Новости за 19.02.2016

A new study shows that drinking coffee could help fight cirrhosis of the liver. Examining 1,990 patients, doctors found that coffee drinkers have stronger livers, and a 44% lower risk of cirrhosis.

America's military is known for its high standards — but of all the sister service branches, the Marine Corps take perfection to another level.

Oprah Winfrey, one of three black females on the Forbes 400 list, is worth an estimated $3 billion. She has earned her wealth through various different avenues, from her talk show to her recent Weight Watchers endorsement. She is well known for her real estate purchases and extravagant lifestyle as well as her donations to causes close to her heart. 

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In June 2015, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson startled the fitness world when news of his daily diet plan went viral. As it turned out, it included an absurd amount of cod.

It started after he shared his diet and exercise regimen with Muscle and Fitness magazine, which published a detailed breakdown of each of his seven meals.

Four of those meals contained cod. When FiveThirtyEight ran the numbers, they came up with over 2 pounds of cod per day (the recommended serving... Читать дальше...

Smartwatches are growing fast, and last quarter, the budding product category shipped more devices than Swiss watches for the first time ever.

Netflix

"Daredevil" fans were ecstatic when actor Jon Bernthal was announced to join the cast for season two as the antihero Frank Castle/The Punisher. Bernthal is best known to fans from AMC's hugely successful "The Walking Dead." 

"I know how important this character is to you guys and I know how important this show is to you guys," Bernthal told fans at New York Comic Con in October. "I l0ok at this as a huge honor, a huge responsibility and I give you my absolute word I'm going to give everything that I have," he said. Читать дальше...

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Warning: There are some spoilers ahead if you're not caught up with "The Walking Dead" along with some speculation for future episodes.

The mid-season premiere of "The Walking Dead" set the stage for where the rest of season six will go. 

Rick (Andrew Lincoln) told his son Carl (Chandler Riggs) he has grand plans to make a better, new world. But don't expect it to be sunshine and rainbows from here on out.

Just because Alexandria is free of walkers, and Carl appears... Читать дальше...

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Nelle Harper Lee died on February 19 at age 89. The Pulitzer Prize winning author had only published two novels in her lifetime, but is widely regarded as one of the greatest 21st century novelists. 

Part of Lee's notoriety comes from anecdotes of her bold nature and unwillingness to succumb to those to believed her novel to be too controversial. 

One favorite story comes from a 1966 local paper called the Richmond News Leader. When the nearby Hanover County School... Читать дальше...

Instagram/Draper James

Reese Witherspoon's lifestyle brand, Draper James, aims to capture the heart of the preppy southern woman — or those who aspire to be like one.

Consider it Tory Burch for those not on the East Coast.

The lifestyle brand and online store (there's one brick-and-mortar location in Nashville) launched last year.

The store sells apparel, accessories, and home goods. The aesthetic is very Pinterest-friendly.

But now, Draper James, which is named for Witherspoon's' grandparents... Читать дальше...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump just called for a boycott of Apple in light of the company's reluctance to help authorities hack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.

"Apple ought to give the security for that phone, OK?" Trump said at a rally in Pawley's Island, South Carolina, on Friday.

"What I think you ought to do is boycott Apple until such time as they give that security number. How do you like that? I just thought of it. Читать дальше...

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By his own admission, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson eats ~800 pounds of cod a year, or roughly, 2 pounds a day.

That's a lot of fish.

But on Twitter, he revealed to Tech Insider deputy editor Dave Mosher today that he actually hates the stuff, and had to stop eating it.

Up until just now, when he told us he had stopped eating it, the Dwayne Johnson cod diet was a big source of speculation. Was it safe to eat all that fish? (We were told... Читать дальше...

Linux Foundation

Linus Torvalds, the founder and maintainer of the incredibly popular free Linux operating system, spends his days working from home in a bathrobe in complete silence.

Torvalds revealed his work process on stage at this week's TED conference, the BBC reports.

It's a deceptively unassuming look for Torvalds, the man behind Linux. While not as well-known as Windows or Mac OSX, Linux is an operating system that powers the servers running the Internet. It also underlies... Читать дальше...

Courtesy of Susie Moore

Fourteen months ago, I quit my $500,000 job in corporate sales to work for myself. It was the best career choice I’ve ever made.

Since then, countless people, from readers of my blog to my close friends, have come to me saying they want to quit their jobs, too.

