We all enjoy a good party. But with St. Patty's day just around the corner, we thought it might be time to remind ourselves what's not so great about green beer and Irish car bombs — the dangers of over consumption.

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When you take alcohol into your body — no matter if it is in the form of wine, hard liquor, or beer — it all goes to the same place: Your stomach, then your small intestine.

In the intestines, the alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream. From there it circulates through your entire body, where it crosses the barrier to get to your brain cells, and impacts countless other organs.

Alcohol interferes with your brains coordination centers, making you clumsy.

Loss of coordination stems from alcohol's effects on the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain, which turns off some brain cells. Alcohol enhances these inhibitory effects, resulting in sluggish movements and reaction times that can make you lose coordination, Psychology Today explains.

A recent study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, published Sept. 15, 2011, suggests that damage to the brain's cerebellum from heavy drinking can cause balance problems for years, even after heavy alcoholics sober up.

A drink or two makes you creative and relaxed, but more can loosen your inhibitions too much.

People under the influence of alcohol have decreased brain activity in other areas of the brain too, specifically the prefrontal cortex, Psychology Today reports. This area is responsible for rational thought and decision making, so lowered activity makes you put less thought into your actions and decisions.

This relaxing effect can be helpful at times, when alcohol is taken in moderation. A study in BPS Research Digest, and a second one published in Consciousness and Cognition, suggest that a drink or two could help you perform better at work and make you more creative.

Your brain doesn't make long term memories right when sloshed, making you forget parts of your night.

Alcohol use causes the brain to become a sieve of information — though you are still awake and moving around, large amounts of alcohol stop your brain from being able to make and keep new long-term memories.

The third brain area where alcohol interacts to dumb-down the brain is the temporal cortex, including the hippocampus, a brain region responsible for making new memories, is located.

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The NBA won't vote on the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a group from Seattle until the Board of Governors convene in mid-April. But so far, all signs point to the Kings being sold and moving to Seattle to become the second version of the Seattle Supersonics.

In the meantime, the ownership group has released renderings of what their proposed arena would look like.

The most noticeable feature will be the outside of the arena which is designed to look like the engine of a Supersonic jet. And while Seattle doesn't yet officially have an NBA team, it is not hard to imagine that this will be the premier arena in the league.

The Supersonic engine design and the lighting of the arena will make it a very distinct feature against the Seattle skyline

One of the key features will be a smaller upper deck compared to other arenas

Here is how the upper deck compares to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn (in red)

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The U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is more than just a prison.

While the detention facility has gained infamy for housing enemy combatants since 2002, locking up terrorism suspects is just a small part of the overall mission of those stationed here.

Located on the southeastern end of Cuba, "Gitmo" has served as a vital refueling station and safe port for U.S. ships since 1898. Military members serving here provide regional security for Navy and Coast Guard ships — and guard towers along miles of fence line serve as a constant reminder that they are in unfriendly territory.

Many journalists who travel here only cover the detention facility — and miss the hidden gems.

This is probably what comes to mind when most people think of Guantanamo Bay.

Small cells filled with mostly faceless, nameless people from…wherever…

The only thing certain for many is that detainees here are doing hard time. Whatever that is.

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If Back to the Future II is to be believed, by the year 2015 we’ll all be riding hover boards to work. 

Hmm. Makes the four wheel toys we all currently use seem a little dull in comparison.

If your commute currently feels more Driving Miss Daisy than Wacky Races, you’d be forgiven for feeling the motor trade seems to have lost a little of its imagination along the years.

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Perhaps the reason is that cars have become increasingly important to our lives since Marty McFly made his first foray in time travel back in 1985. Nowadays commuting is more common; thanks to the internet long-distance relationships are more prevalent; the recession has forced us to be more flexible in the distance we’re prepared to go for our jobs; and financially we may not be quite as flush as we were in the mid to late 1980s.

Whether it’s for business or pleasure, we want our cars to be reliable, safe for our family and the planet and not break the bank. But by not breaking the bank are we failing to break the mould?

The very first car hit the roads at a top-speed of two miles per hour back in 1769. And though the design and horse power seems ridiculously pedestrian to us modern users, these cars must have felt like the future to people at the time. Cars were brave, futuristic and exciting things and people were prepared to take a chance on something new.

