With sugary white beaches, lush jungles, and cobalt-blue water, island destinations take the concept of getting away from it all to the next level.

So take a break from the world, sit back, relax, and have a peek at ten of the world’s most incredible island resorts. 

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Laucala Island, Fiji

Just 25 villas—each outfitted with a pool—inhabit Laucala Island, a 3,000-acre, private-island hideaway. The James Bond–worthy amenities are many, including a fleet of 14 boats, a David McLay Kidd golf course, and a submarine.

Villas start at $4,600 per night.

Four Seasons Resort, Bora Bora

Set above a gin-clear lagoon, the 107 thatch-roofed bungalows of Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora accommodate everyone from honeymooners to multigenerational families. Enjoy a catamaran outing through the coral-filled Pacific, a Tahitian ritual in the spa, and French-Polynesian cuisine at Arii Moana.

Bungalow suites range from about $975 to $5,272; beachfront villas range from about $2,800 to $11,340.

Four Seasons Maldives, Landaa Giraavaru

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru is a Maldivian masterpiece with 103 overwater and beach villas. Scuba dive with marine biologists at nearby Hanifaru Bay, snorkel in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, or gaze upon kaleidoscopic marine life through the ayurvedic spa’s glass floors.

Rates start at $1,100 per night for a beach bungalow with pool.

There are certain things every guy should know.

From how to properly cook a steak to clear-cut rules on matching your dress shoes to your suit, these tips will make every guy's life a little easier.

CLOTHING & STYLE

1. Roll your shirt sleeves the right way. 

Instead of rolling the cuff slowly up your sleeve, flip the cuff back and pull it to just below your elbow. Then take the bottom (inside-out portion) and fold it up so it traps and covers the bottom cuff. Your shirt sleeves won’t unroll again.

2. Pack a suit without getting it wrinkled. 

Simply wrap the suit in tissue paper and place it in a bag to keep it in good condition.

3. Learn the "sometimes, always, never" rule of jacket buttons.

The top button should sometimes be buttoned (stylistic decision), the middle button should always be buttoned (it pulls the jacket together and is flattering), and the last button should never be buttoned (it messes up the tailoring and flare of the jacket).

4. Match your dress shoes and suits.

Follow this simple chart to learn what colors and styles are best. If you're wondering which shoes to wear with shorts and chinos, click here.

5. When possible, always try to buy full-grain leather goods.

It's the highest-quality leather money can buy, it will last forever, and it’s far superior to top-grain and genuine leather. 

6. Invest in quality shoe trees. 

A good pair of shoe trees will maintain the shape of your nice work shoes, prevent the leather from warping or cracking, and absorb any excess moisture from your shoes so they don’t rot from the inside out. Bespoke shoe trees are the best for your expensive shoes.

7. Hang your suits and dress shirts on cedar wood hangers.

The cedar acts as a repellent for moths and absorbs moisture. And unlike wire hangers, these thicker hangers will not damage or stretch out clothing

8. Fold your sweaters instead of hanging them.

Even lightweight sweaters stretch out if they're on a hanger for too long. It's better to fold sweaters in your wardrobe and hang dress shirts and T-shirts instead.

9. Go sockless without causing a stink. 

There's an easy way to cheat that oh-so-popular sockless look.Loafer socks are undetectable, but effective at soaking up sweat so there's no funky odor.

10. Use leather soap and oil to preserve your shoes. 

After a tough winter, make sure to take care of your nice shoes. It will dramatically increase their lifespan and ensure your footwear investment pays dividends for years to come.

11. Let your shoes breath between wears. 

You shouldn't just slip on the same trusty pair of dress shoes day after day. Why? Because if you let them rest they'll stay alive that much longer.

GROOMING

12. Use a non-soap cleanser before you shave. 

Soap is bad for your skin. Really bad. The basicity of both liquid and bar soap dries your skin out and leaves it rough and raw. A non-soap cleanser like Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser is best for daily use. 

13. Follow three simple steps to avoid razor burn.

We've outlined them here. 

14. Always tell a new barber how long it's been since your last haircut. 

Barbers know how long it takes for hair to grow, so if you tell them how long it has been since your hair was last cut, they can imagine what your hair looked like way back when. From there, you can either tell them you want it to look the same or describe how you want it to be different from last time.

15. Tailor your haircut to your face shape. 

If you have a rounder face, get a haircut that's tighter on the sides. If you have a longer face, ask for longer hair on the sides and around your temples.

