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This undated photo courtesy of Troy Glasgow shows the entrance to Gibson Hall at the Memphis College of Art in Overton Park in Memphis, Tenn. In designing the new entrance to Gibson Hall, the college's administrative building, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects wanted to highlight the color red, a signature color for the college. LuciteLux acrylic was chosen for its translucent properties and its unique look when illuminated. (AP Photo/Troy Glasgow)

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This undated photo courtesy of Bruce Buck for Coffinier Ku Design shows a room designed by Coffinier Ku Design in a West Village townhouse in New York. The Lucite pieces in this room were designed by Coffinier Ku Design and fabricated by PlexiCraft. Etienne Coffinier, an architect and furniture designer who grew up in Algeria, the Netherlands and Dubai, works solely in clear Lucite. (AP Photo/Coffinier Ku Design, Bruce Buck)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Crew members pull a rope to help anchor the ship as the ARC "Gloria" docks on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Crew members in stand in position on the tip of the ship as the ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Carissa Simon, 5, of Annadale, waves the Colombian flag as the ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va. on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. The 1,300-ton, 249.3-foot x 34.8-foot, three-mast sailing vessel, commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, is manned by 12 naval officers, 58 crew members and 72 cadets and is on its 2011 goodwill tour. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. The 1,300-ton, 249.3 (including the bowsprit) x 34.8-foot, three-mast sailing vessel, commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, is manned by 12 naval officers, 58 crew members and 72 cadets and is on its 2011 goodwill tour. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The ARC "Gloria" prepares to dock on the waterfront in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, 2011. The ARC "Gloria" is Colombia's flagship and the training ship of the Colombian Navy. The 1,300-ton, 249.3 (including the bowsprit) x 34.8-ft ARC "Gloria" three-mast sailing vessel, commissioned on September 7, 1968, is manned by 12 naval officers, 58 crew members and 72 cadets and is on its 2011 goodwill tour. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Long grass (a "Natural Preservation area") awaits errant balls throughout the course at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, site of the U.S. Open. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Guitarist Lukas Nelson is on the road again with his famous father, country music superstar Willie Nelson. (Associated Press)

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U.S. President Barack Obama meets local residents in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, Monday, May 23, 2011. President Barack Obama opens a six-day European tour with a quick dash through Ireland, where he will celebrate his own Irish roots and look to give a boost to a nation grappling with the fallout from its financial collapse. (AP Photo, Pool)

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An Irish youngster poses for a photograph with a U.S. flag painted on her face amongst people queuing up to join the crowd to listen to U.S. President Barack Obama make an address at College Green in Dublin, Monday, May 23, 2011. President Barack Obama paid a joyful visit Monday to the small Irish village where his great-great-great grandfather once lived and worked as a shoemaker, an improbable and memorable pilgrimage for America's first black president into his Irish past. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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U.S. President Barack Obama drinks Guinness beer as he meets with local residents at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform stunts for the crowd during the Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation as the crowd watches during the Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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From left, mother Gabriela Gonzalez, of Silver Spring, sits with her daughters Leila, 2, and Valeria, 5, as they sit and play with toy Blue Angels airplanes, during the Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base, Sunday, May 22, 2011. It was the girls' first trip to the air show. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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