We shouldn’t lose sight of this attitude. So before you automatically plump for that new Mondeo with excellent mileage, take a look at this innovative selection of concept cars that have been introduced to us through the years. Some may be crazy, some might be unworkable, but mark our words; you’ll be more likely to see one of these bad boys on the M1 before we start queuing up for the latest model of hover board.

Joe Harmon Design and North Carolina State University brought us the Wooden Super Car, AKA Splinter.

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott has taken his signature wing style and parlayed it into something fashionable yet functional: Smart Forjeremy’s Car!

French designers Andraud and Tessie created the AirPod. They tested such a gaseous vehicle on a track. The eco-friendly automobile "worked well." Unfortunately this idea was not pursued further.

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Everyone remembers their favorite childhood toy.

Whether its a soccer ball, Lincoln Logs, or a Barbie doll, toys impact our experiences growing up. They not only say a lot about our personalities, but about our cultural environment, too.

Gabriele Galimberti, an Italian photographer and member of Riverboom Publishing, set out to take pictures of children all over the world posing with their most prized possessions.

He noticed the richer children tended to be more possessive with their toys, whereas children in poorer countries were more accustomed to sharing with neighborhood playmates.

The toys the children decided to display also revealed a lot about their parents — whether it was a taxi driving mother who gave her son miniature cars or an Italian farmer whose daughter was photographed with her pastel-colored plastic farm equipment.

But wherever the kids lived, one thing was universal: They just wanted to play.

Maudy Sibanda in Zambia loves her sunglasses collection.

Source: Gabriele Galimberti

Julia from Albania poses in her all-pink bedroom with her dolls.

Source: Gabriele Galimberti

Twins Arafa and Aisha display their toys on their bed in Zanzibar.

Source: Gabriele Galimberti

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Today I ventured down to the Manhattan Mall in New York City's Herald Square to check out the new Joe Fresh line at JCPenney.

It was bright and affordable, but the store wasn't mobbed with people looking to grab the newest JCP digs.

The collection featured just what Joe Fresh promised: women's preppy basics in fresh, fun colors.

And everything was a steal — barely anything I saw in the section was going for much more than $25.

The "store within a store," as JCPenney has billed the new boutique, was attention-grabbing, too. There were orange signs everywhere to draw customers in, and a DJ was just setting up when I was heading out the door.  Still, while I wasn't flying solo in the Joe Fresh section, there were probably fewer than 10 customers at a time perusing the new line during the majority of my stay at the store.

The enthusiasm could easily pick up during more prime shopping hours this weekend, but I gained attention from nearly every employee within a five-rack radius as I perused the different styles — all friendly and eager to enter me in a Joe Fresh sweepstakes or help me find my size.

The Joe Fresh shop looks great, but is it going to be enough to get new people into stores?

JCPenney has a store in the Manhattan Mall, on 33rd and Broadway.

JCP is in the basement of the mall, but there was Joe Fresh marketing all over the top floor. Orange was the theme of the day and it was hard to miss.

After going down the escalator and walking in the store, I was immediately handed a coupon for $10 off my purchase. JCPenney initially tried eliminating coupons under CEO Ron Johnson, but the discounts are definitely back.

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Love the beats or hate them, there's no music more money-conscious than hip-hop.

But between the rhymes, rap stars actually have some legitimate financial advice, say the experts.

These tips, gleaned from hip-hop lyrics and interviews with rap moguls, can add Benjamins to your bank account.

"But once you get grown and out on your own/ Bills upon bills upon bills is what you have/ Before you get your check then you already spent half."

Lesson from: Common, Chapter 13 (Rich Man vs. Poor Man)"

While his peers brag about the G's they're stacking up, this rapper tells audiences on his 1994 album, "Resurrection,""Call me doberman 'cause I'm a pincher of pennies."

According to Richard E. Reyes, a CFP professional and president of Wealth and Business Planning Group LLC in Maitland, Fla., the way to escape the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck is keep your bills minimal, and, "Try always to pay yourself first." To do that, Reyes recommends saving 10 percent of your income in an emergency account until you have at least three to six months' of living expenses stockpiled, preferably more. If you can't save 10 percent at first, that's OK.

