With fresh bounty from the sea and local farms, food and summer go hand in hand in New England.

From lobster rolls and clambakes to fried dough and wild blueberry pie, we've rounded up the best of the season, Yankee-style.

Whatever your dish of choice, rest assured that it will likely be followed by a heaping scoop of homemade ice cream.

Wild Blueberry Pie

Blueberries grow all over the country, but there's nothing quite like the tiny, wild bleuets found in Maine. Bake them inside a two-crust pie and you get the sweet essence of summer concentrated in dessert form.

Originally made by early American settlers, blueberry pie remains simple with a nostalgic, just-like-grandma-used-to-make quality. In fact, it is so loved that it won the battle for the state's official dessert. Sure, you can eat it year-round, but it's truly best in August when the berries are just plucked and absolutely fresh, not frozen or canned. So when you head Down East this summer, be sure to stop for a slice along the way.

Where to Go: The pie is available at many roadside restaurants and diners up and down Maine's coast, but Helen's Restaurant in Machias is famous for its rendition. The Broad Arrow Tavern at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport serves it a la mode with homemade vanilla ice cream. And the version atWaterman's Beach Lobster in South Thomaston (near Rockland) is showing up on "best of New England" lists. For blueberry-pie extremists, the annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival in August is host to a pie-eating contest.

Lobster Roll

While other regions have the hot dog, New England has the lobster (locally pronounced "lobsta") roll. Available in all the coastal states, the sandwich usually consists of a split-top bun, often warmed and buttered, stuffed with large chunks of rich tail and claw meat.

Fried Clams

Battered in milk and corn flour, then deep-fried: That's how clams are done in New England. Harvested in tidal mudflats and served up in seaside shacks, these bivalves—often soft-shell clams, also called "steamers"—come crispy, in strips or whole bellies, and are synonymous with summer.

Likely invented in Ipswich, Massachusetts, by Lawrence ("Chubby") Woodman in 1916, fried clams are now a staple along the coast. The shacks serving them tend to be open seasonally and have long lines, but the anticipation is part of the experience.

Where to Go: New Englanders take fried clams very seriously; this is evident in the Boston Globe's recent Shack Showdown that pitted some of the area's best eateries against each other, head-to-head. While top honors in the contest went to the Clam Box of Ipswich in Massachusetts, each state has its own favorites. Woodman's of Essex offers the Clam Box serious competition in Massachusetts and claims to have invented the fried clam, and SmarterTravel staff likes The Bite in Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard as well as Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery, Maine. Find a great list of clam shacks onBoston.com.

In today's age of social media and rapid Internet buzz, so much is made of not ruining a movie for those who have yet to see it.

But when it comes to some films, the giveaway is right in the title.

"The Shawshank Redemption"

Through the whole of "Shawshank," we root for Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) to be awarded the justice he so rightly deserves after being wrongfully incarcerated for the murder of his wife, and we are elated when it finally comes to him in the form of poo-filled escape.

But why?

We should have known all along things would work out for Andy. Redemption was always the film's destiny.

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

Not only is this title a mouthful, but it tells you exactly what's coming in the end in explicit detail.

Attach yourself to Brad Pitt all you want, but he's going to die in the end, and you already know who kills him.

"Free Willy"

Whether you read the title as a command or a descriptive name, the conclusion is the same: Willy is going to be free.

The title should have saved those millions of tears doubting children shed at the thought of Willy's eternal captivity, but it didn't.

Many American industries are still in flux following the financial crisis.

In a new report, IBISWorld has identified ten of America's riskiest industries.

These industries do offer growth opportunities for investors, but are largely expected to decline the most between now and 2018. 

We drew on the report to highlight both the risks and opportunities in each of the industries. We also highlighted the average annual revenue growth or decline for each of these industries over the next five years.

Recordable media manufacturing

2013 revenue: $3.87 billion

2018 revenue: $3.16 billion

There's a growing shift to digital media and online streaming which has hurt the recordable manufacturing industry. The risk level for this industry is 'very high' and revenue is expected to fall at an average annual rate of 3.9% over the next five years.

