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Celebrity chef Katie Lee is selling her Hamptons mansion for $6.5 million

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Co-host of Food Network's "The Kitchen" Katie Lee listed her Southern-style home in Water Mill, New York for $6.5 million. 

Built in 2010 and decorated by famed interior designer Nate Berkus, the 6,325 square-foot mansion is homey yet elegant with a backyard made for entertaining. 

"The house feels both luxurious and casual, which was important for me for a country home," Lee told Architectural Digest

Lee makes regular appearances on shows like "Best. Ever." and "Beat Bobby Flay," and recently released her third cookbook, "Endless Summer Cookbook." 

Unfortunately for us, her cooking talents are not included in the contract. Cindy Shea of Sotheby's International Realty holds the listing.

Keep scrolling to see where the cooking magic happens. 

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Pastel-colored walls and bright accents greet guests in the foyer.



The living room features a custom bar where you can fix yourself a drink and coffered ceilings that add to the elegant country decor.



There's a library/den that boasts a handmade fieldstone fireplace and plenty of windows to brighten the room.



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7 of the best beaches for Labor Day weekend

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Clearwater BeachRegardless of where you are in your Summer planning, we can help fill the gaps, especially if you're looking for a beachside destination.

So if it's a quiet day of dipping your toes in the Atlantic you want or a busy afternoon on amusement park rides, we found seven US beaches that are calling your name.

And don't worry — there's plenty of time to firm up your end-of-Summer itinerary.

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Oak Street Beach in Chicago

If you like sitting back with a drink right by the ocean and watching volleyball players take to the sand, this Streeterville neighborhood beach is where you need to set up camp.



South Beach in Miami

Plan for huge crowds if you decide to explore the pristine white sandy coast of South Beach this three-day weekend. If you need a break from the sun or if the weather isn't cooperating, you can always head to one of the many art deco oceanside cafes for a tropical cocktail.



Santa Monica Beach in Southern California

Deep blue waves punctuated by a historic city pier make Santa Monica Beach one of the most popular hangouts in Southern California. Hoards of people gather near the boardwalk to visit the amusement park, and there's always something to see, from rollerbladers to people working out at Muscle Beach.



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China just released impressive images of its air force in action

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China just released a gallery of photos showcasing their airborne military might. The images depict Beijing's domestically made jet fighters flying in impressive aerial formations. Some of the planes are fully armed.

China has been heavily investing in its military in recent years, developing high-end weapons systems and building landing strips for their aircraft in the South China Sea. Chinese president Xi Jinping has also been cracking down on  alleged corruption in the military.

The photos were released not long before a September 3 military parade commemorating the end of World War II, itself part of a larger series of anniversary events that some observers have characterized as a nationalistic distortion of history.

These pictures, released by China's state news service, Xinhuanet, reveal the extent of China's domestic military aircraft development, a crucial element in its efforts to become Asia's unquestioned military and strategic power.

The Chinese Chengdu JF-17 is a multi-role fighter introduced as an upgrade to the J-7, a reworking of the 1950s Soviet Mig-29.

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The J-11s also are based on Soviet models — they strongly resemble the Sukhoi-30, which debuted in 1989.



Here's what an armed J-11 looks like.



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This balloon could float passengers 20 miles into the sky for $75,000

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Watch out, Virgin Galactic. There's a new space tourism company in town.

A company called World View is planning to float passengers up to the edge of space — about 20 miles into the sky — via balloon by the end of 2016.

This 5-hour joy ride will include cocktails, stunning views of the stars, the blackness of space, and the curvature of Earth, all for the hefty sum of $75,000 — about the price of a new entry-level Tesla.

Here's a peak at what it'll be like to float at an altitude of 100,000 feet, above 99% of Earth's atmosphere.

After arriving at the launch site, six passengers and two crew members would climb aboard the fully-pressurized Winnebago-sized capsule, which contains a bathroom and a refreshment bar.

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The capsule offers 360-degree views and internet access, so you can share photos in real-time.



A giant helium-filled polyethylene balloon will keep the cabin afloat. As the gas expands and decreases in density, the capsule will float into the air until it is fully inflated.



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A photographer returned to New Orleans a decade after Hurricane Katrina to see what's changed

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Hurricane Katrina 10 yearsTen years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast and forever changed the landscape and its people.

