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TL;DR If you love cappuccinos, you need a great milk frother. After much research and testing, we found that the Stainless Steel HIC Milk Frother is the best you can buy.

It's never been easier to make a perfect cup of coffee at home, but you need the right equipment to do it. If you're a big fan of cappuccinos and lattes with splendid milk foam, you're going to want a great milk frother in your collection of coffee-making products. 

We've researched dozens of milk frothers and tested a few of them ourselves to find the best milk frothers you can buy.

There are many different kinds of milk frothers: manual, stationary electric, and handheld electric ones.

We first tried the handheld electric ones, because they were relatively cheap. However, the handheld electric ones rarely delivered on their promise of making milk creamy and frothy. Many of them also involve batteries, which can be expensive and annoying to constantly replace. As such, we haven't included any of those frothers in this guide.

There are plenty of stationary electric milk frothers that you plug into your wall that will also produce excellent foamy milk, and we've put the best ones in this guide. However, the best electric milk frothers are significantly more expensive than handheld electronic ones and manual ones.

After much testing, our best experience has been with manual milk frothers that cost less than $20. Since there's no electricity involved, you do have to froth the milk yourself by pumping the milk full of air inside the jug. You also have to heat the milk after you've frothed it, but you'll have more control over how hot it gets. Even though there is more work involved with manual milk frothers, you'll get the best results for the least amount of money.

We've included two great manual milk frothers as our topic picks for most people, but if you're dead set on having an electric milk frother, we've got you covered with three great options ranging in price from about $40 to $130.

Although the Stainless Steel HIC Milk Creamer Frother is our top pick, for various reasons laid out in the slides below, you should also consider the Bodum Latteo Milk Frother, the Breville Milk Cafe Milk Frother, the Nespresso Aeroccino Electric Milk Frother, and the Epica Automatic Electric Milk Frother.

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The best milk frother overall

Why you'll love it: The Stainless Steel HIC Milk Creamer Frother whips up your milk for a beautiful foamy cappuccino or iced drink for less than $20.

You don't have to pay a fortune to enjoy a frothy, foamy cappuccino at home. The Stainless Steel HIC Milk Creamer Frother costs less than $20, but it produces the best milk foam of any milk frother we've tested.

It's frequently recommended by reviewers as the best manual milk frother. Websites like Your Best Coffee Machine, Heavy, and Milk Frother Judge all recommend the HIC Milk Creamer Frother. Many buyers on Amazon argue that it's often more effective than expensive electric ones.

The most well-loved feature of this simple manual milk frother is just how easy it is to clean. Many expensive electric milk frothers involve multiple parts that you have to wash and clean regularly. With the HIC frother, you just scrub out the stainless steel jug with soap and water after every use and then wash the lid and mesh pump part.

Its stainless steel design is also durable, so you don't have to worry about it breaking like you would with a glass manual milk frother. 

I've made cappuccinos at home every day for the past three years with a Bialetti Stovetop Espresso Maker and the Stainless Steel HIC Milk Creamer Frother, and this milk frother has never failed me. 

It's all about the technique. I typically pour cold milk into the frother, froth it for 1-2 minutes, let it sit for a minute to thicken up, pour it into my ceramic milk pitcher, and heat it in the microwave for 45 seconds. The milk froth grows creamier and frothier as it heats until it's perfect for pouring over the espresso I have in my coffee mug. I've also used it to make frothy milk for iced drinks.

The best part about this stainless steel, manual milk frother is that it is very inexpensive. While all the stationary electric milk frothers in this guide cost $40 to $130, the manual HIC milk frother costs less than $20.

Pros: It's cheap, easy to use, simple to clean, consistently makes great foamy milk, works with any kind of milk, and it froths cold milk for iced drinks

Cons: You have to heat the milk after you froth it

Buy the Stainless Steel HIC Milk Creamer Frother on Amazon for $16.65 [You save $10.34]

The second-best manual milk frother

Why you'll love it: The Bodum Latteo Milk Frother looks good on your kitchen counter and it makes excellent frothy milk for less than $20.

If you want a more stylish looking manual milk frother, the Bodum Latteo is the one for you. It's made of borosilicate glass instead of stainless steel, so you can even pop the glass carafe into the microwave when you're done frothing the cold milk.

Bodum is a well-known brand that also makes French Press coffee makers, so you know its products are trustworthy. The tech and reviews site Heavy recommends the Bodum Latteo Milk Frother as one of the best ones you can buy, and many buyers on Amazon say it's much better than any electric milk frother they've tried.

