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The author of 'How to Travel the World on $50 a Day' reveals 5 budget travel mistakes you're making

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Think you can't afford to travel? Think again.

Matt Kepnes quit his cubicle job after meeting backpackers in Thailand that showed him that you don't need to be rich to travel. Ten years and 80 countries later, Kepnes, better known as Nomadic Matt from his popular travel blog, has mastered the art of traveling on a budget. 

He now helps others do the same with his book "How to Travel the World on $50 a Day," which outlines everything from finding cheap flights to money-saving tips for any destination.

Nomadic Matt shared some common budget travel pitfalls with INSIDER from the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Dubai, which he's staying at for free using Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) points.

See? This guy knows what he's talking about.

Don't book your trip too early.

"You’ll be the person who ended up paying more than others," he said. "When it comes to travel, the early bird doesn’t always get the worm. Don’t be overeager. Wait for the deals."

For flights, Kepnes advised booking three to four months before your trip. For cruises or tour groups, wait until the last minute.

"Companies have to fill boats and tours, so they offer amazing last-minute deals to fill unused space — no one wants to set off with a boat half full."



Don't eat near a major tourist site.

Kepnes suggests walking at least five blocks away for cheaper and more local food.

"When restaurants know people aren’t coming back, they don’t have to worry about consistent quality," said Kepnes. "However, local, non-touristy restaurants must be high quality or else locals will stop going there."



Avoid restaurants with glossy menus in multiple languages.

"That’s a sure sign of a tourist trap," he said. Instead, Kepnes recommends using websites like Yelp, Foursquare, or OpenRice to see what places locals rate highly, or asking hostel workers for recommendations. 



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29 jobs to avoid if you hate feeling stressed

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Do you crack under pressure? Crumble when you're stressed? If so, you'd be better off pursuing a career in science or education than you would in healthcare or law enforcement.

Using data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on jobs, we found the 29 professions you should avoid if you really don't like stress.

O*NET assigns a "stress tolerance" score (0-100) — which measures how frequently workers must accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job — for each of the almost 900 jobs in its database. A lower rating signals less stress; a higher rating signals more.

Here are jobs that earned a stress tolerance rating of 94 or higher. If you're the type of person who thrives under pressure or can stay cool, calm, and collected in high-stress situations, these jobs may be perfect for you. If you're the crack-or-crumble type, you may want to avoid them:

SEE ALSO: 24 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress

29. Probation officers and correctional-treatment specialists

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015):$54,080



28. Ship pilots

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015): $83,150



27. Patient representatives

Stress tolerance: 94

Average annual salary (2015): $36,920*

*Patient representatives are not listed on the BLS. This is the salary for "Healthcare Support Workers, All Other."



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7 quick and easy meals you can make between classes

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When school starts again, cooking is often the last thing on our minds. Balancing classes, clubs, and whatever else is on our plate, it’s hard to find the motivation to skip out on In N Out and instead make a home-cooked meal. Here are 15 easy recipes that can be made when you’re short on time but still want to stuff your belly with some yummy food.

1. Healthy Lemon Quinoa with Peas

Quinoa is one of this year’s superfoods and there’s a reason why it’s so trendy. Skip the white rice or pasta and make this protein-packed lemon quinoa with peas dish that will keep your stomach full through a long day of school.



2. Easy Carbonara

I still remember the first time I tried carbonara. The delicious combination of eggs, cheese, bacon, and pasta left a wonderful impression on my tastebuds and it’s comforting to know that this dish requires a very low skill level but can produce wonderful results.



3. Healthy Miso Soup

As summer ends and the weather slowly starts to cool off, warm yourself up with a delicious bowl ofhomemade miso soup. This nutrient-rich soup not only tastes delicious but is also known to stimulate digestion and fight infections.



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The most outrageous fashion spotted at Burning Man 2016

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Some 70,000 people ventured to Nevada's Black Rock Desert for this year's Burning Man festival, which ended September 5.

And they certainly did it in style.

