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Life Expectancy by Country

The Places Where People Live the Longest If you look at the rankings, the average life expectancy by country can vary greatly. Why is that? Some factors, like access to health care, are obvious.…

Poem: Death and Life

Poem 68 Poem 70 Death and Life Apparently with no surprise To any happy flower, The frost beheads it at its play In accidental power. The blond assassin passes on, The sun proceeds…

The Devil's Dictionary: Life

by Ambrose Bierce LICKSPITTLELIGHTHOUSELIFE -n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed. The question…

Brewer's: Bohemian Life

(A). An irregular, restless way of living, like that of a gipsy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BohortBohemian A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Book of Life

(The). In Bible language, is a register of the names of those who are to inherit eternal life. (Phil. iv. 3; Rev. xx. 12.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BooksBook of…

A Life Less Ordinary

Director: Danny BoyleWriter: John HodgeDirector of Photography:Brian TufanoEditor:Masahiro HirakuboMusic:Randall PosterProduction Designer:Kave QuinnProducer:Andrew MacDonaldTwentieth Century…

Brewer's: High Life

People of high life. The upper ten, the “haut monde”. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894High PlacesHigh Jinks A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Elixir of Life

A ruby, supposed by the alchemists to prolong life indefinitely. The tincture for transmuting metals was also called an elixir. (Arabic, el or al iksir, the iksir (? coction).) (See Amrita…

Brewer's: Life-boat

(A). A boat rendered especially buoyant for the purpose of saving those who are in peril of their life at sea. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Life-buoyLife…

Brewer's: Life-buoy

(A). A float to sustain two or more persons in danger of being drowned at sea. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Life-GuardsLife-boat A B C D E F G H I…