Cruise ships are chock full of nightly gourmet meals and all-you-can-eat buffets. With so many mouth-watering options, it can be easy to consume everything in sight. But before you take a bite, you may want to think twice before reaching for certain food items. 

You may remember when more than 300 people were sickened with the norovirus aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in late 2017. And this isn't that uncommon. In such tight corridors, it can be easy to unintentionally spread the illness.

To avoid spending the trip trapped in your cabin, here are the foods you may want to avoid eating on a cruise ship if you want to stay healthy.

Play it safe and steer clear of sushi.

Popular cruise lines have onboard sushi bars. Although it may sound appetizing, it may be best to steer clear of the fishy delicacy — and really anything that’s not cooked all the way through. Sushi and other raw food items should be kept at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or colder, according to the Food and Drug Administration. When you have sushi sitting out at the cruise ship buffet, the temperature can be hard to regulate.

Clostridium perfringens — a bacteria commonly found in raw meat and poultry — is one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the bacteria is responsible for sickening 1 million people every year.

Although there are regulatory vessel sanitation standards put in place to avoid these mishaps, they still happen. Don’t risk your vacation over a California roll.

Make sure your eggs are cooked thoroughly.

It's no secret that eggs can contain salmonella so if you're ordering breakfast onboard avoid getting your eggs sunny-side up. The safest way to eat an egg aboard a cruise ship is to get it hard-boiled, according to the CDC. Runny or undercooked eggs can cause you to fall ill with possible salmonella or listeria poisoning if they aren’t cooked to at least 160 degrees. 

Make sure the dairy products are pasteurized.

Unpasteurized dairy can put you at risk for disease, according to the CDC. Most dairy products these days like milk, eggs, butter, and cheese are pasteurized, but it doesn’t hurt to double check with the onboard crew.

• Gmail has more than one billion active monthly users, who each has the option of customizing its features to fit his or her individual wants, needs, and goals.
• Tweaking your Gmail settings can help you stay organized and prevent email from becoming a time-sucking chore.
• Here are eight ways you can customize your Gmail to optimize all of its benefits.

Many people rely on email for just about everything — whether it's to communicate with your coworkers and friends or track the shipping of an order you placed for a client.

Email became even more of a vital tool for me once I joined the ranks of remote workers and started my freelance writing business at the beginning of 2018.

That shift helped me see the areas where I could lean in to making my email work harder for me, instead of the other way around. Even though the most recent update to Gmail gave me helpful tools that didn’t require activation, like the ability to snooze emails, fully optimizing the features of Gmail did take a little work.

Here are eight Gmail customization hacks that I find to be the most useful:

SEE ALSO: The 8 smartest things I did when I started my new job

1. Create an engaging signature

A good email signature can showcase your skills, help future employers access your best work, increase your LinkedIn connections, and get people to sign up for your newsletter.

My signature includes my name and title, and links to my website, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter account.

2. Fuse your to-do list with email

I’m the type of person who usually keeps an inbox open on my laptop at all times, even though I know it blurs the line between work and life and can occasionally put a damper on productivity.

So I decided to make my inbox multifunctional by installing Sortd, an extension that combines my inbox with my to-do list. I use it to track conversations and follow ups, to hold myself accountable to daily goals, to make sure things don’t fall off my task list and, most importantly, to invoice my clients on time. This separates incoming messages in my inbox from the things I need to do in a given day.

3. Create a dummy account

I have two email accounts — the one I use daily for work, and the one I use for one-off things like creating a Craigslist ad to sell old furniture. This keeps my work life separate from everything else and lets me sign up for newsletters or subscriptions without clogging up my regular inbox.

• With the help of Yelp, we found the very best hot dog joint in every state.
• These places have the highest ratings and best reviews.
• Sweet Dog in Miami, Florida, is known for its unique hot dogs, all creatively based on sports teams.
• Fauxmaha Hot Dogs in Omaha, Nebraska, are a local favorite despite only serving vegan dogs.

The hot dog has taken on many different forms across the country — from the famous Chicago-style hot dog to the Sonoran in the Southwest. And while people can't seem to agree on whether or not it's a sandwich, everyone can agree that the hot dog is the pinnacle of traditional American cuisine.

To discover the most amazing hot dogs across the country, we consulted Yelp for findings based on restaurants with hot dogs that had the highest ratings and best reviews. 

Read on to see where in your state you'll find the very best hot dogs.

ALABAMA: Hot Diggity Dogs in Birmingham

While this Alabama spot features traditional hot dogs, people rave about their tofu dogs. The restaurant also offers tater tots, fries, and amazing poutine.

Check out its Yelp reviews here.

