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A member of the Big Apple Circus tent crew works on placing the motor cables to the Big Top, Friday, 14 September, 2012 in Dulles, Virginia. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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Mike Leclair instructs the Big Apple Circus tent crew while controlling the motor system rises the cupola of the Big Top, Friday, 14 September, 2012 in Dulles, Virginia. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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Mike Leclair, tent operator, draws a diagram of how wind can take down the Big Top tent of the Big Apple Circus. Friday, 14 September, 2012 in Dulles, Virginia. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Protesters gather in front of the main entrance of the U.S. embassy, background, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sept. 14, 2012. Thousands of demonstrators massed outside the embassy and several were seen climbing the outer wall of the embassy grounds, an Associated Press reporter on the scene said. (Associated Press)
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Pope Benedict XVI waves his hand upon arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport in Beirut on Sept. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)
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A large crowd of public school teachers rally at Chicago's Congress Plaza on Sept. 13, 2012, to protest against billionaire Hyatt Hotel mogul Penny Pritzker, who is also a member of the Chicago Board of Education. Protesters said that $5.2 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds being used to build a new Hyatt hotel in Hyde Park would be better spent on meeting basic student needs. (Associated Press)
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In this Aug. 21, 2012, photo, Lin, in red, sits with friends as they fill jars of red sorgum, a local delicacy, and talk about why they voted for the proposed casino to be built on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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The last astronaut to walk on the moon, Capt. Eugene Cernan speaks during the memorial service for Neil Armstrong. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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An attendee looks at the program booklet for the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Children walk past the National Cathedral as attendees file out of the cathedral following a memorial service for Neil Armstrong, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Attendees listen to a memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Caramelized Apple Ginger Rice Pudding topped with the best of fall fruit is a warm comfort food made even creamier with a risotto technique. (Associated Press)
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Mirin pork chops with apple chutney make a quick dinner that is full of flavor with the apples playing off the sweetness of the mirin marinade. (Associated Press)
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Oregon is home to about 500 wineries and a growing wine-tourism industry. It is one of the top wine-producing states in the country, along with neighbors California and Washington. (Associated Press)