Pictures of the Week Aug.30-Sep.5

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  Sarah Salley of New Orleans walks through floodwaters on the New Orleans lakefront in New Orleans, Louisiana September 1.
  
  
  

  Dave Martin, Reuters

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  New Orleans resident Roberto Yuill makes light of the situation by pretending the wind is blowing him away in front of Johnny Whites in the French Quarter as Hurricane Gustav enters the area on Sept. 1, in New Orleans.
  
  
  

  Mayra Beltran, Houston Chronicle / AP

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  Track Palin, Bristol Palin, her boyfriend Levi Johnston, Willow Palin, Piper Palin, husband Todd Palin and Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin holding Trig Palin stand on stage during day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  
  
  

  Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

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  A cannon fires and fireworks go off as part of the ceremonial shot that ends the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside Jerusalem's Old City, Sept. 1, 2008.
  
  
  

  Sebastian Scheiner, AP

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  Muslims attend prayers on the eve of the first day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java August 31. Muslims around the world congregate for special evening prayers called "Tarawih" during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
  
  
  

  Sigit Pamungkas, Reuters

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  The sun rises near Dresden, eastern Germany, Sept. 3.
  
  
  

  Matthias Rietschel, AP

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  Against the Kuala Lumpur city skyline, Gary Cunningham of Australia leaps from the open deck of KL Tower (300 meters, or 984 feet) during an event in conjunction with Malaysian Independence Day of Aug. 31 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 30. BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth)-jumping is an extreme sport where parachutists jump off tall buildings and structures instead of aircraft.
  
  
  

  Vincent Thian, AP

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  Performers rehearse for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the National Stadium on September 3, in Beijing, China. The Beijing 2008 Paralympics will open on September 6.
  
  
  

  China Photos / Getty Images

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  Parents of freshmen sleep on mats laid out on the floor of a gymnasium inside a university campus in Wuhan, Hubei province, September 3,. The university set out about 350 mats for parents accompanying freshmen students on their first day of school, local media reported.
  
  
  

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  Models display creations during the Everlasting Sprout 2009 spring/summer collection, designed by Keiichi Muramatsu and Noriko Seki in Tokyo at Japan Fashion Week on September 3. Japan Fashion Week is taking place in the Japanese capital September 1- 7
  
  
  

  Ken Shimizu, AFP / Getty Images