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Mothers and their children leave a nearby school as a sign prohibiting the use of marijuana in a designated area is seen in Amsterdam, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Wil Hiday, of Vienna, Va., gets a dozen donuts after school with mom Kim on Tuesday at Dunkin’ Donuts in Vienna. Wil planned to bring the doughnuts to school Wednesday, when he turns 12 years old on 12/12/12. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Vienna, Va. resident Wil Hiday gets donuts after school with his mom Kim on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at Dunkin' Donuts in Vienna. Wil is going to bring the donuts to school Wednesday, when he turns 12 years old on 12/12/12. Tonight the family is going to celebrate at IHOP at the stroke of midnight. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Wil Hiday, center, confers with mom Kim and sister Chase, 15, as they pick out donuts after school at Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in Vienna, Va. Wil is going to bring the donuts to school Wednesday, when he turns 12 years old on 12/12/12. Tonight the family is going to celebrate at IHOP at the stroke of midnight. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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High school English teacher Tiffany Santana listens as President Obama speaks to the media during a visit with middle class taxpayers to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts for Americans and small businesses, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Falls Church, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Mo Yan demonstrates Chinese calligraphy for students during a visit to Hersby Gymnasium high school in Lidingo, outside Stockholm, on Friday. Mr. Mo’s literary output has been prolific, which has contributed to his popularity and his impact. (Associated Press)
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A video showing West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble using his university-issued musket to kill a bear prompted WVU to tell him it’s not an approved use. (Associated Press)
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While Savoy Elementary School students and cellist Yo Yo Ma look on, Heather Watts and her husband Damian Woetzel, who both used to dance with the New York City Ballet, perform a pas de deux at the Southeast Washington, D.C. school on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The artists came to the school to lead a small private workshop with some students and then performed with those students for the entire school. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Bonita Cacho, right, who works with the arts intensive after-school program at Savoy Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C., works with two students dressed as Allegaries, or spiritual protectors of the village, to practice their stilt walking in the school's hallway on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A U.S. Marine stands guard in Kuwait. Next year, the Marines will incorporate Mind Fitness Training classes into an infantry school at Camp Pendleton, Calif., making it a tentative part of the regular training cycle. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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Savoy Elementary School students stretch like swans while world renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma plays "The Swan" during a performance at the Southeast Washington, D.C. school on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The cellist came to the school with another artist, Damian Woetzel, who used to dance with the New York City Ballet, to run a small private workshop with some of the children as part of the school's Innovtive Schedule for the Arts, which integrates the arts into their everyday school activities. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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World renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma, left, greets students at Savoy Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. before conducting a special workshop with former New York City Ballet principal dancer Damiam Woetzel on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The students and the artists then performed for the entire school. The artists were brought to the school as part of the Innovative Schedule for the Arts, a new program started up at the school only a couple of months ago that integrates the arts into students' everyday schedules. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Students in the Innovative Schedule for the Arts program at Savoy Elementary School warm up with one of their teachers while waiting for world renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma and former New York City Ballet principal dancer Damian Woetzel to arrive Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 for a special workshop and performance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Savoy Elementary School teachers, including Kristen Hayes, left, the art teacher, and Tiffany James, center, the librarian, smile as they watch from the hallway a private rehearsal of Savoy students with renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma and former New York City Ballet principal dancer Damian Woetzel on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The artists came to the Southeast, Washington, D.C. school as part of the school's Innovative Schedule for the Arts. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Savoy Elementary School students watch as husband-and-wife team Heather Watts and Damian Woetzel, who both used to dance professionally with the New York City Ballet, perform a pas de deux during a special workshop at the school in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
