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19 Chinese Expressions With Amazing Literal Translations

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The Chinese language is widely regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn.

There are more than 80,000 Chinese characters in existence, although a non-native speaker can get by with 1,000 of the most frequently used.

To make matters more complicated, the characters that make up each word or phrase individually carry different meanings based on the context in which they're used. For example, the Chinese character 吃 could mean "eat," "drink," "bear," or "take," depending on the phrase that surrounds it.

As hard as the language is, it can also be incredibly poetic when translated character by character into English, and sometimes hilarious.

A cheer (加油) becomes "add oil" or "add fuel."

This all-purpose Chinese cheer, jiayou!, which literally means "add oil" or "add fuel," translates as a phrase to "Let's go!" or "Come on!"

The phrase could also be used to cheer up a sad friend, says Shiqi Liao, Chinese Language Coordinator in the East Asian Studies Department at New York University. The literal meaning of "add oil" is a metaphor, as in, to add fuel to the fire and get the engines going.

Gas stations are also called jiayou stops.

chinese fans spectators beijing olympics sports"So-so" or "mediocre" (马马虎虎) becomes "horse horse tiger tiger."

The story goes that there was once a lazy artist who only painted horses but was commissioned to paint a tiger. Trying to stick to what he knew, he illustrated a half-horse, half-tiger monstrosity. Since the painting was neither of a horse nor a tiger, it didn't sell.

The meaning of the phrase is that something is "horse horse tiger tiger" if it is neither one thing nor the other ("so-so").

In China, it is widely considered impolite to accept compliments; so if a local tells you, "You speak excellent Mandarin," you can practice a little modesty with "horse horse tiger tiger."

chinese china coca-cola coke"Coca-Cola" (可口可乐) becomes "tasty fun."

When Coca-Cola was about to enter the Chinese market in the 1920s, the company chose characters that perfectly mimicked the English pronunciation of the product. Unfortunately, it translated to "bite the wax tadpole" or "wax-flattened mare."

They changed it to Kěkǒukělě, meaning "pleasurable to the mouth." It's marketing genius, according to Liao. The new name is very close in sound to the brand name "Coca-Cola," yet is also manages to convey the brand's sense of taste and fun to a Chinese audience.

"United States" (美国) becomes "Beautiful Country."

Geographical names often take on a historical significance, such as this moniker for America the Beautiful. "There's this image of the United States as a beautiful, powerful, clever nation and I think that's the dominant sentiment," said David Lampton, director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

The U.S. isn't the only country with a name that attempts to reflect its culture: England (英国) is "Brave Country," Afghanistan (阿富汗) is "Abundant Sweat," and Germany (德国) is "Moral Country."

blue agave plant tequila"Tequila" (龙舌兰酒) becomes "dragon tongue-shaped orchid."

An appropriate name for a drink that burns as it goes down your throat, "dragon tongue-shaped orchid" also describes the pointed leaves of the blue agave plant that is used as a main ingredient in tequila.

Fun fact: The Chinese government banned 100% blue agave tequila due to fears of its high methanol content, but President Xi lifted the ban last summer after a visit to Mexico.

Chinese dried vegetables"[I'm] sorry" (對不起) becomes "do not rise."

"I'm sorry" could literally be translated as "do not rise," or "face not up." 對 by itself means "to face," while the last two characters 不起 by themselves mean "not up" or "not rise."

It's used metaphorically, says Liao, in that if you were to do someone wrong, you may not be able to face the person out of shame.

There are many other possible translations of this phrase, depending on the context, but "I'm sorry" is one of the most common ways to use it.

"Stupid" or "lazy" (二百五) becomes "250."

Calling someone "250" means they are stupid, as in someone who does something rashly without clearly thinking through it, says Liao, and the phrase can be used as a noun or an adjective.

Some people think the origin of the phrase relates to an ancient Chinese unit of currency called a diao (弔). The Chinese scholars, being modest and humble, would call themselves 二百五, which is a quarter of a diao.

Green Hat, San Francisco"Being cheated on" or "being a cuckhold" (戴绿帽子) becomes "wear a green hat."

