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Tuesday 8 November 2016

the forbidden tree (another bought situation)

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Over tanks | by efo
Over tanks (Richmond, California): photo by efo, October 2016

Over tanks | by efo

Over tanks (Richmond, California): photo by efo, October 2016

Over tanks | by efo

Over tanks (Richmond, California): photo by efo, October 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

Portland, Oregon: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, August 2013

Untitled | by el zopilote

Portland, Oregon: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2013

Untitled | by el zopilote

Portland, Oregon: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2013

Untitled | by el zopilote

Tucumcari, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, October 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

Tucumcari, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, October 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

Tucumcari, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, October 2016

the lovelorn | by Jo-H

the lovelorn (Monument Valley, Utah): photo by Jo-H, 6 October 2016

the lovelorn | by Jo-H

the lovelorn (Monument Valley, Utah): photo by Jo-H, 6 October 2016

the lovelorn | by Jo-H

the lovelorn (Monument Valley, Utah): photo by Jo-H, 6 October 2016

route 66 | by Jo-H

route 66 (Winslow, Arizona): photo by Jo-H, 8 October 2016

route 66 | by Jo-H

route 66 (Winslow, Arizona): photo by Jo-H, 8 October 2016

route 66 | by Jo-H

route 66 (Winslow, Arizona)
: photo by Jo-H, 8 October 2016

the longest mile | by Jo-H

the longest mile (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 25 June 2016

the longest mile | by Jo-H

the longest mile (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 25 June 2016

the longest mile | by Jo-H

the longest mile (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 25 June 2016

continental drift | by Jo-H

continental drift (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 1 March 2015

continental drift | by Jo-H

continental drift (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 1 March 2015

continental drift | by Jo-H

continental drift (Ritzville, Washington): photo by Jo-H, 1 March 2015

 
  
A game of cricket amid heavy smog in Delhi on Sunday: photo by Dominique Faget/Agence France-Presse, 6 November 2016


A family rides a scooter during heavy smog and dust in Delhi on Sunday: photo by Harish Tyagi/European Pressphoto Agency, 6 November 2016



Runners struggle through a 10-kilometer race on Sunday: photo by Dominique Faget/Agence France-Presse, 6 November 2016



Construction continues on a building on Monday: photo by Dominique Faget/Agence France-Presse, 7 November 2016



Eva Braun's knickers sell for £2,900 as an array of history buffs fight to own a piece of unlikely Nazi memorabilia
: image via BBC News England @BBCEngland, 7 November 2016



Nearly 1am in North Carolina. Jon Bon Jovi, Hillary Clinton, Lady Gaga on stage right now
: image via Aleem Maqbool @AleemMaqbool, 7 November 2016


Last @HillaryClinton stop for the night for a rally in Raleigh with Jon Bon Jovi and Lady Gaga: photo by Kim Ghattas @BBCKimGhattas, 7 November 2016


 #Sensex edges up; prospects of Hillary win lift mood
: image via Reuters India @ReutersIndia, 7 November 2016


Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance: image via Thomson Reuters Fdn @TR_Foundation, 7 November 2016


IRAQ - Iraqi soldiers greet residents as bodies of IS fighters lie on a street in Al-Intissar neighbourhood of Mosul. By @odd_andersen: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016



IRAQ - A soldier from Iraqi army's 9th armoured division fires his machine gun at suspect car near Ali Rash #MosulOffensive @odd_andersen: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016


IRAQ - An Iraqi soldier from 9th armoured division cleans his machine gun with brush near Ali Rash during #MosulOffensive. By @odd_andersen: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016 


IRAQ - Iranian Kurdish female members of the Freedom Party of Kurdistan hold a position near Bashiqa during #MosulOffensive. By @safinphoto: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016



This is Mosul. Fierce fighting and no refuge. At least two thousand fleeing via Gogjali neighbourhood everyday.: image via Quentin Sommerville @sommervillebbc, 7 November 2016



This is Mosul. Fierce fighting and no refuge. At least two thousand fleeing via Gogjali neighbourhood everyday.: image via Quentin Sommerville @sommervillebbc, 7 November 2016



This is Mosul. Fierce fighting and no refuge. At least two thousand fleeing via Gogjali neighbourhood everyday.: image via Quentin Sommerville @sommervillebbc, 7 November 2016



SYRIA - US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces deploy on the frontline near Ain Issa, as they launched an offensive in Raqa. By @Delilsouleman #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016
 

As smog chokes New Delhi, India, residents feel like they are under siege, "cowering by our air purifiers"
: image via The New York Times @nytimes, 7 November 2016



INDIA - Protesters take part in a rally urging immediate action to curb air pollution in New Delhi. By @sajjadkmr #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016


INDIA - A Hindu devotee offers prayers in a pond during the Chhath Festival in New Delhi. By @dofaget #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016

AFGHANISTAN - An Hazara girl looks on as she stands in front of the cave where she lives with her family in Bamiyan. By @kohsar #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016


RUSSIA - Russian servicemen dressed in historical uniforms perform during military parade at Red Square in Moscow. By Natalia Kolesnikova: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016   


CHINA - Police stand guard during a stand-off with demonstrators amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong. By @AntAFP #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016



US - Supporters record on phones as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Leesburg. By @mollyriley: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 7 November 2016


A woman collapses during a rescue operation of #refugees and #migrants as they try to cross with rubber boat to #europe off shore #libya: image via Aris Messinis @ArisMessinis, 7 November 2016


The forbidden tree - #ichalhoub in #Byblos #Lebanon: image via Ibrahim Chalhoub @iChalhoub, 6 November 2016 

Palestinian children walk past buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 8, 2016. The World Bank said in a September report that just 10.7 percent of the 11,000 houses that were totally destroyed in 2014 had so far been rebuilt and about 50 percent of partially and severely damaged houses are still awaiting repair.
 
Palestinian children walk past buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP, 8 November 2016

Palestinian children walk past buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 8, 2016. The World Bank said in a September report that just 10.7 percent of the 11,000 houses that were totally destroyed in 2014 had so far been rebuilt and about 50 percent of partially and severely damaged houses are still awaiting repair.

Palestinian children walk past buildings destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip: photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP, 8 November 2016

ndian devotees perform a prayer with a photograph of US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a temple in Varanasi on November 7, 2016, ahead of voting in the US Presidential elections.              Top musicians from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce to Madonna are rallying behind Hillary Clinton in the countdown to the November 8 election, adding A-list star power to a massive get-out-the-vote operation. / AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images
 
Indian devotees perform a prayer with a photograph of US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a temple in Varanasi ahead of voting in the US Presidential election: photo by AFP, 8 November 2016

ndian devotees perform a prayer with a photograph of US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a temple in Varanasi on November 7, 2016, ahead of voting in the US Presidential elections.              Top musicians from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce to Madonna are rallying behind Hillary Clinton in the countdown to the November 8 election, adding A-list star power to a massive get-out-the-vote operation. / AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Indian devotees perform a prayer with a photograph of US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a temple in Varanasi ahead of voting in the US Presidential election: photo by AFP, 8 November 2016

Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016, after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group: photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP, 8 November 2016

Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016, after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images

Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group: photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP, 8 November 2016



2 comments:

manik sharma said...

Tom,

I am in Delhi. We have been pushing our own envelopes. I hope you do better on your side today.

TC said...

Manik,

It begins to seem we are on the same side.

But that would be just you and me, of course.

Oh, and the other frightened earthlings.