Japan: three months after the quake

Japan continues to deal with the enormous task of cleaning up and moving forward three months after the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeast coast. Local authorities are still dealing with the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and now the rainy season, which could increase the risk of disease as workers clear away the debris, is approaching. Collected here are images from this past weekend marking the three-month point, as well then-and-now images of the destruction shot by Kyodo News via the Associated Press.

1. Vehicles drive through the tsunami-hit area, three months and two days after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on June 13, 2011 in Natori, Miyagi, Japan. Japanese government has been struggling to deal in the aftermath of the disaster and the problems affecting the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Authorities are preparing for an increased risk of viral and infectious disease as delays in the clearing the debris combine with the arrival of Japan's humid, rainy season. (Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
2. Kaisei Kubota and his grandmother Yae pray for victims in an area devastated by a tsunami in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday June 11. Kaisei's father, a voluntary firefighter manning a water gate of a coastal levee, was killed after being swept away by a tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)

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Greece: Still in economic crisis

Over the last decade, Greece went on a debt binge that came crashing to an end in late 2009, provoking an economic crisis. Over the next two years, Greece relied on bailout money from its richer neighbors and implemented austerity measures meant to cut its bloated deficit and restore investor confidence. But by June 2011 it found itself deep in a second recession, near the end of its cash and facing a political crisis, as anti-austerity demonstrations grew. Violence broke out this week during one of those demonstrations, injuring 11, as the frustration continued to grow and no quick fixes emerged. Today, Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou, in a broad cabinet reshuffle, appointed a new Finance Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, in hopes of turning his country around.

