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Stunning photos of an ancient Vietnamese town whose inhabitants have been stuck in time for centuries

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Photographer Réhahn has spent the last eight years photographing Vietnam, from its vanishing tribes to its cities, like Hoi An.

In an effort to help preserve Vietnam's culture, Réhahn has opened the Precious Heritage Museum in Hoi An and published a book, "Vietnam, Mosaics of Contrast."

Below are some of the photos he took while exploring Hoi An Ancient Town, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, and a place where time seems to stand still.

Keep scrolling to see the town's breathtaking scenery and the locals who walk its narrow streets.

Hoi An Ancient Town is a trading port that dates back to the 15th century.



It's also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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The port sits along the coast in the middle of Vietnam, right on the mouth of the Thu Bon River.



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Famous last words of 19 famous people

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Last words have always fascinated people.

Perhaps they hold an echo of wisdom or a biting witticism — or at least a hint about who's getting what in the will.

And so, Business Insider put together a list of the reported last words of 18 famous historical figures.

 

Bob Marley, musician:

"Money can't buy life."

 

Source: The Guardian



Archimedes, mathematician:

"Stand away, fellow, from my diagram!"

Archimedes was killed during the Second Punic War. According to the historian Plutarch, a soldier came up to the mathematician and told him to go with him to Marcellus.

Archimedes, however, refused to do so until he finished the problem he was working on. Enraged, the soldier killed him.

 

Sources: "The Parallel Lives" by Plutarch, "Famous Last Words" by Laura Ward



Karl Marx, philosopher:

"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." 

 

Source: International Business Times



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15 pieces of financial wisdom from millionaires and billionaires

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Whether you like it or not, money is a major factor that controls what you can and can't do in life. That's why it's important to be financially wise.

Whether you're planning a retirement fund or getting ready to launch a business, being savvy with your cash is vital.

From Warren Buffett to Oprah Winfrey — some of the wealthiest people in the world started from nothing but were smart about managing money.

So take it from the pros. Here are 15 wise money quotes from millionaires and billionaires. Cha-ching!

SEE ALSO: 9 things to do in your 20s to become a millionaire by 30

DON'T MISS: 5 things smart people never pay full price for

"It doesn't matter how you live. It doesn't matter what car you drive. It doesn't matter what kind of clothes you wear. The more you stress over bills, the more difficult it is to focus on your goals. The cheaper you can live, the greater your options."—Mark Cuban



"Never depend on single income. Make investments to create a second source."—Warren Buffett



"Don't think in terms of taking huge risks to get huge rewards. Think about the least amount of risk for the greatest reward, and be disciplined about that."—Tony Robbins



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The 15 worst Disney sequels of all time

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Little Mermaid 2The INSIDER Summary: 

• Many Disney movie sequels are made to capitalize on the success of a popular title and end up being bad. 
• "Bambi,""Peter Pan" and "Cars" should have been left alone after the original came out. 


For many of us, the name “Disney” is synonymous with nostalgia and childhood. If you’ve grown up in the past eighty years (so, the vast majority of you), the chances are pretty high that you’ve been exposed to at least one of the now 56 film-strong line of their “animated classics” or any other number of their family-friendly entertainment ventures. The House of Mouse has been such a huge presence in our early years that it’s completely understandable that people feel so strongly about their output. As the media-savvy readers we know you guys are, you’ll also know that nostalgia is big business. Disney knows this too, and they’ve found all sorts of ways to sell your own childhood back to you.

As the perceptive amongst you will have already worked out, we’re talking about the really bad Disney movies that were made to capitalize on the success of a popular title and ended up not only being bad, but sometimes even ended up taking the shine off their source material – one of the worst sins a sequel can commit. The notion that children will watch anything is true to a certain extent, but that’s no excuse for some of the low-effort dross released in the past that masqueraded as youth entertainment. With the intent to name and shame some of the biggest culprits, here are the 15 Worst Disney Sequels Of All Time.

 

15. "Cars 2" (2011)

The Cars franchise is the black sheep of the Disney/Pixar stable. The first movie was decidedly average and debatably didn’t possess the same magical spark that Pixar films usually have. Critical reception was lukewarm at best, so why was a sequel greenlit? Well, it’s possible that Disney didn’t hear any of the negative feedback over the constant sounds of checkout tills ringing. The movie made decent bank at the box office, but in the five years between movies, the merchandise made a staggering 10 billion dollars, smashing previous retail records into a fine powder.

Pixar co-founder and Cars 1 and 2 co-writer/director John Lasseter refuted the claims that the sequel was purely made because of merchandising opportunities, but it’s tempting to look at it as a reason behind the movie’s shortcomings. Whereas the first was centered on Radiator Springs, Cars 2 opts for a globetrotting adventure courtesy of a tired (no pun intended) spy caper. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) are whisked around the world and meet a suspiciously high number of new and marketable friends along the way. Had the movie had Pixar’s usual strong tenets of story and character, it might have felt less hollow, but these elements were noticeably absent.

