Today's PIX!! Tuesday, August 28th 2012

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Aug. 22, 2012) Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Kevin Laronde embraces his five-year old son following a six-month deployment aboard the San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson and Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37 deployed to the western Pacific region and the Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiarra Fulgham/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (August 10, 2012) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate Fuel Airman Allison Hagen carries a hose to an aviation fuel station on the flight deck of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Aug. 10. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and Sailors celebrated Women's Equality Day there Aug. 26. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chelsea Mandello)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 25, 2012) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare to move a simulated casualty to a triage center during a mass casualty drill in the ship'Äôs hangar bay. Mass casualty drills are routinely held to ensure Sailors are prepared should an actual casualty occur. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 23, 2012) Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 explain underwater diving equipment to Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. MDSU divers are capable of underwater search operations, diving operations in various bodies of water, emergent underwater repairs and salvage operations in all environments in depths up to 300 feet of seawater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kay Savarese/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 22, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Chad Watkins acts as a safety observer for Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Michael Rodriguez while he hooks a pallet to an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 during a vertical replenishment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 23, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tony Bloom/Released)

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BOSTON (Aug. 24, 2012) USS Constitution and chief petty officer selectees render a salute to Castle Island during USS Constitution's Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks underway. During the week chief petty officer selectees will live and train aboard Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William Clark/released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Hunter Swainbank, from Exeter, Penn., operates a sound powered telephone during a flight deck fire drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group currently underway conducting a certification exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Stroop/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 25, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin Devenberg, from Tehachapi, Calif., inspects sound levels in the television network control room during a live broadcast aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington's mass communication specialists run the ship's television network, as well as record training programs and live broadcasts for the ship's crew. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ricardo R. Guzman/Released)

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Family of Army Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman 39, who was killed in action Aug. 15 in Afghanistan, walk from the funeral at Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Sewickley, PA on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Holman, a US Army Explosive Ordnance Tech, served with the 767th Explosive Ordnance Disposition Battalion from Fort Bragg, N.C. PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE.

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers from Leesburg, Florida arrive to provide security as final preparations were made for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 25, 2012. The convention starts on August 27.

In this photo from Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 229th Engineering Company say goodbye to loved ones during a send-off ceremony at Prairie du Chien High School in Prairie du Chien, Wis. The Platteville and Prairie du Chien-based 229th Engineering Company heads to Afghanistan for up to 18 months.

A member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) runs during a battle with the Colombian Army in the mountains of Jambalo, in the province of Cauca, in this July 12, 2012 file photo. Colombia's government will soon begin talks that could lead to formal negotiations for peace with FARC, the country's biggest guerrilla group, according to a Colombian intelligence source on August 27, 2012.

Free Syrian Army fighters ride a motorcycle at the Seif El Dawla neighbourhood in Aleppo August 27, 2012.

Free Syrian Army fighters take cover in the old city of Aleppo August 27, 2012.

Free Syrian Army fighters man a weapon mounted on their vehicle as smoke rises from a petrol tanker hit by missiles fired from a fighter jet in the Bab al-Nayrab district in Aleppo August 26, 2012.

Members of the Free Syrian Army make their way to the front line during clashes with Syrian army soldiers in Aleppo's Saif al-Dawla district, August 24, 2012.

Syrian rebel fighter, Tawfiq Hassan, 23, a former butcher, poses for a picture, after returning from fighting against Syrian army forces in Aleppo, at a rebel headquarters in Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. In their previous lives, they were butchers, barbers, construction workers and university students. Now they are rebels fighting a civil war they hope will end the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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Taiwan soldiers help residents to clean areas affected by floods brought on by Typhoon Tembin in Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan on August 25, 2012. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau warned that tropical storm Tembin could return early next week after triggering the worst downpour in over a century on the island's southernmost tip.

In these photos released by China's Xinhua News Agency, hooded and hand-cuffed suspects are escorted to get off a plane after arriving in Beijing Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Chinese authorities said 37 Chinese nationals were extradited from the southwestern African country Angola, where they are accused of crimes against fellow Chinese citizens such as kidnapping, robberies, extortions and forcing them into prostitution.

Taiwan soldiers use military personnel carriers to rescue trapped residents in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, on August 24, 2012 during the arrival of Typhoon Tembin. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago.

An armored personnel carrier carries "local officials" through flooded areas brought by Typhoon Tembin in Pingtung county, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.

The rights of Naw Kham (2nd R), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, are read during an interrogation held by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday in Kunming to interrogate Naw Kham, who is believed to be associated with the Mekong River murders in October 2011, at the invitation of China's Ministry of Public Security. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)

Three people were killed and four others injured after a female retiree set fire to an office belonging to a tap water company in central China's Hunan province Monday morning, local sources said.

