dueling black holes?!

Thanks to Chandra and the Chandra Photo Album, via Harvard: http://www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/ngc6240/   Wouldn't want to live in this neighborhood:

more on healthy life extension

See: Living to 100 will be common in developed nations, study says from the Boston Globe, referring to recent research, to be published in The Lancet..

Snippet:

Danish specialists say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three decades longer than in the past. Surprisingly, the trend shows little sign of slowing down.

Profound changes ahead in how we think about life, its stages, and and our own personal and long-term planning. We'll need to manage new risks associated with longevity.