Throughout the world, people are living longer and healthier lives. That's due in no small part to advances in simple and relatively cheap healthcare tools, like on-site rapid disease testing andlenses that turn smartphones into microscopes.

A new report from global health nonprofit PATH looks into 30 emerging global health innovations that will further transform the healthcare landscape by 2030. Selected from over 500 ideas submitted by healthcare experts around the world (including many from low and middle-income countries), these innovations could save countless lives over the years.

Here are some of the highlights.

Zimba's automated chlorinator fits onto community taps and hand pumps, automatically making up to 8,000 liters of water drinkable before needing a refill. The best part: it has no easily breakable moving parts, and doesn't require electricity. So far, it's been tested in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

An alternative to C-sections in places that lack the resources to perform them, the BD Odon Device is equipped with a plastic film that wraps around a baby's head. The device, which is currently in the early stages of development, can be pulled to gently ease the child out of its mother's birth canal.

When delivered in gel or liquid form, an antibacterial called chlorhexidine — often found in prescription mouthwash — can dramatically cut down infection risk for babies when applied to their umbilical cord's stump just after birth. It's cheap, affordable, and safe for even family members to use.

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DC Shoes has sponsored a beautiful Frankenstein of extreme sports: a dirt bike that can surf ocean waves.

The project took two and a half years of testing and building to get to the point where Australian stuntman Robbie Maddison could ride the waves, according to a behind-the-scenes video first discovered by The Verge. But the end product is quite astounding.

In the four-minute video above, Maddison tears up the water of Tahiti, looking impossibly "in control."

See jaw-dropping pictures the bike below.

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Recently listed for $10.99 million, this 9.5-acre estate in California's exclusive Coto De Caza community features a backyard wonderland complete with a grotto, lagoon, and pirate ship.

Coto De Caza is a gated community best known as the original setting for Bravo TV's "The Real Housewives of Orange County." John Frankhouse, a former mortgage banker with a passion for real estate, owned the home until his recent passing.

In 2001, Lakers player Kobe Bryant and his wife reportedly made and later rescinded an offer on the home at its previous asking price, $13.5 million. Lyn Chadwick and John McMonigle of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices hold the listing. 

Keep scrolling for an inside-out tour of the whimsical estate. 

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With nine bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, the home is part of the exclusive Los Ranchos Estates neighborhood.

A spectacular entryway leads to the main house living area.

The home is equipped with an intercom system and surround sound throughout.

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The Princeton Review is out with its annual list of the top party schools in America, and there's a new No. 1 — the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Known for its Fighting Illini fans and massive parties like Unofficial, Illinois has now landed at the top of The Princeton Review's party-school list for the first time.

The ranking is based on a survey that asks students about "the use of alcohol and drugs at their school, the number of hours they study each day outside of class time and the popularity of fraternities/sororities at their school."

The two most recent schools to top the list — Syracuse University and the University of Iowa — both made the top five this year.

Check out the top 10 party schools in the country below:

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No. 10 — Colgate University

No. 9 — Tulane University

No. 8 — University of Georgia

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It's not an easy task to narrow down 17,000 images taken by intrepid world travelers — but that's what National Geographic has just finished doing for its 2015 Traveler Photo Contest.

The contest, in its 27th year, is divided into four categories: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments.

Images were evaluated through two rounds where both creativity and photographic quality were taken into consideration.

Grand-prize winner Anuar Patjane Floriuk, who won with a dynamic whale image, said the photo wasn't even planned. “I was taking photos near the head of the whale, and all of a sudden she began to swim toward the rest of the diving team," he told National Geographic. "The divers gave the whale and her calf space, and I just clicked at the moment when the flow and composition seemed right."

Captions below were written by the photographers.

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Whale Whisperers: "Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico. This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as a natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing."

Anuar Patjane Floriuk (grand prize winner)/National Geographic 2015 Traveler Photo Contest

Gravel Workmen "This gravel-crush working place remains full of dust and sand. Three gravel workmen are looking through the window glass at their working place. Chittagong, Bangladesh."

