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By Masakazu Senda More than 80 years of marriage has helped a Japanese couple become the new record holders for the oldest living married couple. Masao Matsumoto (born 9 July 1910) married Miyako Sonoda (born 24 November 1917) on 20 October 1937 and officially became the Oldest living married couple, aggregate age on Wednesday 25 July aged 108 years 16 days and 100 years 243 days respectively, giving them a combined age of 208 years 259 days. Having been together for more than 80 years, the couple now have five daughters (Etsuko, 77, Chizuyo, 75, Mitsue, 71, Emiko, 68, and Hiromi, 66), 13 grandchildren and are expecting their 25th great-grandchild in August. However, their impressively long relationship has not always been without adversity. Both born in Oita prefecture, Masao and Miyako were introduced to each other through an acquaintance. The pair wed in 1937, but there was a chance that the marriage may not have taken place. With the intention to hold a wedding, Miyako and her family visited Masao's parents. When they've arrived, however, Masao had not returned from another region in Japan, leaving Miyako disgruntled as the wedding had to be delayed. Her soon-to-be husband had actually been paying off his brothers’ debt and had no money to return home. Had this marriage got called off because of this incident, then there would not have been a new Guinness World Record title. Hardship hit the couple when Japan was involved in a series of wars. Until the end of Second World War, Masao was called up for military service three times, having to leave Miyako and two young daughters behind. Miyako lived with a group of relatives and worked hard to raise her daughters. Miyako was prepared for the worst, the possibility that Masao might not return. In fact, Masao was finally able to return to his family in 1946. Having returned to his home "with only skin and bone left" - according to Miyako - Masao was overjoyed to reunite with his family. After Masao's return, the couple had three more daughters. However, the post-war environment meant more challenging times, as the family struggled for food and clothing. Their daughters recall a time when their pledge of having a doll set for Hinamatsuri (Japanese traditional festival) was firmly rejected by Masao with a reply "(instead of buying dolls) five of you should just line up, that'll do". Masao landed a job at a harbour but often had to move around Japan, meaning the family had to follow suit. Because their five daughters were born and raised in different places, they don't all share the same childhood memories. Once their daughters had married and started their own families, Masao and Miyako were able to enjoy their married life in ways they had been unable to do previously, such as travelling around Japan and abroad together. After moving to a rest home, the couple participates in various events and activities. The staff there are courteous to the couple; for their 80th wedding anniversary, they found a dress for a photo shoot. For Miyako, it was like a wedding she so wanted 80 years ago. The family are very excited about Masao and Miyako's Guinness World Record title. Their daughters believe that their longevity is not only due to the strength of Masao, but also Miyako who had prepared great meals for the family until she was 98. Etsuko Kawamura, their eldest daughter, pledges to live as long as their parents. Aya Ozawa, one of their grandchildren, is also happy to have the "oldest living couple" as her grandparents. "I'm so proud to see my favourite grandpa and grandma receive a Guinness World Records title. They looked after me well whenever I visited them during school holiday. My grandparents helped bring the big family together as we all gather in their home. I was always a "grandma's kid", and exchanged letters from elementary school until I was much older." Speaking about Masao, Aya said she's gone from being a bit scared of him to spending time together watching sport. "I was a little scared of my grandpa when I was younger, but when I was older, we watched baseball and played games together; he also told stories about the war. And every time we do that, I'm surprised by how sharp he is despite his age. "From this spring, his eyesight had got to a point where he can't watch baseball and sumo on TV, which is bringing his spirits down a little bit. I am now thinking of ways he can enjoy the games again." When families visited the rest home to take photos with the Guinness World Records official certificate, Masao apparently said: let's go and have some udon! Udon is a traditional Japanese noodle and it is especially famous in Kagawa region. Masao took a ride on his wheelchair with the family to a nearby udon restaurant; it is his long-held tradition to treat his visitors to tasty udon. Masao and Miyako have been confirmed as the record holders after their family submitted enough evidence to back-up their application. The Oldest married couple, aggregate age ever are Norwegians Karl Dolven (31 August 1897-31 July 2004) and Gurdren Dolven (14 October 1900-24 April 2004) who had a combined age of 210 years 1 month 34 days when Gudrun passed away.
