Jun 25, 2012

June 25 Photo Brief: 4 World Trade Center, Pakistani drugs, angry waters

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The final steel beam takes its place atop of 4 World Trade Center, Pakistan looks to curb drug use ahead of International Drug Day, Tropical Storm Debby batters Florida beaches and more in today’s Daily Brief.

: Boats slam against a pier after breaking free from their moorings as a storm surge and high winds from Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach, Florida. The National Hurricane Center expects Debby to make landfall on Thursday in the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm, but warns that forecasts remain uncertain. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)

: Hindu pilgrims travelling either on ponies or on foot, to the holy cave of Lord Shiva during an annual pilgrimage, in Pishutop, 114 km (71 miles) southeast of Srinagar. Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims trek through treacherous mountains in Kashmir, along icy streams, glacier-fed lakes and frozen passes, to reach the Amarnath cave, located at an altitude of 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). There, devotees worship an ice formation that Hindus believed to be a symbol of Lord Shiva. (Fayaz Kabli/Reuters)

: Iron workers on WT3 look on before the start of a ceremony where the final beam is lifted by crane 977 feet (298m) in the air and placed atop 4 World Trade Center at a Topping Out Ceremony in New York. This will be the first tower completed on the 16-acre WTC site when it opens in Fall 2013. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Pakistani drug user sleeps on the street after injecting heroin on in Karachi. Pakistan has more than four million drug addicts in a population of nearly 180 million, according to figures compiled by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting drug offences. (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)

: Protestors control puppets holding placards during a protest against drugs ahead of International Drug Day in Islamabad. The demonstration was presented by Neengar Society, a youth-run non-government organisation, with sponsorship from the Narcotics Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to mark International Drug Day. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)

: People relax on a beach close to the stranded Costa Concordia cruise ship near the harbour of Giglio Porto. Salvage crews began preliminary work this week on preparations to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in what is set to be the biggest ever operation of its kind. The cruise liner, operated by Carnival Corp’s Costa Cruises unit, capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio after hitting rocks on January 13. At least 30 people died and two are still unaccounted for. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)

: A bride smokes a cigarette on the beach after some 100 Israeli and Russian couples tied the knot in a mass civil ceremony, organised by the Larnaca municipality and Israeli travel agents, in the southern Cypriot port city. The east Mediterranean island is a civil marriage destination in the region, attracting couples seeking non-religious weddings, mainly from Lebanon and Israel, where civil marriage contracts are recognised but the service is not provided. (Yiannis Kourtoglou/AFP/Getty Images)

: Spanish coal miners of Leon walk towards Madrid along the CL 626 (road from La Magdalena to La Robla), where they will join their fellow miners of Asturias, on the fourth day of the “Marcha Negra” (Black March) from Mieres to Madrid, near Leon, northern Spain. Spain’s cash-strapped central government has slashed subsidies to the coal sector this year to 111 million euros (142 million USD) from 301 million euros last year, part of wide-ranging cuts to lower its deficit. The major labour union CCOO said on June 19 that 200 miners would take part in the 500 kilometres (310 miles) march over nearly three weeks from the northern mining regions to Madrid to demonstrate there on July 11. (Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Images)

: Construction workers Danny Conca (left) and Brian Shelly hold an American Flag attached to the last steel beam, signed by members of the crews that helped build the tower, as it is hoisted 977 feet to the top of Four World Trade Center in New York City. The trapezoidal glass and steel office building, which is designed as an architectural backdrop to the September 11 Memorial, is scheduled to open in 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: People look at an old-fashioned tall ship on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, early on June 24, 2012, during the “Scarlet Sails,” a romantic holiday with laser show to honour high schools graduates. “Scarlet Sails” is the title of a story by Alexander Grin, about a young girl who never gave up on her dreams. According to the Head of Tourism in St. Petersburg, Marianna Ordzhonikidze, an average of 5 million tourists flock each year to watch the White Nights phenomenon from late May to mid-July, which is marked by cultural events including the “Scarlet Sails” festival. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)

: Russia’s Elena Vesnina (3rd L) smiles as she watches a BBC TV cameraman take a tumble onto No. 2 Court after her match with US player Venus WIlliams on the first day of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. (Miguel Medina/AFP/GettyImages)

: Anti-monarchy graffiti is pictured on a wall in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. Martin McGuinness, the ex-IRA commander turned Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister, will meet Queen Elizabeth II later this week in a historic first for the peace process, his party anounced. (Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images)

: Iron worker Frank Gasior (L) and World Trade Center Developer Larry A. Silverstein (C) join construction workers as the final steel beam is lifted by crane 977 feet (298 meters) in the air and placed atop 4 World Trade Center at a Topping Out of Steel Ceremony. This will be the first tower completed on the 16-acre WTC site when it opens in Fall 2013. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

: South Korean Marine Corps’ amphibious vehicles take part in a landing operation in the sea off Taean, about 170 kms southwest of Seoul. The exercise was timed to mark the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

: Uggie, the dog from “The Artist” which won an Academy Award for Best Picture, is immortalized with a hand and paw print ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

: Lebron James of the Miami Heat rides in a victory parade through the streets during a celebration for the 2012 NBA Champion Miami Heat in Miami, Florida. The Heat beat the Oklahoma Thunder to win the NBA title. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Tim Torkildson, also known as Dusty the Clown, sits on a park bench outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. According to a Gallup poll released earlier in June, the approval rating for Congress sits at a dismal 17 percent. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

: Following a ceremony, the last steel beam, signed by members of the crews that helped build the tower, is hoisted 977 feet to the top of Four World Trade Center in New York City. The trapezoidal glass and steel office building, which is designed as an architectural backdrop to the September 11 Memorial, is scheduled to open in 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Steel skeleton completed at 4 World Trade Center
Reuters
2:59 p.m. EDT, June 25, 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Construction workers at 4 World Trade Center in New York hoisted and placed the final beam for the building’s steel skeleton on Monday, keeping the structure on track to be the first to open at the site since the September 11 attacks brought down the twin towers.

The final steel beam of the 977-foot (298-metre) skyscraper, weighing eight tons (7.25 tons) and adorned with an American flag, was signed by a group including construction workers and developers. It was then lifted by crane and placed atop the 72-story building in a “topping out” ceremony attended by about 1,000 people.

Four World Trade Center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2013. Construction began in 2008.

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