Our Fair Sister

Selected Portfolio Work

2007-05-07T21:46:00.000-05:00

Child Portrait
Chang Liu Wedding 5/5/07
Nikon D80

Something Lost to be screened at the Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase

2007-05-07T21:41:00.000-05:00

My video Something Lost will be screened at The Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase this coming Saturday may 12th at The Wexner Center for the Arts.

It starts at 7:00PM in the Film/Video Theater and tickets are $3.

Come see work from artists all over Ohio along with myself and two other OSU Art and Tech undergraduates Bill Shackelford and Colin James McDonald.

Hope to see you there!

My B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition

2007-05-07T21:37:00.000-05:00

Thanks to all who came to my B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition!

Here is a picture from the Clean Space gallery after Ryan Hale and I got done setting everything up

Something Lost

2007-03-07T15:53:00.000-05:00

Something Lost
Final Project Art 595 Independent Study

Produced With:

Adobe After Effects 6.5
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Final Cut Pro
Soundtrack Pro
Cinema 4D R9.6

Something Lost: Early Stages

2007-02-28T15:11:00.000-05:00

Something Lost: Early Stages
3D Computer Animation
Cinema 4D R9.6

Something Lost: Early Stages

2007-02-28T13:55:00.000-05:00

Something Lost: Early Stages
3D computer animation
Cinema 4D R9.6

Something Lost: Early Stages

2007-02-20T22:03:00.000-05:00

Something Lost: Early Stages
3D Computer Animation
Cinema 4D R9.6

Convenient Truths: a green video contest

2007-02-20T21:43:00.000-05:00

Deadline is Wednesday Feb. 28th at Midnight. ( March 1st ).

Here is some info:

Videos can discuss various components of daily life including transportation, home and garden, work, recreation, etc., and in this, the subsequent actions being taken to reduce one's carbon footprint.

Videos that wish to be eligible for the EPIC International Prize can discuss these same components (transprtation, home and garden, work, etc.) but must address issues of conscious consumerism and its relationship to global warming.

Visit Treehugger.com for more information!

Selected Portfolio Work

2007-02-20T20:55:00.000-05:00

30-06 Round
Minerva, NY
Digital Image. Tritone Enhancement.

Corporations agree to cut emissions 2/20/07

2007-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:00

The main point:

• Corporations, international organizations agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions
• Big names include GE, Ford, Toyota, Goldman Sachs, Alcoa, and Wal-Mart
• Agreement urges governments to place a price on the carbon emissions

My thoughts:

Sounds like the best idea since sliced bread.

What do you think?

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Currents

2007-02-16T15:54:00.000-05:00

Currents
3D Computer Model
Cinema 4D R9.6

Big lakes detected under Anarctica 2/16/07

2007-02-16T15:46:00.001-05:00

The main point:

• Big sloshing lakes of water found underneath Antarctic ice sheet
• Global warming did not create the lakes
• About 90 percent of the world's fresh water is locked in Antarctica's ice cap

My thoughts:

Don't mess with the ice man.

What do you think?

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Seasons

2007-02-16T15:44:00.000-05:00

Seasons
3D Computer Model
Cinema 4D R9.6

Senators tell forum U.S. must lead on warming 2/16/07

2007-02-16T15:38:00.000-05:00

The main point:

Corporate moguls, policy experts and U.S. senators spoke with one voice about global warming Wednesday, telling a world forum the United States must take a lead role in cutting greenhouse gases if it wants to encourage China and India to do the same.

At a Capitol Hill meeting that included representatives from the Group of Eight industrialized nations plus China, India, South Africa, Brazil and the European Union, Sen. John McCain put the case for action on climate change bluntly.

"The debate is over, my friends," the Arizona Republican said. "Now the question is what do we do? Do we act, do we care enough about the young people of the next generation to act seriously and meaningfully, or are we going to just continue this debate and this discussion?"

My thoughts:

Yeah, what are we going to do?

What do you think?

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Report: January hottest on record 2/16/07

2007-02-16T15:34:00.000-05:00

The main point:

• Record fueled by waning El Nino, warming world, according to scientists
• Land areas were 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than a normal January
• Temperature record driven by warmer weather in northern latitudes

My thoughts:

January here in C-Bus started off real warm, and ended in lots of snow and arctic temperatures. Weather is weird.

What do you think?

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Greenpeace wins UK nuclear victory 2/15/07

2007-02-16T15:19:00.000-05:00

The main point:

A top British judge struck a blow at Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations on Thursday, calling the government's consultation on nuclear power "inadequate" and "wrong."

High Court judge Jeremy Sullivan handed a legal victory to environmental group Greenpeace, which had argued that the consultation carried out by the government before it decided to back new nuclear power stations was "legally flawed."

My thoughts:

Go wind.

What do you think?

