Central Perk: Damn Cool Pics

miercuri, 31 august 2011

Damn Cool Pics

Happy Lottery Winners
Having Fun in the Hurricane Irene
Handmade Chinese Submarine
The Evolution of the Transaction [Infographic]

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Many people dream about getting a large fortune without any effort. Those who do not rely on themselves, or on inheritance of rich relatives, are often willing to rely on fate. For example, they participate in the lottery. Especially lotteries are popular in the United States. It is interesting to mention that the largest lottery winnings were received in the USA. It is worth noting that the winners will not receive the full amount of the winning.

First of all they have to decide whether they want to receive the winnings in the form of relatively small annual payments, or prefer to take their cash. In the second case the prize amount is greatly reduced. In addition, winners must pay 25 % federal tax on winnings. We will not go deep into the complex process of payments, let's look at the happy faces of people who received fortune in a moment. Judging from the photos, many have not yet realized that they became rich.

Having Fun in the Hurricane Irene

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Despite the death of 20 people, most were unharmed by Hurricane Irene, and instead had some fun with the storm. From surfing and boogie boarding to dancing in the rain and floating down water filled streets, many took advantage of the plentiful water.

Handmade Chinese Submarine

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT

A worker polishes the surface of an unfinished miniature submarine at a workshop of Zhang Wuyi, a local farmer who is interested in scientific inventions, in Qingling village, on the outskirts of Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province. Zhang has successfully tested his self-made miniature submarine "Shuguang Hao", which is 12 feet long, 6 feet high, has a maximum diving depth of 65 feet, can travel at a speed of 20 km per hour for 10 hours underwater and is shaped as a dolphin. "I hope to sell my submarine as a civil product with the price of about 100,000 yuan ($15,670) after safety tests, and a merchant has decided to order one in this month", Zhang said. (Jason Lee / Reuters)

The Evolution of the Transaction [Infographic]

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:44 PM PDT

The way in which humans have traded and purchased goods has been in constant evolution since before history began. In ancient times, things like furs and shells were traded person-to-person in exchange for goods and services. Today, monetary transactions between humans utilize sophisticated technologies that make the process simple and intuitive. Let's take a walk through history and see how the transaction has morphed over the millennia.

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