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Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

QUALITY REPEAT
Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

QUALITY REPEAT
Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

QUALITY REPEAT
Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

Fireworks explode over the River Thames in London to celebrate the new year January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

Images are projected onto a building behind the Millennium Wheel on the bank of the River Thames in London as part of a display culminating in fireworks to celebrate the new year December 31, 2006. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

Images are projected onto a building behind the Millennium Wheel on the bank of the River Thames in London as part of a display culminating in fireworks to celebrate the new year December 31, 2006. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

An installation of Christmas lights made of recycled plastic containers hangs near the London Eye wheel, in central London December 21, 2006. The commission by British artist David Batchelor will be on display along the South Bank of the River Thames throughout December. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

A general view of the Millennium Wheel in London November 9, 2006. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty (BRITAIN) 

Daffodils are seen in bloom in front of the London Eye April 6, 2006. The average temperature of only 4.6 degrees celcius (40.28 degrees Fahrenheit) in England and Wales for March 2006 has been the coldest for ten years, which had delayed the arrival of daffodils by keeping the ground temperatures low. The 2005 average temperature for March was 6.8 degrees celcius (44.24 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Luke MacGregor 

A swan flies through St James' Park in central London February 20, 2006. Britain sees no need yet to order farmers to keep poultry indoors even though bird flu has moved closer to its shores, a government minister said on Monday. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty 

Fireworks are displayed from the Millennium Wheel on the river Thames in central London as the city welcomes in the new year January 1, 2006. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 

Fireworks are displayed from the Millennium Wheel on the river Thames in central London as the city welcomes in the new year January 1, 2006. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 

A couple look across the river Thames in London at the London Eye that is illuminated red to mark Remembrance Day, November 11, 2005. A light show of poppies with the slogan "Reflection and Hope" can be seen projected onto the Shell Building behind the London Eye. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Britain's Paula Radcliffe is silhouetted as she runs past the Millennium Wheel during the London Marathon, April 17, 2005. Radcliffe won the women's London Marathon on Sunday in an unofficial time of two hours 17 minutes 41 seconds. REUTERS/Matt Dunham MD/ASA 

Young runners taking part in a 4 km run are silhouetted as they pass the Millennium Wheel before the main London marathon. Young runners taking part in a 4 km (2.5 miles) run are silhouetted as they pass the Millennium Wheel before the main London marathon April 17, 2005. World record holders Paul 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 10. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/ASA 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 10. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/ASA 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 10. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/ASA 

A poppy design is projected onto a building next to the Millennium Wheel on the banks of the River Thames on the eve of Remembrance Day in London, November 10, 2004. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 10. REUTERS/Toby Melville TM/ASA 

Dark clouds approach as a lone bird flies past the Millennium Wheel in London, July 8, 2004. A blast of winter weather blew away the British summertime on Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rain battered southern England and Wales, felling trees, disrupting traffic and cutting power to thousands of homes. REUTERS/Matt Dunham MD/DBP 

An anti-war protester holds up a plastic rocket during a demonstration in London to coincide with the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush, as the Millennium Wheel can be seen in the distance, November 19, 2003. [The graffiti on the missile reads Lakenheath, referring to England's largest U.S. Air Force -operated fighter base at RAF Lakenheath in East Anglia. Bush is on a four-day official state visit to the UK.] 

An anti-war protester holds up a plastic rocket during a demonstration
in London to coincide with the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush,
as the Millennium Wheel can be seen in the distance, November 19, 2003.
The graffiti on the missile reads Lakenheath, referring to England's
largest U.S. Air Force - operated fighter base at RAF Lakenheath in
East Anglia. Bush is on a four-day official state visit to the UK.
REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/MD/JV 

A snowball fight takes place in heavy snow in front of the London Eye,
January 8, 2003. Snow and freezing conditions continued to cause travel
disruption across the UK on Wednesday. REUTERS/Jonathan Bainbridge

ASA 

A worker climbs up the Paris'giant Millennium wheel as engineers began dismantling the wheel after his owner finally agreed to give up his fight for an additional year on the historic Place de la Concorde square. In background is the top of the obelisk. 

Walkers watch on the Paris'giant Millennium wheel from the Tuileries gardens, January 26, 2002. Engineers and fairground workers began dismantling the wheel after his owner finally agreed to give up his fight for an additional year on the historic Place de la Concorde square. 

