Liu Bolin, The Invisible Man

Can you find Liu Bolin in the image below?

Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist. He has come into fame due to his amazing photography. Bolin takes pictures of himself after he has been completely painted to blend in with his background. He was born January 7th 1973. He is currently 38 years old. He graduated from the Fine Arts department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Bolin currently lives and works in Beijing. He has gained international recognition for his art work. Although Bolin is known for his photography he also has an sculpture career as well. To celebrate president Obama's visit to China, Bolin created an effigy of Obama in his honor. Liu Bolin's most current art series is "Hiding in the City" however he has also completed a photography series known as "Hiding in New York." Bolin's work has been purchased, distributed, and viewed all over the world. his art has even been viewed at venues as prestigious as Boxart Gallery in Verona, Dashanzi Art Zone in Beijing, and Galerie Bertin-Toublanc in Paris.

The Labor Inducing Cupcake

Cappellino’s Crazy Cakes in Charlottesville, Virgina makes a Lemon Drop Cupcake that apparently when eaten, will cause overdue pregnant women to go into labor. So far, a total of 19 overdue women have reported that they have eaten this cupcake and have gone into labor. Doctors and medical experts across the nation are completely stumped by this cupcake, however there is no denying the evidence. Even still, is it truly labor inducing or is it simply mass hysteria and a placebo affect. Representatives of the bake shop believe that the extremely fresh ingredients within the cupcake are what gives it its strong affect. Also due to the great intrigue behind it, their lemon drop cupcake has become one of their best sellers. All of the bakers make sure that there is at least one lemon drop is in stock throughout the day just in case an expecting mother decides to come in. Overall Cappellino's Crazy Cakes is in interesting bakery with even more interesting cupcakes, even more popularity is sure to come their way.

What Happened to Ren from Even Stevens?

Christy Carlson Romano

Whenever people talk about Even Stevens it seems that all the talk surrounds acting superstar Shia LaBeouf, but whatever happened to his co-star Christy Carlson Romano? Whether you realize it or not Romano is still much involved in the business of acting; she hasn't fallen off the face of the Earth. As it turns out Romano has been lending her voice to a variety of animated characters. These include the voice of Kim from Kim Possible, as well as Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. Romano has currently been seen in a variety of Broadway plays such as Beauty and the Beast. She has also been featured on many a Disney Soundtrack as well as a few singles of her own. Romano has also been participating in a multitude of film projects many of which are horror films. Her most recent role is in the film Infected which is an American science fiction horror film. This just goes to show that just because young actors aren't currently in blockbuster films, it doesn't mean they're out of work and gone forever.

Frida Kahlo and Her Work

Titled: Two Fridas

Surrealist artist Frida Kahlo was a fascinating young woman who suffered a great deal in her life time. The majority of her paintings were self portraits depicting a variety of themes. Some of those themes depicted include pain, suffering, loss, and acceptance all of which were things she struggled with in her own life. She was born in Mexico and occasionally you can find ties to the Mexican Revolution in her many works. At the age of six Frida was diagnosed with polio, this caused one of her legs to be much thinner than the other, she hid this by wearing long colorful skirts. Also at the age of 18 she was injured in a trolley accident which made it nearly impossible for her to have children; she suffered three miscarriages in her life time. Frida Kahlo was also married to Diego Rivera. They had a very tumultuous relationship, complete with affairs on both sides. Overall Frida Kahlo led a vibrant, interesting, unsheltered life, and this life she led led to her creating some of the most wonderous artwork of her time.

A Quotation From The Great Gatsby

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Ch. 1


I found this quote to be very enlightening. This quote completely captures the essence of a person who feels that others should be at same place that they are in life. However, now they have come to realize that they should be appreciative of all that they have, versus punishing those who have not had the same opportunities. This particular quote was said to the narrator of the novel by his father. Upon hearing this the narrator, Nick felt a sense of understanding. He came to the conclusion that you should never take for granted any opportunity, gift, or piece of knowledge for not all will be able to receive it. I will remember this quote the next time I am angered when someone is incapable of understanding my way of thinking, the next time that I am working as team, or the next time I see someone going through a tough time. Overall I hope that next I see someone criticizing someone else I can remind them that people haven't had equal advantages or opportunities.

