Steve Seelow, a worker for Pfefferle Management, clears snow off the sidewalk in downtown Appleton, Wis. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Wisconsinites woke up to a deep freeze Wednesday after temperatures plunged more than 50 degrees across much of the state as a strong cold front slashed through the state Tuesday, accompanied by strong winds.
Necking
A 10-day-old Rothschild giraffe named Margaret gives a lick to her keeper, Tim Rowlands, at Chester Zoo, Chester, England, Wednesday Jan. 30, 2008. The 5-foot-tall, 75-pound giraffe was born two weeks early and is the first calf for her 6-year-old mother Fay, who was having difficulty suckling hence the keeper is hand-rearing Margaret.
Snow Bound
Passengers look out from the window of a crowded bus taking them to the Guangzhou Railway Station, where train services remain delayed following heavy snow, in Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. More bad weather was forecast as China struggled to cope with its worst winter storms in five decades, with transportation snarled and some cities paralyzed.
"What Are You Looking At?"
A girl feeds swans, well, except for one curious bird, on the Black Sea coast near the town of Varna northeast of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Every winter hundreds of swans arrive at the coast in search of food and warmer weather.
Tiger Prowls The Desert
Tiger Woods makes his way to the 4th tee during the Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am tournament, at the Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Woods is fresh off his win in the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., which is also the site of the U.S. Open in June.
All That Glitters ...
A close-up of the shoes worn with a creation by fashion designer Ella Zahlan from the Spring-Summer 2008 high-fashion collection, during the AltaRoma fashion week at Rome's Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.
Tough Act To follow
A painter works near a piece by Pablo Picasso during preparations of a new exhibition in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Beginning on February 6, Reina Sofia Museum will display around four hundred works of Picasso including painting, sculpture, ceramic, drawing, prints, notebooks and other documentary material, selected from the holdings of the Musee National Picasso in Paris.
Flash Point
Former boxing champion Mike Tyson, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela attend a charity banquet in Johannesburg Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Tyson is in the country to raise funds for children's charities and attend a local boxing bout.
Out Of The Running
Democrat John Edwards announces his withdrawal from the presidential race in the Hurricane Katrina stricken Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. Edwards' wife Elizabeth and son Jack applaud behind him.