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Life Expectancy

November 2nd 2009 21:08

How Long People Live in America

What is the average life expectancy in today's western world?

Are women still living longer than men and if so by how much?

Are there any discrepancies by race?

How do these figures compare to 40 years ago?

The answers to these questions and more can be found in the chart below. Click the image to open a larger version in a new window.

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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.

The Original Scene

Taken within seconds of the preceding photo, this frame reveals that Lenin was joined that day by fellow Central Committee members Leon Trotsky, who stands in hat and moustache on the stairs to the right of the podium, and Lev Kamenev, who stands behind him. Perceived by Stalin as rivals to his power, both men were ultimately purged and their contributions to the revolution largely eliminated from the historical record. Though the photograph was widely published with the two men present during the 1920s, it was reproduced with stairs in their place for most of the Soviet era, even during the Gorbachev period.

Hitler Meets with Leni Riefenstahl, 1937

The Nazi filmmaker, center, is visited by the Führer in Berlin. They are joined by, at far left, her brother Heinz, and at far right, his wife Ilse. Note the ghostly outline next to Ilse in the middle right of the frame.

Original Scene

The missing figure turns out to be none other than Joseph Goebbels, the Third Reich's top propagandist and one of the architects of the Holocaust. It remains a mystery why Hitler had his loyal colleague erased from this photo; shortly after it was taken, history notes, Goebbels' standing with the Führer suffered a critical blow as Hitler became aware of his lieutenant's affair with an actress.

Kent State, 1970

Fourteen-year-old Mary Ann Vecchio kneels over the body of Jeffrey Miller, a student at the university who was killed by National Guardsmen during a protest against the war in Vietnam. This Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph, taken by photojournalism student John Filo, became an icon of the tumultuous period.

The Original Image

For all its drama, the Kent State photo violated one of the cardinal rules of photographic composition: the fence post in the field behind Vecchio terminates at the top of her head, almost as if a giant nail has fallen into her skull. When the image was published in Life magazine that week, the editors opted to remove it.

Kim Jong Il and North Korean Troops, c. 2009

Western observers of the PRK have long suspected that the photographs released by KCNA, North Korea's official news agency, are routinely manipulated to portray leader Kim Jong Il in the best possible light. This group photo, released in the wake of rumours that Kim had suffered a stroke, was closely scrutinized for inconsistencies. It purports to show him in the company of an honoured regiment.

Close-Up of the Original

Analysts zeroed in on this area of the photograph, where portions of the reviewing stand can be seen in, while the quality of the wood or metal also seems to differ, suggesting that Kim was inserted into the photo after the fact.

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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.
Information and images sourced from the Chicago Tribune. See and read more here.

TV remote

Imagine the typical couch potatoes -- watching TV while they absent-mindedly chew their fingernails, snack on food and flip through channels, leaving all kinds of bacteria on the remote. Make sure to sanitize the remote control regularly to prevent sickness.

Microwave touch screen

Raw food is put in the microwave to cook and could leave behind E. coli or Salmonella. Even though the food comes out cooked, the germs that can make you sick are left on the outside of the microwave for the next person to touch. It is important to wipe down the touch screen regularly, especially after cooking raw meat.

Germ rich places in the home - light switch

Light Switches

Touching the light switch is practically unavoidable, but keeping it clean is not. The bathroom light switch can have as many germs as the trash bin. Disinfect light switches twice a week or every day if a member of your household is sick.

Tub and shower

The shower is the third germiest place in the home. The bathtub may have 100 times more bacteria than the trash can. The Hygiene Council recommends that showers and tubs be disinfected twice a week to get rid of dead skin cells left in the tub that can carry germs too.

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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.

Charles Manson: Evil Patriarch

Cult leader and murderer Charles Manson is responsible for at least nine deaths, but is most remembered for masterminding the shooting and stabbing murders of Sharon Tate and four others at her Hollywood home in 1969. He received a death sentence later commuted to life in prison.

