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In this photo provided by Brian Emfinger, aurora borealis lights up the Ozark, Ark. sky on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Emfinger, a storm chaser, said this is only the second northern lights in a decade that he has seen this far south.

This undated photo provided by EarthCam, shows the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, in New York, through a fisheye lens mounted in its torch. Five torch cams will be switched on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, during a ceremony to commemorate the statue’s dedication. The five cameras, which will be on 24 hours, 7 days a week, were donated to the National Park Service by Earthcam Inc., a New Jersey-based company that manages a network of webcams .

People light lamps on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 25, 2011. Earthen lamps were lit during a public ceremony for world peace, organizers said,

A diver in the Caribbean balanced a vertical 10-foot shark thanks to her unusual ability to put it into a trance. To create the state, the Italian diver rubs the ampullae of Lorenzini, the name give to hundreds of jelly-filled pores around the animal’s nose and mouth. She has used the technique to remove parasites and fishing hooks caught in shark mouths,

President Barack Obama stops to buy pumpkins at Wood’s Orchard in Hampton, Va, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act.

Stunt performers ride a bike and a car on the walls of the “Well of Death“, one of the attractions at Ramlila fair, in the old quarters of Delhi. The performers earn their livelihood by performing daredevil stunts such as driving their bikes and cars on the walls of the “Well of Death” .

Two dogs dressed as police officers look on during a protest defending animal rights in Bogota, Colombia.

A demonstrator with Occupy Chicago stands outside the Federal Reserve Bank building October 5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The protest is one of many around the country being held in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests currently taking place in New York City.

In an unusual role reversal, a fox was spotted trailing a beagle in a forest near Montreal, Canada. The odd fox behavior was an effort to protect four newborn fox cubs nearby. The photographer noted that the fox outwitted the dog and saved the family.

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