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Judge Denies Request for Delay in Trayvon Martin Case: A lawyer for George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing the unarmed teenager last February, said he needed more time to prepare.

Wikipedia picture of the day for December 27:
ORP Grom
ORP Grom is an Orkan-class fast attack craft originally contracted by East Germany and laid down in 1989. After German reunification, the unfinished hull was bought by Poland, where it was completed in 1995. The ship now serves with the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla of the Polish Navy.

Photo: Łukasz Golowanow

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 2:
Shasta Dam under construction
Shasta Dam, an arch dam across the Sacramento River at the north end of the Sacramento Valley, California, during its construction in June 1942. The dam mainly serves long-term water storage and flood control in its reservoir, Shasta Lake, and also generates hydroelectric power. At 602 ft (183 m) high, it is the ninth-tallest dam in the United States and forms the largest reservoir in California.

Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI; Restoration: Chick Bowen

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 1:
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff is the 36th and current President of Brazil, in office since 1 January 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office. Previously she was Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil, serving under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from 2005 to 2010. The daughter of a Bulgarian entrepreneur, she is an economist by training and co-founder of the Democratic Labour Party. She served as Da Silva's Minister of Energy and became Chief of Staff after José Dirceu's resignation amidst scandal. She was elected the presidency in a run-off election on 31 October 2010.

Photo: Agência Brasil

Wikipedia picture of the day for December 26:
Confederate States of America currency
Two banknotes for Confederate States of America dollars, in five (top) and 100 dollar (bottom) amounts. The notes were first issued just before the outbreak of the Civil War by the Confederacy. They were not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after Confederate victory. By the end of the war, the notes were worthless. Today, the "Greybacks" are prized as collector's items.

Restoration: Michael Holley

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 6:
Photomontage

Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other ones. Here, 16 different photos have been digitally manipulated in Photoshop to give the impression that it is a real landscape. The term was coined by German Dadaists, but the technique, then known as combination printing, was originated by the British-based Swedish artist Oscar Rejlander in the 1850s.

Image: Mmxx

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 5:
Library of Congress Reading Room
The main reading room of the United States Library of Congress, located in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest of its three buildings. Constructed between 1890 and 1897, the Beaux-Arts style building is known for its classicizing facade and elaborately decorated interior, designed during the "American Renaissance".

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 13:
Green sea turtle
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is an endangered sea turtle found in tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace.

Photo: Mbz1

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 12:
National Palace of Haiti after the 2010 earthquake
This photo, taken the day after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, shows the damage it caused to the National Palace of Haiti. The palace's collapsed cupola has become a symbol of the devastation caused by the quake. The Haitian government is currently in the process of demolishing the remains in preparation for reconstruction.

Photo: Logan Abassi, UNDP Global

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 11:
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is a medium-sized retriever dog breed that originated in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named for its ability to lure waterfowl within gunshot range, called "tolling". It is particularly suited for retrieving in cold water climates because of its water-repellent double coat.

Photo: Kallerna

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 8:
Impalas fighting during rutting
Two male impalas (Aepyceros melampus) fighting during rutting (breeding) season, which begins yearly toward the end of the wet season in May and lasts typically for three weeks. During this period, males often rub their antlers on trees or shrubs, fight with each other, and herd estrus females together.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 7:
Frecce Tricolori
The Frecce Tricolori is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, province of Udine. They were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team, replacing unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands by the end of the 1920s.

Photo: Łukasz Golowanow

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 17:
Vanadium
Three bars of vanadium exhibiting different crystal forms and surface oxidation made using the crystal bar process, and a 1 cm3 cube of the element for comparison. Vanadium is a hard, silvery gray, ductile and malleable transition metal named after Vanadís, another name for the Norse goddess Freyja. In nature, vanadium only exists in chemically combined form.

Photo: Alchemist-hp

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 16:
Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Ford Fiesta S2000
Nasser Al-Attiyah, a Qatari rally driver, in a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland. He is the only Arab to have won the Dakar Rally, a feat he achieved in 2011. In addition to driving, Al-Attiyah is a sport shooter and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in skeet.

Photo: Kallerna

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 15:
Davy Jones' Locker
Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom used as a euphemism for drowning ("to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker"). This illustration from the English satirical magazine Punch shows Jones on his locker while viewing a 1789 chart of Ferrol Harbour, Spain, belonging to HMS Howe. The ship had run aground at the mouth of the harbour on 2 November 1892, allegedly after using a poorly prepared naval chart to navigate its waters. In the accompanying caption (not included here), Jones is saying, "Aha! So long as they stick to them old charts, no fear o' my locker bein' empty!!"

Artist: John Tenniel

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 14:
Blois, France

A panoramic view of Blois, the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. The area has been inhabited since at least the 6th century and was once the seat of a powerful countship. It is also known for being Joan of Arc's base of operations for the relief of Orléans.

Photo: David Iliff

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 20:
U.S. federal government in 1862
A diagram of the federal government of the United States and its relationship to the 34 states and nine territories in 1862. At the top is the Constitution, the "supreme law of the land". The blue line originating from it represents allegiance and the red line shows the separation of Constitutional powers.

Art: N. Mendal Shafer; Restoration: Fallschirmjäger

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 19:
St. Michael's Cathedral, Izhevsk, Russia
St. Michael's Cathedral in Izhevsk, Russia, is one of the two main Orthodox churches of Udmurtia. It is built in the Russian Revival style and its tent-like roof is 67 m (220 ft) tall. The church was originally built in 1915, but destroyed by the Soviets in 1937. It was reconstructed in 2007.

Photo: Richard Bartz/Murdockcrc

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 18:
Schematic of a piano

Schematic diagram of a piano, one of the most popular musical instruments in the world. The diagram (see legend) shows a grand piano, one of two basic piano configurations, the other being the upright piano. Full-size grand pianos are preferred for concerts, because larger pianos with longer strings have larger, richer sound and lower inharmonicity of the strings.

Image: Olek Remesz/Bechstein

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 27:
Giraffe
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis, ssp. tippelskirchi shown here) is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. There are nine subspecies, which are distinguished by their coat patterns. Fully grown giraffes stand 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall, with males taller than and weighing nearly twice as much as females. The giraffe's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannas, grasslands, and open woodlands. Their primary food source is acacia leaves, which they can browse at heights which most other herbivores cannot reach.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 25:
Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier, the world's second-largest movable flood barrier, as seen from Silvertown on the north bank of the River Thames during normal operation, looking across to New Charlton. The barrier is located downstream of central London and is meant to prevent London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the sea. It needs to be raised (closed) only during high tide; at ebb tide it can be lowered to release the water that backs up behind it.

Photo: David Iliff

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 24:
Longnose sawshark
A sketch of a longnose sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus), a species of sawshark found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Australia on the continental shelf at depths of between 40 and 310 m (130 and 1,020 ft). It is a medium-sized shark with a saw-like flattened snout which measures up to thirty percent of its body size.

Artist: William Buelow Gould

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 23:
Governor of Virginia's mansion
A 1905 photograph of the Executive Mansion, the official residence of the Governor of Virginia. Designed by Alexander Parris and completed in 1813, it is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the United States. It is both a Virginia and a National Historic Landmark, and has had a number of successive renovations and expansions during the 20th century.

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co.; Restoration: Jbarta

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 22:
Comma butterfly
The comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) is found in temperate areas of Europe and Asia and is named after a white 'C' shape on the underside of the wings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf.

Photo: Quartl

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 29:
Nail clippers

Three types of nail clippers, used to cut finger- and toenails as part of grooming. The left cutter is in the plier style, while the centre and right ones are in the compound lever style.

Photograph: Evan-Amos

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 28:
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556, depicted in 1545) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of three monarchs. Ascending to power during the reign of Henry VIII, under Edward VI he was able to promote a series of reforms in the Church of England. He was executed for treason under Mary I.

Painting: Gerlach Flicke

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 30:
White-faced Heron
The White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae, shown in non-breeding plumage) is a relatively small heron that is common throughout most of Australasia. First described by John Latham in 1790, adults range in size from 60 to 70 centimetres (24 to 28 in) in length.

Photograph: JJ Harrison

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 31:
Antonov An-124
An Antonov An-124 belonging to Polet Airlines on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. The An-124 was designed for strategic lift capability and remains the third-largest operating cargo aircraft.

Photograph: Sergey Kustov

Wikipedia picture of the day for February 1:
Nanga Parbat

A view from the path to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, in Pakistan. With a summit elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft), the mountain is the ninth-highest in the world. It was first climbed in 1953.

Photograph: Waqas Usman

Wikipedia picture of the day for February 1:
Nanga Parbat

A view from the path to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, in Pakistan. With a summit elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft), the mountain is the ninth-highest in the world. It was first climbed in 1953.

Photograph: Waqas Usman

Wikipedia picture of the day for January 31:
Antonov An-124
An Antonov An-124 belonging to Polet Airlines on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. The An-124 was designed for strategic lift capability and remains the third-largest operating cargo aircraft.

Photograph: Sergey Kustov

Wikipedia picture of the day for February 2:
Jeff Dunham
American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham with his puppet "Achmed the Dead Terrorist". Dunham, whose puppets Time magazine has described as "politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered", uses Achmed to satirize terrorists.

Photograph: Richard Mclaren

Wikipedia picture of the day for February 3:
Republican presidential ticket, 1864
A campaign poster from the National Union Party during the US election of 1864, showing presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln (left) and his running-mate Andrew Johnson. The Republican Party changed its name and selected Johnson, a former Democrat, to draw support from War Democrats during the Civil War.

Lithograph: Currier and Ives, Restoration: Lise Broer

Wikipedia picture of the day for February 4:
Hurricane Bob
Hurricane Bob, the first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season and the only one to make landfall on the contiguous United States, as it approaches New England. The Category 3 storm killed 17 people and caused $1.5 billion in damage.

