This Weekend's PIX!! 28/29 November 2009

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Soldiers wait in trucks while waiting for a convoy carrying ballot boxes on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa November 27, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday in an election that may defuse a crisis caused by a coup against President Manuel Zelaya, but the vote is splitting Washington and Latin America

Soldiers inspect a car near the electoral court in Tegucigalpa November 27, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday in an election that may defuse a crisis caused by a coup against President Manuel Zelaya, but the vote is splitting Washington and Latin America.

Soldiers patrol the surroundings of the electoral court in Tegucigalpa November 27, 2009.

Cuban soldiers chant revolutionary slogans during a march to commemorate the 138th anniversary of the execution of eight medicine students by the Spanish colonial government in Havana, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Thousands marched to commemorate the event that took place during Cuba's war of Independence.

SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 27: A soldier from the Afghan National Army (ANA) celebrate Eid al-Adha with dinner at the ANA dinning facility at Forward Operating Base Rushmore on November 27, 2009 near Sharan, Afghanistan. Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, is a holiday celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.

Soldiers from the Irish army assess the damage caused by flooding in Athlone, Ireland November 27, 2009.

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Colombian soldiers march & ride horses during the inauguration ceremony of the new 8th division of the army at the military base in Yopal November 27, 2009.

Afghan police stand guard at a site of a blast in the centre of Kabul November 28, 2009. A bomb exploded in the centre of the Afghan capital on Saturday, local television reported, but there were no reports of injuries.

Police officers stand guard at the site of a train derailment near the village of Uglovka, about 400 km (249 miles) northwest of Moscow, November 28, 2009. At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late on Friday in what the head of the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.

[Universal_Soldier]

Thanks Popeye for all the photos.
You guys make my day everyday.

[bd popeye]

Thanks Popeye for all the photos.
You guys make my day everyday.

Thanks for the very kind words!


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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, after a two-day snow storm, Nov. 25. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Gathagan, from Richmond, Va., assigned to 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, smokes a cigarette underneath a bunker during a snow storm, Nov. 23, at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Maxxpro Mine Resistance Ambush Protected Vehicles from 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, are covered with snow while parked at a motorpool inside Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, during a snow storm, Nov. 24.

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Two Apache Longbow 64-D's were flown by pilots with the 1st Battalion, 130th Avation Divison, Reconnaissance Battalion during the call for fire training. After recieving coordinates of the hositle target from the ground forces, the Air Weapons Team locked on to thier objective and fired. Photos by Spc. Maurice Galloway

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First Lieutenant Bryan Riggs (left), from Stanton, Ky., and a platoon leader in 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Loriaux (right), from San Antonio with U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion, survey the foundation of a new secondary school being built in Kalour village in Kirkuk province, Iraq, Nov. 22.Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas

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A U.S. Soldier of the 4-31st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, scans an area while on a dismounted patrol in search of a possible mortar impact site at Forward Operating Base Carver, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2009. Photos by Spc. Jesse Gross

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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 flies overhead in route to dropping off Dominican Airmen who minutes later poured out of the helicopter to practice a heliborne airfield assault. USS Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (Navy photo/Ensign Jason Fischer)

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A Marine assigned to a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, examines the weapon of a member of the Dominican Republic military before a gun shoot during a Theater Security Cooperation event at San Isidro Air Base. (Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart)

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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, walks behind his military attache at the end of a news conference held during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in Port-of-Spain, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Sarkozy and other non-Commonwealth leaders, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, made a special trip to this Caribbean nation Friday in a bid to salvage sputtering negotiations for a new global-warming agreement.

Cuban military women chant revolutionary slogans during a march to commemorate the 138th anniversary of the execution of eight medicine students by the Spanish colonial government in Havana, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Thousands marched to commemorate the event that took place during Cuba's war of Independence.

Soldiers carry ballot boxes, to be used in voting stations during the November 29 elections, into a truck in Montevideo November 27, 2009. Jose Mujica, a 74-year-old senator who was jailed during Uruguay's 1973-85 military dictatorship, is expected to win Uruguay's presidency in a run-off on Sunday, extending the rule of a leftist governing coalition popular with Uruguayans for its handling of the economy.

A convoy of military trucks carrying ballot boxes are driven at the outskirts of Tegucigalpa November 27, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday in an election that may defuse a crisis caused by a coup against President Manuel Zelaya, but the vote is splitting Washington and Latin America.

This undated image provided by NASA shows an unmanned NASA predator aircraft, Ikhana. This aircraft, equipped with an infrared imaging sensor flew Nov. 19, 2009 over large areas burned by California wildfires to help the Forest Service assess damage. Operating from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, the Predator overflew the 250 square miles burned by the summer's Station Fire in Angeles National Forest and the 57-square-mile area scorched by the 2008 Piute Fire in Sequoia National Forest and other federal land in Kern County

Security officials stand guard at the crash site of a cargo plane at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday Nov. 28, 2009. A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said. (AP Photo)

A security personnel stands guard near a prayer ground during Eid al-Adha in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, is celebrated to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son.

Pakistani Rangers Brigadier Kamran (2nd L) presents sweets to India's Border Security Force (BSF) Commander H.S. Dhillon (2nd R) during a ceremony to celebrate Eid al-Adha, at the India and Pakistan joint check post at the Wagah border on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Amritsar November 28, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command.

