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Inside the sold-out poker tournament with hedge funders, NBA stars, poker pros, and an 'American Pie' actress

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We caught up with Einhorn again.

Hundreds of Wall Streeters filled Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night for the annual "Take 'Em To School" charity poker tournament. 

The sold-out event raised around $850,000 for Education Reform Now, an advocacy organization that's committed to making sure all kids can access high-quality public education.

The event was cochaired by Michael Sabat, who works in equity-derivatives sales and trading at Sanford Bernstein, John Sabat, a quantitative-portfolio manager with Cubist Systematic Strategies, and Whitney Tilson, the founder of Kase Capital.

Those in attendance included David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, Boaz Weinstein of Saba Capital, Paul Britton of Capstone, and John Petry of Sessa Capital. Pro-poker players in attendance included Andy Frankenberger, Erik Seidel, Layne Flack, and Vanessa Selbst. Former NBA stars Allan Houston, Charles Smith, and John Starks were all there too. "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth came close to winning the tournament.

A lot of hedge fund folks love poker. One fund manager said the game relates to investing: You have to be patient and know when to fold when you're dealt a bad hand.

In case you missed it, we've included photo highlights.

Poker pro Phil Hellmuth (aka the 'Poker Brat') was the emcee for the night. He just got finished with the World Series of Poker. He dedicated his latest WSOP finish to his friend, the late David Goldberg. He gave Sheryl Sandberg his WSOP bracelet.



Hellmuth started off the night by teasing hedge fund manager David Einhorn about his T-shirt choice.



Here's Whitney Tilson (Kase Capital), Osman Hussein (Tiger Global), and Gary Vura (Tullett Prebon Financial Services).



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14 super-successful people share some of their biggest pet peeves

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Everyone has things that make them tick, and top leaders are no exception. (You can't stand people who loudly chew gum? You're in good company — neither can Oprah.)

From half-baked ideas to working around the clock, we've collected the management pet peeves of 15 influential leaders.

Most of these are smart things to avoid in general. Some are individual quirks. But one thing's for sure: If you ever happen to be discussing your future with Sheryl Sandberg, organizing a meeting with Jeff Bezos, or buying President Obama his trail mix, you'll know what to do.

SEE ALSO: What Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and 13 other tech visionaries were like in college

President Barack Obama dislikes half-baked ideas.

The president expects his staff to show up ready. As one senior aide told Politico's Amie Parnes, "If people aren't prepared, if ideas are half-baked, he gets a little annoyed because he feels like he could be using his time better."

He also dislikes when people monopolize the conversation at meetings, preventing others from speaking — and when people try to micromanage his time, another aide told Parnes. "If you spend too much time telling him where to go, how you get there, and everything in between, it drives him crazy."

Also worth noting: POTUS can't stand gum that comes in paper wrappers (only plastic-packed Dentyne Ice for him, according to a book by his former right-hand man, Reggie Love), and — Love learned this the hard way—  he will not stand for candy in his trail mix.



Arianna Huffington dislikes people who brag about how busy they are.

In an interview with ABC News, the Huffington Post Media Group president and editor-in-chief said her biggest pet peeve is "people who pride themselves at working 24/7." That's not hugely surprising, considering that Huffington is also a serious advocate of getting enough sleep — a practice fundamentally incompatible with working round the clock. 

"I was having dinner with a guy recently and he bragged that he only got four hours of sleep the night before," Huffington recalled in the interview. "And I didn’t say it, but I thought to myself, 'You know what, if you had gotten five this dinner would have been a lot more interesting.'"



Jamie Dimon hates when people throw others under the bus.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO has several management pet peeves, according to a report from Sital S. Patel at MarketWatch. 

He wants people to feel free to bring up anything during meetings, and hates when they approach him individually afterward, Patel says. Bringing up issues privately after the fact — issues they could have brought up publicly in the moment — undercuts the expectation of transparency and healthy debate. 

