Day in Photos: August 8

Mateo Rael, 10, from San Clemente, won the 12-and-under age group best-trick competition in the RideNSS Tour skate competition in San Clemente Skate Park. NSS, a shoe company from Chicago, gave away a skateboard, shoes, magazines and other prizes to several riders in their two age groups.

Cpt. Andrew Harris, from Cincinnati, OH, commander of the COP Tangi, Apache Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, NY, prepares to board the Black Hawk helicopter that will take him to the funeral ceremony for a fallen comrade, in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

Patricia Schneider, decked out in pink next to her pink Cadillac, will be getting her eighth car from Mary Kay Cosmetics as a top Orange County producer. She has worked for the company 19 years.

Juan Rivera ducks out of the way of an inside pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning as The Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3 to 2 Saturday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

The crowd goes wild during the Corn-Eating Contest held at El Centro Lions Park, Saturday, as part of the 61st Annual La Habra Corn Festival . Kevin "Santa" Scott, 51 of Cypress, with hat, and Amanda Zaritsky, 15, far right, of La Habra Heights, munch on their corn, but fell short of the winner who devoured 11 ears of corn in five minutes.

Kherington Payne of Placentia, who performed on "So You Think You Can Dance," last year, is in the upcoming movie "Fame."

Selfridges department store opens its Christmas shop 141 days ahead of Christmas day to cater to tourists in London, England. Last year, Selfridges Christmas shop sold over 1,000 Christmas baubles in its first week of opening.

A Police Service of Northern Ireland Officer clashes with Nationalist protesters in Londonderry following a loyalist parade in the diamond area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Jeron "Jay" Jones hits the deck during his introduction to exercise boot camp, or known to Phoenix House residents as "Jay-Bo," during the launch of "Fit For Recovery," a free community fitness program, Saturday at Phoenix House, a substance abuse recovery program in Santa Ana.

Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn clap as Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees steps up to bat against the Boston Red Sox during their game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

A Beatles tribute band recreate the Beatles' "Abbey Road" Album cover on the 40th anniversary to the minute of when the original image was taken on August 8, 1969 in London, England. The picture was taken outside the Abbey Road recording studios for the cover of the Beatles final album.

Beatles fans crowd the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing to watch a tribute band recreate the Beatles' "Abbey Road" Album cover on the 40th anniversary to the minute of when the original image was taken on August 8, 1969 in London, England. The picture was taken outside the Abbey Road recording studios at 11.35 am on August 8, 1969 for the cover of the Beatles final album.

Chone Figgins jumps out of the way of an inside pitch in the bottom of the third inning as The Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3 to 2 Saturday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

A Washington Redskins cheerleader leaps in the air during the NFL football team's training camp and fan appreciation day at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va.

A woman, with her face painted, performs in the traditional summer carnival in the southern Bosnia-Herzegovina's town of Capljina, 100 miles south from Sarajevo. Over 1,500 festival goers took part in the event.

A Gypsy girl plays as she sells trumpet souvenirs during 49th annual trumpet and brass bands festival in the town of Guca, 100 miles south of Belgrade, Serbia. Thousands of people attended wild festival of trumpet and brass bands.

Sonia Sotomayor, left, shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in the court's 220-year history, in Washington. She is joined by her brother, Juan Luis Sotomayor, and her mother Celina Sotomayor.

AEK Athens' Grigoris Makos, left, jumps for the ball with Boca Juniors' Sebastian Battaglia during a friendly soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens.

As John Haley holds four sheep, left, owner Carl Nielsen of Hyattville, Wyo. looks to the judge during the flock class judging at the Montana Fair at MetraPark in Billings, Mont.

A New York City Police helicopter hovers low over the Hudson River as it drops a police diver into the river, in New York. A tour helicopter carrying five Italian tourists collided with a small plane Saturday over the Hudson River, and authorities believed all nine people aboard were killed.

Sailing ships are seen in Warnemuende, Germany. Around 230 ships from a variety of countries took part in the annual traditional sailing reunion known as Hanse Sail.

A competitor runs on the Tsanfleuron glacier as mountain climbers cheer on, during the Glacier 3000 run, near Gstaad, Switzerland. The mountain race begins in the village of Gstaad at 3445 feet and finishes at Glacier 3000, situated almost 9'850 feet above sea level.

A Police Service of Northern Ireland Officer sprays CS gas after being confronted by a group of Nationalist's as they clash in Londonderry following a loyalist parade in the diamond area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Cheerleaders-in-training take part in a clinic taught by Fullerton High School varsity and junior varsity squads Saturday.