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The most expensive college in every state

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College is expensive — and it's only increasing.

Tuition at both public and private schools continues to rise at a fast clip, and Americans collectively owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loan debt. 

But not all states are created equal. While Harvey Mudd College, the most expensive school in California, runs $69,717 per year, the University of Wyoming, the most expensive school in its state, costs only $26,535 — even less for local students. 

Using data from the College Board's Trends in College Pricing and The Chronicle of Higher Education's helpful interactive chart, Business Insider rounded up the most expensive college in every state. The ranking uses tuition data from the 2016-17 academic year and looks at each school's full sticker price — published tuition and required fees, as well as room and board— rather than tuition numbers alone.

All states were ranked according to out-of-state tuition where applicable. 

SEE ALSO: Here's how much people earn 10 years after attending the 25 best colleges in America

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ALABAMA: Spring Hill College

Location: Mobile

Total cost: $48,488

Tuition: $35,798

Room and board: $12,690



ALASKA: University of Alaska at Anchorage

Location: Anchorage

Total cost: $32,612 (with out-of-state tuition)

Tuition: $21,744 (out-of-state); $7,074 (in-state)

Room and board: $10,868



ARIZONA: University of Arizona

Location: Tucson

Total cost: $47,317 (with out-of-state tuition)

Tuition: $36,017 (out-of-state); $12,817 (in-state)

Room and board: $11,300



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Rare behind-the-scenes photos show what it was really like to be on set during Hollywood's golden age

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Hollywood's golden era is generally considered to have started in the 1920s and stretched until the 1960s. The latter half was the time of some of the industry's most legendary stars: Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando, to name a few. 

A child star during the time, Angela Cartwright still remembers the excitement she felt whenever the word "action" was announced on set.

She also remembers the photographers who would be snapping away to help filmmakers keep record of all of the costume, hair, and makeup choices made on set. 

In the book she wrote with Tom McLaren, called "Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archives," Cartwright curated the best photos from 6,500 boxes of studio archives. These were negatives that had been kept away and mostly untouched until the late 1990s.  

"Each photograph reveals the raw essence of Hollywood movie-making, a glimpse into the process never intended for the public eye," she wrote in the introduction. 

Ahead, see behind-the-scenes photos of some of Hollywood's biggest stars from that era. 

SEE ALSO: New York City's most iconic hotel is closing indefinitely — take a look back at its star-studded past

These on-set photos were taken to maintain continuity between days of shooting. Directors, makeup artists, and costume designers would reference images to make sure everything was exactly the same day to day.



"The stills would largely consist of an actor standing next to a placard. Upon the placard, the movie title, actor name, character name, and scene number were hastily scribbled down," Cartwright wrote.



"More images would have been snapped on the set between takes as quick references for the wardrobe and hair departments," she wrote.



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A day in the life of one of Etsy's most prolific sellers — a 31-year-old who turned her side hustle into a full-time business

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One of the most pervasive career trends today is the art of the side hustle.

Discovering a way to monetize your passions or hobbies, whether it be photography, writing, knitting, consulting, you name it, is a fulfilling way to earn some extra cash. Sometimes though, it becomes lucrative enough to pursue full time.

That was the case for 31-year-old Sara Charles. After graduating from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2007 with a degree in graphic design, Charles started doing freelance work, creating wedding and baby shower invitations.

In 2009, a client suggested she list some of her artwork on Etsy, an online marketplace for creative sellers and buyers, she told Business Insider. She thought, "'What have I got to lose?'" and set up shop as SimkaSol.

After Etsy customers began requesting her paper prints on pillowcases and clothing, Charles taught herself to screen print "by the grace of the internet."

"I started learning how to pattern draft and how to use all my industrial sewing machines and it's kind of just been this continual chain of learning a new trade and applying it and then learning another step, just constantly chugging forward," she said.

Charles kept up with the freelance graphic design — as well as teaching horseback riding lessons — until she realized how lucrative her Etsy shop had become. "It really wasn't until late 2011 where I was like, 'Wow, I'm making enough money to pay all my bills and invest back into the business. So at that point I was like, 'I'm going to go for it," she said. Today, SimkaSol remains Charles' main source of income.