Photo by Faisal Azim (second prize winner)/National Geographic 2015 Traveler Photo Contest

Camel Ardah: "Camel Ardah, as it called in Oman, is one of the traditional styles of camel racing between two camels controlled by expert men. The faster camel is the loser so they must be running at the same speed level in the same track. The main purpose of Ardah is to show the beauty and strength of the Arabian camels and the riders' skills. Ardah is considered one of the most risky situations, since always the camels reactions are unpredictable and it may get wild and jump toward the audience."

Photo by Ahmed Al Toqi (third prize winner)/National Geographic 2015 Traveler Photo Contest

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NEW YORK — On August 1 a team of artists and conservationists projected an incredible 15-minute light show onto 350 feet of the Empire State Building, showcasing a wide variety of endangered animals.

This was the first time anything of this magnitude and complexity has been attempted on the iconic building. 

Thirty-three floors served as the canvas for the project, which was created by Oscar-winning director and Oceanic Preservation Society founder Louie Psihoyos, in collaboration with artist Travis Threlkel of Obscura Digital, Oscar-nominated composer J. Ralph, the Discovery Channel, Vulcan Productions, the Li Ka-Shing Foundation, and Empire State Realty Trust.

Psihoyos and Ralph worked together on the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Cove," and are working together on a new documentary called "Racing Extinction"— one of the reasons they've created the light show.

Tech Insider joined a group watching the historic spectacle from a nearby roof. Check out a selection of amazing images from the night.

Cody Sullivan contributed to this post. 

The light show displayed animals including Cecil the Lion, a snow leopard, a golden lion tamarin, manta rays, snakes, and birds.

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Some of the images were animations that moved across the building's facade.

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I just got a new job at a new company.

Ahead of starting at the new company, I was given a management book with advice on how to handle a transition to a new organization.

"The First 90 Days" is a guide for executives in new leadership roles. It warns that if you get things wrong early at a new company, and it could derail your entire career.

How? Not taking the time to learn about a new company's culture can lead to bad decisions that will cost you credibility with employees. It's just a downhill spiral from there as they resist your decisions and one bad move leads to the next.

The book, which carries the subtitle "Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter," promises to help you avoid such a disaster. In the 12 years since it was first published, it's proven remarkably popular.

Written by Michael Watkins, a Harvard University professor turned consultant, it has sold 1.2 million copies, according to its publisher, and has been translated into at least 27 languages. Its lessons are the basis for Watkins' company, Genesis Advisers.

The strategies are pretty straightforward.

• Focus on learning
• Repress the urge to do something just to prove yourself
• Make a point of adapting to the culture of a new organization — not just the technical aspects of a new job.

Sure, that's mostly common sense. Where "The First 90 Days" is most useful is in warning about the common mistakes newcomers make and how to avoid them and the downward spiral that can result. Here are a few key lessons:

Try not to just stick to what you know.

Being good at something may have gotten you the new job or promotion, but leaning too heavily on that one thing could get you in trouble. One mistake is micromanaging the employees who do your old job, and ignoring those who do things you don't understand.

"You have been offered your new position because those who selected you think you have the skills to succeed," Watkins writes. "But ... it can be fatal to rely too much on what made you successful in the past."

Don't underestimate how hard it is to learn.

"New challenges and associated fears of incompetence can set up a vicious cycle of denial and defensiveness," he writes. "Put bluntly, you can decide to learn and adapt, or you can become brittle and fail."

Resist the urge to make your mark too early.

Watkins warns about the "action imperative," which is the urge to prove yourself by doing something. The trade off can be a lost opportunity to learn, bad decisions that create resistance to your leadership, and alienation of people who are in the position to help you do your job.

Realize that it takes a while before you'll become truly valuable to the organization.

Citing his own survey of more than 200 CEOs and presidents, Watkins says it can take six months before a newcomer gets to a point where they're "contributors of value," or creating more than they're consuming. For an outsider in a successful company, it can take even longer — as much as a year.

Ultimately, getting to this stage as quickly as possible is the goal, and "The First 90 Days" can help you to navigate this tricky period. It also helps to know that you're not alone in finding the whole experience to be one of the hardest of your career.

SEE ALSO: 12 Things Successful People Do In The First Week Of A New Job

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When you think of music festivals, you may not immediately think "family-friendly." But these kiddos and their parents are out to change that!

