Photos for July 2007

An unidentified shopper looks over an unsold 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, left, and TrailBlazer sports-utility vehicle at a General Motors dealership in southeast Denver on Sunday.

Published July 31, 2007

Hopscotch is an old game with many variations. Here's one way, according to the library book Sidewalk Chalk: Outdoor Fun and Games by Jamie Kyle McGillian.

Published July 31, 2007

The colorful vegetable filling for this savory pie, or torta, includes yellow bell pepper, eggplant, artichoke hearts and tomato.

Published July 31, 2007

Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman is seen in this Dec. 22, 2000 file photo in Stockholm.

Published July 30, 2007

This is an undated picture provided by CBS of talk show host Tom Snyder.

Published July 30, 2007

Multi-use trail tips

Published July 30, 2007

Published July 28, 2007

A plane taxis to the terminal at the Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field, in this 2005 file photo.

Published July 28, 2007

The re-united Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown pose for the photographers on the grounds of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.

Published July 28, 2007

Family and friends watch from the bank of the Mississippi River as rescue workers search in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday.

Published July 28, 2007

ABC's daytime show "The View" appears close to adding Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd as regular cast members, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. (AP)

Published July 28, 2007

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York in June. Naomi Watts has given birth to a baby boy: Alexander Pete Schreiber was born Wednesday July 25, 2007, in Los Angeles and weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, Watts' publicist Robin Baum said Thursday.

Published July 28, 2007

Singer and actor Usher laughs with his fiancee Tameka Foster during the NBA Finals in Cleveland, Ohio, in June.

Published July 28, 2007

Author John Grisham.

Published July 28, 2007

Metal roofing comes in many styles and colors, including stone-coated shingles that resemble the look of tile, shake or traditional shingles.

Published July 27, 2007

A Pakistani police officer collects evidence as his colleague, rear, examining a dead body at the site of a bomb explosion in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday.

Published July 27, 2007

Annual World Championship Cardboard Boat Races will be held Saturday.

Published July 26, 2007

The Venus Mission is Max Power (from left), Lil' Bit, Big Jim Slade, Kitty Rae, The Rev, C.C. and Richard Thunder.

Published July 26, 2007

Starroy is Adam Barnard (from left) on vocals and acoustic guitar, Barry Fowler on lead guitar, Heath Finch on drums and Justin Henry on bass.

Published July 26, 2007

Beth Daniel signs a logbook, a piece of paper, found in a micro cache located in a tree trunk.

Published July 26, 2007

Little River Band is Bill Thomas (from left), Rich Herring, Chris Marion, Wayne Nelson and Stephen Housden.

Published July 26, 2007

Jim Sick, (from left), Beth Daniel and Pat Vaughn head out of the woods after caching in.

Published July 26, 2007

Hot smoked salmon on romaine with green princess dressing at Imagine, A Restaurant.

Published July 26, 2007

Jason Dietz Osborne (from left), Pamela Crane and Shane Saldivar perform in Singin' in the Rain at Murry's Dinner Playhouse.

Published July 26, 2007

Upper Side Crab Benedict on the brunch menu at So Restaurant Bar

Published July 26, 2007

Jack Fleischauer is pictured in this 2007 file photo.

Published July 26, 2007

AARON ECKHART stars as Nick and CATHERINE ZETA-JONES stars as Kate in the romantic drama "No Reservations".

Published July 26, 2007

Lindsay Lohan stars in the psychological thriller I KNOW WHO KILLED ME.

Published July 26, 2007

Imprisoned Dieter (Christian Bale) forms an escape plan with Duane (Steve Zahn) in Rescue Dawn.

Published July 26, 2007

Dima Martynov and Zhanna Friske in DAY WATCH

Published July 26, 2007

Capa (Cillian Murphy) is among the crew members on a deep-space expedition to the sun in Sunshine.

Published July 26, 2007

Remy, a French rat who undergoes all sorts of trauma in his efforts to become a chef, is the appealing star of Ratatouille, one of the best films to show up so far this year.

Published July 26, 2007

The population of Springfield turns into an angry mob out to get Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) in The Simpsons Movie.

Published July 26, 2007

Published July 25, 2007

Oscar, a hospice cat at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I., sits outside a patient's room Monday.

