Google announced today that it's rolling out a brand new version of Google Maps for the desktop. 

The redesign strips away the side bar you're used to, and instead uses a tiny floating box where you type in searches. You don't just have to search for specific addresses either. Just typing in "coffee" or "brunch" will give you a list of suggested venues. Google also added some really cool 3D maps to Google Earth.

Google is only letting a few people try the new Google Maps at first. You can sign up here if you'd like to test it out.

The experience is incredible. See it for yourself in the gallery below.

Here's the welcome screen once you activate the new Google Maps.

It has a very clean look and takes up most of your screen.

There's a new search box in the top left of your screen that replaces the old side bar. You don't just have to type a specific address. You can search for anything from "hamburgers" to "brunch" and get a list of suggested venues.

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One of the weirdest homes on the New York real estate market has lowered its asking price from $13.588 million to $10.999 million, according to The New York Daily News.

The 14,000-square-foot Chapel Hill Mansion in the Bronx was originally built in 1928, and remodeled by the head of the New York Theological Society for the preparation of the "second coming of Jesus Christ."

The home was supposed to house "the Christian savior once he returned to earth to judge the living and the dead," listing broker Sean McPeak of Prudential Douglas Elliman told The Real Deal in 2012.

Perhaps the creepy backstory has caused the house to remain on the market — the new property listing on Halstead Property glosses over the home's weird history.

Instead, it talks up the tile from the Holy See, a replica marble fireplace like the one at the White House, and a chandelier from The Plaza.

This is the 14,000-square-foot Chapel Hill Bronx mansion meant for Jesus Christ's second coming.

The home features marble floors imported from the Vatican and chandeliers from the Plaza Hotel.

The dining room boasts an original hand-carved marble fireplace.

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Google held its annual I/O developers conference today where it announced a slew of new products and updates.

Google has revamped its key products and services, including Google Maps, further improved its social network Google+, and also released a streaming music service called Google Music All Access.

The biggest surprise was an appearance by CEO Larry Page, who gave a candid speech about the future of technology and held a Q&A session with the audience.

Here's a quick recap of everything Google announced today.

Google revealed that as of today, there have been 900 million Android devices activated. That number was 400 million a year ago. Android is growing like crazy.

Google has enhanced its Play Store game services. Now it functions like Apple's Game Center and will save games across devices, show achievements, and let you compare scores with your friends. You can start a game on your phone and pick up playing where you left off on your tablet.

Google officially announced its Spotify competitor, Google Play Music All Access. All Access is an on-demand streaming music service that is already full of millions of songs. It will cost $9.99 per month and is available on mobile devices and the web.

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BI: So it sounds like you have to be intentional about being more nurturing, supportive. Are there specific steps you have to take?

KWK: Part of it is just natural personality. My mom is naturally pretty stoic. She's not naturally touchy-feely and I'm naturally that way. So in that sense, I'm not trying. 

Another part of it is that it's more culturally accepted here to be this way. My mom, coming from an immigrant background, was running form war-torn China. So part of the generation gap is that my parents think I should have been happy to have food and clothing which they provided for. But if you've always had food and clothing your expectation is to have more. You're not starving for food, you're starving for affection. If you're the generation [that was] starving for food, you can't understand the emotional needs of someone who has always had food. 

BI: People keep trying to pit you against Amy Chua. In today's WSJ article with Chua's response, you say that your book is an alternative, not a rebuke. What are the main similarities and differences between your conclusions?

KWK: I do think that Amy Chua intended to simply write her personal story about her and her daughters. A large reason why her story caught the attention of the media and people across the country is that it touted why Chinese kids are better. Since things are kind of tense between China and the U.S., it was kind of a personal way for people to air their fears about China taking over. But the whole tradition of Asian parents pushing their kids in academics and shaming them when they didn't do well has been around for years. So it's not just her. As I was writing this book, I was thinking along the lines of the bigger picture. 

It's deflective for people to think of it as Amy vs. Kim when it's really a bigger issue. I wanted to speak more to the entire cultural tradition of withholding affection and parents wanting to make sure their kids save face for them and how damaging that is.

