by Vicente Alfonso

Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man teaches us how to achieve some of Leonardo’s greatest qualities. It teaches us how to balance our lives, and thereby, become more whole human beings.

Leonardo embodied the qualities of indivisible wholeness suggested by his Vitruvian Man. He was the consummate scientist (Da Vinci Man in the square) and artist (Da Vinci Man in the circle) of his time. Read the rest of this entry »

AskMen.Com’s Top 99 Women – 2008 contains a variety of women, from various professions, races and haircolors as well as eye colors.

Majority of women have brown eyes, and the dominant hair color this year amongst the top 99 women are blond or brown, as the most striking combination of hair and eye color is brown hair with brown eyes.

The top woman on the list of 99 most beautiful women in the world according to askmen.com, Katherine Heighl has blond hair with Brown eyes, and medium breasts size. Read the rest of this entry »

Natalie Portman is the epitome of beauty and brains. Having been quoted saying that she’d rather be smart than be a movie star, this petite and gorgeous award-winning actress managed to get a Psychology degree from Harvard College, no less, while working on the lucrative Star Wars films. Her beautiful face and slim figure have graced the covers of dozens of publications, and she remains one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. If you want to know more about Natalie’s secrets, then continue reading below: Read the rest of this entry »

At 5 feet and 3 inches, Natalie Portman can be considered as a petite woman, and a very beautiful and stylish one at that. She is seen as one of the more talented young actresses of today, not to mention one of the smartest, as she also holds a Harvard degree.

As a petite woman, she is often able to wear outfits that make her appear taller and even more beautiful. In style and fashion, Natalie Portman usually can do whatever she wants and get away with it. If you are petite as well, you might want to copy some of Natalie Portman’s looks and styles. Read the rest of this entry »

There are plenty of young, beautiful starlets in Hollywood today, but few have the grace, charm and talent of Natalie Portman. Not to mention, Harvard degree to boot. Since her explosive debut at just 12 years old in The Professional, Natalie has starred in some of the most critically acclaimed films of the last decade. While she may not be splattered across the covers of tabloids, she is certainly a star in her own right. Not familiar with some of her best films? Flip on your high definition televisions and get to know this phenomenal young actress with her five best films of all time:

The Professional (1994)- Natalie made her acting debut in this gritty thriller from director Luc Besson. Costarring with French actor Jean Reno, Natalie played the often heartbreaking role of Mathilda, a young girl whose parents are brutally murdered and who is then taken under the wing of her neighbor, played by Reno. The catch? Her neighbor is a professional assassin who reluctantly teaches Mathilda his trade. Read the rest of this entry »

Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1492 at a Tuscan farmhouse in Anchiano, Italy, near the town of Vinci where he spent most of his childhood. He was the son of Ser Piero and a girl called Caterina who worked for him. After Leonardo was born, the father and mother did not remain together. Only recently have details of Leonardo’s birth mother come to light. In 2002, Alessandro Vezzosi, Director of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Vinci, Italy, told the press they had found substantial proof Leonardo’s mother was a slave girl and not a peasant girl, as previously believed.(1) Vezzosi went on to report that Leonardo’s father was a craftsman who owned a Middle-Eastern female slave named Caterina. And, according to their discovery, a few months after Caterina gave birth to Leonardo, she was married off to one of the workers. Read the rest of this entry »

With the messages of the Emmy denominations, which hum still around the water cooling device on Thursday (8 July), the candidates already react to the good messages. Conan O’ Brien is above for some prices, “including a denomination for outstanding multiplicity, music or Comedy series for its now-deceased; this evening Show.” “Congrats to my staff on 4 Emmy denominations, “it tweeted.” Eric Stonestreet kept it simple when reacting. Read the rest of this entry »

Referee’s fault in the World Cup 2010 like Robert Rosetti, the World Cup referee who wrongly awarded a goal to Argentina in its second-round wins against Mexico. There are two types of bad calls – poorly made referee judgments on fouls, and mistakes due to bad “positioning.” Other types of calls – such as determining if a player is offsides or deciding if the ball has crossed the goal line – are less subjective. These calls do, however, require keen vision by the referees as well as a good line of sight. After two high profile blunders in one week, there are renewed calls for technology assistance.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has already said goal-line technology, talk of which was shelved at an International FA Board meeting in March, will be back on the agenda at Fifa meetings later in the year.

And Valcke said: “Goal-line technology is something you can use because it gives definitely the chance for the referee to understand the ball is in when he cannot always see it, as we have seen during this World Cup. That’s an alternative we can work on for the future.”

A tropical storm warning was issued in the lower Rio Grande valley along the border, from south of Baffin Bay, Texas to Rio San Fernando, Mexico. The warning signaled the storm could make landfall within the next 24 hours. And then,, a tropical depression churned over Mexico’s border with Texas on Thursday (July 08), dumping heavy rains on the already badly flooded region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

“It’s difficult to describe,I was born and raised on the Mississippi River, but people here are used to just a small stream.” said Jerry Archer, manager of Rio Grande Plaza Hotel.

Garza said that “he was confident the combination of U.S. and Mexican emergency channels would siphon off enough water to avert the threat to Matamoros downstream. But some questioned why dam levels along the river and its tributaries were kept so high before the rains hit. The problem is, we had rainfall beyond historic levels, “

1. Quentin Tarantino is a high school drop out but attened the James Best Theatre Company to study acting in Toluca Lake.

2. Tarantino has a long list of recurring collaborators including Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, Linda Kaye, Tim Roth, and Brenda Hillhouse. Read the rest of this entry »