45 amazing new year 2012 wallpapers

New Year always brings a new wave of excitement in the hearts of every person on the earth. The reason, being the hope and possibilities that await in the new year. At the start of the year people start changing a lot of things which is not useful in this year. In computer terms, people change their desktop wallpapers, Calender wallpapers, etc. I would like to bring to notice of everyone that 2012 is a leap year. It is also International Year of Sustainable Energy. As per the Chinese calender, 2012 is the year of Dragon. Also, as everyone might have already heard that 2012 is the year with the “end of mankind” tag. It is believed that December 2012 would very disastrous.

New Year 2012 Wallpapers, screensavers and images are the best way to bring a fresh mood, scenario and atmosphere of the New Year at the work place.

In this post we are publishing 45 Amazing New Year 2012 Wallpapers for your Inspiration. I hope that 2012 would bring happiness and prosperity in everyone’s lives.

In the meanwhile you may want to read some of our festive articles

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66 Photo World coolest pix of week 51

Christmas is only a few days away and 2012 a little over a week. Week 51 saw the US military finally leave Iraq, a new earthquaske in New Zealand, but the big news was that North Korean’s charismatic and much loved leader Kim Jong-Il passed the freedom torch to his more than capable son when he passed away.

French gendarmes and rescue workers survey the Maltese-registered cargo ship TK Bremen, which ran aground on Kerminihy beach at Erdeven, spilling oil from its engines on the coast of Brittany in western France, December 16, 2011.

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Scenes from Iraq 36 photos total

As 2011 ends, Iraqis confront their challenges with neither the presence of US troops, nor the shadow of Saddam Hussein, who was executed five years ago today. He had ruled since 1979, although he'd been a power player in the government since 1968. The American occupation ended officially on December 15, eight years after the 2003 invasion. Sectarian strife still plagues Iraq, and although the violence lessened from near-civil war levels in 2006, the pullout of American forces has seen a return of hostilities. While the number of American casualties of the occupation stands at 4,487, figures for Iraqi casualties have no such certainty. Some estimates put the figure as high as 100,000. Now conflicts new and old wait to be dealt with by a country free to decide its own fate for the first time in generations. Sectarian struggle, problems with water and electricity delivery, and war-ravaged infrastructure are just a few of the issues facing Iraqis today. Gathered here are recent images of Iraq as it looks ahead to 2012. The last four images are portraits by Reuters photographer Shannon Stapleton, who asked ordinary Iraqis for their thoughts on their future after the pullout of American forces. -- Lane Turner (36 photos total)

A man smokes a water pipe at a cafe on Mutanabi Street in Baghdad on December 9, 2011. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

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weird chinese inventions 17 Photots total

There’s a nasty rumor going around. We’re accusing the Chinese of simply copying all usefull and great inventions and mass producing these as inferior products, but theses images show us doubters that the Chinese do indeed invent stuff themselves. They just haven’t caught on yet.

Li Yuming, a local farmer who is interested in scientific invention, works on his unfinished miniature submarine Xiaguang V on the outskirts of Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province August 24, 2007. Xiaguang V, which is 3-metre long,

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drug wars update 33 Photos total

Over the years we’ve posted several photo sets with the theme drugs. The Gang Wars In Mexico, The Latin American Drug Wars and the War On Drugs In Rio De Janeiro. In that time nothing much has changed. Half of Mexico is still run by the drug cartels, people still keep dying from Brazil to the Copa Cabana and drugs is still big big business.

