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The top 10 Pinterest accounts you should follow right now

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Top Pinners

With reports that Pinterest is raising a $500 million funding round at an astounding $11 billion valuation, the visual social network is hotter than ever.  

A lot of people still think it's just for cupcakes and wedding photos though. 

Not true. 

Pinterest helped us put together a list of the top Pinners in some of the site's most popular categories. 

Pinner Luke Dean-Weymark uses Pinterest to keep track of all the cool tech toys he wants.

Follow Luke Dean-Weymark's board here



Gardening is huge on Pinterest. User Laurie Neverman — on Pinterest as "Common Sense Homesteading"— has several boards dedicated to how-tos and tips.

Follow Common Sense Homesteading here. 



If you like the great outdoors, you'll love following user Helene Lohr. Her boards cover a wide range of nature-oriented topics.

Follow Helene Lohr here.



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How Jack Daniel's makes so much whiskey in such an old distillery

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Despite being one of the most valuable alcohol brands in the world, Jack Daniel's is manufactured in a 147-year-old distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. that is actually on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Register of Historic Places.

It's so old that I was worried while standing in a hot and deafening room of whiskey stills on a recent tour that one of them might erupt.

Nonetheless, the 1,700-acre operation has around 435 workers and ships out 119 million bottles in a year.

To meet rising global demand, in August parent company Brown-Forman Corp. announced a major expansion for the distillery costing more than $100 million. The enlargement will provide 20 percent more production and storage capacity while preserving the familiar landscape.

Maintaining traditional methods, after all, is key both to the brand and the product.

The distillery was founded almost 150 years ago when Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel ran away from home and started making whiskey with a Lutheran Minister when he was only seven years old.

"Church people started talking about how the minister was working for God on Sunday and then making liquor on Monday. In order to keep the church family happy the Minister sold the business to Jack for $25," distillery tour guide Jesse James told me.

We took a tour to see how the whiskey is made.

The Jack Daniel Distillery is located in Lynchburg, Tenn., a dry county that's a 90 minute drive from Nashville.



Everywhere you look there are creative uses of whiskey barrels.



There was already a crowd at 9 a.m. on a Saturday, with 1,300 guests expected over the course of the day.



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GOLDMAN: Here are the 18 stocks that hedge funds love the most (CHTR, MU, TWC, DTV, DAL, C, YHOO, MSFT, GM, AIG, LBTYK, VRX, MDT, FB, AAL, AGN, ACT, AAPL)

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Hedge funds can't live without Apple.

"As the most popular hedge fund long holding and largest US stock, Apple is a key driver of hedge fund performance as well as US equity earnings growth and returns," wrote Goldman Sachs' Ben Snider in the latest Hedge Fund Trend Monitor.

The list is based on Goldman's analysis of 688 hedge funds, who hold $882 billion in equity assets that own between 10 and 200 individual stock positions.

The stocks are ranked by the number of hedge funds that hold the stock among their top 10 holdings, from least to most widely held. 

Charter Communications

Ticker: CHTR

Sub-sector: Cable & Satellite

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 27

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 36%

Comment: Video added the most to the cable company's revenue in 2014, increasing 8.1% to $1.13 billion year-over-year.

Source: Goldman Sachs



Micron Technology

Ticker: MU

Sub-sector: Semiconductors

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 28

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 18%

Comment: Micron entered a partnership with Seagate to use each other's expertise to build storage devices that are faster and cheaper, as hard drive sales decline industry-wide.

Source: Goldman Sachs



Time Warner Cable

Ticker: TWC

Sub-sector: Cable & Satellite

No. of funds with stock as top 10 holding: 29

% of equity cap owned by hedge funds: 17%

Comment: The $45-billion purchase of Time Warner Cable by Comcast cleared a hurdle February 13, after an administrative law judge in San Francisco recommended that the Public Utilities Commission endorse the deal.

Source: Goldman Sachs



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18 more optical illusions that will make your head explode

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White Gold Blue Black Dress

The world's most famous dress sent the internet into a hyperactive state overnight.

Debates about whether it is white-gold or blue-black have raged, the two women behind the fateful image have been found, and you can even buy the item if you want.

But this picture is just one in a long line of optical illusions that play with our minds.