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Tied Up

2007-02-16T15:03:00.000-05:00

Tied Up
Liberty Township, OH
Nikon D80

Work starts on arctic seed vault 2/9/07

2007-02-16T14:41:00.000-05:00

The main point:

Deep inside the Arctic Circle work is about to begin on a giant frozen Noah's Ark for food crops to provide a last bastion in the battle against global warming.

And within a year the first seeds of what will eventually be home for samples of all 1.5 million distinct varieties of agricultural crops worldwide will be tucked safely inside the vaults deep in a mountain on the archipelago of Svalbard.

There, at the end of a tunnel 120 meters into the side of a mountain, 80 meters above estimated sea levels even if all polar ice melts, and 18 degrees Celsius below freezing, they will stay like a bank security deposit.

My thoughts:

Looks like something out of X-Men.

What do you think?

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$25M prize to beat greenhouse gas 2/9/07

2007-02-16T14:35:00.000-05:00

The main point:

British tycoon Richard Branson on Friday announced a $25 million prize for the first scientist to come up with a way to extract greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

The Virgin Group chairman was joined by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and other leading environmentalists as he announced the challenge to find ways to significantly reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

My thoughts:

Good Luck

What do you think?

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Early Concept for my Independent Study

2007-02-08T01:57:00.000-05:00

Early Concept for the video Something Lost
3D Computer Animation
Cinema 4D R9.6

Australia "won't end coal exports" 2/8/07

2007-02-08T01:46:00.000-05:00

The main point:

Australia would not end its biggest single export, coal, as part of the government's strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.

Scientist and author Tim Flannery, who last month was chosen as Australian of the Year for his contribution to public understanding of the environment, said late Wednesday that Australia could no longer justify being the world's largest coal exporter given the dire consequences of global warming.

My thoughts:

Good, please refer to:

Australia's worst drought in a century

What do you think?

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Lawmakers square off on climate report 2/2/07

2007-02-08T01:27:00.000-05:00

The main point:

Despite a strongly worded global warming report from the world's top climate scientists, the Bush administration expressed continued opposition Friday to mandatory reductions in heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases.

My thoughts:

I just read the "State of the Union," and it's clear that Bush recognizes that changes need to be made with emissions, but it's unfortunately obvious now that it was just for approval ratings.

What do you think?

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Read the "State of the Union 2007"

Global warming report: Your e-mails 2/2/07

2007-02-02T12:40:00.000-05:00

The main point:

CNN.com asked its readers to share their thoughts on global warming. Here is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity:

My thoughts:

Nothing like kicking back and listening to Liberals Vs. Conservatives 101.

Eric McKenzie of Lakeland, TN writes:

Global warming is the scam of the century. Just a few years ago these same scientists were saying the planet was in a global cooling. The media needs to look at both sides of the issue. There are many scientists that say the world is in a natural, gradual warming cycle not caused by man but by the natural cycle of the sun and the universe. This planet of ours has gone through these cycles since the beginning before man had a chance to make this happen. My question is this -- if man didn't cause the change in the past, how can we say we cause it now? As humans we aren't capable of such a task. If as a whole we humans were given a task of raising the global temperatures we could not do it and are not doing it today. Don't give yourselves that much credit as a species; we are not that powerful. I believe this new fad of global warming is politically motivated and scientists with opposing opinions are intentionally silenced. Manmade global warming is a fraud.

So Eric, when our ecosystems face a global collapse, who's going to fix it. Oh yea I forgot, when our fair sister dies, god will put it all back together again? You've got to be fucking kidding me.

What do you think?

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Report: Humans "very likely" cause global warming 2/2/07

2007-02-02T12:16:00.000-05:00

The main point:

• Scientists release a 21-page report strongly linking humans to climate change
• Report scientist: Evidence of warming on the planet is unequivocal
• Scientists predict global temperature increases of 3.2-7.1 degrees F by 2100
• Sea levels could rise between 7 and 23 inches by the end of the century

Here is a link to download the 21-page report
Global Warming Report PDF!

My thoughts:

"very likely" is defined by them as 90-99%. Also, 7-23 inches has a mean of 15 inches. Wouldn't that clearly put Manhattan under water?

What do you think?

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Gore earns nomination for global warming work 2/1/07

2007-02-02T12:06:00.000-05:00

The main point:

Former Vice President Al Gore has been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.

• Norwegian member of Parliament nominates Gore
• Gore pushed for adoption of Kyoto treaty to cut emissions
• Gore's film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," nominated for Oscar

My thoughts:

Even though I'm a Democrat, I go into everything with an open mind. It's hard to say a movie isn't political when the star is a politician, but all politics aside, this documentary was one the most informative, honest, and scary films I've ever seen. Gore deserves an Oscar and the Nobel Peace Prize.

What do you think?

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