Burning Man fashion often looks like characters from "Mad Max" meet those from "Star Wars." Many Burners this year sported things like rainbow goggles, neon shorts, and unicorn horns — that is, if they didn't go naked.

Here are a few of the most outlandish outfits spotted at Burning Man 2016.

SEE ALSO: 8 aerial photos that show the madness of Burning Man from above

At Burning Man, attendees eschew social norms and often wear their craziest costumes.



Many Burners express themselves through fashion. Here's one participant with a mohawk, knee-length buckled boots, a fanny pack, reflective sunglasses, and a bikini.



To protect their eyes from the Black Rock Desert's sandstorms, people often need goggles. The woman pictured below brought a funky, space-age pair.



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10 years ago Facebook had 'the most inglorious launch moment in history' but it changed everything (FB)

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When Facebook first launched its News Feed 10 years ago, users went bananas. They absolutely hated the change. 

It was the most "inglorious launch moment in history," says Chris Cox, current chief product officer and one of the early Facebookers who worked on the first iteration of the format. It would also end up changing the way that we use the internet.

Before the News Feed, you wouldn't see a collection of updates and stories when you logged onto Facebook. You'd only get personal notifications like how many people had 'Poked' you and if anyone had written on your Wall.

Every browsing session was like a click-powered treasure hunt: You would search for specific people to look at their profiles and then just wander through the site from there. Most people won't remember what that was like: At the time of the change, the social network only had 10 million users, compared to its roughly 1.71 billion monthly active users now.

The four main Facebookers who worked on the feature — Cox, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, Ruchi Sanghvi, and Kang-Xiang — said on a live-stream with CEO Mark Zuckerberg today that they expected the update to be wildly popular. They were wildly incorrect. (At least at first.) 

Their champagne popping felt premature when unhappy users  and reporters swarmed outside the office the next day and Groups protesting the change swelled to millions of users. Ironically, the coordination of the galvanization proved to Facebook execs that the New Feed was actually working. It would have previously been much harder for people to unite with strangers around a cause. Ultimately, users were spending much more time on Facebook and connecting with other people in ways they never could before. 

With a ten year lens on that disastrous launch, it's clearer than ever how the News Feed changed much more than just Facebook. It was the first real social feed. Today, most social networks use some similar form of a live-updating central hub of content. The concept of a filtered stream of social content feels so basic now, but at the time it looked revolutionary. 

It has also given Facebook an unprecedented amounts of power over people's digital lives. The creation News Feed is what has made Facebook one of the biggest distributors of information in the world. Despite Zuckerberg's displeasure at having Facebook called a "media company," it serves news to more US adults than any other social network. That makes its ever-changing algorithm extraordinarily powerful: The average Facebook user has 2,000 different stories that they could potentially see every day, but they'll only end up seeing about 200 of them.

"We're constantly trying to get a better understanding of what our community finds valuable and what it doesn't,"Zuckerberg writes in his own anniversary post.

Here's a look at how Facebook has evolved over the years:

SEE ALSO: What 25 popular websites used to look like

First there was "The Facebook." The social network started at Harvard and slowly opened up to other colleges.

The company decided to drop "the" from its name in 2005, after it bought the domain Facebook.com for $200,000.



Mark Zuckerberg originally described himself as not only the founder of Facebook, but also as the "Master and Commander" and "Enemy of the State."



We love this gem about "poking" from one of the original FAQ pages.



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Meet Tom Hiddleston, Taylor Swift's reported ex-boyfriend who's now back on the market

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Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift reportedly just broke up after a whirlwind alleged three-month relationship, which means he's back on the market, and that he might be starring in a Taylor Swift music video any day now.

The 35-year-old actor is in the middle of a flight to superstardom. He's a scene-stealer in the "Avengers" movies, he could be the next James Bond, and he's an arthouse darling. Hiddleston just scored an Emmy nomination for "The Night Manager," and now he's all over the tabloids. 

Here's a guide to the new handsome British dude you'll be expected to know.

