Week 16 was full of mismatches. Good teams played bad teams across the board, and many of them won to lock up playoff spots.

There are now only two playoff positions up for grabs, both in the NFC, with the Redskins, Cowboys, Giants, Vikings, and Bears all in contention.

Going into Week 17, hot teams like the Seahawks and Packers shot up our rankings, while the 49ers and Texans slipped after blowout losses.

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Once again, here's how we came up with them.

We took our rankings from last week and moved teams up and down based on the following criteria:

• A win: up 2 spots
• A loss: down 1 spot
• A loss by 10+ points: down 2 spots
• A win against a top-5 team from the week before: up 2 spots
• A win against a top-12 team from the week before (aka, a playoff team): up 1 spot
• Covering the point spread: up 1 spot

1. Denver Broncos (#1 last week): Beat the Browns

Record: 12-3

Biggest thing we learned this week: They've beaten a grand total of two playoff teams all year. But they're absolutely dominating teams they should beat.

2. Atlanta Falcons (#4 last week): Beat the Lions

Record: 13-2

Biggest thing we learned this week: After a mini-slump in the middle of the year, the Falcons are probably playing the best ball of their season going into the playoffs.

3. Seattle Seahawks (#7 last week): Beat the 49ers

Record: 10-5

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're almost unstoppable at home. Unfortunately they're going to have to win on the road in the playoffs.

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If you were lucky enough to score an iPhone for the holidays, make sure you personalize your new phone with some apps.

For those of you who are new to the iPhone, here's our definitive list of the first apps you need to download.

Enjoy!

Google Maps won't get you lost

Google Maps debuted a few weeks ago and it was one of the most welcome additions to our home screen. 

Google Maps for iPhone is fast, functional, beautifully designed, and most importantly, won't get you lost. We now have turn-by-turn directions, street view, public transit directions, and walking directions all in the same place.

Price: Free

Brewster will keep your contacts organized

Brewster is a personalized address book that understands your social networking relationships and merges everything into a beautifully-designed app.

The goal is to make it easier to manage your contacts. And to that end, the app delivers.

Our favorite feature is the ability to mass email or text a group of friends.

Price: Free

Spotify is a great way to listen to music without taking up storage space on your phone

Spotify is your gateway to millions of songs.

Spotify is a streaming music player, which means songs aren't stored directly on your device. This frees up a ton of space that you can use for other things like photos and apps. (Although you can store songs for offline viewing if you want).

Spotify's music library is full of millions of tracks from all the major record labels, so you shouldn't have trouble finding what you need.

Spotify will let you stream music to the desktop for free. But if you want to listen to music offline or take full advantage of its mobile apps, you'll need to subscribe to the service for $10 per month.

Price: Free (Premium subscription is $9.99/month) 

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Authorities in New Delhi shut down large parts of the Indian capital two days in a row as protests continued after the gang rape of a 23-year-old. 

Police have shut down public transportation and are preventing large crowds from gathering together and have said that they have no immediate plans to lift the ban, according to the New York Times. 

Many have said this is just an attempt on the part of the ruling Congress Party to clamp down on criticism they have received.

Massive protests have swept India's capital and the country following the gang rape of a 23-year old.

Huge parts of the capital have been shut down and public transport halted to clamp down on protests. Here Indian police in riot gear stand guard outside a politician's home.

Policemen walk alongside protestors, escorting them away from high security zones.

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There were undoubtedly a few major stories that dominated financial markets in 2012.

The formation of a recovery in U.S. housing is definitely one of them. Another is ECB President Mario Draghi's proclamations to "do whatever it takes the save the euro," which has calmed markets plagued in recent years by the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.

While housing and Draghi were major factors for investors in 2012, they weren't the only developments that drove returns in financial markets this year.

