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Belgian Tom Boonen (R-Quick Step) rides on April 13, 2008 on the cobblestone section "The Dead Tree", during the 106th Paris-Roubaix cycling race between Compiegne and Roubaix. Tom Boonen won the race ahead of Swiss Fabian Cancellara (CSC Tiscali/den) and Italian Alessandro Ballan (Lampre/Ital). AFP PHOTO PASCAL PAVANI / AFP PHOTO / PASCAL PAVANI

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Former leader of the rock band KLF James Cauty has produced a poster mimicking a British stamp with Queen Elizabeth II wearing a gas mask which is on display at an art gallery in Brighton 04 June 2003. The artist created the work in response to the war against Iraq. The Royal Mail is threatening to sue the gallery claiming that it is a breach of its Copyright on stamps and the Queen's profile image, and has asked the gallery to remove the poster. / AFP PHOTO / JAMES CAUTY

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A young man jumps with his skateboard at Venice Beach Skateboard Park on July 4, 2011 in Venice, California. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s, developed to help surfers practice when waves were unfavorable. The first prototypes were simple wooden boards with roller-skate wheels attached, and the practice was sometimes referred to as "sidewalk surfing." The surfing group Jan and Dean even had a minor hit called "Sidewalk Surfing" in 1964. By the mid-1980s skateboards were mass produced and sold throughout the United States. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

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