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This time last week a mob was attacking London's Cereal Killer Cafe — see what made them angry

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London's Cereal Killer Cafe on Brick Lane was attacked by a mob claiming to be "anti-gentrification" protestors on Saturday.

The only cafe serves cereal and milk, and has proved highly controversial since it opened last December.

Check out what the Cereal Killer Cafe is like below and see what makes people hate it so much they're willing to attack it.

The cafe stocks 120 colourful boxes of breakfast, from classics like Cornflakes and Coco Pops, to American favourites such as Lucky Charms.



Cereal Killer Cafe, in Shoreditch, London, is the idea of Gary and Alan Keery, twins from Belfast. Alan is pictured below pouring cereal. The pair crowdfunded the money to start the cafe.



Gary told Business Insider: "We've created a whole experience. It's not just about breakfast, but a brand, really. The interest in it all has been amazing — much more than we expected. We don't want to create a cereal empire, but we do think there might be options to grow. Places like Brighton or Bristol would probably work."



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CREDIT SUISSE: Here's the best stock in each sector of the market

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Credit Suisse published a massive 71-page note detailing their top investment ideas for a trove of different sectors.

Analysts for each sector came up with their top 3 investment ideas for the next 6-12 months.

They include a lot of beaten up names. Many offer over-looked earnings growth stories.

We thumbed through the note and compiled the stocks with the highest upside to Credit Suisse's price targets, along with excerpts from the analysts' comment on the stocks.

Check them out below.

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Agriculture Science

Company: CF Industries Holding Inc.

Ticker: CF

Price: $44.19

Price Target: $70.00

Upside to Target: 58.4%

Comment: "While we believe nitrogen prices will moderate slightly on a yr/yr basis in '15/'16, in our view this trend is well within market expectations and note even with materially lower pricing CF still has the ability to generate."



Chemicals

Company: Ashland Inc.

Ticker: ASH

Price: $99.55

Price Target: $153.00

Upside to Target: 53.7%

Comment: "With the recent announcement of the Valvoline spin, we looked at the value of each business and can now point to a sum of the parts that gets us to ~$153 looking out over the next 12-18 months. Their upcoming investor day in November could be a catalyst as it should provide more color surrounding the growth opportunities in each business."



Apparel, Footwear and Softlines

Company: Phillips-Van Heusen

Ticker: PVH

Price: $96.76

Price Target: $134.00

Upside to Target: 38.5%

Comment: "We believe Calvin and Tommy brands remain healthy and are gaining traction at retail with the global consumer. Core business is positioned to grow at a sustained low to mid-single digit rate, helping drive leverage of fixed investments and double-digit earnings growth."



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16 Silicon Valley landmarks you must visit on your next trip

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Before Silicon Valley brought us the iPod and the HP printer, the area nestled between San Francisco and San Jose was a fruit orchard.

That past is mostly gone now, and the next generation of computer companies has already filled the valley faster than you can say Moore's Law.

If you want to take a trip into Silicon Valley, here's how to get a good mix of its past and present.

Note: Several of these include visits to garages and office campuses. Always be respectful.

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Facebook campus

You can't visit Facebook's campus unless you have a friend on the inside, but you'll like your visit anyway. Tourists visit the Menlo Park campus to pose in front of its like sign all year long. Unfortunately, the Facebook swag shop is inside its offices so you can't pick up anything else related to the social network.

Address: 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025

 



And while you're there, make sure to take a look at the back of the sign.

Facebook took over Sun Microsystem's old campus, but left a little bit of legacy behind. It's a good reminder of the cycle of tech companies in Silicon Valley. And if you were a huge fan of Sun, you can always pose with that sign too.



Google Campus

The only tech company with a collection of candy outside its walls, a stop on Google's campus means you can take a photo with any of its Android collection figurines. (Hint: the newest one is a marshmallow)

You can even walk over its "Google Gate Bridge," which connects buildings on campus, although you can't sneak in for a free lunch inside the Googleplex unless an employee gives you a tour.

Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043

 



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This health-conscious fast-food chain is challenging McDonald's to be healthier

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Freshii 18When McDonald's announced its improvement plan this year, the CEO of one fast-casual food chain was not impressed.

Freshii's Matthew Corrin sent an open letter to McDonald's offering to partner up with the struggling fast-food giant.

But the purpose was not to save Freshii; rather it was to bring about a healthy initiative to McDonald's.

Freshii is not the company that needs help. After Corrin founded the chain in 2005, Freshii expanded in the midst of a crippling recession to more than 100 locations worldwide.

Such growth is impressive for a chain focusing on fresh produce and antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, as well as a wide range of vegetarian options.

While on a trip to Boston, I decided to swing into the nearest Freshii to see for myself whether this chain had what it would take to turn around the health of the fast-food industry.

Freshii hasn't broken into the New York City market just yet, but it has stores in several major US cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, and Minneapolis. I visited one of its three Boston locations — this one is at 185 Dartmouth Street next to Copley Square.



The interior is bright and clean, with solid wood tables. You can see the entire food area behind the sneeze guards — no hidden kitchen.



The decor isn't whimsy, but it's not sterile. The whole restaurant feels clean and young — targeting the millennial demographic.



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High unemployment and inflation make these 18 countries the most 'miserable' in the world

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It's hard to get by when you don't have a job and the cost of living keeps rising.

This is the maxim behind economist Arthur Okun's "Misery Index," which adds together a country's unemployment and inflation rates. The higher the number, the more "miserable" your country.

There has been criticism of the index. Extensive studies have shown that unemployment influences happiness (or, rather, unhappiness) significantly more than inflation.

Still, few would argue that both unemployment and inflation are bad when they are very high.

In light of that, Business Insider compiled a list of the 18 most miserable countries based on 2014 data available at the CIA World Factbook. Some countries struggle with both high unemployment and inflation, while others have one rate asymmetrically higher than the other.

Some countries are absent from the list because data was either unavailable or outdated.

18. Tunisia

Misery-index score: 20.1

CPI inflation: 4.9%

Unemployment: 15.2%

Tunisia was once called a "success story in Africa and the Middle East, but [today] it faces an array of challenges following the 2011 revolution," according to the CIA Factbook. The government's biggest challenges include reassuring businesses and investors and bringing budget and current-account deficits under control.

Source: CIA Factbook



17. Jamaica

Misery-index score: 20.7%

CPI inflation: 7.1%

Unemployment: 13.6%

Jamaica's economy relies heavily on the services sector, including tourism. Unfortunately, the country suffers from high crime and corruption and a high unemployment — which leads to more crime.

The government is battling a two-headed hydra: On the one hand, it needs to achieve fiscal discipline to maintain debt payments, but on the other hand it wants to confront the serious crime problem.

Source: CIA Factbook



16. Croatia

Misery-index score: 20.8%

CPI inflation: -0.2%

Unemployment: 21%

Croatia is one of the better-off former Yugoslav republics, but the country was hammered by sudden slowdown in 2008 with the financial crisis and never fully recovered. Major long-term problems include uneven regional development, a challenging investment climate, and a "stubbornly" high unemployment rate.

Source: CIA Factbook



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The 8 most famous manhunts in military history

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War is generally about two sides engaging with thousands of troops, but occasionally that power is directed against one guy instead of an entire army.

Here are the eight most noteworthy times that the American military went after an individual:

 

1. Francisco Pancho Villa

In perhaps the most famous manhunt in U.S. military history, Gen. John “Blackjack” Pershing led the “Punitive Expedition” to capture Francisco Pancho Villa and his men after they raided Columbus, New Mexico and killed 18 Americans.

The expedition pushed 300 miles into Mexico and pursued Villa from Mar. 15, 1916 to Jan. 12, 1917. They successfully broke up Villa’s gang but failed to capture Villa.



2. Osama Bin Laden

The most recent and perhaps most satisfying entry on this list, Osama Bin Laden was the elusive mastermind behind al-Qaeda and the September 11 terrorist attacks.

An initial operation to kill him in the Tora Bora mountains failed, but he was eventually found in Pakistan and killed by Navy SEAL Team Six in Operation Neptune Spear.



3. Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

On April 14, 1943, U.S. Navy code breakers learned that the architect of Pearl Harbor, Adm. Isokuru Yamamoto, would be inspecting bases in Solomon Islands and would follow a flight path that would place it just within reach of Air Corps P-38Gs deployed to Guadalcanal.

On orders from President Franklin Roosevelt, 18 planes took off on April 18 and successfully engaged the flight. The Americans shot down two bombers modified to carry the admiral, but his fighter escort made it out alive. Yamamoto’s body was found the next day by a Japanese rescue party.



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These breathtaking satellite images show the beauty and struggle of being a human

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Benjamin Grant’s career as curator of startling satellite imagery began with, of all things, a problem with Apple’s much-maligned Maps app.

