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.
Britain's Aileen McGlynn, right, with her pilot Ellen Hunter with their gold medals wave during the award ceremony of the Women's 1km Time Trial final at the Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing, China Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd R) applauds with French UMP political party General Secretary Patrick Devedjian (R) and members of his government during the summer meeting of their UMP political Party in Royan, Southwestern France, September 7, 2008.
Presidents of Georgia's breakaway republics Eduard Kokoity of South Ossetia (L) and Sergei Bagapsh of Abkhazia attend "City Day" festivities in Moscow on September 7, 2008. Diplomatic tensions heightened as French President Nicolas Sarkozy prepared a mission to Moscow to seek a stronger Kremlin commitment to a ceasefire he negotiated to end the five day Russia-Georgia conflict last month.
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.
Before you know it, they had me running down the road with them ... Meeting Dave and his dad pretty much changed my life forever. I didn't consider myself anything special until I met them. They saw something that I didn't - and they made me feel like I could reach whatever goals I set. 
We started passing early and it was kind of wet, but Dave threw a perfect ball ... We checked into that. That was a good read by Dave.
I love Dave ... But it's not the manager that's going to take us to the next level. We have to do it on the field. A manager can only do so much.
We have a great relationship ... He's an outstanding coach and I cherish the four years he coached me in New York. Ernie Grunfeld and Dave Checketts came to the Knicks and they brought him in and they brought stability the franchise needed. We got to the promised land twice but, unfortunately, we didn't come away with [an NBA title].
The feedback I got was very positive ... But you’ve got to perform. You’ve got to deliver results. That’s what my life’s been about, so that doesn’t scare me.
the most beautiful version of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ that I ever heard in my whole life
