Highest Suicide Rates in World, Chocolate Consumption and More

Portrait of Gertrude Stein, by Picasso. Allegedly someone told Picasso that Gertrude did not like her portrait. Picasso replied, "She will." 334 of Picasso's works have been sold for over $1,000,000.

I love this stuff. Do you? Chocolate consuption caught my eye. We know how good it makes us feel. It's funny because today in Dallas, Texas it was very cold. My friend who works in a boutique convenience store told me that they sold a lot more chocolate stuff than usual. One man even came in and bought a Snickers and cup of hot chocolate, said "Terrible day. I'm going to sit out in my truck and chill."

From today's mailbag:

The deepest oceans in the world, average depth in meters
Pacific, 3,939
Indian, 3,840
Atlantic, 3,575

Longest rivers in the world in kilometers
Nile, 6,693
Amazon 6,436
Yangtze, 6,378

Worlds largest lakes in square kilometers
Caspian Sea, 371,000
Michigan and Huron, 117,610
Superior, 82,100

Largest countries in the world, in million sq. kilometers
Russia, 17.1
Canada, 10.0
China, 9.3
US, 9.2

Countries with most billionaires
US, 269
Japan, 29
Germany, 28
Italy, 17

Top 10 cleanest countries
Finland
Norway
Canada

Countries with greatest population in millions
China, 1,300.0
India 1,080.0
USA, 295.7

Nations with largest workforce in million eligible workers
China, 767
India, 442
USA, 145

Highest household size
Iraq, 7.7
Equatorial Guinea, 7.5
Pakistan, 6.8

Most births per year, mllions births

India, 24.1

China, 16.7

Nigeria, 5.3

Lowest average birth rates (percent)

Mexico, 9.4

Japan 8.6

Hungary 8.4

Highest life expectance in years

Andorra 83.5

San Marino 81.6

Japan 81.2

Highest death rates per 1,000 population

Botswana 28.92

Angola 25.86

Lesotho 24.79

Highest divorce rates (per 1,000)

Maldives, 10.97

Belarus 4.63

US, 4.34

Countries with higest suicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants per year

Lithuania 42.0

Russia, 37.4

Belarus 35.0

Latvia 34.3

Best European cities to visit

Rome

Florence

Istanbul

Prague

Best honeymoon destinations

Paris

Rome

Venice

Bahamas

Florence

Popular dream cruises

Caribbeans

Alaska

South America

Baltic sea

Top 10 expensive restaurants

Aragawa, Tokyo

Arpege, Paris

Elgens Inn farm, Toronto

Most common causes of accidental death
motor vehicle crashes, 43,200
falls 14,900
poisoning 8,000
drowning, 4,000

Bottled water drinking nations in liters per capita
Italy, 177,1
Spain, 156,7
France, 152,5

Biggest alcohol consumption, litres per capita by pop over age 15

Luxembourg, 14.9

Ireland, 14.2

Portugal, 13.0

Most popular Cocktails

Sex on the Beach

Orgasm

Manhattan

Original Art works sold for over $1 million

Picasso, 334

Monet, 249

Renoir, 219

Brightest dogs (understand new commands in less than 5 reps)

Border Collies

Poodle

German Shepherd

Countries with most cows, in millions

India, 226.1

Brazil, 176.5

China, 108.3

Top European Castles

Leeds

Frankenstein

Mont Saint Michel

Ice cream consumers, pint per capita

Australia, 44.3

New Zealand, 33.4

USA, 33

Coffee drinking nations, cups per capita

Finland, 1,686

Denmark, 1,374

Norway, 1,372

Belgium, 1,354

Bread consumers, kg per capita

Ireland, 5.6

UK, 4.8

New Zealand, 2.4

Chocolate consumption, kg per cap

Switzerland, 11.4

UK, 9.5

Belgium, 8.7

Germany, 8.6

Death of Patriarch of Russia, Alexiy II, a Pisces

The Funeral of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexiy II, God rest his soul in peace. He is credited with rebuilding the Russian Orthodox Church.

Alexiy II was a Pisces, of course. Here is the Natal Chart of Alexiy II, the Patriach of Moscow and All Russia (see below). The Patriarch was born February 23, 1929 in Tallinn, Estonia, but we were unable to ascertain the time of his birth.

