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The Best And Worst Celebrity Tippers In Hollywood

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Celebs gets all kinds of perks when out on the town, but they're still expected to plunk down twenty percent at the end of the night just like the rest of us.

Some do, and some don't. Some even don't tip at all.

We've combed the internet to find the stories of celebs who tip a hefty chunk of change, and those who barely tip pocket change at all.

Let's start with the worst.

Worst Tipper # 10: Rachael Ray saves money by only tipping around 10% on meals.

As the host of Food Network's $40 a Day, Rachael Ray showed viewers how to have fun in a new city without breaking their budget.

However, as many miffed waiters and waitresses have pointed out, part of her strategy is tipping around ten percent on many meals.

That's not yummers, Rachael. Not yummers at all.



Worst Tipper #9: Mick Jagger once left an 11% tip on a $90 pizza tab.

Estimates of Mick Jagger's net worth hover around $225 million, and he's earned every penny of it.

However, eyebrows were raised when the Stones frontman dined at Washington DC's Pizzeria Paradiso and racked up a $90 tab, and left an 11 percent tip of $10. One message board even has a report of Jagger dining there and failing to leave any tip at all.

The best things in life may be free, but generally a decent tip starts at fifteen percent.



Worst Tipper #8: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is "just a cheap pebble."

By all accounts an all-around nice guy, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson still managed to rub one waiter the wrong way, who promptly took to the internet to vent.

According to the anonymous waiter, Johnson asked a steak house to open up early, so Johnson could avoid his fans.

At the end of the meal, Johnson reportedly left a seven dollar tip. As the waiter seethes, "This guy is not a 'Rock' to me, just a cheap pebble."



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Tour The Office Where Warren Buffett's Been Working For Half A Century

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The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder meeting is underway, which means that Omaha, Neb. has been completely taken over by Warren Buffett's investors.

The massive event is designed like an old country fair complete with dilly bars, bridge playing, and games for the kids.

This event is not the only thing about Buffett that's traditional, of course. The Oracle of Omaha prides himself on conducting his business the old fashioned way. He reads tons and tons of SEC filings and doesn't even have a computer on his desk.

In a world of massive trading desks and high speed everything, this is something to see. So you should.

What follows is a guided tour of the office Buffett's been working in for half a decade.

Try not to flip out or anything.

Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been based in this Omaha building for 50 years.



Nebraska, so there's got to be football memorabilia.



A University of Nebraska at Lincoln football helmet signed by former coach Tom Osborne and a mini Buffett.



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8 Cool Things You Never Knew Your iPhone's Headphones Could Do (AAPL)

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Apple's standard white in-ear headphones (some call them earbuds) come with three buttons.

They look simple enough, but they allow for a wide variety of control over your iPhone or iPad.

Over at the Tekserve blog, they recently shared eight great tips on how to tap into some of its lesser-known abilities.

Play or pause a song or video

Tap the center button once to pause, and once again to resume.



Fast forward or rewind through a song

Fast forward by tapping the center button twice and holding down on the second tap. Rewind by tapping three times and holding down the third tap.



Switch between calls

Switch to a new incoming call by tapping the center button once. You can end that new call by holding down the center button for two seconds.



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Before And After Pics From Pixtr, The Photo App That Erases Your Flaws

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Pixtr photo editing appPixtr is a new iPhone app that makes people look more beautiful in photos.

It uses facial recognition software to scan the photo and make minor adjustments like slimming a nose or a jawline, trimming eyebrows, correcting camera distortion. It takes into account things like sex, hair color, age.

It's very easy to use. Just open the picture on your iPhone and open the app and it does the rest. The changes are very subtle, like airbrushing.

For now, the app is only available for the iPhone. An Android app is coming soon, though.

Look at the 'before' picture on the left and the 'after' on the right. Notice the coloring, nose, jawline.



Pixtr can tell if the photo is of a man or a woman and adjusts accordingly. Notice the eyebrows, cheekbones, jawline.