Photo: NOAA / Satellite and Information Service

DealBook: U.S. and States Prepare to Sue S.&P. Over Mortgage Ratings: The Justice Department and state prosecutors plan to file civil charges against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, accusing the firm of fraudulently rating mortgage bonds that led to the financial crisis, people briefed on the plan said.

John Kerry starts first day at State Department with a confession: John Kerry, America’s new Secretary of State, confessed that he had once
almost created a diplomatic incident when he tried...


Mother tongue or first language is perhaps the most favorite thing for any person. The question of language has resulted into many conflicts and discontentment. The prime example of such discontentment is the Language Movement of 1952 in Bangladesh. On the other hand we can not live in isolation. We have to be in contact with the speakers of other languages. Bangladesh is considered to be a monolingual country in which more than 98% of the population is speakers of Bangla language. However, there are more than ten languages in such a small country like Bangladesh. Monipuri, Urdu, Chakma, Santali, Garo, Rakhain, Tipra- are just some of the other languages present in Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Condition-of-English-in-Bangladesh:-Second-Language-or-Foreign-Language&id=165151 - Mar 21, 2006
The garment industry of Bangladesh has been the key export division and a main source of foreign exchange for the last 25 years. At present, the country generates about $5 billion worth of products each year by exporting garment. The industry provides employment to about 3 million workers of whom 90% are women. Two non-market elements have performed a vital function in confirming the garment industry's continual success; these elements are (a) quotas under Multi- Fibre Arrangement1 (MFA) in the North American market and (b) special market entry to European markets. The whole procedure is strongly related with the trend of relocation of production.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Overview-of-Bangladesh-Garment-Industry&id=367773 - Nov 24, 2006
The sector was already ripe and was ready to be plucked for profits. So whoever invested in high quality Bangladesh hotels are simply thriving at present. And there is room for many more.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Tourism---Bangladesh-Hotels&id=4737935 - Jul 26, 2010
Bangladesh is still one of the poorest countries in the world. Concentrating on the precarious economic situation is therefore the utmost job of the new government. Sanitizing a corrupt political system and standing firm against rampant corruption in the high offices is also another major objective to attain. It also needs to carefully address the menace of religious fundamentalist elements in its society. Whether in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan, the face of religious fundamentalism is common.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Whats-Happening-in-Bangladesh?&id=2079141 - Mar 09, 2009
South Asia is the most populated region of the world, even though this region is one of the most charismatic and colorful places on earth. Of this region, Bangladesh has the most natural landmarks which make Bangladesh a dream travel destination for tourists.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Travel-Bangladesh---Astonishing-Travel-Destinations-in-South-Asia&id=2827571 - Aug 26, 2009
A strong local government system can ensure good governance through transparency, accountability, effective participation and equal opportunities for all. Most importantly, this system can ensure development at the grassroots level. The focused challenges include, among many, attitude of public administrators, corruption at the local government institutions, participation by the people, structural defects, dysfunctional UP sanding committees, local government finances, influence in fund utilization, personnel system in local government, governments' willful stance on local government institutions, breach of election pledges for local government, election of honest and qualified people in a free and fair environment, lack of fund, intervention by central government, power distance in the society etc. However, the challenges for the local government institutions in Bangladesh remain more of politico-cultural than of socioeconomic, which leave the local government system at its minimal form.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Challenges-of-Local-Government-Institutions-in-Bangladesh&id=6159844 - Apr 08, 2011
Bangladesh is home to some of unique and most gorgeous travel destinations of the world. So a travel to mind blowing destinations of Bangladesh will leave you breathless and will be unforgettable.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dazzling-Travel-Destinations-of-Bangladesh&id=2845766 - Aug 31, 2009
Investors from all around the globe might turn their attention towards Bangladesh because of its rather advantageous geographical location. Bangladesh is the gateway that connects South Asia with East Asia.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Bangladesh-the-Next-Investment-Gold-Mine?&id=7230805 - Aug 14, 2012
Bangladesh cricket team is also known as "The Tigers", it is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. In 2000 It became the 10th Test team in the cricket world. Bangladesh cricket team played its first international cricket in 1979 in ICC Trophy in England.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Cricket-Team-in-Last-10-Years&id=5685073 - Jan 08, 2011
Inflation in Bangladesh fell by 3 percent in 2011 to 9 percent. The currency has also somewhat stabilized. Thus Bangladesh is moving from a stormy situation to a much calmer one it seems.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Economy-to-Bounce-Back&id=7268818 - Sep 05, 2012
Bangladesh has a good relationship with floods. Almost every year during monsoon, due to heavy rainfall and few other reasons floods occur in Bangladesh. But what is the reason behind them?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Floods-and-Bangladesh---The-Reasons&id=4411651 - Jun 03, 2010
