Pictures Of The Week
Advertisements:
A surfer paddles out to catch a wave as the surf begins to pick up in front of Hurricane Irene August 26, 2011 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Outdoor furniture sits in a pool at the Hilton hotel keep it from blowing away in preparation for Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Water in a parking lot enters a storm drain as winds and high tides from approaching Hurricane Irene start hit the area, on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
The body of a man lays on a staircase near to a warehouse where burnt bodies were discovered on August 27, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. The man is believed to be a detainee that had tried to escape, only to be shot by pro-Gaddafi loyalists. Up to 150 people were found dead, 53 bodies were burnt in a warehouse in the last few days. The victims are believed to be Libyan civilians arrested by pro-Gaddafi loyalists for interrogation. As the Libyan rebel forces were advancing, the pro-Gaddafi forces acted to cover up the bodies of the people they were interrogating, they threw in grenades and then had subsequently set fire to tyres inside of the warehouse to cover up the bodies, locals said. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Yuria Celidwen tastes the rain in a nearly deserted Times Square as Hurricane Irene approaches on August 27, 2011 in New York City. Approximately 370,000 city residents in low lying areas are under a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Irene. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Bullseye the Target dog poses for pictures following the qualifying session for the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Sonama race at Infineon Raceway on August 27, 2011 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Branches litter an alley as a result of Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
SoHo residents Amy Eagle (R) and Rich Thompson take an early morning walk just before high tide along the World Financial Center Esplanade as the effects of Hurricane Irene are felt in Manhattan August 28, 2011 in New York City. Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey early Sunday morning, battering the northeast with high winds and rain. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Women run along a sand-swept beach at Coney Island following heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 15 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Claus Espinosa (L) and Miguel Aguado from Spain clown around on a downed tree in Central Park after Hurricane Irene dumped more than six inches of rain on August 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A couple kiss on the street after the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival on August 28, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
The emperor penguin named [Happy Feet] stands in his container aboard NIWAs research vessel Tangaroa, at Burnham Wharf on August 29, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. The penguin was found at Peka Peka beach on the Kapiti Coast in June with concerns for his health. Wellington Zoo intervened and nursed the penguin back to good health. He will be released into the Southern Ocean, complete with GPS tracking device, from NIWAs research vessel four days into a month-long trip to the Campbell Islands, 700 km south of New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
An inflatable protest rat is blown up and laid out to dry at UA Plumbers Local 14 Training Center after rains and the cresting of nearby waters flooded the facility on August 29, 2011 in Lodi, New Jersey. Rivers in northern Jersey continue to rise and throughout the state forcing evacuations along the low lying areas of the river. Tropical Storm Irene was the first to make direct contact on New Jersey in 108 years, killing at least three people in the state and leaving over 600,000 residences and businesses without power. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
A child runs on the near deserted beach on August 30, 2011 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. According to weather experts the UKs summer has been one of the coldest for many years. Figures from the Met Office show that average temperatures so far have been less than 14C (57F), the lowest since the summer of 1998 and in the central England region (between London, Bristol and Manchester) the average of 15C (59F) is the lowest since 1993. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
The sun sets over Manhattan during Day Two of the 2011 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images for USTA)
Athletes run through a mist station during the womens 20km race walk during day five of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu city centre on August 31, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Volunteers of Kraton Palace, known as [Abdi Dalem], carry [Gunungan Lanang] from Kraton Palace to the Great Mosque Kauman on August 31, 2011 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Grebeg Syawal is a tradition that follows the holy month of Ramadan and welcomes Eid, the breaking of the fast. The tradition involves an offering of vegetables, peppers, eggs, and other items, called [Gunungan Lanang] that are brought to the Grand Mosque and invaded by locals. Receiving part of the Gunungan is believed to be good luck and be a blessing for the year ahead. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
Libyan rebels soldiers embrace as they grieve at Martyr Square formerly known as Green Square, for the Eid Al-Fitr prayer on August 31, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. Libyans celebrated the first Eid Al-Fitr in 42 years under a new regime. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
British Prime Minister David Cameron, beside BMW group management member for production Frank-Peter Arndt, drives the two millionth MINI off the production line, after ten years of production, at the MINI Plant Oxford on August 31, 2011 in Oxford, England. The two millionth model of the car, symbolic of British popular culture, was a MINI Cooper convertible with special white silver metallic paint finish, blue denim roof and bespoke exterior and interior trim. (Photo by David Crump - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Actress Evan Rachel Wood attends [The Ides Of March] premiere during the 68th Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema on August 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Actor George Clooney from the film [Ides Of March] arrives at the Hotel Excelsior during the 68th Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
The England IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 squad enjoy a sailing day on ex-Americas Cup yachts on Aucklands Waitemata Harbour, September 1, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana competes in the mens long jump qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
A model appears for the finale by Huffer on the catwalk as part of New Zealand Fashion Week 2011 at the Viaduct Events Centre on September 1, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)
A Selfridges employee looks at an artwork by German artist Uwe Breckner at the [Museum of Everything], at Selfridges department store on September 1, 2011 in London, England. The free exhibition consists of works solely by artists with developmental and physical disabilities and is the largest of its kind to be shown in the UK. The exhibition is open until September 25, 2011. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
An artwork by Japanese artist Masami Yamagiwa is displayed at the [Museum of Everything], at Selfridges department store on September 1, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic competes in the mens javelin throw qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Protesters demonstrate outside the Japanese embassy against Japans hunting of sea mammals on September 1, 2011 in London, England. The protesters are campaigning against the annual dolphin hunt which commences in Taiji, Japan today. Japan permits approximately 20,000 dolphins to be caught per year. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Patrick Sheridan, aged seven, poses for a photograph in a Power Rangers outfit at the entrance to Camp Constant at Dale Farm travellers camp on September 1, 2011 near Basildon, England. Camp Constant is the name given to a series of barricades set up by supporters in defence of Dale Farm. 80 traveller families face eviction from the Dale Farm site after The High Court upheld an eviction order allowing the local authority to clear the camp of illegal dwellings. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Dancers perform during a rehearsal of Shen Weis Re- Triptych before opening at the Edinburgh International Festival at The Edinburgh Playhouse, on September 1, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tibet, Angkor Wat and Chinas Silk Road are the inspiration behind each part of the trilogy from New York based Chinese choreographer Shen Wei. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A general view of the ferris wheel on the roof of 450-metre-high Canton Tower during test run on September 1, 2011 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
Related News
![Pictures Of Recent Events [October 2011]](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/short/00004391_medium.jpg "Pictures Of Recent Events [October 2011]")
Advertisements:
![Rare [Hybrid] Total Solar Eclipse](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/short/00010c55_medium.jpg "Rare [Hybrid] Total Solar Eclipse")
