Latin Origins #1

I recently discovered that the name Cara come from the Latin adjective Carus, Cara, Carum.
Meaning: dear
Pronunciation: Carus
Other words that come from Carus are: Caress, Charity, Charitable, Cherish

Pink sand beach

When I used to watch The Backyardigans I thought that Pink sands beach was just made up by them. However, I found out that Pink Sands really exists. The pinkish color comes from small, single-celled organism refered as the Sea Strawberry.

12/11/2017

FINALLY!!! I was able to wake up at 3:45. I had to go back to bed after that, but I feel so proud of myself.

California Condors

According to this 1986 NYT article, there were only 6 California condors in the wild. A year later, this species became extinct in the wild, with these 6 all being "Rounded up". Them, along with 21 more in captivity, were raised in California and their population was significantly increased.  In 1991, Californian condors was reintroduced in the wild. As of December 2016 there are 446 condors living wild or in captivity.

7/23/2017

Today I went to house of dosas. I ordered a paper masala dosas that looked good, or at least on the cover. It took so long to get our meal ready that I was about to complain. But long later, our meal was received, and it was delicious! I also wanted ice cream, but I was full and decided not to order- today was still great!

On this day in 1866, the Senate approved the Civil Rights Bill and sent it to the President Andrew Johnson for approval. The Civil Rights Bill gives all people born in the United States are now citizens,  without regard to race, color, or any other condition.

On this day in 1933, the New York Stock Exchange reopened after it was closed on March 6.
On March 6 ordered a four day bank holiday as a result of the bank crisis. However, it was extended.http://www.federalreservehistory.org/Events/DetailView/22

On March 14 1969 Apollo 9 landed back on earth. The spacecraft brought the astronaughts down to a splash in the Atalantic Ocean close by Puerto Rico.

On March 31, 1913,  The Daily mail 0ffered 500,000 to the first person who made a transatlantic flight.

However, the first person to do so was 14 years later!
On May 27, 1927, Charles Lindenberg accelerated down Long Island and into the sky…

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/04/01/issue.html
http://www.space.com/16677-charles-lindbergh.html

Today, I wrote a program in java that prints the first number with a given number of distinct factors.
I discovered that 45,360 is the first number with 100 distinct factors.  I continued to find some more of them.
factor                        first number
96                             27720
120                           65520    

1/20/2017

Today is a very special day because it's the inauguration day of the 45th president of the USA. I watched 2 minutes of his speech. Speaking of speeches, I read a few speeches :
Atlanta compromise (Booker T Washington),  I have a dream (MLK),  Pear Harbor Address (Roosevelt).  I also read a few news articles including Sanitation Worker's strike in Memphis, and Jefferson's presidential win in the 1800 Presidential election.
Also, my SAT is in June and I am working on math.
 I also watched Angry Beavers  Salmon sez ...

1/11/17

I started a new blog where I will post about animals that are not very common. Here is the link to my new blog.http://animalsyouhaventheardof.blogspot.com/
Also, I watched "You promised!".  The best part is where Dag tells Norb to act like a farm animal, and Norb acts like a bull and tosses Dag up in the air.  :)

1/9/2017

I woke up at 5:30 and watched Things that go hook in the night. It is an episode from the series The Angry Beavers
An hour later, I worked on SAT and Calculus .  I have now completed 65% of the total skills in differential calculus.  I worked on angular motion in physics, continued composing a solo violin piece, and started a 4-D New York puzzle.  I also started Around the world in 80 days. And of course, I played Angry Birds. Finally, I finished The blood of Olympus completing the series The Heroes of the Olympus.

Khan Academy

Progress from Khan Academy so far.

Love Music Sketch

Love Music

G Angel Baby Sketch

G Angel Baby

I got the facial features from ku ku harajuku,  and I designed the bodies. I will soon create love and music.