Considered the costliest natural disaster in US history and the deadliest hurricane to hit the nation since 1928, Hurricane Katrina's storm surge inundated the city of New Orleans, Louisiana and killed over 1,500 people as flood walls broke and levees failed. 

Reuters photographer Carlos Barria documented the immediate aftermath of the hurricane a decade ago, and decided to return to the places he found.

Using photographs shot in 2005, Barria contrasts the devastation then with the city now as it grapples with the aftereffects of Katrina even ten years later.

See the haunting images of New Orleans' desolation and its slow renewal below, with caption info by Reuters.  

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In the photograph, Joshua Creek sits on the porch of his house and takes in the damage on September 13, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina struck.



Ten years ago, Creek was looking at the height that the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina reached at his house.



A decade ago this convention center acted as a collection point for victims of the hurricane, including this woman and her dog.



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Forget skyscrapers — the world's most beautiful buildings are underground

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Aloni_Ed_Reeve_1_1_More than half of humanity lives in cities, and the world's urban population is going to explode in the coming decades. 

By 2050, at least two-thirds of the planetary population will call cities home. All of those people will need places to live and work, and you can add only so many skyscrapers to squeeze in the flocking masses. 

One solution: building underground. Lots of cities already have linked-up subterranean spaces, but as urban areas become more crammed, you can expect these spaces to multiply. 

According to a 2013 report by the US National Research Council, exploring underground "may be the most successful way to encourage or support the redirection of urban development into sustainable pattern." 

While experts figure out whether digging into the ground can solve the urban space problem, we take you to some of the world's most unique underground marvels in cities and beyond.

Built into a rock, the Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki gets ample sunlight through a glazed dome. Those rough rock walls were left untouched by the designers for a reason: naturally great acoustics make the church a perfect venue for concerts.



In this southern Tunisia village, locals live in traditional "troglodyte” dwellings — cave houses — created by scraping away rocks. There is even a subterranean hotel.



This house on the Greek island of Antiparos sits right where two slopes meet. Two long stone walls bridge the hills, allowing the house to naturally blend in the space.



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People were unbelievably excited at the launch of Windows 95 (MSFT)

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It was 20 years ago Monday that Bill Gates stood in front of a crowd at Microsoft's Redmond, Washington headquarters and unveiled Windows 95.

The iconic operating system introduced the world to the Start button, which would become a fixture on Windows operating systems until the introduction of Windows 8 in 2012. (Microsoft brought back the Start button this year with Windows 10).

Microsoft spent an estimated $150 million on marketing the operating system at the time, which The New York Times' Stuart Elliot said was as much as "Pepsico Inc. spends in a year to advertise Pizza Hut or Taco Bell and 50 percent more than the Philip Morris Companies spends annually to advertise the nation's best-selling cigarette, Marlboro."

The company also hired comedian Jay Leno, who at the time was the host of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," to help introduce Windows 95.

Check out some highlights of the launch 20 years ago.

Jay Leno helped introduce Windows 95.

"Welcome, Microsofties," Leno said, before he introduced Bill Gates. "I'm the host of 'The Tonight Show' on NBC, which stands for 'Now Bill Compatible."

With that, the audience roared with laughter, according to a video showing highlights of the event.

"But now let's welcome the chairman of Microsoft," Leno said when he introduced Gates. "This is a man so successful his chauffeur is Ross Perot, ladies and gentlemen."

 

 



Bill Gates talked about the power of the computer to communicate with others.

"Windows 95 makes it easier to deal with information," a 39-year-old Bill Gates said in a video at the event. 

And for what could qualify as the understatement of the century, Gates talked about the power of using a computer to communicate with others. 

"And it includes a lot of features to reach out from a single PC and communicate with other people, whether it's the Microsoft Network, electronic mail, or sharing files. A real theme of the PC is to become a great communications tool and Windows 95 is a big step in that direction." 



Windows 95 introduced us to the iconic Start button.

The Start button, which remains part of Windows today, was a fixture of Windows 95.



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Take a tour of the hottest new neighborhood in Berlin

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Café Pförtner BerlinFor years, Berliners have been saying that Wedding, a 3.5-square-mile working class neighborhood in Berlin, is on the verge of exploding, perched on the precipice of becoming Berlin's hot new neighborhood.

