AJC Photos of the Week, September 8-14, 2012

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AJC Photos of the Week, September 8-14, 2012

AJC Photo Editors select the best in photojournalism each week from around the corner and around the globe

EMBASSY ATTACKED--An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American, witnesses and officials said.

APS TRIBUNAL--Former Finch Elementary school teacher Curtis Collier puts his hand on his head as Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll B Davis, Jr. testifies against him during the APS tribunal at Atlanta Public School headquarters on Tuesday, September 11,2012. This is the second day of the hearing. During the first day of the hearing Thomas-Collier denied allegations of state investigators that he stayed after school to help other teachers at Finch erase and correct answers.

DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB--Falcons TE Michael Palmer tries his hand at a fire hose with trainees at the Gwinnett Fire Academy in Dacula. In commemoration of September 11, Atlanta Falcons players, including defensive tackle Peria Jerry, punter Matt Bosher made surprise visits to Gwinnett County Fire Stations to thank the service men and women for their hard work and dedication. Players signed autographs, took photographs and toured the five different stations.

POLICE ACADEMY--Atlanta police recruit Kadina Hardy pulls a dummy that weighs about 150 pounds as she completes a timed obstacle course as part of a physical fitness test at the Atlanta Police Academy Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.

ATLANTA REMEMBERS 9/11--AFR Sgt Ferrell Davis secures a 50-foot American flag from the raised ladder of Truck 1 before the ceremony with the Atlanta Police Department and Atlanta Fire Rescue on Monday, September 10, 2012, in memory of the 9/11 attacks. The ceremony was held at the Public Safety Headquarters in the courtyard at 226 Peachtree Street, SW. Atlanta Police Chief George N. Turner provided opening remarks, Public Safety Chair, Council Member Michael Bond, retired NYPD officer Nicola Sime and and Atlanta Fire Rescue Chief Kelvin J. Cochran offered remarks.

MONEY ON THE RUN--This image provided by KNBC-TV shows bank robbery suspects throwing money from their vehicle during a police pursuit Wednesday Sept. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. The vehicle was eventually blocked by another vehicle and the suspects were arrested.

HONORING A FALLEN BROTHER--The body of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngtrom rests in the Mission church in Vacaville, Calif., on Thursday morning, Sept. 13, 2012. Youngstrom was killed in the line of duty last week in Walnut Creek, Calif.

THE WINDUP--Miami Marlins' Wade LeBlanc pitches in the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Philadelphia.

WEDDING DAY--Aymara Indians are silhouetted in the early morning sky as they make their way to the temple of stone walls to attend the wedding of Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and Claudia Fernandez in the highlands of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The 49-year-old vice president and the 25-year-old journalist were wed by Aymaran spiritual guides at an ancestral site constructed by the ancient Aymara people some 3,000 years ago to observe the heavens.

FLYING HIGH--Atlanta Braves' Andrelton Simmons leaps over Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez (27) as he tries to turn a double play on a ball hit by Jean Segura during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Milwaukee. Segura beat the throw.

FIGHTING FIRE--A Cal Fire air tanker drops a load of fire retardant across the head of the Scotts Fire above Scotts Valley in Lake County, Calif., Friday Sept. 7, 2012.

SCHOOL'S OUT--Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis takes a break from negotiations over teachers' contracts with the Chicago Board of Education to address a rally of thousands of public school teachers on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in downtown Chicago. Teachers walked off the job Monday for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations.

CANDLES FOR A SAINT--Catholic faithful light candles and pray in honor of Cuba's patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, inside the Our Lady of Cobre church on her feast day in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012.

OCCUPY PROTEST--Carmen Balasquide (left) and Amy Barnes (right) lead the charge down East Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead Monday. Atlanta police stood by and observed over 100 people with Occupy Our Homes Atlanta as they stood outside Atlanta Plaza, 950 East Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead to protest at Fannie Mae's Southeastern Regional Office on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. It was the first of four national actions to take place against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Regional Offices this week in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. According to Occupy Our Homes Atlanta, the protests are to disclose and address adverse, de-stabilizing foreclosure practices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, holders of over half of the home mortgages in the United States. A letter sent to each of the Regional Office Directors asking for reduced principal to real market values; Stop conducting evictions; Allow homeowners to rent after foreclosure; Sell foreclosed properties back to occupants and non-profit developers, not out-of-state investors; Turn over vacant properties to community-controlled entities to provide long-term affordable housing.

READY FOR DUTY--An Afghan military officer salutes after receiving her certification, unseen, during a graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The process of taking over security from over 130,000-strong NATO-led ISAF forces by Afghan troops would be completed by the end of 2014 when Afghanistan will take over the full leadership of its own security duties from US and NATO forces.

GEORGIA TECH FLAGS--2,977 American flags for each of the 9-11 victims were displayed on the Georgia Tech campus sponsored by the Georgia Tech College Republicans near the Student Center on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012. The display entitled, "9-11 Never Forget Project" has been an annual event at Georgia Tech since 2003 and is part of the nationwide Young America's Foundation that has similar displays on 200 college campuses according to Georgia Tech senior, Andres Celedon. A Memorial Service for the events of September 11th, 2001 were held in front of the Skiles Classroom Building to honor the victims, first responders, and service members of the Armed Forces involved in the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

A LEG UP ON FASHION--The Phillip Lim Spring, 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in New York.

ON THE RIGHT TRACK--A MARTA train makes its way past traffic on GA 400 North headed to the last stop on the line on Monday, August 29, 2012. The blurred motion is caused by zooming the camera lens during exposure.

SEEING DOUBLE--The field is reflected as the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies line up to remember the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before their baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Denver.

TOUGH DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE--Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama walk to the Oval Office from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after the president spoke on the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.

GREEK PROTEST--Protesters gather outside the International Exhibition Center in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says the final round of austerity measures contains painful and unjust cuts but is necessary to restore Greece's credibility and continue to receive funding from creditors.

BLOWING ITS TOP--Volcanic ash spews from the Volcan de Fuego or Volcano of Fire as seen from Palin, south of Guatemala City, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities.

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EMBASSY ATTACKED--An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American, witnesses and officials said.

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