Wikipedia:Picture of the day/November 2010
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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 November 2010. 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/November 2010#1]] for November 1).
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November 1
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November 2
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Qing Dynasty China, had engaged in looting, arson, and killings of foreigners. In 1900, the Empress Dowager Cixi employed the Boxers to attack foreign settlements in Beijing. The uprising was eventually put down by 20,000 troops from the Eight-Nation Alliance .
Artist: Kasai Torajirō; Restoration: Staxringold
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November 3
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A habits. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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November 4
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The dwarves, in this scene from Norse mythology. In the story, the dwarf brothers Fjalar and Galar had murdered Suttungr's parents. The giant captured the two, as well as some other dwarves, and placed them on a rock that would be submerged by the tide (shown here). The dwarves begged for Suttungr to spare their lives and offered him the magical mead of poetry, which would allow whoever drinks it to have the ability to recite any information and solve any question. The mead was then stolen by Odin and given to the gods and to men gifted in poetry.
Artist: Louis Huard; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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November 5
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An glider reflectors (highlighted in pink), which are patterns that can interact with a spaceship to change its direction of motion, without damage to the reflector patterns themselves.
Image: Simpsons contributor
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November 6
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An illustration by Kate Greenaway that accompanied Robert Browning's version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a legend wherein a piper is hired by the town of Hamelin, Germany, to lead rats away with his magic pipe. The town refuses to pay his wages and he retaliates by leading the children of the town away as well. Restoration: Lise Broer
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November 7
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Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea is a species of Photo:
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November 8
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A traditional Moshi area. In agricultural exports, the Chaga are best known for their Arabica coffee, which is exported to American and European markets, resulting in coffee being a primary cash crop .
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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November 9
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November 10
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The above mean sea level and is mildly toxic. A number of subspecies are recognised, based largely on the form and hairiness of the leaves.
Photo: SiameseTurtle
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November 11
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A poster from First World War. The United Kingdom during this period underwent a number of societal changes, mainly due to wartime events: many of the class barriers of Edwardian England were diminished, women were drawn into mainstream employment and were granted suffrage as a result, and increased national sentiment helped to fuel the break up of the British Empire .
Artist: Frank Brangwyn; Restoration: Lise Broer
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November 12
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"The Man That Pleased None", from moral education of children today. Crane, a member of the Arts and Crafts movement, popularised the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterise many nursery rhymes and children's stories for decades to come.
Restoration: Lise Broer
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November 13
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An Alphitobius species of darkling beetle, a large family of beetles found worldwide, containing more than 20,000 species. The larval stages of several species are cultured as feeder insects for captive insectivores, and include the very commonly known mealworms and superworms. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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November 14
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Anopterus glandulosus (Native Laurel or Tasmanian Laurel) is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Escalloniaceae, native to Tasmania in Australia. It usually occurs as a shrub 2-4 metres high but may occasionally form a tree up to 10m high. The leaves are large, 7–17 cm long and 2–4 cm wide. The white to light pink flowers are about 2 cm across and occur during spring and often again in autumn. Photo:
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November 15
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Maritana is an opera first produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 15 November 1845, conducted by its composer, William Vincent Wallace. The opera is in three acts and is based on the play Don César de Bazan by Adolphe d'Ennery and Philippe François Pinel Dumanoir (1806–1865). Image: The Illustrated London News
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November 16
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November 17
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The tracks on either side serving trains moving in opposite directions, this is an example of an island platform . This configuration is popular in the modern railway world, but may present engineering challenges to existing rail lines.
Photo: David Iliff
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November 18
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The Photo: Fir0002
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November 19
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In the poem "The Queen of Hearts", the titular queen bakes some tarts, which are then stolen by the Knave of Hearts (shown here). The King of Hearts has the Knave punished, so he brings them back and pledges not to steal again. The poem was published anonymously in 1782, along with three lesser-known stanzas, all about characters based on playing cards. Artist:
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November 20
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This photo of the solar arrays and batteries to the station. Construction of the ISS is still ongoing and is scheduled to complete in December 2011.
Photo: NASA
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November 21
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A specimen of crystallized silver, electrolytically refined, with dendritic structures. On metals, dendrites are tree-like structures formed as molten metal solidifies. This dendritic growth has large consequences in regards to material properties. For example, smaller dendrites generally lead to higher ductility of the product. Photo: Alchemist-hp
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November 22
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A panorama of Photos:
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November 23
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November 24
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A scene from Chapter XXVII of Artist: Norman Mills Price; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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November 25
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The fruit of Leptecophylla juniperina, a flowering plant native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia. In New Zealand, it is known as Prickly Heath and Prickly Mingimingi, and one subspecies in Tasmania is called Pink Mountain Berry. The plants grow best in areas with moderate winters and cool moist summers, and the fruit is edible. Photo:
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November 26
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A digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph of a yellow mite (Lorryia formosa), a common agricultural pest of citrus trees around the world. The magnification in this image is approximately 200x, as specimens are generally less than 250 µm long. Image: Eric Erbe/Chris Pooley, ARS
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November 27
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A shaggy parasol mushroom, with its cap not yet opened. The common name applies to two closely related species, Chlorophyllum rhacodes and C. brunneum, both of which are found in North America and Europe, with the latter species also present in Australia. The stem typically grows to 10 to 20 cm (4–8 in) tall, and the cap grows to 7.5 to 20 cm (3–8 in) across. Shaggy parasols are edible, but are very similar in appearance to the poisonous Chlorophyllum molybdites. Because the two can only be reliably identified by spore print, they are not recommended for inexperienced hunters. Photo: Jörg Hempel
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November 28
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The Photo: Fir0002
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November 29
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Three specimens of Photo: Rainer Zenz
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November 30
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A Belfast Agreement .
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