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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/Pcq2Q.St.138.jpeg|416UNION BEACH, NJ - NOVEMBER 21: (Best Of 2012) The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, remains standing after being ravaged by flooding on November 21, 2012 in Union Beach, New Jersey. Little more than half of the home remains and more than 200 homes were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in the town. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/MRlls.St.138.jpeg|415BEER SHIVA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 15: (Best Of 2012) (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli soldier lies on the ground as missiles are fired from an Iron Dome anti-missile station on November 15, 2012 near the city of Beer Sheva, Israel. The Iron Dome was activated to intercept incoming rockets launched from Gaza. Three people have reportedly been killed in Israel after a building was hit by a rocket fired from Hamas-ruled Gaza on Thursday, a day after Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of aerial strikes on targets in Gaza that killed a top military commander of Hamas. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/ftlvI.St.138.jpeg|403SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - NOVEMBER 25: (Best Of 2012) A roller coaster sits in the ocean after the Casino Pier collapsed when Superstorm Sandy hit, on November 25, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Mayor Bill Akers has asked the Coast Guard to find out whether the coaster is structurally stable, adding that it would make a great tourist attraction. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/LEnGF.St.138.jpeg|415BAY HEAD, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: (Best Of 2012) A living room is filled with sand washed in by Superstorm Sandy on November 14, 2012 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Many residents of the hard hit seaside town remain without power following Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/4X0EK.St.138.jpeg|416BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14: (Best Of 2012) A scientist delegate yawns at stage during the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) inside the Great Hall of the People on November 14, 2012 in Beijing, China. Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the new CPC Central Committee will meet with journalists on November 15, 2012. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/vJohi.St.138.jpeg|415SPANISH SPRINGS, NV - NOVEMBER 6: (Best Of 2012) (L - R) Justin Stucki, Leah Quirk, and Kenady Pettingill urge drivers to vote for U.S. Presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012 in Spanish Springs, Nevada. As Americans go to vote, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney remain in a virtual tie in the national polls. (Photo by Max Whittaker/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/xohsf.St.138.jpeg|415CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 06: (Best Of 2012) U.S. President Barack Obama stands on stage with first lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden after his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/59/16r2vl.St.138.jpeg|416NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: (Best Of 2012) Parts of a fallen tree dangle in front of the Williamsburg Bridge, lit on the Brooklyn side (L) but darkened on the Manhattan side on November 1, 2012 in New York, United States. Most residents of Lower Manhattan remain without power following Superstorm Sandy. Lower Manhattan residents should have power restored Saturday while most others in the city should have power by November 10 or 11. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/1gDG57.St.138.jpeg|424IN FLIGHT, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 06: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks with members of the traveling press aboard his campaign plabe on November 6, 2012 en route to Boston, Massachusetts. The presidential race remains tight as Americans are heading to the polls to cast their ballots. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/q2tBG.St.138.jpeg|415NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: (Best Of 2012) A woman walks along the beach in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood, in Queens where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away on November 2, 2012 in New York, United States. Limited public transit has returned to New York and most major bridges have reopened but will require three occupants in the vehicle to pass. With the death toll currently over 70 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/1qOtb5.St.138.jpeg|415KEANSBURG, NJ - NOVEMBER 01: (Best Of 2012) Damaged rides and debris are strewn across the Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across the region, on November 1, 2012 in Keansburg, New Jersey. Superstorm Sandy, which has left millions without power or water, continues to effect business and daily life throughout much of the eastern seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/r6tSE.St.138.jpeg|415HIGHLANDS, NJ - NOVEMBER 01: (Best Of 2012) Regina Yahara-Splain wipes her eyes while cleaning her house, which was damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 1, 2012 in Highlands, New Jersey. Superstorm Sandy, which has left millions without power or water, continues to affect business and daily life throughout much of the eastern seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/rgbjA.St.138.jpeg|405ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (Best Of 2012) Flood water from Superstorm Sandy is pumped into the ocean from the beach on October 31, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. At least 50 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy with New Jersey suffering massive damage and power outages. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/KYIrU.St.138.jpeg|417SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ - OCTOBER 31: (Best Of 2012) Waves break in front of a destroyed amusement park wrecked by Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. At least 50 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy with New Jersey suffering massive damage and power outages. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/bofPf.St.138.jpeg|415NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: (Best Of 2012) A man walks by the remains of part of the historic Rockaway boardwalk after large parts of it were washed away during Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/58/18kDNq.St.138.jpeg|525NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: (Best Of 2012) A darkened Flatiron Building stands in a section of Manhattan still in a blackout following Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/jkSsn.St.138.jpeg|421AVALON, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (Best Of 2012) Heavy surf caused by Hurricane Sandy buckles Ocean Ave on October 30, 2012 in Avalon, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/HOCxg.St.138.jpeg|416ASBURY PARK, NJ - OCTOBER 30: (Best Of 2012) Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building (L) which flooded and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Johnson fled the area when the water began to rise yesterday. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/ezFTc.St.138.jpeg|415NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: (Best Of 2012) Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/vKzEA.St.138.jpeg|415CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 25: (Best Of 2012) U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally at the Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport October 25, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Obama and his GOP opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are crisscrossing the country attempting to sway voters in the all-important swing states. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/qTd88.St.138.jpeg|430WORTHINGTON, OH - OCTOBER 25: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney looks at a large banner during a campaign rally at Worthington Industries on October 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mitt Romney is campaigning in Ohio with less than two weeks to go before the election. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/1cmc0Z.St.138.jpeg|433HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 16: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama talk over each other as they answer questions during a town hall style debate at Hofstra University October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. During the second of three presidential debates, the candidates fielded questions from audience members on a wide variety of issues. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/8yhq5.St.138.jpeg|397CAPE MAY, NJ - OCTOBER 29: (Best Of 2012) Waters from Hurricane Sandy start to flood Beach Ave. on October 29, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. Later today the full force of Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and floodwaters. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/1ikK1F.St.138.jpeg|414BELLEFONTE, PA - OCTOBER 09: (Best Of 2012) Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (C) leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in his child sex abuse case on October 9, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The 68-year-old Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years and not more that 60 years in prison for his conviction in June on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, including while he was the defensive coordinator for the Penn State college football team. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/i3x7B.St.138.jpeg|412BOCA RATON, FL - OCTOBER 22: (Best Of 2012) U.S. President Barack Obama (2L) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) stand on stage with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and wife, Ann Romney after the debate at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. The focus for the final presidential debate before Election Day on November 6 is foreign policy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/57/PYSkn.St.138.jpeg|423INGLEWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 13: (Best Of 2012) The space shuttle Endeavour is transported to The Forum arena for a stopover and celebration on its way to the California Science Center from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on day two on October 12, 2012 in Inglewood, California. The space shuttle Endeavour is on 12-mile journey from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center to go on permanent public display. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/YNJPY.St.138.jpeg|465NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: (Best Of 2012) Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, points to a red line he drew on a graphic of a bomb while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2012 in New York City. The 67th annual event gathers more than 100 heads of state and government for high level meetings on nuclear safety, regional conflicts, health and nutrition and environment issues. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/1kjZyx.St.138.jpeg|424NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: (Best Of 2012) The ‘Tribute in Light’ shines as One World Trade Center (R) rises under construction on the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2012 in New York City. New York City and the nation are commemorating the eleventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and one crash landed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/pEGPN.St.138.jpeg|525NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: (Best Of 2012) The ‘Tribute in Light’ and Statue of Liberty shine as One World Trade Center (L) rises under construction on the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2012 in New York City. New York City and the nation are commemorating the eleventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and one crash landed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/z6A9L.St.138.jpeg|415CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 06: (Best Of 2012) Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage as he accepts the nomination for president during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by REMOTE_Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/1rkycO.St.138.jpeg|373CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 05: (Best Of 2012) Former U.S. President Bill Clinton greets Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/64iUN.St.138.jpeg|415GLENDORA, CA - SEPTEMBER 3: (Best Of 2012) The Williams fire continues to spread as night falls in the Angeles National Forest on September 3, 2012 north of Glendora, California. The fire began late September 2, putting an early end to Labor Day weekend camping and hiking for vacationers, who were evacuated from the area as it spread to more than 4,000 acres in size. Three hundred to 400 firefighters are on the ground, with more expected to arrive soon, and at least six air tankers and eight helicopters have been called in. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/14DwNK.St.138.jpeg|367CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 06: (Best Of 2012) Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama waves on stage after accepting the nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/YlKDm.St.138.jpeg|416BRAITHWAITE, LA - SEPTEMBER 03: (Best Of 2012) Melanie Martinez pauses while salvaging items in her flooded home in Plaquemines Parish on September 3, 2012 in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Martinez, along with her husband and mother, was forced to ride out the storm in the home when their car broke down. The house quickly flooded and they were rescued by a neighbor who was able to break into their attic to save them. This is the fifth home Martinez has had destroyed due to hurricanes in Louisiana. Damage totals from the hurricane could top $2 billion and more than 125,000 customers are still without power six days after the storm made landfall. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/ZlGiF.St.138.jpeg|414BRAITHWAITE, LA - SEPTEMBER 01: (Best Of 2012) A dead goat floats in Hurricane Isaac's flood waters on September 1, 2012 in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Louisiana residents continue to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac with ongoing flooding, destroyed property and many still without electricity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/56/1esKBu.St.138.jpeg|440TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 30: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes the stage to deliver his nomination acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/1rhVtI.St.138.jpeg|416TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 30: (Best Of 2012) Actor Clint Eastwood speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/agztV.St.138.jpeg|426LOGAN, KS - AUGUST 24: (Best Of 2012) The Becker family, including Darren, his wife Dorothy and their children Renee 15, Katie, 17 and Charlie, 19, show off a small part of the family weapons collection (and their pet Chiguagua Mini), at the Becker farm August 24, 2012 in Logan, Kansas. During hunting season later in the year, the Beckers host guests from around to country. Like many Kansas farmers affected by the record drought, the Beckers are working hard to hang on to their farm, which has been in their family for five generations. Most of Kansas is still in extreme or exceptional drought, despite recent lower temperatures and thunderstorms, according to the University of Nebraska's Drought Monitor. The record-breaking drought, which has affected more than half of the continental United States, is expected to drive up food prices by 2013 due to lower crop harvests and the adverse effect on the nation's cattle industry. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/14XkC0.St.138.jpeg|415NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 28: (Best Of 2012) Ruffin Henry and Scout the dog swim in the rising water of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches on August 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac is expected to make landfall later today along the Lousiana coast. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/1txPlt.St.138.jpeg|411WILEY, CO - AUGUST 22: (Best Of 2012) Rain clouds move over the remnants of parched corn stalks on August 22, 2012 near Wiley, on the plains of eastern Colorado. A summer storm came too late to help farmers whos crops were decimated in the wide zone of exceptional drought in Colorado's eastern plains. Farmer Jay Sneller said that he cut down more than 300 acres of his stunted corn crop to sell as livestock feed to recover some of his losses. Most of the high plains areas of eastern Colorado and virtually all of Nebraska and Kansas are still in extreme or exceptional drought, despite recent lower temperatures, according to the University of Nebraska's Drought Monitor. The record-breaking drought, which has affected more than half of the continental United States, is expected to drive up food prices by 2013 due to lower crop harvests and the adverse effect on the nation's cattle industry. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/6mkq1.St.138.jpeg|415TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - AUGUST 21: (Best Of 2012) (ISRAEL OUT) A woman holds her baby as Palestinians enjoy a day at a beach during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan on August 21, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to the Israel's coordinator for government activities in the territories, Israel has allowed the entry of over 1 million Palestinians from the occupied West Bank since the beginning of Ramadan due to improved security. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/DDOPK.St.138.jpeg|415TRIANGLE, VA - AUGUST 10: (Best Of 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School graduates bow their heads during the invocation during their commissioning ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps August 10, 2012 in Triangle, Virginia. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta administered the oath of office to 87 Marine officers who achieved the rank of second lieutenant during the ceremony. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/GLT4W.St.138.jpeg|407DOVER, DE - AUGUST 13: (Best Of 2012) The transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley is moved by a U.S. Marine carry team during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, on August 13, 2012 in Dover Delaware. Lance Cpl. Buckley who was from Oceanside, NY., was killed on August 10th while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/TQzmm.St.138.jpeg|438ASHLAND, VA - AUGUST 11: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Govermor Mitt Romney (R) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) speak to an overflow crowd during a campaign rally at Randolph Macon College on August 11, 2012 in Ashland, Virginia. Mitt Romney kicked off a four day bus tour with an announcement of his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/DHbFh.St.138.jpeg|525LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: (Best Of 2012) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge during Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/55/SCldo.St.138.jpeg|414STATE COLLEGE, PA - JULY 23: (Best Of 2012) Penn State students and others react to the sanctions the NCAA announced against Penn State in the HUB on the campus of Penn State on July 23, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania. As an outcome of the university's mishandling of the allegations of child-sexual abuse by former coach Jerry Sandusky, Penn State was fined $60 million, was stripped of all its football wins from 1998 through 2011, barred from postseason games for four years, and lost 20 total scholarships annually for four seasons. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/JstFv.St.138.jpeg|525CENTENNIAL, CO - JULY 23: (Best Of 2012) Accused movie theater shooter James Holmes makes his first court appearance at the Arapahoe County on July 23, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. According to police, Holmes killed 12 people and injured 58 others during a shooting rampage at an opening night screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" July 20, in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/19s0BM.St.138.jpeg|415AURORA, CO - JULY 23: (Best Of 2012) Thousands of people continue to visit the makeshift memorial to the 12 movie theater shooting victims built across the street from the Century 16 Theater July 23, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes is suspected of killing 12 and injuring 58 others Friday during a shooting rampage at a screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/15j21k.St.138.jpeg|416ASHLEY, IL - JULY 16: (Best Of 2012) Marion Kujawa looks over an ear of corn picked from one of his fields on July 16, 2012 near Ashley, Illinois. The field from which the corn was picked has yielded more than 180 bushels of corn per acre in past years, Kujawa expects to get less than 15 bushels per acre from this year’s drought-damaged crop. According to the Illinois Farm Bureau the state is experiencing the sixth driest year on record. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/HNpAk.St.138.jpeg|416ASHLEY, IL - JULY 16: (Best Of 2012) Marion Kujawa looks over a pond he uses to water the cattle on his farm on July 16, 2012 in Ashley, Illinois. Kujawa has been digging the pond deeper after it began to dry up during the current drought. According to the Illinois Farm Bureau the state is experiencing the sixth driest year on record. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/YoApM.St.138.jpeg|346AURORA, CO - JULY 21: (Best Of 2012) Seen from the air, blood-stained footprints dot the back of the Century 16 movie theatre where suspect James Holmes went on a shooting rampage during an early morning screening of the new Batman movie, 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 21, 2012 in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado. According to reports, 12 people have been killed and over 59 injured including 9 in critical condition . Police have the suspect, twenty-four year old James Holmes of North Aurora, in custody. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/13KD2p.St.138.jpeg|415COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 30: (Best Of 2012) Destroyed homes sit beside a home left untouched by fire in a neighborhood affected by the Waldo Canyon fire on June 30, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The massive fire, which has eased with the help of cooler temperatures and lighter winds, has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 35,000 people to flee. The fire was estimated at 17,073 acres and was 25 precent contained with some evacuees being let back into their neighborhoods. A second body has been located in a burned home while others are still reported missing. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/165QfJ.St.138.jpeg|415CAIRO, EGYPT - JUNE 24: (Best Of 2012) A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood overcome by emotion is carried onto the stage as Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamad Morsi in Tahrir Square on June 24, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Official election results today confirmed that Mohamed Morsi is to be the next president of Egypt. Morsi received over 13 million or 51.7% of the votes, while his main rival, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, received 48.27 percent. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/54/C95Uu.St.138.jpeg|450MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 27: (Best Of 2012) Spanish fans react while watching on a giant outdoor screen on Paseo de La Castellana street the UEFA EURO 2012 semi-final match between Spain and Portugal on June 27, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/MhVVw.St.138.jpeg|415CAIRO, EGYPT - JUNE 24: (Best Of 2012) Egyptians celebrate the election of their new president Mohamad Morsi in Tahrir Square on June 24, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Official election results today confirmed that Mohamed Morsi is to be the next president of Egypt. Morsi received over 13 million or 51.7% of the votes, while his main rival, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, received 48.27 percent. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/Pwhfm.St.138.jpeg|415DEWITT, MI - JUNE 19: (Best Of 2012) Republican Presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney makes a pie shell with the help of Sweetie-licious Bakery Café store owner, Linda Hundt, during a campaign stop at her store on June 19, 2012 in DeWitt, Michigan. Mr. Romney is on the last day of a five day bus trip through battle ground states as he battles President Barack Obama for votes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/yvhIB.St.138.jpeg|415FRANKENMUTH, MI - JUNE 19: (Best Of 2012) People listen as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event in front of the Bavarian Inn Lodge on June 19, 2012 in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Mr. Romney is on the last day of a five day bus trip through battle ground states as he battles President Barack Obama for votes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/meYwD.St.138.jpeg|415NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA - JUNE 15: (Best Of 2012) Aerialist Nik Wallenda tighropes over the Niagara Falls June 15, 2012 in Niagara Falls, Canada. Wallenda walked across the 1,800 foot long, 2 inch-wide wire Friday night as the first person to cross directly over the falls from the U.S. into Canada. Wallenda, 33 and a father of three, is a seventh generation member of the famed Flying Wallendas who trace their roots to 1780 Austria-Hungary, when ancestors traveled as a band of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, animal trainers and trapeze artists. ABC televised the event and insisted the daredevil wear a teathered harness to prevent live coverage of a potentially deadly fall 190 feet into the churning torrent below. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/1oNt2M.St.138.jpeg|400ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 14: (Best Of 2012) A woman prepares food on the Xingu River near the site where the Belo Monte dam complex is under construction in the Amazon basin on June 14, 2012 in Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. Thousands of Altamira residents will need to be relocated as up to one-third of the city will be underwater once the project is completed. The controversial $16 billion project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ‘Earth Summit’. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/ajvSI.St.138.jpeg|424WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: (Best Of 2012) The wind picks up U.S. President Barack Obama's tie as he walks back to the Oval Office after welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champions New York Giants to the White House June 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Giants defeated The New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XXXXVI. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/3vjYd.St.138.jpeg|426LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: (Best Of 2012) The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team fly in formation over Buckingham Palace as The Royal family stand on the balcony on June 5, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of wellwishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid - WPA Pool /Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/GWPG6.St.138.jpeg|416RONDON DO PARA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08: (Best Of 2012) A worker carries a bag of charcoal produced from illegally harvested Amazon rainforest wood up a ladder onto a truck on June 8, 2012 in Rondon do Para, Brazil. According to a recent Greenpeace study, illegal wood charcoal is primarily used in Brazil to power smelters producing pig iron, which is used to make steel for industries including U.S. auto manufacturing. Illegal charcoal camps were found to sometimes result in slave labor and the destruction of rainforest on protected indigenous lands. Between 2003-2011, 2,700 charcoal camp workers were liberated from conditions akin to slavery, according to Greenpeace. The workers in this photo said they were paid $40 per truckload of charcoal. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or "Earth Summit". Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/53/PFXYg.St.138.jpeg|415ST PETERS, MO - JUNE 04: (Best Of 2012) Senior military veterans, including World War II veteran Wayne Field, 86, (C), sing the national anthem before the swimming competition at the National Golden Age Games on June 4, 2012 in St Peters, Missouri. Almost 800 veterans between the ages of 55 and 101 from around the United States participated in the annual six-day event held by the Departement of Veterans Affairs this year in the St Louis area. The veterans competed in a wide range of sporting and recreational events, from swimming to dominoes, many of which were qualifying events for the 2013 National Senior Games. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/9cANF.St.138.jpeg|421NEW YORK - JUNE 03: (Best Of 2012) Space Shuttle Enterprise is carried by barge underneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on June 3, 2012 in New York City. Enterprise is on it's way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, where it will put on permanent display. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/vzo3Y.St.138.jpeg|401LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: (Best Of 2012) A large crowd fills The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace to watch The Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. The Queen along with all members of the royal family will participate in a River Pageant with a flotilla of a 1,000 boats accompanying them down The Thames. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/OGUWo.St.138.jpeg|415ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 28: (Best Of 2012) U.S. Marine Cpl. Miroslav Kazimir stands with his wife Marcela while visiting a comrade's grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. He had come to visit the grave of Marine Sgt. Sean Callahan who died in an IED attack in Afghanistan in April, 2011, the same attack that severely damaged both of Zazimir's legs. He is currently undergoing long-term therapy at the military hospital in Bethesda, MD. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/KnKvH.St.138.jpeg|410ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 22: (Best Of 2012) Annapolis Naval Academy freshmen make a human wall to climb the Herndon Monument which is covered with lard, on May 22, 2012 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as 'Plebes,' climb the monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor's hat and replace it with an officer's hat. The tradition is one step in marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to headgear more like a U.S. Naval officer. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/o3VJn.St.138.jpeg|415GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ - MAY 20: (Best Of 2012) A composite of images of the first annular eclipse seen in the U.S. since 1994 shows several stages, left to right, as the eclipse passes through annularity and the sun changes color as it approaches sunset on May 20, 2012 in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Differing from a total solar eclipse, the moon in an annular eclipse appears too small to cover the sun completely, leaving a ring of fire effect around the moon. The eclipse is casting a shallow path crossing the West from west Texas to Oregon then arcing across the northern Pacific Ocean to Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/skhqI.St.138.jpeg|422CHICAGO, IL - MAY 20: (Best Of 2012) Demonstrators clash with police during a protest against the NATO Summit on May 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Several protesters and journalists were injured in skirmishes with police outside the convention center. Today is the first day of the two-day summit. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/14kkrW.St.138.jpeg|415CHICAGO, IL - MAY 20: (Best Of 2012) A man with the Occupy Wall Street movement sits in a tree before the start of a protest on the first day of the Nato summit on May 20, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Sixty heads of state, 2,500 journalists and thousands of protesters have converged on Chicago for the two day Nato meeting which begins on Sunday and will look to address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues. Chicago police are preparing for the worst with many officers in riot gear and with their numbers enhanced by police from outside the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/1lcyDz.St.138.jpeg|525NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: (Best Of 2012) Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at Citi Field as a plane takes off overhead from LaGuradia Airport at a meeting to discuss the risks of using the Internet on May 20, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. More than 40,000 were expected to attend the rally at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, which organizers said would promote religiously responsible ways to use the Internet. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/52/1aq8Oy.St.138.jpeg|401NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: (Best Of 2012) Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is auctioned at Sotheby's May 2012 Sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art on May 2, 2012 in New York City. The masterpiece is one of four versions created by Munch and the only one that is privately owned. The masterpiece sold for over $119 million. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/1sNiVc.St.138.jpeg|415RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MAY 15: (Best Of 2012) A Palestinian demonstrator throws a stone toward Israeli soldiers during clashes outside of Ofer Prison on May 15, 2012 near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinians mark Israel's establishment in 1948 with "Nakba" or "catastrophe" day on May 15, to remember the thousands of Palestinians who fled or were expelled during the creation of the Jewish state and the subsequent war. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/DAEQA.St.138.jpeg|402BOONEVILLE, KY - APRIL 21: (Best Of 2012) Brittany Brewer (C) fixes her gown as she prepares for the Owsley County High School prom next to a wood stove in the home where she lives with her grandmother on April 21, 2012 in Booneville, Kentucky. Daniel Boone once camped in the Appalachian mountain hamlet of Owsley County which remains mostly populated by descendants of settlers to this day. The 2010 U.S. Census listed Owsley County as having the lowest median household income in the country outside of Puerto Rico, with 41.5% of residents living below the poverty line. Familial and community bonds run deep, with a populace that shares a collective historical and cultural legacy uncommon in most parts of the country. However, the community of around 5,000 struggles with a lack of jobs due to the decline in coal, tobacco and lumber industries along with health issues including drug addiction without effective treatment. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/q1llU.St.138.jpeg|415NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: (Best Of 2012) Protesters associated with the Occupy Wall Street briefly occupy a Vietnam Memorial park in lower Manhattan on May 1, 2012 in New York City. Occupy Wall Street has joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/9ehnC.St.138.jpeg|416LYNCH, KY - APRIL 16: (Best Of 2012) Teenagers play basketball on April 16, 2012 in Lynch, Kentucky. The historic coal mining town of Lynch in the Appalachian Mountains once boasted a population of more than 10,000 and was once the largest coal camp in the world. Following the increased mechanization of the coal mining process, the town’s population has dwindled to around 820. Two proposed strip mines in the area now potentially threaten the town’s water supply. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/1mU4sn.St.138.jpeg|415CHANTILLY, VA - APRIL 17: (Best Of 2012) A young boy wears an astronaut costume in the parking lot of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center April 17, 2012 in Chantilly, Virginia. Hundreds of people gathered at the museum early in the morning to watch the arrival of the space shuttle Discovery, teathered to the back of a modified 747 jumbo jet. The oldest and most traveled vehicle in NASA's space shuttle program, Discovery will be placed on permanent display at the museum. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/6tm3O.St.138.jpeg|408OWSLEY COUNTY, KY - APRIL 21: (Best Of 2012) Mose Noble's nephew Johnny Noble, 9, sits in Mose's trailer during a visit on April 21, 2012 in Owsley County, Kentucky. Johnny visits his uncle from time to time. Noble's trailer has no electricity or running water but he receives governmental and neighborly assistance. Daniel Boone once camped in the Appalachian mountain hamlet of Owsley County which remains mostly populated by descendants of settlers to this day. The 2010 U.S. Census listed Owsley County as having the lowest median household income in the country outside of Puerto Rico, with 41.5% of residents living below the poverty line. Familial and community bonds run deep, with a populace that shares a collective historical and cultural legacy uncommon in most parts of the country. However, the community of around 5,000 struggles with a lack of jobs due to the decline in coal, tobacco and lumber industries along with health issues including drug addiction without effective treatment. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/CfIya.St.138.jpeg|416STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 16: (Best Of 2012) A soldier from 16 Air Assault Brigade take part in Exercise Joint Warrior at West Freugh Airfield on April 16, 2012 in Starnraer, Scotland. The operation is taking place in South West Scotland between 15-21 April and focuses on a Theatre Entry operation into a notional country. The exercise will involve more than 1600 troops, and be supported by Apache, Chinook, and Royal Navy Sea King Helicopters from the Joint Helicopter Force. RAF Fast Jets and support aircraft, as well as several US and French aircraft will also support the exercise. This year the ABTF will be joined by a number of French personnel from 11 Parachute Brigade. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/1eWazu.St.138.jpeg|415SANFORD, FL - APRIL 11: (Best Of 2012) Dorothy Jackson (C) and others pray together for Trayvon Martin at the Allen Chapel A.M.E. church after the Florida Special Prosecutor, Angela Corey, announced to the media that George Zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Martin on April 11, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Martin was killed by Zimmerman on February 26th while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/51/16KEyh.St.138.jpeg|418HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 27: (Best Of 2012) Pope Benedict XVI (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro (R) wave to the media after a meeting at the Consejos de Estado on the second day of his three day visit on March 27, 2012 in Havana, Cuba. Fourteen years after Pope John Paul II visited Cuba, Pope Benedict is making his first trip to the communist country. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/1kVZUb.St.138.jpeg|416SANFORD, FL - MARCH 23: (Best Of 2012) The area behind 1231 Twin Trees Lane, where slain teenager Trayvon Martin's body was found, is seen inside The Retreat at Twin Lakes community on March 23, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. President Barack Obama today spoke for the first time about the tragedy, saying "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon". (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/sehFa.St.138.jpeg|415BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL - MARCH 14: (Best Of 2012) (ISRAEL OUT) Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty stand on ladders as they follow the funeral procession of their rabbi Moshe Yhoshua Hager's body wrapped in a prayer Shawl before his funeral on March 14, 2012 in Bnei Brak, Israel. Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, who was the head of Israel's second largest Hasidic community, died aged 95 and was buried beside his father's grave in the Tel Aviv suburb of Brei . (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/ffqnv.St.138.jpeg|444WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: (Best Of 2012) U.S. President Barack Obama (C) accidentially steps on First lady Michelle Obama's dress as they walk onto the North Portico before the arrival of British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron the White House March 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Cameron is on a three-day visit to the U.S. and he was expected to have talks with Obama on the situations in Afghanistan, Syria and Iran. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/iXoRI.St.138.jpeg|416FOB SHUKVANI, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 14: (Best Of 2012) Maj. Matt O'Donnell of Glenelg, MD shields himself from rotor wash as Ospreys carrying the delegation of U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta leaves on March 14, 2012 at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan. Panetta is also scheduled to meet with President Karzai during his two-day visit to Afghanistan. The trip comes as the Taliban has vowed revenge following this past weekend's killing spree by a U.S. soldier who is accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan. Most of those killed were children and women. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/13pN4y.St.138.jpeg|188PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - MARCH 07: (Best Of 2012) A lone man scavenges for recyclable and other usable items at the Trutier dump on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, on March 7, 2012 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Following the devastating earthquake two years ago that killed and estimated 316,000 people, the number of scavengers at the landfill has grown from about 200 to an estimated 2,000. Much of Haiti is still in a crisis situation with tens of thousands living in tent camps in and around Port-au-Prince. A growing concern to international donors is a flare-up between ex-members of Haiti's armed forces and the current Haitian President Michel Martelly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/O0Ifn.St.138.jpeg|415HARRISBURG, IL - FEBRUARY 29: (Best Of 2012) Steve McDonald stands debris from the home of his mother-in-law, Mary Osman, who was killed after a tornado touched down February, 29, 2012 in Harrisburg, Illinois. According to reports, at least nine people have died in tornadoes across the Midwest. (Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/pS4Um.St.138.jpeg|415ACAPULCO, MEXICO - MARCH 01: (Best Of 2012) (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) The body of a man killed in a suspected drug-related execution lies along the path where he was shot on March 1, 2012 in Acapulco, Mexico. Drug violence surged in the coastal resort in the last year, making Acapulco the second most deadly city in Mexico after Juarez. One of Mexico's top tourist destinations, Acapulco has suffered a drop in business, especially from foreign tourists, due to reports of the violence. Toursim accounts for some 9 percent of Mexico's economy and about 70 percent of the output of Acapulco's state of Guerrero. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/50/p6XG.St.138.jpeg|416RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 18: (Best Of 2012) Brazilian revelers play soccer at sunset during Carnival celebrations along Ipanema beach on February 18, 2012 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Carnival is the grandest holiday in Brazil, annually drawing millions in raucous celebrations culminating on Fat Tuesday before the start of the Catholic season of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday. Police strikes in Salvador and Rio de Janiero in recent weeks threatened Carnival and raised questions about the country’s preparedness to host the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/DMEab.St.138.jpeg|417IDAHO FALLS, ID - MARCH 01: (Best Of 2012) Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney cheer during a campaign rally at Skyline High School on March 1, 2012 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. After winning the Michigan and Arizona primaries, Mitt Romney is campaigning in North Dakota, Idaho and Washington ahead of Super Tuesday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/x19rN.St.138.jpeg|415CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 03: (Best Of 2012) A protester shows tear gas cartridges shooten by the riot police during clashes between protesters and riot police near the interior ministry February 3, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The protest follows the deaths of 74 football fans who were killed in clashes between rival fans following the match between al-Masry and al-Alhy in Port Said, Egypt. Three-days of mourning have been announced and marches are scheduled to protest at the lack of protection provided by police who were at the stadium when the violence occurred. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/HpIAt.St.138.jpeg|261GREECE, ATHENS - FEBRUARY 12: (Best Of 2012) Demonstrators throw pfire bombs to riot police during violent protests in central Athens February 12, 2012. Thousands of demonstrators clashed with police as the Greek parliament prepared to vote on a new and deeply unpopular EU/IMF austerity deal, to secure a 130 billion euro bailout, aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy and what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "uncontrollable economic chaos". (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/s9d1w.St.138.jpeg|415GIGLIO PORTO, ITALY - JANUARY 18: (Best Of 2012) Cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio on January 18, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. The official death toll is now 11, with a further 24 people still missing. The rescue operation was temporarily suspended earlier due to the ship moving as it slowly sinks further into the sea. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/1so8lj.St.138.jpeg|435WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: (Best Of 2012) A demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask during an "Occupy Congress" rally at the West Front Lawn of the Capitol January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of members of the "Occupy" movement from across the country participated in the Occupy Congress rally on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/49/vqGco.St.138.jpeg|399MYRTLE BEACH, SC - JANUARY 16: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) pose for a photos before participating in a Fox News, Wall Street Journal sponsored debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on January 16, 2012 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Voters in South Carolina will head to the polls on January 21 to vote in the Republican primary election to pick their choice for U.S. presidential candidate. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/48/vHPAy.St.138.jpeg|416WOLFEBORO, NH - JANUARY 07: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign town hall meeting at the Wright Museum January 7, 2012 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. According to a CNN/Time/ORC poll released Friday, Gingrich has dropped from 43-percent in December to 17-percent, putting him even with fellow candidate, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. However, both are trailing former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney who is polling at 37-percent. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/48/1rvVOb.St.138.jpeg|456SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: (Best Of 2012) A man rides a horse through a bonfire on January 16, 2012 in the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of San Anton, the patron saint of animals, horses are riden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/48/19CPy9.St.138.jpeg|416LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: (Best Of 2012) Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/19/48/vvQw5.St.138.jpeg|415MANCHESTER, NH - JANUARY 04: (Best Of 2012) Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (L) talks with former presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Romney's campaign bus in between events January 4, 2012 near Manchester, New Hampshire. McCain announced his endorsement of Romney the day after Romney beat former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum by only eight votes in Tuesday's "first in the nation" Iowa Caucuses. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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