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**FILE** Rosamund Carr attends to an orphan at her flower plantation and orphanage at the foot of the Virunga volcano range in Mutara, Rwanda, on July 4, 1996. (Associated Press)
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This image released by Saharareporters shows debris after a large explosion struck the United Nations' main office in Nigeria's capital Abuja, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, flattening one wing of the building and killing several people. A U.N. official in Geneva called it a bomb attack. The building, located in the same neighborhood as the U.S. embassy and other diplomatic posts in Abuja, had a huge hole punched in it. (AP Photo/Saharareporters)
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan bows after giving a speech at the Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers' meeting in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Kan announced he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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A boarded up house is left with a message for Hurricane Irene in anticipation of her arrival in Nags Head, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Foreign students board a bus at the Convention Center to be evacuated from Ocean City, Md. Ocean City officials have ordered residents to evacuate the resort and the mayor has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Irene approaches. (AP Photo/Salisbury Daily Times, Thomas Melville) NO SALES
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Shoppers stock up on water from rapidly emptying shelves at a grocery store in Far Rockaway in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New York City residents living in low-lying areas to line up a place to stay on high ground ahead of a possible evacuation this weekend due to Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A girl plays as water sprays over the sea wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in Bahamas. Irene hit Nassau with tropical storm strength winds as it passed to the east. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Crew members of the guided missile destroyer Mason load food supplies aboard the ship early Thursday morning as the ship prepared to get underway ahead of approaching hurricane Irene. The U.S. Navy ordered more than 60 ships out to safer waters so they could better weather the storm. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot, Bill Tiernan)
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Crew members of the guided-missile destroyer Mason load food supplies aboard the ship early Thursday as the ship prepared to depart Norfolk Naval Station ahead of approaching hurricane Irene. The U.S. Navy ordered more than 60 ships out to safer waters. (Associated Press)
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Shoppers stock up on water from rapidly emptying shelves in Far Rockaway, N.Y., Thursday. New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg urged residents living in low-lying areas to line up a place to stay on high ground ahead of a possible evacuation. (Associated Press)
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With a mandatory visitor evacuation in place with Hurricane Irene approaching, motorists head north Thursday on Highway 12 on Pea Island, N.C. (Associated Press)
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A boarded-up house is left with a message for Hurricane Irene in Nags Head on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center on Thursday issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border. (Associated Press)
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This image released by the National Park Service shows Steve Lorenzetti, Deputy Superintendent of Planning, left, and Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks conferring with civil engineer Ned Wallace, right, inside the Washington Monument Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, amid debris that fell to the floor after a 5.8 magnitude struck the Washington area on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/National Park Service)
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A 4-foot crack on the west side near the pyramid top of the Washington Monument and other earthquake damage will keep the monument closed to the public for some time. (AP Photo/National Park Service)
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Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times An injury to safety LaRon Landry that kept him out of Thursday's game against the Ravens means less playing time for the Redskins' reshaped secondary to jell.
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A sign declaring a mandatory evacuation in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene is seen as motorists head north in Nags Head, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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With growing concerns about food safety and desires to support local farms, more Americans are turning to food cooperatives, owned and controlled by members to provide affordable, healthy products. (Associated Press)
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Redskins safety LaRon Landry will be a game-time call against the Cowboys on Monday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Seawright Homes is building 104 single-family homes on sites of 7,500 to 10,000 square feet at the Orchard at New Market in New Market. The York model, with 2,384 square feet, is priced from $417,690 to $437,030.
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In an image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and made by the GOES East satellite, Hurricane Irene moves over the Bahamas on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/NOAA)
