Earth Hour alert: :Damaging sun effects

Harsh sun rays will affect your beautyEarth hour calls for awareness in climate change but do you know one of the core factors causing global warming? In a global effort to promote Earth Hour awareness, we seek our readers to draw your attention to one of the very real and alarming causes of climate change: the increased amount of harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV rays can cause disastrous damage to our beauty through the skin, eyes and hair.Skin cancer One of the scariest effects of UV rays is in the form of skin diseases such as skin cancer. Did you know that an excessive amount of UV radiation causes damage to the skin’s cellular DNA by forming genetic mutations which eventually leads to skin cancer? “Many experts believe that,...

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Weird roadside attractions

They're weird, they're the world's largest, and they're off the next exit. How can you pass them up? Whether oddities from a time gone by or just a way get tourist dollars for a tiny town, you'll want a snapshot with these roadside attractions.The Corn PalaceOriginally built more than a century ago , the exterior murals made of corn and grain are replaced every year and designed by local artists. It's free to visit the Corn Palace, which is also a venue for concerts and sporting events. Find out which popular singer, known as Mr. Las Vegas, is scheduled to perform there in May.Hunt Bigfoot With a RedneckHow does one begin to describe this strange attraction? There's a beer-swilling "redneck" in a trailer who leads visitors on an...

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Secret sights in famous cities

These 15 attractions are unlikely to pop up on the guidebook trail – that doesn’t make them any less alluring Basilica of St DenisParis, FranceA grand gothic cathedral, a royal burial site and a medieval place of pilgrimage, the Basilica of St Denis has all the ingredients of a tourist hotspot. Nevertheless, this 12th-century site eludes most tourists, and is constantly plays second fiddle to the more famous Notre Dame.Despite being raided in the French Revolution, it retains many treasures including ornate effigies. And it's even the subject of a grisly legend surrounding its martyred namesake, a bishop who is said to have wandered there while holding onto his decapitated head.Berlin Flak TowerBerlin, GermanySet in Berlin's Humboldthain...

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Portraits of the circles

 Brush over the canvas to carry - it's not. After all, you can color the circles that you want to portray.This is the purpose Belgian artist Ben Heine.His original technique he calls Digital Circlism. Ben Heine creates detailed portraits of celebrities: Eminem, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley ...  Photoshop CS4, a tool brush, thousands of colored circles on a black background ... The new digital pattern is ready! No automation - all added by hand.In each circle the color and size, which makes the creation of these works are very time consuming....

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