The Beginning of Coca-cola

Everytime Coca-Cola  adorn our beverages, it is the most popular softdrink in the world. Anytime and anywhere, This soft drink is always present near us. But did you know the history of coca-cola?

Coca-Cola was first sold at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886. The change of the weather in that region makes Atlatan became a dry place and make people in Atlanta looking for a cool beverages. In the beginning this softdrink's sales is not good, though this drinks only sold by five cents a glass, about one dollar if measured by the value of money at this time. 

In the early days, Coca-Cola's sales in a single day only about 14 glasses, really far away if compare to  today's sales about 12,600 packing every second. According to the history, the pharmacist, Dr. John Smith Pemberton makes the production of Coca-Cola in a three-legged copper cartels. In the first year of Coca-Cola, its selling yields only USD 50 with marketing and advertising costs increased to USD 73,96. 

Pemberton knew how to make a good product but he is not talented in marketing. Sales volumes remain small, because coca-cola are only sold locally. So, he started doing some agreement to help his business.

The Sinking of Titanic

It was almost midnight. I was on deck. Suddenly there was a terrible crash. I fell and hit my head. People were screaming and shouting for help. I felt something cold and sticky under my hand. It was a block of ice, covered with blood, my blood. Then I realised what had happened. We had struck an iceberg.

The Titanic had become the biggest, fastest, and most luxurious ship in the world since it made, carrying over 2,200 people, both passenger and crew. It has 16 watertight compartments so that the newspaper had called her unsinkable.

It departed from Southampton to new york. On the captains order the ship was travelling at top speed. Some of the ship’s officers had warned the captain about icebergs and asked him to slowdown, but he wanted to beat the records time for the atlantic crossing.

Many of the passenger were dancing, some of them were drinking, and the rest were playing cards when the ship suddenly struck an enormous iceberg. The impact ripped a huge hole in her side. Great blocks of ice flew across the deck, killing a number of people. Captain Smith had given the order to abandon ship: “Women and children first!” less than three hours later the Titanic had sunk.

Evidence later had shown that there were only enough lifeboats for 1,200 people, about half number on board.

The captain used the new SOS distress signal. There was a ship only 15 kilometres away, and the crew saw rockets, but thought they were sent up from the Titanic. Two hours after the Titanic had sunk, another ship arrived, and 705 people in lifeboats were saved. They were mainly women and children. Most of those left on board when the ship sank. It is said that the orchestra, which was playing on deck to keep the passengers calm, carried on until the ship went down.

1513 persons died in the worst maritime disaster, including the american millionaires John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Isidor Straus.

The sinking of Titanic led many reforms, such as lifeboat space for every person on a ship, lifeboat drills, the maintenance of a full-time radio watch while at sea and an international ice patrol

6 Most Legendary Horror Characters

Horror movie must have an antagonist character. His form could be different. From men, ghosts, until a strange creäture. They are the main attraction of a horror film. The presence of these evil characters often became the center of attention of the audience. Hollywood has pretty much produced horror film. Some of them managed to gain success and recorded in history. The devil in the films suddenly became the mascot. This article summarizes some of those who counted as the legendary Horror Character :

1. Jason Voorhees

Jason Voorhees is a demon that appeared in the legendary horror movie Friday The 13th . This film has entered the 11th sequel after the first sequel was released in 1980. Interestingly, in the first sequel, which appears as an antagonist character is Mrs. Pamela Voorhees, the mother of Jason. Jason Voorhees begin as a devil in the second sequel.

Jason Voorhees is a boy who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake. He was a victim of his friends in the Camp. After growing up, he took revenge by massacring all the activities in place.

Jason Voorhees has distinctive features. In appearances he often uses a hockey mask and carrying a machete. Since his first appearance, Jason Voorhees has massacred more than 150 people in all his films. One of the scenes is quite memorable was when he dueled with Tommy Jarvis in the movie Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984).

2. Freddy Krueger

Who does not know Freddy Krueger? He was the star of the legendary horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film was released in early 1984 has had 8 sequel. Freddy Krueger has a unique method to massacre. He did so in the dream of his victim.