"Slowly but surely, we'll work our way up, but just start at something," he says. "Get used to having to do without that money."

"Floss a little; invest up in a mutual fund."

Lesson from: Busta Rhymes, "Dangerous"

Ignore the rest of the NSFW, or not safe for work, lyrics on this 1997 track, and Rhymes has some sound advice if you choose your investments wisely, says Sean M. Dowling, CFP professional and president of The Dowling Group Wealth Management in Stamford, Conn.

"I think the best place to start is what the actual objective of that mutual fund is, and does it fall in line with what you're trying to accomplish in your investment program," he says. "I think consideration should be given to the company, what their philosophies (are) ... their successes and failures, (and) how they've handled those."

Future investors should also research the cost. To avoid having your funds eaten up by fees, Dowling advises investors to seek mutual funds that keep costs around 1 percent for actively managed funds and around 0.5 percent for indexed or passively managed investments.

"Hold off on all the jewelry and the cars. Straight up ... (the rap business is) not a 9-to-5. You go to work for 40 hours a week, you're not going to get the same amount of money ... every week because it don't work like that."

Lesson from: Yung Joc, in an interview with HollywoodHeavy.com

After being named one of Forbes' 20 richest hip-hop artists in 2006, Joc warned new artists to avoid spending sprees and to "Be smarter than that with your money," in an interview with HollywoodHeavy.com.

Philip Lee, a CFP professional and wealth manager with Modera Wealth Management LLC in Boston, says that Joc's advice to save for lean times is especially relevant to those with fluctuating incomes. While an emergency fund of three to six months' savings may be sufficient for employees with a steady paycheck, business owners, freelance or contract workers, and those who rely on tips or commissions will need six to nine months' of living expenses.

Lee also recommends examining your yearly expenses and budgeting out how much you'll need to save per month to meet them.

"You want to try ... the best you can to even out your expenses, and match that to the savings that you might have," Lee says.

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We're three episodes away from the season 3 finale of "The Walking Dead."

With The Governor out for Michonne's blood, Merle (possibly) playing for the good guys again, and showrunner Glen Mazzara's recent departure, what's in store for Rick and the gang in the future?

Business Insider spoke with "The Walking Dead" producer David Alpert to get the low down on the rest of the action-packed season and what to expect now that Scott Gimple will be heading AMC's hit zombie show.  

Alpert shared the direction for season four, actor Lennie James' return as Morgan and whether we'll see him again (don't count it out!), and if we may see another love interest for Rick down the line.

Get excited!

Warning:If you're not caught up, some spoilers may follow.

Yes, Rick is pretty much back to normal, for now.

If you couldn't tell from Rick's meeting with the Governor, his hometown trip the other week was his return to normalcy.

"I think you'll see that 'Clear,' [Season 3, episode 12], is really the beginning of something major for Rick. That sort brings him back from the brink," says Alpert. "This will always be a point for him where he decides, "You know what? Engagment is important, and I must do it, because it's not a life worth living without.'" 

One point of Morgan's (Lennie James) return was to bring Rick back on point.

"This Morgan is a very damaged, very messed-up individual," says Alpert. "There is no hope for him. We felt it was important for Rick to have that turning point. We really needed Morgan to be messed up and sort of incredibly depressed and beyond redemption."

This may not be the last we see of Morgan (Lennie James).

"I think there's a real desire on everyone's part to see Lennie James again," says Alpert. "Morgan's character is fascinating. I think the rest of us fans want to see more of him, so I feel like there's a real opportunity. I don't know that it will necessarily be as part of the group in quite the same way. I hope we will see Lennie James again."

Morgan (Lennie James) was supposed to come back last season.

"We always figured we'd see him again at some point, we just didn't know when," said Alpert. "And, we sort of let the story dictate it. Even with the farm [in season 2] we talked about whether there was a way to bring him in … It never felt special enough."

"We were looking for how we could reward viewers who sort of remember him and how we could engage him in cumulative storytelling. We figured this was the best way to do that."

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In 2009, Fisker Automotive was an exciting company: With Detroit in shambles and a huge loan from the federal government, the startup automaker had plans to change the industry.

