Singapore is officially the most expensive city for expatriates, according to new data from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

An average bottle of table wine now costs $25 in the city-state, twice what it did 10 years ago.

But that doesn't mean you have to blow a ton of cash on fantastic food in Singapore.

While Singapore has plenty of five-star fine dining options, most people opt to eat street food in the city's inexpensive hawker centers, which are open-air food courts where vendors prepare everything from Malaysian curries to Indian roti and Chinese noodle soups.

We ate our way through Singapore on a trip last year, trying everything from hawker centers to fine restaurants. Here are the best things we ate.

Disclosure: Our trip to Singapore, including travel and lodging expenses, was sponsored by the Singapore Tourism Board.

Chicken rice is Singapore's unofficial national dish. First, chicken is boiled in a flavorful broth. Then the rice is cooked in that same broth. The result is a fragrant, flavorful, succulent rice that pairs perfectly with the juicy chicken.

Chili crab is another one of Singapore's national dishes. The crab is doused in a spicy chili-tomato gravy. Eating it is a messy affair — the best way to eat it is to crack the shell with your hands and slurp out the meat. Then mop up the gravy with doughy buns.

Choy sum is a Chinese vegetable that's a thinner version of bok choy. It's prepared with garlic as a side dish that complements chili crab.

The Olympics and Oscars are over. 

Now, a handful of new and returning TV shows are competing for your attention. 

If you're wondering what to watch, we've looked over both the new and returning midseason series.

From comedies to dark, gritty thrillers and returning favorites, here's what is worth your time.

15. "Review" (Comedy Central)

Premieres: Thursday, March 6th at 10 p.m.

What it's about: Andy Daly ("Eastbound & Down") stars as critic Forrest MacNeil, who is out to review life itself from hot-button topics like racism to sleeping with a celebrity.

Why you should watch: The half-hour comedy (co-created by Daly) not only looks hilarious with its mock-u-mentary feel and absentminded host, but could also be a great satire of life's absurdities.

Watch the trailer

14. "About A Boy" (NBC)

Air dates: Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

What it's about: Based on the Nick Hornby book, "About A Boy" tells the story of Will Freeman (David Walton), a single guy without a care in the world. That is until a single mom (Minnie Driver) and her young son (Benjamin Stockham) move in next door, possibly forcing Will into adulthood (or possibly even further back into childhood).

Why you should watch: The sitcom has a wonderful cast (you may remember Walton as Dr. Sam from his stint on Fox's "New Girl"), is from executive producer Jason Katims ("Parenthood,""Friday Night Lights"), and if the series is anything like the book, it's bound to have as much heart as it does laughs. 

Watch the trailer

13. "Hannibal" (NBC)

Air dates: Fridays at 10 p.m.

Where we left off: Things aren't going well for criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) who is locked away for crimes committed by psychiatrist Hannibal Lector (Mads Mikkelsen). The only problem? No one knows Lector's the one behind a bunch of grisly murders. The ones who do get close enough to the truth don't live long enough to bring Hannibal to justice.

Why you should watch: The Internet goes absolutely crazy for Mikkelsen and Dancy, and it's not difficult to see why. The chemistry between the two is fantastic, and the two are friends off screen as well. We have to mention the team who is running the show's social media — and Tumblr. They do a phenomenal job of knowing their audience and making them hunger for more.

If you're not convinced, "Hannibal" has also been called "the best drama on network TV."

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Rory McIlroy is well positioned to become one of the world's highest-paid athletes for a long, long time.

He's only 24 years old and he already has two major championships and a deal with Nike rumored to be worth $200 million.

He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, a wildly successful fiancée, and more.

He earned $29 million in 2013, making him the 21st-highest-paid athlete in the world.

Source: Forbes

He made $16 million in endorsements alone. For comparison, that's $2 million more than Peyton Manning.

Source: Forbes

His biggest deal: a monster Nike contract rumored to be worth $200+ million.

Source: USA Today

Built around the medieval castle of Nurburg, in western Germany's Eifel Forest, the Nurburgring motorsports complex ended up in bankruptcy in 2012 and is now falling into American hands.

A group of investors, led by H.I.G. Capital in Miami, has purchased the track for €60-70 million ($83-97 million), according to Road & Track.

