Over a year ago, Tim Dodd put the minimum bid on an old space suit online. When it arrived at his doorstep, he wasn't sure what on Earth he would actually do with it. But eight years of experience as a professional photographer came in handy, and "Everyday Astronaut" was born. 

"I want to help add A, art, into STEM education (STEAM)," Dodd told Tech Insider. "I think that science, engineering, technology and math all can coexist and influence art and vice versa." Dodd's photography career brought him to the Kennedy Space Center to cover launches, and the ideas sparked from there. 

In May 2014, Dodd released the first of his "Everyday Astronaut" series on Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit. Sites including BuzzFeed and The Guardian covered the quirky project, but Dodd was far from finished with his space suit. 

Scroll down to read more about what Dodd and his astronaut alter-ego have been up to lately. 

This was the very first installment. "Everyday Astronaut is meant to be a fun, funny, exploratory and inspirational account," Dodd explained.

Source: Instagram

"My original series was intended to be a peak into this wanna-be astronauts' life." Dodd captioned this photo: "Oh crap!! I'm late for my ride!!!"

Source: Instagram

"One of the first times I put it [the suit] on in public was at Kennedy Space Center...Well soon I had a line of people waiting to get their picture taken with me thinking I was part of the attraction."

Source: Instagram

New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is building one of the largest and most expensive transportation projects in the country. Now, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Earlier this week, the MTA offered a glance of East Side Access, its gigantic project to connect Grand Central Station and the Long Island Rail Road. When construction completes in December 2022 (hopefully), some New Yorkers could shave 30 to 40 minutes off their commute on the country's busiest rail system.

The East Side Access project is both ambitious and long overdue. Construction began over 17 years ago, and the estimated cost ballooned from $4.3 billion to more than twice that figure.

Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, MTA's chief engineer and head of capital projects, has cited high labor costs and technical difficulties. Stephen Smith of Market Urbanism called the tunnel's excessively deep cavern "not necessary" and "a fatal design flaw" on Twitter.

Still, the photos captured 150 feet beneath Manhattan streets are stunning, and provide a glimmer of hope that progress is being made. Here's a first look at what the new hub may look like.

Two massive underground caverns, each 68 feet high, form the centerpiece of the East Side Access project.

Source: Bloomberg

They'll be divided into three levels, serving a total of eight tracks. Four of those tracks' tunnels can be seen in the distance here.

All in all, the tunnel connecting the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Station stretches over six miles.

The new Apple TV has been available in stores for a week, and I've had time to use most of the apps and games you can get on the set-top box.

Apps are by far the most interesting aspect of the new Apple TV. Apple is saying that "the future of TV is apps," and after experiencing the beginning of that vision, I'm inclined to agree.

Services like Netflix and HBO Now are obviously compelling on the Apple TV since they stream over the internet and don't require a cable connection. There are also some surprisingly great games for the Apple TV — hit iPhone titles like "Alto's Adventure" and "Crossy Road." Then there the non-entertainment apps like Periscope, Airbnb, and the shopping app Gilt.

This isn't an exhaustive list of all the apps and games for the Apple TV, but it encompasses the apps I think work best on the platform and the ones you should definitely try.

Netflix

Netflix is the most obvious choice, but that's cause it's perfect on the Apple TV. Even if you're not a cable cutter, Netflix has become a required subscription if you want access to all kinds of TV shows and movies, including exclusive titles like "Orange is the New Black" and "House of Cards."

Cost: $9.99 per month from Netflix's website

HBO Now

When HBO unbundled its service from the need for a cable subscription earlier this year with HBO Now, it gave hope to cable cutters everywhere. For $15 per month, you get full access to all of HBO's content, including "Game of Thrones" and older series like "The Wire" and "The Sopranos."

Cost: $15 per month

iTunes Movie Trailers

Apple's Trailers app is a great way to see what movies are coming out. You can of course watch HD trailers, but the best part of the app is the ability to see upcoming showings for movies at theaters in your area.

Cost: Free

What was I doing again?

We've all had days where we can't seem to focus, asking that question too many times to count. For some of us, those days are more common than we'd like.

Whether it's fatigue, distractions, lack of motivation, or something else entirely, our inability to focus digs a hole in our productivity and, therefore, can jeopardize our chances of success.

But you don't have to go to extremes, like the main character in the Wolf of Wall Street does, to get focused. There are better ways. Here are 15 tips that scientists have found enhance focus.