The Unabomber: Death by Mail

Ted Kaczynski terrorized perceived enemies with deadly letters from 1978 to 1995, killing three people and injuring 23. Once a brilliant mathematician with a promising future, he used his talents to forward a violent neo-Luddite philosophy, and was brought down by his suspicious brother. He's serving life without the possibility of parole in a federal supermax prison in Colorado.

The Beltway Sniper: Holding the D.C. Area Hostage

In October 2002, John Allen Muhammad and his 17-year-old ward, Lee Malvo, shot and killed 16 people and injured two others with a sniper rifle in several separate shootings that kept the Washington, D.C., area in a state of terror for three weeks. Muhammad (pictured) was sentenced to death.

The Yorkshire Ripper

Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. "The Yorkshire Ripper," used a ball-pein hammer to knock out victims before slashing them with a knife. He killed 13 women in England before he was caught in 1981. He claimed God told him to kill prostitutes. He's serving life in prison.

Peter Kurten: Vampire of Dusseldorf

From 1910 to 1929 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Peter Kurten murdered nine people with hammers, knives, scissors, and his bare hands, male and female alike, from ages 5 to middle age. He was captured after his wife told the police, and was executed by guillotine in 1931. A psychiatrist who interviewed him in prison determined that Kurten needed the sight of blood to be sexually stimulated.

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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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4th of July

July 4th 2009 10:53

Independence Day, known as the 4th of July is that National Day of the United States of America. It is celebrated annually with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the USA.
Thanks to Life.com, here are pictures from 4th of July celebrations over the years. Some more photos can be seen here.

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Mysterious Tree People of Papua

June 26th 2009 12:46

The Kombai are a Melanesian tribal people from the Indonesian province of Papua in Western New Guinea. The Kombai have become prominent to the outside world primarily because of their traditional tree house dwellings, which often reach heights of over 20 meters. They live adjacent to the Korowai people, who also live in tree houses, and have some similar cultural practices. The two ethnic groups do interact, although as they speak different languages, mutual intelligibility is sometimes problematic. Pigs are equivalent to currency to the Kombai, for example, if the wife of a Kombai man were to die, the family of the woman may demand pigs as compensation. For Kombai men to marry, they first have to buy the woman from her family with necklaces made from dogs teeth.

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Images From the Recession

April 13th 2009 01:13

It can be difficult to capture the pressures of the financial crisis in pictures. However, with increasing numbers of unemployed, housing foreclosures, construction stoppages, business closure and bankruptcies, you can't help but notice the effects of what some are calling "The Great Recession" as can be seen in the pictures below. Many more images from the economic downturn can be found in this article at Boston.com.

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Microscopic Images from Inside the Human Body

March 30th 2009 01:25

The following incredible images were captured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), with magnification factors of up to 250,000 which incredibly gives details of 1 to 5 nm in size. These images sourced form EnvironmentalGraffiti.com. See more images from inside your body here.

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Rare Buddy Holly Pictures

February 20th 2009 11:26

Buddy Holly's success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash in 1959. Holly has been described as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and innovations were copied by his contemporaries and later musicians, notably The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Thanks to Time.com, today we have some rarely seen photographs of Buddy Holly. More interesting pictures can be seen here
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Michelle Obama's Wardrobe

November 17th 2008 01:30

Michelle Obama (née Robinson, born January 17, 1964) will be the first African-American First Lady of the United States.
She will also be the first young and attractive First Lady for many years. As such the public will watch what she wears and often follow suit. Her fashion choices will also be subjected to intense scrutiny, probably for the rest of her life.
Michelle Obama has been known to wear American designers such as Calvin Klein and also had her wardrobe filled with designers of Hispanic origin such as Oscar de la Renta, Isabel Toledo or Narciso Rodriguez. She has also made use of other lesser known designers, such as Donna Ricco or Maria Pinto. See below some of her outfits from the campaign, including the well known election night dress

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Close Up Photos of Eyes

November 10th 2008 01:18

Next time you gaze into someone’s eyes, take a closer look. They are as varying and unique as a fingerprint, except the extraordinary range of colours make them far more beautiful!

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