I was reading last Thursday's (29 Apr) papers and here are some of the articles ...
An 83 year old yogi has suvived with no food or water in 70 years. He said that since leaving his family at the age of seven to wander through jungles in western India, he's had no desire to eat, drink or go to the toilet. His brain also resembled that of a 25 year old person. He will be undergoing a series of tests in the hope ofreplicating his survival abilities to benefit mankind.
Malaysia has launched a pink women-only train carriages to prevent sexual harassment and to give Muslim women the option of travelling separately from men.
An Ohio woman who thought she had found a rat in her can of pasta instead turned out to be a really big, thick, hairy chunk of mould.
Brazil's Minister of Health has suggested his country's citizens have sex five times a week as a solution to chronic diseases such as diabetes.
Scientists have found that eating chillies can make you lose weight by speeding up your metabolism and burninng fat. Researchers claim that heat generated by the spicy food oxidises layers of fat as well as increasing metabolism.
In the news
List of markets to check out
I came across a list of the Grower's Farmer's Market in Sydney and NSW and thought I'd list it down for future references:
Camden Farmers' Market - Lower John Street, Camden, second and fourth Sat of the month, 7am - noon
Eveleigh Farmers' Market - 243 Wilson Street, Darlington, Saturdays, 8am - 1pm
EQ Village Markets - 122 Lang Road, Moore Park, Weds and Sats, 10am - 3.30pm
The Sydney Morning Herald Growers' Market - Pyrmont Bay Park, first Sat of the month, 7am - 11am
Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers' Market - Castle Hill Showground, Carrington Road, second Sat of the month, 8am - noon
Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers' Market - Rouse Hill Town Centre, Market Square, fourth Sat of the month, 8 am - 1pm
Manly Farmers' Market - Short Street Plaza, Sats, 9 am - 1pm
Northside Farmers' Market - Miller St, North Sydney, third Sat of the month, 8am - noon
The Rocks Farmers' Market - cnr Argyle and George Sts, Fris and Sats, 10 am - 3pm
Warwick Farm Farmers' Market - Childs Park, Ascot Drive, Chipping Norton, Sats, 8am - noon
Blackheath Growers' Market - Blackheath Community Hall, second Sat of the month, 8am - midday
Mudgee Farmers' Market - Nabiac Showground last Sat of the month, 8am - midday
Young and Region Farmers' Market - Anderson Park, Young, First and third Sat of the month, 8am - 11am
