Dhaka February 18, 2009

Workers carry bricks in a brick field on the outskirt of Dhaka February 17, 2009. About 45 workers are employed at the brick factory and most work 12 hours a day. The daily wage is 120 taka ($1.70) for men and 100 taka ($1.40) for women.

Workers carry bricks in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka February 17, 2009. About 45 workers are employed at the brick factory and most work 12 hours a day. The daily wage is 120 taka ($1.70) for men and 100 taka ($1.40) for women.

A worker loads bricks onto his head as he carries them in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka February 17, 2009. About 45 workers are employed at the brick factory and most work 12 hours a day. The daily wage is 120 taka ($1.70) for men and 100 taka ($1.40) for women

Workers load bricks onto their heads as they carry them in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka February 17, 2009. About 45 workers are employed at the brick factory and most work 12 hours a day. The daily wage is 120 taka ($1.70) for men and 100 taka ($1.40) for women.

Women labourers work in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka February 17, 2009. About 45 workers are employed at the brick factory and most work 12 hours a day. The daily wage is 120 taka ($1.70) for men and 100 taka ($1.40) for women.


A street barber gives his customer a shave in Dhaka February 18, 2009

A vendor arranges bunches of bananas at a wholesale market in Dhaka February 18, 2009

A laundryman washes clothes in the polluted waters of river Buriganga in Dhaka February 18, 2009.

A laundryman washes clothes in the polluted waters of river Buriganga in Dhaka February 18, 2009.

A man takes a bath in a public toilet in Dhaka February 18, 2009.

Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25.....

The gates of Neverland Ranch grace the cover of a catalogue of items to be auctioned from pop singer Michael Jackson's estate April 22-25, 2009 in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards each year.

A portrait of pop singer Michael Jackson dressed as a king by artist Norman Oak is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year.

A custom jacket made for pop singer Michael Jackson is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year.

A custom-designed right-hand glove made of white spandex and covered in Swarovski crystal loch rosen crystals belonging to pop singer Michael Jackson is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year.

A Disneyland model of the Sleeping Beauty Castle, which is among the items to be auctioned from pop singer Michael Jackson's estate, is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009, The auction, to be held April 22-25, 2009, will donate a portion of the proceeds to the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year

The six-volume catalogue of the auction of pop singer Michael Jackson's estate is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards each year.

Costume accessory pieces featured in pop singer Michael Jackson's film "Moonwalker" are shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards each year

Oil painting "Cleopatra's Last Moments" by French artist D. Pauvert, belonging to pop singer Michael Jackson, is shown in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year.

Pop singer Michael Jackson is shown on the cover of an auction catalogue in this publicity image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. Items from Jackson's estate will be auctioned April 22-25, 2009, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards every year

Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa,

A group of tourists are guided through the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The caves are the best-known of a dozen sites in the area where a wealth of important fossils and stone tools have been found

Tourists enter the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The caves are the best-known of a dozen sites in the area where a wealth of important fossils and stone tools have been found

Visitors to the Origins Centre on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 look at a display of replica rock paintings. The center uses science and art to trace man's development. Visitors can get details of their own genetic makeup to underline one of the center's themes: that all of us are connected through a common, African ancestor.

Visitors to the Origins Centre on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 look at a display of replica rock etchings. The center uses science and art to trace man's development. Visitors can get details of their own genetic makeup to underline one of the center's themes: that all of us are connected through a common, African ancestor

Visitors to the Origins Centre on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 look at a display of an eland after being hunted by bushmen. The center uses science and art to trace man's development. Visitors can get details of their own genetic makeup to underline one of the center's themes: that all of us are connected through a common, African ancestor

A replica of a pre-historic man is shown at the Maropeng Visitors Center on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The center forms a focal point in the Cradle of Humankind in an area, north-east of Johannesburg, where fossils were found in a region declared a World Heritage Site in 1999.

A visitor passes an exhibition of mankind's transformation from prehistoric to modern man at the Maropeng Visitors Center Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The center forms a focal point in the Cradle of Humankind in an area, north-east of Johannesburg, where fossils were found in a region declared a World Heritage Site in 1999

A child watches a suspended mobile exhibition of replica fossils in an exhibition of mankind's transformation from prehistoric to modern man at the Maropeng Visitors Center Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The center forms a focal point in the Cradle of Humankind in an area, north-east of Johannesburg, where fossils were found in a region declared a World Heritage Site in 1999.

Valentine's Day..... Cupid and two lovers,....arge seawater aquarium in Manila Bay on February 13, 2009

Five Filipino staff of a marine theme park on Manila Bay, including three in scuba gear and attired as Cupid and two lovers, strike a pose by a large seawater aquarium in Manila Bay on February 13, 2009. The park staged the stunt to attract more visitors on the eve of Valentine's Day.

Three Filipino staff in scuba gear pose as Cupid and a couple inside a large seawater aquarium at a marine theme park in Manila Bay on February 13, 2009. The park staged the stunt to attract more visitors on the eve of Valentine's Day.