Checker shadow illusion: Tiles A and B are the same color!



Neon color spreading: The neon lines make it appear as if there is a light blue circle in the image, but the background is white throughout.



The Troxler effect: If you stare into the red dot for long enough, the green circle will disappear.



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The 40 smartest people of all time

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American electrochemical engineer Libb Thims took an unorthodox approach when he set out to rank the smartest people of all time.

Thims first compiled a list of people with IQ scores over 200 as a matter of curiosity. Anything over 130 is extremely high, though it should be noted that IQ tests are a highly imprecise and controversial measure.

Later, Thims ranked everybody who had a strong aptitude, marked capacity, or heightened inclination in some area that coupled with their IQ would make them worthy of the title genius.

Not wanting to exclude any geniuses who existed before IQ tests were invented, Thims referred to IQ ratings based on the Cox methodology, which predicts IQ based on how much people accomplished every 10 years of their lives. Thims then adjusted the IQ scores he thought were inaccurate by reading through many of the individuals' works to check for errors.

Thims evaluated both IQ and accomplishments to rank the smartest people in history.

Of course, this list is highly subjective and at times seemingly random. Still, we found it thoughtful enough to warrant a second look.

40. Richard "Rick" Rosner

Television personality and former stripper Rick Rosner is one of the smartest living men in the world with IQ scores ranging from 140 to 250 by different measures.

He has taken more than 30 IQ tests and received the highest score ever on more than 20 of them, he told Business Insider back in November. He considers himself particularly good at math, physics, and "stringing words together."

He takes around 50 pills every day, including Omega 3 fish oil capsules and Metmorfin, "for health, longevity, and to make my brain work better," he said.



39. Marilyn vos Savant

Born in 1946, Vos Savant has earned IQ scores ranging from 157 to 228.

Vos Savant dropped out of Washington University after two years to dabble in stocks and real estate, according to Jezebel. She later became a writer and married Robert Jarvik, the inventor of the Jarvik artificial heart.

She achieved fame when her extrapolated score of 228 (based on a childhood test) was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1985.

Since 1986, she has written an "Ask Marilyn" column in Parade magazine, where she was famous for solving the Monty Hall problem.



38. Christopher Langan

With an IQ reported between 174 and 210, Christopher Langan was dubbed the smartest man in America by Esquire Magazine.

Langan is an autodidact, meaning he is largely self-taught. He has spent much of his adult life developing a Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe, a kind of theory of everything which he calls the CTMU.

At 6'1" and 275 pounds, Langan is an avid weightlifter and recovering agoraphobic who pays the bills doing temp work as a bartender, night-club bouncer, and personal trainer.



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31 answers to really tough interview questions

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Some job interviewers ask tough questions to trip you up or to get you to reveal information you may be trying to conceal. Others want to get a better sense of your thought process or see how you respond under pressure.

Whatever the reason, you'll want to be prepared.

In her book "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions," Vicky Oliver says in order to prevail, you need to "trounce your competition."

One of the best ways to stand out: have the smartest answers to the toughest questions.

Note: Many of these are examples of great responses to help guide you. They won't necessarily work for everyone, in every situation. You should never lie in an interview.

Vivian Giang contributed to a previous version of this article.

Q: What is your biggest weakness that's really a weakness, and not a secret strength?

A: I am extremely impatient. I expect my employees to prove themselves on the very first assignment. If they fail, my tendency is to stop delegating to them and start doing everything myself.

To compensate for my own weakness, however, I have started to really prep my people on exactly what will be expected of them. 

Source: "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions"



Q: Will you be out to take my job?

A: Maybe in about 20 years, but by then, I suspect you'll be running the entire company and will need a good, loyal lieutenant to help you manage this department!  

Source: "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions"



Q: You have changed careers before. Why should I let you experiment on my nickel?

A: As a career-changer, I believe that I'm a better employee because I've gained a lot of diverse skills from moving around. These skills help me solve problems creatively.

Source: "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions"



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Step inside 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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Inside the gorgeous New York triplex with a panic room on every floor owned by a Saudi Prince that's selling for $48.5 million

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Upper West Side is listing for $48.5 million triplexA Saudi prince has listed his luxurious, 10,500-square-foot triplex in New York City for a staggering $48.5 million. 