Bangladesh is the seventh most populous country in the world and third most populous Muslim country. More than one hundred and fifty million people call Bangladesh home. There are many problems which are faced by the Bangladesh, but there is huge potential. It is a young country and needs time to flourish into a stable and prosperous country.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Peoples-Republic-of-Bangladesh&id=5066813 - Sep 20, 2010
Bangladesh is a developing destination, many people are looking to get right off the beaten track and explore this diverse, unique nation. By going on tailor-made Bangladesh holidays there is an opportunity to give something back and fund grassroots projects.
http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Beginners-Guide-to-Bangladesh-Holidays&id=7413392 - Dec 07, 2012
In late 2006, Muhammad Yunus, an economist, lived up to his reputation as one of the most respected Bangladeshis when he won the Nobel Prize in Peace. He thus became the first Bangladeshi to win a Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, it was a momentous win for the country.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Interesting-Facts-About-Bangladesh---From-Geography-to-Local-Idols&id=3500069 - Dec 30, 2009
Bangladesh is a small country in south-east Asia. It was formerly the part of Indian sub continent. Later after the division of India by British ruler it linked up with Pakistan and took the name of East Pakistan. After being 23 years under Pakistani rulers East Pakistan came to conflict with west Pakistan and struggle with mighty West Pakistan for freedom. After a bloody war of nine months East Pakistan came into the world map as a sovereign country. This formerly East Pakistan is now known as Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Emergence-of-Bangladesh&id=6189090 - Apr 17, 2011
Bangladesh is a Southeast Asian country that has always been rich in terms of its culture. Bangladeshi people are popular to be cultured. They do not really join in much with the modern world, but still has that ancient traditions and practices in their hearts. Most of the places that we can see in Bangladesh prove that it is one of the most cultured countries remaining in the world today.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Out-the-Different-Monuments-in-Bangladesh&id=4373569 - May 27, 2010
Students of global economy are familiar with specific terms defining the economic powers that influence trade and industry beyond their borders. The Asian Tigers, for example, are the four highly-developed countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) that account for a good percentage of market exports around the planet. Whether these nations will remain on top is up for debate, but as implied by Goldman Sachs those included in the Next Eleven group may prove competitive in the future. One such country is Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh,-an-Emerging-Economy-in-Export-and-Import&id=5070551 - Sep 21, 2010
There is another group of visitors do better for ecotourism or a relaxed vacation. This group has imagination, is inquisitive and like to venture everything themselves. They would not walk away to see a beautiful waterfall in the mountain, walking 3-4 hours through the upward hilly jungle. They would touch, test and savour everything on the way.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Tourism---The-Longest-Natural-Sea-Beach:-A-Great-Place-for-a-Bangladesh-Vacation&id=5604008 - Dec 23, 2010
Bangladesh registered a famous victory over India at the 2007 ICC World Cup. Incidentally, this was just their second win in 22 games against India.
http://ezinearticles.com/?ICC-World-Cup-2011:-Can-Bangladesh-Beat-India?&id=5894319 - Feb 10, 2011
Rich culture, beautiful tourist spots, and hospitable people. These are the qualities that all great tourist spots have. And, incidentally, these are also the very qualities that you will find in the beautiful country of Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Ten-Things-to-Do-if-You-Visit-Bangladesh&id=1004068 - Feb 23, 2008
People from around the world love the Bangladesh country. The country is visited by many foreigners each year and others even choose to stay in Bangladesh for good! Surely, this amazing country is adored by many people from the different parts of the globe. There are procedures to be considered to being expatriates or emigrants of Bangladesh that are pretty easy to follow.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Asian-Destinations---Living-and-Working-As-Expatriates-in-Bangladesh&id=2611420 - Jul 14, 2009
Going to a foreign country can be a little intimidating. Arm yourself with information about the best places to find good medical care when visiting Dhaka.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Good-Healthcare-in-Dhaka,-Bangladesh&id=4721218 - Jul 22, 2010
Bangladesh's best hope of qualification for the quarter-finals is to beat Holland, and pray for a West Indies' victory over England. So, were Bangladesh to beat Holland on Monday, expect mosques in the host country to record full houses at least till March 17, when England and the West Indies are due to meet, at Chennai.
http://ezinearticles.com/?ICC-World-Cup-2011:-Can-Bangladesh-Qualify-For-The-Quarter-Finals?&id=6070281 - Mar 13, 2011
Bangladesh, being the center of many cultures is one of the most renowned places in the world. Numerous historical sites are well preserved in Bangladesh such as the ruins of monuments and its magnificent cities. The country's ancient heritage seemed to remain in the heart of Bangladesh even today.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-5-Interesting-Historical-Places-to-Visit-in-Bangladesh&id=2611557 - Jul 15, 2009
If you need to send money to Bangladesh to relatives in need, time is of the essence. If you want your recipients to get their money in days, you will need to do some research instead of relying on your local bank.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Think-About-the-Fastest-Ways-to-Send-Money-to-Bangladesh&id=3340361 - Nov 28, 2009

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Judge Denies Request for Delay in Trayvon Martin Case: A lawyer for George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing the unarmed teenager last February, said he needed more time to prepare.