Just like the HIC Milk Frother, the Bodum model is very easy to clean. You simply wash the glass carafe like you would any other glass and scrub the lid and mesh pump clean. In comparison, many expensive electric milk frothers involve multiple parts that you have to wash and clean, which is a real hassle. 

The only downside with Bodum's glass design is that you have to be more careful with it. The HIC milk frother is made of stainless steel, so it won't break under most conditions, but this glass one could shatter. The glass is strong, so you shouldn't have problems, though.

To use Bodum's manual milk frother, you just have to follow the same technique we described for the HIC milk frother. Pour cold milk into the frother, froth it for 1-2 minutes, let it sit for a minute to thicken up, and heat it in the microwave for 45 seconds using the glass carafe the milk is in.

The milk froth grows creamier and frothier as it heats until it's perfect for pouring over the espresso in your coffee mug. You can also use it to make frothy milk for iced drinks.

Bodum's Latteo milk frother is a steal for less than $20 — especially when you compare it to the stationary electric milk frothers in this guide, which cost $40 to $130.

Pros: Glass design helps you see frothing progress, easy to clean, simple to use, consistently makes great foamy milk, works with any kind of milk, and it froths cold milk for iced drinks

Cons: You have to heat the milk after you froth it and glass is breakable

Buy the Bodum Latteo Milk Frother on Amazon for $17.96 [You save $18.04]

The best expensive electric milk frother

Why you'll love it: The Breville Milk Cafe Milk Frother is the cream of the crop with its easy-to-clean design and thick milk foam production.

If you're dead serious about the milk foam on your morning latte and you're not afraid of dropping more than $100 on a fancy milk frother, the Breville Milk Cafe is the best one you can buy.

Reviewers across the web agree that Breville's milk frother is the best expensive electric one you can buy. Heavy, Milk Frother Judge, Latte Art Guide, Coffee Gear at Home, and Espresso Gusto all highly recommend the Breville Milk Cafe frother. User reviews on Amazon are very favorable as well. 

The most popular feature of the Breville Milk Cafe is that you can customize the exact temperature, type of foam, and amount of foam you want to create. Its circular dial lets you easily set the milk temperature from cold to 160 degrees Fahrenheit. A spinning magnetized disk creates the foam and induction heating warms the milk.

The stainless steel jug is easy to clean because it separates from the heating base. You can even pop it in the dishwasher for cleaning. Breville's Milk Cafe produces enough milk foam for three big cups of coffee, too, which is excellent if you have a family (or just like lots of foam).

Reviewers are in love with this milk frother's ability to make hot chocolate, too. All you have to do is toss some chocolate into the milk as it heats and froths to make decadent hot chocolate. 

Unlike manual frothers, the Breville heats the milk as it froths it up into foam, so there's no extra step. Many reviewers like the no-fuss process: You pour milk in and turn it on — done! According to reviewers, it's also quite durable, unlike other electric milk frothers.

The only downside is that it costs $129.95, making it $113.30 more than our top pick, the manual stainless steel HIC milk frother.

Pros: Easy to use, great milk foam production, heats the milk for you, simple to clean, and you can make hot chocolate with it, too

Cons: Very expensive

Buy the Breville BMF600XL Milk Cafe Milk Frother on Amazon for $129.95 [You save $20.04]

The White House on Monday hosted the 139th annual Easter Egg Roll, which was expected to include some 18,000 (wooden) eggs and at least 21,000 guests on the South Lawn.

This year's Easter Egg Roll will be smaller than those of past years (35,000 people attended the Obamas' final event). President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their 11-year-old son, Barron, who lives in New York City with the first lady, hosted kids and costumed characters at the executive mansion.

The event— which has been described as the "Super Bowl of White House social events"— is an early test for Melania Trump, whose office is responsible for organizing the day.

There were signs that planning for it got off to a rocky start when, in February, the wooden-egg manufacturer, Wells Wood Turning, tweeted a reminder of the deadline for ordering the commemorative eggs.

"It's the single most high-profile event that takes place at the White House each year, and the White House and the first lady are judged on how well they put it on," Melinda Bates, who organized all eight White House Easter Egg Rolls under President Bill Clinton, told The New York Times the week before the event.

"I'm really concerned for the Trump people, because they have failed to fill some really vital posts, and this thing is all hands on deck," Bates said.

See how the Trump's Egg Roll turned out:

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"Looking forward to hosting the annual Easter Egg Roll at the @WhiteHouse on Monday!" Melania Trump said on Instagram on Friday.