Now it seems like Wedding's time is actually coming, as cool new bars, shops, and restaurants are sprouting up, and the neighborhood is rife with bearded and bunned locals. 

Indeed, Wedding is gentrifying rapidly, but manages to retain its authentic, multicultural vibe. While there are still some rough spots in the area, generally, upscale mingles with rundown, new rubs shoulders with old, and rent is still affordable for the many artists and students who call it home.

Let's take a tour.

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Located in Berlin Mitte, Wedding was combined with the Tiergarten neighborhood in 2001, while its eastern half became the new neighborhood of Gesundbrunnen.



The neighborhood is named after a 13th-century nobleman, Rudolf de Weddinge, who lived in the area.



In the mid-18th century, Wedding was somewhat of a red light district. Ironically, most of it was also a "red" neighborhood in WWII, meaning it was part of East Germany when the Berlin Wall was still standing.



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Here's what it was like at banker-turned-rocker Ivan Wilzig's summer bash at the 'Playboy Mansion of the Hamptons'

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Each year, Ivan Wilzig, aka Sir Ivan, hosts a lavish summer party at his castle in the Hamptons. Known as the "Playboy Mansion of the Hamptons," Ivan's annual bash never fails to impress.

This year, the ex-bank executive, who is now a singer and musician, was celebrating his newest song, the anti-bullying anthem: "Kiss All The Bullies Goodbye."

Wilzig, a New Jersey native and the son of an Auschwitz survivor, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a law degree at Cardozo. After graduating he helped his father and brother run the Trust Company of New Jersey, but he never totally lost his childhood passion for music. In 2000, after 25 years in banking, he left the industry to become a rocker.

All proceeds from the weekend event, as well as Wilzig's record sales, go to the Peaceman Foundation, a non-profit he founded to combat hate crimes and bullying.

Business Insider received a special invite to the party the weekend of August 22, and documented the night. There was endless amazing costumes, special celebrity guests, and even a special performance by Sir Ivan himself. 

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Guests arrived to find Sir Ivan's castle lit up rainbow-style. The Peaceman Foundation, which was founded by Wilzig, focuses on supporting LGBT youth who have been affected by bullying, as well as veterans who suffer from PTSD.



Upon arrival, people were already getting into the groove, dancing in gazebos on the lawn, and on the inside stage.



Food was served, and guests chowed down on the beautiful lawn.



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BMW's ultimate sports car just got even better

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BMW M4 GTS conceptThe latest brainchild from BMW's performance "M" division was developed with the racetrack in mind but will be completely street-legal.

The BMW Concept M4 GTS was unveiled earlier this month at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

“While the BMW M4 Coupe embodies the ideal combination of motor sport genes and unrestricted everyday usability, the BMW Concept M4 GTS previews an emotionally powerful and exclusive special model conceived with an eye for trailblazing technology and a keen focus on the race track,” BMW M Division president Frank van Meel said in a press release.

“Despite its outstanding track ability, it is still fully road-legal," he added. "This is racing technology for the road in the truest sense.”

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BMW’s M designation has always been a show-stopper, ever since the very first Giugiaro-designed M1 racer made its debut in 1978.



It won't be BMW's first M-series special edition; this M3 Evolution was unveiled in 1988.



The most recent special-edition — the M3 CRT — was released in 2011, and was clearly still in the German designers' minds as they designed the new M4 GTS.



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We compare the cameras in the two best Android phones on the planet

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Chinese phone maker OnePlus heeded the laments about the camera experience in last year's OnePlus One. Thankfully, the camera in the company's newest phone, the OnePlus 2, is a huge improvement.

Add that to the OnePlus 2's incredibly low price tag for the base 16GB model (just $320), and you might have yourself another true "flagship killer," as OnePlus puts it.

But does a $320 smartphone take better pictures than a $740 smartphone — specifically, the new Galaxy Note 5 from Samsung? 

Check it out for yourself.

The Galaxy Note 5's picture looks better because everything is brighter, but details in the clouds are lost due to some over-exposure. The OnePlus 2 presents a darker but more accurate picture. But unless you're specifically looking for cloud details, the Note 5's picture looks better than the OnePlus' photo. (There's also a rainbow in the OnePlus' picture, which isn't really a desired effect.)