It was going to build 100,000 cars a year in Delaware and save or create 5,000 jobs. The Karma, its gorgeous, extremely efficient plug-in hybrid electric car, was on the way.

It landed a cover story on Forbes magazine in May, with the title, "The Next Detroit." Justin Bieber and Leonardo DiCaprio were huge fans.

But today, no Karmas are being built. Production of the Atlantic, the car meant to generate real profits, has been delayed to late 2014. The Delaware plant sits nearly empty, and company's namesake and co-founder suddenly resigned this week.

Here's how Fisker went from the up-and-comer that was going to change the game, to a company flirting with disaster, and just maybe the next Solyndra.

Fisker Automotive was founded by Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler in late 2007. Fisker (left) was known for designing amazing cars like the Aston Martin DB9 and BMW Z8; Koehler was a veteran auto executive.

In January 2008, the Karma concept was revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

It was as stunning and sleek as anything Henrik Fisker had done before.

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Central banks have been diversifying their foreign reserves to include gold. 

Global central banks bought 534.6 metric tons of gold last year.

The World Gold Council reports that official global gold holdings increased to 31,671.4 tonnes as of March.

We pulled the numbers on the 10 biggest official reserves.

Note: CBGA refers to the Central Bank Gold Agreements. The first Agreement (CBGA 1) ran from September 27, 1999 to September 26, 2004.  The second Agreement (CBGA 2) ran from September 27, 2004 to September 26, 2009. The third Agreement (CBGA 3) will run for five years from September 2009.

10. India

Official gold holdings:
557.7 tonnes

Percent of foreign reserves in gold:
9.9 percent

The Reserve Bank of India is known to buy IMF gold and considers gold to be a safe investment, but rarely comments on its plans to buy it. Meanwhile, the government has been trying to deter people from purchasing the precious metal. Gold imports are blamed for the nation's deficit.

Source: World Gold Council

9. Netherlands

Official gold holdings:
612.5 tonnes

Percent of foreign reserves in gold:
59.2 percent.

Back in 1999, the Netherlands announced under the Central Bank Gold Agreement (CB GA1) that it would sell 300 tonnes of gold during the next five years, but only managed to sell 235 tonnes. 

Under CBGA2 (2004/2005 –'08/'09) it said it would sell a total of 165 tonnes (which included the 65 tonnes left over from CBGA1), and it announced no sales under CBGA3 (from 2008/2009 – '13/'14).

Source: World Gold Council

8. Japan

Official gold holdings:
765.2 tonnes

Percent of foreign reserves in gold:
3.2 percent

Japan's gold reserves were at just 6 tonnes in 1950, and its central bank registered its first serious jump in gold holdings in 1959, with purchases increasing by 169 tonnes from the previous year.

In 2011, the Bank of Japan sold gold to pump ¥20 trillion into the economy to calm investors after the tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Source: World Gold Council

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When you type in the wrong web address, you end up on a 404 page.

Most companies have boring 404 pages that try to get you back the site's main page.

But some clever companies do more. They use 404 pages to have fun.

We have a round up of the best 404 pages on the web.

A few years ago, Tristan Walker set up a thread on Quora for people to find the best 404 pages on the web. After looking at those submissions, as well as 404 collections on Mashable, 404 Research Lab, and elsewhere on the web, we've put together our favorites.

Whoops! We caught TechCrunch with its pants down on this one

This Pac-Man 404 is great, you can play Pac-Man inside the 404!

This one is a lot of fun, you can rotate the cube and adjust it in and out

Play with it here

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The FastDiet, also known as the 5:2 diet, is based on something called intermittent fasting. This involves eating normally for five days a week and "fasting" for two. On those two fasting days, you eat about a quarter of your typical calorie intake — 500 calories for women and 600 calories for men. The rest of the time you can eat whatever you want. 

The book, only recently released in the U.S., was written by Dr. Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer, both of the U.K. They claim this diet will make you lose weight faster than other standard diets — Mosley says he lost 20 pounds within a few weeks of starting the diet.

Although the extreme eating regime has been met with criticism in the health community, Mosley says the evidence to support intermittent fasting is there. The entire first chapter is even devoted to the "science of fasting." 