The facility includes a Grand Prix track and arena, a museum, and a defunct roller coaster.

But the real attraction is the North Loop, better known by its German name, the Nordschleife.

Built from 1925-1927 as a project to alleviate unemployment, it is still one of the longest and most challenging racetracks on the planet.

Blind hills, narrow straights, and trees on either side earned it the nickname, the "Green Hell."

The estimate of driver deaths on the track varies, according to Car and Driver, from 2 to 12 per year.

Here's a view of the complex from the air.

And a panoramic shot of the complex entrance.

The Formula One-themed 'ring°racer' roller coaster has not opened yet, after a history of delays and accidents.

While the popularity of nuclear power worldwide took a major hit in the aftermath of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in 2011, it remains one of the cheapest, most efficient, and carbon-friendly forms of energy generation that we currently have.

Energy superpowers like the United States, Russia, and Canada have made nuclear power lucrative, not just through cheap energy, but through licensing their technology to developing countries looking for a new energy source. For that reason, nuclear power has remained a viable and important form of energy, one which will be integral to the world over the next fifty years.

We took a look at global statistics provided by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency to determine which countries are the biggest nuclear energy powers. We rated each country based on the total amount of electricity produced by nuclear power. 

17. Japan

17,230 gigawatt-hours supplied by Nuclear electricity (#17)

50 total current reactors (#2)

2.1% of total electricity produced by nuclear (#29)

Prior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the pre-eminent nuclear energy powers. The country generated 30% of their electricity from nuclear and had plans to increase that to 40%. The public now overwhelmingly opposes nuclear power. Many of the country’s plants have been closed and, several times in the last two years, Japan has gone completely without nuclear-generated electricity. Navigating Japan’s new energy future has been difficult however, due to intermittent energy shortages and a heavy reliance on imported energy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has recently made a push to adopt a plan that could reopen closed plants and pave the way for the construction of new ones. 

16. Finland

22,063 gigawatt-hours supplied by Nuclear electricity (#16)

4 total current reactors (T-#19)

32.6% of total electricity produced by nuclear (#10)

Finland may only have four nuclear reactors, but they provide nearly a third of Finland’s electricity, because the reactors are some of the most productive in the world. A fifth reactor is currently under construction, but it is substantially behind schedule and over cost. It is supposed to begin operating net year.

15. Switzerland

24,445 gigawatt-hours supplied by Nuclear electricity (#15)

5 total current reactors (#16)

35.9% of total electricity produced by nuclear (#8)

After several public referenda on nuclear power, it appeared that the technology was secure in Switzerland. However, in response to the Fukushima disaster, the Swiss government decided in 2011 to abandon all plans for new nuclear reactors. The country now plans to close the remaining five reactors in operation by 2035.

In case you needed an excuse to reread all your favorite kids' books again, it just so happens that there are a lot of important life lessons, conspiracy theories, and hidden messages in the books we loved as children — we just probably didn't pick up on them back then.

With help from The New York Public Library'sYouth Materials Specialist, Betsy Bird, we put together a list of 23 books worth giving a second read.

"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst

Illustrated by Ray Cruz, this book tells kids that even after the worst day imaginable, tomorrow will be better — a lesson even adults need to remind themselves of once in a while.

Soon to be adapted for the silver screen featuring the likes of Jennifer Garner and Steve Carell, it's worth giving this book another read before the movie release in October.

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"All-of-a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor

Many kids' books with Jewish characters are about the Holocaust. It can be difficult to find kids' books that portray Jewish families in the everyday, but that's exactly what Taylor's book does.

Starring five young sisters in early 20th century New York City, young and old readers alike will learn about classic Jewish traditions as well as some interesting New York history from the perspective of a charming family.

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"The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss

An entertaining read for kids about a talking cat who causes mayhem for a couple of kids while their parents are out, "The Cat in the Hat" is an interesting intellectual challenge for adults, says Bird.

After Seuss' publisher commissioned him to write a book using just 225 young reader vocabulary words, "The Cat in the Hat" was born. Try counting them all, if you can.

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On July 22, 2011, a bomb ripped through downtown Oslo, killing eight people and injuring hundreds. Less than two hours later, a gunman went on a rampage on the island of Utøya, targeting young members of the Norwegian Labour Party who were there for a summer camp.

