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Meet The 18-Year-Old Girl Who Is Dominating Sport Shooting

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Molly Smith, teen shooter, Smith & Wesson

While most of her peers were scoring goals or shooting hoops, Molly Smith could be found shooting targets with her favorite .38 revolver.

Smith just graduated from Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo, California, and made our list of the Most Impressive Kids Graduating From High School This Year for her incredible skills as a sharpshooter.

Now 18, the California teen has been training for marksmanship competitions since age 11, and says most people don't believe her when she tells them about her sport of choice.

Maybe it's because she doesn't fit the marksman stereotype: She's 4'10" with curly blonde hair and dimples. And she's female.

As the junior team captain for Smith & Wesson, a company that manufactures weapons, she has traveled the world and taken home multiple shooting titles in competitions against both other women and men. 

Smith has impressive accuracy when shooting. Here she is at practice, hitting five for five:

Molly Smith Shooting GIFBut even though Smith has clearly shown her competency in the sport, she still encounters a ton of people with outdated perceptions of who can shoot.

"I believe it's in unusual places where the biggest progress can be made in empowering society," she told Business Insider in an email. "My focus has been in providing access for women to try marksmanship in a safe, educational, and enjoyable environment." Today Smith writes about her experience in the male-dominated sport as a staff writer for Women's Outdoor News.

Molly Smith, competitive shooter"To some people, the mentioning of firearms in association with women instantly makes them think of the woman as masculine," Smith wrote in an article for WON. "That's exactly the type of stereotyping that is the enemy in the challenge of maintaining reputation."

Smith is moving to the Big Apple to study at NYU in the fall. She dreams of working as a human rights lawyer, writing a novel, and eventually becoming a Supreme Court justice.

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YACHT OF THE WEEK: This $150 Million Behemoth Is The Rolls-Royce Of Superyachts

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The Palmer Johnson World is one of the most advanced superyachts ever conceived. Co-designed by Rolls-Royce Marine and the master shipbuilders at Palmer Johnson, the 267-foot-long World will feature some of the world's most advanced and environmentally friendly marine technology.

With the World's "ice operating" capability, the mega-yacht will be able to operate in just about any environment, including the Arctic and Antarctica, while coddling its occupants in supreme luxury. Currently under construction in Norway, the World has room for 12 guests and a crew of 27. 

The yacht's broker, Moran Yacht & Ship, has not listed an official price, but CNN reported the price to be around the $150 million mark a couple of years ago. 

The Palmer Johnson World is less a yacht than it is a floating palace. Highlights from its long list of features include a cinema, a beauty salon, and a submarine docking station with room for a 6-passenger submarine.



To protect its well-heeled owners, the yacht is equipped with a thermal imaging system to spot pirates and a pair of water cannons to deter them. The World can even be equipped with an LRAD or Long Range Acoustic Device that can be used as a sonic weapon.



The World is powered by a set of 4 Rolls-Royce Marine Bergen diesel generators giving it a top speed of 16.5 knots.



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Stunning Photos Show What Really Happens If You Spend Too Much Time In The Sun

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In a project titled "Ultraviolet Beauties," Brooklyn-based artist Cara Phillips used ultraviolet photography to expose underlying sun spots and other blemishes in people's faces that the human eye can't see.

In an interview with The Huffington Post, Phillips said she was inspired by the medical portraits she had seen in dermatological offices, which might be used for cosmetic consultations. The photographer used random people from the streets of New York as her subjects. The images are meant to "reveal flaws beneath the skin," she told the website.

The photos also send a horrifying message about the effects of spending too much time in the sun. 

"It's not truly a scientific test," said Jill Waibel, a board certified dermatologist in Miami, but it can be "a powerful tool for patients in denial that they are doing too much sun."

When our faces and bodies are exposed to the sun, it causes melanin, a dark pigment found in the skin's surface, to clump together. This is what causes freckles, sun spots, and other brown spots.

The photos, taken using ultraviolet light, show the clumping of the pigmentation that is not yet visible on the surface, according to Tom Rohrer, a Boston-based dermatologist.

