The 1996 NBA Draft is one of the best drafts of all time.

It gave us one of the best players ever (Kobe Bryant), one of the most entertaining players ever (Allen Iverson), and a host of future Hall of Famers. Three of the 10 highest-earning players of all time came out of the 1996 draft.

Today, many of these players are still involved in basketball in some capacity. But there's also a math teacher, an ESPN analyst, and an ex-investment banker. Only one of them — Kobe — is still playing.

Allen Iverson was picked 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.

He has had financial and personal issues since retiring. But he still does Reebok commercials, and reportedly has a $32 million trust fund.

Source: Washington Post, NBC Sports, USA Today

Marcus Camby was picked 2nd overall by the Toronto Raptors.

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As the Powerball jackpot nears $500 million, we're reminded that winning the lottery will not solve all of life's problems.

In fact, many people's lives became notably worse after they got super rich, and they managed to lose it all quite quickly.

Mandi Woodruff contributed to this report.

Lara and Roger Griffiths bought their dream home .. and then life fell apart.

Before they won a $2.76 million lottery jackpot in 2005, Lara and Roger Griffiths hardly ever argued.

Then they won, and bought a million-dollar house and a Porsche.

But six years after their win, Roger drove away in the Porsche after Lara confronted him over emails suggesting he was interested in another woman.

Their 14-year marriage was over, a freak fire gutted their house, and every penny of their fortune was gone.

Bud Post lost $16.2 million within a nightmarish year — his own brother put out a hit on him.

William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988 but was $1 million in debt within a year.

"I wish it never happened," Post said. "It was totally a nightmare."

A former girlfriend successfully sued him for a share of his winnings and his brother was arrested for hiring a hit man to kill him in the hopes he'd inherit a share of the winnings.

After sinking money into various family businesses, Post sank into debt and spent time in jail for firing a gun over the head of a bill collector.

Bud now lives quietly on $450 a month and food stamps.

Martyn and Kay Tott won a $5 million jackpot, but lost the ticket.

Martyn Tott, 33, and his 24-year-old wife from the UK missed out on a $5 million lottery fortune after losing their ticket.

They were able to convince officials, but since there is a 30-day time limit on reporting lost tickets, the jackpot became the the largest unclaimed amount since the lottery began in 1994.

"Thinking you're going to have all that money is really liberating. Having it taken away has the opposite effect," Kay Tott told The Daily Mail. "It drains the life from you and puts a terrible strain on your marriage. It was the cruelest torture imaginable."

According to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2014 was the hottest year in recorded history, which, for weather, starts in 1880.

The global temperature average has increased by 1.4 degrees F, which may not seem like a lot, but the effects of the increase are being seen and felt globally.

Droughts, wildfires, melting ice caps, and violent thunderstorms can be caused by heightened temperatures, and the wrath of these phenomena can be long lasting.

Water shortages in South America, raging wildfires in California, and shrinking glaciers in the Arctic are just some of the signs of the heat.

(Captions by Chelsea Harvey, Christian Storm, and Reuters)

2014 saw record-breaking temperatures all over the world. In Europe alone, new record high temperatures were set in 14 countries, making 2014 the hottest year in Europe as a whole in history. Here, people sunbathe on the beach of Wannsee near to Berlin, July 20, 2014.

Source: The Conversation, EURO4M Climate Indicator Bulletin

Heat prevailed elsewhere in the world, too. Here, a woman transports a drum after filling it with free drinking water supplied by a municipal corporation water tanker at a slum on a hot summer day in New Delhi, June 16, 2014. Periods of extreme temperatures have led to thousands of deaths since the 1990s, largely in rural areas where basic infrastructure is poor. In 2014, it was reported that up to 100 people were dying a day because of the heat.

Source: The Times of India

And in Beijing, temperatures hit a record high of about 104 degrees F in May, the highest since 1951. The roasting conditions are exemplified by this man in an opened shirt walking along a street in Beijing, May 30, 2014.

On 2.5 acres in Houston, Texas, an anonymous owner has erected an enormous 27,000-square-foot chateau that’s being sold for $43 million.

The newly built monumental mansion is reminiscent of Versailles with hand-painted decorations, period-inspired molding, and its lavishly gilted details.

It has eight bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and four half baths, a library, three different kitchens, and a fitness center. There's also has a pool, gardens, outdoor BBQ and fireplace, and pool house on the property. 

