The INSIDER Summary:

• Ho Thuy Tien is an abandoned waterpark in Vietnam that was built in 2004.
• It's not on any maps — backpackers share its location through word of mouth.
• Attractions include a three-story dragon and winding water slides.

Part of the fun of traveling is stumbling upon hidden treasures where the sense of adventure is heightened by a hint of danger.

Just five miles outside of town, Ho Thuy Tien offers a crumbling playground for anyone who loves wandering through abandoned places. The short-lived waterpark (built in 2004 to the tune of $3 million dollars) is now an unofficial must-see destination for backpackers in Southeast Asia.

Nathan Peauril of Nathan Eights Photography captured these photos of the now-defunct amusement park.

Ho Thuy Tien is an abandoned waterpark outside of Huong Thuy town in Hue, Vietnam.

It opened in 2004, before construction was actually completed, then shut down a few years later.

It reportedly cost $3 million to build.

Within the last couple years, basic income — a scheme in which citizens receive regular payments to cover basic living costs — has touched nearly all corners of the world.

Experiments from Kenya to the Netherlands to California are poised to reveal in 2017 what happens when governments and private organizations give people money for nothing: Do people work less? Do they escape poverty? How many sit and do nothing?

Here are the experiments leading that charge.

SEE ALSO: Finland just launched an experiment giving 2,000 people free money until 2019

Kenya

In October of 2016, GiveDirectly, a charity best known for its cash transfer programs, launched a pilot version of what will become the largest basic income experiment in history.

Beginning early 2017, 40 villages will receive roughly $22.50 per month for 12 years. Meanwhile, 80 villages will get the same amount for just two years, another 80 will get a lump sum equal to the two-year amount, and 100 villages will get no money.

It'll produce some of the most comprehensive basic income data yet.

Finland

A two-year experiment launched on New Year's Day in Finland.

Kela, the country's federal economic agency, is giving 2,000 unemployed citizens approximately $600 a month.

The goal will be twofold: to measure how basic income could provide new structure for social security and to see how people's productivity levels change when they receive the guaranteed stipend.

Oakland, California

Silicon Valley's largest startup accelerator, Y Combinator, announced in mid-2016 it would soon begin paying out monthly salaries between $1,000 and $2,000 a month to 100 families in Oakland.

In the true spirit of basic income, the families will range in socioeconomic status and come with no requirement to stay in the US.

If the pilot is a success, a five-year trial will follow.

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On 25th of January each year, the Scottish celebrate their beloved poet Robert Burns.

Robert Burns was born in 1759 and some of his best work includes  "To A Mouse," and "A Red, Red Rose." Burns Night has been celebrated for over 200 years, and is truly a Scottish (might I even venture British?) institution. 

Burns Night has increased in popularity over the past five years and restaurants all over the UK now serve neeps & tatties, and haggis. In other words, Burns Night is a great way to get your fill of Scottish culture. 

If you're not up for celebrating by sporting tartan or chowing down on some haggis while reading out Burns' "Ode To A Haggis," any Scot worth their name should celebrate the late poet by having a "wee dram" of whisky. 

Luckily, Amazon UK has great deals on whisky so you can have a toast to Burns. That said, if these five don't appeal to your tastebuds, we previously wrote about the 9 best whiskeys distilled in the UK.

Auchentoshan American Oak Whisky

Auchentoshan was the 2015 Silver Medal Winner at the International Spirits and Wine Awards. It's also Scotland's only triple distilled whisky, and if that's not enough to pique your interest, it's also got hints of white peach and vanilla. 

Auchentoshan American Oak Whisky, £19.99 (originally £37) [save £17.01]

Highland Park 12 Year Old Orkney Malt Whisky Bottle

Aged for 12 years in oak barrels, Highland Park is distilled using the spring water from the island of Orkney which gives it a distinctive fresh taste, with hints of smokiness. 

Highland Park 12 Year Old Orkney Malt Whisky Bottle, £24.75 (originally £33.18) [save £8.43]

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Laphroaig is probably the best-known whisky on this list, as well as the marmite of the whisky world. Either loved or hated for its medicinal malts, you'll have to try it to make up your mind. 