16. Keep your sides cropped short if you're dealing with male pattern baldness. 

Get the sides cropped close with scissors or clippers and the top short with the hair brushed to the side. Don't get any kind of part since you don't want any hard lines drawing eyes to the "problem area."

17. Only wash your hair three times a week. 

Most hair professionals agree that you should wash you hair at most every two to three days. Some barbers, like Van Cappizzano of Ball and Buck in Boston, even advocate abstaining from shampoo altogether. 

18. Pour salt on any stain immediately. 

Say your date spills some red wine (it happens). Scatter some salt on it right away and work it into the carpet with your hands. Leave it there for a few hours and then vacuum it out.

19. Walnuts can get rid of wood scuffs. 

Seriously. Run your finger along the scratch and then rub the walnut into it, too. Your finger will warm up the nut’s oil and help it soak into the wood. Then buff with a cloth.

20. Fix your credit-card magnetic strip with cellophane tape.

Place it over the magnetic strip if your credit card ever stops being read by those machines.

21. Wrap some duct tape around an old gift card. 

It's hard to find a small roll of duct tape to keep around your office or around the house. Instead of carrying around a huge roll, take an old gift card and wrap some duct tape around it for an impromptu, smaller roll. You can then either stick it in your wallet or keep it in a drawer so you always have it on hand.

22. Realize the effectiveness of a lingerie bag. 

Though a lingerie bag can be used for underwear, for men it becomes a great tool to wash loafer socks, watch straps, and anything else that might get lost in the tumble.

23. Avoid drying your clothing at all costs. 

Dryers do nothing but destroy clothing. Your clothes will last longer, look nicer, and not shrink if you air-dry them instead.

24. After washing tennis shoes, tuck shoelaces into the dryer door before drying.

A neat trick can stop your shoes from tumbling around in the dryer when you try to wash them. If you close the door on the shoe's laces, the shoes will hang there, still get dried by the heat, but avoid that terrible sound and possible dryer and/or shoe damage. It's a win/win/win.

KITCHEN

25. Use your thumb to tell if your steak is cooked to temperature.

This is a tip that Old Homestead Steakhouse co-owner Greg Sherry told us: Bring together your index finger and thumb and feel the fleshy area below the thumb  — that’s what rare feels like. Do the same thing with your ring finger and thumb — that’s medium. And the same with the pinky finger and thumb — that’s well-done. 

26. Eat chicken wings the right way.

Eating drumsticks is easy, but the wing is a little harder because there are two bones. This blogger figured out how to easily remove the bones and dunk the entire wing.

27. Buy a really expensive, quality knife.

It'll last you forever, won't dull as quickly, and will make cooking so much easier. In fact, you’ll even save money in the long run because you won’t keep buying cheap knives.

28. Sharpen your knives with a ceramic mug.

A few strokes of the blade against the bottom is all you need. Just make sure the rough ceramic is exposed.

BAR

29. Know what kind of whiskey to drink and when.

If you’re getting wasted with shots, well, whiskey is fine. If you want a spicy whiskey neat or on the rocks, go for a rye whiskey. Check out our full breakdown of what whiskey to drink when.

30. Learn the difference between "strong,""weak,""sweet," and "sour" cocktails.

Strong means you want more alcohol, while weak means you want less. Sour means there will be a citrus note (lemon, lime, orange) while sweet means that sugar or syrup is involved. 

31. Remember this simple "stirred versus shaken" rule.

Stir drinks that are all spirits and shake drinks that have egg, dairy, or citrus (unless otherwise specified).

32. Let lemon and lime juices sit out to age.

These two citrus juices taste best after they’ve been allowed to sit for 4 hours (you can keep them bottled, sealed, or refrigerated). Don’t do this with oranges though — freshly squeezed is the way to go! 

33. Know how to make an Old-Fashioned. 

Place a sugar cube in an old-fashioned glass and saturate it with two dashes of bitters and plain water. Muddle together and fill the glass with ice cubes and two shots of bourbon or rye whiskey. Then garnish with an organic slice and cocktail cherry. Done.

34. When adding ingredients to cocktails, always start with the cheapest.

For example, add your citrus, then fruit juice, then alcohol. 

35. Make simple syrup in a pinch with lime juice and brown sugar. 

Mixed to taste, it's a great substitute that won't change the taste of the drink significantly.

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Some photographers think they have to travel to the ends of the world to get the most interesting and unique images.

Meryl Meisler, however, did the opposite. In the 1970s, she decided to take photos of her charismatic family at home, in their neighborhood on Long Island.