The images are not a marker for skin cancer or other pre-cancerous lesions, said Rohrer, but it does show the amount of sun damage. Fair-skinned people and those with light or red hair, for example, show more damage to their skin than people with darker skin who have more inherent protection. 

Additional sun damage might increase the size and number of these small clumpings. 

"When you see patients who have a lot of brown spots, it shows that there is damage that is occurring, and that can lead to skin cancer," said Waibel.

One out of every five Americans will get skin cancer at some point in their lives, making it the most common of all cancers. Waibel recommends visiting the dermatologist once a year for a full-body skin exam. 

"You only get one set of skin and you have to make it last," she said.  

Check out the ultraviolet photographs below, then head over to Phillips' website to see more of her artwork.

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A Tiny, 100-Pound Woman Could Dominate Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

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American world-record holders and pretenders to the crown of hot-dog chomper of the year weighed in for the hugely popular annual July 4 Coney Island competition set to draw thousands.

Seventeen men and 13 women are competing to see how many beef franks they can down in 10 minutes at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at the cheesy Brooklyn seaside resort on Friday.

Come rain or shine -- and thunderstorms are predicted overnight -- organizers insist the contest will be held outdoors and watched by millions more when it broadcasts live on ESPN2.

Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas, 46, the reigning champion who chomped down 45 dogs in 2012 and 36.75 last year, faces a major threat from would-be usurper Miki Sudo, 28.

"I faced Sonya 10 times over the last year and a half, and beat her every single time," Las Vegas's Sudo told a New York press conference on Thursday.

"I hope to win, and (to) set a new record would be great!"

Thomas, a skinny Korean-American who weighs 100 pounds (45 kilos), doesn't just have one world record, she has 23.

She is the champion of baked beans (8.42 pounds in two minutes 47 seconds); cheesecake (11 pounds in nine minutes); lobster (44 in 12 minutes) and oysters (564 in eight minutes), according to Major League Eating

But her favorite food? Hard-boiled eggs. She can eat 92 in eight minutes.

On the men's side, California's Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, 30, has been reigning champion for seven consecutive years.

Last year he beat his own record by eating 69 dogs, but he faces stiff competition from the much smaller Matt Stonie.

"I know I can beat him," said Stonie.

If that's the case, Chestnut can console himself with his other 31 world records, including in ice cream (15 pints of vanilla in six minutes); bratwurst sausages (70 in 10 minutes); and hard-boiled eggs (141 in eight minutes).

To get the dogs down, each contestant has certain tricks, but most soak the bread in water and eat the meat separately.

Anyone who vomits is disqualified.

Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs says the Independence Day contest has been running since 1916 -- when the winner consumed 13 hot dogs.

SEE ALSO: What Are Hot Dogs Really Made Of?

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There Is One Incredibly British Thing About 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

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As American cultural heritage goes, there may be nothing more American than our flag and national anthem. And on the Fourth of July, we're acutely aware of that.

But if you look back at the history of Francis Scott Key's now legendary tune, the actual melody has very un-American roots.

Francis Scott Key wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" in 1814, while watching a terrifying battle. It was the Battle of Fort McHenry in 1812. A week earlier, the British had ransacked Washington, D.C. — burning the Capitol and President's house to the ground.

It was a terrible sight, and as the Smithsonian tells us, Key later said "It seemed as though mother earth had opened and was vomiting shot and shell in a sheet of fire and brimstone." But as the smoke cleared (indeed the "dawn's early light") it was the American flag that flew above the wreckage, and not the Union Jack.

Key was watching about eight miles away on a ship, and wrote his poem as he witnessed the bombardment.

The poem became the now legendary "Star-Spangled Banner" and eventually began its reign as our national anthem. But it needed a melody. Interestingly enough, a very British tune ended up acting as the inspiration for the song we all know so well. Some experts think that because the rhyme scheme is so similar, Key had this in mind when he wrote the poem.

It's called "The Anacreontic Song." It was written by a man named John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society. The society was a men's social club in London, and the tune was apparently sung at the beginning of their meetings.

Here's a YouTube clip of "The Anacreontic Song," so you can see the similarities for yourself:

 

 

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The 12 Best Apps For Summer

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Summer is in full swing, and there are plenty of apps to help you survive and thrive in the heat.

