Novice Buddhist monks are seen before a morning puja (prayer) at Pemayangtse Gompa near Pelling in the Indian Himalayan state of Sikkim October 14, 2009. Pemayangtse built in 1705, literally translated as 'Perfect Sublime Lotus', is one of Sikkim's oldest and most significant Nyingmapa monasteries. REUTERS/Tim Chong (INDIA RELIGION) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE 

Novice Buddhist monks blow horns made from sea shells before a morning puja (prayer) at Pemayangtse Gompa near Pelling in the Indian Himalayan state of Sikkim October 14, 2009. Pemayangtse built in 1705, literally translated as 'Perfect Sublime Lotus', is one of Sikkim's oldest and most significant Nyingmapa monasteries. REUTERS/Tim Chong (INDIA RELIGION SOCIETY) See also GM1E5AM102O01 

Katchi,t ridden by Robert Thornton (C), jumps the last fence ahead of Sublimity ridden by Phillip Carberry (L) and Osana ridden by Tom Scudamore to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire, western England, March 11, 2008. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

Katchit, ridden by Robert Thornton (C), jumps the last fence ahead of Sublimity ridden by Phillip Carberry (L) and Osana ridden by Tom Scudamore to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing meet in Gloucestershire, western England, March 11, 2008. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Philip Carberry celebrates with his horse Sublimity which won the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13, 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Philip Carberry celebrates with his horse Sublimity which won the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13, 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

Sublimity (L), ridden by jockey Phillip Carberry, runs up the final straight to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race ahead of Brave Inca (R), ridden by Ruby Walsh, on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Sublimity (L), ridden by jockey Phillip Carberry, runs up the final straight to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race ahead of Brave Inca (R), ridden by Ruby Walsh, on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Phillip Carberry, riding Sublimity, celebrates winning the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Sublimity (R), ridden by jockey Phillip Carberry, runs up the final straight to win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race ahead of Brave Inca (L), ridden by Ruby Walsh, on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Phillip Carberry riding Sublimity celebrates winning the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Phillip Carberry riding Sublimity celebrates winning the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13, 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN) 

Jockey Phillip Carberry riding Sublimity celebrates winning the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival horse racing in Gloucestershire, western England, March 13 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

A Canon Selphy ES1 compact photo printer is displayed during a preview for the Photo Marketing Association International (PMAI) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 7, 2007. The portable dye sublimation printer, designed to be used at events or parties, can be powered from a rechargable Li-Ion battery. The printer is expected to cost $249.00 and be available in April, a representative said. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES) 

A young Chinese girl practises calligraphy with a big brush and water
on the floor of a traditional Chinese corridor in Beijing January 13,
2003. Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in China,
"shu fa" (calligraphy) is often thought to be most revealing of one's
personality. During imperial times, calligraphy was used as an
important criterion for selection of executives to the Imperial court.
Unlike other visual art techniques, all calligraphy strokes are
permanent, demanding careful planning and confident execution.
REUTERS/Andrew Wong

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The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), a part of the Defense Department that usually makes maps and takes images of Earth for intelligence, military and humanitarian purposes, used pictures made by a NASA satellite orbitting Mars to track down what could be the doomed polar lander. NIMA gave NASA an unclassified report that says "NIMA believes it has located the Mars Polar Lander," the mapping agency said in a statement. The layered terrains of the polar regions of Mars are among the most exotic planetary landscapes in our Solar System. The layers exposed in the south polar residual cap, vividly shown in the top view, are thought to contain detailed records of Mars' climate history over the last 100 million years or so. The bottom picture shows complex erosional patterns that have developed on the south polar cap, perhaps by a combination of sublimation, wind erosion, and ground-collapse. These images were acquired by the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft during the southern spring season in October 1999. (CREDIT REUTERS NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems/USGS Flagstaff) 

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), a part of the Defense Department that usually makes maps and takes images of Earth for intelligence, military and humanitarian purposes, used pictures made by a NASA satellite orbitting Mars to track down what could be the doomed polar lander. NIMA gave NASA an unclassified report that says "NIMA believes it has located the Mars Polar Lander," the mapping agency said in a statement. The layered terrains of the polar regions of Mars are among the most exotic planetary landscapes in our Solar System. The layers exposed in the south polar residual cap, vividly shown in the top view, are thought to contain detailed records of Mars' climate history over the last 100 million years or so. The bottom picture shows complex erosional patterns that have developed on the south polar cap, perhaps by a combination of sublimation, wind erosion, and ground-collapse. 

A visitor looks at statuettes of former Soviet state leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin displayed at the exhibition called, "There is only one step from sublime to ridiculous", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Political History museum, formerly known as the Museum of Revolution, October 10. The St Petersburg museum has more than 400,000 objects d'art in its reserves, and is presenting some of them for the first time at the exhibition. 

A visitor looks at statuettes of former Soviet state leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin displayed at the exhibition called, "There is only one step from sublime to ridiculous", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Political History museum, formerly known as the Museum of Revolution, October 10. The St Petersburg museum has more than 400,000 objects d'art in its reserves, and is presenting some of them for the first time at the exhibition.

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A model wears a dress comprising material and bubble wrap in the "Salvaged" category at the Fringe Fashion Show in Melbourne May 5. Fringe Fashion gives emerging Australian designers an opportunity to display their ideas to the public and the fashion industry at an annual display where glimpses of the country's fashion future range from the sublime to the surreal.

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A model wears a body-length scarf in the "World Fashion" category at a Fringe Fashion Show in Melbourne May 5. Fringe Fashion gives emerging Australian designers an opportunity to display their ideas to the public and the fashion industry at an annual display where glimpses of the country's fashion future range from the sublime to the surreal.

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Two models parade during a Fringe Fashion Show in Melbourne May 5. Fringe Fashion gives emerging Australian designers an opportunity to display their ideas to the public and the fashion industry at an annual display where glimpses of the country's fashion future range from the sublime to the surreal.

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Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin (left) and bowler Javagal Srinath (right) console India's Rahul Dravid (centre) after New Zealand's Chris Cairns (not pictured) is named Man of the Match after the fifth day's play in the third test in Hamilton, New Zealand January 6. Dravid made two centurys in a sublime performance during the game that was drawn with New Zealand winning the series 1-0.

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LAV17:BILLBOARD-AWARDS:LAS VEGAS,NEVADA,9DEC97- Rock group Sublime poses with the Modern Rock Artist award they received at the 1997 Billboard Music Awards on the Fox network at the MGM Grand Garden December 8 in Las Vegas. The awards show honors the year's No. 1 artists and songs as determined by record sales and radio airplay. fsp/Photo by Steve Marcus REUTERS 

Rock group Sublime poses with the Modern Rock Artist award they received at the 1997 Billboard Music Awards on the Fox network at the MGM Grand Garden December 8 in Las Vegas. The awards show honors the year's No. 1 artists and songs as determined by record sales and radio airplay.

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