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky, £30.30 (originally £41) [save £10.70]

Business Insider recently released its annual ranking of the 50 best colleges in America, emphasizing metrics like graduation rate, student-life experience, and post-graduation salary. 

Our top 25 schools feature a lot of familiar institutions — Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT all make the cut. But of the best schools in the country, whose graduates earn the most money after getting established in their careers?

To find out, Business Insider reranked its top 25 colleges by median graduate salary 10 years after enrolling, using data from the Department of Education's College Scorecard.

MIT, the sixth best college in America, grabbed the top spot — its graduates command a median salary of $91,600 a decade after enrolling.

Keep reading to find out how much people earn 10 years after enrolling in the top 25 colleges in America.

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25. Bowdoin College

Location: Brunswick, Maine

Median salary 10 years after enrolling: $54,800

Ranked 21st best college in America. 

At Bowdoin College, the second-ranked liberal-arts school on our list, first-year students can choose from 35 first-year seminars and are required to take a course in each of five general subject areas. As for postgraduation, Bowdoin's 1,500-member alumni Career Advisory Network helps prepare students for their future careers.

24. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Median salary 10 years after enrolling: $57,900

Ranked 12th best college in America. 

Known for a stellar undergraduate business school, the University of Michigan counts business, psychology, and economics as its most popular majors. UM also reports that about half of all students who received a bachelor's degree go on to pursue a master's within four years of graduation. The school's notable alumni include New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Google cofounder Larry Page.

23. University of Virginia

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Median salary 10 years after enrolling: $58,600

Ranked ninth best college in America. 

The highest-ranked public school on our list, the University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819. UVA first-year students can choose from four undergraduate schools: arts and sciences, architecture, engineering, or nursing. UVA also has a "work hard, play hard" mentality. The university boasts more than 600 student clubs and 25 varsity sports.

As we near the end of January, brutal winter has set in in some parts of the world.

The Arctic Circle is one of those places. Average temperatures in the summer hover around 50° F, and in the winter they can drop below -50°F in many places. 

While the Arctic is not very populated, people do inhabit the area. Photographer Cristian Barnett decided to document the lives of those people who make their homes on or near the invisible, dotted line of the Arctic Circle. In 2006, Barnett began his series, "Life On The Line," which was released as a book last year.

"The Arctic Circle is much more than just hunters and polar bears," Barnett told Business Insider. "There are many thriving, modern settlements where you're more likely to meet a hairdresser than a reindeer herder."

Barnett told us about 15 of the people he photographed. 

This post was originally written by Christian Storm.

SEE ALSO: 21 amazing photos that show what life is like in the coldest inhabited town on earth

Benjamin, Enoch, and William are excited about their new wheels, which means freedom and independence — especially in Fort Yukon, Alaska. The town was officially founded by the Hudson's Bay Company, famous for their wool blankets, though the area had been inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior.

Standing outside her father's multi-story log cabin in Fort Yukon, Alaska, Chasity Herbert is proud to show off her newly won Miss Fort Yukon sash.

Maria Manninen is a fashion student in Rovaniemi, a large city in Finland only six miles south of the Arctic Circle. Even though it's technically outside the borders of the Circle, it still gets pretty cold. The lowest temperature ever recorded here was −54° F.

There's nothing like the smell of fresh baked bread and pastries.

And the taste is even better.

We asked Foursquare to help us find the most loved bakeries throughout the US.

Keep scrolling to see the best of the best.

Emmie Martin contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article.

ALABAMA: Edelweiss German Bakery in Tuscaloosa

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ALASKA: Great Harvest Bread Company in Anchorage

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ARIZONA: La Grande Orange Grocery and Pizza in Phoenix

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Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no accepted medical use"— means it is pretty tough to study.

Yet both a growing body of research and numerous anecdotal reports link cannabis with several health benefits, ranging from pain relief to helping with certain forms of epilepsy. In addition, researchers say there are many other potential ways marijuana might affect health that they want to understand better.

A massive new report released in January 2017 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) helps sum up exactly what we know— and perhaps more importantly, what we don't — about the science of weed.

SEE ALSO: 11 key findings from one of the most comprehensive reports ever on the health effects of marijuana

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Marijuana can make you feel good.