"Providing some light at the end of the tunnel is the film industry. Movie studios earn a significant profit on disc sales and, in turn, are working to popularize new formats. In particular, 3-D films require large data files that cannot be easily streamed through the internet."

Source: IBISWorld

Appliance repair

2013 revenue: $3.67 billion

2018 revenue: $3.40 billion

The appliance repair industry faces its biggest competition from manufacturers that have warranties that cover repairs. Moreover, the lifespan of appliances is increasing as technology improve. The risk level for this industry is 'very high' and revenue is expected to fall at an average annual rate of 1.5% over the next five years.

But there are opportunities in the industry as "prices for appliances are forecast to outpace disposable income growth."

Source: IBISWorld

Leather tanning and finishing

2013 revenue: $1.84 billion

2018 revenue: $1.66 billion

"The primary factors affecting risk for US tanners are revenue volatility and high import activity. Low disposable incomes during the recession pushed consumers to reduce their spending, which flowed on as lower demand for leather goods."

The risk level for this industry is 'high' and revenue is expected to fall at an average annual rate of 1.9% over the next five years.

Source: IBISWorld

Apple is set to release its next version of the iPhone, the iPhone 5S this fall. We don't expect to see drastic changes to the physical look of the phone.

But next year, Apple could very well release a redesigned "iPhone 6." If it wanted to.

Graphic designer and artist Johnny Plaid has envisioned a drastic update for the iPhone 6 which takes advantage of an edge-to-edge display, multi-touch sensors in the bottom of the device that get rid of the home button, and a brand new charger that integrates MagSafe technology.

While it's highly unlikely that this is what the iPhone 6 will look like it's still fun to dream.

We know that the next iPhone Apple releases will be the 5S and the rumored iPhone 5C. Graphic designer an artist Johnny Plaid has imagined what the iPhone 6 could look like. Here it is:

The concept takes advantage of an "edge-to-edge" display.

By making the glass front wider and longer there's more screen real estate. This is what Motorola recently did for its latest smartphone, the Moto X.

If you want to make a lot of money, you get a job on Wall Street.

If you want to make even more money, you might dump that Wall Street job for a startup.

It isn't a career path that works out for everyone. But for the founders of Wikipedia and Amazon, for example, ditching finance for tech was a smart choice.

Joshua Kushner worked for Goldman Sachs before he started Thrive Capital, which invested in Instagram and Kickstarter

Joshua Kushner graduated from Harvard and worked for Goldman Sachs. After a short stint there he left to pursue a career in venture capital.

His firm, Thrive Capital, has invested in startups such as NastyGal, Kickstarter, Instagram, and Makerbot. He also recently gathered $40 million to start a new health insurance company, Oscar.

Alexa Von Tobel was a trader at Morgan Stanley before she founded LearnVest, a startup that's raised more than $40 million to give affordable financial planning to the 99%.

Alexa Von Tobel began her career at Morgan Stanley where she rose up the ranks to become a trader. She quit to attend Harvard Business School, then dropped out to found LearnVest.

LearnVest has raised more than $40 million to tackle an important issue: there should be financial planners and advisors available for the middle class, especially with such a high percentage of the population in debt.

Whether LearnVest will succeed or not remains to be seen, but Von Tobel looks well positioned to clean up as a tech founder.

Scott Belsky quit a job at Goldman Sachs to start Behance. After bootstrapping it for five years then raising a few million dollars, he sold it to Adobe for $150 million.

Scott Belsky is now an angel investor in companies like Pinterest with his own, very big startup success. Last year he sold a portfolio site for designers, Behance, to Adobe for $150 million.

Prior to founding Behance, Belsky worked for Goldman Sachs. He told Business Insider about his decision to leave Wall Street for a startup.

"I figured I might just become a middle manager living a great life, but not doing something extraordinary. I came to believe that doing something extraordinary is never achieved through ordinary means. I remember that moment at Goldman where I was thinking I should leave and start something. I shared that with colleagues and they thought I was crazy. I gained confidence from being doubted."