Three Filipino staff in scuba gear pose as Cupid and a couple inside a large seawater aquarium at a marine theme park in Manila Bay on February 13, 2009. The park staged the stunt to attract more visitors on the eve of Valentine's Day

Three Filipino staff in scuba gear pose as Cupid and a couple inside a large seawater aquarium at a marine theme park in Manila Bay on February 13, 2009. The park staged the stunt to attract more visitors on the eve of Valentine's Day

Gold made wedding goods are produced for the 45th anniversary of Yumi Katsura brand.

Models display gold thread made wedding dresses, designed by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura and tiaras, and priced at 1.8 million USD at in Tokyo on February 4, 2009. Gold made wedding goods are produced for the 45th anniversary of Yumi Katsura brand.

exhibition "Haydn´s last Years",,,in Vienna

Visitors are pictured during the opening of an exhibition "Haydn´s last Years" in his former house on January 28, 2009 in Vienna. Haydn invented and developed the form of the classical symphony as well as the string quartet. He composed 104 symphonies and over 99 quartets, as well as a host of other pieces including church music and operas. In a year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Josef Haydn, Vienna's Konzerthaus offers a series of concerts starting February 13

Visitors watch a cannonball fired 1809 on Joseph Haydn´s house by French troops, during the opening of an exhibition "Haydn´s last Years" in his former house on January 28, 2009 in Vienna. Haydn died at the end of May in 1809 at 77, shortly after an attack on Vienna by the French army under Napoleon. He invented and developed the form of the classical symphony as well as the string quartet. He composed 104 symphonies and over 99 quartets, as well as a host of other pieces including church music and operas. In a year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Josef Haydn, Vienna's Konzerthaus offers a series of concerts starting February 13.

A visitor looks at the death mask of Joseph Haydn during the opening of an exhibition "Haydn´s last Years" in his former house on January 28, 2009 in Vienna. Haydn invented and developed the form of the classical symphony as well as the string quartet. He composed 104 symphonies and over 99 quartets, as well as a host of other pieces including church music and operas. In a year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Josef Haydn, Vienna's Konzerthaus offers a series of concerts starting February 13.

Visitors are pictured during the opening of an exhibition "Haydn´s last Years" in his former house on January 28, 2009 in Vienna. Haydn invented and developed the form of the classical symphony as well as the string quartet. He composed 104 symphonies and over 99 quartets, as well as a host of other pieces including church music and operas. In a year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Josef Haydn, Vienna's Konzerthaus offers a series of concerts starting February 13.

A visitor is pictured during the opening of an exhibition "Haydn´s last Years" in his former house on January 28, 2009 in Vienna. Haydn invented and developed the form of the classical symphony as well as the string quartet. He composed 104 symphonies and over 99 quartets, as well as a host of other pieces including church music and operas. In a year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Josef Haydn, Vienna's Konzerthaus offers a series of concerts starting February 13.

Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars..Melbourne

A rare Bugatti Type 57C sits in the National Gallery of Victoria at a preview for the Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars designed by members of the Bugatti family, in Melbourne on February 5, 2009. The works by Carlos, Rembrandt, Ettore and Jean Bugatti runs from February 6 to April 26, 2009

A Bugatti Type 37 racing car sits in the National Gallery of Victoria at a preview for the Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars designed by members of the Bugatti family, in Melbourne on February 5, 2009. The works by Carlos, Rembrandt, Ettore and Jean Bugatti runs from February 6 to April 26, 2009

A rare Bugatti Type 57C sits in the National Gallery of Victoria at a preview for the Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars designed by members of the Bugatti family, in Melbourne on February 5, 2009. The works by Carlos, Rembrandt, Ettore and Jean Bugatti runs from February 6 to April 26, 2009

A sculpture of a tiger looks over a rare Bugatti Type 57C sitting in the National Gallery of Victoria at a preview for the Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars designed by members of the Bugatti family, in Melbourne on February 5, 2009. The works by Carlos, Rembrandt, Ettore and Jean Bugatti runs from February 6 to April 26, 2009

A couple inspect a line-up of Bugatti cars outside the National Gallery of Victoria at a preview for the Bugatti exhibition which displays sculptures, furniture and cars designed by members of the Bugatti family, in Melbourne on February 5, 2009. The works by Carlos, Rembrandt, Ettore and Jean Bugatti runs from February 6 to April 26, 2009.

Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009..

A woman bathes at an outdoor bathroom of an ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009


Women bathe at an outdoor bathroom of an ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009

Women are pictured taking a self portrait on the bed of a ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009

Women sit on the bed of an ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009.

A woman uses a mobile phone at a bed room of an ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009

A woman eats dinner, served on an ice plate at the ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009

Dinner, served on an ice plate is pictured at the ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009.

Women drink cocktails at an ice bar during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009.

A woman drinks cocktail from an ice glass at the ice bar during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009.

A chef prepares dinner on an ice plate for the visitor of the ice hotel during a photo opportunity in the Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, February 3, 2009. The hotel where dining room, bed room and bath room are made out of ice, charges 80,000 yen (US $696) for two per night and provides dinner served on an ice plate. It opens until Feb 15, 2009