Monday, October 17, 2011

Aimee Mullins - The Opportunity of Adversity

Aimee Mullins was born in 1975 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the age of 1 she was diagnosed with fibular hemimelia, meaning that she was born without the fibula bone as a result, had both of her legs amputated below the knee. But the girl never gave up. Aimee Mullins became one of the college's best runners and ran against able bodied runners. She also participated in the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta. The girl acted in a couple of movies, done modeling and even worked at the Pentagon. She has 12 prosthetic legs for any occasion.

















































Saturday, October 1, 2011

Strange Currencies Around World's

But from history's perspective, we realize currencies took in many forms...including the most bizarre ones.

Zimbabwe Currency




German Crisis Money Around 1921






Chinese Kuan note is the world’s oldest known banknote, from around 1380


Bank notes from Belarus


Katanga crosses used in Zaire, Africa


Wooden bills of Germany


Rai Stone, On the island of Yap in the Solomon Islands


Zambia coins in honour of the 2000 Sydney Olympics


The world's largest note


The death penalty dollar


Canadian Tire money


Bank of Cthulhu


Space Quid, currency to be used in space
















The African nation of Zaire