Category: Sport & Health
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Human flight from Mt. Everest – the world record for the highest B.A.S.E. jump
World’s Highest BASE Jump – Flying from Mt. Everest B.A.S.E. jumping is a sport that employs an initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects. “B.A.S.E.” is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). For this “human flight” the B.A.S.E. fanatics need…
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Key sporting events of the season – watch them live on your TV!
The most popular sporting action of the season The world of sport is always full of plenty of action not to be missed. Football fans, golf gurus, F1 lovers, cricket and any sports fanatic will find some adrenaline-filled events to be present or to see them with your friends. JUNE 2013 – best sporting action 1,…
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The enduring luxury of leisure. Travel habits of affluent American households
The most popular form of vacationing among affluent holidaymakers: US According to the biennial study Resonance Report 2013, in good times and bad, the desirability of leisure never wanes for affluent American households. Leisure is an unwavering, trend-proof, recession-resilient status symbol. What shifts is the choice of travel companion, destination and experience. The Resonance Report…
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Space trip with DiCaprio, Duran Duran concert and an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot sold at amfAR’s most successful event
amfAR AIDS charity returned to Cap d’Antibes, May 23, for a record-breaking twentieth edition of its celebrated Cinema Against AIDS benefit held during Cannes Film Festival. A $1.55m trip to space with Leonardo DiCaprio, a private performance by legendary rock icons Duran Duran, Adrien Brody’s own Bulgari watch, and a family portrait sitting with Annie Leibovitz: these…
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Life Ball weekend 2013: Chopard, MINI, Roberto Cavalli, Lobmeyr and Louis Vuitton
The Life Ball annual charity event held in Vienna, Austria raises money to fight the spread of HIV and AIDS with the help of the most illustrious personalities of the planet. Life Ball weekend 2013 devoted itself to the fantasy of 1001 Nights. “The tales of Scheherazade provide us with numerous allegories around the topics…
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Drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss
Scientists from the University of Reading revealed that drinking champagne could improve memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia. Scientists have shown that the phenolic compounds found in champagne can improve spatial memory, which is responsible for recording information about one’s environment, and storing…