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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A mor lam band performs in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Mor lam is a type of music popular in northeastern Thailand. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A mor lam band performs in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Mor lam is a type of music popular in northeastern Thailand. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai high school marching band performs during the "Kid's Carnival" in front of the Siam Center in Bangkok, Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai high school marching band performs during the "Kid's Carnival" in front of the Siam Center in Bangkok, Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai high school marching band performs during the "Kid's Carnival" in front of the Siam Center in Bangkok, Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai military marching band walks to the front of Government House before the arrival ceremony for the Vietnamese Prime Minister Thursday. The Vietnamese Prime Minister and his wife came to Bangkok for the 3rd Thailand - Vietnam Joint Cabinet Retreat. The Thai and Vietnamese Prime Minister discussed issues of mutual interest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai military marching band walks to the front of Government House before the arrival ceremony for the Vietnamese Prime Minister Thursday. The Vietnamese Prime Minister and his wife came to Bangkok for the 3rd Thailand - Vietnam Joint Cabinet Retreat. The Thai and Vietnamese Prime Minister discussed issues of mutual interest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai military marching band walks to the front of Government House before the arrival ceremony for the Vietnamese Prime Minister Thursday. The Vietnamese Prime Minister and his wife came to Bangkok for the 3rd Thailand - Vietnam Joint Cabinet Retreat. The Thai and Vietnamese Prime Minister discussed issues of mutual interest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai military marching band walks to the front of Government House before the arrival ceremony for the Vietnamese Prime Minister Thursday. The Vietnamese Prime Minister and his wife came to Bangkok for the 3rd Thailand - Vietnam Joint Cabinet Retreat. The Thai and Vietnamese Prime Minister discussed issues of mutual interest.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    VietnamesePMinBKK005.jpg
  • 19 APRIl 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of a high school marching band in the parade at the Rattanakosin Festival in Bangkok. Rattanakosin is the name of the man made island that is the heart of the old city. Bangkok was formally founded as the capital of Siam (now Thailand) on 21 April 1782 by King Rama I, founder of the Chakri Dynasty. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the current King of Thailand, is Rama IX, the ninth King of the Chakri Dynasty. The Thai Ministry of Culture organized the Rattanakosin Festival on Sanam Luang, the royal parade ground in the heart of the old part of Bangkok, to celebrate the city's 232nd anniversary.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIl 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A high school marching band in the parade at the Rattanakosin Festival in Bangkok. Rattanakosin is the name of the man made island that is the heart of the old city. Bangkok was formally founded as the capital of Siam (now Thailand) on 21 April 1782 by King Rama I, founder of the Chakri Dynasty. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the current King of Thailand, is Rama IX, the ninth King of the Chakri Dynasty. The Thai Ministry of Culture organized the Rattanakosin Festival on Sanam Luang, the royal parade ground in the heart of the old part of Bangkok, to celebrate the city's 232nd anniversary.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai high school marching band performs during the "Kid's Carnival" in front of the Siam Center in Bangkok, Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JANUARY 2002, GUANAJUATO, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: Boy in a brass band with his fluegel horn in the city of Gunajuato, state of Guanajuato, Mexico, Jan. 16, 2002. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marching bands lead a parade for Songkran on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marching bands lead a parade for Songkran on Khao San Road in Bangkok. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If the days fall on a weekend, the missed days are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The Honor Guard marches past a US Secret Service agent before President Obama's arrival at Government House in Bangkok. US President Barack Obama arrives for the start of his tour of Southeast Asia on November 18, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Barack Obama will become the first US President to visit Myanmar during the four-day tour of Southeast Asia that will also include visits to Thailand and Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover058.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover057.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover055.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover054.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover053.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover052.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover051.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover050.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People cheer for a mor lam music act in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Musicians of the Royal Court start the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Musicians of the Royal Court start the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai woman waves white roses towards members of a police band during a "Restore Happiness to Thais" party in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A high school marching band participates in a parade for the King of Thailand. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Oct. 22, 2009 -- SCOTTSDALE, AZ:  WILL ROGGE, left, and ANDREW LAPUTKA, both from Los Angeles, play the game "Beatles Rock Band" on a Microsoft X-Box 360 at the new Microsoft store in Scottsdale, AZ, Thursday. Microsoft's first retail store opened in Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, AZ, Thursday. Microsoft's first foray into retail is widely considered to be a shot across the bows of Apple computers. The store's design is similar to Apple stores and the new Microsoft store is between two Apple stores, one in an upscale shopping mall five miles north of the Microsoft store, the other  in an upscale shopping area about 5 miles west of the Microsoft store. Microsoft used the occasion to officially launch the newest version of Windows 7, the newest version of Windows, Microsoft's flagship product.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 03 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Members of the Chandler High School marching band performs during the annual Ft. McDowell Fiesta Bowl parade through Phoenix, AZ. More than 150,000 spectators line the parade routes which starts in north Phoenix and winds down Central Ave and 7th Street before ending in central Phoenix. More than 100 units march in the parade.