FIFA world cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II.

The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month – this phase is often called the World Cup Finals. A qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s).

During the 18 tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. Italy, the current champions, have won four titles, and Germany are next with three titles. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inaugural tournament, and Argentina, with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each.

The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, where an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany.The next World Cup will be held in South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July 2010, and the 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil.

Dog

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris, is a domesticated form of the wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history. The word "dog" may also mean the male of a canine species, as opposed to the word "bitch" for the female of the species.

The dog quickly became ubiquitous across culture across the world, and was extremely valuable to early human settlements. For instance, it is believed that the successful emigration across the Bering Strait might not have been possible without sled dogs.Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals. This versatility, more than almost any other known animal, has given them the nickname "Man's best friend" in the western world. Currently, there are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.

Over the 15,000 year span that the dog had been domesticated, it diverged into only a handful of landraces, groups of similar animals whose morphology and behavior have been shaped by environmental factors and functional roles. As the modern understanding of genetics developed, humans began to intentionally breed dogs for a wide range of specific traits. Through this process, the dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds, and shows more behavioral and morphological variation than any other land mammal. For example, height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varies from white through grays (usually called "blue'") to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark ("red" or "chocolate") in a wide variation of patterns; coats can be short or long, coarse-haired to wool-like, straight, curly, or smooth.It is common for most breeds to shed this coat.

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris, is a domesticated form of the wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history. The word "dog" may also mean the male of a canine species,as opposed to the word "bitch" for the female of the species.

The dog quickly became ubiquitous across culture across the world, and was extremely valuable to early human settlements. For instance, it is believed that the successful emigration across the Bering Strait might not have been possible without sled dogs.Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals. This versatility, more than almost any other known animal, has given them the nickname "Man's best friend" in the western world. Currently, there are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.

Over the 15,000 year span that the dog had been domesticated, it diverged into only a handful of landraces, groups of similar animals whose morphology and behavior have been shaped by environmental factors and functional roles. As the modern understanding of genetics developed, humans began to intentionally breed dogs for a wide range of specific traits. Through this process, the dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds, and shows more behavioral and morphological variation than any other land mammal. For example, height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Irish Wolfhound; color varies from white through grays (usually called "blue'") to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark ("red" or "chocolate") in a wide variation of patterns; coats can be short or long, coarse-haired to wool-like, straight, curly, or smooth.It is common for most breeds to shed this coat.

yukata (浴衣^?) is a Japanese garment, a casual summer kimono usually made of cotton. People wearing yukata are a common sight in Japan at fireworks displays, bon-odori festivals, and other summer events. The yukata is also frequently worn after bathing at traditional Japanese inns. Though their use is not limited to after-bath wear, yukata literally means bath(ing) clothes.

Like other forms of traditional Japanese clothing yukata are made with straight seams and wide sleeves. Unlike formal kimono, which are made of silk, yukata are typically made of cotton or synthetic fabrics, and are unlined.

Traditionally yukata were mostly made of indigo-dyed cotton but today a wide variety of colors and designs are available. As with kimono, the general rule with yukata is that younger people wear brighter colors and bolder patterns than older people. A child might wear a multicolored print and a young woman, a floral print, while an older woman would confine herself to a traditional dark blue with geometric patterns. Since the late 1990s, yukata have experienced a revival.

Siberian Husky
termasuk dalam jenis anjing ras berukuran medium dan berbulu tebal. Anjing ras ini tidak ganas, bahkan terlalu baik dan manja terhadap manusia. Ras ini sekilas mirip serigala, mungkin juga diperkirakan terjadi karena hasil persilangan alam.
Aslinya ras ini dikembangkan oleh masyarakat Chukchi di daerah Asia timur laut sebagai anjing penarik kereta untuk membawa beban. Tahun 1909, pertama kalinya sejumlah anjing ini dibawa ke Alaska untuk bertanding dalam pertandingan jarak jauh seluruh Alaska. Dan disanalah ketahanan tubuh dan kecepatan lari anjing dari Siberia ini mulai dikenal.
Pada musim dingin di Tahun 1925, ketika demam Diptheria melanda kota Nome, suatu daerah terpencil di Alaska, tim estafet anjing ini membawa serum penyelamat hidup manusia dari daerah Neana yang jaraknya cukup jauh. Usaha keras bersemangatkan kepahlawanan dari para pengendara dan anjingnya ini mendapatkan penghargaan nasional. Salah satu pengendara, Leonhard Seppala, membawa tim Siberian Huskynya, keturunan asli yang diimport dari Siberia, ke Amerika Serikat dalam perjalanan pertunjukan pribadinya. Ketika di Inggris, dia bertanding dalam pertandingan anjing penarik kereta dan sekali lagi membuktikan kekuatan dari Siberian Husky yang mengalahkan anjing-anjing lokal lainnya. Negara Inggris memberikan penghargaan pengakuan terhadap anjing ras ini pada Tahun 1930 dan Klub Siberian Husky didirikan di Amerika Tahun 1938.
Siberian Husky memiliki sifat yang menyenangkan. Dia sangat mesra. Watak yang lembut dan bersahabat ini mungkin terjadi sebagai warisan masa lalu, sejak masyarakat Chukchi memelihara anjing-anjing ini dalam penghargaan yang besar. Mereka merumahkan anjing-anjing ini dalam perlindungan keluarga dan mendorong anak-anak mereka untuk bermain bersamanya. Sekarang ini, sangat mempesona untuk mengamati bagaimana Siberian Husky dan anak-anak saling memiliki satu sama lain. Siberian Husky sangat waspada, gemar menyenangkan dan mudah menyesuaikan diri. Tingkat kecerdasannya telah dibuktikan, tetapi jiwa merdekanya setiap waktu menantang kecerdikan manusia. Kemampuan serba bisanya membuat dia menjadi teman yang serasi bagi manusia pada semua umur pada berbagai kesukaan.