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The 15 Best Dining Halls On College Campuses

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While the food usually pales in comparison to other aspects of the college experience, some schools have really stepped up their game in recent years.

And we're talking, locally-grown, vegan-friendly, lobster-on-the-reg type of game. 

We looked college-centric sites like Princeton Review, and lists from food publications like The Daily Meal and Thrillist to get the most comprehensive idea of which schools are truly gourmet.

Bon Appétit.

Bowdoin College hosts a lobster bake for students at the beginning of every school year.

Even though the school has only two dining halls, their options are plenty gourmet. They top nearly every list with meals like, "mussels in butter sauce, haddock with jalapeños, squash fettuccine, and roasted root vegetables with polenta."

Rated #4 on Princeton Review for best campus dining, their salad bar features fruits and veggies from the campus’s organic garden, with other ingredients from local providers. Finally, Bowdoin students are invited to the Down East Lobster Bake to celebrate the start of each school year.

They even post their recipes online and have their own app



Cornell has an awesome brunch with a make-your-own pancake station.

Cornell hosts a ton of delectable events.

They host a "Night at Hogwarts," which features British fare, butterbeer, chocolate frogs, and live owls from the Cornell raptor program.

Their Sunday brunch includes a create your own pancake bar with fillers like M&M's, fruit, and sprinkles and batters like pumpkin and blueberry. They also have a create your own omelet bar.

In their Cornell Dairy shop, they sell ice cream, milk, yogurt, pudding, and Big Red Cheddar produced from Cornell's dairy processing plant. 



Johns Hopkins University offers classy options like a brunch with live jazz, and food and wine pairing events.

Snagging the #2 spot on The Daily Meal rankings this year, Johns Hopkins’ hosts food and wine pairings for seniors and cooking classes in right residence halls that focus on healthy eating. 

They're also another school that takes its brunch seriously. Once a month they host a fancy feast with with a live jazz band, with meals that include baked brie, shrimp cocktail, bananas foster, cinder-brined pork, and butternut squash & leek frittata.

The coffee shop, Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company, on campus offers locally-roasted fair trade coffees and teas as well as a host of refreshing smoothies. 



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Why This Swiss Watch Costs $2.5 Million

The Most Famous Movie Set In Every State

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Everyone has that one movie that reminds them of home.

We set out to name the most famous movie in every state — a challenging and subjective endeavor. Some states were more obvious than others. While there's no place like Kansas, New York has inspired directors ranging from Martin Scorsese to Woody Allen to Rob Reiner.

To pick the most famous, we evaluated the state's prominence in the movie and leaned toward movies that were filmed in that location as well. The movie's lifetime gross, its critical acclaim, and testimonials by our geographically diverse staff also influenced our decision.

Additional reporting by Kirsten Acuna, Melissa Stanger, and Sara Bower.

SEE ALSO: This map shows the most famous movie in every state

ALABAMA: "Forrest Gump" (1994)

Even though "Forrest Gump" took Tom Hanks from Vietnam to the White House, home was always the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama. Plus, Forrest was an All-American for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Source: "Forrest Gump"/Paramount Pictures



ALASKA: "Into The Wild" (2007)

"Into The Wild" follows Chris McCandless, played by Emile Hirsch, as he heads to Alaska to find his place in the world. The journey would bring McCandless to many places, but his ultimate destination was the Land of the Midnight Sun.

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Source: "Into The Wild"/Paramount Vantage



ARIZONA: "Raising Arizona" (1987)

The Coen brothers' cult classic follows H.I. McDunnough and his wife as they attempt to have a baby, either naturally or through kidnapping. The Coens made the pair all the more real by incorporating a vernacular that Joel called"a mixture of local dialect and a vocabulary we imagined from the likely reading materials of the characters."

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Source: "Raising Arizona"/20th Century Fox



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25 Examples Of Peyton Manning's Insane Competitiveness

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Peyton Manning is one of the most likable athletes in professional sports so it is easy to overlook how insanely competitive he is both on and off the field.

