Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s

A withered person with a scrambled mind, memories sealed away: That is the familiar face of Alzheimer’s. But there is also the waiting period, which Geri Taylor has been navigating with prudence, grace and hope.
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Do Negative-Calorie Foods Exist?

We’ve all heard the rumor that certain foods provides less calories than it takes to digest. Is this true? Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out!
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A rare interview with Don DeLillo, one of the titans of American fiction

If you want to reach Don DeLillo, don't try to email him; he doesn't email. His preferred method of business communication is via fax. He still writes his novels on a typewriter. That technological reticence notwithstanding, DeLillo is one of the titans of American fiction. The 79-year-old DeLillo is the author of 18 novels, including the National Book Award-winning "White Noise" and the acclaimed bestsellers "Underworld" and "Libra."
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/a-rare-interview-with-don-delillo-one-of-the-titans-of-american-fiction

There will be pandemonium: The end of the old oil order has already begun

Sunday, April 17th was the designated moment. The world’s leading oil producers were expected to bring fresh discipline to the chaotic petroleum market and spark a return to high prices. Meeting in Doha, the glittering capital of petroleum-rich Qatar, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with such key non-OPEC producers as Russia and Mexico, were scheduled to ratify a draft agreement obliging them to freeze their oil...
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Black Velvet Nebula Cake

Black Velvet Galaxy Nebula Cake Recipe
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Tequila Bottle with Man's Ashes and a Request Washes up on Nova Scotia Beach

​Plans are underway to fulfil the wishes of the late Gary Robert Dupuis after the mystery man's ashes washed up on the shores of Cape Breton inside a tequila bottle — its apparent first stop on an attempted world tour.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/tequila-bottle-with-mans-ashes-and-a-request-washes-up-on-nova-scotia-beach

The ugly history of cosmetic surgery

Surgical makeovers might seem a modern phenomenon but they have a long and disturbing history: from 16th century skin grafts done without anaesthesia to reductions of "primitive" large breasts.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/friday-essay-the-ugly-history-of-cosmetic-surgery

Disease evolution: how new illnesses emerge when we change how we live

The world’s scientific community is focused on how to improve detection and responses to emerging diseases such as Zika virus and Ebola. So what can we learn from the most recent large-scale outbreaks?
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/disease-evolution-how-new-illnesses-emerge-when-we-change-how-we-live

What is the “vice” in “vice president”?

We often make fun of the second-place office, but the vice presidency is an important one: It’s a heartbeat away from the presidency, as candidates consider when vetting their running mates. The etymology of the title bears out the importance of the vice presidency: in Latin, vice means “in place of” or “in succession to.” The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) first cites vice-president in 1574, when “Sergius the Vice-president of Asia” must have really balanced out the ticket.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/what-is-the-vice-in-vice-president

You're More Likely to Die in a Human Extinction Event Than a Car Crash

Nuclear war. Climate change. Pandemics that kill tens of millions. These are the most viable threats to globally organized civilization. They’re the stuff of nightmares and blockbusters—but unlike sea monsters or zombie viruses, they’re real, part of the calculus that political leaders consider everyday. And according to a new report from the U.K.-based Global Challenges Foundation, they’re much more likely than we might think.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/youre-more-likely-to-die-in-a-human-extinction-event-than-a-car-crash

The Impact of Patent Trolls

You may or may not be familiar with the term patent troll. Rather than creating an exciting new product or generating inventive ideas, patent trolls are typically known to use patents as legal weapons.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/the-impact-of-patent-trolls

Russia's nuclear nightmare flows down radioactive river

At first glance, Gilani Dambaev looks like a healthy 60-year-old man and the river flowing past his rural family home appears pristine. But Dambaev is riddled with diseases that his doctors link to a lifetime’s exposure to excessive radiation, and the Geiger counter beeps loudly as a reporter strolls down to the muddy riverbank.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/russias-nuclear-nightmare-flows-down-radioactive-river

Bad Music in Public Spaces

If you’re like me, you’ll agree there’s nothing so dispiriting as finding yourself in the lavishly appointed dining room of a luxury resort, flute of Prosecco in hand, about to embark on a nine-course tasting menu—when, from somewhere up on the ceiling, in wafts the opening verse of “Lady in Red.”
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Gozzin/bad-music-in-public-spaces

Should parents pay more to guarantee 2-year-old can sit next to them on flight?

