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20日星期一

Pictures Around the World 2012 Feb20

Barcelona, Spain: a demonstration against the government's recently approved labour reforms
Apodaca, Mexico: a child stands next to a fence as police officers guard a state prison. At least 44 people have died in a fight between rival gangs at the prison
Athens, Greece: a laser pointer is shined in the face of a police officer during clashes in front of the Greek parliament
Eyal Crossing, Israel: Palestinian men keep warm around a fire as they wait to be collected by their Israeli employers
Rangoon, Burma: Buddhist monks queue up to collect alms and donations
Namie, Japan: evacuees from towns inside the nuclear exclusion zone bow as Shinto priests hold a memorial ceremony
Calamarca, Bolivia: disabled people take part in a protest march demanding state benefits and an end to discrimination
Makhachkala, Russia: Dalmatian pelicans gather in the Caspian Sea port
Nice, France: the King of Nice represented during the city's carnival
Junagadh, India: a girl shows off her acrobatic skills on a rope during Mahashivratri festival celebrations
London, UK: a model at the Louise Gray London fashion week show at Old Billingsgate
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a reveller from the Imperatriz samba school dances during the first night of the carnival parade at the Sambadrome