August 28, 2008: Today in Pictures

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August 28, 2008: Today in Pictures

Today's best photos: around the world in pictures is a daily look at photos from Atlanta, national and world news, entertainment, sports and celebrities through the eyes of photographers from ajc.com and other sources.

Nichole Evans (left) and Stephanie Nadeau, shopkeepers at Lush in Atlanta's Lenox Square Mall, are nearly naked (they wore underpants) behind their aprons on Wednesday to promote the store's anti-packaging philosophy called "Naked Packaging." Lush, a bath and beauty products company, has 65 stores and 30 are participating in the promotion.

Northern Irish firefighter Gerry Murphy takes part in the World's Toughest Firefighter Alive competition on Thursday in Liverpool, England. Firefighters from around the world participated in this year's event which tests the strength and stamina of the entrants competing for the ultimate accolade.

Sons of the American Revolution group member Kendall Abbott, dressed as Francis Scott Key, adjusts his period costume before the second of two presentations on Thursday in Dallas at Paulding County High School. His group came to talk about patriotism as the school year begins.

Visibly shaken, Clayton County school board elect-Jessie Goree (left) talks with superintendent John Thompson following Thursday's meeting at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to learn whether or not the Clayton County Schools would remain accredited. Later in the morning they learned the school system lost its accreditation.

Rod Stewart rocked the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta on Wednesday night.

An Ossetian woman, seen through a bullet hole in the gates of a house, walks in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia, on Thursday.

Newnan High School standout safety Alec Ogletree, who is considered one of the top juniors in the nation, poses for a high-flying portrait. When high school football kicks into high gear on Friday, Newnan takes on rival LaGrange High School at home.

Pet stylist Laura Sheffield grooms four-year-old Stella, a golden retriever at the Best Friends Pet Care in Duluth on Wednesday. Stella also got a pedicure and bathing.

A Cuban couple rides a bicycle with a dog through old town Havana on Thursday. Tropical Storm Gustav built toward renewed hurricane force on as it drove toward Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

An emergency medical service worker cuts the pant leg of a suspect after he was shot in the leg and captured by police in downtown Atlanta following a chase Wednesday afternoon. A weapon can be seen on the right of this photo.

The Braves Yunel Escobar can't get to a grounder hit by the Marlin's Hanley Ramirez in the fifth inning of Wednesday night's game at Turner Field.

Anti-government protesters on Thursday defied a court order to end their occupation of the Thai prime minister's office compound in Bangkok, saying they had a right to remain and would stay until the country's leaders resign.

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Nichole Evans (left) and Stephanie Nadeau, shopkeepers at Lush in Atlanta's Lenox Square Mall, are nearly naked (they wore underpants) behind their aprons on Wednesday to promote the store's anti-packaging philosophy called "Naked Packaging." Lush, a bath and beauty products company, has 65 stores and 30 are participating in the promotion.

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