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A Chinese competitive eater who marked the Christmas season by consuming 160 eggs in one sitting said he was in good health and planned more extreme stunts. Pan Yizhong, 46, sported a red and white Santa hat as he gobbled 150 quail eggs and 10 chicken eggs in less than 40 minutes on Tuesday to promote a restaurant in central China's Hunan province.
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Volunteers in Santa Claus costumes give free hair cuts to children at a welfare centre to celebrate the upcoming Christmas festivities in Handan, Hebei province
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Visitors glide down slides made of ice at the 16th Harbin Ice and Snow World, which will officially open on Jan. 5, in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province
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A Thai elephant and mahout dressed as Santa Claus entertain pupils and distribute presents during Christmas celebrations at a school in the world heritage city of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand
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Feeder Li Hongliang wears the costume of Santa Claus and feeds monkeys at Yunnan Wild Animal Park
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Thousands of bicycles have been discarded at Central South University, creating China's or maybe even the world's, biggest tomb of bikes
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A boy poses for a photo with Christmas decorations in front of a shopping mall in Beijing, December 24, 2014.
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A security guard in Santa Claus costume calls a taxi for a customer in front of at a shopping mall in Beijing December 24, 2014. The shopping mall in Beijing deployed Santa Claus costumed guards in the mall to attract customers during the Christmas shopping season.
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Ma Yanli 马艳丽

Ma Yanli was born to a family of farmers in Zhoukou City, Henan Province, and is a renowned Chinese model, actress and fashion designer. Ma proved that a young girl can stand out from the pack with her beauty, talent and diligence. Ma, originally a provincial-level rowing champion, left professional sports to pursue a career in modeling in 1994. She won first place at the First Shanghai International Fashion Model Contest in 1995, and her increasing popularity with famous designers and top advertisers made her China's No.1 model between 1998 and 1999. Ma is now a fashion designer who has successfully created her own fashion brand-Mary Ma series.

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For Equation and Air Force Brat. A group of girls skiing and wearing red bikinis to welcome Christmas in Yuzhou, Henan, China
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Merry Christmas to all Sinodefense members. May you all have a blessed time with your families.



I will now get back to bottling my Malbec

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For Equation and Air Force Brat. A group of girls skiing and wearing red bikinis to welcome Christmas in Yuzhou, Henan, China
Picture: TPG/Top Photo/Corbis


Merry Christmas to all Sinodefense members. May you all have a blessed time with your families.



I will now get back to bottling my Malbec

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Gracias mi amigo! You're too kind. And Merry Christmas to you too.






Watch out for the big one on the far right. He looks impatient and about to snag those snacks for himself.

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Gracias mi amigo! You're too kind. And Merry Christmas to you too.

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Your Welcome Equation, Just want to bring some Christmas Joy and leave a good visual. I thought it would be a nice way to end today. No pun intended.



Putting down my glass of Malbec and starting with eggnog.

Merry Christmas to All!

HKND Group Chairman Wang Jing (R) addresses a press conference on the megaproject of the Great Interoceanic Canal, in Managua, Nicaragua, on Dec. 23, 2014. Wang Jing on Monday announced the beginning of the construction of the Great Interoceanic Canal, in Nicaragua's Rivas Province. The construction of the canal, which is to link the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to be completed in 2019, with an estimated investment of 50 billion U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Luis Echeverria)

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Soldiers in Special Police Unit of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force took part in a field training exercise at north China's Linhe district in the Bayan Zhuor city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Source: Chinanews.com)

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"Pandas" play cute in Shanghai.....English.news.cn | 12.24.2014 | Editor: Mengjie

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The Lanzhou-Xinjiang high speed train to be opened on Dec. 26, 2014. Public sales of the ticket start today. A passenger displays his ticket. (Xinhua photo)

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Xu Dani (1st L) teaches Nanyin, an ancient Chinese folk music art form originated from southeast China's Fujian Province, for students in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 23, 2014. Nanyin, known as the "living fossil" of ancient Chinese music, literally means music in the south and is a traditional opera in Fujian dialect. Nanyin was spread to Southeast Asia and also introduced to Europe and America by thousands of overseas Chinese, when the Maritime Silk Road flourished during ancient China's Song(960-1279) and Yuan(1271-1368) Dynasties. In 2006, Nanyin was enlisted as a National Non-material Cultural Heritage. Three years later, it was listed as a World Human Verbal and Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Zheng Xiaoling performs Nanyin, an ancient Chinese folk music art form originated from southeast China's Fujian Province, for citizens in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 21, 2014

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Pan Wenlong(R), performs Nanyin, an ancient Chinese folk music art form originated from southeast China's Fujian Province, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 21, 2014.

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Zhang Mingming(L) performs Nanyin, an ancient Chinese folk music art form originated from southeast China's Fujian Province, for students in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 23, 2014

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Actress Ni Ni: really on fire....English.news.cn | 2014-12-23 08:11:36 | Editor: Xiang Bo

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An early Christmas present.

Cash spill litters Hong Kong freeway, with predictable results
On Wednesday, a security van driving through the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong spilled three crates of HK$500 (US$65) bills, sending cash flying across eight lanes of the Gloucester Road freeway. Traffic, of course, ground to a halt.