The funeral was held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. To see a beautiful video of the service, go here.

Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" premiered in this cathedral.

In the foreground of the photo is St. Basil's.

The idea of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was conceived by Tsar Alexander I, in gratitude when the last of Napoleon's soldiers left Moscow. It was his brother Nicholas who eventually built it, modeling it after the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

The Cathedral was completely destroyed by Stalin and rebuilt in 2000.

I had the honor of visiting both cathedrals when in Moscow.

The Patriarch's North Node was in Taurus. He was destined to "melt into the blue spirit waters of harmony in Taurus-where the bloved Gautama Buddha left his blessing. Truly this is the transition from lifetimes of war into a garden of peace." (Martin Shulman)

EMAIL ME to get your own Spiritual Life Path Report, Natal Chart or reading.

Alexey II, Patriarch of Russia's Natal Chart

Right click on the chart to enlarge

This photo is in the public domain.

Fears and the Full Moon

FEARS AND THE FULL MOON

We tend to get more emotional at the time of a Full Moon. The moon pulls the tides and it pulls at us. The Full Moon this month will be December 12.

You just need to be aware of this and adjust for it. And don't ever let anyone prey on your fears. Some people try and take advantage of this. If you're like me right now you are getting mailouts and marketing phone calls from burglar alarm companies telling us that the crime rate and burglaries rise 50% in December. They are purposely scaring us in order to get us to buy something. I'm afraid to say some astrology reports do this as well.

This coming Full Moon December 12, 2008 does have an intense square with it. Just be aware that we tend to get more emotional with Full Moons, so don't let yourself get too tired, too hungry, or too reactive to the OTHER people who are losing it!

The Farmers Almanac calls this the Full Cold Moon. It is also sometimes called the Long Nights Moon. You know why!

In the Farmers Almanc, other full moons are called:

January Full Wolf Moon
February Full Snow Moon
March Full Worm Moon
April Full Pink Moon
May Full Flower Moon
June Full Strawberry Moon
July Full Buck Moon, also Thunder Moon
August Full Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon
September Full Harvest Moon
October Full Hunters Moon
November Full Beaver Moon

Wikipedia Needs Our Help

Do you love wikipedia like I do? I just went there to look up what an opera singer is called who sings lower than a soprano. Mezzo-soprano!

When my husband and I got married, the first purchase we made as a couple was a set of Worldbook encyclopedias. It was a major expense for us.

Said Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia:

Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access
to the sum of all human knowledge.

I have contributed information to wikipedia. Have you? Now Wikipedia needs our help with money. Are you willing to step up to the plate?

You can contribute HERE.

No Two Chart are the Same - Like Snowflakes

Just like no two snowflakes are alike, neither are two people. When you get your chart done, that's why the time of your birth is important for me to know.

I read for identical twins, and since they were born 15 minutes apart, their houses are different!

Well, this is the time of year when "the weather" is a major topic of interest. Take the WEATHER MYTHS QUIZ and see how you do.

I'll give you one right answer - Are snowflakes identical? The answer is "false."

Aside from that, I didn't do very well on the quiz. Let me know how you do - sdunn@susandunn.cc. P.S. After you take the quiz and go to the answer section, you might learn some surprising things.

Just like getting your chart done. Reduced rates this month - $50 for Natal Chart, $50 for Spiritual Life Path Report, this month. Mention this offer.

How Do You Say I Don't Want to Die Alone

If someone asked you what were the most frequently-requested words and phrases for translation into another language, would you have come up with this list? From the How Do You Say website:




i love you
i miss you
beautiful
how are you
go to hell
my love
goodbye
thank you so much
love
faith
i dont want to die alone
I love my wife
evil

This reminds me of Verdi's beautiful quote: "Music is about the most important things in life. Love ... hate ..."

In Every Woman There is ...

If you give a woman sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.


LEARN HOW TO LIVE WITH THE WOMAN YOU LOVE.

FREE COMPATABILITY MINI-READING. EMAIL sdunn@susandunn.cc Good until December 31, 2008.

Comment from reader: I learned that one the hard way. By losing it. J.J.A.