1. A banner reads "yes to the society no to the power" during a rally against plans for new austerity measures, in Thessaloniki, Greece, June 15, 2011. A 24-hour strike by Greece's largest labor unions was to cripple public services, as the Socialist government began a legislative battle to push through last-ditch cost cutting reforms that would exceed its own term in office. Demonstrators have camped outside parliament since May 25, 2011. (Nikolas Giakoumidis/Associated Press)
2. A demonstrator confronts riot police near the Greek parliament in Athens, June 15, 2011. Tens of thousands of grassroots activists and unionists vowed to converge on Athens' central Syntagma (Constitution) Square. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)
3. A demonstrator confronts riot police outside the Greek parliament in Athens June 15, 2011. Prime Minister George Papandreou prepared to push through a new five-year campaign of tax hikes, spending cuts and selloffs of state property to continue receiving aid from the European Union and International Monetary Fund and avoid default. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
4. Demonstrators wave flags near the Greek parliament in Athens, June 15, 2011.(John Kolesidis/Reuters)
5. Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (C) and General Secretary of PASOK's national council Nikos Athanasakis are accompanied by two security agents as they leave a meeting with Greece's President Karolos Papoulias in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters)
6. Greek riot police officers chase protesters amidst tear gas thrown by the police, during clashes in Athens' main Syntagma square, June 15, 2011. Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police in central Athens Wednesday as a major anti-austerity rally degenerated into violence outside Parliament. (Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press)
7. A masked youth walks beside a burning barricade during clashes in Athens' central Syntagma (Constitution) Square, June 15, 2011. Angry youths hurled petrol bombs at Greece's Finance Ministry and tens of thousands of protesters marched on parliament. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
8. Riot police arrest a protestor during a demonstration near the parliament in the center of Athens. Thousands of demonstrators besieged the Greek parliament, June 15, 2011. (Angelos TzortzinisAFP/Getty Images)
9. Protesters clash with riot police during a general strike against government austerity plans in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Alkis Konstantinidis/AFP/Getty Images)
10. Protesters protect themselves from tear gas thrown inside a subway station, June 15, 2011. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
11. A protestor evades riot police, June 15, 2011 during a demonstration near the parliament in the center of Athens. Thousands of demonstrators besieged the Greek parliament leaving at least a dozen injured ahead of a critical reform vote in parliament. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
12. Protestors clash with riot police, June 15, 2011 during a demonstration near the parliament in the center of Athens. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
13. Protesters clash with riot police officers during a general strike against government austerity plans in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)
14. Protestors react to tear gas, June 15, 2011. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
15. Protesters clash with riot police, June 15, 2011. Thousands of protesters ringed the Greek parliament building as the government tried to push through its emergency package. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
16. Greek riot police officers walk amidst a cloud of tear gas thrown by police, during clashes with protesters in Athens' main Syntagma square, June 15, 2011. (Kostas Tsironis/Associated Press)
17. Paramedics evacuate an injured protestor at Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens, prior to a rally against plans for new austerity measures, June 15, 2011. (Dimitri Messinis/Associated Press)
18. Protestors try to remove a fence protecting the parliament, June 15, 2011 during a demonstration in the center of Athens.(Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
19. A protestor holds rocks, June 15, 2011 during a demonstration in the center of Athens. Thousands of demonstrators besieged the Greek parliament in protest of new austerity measures. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)
20. A protester runs next to a tear gas canister, June 15, 2011. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
21. Protesters run away from tear gas during a 24-hour general strike in Athens, June 15, 2011. Violence left at least a dozen injured. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
22. Police stand behind a fence protecting the parliament, June 15, 2011. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
23. Protesters try to break the fence outside the Greek parliament during a 24-hour general strike in Athens, June 15, 2011. Offices were closed and public transport on land and sea across Greece was seriously disrupted. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
24. A protester shouts at police guarding the Greek parliament in Athens, June 15, 2011. Greek police fired tear gas at demonstrators as tens of thousands of grassroots activists and unionists vowed to converge on Athens' central Syntagma (Constitution) Square. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
25. Demonstrators shout and confront riot police near the Greek Parliament in central Athens, June 15, 2011. Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to disperse groups of youths hurling firebombs and rocks.(Petros Giannakouris/Associated Press)
26. Greek riot police officers arrest a protester during a general strike. Offices were closed and public transport on land and sea across Greece was seriously disrupted as a mass general strike got under way. (Panagiotis Tzamaros/AFP/Getty Images)
27. Greek riot police officers run after protesters during a general strike against government austerity plans, in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Panagiotis Tzamaros/AFP/Getty Images)
28. Greek riot police officers arrest protesters. (Panagiotis Tzamaros/AFP/Getty Images)
29. Protesters move against riot police officers. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
30. Riot police stand behind their shields during a 24-hour general strike in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
31. Protesters kick away tear gas fired by riot police during a 24-hours general strike in Athens, June 15, 2011. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
32. A demonstrator rests after being injured during massive clashes at the central Athens Syntagma square, June 15, 2011. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)
33. Riot police grapple with a demonstrator near the Greek parliament, June 15, 2011. (John Kolesidis/Reuters)
34. Riot police arrest a protestor, June 15, 2011. Thousands of demonstrators besieged the Greek parliament. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images)
35. Protestors clash with riot police, June 15, 2011 during a demonstration against new austerity measures. (Panagiotis Tzamaros/AFP/Getty Images)
36. Police arrest a demonstrator during massive clashes at the central Athens Syntagma Square. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
37. A protester clashes with a police officer in Athens' central Syntagma (Constitution) Square.(Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
38. Protestors fight with riot police during massive clashes. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
39. Protestors clash as George Papandreou prepared to push through a new five-year campaign of tax hikes, spending cuts and selloffs of state property to continue receiving aid from the European Union and International Monetary Fund and avoid default. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)
40. Protestors shout towards tear gas-throwing riot police during massive clashes at the central Athens Syntagma Square, June 15, 2011. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
41. A demonstrator throws stones at riot police at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament. (Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press)
42. Demonstrators and riot police clash. (Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
43. A protester armed with a wooden stick stands beside burning barricades in Athens' central Syntagma (Constitution) Square. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

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Linux desktop is dies! Adobe Falls Out of Love with Linux

Adobe quietly stopped supporting the thinly used Linux desktop last June, a development noticed by only a few like a smarting IBM, which reportedly has - or at least had - 16,000 Linux desktops inside. In the next couple of months Adobe is supposed to stop supporting AIR for Linux even though some 35% of developers are supposed to fancy Linux. The Linux desktop may have captured 1%-2% of PCs worldwide. Seems Linux doesn't fit in with the mobile dislocation.

