For the past seven weeks, a series of relentless wildfires have sprung up in 15 counties across central and northeast California. 

These wildfires have charred over 250 square miles of California landscape, which is already suffering from the worst drought in the last 1,200 years.

About 11,000 firefighters have stepped up to quench the flames, and recent reports say they're making progress on the latest wildfire to sprout, called the Rocky Fire. But this week's weather forecasts call for dry, hot conditions that could help feed the fire. 

Here are some humbling photos of firefighters battling the Rocky Fire flames — as they race from one field to the next. All of these photos were taken within the last week:

READ MORE: Devastating photos of California show how bad the drought really is

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The Rocky Fire started on July 29 and is the 6th and most recent in a series of California wildfires. Three days after it began, the wildfire rapidly progressed, forcing over 13,000 residents to evacuate. In this photo, firefighters watch as the giant wildfire advances.

One of the evacuation centers is in Moose Lodge. Here, one of the 13,000 evacuees sits and waits for news while his dog keeps him company.

As of August 6, 2015, the evacuees do not know when they'll be able to return to their homes. The Rocky fire is currently the largest of 23 fires statewide.

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In April 2014, a senior Olympic official called Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2016 Olympics the "worst ever."

Sixteen months later, 365 days before the Opening Ceremony, Rio mayor Eduardo Paes announced that all projects were on schedule.

"We are literally making a miracle happen here," he said.

Given what we saw at the Sochi Olympics (where hotels weren't finished by the start of the games) and the 2014 World Cup (where a few stadiums in Brazil barely made it in under the wire), there's still some worry that Rio won't be ready when the games begin a year from now.

The country spent $10.2 billion building and renovating 31 venues for the Olympics, Globo reports, though only $3.8 billion of that was publicly funded, according to the mayor. The games will be split between four clusters: the main hub in Barra (where the Olympic Park will be), Maracana (where the Opening Ceremony will be), Deodoro (the inland hub), and Copacabana (the base for water sports).

Brazil says the venues will be 100% completed. With a year to go, where's what they look like.

The Barra Cluster in western Rio is one of the primary hubs of the 2016 games.

The nine venues will host flagship events like gymnastics, swimming, and basketball.

Brazil claims the Park is 82% complete, but some venues are more finished than others...

Source: Globo

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British model Cara Delevingne has retired from the runway, and no one is happier than Cara Delevingne.

The London-born beauty always dreamt of making it big on the silver screen, but was roped into fashion when a classmate's parent scouted her at boarding school.

In light of Delevingne's box office-queue — which includes "Paper Towns,""Pan," and "Suicide Squad"— we're taking a look at how the socialite became a Hollywood star.

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born 22 years ago — a brooding little girl immersed in the high-society lifestyle of London's Belgravia neighborhood.

Goof 😂

A photo posted by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Apr 16, 2015 at 11:08am PDT

Source: Vogue

Her mother, Pandora, is a socialite-turned-personal shopper, and her father, Charles, works as a property developer. Cara has two sisters.

Missing my family x

A photo posted by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Jan 12, 2015 at 7:13pm PST

Source: Telegraph

Cara struggled in school. Her dyspraxia, a problem with coordinating thoughts and motions, made reading and writing a challenge.

❤️ @poppydelevingne ❤️ #spawnofthedevil #gremlin #demonchild #lookintomyeyes #chocolatecakemouth #EVIL

A photo posted by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Mar 6, 2015 at 12:29pm PST

Source: Vogue

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For those lucky enough to hitch their wagons to Microsoft early on in its meteoric rise to the top of the computing market, the payoff was huge.

Some analysts estimate that thanks to the stock options the company gave to early employees, Microsoft has created three billionaires and as many as 12,000 millionaires. And even for those who didn't quite get to those heights, the rewards were huge. 

Here's a look at what some of Microsoft's most successful alumni have done with their post-Redmond lives, from fine art to spaceflight. 

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Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is a huge collector of rare books and paintings. In 1998, he set a record for American art when he paid $36 million for Winslow Homer's "Lost on the Grand Banks."

Former CEO Steve Ballmer was reportedly interested in bringing an NBA team back to Seattle, but when those plans fell through he dropped $2 billion on the Los Angeles Clippers. Fortunately, the value of his Microsoft stock rose $3.2 billion in 2013 alone, so his pockets were definitely deep enough.