ALASKA: International House of Hot Dogs in Anchorage

Customers are attracted to this Anchorage restaurant because of its customizable orders and wide range of options: from reindeer sausages and soy dogs, to Polish sausages and bratwurst, to name a few.

Check out its Yelp reviews here.

ARIZONA: Wild Dogs in Benson

This family-owned restaurant comes highly recommended for its quaint interior, kind owners, and delicious dogs.

Check out its Yelp reviews here.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's summit with US President Donald Trump in Helsinki, Finland on Monday ignited a firestorm of controversy in the US.

For the most part, the two world leaders were more friendly toward one another than Trump's predecessors were. Putin met the last four US presidents since he took office in the 1990s.

Here's what happened the other times Putin met with American presidents:

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November 1999: Putin and former President Bill Clinton

After being sworn in as Russia's prime minister in August 1999, Putin met with Clinton in November in Oslo, Norway. The two spoke about the Russian military's presence in Chechnya, which Clinton reportedly told Putin was an "overreaction".

Source: CNN

June 2000: Putin and Clinton

The two leaders met again in June 2000 in Moscow after Putin became president of Russia and Clinton was in his final year in office.

The meeting was primarily focused on discussing a national missile defense system that the US wanted to build. Both countries also reportedly agreed to destroy weapons-grade plutonium.

Clinton and Putin apparently didn't look or smile at one another during their joint press conference.

Source: The New York Times

June 2001: Putin and former President George W. Bush

After Bush was sworn into office in January 2001, the two leaders met for the first time in June for a summit in Slovenia. This meeting was when Bush famously said that he was able to look Putin in the eye and "get a sense of his soul."

"He's a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country, and I appreciate very much the frank dialogue and that's the beginning of a very constructive relationship," Bush said of Putin.

Source: BBC

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Updated 7:46pm ET. Prime Day 2018 is ending tonight, but take it from us — there are still plenty of deals to take advantage of. We've been covering Amazon's sale non-stop, finding you everything from the top deals overall to the best tech deals, and the 100 products on sale that we've recommended in our buying guides to the underrated ones you might not think about, like the best Prime Day bulk item deals.   

Along the way, we came across some more interesting and unexpected deals that we thought would be a shame to go unnoticed. This is the stuff that's probably never going to make it to the front page of the main Prime Day site, but that we appreciate anyways. And if you're a hobbyist or pop culture fanatic, you'll actually be thankful you found these products. 

Personally, we've already considered adding the Reese's candy variety pack and attention-grabbing cat shirt to our carts, but that's just us. 

Keep in mind that you have to have an Amazon Prime membership in order to take advantage of the deals, so if you haven't already, you might want to sign up for a free 30-day trial membership to get started. Other ways to get Prime include a six-month free trial plus 50% off for students with a .edu email address.

See all of the other unique Prime Day deals you can shop today below. 

A 'Game of Thrones'-themed card game expansion pack

What Do You Meme Game of Thrones Expansion Pack, $11.24 (originally $14.99) [You save $3.75] 

A candy variety pack that Reese's lovers won't be able to resist

Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Variety Pack, 30 Count, $16.79 (originally $23.99) [You save $6.20] 

All eight 'Harry Potter' movies

You might see a few changes coming to the way you use Android smartphones and Google apps in the next three months.  

Google has been fined a record $5 billion (4.3 billion euros/£3.8 billion) by Europe's competition watchdog for abusing its dominant Android mobile operating system to cement the popularity of Google apps and services.

Specifically, those abuses include: 

- Requiring "manufacturers to pre-install the Google Search app and browser app (Chrome), as a condition for licensing Google's app store (the Play Store)"

- Paying "certain large manufacturers and mobile network operators on condition that they exclusively pre-installed the Google Search app on their devices"

- Preventing "manufacturers wishing to pre-install Google apps from selling even a single smart mobile device running on alternative versions of Android that were not approved by Google (so-called "Android forks")"

"These practices have denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete on the merits. They have denied European consumers the benefits of effective competition in the important mobile sphere. This is illegal under EU antitrust rules," the EU Commissions said in its press release.

The big question on everyone's mind: How will the fine and ordered changes affect your current or future Android phone? The company is planning to appeal the EU Commission's ruling, so there's still the chance the ruling is reversed if Google wins the appeal. But assuming the EU Commission's ruling stands, let's take a look at the changes Google needs to make to the Android operating system.

Here's how you can expect Android to change if Google makes the changes: 

SEE ALSO: Here are the 3 reasons Google was slapped with an enormous $5 billion fine by the EU

Some Android phones might not include pre-installed versions of Google's Chrome web browser and Google Search apps, which includes Google's Assistant voice-controlled AI.

Currently, Android smartphone makers need to include Chrome and Google Search to offer their customers access to the Google Play Store and its library of apps that millions of people use. Without access to the Play Store, an Android smartphone is destined to fail due to a lack of apps, as mobile app developers usually only make apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

After 90 days, Android phones may no longer come with Google Chrome or Google Search should an Android smartphone maker not wish to include them. Instead, smartphone makers can exclusively pre-install their own web browsers and search apps, without needing to include Google's Chrome or Search apps. 

This might not affect anyone who usually uses whatever default browser is on their smartphone, like Samsung's Internet app. But anyone who would actively want to use Google Chrome and Google Search on an Android smartphone that doesn't come pre-installed with those apps would need to find them in the Google Play Store and install them manually.

Smartphone makers could still include Chrome and Google Search, but they wouldn't be bound to do so. Many Android smartphone makers already offer their own web browsers as the default browser, but they also include Google's Chrome as an option, often hidden within a smartphone's app library.

Using Chrome has several benefits if you use other Google products and apps, as they can be synchronized together for ease of use and automation. Google also gets more ad revenue from Chrome users. 

As for Google Search, Android users wouldn't necessarily have built-in native access to things like Google Assistant artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant or the Google Search bar that often comes pre-installed on an Android phone's home screen. Google Assistant is currently one of the company's highest priorities, as AI is seen as the next frontier in tech. 

Specifically, omitting Google Search would give other voice-activated assistants, such as Samsung's Bixby AI assistant, a higher chance of being used over Google's Assistant.

Non-Google search apps and AI assistants.

Even if Google wanted to pay a smartphone maker to exclusively feature Google Search — and thus Google Assistant — it wouldn't be able to do so anymore, as it has been deemed "illegal" by the EU Commission. As a result, you might not see Google Search and Google Assistant pre-installed on on Android smartphones from certain companies. 

Instead, you might find a smartphone maker's own search app, or a third-party search app, pre-loaded onto an Android smartphone. The same thing goes for a smartphone maker's own or third-party AI voice assistant. 

More smartphones that come with different operating systems...that are still based on Android

We could see more smartphones running on different operating systems. Those different operating systems could still be based on Android, but they could look and work differently, and they were never popular as they weren't approved by Google in the past.

Without Google's approval, these Android-based operating systems couldn't have native access to the Google Play Store. As I mentioned earlier, an Android phone without access to the Play Store is destined to failure. Think back to Amazon's Fire Phone, which ran the Android-based Fire OS. Fire OS on the Fire Phone wasn't approved by Google, and it didn't come with native access to the Google Play Store. Lack of apps, among several other significant reasons, led to the demise and short lifetime of the Fire Phone. 

With the EU Commission's demands, those Android-based operating system that are currently not approved by Google would gain access to the Google Play Store's apps. 

So, we could see Samsung, LG, and any other Android smartphone makers' phones running on different Android-based operating systems, like Amazon's Fire OS, for example. 

At the end of the day, a smartphone running a significantly different version Android operating system would still, essentially, be an Android phone. It'll still have access to Google's Play Store and its Android apps, which is arguably one of the most important factors for an Android phone's success. 

China's second aircraft carrier — and first domestically built carrier — completed its initial sea trial in May.

The carrier, referred to as Type 001A, left its port in the northeastern city of Dalian on May 13 and returned on May 18 after completing all of its assigned tasks. 

But despite being fresh off the assembly line, Type 001A's capabilities are rather antiquated. 

It uses a conventional propulsion system, an old-fashioned short take-off but arrested recovery launching system and has limited flight deck storage.

Still, Beijing has grand ambitions for a world-class military, and is even building a third carrier, Type 002, which may be nuclear powered. 

But in the meantime, China will have to make do with Type 001A. 

Here's what we know about it:

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Launched in April 2017, and expected to be commissioned in 2018, China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, Type 001A, will likely be named Shandong.

Source: CSIS

It's about 1,033 feet long, has a beam of about 246 feet, and a displacement of 66,000 to 70,000 tons.

On the other hand, the US' newest carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has a displacement of about 100,000 tons. 

Source: CSIS

It's powered by eight conventional steam turbines with diesel engines, and has an expected cruising speed of about 36 mph. These carriers need a high top speed in some instances to launch aircraft, as they lack catapult systems capable of launching aircraft off the deck with enough lift.

The Ford, however, is powered by two nuclear reactors. 

Source: CSIS, The National Interest

• California-based Vintage Electric builds electric bikes that are styled to resemble old-time motorcycles.
• The company recently updated its Tracker line of bikes.
• Vintage Electric let me borrow a Tracker S, which is good for up to 75 miles on a single battery charge.
• I was extremely impressed with the looks and performance of the e-bike.

I test cars and trucks all the time for Business Insider, but rarely two-wheeled conveyances. Dan McMahon is our bike person, and his coverage needs no introduction.

However, I also dig motorcycles and am particularly intrigued by electric versions. But because of my age and status as a parent, I'm deep in the realms of second thoughts about whether I should ever throw a leg again. 

But then along came California-based Vintage Electric and their all-electric bicycles that are styled to evoke early 20th-century motorcycles. I love a Ducati Panigale as much as the next guy, but my heart truly belongs to small, dashing motorcycles from long ago. And unless I go vintage, it's hard to locate reliable, new versions of such machines.

Yes, I could pick up up a moped or buy a scooter, but Vintage Electric's combination of the electric bike with the old-school board track racer motorcycle design immediately appealed to me. 

With updated versions of its Tracker lineup coming out, the company was kind enough to loan me a bike for a few weeks. It was a top-of-the-line Tracker S, retailing for $7,000. That's expensive — other e-bikes can be had for thousands less — but as I discovered, sometimes you get what you pay for.

The Tracker S was my ride for a few weeks in the New Jersey suburbs. Here's how it performed:

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Behold — the Vintage Electric Tracker S! The Tracker was first introduced in 2013, but it's been upgraded from 2018. The Tracker S has a little brother, the Tracker.

The Tracker S goes for about $7,000, while the Tracker is $5,000. The main differences are the Tracker S's larger battery and its beefier front suspension.

If the Tracker S didn't have pedals, you could easily mistake it for a throwback motorcycle from the earlier days of iron horses.

• Amazon just wrapped up its annual Prime Day, and according to the company, it was the biggest shopping event in its history. 
• More than 100 million products were purchased around the globe. The top two best-selling products around the world were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and the Echo Dot. 
• Other best-selling products ranged from laundry detergent to video games. See which products were the best-selling around the world. 

Amazon held its annual Prime Day earlier this week, and the company said the 36-hour event was the biggest shopping event in its history.

According to an Amazon press release, the top two best-selling products around the world were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and the Echo Dot. More than 100 million products were purchased around the globe.

Other best-sellers ranged from tech products like phone chargers, SD cards, and Phillips Hue light bulbs, to home products like vacuum cleaners and laundry detergent, to video games and PlayStation memberships.

In the United States, Amazon sold over 300,000 six-quart Instant Pots and 150,000 LifeStraw personal water filters, making them two of the top-selling items in the country. 

Last year's Prime Day lasted 30 hours, with deals starting at 9 p.m. ET on July 10 and running through July 11. This year, the 36-hour event began at 3 p.m. on Monday and continued through Tuesday.

United States: In the US, the Instant Pot 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi Use was a top seller, with 300,000 purchased.

Shoppers also bought 23andMe DNA Tests and LifeStraw Personal Water Filters.

United Kingdom: UK shoppers bought Bosch Cordless Drills and Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Light strips.

• Vitamins and supplements are a roughly $37 billion industry, but new research suggests they're mostly useless.
• A crop of fresh studies looking at multivitamins and vitamins B, C, and D have concluded that for most people, they do little to no good.
• Still, some specific vitamins can be helpful for people with specific health conditions.

It seems like simple, obvious advice: Eat your vegetables, get some exercise, and — of course — take your vitamins.

Or not.

Decades of research has failed to find substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any significant good. In fact, the results of recent studies lean in the opposite direction, finding that certain vitamins may be bad for you.

Several supplements have been linked with an increase in certain cancers, for example, while others have been associated with a higher risk of kidney stones. Still others have been linked with an overall higher risk of death from any cause.

So here are the vitamins and supplements you should take — and the ones you should avoid.

SEE ALSO: The $37 billion vitamin industry is barely regulated, and dangerous products are slipping through the cracks

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Multivitamins: Skip them — you can get everything you need with a balanced diet.

It's long been thought that adding a multivitamin to your diet was a good step towards better overall health, but recent research suggests this is false.

Based on a review of studies published this month in the journal Circulation, scientists concluded that taking multivitamins does not improve heart health in the general population. That study comes on the heels of an even larger review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in June, which found no evidence that multivitamins are linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, or death from any cause.

Some studies even suggest that consuming vitamins in excess can cause harm. A large, longterm 2011 study of close to 39,000 older women found that women who took vitamins over the course of more than 20 years actually had a higher overall risk of death than those who didn't take any supplements.

Vitamin D: Take it for bone health because it's hard to get from food.