77 people were killed that day, the deadliest attack in Norway since WWII.

Nearly three years later, Norway is building a memorial to commemorate the victims who lost their lives in the Oslo bombing and Utøya massacre. It held a design competition, and the winner of the competition is Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg, who NBC News reports was unanimously selected by the jury.

Dahlberg's designs show two public art memorials — one in Sørbråten and the other in the Government Quarter in Oslo. Here's what the jury of artists and government officials had to say about Dahlberg's design:

"Jonas Dahlberg’s proposal takes the emptiness and traces of the tragic events of 22 July as its starting point. His suggestion for the Sørbråten site is to make a physical incision into the landscape, which can be seen as a symbolic wound.""Part of the headland will be removed and visitors will not be able to touch the names of those killed, as these will be engraved into the wall on the other side of the slice out of nature.""The void that is created evokes the sense of sudden loss combined with the long-term missing and remembrance of those who perished.""Dahlberg has proposed to move the landmass taken out of the rocky landscape at Sørbråten to the permanent and temporary memorial site in the Government Quarter in Oslo. By using this landmass to create a temporary memorial pathway between Grubbegata and the Deichmanske Library, a connection is forged between the memorial sites at Sørbråten and the Government Quarter. The names of those killed will be recorded on a wall that runs alongside the pathway.""The proposed permanent memorial site in Oslo takes the form of an amphitheater around Høyblokka. Dahlberg also proposes to use trees taken from Sørbråten in this urban environment to maintain the relationship between the memorial sites in the capital and to the victims of the atrocities at Utøya."

You can see more of the artist's designs here.

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In 2012, after working as a photographer in Latin America for the better part of a decade, Joana Toro moved to New York to study English.

Toro soon found herself in need of extra money, which led her roommate Marcela to introduce her to the semi-legal world of Times Square street performers. She was captivated by the mostly immigrant performers, who make a living by dressing as iconic characters, posing for pictures with tourists, and asking for tips.

“It was shocking at first to see Mickey Mouse did not speak English and was an immigrant from Mexico,” Toro told the New York Times. “ ... It was surreal. A paradox.”

Soon after her introduction, Toro took up her own costume. For a year and a half, she donned the cumbersome costume of Hello Kitty and saw firsthand a world that most people can't imagine.

Toro shared some photos from her experience, and you can see the rest at her website. 

Toro was first introduced to the world of costumed performers by her roommate Marcela, who dances salsa with a Barack Obama mannequin.

When Toro decided to become a costumed character, she first tried wearing a Minnie Mouse costume. She ended up also trying Mickey Mouse and Dora the Explorer, before settling on Hello Kitty.

She rented the costume from Berta, a Mexican immigrant. She warned Toro that the gig was hard work and not very lucrative.

Why live in a gaudy, irritatingly spacious mansion when everything you need could be within a few feet from you? 

If you're strapped for cash, or just like cozy spaces, you may want to consider a tiny house.

Our friends at Point2Homes helped us compile a list of some of the smallest abodes on the market in America.

In these miniature houses, you can literally make breakfast in bed.

Live close to downtown LA in this miniature home.

Size: 484 square feet

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Price: $169,000

Completely remodeled inside and out with one bedroom and one bathroom. Features an eat-in kitchen, laundry room, one car garage, and a covered patio. 

This tiny house comes with an organ and a fireplace.

Size: 484 square feet

Location: Webster City, IA 

Price: $31,000

Set in a central part of town with a fenced-in backyard and hardwood floors in the bedroom and living room. 

This home overlooks a wooded ravine.

Size: 482 square feet

Location: Port Orchard, WA

Price: $40,950

It is within walking distance to downtown Port Orchard, and has a wooded backyard. 

The United Nations' headquarters is at the epicenter of international relations. This past week, the Security Council took up meeting after meeting to decide a course of action amid Ukrainian-Russian tensions. That's standard for the ambassadors of the 193 member states of the U.N.

But most people not involved in international dealings will never get to see beyond the U.N.'s Visitor Centre.