The same report highlights his other deal-breaker: Dimon can't stand workers who throw their colleagues under the bus, criticizing how some of his colleagues jumped on the "band wagon" in condemning Ina Drew after the former chief investment officer lost her job in 2012's London Whale episode.



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Take a tour of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein's $17 million Hamptons home

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is trying to sell his Sagaponack, New York, estate again — with a 20% markup on its listing in 2012, The Real Deal's Claire Moses reported.

The freshly minted billionaire put the Parsonage Lane property up for $17 million with Sotheby's International Realty. A sale would reduce Blankfein's $73 million in personal real-estate holdings, Bloomberg reported.

Blankfein has repeatedly tried to sell the property since 2007, reportedly asking for $14 million for the mansion in 2012.

This isn't the chief executive's only Hamptons home — in 2012, the CEO bought another house in Bridgehampton worth $32.5 million.

Blankfein bought the property in 1995 and commissioned architect Larry Randolf and builders Men at Work to complete the mansion in 2001. The property has seven bedrooms, five full baths, a heated pool and tennis courts, according to the real-estate listing.

Meanwhile — as Blankfein tries to sell the property — take a look around.

Welcome to Lloyd Blankfein's summer home in the South Hamptons — priced at $17 million. Architects capped off the romantic estate with a barn-style roof.



The front doors open into a simple foyer. Light streams in from floor-to-ceiling windows on nearly every wall.



Take a seat in the summery, beige and cream-colored classic living room.



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An engineer spent 3 years building the ultimate high-tech man cave

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Jono Williams, a plastics engineer and graphic designer based on the north island of New Zealand, has built the ultimate man cave. 

Dubbed the "Skysphere," his getaway is a stunning steel tower surrounded on all sides by glass. 

The Skysphere makes an ultra-futuristic statement in a field ringed by trees. The tower's lighting and security system can be controlled using an app Williams built for Android. 

"I tried to keep every aspect of the design original," Williams told Business Insider in an email. "I do live near a wind turbine farm, so maybe I got some inspiration from those?"

Williams shared some photos from the tower construction with Business Insider. 

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The tower certainly stands out in the sparse New Zealand countryside.



Williams worked on the construction for three years, spending about 3,000 hours outside of his day job.



Williams works full-time as a plastics engineer and a graphic designer, in addition to directing his own IT company. He did all of the construction on the Skysphere in his rare spare time.



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The 11 best photos ever taken with a selfie stick

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If you've spent any time in a crowded, touristy place this summer, you've probably encountered more than a few selfie sticks.

Selfie sticks are the telescopic tools you clip your phone onto to take better pictures of yourself.

They gained popularity (and notoriety) last year when TIME Magazine named the selfie stick one of the best inventions of the year. This summer, Disney World and Disney Land both banned selfie sticks. Other venues like New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals, and Rome's Colosseum have banned them too.

Though most people just use selfie sticks — also known as monopods— to take pictures of themselves, others are using them in more daring, creative ways.

We decided to round up some of the best pictures taken with selfie sticks.

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Before they were called selfie sticks, monopods were used to take pictures as far back as 1926, according to the Daily Mail, who talked to the grandson of the first-ever documented selfie stick selfie.

Read more about the first selfie stick picture here.



27-year-old Brazilian photographer Thiago Correa took this selfie from the top of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer.



You probably shouldn't try this one at home.

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18 awesome career choices most college kids would never think of

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For many students, a college degree puts you on the direct path to a certain career, such as a doctor, teacher, or journalist. 

But for many others, the future isn't as clear-cut.

Maybe you want to go to med school, but don't necessarily want to be a doctor. Maybe you love maps, but aren't sure how to incorporate that passion into a career. Or perhaps you just haven't found anything that sounds appealing yet. 

Luckily, there are tons of great career options out there that many college kids have no idea even exist. In this helpful thread, Reddit users shared some of these under-the-radar occupations that most students probably haven't heard of. And they pay fairly well, too.