Best government bonds: Portugal

YTD return: 51.6 percent (as of December 6)

Story: The story of the year in financial markets has arguably been the "Draghi effect." When ECB President Mario Draghi declared in July that the ECB would "do whatever it takes to save the euro" and subsequently followed through with the introduction of the central bank's OMT bond market intervention program a month later, yields on sovereign debt dropped precipitously.

Business Insider called the drop in Italian bond yields the "Most Important Chart of 2012," given that economy's significance in the euro crisis. However, Portuguese debt, though out of the spotlight, ultimately performed much better than Italian or Spanish bonds in 2012.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch, Business Insider

Best currency: Hungarian forint (against the U.S. dollar)

YTD return: 11.1 percent

Story: The forint had a rough year in 2011 after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban nationalized pension funds and forced the country's banks to take writedowns on loans, triggering a credit rating downgrade.

However, the forint made a big comeback in 2012 as major world central banks launched new monetary easing programs and investors extended further into riskier assets in search of yield, which Hungarian bonds could provide.

Source: Barchart.com, Bloomberg

Best hard commodity: Lumber

YTD return: 48.4 percent

Story: Lumber futures staged an incredible run beginning in early October. Citi strategist Tobias Levkovich cited Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Eastern seaboard of the United States in late October, as partly responsible for soaring demand for the commodity.

Deutsche Bank commodity analysts note that prices were undoubtedly helped by the burgeoning United States housing recovery that took off in mid-2012.

Source: FINVIZ.com, Citi, Deutsche Bank

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Barclays has released its Global Top Picks 2013, a collection of 156 stock selections from its analysts across the world, 60 of which are listed on U.S. exchanges.

Stu Linde, Head of Equity Research, indicates that Barclays expects global growth to pick up slightly, forecasting "a modest acceleration of growth in 2013, from 3.1 percent in 2012 to 3.3 percent in 2013."

In this backdrop, the firm sees the S&P 500 ending 2013 at 1525.

We've compiled this list of Barclays' top 60 U.S. stocks for the year ahead, which includes each stock's price target, estimated EPS and P/E for 2013, and the basis for its inclusion.

CF Industries Holding

Ticker: CF

Price Target: $250.00

2013 EPS: $26.78

2013 P/E: 7.8

CF Industries is the world's second largest producer of nitrogen fertilizer, and stands to benefit from the emergence of low-cost natural gas.

Source: Barclays

Stillwater Mining

Ticker: SWC

Price Target: $15.00

2013 EPS: $0.42

2013 P/E: 29.0

Stillwater is entering the execution phase of its investment cycle, which Barclays' analysts believe will be quite shareholder-friendly.

Source: Barclays

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Ticker: APD

Price Target: $93.00

2013 EPS: $5.80

2013 P/E: 14.2

Favorable P/E ratios relative to competitors and improved electronics demand support the bull case for APD.

Source: Barclays

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We're almost at the end of the year 2012, and what a year it's been.

Facebook finally went public, private spacecraft entered outer space, and humans broke the sound barrier without the aid of machines or vessels.

We've rounded up the best of everything that happened this year in education, technology, people, companies, and places.

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The best companies >

The best places >

The best schools >

THE BEST TECHNOLOGY

Best Phone: iPhone 5

The iPhone5 is one of the most innovative gadgets of 2012.

Apple subtlety redesigned the iPhone 4S and made the iPhone 5 taller and thinner. 

Despite a huge Apple Maps debacle, easily scratched cases, and other hiccups, the iPhone 5 sold 5 million units in the first three days of release. Even today, the phone is so popular that it's tough to find one in stores.

Price: Starts at $199

Best Tablet: iPad Mini

The iPad Mini received a lot less hype than other Apple products that came out this year, but it's still one of the most innovative gadgets of 2012.

After Apple announced the Mini's existence in late October, everyone fell in love. In fact, Apple bloggers are calling the Mini "the real iPad." 

The miniature size made the tablet much portable, and the fact that all of the regular iPad apps ran on the smaller device made people love it even more.

