Current prized include the America's Cup ride-along, two VIP tickets and backstage passes to a Lady Gaga show, tickets to see Stevie Wonder at the U.N.

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"I was the biggest Jim Lee fan in the '90s, and then after seeing what he did to the Wonder Woman costume, I'm a little hesitant to see what he's done with the rest of the Justice League and the rest of the DC Universe, " Whitehead said.

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Worth it for the crater lake alone, it is interesting to see bustling of villages so close to a potentially murderous natural wonder.

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"I know I've got a bull's-eye on my back to see if I'm a one-hit wonder, " Mr. Byrd said.

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No wonder the government is beginning to see there is a different way of doing business.

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Bavaria comes as a surprise to most visitors who soon wonder how they thought they would manage to see it all in two weeks.

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Add it all up, and a management shift at Apple makes some observers wonder if the company is going to see tougher sledding from here.

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"When you start to see the age creep up on a show like that, you wonder whether the show is sustainable, " says Laura Caraccioli-Davis, head of entertainment at Starcom, a media planning agency.

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Tomorrow and the next day I hope to have a chance when I'm in Beijing to see the majesty of the Forbidden City and the wonder of the Great Wall.

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It is no wonder that the people who see Mr Benn's career in this light are disinclined to wish him a happy retirement.

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