In normal life, Freddy Krueger was a child murderer. He then get the anger of parents who go crazy and the burn Freddy alive. Freddy finally returned to the most terrible dream in sleep of his victim.

Unlike Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger has enough sense of humor. He was also quite talkative. Grin off his damaged face equipped with distinctive red shirt and black gloves with claw make him a unique horror character.

3. Michael Myers

Michael Myers brutally killed his older sister when he was 6 years old. Seemed to be a real devil, he returned to his family in Halloween to slaughter them.

This movie was first released in 1978 directed bt John Carpenter. Until now, there have been nine Halloween films have been made. The character of Michael Myers finally transformed into one of a frightening horror icons. Though the cool look behind the mask the number of victims has been noted that more than 70 people.

4. Chucky

Chucky is just a doll, a child's play. But who would have thought the doll was possessed by an evil spirit that is ready to slaughter anyone.

Child's Play was first released in 1988. That's the first movie about the death doll Chucky. Until now chucky had 5 films made specifically to talk about Chucky brutality.

The origin of the Chucky actually started when there was a murderer who was shot dead in a children's toy store. The influence of black magic finally made his spirit was able to transform into any shape. Until his spirit finds a doll to use as his medium.

5. Frankenstein's Monster

Just like Dracula, Frankenstein appears in the classical era through the novel. Boris Karloff was casted as the Frankenstein's monster.

Frankenstein's monster is actually a combination of various parts of the human body that has been dead and the lightning to make the monster alive. Dr. Henry Frankenstein obsession as a scientist that eventually sparked such a crazy idea. Frankenstein's monster was transformed into the horrors of mass murderers and bring in his city into horror.

6. Scream

Scream (1996) when it was released it becomes an extraordinary acclaim among moviegoers. In America, the film managed to gain the income more than $ 100 million. Scream also fly the new trend slasher films. 

Among all the Scream movies the first serial was counted as most impressive sequel. The figure of a boy who is really a psychopath and slaughtered everyone in different ways. In its action, the killer in the movie Scream always wear a scary mask and skull patterned robe.

The Top 5 Coldest Place in the World

Living in a tropical climate makes us often really complain the hot weather, especially after school or after exercise. We get often wish we lived in a cooler place. But, after know at this place, we would think twice about living in a cold climate!

5.Yakutsk, Russia

The lowest temperature in the capital of Yakutia region is reaching minus 50 degrees Celsius and usually occurs in January. There are at least 200,000 people who live in this city. I was really cold causing people often let the car engine still turn on when they stop somewhere because they are afraid the petrol in the car can be frozen if it is turn off. In addition, this city is also a warning to not wear sunglasses. Understandably, the glasses might stick in our skin and ripped off our skin because it was very cold.

4.North Ice Station, Greenland

Greenland is known as the coldest region in the western hemisphere. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Greenland is minus 66 degrees Celsius.

3.Verkhoyansk, Russia

Eight days drive by car from Yakutsk, then we'll see Verkhoyansk, on the Arctic Circle. There are 1,300 people living in this region, and most of them work as a hunter or use the sleigh to drive. Actually, in this region there are a lot of gold, but it was too cold to open the mine. The place who known as "Stalin's Death Ring" can only be visited in the winter, when the lake freezes. The lowest temperature in the city is minus 69 degrees Celsius.

2.Oymyakon, Russia

Still next door to Verkhoyansk and Yakutsk, Oymyakon only inhabited by 900 people and its temperature can reach minus 71 degrees Celsius during the winter. Sadly the winter here is very long, which is about nine months. 

1.Vostok Station, Antarctica

Here it is the coldest place in the world. With temperatures as low as minus 89 degrees Celsius, Vostok, which in Russian means "east", only used as a research center owned by Russia.

7 Most Influential Musicians in the World

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Beethoven was a German composer who compose interesting and dramatic music. His musics considered very intriguing and original. He continues to write a song composition even after he became deaf.