He was preparing a lecture for friends about space and the overview effect and typed “Earth” to see if the map would zoom out all the way.

“It actually went to Earth, Texas, a small town in the middle of nowhere,” says the 26-year-old New Yorker.

“The entire scene filled up with pivot irrigation circles, these electric-motored irrigators that go in perfect circles. I was like, Oh my god, this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.

Since then, Grant has been on a constant prowl for equally beautiful—and sometimes disturbing—landscapes, curating them at his site Daily Overview

In all the pictures he sources from his partner satellite company, Colorado-based DigitalGlobe, he tries to show evidence of human impact, be it agriculture, mining, transportation, or music festivals.

He sometimes goes newsy, too; when the Nepal earthquake hit in April, he found an image revealing emergency shelters popping up all over Kathmandu.

In his years of sifting, Grant has had two shots particularly stick with him for very different reasons. One depicts huge rows of gumball-colored tulip fields in the Netherlands—an “amazing view of harnessing the landscape,” he says. The other shows the world’s biggest encampment of refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, which holdshundreds of thousands of Somalis trying to escape war and hunger.

“It looks like beautiful red earth with perfectly ordered tents on it. You might say at first, ‘Wow, I would hang that on my wall!’” Grant says. “When you read what it actually is, it's horrifying—you can get an idea of the scale of what’s going on.”

Grant’s endeavor has gathered wild support on Instagram, and he now has a coffee-table book from Penguin Random House scheduled for next summer. “I never expected it to spread this big,” he says. Here are some of his more-profound finds, beginning with one from this year.

Migrants and refugees, many fleeing the Syrian conflict, set up shelters at the Hungarian border town of Röszke.



The inactive Mir diamond mine yawns in eastern Siberia. The 1,722-foot-deep pit is the second-largest excavated hole on the planet.



Evaporation ponds at a potash mine in Moab, Utah, are dyed blue to quicken the evaporation of salts used in fertilizer.



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6 amazing plot twists that are missing from 'The Martian' movie

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When Andy Weir published his sci-fi novel "The Martian," readers praised his attention to detail and scientific accuracy. It's arguably the reason the book became a bestseller and, now, a blockbuster movie.

If you want to know what parts of the story screenwriter Drew Goddard and director Ridley Scott chose to leave out, we have your answers.

Weir told Tech Insider that Goddard and Scott incorporated his feedback into the script. But Weir said he was disappointed the movie left out Watney's first line in the book: "I'm pretty much f***ed."

"I guess there's only so many F-bombs you can drop in a PG-13-rated movie," Weir joked.

Although more of the book stayed intact than we expected, the movie version does leave out some cool and nail-biting scenes in the novel.

Keep scrolling to see some of the best moments the film's producers missed.

Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't read the book or seen the movie.

The film adaptation of "The Martian" keeps the bulk of the beloved science-heavy plot intact.



But it does skip some important scenes and details in the book.



1. Like when Watney realizes he's accidentally turned his Mars hab into a bomb, due to some miscalculations in his turn-rocket-fuel-into-water formula.



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The 11 countries with the best infrastructure around the world

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Large-scale, efficient infrastructure is a must-have for any economy to function competitively.

And that infrastructure needs to be maintained and even updated if a country wants its economy to run smoothly.

However, over the last few years since financial crisis, the infrastructure quality deteriorated in many developed countries, including the US, Germany, and France, according to the recent report by the World Economic Forum.

As a result, they're not leading the way in terms of infrastructure quality.

We took a closer look at the 11 countries with the highest quality infrastructure, according to data in the WEF's report. Check them out below.

11. United States

The United States ranked 1st overall in terms of available airlines seats, and 5th for quality of air transport structure.

However, the US came in 99th place for mobile telephone subscriptions. Additionally, it is only 15th for railroad infrastructure and 14th for quality of roads.

"Infrastructure quality deteriorated in the United States" and other developed economies over the last decade since the financial crisis, according the report.

Source: World Economic Forum



10. Spain

Spain saw the 4th best railroad infrastructure and was 9th best overall for available airline seats.

However, both its port infrastructure and quality of air transport infrastructure were ranked 12th, and the quality of its electricity supply came in 24th.

A few years ago, Spain went through"reckless public spending of ill-thought out projects that left the country crippled with debt" and several "ghost" airports, which go completely unused.

Source: World Economic Forum



9. United Kingdom

The UK ranked 3rd for available airline seats, and 9th for quality of electricity supply.

However, it came in 29th for quality of roads, and 19th for air transport infrastructure.