Local media says that some $2 million (U.S.) worth of filthy lucre is missing, The New York Times reports. "Anyone who picked up the cash concerned should hand it over to the police as soon as possible," Wan Siu-hong of the Hong Kong police told reporters. "Otherwise, they may have committed the crime of theft." The security company isn't sure how the money got out of the van, but "we believe the money was dropped," Wan said. Is that you, Santa Claus?

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Neak Leung bridge is about to be finished and is schedule to put in service before the coming Khmer new year in mid April 2015. The bridge is built under Japanese aid and cost about 92 million US dollar. The bridge has a total length of 2220 meters and a width of 13 meters.

A belated Merry Christmas to all!

Catholics celebrate Christmas eve in a church in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 24, 2014. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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Passengers get on a train at the Urumqi South Railway Station in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, 2014. The 1,776-kilometer Lanxin high-speed railway was put into operation on Friday, linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, both in northwest China, and Urumqi. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) (wf)

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A bullet train bound for Urumqi City is seen at the Lanzhou West Railway Station in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2014.

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A bullet train bound for Guiyang is seen at the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2014.

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A bullet train runs through a grand bridge in Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2014. The 857-kilometer high-speed railway linking Guiyang, capital of landlocked mountainous province of Guizhou in southwest China, with south China's economic powerhouse Guangzhou, Guangdong's capital, started operating on Friday. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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Passengers holding tickets pose for photos before bording a bullet train bounding for Guiyang City, at the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2014.

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The TV grab taken on Dec. 24 2014 shows a Chinese medical worker gives water to a 7-year old boy who was confirmed Ebola patient, at the Chinese medical center in Monrvia, Liberia. Three more people were confirmed Ebola patients at the Chinese medical center in Monrvia on Dec. 24. (Xinhua/Jiang Heng)

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The ground breaking ceremony of Beijing's new airport is held in the Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 26, 2014. The airport is designed to handle 72 million passengers, 2 million tonnes of cargo and mail, and 620,000 flights in 2025. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

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Local villagers pose with the foundation stone at the ground breaking ceremony of Beijing's new airport in the Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 26, 2014. The airport is designed to handle 72 million passengers, 2 million tonnes of cargo and mail, and 620,000 flights in 2025. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

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College students wearing traditional Chinese clothing join a campaign to boycott Christmas celebrations on a street in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan province on December 24, 2014. With slogans saying “Boycott Christmas-Chinese don’t celebrate foreign festivals” in hands, these students call on people to focus on Chinese traditional festivals and celebrate festivals in a rational way. (Source: China News Service/ Yang Huafeng)

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Zhang Xinyi's street style fashion shots for Bazaar Jewelry English.news.cn | 12.25.2014 | Editor: ying

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A belated Merry Christmas to all!

I found these photos on the San Diego Union Tribune website.. sorry, no hi-res.

12.24.2014...USS Peleliu (LHA 5) arrived home to Naval Base San Diego, aka 32nd Street, from a six-month deployment on Wednesday December 24th 2014 just in time for Christmas!

12.24.2014...USS Peleliu arrived home to Naval Base San Diego from a six-month deployment on Wednesday, just in time to reunite hundreds of Navy families for the holidays. The ship herself will be decommissioned now, having served a distinguished 34 ... — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Rear Admiral Frank Ponds, left, acknowledges the salute from Captain Paul Spedero, right, the commanding officer of the USS Peleliu on Wednesday. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Sailors departing the USS Peleliu looked for family and friends among the crowds of people on the dock. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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MM3 Shanita Frieson and son Anthony Black, 7, let the tears flow as the reunite with each other on the dock beside the USS Peleliu Wednesday at Naval Base San Diego. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Maurice Williams surprised his girlfriend Natalia Cmacho-Gonzalez with a ring in a tiny box and a welcome home "Will you marry me?" sign Wednesday as she returned to San Diego with the USS Peleliu. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Jessica and Dustin Sharbono celebrate the traditional first kiss honors, as the USS Peleliu comes home to San Diego on Wednesday. Their three children have no idea their father is coming home for the holidays, and will be surprised by ... — Peggy Peattie

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AO2 Joshua Labbe holds a smiling Brodin Labbee, 3, who has been waiting for his father, along with other family members, on the dock Wednesday morning. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Lester Spence holds his two-month-old son Richard Earl Spence for the first time, with wife Claudia Spence, right, happy to have her husband home. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Dominic Tolbert, left, gives his sister Shanita Frieson a huge hug as she immerses herself into the arms of family upon returning to Naval Base San Diego Wednesday with the USS Peleliu. — Peggy Peattie / UTSan DIego

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Lol...

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A belated Merry Christmas to all!

I found these photos on the San Diego Union Tribune website.. sorry, no hi-res.

12.24.2014...USS Peleliu (LHA 5) arrived home to Naval Base San Diego, aka 32nd Street, from a six-month deployment on Wednesday December 24th 2014 just in time for Christmas!

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Never gets old seeing pictures like these.