SEE ALSO: 15 healthy eating habits that work according to scientists

CHECK OUT: 12 healthy habits to get a better night's sleep, according to scientists

Minimize multitasking.

Multi-taskers might seem super-human, but they pay a big price, according to a 2009 Stanford study. In a sample of 100 Stanford students, abut half identified themselves as media multitaskers. The other half did not.

The test examined attention spans, memory capacity, and ability to switch from one task to the next — and the multitaskers performed more poorly or each test. 

"They're suckers for irrelevancy. Everything distracts them," Clifford Nass, who was a researcher for the study, said in a Stanford press release.

Meditate.

If the saying "practice makes perfect" is true, then meditation is a sure way to enhance focus because it takes a great deal of concentration. Scientific experiments agree: 

One study at the University of North Carolina, for example revealed that students who meditated for just 20 minutes a day for 4 days performed better on certain cognitive tests.

Exercise regularly.

Exercise isn't just good for the body. It promotes brain health, too, which is important for memory capacity and concentration, according to John Ratey, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

In particular, scientists think regular exercise may help stimulate the release of a chemical called brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF), which some research suggests helps rewire memory circuits to improve their functioning.

In 2012, Spanx founder Sara Blakely became the youngest self-made female billionaire at age 41, according to Forbes.

As the company's sole owner, Blakely's ingenious invention has made her rich. 

Forbes currently estimates her net worth at $1.01 billion.

Though she's far less extravagant than other billionaires, she's still making the most of her success.

Sara Blakely was born on February 27, 1971 in the beach town of Clearwater, Florida, and demonstrated an entrepreneurial instinct from an early age. At Halloween, she'd set up a haunted house, then charge her neighbors admission.

Source: Forbes

After graduating from Florida State University, she struggled to find a job and ended up working at Disney World. She thought about going to law school, but crashed and burned on the LSAT. The only job that she could find was selling fax machines.

Source: Business Insider, Forbes

That job ended up paying off, because it prompted her to invent Spanx. One night, she couldn't find the right hosiery to wear under white pants, so she decided to invent her own. Her first "office" was her Atlanta apartment.

Source: Business Insider

Ever think about going bottoms up in an old opium den? Or clinking glasses in a room made of gold? What about pounding back a few in a garden paradise?

What NYC lacks in space (raise your hand if your kitchen doubles as your closet!) it certainly makes up for in beauty — and really cool places to drink.

Here are 13 bars that look damn good without any beer goggles. Plus, like your parents always said, real beauty is on the inside.

SEE ALSO: This NYC Bar Offers ‘Old Money’ And ‘New Money’-Themed Drinks

Madam Geneva

A small and dimly lit spot just down from Saxon + Parole, Madam Geneva is decked out with lace-paneled walls, hanging lanterns, a gramophone, exposed brick, and couch-filled nooks. Named for an old-timey way of saying gin, this drinking den is known for ... you guessed it ... gin cocktails. Try the Hyde Park Swizzle (Beefeater, pressed lime, mint, Angostura).

Noho

The Campbell Apartment

This swanky enclave is something straight out of an F. Scott novel. Hidden in Grand Central station, the 2,000sqft digs give 1920s financier John W. Campbell’s private office a second life with Renaissance-inspired paintings, rich wood accents, and 25ft ceilings. Expect to find weary commuters sipping Prohibition-style potions. Pro tip: do Don Draper one better and get the Kentucky ginger cocktail.

Midtown East

Apotheke

Formerly an opium den, this Chinatown hideaway is a way cooler version of your 10th-grade chem lab. A nod to old European apothecaries, the lounge is outfitted with red velvet ottomans, old vials, a custom-built marble bar, a gold leaf-painted ceiling, and light sconces filled with herbal liquids. The mad scientists behind the bar stir and shake dizzying drinks like the Deal Closer, made with local Chinatown aphrodisiacs. The absinthe is made from a secret 200-year-old recipe using fermented sugarcane juice that’s sure to get you feeling good, too.

Chinatown

When I shadowed daily fantasy sports star Jonathan Bales recently to write about a day in his life, he suggested offhand that we match up for a head-to-head DFS game on DraftKings.

I accepted, thinking I'd definitely lose thanks to my less-than-rudimentary understanding of how fantasy sports even worked at that point. But I was shocked when, after the Sunday games were over, I had beat Bales 151.88-113.30 in our head-to-head matchup.

