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    Cheerful Crawfish Festival

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Danyale Jones spits a live crawfish from her mouth as she competes in the bobbing for crawfish competition during the 20th annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival benefiting Porter-Leath in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Sunday, April 15, 2012. This year 16,150 pounds of crawfish were cooked and served to…

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    Thai Songkran Festival in America

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Children play in the water at the Songkran and Thai Food Festival held at Wat Buddharangs in Homestead, Fla. Sunday, April 15, 2012. The Songkran Festival is the traditional Thai New Year, and is celebrated with a religious ceremony and public festivities. People enjoy splashing water on…

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    G-Dragon Listens to Questions

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” member G-Dragon listens to questions during a media conference to promote the band’s new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia  

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    Big Bang ‘TOP’

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” member TOP listens to questions during a media conference to promote the band’s new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia  

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    Taeyang of Big Bang

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” member Taeyang smiles as he takes questions during a media conference to promote the band’s new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia  

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    G-Dragon of Big Bang

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” G-Dragon poses during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia  

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    “No Way Out, Daesung”

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” members Taeyang, left, and TOP, right, try to put birthday cake on Daesung who has a birthday this month during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia  

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    Taeyang, Daesung and TOP

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” members, Taeyang, left, Daesung, center, and TOP, react to questions during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis>  news@theasian.asia  

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    Daesung and TOP

    South Korea’s popular boy band “Big Bang” member Daesung, left, and TOP react to questions during a media conference to promote their new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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    Daesung Waves to Taiwanese Fans

    South Korea’s popular boy band ‘Big Bang’ member Daesung reacts to fans during a media conference to promote the band’s new CD “Alive” in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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