I've always tried to remember that Amy is a person. Frankly she's a stranger. Do I hate her? No, I don't even know her. But because she now represents this image of harsh parenting, it's easy to pit us against each other. But that's not seeing the bigger picture.

I also wonder if we use other people's stories to begin our own processes. My immediate family is suffering because of this book and that really wasn't my intention. But as the ball rolls along, I think this story can truly help other families. People can see our family and point to it and say "It's not just my family that has this situation going on." Frankly, out of all my parents' friends, my parents were the most lenient. I'm a pretty able-bodied person. If someone like me doesn't speak up, what is it [like] for the people who are really oppressed? I've always felt as I was writing this book that I was writing for people who have no voice. 

BI: What are the main messages you want people to get out of this book?

KWK: The first goal is to say that the stereotype of the high-achieving Asians is just that, a stereotype. There is a dark side to the straight-A student who seems to naturally be superior.

Secondly, there are a lot of Asians suffering inside from loneliness and anxiety from this type of parenting. 

Third, Asians have been pigeon-holed and we have pigeon-holed ourselves. I want people to see that we are people other than waitresses, prostitutes, or Tiger Moms. 

BI: Some aspects of your book are so playfully written, it may seem embellished. Is everything true?

KWK: Everything is true. In fact, Some people say I didn't go far enough. They wanted me to go into physical abuse, eating hair off the floor but I chose not to highlight that aspect because I didn't personally experience those things myself.

BI: Despite some of the heartbreaking experiences you recount, your book does end on a hopeful note. Do you find yourself coming across more Tiger Babies taking a gentler, more nurturing parenting approach?

KWK: I think everyone is making their way as they go along. A lot of people are finding as they are interacting with their kids, "I AM exactly like my parents!" 

But yes, there are other people I've met who are trying to be more conscientious and others who are oblivious until they scream at their kid and realize that they're becoming just like their own parents. 

BI: You mention that you want your child to play a lot more than you did. But do you think you'll reach a point later on when you'll need to "toughen up"? Do you want her to achieve success?

KWK: I want her to learn to like learning. I want her to see the fun in it. At some point, she's going to have to learn to write a research paper by herself. It might take more hands-on help from me, but I don't think there's any harm in letting a kid try on their own and get a C. We live in such a high-pressure environment in school that if you get one B or one C, you've ruined your chances. There has to be room for mistakes. But even worse is the feeling that if you get one C, your parents won't love you. There is the fear of not getting into school but greater than that is the feeling that you can never please your parents no matter how hard you try. That, to me is extremely damaging.

If she only gets into a state school we'll deal with that at some point, but if you've ruined this person's self-esteem you've done a lot more damage. 

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Earlier this week, comedian Michael Ian Black tweeted a dry message about a Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the World" app to his 1.9 million fans.

When followers noted that this seemed like a paid message written by an unpaid intern, Black surprisingly confirmed that he made thousands for the 120 characters.

You've gotta love honesty.

While it's not uncommon for celebrities with huge followings to get paid to promote products, Dos Equis certainly got more than it paid for after Black continued to respond to every single hater that bashed the comedian for shilling tweets. Even Chrissy Teigen got involved!

At 3:07 p.m. May 10, comedian Michael Ian Black tweeted an uncharacteristically dry message about Dos Equis.

When a follower noted that this seemed like a pre-packaged tweet, Black admitted yeah ... it was. And he made boatloads for it.

There's no question why Dos Equis wanted Black to tweet. He has almost 2 million followers and is a self-proclaimed "Noted expert."

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Each year, Team Marketing surveys teams in the four major North American sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and calculates the Fan Cost Index, which approximates how much it costs to attend a game for each team.

While the numbers in the Fan Cost Index are good for comparative value, they are somewhat unrealistic in that the price is for a family of four and accounts for purchases like programs and hats.

Instead, we used Team Marketing's data and created the Adult Cost Index (ACI). The ACI is how much it might cost one fan to attend a game, and requires the person to purchase an average-priced ticket, one beer, one soft drink, one hot dog, and half the cost of parking at the stadium. The biggest difference is that we have removed the extraneous costs and assume the fan shares the cost of parking with one other person.