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The first lady addressed the crowd from the Truman balcony on Monday.

President Trump spoke to the crowd alongside the White House Easter Bunny.

Some of the biggest cities in the US are actually quite affordable. But there are other places where a $75,000 salary — that's about $15,000 more than the US median income — won't cut it.

That's according to GOBankingRates' latest report on the income needed to live comfortably in the 50 biggest cities in America. GOBankingRates defined living comfortably as earning an income that allows for 50% necessary spending, 30% discretionary spending, and 20% savings.

To find out where you need a salary higher than $75,000 to live by the 50-30-20 budget, Business Insider filtered GOBankingRates' data on the 50 most populous US cities.

The income needed for each city was determined by monthly expenses — housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, and health insurance — for a single person. GoBankingRates multiplied the total monthly cost of necessities for each city by 12 to get the annual cost. To live by the 50-30-20 rule, a person would need to earn twice as much as their expenses, so GoBankingRates doubled the total cost of necessities to arrive at the total recommended income for each city.

Below, check out the 11 places where you need to make more than $75,000 to live comfortably, including some of the nation's most popular cities like New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. For context, we've also included how much the median household actually earns in each location.

SEE ALSO: California may be the most desirable place to live in the US, but employers can't recruit 'high-performers' thanks to insane housing prices

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Seattle

Population: 668,342

Income needed: $75,283

Median income: $70,594

Honolulu

Population: 350,399

Income needed: $75,698

Median income: $74,460

Miami

Population: 430,332

Income needed: $75,891

Median income: $31,051

4DX combines motion, fog, rain, lightning, scent, wind, and other elements to basically make you feel like you’re living a movie along with the characters. The technology has been around since 2009, but it's getting bigger and spreading to more theaters across the US. For now, you can catch a 4DX screening at nine theaters in the US. 

I watched "The Fate of the Furious" in 4DX to tell the world what it's like. 

And it's overwhelming at first. Imagine Star Tours at Disney World, but for two and a half hours. And with Vin Diesel, The Rock, Jason Statham, and the "Fast and Furious""family."

When the seats first started moving and vibrating, I was rolling my eyes. And also thinking about which bag I wanted to throw up in. But after about a half-hour into “The Fate of the Furious,“ the movements felt right, and not sudden or abnormal. 

I wanted to go into this experience blind. My expectations were exceeded. I thought teverything would be more subtle. Like the movie itself, 4DX is anything but subtle. It is exactly like a thrill ride. So if those make you vomit, maybe stick to a relaxed, regular movie. 

Because “The Fate of the Furious” relies so much on action that the 4DX seats can easily emulate, it was the perfect movie for it. A movie like “La La Land”? Not so much.

Here's what it was like to see "The Fate of the Furious" in 4DX:

SEE ALSO: Why 'Fast and Furious' fans will love 'Fate of the Furious,' even though it makes no sense

Before you enter the theater, there’s a (long) warning.

I’m probably the only person who has ever read the whole thing. I thought it was a bit dramatic, but I would soon be proved wrong.

One perk to the "you must be this high to ride" rule? No small kids talking during your movie.

If there were scents during this movie, I definitely didn't notice them.

Everything around us is becoming connected. As a result, we are seeing shifts in investments and returns. There is already a great demand for network expansion, cyber security and insurance. And generally, the prices of hardware will fall as IoT becomes less of a novelty.

All of this opens up a huge opportunity for everyone to make and save a lot of money. We will invest $6 trillion in IoT between 2015 and 2020, which will yield $12.6 trillion ROI over the next decade. Enterprise will make up the majority of the investment dollars, followed by government and consumer.

BI Intelligence has created a slide deck exploring the most disruptive trends in IoT. To get a more detailed view of the progression, landscape and projections of the Internet of Everything, access the complete slide deck by clicking here.

Some of the topics covered include:

• The market drivers for the IoT.
• Forecasts for the IoT market.
• A breakdown of how many industries are utilizing IoT devices.
• A look at how governments are using the IoT to revolutionize their cities and defense.
• An examination of the smart home and connected car market.
• And much more.

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Slow cookers are as popular today as they were when they were first introduced in the 1970s.

Brands like Crock Pot quickly became household names, and the kitchen gadget is now a staple in home cooking, especially for busy families. They are easy to use, and can help you have a meal ready and waiting at the end of a long work day. Even better? You can have a sweet treat waiting for you at the end of a long work day. 

