Of our troops in Afghanistan:
476 brave men and women are gone.
Support our troops ... Bring them home now!
476 brave men and women are gone.
Support our troops ... Bring them home now!
Friday, July 18, 2008
How to Reach Age 99: 100 Essential Habits
Having a sense of humor is one of the most vital things to a long life ... that and following healthier habits:
No matter what you do, you must know that the odds of living to age 99 are against you. While living to experience age 99 isn’t an easy task, it can be done. One huge factor that can decrease your chances dramatically is heart disease. So, our focus is on that issue. But, your risk for heart disease can be reduced drastically with small measures, and the majority of habits listed here coul help you realize your old-age potential. The reason the ‘tips’ listed below are called ‘habits’ is because they are life-changing skills that must be repeated throughout your life to realize the possibility of reaching that age 99 goal.
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As of this moment ...
Of our troops in Iraq:
4,124 brave men and women are gone.
Support our troops ... Bring them home now!
SAUT D'EAU, Haiti : Voodoo Pilgrimage
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future.
This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment.
Thousands of pilgrims bathed and threw their clothes into the cascading veils of Saut D'Eau, where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary, known as Erzulie in Haitian Voodoo, appeared in the 1800s.
The observant lit candles and sacrificed a cow nearby.
Many traveled for days on foot or horseback to reach the holy site, which lies 40 miles (65 kilometers) northeast of Port-au-Prince.
"Whatever the Saint gives me, I will take," said 38-year-old Fifi Jean, who spent US$5.30 of her last savings to make the trip.
The former food vendor lost her Port-au-Prince market stand when she got sick.
Now, she said, she can't afford the US$17 monthly rent for her and her daughter.
Haitian Voodoo was created when African slaves fused their religious tradition with Roman Catholic saints and practices so they could continue observing their beliefs under the noses of their French masters.
Today, many move freely between the two beliefs."I used to be a Christian, but then things went bad for us," said Marie Denise, 35, who wore a blue scarf and white frock marked with the numbers of her favorite Psalms.
The single mother hopes Erzulie will provide money and help for her two daughters.
Even Haiti's most powerful showed up.
Chamber of Deputies President Eric Pierre Jean-Jacques descended concrete steps to the water's edge on the last day of the pilgrimage, flanked by guards carrying assault rifles.
Lawmakers are recovering from deadly food riots and face an impasse that has left Haiti without a prime minister for more than three months.
"I'm going to pray that the country changes," Jean-Jacques said, "that people get a better way of life."
This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment.
Thousands of pilgrims bathed and threw their clothes into the cascading veils of Saut D'Eau, where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary, known as Erzulie in Haitian Voodoo, appeared in the 1800s.
The observant lit candles and sacrificed a cow nearby.
Many traveled for days on foot or horseback to reach the holy site, which lies 40 miles (65 kilometers) northeast of Port-au-Prince.
"Whatever the Saint gives me, I will take," said 38-year-old Fifi Jean, who spent US$5.30 of her last savings to make the trip.
The former food vendor lost her Port-au-Prince market stand when she got sick.
Now, she said, she can't afford the US$17 monthly rent for her and her daughter.
Haitian Voodoo was created when African slaves fused their religious tradition with Roman Catholic saints and practices so they could continue observing their beliefs under the noses of their French masters.
Today, many move freely between the two beliefs."I used to be a Christian, but then things went bad for us," said Marie Denise, 35, who wore a blue scarf and white frock marked with the numbers of her favorite Psalms.
The single mother hopes Erzulie will provide money and help for her two daughters.
Even Haiti's most powerful showed up.
Chamber of Deputies President Eric Pierre Jean-Jacques descended concrete steps to the water's edge on the last day of the pilgrimage, flanked by guards carrying assault rifles.
Lawmakers are recovering from deadly food riots and face an impasse that has left Haiti without a prime minister for more than three months.
"I'm going to pray that the country changes," Jean-Jacques said, "that people get a better way of life."
Gray Wolves protected again
A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy granted a preliminary injunction late Friday restoring the protections for the wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
Molloy will eventually decide whether the injunction should be permanent.The region has an estimated 2,000 gray wolves.
They were removed from the endangered species list in March, following a decade-long restoration effort.
Environmentalists sued to overturn the decision, arguing wolf numbers would plummet if hunting were allowed. They sought the injunction in the hopes of stopping the hunts and allowing the wolf population to continue expanding.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy granted a preliminary injunction late Friday restoring the protections for the wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
Molloy will eventually decide whether the injunction should be permanent.The region has an estimated 2,000 gray wolves.
They were removed from the endangered species list in March, following a decade-long restoration effort.
Environmentalists sued to overturn the decision, arguing wolf numbers would plummet if hunting were allowed. They sought the injunction in the hopes of stopping the hunts and allowing the wolf population to continue expanding.
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