FIFA World Cup Facts

Check out some very interesting facts and figures about FIFA world cup.

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup more than 5, 70,000 people are expected to watch the matches live.

Three million tickets will be available for the 64 matches to be held in South Africa's stadiums.

Italy won the 2006 tournament, beating France in Berlin, Germany and claiming their fourth World Cup title.

Germany is the only country which has lost the most finals- in 1966, 1982 and 1986. Fortunately it has also won three 1954, 1974, 1990.

Brazil, Italy, Germany, Uruguay, Argentina, England and France are the seven countries to be the proud winners of World Cup.

Brazil has been the only country with most appearances- all 19 from 1930 to 2010 and also winning 5, making it the most wins of the World Cup.

Bafana Bafana, the South African national football team, which means "the boys, the boys" in isiZulu, was nicknamed by the fans during the 1996 African Nations Cup. Bafana Bafana is coached by Brazilian, Joel Santana. Aaron Mokena is the Captain.

Pelé from Brazil is the only player who has won the most World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Till date no European team has ever won a World Cup outside of Europe.

Uruguay was host to the first World Cup and also the winner of the tournament in 1930. At that time only 13 teams participated in the event.

Roger Milla of Cameroon has been the oldest player to have participated in the World Cup game. He was 42 years and 39 days old when he played against Russia in World Cup USA 1994.

Erick Nilsson of Sweden and Alfred Bickel of Switzerland are the only two players who are known to have played the World Cup before and after World War II.

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 in LA

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 in LA

By DAVID GERMAIN and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press The Associated Press

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:29 AM EDT

FILE - This Sept. 1946 file photo shows Elizabeth Taylor. Publicist Sally Morrison... (AP Photo/File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.
She was surrounded by her four children when she died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, said publicist Sally Morrison.
"My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love," her son, Michael Wilding, said in a statement.
"We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts."
Taylor was the most blessed and cursed of actresses, the toughest and the most vulnerable. She had extraordinary grace, wealth and voluptuous beauty, and won three Academy Awards, including a special one for her humanitarian work. She was the most loyal of friends and a defender of gays in Hollywood when AIDS was still a stigma in the industry and beyond. But she was afflicted by ill health, failed romances (eight marriages, seven husbands) and personal tragedy.
"I think I'm becoming fatalistic," she said in 1989. "Too much has happened in my life for me not to be fatalistic."
Her more than 50 movies included unforgettable portraits of innocence and of decadence, from the children's classic "National Velvet" and the sentimental family comedy "Father of the Bride" to Oscar-winning transgressions in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Butterfield 8." The historical epic "Cleopatra" is among Hollywood's greatest on-screen fiascos and a landmark of off-screen monkey business, the meeting ground of Taylor and Richard Burton, the "Brangelina" of their day.
She played enough bawdy women on film for critic Pauline Kael to deem her "Chaucerian Beverly Hills."
But her defining role, one that lasted long past her moviemaking days, was "Elizabeth Taylor," ever marrying and divorcing, in and out of hospitals, gaining and losing weight, standing by Michael Jackson, Rock Hudson and other troubled friends, acquiring a jewelry collection that seemed to rival Tiffany'

What Gender is Computer?

A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

"House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa."

"Pencil," however, is masculine: "el lapiz."

A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun.

Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.

The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computadora" ), because:

1. 
   
   
   No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. 
   
   
   The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. 
   
   
   Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval.
4. 
   
   
   As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ("el computador") , because:

1. 
   
   
   In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. 
   
   
   They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves.
3. 
   
   
   They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
4. 
   
   
   As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

ENERGY ECONOMICAL EXISTENCE

[1] HOTEL SPA

Hotel offers free meal to guests who are willing to generate electricity


The Crown Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen , Denmark , is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike attached to a generator. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity - roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. They will then be given meal vouchers worth $36 (26 euros).



[2]ENERGY SAVING CHARGER

Designer creates an iPhone charger powered by a hand grip


A green idea that gives you a great hand workout as well. Charge your iPhone by a hand grip! This concept is called You can work it out, designed by Mac Funamizu.

[3] DISCO ELECTRICITY

DISCO Pub gets electricity produced by people dancing at specially modified dance floor


All the flashing strobes and pounding speakers at the dance club are massive consumers of electrical power. So Bar Surya, in London, re-outfitted its floor with springs that, when compressed by dancers, could produce electrical current that would be stored in batteries and used to offset some of the club's electrical burden. The club's owner, Andrew Charalambous, said the dance floor can now power 60 percent of the club's energy needs.

[4] PLANT WATERING SINK

Designer creates a sink that uses wasted water to grow a plant

Made of polished stained concrete, the Zen Garden Sink has a channel that allows the water used while washing your hands to water a plant. Created by young Montreal designer Jean-Michel Gauvreau the sink comes in single or double basin model. The sink is designed in a way you won't get your plants all soapy. There is a main drain at the bottom of the basin for soapy grime. Your little plant friend just gets whatever you choose to dole out.

