Women using pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Village of Turning of the Bones Ceremony, which occurs every five to seven years throughout Madagascar, Ambositra, Madagascar, Africa

Woman using a mallet to fold batik fabric, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast

Work on building Lyveden New Bield - an Elizabethan garden lodge house - was started in 1595 but work stopped in 1605 when the owner - Sir Thomas Tresham died. After nearly four centuries The National Trust has taken on the Elizabethan house and has spent seven years renovating it.

Juvenile Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), an endangered and protected species, lifts its head to take a look at the research vessel. Beluga calves are dark in colour and turn white at seven to nine years of age. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Cute brazilian seven year old girl on the beach

Cute brazilian seven year old girl on the beach

Girl carving a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin for Halloween

Girls holding balloons in her hand while walking with her grandparents across a meadow

Girl with a lantern at a St. Martin's parade, lantern procession, St. Martin's Day, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman and boy in a park in autumn

Girl, CENMA, vegetable wholesale market in the south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America

Girl, 7, in a park in autumn

Girls holding balloons in her hand while walking with her grandparents across a meadow

Two boys with a tricycle, Mapuche Indians, near Concepcion, Southern Chile, Chile, South America

Boy, 6 years old, swimming in the sea, playful

Two boys playing with a tricycle, Mapuche Indians, near Concepcion, Southern Chile, Chile, South America

Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Girl carving a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin for Halloween

Girl with a lantern at a St. Martin's parade, lantern procession, St. Martin's Day, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Children beating an octopus with sticks to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Two boys playing with a tricycle, Mapuche Indians, near Concepcion, Southern Chile, Chile, South America

7-year-old girls on suspension bridge over Spasmiata river, Foret de Bonifatu, Corsica, France, Europe

Boy carving a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin for Halloween

Girl holding balloon, Cameroon, Africa

Grandparents and their grandchildren, AIDS orphans, looking at photographs, Cameroon, Africa

Kindergarten boys wearing uniforms, Cameroon, Africa

Boy fetching water from a well, Cameroon, Africa

Boy carrying a pail of water on his head, Sahel region, Cameroon, Africa

7-year-old girl walking under Umbrella Pines at Palombaggia beach, south-east coast, Corsica, France, Europe

7-year-old girl in the Red rocks of Piana at the Gulf of Porto, Calanche, Corsica, France, Europe

Girl holding many colourful balloons in her hand while sitting on her grandfather's shoulders

Girls holding balloons in her hand while running across a meadow in front of her grandparents

Two children are lying on a sandy beach at the sea

Ruins in Paleo Perithia, deserted village, north east Corfu, Corfu Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe

Girl, seven years old, on holiday boat trip, France, Europe

Chinese seven-year-old Shen Siyue stands surrounded by classmates as they line up for morning exercises at her elite school at in Beijing, China.

Seven workers are disassembling computers at TES-AMM Shanghai, which was founded on September 21, 2005, currently has 67 employees of which 26 are workers. With an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons, it has only treated 2,000 tons of e-waste from its founding more than a year ago. 'The biggest problem is that there isn't an e-waste recycling channel in China. The biggest chunks of raw materials we get are from government bodies, which are upgrading their equipments, and electronic appliances franchises that are washing out their outdated inventories. We don't have any imported e-waste because that's banned by the government. It takes a worker no more than ten minutes to disassemble a computer, and each worker can deal with between 60 to 70 computers a day,' says Janice Wu, who's the Environment & Quality Management Dept. Manager and Plant Manager Assistant.

Kazuko Uezu, age 65, makes tofu before dawn in her small shop in the village of Hedo. Despite 50 years of practice "every batch tastes slightly different" says Kazuko who rises at 4-am seven days a week to make tofu. Traditional methods and a small production produces subtle variations in every batch despite the fact that tofu has only two ingredients, salt water and soy beans. Kazuko get the salt water from the East China Sea (just down the road from her house) but the soybeans come from America. Okinawan centenarians eat tofu daily and it is believed the high flavanoid content in tofu contributes to their longevity. Flavanoids are known to fight breast and prostate cancer and believed to combat heart disease.

Kazuko Uezu, age 65, makes tofu before dawn in her small shop in the village of Hedo. Despite 50 years of practice "every batch tastes slightly different" says Kazuko who rises at 4-am seven days a week to make tofu. Traditional methods and a small production produces subtle variations in every batch despite the fact that tofu has only two ingredients, salt water and soy beans. Kazuko get the salt water from the East China Sea (just down the road from her house) but the soybeans come from America. Okinawan centenarians eat tofu daily and it is believed the high flavanoid content in tofu contributes to their longevity. Flavanoids are known to fight breast and prostate cancer and believed to combat heart disease.

The Mother Lode Gold Hounds on a Sunday outing looking for gold on the north fork of the American River. Henry Gnecco, 12, has been panning for seven years and won 5th prize in a national contest.

Kazuko Uezu, age 65, makes tofu before dawn in her small shop in the village of Hedo. Despite 50 years of practice "every batch tastes slightly different" says Kazuko who rises at 4-am seven days a week to make tofu. Traditional methods and a small production produces subtle variations in every batch despite the fact that tofu has only two ingredients, salt water and soy beans. Kazuko get the salt water from the East China Sea (just down the road from her house) but the soybeans come from America. Okinawan centenarians eat tofu daily and it is believed the high flavanoid content in tofu contributes to their longevity. Flavanoids are known to fight breast and prostate cancer and believed to combat heart disease.

Chinese seven-year-old Shen Siyue at her weekly piano lesson at school in Beijing, China.

Hikers along a scenic desert trail, Baja california sur mexico

Mother Pulling Daughter Up Snowy Hill On Sled

Girl Sitting By A Statue, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Teenage girl and a seven year old boy painting shelves with blue paint

Seven year old boy using a paintbrush, painting cardboard