While many tattoos are given with success, there are some that do not have such a happy outcome. There are risks of getting a tattoo that cannot be discounted. Among them, the risk of contracting a disease from unsanitary equipment. In addition, a tattoo recipient may be subject to a skin infection if the tattoo is not properly cleaned and cared for after its creation.

Any type of problems that may arise as a result of getting a tattoo will likely have to be handled with the help of a licensed physician. This may include medication to treat any illness or infection that may occur. In addition to the immediate concerns, there may be a later need for a physician if the tattoo recipient should later decide to have it removed. In this scenario, the only way to remove a tattoo is through surgery.

If a tattoo recipient decides to have the image removed, there are even more risks associated with surgery. And, since the surgery is to remove a tattoo, these risks may be considered as a direct result of the tattoo itself. With tattoo removal, the patient may experience either an out-patient or brief stay in the hospital. This will depend on whether or not any complications occur during surgery. Some of the most common risks associated with surgery include infection, allergic reactions to medication or permanent scarring. Depending on the health of the patient, more serious complications may arise and questions relating to these possibilities will be addressed by a qualified physician.

A cosmetic risk, but not necessarily one relating to health, is the possibility that a tattoo artist is not experienced and may not properly design or seal the tattoo. If a design is not done properly, it can look unprofessional and may be an embarrassment to the tattoo recipient. While this may not present a direct health risk, it may force the patient to attempt ways at covering the tattoo that heshe had once planned to showcase. If a tattoo is done incorrectly, some customers may elect for removal surgery and this can carry the risks as mentioned above.

This article is to be used for informational purposes only. The information contained herein is not intended to be used in place of, or in conjunction with, professional medical advice. Before deciding on getting a tattoo or having one removed, the patient must consult a licensed medical doctor for medical advice andor to determine the best course of action for hisher individual healthcare needs.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll naci en 1977 en Colombia y desde los aos 1990 en Latinoamrica, y desde los 2000 en los Estados Unidos se ha convertido en una gran figura de la msica latina con estilo oriental que la destaca entre los dems artistas.

Ella es una exitosa cantante, escritora, instrumentalista, productora de discos y bailarina la cual ha logrado atraer los odos y corazones de la millones de jvenes y no tan jvenes que disfrutan de su msica original, creativa y rebelde.

Sus lricos son originales ya que escribe poesas inusuales en las cuales incluye frases como”Tu mordiste la manzana y renunciaste al paraso, y condenaste a una serpiente, siendo tu el que as lo quiso.”

Logra producir rimas de una forma nica que solo ella conoce y a su vez en sus versiones en ingles que comenz en el 2001, logro adaptar su propio estilo sin problema de idioma.

Su primer disco en ingles se llama “Laundry Service” Servicio de Lavanderia convirtindose en un hit impresionante con el cual gano la mayora de sus 10 Grammys ganados hasta ahora. Las canciones mas conocidas de aquel disco don “Underneath Your Clothes” debajo de tu ropa y “Whenever, Wherever” Suerte fueron los mas populares. Su msica incluye tiene un estilo de Pop con Oriental, Tango, Latino y otros nuevos ritmos originales.

Fijacin Oral Vol 1 and 2, fue su siguiente lbum que saco con Alejandro Sanz la cancin “Tortura”, con Wyclef Jean “Hips don’t Lie” y luego con Vellones “Beautiful Lie” otro gran xito.

Shakira tiene un origen descendiente cataln-Italiano mezclado con catlico Libans, la cual la caracteriza por tener un estilo oriental, latino que ha logrado obtener a lo largo de su popularidad que la diferencia de cualquier otro artista.

Shakira escribi su primer poema llamado “La Rosa de Cristal” a los cuatro aos y sigui escribiendo poemas que luego se convirtieron en canciones. A la edad de 8 cuando su hermano fue matado en un accidente de motocicleta Shakira escribi su primera cancin llamada “Tus Gafas Oscuras”.

Su personalidad por su puesto es expresada en sus lricos y poemas, as es como tambin polticamente mantiene opiniones bastante polmicas como comentarios “anti-israeles” salidos en alguna entrevista en la radio resaltando su origen libans frente al conflicto en medio oriente.

Tu actual novio, futuro marido es Antonio de La Rua, hijo del previo Presidente de la Republica Argentina, quien no es exactamente querido por la poblacin Argentina. A pesar de sus decisiones personales, su xito como cantante y bailarina sigue siendo un hit y aplaudido por Sudamrica, Estados Unidos, Espaa y dems pases.