How did I do it? First of all, I got lucky, and luck plays a large role in the game, even if regulators have determined that it is primarily a skill-based game and therefore not gambling.

Second, I had some help — specifically from the guy I was going head-to-head with. Bales, who runs the DFS statistics platform Fantasy Labs, tweaked my lineup beforehand to clear up some errors that would have been no-brainers to any experienced DFS player: Three or four of my originally selected players didn't even end up playing that week! He also shared some tips for beginners getting into DFS.

Bales profits in the six figures on daily fantasy football and baseball, but about 70% of players lose money.

On DraftKings, fantasy players receive a fake budget of $50,000 every week to draft their team. Each football player is assigned a dollar value — the most valuable one right now is Tom Brady at $8,500 — and fantasy players must "buy" a quarterback, running back, and so on while coming in under budget. The key is to select not only the best players, but also the ones who might do well and aren't showing up on every other fantasy player's lineup. Players can enter tournaments or go head-to-head against other fantasy players.  They can play without wagering any money, or they can bet on each lineup tournament or contest they enter. 

Bales tells me that his tweaks to my lineup were pretty basic stuff for any DFS player, but to an amateur like me, they were revelatory. Keep reading to see how Jonathan Bales took my fantasy lineup into the V column.

1. Don't select any offensive player whose team is playing your pick for defense and special teams that week.

When creating a DFS lineup, you select eight offensive players plus one team's entire defense and special teams roster.

In my lineup, I picked the Washington Redskins as my defense and special teams (DST). But I also picked one of the New York Jets as one of my offensive players — which is a big no-no, according to Bales, as the two teams were playing each other that week.

You don't want any of your DST pick's opponents on offense, Bales told me, because then, if something good happens to the defense, it's bad for your offense and vice versa. If my Jets player scored against the Redskins, for example, I would have gained a few points for my Jets player — but also lost a few because my Redskins defense hadn't fared well on that play.

The points won't necessarily cancel out, but this negative correlation will keep your lineup from meeting its full potential.

2. Pick players with consistent opportunities, not just who's hot.

You might think someone who's having a hot month will be a safe bet for your team. But as it turns out, the amount of opportunities a player gets matters more than what he does with those opportunities.

"The opportunity to make plays is more important than how good a player actually is," Bales said. "The player could be the best player in the league and if he's on the bench," it doesn't matter.

The simplest way to put this tip into practice is to check out the NFL's injury reports every Thursday. From there you can determine who's likely to play and who's likely to sit out that week. Of course, I didn't know that, so Bales had to remove three or four players from my lineups who most DFS players would probably realize weren't going to play much.

But taking it a step further, if you want to put in the players who will get the most opportunities, you need to look at statistics. And what statistics you'll examine depends on the player's position.

"For quarterbacks, you want them to throw the ball a lot," Bales said. "For running backs, you want them to run the ball a lot. For receivers, you want them to get thrown the ball a lot."

Basically, it's quantity over quality. You want someone who has a lot of opportunities, not necessarily someone who doesn't get the ball a lot but happened to do well the last few weeks when he did get the ball.

"People dramatically overrate how important recent performance is," Bales added. "They're always using players who did well the previous week or previous two weeks when really, [the reason that player did well] could have been luck, a weird bounce of the ball or something."

Instead, it's better to look at a player's long-term numbers and "how many opportunities they're consistently getting," Bales said.

3. Gear your strategy to your league — use high-risk players in tournaments and low-risk players in head-to-head matchups.

When playing daily fantasy sports, you can enter multi-player tournaments or head-to-head, one-on-one games. 

Bales and I were playing head-to-head, so he took riskier players out of my lineup. 

I had picked Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vincent Jackson as my wide receiver, but Bales pulled him out because he's "the most high-variance and risky receiver I could think of," he said. "He gets thrown the ball deep downfield all the time and usually, if you're throwing really deep, it's less likely that the guy catches it and harder to complete."

So if you're in a head-to-head matchup, you might want to pick a wide receiver who's more likely to be thrown short passes that are always completed.

If you're playing in a massive multi-player tournament, though, you'll need more than a safe, slight edge over the competition. This is where playing the riskier guys comes in.

"If you need to score a lot of points to win," Bales said, "you need to take on more risk."

Sure, North America has some beautiful slopes, but there's something about the Alps that elevates (literally and figuratively) the whole apres-ski experience.