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"I will faint"… Ons leer vir die eksamen, ek en Delia. Ouma skryf weer Graad 6 oor… Elke middag voor ons leer vir die volgende vak, gaan ek en sy so 'n paar vrae deur wat sy nie so seker van was nie, en dan bespreek ons dit.... Vir die volgende stelling het ek toe geen antwoord of verduideliking gereed nie, ek kon my ore nie glo nie. Die vraag was min of meer so iets: "What will you do, if you hear "kaboom", you are on a cano in the middle of a crocodile invested river"… En my "Reccie" kleindogter, wat veronderstel is om slaggereed, straatwys en amper net so goed soos Mc Gyver te wees, sê sy sal maar "flou val". Die ander "flou val" episode het ek beleef, toe ons van Opuwo af Rundu toe getrek het, droog en vaal, so ver soos die oog kon kyk Kaokoland, na die ongelooflike mooi Kavango… Met die inry in Rundu, begin die weer donder en blits en dit reën honne en katte. Ons ry na die kantoor toe om die sleutel van ons huis te kry. Ek en die twee seuns sit in die motor en wag vir Jumbo. Die water begin sulke damme maak, en Jaco wou ewe plegtig weet of krokodille kan ver stap water toe. Ek sê: "Ja" hulle kan nogal ver loop agter water aan… Toe ons by die huis stop en die seuns aanvanklik weier om uit te klim, voor ons nie gekyk het of daar krokodille is nie, het ek besef, ek moes dit miskien meer diplomaties geantwoord het. Om terug te kom na my storie toe, nou sit ek en die seuns ons verwonder aan die mooi bome en die baie water. Jumbo kom uitgestap met die sleutel... Van die manne groet wat daar op die stoep staan en toe gebeur die volgende... Net toe Jumbo met sy voet van die trappie afklim, slaan daar 'n blits reg langs hom met een hengse slag, wat die hele plek verlig. Jumbo duik vir skuiling… dit was sy aanvanklike storie... in die modderpoel in. Jy sien net water trek… Hy lê vir 'n oomblik stil, en ek en die seuns vir 'n oomblik lam van die skok in die motor. Die volgende oomblik spring hy op, net sy twee oë blink... Hy is sopnat en vol modder, en sy ego? in sy peetjie in… Ek vang die manne op die stoep so in die sy-spieëltjie van die motor. Hulle is dubbeld gevou van die lag... die seuns sit soos Lot se vrou, regop agter in die motor en toe ek iets wil sê… wel… die doodse stilte en modderbesmeerde gesig van my ou lyf hier langs my, het my ook in my spore doodgeruk. Die volgende dag het ek en die seuns die episode weer beleef toe ek dit vir my vriendin vertel, en toe mag ons lag tot ons flou val. Daar is 'n tyd om te kom en 'n tyd om te gaan, daar is 'n tyd om te lag… en 'n tyd om… wel, om simpatiek te wees oor die klein "mishappenings" wat ons so van tyd tot tyd teister. Die eie ek moet net nooit so groot wees dat die Here Jesus ons nie met "mishappenings" kan vertrou nie. Skuil by Hom, maak Hom jou rotsvesting en jou beskutting… Mooi loop en groete van huis tot huis...x Rika Etsebeth de Villiers 4
The most prominent signs of human life during the day are airplane contrails, wakes created by boats, and the textured grey of big cities, says NASA astronaut Terry Virts. But nighttime, he says, is when you really see human activity. “It’s more a vision of wealth than it is of populations,” he says. “Europe shines like a light bulb … whereas Africa is bright around cities like Cairo and Johannesburg, but is otherwise just a few dots of light.”