We've collected the best apps to aid you in your summer adventures rather than take you away from the action.

From apps to help you grill, gaze at the stars, or go to the movies, we've got you covered.

The rest is up to your imagination.

 

Bandisintown Concerts

There's no better time to go to a concert than summer, and Bandisintown Concerts (iOS | Android; free) lets you discover concerts in your area based on your music tastes. 



Dark Sky

Dark Sky (iOS; $3.99) gives you minute-to-minute weather predictions for your specific location up to an hour ahead of time. The weather animations look clean and beautiful, too.



GrillTime

Grilling can be a pain, but it doesn't have to be. GrillTime (iOS; $1.99) easily keeps track of what you're grilling, sending you push notifications when it's time to flip those burgers.



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The Unbelievable Story Behind The Patriotic 'Back to Back World War Champs' Tank Top

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The website Total Frat Move offers a style of collegiate humor that recalls the golden age of the National Lampoon.

The site's parent company, Grandex, earns the majority of its revenue through the apparel brand Rowdy Gentleman.

The brand's top-selling item is a patriotic tank top that features an American flag accompanied by a simple slogan: "Back to Back World War Champs." The success of the tank top spurred Grandex to slap the slogan on a plethora of items including koozies, hats and posters.

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Inspiring Quotes On Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness From Every US President

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In honor of America's 238th birthday, we collected the finest aphorisms to come from the Oval Office.

They include life lessons from George Washington, leadership advice from Thomas Jefferson, and reflections on success from Abraham Lincoln.

These leaders probably had the toughest job in the world. Here are a few of the things they learned from it. 

George Washington

1789-1797

"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."



John Adams

1797-1801

"You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen."



Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809

"When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred." 



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5 Drinks To Choose For Healthier July 4th Boozing

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Most evidence suggests that moderate drinking is healthy, and it might even boost your immunity. While no M.D. will give you the thumbs up for heavy drinking (for good reason), it is possible to choose drinks this Independence Day that aren't all bad.

While drinks light in calories (say those made with diet soda or bubbly water) are good choices for your waistline, other drinks also offer health rewards on a holiday when hedonism usually reigns.

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Manhattan

A Manhattan, or really anything made with bitters, is a good choice for a cocktail that goes down easy. Bitters are a potent mix of herbs or flowers with water and alcohol, and they were a staple of herbal remedies long before they were an artisanal ingredient in fancy cocktails. Limited evidence suggests they may ease digestion.

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Red Wine

A glass of Cabernet is not a common choice for a barbecue, but some studies in animals have suggested that — thanks perhaps to an ingredient called resveratrol — it may protect against a variety of age-related diseases.

While something in red wine does seem to help the heart, according to The Mayo Clinic, "to get the same dose of resveratrol used in the mice studies, a person would have to drink over 60 liters of red wine every day." Bottoms up?

Screwdriver cocktail drink orange juice vodka

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Orange juice may be packed with sugar, but just one cup will get to your recommended daily value of Vitamin C. (The popular immune-booster is not a cure-all, but it can reduce the severity of colds.) Mix OJ with vodka to make this classic drink, which increases your likelihood of a easier day-after by steering clear of the dark alcohols more likely to produce a hangover.

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Wine seems to get all the positive attention, but beer — provided you choose a variety lower in calories — has health benefits too. "The antioxidant content of beer is equivalent to that of wine," reports a study in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, and "from a nutritional standpoint, beer contains more protein and B vitamins than wine." Silicon, a mineral found in beer, may also contribute to stronger bones.

Bloody Mary Cocktail Drink Celery

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Sure, it may be an unconventional choice for pairing with a hotdog, but if you want to drink through a hot summer day, you could do worse than this spicy, vodka-based beverage.

The salt will help you replenish the electrolytes you sweat out, and an antioxidant called lycopene, found in tomato juice, is "associated with decreased risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases," notes a review in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Snacking on the celery in your glass can't hurt either.