From Austria to Italy, Europe's ski mountains provide some of the best powder, runs, and views in the world. And the surrounding ski towns are perfect for settling in post-ski and enjoying the area — whether that means curling up with hot cocoa or kicking off your snow-caked boots and throwing back a stein of the frothy stuff.

So to help you decide upon your alpine destination for this year's European ski trip, here are the five coziest apres-ski hotels to choose from in the Alps (and Dolomites).

SEE ALSO: This luxurious ski chalet in the French Alps has its own nightclub — and rents for $300,000 a week

Hotel Hohenwart, South Tyrol Province

Perched above the South Tyrolian town of Scena, the Hotel Hohenwart has postcard-perfect views of the town below and surrounding mountains. All rooms have private balconies from which to enjoy the outlook. As the hotel is geared toward German-speaking guests visiting northern Italy, English is a third language here, which may dissuade the average anglophone traveler, but the friendly staff bends over backward to make sure it's not much of an issue and the myriad amenities transcend language. Free breakfasts and daily buffets include locally grown ingredients, and the restaurant and bar's wine list is extensive. Other than the mountains (the Merano 2000 ski area can be reached via a cable car from town in seven minutes), there isn't much within walking distance, although the spa town of Merano is a short drive away. The hotel's own spa is expansive, and its three pools include an outdoor, all-glass saline infinity pool with gorgeous views of the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Hotel Residenz Hochalm, Austrian Alps

Hotel Residenz Hochalm is an ultra-modern and family-friendly ski-in/ski-out alpine hotel. The four-pearl property has 48 guest rooms, each with a terrace and fantastic views of the mountains. There are spacious suites and split-level rooms to accommodate families, and even a kids’ menu at the on-site restaurant. Breakfast and dinner are included in the room rate, as well as use of the spa’s luxurious saunas. Rates at the hotel are usually on par with competitors in the area, and the hotel's cozy yet new-age vibe sets it apart from the others.

Granvara Relais & Spa Hotel, South Tyrol Province

The Granvara Relais & Spa Hotel is a grand and upscale chalet-style property set in extensive grounds overlooking some of the most impressive mountain scenery in Europe. Most rooms have balconies with wonderful views of the mountain, which skiers can easily reach from the hotel thanks to it's being directly connected to the Val Gardena ski range. Facilities include two pools and a large spa area.  Additional thoughtful details range from pine wood in the rooms, which is supposed to help guests sleep, and a restaurant serving local specialties.

They say everything's bigger in Texas, and we're here to show you it's true.

If the Lone Star State were its own country, it would have the 12th-highest GDP in the world.

Some of that growth is attributed to Texas' bustling energy businesses, which has been front and center over the past year with the lower oil prices.

With that in mind, take a close looker at the inner workings of this major economy below.

SEE ALSO: Wall Street's brightest minds reveal the most important charts in the world

Texas has enough crude oil reserves to fill up almost 1,588 Empire State Buildings.

Texas has 10.47 billion barrels of crude-oil reserves, or 439.740 billion gallons. This is 31.4% of the US's reserves.

The Empire State Building's volume is 37 million cubic feet, or 276,779,000 gallons.

Source: US Energy Information Administration

There are enough registered machine guns in Texas to arm every student enrolled at Harvard and Dartmouth.

There are 28,690 registered machine guns in Texas.

There are about 21,000 students enrolled at Harvard and 6,298 students enrolled at Dartmouth.

Source: My San Antonio

Thirty-five North Dakotas would still have fewer businesses than Texas.

There are 2,164,852 firms in Texas.

There are 61,546 in North Dakota.

Source: US Census

Aerial drone videos are stunning: they show you a perspective on the world you never could have seen otherwise.

We've collected and sourced some of our favorite images from a compilation of the most incredible drone videos taken this year.

The videos come from places like Niagara Falls, Hawaii, and Kenya. There's even drone footage taken in an exploding volcano.

Just 2 Guys Creative filmed scenes from Thailand's full-moon party with a DJI Phantom 2 Vision+.

Source. 

Kai Jonny Thue Venøy used a DJ Phantom 2 drone to film this amazing footage in Norway.

Source. 

"I am fascinated by what waves and surge against rocks look like from the aerial perspective," drone enthusiast Eric Cheng says of his footage.

Source.

