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Her interviews revealed a portrait of the centenarian in high spirits: “I’ve only ever had one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it,” she told reporters when she turned 110. Calment died in 1997 in Arles, France, where she spent much of her impressively long life. No one else, according to accurate records, has lived beyond 120 years. Whether there’s a limit to the human life span is an age-old question. An actuary named Benjamin Gompertz proposed in 1825 that mortality rates accelerate exponentially as we grow older. Under what is known as the Gompertz law, the odds of dying double every eight years. That seems to be the rule for people ages 30 to 80. But researchers disagree about what happens to mortality rates very late in life. A new study, published recently in the journal Science, indicates that the Grim Reaper sud- denly eases off the accelerator. “The aim was to settle a controversy about whether human mortality has the same shape as mortality in many other species,” said study author Kenneth Wachter, professor emeritus of demography and statistics at the University of California at Berkeley. “We think we have settled it,” he said. Mortality rates accelerate to age 80, decelerate and then plateau between ages 105 to 110, the study authors concluded. The Gompertz law, in this view, ends in a flat line. To be very clear, we’re talking about the acceleration of mortality rates, not the odds themselves. Those still aren’t good. › Only 2 in 100,000 women live to 110; for men, the chances of becoming a supercentenarian are 2 in 1,000,000. › At age 105, according to the new study, the odds of surviving to your 106th birthday are in the ballpark of 50 percent. › It’s another 50-50 coin flip to 107, then again to 108, 109 and 110. Led by Elisabetta Barbi of Sapienza University of Rome and experts at the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the new research tracked everyone in Italy born between 1896 and 1910 who lived to age 105 or beyond. The data included 3,836 people, of whom 3,373 were women and 463 were men. Their registry requires yearly updates from citizens and provides more information than U.S. Social Security data. Holger Rootzen at the Chalmers University of Technology called it a “very careful and good analysis” that reveals a mortality plateau between ages 105 and 110. 2 in 100,000 the chances, if you are female, that you will live to be 110 2 in 1M the chances that you will live until 110 if you are male (1' *-4 (,1$/$01 3 " 1(-, *- , %/-+ $+!$/0 01 -% 1' 1 #/$ + " , !$ /$ *(15 ) # % %(/ * , (! -//-4 2. 1- $/+0 2. 1- +-,1'0 ,( (**(/ &(* $ . ', " (! 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They perform honor missions for fallen police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and members of the armed forces. They plan and participate in fun rides and events and participate in the fundraisers of other charitable organizations. In addition, they strive to reflect good citizenship as an example to the youth of our nation. In keeping with the mission of the Hogs and Heroes Foundation, when tragedy struck the local chapter on June 24, 2017, they decided to give something back. On the way home from an event, members Bradley Loveland and Tammy Bailey were involved in an accident that took both of their lives. To honor their memory and to try to make something good out of something bad, NJ-1 Hogs and Heroes adopted a portion of Welchville Road in Mannington Township. The Adopt-a-Road Program is a project funded by the Clean Communities Grant, and it supports the ongoing efforts to beautify Salem County while controlling litter on its 354 miles of roadways. Groups adopt a 1-mile stretch of road and complete a litter pickup at least four times a year. All equipment is provided free of charge to the group or family that adopts the road, as are signs advising that the road has been adopted. The Salem County Improvement Authority welcomes NJ-1 Hogs and Heroes Foundation to the Adopt-a-Road family and thanks them for their dedication to the community and those who serve. There are many other roads in Salem County awaiting adoption. It’s easy: Pick a road from the list and complete an application. 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