Before Hollywood, Hiddleston had an illustrious career in British theater.

Kenneth Branagh first discovered Hiddleston, when he saw him playing Cassio in a 2008 production of "Othello." Later that year, they starred on stage together in "Ivanov."



He got his big Hollywood break playing Loki in the first "Thor" movie.

He became a Norse god's adoptive brother and sworn enemy in 2011's "Thor." The movie grossed $450 million and Hiddleston quickly became the internet's boyfriend.

 



Hiddleston turned into one of the Marvel franchise's biggest stars.

Marvel turned Hiddleston into the series' main villain. He resumed his role in 2012's "The Avengers," turning Captain America, Iron Man, and the rest of the team against each other while he plotted to destroy Earth.

By the time Marvel released "Thor: The Dark World" in 2013, Hiddleston wasn't just another supervillain. He co-headlined the movie with Hemsworth's Thor. The two teamed up to beat an even bigger, badder villain.



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Here are all the clues we've found about Snapchat's secret smart glasses

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Snapchat's hardware ambitions are supposed to be a secret. Yet, there have been enough clues left behind (thanks to a combination of LinkedIn and the Sony hack) for us to begin piecing together a picture of what exactly Snapchat is up to.

The company started its eyewear ambitions as early as 2014, and most recently joined a Bluetooth special interest group as an "adopter" — an indicator that it's going to use that technology potentially in its secret glasses. 

Here's what we know so far about Snapchat's secretive hardware plans:

SEE ALSO: How to break into Silicon Valley if you have no idea where to start

Snapchat's hardware ambitions started in March 2014 when it paid $15 million for Vergence Labs, a company that made glasses that could record video (pictured below on a model).

The acquisition was supposed to be a secret, but it came to light in the aftermath of the Sony hacks.

Deal terms in Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton's (a Snapchat board member) emails suggest Snapchat paid $15 million for the company, with $11 million of the price in cash and $4 million in stock.



Vergence Labs was famous for its "Epiphany Eyewear", a line of smart glasses that could record video and store up to 32GB of data.

Of the Vergence Labs team, several employees, including one of its cofounders, still work at Snapchat.



At the time, no one knew why Snapchat had bought a glasses company, but one of its investors had talked about an easy way to share from a smart device to Snapchat. “People haven’t thought about use cases on new computing platforms. In one tap you take a photo, one more and you can share it. Imagine [the difficulty] trying to post on Instagram from a Google Glass device,” Thomas Laffont, managing director of Coatue, told Forbes in 2014.

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How the 'Rich Kids of Instagram' spent their summer vacations

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It's easy to become green with jealousy while scrolling through the "Rich Kids of Instagram" blog, a three-year-old Tumblr and Instagram account that curates photos of the lifestyles of the wealthy. But it's especially easy to feel the envy creep in during the summertime.

Jetting off in their private planes or helicopters, these stylish young adults spent their summers soaking in the sun in Hawaii, Fisher Island, and Montauk.

Ahead, get a glimpse of their summer 2016, which included crystal clear waters, amazing swimwear, and bags of cash.

SEE ALSO: Meet the man behind the on-demand helicopter startup that the 1% use to get to the Hamptons

They kicked off the summer season by spraying champagne from golden toy sniper rifles.

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Loads of cash meant endless adventure.

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Choppers landed on private beaches.

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The 18 best universities in the United Kingdom

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kings college londonEvery year, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), puts together a comprehensive ranking of the best universities on the planet.

A university's ranking is based on the institution's reputation with academics and employers, and the number of research citations the school gets per paper published in a specific discipline — in this case, law. QS then gives a score out of 100.

It hasn't been a great year for British universities. Thirty-eight of the UK's 48 universities in the top 400 have dropped down the rankings this year, with Cambridge falling out of the top three. Despite this, 18 of the top 100 universities listed by QS are British, with four in the top ten. 

Check out Britain's top universities below. We've included their global ranking in brackets.

18th in the UK (93rd globally). University of Leeds — Located in England's biggest county, Leeds scored best for employer reputation, picking up 81.8 points.



17 (87). University of Southampton — Southampton, on the south coast of the country, received 63.3 in its academic reputation, and 65.6 overall.



16 (84). University of Sheffield — Sheffield scored 66.9 overall from QS, but fell four places in the global rankings this year, dropping from 80th.



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The 10 London neighbourhoods with the best quality of life

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Depending on where you live in London, life in the capital can be incredibly stressful.

The property search agent Banda Property has just released its Quality of Living Index, ranking the best areas of the city to live in for families and professionals outside of central London.

The ranking is based on factors such as the number of nearby parks and green outdoor spaces, transport accessibility and connectivity, quality schools (issued an "outstanding" or "good" qualification from Ofsted).

Here are the capital's top 10 neighbourhoods ranked by livability, along with the average price of a home in each one:

Note: The cost of homes listed below refers to the average price of a home in the area regardless of its size.

10. Battersea, SW11 — £855,433 ($1,147,944)

Battersea ranked best for the quality of its local schools. It's also home to Battersea Park, a 200-acre green space on the south bank of the Thames.



9. Earl's Court, SW5 — £1,292,597 ($1,735,744)

Earl's Court is known for its transport connections, and proximity to open space — it's just a short walk away from Holland Park.



8. Parson's Green, SW6 — £1,044,184 ($1,402,167)

Parson's Green has a number of Ofsted-approved schools in the neighbourhood and is a rapidly developing area, rated highly for its level of building activity.



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17 Google products that bombed, died or disappeared (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Google is known for its collection of wildly popular products, from search to maps to Android.

But not everything the company touches turns to gold.

Google Glass was supposed to change the world, but quickly became a punch line. And remember Google Buzz?

Of course, the best innovations are the ones that everybody thinks are doomed to fail. So it makes perfect sense that Google has had its fair share of misses over the years.

How many products have ended up in the Google graveyard? We counted 17, but there are probably more (let us know in the comments section below). 

Here's a look at some of Google's biggest misses:

SEE ALSO: What it's really like to work at Google, the best company to work for in the US

Google Answers was the first project Google worked on and started as an idea from Larry Page. Answers lasted for more than four years but stopped accepting questions in 2006.

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Lively, Google's virtual worlds, only lasted a little over a year. Google said it created Lively because it "wanted users to be able to interact with their friends and express themselves online in new ways," but it just didn't catch on. Lively was shut down in 2008.

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Google first unveiled Glass in dramatic fashion in 2012, but the device never made it to the masses. Glass came with a high price tag, software issues, potential privacy problems, and generally looked too nerdy. Google ended consumer sales of Glass in January 2015, but it continues to sell the device to businesses and is working on a new version.

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6 luxury hotels in London — and their cheaper alternatives

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Whether you want the best hotel money can buy or a great stay at a more realistic price, we’ve got you covered for your next trip to London.

We've compiled the very best of the oldest, most beautiful, most charming, and most luxurious hotels in the city and their more affordable — and we promise, still pretty awesome — alternatives.

No matter your style, here are six iconically luxe stays in the city, and nearby properties with similar vibes that come with a lower price tag.

1. The classic London pick: The Lanesborough

Located in Knightsbridge with Hyde Park on one side and Green Park (and Buckingham Palace) on the other, it’s no surprise that the stately Lanesborough Hotel is one of London’s most expensive and exclusive hotels. Rooms come with Sony tablets, 24-hour butler service, and an extensive in-house movie library as well as marble bathrooms, naturally.

Quintessentially London, here you’ll find Harrods department store a short walk down the road and be able to witness a steady stream of Rolls Royce and Bentley vehicles dropping off and picking up outside. This is high-rollers central. 



The alternative: The Town Hall Hotel

In a location that appeals with a different representation of London, Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel is a grand Edwardian-style building with contemporary style. In the heart of the old East End, it is surrounded by the coffee shops, artisanal breweries, thrift stores, and creative enterprises that make up a buzzing, young London. There’s a lot of exploring to get through in this part of town so the luxurious bathrooms and soaking tubs will be welcome after all that pounding of the pavement.



2. The foodie's pick: The Langham

When you’re in London and looking for luxury with a foodie slant, why look beyond the place that claims it invented the most classic English culinary mealtime of all: the afternoon tea?!

The luxurious Langham Hotel has a prestigious appeal without the pretension of some five-pearl properties, and its elegant interior is home to some exquisite period features. Make sure to indulge in the original Langham’s afternoon tea — around an hour spent waggling your little finger as you drink tea and eat cucumber sandwiches without the crusts.



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How Donald Glover went from a comedy writer to a triple-threat Hollywood star

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With the premiere of his new show "Atlanta" on FX Tuesday, Donald Glover can now add the words "series creator" to his varied and accomplished list of career titles.

Since securing a job as a writer for "30 Rock" in 2006, Glover has used his diverse talents and signature humor to find success in a staggering number of industries, including television, stand-up comedy, music, and film. 

The former "Community" star's career trajectory is unlike any other. From his Grammy-nominated rap persona, Childish Gambino, to an impressive array of acting roles, Glover has defied expectations at every turn.

Check out Donald Glover's unique road to becoming an A-list star in the entertainment industry:

SEE ALSO: Donald Glover explains his Donald Trump comment: 'Thank God one day Trump is going to die'

Donald Glover grew up in a strict Jehovah's Witness household in Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. In high school, he was voted "Most Likely to Write for 'The Simpsons'"— a show that his mother wouldn't allow him to watch.

Source: Rolling Stone



Glover attended New York University and graduated in 2006 with a degree in dramatic writing. During his time at NYU, he joined several sketch-comedy groups, including Derrick Comedy, which produced a number of viral YouTube hits.

Source: Vulture



In his senior year of college, Glover caught his big break when his viral videos and performances in New York attracted the attention of the producers from NBC's "30 Rock." He was hired as a writer for the new sitcom in 2006 and would go on to make several cameos on the show.

Source: NYU



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Goldman Sachs Elevator explains the hierarchy of watches on Wall Street

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A report out of the UK made headlines recently for suggesting that banks discriminate in their recruiting efforts on the basis of class.

The study examined the “unwritten expectations” of investment banks and concluded that recruiters often discriminate on the basis of “arcane culture rules” like what color the candidate’s shoes are, how they tie their tie, or God forbid, if they received a private school education.

A class ceiling on Wall Street? How is this even newsworthy? My analyst class was mostly white guys from privileged backgrounds. While other kids were being grilled in interviews about convexity, duration, or how many golf balls would fit in a school bus, I was talking about boarding school pranks, restaurants in Nantucket, and SCUBA diving in Zanzibar. Of course, I got the job.

And then when I made it to the other side of the table, we wouldn’t even consider a candidate who couldn’t tie a decent tie knot or wore square-toed shoes. Like I’m supposed to work twelve-hour days and take business trips with a kid who tries to order Chateaubriand from the wine list? I don’t think so.

Now that it’s September and Wall Street’s latest crop of analysts and associates are leaving training and heading off to their desks, I thought I’d lay out some guidelines on a question that is too important to too many bankers – what watch are you wearing?

SEE ALSO: WALL STREET PAYDAY: Banks are going to make close to $100 million on one of the biggest deals of the year

Interns

It doesn’t really matter; people don’t even know your name. But if you show up wearing a Hublot Big Bang Chronograph ($17,000) or a yellow gold Rolex GMT ($28,000), people are going to assume that merit wasn’t the primary consideration for your employment (and also that you have no taste). But, it’s a balance. Your senior colleagues want to be able to relate to you – we live in a world that rewards intelligence and achievement, so they want the comfort of knowing that your parents aren’t total bums. So, opt for a stainless steel Rolex Oyster DateJust ($6,000) or an Omega Seamaster ($4,000).



