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joi, 11 noiembrie 2010

Damn Cool Pics

Crazy Animals Climb 160ft Dam
Animals in War
20 Hot Female Wrestlers
Evolution of Coca-Cola Packaging Design
Ellora Caves
Bossy Duck Gives Duckling a Dunk
The Cold Hard Facts About Incarceration (Infographic)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST

The daredevil herd of goats were snapped at the 160ft Cingino barrier in Northern Italy, near the Swiss border.

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:12 AM PST

Throughout military history, animals have gone to war alongside humans. Millions of horses, mules and donkeys. During World War II, nearly 3,000 horses, provided by the Army Quartermaster Corps, enabled the shore patrol to cover more ground. "The U.S. Coast Guard used more horses than any other branch of the U.S. Military during WWII." Most supplies and a great deal of artillery were still horse-drawn, and a mounted infantry squadron patrolled about six miles in front of every German infantry division. "These mounted patrol troops were referred to as the 'eyes and ears of their units.'"

The Photos in this post include images from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Source: denverpost

20 Hot Female Wrestlers

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:42 AM PST

Wrestling is the home of the hardest working women in professional wrestling. These athletic, sexy and talented ladies give it everything they've got it all and few could argue with this description. Stepping into the ring week after week, month after month and year after year, these ladies put their bodies on the line in pursuit of ring perfection.

So here I have compiled a list of some of the hot female wrestlers.

Michelle Mccool

Michie James

Trish Stratus

Gail Kim

Maria Kanellis

Torrie Wilson

Ashley Massaro

Stacy Keibler

Kelly Kelly

Christy Hemme

Lita

Eve Torres

Candice Michelle

Sable

Evolution of Coca-Cola Packaging Design

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:55 AM PST

Everyone can recognize a coke can at fifty feet. It is an American icon. Coke has roots that dig deep. They first began bottling this giant of colas in 1886 in the backyard of a pharmacist in Atlanta Ga. John Pemberton is the man that brewed this concoction for the first time.

Coke was sold like beer out of a tap until 1894 when the owner began first putting the concoction into bottles. With the creation of the glass bottle the creation of packaging for Coke –Cola first began.

The first packaging changes were not for sales, it was to protect against forgeries. Competition for packaging would be different and it was felt that people should be able to discern in the dark by feel if it was the real thing or not.

In 1977 Coke finally trademarked the bottle shape and the terms Coke-Cola and Coke. 1977 also saw the invention of 2liter bottles. It was in 1960 that Coke began using cans, until then only cans for drinks were only used in the armed forces.

Since then Coke has played with a variety of packaging concepts to harden their brand. In fact, in a lot of advertising classes one of the projects is to design a concept brand of soda.

This project makes you think about bottling, design, name, and how to market a new brand of soda using Coke as an example.

Coke is always re-inventing its packaging brand and have used glass, plastic, cans and are seeking new and greener ways to package its product. They also introduce special bottles and cans to mark special dates and events.

Ellora Caves

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:39 AM PST

Ellora Caves in India is an archeological site near the ancient Indian village of Ellora. It is most well known for its magnificent caves. Ellora is a World Heritage Site and the "epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture." There are 34 caves which were excavated and hand-carved out of high basalt cliffs between the 5th century and 10th century. Caves 1-12 are the Buddhist Caves. Caves 13-39 are the Hindu Caves. Caves 30-34 are Jain Caves. The mixture of religious cultures dug out side by side shows that ancient India had a terrific spirit of tolerance. The intricate and exquisite temples, shrines and caves are some of the oldest rock-cut architecture in the world.

Bossy Duck Gives Duckling a Dunk

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:14 AM PST

The little duckling wanted to explore the world. Straying too far from his family, another mother duck swam into action, and to teach him a safety lesson. Read more:

A bossy duck grabs a naughty duckling by the leg at a wetlands park in Oregon.

The duckling quacks for help as it's taught a lesson by the bossy duck.

The bossy duck completes its short sharp lecture before handing the duckling back into the care of its mother.

Help! The duckling cries as the bossy duck raises her head out of the water.

Source: dailymail

The Cold Hard Facts About Incarceration (Infographic)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PST

The levels of security in a prison system are categorized differently around the world, but tend to follow a distinct pattern. Most developed countries divide prisons into separate security classes depending on the inmate population and the security needed to keep them under control. Accordingly, most developed countries have classes ranging from the most secure, which typically hold violent prisoners and those judged most likely to escape, to the least, which are most often used to house non-violent offenders or those for whom more stringent security is deemed unnecessary. Below are prison statistic to show how out of control the prison population has become, explaining the current state of the U.S. criminal justice system.

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