Here is what I tell them:

1. Change is possible.


First and foremost, you can live your life by design, or by default. You have free will and the right to choose your own path. This is your birthright. Читать дальше...

HBO

Warning: Major Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones," including speculation of future events. 

"A Song of Ice and Fire" fan theories are virtually endless, especially since author George R.R. Martin has yet to publish the final two books, leaving many storylines open-ended and up for interpretation. But one fan theory is so widely believed by the fandom that it may as well be canon. The theory is known as "R + L = J" and centers on the question of Jon Snow's true parentage. 

According to a majority of the fanbase... Читать дальше...

Courtesy of Charles Smith Wines

We've all done it. You have friends coming over dinner, and you want to make sure your wine is chilled in time, so you stick it in the fridge before heading out to work in the morning. 

But then you forget about it, and before you know it, that bottle of wine has spent a week in the fridge. 

According to Charles Smith — the so-called "rebel winemaker" and founder of Walla Walla, Washington-based Charles Smith Wines — that's a big mistake. Temperature is... Читать дальше...

A selection of photos from some of this week's biggest news that you might have missed.

Netflix

In a time of sexts, Tinder, and Snapchat, Netflix's new romantic comedy, "Love," explores whether we need to try so hard to fall in love at all.

From executive producer Judd Apatow (HBO's "Girls," "Knocked Up," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"), "Love" (available Friday) follows Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and Gus (Paul Rust, also an executive producer) at the end of their respective messed-up relationships and into a potentially new one with each other.

But Mickey and Gus probably wouldn't meet on social media. Читать дальше...

Each apartment in Bosco Verticale, two Milan apartment towers designed by Stefano Boeri, essentially comes with its own garden, as the buildings are covered in plants and trees.

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When you quit a job, there's a good chance HR will ask you to partake in an exit interview.

People tend to have mixed feelings about these conversations. Some say an exit interview is the ideal opportunity to be completely honest about your experiences with your employer and offer them critical and constructive feedback; others argue it's awkward and not worth the risk of burning bridges, as your criticism probably won't inspire any significant changes, anyway. Читать дальше...

YouTube/Women 2.0

A run-in with an incredibly sexist boss at her first Valley job 18 years ago almost convinced Sukhinder Singh Cassidy to quit the tech industry, and give up her entrepreneurial dreams.

Fortunately she didn't and now she's launched a new startup called theBoardlist that could help the tech industry solve the problem of the lack of woman in the business.

"Diversity is such a hot topic but I’m only interested in talking about solutions at this point," Cassidy told Business Insider. Читать дальше...

Sometimes it's better to just skip the selfie. In Santa Teresita, Argentina, beachgoers recently killed a small, Franciscana dolphin after picking it up and posing for photos with it until the animal died, Fusion reports. Franciscana dolphins are classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and there are only about 30,000 in the world.

Volvo

On Thursday, Volvo unveiled in Stockholm the newest addition to its 90-series: the V90 wagon.

The V90 will join the XC90 SUV and the new S90 sedan as part of Swedish car maker's five-year-long effort to revamp its entire range.

In the accompanying press release Volvo was happy to acknowledge its long presence in the wagon market.

“In many people’s minds we are known as the definitive wagon brand,"Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars said. Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

One can't dispute that the majority of capital flows into the big funds, the Blackstone's, Carlyle's, Bridgewater's of the world, etc. We all know why, don't we? Well here's an entirely different perspective.

It simply relates to a breakdown in communication. Society has changed how it receives and processes information. Regardless of whether you are a teenager or a CIO, you handle information differently than you did 20 years ago. The alternatives industry hasn’t evolved. Читать дальше...

YouTube/The Boiling River

For centuries, Peruvian locals have talked about a river in the Amazon that burns so hot it can kill.

According to legend, Spanish conquistadors foolishly ventured into the rainforest in search of gold, and the few men that returned told stories of poisoned water, man-eating snakes, and a river that boiled from below.

For Peruvian geoscientist, Andrés Ruzo, the myth had fascinated him since childhood. But it wasn't until he was completing his PhD project... Читать дальше...

Universal

Very few Americans, young or old, haven't been affected by "To Kill a Mockingbird" — a literary classic widely read in schools and later in life.

But as the world mourns Harper Lee's death this week, one fact of the 1960 novel's publication remains little-known.

"To Kill a Mockingbird," when it was first submitted to its publisher, wasn't like the "To Kill a Mockingbird" we know at all.

It had a different title, "Go Set a Watchman," a version of which was published... Читать дальше...