Su estilo puede ser comparado al de Alanis Morisette, pero con una sensualidad y habilidad de bailar Belly Dance, que la destaca de las dems cantantes. Lo que la ha ayudado a despegar en el mundo Internacional fue cuando saco su disco MTV Unplugged, “Donde Estn los Ladrones” en 1999 el cual llego a las casas de millones de jvenes en Estados Unidos e Europa.

Las biografas de artistas visuales es un tema popular en el mundo del cine. Los productores de pelculas siempre estuvieron fascinados por las biografas de artistas visuales, especialmente si incluye locura, adiccin a las drogas u otros temas duros. De hecho, les da una oportunidad de mostrar obras de arte restauradas u originales en la pantalla grande.

Aqu, puedes leer a cerca de algunos de las ms interesantes pelculas a cerca de la vida de artistas visuales.

1″Lust for Life”, dirigida por Vicente Minnelli en 1952
La biografa de Vincent Van Gogh ha ganado varias adaptaciones cinematogrficas. Esta en especial es interpretada por Kira Douglas como Vincent la cual la ha hecho muy notable. La pelcula esta basada en un libro best selling por Irving Stone, quien tambin escribi “La Agona y el xtasis” a cerca de Michel Angelo, la cual tambin fue convertida en pelcula. Si disfrutas de las obras de Van Gogh, disfrutaras de “Lust for Life”, que presenta casi 200 pinturas originales del Van Gogh. SI eres familiar con Kirk Douglas, verlo como este torturado pintor es un poco extrao. Otra pelcula recomendable sobre Van Gogh es Robert Altmans Vincent y Theo de 1990.

2 Sobreviviendo Picasso, dirigida por James Ivory en 1996
Como Van Gogh, la imagen de Pablo Picasso lo convirti en una figura icnica fuera del crculo artstico. Mientras que Van Gogh simboliza la propia destruccin, maniaco depresivo el cual su xito apareci luego de su muerte, Picasso representa lo misantropito y mujeriego del artista. Las relaciones de Picasso con mujeres es el enfoque de esta pelcula. La historia es contada desde los ojos de la ayudanta de Picasso Francoise Gilot y caracteriza solo reproducciones de las obras del artista. El talentoso Anthony Hopkins interpreta a Picasso teniendo un parecido al artista muy increble. Esta pelcula logra crear un retrato tan cruel, egocntrico y genio como el verdadero.

3 Chica con el Aro de Perla, dirigida por Meter Webber en 2003
Comparado a Van Gogh y Picasso, la biografa de Vermeers es menos conocida y menos controversial. Por eso, esta pelcula es mucho ms restringida y delicada que las anteriores. La pelcula se focaliza en un corto periodo de la vida de Verneers en el que pintaba el retrato de su ama de casa de baja clase. A pesar de que la pelcula no evita convenciones cinematogrficas extra dramatizando el proceso de su pintura, vale la pena mirar la pelcula por su diseo artstico que logra evocar la percepcin de color y luz del pintor.

4 Basquiat, dirigida por Julian Schnabel en 1996
La critica mas comn en contra de pelculas que tratan de artes visuales es la manera en que expresan el proceso de las creaciones. Por eso, haba grandes expectaciones de Basquiat, que fue dirigida por el celebre pintor Julian Schnabel. Este logro expresar bien la subida y cada de Michelle Basquiat. De todas formas, la principal razn para mirar esta pelcula es David Bowe quien interpreta a Andy Warhol.

5 Frida, dirigida por Julie Taymor en 2002
Como la mayora de los artistas que tuvieron su biografa adaptada al cine, Frida Kahlo tuvo una bastante inusual, que incluye accidente de mnibus, matrimonio problemtico, y un romance con Leon Trotsky. Como Van Gogh, Picasso y Jackson Polloch, Frida Kahlo era un icono mucho antes de la creacin de su pelcula, pero los 123 minutos de ella ayudaron a esforzar su posicin como idola feminista y la pintora ms famosa del siglo 20. Este film intenta integrar a Frida con sus pinturas y el resultado es muy colorido y agradable. Muy recomendable.

Art theft is an ancient and complicated crime. When you look at the some of the most famous cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly planned operations that involve art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. Here you can read about some of the most famous cases of art theft in the history.

The First Theft
The first documented case of art theft was in 1473, when two panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were stolen. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption.

The Most Famous Theft
The most famous story of art theft involves one of the most famous paintings in the world and one of the most famous artists in history as a suspect. In the night of August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louver. Soon after, Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned by the police, but was released quickly.

