12th Annual Art For Life Benefit in New York City

Russell Simmons, who is known for his charity work, celebrated his 12th annual Art For Life Benefit in East Hampton, New York this year (2011). Russell Simmons founded this Benefit with his brother Danny Simmons. Special guests included talented singers Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. Among other celebrities there were Jessica White, LaLa Vazquez, Kevin Liles, Taraji P. Henson or Edward Norton. This charity is specially tailored to support and reach youth people in New York City with art.

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Look at Architecture of Los Angeles at Night

Welcome to the city of Los Angeles at night. While through the day is the city of Los Angeles full of rush and milions of people are circulating through the streets, at night looks the city so peaceful. The photographer Adan Garcia has took wonderful photos of buildings in Los Angeles like Citi Bank Building, Library, US Bank or Downtown of Los Angeles. The city of Los Angeles has about 3,792,621 inhabitants and is the most populous city in the California state and was founded in 1781.

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Crocheted Handmade Animals and Dolls for Kids

While there are many dolls for kids from a plastic in classic retail shops, many of them are potentionally treats. We hear everyday that we should not buy this one or these ones because they contain something toxic. Probably it is time to check some handmade dolls or create it really yourself. It can be not just fun making it, but an interesting doll for your kid, like these crocheted handmade animals and dolls.

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Stylish Bar & Restaurant in Manuel Antonio

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio is a small national park in Costa Rica. There is one interesting bar and restaurant in one in Manuel Antonio, called El Avion Bar. It is interesting not just from design point, the integration of 1954 Fairchild C-123 cargo aircraft is the funny part. Inside this airplane is constructed a bar called Contra Bar. When combined with stylish interior and panoramic ocean view and pleasant weather of Costa Rica, it is a good stop on your travel list.

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Lets Go Into The Latex Dress

A latex is a natural rubber which is produced from a tree called Hevea Brasiliensis. By perforation of laticifers, the latex flows down the tree into the collection containers. The latex has very good tensile properties and tear resistance but has poor resistance to ozone, oxygen, sunlight and heat. The protein in the latex can sometimes cause an allergic reaction when used by some people. But thanks to its tear resistance it is still used for a such nice latex dresses, in medicine, as balloons or as condoms.

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Affordable Multicopter Alias Personal Helicopter for Everyone

A Personal Helicopter is something what cannot afford to own everybody. In most cases such property own rich people like actors or business men only. But German company E-Volo came with a new prototype of multicopter powered by sixteen propellers that should fill the gap of an affordable flying transportation device. The weight of this helicopter is 80 kg including lithium batteries and can fly 10 to 30 minutes. Limiting factor is the capacity of the battery, so the development in this area will bring longer flights and forward evolution.

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Mineral and Vitamin Degradation in Fruits and Vegetables in Last 17 Years

The mineral and vitamin degradation in fruits and vegetables in the last years is a critical problem for all human species. While the most population thinks that it has enough nutrition and want to loose weight, the opposite is the truth. I do not mean that weight problem of course. The following table is a wonderful example of how current and previous generations rob their children. While the prices of food is climbing up, the quality is going down. There is one rule for under-nutritioning of the next generation in the nature only – the dead. And this numbers goes for a raw food, if you cook and process it, it is much much worser.

Source: Geigy Pharmakonzern, Switzerland (1985), Lebensmittellarbor Karlsruhe (1996), Sanatorium Oberthal (2002)

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A Small Touristic Taste of Malta for All Holidays Planners

Whether it is the Mediterranean food or attractions of Island of Malta, by no doubt, Malta is one of the most visited touristic destinations on this planet. You can heat up on sandy beaches with support for diving or go deep into the historical city and check monuments or temples and gardens or just hanging around and catch the smell of night clubs, restaurants and pubs. While the capital city is Valletta, the largest town is Birkirkara city. The nearest destinations to Malta are Sicily (93 km north) and Tunisia (288 km west). Malta has a subtropical climate with average yearly temperature of 22–23 °C  and really hot summers, so do not afraid of cold.

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Nicki Minaj As the Relative New Incomer Into the Music Industry

Nicki Minaj’s wardrobe is always a bit extraordinary but this 28-years (2011) old lady is currently performing in many music clips on TV with a big success. Her name is Onika Tanya Maraj, born in Trinidad and Tobago but when she was 5 years old, she moved to the Queens, New York. The commercial success brought her the album Pink Friday released in the 2010. Her music style is something new on the music scene, I would describe it like rap with cool hip-hop style.

Photo Credit: Christopher Macsurak