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Saturday 28 May 2016

Panachure

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Trois Couleurs: image via Agence France-Presse Verified account @afpfr, 27 May 2016

liberties

the meek imploring eyes
of the side porch night cat
shining in the dark
a sudden salvo
explosions off somewhere
somebody's blowing things up again
as though there were something left 
to celebrate 
   or destroy



A woman sits at the edge of the field of United States flags displayed by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund on the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on May 30. The 37,000 U.S. flags are planted in memory of every fallen Massachusetts service member from the Revolutionary War to the present.: photo by Brian Snyder / Reuters, 26 May 2016


Barack Obama à Hiroshima. "Il y a 71 ans, la mort est tombée du ciel" #AFP
: image via Agence France-Presse @afpfr, 27 May 2016



US President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Obama paid tribute to victims of the world’s first nuclear attack.: photo by Jim Watson/AFP, 27 May 2016


Italie: 45 corps récupérés après le dernier naufrage de migrants en Méditerranée #AFP
: image via Agence France-Presse @afpfr, 27 May 2016


Trois naufrages cette semaine en Méditerranée font au moins 70 morts #AFP
: image via Agence France-Presse @afpfr, 27 May 2016 


World in focus — best photos for May 27, 2016

Kyra Holland of Warrenton, Virginia, participates in the finals of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland
: photo by Alex Wong / AFP, 27 May 2016


World in focus — best photos for May 27, 2016

French riot police use tear gas against a demonstrator at Place de la Nation, in Paris, France
: photo by Christophe Petit Tesson / EPA, 27 May 2016


Fed reaction to data barrage is focus for stocks: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 27 May 2016

Kyrgyz men on horseback compete during their traditional game of "Oodarysh" during the celebrations of the 90th anniversary formation of the Chui region in the village of Kuntu some 20 kms from Bishkek on May 27, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKOVYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images

Kyrgyz men on horseback compete during their traditional game of “Oodarysh” during the celebrations of the 90th anniversary formation of the Chui region in the village of Kuntu, Kyrgyzstan: photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP, 27 May 2016

Kyrgyz men on horseback compete during their traditional game of "Oodarysh" during the celebrations of the 90th anniversary formation of the Chui region in the village of Kuntu some 20 kms from Bishkek on May 27, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKOVYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images

Kyrgyz men on horseback compete during their traditional game of “Oodarysh” during the celebrations of the 90th anniversary formation of the Chui region in the village of Kuntu, Kyrgyzstan: photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP, 27 May 2016

World in focus — best photos for May 27, 2016

French police in Nantes hold a man protesting the government’s proposed labour law reforms
: photo by Stephane Mahe / Reuters, 27 May 2016


ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 27: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy May 27, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland.  U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is the commencement speaker for this year's graduating class.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy May in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is the commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class: photo by Mark Wilson, 27 May 2016

ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 27: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy May 27, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland.  U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is the commencement speaker for this year's graduating class.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy May in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is the commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class: photo by Mark Wilson, 27 May 2016


A man holds a bouquet of flowers and a torch as he faces riot police during a demonstration against the government's planned labor reform, in Lyon, France. The French government's labor market proposals, which are designed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire, have sparked a series of nationwide protests and strikes over the past three months. Masked youths clashed with police in Paris and striking workers blockaded refineries and nuclear power stations as an escalating wave of industrial action against labor reforms rocked France.: photo by Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP, 26 May 2016 

A small boy holds up a cardboard cover over his head to protect himself from the sun as he walks on the dried up bed of river Tawi in Jammu, India, Friday, May 27, 2016. Temperatures across much of northern and western India have hovered around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for weeks causing much distress, specially amongst the farming communities. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A small boy holds up a cardboard cover over his head to protect himself from the sun as he walks on the dried up bed of river Tawi in Jammu, India: photo by Channi Anand/AP, 27 May 2016

A small boy holds up a cardboard cover over his head to protect himself from the sun as he walks on the dried up bed of river Tawi in Jammu, India, Friday, May 27, 2016. Temperatures across much of northern and western India have hovered around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for weeks causing much distress, specially amongst the farming communities. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A small boy holds up a cardboard cover over his head to protect himself from the sun as he walks on the dried up bed of river Tawi in Jammu, India: photo by Channi Anand/AP, 27 May 2016 


Two Indonesian villagers run as they salvage their belongings near Mount Sinabung volcano at the Gamber village in Karo, North Sumatra: photo by Fatima Elkareem/AFP, 23 May 2016