It's that competitiveness that has Manning on the verge of breaking the record for most touchdown passes in NFL history. It has also helped him remain one of the best players in the NFL despite being 38 and having been through multiple neck surgeries.

The intense anecdotes include what he went through to keep playing after neck surgery, his sneaky first quarterbacks meeting in college, and his crazy work-ethic in high school.

Even when he gets a day off from practice to rest his ankle he still wears a helmet to listen to play calls and watches game film in the ice tub.

via DenverBroncos.com



In high school, Peyton would practice at 4:30 or 5:00 every morning with his father, Archie Manning, and his brothers, Eli and Cooper.

via TheMMQB.com



He once showed up to the Colts practice facility at 4:00 am after a night game because he wanted to get work in before an 8:30 am charity engagement.

via ESPN.com



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23 Actors Who Turned Down Huge Movie Roles

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Michael Keaton may be best known for his 1989 role as Batman, but he recently revealed that he turned down another huge role as the lead in "Groundhog Day" because he simply "didn't get it."

Keaton's not alone.

Harrison Ford wasn't originally sought out to play Han Solo, nor was Scarlett Johansson the original choice for Marvel's Black Widow. And we may have seen Brad Pitt in a very different role if it wasn't for his kids. 

We rounded up 23 actors and actresses who turned down possible career-changing roles.

Michael Keaton regrets passing on the chance to star in "Groundhog Day."

Role was played by: Bill Murray

Michael Keaton told Entertainment Weekly he turned down the lead in 1993's "Groundhog Day" because he simply "didn't get it."

"This guy sounds like the kind of wry, sardonic, glib young man I've played — and it ended up being so great," Keaton tells EW. "But you can't do it better than Bill Murray did it."



Bill Murray declined to play the lead in "Forrest Gump."

Role was played by: Tom Hanks

Murray told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM program the part didn’t interest him.

“I did have ‘Forrest Gump’ conversations,” Murray said. “I think I had the original book and all that sort of stuff.”

Murray says he never saw the script for the film. When Stern asked Murray if he regretted passing on the film, he said he never saw it.



Matt Damon turned down the role of Harvey Dent in "The Dark Knight."

Role was played by: Aaron Eckhart

Damon told MTV he had to turn down the iconic role of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent because of filming conflicts.

I couldn't [appear in The Dark Knight]. It was a scheduling thing. But, I never spoke to Chris Nolan.

He had no qualms regarding Nolan's final choice for the villain.

Look, Aaron is a great actor, so the movie didn't suffer for it. Every once in a while you get [an acting opportunity] and you can't do it.



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10 Of The Coolest Office Spaces You've Ever Seen

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starbucks kitchenCube farms with fluorescent lights may describe the majority of today's American offices, but increasingly savvy companies — especially those in tech — are creating newer, cooler, more innovative spaces for their employees.

"They understand it can help recruit talent and foster creativity among employees," says Scott Dobroski, a community expert at Glassdoor, a popular online career community. "Employees often feel more creative and innovative when they're in a physical workplace that supports this same sentiment."

Earlier this year, with help from Glassdoor, we published a slideshow of the 31 most inspiring offices. After sifting through the thousands of photos submitted to its site by employees, it discovered a few more to add to the list. 

Zappos introduced a UFO-shaped conference room in the center of its courtyard that can be booked for meetings.

More Zappos photos here.



Starbucks brings Seattle-based employees together with a homey, full-service cafeteria.

More Starbucks photos here.



Groupon uses themed spaces, such as a Tiki room, to spark creativity.

More Groupon photos here.



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Here's What 10 Super-Successful People Would Change About The World

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The world is a beautiful place — but it's not perfect. Not even close.

So, if you had the opportunity to fix just one thing — big or small — what would it be?

That's exactly what LinkedIn asked its network of top minds across all fields to write about for its most recent Influencers editorial package, titled "Let's Fix It."

Over 60 thought leaders shared original posts in which they identified a vexing problem and proposed a workable solution.

