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Tokyo, Japan
Japanese college students watch a cheerleader at a rally wishing for success in their job search (via Reuters.com)
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So, how do you translate Diesel Fuel and No Smoking in Arabic?
It would seem that someone took the instructions for this tanker a little too literally (via The Guardian)
And they can’t even get “in Arabic” right!
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C-Stunners
Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru poses with some of his artworks resembling sunglasses in Nairobi. Kabiru has created a range of artworks called “c-stunners” that resemble sunglasses but have been made with objects found on the street on the way to his studio. Each piece has its own story, and the series is inspired by his father, who received a beating from his parents for breaking his glasses (via Telegraph)
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Homewood, Illinois, USA
Workers fill a paupers’ grave at Homewood Memorial Gardens with remains of people who could not pay for a burial. Tough economic times have lead to an increase in the number of indigent burials. Thirty people were buried in this grave. No mourners were present. (via Telegraph)
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Times Square, New York, NY, USA
A billboard worker in a cherry picker does some work on video screen displaying flames in Times Square (via Telegraph)
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Tiny Worlds!
Markus Reugels makes worlds appear in water droplets. He uses high-speed photography to capture the exact moment a droplet frames a planetary backdrop. He places images of the planets in the background and then lets the drop fall, triggering his camera at the correct split-second moment. (via Telegraph)
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Pebble Art
Richard Shilling’s land art involves making sculptures using only natural materials gathered near to where the sculpture is going to be made. He doesn’t use glue or string and some of his work will last only a few short minutes before a change in the weather will sweep them away. Some of his art consists of different sized rocks balanced on top of each other precariously. (viaTelegraph)
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Hong Kong
An African student dangling from a metal bowl performs Qigong, a Chinese practice for exercise and meditation. Twenty-seven orphaned children from Malawi who were trained to speak fluent Mandarin at a Taiwan-funded Buddhist orphanage in Africa performed dance and kung-fu for a group of primary school students in Hong Kong as a part of a cultural exchange programme. (via Telegraph)
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Tokyo, Japan
Participants write Japanese traditional calligraphy during the new year calligraphy contest. (via BBC News)
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Harbin, China
A swimmer jumps into the icy waters of the Songhua River (via guardian.co.uk)
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International Space Station
The Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth’s horizon in this night-time image photographed by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander (via Telegraph)
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Seulawah, Aceh Besar, Indonesia
A detained youth cries as she sings a song during a religious class at Sekolah Polisi Negara, a police school (via Reuters.com)
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Newchapel, UK
This is the moment just before an eagle owl swoops in for the kill. The image was taken by Matt Binstead of the British Wildlife Centre. The BWC is Britain’s only native wildlife centre housing more than 50 species of British animal from adders and field mice to red squirrels, weasels and wildcats. Matt said that because of his job, he is able to capture scenes that would be very difficult in the wild. He said: “We breed many animals here, and not often do you see photos of baby wild animals as they are very hard to find in the wild.” (via Telegraph)
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Sydney, Australia
The cityis bathed in early morning sunshine as the sun rises on the summer solstice. Unfortunately the city is suffering from its coldest start to summer since 1960. This photo was taken from a viewing platform at the top of Sydney’s Tower Eye. (via Telegraph)
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Alexandria, Virginia, USA
President Obama buys a bone for his dog Bo. Obama was in Alexandria doing some Christmas shopping and stopped in a pizzeria for lunch. (via Reuters.com)