A slow cooker's best quality is its versatility. While it's mostly known for making winter comforts like chili, pot roasts, and soups, it can also make your favorite desserts. 

Here are 17 baked goods to make in your slow cooker. 

Brownies

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Apple crisp

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Monkey bread

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Sometimes, it's just time to move on from your job.

You could be unhappy with your work or company. You could just want something more out of your career.

Either way, there's no sense in sticking with something that's become a bad fit. You don't have to quit right away, but it's probably time to start looking for something else.

Or, if you're not sure whether or not it's time to go, you could learn from the real life experiences of others.

Business Insider spoke with people from a variety of fields who have all, in the past, decided to leave their jobs and move on to something new.

Here's what they had to say about quitting and pursuing a different path:

SEE ALSO: 6 sentences your employees don't want to hear

1. 'I wasn't going to learn anything further'

If your job feels way too easy, you might see that as a good thing — at first.

However, if you're really not learning anything new at work, then you're job is definitely not enough for you anymore. Stagnation is more insidious than an obvious issue, like having a bad boss. Still, it can hamper your career over time if you don't do anything to combat it.

"When I started my career, I worked for a large, well-known company," said talent management solutions provider Cornerstone OnDemand's COO Kirsten Helvey. "At around the five-year mark, I had a gut feeling that no matter how long I stayed, I wasn't going to learn anything further. That realization left me feeling extremely insecure, but I forced myself to find confidence by making a drastic decision: I quit, packed my bags, and moved across the country to California. It was one of the scariest and most insecure moments of my life."

Helvey said that she went from working in a management position to serving food and drinks and running errands. However, the risk eventually paid off. She ultimately joined a tech start-up as employee number 30 and said that she has "never doubted that decision" she made to shake things up.

2. 'My body would physically react, my stomach churning'

Amber Sutton, a former NASA employee, said that she would finish a project and find herself bored. However, she was still reluctant to quit, so she decided to transfer to DC for a change of pace.

"After switching departments and cities, the first major sign hit when I'd engage in conversation regarding retirement with my coworkers," Sutton said. "My body would physically react, my stomach churning, at the thought of being in my current position until retirement. As amazing as NASA was, I was dissatisfied, which was a huge sign that I needed to figure out what I wanted to, not just how to pay the bills. I was in a new city with no friends and had to build my life from here. I wasn't getting excited to wake up and go work at NASA every day because my passions didn't align with what I was doing there."

She said she finally realized that she really wanted to be around animals, which led her to ultimately leave her job to open two canine daycare Dogtopia franchises.

"I don't get sick thinking about retirement and I go to work smiling every day, surrounded by lovable pups," Sutton said.

3. 'I was bored'

"I held my last position for eight years," said Anna Burke, vice president of marketing at employee engagement platform HighGround. "I loved the company, the culture, and the professional experiences it afforded me. But, there came a time when I was feeling stagnant. I was bored more often than not and started to feel drained by an increasing amount of internal politics. I had outgrown my position and there wasn't an opportunity for advancement. I knew it was time to move on. I tried not to let emotions get in the way and focus on the potential opportunities that lay ahead of me."

The billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen has set sail on his $590 million luxury yacht, Rising Sun, and as usual, he has a ton of boldface names with him, including the Obamas.

The 74-year-old mogul is known for cruising the high seas with celebrity guests. This time, he was joined by Barack and Michelle Obama, who were vacationing with Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen, and Tom Hanks.

Last year, Karlie Kloss, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Mariah Carey were all pictured aboard the 454-foot megayacht.

Aly Weisman contributed reporting to an earlier version of this post.

SEE ALSO: The Obamas have been on a tropical tour since leaving the White House — here's where they've been so far

This is David Geffen. He's a founder of DreamWorks SKG, Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and DGC Records. He's worth $7.4 billion.

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Geffen owns Rising Sun, a 454-foot megayacht that was originally built for Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

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Geffen bought a half-share in Ellison's yacht in 2007, then another half in 2010, for a total of $590 million.

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Waking up can be tough, but it doesn't have to be if you're listening to the right tunes.

INSIDER reached out to Spotify to find the best songs to help you get up in the morning. The streaming site previously partnered with music psychologist David M. Greenberg to identify the ultimate "Wake Up" playlist.

According to Greenberg, there are three things you should look for in songs to help you wake up in the morning.

• They should be songs that build. Songs that start gently, even if it's for a few seconds — as opposed to songs which start too vigorously — help you wake up gradually. 
• They should be positive. Greenberg says positive lyrics help get you "out of a grumpy state and shift towards a feel-good attitude." They help you become motivated for the day ahead.
• They should have strong beats. According to the study, songs which emphasize beats two and four of a measure with a beat per minute of 100-130 will help put you in a good mood.