"Their scope ranged from global initiatives like reversing climate change to closer-to-home annoyances like seemingly endless meetings,"writes LinkedIn editor Amy Chen. "But whether they chose to sketch out moon shots or just get that pebble out of our shoes, the common thread in their fixes was inventiveness — and viability."

Richard Branson would end the war on drugs.

Branson says the war on drugs has been "a spectacular failure — a waste of public resources and a boon to crime cartels," and that it hasn't reduced drug use or addressed addiction around the world.

"After more than $1 trillion [has been] spent, and tens of thousands of lives lost in law enforcement, the global drug market remains a multi-billion dollar industry firmly controlled by organized crime," he explains. "Demand for all types of drugs is going as strong as ever, serviced by highly efficient supply chains that have so far adapted to every conceivable strategy to fight this war." 

Branson, a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy himself, says he believes treating drugs as a health issue rather than a criminal problem "could have a profound positive effect on society." And he also believes current drug laws "need a whole range of fixes."

But, he says, there is one issue where "relatively simple changes in the law could literally mean the difference between a life behind bars and a fresh start for thousands, while saving millions in taxpayer funds: I'm talking about sentencing reform."

Click here to read Branson's full post. 



Neil Blumenthal would end gender inequality.

If this Warby Parker executive could fix any issue facing the world, he'd focus on ending gender inequality.

"Empowering women is key to achieving sustainable development and tackling many of the problems that we face today, from poverty reduction to education reform," he writes.

Even in developed countries, such as the US and Japan, women still make lower salaries and have access to fewer prestigious jobs when compared to men. Women earn a mere 10% of the world's income, according to Blumenthal, meaning that a significant percentage of the world's capable workers go underutilized. 

"The imperative to empower women is one that every person of every age and gender has a stake in," he explains. "The faster we unleash our full human potential, the faster we'll be able to make progress on other big issues."

Click here to read Blumenthal's full post.



Laszlo Bock would fix the unemployment problem.

Google's HR boss says part of the reason so many people are out of work, while simultaneously so many jobs are unfilled, is that the job-matching process is "fragile and error-prone."

He believes neither recruiters nor job hunters really know what the other needs or wants, and that "unemployment is an information asymmetry problem."

Most people think recruiters "are great at assessing candidates. We're not. We are biased, ask bad interview questions, rarely go back and check if our predictions were correct, and so on," he says. "Much unemployment could be eliminated by doing a better job of matching people and jobs."

He says mapping the reality of what you, the job seeker, have to offer against the reality of what an organization needs — and who will thrive in that specific context — is a hard problem to resolve. "But it is solvable," he writes.

Click here to read Bock's full post.



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I Went To The Natural History Museum With The iPhone 6 Plus — And I Was Blown Away By How Good The Camera Was (AAPL)

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Over the weekend, me and some of my friends participated in a scavenger hunt at the Natural History Museum in New York.

(We tied for first, but lost on the tie-breaker question, thanks for asking.)

The museum, if you've never been, is amazing.

While running around, I decided to snap a photo of some elephants it had on display with my iPhone 6 Plus. It was pretty dark, so I wasn't expecting much. The photo came out stunningly clear. 

I decided to take a bunch of other photos. It seemed like a good test, since the lighting is pretty poor for the most part. And, it's a good example of where you want a camera to work well. There are lots of cool things to see, and if you have kids, you'll want pictures of those kiddies in the museum.

Let's start at the beginning. This was the first photo I took that impressed me.



I used the iPhone 6 Plus's photo editing to lighten the photo, and it looks incredible. It's clear and bright. Even brighter than it was in reality, but it doesn't look to blown out or fuzzy.



The rest of these photos have no retouching or editing at all.



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12 Books That Jeff Bezos Thinks Everyone Should Read

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jeff bezosSure, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos devours bookstoresBut he also devours books.

Brad Stone details as much in "The Everything Store," his book about Amazon. 

"Books have nurtured Amazon since its creation and shaped its culture and strategy," Stone writes. "Here are a dozen books widely read by executives and employees that are integral to understanding the company." 

We've listed the books here, along with Stone's explanation of why each made the list.

This is an update of an article written by Max Nisen.