To date, SimkaSol has raked in more than 16,000 sales on Etsy — and more than 47,800 "admirers"— which accounts for about 80% of Charles' overall business, she said. The other 20% comes from selling a full collection of women's and men's clothing and home decor on her personal website.

Five years in and Charles is still the sole employee of her company — aside from a little help from her friends during the holiday season. Business Insider recently caught up with Charles at her in-home production studio in Massachusetts, where she walked us through a day of one of Etsy's most prolific sellers.

An earlier version of this story used the subject's maiden name. We have updated this story with her married name.

SEE ALSO: Meet the 'Man Repeller', the 27-year-old who turned her fashion hobby into a serious business

Charles starts her day around 8 a.m. "When you work for yourself you can kind of be like, 'I'm going to get up when I want.'" After taking her dogs out for a walk, she fires up her coffee grinder, a gift from her parents that she's now "addicted" to. "It's probably the most important part of my day."



Charles currently works out of her home, which includes a 300-square-foot studio. As a one-woman show, all the designing, marketing, and production rests on her shoulders. "I usually spend about an hour in the morning waking myself up to the business by checking emails, checking the site, looking at some statistics — views, likes, shares — just to see where I'm at," she said.



From there, she packages up any pending orders. "During the holiday crunch times, I can work all through the night," she says. "But when it's just my usual schedule I like to package through the morning because it gets me started on my day."



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The biggest surprises and snubs of the 2017 Oscar nominations

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The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, and there were some surprise nominations and snubs that quickly got movie fans heated.

While we all expected "La La Land" to sweep the nods, which tied for the most ever at 14 (alongside "Titanic" and "All About Eve"), some others snuck into the top of the race, including Mel Gibson, years after his personal troubles that almost sunk his career. And just about anyone who saw Amy Adams in "Arrival" was stunned she didn't get a nomination for her work.

Here are the biggest surprises and snubs of the 2017 Oscar nominees:

SEE ALSO: Why the worst movies of the year always come out in January

While perhaps not a complete surprise, it was comforting to see the Academy, given past protests of its lack of diversity, recognize actors and films that reflect a multicultural US, from "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" (both with best picture and acting nods) to documentaries "OJ: Made in America" and "13th," which grapple with the country's deep history of racial division.



Michael Shannon getting a best supporting actor nomination for "Nocturnal Animals" is a shock for many. The movie basically lost steam during award season, but Shannon is one of the movie's brightest spots.



"Arrival" cinematographer Bradford Young's nomination is less of a surprise and more of a historic moment, as he's the first African-American to ever receive a nomination in the cinematography category. And he's very deserving. He's responsible for the lush look of the film that has captivated audiences to the tune of over $160 million worldwide. Hopefully he's celebrating on the set of the young Han Solo movie, which he's currently shooting.



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The daredevil life of Ashrita Furman, the man who's broken more than 600 Guinness World Records

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When Ashrita Furman was growing up in Queens, New York, he was more brainy than brawny. He was the junior high valedictorian who excelled in school but never in sports. 

But today, at age 62, he's the picture of athletic prowess. He can ride a unicycle while juggling, walk around with a lawnmower balanced on his chin, and jump on a pogo stick for hours. In an interesting turn of events, Ashrita Furman has become something of a super athlete — all in the name of breaking as many Guinness World Records as possible. 

"I had been a fan of the Guinness since I was a kid," he told INSIDER. "I used to carry it around with me. But I never lost that — being enamored of the book. I just love that idea of being the best in the world at something — and not as an ego thing, but as a goal to attain."

Furman broke his first record in 1979, and now estimates he's broken around 630 of them since. He still holds about 207 of those records — including the world record for holding the most world records, of course. 

Here's a look at how — and why — Furman turned record-breaking into a lifelong pursuit. 

SEE ALSO: Former Navy SEAL commanders explain why they still wake up before dawn every day — and why you should, too

Meet Ashrita Furman: a 62-year-old health food store manager from Queens who's broken more than 600 world records.



His records run the gamut from the awe-inspiring to the just plain weird. He has pogo-sticked up a mountain, run a marathon while juggling, and pushed an orange with his nose for one mile.

A few more notable records he currently holds: Most beer bottles opened by chainsaw in one minute (24), most jelly eaten with chopsticks in one minute (1 pound, 7.95 ounces), farthest distance to blow a coin (16 feet, 2.76 inches), and fastest mile on pogo stick while juggling (23 minutes, 28 seconds).

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And he's got a taste for daring stunts, too. For example: Extinguishing blowtorches with nothing but his tongue.

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Here's how to unlock hundreds of secret 'Super Mario Bros.' levels hidden on the cartridge

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The original "Super Mario Bros." is more than just the 32 or so levels you've played. The original "Super Mario Bros." actually has hundreds more levels. Hundreds!

Those levels, however, are messed up.

They're broken, contain enemies that have no place within them (a Goomba underwater?!), and look completely bananas. They're the forgotten children of Nintendo's most revered game, hidden away in the annals of each cartridge's aging chips. These are levels Nintendo never intended anyone to see, and the company's never really spoken about them as a result.

But guess what? Intrepid Nintendo enthusiasts have cracked a crazy secret process for unlocking these hidden levels.

Here's how to do it.

SEE ALSO: Nintendo just revealed the real reason to buy its new game console

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There's one well-known secret world in the original 'Super Mario Bros.' — it's called the 'Negative World.'

It's just one of many of the hidden levels contained in "Super Mario Bros.," and it's perhaps the most widely known. You can reach it by performing an awkward backwards jump in the game's second level, 1-2, like so:

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It's so-named because of the '-1' seen in the 'World' area of the screen:



The level itself is just a standard underwater level, though it's impossible to progress beyond it. Exiting the level results in a loop.

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'So un-American it pains us all' - How tech titans are responding to Trump's immigration ban

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Luminaries of the tech industry have voiced concern, sharp criticism, and calls for unity in the wake of President Trump's unprecedented executive order barring refugees from entering the US.

Over the weekend, CEOs of companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Airbnb shared their near-unanimous opposition to Trump's order, which bans people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days and the admission of all refugees for 120 days.

Some companies, such as ride-hailing app Lyft, pledged large donations to the The American Civil Liberties Union for its legal work in challenging Trump's order. Many said they would offer free legal assistance to employees affected by the ban.

Here are the reactions to Trump's executive order on immigration from the biggest names in tech:

SEE ALSO: 'I do not accept him as my leader' — Uber CTO's explosive anti-Trump email reveals growing internal tensions

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was one of the first tech CEOs to voice concern over the order.

"Like many of you, I'm concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump," Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Friday.

He said he remained optimistic about Trump's vague commitment to protecting "Dreamer" immigrants who were brought into the US at a young age from deportation.

You can read Zuckerberg's full post here.



Google CEO Sundar Pichai criticized the order and urged affected employees to return to the US as soon as possible.

"We’re upset about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that could create barriers to bringing great talent to the US," Pichai wrote in a company-wide email.

"It’s painful to see the personal cost of this executive order on our colleagues."

You can read Pichai's full letter to Google employees here.



Google cofounder Sergey Brin was spotted at a protest opposing the ban at the San Francisco airport on Saturday.

"I'm here because I'm a refugee,"he told Forbes.



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The 20 best tech jobs in America right now

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Once again, tech jobs dominate Glassdoor's list of the 50 best jobs in America.

But, it turns out, you don't have to work in the tech industry to have one of the best tech jobs this year.

As Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, tells Business Insider, companies across all industries, including healthcare, finance, and retail, are hiring workers for these needed positions. "Any organization today with a mobile app, web presence, or digitized data are struggling to fill jobs like data scientists, software engineers, and mobile developers," Chamberlain says.

Glassdoor's 50 Best Jobs in America report identifies careers with the highest overall "job score," which is determined by weighing three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), job satisfaction rating, and number of job openings. 

For a job title to be considered, it had to receive at least 100 salary reports and 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by US-based employees over the past year. The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of January 1, 2017. 

"This report reinforces that the best jobs are highly skilled and are staying ahead of the growing trend toward workplace automation," Chamberlain says.

He explains that the skills helping workers stay ahead of automation are creativity, judgment, and flexibility.

"Many of the jobs on this list require proficiency in these 'soft' skills," he explains. "In tech, that includes data science and engineering, which requires the ability to creatively solve problems to deliver business value."

Below are the 14 tech roles among Glassdoor's 50 best jobs, as well as the six next best tech roles according to Glassdoor:

DON'T MISS: The 25 best jobs in America right now

SEE ALSO: The 50 best places to work in 2017, according to employees

20. Scrum master

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 3.9

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.5

Number of job openings: 1,323

Median base pay: $95,000



19. Network administrator

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 3.9

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.7

Number of job openings: 2,030

Median base pay: $62,000



18. User interface (UI) developer

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 4.0

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.6

Number of job openings: 1,122

Median base pay: $91,000



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How to schedule your day for maximum productivity when you run your own business

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Time is a precious commodity, especially when you're a small business owner and it feels like there are always a million things to do.

"Most small business owners don't build time into their workdays for things that are not just run, run, run for the business," Laura Vanderkam, time-management expert and author of "I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time," tells Business Insider.

While the core production of doing things for your business will obviously take up the majority of your day, Vanderkam says it's also vital to make time for other high-value items, like networking, building skills, interacting with employees, and leisure.

While this routine may not be right for everyone, Vanderkam's sample schedule is a good jumping-off point for fitting it all in when you run a small business:

SEE ALSO: How to schedule your day for maximum productivity after a terrible night's sleep

SEE ALSO: 15 things that may be hard to do, but could change your life forever

6:00 a.m. Wake up and work out

Research out of Belgium suggests that working out early in the morning — before you've eaten breakfast — doesn't just help you meet your fitness goals, but could even give you more energy than those few extra minutes of shut-eye.



6:45 a.m. Get ready for the day ahead

Time to hit the showers, eat a healthy breakfast, take care of family responsibilities, and get people where they need to go.



8:30 a.m. Do the most important stuff

The first thing in the workday is your core production time, when you should focus on the day-to-day priorities that need to get done for your business to stay afloat.



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Tens of thousands protest Trump's immigration ban in cities and airports across the country

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations began the afternoon after spontaneous rallies broke out at U.S. airports on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump's directive. The protests on Sunday were expected to spread westward as the day progressed.

The president's order, which bars admission of Syrian refugees and suspends travel to the United States from Iraq, Iran, Sudan and four other countries on national security grounds, has led to the detention or deportation of hundreds of people arriving at U.S. airports.

It was the second straight weekend of large-scale protests. Last Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women participated in an anti-Trump rally and march in D.C., one of dozens staged across the country.

Trump defended the executive order in a statement on Sunday, saying the United States would resume issuing visas to all countries once secure policies were put in place over the next 90 days.

"To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting," Trump said. "This is not about religion - this is about terror and keeping our country safe."

'Never again means never again'

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Aria Grabowski, 30, of Washington, was carrying a sign that read: “Never again means never again for everyone.”

Above the slogan was a photograph of Jewish refugees who fled Germany in 1939 on a ship, the St. Louis, that was turned away from Havana, Cuba, and forced to return to Europe. More than 250 people aboard the ship were eventually killed by the Nazis.

Rhonda Reese, 56, a Muslim from northern Virginia, said: "As a Muslim, I do appreciate the support that I see. Our community feels under siege right now."

In Houston, already filling up with visitors for next Sunday's Super Bowl, about 500 people marched through the downtown.

Jennifer Fagen, 47, a professor of sociology at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, said she hoped she did not lose her job for protesting.

"I'm Jewish and it's supposed to be never again. Jews should be the first ones to defend Muslims considering what has happened to us and it seems it's being repeated under Trump," Fagen said, referring to the Holocaust.

SEE ALSO: Trump defends immigration ban in fiery statement, says GOP senators opposing are 'looking to start World War III'

One of the largest of Sunday's protests took place at Battery Park in lower Manhattan, within sight of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, long a symbol of welcome to U.S. shores.



Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York told the crowd that the Trump order was un-American and ran counter to the country's core values.



The march, estimated to have grown to about 10,000 people, later began heading to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in lower Manhattan.



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The 27 best looks from the SAG awards

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Stars came out for the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles. 

Shoulderless gowns, embroidered looks, and white rocked the evening. Keep reading to see the best looks of the night.

"Game of Thrones" actress Sophie Turner looked like old Hollywood glamour in a red gown.



Her costar Maisie Williams channeled a similar vibe in a pale pink silk gown.



It wasn't just the "Game of Thrones" ladies who were looking great. Liam Cunningham, who plays Sir Davos, looked dashing in navy blue.