Cars 2 isn’t the worst Disney sequel by a long shot, but as it stands, it’s the only title in Pixar’s vast and impressive back catalog rated as “Rotten” on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. With the surprisingly mature trailer for the forthcoming Cars 3 making a few waves recently, it seems like the franchise may be moving away from disposable silliness and getting back to the compelling storytelling we all know Pixar is capable of.

 



14. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)

To be honest, there’s a case to be made for any of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels to appear on here, with On Stranger Tides or At World’s End being the two least liked. The deciding factor for us ended up being the Rotten Tomatoes score, with Stranger Tides rocking a paltry 32%, making it the lowest rated of the franchise. To its credit, the movie does make an effort to step away from the convoluted tangle of plots left by the first two sequels, but makes the mistake of centering everything on Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).

Don’t get us wrong, Captain Jack is awesome, but he needs to be balanced. Some may have felt that Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann were one-dimensional characters, but they evened out the movies well when coupled with Jack’s antics. When there’s nothing but Sparrow, one character has to do the pratfalling and the serious emotional lifting the story requires, and it doesn’t really work. Factor in the fact that Ian McShane’s cool looking Blackbeard is given practically nothing to do for the entire film, and you end up with an underwhelming high seas escapade that bore all the hallmarks of a studio not quite knowing how to proceed with the story after the series’ big blowout of a third act. Here’s hoping the upcoming Pirates sequel Dead Men Tell No Tales steers the series back on track and gives us a similarly fun experience to the still-great first movie.



13. "Bambi II" (2006)

The Bambi movies hold a world record for the longest time between sequels, with a whole 64 years passing between installments. The sequel is actually more of a “midquel”, picking up around halfway through the original after the unlucky fawn has lost his mother to callous huntsmen. The film follows Bambi’s quest to win the approval of his father, the Great Prince of the Forest (voiced by the brilliant Patrick Stewart).

Bambi II does at least try several new things, but it’s a challenge to get over how unnecessary it all is. People who saw the original Bambi will know how the fawn’s story ends, and the sequel does little to justify itself as anything more than filler with a recognizable name slapped on the front. Bambi II isn’t the worst offender on this list by any stretch. Unlike some of the other entries, it’s clear that actual effort went into the production of the movie, with the art, animation, and songs doing their very best to match the original’s style and tone. It’s just a shame they chose such a shrug-worthy story to marry all that work to.



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THE FUTURE OF RETAIL 2016 [SLIDE DECK]

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The retail industry is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation driven by digital technologies. And as retailers adapt to the digital age, the line between physical and digital commerce is becoming increasingly blurred.

BI Intelligence has created a slide deck exploring the most disruptive trends in e-commerce.  Access the full deck now for free by clicking here.

Some of the topics covered include:

  • The size of the retail and e-commerce markets.
  • The breakdown of e-commerce sales by product category.
  • How legacy retailers are adapting to digital.
  • Which e-commerce companies are leading the way.
  • What omnichannel strategies retail companies are adopting.
  • And much more.

The companies mentioned in this year's presentation include:  Sports Authority, Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Wayfair, Target, Dollar Shave Club, Instacart, Walmart, CVS, and Sam's Club.

Below are 8 sample slides from the 65-page deck.  Want the full deck? Access it here for FREE >>

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The 10 best hotel indoor water parks in the US

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16681841_10155032620299146_2957949886886337175_nThe INSIDER Summary: 

• Hotels with indoor water parks are the perfect vacation destinations for families with young kids.
• Indoor waterparks keep kids entertained regardless of the weather.


Planning a family vacation is no easy feat. There are so many things to consider: adjoining rooms, price, kid-friendly dining, and perhaps most importantly, entertainment. Fortunately, a handful of family-focused resorts across the U.S. aim to at least make sure the latter is taken care of with on-site, indoor water parks; at these facilities, your tots will have plenty to keep them happy -- no matter the weather. Here are our 10 favorite hotels with indoor water parks in the United States.

Radisson Hotel Bloomington by Mall of America

The extensive Water Park of America -- the largest water park in Minnesota (at 70,000 square feet) -- is the Radisson Hotel Bloomington's main feature, with its bridges, water slides, in-pool basketball hoops, and fake lighthouse. It includes over 24 rides, as well as an indoor wave "flowrider" for surfing, and an arcade when kids need a break from the water. Plus, it's home to the tallest waterslide in the country, securing its spot at the top of our list.



Wilderness at the Smokies Resort

At 66,000 square feet, the indoor water park at Wilderness at the Smokies can't quite compete with our number-one pick in size, but it is the largest in Tennessee and guests get free access to it, which is rare for one this large. It has the most ambitious features (compared to the property's outdoor water parks), which include a 450-foot-long enclosed looping waterslide, five-story-high rafting ride, huge wave pool, and surf rider. 



