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This Week in Photos, February 4-10, 2011

A gondola ride across the Grand Canal in Venice, Super Bowl XLV celebrations, a Bavarian sledge race and more.

C.J. Wilson No. 98, T.J. Lang No. 70 and Ryan Pickett No. 79 of the Green Bay Packers dump Gatorade on head coach Mike McCarthy after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.

Two men in carnival costume soar through the air with their sledge as they take a jump during the Schnablerrennen, a traditional Bavarian sledge race in the southern Bavarian village of Gaissach.

A young vendor passes a street musician playing his saxophone in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

A gondolier rows his gondola across the Grand Canal in the fog in Venice. Venetians woke up to find that one of the symbols of their world famous lagoon city -- the Grand Canal -- had been stolen.

A labourer, smiles as a camel nuzzles him near sacks of grain in a wholesale market in Karachi, Pakistan.

Hindu devotees pray to the sun god Surya after taking a holy dip on the occasion of Basant Panchami during the "Magh Mela" festival at Sangam in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.

A folk artist on stilts dances at a temple fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing. The Lunar New Year began on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.

Maori Men carry the Waka (canoe) Kahukura into the ocean during the Waitangi Day celebrations in Waitangi, New Zealand. Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand, a public holiday held on February 6 annually to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The pack of riders cycles during the third stage of the 10th Tour of Qatar cycling race from Al Wakra to Mesaieed.

Clowns attend the Joseph Grimaldi memorial service at the Holy Trinity Church in Dalston, England. The ceremony has been held since 1946 in honour of Joseph Grimaldi, the most celebrated English clown (1778-1837).

Two young women photograph themselves in front of giant letters spelling "Holywood," an art project in which films relating to environmental issues are to be projected onto the letters during the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival on February 8, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

Rally organizers and participants of the Saudi Classic Cars Rally show disabled children a classic Chevrolet 2103 car before flagging off in Diriyah, an old city on the outskirts of Riyadh. The Rally, the first classic car race in Saudi Arabia, is held to mark the return of Saudi King Abdullah from medical treatment in the United States to Morocco for recuperation.

A woman sits with her pet dog in the back of a classic Rolls Royce car before a centenary parade in London, England. Rolls Royce is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the "Spirit of Ecstasy" or "Flying Lady" icon that is found on the front of their cars.

A cat shark swims around a veterinarian at the Xcaret ecological park in Cancun. The female gave birth to 18 cat sharks, marking the first time they have been born in captivity in Mexico.

A worker checks the lighting inside the fashion tents prior to the start of Mercedes Benz Fall/Winter 2011 Fashion Week in New York. New York fashion week officially begins February 10.

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