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Wikipedia picture of the day for December 27:

ORP Grom
ORP Grom is an Orkan-class fast attack craft originally contracted by East Germany and laid down in 1989. After German reunification, the unfinished hull was bought by Poland, where it was completed in 1995. The ship now serves with the 31st Rocket Warships Squadron, 3rd Ship Flotilla of the Polish Navy.

Photo: Łukasz Golowanow

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 2:

Shasta Dam under construction
Shasta Dam, an arch dam across the Sacramento River at the north end of the Sacramento Valley, California, during its construction in June 1942. The dam mainly serves long-term water storage and flood control in its reservoir, Shasta Lake, and also generates hydroelectric power. At 602 ft (183 m) high, it is the ninth-tallest dam in the United States and forms the largest reservoir in California.

Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI; Restoration: Chick Bowen

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 1:

Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff is the 36th and current President of Brazil, in office since 1 January 2011. She is the first woman to hold the office. Previously she was Chief of Staff to the President of Brazil, serving under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from 2005 to 2010. The daughter of a Bulgarian entrepreneur, she is an economist by training and co-founder of the Democratic Labour Party. She served as Da Silva's Minister of Energy and became Chief of Staff after José Dirceu's resignation amidst scandal. She was elected the presidency in a run-off election on 31 October 2010.

Photo: Agência Brasil

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Wikipedia picture of the day for December 26:

Confederate States of America currency
Two banknotes for Confederate States of America dollars, in five (top) and 100 dollar (bottom) amounts. The notes were first issued just before the outbreak of the Civil War by the Confederacy. They were not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after Confederate victory. By the end of the war, the notes were worthless. Today, the "Greybacks" are prized as collector's items.

Restoration: Michael Holley

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 6:

Photomontage

Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other ones. Here, 16 different photos have been digitally manipulated in Photoshop to give the impression that it is a real landscape. The term was coined by German Dadaists, but the technique, then known as combination printing, was originated by the British-based Swedish artist Oscar Rejlander in the 1850s.

Image: Mmxx

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 5:

Library of Congress Reading Room
The main reading room of the United States Library of Congress, located in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest of its three buildings. Constructed between 1890 and 1897, the Beaux-Arts style building is known for its classicizing facade and elaborately decorated interior, designed during the "American Renaissance".

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 13:

Green sea turtle
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is an endangered sea turtle found in tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The common name derives from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace.

Photo: Mbz1

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 12:

National Palace of Haiti after the 2010 earthquake
This photo, taken the day after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, shows the damage it caused to the National Palace of Haiti. The palace's collapsed cupola has become a symbol of the devastation caused by the quake. The Haitian government is currently in the process of demolishing the remains in preparation for reconstruction.

Photo: Logan Abassi, UNDP Global

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 11:

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is a medium-sized retriever dog breed that originated in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named for its ability to lure waterfowl within gunshot range, called "tolling". It is particularly suited for retrieving in cold water climates because of its water-repellent double coat.

Photo: Kallerna

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 8:

Impalas fighting during rutting
Two male impalas (Aepyceros melampus) fighting during rutting (breeding) season, which begins yearly toward the end of the wet season in May and lasts typically for three weeks. During this period, males often rub their antlers on trees or shrubs, fight with each other, and herd estrus females together.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 7:

Frecce Tricolori
The Frecce Tricolori is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Aeronautica Militare, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, province of Udine. They were formed in 1961 as an Air Force team, replacing unofficial teams that had been sponsored by various commands by the end of the 1920s.

Photo: Łukasz Golowanow

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 17:

Vanadium
Three bars of vanadium exhibiting different crystal forms and surface oxidation made using the crystal bar process, and a 1 cm3 cube of the element for comparison. Vanadium is a hard, silvery gray, ductile and malleable transition metal named after Vanadís, another name for the Norse goddess Freyja. In nature, vanadium only exists in chemically combined form.

Photo: Alchemist-hp

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 16:

Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Ford Fiesta S2000
Nasser Al-Attiyah, a Qatari rally driver, in a Ford Fiesta S2000 at the 2010 Rally Finland. He is the only Arab to have won the Dakar Rally, a feat he achieved in 2011. In addition to driving, Al-Attiyah is a sport shooter and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in skeet.

Photo: Kallerna

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 15:

Davy Jones' Locker
Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom used as a euphemism for drowning ("to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker"). This illustration from the English satirical magazine Punch shows Jones on his locker while viewing a 1789 chart of Ferrol Harbour, Spain, belonging to HMS Howe. The ship had run aground at the mouth of the harbour on 2 November 1892, allegedly after using a poorly prepared naval chart to navigate its waters. In the accompanying caption (not included here), Jones is saying, "Aha! So long as they stick to them old charts, no fear o' my locker bein' empty!!"

Artist: John Tenniel

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 14:

Blois, France

A panoramic view of Blois, the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. The area has been inhabited since at least the 6th century and was once the seat of a powerful countship. It is also known for being Joan of Arc's base of operations for the relief of Orléans.