Mt. Olympus Resort

Wisconsin Dells is home to several top-notch indoor water parks, but the one at Mt. Olympus takes the cake for the destination. The biggest resort in the region, this mid-range family-friendly option has an outdoor water park as well as an indoor one; the latter includes a pool complex with a lazy river, rollercoasters, and additional waterslides, as well as a pirate ship. Guests get free access here as well.



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25 of the must stunning photos from the last year

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The INSIDER Summary:

• The World Press Photo Contest highlights the best images from photojournalists around the world.
• They range from capturing current events to wildlife to humanitarian crises.
• The Photo of the Year depicts the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.



Out of 80,408 pictures submitted by 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries, the World Press Photo Contest chooses only 129. These are the most breathtaking images of newsworthy events, serene landscapes, and tender moments, which are published and displayed worldwide in a traveling exhibit. 

Some of the photos were splashed across front pages and social media, while others hold a more subtle power in their anonymity.

Here are 25 of the award-winning snapshots that made the cut.

Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş shouts after shooting Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey. This was crowned the Photo of the Year.



Usain Bolt of Jamaica smiles as he looks back at his competition and wins the 100-meter semi-final sprint at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



Lone activist Ieshia Evans offers her hands for arrest as riot police charge towards her during a protest against police brutality in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.



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MEET THE NEW EXECUTIVE BRANCH: Here's who Trump has appointed to senior leadership positions

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While President Donald Trump still has hundreds of key positions to fill that will shape his next four years in office, his Cabinet is nearly full, and getting closer to being entirely confirmed by the day.

Trump now has just one official Cabinet-level appointment left to make, and the Senate has so far confirmed 11.

We'll keep this list updated as Trump announces the rest of the senior leadership positions, and the Senate confirms or rejects them. Here's what we know so far:

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SEE ALSO: Trump's Cabinet picks will probably all get confirmed — here's why

DON'T MISS: Trump has already signed 25 executive actions — here's what each one does

(WITHDRAWN) Labor Secretary: Andrew Puzder

Obama administration counterparts: Hilda L. Solis, Thomas Perez

Duties: enforce labor laws, including ones involving unions and other business-citizen relations

Reactions: Critics, notably labor unions, are concerned that Puzder 'will betray American workers' because he's said in the past that machines are the answer to rising wages — not raising the minimum wage. Some women also expressed disgust that Puzder has said he "like[s] beautiful women eating burgers in bikinis," who star in the ads for Carl's Jr., the fast food chain Puzder heads as CKE CEO.

UPDATE:Top Republicans in the Senate encouraged the White House to withdraw Puzder's nomination, due to concerns that he wouldn't receive the necessary votes for confirmation. He dropped out of the running on February 15a day before his confirmation hearing.



(RESIGNED) National Security Adviser: Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn

Obama administration counterparts: James Jones, Thomas Donilon, Susan Rice

Duties: Provide the president's daily national security briefing; coordinate the administration's foreign policy, intelligence, and military efforts

Reactions:Flynn has been criticized for being anti-Islamic, for his questionable business ties to Turkey's increasingly authoritarian president, for what some see as his overly positive views toward Russia, and for promoting conspiracy theories on Twitter during Trump's campaign. He was also accused of being too hawkish when he was DIA director, which is why a former Pentagon official alleged Flynn was forced out of the agency.

UPDATE: On February 13, Flynn resigned after admitting that he may have discussed loosening American sanctions with Russia's ambassador to the US before Trump was sworn into office, despite previously insisting he hadn't. Trump named retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Keith Kellogg the acting national security adviser until he names a new one.



Supreme Court Justice: Neil Gorsuch (pending Senate confirmation)

Reactions: While Republicans applauded the choice, many Democrats came out in opposition, saying they would vote against Gorsuch.



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I tried a workout that Victoria's Secret models love — and it kicked my butt

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The INSIDER Summary:

• Victoria's Secret models do all kinds of crazy workouts to stay in shape. 
• Models like Adriana Lima swear by classes at Aerospace, a NYC-based fitness studio.
• I tried the Aero3 class and it was insanely hard.



Victoria's Secret models do all kinds of crazy workouts to get (and keep) the amazing bodies they have.

Aerospace, a fitness studio based in NYC (with a location in LA coming soon), is one such example; clients include Adriana Lima, Bridget Malcolm, and Constance Jablonski.

I decided to give their Aero3 class a try. The hour-long class combines shadow boxing, jump roping, and muscle endurance exercises that are meant to "challenge, sculpt, and tone the entire body." 

I was challenged, all right. Keep scrolling to read about my experience.

Aerospace was founded by Michael Olajide (pictured below), a former number one-ranked middleweight boxer, and by Leila Fazel, a former professional ballerina.



Olajide says Aerospace introduced the concept of boxing as fitness, something that's now considered a trend in the workout world.



He says the workouts are meant to mimic the training of a professional athlete, and engage not just your body, but also your mind and spirit.



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27 mouthwatering desserts to try in France

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France has always been a leader in the culinary industry. They're known for their breads, cheeses, and haute cuisine, and have done more for the world of food than you can imagine.

