Friday 18 November 2011
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval in West Hollywood
The world's population will reach seven billion on October 31
Stephanie Sanchez, a 25-year-old mother of two, and Kenneth Vega, look at their daughter Makenzie for the first time since giving birth at 10:25am at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York October 31, 2011. The world's population will reach seven billion on October 31, 2011, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the planet. While more people are living longer and healthier lives, says the U.N., gaps between rich and poor are widening and more people than ever are vulnerable to food insecurity and water shortages.
Boeing shows the company's Crew Space Transportation CST-100
An artist concept courtesy of Boeing shows the company's Crew Space Transportation CST-100 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station. NASA has announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3, the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency of the state of Florida, has an agreement for use of the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft, creating up to 550 jobs. The 15-year use permit with Space Florida is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport.
New York Halloween parade
New York Halloween parade participants take part in the annual parade in New York, October 31, 2011.
The Chao Phraya river basin,
The Chao Phraya river basin, including Bangkok before and after the recent floods, is seen in this combination photo of satellite images produced by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. These images use a combination of visible and infrared light to distinguish between water and land. Water is dark blue, vegetation is green, urban areas are tan, and clouds are pale blue-green. Images taken November 13, 2008 (top) and October 25, 2011.
Halloween parade
New York Halloween parade participants take part in the annual parade in New York, October 31, 2011.
New York Halloween parade
New York Halloween parade participants take part in the annual parade in New York, October 31, 2011
A Thai man rests inside his flooded house
A Thai man rests inside his flooded house near a canal in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 November 2011. According to local media reports, it will take at least ten days to drain 5.5 billion cubic meters of floodwaters north of Bangkok around the capital and then into the sea.
A tattooed man
A tattooed man carries a fish he caught at a Buddhist temple where hundreds of victims found shelter in Bangkok November 1, 2011. Thai authorities tried to stem growing anger among victims of catastrophic floods on Tuesday as water flooded new neighbourhoods and the government plotted a recovery aimed at securing the long-term confidence of investors.
dressed as giant groupers, participate in the "Aquatic Afrolic"
Fantasy Fest revellers, dressed as giant groupers, participate in the "Aquatic Afrolic" theme of the Masquerade March in Key West, Florida October 28, 2011. Key West's annual 10-day Fantasy Fest, that features some 50 different events, will end October 30.
Women dressed as zombies
Women dressed as zombies dance on the back of a float during the 39th Annual Halloween Parade in New York, New York October 31, 2011.
comic book characters
People dress up as comic book characters pose at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval in West Hollywood, California October 31, 2011. Officials estimate that 400,000 people would attend what is described as one of the world's largest annual Halloween celebrations.
Halloween celebrations in Leucadia
A person is dressed in a scary costume in a local house turned into a haunted one during Halloween celebrations in Leucadia, California October 31, 2011.
skeleton puppets
People hold up life-sized skeleton puppets while walking in the 39th Annual Halloween Parade in New York, New York October 31, 2011.
Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval in West Hollywood
Jennifer Kentner (C) and Mike Fitch (2nd R) dress up based on a scene from the music video of song "Here I Go Again" by the band Whitesnake at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval in West Hollywood, California October 31, 2011. Officials estimate that 400,000 people would attend what is described as one of the world's largest annual Halloween celebrations.
restaurant selling noodles on a flooded road in Bangkok
A man rides inside a floating object past a makeshift restaurant selling noodles on a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Higher than normal tides pushing into the Chao Phraya river from the Gulf of Thailand in recent days have complicated efforts to drain floodwaters flowing from the country's central heartland, where vast areas have been submerged for up to two months.
flooded street heading to work at the Government Complex
Thai female civil servants wade through flooded street heading to work at the Government Complex in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 November 2011. According to local media reports, it will take at least ten days to drain 5.5 billion cubic meters of floodwaters north of Bangkok around the capital and then into the sea.
transported in a bus across a flooded street in Bangkok
Thai residents are transported in a bus across a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Higher than normal tides pushing into the Chao Phraya river from the Gulf of Thailand in recent days have complicated efforts to drain floodwaters flowing from the country's central heartland, where vast areas have been submerged for up to two months
A Thai woman
A Thai woman balances herself as she walks on a road divided on a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Higher than normal tides pushing into the Chao Phraya river from the Gulf of Thailand in recent days have complicated efforts to drain floodwaters flowing from the country's central heartland, where vast areas have been submerged for up to two months.
the Eid Al-Adha festival in Jakarta
A boy feeds cows in a field ahead of the Eid Al-Adha festival in Jakarta on November 1, 2011. Millions of Indonesians will join Muslims worldwide in celebrating Eid Al-Adha on November 6.