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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • Drawers of herbs used for preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
    20120531traditional chinese medicine...jpg
  • The preparation of traditional Chinese medicine at the Beijing Tongrentang drug store, which was established in 1669 during the Qing Dynasty and holds a high reputation in China. Chemists weigh out and wrap up various herbal elements including berries, roots, bark and shavings. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine and dietary therapy. Although these practices are considered alternative medicine in the Western world, they are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, accounting for estimated 40% of all health care delivered in China.
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  • Buddhist monks shaving their heads on the banks of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) in preparation for a ritual ceremony, Punakha Dzong, Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write.
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  • A Buddhist monk with a newly shaven head on the banks of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) in preparation for a ritual ceremony, Punakha Dzong, Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write.
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  • The cooking  preparation of the ingredients used for a poultice, which then is gently applied onto the body with medicated oils. This is part of Ayurveda medical treatment at Kalari Kovilakom, Kerala, India
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  • After the cooking  preparation of the ingredients used for a poultice, is then gently applied onto the body with medicated oils. This is part of Ayurveda medical treatment at Kalari Kovilakom, Kerala, India
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  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
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  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
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  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
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  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dressed in his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71. They are the  25th and 24th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. Seen here leaving the family home to walk to the inner sanctum of their sanctuary.  The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
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  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_013.jpg
  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_014.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_008.jpg
  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_012.jpg
  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_009.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_007.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_004.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_002.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_001.jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with the help of two of his Shinto priest colleagues, Kageji Toyama and Kiyoto Suyama from neighbouring villages. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
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  • Shinto priests Masatsugu Okutani, 41 (far right) together with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71 dressed in their ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary. They are the  24th and 25th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. Seen here with priests Kagesi Toyama (far left) and Kiyoto Suyama (center left), which will assist in the ceremonial festivities which take place over a 36 hour period in early July every year.  The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize one's sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the "here and now" and allow one's sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
    20160709_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with his father Kazufumi Okutani, 71. They are the  24th and 25th uninterrupted generational SHINTO priests in their family line dating back to the 12th century AD. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
    20160708_Masatsugu_okutani_shinto_Ki...jpg
  • Shinto priest Masatsugu Okutani, 41 dresses into his ceremonial clothes in preparation for the Summer Grand Purification ceremony to be held at the Yabuhara Sanctuary, with the help of two of his Shinto priest colleagues, Kageji Toyama and Kiyoto Suyama from neighbouring villages. The essence of the ceremony is to remove temporarily all impurities such as rational thought from ones body and mind and maximize ones sensitivities. In other words to be in a state of heightened concentration of the here and now and allow ones sensitivities to be replenished as they are a constant source of japanese cultural identity, Kiso Mura village.
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  • A farmer washes his prize Hereford bulls tail in a yellow bucket at Westwood (farm), Mamble, Herefordshire in preparation for the Tenbury Agricultural Show.
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  • In the privacy of her own country home, an elderly French lady is about to have eye-drops administered by her local doctor in the Vosges town of Ban de Laveline. Holding her eyelids up with a thumb in preparation of giving the woman the necessary medicine, the young health professional reaches for his equipment and the lady is left looking rather startled and uncomfortable for a few moments as her eye stares wildly. We are in her small cottage on the outskirts of town and the doctor is making his rounds to various patients unable to attend his daily surgery. The lady wears a colourful apron, typical of French working people, and is possibly in her seventies, living alone with only kind neighbours to ensure her safety. <br />
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  • Working in a dark corner of Desford Brickworks, the factory owned by Hanson Brick in Leicestershire, a labourer pats his clay aggregate into a clod (also known as a clot or warp) a lump of kneaded clay formed into a rough brick shape by hand in preparation for being thrown into the mould (or mold) and shaped once again with a stock. He will then skim off the surplus with the bow - a wire stretched between the ends of a curved wooden rod used for removing excess clay from the mould, which hangs on the wall by a nail. The stage afterwards is the firing in the kiln. Obviously the mechanisation of brick making endangers the careers of skilled craftsmen like this man. <br />
Bricks may be made from clay, shale, soft slate, calcium silicate, concrete, or shaped from quarried stone but Clay is the most common material.
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  • Fenced of area of ancient woodland at risk in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_011.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_006.jpg
  • Fenced of area in the countryside in preparation for the beginning of construction of the HS2 high speed rail link in Ufton, England, United Kingdom. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway which is aimed to be the new backbone of the national rail network, linking the south with the Midlands and furthe north. It is a highly topical and political issue due to the environmental impact for those along the route.
    20180429_hs2 land_003.jpg
  • A farmer washes his prize Hereford bull at Free Town (farm), Tarrington, Herefordshire in preparation for the Tenbury Agricultural Show.