The seller is reportedly Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, according to the Wall Street Journal’s investigation into the property. 

The home merged a series of smaller apartments on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors of the Heritage at Trump Place.

It has four bedrooms, a bulletproof panic room on every floor, a hair salon, and deluxe built-in saltwater aquariums.

Ryan Serhant and Brian Chan of Nest Seekers International are sharing the listing with Raphael De Niro of Douglas Elliman.

Welcome to the gorgeous 10,500-square-foot triplex in the Heritage at Trump Place.



The listing spans three floors and was created by merging six smaller units.



The complex has incredible views of the Hudson River and comes fully furnished.



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7 celebrities who love 'Star Trek' more than you

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"Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy died at the age of 83.

Nimoy, who popularized the role of Spock on the sci-fi series, gained a huge fan following over the years including some of Hollywood's biggest names like Mila Kunis.

A few celebrities attend "Star Trek" conventions, have autographed memorabilia from Leonard Nimoy, and even speak Klingon.

Mila Kunis has been a Trekkie since her teens.

Kunis told GQ in 2011 she has vintage "Star Trek" figures and a signed photo from Leonard Nimoy. 

She's even attended a Trek conference. 

"I went to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas maybe five years ago. I hung out with a bunch of fake characters inside Quark's bar. [Ed note: Quark was the name of the Ferengi bartender on DS9.] There were all these actors there pretending to be the different characters from the different shows. Yes, I loved it." 

Her favorite series? "The Next Generation."



Ben Stiller sprinkles a lot of "Star Trek" references into his movies.

Not only is Stiller's production company, "Red Hour Films," a reference to an episode from the original series, but he has also thrown "Star Trek" references into his films ranging from "Tropic Thunder" to "Zoolander."

He also revealed at the 82nd Academy Awards he owns two pairs of Spock's ears signed by Leonard Nimoy.



Olivia Wilde says she's a Trekkie.

Wilde told i09 she's been a fan since young.

"I grew up as a Trekkie, which is really funny,"said Wilde. "I think 'Star Trek,' they were always great female roles, but there's no reason the captain shouldn't be a woman."



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GOLDMAN: Here's how millennials will completely change the economy

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Goldman Sachs has put together a tremendous infographic showing how millennials–those born between 1980 and 2000–are going to impact and shape the economy in a profound way as they move into their "prime spending years." 

Because of factors such as lower unemployment rates and student loan debt, millennials have deferred major life events like getting married, having kids and buying a home, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research found. However, millennials are getting increasingly ready for those milestones. 

In terms of spending habits, Goldman points out that millennials are taking advantage of what's called the "sharing economy." Basically, they're looking for access to things such as cars, not necessarily ownership.

Those are just a few highlights from the report. It goes into more about spending habits and how millennials are focused on health/wellness. 

We highly recommend heading over to Goldman's homepage and playing around with the infographic. It's super interactive. We've also included the key data points from the research in the slides that follow. 







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New York City makes it easy for corrupt people to hide their money in real estate

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time warner center new yorkA recent The New York Times investigation into Manhattan's luxury real estate market exposed how easy it is for corrupt foreign officials and convicted felons to move to the city. 

The Times's Louise Story and Stephanie Saulfound more than a dozen wealthy foreigners living in the luxury high-rise the Time Warner Center who were tied to corrupt activity and “have been the subject of government inquiries around the world.” 

It took 13 people more than a year of research to unmask the secretive owners at the Time Warner Center. They did so by “searching business and court records from more than 20 countries, interviewing dozens of people with close knowledge of the complex, examining hundreds of property records and connecting the dots from lawyers or relatives named on deeds to the actual buyers," the reporters wrote.

All of this proves just how easy it is to stow money in New York real estate, and why it's such a draw for anyone looking to hide the source of their of wealth. And as the Times investigation shows, some very corrupt individuals are using their real estate purchases as their  Swiss bank accounts, and reaping stable returns from their investments. 

In some cases, it also allows them to hide that money from their victims.

Ownership is obscured by using limited liability companies (LLCs) and trusts that have no explicit ties to the owners' names. Even when you are able to pin down a name associated with an owner (or their relatives or lawyers), as The Times did, the fact remains that trusts and LLCs can transfer ownership without any real estate record. 

