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The Numbers Behind the Academy Awards

March 10th 2010 01:39

This infographic will tell you every statistic you need to know about the Oscars. How much does it cost to produce a statuette? What effect does winning an Academy Award have on your career? How many Oscars are handed out each year? What will it cost you to put a film up for Oscar consideration? What is the average age of Oscar winners and what is the shortest film ever to win Best Picture?

The answers to all these questions and more is below!

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Source: Business Pundit

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The Facts About Smoking

March 8th 2010 01:19

From 1965 to 2006, rates of smoking in the United States have declined from 42% to 20.8%. A significant majority of those who quit were professional, affluent men. Despite this decrease in the prevalence of consumption, the average number of cigarettes consumed per person per day increased from 22 in 1954 to 30 in 1978. This paradoxical event suggests that those who quit smoked less, while those who continued to smoke moved to smoke more light cigarettes. This trend has been paralleled by many industrialized nations as rates have either levelled-off or declined. In the developing world, however, tobacco consumption continues to rise at 3.4% in 2002. In Africa, smoking is in most areas considered to be modern, and many of the strong adverse opinions that prevail in the West receive much less attention. Today Russia leads as the top consumer of tobacco followed by Indonesia, Laos, Ukraine, Belarus, Greece, Jordan, and China.

The info-graphic below lays out the raw facts about smoking including the statistics on how it affects your health, how easy it is to quit, what does smoking cost the economy, how much revenue governments raise from smokers and how much of that do they spend on anti-tobacco campaigns.

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Via: Online Schools

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Smoking.

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The Life & Times of Hugh Hefner

February 15th 2010 01:14

Hugh Hefner is famous worldwide as the founder of Playboy Enterprises. This article in Life.com has some pictures and information from the earlier days of his career. Below is a sample.

Hugh Hefner basks in his succes in 1966 Britain. The Chicago-born Army vet started his empire after he left a copywriting job at Esquire magazine in 1952 because they wouldn't give him a $5 raise.

The Playboy Club lights up Midtown Manhattan in 1962. From their opening in 1960, the Playboy clubs were a key component of the Playboy image, and a powerful revenue generator for Hefner's empire.

Hugh Hefner and girlfriend Barbi Benton are welcomed by "Bunny Girls" from the London Playboy Club, at Heathrow Airport in 1970. The Playboy Bunnies who served at Hefner's clubs became popular symbols of the Playboy brand.

Hugh Hefner and Roman Polankski talk to the press about their collaboration in bringing "Macbeth" to the silver screen, in 1970. The U.S. National Board of Review named the bleak interpretation of Shakespeare's play the Best Film of 1971, but it was a financial failure for Playboy.

Hugh Hefner poses with his daughter, Christie, at her graduation from Brandeis University in 1973. Christie succeeded her dad as chairman of Playboy Enterprises in 1982, then as CEO in 1988.

Pamela Anderson and Hugh Hefner cozy up in 2007. Anderson presented the cake at Hefner's 82nd birthday party -- in the buff.

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The Best and Worst of Elvis Presley

February 5th 2010 02:20

The life of Elvis Presley was a mixture of highs and lows, as were the albums he released.
The Chicago Tribune examines what to buy and what to avoid when searching for a piece of Elvis memorabilia.

Best: 'Elvis Presley

Full-length debut remains a rock 'n' roll landmark, with every facet of the singer's music (except gospel) on display.

Best: 'Elvis: NBC-TV Special' (1968)

The loose yet mesmerizing nationally televised "comeback" that made the leather-clad Elvis, however briefly, relevant for a new generation of rock fans.

Best: 'From Elvis in Memphis' (1969)

Coming off a series of vapid soundtrack albums, the singer works with producer Chips Moman and puts his own spin on '60s soul.

Worst: 'Fun in Acapulco' (1963)

The sound of Elvis phoning it in with songs such as "(There's) No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car" and "The Bullfighter was a Lady."

Worst: 'Having Fun With Elvis on Stage' (1974)

No songs, just Elvis mumbling incomprehensible jokes.

Worst: 'Elvis in Concert'

Pure exploitation as the clearly out-of-it singer sleepwalks through a show months before his death.

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Photos That Tell A Story

December 28th 2009 01:21

Photojournalism & Documentary Photos

“A picture is worth a thousand words,” it's a very old saying but also the motto of professional photojournalists.

Photojournalists work to raise awareness of a myriad of issues including human right, poverty, educational, child labour to name a few.

This article by Aquil Akhter at noupe.com has 35 touching and emotional photos that do not just display state of affairs, but also tell a story.
Below is a selection.

