高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年2月13日星期一

Pictures Around the World 2012 Feb13

Athens, Greece: A protester wearing a gas mask shelters behind a vending machine during clashes with riot policemen
Karad, India: Girls carry bricks to be baked in a kiln at a brickyard
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Dogs in fancy dress take part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach
Los Angeles, USA: Lady Gaga stands in the audience during the 54th annual Grammy awards
Jacmel, Haiti: A reveller paints his face before joining the parade during carnival celebrations
San Sebastián, Spain: A duck walks across a frozen pond in a park
Sattahip, Thailand: A US marine drinks cobra blood offered by a Thai navy instructor during a jungle survival training course
New York, USA: A model has dye rinsed out of his hair into a bin backstage during New York fashion week
Cairo, Egypt: A woman plays with her son inside an anti-Syrian regime protest tent in Tahrir Square
Athens, Greece: Riot police try to extinguish flames from a petrol bomb thrown by protesters outside the Greek parliament
Munich, Germany: People enjoy the winter sun on a frozen lake in the Olympic park
St Moritz, Switzerland: First placed Fadri Casty, pulled by Bergonzi, competes in the Skijoring Grand Prix Credit Suisse race on the frozen lake
Paris, France: Marine Le Pen, president of French far-right party Front National (FN), holds a press conference in front of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council