Photo: David Iliff

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 20:

U.S. federal government in 1862
A diagram of the federal government of the United States and its relationship to the 34 states and nine territories in 1862. At the top is the Constitution, the "supreme law of the land". The blue line originating from it represents allegiance and the red line shows the separation of Constitutional powers.

Art: N. Mendal Shafer; Restoration: Fallschirmjäger

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 19:

St. Michael's Cathedral, Izhevsk, Russia
St. Michael's Cathedral in Izhevsk, Russia, is one of the two main Orthodox churches of Udmurtia. It is built in the Russian Revival style and its tent-like roof is 67 m (220 ft) tall. The church was originally built in 1915, but destroyed by the Soviets in 1937. It was reconstructed in 2007.

Photo: Richard Bartz/Murdockcrc

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 18:

Schematic of a piano

Schematic diagram of a piano, one of the most popular musical instruments in the world. The diagram (see legend) shows a grand piano, one of two basic piano configurations, the other being the upright piano. Full-size grand pianos are preferred for concerts, because larger pianos with longer strings have larger, richer sound and lower inharmonicity of the strings.

Image: Olek Remesz/Bechstein

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 27:

Giraffe
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis, ssp. tippelskirchi shown here) is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. There are nine subspecies, which are distinguished by their coat patterns. Fully grown giraffes stand 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall, with males taller than and weighing nearly twice as much as females. The giraffe's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannas, grasslands, and open woodlands. Their primary food source is acacia leaves, which they can browse at heights which most other herbivores cannot reach.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 25:

Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier, the world's second-largest movable flood barrier, as seen from Silvertown on the north bank of the River Thames during normal operation, looking across to New Charlton. The barrier is located downstream of central London and is meant to prevent London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the sea. It needs to be raised (closed) only during high tide; at ebb tide it can be lowered to release the water that backs up behind it.

Photo: David Iliff

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 24:

Longnose sawshark
A sketch of a longnose sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus), a species of sawshark found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Australia on the continental shelf at depths of between 40 and 310 m (130 and 1,020 ft). It is a medium-sized shark with a saw-like flattened snout which measures up to thirty percent of its body size.

Artist: William Buelow Gould

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 23:

Governor of Virginia's mansion
A 1905 photograph of the Executive Mansion, the official residence of the Governor of Virginia. Designed by Alexander Parris and completed in 1813, it is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the United States. It is both a Virginia and a National Historic Landmark, and has had a number of successive renovations and expansions during the 20th century.

Photo: Detroit Publishing Co.; Restoration: Jbarta

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 22:

Comma butterfly
The comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) is found in temperate areas of Europe and Asia and is named after a white 'C' shape on the underside of the wings resembling a comma. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf.

Photo: Quartl

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 29:

Nail clippers

Three types of nail clippers, used to cut finger- and toenails as part of grooming. The left cutter is in the plier style, while the centre and right ones are in the compound lever style.

Photograph: Evan-Amos

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 28:

Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556, depicted in 1545) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of three monarchs. Ascending to power during the reign of Henry VIII, under Edward VI he was able to promote a series of reforms in the Church of England. He was executed for treason under Mary I.

Painting: Gerlach Flicke

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 30:

White-faced Heron
The White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae, shown in non-breeding plumage) is a relatively small heron that is common throughout most of Australasia. First described by John Latham in 1790, adults range in size from 60 to 70 centimetres (24 to 28 in) in length.

Photograph: JJ Harrison

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 31:

Antonov An-124
An Antonov An-124 belonging to Polet Airlines on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. The An-124 was designed for strategic lift capability and remains the third-largest operating cargo aircraft.

Photograph: Sergey Kustov

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Wikipedia picture of the day for February 1:

Nanga Parbat

A view from the path to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, in Pakistan. With a summit elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft), the mountain is the ninth-highest in the world. It was first climbed in 1953.

Photograph: Waqas Usman

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Wikipedia picture of the day for February 1:

Nanga Parbat

A view from the path to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, in Pakistan. With a summit elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft), the mountain is the ninth-highest in the world. It was first climbed in 1953.

Photograph: Waqas Usman

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Wikipedia picture of the day for January 31:

Antonov An-124
An Antonov An-124 belonging to Polet Airlines on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. The An-124 was designed for strategic lift capability and remains the third-largest operating cargo aircraft.

Photograph: Sergey Kustov

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Wikipedia picture of the day for February 2:

Jeff Dunham
American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham with his puppet "Achmed the Dead Terrorist". Dunham, whose puppets Time magazine has described as "politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered", uses Achmed to satirize terrorists.

Photograph: Richard Mclaren

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Wikipedia picture of the day for February 3:

Republican presidential ticket, 1864
A campaign poster from the National Union Party during the US election of 1864, showing presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln (left) and his running-mate Andrew Johnson. The Republican Party changed its name and selected Johnson, a former Democrat, to draw support from War Democrats during the Civil War.