Here are 18 of our favorites, including salary data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for those who need some inspiration finding their dream job.

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Air traffic controller

Average annual salary: $118,780

"After school and training it pays an average of 100k a year, but there is an age limit to get accepted."— Kate1320

"My father is an ATC at Pearson. 200k a year with brilliant benefits. He provided a great quality of life for my family."— 1stOnRT1



Court stenographer

Average annual salary: $55,000

"It's a three-year program (on average — took me four to finish), but if you're proficient in grammar, have strong language skills, have solid finger dexterity from playing an instrument or video games, and are able to work independently, it's an incredible career.

"You work from home most of the time, lawyers very rarely schedule depositions before 10:00 am, you can make your own schedule, and the pay is great. Your pay reflects how hard you want to work and the jobs you're getting, but I made 65k my first year and nearly 80k my second."— Bad_Karma21



Dental hygienist

Average annual salary: $71,970

"I'm starting dental hygiene school in the fall and I would have never looked into it while in college. It's only after I graduated and realized that I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do that I started seriously doing some research. Most dental hygiene programs only require a certain amount of prerequisite courses and a standardized test score for admission. Most are also bachelors degree programs as well, so mom and dad are pleased and you're spending the minimal amount of time you would earning a traditional university/college degree. Plus, salary starts at 50-60k a year with ridiculous benefits, at least in my area. Dentists treat their hygienists well!"— WinnifredBurkle

 



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Credit Suisse exec Bob Jain threw a party at his $15 million Southampton mansion, and things got weird

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Gesturing toward a man with his eyes closed and an arm flung over his head, former AOL senior executive Tatiana Platt exclaimed: "We have one really big surprise tonight — somebody already went to bed!"

That comes from a series of Instagram posts taken by Platt at a private avant-garde party hosted by Credit Suisse Asset Management chief Bob Jain and his wife, Carola Jain, reported Page Six's Ian Mohr.

The party was hosted in Southampton, New York, on Sunday.

The "sleeping" man was a model in an art installation — who, to his credit, doesn't crack a smile in the video.

The dinner, hosted on behalf of the Watermill Center (which brings attention to rising young artists), was a preview for the center's 22nd annual gala on July 25.

Guests were later taken to a "subterranean" disco party to "dance til dawn," Mohr reported.

Former AOL executive Tatiana Platt put a series of posts on Instagram documenting her commentary on the artwork.



The private party was held at Bob Jain's $15 million Southampton, New York, property.

In the Hamptons.



Previous incarnations of the event have housed installations such as this:

#wmcbenefit pre party @watermillcenter #performance @brian__louis

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From last year's pre-event party.



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23 introverts who became extremely successful

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There are a lot of misconceptions regarding introverts.

Some people look at those they consider introverted and toss out all kinds of hyperbole, such as, "they are so shy they would not being able to deliver a speech in a public," or "she is so shy and introverted she does not like people all."

However, these almost prejudicial overstatements are rarely the case.

After all, introverts have been responsible for some of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind, as well as being some of the most successful business and political leaders in the world.

Here are 23 of the most successful introverts in history:

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Albert Einstein

As one of the world's most recognized and revered physicists of all-time, Einstein has often been quoted as saying, “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 and is best remembered as the founding father of the theory of relativity … and so much more.



Rosa Parks

Parks became one of the most important Civil Rights-era figures in 1955 after refusing to give her bus seat up to a white man. In the introduction of her book Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain states:

I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a busload of glowering passengers. But when she died in 2005 at the age of 92, the flood of obituaries recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature. They said she was ‘timid and shy’ but had ‘the courage of a lion.’ They were full of phrases like ‘radical humility’ and ‘quiet fortitude.’



Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft, philanthropist, and world's richest person, was once asked how to succeed in a predominantly extroverted world.