They perfected many difficult entrees, created several types of wine and Champagne, and, most importantly, invented some of the best and most decadent desserts in the world. 

From colorful macarons to light-as-air puff pastries to paper thin pancakes, here are the 27 best desserts to try while you're there.

1. Crème brûlée

This custard based dessert is topped with a layer of crunchy caramel. The dessert is popular all over the world, but it originated in France, making it a must-try for anyone who's traveling through. 



2. Profiteroles

Profiteroles are balls of flakey pastry typically filled with a sweet whipped cream, custard, or ice cream. They are served in restaurants drenched in chocolate ganache, but if you find them in bakeries they are likely to be sans chocolate.



3. Soufflé

Soufflés can be served as a savory meal or a dessert, depending on what ingredients you use. They're usually served in individual ramekins, but after you puncture the fluffy top the decadent dessert variations can be split and shared. 



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The 29 best MBA programmes in Europe, according to the Financial Times

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Every year, the Financial Times releases a list of the top business schools in the world for studying an MBA

The FT's Global MBA ranking for 2017 took data from business schools, including average salaries, the average increase in salary graduates experience three years after finishing their degree, and the percentage of grads in work three months after finishing school.

It then collated that data to create a list of the 100 best business schools in the world for doing an MBA.

Many of the top schools are in the US, but Business Insider UK picked out the best schools in Europe.

We've included the average "weighted salary" of graduates, which determines an average salary for MBA holders three years after finishing. Salaries do not necessarily relate to the quality of the school, and the highest average salary can be found at Europe's 4th best MBA programme.

Check out the top European schools below and see the whole ranking at the FT's website. Numbers in brackets are the school's ranking in the FT's global top 100.

29. (99 out of 100) Vlerick Business School — $97,960 (£78,853)



28 (97). Birmingham Business School — $99,765 (£80,306)



27. (92) Grenoble Ecole de Management — $101,596 (£81,780)



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The ultimate guide on how to use Snapchat

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Snapchat is incredibly popular but many people struggle to figure out how to use many of its features.

Even regular users aren't aware of many of its constant changing features. 

We put together a guide that walks you through the basics of sending and viewing snaps, adding friends, and some less obvious features such as Snapchat's most recent update: the addition of the search bar. 

So whether you're entirely uninitiated, aren't sure if you've mastered all of Snapchat's features, or you just want to see what all the fuss is about — this is for you. 

When you open the app, it will default to the back-facing camera.



Tapping on the big circle will take a picture. Holding down on the circle records a video (of max length 10 seconds).



Once you've taken the picture (or recorded the video), swipe left or right to scroll through and add a geofilter.



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The best and worst things you can order for lunch at 5 high street chains

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LONDON — Even with the best intentions, preparing a packed lunch for work every day is not easy.

The expense of takeout is generally the best motivation for packing a meal, but buying food in can also take a toll on your health.

In order to help navigate the often overwhelming number of lunch options on the high street, we asked clinical nutritionist and dietician Filip Koidis, of W1 Nutritionist, to find out the best and worst things you can order from five popular high street chains.

Scroll on for the results.

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BEST OPTIONS: Most salads, edamame beans, protein pots, crisped kale.

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Salads: "Fairly balanced nutritionally (300-450 calories, good amount of protein, low in fat) and good portions with clearly defined ingredients," Koidis said. "Dressing comes separately, which allows good control."

Snacks: "A good selection of high protein on-the-go snacks, from their egg and avocado protein pot to edamame beans — a perfect snacking option — to crisped kale, a great alternative for crisp lovers and a personal favourite (low saturated fat, low sugar, high in protein)."



WORST OPTIONS: Hot wraps, mac & cheese, 'healthy' drinks.

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Hot wraps: "Quite calorific with the vegetarian option containing more than half our daily salt requirements."

Mac & cheese: "Again calories can go up to 700, with more than half coming from saturated (bad) fats. In some options, saturated fats reach up to 90% of the daily intake requirements for a female (17.5g per portion with recommended daily intake being 20g)."

"Healthy" drinks: "Some of the seemingly healthy drinks (i.e almond protein smoothie) contain the same amount of calories as a meal (450 calories), 90% of which is derived from sugar."



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I drove the Ferrari 488 — and it's the coolest thing I've ever done

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There are two types of Ferraristi in the world: those who believe naturally-aspirated engines are the soul of the Prancing Horse, and those who embrace turbo as making the most of design brilliance emerging from Maranello.

I’m not a purist in that respect. Why head out to a video store for tradition’s sake, when you can get Netflix? And seriously, you’d be missing out big time.

Plenty of people are calling the 488 the best Ferrari ever. I’m not going to start a fight over that claim.

But when Ferrari’s much-loved 458 with its 425kW (570hp) V8 finally stood aside for the 488 with a turbo-charged V8, there were a few conniptions about giving the engine that tweak. Those with long memories, however, will recall the equally iconic F40 was a mid-engined turbo. It’s back to the future.