Vitamin D is a critical ingredient that keeps our bones strong by helping us absorb calcium. It is missing from many of the foods we eat, so taking a vitamin D supplement may be a good idea for some people. Getting sunlight is another way to help your body make enough vitamin D, but that can be tough in the winter.

Some researchers hoped that vitamin D could also help protect people from brain-related disorders like Alzheimer's disease, but a review of 73 studies published this month in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience suggests that is not the case. The researchers found no evidence linking vitamin D supplementation with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, or other forms of dementia.

Antioxidants: Skip them — an excess of these has been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, and you can eat berries instead.

Touted for their potential to protect against cancer, vitamins A, C, and E are antioxidants found in many fruits and veggies — especially berries.

But studies suggest that antioxidants can actually be harmful, at least when taken in the mega doses offered by some supplements.

A 2007 review of trials of several different types of antioxidant supplements found that people who took the pills were more likely to die of any cause than people who didn't. Plus, a large long-term study of male smokers found that those who regularly took vitamin A were more likely to get lung cancer than those who didn't.

• Porsche fans are signing up to buy the automaker's first fully-electric vehicle, the Taycan, Autocar reports.
• The publication said the company starting receiving "expressions of interest" from potential customers this month.
• The vehicle, which was previously known as the Mission E, is expected to start around $75,000, and Porsche will start production in 2019.
• It will have a range of over 300 miles, produce over 600 horsepower, and accelerate from 0-60 mph in under 3.5 seconds.

Porsche fans are signing up to order the automaker's first fully-electric vehicle, the Taycan, Autocar reports.

The publication said the company starting receiving "expressions of interest" from potential customers this month.

Porsche did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the number of customers who have expressed interest in the Taycan.

The vehicle, which was previously known as the Mission E, is expected to start around $75,000, and Porsche will start production in 2019. It will have a range of over 300 miles, produce over 600 horsepower, and accelerate from 0-60 mph in under 3.5 seconds.

The Taycan will compete against Tesla's Model S sedan. Between its two premium trims, the Model S has a maximum range of 335 miles and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds.

In February, Porsche's head of electric vehicles, Stefan Weckbach, said the Taycan will be able to sustain its performance better than the Model S. The Taycan "will offer reproducible performance and a top speed which can be maintained for long periods," he said.

Weckbach also hinted at driver-assistance features, like the ability to autonomously park or stop and start in traffic. The vehicle is expected to have other high-tech features, like a digital instrument panel that mirrors the driver's movements and a dashboard that drivers can control with gestures through a holographic display.

Porsche will invest over $7 billion in electric vehicles and related technology by 2022. Over $580 million will be allocated to the production of the Taycan and other vehicles based on it, including a crossover previously known as Mission E Cross Turismo.

By the end of 2019, Porsche plans to install at least 500 fast-chargers across the US that will rival Tesla's Supercharger network, which consists of over 10,000 chargers worldwide. Porsche's 800-volt chargers will be able to give a vehicle an 80% charge in 20 minutes.

Here's a look at the Taycan.

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The Taycan will be Porsche's first, all-electric production vehicle.

It will have over 600 horsepower and the ability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.

The Taycan will have a range of over 300 miles per charge and the ability to get 250 miles of range from a 20-minute charge.

In less than 20 years, Silicon Valley veteran Godard Abel has built and sold two companies for hundreds of millions of dollars.

His first company, BigMachines, sold to Oracle for over $400 million in 2013.

Just three short years after BigMachine's sale, Abel was in acquisition talks again. This time, it was for his new software platform company, SteelBrick.

In 2016, Abel sold SteelBrick to Salesforce for a reported $360 million. 

Now, Abel is building yet another new company. His third startup is business reviewing site G2 Crowd, which raised $45 million in five years from investors including Accel, LinkedIn, and Chicago Ventures.

In tackling his latest venture, Abel has spent a lot of time considering what makes a company an attractive investment to a prospective buyer. As entrepreneurs clamor to Silicon Valley in hopes of becoming self-made millionaires, Abel says that he sees startup founders making the same mistakes again and again as they attempt to sell their companies.

In an interview with Business Insider, Abel outlined the top five critical errors entrepreneurs make as they consider potential buyers for their companies:

1) They try to get acquired.

Selling a company is a little bit like dating, says Abel. If you're looking for a prospective partner, often the worst thing you can do is to make yourself too available. 

"Great companies are bought, not sold," said Abel. "The buyer comes to you — it's not the other way around." 

With both companies he's sold, Abel said he's never attempted to snag the attention of a prospective buyer.

"It's never been our mindset to try to sell," said Abel. "We're always busy trying to build a business. If you want to build a winning company, then you want to build a product. Build something beautiful and someone will probably want to buy it."

2) They overplay their hand.

