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Photo-bloggerRussoson the way to the Crimea stopped near an abandoned airfield in Ukraine for a night in tents. Early in the morning he was amazed at the number of aircraft at the airfield and started shooting.

Splashing is all part of the fun. This years match was held on Monday, August 30, and was watched by over a thousand spectators.

The Baltimore Comic Con show is considered to be the younger brother ofSan Diego Comic Convention. The first Comic Con lasted only one day and was held at the Sheraton Hotel in the Baltimore. This has now become a 2-day affair and the venue shifted to the Baltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore. More than 100 contestants for best costumes expressed their love to comics and individuality. These pictures are from 2010 convention....

The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1964 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , London. The event is held each August, over two days and is led by members of the British African-Caribbean community, particularly the Trinidadian and Tobagonian British population or ‘Trinis’, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 2 million people in the past, making it the second largest street festival in the world after the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival held in that country....

Not much evidence of it here. And then they would become quiet, shaking their heads at the madness of their history. 1994, Kabul, a Mujahedeen looks at Jade Maiwand in the old part of Kabul. Same Jade Maiwand in 2010. Internally displaced people as a result of the fighting in Helmand between Taliban and Coalition forces.

Other than a little patty shrinkage, the burger look essentially the same. A few years ago, atwelve-year-old McDonald’s burgersurfaced that looked shockingly well-preserved. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper). There are other evidences of McDonalds indestructible burgers. University of Nottingham chemistry professor Martyn Poliakoff dunk the whole thing in a vat of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric acid in the stomach is very diluted. But see what happens when you put the burger in concentrated hydrochloric acid....

This gallery showcases those people who are awake when most of the city is not. (Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal!) Street sweepers clean along Wall Street at 6:25 a.m. (Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal!)

The society has its own language, alphabet, colorful festivals and parades. A fourth volume,Dinotopia: Journey To Chandarawas published in the fall of 2007.

Sometimes passers-by dont even realize he is there until he moves.

At the end of the canyon, the Verdon river flows into the artificial lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of meters high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing. There are routes encompassing cracks, pillars and seemingly endless walls. Pictures:http://iluton.livejournal.com/

Tens of metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown at each other in the streets during this day. The week-long festival features music, parades, dancing, and fireworks among other things. On the night before, participants of the festival compete in a paella cooking contest. This festival started in a casual way in 1945, but wasn’t officially recognized until 1952. These images are from the Tomatina festival on August 25, 2010....

Advertising agency Jung von Matt created these very unusual and macabre stationary items for 13th Street, a television channel in Europe owned by NBC Universal Global Networks. These unique creation has won several awards for creative advertising at the New York Festivals, ADC Germany, ADC Europe and D&AD. [viaCrooked BrainsviaBehance]