On the next few pages we'll take a closer look at the 25 most expensive teams. The list includes four teams from the NBA, four from the NHL, 17 from the NFL, and no MLB teams. With an ACI of $82.63, the Boston Red Sox are the most expensive baseball team, but are ranked just 53rd overall.

#25 Montreal Canadiens — $104.47 Per Person

League: NHL

Average ticket: $78.56 (U.S.)

Fan Cost Index*: $40.68

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

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#24 New Orleans Saints — $104.99 Per Person

League: NFL

Average ticket: $74.99

Fan Cost Index*: $451.96

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

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#23 Seattle Seahawks — $105.51 Per Person

League: NFL

Average ticket: $67.26

Fan Cost Index*: $408.04

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

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In a sitcom like "The Office," it’s funny when a boss is as self-delusional as Michael Scott or a cubicle mate is zany, like Dwight Schrute. In the real world, however, dealing with problem people at work is often no laughing matter.

Let's face it: Emails, deadlines and piles of paperwork can certainly slow you down, but absolutely nothing stalls a workday like getting stuck in a logjam of office personalities (or politics).

Enter LearnVest's handy guide on how to handle six of the most common “difficult” colleagues — and keep them from wreaking havoc on your work life.

1. The master delegator

This co-worker is either always asking, “Can you help me with ... ?” or saying, “I need you to ...” And whenever he’s in charge of a big project, he all-too-eagerly shoves a bulk of the tasks your way.

Oh, and he's also quick to say, “I’ve already got a lot on my plate.” But, as far as you can tell, his plate is no fuller than anyone else’s. In fact, with all of his delegating, it’s starting to seem like he’s not pulling his weight.

2. The control freak

You point out a new idea or an improvement — like getting more creative with the wording in a report or tweaking the steps in an old procedure — but she’s determined not to change a thing. With her, there’s little room for input or innovation. Sure, tenacity has its virtues, but her stick-to-itiveness feels more like plain ol’ stuck.

How This Co-Worker Wreaks Havoc: You want your job to be a place where you can develop and display your talents and creativity—and nurture your passions. Bottom line: You're happier at work when you’re making a meaningful contribution. But when you’re dealing with someone who insists on calling every shot, it reduces your sense of autonomy. “Research shows that when people don’t feel control at work," says Dr. Ballard, "it negatively effects job satisfaction and engagement."

What You Can Do: "Keep at it," says Dr. Ballard. “But rather than push your own ideas on her, ask creative questions that let her arrive at a new approach one step at a time.” Dr. Ballard advises using team-oriented “we” language, such as “I know you value __ [insert something here that speaks directly to your colleague’s pet interest or personal bottom line], so it might be good if we __ [insert your idea here]. This way, she’ll feel a sense of involvement and ownership in the decision.

3. The know-it-all

You may also know him as the Super Achiever or the Spotlight Hogger. He’s not always the best or the brightest (often, he’s quite average), but he certainly thinks that he’s top dog.

He also expects to lead, not follow. So he's the first person to take the floor, always piping up with a “here’s what we should do” idea in a meeting—even though he doesn’t always have the substance to back up the hype.

How This Co-Worker Wreaks Havoc: He erodes other people’s confidence with his overconfidence, and he diminishes the natural collaboration that occurs when great ideas are presented by fellow colleagues. Plus, this co-worker may be so focused on being "The One" that he even steals your ideas. A possible scenario: The two of you are chatting about possible solutions to a problem in the hallway ... and then he brings up your casual suggestion in a meeting as if it were his own!

What You Can Do: Acknowledge your colleague's valued contributions while also reminding him that an office thrives when there’s a collaborative environment, suggests workplace consultant and leadership coach Sylvia Lafair. Another thing: The next time that you're both in a meeting, don’t be afraid to rip a page from his me-me-me playbook by speaking up about your own brilliant idea before he has a chance to boast about his.

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There's no question that between mobile, social, big data and cloud computing, there's a major transformation going on with enterprise tech, all thanks to startups.