The story goes that there was a man who worked long hours and left his wife at home. Bored, she started cheating on him. One morning the clueless husband put on his hat and left for work as usual, to find his neighbors pointing and laughing at him. It turned out the man had grabbed his wife's lover's hat — a green one — instead of his own.

The older generations in China typically still don't wear green hats because of this phrase. "Otherwise you open yourself to ridicule," says Liao.

"Sexual harassment" (吃豆腐) becomes "eat tofu."

"Culturally, food is a very important part of Chinese people's lives, so 'eat' the verb plays an important role in vocabulary," says Wenteng Shao, Language Lecturer of East Asian Studies at NYU, and the verb has different functions. For example, "suffer" (吃苦) becomes "eating bitterness." This makes sense in the phrase meaning of the words, but what about "eating tofu"?

Tofu is known for having properties that promote beauty, and is often associated with women. "Beautiful women really are like tofu in many respects: white skin, shining smooth yet also elastic, delicate souls, gentle as jade..." according to a June 2003 column in the Xinghua News. So the tofu part of the phrase could refer to a woman attracting a man and, subsequently, sexual advances.

"Computer" (电脑) becomes "electric brain."

The first character, 电, is one of a handful of pictographic Chinese characters, which are drawn to look like their meaning. Its strokes can be interpreted as rain clouds about to shower and a bolt of lightning — but it's come to mean "electric" or "electricity" in modern usage.

The Chinese use 电 in an abundance of tech contexts, like for computer. Telephone (电话) becomes "electric words" and movie (电影) becomes "electric shadow."

"Everyone" (大家) becomes "large family."

Another pictographic character, 大, resembles the front profile of a man and means "great" or "large." Combined with the second character — which invokes the image of a pig under a roof and translates to "family" or "home" — the phrase becomes "everyone."

Screenshot from Wind Flower Snow MoonTrite language is described as "wind flower snow moon" (風花雪月).

In classical Chinese literature, these earthy, thematic words were traditionally strung together to imply a romantic atmosphere or poetic images, describing an over-the-top gesture or mood.

Today the phrase is more often used in the context of flowery, trite subjects; some would say the phrase most accurately describes "effete language without substance." It could also be used to describe someone with his head in the clouds.

A threat or warning (给你点颜色看看) becomes "I will show you some color."

The act of "showing color" to someone, when warning or threatening them, is metaphorical in one of two ways, Lao explains.

The first could be as in "I'm going to show you my true color," showing the person what you're made of; the "color" metaphor could also be taken one step further to imply black and blue, like a bruise, or red, like blood, if threatening physical violence.

Other sources suggest that the color relates directly to the person who is angry, who could be "seeing red" or feeling hot-tempered.

SEE ALSO: 12 Sayings Only People From California Will Understand

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How To Make A Bacon Bowl For Your Super Bowl Party

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It's a scientific fact that everyone loves bacon.

Over the years, the bacon craze has spread from breakfast to lunch, dinner, and eventually dessert. (Thanks for the bacon sundae, Burger King).

So, in an effort to make bacon an even more ubiquitous food, we created the "bacon bowl."

Bacon. Bowl.

Let the thought of a bowl made entirely of bacon sink in, then watch the video to learn how you can make a bacon bowl for the upcoming Super Bowl. Or, you can just make a bacon bowl for yourself. That's acceptable too.

Produced by William Wei. Originally published in January 2013

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Why You're About To See A Ton Of Horses On Luxury Items

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In preparation for the start of Chinese New Year this Friday, retailers and brands across the world are gearing up for the gifting rush with a massive number of special year of the horse products. As part of our ongoing coverage of luxury Lunar New Year marketing, today we’re featuring some of the top special-edition fashion items launched by Western luxury brands.

These bags, accessories, and apparel accompany everything from jewelry to watches and spirits to cars. Check the list below for items by Longchamp, DVF, Ferragamo, and more, and take a look at our previous coverage of special-edition horse fashion by DKNYGucci, and Carolina Herrera.

Longchamp

The high-end French tote designer needed to look no further than its own logo when creating its special Lunar New Year bag, which come in auspicious red or black. This bag is being especially promoted by Bloomingdale’s, which is featuring it prominently for its year of the horse promotions.