"People get arrogant," said Abel. 

Abel said he's encountered several entrepreneurs who played hard to get after they were approached by an interested buyer. Often, said Abel, this reluctance ends up costing founders the deal.  

"When you're dealing with a big company like Salesforce or Oracle or Google, they'll make an offer when they want to make an offer," said Abel. "It's fine to say no, but they probably won't come back. Usually, when they want to do it, they want to do it now. If you're perceived as arrogant or overly reluctant, it will ruin the deal."

3) They don't have their house in order.

"If another company is going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on your company, they want to know your house is in order," said Abel.

Typically, this means that startups should keep meticulous records of everything: customer agreements, legal issues, lawsuits, patents, employee agreements, and trademarks. 

"In the M&A process, you get into deep due diligence," said Abel. 

When Abel sold his second company to Salesforce, he estimates that he handed over more than 2,000 different documents for the company to review. 

To streamline this process, Abel recommends starting early.

"Always make sure you're making your employees sign confidentiality agreements. Makes sure you have the necessary IP protections. Get all of the appropriate patents and trademarks for your technology," he said. "A lot of deals blow up because companies haven't done their due diligence."

Netflix's growing global presence currently extends to over 190 countries, 130 of which the company reached in the vast international expansion it launched in 2016.

While the streaming service's growth has lagged in at least one foreign market, the more than 1 billion potential viewers in India, Netflix has seen significant user penetration in many other countries.

Emarketer, which measured Netflix's global penetration in a new study, predicted that nearly 765 million people worldwide will use a subscription over-the-top (OTT) video service, such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, at least once per month in 2018. The study estimated that nearly 44% of those 765 million people will use Netflix.

Emarketer also estimated which countries had the highest levels of user penetration for Netflix, which it tracked as the number of individuals of any age who watched Netflix via app or website at least once per month. Outside of the US, Netflix's home and top market, countries like Canada and Norway had high levels of penetration corresponding with a greater number of native Netflix original series. 

Here are the 10 countries where Netflix is the most popular, according to Emarketer:

SEE ALSO: Netflix broke HBO's 17-year streak by earning the most 2018 Emmy nominations of any network

10. United Kingdom — 33.8% user penetration

Population: 65.64 million 

Notable original series: "Black Mirror,""The End of the F***ing World,""Collateral"

9. Germany — 35.5% user penetration

Population: 82.67 million 

Notable original series: "Dark,""Babylon Berlin"

8. Finland — 39.7% user penetration

Population: 5.49 million 

Notable original series: "Bordertown"

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After a whirlwind 36 hours, Prime Day 2018 has concluded. It was Amazon's biggest sales day in history, with millions of shoppers snapping up Amazon devices, cult-favorite kitchen appliances, and more.

The vast majority of deals were only available during the official 36-hour window, but if you weren't able to participate in the madness — whether you were simply too busy, gave up after the initial site crash, or don't like the high-pressure atmosphere of the event — you can actually still shop some lingering deals on great products. 

It's hard to tell how long these post-Prime Day tech, home and kitchen, baby, and outdoors deals will last, but at least for now, you're not too late to the savings party. 

In addition, a number of the most popular deals, including top-sellers like the Fire TV Stick, Vitamix 5200 Blender, and iRobot Roomba 671, can still be ordered through Alexa if you own an Echo device. They've reverted to their original prices on the website, so you must tell Alexa to order the product in order to get the Prime Day discount. 

After you've picked up these products, remember that other stores like Nordstrom, HP, Dell, and Bed Bath and Beyond are also running competitive Prime Day-adjacent promotions through the week. 

These 23 Prime Day deals are still going on — even after Prime Day is technically over. 

Three months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 (through July 31)

Start your Kindle Unlimited membership for $0.99 (originally $9.99/month) here

Three months of Audible for $4.95 a month (through July 31)

Start your Audible membership for $4.95/month (originally $14.95/month) here

A home WiFi system that always keeps your connection fast and eliminates dead zones and buffering

Google WiFi system, $99 (originally $129) [You save $30]

While technology has been incredibly helpful when it comes to outdoor adventuring, making camping both simpler and more comfortable, there's something nostalgic to how basic the activity used to be.

Instead of the decked out RVs people now have the option to travel in, campers primarily set up simple tents or basic caravans to spend time with their friends and family outdoors — without the distractions of phones and iPads.

Here are some nostalgic photos of what camping used to be like.

Camping today is surprisingly different from what it used to be.

While the basic idea is the same — sleeping outdoors — the gear was markedly different. Camping originally just involved the campers, the outdoors, and some simple cooking ware.

For shelter, people would often just set up a sheet held up by sticks and string.