That means that many enterprise startups are raking in giant rounds of funding or getting ready to go public.

But as any startup founder will tell you, all venture capitalists are not created equal. And despite the rising popularity of enterprise tech these days, investors that specialize in enterprise are hard to find.

To come up with our list of we looked at factors like past success and experience, recommendations from founders, ranking on Forbes' 2013 Midas Touch list and the stature of the current startups they are backing. Many of these investors also back consumer tech, but they've all got game in enterprise.

Andreessen Horowitz's Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is cofounder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz and well-known in the tech world. He also writes one of the must-read blogs in the industry.

Last year, one of the companies he backed, Nicira, sold to VMware for $1.26 billion, a huge exit for a company that making less than $100 million a year.

He's currently backing enterprise companies like Asana, Capriza, Jawbone, GoodData, Okta, SnapLogic and Tidemark.

He and Marc Andreessen cofounded Opsware, acquired by HP in 2007. Before that, he helped establish the e-commerce industry, running AOL's first e-commerce platform.

Greylock's Aneel Bhusri

Aneel Bhusri is unique in the enterprise world: He's both an A-list investor and a cofounder who just took his super hot enterprise company, WorkDay, public (2012's biggest enterprise IPO).

Although he's technically a part-time partner at Greylock Ventures, he's backing a long list of hot enterprise startups including Cloudera, Okta, Pure Storage, Tidemark, Zuora.

He previously backed ServiceNow (a big IPO last year), PolyServe (sold to Hewlett-Packard for $200 million), OutlookSoft (acquired by SAP) and Data Domain (IPO).

Khosla Ventures' Vinod Khosla

The word "legendary" always seems to proceed Vinod Khosla's name these days and for good reason: he's been building and backing successful companies since the 1980's.

He was the cofounder of Sun Microsystems and became a VC in 1986 at Kleiner Perkins. In 2004, an interest in experimental tech lead him to start Khosla Ventures.

But he still backs plenty of enterprise companies too, such as software-defined networking startup, Contrail (bought by Juniper in 2012 for $176 million), Xsigo Systems (bought by Oracle).

Other companies in Khosla Ventures' portfolio include Big Switch Networks and Nirvanix.

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Tech execs just love mixing it up with their rivals. Maybe it has something to do with the lack of sleep they get, or the drudgery of spending large portions of their lives making and giving PowerPoint presentations. 

Whatever the reason, when tech execs trash-talk other companies' products, sometimes it backfires. Some products that are belittled end up being hugely successful. Other times, the exec who's doing the trash-talking ends up getting fired, or his or her company falls on rough times. In some cases, executive trash-talk ends up being factually inaccurate. 

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laughed at the iPhone when Apple introduced it. He also predicted the iPad would not have much success. Obviously, neither prediction panned out. 

We're not going to include Ballmer's trash-talking about Apple, since it's pretty much common knowledge at this point. But others have done the same or worse ...

Ex-HP CEO Leo Apotheker Questions Wisdom Of iPad Usage

Leo Apotheker, whose 9-month reign as HP CEO was full of turmoil, was convinced that Apple's iPad was just a passing fad that wouldn't have a lasting impact in businesses. 

"I saw someone using an iPad with a keyboard. Why would you want to carry that when you could carry a laptop?" Apotheker said in an interview with AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg at its D9 conference in June 2011. 

Millions of people who've been lugging around iPads instead of notebooks since then would disagree. Apple sold 19.5 million iPads last quarter and sold 22.9 million the quarter before that. Almost every Fortune 500 company is using iPads in some capacity. 

Meanwhile, HP's TouchPad had a brief six-week run in the market, and Apotheker was shown the door in September 2011. 

Apple’s Phil Schiller Says Android Devices Don't Measure Up To iPhone

Apple execs don't trash-talk much. But Phil Schiller, Apple's VP of marketing, departed from the norm in March when he told The Wall Street Journal  that the Android user experience just doesn't measure up to the iPhone. 

He also said Apple's iPhone 5 is "still the best display of any smartphone."

