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Here's A Preview Of The Ads You'll See On Super Bowl Sunday

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As anyone with a pulse is certainly aware, we are inching ever closer to one of the most sacred days on the American calendar: Super Bowl Sunday.

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And just as the NFL Playoffs are whittling down a field of hungry competitors to two lucky participants, advertising agencies across the globe are cutting excess footage and tweaking taglines in preparation for the industry's most prominent showcase.

Though many brands and their agencies will no doubt be frantically piecing together their strategies all the way up to gameday, some have started to give us a taste of what we can expect to see in between the action of Super Bowl XLVIII. They include mainstays like Budweiser and unknown newcomers like Squarespace.

We've summarized everything we've learned here, and we'll continue to add updates as they become available — right on up until kickoff.

Bud Light

This year's Super Bowl is an especially big one for Bud Light, the official beer of the NFL. Amid slipping sales, Bud Light will introduce a new tagline — "The Perfect Beer For Whatever Happens"— in three ads totaling 2 minutes of airtime.

In the coveted A1 spot, the first ad of the first quarter, Bud Light will promote its new reclosable bottle with a 30-second ad, called "So Cool," from the St. Louis agency Cannonball. The ad will feature the world debut of a song from a well-known artist. Bud Light has also said the ad will offer consumers some sort of "digital reward".

Bud Light's other attraction will come later in the form of a 60-second ad and a 30-second ad that together will tell a cohesive story called "Epic Night". The first Super Bowl work from BBDO since it was named Bud Light's agency of record earlier this year, "Epic Night" will seek to win over millennials with surprise celebrity appearances from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Don Cheadle, and Reggie Watts.

Bud Light has hinted in teaser videos that "Epic Night" will also include reality element involving 412 actors, 58 hidden cameras, and one unsuspecting Average Joe, who will have to decide whether he's "up for whatever happens next" in the wild ride Bud Light has planned.

The campaign will include digital integration from the agency AKQA, and represents Paul Chibe's last Super Bowl as the head of U.S. marketing for Bud Light's parent company, A-B InBev.

Here's one of Bud Light's teaser videos for "Epic Night," starring Don Cheadle and a llama:



Wonderful Pistachios

Last year's Wonderful Super Bowl commercial featured Korean pop star Psy getting all "Gangnam Style" with dancing pistachios. This year, Stephen Colbert will star in two ads for the company.

The commercial will kick off a year-long campaign with the Emmy-winning host of "The Colbert Report."

"Since I was a child, I've dreamed of working with America's premiere nut company. The fact that it turns out to be the good folks at Wonderful Pistachios is just the pistachio on top of the ice cream sundae," Colbert said.

Here's the teaser video for this year's ads:



H&M

H&M's commercial will star retired soccer icon David Beckham and allow viewers to purchase products from his Bodywear clothing line directly from their TVs.

The 30-second spot will run during the second quarter and promote nine new styles from Bodywear, which Beckham has helped design since 2012. H&M says its internally produced ad, enabled by technology from the firm Delivery Agent, is the first to allow people to buy products seen in a commercial via their TVs.

H&M released a teaser for this year's ad, giving viewers a chance to determine how it will end:

 



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The 15 Best Jobs Of 2014

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A new list from U.S. News & World Report offers a comprehensive look at the best jobs of the year.

The top 15 occupations are heavily devoted to tech and health care, which shouldn't be too surprising. As the Boomer generation ages, we continue to see an ever-growing need for health professionals. Meanwhile, the tech boom requires a steady supply of skilled employees who can code websites, analyze data, and keep information secure from hackers and malware.

In 2014, the top-ranked job is software developer, which jumped seven spots from last year's list. It also marks the first time that the best job on U.S. News' annual list is not in the health-care sector. Software developer tops the list thanks to great job prospects, faster than average growth, low unemployment, and high earnings. 

To come up with its ranking, U.S. News & World Report crunched data on projected job growth, median salary, future job prospects, and overall job satisfaction. The final list is a great place to start for anyone looking for a position or contemplating a career change.

