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A rocking chair once owned by former President John Kennedy is seen in the window of an auction house in New York, October 17, 2013.
An engineer makes an adjustment to the robot "The Incredible Bionic Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington October 17, 2013.
Nearly 10 million Californians took part in the "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill in California on Thursday.
A model presents a creation by Chinese designer Guo Pei in The Arabian 1002th Night show during Fashion Week in Singapore Oct 16, 2013.
World Food Day is on October 16, and this year focuses on "Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition".
The illuminated Potsdamer square is pictured during the "Festival of Light" show in Berlin October 14, 2013.
Mark Stair dressed up a Jawa from Star Wars, poses for a portrait at Comic-Con in New York October 12, 2013. New York Comic Con at the Javits Center expects to attract more than 120,000 fans to the four-day event that ends on Sunday.
Miss Venezuela 2013 Migbelis Castellanos poses during a news conference in Caracas October 11, 2013.
Men dressed as Superman (L) and Captain America smile at patient Caue Rodrigues Silvano, 7, who looks on inside Hospital Infantil Sabara in Sao Paulo October 11, 2013.
New York Comic-Con event draws thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and features a sprawling floor of vendors.
Work continues on sculptures of Kelpies at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal in Falkirk, Scotland on Oct 9, 2013.
Granato paints using a unique technique that consists of taking in the paint through his nose and squirting it out through his eyes onto a canvas.