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"Bride Erin Finnegan and bridegroom Noah Fulmor, both of New York, seal their marriage vows with a kiss during the first weightless wedding aboard a specially-equipped Boeing 727, owned by Zero Gravity Corporation, while flying over the Gulf of Mexico after taking off from Titusville, Florida, June 20, 2009. Finnegan and Fulmor floated into matrimony on Saturday thousands of feet (metres) above the Gulf of Mexico in what organizers said was the world's first weightless wedding held in zero gravity conditions. To recreate the weightless experience without going into space, the plane executed parabolic flight maneuvers, climbing sharply and descending several times during the one-hour flight. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)"

"For those who yearn to enjoy movement and vigor, there is nothing better than the Contemporary Dance Company of Cuba. Traditional and avant-garde at the same time, with more friends than critics, this past weekend its dancers displayed their energy and passion, though before a scant audience."

"Over 200 people practice yoga on the morning of the summer solstice in Times Square, in New York, June 21, 2009. During the seventh annual free yoga classes, held in the "Crossroads of the World," participants sought peace and calm in the center of urban chaos. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)"

"A trainer wearing a traditional Vega costume performs with a Beluga at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, on June 23, 2009 ahead of the Star Festival.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)"

"George Helwig, head chocolatier at "Fassbender & Rausch - Chocolatiers at Gendarmenmarkt" creates a model of Berlin's landmark TV Tower out of chocolate in the northern German city of Peine. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)"

"A cameraman takes video of a "transformer" ice sculpture displayed in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, June 24, 2009. The sculpture, made of 400 kilograms of ice, is on display on Wednesday, to meet the movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" world premiere.(Xinhua/Yuan Hongwei)"

Recognized for her work in defense of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transvestites and transsexuals, Mariela Castro Espín advocates a form of socialism that is more just, dialectical, inclusive, and especially, participative.