If you knew how much each college course was costing you, you might think twice before snoozing through your Monday morning physics class — it turns out, a single course amounts to a couple grand.

Using Business Insider's list of the most expensive colleges in the US, we took the top 10 priciest, and broke down the costs to find out how much just one course will set you back.

We took the tuition for each school — not including fees or room and board — and multiplied that number by four to find out how much it costs to graduate on a standard four-year schedule.

We then determined how many classes a student needs to take to receive a degree at each university by looking at each school's website. Some schools have a minimum course requirement, while others have a credit requirement — for those with a credit requirement, we read the course catalog to find the number of credits for a typical course to determine about how many classes a student needs to take to meet that requirement.

Finally, we divided the cost of tuition by the number of courses needed, giving us the cost of a single course.

Bear in mind that every school and every student is different.

Many students attending these schools receive scholarships and/or financial aid, which lowers the cost of tuition. They may spend a semester or year abroad, and pay a different school tuition. They may graduate early. And since course and credit requirements often differ according to major, the number of courses needed to graduate can vary from student to student.

Our calculations can't possibly match every individual's college experience, but they do help quantify how much every A, B, or C costs for a full-time student paying sticker price at a four-year school.

We found it interesting that this list does not follow the order of our list of most expensive universities. A course at the most expensive school, Harvey Mudd College, actually costs less than many others.

This is because courses at some schools count for more credits, meaning that students have to take fewer courses to graduate. The fewer courses a student has to take, the more a single course is going to cost.

Read on to see the list, in order of least to most expensive courses:

SEE ALSO: The 10 smartest things to do with your money in college

University of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois

Total Annual Cost:$64,965 ($259,860 for four years)

Tuition for four years: $196,104

Number of courses needed to graduate: 42

Cost per course: $4,669

Note: The University of Chicago uses a quarter system in place of semesters.

Harvey Mudd College: Claremont, California

Total Annual Cost:$67,255 ($269,020 for four years)

Tuition for four years: $201,472

Number of courses needed to graduate: 43

Note: Harvey Mudd students must graduate with 128 credits. Most courses are worth three credits, meaning students will take about 43 courses in total.

Cost per course: $4,685

Columbia University: New York City, New York

Total Annual Cost:$66,383 ($265,532 for four years)

Tuition for four years: $212,000

Number of courses needed to graduate: 40

Cost per course: $5,300

Brazil recently hosted the first ever World Indigenous Games in Palmas.

The World Indigenous Games, also referred to as the Indigenous Olympics, is much like other Olympic games we are more familiar with, with numerous sports, opening and closing ceremonies, and participants from all over the world.

Photographers for the Associated Press, Getty, and Reuters captured the games with some incredible images. 

Here are some of those pictures.

Members of the various groups dance during the opening ceremony.

Dozens of tribes from Brazil participated in the games.

As well as indigenous people from several other countries, including Ethiopia, the US, and Canada, the home of this dancer.

On Election Day, Colorado voters had to decide whether they wanted $66 million in marijuana tax revenue to be returned to taxpayers and pot growers or let the state distribute the money for public services.

With almost 70 percent of the vote, residents chose to give the money to the state. That means that revenue from marijuana sales will go toward funding educational programs, school construction, and various other services in Colorado that voters evidently prioritize.

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, and the system has proved so popular that the state brought in more than $100 million in pot tax revenue in August alone. There's a ten percent sales tax and 15 percent excise tax on recreational pot, but an accounting error almost forced the state to return that revenue, the Associated Press reported. So lawmakers crafted Proposition BB, a measure that let the voters decide for themselves at the polls.

Here are the 11 ways the state will use the $66 million in marijuana tax revenue.

SEE ALSO: Marijuana legalization just failed in Ohio — and it may have nothing to do with attitudes about legalization

1. $40 MILLION FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

2. $2.5 MILLION FOR MARIJUANA EDUCATION AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS.

3. $2 MILLION FOR BULLYING PREVENTION SCHOOL GRANTS.

Your 20s are a time of discovery. You figure out who you are, what you want, and how to make it happen.

The habits you establish during this time tend to stick and become the foundation of your adult life — so you'll want to build good ones.

We've sorted through a variety of advice from entrepreneurs, academics, and media influencers and found several recurring themes.

Here are some of the habits everyone should master early on to set themselves up for a lifetime of success.

SEE ALSO: A master networker shares his top 20 networking tips

Keep learning.