Tons of moms and dads have their offspring tag along with them to some of the biggest festivals in the country — from the Governor's Ball in New York to Coachella in California.

On Friday, Slate featured the work of Zipporah Lomax, a photographer who's focused on children at the annual Burning Man Festival. His photos showed off kids dressed to the nines, hanging out, and dancing to the tunes.

We scoured Instagram for other shots of kids jamming at music festivals. Here are 32 of our favorites.

With this style, these kids are sure to fit right with their adult counterparts.

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Babies who aren't into whoever's performing on the main stage sprawl out on blankets or chill out on top of their parents shoulders.

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Tesla Motors is widely regarded to be one of the leading innovators in the automotive industry. But don't forget about BMW.

There's a reason Apple reportedly wants to work with BMW on its own car: BMW has gone above and beyond to endow its cars with some wild and useful innovations. Its latest 7 Series sedan is a testament to BMW's commitment to modern technology.

The BMW 7 Series can automatically pull in and out of your garage using BMW's Display Key, a FOB that's packed with sensors and even a tiny color display. Once the car is settled, it turns off automatically, but you can both start and kill the engine with the Display Key.

You can operate the new 7 Series' in-car system with simple hand gestures so you can keep your eyes on the road. You can take phone calls or decline them, or raise or lower the volume, with memorable hand gestures. You can also assign a fifth customized gesture, in case you want to do things quickly like summoning a map on the fly.

The new 7 Series comes with a new touchscreen display that lets you zoom in on your map for better orientation. You can also use it to dial phone numbers.

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Italy's culinary universe goes far beyond pizza and pasta. From the top of the boot in Milan to the tip of the toe in Sicily, there's a wide array of cuisines and regional specialties to explore.  

Based on their Michelin star ratings, critical praise, and industry accolades and awards, we believe that these 20 restaurants offer the very best taste of Italy. 

Keep scrolling to find out which reservations you should book on your next trip to Venice, Modena, Florence, and other Italian food hubs.  

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Club del Doge Restaurant (Venice)

Situated along the Grand Canal in the luxurious Gritti Palace hotel, Club del Doge Restaurant is the place to go for a Venetian meal with a view. Condé Nast Traveler voted it one of the world's most spectacular waterfront restaurants. Make sure to plan your visit between May and October to enjoy the terrace. 

To learn more about Club del Doge Restaurant, click here >

Combal.Zero (Rivoli)

Ranked No. 65 on this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants List, Combal.Zero holds two Michelin stars. Chef Davide Scabin experiments with ingredients, texture, and temperature to elevate the classic cuisine of Piedmont with dishes like squid bolognese and barbecue sweetbreads. 

To learn more about Combal.Zero, click here >

Da Vittorio (Brusaporto)

Da Vittorio restaurant, located in the Da Vittorio Relais & Chateaux resort, has earned three Michelin stars for its cuisine. Some of the ingredients you'll find on the menu include meat from Piedmont and langoustines from Mazara del Vallo. 

To learn more about Da Vittorio, click here >

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Each year we spew 20 times more carbon into the air than our planet can remove. Atmospheric scientists have warned that, in order to get Earth back to healthy carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels, humankind needs to cut those emissions by a whopping 98%— a seemingly impossible feat.

That isn't stopping Barack Obama's presidential administration from taking a stab at the problem, though.

The White House released a video on August 3 about President Obama's final plan to cut 32% of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants by 2030.

The new EPA-backed regulations are part of the Clean Air Act, and they outline the first federal limits on carbon emissions that coal-, oil-, and gas-fired plants can expel. (All US states have to submit plans to meet the new regulations by Sept. 6, 2018.) According to the Associated Press, the goal of a 32% cut in CO₂ emissions in 15 years is an even stiffer regulation than his original plan, which called for a 30% cut. The Obama administration is referring to this as "the biggest, most important step we've ever taken to combat climate change."

Here are a few ways reining in carbon emissions could improve our lives.

Cheaper energy bills

Higher temperatures mean higher cooling bills. Since 1970, we've increased worldwide demand for cooling while decreasing our need for heating. As temperatures continue to rise, they create a cycle that continues to feed itself: higher temperatures mean higher energy needs for cooling, which of course means higher energy prices.