It took about two years until the mystery was solved by the Parisian police. It turned out that the 3021 inch painting was taken by one of the museum employees by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who simply carried it hidden under his coat. Nevertheless, Peruggia did not work alone. The crime was carefully conducted by a notorious con man, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent by an art faker who intended to make copies and sell them as if they were the original painting.

While Yves Chaudron, the art faker, was busy creating copies for the famous masterpiece, Mona Lisa was still hidden at Peruggias apartment. After two years in which Peruggia did not hear from Chaudron, he tried to make the best out of his stolen good. Eventually, Peruggia was caught by the police while trying to sell the painting to an art dealer from Florence, Italy. The Mona Lisa was returned to the Louver in 1913.

The Biggest Theft in the USA
The biggest art theft in United States took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of thieves wearing police uniforms broke into the museum and took thirteen paintings whose collective value was estimated at around 300 million dollars. The thieves took two paintings and one print by Rembrandt, and works of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Govaert Flinck, as well as a French and a Chinese artifact.

As of yet, none of the paintings have been found and the case is still unsolved. According to recent rumors, the FBI are investigating the possibility that the Boston Mob along with French art dealers are connected to the crime.

The Scream
The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is probably the most sought after painting by art thieves in history. It has been stolen twice and was only recently recovered. In 1994, during the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, The Scream was stolen from an Oslo gallery by two thieves who broke through an open window, set off the alarm and left a note saying thanks for the poor security.

Three months later, the holders of the painting approached the Norwegian Government with an offer 1 million dollars ransom for Edvard Munchs The Scream. The Government turned down the offer, but the Norwegian police collaborated with the British Police and the Getty Museum to organize a sting operation that brought back the painting to where it belongs.

Ten years later, The Scream was stolen again from the Munch Museum. This time, the robbers used a gun and took another of Munchs painting with them. While Museum officials waiting for the thieves to request ransom money, rumors claimed that both paintings were burned to conceal evidence. Eventually, the Norwegian police discovered the two paintings on August 31, 2006 but the facts on how they were recovered are not known yet.

As any martial arts practitioner will tell you, there are multiple benefits in martial arts training. Of course, the most obvious benefit is a knowledge of self defense which is one of the major reasons why the martial arts were developed in the first place. Knowing how to defend oneself and loved ones in a potentially dangerous situation is an asset in todays world just as it was hundreds of years ago. Unlike often portrayed in the movies, martial arts are not just about fighting. Many people take up martial arts for the fitness benefits as well. Training in martial arts such as karate, tae kwon do, kung fu and other martial art styles will improve ones cardiovascular fitness as well as tone the muscular system. Strength will increase from the calisthenics usually employed within martial arts training but perhaps not to the same extent as working out with weights. But overall power of ones body will definitely increase since martial arts techniques teach how to use strength effectively.

Most people will also improve their flexibility significantly while training in martial arts since entire ranges of motion from the body are exercised. This is especially true with martial art styles such as tae kwon do, Thai kickboxing as well as some schools of karate and kung fu where high kicks are used. All martial art styles will result in an improvement of ones coordination as well.

Unlike many other forms of physical activity, martial arts also have a mental and sometimes spiritual element which not only improves the minds focus but also helps in self control. Emotions such as anger and fear are better controlled through martial arts. Many martial artists can find an inner peace through their training. In todays hectic world, these particular benefits translate into one of the most effective stress management tools available. When training in a martial arts session or in a group class, all the day to day troubles of the world seem to be forgotten. People come out refreshed, energized and ready to tackle the big world out there.

Training in martial arts usually involves many little steps and progressions. As one advances in a martial art, the feeling of accomplishment comes with added confidence. This is especially beneficial for children who were not very confident in the first place. An increase in self confidence for kids as well as adults will have a cross over effect in other areas of life such as in other sports and general self esteem. Other challenges in life, both physical and mental, will be met with much less fear.

An important benefit of martial arts training for parents to note is that children will generally become more disciplined from the unique formalities of martial arts classes. This is one benefit that is often lacking in other sports. Former problem kids with bad attitudes could become well behaved and respectful as a result of taking martial arts a few times per week. Respect is something that all martial arts instructors place great importance in during their classes. Martial arts kids are often very well behaved children no matter what social economic backgrounds they come from.

Martial arts training has so many great benefits covering physical, mental and emotional aspects that its no wonder why it has become one of the most popular activities for both adults and children. However, it is important to point out that not all martial arts programs will produce the range of benefits discussed. Programs that teach just combat fighting techniques may not result in the desired mental and spiritual benefits so it is important to search around for the right martial arts school that will offer the benefits one wishes to achieve.