Schiller then headed to Twitter, warning Android users to "Be safe out there..." and linking to a report from security vendor F-Secure about growing threats to Android devices. 

Problem is, iPhone 5 sales haven't been as stellar as previous iPhones. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, in a February research note, said iPhone 5 sales were "decelerating faster than expected" and that Apple had cut orders from 40 million to 30 million.

Meanwhile, Android sales are chugging along. According to Gartner's data for the first quarter of 2013, Android smartphones accounted for nearly 75 percent of the market, compared to 18 percent for runner-up Apple.

Oracle CEO Ellison Says SAP Is Delusional Over HANA

SAP is one of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's favorite punching bags. In March 2012, Ellison kicked some sand in the direction of SAP's HANA in-memory database, one of its hottest selling products. 

"When SAP, and, specifically [SAP co-founder] Hasso Plattner, said they're going to build this in-memory database and compete with Oracle, I said. God, get me the name of that pharmacist, they must be on drugs," Ellison said in a conference with analysts. 

SAP Co-CEO Bill McDermott told AllThingsD in January that SAP had over 1,000 HANA customers and that the product was on track to become the "fastest growing software product in the history of the world." 

SAP says HANA revenue grew from around $205 million in 2011 to more than $504 million in 2012. 

While one analyst has quibbled with SAP's HANA calculations, there is no denying that this is a product that could make Ellison eat his words.

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How much salary do you need to earn in order to purchase the median-priced home in your metro area?

To find out, HSH.com took the National Association of Realtors’ 2013 first quarter data for median home prices as well as our 2013 first quarter average interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages to decipher how much money homebuyers in 25 major metros would need to earn in order to purchase the median-priced home in their market.

With the spring home buying season fully underway, mortgage rates remain at fantastic levels, hitting record lows just a few weeks ago.

Given the real estate market’s continued levels of affordability, can you now afford a home that was once out of your reach?

The last time we ran this calculation was in August of 2012. How have things changed since then? Here’s a current look at how much salary you would need to earn in order to purchase the median-priced home in your metro area.

Cleveland: $15,860.70

• Mortgage rate: 3.66 percent
• Home price: $101,000
• Salary: $15,860.70

Cleveland is king in terms of affordability.

While Cleveland's median-home price has increased by 19 percent over the last year, the median price of $101,000 is still the lowest on our list.

Also, with mortgage rates as low as they are, it only takes a salary of $15,860.70 to afford the principal and interest payment on a median-priced home in Cleveland.

St. Louis: $17,388.16

• Mortgage rate: 3.64 percent
• Home price: $111,000
• Salary: $17,388.16

Despite a dip from the previous quarter, home prices are up by 7 percent in St. Louis since the same time last year.

Affordability in the Gateway to the West has actually improved since the last time we ran these calculations, moving from number three to number two on our list.  

Atlanta: $18,074.92

• Mortgage rate: 3.66 percent
• Home price: $115,100
• Salary: $18,074.92

Atlanta remains in the top three in terms of affordability. However, home prices in Atlanta have skyrocketed since 2012, up over 31 percent since the first quarter of last year.

Even though mortgage rates have fallen since last time, Atlanta isn’t quite as cheap as it once was.

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OpenSky, a startup known as "the social network of shopping," recently put out a call for small businesses that deserve to expand. 

The Breakthrough Award will be given to the small business with the most votes. OpenSky shared the 16 small businesses that have risen to the top in voting. 

The winner of the contest will receive a plethora of web and e-commerce tools to expand and improve business. 

The finalists are diverse and offer products ranging from donuts to bow-ties.   

Impressed with one of these ideas? You can vote here. The winner will be announced June 20. 

Artisan Baking Company

Location: Fort Worth, Texas.

What they do:Artisan Baking Company is a small family business that specializes in "great-tasting, handmade bread and baked goods made from scratch with local, seasonal and organic ingredients."

Bottle & Bottega

Location: Chicago, Illinois.

What they do: Bottle & Bottega offers art classes and good wine for customers. The company is so successful in Chicago that it has begun franchising around the U.S. "Our hands-on art sessions allow anyone to uncork their inner artist and create something of their own,"the company says. 