So which songs fit the following criteria? Ditch your regular old alarm and keep reading to see which tunes you should be listening to in the morning.

20. "Hit the Quan"— iLoveMemphis

"Hit the Quan" was iLoveMemphis's debut single released in 2015. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

You can listen to it here.

19. "Warm Blood"— Carly Rae Jepsen

"Warm Blood" was featured on Jepsen's third album, "Emotion." It was the second single released off the album following "All That."

You can listen to "Warm Blood" here. 

18. "Reflections"— MisterWives

"Reflections" was the debut single from MisterWives.

You can listen to "Reflections" here.

You likely already know about the Olsen twins and their younger sister Elizabeth, as well as Dave and James Franco or Luke and Owen Wilson. And you've already learned about all the celebrity pairs that are best friends, but there are quite a few famous faces that you probably didn't know were related. 

They're the real deal too, unlike Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner, who are only related through divorced marriages. 

Here are 41 celebrities you never knew were related. 

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Actress Jessica Capshaw is director Steven Spielberg's stepdaughter.

The "Grey's Anatomy" actress didn't exactly grow up with Steven Spielberg, but since her mother married him in 1991, they've gotten close. With such a big name in the industry, you'd think that he was to thank for her start, but according to her, it wasn't so easy.

"In a lot of ways it was actually not helpful to have famous parents because there is definitely a very human feeling of, 'Well, when you come from all that, who wants to see that girl succeed.' You want to see the underdog succeed, the girl who spent her last two dollars on the bus ticket," she said in an interview with USA Today.

Singer Lily and "Game of Thrones" actor Alfie Allen are siblings.

Talent clearly runs in the family seeing as she's a famous singer and he's made waves as Theon Greyjoy on "Game of Thrones." Like most siblings, they seem to have a love-hate relationship. 

The singer once wrote a song about her brother needing to get a job and several years later slammed "Game of Thrones" during a Reddit AMA saying that she was offered a incestuous cameo to play his sister on screen. Alfie then denied that fact.  

"The only thing I'm going to say on that is that it's not true," he said to Vulture. "And also that Gemma Whalen was always their first choice for the part. And she's fantastic. And that's the one thing I’m going to say about that."

Since then he's "banned" her from discussing the show at all. 

Jenny and Melissa McCarthy are cousins.

The famous actresses may share a last name, but many never made the connection. Jenny has even shared a throwback picture of the two of them when they were children. 

The actresses might be in the same business, but their careers haven't overlapped and the two don't seem to be very close. Melissa, for example, didn't attend Jenny's wedding back in 2014. That might have something to do with a rumor claiming that Jenny thought her cousin needed to lose weight to make it in Hollywood, even though Jenny firmly denies it. 

"There is a crazy story going around that I once told my cousin, Melissa, that she would have to lose weight in order to get into show business. Nothing could be further from the truth," Jenny told PEOPLE. 

Raising kids gets expensive, and quickly. 

The average American family pays over $11,000 just in the first year of a child's life, and nearly $250,000 by the time they're 18. And while most of the incurred expenses prove worthwhile, not every toy, class, or experience warrants its price tag. 

So how can you decipher when it's worth it to splurge?

Business Insider asked parents with children of all ages to weigh in on the financial side of having kids. 

Not every parent went into their reasoning, but every family is different, and it makes sense that every expense would be valued differently, too.

Below, we've anonymously included 16 things they say are totally worth the cash:

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Care

• "A good babysitter [or] a regular part-time nanny for both working and stay-at-home parents is so worth the investment in your time and sanity. I've seen parents struggle through with two-hour windows of time away from their kids here and there, (it's hardly enough time to go grocery shopping, let alone shower and go for a run) or evenings where you don't get your first alone time until 9:40 at night. Having help five to 10 hours a week to pick up from school and help with dinner, tubs, and the occasional load of laundry is priceless." 

• Orthodontics

• "Life insurance gives me peace of mind knowing if something happened to me or my partner, there would be financial resources available to help care for our kids."

• "Child care.It is expensive, but well worth the cost for me to know that my child is getting great care in an environment that encourages her development. As a parent, that is pretty priceless."

"I used to think child care was just a fancy babysitting service. My daughter and son are exposed to many more activities and peers than their stay-at-home cousins. When we're all together the differences are quite clear."