“I documented celebrations and daily life with close extended family, neighbors, friends, and friends of friends, portraying special relationships between the subjects, the joys and activities of everyday life,” Meisler told Business Insider.

In her new book, "Purgatory & Paradise: SASSY 70s Suburbia And the City," Meisler's Long Island photos are juxtaposed with images of '70s street- and nightlife in New York City. The result is an unusual but strangely dynamic combination that flows cohesively as a singular narrative.

Keep scrolling to see a selection of images from the Long Island series, along with excerpts from our interview with Meisler.

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Born in the South Bronx, Meisler moved to Long Island in 1954 at age two. She was around seven the first time she held a camera, but it wasn’t until graduate school that she set out to create her first body of work. “In the 1970s, I pretty much carried my camera with me everywhere,” she said.

Meisler photographed a local motorcycle gang in Madison during her first semester of grad school at the University of Wisconsin. Over Thanksgiving break back home, she shot movie theaters in Times Square. It wasn't until winter that she finally started her Long Island series, which would remain her complete focus from then on. Meisler had a clear vision from the start: "I wanted to photograph where I was coming from, emphasizing the elements of play and love."

Jacque Henri Lartigue, who photographed his aristocratic French family at play in the early 20th century, was a big inspiration for Meisler's images of family and friends. "I loved their costumes, attire, antics and obvious love of fun, life and each other," she said.

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Once upon a time, Sayulita was a remote surfie hangout on a hidden beach with just a handful of fishermen’s huts. Today, Sayulita is home to a throng of ex-pats and left-of-field Mexican hipsters from Guadalajara or Mexico City who have protected the village from high-rise resorts and developed its town square into a foodie haven.  

There are no Starbucks or McDonalds here, but just old-fashion butchers shops, hole-in-the-wall cafes and courtyard restaurants.

The street stalls are safe, and mouth-watering too. Here smaller is better, slower is better–but that doesn’t make this village tranquil. Quite the opposite, Sayulita also has a pumping nightlife. But if you aren't up for all that tequila and singing with mariachis on rooftop terraces, the jungle offers a great barrier with several eco resorts, each offering their own personal version of Mexico.

Sayulita is often called the jewel of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s smallest state that begins on the outskirts of Puerto Vallarta. From the Puerto Vallarta airport it’s a matter of taking the local bus from outside the city’s main Walmart (ask the taxi driver at the airport to take you there for a couple of dollars) or a taxi the whole way (about 45 minutes). Read on for more dish of what to eat and where to stay.

Eat Street Food

Central Sayulita is formed by a compact loop around its town square and a couple of main streets, but the stroll might have you salivating at the wafting smell of fresh, handmade tacos, hot chilies, sweet tropical fruits, and seafood. Organic fanatics and young chefs from across Mexico and around the world seem to have set up niches in Sayulita.

One of the first and most famous eateries to visit is the original Fish Tacos, a fairly smart but still rustic restaurant in the main square. The second best fish tacos in Sayulita probably come from one of the local ladies flipping from a street stall.

In the mornings you'll want an organic smoothie from one of the hole-in-the-wall juice bars like Orangy, run by a Mexican/British couple who are always concocting new blends of unusual fruits. Espresso coffee machines are all over Sayulita, too. For a good Australian flat white and huge breakfast that will remind you of Bondi, try Chocobanana in the town square.

Stay at Haramara Retreat for Yoga

Haramara Retreat focuses on the third major activity in Sayulita (after surfing and eating): yoga. It is located on 12 acres between the sea and jungle just outside of town.

The luxurious resort was purposefully built using traditional construction techniques. Each room is housed in a private standalone thatched hut which opens up onto a lush jungle. The rooms are luxurious, but there is no electricity anywhere in the resort except in the restaurant and yoga studio.

Stay at Villa Amor for a Jungle Retreat with the Family

Like in many of Sayulita's hotel properties, there are no generic resort-style frills at Villa Amor, but it's just a hop, skip, and a jump to the town centre and looks over the main section of the beach from its perched position on a cliff backed by jungle.  

Despite the romantic name, it’s very family-friendly. Your kids will probably end up building sandcastles with the local kids on the beach below or else you can enroll them in surf classes and other activities offered on the beach and watch from your balcony.  

Stay at Playa Escondida for a Romantic, Secluded Stay

Playa Escondida is a jungle recluse created for couples. The villas are set in wild jungle and much of the property is covered by banana trees.

