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Adelina Domingues, the second oldest person in the world, died in her sleep at the age of 114, on August 21. Born on February 19, 1888, in the Cape Verde Islands, she outlived her husband and all four of their children. A number of years ago, Mrs Domingues was asked for her secret to her longevity. She said that it was due to her “strong faith in God.” She never drank, smoked, played cards or went to a beauty shop in her life.
The mother of a lonely autistic boy in England has found a friend for her son. After placing an advert in a newsagent’s window offering £5 an hour for someone to befriend him, 12-year-old James Crumbie came forward after reading about the offer in the local paper, gets along well with four-year-old Jack—and does it for free.
Francisco Toledo, Mexico’s most famous living artist, is leading a campaign to prevent McDonald’s opening a restaurant in the main square of Oaxaca. Oaxaca is famous for its food—widely seen Toledo and other protestors are collecting signatures for a petition against the famous fast-food company.
New research has revealed that hardening of the arteries, a condition that can lead to strokes or heart attacks, can begin in people as young as 13. Some 37 per cent of 20-29 year olds, and 60 per cent of 30-39 year olds showed signs of this condition. The condition relates to a poor dietary intake, including many high-fat, high-salt fast foods.
Eye glasses designed to cure jetlag have been developed by Australian scientists. The spectacles emit blue and green light, which tricks the brain’s body clock—a gland at the base of the brain—into resetting itself. Over a period of 24 hours and 20 minutes, the gland sends signals to trigger the release of hormones to create the daily rhythms of life. Exposure to the light from the glasses, created at Flinders University, shifts these patterns.—www.ananova.com
In an effort to stem rising violent crime in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, police will patrol the city in a 39-metre airship. The craft will cruise silently above Rio’s roads, supported by 60 police cars. Officials say the project will cost a lot, but companies will be invited to advertise on the airship to help pay for the scheme.
I stopped believing in Santa Claus at age six when my mother took me to
see him in a store and he asked for my autograph.—Shirley Temple Black
One of the world’s smallest men, Hungarian Pitchu, a knife thrower and acrobat
at the Cottle and Austen Electric Circus who stands at just 70 cm (2’4”), has
begun a search for a wife. “I would like to have a family now I am older,” he says.
“When I was young, I wasn’t so interested in girls, but now that I’m 32, I want to
get married.” He says he prefers taller women, with his ideal lady around 150
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before
starting to improve the world.—Anne Frank
It’s disappointing. I just didn’t play well. —Anna Kournikova after a first round US Open loss
Extract from Signs of the Times, November 2002.
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