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October Snowstorm Hits The Northeast

People walks through the snow in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan on October 29, 2011 in New York City. An early winter snowstorm is delivering up to ten inches of snow to certain areas in the East Coast. In the past 135 years there have been only three days of measurable snowfall in October in New York City's Central Park. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)











Effigy Of Wall Street Banker Hangs By Freeway In Miami

An effigy dressed as a Wall Street banker hangs from a telephone wire on October 28, 2011 in Miami, Florida. An artist known as Above, created the installation which hangs above a mural that reads “Give a Wall St. banker enough rope and he will hang himself”. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)










Heavy Equipment Playground Gives Adults A Chance To Play In Sand With Excavators And Bulldozers

Instructor Jerry Wheeler places a basketball on a traffic cone as Bennie Mendiola of Nevada uses an excavator to try to grab basketballs at Dig This October 27, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At Dig This, tourists take a short class and can then operate full-size hydraulic excavators and track-type bulldozers in a giant sandbox while being guided by instructors over headsets. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)







Storm Brings Heavy Rain And High Winds To Chicago, Over 20 Foot Waves Expected In Lake Michigan



Sand from Montrose Beach whips past Vincent Lagrone as he walks along the lakefront October 19, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. A high wind warning was issued for the city as winds between 40 and 45 mph are expected to cause 20- to 25-foot waves along sections of the lakefront. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)





San Francisco Seeks To License Professional Dog Walkers

Professional dog walker Jon Lovette of Jonny Walkers walks with dogs at Crissy Field on October 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation that would require professional dog walkers to obtain a permit that would restrict them from walking more than seven dogs at once and would also need to go through a twenty hour training course or forty hour internship with another licensed dog walker. Additionaly, the San Francisco Animal Care and Control Department would inspect all vehicles used to transport the dogs. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)