Some rooms have kitchens so you can buy your own fresh food and cook at home some nights. (Sayulita boasts several fruit and vegetables shops that also sell herbs, creams, and handmade tacos, and there is also an old-fashioned butcher's shop where all the meat is local, free-range, and fresh).

This resort also has plenty of tranquil pools to enjoy, including infinity-edge pools and a spa pool that is located in a very high and private spot.

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In a feat of photographic excellence, amateur and professional drone nerds have proven a point they've been trying to make for years: drones can shoot.

Photographs, that is; and stunning ones at that.

Dronestagram— the first social network dedicated solely to drone snaps — announced winners of its second annual aerial photography contest earlier this month.

A panel of experts, including Ken Geiger, a National Geographic photographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, and Jean-Pierre Vrignaud, editor in chief of National Geographic France and Dronestagram, selected nine of the best photographs from more than 5,000 entries.

We refer to the photographersspa here by their Dronestagram handles, not their full names.

The winning images are breathtaking. Check them out:

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Photographer Ricardo Matiello took this incredible snap high above the clouds in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil on a rare, foggy day by flying his drone as high as he could before it disappeared into the fog.

"Above the Mist" won two awards: first place in the category, Places and first place in the category, Popular Prizes (most liked picture). Check out Ricardo Matiello's Dronestagram profile here.

Kdilliard took this image moments after the start of the annual La Jolla Pier-To-Cove Swim in San Diego at 9 a.m. on June 20, 2015. The photographer’s fiance competed in the 1 ½ mile swim during low tide in the comfortable 70-degree water.

"La Jolla" won second place in the category, Nature. Check out Kdilliard's Dronestagram profile here.

Dronestagram user Tahitiflyshoot captured the sparkling waters near Mo'orea island in French Polynesia at the moment a group of sharks happened to swim by.

"Snorkeling with sharks" won first place in the category, Nature. Check out Tahitiflyshoot's Dronestagram profile here.

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Apple reported a massive quarter with $49.6 billion in revenue and earnings of $10.7 billion of $1.85 per share. That earnings number beat analysts' expectations for $1.81 per share.

However, Apple shares are getting wallopped, plunging 6% after the results.

During the period, iPad sales fell 18% to 10.9 million units. But what really caught everyone's attention was the 47.5 million iPhones that were sold. While it was up 35%, it fell short of analysts' expectations for 48.8 million. There was even a "whisper" number out there suggesting that investors and traders were looking for 50 million iPhones sold.

Is the price move justified?

Wall Street analysts covering Apple are split.  Of the 11 research notes read by Business Insider, 6 analysts maintained a "Buy" or "Outperform" type rating on the stock. The remaining 5 were neutral.

Here's some of what they had to say:

Piper Jaffray: BULLISH

Rating: "Overweight"

Price Target: $172

Comment: "We are buyers on the 6% aftermarket pullback on shares of AAPL based on the belief that Apple will continue to gain share in the high-end smartphone market and margins will expand into the S cycle resulting in Street numbers inching higher over the next several quarters. While some investors will view the 48.1 million iPhones (ex channel drain) as a disappointment below investor thinking for more than 49 million units, the reported unit sales represent significant market share gains. For the Watch, we estimate Apple sold around 2.5 million units, which was in-line with investor expectations."

Goldman Sachs: BULLISH

Rating: "Buy"

Price Target: $163

Comment: "Given the revenue, iPhone unit and EPS upside seen in the past two quarters, investors were likely looking for sharper upside. With that said, we viewed this as a solid performance for the tail end of the iPhone 6 cycle, and investor attention is likely to quickly shift toward the iPhone 6s refresh later this quarter. While the next iPhone family faces a tough set of comps, we continue to believe there is upside to expectations – particularly on gross margins."

Morgan Stanley: BULLISH

Rating: "Overweight"

Price Target: $155

Comment: "With demand strong despite these price increases in many regions, we see a path for channel inventory build in 2H15 that further supports our view that iPhone units can grow Y/Y. We like the set-up created by 1) lowered expectations, 2) lower than target channel inventory, 3) 73% of the installed base yet to upgrade to larger screen iPhones, which we believe can drive iPhone unit growth in FY16, and 4) continued strong international demand data points."

You’ve heard of Alinea, but did you know there are 19 Chicago restaurants that received one star each this past year? Believe it: Chicago is home to a few “low-key” Michelin-starred spots that won't break the bank. 

Keep scrolling to discover the Chi's top 10 one-Michelin-tars restaurants, ranked.  