15. Market Research Analyst

Median salary in 2012: $60,300

Education requirements: A Bachelor's degree; a math background can be advantageous

Why it made the list: Market research analysts are in high demand because they can determine which products people want to buy, which is valuable across a wide range of industries. The BLS expects a 31.6% increase in employment for the occupation by 2022, with 131,500 new openings.



14. Occupational Therapist

Median salary in 2012: $75,400

Education requirements: A Master's degree or higher in occupational therapy, preferably from an accredited program, and certification through a nation exam

Why it made the list: Occupational therapists work in rehabilitation centers, hospitals, schools, medical offices, and patients' homes. The number of jobs in the field is expected to grow alongside America's swelling elderly population, with 32,800 new positions created by 2022.



13. Physician's Assistant

Median salary in 2012: $90,930

Education requirements: A two-year Master's degree from an accredited program, hundreds of hours of training, and a license to practice

Why it made the list: Physician's assistants work under doctors to interpret test results, conduct physical exams, and treat a variety of illnesses. Their ranks are expected to grow 38.4% with 33,300 new jobs added by 2022.



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10 Things A Wedding Guest Should Never Do

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Weddings can induce some crazy behavior.

Emotions are high, families are thrown together, and everyone must conform to a tight schedule, not to mention the shenanigans that ensue when there's an open bar involved.

Sarah Pease, a well-known New York City proposal planner, has been planning weddings since 2008 with her company Brilliant Event Planning. She's seen everything from the "bridezilla" stressing about every detail to guests showing up in white — a major faux pas.

Pease shared a list of 10 ultimate wedding guest "don'ts" with Business Insider.  

Don't deviate from a schedule: "It's not a very sexy idea, but planning can really impact your day and the happiness of everyone there," Pease said. "If you've got to be at the church by 6 p.m., the bride has to leave the hotel by 4:30 because it will take her a half-hour to get into her dress. The hair and make-up people need to know that everyone has to be done by 4:45 so they can help the bride get into her dress. And so on."

"If you're helping or attending, stick to the timeline so the bride only has to worry about her schedule." 

Don't wing a wedding speech: "People who say they're just going to wing it crash and burn every time," she said. "You wouldn't show up to a half-marathon without training, so don't show up to the wedding without a prepared speech."

"And keep it short," Pease added. "A five-minute speech is long. Hit three general ideas. Don't ramble. In my experience, you'll get on a tangent and then start talking about something uncomfortable."

Don't wear anything resembling white if you're not the bride:"The bride should be the only person wearing white," Pease said. "There's always at least one person, man or woman, who shows up to the wedding as a guest wearing white or a color too close to white."

Don't stiff the bartender: "You should still tip the bartender even at an open bar because they're making your drink right there," she said. "It's a nice service and they're there for a long time."

Don't get drunk:"This is really up to each person, but there's this idea of 'wedding drunk' that I find useful," she said. "Basically, don't become a hassle for the bride and groom."

Don't complain about the food: Wedding food is notoriously bad, but Pease advises sucking it up. "The rule of thumb is, ask yourself will this upset the bride and groom. If the answer is yes, you shouldn't do it."

"You could have a Michelin chef cooking for everyone and some people would still complain," she said. "Just focus on what's good about the wedding, like getting to celebrate with friends and family." 

Don't monopolize the bride and groom: "Cocktail hour is a great time to spend two minutes with the couple," Pease said. "Don't track them down and try to spend 30 minutes catching up. If they did that with all 200 of their guests, they'd run out of time."

"The best thing to do is say a quick congratulations," she said. "You can always schedule a phone call or lunch with the bride or groom for later."

Don't get too aggressive with the bouquet toss: "You've either got a wedding full of single girls or possibly some divorcees," Pease said, "but either way emotions can run high if you think about it as a literal sign for who's getting married next. I like when there's an alliance to flip it to a girl who really wants it."

"If guys want to get in on the action, by all means go for it," she added. "Just be gentle. Don't tackle anyone. It's not a contact sport."