Campfire In A Can

Location: Henderson, Nevada. 

What they do: Campfire In A Can aims to make campfires easy. The $280 product is reusable and easy to transport. "We built a product that can easily be used from the backyard to the beach or wherever your adventures take you," the company says. 

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Zachary Maxwell may only be 11 years old, but he has an award-winning short film that will be screened at the Manhattan Film Festival this year.

It's called "Yuck! — A 4th Grader's Short Documentary About School Lunch," and it exposes the dark side of the NYC Department of Education's lunch program.

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In the fall of 2011, then-fourth grader Zachary asked his parents if he could start packing and bringing his own lunch to school. His parents insisted he keep eating the school's hot lunch, which was not only free, but sounded delicious on the NYC Department of Education's menu on its website.

With options like chicken nuggets with glazed carrots and beef ravioli with zucchini, Zachary's parents weren't sure he could provide himself the same well-balanced meals.

So to convince his parents things were not as they seemed, Zachary snuck a small HD camera into the lunchroom in his sweatshirt and eventually gathered six months worth of "inside" footage of what his lunches really looked like.

The result is "Yuck!" a 20-minute film narrated, written, and directed by Zachary and edited by CJ Maxwell, Zachary's dad.

The film may sound cute and innocent, but what Zachary uncovered in the cafeteria of PS 130 in Little Italy was actually quite shocking. According to a review in The New York Times, which calls Zachary the "Michael Moore of the grade-school lunch room":

Among the 75 lunches that Zachary recorded – chosen randomly, he swears – he found the menus to be “substantially” accurate, with two or more of the advertised menu items served, only 51 percent of the time. The menus were “totally” accurate, with all of the advertised items served, only 16 percent of the time. And by Zachary’s count, 28 percent of the lunches he recorded were built around either pizza or cheese sticks.

A spokeswoman for the NYC Department of Education told The Times that school lunches are healthy, and that perhaps Zachary wasn't choosing the vegetable option each time. Zachary denies the claim.

But the documentary has made one substantial change — Zachary now brings his own lunch to school.

This is Zachary Maxwell, the star, director, and narrator of "Yuck — A 4th Grader's Short Documentary About School Lunch."

To prove to his parents that the school lunches at his NYC elementary school weren't as healthy as they sounded on the Department of Education's lunch calendar, he snuck a camera to school every day to document his lunch.

This is the "Pasta Party" with "Neapolitan meatballs, whole grain pasta, and herbed marinara sauce." The "garlicky green beans" are missing.

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You might thank a small Spanish island for the current daytime pool-party scene in the Nevada desert. 

Las Vegas has been called the new Ibiza, though in typical Vegas fashion, hotel casinos have taken the daytime electronic dance music scene and amplified it—with 32,000-watt subwoofers and custom lasers, international resident DJs, and cabanas with private infinity pools and beds for sleeping off the revelry.

Add in beaches, swim-up gambling, and models as waiters, and it’s safe to say that Las Vegas pools have never been cooler. 

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With nearly 40 million visitors hitting the Strip in 2012, many with a seemingly insatiable appetite for daytime drinking and dancing, it’s no wonder hotels are devoting pool real estate to pay-to-play mega venues. New openings like Daylight in Mandalay Bay, Bagatelle in Tropicana, and the expanded Wet Republic at MGM Grand can host up to 5,000 partiers.

To be fair, the dayclub pool concept isn’t brand-new in Las Vegas. Rehab, the legendary Sunday bash at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, started the trend with its raucous parties back in 2003. What began as an excuse to extend the weekend became a rite of passage and the biggest meat market on or off the Strip. Meanwhile, DJs like Paul Oakenfold, who was in residence at the Palms, helped pave the way for electronic dance music fever.

 Because of the profitability of this pool party model, this also means that the Vegas pendulum has swung back to a decidedly grown-up scene, where cabana rentals often start at $300 on weekdays and rise exponentially on weekends. (Keep in mind that the prices reflect minimum food and drinks spending; do the math for your group to see if a cabana works in your favor.)

