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A boat carries flowers and wreaths that were laid at the coffin of late Czech statesman Vaclav Havel during a symbolical boat ride to his tribute on the river Vltava in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Havel was the leader of the peaceful anti-communist "Velvet Revolution." He died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at age 75. The Prague Castle is in the background. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)