The tobacco industry used to be one of America's most profitable, but you know how the story goes — scientific research and litigation slowly chipped away at the smoking facade.

Add to that excise taxes and restrictions, and now under 20% of Americans are smokers.

But big tobacco companies like Marlboro-maker Philip Morris International (PMI) have footholds in emerging markets, which are still highly lucrative areas for the cigarette business. Asia in particular has been a growing market (and Europe still has plenty of smokers too).

We pulled ten key slides from the company's latest quarterly earnings presentation that capture the state of the international smoking markets.

Illicit trade is a problem in Turkey.

The Philippines is a tough place for Big Tobacco.

But the rest of Asia is looking strong.

Ever since activist investor Bill Ackman publicly declared he's shorting Herbalife, he has become the target of the biggest names in the hedge fund community. 

The tall, handsome, silver-haired billionaire founder of Pershing Square Capital Management has a reputation for being extremely confident. 

However, some rival fund managers have described him as "sanctimonious" and they view going long Herbalife as an opportunity to squeeze Ackman on his short position.   

"If Ackman gets squeezed I'm not going to feel sorry..." Carl Icahn said in an interview with CNBC, adding, "The fact that I don't like Ackman you could say is the strawberry on top of the ice cream."

"Making money when Bill Ackman is losing money is like a ride at the circus," Bob Chapman of Chapman Capital said on CNBC this week.

So far, fund managers who have piled on by going long Herbalife include Carl Icahn, Daniel Loeb and most recently George Soros. 

Loeb exited his Herbalife position in the second quarter for a nice profit. Soros hasn't made any comments publicly about his Herbalife position or Ackman.  He reportedly asked to withdraw hundreds of millions from Ackman's Pershing Square earlier this year, though. 

Since everyone's been picking on him, let's get to know Ackman better.

The 47-year-old activist investor was raised in an affluent Jewish family in Westchester County, New York.

William Albert Ackman, who goes by "Bill", was born on May 11, 1966. 

He grew up in a Jewish family in Chappaqua in Westchester County, New York. He attended Horace Greeley High School.

His father was the chairman of Ackman Brothers & Singer, a commercial real estate mortgage brokerage in New York.

Source: New York Times

He attended Harvard for both undergrad and business school.

Ackman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. 

He also earned his MBA from Harvard. 

Source: New York Times

He rowed crew at Harvard.

According to Bloomberg, Ackman found Harvard to be a pretty 'WASPy' place and that's why he decided to join the crew team to meet other Jewish kids.

He also rowed crew in grad school. He co-captained the HBS rowing team, which was the center of a controversy for having dollar signs adorned on the team's oars and uniforms. 

Source: Bloomberg

Source: Vanity Fair

The F-Type, the first Jaguar sports car since the legendary E-Type went out of production 40 years ago, is finally hitting the road in the United States.

To see how it lives up to its predecessor — which Enzo Ferrari himself reportedly called the "most beautiful car ever made"— we headed out to Seattle for a day-long drive through the mountains and on the track.

The product of more than three years of work and some 350 engineers, the end result is not as gorgeous as the E-Type, but it's a lot more fun to drive.

The sports car comes in three versions, the F-Type, F-Type S, and F-Type V8 S, which start at $69,000, $81,000, and $92,000, respectively. That's right in the range of the less expensive models of the Porsche 911, which Jaguar reps say is the target competitor.

We drove the F-Type S and F-Type V8 S, worth $99,320 and $104,770, respectively. And we loved them.

Full Disclosure: Jaguar Land Rover paid for our travel and lodging expenses to drive the 2014 F-Type.

There's no denying the F-Type is a good looking car.

Even though it lacks the raw sex appeal of its predecessor, the E-Type.

It did win the 2013 World Car Design of the Year.

Asia is crazy for cute food. Think Totoro donuts and Hello Kitty bento boxes.

"Kawaii" cooking, or cute food cooking, took off in Japan a few years ago. To show affection for their children, mothers can spend hours turning a bento lunch into the splitting image of Pokemon.

