TIME.com Pictures of the Week August 11

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Achmad Ibrahim

August 11 - 17

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SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY:
Youths struggle to climb a greased pole to reach prizes hung on top of it during a celebration of Indonesia's 56th anniversary of its independence in Jakarta. Indonesia gained its independence from the Dutch in 1945. Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.

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