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen owns two pro sports teams — the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trailblazers, plus he's a part owner of Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders. And he owns a massive yacht with a submarine on board. Take that, Ballmer.

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On August 6, Jon Stewart will end an amazing 16-year run on "The Daily Show" that had a tremendous impact on both comedy and political discourse.

It was a long road for Stewart to get to the top. 

After a tumultuous childhood, a few directionless years, and a few failed TV projects, Stewart finally got the job as "The Daily Show" host and steered the show in a new direction.

While doing that, he also launched a lot of other comedian's hugely successful careers.

Check out Jon Stewart's incredible path from bartender to stand-up comedian to "The Daily Show" stardom.

Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1964 in New York City.

Stewart and his family eventually moved to New Jersey. He grew up in Lawrence.

His childhood in Jersey eventually become a huge part of his identity. Stewart revisited his home state in an episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee" with Jerry Seinfeld.

Stewart's parents were a teacher and a professor. When he was 11, his parents divorced. This had a profound impact on his life.

Source: The Guardian

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The internet has already debunked that viral infographic about the dangers of drinking Coke.

Now there’s another infographic (also made by blogger Niraj Naik) going viral about the dangers of Diet Coke.

Before you start freaking out, be assured that this infographic is dubious, too. Tech Insider called up Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at the University of California at Davis, to talk through what it gets wrong.

First, here's the infographic:

Keep reading to see what it gets wrong ...

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 ultimately 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.

THE CLAIM: Drinking diet soda increases risk for Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

WHAT SCIENCE SAYS: The studies cited in the infographic don't actually back up these claims.

THE EVIDENCE: A blog post by Naik, which accompanies the infographic, cites a few scientific studies. But those studies are observational and don't test an intervention — they only show an association between drinking diet soda and increased risk for negative health effects. They don't prove that drinking diet soda causes the risk.

"It's just as likely obesity causes people to drink aspartame," Stanhope told Tech Insider.

You have to look at studies that intervene and make people change their diets to really see what's the cause and what's the effect, Stanhope said. This kind of research indicates that regularly drinking sugary beverages does affect the body's fat reserves, cholesterol levels, weight, and blood pressure — and that drinking beverages containing aspartame does not.

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Ever wonder if your significant other isn't being entirely truthful?

First of all,there's a good chance you're right — it's perfectly normal to lie.

But if you're worried that someone's fibbing extends into the important stuff, like happiness or fidelity, you might have considered trying to catch them in a lie.

Unfortunately, science can't tell you if your partner is sleeping around, but it is getting better at spotting when someone — especially a significant other — is being deceptive.

Here are 7 ways to tell if your partner might be keeping something important from you.

SEE ALSO: Psychologist says these 2 patterns of behavior are the most common signs that a couple is going to divorce

READ MORE: 5 things that happen to couples who've been together a long time

Ask a friend.

Other people — strangers, even — have an uncanny ability to detect when something's not right in someone else's relationship.

BYU psychologists tested out this idea by having couples draw an object together, with one participant blindfolded and the other one giving instructions on what to draw. The whole thing was videotaped. Before they started, the scientists had the couples answer a few questions about their relationship in private, including whether or not they'd ever cheated. 

Then, the researchers had a group of strangers watch the footage and guess which couples included a partner who'd ever cheated. The volunteers were surprisingly accurate.

Although preliminary, the research suggests that, simply by watching a couple doing something that requires working together, an outside observer may be able to detect infidelity or unhappiness.

"People make remarkably accurate judgments about others in a variety of situations after just a brief exposure to their behavior," the researchers wrote in the study.

Mull it over while doing something else.

People are generally bad judges of character — consciously, at least. When we are given time to process another person's actions subconsciously, however, we're far better at telling truth from deceit.

In 2013, a team of psychologists had a panel of student judges watch people give testimony and decide if they'd lied or told the truth. The students who were given time to think before they made a decision — so long as they were made to think about something other than the case they were assessing — were better at figuring out whether the person they were judging had been deceitful.

"These findings suggest that the human mind is not unfit to distinguish between truth and deception," write the researchers in the study, "but that this ability resides in previously overlooked processes."

Listen carefully to the words they use.

For a recent study, Southern Methodist University professor of psychology James W. Pennebaker looked at some data he and his colleague Diane Berry had gathered from a text analysis program. They found that some specific patterns of language were helpful at predicting when someone was avoiding the truth.

