When John Gonsalves took an at-home DNA test last year to learn about his European ancestors, he had no idea it would lead to a meeting 40 years in the making. His daughter, Robin, gifted him an AncestryDNA kit for his birthday, which led to the discovery she wasn't his only daughter. "It's just as exciting to me to have a daughter who's 40 years old as one that's only one-month old," Gonsalves told CBS News' Elaine Quijano, who was there for their emotional meeting. Jeanie Siciliano was born in 1977 – the product of John's high school relationship – and was adopted two months later. When she was 19, she looked for her biological parents and found her birth mother but not her father. "I did some searching … but I didn't come up with any solid information. So I kind of put that all to the side," Siciliano said. "When I first opened my AncestryDNA.com results and John's name came up and underneath it, it said 'father,' and I was, like, 'Holy cannoli this guy is my … [Read more...] about Man discovers he has a 40-year-old daughter after taking at-home DNA test
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Resident’s anger after 40-year-old tree in Bromley-by-Bow is axed to make way for ONE parking space
PUBLISHED: 18:14 09 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:14 09 August 2018 Jon King Melanie Lesieur had called for a tree not to be chopped down to make way for a single car parking space. Archant A woman’s pleas to save a 40-year-old tree from the axe to make way for a single parking space have been ignored. 'It's very frustrating because it's just one space,' Ms Lesieur said. Pic: KEN MEARSMelanie Lesieur discovered on Saturday that the tree growing in the grounds of her flat in Corbin House, Bromley-by-Bow, was to be cut down on Wednesday.“The tree allows people to breathe. It’s a home to wildlife. It protects flats from the heat. You can’t just take it down for one [parking] space. It’s crucial,” Ms Lesieur said the day before the tree was cut down on Wednesday.She added it felt very painful seeing the tree’s remains when she came home from work.The threat pitted the budding green campaigner against members of the … [Read more...] about Resident’s anger after 40-year-old tree in Bromley-by-Bow is axed to make way for ONE parking space
Meet the 40-Year-Old Erdogan Son-in-Law Now Running Turkey’s Economy
PhD in finance? Check. Graduate school in the U.S.? Check. Experience as a corporate executive? Check.On the face of it, Turkey’s 40-year-old economy czar Berat Albayrak has many of the traits that ensured his predecessors were respected by investors. Yet his appointment as Turkey’s chief economic policy maker on Monday caused the biggest bloodbath in Turkey’s financial markets since a failed military coup two years ago.Investors’ disappointment over Albayrak is less about his economic credentials than his family pedigree. He’ll be answering to his father-in-law, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is already using his new executive powers to tighten his grip over the central bank.Albayrak’s predecessors, including Mehmet Simsek, reined in the president’s go-for-growth instincts to keep Turkey’s $880 billion economy on a sustainable path, easing the political pressure on the bank to cut interest rates as Erdogan wanted.The … [Read more...] about Meet the 40-Year-Old Erdogan Son-in-Law Now Running Turkey’s Economy
PSG sign Gianluigi Buffon on one-year deal after 40 year-old ended 17-year stay with Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon has signed a one-year contract with Paris St-Germain. The 40-year-old former Juventus goalkeeper has the option of a further year with the Ligue 1 side. Buffon, who won 176 caps for Italy, told the club's official website: "It is with a great feeling of happiness that I join Paris St Germain. "For the first time in my career, I am leaving my country and only a project this ambitious could have encouraged me to make such a decision." Buffon ended his 17-year stay with Juve in the summer and became a free agent having won nine Serie A titles at the club. More to follow... Tailor-made for Paris! @gianluigibuffon pic.twitter.com/iuxA1X2XAg— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) July 6, 2018 … [Read more...] about PSG sign Gianluigi Buffon on one-year deal after 40 year-old ended 17-year stay with Juventus
Turkey removes 40-year-old minimum age rule for adoption
ANKARA The Family and Social Policies Ministry on April 30 lifted the rule requiring a citizen to be at least 40 years old in order to be eligible to adopt a child. The new rule lifts the requirement for there to be a 40-year age gap between the parent-to-be and the adopted child, and is expected to go into legal force soon, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. With the update, citizens will be eligible to adopt after going through the necessary and thorough social background checks. The ministry has also started fully revising adoption procedures and processes. In line with this, new measures will reportedly require the authorities to pay regular visits to parents who have adopted a child for monitoring purposes. There are currently 900 families in Turkey waiting for a chance to adopt a child, according to data provided by the Family and Social Policies Ministry. adopt, adoption, Turkey, rule, age, 40 … [Read more...] about Turkey removes 40-year-old minimum age rule for adoption