“Well, I think introverts can do quite well. If you're clever you can learn to get the benefits of being an introvert, which might be, say, being willing to go off for a few days and think about a tough problem, read everything you can, push yourself very hard to think out on the edge of that area. Then, if you come up with something, if you want to hire people, get them excited, build a company around that idea, you better learn what extroverts do, you better hire some extroverts, like Steve Ballmer I would claim as an extrovert, and tap into both sets of skills in order to have a company that thrives both as in deep thinking and building teams and going out into the world to sell those ideas.”



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All of the beautiful locations in Matt Damon's new thriller about Mars are real — here are the epic photos that prove it

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Soon, Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon will be stranded on Mars with no immediate way of escaping or communicating. 

Damon is starring as the joke-cracking, NASA-trained astronaut Mark Watney in the film "The Martian," which is scheduled to debut on October 2 and is based on the best-selling sci-fi novel by Andy Weir. 

Any normal person would never survive stranded alone on Mars for over a year, but Watney isn't normal, and he's got a plan. One of the most impressive qualities about Weir's book is how realistic it is. Every place Watney visits on Mars is real, for example. 

Take a tour through Watney's Martian wanderings using some of the mind-blowing photos taken from NASA's HiRISE camera, complete with distances and maps from recently released NASA software.

Warning: Although this post excludes specific details about how Watney tries to save himself, it does contain spoilers. If you have not read "The Martian," you can still see epically awesome photos of Mars.

 

Mark Watney is part of a six-member team that lands in a large northern basin on Mars, called Acidalia Planitia. This is where the crew establishes their home base, called "the Hab." Here's the real life Acidalia Planitia, where shallow pits may have formed from ancient floods or glaciers.



The hab is where Watney spends most of his time. Although Acidalia Planitia is relatively flat, here we can see a young crater in exquisite detail. HiRISE images have false coloring that highlights distinct Martian features like the ejected material in this crater.



Stranded on Mars, Watney had no technology to communicate with the crew in space or NASA back on Earth. But Watney's a clever guy: He realizes that NASA's Mars lander, Pathfinder, is close by in the Martian valley called Ares Vallis. So he retrieves it and uses it to talk to NASA who, he hopes, can help save him. Here's how far Acidalia Planitia is from Ares Vallis.



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These 13 supercars are less Ludicrous than the new Tesla Model S (tsla)

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Tesla recently launched the newest version of the Model S sedan. This time, the most powerful variant of the electric car comes with twin motors, a 90 kWh battery pack, and "Ludicrous Mode." With the Ludicrous Mode engaged, Tesla claims the Model S P90D can hit 60 mph in just 2.8 seconds.

The Model S's breakneck acceleration puts it in some truly elite company. It also leaves an illustrious lineup of supercars in its wake.

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Ferrari 458 Italia: Car and Driver testing found 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds. Price: $243,000

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McLaren 570S: Manufacturer claims 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.2 seconds. Price: $185,000

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Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4: Manufacturer claims 0-62 mph time of 3.2 seconds

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The cast of 'Clueless' 20 years later

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Stacey Dash CluelessEveryone's favorite '90s flick, "Clueless," was released 20 years ago this past weekend. The movie starred Alicia Silverstone and put now famous stars like Paul Rudd and the late Brittany Murphy on the map.

The story of a beautiful blonde navigating high school as a popular student was a sleeper hit that ended up grossing $56 million in the US alone. "Clueless" was loosely based on Jane Austen's novel, "Emma." The movie's immense popularity led to a TV spin-off series that ran for three seasons, and in 2015 it was the inspiration for Iggy Azalea's music video for her hit song, "Fancy."

What are all the stars of "Clueless" up to 20 years later? Let's find out ...

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THEN: Alicia Silverstone starred as the film's protagonist, Cher Horowitz — a ditzy, popular high-school girl with a few trademark sayings ("As if!").