"Shark Tank" investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban became a billionaire in the tech industry, despite never formally studying computer science. It's why he says the best lesson he learned in his 20s was that "with time and effort I could learn any new technology that was released."

It's not a boast, but rather a message that if you want to have a successful, enriching career, you're going to need to make a habit of dedicating time and effort to acquiring knowledge that gives you an advantage.

Cuban explains that college is the time you pay to learn, but "now that you have graduated, it's your chance to get paid to learn. And what if you aren't a recent college grad? The same logic applies. It is time to get paid to learn."

Take measured risks.

"With no family to feed and no dependents counting on you, your 20s are without a doubt the years to take a leap and pursue your passion," says Jessie Goldenberg, who abandoned a promising media career shortly after college to start her own business, the successful mobile fashion boutique Nomad.

Of course, taking risks to the point of being reckless is as bad or worse a habit than suppressing ambition. Tim Ferriss, author of "The 4-Hour Workweek"recommends a simple exercise for weighing risk:

1. Fold a piece of paper into three columns.

2. In the first column, write down all of the things that could go wrong should your attempt fail. Think of the most terrible things possible.

3. In the second column, determine ways that you can mitigate the possibility of each of those bad consequences from happening.

4. In the third column, think of how you would recover from each of the scenarios you imagined and wrote in the first column.

Associate with those who make you better.

Tech entrepreneur and author Ben Casnocha has worked closely with LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman for several years and writes that the greatest lesson Hoffman taught him was "that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time around. You really are the company you keep."

There's no need for maintaining toxic personal or professional relationships out of loyalty.

"If you really want to reach your highest potential you have to consistently surround yourself with people who challenge you, who are strong where you are weak, and work just as hard or harder than you do,"says Beth Doane, founder of Raintees.

Want rainbow tube socks covered in alien emojis? There's an app for that.

With the Yoshirt mobile app, you can completely customize clothing with memes, selfies, and artwork.

Most custom clothing companies have limited options, allowing users to choose from a few colors or place a photo in the center of a shirt. 

But Yoshirt, allows you to completely manipulate your design, placing an emoji in the armpit if you so desire.

Here's how Yoshirt takes ultra-custom designs from your phone to your doorstep.

First, download the app from the iTunes Store.

Once you login, you can add background colors, and place emojis, photos, or illustrations anywhere on your clothing (a t-shirt, in this case).

Then go ahead and order it.

One of the longest-running franchises, James Bond movies have been entertaining us since Sean Connery uttered the line "Bond ... James Bond" in 1962's "Dr. No."

As the franchise has made over $4 billion worldwide to date, and with the 24th movie, "Spectre," coming out November 6, there are still no signs that the world's coolest spy will be slowing down — even if Daniel Craig is getting tired of playing him.

But what has made the franchise so unstoppable for so long?

Let's dive in to the numbers and see which of the movies did the best in theaters and which did the worst. The results may surprise you.

Note about figures: Below domestic box-office totals are based on 2015 adjusted gross. (Source: Box Office Mojo)

SEE ALSO: The stylish actors of the James Bond movies ranked

1. BEST "Thunderball" (1965) — $624 million (actual $63.5 million)

Sean Connery's fourth time playing 007 turned out to be his most successful commercially. The film, in which Bond must recover two nuclear warheads from SPECTRE member Emilio Largo, exceeded the previous movies and, with adjusted numbers, is the highest-grossing Bond outing to date.

2. BEST "Goldfinger" (1964) — $553 million (actual $51 million)

In the third film in the franchise, Connery hit his stride playing Bond as he goes against villain Goldfinger, who attempts to rob Fort Knox. The spy gadgets and Bond's ride, the Aston Martin, became fan favorites.

3. BEST "Skyfall" (2012) — $315 million (actual $304 million)

Daniel Craig's third time as Bond became a modern-day classic in the franchise. With Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes at the helm and Javier Bardem playing the villain, the movie became not only the highest-grossing Bond movie — before adjusting for inflation — but also the highest-grossing movie ever in the UK.

This is the wrong question. It's upside down.

This is a tacky question. This is sort of a rude question.

But this was a question on Quora. Actually, the question was a bit worse. It was "I'm in my 20s – can someone in their 40s tell me what I need to do to become a financial success?"

Maybe don't look for shortcuts. Too many shortcuts is "death by a thousand cuts."

