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Thursday 17 March 2016

Happiness

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Turkana: life and livestock...Turkana men herd cattle, sheep and goats, protecting their livestock from rivals in the dry Turkana region in the north of Kenya. The men are armed with clean, well-maintained rifles because of frequent feuding with other tribes. Livestock are at the centre of Turkana life. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic    Matching text KENYA-TURKANA/      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  TEMPLATE OUT.   SEARCH "GORAN TURKANA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Turkana men herd cattle, sheep and goats, protecting their livestock from rivals in the dry Turkana region in the north of Kenya. The men are armed with clean, well-maintained rifles because of frequent feuding with other tribes. Livestock are at the centre of Turkana life: photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters, 17 March 2016

I didn't mean it that way. No blame. I have you to thank for your continuous applicability.
You have been sufficient unto every day. That's an awful lot of days I have you
to thank for 
but I keep thinking about that confused sardine who said later
as well as our earlier revels
back in the day when it was said you were an actress
that was the day before the access
past reason hated expressway ran straight through here, and the mad possessed traffic,  
when it should have been said
a bliss in proof to make the taker mad is well worth the expense of spirit
and I have you to thank for your beauty and for your patience
and you have me to thank for... uh your uh... shame
and I have you to thank for happiness



405 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016

Turkana: life and livestock...Turkana men herd cattle, sheep and goats, protecting their livestock from rivals in the dry Turkana region in the north of Kenya. The men are armed with clean, well-maintained rifles because of frequent feuding with other tribes. Livestock are at the centre of Turkana life. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic    Matching text KENYA-TURKANA/      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  TEMPLATE OUT.   SEARCH "GORAN TURKANA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Turkana men herd cattle, sheep and goats, protecting their livestock from rivals in the dry Turkana region in the north of Kenya. The men are armed with clean, well-maintained rifles because of frequent feuding with other tribes. Livestock are at the centre of Turkana life: photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters, 17 March 2016


110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016



110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016

Two men silhouette in front of a bright sunny glas door in a corridor of a German parliament building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Two silhouetted men walk in front of a bright sunny glass door in a corridor of a German parliament building in Berlin
: photo by
Markus Schreiber/AP, 17 March 2016

Two men silhouette in front of a bright sunny glas door in a corridor of a German parliament building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Two silhouetted men walk in front of a bright sunny glass door in a corridor of a German parliament building in Berlin: photo by Markus Schreiber/AP, 17 March 2016


 110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016
 
A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo...A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo: photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters 17 March 2016

A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo...A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A model presents a creation by Jotaro Saito from the designer’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo: photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters 17 March 2016



10 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


10 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016

Johannesburg Electricity Protests...epa05215589 A member of the South African Police Service fires rubber bullets on striking community members in Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 March 2016. Community members blocked and barricaded roads surrounding the settlement, after their illegal electricity connections where removed my Johannesburg Council workers almost a week ago.  EPA/KEVIN SUTHERLAND

A member of the South African Police Service fires rubber bullets on striking community members in Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg. Community members blocked and barricaded roads surrounding the settlement, after their illegal electricity connections where removed my Johannesburg Council workers almost a week ago.: photo by Kevin Sutherland/EPA, 17 March 2016

Johannesburg Electricity Protests...epa05215589 A member of the South African Police Service fires rubber bullets on striking community members in Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 March 2016. Community members blocked and barricaded roads surrounding the settlement, after their illegal electricity connections where removed my Johannesburg Council workers almost a week ago.  EPA/KEVIN SUTHERLAND

A member of the South African Police Service fires rubber bullets on striking community members in Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg. Community members blocked and barricaded roads surrounding the settlement, after their illegal electricity connections where removed my Johannesburg Council workers almost a week ago.: photo by Kevin Sutherland/EPA, 17 March 2016


405 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


Duh: L.A. has the worst traffic in U.S., again. @kentnish
: image via L.A. Times Photos @latimesphotos, 15 March 2016
  
Indian villagers are covered in coloured...Indian villagers are covered in coloured powders during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, some 130kms from New Delhi on March 16, 2016.  During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, attack the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them. / AFP PHOTO / FranÁois Xavier MARITFRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images
Indian villagers are covered in coloured powder during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, India: photo by Francois Xavier/AFP, 17 March 2016