Soldiers patrol a neighborhood in San Fernando, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, December 20, 2011. Mexico's Defense Ministry has deployed hundreds of soldiers consisting of intelligence units, mobile checkpoints and patrols, to curb the violence in San Fernando and its outskirts, caused by months of bloody gunbattles and turf wars between the Gulf cartel and their former Zetas armed wing, reported local media. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

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in the picture grigoriy sichev 18 Photots total

Hello My name is Grigoriy Sichev. I am 27 years old. I was born and lived in Siberia (Omsk). In a world of too many unnecessary sounds. That’s why in my photographs silence. I also do not give names to your photos, that would limit your imagination. These pictures were taken during this year. In them I try to picture my mood, the state and the vision of this world in silence.
We’d like to thank Grigoriy for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Photo by Grigoriy Sichev

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China's largest wind farm blows into operation

China's largest offshore wind power plant began operation in Rudong county, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 28, 2011. Constructed by the GD Long Yuan Power Technology & Engineering, it has a gross capacity of 150 MW.

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Japan's nuclear exclusion zone

What does a sudden evacuation look like? After everyone is gone, what happens to the places they've abandoned? National Geographic Magazine sent Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder to the nuclear exclusion zone around Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant to find out. Evacuated shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear radiation crisis, the area has been largely untouched, with food rotting on store shelves and children's backpacks waiting in classrooms. The area may face the same fate as the town of Pripyat, Ukraine after the Chernobyl disaster 25 years ago. This isn't the first time Guttenfelder has gotten a rare glimpse of a place few see, as The Big Picture featured his photographs of North Korea in an earlier post. Collected here are Guttenfelder's haunting images just released of a place abandoned, and of people dealing with the loss. -- Lane Turner (39 photos total)

In this April 7, 2011 photo, local police wearing white suits to protect them from radiation, search for bodies along a river inside Odaka, Japan. Weeks after authorities had searched for victims and started recovery in other tsunami-hit regions, cleanup crews hadn't yet been dispatched around the crippled reactors because of high radiation levels. (AP Photographer David Guttenfelder on assignment for National Geographic Magazine)

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25 Photos of cool total lunar eclipse pix

This weekend so the appearance of a total lunar eclipse in our night skies and it was beautiful.

The earth's shadow falls on the moon as it emerges from a total lunar eclipse above the entrance to a theme park in Sydney December 11, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

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Iranian navy holds drill in Strait of Hormuz

Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011. Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf oil.

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Students rush to get train ticket home

Many students rush a train ticket sales agent in an attempt to buy a ticket home for the winter break in Nanjing city, capital of East China's Jiangsu province on Dec 28, 2011, the day the rail authority started selling student tickets for the Spring Festival travel period. Students can buy tickets for any date during the travel rush, Jan 8, 2012, to Feb 16, by telephone, Internet or ticket agent. During the period, about 235 million trips are expected on trains, up 6.1 percent from last year.

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World beautiful images by hugo borges 19 Photos total

I’m Hugo Borges, I’m a photographer in Yucatan, Mexico. This is a series on the Mayan Day of the Dead (Hanal Pixán) performed in the first days of November.
We’d like to thank Hugo for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Photo by Hugo Borges

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64 Photos Total World coolest pix of week 50

Two more weeks to ago until we get to week 1 of 2012. Week 50 brings us photographs from ther US pull out of Iraq, Christmas preparations from all over the world, the Liege grenade attack and loads more.

Smoke and flames rise past residents standing along the wall of a truck terminal where fuel tankers were set ablaze in Quetta December 9, 2011.

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abandoned fake disneyland in china 18 Photos Total

Along the road to one of China’s most famous tourist landmarks – the Great Wall of China – sits what could potentially have been another such tourist destination, but now stands as an example of modern-day China and the problems facing it. Situated on an area of around 100 acres, and 45 minutes drive from the center of Beijing, are the ruins of Wonderland. Construction stopped more than a decade ago, with developers promoting it as the largest amusement park in Asia. Funds stopped around 1998 due to disagreements over property prices with the local government and farmers

A farmer carries a shovel over his shoulder as he walks to tend his crops in a field that includes an abandoned building, that was to be part of an amusement park called Wonderland, on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011. REUTERS/David Gray

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US military leaves iraq 81 Photots total

On March 20th, 2003 George W Bush gave the order to invade the Iraq of Saddam Hussein. Eight years later Saddam is gone and so has the US Army. The last troops left Iraq in the past week. Does this mean the war is over? For the US servicemen and women it might be, but if that is the case for the Iraqi people remains to be seen.

