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3月31日星期六

Pictures Around the World 2012 Mar31

Managua, Nicaragua: A girl in an angel costume during the Blood of Christ celebrations at the Metropolitan Cathedral. The celebration marks the start of Holy Week in Nicaragua
London, England: Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba poses for a photograph in the London Chest Hospital. The photograph, released by members of Muamba's family on Twitter, shows Muamba on the mend
Cairo, Egypt: Protesters try to dismantle a concrete barrier. Reports state that the barricade, made of cement blocks, was erected by security forces along Qasr el-Eini street in central Cairo in November following bloody clashes with protesters in the area. People are trying to dismantle the barricade to allow traffic back in the street
California, US: Giant Bell Jellies swim in a large aquarium on display during a preview for The Jellies Experience exhibition at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The new $3.5m exhibition features 16 jellyfish species from around the world
Myanmar, Burma: Supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, shout slogans atop a lorry during an election campaign for the byelections near the village of Wah Thin Kha
Florida, US: Devonte Brown has a hair cut at the 13th St Barber Shop in Sanford, the town where Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot dead
Jerusalem, Israel: Border police use pepper spray as they detain an injured Palestinian protester during clashes on Land Day after Friday prayers outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City
Moscow, Russia: A male Bornean orangutan inside its enclosure at a city zoo
Seville, Spain: Young girls wear the traditional black 'mantillas' during a children procession at Our Lady of the Rosary school ahead the Holy Week.
Islamabad, Pakistan: Said Jamal, 62, whose brother went missing in January 2005, poses for a portrait during a protest in a camp set up by families of missing people. The supreme court has now given the families hope by bringing a landmark case against the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, the country's most feared spy network and allegedly behind most abductions
California, US: A mourner at a candlelight vigil in Santee for Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Muslim woman beaten to death in a possible hate crime
Allahabad, India: A Hindu devotee offers prayers during a dip in the River Ganges amid the Hindu festival of Navratri.
Jakarta, Indonesia: A policeman fires teargas at protesters during a rally against government plans to hike fuel prices.
Canape Vert, Haiti: A couple stands near the scene where at least six people of two families were killed during a landslide accident in a Petion-Ville slum