Kelli Geitner with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing.

The newly constructed home sits on 2.5 acres in Houston, Texas.

It's massive with ample grounds and gardens.

The 27,000-square-foot mansion was modeled loosely after Versailles in Paris.

Time flies: Google launched Maps 10 years ago.

To celebrate, the company hooked us up with information about some New York City "insider destinations" that even long-time New York City residents might not know about.

Don't live in the city? Don't worry. Live vicariously by scoping each destination on Maps.

In Paley Park on Madison Avenue, five slabs from the former Berlin wall are decorated by artists Thierry Noir and Kiddy Citny. The eastern side remains blanks.

Where: Paley Park

Unassuming on a block of brownstones hides the MTA's undercover Brooklyn brownstone, a secret emergency subway exit is used to ventilate subway lines.

Where: 58 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn

Crimson Beech, the only house in New York City designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, wasn't fully completed before he died.

Where: 48 Manor Ct, Staten Island

The winners of the 58th World Press Photo Contest were announced Thursday in Amsterdam.  

The pictures, selected from 97,912 submissions, were awarded for incredible aesthetic beauty and news value.

The pictures were divided in eight major categories, and three winners were selected in each category. We have presented a selection of the best, and you can check the whole gallery here. 

World Press Photo of the year 2014: Mads Nissen, Denmark — Jon and Alex, a gay couple, during an intimate moment, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Portraits Singles, Gold Medal: Raphaela Rosella, Australia — Laurinda.

Daily Life Singles, Silver Medal: Åsa Sjöström, Sweden — Twin brothers Igor and Arthur celebrating their birthday, Moldova.

John "Wedge" Wardlaw, Mark Rumer, Dallas Burney, John "Belves" Molony, and John "JD" Dickson have been friends since high school, bonded by the short Super 8 movies they would make together. "Our common interest of filmmaking bonded us over the years all the way into the early 1990s," Wardlaw told Business Insider recently.

In 1982, the five friends were spending the July Fourth weekend at Wardlaw's grandparents' summer cabin on Copco Lake in Northern California. While hanging on the back porch, Dickson decided to set up his camera and tripod and take a few photos. "When we got the film developed, we all really thought the photos were cool. I even enlarged one and it hung on my wall for years," says Wardlaw.

The trip became an annual tradition, but it wasn't until five years later, in 1987, that the friends in the original picture were all together again at the cabin. They decided to re-create their beloved photo from the previous trip and brought it along to match.

In 1992, they found themselves at the cabin again, working on what would be their last film project together. As they sensed their lives moving in different directions, they decided to yet again re-create the photo. It was a colder day, so they wore T-shirts. "Little did we know this would become a trend as we got older," Wardlaw says.

It was then that Wardlaw suggested they continue taking the photo every five years.

Today, Wardlaw is an indie filmmaker and writer. Dickson runs a website about Santa Barbara and Molony is a wedding photographer, while Burney is an elementary-school teacher and Rumer is an engineer.

Wardlaw called five years "a nice increment.""Every year would be too hard," he says. He says they don't see each other enough these days but they do make an effort to see each other when they can.

The photo from 2002 is special to Wardlaw. "We returned to making a real vow to keep doing this forever and really took our time matching the original." 

Over the years, you can see the guys gain and lose weight, change and lose hair, and become less and more tan.

"It is a wonderful feeling when you have friends like this. Not just friends you know on Facebook or Twitter but real friends with history," says Wardlaw. "And it is really fun to be able to look at all the photos and watch us age together and know that we'll keep doing this as long as we possibly can, just to make sure we see each other and keep the friendship going."

Wardlaw says that the most recent year, 2012, was also special because it was just the five friends, solo. "No other friends or wives along on the trip. We couldn't believe we were still doing this after 30 years," he says.

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Everyone is looking for a great deal when stepping into the showroom of a car dealership. But getting a car that is a great value extends past the price you pay at the showroom. You have to consider the quality of the car, how much you'll pay, and how much it costs to operate the vehicle in the long run.

This is exactly what US News and World Report in creating a list of the best cars for the money. The publication took into consideration a car's performance, safety, comfort, and reliability, but it also used TrueCar.com data to determine the average cost of purchase. The five-year cost of ownership data came from Vincentric.