Man mutilated Rwanda

World Press Photo of the Year: 1994 James Nachtwey, USA, Magnum Photos for Time. Rwanda, June 1994. Hutu man mutilated by the Hutu ‘Interahamwe’ militia, who suspected him of sympathizing with the Tutsi rebels. About the image Nachtwey says his specialty is dealing with ground level realities with a human dimension. He feels that people need photography to help them understand what’s going on in the world, and believes that pictures can have a great influence on shaping public opinion and mobilizing protest.

From the series “Children of Black Dust”, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A woman holds her child, blackened by carbon dust. His nose bleeds due to infections caused by exposure to dust and pollution during play in the workshop in Korar Ghat by on the outskirts of Dhaka. Many women bring their children along so they can look after them while working.

Gold Price

In Wall street, a man holds a placard of ” We Buy Gold”, as gold price has increased due to the current financial crisis or economic melt-down.
New York, Oct 13 2008.

Sandra Gil

A long line of visitors forms in front of Sandra Gil outside the Krome Detention Center in Miami where her husband, Oscar Gonzalez, is being held. On the morning of November 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested the family at their home. They detained Gonzalez and released Gil with her son, American born Joshua Gonzalez, 5, with orders to leave for Colombia within weeks, The family was denied asylum after seven years living and working legally in the country.

Sichuan Earthquake

A man is crying while he flips through a family album he found in the rubbles of his old house.

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Beatles Photo Gallery

December 11th 2009 02:37

These gallery pictures of the Fab Four sourced from this article at Sound and Vision Magazine.

The Bally, Liverpool, September 19, 1962. Baby, you can drive

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Warren Buffet

December 9th 2009 01:51

Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in history, the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and in 2008 was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion. In 2009, Buffett was ranked as the second richest man in the United States with a net worth of $40 billion. However, this was after he donated billions of dollars to charity.

Buffett is often called the "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 85 percent of his fortune to the Gates Foundation. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees at Grinnell College

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Life Expectancy

November 2nd 2009 21:08

How Long People Live in America

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Schizophrenia

October 14th 2009 00:33

There is much fear and ignorance of those members of society who suffer from mental illness. Schizophrenia is not multiple personality disorder, it is a brain disorder which creates distortions in perceptions and thinking. Sufferers are no more dangerous than other members of the community. With treatment and a little understanding, they are able to lead normal lives.

To aid community understanding of this and other psychiatric conditions, click here to see an extract from an upcoming book titled Psychiatric Tales

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Most Famous Doctored Photographs

October 7th 2009 07:22

Image and photo manipulation have been around for as long as photography itself. As shown on Time Magazine's website, these are some of the most well known examples. See more here.

Lenin Addresses the Troops, 1920

One of the most widely reproduced scenes of the Russian Revolution, this photograph was taken by G.P. Goldshtein and was published in myriad forms during the Soviet era. The moment captures Lenin exhorting soldiers from the Red Army as they prepare to depart for the Polish front, where they would fight the troops of Josef Pilsudski

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What Are The Dirtiest Places In The Home?

September 2nd 2009 02:46

We are always told to wash our hands, especially before eating or preparing food or if visible dirt is present. Kitchen cloths and sponges are the biggest source of bacteria that we come into daily contact with, followed by sink faucets.
However, what about those surfaces in the home that appear clean? Surprisingly, some of them can contain disturbingly high levels of bugs.
The Hygiene Council on the UK has just released the results of its second annual International Home Hygiene Study. Based on their findings, today we look at the germiest places found in everyday homes and how to keep them germ free

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Serial Killers

August 28th 2009 07:56

Life.com presents: The Many Faces of Serial Killers. Sample of images and informatino below, see the full list of 31 murderers here.

Aileen Wuornos: Female Serial Killer

From 1989 to 1990, prostitute Aileen Wuornos murdered seven men in Florida, later claiming they had raped her. She shot each man several times. She welcomed her pending execution, telling the Florida Supreme Court, "I'm one who seriously hates human life and would kill again." She was put to death by lethal injection in 2002; the following year, Charlize Theron played her in the movie "Monster," and ended up winning an Oscar

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Stephen Hawking

August 3rd 2009 10:55

Stephen William Hawking, (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking is severely disabled by motor neuron disease. Specifically neuro muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed.

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Daily Life

July 20th 2009 11:47

What constitutes daily life for you? School, office, construction site?
For billions of people around the world, their daily routines would seem nothing like normal to us. Thanks to the Scaromento Bee, here is an intriguing insight into the lives of people from different countries and cultures. Find many more examples here.

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