Fashions News: Nov 9, 2008

Baima Snow Mountain in SW China's Yunnan

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The photo taken on Oct. 30, 2008 shows a peak of the Baima Snow Mountain in Deqin, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Baima Snow Mountain has more than 20 peaks with altitudes of over 5,000 meters. Dozens of splendid snow mountains in northwest Yunnan make the province a dreamland of tourism.

The photo taken on Nov. 1, 2008 shows the Kawadgarbo Peak, the highest peak of the Meili Snow Mountain with an altitude of 6,740 meters in Deqin, southwest China's Yunnan Province

A man of the Tibetan ethnic group prays toward the Meili Snow Mountain in Deqin, southwest China's Yunan Province, Nov. 4, 2008

The photo taken on Nov. 3, 2008 shows the Meili Snow Mountain behind a row of pagodas in Deqin, southwest China's Yunnan Province

The Yulong Snow Mountain is illuminated at sunrise in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunan Province, Nov. 8, 2008

The photo taken on Oct. 30, 2008 shows a peak of the Baima Snow Mountain in Deqin, southwest China's Yunnan Province

The photo taken on Oct. 23, 2008 shows the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province

The Meili Snow Mountain is illuminated at sunrise in Deqin, southwest China's Yunan Province, Nov. 3, 2008

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Thousands sing for peace at Rabin memorial rally

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A woman with a sticker of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin attends a rally for a memorial service marking the 13th anniversary of the assassination of Rabin at the square where he was assassinated in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 8, 2008. Some 50,000 people attended the memorial rally on Saturday night.

An Israeli attends a rally for a memorial service marking the 13th anniversary of the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the square where he was assassinated in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 8, 2008

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni speaks at a rally for a memorial service marking the 13th anniversary of the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the square where he was assassinated in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 8, 2008

Israelis attend a rally for a memorial service marking the 13th anniversary of the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the square where he was assassinated in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 8, 2008

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Day of Skulls ceremony in Bolivia

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A Bolivian indigenous woman sits near a skull during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls in a church at the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008. Bolivians who keep close relatives' skulls at home as a macabre talisman flock to the cemetery chapel once a year to have the craniums blessed and to bring themselves good luck in the future

A skull is seen during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls at a church in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

Devotees carry skulls after a ceremony on the Day of Skulls at a church in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

Bolivians carry skulls into a church during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

Devotees carry skulls during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls at a church in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

People attend a ceremony on the Day of Skulls at a church in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008.

A woman carries skulls to a church during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

Devotees carry skulls during a ceremony on the Day of Skulls at a church in the General Cemetery of La Paz Nov. 8, 2008

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Tourists visit historical remains in Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Tourists visit a historical remains in Ayutthaya province of Thailand, Nov. 6, 2008. Thai tourism is expected to lose 1.5-2.1 billion U.S. dollars if the country's polictical crisis lasts till the end of the year, according to a Thailand-based research center. Tourism earned for Thailand 23.5 billion dollars in 2007

Tourists visit a market on the river in Samut Songkhram province of Thailand, Nov. 7, 2008. Thai tourism is expected to lose 1.5-2.1 billion U.S. dollars if the country's polictical crisis lasts till the end of the year, according to a Thailand-based research center. Tourism earned for Thailand 23.5 billion dollars in 2007

A tourist plays with an elephant at a park in Thailand, Nov. 8, 2008. Thai tourism is expected to lose 1.5-2.1 billion U.S. dollars if the country's polictical crisis lasts till the end of the year, according to a Thailand-based research center. Tourism earned for Thailand 23.5 billion dollars in 2007

Tourists ride on elephants in Ayutthaya province of Thailand, Nov. 6, 2008. Thai tourism is expected to lose 1.5-2.1 billion U.S. dollars if the country's polictical crisis lasts till the end of the year, according to a Thailand-based research center. Tourism earned for Thailand 23.5 billion dollars in 2007

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