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Wednesday 16 November 2016

Moon behind Shadow Mountain seen through fox mask / John Gay: My Own EPITAPH

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On the set | by michaelj1998
On the set. Los Angeles, California: photo by michaelj1998, 4 November 2016

On the set | by michaelj1998

On the set. Los Angeles, California: photo by michaelj1998, 4 November 2016

On the set | by michaelj1998

On the set. Los Angeles, California: photo by michaelj1998, 4 November 2016

Untitled | by Casey Lombardo

Long Beach, CA: photo by Casey Lombardo, 15 November 2016

Untitled | by Casey Lombardo

Long Beach, CA: photo by Casey Lombardo, 15 November 2016

Untitled | by Casey Lombardo

Long Beach, CA: photo by Casey Lombardo, 15 November 2016

Please ring the bell | by michaelj1998

Please ring the bell. K-Town: photo by michaelj1998, 11 November 2016


 #Russian Defense Ministry confirms Sunday's #crash of a two-seat MiG-29K Fulcrum from #carrier #KUZNETSOV off Syria
: image via Chis Cavas Verified account @CavasShips, 15 November 2016

KG&TLW | by Oliver Liria

KGandTLW: instagram by Oliver Liria, 11 November 2016

KG&TLW | by Oliver Liria

KGandLW: instagram by Oliver Liria, 11 November 2016

KG&TLW | by Oliver Liria

KGandTLW
: instagram by Oliver Liria, 11 November 2016



@realDonaldTrump please let me help you. #theworldisbiggerthan5 come to Istanbul and Syria with me. You can see it first hand.: tweet via Lindsay Lohan Verified account @lindsaylohan, 13 November 2016



Lander diptych | by efo

Lander diptych. Lander, Wyoming: photo by efo, November 2016

Lander diptych | by efo

Lander diptych. Lander, Wyoming: photo by efo, November 2016

Lander diptych | by efo

Lander diptych. Lander, Wyoming: photo by efo, November 2016


REPORT: Three Aleppo hospitals shut down in 24 hours after airstrikes. "No hospitals now in w. Aleppo countryside"
: image via Syria Direct @SyriaDirect, 15 November 2016



This is the situation of #Waar in #Homs after two heavy attacks by the #Russians and #Assad Air Force: image via Assad Hanna Verified account @AsaadHannaa, 15 November 2016


Breaking. #Russia started massive campaign of bombardment vs Rebels in whole N. #Syria with 1st airstrikes from #Kuznetsov and cruise missiles.
: image via Qalaat Al Mudiq @QalaatAl Mudiqa, 15 November 2016


 

Al Waer in #Homs has been evacuated by hundreds if not all fighters and posed no threat. But heavily bombed today.: image via CEOrge @ArtWendeley, 15 November 2016


 

Al Waer in #Homs has been evacuated by hundreds if not all fighters and posed no threat. But heavily bombed today.: image via CEOrge @ArtWendeley, 15 November 2016



Al Waer in #Homs has been evacuated by hundreds if not all fighters and posed no threat. But heavily bombed today.: image via CEOrge @ArtWendeley, 15 November 2016



 #Syria Footage from besieged #Homs suburb al Waer today after regime attack
: image via Mark @markito0171, 15 November 2016



Phosphore against civilians by #Assad and #Putin in #Homs #Syria. If you dont care about people, save earth. #COP22
: image via Remember Syria @TheVoiceSyria, 15 November 2016



 #Syria Airstrike on Tareeq al-Bab in eastern part of #Aleppo city: image via Mark @markito0171, 15 November 2016



 Report: Giuliani is top choice to be Trump's secretary of State: image via The Hill @thehill, 15 November 2016

A pile of 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by Kenyan police in Ngong, near Nairobi, in Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. The weapons consisted of both confiscated and surrendered firearms that had been stockpiled over almost a decade and were destroyed by police as a message to the public to surrender others. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A pile of 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by Kenyan police in Ngong, near Nairobi, in Kenya. The weapons consisted of both confiscated and surrendered firearms that had been stockpiled over almost a decade and were destroyed by police as a message to the public to surrender others.: photo by Ben Curtis/AP, 15 November 2016

A pile of 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by Kenyan police in Ngong, near Nairobi, in Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. The weapons consisted of both confiscated and surrendered firearms that had been stockpiled over almost a decade and were destroyed by police as a message to the public to surrender others. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) .

