Images Dated 30th October 2012

New York Skyline: Partial Blackout after Hurricane Sandy

The skyline of lower Manhattan, as seen from Exchange Place, is mostly in darkness except for the Goldman Sachs building after a preventive power outage caused by giant storm Sandy, in New York October 30, 2012. Millions of people in the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to flooded homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by Sandy, which swamped New York City's subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district. More than two-thirds of the U.S. East Coast's refining capacity was shut down and fuel pipelines idled due to Hurricane Sandy. Early assessments show the region's biggest plants may have escaped without major damage. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Buttress roots, Dragonsblood Tree -Pterocarpus officinalis-, Punta Uva, Puerto Viejo Costa Rica, Central America

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TONY ABBOTT CARERS MORNING TEA

The Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott serves morning tea at the Carers ACT headquarters in Canberra, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Mr Abbott made comments about the importance of a National Disability Insurance Scheme and for the Government to deliver a budget surplus. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)