Tempest Seen on Saturn

Photo provided by NASA shows an image of Saturn taken in 2010 by the Cassini camera, showing a storm with a latitudinal and longitudinal extent of 10,000 km and 17,000 km, respectively.

http://news.yahoo.com/tempest-hell-seen-saturn-190517740.html

One of the most violent weather events in the Solar System began to erupt on Saturn last December and is still continuing on. It is a thunderstorm that is as large as the planet Earth on the surface of Saturn. The ringed planet's lightning is 10,000 times more powerful than average. Astronomers from all different backgrounds are attempting to gain some sort of insight from this epochal storm. In my opinion, this is a very interesting article because it gives the ever day person an opportunity to learn about this incredible storm. I hope many scientific insights can gained by studying this storm. I also encourage others to read this particular article, so that they too can learn more about this fascinating thunderstorm and its affects on our solar system.

Justin Bieber Teen Sensation

"I'm just a regular 16 year old kid. I make good grilled cheese and I like girls."

Justin Bieber was born on March 1, 1994. In 2007, Justin Bieber entered a talent show in Stratford, Ontario, and came in second. When his mom posted his performance on YouTube, he got the attention of producer Scooter Braun. Fame came soon after. Justin Bieber's music video "Baby" is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube. Justin Bieber’s net worth is about $65.5 million. With that much money, he could buy approximately seven Faberge eggs, six 24-karat solid gold toilets, or a 29-year stay in the most expensive room at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Justin’s signature hair style, which has been called The Swoop, The Shag, The Fringe, or simply, The Bieber, has inspired a generation of teenaged boys to obscure their eyes with their bangs. Vanessa Price, the stylist who invented his signature ‘do, claims that the teenaged pop star’s hair is “like silk.” To recreate this hairstyle costs about 150 dollars. Justin Bieber reportedly uses up to 3% of Twitter’s traffic at any given moment. Justin Bieber sells his own brand of nail polish for Nicole by OPI. The line, called the "One Less Lonely Girl" collection, was inspired by hits by the pop idol. Shades include Prized Possession Purple, Me + Blue, and Step 2 Beat of My Heart. Bieber is reportedly terrified of elevators as well as bird poop. "Justin Bieber currently stands at 5’ 3” tall. You would need 240,252 Justin Biebers stacked on top of each other to reach the moon. But it only takes one to reach the stars."

Blaise Pascal: Math Presentation

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's

inability to sit quietly in a room alone"

Blaise Pascal was born June 19, 1623 and died on August 19, 1662. He is from Clermont-Ferrand, France. He is known for being a Mathematician, Inventor, Writer, and Philosopher. Blaise Pascal was the third of Étienne Pascal's children and his only son. Blaise's mother died when he was only three years old. He was a mathematical child prodigy and he was solely educated by his father. When Pascal was 12, he began attending meetings of a mathematical academy. Contributions Pascal made to society include: The Pascaline which is a mechanical adding and subtracting machine, and Pascal’s Triangle which is a triangular array of the binomial coefficients containing a multitude of patterns with practical uses. Interesting Pascal facts include the fact that he was a contemporary and rival of René Descartes, he was forbidden to study math until the age of 15, so as to focus on other areas of study. However, his father later relented and allowed him to study Euclid, and he also suffered from various health issues due to his intense and constant study, such as insomnia.

