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9月15日星期六

Pictures Around the World 2012 Sept15

24 Hours: A Syrian man carrying grocery bags dodges snipers
Aleppo, Syria: A man carrying grocery bags tries to dodge sniper fire as he runs through an alley near a checkpoint manned by the Free Syria Army





24 Hours: large red deer stags
Paris, France: Autumn marks the start of the 'rutting' season when the large red deer stags can be heard roaring and barking in an attempt to attract females


24 Hours: Singer Lady Gaga arrives at Macy's, New York
New York, US: Lady Gaga arrives at Macy's in Herald Square to launch her first fragrance, Lady Gaga Fame, released through the singer's own Haus Laboratories in association with Coty



24 Hours: A funeral car containing the body of Sun Myung Moon
Seoul, South Korea: A funeral car containing the body of late Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon drives past followers after his funeral ceremony at the Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong



24 Hours: A girl plays with a rope attached to a palm tree at Bonegi Beach in Honiara
Honiara, Solomon Islands: A girl plays with a rope attached to a palm tree at Bonegi beach


24 Hours: A paramilitary policeman in China
Beijing, China: A paramilitary policeman reacts as a giant Chinese national flag is pulled towards the Japanese embassy





24 Hours: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Malaysia
Sabab, Malaysia: the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk through the rainforest in Danum Valley


24 Hours: A soldier salutes during a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, US: A military service member salutes during a transfer of remains ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base. President Barack Obama arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on Friday to lead a ceremony honoring the return of the remains of the US ambassador and three other Americans killed in an attack in Libya this week


24 Hours: A worker sleeps on a hammock above a flooded street
Manila, Philippines: A worker sleeps on a hammock above a flooded street during a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Sanba in Quezon City



24 Hours: LFW SS2013: Unconditional Backstage
London, UK: A model prepares backstage ahead of the Unconditional show on day one of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, at Goldsmiths Hall.


24 Hours: Police officers in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Police officers take position during the hunt for the killers of a fellow police officer. Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed while he and three fellow officers patrolled the sprawling Rocinha favela


24 Hours: a woman walks through indian monsoon
Allahabad, India: A woman walks through heavy rain with her child. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people


24 Hours: The Annual Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Harrogate, UK: Giant vegetable grower Peter Glazebrook from Newark poses with his world record breaking onion that weighed in at 18lbs 1oz (8.44kg) beating his previous world record by almost 2ozs, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

24 Hours: Police detain a Palestinian demonstrator
Jerusalem, Israel: Police detain a Palestinian at a protest marking widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad