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Here's what Elon Musk might reveal during his big Mars colonization speech

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Tech billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars with a million people in an effort to protect humanity from certain doom.

To that end, on Tuesday afternoon during a keynote talk at the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Musk will unveil his ambitious plans to establish a human settlement on the red planet.

You can watch the event live on YouTube. (There's also an embedded video player at the end of this post.)

What will Musk reveal?

He's already teased a powerful new rocket engine— but that is only one small part of what will be a challenging plan to establish a permanent colony on a nearly airless planet that's typically 140 million miles from Earth.

Here's what we can expect Musk to talk about, starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT on September 27, 2016.

Kevin Loria, Kelly Dickerson, and Jessica Orwig contributed to this post.

SEE ALSO: Here's what SpaceX's ship might look like when it lands on Mars in 2 years

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A Mars mission launching in 2018 or 2020.

In April 2016, SpaceX announced that it plans to send a Dragon spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018. The mission would lay the groundwork for Elon Musk's goal to land humans on Mars.

"These missions will help demonstrate the technologies needed to land large payloads propulsively on Mars," SpaceX previously told Business Insider in a statement. "Red Dragon missions to Mars will also help inform the overall Mars colonization architecture that SpaceX will reveal later this year."

We haven't heard much about this mission since then, and it's critical, so it'd be an oversight for Musk not to address it. If the company doesn't launch in 2018, it will have to wait until 2020 to do so (when Earth and Mars align for a shorter trip).

Sources: Business Insider, New Scientist



More details about the Red Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX has released a few videos of important tests performed on the Dragon 2 capsule — the company will upgrade that design into a Red Dragon version of the spacecraft. Musk says it will have the internal volume of a sport utility vehicle, and based on SpaceX's Crew Dragon design, it may have up to seven seats.

The first 2018 mission for Red Dragon will be uncrewed, Musk has intimated, and NASA has expressed interest in helping out.

After tearing through the Martian atmosphere, the Red Dragon needs to fire up its eight SuperDraco engines, which will allow it to stabilize and safely touch down on the planet's surface. Musk has also said the first mission will carry science experiments and rovers.

Still, many details remain. How will the Red Dragon capsule be configured? What exactly does SpaceX plan to deliver to the Martian surface inside of it? How will SpaceX adapt future versions of Red Dragon to carry people?

Sources: Twitter, YouTube, Business Insider, SpaceX (1, 2), NASA, Washington Post



An update on a launchpad fireball that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket.

Earlier in 2016, Musk and SpaceX said they'd they reveal their Mars colonization plan in September. As fate would have it, however, a launchpad fireball destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket — the company's workhorse — and Facebook's Amos-6 satellite on September 1.

While experts Business Insider spoke with are doubtful SpaceX can return to launching Falcon 9 rockets in November, the company's accident investigators believe they have identified the cause of the blast — so the situation could improve rapidly.

At stake is $10 billion worth of business, over 70 launches of Falcon 9, and a test launch of the Falcon Heavy: the vehicle that will power the 2018 or 2020 mission and beyond. (The first demonstration launch is planned for the "first quarter of 2017.")

It would behoove Musk to update the crowd on this accident, since the company's future rocket will borrow from the design, and delays in the overall launch schedule may also delay SpaceX's Mars plans.

Sources: Business Insider (1, 2, 3), Universe Today, Reuters



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What it's like to live inside one of the iconic 'Painted Lady' homes in San Francisco

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Imagine coming home from work and finding dozens of tourists parked across the street, snapping photos and singing the theme song from '90s sitcom "Full House."

For San Francisco homeowners Come Lague and Charlene Li, the scene described is part of their everyday routine.

The couple lives in one of the pastel-colored Victorians known collectively as the "Painted Ladies." Made famous in part by their appearance in the "Full House" intro, the homes are among the city's most photographed tourist destinations.

Business Insider recently had the chance to tour the home. Take a look.

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Look familiar?

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The Painted Ladies rocketed to fame after their cameo in the "Full House" intro, though they've been featured in dozens of commercials, TV shows, and movies.

Source: NPR



When we arrived, two dozen tourists stood with cameras and phones outside the homes. Some climbed the hill to capture the cityscape in the background.



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19 high-paying jobs for shy people

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Shy people are often at risk of getting shouted over and ignored in certain office settings, regardless of how talented and competent they are.

However, that doesn't mean that reserved, quiet employees always have to be relegated to workplace wallflowers.

Some occupations actually seem tailor-made for the shyer individuals among us.

Business Insider reviewed the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database that compiles detailed information on hundreds of jobs, and looked at salary data on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' website to find positions with a median annual salary of over $75,000 that do not require much social interaction.

O*NET ranks how important "preferring work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job" is in any job, assigning each a "social orientation importance level" between 1 and 100.

Here are 19 high-paying positions with a social orientation importance level of 39 or lower:

SEE ALSO: Another study is poking holes into the classic conception of introverts and extroverts

Molecular and cellular biologists

Median salary: $75,150

Social orientation importance level: 32

Molecular and cellular biologists study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena.



Network and computer systems administrators

Median salary: $77,810

Social orientation importance level: 39

Network and computer systems administrators install, configure, and support an organization's local area network, wide area network, and Internet systems or a segment of a network system.



Biochemists and biophysicists

Median salary: $82,150

Social orientation importance level: 25

Biochemists and biophysicist study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena.



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I research restaurants at every price point before my mom visits NYC — here are 15 we've gone to so far

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Last June, my food-loving mom flew in from North Carolina to spend a weekend in New York City with me.

She was in charge of picking activities; I was in charge of picking food.

June's itinerary must have passed the test because she recently headed back north, for Mother's Day weekend.

I went back to the drawing board, researching restaurants at various price points for us to explore — like before, I wanted to balance out pricier "splurge" spots with affordable places. And of course, I wanted these places to have really good food.

After two calorie-packed weekends, we've now checked off 15 New York restaurants and cafés.

We've savored oats at a tiny oatmeal bar in Greenwich Village and sampled foie gras at a world-renowned restaurant on the Upper East Side. Read on to see what we ate in between.

SEE ALSO: One couple fed themselves for 6 months on less than $200 by eating the food no one else wanted

Dough

Various locations

One of the few requests my mom made was that we get really good donuts somewhere. Naturally, I took her to Dough, which is based out of Brooklyn but opened a location dangerously close to my office in the Flatiron district.

If you're desperate to satisfy a sweet tooth, you can't go wrong with Dough. Bring a friend or two along so you can split a variety ... choosing just one is next to impossible.

Price: $5.50 for two donuts

$ out of $$$$ on Yelp



Frisson Espresso

Hell's Kitchen: 326 W 47th Street

If you find yourself caffeine-deprived in Hell's Kitchen, Frisson Espresso is your spot.

The relatively new coffee shop is charming, with just as charming of a staff — last June when I was living next door, they agreed to deliver my keys to my mom, who arrived at my apartment while I was at work. They also let me pre-pay for a coffee and scone to greet the traveler.

Price: $7.25 for a medium coffee and scone

$ out of $$$$ on Yelp



Levain Bakery

Upper West Side: 167 W 74th Street

If you have a soft spot for sweets, Levain Bakery cookies are a must.

The Upper West Side bakery is renowned for their dense, melt-in-your-mouth treats that more resemble a scone than a cookie.

This place exceeded all of my expectations. We tried the chocolate chip walnut and the oatmeal raisin, and will definitely be returning for the dark chocolate peanut butter chip.

Price: $8 for two cookies

$$ out of $$$$ on Yelp



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A woman who has reviewed over 40,000 résumés says these are the 5 most annoying mistakes she sees

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When Tina Nicolai began working as a recruiter for Walt Disney World in the late 1990s, she noticed that many job seekers were submitting flawed résumés.

"I realized people simply did not know how to market themselves or their achievements," Nicolai tells Business Insider. "And that's how I knew there was a market to educate job candidates at all levels and in all industries."

So in 2010, she founded Résumé Writers' Ink.

"Since launching my company, I've read over 40,000 résumés," she says.

And there are a few mistakes that she's seen over and over again that are "pretty irritating."

They are:

SEE ALSO: 17 annoying things job candidates do that make hiring managers not like them

Sloppiness

"The biggest mistake job seekers make: They are sloppy. They pay poor attention to detail. They are lazy!"

Nicolai says that she has seen too many résumés with typos, unprofessional fonts, outdated information, and irrelevant information.



Summaries that are too long

Summaries are annoying when they are written in a formal tone and include too many adjectives, she says.

"After a while, the summaries can read like a lengthy chapter in a book. It's better to list a few bullets with pointed achievements and a branded tag line stating, 'known for achieving XYZ.'"



Starting a bullet point with 'Responsible for'

This is another "lazy thing" that she has seen too many times on résumés.

"Candidates need to understand that starting a sentence with 'responsible for' tells the reader what the job requirements were supposed to be, but it does not state that the candidate actually performed the functions," Nicolai says. "It does not state that the candidate was successful in these functions. Don't be lazy: Take the extra few minutes to explain what you accomplished — not what you were expected to accomplish."



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Donald Trump called LaGuardia Airport ‘third world’ — here’s the design that will transform it

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During Monday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump compared the “incredible airports” in Dubai, Qatar and China to less impressive ones in the US.

“Our airports are like from a third world country,” he said, calling out LAX and New York City’s three international airports: LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark.

It’s a point many New Yorkers might agree with — in fact, Joe Biden suggested in 2014 that if you blindfolded someone and took them to LaGuardia, they’d think, “I must be in some third-world country.”

But in March, a $4 billion redevelopment plan for the aging airport was approved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, paving the way for construction to begin. The first part of the new airport is expected to open in 2019, with the rest scheduled to debut 18 months after that.

Take a look at the plans.

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The new design will create one main unified terminal. According to LaGuardia Gateway Partners, the public-private partnership managing the project, the building will be 1.3 million square feet and contain 35 gates.

The airport is currently comprised of multiple disconnected terminals, so passengers connecting to flights have to take a shuttle bus between them. The airport has three different shuttle bus lines, so none stops at all terminals, and each only comes every 8-15 minutes. 



On the western side will be a central hall for arrivals and departures, and on the eastern side will be Delta’s new terminals, which the company has agreed to redevelop as well.

Each terminal at LaGuardia currently has its own areas for arrivals and departures, which can be confusing for passengers who don't know which terminal their airline is in, and for drivers trying to pick up friends or family after they've arrived.



The building will be approximately 600 feet closer to the Grand Central Parkway, the road that runs by the airport. That move will create two miles of new taxi space, which should cut down planes’ taxi time on the runway, lower carbon emissions from idling planes, and (hopefully) reduce delays.

In 2015, FiveThirtyEight calculated that the average delay times for a round trip flight that arrives at and departs from LaGuardia is 56 minutes — the most of any airport in the US.



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Check out the original Mazda Miata take on the new Miata in a race

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There's a new Mazda MX-5, known more colloquially as the "Miata," on the block. The latest generation of the beloved roadster arrive in late 2015.

We reviewed the car and were smitten. But that wasn't surprising. I owned a first-gen Miata for several years in Los Angeles.

A quarter-century after its introduction, the frisky little drop-top has been steadily improved. It's gotten bigger and faster. But how much faster?

Mazda decided to find out, pitting a first-generation MX-5 against the latest model and filming the excitement. A pair of endurance racers were recruited: Jade Paveley to pilot the 1990 Miata; and Owen Mildenhall to helm the new MX-5.

The earliest Miata managed only 116 horsepower. With a larger engine, the new MX-5 cranks out 155 horsepower. At a race track in Spain, Mazda's thinking was that such a power differential translates into 4 seconds, so that's how much of a head start Paveley got.

Would she be able to hold her lead?

SEE ALSO: Mazda's most iconic sports car may be set for a comeback

Jade Paveley gets the older, slower Miata — but a 4-second head start. Will she be able to drive the little roadster well enough to maintain her lead?



Owen Mildenhall got behind the wheel of the much-improved MX-5. But will better handling, better suspension, and more horsepower be enough? Driving skill can still win races, and Paveley has a head start!



Green flag means go!



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The 37 highest-paying jobs in America

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C-Suite executives are known for pulling in a pretty penny. But as it turns out, doctors make even more.

That's right: On average, those sporting scrubs and stethoscopes bring home fatter paychecks than those donning suits and ties, according to the latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey.

The survey, which reflects May 2015 salary and employment data gathered from more than 1 million businesses, found that nine of the nation's top 10 highest-paying occupations are in the medical field.

The best-paying job of all: anesthesiologist.

On average, anesthesiologists in the US earn an average annual salary of $258,100 — which is more than five times what the average American earns.

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, these medical doctors are responsible for the safety and well being of patients before, during, and after surgery. In the US, they're required to complete a four-year undergraduate college degree, four years of medical school, and a four-year anesthesiology residency program. Most anesthesiologists become board certified, and many complete an additional fellowship year of specialty training.

A 2014 physician compensation report by Medscape found that nearly 80% of anesthesiologists spend 40 hours or more per week with patients.

Here are the 37 highest-paying jobs in the US— all of which earn more than $115,000 a year, on average:

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37. Computer and information research scientist

Mean annual pay: $115,580

Number of people who hold this job in the US: 25,510

Projected growth (2014 - 2024): 11%



36. Optometrist

Mean annual pay: $115,750

Number of people who hold this job in the US: 35,300

Projected growth (2014 - 2024): 27%



35. Judge, magistrate judge, or magistrate

Mean annual pay: $116,100

Number of people who hold this job in the US: 29,020

Projected growth (2014 - 2024): -1%



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Here's how Elon Musk's giant new rocket system might land people on Mars

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Tech billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars with a million people in an effort to protect humanity from certain doom.

To that end, on Tuesday afternoon during a keynote talk at the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Musk will unveil his ambitious plans to establish a human settlement on the red planet.

But before the event, which is broadcasting live on YouTube, SpaceX revealed a new video of its new Interplanetary Transport System (ITS).

Based on that clip, here's how Musk's ambitious plan to launch dozens of people at a time to the red planet might work.

SEE ALSO: Here's what SpaceX's ship might look like when it lands on Mars in 2 years

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First, passengers load into a giant spaceship on top of the ITS.



Musk has said on Twitter that the ITS is 12 meters (39 feet) wide and 122 meters (400 feet) tall.

Source: Twitter



The giant ITS will launch from a futuristic-looking version of NASA's Cape Canaveral, Florida, launchpad 39A — the same one used by Apollo 11 astronauts to get to the moon.



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The newest trailer for 'Battlefield 1' is breathtaking

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A new trailer for "Battlefield 1" dropped today in advance of its release on October 21, and it's breathtaking.

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Previous trailers for the World War I-themed game, while impressive, were basically what you'd expect from a first-person shooter — lots of explosions, a shaky camera, people yelling "Grenade!" You know the drill.

What's so striking about this new trailer is that it focuses on the game's single player story, which actually looks to be of substance, rather than a throwaway mode you plod through before diving into multiplayer.

Take a look for yourself:

SEE ALSO: 'Forza Horizon 3' is the best racing game on any game console

While most first-person shooters aren't known for their character development, this new trailer focuses squarely on the game's many protagonists.



In lieu of focusing on one character, the story of "Battlefield 1" will be structured like an anthology, putting players in the shoes of many different people.



Including — notably, and somewhat unbelievably — the series' first playable female character. She's an Arab rebel who functions as the "right hand" of Lawrence of Arabia.



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The highest-paid player on all 32 NFL teams

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The two most important aspects of building a successful football team are to find a franchise quarterback and to manager the team's salary cap.

Because of how the NFL's quirky salary-cap system works, large contracts often come with large signing bonuses. The result is that the highest-paid players fluctuate from year to year, and it tends to favor those who signed deals recently.

For 15 teams, their highest-paid player is a quarterback. The rest of the players who top their team's payroll includes six defensive linemen, five offensive linemen, two cornerbacks, two linebackers, one safety, and one running back.

Here are the 32 players who will make the most money on their respective teams this season.

32. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns — $10,200,000

Position: Cornerback

2016 earnings breakdown: $10.1 million salary and $100,000 workout bonus.

One thing to know: The Browns have not had a player making more than $11 million in a season since 2013.



31. Jack Conklin, Tennessee Titans — $10,211,933

Position: Right tackle

2016 earnings breakdown: $450,000 salary and a $9.8 million signing bonus.

One thing to know: Conklin, a rookie, is the only player on the roster making more than $7.5 million this season. 



30. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals — $10,700,000

Position: Quarterback

2016 earnings breakdown: $10.5 million salary and a $200,000 workout bonus.

One thing to know: Dalton will not make more than $13.7 million in a season until 2019 when his earnings will jump to $16.0 million.



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Here are the 5 best ways to prepare your car for fall

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Summer's past, and pretty soon it really will be too late to cut the grass — but Paul Westerberg/Replacements references aside, it won't be too late to get your car ready to face fall.

True, autumn isn't quite as challenging as winter, the natural enemy of the automobile. But it's best to think of fall as a period of preparation, which makes sense anyway: it's harvest time in much of the northern hemisphere, when people have always stocked up for the cold months to come.

What we'll be discussing here are few ways to make the transition from golden autumn to frigid winter much easier.

SEE ALSO: A step-by-step guide to fixing a scratch on your car

Fix every scratch.

Winter's harshness will expose any blemish in your car's finish to the ravages of water: as cold rain, as sleet, as ice or snow. 

The result: rust. Not good.

The best way to do quick repairs of minor scrapes and scratches is to avoid the body shop and do them yourself. A simple repair kit can be purchased for around $30 and will enable you to fix the those imperfections in under an hour.

It won't look brand new, but it will keep the rust at bay.



Take a look at your tires.

All-season radials can get you through winter, but they need to be in good shape. Fall is the time to check for tread wear and replace beat-down tires with new ones. 

This is also a good time to rotate your tires, so that they wear evenly.

In regions where snow is certain, you may want to start thinking about a set of snow tires. And if you plan to tackle harsh road conditions — say, on a skiing vacation — a set of tire chains could be in order.



Stow some winter emergency gear in your car.

Obviously, if you get stranded in summer, you aren't going to be shivering in a dead car while you wait for the tow truck.

So take this opportunity to bolster your car's emergency kit with some cold-weather gear. You'll want to have a warm coat — a cheap, lightweight down jacket can be a good choice — plus some gloves, a warm hat, a change of socks, and a blanket.

A few bottles of water is also a good idea, as are some non-perishable granola-type bars.

This is also the time to make sure that you have an ice scraper, to deal with the sudden arrival of bad weather.



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A week in Paris on $678 a month

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Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking millennial women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we're tracking every last dollar. (Thanks, New Yorkmag, for the inspiration.)

Today, a graduate student in Paris watching a nightly movie and drinking all the wine.

Location: Paris, France
Industry: Graduate student (I study natural gas and oil finance) and part-time corporate-English teacher. I tend to work about 30 hours a month, since my student visa limits me to that. I make 20.83 euros per hour, before taxes.
Age: 24
Salary: About $8,140 a year.
Paycheck (1st of the month): $416.58 this month. My parents also send me about $200 a month to help out when things are a little tight.
Number of roommates: 1 (boyfriend)

Monthly Expenses
Rent:
About $508 a month, covered by my boyfriend, who makes way more than me. It's family-owned, so we pay less than half of what we probably should for a 140-square-foot place.
Utilities: Paid at the beginning of the year, around $226.13
Loan payment: $80 back to the States. We’ve prioritized paying it off, since we were able to pay for my grad school without loans. (Yay, European sliding scale!) Since my boyfriend and I have a French civil union, I’m counted as a European citizen and I only paid $2,265 for my grad school and extra health insurance this year.
Transportation: $64 Metro card, every 2 months
Phone bill: $22/month
Health insurance (and taxes): My company is required to pay this, so it doesn’t come out of my actual paycheck. It includes my health care, my taxes, and my retirement. It means I make less, but I get a ton of benefits.
Savings: 20% of my paycheck. 10% goes into our joint account, and the other 10% gets saved up to be transferred to the U.S. every few months for my student loan.

 

Day 1

9:30 a.m. — Wake up somewhat late since I don’t work today, check my email; still no response about internships. Apply for three more positions, then go to meet my boyfriend for lunch at his office.

12:05 p.m. — Back of cod with the ubiquitous French white sauce, rice, and green beans. $12

1 p.m. — Check my bank account; finally got paid. More than I thought, since I had taken a lot of last month off. Our apartment building has a weird smell in the summer, so I go look for some incense to burn; no luck since my go-to store is closed (like everything here) for August vacation.

2 p.m. — Have a deadline this evening for a major natural-gas conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, this coming fall. I head to Starbucks to focus on reading the case study/prompt. Spend an hour at the Starbucks, one of the few things that still reminds me of the U.S. Chai-tea latte with soy, no water. $6

3 p.m. — Head back to the house to work on the case study. The case study is a competitive application to attend a conference as a funded student participant. It's not required, but it looks excellent and should be a great opportunity. It is due at 11 p.m. (12 a.m. Moscow time), so I work away for the rest of the evening. Boyfriend is seeing an old friend whom he doesn’t see often enough, so I can work in peace. (We live in a tiny studio, so it is hard to get work done while he is here.)

10 p.m. — Boyfriend is back, slightly tipsy but very relaxed and happy. He arrives just as I’m putting the finishing touches on my case study. I send it off and we make dinner; lentils with salad and some ice cream.

Daily Total: $18



Day 2

9 a.m. — Working this morning. My clients don’t want to talk, and so I spend half of my session trying to persuade them to speak to me in English. I work with a lot of bankers and traders, so I spend a lot of my time talking about politics (depressing in France and the U.S.) and finance (sometimes interesting, most of the time not). Not a huge fan of my job itself, but I love my boss and my colleagues.

1 p.m. — Prime lunchtime for the French. I grab my usual avocado, salmon, and rice salad with a San Pellegrino (lemon) and eat in the office. $10

2 p.m. — My boss tells me about a store nearby that sells diffusers during lunch. I head there afterward, and while window-shopping at the big department stores, I get sidetracked by the Gap. I love their white T-shirts, and I recently ruined mine with bleach. I buy two, a black T-shirt in the same cut, and a blue one. I’m all about the basics and rarely vary my wardrobe, so I know I will get good use out of them. Plus, they were having a buy-one-get-one-half-off sale.$42

2:40 p.m. — Make it to the Nature et Discovery store, where they do in fact sell diffusers. Find one with a smell that isn't nauseating — harder than it seems. It costs 14.95 euros, but I round up and give the 5 cents to charity (it is a thing here in France; I usually do it). I also stop by H&M to see if I can replace my favorite pants, which are going to bite the dust soon. No luck.$17


3 p.m. — I head home, have a guy tell me I’m beautiful and then demand a date with me while leaving the Metro. He refuses to back off until I tell him I’m engaged. It's not technically true, but oh well. Ugh. I call my boyfriend, a little freaked out.

3:20 p.m. — I head to the pool to work out for an hour, and three guys follow me for about half a block, yelling at me to come talk to them. What the heck! Paris is usually pretty safe, and I’ve never had an issue where I live. I arrive at the pool, text boy, then head off to swim. I swim 600 meters. I’m new to swimming as an exercise, but I’m a little obsessed. I shower off, then head home.

4 p.m. — I start working on internship hunting. I apply to another two or three while trying not to obsessively check my email (it doesn’t work).

5:30 p.m. — Boyfriend arrives home early since there is no one at work, thanks to the never-ending August vacation.

6:30 p.m. — After a quick nap, I head to the Jardin du Luxembourg and then the bookstore to buy a Lucky Luke Comic Book (boyfriend pays) as a reward to myself for powering through a tough intensive Russian class last week that was way above my level (three hours in the evening for five nights). I study Caspian and Russian gas finance and politics (how to fund pipelines, for example), so I am highly encouraged to study Russian to be competitive in the job market.

9 p.m. — Dinner, pasta with sauce, salad, cheese. Movie and ice cream.

Daily Total: $69



Day 3

10 a.m. — Head to the pool. 800 meters. (The pass is 2.40 euros per session, but I bought a pack of 20, like, a month ago, so I’m still using them.) One guy keeps "accidentally" brushing my leg whenever he swims past. Ick. I shower off and head home to get ready for lunch. I’m running super late!

12 p.m. — Lunch with boyfriend again. This time it’s some other white fish. Still yummy. We walk a little before he goes back to work. $12

1 p.m. — I decide to do a little lingerie shopping to see if I can find another everyday bra. I end up wandering into an Italian lingerie shop when my usual go-to place doesn’t have a good style. Boy’s birthday is in a few weeks, so I buy him a treat. Okay, really me a treat. This new Italian place is seriously dangerous. Luckily, I get out with only a bra-and-panty set. $35

3 p.m. — Stop at the grocery store to lay in supplies to work on internships again. Candy, beer, apple juice, shaving gel (for boy), and Pringles. Meal of champions, folks. I hear back from a conference I applied to that they will announce their decision tomorrow (instead of today). $17

3:15 p.m. — Applying for internships again…

5:30 p.m. — Boy arrives; we nap, then go for a walk.

7 p.m. — Dinner, spaghetti! Yum! He buys a nice bottle of red for 3 euros (it is delicious).

9 p.m. — Movie, then bed.

Daily Total: $64



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Meet the secret power players who run Snapchat

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CEO Evan Spiegel may be the public face of the newly-rebranded Snap Inc., but it's taken more than his hard work to turn what started as a disappearing message app into a $20 billion media, entertainment, and now camera company.

Since he started Snapchat with co-founder Bobby Murphy in 2011, Spiegel has surrounded himself with a team of deputies who oversee everything from relationships with advertisers and media partners to the company's eventual IPO.

Here are the most important power players who helped Spiegel turn Snapchat into more than just a disappearing fad:

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Bobby Murphy co-founded the company and is now CTO.

Unlike Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy has maintained a decidedly low profile since the beginning of the company.

As co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Murphy leads Snap’s engineering, product, and research teams. Sources say he's also involved with a team called Snap Labs that works on secret projects like the recently announced Spectacles glasses.

Murphy and Spiegel's friendship goes back to when they were both in the same fraternity at Stanford. 

Spiegel, a product design student, needed someone to write the source code for the app that would become Snapchat. He recruited Murphy, a mathematics and computational science major, after the two had finished working on a failed startup called Future Freshman.

The quiet, 28-year-old engineer remains the author of much of the app's code to this day.



Imran Khan is a former banker who now leads business strategy.

Imran Khan jumped from the banking world to the tech world in January 2015 when he joined Snap as its Chief Strategy Officer. His connections have already helped Snap get a $200 million investment from Alibaba — he was the lead banker for the Chinese retail company's IPO — and Snap raised an additional $1.8 billion in May 2016.

One of Spiegel's direct reports, Khan's main job at Snap is to lead its strategy and help chart its path to IPO. He's one of the few executives besides Spiegel to represent the company publicly at events, and he's working on telling the story of Snapchat to make it more appealing to bankers.

Khan's background means he has the experience to do it. In his previous role as Head of Global Internet Investment Banking at Credit Suisse, he advised on more than $45 billion in M&A and financing transactions.



Nick Bell courts media companies like BuzzFeed and Vice to create exclusive content for Snapchat's Discover section.

Nick Bell is the golden ticket for any media company wanting to work with Snapchat. A former SVP at News Corps, Bell joined the company in 2014 to lead its content strategy, including Live and Discover. Whereas the app used to be all about sending messages to friends, Bell has been the one in charge of turning it into full-fledged media company.

Hailing from the UK originally, Bell first made money off the dot-com boom as a teen, selling his first company Teenfront.com at 16. He then tried to start a chain of spray tan and tanning beds in UK grocery stores and to start a few other companies before he joined News Corp in his twenties. Described as one of Evan Spiegel’s closest lieutenants, he’s been at Snapchat for the last two years as its VP of Content



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26 crazy pictures of micro-apartments around the world

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Humanity is increasingly moving into cities, but the Earth isn't getting any bigger.

That means our apartments are getting smaller, and our living arrangements denser.

Some people get roommates to avoid living in such small spaces. Others, due to poverty or personal obligations, have no choice but to accept their crowded circumstances.

We don't know how they do it, but somehow they make it work.

SEE ALSO: Here's what cities could look like in 10 years

Wang Cunchun, 90, lives with his 60-year-old son in a 107-square-foot apartment in Shanghai, China.



China's largest developer China Vanke showcases a micro-apartment at the Pearl River Delta Real Estate Fair in Guangzhou province.



In space-deprived China, tiny is the new big.



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12 sneaky ways online retailers get you to spend more

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Shopping online is fast, easy, and convenient — and that's exactly what retailers want us to think. 

It takes a lot less effort to shop online: We can shop when we're tired, we can shop when we're emotional, and we can shop instantly. But just like how retailers use tricks to make us spend more at brick-and-mortar stores, there are also tricks they use to make us spend more on their websites. 

"The internet is the wild west in terms of pricing," Mark Ellwood, retail expert and author of "Bargain Fever," told Business Insider. "It’s policed far less aggressively than brick and mortar stores."

Online retailers are competing with hundreds of other sites who might be able to offer the same thing for a lower price, so they have to come up with more ways to get us to seal the deal on their site.

In fact, according to The Robin Report, a site that provides insights on retail and consumer industries, the retail space is expanding faster and greater than the human population, which "creates an era of oversupply and underdemand."

Here are 12 tricks online retailers might use to get you to spend more:

SEE ALSO: 9 sneaky ways cell phone companies get you to pay more

They make you feel like you're part of an exclusive club

Becoming a member of a retailer's loyalty or rewards program has its perks, but it's another way retailers get you to spend more. 

In fact, according to the 2016 Global Retail Report from PriceWaterhouse Coopers, 91% of the consumers surveyed were part of a loyalty or rewards program. 

Special promotions, exclusive member discounts, personalized marketing offers, and other benefits might make you feel like you're part of an exclusive club, and more inclined to take advantage of the "perks" of membership.



They remind you of items you might have 'forgotten'

Having an account on a retailer's website makes shopping easier for you, but it also makes it easier for them to lure you back in.

For example, online retailers might offer discounts to "help" you finish the purchase when they see you've abandoned your cart, Ellwood says. He calls it "cart abandonment"— when you're logged in to an online retailer's site with things in your shopping cart, but you closed the browser before finishing your purchase. 

"If you play your cards right, you should receive a follow-up email with a coupon to entice back to the cart and close the deal," Ellwood said.



They push products strategically

According to Ellwood, the first few products you see on an online retailer's website aren't necessarily the most popular.

Instead, the featured item is usually the product the company has the strongest need to get rid of, since online retailers know people buy what is on the top of the list. 

"It's true with consumer shopping: People are busy, people are bored, people trust the recommendations," Ellwood told Business Insider. "They are the pulls to selling and are the items that are there are looking to cross the finish line first. "



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Meet the 18 brash business men and women hoping to win the UK version of 'The Apprentice'

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It's back. Yes, for a 12th year, a crop of brash business men and women will do battle for our entertainment on BBC1's hit show "The Apprentice."

In typical "Apprentice" style, the class of 2016 promise to be arrogant, ambitious, confrontational, and — very occasionally — competent.

Before the show launches on Thursday 6 October at 9 p.m., Business Insider walks you through the candidates so you can get a measure of their talents before they hit the screen.

Meet 18 men and women fighting for a £250,000 ($325,000) investment from electronics mogul, Lord Alan Sugar.

Frances Bishop, children's clothing company owner.

Biography: Frances Bishop is hoping that "The Apprentice" crown will be another milestone in her "lively life," which involes running The Pud Store. Despite being married to Scunthorpe United footballer Neal Bishop, the 25-year-old says she is "anti-wag," and believes everyone should have their own money and independence.

She says: 'I’m a pocket rocket. I’m quite fiery and live by the rule ‘kill them with kindness.’'

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Samuel Boateng, sales manager, Toyota.

Biography: Samuel Boateng thinks his charm and charisma will be important to winning over Lord Sugar. The sales manager from London is relying on his "god-given" talent for selling.

He says: "My wife calls me Mr President."



Jessica Cunningham, online fashion entrepreneur.

Biography: Jessica Cunningham owns online fashion company Prodigal Fox and is also the operations director for a PR and marketing agency. She is a self-confessed "dreamer" and hopes that her positive attitude will secure her progression in the competition.

She says: "A motto I live by is: There is no competition if you're already winning."

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These are the 10 most dangerous celebrity names to search for on Google

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Amy Schumer's year of being Hollywood's "it girl" can now include the honor of "most dangerous" celebrity to search for on the internet.

Intel Security just released its annual Most Dangerous Celebrities study. Aside from including some interesting tidbits about the current culture of internet security and those who aim to thwart it, it also lists the celebrity names that are most likely to expose computers to viruses and malware if a person searches for them on the internet.

According to the study, the most dangerous types of internet searches of entertainers are those for comedians, musicians, late-night television hosts, and the strangely specific category of "The Voice" coaches.

This year, Schumer bumped Armin van Buuren, an electronic dance music DJ, from the top spot on the list. In fact, he didn't even make it on this year's list.

Who else made the list of dangerous online searches for celebrities? Here's a look at the top 10:

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10. Kesha



9. Selena Gomez



8. Daniel Tosh



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PIMCO: The global economy is now all about the 3 P's

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Pimco is out with its latest cyclical outlook for what lies ahead in the next six to 12 months.

The firm's outlook focuses on "analyzing business cycle dynamics across major developed and emerging market economies with an eye toward identifying potential changes in monetary and fiscal policies, market risk premiums and relative valuations that drive portfolio positioning."

And to make sense of everything that's churning in the global economy, Pimco's Joachim Fels and Andrew Balls put together the following 17 charts.

Thanks to Pimco for giving us permission to feature this presentation.







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Take a rare look inside 6 of the multi-million superyachts on sale at the Monaco Yacht Show

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Yacht enthusiasts hailing from Russia to Italy are gathering at the Monaco Yacht Show that kicks off Wednesday to see some of the most stunning superyachts on the market.

This year, there will be 125 yachts on display — 46 of which will be superyachts. Yachts are priced based on the length of the ship, with them starting (yes, starting) at $1 million per meter (3 feet), said Laurence Shukor, a team member at the Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo who helps set up buyers with a personal yacht shopper. Some yachts can go as high as $78 million all in.

We rounded up some of the most stunning superyachts on sale. Scroll down for a closer look of the height of luxury:

SEE ALSO: Here's how the super rich buy mega-yachts

1. Here you see the Galactica Super Nova yacht by luxury yacht manufacturer Heesen. The 70-meter (230-foot) ship will cost roughly $13 million per meter (3 feet). It has six cabins to fit 12 guests.

That means the yacht could cost roughly $910 million all in.

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The superyacht comes with a roughly 20-foot infinity pool on the main deck. It comes with spa jets and a waterfall.



It has 3,843 square-feet of deck space in total, giving you plenty of space for seating areas.



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