Participants parade on a street in Hollywood, California, on November 30, 2008 during Hollywood Santa Parade 2008 to kick off the holiday season.
Sunday 30 November 2008
Participants parade on a street in Hollywood, California
Thursday 27 November 2008
Hungarian designer Barbara Leber in Budapest late on November 26, 2008
A model presents a creation by Hungarian designer Barbara Leber in Budapest late on November 26, 2008 during her 2009 "Dolce Vita" fashion show
Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Gunmen killed at least 80 people in a series of attacks.......
Debris lies scattered at a blast site in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with television channels saying Westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. At least 250 people have been wounded, police said.
Onlookers stand at the site of a bomb blast in Mumbai November 26, 2008. At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with television channels saying Westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. At least 250 people have been wounded, police said
Smoke rises from the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Gunmen killed at least 80 people in a series of attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai and troops began moving into one of two five-star hotels on Thursday where Western hostages were being held, local television said.
Policemen stand guard outside the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Gunmen killed at least 80 people in a series of attacks in India's commercial hub Mumbai and troops began moving into two luxury hotels on Thursday where foreign hostages were being held, local television said
Guests at the Taj Hotel are rescued by firemen from the fourth floor in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Gunmen killed at least 80 people in a series of attacks in India's commercial hub Mumbai and troops began moving into two luxury hotels on Thursday where foreign hostages were being held, local television said.
An employee (C) of the Taj Hotel comforts foreign guests in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday
A guest of the Taj Hotel is comforted by an unidentified person outside of the front of the hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
Jan Masiel, member of European Parliament and guest at the Taj Hotel (seen in the background) talks on phone after getting out of the hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday
Firemen try to douse a fire at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
Sergeant Mary Dague, Mary Dague, At The Range 15 World-Premier In Hollywood!
Sergeant Mary Dague at her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
** Sergeant Mary Dague and husband Jared Tillery at their home in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague at her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague eats strawberries for breakfast at her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague and husband Jared Tillery at their home in San Antonio, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague brushes her teeth with the help of her husband Jared Tillery at their home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart.
Sergeant. Mary Dague in the kitchen of her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague, left, eats breakfast with the help of a therapist at her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Sergeant Mary Dague is helped with her shoes by husband Jared Tillery at their home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart.
Sergeant Mary Dague eats strawberries for breakfast at her home in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Dague, 24, lost her arms dismantling a bomb in Iraq. She was awarded a Purple Heart
Japanese giant Yaskawa Electric's industrial robot Motoman turns over an "okonomiyaki",
Japanese giant Yaskawa Electric's industrial robot Motoman turns over an "okonomiyaki", a Japanese pancake on a hot plate for a demonstration of cooking at a robot exhibition in Osaka on November 26, 2008. Some 60 robotic companies and laboratories showcased their latest robot technology at the three-day exhibition in Osaka.
Japanese giant Yaskawa Electric's industrial robot Motoman prepares to make an "okonomiyaki", a Japanese pancake, on a hot plate for a demonstration of cooking at a robot exhibition in Osaka on November 26, 2008. Some 60 robotic companies and laboratories showcased their latest robot technology at the three-day exhibition in Osaka
An employee for Japanese robot venture Eager displays a mannequin robot, made of cardboard with eight actuators to move her arms and head to strike poses, during a robot exhibition in Osaka on November 26, 2008. Some 60 robotic companies and laboratories showcased the latest robot technology at the three-day exhibition in Osaka
Dancers perform ..."Igor Moiseyev Ballet Tour" in Budapest
Dancers perform on stage during the "Igor Moiseyev Ballet Tour" in Budapest November 23, 2008
Dancers perform on stage during the "Igor Moiseyev Ballet Tour" in Budapest November 23, 2008
Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto married a 12-year-old girl in August....
Preacher Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto (C) sits among his first wife Ummi Hani (R) and his 12 years-old second wife Lutfiana Ulfa (L) during a ceremony to send Ulfa back to her parent in Ungaran on November 9, 2008 after long debate over the married. Indonesian Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting girls by backing a new anti-pornography law are themselves marrying minors and condoning child sex, lawmakers and child welfare activists said. The double standards of certain clerics in the mainly Muslim country has became a subject of national debate since little-known preacher Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto married a 12-year-old girl in August.
Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto (C) sits among his first wife Ummi Hani (R) and his 12 years-old second wife Lutfiana Ulfa (L) during a ceremony to send Ulfa back to her parent in Ungaran on November 9, 2008 after long debate over the married. Indonesian Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting girls by backing a new anti-pornography law are themselves marrying minors and condoning child sex, lawmakers and child welfare activists said. The double standards of certain clerics in the mainly Muslim country has became a subject of national debate since little-known preacher Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto married a 12-year-old girl in August
Lutfiana Ulfa (C) is guarded by relatives in Ungaran on November 7, 2008. .Indonesian Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting girls by backing a new anti-pornography law are themselves marrying minors and condoning child sex, lawmakers and child welfare activists said. The double standards of certain clerics in the mainly Muslim country has became a subject of national debate since little-known preacher Pujianto Cahyo Widiyanto married a 12-year-old girl in August.
"Dancing with the Stars." The outspoken actress and her professional partner,....
In this image released by ABC, volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, left, and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy perform on the ABC celebrity dance competition, "Dancing With The Stars," Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 in Los Angeles.
This image provided by ABC-TV shows Cloris Leachman and her partner Corky Ballas after tallying the judges' and viewers' votes from a night of Hustle, Jitterbug, Salsa and West Coast Swing, the sixth couple to be eliminated from the competition was revealed, on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. Leachman's silly antics are over on "Dancing with the Stars." The outspoken actress and her professional partner, Corky Ballas, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received the judges' lowest score _ 15 out of 30 _ for their cha-cha routine Monday. After viewer votes were combined with the judges' scores, the competition's oldest _ and most spontaneous _ performer was sent home
Image provided by ABC-TV shows from left: Tom Bergeron, Samantha Harris, Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas. Leachman's silly antics are over on "Dancing with the Stars." The outspoken actress and her professional partner, Corky Ballas, were eliminated Tuesday Oct. 28, 2008 from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received the judges' lowest score _ 15 out of 30 _ for their cha-cha routine Monday. After viewer votes were combined with the judges' scores, the competition's oldest _ and most spontaneous _ performer was sent home
In this image provided by ABC-TV Brooke Burke daces with her partner Derek Hough Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008. Burke waltzed away with the mirror ball trophy on the "Dancing with the Stars" finale. The 37-year-old TV personality and mother of four dominated the seventh season of the popular ABC dancing competition and bested former NFL player Warren Sapp and former 'NSync member Lance Bass during the Tuesday night finale, in which she reprised an emotional Viennese waltz routine that earned her a perfect score from the show's panel