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Cruz del Sur

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• While you wouldn't expect much from a bus in South America, Peru's Cruz del Sur buses are surprisingly luxurious.
• For only $30, I had a giant seat that reclined almost fully, and a personal TV and entertainment system.
• Buses even feature "land hostesses" and meals.

Buses don't usually conjure up images of luxury. Neither does the idea of public transportation in Peru.

Naturally, when my boyfriend suggested we save money... Читать дальше...

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A hot new hedge fund had a great November.

London-based Commodities World Capital returned 9.9% net last month in its third month of trading.

That brings its year-to-date returns to 10.07%, according to an investor letter viewed by Business Insider.

The firm launched in September, and its first two months of trading were almost flat, at 0.15% in September and 0.02% in October.

"We are pleased with our first near double digit return and expect the... Читать дальше...

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Startup Nikola Motor Company will unveil its hydrogen-powered truck, the Nikola One, at its headquarters in Salt Lake City Thursday evening.

Nikola wrote in a press release that the truck will be able to drive 800 miles to 1,200 miles on a single charge. The start-up also said the truck will boast more power than semitrucks currently on the road with over 1,000 hp and 2,000 ft.-lb. of torque. It will have a re-fill time of just 15 minutes.

Nikola said it... Читать дальше...

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Dr. Tovah Klein, author of How Toddlers Thrive and Director of the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, says that raising kind, thoughtful kids starts with the examples that parents set with their behavior.

"Children learn kindness and compassion from us," she said.

This is particularly important in tough moments. If a child is having a hard time and a parent berates them, it establishes a model that they're likely to emulate. If a parent responds patiently and empathetically... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump warned at Carrier’s Indiana plant on Thursday that US-based corporations would not be able to outsource their jobs to other countries without facing ramifications under his administration.

Maple

If you live in a big city like New York, you have more than a few options when it comes to enjoying a quality meal: you can try one of the dozens of restaurants in your neighborhood (and the hundreds outside of it), order takeout, or attempt to cook up something yourself. 

But with each of those options, you're likely sacrificing at least one element you value, whether that's time, effort, or quality of food. 

That is, at least, the idea behind Maple, a food startup that... Читать дальше...

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Chromebooks are so close.

Apple’s Mac lineup appears set for the foreseeable future, but with no refresh to the aging MacBook Air, there's no one up-to-date notebook that costs less than $1,299.

The momentum behind super affordable Windows laptops, meanwhile, has faded — and what is available for less than $400 is typically marked by flimsy hardware, slow processors, and ugly displays.

That means there’s still an opportunity for Google’s low-cost laptops to swoop in and attract budget buyers. Читать дальше...

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News that the air conditioning manufacturer Carrier will keep roughly 1,000 jobs in the US instead of moving them to Mexico is certainly a win for President-elect Donald Trump. It's also a victory for the workers whose jobs were at stake.

But for the manufacturing industry as a whole, which has suffered from massive job cuts in recent decades, the reality is much more complicated. 

T.J. Bray, who has worked at Carrier's Indianapolis factory for 14 years, said... Читать дальше...

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Harvard University again tops the list of the world's best universities, according to a new list from the Center for World University Rankings.

For the top 1,000 universities in the world, 224 are in the US, 90 are in China, 74 are in Japan, and 65 are in the United Kingdom.

CWUR uses eight indicators to determine its rankings, including quality of education, alumni employment, and influence. The organization also credits itself as the only ranking... Читать дальше...

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Buying a home is such an exciting — and important — milestone.

Unlike when you rent, becoming a homeowner lets you make the decisions and call all the shots.

If you want to paint a wall bright green or install a hot tub and minibar in your bedroom, you don't need to ask permission. Heck, you can tear down walls in your house if you want. When you're a homeowner, the only person you answer to is yourself.

Outside of providing a place for your family to live... Читать дальше...

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MLB's new CBA comes with a big change to what some considered "the worst rule in baseball."

The new CBA has changed the rules to free agent compensation so that teams signing some free agents no longer have to forfeit a first- or second-round pick.

The old rule essentially created a blockage in the middle-class, free-agent market. While teams were willing to give up a first-round pick for a star, and lower free agents were not given qualifying offers by their original teams... Читать дальше...

 Freezer burn is a hassle and can change the taste of your food — here's how to prevent it.

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None of the 60 largest US corporations, offer the suggested amount of parental leave set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a new report finds.

The report was published by Parental Leave in the United States (PL+US), a nonprofit that advocates for mandatory federal leave policies in the US.

America is one of four countries around the world — and the only industrialized nation — that has no federal policy in place.

Only three states offer mandatory leave... Читать дальше...

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We all have people in our lives we know are more damaging to us than beneficial. The difficulty, however, lies not in recognizing that certain people are toxic. It's knowing which ones we absolutely need to stay away from.

Here are the five most toxic people you need to avoid at work — otherwise you're in danger of doing yourself more harm than good.

1. The discouraging person

There's always one person in the office with such a pessimistic outlook... Читать дальше...

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A central tenet to President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was that free trade had decimated American manufacturing.

Workers across the country were having their jobs taken from them and given to lower wage workers at plants in Mexico, China, and other countries. Their lost jobs and economic success were because the amorphous establishment had failed to protect them from the future.

They are partially right. Elected leaders, both Democrats and Republicans... Читать дальше...

The founder and executive editor of the luxury watch publication Hodinkee, Benjamin Clymer, discusses what your watch says about you and the difference in wearing a new or vintage watch.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains some of the biggest misconceptions we have about the universe.

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Meeting people can be kind of scary. Forming connections when you're starting a new job is intimidating. It can also be a bit daunting to introduce yourself to a new coworker in the office, even if you've been in your job a while.

If you're in the latter position, remember to be thoughtful when you're speaking with the new person — they're probably nervous and you're in the position to put their mind at ease.

In order to make them feel welcome, few... Читать дальше...

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Fixed income, currencies, and commodities traders are back in the ascendancy on Wall Street.

The FICC business is expected to post an increase in 2016 revenue, in contrast to the equities business and investment banking. And according to an annual survey by the Wall Street recruiting firm Options Group, total compensation for FICC workers in the US will be up 5% from last year on average. Читать дальше...

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Researchers from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a deep learning system that analyses a static photo, predicts what will happen next, and produces short video clip of this anticipated future – or what they call “Creating Videos of the Future.”

The system was trained on 2 million unlabeled videos, or about two years of footage. Читать дальше...

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Moscow says three Russian sailors have been taken hostage by "bandits" after an attack on a commercial ship off the western coast of Africa during the weekend.

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on December 1 that the sailors were "abducted and taken away to an unknown location" as a result of the attack off the coast of Benin.

It said there has been no communication with the three Russian citizens since the attack on the refrigerated... Читать дальше...