Experiences

• "I think it's worth it to spend on a few well-chosen extracurricular activities. My son does fencing and takes music lessons. I think these are worthwhile because they teach him focus and help him learn different skills and interests."

• Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts

• Summer camp

• Music lessons

• Family vacations

Baby gear

• A breast pump."It gave me more freedom as a mom, and I couldn't have continued working (and earning for my family) without it."

• Nursing pillow

• Good bottles

• A baby bouncer

• A decent mattress

Lima is a gorgeous city. It sits along the western coast of Peru, its beaches kissed by the Pacific Ocean.

It's no surprise that Lima is known for ceviche — a dish that consists of fresh, raw seafood that's cured in citrus juice, mixed with raw red onion, and bolstered by aji chilies (a spicy pepper similar to a Fresno chili).

It's a dish that brings together much of what defines Peruvian cuisine.

Ceviche is a great representation of Peru's vast ecological diversity. There's the Andean region, which stretches above the clouds (and provides starchy potatoes); the coastal regions, teeming with fresh seafood; and vast stretches in between.

Central Restaurante, the No. 5 restaurant in the world according to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, takes the concept of representing Peru's bio-diversity to a far more serious extreme. Perhaps you saw the restaurant featured in the latest season of "Chef's Table" on Netflix? 

Whether you did or not doesn't matter — I ate at Central a few weeks ago while on vacation in Peru, and I'm here to tell you what that bizarre experience was like.

SEE ALSO: Netflix's best food show is back — here's why you should be watching 'Chef's Table'

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Central is in one of the fanciest neighborhoods in Lima: Miraflores.

Miraflores is a gorgeous neighborhood that sits alongside the Pacific Ocean. Apartment buildings and corporate offices overlook the water, while tourists and locals shop and eat below. 

Among the Brooks Brothers and Chili's outlets (really!) is the subtle visage of Central, on a side street tucked a few blocks from the ocean. There's no huge sign, no menu out front — you can only tell you're in the right place because of an employee out front who's looking for you. 

Oh, and there was a ridiculously fancy car parked out front. That was another good sign.

It's literally blocks from the Pacific Ocean.

I'd strongly suggest a jaunt along the waterfront before heading to Central. It's a gorgeous view, and certainly part of the joy of visiting Central — you're right there! It seems foolish not to enjoy the waterfront first.

When we entered Central and were seated, the first thing I noticed is how open and bright the dining room and kitchen are. I could see directly into the open kitchen whenever I wanted.

Even though Central is outrageously expensive, and even though it's rated as one of the best restaurants in the world, there's little pretension in the experience. Our waiter was friendly, happy to joke about the somewhat-ludacrous eating experience we were having. That's a far cry from places like Masa and Eleven Madison Park, to say nothing of supper club steakhouses, which traffic in pretension and pomp. 

Half the fun of reading is talking about what books make you think, feel, and learn with friends and coworkers.

But that conversation will be a lot more interesting if you're reading the same thing.

We went through the top 50 Amazon bestsellers and grabbed 10 of the most popular, critically acclaimed books on the site across a variety of genres. We skipped children's books and super-niche reads.

Amazon's list is updated hourly, and every single one also happens to appear on the New York Time bestseller list.

So you can be sure someone will want to talk about it.

SEE ALSO: 10 books Justin Trudeau thinks everyone should read

'Milk and Honey,' by Rupi Kaur

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"#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache.

"Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look."

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'You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life,' by Jen Sincero

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"In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word.

"If you're ready to make some serious changes around here, 'You Are a Badass' will help you: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want, blast past your fears so you can take big exciting risks, figure out how to make some damn money already, learn to love yourself and others, set big goals and reach them — it will basically show you how to create a life you totally love, and how to create it NOW."

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'Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy,' by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

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"After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. 'I was in 'the void,'' she writes, 'a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.'

"Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl’s personal insights with Adam's eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity."

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In fulfillment centers around the US, thousands of tiny orange robots sort packages for Amazon. In a California factory, red, multi-armed machines assemble Tesla's electric vehicles of the future.

This is the world the tech industry is creating.

According to most available data, the next 20 years will involve rapid automation of manual labor and customer service jobs. Millions of employees could be forced to learn new skills or change roles entirely.

Here's how the tech executives are responding to the threat of a robot takeover.

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Bill Gates

The Microsoft co-founder believes so strongly in the idea of robots coming for people's jobs that he's already begun thinking about how companies ought to pay tax on those robots to make up for lost income tax.