Liars, they found, tended to use fewer of the following three types of words:

• First person words, like "I,""me," or "my"
• Cognitive words, like "realize" or "think"
• Exclusive words, like "but" or "except"

But they tended to use more of the following types of words:

• Negative emotion words, like "hate,""anger," or "enemy"
• Motion verbs, like "walk" or "move"

Tesla reported its second quarter financial results on Wednesday and now the stock is getting slammed.

Tesla's quarterly loss was less than expected while revenue expectations, but the company cut its outlook for vehicle deliveries.

The stock fell 8.9% on Thursday. 

The electric car maker now expects to ship between 50,000 and 55,000 cars this year, which suggests the ultimate number will be lower than the 55,000 originally forecast. This delivery number was a point of emphasis for many investors.

Analysts reactions following the results were mixed.

Of the seven analysts notes reviewed by Business Insider, 4 were bullish with an "Outperform" or "Buy" rating. Three analysts were "Neutral," while Bank of America Merrill Lynch is down on the stock with a "Sell" rating.

Below are some details on Wall Street had to say:

SEE ALSO: Tesla slashes its outlook

Jefferies: BULLISH

Rating: Buy

Price Target: $360

Comment: "The more encouraging fact, which will likely be overlooked in the coming days (although it should really not be), is that management continues to strive for perfection and prefers quality over production ramp speed (e.g. it equated the Model X to a “sculptural work of art, but a very tricky thing to get right”). Demand is still very strong (CEO Musk repeated that Tesla has “so many advanced orders on the X, that this won’t be an issue in the early days”) and Tesla management remains “highly confident of a steady state production and demand of 1,600 to 1,800 vehicles per week combined for Model S and Model X,” which implies delivery of ~85K Models S/X combined in 2016 (est. 50 weeks)."

Baird: BULLISH

Rating: Outperform

Price Target: $335

Comment: "On the positive side, Q4 production ramp risk is reduced, and management confirmed initial Model X deliveries are on track. Long-term growth is intact, and we would be buyers ahead of the Model X configuration/reveal this month."

Credit Suisse: BULLISH

Rating: Outperform

Price Target: $325

Comment: "Demand growth was the key uncertainty coming into 2015 and, in our view, Tesla is passing with flying colors, largely due to the major improvements they've made across the Model S lineup (which by definition also improve the Model X). With Energy Storage emerging as a significant secondary revenue stream and Model X launch now appearing imminent, we believe the stock is much cheaper today than when the valuation was at similar levels a year ago."

Each year we spew 20 times more carbon into the air than our planet can remove. Atmospheric scientists have warned that, in order to get Earth back to healthy carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels, humankind needs to cut those emissions by a whopping 98%— a seemingly impossible feat.

That isn't stopping Barack Obama's presidential administration from taking a stab at the problem, though.

The White House released a video on August 3 about President Obama's final plan to cut 32% of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants by 2030.

The new EPA-backed regulations are part of the Clean Air Act, and they outline the first federal limits on carbon emissions that coal-, oil-, and gas-fired plants can expel. (All US states have to submit plans to meet the new regulations by Sept. 6, 2018.) According to the Associated Press, the goal of a 32% cut in CO₂ emissions in 15 years is an even stiffer regulation than his original plan, which called for a 30% cut. The Obama administration is referring to this as "the biggest, most important step we've ever taken to combat climate change."

Here are a few ways reining in carbon emissions could improve our lives.

Cheaper energy bills

Higher temperatures mean higher cooling bills. Since 1970, we've increased worldwide demand for cooling while decreasing our need for heating. As temperatures continue to rise, they create a cycle that continues to feed itself: higher temperatures mean higher energy needs for cooling, which of course means higher energy prices.

A July 2015 report published by Synapse Energy Economics, an environmental research and consulting firm, estimates that US consumers could save about $40 billion in energy costs in 2030 alone if Obama's clean energy plan is adopted now. The report also estimates that household energy bills would drop about $14 per month, compared to average energy bills in 2012.

Cleaner air

Air pollution comes from a variety of natural and unnatural sources, but anything that burns fossil fuels — cars, planes, power plants, etc. — muck up our air with CO₂ as well as other pollutants.

Dirtier air contributes to decreased lung function, according National Geographic News, which also reports that cases of asthma may rise by about 10% in metropolitan cities like New York City. Warmer temperatures also drive up pollen production and lengthen pollen seasons, spiking rates of asthma and allergies. Studies show that for the past 20 years, as CO₂ levels rise, the pollen season gets worse and worse.