It doesn't really work on dogs. But the woman's face looks more slender.



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The 25 Most Popular Free iPhone Apps Of All Time (AAPL)

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Apple is close to hitting 50 billion apps downloaded. To celebrate, it revealed the most popular apps of all time.

We've rounded up the most popular free apps in this slideshow. Since free apps are significantly more popular than paid apps, and since Apple's App Store has more downloads than any other app store, these are probably the most popular mobile apps of all time.

25. Google Maps

This app just came out last year and it's already one of the most popular. This tells you what people really think about Apple maps. They're looking for a replacement.

Link to download



24. Groupon

Groupon's daily deals app was downloaded by millions of people looking for good prices in their neighborhood. Groupon's stock has been crushed, and its CEO was ousted, but at least it has a strong base of mobile users.

Link to download



23. Pac-Man lite

People love getting retro games for free on the iPhone.

Link to download



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12 Colleges That Aren't Worth The Money

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florida memorial universityIs getting a bachelor's degree still worth the cost?

Payscale, a salary data provider,  answered this question by comparing the average cost of education to predicted income over 30 years for graduates at 1,060 schools in the United States.

It turns out that most schools are good investments — though Payscale economist Katie Bardaro warns that students should consider individually whether college is worth it for their intended career.

At around 3% of the schools, however, the return on investment over 30 years is negative, due to some combination of high tuition and low graduate pay. We've highlighted the worst of those schools here.

12. Lakeland College

Located in PlymouthWI.

School type: private

Cost (2012): $132,400

30-year net ROI: -$51,300

Source: Payscale



11. Shaw University

Located in Raleigh, N.C.

School type: private

Cost (2012): $110,700

30-year net ROI: -$56,500

Source: Payscale



11. Medaille College

Located in Buffalo, New York

School type: private

Cost (2012): $139,700

30-year net ROI: -$60,400

Source: Payscale



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The World's Coolest Tree House Hotels

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Want to go out on a limb for your next vacation—literally?

Once the sole province of young boys and Ewoks, tree houses offer adventurous travelers (read: unafraid of heights) a unique travel experience in an age of roadside motel chains and globe-stretching hotel corporations.

See These Unbelievable Tree Houses >

Building a hotel in the treetops is hardly a new idea: Brazil’s Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel has been inviting guests to explore the jungle canopy from its rooms since the mid-1980’s. But the concept has blossomed; today you’ll find them everywhere from Massachusetts to China.

Better yet, this new breed is more than just planks of wood nailed to an old oak. The Costa RicaTree House Lodge, in Limón, for example, has a full kitchen and luxurious bathroom built around a gnarled 100-year-old Sangrillo tree. Head to South Africa’s Tsala Treetop Lodge, in Plettenberg Bay, and you’ll find infinity pools and fireplaces.

“A lot of people had good experiences with tree houses when they were growing up,” explains Michael Garnier, a builder who has constructed tree-based dwellings around the globe and also operates the Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort, a sprawling 36-acre wonderland in Oregon. “It draws an adventurous type of person,” he says. “The kid comes out in them.”

Sometimes, it’s the solitude and seclusion afforded by sleeping in nature that attracts people to high-flying hotels. Take northern Sweden’s eerily beautiful Treehotel, whose mirrored cubic exterior reflects the forest on all sides.

It’s the vibrant cacophony of the rainforest, by contrast, that’s on display at Tranquil Resort, a working coffee and vanilla plantation in southern India. Chances are high that guests might find themselves in a not-so-tranquil situation: nose-to-nose with howler monkeys, who reportedly dance on the roof at night and have even startled guests by bursting into bathrooms. “I’ve found nowhere else like it in the world,” says former (unshaken) guest Haley Spurway.

Modern tree houses present a rare opportunity to drive past the McResort and break free of travel’s predicable stops and well-traveled routes. Up in the leaves, you’ll find something unique and exceptional—surely the reward of any good journey.