U.S. soldiers gather before the start of a ceremony marking the end of the U.S. military engagement, with the last American troops withdrawing nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, at the former U.S. Sather Air Base near Baghdad December 15, 2011.

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64 World coolest pix of week 49

We are rapidly coming to the end of 2011. We’ll post our Best of 2011 review early next week, but in he meantime you’ll have to make do with the coolest pix of week 49.

People are seen on a ride at the Al-Zawraa Amusement Park in Baghdad December 2, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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The Year in Pictures: Part III

In this post, featuring images from the last quarter of 2011, we remember a tumultuous year of change across the globe, the capture of Khadafi, the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the passing of Apple icon Steve Jobs, fire, famine, flood and protests. A memorable year, indeed. -- Paula Nelson -- Please see part 1 and part 2 from earlier. (EDITOR'S NOTE: We will not post a Big Picture on Monday, December 26, due to the Christmas Holiday ) (51 photos total)

A defaced portrait of fugitive Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in Tripoli on Sept. 1, 2011 as the fallen strongman vowed again not to surrender in a message broadcast on the 42nd anniversary of the coup which brought him to power. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images)

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Smallest woman in the world

18-year-old student from India Jyoti Amge was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest woman alive today. Her height is only 62.8 cm, and an official certificate ceremony coincided with the day of her birth.

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Best photos of the year National Geographic

National Geographic Magazine summed up the contest in 2011 and named the winners who were chosen from more than 20 000 images from 130 countries. Luchshie photos selected in three categories: people, interesting places and nature.

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The year in Pictures: Part II

The second collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at it's full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions. The death of Osama bin Laden, the attack on a island in Norway by a lone gunman, continued fighting in Libya, and protests around the globe were a few of the news events dominating the headlines. -- Lloyd Young Please see part 1 from Monday and watch for part 3 Friday. (45 photos total)

A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) )

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top 111 sports pictures of 2011

Sports photography, whether it is cricket, football, swimming, basketball, baseball, tennis, cycling, hockey or motorracing, has it all. Drama, tension, history and triumph. Sport also makes us feel every kind of emotion we know. Joy, sadness, revenge, anger, happiness, pride, embarrassment and many more. Thousands of you enjoyed our Top 100 Sports Pictures Of 2010, we hope you’ll enjoy our Top 111 Sports Pictures of 2011.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates his win during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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top 111 weird and wonderful pictures of 2011

The photography you saw in our News Pictures Of The Year overview showed a pretty dark and dismal world, but it’s not all doom and gloom on our globe. Plenty of fun and beauty surrounds us and these are some of our favorite weird and wonderful photos of 2011.

Military frogmen practice during a national day rehearsal at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

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71 World coolest pix of week 48

Elections in Egypt, elections in Congo and Occupy movements being evicted. That just about sums up week 48 of 2011.

Egyptian protesters march with a huge flag during a rally at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 25, 2011.

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Weekly Cool Images

Philippe Marquis of Canada during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Dual Moguls on December 20, 2011 in Meribel, France.

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In The NexusImages : Vladimir Popov

I don’t know a lot about Vladimir Popov, but when I contacted him he was willing to send us 25 images to post on the site.

1 camouflage Photo by Vladimir Popov

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The CLARO represents the Latest Innovation in TV

The CLARO represents the hottest innovation in TV and exhibit tech combined with an illustration design aesthetic to bring in the TV system of the future a transparent glass TV and media system utilizing holographic tech.

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The Day's Best Images

Pakistan's Umar Gul, left, and wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal, right, celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh's Shahriar Nafees, unseen, during the first day of the second cricket test match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.