Less dramatic weather events

Surging global temperatures contribute to hotter days, more severe droughts, and heavier rainfall and flooding. Climatologists also warn that a warming planet likely exacerbates extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Sandy.

Coastal cities are especially in danger, since they face rising sea levels and increased frequency and severity of storms. Storm surges damage property, destroy habitats, disrupt transportation, and increase risks of disease to humans. Current sea level rise projection indicate parts of lower Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island could soon be submerged by several feet of water during storms. Studies estimate that just 3 feet of sea level rise could force 4.6 million people in coastal Florida to relocate.

Increased runoff and flooding also contributes to deadly landslides in mountainous regions of the US. It also pollutes water along the coast. Extreme droughts, such as the current drought in California, will squeeze affected state's water resources and contribute to the economic burden of delivering fresh water to consumers and farmers.

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You're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but that doesn't stop us from judging one another by our looks.

There's a lot a person will assume about you based on your physical appearance — from how trustworthy you are to whether or not you're an extrovert. Your appearance can also reveal things about your health, such as your likelihood of developing certain diseases. 

Here are just a few of the things your body can reveal about you.

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People can (accurately) judge your personality from a photo.

They say first appearances can be deceptive. But people can tell a surprising amount about your personality from a photograph, one study found.

The study involved showing people photos of 123 undergrads at the University of Texas at Austin in two poses: one where they were told to face the camera with a neutral expression, and one in which they could pose however they wanted.

Then, strangers were asked to judge them on certain aspects of their personality. No matter what position they took, viewers were surprisingly accurate: While people were better at judging someone's extroversion, self-esteem, religiosity, agreeableness, and conscientiousness when they were spontaneous, they could also judge the first 3 traits when they were posed.

People judge your physical strength based on your facial bone structure.

Scientists recently did a study where they showed people photos of 10 different people with five different facial expressions, and asked them to rate how friendly, trustworthy, or strong the person in the photo appeared.

Not surprisingly, viewers tended to rank people with a happy expression as more friendly and trustworthy than those with angry expressions. But when it came to traits like physical strength, broad faces were seen as stronger.

Women are attracted to "manly" men during certain times of their cycle.

A woman's romantic preferences can vary over the course of her menstrual cycle, some research suggests. A 2010 study of 66 heterosexual couples found that women whose partners had less-masculine faces said they were more attracted to other men when they were ovulating. By contrast, women with masculine-faced partners felt less likely to stray.

But that's not the whole story, though: Other studies suggest that women who are on the pill prefer men with less manly faces.

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We got an oddly compelling look into the life of Tom Brady when a cache of his personal emails were publicly released as the result of a Deflategate lawsuit.

There's no smoking gun, and Brady comes off as a good guy in the emails. But there is one particularly amusing exchange where he's appalled that he has to buy a $8,500 pool cover.

Brady is the league's biggest celebrity and one of its highest-earning players ever at nearly $150 million.

Here's how he makes and spends his money.

Brady has made $149 million in NFL salary, which is the 3rd-most among active players.

Source: Spotrac

His yearly income fluctuates wildly because he's constantly restructuring his contract to help the Patriots.

In 2013 Brady earned $38 million, largely from a massive signing bonus, making him the 11th-highest-paid athlete in the world.

Source: Forbes

The economies of advanced nations aren't doing so well.

That's what respondents from around the world said when asked by the Pew Research Center if they thought the condition of their national economies was good or bad.

A median of 56% of the respondents from advanced nations described their economy as bad, versus 40% who described it as a good.

Some advanced countries have become more satisfied with their current economy but are less hopeful that it will improve in the next year — like the UK — while countries such as Israel have become more pessimistic about the economy but more hopeful about its future.

Business Insider has put together this feature to help make sense of the numbers. Be sure to check out the CIA World Factbook— from which some economic background was pulled — here and the full Pew Center study here.

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Advanced economies.

The Pew Research Center surveyed 11 advanced economies, with Germans the most bullish on their local economy and Italians the most downbeat.

Spain (+10) has seen the most significant upward shift in positive sentiment about the economy since 2014, while South Korea (-17) saw the most significant downward shift.

In 2014, neither Australia nor Canada was polled. Instead, the Pew Center polled Greece.

Among the advanced economies, Israelis were the most optimistic about the next 12 months. The French were the least.