Published July 25, 2007

Mike Coolbaugh

Published July 25, 2007

Jarius Wright, of Warren, catches a ball during the Seniors Camp at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville last week.

Published July 25, 2007

Ken Spillers has Destiny on his side when he competes for his seventh victory in the World Championship Cardboard Boat Race.

Published July 25, 2007

Smoke rises following a series of explosions at the Southwest Industrial Gases Inc. facility, which sells liquefied natural gas, in Dallas, Wednesday.

Published July 25, 2007

Bobby pushes "little sister" Marie Oaks in circles.

Published July 24, 2007

The Bulgarian nurses and medic pose after their arrival in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday.

Published July 24, 2007

This photo of Joshua Loften was provided by the Pulaski County jail.

Published July 23, 2007

Family members are consoled at the scene of a fatal shooting at a Wal-Mart supercenter on East McCain Blvd. in North Little Rock Sunday.

Published July 23, 2007

Steven Wickliffe, 21, hands a chair to Zach Smith, 12, as they help retrieve items from the sanctuary after a fire at the First Free Will Baptist Church in North Little Rock.

Published July 20, 2007

Pots for indoor herb growing can hang on walls rather than take up precious counter space.

Published July 20, 2007

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova in ONCE

Published July 19, 2007

Stan (Henry G. Sanders) struggles in Killer of Sheep.

Published July 19, 2007

Larry Valentine (Kevin James) gets a noogie from his pal Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler) in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

Published July 19, 2007

Kevin Jones

Published July 19, 2007

Edna Turnblad (John Travolta) and Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) in Hairspray.

Published July 19, 2007

A Federal police officer inspects the Congonhas airport runway, as a TAM airlines jet prepares to take off, in Sao Paulo, Thursday.

Published July 19, 2007

Firefighters work at the site where a TAM airlines jet crashed Tuesday killing at least 189 people in Sao Paulo, Thursday.

Published July 19, 2007

Actress Kyra Sedgwick, left, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chairman Dick Askin, center, and actor Jon Cryer announce the nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series for the annual Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles, Thursday.

Published July 19, 2007

In this photo released by the Department of Defense, Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani is seen in this photo after his July 4, 2007, capture by U.S. forces in Mosul, Iraq.

Published July 19, 2007

The brother of Ghazi "Jeff" Hammad, 38, who was shot and killed in a robbery attempt of Tom and Jean's Grocery moves flowers so to enter the store Wednesday morning. Jeff's wife Khadijah Awwad, 27, was also shot and she is expected to recover.

Published July 18, 2007

Ghazi Hammad

Published July 18, 2007

Sgt. John Ray Massey, 29, of Higginson, Ark., died July 15 in Balad, Iraq,

Published July 18, 2007

Tim Horton has been named the new running backs coach at the University of Arkansas.

Published July 18, 2007

A rescuer is seen next to flames at the site where a TAM airlines commercial jet crashed in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. The plane with as many 170 people aboard crashed and burst into flames after skidding off the runway.

Published July 18, 2007

Linda Watson

Published July 17, 2007

Published July 17, 2007

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on the sidelines at a game on Dec. 31, 2006.

Published July 17, 2007

Danny Nutt

Published July 17, 2007

Mitt Romney.

Published July 17, 2007

Kimberly Scott, Benton County Coroner, inspects a van in this 2005 file photo.

Published July 17, 2007

Franklin Greenwood pictured in a Pulaski County Sheriff's Office handout photo.

Published July 17, 2007

I took this photo during a July 2006 vacation trip to Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas and was pleased with how it came out. So I posted it on my blog. The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader later published the photo and passed it along to the McClatchy Tribune wire service, which transmitted it across the country. This spring, the photo ended up on the cover of Faith and Freedom Magazine. Recently, I've been swamped and haven't taken many pictures, but hope to resume later this summer.

Published July 17, 2007

President Bush gestures during a meeting with Polish President Lech Kaczynski, not shown, Monday in the Oval Office.

Published July 16, 2007

Outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace, right, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon in this July 2007 file photo.

Published July 16, 2007

People look at a destroyed house in Kashiwazaki city, Japan, Monday.