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Diane von Furstenberg

DVF’s signature wrap dress received the zodiac treatment this year with a special horse pattern. The frock comes in black or red, and can be paired with the label’s special-edition horse clutch designed especially for the holiday.

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Ralph Lauren

With an entire brand identity centered around equestrian sports, Ralph Lauren has perhaps the most extensive collection of special-edition year of the horse products for both men and women. In addition to its previously featured jewelry, the label is selling everything from a $2,500 bag to scarves, ties, apparel, belts, and apparel. For menswear, one highlight is the brand’s limited-edition shirt with a “year of the horse” crest.

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Ferragamo

The Italian luxury label hopes that a limited-edition bag available at Shin Kong Place mall in Beijing will boost mainland sales. In addition, Ferragamo is selling special-edition items globally, such as its special horse-patterned ties.

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Burberry

With a horse in its logo and a strong dedication to the China market, the British luxury brand is another brand that has gone all out for the year of the horse with special-edition Lunar New Year leather goods, clothing, cufflinks, and more. The label has also created a special Chinese New Year ad, which is embedded below.

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Ermenegildo Zegna

Like Ralph Lauren and Ferragamo, Zegna plans to cash in on the year of the horse menswear market with a special-edition horse-patterned tie.

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Everyone Who Uses Coal Power Should See What's Happening To This West Virginia Mining Town

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With massive coal reserves acting as a natural charcoal filter, West Virginia used to be famous for its well and spring water.

"We had the best darn water in the world," Prenter Hollow, W.V. resident Maria Lambert said when we visited her home in mid-January, "but that all changed, didn't it?"

It took years for the Lamberts and their neighbors to accept that their water may have been contaminated by nearby mountaintop removal coal mining. Not only was mining taking away their charcoal filter, but it also threatened to contaminate their water supply with toxic chemicals.

In a 2009 lawsuit, locals blamed broad health problems including elevated cancer, surgery, and mortality rates on mining activity. They received compensation in a 2012 out-of-court settlement with Alpha Natural Resources, which had bought the suspect mine from original owner Massey Energy. (Alpha did not respond to a request for comment on this story.)

It's hard to say exactly how much Prenter suffered, and no one knows how common these problems are. Coal, which provides around a quarter of America's consumer energy, is so important to the local economy that people try not to ask many questions. Still, locals seem resigned to negative health effects.

The people of Prenter eventually got off their well water and onto city tap water. In January, however, their supply was contaminated by the Elk River chemical spill, forcing them to drink bottled water for a week and leaving many uncertain about water quality even now.

Surrounded by massive coal and chemical industries, West Virginians are used to environmental contamination that would terrify many people.



Mostly, it happens by degrees. An isolated incident here and a sick neighbor there were subtle enough for residents to accept these conditions as the status quo.



Even as many embrace the industries that led them here in the first place.



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A Wall Street Guide To NYC Steakhouses

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This weekend, out-of-towners will pour into New York City for the Super Bowl, and they'll all be looking to eat a celebratory meal.

Or a meal that will make them feel better after a crushing loss.

Whatever the situation, this is New York, and that meal should be steak.

Moreover, if you ask any Wall Streeter, they'll likely suggest the steakhouses on this list.

Here's why: New York City has an amazing tradition of steak and chophouses — some steakhouses on this list, like Keen's, Delmonico's, and Old Homestead, date back to the 1800s.

Wall Street is even older than that, and with its client dinners and big money celebrations, is steeped in NYC steak culture. Bankers take lunch meetings at Bobby Van's, and Del Frisco's is basically a big banker hang out spot managed by former bond trader, Scott Gould.

That's why Business Insider polled its Wall Street readers to get their official take on the best steak in town and compiled the results in this handy list. Study it, you'll need it.

Oh, and as a sidenote, shouts to Minetta Tavern — not a steakhouse, but they serve an amazing steak.

#18 Mark Joseph Steakhouse

261 Water Street

Rating average: 2.44 out of 4

Cost of an average meal: $74

"It's too bad Yelp doesn't feature a timeline slider of sorts as the performance of the service at MarkJoseph varies from start to end of our dinner. Starting at Time A we were in a pristine state of good service, a primordial garden of eating.

