Shane Bowman, 12, plays with his old heart in Edmonton, Canada on July 11. Bowman had a heart transplant and got a chance to see his old heart to have some closure on his illness. Bowman had dialated cardiomyopathy, a condition caused by a virus, and his heart was enlarged to about 555 grams. A normal heart is about 200 grams.
A billboard alongside Route 8/25 going towards Interstate 95 in Bridgeport, Conn., July 16. An anonymous client hired a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., advertising firm in 1998 to deliver messages from "God" on billboards across the country, donating all costs. There are 18 other phrases that are used across the United States, all signed by "God."
Dietta Johnson, left, and Dane Haron view "Supernatural (After Piero di Cosimo)," a 13.5- by 32- foot work of art that uses grass as a photographic medium by projecting a negative of the Renaissance painting on newly sprouting grass, July 17, at the Chicago Cultural Center. The work was created by artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey of Surrey, England.
Surrounded by previous "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike winners, Mike Stack, center, of Eastchester, N.Y., basks in glory after he beat 153 other contestants to win the 2003 title July 19, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The event is part of the island city's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends July 21, the 104th anniversary of author Ernest Hemingway's birth. Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West in the 1930s.
Cole Baranitsky, 4, of Edmonton takes a spill during a mutton busting competition in Edmonton on Saturday July 19. Baranitsky and four other kids rode their best to the delight of the crowd before the start of the chuckwagon races.
Jack Briggs, left, and Betty Pokorneys greet their guests after their wedding ceremony Saturday, July 19, at Godfather's Pizza in Grand Island, Neb. The couple's first date at Godfather's Pizza led to more dates at the pizza parlor, and finally a wedding at the restaurant.
A model with a hair creation takes part in the "Walk of Fashion" in Berlin's central Mitte district July 19.
A man dressed like Hindu goddess Shakti dances at the yearly "Ujjaini Mahankali Celebrations" in Secunderabad, India, July 21. Shakti is the female manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva.
Pelusa, a fourteen-year-old female polar bear, looks through the bars of her cage at Mendoza's Zoo, some 750 miles west of Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 22. Pelusa, normally white, turned violet after veterinarians administered a drug to treat a skin infection. Veterinarians said she should turn to her normal color within a month.
Manohar, top, pulls the rope to fit the reflector on his elephant Pinky with help from his assistant, on the banks of the River Yamuna in New Delhi, India, July 24. Elephant mahouts have begun putting reflectors about five inches in diameter on the animals backsides at night to stop them being rear-ended by motorists who cant see them.
A school of colorful "candy parrot" goldfish fill a tank at Taipei's Children's Museum of Transportation and Communication, July 19, in Taipei, Taiwan. The "candy parrot" goldfish is a breed engineered and developed in Taiwan and is part of the showcase at the museum where numerous types of goldfish and marine life are on display.
A Haitian pilgrim possessed by Vodou spirits bathes in the sacred mud pool of Plaine du Nord in Haiti on July 24, during one of the most important Vodou pilgrimages in the country with rituals to Ogou, the Vodou god of war. The pilgrimage ended July 26 with rites to the goddess of love, Erzuli. This year's crowd of more than 10,000 was half of what it was last year.
Bill Boulware drives his car boat onto the water at the Wallace Marine boat launch on the Willamette River, July 10, in Salem, Ore. Boulware loves to see the expressions on people's faces when he takes his 1966 Amphicar out for a spin in the water with its telltale license plate 'H20 CAR.' "They go goofy," the 73-year-old Salem man said.
John F Kennedy's boxer shorts go on display at the shop of master tailor Louis Copeland, in Dublin, July 29. The shorts, reportedly worn by the former U.S. president during World War II, were loaned by an anonymous Kennedy collector, before being sent to Boston's JFK museum.
A Jack Kerouac bobblehead doll, Jan. 25, 2003, in Lowell, Mass. The first 1,000 fans arriving at an Aug. 21 baseball game between the Lowell Spinners and Williamsport Crosscutters will receive bobbing likenesses of Jack Kerouac. The giveaway, in partnership with the English department at the University of Massachusetts, is part of "Jack Kerouac Night" at LeLacheur Park. Kerouac is from Lowell.
New York police officer Chaintua Alozie draws curious stares and comments as he rides a Segway, "a self-balancing transportation device," while patrolling Rockefeller Plaza in New York, July 29. Alozie says the police department distributed the machines to a few officers a week ago and will test them over 60 days.
A 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five in existence, is shown Tuesday in Baltimore. Experts certified that the fifth coin, missing for decades, had finally turned up after relatives of the late George Walton, a coin collector, had it examined at the American Numismatic Association convention. The rare nickel could sell for up to one million dollars.
The very last VW beetle is decorated with a wreath of roses and a message, which reads "Volkswagen of Mexico last Sedan in the World, 30th July 2003" as it rolls off the production line at VW's Puebla plant. The car will be sent to a museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. The 300 employees working on the bug assembly line will be reassigned to other departments at the factory, which also produces Jettas and the modern new Beetle.
Austrian extreme parachutist Felix Baumgartner during a practice flight. Baumgartner crossed the strait between England and France in freefall from an altitude of 32,000 feet July 31. With a carbon fiber wing fixed on his back, he flew the22 miles from Dover, southern England, to Calais, northern France, landing with a parachute. He is the first person to cross the channel unaided, in free fall.
A sculpture of Wilber and Orville Wright, carved out of butter, stands on display at the Ohio State Fair Thursday, July 31, in Columbus, Ohio. The sculpture is part of the butter cow exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.