One of weed's active ingredients, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), interacts with our brain's reward system, the part that has been primed to respond to things that make us feel good, like eating and sex.

When overexcited by drugs, the reward system creates feelings of euphoria. This is also why some studies have suggested that excessive use can be a problem in some people: The more often you trigger that euphoria, the less you may feel for other rewarding experiences.

It the short-term, it can also make your heart race.

Within a few minutes of inhaling marijuana, your heart rate can increase by 20 to 50 beats a minute. This can last anywhere from 20 minutes to three hours, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 

Still, the new report found insufficient evidence to support or refute the idea that cannabis might increase the overall risk for a heart attack. The same report, however, also found some limited evidence that smoking could be a trigger for a heart attack.

Weed may also help relieve some types of pain ...

Pot also contains cannabidiol (CBD), and this chemical — while not responsible for getting you high — is thought to be responsible for many of marijuana's therapeutic effects, from pain relief to a potential treatment for certain kinds of childhood epilepsy.

The new report also found conclusive or substantial evidence (the most definitive levels) that cannabis can be an effective treatment for chronic pain, which could have to do with both CBD and THC. Pain is also "by far the most common" reason people request medical marijuana, according to the report.

It's true that the 1% think and act differently than average people.

But according to a 2015 study led by financial psychologist Bradley Klontz, ultra-wealthy Americans are so distinct that they even "exhibit significant psychological differences" from affluent people — described in the study as those with a higher net worth and income than the average population, but less than the 1%.

From a survey of 1,096 earners, Klontz and his coauthors found that the super rich — those with an annual income of $370,000 or more and/or a net worth of at least $2.5 million — share several psychological characteristics and behaviors that separate them from the "mass affluent."

The study's conclusions were drawn from self-reports, so the findings may reflect how the super rich see themselves rather than how they are seen by others. And those who are not interested in participating in a psychological survey may differ from those who did.

But according to the study, the super rich generally maintain a high level of responsibility and control over their lives, derive motivation from their financial success, and refuse the belief that money begets corruption. 

Below are seven of the most significant psychological differences between the 1% and the affluent population.

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1. They are less likely to believe in 'money avoidance'

"[Wealthy people] are less likely to believe that money is a corrupting influence, that rich people are greedy or get rich by taking advantage of others, that there is virtue in living with less money, or that they do not deserve money," the report states.

2. They have a higher 'internal locus of control'

"[The wealthy] are less likely to feel helpless in dealing with life’s challenges, take more responsibility for the outcomes in their lives, have stronger beliefs in their abilities to solve problems and achieve goals, and believe they have more control over the things that happen to them," according to the report.

3. They tend to be motivated by money and passion

"The wealthy individuals were significantly more likely than the mass affluent to report attributing their financial success to both a fundamental drive to increase their wealth and a commitment to follow their passions," according to the report.

The retail industry is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation driven by digital technologies. And as retailers adapt to the digital age, the line between physical and digital commerce is becoming increasingly blurred.

BI Intelligence has created a slide deck exploring the most disruptive trends in e-commerce.  Access the full deck now for free by clicking here.

Some of the topics covered include:

• The size of the retail and e-commerce markets.
• The breakdown of e-commerce sales by product category.
• How legacy retailers are adapting to digital.
• Which e-commerce companies are leading the way.
• What omnichannel strategies retail companies are adopting.
• And much more.

The companies mentioned in this year's presentation include:  Sports Authority, Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Wayfair, Target, Dollar Shave Club, Instacart, Walmart, CVS, and Sam's Club.

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Prince George of Cambridge might be the most famous royal kid in the world, but he's certainly not the only one.

There are about about two dozen other monarchies all over the globe, according to the Washington Post— and that means there are lots of adorable royal babies, toddlers, and teens who'll spend their entire lives in the public eye.

Here's a look at some of the youngest royals in the world today. 

Prince George, 3, is third in line to the British throne after his grandfather and father.

So far, he's best known for his unimpressed pout and unmatched cuteness. He's currently a student at Westacre Montessori School nursery in Norfolk.

Source: Royal.uk

George's younger sister Charlotte, 1, is fourth in line to the throne.