"By the arrival of our main courses and exclusion of a friend's sides, the first seeds of doubt were sown. Moving along, with other guests not having their water glasses refilled or tea/coffee service offered, the Fall from grace had fully completed as we exited with a new awareness of good and bad service, all during the same meal." — Yelp reviewer



#17 STK

Multiple locations

Rating average: 2.45 out of 4

Cost of an average meal: $72

"Let's just say that it's [the food] good.  But only JUST good.  

"I treated myself to the pomegranate glazed duck, which was pretty tasty. A few others at the table were indulging in the yummy looking filet mignon. But the question lingered through the night. Is it really WORTH it?

"The answer depends upon how much of your opinion of a restaurant depends on the fact that you feel trendy eating there.

If, like me, you could care less if you were eating in a hole in the wall, or a palace as long as the food was good, the answer is no, it's not worth it." — Yelp reviewer



#16 Maloney & Porcelli

37 E. 50th St.

Rating average: 2.53 out of 4

Cost of an average meal: $70

"The décor is a little dated; HOWEVER it has a very cool, "Wall St-esque" feel to it. The drinks are a little pricey, but the wine-by-the-glass selection is very interesting and offers terrific quality compared to most.

"They do have one of the better quality Filet's in the city (only Keens has a better one in my opinion); however their sides are a little '80s-ish. A little creativity as a whole would be appreciated." — Yelp reviewer



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Meet The 20-Something Brothers Who Sold New York's First $100 Million Townhouse

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In what could be a real estate record for New York City, the nation of Qatar is in contract to buy an Upper East Side townhouse for $100 million, The New York Post reported earlier this week.

If the sale is completed in April, as expected, the 20,500-square-foot mansion, currently an art gallery, will become the priciest New York City commercial townhouse ever sold, according to The Real Deal. Qatar is expected to turn the townhouse, known as the Wildenstein Building, into a consulate.

Incredibly, the real estate agents who represented Qatar in the deal were not wizened New York brokers, but a pair of 20-something brothers who have made a name for themselves selling ultra-luxury homes from the Hamptons to Israel.

The brothers, Oren and Tal Alexander of Douglas Elliman's Alexander Team, are 26 and 27, respectively. Oren was also behind the sale of Miami's most expensive mansion, and the team is currently marketing a $95 million apartment at New York's prestigious Sherry Netherland building.

In an email to Business Insider, Tal called the deal a "milestone transaction for New York City," adding "[we] were glad we were able to open the door for the next 9-figure sale in Manhattan." 

Even for brothers who are used to making headlines (The Real Deal dubbed Oren "the party boy" at age 23, and The New York Post has called him "the ultimate young gun") the Qatar deal is a major feather in their cap.

Oren posted about the news on his Facebook page:

Business Insider spoke to Oren last year, after he closed the $47 million deal in Miami. Despite his young age, he said he meets many of his wealthy clients — whom he likes to call "friends" — by living like they do. That means he spends New Year's in St. Barts, goes to the clubs they frequent, and dresses like them, too.

Alexander decided early on to focus on the luxury market and not rentals, a risky move that ultimately paid off.

"I knew who I wanted to be and to get there I had to be selling big product," he told Business Insider. "It's the only way to get recognition. Otherwise, you're just another real estate broker. I didn't want to be another rental broker. It is almost a negative thing to be a broker, almost like being a club promoter. There are so many of them and it's hard to differentiate yourself. I wanted to bring a good reputation to the business and I felt I could only do that on the high end."

The Wildenstein family, prominent New York art dealers, were represented by the Corcoran Group’s Carrie Chiang in the deal. 

SEE ALSO: $100 MILLION: This Is The Most Expensive Townhouse Ever Sold In Manhattan

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This Map Shows How The Center Of America Keeps Moving

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For practically its entire history, the Census bureau has calculated the mean center of U.S. population.

This is defined as "the place where an imaginary, flat, weightless and rigid map of the United States would balance perfectly" if all U.S. residents weighed the same amount.

And when you plot each decade's center on a map, you get the story of Americans' never-ending migration.

In 2010, the mean center was in Texas County, Mo. — 865 miles southwest of the original mean center in Kent County, Md. 