'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro

"Jeff Bezos' favorite novel, about a butler who wistfully recalls his career in service during wartime Great Britain. Bezos has said he learns more from novels than nonfiction," Stone writes.

Buy it here >>



'Sam Walton: Made in America' by Sam Walton

"In his autobiography, Walmart's founder expounds on the principles of discount retailing and discusses his core values of frugality and a bias for action — a willingness to try a lot of things and make many mistakes. Bezos included both in Amazon's corporate values," Stone writes.

Buy it here >>



'Memos from the Chairman' by Alan Greenberg

"A collection of memos to employees by the chairman of the now defunct investment bank Bear Stearns. In his memos, Greenberg is constantly restating the bank's core values, especially modesty and frugality. His repetition of wisdom from a fictional philosopher presages Amazon's annual recycling of its original 1997 letter to shareholders," Stone writes.

Buy it here >>



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Lady Gaga Reportedly Dropped $23 Million On This Insane Malibu Mansion With A Secret 'Batcave'

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Lady Gaga has reportedly dropped $23 million on a Malibu, California, mansion with a Batcave (yep, you read that right), according to Curbed.

The Batcave, which is accessible by a secret door, contains a wine cellar, home theater, and bowling alley.

The home was sold by Dan Romanelli, the founder of the consumer-products division at Warner Bros., who listed it for $24.95 million in May 2014.

Romanelli built the superhero-inspired home in 2006. "Batman was something that really helped build my division," Romanelli, who worked on toys linked to the series, told The Wall Street Journal when the home went on sale.

The nearly 10,270-square-foot mansion also has five bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, an elevator, gym, and pool. 

Here's what you see when you drive up to Lady Gaga's new digs.



If you head around back, the view gets even more impressive.



Let's jump right to the underground "Batcave." It contains arcade games and a collection of vintage toys.



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30 Striking Satellite Images That Will Change The Way You See The Earth

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Satellite imagery can be put to many good uses, from military and meteorology, to biology and geological.

It can also be used to give us new, interesting, and beautiful perspectives on our world. The website Daily Overview, started by Benjamin Grant in 2013, does just that, showcasing examples of agriculture, infrastructure, or transportation that are striking and thought-provoking when seen from above. 

Inspired by a video he saw of astronauts talking about what it's like to see the earth from space, Grant uses Google Maps and extensive research to find unique locations, often drawing attention to places where man's interactions with nature are most visible.

While the "overviews," as Grant calls them, can be fascinating for their visual effect, Grant hopes viewers "go beyond the aesthetics, contemplate just exactly what it is that you're seeing, and consider what that means for our planet. That is when I believe the project is most effective," he tells Business Insider.

We picked 30 of our favorites for you to enjoy. To see more and to get daily updates, you can visit Daily Overview's website, Facebook, and Instagram.

(All captions courtesy of Daily Overview)

Vineyards swirl on the hills of Huelva, Spain. The climate there is ideal for grape growing with an average temperature of 64 degrees and a relative humidity between 60% and 80%.

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Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery in Madrid, Spain is one of the largest cemeteries in the world. The number of gravesites - estimated at five million - is greater than the population of Madrid itself.

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Residential developments in Killeen, Texas, increase every year to support the needs of the growing town directly south and east of the Fort Hood military base. In 2013, there were 923,400 home construction projects in the United States.

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9 Decisions That Shaped Elon Musk's Extraordinary Career

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There's a name for the feeling that it all turned out like it should have: narrative bias

But the thing about charting a career — especially one as remarkable as that of Elon Musk— is that you can never know the results of a decision before you make it.

That's why we thought it would be useful to pinpoint the moments when the billionaire found himself at a crossroads and see which path he chose.

Here are nine of those critical turning points. 

1988: Moving from South Africa to North America for college.

Musk grew up Pretoria, a city in South Africa. He stayed there until he was 17, when he was faced with the decision of whether to attend compulsory military service. 

He chose to leave, heading to Canada to attend Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. 

"I think South Africa is a great country," he says of his homeland. However, "if you wanted to be close to the cutting edge, particularly in technology, you came to North America."

