A US report has found that images of patients on ventilators on cigarette packets help smokers heed the health warnings about smoking. A study of 200 smokers in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that 83% were able to remember the health warning if it was accompanied by a graphic image. This compared with a 50% success rate when text-only warnings were viewed. Using eye-tracking te…
8221; the statement said. The Russian Orthodox Church has apologized for showing a photo of its leader Patriarch Kirill in which a luxury watch he was wearing was airbrushed The original photo, dated 3 July 2009, showed a meeting between Patriarch Kirill and Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov. The photoshopped version appeared this month. Despite the airbrushing the watch’s presen…
…d be the earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerusalem The excavators acknowledge the discovery and their interpretation are likely to be controversial. This tomb was originally uncovered in 1981, but the original excavators were forced to leave by Orthodox Jewish groups who oppose the excavation of Jewish tombs. The tomb was then resealed and buried beneath the condominium complex in th…
The former National Geographic magazine photographer, Chuck O’Rear, was driving to visit his girlfriend when he was struck by the beauty of the Californian rolling vineyards in Napa Valley. Chuck O’Rear, now 69, was so entranced by the green of the grass and the white clouds in the perfectly blue California sky that he pulled over and got out his camera. Chuck O'Rear Never for a momen…
…t field sensor captures 11 million light rays of data (11 megarays) per shot. It also captures the direction of each ray. With no focus needed, the image capture is almost instantaneous. The result is 4-dimensional image capture. Light field imaging engine processes the data producing HD quality images. The pictures are displayed in 2D, but in 2012 a special algorithm will be applied to the light…
…Metro and others across the world, has been recently thrown into doubt. The picture of her tattoo appeared on the Ugliest Tattoos blog, part of the Fail Blog group of websites, as far back as December 2009. It was sourced from Polish social network website Nasza-klasa, which translates as “our class”, and the caption on the photo lists the month in Polish as January, without a year, and the name o…
A model in an advert for Bloomingdales appears to have lost her entire pelvis thanks to some creative use of Photoshop as she presents the latest sweater dress. The description for the Max & Cleo turtleneck sweater dress says it “boasts a waist-cinching belt for the most flattering fit”. Models tend to be on the skinny side, but it looks like this woman’s belt has managed to squash her…
…ouston was born to a middle class family in Newark, New Jersey in 1963. She was the third and youngest child of Army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston Jr., who passed away in 2003, and gospel singer Cissy Houston. It was clear that natural talent in music ran through her family. Whitney Houston’s cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick, and also her godmother…
US engineers have unveiled AWARE2, a new camera capable of creating images with “unprecedented detail”. The prototype machine is capable of taking pictures with resolutions of up 50 gigapixels, equivalent to 50,000 megapixels, according to the team from Duke University in North Carolina. The new camera works by synchronizing 98 tiny cameras in a single device. The machine is likely to…
…ed to last four days, is set to spell out the childcare obligations of François-Henri Pinault, who is now married to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek. Linda Evangelista gave birth to their son Augie, now 5, after her short relationship with François-Henri Pinault, and has claimed in the run-up to the trial that she wants a staggering $46,000 a month for his care. The supermodel claimed the vast sum i…
The most decorated Olympian of all time Michael Phelps has hit the big time, landing a spot in the latest Louis Vuitton Core Values campaign. Following in the footsteps of Sean Connery and Catherine Deneuve, Michael Phelps, 27, poses with one of the French label’s famous monogrammed bags. He stars alongside former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, 77, also an Olympic champion many times over,…
ossellini and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman was photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the line’s ad campaign, which is yet to be released entirely. In the one released image, Isabella Rossellini, 60, is perched upon a plush couch, wearing a navy frock and carrying a red calf-leather tote handbag from the forthcoming collection. With a face full of make-up, Isabella Rossellini has proved a pi…
Star magazine in US appears to have Photoshopped a baby bump onto the Duchess of Cambridge’s slender frame. Star magazine, which claims to reveal that Kate is pregnant with twins, published an image of the British royal from her recent visit to Singapore on the cover of its latest issue. Kate Middleton, 30, is seen standing in what is quite a typical pose, with her shoulders back and hips f…
As if the All In title wasn’t controversial enough for the David Petraeus biography written by his mistress Paula Broadwell, a news station ran a fake book cover during a broadcast – with a few unfortunate words added. The blunder occurred during ABC’s Denver affiliate KMGH-TV’s 5:00 p.m. news broadcast yesterday, when the image of Paula Broadwell’s All In: The Educa…