She already looks a lot like the current queen: her great grandmother Elizabeth II. 

Source: Royal.uk

Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, is just 4 years old, but she's already second in line for the Swedish throne, after her mother.

Source: Swedish Royal Court

Disney and Lucasfilm revealed the long-awaited title for "Star Wars: Episode VIII" Monday. 

While fans were excited to learn the title of the next chapter in the Skywalker saga will be called "The Last Jedi," it naturally kicked off a lot of questions.

Who is the last Jedi? Is it Luke? Rey? Could it be someone else all together? Are we talking about one individual, two, or a group of Jedi? And, most importantly, what's up with that ominous red font in the new logo?

As we patiently wait for the first trailer for "Star Wars: Episode VIII," here's what INSIDER and fans alike are making of the new "Star Wars" title.

THEORY 1: The title is about Luke Skywalker and only Luke.

This is the most obvious answer. It was noted by fans online that the new title was alluded to in the opening crawl of "The Force Awakens."

The line clearly references Skywalker in the text, which reads the First Order "will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed." 

Skywalker actor Mark Hamill offered the Associated Press a reaction to the title calling it "straightforward." If you go by that, it seems like it could be safe to assume the title is referring to Luke.

If Skywalker is the last Jedi, what does this mean? Since Hamill described the title as "straightforward" and "minimalist," it could just be a simple declaration and nothing more. Since Skywalker was only in the final moments of "The Force Awakens," it could be a hint that this movie will be more centered around him and his story.

THEORY 2: It's referencing more than one Jedi.

The plural form of Jedi is also, yup, Jedi. Who's to say the the title is solely referring to Luke? 

It's expected that Luke will train Rey in the ways of the Force in "Episode VIII" just as Yoda trained him back in "Empire Strikes Back." If that's the case, then the title could be referring to the two of them as the last Jedi prepping to take down Snoke and Kylo Ren.

THEORY 3: That red font is hinting at an ominous fate for Luke.

The biggest conclusion fans have jumped to is that Luke Skywalker may die in the series' next installment because of the dark, ominous red font of "Star Wars."

Fans started tweeting their concerns for Luke almost immediately after the reveal. Some think Luke will bite the bullet and then Rey will take his place as "The Last Jedi." One fan even made a fake opening crawl filled with pleas to not kill off the character.

I wouldn't get on board the "Skywalker is toast" train just yet. We've seen Lucasfilm use the red font in "Star Wars" logos before. It was used for "Return of the Jedi," and that film ended on a happy note. Still, it hints at a darker tone.

The fast-food world exploded at the recent revelation that McDonald's is testing a Chicken McGriddle sandwich.

The new item combines a fried chicken patty and the sweet pancake buns of the McGriddle breakfast sandwich. 

The sandwich was initially being tested at 11 locations in Ohio. Now, Nomura analyst Mark Kalinowski reports the test has expanded to Florida, New Jersey, and Kansas. 

We made our own Chicken McGriddle and think it could be the company's next big hit. 

SEE ALSO: 13 awesome South American fast-food chains that should come to the US

So how to go about constructing your own Chicken McGriddle? It's pretty simple. First, buy a simple Sausage McGriddle and a Crispy Buttermilk Chicken sandwich.

The humble Sausage McGriddle works best, as there's no egg or cheese to mess with.

After all, it's the buns we're after here. The McGriddle buns are specially formulated with maple-syrup crystals to give a sweet, syrupy flavor without the sticky mess.

Vacation home prices have skyrocketed in recent years, causing home sales to fall.

According to a report from the National Association of Realtors, vacation home sales declined by 18.5% between 2014 and 2015.

Buying a second home by the beach has become impossible for many Americans, including millennials and others who can barely afford to buy their first homes.

But not all beach towns are expensive. In some places, the median home value falls below $120,000.

For anyone interested in owning a first or second home by the beach, we took a look at the country’s most affordable beach towns.

Study specifics

To find the most affordable beach towns in America, SmartAsset collected Census Bureau data on 221 different coastal cities. We used the same four factors that we considered in the 2016 edition of our study: the median home value, the median amount of annual property taxes paid, the median annual amount of housing costs paid and the median number of rooms per house. For more information about how we conducted our study, you can refer to the data and methodology section below.

