Woodstock Wire: News Tidbits
U.S. News - The U.S. Air Force conducted an F-16 flyover in the missing man formation for the graveside service of colorful Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot.
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:13:58 - #newstidbits
U.S. News - New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease and how this most common form...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:13:57 - #alzheimer #dementia #newstidbits
U.S. News - From robots that keep you company, to advanced food and tracking packaging and new types of drugs, these are the top 10 emerging technologies...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:13:56 - #robotics #newstidbits
U.S. News - Even if you are unlucky enough to carry genes that predispose you...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:13:55 - #alzheimer #newstidbits
Media - Time - Science - The words spoken by astronaut Neil Armstrong when he became the first man to step foot on the moon - at 10:56 pm Eastern Time...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:20 - #nasa #newstidbits
Think - Big Think - The website includes lets viewers experience the mission through 11,000 hours of audio, thousands of photographs and multiple camera...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:16 - #nasa #acquisition #newstidbits
Think - Big Think - The bacteria is so resilient that it's been found on the walls of nuclear reactors.It's unique properties have fascinated scientists,...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:15 - #cancer #newstidbits
Infosec - Malwarebytes Unpacked - Whether it's setting up access to a Netflix account on a smart TV or enabling personal email on an iPhone, some people-of...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:10 - #cybersecurity #phishing #ces #newstidbits
Life - Gallup Headlines - Six in 10 Americans say today's youth will have better lives than their parents did, and 70% believe they can achieve the...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:02 - #newstidbits
Life - Kiplinger - With the decline of traditional pensions, most of us are now responsible for squirrelling away money for our own retirement. In today's...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:01 - #retirement #newstidbits
Life - Neuroscience News - The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is increased, and progression more rapid in women due to larger brain-wide accumulation...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:00 - #alzheimer #newstidbits
Life - EurekAlert - The naturally occurring molecule N-acetylcysteine (NAC) shows benefit in a clinical trial for Parkinson's Disease.
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:13:15 - #parkinsons #newstidbits
Life - NASA Image of the day - At 8:32 a.m. EST, July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Florida on a mission to the Moon.
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:13:14 - #nasa #newstidbits
Life - EurekAlert - In a new study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Prusaczyk and colleagues showed that older patients with dementia...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:13:13 - #dementia #newstidbits
Life - Kiplinger - Though Social Security cuts appear to be looming, it's not too late for Americans, namely millennials, to create a retirement plan...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:13:12 - #retirement #newstidbits
Life - ALS Association - On July 15, 2014, a small gesture of support by professional golfer Chris Kennedy on behalf of a family member living with...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:13:11 - #redsox #newstidbits
Enterprise - ZDNet Blogs - Mozilla will mark all HTTP pages as "not secure" starting with Firefox 70, to be released in October.
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:41:23 - #newstidbits
Enterprise - ZDNet Blogs - Newer doesn't always mean faster.
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:53 - #newstidbits
Enterprise - Silicon Republic - A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0)
It's been half a century since the magnificent...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:51 - #nasa #newstidbits
Enterprise - Silicon Republic - As part of our efforts to optimise human society into the most efficient mechanism, we attempt to create a world for the most...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:44 - #robotics #newstidbits
Tech - Popular Science - Patients in treatment for non-small cell lung cancer during hurricane disasters have worse survival rates than those unaffected...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:36 - #cancer #newstidbits
Tech - GeekWire - Flight directors are on duty at NASA's Mission Control Center during the Apollo 10 mission in May 1969. Gerry Griffin is seated in...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:31 - #nasa #ibm #robotics #newstidbits
Tech - TechCrunch - A security lapse at a hotel management startup has exposed hotel bookings and guests' personal information.
The security lapse was...
