The Past Deputy Grand Master of the Order Of Women Freemasons, Dr Iris Monica Oktabcova, stands in the vestibule of the Freemason’s Hall to mark the opening of an exhibition ‘Women and Freemasonry: The Centenary’ on June 3, 2008 in London, England. The exhibition in the Library & Museum of Freemasonry, at the Freemason’s Hall marks the centenary of the Order of Women Freemasons which is on Thursday June 5 and the exhibition runs from June 3 to December 19, 2008. By Cate Gillon/Getty Images.
A businessman looks at a painted portrait of Bear Stearns CEO James Cayne created by New York artist Geoffrey Raymond, on which people and Bear Stearns employees have written messages to Cayne expressing their anger about the collapse of the investment giant, in front of Bear Stearns headquarters in New York, May 29, 2008. Bear Stearns, the most high-profile victim of the US subprime property crisis, approved a deal to sell itself to banking giant JP Morgan Chase, a spokeswoman for the Wall Street firm said. By Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty.
A child looks out of the window of a coach on his way to his hometown in Beichuan County on May 24, 2008 in Mianyang of Sichuan Province, China. By China Photos/Getty.
A giant panda sits in a cage as workers work to load it on an airplane at the Chengdu Shuangliu Airport on May 24, 2008 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. The eight giant pandas from the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve, some 32km from the epicenter of the deadly earthquake in Sichuan Province, will be transported to Beijing by a special plane on May 24 for a public display at the Beijing Zoo. By China Photos/Getty Images.
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman testifies regarding the Bush Administration’s energy policy in the House of Representatives May 22, 2008 in Washington, DC. Bodman rejected a call from some in Congress to release some of the government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. By Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images.
Musicians in the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra warm up in a curtained-off area of the hall before a performance May 21, 2008 in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. The orchestra played a performance for a gathering of Iraqi officials and Western bureaucrats working in the Green Zone, playing Rossini, Dvorak, and Mussorgsky as well as a selection of Iraq traditional music. The orchestra is a throwback to another time in Iraq, before the US invasion, when men and women mixed easily and Western culture was celebrated rather than reviled. The orchestra was once one of the best in Middle East, has had few opportunities to play since the fall of the Saddam regime and onset of civil strife. By Chris Hondros/Getty Images.
A student cries during a ceremony paying respect to the earthquake victims as China begins three days of national mourning on May 19, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. The period of mourning will include a three minute silence which will be observed exactly one week after the earthquake hit. A major earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the worst in 58 years, jolted China’s Sichuan Province May 12. The death toll is now estimated at over 32,000 people and is expected to rise, as 100,000 military troops continue rescue operations. Photo by China Photos/Getty Images. You can donate here.
Michael Phelps of the USA competes during the backstroke portion of the 400m medley at a preliminary round during the Santa Clara XLI International Swim Meet, part of the 2008 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series, on May 16, 2008 at the Santa Clara Swim Club in Santa Clara, California. By Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images.
Army medics and US soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division carry a wounded Iraqi man after they arrive at their base combat hospital to give him medical treatment on May 16, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. A joint patrol with Iraqi National Police encountered a group of three men digging in an area of frequent insurgent mortar activity, when the wounded man started to run and was shot in the leg. He was immediately treated by the US medic traveling with the platoon and is expected to recover. The other two men were arrested and later released. B by Chris Hondros/Getty Images.
A curator at the Royal Scottish Academy, views a sculpture of a moth in a light bulb by Roland Engebretsen May 12, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The RSA annual exhibition is a highlight of the exhibiting year for artists, architects and members of the public. Around 350 works from established and emerging artists are being showcased in the 182nd annual exhibition. By Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.
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