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10 early roles of 'Mad Men' actors before they were stars

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When "Mad Men" first debuted in 2007, it featured a cast made up mostly of unknown actors.

Before the hit AMC show, many of the cast members had bit roles in TV shows and films, one was even a clown who performed at birthday parties.

But with the success of the Emmy-winning drama series, the actors' careers skyrocketed.

Today, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, and others, have all seen major career boosts thanks to "Mad Men."

Before Jon Hamm was suave ad executive Don Draper...



... he was a struggling actor landing minor roles in episodes of "Ally McBeal" and "Gilmore Girls."

Hamm's pre-"Mad Men" acting career has become something of a legend now. He had trouble finding roles due to his "older appearance," and he was eventually dropped by his agency. He also briefly taught an acting class at his old high school in St. Louis (where one of his students was "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star Ellie Kemper).

His first credited TV appearance was "Gorgeous Guy at Bar" in an episode of "Ally McBeal." 



Today, we know John Slattery as the outspoken, scotch-drinking Roger Sterling.



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I went to the bizarre Brooklyn preschool for adults, and I totally loved it

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OK, let me start by saying that I'm a well-adjusted 24-year-old working and living in New York City.

Now, I recently attended a preschool targeted toward adults, and I loved it.

Preschool Mastermind is a month-long program that seeks to reconnect grown-ups with their inner child. Rather than treat students like kids, founder and head teacher Michelle Joni Lapidos places them in scenarios that get the creative juices flowing and open up the imagination.

Lapidos' class has sold out since January, and I now see why.

When I first heard about Preschool Mastermind, an artsy-fartsy playhouse for grown-ups who seek to "release their inner child," I cringed all over.



The media had not been kind to Michelle Joni Lapidos, the "manic pixie dream girl" behind the academy. Many harped on the program's cost.



For the month-long course, hosted in Miss Joni's two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, participants pay what they can, between $333 and $999. Art supplies, snacks, and class-trip expenses are not included.



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The 15 coolest cars from the 'Fast and Furious' movies

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Since the release of the first movie in 2001, the "Fast and Furious" film series has become a cultural phenomenon. Box office receipts in the billions have transformed a niche LA street-racing movie into a mega-budget transcontinental heist franchise. The success looks set to continue, with "Furious 7" expected to rake in more than $100 million this weekend.

At the heart of the movies remain two constants — family and cars. We cover cars, so we've come up with a list of the 15 coolest cars from the movies. They aren't the flashiest or the most expensive, but they are active members of the cast and contribute to the storyline as much as their human counterparts. But we did favor cars driven by the main characters, as well as those with history and an automotive pedigree.

15. This 2002-2005 Acura NSX — driven by Jordana Brewster's Mia — helped break Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto out of jail.



14. This 1995-1998 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 appeared in the first film and is one of many various Skyline models to appear in the series.



13. Sold from 1966-1976, the Jensen Interceptor was hand built in the UK with styling from Italy and a Chrysler V8 engine under the hood. Michelle Rodriguez's Letty drove the English sports car in the sixth film of the franchise.



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It's been 5 years since the iPad was unveiled — look how terrible the first one was (AAPL)

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The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010, and it's come a long way since then.

The iPad Air 2, which Apple launched late last year, is a super slim, powerful, and gorgeous device. 

But I couldn't say the same about the first iPad. The original iPad was a revolutionary device at the time — some believed it could eventually replace your laptop.

Critics praised Apple for launching apps that were actually optimized for the iPad's larger screen that weren't just stretched-out iPhone apps.

Still, like any first-generation tech product, the original iPad had a lot of limitations. 

The first iPad didn't support Adobe Flash, which many websites required to display media content.



It didn't have any cameras, so no video chatting, taking selfies, or awkwardly holding up your iPad to take a photo.



It was a lot chunkier and heavier than today's iPads.



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PHOTOS: North Korea's terrifying military hardware

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North Korea's military equipment looks as if it could belong to a 1970s Soviet army — but the country's massive forces could still prove formidable. 

The country's missile development and huge stocks of artillery are particularly threatening to South Korea and the rest of the world.

The US Pentagon's most recent report on the state of the North Korean military sizes up the country's ground forces, navy, and air force.

It's one of the world's most secretive countries, so the information largely comes from other sources. But the state's propaganda efforts mean there are plenty of pictures of the country's colossal military capacity.

The largest part of the military is the Korean People's Army Ground Force, which includes about 1 million active personnel and millions more civilians who are effectively reservists.



North Korea's ground forces are numerous but equipped mostly with out-of-date Soviet-era small arms, or copies produced by North Korea or China.



The air force has some semi-modern fighter jets, like the MiG-29, which was built in the later years of the Soviet Union, but most of its air force is made up of "less capable" jets and even biplanes.



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RANKED: The best smartphones in the world (VZ, T, DT, S)

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It's a big month for Android lovers.

The two newest flagship Android phones, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 go on sale April 10. If you're in the market for a new phone, this is a good month to buy.

We update this list approximately once a month. Our rankings are based on a variety of factors including design, software and hardware features, content selection, carrier availability, and price. We only consider phones that are available in the U.S. at the time of publication. We list approximate prices for what phones cost without a contract. Prices vary from carrier to carrier and retailer to retailer. You can see March's smartphone rankings here.

#15 BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry has gone back to the basics.

Its latest phone, the Classic, looks a lot like the BlackBerry Bold from a few years ago. It has a physical keyboard, trackpad, and larger screen. If you want a phone with a keyboard, the Classic is the best phone to buy.

Price: $449 unlocked from BlackBerry



#14 Nokia Lumia 830

The Nokia Lumia 830 is one of the newest phones from Microsoft. It runs the Windows Phone 8 operating system and has a sharp 5-inch screen.

Price: About $420 on AT&T



#13 HTC One M8 For Windows

The HTC One M8 For Windows is the best phone you can buy running the Windows Phone operating system. It has a gorgeous metal body and the new version of Windows Phone, 8.1, which includes the excellent digital assistant Cortana.

Click here for the HTC One M8 for Windows review >>

Price: Around $600



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9 tech companies whose products you use all the time — without knowing it

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Consumer tech brands may get all the love, but there's all kinds of business software behind some of your favorite apps and sites.

When you use Uber, for example, a number of different solutions, from payments to text messaging, work behind the scenes to make the app work.

Here are the applications you use every day without even knowing it.

Twilio allows you to get calls and texts from your Uber driver

Twilio is a communications software that allows apps to embed call, voice, and text messaging features within the app. For instance, the text messages you receive on Airbnb or the call number you see from your Uber driver are all pushed through Twilio. Companies like eHarmony, Home Depot, and eBay use Twilio too.

Twilio has raised over $103 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Union Square Venture Partners, and is valued at around $500 million. It says it has a $100 million revenue run rate and is expected to go public soon.



Braintree is what makes online and mobile payments easy

Braintree is a solution that makes payments easy for mobile and online businesses.

For example, it's what allows users to pay Uber drivers without having to take out their wallets every time they take a ride. Other clients include Hotel Tonight, OpenTable, and TaskRabbit.

Braintree was acquired by PayPal for $800 million in 2013.



Cloudflare is the “digital bouncer” that protects millions of websites and apps from cyberattacks

CloudFlare’s software is like a cloud firewall in front of your favorite websites/apps that protects them from cyber attacks. It also offers networking services to improve performance and traffic.

It claims it handles more than 5% of the world’s web traffic, with more than 2 million websites using its software, including Reddit, Gilt Groupe, and Yelp.

CloudFlare has raised a little over $72 million so far, and is reported to have a $1 billion valuation.



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These 16 famous brands started out as products for the military

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Many of the world's most famous brands have a military heritage.

Some brands proudly display their backgrounds in their logos, websites and marketing, while others would rather consign their early beginnings to the history books.

Either way, a surprising amount of brands started off by supplying products to the armed forces or discovered the products that made them famous during times of conflict.

The original Jeeps went into production in 1941, purpose-built for the military. Willys MB Jeeps became the most commonly-used 4-wheel drive vehicles of the US army during World War II.



Mars invented the recipe for M&Ms during the Spanish Civil War, when Forrest Mars Sr. saw soldiers eating pieces of chocolate covered in a candy coating, which prevented them from melting in the sun. He was on his visit behind the lines with a member of the Rowntree family, which went on to make Smarties — a candy very similar to M&Ms — sold outside of the US.



Vodafone began its life in the 1980s as a subsidiary of Racal Electronics, the UK’s largest military radio technology producer at the time. Racal was also once the third-largest British electronics company. Here's Vodafone's first mobile phone, the Mobira Transportable, which weighed 11 pounds.



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26 sexist ads of the 'Mad Men' era that companies wish we'd forget

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you mean a woman can open it"Mad Men" is famous for illuminating a bygone era, replete with three-martini lunches, glamorous clothing, and, of course, casual sexism. 

The rampant sexism in "Mad Men" was typical of the 1960s, when the outlook for women in America was just beginning to change. While the "second wave" of feminism began in the '60s, mainstream America was still very much a "man's world."

That attitude carried over into advertising, which did little to advance gender roles and ran ads that implied women were idiots who cared mostly about pleasing their men.

In honor of the premiere of Mad Men's final season, we collected some of advertising's most egregious sexist ads from that era. The first episode of Mad Men's final season airs April 5th at 10 pm eastern.

1950: The ad begins, "Most husbands, nowadays, have stopped beating their wives ... "



1951: "Show her it's a man's world."



1952: This ad makes light of domestic violence.



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Take a look at these amazing photos of Iran before the revolution

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In the decades before the Islamic revolution of 1979, Iran was ruled by the Shah whose dictatorship repressed dissent and restricted political freedoms. But he also he pushed the country to adopt Western-oriented secular modernization, allowing some degree of cultural freedom.

Under the Shah's rule, Iran's economy and educational opportunities expanded. Britain and the US counted Iran as their major ally in the Middle East, and the Shah forcefully industrialized large segments of the country. However, the Shah's own increasingly authoritarian measures and his eventual dismissal of multi-party rule set the stage for the infamous revolution. 

Still, for a period of close to 40 years, the Shah led Iran through a series of sweeping changes. 

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah.



Due to Iran's large supply of oil, proximity to India, and sharing a border with the Soviet Union, Britain and the US fully backed the Iranian government.



However, even before the Islamic Revolution, the Shah's grip on power was unsteady.



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37 incredible drone photos from across the globe that would be totally illegal today

What it's like to play the brand new $269 million golf course that Donald Trump just opened in New York City

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New York City has a brand new championship-caliber golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

And, anyone can play it. 

Donald Trump officially opened Trump Golf Links in Ferry Point, New York on April 1. Last fall, I got a chance to play a round with our sports editor Tony Manfred. 

It's a great course. It blows away all the other public courses in New York City, which isn't saying much because most of the city's courses are pretty beat up and uninspired. (There are a surprising number of courses in New York City. Of all the courses I've played in New York, here are my city rankings: 1. Pelham Bay; 2. La Tourette; 3. Split Rock; 4. Marine Park; 5. Dyker Beach; 6. South Shore; 7. Silver Lake; 8. Douglaston; 9. Moshulu; 10. Van Cortlandt.)

More impressively, Trump Golf Links, which was built for a reported $269 million, is in contention to be a top five public course in the New York metro area. My list of the best courses in the New York Metro area (which means ~1 hour drive out of the city) before Trump Links goes like this: 1. Bethpage Black; 2. Pound Ridge; 3. Neshanic Valley; 4. Ballyowen; 5. Bethpage Red.

The new Trump course could compete with those last three on the list, though as a friend of mine said of the course, it's best to wait until it is in full bloom. 

There are only two downsides to the course:

1. It's expensive. A round ranges from $141 to $215, depending on the day of the week and whether you're an NYC resident. An average round at a public city course is ~$40.

2. It's in the Bronx, but not near any train lines, so it's not the most convenient place to get to.

Still! It's a fun time, and it will be on every New York golfer's list in 2015.

When I played I took some photos of the course so you can get a sense of the course. This is not a perfect representation because the course will have tall fescue grown in when it's warmer, but this is an idea of what it will be like.

This is what the course will look like when it's in its glory in the summer of 2015. The fescue will be up; the city will be in the background.



