| Pig survived 36 days in the quake: only 1/3 weight left A 330-pound hog survived 36 days in the ruins of its sty, destroyed by last month's Sichuan Province earthquake, by chewing down charcoal and drinking rainwater, local media reported. The no-longer-big-pig in Pengzhou City was down ... english.people.com.cn |
Marvellous synchronised swimming &$ &$Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova prepare to perform in the duet technical routine synchronised swimming event at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 18, 2008. Russia's team finished 1st. (chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)&$&$ &$ &$Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China perform in ... english.people.com.cn |
PANASONIC INTRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES FOR MICRO FOUR THIRDS SYSTEM DIGITAL CAMERAS Two New Lenses Compatible with LUMIX G1, the World’s Smallest & Lightest Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera, Part of the Micro Four Thirds System takegreatpictures.com |
Hugh Van Es, Photojournalist Who Covered Vietnam, Dies at 67 Mr. Van Es recorded the most famous image of the fall of Saigon in 1975, a group of people scaling a ladder to a C.I.A. helicopter on a rooftop. nytimes.com |
Jim Marshall, Rock ’n’ Roll Photographer, Dies at 74 Mr. Marshall was a photographer whose images of Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and others in the 1960s and ’70s helped define their subjects as well as rock ’n’ roll photography itself. nytimes.com |