The Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/ Photos selected by the Sacramento Bee multimedia staff en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:44:47 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The World's Children NEW DELHI (AP) -- Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. He was only 11.
Today, at 13, he shares a cramped, dingy shelter with 63 other runaways and former street kids in New Delhi. He is one of the lucky ones.
Twenty years after the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, multitudes of children across the globe are still suffering from poverty, abuse and disease. Each year, 4 million babies die before they are a month old, 150 million children are engaged in child labor, more than 500 million have been affected by violence and 51 million have fallen so far through the cracks they have not even had their births registered, according to the United Nations. (19 images)
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A street child searches for recyclable material in a garbage dump on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, a day ahead of Universal Children's Day. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. AP / Anupam Nath


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Palestinian fishermen pull in their nets at sunset at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/daily-life-6.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/daily-life-6.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:24:34 -0800 Red Arrows present their first woman pilot The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, announced Friday that Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, is the first woman pilot to join the team. Earlier in her RAF career, the 31-year-old served as a Qualified Flying Instructor, teaching students to fly the advanced fast jet trainer at RAF Valley, before flying the Tornado GR4 on operations in Iraq. Flt. Lt. Moore joined the RAF in 1998 after studying aeronautical engineering at Imperial College, London. She is familiar with the Hawk aircraft used by the Red Arrows as she trained fast jet pilots on the aircraft at RAF Valley in Wales. (17 images)
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The Red Arrows, including the first woman pilot to join them, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, are pictured during a team practice at RAF Scampton in Lincoln, northern England, on Nov. 12. Flight Lieutenant Moore, from Lincolnshire, makes history by becoming the first female Red Arrow pilot. AFP / Getty Images / Andrew Yates


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/red-arrows-present-their-first.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/red-arrows-present-their-first.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:31:36 -0800 Tropical storm pounds east coast The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas of New Jersey and New York and eroding beaches after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia. Crews tried to stabilize a 570-foot barge carrying containers of chemicals that grounded off Virginia Beach after it broke free Thursday night from a tugboat that was towing it from Puerto Rico to New Jersey. Flood warnings remain in effect in parts of western Virginia, where the Danville River at South Boston was more than 7 feet above flood stage. The Roanoke River crested nearly 4 feet above flood stage at Randolph and more than 3 feet above flood stage at Brookneal early Friday. Dominion Power reported that more than 155,000 customers remained without electricity early Friday in Virginia and parts of North Carolina. (21 images)
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Spectators look at a barge that broke free from a tugboat and was beached in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida moved through the area. AP / Steve Helber


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/tropical-storm-pounds-east-coa.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/tropical-storm-pounds-east-coa.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:03:00 -0800 Fort Hood soldiers remembered FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Sketching out lives that ended too soon, President Barack Obama remembered those slain at Fort Hood as husbands and fathers, immigrants and scholars, optimists and patriots -- an expectant mother, a granddaughter of veterans, a music teacher. Just below his speaking platform Tuesday, before thousands of mourners, the dead were remembered in a traditional Army way: 13 pairs of combat boots, each with an inverted rifle topped with a helmet. A picture of each person rested below the boots. "Neither this country, nor the values that we were founded upon, could exist without men and women like these 13 Americans," Obama told the throng. "And that is why we must pay tribute to their stories." (21 images)
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Soldiers listen as President Obama speaks at a memorial service for victims of the Fort Hood Shooting, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Fort Hood, Texas. AP / Donna McWilliam


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/fort-hood-soldiers-remembered.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/fort-hood-soldiers-remembered.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:59:55 -0800 Berlin wall anniversary BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity. Within hours of a confused announcement on Nov. 9, 1989 that East Germany was lifting travel restrictions, hundreds of people streamed into the enclave that was West Berlin, marking a pivotal moment in the collapse of communism in Europe. Merkel, who grew up in East Germany and was one of thousands to cross that night, recalled that "before the joy of freedom came, many people suffered." She lauded Gorbachev, with whom she shared an umbrella amid a crush of hundreds, eager for a glimpse of the man many still consider a hero for his role in pushing reform in the Soviet Union. (20 images)
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Fireworks illuminate the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Monday, Nov. 9, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. AP / Wolfgang Rattay


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/berlin-wall-anniversary.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/berlin-wall-anniversary.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:54 -0800 Rain in the Holy Land Recent rains have brought much needed rain to the Holy Land which has been suffering from years of below normal precipitation leaving the Sea of Galilee and underground aquifers at dangerously low levels. (10 images)
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A flash of lightning lights up the sky before dawn on Oct. 31, over Hod Hasharon in central Israel. Getty Images / David Silverman


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/rain-in-the-holy-land.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/rain-in-the-holy-land.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:11:12 -0800 Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead holiday began today. During the holiday, celebrants honor deceased family members. As part of the celebration, families prepare candy skulls, design intricate skeletal figurines and fashion elaborate altars for the dead. They join processions to cemeteries and make offerings of bright orange marigolds, bread and music. (24 images)
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Candles light up graves in the San Gregorio cemetery during Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico City, early Sunday, Nov. 1. According to tradition, candles are lit to guide wandering souls back to their families. AP / Marco Ugarte