Still, we’ve identified swimming pools where kids are welcome, as well as some oases that are free or blissfully serene, such as the private Cypress Premier Lounges at the Bellagio. And here’s a little-known secret: you can gain entry to one of the Strip’s most rarefied pool areas by renting a cabana, and for a comparatively low rate.

For details, dive in to our roundup of the best Vegas pool options, from family-friendly to adults-only, with some pools that bridge the gap nicely.

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Boulevard Pool, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

The largest of Cosmopolitan’s pool areas, the multilevel Boulevard Pool has an unobstructed view of the Strip below.

Big shareable daybeds give cover from the sun, and you can hang out in the wading pool, play ping-pong and foosball, or belly up to one of three bars. The pool springs to life at twilight, when either Dive In movies play on the 65-foot screen or the Set Your Life to Music concert series brings live performances. At Bubbles and Brunch, roving waiters serve items like blue claw crab Benedict with Creole hollandaise, and guests sip champagne while DJs spin until 6 p.m.

When to Go: Saturdays and Sundays for Bubbles and Brunch; Thursday evenings for Set Your Life to Music; Monday nights for Dive In Movies.

Admission: $20, but varies according to the event.

Open to Non-Hotel Guests? Hotel guests only during the day; open to non-guests for special events.

Family Friendly? Family friendly during the day; adults only for special events.

Liquid at Aria, Aria Resort & Casino

The modern Tahitian vibe at Liquid is less frantic than higher-volume dayclubs, and its 16,000 square feet qualifies as intimate, so you can enjoy a good mix of local DJs and the industry’s A-listers without battling a throng of crazed dancers. Eight cabanas are each outfitted with flat-screen TVs, a private pool, two daybeds, and a fridge. Handcrafted wicker daybeds and lounges surround the pool. Order from Light Group executive chef Brian Massie's menu poolside or at Liquid's own restaurant.

When to Go: Saturdays are busiest; Sundays are relaxed.

Admission: From $10 for women and $20 for men.

Open to Non-Hotel Guests? Yes.

Family Friendly? Adults 21 and over.

Rehab, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Break out your best swimsuit for this Sunday institution: three acres of beautiful people downing bottle service and signature cocktails around the 50 Tahitian-style cabanas and along the man-made sandy beaches and lazy river. The raucous party—which originated the dayclub concept in Vegas in 2003—shows no signs of slowing down. In 2012, Hard Rock introduced Summer Camp Fridays, another reason to start the weekend early. If Paradise Beach (which hosts Rehab) is too intense, hotel guests can migrate to Nirvana Beach. Breathe Pool is even more private—right above Nirvana with views of the Strip.

When to Go: Sundays for Rehab, Fridays for Summer Camp Fridays.

Admission: Free for hotel guests daily and the general public Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, from $20 for women and $40 for men; on Sundays, from $30 for women and $50 for men.

Open to Non-Hotel Guests? Yes

Family Friendly? Monday-Thursday. Adults 21 and over only Friday-Sunday.

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Wearable technology has the potential to enhance our surroundings, improve our health, and change the way we interact with each other. 

Google Glass aims to augment our world with contextual information, and allow us to seamlessly share our experiences with friends and family.

And fitness trackers like the Nike Fuelband, Fitbit, and Jawbone Up keep us hyper-aware of our health. 

PBS Off Book recently explored the history of wearable computing and its potential going into the future. 

People started experimenting with wearable technology back in the early nineties.

Thad Starner was one of the guys experimenting with wearable technology. He went on to help make Google Glass.

The goal of wearable tech has always been to augment your awareness of things, but not get in the way social interactions.

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Twitter users are sharing five Vine videos every second, according to data from Unruly Media.

Vine is still in its infancy, so it's probably fair to call this video, titled "The Emos Getting Ready In The Dressing Room," the most-shared Vine ever. It's from Harry Styles of the band One Direction and has been shared 47, 813 times to date.

