Saturday, January 31, 2009

US Government limousine drives past the US State Department building


US Government limousine drives past the US State Department building loaded with furniture from the Swedish furniture store IKEA,in Washington, DC. Incoming Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner apologized over past tax transgressions while vowing to act with "strength,speed and care"to revive the stricken US economy

A tame golden eagle chases a hare during a traditional hunting


a tame golden eagle chases a hare during a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan January,22,2009.Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat - or hunting with golden eagles- is popular in the Central Asian state. Berkutchi, or golden eagle hunters, from all over the country arrived for the annual competition. This hare escaped from eagle

Buddy Holly


American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly performs in the1950s

The moon cast a shadow at the sun


The moon cast a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse as it sets on Monday Jan,26 ,2009 at Manila's bay,Philippines

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Sunset surf



sunset surf :A Bangladeshi youth paddles his surfboard as the sun sets in Cox's Bazar , Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is known for its wide sandy beaches.claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach

Light is diffracted on a filter during a partial solar eclipse


Light is diffracted on a filter during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon moves between the sun and earth, as seen from Cape Town,January, 26,2009.Picture taken using exposed x- ray film as a filter

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony


This satellite photo of Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony, taken by GeoEye1 on January, 20, 2009 , shows part of the attending crowd(L) and at right, the United States Capitol

the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama



Crowds take part in the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama along the National Mall during the swearing-in ceremony Tuesday,Jan, 20,2009,in Washington
(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Barack Obama and Ilham Anas


A combination photo shows U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L), taken January 17, 2009 as he speaks during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas, taken January 20, 2009 in Jakarta. Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama,47,won the election in November.
REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni/Jim Young/Files

Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang


This Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 photograph provided by the Colorado National Monument shows a 1987 Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang , near Grand Junction, Colo., after the driver sent the vehicle off a cliff in an apparent suicide attempt. The 34-year-old male driver survived the incident. But park officials said that 27 people attempted suicide at the national monument last year, which has prompted administrators to train staff at entrances and visitor centers in suicide prevention.
(AP Photo/HO, Colorado National Monument)

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

President Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States


President Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States during the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20 , 2009.Michelle Obama watches at right.The Bible Obama uses is the same one that President Abraham Lincoln used at his Inauguration in1861

Friday, January 16, 2009

US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River




US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines.The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River,and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank
(AP Photo/Trela Media)

US Airways plane crashes into Hudson River


Airline passengers wait to board a ferry to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York ,Thursday Jan.15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines All 155 people on board survived

Monday, January 12, 2009

king penguins exploring their outdoor pen

People follow king penguins exploring their outdoor pen at Zurich's Zoo on a cold winter day January 6,2009.

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND)

Langur infant with its mother in the zoo in Hanover


a Langur infant is seen with its mother in the zoo in Hanover,northern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan.7,2009,where two Langurs were born during the last three weeks. Langurs predominantly feed leaves and the Hanover zoofreezes leaves in summer to feed to the Langurs during winter time

Langur infant with its mother in the zoo in Hanover

a Langur infant is seen with its mother in the zooin Hanover,northern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan.7,2009, where two Langurs were born during the last three weeks. Langurs predominantly feed leaves and the Hanover zoo freezes leaves in summer to feed to the Langurs during winter time

spider's webs hang

Frost-covered spider's webs hang from a roof line in Godewaersvelde,France as temperatures continue to drop

a Matschie's tree kangaroo in Lincoln Children's Zoo


This photo released by the Lincoln Children's Zoo,shows Milla,a Matschie's tree kangaroo, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 in Lincoln, Neb. The Lincoln Children's Zoo is celebrating its first set of Matschie's tree kangaroo twins and an official who tracks numbers of the extremely rare species says it's the first documented case in North America among records that go back to the 1970s,The twins born last month to Milla and her mate Noru, brought in from the Toronto Zoo,make up half of the four documented Matschie's tree kangaroo births in 2008 The twins are in her pouch
(AP Photo/ Lincoln Children's Zoo)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

a crazy bull jumps over the barrier during a San Isidro bullfight in Madrid.


In this June,3 ,2008 file photo, Former Mayor of Madrid Alvarez del Manzano,first row,second left, shows his emotions as a bull jumps over the barrier during a San Isidro bullfight in Madrid

(AP Photo/EFE, J.J. Guillen/FILE)

Boone and Crockett Club, Denny Austad of Ammon

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in this Sept,30, 2008 photo released Monday, Jan.5, 2009 by the Boone and Crockett Club, Denny Austad of Ammon, Idaho poses with his prize elk in south-central Utah. The bull elk shot in Utah set a Boone and Crockett Club record
(AP Photo/Boone and Crocket Club, HO)

photo released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, coral is seen off Jarvis Island


In this photo released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, coral is seen off Jarvis Island, one of seven islands strung along the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, in this photo, date unknown. Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President George W. Bush as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history. The three areas totaling some 195,280 square miles include the Mariana Trench and the waters and corals surrounding three uninhabited islands in the Northern Mariana Islands , Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven islands strung along the equator in the central Pacific Ocean

(AP Photo/USFWS, Jim Maragos)

official White House photograph shows White House pet India



This official White House photograph shows White House pet India, on the South Lawn of the White House dressed for Halloween 31 October 2007 in Washington, DC. The Bush family's 18- year-old cat, India, has died at the White House, First Lady Laura Bush's office announced on January, 5, 2009
(AFP/HO/File)

A resident rides a bicycle amid snowfall at a park in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 27, 2008



A resident rides a bicycle amid snowfall at a park in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 27,2008. A cold front is expected to bring strong wind and snow to northern China and rain to the south in the next two days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) announced here on Saturday,
Xinhua News Agency reported.
REUTERS/Stringer
(CHINA)

Puppy love : A dog looks out of a shelter in the largest animal shelter "Rzhevka"


Puppy love : A dog looks out of a shelter in the largest animal shelter "Rzhevka"(housing about 400 domestic animals) in St.Petersburg

(AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

Flamingos fly



Flamingos fly over a lake near Santa Rosa de la Pampa,Argentina
(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann soars through the air


Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann soars through the air in front of the city of Innsbruck during the third competition of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria on Sunday,Jan4,2009.

(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Sparrows are seen in a city park after heavy overnight snowfall in Skopje January 5, 2009.


sparrows are seen in a city park after heavy overnight snowfall in Skopje January 5,2009

REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA)

Thursday, January 1, 2009