If you went camping back in the day, you were unreservedly experiencing nature.

These simple tents were used regardless of weather conditions.

The materials were also a lot less warm and waterproof than they are today.

• Knowing how much money to ask for in a salary negotiation is crucial for any job seeker.
• Asking for 10% to 20% more than what you're currently making isn't a bad idea.
• But you're going to have to put in some research before you just go with that formula.

How much money should you ask for in a salary negotiation?

It's a tricky question. The fact that salary negotiations can be extremely stressful doesn't help matters, either.

When you're finally down to the wire on your impending job offer, there will come a time to talk numbers, Lynn Taylor, national workplace expert and author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," told Business Insider.

"That one last conversation — where you negotiate salary — can unnerve even the most savvy job seeker," she said.

Fortunately, there are strategies for hashing out your salary or a raise with an employer.

Here's how to find out how much money you should ask for in a salary negotiation, and how to get it:

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Do your homework

To prepare for a salary negotiation, you'll want to do your research ahead of time and figure out what someone with your experience and skills typically makes in this particular role. 

Once you hear their offer and it's time to negotiate, you should keep those numbers in mind, "but also consider the nature of the first offer and how much bargaining power you think you have," Taylor said.

You should also take into consideration whether you're currently under- or overpaid. 

Ask for 10% to 20% more than what you're currently making

As a general rule of thumb, it's usually appropriate to ask for 10% to 20% more than what you're currently making.

That means if you're making $50,000 a year now, you can easily ask for $55,000 to $60,000 without seeming greedy or getting laughed at.

"If the original offer is on the low side of the scale, you have more leverage," Taylor said. "If you get an offer for 20% over your current salary, you can still negotiate for more — ask for an additional 5% — but know that you're already in good stead."

Asking for 10% to 20% more is also a good option if you're looking for a raise from your employer.

That being said, Taylor said to not be afraid to "go big on your first negotiation."

"Just be sure you're using market salary ranges as your data point," she said.

Put your knowledge to use

The first step of winning any negotiation is actually sitting down to negotiation. So don't just accept the first offer you get from a prospective employer.

While most employers expect you to come back with a counteroffer, many job candidates avoid the practice and leave money on the table.

"You don't have to be one of them," Taylor said. "You'd be well served in your career to become comfortable with the process. You get one chance to accept a final compensation package at your company, so be prepared to make a persuasive argument."

Jacquelyn Smith wrote a previous version of this article.

Spraying on your favorite scent may seem like a foolproof task. You’d probably be surprised to know, however, that there are perfume mistakes you are making on a daily basis. Fragrance experts say that tailoring your fragrances to the seasons, putting too much perfume on, and not testing your fragrance before purchasing are all fragrance errors to look out for.

To help you correct your perfume blunders in no time, five experts offer simple solutions to common fragrance mistakes.

Perfume mistakes can start at the very first spray.

“When testing out new fragrances, a common perfume mistake can actually start with the first spray,” Mariya Nurislamova, CEO, and co-founder of Scentbird told INSIDER.

The first spritz only allows you to smell the top notes, she suggested, whereas most fragrances have three levels — the top, heart and base notes. If you want to experience the full range of your perfume, she recommended spraying a blotter with the scent of your choice and keep smelling it throughout the day.

You think fragrances last all day, but this is hardly the case.

“Fragrances aren’t typically designed to last a whole day,” Nurislamova said.

Body mists, she said, will last about an hour, and cologne keeps its scent for an average of three hours. Eau de toilettes, she added, should last about four hours, and an Eau de parfum can stay on the skin for around six.

The strongest (and most expensive) type of scent is a parfum – they can last around 16-hours, she explained. If you’re looking for a fragrance to last longer than usual, spritz a little on your hair or clothes, she advised.

You might not want to tailor your fragrance to the seasons.

“I think having a seasonal fragrance is a bit old school,” said Wendi Berger, founder of Pour le Monde perfumes. People make their own rules today and wear whatever they feel like, she said.

Love it or hate, Lay's is never one to shy away from unique potato chips flavors. From Chicken and Waffles to Cappuccino, they've been releasing varieties that are as interesting as they are polarizing.

Lay's is changing things up yet again with its new line of "Tastes of America" flavors that interpret popular dishes from different regions of the US. From July 30 through September 23, flavors like Fried Pickles with Ranch and Pimento Cheese will be making their way to store shelves across the country. While the flavors will only be available in stores in their respective region, customers can order all eight varieties online right now for $3.49 each.

Take a look at the eight "Tastes of America" flavors below.

Chip lovers in the Mid-Atlantic can pick up the Chesapeake Bay Crab Spice flavor.