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Treehotel, Harads, Sweden

Why It’s Unique: Leading Swedish architects gave the backyard staple a strange futuristic makeover at the Treehotel outside Harads village (population: 600).

Perched four to six meters above the ground, each of five treetop suites has its own look, whether resembling a bird’s nest, a flying saucer, or a construction of Lego blocks. The most ingenious suite has a mirrored exterior, reflecting the forest on all six sides.

Access: Ramp, bridge, or (if you’re lucky) electric stairs.

What to Do: Pursue the Northern Lights by dog-sled ride or snowshoe hike through the Lule River Vally in winter, or go fishing and kayaking in summer.

Adam McCulloch



Playa Viva, Juluchuca, Mexico

Why It’s Unique: The eco-friendly Playa Viva is north of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

Three tree-house casitas completely built with sustainable materials; each have a bedroom and full porch for dining and lounging, and the master development plan calls for a beach club, lounge, and 40-room boutique hotel, plus solar-generated electricity and hot water.

Access: Series of stairs, ramps, and bridges.

What to Do: Tour the resort’s 200 acres, 80 percent of which is a private nature preserve.

—Damon Tabor



The Aviary, Lenox, Massachusetts

Why It’s Unique: Located on 22 acres of parkland designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the two-story Aviary tree-house in the Berkshire Mountains features a limestone wet room with an antique soaking tub, circular stairs leading to the second-floor sleeping quarters, and a Bang & Olufsen entertainment system.

Access: Ground-floor entrance.

What to Do: Sample the season’s bounty in Wheatleigh’s elegant Dining Room restaurant, or poke around the historic area’s local galleries, antique shops, and museums.

—Damon Tabor



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13 Reasons You Should Bike To Work

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bikes at the officeMay is National Bike To Work Month, and there couldn't be a better time of year to throw your old gas guzzler in park and revamp your commute.

Though the U.S. has seen a 40 percent growth in bicycle commuters since 2000, their numbers have yet to surpass 1 million. In contrast, there are 204 million personal vehicles on the road on a given day.

That's a shame.

Not only does biking to work have the potential to improve individuals' health, wealth, and standard of living, but the combination of more cyclists and fewer cars on the road could give the entire country a much-needed boost. 

It would make cycling safer for everyone.

Much unlike cars, the more bicycles on the road, the safer it becomes for cyclists, research shows. 

"It's a virtuous cycle," Dr. Julie Hatfield, an injury expert from UNSW, says.

"The likelihood that an individual cyclist will be struck by a motorist falls with increasing rate of bicycling in a community. And the safer cycling is perceived to be, the more people are prepared to cycle."



It is vastly cheaper than driving.

Due to rising fuel costs and tire upkeep, the cost of owning a car increased nearly 2 percent in 2012 to $8,946, according to AAA. 

It costs just $308 per year to keep bikes in shape––nearly 30 times less than cars, according to the Sierra Club:

"If American drivers were to make just one four-mile round trip each week with a bicycle instead of a car, they would save nearly 2 billion gallons of gas. At $4 per gallon, total savings would be $7.3 billion a year."



It's a free gym on wheels.

On average, bicycle commuters lose 13 pounds in their first year of cycling alone.

"[Bike commuting] can be a very effective cardiovascular benefit," says Lisa Callahan, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

"If you're overweight and start an exercise program, sometimes it's harder on your joints because you are overweight ... so something like swimming or biking that's not pounding on the joints can be a good thing." 



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Nine Politicians Who Threw Decorum Out The Window And Went On Crazy Rants

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Legislative sessions are full of procedure, courtesy, and rules — but every once in a while, all that goes right out the window.

That was certainly the case with former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), when he took to the House floor in 2010 to blast his Republican colleagues for voting against a bill for 9/11 first responders, screaming, "It is a shame! A shame!"

