Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
Arizona's Mike Thomas (10) runs for a gain against Toledo's Barry Church, right, in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.
China's Liu Ce swims during the men's 200m individual medley SM6 heat at the 2008 Paralympics at the National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing September 7, 2008.
A supporter of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) holds a poster of newly president-elect Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, as they light fireworks to celebrate the victory of Zardari in Karachi on September 7, 2008. Pakistan's president-elect Asif Ali Zardari is unlikely to have the country's powerful military breathing down his neck as did his slain wife during two stormy stints in power. Zardari was overwhelmingly elected on September 6 in a secret ballot of lawmakers, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
This is an exciting time for EnCana, for its shareholders, its employees and for me personally ... I'm proud to be part of this new high growth integrated oil company. We plan to deliver superior, sustainable growth for our integrated oilsands business. 
EnCana is already significantly separated into its divisional structure . . . so it's not going to be quite as much as if we were doing this from an unstructured company ... I would think with the overall simplification of the two companies' focus, it's unlikely that we'll need to double that 500.
Individually, these companies have the potential to shine even brighter when contrasted against their industry peer groups
We have significantly more production, but what it does is provide a tremendous natural economic hedge for us
Both of the companies will be larger we expect than EnCana was itself at the time of creation of the merger
Since its creation in 2002, EnCana has evolved into a leading producer of unconventional resources, achieving excellent financial and operating performance. Over the past five years, total shareholder return has been exceptional, providing a compound annual return of 24 percent on the TSX and 35 percent on the NYSE ... Going forward, one outstanding energy company is dividing into two exciting energy enterprises, each highly specialized, each with the objective of being a leader in its specific business and both resolutely focused on continuing a tradition of sustainable shareholder value creation.
One of our fundamental objectives is to continue to build net asset value per share while also returning capital to shareholders. The company will target an annual production growth rate of 4 to 6 percent and is expected to deliver sufficient free cash flow to pay an attractive dividend and conduct a share buyback program