Bonus: Water

Alcohol dehydrates you, and when you're boozing and get thirsty, the instinct is to chug a beer or reach for another icy cocktail. Resist. Instead, try mixing it up with a few glasses of water — unglamorous but definitely essential. Since many of the worst parts of a hangover come from dehydration, you'll also be just a little happier when you wake up the next morning.

DON'T MISS: What Alcohol Does To Your Body And Mind

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$5 Million Connecticut Mansion Completely Destroyed By Massive Fire

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On Thursday night, a massive fire destroyed a $5 million mansion belonging to Lawrence Janesky, a contractor and motivational speaker and his wife, Wendy according to the New York Post. The home is located in Middlebury, Conn.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but it was difficult for fire fighters to put the blaze out because of a lack of water-mains in the area. According to FoxCT, a dozen trucks had to carry water from the nearby town to the scene of the fire.

Both Jenesky, and Wendy made it out of the home safely. The couple bought the home which has 16 rooms and is 10,700 square feet, in 2007 for $5.37 million, according to The Post.

Here's what the mansion looked like going down in flames:

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The World's Languages Have A Significant Bias Towards Happiness

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Human languages have more words that are viewed as being positive than words that are seen as negative.

A group of researchers led by Peter Sheridan Dodds of the University of Vermont recently posted a study on the internet analyzing how people view different words. We first saw it on Medium.com.

The researchers assembled collections of words from a variety of sources for each of ten languages. They then pared down these collections to focus on about 10,000 of the most commonly used words in each language.

They paid native speakers of the languages to assess how positive or negative each word is, on a 1-9 scale. A score of 1 means a word has a highly negative connotation (in English, "killing" had an average score of 1.7), a 5 means a word is neutral ("price" had an average of 5.0), and a 9 means a word is very positive ("love" had an average of 8.4).

The researchers were then able to plot the distribution of word scores, in the chart below. Yellow indicates words that are above the neutral score of 5, and thus were judged by native speakers as being more positive. Blue indicates words below that score, representing negative words. The red line shows the median score in the collection, and the collections are ranked based on those median words. Finally, the light grey lines indicate deciles, breaking each collection into ten equally sized groups, giving an indication of how tightly packed or spread out words are in each group:

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The biggest result is that a majority of each collection of words was scored as positive by native speakers. Words in all ten of the languages studied and coming from all of the different sources used are more likely to have positive connotations than negative ones.

Another cool result comes out of differences between the languages. Mexican Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese words were more likely to be rated as positive than words in the other languages. 

The website accompanying the paper includes a tool that lets users compare the scores for word equivalents in different languages. Here's a comparison between English and Spanish words:

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What's most impressive about these charts is that in most cases the scores for words are quite similar across languages. The main exceptions are situations where a word has multiple meanings in one language. An example given in the paper is the English word "lying", which had a pretty strong negative connotation, being translated into Spanish as "acostado", carrying a sense of "lying down" and getting a more favorable happiness score.

The paper's accompanying website also includes lists of the words in each language studied, along with their happiness scores. "Laughter" was the highest scored word in English, with an average score of 8.5 out of 9. The two least happy words were "terrorist" and "suicide", each having average scores of 1.3, just above the minimum possible score of 1.

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6 Surprising Reasons That You Should Get Some Sun This Weekend

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It's summertime, and after a long winter the sun has finally returned. Beaches and pools are open, grilling season has begun, and offices are starting to become suspiciously empty earlier and earlier on Friday afternoons.

Getting too much sun is dangerous, and skin cancer is a very real risk for anyone who spends extended periods of time outside without covering up or wearing sunscreen. But there are some good reasons for you to soak up some rays. It can help your body clock, your mood, and it may even be essential for your health.

Here are 6 reasons why you should spend some time in the sun.

1. Sunlight wakes you up in the morning and makes it easier for you to fall asleep at night.

Studies of the internal "body clock," or circadian rhythm, show that the best way to adjust to a new time zone is to expose yourself to light at the right time in the morning.

Even if you aren't trying to adjust to a new time zone, this is important because exposure to bright natural light via the sun tells your body that it's daytime, which signals your brain to stop producing melatonin, the hormone that regulates your circadian rhythm. That cue sets your internal clock for the rest of the day, and sets your brain up to start producing melatonin again when you want to go to sleep at night. According to the National Institutes of Health, you'll sleep better if you get an hour of natural light in the morning.