Israelis were the most optimistic for the future, with close to half saying they expected the economy to improve.

France is the most pessimistic for the future, with 42% of respondents saying they expected their economy to worsen.

1. Germany

Who said the economy is good: 75% — though that's down 10 percentage points since 2014.

Who said it'll improve over 12 months: 25%, down 1 point since 2014. The majority believe the economy will stay the same.

What's been going on: The country exited the recession early on in 2009 because of a successful $70 billion euro stimulus package, a rebounding manufacturing sector, and exports. The country's GDP is expected to continue to grow because of low global energy prices, low inflation, and a weak euro.

Germany is one of Greece's biggest creditors. Many countries and analysts have advocated for debt relief, but Germany has instead demanded that $70 billion of public Greek funds be put aside in a private trust in Luxembourg and used to pay off debts. (CIA World Factbook)

GDP: $3.8 trillion in 2014 with 1.6% growth (World Bank).

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While the celebrity lifestyle may appear to be filled with glitzy red carpets and A-list events, there's plenty that goes on behind-the-scenes that isn't quite as glamorous.

Behind most celebrities is a team of people working to make sure everything looks perfect and runs smoothly in the hectic life of a star. In addition to agents, managers, publicists, and a glam squad, many stars also have a personal assistant managing the logistics of their hectic lives.

From booking flights to planning meetings and anything in between, assistants are the backbone of the busy schedules of many stars and entrepreneurs..

In New York, assistants for many leading celebrities and business moguls participate in a professional group called New York Celebrity Assistants.

We spoke with seven assistants from the association and learned about what it's like to work for a high-profile employer in New York City.

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Meghan Herd helps handle the chaotic life of "Real Housewives" mogul Bethenny Frankel

"No two days are ever the same" when working for Skinnygirl Cocktails founder Bethenny Frankel, Frankel's executive assistant, Meghan Herd, tells Business Insider. 

Herd began working for the entrepreneur and star of Bravo's "The Real Houswives of New York" in 2013, after deciding that she "needed a change" from her job as an assistant to a number of leading musicians.

As Frankel's assistant, Herd says she now wears "many hats." 

"Whether I am trying to get a seat on a flight an hour before take-off, getting a table at the hottest new restaurant or making sure the office is running smoothly," Herd says, "I am proud of getting things done when somebody says it can’t be done." 

Herd occassionally appears alongside her employer on "Real Housewives," and in an interview with Hollywood Life, Herd describes the experience of handling Frankel's chaotic travel schedule as being "like that scene in 'Home Alone' — we're just running to the gate everytime."

Vanessa King has worked closely with Julianne Moore for nearly ten years

2014 was a busy year for actress Julianne Moore.

As the assistant to Moore and her husband, filmmaker Bart Freundlich, Vanessa King acted as a “sort of Mission Control” for the actress’s travel plans and schedules during the hectic award season that culminated in Moore’s Oscar win for Best Actress.

King started the job nearly a decade ago, after leaving another assistant gig with the family who lived across the street from Moore. “I ran into Julie on the street,” King says, “and she asked if I was interested in working with her.” 

Today, King works out of her employers’ luxurious West Village apartment, acting as a contact point for business matters and charities — such as The Children’s Health Fund and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, in which Moore is actively involved.

Gail Abrahamsen is the right-hand woman to "Shark Tank" star and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran

Gail Abrahamsen became the personal assitant to real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran in 2005, and her job has grown in responsibilty as Corcoran's star has risen in recent years with her recurring role as a judge on ABC's "Shark Tank."

Handling Corcoran's three email accounts, Abrahamsen responds to over 300 emails per day. "Many hours are spent managing her endless media/TV appearance requests and making sure all are on the calendar (our bible)," Abrahamsen says. 

When Corcoran requested a lavish launch party for her book, "Shark Tales," in 2011, Abrahamsen managed to come through with all of her employer's eclectic demands — including finding a model to dress up as a mermaid and two twin girls to greet her guests in swimsuits. 

Whether planning out her employer's many speaking events or tracking down a "lost heirloom pearl necklace at the XpresSpa in JFK airport," Abrahamsen admits that there's "never a dull moment" on the job.

"Every day is a new adventure at Barbara Corcoran Inc.," she says.

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Tender Greens is about to blow up.

Earlier this summer, the California-based salad chain received a minority investment from Danny Meyer, the founder of Shake Shack and CEO of one of the most successful restaurant groups in New York City.

