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LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Horses run down the front stretch as they race during the third race on the day of the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Hoy se ha celebrado la 137 edición del famoso Derby de Kentuchy. Mojito, pamelas, apuestas y caballos se han dado cita en Churchill Downs en Louisville. Aunque viendo las imágenes, tras más de 100 derbis parece ser más importante la fiesta que la propia carrera. Espero que os guste esta generosa edición.

Steam rises from racehorse Miss Havisham after receiving a bath in the stable area of Churchill Downs following her morning workout in Louisville, Kentucky on the morning of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Racehorses are lead from the stables at Churchill Downs for morning workouts in Louisville, Kentucky on the morning of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

The Grand Stand area is seen before the running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of a hat with a pin on it which reads “Talk derby to me!” during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan smiles as she poses for a photo wearing her derby hat in the infield during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan looks on wearing her derby hat during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan looks on wearing her derby hat during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of the back of a fans derby hat during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan looks on wearing her derby hat in the paddock area during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan looks on wearing her derby hat in the paddock area during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan wearing her derby hat looks on during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Ashley Marie Davidson wears her Derby hat at the paddock in Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, before the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

A race fan wears an elaborate hat before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES  – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

A woman smokes a cigarette at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

Jockey John Velazquez checks racing statistics in the jockey’s room between races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the afternoon of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. Velazquez is due to ride Animal Kingdom in the 2011 Derby.  AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Jockey Jon Court shaves in the jockey’s room between races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the afternoon of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2011. Court will ride Archarcharch in the Derby.     AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Jockey Calvin Borel walks through the jockey’s room at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the afternoon of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. Borel won the Kentucky Derby in both 2009 and 2010 and will ride Twice the Appeal in the 2011 Derby. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of a fan holding a mint julep during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Peter Williams paints a scene from the paddock before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES  – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A fan looks through binoculars from the grandstand during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Fans gather and party in the infield during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of a fan holding a racing form and a mint julep in the paddock area during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Dressed as Colonel Sanders, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chickes food chain, Robin Orth of Washington, DC, poses for pictures with racing fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the afternoon of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of mint juleps packed in pack ice during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Johnnie Green, 54, of Louisville, Kentucky puts money on Derby horse Midnight Interlude at Churchill Downs before the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Two racing fans display their Derby hats near the paddock at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky before the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Fans play on a slip and slide as they party in the infield during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Charles “Derbyman” Matasich of Proctorville, Ohio, sits by the paddock at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on the morning of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2011. Matasich has attended the derby for 44 years.   AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Steve Buttleman, the official bugler at Churchill Downs since 1995, blows the call to post for a first race ahead of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Fans party and gather in the infield during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A baby looks on from the grandstands during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Spectators watch an early race before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES  – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

Stephanie Peele (L), Laurie Gillespie, (C) and Deborah Williamson (R) cheer on the horses during the first race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: A detail of a fan holding a officing racing program and a camera during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Race fans cheer during one of the races prior to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky,May 7, 2011. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING)

LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 07: Jockey Robby Albarado, riding Animal Kingdom #16 crosses the finish line on way to winning the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.   Travis Lindquist/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

A racing fan places her bet early in the day in the infield of Churchill Downs on the morning of the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Space Exploration, Personalities, pic: circa 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, (1934-1968) the first man in space, who completed a circuit of the earth in the spaceship satellite “Vostok” in 1961  (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Hoy hace 50 años que el hombre llegó al espacio. El artífice de esta conquista fue el cosmonauta ruso Yuri Gagarin y hoy toda Rusia celebra su mayor hazaña aeroespacial. El pasado fin de semana publicamos en el diario un interesante artículo sobre esta conquista espacial titulado “Queremos tanto a Yuri” y hoy en la bítacora La Pizarra de Yuri nos presentan un completísimo post hablando del futuro de la conquista del espacio. Yo os dejo esta selección de imágenes de archivo llegadas por el servicio de las agencias de Yuri y su hazaña.

