Spain's Alex Debon falls during a 250cc qualifying practice session in Phillip Island, Australia, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, ahead of the 2008 Australian MotoGP to be held on Sunday, Oct 5.
Fall Flurries
A person is seen walking through fresh snow near Arosa, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
Look Ma ...
An Asiatic black bear drinks water from a bottle at a Zoo in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.
On Pins And Needles
A devotee of the Chinese Shrine Ban Tha Rue is pierced with spikes prior to a procession Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. The festival celebrates vegetarianism and calls on devotees to purify themselves through self mortification as they take on the sins of the community. Each of the main shrines in Phuket holds processions.
From Subway To Submerged
Decommissioned subway cars are loaded onto a barge for transportation in New York, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. This particular load of cars is heading to the Atlantic Ocean off Delaware where it will be dumped into the ocean to provide a structure for the growth of underwater plant and animal life, which in turn will be enjoyed by fisherman and divers.
Infused And Enthused
The Dow Jones news ticker is reflected in a television monitor at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York's Times Square announcing the passing of the financial bailout bill, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush who quickly signed it.
Pastoral Scene
A cow stands in a pasture with a backdrop of fall foliage's bright colors in Warren, Vt., Friday, Oct. 3, 2008.