Many of the sales are also in cash, according to The Times, so there are no mortgage statements or public documents.

That promise of anonymity has become paramount for city developers, brokers, accountants, lawyers, and politicians hoping to draw them into buying the next multi-million dollar penthouse. 

These secretive ownership arrangements are not limited to the glossy penthouses of Manhattan. According to data from First American Data Tree that The Times analyzed, 44% of sales over $5 million in the US were to shell companies. 

“We like the money,” Raymond Baker, president of the nonprofit Global Financial Integrity that tracks illicit financial flows, told The Times. “We like the money that comes into our accounts, and we are not nearly as judgmental about it as we should be.”

Check out the full, must-read Times article here.

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A perfectly round 'anti-smartphone' is coming out later this year

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Later this year, a small company called Monohm will release the Runcible, the world's first perfectly round smartphone, in Japan.

But it's not just a smartphone. The company is marketing it as an "heirloom" smartphone — it even calls it an "anti-smartphone." It's meant for people who want to be more focused on their surroundings, not constantly glued to their phones as they beep and vibrate.

It's going to run the Firefox OS and will have some custom-built apps for its round screen. 

The company sent along some photos of the device. As befits the company's approach, the photos are mostly in natural surroundings, and don't show much of what is going on with the screen. But it'll give you an idea of what kind of vibe Monohm is aiming for.

Here's what it looks like with no fancy background. You can see the camera in the middle.



This version has an interesting wood covering.



Another wooden one.



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Google's futuristic new campus looks incredible — check out the latest renderings (GOOG)

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Google just announced details about a beautiful new campus it's planning to develop in Mountain View, California. 

The company is submitting plans to develop four sites in Mountain View's North Bayshore.

This campus is designed by Bjarke Ingels at BIG and Thomas Heatherwick at Heatherwick Studio, and it will be the first time Google has built offices from scratch, instead of taking over previously existing buildings. 

Google's futuristic buildings will have translucent canopies, instead of traditional walls or roofs, and their interiors will have light-weight, movable components, so the layout can be changed at will. Parking will be underground.

"Instead of constructing immoveable concrete buildings, we’ll create lightweight block-like structures which can be moved around easily as we invest in new product areas," Google writes.



"Large translucent canopies will cover each site, controlling the climate inside yet letting in light and air."



Here's a bird's eye view of the new buildings.



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The 10 most useful graduate degrees

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It can take years and thousands of dollars to get a graduate degree, but the benefits are often worth the investment.

We recently showed you the 10 most useless graduate degrees. Now, here are the ones most likely to help your career.

As with our list of the most useless graduate degrees, we looked at the recent "Hard Times" report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce to assess the value of a graduate degree.

This report included salary and unemployment data for experienced college graduates and graduate degree holders.

We calculated the percent difference in how much more money a graduate degree will bring, as well as how much of a better chance you will have of finding a job. The higher the combined figure was for a field of study, the more useful the graduate degree.

10. Family and Consumer Sciences

An experienced graduate degree holder earns 38% more than a college graduate, and the unemployment rate is 35% lower.

Experienced college grads earn an average of $47,000 a year, while experienced graduate degree holders earn $65,000 a year, on average.

4.5% of experienced college grads are unemployed. 3.5% of experienced graduate degree holders are unemployed.



9. History

An experienced graduate degree holder earns 37% more than a college graduate, and the unemployment rate is 37% lower.

Experienced college grads earn an average of $62,000 a year, while experienced graduate degree holders earn $85,000 a year, on average.

5.4% of experienced college grads are unemployed. 3.4% of experienced graduate degree holders are unemployed.



8. Psychology

An experienced graduate degree holder earns 28% more than a college graduate, and the unemployment rate is 48% lower.

Experienced college grads earn an average of $53,000 a year, while experienced graduate degree holders earn $68,000 a year, on average.

6.3% of experienced college grads are unemployed. 3.3% of experienced graduate degree holders are unemployed.



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The Ferrari FF is a masterpiece of grace and power that can handle the snow

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Ferrari FF Review

Ferrari. All about very fast, very sexy, very Italian, and very red cars, right? Of course, but for its entire history, Ferrari has been devoted to a single, very pure idea: We create race cars for the road. Sure, there have been some offbeat experiments and cars designed to appeal to a broader audience. But of late the track has guided the brand.