FILE – This photo released by TASS in April 1961 shows cosmonaut Maj. Yuri Gagarin during training. It was the Soviet Union’s own giant leap for mankind _ one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon. It happened on Tuesday, April 12, 1961 when the air force pilot became the first human in space. (AP Photo/TASS)

FILE – This undated picture shows a Russian Vostok rocket on its launcher. It was the Soviet Union’s own giant leap for mankind _ one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon. It happened on Tuesday, April 12, 1961 when an air force pilot named Yuri Gagarin, traveling in a Vostok, became the first human in space. (AP Photo/File)

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin wearing his helmet for the first ever manned flight in space.   (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

In this April 12 1961 photo rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky leads Yuri Gagarin, left, to the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to make the first human flight into space safe, but risks were still high. Russia is marking the 50th anniversary of man’s first trip into space. (AP Photo/ NPO Lavochkin Museum, HO)

In this April 12 1961 photo, rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky, right, leads Yuri Gagarin, center, to the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to make the first human flight into space safe, but risks were still high. People in the background are unidentified engineers.(AP photo/ NPO Lavochkin Museum, HO)

In this April 12 1961 photo, rocket engineer Oleg Ivanovsky pats Yuri Gagarin, left, on his helmet as he sits down in the cockpit of the Vostok spacecraft before the launch from what will later become known as the Baikonur cosmodrome. Ivanovsky said that designers had done their best to make the first human flight into space safe, but risks were still high. Russia  is marking the 50th anniversary of man’s first trip into space. (AP Photo/NPO Lavochkin Museum, HO)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY NICOLAS MILETITCH (FILES) This file photo taken on  April 12, 1961 shows Soviet Vostok-1 spaceship with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board  blasts off on top of Rocket R-7 for the first manned trip into space from the  Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The 27-year-old’s 108-minute flight on April 12, 1961 is still remembered in Russia even after the USSR’s collapse as its greatest national achievement. The first flight into space made by Russia, by Gagarin, allowed the Soviet leadership, fully entrenched in the cold war, to maintain the superiority of the communist system over thier principal adversary, the United States. AFP PHOTO

MIA01. WASHINGTON, DC (EE.UU.), 07/04/2011.- Imagen cedida hoy, jueves 7 de abril de 2011, de la portada del periódico estadounidense The Huntsville Times (miércoles 12 de abril de 1961) que registra la hazaña del cosmonauta ruso Yuri Gagarin. Cincuenta años después del vuelo tripulado que marcó el comienzo de la conquista del espacio, el mito y la leyenda aún envuelven la figura de Gagarin. Fue el primer ser humano en ver con sus propios ojos la redondez de la Tierra en toda su plenitud y los 108 minutos que duró su vuelo en torno al planeta marcaron un hito en la historia y le convirtieron en el hombre más famoso del mundo, en todo un héroe, también amplificado mil veces por la propaganda soviética. EFE/NASA/SOLO USO EDITORIAL/NO VENTAS

FILE – In this Aug. 18, 1962 picture, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev is flanked by four Soviet cosmonauts as they wave from Lenin’s tomb in Moscow’s Red Square during a welcome ceremony for cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich who made a dual orbital space flight. From left are Gherman Titov, Yuri Gagarin, Khrushchev, Nikolayev and Popovich. The Soviet Union’s own giant leap for mankind – one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon – happened on Tuesday, April 12, 1961 when air force pilot Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. (AP Photo)

FILE – In this July 15, 1961 picture, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, stands in an open car outside the Russian embassy in London and waves to the crowd as he departs for home. It was the Soviet Union’s own giant leap for mankind _ one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon. It happened on Tuesday, April 12, 1961 when the air force pilot became the first human in space. (AP Photo/File)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY NICOLAS MILETITCH (FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 1961 shows Soviet Vostok-1 spaceship lies at the landing site 700 km south-east of Moscow after the first manned space trip. The capsule landed empty as Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space, made a parachute jump at an altitude of 7 000 meters.The 27-year-old’s 108-minute flight on April 12, 1961 is still remembered in Russia even after the USSR’s collapse as its greatest national achievement.  AFP PHOTO

TO GO WITH AFP STORY SPACE-50YEARS-RUSSIA-GAGARIN–  (FILES) A file photo taken on June 1, 1960 shows Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin posing with his wife Valentina and daughter Yelena on the bank of the Klyazma River in central Russian Vladimir region. Half century ago, a carpenter’s son named Yuri Gagarin lifted off to become the first man in space, carving an indelible mark in human history and scoring the Soviet Union’s greatest Cold War success. AFP PHOTO

