Manhattan cat cafe, Phelps returns to the pool, teepees in the National Mall | April 24
US First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a young girl after she gave Obama a copy of her father’s resume, who has been out of work for 3 years, as Obama answered questions at the White Houses annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, a weeklong demonstration by farmers, ranchers and tribes with the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, to protest against the Keystone XL pipeline, and more.
- Michael Phelps (L) high fives Allison Schmitt as they warm up in the practice pool during day one of the Arena Grand Prix at the Skyline Aquatic Center on April 24, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
- A local and her baby walk in the streets of the Cantagalo favela, next to Copacabana, where a young dancer was killed last weekend and residents held a protest on the eve, on April 23, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro. Just 50 days before Brazil hosts the World Cup, authorities beefed up security Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro after a violent clash between residents and police in a slum near the tourist haven of Copacabana beach. (Tasso Marcelo/AFP/Getty Images)
- Tourists walk around teepees set up on the National Mall in Washington, DC, April 23, 2014, as part of a weeklong demonstration by farmers, ranchers and tribes with the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, to protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
- Indian labourers thrash cornflower stalks in a field in the early morning near the town of Tentigaon in the state of Uttar Pradesh on April 24, 2014. Over 70 percent of Indians depend on agricultural incomes and about 65 percent of India’s farms depend on rains that fall between June and September. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)
- Railway workers do maintenance work on rail tracks on the hundred-year old Long Bien (former Paul Doumer) bridge in Hanoi on April 24, 2014. Built under French colonial rule in late 19th century the Vietnam’s railways which have not seen much changes since are the most under-developped transport sector in Vietnam and often come under public criticism. (Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images)
- US First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Charlotte Bell, 10, after she gave Obama a copy of her father’s resume, who has been out of work for 3 years, as Obama answered questions from children of Executive Office employees at the White Houses annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2014. (Saul Loeb//AFP/Getty Images)
- A boy looks at the World War One Wall of Remembrance lined with hundreds of red poppies on the eve of ANZAC Day at the Australian National War Memorial in Canberra April 24, 2014. On April 25, Australia and New Zealand will mark the 99th anniversary of the first major military action involving Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One. ANZAC is an acronym for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. (REUTERS/Jason Reed )
- Relatives of victims who were killed or went missing in the collapse of Rana Plaza gather at the site on the first year anniversary of the accident in Savar April 24, 2014. Protesters and family members of victims demand compensation on the one year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, in which more than 1,100 factory workers were killed and 2,500 others were injured. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)
- Relatives of victims killed in the collapse of Rana Plaza mourn on the first year anniversary of the accident, as they gather in Savar April 24, 2014. Protesters and family members of victims demand compensation on the one year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, in which more than 1,100 factory workers were killed and 2,500 others were injured. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj)
- A sheep with dyed pink wool grazes in a field near the village of Balintoy April 24, 2014. It has been painted pink to welcome the arrival of the Giro d’Italia cycle race whose race leader wears a pink jersey. (REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)
- French bullfighter Mehdi Savalli taunts a bull in the arena during the traditional Easter Feria in Arles, Southern France, April 18, 2014. The four-day Easter Feria opens the French bullfight season in April and is held in the Roman-built arena. Several hundred thousand people visit the city of Arles in the Provence region with tens of thousands of aficionados who attend the bullfights. Picture taken April 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier)
- Israeli teenager, Stav (front) performs during a dress rehearsal, part of an educational project, in Shoham near Tel Aviv March 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
- U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with Japan’s Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko as they walk in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo April 24, 2014. Obama will use a state visit to Japan on Thursday to try to reassure Asian allies of his commitment to ramping up U.S. engagement in the region, despite Chinese complaints that his real aim is to contain Beijing’s rise. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
- A girl writes a message for victims from capsized passenger ship Sewol, at a temporary group memorial altar for the victims in Ansan April 24, 2014. A South Korean boy whose shaking voice first raised the alarm that the overloaded ferry with hundreds of children on board was sinking has been found drowned in the underwater wreckage of the ship, his parents believe, the coastguard said on Thursday. The Sewol sank on April 16 on a routine trip from the port of Incheon, near Seoul, to the southern holiday island of Jeju. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
- A woman attends a candlelight vigil in Ansan, to commemorate the victims of capsized passenger ship Sewol and to wish for the safe return of missing passengers, April 24, 2014. More than 300 people, most of them students and teachers from the Danwon High School, are dead or missing presumed dead after the April 16 disaster. The confirmed death toll on Thursday was 171. The Sewol ferry, weighing almost 7,000 tons, sank on a routine trip from the port of Incheon, near Seoul, to the southern holiday island of Jeju. Investigations are focused on human error and mechanical failure. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
- A polar bear cub (L) plays with its mother Uslada at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg, April 24, 2014. The four-month old polar bear cub, who made its first public appearance on Thursday , is yet to be named. (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)
- A woman holds up the small recipe book by Sri Lanka’s iconic chef Publis Silva in Colombo April 24, 2014. The book is about 1cm by 1 cm (0.39 inch by 0.39 inch) and weight about 5 milligrams (0.00018 ounce), and there be 40 copies of it. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
- A Ukrainian security force officer is deployed at a checkpoint set on fire and left by pro-Russian separatists near Slaviansk April 24, 2014. Ukrainian troops were digging in to a new position a few miles from the separatist-held city of Slaviansk early on Thursday, a Reuters correspondent said. Dozens of soldiers in camouflage uniform, some wearing airborne patches, were setting up sandbag defences around at least six BMD light armoured vehicles and putting up a tent near a settlement called Malynivka, some 12 km (8 miles) south of Slaviansk on the main road to the regional capital Donetsk. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
- A large TVS (tornadic vortex signature) thunderstorm supercell passes over storm chaser Brad Mack in Graham, Texas late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for this coming weekend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. Picture taken April 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Gene Blevins)
- A TV cameraman films a cat at the cat cafe in New York April 23, 2014. The cat cafe is a pop-up promotional cafe that features cats and beverages in the Bowery section of Manhattan. Picture taken April 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
- Michael Phelps warms up before participating in the 2014 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series at Skyline Aquatic Center. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
Sophia Williams
May 21, 2014 @ 03:41:35
I remember being there when Michael Phelps visited Arizona. He was so nice to everyone! He’s the reason why I tried out for the varsity swim team.