Key findings

• It's a tie. Both Florida and Mississippi have four cities that rank among the top 10 most affordable beach towns in America.
• Avoid the West Coast. Based on our analysis, only three of the top 25 most affordable beach towns lie off the coast of the Pacific Ocean: Coos Bay, Oregon; Port Angeles, Washington and Bremerton, Washington.

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1. Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport ranks as the No.1 most affordable beach town in America for the second consecutive year. The median home value is just $117,300 and residents spend only $926 on property taxes annually.

Buying a beach house in Gulfport could be worth considering, especially if you’re ready to leave the workplace. The city has golf courses, casinos and a number of bars and restaurants. Plus, Mississippi ranks as one of the best states for an early retirement.

2. Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola takes the No. 2 spot on our list in the 2016 and 2017 editions of our study. The average homeowner in Pensacola can expect to spend around $1,081 on property taxes. Total housing costs for the typical resident add up to $10,164.

Aside from being a beach town, Pensacola is home to the National Naval Aviation Museum, a couple of amusement parks and several different parks. Local residents also get to enjoy free shows put on by the Navy’s Blue Angels twice a year.

3. (TIE) Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is known for its casinos. Some of the most popular ones include the Beau Rivage and the IP Casino. If you find yourself traveling to Biloxi often, why not buy a beach house in the area? A typical resident may spend about $9,444 on housing costs, including mortgage payments, utilities and homeowners insurance. Compared to housing costs in other beach towns, that’s relatively low.

This is it: the long-awaited Naked Chicken Chalupa from Taco Bell is here.

After two years of tests, the Mexican fast-food chain is finally launching the most controversial chalupa yet.

Instead of a traditional tortilla shell, the Naked Chicken Chalupa uses just that — a fried chicken shell wrapped around lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. 

As news of the product's test leaked, many found themselves puzzled or disgusted by the concept.

So when Taco Bell gave us a chance to try it days before its January 26 launch, we jumped at the chance to discover if it lives up to the infamous hype. 

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Taco Bell has launched a pop-up speakeasy in Manhattan to host reporters, Instagrammers, and influencers, giving them a chance to taste the Naked Chicken Chalupa before it hits menus nationwide.

Rob Poetsch, a Taco Bell spokesperson, told Business Insider that the chain's biggest obstacle for the controversial new menu item's launch was convincing customers to give the unorthodox chalupa a chance.

While we arrived with doubts, the aroma alone persuaded us to look at it in a new light. The scent of fried chicken — with a hint of spice — buoyed our hopes.

George Soros, a billionaire investor whose net worth is valued at $25 billion, has been one of the most vociferous critics of President Donald Trump.

He has an incredible backstory. Soros was a teenage Jewish refugee who barely escaped persecution by the Nazis, and he is now a philanthropist supporting the cause of refugees and a liberal world order.

To those primarily interested in markets, he is better known for his long and prolific career as an investor who famously "broke the Bank of England."

His track record has earned him comparisons with investing great Warren Buffett.

Following are some interesting facts about Soros' life, gleaned from his investing career and philanthropic endeavors.

As a Jewish teenager in Hungary in 1944-45, Soros and his family survived Nazi occupation using false identity papers prepared by his father.

Source: Open Society Foundations

Later he fled Hungary for England and studied philosophy at the London School of Economics under Karl Popper while working as a railway porter and night-club waiter.

Source: Open Society Foundations

After graduating, Soros wrote 'to every managing director in every merchant bank in London' asking for an interview but got 'just one or two replies.'

Source: Los Angeles World Affairs Council

Super Bowl 51 is set to air on Fox on February 5 and, as usual, the big game's broadcast will be stuffed to the brim with big-money ads, reportedly costing $5 million for a 30-second slot.

Unlike last year, as Marketing Land pointed out, many brands are keeping unusually quiet so far about their Super Bowl activity. But we are now starting to see more teasers as the Super Bowl draws closer.

We'll be keeping you up to date with all the latest commercials, teasers, and other Super Bowl ads news.

Scroll down to see what we know so far about the Super Bowl ads (we've organized all the news in alphabetical order, by brand.)

