Oddetorium: January 2012

Monday 23 January 2012

10 Most Powerful Military Countries Of The World

10 Most Powerful Military Countries Of The World

10 - United Kingdom

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London. It has been managed by the Ministry of Defence since 1964.

Fascinating Facts about US Military

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Fascinating Facts about US Military

The United States spends more on its military than rest of the top 15 nations with the highest military expenditure. The rest of the list includes China ($119 bn), UK ($59.6 bn), France ($59.3bn), Russia ($58.7bn), Japan ($54.5bn), Germany ($45.2bn), Saudi Arabia ($45.2bn), India ($41.3bn), Italy ($37bn), Brazil ($33.5bn), South Korea ($27.6bn), Australia ($24bn), Canada ($22.8bn) and Turkey ($17.5bn). The US spends $698 billion. (Figures courtesy Stockholm International Peace Research Institute).

The total known land area occupied by US bases and facilities is 15,654 square miles — bigger than Washington DC, Massachusetts, and New Jersey combined. 11 more after the break...

Most Expensive Football Transfers Ever

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Most Expensive Football Transfers Ever

Top 10 most expensive football transfers :Football Players — Real Madrid look to have blown the current transfer record for a footballer out of the water after having an £80m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo accepted by Man United. We look back at the ten mega-deals the Portuguese wizard's apparent move to Spain will put in the shadows. 05 more images after the break...

Top 10 Hollywood Actress Rankings

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Top 10 Hollywood Actress Rankings

Angelina Jolie, born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actor and director. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has been cited as the world's "most beautiful" woman, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.

Veena Malik Scandal Unseen Pictures

Veena Malik

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Veena Malik Scandal Unseen Pictures

The Most Tempting - Kim Kardashian Is In Los Angeles

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The Most Tempting - Kim Kardashian Is In Los Angeles

Kim Kardashian Candids at Intuition in Los Angeles, 08 More Images after a break

Most Beautiful Watches Of 2012

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Most Beautiful Watches Of 2012

"Golden Arrow" In Switzerland, summed up the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve. Unlike Hollywood's Oscars, his hour-long version of the award in Switzerland. Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve, Geneva or Watchmaking Grand Prix, presented at the Geneva-hour festival, a panel of judges composed of journalists watch magazines. Some believe that it should not be, because these magazines publish advertisements of those who participate in the contest. Nevertheless, the competitors of this prize is still there. And every member of the jury, in addition to employment, has a name and reputation. This year the prize was awarded in eleven categories. More images after the break...

10 Highest Paid Soccer Players Of The World

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10 Highest Paid Soccer Players Of The World

10 - John George Terry

^{John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. He is also captain of the England national football team, having been reinstated in March 2011 after previously holding the post from August 2006 until February 2010.}

Kareena Kapoor Pakistan Fashion Photo Shoot 2012

Kareena Kapoor Photo Shoot

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Kareena Kapoor Pakistan Fashion Photo Shoot 2012

Firdous textile Faisalabad which has maintained and multiplied their status as a quality nationwide producer of printed garments. Recently their success was marked by Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor who was hired to do a photo shoot for the upcoming catalogue. This is the first time that she has been hired by Pakistan Fashion World. Kareena Kapoor said “I’m really impressed with the quality of designs which were presented to me.” This statement is a proof that the trend in style and fashion in Pakistan is satisfactory enough to compete with all international trends despite all the problems the country is facing. 26 more images after the jump...