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1. Schwa

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Schwa is run by a bunch of crazy motherf*ckers, and man do we love them. It’s unparalleled as far as expectations. Some days things are calm, and some days they wrestle in the middle of the restaurant and light off fireworks out back. All days the food is delicious.

Read the full review.

1466 N. Ashland Ave.

2. El Ideas

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El Ideas is tucked away and hard to find, but once inside, the super friendly and engaging staff makes for a great meal. The kitchen is completely open and you’re encouraged to walk in and chat it up while the chefs work.

2419 W. 14th St.

3. Goosefoot

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The plates at Goosefoot are equal parts beautiful and delicious. It’s also a long meal, even for a tasting menu. Good news is it’s BYOB. Better news is they opened a wine store next door to help you select exactly what you need.

2656 W. Lawrence Ave.

If your goal in life is to make the world a better place, you should probably pursue a job in education or healthcare.

Twelve of the top 13 most meaningful jobs in America, according to PayScale, fell into one of those two categories.

To compile its latest list, PayScale asked over 2 million professionals whether their work is meaningful, and ranked almost 500 professions based on the percentage of people in each of those jobs who answered "yes." 

"Many people hope to find work that they find meaningful, but the secret is that you can find purpose in a variety of professions," says Lydia Frank, senior editorial director at PayScale. "And, you don’t always have to sacrifice a good paycheck in order to have a positive impact on the world." 

To find out where your career fell, check out PayScale's new interactive "meaning" tool.

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13. Epidemiologists

Median pay: $69,000

People who said it's a highly meaningful job: 91%

People who said it's a highly satisfying job: 77%

12. Kindergarten teachers

Median pay: $39,000

People who said it's a highly meaningful job: 91%

People who said it's a highly satisfying job: 81%

11. Occupational therapists

Median pay: $64,400

People who said it's a highly meaningful job: 91%

People who said it's a highly satisfying job: 77%

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To bring one of DC Comics’ most complex franchises “Suicide Squad” to the screen, Warner Brothers needed a director who was as intense as the diabolical characters that make up the group.

The choice was David Ayer, a writer-director known for his unsympathetic look at the harsh realities in the world like police patrolling South Central LA in “End of Watch” and a doomed World War II tank platoon in “Fury.”

Here’s how this talent went from humble beginnings to directing one of the most anticipated movies of 2016.

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Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois, in January 1968, but it would be his time living with his cousin as a teenager in South Central Los Angeles that would come to shape the intense material he would be known to write in Hollywood.

His first credited screenplay was 2000’s “U-571,” a war drama set inside a submarine starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, and Harvey Keitel. Ayer used his experience as a submariner for the Navy to bring an authentic feel to the story.

He followed that with a screenwriting credit on “The Fast and the Furious.” The film that would launch the franchise starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

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We all know the conventional career advice. Confidence is important. Dress for the job you want. Be authentic (but not too authentic). Follow your dreams (but also make a living). Don't be afraid to negotiate your salary, always use spell check, and once and for all, stop eating lunch at your desk. 

But some of the most valuable advice is the stuff doesn't get repeated ad nauseam, which is why TED put together a playlist showcasing the best unconventional — and counterintuitive — career wisdom ever discussed on their stages.

We watched them all. Here's what we learned.

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Susan Colantuono: There's a reason there aren't more women in the C-suite — and it's not the one you think.

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Colantuono, founder and CEO of the management-consulting firm Leading Women, begins her talk with what we already know: Women are breaking through to middle management, but there aren't enough women making it all the way to the top.

The reason for that, she argues, is deceptively simple. Women are being advised to work on being great themselves, and they're being advised to cultivate greatness in others. And those are indeed two of the three major leadership tenets, she says in the talk. But nobody is talking to women about the tenets that are most important for advancement: strong business acumen and strategic thinking.

If that seems too obvious to mention — obviously hard skills matter — it isn't: Performance reviews, personal-development efforts, and mentorship programs all tend to focus on the personal and interpersonal stuff.

To close the gender gap, that needs to change — and in her talk, Colantuono outlines a plan for making that happen. 

Nigel Marsh: Flexible hours and generous parental policies are NOT the keys to work-life balance.

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Pretty much everyone is on board with the concept of work-life balance, but according Marsh, a writer and marketing expert, pretty much everyone is thinking about it wrong.

"Some job and career choices are fundamentally incompatible with being meaningfully engaged on a day-to-day basis with a young family," he says, and no amount of "flexitime," is going to fundamentally change that.

"Corporations aren't going to solve this issue for us," he says, pointing out that it's almost always in the company's interest to keep you at work. (That's the dark side of employee perks: If they offer childcare, you can stay even longer.)

Instead, he uses his talk to advocate for an alternative solution: Change the time frame for balance (a day is too short; after you retire is too long), and — perhaps most importantly — make the right investments in the right places.

Simon Sinek: People don't buy WHAT you do — they buy WHY you do it.

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Every company knows what it does, says leadership expert Sinek. Most companies know how they do it. But only some know why they do it — and that's a problem, because knowing your "why" is the most important tenet of any business, hands-down.

The "why" is what motivates behavior. It's what gets people to believe in your cause. "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it,"he explains in his talk. Belief matters — and that's true for selling iPhones, for motivating employees, and for inspiring social change.

Sinek points to Martin Luther King Jr. to illustrate."Dr. King gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech, not the 'I Have a Plan' speech," he points out.

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Your dollar used to go a lot further.

In 1955, McDonald's fries went for $0.10. Today, a small fry will cost you $1.29.

That price change is at least in part due to inflation: A dime in 1955 equates to $0.89 today, according to the US Inflation Calculator.

We took a look at what 16 things used to cost in the US over the last century and what they cost today. The differences may surprise you.

Noelia de la Cruz contributed to an earlier version of this article.

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The cost of raising a child in 1995 averaged $145,000. Today it costs $245,000.

$145,000 in 1995 = $227,051 in 2015

Source: US Department of Agriculture

An ounce of gold sold for $58 in 1972. Today it costs $1,108.

$58 in 1972 = $331.12 in 2015

Source: National Mining Association and Goldprice.org

The price of one US stamp in 1971 was $0.08. Today it is $0.49.

$0.08 in 1971 = $0.47 in 2015

Source: Priceofstamp.com and Stamps.com

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Engineers have a world of creation at their fingertips: If they can dream it, they can build it (science permitting).

We recently published a list of 50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world, and several of the scientists who made that list specialize in tech and engineering. 

​Whether they're creating smart prosthetic limbs or innovative new medical devices, these 8 engineers are changing the landscape of the science industry.​

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Abe Davis is finding new ways to use video by using the vibrations in it to reconstruct audio.

No sound? No problem. Abe Davis and a team of researchers from MIT, Microsoft, and Adobe developed an algorithm that can extract audio from silent videos by analyzing the tiny vibrations of the objects as captured by a camera.

In one experiment, the team filmed earbuds playing a song with no discernible sound. The vibrations of the earbuds in the video was enough to recreate a song identifiable by the app Shazam. When the team tried the experiment using an everyday point-and-shoot camera, as opposed to an expensive high-speed version, the vibrations were still able to reconstruct the sound. Davis presented these findings in a paper for Siggraph, a computer-graphics conference, and gave a TED talk where he demoed the visual microphone. And there’s more to come: The latest research from Davis and fellow graduate student Katie Bouman will be out this summer.

Davis is a doctoral student at MIT.

Bertolt Meyer dispels stereotypes and stigmas surrounding physical disabilities.

Bertolt Meyer is best known for hosting "The Incredible Bionic Man," a documentary about the state of modern bionics, a field in which engineers apply the designs seen in biology to create more responsive prosthetics, artificial organs, and more. A social psychologist, he uses his own condition to relate to others and hopes advances in bionics will help dispel stereotypes and stigmas around physical disabilities.

Meyer wears a bionic hand called an i-limb ultra revolution on his left arm. Though he used a series of different prosthetics growing up (he was born without the lower part of his left arm), he transitioned to the i-limb in 2009 because it was far easier to use, move, and interact with the environment around him.

Meyer is a professor at the University of Leipz

Hugh Herr develops smart limbs for amputees, including himself.

Hugh Herr develops bionic limbs for amputees, and with two bionic legs himself, it's an industry he's personally invested in. At MIT’s Media Lab, he creates new and better legs for amputees. The lab's biohybrid smart prostheses and exoskeletons integrate microcomputers that monitor things like joint pressure and gait, allowing the limbs to respond to the body the same way biological legs would. The prosthetics are available through BiOM Inc., which Herr founded.

Herr is an associate professor and leads the biometrics research group at MIT’s Media Lab.

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Entrepreneurs are never at a loss for unsolicited advice from others who have “been there and done that.”

But sometimes, it’s hard for new business owners to decipher which nuggets of wisdom are helpful and which will actually do harm.