The OnePlus 2 photo shows accurate colors while the Note 5's picture looks washed out by comparison. However, the Note 5's picture is more evenly lit and it looks like the better photo if you're simply looking to capture a moment without the intention to edit it later.



The OnePlus 2 wins this round hands down, as the sunlight bouncing off the leaves isn't overly bright like it is the Note 5's picture. You can also see more detail on the green leaves, and the colors are deeper and richer.



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The ultimate guide to 9 of Brooklyn's best neighborhoods

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7 Park Slope Prospect ParkEach of Brooklyn's neighborhoods has its own allure, but which ones are right for you? 

To help you choose where to visit, we've created a handy guide to the some of the borough's best areas, from Williamsburg to Gowanus and everything in between.

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Williamsburg

An industrial neighborhood turned creative mecca, this popular choice for visitors generates worldwide buzz with its irresistible nightlife and chic boutiques, restaurants, and art scene.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Williamsburg Travel Guide



Greenpoint

Predominantly Polish Greenpoint has begun absorbing the spillover of Williamsburg, its trendsetting neighbor.

Family-run corner stores and Eastern European restaurants abound, but you'll also find fantastic boutiques and bars.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Greenpoint Travel Guide



Bushwick and East Williamsburg

Older homes and mom-and-pop shops in these neighborhoods coexist with DIY music venues and happening bars and eateries.

Street art and avant-garde galleries are daytime draws; at night, huge warehouses open for edgy dance parties.

Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor's Bushwick and East Williamsburg Travel Guide 



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The 13 best iPhone widgets you should be using (AAPL)

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Thanks to iOS 8, apps can now display helpful information right on your lock screen through widgets.

We've collected the 13 best apps that use widgets creatively to keep you up to date and entertained — all from your iPhone's lock screen.

From alerting you to when you've reached your data cap to showing you the best headlines from The New York Times, these widgets pack power.

See the best of The New York Times with NYT Now.

Every day, the editors at The New York Times send their favorite stories to the NYT Now app, along with important articles from other sources. The app's widget shows you the most recent headlines so you can jump right into an article or just skim the day's news.

Price:Free



Create time-saving shortcuts with Launcher.

Launcher lets you create customized iPhone widgets that you can access from your lock screen to save time. You can open apps, get Google Maps directions home, call your mom, or create a button for quickly messaging your best friend.

Price:Free



DataMan keeps you informed about how much data you have left.

If you're always worried about going over your data cap for the month, you should definitely try DataMan. The nifty little app keeps track of how much data you have left, and the app's widget makes checking your usage lightning-fast.

Price:$1.99



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What abandoned Olympic venues from around the world look like today

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Cities around the world are starting to question if hosting the Olympics is worth it.

Most cities simply do not have the infrastructure required to withstand the two-week influx of athletes, coaches, fans, and media members. The money required to build state-of-the-art athletic facilities is skyrocketing, and academic research suggests spending billions on a two-week event is not a wise investment.

In the worst-case scenario for host cities, Olympic venues go unused after the games and become white elephants — total wastes of space and money. We've seen this at a number of different Olympic sites around the world. Of course, the reasons this happens are specific to each country: Sarajevo, for example, suffered from a gruesome war that caused the 1984 Winter Olympic venues to crumble. Nevertheless, these photos from Reuters, Getty Images, and others have become symbolic of the downside of hosting the Olympics.

Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984.



One decade later, civil war broke out and ravaged the country.



Some of the Olympic venues were repurposed and used as military facilities.

Source: REUTERS



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An intrepid photographer braved North Korea's eerie capital for these powerful images

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Access to Instagram in North Korea has reportedly been blocked since earlier this summer. But there's nothing stopping visitors from uploading their photos to the photo-sharing platform after they leave the country.

That's exactly what photographer Taylor Pemberton did, and photos from his trip are now visible on his Instagram account.

In his Instagram bio, Pemberton describes himself as a photographer on a backpacking trip. Right now, he's in Vietnam.

He spent four days in North Korea on a tourist visa earlier this month, though, according to the Huffington Post. The Minnesotan was free to take photos, but was occasionally instructed not to, he wrote in photo captions.