The UK infrastructure has one of the most developed infrastructures in the world, even when compared to other developed economies. However, the UK's rail networks are the most expensive in Europe and faces constant delays.

Source: World Economic Forum, Business Insider



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Here's a ranking of celebrities based on the price of their Apple Watches (AAPL)

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Celebrities everywhere are showing off how high-tech they are by wearing the new Apple Watch in public.

Everyone from politicians and sports stars to singers and business executives have Apple Watches. But how much do they cost?

We checked out the price of every famous figure's fancy new watch.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was spotted wearing a space grey Apple Watch in a meeting with Putin. These are worth £339.



Rapper Frank Ocean posted a photo on Tumblr of himself wearing a £339 aluminium Apple Watch with a white strap



Rapper Kid Cudi has a £339 42mm Apple Watch Sport with a blue strap.



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French designers made these adorably elegant cat houses

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Leave it to the French to make pet products that make all other kinds of animal architecture — like the reliable ol' doghouse.

Enter the world of the cat cocoon, as designed by the French firm Meyou.

"Cat accessories have never been considered on a design level,"founder Aude Sanchez told Dezeen. "Today, a functional and elegant line of cat products doesn't exist."

Meyou, currently on Kickstarter, is that line of elegant cat products. Expect it to be released in March 2016.

The Meyou line comes in three varieties: The Cube, The Bed, and the Ball. Sanchez says the spare, clean lines of Nordic design influenced their build.



The Ball is "an organic balance between wood and metal," Meyou writes on its website, "A cocoon that your cat will not resist."



Thanks to its standing legs, the bed provides a lookout.



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6 reasons why you should be using Google Photos instead of Apple Photos

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Google Photos, a photo storage app from the search giant, has only been out since May, but the company recently said that people have already uploaded more than 50 billion photos to the service.

And for good reason: It's the best way to backup and organize your photos, even if you don't have an Android device.

Sure, Apple may have recently refreshed and improved its Photos app, but even if you have an iPhone, I still recommend using Google Photos.

It's not only the easiest way to backup your photos, but the app also has many more features than the iPhone's Photos app.

Google Photos offers free unlimited storage

Google Photos gives you free unlimited storage (for photos under 16 megapixels and videos up to 1080p in resolution), while Apple charges for storage above 5 gigabytes.  

The caveat is that Google stores compressed versions of your photos, though the company says that compressed versions are still high quality enough to print photos 24 inches x 16 inches.

You can store uncompressed versions of your photos on Google Photos, but it'll count against the free 15 gigabytes of online storage Google gives each account. (You can also purchase more storage from Google.)



The search function is amazing.

Google is good at search. Period. 

Google Photos analyzes your pictures so you can search by what's in them. This makes it really easy to search through ALL of your photos by searching for things like "mountains,""airplanes," "concerts" or "cat," or by location like "California."

You can even search for "selfie" to see all of your selfies.

 



It works across different devices.

Unlike Apple's Photos, which only works on the Mac and iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, Google Photos works across all of your devices. There are apps for both Android and iOS devices, and you can access Google Photos via the web from a PC or Mac.

This is great if you have an iPhone and a PC, or if you have an Android tablet. 



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This mundane Texas house has a secret room that makes it one in a million

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"Star Trek" super fan built the most authentic Trekkie paradise this side of the Alpha Quadrant in a suburb of Houston, Texas.

And now he's selling it. 

Listed for $1.27 million, the focal point of the 6,000-square-foot mansion is a cinema room decked out like the Starship Enterprise, down to the most minute detail. 

“He's always been interested in space travel, in being in the stars, and he decided that if there was no way to travel to the stars, he’d bring them here,” listing agent William Machupa said of the seller. 

Keep scrolling for a tour of the unusual home with a completely ordinary façade. 

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This unassuming new construction home is actually one in a million.



The four bedroom, four bathroom house has a huge kitchen and crisp new interiors.



As you pass the lagoon-style indoor pool, a staircase beams you right into...



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NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 6

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Through the first few weeks of the NFL season, it's easy to mistake bad teams for teams that are struggling out of the gate.

Three preseason favorites, the Colts, Seahawks, and Ravens, all opened 0-2. The Colts are the only one who has rallied back to a winning record, and yet with Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback it's hard to believe they'd beat the 1-4 Ravens in Baltimore. But the Ravens are still 1-4. So is it time we forget about them?

