New Orleans Hornets forward Robert Traylor slams in a dunk to score past Boston Celtics center Chris Mihm (R) in the second half of their NBA game in Boston, December 31, 2003. The Hornets defeated the Celtics 96-94. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB/JDP 

Boston Celtics guard Mike James (R) commits an offensive foul on New Orleans Hornets guard Darrell Armstrong, as he knocks Armstrong to the court in fourth quarter action in Boston, December 31, 2003. The Hornets won the game 96-94. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Brazilian Marilson dos Santos (R) sprays champagne onto Romulo Wagner on the podium after the 79th International Sao Silvestre street race in Sao Paulo, December 31, 2003. Marilson won the race with Wagner placing second. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW/JDP 

Kenyan Margaret Okayo holds up the 79th Sao Silvestre women's street race trophy in Sao Paulo, December 31, 2003. Okayo's time was 51:23. Some 15,000 runners took part in the race. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW/JDP 

Kenyan Margaret Okayo crosses the finish line to win the 79th Sao Silvestre woman's street race in Sao Paulo, December 31, 2003. Okayo's time was 51:23. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW 

Brazilian Marilson dos Santos holds the Brazilian national flag as he crosses the finish line to win the 79th International Sao Silvestre men's street race, in Sao Paulo December 31, 2003. Rezende's time was 43 minutes, 48 seconds. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW 

Brazilians Marilson dos Santos (R) and Romulo Wagner hold up their trophies on the podium after the 79th International Sao Silvestre street race in Sao Paulo, December 31, 2003. Marilson won the race with Wagner placing second. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW/JDP 

A long time exposure shows some of the 15,000 runners of the 79th International Sao Silvestre street race running along a main avenue in Sao Paulo, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PP04010004 Pictures of the month December 2003 Pictures of the Year 2003
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Brazilian Marilson dos Santos crosses the finish line to win the 79th International Sao Silvestre men's street race, in Sao Paulo December 31, 2003. Rezende's time was 43 minutes, 48 seconds. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker PW 

New York Islanders' Michael Peca (27) and Pittsburgh Penguins' Ryan Malone (12) fight for the puck in the second period in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Jason Cohn JC 

New Orleans Hornets guard David Wesley (R) tries to steal the ball from Boston Celtics guard Marcus Banks (L) as Banks drives to the basket during the first quarter of their NBA game in Boston, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

New Orleans Hornets center Jamaal Magloire (21) passes away the ball as he encounters defensive pressure from Boston Celtics forward Vin Baker (L) and guard Paul Pierce (R) during the first half of their NBA game in Boston, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Boston Celtics Walter McCarty (L) and Jiri Welsch (2ndL) compete for a loose ball with New Orleans Hornets forward David West (R) during the second quarter of their NBA game in Boston, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB 

Boston Celtics center Chris Mihm gets hit in the face by the ball as he competes for a rebound with New Orleans Hornets center Jamaal Magloire (L) during the first half of their NBA game in Boston, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Jim Bourg JRB/SV 

New York Islanders Jason Blake (C) scores his second goal against Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Sebastien Caron (31) in the first period in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 31, 2003. Pittsburgh's Dick Tarnstrom (R) piles on after the goal. REUTERS/Jason Cohn JC/SV 

GREAT BRITAIN'S DRIVER MCRAE ARRIVES WITH HIS NISSAN AT THE TECHNICAL CHECK UP PRIOR THE START OF THE 2004 TELEFONICA DAKAR IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Great-Britain's driver Colin McRae seen in his Nissan as he arrives at the technical check up prior the start of the 2004 Telefonica Dakar rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

Players of Team Canada celebrate their victory in the Spengler-Cup final match in Davos, Switzerland, December 31, 2003. Team Canada beats HC Davos 7-4 to win the Spengler-Cup. REUTERS/Andy Mettler AM/HM/THI 

Players of Team Canada celebrate their victory in the Spengler-Cup final match in Davos, Switzerland, December 31, 2003. Team Canada beats HC Davos 7-4 to win the Spengler-Cup. REUTERS/Andy Mettler AM/HM/WS 

SPAIN'S MOTOCYCLE RIDER NANI ROMA SEEN DURING THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP BEFORE THE START OF THE 2004 TELEFONICA DAKAR IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Spain's motorcycle rider Nani Roma seen during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Telefonica Dakar rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

FRENCH MOTOCYCLE RIDERS SAINCT AND DESPRES POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS PRIOR THE START OF THE 2004 DAKAR RALLY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. French motorcycle riders Richard Sainct (R) and Cyril Despres (L) pose for photographs with their KTM bike during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

