Yesterday marked the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year 2013, the Year of the Snake. One of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, the snake signifies cleverness and tenacity and is associated with the element of fire. In the larger Chinese astrological cycle, this year is also associated with the element of water, which makes 2013 the Year of the Water Snake. The combination of the water and fire elements may signify turmoil in the months ahead. But people around the world ushered in the new year with displays of fireworks, family get-togethers, temple visits, and street festivals. Collected here are images from several countries where revelers have been welcoming the arrival of the Water Snake.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta signs an order allowing partners wider use of family-oriented facilities on U.S. bases, including child care and counseling. This is a huge step for America's armed forces & it's about time! What do you think should be next?
Yes, President Obama will be having his 2nd Google+ Hangout.
Ask the Prez some questions (and play silly with some of those hilarious Google hangout effects) and well, hang out with Barack!
President Obama is one seriously tech savvy prez. We all know Mitt wasn't nearly as cool as Barack, if not only for his online presence :D
He's the man who rolled into a bedroom in Abbottabad, Pakistan, raised his gun and shot Osama bin Laden three times in the forehead.
Nearly two years later, the SEAL Team Six member is a secret celebrity with nothing to show for the deed; no job, no pension, no recognition outside a small circle of colleagues.
What is this country coming to? When the man who whooped serious terrorist ass, risked his life and his family's wellbeing, and stopped the panicking of many American families is left with absolutely NOTHING in life, America must be doing SOMETHING wrong.
Well, I guess that's because the Armed forces are full of Republicans, but hey...
Brazil is ablaze with more than just their crazy annual carnival.
Just after the Sangue Jovem school persormance, a float caught on fire, killing four and injuring five people.
Allegedly the three of four killed died after hitting a power line while pushing the float. The fourth victim was an onlooker.
The operators of a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire said Monday evening that the craft had drifted so far north of its original position that they now will tow the ship to Mobile, Ala., instead of their original plan for Progreso, Mexico. Not much of a vacation if you ask me...