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Top 111 News Pictures Of 2011

You’ve had the Best Sports Pictures Of 2011 and these are our top 111 news pictures of 2011. 2011 Saw civil uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. We were also witness to conflict and hunger in Africa, Occupy Movements across the world, the 10th anniversary of 9/11, some great sporting events, the director of the IMF being charged with suspected rape, a crazy guy in Norway killing innocent people and nature showing us she’s still the boss of us. Nature gave us tornados, floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and who can forget the tsunami which hit Japan in March.
Let’s hope 2012 brings a little less violence, death and destruction.

1 Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March

 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a 

 ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a 

warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital

 Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States

 and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. 

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New Deadly Protests In Egypt

It’s been almost a year since the original protests in Egypt and the tension is still high. Only the past week thousands of protesters squared off against the police and army on Tahrir Square to fight to the death, literally for some, for their rights.

1 A protester's bloodied hand is seen as other protesters throw stones at army soldiers at the cabinet near 

Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. Stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with troops wielding 

truncheons and electric prods in central Cairo on Friday, witnesses said, in the worst violence since the start

of Egypt's first free election in six decades. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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50 best photos from The Natural World

We share our world with many other species and live in an ever-changing environment. Fortunately, photographers around the world have captured the moments and beauty that allow us to see amazing views of this awe-inspiring planet. This is a collection of favorite photos from The Natural World gallery in 2011, a showcase of images of animals and environment that runs on Boston.com throughout the year. Next week's posts will take a look at the year in photos, so stay tuned. -Leanne Burden Seidel (50 photos total)

Seahorses are displayed at an endangered species exhibition at London Zoo. ( Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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40 Free Photoshop Grass Brush Sets

When it comes to web and graphics design, Photoshop plays an important role considering all those photo editing and artworks. Photoshop brushes are one thing that can make artworks even more awesome and realistic. A huge collection of brushes can make designing a little easier for you. In all the nature inspired designs, grass brushes are very important. So today we have a list of 40 Great Free Photoshop Grass Brush Sets. Having a collection of quality brushes to choose from will help you make your masterpiece even better. Check them out and pick the one that suits your needs the best!

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10 Most Bizarre Names of Wine

Many wine companies are willing to do anything to attract customers’ attention to the “divine drink” its own production.

1. “Fat Bastard”

This French wine is breaking all records of popularity: in the U.S. annually sells more than 400 thousand boxes. Makes it a joint Anglo-French company. Maybe in wine impressed Tarantino film “Inglorious Bastards”, but maybe in the heat of the creative someone had called a colleague this sonorous name – It is not known. But the fact remains: BusinessWeek magazine has already dubbed “Fat bastard” this marketing phenomenon.

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Homelessness around the world 31 photos total

Nexus conducted its 32nd census of the city’s homeless population earlier this week. A report to the United Nations in 2005 stated there were an estimated 100 million homeless people in the world, and an additional 1.6 billion living without adequate housing. Here are some images of homelessness across the globe, collected from wire images this year. -- Lloyd Young (31 photos total)

John Filliger who has been homeless for the past five years, lies wrapped in bedding on Washington Street in the heart of the Downtown Crossing area of Boston Dec. 12.

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whale hunting in the faroe islands

The Faroe Islands are not famous for many things, but every year around the end of November they get some press. Bad press. It is in this time that they have their annual Grindadrap or whale hunt in English. Each year they kill (and eat) hundreds of pilot whales by driving them into a bay and killing them. The whale meat is distributed equally amongst the families and can’t be sold. It looks bad and it could probably be done more humanly, but is it any worse than we treat our chickens, cows, pigs and sheep?

Inhabitants of Faroe Islands catch to slaughter pilot whales (Globicephala melaena) during the traditional Grindadrap (whale hunting in Faroese) near the capital Torshavn, November 22, 2011. Residents of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous province of Denmark,

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the macys thanksgiving day parade 2011-34 photos total

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been part of the New York City Thanksgiving diet for at least 85 years. You take it away, you might as well replace the turkey with chicken wings.