Air Canada increases fees to change flights before departure. Many parents may dream of taking a flight with their toddler assigned a seat far, far away, but few would consider it a serious — or safe — option. But as Caley and Matt Hartney discovered after booking return flights from Vancouver to Toronto for themselves and their two-year-old daughter, Charlotte, Air Canada only guarantees a child between the ages of two and eight will be seated in the same...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/canuck/should-parents-pay-more-to-guarantee-2-year-old-can-sit-next-to-them-on-flight

Camouflaged Anti-Nazi Pamphlets found inside a Dusty Box at the Library

The label attached to the box said "Do not open until war is over". It was the early 1980s and John Rathe, the librarian in the NYPL's Rare Book room, had no idea what he was about to uncover when he opened the dusty box he had found in a remote corner of the library.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/CatLady/camouflaged-anti-nazi-pamphlets-found-inside-a-dusty-box-at-the-library

Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight (but you should for your health)

Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/swift528491/why-you-shouldnt-exercise-to-lose-weight-but-you-should-for-your-health

How the World’s Oldest Printed Board Game Rolled Propaganda into Play

Long before the era of Candy Crush and Neko Atsume, the games that captured our attention were often the ones that required just a board, a dice or two, and a handful of tokens.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/CatLady/how-the-worlds-oldest-printed-board-game-rolled-propaganda-into-play

15 Cases of Real Life Art Theft That Sound Just Like Hollywood Movies

While White Collar might be fictional, but the world of art theft is not. Paintings by renowned artists have always been highly protected in museums but there have been cases where they were taken away in planned heists. Here are 15 of the most famous art thefts that will definitely remind you of White Collar.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/15-cases-of-real-life-art-theft-that-sound-just-like-hollywood-movies

What men and women wanted in a spouse in 1939 — and how different it is today

The evolution of what we look for in the perfect mate.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/what-men-and-women-wanted-in-a-spouse-in-1939-and-how-different-it-is-today

Here’s why the Internet hasn’t killed public libraries

U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers any expenses whose absence would cause little or no pain. In this political climate, academic and public libraries may be in danger. The existence of vast amounts of information – a lot of it free – on the Internet might suggest that the library has outlived its usefulness. But has it? The numbers tell a very different story.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/drunkenninja/heres-why-the-internet-hasnt-killed-public-libraries

15+ Stylish Seniors That Prove Age Is Just A Number

If you think that fashion is a young man's game then take a look at these pictures to see how wrong you are.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/15-stylish-seniors-that-prove-age-is-just-a-number

This is how it feels to learn your memories are fiction

Due to an unusual illness, Matthew creates false memories that seem as vivid as the real thing. He’s had to learn to live with a past that is as uncertain as the future. By David Robson.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/this-is-how-it-feels-to-learn-your-memories-are-fiction

Here’s all the money in the world, in one chart

Ever wonder how much money there is in the world? The answer is complicated, which you might expect -- but it has nothing to do with tallying up all the numbers. Rather, it’s more about what parameters are used.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Maternitus/heres-all-the-money-in-the-world-in-one-chart

Wisconsin City to Fine Parents If Child Is a Bully

Police in one small Wisconsin city are going to new lengths to prevent bullying: fining parents if their child is caught picking on others. The new ordinance in Shawano means parents of children acting as “bullies” could be fined hundreds of dollars if they don’t intervene, according to NBC affiliate NBC26 in Green Bay.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/cone/wisconsin-city-to-fine-parents-if-child-is-a-bully

He Sold His House, Car & Possessions Because His Dream Was To Travel The Country With His Family

Joe Hendricks, a photographer and travel enthusiast took his family to a trip, that left him craving for more. A dreamer and working on impulse, as he describes himself, he sold everything - his house, his car and all their belongings - and bought a luxurious Airstreamer- a travel trailer, to explore everything that America has to offer. It's been 3 months since the family of four set out on the journey of their lives. Here are the breathtaking pictures and the journey so far, in his own words.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/he-sold-his-house-car-possessions-because-his-dream-was-to-travel-the-country-with-his-family

Have you been pronouncing these brand names correctly?

Are we pronouncing the names of brands we use everyday correctly Swedish brand Ikea should actually be referred to as: 'ih-key-yah'. This cheat sheet will help you get it right.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/have-you-been-pronouncing-these-brand-names-correctly

Can a Cat Have an Existential Crisis?

When I first adopted Lucas nine years ago from a cat rescue organization in Washington, D.C., his name was Puck. Then, almost four years ago, my husband and I had a child. Lucas, no longer the most important small creature in the apartment, retreated to the top shelf of his cat tree, where he would lie all day, staring morosely over the edge.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/can-a-cat-have-an-existential-crisis

At a time of zealotry, Spinoza matters more than ever

At a time of religious zealotry, Spinoza’s fearless defence of intellectual freedom is more timely than ever
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/at-a-time-of-zealotry-spinoza-matters-more-than-ever

Fantastic Fakes: Busting a $70 Million Counterfeiting Ring

When banks and businesses around the nation’s capital find counterfeit currency, they send it to the Washington field office of the U.S. Secret Service. One morning in May 2012, agent Adam Gaab entered its inventory room, a space filled with money counters, microscopes, ultraviolet lights, and other tools, and saw that a fresh batch of bills had just arrived. With jet-black hair and a baby face, Gaab, at 28, was one of the younger agents in the Secret Service.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/messi/fantastic-fakes-busting-a-70-million-counterfeiting-ring

Inside stories from a prison book group

The the crucial roles that libraries play in a community seem especially clear here in the library at HMP Thameside. Prison rules – to which all UK prisons must adhere – state that every prisoner is entitled to 30 minutes of library browsing time at least once a fortnight. Browsing, however, seems to be the least of it: this library isn’t so much a place of silent, solitary shelf-scanning as a place where books bring people together.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/inside-stories-from-a-prison-book-group

Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Snowden revelations, study finds

Internet traffic to Wikipedia pages summarizing knowledge about terror groups and their tools plunged nearly 30 percent after revelations of widespread Web monitoring by the U.S. National Security Agency, suggesting that concerns about government snooping are hurting the ordinary pursuit of information.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/larylin/traffic-to-wikipedia-terrorism-entries-plunged-after-snowden-revelations-study-finds

A man who wrote crossword puzzles for The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal explains what his job entails

Clue: Three time champion of the American Crossword Tournament; former puzzle writer for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal. Answer: Trip Payne. Payne, who is currently a staff writer for PuzzleSocial's Daily Celebrity Crossword, has been a full-time puzzlemaker since 1990.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/a-man-who-wrote-crossword-puzzles-for-the-new-york-times-and-the-wall-street-journal-explains-what-his-job-entails

A man who wrote crossword puzzles for The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal explains what his job entails

Clue: Three time champion of the American Crossword Tournament; former puzzle writer for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal. Answer: Trip Payne. Payne, who is currently a staff writer for PuzzleSocial's Daily Celebrity Crossword, has been a full-time puzzlemaker since 1990.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/a-man-who-wrote-crossword-puzzles-for-the-new-york-times-and-the-wall-street-journal-explains-what-his-job-entails

Suspect who won’t decrypt hard drives jailed indefinitely

He’s got the keys to his own prison, the court says.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/suspect-who-wont-decrypt-hard-drives-jailed-indefinitely

This artist makes creepy paintings of your beloved childhood TV characters.

