Nike Swoosh

The Nike swoosh is the brand symbol used by the Nike corporation on all of its merchandise. The original Nike swoosh was designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic designer student at Portland University. Originally penned in 1971, Davidson charged a rate of two dollars per hour for a series of designs. The Nike Swoosh was selected, and has been in use until this very day.

The total fee for the Nike Swoosh was thirty-five dollars, making it one of the cheapest brand marks ever to make it to mainstream fame.

As a gesture of thanks, Phil Knight, the commissioner for the Nike Swoosh logo, gave Carolyn Davidson a diamond ring featuring the swoosh symbol. Included with the gift of the ring was an envelope full of Nike stocks as a gift of thanks for her earlier work. She received this gift in 1983, 11 years after the first shoe bearing the Nike swoosh was put on the market.

The Nike swoosh symbol was first presented in 1972, worn upon running shoes introduced during Olympic Trials in Oregon.

Ever since the establishment of the Nike swoosh, it has remained one of the top branding logos known on the planet. Famous athletes and celebrities wear Nike gear, whether it is on the court or for casual wear. It is now one of the most commonly seen brands, used on billboards, on shoes, and seen as sponsorship labels for Olympic games and other prestigious sporting events.

When you buy Nike merchandise, you can expect to see the Nike swoosh predominately displayed in the design of the gear itself. Shoes will usually sport the brand on the outer side of the material, usually using the classic white. However, in recent times, the Nike swoosh has adopted a variety of different colors to improve the appearance of more colorful shoes.

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Nascar Hall Of Fame

NASCAR is set to have a NASCAR Hall of Fame which will honor NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs and owners who have achieved greatness, as well as other people who have made significant contributions to the sport.

Charlotte North Carolina will be the home for the Hall of Fame, selected in 2006 as part of NASCAR’s commitment to establish this significant memorial to the sport. Ground breaking on the $160 million hall took place on January 26, 2007 and it will open no later than March of 2010, with the initial honored class inducted later that same year.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame will bolster Charlotte’s economy with new tourism and with jobs. The Hall of Fame won’t be alone as NASCAR also plans to open a 19 story NASCAR Plaza in March, 2009.

The Hall of Fame offices, NASCAR digital media and the licensing division will all be housed in this 390,000 square foot building. Richard Petty joined Dale Inman to bestow on the Hall the first item it will house, which is the car Petty drove to 27 wins in 1967, a Plymouth Belvedere.

Charlotte is building the NASCAR Hall of Fame and will own it. But the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority will manage the facility. Winston Kelley has been named as the first NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director. A design firm known all over the world, Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners designed the facility. Actual construction has been handled by a company from Charlotte called Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.

The exhibits themselves will be overseen by Ralph Applebaum Associates and lighted by a well known lighting company called Technical Artistry.

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Zebras

African mammals from the horse family, zebras owe their world fame for the black and white stripes on their bodies that represent the very label of their individuality.

From small groups to very large herds, zebras are part of the African landscape and no one likes to come to the black continent and not see these splendid animals.
There are three major species of zebras, the mountain zebras, the plains zebras and the Grevy’s each with specific features and behaviors additional to the common traits.

There are large parts of Kenya where Grevy’s or imperial zebras coexist with plain zebras for instance; they are the most similar to their horse relatives unlike the mountain subspecies that resembles asses most.

Though living only in Africa, zebras are adapted to a very wide range of habitats from mountains and hills to woodlands, savannas and grasslands.

Presently, the number of zebras roaming in the wild is definitely smaller than a century ago since the development of human civilization has had its impact on the zebra population, not to mention that for quite a while they were abusively hunted for their skins.

The zebras color pattern functions as some form of print, every individual is unique and the members of a group are able to identify each other thanks to these very patterns. Moreover, the stripes have a very important camouflage function against predators like lions.

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Breast Cancer: This disease is not confined to females!

Directly you hear the word ‘breast cancer’,the picture of a female patient is conjured up. This disease is not confined to females. Though rare, males can also contract this type of cancer.

Cancer that starts in tissues of the breast in males and females is commonly known as breast cancer which is the second most common cancer type in the world.

The first sign of breast cancer is a lump or a mass in the underarm or breast area that feels different to the touch. Other symptoms may be a change in size and shape of the breast, nipple inversion, skin irritation or dimpling, swelling of the full breast or part of it, and a discharge from the nipple. It pays to be cognizant of these signs for early detection of cancer.

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French Open Tennis

It is highly unlikely that people will not think of the French Open tennis competition this sport becomes a topic of conversation. In French the name of the competition is Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland Garros.

This tournament lasting for about two weeks is held in Paris at the stadium called Roland Garros where it has actually borrowed its name from. It is one of the most advertised and broadcast sports event throughout the entire world and many VIPs attend it.

The audience is always the type that would keep their breath when there is a tight struggle between two players that do their best to win. TV viewers also get a feeling of actually being there on the grounds.

The French Open tennis comes in second on the annual schedule of the Grand Slam tournaments and its history goes back to the year of 1891 when it became a national competition.

At that time it was named the International Championship of Tennis from France or Championat de France International de Tennis in French. Initially only players that were registered or licensed in France were allowed to participate in this competition but things took a different turn in 1925 when the French open tennis tournament was finally accessible to international players.

Beginning with 1912, the ground the participants were playing on was made from red brick crumbs if we can call it so; actually crushed brick was formed into red clay that covered the ground which until then would only consist of lawn.

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