, Welcome back".

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Chinese activists on board a fishing boat (R) wave to members of the media on a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship as they leave a port for their deportation to Hong Kong, in Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 17, 2012. Japan on Friday sent home the first group of Chinese activists detained after landing on an island claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, a move China welcomed but at the same time warned its neighbour against further "escalation" in tension. Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, have been at odds since the activists were detained on Wednesday after using a boat to land on the rocky, uninhabited isles known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. Seven activists took off for Hong Kong from Okinawa, the Immigration Bureau said, and the rest of the 14-strong group were expected to head home by boat later on Friday. Mandatory Credit.

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Local farmers plant rice shoots during a successful Guinness World Records attempt in the fields of Hsinwu, northern Taoyuan county on August 18, 2012. Some 1,215 local farmers planted 3 million rice shoots in twenty-five miniutes to hold the new Guinness World Record for the largest amount of people gathered to plant rice.

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A visitor looks at food carvings made of apples during the 2012 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition at TWTC exhibition hall in Taipei August 17, 2012. The show runs from August 17 to 20.

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Miner Wang Qiming makes a call to his parents with his wife by his side after he was rescued and sent to hospital in Fugu County of Yulin City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The roof of a colliery collapsed and trapped 16 people at Ruifeng Coal Mine on Thursday evening. Fifteen have been rescued so far. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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Kobe Bryant of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers talks to young players from his training camp in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, Aug 15, 2012. It is Bryant's seventh consecutive summer visit to China. A five-time NBA champion and 14-time All-Star, Bryant enjoys an overwhelming popularity in China. His jersey sales topped the Chinese market in all of the past six years. China sees an influx of big-name NBA stars on sponsor-backed visits every summer. Besides Bryant, Jeremy Lin of the Houston Rockets and Shane Battier of Miami Heat are also in China meeting fans. LeBron James of the Heat and Kevin Durant of Oklahoma Thunder will kick off their China tour later this month. And the NBA announced earlier this month that they will hold a preseason game on Oct 11 in Beijing. The two teams are defending champion Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers. [Photo/CFP]

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Muslims pray amid rain at Dongguan Mosque in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 18, 2012. About 200 thousand muslims across the province gathered here on Saturday to celebrated the Lesser Bairam Festival, or Eid Al-Fitr marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

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People in a water park in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Aug. 18, 2012. The maximum temperatures in Chongqing reached 40 degrees Celsius(104F) Saturday while an orange alert on high temperature has been released by local meteorological observatory. Water parks became good summer resorts for local people. (Xinhua/Li Jian)

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A model poses with a car on 2012 Jiangsu (Nanjing) International Auto Show in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The 5-day international auto show, displaying a total of 800 cars of 60 brands, opened here on Friday. (Xinhua

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Cosplayers poses at an animation contest in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 17, 2012. The 6th Asian Youth Animation and Comics Contest kicked off at Guiyang City on Friday. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Kitty Zhang Yuqi covers magazine OK Jingcai

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - AUGUST 15: Singer Elva Hsiao attends the 3rd Next Magazine Entertainment Award Ceremony at Next Media Limited on August 15, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - AUGUST 15: Singer Rainie Yang attends the 3rd Next Magazine Entertainment Award Ceremony at Next Media Limited on August 15, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

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