As a new entrepreneur, you will undoubtedly make wrong turns when you start your own business, but it’s better to own your mistakes instead of following bad advice that leads you down the wrong path.

In order to help you determine what to avoid, here is a list of some of the worst advice successful entrepreneurs — such as Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban — have ever received.

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Warren Buffett: "Don't go into the securities business."

For her book "Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2011," author Carol Loomis asked Buffett, "What was the best advice you ever received?"

Loomis told ABC News, "I was genuinely surprised when all [Buffett] wanted to talk about was the worst advice."

According to her, Buffett's father and his mentor, Benjamin Graham, told Buffett when he wasn't yet 21 that he shouldn't go into the securities business. Why? Because it was bad timing. Buffett told Loomis, "Maybe their advice was their polite way of saying that before I started selling stocks, I needed to mature a little, or I wasn't going to be successful."

But as we've seen, the investor ignored that piece of advice and went on to become an extremely successful investor with a net worth of $67.4 billion.

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Barbara Corcoran: "You can’t do it alone."

An insult from a former boyfriend and business partner ended up being Barbara Corcoran’s worst and best piece of business advice. The businesswoman and "Shark" on ABC's "Shark Tank" told Business Insider, “The best advice was the worst advice ... It was from my boyfriend and partner in my first business, The Corcoran-Simone Company, when he told me I would never succeed without him."

She added, “But thank God he insulted me because I would not have built a big business without that insult. It kept me trying everything because I couldn't give him the satisfaction of seeing me fail.”

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Mark Cuban: "Follow your passions."

In an interview with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis last year, Mark Cuban answered multiple rapid-fire questions. When asked about the worst piece of advice he ever received, Cuban answered, "Follow your passions. Instead, you should follow your effort."

Sometimes, it's hard — or impossible — to find a career that falls in line with your passion. If your passion doesn't help you earn a living, you should find something you're good at, work hard at it and embark on that career path.

Whether you're looking to bolster your public speaking, decision-making, or time-management skills, the best business books are great resources for getting ahead.

But sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day to devote to reading. Luckily, audiobooks are a great way to learn when you can't spare your hands or eyes.

To find the most worthwhile business audiobooks for your time, Sanjay Singhal, CEO of Audiobooks.com, sifted through the audiobook service's extensive library for books that focus on concepts and ideas rather than step-by-step instructions and are engaging and easy to digest in audio form.

Here are Singhal's top ten picks and reasoning for why they're a great listen:

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'Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds' by Carmine Gallo

For better public speaking skills

You'll need 7 hours and 44 minutes.

TED Talks have become the golden example of what a good, compelling, and concise presentation is, and this book will help you deliver high-quality presentations of your own. Gallo references many popular TED talks and dissects them to extract exactly what it is that makes them successful.

Listen here >>

'Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us' by Daniel H. Pink

For greater motivation

You'll need 5 hours and 55 minutes.

This book breaks down the components of motivation so you can better understand not only how to motivate yourself but also your employees and clients.

Listen here >>

'Creativity, Inc.' by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace

To inspire a culture of creativity

You'll need 12 hours and 55 minutes.

"Creativity, Inc." offers both a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the most adored and admired companies in the world, Pixar Animation Studios, works and principles and methods to building a strong, creative, inspired company culture.

Listen here >>

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The East End's best designers have joined forces to create the summer house of your dreams. 

The 2015 Hamptons Designer Showhouse contains 16 unique interior designs in every room of the house — including the mudroom, basement, and bathroom. Each designer was responsible for one room — which is the best calling card ever if you're a decorator looking to catch the eyes of local mansion owners in need of an interiors update. The showhouse will kick off with a gala preview party on July 25 benefiting a local hospital. The house will be open for visitors until September 7.

Keep scrolling for an inside-out tour of the impeccably decorated showhouse.  

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The house itself was built by Christopher Tufo Design & Build

Foyer by Elissa Grayner Interior Design

Dining room by Barbara Page Home

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There are more than 4,000 known comets in the solar system, but there's one we understand more than the rest, thanks to the European Space Agency's ongoing Rosetta mission. 

Right now, the Rosetta mission has a satellite in orbit around Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as well as a lander on its surface.

And this August the mission will hit a major milestone when the comet passes closest to the sun. This will be the first time a spacecraft and probe have been this close to a comet during its closest approach to the sun.

Here's a recap of the heroic mission, what it has taught us so far, and what we still hope to learn: 

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Here is a selfie of the Rosetta spacecraft in orbit around Comet 67P, shown in the background. Rosetta was launched in 2004 and spent 10 years in space catching up to the comet. When it arrived, scientists were shocked by the space rock's bizarre double-lobed shape.