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The money Randy Kong collected while performing in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, right, talks to a passerby who stopped while he was performing in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG talks about performing in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG talks about performing in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "PopUp" perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the band "W." perform during a "J Pop" (Japanese Pop music) concert at the Japan Expo in Central World, a shopping mall in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SoulBar, a popular bar on Chareon Krung Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, has live music every night. This is the local band NRG performing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   SoulBar, a popular bar on Chareon Krung Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, has live music every night. This is the local band NRG performing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The local band NRG performs in the SoulBar. SoulBar, a popular bar on Chareon Krung Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, has live music every night.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The local band NRG performs in the SoulBar. SoulBar, a popular bar on Chareon Krung Road in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, has live music every night.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai military band performs on Sanam Luang during the Trooping of the Colors in Bangkok. The Thai Royal Guards parade, also known as Trooping of the Colors, occurs every December 2 in celebration of the birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand. The Royal Guards of the Royal Thai Armed Forces perform a military parade and pledge loyalty to the monarch. Historically, the venue has been the Royal Plaza in front of the Dusit Palace and the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. This year it was held on Sanam Luang in front of the Grand Palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A high school marching band performs on Bamrung Muang Street during the parade marking the start of the annual temple fair at Wat Saket. Wat Saket is on a man-made hill in the historic section of Bangkok. The temple has golden spire that is 260 feet high which was the highest point in Bangkok for more than 100 years. The temple construction began in the 1800s in the reign of King Rama III and was completed in the reign of King Rama IV. The annual temple fair is held on the 12th lunar month, for nine days around the November full moon. During the fair a red cloth (reminiscent of a monk's robe) is placed around the Golden Mount while the temple grounds hosts Thai traditional theatre, food stalls and traditional shows.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People watch a police band perform in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman dances while a police band performs in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman dances while a police band performs in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman dances while a police band performs in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai woman waves white roses towards members of a police band during a "Restore Happiness to Thais" party in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cheer for a police band performing in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cheer for a police band performing in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cheer for a police band performing in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman brings roses to the stage while a police band performs in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai bagpipe band marches through Lumpini Park in Bangkok during a "Return Happiness to Thais" party Sunday. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai bagpipe band marches through Lumpini Park in Bangkok during a "Return Happiness to Thais" party Sunday. The Thai military junta, formally called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), is sponsoring a series of events throughout Thailand to restore "Happiness to Thais." The events feature live music, dancing girls, military and police choirs, health screenings and free food.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A band of traditional museums lead the procession for the Phra Buddhia Sihing in Bangkok. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman wearing a hair band that says Long Live the King on the birthday of the King of Thailand. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman wearing a hair band that says Long Live the King on the birthday of the King of Thailand. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A high school marching band participates in a parade for the King of Thailand. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • A high school marching band participates in a parade for the King of Thailand. Thais observed the 86th birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, their revered King on Thursday. They held candlelight services throughout the country. The political protests that have gripped Bangkok were on hold for the day, although protestors did hold their own observances of the holiday. Thousands of people attended the government celebration of the day on Sanam Luang, the large public space next to the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2013 - PHOENIX, AZ: The 158th Infantry Regiment Band of the Arizona Army National Guard marches in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. The Phoenix Veterans Day Parade is one of the largest in the United States. Thousands of people line the 3.5 mile parade route and more than 85 units participate in the parade. The theme of this year's parade is "saluting America's veterans."     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A high school marching band opens the  King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A high school marching band opens the  King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A high school marching band opens the  King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An anti-government protester with a head band supporting Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, carries a Thai flag during a rally in Bangkok. The protesters are strong supporters of the Thai monarchy. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An anti-government protester with a head band supporting Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, carries a Thai flag during a rally in Bangkok. The protesters are strong supporters of the Thai monarchy. About 2,000 people, members of the  People's Army against Thaksin Regime, a new anti-government group, protested in Lumpini Park in central Bangkok. The protest was peaceful but more militant protests are expected later in the week when the Parliament is expected to debate an amnesty bill which could allow Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former Prime Minister, to return to Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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