Alfred Hitchcock was famously denied entry, so he used a guerrilla camera to film Cary Grant entering the U.N. in "North by Northwest.""The Interpreter," starring Nicole Kidman, was allowed limited access to the listening booths, but that was prior to the installation of the current facilities team at the U.N., who closely guard the organization's newly renovated headquarters on Manhattan's far east side.

That same facilities team initially rejected a request from Bloomberg Pursuits, the finance company's new luxury magazine, to stage a workwear fashion shoot inside the building. But Pursuits' creative team was persistent.

They shared the story of one of their most challenging photo shoots to date with Business Insider.  

"It was four months with negotiations close to daily," said Bloomberg Pursuits editor Ted Moncreiff. "First, we said we wanted to do a story on the U.N. and on their renovation. Once we got them to say yes to that, we introduced the idea of a fashion shoot. After that, there was just a lot of legal wrangling."

"They're very properly protective of the U.N.'s reputation and they also can't ever be shown to give favoritism among the member states. I think there were just a lot of very legitimate sensitivities there, on top of the fact that we wanted an all-access pass," Moncreiff added.

Pursuits wanted to be the first to bring readers inside the new U.N., which underwent $2.1 billion in updates — and is now the first magazine to do a full spread in the building. Vogue made a portrait of former U.S. ambassador Susan Rice in the Security Council for a June 2009 issue, but no publication has photographed as much of the U.N. as Bloomberg Pursuits."The paperwork literally wasn’t complete until Wednesday, January 8th at 3:45 p.m. and the photo crew started loading in at 6 p.m. that day," said Brenda Milis, director of photography for Bloomberg Pursuits.

What really pushed the agreement to the wire was the U.N.'s $4,309 location fee. The business division of Bloomberg couldn't okay the charge without a W-9 form, but the U.N. doesn't have a W-9 because the international organization doesn't pay taxes. Moncreiff cut the check himself for the location on the day of the shoot and crossed his fingers that he would get reimbursed later. (He was, thanks to a different document that satisfied the magazine.)

"It was close," Moncreiff said. "I really did have this moment where I thought the whole thing is going to hinge on whether I remember to bring in my checkbook that day. I literally stuck a note on my phone. I wrote out two checks: One to 'The United Nations' and one to 'United Nations,' just in case." (Without the "the" is correct.)

A team of 14 went to the U.N. for the 17 hours of work split over the two-day shoot. The models came with an appropriately international pedigree. Christina Kruse is German, Alex Manning has a Japanese mother, and Edwin Gill, whose parents are from St. Thomas, fought in Iraq before becoming a model. 

Milis registered everyone beforehand with photo IDs. The make-up artist's case was too big to fit through the x-ray machine, so she had to unpack everything to get security clearance.

"The U.N. staff were unfamiliar with the makings of a fashion portfolio," Moncreiff said. "They thought the models arrived in cabs all made up in the one outfit that we would just shoot over and over and over again. They didn’t understand that we needed a hair and make-up and wardrobe room.""In the beginning it was slow," Milis said. "It’s interesting that the U.N. employees came up to us like 'What are you doing?' They were a little suspicious. Then, toward the end of the first day, it was like we were all best friends. The staff was having their pictures taken with the models."

Once they started working, the shoot went smoothly, largely because the Pursuits team had to follow a strictly set pre-approved shot list for each room they visited: The lobby, the Security Council chambers, an interpreter's booth, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, the kitchen, and the blocky exterior.They only deviated from the schedule on the first day when they realized they could get a sunny shot of the building's facade, before a snowstorm arrived the second day of the shoot.

For the most part, everything they photographed was an organic part of the U.N. Their biggest prop was an old-fashioned TV showing a bomb exploding in Syria. "We have some kind of tension happening in every shot," Bloomberg Pursuits creative director Anton Ioukhnovets said."To me, an inspiration came a little bit from 'All The Presidents’ Men.' What was interesting there was that it’s people working on some kind of crisis situation. That’s what we had in mind when we went there,"Ioukhnovets said.

"There’s a lot of glory in the U.N.," Moncreiff added. "But we weren’t seeking to glorify it. There are heroic shots and then there are pictures that anyone who works in an office can relate to."

You can see that in the balance of the Security Council's intensity and the quotidian kitchen, with a rotary phone that somehow escaped the billions of dollars in renovations.Only twice did fashion photography and U.N. policy butt up against each other as the security personnel followed the Bloomberg Pursuits team through the headquarters.

The first time was when model Christina Kruse was shot in the public lobby wearing a lace skirt with no lining that was basically see-through. (It appears differently in the final image.)"They gently reminded us that when we go into the Security Council chamber, we should be much more conservative,"Ioukhnovets said, "and we happily obliged."  

Then, the Bloomberg Pursuits team wanted to show the names on the plaques at the horseshoe-shaped table in the Security Council to add another layer of authenticity.They were asked not to, however, because it might show favoritism to have some countries' nameplates published in an international fashion magazine while others were excluded.Ralph Mecke photographed the spread, Markus Ebner styled it and Anthony Graneri produced it. The spring issue of Bloomberg Pursuits hits newsstands March 14.

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After months of research, debate, and more research, Business Insider is proud to present our annual Silicon Valley 100, the authoritative ranking of the people who matter most in Silicon Valley. The list covers people who backed promising companies and saw big exits; were star executives; created new, interesting things; changed entire industries; and made industry-defining acquisitions or took their companies public.

In sum, these people aren't riding on old reputations. All of them did something of note since our last installment in February 2013, and they won big. And if you feel that we missed someone, tell us — we're not all-knowing, and we love telling stories about amazing people.

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The Complete List 1-100 »

Acknowledgments

Thanks to our many readers who took the time to send us nominations. The Silicon Valley 100 was assembled by Megan Rose Dickey, Jillian D'Onfro, Alyson Shontell, Jim Edwards, and Steve Kovach. Copy editing by Elizabeth Wilke and Jill Klausen.

100. Mike Judge, Alec Berg

Executive Producers, HBO's "Silicon Valley"

We got word earlier this year that producers Mike Judge and Alec Berg will be launching an Entourage-esque comedy show called "Silicon Valley" on HBO that will poke fun at SV and help pop its arrogance bubble.

The show follows a group of close-knit friends working at a company trying to develop a new search algorithm, and will include cameos from real-life Silicon Valley figures. It airs April 6 on HBO.

99. Aarthi Ramamurthy

Founder, Lumoid

Aarthi Ramamurthy is one of the most notable female entrepreneurs out there today. She spent six years at Microsoft working on its popular Visual Studio software development tool and on Xbox Live. 

Before founding Y Combinator-backed Lumoid, a startup for letting people test-drive electronics before buying them, she co-founded a bra-fitting company called True&Co.

98. Naveen Jain, Dr. Reid Rubsamen

Co-founders, Immunity Project 

A team of scientists and entrepreneurs are trying to cure HIV/AIDS. Immunity Project, which is in the current Y Combinator class, has already developed a prototype and completed preliminary lab testing. 

The Immunity Project is currently trying to raise $482,000 to fund its final experiment before beginning its Phase I clinical study. So far, more than 1,000 people have pledged over $200,000 to the project.

In the late 1990s, New York-based photographer Frédéric Lagrange became obsessed with traveling to Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor after reading "A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush," English writer Eric Newby’s travelogue of his adventures in the area.

He made plans to visit, but then 9/11 happened, and the American invasion quashed any plans. The trip was too dangerous.

In 2012, with the war cooling down, Lagrange finally made the trip he had been dreaming about.

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of land in the far northeast of Afghanistan, bordering Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Western China. The harsh, beautiful landscape, bounded by the Hindu Kush mountains on the south, was once used as a major trading route for those traveling the Silk Road to China.

For three weeks, Lagrange and a team of locals made their way up the Hindu Kush mountains to the shores of Lake Chaqmaqtin. Along the way, Lagrange photographed the local peoples, who survive on the edge of civilization by raising and herding cattle.

He shared some photos from his journey with us, but you can check out the rest at his website. 

Lagrange began by flying into Dushanbe, Tajikistan, crossing into the Wakhan Corridor by Afghanistan's northeast border. If he traveled from Kabul, he would have had to pass through numerous Taliban-controlled areas.

After three days of driving with a guide, Lagrange reached the border. The army officer at the border told him that he was the first foreigner to cross that year.

He was greeted by his guide Adab (left, with Lagrange), a 23-year-old Afghani boy. Adab warned him of the dangerous reality of his life, saying that "If the Taliban ever comes to power [in Wakhan], I will probably be one of the first to be executed, having been around Westerners."

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In fairy tales, no one worries about getting a job. Cinderella is too busy being married to a prince to think about rent. The Evil Queen is more concerned with getting rid of Snow White than with earning a paycheck.

But what if fairy tale characters lived in the real world? That’s the question asked by Beyond.com, a career network that helps job seekers connect with employers, create resumes, research salaries, and identify their skills.

Consider the possibilities: Cinderella was resourceful and stylish. Rumpelstiltskin had "entrepreneur" written all over him. Take a look at the career portfolios for six fairy tale characters to see what kinds of jobs they could have had in the real world.

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Cinderella: Tired of being bossed around, she reinvents herself (thanks to her Fairy Godmother).

Experience: She cleaned up after people, met a prince, and then married him after he tracked her down via her sweet shoes.

Skills: 

•  Customer service.
•  Fashion expertise.
•  Sales and marketing.   

Possible Career Options: 

•  Hotel or office manager. 
•  Personal stylist.
•  Footwear executive. 

View Cinderella's full career portfolio.

Rumpelstiltskin: If the man who spun straw into gold knows one thing, it's money.

Experience: He saved the miller's daughter by spinning straw into gold for her. When the now-queen begged to keep the child she'd promised him, he made a deal with her (which she won).

Skills: 

•  Manufacturing and production. 
•  Negotiation and dealmaking.
•  Project management.

Possible Career Options:

•  Entrepreneur. 
•  Banker.
•  Sales executive. 

View Rumpelstiltskin's full career portfolio. 

Rapunzel: After all that time alone in a tower, she figured out how to take care of herself.

Experience: Rapunzel lived in a tower for most of her life. But thanks to some quick thinking, the long-haired beauty was able to escape and eventually live happily ever-after with a prince. 

Skills: 

•  Hair treatment and styling.
•  Self-reliance and time management.
•  Problem-solving.

Possible Career Options: 

•  Hair care product developer.
•  Crisis manager.
•  Management consultant.

View Rapunzel's full career portfolio.

Since 2010, Richard Branson has rented out his luxury catamaran whenever he's not using it to cruise the waters surrounding his private island retreat.

That's coming to an end — the "Necker Belle" is up for sale, according to Yacht Charter Fleet. So if you want to spend a week on the luxurious catamaran without buying the whole thing, now is the time to act.

There's room for 12 people on board, if you put two guests in the queen bed in the saloon, and another two on the "comfy relaxation area" on the upper deck — outside. You can spend your days sun bathing, scuba diving, wake boarding, or chilling out and watching movies.

The weekly rate for a cruise in the Caribbean is $110,000, or you can spend $12,500 for the day. There's also an extra 25% advanced provisioning allowance, to cover expenses like food, fuel, port fees, customs, electricity, and drinks.

The Necker Belle catamaran was designed for Branson's extended family, so there's plenty of room on board.

It cruises the Caribbean year round.

There are four cabins on board.

Three out of four startups fail, and a full 90% of those in the tech sector don't survive. The startups that become successful typically require exceptional leadership — and a lot of luck.

In a recent Quora thread, users answered the question, "What separates the top 10% of startup CEOs from the rest?"

Robert Scoble, renowned blogger and analyst for Rackspace, gave a definitive answer based on his extensive experience with CEOs, and others jumped in to share some thoughts. We'll look at some highlights, including all nine of Scoble's leadership traits.

According to Scoble, an elite startup CEO...

1. [Is] good at hiring AND firing. Whenever you find a really great CEO you find someone who has a knack for hiring. That means selling other people on your dream or your business. Especially when it doesn't seem all that important or seems very risky. I used to work for a CEO who was awesome at hiring, but couldn't fire anyone. Doomed the business. Many of the best CEOs get others to follow no matter what.

2. Builds a culture, not just a company. The best CEOs, like Tony Hsieh at Zappos, build a culture that gives everyone a mission. They stand out in a sea of boring companies.