British actress Helena Bonham Carter poses for photographers during a photocall for the movie “The King’s Speech” by British director Tom Hooper presented in the Berlinale Special section on February 16, 2011 in Berlin during the international Berlinale film festival. The 61st edition of the festival, running from February 10 to 20, will showcase 22 films in its main programme including 16 in the running for the festival’s coveted Golden and Silver Bear prizes. AFP PHOTO JOHANNES EISELE

Hace tres años ya del post de presentación de este blog en el que aparecía una fotografía muy parecida a la que encabeza hoy este post de aniversario. Durante estos tres años creo que he conseguido la mayoría de los objetivos que me marqué al inicio: Poder enseñar buenas fotos que llegan a nuestras manos y que no publicamos, dar consejos, explicar en que consiste el trabajo del editor y contar como trabajan los fotoperiodistas.

Pero este blog no sería posible sin el apoyo y ayuda de mis compañeros de sección. Les doy las gracias a todos ellos y de manera especial a los que tengo a mi lado en la actualidad : Jon, Pedro, Victoria, Imma, Fernando, Miguel, Lidia… También gracias a los compañeros de la web de nuestro diario y a los programadores y diseñadores web que siempre me atienden con una sonrisa… Y mando un saludo en este aniversario a nuestros fotógrafos colaboradores y a todos los fotógrafos de agencia que me me dan el material necesario para construir esta bitácora.

Y tambien os quiero dar las gracias a vosotros: los lectores y visitantes de la Mesa de Luz. Sin vuestro interés este espacio no tendría sentido. Sois miles los que cada semana visitáis las entradas de este blog del “Esbirro de la edición gráfica”. Y en estos tres años han sido 2.000 los comentarios que habéis realizado en los post. Este pasado mes de febrero alcancé los 20.000 visitantes únicos en un día gracias al post Así se hizo la foto de Tejero. Jamás imaginé que tal número de personas llegasen a ver un trabajo realizado por mi persona. Jamás imaginé que esto ocurriría cuando estudiaba en el instituto, había modems de 56k, los móviles eran del peso y tamaño de un ladrillo y haciamos un fanzine con la ayuda de una fotocopiadora…

Para celebrar este aniversario os dejo una selección de imágenes de una de las tags de la Mesa de Luz que más me gustan: fotógrafos trabajando. En ella podéis ver a fotógrafos de diferentes disciplinas realizar su trabajo. Espero que os guste. Gracias a todos por estos tres años y espero que difrutemos juntos de este espacio durante muchos años más.

Os invito a seguir a la Mesa de Luz en su cuenta de twitter.

A model (C) and two photographers walk the runway before the start tof he Buenos Aires Fashion Week in the Argentine capital on February 22, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Photographers wait for family members to arrive at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California for the funeral of screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, March 24, 2011. Taylor, who captured hearts in “National Velvet” to launch a film career that spanned five decades, died March 23. She was 79. Taylor had been in Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital for six weeks with congestive heart failure, a condition with which she had struggled for some years and had recently suffered complications, a family statement said. “She was surrounded by her children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria Burton,” it said, noting that Taylor, who married eight times, was survived by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.    AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON

A picture taken on March 13, 2011, shows the shadow two Turkish photographers during a protest against censorship on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, on March 13, 2011. Thousands of Turkish journalists took to the streets on Sunday demanding the release of colleagues in prison and raising the issue of press freedom. Turkish police on March 3, detained about 10 people, mostly journalists, in a crackdown on an alleged secularist network accused of conspiring to topple the Islamic-rooted government. AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER

Press photographers photograph a sign indicating Libya’s seat prior to the opening of a Human Rights Council special session on the crisis in Libya on February 25, 2011 in Geneva. United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay decried Moamer Kadhafi regime’s callous disregard for the Libyan people, as she condemned its escalating violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, warned that thousands may have been killed or injured in the violence. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

Journalists and photographers work with their computers during Fashion Week XV of Castilla y Leon in Burgos at northern Spain, on March 10, 2011.