Don't buy a gift the couple didn't put on their registry:"Going off registry is always a contentious subject," Pease said. "Some people think an off-registry gift is more personal or heartfelt. But honest to God, people really just want the stuff on their registry. That's why they picked it."

"But if you do choose to go off registry, cash is a better option than an alternate gift," she told us. "I prefer cash gifts where the giver says, 'Here's x-number of dollars for a helicopter ride in Hawaii, close to where you're honeymooning,' or 'Here's something to put toward your new mortgage.' Something like that to give the money a purpose." 

Don't steal souvenirs from the wedding decorations: "Always check with the venue before you grab anything," Pease advised. "Don't ask the bride and groom, but you can ask a waiter or a wedding planner."

"Sometimes, depending on something like an agreement with a florist, you can take the whole centerpiece," she said. "Other times, the vases are rentals or the flowers are being donated to a local hospital the next morning. It's always best to check."

SEE ALSO: 23 Insanely Cool Wedding Photos From Around The World

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The 25 Sexiest Celebrity Mug Shots

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Justin Bieber mugshotGetting arrested for the first time doesn't seem to faze Justin Bieber.

After the 19-year-old singer was arrested Thursday for suspected DUI and drag racing, he came off all smiles in his mugshot.

However, Bieber's not the only celebrity to show off his pearly whites after getting cuffed.

We've compiled a list of the sexiest celebrity mug shots, courtesy of The Smoking Gun.

Among the celebs are porn star Jenna Jameson, Carmen Electra, and Lindsay Lohan.

Abby Rogers contributed to this slide show.

Porn star Jenna Jameson seems unfazed in her May 2012 mug shot, smiling seductively after she was arrested on suspicion of DUI.



Photogenic "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford looks good even in an orange jumpsuit. He was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of marijuana possession.



Sexpot Carmen Electra was arrested in 1999 and charged with battering NBA wild child Dennis Rodman, her husband at the time.



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The Highest-Paid Players In The NBA On And Off The Court

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The NBA has gone to great lengths in recent negotiations with the players' union to curb the growth of player salaries.

One place where the top players are making more than ever is off the court through endorsements.

Forbes.com recently took a look at how much the highest-paid players are making in endorsements. 

Those figures, combined with the salaries for the players tells us which NBA players are making the most money and a few of the names may surprise you.

#10 Chris Paul — $22.7 Million

2013-14 Salary: $18.7 million

Endorsements: $4.0 million

Total Earnings: $22.7 million

Career Earnings: $96.0 million



#9 Dirk Nowitzki — $23.2 Million

2013-14 Salary: $22.7 million

Endorsements: $0.5 million

Total Earnings: $23.2 million

Career Earnings: $204.1 million



#8 Dwight Howard — $26.5 Million

2013-14 Salary: $20.5 million

Endorsements: $6.0 million

Total Earnings: $26.5 million

Career Earnings: $123.3 million



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Here's What The World's Leaders Were Doing Last Night While You Watched TV...

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Last night, on American television, Jon Stewart shredded the goings-on at the World Economic Forum here in Davos as "an orgy of self-congratulatory excess."

That was a funny and fair characterization—at least the orgy part. But no one in Davos was watching. Because we were too busy getting smashed.

You see, nighttime in Davos is when the real fun begins.

First, there are the cocktail parties.

Then there are the dinner parties (with cocktails).

Then there are the after-dinner parties (with cocktails).

Then there are the after after-dinner parties (with cocktails).

Then there's the piano bar at the Hotel Europe (with cocktails) where, a couple of years ago, Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi got up and started singing (watch video here).

The epicenter of all this partying is the Hotel Belvedere. The following pictures and story are actually from two years ago, but I went to a party at the Belvedere last night, and it was just the same.

Across the street from the Congress Center in Davos is this big white building, the Belvedere hotel. The Belvedere is ground-zero for corporate schmoozing. Most of the winter, it looks like this.