Tender Greens told The New York Times it will use the investment to open more restaurants in California and beyond. The chain, founded in 2006, currently has 22 locations in California.

We recently stopped by a Tender Greens' downtown San Francisco location to see what the buzz is about.

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"Every now and then," Danny Meyer, who founded Shake Shack, said in a statement, "I’ll visit a restaurant and love the idea — the food, the people, the culture — so much that I wish I’d thought of it myself."

"That’s exactly what happened with Tender Greens," Meyer said. Earlier this summer, his restaurant company, The Union Hospitality Group, made a minority investment in the fast-casual chain — its first time taking stake in an outside concept.

I recently stopped by Tender Greens' downtown San Francisco location to see what the buzz is about.

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If you look forward to Friday nights to watch new episodes of "Shark Tank," you're hardly alone.

Since it debuted in 2009, the reality TV show, in which aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to millionaire and billionaire investors, has developed something of a cult following.

Fortunately, there's a lot more where "Shark Tank" came from.

Here, we've rounded up reality TV shows that will satisfy your need for drama — and make you savvier about business.

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'Kitchen Nightmares': A chef takes the reins at a struggling restaurant.

Based on a UK TV series called "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares," the Fox series "Kitchen Nightmares" features chef Gordon Ramsay working with failing restaurants across the US. Ramsay makes suggestions about the menu, the staff, and the aesthetic, and the restaurant owners must decide whether to heed his advice.

After seven seasons, the series ended in May 2015. You can watch it on Hulu.

'Undercover Boss': Execs see a new side of their companies.

It's every employee's nightmare. In the CBS series "Undercover Boss," a high-ranking exec or the company owner shows up to work disguised as an entry-level employee in order to learn how the business really functions. At the end of each episode, the boss reveals his or her identity, promoting deserving staffers and sometimes firing others.

The sixth season ended in spring 2015, and a seventh season has yet to be announced.

'Bar Rescue': A restaurant consultant does recon in failing bars.

In each episode of the Spike TV series "Bar Rescue," restaurant and bar consultant Jon Taffer helps bring a struggling business back to life. Taffer's team starts out by doing reconnaissance work at the bar to figure out exactly what needs to be improved, then works with the owners on making serious changes to salvage their business.

The series is currently in its fourth season.

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Ever since Flappy Bird was shut down by its owner, the game that held the title of most frustrating game of its time has been quite a legend.

The viral game, which included an adorable pixelated bird controlled with the tap of a finger, was famously both annoying and addictive. Fortunately there are plenty of other games out angling to take its place and claim your attention.

These are the most frustrating games you can download today — just remember we're not responsible for any damaged iPhones thrown out of anger.

SEE ALSO: Use this trick to find Google's new Easter egg, a secret 'Flappy Bird' clone hidden in Android

The Impossible Game lives up to its name

Pity goes to all the souls who get swirled into the addicting phenomena that is The Impossible Game. The concept is simple: jump over the spikes and land on the black squares by tapping, while listening to upbeat techno music. There's a flag waiting for you at the end of each level. This annoying concept spurred the creation of a knockoff, Geometry Dash. 

Price: $0.99

Splashy Fish is an equally frustrating Flappy Bird knock-off

Splashy Fish is modeled after the now-defunct app, Flappy Bird. Navigate through the sea while avoiding the pipes — every touch to the screen makes the fish character jump. The quicker the tap, the higher the fish will jump. There have been a slew of Flappy Bird knock-offs to feed the addiction of the Flappy Bird cult, but Splashy Fish seems to be a popular and equally difficult alternative. 

Price: Free

Specimen will make you doubt your own vision

If you think the color blind test at the eye doctor is a piece of cake, you'll probably find yourself gritting your teeth playing Specimen. As soon as you press "start" in this game, you start taking your eyes on a painful, squinting journey. Tap the wriggling blobs floating around and match the color of them to the background all while competing against a timer. Seemingly a simple concept, but as the screen shows eight shades of green that are one subtle shade each apart, you'll never trust your eyes again. 

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What's in a name? Potentially your future.

A host of research shows just how much your name can affect your lifetime success, from your hireability to your spending habits.

We took a look at the research and have highlighted some of the surprising findings below.

Maggie Zhang contributed to an earlier version of this article.

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If your name is easy to pronounce, people will favor you more.