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  • Detail of a chef's hands, preparing Makizushi in 'So', a sushi restaurant in central London. Makizushi "rolled sushi" norimaki "Nori roll" or makimono "variety of rolls") is a cylindrical piece, formed with the help of a bamboo mat known as a makisu Makizushi is generally wrapped in nori (seaweed), but is occasionally wrapped in a thin omelette, soy paper, cucumber, or shiso (perilla) leaves. Makizushi is usually cut into six or eight pieces, which constitutes a single roll order. Below are some common types of makizushi, but many other kinds exist. So restaurant in Soho is contemporary Japanese dining infused with unique European flavours. Select dishes are prepared on our "yogan-yaki" customised grill and cooked over volcanic rocks imported from Mt. Fuji.
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  • Detail of a chef's hands, preparing salmon with tongs in 'So', a sushi restaurant in central London. Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients, seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits. Ingredients and forms of sushi presentation vary widely, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is rice (also referred to as shari or sumeshi. So restaurant in Soho is contemporary Japanese dining infused with unique European flavours. Select dishes are prepared on our "yogan-yaki" customised grill and cooked over volcanic rocks imported from Mt. Fuji.
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  • At Kalari Kovilakom, an Ayurveda treatment center chefs prepare all meals from freshly grown produce form their own organic vegetabe garden. All dietry requirements are strictly prescribed by the resident doctor as past of the overall treatment a patient may require, Kerala, India.
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  • Du Cai Mei prepares a meal with the help of her husband, Chang Lin, Chang Qu village, Shaanxi, China.
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  • Farmer Maria Castanares prepares fish for lunch in Daguma village, Bagaubayan, Sultan Kudarat province, Mindanao Island, The Philippines.
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  • Woman preparing 'te' grass for weaving into baskets in Luu Thuong village, Ha Tay province, Vietnam. With Vietnam’s growing population making less land available for farmers to work, families unable to sustain themselves are turning to the creation of various products in rural areas.  These ‘craft’ villages specialise in a single product or activity, anything from palm leaf hats to incense sticks, or from noodle making to snake-catching. Some of these ‘craft’ villages date back hundreds of years, whilst others are a more recent response to enable rural farmers to earn much needed extra income.
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  • A women smiles as she and a colleague prepare a lunch of Chicken and beef casserole in a vilage outside Florence, Italy
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  • Women cooks prepare a lunch of Loin of Pork  and potatoes on the Frescobaldi wine estate, italy
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  • Women cooks prepare a lunch of Loin of Pork  and potatoes on the Frescobaldi wine estate, italy
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  • A soldier of the Presidential Bodyguard regiment (the PBG) cleaning, buffing and preparing his ceremonial uniform in his barracks, New Delhi. The  Presidential Bodyguard or PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir
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  • A soldier of the Presidential Bodyguard regiment (the PBG) cleaning, buffing and preparing his ceremonial uniform in his barracks, New Delhi. The  Presidential Bodyguard or PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir.
    20071223_india_0387_1.jpg
  • A patient has warm medicated oil poured over his whole body to prepare him for body massage as part of the overall Ayurveda experience at Kalari Kovalikom, Kerala, India.
    20071216_india_0197_1.jpg
  • Vaccinator prepares a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine at the new Millennium Point NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre on 11th January 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This coronavirus vaccination centre which is one of the first in the UK with the aim to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February will administer 600 vaccines on its opening day, rising to 1200 on the following days and approximately 2500 per day as of the second week. Customers all receive a letter and can come to the vaccine centre from a 45 mile radius. Once in the vaccine lane they are asked health related questions and asked to give consent to being vaccinated after being advised of any possible side effects.
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  • Vaccinator prepares a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine at the new Millennium Point NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre on 11th January 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This coronavirus vaccination centre which is one of the first in the UK with the aim to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February will administer 600 vaccines on its opening day, rising to 1200 on the following days and approximately 2500 per day as of the second week. Customers all receive a letter and can come to the vaccine centre from a 45 mile radius. Once in the vaccine lane they are asked health related questions and asked to give consent to being vaccinated after being advised of any possible side effects.
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  • Laos is the most bombed country, per capita, in the world with more than 270 million cluster bomb submunitions dropped on it during the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1974. The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) are a humanitarian organisation clearing the remnants of conflict worldwide and have been working in Lao PDR since 1994. UXO clearance team 6 (UCT6) is an all-female team, one of MAG’s seven UXO clearance teams in Xieng Khouang Province, one of the most heavily bombed provinces in Lao PDR.  Technicans from UCT6 prepare their tools before setting off to go to the clearance site in Ban Namoune village.