Like all things J-pop, the trend quickly spread to Hong Kong. Now, locals can take cute cooking classes and buy panda-shaped cookies at Kee Wah Bakery.

So, who does it better: Hong Kong or Tokyo? In this epic showdown, reminiscent of Bruce Lee vs the dojo in "Fists of Fury" (well, maybe not quite), we present 15 contestants from each city. It's up to you to decide who takes the cake.

For more about kawaii cooking, check out La Carmina's recipe book "Cute Yummy Time."

At Princess Cake House, a Hong Kong-based cute cooking school, students learn to make panda bread with dyed and layered dough.

The head instructor made a Rilakkuma bear using chocolate bread and white icing.

A bakery offers a black forest cake shaped like Kuromi, evil nemesis of Sanrio character My Melody.

"Starship Troopers" has pretty much everything you want from a satirical science-fiction action flick.

There's the over-the-top action, with guns that hold seemingly infinite ammo.

There's the incredibly cheesy dialogue, with such gems as, "The only good bug is a dead bug!"

And then there's the awesome technology that the makers predicted we'd have in the future.

While much of it's still in the realm of fantasy — like faster-than-light space travel — the movie also predicted many things that are already part of our everyday tech.

All of the students in Starship Troopers use tablet computers (though they're still as thick as tech from the 90s)

Based on the stylus, it looks like the Surface Pro beats the iPad in the Starship Troopers universe.

The movie's government ads are a pretty accurate portrayal of today's visual web, using a combination of interactive links and videos.

When the urge to get away from it all—really get away from it all: people, traffic, the 24/7 news cycle—strikes, it’s easier than ever to follow your instincts and enjoy a luxurious hotel or resort in a truly secluded setting.

And while there are dozens of great off-the-beaten-path properties out there, these 10 offer their own special kind of seclusion in great destinations from the Americas to Africa.

Secluded in the Mountains: Explora Patagonia

Chile

It takes at least two flights and a long drive from the tiny coastal hamlet of Punta Arenas, Chile, to get here—but it’s so worth it. Located in magnificent Torres del Paine National Park and blessed with one of the most heart-stopping views imaginable, 49-room Explora Patagonia is the ultimate base from which to hike amid surreal blue lakes and hypnotizing glaciers as fuzzy guanaco graze around you and graceful condors glide up above (from $2,820 per person for four nights, all-inclusive).

Secluded in the Caribbean: Petit St. Vincent

The Grenadines

There are several private-island resorts in the Caribbean, but there’s something about the layout and ambiance of 115-acre Petit St. Vincent that makes it seem extra secluded. Located far south in the laidback Grenadines, this 22-cottage resort takes unplugging (no phones or TVs) as seriously as it does romance. Renovated in 2011 with serene white-and-blue decor, the resort lets guests choose their bliss—beachside or hilltop—and raise a flag when they want to be left alone (from $1,100/night, including meals).

Secluded in the Rainforest: Belcampo Lodge Belize

Belize

Located outside Punta Gorda, Belize, far from the sun-seekers and snorkelers on Ambergris Cay, 12-suite Belcampo Lodge Belizebeckons with an authentic agritourism mantra (many of its thousands of acres are dedicated to an organic farm, a cacao and coffee orchard, and livestock barn) that delivers delicious farm-to-fork cuisine, chocolate and coffee courses, excellent bird watching, a yoga pavilion, and assorted activities from caving to diving. Best of all: the howler monkey alarm clocks and birdsong lullabies (from $300/night).

Sony's much-anticipated thriller "Elysium" comes out in theaters this weekend.

Set in the year 2154, the plot revolves around the conflict existing between the wealthy people of man-made space station, Elysium and the poor left to live on overpopulated Earth.

Director Neill Blomkamp ("District 9") has said the perfect world on Elysium was inspired by the Stanford Torus, a design considered by NASA in 1975 in part with Stanford University to house 10,000 to 140,000 residents in space.

"Back in the '70s, people were actually discussing the idea of leaving Earth and building space stations for us to potentially live on one day," says Blomkamp. "One of the top answers to that challenge was the Stanford Torus. I like the idea of taking this well-known concept and caking it with wealth, diamonds, and Bel Air-style mansions."