The Proust Questionnaire

What is your greatest strength or virtue? Empathy
The quality you most like in a man? A sense of humor
The quality you most like in a woman? Courage
What do you most value in your friends? Honesty
What is your principle defect? A short attention span
What is your favorite thing to do? Finding new things to do
What is your dream of happiness? Finding your purpose in life and fulfilling it.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? Being trapped in a career that you hate with no way of escaping.
What would you like to be? Successful
In what country would you like to live? The United States of America
What is your favorite color? Green
What is your favorite flower? Carnation
What is your favorite bird? Hummingbird
Who are your favorite writers? Ellen Hopkins, Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling. Bram Stoker
Who are your favorite actors? Whoopi Goldberg, 
Who is your favorite fictional hero? Captain Underpants
Who is your favorite heroine? Marie Curie
Who are your favorite musicians? Musicians who have some type of message to convey in their music, not those who simply want to make money.
Who are your favorite painters? Salvador Dali, Franz Marc, Frida Kahlo, Picasso
Who are your heroes in real life? Any person who sets a positive goal and then accomplishes it.
Who are your favorite heroines of history? Rachel Carson, Cleopatra
What are your favorite names? Terrence, Elise
What is it you most dislike? Premature judgement
What historical figures do you most despise? John Wilkes Booth, Christopher Columbus
What event in military history do you most admire? The colonies' victory in the American Revolutionary War.
What social reform do you most admire? Asylum Reform
What natural gift would you most like to possess? A knack for languages
How would you like to die? Content and satisfied with what I had done in this lifetime.
What is your present state of mind? In a  state of deep thought.
What is your motto? Don't stress about things you can't control.

Essay Two

During the summer of 2011 I was nominated to attend the Hugh O’ Brian leadership weekend seminar in Americus, Georgia. A handful of students were chosen from various counties across the state of Georgia, all to meet up in this one location. It is here that I met a girl by the name of Amber. Our first encounter which led to friendship began at the seminar’s brunch. We hand all randomly sat at various tables in the eating area. Amber just so happened to be sitting across from me. That particular day I had decided to partake in some hash browns. As I reached for some ketchup to put on them, Amber looked at me in stunned silence. She had never seen a person put ketchup on hash browns before, she thought it was the weirdest thing. Amber was from an extremely small town in Bacon county. She opened my eyes to the diversity of people and ways of thinking. She proved to me that even though people can come from seemingly the same area, we can always find new things to learn from one another.
During that short two days I had to spend time with Amber we both learned so much from each other. I, being from Athens the complete college town had many insights into the somewhat city life Amber had never experienced. As I listened to her stories from her hometown I began to learn what a true community was like, a place where everyone knew and cared for each other. The interactions between Amber and I led us both to understanding more about ourselves and others as well as encouraged us both to get to know new people and seek new experiences.

Essay Three

It all began on a summer day as I began my Young Dawgs internship at the University of Georgia’s college of pharmacy. It was my first day on the job and I was meeting my supervisor for the first time. As I walked into the small lab/office, I.D. in hand, I came across an older gentleman. I was uncertain if I was in the right place. Upon seeing my face, the gentleman, suddenly and abruptly left the room without speaking a word. He left me standing in the doorway, shock and confusion upon my face. I did not know what to do or say. I was even tempted to chase after him. Nervousness overcame me, so I simply stayed there, unmoving.
As if sent by the gods, a much younger woman, dressed in a seemingly slightly burned lab coat, entered the room. She greeted me not with a handshake, but with a hug. I completely became at ease. She introduced herself as my supervisor and the older gentleman as her superior. She told me that I would be making whale ointment that day. Yes, that is in no way a typing error, I would be making a series of ointments meant to be tested on a whale with skin ulcers. She handed me a lab coat and led me into the lab. The first thing she did was hand me a mortar and pestle. The first thing I did was break that particular mortar and pestle accidentley. My supervisor looked me in the eye and I expected to see the burning coals of hades simmering there, but instead I saw joy. She said to me “You are now officially a pharmacist!” and from that day on our wonderful working relationship and friendship grew.

Essay Four

To Whom it Concerns ,


See I’m trying to find my place, but it might not be here where I feel safe. We all learn to make mistakes.
--Paramore, “Misguided Ghosts”

The song from which this quote comes is an important song to me because of the intense meaning behind it. It completely captures the essence of trying to find yourself  in today’s society through making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. Often times people see themselves as one person in a sea of faces. An important goal in their lives is to separate themselves from others who walk this Earth. They want to make an impact in their lifetime no matter what the cost, however they must discover themselves first.  This song personally relates to me because currently now in my youth, I am still trying to find myself. I am still learning new things, growing as a person, changing, and slowly but surely creating my own identity.

But now I’m told that this is life and pain is just a simple compromise, so we can get what we want out of it.

As I grow, from my experiences and interactions with new people I have come to learn that with all the positivity that there is in this world there is also a great deal of negativity as well. I have come to accept this about society and I hope to one day, help to tip the scales in favor of positivity.