2. Spending mornings in the sun might also help you keep weight off.

Adults who get sunlight early in the day are likely to have a lower body mass index, a measure that takes into account weight and height, according to a recent study.

The fact that people sleep better if they get light in the morning could account for this, since people who get enough sleep have an easier time managing their weight. But even after controlling for sleep time, the association between a lower BMI and morning light was still significant — meaning that the connection between morning sun and staying slim wasn't just due to better sleep.

3. The sun helps people fight off winter depression.

One of the most common and effective treatments for the malaise that sets in during long dark winters is more exposure to natural light. Psychiatrists recommend that people spend more time outdoors getting natural light, and in extreme cases, will also prescribe phototherapy, which is exposure to bright light that mimics the sun.

4. The sun keeps your bones healthy.

That's because your body produces vitamin D when exposed to the sun. The so-called "sunshine vitamin" helps the body absorb calcium, which is essential for bone health. Vitamin D is found in fatty fish like salmon and in fortified dairy products, but it's also naturally produced when the sun shines on skin, triggering a reaction that makes vitamin D from cholesterol.

5. Some research suggests that the "sunshine vitamin" might protect against breast, prostate, and other cancers, as well as heart disease and other illnesses.

Researchers go back and forth on how essential vitamin D is (or isn't) for your health. To try and clarify the issue, two big recent studies in the journal BMJ analyzed a large body of existing vitamin D research, taking into account studies on more than a million people.

One study found strong connections between low levels of vitamin D and an increased likelihood of dying from heart disease and cancer, though researchers couldn't say that the low levels caused that increased risk. They also found that the version of the nutrient found in food and produced by the sun was much more essential than the version provided by most supplements.

The other study was more nuanced, finding "suggestive evidence" vitamin D had protective effects, but not finding any clear benefit to vitamin D supplements.

Other researchers have found that vitamin D might protect against breast and prostate cancer.

6. A shockingly large percentage of the population might be vitamin D deficient.

Despite the back and forth over its importance, every cell in the body has a receptor for the sunshine vitamin, according to Michael Holick, a professor and vitamin D expert at Boston University's School of Medicine. Holick estimates that up to one-sixth of the human genome is directly or indirectly regulated by the sunlight vitamin.

Yet, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, as many as a billion people worldwide may be vitamin D deficient, especially those that live north of the latitudinal lines connecting San Francisco to Philadelphia or Athens to Beijing. Vitamin D deficiency can cause bones to become brittle or misshapen, and may have other severe health effects too, though many of those are still under investigation.

Some people have trouble producing enough vitamin D naturally, and the American Academy of Dermatology recommends supplements instead of the sun for skin health.

But some studies also show that supplements don't effectively provide enough vitamin D, and overdoing it with supplements can lead to kidney problems. Your body, meanwhile, won't naturally overproduce it.

Still, you need only about 15 minutes of sun a day to get adequate vitamin D if you are fair skinned — and more if you have darker skin, since melanin, which makes skin darker, makes it harder for your body to take advantage of the sun's rays.

If you are covered up or wearing sunscreen for those 15 minutes, you also won't produce enough vitamin D. People that are older or overweight also have trouble naturally producing enough vitamin D.

The Upshot

Be sure to get some sunshine. But if you're spending more than a half hour or so in the sun, covering up is probably the safest bet. 

SEE ALSO: 11 Scientifically Proven Reasons You Should Go Outside

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13 Recent Home Sales That Show How Crazy San Francisco Real Estate Has Become

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The San Francisco real estate market is on fire right now, as rent and home prices have risen so astronomically as to become unaffordable for many. 

Buying a home in San Francisco is incredibly competitive, too. According to data from national real estate brokerage Redfin, a whopping 69.1% of homes in San Francisco sold above their asking price in May of 2014. The average San Francisco home spent less than two weeks on the market.

For comparison, only 24.5% of homes nationally sell for more than their asking price, and they take over a month to sell. 