[5] GREEN PRINTER

Company creates a desktop printer that doesn't use ink nor paper

Who says printers only use paper to print documents? It's time for you to meet the PrePeat Printer then. Different from conventional printers, PrePeat adopts a thermal head to print on specially-made plastic sheets. These plastic sheets are not merely water-proof, but could be easily erased, just feed the sheets through the printer again, and a different temperature will erase everything or just write over it. Also claimed by the manufacturer, such one sheet could be used up to 1,000 times so that you'll reduce your expenses on paper for sure.

[6]EDUCATING LIGHT SWITCH

Designer creates light-switch that changes colors to teach children how to save energy


Teaching the importance of energy conservation is the goal of this design from Tim Holley. He calls it Tio, and it's a ghost-shaped light switch that gives kids a visual reminder of how much energy they've used by leaving lights on. Tio starts out green and smiling. If the light is left on for more than four hours, he turns yellow and looks shocked. And if you dare to leave that light on for more than eight hours, sweet little Tio turns into a raging red hulk, complete with frowny mouth and angry eyes. But he won't just visually remind your kids about their energy habits; information from the light switch is sent to Tio's computer program so the entire family can see how they're doing. In a brilliant piece of visual positive reinforcement, Holley's program lets kids grow a “virtual tree†which gets bigger and healthier the more energy they save.

[7]STAPLE FREE STAPLER

Environmental company creates a staple-free stapler to avoid staple pollution




Staples are supposed to be so bad to the environment that a company decided to create a staple-free stapler. This product promises to make collation eco-friendly. Instead of using those thin metal planet-killers, the staple-free stapler "cuts out tiny strips of paper and uses the strips to stitch up to five pieces of paper together." You can even order them customized with your corporate logo so you can, you know, brag about what your company is doing to stop the staple epidemic. (Link)




[8]SELF CLOSING SHOWER
Designer creates a shower that forces you to leave when you've wasted too much water


20% of our total domestic energy usage is from hot water for showering and bathing. That's over 6 times the energy usage of domestic lighting. So designer Tommaso Colia came up with his eco-friendly shower design that will force you to get out when you take too long and waste much water. The eco_drop shower features beautiful concentric circles that will rise to force you to stop showering when you take too long, and accordingly save water.

Top 10 Greatest Soldiers In Human History

The intelligent evidenced by his ability to take control back from the hands of Cyprus and Turkey.

Richard The Lion heart

9. Spartacus

He is one of the most famous figures in the occupation of the Roman Empire, he is a slave who is often treated as objects of gladiatorial combat. But because of fighting and the ability of thinks intelligent, he also managed to gather the masses to rebellion in the Roman Empire.

Spartacus

8. Saladin

Saladin is one of the soldiers strongest in the third crusade. He is highly respected as a very tough soldier from the Middle East. It was he who could conquer the city of Jerusalem in the third crusade.

Saladin

7. Liutenant Audie Murphy

He was a soldier in the united states second world war. he is one of leading soldiers. would not be surprised if he had a lot of dangerous missions that parachuted into the united states during world war two top the briliant, he was awarded various medals of honor such as the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts, as well as the Legion of Honor French Croix de Guerre and two.

Audie Murphy

6. Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi was a samurai sword and the best experts in Japanese history. during His life, he has conducted with 60 duel samurai swordsman and totally invincible.

Miyamoto Musashi

5. Julius Cesar

He was the greatest generals Romawi.Ia became emperor roman empire in 59 years of war generals SM. He  is intelligent and dangerous. In the his rule, he has influence of the Roman Empire to almost all of Europe, parts of Africa, and part of western Asia. He is also known as one of the most dictatorial leaders in the World.

Julius Cesar

4. Hannibal Barca

He is one of the most famous Carthaginian leader. The biggest achievement is when the outbreak Punic War, when he brought war elephants containing troops from the Iberian Peninsula through the Pyrenees and Alps to northern Italy. During its invasion of Italy, he defeated the Roman soldiers in several battles, including those in Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae.

Hannibal Barca

3. Sun tzu

He is one of the generals strongest and brightest empire of wu. he is good at translating the general tactic of war. He is the author of The Art of war, a war which is a guidebook and an ambush strategy which is now studied in the whole World.

Sun Tzu

2. Leonidas I

He is the 17th king of Sparta from Agiad dynasty, one of the children of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who is believed to be descended from Heracles because the strength and courage. His name became famous due to its role in the battle of Thermopylae.

Leonidas

1. Alexandre The Great

No doubt that it is definitely the first rank belonged to Alexander the Great (Alexandre The Great). He was a conqueror of Macedonia origin. He is recognized as one of the most genius military leader of all time. He also became the inspiration for the conqueror, conquerors like Hannibal, Pompey and Caesar of Rome, and Napoleon. In a brief reign, Alexander is able to make Macedonia as one of the largest empire in the world.

Alexandre The Great

From the list of the greatest soldiers in human history, do you interested to be one of soldier like those soldiers above?

The Clashes of the Strongest

The Clashes of the Strongest

This post is full of jungle beasts in their natural habitat. Although they are beautiful in their own way, they are also ferocious. The law of the jungle is truly the survival of the fittest and only the strong survive.