US News' list rates the best value in 21 vehicle categories, ranging from hybrids to heavy trucks. 

"With new cars selling at record prices, shopping for a car that meets both your budget and lifestyle is an overwhelming process," US News Best Cars managing editor Jamie Page Deaton said. "The 2015 Best Cars for the Money awards help car shoppers quickly identify models that are great values and a pleasure to own."

Honda Motor Company came away as the big winner. Its Honda and Acura brands took the top spot in six of the 21 categories. 

"In recent years, Honda has focused on providing more standard features in its Honda products and sportier performance for Acura models," Page Deaton said. "That focus has resulted in more praise from professional car critics. Consumers now have more reasons beyond value to buy a Honda or Acura."

Subcompact Cars: 2015 Honda Fit

Compact Cars: 2015 Volkswagen Golf

Hatchbacks: 2015 Honda Fit

Mike Ashley is one of Britain's most eccentric billionaires.

He is regularly depicted in the media as a beer-swilling, sport-fanatic version of the reclusive American airline magnate Howard Hughes. Although his companies are the subject of daily headlines, Ashley the person is still something of an enigma. He rarely gives interviews.

He grew up in humble bungalow in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. Now 50, Ashley turned his first shop (opened in 1981) into the Sports Direct apparel empire that has made him one of the richest people in the UK. He owns stakes in Newcastle United and Rangers FC. His personal fortune is estimated to be £3.75 ($5.7) billion.

He can also down a pint in less than 10 seconds, loves to party, gamble, and take his shirt off, and he uses a plastic shopping bag as a briefcase.

He may live in a mansion now but he grew up in a bungalow in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, like this one.

And this is where he allegedly lives now.

One eagle-eyed local called Jules has taken photos of what is believed to be Ashley's home in Totteridge, and published them on Flickr. Apparently, Ashley has a penchant for epic Christmas lighting at his North London village home.

He was described as a 'dedicated but average' student by his peers at Burnham Grammar School.

Monday is President's day, when we honor those who have held America's top civilian office.

These leaders probably had the toughest job in the world. Here are a few of the things they learned from it.

George Washington

1789-1797

"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."

John Adams

1797-1801

"You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen."

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809

"When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred." 

Abraham Lincoln kept the US united and freed black Americans from slavery.

To achieve these historic feats, he relied on a mastery of the written and spoken word. In honor of his 206th birthday, we've collected a few of his most inspiring quotes.

On genius

On hypocrisy

On reading

"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams has a chapter in his book "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big" titled "Passion is Bullshit."

"When a successful person is interviewed, and you say, 'What was the secret to your success?' what they can't say, because society won't let them, is: 'I was smarter, I worked harder, I had better connections, and I got really lucky,'"Adams tells Business Insider. "Instead, they go with a democratic trait: passion."

Adams falls into the camp, which notably includes author Cal Newport, that believes pursuing something you love is not enough. Drawing from his own career, in which he became a successful cartoonist in 1995 after a string of failures, Adams says that finding a "system" is what's necessary to get ahead.

He makes his point in a colorful presentation, which we've published here with his permission.

Remember when your mom told you that if you didn't clean up your room she was going to throw away all your stuff?

Well, your stubbornness totally cost you, dude, because some of those toys and games are worth major money today.

9. Buzz Lightyear 1st Generation: $205

The highest bid on this eBay item — a first generation Buzz Lightyear action figure with utility belt — is relatively low compared to the final price of other items on this list.

The listing says that it comes with a certificate of authenticity and that it's "brand new" in its original box. "Brand new" probably isn't the best phrase to describe it — it is 20 years old, after all — so a better description might be "mint condition" or "factory sealed" if that's the case.

Considering that this toy probably cost around $25 when it was released in 1995 (I'm assuming at the same time as the first Toy Story movie), this sale is a decent win for its owner. Anytime something increases in value eight times over, you can pat yourself on the back.

8. The Mummy Mystery Game: $888.99

The final sale price of The Mummy Mystery Game from Hasbro might encourage you to hoard all your board games from now on. Perhaps you can retire early on a first edition Monopoly, or pay off your credit card debt with a vintage Taboo.

7. GI Joe Air Sea Rescue Set: $909.77

GI Joe isn't just the 1980s icon we've come to know and love. Rather, the line of action figures from Hasbro has been occupying the imaginations of little boys (and girls) for more than 50 years.