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Arizona wildfire rages on

A vast wildfire, measuring half the size of the state of Rhode Island and described as the second worst fire in Arizona history, continues to surge across eastern Arizona. The fire has jumped past firefighter's containment lines to reach the edges of residential areas, prompting more evacuation orders. Winds carrying burning embers continue to ignite smaller fires, causing new concerns about the prospect of extinguishing the 13-day-old fire. The Wallow Fire has destroyed approximately 337,000 acres and threatens main electrical lines that supply power as far away as west Texas. Thousands have evacuated.
1. Smoke from the Wallow Fire covers highway 60 in Springerville, Arizona. Several mountain communities have emptied in advance of the fire, and a utility that supplies power to customers in southern New Mexico and west Texas issued warnings of possible power interruptions due to the fire's spread, June 9, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
2. Fire crew members sharpen their tools as they prepare for a back burn operation in Eagar, Arizona. A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico, June 8, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
3. Smoke from the Wallow fire in Springerville, Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of acres have burned in eastern Arizona prompting evacuations by residents. Smoke loomed over the twin towns of Eagar and Springerville, home to about 7,000 people, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
4. Dogs ride in the back of a truck as smoke spreads from the Wallow fire. Hundreds of thousands of acres have burned in eastern Arizona prompting evacuations by residents, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
5. Safety officer Kurt Schierenbeck opens a gate as the Wallow Fire approaches Eagar Arizona. A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico. (Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic/Associated Press)
6. Brett Wilkins sprays down the roof of his home as smoke approaches from the Wallow fire, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
7. Sunset seen through the extensive smoke from the Wallow fire in Springerville, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
8. Arizona Department of Transportation workers prepare to close off a section of U.S. Highway 60 due to the Wallow Wildfire in Springerville, Arizona. A wildfire believed sparked by inattentive campers blazed unchecked for an 11th day in eastern Arizona leaving at least 600 square miles of pine forest blackened and menacing several mountain towns near the New Mexico border. The monster blaze, ranking as Arizona's second-largest wildfire on record, has chased up to 2,000 people from homes in and around two communities in immediate danger, Eagar and Springerville. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
9. Fire lights up a hillside south of State Route 260 as building lights shine in the foreground, June 6, 2011. (Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Repulbic/Associated Press)
10. Firefighters make a stand along highway 260 as the Wallow Fire approaches outside of Eagar, June 8, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
11. A sign asks for residents to evacuate as the Wallow Fire approaches Springerville, June 8, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
12. Lucas Malone, who decided not to evacuate, sits on a rooftop while watching smoke from the Wallow, June 8, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
13. Wallow Wildfire officials work at the Springerville Rodeo Grounds, June 8, 2011.(Joshua Lott/Reuters)
14. Southwest Area Fire Management public information officer, Jim Whittington, points to a fire map during a news conference in Springerville, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
15. Firefighters sleep between trucks at the incident command post for the Wallow fire, June 8, 2011 in Springerville. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
16. Hundreds of thousands of acres have burned in eastern Arizona prompting evacuations by residents. A firefighter sleeps at the incident command post for the Wallow fire, June 8, 2011. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
17. Police officers direct traffic as local residents evacuate from the Wallow Wildfire in Springerville, June 7, 2011. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
18. Wayne Lutz rakes dead grass as he tries to protect his house from the Wallow Wildfire, June 7, 2011. The stubborn wildfire in eastern Arizona now ranks as the second-largest wildfire in Arizona's history. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
19. Smoke from the Wallow Wildfire surrounds trees in Eagar, Arizona, June 7, 2011.(Joshua Lott/Reuters)
20. A sign outside of a home expresses thanks to firefighters for their efforts, June 7, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
21. With smoke filled skies, Lauri Downer and her sister, Amy Downer, pack an SUV before they evacuate from Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic/Associated Press)
22. Former Springerville Mayor, Kay Dyson, listens to Southwest Area Fire Management Public Information Officer, Jim Whittington, address members of the media about the Wallow Wildfire during a news conference in Springerville, Arizona, June 8, 2011.(Joshua Lott/Reuters)
23. A sky crane makes a water drop on a spot fire southwest of Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic/Associated Press)
24. Tom Hollender gets a hug from neighbor Samatha Earl while evacuating their homes in Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic/Associated Press)
25. Scott Shellenberger, 32, packs his belongings during a mandatory evacuation in Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
26. Firefighter Rigoberto Torres, of Orange Cove, Calif., walks along the road near the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, June 7, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
27. Doug Clay tries to load a horse into a trailer during an evacuation in Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
28. Emily Shupe comforts her 18-month-old son Jax as the family prepares to evacuate to Phoenix, June 7, 2011.(Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
29. A police officer diverts traffic from entering the town of Eagar, as the Wallow fire approaches Springerville, June 7, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
30. The Wallow fire approaches Springerville, June 7, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
31. Ty Shupe, 3, looks over his shoulder at the approaching Wallow fire as his family prepares to evacuate to Phoenix, June 7, 2011. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)
32. Michael Chavez waits as his father gathers their belongings for evacuation, June 7, 2011. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
33. Firefighters watch for embers from a back burn on Highway 180/191 near Eagar, June 7, 2011. (Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic/Associated Press)
34. Misty Pate loads her dogs Abby and Roani, along with her other pets as she prepares to evacuate the Wallow Wildfire, June 7, 2011. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
35. A map of the Wallow Fire at a staging area in Springerville, June 9, 2011. Federal officials released an updated size of the blaze based on better mapping. The fire has scorched 525 square miles, mostly in ponderosa pine forest. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press)