Inspired by crab shacks along the Atlantic, Lay's describes it as "a taste of the Bay with custom-blended spices ready to savor." 

The Southwest will be treated to a Chile Con Queso variety.

This Tex-Mex inspired flavor tastes like "velvety cheddar queso with a dash of spice."

Deep Dish Pizza was inspired by the Heartland and Mid-America.

The flavor is based on the recipe used by the iconic pizza restaurant Giordano's in Chicago, Illinois.

• Productivity often begins in the mornings, with productive people tackling many of their tasks in the early hours.
• Along with health benefits, being a morning person can help you capitalize productivity and achieve success.
• Here are nine things people do before noon to increase productivity.

We can’t all be morning people, but according to a recent study, you might extend your time on Earth if you could just wake up a few hours earlier each day.

Researchers studied over 430,000 people, aged 38 to 73, for six and a half years to see how their "early bird" or "night owl" lifestyles affected their health and wellbeing. The results proved that health-wise, night owls may be at a disadvantage. They have an increased risk of developing a psychological disorder, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and gastrointestinal diseases.

But getting an early start offers more than just health benefits — being a morning person may increase daily productivity and career growth.

According to biologist Christoph Randler, individuals who perform best in the early hours may be more likely to achieve their career goals than those who don’t. His research, published in the Harvard Business Review, surveyed about 400 university students and found that morning people tend to be more proactive than those who are at their best in the evening. (The jury’s still out on whether being an early bird is innate or can be learned, however.)

Here's what nine super-productive people do before noon to keep their momentum going all day.

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1. They divide their day in 2

The founder and creative director of Men's Style Pro, Sabir Peele, swears by splitting up his day to keep his creativity flowing.

"I list a maximum of 10 tasks that I want to crush by noon. To stay interested in what I’m doing, I do the most important tasks at the top of each hour and then handle emails. After I finish two tasks, I do 20 push-ups," he told Business Insider.

As for the second portion of his day (between noon and 5 p.m.), he takes a different tactic. "I focus all of my attention on meetings and just pure content creation — both of which are extremely time-consuming tasks," he said.

2. They get in early

Pediatrician Dr. Meghan Brooks, DO, balances motherhood and caring for her young patients day after day by getting ahead of the curve.

“I always get in at least a half an hour before my patients are due. Being able to check their charts and call parents with test results or follow-ups is key,” she said. “And on other days I use that time to drink my coffee and make sure appointments and school forms are complete for my own girls.”

3. They take 'me' time

By taking some time for herself each morning, New York-based senior editor and new mom Rachel Bowie boosts her mood and overall productivity.

“It’s so easy to get stressed about my lengthy to-do list when I’m handling diaper changes and my four-month-old’s schedule. So, every morning in the shower I count from one to 180 (three minutes total) and use that time to just be present,” she said. “As silly as it sounds, spending that time appreciating the solitude of my bathroom and a rejuvenating shower instead of letting my brain race through my day has a calming effect that keeps me more centered.”

It seems like intermittent fasting (IF) is the internet’s newest health fad. IF isn’t exactly a diet – it’s actually strategic scheduling of periods when you eat and when you abstain from eating.

There are different IF methods, including eating only during an eight-hour window each day (the "16/8" method) or fasting for up to 36 hours at a time.

There’s an increasing amount of evidence to support the health benefits of IF, although some studies show it’s about as effective for weight loss as traditional dieting. As with all health choices, intermittent fasting may be right for some but not others.

Want to find out if intermittent fasting is a good fit for you? Check out these key reasons to try out IF or avoid it altogether.

You don’t want to change what you eat.

It seems like every fad diet has more rules than the last about what you can and can’t eat. One of the biggest appeals of IF is that it isn’t prohibitive about the types of food you eat. IF doesn’t change what you eat, it changes when you eat. Instead of continually watching caloric intake, you consume what you want during eating periods.

If you typically skip breakfast, you might like the IF method.

If you already skip breakfast, it might be easier for you to incorporate IF into your lifestyle. For example, with the 16/8 method, fasting from 8 p.m. at night to 12 p.m. the next day is a way to advantage of the habits you already have in place.  

And don’t worry if you’re a fan of your morning fuel – black coffee, tea, and water are permitted during fasting periods, according to Healthline.

If you’re always forgetting to eat the IF method could be easy for you to adapt to.

Instead of feeling guilty for realizing you still haven’t eaten lunch at 4pm, why not seize the opportunity to try IF? Extremely busy schedules lend themselves well to the 16/8 method or occasional 24 hour fasts.

If there are just a few days when you’ll be especially busy, those are ideal times to try the 5:2 method, where you restrict your caloric intake to around 400-600 calories on two days per week, according to Healthline.