Beyond Weiner, there have been many others, including a U.S. Congressman who was forcibly removed after donning a hoodie and sunglasses, and an Illinois state representative who went berserk and started throwing paper after not having enough time to read a bill before a vote.

Then-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) blasts the GOP on a bill to aid 9/11 first responders.



Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) rips the media and Obama's policy in Afghanistan.



Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Penn.) cheered on the House floor after railing against big government.



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5 Ways To Save On Prom Without Looking Cheap

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Prom in the UKFrom tickets to dresses and tuxedos to shoes, hair appointments, a limo, and dinner, the costs of prom continue to rise.

new study by Visa reveals that American families are paying an average of $1,139 per prom-goer in 2013, up from $1,078 in 2012. Costs for the big night vary widely by region. Those in the Midwest will pay an average of $722, families in the West will pay approximately $1,079, attendees in the Southern states will pay just over $1,200, and those in the Northeast will pay a whopping $1,528.

The survey also found that households earning less than $50,000 a year will spend over $100 more on prom than families whose income was higher. But an even more surprising contrast is between single parents and married ones: Single-parent households expect to lay out $1,563, nearly twice the $770 that married parents say they'll spend.

Cut costs without killing the fun.

The price tag for prom can quickly get out of control. A beautiful dress that's too expensive, friends with extravagant plans, or a desire to compete for attention with the expected prom king and queen can turn planning for a prom into a nightmare.

The Visa survey found parents will cover 59 percent of prom costs, and suggests that teens might behave more responsibly about their prom budgets if they were expected to pay for more of the expense themselves. (Visa's free prom app can help with budgeting and tracking prom spending.)

While the cost of the ticket is often set in stone, everything else -– dress, hair, nails, transportation –- offers options for frugality that don't have to make the evening any less magical.

The people at Visa offered some helpful ideas on keeping your prom budget under control. But we came up with some additional tips to whittle down the costs, so both parents and prom-goers can enjoy the night without waking up the next day with a debt hangover.



Get a loaner frock.

The dress can be one of the largest expenses of prom, but buying new isn't the only option. Becca's Closet, a nonprofit started by 20 high school students in Freehold, N.J., has collected 400 dresses from its Monmouth County community to lend, free of charge, to girls in need. T

The organization offers confidential consultations, and fellow prom-goers will be none the wiser. Similar programs are run throughout the country, including in Illinois, Virginia, California, and Oregon. Search for similar programs in your area at DonateMyDress.org.



3. Go old school.

Vintage is back in style, and secondhand shops have a wide variety of dresses, many of which have been worn only a few times. Bridesmaids dresses — worn only for a few hours! — can be easily altered to be worthy of the most discerning dancing queens. Trade last year's dresses with friends from other schools, and dye shoes from a previous occasion to match.



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The Best And Worst Dressed Players In The NBA

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Over the past couple of seasons, NBA players have gone a little crazy with their fashion.

Patterned shirts and lenseless glasses are all the rage among players like Russell Westbrook, but there are still a few guys who dress with a classic style.

Guys like Kobe, Deron Williams, and Tony Parker keep it fresh in classic suits and they are the true best dressed players in the NBA. But on the other side of that, some of the players either have way too much going on, or just look like slobs.

BEST: Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets keeps it simple



WORST: Tim Duncan of the Spurs is stuck in the '90s, or something



BEST: Steve Nash of the Lakers goes for the classic look



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25 Apps That Will Keep Your Life Organized

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trelloIf we had a nickel for every time we’ve heard “man, the folks at Groove are great AND devastatingly attractive”, we wouldn’t have any money. Nobody’s said that to us (yet).

BUT if you gave us a nickel for every time someone’s asked us what SaaS apps we use every day, well, we still wouldn’t have any money, but it would be a perfect prompt for this post, which covers the SaaS apps we use every day.

The 10 Best Apps For Staying On Track



Basecamp: Perhaps the most-used project management app in startup circles (and elsewhere), our devs and designers love Basecamp for its easy collaboration and comprehensive tracking tools.

