Tom Hatfield smokes a cigarette as he and friend Bonnie McMullen leave before another storm rolls in after trying to salvage photos and clothes at Hatfield's mother's house after a tornado destroyed it in Joplin, Mo., May 23, 2011. The twister, which touched down Sunday evening, killed 160 people spreading its destruction over a wide swath of the town, ripping apart buildings and cars and touching off fires.
A man who gave his name only as Doug stands in front of a line of Dallas Police on horseback as Occupy Dallas is evicted early Thursday morning from their campsite across from Dallas City Hall on Nov. 17, 2011. Protesters were given repeated messages to leave the premises and were told they would be allowed to return to collect their property if they left voluntarily. A handful of protesters decided to stay behind and were arrested.
Navy Midshipman 4th Class Caleb Dell Gerard walks from Bancroft Hall after being sworn into the US Naval Academy during Induction Day in Annapolis, Md., Thursday afternoon, July 1, 2010.
Emilia Maxwell, 6, center, tries to bite into an apple on a string while Josiah King, 9, lower left, unties his apple during a game at the Boone's Lick Folk Festival in Howard County, Mo. on Sept. 7, 2009.
Competitors haul themselves, flags, and beer into the air to celebrate Independence Day and show their patriotism as part of the Iron Man competition. In the Iron Man, a Hermosa Beach 4th of July tradition for 32 years, participants must run a mile, paddle board a mile, then chug a six-pack of beer, awards are given to those who do not puke - and those who puke the best.
Julian Realyvasquez, 8, and his brother Manuel, 11, right, play with the cool water jets in the sprinkler fountain at the Downtown Aquarium on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Houston. With a heat index of 107 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, the refreshing attraction provided a break from the relentless heat.
Alexis Few, 14, laughs after successfully completing a walking graph during teacher Katie Wanserski's Algebra I class at H. Grady Spruce High School on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011 in Dallas. A kinesthetic learning activity, the calculator based ranger connected to a projector at the front of the class, students learn about the rate of change in a graph through the pace of their body movements. These kinesthetic activities and small group work are two strategies being used in the school to help students understand concepts better and work together to solve problems.
A boy jumps off the diving board at Veteran's Memorial swimming pool in Lebanon, N.H., Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 2010. The pool opened for the summer last week.
Cheryl Henderson of Sysco prepares cheese sandwiches in the kitchen at Ben Taub General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, June 22, 2011 in Houston. The feeding our future program will supply about 20,000 lunches over the course of the summer to children, often from low-income families who typically rely on school lunches. For some of the children, the school lunch can typically be their only meal each day.
Tyler T. inhales NOS balloon at a summer backyard party in Redondo Beach, Calif. Along with the usual handles of cheap alcohol and beer, Partygoers inhale balloons full of nitrous oxide, causing a short high by starving the brain of oxygen, which can cause affixation and in some circumstances, death.
RBPD officer Blake Nimmons arrests a man allegedly involved in the stabbing of another man on July 4, 2007 in Redondo Beach, Calif. Officers responded to the Pier area at about 11:50 p.m. regarding the stabbing. Three suspects matching the description given by the victim were stopped near the Crown Plaza by an officer, identified and taken into custody.
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