84 Lumber

Construction-supply company 84 Lumber has splashed out an estimated $15 million on a 90-second ad — its debut Super Bowl spot, AdAge reported. The ad, created by Brunner, will air in the second quarter, before half-time and aims to recruit new employees. 

However, the first cut of the ad has had to be scrapped after Fox rejected it for being "too political,"Campaign first reported. The creative had featured a wall blocking people looking for work in the US.

Here's a recent 84 Lumber ad, celebrating its 60th year:

Audi

The automaker is returning to the Super Bowl for the ninth time, with an ad created by agency Venables Bell & Partners, according to Adweek.

Last year's spot featured David Bowie's "Starman":

Avocados from Mexico

Avocados from Mexico told Business Insider in December it was coming back to the Super Bowl in 2017. It's the third year in a row the brand has advertised in the big game.

This year's ad will be focused on promoting the fact that avocados are healthy, something the company was not explicitly permitted to do so in the past due to old FDA rules.

The brand released a teaser spot on January 23:

Drink hot lemon and pepper to boost your metabolism. Do a juice cleanse for better skin. Cut calories to lose weight.

No matter your diet goal, chances are you've received conflicting advice, and no matter how hard you've tried, not all of it has worked.

This is because many of the diet tips and tricks you may know to be true are, in fact, doing more harm than good.

In order to sift through what can be an overwhelming amount of diet advice, we asked clinical nutritionist and dietician Filip Koidis of W1 Nutritionist which common diet "truths" and myths we should be ignoring.

From detoxing to packing your diet with superfoods, these are the biggest myths in the world of food and nutrition, alongside the advice you should be listening to instead.

Myth: Detoxing is a great way to lose weight.

Wrong.

According to Koidis, even the word "detox" is incorrect in this instance. "If you have any kind of toxicity from a substance, that’s a medical emergency," he said. "Detoxing with pepper or a pineapple extract wouldn’t really help."

He added that most detox products don't specify which toxins they help you eliminate from your body. "The only reason you feel better is you’re eating fruit and vegetables and you’re more organised," he said. "The weight loss is just down to extreme calorific deficit."

Instead, he said the best way to "detox" is to keep your organs — such as your liver, kidney, and lungs — healthy. He added that if you want to try something different, many studies show that fasting can help re-calibrate your liver and blood levels. "If you can incorporate that into your routine, that would be great."

Myth: Smoothies and juices are a healthy meal substitute.

Wrong again.

"When it comes to juicing, one of the issues is that you get lazy gut," Koidis said. "You get used to being fed the mush consistency of food, so when you start eating normal food, you get bloating, indigestion, etc."

He added that you also have less control of what you're eating with a juice or a smoothie.

"In a smoothie you can chuck in five or six different pieces of fruit, but if you were to eat them, you wouldn’t even go through half the portion," he said. "When it comes to weight management and trying to control your gut hormones, you’re tripping them up if you start juicing too much."

Myth: Cutting calories is the most important thing when trying to lose weight.

This isn't necessarily the case, according to Koidis.

"Dealing with calories is very old school nutrition," he said. "The whole ethos and philosophy of what a calorie means and how that translates into energy has been disproven."

Instead, he said people should be focus on the macronutrients — the protein, fat, and carbohydrate content — of their food. "When you’re trying to do any weight loss intervention, this is more important than calories," he said. 

Tailor your nutrition around your exercise routine and improve your sleep patterns instead. "Many studies have shown that 95% of people that just count calories in order to lose weight always fail," Koidis said.

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Finding the perfect pair of shoes is all well and good, but most of us have no idea how to take care of them afterward.

Fail to give your shoes the proper tender loving care they deserve, though, and you could run the risk of crater-like cracks forming. Arguably, not the best look on anyone. 

As such, nailing the art of taking care of your precious, and often expensive footwear is a must for any guy. This is why we called upon shoe making guru and co-founder of footwear company Undandy Gonçalo Simões Henriques to give us some of the best tips to take care of, as he puts it, your 'sole mates'. 

Undandy is a Portuguese bespoke shoe making company, tucked away in São João de Madeira, a town widely known as the capital of footwear. They create bespoke shoes from Oxfords and classy sneakers to boots. We wrote about them previously, and they're one of our favourite companies as they let the customer create their own shoes through an easy online process, before sending the design to artisans who will lovingly hand-craft the design. 

