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Lt. Cmdr. Kevin O'Meara, a pediatric physician from Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines, feels the parotid glands of a child with mumps during a medical civic action program during Exercise Balikatan 2009.
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A U.S. soldier takes pictures of the town upon arrival Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, on Jolo Island in southern Philippines.
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Two sailors from the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion (NEGB) escort a detainee at Guantanamo's detention facilities, Nov. 12, 2010. The detainee has a prayer rug on his shoulder.
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A U.S. Marine prepares his backpack as others gather around him upon arrival Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, on Jolo Island in southern Philippines.
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U.S. Forces in Bosnia III, JOINT ENDEAVOR
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A U.S. Marine assist his fellow Marines upon arrival Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, on Jolo island in southern Philippines as a Muslim woman passes behind.
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U.S. Forces in Bosnia III, JOINT ENDEAVOR
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C. sanctus fossil preserving long wing and tail feathers
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Soldiers Fight against Flood in Anhui Province Kxinhua2u
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Mini-Sculpture of a Dragon on top of a temple in Hsinchu, Taiwan. From its origins as totems or the stylized depiction of natural creatures, the Chinese dragon evolved to become a mythical animal. The Han Dynasty scholar Wang Fu recorded Chinese myths that long dragons had nine anatomical resemblances.
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Mini-Sculpture of a Dragon on top of a temple in Hsinchu, Taiwan. From its origins as totems or the stylized depiction of natural creatures, the Chinese dragon evolved to become a mythical animal. The Han Dynasty scholar Wang Fu recorded Chinese myths that long dragons had nine anatomical resemblances.
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Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Brauck Springer, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, throws a chain over his shoulder as the F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares for flight.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam R. Cole
Lt. Richard N. Bean, meteorology and ocean officer for the Royal Australian Navy, looks over the shoulder of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jon P. Stacy, force protection officer for Amphibious Squadron 11, during an amphibious landing rehearsal.
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The Black Forest Horse, also called the Black Forest cold blood or Schwarzwälder Kaltblut, is a draft horse breed originating in southern Germany.
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USCGC LEGARE In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Damage Controlman 3rd Class George Davis of Accokeek, Md., holds a Naval Firefighters Thermal Imager over the shoulder of Seaman Roberto Mena of Fort Myers, Fla., during a firefighting drill aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Legare during the crews return to their homeport of Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 25, 2009. The Legare and its crew were in West Africa to conduct joint law enforcement operations with the countries of Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leo
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Toy Fox Terrier
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Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Tim Kelley assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One One (EODMU-11) stands ready for the next parachute jump.
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Fragmentation of the medial coronoid process
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Girls at the Piano, 1892, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
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Edmontosaurus in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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Diagram illustrating arm anatomy
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The Gelderland, or Gelderlander, is a heavy warmblood breed of horse that was developed in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Gelderlander, along with the similar Groninger horse from the north, provided the foundation for the Dutch Warmblood. Originally bred to be a stylish carriage horse versatile enough to work on the farm, the Gelderlander declined in popularity in the middle of the 20th century. Today the breed is registered in a separate studbook of the Royal Warmblood Hors
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Sloth Bear
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Coronation of Christian VIII of Denmark, from a contemporary engraving, 1840.
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The Azteca is a modern horse breed developed in Mexico, combining three different bloodlines including the Iberian horse blood, specifically Andalusian and Lusitano breeds, the American Quarter Horse and Criollo (horse) bloodlines (International Registry). Specific combinations of these three breeds make up the Azteca breed from Azteca A to Azteca F based on the crossbreeding table. The Azteca is now considered the official horse of Mexico.
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Ting Kau Bridge is a 1,177-metre long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that spans from the northwest of Tsing Yi Island and Tuen Mun Road. It is adjacent to Tsing Ma Bridge which also serves as major connector between the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island and the rest of Hong Kong. It was completed in 1998. The bridge is toll-free.
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Peter the Great at a young age
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The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The toll bridges carry Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 between Delaware and New Jersey. The bridge was designed by the firm known today as HNTB with consulting help from famous engineer Othmar Ammann, whose other designs include the Walt Whitman Bridge (which is similar in appearance, except for the additional travel lanes and shorter center span) and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. It is also one of only tw