However, in the luxury car business these days, you need to build something other than two-door sports cars with giant engines. You need to build an SUV. And in the Ferrari FF, we get a sneak preview of what the good people in Maranello think a Ferrari SUV should be. I spent a few days with Ferrari's first all-wheel drive car, a $375,000 example in silverstone grey. Let just say I'm not sure why you would want an upscale truck if you could have one of these. But read on ...

Ferrari is known for gorgeous road cars ripped from the track, like the 458 …



… whose DNA is derived from Ferrari’s spiritual home, Formula One.



In fact, there’s a whole racing series devoted to the 458 and the gentlemen and women who want to make them go fast: Ferrari Challenge.



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Louis Vuitton is now a 'brand for secretaries' in China

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China's elite have become too savvy for Louis Vuitton, which has exploded in popularity in the middle class.

"I don't see anybody carrying a Gucci or Louis Vuitton bag," Sara Jane Ho, the founder of the elite Chinese etiquette school Institute Sarita, told Business Insider. "My clients are sophisticated. My students are the people who were buying an Hermes bag 10 years ago and holding themselves to higher standards."

As HSBC managing director Ewan Rambourg explains in "The Bling Dynasty: Why the Reign of Chinese Luxury Shoppers Has Only Just Begun," Louis Vuitton has been a big deal in China since around 2003, when sales peaked in Japan. While Japan's elite were less concerned about the brand hitting the mainstream, however, China's elite have a different attitude toward luxury.

"Japanese people used to purchase luxury products to fit in whereas Chinese are buying the goods to stand out," Rambourg writes, paraphrasing Swarovski executive Francis Belin.

Now China's very high-end consumers are abandoning the label for even more expensive brands or bespoke goods. A typical Chinese luxury shopper, he claims, might think, "I can't buy Vuitton, I've seen it too much, it's a brand for secretaries."

"Louis Vuitton has become too ordinary,"a billionaire woman told China Market Research Group managing director Shaun Rein in 2011. "Everyone has it. You see it in every restaurant in Beijing. I prefer Chanel or Bottega Veneta now. They are more exclusive."

It hasn't helped that there are so many counterfeit Louis Vuitton handbags in China and around the world.

A vendor holds three fake Louis Vuitton wallets while waiting for customers in famous Xiangyang Market in Shanghai, China.

Second-hand luxury handbags are displayed at a Milan Station outlet in Hong Kong.

Louis Vuitton sells plenty of goods in China, but now the core consumers include young office workers with spending money who save up to buy the status symbol. This isn't necessarily a bad thing given that China's middle class may be the biggest growth market there isThe challenge will be holding onto those core consumers while also trying to win back the richest customers.

To succeed, Louis Vuitton may need to move away from its monogrammed, label-heavy image and become a more nuanced luxury company.

"Wealthy Chinese want to make a statement about their social status and what they wear, but they're getting a little more subtle," Hansi Men, an investment immigration lawyer at Streit & Su law firm, told Business Insider. "They want you to know it's Louis Vuitton, but they don't like the big characters on their shirt. They still want you to know that it's Louis Vuitton without really knowing."

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This plane is the face of salvation when you're outgunned in the US Army

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When you're hunkered down behind a sliver of cover taking heavy fire, it seems like there's no more reassuring sound than the twin engines of the A-10 Thunderbolt screaming in from the distance.

That's what you think anyway, until you hear the 30mm Gatling gun that can pound out 3,500 rounds per minute at the guys trying to kill you.

Then you know the most reassuring sound you'll ever hear.

The A-10 is an old plane that continues to provide air support to ground troops. It has cannon and missiles that can take out a main battle tank in a single shot. But the plane has been a subject of recent controversy, with the Air Force fighting Congress over the military's plans to phase it out of service. The Air Force wants to get rid of the venerated aircraft, with members of Congress working to keep it flying.

This post was originally by Robert Johnson and Walter Hickey

The A-10 Thunderbolt II was introduced in 1977.



The A-10 is more commonly known as the "Warthog" or "Hog."