Indian villagers are covered in coloured...Indian villagers are covered in coloured powders during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, some 130kms from New Delhi on March 16, 2016.  During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, attack the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them. / AFP PHOTO / FranÁois Xavier MARITFRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images

Indian villagers are covered in coloured powder during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, India: photo by Francois Xavier/AFP, 17 March 2016



Santa Monica's California Incline: photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016



Santa Monica's California Incline: photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016

Britain's Finance Minister George Osborn...Britain's Finance Minister George Osborne is pictured as he watches pupils during a netball lesson at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School in Garforth, north east England, on March 17, 2016. Britain unleashed more austerity on Wednesday March 16, 2016, in its latest annual budget and cut its growth outlook, blaming the impact of global market turbulence rooted in China.  / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DARREN STAPLESDARREN STAPLES/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s Finance Minister George Osborne is pictured as he watches pupils during a netball lesson at St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School in Garforth. Britain unleashed more austerity on Wednesday in its latest annual budget and cut its growth outlook, blaming the impact of global market turbulence rooted in China: photo by Darren Staples/AFP, 17 March 2016

Britain's Finance Minister George Osborn...Britain's Finance Minister George Osborne is pictured as he watches pupils during a netball lesson at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School in Garforth, north east England, on March 17, 2016. Britain unleashed more austerity on Wednesday March 16, 2016, in its latest annual budget and cut its growth outlook, blaming the impact of global market turbulence rooted in China.  / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DARREN STAPLESDARREN STAPLES/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s Finance Minister George Osborne is pictured as he watches pupils during a netball lesson at St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School in Garforth. Britain unleashed more austerity on Wednesday in its latest annual budget and cut its growth outlook, blaming the impact of global market turbulence rooted in China: photo by Darren Staples/AFP, 17 March 2016


405 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


405 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016

Chatsworth House Season Opening 2016...CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was created as an Equirectangular Panorama. Import image into a panoramic player to create an interactive 360 degree view.) A 360 view of the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House on March 16, 2016 in Chatsworth, England. Chatsworth House, Garden and Farmyard opens on 19 March 2016 for the new season which includes an exhibition of the glittering social circle of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire through the photos of Cecil Beaton, Dan Pearsons award winning Chelsea Flower Show garden and the celebration of the Grand Tour through the eyes and collection of the Devonshire Family.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A 360 view of the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House in Chatsworth, England. Chatsworth House, Garden and Farmyard opens on Saturday for the new season which includes an exhibition of the glittering social circle of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire through the photos of Cecil Beaton, Dan Pearson's award winning Chelsea Flower Show garden and the celebration of the Grand Tour through the eyes and collection of the Devonshire Family.: photo by Christopher Furlong via FT Photo Diary, 17 March 2016

 Chatsworth House Season Opening 2016...CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was created as an Equirectangular Panorama. Import image into a panoramic player to create an interactive 360 degree view.) A 360 view of the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House on March 16, 2016 in Chatsworth, England. Chatsworth House, Garden and Farmyard opens on 19 March 2016 for the new season which includes an exhibition of the glittering social circle of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire through the photos of Cecil Beaton, Dan Pearsons award winning Chelsea Flower Show garden and the celebration of the Grand Tour through the eyes and collection of the Devonshire Family.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A 360 view of the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House in Chatsworth, England. Chatsworth House, Garden and Farmyard opens on Saturday for the new season which includes an exhibition of the glittering social circle of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire through the photos of Cecil Beaton, Dan Pearson's award winning Chelsea Flower Show garden and the celebration of the Grand Tour through the eyes and collection of the Devonshire Family.: photo by Christopher Furlong via FT Photo Diary, 17 March 2016


110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


110 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016
 
A sea lion catches sardines in the Marineland theme park on the French riviera city of Antibes, southeastern France  
A sea lion eats sardines at the Marineland theme park on the French riviera city of Antibes, southeastern France: photo by Valery Hache/AFP, 17 March 2016

A sea lion catches sardines in the Marineland theme park on the French riviera city of Antibes, southeastern France

A sea lion eats sardines at the Marineland theme park on the French riviera city of Antibes, southeastern France: photo by Valery Hache/AFP, 17 March 2016


101 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016


101 Freeway, Los Angeles: photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times, 15 March 2016