During the conference, however, it gets a complete makeover. For starters, this sort of black space-ship thing is constructed on top of it. Why? To make room for more schmoozing and sponsorships.



Those photos were taken in the morning. In the evening, the entrance to the Belvedere looks like this. Your walk up the stairs is sponsored by KPMG.



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What 16 Successful People Read In The Morning

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Staying informed is a constant struggle for most of us, let alone people with high-profile, high-pressure jobs. There's usually not time to leisurely read a favorite paper over coffee. 

Yet catching up on news is an important part of what's often a very early morning for many of the world's most successful people.

Now we would like everyone to read Business Insider in the morning (or the afternoon), but it turns out some very important people have their own favorite sources of news.

Warren Buffett starts his days with an assortment of national and local news.

The billionaire investor tells CNBC he reads the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, USA Today, the Omaha World-Herald, and the American Banker in the mornings. That's a hefty list to get through.



David Cush reads five newspapers and listens to sports radio on a bike at the gym.

The Virgin America CEO told the AP that he wakes up at 4:15 a.m. on the West Coast to send emails and call people on the East Coast. Then he heads to the gym, hops on an exercise bike, listens to Dallas sports radio, and reads his daily papers, which include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, and Financial Times.



Bill Gates reads the national papers and gets a daily news digest.

The Microsoft co-founder gets a daily news digest with a wide array of topics, and he gets alerts for stories on Berkshire Hathaway, where he sits on the board of directors. Gates also reads the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Economist cover-to-cover, according to an interview with Fox Business.



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And, Speaking Of Orgies, Who Can Forget The Star-Studded Bacchanalian Davosian 'Taxidermy' Party?

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Last night, Jon Stewart blasted the current goings-on in Davos, Switzerland, as an "orgy of self-congratulatory excess."

Few people here saw the broadcast — at that hour, they were too busy drinking or sleeping. But it's fair to say they would have enjoyed it. Then they would have raised a glass to Jon Stewart and roared, "Dude, get over here, you're missing the party!"

Tonight, in fact, is the anniversary of the hot-ticket party in Davos last year — a "taxidermy"-themed bash thrown by billionaire entrepreneur Sean Parker, Salesforce.com CEO Mark Benioff, and Ian Osborne of the London-based communications firm Osborne & Partners.

Billed as the "Future Of Philanthropy Nightcap," the party was held in what until recently had been a crappy bar on Davos's main drag. Earlier in the week the bar had been transformed — at a rumored cost of $1 million — into a one-of-a-kind "taxidermy" emporium, with stuffed animals and animal heads on many of the walls.

There was a wine bar in one corner.

And a team of bartenders called "Liquid Chef" had been flown in from London.

John Legend (also flown in) was playing.

There were said to be three levels of restricted rooms below the main level that only certain guests had access to (I didn't). And there was, as you will see, an eclectic mix of guests. I generally feel about two decades too old to fully appreciate parties like these, but last year's guests included some folks who were two decades younger and some who were two decades older than me. 

Here are some pictures. Apologies in advance for the lousy quality. I'll try to get better ones when I go to another Davos-ending bash in the same transformed bar tonight.

What other wild parties are you missing at Davos?



The stage. That's a full-sized stuffed grizzly.



A cape buffalo. With laser beams for eyes.



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The 70 Best New Buildings Of The Year

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Wanangkura StadiumGreat architects know how to meld personality and functionality in the astounding buildings they design.

Our friends at ArchDaily are determining the best new buildings from around the worldAfter receiving nominations from more than 3,500 projects featured on its site in the past year, the publication is asking readers to vote for their favorites.

We're taking a closer look at the nominees grouped by categories from commercial architecture to housing. Vote for your favorites at ArchDaily through January 29.

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE: Fuel Station + McDonalds, Georgia

Architect: Giorgi Khmaladze

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Coach Omotesando Flagship, Japan

Architect: OMA

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Emporia, Sweden

Architect: Wingårdhs

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You Won't Believe That These Hands And Feet Are Not Real

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In a recent article for BBC Future, Frank Swain called Sophie de Oliveira Barata "the undisputed queen of personalized prosthetics."