 




Trello: Another project management solution, we prefer Trello’s super-visual UI for marketing and content roadmaps, which are a lot more fluid and less deadline-driven.



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College Is Totally Worth It At These Schools

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harvey muddDeciding which college to attend may make all the difference in your lifetime earning potential.

And the colleges and universities on this list prove that a degree in engineering is definitely worth the money.

Payscale put together a report comparing ROI data on 1,060 schools in the country to determine if an expensive tuition is still worth the cost. In the report, Payscale added up the median pay from the last 30 years to get a net 30-year return on investment from various American schools.

Still, "return on investment is a murky thing," says Katie Bardaro, lead economist at Payscale, but "every time we've released this list, the schools that dominate are always engineering schools."

Despite the rising costs of education, Bardaro says that a bachelor's degree is still worth it, because "the truth of the matter is, the Bill Gates story isn't very typical." However, people do need to know what they intend to study and if the payout after school will justify the costs. Another thing young people need to consider is the growth in the jobs they want to have after school.

On this list, Harvey Mudd College — the small, private liberal arts university ranked #1 — may not be the most recognizable school, yet its heavier emphasis on liberal arts studies compared to other engineering schools may be producing a more well-rounded education.

Payscale required the universities and colleges selected to have at least 1,000 undergraduates in their bachelor's program in 2012 and enough data available for the company to calculate a 30-year return on investment.

11. Claremont McKenna College

Located in Claremont, Calif.

School type: private

Cost (2012): $220,300

30-year net ROI: $1,341,000

Source: Payscale



10. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)

Located in Terre Haute, Ind.

School type: private

Cost (2012): $209,400

30-year net ROI: $1,354,000

Source: Payscale



9. Georgia Institute of Technology

Located in Atlanta, Ga.

School type: public

Cost (2012): $87,030

30-year net ROI: $1,389,000

Source: Payscale



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Employees Share 18 Of The Most Ridiculous Office Rules

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Recently a 16-year old was arrested for a science experiment that went wrong.  

The incident sparked a question raised on Reddit asking users to give examples of harsh or absurd rules from work and school, and thousands of responses poured in. 

We've picked out our favorite ridiculous rules from the thread, including stringent beard regulations and one office policy requiring workers to wear safety goggles when using a stapler.  

Outside sodas are banned from one office to preserve a vending machine monopoly.

"I can't bring in soda to share with other employees because there is a vending machine."

Source: Reddit



No water bottles for this worker. Only small cups of water that must be immediately thrown out.

"My place of employment only lets staff drink water from small cups, and you must drink the whole cup immediately, then dispose of the cup. You are not allowed to have water bottles on shift, no matter which part of the store you are working in. If you are on break (unpaid time) you cannot purchase a bottle of water, even if you drink all of it and dispose of the bottle before you come back on shift."

Source: Reddit



Every email must have a purpose like 'casual memo' or 'request for time off' at one office.

"We are incapable of sending emails from our work accounts without selecting what the email is for. To send it, we have to select from a drop-down menu things like 'casual memo' or 'request for time off...It's relatively new, so I think they're going to revert it, because everyone, especially lower management is going nuts over how absurd it is."

Source: Reddit



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Take A Tour Of JetSuite, The High-Tech Private Jet That Silicon Valley Bigshots Love

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JetSuite is the private plane for hire that has become  popular with the Silicon Valley's most powerful players.

Its planes are super high tech. Every plane in the fleet has WiFi.

They also feature state-of-the-art avionics from Garmin and they are smaller than the typical private jet, which makes them (relatively) more affordable.

A JetSuite flight for up to 2,000 miles can be had for under $11,000 each way, which the company says is, "less than any other branded charter operator."

But here's the clincher: JetSuite also offers bargain flights that start as low as $500 each way for the whole Jet to yourself. On Friday, JetSuite was offering a flight from Houston to West Palm Beach for $999 for up to six passengers.

