HDR capture of a pagoda near Wangu Tower with a bell inside - which visitors can hit to gain peace and/or luck.

Releasing of birds to gain merit, another facebook opportunity, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mixed race woman hiding from weight on scale

Dices on the stocke exchange chart of the Suddeutsche Sueddeutsche Zeitung Sell in May and go away

Two Euro coin is standing up to a pile of Euro coins

Headquarters of the Mongolian stock exchange with chart depicting the performance of the internet company Google, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Golden calf, CowParade, Geneva, Switzerland

Passenger train moving away on unique circular curving portion of spiral track around a hill in order to gain elevation, Demodara Loop, at Demodara Railway Station in hill country of Sri Lanka

100 some US Dollar notes currency

Euro notes fanned out

Money with arrow top

Nurbank Almaty Kazakhstan

Top view of pink piggy bank

Top view of pink piggy bank

Money

Three participants of the UTMB are running in the hills of Chamonix. The famous peaks of the Mont Blanc range are in the background. The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (also referred to as UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon. It takes place once a year in the Alps, across France, Italy and Switzerland. The distance is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi), with a total elevation gain of around 9,600 m. It is widely regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in Europe. It's certainly one of the largest with over two thousand starters. The combined participation in all of the events is approaching 10 thousand runners. While the best runners complete the loop in slightly more than 20 hours, most runners take 30 to 45 hours to reach the finish line.

An elderly woman is running in the hills of Chamonix. She is close to finishing the extremely exhausting UTMB race. The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (also referred to as UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon. It takes place once a year in the Alps, across France, Italy and Switzerland. The distance is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi), with a total elevation gain of around 9,600 m. It is widely regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in Europe. It's certainly one of the largest with over two thousand starters. The combined participation in all of the events is approaching 10 thousand runners. While the best runners complete the loop in slightly more than 20 hours, most runners take 30 to 45 hours to reach the finish line.

A fieldworker sharpens shovels the old fashioned way at the Big Eddy, an Archaeological site on the Sac River in southwestern, MO. Archaeologist Neal Lopinot from Missouri State University has been digging their since 1997 to gain a more complete understanding of the prehistoric record in North America. (Photo by David McLain, Aurora)

At the visitor village Lizauli you can gain an insight into the traditional way of life of the Mbukushu, Caprivi Region, Namibia - here a woman weaving raffia