And what about the Seahawks, who are 2-3 but still feel like one of the best teams in football? Are they struggling out of the gate, or are they just not very good this year?

Now that every team has 4-5 games under their belt, things should start to get clearer going forward. There's not much more time left to chalk losses up to a slow start.

Here are your Week 6 Power Rankings.

1. New England Patriots

Record: 4-0

Week 6 opponent: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 5 MVP: Tom Brady, who threw for 270 yards against the Cowboys, including 2 TDs and no interceptions. He also scored his first rushing TD in almost 3 years.

One thing to know: Don't expect the Pats to take their foot off the gas at any point Sunday against the Colts. This one's personal.



2. Green Bay Packers

Record: 5-0

Week 6 opponent: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 5 MVP: Green Bay's defense. On a day that saw two Aaron Rodgers interceptions in Lambeau Field (his first picks in Green Bay since December 2012), the defense helped out by intercepting Nick Foles four times and sacking him three more.

One thing to know: Because of Rodgers, the Packers defense seems to be flying under the radar. The 16.2 points they are giving up per game is 3rd best in the league.

 



3. Cincinnati Bengals

Record: 5-0

Week 6 opponent: at Buffalo Bills

Week 5 MVP: Andy Dalton led the Bengals back from a 17-point 4th quarter deficit against the Seahawks to force overtime. In OT, he drove the team down the field to set up the game-winning field goal.

One thing to know: The Bengals showed that they are the real deal, beating one of the NFL's best teams. For this team, what really matters is winning in January.



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4 ways Facebook is going to get you to watch more videos in its app

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Expect to see more videos when you open up Facebook on your smartphone.

On Tuesday, the social network announced some big changes to how it plans to show videos in its mobile app.

One notable addition is a dedicated video tab where the shortcut to Messenger used to be located.

The added emphasis on video isn't surprising given how video is quickly becoming Facebook's most shared type of content — the company has said that it expects the News Feed to consist mostly of video within a year or two.

Here are the main changes to you'll see:

Facebook is testing a full screen player that suggests more videos based on what you're viewing.

Pull down with your finger on the screen to see more videos you may like.



You may notice that you can shrink a playing video into a tiny thumbnail that floats on top of the News Feed.

It's a similar idea to Apple's "Picture in Picture" interface on the iPad that lets you play videos while using another app.



You'll be able to save videos you come across for viewing later in the "Saved' section of the app, just like you can already do for articles.



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China uses these yak patrol teams to enforce claims over its disputed western borders

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China is the third largest country in the world by area, with many of its most remote areas incredibly difficult for humans to reach unaided. 

This is especially true along China's western border with Pakistan. Here, China's Xinjiang Province soars into the sky as it meets the Pamir Mountains — one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. 

Faced with a lack of roads, extremely adverse terrain, and incredibly cold weather, the Chinese turned to a unique method of transportation for its soldiers along the border: Yaks. 

Below are 11 pictures of China's yak patrol team. 

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China's yak patrol teams are responsible for guarding the Chinese border in some of the most inhospitable land on earth.



The teams are responsible for securing the Pamir mountains in the far west of China.



The Pamirs are largely uninhabited along the border.



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How Facebook's internet beaming satellite will work

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Facebook is partnering with the European satellite company Eutelsat to beam the internet to large parts of sub-Saharan Africa that don't currently have access.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news on his Facebook page last week that the company will use Eutelsat's Amos-6 satellite to provide the coverage. 

"The Amos-6 satellite is under construction now and will launch in 2016 into a geostationary orbit that will cover large parts of West, East and Southern Africa," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page.

The move is part of Facebook's Internet.org, a non-profit initiative to bring free internet services to people around the world.

Here's how the satellite will work.

The satellite Facebook is using, the Amos-6, will launch in 2016.

It will provide coverage to large parts of east, west, and southern Africa. The satellite is currently under construction.



The Amos-6 satellite will use the same technology as Eutelsat's KA-SAT, which orbits over Europe.

Eutelsat currently has 39 satellites in orbit. The image above shows the orbital position of each device. 

 



The KA stands for "Kurz Above," which refers to satellites that transmit a higher radio frequency.

The KA band satellites use a frequency that is 26.5 to 40 GHz. Satellites that use a KU band — referring to Kurz Unten or "underneath"— use lower frequencies in the 12 to 18 GHz range. The lowest frequency range a Eutelsat will use — known as L band satellites, like "low"— is in the 1 to 2 GHz range.