Still not sure about the craze?

Here we breakdown how and why the 5:2 diet works, according to its authors.

First, let's understand what happens to your body when you fast.

When you don't eat, your body must turn somewhere else besides food for energy and begins to feed on the glucose in your blood.

Once all of the glucose in your blood is eaten up, your body turns to stored glucose — which is kept in complex carbohydrate molecules called glycogen.

And finally, when all of that stored glucose is used up, your body taps into fat stores for energy and glucose. 

But, continuing to do this for long stretches of time is not sustainable. In fact, your body might go into starvation mode, where your metabolism actually slows down in response to a decrease in calorie intake.

Source: The FastDiet

The 5:2 diet, based on intermittent fasting, is different than calorie restriction or starving.

Intermittent fasting is not the same as prolonged calorie restriction, or starving. That would be when our body doesn't take in enough nutrients to maintain a normal, healthy lifestyle.  

Intermittent fasting involves "eating fewer calories, but only some of the time," Mosley writes. 

Mosley admits that prolonged fasting is not sustainable and will ultimately result in muscle loss.

With the FastDiet, you never go for longer than 24 hours without eating. 

Source: The FastDiet

Ok, so where's the science?

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We love the revival of classic games that keep coming to the iOS platform.

Forgotten console and desktop titles have absolutely found new life here, and we couldn't be happier about it.

Here are some of our favorites.

Glider

This classic Mac game makes an updated and colorful return to your favorite Apple device. Steer a paper airplane around all kinds of obstacles.

Price: $0.99

Defender of the Crown

The old Amiga game makes a return on your iPhone - save a war-torn England after its king has been murdered by leading the military and engaging in loads of sword fights.

Price: $2.99

Galaga 30th Collection

You need to pick up this arcade classic, which includes the unaltered original and plenty of modernized variations available as in-app purchases.

Price: free!

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There are people on the internet claiming to offer contract killing services for hire.

They advertise their wares via Tor, an anonymous and decentralized network of websites that exist off the grid and out of sight of Google, Facebook, and conventional web browsers.

And in an effort to keep payment out of sight, transactions all take place with Bitcoin, a digital currency that is similarly decentralized and anonymous.

Whether these guys are legitimate or not, you can use the specialized Tor browser you can find and communicate with them.

C'thulu purports to be a collection of former soldiers from the French Foreign Legion that will kill for you.

They want $10,000 in advance and $10,000 upon completion.

Anyone communicating with them will need this, their public PGP key. This is a series of characters used to encode a message such that only they can decode it.

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So much of your day-to-day experience with your smartphone is shaped by the apps you use.

If you let your apps grow stale, it's easy to get bored with your device.

From boosting our productivity and making our messages smarter to serving up the haterade, these apps have changed how we feel about our phones.

Carrot: the app that turns your tasks into a game.

Carrot is a supercharged productivity app that turns daily tasks into a game.

If you keep Carrot happy by getting things done, she—the app definitely has a personality—will reward you.

Available for: iOS

Price:$0.99

Climate Clock: a beautiful weather app with tons of forecast features

I run into nice weather apps all the time. The most useful ones provide users with a wide view of current conditions and what's coming next.

I especially like apps that tell me what the weather will be like at a particular time. 

Climate Clock does all these things. The app shows you an analog clock, which displays the hourly weather in a beautiful, easy to read design.

Besides just the current day's forecast, users can see a full 10-day forecast.

One of the features I really like is how the app displays the current temperature as a badge. That way, you don't even have to open Climate Clock to see the current temperature.

Available for: iOS

Price:on sale for $0.99

T3 Music Player: a nice alternative to the same old music experience

The T3 music player is an alternative to Apple's built-in music app.

T3 looks beautiful and offers a completely custom interface. It's simple to use, just import your favorite songs from the music app and play them through T3. The app offers AirPlay support, so you can stream music wirelessly in your home, and is available in 13 languages.

Available for: iOS

Price:$0.99

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Ever played the game of Twister on water? The green, yellow, and brown polka dots that form on British Columbia’s Spotted Lake each summer make it look like you could.

It’s a far cry from the stereotypical landscapes of clear blue lakes, rolling green hills, and white-sand beaches that inspire most travelers—and that’s part of what makes strange natural wonders like Spotted Lake so thrilling.