And here's one more look at the 18th hole, with the Whitestone Bridge in the background.



Here's what it looked like when we arrived in the morning.



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Take a look at the North Korean military's deadly array of weaponry

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North Korea's military equipment looks as if it could belong to a 1970s Soviet army — but the country's massive forces could still prove formidable. 

The country's missile development and huge stocks of artillery are particularly threatening to South Korea and the rest of the world.

The US Pentagon's most recent report on the state of the North Korean military sizes up the country's ground forces, navy, and air force.

It's one of the world's most secretive countries, so the information largely comes from other sources. But the state's propaganda efforts mean there are plenty of pictures of the country's colossal military capacity.

The largest part of the military is the Korean People's Army Ground Force, which includes about 1 million active personnel and millions more civilians who are effectively reservists.



North Korea's ground forces are numerous but equipped mostly with out-of-date Soviet-era small arms, or copies produced by North Korea or China.



The air force has some semi-modern fighter jets, like the MiG-29, which was built in the later years of the Soviet Union, but most of its air force is made up of "less capable" jets and even biplanes.



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Epically awesome photos of Mars

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Mars might not look like much from Earth, but close up, it's a perfect spectacle of natural beauty.

Since 2006, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has been orbiting Mars snapping pictures of the surface with its HiRISE camera.

Here is a collection of some of the most incredible images the camera has taken over the years.

The HiRISE images shown here have false coloring that highlights distinct Martian features, like sand dunes shown in the image to the right. The false-coloring helps scientists see how the grooves and troughs of these features change over time.

During the summer on Mars' north pole, all of the surface ice is gone revealing the cracked surface underneath. The cracks are likely from underground ice expanding and contracting with the seasons.



Dark and light streaks crawl up a ridge in this picture of the Acheron Fossae region. Scientists debate over how the different-colored streaks formed, but they agree that the darker streaks are younger that turn into the lighter streaks over time.



Believe it or not Mars has dust devils and this mesmerizing picture shows the tracks that they trace in the sandy Martian surface.



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21 famous Church of Scientology members

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Tom CruiseOn Sunday, HBO's explosive new documentary on Scientology, "Going Clear," premiered on HBO.

The Alex Gibney-directed documentary is based on author Lawrence Wright's controversial book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief," which grew out of a New Yorker profile on former Scientologist, director Paul Haggis.

In the doc, Gibney takes aim at Scientology's most high profile members, like Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and addresses why the actors would have such a hard time leaving the religion.

But Cruise and Travolta aren't the only celebrity Scientologists.

From "Mad Men" stars to "Orange Is The New Black" actors, see who else is part of the controversial religion.

With additional reporting by Ashley Lutz.

Actress Kirstie Alley

The former "Cheers" star says the religion helped her overcome a cocaine addiction. 

"I think that probably all religions sound bizarre to the people who are not the practitioners of them," Alley says of Scientology. "To me it's so normal, and probably 90% of the crazy stuff I hear isn't true. I've been a Scientologist for over 30 years. I think a lot of things are sensationalized."

In 2010, rumors swirled her weight loss program, Organic Liaison, was a front for Scientology, a claim the actress vehemently denied



Actor Danny Masterson

Masterson is best-known for his role on "That '70's Show." He defended Tom Cruise for the actor's leaked Scientology video back in 2008. 

In an interview with Paper Magazine in 2009 he explained the religion as follows:

"The definition of Scientology is 'the study of knowledge,'"said Masterson. "Obviously, the more knowledge you have in a given field, such as life, the more confident you are as a person."



Actress Bijou Phillips

Indie actress Bijou Phillips, most recently known for her role on "Raising Hope," is daughter of the "Mamas and Papas" singer John Phillips.

Bijou is married to Danny Masterson and the two frequently go to Scientology events together. 



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Here are the 27 must-see cars at the New York Auto Show

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Aston Martin VulcanFor 115 years, the New York Auto Show has been where the world's leading car makers come to show off their latest and greatest offerings. The 2015 show no different.  

