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Michael Bembenick, who works at Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis, was named the Assistant Golf Professional of the Year in Indiana in 2012. (PGA of America)

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Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are depicted on the cover of the July 8 issue of New Yorker magazine. **FILE**

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Visitors make their way through the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival features endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26-June 30 and July 3-July 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bolivians perform a traditional village ceremony for good luck and harmony at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors participate as bolivians perform a traditional village ceremony for good luck and harmony at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bolivians perform a traditional village ceremony for good luck and harmony at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bolivians rub feathers over Anna Blandon of Germantown, Md., center, as they perform a traditional village ceremony for good luck and harmony at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Children peak inside an asian yurt on display at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Yvonne Dhthayer of Washington, D.C. looks into an asian Yurt on display at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Mika Azim, 6, of Philadelphia, Pa., right, plays with stilts, a traditional hungarian toy at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble who perform traditional hungarian dance from the MatyÛ region, line up to perform in the Dance Barn at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble who perform traditional hungarian dance from the MatyÛ region, gather in the Dance Barn at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble who perform traditional hungarian dance from the MatyÛ region, gather in the Dance Barn at the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival will feature endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26ñJune 30 and July 3ñJuly 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors make their way through the 47th Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2013. The annual festival features endangered languages, hungarian heritage and african american style and identity this year and run from June 26-June 30 and July 3-July 7. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)