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         <title>The Eiffel Tower gets a new glass floor</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">The millions of tourists who flock to the Eiffel Tower will be treated to a new glass floor, creating a sensation of walking on air nearly 200 feet above ground. The $37.5 million reconstruction is likely to become a prime location for “selfies,” with the first visitors spending time on the floor turning their phones towards themselves and the glass floor below. --<em>Thea Breite</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/the_eiffel_tower_gets_a_new_glass_floor.html">16 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/the_eiffel_tower_gets_a_new_glass_floor.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/100614_eiffel/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">A bottom view of the new 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, October 6, 2014. The first floor of the iconic landmark was renovated and reopened. (Yoan Valat/EPA)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:47:06 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Observing rituals of faith</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Across the Middle East and the world this week, preparations have been made for major holidays of different faiths. As Hajj culminates, the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha is celebrated this weekend. Yom Kippur completes the period of High Holy Days for the Jewish community. --<em>Leanne Burden Seidel</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/observing_rituals_of_faith.html">20 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/observing_rituals_of_faith.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/religion_102014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Ultra-Orthodox Jews reflect on a car window as they gather on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean sea as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony in Herzeliya, Israel, Oct. 2. Tashlich, which means "to cast away" in Hebrew, is the practice by which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and symbolically "throw away" their sins by throwing a piece of bread, or similar food, into the water before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which start on Friday. (Oded Balilty/Associated Press)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:32:55 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Daily Life: September 2014 </title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">For this edition of our look at daily life we share images from China, India, Iraq, Nepal, United States and other countries from around the world. --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/daily_life_september_2014.html">23 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/10/daily_life_september_2014.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/dailylifesept14/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Zachary Bozann, 9, of Okemos smiles as he looks at countless reflections of himself, appearing to the camera as nine heads joined together in an three-dimensional interactive art display called "The Infinity Boxes" by Los Angeles artist Matt Elson on Sept. 28 at ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via Associated Press)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:00:25 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Hong Kong protesters refuse to leave</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Protests in Hong Kong continue after tens of thousands of people defied calls for them to dismantle their camps and return home. Demonstrations fanned out to more neighborhoods after police tried to disperse crowds using batons and tear gas early Monday morning. Riot police later withdrew. The pro-democracy protesters are angry at China for limiting their choice in Hong Kong's 2017 leadership elections. Demonstrators used umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas overnight and to ward off the sweltering sun as they continued their sit-in throughout the day. That gave rise to the movement’s name—The Umbrella Revolution. --<em>Thea Breite</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/hong_kong_protesters_refuse_to_leave.html">17 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/hong_kong_protesters_refuse_to_leave.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/092914_hongkong/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Riot police fire tear gas on student protesters occupying streets surrounding the government headquarters in Hong Kong, early Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (Wally Santana/AP)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:46:28 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>The Natural World: September</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">The Natural World is a monthly post that showcases photography depicting animals (sometimes in man-made habitats) and environments across the planet. --<em>Leanne Burden Seidel</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/the_natural_world_september.html">32 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/the_natural_world_september.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/Naturalworld_092614/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:648px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">A Bryde's whale and seagulls feast on anchovies in the Gulf of Thailand, Sept 9. An estimated population of 30 to 35 Bryde's whales are commonly seen along the upper Gulf of Thailand coastlines, between March and October. The Bryde's whale is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) which prohibits international trade of any parts of the animal. (Rungroj Yongrit/EPA)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:13:44 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Asian Games 2014</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">The games are well underway in Incheon, South Korea, with athletes from 45 nations competing in more events and sports -- such as kabaddi, wushu, and sepak takraw -- than at the Summer Olympics. The event wraps up with closing ceremonies on Oct. 4. --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/asian_games_2014.html">25 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/asian_games_2014.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/asiangames14/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Japan's Masanori Hayashi (left) strikes the ball against South Korea's Im An-Soo in the men's team sepak takraw preliminary match during the 2014 Asian Games at Bucheon Gymnasium in Bucheon, east of Incheon, on Sept. 24. (Jung Yron-Je/AFP/Getty Images)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:09:12 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Syrian Kurdish refugees flooding into Turkey</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">At least 130,000 refugees have poured into Turkey over the past three days, escaping an Islamic State offensive in Syria. On Friday, Turkey reopened its border but forces fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of Kurdish protesters who accuse Ankara of favoring Islamic State against the Kurds. --<em>Thea Breite</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/syrian_kurdish_refugees_flooding_into_turkey.html">20 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/syrian_kurdish_refugees_flooding_into_turkey.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/092214_refugees/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:686px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Syrian refugees gather at the border in Suruc, Turkey, late Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (AP)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:36:58 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Images from NASA</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">A collection of images released by NASA gives us a look from above and beyond earth. Amazing technology allows us to view our world in ways we could never imagine. --<em>Leanne Burden Seidel</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/images_from_nasa.html">10 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/images_from_nasa.