People walk by a Sonic The Hedgehog balloon as members of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade team work on the balloons as part of preparations for the 85th annual parade in New York November 23, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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72 Photos total World coolest pix of week 47

This week’s coolest pix feature the new protests in Tahrir Square, plenty of sports images and a beautiful picture of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft just after it landed. Which is your favorite?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) chats with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron during a news conference after talks in Berlin November 18, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

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formula 1 2011 brazilian grand prix 39 Photos total

That was the 2011 Formula One season done and dusted. It ended like it started, with a Red Bull win. Not Sebastian Vettel this time but his team mate Mark Webber. It was a pretty boring race in Brazil, it must be said, but we look forward to the 2012 season, which kicks off in 4 months time. We’ll be posting a Best Of 2011 collection on TotallyCoolPix soon.

Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso (L) of Spain and teammate Felipe Massa (R) of Brazil pose for a picture with Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, ahead of Sunday's Brazilian F1 Grand Prix in Sao Paulo November 24, 2011. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

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in the picture natalia drepina beautiful images 21 photos total

My name is Natalia Drepina and I’m 22 years old. Now I live in Lipetsk, Russia. My interests are quite extensive, I’m studying psychology and speech therapy, working graphic designer, writing music and poetry. I photograph for about 4 years. My favorite style of photography is artistic nude and portrait. Warning: Some images contain artistic nudity.
We’d like to thank Natalia for sharing her photos. You can check out more of her work on her website.

Photo by Natalia Drepina

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in the picture hugh obrien in europe 69 photos total

We’ve met Hugh before with this In The Picture feature way back in March and he’s sent in some more of his work. This time the theme is his trip through Europe, maybe you’ll recognize some of the cities and places he’s been to.
We’d like to thank Hugh for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Europe Image by Hugh O'Brien

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tibetan buddhist nuns-23 photos total

The Tibetan Buddhist monks are world famous, but did you know there is also a group of Tibetan Buddhist nuns? We do now after this gruesome video of a Buddhist nun setting herself on fire (WARNING) in protest against Chinese religious controls over Tibet.

A Tibetan Buddhist nun walks inside the Ganden Jangchup Choeling nunnery in the town of Daofu, Sichuan province November 13, 2011. The nunnery stands hidden from view on an isolated mountain-top in southwestern China, accessible only by a twisting, rocky road. Palden Choetso, the 35-year-old Tibetan Buddhist nun who burned herself to death on a public street an hour's drive away on November 3, 2011,

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Afghanistan, November 2011-47 photos total

As the War in Afghanistan passes the 10-year mark, the effect of the American withdrawal is already being felt among civilian aid workers, raising anxieties that Afghanistan will be abandoned and that gains will be quickly reversed. Even President Hamid Karzai asked nations at a conference in Germany recently to continue aid to his country for another decade. The United States, which provides two-thirds of all development assistance in Afghanistan, slashed its $4 billion aid budget to $2 billion in the 2011 fiscal year. The budget for 2012 may be cut further. In this post we continue our monthly visit to the country of Afghanistan, its residents and our troops. -- Paula Nelson (47 photos total)

An Afghan woman, holding her baby, walks through a busy street in Kabul, Dec. 5, 2011. A major international conference on December 5 sought ways forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.

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Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011-27-Images

The longest lunar eclipse in over ten years animated the night sky on December 10. The red hue resulted from the sun's light passing through the earth's atmosphere. Viewers in Asia had the best view of the total eclipse, while those watching in Europe saw part of it at moonrise, and North Americans caught part of it as the moon set. It was not visible in South America or Antarctica. The next total eclipse will occur in 2014. -- Lane Turner (27 photos total)

The moon casts a reddish hue over Lake Pend Oreille during a lunar eclipse as it begins to set behind the Selkirk Mountain Range near Sandpoint, Idaho on December 10, 2011. (Matt Mills McKnight/Reuters)

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soyz tma 22 spacecraft launc

With the NASA Space Shuttle program confined to the vaults of space travel history the Russian Soyuz rockets are one of the few ways to get into space these days. Even American astronauts have become cosmonauts, and who would have thought that when the space race began in the 50′s and 60′s.