In a New York University study, researchers found that people with easier-to-pronounce names often have higher-status positions at work. One of the psychologists, Adam Alter, explains to Wired, "When we can process a piece of information more easily, when it's easier to comprehend, we come to like it more." In a further study, Alter also found that companies with simpler names and ticker symbols tended to perform better in the stock market. 

If your name is common, you are more likely to be hired.

In a Marquette University study, the researchers found evidence to suggest that names that were viewed as the least unique were more likable. People with common names were more likely to be hired, and those with rare names were least likely to be hired. That means that the Jameses, Marys, Johns, and Patricias of the world are in luck.

Uncommon names are associated with juvenile delinquency.

A 2009 study at Shippensburg University suggested that there's a strong relationship between the popularity of one's first name and juvenile criminal behavior. Researchers found that, regardless of race, young people with unpopular names were more likely to engage in criminal activity. The findings obviously don't show that the unusual names caused the behavior, but merely show a link between the two things. And the researchers have some theories about their findings. "Adolescents with unpopular names may be more prone to crime because they are treated differently by their peers, making it more difficult for them to form relationships," they write in a statement from the journal's publisher. "Juveniles with unpopular names may also act out because they ... dislike their names."

Continuing last year's tradition, photographer Brandon Stanton, aka "Humans of New York," is taking part of the summer to venture outside of NYC and tell the stories of people from another city, country, and culture.

What he has found and shared on his wildly popular Facebook page is that even when you travel half way across the world, people still share similar hopes, fears, and aspirations.

This August, Stanton has been in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan, a place he tells his Facebook followers, "has some of the most amazing landscapes on the planet." 

Stanton has already gathered a handful of moving stories, funny quips, and wonderful portraits. Below are the best images, along with their original captions, that he's published so far while on the road.

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“Education changed the lives of my entire family. Before education, we knew only how to work. It was always very quiet in our home. My grandfather was a laborer, but he paid to send my father to a tutor so that he could learn to read. He told my father that, if nothing else, he should begin by learning how to read and write his name. When I was born, my father taught me how to read. I started with local newspapers. I learned that our village was part of a country. Then I moved on to books. And I learned that there was an entire world around this mountain. I learned about human rights. Now I’m studying political science at the local university. I want to be a teacher.”

(Hunza Valley, Pakistan)

“The most important thing about swimming is to not be afraid.” “What advice do you have for people who are afraid?” “Just don’t be afraid. Or you’ll drown.”

 (Hunza Valley, Pakistan)

“I’m studying overseas at a small college in Minnesota. I’m just home for the summer. There’s definitely more outward freedom in the states to wear what I want and do what I want. But I never feel completely at ease because there are only three Pakistanis at my school, and I feel that everything I do reflects on my family, my religion, and my country. I feel pressured to always be exceedingly polite and well behaved, even when I don’t feel like it. But in Pakistan I can relax more, even though the electricity sometimes goes out and I’ve already been mugged twice since I’ve been back. Because here I feel like my actions only reflect on me.”

(Hunza Valley, Pakistan)

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Silicon Valley can be a strange place for newcomers, with quirky mantras like “fail fast” and “anything is possible.”

Liz Fosslien, a freelance designer who previously worked at Genius, runs a cartoon blog that pokes fun at Silicon Valley’s own culture.

“The industry/culture can be very magical but also slightly absurd. It's entertaining to take that absurdity to an extreme in comic form,” Fosslien tells us. “I work in tech, lived in San Francisco, drink expensive coffee…I’m the subject of a lot of these jokes.”

Here are 17 of her best cartoons that only people in Silicon Valley will understand.

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Best pick-up line.

When you've spent too much time on internet forums *cough*reddit*cough*

They're probably "pre-revenue" too.

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Here's one tip to remember when choosing a college major: Passion should always trump paycheck.

That's especially important to keep in mind if you're interested in working with children, since college majors like elementary education and child development have some of the lowest starting salaries.

PayScale, the creator of the world's largest compensation database, recently looked at the starting pay for millions of professionals and sorted the results by college major to find who earns the least right out of school.

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24. Criminal justice

Median starting pay: $35,900

Median mid-career pay: $58,800

Change from starting to mid-career: +48.4%

22. Drama (tie)

Median starting pay: $35,800

Median mid-career pay: $59,300

Change from starting to mid-career: +49.4%

22. Recreation and leisure studies (tie)

Median starting pay: $35,800

Median mid-career pay: $47,100

Change from starting to mid-career: +27.3%