Over the past half-decade, Joes have changed — most notably from 12 inch figures in the 1960s to 3-¾-inch figures when it was relaunched in 1982 — but interest hasn't waned.

The whole gamut is worth a pretty penny these days when in good condition, but if you happen to have an old-school GI Joe Air Sea Rescue set, you're in luck.

This couldn't have cost more than a few bucks at its regular retail price several decades ago, but you can thank inflation, vintage status, rarity, and eBay for its nearly $1,000 price tag today.

He's the Commander in Chief of the world's most powerful military, head of his political party, and leader of the free world. His decisions can help quell a crisis or trigger war, and his words will be heard across the globe.

He's the President of the United States, and he's got the world's toughest job.

Plans and schedules can change in a heartbeat when a crisis happens, so there is no "typical day" for the President. Every day yields new challenges.

But if all goes well for the President on a normal day in Washington, D.C., he'll get about six hours of sleep before he starts it all over again. 

Paul Szoldra wrote the original version of this story.

The President wakes up pretty early, but his routine usually includes a morning workout before heading into the office.

Source: NBC News

He arrives at the Oval Office between 8:30 and 9 a.m., and gets a rundown on the day's schedule from his personal secretary, Ferial Govashiri (right).

Source: NBC News

At around 10 a.m., he receives the classified Presidential Daily Briefing from his National Security Advisor. Sometimes the briefing is delivered via tablet.

Source: White House

The "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie has already made over $266 million at the box office.

In 2012, the erotica trilogy by E.L James became a phenomenon dubbed "mommy porn."

Women openly read it without shame on the subway and went nuts fan-casting the full-length movie.

The raunchy books follow naive college graduate Anastasia Steele and her billionaire boyfriend Christian Grey; however, you probably do not know much about series' creator.

E.L. James is just a pen name.

E.L. James' real name is Erika Leonard.

James grew up in Buckinghamshire.

There, she was privately educated and took up English literature and history at the University of Kent.

Currently, the author resides in West London with her family.

She's a mom.

James is a 51-year-old British mother of two teenage sons.

She has said in interviews her sons are "mortified" their mother wrote the explicit novels.

The world's largest fly farm is about to open in South Africa as part of an initiative to produce sustainable feed for chicken and fish.

Industrial farmed chicken and fish eat fish meal, which is bad for the environment because it depletes already fragile fish resources. To create 1 kilogram of high-protein fish meal, for example, it takes 4.5 kilogrammes of smaller pelagic fish such as anchovies and sardines, according to Time Magazine.

The cost of fish meal is also rising with increased demand for fish. Fish meal sold for less than $500 (£325 ) a tonne in the early 2000s, but last year it peaked at $2,400 (£1,562) a tonne, according to Bloomberg.

But AgriProtein, a South African farming company, has a solution. AgriProtein produces MagMeal — animal feed that is made from fly larvae that feeds on waste. The benefit of MagMeal is two-fold: It offers a sustainable, natural source of protein for farmed animals (there's no shortage of flies), and at the same time, helps to eliminate garbage. 

In 2012, AgriProtein received funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support its insect-based protein product and the company's commitment to waste solutions.  

“It is not different from what already happens in nature,” Jason Drew, the founder and director of AgriProtein told Business Insider UK. “The anomaly is what we do now — 30% of the fish we take is not consumed by humans, but rather fed to fishes or chickens. I mean, if a chicken was meant to eat fish it would be called a seagull."

AgriProtein, founded in 2009, started building its first industrial-scale factory in May 2014. The plant, which can house more than 8 billion flies and produce 22 tons of larvae every day, is set to open next month, according to Drew. 

How it works

Common flies are harvested with organic waste, such as food leftovers from supermarkets and restaurants and remains from slaughterhouses. The flies lay their eggs in the waste, and these eggs rapidly turn into larvae, eating the waste as they grow. The BBC calculated that one kilogram of eggs becomes 380 kilogrammes of larvae in just three days.

After a few days, before they become flies, the larvae are collected, washed, and pressurised into MagMeal, which can be delivered to chicken barns and fish farms.

Opening a new fly farm costs about £5.2 million ($8 million), but the investment would be amortised very quickly since the operational costs are low. AgriProtein already has an agreement with Cape Town’s waste disposal agency, helping them to sort out what to do with the garbage of a city of four million.