Around 10:00 a.m. Monday, employee Shi Yanfei rushed into a meeting room where company heads were gathered, spilling gasoline in the room and igniting it, the government press office of the city of Shaoyang said.

Shi jumped out of one of the room's windows after igniting the blaze.

One general manager and two vice general managers were killed, while another three company heads were injured. Shi and the three injured have been sent to a local hospital for treatment.

It is believed that Shi's motivation may have been her dissatisfaction with the position given to one of her children, who also works for the company. Shi is one of the company's early retirement workers.

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In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 photo, a kitten being raised by a Free Syrian Army soldier, stands on a table inside a makeshift prison run by rebels in a former elementary school in Al-Bab on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Many improvised detention centers have sprung up as rebels wrest cities from army control, but these facilities fall under no national or regional authority, causing concern among rights groups.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Jesie Dellosa, leads a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to commemorate National Heroes Day Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at the Heroes Cemetery in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines.

A woman overcome with emotion is supported by a soldier and another man, as she waits to view the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, at the national palace where his body was lying in state, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. In an emotional outpouring of national grief, Ethiopians continued to line up by the thousands Saturday to pay their respects to Zenawi, who died Monday, Aug. 20 of an unknown illness. Zenawi is scheduled to be buried on Sept. 2.

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh detain Palestinians during a protest on August 24, 2012 against the confiscation of Palestinian land to expand the nearby Jewish settlement of Halamish. The weekly demonstrations in Nabi Saleh began at the end of 2009, following a years-long legal battle with residents of Halamish settlement who in 2001 seized around 240 acres (100 hectares) of the villagers' land.

Activist taking part in a protest march signs towards a line of riot police near the site of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida August 27, 2012. Say goodbye to the four-day national political convention, a dinosaur that could be nearing extinction. Republicans have cut their Tampa, Florida, convention from the traditional four days to three because of a threatening storm, just as they did four years ago when a hurricane hit Louisiana. Democrats had already reduced next week's convention to three days.

An activist pushing a stroller with a child stands near a police officer in riot gear during a protest march which was hit by a downpour outside the Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida August 27, 2012.

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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Aug. 23, 2012) Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Base Patrolman Steven Humphrey conducts simulated room-clearing operations during an active shooter drill at Naval Hospital Oak Harbor. The active shooter drill was part of the Reliant Protect Exercise aimed at testing the Hospitals security response and shelter in-place policies due to the threat of homegrown violent extremists. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emmanuel Rios/Released)

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CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 23, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14 maintain their position at a camp entry control point during a battalion unit training and evaluation exercise conducted with trainers and evaluators from 20th Seabee Readiness Group at Camp Shelby, Miss. NMCB 14, headquartered at Readiness Support Site, Jacksonville, Fla., is in the field preparing for a deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan G. Wilber/Released)

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CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Aug. 23, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14 attempt to communicate with simulated protesters while maintaining their position at a camp entry control point during a battalion unit training and evaluation exercise conducted with trainers and evaluators from 20th Seabee Readiness Group at Camp Shelby, Miss. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan G. Wilber/Released)

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LAGOS, Nigeria (Aug. 22, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Robert Pulaski, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2, practices Marine Corps martial arts program training with a Nigerian navy sailor. Swift is participating in Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012 West, an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. John-David Schondelmeyer/Released)

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MANDA BAY, Kenya (Aug. 24, 2012) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (SECNAV) rides with Sailors assigned to U.S. Africa Command as they conduct basic training evolutions from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat, near Manda Bay Naval Base in Kenya. While in Kenya Mabus met with senior leaders and Sailors and Marines to discuss security in the region and to thank them for their service and sacrifice. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers/Released)

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NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 19, 2012) Recruits from Division 816 "dry fire" M9 Beretta 9mm handguns in the USS Missouri Small Arms Marksmanship Trainer (SAMT) at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The '800" recruit divisions are made up of rating candidates for Special Warfare Operator, Special Warfare Boat Operator, Navy Diver, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and rescue swimmers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre N. McIntyre/Released)

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NORFOLK (Aug. 27, 2012) A "Hellfire" air-ground-missile 114K launches from an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 during a training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Turner/Released)

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R.I.P.

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Ah ha!.. daylife, the site were I get most of my photos(for free) is no longer allowing public use of it's photos and news..I went to the site and this is what they have posted..

http://www.daylife.com/2012/08/23/who-moved-my-news/

Who moved my news?

Daylife has operated a site for the news reading public since 2006, directing news junkies to the best content that the English language web has to offer, showcasing imagery from the best photographers in the world, and enhancing the worlds news with Daylife’s patented rocket science.

At the same time, Daylife pays the rent by selling the capabilities of our platform to publishers. These publishers are, in many cases, attracting the same reading public served by the site that used to live at news.daylife.com

That wasn’t working for us, and we’ve decided to stop running a site for readers.