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The 21 countries with the best quality of life in the world for expats

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The countries with the best quality of life in the world have a good work-life balance, access to quality healthcare, education, and infrastructure, as well as cost of living and career opportunities.

Great weather also helps.

In a new survey by InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, the company asked 14,300 expats, representing 174 nationalities and living in 191 countries or territories, to rate 43 different aspects of life abroad on a scale of 1-7.

From this, InterNations calculated the scores to get an overall average.

The Quality of Life index took into account factors such as:

  • Leisure Options;
  • Personal Happiness;
  • Travel & Transport;
  • Health & Well-Being;
  • Safety & Security.

We took a look at the top 21 countries:

21. Denmark — The country has the shortest working week out of all those surveyed at 39 hours. However, it fell down the list for quality of life during to scoring low on childcare options and availability.



20. Hungary — The country has rapidly climbed the ranking thanks to its relatively low cost of living but abundant career opportunities.



19. Finland — "74% of expat parents in Finland are in complete agreement that the education options are easy to afford," said InterNations. It also scored highly in the Health & Well-Being sub-category.



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100 movies on Netflix that everyone needs to watch in their lifetime

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Netflix has no shortage of content. Going through its growing original material along with other shows and movies, you could binge endlessly and never crack the surface.

It's become harder on the movie front, as Netflix boosts its TV side, but you can put a good dent in some classic films if you have the right guide.

That's why we're here.

We have searched through all of the latest titles on the streaming giant so you don’t have to, and we've put together the 100 movies streaming on Netflix right now that you have to watch in your lifetime.

Note: Numerous Netflix titles drop off the streaming service monthly so the availability of titles below may change.

SEE ALSO: 20 modern classic TV shows everyone needs to watch in their lifetime

1. "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999)

Heath Ledger and Julia Styles have an incredible love/hate vibe that fuels the movie. And a baby-faced Joseph Gordon-Levitt looking for love is great, too.



2. "13th" (2016)

This Netflix original documentary from director Ava DuVernay ("Selma") explores the history of racial inequality in the US, particularly the key moments that have led to a disproportionate prison population in the country (one out of four people in prison around the world, and many of them African-American).



3. "Adventureland" (2009)

Director Greg Mottola takes us back to that feeling of our first summer job. Where the experience prepares you for the real world. But really all that happens is hitting on your coworkers.  



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Advertising's 30 most creative people under 30

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In the advertising industry, like so many others, it can take years to break through the layers of hierarchy and land the top creative roles.

But there are many young creatives in Adland who are creating the most talked-about advertising, even if they don't yet hold director-level titles.

Each year, Business Insider puts out a call for the 30 most creative people in advertising who are under 30, celebrating the best young talent around the world.

We constructed our list based on agency and peer nominations, our own research into their awards and campaigns, and their seniority and potential to flourish in the industry. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination and congratulations to our winners.

Hannah Roberts also contributed to this report.

SEE ALSO: Here's who made last year's most creative list

30. Niani Tolbert, founder of Creative CNTRL

Age: 23

Tolbert is the founder of Brooklyn-based pop-up shop agency Creative CNTRL, which specializes in retail activations.

Last May, the agency was the lead retail operator for the U by Kotex Period Shop, the world's first store dedicated to periods.

The company has also worked with brands including Yeezy Organic Valley, Ben's Cookies, and Everlane.



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29. Kelsey Wilkins, senior writer at Swift

Age: 26

Wilkins has worked at Swift since 2015 and was recently promoted to become a senior writer on the Adidas account.

A recent piece of notable work was on Adidas Football, which looked to dispel preconceived notions of what women's sportswear should look like.

She previously worked on the Google and HTC accounts. 



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The 15 best student discounts that will change the way you shop

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The best part about being a student is learning a lot. The second best part is getting sweet deals.

Dozens of companies, local and national, offer discounts for college students. They're a way to make loyal customers out of young trandsetters.

Unfortunately, the marketplace is littered with mere token discounts, like 10% or 15% off full-priced items that most people wouldn't buy anyway. Other retailers are more generous. Here are 15 worth checking out.

Amazon Prime Student has lots of benefits, including a $50 yearly discount.

The best deal you can get is Amazon Prime Student. With a student email address, you can get Amazon Prime free for six months, with a $10 referral bonus for each friend you can get to sign up.

After your six months are up, Amazon Prime costs only $49 per year instead of $99. Quite the savings.



Spotify Premium is only $5 per month for students.

That's a savings of 50%, which is pretty nifty. For what it's worth, Apple Music offers a similar deal.



Millennial-focused clothing brand Boohoo offers a hefty 35% off purchases for students.

It's the best student discount you'll find from a clothing retailer.



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These are the 13 Discovery channels that could be pulled from Sky

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LONDON — Discovery's 13 channels will disappear from Sky unless an extraordinary row between the two broadcasters is resolved this week.

The disagreement boils down to this: Discovery does not believe that Sky is willing to pay a "fair price" to carry its channels. Sky thinks Discovery's price demands are "completely unrealistic."

The existing agreement between Sky and Discovery, known as a carriage deal, expires on 31 January. It means the two companies have less than 48 hours to hammer out a new deal or Discovery will pull its channels from the Sky platform.

These are the 12 channels at risk:

Discovery Channel (Sky channel 502): The home of Discovery's flagship original content, including "Idris Elba: Fighter."



TLC (Sky 154): Discovery's entertainment channel aimed primarily at women. It airs shows like "Say Yes to the Dress."



Eurosport 1 and 2 (Sky 410/411): The home of Discovery's live sport. It had the British TV rights to the Australian Open and will air the Olympics from 2022.



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13 clever jokes from Google that probably went right over your head (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Google frequently makes us giggle with the geeky ways it handles things.

Like the time it rewarded the man who managed to buy the "Google.com" domain for one minute: Google gave researcher Sanmay Ved $6,006.13, choosing that specific amount because it spells out Google, numerically — "squint a little and you'll see it!"the company said.

This kind of quirky antic has become almost par for the course for the search giant, which has long been down for a little nerdy fun.

"Googleyness" is all about intellectual creativity, after all.

Here are some of our other favorite times that Google did or responded to something in a particularly silly way.

Jillian D'Onfro contributed to an earlier version of this story.

SEE ALSO: The meteoric rise of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in photos

It all started with the IPO. Google used a funny string of numbers in its initial S-1 filing for how much it hoped to raise.

The first 10 digits of the mathematical constant "e" are 2,718,281,828.



Then, a year later, Google collected a bit more than $4 billion by selling 14,159,265 million of its shares.

Get it? Because "14,159,265" are the first eight digits after the decimal point in the number pi.



The search giant showed off its numerical whimsy again in 2011, when it bid $1,902,160,540 and $2,614,972,128 for some wireless patents.

In case those numbers don't instantly ring a bell: They're Brun's constant and the Meissel-Mertens constant, respectively.

Google didn't end up winning the patents, but it definitely mystified other bidders.



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5 things you didn't realize about Warren Buffett, according to his daughter

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Very few people know the richest man on earth, billionaire Warren Buffett, better than his daughter, Susan Buffett.

She takes part in a portrait of the financial genius, HBO's "Becoming Warren Buffett," which premieres Monday at 10 p.m.

In the documentary, Susan, who was named after her mother and goes by Susie, provides a lot of intimate details about her parents, growing up in the family's Omaha home, and what drove her father to give away a large chunk of his fortune to charitable causes, including her children's charity, the Sherwood Foundation.

But despite Warren's reputation for being frugal and highly opinionated about how one invests money, Susie said finances were rarely spoken about in the Buffett home. In fact, she had no idea how rich her father was until her late-teen years.

"My parents never talked about money. They didn’t fight about it at all, either," Susie recently told Business Insider. "It was nonexistent, really, except that my brothers and I got a weekly allowance. We never got the lessons I think some kids get — you know, you can spend this much and you should save the nickel or whatever. None of that went on."

In fact, Susie said that there are a lot of unique aspects of her father that people often get wrong.

Here are five misconceptions about Warren Buffett, according to his daughter:

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Warren Buffett wasn't as stingy about donating to charity in the early years as his critics said.

Prior to his large gift to several foundations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last year, Warren was ridiculed by critics for not giving money to charity. Susie believes this is a side effect of her father's belief in investing for the long haul.

"His theory, of course, was that he was good at making money and there would be a lot more to give away if he could keep making it," she said.

But she said that her parents were giving back to the community for decades. They just weren't tooting their own horn.

"My mother was quietly giving a lot away," she said. "She started a scholarship program, actually, when I was in high school. It was only a couple kids a year, but she started as soon as there was some money there to give away. Neither of them have ever been the type to look for any recognition when they were doing philanthropic things. And it was certainly my mother doing it more than my dad at that point. And so I think there was a little more happening than people realize."



Warren Buffett is more generous with his children than people give him credit for.

"I actually agree with his philosophy of not dumping a bunch of money on your kids. And, by the way, my dad gets a bad rap for that," Susie told us. "He has been much more generous than people are aware. I feel extremely grateful to have the parents I had and for what they’ve given us. But certainly, he’s not going to leave us $50 billion and shouldn’t. It would be crazy to do anything like that."

Warren's decision in 2016 to give much of his fortune away to charity partly benefits foundations created by his children.



While Susan Buffett is credited with influencing her husband's departure from the Republican Party, she grew up Republican, as well.

"My mother, by the way, grew up Republican, too. And nobody knows that. That’s a funny thing," Susie told us.

At one point, Susie recalled, her maternal grandfather ran her paternal grandfather Howard Buffet's election campaign.

"The only time my grandpa Buffett lost, actually," she said. In all, Howard served four terms in the US Congress. 



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Netflix and Amazon dropped millions on these Sundance movies everyone will be talking about

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The two streaming giants, Netflix and Amazon, were both busy for a second straight year at the Sundance Film Festival ending this weekend, and both took some of the most talked-about titles at the fest.

Following its $10 million buy of current Oscar best picture nominee “Manchester by the Sea” last year, Amazon has come back to Park City with a bigger wallet. The company bought the comedy “The Big Sick” for $12 million. But Netflix has also been a big spender. Along with taking some of the most coveted documentaries at the fest, like “Chasing Coral” and “Icarus,” on the last day of the festival it had the largest buy of the year, taking the period drama "Mudbound" for $12.5 million.

Though a few of the traditional distributors have also grabbed some big fish from the fest, filmmakers are clearly gravitating to Netflix and Amazon.

Here’s a breakdown of all the Sundance movies Netflix and Amazon bought that will be showing on their services later this year (plus a few of the standout buys from other distributors):

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“Berlin Syndrome” — Netflix (“Low-to-mid seven figures” buy)

This thriller about an Australian photographer who finds herself unable to leave the apartment of her romantic encounter will be getting a North American theatrical release through Vertical Entertainment before it goes to streaming on Netflix.

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“The Big Sick” — Amazon ($12 million buy)

Produced by Judd Apatow and starring “Silicon Valley” cast member Kumail Nanjiani (who cowrote the script), this comedy about a couple dealing with their cultural differences is one of the biggest hits at this year’s festival. Amazon will handle a theatrical release of the film before streaming it later this year.

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"Mudbound"— Netflix ($12.5 million buy)

With talk of Oscars swirling for the movie following its world premiere at the festival, this drama set in the South during World War II went with Netflix to be the company to take it out into the world. The company bought the film for $12.5 million, the biggest buy at the fest this year. The film is directed by Dee Ress ("Pariah") and stars Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, and Mary J. Blige. Netflix bought the US rights as well as a few other territories. It plans to do a theatrical run simultaneously with its streaming release. 

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The 25 best jobs in the UK right now

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LONDON — Glassdoor has published its annual list of the best jobs in Britain.

This year, the top spot goes to finance management, replacing business development management as 2016's number one career.

Glassdoor's 50 Best Jobs in the UK report identifies careers with the highest overall "job score," which is determined by weighing three factors equally: Earning potential (median annual base salary), job satisfaction rating, and number of openings.

For a job title to be included in the list, it had to receive at least 100 salary reports and 100 job satisfaction ratings from UK workers between January 2016 and 2017.

While jobs in the tech and finance sectors all claimed positions in the top 10, Glassdoor's assessment shows that the best jobs in the UK come from a wide variety of industries, including construction to marketing. Here are the best jobs in the UK in 2017.

25. Brand manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4

Number of job openings: 313

Median base pay: £43,750



24. Project manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.4

Number of job openings: 3,088

Median base pay: £47,500



23. Business analyst

Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.6

Number of job openings: 1,431

Median base pay: £40,891



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