Styles's video appears below, and you can also checkout the rest of the top ten most popular Vines right here >

Boston Marathon News – 39,546 retweets

Running and getting swooped at – 33,757 retweets

Clickin clubbing – 25,146 retweets

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After THE WORST ROOMTumblrwent viral last week, everyone became aware of what New Yorkers have known forever — rent in NYC is absolutely insane.

New York real estate is so in demand that it isn't uncommon for people to share rooms, put up fake walls, and pay $1,000 a month for an apartment the size of a large closet.

So we asked Zillow, a U.S. home and real estate marketplace, to help us find some fantastic rentals around the rest of the country that can be had for under $1,000 a month. 

Unsurprisingly, all of the apartments are pretty huge, and most have pools and fitness centers in the buildings.

This 600-square-foot one bedroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico has a dishwasher and a pool in the back for $651/month.

Source: Zillow

This $950/month one-bedroom apartment in Atlanta is 800 square feet with a walk-in closet and gym and pool in the building.

Source: Zillow

This Austin, Texas one-bedroom costs $725/month. It comes with 660 square feet of space, plus a sauna, pool, basketball court, and fitness center in the building.

Source: Zillow

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When perusing American Apparel's website for "unisex" wear, you might notice a strange trend.

While men in non-gender-specific shirts are shown modeling the clothing in innocuous poses — looking straight at a camera or smoking a cigarette — the female models all seem to forget their pants.

Swedish blogger Emelie Eriksson is sick of American Apparel's habit of letting male models wear shirts like normal human beings when women are posed almost naked in sexually explicit positions, for the very same clothing item.

Obviously, this is a deliberate ploy by American Apparel, which is known for shock tactics in advertising and regularly getting banned for vulgarity in the UK.

Still, the side-by-side comparison of how the retailer markets identical pieces to the different sexes is jarring. We've collected a few. (Warning: partial nudity ahead.)

Here's how American Apparel sells a unisex flannel shirt to a man.

And here's how the retailer thinks it should look on a woman.

All women wearing the innocuous garb suddenly find themselves incapable of wearing pants.

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Tiger Woods has been a child star, a teenage phenomenon, a juggernaut, and a disgraced celebrity.

He burst onto the scene with one of the steepest rises you'll ever see, and then fell apart in an equally stunning collapse. 

We went back to the moment Tiger appeared with a golf club on TV at age 2, and tracked the insane twists and turns he took to get to where he is today.

Tiger was a child star. He first appeared on TV when he was two years old on "The Mike Douglas Show."

Source: Tiger Woods, His Life

He started working with a professional golf coach at age 4.

Source: Tiger Woods, His Life

He practiced like mad, but he says he still had time to be a kid (yes, that's him).

Source: Tiger Woods, His Life

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Tesla Motors is riding high right now. It smashed earnings and revenue expectations last week, and just earned the best Consumer Reports score ever for its all-electric Model S sedan.

At the helm is CEO Elon Musk, the South African self-made billionaire who is also the CEO of private space venture SpaceX, the chairman of sustainable energy company SolarCity, and the father of five young boys.

Musk is the inspiration for the Tony Stark character of the "Iron Man" movies. He knows how to have a good time when he's on top, and doesn't hold back when he's criticized.

Elon Musk is America's most badass CEO, and these photos prove it.

Elon Musk is only 41, and he's worth $1.2 billion.

[Source: Forbes]

Elon Musk is the American dream. Born in South Africa, Musk moved to Canada and then the United States.

Musk's first big success was PayPal, which he helped create. eBay bought the company for $1.5 billion in 2002.

[Source: CNET]

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Zack Buckley, managing partner at Buckley Capital Partners, gave an interesting bullish presentation for tech company Blucora at this year's Value Investing Congress in Las Vegas.

Blucora is a company that operates two internet businesses — TaxACT, a tax prep site, and InfoSpace, an online search and monetization service for small businesses.

According to Buckley, in buying Blucora you're getting those two businesses for the price of one. InfoSpace, he says, is basically free. More importantly, it won't get gobbled by Google because it serves small businesses that Google doesn't want to chase.

The downside is that there is a lot of uncertainty in the internet search space, but with Blucora growing 18% annually since 2009, this is something worth looking at.

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