NOW: Silverstone's film career peaked in the '90s with movies like 1997's "Batman & Robin." Since then, she's become an animal-rights activist. In 2009, she published a book called "The Kind Diet" on veganism.

In 2014, she wrote another health book called "The Kind Mama" about how her 4-year-old son, Bear, has "never had a drop of medicine."



THEN: Stacey Dash played Dionne, Cher's best friend and fashion sidekick.



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9 tips and tricks to get the most out of your iPhone's email app

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Managing your email can be a daunting task, especially if you're constantly sending messages from your phone.

Luckily, there are a few features in iOS that make it easy to save drafts, type emails faster, and see your newest emails on your lock screen right away.

Here are a few pointers that can help you get the most out of the Mail app on your iPhone.

(Note: These tips work on iPhones running iOS 8, Apple's latest iPhone software version).

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You can minimize email drafts and save them for later.

If you're typing an email, simply tap the area where the subject line is and drag it down to the bottom of your screen. Now your email is minimized at the bottom of your inbox, and you can tap it again at any time to access it. This makes it easy to switch back and forth between your inbox and the message you're working on.



Use gesture shortcuts, such as swiping to the right on any email to mark it as read.

There are a few handy gesture shortcuts in your iPhone's Mail app that make it easier to clean up your inbox. You can automatically mark a message as read without having to open it by swiping to the right on any email. You'll see the blue box that says "Mark as Read," as shown in the picture to the right. 



If you swipe to the left on any email, you'll get another menu of choices.

If you don't want to mark an email as read but still want to move it, try swiping to the left on any email. This will bring up a few choices, such as flagging an email or archiving it. 



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30 things you can buy for a dollar

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While a dollar won't get you two movie tickets, 20 bottles of Coca-Cola, or six McDonald's burgers like it used to, you can still get quite a few fun and practical things out of it.

We surfed the internet and did some exploring in New York City to find the best options for your four quarters.

Here are 30 ways to spend your dollar: 

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A new razor every month with the Dollar Shave Club.

Subscription startup Dollar Shave Club will give you two stainless-steel blades and five cartridges per month for just $1. Business Insider tried the service — check out our review.



A slice of pizza in NYC.

A meal will cost you a fortune anywhere else in New York City, but not at the dollar-pizza joints. Check out 2 Bros Pizza or 99¢ Fresh Pizza for an inexpensive and delicious slice. 

 



A song from iTunes.

If you're into the latest hits, you'll probably have to shell out $1.29, but you can still find songs for $.99 on iTunes. Blogger Len Penzo recommends sorting by song title instead of popularity to find the cheaper versions.



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10 great audiobooks that will make you smarter about business

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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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10 high-paying jobs you can do on the side

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Trying to make some extra cash? Have free time you don't know what to do with? Trying to develop or hone a new skill? You should consider getting a side job.

Brie Reynolds, the director of online content for FlexJobs, an online service specializing in telecommuting and remote worksays "side jobs" are defined as anything part-time, including freelance, temporary, short- or long-term, work-from-home, or in-person flexible gigs.

To qualify for the list, each job had to be considered flexible (and not full time), and had to pay at least double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

Here's FlexJobs' list of 10 high-paying side jobs you might want to consider:

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Sign language interpreter

Pay: $36.50 an hour

Type of flexibility: Part-time

Description: For those with sign language skills and an Interpreter's License (which are usually state-sponsored), part-time and freelance contracts are often available. Depending on the employer, you'll help different populations with hearing impairments communicate with interpretation.

 



Software developer

Pay: Up to $30 an hour

Type of flexibility: flexible schedule, part-time hours, telecommuting

Description: Software development jobs are one of the most in-demand positions available today, and many offer part-time and project-based work. Depending on the gig, you might be updating existing websites, creating new templates, helping to develop new websites and apps, and other related tasks.    



