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De repente, a bomba! Umberto, meio impaciente, É melhor você falar logo, Nora. Ela veio sentar-se do meu lado, pegou minha mão, toda melosa, Mãínha, tem uma coisa que eu não disse antes pra não ser mais um pretexto a adiar sua vinda

Custei a acreditar. Havia um mês que um projeto de pós-doutorado de Umberto tinha sido aprovado e Norinha mesma tinha conseguido uma bolsa de pesquisa. Iam passar pelo menos seis meses na Europa, nem prestei atenção em qual país, partiam em menos de uma semana. Mas não se preocupe, não, Mãínha, só seis ou, no máximo, oito meses, eu vou ficar em comunicação constante, a gente se fala toda semana pelo Skype, a mesma coisa que quando a senhora estava em João Pessoa e eu aqui, e vai ter tempo pra descobrir tudo o que há nesta cidade, em quinze dias a minha sogra volta de Gramado, vai lhe fazer... não ouvi mais nada, gelada, paralisada, muda, um tempão ou uns segundos?, os dois se puseram a falar ao mesmo tempo, alto, prementes, Norinha apertando e sacudindo minha mão. Ignorando a assuada, arranquei minha mão dentre as dela, escapei do sofá, agarrei minha bolsa, saí correndo do apartamento, bati a porta atrás de mim e desci pela escada antes que eles se recuperassem do espanto e aparecessem [...].

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Mr. Brown was driving home from the city one Friday evening, when he noticed some lovely daffodils under the trees at the side of the road.

He saw a notice which said: “Private Property.” But there was no fence and there were no people, so he decided to get out of the car and pick some flowers for his wife.

He started picking the daffodils that were blooming near the road. And, as he went on walking through the trees into a field, he continued picking more and more flowers.

Suddenly he looked up and his face turned red, as he saw the owner of the property sitting at a table, waiting to count the daffodils ... and to receive her money.

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APPLE PIE RECIPE

6 cups thinly sliced apples
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 recipe pastry for a 9-inch double-crust pie

Prepare your pastry for a two crust pie. Wipe, quarter, core, peel, and slice apples; measure to 6 cups. Combine sugar and cinnamon. The amount of sugar used depends on how tart your apples are. Arrange apples in layers in pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle each layer with sugar and cinnamon. Dot top layer with small pieces of butter or margarine. Cover with top crust. Place on lowest rack in oven preheated to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes longer. Serve warm or cold.

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Could adopting a new name improve your fortune? Some Chinese communities think so

One afternoon in April, Mandy Pang’s worst fears came true. She was summoned onto a Zoom with her boss on short notice. Due to the economic downturn from the pandemic, she was being made redundant at her marketing job.

Angry and hurt, the 29-year-old Hong Konger went back home and began brooding over memories from her previous jobs, and the “bad luck” that seemed to be holding her hostage. A month later, still looking for work, Pang decided she knew what she had to do: change her legal name in a bid to shake off her bad luck and improve her future prospects.

She says, “My mother’s friend told me that the new name can help me fend off ‘petty people’” – those who have a negative influence over her life.

In traditional Chinese culture, the meaning behind names has always carried huge importance. Chinese communities across East Asia believe a name can affect one’s luck in every aspect of their lives, from health and romance to finances and academic performance. As the pandemic continues to hit the economy hard, people like Pang who find themselves out of work are not only polishing their CVs, but also heading to fortune tellers for advice on whether a new name might change their futures.

“Chinese people believe that there are 10 things that decide their destiny,” says Lee Shingchak, one of Hong Kong’s most well-known feng shui practitioners. “Other than one’s timing of birth or doing good deeds, one’s name is believed to be one of the factors in the equation.”

The Best Fifa Women’s Player

Marta

There are not many superlatives left to describe the magnificent talents of Marta. The Brazilian legend is quite simply one of the greatest players to have graced the game and that stance atop football’s podium has been strengthened after being named The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2018.

This year’s nomination to be the top women’s player on the planet was – incredibly – the 14th time that she has been labelled among the elite and 2018 represented the 12th time that she had been named in the top three. This year’s crowning as The Best is the sixth time she has been elected the world’s top women’s player.

But her coronation is not simply for her longevity, it is for her outstanding achievements during 2017/18, where she captained Brazil to the Copa america title and helped her club side Orlando Pride to a long run in arguably the most challenging women’s league in world football: the USA’s National Women’s Soccer League. Still going strong at 32, there is no doubt that Marta can be among the elite for many more years to come.

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Weight-related deaths can affect non-obese too

You don’t have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, a global study suggests. Of the 4 million deaths attributed to being overweight in 2015, nearly 40% were not considered clinically obese. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, said the findings highlighted “a growing and disturbing global public health crisis.”

“People who shrug off weight gain do so at their own risk – risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other life- -threatening conditions,” said Dr Christopher Murray, author of the study and director of the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. “Those half- -serious New Year’s resolutions to lose weight should become year-round commitments to lose weight and prevent future weight gain.”

The study, which looked at 195 countries and territories over a period of 35 years, from 1980 to 2015, has revealed that 30% of the world’s population – 2.2 billion children and adults – are affected by excess weight.

Obesity has been increasing around the globe since 1980, doubling in more than 70 countries. The United States has the highest level of obesity among adults and children, at nearly 13% of the population. Egypt topped the list for adult obesity, at about 35%.

The report also found that the rate of obesity is increasing faster among children than adults. “The problem is not simply a function of income or wealth,” cites the report. “Increased availability, accessibility and affordability of energy-dense foods, along with intense marketing could explain weight gain in different populations.”