The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome November 11, 2011.

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World coolest pix of week 46

When I went through week 46′s images and tried to pick the best/most memorable ones it seemed to me that this past week was all about protests. The Occupy movement, new demonstrations in Greece and not forgetting the student demos in South America.

Marine Corps veteran Robert Flick looks out from behind a flag during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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occupy oakland and new york dismantled

Last night the Occupy encampments in Oakland and New York City were moved on and cleared out. Some 99%-ers will probably set up camp somewhere else, but maybe it is time to stop rpotesting and simply do something about what makes you mad.

A view shows the empty Occupy Oakland campsite following an eviction, in Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California on November 14, 2011. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

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new protests in egypt claim lives

9 Months after the first Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, Egypt against the regime of Mubarak the people are back on that same square protesting again. This time against what they call the Military Junta. When Mubarak was removed from office the army took over as a temporary measure, to restore law and order and such important things, but let’s be honest, whenever an Army has taken over as a temporariry measure it has never been temporary. In the old Egypt the Army was already powerful and in the new Egypt it is even more powerful. And power is not something that is given up easily or without a fight. We wish the people of Egypt well.

Thousands of Egyptians gather during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 18, 2011. Over 50,000 Egyptian protesters flocked to Cairo's Tahrir square on Friday to pressure the military

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Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary

Some 100 survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor will gather in Hawaii today 70 years after the day which drew the US into World War II. The Japanese air and naval strike on the American military base claimed nearly 2,400 lives, destroyed over 160 aircraft and beached, damaged or destroyed over 20 ships. President Franklin D. called it " a date which will live in infamy" when he addressed the Congress the next day asking to declare war with Japan. -- Lloyd Young
(35 photos total)

Ernest "Dave" Davenport, 90, of Virginia Beach, Va., is a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was an aviation machinists mate on a PBY 5 Catalina, a sea plane. (Bill Tiernan/Associated Press/The Virginian-Pilot)

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election in Russia

Vladimir Putin was not running for office, but parliamentary elections held yesterday in Russia were widely seen as a test of his popularity amid his likely return to the presidency. Election observers and opposition parties pointed to rampant irregularities in the vote, which saw support for his United Russia party plummet. Results in the heavily disputed poll show United Russia still in control, albeit with a much slimmer mandate. Gathered here are images of protests, rallies, and the vote as Russians took to the ballot all over the country with charges of fraud and malfeasance clouding the vote. -- Lane Turner (32 photos total)

Elizaveta Semenova is helped by her daughter to fill in a ballot at her home in the village of Oster, Russia on December 4, 2011. Russians cast their ballots with muted enthusiasm in national parliamentary elections, a vote that polls indicate could water down the strength of the party led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, despite the government's relentless alization of opposition groups. (Sergei Grits/AP)

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White Tiger : Can You Believe Your Eyes???

When hurricane Hannah separated two white tigers from their mother, Anjana came to the rescue.
Anjana, a cute chimp at TIGERS in South Carolina , became surrogate mom and playmate to the cubs, even helping with bottle feeding. This is something Anjana does all the time, having helped raise leopard and lion cubs on several occasions. These pictures are really heart touching.

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formula-1-2011 abu dhabi grand prix 49 Photo

Did you see it? Someone other than Sebastian Vettel won a Grand Prix. In fact, Vettel did not even score points or get to the finish. his race was over after two corners due to a puncture and some broken parts as a result of that puncture. After the 55 laps McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, who had been quick all weekend and was only beaten to poll position in the dying seconds by Vettel, crossed the line in Abu Dhabi as winner.

Staff of the Mercedes Formula One team take a lunch break ahead of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi November 10, 2011. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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