A recently discovered cave that grows crystals the size of four-story buildings, a lake the color of a strawberry milkshake, and a glacier that seems to bleed sound like they’re from another planet, but can be seen right here on earth, and they remind us that there’s plenty of mystery left to explore.

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For billions of years, our planet has been a work in progress. Wind, water, pressure, minerals, heat, and lesser-understood forces mold and shape our environment, carving out caves and canyons, flooding and drying lakes, shaping mountains, shifting shorelines, moving the ground beneath our feet, and creating all manner of strange formations.

Long before scientists were able to offer explanations for the world’s more curious natural achievements, locals have been coming up with their own ideas. Māori legend says the enormous boulders found on New Zealand’s Moeraki Beach are the washed-ashore gourds and sweet potatoes from the wreck of a mythological canoe, while Irish folklore attributes the creation of the Giant’s Causeway to a quarrel that spanned across the sea to Scotland.

Such bizarre formations are, in fact, the result of time and pressure working against soil and rock, an often slow and methodical process that yields showstopping results. Others are the result of a sudden dramatic shift in conditions. Together, they caution us, as author Will Durant wrote in the January 1946 edition of Ladies Home Journal, that “civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.”

Seeing is believing, so take our tour of the strangest natural wonders—and keep an eye out for what the powerful planetary forces may do next.

Take a look at these stunning natural wonders >

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Fastest Disappearing Natural Wonders

World's Coolest Futuristic Buildings

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Marble Caves, Chile

Six thousand years of wave erosion created the undulating patterns that give these caves their marbleized effect, enhanced by the reflection of the blue and green water of Carrera Lake, near Chile’s border with Argentina.

Although the area is threatened by a plan to build a dam nearby, for now, visitors can kayak throughout the caves on days when the waters are calm.

Lake Retba, Senegal

It looks as if someone poured a giant bottle of Pepto-Bismol into Lake Retba—that’s how deeply pink these waters are.

The color is actually caused by a particular kind of algae called Dunaliella salina that produces a pigment. The salt content is extremely high, reaching 40 percent in some spots and allowing the algae to thrive (and swimmers to float effortlessly on the surface of the 10-foot-deep lake).

Blinding white piles of salt line the shores, and locals work several hours a day harvesting salt from the bright pink water.

Asbyrgi Canyon, Iceland

Legend has it that the Asbyrgi Canyon in northern Iceland was created when the hoof of a Norse god’s horse touched the earth, slicing through 300-foot-tall cliffs and flattening an area just over two miles long and more than a half mile wide.

The likelier scientific explanation is that two periods of glacial flooding carved the canyon between 3,000 and 10,000 years ago. But standing atop the cliffs, with the green carpet of the horseshoe-shaped canyon spread before you, it’s fun to imagine otherwise.

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This may be the ultimate landmark in Dublin, Ireland.

The Guinness Storehouse or brewery is a destination more than 4 million tourists each year.

Arthur Guinness started brewing beer here in 1759. He got a 9,000-year lease for the factory for £45 per year (about $73 in current dollars).

Now, the brewery has been transformed into a museum, which you can visit for €15 ($21) a pop.

Follow the signs to the Guinness Storehouse.

Here it is — this particular Guinness brewery building dates back to 1904. But Guinness has been brewed at this very spot since 1759.

Lets go in.

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This week, Victoria's Secret debuted Karlie Kloss as a new Angel. 

That means that at age 20, Kloss has already achieved the ultimate goal in the modeling business.  

Half of Forbes' highest paid models last year were Angels for the lingerie giant. And the annual Fashion Show drew more than 10 million viewers last year.

Angels don't just make millions of dollars and gain worldwide fame. Becoming an Angel is key to launching a career in fashion, business, or television (just look at former Angel Heidi Klum).  

We decided to dig beyond the gorgeous surface and find out who these models really are. 

One model aspires to be a doctor, while another was a high school basketball star. 

Karlie Kloss is trained in classical ballet, and credits her unique runway walk to her background. Designer Carolina Herrera once told Vogue that Kloss "moves like a cat."