AgriProtein raised £7.15 million ($11 million) from private backers like Twynam and s.Oliver to help build its latest commercial farm.

The future of the food industry

A native Yorkshireman, Drew moved to South Africa in 2003. Five years later, he quit his job as manager to dedicate his career to the environment.

Now, Drew calls himself an “environmental capitalist.”

“The industrial revolution is over, and the sustainability revolution has begun," Drew says. "During the industrial revolution you either were environmentalist or a capitalist, and you couldn’t be both. But I am a capitalist and an environmentalist the same time."

He adds: "I am in the business to make millions, but I want to defend the environment. The sustainability revolution can be both: the environmentalists needs to understand that they must follow the market, or otherwise they will fail, and the markets need to understand that if you are a businessman who doesn’t understand the environment you will fail.”

Drew has written two books with one more, "The Environmental Capitalist," set to arrive in April. Drew also spoke about his flies at TEDx and Creative Innovation.

Drew's aim is to feed a growing world population without further depleting the planet’s natural resources. Every day, the world populations grows by 200,000. To meet this growth, combined with an increase demand for protein from the developing world, the world’s annual production of meat will have to increase to 376 million tonnes by 2030, according to the World Health Organization. Fifteen years ago, it was little more than 200 million tonnes.

Although AgriProtein has approval in South Africa, it is still banned in Europe due to a regulation introduced during the mad cow disease epidemic that prohibits the feeding of livestock with processed meat. MagMeal falls into this category.

The new farm, located about 120 kilometres north of Cape Town, will be joined by another South African facility later this year. 

“We are in talks to license our technology abroad," Drew says. "We want to bring fly farming to the US, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. In 15 years, we could have 40 to 45 of these farms worldwide.”

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Tuesday, Jon Stewart announced he'll be leaving "The Daily Show" later this year.

When he steps down, Stewart will leave television as the highest-paid late night host after nearly 17 years on Comedy Central.

How does Stewart's paycheck compare to other TV hosts?

Last summer, TV Guide released its annual salary report, a list that rounds up the paychecks of some of television's highest-paid actors and TV personalities.

Note: We originally ran this list late last year.

[TIE] 17. Chelsea Handler: $10 million

Handler reportedly signed a $10 million deal with Netflix consisting of several comedy specials and a talk show for the streaming service. Handler previously made between $8 million and $12 million for her E! show over the past two years.

[TIE] 17. Jimmy Kimmel: $10 million

Kimmel's "Lie Witness News" and "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets" segments have been big hits on the ABC late-night show. His fake feud with Matt Damon is always a rating's winner.

[TIE] 17. Shepard Smith: $10 million

The FOX News anchor's contract was renewed in 2013. Smith was also named both the host of "Shepard Smith Reporting" and the managing editor of the network's new breaking news division.

By now, you've probably heard about "Fifty Shades of Grey." 

The film adaptation of the best-selling book series is dominating (sorry for the pun) at theaters. "Fifty Shades" had the highest-grossing Presidents Day weekend ever, making $94 million.

While you may know the basic premise — it's about a virginal college student who falls for a billionaire with a knack for bondage and domination — you may not have read the books nor plan on seeing the movie. 

But we bet you still want to know what it's about. 

We have you covered. 

What is 'Fifty Shades of Grey' about?

E.L. James' erotica novel is written from the perspective of college student Anastasia Steele. Before graduation, she interviews the mysterious and eligible billionaire bachelor Christian Grey for her school's paper. She's not studying journalism. Instead, Anastasia, who goes by Ana, is just conveniently filling in for her sick roommate who was supposed to do the interview.

From the moment the two meet, Ana is pretty smitten with Christian. He makes her flush with nervousness as she fidgets with her tape recorder. She stutters as she speaks, and his calm but stern temperament makes her heartbeat start to race.

Naturally, Christian is actually pretty into Ana, too. It's not really clear why. She's a plain Jane, has no plans for her future after college, and she's clumsy. But for some reason he can't control himself any moment she bites down on her lip. Before you know it, Christian's showing up at Ana's place of employment, sending her expensive presents (first-edition copies of books by her favorite author and a new MacBook), getting jealous of other men in her life, and taking her for helicopter rides. 