"Ever since Chestertown, Md., was determined to be the center of population after the first census was conducted in 1790, the center of population has told the story of America, illustrating how we've grown as a nation," the Census says. "It follows a trail across the country — across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri — that reflects our history of settling the frontier, waves of immigration and regional migration.

Here's what the path has looked like:

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Almost All Nightmares Are About These 11 Things

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While we all have dreams and fears we like to think of as our very own, it turns out that when it comes to nightmares, we have a lot of common ground.

In a new study, published in the February issue of the journal Sleep [PDF], researchers analyzed 253 nightmares and 431 bad dreams reported by 331 participants, and were able to categorize the vast majority of them as fitting into 11 distinct categories. (The difference between nightmares and bad dreams is that nightmares wake you up.)

While some sleep studies ask participants to classify their dreams based on an existing list of categories, these researchers let people keep free-flowing dream journals and then categorized them later based on the content.

A sample dream journal entry, from the press release:

I'm in a closet. A strip of white cloth is forcing me to crouch. Instead of clothes hanging, there are large and grotesquely shaped stuffed animals like cats and dogs with grimacing teeth and bulging eyes. They're hanging and wiggling towards me. I feel trapped and frightened.

The researchers studied all these logs and arrived at 11 themes that rule our most terrifying dreams:

Screen Shot 2014 01 31 at 12.02.43 PMWhile themes of falling, paralysis, and suffocation had been reported as common in previous studies, they were absent or — in the case of falling — extremely rare in this study.

Why? The researchers suggest that previous studies that relied on questionnaires filled out long after a person had awoken may have incorrectly categorized dreams that included these experiences as nightmares. Questionnaires that included these as pre-existing categories may have also biased reports toward such themes.

Different cultural groups or generations might also have different deep-seated fears — the dreams of the few hundred people in this study might not be representative of the dreams of everyone in the entire world.

The new study included far more women than men, and men were significantly more likely to report themes involving disaster/calamity and insects. Still, there was a great deal of common ground.

"Death, health concerns, and threats are common themes in nightmares," study author Geneviève Robert of the University of Montreal said in a statement.

But our nightmares can also be quite subtle — just like the things that give us chills when we're awake.

"Sometimes, it is the feeling of a threat or a ominous atmosphere that causes the person to awaken," said Robert. "I'm thinking of one narrative, in which the person saw an owl on a branch and was absolutely terrified."

SEE ALSO: The 10 Most Common Nightmares Interpreted

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Inside The Stunning Lake Tahoe Condo That's Been Named 'House Of The Year'

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A luxurious waterfront home, made famous as the setting for “The Godfather: Part II” where Fredo Corleone met his watery demise, was recently named The Wall Street Journal's 2013 House of the Year.

With 51 homes in the running, the "finest condominium" — as the listing would have it — won with nearly a million reader votes.

The home is part of a 15-acre and 22-unit development called Fleur du Lac Estates and it is located on the western shores of Lake Tahoe.

Owner Zari Mansouri, CEO of Laboratory Skin Care, is selling the condo for $6.499 million with Bill Murphy and Jeff Hamilton of Sierra Sotheby's International Realty

The 4,100-square-foot condo is located on the western shores of Lake Tahoe in a private gated community known as Fleur du Lac Estates.



The 2013 median for waterfront homes in this area was $4.7 million, according to a Tahoe Luxury Properties report.



Living in this luxurious private community means having an exclusive boat slip mere steps away from your door.

 



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These Dishes Will Totally Change The Way You Order Chinese Food

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While American Chinese food generally tends to revolve around four or five generic dish preparations — sweet and sour, sesame, stir-fried, etc.  there is, in fact, a robust and delicious variety of foods from the Middle Kingdom.

In honor of the Chinese New Year (Year of the Horse), we present you with a couple of menu items you've probably overlooked but should be ordering.

Since some of these items are a little off the beaten path and might not be on every menu, we provided the Chinese name and characters as well as the English name, so you can show your favorite local spot that you are in the know.

Produced by Daniel Goodman. Originally published in July 2013.

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NYC's Private Jet Airport Is Getting Ready For An Onslaught Of Super Bowl Traffic

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With Super Bowl XLVIII coming to New Jersey this weekend, New York's metro area is bracing for an onslaught of visitors and doing its best to prevent catastrophic traffic.