Revellers dace as they take part in the Patum in the Catalan village of Berga, Spain Friday, May 27, 2016. The Patum of Berga is a popular festival whose origin can be traced to medieval festivities that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga during Corpus Christi. It consists of a series of dances by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures accompanied by the rhythm of a drum. One of the protagonist of La Patum is the fire, and the climax of the festival is the Salt de Plens (Fire Demons), who set the square on fire with hundreds of firecrackers burning at the same time. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Revellers dace as they take part in the Patum in the Catalan village of Berga, Spain. The Patum of Berga is a popular festival whose origin can be traced to medieval festivities that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga during Corpus Christi: photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP, 27 May 2016

Revellers dace as they take part in the Patum in the Catalan village of Berga, Spain Friday, May 27, 2016. The Patum of Berga is a popular festival whose origin can be traced to medieval festivities that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga during Corpus Christi. It consists of a series of dances by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures accompanied by the rhythm of a drum. One of the protagonist of La Patum is the fire, and the climax of the festival is the Salt de Plens (Fire Demons), who set the square on fire with hundreds of firecrackers burning at the same time. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Revellers dace as they take part in the Patum in the Catalan village of Berga, Spain. The Patum of Berga is a popular festival whose origin can be traced to medieval festivities that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga during Corpus Christi: photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP, 27 May 2016


Rescuers rush to help villagers to evacuate their homes following the eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Gamber village, North Sumatra, Indonesia: photo by Binsar Bakkara/AP, 22 May 2016

TOPSHOT - Men stand next to a fire as wo...TOPSHOT - Men stand next to a fire as workers on strike block the access to an oil depot near the Total refinery of Donges, western france, early in the morning on May 27, 2016 to protest against the government's planned labour law reforms.

Men stand next to a fire as workers on strike block the access to an oil depot near the Total refinery of Donges, western France: photo by Jean-Sebastien Evrar/AFP, 27 May 2016

TOPSHOT - Men stand next to a fire as wo...TOPSHOT - Men stand next to a fire as workers on strike block the access to an oil depot near the Total refinery of Donges, western france, early in the morning on May 27, 2016 to protest against the government's planned labour law reforms.

Men stand next to a fire as workers on strike block the access to an oil depot near the Total refinery of Donges, western France: photo by Jean-Sebastien Evrar/AFP, 27 May 2016


An injured dog covered in volcanic ash crouches down in an empty village after it was abandoned following the eruption of Mt. Sinabung: photo by Binsar Bakkara/AP, 22 May 2016


A picture taken on the French island of La Reunion shows lava during the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, in an uninhabited area. The last Piton de la Fournaise eruption occurred on 30 October 2015.: photo by Richard Bouhet / AFP, 26 May 2015
   
The Finance Minister in Brazil's interim government, Henrique Meirelles, photographed behind microphones during a press conference in Brasilia: photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP, 20 May 2016


Sylvie Lamontagne, 13, of Lakewood, Colorado, incorrectly spells 'panachure' during the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland: photo by Cliff Owen / AP, 26 May 2016

World in focus — best photos for May 27, 2016
 

Lava spews during the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French island of Reunion: photo by Richard Bouhet / AFP, 27 May 2016



The carcass of a dog lies on the volcanic ash-covered ground as Indonesian soldiers and villagers conduct search and rescue operations at Gamber village in Karo, North Sumatra: photo by Ardiansyah Putra/AFP, 22 May 2016

 

Mount Sinabung volcano spews volcanic ash into the air as seen from the Karo district in North Sumatra province: photo by Gatha Ginting/AFP, 25 May 2016

Embargoed to 1900 Friday May 27  European Space Agency handout image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the Rosetta orbiter in August 2015 when the object was at its closest point to the sun. Rosetta found evidence of basic building blocks of life in gases surrounding the comet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 27, 2016. See PA story SCIENCE Rosetta. Photo credit should read: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam/PA Wire  NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko, taken by the Rosetta orbiter when the object was at its closest point to the sun. Rosetta found evidence of basic building blocks of life in the cloud of dust and gases surrounding the icy body known as comet 67P. The discovery backs up the idea that similar “dirty snowballs” could have been involved in kickstarting life on Earth.: photo by ESA/Rosetta/Navcam/PA, 27 May 2016

Embargoed to 1900 Friday May 27  European Space Agency handout image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the Rosetta orbiter in August 2015 when the object was at its closest point to the sun. Rosetta found evidence of basic building blocks of life in gases surrounding the comet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 27, 2016. See PA story SCIENCE Rosetta. Photo credit should read: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam/PA Wire  NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Comet 67P Churyumov Gerasimenko, taken by the Rosetta orbiter when the object was at its closest point to the sun. Rosetta found evidence of basic building blocks of life in the cloud of dust and gases surrounding the icy body known as comet 67P. The discovery backs up the idea that similar “dirty snowballs” could have been involved in kickstarting life on Earth.: photo by ESA/Rosetta/Navcam/PA, 27 May 2016
 
 

  High school students study at night to prepare for college entrance exams at a high school in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, eastern China: photo by Stringer / AFP, 24 May 2016

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