I’ve now driven two Ferraris with a turbo V8, the California T and now the 488, and loved them both for the slingshot capability the engine delivers. The 3902cc mid-engined 488 punched out 492kW (660hp), an 18% jump on the 458, with a maximum torque of 760Nm, up a whopping 41%, yet is a little kinder on the environment than its predecessor.

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That power will whiplash you to 100km/h in 3 seconds and – if you can – 200km/h in just 8.3 seconds via the 7-speed F1 dual-clutch transmission, with full throttle 0.8 seconds after pushing the pedal to the metal.

Top speed is 330km/h.

More importantly, improved braking takes 8% less distance to pull up.

The 488 beat the 458 Speciale by half a second on Ferrari’s Fiorano test track and if you were paying attention the other week, the #88 Maranello Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 set a lap time of 2m 02.861s around Mt Panorama before going on to win the Bathurst 12 Hour ahead of Bentley Continentals, Audi R8s, McLaren 650s, Lamborghinis and a gurgle of different Porsches.

The 488 GTB (“Gran Turismo Berlinetta”) is an elegant 2-seat homage to Ferrari’s history. It has curves like Sophia Loren, sweeping out over the engine, and a nod to the 308 in the way the side of the car is the cut-in along the door to the engine intake.

It keeps the 458’s lineage too, and manages to be both angular and sensual at the same time, like a gently rolling but powerful swell. It’s a design that embodies Apple’s knack for containing what’s required within a sophisticated shell. Ferrari says design changes such as the blown rear spoiler and enlarged active rear diffuser give the car up to 50% more downforce than a 458.

The large front-end dual grille hints at the million-dollar-looks-and-priced LaFerrari, and also reminds me of a whale shark feeding off Ningaloo Reef. This is a car that wants to suck in as many of life’s pleasures as possible.

Even as a middle-aged father of two, you can’t help but feel cool in a Ferrari, and know you’re going to be noticed. No other brand stands out like a Ferrari, but in this instance, I love how the understated “grigio medio” exterior tones things down and allows me to scoot about Sydney as inconspicuously as anyone in a $500,000 car with a throbbing V8 throb can.

The interior is elegant and clean and if it wasn’t for the leather trim and stitching, you’d pretty much feel like you’re in a race car, although the surprising roominess is part of the pleasure.

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The price starts at $470,000 (plus on-road costs), climbing to $625,000 if you add all the bells and whistles, which isn’t hard. And I know that at this price, you’re not short a quid, but most wealthy people I know still keep an eye on their cash and where it goes and the pricing on some of the Ferrari add-ons does raise an eyebrow.

Yes please to the $4,990 rear parking camera (the main thing you’ll see through the rear glass is the engine) and $2,550 front parking sensors (especially since they’re only $400 more than the embroidered floor mats), but skip the $2,100 “cavallino” (Ferrari horse) stitched into the headrest. Yes to the HELE (High Emotion Low Emissions) system, which promises to cut emissions in the city by up to 23%.

Apple CarPlay for $6,790? Well, what’s a few more grand between friends, although you already have bluetooth. Besides, turning up the sound system drowns out the engine – and where’s the fun in that? But if you want to, it has to be said the interior is impressively quiet with the windows up.

The grigio medio colour on my review car added around $21,000 to the bill.

So what’s it like to drive?

Brilliant and seductive, and just enough scary. This is an engine that feels like no tyres, even 20-inch Pirellis, are big enough to keep up with when it takes off. The 488 is as much wild brumby as Prancing Horse with exhilarating response all around. It can be pleasant around the city, but when in the right environment, opens up to challenge the driver and respond with alacrity. The engine is a Lorelei song that lures you in without realising just how close to danger you might be.

There’s enough tech in there, including the improved Side Slip Angle Control (SSC2) if you want to send $600,000 drifting with confidence as an amateur, to keep you safe, yet it’s a car that feels like it always has something more to give, just out of the reach of mere mortal drivers. Ferrari says you’ll get 12% more longitudinal acceleration out of corners using the SSC2, which now also controls the active dampers, assuming you’ve turned the “manettino” (little red lever) on the steering wheel to race or turned the traction control, F1-Trac, off altogether.

For the most part, it makes you feel like you’re cornering on fly paper, yet offers just enough hints about how fine the line of control really is.

I loved driving the 488 GTB, and loved how it made me feel. This is a car that fills you with adrenaline and a smile that lingers long after you’ve pressed the red button on the steering wheel to off and gone inside.

Ferrari Australia says that in recent years, the average age of its customers has dropped from over 50 to their mid-40s. Driving the 488, you can’t help feeling younger anyway. And way, way cooler.

* The Ferrari 488 GTB Business Insider drove came courtesy of Ferrari Australasia.

Here’s a look at it in detail.

The flared, sweeping rear flanks are incredibly sexy and focus your attention on the turbo-charged V8 in between them, under glass.