Online communications associate

Pay: Up to $25 an hour

Type of flexibility: Telecommute, part-time

Description: Online community management positions are a growing area for part-time work. Responsibilities typically include updating web content, managing social media, providing system administration, writing content, and creating reports.



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14 Austrian summer beers most Americans have never tried

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House brewSummertime requires a crisp and refreshing beer.

The best place to find such a brew?

It might just be Austria.

Austria is home to dozens of brewers, many of which began operations more than 500 years ago. At one of them, you can even go swimming in beer.

Earlier this month, I went to Austria and tried as many beers as I could.

I decided to put my palate to the test against radlers, pilsners, hefeweizens and lagers. 

And one runs a brewery that offers you the option of quite literally swimming in beer. Have a look. If you happen to like one recommendation so much, you just might be able to order direct from Austria!

Here are some great options to enjoy on a hot day, rated from one to four steins. 

Ottakringer Radler

Radlers are very low on alcohol (a meager 1.5%-2%!) because they're about half-lemonade, half-beer. Still, they are super-refreshing with a strong citrus taste. The Ottakringer Radler is smooth and accompanies any day over 82 degrees just right. Ottakringer was founded in 1837 in the Ottakring district of Vienna. Rating: 3 steins. 



Puntigamer: this beer tastes like Busch.

Puntigamer is a pretty good beer for a hot day. Which is exactly when I had it: on a warm Vienna afternoon to accompany the first of many schnitzels. It is a brew that veers closer to Busch than toward Heineken, however. There are a lot of mediocre lagers in Austria, to be honest. This one comes from the town of Graz in southern Austria. Rating: 2 steins. 



Ottakringer Helles Bier: tastes like Heineken

This is very different from the Ottakringer’s Radler and very, very good. Reminiscing of a Heineken with this tasty little feller. The Helles bier is the most popular Ottakringer brew, and for good reason. The lager is a big upgrade from Puntigamer, for comparison. Rating: 3 steins. 



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30 movies that will inspire you to travel around the world

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Sometimes the best way to experience a destination you haven't been to is to watch a movie that takes place there.

From the "Lord of the Rings" movies, which were filmed in New Zealand to "Into the Wild," which was filmed in Alaska, here are 30 movies that will make you want to travel all over the world.

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"Under the Tuscan Sun"

Based on the book by Frances Mayes, "Under the Tuscan Sun" tells the story of a recently divorced writer who ends up impulsively buying a villa in the Italian countryside while on vacation in Tuscany.

The movie was filmed in multiple locations throughout Italy, many in Tuscany — Florence, Arrezo, and Siena — as well as Rome and Positano. Think quaint villages, Tuscan countryside, and spectacular coastal views.

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"Slumdog Millionaire"

Featuring a teen who grew up in India's slums and then makes it on the show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire,""Slumdog Millionaire" shows India in its true form: overcrowded, dirty, and poverty-stricken.

But it shows the country nonetheless, and is sure to spark some curiosity in avid travelers who have never been. The movie was filmed mostly in the cities of Agra and Mumbai.

Buy it here >



"The Motorcycle Diaries"

"The Motorcycle Diaries" chronicles the journey of two friends as they ride a motorcycle through South America and the problems they encounter along the way.

The movie captures the beauty of South America — it was filmed in Argentina, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba. 

Buy it here >



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Ikea has created the kitchen of 2025 — and there's no stove or refrigerator

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Concept Kitchen 2025 at IKEA Temporary Storing Visually 1IKEA didn't just imagine the kitchen of the future. It actually built it. 

The Concept Kitchen 2025, a pop-up exhibit featured at EXPO Milano 2015, isn't about your kitchen and its appliances doing all the work for you; it's about helping you make thoughtful decisions about food and waste.

Innovations are everywhere. And much conventional thinking about what a kitchen actually requires has been thrown out the window. This is the kitchen reimagined for a time when the Internet of Things defines our lives.