Now we have that much more time to spend helping our customers build kickass sites using Daylife’s platform.

So if you’re looking for news, powered and enhanced by Daylife’s tech – Check out our customers!

And, of course, there’s plenty of information about our company and our technology at daylife.com

This may really limit the number of photos seen daily.

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The F-35B, a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy operations, equipped with an enhanced computer technology system, and capable of performing short takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities while maintaining the conventional operations of other airplanes, awaits a flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 27. The F-35B is slated to replace the AV-8B Harrier, the F/A-18A Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler for the Corps.

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An Airman gives the go-ahead for take-off to the pilot of an F-35B at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 27. The F-35B is a single-seat aircraft capable of stealthy operations, equipped with an enhanced computer technology system and capable of performing short takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities while maintaining the conventional operations of other airplanes.

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U.S. Army Pfc. William Oxendine serving with A Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Sgt. Victor Martin serving with B Company, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, work together to refuel an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug 13, 2012.

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An AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter awaits liftoff on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2012.

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An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 214 shoots an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile over Floridian skies for the first time operationally, Aug. 14.

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An AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 approaches the flight deck during flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.

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Ah ha!.. daylife, the site were I get most of my photos(for free) is no longer allowing public use of it's photos and news..I went to the site and this is what they have posted..

http://www.daylife.com/2012/08/23/who-moved-my-news/



This may really limit the number of photos seen daily.

Dito, it was also my main source for news pictures. Not good!

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"Controlled" Detonation of a 250kg WWII bomb in the city of Munich/Germany. A deactivation was not possible.
A lot of windows were broken and some roofs burned.

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Ah ha!.. daylife, the site were I get most of my photos(for free) is no longer allowing public use of it's photos and news..I went to the site and this is what they have posted..

http://www.daylife.com/2012/08/23/who-moved-my-news/

This may really limit the number of photos seen daily.

Dito, it was also my main source for news pictures. Not good!

AlertNet maybe a useful alternative
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/pictures/

A Munich firefighter handout picture shows fire and smoke in downtown Munich August 28, 2012. Bomb experts made a controlled detonation of a 250 kilo World War II bomb on Tuesday night, after they decided they could not defuse it. The bomb was discovered on Monday night by building workers at the site of an old bar that was being demolished. Overnight, 2,500 residents were evacuated from the area closest to the bomb, with others living further away being told to stay in their homes. According to the police there were no injuries caused by the explosion in the Schwabing district. *******/Einsatzfoto der Berufsfeuerwehr Muenchen/Handout

A Munich firefighter handout picture shows fire in downtown Munich August 28, 2012. Bomb experts made a controlled detonation of a 250 kilo World War II bomb on Tuesday night, after they decided they could not defuse it. The bomb was discovered on Monday night by building workers at the site of an old bar that was being demolished. Overnight, 2,500 residents were evacuated from the area closest to the bomb, with others living further away being told to stay in their homes. According to the police there were no injuries caused by the explosion in the Schwabing district. *******/Einsatzfoto der Berufsfeuerwehr Muenchen/Handout

A Munich firefighter handout picture shows fire in downtown Munich August 28, 2012. Bomb experts made a controlled detonation of a 250 kilo World War II bomb on Tuesday night, after they decided they could not defuse it. The bomb was discovered on Monday night by building workers at the site of an old bar that was being demolished. Overnight, 2,500 residents were evacuated from the area closest to the bomb, with others living further away being told to stay in their homes. According to the police there were no injuries caused by the explosion in the Schwabing district. *******/Einsatzfoto der Berufsfeuerwehr Muenchen/Handout

A Munich firefighter handout picture shows fire in downtown Munich August 28, 2012. Bomb experts made a controlled detonation of a 250 kilo World War II bomb on Tuesday night, after they decided they could not defuse it. The bomb was discovered on Monday night by building workers at the site of an old bar that was being demolished. Overnight, 2,500 residents were evacuated from the area closest to the bomb, with others living further away being told to stay in their homes. According to the police there were no injuries caused by the explosion in the Schwabing district. *******/Einsatzfoto der Berufsfeuerwehr Muenchen/Handout

A Munich firefighter handout picture shows a crater in downtown Munich August 28, 2012. Bomb experts made a controlled detonation of a 250 kilo World War II bomb on Tuesday night, after they decided they could not defuse it. The bomb was discovered on Monday night by building workers at the site of an old bar that was being demolished. Overnight, 2,500 residents were evacuated from the area closest to the bomb, with others living further away being told to stay in their homes. According to the police there were no injuries caused by the explosion in the Schwabing district. *******/Einsatzfoto der Berufsfeuerwehr Muenchen/Handout

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incredible pump power is sustained for so long, few artifacts of this type in Europe still remain buried?