Read on to see the incredible images.

Pemberton started the posts five days ago with this photo of passengers boarding a train.

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"I'm excited to share many of the severe contrasts that make up what I saw and felt in the DPRK, a world and society that raised more questions than it solved," his caption read. 



Next, he snapped a photo of this monument to the late Kim Il-Sung.

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Pemberton notes in this photo's caption that North Koreans proudly display pins commemorating the country's former leader and representations of him and his family can be found everywhere — but most of them are "artificially fabricated," he noted. 



Here's Pemberton's tourist visa.

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Gaining access to North Korea as a tourist is actually not hard, Pemberton wrote in this post's caption, as long as you have "time and money." 

Pemberton went through a tourism company and his trip lasted four days. His hotel was "isolated on an island," he wrote. The tour guides kept tight control over the group.

"It's important to note that you are NOT able to roam free at any given time," he wrote in this photo's caption. "You follow a strict itinerary and you are on a tight schedule to see what North Korea allows."



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Astronauts have captured a troubling new trend in images of cities from space

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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are snapping photos of Earth at night, and the images are telling a troubling story.

Using the photos, a citizen science project called Cities at Night has discovered that most light-emitting diodes (LEDs) — which are touted for their energy-saving properties — actually make light pollution worse. The changes in some cities are so intense that space station crew members can tell the difference from orbit.

Tech Insider previously reported on Milan, Italy's LED light pollution, and have since received other before-and-after images of major metropolitan cities that have made the switch. We've turned astronauts' photos into animations, below. The results are as astonishing as they are mesmerizing.

Milan — 2012 and 2015

Before Milan transitioned to LEDs, in 2012, the lighting levels in the surrounding suburbs were about the same as those of the city center.

But by 2015, after the city transitioned to LEDs, illumination levels in the city center were much brighter than those of the suburbs, with a higher amount of blue light:

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Los Angeles — 2010 and 2012

Los Angeles also went through a dramatic change in a two-year period.

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Mexico City — 2003 and 2011

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What 11 successful people wish they'd known about money in their 20s

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Even the wealthiest, most successful people are prone to making money mistakes.

Billionaire and investor Mark Cuban misused his credit cards at a young age, while personal finance guru Suze Orman once found herself deep in debt after overspending on fancy clothes and cars.

We asked several successful people what money advice they wish they had been given in their 20s, and drew insight from LinkedIn's "If I Were 22" series, in which top minds share what they wish they had known at 22.

Here's what they had to say:

 

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Learn to manage your credit cards.

Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur, investor:

"That credit cards are the worst investment that you can make. That the money I save on interest by not having debt is better than any return I could possibly get by investing that money in the stock market. I thought I would be a stock market genius. Until I wasn't.

"I should have paid off my cards every 30 days."



Skills are worth more than a job.

Tim Ferriss, angel investor, best-selling author of "The 4-HourWorkweek":

"In your 20s, optimize for learning, not earning. Work directly under or with master dealmakers, and acquire skills. This is particularly true for negotiating and hard skills like coding.

"What would you rather have: $20,000 more per year in your 20s, leading to making $100,000 to $200,000 a year in your 30s, or a lower-paying job from 20 to 25 — but one like a real-world MBA you're paid for — leading to making millions in your 30s?

"It often comes down to prioritizing skill acquisition over immediate post-college earning. McKinsey or Goldman can be seductive, but it's easy to get trapped in a 20-plus-year path of paying for a bloated lifestyle that is always a bit more expensive than the year before. Serfs can become self-made kings, but consultants tend to remain consultants. The only true job security is a superior skill set."



You need a plan for your money.

Alexa von Tobel, founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, author of "Financially Fearless:"

"Not having a financial plan is a plan — just a really bad one! Given what I see as a general lack of personal-finance education, it can be all too easy to wing it with your money.

"I was lucky enough to learn this lesson while still in my 20s, so I had time to put a financial plan into place for myself (and start LearnVest to help people nationwide do the same!)."



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26 CEOs who earn at least 500x what their median employee makes

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Glassdoor recently set out to find the average ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay at some of the biggest companies in the US.

To do that, the team first sifted through 2014 Fortune 500 SEC filings to find out how much the CEO at each company earned in a year. (Some of these CEOs have since left the company or role.)

