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Voting results for
November 4, 2005

Do yoga with an 84-year-old
47% with 596 votes

Get cooking lessons from a chef
40% with 505 votes

Interview a centenarian
14% with 172 votes
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Photo & Video Gallery: November 4, 2005

Yesterday's winning vote sent us to do yoga with 84-year-old Fumiyasu Yamakawa. View video and photos of him in action, below. Then cast your vote to pick the next destination, and return tomorrow for new postings.
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Smile a Day
Photograph by Gianluca Colla

Fumiyasu Yamakawa spent the first half of his life as a bank director. Now, he spends his mornings working out on the beach. Though Fumiyasu believes exercise keeps him fit, he claims smiling keeps him healthy.

 

 



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