Here you can see jets that the comet is ejecting as ice turns to a gas in the vacuum of outer space. Comet 67P is expected to get more active as it approaches the sun with increasingly more jets spewing off the surface.

This is the first picture that the camera on Rosetta took of Comet 67P after starting to orbit it on August 6, 2014. The spacecraft is about 60 miles above the comet's surface in this brilliant shot.

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Back in 2009, Will Smith forked over $13.5 million and said aloha to a seven-acre Hawaiian home along Kauai's North Shore.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, he sold it off-market for $20 million to a trust connected to Ekaterina Rybolovleva — heiress and daughter of Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev.

The trust added an additional 21 acres to the property, and all 28-plus acres are up for grabs. 

Roni Marley of Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers holds the listing. 

With three additional building sites for either separate homes or a massive estate, the listing calls the property "a canvas waiting for the right artist's touch."

The nearby Princeville Resort means you're minutes away from award-winning golf courses and fine dining.

Built in 2006, the three bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home includes 2,715 square feet of interior living space with ocean, mountain, and coastal vista views.

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If you're an average Facebook user, you probably spend about 20 minutes a day glued to the site. 

But why not become a Facebook master?

Check out these tips and tricks to make yourself a more efficient and protected user. 

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With a few keyboard shortcuts, you can make it easier to zip around Facebook's different sections.

Even better though, there are a bunch of shortcuts for interacting with your Timeline. You'll never need to use your mouse again.

Worried you left your Facebook account logged in on someone else's computer? You can find out for sure by checking out a list of every device that you're logged in on. You can even log-out remotely. Navigate to Security Settings > Where You're Logged In to see where your account is active.

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Joel Strong runs one of the most popular celebrity Instagram accounts — but he never actually shoots any of his famous subjects.

Instead, Strong creates bizarre scenes with well-known faces all over New York City by holding photo cutouts of celebrities' heads in front of other people's bodies.

And with photos of Twiggy grocery shopping and Beyoncé riding a motorized wheelchair, nearly every post on his Instagram account is sure to make you look twice. 

The New York-based visual artist uses strangers, friends, and even people he meets on Tinder for the photos.

The account, called mydaywithleo, is a huge hit on Instagram, where Strong's attracted 156,000 followers. He also earned a place on the Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best Instagram accounts. 

He's also been hired by a number of marketing campaigns and is quietly building quite a brand and business for himself.

The project began as just an inside joke with his girlfriend and a cut-out of Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, he's featured celebrity faces from Kylie Jenner to Kim Jung-un, and some celebrities are starting to take notice.

Here are a few of his best shots.

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The faceless bodies in Strong's shots are a mixture of unknowing subjects, people he has approached, and people who have approached him. Unknowing subjects pose difficulties for Strong, whose photos rely on careful positioning. "Sometimes I can sit somewhere for an hour or two waiting because it's difficult to line it up as people are walking by," he told Business Insider.

Fashion bloggers, models, and fans often reach out to Strong and ask to participate in his project. He's even had fans recognize him while he was working and ask to be photographed.

One unusual way that Strong recruits participants is through Tinder, an app traditionally used for those seeking dates and hook-ups. He posts his artwork and contact information in a profile on the app, hoping to find other users who might be interested in posing for a photograph. Last year, he met and photographed 14 people he had found through Tinder. "It's actually been a pretty good fallback place to find people to meet," he said.

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Business school comes with a hefty price tag. With tuition costs of around $60,000 a year plus fees and other expenses, your total could be around $100,000 per year.

But it may be worth it — especially if you choose the right program.

MBAs can expect to receive a median starting salary of about $100,000, Fortune reports. Compare that to the 2014 median starting salary of bachelor's degree holders: $45,000 per year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. 

What's more, as grads of top-tier schools progress into the mid-career stage (at least 10 years of experience in their field), they can expect a median salary that approaches $200,000, PayScale reports.

Based on PayScale's ranking of the best graduate business schools by salary potential, here are the top 15 MBA programs ranked by median mid-career salary.

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15. Yale University's School of Management

Tuition: $61,500 per year

Median early career salary: $122,500

Median mid-career salary: $144,300

14. University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business

Tuition: $48,530 per year

Median early career salary: $98,500

Median mid-career salary: $144,500 

13. University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business

Tuition: $59,184 first year

Median early career salary: $86,200

Median mid-career salary: $144,600

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