Male life span increasing. Updated 6/12/2006 8:04 AM ET. E-mail | Print | .addthis_button_email span {display: none;} .addthis_button_print span {display: none;}. Men are catching up. American men now live just five years less, on average, than women, closing a gap that once approached eight years. Male life expectancy hit a record 75.2 in 2004, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced.
Flag Meaning: The black is for the people; the white exemplifies peace, harmony, brightness, and hope; red stands for the blood spilled for freedom; the green represents Islam, blue represents the Nile River; and the star symbolizes the unity of the states of South Sudan.
Flag of Senegal. The flag of Senegal (French: le drapeau du SÃ©nÃ©gal) is a tricolour consisting of three vertical green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by French Tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960.