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:13:30 - #cybersecurity #gdpr #newstidbits
Media - Time - Science - As the country prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission to the moon, a number of destinations with...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:41:19 - #nasa #newstidbits
Media - Fox - Tech - Slicing through the sky with bat-like wings, eluding enemy radar with stealth technology, quietly destroying enemy air defenses...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:41:17 - #newstidbits
Think - Big Think - The photo shows the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth, as it does every 90 minutes.The photo is remarkable because...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:13:21 - #nasa #newstidbits
Infosec - Office of Inadequate Security - Does anyone remember the massive data security incident involving the University of Maryland in 2014? Here's...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:13:16 - #cybersecurity #newstidbits
Infosec - Security Affairs - Instagram has recently addressed a critical flaw that could have allowed hackers to take over any Instagram account without...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:13:14 - #newstidbits
Life - Phys.org - Russian scientists from Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI,...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:13:12 - #cancer #newstidbits
Life - New England Today - Dreaming about a New England road trip? This region was practically made for summer road trips. We've got great back roads,...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:21 - #newstidbits
Life - Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Space Station Crosses a Spotless Sun
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:20 - #newstidbits
Life - WebMD - You have a lot of power to determine what your future with type 2 diabetes looks like. Here are questions to ask your doctor to stay...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:19 - #diabetes #newstidbits
Life - The Wirecutter - On Friday, July 5, Southern California experienced its largest earthquake in over 20 years, felt in places as far away as Phoenix...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:18 - #smartphone #newstidbits
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Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:17 - #robotics #retirement #newstidbits
Life - WebMD - Even if you are unlucky enough to carry genes that predispose you to Alzheimer's disease, a healthy lifestyle can minimize that risk,...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:16 - #alzheimer #newstidbits
Life - Phys.org - Today, someone with breast cancer may undergo several rounds of chemotherapy and spend months in limbo before medical scans can show...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:15 - #cancer #newstidbits
Life - TreeHugger - Steering clear of certain foods and beverages may help to lessen your cancer risk, according to a growing body of evidence.
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:14 - #cancer #newstidbits
Life - NASA Image of the day - Artist Russ Arasmith's vision of Apollo was a potent vision of the program that shows in the works he created.
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:13 - #nasa #newstidbits
Life - Phys.org - The way my mom imagined it, midlife was going to be great: counting down days until retirement, spending winters in Florida and checking...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:13:12 - #retirement #newstidbits
Life - The Penny Hoarder - Marriage is about two becoming one.
And along with all the good qualities you both bring to your marriage, you might each...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:41:08 - #newstidbits
Life - Lifehack - Do you find your job satisfying? Take the elevator test. When you bump into your boss on the elevator, are you excited to see him/her...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:41:07 - #ai #newstidbits
Life - Kiplinger - Does it make more sense to pull money out of your Roth IRA or your brokerage account for your income? Consider the full picture when...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:41:06 - #retirement #newstidbits
Tech - Mashable - In 139 years of record-keeping, this June was the warmest June ever recorded. But June 2019 also revealed a deeper warming reality....
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:41:00 - #nasa #newstidbits
Tech - Digital Trends - To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous Apollo 11 mission, NASA will hold a live broadcast featuring a retrospective...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:41:23 - #nasa #newstidbits
Tech - Chrome Unboxed - If you aren't aware, Chrome is rolling out dark mode across all versions and operating systems since everyone is seemingly...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:41:22 - #android #ai #machinelearning #newstidbits
Tech - Mashable - TL;DR: Prime Day 2019 is offering killer deals on dog DNA kits like Wisdom Panel 3.0 that'll help you learn more about your pets,...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:41:12 - #robotics #newstidbits
Life - Psychology Today - Lifestyle behaviors may increase (or decrease) someone's risk of dementia, according to new research.
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:40:01 - #dementia #newstidbits
Life - Phys.org - NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3), the agency's newest carbon dioxide-measuring mission to launch into space, has seen...
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:39:59 - #nasa #newstidbits
Media - PYMNTS.com - An app meant to promote community for baby boomers called Umbrella has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Thrive Capital,...
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:40:29 - #boomer #newstidbits
Life - New England Today - The farther away from home we travel, it seems, the more we see with fresh eyes. A mountain or a meadow or a sun-dappled...
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:13:31 - #newstidbits