Romantic, right?

Well, here's the twist.

It turns out there's a reason Christian is single. He's really into BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism, and masochism) relationships, and he wants Ana to play the submissive to his dominant.

If you've ever seen 2001's "Secretary" with Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, it's sort of a similar setup. 

Christian has a giant non-disclosure agreement whipped up detailing the specifics of their relationship. It contains safe words and limits, and it details the different sexual acts in which the two will participate.

The entire first book and movie follow Ana's decision whether to sign the lengthy contract.

Oh, yeah. There's more than one book.

If you thought you'd be free after this film, you're wrong! There are two more books in the series called "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed."

You can bet more movies will be on the way. The first film has already made more than $266 million worldwide.

It's based on 'Twilight' 

You can thank "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer for inspiring "Fifty Shades." The BDSM trilogy started out as "Twilight" fan fiction.

James began writing her series on Fanfiction.net. Early drafts of "Fifty Shades" were referred to as "Masters of the Universe" and were written from the perspective of Bella and Edward from "Twilight."

Steele is Bella, right down to the clumsiness and awkward comments. And just like Bella, she is drawn to a dark man and embarks on a violent relationship. Grey is supposed to be Edward without the immortality, fangs, and sparkly skin. The two later transformed into Ana and Christian.

I don't get it. Why do women love this? It sounds awful.

Oh, the writing's not that great. 

What I've gathered from reading the trilogy when it came out is that "Fifty Shades" is about playing out the fantasies and conversations written on the page in your head. 

That's what women had to do before they knew who were cast as the leads for the film.

In many ways, the film actually takes away from that experience, because there are many more explicit sexual acts in the book than in the film. 

What are some of these conversations and fantasies you're talking about?

Most of the first book's 500-plus pages consist of text messages and email messages that occur between Ana and Christian. While many are flirty with silly email subjects, some are similar to dirty texts sent between teens or young lovers.

Here is an example of an email exchange between the two. Note that they'll change the subject each time they respond to each other.

From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Chastising ... Me?
Date: May 31 2011 19:22 EST
To: Christian Grey

Dear Sir, 
When have I ever plucked up the nerve to chastise you, Mr. Grey? I think you are mixing me up with someone else ... which is very worrying. I really do have to get ready.

Your Ana

--

From: Christian Grey
Subject: Your Behind
Date: May 31 2011 16:25
To: Anastasia Steele

Dear Miss Steele, 
You do it all the time in print. Can I zip up your dress?

Christian Grey
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.

--

From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: NC-17
Date: May 31 2011 19:28 EST
To: Christian Grey

I would rather you unzipped it.

--

From: Christian Grey
Subject: Careful what you wish for ...
Date: May 31 2011 16:25
To: Anastasia Steele

SO WOULD I.

Christian Grey
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.

The two also have discussions about the different things Ana wants to consent to including:

Ankles bound
Elbows bound
Hands bound behind back
Knees bound
Binding to fixed items, furniture, etc.
Suspension
Blindfolds
Gags
Bondage with rope
Bondage with leather cuffs
Bondage with handcuffs/shackles/manacles
Clamps
Whipping
Paddling
Vibrators and other sex toys

The list goes on, but you get the idea.

The emails are probably the best part of the book, and that's a shame, because they get very little play in the movie. 

Keertana Sastry contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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There's no question the tech industry pays well.

But which job titles specifically make the most money in 2015, and which ones have tons of job openings?

Those are the questions the job-hunting site Glassdoor answered when it created its latest list of the 25 best-paying jobs that are in high demand.

And naturally, that list was dominated by tech roles.

No. 14: Sales Engineer, $90,899

Sales Engineer

Average Base Salary: $90,899

Number of Job Openings: 5,508

A sales engineer is the technical resource for the sales force who helps ensure bids and contracts meet the customers' technical specifications.

No. 13: Software Engineer, $96,392

Software Engineer

Average Base Salary: $96,392

Number of Job Openings: 99,055

A software engineer is software programmer. Every company needs software engineers, from the tech companies building software to sell to others, to the enterprises building apps for internal use.

No. 12: UX Designer, $96,855

UX Designer

Average Base Salary: $96,855

Number of Job Openings: 2,010

A UX designer, or "user experience" designer, makes sure the product looks and feels good and functions in a way that is easy for people to use.