One of the busiest spots will be Teterboro, the New Jersey airport that caters to private jets and is just three miles from the stadium.

To find out how the airport and the companies that operate there are preparing for what may be a historic weekend of traffic, we spoke with private jet executives and headed to the airport itself to take a look.

Historic Traffic, Maybe

The Super Bowl is the most heavily trafficked private jet event in the world, Brad Stewart, CEO of private jet charter company XOJET told Business Insider. The event will bring at least 1,000 private aircraft to the area, maybe up to 1,500. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts 1,200.

Unlike longer events like the Olympics, World Series, and World Cup, the Super Bowl is just one day — so most visitors wants to come in Friday or later, and be home by Monday. That crams a lot of traffic into a very short window.

That being, said, Teterboro is "really well prepared to handle this sort of demand." Stewart said. It is among the biggest private aircraft airports on the planet, if not the biggest, and it's used to mega-events like the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in September.

"It's always busy," said Alex Wilcox, CEO of JetSuite, a charter company that flies smaller jets on domestic routes and is backed by Tony Hsieh.

It helps that there are "overflow" airports nearby, including Morristown in New Jersey and Westchester and White Plains in New York. They're farther from both the stadium and New York City, but are "decent options for people who are flexible," Stewart said.

Special Preparations

Nonetheless, the Super Bowl is a new challenge for Teterboro, which is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airport, the Super Bowl Host Committee, and the FAA have taken several unusual steps to make sure things don't get out of hand.

Under normal circumstances, planes can land at Teterboro without a reservation or much advance notice, as long it's safe. This week, the airport is requiring reservations for all landings and departures (between Wednesday and Tuesday). Some travelers started making reservations as early as October.

Additionally, all incoming aircraft must be registered with one of the airport's five fixed-based operators (FBO), which provide services like refueling and storage.

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Jet Aviation, one of those FBOs, had its first meeting to discuss the Super Bowl about six months ago, Director of Marketing and Online Serivces Michael Arnone said. The full-service business aviation company offers its customers service for every facet of aircraft ownership, from finding pilots to decorating the interior to keeping it fueled and properly maintained.

This week's traffic is unusually well planned — "choreographed," Arnone said. It's been "one of the most coordinated efforts" among the FBOs, which are usually more competitive with each other over airport space.

Super Bowl Host Committee Volunteers will be on hand to direct arriving travelers. The airport is also beefing up security and storing extra deicing chemicals. This is, after all, a rare cold weather Super Bowl.

"This isn't a great time of year to be in the Northeast from a weather perspective," said Stewart of XOJET. That's true even if the area is spared a storm, which will likely be the case.

Three or four separate plans were drawn up, Arnone said, to cope with various weather events. It's all about taking as many precautions as possible.

No-Fly Zone

The last major issue the FBOs have to deal with is the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) being enforced by the FAA on Sunday. Between 5 p.m. and one hour after the end of the game, private aircraft won't be allowed to operate within eight nautical miles of the stadium. And that means no takeoffs or landings at Teterboro.

The TFR won't mess up arrivals, but it will delay departures. The FAA predicts the "exodus" of aircraft from other airports in the region will start as early as halftime. Teterboro is open 24 hours a day, but says its "voluntary restriction on operations" between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. "will remain in effect."

That means the bulk of departures will be held for Monday, and Teterboro will be left with an "incredible backlog," Stewart said. Plans call for six or seven hourly departures for each FBO — one every two minutes — and that number could go up. 

But Francisco, a Jet Aviation employee who monitors incoming and departing flights, said operations will be "orderly."

"We've been busier before," he said.

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Why Some People Become 30-Year-Old Virgins

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The longer you wait to have sex, the less likely you become to actually do it.

Of people who don't have any sexual experience at age 18, 3% still didn't have any sexual experiences by age 24 to 32, a new study, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, found.

The study was the first study of its kind to delve into the reasons why these people stay virgins into adulthood.

We traditionally think people "wait" to have sex later in life for religious reasons. Previous research has shown that to be true. But other reasons lead to extended virginity, too. Sex might not interest many adult virgins, potentially identifying them as asexual. Or they just can't attract partners.