Price: Starts at $329

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You give me something I want, we agree on a price, I pay for it. It’s the way the world has worked for thousands of years.

These days? Not so much.

Today, with an increasing number of businesses, it goes more like this: You provide something I want, we agree on a price, I pay, then you tack on fees to fatten your bottom line.

Unreasonable fees are more than just a drain on your finances. They’re insulting – the financial equivalent of a cold slap in the face.

Now, in no particular order, here are 10 of the world’s most insulting fees. They made my list for one of three reasons: They’re unreasonable, you’re getting little or nothing in return, or they’re ridiculously overpriced.

Airlines: Checked baggage fees

Most major carriers charge $25 to check one suitcase – a lot more if it’s oversized, overweight, or both.

This fee didn’t exist until recent years, and for good reason: The price of a plane ticket should obviously include luggage.

Isn’t that an integral part of traveling long distance? No other travel-related services – buses, trains, hotels, cabs, rental cars - charge for luggage.

This isn’t a fee – it’s a sophomoric attempt to disguise a higher price.

Workaround: There are two major airlines that don’t charge this insulting fee: Southwest and JetBlue. Fly them if you can.

If you can’t, check this chart or one like it to see how much your airline is charging and use that as an incentive to pack light.

Some airlines also allow you to avoid baggage fees by using their branded credit cards. For more ideas, see 10 Tips to Save on Baggage Fees.

Airlines: Carry-on baggage fees

At least when you pay to check a bag, there’s a service involved.

Someone has to load it, unload it, and make sure it gets safely back into your hands.

Charging for a carry-on bag is charging for nothing whatsoever. Nobody is touching your bag but you, and making this fee indefensible.

Fortunately, Spirit and Allegiant are the only airlines that do it, at least so far.

Workaround: Avoid flying Spirit, Allegiant, or any airline that charges for doing nothing. If they’re the only airlines available, drive. If that’s impossible, check with UPS or another freight carrier about shipping bags.

Airlines: Lap fees, pet fees

If you’ve got a child less than 2, it’s typically free to carry them on your lap for a domestic flight.

Leave the country, however, and you might pay a “lap fee” of 10 percent of the ticket cost. And not the cost of your ticket: a full-fare ticket – the most expensive available. 

Delta, United, US Airways, and American all have some form of this policy, and for what? The airline is performing no service: no extra room, no assistance, nothing.

Ditto when you’re flying with Fido. If you have to ship your pet in the baggage compartment, you’d expect a handling fee.

But bring them with you in the cabin, and you’ll pay up to $125 each way – and the carrier counts as a carry-on. Again, the airline is doing nothing, but collecting a hefty fee.

Workaround: Check with the airline before you book the ticket to see what fees, if any, you can expect. If they’re high, shop around: Some airlines charge less than others. 

Check this article for more specific strategies on lap fees, and this one for flying with pets.

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Christmas is celebrated all over the world, but every community has developed its own unique holiday traditions.

Some are sweet, but others strike us as downright strange.

We've gathered up some of our favorite Christmas traditions from around the globe. Did we leave yours out? Let us know in the comments.

In Australia, Santa Claus pulls up on a surf board

It's summer down under on Christmas Day. Temperatures in December are between 68 and 84 degrees Fahrenheit.

So Santa pulls up on the beach on his surfboard. The country had a devastating Christmas in 1974, when Cyclone Tracy came through the Northern Territory and more than 60 people were killed.

In Austria, young men dress up as the Krampus and roam the streets to frighten children

In Austria, December is a time for festive events and frights.

Young men walk around dressed up as the Krampus, a devil-demon creature equipped with cowbells and rods, and usually accompanied by Nikolaus, a version of Santa Claus.

The Krampus will then roam the streets scaring adults and children.

In the Czech Republic, women submerge a branch of a cherry tree under water. If it blooms they will marry the next year

On Dec. 4, women in the Czech Republic place a cherry twig under water.

If it blooms before Christmas Eve it means she will marry in the next year.

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In the past month, we've seen the highly anticipated Hobbit film, "Skyfall," the final "Twilight" movie, and "Silver Linings Playbook" hit theaters, and the year isn't over yet.

We still have the Christmas Day releases of suspected Oscar front runner "Les Misérables" and Quentin Tarantino's gritty "Django Unchained."

While Box Office Mojo predicts both films will open to more than $100 million this weekend, how will they stack up to previous Christmas releases?

We've taken a look at the top Christmas Day debuts and it looks like this year's movies will blow all others – save possibly one – out of the water.

Source: Box Office Mojo

10. "Patch Adams" (1998): $8.1 million

Robin Williams stars in this true story about the life of Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams. Williams earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role.

9. "Valkyrie" (2008): $8.5 million

Also based on a true story, this film recounts a foiled plot to assassinate Hitler. It went on to gross $200 million worldwide after its opening day.

8. "Dreamgirls" (2006): $8.7 million

"Dreamgirls," based on the Broadway musical, had a star-studded cast that included Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, and Danny Glover. Hudson's role won her an Oscar for best supporting actress.

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The National Museum of Mathematics opened up December 15th in Midtown, and we had to check it out. 

It's two stories packed with hi-tech computers and mathematical experiments that make this museum perfect for anyone from elementary school to a Ph. D program.

It's really rare that you see a museum that gets it right for every age, but I learned a ton of new things at MoMath.

Math professors and Rubik's Cube solver clubs hang out there. MoMath has everything from World War Two cryptography equipment to Android-powered exhibits every couple of feet.

MoMath just opened up on 26th street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue

While a lot of the presentation is aimed at school-age kids, a lot of the material is pulled directly out of Grad school level mathematics.

1. The centerpiece of the upstairs floor, for example, is the square-wheeled tricycle that actually works

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It's Christmas Eve. That means that all over the world families are gathering together around dinner tables to celebrate.

But here in New York, we have our own tradition: eating at a Chinese restaurant. 

In the beloved tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas, we've found the best Chinese restaurants in Manhattan.

Grand Sichuan

19-23 Saint Marks Place

There are several branches of the local Grand Sichuan chain, but the one on St. Marks Place is arguably the best one in the city.

The menu of traditional Sichuan dishes is so extensive that you may have trouble choosing.

Hot Kitchen

104 2nd Ave.

Hot Kitchen serves spicy Sichuan cuisine in a low-key spot in the East Village. The menu features lots of seafood dishes, like soft-shell crab and steamed whole fish with hot bean sauce.

Dishes are served family-style, so this place is best for groups.

Joe's Shanghai

9 Pell St.

Joe's Shanghai is famous for its soup dumplings, called Xiao Long Bao or "Little Dumplings in the Basket."

They come in either pork or crab meat varieties, served in a bamboo basket. Bite the edge of the dumpling and carefully slurp up the soup, being careful to avoid spilling the piping hot broth all over you.

Some people say Joe's Shanghai is overrated and expensive with long lines. Others swear by it. Love it or hate it, this place is an institution.

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Nearly two months after Hurricane Sandy, the devasted community of Rockaway Beach, N.Y. is still reeling.

Pieces of the boardwalk are littered across the beach, homes need to be cleaned in full hazmat gear, and insurance claims are only just starting to get resolved if at all.

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Many people we spoke to said they felt let down by the city government and that local business owners and individuals from the community played a crucial role in organizing volunteers and donations. Devin Fitzgerald, a resident of the area, said, "I don't know how we would have survived without the community pulling together."

We saw the way the community can rally together over Thanksgiving when Occupy Sandy and independent volunteers organized dinners throughout the area. Many of these were grassroots efforts that relied on social media to get the word out.

As the recovery process continues, the needs of the community have shifted away from emergency items like food, clothing, and cleaning supplies to financial aid, legal services for FEMA/insurance claims, and building supplies. Some people we spoke to said their insurance claims have been denied, and that claims evaluators only came last week to survey home damage.

As of December 17, over 507,950 individuals have registered for FEMA assistance and $1.09 billion in aid will be distributed as a result of Sandy, according to the government agency. Some people said they had received FEMA aid, but others said they were denied because of insurance issues.

Electricity and power are back, but phone service has been slower in returning, especially for people who rely on copper land lines instead of fiber-optic connections. The people using the older service tend to be older themselves and lower-income, some don't even have cell-phones, and the lack of phone service is preventing them from contacting family and insurance.

Richard Ganci, who lives on B 115th St, spent 54 days without phone service, just getting it back this past week. He missed his uncle's funeral two weeks ago because his phone was out. Ganci has been using prepaid cell phones but has had trouble securing them and getting minutes because many stores in the area remain closed. He has received FEMA aid but has been having trouble getting through to insurance without a working landline.

Despite the challenges, people are moving forward.

In a small restaurant bar by the beach, many locals gathered to distribute toys, through a toy drive organized by Rockaways-native Donna Miley-Figueroa, who lives in Manhattan now. The community came together to relax, sip eggnog, and enjoy the holiday spirit, gathering their spirit for the long rebuilding process ahead.

The season of gift giving.

Despite the damage this store is getting back on its feet and has opened its doors.

However, many stores remain closed.

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Santa Claus has starred in many ad campaigns — and some of them would move him onto the naughty list.

While St. Nick is most famous for Coca-Cola commercials, advertisers have also put his face in ads with guns, booze, cigarettes, and girls.

Here are Santa's most surprising ad campaigns.

The Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona raised some eyebrows when its website began telling families to "Get Your Holiday Picture With Santa And His Machine Guns!"

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But Santa has been a gun spokesperson since 1966. This ad in Boy's Life asks kids to leave the photo of the gun they want "On Dad's desk. On Mom's vanity table ... P.S. Remington ammunition makes a dandy Christmas present too."

Santa was seen with firearms even when he wasn't in a gun ad. While there isn't anything scandalous about Santa shilling button-down shirts, it is shocking to see St. Nick threatening suicide if he doesn't get said shirts.

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In the debate over IQ vs. hard work, there's an ongoing discussion about how much perceived talent can be traced back to genetics. For most of the population, the line is blurry. But in some cases, it's very clear that a child is a prodigy.

We've compiled a list of 15 of the most famous child geniuses, some in recent history, and others who influenced our culture centuries ago.

Akrit Jaswal—The seven-year-old surgeon

At seven years old, Akrit Jaswal added “surgeon” to his resume.

Born in 1993, the child surgeon became India’s youngest physician and university student.

The only downfall is that the young intellect knows just how gifted he is, reportedly saying, “People saw my potential and wanted to help me excel in life…I think they're of above average intelligence, but not as clever as me."

Jaswal has an estimated IQ of 146.

Jacob Barnett—The next Nobel Peace Prize winner

At the age of eight, Jacob Barnett began attending Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

With an IQ of 170 – higher than Albert Einstein’s – Barnett could be in line for a future Nobel Peace Prize, according to one of the world's leading scientists and the 13-year-old's professor at college.

His mother told the Indianapolis Star that her son tested out of algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry and calculus after two-weeks of studying on the front porch.

Barnett has not let Aspergers Syndrome, a mild form of autism, slow him down.

Since enrollment, Barnett has been taking advanced astrophysics classes and is working on expanding Einstein’s theory of relativity. He is also working on challenging the Big Bang theory. He delivered a TEDxTeen talk in 2012, "Forget What You Know."

Shakuntala Devi—The “Hindu Mathematical Wizardess”

Born in 1939 in Bangalore, India to a lion tamer father, Shakuntala Devi started her relationship with numbers through card tricks she played with her father at the age of three.

Nicknamed the “Human Computer,” and “Hindu Mathematical Wizardess” Devi demonstrated her mathematics abilities at the University of Mysore and Annamalai University as a child.

Her talent has been mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records several times, such as when she extracted the 23rd root of a 201-digit number mentally and when she found the cube root of 332,812,557 in seconds.

In 2006, she published “In the Wonderland of Numbers,” a story about a girl fascinated with digits.

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While experimenting with different formats, German photographer Jakob Wagner realized that long exposure shots taken at night could reveal things that could not be seen by the naked eye.

The realization inspired him to travel around the world shooting nighttime photos of cities, eventually culminating in his "Nightscapes" series.

We came across the panoramic photos the other day and were totally enthralled. Wagner has been kind enough to share some images from the series with us; you can see more of his work on his website.

This shot, taken from Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, was one of Wagner's favorite shots from the series.

This photo shows the coastline in Madeira, Portugal.

A long exposure shot in San Diego. The city lights up the night sky in the background.

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So you got a new iPad or iPad Mini for Christmas.

Now what?

Might we suggest loading it up with apps to make it even more indispensable?

From games to utilities, these are the most essential add-ons to get started with your new tablet.

Letterpress

One of the runaway favorites of the App Store in 2012, Letterpress is an asynchronous, turn-based word game to play with your friends. It's by Loren Brichter, the guy who made Tweetie, an early Twitter client which became the basis for the company's official mobile app.

Price:Free

Netflix

One of the definitive destinations for streaming video on the Web. If you've got a streaming subscription, installing the app should be a no-brainer—and if you don't, the ease of viewing videos on a tablet is a reason to consider joining Netflix.

Price:Free for the app; $7.99/mo. for access to Netflix's streaming movie and TV-show library

Hulu Plus

Ditto for Hulu Plus—if you're a subscriber, get the app on your iPad posthaste.

Note that free watching on Hulu.com isn't an option on the iPad. Hulu requires a paid subscription for mobile viewing—and tablets are considered mobile, so you'll need to pay for some shows you can watch free on a laptop. "We know, it's frustrating," Hulu explains in its FAQ. It has to do with licensing deals. The subscription is good on all your devices, though.

Price:Free; $7.99/mo. for subscription.

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As editors of SAI, Business Insider's tech section, we get to play with a lot of cool tech. That can make us jaded, yawning at the new stuff.

Something has got to be pretty special to make us want it.

With that in mind, we compiled this list of tech that we'd love to get as gifts.

We bet you'll find something here that appeals to you, too.

Tour de France ProForm exercise bike

Winter is a bummer for cyclists. Cold winds, icy streets, snow packed trails forces us onto the bike trainer for boring hours pedaling in front of the TV. 

The Tour de France exercise bike is the antidote. You draw your imaginary route-anywhere in the world (France, New Zealand ...) and, thanks to Google Maps, the bike downloads a map to the console. The bike actually tilts as you ride up and down hills. —Julie Bort, Enterprise Editor

Price: $1,500

MakerBot 3D printer

I'm not very handy, but I have loads of ideas on cool stuff I'd like to make. A 3D printer would solve my problem and I'd be the first kid on my block to have one. —Julie Bort, Enterprise Editor

Price: $2,200

Microsoft Xbox with Kinect

We've got a collection of old gaming consoles in this house, including a Wii, so I have steadfastly refused to buy another system. But I'm really secretly dying for an Xbox Kinect. I'd secretly play Dance Central 3 on it, too. —Julie Bort, Enterprise Editor

Price: $249.99 (Xbox 360 4 GB with Kinect Holiday Bundle)

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In 1949, a Washington Daily News reporter asked the FBI to name the "toughest guys" it was investigating at the time.

The piece generated so much publicity that J. Edgar Hoover decided to make the "Most Wanted" list a permanent program.

So with the first official "Most Wanted" list published in 1950, came more than 400 fugitives over six decades to be chased by the FBI.

We have culled through that list to find the most brazen fugitives — including prison escapees, bank robbers, and kidnappers — and the first-ever woman to appear on the list, Ruth Eisemann-Schier.  

Thomas James Holden

Although Holden made the list in 1950, his record went way back. Most interestingly of all, he was convicted of robbing a mail train in the late 1920s. This was during the "easy days," as the FBI calls them, when gangs roamed the Midwest without much trouble from the authorities. In 1930, Holden escaped from federal prison in Kansas, eventually going back to his mobster buddies — among them, Verne Miller and Frank Nash. Later on, in 1950, he was placed on the "most wanted" list for shooting his wife and her two brothers after a drinking party. He was captured the following year.

Source: FBI

Gerhard Arthur Puff

There are few things that Puff wasn't convicted of. He started at the age of 20 with disorderly conduct and stealing domestic animals. Later he added on: bank robbery, car theft, and murder. After several stints in prison and one escape, in 1953 Puff was convicted of killing an FBI agent and sentenced to die in the electric chair.

Sources: FBI

Ruth Eisemann-Schier

Eisemann-Schier became the first woman to claim a spot on the notorious list when she kidnapped the daughter of a millionaire and demanded a $500,000 ransom in 1968. The 26-year-old Eisemann-Schier and her boyfriend buried Barbara Mackle outside of Atlanta in a coffin with ventilation tubes and a little food. Mackle was found buried in the shallow grave 80 hours later, unharmed, while Eisemann-Schier was captured in Oklahoma several weeks later. She was pretending to be a 19-year-old college student.

Source: FBI

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Analtech is a serious company.

Unfortunately, some people can't get passed the company's name, which appears to have an unintended and unfortunate double meaning.

What follows is a list of companies with eye-catching names.  We also provide a brief description of what they actually do.

Some company names get their other meaningswhen not translated into English.

Others had founders who decided to go ahead and name their company after themselves – perhaps some of these words and phrases were not as humorous in the 1800s as they are today.

Others now go mainly by acronyms.

Interestingly, three of them manufacture concrete pumps.

Analtech

Where it's located: Newark, Delaware

What it does: Manufacturer of thin layer chromatography plates.

How it got its name: Portmanteau of the words "analytical" and "technology."

About: Analtech distributes its products to more than 40 countries and 6 continents.

Website: http://www.ichromatography.com/

McJunkin

Where it's located: Charleston, West Virginia

What it does: Manufacturer of pipes and valves.

How it got its name: Jerry McJunkin was the original co-founder of McJunkin Supply Company in 1921.

About: McJunkin Red Man employees around 3450 people and and is #493 on the Fortune 500.

Website: www.mrcpvf.com/

Couche-Tard

Where it's located: Quebec, Canada

What it does: Chain of convenience stores

How it got its name:"Couche tard" is French for "sleep late."

About: Couche-Tard operates thousands of locations throughout Canada and parts of Europe.

Website: http://www.couche-tard.com/

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Did you score a new Android phone for Christmas?

If you're a first-timer, you'll want to get cracking with some great apps. Keep reading to check out the first batch of apps you should download for your new Android.

Note: Many of these apps will work great on Android tablets like the Nexus 7 too!

Facebook is a must-have

Facebook is the largest social network in the world. You're probably already on it. Make sure you download Facebook's Android app to stay connected with your friends and family on the go.

Price: Free

Instagram is still the best way to share photos

Instagram is the largest photo-sharing service on mobile devices. The app finally arrived on Android this year, and it quickly became a favorite on all Android phones. The app lets you snap a photo, add a funky filter or other effect, and upload to Facebook and Twitter. 

Price: Free

Angry Birds Star Wars is a great addition to the popular gaming franchise

There are almost too many Angry Birds games to count now. But the latest, Angry Birds Star Wars, is one of the best in the franchise. We suggest starting with that one.

Price: Free (with ads)

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