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Thousands of Bluebells bloom in a forest near Halle, south of Brussels, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Bluebells are particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understorey to produce carpets of violetñblue flowers.Yves Logghe/The Associated Press

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officers stand in front of former Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty casket at the visitation service at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014. Flaherty, who steered Canada through the global financial crisis and then nearly eliminated the huge budget deficits he had run up in the process, died last week just weeks after resigning.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Ontario MPP Christine Elliott, left, hugs MP Kelly Leitch in front of the casket of her husband, the late former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, during visitation in Whitby, Ont., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Tom Tokar checks on his fishing boat lodged in a boathouse surrounded by the rapidly rising waters of Nogies Creek off Highway 36 in the City of Kawartha Lakes in central Ontario April 15, 2014. Spring run off is causing flooding in various regions of the province which saw snow this morning, one of the latest spring snowfalls in recent history.FRED THORNHILL/Reuters

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Snow covers a log cabin off Highway 36 in the City of Kawartha Lakes in central Ontario April 15, 2014. Most of the province saw snow this morning one of the latest spring snowfalls in recent history.FRED THORNHILL/Reuters

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A stop sign is covered in snow in Detroit, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. A spring storm left roads slippery across Michigan and shattered seasonal snowfall records in Detroit and Flint.Paul Sancya/The Associated Press

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REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF EVENT A guest descends from a Gulfstream G650 aircraft at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai April 15, 2014.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters

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The moon is shown in eclipse in Brasilia April 15, 2014. The lunar eclipse on Tuesday will unfold over three hours when the moon begins moving into Earth's shadow. A little more than an hour later, the moon will be fully eclipsed and shrouded in an orange, red or brown glow.UESLEI MARCELINO/Reuters

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The moon is eclipsed by the Earth's shadow early Tuesday, April 15, 2014 as seen from Bryce Canyon, Utah. For some, the moon appeared red-orange because of the sunsets and sunrises shimmering from Earth, earning it the name "blood moon."Francisco Kjolseth/The Associated Press

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A penitent takes part in the procession of the "Silencio y la Santa Cruz" brotherhood during Holy Week in Oviedo, northern Spain April 15, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place round-the-clock during Holy Week in Spain, drawing thousands of visitors.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters

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A penitent walks before the procession of "La Sangre" brotherhood during Holy Week in Cordoba, southern Spain, April 15, 2014. Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.JAVIER BARBANCHO/Reuters

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An Ukrainian soldier takes cover behind a tree as pro-Russia protesters gathered in front of a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a "special operation" against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists.MARKO DJURICA/Reuters

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