Analyzing sex

The study included 2,857 participants (1,302 females and 1,172 males) in a health survey starting in the 1994-1995 school year. Researchers chose participants from a larger sample based on who had initially reported no sexual experience by age 18 — mostly non-Hispanic whites with educated parents.

They asked surveyed respondents in four waves: 1994-1995 (junior high or high school), about a year later, in 2001 (18-26 years), and in 2008 (24-32 years old), according to study researcher Carolyn Halpern, a professor of maternal and child health at the University of North Carolina.

Prior analyses have conflated two important terms: "technical" or "vaginal" virgins and actual virgins. The former may have abstained from vaginal sex to avoid potential negative consequences, like pregnancy or disease. But "actual" virgins have never engaged in any kind of sex — vaginal, oral, or anal.

More than one in eight (about 12%) of the 18-year-olds who failed to initiate sexual activity remained virgins into their 20s. Researchers did find that about 1% of the people surveyed reported no sexual attraction to the either gender at all. The survey questions, however, never mentioned asexuality, and thus didn't provide an adequate relationship between sexual non-attraction and asexuality.

"Among those individuals who reported no sexual experience as adults, only half of both males and females reported never having experience a sexual attraction to either sex. These results were consistent with prior research indicating that asexuality and sexual inexperience are not one and the same," the researchers wrote.

In the survey, 50% of of sexually inexperienced 18-year-olds gained some experience between the ages of 19 and 21, researchers found. That doesn't mean they necessarily lost their virginity though, Halpern explained. Of the remaining virgins, only 5% gained sexual experience between 27 and 30 combined. Approximately 3% of participants in the survey reported never having sex at all.

Virginity factors

Many reasons cause people stay virgins, but the main factors "may have been [inability] to attract sexual partners or ... little interest in sexual involvement," the authors write.

In other words, they can't get any or don't want any.

Lower cognitive performance, obesity, lower alcohol use, lower parental educational levels, and lack of sexual attraction may have contributed to individuals' sexual inexperience, as well.

"With inability to attract partners, we're inferring that's an opportunity issue. We have the measurement of obesity and the measurement of sexual activity, and in most cases, obese respondents are more likely to be in the inexperienced category. We're hypothesizing it's a reflection," Halpern explained.

Late onset of puberty, however, only affected males. Non-Hispanic Asian males were also more likely to have sexual inexperience after age 18 than white male respondents.

"Across the board, Asian males tend to be among those who are less sexually active and have fewer partners. There are different sets of values, different motivations for the future and thoughts about how sexual experience may or may not affect achievements down the road," Halpern said.

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A Wheelchair-Bound NFL Player Uses A Microsoft Surface Tablet To Talk And Move (MSFT)

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Some time ago, we brought you the inspiring, tear jerker story of how Google Glass helped a woman regain her confidence and go camping again. A car accident on her way to her previous camping trip left her paralyzed from the chest down.

New technology can be fun and interesting. It can also play a powerful role in the quality of life for those with serious health issues.

In honor of Super Bowl weekend, we bring you another such story, about NFL football player Steve Gleason.

Gleason only started one game in his 7-year NFL career with the New Orleans Saints. But he'll forever be known for a play that led to the Saints' first touchdown in the their first game back at the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina.

Three years after he left the NFL, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that hits former NFL players at a higher rate and at younger ages.

It impedes his ability to walk and talk.

Gleason uses eye-tracking technology on a Microsoft Surface tablet to type out words and the machine speaks for him. It also lets him control his electric wheel chair.

"I am hopeful for a medical cure for ALS." Gleason says in the video posted below. "Until there is one, technology is my cure."

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NBA Hall Of Famer David Robinson Is Selling His San Antonio Mansion For $3.7 Million

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Former NBA All-Star and MVP David Robinson is selling his home in San Antonio for $3,695,000 according to Realtor.com. 

The custom mansion has 8,175 square feet of living space and sits on a little over two acres. 

The home has seven bathrooms, and five bedrooms, including a a master suite with a hot tub. 

Naturally the home has a lot of space dedicated to sports and leisure activities; a game-room, pool, sand volleyball court, tennis court, and full-scale basketball court are all within the property. 

Here is the nifty four car garage.



This is the really fancy gate in front of the house surrounded by perfectly trimmed shrubbery.