A never-seen-before picture of Angelina Jolie posing with a white horse will lead a sale of photographs at London auction house Christie’s in May. The image by celebrated photographer David LaChapelle is expected to fetch between £25,000 ($39,000) and £35,000 ($55,000) when it goes under the hammer as part of The Wild Side of Photography sale. The color snap from 2001 features Angelina Joli…
…ierweiler, 47, used Twitter to express her support for the rival of François Hollande’s former partner Ségolène Royal days before France’s legislative elections last month. Ségolène Royal, 58, went on to lose her parliamentary seat and saw her ambition to become the speaker of France’s Assemblée Nationale vanish with it. In an interview with the news magazine Le Point, Thomas Hol…
As she holidays in Barbados with friends, Rihanna uploaded a picture of herself and Chris Brown holding hands to her Twitter account on Thursday. Failing to adhere to the notion of the Instagram trend known as throwback Thursday, the 24-year-old opted to post an image of her and Chris Brown, 23, taken only seven days before. Taking part in the popular activity in which Instagram users post snaps…
Viewers may soon be able to watch films on soap bubbles after researchers developed a technology to project images on a screen made of soap film. An international team produced a display that uses ultrasonic sound waves to alter film’s properties and create either a flat or a 3D image. The bubble mixture is more complex than the one sold in stores for children, but soap is still the main in…
hits women in the earliest stages of pregnancy, causing severe vomiting The condition, which could mean that Kate Middleton cannot eat or drink anything without being ill, usually occurs in the first 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy and can last for up to two months. In the most serious cases symptoms can persist for the length of the pregnancy and can be life-threatening for mother and baby if not trea…
8220;We are deeply saddened and shocked by the news from Boston.” He later said he “fully expected” the London Marathon, which first took place in 1981 and was completed by more than 37,000 people last year, to go ahead. Nick Bitel said security plans “take account of many contingencies, including this type of threat and incident, but one can’t be complacent and when…
aught the sun’s rays in a parabolic mirror. That ceremony took place amid the Temple of Hera ruins, by the ancient Olympic Games stadium. The torch was then carried 1,800 miles through Greece by 500 torchbearers on a week-long route circling the country and travelling out to the islands of Crete and Kastelorizo. The flame was then “laid to rest” in a ceremony at the Acropolis on…
ysterious Misha, identified as Mikhail Allakhverdov and thought to be the missing link in explaining the radicalization of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has broken his silence Mikhail Allakhverdov, 39, is of Armenian-Ukrainian descent and lives with an American girlfriend with his elderly parents. His father is an Armenian Christian and his mother is an ethnic Ukrainian. Speaking to the New Yor…
Virgin boss Richard Branson was the brunt of a thousand jokes on Saturday night as he donned a skirt and a full face of make-up on a flight to Malaysia. Sir Richard Branson, 62, swapped his boxer shorts for a pair of stockings after losing a Grand Prix bet with AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes two years ago. The billionaire – who even shaved his legs for the flight – served drin…
Ram Singh Chauhan from India has the world’s longest moustache, which is officially recorded by Guinness World Records as 4.29 m (14 ft) long. Here Ram Singh Chauhan offers five tips of his secret. 1. Start growing early – as soon as you can. Ram Singh Chauhan, now 54, started growing his moustache in 1970 – facial hair grows fastest in one’s youth, he says. “As you…
t time since he was charged with murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Oscar Pistorius was only “having a jog around the track”, the agent said, as the newspaper claimed sources had told it the Olympic 400-meter runner and Paralympic champion had begun full training on March 21. Peet Van Zyl disputed that and said neither he nor Ampie Louw, Oscar Pistorius’ coach and the man who controls his…
Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into "nul points" for RussiaAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Voters and the official Azerbaijan…
Kate Middleton has a Marilyn Monroe dress blow up moment at William van Cutsem weddingKate Middleton was left red-faced after the gusts lifted up her polka-dot dress, drawing attention to her thighs. The Duchess of Cambridge was caught out by the wind as she…
Madeleine McCann case: British cleaners and Portuguese manual workers among new suspectsBritish cleaners and Portuguese manual workers are among new suspects in the Madeleine McCann investigation, according to recent reports in UK’s media. Scotland Yard…
EU bans refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tablesStarting with 2014, the European Commission will ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables. From 1 January 2014, restaurants may…
Rome: Thousands rally to oppose Italy's austerity measuresThousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in Rome against the policies of Italy’s new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged…
Madeleine McCann case: Potential suspects identified by UK detectives A number of persons of interest have been identified by UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine McCann, from Rothley,…
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