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/day-of-the-dead.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/11/day-of-the-dead.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:30 -0800 Happy Halloween Happy Halloween (20 images)
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Squirrel monkeys at Bristol Zoo Gardens investigate a special carved pumpkin that has been left as a special Halloween treat in their enclosure on Oct. 28, in Bristol, England. The gift of the pumpkin does have a serious side, as they are a great addition to the animals' regular diet as they are high in vitamins, potassium, protein and fibre - as well as being the perfect enrichment toy, as the animals have to delve inside to reach the succulent flesh and plump seeds. Getty Images / Matt Cardy


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/happy-halloween.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/happy-halloween.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:52:06 -0800 Pakistan suffers another bombing PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 100 people -- mostly women and children -- as visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged U.S. support for Islamabad's campaign against Islamic militants. More than 200 people were wounded in the blast in the main northwestern city of Peshawar, the deadliest in a surge of attacks by suspected insurgents this month. The government blamed militants seeking to avenge an army offensive launched this month against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold close to the Afghan border. The bombing was the deadliest since explosions hit homecoming festivities for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi in Oct. 2007, killing about 150 people. Bhutto was later slain in a separate attack. Wednesday's bomb destroyed much of the Mina Bazaar in Peshawar's old town, a warren of narrow alleys clogged with stalls and shops selling dresses, toys and cheap jewelry that drew many female shoppers and children in the conservative city. (14 images)
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Shops burn as Pakistani men gather at a market following a deadly car bomb blast in Peshawar on Oct. 28. A car bomb destroyed a packed Pakistani market, killing 80 people and underscoring the blood-drenched scale of the extremist threat while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the country.AFP / Getty Images / A Majeed


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/pakistan-suffers-another-bombi.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/pakistan-suffers-another-bombi.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:37 -0800 Chhath Festival, worshipping the sun The Chhath Festival in India is a festival dedicated to the worship of the sun god. Festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water, milk and fruits to the Sun God at dawn and dusk. (19 images)
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Indian Hindu devotees offers prayers to the sun during The Chhath Festival on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on Oct. 24.The Chhath festival is also known as Surya Pooja(worshipping of the sun) is observed in the eastern part of India,where homage is paid to the sun and water Gods eight days after Diwali,the festival of lights. Chhath festival devotees undergo a fast and offer water,milk and fruits to the Sun God at dawn and dusk. AFP / Getty Images / Noah Seelam


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/chhath-festival-worshipping-th.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/chhath-festival-worshipping-th.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:59:18 -0800 Scenes from Afghanistan BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that he was encouraged by NATO allies' commitment to the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan even as the Obama administration mulls whether to order tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the fight. At a NATO meeting of defense ministers, Gates said a number of allies indicated to him that they are thinking about or were moving toward increasing either their military or their civilian contributions or both. (24 images)
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U.S. Army Specialist Kingsley, left, of 2nd Platoon, Baker Company, 2-12 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires on enemy positions as Private First Class Kicklighter, right, ducks behind his machine gun during an ambush at the village of Lanyal in the Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan on Oct. 20. AFP / Getty Images / Simon Lim


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A man looks out from the window of a building during the snow storm at Jizerka in the Jizera Mountains, about 100 km north of Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Snow fell down in many mountainous parts of the country. AP / Radek Petrasek


]]> http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/winter-approaching.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/10/winter-approaching.html?mi_rss=The%20Frame Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:37:42 -0800 Meet the Breeds Over the weekend, animal enthusiasts held a "Meet the Breeds" event at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. A collection of 160 dog breeds and 41 cat breeds were on display in areas decorated to reflect each animal's heritage, characteristics and attributes as a pet, according to the American Kennel Club. Attendees were able to pet the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and learn about them directly from breed experts. (20 images)
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Mojito, a Chihuahua, smells spectator Maria-Liisa Lydon during the "Meet The Breeds" show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Oct. 17, in New York City. Getty Images / Afton Almaraz


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- It looked like something straight out of science fiction and sounded like a parent's worst nightmare: a flying saucer-shaped helium balloon zooming across the skies of Colorado with a boy named Falcon inside.

Or so it seemed.

After a spectacle that dominated cable television and captivated people across the nation, 6-year-old Falcon Heene was found safe at his home Thursday hiding in a cardboard box in the garage rafters. (12 images)

Editor's note: Since the publishing of this entry, authorities have accused the Heene family of perpetrating a hoax over their son's feared disappearance in a balloon to promote a reality show. The Heenes have denied the balloon incident was a hoax.


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Falcon Henne, center, 6, is shown outside his home Oct. 15, in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Falcon was found hiding in the attic of his family home after his siblings had erroneously reported that he was riding aboard an experimental balloon built by his father. Media helicopters, military aircraft and the FAA all assisted in tracking down the wayward balloon, which landed in a field in Weld County, Colorado. Getty Images / John Moore


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