This Week in Photos, Aug 31 - Sept 6, 2012

Baseball prodigy Christian Haupt throws the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the San Diego Padres and hist favorite team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Simone Briese-Baetke of Germany fences during her Women's Epee Category B Gold Medal match against Satsunee Jana of Thailand on Day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

First Lady Michelle Obama wowed with her speech (and her Tracy Reese dress) on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

People explore the art installation "The Universe Revolves Around You" during the Burning Man 2012 "Fertility 2.0" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. More than 60,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold-out festival, which is celebrating its 26th year, to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world.

A local artist named "O" shows off his lithographs featuring President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for sale at the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

For one day only a pop-up circus sprang up in Piccadilly Circus as part of the London 2012 festival.

Prince Harry and British Paralympic Association chief executive Tim Hollingsworth attend the Goalball at The Copper Box in London, England.

Keepers move Bali, a 23-foot-long reticulated Python from its enclosure ahead of a health check and ultrasound heart scan at Chester Zoo in northern England. The zoo's 2 reticulated pythons are taking part in cardiological study as part of a joint research program between the zoo and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Leicester Tigers fans look on during the Aviva Premiership rugby match between London Welsh and Leicester Tigers at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford, England.

Tiger Woods of the US tees off at the sixth hole during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Massachusetts.

Hooded hunting falcons are seen during the 10th Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian exhibition which also features equestrian shows, falcon & saluki beauty contests, camel auctions, art competitions and traditional hunting activities.

Mariachis walk on stilts during the International Mariachi Parade in Guadalajara, Mexico. Mariachis, traditional Mexican musicians whose music originated in the 19th century in the state of Jalisco, play music for paying customers in public places, bars and restaurants, or at weddings and parties, and have been officially declared an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" by UNESCO.

Stand-up comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 4, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira of Brazil leads Oscar Pistorius of South Africa in the Men's T44 200m final on Day 4 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Musicians Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean announce the 46th Annual CMA Awards Nominations at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on September 5, 2012 in NYC.