MOTOCYCLE RIDERS SAINCT OF FRANCE AND MEONI OF ITALY CHAT DURING THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP BEFORE THE START OF THE 2004 TELEFONICA DAKAR IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Motorcycle riders Richard Sainct (R) of France and Fabrizio Meoni (L) of Italy chat during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Telefonica Dakar rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

FRENCH MOTOCYCLE RIDERS SAINCT AND DESPRES ATTACH BADGES DURING THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP BEFORE THE 2004 DAKAR RALLY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. French motorcycle riders Richard Sainct (R) and Cyril Despres (L) attach their numbers during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

GERMAN SKI JUMPER UHRMANN SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. German ski jumper Michael Uhrmann soars through the air during the qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

GREAT BRITAIN'S DRIVER MC RAE ARRIVES IN HIS NISSAN AT THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP PRIOR THE START OF THE 2004 DAKAR RALLY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Great-Britain's driver Colin McRae arrives in his Nissan at the technical check prior the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

GREAT BRITAIN'S DRIVER MC RAE ARRIVES IN HIS NISSAN AT THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP PRIOR THE START OF THE 2004 DAKAR RALLY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Great-Britain's driver Colin McRae arrives in his Nissan at the technical check prior the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

FINLAND'S VATANEN AND GREAT BRITAIN'S MC RAE WAVE ON THE PODIUM DURING THE TECHNICAL CHECK-UP PRIOR THE START OF THE 2004 DAKAR RALLY IN CLERMONT-FERRAND. Finland's Ari Vatanen (L) and Great-Britain's Colin McRae (R) wave on the podium during the technical check prior the start of the 2004 Dakar rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1. REUTERS/Robert Pratta 

CHINESE SKI JUMPER ZHANDONG SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING PRACTICE AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Chinese ski jumper Tian Zhandong soars through the air during practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. Zhandong is the first Chinese ski jumper ever competing in an official World Cup competition. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

SWISS SKI JUMPER KUETTEL SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Swiss ski jumper Andreas Kuettel soars through the air during the qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

JAPANESE SKI JUMPER KASAI SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai soars through the air during the qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

GERMAN SKI JUMPER SCHMIDT SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. German ski jumper Martin Schmidt soars through the air during the qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

NORWEGIAN SKI JUMPER ROMOEREN SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Norwegian ski jumper Bjoern Einar Romoeren soars through the air during the qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

SKI JUMP REFLECTED IN JAPAN'S FUNAKI HELMET FOR THE QUALIFICATION FOR THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. The ski jump is reflected in the dragon painted helmet of Japan's Kazujoshi Funaki as he prepares for the qualification of the second competition during the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach PP04010004 

CHINA'S ZHANDONG ADJUSTS HIS GLASSES DURING THE PRACTICE OF THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. China's Tian Zhandong adjusts his glasses during the practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. Zhandong is the first Chinese ski jumper ever competing in an official World Cup competition. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

Finland's Janne Ahonen smiles after he won the qualification for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach KP/WS 

AUSTRIAN SKI JUMPER HOELLWARTH SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING QUALIFYING AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Austrian ski jumper Martin Hoellwarth soars through the air during qualifying for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

FINLAND'S SKI JUMPER AHONEN SOARS THROUGH THE AIR DURING PRACTICE AT FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Finland's ski jumper Janne Ahonen soars through the air during practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hills Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler 

Former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono is tended to by a second upon his defeat to American Bob Sapp in their New Year's Eve K-1 match in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Sapp won after a technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita REUTERS ES/WS 

Hawaiian-born former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono is down on the mat as the referee stops his K-1 fight against American former NFL player Bob Sapp in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Akebono made his debut in the New Year's Eve match of K-1, a combination of karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. Sapp won after a technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita REUTERS ES/WS 

American former NFL player Bob Sapp lands a punch on the face of Hawaiian-born former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono in a K-1 fight in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Akebono made his debut in the New Year's Eve match of K-1, a combination of karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. Sapp won after a technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita Pictures of the month December 2003 ES/WS BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE 

Hawaiian-born former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono (R) fights against American former NFL player Bob Sapp in a K-1 bout in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Akebono made his debut in the New Year's Eve match of K-1, a combination of karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. Sapp won by technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita REUTERS ES/WS 

Hawaiian-born former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono tries to block a punch from American former NFL player Bob Sapp in a K-1 fight in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Akebono made his debut in the New Year's Eve match of K-1, a combination of karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. Sapp won after a technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita PP04010004 ES/WS 