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The evolution of the Playboy woman's body type from the 1950s to now

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More people might start reading Playboy for its articles after The New York Times reported the magazine will start phasing nude women out of its pages by March 2016.

In the early days of Playboy, the magazine was must-buy material for anyone seeking titillation and female nudity. But now, the internet makes pornography and explicit images readily available to anyone with a connection. Playboy has been looking comparably tame.

Rather than moving in a more explicit direction, though, Playboy is trying to make its product less graphic and therefore safer to consume anywhere. Its website stopped publishing nude photos in August 2014, and its print edition is now following suit. Chief executive Scott Flanders hopes the redesign will help the company reach more millennials both online and in print.

It's another change for a company that has been evolving since it was founded with a $1,000 loan from Hugh Hefner's mother in 1953. By the '60s, what had started as a men's magazine had transformed into a burgeoning lifestyle brand with nightclubs, and its own homegrown celebrities. And later, for Hefner, it also included a rotating roster of gorgeous girlfriends.

The women celebrated by Playboy — from the models to Hef's girlfriends — have also changed drastically throughout the decades as body types, hairstyles, and fashions have gone in and out of style. Over the years, the Playboy woman has become ever thinner and blonder, and now with the magazine's mission in flux, it remains to be seen how this aesthetic will morph as Playboy looks toward the future.

Keep scrolling to see how the Playboy bunny has evolved from 1953 to today.

Hef purchased a photo of Marilyn Monroe to cover the magazine's first issue in 1953, the same year she became a star. Monroe was famous for her full curves and blonde hair. Here, Hef's daughter Christie Hefner, former CEO and chairman of Playboy, holds a copy of the original magazine.

Source: The New York Times



The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in 1960. The women who worked there wore bunny ears, a satin one piece, black tights, a tail, a bow tie, and cufflinks. Here, Hugh Hefner poses with "bunny-girl" Bonnie Halpin at the Chicago nightclub in 1961.



The "Playmate of the Year" contest also started in the '60s. The women of this decade ranged in age between 18 and 23 years old with an average height of 5'4'', average weight of 115 pounds, average waist of 22.7'', and average bust of 36''.

Source: Playboy Playmate Curves: Changes in Facial and Body Feature Preferences Across Social and Economic Conditions



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The 10 movies people love watching over and over and over again

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Do you have a favorite movie that never seems to get old no matter how many times you've watched it? 

You're not the only one.

Using data from over 1,000 people, Walt Hickey at Five Thirty Eight put together a list of the 25 most rewatchable movies of all time. 

Turns out, when it comes to rewatching movies, many people have pretty similar taste.

Of course, it's not an exact science. For several entries, Hickey had to interpret whether the person meant an individual film or an entire series, such as "Harry Potter" or "Star Wars."

There is also a difference between the movies men like to watch, and the ones women like to watch.

How many of these movies have you seen?

10. "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)



9. The "Harry Potter" series (2001-2011)



8. "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)



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Toyota will reveal a vision for the future of cars later this month

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Toyota will debut a new futuristic concept car powered by hydrogen fuel cell later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The concept car, dubbed the FCV Plus, is Toyota’s vision of the ideal eco-friendly city vehicle, a vision of the future through the scope of a car that almost certainly won't be produced for consumers.

That said, Toyota's been developing fuel cell technology for more than 20 years, and will begin rolling out its hydrogen fuel cell-powered car, the Mirai, to some customers in California this month. By 2017, the company aims to have as many as 3,000 Mirais on the road in the US.

The FCV Plus is unlikely to go into production anytime soon, as it’s designed for when hydrogen energy is in widespread use. However, until then, it’s still a pretty impressive concept of what is possible in a world where clean hydrogen is easy to come by.

We’ll learn more about how it all works when Toyota reveals the car later this month, but here’s a look at some of the cool features the company has revealed so far. 

The concept car can refuel just about anywhere

The vehicle can generate electricity from hydrogen that's stored in its tank, as well as from hydrogen stored outside the vehicle.

In its announcement Thursday, the Japanese automaker didn't say exactly how the vehicle would do this, but the company did claim that the vehicle “can generate electricity from externally sourced, locally created hydrogen for a stable power supply at home or at work.”



It can also has built-in wirelessly charging

Wireless battery charging panels are placed under the floor at the front of the vehicle and over the rear wheels to enable external charging.



It produces energy for other cars

When the vehicle isn't being used for transportation, it can use its wireless charging capability to share power with other vehicles. It could also be plugged into local infrastructure to share its power generation with the local grid, the company said. 



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