"You cross the threshold of job-replacement of certain activities all sort of at once," Gates told Quartz recently. "So, you know, warehouse work, driving, room cleanup, there's quite a few things that are meaningful job categories that, certainly in the next 20 years [will go away]."

Mark Cuban

The "Shark Tank" investor and Dallas Mavericks owner has remarked on several occasions that artificially-intelligent robots will kill off jobs in droves in the coming years.

In February, Cuban criticized President Trump's plans to bring back American factory jobs as a sign of the president's poor understanding of technology and business.

"People aren't going to have jobs," Cuban said. "How does [Trump] deal with displaced workers?"

Vinod Khosla

Khosla, a Sun Microsystems co-founder and prominent venture capitalist, has stated that 80% of IT jobs are at risk of automation in the coming decades.

Many of the jobs Khosla envisions involve rote, repetitive data entry or simple troubleshooting.

"I think that's exciting," he said at a November 2016 conference of the impending robot takeover.

When I moved to New York City about 10 months ago, I immediately started keeping two lists in my phone: Places to go, and places I had gone to and enjoyed. 

Some of those places were outdoor spots like the Highline (saw it!) or cultural spaces (still haven't been to the Brooklyn Museum...), but most of them are places to eat and drink. 

As the list of places I've enjoyed has grown, I've started to share it with friends who need a good spot to eat, or refer back to it when I was stumped for weekend plans. The list lived inside the Notes app on my phone (complete with short descriptions of each place and the neighborhood it's in), but I soon needed a better way to organize and share it. 

In February, Google rolled out an update to both iOS and Android devices that lets people build and share curated lists of recommended places within Google Maps — a.k.a. the exact tool I needed. Users can now follow their friends' lists, as well as view and edit them on the desktop version of Maps. Lists are also available to view and edit offline.

I decided to build my own recommendations list in Maps, eliminating what now seems like my very archaic Notes version. Here's how it worked for me — and why everyone should do it, too.

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The lists feature is somewhat hidden inside the Google Maps app, but it's not hard to find if you know where to look. Start by clicking the hamburger menu button on the upper left-hand side of the app.

Next, you'll need to click on "Your places."

That will take you to a page showing three categories: "Labeled,""Saved," and "Maps." Toggle over to the "Saved" tab.

In comments to the press and in his frequent tweets, President Donald Trump has garnered plenty of attention for lambasting President Barack Obama's policies and actions.

But since taking office in January, Trump has done many of the things he once criticized Obama for doing.

Here are seven things Trump called Obama out for and then did once he became president.

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Trump has posted a tweet from his @realDonaldTrump account mentioning "Obama" 1,464 times — the vast majority of them negative.

Source: Twitter

1. Travel: Trump often vented on Twitter about Obama's taxpayer-funded travel.

Obama's travel cost an estimated $97 million over his eight years in office. Trump has spent $21 million on travel in about three months.

Sources: CNN, Business Insider

WiFi technology has only been around for a couple of decades, but demand for high-speed public access has exploded over the last few years. Now, devices can easily connect to the internet at millions of public hotspots worldwide -- which some analysts estimate could grow eight-fold to 300 million hotspots globally in 2018. Along with increased demand for a greater number of hotspots, there has also been growing demand for faster connection speeds as users want to stream videos seamlessly and to be able to download and upload huge amounts of data from multiple devices.  

There are many companies looking to provide the infrastructure and technology necessary for that growth -- from traditional internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast with its Xfinity service that ranked the fastest ISP in the U.S. in 2016 by PCMag, to the companies that provide hardware, security, and many other parts of the total wireless internet market.

Many of the companies innovating in this space are located in the United States. However, in terms of how the US compares to other countries in public WiFi speed -- it's barely a contender. The U.S. ranks number 19 on the list of countries with the fastest average public WiFi download speeds according to RottenWifi. Here are the five countries with the fastest public WiFi as of 2016. 

Lithuania

Topping the list of fastest public Wi-Fi is Lithuania, with average download speeds of 16.6 Mbps, nearly double that of the U.S. This small Baltic country seems very focused on promoting itself as a good option for businesses to set up shop as it tries to attract more international investment. This seems to be fueling the focus on tech-forward thinking, including investment in helping to spread public Wi-Fi in the country. 

Singapore

Singapore has moved up the list in recent years, which makes sense as this small island-country between Malaysia and Indonesia has become a financial and technological tentpole of the region. The Singaporean government has set up a program offering free public Wi-Fi via thousands of hotspots across the island called "Wireless@SG." Last year, the government announced that it is upgrading the hotspots to faster speeds and that they will double the number to 20,000 across the country by 2018. 