A local photographer takes photo about during a welcoming ceremony for the President of Palestinian Authority Mahmud Abbas (unseen) in front of the presidental palace in Budapest on March 21, 2011.  The Palestinian National Council was saddened by the bloodshed in Libya’s month-long unrest, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said in Hungary today during a two-day official visit to Hungary. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK

Photographers take pictures of Scottish actor Gerard Butler (not in picture) during a photocall for the movie “Coriolanus” by British director and actor Ralph Fiennes presented “in competition” in Berlin on February 14, 2011 during the international Berlinale film festival. The Berlinale takes place from February 10 to 20, 2010. AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE

Photographers take pictures of Bayern Munich’s Dutch head coach Louis van Gaal (2ndL) during the warm-up ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at the Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich, southern Germany, on March 15, 2011.     AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL

A model poses backstage prior the Fendi Fall-Winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear collection on February 24, 2011 during the Women’s fashion week in Milan.       AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Photographers and video photographers wait in line to enter the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection show on March 4, 2011 in Paris. Dior presented its collection today by British designer John Galliano who was sacked by the fashion house after a video surfaced in which he declares “I love Hitler.”  AFP PHOTO/Francois Guillot

Photographers and video photographers prepare before the start of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection show on March 4, 2011 in Paris. Dior presented its collection today by British designer John Galliano who was sacked by the fashion house after a video surfaced in which he declares “I love Hitler.”  AFP PHOTO/Francois Guillot

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – APRIL 03:  Head coach Cristoph Daum of Frankfurt is sourrounded by photographer prior to the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt at Volkswagen Arena on April 3, 2011 in Wolfsburg, Germany.  (Photo by Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images)

JL06 WASHINGTON (EE.UU.) 29/3/2011.- Fotógrafos toman fotografías de los cerezos donados por Japón hace casi 100 años que han alcanzado la plenitud de su florecimiento en Washington DC, EE.UU, hoy, martes 29 de marzo de 2011. La oficina de Turismo de Japón canceló las festividades correspondientes al florecimiento de los cerezos de este año en D.C. debido a la catástrofe natural en Japón. EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo

Nancy Jebet Lan’gat of Kenya celebrates her gold medal in the women’s 800 metre final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 11, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (INDIA – Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

ATS03 BILLIN (CISJORDANIA), 25/3/2011.- Unos fotógrafos toman imágenes de un manifestante palestino que lanza una bomba de gas lacrimógeno en la localidad cisjordana de Billin durante una concentración en contra del muro de separación construído por Israel, hoy, viernes 25 de marzo de 2011. EFE/Atef Safadi

Al-Rayyan players celebrate after scoring against Al-Arabi during their Qatar Stars League soccer match in Doha March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – MARCH 11: The sun rises as photographers gather on a hill to take pictures shortly after the space shuttle Endeavour arrived at Launch Pad 39A on March 11, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour’s liftoff is scheduled for April 19 with mission commander Mark Kelly, the husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.   Roberto Gonzalez / Getty Images / AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

MCX09 NAHA (JAPÓN) 14/3/2011.- El sargento Leo Salinas, del cuerpo de Marines estadounidenses, y corresponsal de guerra perteneciente a la Fuerza Marina Expedicionaria III, arregla su máscara contra gases lacrimógenos antes de partir a Sendai, Japón, en la base aérea japonesa Yokota, hoy, lunes 14 de marzo de 2011. Las fuerzas estadounidenses en servicio viajaron a Sendai para coordinar las tareas de ayuda humanitaria y recuperación junto a las fuerzas japonesas en tierra después de que el terremoto y tsunami del pasado viernes azotaran esta región. Al menos 1.897 personas murieron y 3.002 se encuentran desaparecidas a causa del terremoto de 9 grados en la escala de Richter del pasado viernes y el tsunami posterior, según el último recuento policial. EFE / Cpl. Patricia Lockhart / U.S. Marines SÓLO USO EDITORIAL

German actress Aylin Tezel poses on the red carpet for photographers prior the premiere of the movie “Almanya” by director Yasemin Samdereli in Berlin on February 12, 2011 on the third day of the international Berlinale film festival. The Berlinale takes place from February 10 to 20, 2010.  AFP PHOTO  JOHN MACDOUGALL