The front bonnet scoops set an arc line that continues the length of the car to the rear intake scallops



The 488's gently curving lines are reminiscent of the air flow off a plane wing



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FBI 'Gamergate' file says prosecutors declined to charge men who sent death threats — even when they confessed on video

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  • The FBI's "Gamergate" file identified at least four men who were responsible for sending dozens of death and rape threats to women who criticised video games.
  • They used 4chan and 8chan — websites linked to the distribution of child pornography — to organise their movement, the FBI says.
  • Two of the men confessed to FBI agents, yet neither were prosecuted.
  • The victims of Gamergate are frustrated and angry at the lack of action from prosecutors.

Brianna WuThe day before Halloween, FBI agents showed up at the home of a Massachusetts man linked to dozens of rape, bomb, and death threats targeting women involved in the video game scene. They believed he was a supporter of "Gamergate," the militant online movement that wants to end feminist criticism of video games.

The man, whose name was kept confidential by the FBI, confessed: He told the agents that he was a "tech guy," a qualified A++ coder, who played video games a lot and lived with his parents, according to a set of documents the FBI released on its investigation into Gamergate [PDF].

He told the agents that he hung out on 4chan, the notorious online image posting board which — according to the FBI documents — has a history of hosting child pornography. He admitted that he had mocked the women who were targets of Gamergate threats on 4chan, calling one of them "a professional victim who exaggerated the threats."

Then the agents showed him one of those threatening emails. The man said he had created a new email account specifically for the purpose of sending threats to Gamergate targets. He "admitted to sending the threatening email," the FBI wrote in its report, and he "understood the email 'looked really bad.'" Crucially, he also confessed that he knew it was a crime: The man "understood that it was a federal crime to send a threatening communication to anyone and will never do it again," the FBI wrote.

Yet despite all that — an email trail, a confession, and an admission from the suspect that knew he was breaking the law — the FBI let him go after the suspect said it was a "joke":

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The US Attorney's Office in Boston "declined prosecution of the matter," the FBI report states, adding, "USAO Boston declined prosecution without giving any explanation." The San Francisco office of the FBI, which was leading the investigation, did not have state jurisdiction in Massachusetts and felt it could not pursue charges locally. In conclusion, "It is requested that this investigation be administratively closed due to lack of leads," the unnamed FBI agent on the case wrote.

A spokesperson for the US Attorney in Boston declined to comment when reached by Business Insider.

9 months of insanity

For about nine months between the end of 2014 and summer 2015, Gamergate targeted women — and a small number of men — whom the movement believed were critics of video games. The women received dozens of scary late night phone calls, threatening social media posts, doxxing attempts, identity thefts, and in one case a successful "swatting" hoax that sent five police officers to a Washington State home to investigate a false report of a hostage situation. The threats came from mostly male gamers who believe that feminism is damaging video games. 

If the idea that women should not be allowed to criticise games strikes you as bizarre, you're right. It is bizarre. You can read some background on it here.

Yet for several months the video game world — which is massive — became obsessed with the idea that women might ruin the future of games by persuading game studios to abandon sexy female characters or tone down the default machismo of male characters. It is difficult to estimate just how big the Gamergate movement really was, but at its height 2 million tweets were sent using the term "Gamergate." About 10,000 different users discussed Gamergate on Reddit.

'I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood'

Anita Sarkeesian 2013Gamergate's anonymous rape, death, and bomb threats were intended as a form of punishment for women who published criticism of video games. The perpetrators used fictitious screen names and hid their internet activity behind multiple proxy servers, which make it nearly impossible to identify a user, the FBI file says. To get a taste of just how bad it was, one of the victims, blogger Anita Sarkeesian, created this Tumblr post showing the dozens of sexually harassing messages she received in response to a tweet complaining about the sheer volume of sexually harassing messages she previously received. (Sarkeesian did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.)

Other victims were "doxxed" (had their personal identifying information published on the internet) and their phone numbers published widely to hostile web forums, forcing them to change phone numbers. One woman, a female executive at Intel who had led a program to support women in the video game business, found that her social security number had been stolen and used in an attempt to fraudulently open a bank account, the FBI wrote in its file.

A bomb threat phoned into Utah State University forced Sarkeesian, the blogger, to cancel a lecture she was scheduled to give there. "I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs," the attacker said in an email sent to university officials before the event. "I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America."

A confession on video — yet no charges are brought

The FBI identified a potential suspect in that case, too, and even obtained a photo of him. But the FBI's Gamergate investigation file — released after a Freedom of Information request — indicates that officers ultimately failed to talk to him after one witness was unsure that the photo was clear enough to make a positive ID.

The FBI also identified a third suspect — by name, email, and physical address — whom agents believed was a Gamergate ringleader who organised attacks on 4chan and 8chan. Those image boards were also used as platforms for distributing child pornography, the FBI said in its file. But the file has no indication that the FBI pursued that lead either.