Analysts

You made it! You got a job on Wall Street. But it doesn’t really feel like it. You still live paycheck to paycheck. You probably still have a roommate. And you spend all your time doing monkey work that is unglamorous and mostly irrelevant. But you still need a watch, well, because you want to fit in. So give that Omega to your little brother, and upgrade to the investment banker starter watch – the Rolex Submariner ($7,200). It’s versatile, and easy enough for girls to recognize in bars.



Associate

Congratulations, you’re meeting clients now. They want to know that you’re well regarded, and therefore well compensated, within the bank that they are trusting with their business. But at the same time, they don’t want to see a 25-year-old kid wearing a watch they couldn’t afford at age forty. Keep it safe with a Rolex Seadweller ($13,700). Or better yet, go low key with Vladimir Putin’s favorite watch, a Blancpain Aqua Lung ($13,000).



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2 of the most popular 'Batman' games are getting an overhaul for next-gen consoles and they look way better

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Back in May, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced it will be re-releasing HD remastered versions of two of the "Batman: Arkham" games, "Arkham Asylum" and "Arkham City" for the PS4 and Xbox One.

If you sold your Xbox 360 or PS3 to get a next-gen console then maybe you haven’t been able to play the older “Batman: Arkham” games. Tuesday, WBIE released a first look at how the graphics for the re-mastered versions of the two games will look on the PS4. In a nutshell, they're a vast improvement.

Keep reading to see how "Batman: Return to Arkham" will look on the PS4 versus the PS3.

SEE ALSO: One of the best shooters ever is back for its 20th anniversary

The differences in the PS3 and PS4 versions of "Batman: Arkham Asylum" are noticeable right away.



It’s much easier to tell it’s raining in this scene. Just look at the two Batman costumes.



You couldn’t even tell it was raining in the PS3 version of the game here.



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25 colleges where students love life

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When choosing where to go to college, academics isn't the only factor to consider. College years are formative for young adults, so the extracurricular, recreational, and social opportunities offered by schools play an important role in the overall collegiate experience.

Business Insider included student-life rankings in its recent list of the 50 best colleges in America, drawing data from Niche, a company that compiles research on schools.

Niche assessed the social and community life of universities and provided letter grades based on factors like campus quality, diversity, party scene, student retention, safety, and athletics. (Read the full methodology here.)

To highlight the schools that students love attending, here are the 25 colleges with the highest student-life scores on Niche. Big state schools dominated the list, with the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison earning the top three spots.

Read on to check out the full list. 

SEE ALSO: The 50 best colleges in America

DON'T MISS: The 22 colleges that have students with the highest SAT scores

25. Indiana University at Bloomington

Location:Bloomington, Indiana

Campus quality: A+

Party scene: A+

Diversity: B+

Local area: A

 



24. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Location:Champaign, Illinois

Campus quality: A

Party scene: A+

Diversity: A-

Local area: B+



23. Tulane University

Location:New Orleans

Campus quality: A

Party scene: A+

Diversity: B

Local area: A+



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I went to Philly's biggest music festival and it had some of the wildest performances I've ever seen

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The Budweiser Made in America Festival turned Philadelphia upside down this past Labor Day weekend, closing down a chunk of the city in preparation for its biggest festival of the year.

Thousands of people attended Made in America, some of whom included Beyoncé and Jay Z, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, and the Obama sisters.

Founded and curated by Jay Z, the headliners usually include the rapper himself or music industry heavyweights within his inner circle (including wife Beyoncé). This year was no exception with Rihanna and Coldplay headlining. But the genre-bending fest featured many up-and-coming acts that made for some extremely memorable moments both onstage and in the crowd.

The Budweiser Made in America Festival took place at Benjamin Franklin Parkway located in the heart of Philadelphia.



The first act I saw was hometown rapper Lil Uzi Ve rt. The Philadelphia native set the bar high for unpredictable antics as the first performer on the festival’s main Rocky Stage.



He jumped over a fence parkour-style to dance with the crowd. Then made his way through hundreds of people to climb up the camera platform and show off more moves while performing his single “Money Longer.”