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed his talent in music when he was a child. He can compose a symphony with several randomly chosen tone from the piano keys. In his short life, he has written more than 600 musical compositions, including 41 Symphony and operas including The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart wrote his first symphony when he was just 8 years old.

3. Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was a musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist and leader of American culture. He is often referred as one of the most influential electric guitarist in rock history. He can play the guitar with his right or left hand. Jimi is also the inventor of WAH guitar effects pedals.

4. Ravi Shankar (1920 - present)

Ravi Shankar is an Indian composer known for his skills playing a sitar. His music was admired by the Beatles and Yehudi Menuhin. He was a disciple of Allauddin Khan (founder of the school of Indian classical music, Maihar Gharana), Pandit Ravi Shankar is an Indian instrumentalist known for his pioneering that brings the power and charm of the Indian classical music tradition to the Western world, His musical career spans more than six decades and Shankar recently held the Guinness record for the longest international career.

5. Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999)

Yehudi Menuhin became known as a talented violinist at an early age. He demonstrated his first violin concert in public at the age of 7 years. He also led the orchestra and conducting music festivals. In 1963, he founded a music school in the UK for gifted children. Born in New York, USA, he moved to England in 1959 and remained there until the end.

6. George Gershwin (1898-1937)

George Gershwin is an American classic style blends jazz and blues with America. He wrote Rhapsody in Blue and the opera Porgy and Bess

7. Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959)

Heitor Villa Lobos is a classical music composer who uses the melody and rhythm of Brazil with African influences to create a beautiful new style of music. He was one of the great composers of America Latin.

10 Best Football Defender All of the Time

Defender is a very vital position in football, they were the bulwark to keep the defense so that the striker could not break into their defense and then scored. Many best defenders are from Italy, this is maybe due to the style of Italian football game but not all of the best defenders in the world are from Italy,

Here is a list of 10 best defender in the world of all time based on their achievements and skills during play :

10. Daniel Passarella (Argentina)

This versatile player from Argentina. Strong in defense and attack, and help create opportunities for his teammates, as well as a clean sweep the opponents’ opportunity. He is also known to be effective in the execution of penalties and free kicks. With 134 goals in 451 games, he had a record as the most scored defender all the time. He is often compared with Beckenbauer.

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The most notable accomplishments are the two-time world champion with Argentina in 1978 and 1986. He also won the Argentine league four times with River Plate.

9. Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)

Although his career began as a forward, Facchetti later becoming one of the most effective defender in the history of Italian football. His titles include Scudetto in 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1971; Coppa Italia 1978; European Champions Club Cup (now Champions League) 1964 and 1965 Intercontinental Cup 1964 and 1965, and winner of Euro 1968. Best of all, he won the title only with one club, Inter Milan. No wonder if Pele put him in the FIFA 100 list.

8. Lothar Matthaus (Germany)

 Matthaus is playing as a defender when he was already 30 years. Previously he played in the midfield. Wherever he played, Maradona called him as the toughest rivals, and why not? No fewer than seven Bundesliga titles he has won, coupled with three German Cup, a Serie A crown, two UEFA Cups, one European Championship and World Cup. German football community awarded him become the best player in 1990 and 1999, and FIFA did not hesitate to give world's best players title to him in 1991.

 
Unfortunately his career as a coach is not brilliant, he was fired from the Hungarian national team and Red Bull Salzburg.

7. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)

Italy captain is the first defender to be crowned FIFA World best player after Italy won the World Cup in 2006. In the same year, he also won the European Best Player (ballon d'or) , and was twice voted FIFPro World XI squad in 2005/06 and 2006/07.

Unfortunately, though he has won La Liga twice with Real Madrid, he never won in Serie A.

6. Roberto Carlos (Brazil)

 Roberto Carlos appeared in three World Cups with Brazil. In addition to bringing his team to the finals in 1998, he also became a key player when Brazil won World Cup in 2002. His contributions as free kick takers also can’t be underestimated, including the June 3, 1997, when he scored a fantastic free kick from 35 m against the French.