A fourth suspect was recorded on video and audio by the FBI confessing to making 40 to 50 threatening calls, and yet no charges were brought, the file says.

anita sarkeesianThe release of the FBI's Gamergate file in January provided a treasure trove of information on the real scope of the insanity that seemed to overcome the gamer community in late 2014 and early 2015. Its publication has been welcome by Gamergate supporters, who believe it proves their innocence: The threats were investigated and no charges were brought, they say. The threats were also obviously fake, at least to people who hang out on gamer chat forums. A bomb threat emailed in an attempt to shut down a feminist event at Utah State University said the bomber had "9000" bombs, for instance. Some threats also repeatedly misspelled Gamergate. And after the police investigated, events went ahead and no real violence actually emerged, Gamergate supporters say.

Gamergate supporters also argue that because some of the threats were organised on a website called SomethingAwful.com, and not "their" websites, this proves Gamergate was cleared of any wrongdoing.

'All this report does for me is show how little the FBI cared about the investigation.'

The victims, unsurprisingly, feel differently.

Brianna Wu, the CEO of the Giant Spacekat game studio, was the target of more than 100 death threats during a nine-month period, she told the FBI and multiple media sources. She received so many hostile messages that she hired staff to document them, and at one point moved out of her house to live in a hotel. She is so angry at the FBI's inactivity that she is now running for Congress in the Massachusetts 8th District on a platform of reforming the law to better prevent online harassers.

"All this report does for me is show how little the FBI cared about the investigation. I’m fairly livid,"she told Heat Street.

Warning: Some of the language used in these threats is graphic and upsetting.

Here, Business Insider publishes a digest of the FBI's Gamergate memos, with notations in roughly chronological order. If you want to get an idea of just how bad Gamergate was, or you want to decide for yourself whether the FBI handled the threats properly, keep scrolling.↓

The anarchy started in spring 2014, when a bomb threat was emailed to officials holding an event at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. This threat probably relates to Anita Sarkeesian's appearance at the Game Developers Choice Awards in March 2014.



October 11, 2014: A victim in Arlington, Massachusetts — probably Brianna Wu — was doxxed. "After her address was made public several death threats followed," the FBI agent writes.



October 11, 2015: A friend of a video game journalist tells the FBI that the writer is "personally terrified" of being doxxed by Gamergate supporters using the site SomethingAwful.com. This person is also receiving threats, and is able to identify the suspects to the FBI.



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The 30 best people in advertising to follow on Twitter

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#AdvertisingTwitter can sometimes seem like a desolate land. The majority of marketers and ad execs either aren't signed up to the service or only use it to retweet nice things about themselves or their company. 

That's why we pull together an annual list of the best people in advertising and marketing to follow on Twitter.

These are the executives we believe provide the most value with tweets that are insightful, offer useful information, give us an inside look at their company, or simply make us laugh. They may not necessarily work in an agency but what they have to share provides value for the whole of the advertising community. 

Methodology: We've weighted our rankings using a (not entirely mathematical) scale of how often the user tweets, how often they engage with other Twitter users, and whether the majority of those tweets tend to be useful/opinionated/funny or simply brighten people's Twitter feeds day to day.

30. The Agency Review

Handle: @TheAgencyReview

Occupation: Informational account

Why: Reviews and summarizes books about the advertising industry, so you know what's worth reading and what isn't.

Sample tweet: 

 



29. Lindsay Pattison

Handle: @lindsaymaxus

Occupation: CEO of Maxus Worldwide

Why: Pattison uses Twitter to promote talent diversity in the advertising industry.

Sample tweet: 



28. Douchebag Strategist

Handle: @douchebagstrat

Occupation: Comedy Account

Why: Satirical quotes of jargon you would hear in an agency pitch or at the Cannes Lions advertising festival.

Sample tweet:



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6 unhealthy foods you might be craving for breakfast and what you should try instead

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Eating a healthy breakfast packed with nutrients sets you up for a good day.

But it's not uncommon to wake up hungry, and craving something that's not good for you — like a doughnut or a bagel.

Luckily, there are plenty of healthy breakfast foods you can swap out for the unhealthy ones. You'll get a similar taste, but much more nutritional value.

Keep scrolling to see some suggestions.

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Rye bread has complex carbs that keep you full longer.



Plain yogurt has a lot less sugar than flavored yogurt.



Whole wheat pancakes are packed with fiber.



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We tried MealPal, the subscription service that offers daily lunches for under $6

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MealPal, a monthly lunch subscription service, just expanded to London — its first city outside the US.

MealPal lets users select and pick up a daily lunch from a variety of participating restaurants. The monthly price of $119 (without tax), covers lunch Monday through Friday — which means each meal costs less than $6. 

Founded in Miami in January 2016, the service has expanded to Boston, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. In London, where over 150 restaurants have signed on, each meal costs either £4.80 ($6) or £4.39 ($5.50), depending on the plan you choose.

The service was founded by the same team behind ClassPass, a startup that gives customers access to a selection of fitness classes in a particular city for a flat fee. (MealPal was called MealPass until it rebranded in September 2016.)

On February 15, the company announced that it raised $15 million (£12 million) in VC funding.