The A-10 has a reputation for extreme toughness and an ability to remain in the air even after sustaining damage.



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9 books that billionaire Warren Buffett thinks everyone should read

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When Warren Buffett started his investing career, he would read 600, 750, or 1,000 pages a day.

Even now, he still spends about 80% of his day reading. 

"Look, my job is essentially just corralling more and more and more facts and information, and occasionally seeing whether that leads to some action," he once said in an interview

"We don't read other people's opinions,"he says. "We want to get the facts, and then think."

To help you get into the mind of the billionaire investor, we've rounded up his book recommendations over 20 years of interviews and shareholder letters. 

"The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham

When Buffett was 19 years old, he picked up a copy of legendary Wall Streeter Benjamin Graham's "Intelligent Investor." 

It was the one of the luckiest moments of his life, he said, because it gave him the intellectual framework for investing. 

"To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual business insights, or inside information,"Buffett said."What's needed is a sound intellectual framework for making decisions and the ability to keep emotions from corroding that framework. This book precisely and clearly prescribes the proper framework. You must provide the emotional discipline."

Buy it here >>



"Security Analysis" by Benjamin Graham

Buffett said that"Security Analysis,"another groundbreaking work of Graham's, had given him "a road map for investing that I have now been following for 57 years."

The book's core insight: If your analysis is thorough enough, you can figure out the value of a company — and if the market knows the same. 

Buffett has said that Graham was the second-most influential figure in his life, after only his father. 

"Ben was this incredible teacher; I mean he was a natural,"he said

Buy it here >>



"Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits" by Philip Fisher

While investor Philip Fisher— who specialized in investing in innovative companies — didn't shape Buffett in quite the same way as Graham did, he still holds him in the highest regard. 

"I am an eager reader of whatever Phil has to say, and I recommend him to you,"Buffett said

In "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits," Fisher emphasizes that fixating on financial statements isn't enough — you also need to evaluate a company's management.

Buy it here >>



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The 28 hottest exotic cars from the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

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The 2015 Geneva Motor Show is the first major European car show of the year. The world's top brands will come out in force with their latest and greatest offerings. From Aston Martin to McLaren, from Ferrari to Koenigsegg, from Lamborghini to Porsche, the next generation of exotics will debut at the show.

In the addition, there will be a bevy of production ready models from mass-market luxury brands, such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Lexus, and BMW. The 2015 Geneva International Motor Show will run from March 5-15 at the Palexpo Arena in Geneva, Switzerland.

The 450th and last new Bugatti Veyron hypercar produced — dubbed "La Finale"— will be on display.



McLaren P1 GTR is an exclusive, $3-million, track-ready version of the company's P1 hypercar.



McLaren's 675LT supercar will also makes its world debut. Inspired by the company's 1997 F1 GTR long-tail race car, the 675LT will feature an upgraded 3.8-liter V8.



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21 beautiful, vintage photographs of NASA's glory days

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Space exploration's golden age was arguably at its very start, when ambition was boundless and progress came in great strides.

A massive collection of vintage photos from this era went up for auction on February 26 at London's Bloomsbury Auction.

The nearly 700 photographs — original prints, not reproductions — come from the collection of a single European collector.

The auction lasted nearly ten hours and brought in a total of £489,440, (or more than $755,500) from more than 300 bidders.

Here are 21 of them, in chronological order, starting in 1946 with the first image of Earth from space.

On October 24, 1946, mankind got its first photograph taken from outer space, at an altitude of 65 miles. A camera attached to a V-2 Rocket, a product of German engineering during World War II, was set up to snap a photo every second and a half. The rocket crashed back to Earth, its film roll kept safe by a steel casing.



Ed White was the first American astronaut to take a spacewalk, on June 3 1965. A cosmonaut (as Soviet space explorers are called) by the name of Alexei Leonov beat him to it by almost three months — though Leonov had a brush with death to do so, as he was forced to let oxygen out of his suit before reentering his spacecraft. Spacewalks are an important part of an astronaut's toolkit, who exit their vessels in order to make repairs on the outside.



Another shot of Ed White's historic spacewalk. "You looked like you were in your mother’s womb," White's copilot James McDivitt later told him.

Source: Bloomsbury Auctions



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