3. Listens and acts. Many CEOs want to tell you what they are doing, but the best ones listen to feedback, and, even, do something with that feedback. My favorites even give credit back. Mike McCue, CEO of Flipboard, tells audiences that I was responsible for a couple of key features.

4. Is resilient. AirBnB took 1,000 days for its business to start working. Imagine if they gave up on day 999? The best CEOs find a way to dig in and keep going even when it seems everything is going against them.

5. Has vision. Let's be honest. There are a lot of nice CEOs, but if you don't have the ability to build a product that matters to people, then no one will remember your name. Can you see a way to make billions with wearable computers? I guarantee some can, and they are the CEOs who will bring me interesting new products.

6. Stays focused. A friend who worked for Steve Jobs told me that what really made him different is that Jobs wouldn't let teams move off their tasks until they really finished them.

7. Speaks clearly. A great CEO is clear, crisp, concise. Quotable. So many people just aren't good at telling a story in a way that's easy to remember. The best are awesome at this. Since it's the CEO's job to tell the company's story, it's extremely important that this person be able to clearly tell a story about the company and the product.

8. Is a customer advocate. The best CEOs understand deeply what customers want and when they are making anti-customer choices.

9. [Is] good at convincing other people. CEOs have to deal with conflicting interest groups. Customers often want something investors don't. So, a good CEO is really great at convincing other people to get on board, even at changing people's opinions.

Now we'll summarize some of the other best answers, with our own numbers added.

Mark Suster, a venture capitalist at GRP Partners and a former entrepreneur, thinks the best type of startup CEO...

10. Pays attention to detail. Someone in charge of an early stage business needs to be hands on in every aspect of the business, from the financial side to the design side.

11. Is skilled at adapting to change. The best entrepreneurs are able to adjust their product and business model to unexpected changes in the market and consumer demand.

12. Can make decisions quickly and on their own. Corporate executives often have the benefits of time and extensive analysis before making a business decision, but entrepreneurs need to deal with a deluge of choices every day.

13. Is intensely competitive. Elite startup CEOs wants to win major deals, acquire the best employees, and sign up every partner — all at the expense of the competition.

Other Quora users experienced in the startup world also weighed in. They've seen that the greatest kind of entrepreneur...

14. Is courageous. Every entrepreneur needs to have at least some significant amount of courage to start a business, but the best ones are brave enough to stand out, make enemies (if they have to), and make unpopular decisions. —Tolis Dimopoulos

15. Doesn't micro-manage. While great entrepreneurs influence every aspect of their companies, they find ways to build machines that can deliver results on scale. —Henning Moe

16. Never stops executing his vision. Startup CEOs shouldn't trust that others will stay true to their vision without their constant influence, at least for the company's first few years. —Henning Moe

17. Is generous. People will be more willing to help startup CEOs who have track records of taking care of employees, partners, vendors, and clients. —Anonymous

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Google's offices are the stuff of legend. 

From slides and basketball courts to themed floors and endless snacks, Google is always coming up with something quirky and new to add in to their office space. 

Their new offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are no exception: Plants sprout from the walls and ceiling, while bright decor make for an office that feels a lot like a technicolor jungle. There's a boardroom that looks like a cave, complete with stalactites, and playground swings in the café. 

Like Google's other offices, the entire space is open and connected, meant to foster collaboration among employees. 

"They wanted a space where everyone could interact – they wanted to get all their people into the same space, and for that space to have a sense of identity that would make their presence known in Kuala Lumpur," project team leader Ramesh Subramaniam said in a press release. "We used a lot of different elements that relate specifically to Malaysia, but in an abstract way."

The offices were designed by global workplace design firm M Moser Associates, who have an office in Kuala Lumpur. 

Welcome to Google Malaysia.

Enter the reception area through an old but bright blue door.

The common area is filled with lots of decorations inspired by nature, like this incredibly realistic forest screen.

On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I stopped by the Heart Attack Grill.

The restaurant has been in the news recently after its owner "Doctor Jon" Basso gave a bizarre interview on Bloomberg TV where he said his restaurant kills its customers. He even carried the (alleged) cremated remains of a customer with him.

And while it's a macabre gimmick, it's not entirely inaccurate. Heart Attack Grill is crazy unhealthy: The restaurant's signature dish is its 9,982-calorie Quadruple Bypass Burger, which weighs a staggering 3 pounds. Customers can order burgers with up to eight patties, all topped with chili, tomato, cheese, onion, and bacon (for an extra fee).