We were pleasantly surprised by the incredibly high level of energy and excitement at the show this year —especially on the heels of such an action-packed show in Geneva. Big stories coming out of the show included the unveiling of the Cadillac CT6 luxury sedan and Lincoln's Continental concept. Supercar specialist McLaren also pulled the cover off a very hot new set of wheels.

Have a look at the hot cars that caught our eye at the 2015 New York Auto Show, which opened to the public on April 3 and runs through April 12.

The biggest story of the show was the introduction of the Cadillac CT6. But Ford wouldn't be left out ...



.... as its Lincoln brand reintroduced the historic Continental nameplate – as a concept car that will go into production in a few years.



The most hotly anticipated car at the show was McLaren's new 570S – the first offering in the company's Sport Series.



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Learn everything you need to know about personal finance from 11 simple sketches

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Managing your money well doesn't have to be complicated.

New York Times columnist, author, and financial planner Carl Richards boils down his wisdom into black-and-white "napkin sketches"— little bits of insight that you could reproduce with a marker and a napkin.

Here, in honor of his newest book "The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money," Richards provides an informative sketch from each chapter and, in his own words, what it can teach you.

Your financial plan can be as short as a single page.

People worry about money for a lot of reasons.

The amount of time we spend worrying seems to go up exponentially when we don't have a plan. Enter the One-Page Financial Plan. Instead of getting bogged down in hundreds of pages and financial details that won't be relevant in a year, a one-page plan offers a snapshot.

You list the three to four things most important to you with specific action items that support your goals. It can take a little time to set up, but investing in a one-page plan will save you hundreds of hours of worry each year.



You can't make one, though, until you've pinpointed why you care about money.

Why is money important to you? It's a simple question, but it's not always easy to answer.

It's also a question that feels more appropriate for a therapy session, not financial planning. However, this question helps reveal your values.

Those values then become the checkpoint for your financial plan because you can't make a plan if you don't know why you're planning.

Plus, without knowing your "why," financial decisions can feel incredibly complex. But once you have your answer, you gain the clarity to know which strategies will work best for your particular situation.



Saving without a purpose isn't going to work.

When you plan a trip, you decide where to go first.

Then, you weigh your travel options, like whether to fly or drive. After all, driving won't get you to Paris if you're starting in New York.

You need to use the same logic with money. Yes, you may want to save money, but for what purpose?

Your one-page plan reminds you of "why" you're saving money, helps you weigh the different options, and makes it easier identify the best path for getting you where you want to go financially.



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15 ways the world will be terrifying in 2050

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atomic bombBy mid-century, we'll likely have self-driving cars, more widespread internet access, and semi-smart robots.

But despite our technological advances, humanity has failed to solve many of its problems. The world hasn't weaned itself off fossil fuels or antibiotics, protected the rain forest, or reduced the stigma surrounding mental illness. We haven't flood-proofed our cities or protected our energy grids from natural disasters.

With 2050 just a few decades away, major issues await the world. Science and technology need to start focusing on solutions to make the future better than the terrifying reality approaching.

The number of people living in cities will likely triple.

In 1950, just under 750 million people lived in urban areas. Today, that figure has ballooned to more than 4 billion — more than half the world’s entire population — and the upward trend is set to continue. By mid-century, about 6.3 billion people will live in cities.

Aside from overcrowding, the skyrocketing population will likely spur the faster spread of infectious diseases and viruses, from tuberculosis to the flu. Dwindling water supplies and inadequate sanitation will only compound the negative health affects. 

Compared to rural areas, cities consume about three-quarters of the world’s energy and produce the same amount of global carbon emissions. Therefore, a rise in the urban population will also put pressure on energy demands and generate more pollution, potentially making the air toxic to breathe, similar to the situation in Beijing unfolding over the last decade.

According to the World Health Organization, outdoor air pollution is estimated to have caused 3.7 million premature deaths worldwide in 2012. This will only increase as urban populations rise and pollution worsens.



The air could be thick with pollution, worsening lung conditions and respiratory diseases.

By 2050, the number of deaths caused by air pollution — which includes tiny particles found in smoke and haze, ground-level ozone typically emitted by cars, and toxic components in household products and building materials — will soar, killing more than 6 million people every year, according to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Why? Because in addition to dirtier skies, warmer weather will speed up the chemical reactions that produce many pollutants.