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/nasa_092014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:987px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">An active region just about squarely facing Earth erupted with an X 1.6 flare (largest class) as well as a coronal mass ejection on Sept. 10. The flare lasted longer than usual and sent out a burst of radiation into space.  A darker wave of material was propelled across part of the Sun's surface. Images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. (NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:29:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Volcanic activity</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Thousands of people today started to evacuate the area near the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines after scientists warned of an imminent eruption. Compiled here are images from volcanic activity around the globe in the last couple of months. --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/volcanic_activity.html">18 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/volcanic_activity.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/volcanos2014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Lava cascades flow down the slope of restive Mayon Volcano as seen from Legazpi City, Albay province, Philippines, on Sept. 17. Tens of thousands of people living near the Philippines' most active volcano began to evacuate after increased activity prompted government scientists to warn of an imminent eruption. Dozens of military trucks were dispatched to pick up the residents in the danger zones around Mayon Volcano in Albay province. An estimated 12,000 families or nearly 60,000 residents are in the danger zones that affect three cities and five towns in Albay province. (Zalrian Z. Sayat/EPA)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Deadly flooding in India and Pakistan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Hundreds of people have died from the worst flooding in years in India and Pakistan. Tens of thousands of people are left homeless, with some still stranded in submerged homes. Most people in Kashmir's largest city Srinagar were affected by this disaster. Risk of disease is now a major concern due the stagnant water that still fills the area as emergency workers continue the relief efforts. --<em>Leanne Burden Seidel</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/deadly_flooding_in_india_and_pakistan.html">33 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/deadly_flooding_in_india_and_pakistan.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/Kashmir_flooding2014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:635px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Kashmiri residents struggle to withstand sudden and strong water currents while wading through floodwaters in their efforts to move to safer places in Srinagar, India on Sept. 4. The flooding began earlier this month in Kashmir, where it has caused landslides and submerged much of the main city of Srinagar, on the Indian-administered side. (Dar Yasin/Associated Press)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:29:14 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Sleepers: Part II</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Whether you get enough sleep or not, here are some more sleepers who took advantage of wherever they were in the past few months to catch some shuteye. --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/sleepers_part_ii.html">30 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/sleepers_part_ii.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/sleepersPartII/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Chinese shoppers sleep on a bed in the showroom of the IKEA store on July 6 in Beijing, China. Of the world's ten biggest Ikea stores, 8 of them are in China to cater to the country's growing middle class. The stores are designed with extra room displays given the tendency for customers to make a visit an all-day affair. Store management does not discourage shoppers from sleeping on Ikea furniture, even marking them with signs inviting customers to try them out. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:09:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Romanian Romas celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">The Roma community in Romania celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania. Thousands of Gypsies or Roma gather on a hillside after attending a religious service in a nearby monastery and celebrate the holiday by sharing food and playing traditional music until the next dawn. The feast day of the Assumption of Mary, or simply Assumption Day or St Mary’s Day, is one of the most important feasts in the Orthodox Christian calendar. --<em>Thea Breite</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/romanian_romas_celebrate_the_birth_of_the_vir.htmle">11 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/romanian_romas_celebrate_the_birth_of_the_vir.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/090814_roma/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:684px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">A vendor sells balloons as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. (Vadim Ghirda/AP)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:57:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Daily life: August 2014</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">A look at a selection of images depicting daily life around the world in the month of August. --<em>Leanne Burden Seidel</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/daily_life_august_2014_1.html">23 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/daily_life_august_2014_1.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/dailylife_Aug2014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:664px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Nepalese women and young boy splash water on each other as they wash in a small waterfall in Naryanthan village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, August 17. (NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:45:47 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Burning Man 2014</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">The Burning Man festival, with a theme of "Caravansary," wrapped up earlier this week 120 miles outside Reno, Nev., in the Black Rock Desert, its home since 1990. Some 65,000 people attended the celebration, which is billed as "an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance." --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/burning_man_2014.html">25 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/burning_man_2014.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/burn2014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">The art installation Embrace burns during the Burning Man 2014 "Caravansary" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Aug. 29. People from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:13:44 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Tomatina 2014</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="bpBody">Overripe tomatoes were hurled in a massive red food fight today in the town of Bunol, Spain. The La Tomatina festival -- held each year on the last Wednesday of August -- evolved from a street fight in the 1940s when a group of young men who wanted to participate in the "gigantes y cabezudos" parade used tomatoes from a vegetable stand as weapons. An estimated 22,000 people showed up this year for the food fight. --<em>Lloyd Young</em> (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/08/tomatina_2014.html">13 photos total</a>)</div><div class="bpImageTop"><a name="photo1"></a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/08/tomatina_2014.html"><img src="http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/tomatina2014/bp1.jpg" class="bpImage" style="height:660px;width:990px" /></a> <br/><div class="bpCaption">Revelers take part in the annual "Tomatina" festivities in the village of Bunol, near Valencia on Aug. 28. Some 22,000 revelers hurled 130 tons of squashed tomatoes at each other drenching the streets in red in a gigantic Spanish food fight known as the Tomatina. (Gabriel Gallo/AFP/Getty Images)<div class="cf"></div></div></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:02:44 -0500</pubDate>
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