Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - April 24, 2013

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Students from Hounslow Heath infants school play in one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow, west London April 24, 2013. The playground is directly under the flight path of Heathrow's southern runway and outside play for the children is interrupted every two minutes or so by landing aircraft passing over their heads.

Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - April 23, 2013

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Local residents gather for a family meal outside their damaged home after the earthquake in Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province. Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of China's devastating quake are living in makeshift tents or on the streets, facing shortages of food and supplies as well as an uncertain future.

Earth Day - Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - April 22, 2013

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An Indian youth dressed as a tree looks on during an awareness event commemorating Earth Day in Allahabad. Environmental groups are pushing for stronger forest and wildlife protection and conservation as April 22, 2013 marks World Earth Day.

Sifting through the Sichuan quake rubble - Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - April 21, 2013

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A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday's earthquake in Longmen township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, on April 21, 2013. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000.

 

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I'm a photo editor. I'm a runner. I have loved ones. And I'm haunted by an image.

The image is of Jeff Bauman in a wheelchair being whisked away from the recent bombing scene at the Boston Marathon.  An image that has been looping in my mind for days.  I have seen many gut-wrenching photos in my career, but none that has hit closer to home or has kept me up at night or has made me cry.

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An emergency responder and volunteers, including Carlos Arredondo, in the cowboy hat, push Jeff Bauman in a wheelchair after he was injured in an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Jeff was there waiting for his girlfriend, Erin Hurley to cross the finish line, just as my partner Bernard and many friends have done for me. Some have even joined me at the last mile to "run me into the finish line."  It's so special and important to know that your support team is waiting for you.  I still can't get the image of Jeff Bauman out of my mind. I can't help but see my loved ones faces in that image.  It's beyond anyone's comprehension that such a joyous milestone could mutate into such a tragedy.  Any runner will tell you how integral spectators are along the grueling 26-mile journey we call a marathon.  Bauman no doubt was like many of the spectators I've encountered cheering us on, handing us cups of water, calling out our names, playing music, and banging drums to keep us strong.  "You're looking good! " "Looking strong Wanda!"  "Keep it going!"  "Almost there!"

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A  Twitter  photo posted on Julian Edelman's Twitter page shows Jeff smiling and holding his thumb up when he got a visit from New England Patriots' receiver Julian Edelman and actor Bradley Cooper.

I love this photo of Jeff as it speaks to his strength and courage and resilience.  Bauman not only survived the attack, but was also able to assist the police in helping to identify the two bombing suspects.

I'm sure in the days and weeks to come we will hear more about you and your progress.

This one's for you Jeff Bauman.  I'm banging the drum, playing the music, yelling " You are looking strong Jeff!" 

A online donation site has been set up to help Jeff with his medical costs here.

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Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - April 20, 2013

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An aerial infrared image shows the outline of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a boat during the manhunt in Watertown, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013, courtesy of the Massachusetts State Police. A telephone call from a resident led police to the boat where the suspect, identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was hiding and a police helicopter detected a heat signal that confirmed his presence there, said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. 

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - April 19, 2013

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Spectators clap and cheer while law enforcement members leave the scene near Franklin Street on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. A manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, ended this evening with his capture on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed by police early this morning after a car chase and shootout with police. The two men are suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three people and wounded at least 170.  Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - April 18, 2013

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A smashed car sits in front of an apartment complex destroyed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, as firefighters conduct a search and rescue Thursday, April 18, 2013. A massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, officials said overnight.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - April 17, 2013

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Guests take their seats during the Ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral  on April 17, 2013 in London, England. Dignitaries from around the world today join Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as the United Kingdom pays tribute to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher during a Ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral. Lady Thatcher, who died last week, was the first British female Prime Minister and served from 1979 to 1990.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - April 16, 2013

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A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km (62 miles) from the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, April 16, 2013. North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologise for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader.