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A little-known Mexican-food chain run by a former Chipotle exec is ranked best in America

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Rubio's Coastal Grill is the David to Chipotle's Goliath.

And David is winning.

Rubio's, a San Diego-born chain founded by a college-aged surfer and made famous for its fish tacos recipe, toppled Chipotle to take first place in the Mexican category in a Consumer Reports survey earlier this year.

The Baja California-inspired chain, which serves tacos, burritos, bowls, and other seafood fare, has 163 restaurants scattered on the West Coast. Chipotle, in comparison, has nearly 1,700 locations across the US.

We visited one of Rubio's recently renovated stores in Valejo, California, to see what the buzz is about.

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During a sunny weekday afternoon, we stopped by Rubio's recently renovated Vallejo, California, location.



Here's a photo of a Rubio's location before the brand-wide remodel. The kitschy, beach-themed décor featured thatched roofed umbrellas, surfboards, and laminated bikinis on the wall.



"The brand has grown up," Rubio's president and CEO Marc Simon told Business Insider. The new look on display in Vallejo felt modern and sleek, with natural wood tables, glass bauble lighting fixtures, and blue and green hues to match the chain's ocean-inspired menu.

 



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Apple shares are getting slammed — Here's what 23 Wall Street analysts say about the stock

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Apple reported a massive quarter on Tuesday (July 21), with $49.6 billion in revenue and earnings of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per share. That earnings number beat analysts' expectations for $1.81 per share.

Apple shares, however, got walloped and fell 4% after the results.

During the quarter, iPad sales fell 18% to 10.9 million units. But what really caught everyone's attention was the 47.5 million iPhones that were sold. While the total was up 35%, it fell short of analysts' expectations for 48.8 million units. There was even a "whisper" number out there suggesting that investors and traders were looking for 50 million iPhones sold.

Is the price move justified?

Wall Street analysts covering Apple are mostly bullish. Of the 23 research notes read by Business Insider, sixteen analysts maintained a "buy" or "outperform" rating on the stock. The other seven were neutral. No one saying to sell.

Here's some of what they had to say:

Cantor: BULLISH

Rating: "Buy"

Price Target: $195

Comment: "In our view, Apple is still in the midst of a transformational, super cycle with the first new product category in five years with Apple Watch, a multi-year iPhone cycle given the larger form factor, big momentum in China, potential new areas of innovation (e.g., streaming TV, growing interest in the car), and a rapidly expanding digital matrix (e.g., Apple Music, Apple Pay, CarPlay, etc.). "



FBR: BULLISH

Rating: "Outperform"

Price Target: $175

Comment: "As Apple has become the "gold standard" of technology, it is held to a higher standard; thus, investors will be disappointed this morning by a good, but not great, iPhone shipment number (47.5 million versus whisper expectations at 49 million) during the June quarter, coupled with a conservative September forecast. While China impressively grew 100%+ and remains the main fuel in the company's engine, now Apple becomes a bit of a "prove me" stock, as the Street needs to feel comfortable that the iPhone 6/6 Plus growth story is alive and well. "



Piper Jaffray: BULLISH

Rating: "Overweight"

Price Target: $172

Comment: "We are buyers on the 6% aftermarket pullback on shares of AAPL based on the belief that Apple will continue to gain share in the high-end smartphone market and margins will expand into the S cycle resulting in Street numbers inching higher over the next several quarters. While some investors will view the 48.1 million iPhones (ex channel drain) as a disappointment below investor thinking for more than 49 million units, the reported unit sales represent significant market share gains. For the Watch, we estimate Apple sold around 2.5 million units, which was in-line with investor expectations."



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11 must-see San Francisco destinations that most people don't know about (GOOG)

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One of the coolest things about Google Maps is that it lets you explore a destination before you even visit. 

In case you've been considering a sojourn to California, we've picked out some hidden gems of San Francisco. 

Even if you don't make trip to the West Coast, you can live vicariously by scoping each destination on Maps.

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Stroll through the Cayuga Playground, which features the beautiful wooden folk art of gardener Demetrio Braceros.

Where: 301 Naglee Street



You can still visit the apartment featured in "Ms. Doubtfire"— the 1993 film starring Robin Williams as a father who masquerades as a British nanny to spend time with his kids.

Where: 2667 Steiner Street 



Take a free tour of the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory to watch its three employees rapid-fire folding the little treats.

Where: 56 Ross Alley



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One of digital media's best kept secrets is this company in Manhattan that was built for baseball

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What do Major League Baseball, wrestling's WWE Network, Glenn Beck's TheBlaze TV, and HBO's new streaming service all have in common?

The video for all of these services is handled out of an old cookie factory on the west side of Manhattan.

MLB Advanced Media, also known as MLBAM, is Major League Baseball's technology division. It was started in 2005 to run the websites of MLB teams, but it's since morphed into a huge provider of digital services for many other companies.

MLBAM delivers the live video for Sony's new live TV service, PlayStation Vue, as well as for streaming services from the PGA and ESPN.

The company also develops games and apps. 

On Tuesday, MLBAM said it had reached an agreement with the NHL to broadcast out-of-market hockey games. According to the Wall Street Journal, the MLB has plans to spin off the division into a separate company.

Tech Insider visited MLBAM's growing office in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood to see how it all works earlier this summer.

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MLB Advanced Media's (MLBAM) headquarters are located in Chelsea Market, a historic building in downtown New York.



Google has offices right across the street and in the same building as MLBAM.



Let's go inside.



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How Google charmed the Israeli tech industry with this wild and beautiful office (GOOG)

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Google came to Israel a decade ago, and its arrival made the nation's tech industry both excited and nervous.

Google's arrival was validation that the "start-up nation" had some of the best computer engineers in the world.

But they worried that Google would snap up all the best talent (which some startup founders say it has, indeed, done), drive up wages, and be yet another multi-national that doesn't "get" the tight-knit Israeli startup culture.

Today Google is known as one of the most important parts of the startup community. It is helping startups succeed, giving them resources for free. Its $1.1 billion purchase of mapping company Waze, a team still based in Tel Aviv, also helped jump-start a rush of lucrative exits for other startups.

And its executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, who visits this campus frequently, is one of the most lavish investors in the land.

Part of Google's success lies in its wild and beautiful offices in Tel Aviv. 

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Google occupies 11 floors of the "Electra Building" in Tel Aviv. Google also has another office in the city of Haifa, about an hour north.



Google employs about 600 people here. Besides the Waze team, many engineers work on the search engine team.



For instance, the Tel Aviv search engine team that created Google's "auto-complete" feature.



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This new website showed me what I would look like if I worked out — and who my celebrity body double is

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Bodywhat is a new website that tells you not only your body fat percentage, but how sexy it thinks you are, along with who your celebrity body double is — all from a single photo. It can even show you an estimate of what you would look like if you worked out more, or if you completely let yourself go.

Here's how it works. You simply upload a picture — high quality, straight on. Stop flexing.

Bodywhat does the rest of the work, 3D modeling your body and comparing it to its database to extrapolate different metrics about your body. It works by comparing different data points in your picture to a reference set of thousands of others.

Needless to say, I was both skeptical and apprehensive about trying out the service. Did I want to know the news if it was bad? I decided to take the plunge. Come with me as I go down the body scrutiny rabbit hole with the aid of machine learning.  

SEE ALSO: This website estimates your body fat percentage with a single photo

Bodywhat showed me an overview of my body including my body fat percentage.



It rated me on four categories. I am shaped like a beetroot.



My closest celebrity match was Oberyn from Game of Thrones. I am slightly "sexier" than him. Allegedly.



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16 active volcanoes you should visit in your lifetime

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Pacaya volcanoVisiting an active volcano is an extremely thrilling experience, but it can be highly dangerous.

So, it’s important to know which active volcanoes you can visit and to take precautions that often include wearing gloves, leather boots, a face mask, and sunglasses, according to The Weather Channel.

We've put together a list of active volcanoes you can visit around the world, from the spewing fire of Kilauea in Hawaii to Nicaragua's Cerro Negro, where volcano boarding is a common activity. 

Note: You should keep a frequent watch on weather reports for each volcano as conditions can often change.

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White Island, located off of the North Island coast in New Zealand, had its last eruption in 2013, but remains a popular site that can be accessed with guided tours.

Source: The Guardian



When visiting the area, you’ll come across stunning fumaroles that release steam and gases, hot springs, and acid pools.

Click here for live updates on the volcano >

Source: The Guardian



Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano became famous after an eruption in 2010 that led to major delays in air travel. The volcano is one of the most unique, being completely covered by an ice cap, and can be explored adventurously via airplane tours or 4x4 Jeep tours.

Click here for a live update on the volcano >

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Source: Orbitz



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This guy visited every country in the world before turning 40 — here are the highlights from his journey

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In 2008, Gunnar Garfors had visited 85 countries.

It was then that he decided to make it his mission to travel to every single country in the world — 198, to be exact.

He accomplished his goal on May 8, 2013, earning him the title of the youngest person to travel to every country. He was 37 years old.

He has since written a book called "198: How I Ran Out Of Countries," and created a website dedicated to his travels.

Garfors — who works at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) — managed to keep his job throughout his travels; he never wanted to quit.

Instead he wanted to combine a job he has always enjoyed with travel, his greatest passion in life.

Garfor sent us the best photos from his journey around the world. 

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Crossing the border from Afghanistan back into Iran was anything but easy for Garfors. After waiting outside the Iranian embassy for a considerable amount of time, Garfors had to convince the Iranian ambassador that he was visiting Afghanistan as a tourist and not a spy. Eventually it worked, and the border police (pictured here) let him back into Iran.



This picture of an old man was taken in Herat, Afghanistan.



One of Garfors' friends whom he was traveling with took this photo of Garfors trying on a burqa in Afghanistan. The photo later appeared on the front page of a French newspaper with the caption, "Close-up of Afghan woman."



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8 college classes that probably never would have been offered a decade ago

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College students in the US are starting to peruse their fall course catalogs as the summer comes to an end, and chances are they'll be able to take classes their parents never would have dreamed of when they were in school.

C. Edward Watson, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia, told The New York Times last year faculty are trying to be more engaging in the classroom" because of increased competition for students. 

As a result, colleges offer unorthodox classes that draw inspiration from pop culture icons like Miley Cyrus and social media trends like the selfie.

We've picked out 10 of the more interesting courses offered recently, which probably never would have appeared on college campuses a decade ago.

#SelfieClass

University of Southern California

#SelfieClass is led by Mark Marino, an associate professor who told the USC News:

"When we look at selfies, we’re also looking at the beginning of the 21st century. The cultural moment of the selfies will pass and become something that’s iconic of our age, the same way that photographic self-portraits or painting self-portraits or religious journals were the selfies of their moment."



The World of ‘Downton Abbey:’ Revolution, Rebellion and Re-Creation

Oakland University

From the school's website:

"Inspired by the popular PBS series, 'Downton Abbey,' which follows the lives of an aristocratic family and their household in early twentieth-century Britain, the course will go beyond fiction to explore historic issues in politics and society."



Selfies, Snapchats, and Cyberbullies

University of California, Los Angeles

Selfies, Snapchats, and Cyberbullies is led by professor Miriam Posner who wrote this on her course's website:

"If all you knew about 'millennials' was what you heard on the news, you’d think that college-aged people spent every waking hour texting and had never read anything longer than a Buzzfeed list. Of course, we know that isn’t true. People in their late teens and early twenties are as thoughtful, diverse, and interested in the world as anyone else."



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The 21 best places to retire in the world

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If you're looking to settle down soon, you may want to reconsider sunny Florida, serene Cape Cod, or any other retirement hot spot in the US.

For the third year in a row, the US barely made it into the top 20 of the global retirement index rankings put together by Natixis.

Northern European nations, meanwhile, took eight of the top ten spots.

The index compares the ability of 150 countries to meet the needs of their retirees after examining 20 key performance indicators grouped into four broad categories: health, including life expectancy and access to quality health services; finances, including the strength of the nation's financial system; quality of life, including factors like crime rates and air pollution; and material well-being, meaning the ability to live comfortably in retirement.

The global retirement index and individual rankings are then determined by a country's score in each of these categories.

We've compiled the 21 highest-ranked countries for retirement, according to the index, along with insights from the Natixis report: 

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21. Qatar

Health: 7.9/10

Finances: 7.7/10

Quality of life: 5.1/10

Material Well-being: 8.1/10

Global Retirement Index: 71%

Rounding out the top 21, Qatar established itself as one of the strongest economies in the Gulf Region. The country also made an impressive leap from the 31st ranked country in 2014 t0 the 21st in 2015.



20. Slovenia

Health: 7.8/10

Finances: 5.7/10

Quality of life: 7.9/10

Material Well-being: 7.3/10

Global Retirement Index: 71%

Slovenia ranks high in quality of life, perhaps dues to the government's investment in renewable energies and its focus on reducing CO2 emissions. The country also has a universal healthcare system, high level of income equality, and a top-notch natural environment.

 



19. United States

Health: 8.0/10

Finances: 6.5/10

Quality of life: 7.8/10

Material Well-being: 6.4/10

Global Retirement Index: 71%

The US placed 19th out of the 150 nations analyzed for the third year in a row. Despite is generally high quality of life and good health ranking, the US isn't one of the most financially stable places for retirees. It ranks relatively low for income equality compared to other developed countries and there are still high levels of government debt.

 



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9 things you should know before signing up for your first spin class

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With indoor cycling studio SoulCycle planning to go public and a bevvy of boutique cycling studios opening in cities around the US, it's almost inevitable that you'll find yourself signing up for a spin class sometime in the near future (if you haven't already).

No matter where you find yourself on a stationery bicycle, know that most spinning classes are 45 minutes of intense, grueling cardio and strength building that can make even the most in-shape among us balk.

And though every class is different, the general tips for getting through your first ride are the same.

1. Get there early. Even if you reserved your bike online, you'll still need to set up your bike.  Plus, if the class is really full and people are on the waitlist, your bike may be given away if you're running late. 

2.Reserve a bike in the second row— the first row is usually filled with intense veteran spinners who take these classes religiously, and it can be helpful to watch both them and the instructor when you start out.

And even though it's tempting, don't sit in the way back. Knowing that riders are behind you and watching your pace can keep you motivated on hills and sprints.

3. Wear sweat-wicking clothes. You will sweat a lot during spinning in that hot little room. It's important to wear breathable clothing that wicks the sweat away from your body and won’t ride up. Women should wear leggings or bike shorts and a tank top, and men should wear shorts and a tank top. 

4. Know what footwear you need. Some studios, like SoulCycle and Flywheel, offer clip-on cycling shoes for rent, but require all students to wear them. Others offer "basket" clip-ons that allow for students to wear their own sneakers during class. 

If you're not sure what type of shoes you'll need to ride, give the studio a call ahead of class.

5. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. You'll want to be as hydrated as possible before entering the room or else you won't push yourself as hard. Bring a water bottle too for the (merciful) water breaks throughout the class.

6. Have the instructor or staff adjust your bike, but make sure it works for you. Having the seat pushed too far or not far enough forward can make all the difference in your comfort level. Start out with their advice and adjust the seat, handlebars, and height accordingly.

Also make sure everything is properly secured before locking yourself into the bike. Wobbly handlebars or a wiggling seat will take you mentally out of your workout.

spinning indoor cycling class7.Focus on your posture. Relax your upper body and hands. Riders tend to clench their shoulders and cling to the handlebars, but your hands should be soft (no 'white knuckles') and shoulders loose with your neck long and back straight.

It should feel like a lot of your weight is in your feet and legs — not in your hands — and that your core is engaged.

8. Go at your own pace and stay in the saddle. Observe the form and pace of the instructor and others around you. Listen to the music, and do the best you can. If you're really tired, bring down your resistance and try to keep up.

9.Stretch! Afterwards, your hips and quads will really be feeling your work out. Take the time to stretch either on or off your bike so that you avoid any future injuries.

SEE ALSO: I used to be obsessed with SoulCycle — until I realized how much is wrong with the class

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This map shows Neiman Marcus stores and the number of super-rich people who live nearby

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Luxury department store Neiman Marcus filed to go public Tuesday. While the company (which also owns Bergdorf Goodman) has stores in 19 states, including Washington DC, wealth intelligence firm Wealth-X noticed a trend when it came to the retailer's preferred locations.

In 2013, the company mapped the distribution of ultra high net worth individuals in the US (defined as those with assets of $30 million or more) against locations of Neiman Marcus stores (not including 'Last Call' outlet locations).

The densest number of retail locations were in California, Florida, and New York, which together are home to more than 75% of Americans with over $30 million in assets.

“The emerging strategy for most retailers trying to capture the growing affluent market will be to use digital to drive retail traffic," Wealth-X President David S. Friedman said at the time. "For this segment, the physical retail experience will be critical for capturing the growth in the affluent market."

The map below shows where you can find Neiman Marcus stores in or near cities with high numbers of ultra wealthy individuals.

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There's one key reason why Spotify is better than Apple Music

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It's been one month since Apple launched its new music service, and the software is still unfortunately buggy and often frustrating to use. So it's easy to recommend Spotify Premium as the superior music experience at the moment.

Of course, Apple Music is still an attractive offering — it works with all your Apple computers and devices, it has a 24/7 radio service in Beats 1, and you can try it free for three months to start. But Spotify has a few major legs up on Apple, including one feature in particular: It's easier and more fun to discover new music.

Let's compare how the two services approach music discovery...

In Apple Music, you'll find most of your recommended music in the "For You" tab.



You'll see individual albums, compilations based on certain themes and back stories, and "introductions" to artists you may know or like.



But despite the variety of curated content to choose from, the interface feels very busy, particularly with so names, albums, colors, and playlists crammed into each row.



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Everything we know about the iPhone 6S so far (AAPL)

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It's almost September, which means we might just be weeks away from learning about Apple's next iPhone. 

Although we don't know anything concrete yet, various leaks and notes from analysts have painted a picture of what we might be able to expect from the successor to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

Based on what we've heard, it sounds as if the changes will focus more on enhancing existing features such as the iPhone's screen and camera rather than a total redesign.

It will probably be called the iPhone 6S.

If Apple maintains its current naming convention, the next iPhone will either be called the iPhone 6S or iPhone 7. Most reports have referred to it as the iPhone 6S, although KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo wrote in June that he believes it will be called the iPhone 7. 



It will likely have the same Force Touch technology Apple put into the Apple Watch.

The next iPhone will come with Apple's Force Touch technology that made its debut in the new MacBook and Apple Watch, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Force Touch technology in the so-called iPhone 6S will be different from what is in Apple's other recent products, Kuo said. He doesn't think it will detect pressure as the sensor in the new MacBook's trackpad does, but rather it will sense "contact area on which the finger touches the screen to decide how big the pressure is."

9to5Mac's Mark Gurman also believes Apple will include Force Touch in its next iPhone, and various analysts we've spoken to have said the same. 



And you'll be able to use this Force Touch technology to trigger new features in iOS.

It sounds as if the Force Touch screen will allow for various shortcuts in iOS, according to 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, who says he spoke with a source who used a prototype from Apple. For example, you'd be able to do things including dropping pins in Apple Maps and scrolling through the iPhone media player by applying more pressure to the screen instead of swiping. 



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How that new infographic about drinking Diet Coke holds up to scientific scrutiny

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Last week Niraj Naik saw his infographic "What Happens One Hour After Drinking A Can Of Coke" turn into a viral sensation.

On August 2 he followed it up with another one — this time about drinking a can of Diet Coke — and it's being passed around, too.

Naik's first infographic attracted plenty of scrutiny from scientists who spoke to BuzzFeed. They said some of the information about drinking regular Coca-Cola was wrong, and what was true was exaggerated.

To see if the new "Diet Coke Exposed" infographic checked out, Tech Insider called up Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at the University of California Davis. And — again — it seems the new infographic deserves some skepticism.

This is the full infographic by Naik. It makes some bold claims about drinking Diet Coke.



THE CLAIM: Aspartame, an artificial sweetener in many diet sodas, tricks the body into thinking it's digesting sugar.

WHAT SCIENCE SAYS: Aspartame definitely tastes sweet, but the body doesn't react to it the same way that it does to sugar.

THE EVIDENCE: A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005 examined the brains of five men after they consumed four different drinks. Each man drank water, a drink with sugar in it, a drink containing aspartame, and then a drink with carbohydrates that didn't taste sweet. After each drink, scientists measured their brain activity.

When the men drank the sugary drink, scientists saw a change in a region of the brain called the hypothalamus — but that change didn't occur for the other three drinks.

Consciously, you may think aspartame tastes like sugar, but your brain really can tell the difference.



THE CLAIM: Aspartame triggers an insulin response, which causes the body to store fat.

WHAT SCIENCE SAYS: Stanhope told Tech Insider the claim that aspartame causes an increased insulin response is "absolutely without proof" to the best of her knowledge.

THE EVIDENCE: Stanhope ran a study that measured levels of insulin in people who drank diet beverages several times a day over multiple, 24-hour periods.

First, the subjects' normal insulin levels were measured. Then the scientists asked subjects to drink one large, aspartame-containing drink with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After each meal, the scientists measured their insulin levels again — and the study ultmately found that drinking a diet soda had no measurable effect.

In addition, the aforementioned 2005 study (which measured the brain activity of people after they drank beverages containing sugar, aspartame, a carbohydrate, or just water) also found that drinking a diet soda didn't affect insulin levels.



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If Batman had a bicycle, it would probably look like this

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The truth is, people really do want to ride bikes. But our fear of flipping over the handlebars or running into traffic keeps many of us in our cars.

But a sleek black bike fit for Batman could change that.

The design firm MINIMAL has produced the BLACKLINE bicycle, a bike modeled after Chicago's iconic elevated, or "L," train and crafted to offer all the safety and utility one would want from a city bike/crime-fighting vehicle.

BLACKLINE, which recently won top honors at the Industrial Designers Society of America's annual design awards, was originally constructed as part of The Bike Design Project, which brought together designers and manufacturers in Chicago, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle to compete in crafting the ideal utility bike.

BLACKLINE isn't your typical dusty six-speed. It's a bike built specifically for navigating a less-than-friendly cityscape, and keeping you safe while you do it.

Check it out below.

From the start, the MINIMAL team wanted to create a bike that served all the needs of an active city resident. It had to be durable, smart, and — most importantly — look the part.



The bike isn't just well-made and strong. It also offers storage and ample room for customization.



Early sketches of BLACKLINE came together at the company's headquarters. It was at this stage when the particulars were hammered out, including the design of the frame, handlebars, and tires.



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The 29 most successful Princeton alumni of all time

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Princeton University is one of the smartest and most historic colleges in the country. 

Princeton has produced numerous politicians — many of whom graduated from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The school has also produced its fair share of highly successful entrepreneurs, journalists, actors, and CEOs. 

From First Lady Michelle Obama to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, here are the most successful Princeton alumni of all time.

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Michelle Obama, First Lady of the US, was the first in her family to attend college. She struggled to adjust to college life as a freshman, but quickly caught on and graduated in 1985 after writing her senior thesis on "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community."

Source: NJ.com



Malcolm Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes magazine, inherited control of the publication in 1957 after his father, its founder, passed away. While at Princeton, Forbes, class of 1941, majored in political science and was awarded the Class of 1901 Medal "as the member of the class who contributed the most to Princeton as an undergraduate."

Sources: The New York Times, Motorcycle Museum



Author F. Scott Fitzgerald has sent many protagonists to Princeton, which he called the "pleasantest country club in America." Fitzgerald himself dropped out of Princeton in 1917 to join the Army, but while in school he dedicated himself to various creative writing and journalistic pursuits rather than his coursework.

Sources: Slate, Biography.com



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25 incredible photos taken by a 16-year-old Instagram photographer

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Instagram photographer Ryan Parrilla is having quite the week.

Parrilla, 16, is currently a featured photographer at the Royalton Hotel's "#OurConcreteJungle" series, which spotlights four of New York's top Instagrammers. The event runs until September 30. 

Since joining the photo-sharing platform in 2013, Parrilla has gained over 92,000 followers on Instagram. He's best known for pictures of New York City, ranging from amazing skyline shots to intimate profiles of strangers walking the city streets.

You can check him out on Instagram or even buy one of his prints from his website.

Here are 25 of Parrilla's incredible Instagram shots.

Parrilla shares his photos on Instagram under the handle, @novess.

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He's known for taking incredible photos of his hometown, New York City.

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"I love going aroud the city and finding perfect moments," Parrilla told TI.

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These charts prove why Jamie Dimon is the most important banker in the world (jpm, gs, bac, c)

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The global economy has a whole lot riding on Jamie Dimon. 

JPMorgan tops a number of global bank rankings in terms of how interconnected it is with other banks, how difficult it would be to replicate or replace, and how complex its business is, according to a study released Tuesday August 4 by the Office of Financial Research. 

Business Insider breaks down the various ways in which JPMorgan and Dimon matter so much to the global economy using a number of the charts from the Office of Financial Research report.

It's not clear that Dimon actually wants the distinction. The bank said at its investor day in February that it is taking "immediate action" to keep a lid on its size and complexity, and it has also stressed in filings that it could be wound down without the need for a bailout.

The bank said in a July filing to The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: "The Firm believes that recovery planning is an important tool to avoid failure, but that if needed, our resolution plan would effectively resolve the Firm within a reasonable timeframe, without systemic disruption and without exposing taxpayers to the risk of loss."

A spokesman for JPMorgan declined to comment. 

JPMorgan tops U.S. banks for systemic importance

The Office of Financial Research put JPMorgan at the top of the list for U.S. banks' systemic importance, using Basel methodology. 



JPMorgan's complexity makes it a key cog in the global financial system as well

JPMorgan is also the most complex bank in the world, ranking ahead of European banks Barclays, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas. 



JPMorgan is the most interconnected bank in the world, followed closely by Citi.

JPMorgan is also the most interconnected bank in the world, according to the Office of Financial Research report, narrowly ahead of Citigroup and HSBC. 



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How Oscar Isaac went from being a ska musician in Florida to one of Hollywood's most wanted stars

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Oscar Isaac is one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood right now. 

Often compared to 1970s movie stars like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, Isaac has become known in the past few years for churning out dark, brilliant performances in "Drive", "Inside Llewyn Davis", and 2014's "A Most Violent Year".

For Oscar Isaac, 2015 will be a year for the record books.

After an excellent performance in sci-fi indie "Ex Machina," he will also star in HBO miniseries "Show Me a Hero", and a little movie called "Star Wars". Plus, with a role in an "X-Men" sequel on the horizon, it looks like Oscar Isaac is truly about to become a huge movie star. 

See how Oscar Isaac went from class troublemaker to future blockbuster star.

Oscar Isaac Hernandez was born in 1979 in Guatemala. His family left and moved all around the United States before finally settling in Miami.

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Isaac shortened his name as a young actor in Miami to avoid being cast as the "Latino Gangster.""Being called Oscar Hernández in Miami is like being called John Smith; there are 15 pages of us in the phone book." said Isaac in 2014.

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As a kid, he frequently got into trouble. In the seventh grade, Isaac was expelled from private school for many reasons, one of them being that he broke into somebody's ranch who bordered his school, and pet the animals.

Isaac liked to cause trouble at his private grade school when he was growing up. “I set off a fire extinguisher in the gym, defaced a mural, just stupid stuff,” he told The Globe And Mail in an interview.

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