Resistance Stretching with Dara Torres

I’m sure most of you are aware of Dara Torres, if not, here’s a recent article:

OMAHA, July 6 (UPI) — Forty-one-year-old Dara Torres, who will swim this summer in her fifth Olympic Games, won the 50-meter freestyle qualifier Sunday in Omaha. Torres was clocked in 24.25 seconds, breaking her own American record set earlier in the trials. Full Article

What’s her fountain of youth?  Resistance stretching.  So much so she’s plugging a DVD.

Link

And here’s a little more on the stretching.

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South Carolina plans license plate for Christians

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Unless a federal court intervenes, South Carolina drivers may soon be able to profess their Christian faith with a state-issued license plate.

The state plans to issue plates featuring a Christian cross and the words “I Believe,” but a group advocating the separation of church and state says that goes too far.

A similar design had been considered by Florida’s lawmakers, but it was rejected there because of concerns over separation of church and state.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which includes Christian, Jewish and Hindu clergy, filed a federal lawsuit last month. The group contends that the plates violate the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against government favoring one religion over another religion or non-religion.

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