Now that MealPal has added so many restaurants for users to choose from — over 600 New York City restaurants participate — the options can get overwhelming. So  the team launched what it calls a "Tinder for food" function in September 2016. Users can now swipe right or left on 100 ingredients they like or dislike, and the app's bot will recommend meals based on those preferences.

I tried the service for a week when it launched last year (before the new update). Here's what happened.

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I was instructed to log on between 7 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. before each lunchtime to select my lunch and set a pick-up time. (The update now lets users choose lunch starting at 5 p.m.)



To find my first meal, I filtered by location, which narrowed my options to 10 restaurants within a three-block radius of the Business Insider office (MealPal has since added dozens more). I chose pulled pork sliders from The Hog Pit.



On Monday, I ventured outside to pick up my food, which felt strange since I often bring my lunch.



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These are all the coolest features on the Ferrari 488 GTB (RACE)

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Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or "GT" cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

Of these three, without question the most important for Ferrari's reputation are the sports cars. The only things more important are Ferrari's Formula One race cars, but they are squarely beasts of the track. The road cars define the critical fantasies that animate the brand, that evoke its deep history, and that provoke sane people to part with hundreds of thousands of dollars for the privilege of being what Ferrari calls a "client."

And among the road cars, the sports cars rule.

But while Ferrari calls them sports cars, nobody else does. We call them supercars, for good reason.

Until 2015, Ferrari could claim that its core supercar, the 458 Italia, was indeed the finest car ever made by human hands.

"What a machine!" enthused former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson when he hooned a 458 around the track.

The late, great 458

The 458 was the peak achievement of Ferrari's commitment, decades old, to the mid-engine, naturally aspirated V8 sports cars. It began, effectively, with the 308 in the mid-1970s (the "Magnum, P.I." Ferrari) and extended to the 458 in the second decade of the 21st century.

And it was served on a rosso corsa platter that the Ferrari lover craves beyond sexiness and speed: sound. The flat-crank V8 produced and otherworldly scream at its redline, like a wild thing torn from a wild place and barely domesticated behind the driver's head. The sound was the sound of fear and pleasure and raw life raised to type of brutal art. The sort of thing that Ferrari does so, so well.

The 458 was also gorgeous, sleek, and fine-boned but intensely purposeful. I've had my eardrums blown out by them at pit stops on racetracks, and I have still always, always been in love with those lines. You have your drive-for-your-life cars and your die-behind-the-wheel cars, and, given a choice, I would perish dashingly and with a smile in a 458.

Enter the 488 GTB (it stands for "Gran Turismo Berlinetta") and the dawn of a new age in Maranello, Ferrari's home in Italy. It was necessary. A 570-horsepower V8 that sucks in air and uses that process of transforming gasoline into velocity is a politically unpalatable dinosaur, so the 458 had to be retired.

And so Ferrari replaced it with a 661-horsepower turbocharged V8.

Ferrari hasn't done turbos in this type of car since the 1980s with the F40, so there was concern, possibly even overt panic, among the Ferraristi.

You might be wondering how the Great Shift is going. Well, Ferrari kindly let us borrow a $360,000 488 GTB for a few days. We adored the car. Here are its best features.

Photos by Hollis Johnson, unless otherwise credited.

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THE COLOR: The color is new: "Rosso Corsa Metallizzato," which is Ferrari red with what appears to be a touch of orange. It's a $12,500 option.



The 488 isn't a major departure from the 458, seen here. But Ferrari's in-house designers made a few tweaks.



The family of mid-engine Ferrari sports cars, starting with the 308 GTB on the far left and moving through the 348, the 360, and the 458.



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This little device is the cheapest, fastest cloud storage you can buy

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Mainstream cloud services from companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Dropbox are great.

You don't have to worry about a physical hard drive cluttering your workspace or having to carry it around. All your stuff is in the "cloud," which you can access from any device with an internet connection. 

Yet, a startup called Lima proposes you keep your physical hard drive – or actually go out and buy one – and turn it into your own, personal cloud.

The Lima device plugs into your WiFi router, and you plug your hard drive into the Lima device. And just like that, you have your own little server farm!

It might seem pricey at $129, but it's actually a much better deal than any of the mainstream cloud services.

Check it out:

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Lima says it takes 10 minutes to set up, but I found it look less time than that.

I simply downloaded the app on my computer, created an account, plugged the Lima into power, connected it in to my WiFi router with the included Ethernet cable, and connected an external hard drive to the Lima via USB. The app found the Lima device and hard drive automatically.



The Lima worked like any other USB stick or hard drive I plug into my computer, except my hard drive was connected to my WiFi router, out of the way and out of sight.

I could click and drag files, pictures, and videos that I wanted to back up into the Lima.



Why use Lima instead of connecting a hard drive directly to your WiFi router?

You can plug in a hard drive to your WiFi router, but it's not as easy to set up as Lima. As I mentioned above, setting up Lima was incredibly easy.

On top of that, Lima's mobile app lets you access your files from mobile devices. It's possible without Lima, but, again, it's simply not as easy.



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