Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 2013

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These featured pictures, as scheduled below, appeared as the picture of the day (POTD) on the English Wikipedia's Main Page in January 2013. Individual sections for each day on this page can be linked to with the day number as the anchor name (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 2013#1]] for January 1).

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January 1

Dilma Rousseff

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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January 2

Shasta Dam under construction

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:

Chick Bowen


January 3

Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria

The Ivan Vazov National Theatre, located in the centre of Sofia, is the national theatre of Bulgaria. It is named after the "patriarch of Bulgarian literature", Ivan Vazov. The neoclassical structure was designed by Viennese architects Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner. Since its opening on 3 January 1907, it has undergone reconstruction several times, the latest in 2006.

Photo: Plamen Agov


January 4

White-lipped tree frog

The

Bismarck Islands and the Admiralty Islands. It can reach a length of over 13 cm (5 in), with females growing larger than males. The lower lip has a distinctive white stripe, giving this species its common name
.

Photo: JJ Harrison


January 5

Library of Congress Reading Room

The main reading room of the United States

facade and elaborately decorated interior, designed during the "American Renaissance
".

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith


January 6

Photomontage

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, originated with the British-based Swedish artist Oscar Rejlander
in the 1850s.

Image: Mmxx


January 7

Frecce Tricolori

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


January 8

Impalas fighting during rutting

Two male

estrus
females together.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim


January 9

Château de Maintenon

The

French Ministry of Culture
.

Photo: Eric Pouhier


January 10

Grey-tailed Tattler

The

Wandering Tattler
.

Photo: JJ Harrison


January 11

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

The

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


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


January 13

Green sea turtle

The

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


January 14

Blois, France

A panoramic view of

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


January 15

Davy Jones' Locker

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


January 16

Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Ford Fiesta S2000

sport shooter and won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in skeet
.

Photo: Kallerna


January 17

Vanadium

Three bars of pure

Germanic equivalent of the Norse goddess Freyja. In nature, vanadium only exists in chemically combined
form.

Photo: Alchemist-hp


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


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 then reconstructed in 2007.

Photo: Richard Bartz/Murdockcrc


January 20

U.S. federal government in 1862

A diagram of 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


January 21

Tawny Frogmouth

The

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a large species of frogmouth found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania, and southern New Guinea. Unlike the owl for which it is often mistaken, the Tawny Frogmouth is not a bird of prey. Instead, it is almost exclusively insectivorous. For defense, it relies on cryptic camouflage
, standing still to appear part of a branch.

Photo: Benjamint444


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


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


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


January 25

Thames Barrier

The

New Charlton. The barrier is located downstream of central London and its purpose is 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


January 26

La Défense, Paris

A panoramic view of the

business district
.

Photo: Dimitri Destugues


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


January 28

Thomas Cranmer

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


January 29

Nail clippers

Three types of nail clippers, used to cut finger- and toenails as part of grooming. The left is in the plier style, while the centre and right cutters are in the compound lever style. Like most clippers on the market, these three are made of stainless steel.

Photograph: Evan-Amos


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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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 among the largest operating cargo aircraft
.

Photograph: Sergey Kustov


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