They then found the median employee compensation for workers at each company, and did some simple math to calculate the average ratio. (To ensure statistical reliability, Glassdoor only included companies with at least 30 salary reports from employees.)

They found that across all Fortune 500 companies, the average CEO pay was $13.8 million a year, while the average median worker pay was about $77,800 and the average ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay was 204.

In other words, the average CEO earns around 204 times what their median worker earns, explains Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, in a blog post

"Executive pay has long been controversial,"writes Chamberlain"In recent years, a number of studies have highlighted the gap between CEO pay and average salaries for workers." However, new rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this month "mean all that is about to change," he explains. 

"Beginning in 2017, public companies will be required to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay, providing transparency into pay inside some of the largest companies — all the way up to the top."

doug mcmillon walmartIn the meantime, CEOs of companies like Walmart and Chipotle are earning about 1,133 and 1,522 times what their employees make, respectively, according to Glassdoor research.

Chamberlain says it's important to note that CEO compensation is highly volatile from year to year. "Most CEO pay at large companies is made up of bonuses and stock compensation that swing sharply from year to year. Choosing different base years for our analysis would have a large effect on the rankings of CEO to worker pay for these employers," he explained in his post.

He also says to make a fair comparison, Glassdoor compared total CEO pay to total worker pay. "However, while CEO pay for bonuses, stock options, and other pay beyond base salary is accurately reported in SEC filings, most workers underreport bonuses and stock options in surveys, such as Glassdoor's salary survey. Most workers simply don't know or don't recall the details of non-salary compensation. As a result, total pay is likely underreported for workers, which could overstate CEO pay ratios."

Here are 26 CEOs who made at least 500 times what their median employee earned in 2014, in order from largest pay ratio to smallest:

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David M. Zaslav

Company: Discovery Communications

Median full-time total worker compensation (2009-2015): $80,000

2014 total CEO compensation: $156,077,912

Ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay: 1,951



Steve Ells*

Company: Chipotle

Median full-time total worker compensation (2009-2015): $19,000

2014 total CEO compensation: $28,924,270

Ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay: 1,522

*Ells is co-CEO of Chipotle.



Larry J. Merlo

Company: CVS Health

Median full-time total worker compensation (2009-2015): $27,139

2014 total CEO compensation: $32,350,733

Ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay: 1,192



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19 photos of the most mouthwatering food in tech cafeterias

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Silicon Valley tech companies are famous for showering their employees in perks, especially free food.

We've rounded up photos of some of the most delicious dishes here. 

While not all of the food found in these tech companies' cafeterias is free, most of it comes with a significant discount for employees. 

SEE ALSO: RANKED: The top 10 restaurants on tech campuses, where employees chow down for free

Google's free food is the stuff of legends. With close to 30 cafés at the company's Mountain View, California, headquarters, no Googler could ever really go hungry. Over at Charlie's Cafe, one Googler enjoys a spicy bacon grilled cheese sandwich with a tomato bisque.

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This crawfish boil looks amazing.

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As does this wrap you can get at Google's Masa Cafe.

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The 24 best colleges for future entrepreneurs

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Miami University entrepreneurship

If you want to start your own business, it's a good idea to begin with a college degree.

The Princeton Review recently released its 2016 college rankings, where it named the top 24 entrepreneurial programs in the country.

To compile the list, The Princeton Review relied on institutional data provided by each of the colleges included in its ranking of the top schools in the country. 

Read on to see which schools best prepare students to turn ideas into innovations. 

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24. Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

The Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at Bradley is all about strategy. The center helps both students and community members mitigate, assess, and deal with risks in business through programs like "Starting Your Business in Illinois." The center also provides a wealth of resources through its website for anyone interested in getting started in entrepreneurship.



23. Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University’s John Cook School of Business understands that learning can happen in many ways, and focuses on providing a variety of programs for students. For example, through the Diplomate program, students participate in workshops, hear from speakers, and put their skills to the test in competitions.



22. University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

US News ranks Arizona's entrepreneurship program No. 6 in the country, and for good reason. The school's McGuire Entrepreneurship Program, which is open to all majors, takes a hands-on approach to learning. During the year-long program, students not only take relevant classes, but develop and launch their own venture, start to finish.

 



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