Lithograph: Currier and Ives, Restoration: Lise Broer

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Wikipedia picture of the day for February 4:

Hurricane Bob
Hurricane Bob, the first hurricane of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season and the only one to make landfall on the contiguous United States, as it approaches New England. The Category 3 storm killed 17 people and caused $1.5 billion in damage.

Photo: NOAA / Satellite and Information Service

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DealBook: U.S. and States Prepare to Sue S.&P. Over Mortgage Ratings: The Justice Department and state prosecutors plan to file civil charges against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, accusing the firm of fraudulently rating mortgage bonds that led to the financial crisis, people briefed on the plan said.

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John Kerry starts first day at State Department with a confession: John Kerry, America’s new Secretary of State, confessed that he had once
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Mother tongue or first language is perhaps the most favorite thing for any person. The question of language has resulted into many conflicts and discontentment. The prime example of such discontentment is the Language Movement of 1952 in Bangladesh. On the other hand we can not live in isolation. We have to be in contact with the speakers of other languages. Bangladesh is considered to be a monolingual country in which more than 98% of the population is speakers of Bangla language. However, there are more than ten languages in such a small country like Bangladesh. Monipuri, Urdu, Chakma, Santali, Garo, Rakhain, Tipra- are just some of the other languages present in Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Condition-of-English-in-Bangladesh:-Second-Language-or-Foreign-Language&id=165151 - Mar 21, 2006
The garment industry of Bangladesh has been the key export division and a main source of foreign exchange for the last 25 years. At present, the country generates about $5 billion worth of products each year by exporting garment. The industry provides employment to about 3 million workers of whom 90% are women. Two non-market elements have performed a vital function in confirming the garment industry's continual success; these elements are (a) quotas under Multi- Fibre Arrangement1 (MFA) in the North American market and (b) special market entry to European markets. The whole procedure is strongly related with the trend of relocation of production.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Overview-of-Bangladesh-Garment-Industry&id=367773 - Nov 24, 2006
The sector was already ripe and was ready to be plucked for profits. So whoever invested in high quality Bangladesh hotels are simply thriving at present. And there is room for many more.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Tourism---Bangladesh-Hotels&id=4737935 - Jul 26, 2010
Bangladesh is still one of the poorest countries in the world. Concentrating on the precarious economic situation is therefore the utmost job of the new government. Sanitizing a corrupt political system and standing firm against rampant corruption in the high offices is also another major objective to attain. It also needs to carefully address the menace of religious fundamentalist elements in its society. Whether in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan, the face of religious fundamentalism is common.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Whats-Happening-in-Bangladesh?&id=2079141 - Mar 09, 2009
South Asia is the most populated region of the world, even though this region is one of the most charismatic and colorful places on earth. Of this region, Bangladesh has the most natural landmarks which make Bangladesh a dream travel destination for tourists.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Travel-Bangladesh---Astonishing-Travel-Destinations-in-South-Asia&id=2827571 - Aug 26, 2009
A strong local government system can ensure good governance through transparency, accountability, effective participation and equal opportunities for all. Most importantly, this system can ensure development at the grassroots level. The focused challenges include, among many, attitude of public administrators, corruption at the local government institutions, participation by the people, structural defects, dysfunctional UP sanding committees, local government finances, influence in fund utilization, personnel system in local government, governments' willful stance on local government institutions, breach of election pledges for local government, election of honest and qualified people in a free and fair environment, lack of fund, intervention by central government, power distance in the society etc. However, the challenges for the local government institutions in Bangladesh remain more of politico-cultural than of socioeconomic, which leave the local government system at its minimal form.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Challenges-of-Local-Government-Institutions-in-Bangladesh&id=6159844 - Apr 08, 2011
Bangladesh is home to some of unique and most gorgeous travel destinations of the world. So a travel to mind blowing destinations of Bangladesh will leave you breathless and will be unforgettable.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Dazzling-Travel-Destinations-of-Bangladesh&id=2845766 - Aug 31, 2009
Investors from all around the globe might turn their attention towards Bangladesh because of its rather advantageous geographical location. Bangladesh is the gateway that connects South Asia with East Asia.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Bangladesh-the-Next-Investment-Gold-Mine?&id=7230805 - Aug 14, 2012
Bangladesh cricket team is also known as "The Tigers", it is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. In 2000 It became the 10th Test team in the cricket world. Bangladesh cricket team played its first international cricket in 1979 in ICC Trophy in England.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Cricket-Team-in-Last-10-Years&id=5685073 - Jan 08, 2011
Inflation in Bangladesh fell by 3 percent in 2011 to 9 percent. The currency has also somewhat stabilized. Thus Bangladesh is moving from a stormy situation to a much calmer one it seems.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Economy-to-Bounce-Back&id=7268818 - Sep 05, 2012
