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The New York Times- The use of air power has changed markedly during the long Afghan conflict, reflecting the political costs and sensitivities of civilian casualties caused by errant or indiscriminate strikes and the increasing use of aerial drones, which can watch over potential targets for extended periods with no risk to pilots or more expensive aircraft. |
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In the month of July, 54 coalition soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, including 32 Americans. This was as the United States began drawing down its forces, with some 10,000 U.S. troops due to pull out by the end of the year. Currently, the U.S. has some 150,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan. This month also saw an escalation in recent assassinations claimed by the Taliban, as both the mayor of Kandahar and President Hamid Karzai's half-brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, were killed. The assassinations and continued suicide attacks are heightening uncertainty in the face of troop withdrawals, despite assurances from both coalition and Afghan officials. Gathered here are images from the ongoing conflict over the past 31 days, part of an ongoing monthly series on Afghanistan. A V-22 Osprey carries an external load at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, on July 18, 2011. While attaching the load, the Osprey was hovering less than ten feet above the heads of the LS Marines, who were attaching the load in support of Exercise Mojave Viper as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan later this year. Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, of Marshalltown, Iowa, salutes the casket at the end of funeral services for Iowa National Guard soldier Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, at the River of Life Ministries, on July 18, 2011, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Guard says Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, was killed during combat operations July 9 in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan. Eipperle, a master sergeant in the Iowa National Guard, was injured in the same attack. Members of the Third Platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, light up the Zabul province night firing their M777A2 howitzer at suspected enemy movements from Forward Operating Base Pasab, Zharay District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2011. |
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view Afghanistan: July 2011 as presented by: The Atlantic |
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When you sink a pressure-packed 40-foot birdie putt in the final round, there's little else you need do to announce your arrival as an important player on the PGA Tour. But Louis Oosthuizen did more. His solid play, long drives, and accurate putts over the entire tournament had him dominating more famous hitters on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. The 139th British Open Golf Championship was his to loose all weekend, and the Claret Jug was in his hands at the end. It was Oosthuizen's first Major win. Course workers clear water from the first and 18th fairway during the first round July 15. Play is suspended in the afternoon due to high winds on day two July 16. Louis Oosthuizen is congratulated by his wife Nel-Mare and daughter Jana on the 18th green after winning the 139th British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland July 18. |
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view The British Open at St. Andrews as presented by: Boston Big Picture |
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In New York City's Financial District, hundreds of activists have been converging on Lower Manhattan over the past two weeks, protesting as part of an "Occupy Wall Street" movement. The protests are largely rallies against the influence of corporate money in politics, but participants' grievances also include frustrations with corporate greed, anger at financial and social inequality, and several other issues. Nearly 80 people were arrested last weekend in a series of incidents with the New York police as the protesters attempted to march uptown. Most are now camped out in nearby Zucotti Park. Demonstrations also took place yesterday in San Francisco, and an "Occupy Boston" protest is planned for tonight, September 30. Collected here are a handful of images of the protesters occupying Wall Street from the past two weeks. |
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view Occupy Wall Street as presented by: The Atlantic |
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With his self-confidence at a high and luck finally on his side, Australia's Cadel Evans could achieve something special this year in the Tour de France. The two-time runner-up was third in the overall standings enterng the 10th stage Tuesday, the best placing among the favorites, after surviving a crash-marred week that saw several contenders bow out. The BMC team leader finished behind Alberto Contador in 2007 and Carlos Sastre in 2008. Last year, Evans wore the yellow jersey but broke his left elbow and settled for a 26th-place finish on the Champs Elysees. Regarded as an underachiever until he become world champion in 2009, Evans is stronger this year. A helicopter of the French TV hovers over the pack with Thor Hushovd of Norway, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 172.5 kilometers (107.2 miles) starting in Lorient and finishing in Mur de Bretagne, Brittany, western France, Tuesday July 5, 2011. Frederik Willems of Belgium, left, and David Zabriskie of the US, right, are being treated by Tour de France doctors after crashing during the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 208 kilometers (129 miles) starting in Issoire and finishing in Saint Flour, central France, Sunday July 10, 2011. The peloton is reflected in Allagnon river near the village of Lempdes sur Allagnon as they ride during the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 208 kilometers (129 miles) starting in Issoire and finishing in Saint Flour, central France, Sunday July 10, 2011. |
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view Evans Looking Good at Tour de Carnage as presented by: Sacramento Bee |
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The 65th anniversary event at the site of the world’s first A-bomb attack echoed with the choirs of schoolchildren and the solemn ringing of bells Friday as Hiroshima marked the occasion. At 8:15 a.m. – the time the bomb dropped, incinerating most of the city – a moment of silence was observed. On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. About 140,000 people were killed or died within months when the American B-29 “Enola Gay” bombed Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, about 80,000 people died after the United States also bombed Nagasaki. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II. To this day, the bombings remain the only time nuclear weapons have been unleashed. The United States decided to drop the bombs because Washington believed it would hasten the end of the war and avert the need to wage prolonged and bloody land battles on Japan’s main island. That concern was heightened by Japan’s desperate efforts to control outlying islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa as the Allies closed in. A giant column of smoke rises more than 60,000 feet into the air, after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port town of Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945. Dropped by the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 plane "Bockscar," the bomb killed more than 70,000 people instantly, with ten thousands dying later from effects of the radioactive fallout. An unidentified young boy carries his burned brother on his back Aug. 10, 1945 in Nagasaki, Japan. This photographs was not released to the public by the Japanese military but was disseminated to the world press by the United Nations after the war. Arrow marks the spot where the A-bomb struck at Nagasaki, Japan, August 10, 1945. Much of the bombed area is still desolate, the trees on the hills in the background remained charred and dwarfed from the blast and little reconstruction, except of wooden shacks as homes, has taken place. |
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view On War: The dropping of the Atomic Bomb, 65 years later as presented by: Denver Post |
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From Indonesia come two flavors. Jeden z nich doceniany i serwowany jest glównie w lokalnych restauracjach. One of them appreciated and is mainly served in local restaurants. Drugi, to rozpoznawany i niezwykle ceniony na calym swiecie produkt. Second, it is recognized and highly valued throughout the world product. Burgery z miesa kobry nie sa daniem szczególnie wykwintnym, ale znajduja swoich amatorów wsród turystów i ludnosci lokalnej. Burgers from the meat dish cobras are not particularly refined, but their fans are among the tourists and the local population. Zbierane dziko zyjace kobry sa przenoszone do rzezni, gdzie zabija sie je przez odciecie glowy. Gathered wild cobras are transferred to the slaughterhouse, where they kill them by decapitation. Nastepnie z ciala weza zdejmowana jest skóra a otrzymane mieso jest czyszczone i ciete na drobniejsze paski. Then the body of the snake skin is removed and the resulting meat is cleaned and cut into smaller strips. Ze zmielonego i doprawionego miesa formuje sie burgery, które w wygladzie przypominaja te znane na calym swiecie. And seasoned with ground meat formed into burgers, which look similar to those known throughout the world. Drugi z przysmaków przeznaczony jest dla konsumentów o bardziej wyrafinowanym guscie kulinarnym i znacznie zasobniejszym portfelu. The second of delicacies is designed for consumers with more sophisticated culinary tastes, and much zasobniejszym wallet. Kopi luwak, bo o niej mowa, to najdrozsza kawa na swiecie. Kopi luwak, because of her question, the most expensive coffee in the world. Jej kilogram kosztuje okolo tysiaca euro. Her kilogram costs a thousand euros. Wynika to z faktu, ze swiatowe zbiory/produkcja tego gatunku kawy wynosza zaledwie 300-400 kg rocznie. This follows from the fact that the world harvest / production of this species of coffee are only 300-400 kg per year. Jak powstaje kopi luwak? How to make a copy of luwak? Owocami kawowca karmione sa cywety ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ), w których zoladkach trawiony jest miazsz owoców, ale nie samo ziarno. Cherry fruits are fed civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), in which the stomach is digested pulp of fruit, but not the same grain. Po nadtrawieniu przez enzymy trawienne i lekkim sfermentowaniu przez bakterie produkujace kwas mlekowy, ziarno kawy przechodzi przez przewód pokarmowy cywety i jest wydalane. After nadtrawieniu by digestive enzymes and a slight fermented by bacteria producing lactic acid, coffee bean passes through the digestive tract and is excreted civet. Wydobyte z odchodów ziarna kawy, dzieki takiej obróbce, nabywaja niepowtarzalnego aromatu. Extracted from the faeces of coffee beans, with such treatment, they acquire a unique flavor. Z uwagi na swoje zdolnosci, cywety czesto padaja lupem klusowników, którzy wykorzystuja je do „produkcji” kopi luwak. Due to their capacity, civet often fell prey to poachers, who use them for the "production" copy luwak. |
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One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Japan on March 11, unleashing a 10-metre high tsunami that tossed ships inland and sparked fears that destructive waves could hit across the Pacific Ocean. March 11, 2011. Tsunami approaches JR Hakodate train station in Hakodate, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan. An extremely powerful earthquake hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at 2:46 p.m. Friday, March 11 (5:46 a.m. GMT). People stand by a flooded street caused by tsunami in Hakodate, norhtern Japan, March 11, 2011, after a powerful earthquake hit northeastern Japan. Houses are destroyed by tsunami floods following the Tohoku Earthquake in near Iwaki town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. An oil refinery is on fire following the Tohoku Earthquake in Chiba city, Chiba prefecture, Japan. |
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