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  • a family run Parma ham business. Here men cure with salt (most often sea salt)the Pork legs and thighs that are then stored for 9 to 18  months before the whole process is complete  and they are prepared for sale, Parma,  Italy.
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  • A long-distance runner prepares for the London Marathon before the race begins, whilst warming-up in Greenwich Park, London England. Seen in close-up detail, we see his hands and fingers massaging Vaseline jelly into his thighs and groin area to help avoid chafing during the annual 26-mile race through London's streets. He is wearing bright, garish running shorts decorated wth the British Union Jack flag, a sure sign of his patriotic attitude. Other runners are in the background, also preparing clothing that will be taken from the start to the finish line in Westminster.
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  • Vaccinator prepares a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine at the new Millennium Point NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre on 11th January 2021 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This coronavirus vaccination centre which is one of the first in the UK with the aim to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February will administer 600 vaccines on its opening day, rising to 1200 on the following days and approximately 2500 per day as of the second week. Customers all receive a letter and can come to the vaccine centre from a 45 mile radius. Once in the vaccine lane they are asked health related questions and asked to give consent to being vaccinated after being advised of any possible side effects.
    20210111_vaccination centre opens_02...jpg
  • Presidential Bodyguard regiment (the PBG) soldiers get dressed into their ceremonial uniform as they prepare for the Changing of the Guard ceremony in front of the Presidential Palace, New Delhi, India. The PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir.
    20071222_india_0066_1.jpg
  • In advance of a re-opening of businesses and before a change to a Tier 2 for London during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, a shop worker prepares a retailer's window on Regent Street, on 30th November 2020, in London, England. Retailers will once again be open for Christmas business on 3rd December.
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  • A window dresser prepares a new window design with a stripes theme in the Oxford Street branch of retailer Debenhams. We see from the rear, a lady retail professional who is standing on a square box in order to reach the upper corners of the background - formerly stripy and when she's finished, a solid black. Debenhams plc is a British multinational retailer operating under a department store format in the United Kingdom and Ireland with franchise stores in other countries
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  • A chef prepares a dish for the table in the kitchen of The Kitchin restaurant, Leith, Edinburgh. Tom and Michaela Kitchin opened their restaurant, The Kitchin on Edinburgh's Leith waterfront in 2006. The Kitchin presents modern British seasonal cuisine influenced by French cooking techniques and an appreciation of the best quality ingredients available from Scotland's natural larder.
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  • A selection of narcissi being prepared for showing at the Harrogate Spring Show, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress preparing for a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Tatouine hospital, Tunisia. Nurses preparing patient for surgery.
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  • A production line of lady employees from the world's largest independent provider of airline catering and provisioning services, Gate Gourmet, prepare salad trays in the company's factory on the southern perimeter road at Heathrow Airport, West London. Gate Gourmet serve more than 200 million meals on 2 million airline flights a year to their 250-plus airline customers at more than 100 airport locations around the globe. Apart from creating the bespoke meals for an airline's culture and ethnic demands, that pack the pre-flight carts, deliver and load into the aircraft galleys and afterwards, they dispose of the waste and strip, wash and sterilize the equipment. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A production line of lady employees from the world's largest independent provider of airline catering and provisioning services, Gate Gourmet, prepare salad trays in the company's factory on the southern perimeter road at Heathrow Airport, West London. Gate Gourmet serve more than 200 million meals on 2 million airline flights a year to their 250-plus airline customers at more than 100 airport locations around the globe. Apart from creating the bespoke meals for an airline's culture and ethnic demands, that pack the pre-flight carts, deliver and load into the aircraft galleys and afterwards, they dispose of the waste and strip, wash and sterilize the equipment. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
    heathrow_airport1357-18-08-2009_1.jpg
  • Two Nepalese woman cook a nutritious meal in the kitchen in the Friends of Needy Children Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.  They are preparing food for the malnourished children to eat as part of the intensive re-feeding program. The centre has recently been built to provide healthcare to malnourished children and education to mothers about nutrition and childcare.
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  • A nurse prepares a needle for Dr Mohamed Shaheen to perform Cataracts surgery on a patient on the IFB Jibon Tari Floating Hospital moored up on the banks of the Modhumoti River.  The Jibon Tari normally moves location every 3 months to remote riverine and offshore areas. It was launched in 1999 and has been major success, reaching more that 200,000 people.  <br />
Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) provide care, support and treatment to people with disabilities in Bangladesh.
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  • A nurse prepares a needle for Dr Mohamed Shaheen to perform Cataracts surgery on a patient on the IFB Jibon Tari Floating Hospital moored up on the banks of the Modhumoti River.  The Jibon Tari normally moves location every 3 months to remote riverine and offshore areas. It was launched in 1999 and has been major success, reaching more that 200,000 people.  <br />
Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) provide care, support and treatment to people with disabilities in Bangladesh.