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Americans feel passionate about abortion but don't know much about it | 2016ish #4

The biggest myth about abortion you probably believe in.
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Microsoft's Windows 10 nagware interrupts live TV weather forecast

Leave me alone!
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/microsofts-windows-10-nagware-interrupts-live-tv-weather-forecast

This sustainable ‘leather’ comes from kombucha tea

A sustainable film made from a byproduct of kombucha tea could be a new material for clothing, shoes, or handbags.The gel-like film, grown by a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, feeds on a mixture of vinegar and sugar. Young-A Lee, an associate professor of apparel, merchandising, and design at Iowa State, says the properties of this SCOBY film are similar to leather once it’s harvested and dried, and can be used to make clothing, shoes, or handbags.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/this-sustainable-leather-comes-from-kombucha-tea

That Surgery Might Cost You a Lot Less in Another Town

You may be paying $38,000 more for that knee replacement than someone in another state, or even a few hundred miles down the road. And there doesn't seem to be any method to this madness.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/that-surgery-might-cost-you-a-lot-less-in-another-town

Amazon illegally billed parents for kids' in-app purchases, judge rules

Amazon illegally billed parents around the US for allowing their children to make in-app purchases without their knowledge or permission, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The judge decided in favor of the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing with its complaint that Amazon surprised consumers with charges because it failed to sufficiently inform them that games labeled "free" could later allow purchases to be made.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/hedman/amazon-illegally-billed-parents-for-kids-in-app-purchases-judge-rules

Fed signals no rush to hike rates as economy hits soft patch

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/fed-signals-no-rush-to-hike-rates-as-economy-hits-soft-patch

Better working environment

Thoughtful. :-)
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Live Amongst the Locals : The immersive lifestyle experience at “hanare”

The renovated 60-year-old wooden apartments attracting both locals and travelers
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/live-amongst-the-locals-the-immersive-lifestyle-experience-at-hanare

Disease evolution: the origins of anorexia and how it's shaped by culture and time

Young women (and men) have been dramatically restricting their calorie intake for centuries, but not all the symptoms of modern anorexia have always been present.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/disease-evolution-the-origins-of-anorexia-and-how-its-shaped-by-culture-and-time

Victoria police officer can advocate for drug legalization, tribunal rules

A Victoria police officer who won a human-rights complaint against the force says “on the ground” experience led him to support drug legalization – and he says he doesn’t think he’s alone on the force. Constable David Bratzer was awarded $20,000 last week after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled the Victoria Police Department violated his rights by preventing him from advocating for legalization. A civil-liberties group describes the ruling as precedent-setting.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/messi/victoria-police-officer-can-advocate-for-drug-legalization-tribunal-rules

Why Saudi Arabia Will Struggle to Kick Its Oil Addiction

Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/why-saudi-arabia-will-struggle-to-kick-its-oil-addiction

Have firearm homicides and suicides dropped since Port Arthur as a result of John Howard's reforms?

Have gun-related homicides fallen significantly in Australia since the Port Arthur Massacre, with gun-related suicides dropping by 74 per cent, as John Howard says? ABC Fact Check investigates.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/have-firearm-homicides-and-suicides-dropped-since-port-arthur-as-a-result-of-john-howards-reforms

Scans Show 'Brain Dictionary' Groups Words By Meaning

Scientists say they have made an atlas of where words' meanings are located in the brain. The map shows that words are represented in different regions throughout the brain's outer layer. Moreover, the brains of different people map language in the same way. "These maps are remarkably consistent from person to person," says Jack Gallant, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley who led the study.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/scans-show-brain-dictionary-groups-words-by-meaning

Build a Raspberry Pi-Powered Linux Laptop That Fits in Your Pocket

This simple Raspberry Pi-Powered Linux laptop uses off-the-shelf parts, can be hooked up to a TV or monitor, and it fits in your pocket.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/microfracture/build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-linux-laptop-that-fits-in-your-pocket

House Votes Unanimously In Favor Of Requiring A Warrant To Search Emails

There are lots of problems with ECPA, but the big one that everyone points to is that it considers any communication that's on a server more than 180 days to be "abandoned" and accessible without a warrant.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/kxh/house-votes-unanimously-in-favor-of-requiring-a-warrant-to-search-emails