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The Latest In Online Fitness And Wellness Exercise, And Relieve Stress At The Same Time Glen's Fit For The Fit Recipe: Old Mill Pancakes 6. PROSPER: MONEY-CAREER/BUSINESS/INVESTING/HOME BUSINESS 7. Our Companion Ezines 8. Classified Ads. 9. Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Copyright Notice 10. Contact Information ================================================================= 1. Our Sponsor: ================================================================= Want to win Free Cash every day? Try the newest Freebie site on the Internet today, FreebieClub.com. Of course it's loaded with free loot: great vacations, magazines and samples galore! Check it out and pass it on-it's worth it! The more people you tell, the more chances YOU get for cash. Get Free Stuff Today! Just Click http://www.freebieclub.com/FC_myFreebies.asp?a=11168 ================================================================= 2. Welcome from the Publisher ================================================================= Hi Everyone! Today I'm very proud. In the year-and-a-half I've been publishing ABL:IYF!, I've been rewarded by receiving the occasional thank- you from readers who have been helped by one of the articles we have published. Today, I'm proud and delighted, to relay to you the initial results of our appeal on behalf of the Life in Africa Foundation. Readers of this ezine have so far contributed US$215. While this doesn't sound like much, it is having an immediate effect on the lives of three real-life families. Your generous contributions have been used to guarantee three loans worth a total of $600, and will help to rebuild the lives of the three families whose stories are printed for you later in this ezine. As these three loans are repaid, our funds will be used to guarantee NEW loans. This will happen every month or so, depending on the size of the loans, and how quickly the existing ones are paid back. Any NEW contributions will, of course, increase the number of loans we can make, and the number of lives we can influence. To those who have contributed, thank you very much. To those who have thought about, but not acted, please read the stories! So far, our raeders have contributed from $5 to $100 each. To make YOUR contribution to the ABLIYF guarantee fund, contact The Life in Africa Foundation at funds@lifeinafrica.com with ABLIYF in the subject. Please send me a copy, so I can thank you. Best wishes to you all, John ================================================================= 3. Our Motto ================================================================= Our Motto is- "Be Happy, Be Healthy, Live Long and Prosper." >From this Motto, we can define the three areas in which we intend to assist our readers. ================================================================= 4. BE HAPPY: the MIND-ATTITUDE ================================================================= Quote: "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, and you should never encumber its potentialities and invitations with the dread of the past. You should not waste a moment of today on the rottenness of yesterday." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Inspiration: The Measure of a Man --------------------------------- NOT "How did he die?" BUT "How did he live?" NOT "What did he gain?" BUT "What did he give?" NOT "What was his station?" BUT "Had he a heart?" And "How did he play his God-given part?" NOT "What was his shrine? Nor "What was his Creed?" BUT "Had he befriended those really in need?" NOT "What did the piece in the newspaper say?" BUT "How many were sorry when he passed away?" Was he ever ready with a word or good cheer, To bring back a smile, to banish a tear? These are the units to measure the worth Of a man as a man, regardless of birth. -- Author Unknown Inspiration: Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize that nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you! - Lao Tzu Humor: Hard Times ----------------- The monastery out in Wessex was having a bit of a hard time with its cash flow, because of the dwindling number of monks available to help with all the work of the group. Brother Andrew and Brother Patrick suggested opening up a Fish & Chips stand down on the motorway, right next to the scenic vista area so popular with tourists. The venture was going well, and one day a tourist asked the monk on duty, "Are you the fish friar?" "No, sir," retorted the brother, "I'm the chip monk." ----------------------------------------------------------------- Want more clean jokes? Subscribe to Dave's Daily Chuckle! daily_chuckle-subscribe@egroups.com or visit http://www.Daily-Chuckle.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Romance: 2 for 1 ---------------- by Michael Webb I am always trying to find new "dates" to keep my marriage fun and exciting. Not only will this idea provide you with dozens of unique places to have a date, it will also save you a lot of money. Nearly every major and even minor city has some sort of discount book. The Entertainment books, offering 2 for 1 specials for lunch, dinner and other attractions are sold in nearly 100 cities around the world. Other discount books are put together by local Chambers of Commerce or civic groups as a fundraiser. When I opened up my book, not only did I find dozens of new restaurants I could try out with my wife, I discovered loads of otherinteresting places to go. There are two different discount books for our city of 100,000 residents. The one I purchased this year has discounts for the planetarium, go-cart rides, paintball and laser tag games, miniature golf, the zoo, life & science museums, train rides and other place that would make for a wonderful weekend or evening date. 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With a loan of $133 guaranteed by readers of "A Better Life:It's Your Future Ezine," Betty will buy enough stock to re-open her shop, so her family can get on their feet again. Story #2 Serumaga Stanley is a 44 year old shoe maker who learned his craft working for Bata Shoes in Kampala. Stanley lost his job at Bata 10 years ago, when the company restructured and only university graduates were retained. He went into business for himself, first as a shoe repairman, and later manufacturing shoes with locally built machines -- he melts old soles down and re-molds them into new soles for his own designs, which are sewn of leather or plastic materials. It's a difficult business, due to stiff competition from the import of second hand shoes from the West, but Stanley's creative designs and skilled craftsmanship have enabled him to make a reasonable living of $220 per month. Unfortunately, Stanley's sewing machine recently broke down, which has halted his production. With his loan of $200, guaranteed by readers of "A Better Life:It's Your Future" Ezine, Stanley will purchase a new industrial sewing machine which is specially made for leather and plastics. The new machine will not only enable him to begin producing shoes again, but will also improve their quality. Story #3 Mazzi Josephine is a bright and determined farmer's wife who was featured in LiA's Letters from Uganda several months ago . Her plan to expand her poultry project so that she can send her oldest son to a good high school is right on track. With her first loan of $133, guaranteed by Judy Larson of California 4 months ago, she has built a new structure to give her 200 egg laying hens more space. With a new loan of $267, guaranteed by readers of "A Better Life:It's Your Future" Ezine, Josephine will now buy 100 more chicks, and feeds enough to see them through to maturity. 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Researchers at Harvard's medical and public health schools also examined some of the factors that contributed to the drop and concluded that two-thirds of that decline was explained by the nurses eating healthier diets and not smoking - the two biggest factors - plus some benefit from the big increase in the use of estrogen after menopause. -Source: The Associated Press The Latest In Online Fitness And Wellness ----------------------------------------- The Fitness Jumpsite is the latest in online fitness and wellness. Like many other websites out there, it offers interactive tools to get you motivated. What makes it stand out is not only its wealth of information but its simplicity; unlike other fitness websites, this one is extremely easy to navigate. You can find calorie calculators, fitness articles, basic nutritional information, book reviews and simple tips on lifestyle choices. 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