A walkers watch on the Paris'giant Millennium wheel from the Tuileries
gardens, January 26, 2002. Engineers and fairground workers began
dismanthling hte wheel after its owner finally agreed to give up his
fight for an additional year on the historic Place de la Concorde
square. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

CP/ 

A worker climbs up the Paris' giant Millennium wheel as engineers begin
dismantling the wheel January 26, 2002, after its owner finally agreed
to give up his fight for an additional year on the historic Place de la
Concorde square. In background is the top of the obelisk.
REUTERS/Charles Platiau

CP/AA 

A walker watches the dismantling of Paris' giant Millennium wheel from
the Tuileries gardens, January 26, 2002. Engineers and fairground
workers began dismantling the wheel after its owner finally agreed to
give up his fight for an additional year on the historic Place de la
Concorde square. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

CP/ 

Marcel Campion (C), owner of the giant Millennium Wheel, smiles as he holds a Paris sign as he stands with fairground workers with signs from cities around France who lend their support in Paris January 14, 2002. [Campion has opened his ferris wheel for business, ignoring the risk of fines of 15,000 euros ($13,400) a day, after the city's Socialist mayor secured a court order that the wheel at the Place de la Concorde be dismantled saying it was illegally occupying a historic monument site.] 

Marcel Campion (C), owner of the giant Millennium Wheel, smiles as he holds a Paris sign as he stands with fairground workers with signs from cities around France who lend their support in Paris January 14, 2002. [Campion has opened his ferris wheel for business, ignoring the risk of fines of 15,000 euros ($13,400) a day, after the city's Socialist mayor secured a court order that the wheel at the Place de la Concorde be dismantled saying it was illegally occupying a historic monument site.] 

Marcel Campion (C), owner of the giant Millennium Wheel, smiles as he
holds a Paris sign as he stands with fairground workers with signs from
cities around France who lend their support in Paris January 14, 2002.
Campion has opened his ferris wheel for business, ignoring the risk of
fines of 15,000 euros ($13,400) a day, after the city's Socialist mayor
secured a court order that the wheel at the Place de la Concorde be
dismantled saying it was illegally occupying a historic monument site.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES/ 

Marcel Campion (C), owner of the giant Millennium Wheel, smiles as he
holds a Paris sign as he stands with fairground workers with signs from
cities around France who lend their support in Paris January 14, 2002.
Campion has opened his ferris wheel for business, ignoring the risk of
fines of 15,000 euros ($13,400) a day, after the city's Socialist mayor
secured a court order that the wheel at the Place de la Concorde be
dismantled saying it was illegally occupying a historic monument site.
REUTERS/John Schults

JES/ 

The 60-metre tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed Champs Elysees avenue. 

The 60-metre tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed Champs Elysees avenue. 

A duck is outlined in the reflection of the 60-metre (yards) tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed Champs Elysees avenue. 

The 60-metre (yards) tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed Champs Elysees avenue. 

THE 60-METRE TALL WHEEL ERECTED ON THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE SQUARE IS
THE CENTER OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN ITS OWNER AND PARIS MAYOR.


The 60-metre tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for
the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The
man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told
the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he
insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed
Champs Elysee avenue. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer 

THE 60-METRE TALL WHEEL ERECTED ON THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE SQUARE IS
THE CENTER OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN ITS OWNER AND PARIS MAYOR.


The 60-metre tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde square for
the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8, 2002. The
man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told
the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands if he
insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the famed
Champs Elysee avenue. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer 

A DUCK IS OUTLINED IN THE REFLECTION OF THE 60-METRE TALL WHEEL ERECTED
ON THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE SQUARE IS THE CENTER OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN
ITS OWNER AND PARIS MAYOR.


A duck is outlined in the reflection of the 60-metre tall wheel erected
on the Place de la Concorde square for the French capital's year 2000
celebrations January 8, 2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium
Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion has told the city's mayor he would
literally have a fight on his hands if he insisted on removing the
giant structure from the bottom of the famed Champs Elysee avenue.
REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer 

THE 60-METRE TALL WHEEL ERECTED ON THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE SQUARE IS
THE CENTER OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN ITS OWNER AND PARIS MAYOR.