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Drowning doesn’t necessarily mean flailing arms and calling for help. These are the silent signs of drowning you need to know. DROWNING COMMONLY CAUSES ACCIDENTAL DEATH Drowning is the second-most common cause of accidental death in children ages 1 to 14 (just behind motor vehicle accidents.) In a 2004 study by a national safety group, 90 percent of children who drowned did so while under the care of an adult or teenager. In many cases, the study suggests, that person had a momentary lapse of attention. But the fact is that often those watching don’t know what to look for—because drowning doesn’t look like drowning. To ward off a tragedy in the making, watch for these signs that someone is in trouble. THEY ARE HYPERVENTILATING OR GASPING When a drowning victim is gasping for air, they could also take water into the mouth, the American Red Cross lifeguard handbook notes. And for young children, who are in a horizontal face-down position, they are unable to keep the mouth about the water’s surface at all. THEY CAN’T CALL FOR HELP They have to be able to breathe before they can speak. When a person is drowning, their mouth sinks below and reappears above the surface of the water. There isn’t time for them to exhale, inhale, and call out. THEY CAN’T WAVE FOR HELP A drowning person instinctively extends their arms to the sides and presses down to lift their mouth out of the water; a child may extend her arms forward. They can’t use their arms to move toward a rescuer or reach for rescue equipment. THEY REMAIN UPRIGHT IN THE WATER There is no evidence of kicking either. They can struggle for only 20 to 60 seconds before going under. THEIR EYES ARE GLASSY They may also be unable to focus or simply closed. THEIR FACE MAY BE HARD TO SEE Hair might be covering their forehead or eyes. THEIR HEAD IS LOW IN THE WATER Their mouth is at water level, or their head may be tilted back with the mouth open. A child’s head may fall forward. THEY ARE QUIET Children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you need to get to them and find out why. THEY DON’T SEEM IN DISTRESS Sometimes the most important indicator that someone is drowning is that they doesn’t look like they are drowning. They may just seem to be looking up at the sky, shore, pool deck, or dock. Ask them, “Are you all right?” If they can answer at all, they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. THEY ARE TRYING TO ROLL OVER ON THEIR BACK Another behavior of distressed swimmers and drowning victims is a vertical body position where the person is slightly leaning back. THEY ARE TRYING, AND FAILING, TO SWIM IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION According to the American Red Cross, a drowning victim can’t make any forward progress or tread while in the water. “A young child may appear to be doing a ‘doggy paddle’ but has no forward progress,” according to the official lifeguarding manual. All efforts are devoted strictly to getting air. 6
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Airbnb shared the properties that users have added to their wish lists most often over the past decade. And those properties aren't just regular old apartments — there's an Italian trullo that looks like it's straight out of a fairy tale, a cave house in Santorini, a bamboo cabana in Colombia, a Moroccan palace, and a tropical treehouse in Hawaii. But because we know how much you love a good treehouse, we're going to focus on the “Dreamy Tropical Tree House,” located on the island of Hawaii (AKA the Big Island), which has been saved to wish lists more than 66,000 times. Take one look at the listing and you'll see why. The treehouse, which only has one bedroom, is the ideal getaway for a single person or couple. The house, nestled deep within the Fern Forest, sits 15 feet above the ground, giving visitors both the best views and the ultimate private experience. Inside the house, guests will also be delighted to find massive windows and doors, allowing sunlight to flood in. The kitchen comes fully stocked with local coffee and snacks. But the real highlight of this magical treehouse is the bathroom, which comes with floor-to-ceiling windows and a shower that uses “naturally caught rainwater,” making you feel even closer to your natural surroundings. And you can feel good about your eco-footprint as the toilet and handmade rock sink make use of graywater so you can wash your hands with fresh water before it goes on to fill the toilet bowl. (It should be noted that none of the water is potable for drinking, but fear not, as the host will provide you with ample bottled water.) The treehouse truly does make for the best off-the-grid escape for adventurous people. The entire place is run off of solar power, meaning once the battery goes out so do the lights, but really, what’s more romantic than a night in the jungle under the Hawaiian stars? Best of all, the tree house is just $300 a night, which is far cheaper than a luxury hotel room on the Big Island. So, instead of dreaming about it, book it instead.