Sony Pictures released a ton of new promotional stills for the film in the past week highlighting a multinational cast led by Matt Damon and featuring Mexican star Diego Luna along with Brazilian talent Alice Braga and Wagner Moura.

Matt Damon looks nearly unrecognizable as tattoo-heavy, ex-con man Max DeCosta.

In 2154, he lives in overpopulated, destitute, and crime-ridden Los Angeles, portrayed by Mexico City in the film.

(Source: "Elysium" production notes)

The wealthy live here, in space station Elysium.

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Friday.

While some think stocks could head higher, many believe we're overdue for a decent sized sell-off.

And that brings us to our latest list of the most heavily shorted stocks. It has a good mix of just about every sector you can think of — retail, semiconductors, energy, manufacturing and homebuilders.

The names themselves will probably seem familiar — a clothing chain that just can't catch a break, a video game seller outlet everyone loves to hate, and a mining group we're pretty sure has been on every single one of these lists.

One thing we should make clear: the stocks in this list are also vulnerable to short-squeezes, or sudden spikes in their price.

We ranked the stock by short interest as a percentage of floating shares.

Best Buy

Ticker: BBY

Short interest: 10.26% float

YTD Return: 165.03%

Sector: Retail

Comment: Best Buy continues to suffer from poor margins and weak cash flow.

Data from Bloomberg

Mylan Inc.

Ticker: MYL

Short interest: 10.27% float

YTD Return: 31.41% 

Sector: Pharma

Comment: Mylan recently lowered 2013 revenue forecasts on Indian and Japanese currency weakness.

Data from Bloomberg

Salesforce.com

Ticker: CRM

Short interest: 10.29% float

YTD Return: 6.37%

Sector: Business management

Comment: Salesforce is coming under pressure from Google's inroads into its services including email marketing, Fool.com's Jordan Wathen said.

Data from Bloomberg

After winning the Heisman Trophy as a freshman, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel had a wild offseason.

He has been getting slammed by college football columnists as a result.

His response has been simple: I'm 20 years old, and I'm not hurting anyone.

Looking at the biggest controversies of his offseason, it's clear that it's great to be Johnny Football.

He went wild at Spring Break in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Source: Busted Coverage

Really wild

He posted a picture with a bunch of money at a casino in Oklahoma

Source: USA Today

We've seen plenty of armored cars, but the armored van is a rarer bird.

That's strange, because for wealthy customers who want to be safe and ride in luxury, a van offers so much more space.

For proof, look no further than Lexani Motorcars' Reale, a fully customized Mercedes-Benz B6 Sprinter.

Not only is the outside armored, the inside is packed with features that could have been lifted from a private jet.

Huge leather seats, a 3D television, a gold plated sink in a fancy bathroom, and more make this the sweetest, safest way to roll.

According to the Daily Mail, pricing is only available for serious customers, on request.

Here's what the Mercedes Sprinter van looks like in regular use.

And here's what Lexani did with the interior.

There are basic cooking tools.

Samsung recently released a set of new tablets called the Galaxy Tab 3.

These tabs aren't really that different from the tablets Samsung released last year, or the year before that.

Sure they've been updated to the latest and greatest processors and sensors but besides that they aren't really ground breaking.

Samsung is employing the doctrine, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

What's new this year is that the Galaxy Tab 3 line is available in three sizes: 7-inches, 8-inches, and 10.1-inches.

The entire Tab 3 line separates itself from the iPads of the world by offering true multi-tasking in the form of multiple windows. This means you can use two apps at the same time. It's easy to watch a video while editing a document.

The tablets also come bundled with 50 GB of Dropbox storage which is a nice perk.

We had the opportunity to try out the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and 10.1.

Here's what we thought:

The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

This mini-sized tablet is meant to compete directly with Apple's iPad mini.

In terms of size, the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is perfect. It's easy to hold with one hand, works fast, and has a nice screen for watching videos.

Think of the 8-inch tablet as a blown up Galaxy S4.

