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Past week in photos - Sept. 1-7, 2012

 

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French artist puts an elephant on man's back

French artist puts an elephant on man's back

A statue of a man balancing an elephant in the business district of Hong Kong is impossible to ignore.

Dad has drawn doodles on sons' sandwich bags every day for 5 years

Dad has drawn doodles on sons' sandwich bags every day for 5 years

Massachusetts-based graphic artist David LaFerriere has kept up quite a family tradition: he's drawn a unique doodle on his sons' lunch sandwich bags every day since May 2008. He's photographed over 1,100 of them, which are available on his Flickr account. http://j.mp/Zb9uLp

Hangout Music Festival 2013

Hangout Music Festival 2013

Scenes from the Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival, which was held May 16-19 in Gulf Shores, Ala.

 
  • DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ENDS--Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama wave to the delegates at the conclusion of President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.
  • DINNER TIME--A sea lion reaches for a fish during meal time at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012.
  • MAYBE WE'LL BRING THIS ONE BACK--In this photo shot under iodine street lighting, a Romanian bride poses for pictures at the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest, Romania, after being
  • SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE--An Atlanta police bomb squad officer makes his way towards a suspicious package as Atlanta firefighters standby Wednesday. Peachtree Road in Buckhead reopened Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 after being closed in both directions for about an hour Wednesday morning as police investigated a suspicious package. The incident was taking place at a shopping complex at Peachtree and 25th Street, just north of Brookwood Station. The Atlanta police bomb squad was on the scene. Gregory Hutchins, who works across the street from the site, called the incident “a little uncomfortable … I wish [police] had been a little more informative.” According to police dispatch logs, the suspicious package was a blue suitcase found outside a building. The package was in bushes adjacent to the driveway to the Joel & Associates law firm. Peachtree Road was reopened just before 10 a.m. after a police bomb squad detonated a charge to blow up the package. Atlanta police Sgt. Curtis Davenport said the package was found to contain “nothing threatening - clothes, magazines, personal effects.” “We treat each one of these calls as if it’s the real deal, and we’re going to continue to do that because the one time we don’t, it may be the real deal,” Davenport said. “It’s far better to be safe than sorry.”
  • NOT EVEN ONE LAP--Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, left, crashes with McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, airborne right, during the first lap of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012.
  • HAIR TODAY--A model displays a creation by hair stylist Julio Crepaldi during the Hair Fashion Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012.
  • UN-BEAR-ABLE--A Greenpeace activist, dressed as a polar bear, sits inside a police car after being detained outside Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Russian and international environmentalists are protesting against Gazprom's plans to pioneer oil drilling in the Arctic.
  • MEETING HER PRINCE--Britain's Prince Harry meets Hope Hillis as he attends the WellChild awards ceremony at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London, Monday Sept. 3, 2012.
  • BRONZE MAN--Heriberto Pacheco stands still as someone rolls suntan oil on his skin before competing in the Mr. Mexico and Miss Perfection bodybuilding contest in Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The body building competition attracts more than 500 participants from around the country for the three day event.
  • WATER BREAK--Steve Chavez drinks water from his backpack after a brush fire near Adobe Road in Petaluma, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. In Northern California, several fires broke out Tuesday, including one in Colusa County north of Sacramento that had surged to 1,000 acres and forced the closure of Highway 16. A 200-acre spot fire broke out about three miles away.
  • HELP FROM ABOVE--A Los Angeles County Firefighter helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning through 3,600 acres of the Angeles National Forest on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2012 near Glendora, Calif. It could be a week before firefighters can contain the blaze because of high temperatures and rugged terrain in thick brush that hasn't burned in a couple of decades.
  • KEEPING A COOL HEAD--A riot police officer with his masked stained with paint thrown by students watches a march by teachers and students protesting a wide range of issues regarding the government's educational policies in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.
  • FIRST LADY KEYNOTE SPEECH--First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to the delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
  • TIGER TIGER BURNING BRIGHT--A rare white Indian tiger cub sits at the feet of its mother Surya Bara at a zoo in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. It's one of triplets that were born in July.
  • DANCING DEPUTIES ON DUTY--Clayton County (Ga.) Sheriff's Deputy John Strutko dances as he directs traffic Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C., during the second day of the Democratic National Convention.
  • WATCHING THE PRESIDENT--Sasha Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden listen as President Barack Obama speaks to the delegation at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Times Warner Cable Arena Thursday, September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • SMILE FOR THE CAMERA--An Occupy Demonstrator takes a photo with his mask during an unscheduled protest march, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. The Democratic National Convention begins today.
  • I AM YOUR FATHER--Sascha Blackburn holding 1-moth old, Anaya (left) and Lance Blackburn (right) from Newnan sport their Star Wars attire along John Portman Blvd near Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. This year’s Dragon-Con has filled up the guest rooms and ballrooms at five downtown hotels, includes seminars on sewing and fabricating props, plus a variety of costume contests and masquerade balls, including a Star Trek beauty pageant. Every year the convention’s costumed cast parades up Peachtree Street on the Saturday before Labor Day, creating a wild floor-show for the many folks in town for Labor Day events (which include the Chick-fil-A kickoff games at the Georgia Dome and the AJC Decatur Book Festival). This year’s parade begins at 10 a.m. in Woodruff Park. As always, this year’s Dragon-Con features appearances by pop-culture icons, including those old war-horses William Shatner and Adam West. But costume play, or cosplay, is also a significant part of the comic con experience, and Atlanta, home to such cosplay celebrities as Alisa Kiss and Yaya Han, has a reputation as a cosplay mecca.
  • COOL BLUE FASHION--A model displays an Spring/Summer design by Ana Sanchez during the Madrid's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, in Madrid, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012.
  • HURRICANE LONG GONE, FLOOD WOES CONTINUE---Don Duplantier walks through his flooded home as water recedes from Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, La., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the foreground is a sign marking the waterline from Hurricane Katrina, but floodwater from Isaac went all the way up to the second floor.
  • NASCAR COMES TO ATLANTA--The sun sets behind clouds during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Hampton, Ga.
  • HOW'S HIS FASTBALL?--Three-year-old actor Christian Haupt throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Los Angeles.
  • FIRE VICTIMS INJURED--Yolanda Spencer, left, reacts near the scene of a fire, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Philadelphia. Fire officials at the scene said two children and their grandmother were injured in the blaze.
  • WORKING THROUGH THE RAIN--An elderly Sri Lankan laborer pushes a cart as it rains in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012.
  • ROYAL MOOSE--A pair of fans watch the opening pitch while wearing the moose antlers give-aways they got for attending the first baseball game of a doubleheader between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo.
 

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