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Andrew Piotrowski received a Facebook friend request from a name he didn't recognize and, as one does, promptly ignored it. A few days later, the requester sent him a note through Facebook's direct messaging tool with a photo attached, and something in the corner of that photo caught Piotrowski's eye. It was his childhood address, written, he suspected, in his mom's handwriting. Kristina Brunjai sent the request. She was trying to track down Piotrowski to tell him she had a letter he had written to her more than two decades ago, when she was a little girl living in war-torn Croatia. "I thought it would be nice if I could find the person that had sent me the letter and let him know that his gift made one little girl very happy," Brunjai told me through email. She had been helping her parents clean out their family apartment in the Slovanian city of Vinkovci a few weeks ago and she found the letter in a pile of her childhood things. She turned to Facebook. "I browsed through every Andrew Piotrowski profile until I found the one that matched the address the most," Brunjai wrote. The childhood address on the letter is Vernon Hills, Ill. On his Facebook page, Piotrowski lists his hometown as Vernon Hills, although he now lives in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. "I took a deep breath and had my husband help me with the language and I wrote a message to Andrew with a screenshot of the letter, hoping that I got the right Andrew and that he would remember," Brunjai wrote. "I wanted him to know that he made me smile in those sad times and that I think how good-hearted and kind person he is." Piotrowski accepted the request. "I think my mom and my brother and I wrote letters to people through our church," Piotrowski, 30, told me. He grew up attending a little nondenominational congregation called Vineyard Community Church. They rented space in an old movie theater in Mundelein. "I honestly don't think I knew what was going on in Croatia or where it was," he said. "I just wrote a few lines, 'I like basketball,' and sent some little gifts." The letter reads, "Hi My name is Andrew. I hope you like the toys. I am 7 years old. I like basketball. I like to play, do you? Merry Christmas!" Two stickers adorn the page. Mary holding baby Jesus next to "God's Gift of Love," and baby Jesus in a manger next to, "Away in a Manger." Piotrowski was born in 1988, so he figures he wrote the letter in 1995, toward the end of the Croatian War of Independence. Brunjai's mom told her the letter arrived at the leather factory where her father worked, along with several other letters and packages sent for the workers' children. "I remember it contained a spongy baseball, some school glue and this letter, all in one box," Brunjai wrote. "Unfortunately, neither my mom nor dad remembers the exact year in which this had happened, but it must have been between 1993 and 1995. Those were very chaotic times for us. Nobody in my family was hurt during the war, but my two older sisters and I were refugees at our godparents in a non-war zone of Croatia, and mom and dad stayed in Vinkovci the whole time. This letter arrived to me when my sisters and I finally returned to Vinkovci for good and the war was kind of over." She was learning English in kindergarten, she said, so she was able to read the letter herself. "I remember how my mother told me to carefully store the letter so I could maybe one day write to this kind boy," she wrote. "I stored it and then life happened. I went to college, then started working and totally forgot about the letter." Now 33, Brunjai said she works as a classroom assistant for children with special needs. She lives in Osijek with her husband, who teaches English and Hungarian in the local primary school, and their 3-year-old son. "It's never boring at our place," she wrote. Piotrowski said he was touched that Brunjai saved the letter and went to the trouble of tracking him down. And he was reminded, he said, that kind gestures make an impact. "If I'm thinking about doing something nice for somebody — even if it's nothing major — this reminds me it's worth doing," he said. "You never know what kind of impact you're going to have, even if it's just being nice to somebody you pass on the street or writing somebody a letter." Brunjai ended her email to me with this: "I told Andrew how I teach my son to be kind and to treat all people equally, which is hard because the war left a permanent impact on this whole area. People are strongly divided and I want him to be the part of a new generation that doesn't forget, but does forgive. "I want him to be human in the first place and to treat others as humans," she continued. "I hope this story will share that same vibe, and that your readers will remember to be kind to each other."
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A Texas dad suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was moved to tears when his family surprised him with a service dog. Rudy Pena, of Amarillo, couldn’t believe his eyes as he read a letter his kids Aubrie, Trever and Adrian presented him, explaining that they were giving him a service dog to help combat his night terrors and depression. “I’m very lucky to have a family that cares and loves me enough to find him for me,” he told T&T Creative. Pena has been an Army Combat Medic for the last 10 years, doing two deployments in Iraq before he was diagnosed with cancer. He has been battling PTSD since returning from service. “We’ve tried everything possible but as most veterans know, there is no cure and memories never go away," his wife Samantha said. “He has seen his brothers die in his arms and the memories haunt him." Their family has been considering a service dog for years, but they were never been able to afford the $20,000-$30,000 that goes along with the purchase and training. But when Stephanie met a local breeder and trainer, offering an AKCregistered Labrador for an affordable price, she jumped at the opportunity. Her husband and his pup, Justice, hit it off immediately. “Justice and I immediately bonded — he is my battle buddy for life. He has had an amazing impact on me. He never leaves my side and somehow knows when I’m upset laying his head on my lap to calm me down,” he said. “We like playing fetch, going on walks and my favourite is just laying with him on the couch."
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