With a background in art and special-effects makeup, she worked for a prosthetics manufacturer before deciding to strike out on her own. "It meant I could use my creative skills and do something massively rewarding," she told The New York Times.

In her UK studio, she creates remarkably realistic and wildly imaginative prosthetic limbs, custom-made based on each person's requests and dreams. She calls it The Alternative Limb Project.

Some of her bespoke prosthetics integrate surreal designs like snakes or stereos, but some are so real it's uncanny. She gave us permission to share images that show some of her realistic prosthetic creations as well as how they are made.

Here is Sophie de Oliveira Barata at work in her studio crafting a leg. She told us in an email that from start to finish, a realistic arm or leg takes her about a month to make.



While she's making a limb, the client who ordered it is invited into the studio while she works, so that she can match their skin tone, freckles, and limb shape exactly. Here is one of the prosthetic arms she's created. Check out how it's covered in freckles, just like her client's natural arm.



"Creases, blemishes, freckles and veins can be reproduced," de Oliveira Barata writes on her website. You can see the realistic creases in the palm of the hand below.



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Photos Of The Historically Expensive Sochi Olympic Venues

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Russia went $39 billion over budget in staging the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

It's the most expensive Olympics ever by far— beating the 2008 Beijing Olympics by nearly $10 billion.

A significant portion of that cost came from the construction of nearly a dozen new venues.

Sochi was a resort town before it won the right to host the games. Two massive groups of venues had to be constructed essentially from scratch, at a high cost.

Some of the venues (the mountain ones especially) are spectacular. Others are a little bland.

The Olympic venues are divided into two areas — the "coastal cluster" and the "mountain cluster."



Let's start in the mountain cluster, which sits in the Caucasus Mountains.



The biathlon and alpine skiing center in Krasnaya Polyana.



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25 American Classics Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lifetime

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Not all of us paid attention in high school English class, but that doesn't mean the assigned books weren't worth reading (or re-reading).

And maybe it's finally time to enjoy "The Grapes of Wrath" and other classics, instead of just the CliffsNotes version.

Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of central collection development at the New York Public Library, helped us create a list of 25 American classics everyone should read.

From John Steinbeck's masterpiece to Jack Kerouac's "On The Road," these 25 titles are worth your time (listed here in alphabetical order).

Do you think another book belongs on this list? Let us know in the comments.

"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Published in 1943

"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is the heartwarming coming-of-age story of the young and idealistic Francie Nolan as she grows up in the slums of Williamsburg during the early 20th century.

An avid reader and lover of penny candy, Francie is a sweet and lovable narrator who must also face the horrors of life — battling sexual assault, extreme loneliness, and lost love — in an effort to survive (and prosper) despite her environment.

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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

Published in 1884

Considered to be one of the great American novels, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" follows Huck Finn and his friend Tom Sawyer as they travel along the Mississippi River and through the 19th century antebellum South with a freed slave named Jim.

It was the first book written in vernacular English, and though it's frequently challenged for use in the U.S. public school system's curriculum due to racial stereotypes and frequent slurs, many modern academics argue the book is an attack on racism.

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"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

Published in 1957

The lengthy "Atlas Shrugged" is set in a fictional dystopian United States where all the world's movers and shakers have abandoned society, leaving the world and the remaining people in a state of flux. 

No matter your opinion on the underlying concept of the book — that capitalism is goodness itself — Ayn Rand's philosophical book is considered by many to be her magnum opus and one need not agree with her to appreciate it.

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How Justin Bieber Turned Into A Notorious Bad Boy

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Justin Bieber leaving jailAt just 19 years old, Justin Bieber has already won seven American Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, 10 MTV Awards, has been nominated for two Grammys, anwas awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Prime Minister of Canada.

But with great success at such a young age, can also come trouble.