Here's a question: I'm in my 40s, can someone in their 20s tell me how to restore that feeling of lightness, no obligations and the feeling that "Enough" is a Feast?

Answer me that.

Here's a question: I'm in my 20s, can someone tell me what success is?

Here's another question: I'm lonely, can someone tell me how a ray of sunlight can remember that by itself it is nothing, but together it's the Sun?

But ok. Another friend of mine wrote a good post on this topic. But I know him and how he made his millions and although his answer was good, it wasn't how he made his money.

Money is not everything. It's a side effect. It's a byproduct. It's nuclear waste after all the energy has already powered the Earth.

Focus just on the habits. Only the first half of the question.

Everyone needs different habits. If someone has an arm amputated he needs a new arm. Another person might need a new eye.

Another person needs to listen better.

20 Habits ...

I'm sorry. I was about to answer. But I need to define "habit."

When I was lying in the gutter at 3 in the morning, drunk, and cars swerving around me, I needed first to be pulled to the sidewalk.

That was a habit. I couldn't just wake up and be sober. I needed to be pulled to the side first. I needed consequences first. I needed one day at a time first. I needed to surrender control of the outcome first.

I needed to improve 1% a day and that never ends. I needed to remember I had two little girls to be a better person for.

And so on. "And so on" is a habit. It's not a done thing. It's never done.

20 Habits:

SEE ALSO: A self-made millionaire says a seemingly innocuous daily habit could be keeping you from getting rich

Every day, be around people who are kind to you and love you.

This is a difficult habit. So don't sweat it. Just improve a little bit each day. A bonsai tree grows every day. But the bonsai master knows where to prune to create a work of art over years.

Every day, avoid death.

Which means: Avoid things you know are bad for you. Be a little healthier each day. You can't get rich from a hospital bed. Or a grave.

People think metabolism changes as we get older. This is not really true. What changes is we sit more. So move more.

Solve difficult gratitude problems.

This is a practice. When angry, or stressed, find one thing to be grateful for. Where is the practice? Is this really so hard.

The hard part is noticing that you are angry and stressed. It's the difference between being scared in a movie and saying, "wait, it's just a movie."

Write down 10 ideas a day.

I've written this a million times. Watch the movie "Limitless." Bradley Cooper takes a pill that turns him into a superman of brain power. Writing down 10 ideas a day is that pill. Try it for six months and you will see.

Plant seeds.

Many people have ONE GOAL in life. And they aim their lives for that one goal. Good luck with that.

The real key is to plant many seeds. 1% of the seeds planted will turn into 50% of the flowers.

That's Garden Math.

What are some seeds?

Send a thank you letter. Send an intro letter. Send ideas to people. Exercise. Eat well. Surprise your spouse. Make a website. Come up with an idea. Write an article. Read a book. Think of 100 more seeds.

Every day plant some seeds.

No excuses.

Blaming is draining. Complaining is draining. Explaining is draining.

People say, I don't have enough time. I get that. For instance, I don't have enough time to become a professional astronaut.

But even that excuse, which two seconds ago I thought was a truism, is false.

One day Virgin Galactic and SpaceX will send tourists into space for cheap. So one day I'll be an astronaut.

I have enough time again. No excuses.

Warren Buffett's 5/25 rule.

Make a list of the 25 things you want to do in life. Now do the top 5. And NEVER THINK ABOUT THE OTHER 20 EVERY AGAIN.

Else they will take time away from the 5 that are most important to you.

Follow up.

I'm really bad a this. Which is why I have to build a habit instead of "do this!"

The other day I had dinner with a bunch of interesting people. I have a perfect idea how to follow up with them.

But I haven't done it yet. I don't know why. It's hard for me to follow up.

So it's a practice. But I'll do it. I want to get better at this habit.

Following up might be a "nice to meet you" email. Or maybe it's buying them a first edition of their favorite book. Or maybe it's one of the 10,000 things in between that.

Stand next to the smartest person in the room.

Harold Ramis did it (Bill Murray). Steve Jobs did it (Steve Wozniak). Craig Silverstein did it. (who? Larry Page.) Kanye West did it (Jay-Z).

I've done it repeatedly (Yoda). I have a motto: "I am the dumbest person in the room." Then it helps me to find the smartest person in each room.

The smartest person in the room is going to do something. Watch what they do. Something special. Just follow them without asking questions.

Blair Effron has been a very busy man.