The stone walkway leading to the entrance of the home.



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This Is How Much Snow It Takes To Cancel School In Your State

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Whenever snow is in the forecast, kids all over the country are crossing their fingers and hoping for a day off.

But how much snow does it really take to get that cancellation?

A new map from Reddit user Alexandr Trubetskoy (atrubetskoy) gives us a visual.

We first saw this map on The Atlantic, which reports,

Using data "taken from hundreds of various points from user responses...interpolated using NOAA's average annual snowfall days map," Trubetskoy made a map showing how much snow it typically takes to close schools in the U.S. and Canada.

Notice that for much of the southern U.S., all it takes is "any snow" to shut schools down. For the Upper Midwest and Canada, two feet of snow are required for a closure.

Map Of Snow Days

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PEYTON MANNING: How The NFL's Highest-Paid Player Makes And Spends His Millions

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Peyton Manning is a savvy businessman.

He's the highest-paid player in the NFL, but he makes nearly as much off the field in endorsements.

His $30 million per year allows him to live any lifestyle he wants.

Peyton has made $200+ million in his career. He made $30 million last year alone.

Source: Forbes



On the field, he's the highest-paid player in the league at $15 million in base salary.



Off the field, he's a money machine. His ~$12 million/year in endorsements is the most in the league.

Source: Forbes



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Before-And-After Pictures Show How Sochi Has Changed In The Year Leading Up To The Olympics

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The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have cost the nation nearly $50 billion, making them the most expensive Games in history.

Much of the work to transform the resort town into a professional outpost for everything from curling to bobsledding took place over the last 11 months. That included rebuilding residences and installing new shopping centers and hotels for the expected influx of tourists.

These side-by-side Reuters photos show just how much Sochi's landscape has changed in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Photos on the left or top were taken in February 2013 in the village of Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, while their counterparts were taken just this month in the same locations.

Roads in Sochi and its surrounding villages were newly paved.Sochi Before and After 2

Nearby buildings got a spruce-up.Sochi Before and After 3

Lots of new construction appeared in the village of Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi.Sochi Before and After 5

New chain hotels were put up in anticipation of the influx of tourists for the Olympics.Sochi Before and After 6

They also built a new shopping center in Krasnaya Polyana.Sochi Before and After 7

Construction for the Olympics continues on the outskirts.Sochi Before and After 4

Even this building that housed Olympics construction workers over the past 11 months got an updated facade.  Sochi Before and After 1

SEE ALSO: Photos Of The Historically Expensive Sochi Olympics Venue

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7 Classic Beer Combos Everyone Should Try

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You've probably heard of a Black and Tan. But have you had a Black and Black, or a Shandy?

If you've never tried the classic Irish Pub beer combinations, you should. They're often a great option when you can't decide if you want a heavy stout or a light lager.

To give you a repertoire of these handy combinations we put together this short video guide. Have a look and revisit some old favorites or learn some new ones.


Produced by Robert Libetti. Originally published in July 2013.

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For The First Time, Dubai Residents Can Now Hire Topless Male 'Butlers'

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What happens in private living rooms in Dubai, stays in private living rooms in Dubai. 

That appears to be the ruling on a new Chippendales-style male "butler" service just rolled out in the otherwise highly conservative United Arab Emirates, GulfNews.com's Mariam M. Al Serkal reports.

The unnamed firm behind the entertainment package describes it like this: “Wearing only swimwear, collars and cuffs, they offer a fun, highly professional bespoke service: greeting and seating guests, bartending and keeping drinks topped up, serving canapes or just looking dishy while dishing up.”

And Emirates authorities are down:

"An official from the Department of Food Inspection at Dubai Municipality said they had no jurisdiction over private functions. 'If residents have a complaint we urge them to notify us immediately on our hotline number 800 900. Otherwise, we do not have any say in what kind of dress code applies in people’s private homes or functions,; the official said.  

Reaction among Dubai residents interviewed by GN's Al Serkal is mixed, with some saying the service does not conform to Emirati values, but others arguing that there is nothing inherently wrong with it, as swimsuit-clad men and women can been all the time on Emirati beaches.

Rates start at Dh500 — about $136 — for one butler per hour, with a two-butler, two-hour minimum.

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