Friday, February 17, 2006

Winter swimmers

Winter swimmers wearing ballet costumes of swans from 'Swan Lake' plunge into a hole in the ice, St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. The temperature in St.Petersburg fell Sunday to -24 C (-11 F). (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Artificial flowers

A street vendor sells artificial flowers near the illuminated India Gate, a war memorial, in New Delhi February 6, 2006. Power shortages and blackouts continue to plague India's major cities and undermine the confidence of investors and foreign companies operating in India. These power shortages have been fuelled by a combination of burgeoning growth rates, inefficiencies by the state-run power sector and power being stolen or siphoned for votes. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore

Lone surfer

An unidentified surfer rides a huge wave in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at the same location as Tuesday's scheduled Mavericks surfing contest. The winner of the event will take home $30,000 of the total $55,000 prize purse.. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)