The kitchen was developed with IDEO London, a global design firm, and college students focused on "the social, technological, and demographic forces that will impact how we behave around food in 2025." Check out all the bells and whistles below. 

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Welcome to 2025. This is what your kitchen looks like.



Not sure what to do with that tomato that's about to go bad? Place it on IKEA's Table for Living to get a quick and easy recipe. The aim here is to reduce food waste.



All of the recipe information shows up on the table — leave your iPad on the couch.



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Nine people who were hired to whip young millionaire founders into shape before the company got too big

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It's not hard to find startups led by 20-something founders in Silicon Valley.

But as the startups start to grow into multi-billion-dollar companies, even the most talented tech wunderkinds often need a seasoned executive partner who can provide "adult guidance" at some point down the road.

These 9 people were hired by some of the biggest tech companies to provide that type of counsel to a less experienced founder.

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Eric Schmidt had a rocky couple years when he first came in as Google's CEO

Eric Schmidt was hired as Google CEO in 2001, taking the job that was held by Google co-founder Larry Page.

Schmidt's hire was orchestrated by John Doerr, the Kleiner Perkins partner who had made it a pre-condition to his $12.5 million investment in Google. 

Page and fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin apparently didn't agree with the hire at first, making bitter comments about Schmidt early on. But after seeing Schmidt lead the company to years of growth and profitability, they started to appreciate him — later calling Schmidt's hire "brilliant."



Sheryl Sandberg helped Facebook find better ways to make money

Sheryl Sandberg was hired as Facebook COO in 2008. At the time, she was already a star executive at Google, having led its advertising business as VP of Global Online Sales and Operations.

When Sandberg first joined Facebook, it was seeing slowing member growth, and didn't have a sustainable business model yet. Under Sandberg, Facebook set up a solid ad model that now generates billions of dollars.

 



Carol Bartz succeeded Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO to be the 'smart, tough-love adult'

When Carol Bartz was brought in as CEO in 2009, Yahoo was a company under lots of pressure, especially from investors who were upset it didn't take Microsoft's acquisition offer.

Bartz's hire was initially seen as a smart move at the time, just the type of "tough-love adult" executive Yahoo sorely needed. After all, she had a good track record of turning around ailing companies, including her last company, Autodesk.

But Bartz failed to revive Yahoo's fortunes, and eventually was fired in 2011. In her first interview post-Yahoo, Bartz said, “These people f—ed me over.”

 



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NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into training camp

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The NFL season is back!

On the eve of NFL training camps, which begin across the league next week, we put together our first NFL power rankings of the 2015 season.

To make the rankings, we took into account last season's DVOA (an advanced stat from Football Outsiders), roster moves, draft picks, and age.

The top of the rankings will look familiar, but we threw some sleepers we like into the top-10 to mix it up.

1. Seattle Seahawks

2014 DVOA rank: 1st

Key additions: Jimmy Graham (TE), Cary Williams (CB)

Key subtractions: Byron Maxwell (CB), James Carpenter (OL), O'Brien Schofield (LB), Max Unger (C)

One thing to know: The Seahawks addressed their biggest weakness in the Jimmy Graham trade, but they had to sacrifice depth to do so.



2. Green Bay Packers

2014 DVOA rank: 3rd

Key additions: Damarious Randall (rookie, DB)

Key subtractions: Tramon Williams (CB), AJ Hawk (LB)

One thing to know: Don't read too much into their lack of key additions. The Packers never sign free agents, and it has been a wildly effective strategy.



3. New England Patriots

2014 DVOA rank: 4th

Key additions: Brandon Gibson (WR), Malcom Brown (rookie, DT)

Key subtractions: Darrelle Revis (CB), Vince Wilfork (DT), Shane Vereen (RB), Kyle Arrington (CB), Tom Brady for four games? (QB) 

One thing to know: Bill Belichick's off-seasons always look like head-scratchers and end up turning out fine, but this one might be different with Tom Brady's status uncertain.



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