At Real Madrid, he won four La Liga titles, three League Cups and two Intercontinental. He is also one of six players who played more than one hundred times in the Champions League. Pele put him in the list of 125 greatest football players of all time in March 2004. He also gained recognition as an international soccer legend, given the Golden Foot Award in 2008.

5. Lilian Thuram (France)

The most successful French defender, with a collection of trophies from the four clubs in three countries and two international titles with the French team. His Ability to read the game and positioning in the field make him different from most defenders.

He has appeared in 142 games for France, which makes him the most often played for France. Despite not getting enough praise when compared to other French stars such as Zinedine Zidane and Theirry Henry, his role in the national team is not less important. He helped France win the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

4. Franco Baresi (Italy)

Baresi with Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta and Mauro Tassotti has touted by many observers as the best defenders combination in history. He also spent his entire career at AC Milan with 532 matches.
He collected six Scudetto, three European Cups and the 1982 World Cup. Paolo Maldini learned a lot from him, and even later Paolo Maldini’s career progression similar to Baresi. When later he was retired, Milan decided to hold back number 6 which he was always wear, an award that is rarely performed in Italy.

3. Bobby Moore (England)

Quiet defender, Moore was much praised for his ability to read the game and anticipate the movement of the opponent. He is not a defender who only rely on hard tackling. Pele called him as the most honest defender who never resisted.

On May 29, 1963, he accepted the England captain's band when he was only 22 years, and became England's youngest captain of all the time. His greatest accomplishment was to bring England to win the 1966 World Cup.

2. Paolo Maldini (Italy)

He is not only great because he has great loyalty to his club, AC Milan. More than that, he was the most accomplished defender. Together with Milan, he won seven Scudetto and 5 Champions League titles. As a player with the most appearances for the Italian national team, he also received a lot of awards during his career. Even Lilian Thuram wants become like him.

The only drawback is he has never won the World Cup champions.

1. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)

Italy may have contributed many of the names on this list. But, nothing is more worthy of being at the top than the "Emperor". The proof, many players would feel proud when compared with him. His genius makes him a person who's hard to forget. His football style on the field is very elegant.

More than that, he was the leading minds who brought revolution in the football world by creating the role of attacking libero. Previously, no one ever thought that a sweeper is also necessary to move forward to help attacking and then scoring. Beckenbauer created this tactic, and make it part of modern football.

12 Legendary Football Goalkeepers

The goalkeeper is one of the positions in a variety of group sports such as soccer, hockey and water polo. The task of a goalkeeper is to prevent the ball into the net. Goalkeeper is a doorstop for the last opponent before the ball into the goal. Goalkeepers must have:

* Instinct against opponents
* Reflexes perfect
* Talent,

Without one of the three criteria above, it is difficult to be a goalkeeper. History notes that the Goalkeeper had remarkable achievements, here it is:

1. Gordon Banks (England)

Gordon Banks is the greatest Goalkeeper of all time of the Soccer Blog’s version. He proved his ability is really great with an incredible talent. He once dismissed the Pele header at the 1970 world cup which was signed almost 90%. It was named the greatest rescue of all time and Pele himself admitted it.

2. Lev Yashin (Soviet Union / Russia)

Perhaps many people who have never heard this name, because this player was already dead. He has good reflexes and fast when brushed off the ball. During his career in football, he also won many trophies. He has also dismissed more than 150 penalties. However, in 1986 he suffered a tragic accident. Knee injury so severe that his right leg, keeps the doctor forced to amputate his leg and four years later he died after suffering complications during surgery.

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3. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)

Peter Schmeichel is the greatest goalkeeper because a successful career and a fantastic ability. With a huge body, he brings Manchester United won the treble winners in the 1997-1998 season and bring the 1992 European Cup champions for Denmark. He has also received the title four times the world's best goalkeeper in 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999.

4. Dino Zoff (Italy)

Dino Zoff is one of Italy and Juventus legend. He is also one of the goalkeepers who are still playing at the age of 41 years for the national team and his club. He is also has presented 6 Serie A titles to Juventus and one world cup to the Italy national team.