A July 2015 report published by Synapse Energy Economics, an environmental research and consulting firm, estimates that US consumers could save about $40 billion in energy costs in 2030 alone if Obama's clean energy plan is adopted now. The report also estimates that household energy bills would drop about $14 per month, compared to average energy bills in 2012.

Cleaner air

Air pollution comes from a variety of natural and unnatural sources, but anything that burns fossil fuels — cars, planes, power plants, etc. — muck up our air with CO₂ as well as other pollutants.

Dirtier air contributes to decreased lung function, according National Geographic News, which also reports that cases of asthma may rise by about 10% in metropolitan cities like New York City. Warmer temperatures also drive up pollen production and lengthen pollen seasons, spiking rates of asthma and allergies. Studies show that for the past 20 years, as CO₂ levels rise, the pollen season gets worse and worse.

Less dramatic weather events

Surging global temperatures contribute to hotter days, more severe droughts, and heavier rainfall and flooding. Climatologists also warn that a warming planet likely exacerbates extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Sandy.

Coastal cities are especially in danger, since they face rising sea levels and increased frequency and severity of storms. Storm surges damage property, destroy habitats, disrupt transportation, and increase risks of disease to humans. Current sea level rise projection indicate parts of lower Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island could soon be submerged by several feet of water during storms. Studies estimate that just 3 feet of sea level rise could force 4.6 million people in coastal Florida to relocate.

Increased runoff and flooding also contributes to deadly landslides in mountainous regions of the US. It also pollutes water along the coast. Extreme droughts, such as the current drought in California, will squeeze affected state's water resources and contribute to the economic burden of delivering fresh water to consumers and farmers.

It’s no secret that currently the top 1% of the world’s population holds 50% of the global wealth, and the bottom 50% holds a mere 1% of the wealth.

Top CEOs in America make around 350 times more than the average worker, and in 2014 the top 25 highest paid hedge fund managers were collectively paid $11.6 billion — reportedly one of the lowest figures in recent years.

In his upcoming book and touring gallery show, titled "1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality," curator and photo editor Myles Little explores this complex issue by showing a collection of work from various photographers. The book, which is currently being crowd-funded via Kickstarter, is due out by December 2015. 

“I want people to start a conversation about economic fairness, about our priorities, and about our values as a society,” he tells Business Insider. “Are we celebrating the right heroes? Are we treating the right people well? Or are our sympathies misguided?” These are the questions he hopes viewers of this show contemplate as they get an exclusive look into the lives of the super wealthy.

We spoke to Little about the project and how it came together.

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The idea for this show came to Little while on vacation in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he met with fellow curator Daniel Brena. There, they discussed photography, wealth, and inequality. Little left inspired to begin curating a selection where the three intersected.

Little set out to create a show that felt “posh.” He determined strict ground rules which helped him narrow down his selection from 2,000 images to 30.

Narrowing down the images was often a “painful decision,” Little told Business Insider. “I had to cut work that I loved simply because they didn’t strike the right mood, or have the right photographic aesthetic,” he said.

Untitled # IV, Mine Security, North Mara Mine, Tanzania, 2011, David Chancellor — kiosk

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Office space Level39 in Canary Wharf is the biggest hub of fintech talent in London, and possibly the world.

It's home to more than 170 startups, ranging from one-person operations to teams of 30-plus. Despite its name, Level39 now takes up three floors.

We've picked out the 15 most exciting companies based in the space, ranking them based on which we think have the potential to become the next TransferWise.

As well as pure fintech firms, we've also included startups based there that work in areas like cyber security or customer engagement. For many of these businesses, the majority of their clients are finance firms.

That's why they have based themselves in the heart of Canary Wharf, home to the headquarters of big banks like HSBC, JPMorgan, and Barclays.

15. CityFALCON, uses Twitter to give traders investment signals.

Raised:£250,000.

Founded: 2014.

What it does: Crowd curated stock and investment news from Twitter and traditional news sources.

Why it's hot: CityFALCON is one of the finalists in Twitter’s first global startup competition Hatch, and is the only fintech company on the 10-strong list. Founder and CEO Ruzbeh Bacha worked in corporate strategy at Skype before starting the company. 

14. Darwinex, lets investors back other individuals' trading strategies.

Raised: $4.6 million.

Founded: 2012.

What it does: A forex trading platform that lets investors back independent traders' investment strategies and also breaks down the risks involved.

Why it's hot: The FCA-approved platform has been on-boarding traders but will soon open its doors to investors, with over 5,000 on the waiting list to invest. Foreign exchange industry website LeapRate says it has the potential to be "the next big thing."

13. doPay, lets companies pay employees in emerging markets on their mobiles.

Raised: $3.7 million.

Founded: 2014.

What it does: Mobile money provider that lets companies pay employees who don't have bank accounts.

Why it's hot: Level39 boss Eric Van der Kleij raved about doPay during a recent visit and the startup was part of Barclays Techstars accelerator programme. It recently launched in Egypt, working with Barclays and Visa there, and is planning to roll-out across the Middle East, Africa, and India soon.

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In Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor's home country of Peru, education is lagging. The billionaire businessman wanted middle-class kids to have an alternative between pricey private schools and destitute public schools, but no option existed.

So, in 2011, with the help of design firm IDEO, he created one.

Innova Schools are the product of that desire. They rely on blended learning — a form of education that uses technology and guided independent study — to get kids thinking creatively, flexibly, and critically. In turn, families pay only $130 a month in tuition.

The model is getting international attention, most recently as a top-prize winner at the International Design Excellence Awards. 

Check out a tour of the school below.

Dotting Peru's landscape are 29 Innova schools serving nearly 20,000 students in the K-11 system. Each building is modular. The walls and chairs are movable and the spaces are designed for teachers to shift lessons quickly and easily.

Nearly a quarter of Peru's 8 million kids attend private school because the public school system is in such bad shape. Schools can feel like jails, so Rodriguez-Pastor worked with IDEO to make Innova feel as open and expansive as possible.

In February of 2015, Innova became the largest private network of schools in Peru. The school's goal is to inspire kids with modern technology and self-discovery.

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Prices for homes in Silicon Valley are notoriously steep, with tech money contributing to an inflated real estate market that continues to grow in value.

Zillow helped us pull data on the most expensive listings in 14 Silicon Valley towns: Palo Alto, Atherton, Cupertino, Menlo Park, Woodside, Saratoga, Portola Valley, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Hillsborough, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, and San Jose.

Atherton, which consistently ranks among the most expensive zip codes in the country, made the most appearances on the list, with five of the top 11 most expensive homes overall. Several tech billionaires, including Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, HP CEO Meg Whitman, and Google chairman Eric Schmidt, are known to own homes here. 

From a Los Gatos mansion with its own helicopter pad to a historic 40-acre hill estate in Woodside, some of these Silicon Valley homes are pretty out-of-this-world. 

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11. 18001 Wagner Road, Los Gatos - $14.498 million

This massive Los Gatos estate has six bedrooms, more than 20,000 square feet of space, two pool houses, a tennis court, and a helicopter landing pad. The garage has room for up to 15 cars. 

See the listing »

10. 291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton - $14.85 million

This seven-bedroom home in ritzy Atherton has a sweeping driveway lined with palm trees. Inside, you'll find high ceilings, dramatic chandeliers, and a gourmet kitchen. Additional amenities include a sauna, swimming pool, and tennis court.

See the listing »

9. 333 Atherton Avenue, Atherton - $16.8 million

Located about three minutes further south on the same Atherton street, this property includes a two-bedroom guesthouse in addition to the six-bedroom main house.

See the listing »

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Many fast food chains are shutting down.

19-year-old Ohio resident  Nicholas Eckhart has been driving around since about 2011, taking fascinating photos of defunct retail institutions. 

Eckhart runs the site Dead and Dying Retail, where he chronicles what he's witnessed.

He can sense some trends with these ill-fated stores and fast foot outlets. "They [the locations] seem like retail dead zones — even if there's a new shopping center built nearby, they don't seem that long," he said to Business Insider.

Some places, he said, seem abandoned over night. "Some places have just walked away overnight and left everything inside," he said.

"There was a restaraunt that did that in my town — they just walked away overnight. They just left everything on the table and still looks the same today."

Take a look at some of the fascinating photos Eckhart has taken.

