Pictures of the Week: October 17-23, 2008

A Carigal Aborigine performs a traditional welcoming ceremony during the opening of the 9th World Congress of Metropolis, a gaterhing of city officials from all over the world, in Sydney, Australia.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Smoldering
A Carigal Aborigine performs a traditional welcoming ceremony during the opening of the 9th World Congress of Metropolis, a gathering of city officials from all over the world, in Sydney, Australia.