There are two models of JetSuite planes, the four-passenger Embraer Phenom 100 and the six-passenger Citation CJ3s.



Both of them are small planes compared to, say, a typical Learjet.



Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh invested a reported $7 million in JetSuite in 2011 and joined the board.



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18 New iPhone Apps You Need To Try

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Freshen up your iPhone with some new apps that will enhance your smartphone experience.

Whether you're looking to kill time, become more productive, or even form a new habit, the following apps are sure to make your smartphone even more enjoyable.

Dots will be your new favorite iPhone game

Dots is an addicting and simple puzzle game that became very popular just days after its launch. The premise: You have to clear the board by connecting dots of the same color in less than one minute. You can also buy power ups to help you clear the board faster and compare your best score with your Twitter and Facebook friends. 

Price: Free



Google's search app recently added Google Now, an intelligent, voice-powered service similar to Apple's Siri.

Google's Search app for iPhone and iPad was recently updated to include the search giant's Siri-like Google Now service.

Google Now gives users answers before they ask. For example, it can analyze your email and search history to provide you with weather and traffic conditions before you start your day.

It's definitely worth an upgrade if you haven't checked it out already.

Price:Free



Triage helps you chip away at your inbox and keep your unread count low.

Triage is a new basic email app that helps you get to inbox zero. While it doesn't replace your mail app, whenever you have a free moment you can quickly chip away at emails to make sure your unread count is always low.

Price:$1.99 



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Take A Hike Around A Pristine Reservoir In The Corner Of England

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Last month, Pernod Ricard flew Business Insider out to England to check out their two gin brands, Plymouth and Beefeater.

It's a journalist trip/teach-in they do to educate writers about their liquor and cocktail culture in general.

To see where Plymouth Gin comes from, we took the train out to Devon County in southern England. It's a sleepy stretch of country and seaside that isn't on the typical tourist agenda.

After a tour of Plymouth's small distillery, Master Distiller Sean Harrison lead us to what he considers the secret ingredient in his gin, the county water source, called the Burrator Reservoir.

Built in 1898, it's now a part of Dartmoor National Park and the water is kept absolutely, strictly pristine, as are the surroundings.

To get to Burrator, we drove about 20 to 30 minutes outside of Plymouth.



As per usual the weather was gray, but the Reservoir is so massive and impressive it didn't matter.



Plus, the sun constantly made attempts to peak through so the clouds were interesting to watch.



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There's A New Generation Of Young People Hopping America's Trains [PHOTOS]

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007_mikebrodie 1Mike Brodie began train-hopping in 2002 at the age of 17 when he left his house unannounced with a few belongings.

"Two weeks later I was gone — this was it, I was riding my very first freight train."

From 2004 to 2009 Brodie rode more than 50,000 miles through 46 states, documenting who and what he encountered along the way with a Polaroid camera before switching to 35mm film in 2006.

The Polaroid Kid showcased his pictures in the book "A Period of Juvenile Prosperity," depicting a gritty youth subculture of freight train hoppers and squatters.

“I know almost everyone I shoot,” Brodie says, “Three of the women in the book are ex-girlfriends and a couple of the guys … are best friends.”

© Mike Brodie

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The World's Top Models Describe What Their First Apartments Were Like

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karlie kloss vsThe mere mention of the words “model’s apartment” could set a young man’s heart racing.

Aesthetically speaking, though, an interior designer might consider the first big-city flat of most budding supermodels a crime scene. Having discussed the subject with professional beauties for months—I know, tough job—the Inquisitive Guest discovered that the stereotype often rings true: Nearly every model admits her first apartment was little more than a closet and that she barely had time to unpack let alone take a trip to IKEA.

By the end of their careers, though, many successful models develop rarefied sensibilities and accumulate elegant artifacts from their epic sojourns.