The Tab 3 8.0 is wrapped in plastic, which some might find distasteful. We don't mind it as much. Sure the device would be prettier if it was made from aluminum or another metal but that doesn't matter because if you really cared about the materials you'd just buy an iPad mini.

The Tab 3 8.0 measures 8.6-inches high by 4.87-inches wide by 0.28-inches deep.

The Wi-Fi-only device is equipped with:

• A 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.
• 1.5 GB of RAM.
• A screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
• A 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and 5 megapixel rear camera.
• On-device storage is either 16 or 32GB but you can increase that up to 64GB with a microSD card.

Using it isn't different from any other tablet experience. The device is a great supplement to a laptop and it is also good on the go.

The Galaxy Tab 3 software isn't that different from what was released last year.

A lot of other outlets who reviewed the same tablet have pointed out a noticeable lag when switching the device from portrait to landscape. I noticed this too.

The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 retails for $299, you can get it online via Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy and a ton of other retailers.

Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

The largest of Samsung's tablets is still meant to be used primarily in landscape mode. This is drastically different if you're used to the iPad because Apple's slate tends to work no matter the orientation.

The larger of Samsung's tablets doesn't really draw us to pick it over an iPad. The screen is lackluster, as Samsung only opted to put in a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution.

The Tab 3 10.1 is also Wi-Fi only. It comes in either white or gold-brown. There's a 1.6 GHz processor packed in there with 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of on-board storage, but you can upgrade that to 64GB with a microSD card.

The front-facing camera has 1.3 megapixels and the rear has 3.2 megapixels. The biggest tablet is still pretty thin — it's only 0.31-inches thick, 9.57-inches across, and 6.93-inches tall. Those measurements are rounded out with a 1.12-lb weight.

Besides the usual internal spec refresh (faster processors, more sensors, and more memory), Samsung wised up for this new release and made some small tweaks to the big tablet for better and worse.

The company ditched its proprietary 30-pin-like charger and went back to the standard micro-USB.

Also, the speakers on the 10.1-inch tab have been moved from the front of the device to the sides. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It was nice to have them on the front but placing them on the side doesn't obstruct sound and the device still sounds pretty good, for a tablet.

These changes really don't compel us to recommend jumping out and buying the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, especially as Google prepares a brand new Nexus 10 that could wipe the floor with this device.

The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 costs $399.99. You can get it from Samsung, Amazon, and a ton of other retailers.

Overall

If you're in the market for a smaller Android tablet we strongly encourage you to also research Google's new Nexus 7. It's a sleek tablet, with the latest version of Android, a brilliant screen, long battery life, and a ton of other updated features which make Samsung's smaller tablet feel outdated already.

As far as the bigger tablet goes. Google Nexus 10 is still better than Samsung's latest tablet and that's strange because its made by the same company. The Nexus 10 offers a true Android experience with more power and a better design.

If Samsung wants to continue to be successful it needs to switch things up with the next version so that its line of tablets can really stand out from the pack.

SEE ALSO: REVIEW: Google Made A Tablet That's Better Than The iPad Mini

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New York recently became the latest state to pass legislation banning the possession and sale of shark fins, a move to protect the marine predators.

Shark hunting and finning — the practice of removing a shark's fin and returning the maimed animal to the ocean to die — have had a serious impact on shark populations worldwide, with an estimated 100 million sharks killed each year.

Sharks are hunted not for their meat, but for their chewy, tasteless fins, which have been a Chinese status symbol since the Ming Dynasty, when it was cooked specifically for emperors. Today they are commonly consumed at Chinese weddings, banquets, and business dinners.

Since sharks are in the news (thanks, Shark Week!), we decided to take a look back at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's 2011 investigative report on the shark fin trade in London, Taiwan, and Costa Rica. You can watch the entire documentary here or on Amazon.

Ramsay was not only shocked at how the sharks were slowly killed, but discovered that the crew had hacked a fin off a shark and threw the body overboard. The crew told Ramsay it wasn't a big deal because "it was only one fin."