A security officer guards the area in front of Tiger Woods' house in Windermere, Fla. , Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Woods was injured in an accident early Friday when his sport utility vehicle struck a fire hydrant and a tree near his mansion in a gated waterfront community. Police say alcohol was not involved

Mall Cop!??

Shoppers wait in line early Friday, November 27, 2009, to enter an Old Navy on Black Friday in San Leandro, Calif.

Where are the police??

Cars set alight during a protest against the seventh WTO Ministerial Conference are seen in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Swiss police say demonstrators opposing a meeting of top world trade officials in Geneva have turned violent. Police spokesman Patrick Puhl says protesters set fire to four cars and broke shop windows during a march Saturday.

Masked protesters smash windows and doors during anti-capitalism protest against the World Trade Organisation in Geneva November 28, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2.

[sauerstoff]

Poor CLS above
Thanks for the pix.

[Facaletz]

hmmm i feel sorry for that mercedes,anyway great pix

[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!
PS: Why dun ppl wait for Boxing Day????? ><

[bd popeye]

Thanks for all the kind words posted and by PM gents..

riot policemen confront anarchist during demonstrations against the forthcoming WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva November 28, 2009. The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from November 30 to December 2.

Police stand after an operation aimed at taking prostitutes and drunks off the streets before the presidential elections in Tegucigalpa November 28, 2009. Honduras chooses a new president on Sunday but neither ousted President Manuel Zelaya nor arch-rival and de-facto leader Roberto Micheletti are running in the election, which could give a new president the chance to take Honduras beyond the political gridlock that has divided the Central American nation and cut off international aid.

[bd popeye]

Didja know there was a plane crash in China today??? You do now..

Bodies of victims lie at the crash site of a cargo plane at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said. (AP Photo)

Security officials stand guard at the crash site of a cargo plane at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday Nov. 28, 2009. A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said. (AP Photo

Wreckage lies at the crash site of a cargo plane at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday Nov. 28, 2009.

A fire engine leaves the scene of a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane has crashed outside of Pudong Internationmal Airport Saturday Nov. 28, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The official Xinhua New Agency says the crash occurred at 7:40 a.m. Saturday (2340 GMT Friday).

A villager walks pass a murder scene with blood staines on the snow in Lijiaershihao Village, Qingshuihe county in China's Inner Mongolia region on November 27, 2009. Six people were killed by a knife wielding assailant, including a married couple and individuals from five other families at the village, while police are still looking for the suspect. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)

[VAMAN]

Thanks for the efforts bd popeye.

[VAMAN]

Cuban Army reservists train during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in Havana, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Cuba's armed forces launched three days of intense military exercises across the island Thursday, a mobilization that state-controlled media says is designed to guard against an American invasion. (AP)

A worker paints the Granma boat during restoration works in the Museum of the Revolution which was the presidential palace before Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution in Havana November 2009. Granma was used to transport 82 guerrilla fighters including their leader, Fidel Castro, his brother Raul Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 launching the Cuban Revolution. (*******)

A police officer walks among police patrol cars during a military exercise in Havana, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (AP)

A police officer checks computer screens during a military exercise in Havana, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Cuba's armed forces launched three days of intense military exercises across the island Thursday, a mobilization that state-controlled media said is designed to guard against an American invasion. (AP)

Police officers are seen in the reflection of a pair of glasses standing guard over packages of seized cocaine at the police station in Santa Marta, Colombia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. About 1.5 tons of cocaine were seized during a recent raid in Puerto Estrella, Guajira state, and three people were arrested, police said Friday. (AP / Fernando Vergara)

In this handout image provided by The White House, President Barack Obama greets Michaele Salahi and Tareq Salahi at a State Dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington DC. It was later determined the two had gained access to the event without having been invited, much to the embarrassment of the Secret Service. (Samantha Appleton / White House / ***** Images)

The space shuttle Atlantis glides over the Banana River on her way to a landing on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle completed an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. (AP / Chris O'Meara)

Atlantis crew members, from left, Mission Specialists Leland Melvin, Michael Foreman, Commander Charles Hobough, Mission Specialist Robert Satcher, Pilot Barry Wilmore, and Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik pose near the space shuttle Atlantis after it landed safely on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle completed an 11-day mission to the international space station. (AP / Scott Audette)

Macedonian Army helicopters fly in formation on their way to the military training area Krivolak in central Macedonia, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Army helicopters participated on Thursday in a military drill as a part of the presentation of the regional military training area Krivolak. (AP / Boris Grdanoski)

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Macedonian Army gunship helicopter MI-24 performs a live ammunition firing by night in the military training area Krivolak in central Macedonia, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Army helicopters and special force officers participated on Thursday in a military drill as a part of the presentation of the regional military training area Krivolak. (AP / Boris Grdanoski)

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In this handout image provided by The White House, President Barack Obama greets Michaele Salahi and Tareq Salahi at a State Dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington DC. It was later determined the two had gained access to the event without having been invited, much to the embarrassment of the Secret Service.

LOL, party crashers...

[uribury871]

Doosan DST had ceremony to celebrate starting production of K-21 IFV for ROKA. K-21 has unique floatation device to cross water and equipped with 40mm main gun. K-21 will be delivered to ROKA by end of this month. November 27

[VAMAN]

LOL, party crashers...

Not just ordinary party crashers. They breached the Presidential security. They made Secret Service look like rookies.