A pile of 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by Kenyan police in Ngong, near Nairobi, in Kenya. The weapons consisted of both confiscated and surrendered firearms that had been stockpiled over almost a decade and were destroyed by police as a message to the public to surrender others.: photo by Ben Curtis/AP, 15 November 2016

People wearing fox masks take part in the 'Day without fur' demonstration near the Polish Sejm headquaters in Warsaw, Poland, 15 November 2016. The demonstrators oppose breeding canine animals for gaining the fur. In this case the signatures for a petition were gathered and stored in the Chancellery of the Sejm. The slogan on the posters says: 'The victims of the Polish fur industry'.  EPA/BARTLOMIEJ ZBOROWSKI POLAND OUT

People wearing fox masks take part in the ‘Day without fur’ demonstration near the Polish Sejm headquarters in Warsaw, Poland: photo by Bartlomiej Zborowski/EPA, 15 November 2016

People wearing fox masks take part in the 'Day without fur' demonstration near the Polish Sejm headquaters in Warsaw, Poland, 15 November 2016. The demonstrators oppose breeding canine animals for gaining the fur. In this case the signatures for a petition were gathered and stored in the Chancellery of the Sejm. The slogan on the posters says: 'The victims of the Polish fur industry'.  EPA/BARTLOMIEJ ZBOROWSKI POLAND OUT

People wearing fox masks take part in the ‘Day without fur’ demonstration near the Polish Sejm headquarters in Warsaw, Poland: photo by Bartlomiej Zborowski/EPA, 15 November 2016

Rubber masks depicting President-elect Donald Trump are prepared for final touch at the Ogawa Studio in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working non-stop to catch up with a flood of orders for Trump masks since his election victory one week ago. The masks cost 2,400 yen or US$ 22.4 dollars each and are on sale at local toy shops, retail stores as well as through the internet shopping sites. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Rubber masks depicting President-elect Donald Trump are prepared for final touch at the Ogawa Studio in Saitama, north of Tokyo. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working non-stop to catch up with a flood of orders for Trump masks since his election victory one week ago. The masks cost 2,400 yen or US$ 22.4 dollars each and are on sale at local toy shops, retail stores as well as through the internet shopping sites.: photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP, 15 November 2016

Rubber masks depicting President-elect Donald Trump are prepared for final touch at the Ogawa Studio in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working non-stop to catch up with a flood of orders for Trump masks since his election victory one week ago. The masks cost 2,400 yen or US$ 22.4 dollars each and are on sale at local toy shops, retail stores as well as through the internet shopping sites. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Rubber masks depicting President-elect Donald Trump are prepared for final touch at the Ogawa Studio in Saitama, north of Tokyo. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working non-stop to catch up with a flood of orders for Trump masks since his election victory one week ago. The masks cost 2,400 yen or US$ 22.4 dollars each and are on sale at local toy shops, retail stores as well as through the internet shopping sites.: photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP, 15 November 2016


John Gay: My Own EPITAPH

Life is a jest, and all things show it,
I thought so once; but now I know it

John Gay (1685-1732): My Own EPITAPH. 1720


Schoolchildren look at a lifelike animatronics display of a dinosaur at the dinosaur-themed Zoo-rassic Park in Singapore on November 16, 2016.  To raise awareness on the sixth mass extinction, the Singapore Zoo and River Safari displayed lifelike dinosaur animatronics where visitors can trail along the Dinosaur Valley which does not involve living animals. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Schoolchildren look at a lifelike animatronics display of a dinosaur at the dinosaur-themed Zoo-rassic Park in Singapore: photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP, 16 November 2016

