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Justin Figueroa of Irvine, Calif., does a trick in midair during the final round of the competition. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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In this image released by New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd., the wayward emperor penguin dubbed "Happy Feet" slides down a makeshift water slide into the Antarctic Ocean south of New Zealand as he is released from the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/NIWA)

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This book cover image courtesy of Aloha Publishers shows the cover of "Maggie Goes on a Diet," by Paul M. Kramer and Mari Kuwayama. The self-published book doesn't come out until next month, but there's already online outrage over it. (AP Photo/Aloha Publishers)

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NASA VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS This image provided Thursday by NASA shows the Mars rover Opportunity using its camera to take a photograph showing the rover's arm extended toward a light-toned rock, "Tisdale 2," during the rover's 2,695th day on the planet.

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In this Jan. 31, 2010 photo, a visitor inspects a Honda Motor Co.'s hybrid Fit at the Japanese automaker's headquarters in Tokyo. The Fit subcompact beat Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid last month to top Japan's auto sales model rankings, its first return to that spot in nearly two years, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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This computer-generated graphic provided by NASA shows images of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say it may need to be cleaned up. (Associated Press/NASA)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Zoe Bentley, a 14-year-old "unschooler," visits the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Zoe's parents allow her to explore what she likes rather than take part in a traditional educational system.

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Transportation Security Administration employee Scott Dole (left) and security training instructor John Bumgardner demonstrate new imaging technology software being installed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, N.C. on Aug. 16, 2011. The software, known as automated target recognition, detects potential threats concealed under a passenger’s clothing but is also designed to protect passenger privacy by eliminating the image of an actual passenger and replacing it with a generic outline of a person. (Associated Press/The Herald-Sun) **FILE**

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An image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Irene as photographed from onboard the International Space Station at 3:14 p.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 20ll. The image, captured with a 38 mm lens, reveals the eye of the storm at center of the frame. (AP Photo/NASA)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPad during a product announcement Jan. 27, 2010, in San Francisco. Apple Inc. on Wednesday announced Mr. Jobs has resigned as CEO. He is expected to be replaced by Tim Cook, who has been the company's chief operating officer. Mr. Jobs has been elected as Apple's chairman.

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An employee drives a Google vehicle on Palo Alto, Calif., streets to shoot "street views" in October 2010. Israeli officials announced Sunday they have given Google permission to photograph Israeli streets and cities, with restrictions to ensure that Google's Street View service won't unintentionally aid terrorists in planning attacks on sensitive sites. (Associated Press)

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Obama for America campaign staffers work at headquarters, a 55,000-square-foot office in a high-rise in downtown Chicago. Specialists in digital media work side by side with field operators, Web designers and phone-bank volunteers. The integration of employees with digital expertise together with more traditional political campaign staff is now standard operating procedure. (Dave Boyer/The Washington Times)

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NETFLIX VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS A screen shot shows the home page for the "Just For Kids" tab on the Netflix website.

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"If we have four issues at the wireless industry, the first three are spectrum, spectrum, and more spectrum," said Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association. Spectrum allows carriers to offer more data services. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this May 11, 2011, file photo, attendees chat at the Google IO Developers Conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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Redfoo (left) and Sky Blu of the dance duo LMFAO performed Thursday at the Billboard Summer Blowout in New York, billed as the first event for which every ticket distributed was via mobile phones. (Associated Press)

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This screen shot taken from myBART.org shows a page from the website after it was hacked by the hacker's group Anonymous on Aug. 14, 2011. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) district officials said they were attempting to shut down the hacker's group website that lists the names of thousands of Bay-area residents who are email subscribers of a legitimate BART website. (Associated Press)