On Thursday, the pop star was arrested on suspicion of DUI and drag racing during a wild night out in Miami. But that's just the tip of the iceberg with his recent run-ins with the law.

From a break-up with Selena Gomez to controversial new friendships, see where Bieber may have stepped off course.

1994: Justin Drew Bieber was born in Ontario, Canada. His mother was just 17 years old when she became pregnant and raised Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. He is still close with his father, who has two other children.



As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.



2007: At age 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition and placed second. His mom posted a video of the performance on YouTube.



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New York's Future Tallest Apartment Building Looks Insanely Luxurious

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At 1,396 feet, 432 Park will be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere when it's completed in 2015 — but it's not just its size that's impressive. 

We recently saw renderings of the apartment building's interiors, and the designs are magnificent.

Designer Deborah Berke's says her focus was to make the most of the apartments' perch above the city. Double-height ceilings and beautiful oak flooring are highlights, while huge square windows provide an unparalleled view.  

This is just one in a series of super-tall buildings rising on the southern end of Central Park, an area that's already earned its "Billionaires' Belt" nickname. These skyscrapers are so tall they needed approval from the Federal Aviation Administration before construction could start.  432 Park, however, will be the tallest. 

The building has two penthouses, one on the 96th floor that sold for $95 million and another on the 95th, currently priced at $85 million. 

The building's architect Rafael Viñoly made news back in September when his Walkie Talkie building wreaked havoc on London's streets, emitting a reflection so hot it melted cars and literally fried eggs on the sidewalk. But if these renderings are any indication, this building should be more of a success. 

From the outside, rows of six 100-square-foot windows give the building the square look of a waffle iron. 

432 Park aveInside, Berke's design is just as geometric. The huge windows are in a straight line from the front door, making the most of the apartment's perch above the city. 

432 park aveAccording to Berke, the oak herringbone floors are a take on Park Avenue's more traditional apartment buildings.

432 park aveThe kitchens will be outfitted with sleek marble countertops and stainless steel appliances. 

432 park aveBut the kitchen's best feature has to be this 10-foot-long marble breakfast bar framed against the window. Just imagine enjoying your morning coffee here, with all of Manhattan sprawled out below you. 

432 park aveThe master suite's floor plan was designed so that the bed would be perfectly aligned with the window, offering the best views possible first thing in the morning. 

432 park aveThe master suite has separated his and hers bathrooms. Looking north from the marble-covered shower, you'll get a peek of Central Park and the Upper East Side. 432 park aveAnd to the south, views of the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, and the Freedom Tower can all be enjoyed from this free-standing tub. 

432 park ave432 Park will dramatically change the skyline around Central Park once it's completed in 2015. 

432 park aveListen to designer Deborah Berke discuss her renderings and concept below.

SEE ALSO: The 70 Best New Buildings Of The Year

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YACHT OF THE WEEK: Party Day And Night On The $78 Million Megayacht 'Solemates'

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When you spend tens of millions on a luxury megayacht, you want something that will be a blast 24/7.

The 12-passenger "Solemates"— completed by famed German shipbuilders Lurssen in 2010 and now on the market — fits the bill.  

Yacht designer Espen Oeino created the sleek exterior while the interior was the work of Glade Johnson Design. In addition to a hot tub and bar above deck, the yacht includes a partially covered gym that turns into a dance floor, so guests can go from daytime workouts to nighttime partying. 

Moran Yacht & Ship is handling the sale of the 196-foot megayacht, which could be all yours for €57.5 million (about $77.9 million). Keep reading to go inside the luxe ship.

"Solemates" is now on the market for $78 million. It can hit a top speed of 16 knots, or about 18 miles per hour.

Source: Moran Yacht & Ship



The master suite is one of six luxurious cabins on board. The yacht sleeps up to 12 guests.

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The gorgeous master bathroom has a full-body shower, soaking tub, and his and hers sinks.

Source: Moran Yacht & Ship



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22 Top Squash Players Working In Finance

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This week, the prestigious J.P.Morgan Tournament of Champions squash event took place in Grand Central Station's Vanderbilt Hall.  

