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S.F. artist’s colorful paintings have roots in India

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

S.F. artist’s colorful paintings have roots in India Parasnis, whose vivid new “Serenity” paintings are on view at Caldwell Snyder Gallery, cites Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area figurative painters — namely Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and Willem de Kooning — among his influences for their expressive marks and “spirituality and color.” Yet, Parasnis’ use of geometric color fields and his nontraditional ordering of physical space also owe a great deal to a less obvious source: 16th through... Читать дальше...

22 Adorable Animals Just Being Really Friggin' Cute

BuzzFeed 

The best of the best, from our Cute or Not submissions!

Here's a tiny puppy with a lot to look forward to in life.

Maggie / Cute or Not

Here is a cat looking up with the softest, sweetest eyes.

Kaida / Cute or Not

And this puppy waiting patiently to play.

Scout / Cute or Not

But this precious angel is a little tuckered out from playtime. Читать дальше...

Survey Says: People Have Way Too Many Passwords To Remember

BuzzFeed 


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Between email, social media accounts, banking, utilities, productivity tools and online shopping, most people have a lot of places they need to log in. Now we have a clue just how many, thanks to a new poll by Intel Security.

According to the online survey, which surveyed more than 2,000 English-speaking adults, the average person has 27 discrete online logins.

"The sheer number of accounts has grown dramatically over the past few years," said Bruce Snell... Читать дальше...

CAST to Host Performances this Weekend

GantDaily.com 

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre Inc. (CAST) is hosting two, major performances this weekend. On Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m., you will be rollicking with laughter as Pittsburgh hypnotist and professional corporate entertainer, Devin Knight, makes your friends and members of the audience the real stars of the show with his zany hypnotism. This performances will coincide […]

Don't "Cut and Suck" a Snakebite—Do This Instead If You're Bitten by a Venomous Snake

OutdoorLife 

We've all seen the TV shows and movies where someone cuts an "X" across their friend's snake bite and proceeds to suck out the venom. But as you and I both know, not everything from Hollywood is real. So what is real? How about the complications from preforming this preposterous pop culture medical procedure: You could nick a small vein or artery with your cutting, and send venom-laden blood directly into the circulatory system. You are also increasing the risk of infection in that area, which is already under attack from the snake venom. Читать дальше...



VA secretary: Window is closing for appeals reform

Stars and Stripes 

Secretary Bob McDonald said Wednesday that the window of opportunity for Congress to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs’ backlogged benefits appeals system will soon be closing.

Songs We Love: Esmé Patterson, 'No River'

NPR (npr.org) 

Patterson casts light on the assumption people make about a woman: that she's inexhaustibly strong, yet mysteriously dangerous. "I'm human, I'm human," she reminds us.

Nate Staniforth to bring magic to Sheldon

JournalStar.com 

The biggest influence on Nate Staniforth is Bob Dylan. But Staniforth isn’t an aspiring folkie, rock ‘n’ roller or any other kind of musician.

Why Humans Have Bigger Brains

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've uncovered why humans have such big brains.

Ebola May Leave Some Survivors Blind

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fifth of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone developed severe or total vision loss within weeks of being declared free of the virus, a new study finds.

Robots Stake Their Claim in the Operating Room

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A surgical robot outperformed human surgeons in stitching the small intestines of pigs back together, researchers report.

Why Humans Have Bigger Brains

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've uncovered why humans have such big brains.

Ebola May Leave Some Survivors Blind

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fifth of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone developed severe or total vision loss within weeks of being declared free of the virus, a new study finds.

Robots Stake Their Claim in the Operating Room

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A surgical robot outperformed human surgeons in stitching the small intestines of pigs back together, researchers report.

Autonomous Robotic Surgery Takes a Step Forward

WSJ.com 

Some surgical operations could in the future be performed by robots without the need for human intervention. Researchers in the U.S. say they have taken a step in this direction after a supervised autonomous robot successfully performed soft tissue surgery on a pig’s bowel. Dipti Kapadia reports. Photo: Axel Krieger

Conservatives: Confirm SCOTUS pick!

MSNBC 

The conservative website RedState wrote that the Senate should confirm President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.





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