‘I can show them the heavens’: meet New York’s traffic-halting astronomer
The Guardian - Joe Delfausse didn’t intend to stop traffic on a recent Tuesday night in Brooklyn, but Saturn had other plans.
The amateur astronomer, who has been a fixture in his Park Slope neighborhood for more than 20 years, regularly lugs out a telescope on clear nights and encourages passersby to take a look at the cosmos.
In older adults, a little excess weight isn’t such a bad thing
Hastings Tribune - Numerous studies suggest that carrying some extra weight can sometimes be protective in later life.
For people who fall, fat can serve as padding, guarding against fractures.
And for people who become seriously ill with conditions such as cancer or advanced kidney disease, that padding can be a source of energy, helping them tolerate demanding therapies.
Of course, it depends on how heavy someone is to begin with. People who are already obese (with a body mass index of 30 or over) and who put on extra pounds are at greater risk than those who weigh less. And rapid weight gain in later life is always a cause for concern.
‘Resilience factors’ can help mitigate negative effects of loneliness in older adults
McKnight’s - Engaging in more activities, expanding social networks and increasing the use of technology are examples of “resilience factors” that can lower the risk of loneliness among older adults, according to a new study from Hebrew SeniorLife.
What aging looks like now
WAPO - Charlize Theron says people have questioned whether she has had plastic surgery. But maybe we’re all confused about what women look like as they get older.
Sister Jean Throws Out First Pitch to Mark 104th Birthday, Jokes She's 'Having Tommy John' Surgery
People - With a gigantic smile on her face, college basketball icon Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt waved to the fans and threw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game Monday to mark her 104th birthday.
Just Because - The 59 most beautiful places in the world
Traveller - Where are the most beautiful places in the world? On a planet home to flamingo-pink lakes in Mexico, plus vast, multi-coloured hills in the USA, green ripples of rice paddies in Indonesia and epic icescapes in Antarctica, it's hard to choose a favourite – but why pick one? From countries all around the world, these are our top 59 most beautiful places to visit.
Bullying isn’t just on the playground, it can happen in assisted living
The Telegraph - Some bullying behaviors include shunning people from cafeteria tables, gossip, vandalism and physical scuffles, he said. Bullied residents might check their mail at night to avoid running into an unkind cohabitant.
While the issue might not be widespread, some mental health practitioners are telling populations age 65 and older, their loved ones, and their caregivers why the problem exists and how to confront it.
Speaking of OLD - World’s oldest chicken is 21: ‘Peanut loves to sit in my lap and watch TV’
WAPO - Marsi Parker Darwin and husband Bill live on a Michigan no-kill farm with dogs, cats and various birds, including chickens, peacocks and ducks.
Darwin vividly recalls the day 21 years ago when one of the chicken eggs that was supposed to hatch looked rotten, and had been abandoned by its mother hen. She picked it up and was about to toss it into a pond for turtles to eat, when she heard a small chirp.
Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia
AP - Andrea Nissen is trying to prepare her 65-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, for a solo flight from Arizona to Oklahoma to visit family. She worries about travelers and airport officials misinterpreting his forgetfulness or habit of getting in people’s personal space, and feels guilty about not being able to accompany him.
“People say, ‘He has dementia. You can’t let him go by himself,’” Nissen said.
But attending a dementia-friendly travel workshop in July helped ease some of those fears. She learned about the resources available at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and what assistance airlines can offer when asked.
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