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The week in pictures 9/3/12

  • A Norfolk walker snapped this tree which has been turning heads because it looks exactly like a T-Rex. The tree, which is covered in winter ivy, is shaped like a pre-historic dinosaur, complete with eyes, mouth and a spiky back.
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    T-rex

    A Norfolk walker snapped this tree which has been turning heads because it looks exactly like a T-Rex. The tree, which is covered in winter ivy, is shaped like a pre-historic dinosaur, complete with eyes, mouth and a spiky back.
  • A man climbs a frozen waterfall, which stands almost 50m high, in Zhangshi Rock Park, northern China’s Hebei Province.
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    Waterfall

    A man climbs a frozen waterfall, which stands almost 50m high, in Zhangshi Rock Park, northern China’s Hebei Province.
  • An image of the Titanic Wreck is captured for the first time on the ocean floor of the North Atlantic using sonar imaging. An expedition team pieced together 100,000 photos and produced a map showing the location of hundreds of objects and pieces of the ship that settled on the floor of the Atlantic. Photo: AP
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    Titanic

    An image of the Titanic Wreck is captured for the first time on the ocean floor of the North Atlantic using sonar imaging. An expedition team pieced together 100,000 photos and produced a map showing the location of hundreds of objects and pieces of the ship that settled on the floor of the Atlantic. Photo: AP
  • Amando Gomez finds his basketball in the closet of what used to be his bedroom after his family's home was destroyed by a tornado. Severe weather and tornados have swept across the US causing heavy damage and multiple deaths.
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    Devastated Indiana Communities Begin Recovery After Massive Tornadoes

    Amando Gomez finds his basketball in the closet of what used to be his bedroom after his family's home was destroyed by a tornado. Severe weather and tornados have swept across the US causing heavy damage and multiple deaths.
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  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dressed for Purim pose for a photograph during celebration of the Purim festival in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. Photo: AP
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    Purim

    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dressed for Purim pose for a photograph during celebration of the Purim festival in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. Photo: AP
  • A Chicken McNugget said to resemble George Washington received bids up to $8,100 [£5,134] on eBay. The McNugget, sold by Rebekah Speight of Nebraska, US, was almost thrown away three years ago when she was clearing away her three-year-old’s meal at a branch of McDonald’s in Sioux City.
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    nuggets

    A Chicken McNugget said to resemble George Washington received bids up to $8,100 [£5,134] on eBay. The McNugget, sold by Rebekah Speight of Nebraska, US, was almost thrown away three years ago when she was clearing away her three-year-old’s meal at a branch of McDonald’s in Sioux City.
  • Competitors tackle Grade 3 rapids on a giant sandwich during the Red Bull Rapids at Penrith Whitewater Stadium, in Sydney, Australia.
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    Red Bull Rapids

    Competitors tackle Grade 3 rapids on a giant sandwich during the Red Bull Rapids at Penrith Whitewater Stadium, in Sydney, Australia.
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A Norfolk walker snapped this tree which has been turning heads because it looks exactly like a T-Rex. The tree, which is covered in winter ivy, is shaped like a pre-historic dinosaur, complete with eyes, mouth and a spiky back.
A man climbs a frozen waterfall, which stands almost 50m high, in Zhangshi Rock Park, northern China’s Hebei Province.
An image of the Titanic Wreck is captured for the first time on the ocean floor of the North Atlantic using sonar imaging. An expedition team pieced together 100,000 photos and produced a map showing the location of hundreds of objects and pieces of the ship that settled on the floor of the Atlantic. Photo: AP
Amando Gomez finds his basketball in the closet of what used to be his bedroom after his family's home was destroyed by a tornado. Severe weather and tornados have swept across the US causing heavy damage and multiple deaths.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dressed for Purim pose for a photograph during celebration of the Purim festival in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Scroll of Esther. Photo: AP
A Chicken McNugget said to resemble George Washington received bids up to $8,100 [£5,134] on eBay. The McNugget, sold by Rebekah Speight of Nebraska, US, was almost thrown away three years ago when she was clearing away her three-year-old’s meal at a branch of McDonald’s in Sioux City.
Competitors tackle Grade 3 rapids on a giant sandwich during the Red Bull Rapids at Penrith Whitewater Stadium, in Sydney, Australia.

A man climbing up an ice waterfall, a dinosaur-like tree and a presidential chicken nugget make our weekly photo retrospective.