Bangladesh has a good relationship with floods. Almost every year during monsoon, due to heavy rainfall and few other reasons floods occur in Bangladesh. But what is the reason behind them?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Floods-and-Bangladesh---The-Reasons&id=4411651 - Jun 03, 2010
Bangladesh is the seventh most populous country in the world and third most populous Muslim country. More than one hundred and fifty million people call Bangladesh home. There are many problems which are faced by the Bangladesh, but there is huge potential. It is a young country and needs time to flourish into a stable and prosperous country.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Peoples-Republic-of-Bangladesh&id=5066813 - Sep 20, 2010
Bangladesh is a developing destination, many people are looking to get right off the beaten track and explore this diverse, unique nation. By going on tailor-made Bangladesh holidays there is an opportunity to give something back and fund grassroots projects.
http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Beginners-Guide-to-Bangladesh-Holidays&id=7413392 - Dec 07, 2012
In late 2006, Muhammad Yunus, an economist, lived up to his reputation as one of the most respected Bangladeshis when he won the Nobel Prize in Peace. He thus became the first Bangladeshi to win a Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, it was a momentous win for the country.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Interesting-Facts-About-Bangladesh---From-Geography-to-Local-Idols&id=3500069 - Dec 30, 2009
Bangladesh is a small country in south-east Asia. It was formerly the part of Indian sub continent. Later after the division of India by British ruler it linked up with Pakistan and took the name of East Pakistan. After being 23 years under Pakistani rulers East Pakistan came to conflict with west Pakistan and struggle with mighty West Pakistan for freedom. After a bloody war of nine months East Pakistan came into the world map as a sovereign country. This formerly East Pakistan is now known as Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Emergence-of-Bangladesh&id=6189090 - Apr 17, 2011
Bangladesh is a Southeast Asian country that has always been rich in terms of its culture. Bangladeshi people are popular to be cultured. They do not really join in much with the modern world, but still has that ancient traditions and practices in their hearts. Most of the places that we can see in Bangladesh prove that it is one of the most cultured countries remaining in the world today.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Out-the-Different-Monuments-in-Bangladesh&id=4373569 - May 27, 2010
Students of global economy are familiar with specific terms defining the economic powers that influence trade and industry beyond their borders. The Asian Tigers, for example, are the four highly-developed countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) that account for a good percentage of market exports around the planet. Whether these nations will remain on top is up for debate, but as implied by Goldman Sachs those included in the Next Eleven group may prove competitive in the future. One such country is Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh,-an-Emerging-Economy-in-Export-and-Import&id=5070551 - Sep 21, 2010
There is another group of visitors do better for ecotourism or a relaxed vacation. This group has imagination, is inquisitive and like to venture everything themselves. They would not walk away to see a beautiful waterfall in the mountain, walking 3-4 hours through the upward hilly jungle. They would touch, test and savour everything on the way.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Bangladesh-Tourism---The-Longest-Natural-Sea-Beach:-A-Great-Place-for-a-Bangladesh-Vacation&id=5604008 - Dec 23, 2010
Bangladesh registered a famous victory over India at the 2007 ICC World Cup. Incidentally, this was just their second win in 22 games against India.
http://ezinearticles.com/?ICC-World-Cup-2011:-Can-Bangladesh-Beat-India?&id=5894319 - Feb 10, 2011
Rich culture, beautiful tourist spots, and hospitable people. These are the qualities that all great tourist spots have. And, incidentally, these are also the very qualities that you will find in the beautiful country of Bangladesh.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Ten-Things-to-Do-if-You-Visit-Bangladesh&id=1004068 - Feb 23, 2008
People from around the world love the Bangladesh country. The country is visited by many foreigners each year and others even choose to stay in Bangladesh for good! Surely, this amazing country is adored by many people from the different parts of the globe. There are procedures to be considered to being expatriates or emigrants of Bangladesh that are pretty easy to follow.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Asian-Destinations---Living-and-Working-As-Expatriates-in-Bangladesh&id=2611420 - Jul 14, 2009
Going to a foreign country can be a little intimidating. Arm yourself with information about the best places to find good medical care when visiting Dhaka.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Good-Healthcare-in-Dhaka,-Bangladesh&id=4721218 - Jul 22, 2010
Bangladesh's best hope of qualification for the quarter-finals is to beat Holland, and pray for a West Indies' victory over England. So, were Bangladesh to beat Holland on Monday, expect mosques in the host country to record full houses at least till March 17, when England and the West Indies are due to meet, at Chennai.
http://ezinearticles.com/?ICC-World-Cup-2011:-Can-Bangladesh-Qualify-For-The-Quarter-Finals?&id=6070281 - Mar 13, 2011
Bangladesh, being the center of many cultures is one of the most renowned places in the world. Numerous historical sites are well preserved in Bangladesh such as the ruins of monuments and its magnificent cities. The country's ancient heritage seemed to remain in the heart of Bangladesh even today.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-5-Interesting-Historical-Places-to-Visit-in-Bangladesh&id=2611557 - Jul 15, 2009
If you need to send money to Bangladesh to relatives in need, time is of the essence. If you want your recipients to get their money in days, you will need to do some research instead of relying on your local bank.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Think-About-the-Fastest-Ways-to-Send-Money-to-Bangladesh&id=3340361 - Nov 28, 2009