One of those toxins is ground-level ozone, a chemical that irritates the delicate tissue lining the lungs and causes coughing, feelings of burning, wheezing, and shortness of breath when inhaled. Ozone often worsens respiratory conditions like asthma and emphysema.

In India, where the problem is especially bad, the OECD estimates that about 130 out of every 1 million people will die prematurely from exposure to ozone.



More than half of the world's population may not have adequate access to water.

Today, 1.1 billion people lack access to water. And 2.5 billion people (36% of the world's population) live in regions of the world experiencing water stress. Twenty percent of the world's GDP is produced in these areas as well.

Already, water scarcity hounds 2.7 billion people — nearly 40% of the world's population — for at least one month every year, either because they don't have access to clean water or because they can't afford it, Water Footprint Network saysAnd 1 billion people, about one-sixth of the world's population, face daily shortages, according to the foundation.

By 2050, however, this number will likely increase. Nearly 2 billion people will live in countries, mostly in the Middle East and North Africa, with absolute water scarcity, according to the International Water Management Institute. And by 2050, MIT researchers say that 5 billion of the world's projected 9.7 billion people could live in water-stressed areas. 

Aside from a lack of drinking water, populations in these areas might not have the means to irrigate their fields (threatening food supply) or for other domestic, industrial, and environmental purposes.

Currently, one-third of the world's rivers — groundwater for about 3 billion people — are going or gone, according to the World Preservation Foundation. With population growth and global warming, the situation will only worsen. The drying of lakes and rivers releases greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, into the air, potentially exacerbating climate change.

Because of the water cycle, the world will also face more droughts, potentially making wildfires at least twice as destructive by 2050.



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13 features we'd like to see in iOS 9 (AAPL)

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Apple will likely introduce the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

Apple will reportedly focus on under-the-hood improvements, mainly for the sake of refining and polishing the current experience on its mobile devices.

According to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman, Apple is placing a big emphasis on bug fixes and performance enhancements to make everything run faster and more efficiently on iPhones and iPads. The company is also expected to release a public beta for the next version of iOS, which would let you test the software before it’s released, even if you’re not a developer. 

Though we’d be happy with Apple fixing what it already has, we’re holding out hope for some important tweaks and additions.

1. A simpler, searchable Settings menu

The Settings app in iOS is huge, and it's not necessarily easy to find what you're looking for — some applications may spread their preferences across multiple folders within the Settings app, which can be confusing. Apple needs to bring its Spotlight Search functionality to Settings, which would make everything so much easier to find.



2. A more proactive Siri

Siri has a deep knowledge base, but it has no actual memory. It can't remember previous questions you've asked it, so it's basically a glorified question-and-answer application. But Siri was meant to be a virtual assistant, so Apple should let it: If Apple let Siri interact with other apps or remember your personal preferences like Google Now, it could scan your data to proactively tell you to bring a coat before leaving for work in the morning, or let you know about an unforeseen scheduling conflict.



3. Let third-party developers play with Siri

Apple has begun experimenting integrating Siri into third-party services — in iOS 8, Siri can identify what song's playing thanks to Shazam, and it offers you options to play the radio through Spotify, in addition to iTunes. Apple needs to keep opening up Siri so it can actually carry out tasks that Apple can't manage directly.



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17 stunning and strange buildings designed by the architect behind Facebook's new HQ

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The flagship building on Facebook's expanded Menlo Park headquarters officially opened for business this week. 

The 430,000-square-foot building was designed by award-winning architect Frank Gehry and built over a three-year period. 

Gehry is known for his unconventional aesthetic, using surprising angles and metal materials that have a strangely undulating effect. 

We've rounded up some of his most famous works here. 

Facebook employees started moving into their newly expanded headquarters last week. Totaling more than 430,000 square feet, it's a massive structure that will ultimately hold about 2,800 people.

 



Most recently, Gehry designed the Dr. Chau Chak Wink Building, a structure on the University of Technology's campus in Sydney, Australia. It's known by some as the "crumpled bag building."



The colorful Biomuseo of Panama City was also finished in 2014.



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