Male life span increasing. Updated 6/12/2006 8:04 AM ET. E-mail | Print | .addthis_button_email span {display: none;} .addthis_button_print span {display: none;}. Men are catching up. American men now live just five years less, on average, than women, closing a gap that once approached eight years. Male life expectancy hit a record 75.2 in 2004, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced.
Flag Meaning: The black is for the people; the white exemplifies peace, harmony, brightness, and hope; red stands for the blood spilled for freedom; the green represents Islam, blue represents the Nile River; and the star symbolizes the unity of the states of South Sudan.
Bolivian Flag. The current flag of Bolivia was adopted in 1851. It displays three horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green, with the Bolivian coat of arms in the center. Red symbolizes the brave soldiers of Bolivia, green for fertility, and yellow as the nation's mineral deposits.