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  • Communal food being prepared on the CINI ward by the mothers of the sick children. The mothers get involved with the daily cooking duties so that they can have some activity other than caring for their child. Child In Need Institute (CINI) is based in Kolkata, India. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which provides sustainable development in health, nutrition, education and security for the poorest communities in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states.
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  • A nurse prepares a patient for Dr Mohamed Shaheen to perform Cataracts surgery on a patient on the IFB Jibon Tari Floating Hospital moored up on the banks of the Modhumoti River.  The Jibon Tari normally moves location every 3 months to remote riverine and offshore areas. It was launched in 1999 and has been major success, reaching more that 200,000 people.  <br />
Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) provide care, support and treatment to people with disabilities in Bangladesh.
    10-IFB-1728.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, applies make up to her hands shortly before taking the staring role of Sita in the Indian epic Ramayana. She is both a teacher and one of the stars of  the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071125_india_0166_1.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, applies make up to her face shortly before taking the staring role of Sita in the Indian epic Ramayana. She is both a teacher and one of the stars of  the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071125_india_0100_1.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, applies make up to her feet shortly before taking the staring role of Sita in the Indian epic Ramayana. She is both a teacher and one of the stars of  the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071125_india_0193_1.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, applies make up to her face shortly before taking the staring role of Sita in the Indian epic Ramayana. She is both a teacher and one of the stars of  the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071125_india_0146_1.jpg
  • Hackney Carnival on 8th September 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Revellers getting dressed.
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  • Close up of family meal in home close to the shores of Lugu Lake, northwest Yunnan province.<br />
<br />
Mo Suo people live along LuGu lake, northwest  Yunnan province. Since the population is not big enough, the Chinese government did not assign them as an independent minority. Mo Suo people belongs to the NaXi minority of LiJiang region. Mo Suo people have their own distinctive culture, religion and customs. Most significantly: Mo Suo people do not have a marriage System. Locally, they call their relationships a "walking marriage". <br />
A girl has her ADULT ceremony when she is 14, then she can start to wear the Mo Su costume and the family will give her a room that is called “Flower room”.<br />
Logically, she is allowed to take her boyfriend, since Mo Su family carries on by the mother's name, the son and the daughter stay with mother their whole lifes.<br />
When they are adults, the girl chooses her boyfriend. The boyfriend come to sleep in her room in the evening and leave for his mother's home in the morning. He belongs to his mother's family. She belongs to her mother's family, her children will be taken care of by her family: her mother, uncle, aunts, or sisters and brothers. Her children do not belongs to the boyfriend's family.<br />
Normally, the mother will pass her "power" to her eldest daughter when she is old and thus perpetuate the Mo Suo traditions.
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  • Deutsches Rotes Kreuz - DRK (German Red Cross) vehicle logos at their administrative HQ, 58 Carstennstrasse, Berlin. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
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  • First Aid kits in amergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
    christian_schuh242-04-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
    christian_schuh237-04-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Latrines in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
    christian_schuh207-04-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Tents in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
    christian_schuh189-04-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Maternity tent mock-up in emergency supplies warehouse, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK - German Red Cross) at their logistics centre at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. Ready for immediate loading into disaster zones, the equipment is stored near to where freight aircraft can fly anywhere in the world. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, with its 187 National Societies, is the world's largest humanitarian network. The German Red Cross is part of this universal community, which started 150 years ago to deliver comprehensive aid to people affected by conflict, disaster, sanitary emergencies, or social hardship, guided solely by their needs. Around four million volunteers and members support the Red Cross in Germany alone.
    christian_schuh176-04-06-2014_1.jpg
  • Chef Tom Kitchin working in the kitchen of The Kitchin restaurant, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Tom and Michaela Kitchin opened their restaurant, The Kitchin on Edinburgh's Leith waterfront in 2006. The Kitchin presents modern British seasonal cuisine influenced by French cooking techniques and an appreciation of the best quality ingredients available from Scotland's natural larder.
    53-05_1_1.jpg
  • Non commissioned officers (NCO's) of the Presidential Bodyguard regiment having a drink in their mess after a full day's activities in HQ's, New Delhi. The  Presidential Bodyguard or PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir.
    20071223_india_0440_1.jpg
  • A patient has warm oil poured onto head and held there for an hour as part of the full Ayurveda treatment. This massage is said to improve mental functions. Kalari Kovalikom, Kerala, India.
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  • A patient has warm medicated oil poured over his whole body to massage him for as part of the overall Ayurveda experience at Kalari Kovalikom, Kerala, India.
    20071216_india_0336_1.jpg
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