This is an abandoned Friendly's in Elyria, Ohio, as of 2014. It shut down in December 2013.

Here's a defunct KFC in Akron, Ohio.

This building was formerly a Dunkin Donuts.

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The recent killing of a Zimbabwe lion named Cecil by an American dentist and trophy hunter not only triggered outrage on social media, it has also renewed concerns about the illegal wildlife trade, worth an estimated $10 billion (£6.4 billion) worldwide.

The buying and selling of exotic animals and animal parts, which may include the poaching of rhinos for their ivory or the hunting of lions and tigers for their skins, is at the center of a thriving underground black market.

In 2012, CNBC's Brian Schatman reported on the smuggling of live animals and animal products into the United States. With so much cargo coming into the country through various routes and very few wildlife inspectors, the report explained why the criminal enterprise is very difficult to stop.

Last month, a 13-year-old male lion named Cecil was pursued and brutally killed by a dentist from Minnesota along with two Zimbabwean men on a trophy hunt. Here, Walter is pictured on the left with another one of his trophy kills.

Cecil lived in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe and was a source of pride for his country.

Palmer is accused of luring the animal off of a wildlife sanctuary before shooting and wounding him with an arrow. The lion was shot and killed with a rifle almost two days later and then skinned and beheaded.

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In Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor's home country of Peru, education is lagging. The billionaire businessman wanted middle-class kids to have an alternative between pricey private schools and destitute public schools, but no option existed.

So, in 2011, with the help of design firm IDEO, he created one.

Innova Schools are the product of that desire. They rely on blended learning — a form of education that uses technology and guided independent study — to get kids thinking creatively, flexibly, and critically. In turn, families pay only $130 a month in tuition.

The model is getting international attention, most recently as a top-prize winner at the International Design Excellence Awards. 

Check out a tour of the school below.

Dotting Peru's landscape are 29 Innova schools serving nearly 20,000 students in the K-11 system. Each building is modular. The walls and chairs are movable and the spaces are designed for teachers to shift lessons quickly and easily.

Nearly a quarter of Peru's 8 million kids attend private school because the public school system is in such bad shape. Schools can feel like jails, so Rodriguez-Pastor worked with IDEO to make Innova feel as open and expansive as possible.

In February of 2015, Innova became the largest private network of schools in Peru. The school's goal is to inspire kids with modern technology and self-discovery.

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Glassdoor recently published a new slide deck called 25 Tips from Top CEOs.

It's comprised of management advice from some of the highest-rated CEOs from its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, which are based entirely on ratings from employees. These CEOs run companies based in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada.

A lot of them are simple ideas that won't necessarily blow you away, but they're great advice nonetheless for anyone in a leadership position.

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Glassdoor spoke to some of the highest-rated CEOs for this report.

The advice falls into the following four categories: trust; open communication; teamwork; and motivating employees.

As CEO, you need to build strong trust with your employees.

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After an off-season that saw the Seahawks go all-in, the Eagles blow things up, and the Patriots get into an all-out war with the NFL, football is finally back.

While the best teams from 2014 look like the favorites going into 2015, plenty has changed over the last six months.

We picked out the teams, players, and coaches that won the offseason, and others that very much did not.

WINNER: Chip Kelly (Philadelphia Eagles)

One thing to know: No one gained more power this off-season than Kelly. After winning an internal struggle in January, he set out dismantling the roster and rebuilding it to his liking. Time will tell if Kelly's radical transformation of the Eagles' roster is a success, but it's abundantly clear that this is his team now.

LOSER: San Francisco 49ers

One thing to know: It was a rough spring for the 49ers. They lost Anthony Davis, Chris Borland, Patrick Williams, Justin Smith, Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati, Frank Gore, and Chris Culliver to either retirement or free agency. Jim Harbaugh is also out. They're widely expected to take a huge step backwards.

WINNER: Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts)

One thing to know: The Colts added two big offensive threats in running back Frank Gore and wide receiver Andre Johnson, and no one will benefit more than Andrew Luck. The combination of T.Y. Hilton and Johnson is scary, and adding a legitimately dangerous running back in Gore will open up the already-lethal Colts' passing game. Luck is already a darkhorse MVP candidate.

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