From there he got even closer to the center of business, transferring to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, earning degrees in physics and business. 



1995: Dropping out of Stanford University to "build the internet."

After graduating from Penn, Musk was going to get thrown out of the country unless he got himself sorted out. So he did what anybody does in that situation — he studied applied physics at Stanford. 

But he soon realized that the academic life wasn't what he wanted.

"It got to the start of the quarter at Stanford, so I had to make a decision, and I decided to go on deferment,"he tells Foundation."I figured if I start a company and it doesn't work, then I can always go back and graduate school. So I talked to the chairman of the department and he let me go on deferment. I said I'd probably be back in six months, and he said he was probably never going to hear from me again. And he was correct. I've never spoken to him since."



1995: Starting Zip2, his first company.

Musk joined up with his brother Kimbal and Greg Kouri, a mutual friend who has since died.

They began Zip2, a startup that helped provide online publishing for Knight-Ridder and other print publications. 

"The initial idea was to create software that would help bring the media companies online," he says. "So we helped, in a small way, bring companies like The New York Times, and so forth, online. They weren't always online; people don't realize that." 

Zip2 sold to AltaVista for $307 million in 1999.

Suddenly, Musk was rich.



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HOUSE OF THE DAY: Lavish Turks And Caicos Beachfront Estate Hits The Market For $48 Million

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A gorgeous beachfront estate in Turks and Caicos has just hit the market for $48 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

Built by Dallas-based investor Robert Haas and his wife Candice, the home is nicknamed "Oliver's Cove" after a dog the couple rescued. With two homes totaling over 12,000 square feet on 6.54 acres along the beach, there are only a few rooms that don't have a view of the clear blue ocean.

The house sits on he private island Parrot Cay, which is part of the Parrot Cay by Como Resort. Officially a part of the resort, the home also offers all of the resort's amenities like a spa, a gym, Pilates classes, tennis courts, and room service. Neighbors include celebs like Bruce Willis, Donna Karan, and Christie Brinkley.

The estate is on a private island called Parrot Cay.



It features over 800 feet of private, secluded beachfront.



The great room sitting area defines the term "ocean view."



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13 Iconic Buildings By Christopher Wren, The 17th Century Architect Who Defined The Look Of London

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Wren1Sir Christopher Wren was the foremost architect in Britain in the 17th century. 

An exponent of the neoclassical style, he supervised the rebuilding of the City of London after the Great Fire half-destroyed the capital in 1666.

An Oxford graduate, Wren was born in East Knowle, Wiltshire, on Oct. 20, 1632. He also was a founding member of the Royal Society in 1662. He was appointed Surveyor of the Royal Works in 1669, three years after the Great Fire, and designed the plans for 52 churches in London alone. 

Born the son of a parish cleric, Wren was knighted a Sir for his famous works. He was rumored to be a Freemason, as well.

Wren is most famous for the rebuilding of London's largest church, St Paul's Cathedral, which was reconstructed after the fire and opened in 1711. He also worked at Oxford and Cambridge.

To celebrate his birthday, Google UK has launched a doodle with compass and ruler today.

The facade of St Paul's Cathedral is in neoclassical style, with two rows of columns below a triangular tympanum. The two towers on the sides are a reminder of the medieval origin of the church.



The dome of St Paul's is one of the largest in the world and used to be London's tallest building until 1953.



The Monument is a commemoration of the Great Fire. It is built on the exact same location where the first flames sparkled in a bakery shop on the night of Sept. 2, 1666.



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13 Things Successful People Do In The Last 10 Minutes Of The Workday

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Perhaps you spend the last 10 minutes of your workday staring at the clock, counting down the seconds until you're free. Or, maybe you bury yourself in your work until the very last minute — then you grab your stuff and go without saying goodbye to your colleagues.

If either of the above scenarios sounds familiar, it may be time to reassess your end-of-day routine.

"How you finish the workday is very important," says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "You Can't Be Serious! Putting Humor to Work.""It can set your mood for the rest of your day; it may impact your personal relationships, overall level of happiness, and how well you sleep that night; and it will set the stage for the next day."

Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," says the most successful people typically have a routine in which they try to mitigate tasks that will linger and deter them from being completely focused for the next morning's events — expected or unexpected. 

1. They update their to-do lists.

Successful professionals always keep an eye on their ever-changing to-do lists, Taylor explains. "But the last 10 minutes is when they also check their final progress against that day's objectives," she says. "They revise their final list accordingly while in the moment, rather than abruptly leave and hoping they'll remember all the nuances of that day in the morning."



2. They organize their desk and desktop.

Your projects take much longer to complete when you're not organized. "Having an orderly desktop and desk will help you think more clearly and prioritize more effectively. It'll also help you quickly find important documents when you need them," says Taylor. "File digital and hard copy documents for easier access and greater efficiency when you need them next."



3. They review what they achieved.

Taylor says in addition to focusing on what you still need to do, it's important to look back on what you've done

Kerr agrees. "Taking even one minute to review what you achieved can give you a sense of accomplishment, and on a particularly trying and busy day it can remind you that you got more done than you realized," he says. "Happiness research tells us that doing a simple routine like this, and taking the time to reflect on what you accomplished, is a key way to boost your overall level of happiness."



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The Best Late-Night Food Joints At 32 Colleges Around The US

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Big Mamma's Burritos, Athens Ohio

In the real world we have three meals — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — but in college there's a seductive fourth that happens usually sometime between 10 p.m. and dawn.

We sought opinions from alumni and current college students for the best late-night food joints that cater to that enticing fourth meal.

Maybe it's fuel for a midnight study session, or maybe it's the drunk munchies. It's OK. We don't judge.

Fuel and Fuddle – Pittsburgh

214 Oakland Ave.

Popular with: Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pittsburgh

Be forewarned: Fuel and Fuddle gets ridiculously crowded between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., when drunk-food dream items — like the smashed potato pizza with bacon and buttermilk ranch dressing — are half price.



New York Pizzeria ("Slices") – Hamilton, New York

39 Lebanon St.

Popular with: Colgate University

Colgaters know this place only as "Slices," and it's the go-to place for late-night eats in Hamilton. Their slogan is "slices come plain only," so don't even try asking for anything fancy.



Koronet Pizza – New York City

2848 Broadway

Popular with: Columbia University

An average piece of pizza from Koronet Pizza is about the size of a human face, which is one of the things that makes this late-night slicery so great. And for a pie-size slice, you're spending $4.50— less than an actual pie, and perfect for a college budget.



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The Dubai Police Force Drives Around In Some Amazing Supercars

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Dubai's reputation for extravagance also applies to its police.

The force has built up its vehicle fleet, and it's not worrying about cost, adding a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, and more — some of them worth more than a million dollars.

There's little practical use for a two-seat police car — where do you keep suspects under arrest? — but the force has said the outrageous vehicles serve to "enhance its patrolling abilities."

No, that doesn't mean they're for high-speed car chases. "We have never exceeded the speed limit on the highway," Lt. Mariam Al Kaabi told Abu Dhabi's The National.

Rather, Dubai's police chief reportedly said on Twitter, the ultra-expensive rides were selected for "acting classy with people."

[An earlier version of this post was written by Alex Davies.]

This is a Chevy Camaro SS. Its 6.2-liter V8 engine produces 426 horsepower, not enough to match most of the cars on this list.



This Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG runs about $200,000, has room for only two, and can go from 0 to 60 mph in under 4 seconds.



Red leather makes for a nicer interior that what most cops get to enjoy.



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The 55 Unknown Rock Stars In Tech, According To Marc Andreessen

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On Sunday, investor Marc Andreessen launched into another one of his famous tweetstorms.

This time, Andreessen was inspired by Jessica Lessin's article in The Information, “Silicon Valley’s Frontman Problem.” In it, Lessin questioned whether Silicon Valley was accurately being represented by its figureheads who are most often cited — including Andreessen, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk.