Inside, the restaurant has an ironic medical theme with nurse waitresses and hospital-themed decor. Even the customers have to wear hospital gowns, and anyone more than 350 pounds eats for free.

Disclosure: Our trip to Las Vegas, including travel, food, and lodging expenses, was sponsored by MGM Resorts International.

The Heart Attack Grill is not close to the Las Vegas Strip. We took a 20-minute cab ride that cost about $35. (That little squiggle is the strip.)

But we finally made it. Welcome to the Heart Attack Grill in downtown Las Vegas, where everyone who weighs more than 350 pounds eats for free.

Don't know how much you weigh? Thankfully you can weigh yourself outside before going in (there's another scale inside, too).

There should never be a doubt in anyone's mind as to the professionalism and the discipline of the U.S. Marine Corps.

To exemplify the Marine Corps' high standards, the Silent Drill Platoon was formed in 1948.

Composed of a 24-man rifle platoon, the Silent Drill Platoon performs at various venues across the country, and represents the Marine Corps abroad. In their shows, they move with incredible precision — marching, moving into different formations, and tossing rifles — without the use of any commands.

Their silence, put simply, is what makes their shows so awesome to watch.

Below are some remarkable photos recently released by the Pentagon of the Silent Drill Platoon carrying out an exhibition drill, as 'Fat Albert' of the Blue Angels flies overhead.

Marines for the Silent Drill Platoon are selected from the two Schools of Infantry, located at Camp Pendleton, California and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

After selection, Marines serve a two-year ceremonial tour.

The Silent Drill Platoon's training begins at Marine Barracks Washington, and is later moved to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, in Arizona.

The Silent Drill Platoon still carries out regular infantry training, while also fulfilling their ceremonial duties.

As uniformity is a key asset for the platoon, all members must be between 5'11" and 6'1" while also being in the median for their weight.

After completing duty with the Silent Drill Platoon, two Marines have the opportunity to become rifle inspectors.

Rifle inspectors, along with the platoon's drill master, pass on the specialty knowledge, training, and traditions of the Silent Drill Platoon.

The overall routine of the platoon include precise drill movements and handling of their 10-and-one-half-pound M1 Garand rifles.

Below is a video of the platoon in action.

SEE ALSO: The Pentagon Has Selected 2013's Most Intense Military Training Photos

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Rejection can feel devastating, but you shouldn't let it crush you. Some of the world's most successful people have failed — sometimes more than once.

We've put together a list of highly successful people, from movie stars to scientists, who experienced massive failure before they found fame and fortune.

Weaker people might have given up. Instead, these folks remained focused on their goals. 

Scroll down to see the underdogs who went on to change the world.

Winston Churchill was estranged from his political party over ideological disagreements during the "wilderness years" of 1929 to 1939.

At the outbreak of World War II on Sep. 3, 1939, Churchill was appointed to the British Admiralty, thus ending his "exile." The next year, he was elected prime minister at the age of 62.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Edison went on to hold more than 1,000 patents and invented some world-changing devices, like the phonograph, practical electrical lamp, and a movie camera.

Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore, where she said she faced sexism and harassment.

But Winfrey rebounded and became the undisputed queen of television talk shows before amassing a media empire. Today she is worth an estimated $2.9 billion, according to Forbes.

Some of the most expensive homes in Los Angeles sit on a handful of streets named after birds in the Hollywood Hills. 

The Swedish DJ Avicii recently joined the ritzy neighborhood, purchasing a $15.5 million mansion, according to Curbed LA. The 7,000-square foot property comes with an impressive water feature that runs the length of the house, ending in a multi-level infinity pool.

The home was designed for a seamless experience between indoor and outdoor living. Most of its five bedrooms have glass walls that can open to the air.

It's not a bad way to live for a 24-year-old DJ who raked in $20 million last year. 

Avicii's Bird Streets mansion in Los Angeles has an impressive facade.

It includes an elaborate water feature that's the length of the house.

The water winds its way from the entryway into an ornamental pool, before flowing into a 75-foot-long lap pool and infinity pool.