Plus, according to Redfin, the median home sale price for San Francisco this past May was $910,000. Nationally, the median sale price was $298,033.

Whether or not you believe the influx of tech workers is leading to gentrification in San Francisco, the numbers show that real estate there is getting harder and harder to get.

We've rounded up some of the craziest home sales to go down in the last six months. 

This Presidio Heights home sold for 20.5% above its asking price after just 8 days on the market. According to the listing, the home's six bedrooms include a suite that's perfect for an au pair.

List Price: $4.25 million

Sale Price: $5.125 million

Sale-to-list difference: $875,000

Days on market: 8



This 2,956-square-foot home in the Marina also sold after only 8 days on the market. Its final price was $3.7 million, $905,000 above its listing price.

List Price: $2.795 million

Sale Price: $3.7 million

Sale-to-list difference: $905,000

Days on market: 8



At the beginning of May, this 2-unit building in Pacific Heights sold for 38% above its asking price.

List Price: $2.495 million

Sale Price: $3.45 million

Sale-to-list difference: $955,000

Days on market: 11

 



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LIONEL MESSI: How The New Highest-Paid Soccer Player In The World Spends His Millions

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Lionel Messi signed a new contract last week that will make him the highest-paid soccer player in the world at $27 million per year.

Going into the 2014 World Cup at age 26, Messi is already considered one of the best players ever and is already making more than $40 million with endorsements.

Despite that wealth and advertising exposure, he's is one of the most private people in the sport.

He drives a $200,000 car and lives in a nice house, but there may not be a more unknowable athlete in the world than Messi.

He made $41.3 million last year, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo among active players.

Source: Forbes



He'll pass Ronaldo next year. He just signed a new deal that will pay him $27 million per year.

Source: Reuters



He makes just as much off the field, earning $21.5 million in endorsements.

Source: Forbes



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The World's Largest Shopping Mall Is Opening In Dubai

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dubai mall of the worldDubai is building a massive temperature-controlled "city" that will house an 8 million-square-foot shopping complex called the "Mall of The World," the United Arab Emirates' ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, announced Saturday, according to Khaleej Times.

The entire project will be 48 million square feet, including approximately 100 hotels, a theme park, numerous theaters, and medical tourism facilties that will be connected to create the world's first temperature-controlled city, according to Reuters

dubai mall of the worldSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's announcement did not include the total cost of the project nor the estimated date of completion.

The massive complex, which can host an estimated 180 million visitors annually, is the UAE's latest retail and leisure-based development project aimed at improving investor sentiment toward the rapid appreciation of property prices.

Dubai — the most populated city in the UAE  continues to recover from its 2009 debt crisis as well as criticisms from the IMF that new and ambitious real estate projects may cause another boom-bust cycle.

Here is a video of the project from development group Dubai Holding:

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VOTE NOW! Where Are The Best Places For Men To Shop?

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Man buttons dress shirt sleeveRetailers are clamoring for their share of the menswear market. 

Men are shopping more than ever, thanks to the convenience of the Internet and stores working to tailor to their needs. 

We've compiled a list of some of the best and brightest men's fashion offerings, and we want to know your favorites. 

Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below. Thanks in advance for your time and cooperation. We'll publish the results in a couple of weeks.

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An Abandoned Shopping Mall In Thailand Has Transformed Into A Secret Aquarium

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An old shopping mall in Bangkok is now an amazing koi pond. 

Travel writer Jesse Rockwell stumbled on the mall when he was visiting Thailand last year. He wrote about the experience on his travel, food, and photography blog

The seven-story mall was abandoned after a fatal fire in 1999, according to Rockwell. The basement floor became covered in water. 

About a decade ago, someone introduced a small population of fish to the water. Today, the mall has become a "amazingly populated urban aquarium." 

Rockwell said that the mall is difficult to find, and locals often discourage tourists from visiting. 

He managed to take these amazing photos. 

The sign outside the door reads "do not enter," according to Rockwell. 

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The escalator is now in decay and partially submerged in water. 

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The abandoned mall is now an amazing urban aquarium. 

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Rockwell posts about the experience at length on his blog

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