But because of the negative associations with shark finning, restaurant owners and managers clam up when they're asked about it. This London restaurant owner wouldn't even let Gordon Ramsay and his cameras in to see the soup and talk to customers.

So in an effort to understand the shark fin demand, Ramsay traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, where shark fin soup is served everywhere from corner cafés to fine-dining establishments.

There were 3.5 fatal injuries per 100,000 full-time workers in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

That number is happily very low compared to how bad things used to be, like in 1933 when there were 37 deaths per 100,000 workers.

Still, some professions will always be dangerous. Planes, trains, and boats may crash, people may fall from high places, and heavy equipment may be turn on its operator.

These are the risks taken on every day by many of America's blue collar workers.

No. 16: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

This field experiences 10.3 fatal injuries annually per 100,000 full-time workers.

There were 23 fatal injuries in 2011.

Despite all the physical contact that happens on the field, the majority of fatalities in this field were transportation related. In 2010 the median salary for athletes was $43,740; for coaches and scouts, $28,340; and for umpires and related workers, $22,840.

No. 15: Operating engineers and construction equipment operators

This field experiences 12.1 fatal injuries annually per 100,000 full-time workers.

There were 47 fatal injuries in 2011.

These workers drive, maneuver, or control heavy machinery in nearly every weather condition. Transportation incidents accounted for the 32 fatalities in 2011, while contact with objects and equipment accounted for 8. In 2010, the median salary for operating engineers and construction equipment operators was $39,460.

No. 14: Coal mining

This field experiences 13.1 fatal injuries annually per 100,000 full-time workers.

There were 17 fatal injuries in 2011.

Coal mining is vastly safer than it used to be, but it's still relatively dangerous. Contact with objects and equipment was the most common cause of death, followed by transportation incidents. In 2010, the median salary for coal miners was $48,330.

As of Aug. 5, 2013, the Curiosity Mars rover has spent an whole year on the Red planet.

She's supposed to be there for two years total, investigating if ancient Mars was once habitable — a feat she actually already accomplished a few months ago.

As she touched down on Mars Aug. 5, 2012, after seven unmanned minutes spent in terror, waiting for the culmination of decades of work, a scream of excitement shook the Curiosity rover's control room.

"Touchdown confirmed, we are safe on Mars," engineer Allen Chen said over the radio, eliciting tears of joy and congratulatory hugs between all the blue-shirted Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff.

Curiosity is on Mars to investigate several things, including studying the climate and geology, searching for signs of life and water, and determining if the planet could ever be made habitable for humans. She was made to last for a two-year mission — and is already half way though it.

One of the most nail-biting events was the Rover's entry, descent and landing on the Red Planet — which luckily went off perfectly. See the video below to relive it or experience it for the first time.

Relive The Excitement And Exhilaration Of Curiosity's Landing With This Video

This image taken during the descent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the rover while she was falling to the surface. You can see the parachute slowing her descent in this stunning image.

The rover's own cameras caught the landing from her point of view. The video starts with the heat shield (which protected Curiosity while she was falling through the atmosphere) detaching, and ends with the sky crane blowing up dust and the rover touching down on Mars.

From lush hilly terrain in Ireland to stunning oceanside courses in California, golfers travel the world to play at elite golf courses.

We've created the ultimate bucket list for golfers.

Some of these golf courses are famous for their rich history, while others offer breathtaking views and unique locations.

From Scotland's historic Muirfield to the Dominican Republic's challenging Teeth of the Dog, here are the golf courses every golfer should play at in his or her lifetime.

Located on the west coast of Ireland, The Old Course at Ballybunion is naturally beautiful with grassy dunes set alongside the ocean. Nearly every hole here is excellent.

Learn more about the Ballybunion Golf Club >

The stunning Ocean course at Kiawah Island, South Carolina, offers incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean at every hole. It has hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and the 2012 PGA U.S. Championship.

Learn more about golf at Kiawah Island >

The West course at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Black Rock is regarded as the finest in Australia. Alister MacKenzie designed it on a huge scale, and the greens are some of the fastest in the world.

Learn more about the Royal Melbourne Golf Club >