Squash happens to be one of the more popular sports played by finance professionals.  They play it after work and on weekends. 

Forbes magazine once called the racquet sport the "preferred sport on Wall Street" because it doesn't take long to complete a match.

Those who played in the JPMorgan tournament in NYC are full-time professional squash players.

There are also bunch of talented squash players on Wall Street. We've decided to highlight them here.

Many of these folks were national champions, All-Americans and internationally ranked.  Some of them are playing professionally still, while others are remembered as legends from their squash days.   

Hedge funder Victor Niederhoffer has been called 'one of the best American players of the late 20th century.'

Finance Job: Hedge fund manager 

School: Harvard (c/o 1964)

Squash Highlights:Vanity Fair called Niederhoffer "one of the best American players of the late 20th century." He came to Harvard a tennis player and ended up a squash super-star.  He won the intercollegiate championship his senior year.

He was a U.S. champion without losing for ten years winning five of them.  He was a world champion, too. 



Broker Yasser El Halaby was ranked No. 40 in the world. He's also the most decorated collegiate squash player.

Finance Job: He currently works at Marco Polo Securities, FINRA records show. He previously worked for Beltone Private Equity in Egypt. 

School: Princeton (c/o 2006)

Squash Highlights: He's the most decorated collegiate squash player in history winning the College Squash Association individual championships four years in a row. He played internationally for Egypt from 2006 until 2009. He was ranked No. 40 in the world. 



Allen & Co. director Jeff Stanley captured a handful of national championships.

Finance Job: He's a director at Allen & Co. 

School: Princeton (c/o 1989)

Squash Highlights: He was a U.S. Junior National Champion in 1985.  He represented the U.S. team in the 1984 World Junior Championships in Calgary. He was an Intercollegiate National Champion in 1987 and 1988 (finalist in 1989). He was the U.S. Men's National Champion in 1987.

Stanley played professionally from 1989 to 1994.  His highest ranking was No. 7. He represented the U.S. Team at the World Championships in Finland (1991) and Pakistan (1993). 

He was also a North American Open Doubles Champion in 1995 with Peter Briggs and a U.S. National Century Doubles Champion in 2010 with Gordon Anderson.   



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12 Things Successful People Do Before Breakfast

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“If it has to happen, then it has to happen first,” writes Laura Vanderkam, time management expert and author of “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast.”

Those among us who have managed to find professional success and eke out a life actively embrace this philosophy. They must set aside their first hours of the day to invest in their top-priority activities before other people’s priorities come rushing in.

Science supports this strategy. Vanderkam cites Florida State University psychology professor Roy Baumeister’s famous finding that willpower is like a muscle that becomes fatigued from overuse. Diets, he says, come undone in the evening, just as poor self-control and lapses in decision-making often come later in the day. On the other hand, early mornings offer a fresh supply of willpower, and people tend to be more optimistic and ready to tackle challenging tasks.

So what do successful executives and entrepreneurs do when they are rested and fresh? From Vanderkam’s study of morning rituals, we outline the following 12 things that the most successful people do before breakfast.

They wake up early.

Successful people know that time is a precious commodity. And while theirs is easily eaten up by phone calls, meetings, and sudden crises once they’ve gotten to the office, the morning hours are under their control. That’s why many of them rise before the sun, squeezing out as much time as they can to do with as they please.

In a poll of 20 executives cited by Vanderkam, 90% said they wake up before 6 a.m. on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, for example, wakes at 4 a.m. and is in the office no later than 7 a.m. Meanwhile, Disney CEO Bob Iger gets up at 4:30 to read, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is up at 5:30 to jog. 

The bottom line: Productive mornings start with early wake-up calls.



They exercise before it falls off the to-do list.

The top morning activity of the rich and powerful seems to be exercise, be it lifting weights at home or going to the gym. According to Vanderkam, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns schedules an hour-long personal training session starting at 6 a.m. twice a week; Christies CEO Steve Murphy uses the mornings to do yoga; and Starwood Hotels CEO Frits van Paasschen runs for an hour every morning starting at 5:30.