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Here's what it's like to use the iPhone 7 (AAPL)

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The iPhone 7 is here.

We got to play around with Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus on Wednesday after the company's big launch event in San Francisco.

We also got to try out the new wireless AirPod headphones.

The new phones will be available on September 16.

Here's an early, hands-on look at what it's like to use them.

SEE ALSO: How the new iPhone 7 cameras work

Here's the iPhone 7 Plus. This is the new jet black color.



It's super-shiny. Basically a mirror. It's a fingerprint magnet. Apple also warned that it scratches easily.



The iPhone 7 Plus has a dual-lens camera with a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens lets you use optical zoom up to 2x.



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10 things that successful couples do to have a happy relationship

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Over lunch with a friend one day, Kevin was asked about the “secret of your obviously happy and healthy love relationship.”

Kevin responded, “I married a wonderful woman and made the commitment to apply myself to the relationship with the same energy that I place into other important areas of my life: school, work, health, friendships. I didn’t want to be casual about the relationship nor take it for granted. My partner has pretty much done the same thing. Consequently, we make a great team. I can’t imagine being without her.”

Highly successful couples like Kevin and his wife know that making the relationship a top priority is vital. They don’t allow it to derail. They know the ingredients that are necessary to keep each other content, happy, healthy and satisfied. To put it simply, philosopher Paul Tillich observed, “Any deep relationship to another human being requires watchfulness and nourishment.”

So listen up: Here are the 10 secrets of highly successful couples:

1. Successful couples enjoy each other.

It’s just that simple. They like to be together, talk together, do things together. Former Beatle Ringo Starr has been married to his wife Barbara for more than three decades. He says the “secret” to the couple’s longevity is this: “I’m just blessed that she puts up with me. I love the woman. She loves me. There are less down days than up, and we get on really well. We spend a lot of time together. That’s the deal.”



2. Successful couples fight skillfully.

“In conflict, be fair and generous,” is wisdom from The Tao. When two people live together, they are bound to have differences of opinion and disagreements. Successful couples fight but do it skillfully; in a way that leaves the relationship stronger, not weaker. One technique they employ is their choice of words. For example,University of California (Berkeley) researchers looked at “connected” couples and discovered that they tend to use plural pronouns (“we”, “us” and “ours”) rather than singular pronouns (“I”, “me” and “mine”). As a result, they were less likely to feel stressed out after the disagreement than couples who used singular pronouns. “Using ‘we language’ during a fight helps couples align themselves on the same team, as opposed to being adversaries,” notes lead author Benjamin Seider.



3. Successful couples seek and offer forgiveness.

They may not forgive and forget, but they do forgive and let it go. When they have done something wrong or hurtful, they offer an apology. When they are the wronged party, they accept the gift of an apology. Successful couples travel the pathway toward forgiving, which is outlined by author Clarissa Pinkola Estes, who cites these four stages for arrival at complete forgiveness:

Forgo: Take a break from thinking about the person or event for a while.

Forebear: Abstain from punishing, neither thinking about it nor acting on (the offense) in small or large ways. Give a bit of grace to the situation.

Forget: Refuse to dwell; let go and loosen one’s hold, particularly on memory. To forget is an active — not passive — endeavor.

Forgive: Make a conscious decision to cease to harbor resentment, which includes forgiving a debt and giving up one’s resolve to retaliate.



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10 photos of how Pokémon Go will look on the Apple Watch

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Among the many announcements at Apple's product launch event Wednesday, was the announcement that Pokémon Go is coming to Apple Watch.

Niantic gave a live demonstration of the app in action. The game is expected to be released by the end of the year. That's good news for anyone who has been waiting for the delayed Pokémon Go Plus wrist accessory.

Keep reading to see how Pokémon Go will look on the Apple Watch.

John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, said the app was designed to blend playing the game with your walk or run.



You can easily keep track of how many points you need in order to get to the next level.



Here's how a PokéStop looks.



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