July 14, 2008: Today in Pictures

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July 14, 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.

Young Palestinian dancers wearing traditional clothes prepare themselves before performing a folk dance known as Dabkeh during the Palestinian Dabkeh festival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Monday.

A pair of blue and gold Macaws bookend a tiny White-bellied Caique at an exotic bird fair, which was was held Sunday at The North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross.

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, reflects during a board meeting in Washington on Monday. The Federal Reserve made public new rules for mortgage lending, intended to prevent the kinds of abuses seen in subprime lending that forced some $400 billion in bank write-offs.

Reflected in a rain puddle, a runner jogs through Piedmont Park as the rainy weather clears up on Sunday afternoon.

The crew from the University of Minnesota takes the top off the solar car driven by Nick Simon during the first leg of the race from Texas to Canada on Sunday. Featuring teams of 20 that include pit crew, medics, business managers and alternate drivers, the North American Solar Challenge set out from the Dallas area.

Soldiers of the second regiment of the infantry of the Republican Guard march during Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris on Monday.

Visitors walk in the gardens in the Baha'i temple in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee named the Bahai shrines in Haifa and in Akko official World Heritage Sites last week.

Joel Alvarado signals drivers to honk in protest of the recent announcement by Mayor Shirley Franklin to close Fire Station No. 7 in the West End. Alvarado is running for state representative for District 55.

Rafters maneuver the man-made concrete-and-rock course that is designed to simulate white water rapids at Adventure Sports Center International in McHenry, Maryland.

People are silhouetted around a fountain in Moscow on Monday during a heat wave with temperatures reaching 86-degrees in the normally moderate climate.

The cigar of Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez is placed in it's holder on the driving range during a practice session at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England, Monday. The British Open starts Thursday.

An Airbus A-380 takes off during a display at the first day of the Farnborough aerospace show in England on Monday. The world's largest air show opened with several new orders for the Boeing Company and aerospace executives are upbeat about the future of the industry despite high fuel prices and the credit crisis.

Brewers C.C. Sabathia hits a home run against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers won 3-2.

Onikka Benjamin prepares herself to go back upstairs after her audition and find out who made the first cut for the Hawks A-Town Dancers during auditions at Atlanta's Peachtree Center Athletic Club on Sunday. Benjamin, a nurse, hopes to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a dancer.

Mikhail Robinson, from Philadelphia, dashes through Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park fountain while cooling down and burning off some energy this weekend. Robinson is in town visiting his dad for the summer.

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Young Palestinian dancers wearing traditional clothes prepare themselves before performing a folk dance known as Dabkeh during the Palestinian Dabkeh festival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Monday.

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