The 60-metre (yards) tall wheel erected on the Place de la Concorde
square for the French capital's year 2000 celebrations turns January 8,
2002. The man who runs Paris's Millennium Ferris Wheel, Marcel Campion
has told the city's mayor he would literally have a fight on his hands
if he insisted on removing the giant structure from the bottom of the
famed Champs Elysee avenue. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer 

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster is seen from the Millennium Wheel
on the river Thames in central London October 24, 2001. REUTERS/Kevin
Coombs REUTERS

KC 

Big Ben is seen from the Millennium Wheel on the river Thames in
central London during a rain storm October 24, 2001. REUTERS/Kevin
Coombs REUTERS

KC 

Turkish protestors make the victory sign as they are driven away from the London Eye Millennium Wheel by police officers December 20, 2000. Over fifty people who had occupied two pods on London's most visible attraction on Wednesday surrendered to police after protesting against violent clashes between prisoners and security forces in Turkish prisons this week.

JE/BR 

Policemen and firemen stand beside The London Eye Millennium Wheel after Turkish protestors threatening to set themselves on fire took over the wheel December 20, 2000. Over twenty people occupied two pods on London's most visible attraction on Wednesday to protest against violent clashes between prisoners and security forces in Turkish prisons this week.

JE/BR 

A fireman climbs steps leading to The London Eye December 20, 2000. Turkish protestors occupied two pods on London's most visible attraction on Wednesday to protest against violent clashes between prisoners and security forces in Turkish prisons this week.

JE/WAW/CLH/ 

A tourist looks up at the London Eye ferris wheel in London July 21, which has been forced to stop due technical faults which developed last night. The attraction will be closed for the forseable future while safety checks are carried out.

RUS/AA 

Frank Dobson poses for photographers infront of the London Eye ferris wheel February 20. Dobson, has been chosen by Britain's ruling Labour Party as it's candidate to be London's first elected mayor. Dobson, who has been Prime Minister Tony Blair's choice from the beginning of the campaign, polled 51.53 percent of votes ahead of rival Ken Livingstone who only gained 48.47 percent of the poll.

PS 

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York accompianied by her daughters Beatrice (L) and Eugenie (R) uses a pair of binoculars to view London from the Millennium Wheel February 19. [Sarah joined her ex-husband, Prince Andrew for a ride on the world's largest ferris wheel to celebrate his 40th birthday. ] 

Sarah, Duchess of York accompianied by her daughters Beatrice (L) and Eugenie (R) uses a pair of binoculars to view London from the Millennium Wheel February 19. Sarah joined her ex-husband, Prince Andrew for a ride on the world's largest ferris wheel to celebrate his 40th birthday.

PS 

A huge wooden wheel belonging to a sculpture called "Silvester" ("New Year") by Swiss artist Bernhard Luginbuehl is set ablaze early January 1. Tens of thousands of people watched the fire and celebrated the beginning of a new millennium.
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General view of the Champs Elysees with Ferris wheels lit up down the middle during millennium festivities, January 1. Over one million revelers took part in the celebrations to ring in the year 2000.
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Dancers and acrobats perform on some of the 11 giant ferris wheels on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris just after midnight. The year 2000 celebrations in Paris were attended by over a million people. At rear is the Arc de Triomphe backlit by floodlights.
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A firework display lights up the Houses of Parliament and Millennium Wheel as part of the Millennium celebrations in central London January 1. Countries throughout the world are celebarting the start of the new Millennium as they reach the time zone of January 1 2000. ??» 

Fireworks explode in the sky to mark the opening of the London Eye ferris wheel December 31. Two hundred and fifty people were disappointed tonight after the London Eye failed it's safety test and will not be able to carry passengers until next month. REUTERS/Stringer 

A firework display lights up the Houses of Parliament and Millennium Wheel as part of the Millennium celebrations in central London January 1. Countries throughout the world are celebarting the start of the new Millennium as they reach the time zone of January 1 2000. ??» 

A lonesome man sits amongst empty bottles of champagne in front of a large 2000 built with Ferris wheels in front of the illuminated skyline after a giant party downtown Frankfurt, early morning January 1. Police announced that some hundred thousand revelers celebrated the millennium on the streets of Frankfurt.
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