Switzerland

Switzerland is serious about its public Wi-Fi -- locals and visitors can access the internet in public areas like parks, beaches, museums, public squares, and other open areas. The country is also known for its skiing, and one operator there is combining the two. A resort near Davos recently opened a new chairlift that comes equipped with sensors that adjust the seat height before the skier boards, heated seats -- and free public Wi-Fi for the 8 minute ride to the top.

Protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Monday less than one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's power-extending referendum win. According to the Associated Press, hundreds of protesters were shouting "thief, murderer, Erdogan" while banging pots and pans.

“We are protesting today because the results announced by the government are not the real ones. Because actually the ‘no’ we voted won. But the government is announcing it as ‘yes’ has won,” said 35 year-old lawyer Damla Atalay, to the Associated Press.

The win was narrow, with 51.4% of voters reportedly voting "yes" to extend Erdogan's power.

Associated Press reported that due to the unrest on Monday, Turkey's Council of Ministers decided to extend Turkey's current state of emergency for an additional three months. The current state of emergency was put in place following the attempted coup last July. Parliament will have to approve the extension request before it is final.

Erdogan referred to the referendum as "the most democratic election ... ever seen in any Western country" in a speech to supporters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

However, according to Reuters, election observers from the Council of Europe said the vote took place on uneven grounds, as support for the "yes" vote had dominated media in the country and drowned out debate for the "no" vote. The group was also concerned that the election board accepted unstamped ballots, in violation of Turkish law.

Here are some photos from the demonstrations that took place in Turkey Monday, following the election results./p>

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Anti-government protesters took to the streets in Istanbul on Monday, after the referendum results were finalized.

These protesters carried signs reading (L to R), "We do not recognize the High Electoral Board,""Solidarity against fascism,""We will not make you president."

Other protesters carried signs reading "NO" in Turkish at the demonstration in Istanbul.

Thanks to technology, gone are the days of overpaying for flights, struggling to book a place to stay when you travel, or suffering through terrible meals at subpar restaurants.

But with so many available apps and gadgets to help you out, which ones are really going to save you time and money or make your trip more fun?

From apps that act like a 21st-century travel agent to gadgets that work as a suitcase and a phone charger, we've compiled 16 of the coolest products you should consider bringing on your next trip.

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1. Hopper tells you when to book your flight to maximize savings.

The basic premise of Hopper is that you set up what days you want to fly, then Hopper sends push notifications telling you how prices are changing and recommends when you should buy. Then you can buy tickets for your flight directly in the app.

Hopper is available on the App Store and the Google Play Store.

2. Pack Simply lets you design a custom TSA-approved travel kit for cheap and ship it straight to your door.

Pack Simply is trying to take the hassle out of buying travel-sized toiletries by offering the ability to build a Transportation Security Administration-approved toiletry bag online. Pack Simply ships the bag to you, packed and ready for your trip.

The platform is simple and works like most e-commerce sites. Pack Simply divides the toiletries into several categories (shampoo, shaving, medicine, etc.) and lets you add products to your cart. Each category has about 10-15 products to choose from, and if you spend more than $20 on products, Pack Simply tosses in the $4 clear plastic travel bag for free.

3. Overnight helps you find a place to crash last-minute.

Overnight offers on-demand booking of short-term rentals — think Airbnb meets Hotel Tonight. Overnight's rentals are often cheap (you can book private rooms or entire homes), and users can often find accommodations in 10 minutes or less.

Learn more about Overnight or download it from the App Store.

If the sky-high salaries at the highest-paying companies in the US are any indication, tech companies are leading the charge in the war for talent.

But another industry, finance, isn't too far behind. 

According to Glassdoor, which sifted through its database of salaries, commissions, tips, and bonuses as reported by US-based employees over the past year, 10 finance companies have some of the highest median total compensation out there.

They are:

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10. Fannie Mae

Median total compensation: $120,000

Median base compensation: $113,000

The Federal National Mortgage Association is a US government-sponsored enterprise that provides financial products and services that increase the availability and affordability of housing for low, moderate, and middle-income Americans.

9. Dun & Bradstreet

Median total compensation: $122,508

Median base compensation: $93,000

The business services company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, specializes in finance, operations, and sales and marketing products and services.

8. Société Générale

Median total compensation: $123,000

Median base compensation: $113,500

The French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris specializes in investment banking, global finance, and global markets.