To investigate the development of their home interiors over the years, we interviewed the models at the debut of HBO’s documentary About Face: Supermodels Then and Now, backstage at the Victoria’s Secret show, at the launch of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and, of course, at Fashion Week.

Stephanie Seymour's first apartment was a loft in the same building as Keith Richards.

On the morning of Fashion Week’s great blizzard, Stephanie Seymour, seen here with Jason Wu, had managed to take her seat in the front row of the designer’s fashion show. 

“My first apartment was a big loft, actually. Keith Richards lived upstairs. And that’s why I took the apartment. I had no furniture. I had a mattress on the floor. And, um, we drew all over the walls—I had a bunch of friends who were artists. My landlady wasn’t happy about it. We had a little table, a couple of chairs. And then just clothes everywhere.”

And her taste for interior design today? “I love to mix in modern art. I love William Morris wallpaper. My loft is more modern, more French ’50s. And then my house in Connecticut is a big mix of everything from a Jean-Michel Frank room to a big library, which is all English turn of the century. So I guess I like a little bit of everything.”



Chrissy Teigen had five roommates.

While hosting the Resolution Project’s Resolve 2012 gala at the Harvard Club, model Chrissy Teigen, seen here with her fiancé, John Legend, recalled her first model apartment. “Two bedrooms with six women in them,” she said. “I decided to take the couch, because I didn’t want to share a room with somebody. I had the pullout bed and the TV.”

And today? “I love darkness. We have an apartment down in SoHo: dark, woody, earthy, with big comfy couches, and a very comfortable open kitchen looking into the living room. It’s amazing!

Click here to see John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s chic L.A. home.



Karlie Kloss lived in a "white box."

Backstage at Victoria’s Secret, Karlie Kloss owned up to the white-box model apartment when she was starting out.

“It was white walls, super-boring,” she said. And now Kloss plans to start over with her recently purchased two-bedroom in Manhattan, beginning with a 20-foot stretch of closets. “I want to do something really warm and very, very chic, almost like a Parisian apartment,” she told AD.

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11 Of The Wildest Technology Conspiracy Theories

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Nothing is at it seems! Or is it? Plus, they're all out to get you.

Want proof? One theory says the CIA has funded an operation that trawls Facebook for data.

Seriously.

Whether the motivations are political, financial, or otherwise, plenty of people are convinced that big businesses and governments are manipulating technology to keep power out of the hands of the people.

Take a look at these conspiracy theories and tell us what you think.

Facebook was allegedly invented by the CIA.

We voluntarily throw all kinds of personal information at Facebook, and the CIA is in the business of collecting information.

The theory is that part of Facebook's funding came from the DARPA Information Office, which was devoted to gathering "as much information as possible about everyone, in a centralized location, for easy perusal by the United States government, including (though not limited to) Internet activity, credit card purchase histories, airline ticket purchases, car rentals, medical records, educational transcripts, driver's licenses, utility bills, tax returns, and any other available data."

In fact, neither the CIA nor DARPA funded Facebook. However, the CIA's venture capital unit, In-Q-Tel, did jointly fund Visible Measures with WPP, an ad agency holding company. Visible Measures gathers information from social media. So, yes, the CIA is watching, just not directly through Facebook. And it's really only collecting the information you're publishing publicly.



Oil and gas firms are allegedly suppressing the electric car.

This is a theory that was teased out pretty extensively in the documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?"

If you buy the idea, a number of entities ranging from oil and gas companies to the U.S. government itself have put up roadblocks for companies seeking to build a viable electric car. This is allegedly in the effort to keep people dependent on oil and to keep related businesses running smoothly.



Government project HAARP is allegedly an energy weapon that can cause earthquakes.

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, makes use of powerful antenna arrays to study the ionosphere. The ultimate aim to improve radio and wireless communications technology.

But it's also the object of conspiracy theory. Supposedly, the antennas are actually used for nefarious purposes ranging from weather control to mind control to satellite neutralization.



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