Schoolchildren look at a lifelike animatronics display of a dinosaur at the dinosaur-themed Zoo-rassic Park in Singapore on November 16, 2016.  To raise awareness on the sixth mass extinction, the Singapore Zoo and River Safari displayed lifelike dinosaur animatronics where visitors can trail along the Dinosaur Valley which does not involve living animals. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMANROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Schoolchildren look at a lifelike animatronics display of a dinosaur at the dinosaur-themed Zoo-rassic Park in Singapore: photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP, 16 November 2016

A woman who fled from Mosul carries her son Riyad, 1, who was born under Islamic State rule and has no identity documents recognised by Iraqi authorities, in Debaga refugee camp, Iraq November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "CALIPHATE CHILDREN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.?

A woman who fled from Mosul carries her son Riyad, 1, who was born under Islamic State rule and has no identity documents recognised by Iraqi authorities, in Debaga refugee camp, Iraq: photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters, 15 November 2016

A woman who fled from Mosul carries her son Riyad, 1, who was born under Islamic State rule and has no identity documents recognised by Iraqi authorities, in Debaga refugee camp, Iraq November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "CALIPHATE CHILDREN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.?

A woman who fled from Mosul carries her son Riyad, 1, who was born under Islamic State rule and has no identity documents recognised by Iraqi authorities, in Debaga refugee camp, Iraq: photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters, 15 November 2016

epa05632058 US President Barack Obama (C) waves as he arrives at the Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, 15 November 2016. The US President is on a two-day visit to Athens.  EPA/WASSILIS ASWESTOPOULOS/POOL

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece. The US President is on a two-day visit to Athens.: photo by Wassilis Aswestopoulo/EPA, 15 November 2016 

epa05632058 US President Barack Obama (C) waves as he arrives at the Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, 15 November 2016. The US President is on a two-day visit to Athens.  EPA/WASSILIS ASWESTOPOULOS/POOL

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece. The US President is on a two-day visit to Athens.: photo by Wassilis Aswestopoulo/EPA, 15 November 2016

A cow stands beside a queue of people waiting to exchange their old high denomination banknotes outside a bank in Allahabad, India, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

A cow stands beside a queue of people waiting to exchange their old high denomination banknotes outside a bank in Allahabad, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 15 November 2016

A cow stands beside a queue of people waiting to exchange their old high denomination banknotes outside a bank in Allahabad, India, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

A cow stands beside a queue of people waiting to exchange their old high denomination banknotes outside a bank in Allahabad, India: photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters, 15 November 2016 

A view of the full moon over Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) Volcano, in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, 14 November 2016. The moon is the largest full moon since 1948, also known as the 'supermoon,' when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth. The next time the moon will be this close will be on 25 November 2034.  EPA/SANTIAGO BILLY

A view of the full moon over Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) Volcano, in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The moon is the largest full moon since 1948, also known as the ‘supermoon,’ when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth. The next time the moon will be this close will be on 25 November 2034.: photo by Santiago Billy/EPA, 15 November 2016 

A view of the full moon over Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) Volcano, in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, 14 November 2016. The moon is the largest full moon since 1948, also known as the 'supermoon,' when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth. The next time the moon will be this close will be on 25 November 2034.  EPA/SANTIAGO BILLY

A view of the full moon over Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) Volcano, in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The moon is the largest full moon since 1948, also known as the ‘supermoon,’ when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth. The next time the moon will be this close will be on 25 November 2034.: photo by Santiago Billy/EPA, 15 November 2016

A man stands with his dog on a hill behind Shadow Mountain Sports Complex in Sparks, Nev., Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North America before dawn on Monday. Its zenith in Asia and the South Pacific was Monday night. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

A man stands with his dog on a hill behind Shadow Mountain Sports Complex in Sparks, Nevada
: photo by Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal/AP, 15 November 2016


A man stands with his dog on a hill behind Shadow Mountain Sports Complex in Sparks, Nev., Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North America before dawn on Monday. Its zenith in Asia and the South Pacific was Monday night. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

A man stands with his dog on a hill behind Shadow Mountain Sports Complex in Sparks, Nevada: photo by Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal/AP, 15 November 2016