Published July 16, 2007

Elisha Cuthbert stars in Captivity.

Published July 13, 2007

Logs from a truck's load were spilled across the parking lot in a wreck that left one person dead Friday near Sheridan.

Published July 13, 2007

One-time media baron Conrad Black leaves federal court in Chicago in this June 2007 file photo.

Published July 13, 2007

U. N. weapon inspectors with their head Adel Tolbe, second fro right, grey suit, arrive at Vienna's Schwechat airport for departure to North Korea, Thursday.

Published July 13, 2007

Tile Redi Shower Pan

Published July 13, 2007

Polly Norrell

Published July 13, 2007

Levolor Cordless Roman Shades

Published July 13, 2007

7-in-1 Planter's Buddy

Published July 13, 2007

Michael Benton of Little Rock checks out the interior amenities of an Airstream travel trailer at the 2006 RV show held at the Statehouse Convention Center.

Published July 13, 2007

A garden outside a home on Eureka Springs' historic loop attracts a wandering butterfly.

Published July 13, 2007

The Mount Victoria Bed and Breakfast garden is graced with a statue almost lost among the greenery.

Published July 13, 2007

A colorful window box adorns Rock Cottage Gardens Bed and Breakfast Inn.

Published July 13, 2007

Flowers and greenery line the entrance to the rooms at Eureka Springs' Rock Cottage Gardens Bed and Breakfast Inn.

Published July 13, 2007

Published July 13, 2007

Ian McLagan

Published July 12, 2007

Scott Ellison

Published July 12, 2007

Frogs have invaded the Museum of Discovery for Flumpa and Friends Live! The show, special crafts and experiments continue through Saturday.

Published July 12, 2007

Blues Traveler is Chan Kinchla, Ben Wilson, Brendan Hill, John Popper and Tad Kinchla.

Published July 12, 2007

Crispy Chicken Szechuan Style at Fu Lin.

Published July 12, 2007

The Dammit Janet Bash at The Weekend Theater, preceding staging of The Rocky Horror Show.

Published July 12, 2007

Finds at The Fresh Market include: strawberry tortes.

Published July 12, 2007

Finds at The Fresh Market include: dried herbs and spices

Published July 12, 2007

Finds at The Fresh Market include: Royal Gala apples

Published July 12, 2007

She's got legs: Haley Scarnato.

Published July 12, 2007

The top three finishers of American Idol's sixth season were (from left) Melinda Doolittle, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.

Published July 12, 2007

Despite their differences, Laurel Pearson (Tea Leoni) and Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) find each other appealing in You Kill Me.

Published July 12, 2007

RYAN NELSON (left to right) as Slightly Creepy Boy, NICK SHRIM as Somewhat Doubtful Boy, BONNIE WRIGHT as Ginny Weasley, SHEFALI CHOWDHURY as Parvati Patil, OLIVER PHELPS as George Weasley, AFSHAN AZAD as Padma Patil, KATIE LEUNG as Cho Chang, JAMES PHELPS as Fred Weasley, DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter, MATTHEW LEWIS as Neville Longbottom, EMMA WATSON as Hermione Granger, RUPERT GRINT as Ron Weasley, EVANNA LYNCH as Luna Lovegood, WILLIAM MELLING as Nigel and ALFRED ENOCH as Dean Thomas in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

Published July 12, 2007

Daniel Radcliffe returns as Harry Potter and Gary Oldman portrays his godfather, Sirius Black.

Published July 12, 2007

Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is, yet again, up to no good.

Published July 12, 2007

Elisha Cuthbert in Captivity.

Published July 12, 2007

Michael Harney in Captivity.

Published July 12, 2007

Jerry Ferrara, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan in Brooklyn Rules.

Published July 12, 2007

Sanjaya Malakar sports one of his signature 'dos on American Idol. The

Published July 12, 2007

Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright, from left), Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) and Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) search for tools that will aid their quest in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Published July 12, 2007

Lyndon B. Johnson is seen with his wife, Lady Bird, and their daughters Lynda Bird, 4, and Lucy Baines in this Aug. 25, 1948, file photo.

Published July 11, 2007

Lady Bird Johnson is shown in Austin, Texas, in this March 18, 2002, file photo.