In 2006 he left UBS and teamed with a bunch of Wall Street all-stars to launch Centerview Partners, a small investment bank with operations in several international cities.

Since then, he has put the biggest investment banks on Wall Street on notice, taking business from industry stalwarts used to working on the largest transactions in mergers and acquisitions.

The roster of Effron's mega mergers that Centerview has advised includes a pantry's worth of food and beverage deals: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Kraft, HJ Heinz, and other snack makers. The bank has also participated in megamergers that are reshaping the tobacco industry.

They're not all huge. Centerview was the sole adviser to the Massachusetts-based biotech firm Dyax, in its $5.9 billion sale to Shire that was announced this week.

But time and again, Effron and his team have been on the right side of a deal — and that has allowed them to salvage broken bids and also latch on to key relationships giving Centerview access to repeated business that boosted its bottom line.

Business Insider takes a look back over Centerview's brief history as it continues its assault on Wall Street's league tables, which track banks' rank in M&A by volume. Through Dealogic data, we track its biggest deals and mandates over the last few years:

Nestlé's baby-food buy from Pfizer was a big deal for Centerview

Sector: Food & beverage

Deal: Pfizer dealt its baby-food business to Nestlé in 2012

Centerview was on a team of banks that advised Pfizer on its $11.9 billion sale of its baby-food business to Nestlé in 2012. For Centerview, 2015 represented a year where the boutique started elbowing its way into more healthcare M&A deals.

CVS Health expanded with an Omnicare deal earlier this year

Sector: Healthcare

Deal: CVS did a $12 billion deal to buy Omnicare

CVS took the help of two banks: Centerview and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The deal helps the brick-and-mortar pharmacy business expand its line of business into assisted-living companies and other healthcare facilities. 

Google's Motorola Mobility deal was good for Centerview

Sector: Telecom

Deal: Google spent more than $12 billion on Motorola Mobility Holdings in 2011

A pair of savvy boutiques piled onto the Motorola side of the $12 billion Google-Motorola deal in 2011, and Qatalyst Partners and Centerview earned a bigger payday for themselves— as well as the seller. Centerview did scant tech deals over the past decade, as that industry has been besieged by other small boutiques. 

With prime access to some of the country's best bars and restaurants, New York University is America's college with the best location, according to a new list from the academic-review site Niche.com.

The rankings are calculated using a number of factors including median rent; access to bars, restaurants, cafes, and outdoor activities; local weather; and percentage of residents age 18-24.

Business Insider used Niche's state filter to find out which college has the best location in each US state and the District of Columbia. Niche reports that a few states (Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont, and Wyoming) are missing from the ranking because they don't have data for enough colleges.

Scroll through to find out the most selective college in each state.

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Alabama: Auburn University — Auburn

Arizona: Arizona State University — Tempe

Arkansas: University of Arkansas — Fayetteville

For novices, shorting a stock can be a dangerous trade.

Where you're short, you're betting that the value of a stock goes down. But you can quickly lose money when the price goes up.

But sometimes it pays. Just ask anyone who was short Valeant Pharmaceuticals before the stock dropped 31% over the past two weeks amid controversy over the company's relationship with the specialty pharma Philidor.

We compiled a list of the most shorted stocks in the market. We screened for stocks with market caps of at least $2 billion and ranked them by short interest, which is the number of shares sold short divided by the total number of outstanding shares (as of Monday).

We included some recent news on the company. And as you'll notice, a lot of the recent news may be somewhere between immaterial and positive. In other words, not all heavily shorted stocks have big flashing warnings signs screaming, "Sell!"

Below are the 21 most heavily shorted stocks in the market.

American Eagle Outfitters

Ticker: AEO

Short interest: 24.61%

YTD return: 12.61%

Industry: Apparel Stores

Comment: Revenues rose 11% in the second quarter as the retailer avoided sales of heavily discounted clothing. 

Source: FinViz

Diamond Resorts International

Ticker: DRII

Short interest: 25.42%

YTD return: 1.94%

Industry: Resorts and Casinos

Comment: The third quarter was the company's largest and most profitable ever. It ended up with $327 million in cash.  

Source: FinViz

XPO Logistics

Ticker: XPO

Short interest: 25.92%

YTD return: -32.09%

Industry: Air Delivery & Freight Services

Comment: On Friday, XPO Logistics announced that it completed its agreement to acquire Con-way, making it the second-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America.

Source: FinViz