“These are incredibly busy people,” says Vanderkam. “If they make time to exercise, it must be important.”

Beyond the fact that exercising in the morning means they can’t later run out of time, Vanderkam says a pre-breakfast workout helps reduce stress later in the day, counteracts the effects of high-fat diet, and improves sleep.



They work on a top-priority business project.

The quiet hours of the morning can be the ideal time to focus on an important work project without being interrupted. What’s more, spending time on it at the beginning of the day ensures that it gets your attention before others (kids, employees, bosses) use it all up.

Vanderkam uses the example of business strategist Debbie Moysychyn, who dealt with so many ad hoc meetings and interruptions throughout the day that she felt she couldn’t get anything done. She started thinking of the early mornings as project time, and chose a top-priority project each day to focus on. Sure enough, not a single colleague dropped in on her at 6:30 a.m. She could finally concentrate.



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The 24 Most Memorable Grammy Moments

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Eminem Elton JohnThe Grammy Awards are in their 56th year, which means there have been a whole lot of amazing memories over the last 5 decades.

Remember when Kanye WestJay-ZLil Wayneand T.I. took the stage?

And when Xtina rocked the house down?

How about when Elton John and Eminem sang together?

Check out some of the highlights from over the years here.

The best outfits, performances, and more >

1. Rolling Down the River

Beyoncé always brings the moves, but in 2008, she brought them alongside a living legend: Tina Turner.

The pair's rendition of "Proud Mary" practically exploded heads, as did Turner's unstoppable silver-covered stems.



2. Green Goddess

Jennifer Lopez must have worn a zillion green dresses since her 2000 Grammy appearance, but simply mention "green dress" and "J.Lo" to anyone now and her plunging gown still comes to mind.

The silk chiffon Versace gown definitely got people talking and the songstress later said she "had to have it," and, "Those fashion moments happen by mistake — you can’t plan things like that."



3. Such Great Heights

Leave it to Pink to bring the circus to the Grammys! The daring songstress performed her hit "Glitter in the Air" while quite literally in the air in 2010.

She did some crazy acrobatics while dressed in a scandalous nude bodysuit and at one point turned upside down while hanging from the ceiling and continued to sing after being dunked in water (on purpose).

Watch her performance here.



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Awesome Old-Timey Photos Show How Much The Winter Olympics Have Changed In 70 Years

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The bobsled at the 1936 Olympics in Germany looked like something kids use today

The 2014 Winter Olympics are quickly approaching and we will once again see the the best winter athletes competing with advanced equipment and gear.

Looking back at some of the earliest Winter Olympics shows us just how far these events and sports have come.

What was once the pinnacle of snow and ice sports now looks like something we would see kids doing in the backyard or on hills and ponds.

On the next few pages we'll take a nostalgic look back at photos from the Winter Olympics of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Opening Ceremony at the 1924 Olympics in France was just a march down the town street.



During the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, the opening ceremony was a bit more extravagant.



The bobsled at the 1936 Olympics in Germany looked like something kids use today.



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This Is The Hilarious Pitch Deck David Pogue Used To Launch His New Magazine, Yahoo Tech (YHOO)

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It was a huge deal when David Pogue, the New York Times big brand-name tech columnist, announced he was leaving the newspaper to start a new tech site at Yahoo in October.

Journalists usually regard the Times as the pinnacle of their careers — not the place they leave to do something more interesting.

At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pogue launched his new digital magazine, which will be a guide for ordinary consumers. The launch event featured Pogue giving a slideshow explaining why the world needs yet another tech blog at the LVH hotel to a packed audience — and it was hilarious. Here's a digest of those slides.

Pogue began by explaining that he once saw a graphic of what America might look like if the country was reorganized to reflect the political beliefs of the people who live there.



So he created his own graphic to show the North American audience for tech news.



There is an over-supply of blogs for tech nerds, he says.



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