Published July 11, 2007

Kelly Krablin, Jill Clifton and Suna Cicleki (right) attracted the attention of Wally Waller (second from right) as they took in the Peabody RiverTop Party.

Published July 11, 2007

President Bush' former political director Sara Taylor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday.

Published July 11, 2007

Libyan defense lawyer Osman al-Bizanti talks outside Libya's Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Published July 11, 2007

Annette Fisher, who is serving as a volunteer worker at this week's AAU national basketball tournament, says she knew her son was wearing down last month. Derek Fisher helped lead the Utah Jazz to the NBA's Western Conference final, but has since asked to be released from the team to help care for his daughter.

Published July 10, 2007

South Bend Fire District 10 firefighter Brenda Caler, left, consoles passenger Amy Corban of Smyrna, Ga. at the scene of a Greyhound bus wreck Monday. Another passenger who grabbed the steering wheel of the bus, causing it to wreck, is in the state mental hospital undergoing evaluation.

Published July 10, 2007

Virginia Hillman

Published July 10, 2007

Bill Harmon

Published July 10, 2007

Signs in Spanish and English are overhead as Frenecha Christel and her daughter, Kenyattal Lowe, 8, shop Tuesday at the Harvest Foods store at 8801 Geyer Springs Road in Little Rock.

Published July 10, 2007

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Published July 10, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI

Published July 10, 2007

Kafeel Ahmed

Published July 10, 2007

This undated photo released by the U.S. Army public affairs office at Fort Bliss, Texas, shows Spc. Jeremy L. Stacey, 23, of Bismarck, who died July 5 in Baghdad.

Published July 10, 2007

DeAuntae Farrow, 12, was shot dead in a West Memphis apartment complex by a police officer who mistook the boy's toy for a gun.

Published July 10, 2007

Bailiff Ross Schultz escorts Every Richardson out of court Tuesday after his circuit court appearance.

Published July 10, 2007

The pride and joy of farmers markets and backyard gardens is a colorful display of ripe tomatoes.

Published July 10, 2007

Erica Rogers assists Amayia Jefferson, 4, in creating a feathered mask at Camp Wanna Play in Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Published July 10, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI waves at faithful as he arrives in Lorenzago di Cadore, near Belluno, Italy, in this July 2007 file photo.

Published July 10, 2007

Terry Nelson, former campaign manager for Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., poses at the Republican debate at the University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts in this 2007, file photo in Columbia, S.C.

Published July 10, 2007

Springmaid Platinum Hotel Shower Curtain

Published July 10, 2007

Lake Maumelle development proposal

Published July 7, 2007

People on personal watercraft float near the edge of Lake Texoma as the water sits on the verge of toppling over Denison Dam at the Texas-Oklahoma border on Thursday.

Published July 6, 2007

Recycled paper products can be turned into a multitude of items, including this Shetka recycled dining table.

Published July 6, 2007

Pakistani security officials examine a long barreled anti-aircraft gun and a light machine gun found on the rooftop of a house in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Friday.

Published July 6, 2007

Pakistani paramilitary force officers arrest militants outside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday. A top cleric captured by security forces while fleeing in a burqa and high heels said Thursday that the nearly 1,000 followers still inside his government-besieged mosque in Pakistan's capital should escape or surrender.

Published July 5, 2007

This image released by DreamWorks LLC and Paramount shows a scene from the new film "Transformers," based on a popular cartoon and toy craze of the 1980s.

Published July 5, 2007

A cold beer in a frosty mug can take the mecury down a few degrees.

Published July 5, 2007

Vehicles fill up the farmyard of the Showalter dairy farm at Briery Branch near Bridgewater, Va., on Tuesday, after the Monday night deaths of four members of the Showalter family and a hired hand in a methane gas poisoning accident.

Published July 3, 2007

Art illustration by Ferris Williams

Published July 3, 2007

An assortment of toppings can be used to jazz up that bowl of ice cream.

Published July 3, 2007

A drilling rig works on Alaska's North Slope, in this 2007 file photo.

Published July 2, 2007

British police officers patrol Waterloo train station in central London, Monday. (AP)

Published July 2, 2007