Source: Vogue

Adriana Lima always dreamed of being a doctor. Lima said she got into modeling by mistake and was too young to know what she really wanted.

Source: GQ

Alessandra Ambrosio had cosmetic surgery at age 11. She was self-conscious about her large ears and had surgery to pin them back. In 2006, she told Tyra Banks she had suffered from complications.

Source: AskMen.com

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Craft beer aficionados and those looking for their new favorite brew can be thankful that they won't have to travel far to experience quality beer.

Stouts, lagers, blondes or IPA's, there's something for everyone when it comes to beer in this city, but why not travel directly to the source of goodness: The Almighty Brewery.

The brewery is the destination where a freshly made beer is within arm's reach, and sometimes accompanied by close friends and good food. We've compiled a list of seven breweries in and around New York City that will get your taste buds salivating for hops.

Heartland Brewery: Fort Greene

You may be familiar with one of the Heartland Brewery's seven locations around Manhattan, but they brew their beer just across the bridge in Fort Greene.

The brewery has a brew for every person's taste, from Lagers and Ales to IPA's and Stouts. This gem emphasizes sustainability and uses only local products and ingredients. The byproduct after the brewing is completed is sent off to local farms and ranches to feed livestock. According to Brew master Kelly Taylor, "it's really important to drink locally. Fresh beer is just better."

Our Recommendation: Farmer Jon's Oatmeal Stout

Sixpoint Brewery: Red Hook

Sixpoint Brewery has been producing finely crafted ales "since the dawn of civilization," or 2004 to be exact.

Their appreciation behind the history of brewing influences their taste and name. The Sixpoint Brewers star has been depicting the craft of brewing since the medieval period. They haven't been able to hold tours due to facility renovations, but they attend events throughout the year, like the East Coast/West Coast Punk Rock Brew Tour, and they sponsor Beer for Beasts with Beer Advocate.

Sixpoint creates a small batch of specialty beer sold only during the event, with the proceeds going toward the Humane Society of New York. The carefully crafted beers, down to the original labels, make Sixpoint a place to check out.

Our Recommendation: Resin

Brooklyn Brewery: Williamsburg

The renowned Brooklyn Brewery, located in the heart of Williamsburg, has become a staple in most New Yorker's homes and bars.

It was founded in 1988 and has been producing quality brews ever since. The leaders of the brewery have published several books on beer and food pairings, and the world's best breweries. Their Tasting Room also serves as a venue for community meetings, and employees serve on non-profit boards like Prospect Park Alliance and the Brooklyn Historical Society.

They're open Monday through Thursday from 5-7pm for Small Batch Tours, have Happy Hour every Friday, and are open Saturdays and Sundays for tastings. We're sure you've tried their beer before, but stop by the brewery and taste it fresh from the tap.

Our Recommendation: Brooklyn Lager

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Facebook often ranks at or near the top of any "best companies to work for" list. 

Although founder Mark Zuckerberg is often described as awkward, employees love working for him. There's a learning curve, but once people understand how to work with Zuckerberg, they become loyalists.

Which explains why the 28-year-old came in at No. 1 on Glassdoor's annual list of the 50 most-liked CEOs.

CEOs at tech companies, consultancies and financial firms dominated the list. Out of 50 executives, only one woman appeared on the list: Victoria Secret's Sharen Turney, who ranked No. 42. 

We've compiled the top 25 CEOs here.

25. Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata Consultancy Services

2013 Approval Rating: 91%

2012 Approval Rating: 80%

What employees think:

“Good career path. Strong processes in place. Strong higher management.” - Tata Consultancy Services Employee (location n/a) 

Source: Glassdoor

24. Fred Smith, FedEx

2013 Approval Rating: 91%

2012 Approval Rating: 93%

What employees think:

“Strong leadership that has a clear vision of the future.” – FedEx Human Resources Professional (Pittsburgh, PA)

Source: Glassdoor

23. Brad Smith, Intuit

2013 Approval Rating: 91%

2012 Approval Rating: 86%

What employees think:

“Brad Smith is a rock star of a CEO. I would follow him wherever he went. He's amazing, and he is the reason the company is growing and innovating.” – Intuit Product Manager (Reno, NV)

Source: Glassdoor

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