In response to Lessin's article, Andreessen tweeted out Twitter handles that belong to 55 people — “only a highly abridged selection," he mentioned — who "aren't widely famous (yet) but who routinely say interesting and provocative things," Andreessen noted.

We've compiled a slideshow of the 55 people Andreessen included in his tweetstorm. They're investors, company CEOs and founders, doctoral candidates, pundits, and writers. There's even one high school senior on the list.

Sunil Rawat

What he does: Sunil Rawat is the founder and CEO of big data analytics company Omniscience.

Twitter handle:@_sunilrawat

 



Ahsan Rizvi

What he does: Ahsan Rizvi is the cofounder of Kiddom, an education platform that collects student learning data, provides blended learning content for teachers, and keeps parents updated on their kids' progress in the classroom.

Twitter handle:@ahsanhilal



Mohammed Al Saqqaf

What he does: Mohammed Al Saqqaf is the cofounder of Project Prepay, which aims to make digital payments available to everyone.

Twitter handle:@alsaqqaf



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How The Hilton Family Built An International Hotel Brand And Got Super Rich

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It's been a good couple of years to be a Hilton.

Last year the company, mostly now owned by private equity firm Blackstone, went public in a massive $2.35 billion IPO— the biggest for a hotel company ever.

Just this month, the company sold New York City's Waldorf Astoria to a Chinese insurance company for an eye-popping $1.95 billion.

Plus it seems Paris Hilton has really taken to her new calling as a DJ.

It's a lot of great success and of course it didn't come out of thin air. The Hilton family brand is a dynasty generations in the making.

This is the story of how it all started.

Augustus Halvorsen Hilton was born in 1854 and moved to the US in 1870.

He married Mary Genevieve, of German descent. He was born on the Hilton family farm near Kløfta in Ullensaker, Norway.

Source: RootsWeb



Augustus had seven children, including Conrad, who became the scion of the Hilton empire.

Conrad was born in New Mexico in 1887 and would become one of the most famous Hiltons for his business savvy.

Source: Albuquerque Journal

 



Conrad learned business in his father's grocery store. After college, he got into politics in New Mexico.

He most likely learned a couple of useful things about how to run a business. At this point, the family was occasionally renting rooms in their home.

In college, he joined Tau Kappa Epsilon, an international fraternity, and got involved in politics after graduation as a republican representative in the first New Mexico legislature, when the state was newly created. 

Source: The Guardian



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10 Must-Have Photo Apps For The Mobile Photographer

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EyeEm app

Smartphone cameras keep getting better.

Luckily, photo apps have kept up, making it possible to tweak and tune more than ever as you turn a raw photo into a polished photograph.

From newcomers like "Manual," which give you unparalleled access to your camera's inner workings, to age-old favorites like "Camera+," your photos will never look the same.

Just make sure to keep your thumb off the lens.

EyeEm gives photographers the chance to get paid and published.

EyeEm gives you the chance to win prizes, money, and even have your photos published in prominent news websites or photo agencies like Getty through creative missions. A recent mission, for example, asked users to take a picture that represented "peace" to them, for the chance to see their photo in a Huffington Post article.

Price: Free (iOS, Android)



Cycloramic uses your iPhone's vibrations to magically rotate for perfect panoramas.

Cycloramic wowed audiences on ABC's "Shark Tank" with its unique hands-free mode, which uses the iPhone's built-in vibration motors to rotate the app to capture smooth panorama. If you have an iPhone 5 or 5S, the hands-free mode will rotate the phone while it stands vertically, but since the iPhone 6's corners are curved, a new version for the iPhone 6 (not the 6 plus, unfortunately) cleverly uses the iPhone's charging block as a stand instead.

Cycloramic for iPhone 5/5S: $1.99

Cycloramic for iPhone 6: Free



Manual gives photography experts full access to all of your camera's settings.

Manual lets you open up the hood of your iPhone's camera, giving you full independent control of advanced settings like shutter, ISO, white balance, focus, and exposure compensation. When you're done editing, all of your photos save directly to your iPhone's Camera Roll.

Price: $1.99 (iOS)



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