Andres Ambuehl (C) of HC Davos clashes with Matt Kinch (L) of Team Canada during their Spengler-Cup final match in Davos, Switzerland, December 31, 2003. Team Canada beats HC Davos 7-4 to win the Spengler-Cup. REUTERS/Andy Mettler AM/HM/THI 

British police stand within a cordon at the Royal Hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, northern England after arresting a man in his 30s after a nationwide search in connection with the fatal shooting on Boxing Day of PC Ian Broadhurst, an unarmed traffic officer, December 31, 2003. The suspect was not officially named after the arrest in the early hours of Wednesday morning, but a police source said detectives were no longer looking for Nathan Wayne Coleman, a 37-year-old American doorman named by officers as their main suspect. REUTERS/Matthew Roberts MR/MD/THI 

Hawaiian-born former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Akebono receives a blow from American former NFL player Bob Sapp in a K-1 fight in Nagoya, central Japan December 31, 2003. Akebono made his debut in the New Year's Eve match of K-1, a combination of karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing. Sapp won by technical knockout. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita ES/THI 

A COMBO PICTURE SHOWS LJOEKELSOEY, MALYSZ, MORGENSTERN AND SCHMITT ADJUSTING THEIR GLASSES DURING THE PRACTICE OF THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. A combination of four pictures shows World Cup overall leader Roar Ljoekelsoey (top L), Poland's Adam Malysz (top R), Austria's Thomas Morgenstern (down L) and Germany's Martin Schmitt adjusting their glasses during the practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach REUTERS 

GERMANY'S SCHMITT ADJUSTS HIS GLASSES DURING THE PRACTICE OF THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. Germany's Martin Schmitt adjusts his glasses during the practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

AUSTRIA'S MORGENSTERN ADJUSTS HIS GLASSES DURING THE PRACTICE OF THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. Austria's Thomas Morgenstern adjusts his glasses during the practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

AUSTRIA'S MORGENSTERN LEAVES THE SKI JUMP DURING THE PRACTICE OF THE FOUR HILL TOURNAMENT IN GARMISCH PARTENKIRCHEN. Austria's Thomas Morgenstern leaves the ski jump during the practice for the second competition of the 52nd Four Hill Tournament in the south German town of Garmisch Partenkirchen, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler Pictures of the month December 2003 

Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (R) smiles as he sits next to his second son, Kok Thay, at their office in Kuala Lumpur on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52 as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

A combo photo of Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (L) and his second son, Kok Thay, on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52 as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (L) is accompanied by his second son, Kok Thay, at their office in Kuala Lumpur on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52, as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (R) smiles as he sits next to his second son, Kok Thay, at their office in Kuala Lumpur on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52 as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

A combo photo of Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (L) and his second son, Kok Thay, on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52 as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong (L) is accompanied by his second son, Kok Thay, at their office in Kuala Lumpur on December 31, 2003. Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd said on Wednesday it had appointed Lim Kok Thay, 52, as its chairman, replacing founder Lim Goh Tong who will take on a new position as honorary life chairman. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/TW 

A photo of Malaysian rags-to-riches tycoon Lim Goh Tong in Kuala Lumpur, December 31, 2003. Lim is the founder of Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd and is the honorary life chairman since 1 January 2004. Lim was born in 1918 in Anxi, China and moved to Malaya in 1941. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM 

Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay in Kuala Lumpur, December 31, 2003. Lim, 52, is the chairman of Malaysian casino and power group Genting Bhd since 1 January 2004. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM 

Thousands of revellers mourn the late Hong Kong Canto-pop diva Anita Mui, seen in the large screen, before the New Year countdown at Hong Kong's Times Square late December 31, 2003. Mui, Asia's self-styled Madonna well known in Chinese communities the world over, died on early Tuesday after a hard battle with cervical cancer at the age of 40. REUTERS/Kin Cheung BY/FA 

Actor David Hasselhoff (L) tries to activate the lights on a party hat that was given to celebrants in Times Square in New York December 31, 2003. Security at Times Square included thousands of uniformed and undercover police, canine units, radiation detection units and metal detectors. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams hra 

A Jordanian, his face covered by the traditional Arab head dress, carries a bank note depicting ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a rally entiled "Victory and Liberation of Iraq and Palestine," held at the Professional Associations complex in Amman December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji AJ/CRB 

Singer Jessica Simpson waves at the Orange Bowl beach bash in Hollywood, Florida in a photo taken December 31, 2003. Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey, formally of the band 98 degrees, are the stars of the MTV reality show 'Newlyweds' a show behind the scenes of their lives together. REUTERS/Marc Serota MS/MA