[muawiyah]

BTW, there are plenty of people in the USA who are blind who also work hard at being shopkeepers and restaurant owners.

[spokeshave]

BTW, there are plenty of people in the USA who are blind who also work hard at being shopkeepers and restaurant owners.

Yeah...I know...also I have seen blind people working as receptionists...and handling incoming calls to multiple extensions.

The other side of the coin is found on the Greek island of Ikaria

There's no magic bullet to living beyond the age of 100. But some places are on the right track.

National Geographic writer Dan Buettner seeks out "Blue Zones," a few pockets around the world where a higher number of people live for a remarkably long time.

The remote island of Ikaria in Greece is one hotspot of exceptional human longevity. Here, there are more healthy people over 90 than any other place on the planet.

Buettner and his team spent 15 months studying the centenarians of Ikaria. The trip was documented in a series of videos, in which the researchers identified eight major secrets to reaching a record-setting age

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ikaria-greece-longevity-secrets-2012-7?op=1#ixzz25z56aIz4

Regards

[upchuck]

BTW, there are plenty of people in the USA who are blind who also work hard at being shopkeepers and restaurant owners.

Yeah, like the proprietor of "Ray's Music Exchange" in The Blues Brothers. /s