5. José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay)

José Luis Chilavert is probably the most frequent professional goalkeeper to make a goal, proven with 67 goals during his as a goalkeeper. In 1999, he broke history by scoring a first hat-trick performed by a goalkeeper. He has also been awarded the best goalkeeper in 1995, 1997, and 1998.

6. Van Der Sar (Netherlands)

Van Der Sar is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He was still playing until age 40 years (2010-2011 season) to defend Manchester United. With Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs who are both elderly, deliver MU won various titles. He is keeping his goal with a high body and long arms.

 7. Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)

Claudio Taffarel has been named as one of the best goalkeepers of all time because many titles he has presented to the Brazilian national team. By bringing Brazil wins the world cup 1994 and took Brazil to the finals in 1998 (despite losing 3-0 by France in the finals) and he also led Brazil's Copa America championship in 1989 and 1997. In addition he also has skills that qualified as a goalkeeper.

8. David Seaman

a former British soccer player. He once defended as the main club Peterborough United, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal and Manchester City. He retired due to unfortunate events that befall the shoulder injury that could not recover when defending Manchester City. He was awarded the MBE in 1977 for his success became the best Goalkeeper ever to defend the club and national team football England. In England, he played 75 times.

9.Gianluigi Buffon

193 Cm height goalkeeper who is often also called "Superman" because of its action in the field as a superman who flew to save ball. He has a big role to the success of Italy at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Throughout the tournament, the Superman really shows as the world number 1 goalkeeper at this time because only conceded two goals, one own goal in the semi-final against hosts Germany and one penalty goal in the final by Zinedine Zidane. As result, FIFA as the organizer PD2006 grant him Lev Yashin award(Award for the Best Goalkeeper in the PD).

10.Oliver Kahn

German goalkeeper who plays the body 188 cm and 86 caps for his country. He played for his country (since 1995) and Bayern Munich (since 1994) and 429 appearances for the club. He is nicknamed King Kahn or Kahn, the Titan because of the way he plays football. He is also participating in Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 and the 1994 World Cup, 1998 World Cup, 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup. At the 1998 World Cup and 2006 World Cup he was not the main keeper but only as second choice goalkeeper country squad.

Oliver Kahn is one of the biggest legends in the history of football in Germany and the world. He is a goalkeeper who is very tough, has a high fighting spirit and decisive leadership. Evidently he was able to snatch the title of world's best goalkeeper IFFHS version in 1999, 2000, and 2002, and became captain in the German national team (2001-2004) and Bayern Munich (2002-2008).

11. Fabien Barthez

former French football player. He plays as a goalkeeper and plays the body 182 cm. From 1994 to 2006, he strengthened the French national football team and perform as many as 86 times, including at the 2002 World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, and won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. At the last club he played for Olympique de Marseille. In Marseille in 1993 he managed the team that won the Champions League, defeating AC Milan in the final. When strengthening AS Monaco, the team twice won the Ligue 1 (97, 00). At Manchester United he twice tasted league titles (01, 03).

Barthez is famous for his behavior in the field of an eccentric and a good reaction, but he also made several blunders in crucial matches. He retired as a footballer on October 5, 2006.

12. Rene Higuita

Colombian goalkeeper who was nicknamed "El Loco" or the Mad, is indeed a controversial figure of the goalkeeper. The action is often out away from the area of ​​defense and even participate in a free kick and penalty taking is difficult to forget. The action of the most captivating is the Scorpion Kick, a condition where the body when jumping back and legs bent into a curved retractable, Jamie Redknapp held a kick in a friendly against England, September 1995.

Kiyoshi Sakurazuka : The Prettiest Man In The World

He's a man not a woman, his name is Kiyoshi Sakurazuka, a man cosplayer who never wore man cosplay's custom, he is a crossdresser but he is not a gay.

  


His picture with his girlfriend

Which is he? the right one with black clothes

Bio
Name: kiyoshi sakurazuka
Real Name :澈樱冢 = Che Ying Zhong
Birthday : April 4, 1984
Height : 160cm
Weight : 40kg
Blood type : A
Constellation : Aries
Gender : Male
Birthplace : Hunan, China
Graduate : Beijing Institute of Technology

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