Their expertise in shoe-making also means that they are, somewhat unsurprisingly, more knowledgeable than your average dandy when it comes to taking care of your footwear collection. For Gonçalo Simões Henriques, shoe care isn't just a must to keep his favourite pumps spotless, but is also a ritual.

"For me, shoe care is a routine, and a special one-to-one with myself...I try to do it once a month but honestly it is more on a need to do basis."

For the modern gent who wants to take care of his leather shoes properly, here are a few of Henriques' best tips:

Calf leather

"Leather is organic and needs to be treated like your skin. First, put a thin layer of shoe cream on the leather to keep it soft and hydrated. Approximately 15 minutes after, you should start to brush the leather with a shoe brush to keep the finishing in good condition. As an old school tip, you can spit on your shoes to increase the shine. Champagne also works very well, but it’s a little more expensive."

Renapur Leather Balsam 200ml, £12.

Pacona Shoe Brush Set (Medium), £16.50.

Suede

"What most people don’t know is that a suede shoe needs more attention than a calf leather one. Moisture is always the enemy so use a shoe tree. Also, never, ever [wear] them two days in a row — besides being a fashion faux-pas, it endangers your precious creation. After they are dry you can gently use a suede brush to get rid of the dust and stains. The good thing is that if you do this right, even your hardest nights can be brushed off. If only hangovers were that easy..."

TopShine Professional Suede/Nubuck Shoe Care and Protector Kit, £15.99.

Patent leather

"These models have an additional surface on top, which makes them a little bit more sensitive than plain leather. These shoes should not be treated at all — no shoe cream, no shoe protector — since this will ruin the surface of the leather. You should only use a damp cloth when you want to clean or polish the patent leather."

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Less than a week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump says he will make good on his promise to build a wall along the US-Mexico border and block illegal immigrants from entering the country. 

"Big day planned on NATIONALSECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!"he tweeted Tuesday. 

But what would Trump's proposed wall look like in reality?

Mexican architects from Estudio 3.14, a design firm based in Guadalajara, imagined a hot pink border that stretches 1,954 miles, called the "Prison-Wall."

The renderings are meant to show the impracticality of building the wall, designer Norberto Miranda told Business Insider. He says the border likely wouldn't foster positive relations with Mexico, and the country's rolling mountain ranges would make construction difficult.

As many others have pointed out, the wall would also be expensive, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said his country would never pay for it.

CNBC's Kate Drew wrote that the construction would cost the US government $15 billion to $25 billion. Maintenance and hiring 21,000 agents as border patrol would cost an additional $2.1 billion per year, according to CNBC and an analysis by Politico. Estudio 3.14 designed the renderings around these estimates.

Here's what Trump's wall could look like:

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The designers imagined a pink wall, since Trump has repeatedly said it should be "beautiful."

The design was also inspired by the work of renowned Mexican architect Luis Barragán, who is famous for his blunt, stucco walls and use of bright colors.

Stretching from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, the wall would separate the southwest US from northern Mexico.

Mindspace, an Israeli company that creates boutique coworking spaces for startups and corporates, has raised $15 million (£12 million) from private investors to help it expand to the US and further across Europe.

Founded in 2014, the WeWork rival has already opened four creative coworking spaces across Europe and Israel. The company has spaces in Berlin and Hamburg, as well as two in Tel Aviv.

The company, which is coheadquartered in Berlin and Tel Aviv, said it plans to use the Series A funding to open five new facilities across the US, Germany, and Israel.

After the expansion, which will take it from 150,000 sq ft up to 350,000 sq ft, Mindspace will be able to accommodate 5,000 members worldwide.

"We are excited to announce this new funding and new Mindspace locations," said cofounder and CEO Dan Zakai. "With the funding, we plan to enter the US market, while continuing to expand and strengthen our presence in Europe."

The company has an office-as-a-service concept that aims to change the way people work.

Mindspace says its spaces cater to corporates, startups, and freelancers.

The company's spaces come with bars and sofas for members to chill out on when they're not working.