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Alzheimer’s science and development are finally catching up to the disease. But right now, the breakthroughs are moving faster than the system built to deliver them, which means a lot of patients aren’t seeing the benefits yet. Fixing that is the next big frontier in Alzheimer’s.
It’s holidays, the kids had good results at school, so we went for a sushi order yesterday evening. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Dear @WorldRemit , @remitly and @MTNRwanda shouldn’t you make any joint statement around money transfer issues that Rwandan diaspora members are facing while trying to send money to Rwanda? It is almost the end of the year and we are trying to send money to family members and we have delays and potentially fraud cases. Thank you!
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🩷 Dès ce soir, Chambord s’illuminera en rose en soutien à #Octobrerose, campagne nationale d’information et de sensibilisation au dépistage du cancer du sein. Détecté tôt, ce cancer peut être guéri dans neuf cas sur dix.
I felt like a gratin and this body of mine told me the only gratin I could afford was zucchini gratin, mozzarella, olive oil and pesto.
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Mubyeyi, muvandimwe, nshuti ya benshi, Suzana Nyiranyamibwa mu nyamibwa, twaje dukeye kuguherekeza mu buruhukiro bwawe buzahoraho. Abahanzi benshi bagendanye nawe mu gihugu hose mu bikorwa byo kwibuka jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi bakuriririmbiye. Bakwibutse mu bwiza bwawe bwakuranze. Rya jwi ryawe ryongeye guhanika. Imisango yaryo yaguherekeje. N’inshuti zawe nyinshi zaje kukwereka ko zigukunda. Utashye ukunzwe, wabayeho kibyeyi, ugiye gipfura. Uruhukire mu mahoro.
Invisited Matmata when I was 17 years old. I don’t remember it was like that.
This is Matmata, in Southern Tunisia. And it’s not just "houses in holes"—it’s an entire invisible city. Each hole serves as the courtyard of a home. The Berbers have been building this way for hundreds of years: 1. They dig a pit 7–10 meters deep. This becomes the courtyard. 2. From the walls of this pit, they dig horizontally to create rooms—bedrooms, a kitchen, and storage areas. These rooms are connected by tunnels. From above, nothing is visible except for a hole in the desert. Why do they do it? It’s not just to escape the heat—though it works perfectly for that. Inside, the temperature stays between 20–25°C, while outside it can reach over 50°C in the summer and drop near zero in the winter. There’s no need for air conditioning. The primary reason, however, was protection. In the desert, you’re an easy target. This design renders the entire village invisible to invaders; if you don’t know where to look, you could walk right past it without ever noticing. And perhaps most interestingly, this is the home of Luke Skywalker. In 1976, George Lucas filmed *Star Wars* in one of these very dwellings in Matmata. The Hotel Sidi Driss remains preserved to this day, just as it appeared on Tatooine—you can even sleep in Luke’s room. Today, fewer than 100 families still live there. Most of the younger generation has moved to the new town built above ground, but the older residents remain below. They say it’s the best place to sleep in the entire Sahara.
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This is not a real image of the homes. This is an AI visualization, which has been manipulated. Look at the bottom of the photo, it even says it was produced using AI in light print. While the concept is cool, the real homes don't look like this.
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