When President Donald Trump had his first physical as a presidential candidate in December 2015, Dr. Harold Bornstein did not shy away from exaggeration.

"If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency," he said.

In January, Rear Admiral Dr. Ronny Jackson gave Trump another, somewhat more down-to-earth health assessment. Jackson gave the president high marks for cognition, heart strength, and overall health, and recommended Trump reduce his cholesterol, improve his nutrition, and start a workout routine to lose 10 to 15 pounds.

Though Trump does practice healthy habits like refraining from smoking and drinking, he is not a fan of exercise.

"All my friends who work out all the time, they're going for knee replacements, hip replacements — they're a disaster," Trump told The New York Times in 2015.

Trump isn't the only president who didn't like working out, though most were more active than he is. Here's how he stacks up against past occupants of the Oval Office:

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Other than golfing, Trump is not too hot on exercise, despite his insistence that he does work out. "I get exercise. I mean, I walk, I this, I that," he once told Reuters.

Sources: CNN, Reuters

When Trump plays golf, he drives a golf cart. During the campaign, Trump also said he viewed rallies as a form of exercise.

Sources: Axios, The New York Times

President Barack Obama enjoyed golfing, too, which Trump frequently criticized him for.

Source: Business Insider

• Uma Thurman told The New York Times she was injured on the set of "Kill Bill" after director Quentin Tarantino allegedly made her do a car stunt.
• The actress provided video to the Times of her crashing into a tree, which led to her injuring her knees and suffering a concussion, she said.
• Producer Rebecca Green told Business Insider the accident would never have happened if the movie's producer had stepped up and stopped Thurman from driving the car.

On Saturday, The New York Times published a piece in which Uma Thurman alleged that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her, adding her voice to the #MeToo movement.

But Thurman didn't just call out Weinstein. In a shocking twist, she also spoke out against the director she'll be forever linked to: Quentin Tarantino.

Halfway through the Times story, the narrative shifts from Weinstein to Tarantino, and how the director — who made Thurman a star in his movie, "Pulp Fiction" — allegedly forced her, on the set of "Kill Bill," to do a scene she wanted a stunt driver to do instead. It led to the actress being injured.

Business Insider spoke to producers in the industry who said what Thurman suffered could (and should) have been stopped.

Thurman thought Tarantino 'tried to kill me'

In a shot that appears towards the end of "Kill Bill," The Bride (Thurman) speeds down a dirt road on her way to kill Bill (David Carradine). The shot is taken from the back of the car, so you see the back of The Bride's head driving the convertible.

According to the Times story, Thurman insisted that a stunt driver do the shot, as she didn't feel comfortable driving.

“Quentin came in my trailer and didn’t like to hear 'no,' like any director,” Thurman said in the story. “He was furious because I’d cost them a lot of time. But I was scared. He said: ‘I promise you the car is fine. It’s a straight piece of road ... Hit 40 miles per hour or your hair won’t blow the right way and I’ll make you do it again.’ But that was a deathbox that I was in. The seat wasn’t screwed down properly. It was a sand road and it was not a straight road.” 

Thurman provided the Times with video from the set of her driving the car. It shows her losing control of the car at one point and crashing into a tree. Her body is thrown violently and she sits there in a daze until the crew, including Tarantino, show up moments later. After getting out of the car and standing on her own, she is carried by a man off camera as she holds her head.

“The steering wheel was at my belly and my legs were jammed under me,” Thurman told the Times. “I felt this searing pain and thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m never going to walk again,’” she said. “When I came back from the hospital in a neck brace with my knees damaged and a large massive egg on my head and a concussion, I wanted to see the car and I was very upset. Quentin and I had an enormous fight, and I accused him of trying to kill me. And he was very angry at that, I guess understandably, because he didn’t feel he had tried to kill me.” 

The accident could have been avoided if the producer stepped up

According to numerous producers Business Insider spoke to after the Times ran the Thurman story, this incident could have been avoided, and directors often have to be convinced to rethink their vision for the sake of the health and wellbeing of the cast and crew.

When a director is blinded by his or her vision, it's the responsibility of the producer, in this case Lawrence Bender (who has produced all of Tarantino's films), the first assistant director (on this movie it was William Paul Clark), or the stunt coordinator (Keith Adams), to make sure what goes forward is done in a safe manner.  

“At some point it became acceptable for directors to push the safety boundaries on set in order to achieve their vision and I believe it's the producer’s responsibility to intervene when this happens to ensure the safety of all involved,” producer Rebecca Green ("It Follows," "I'll See You in My Dreams") told Business Insider.

“Of course telling your director they can’t have what they want often results in he or she being pissed off at you, but if you can’t tolerate an angry director for the sake of your crew’s safety, then you shouldn’t be producing. What’s more frustrating is that unlike most of us, Tarantino had a budget that afforded him stunt doubles, so there was no reason to pressure Uma into driving the car herself. And what’s even more ridiculous is that the shot was of the back of her head so did she really need to drive the car herself?”

According to entertainment lawyer Domenic Romano, founder and managing attorney of Romano Law, the statute of limitations has likely expired on Thurman taking any action against Tarantino, Bender, or Miramax for the injuries she sustained on set. However, this shocking revelation may hurt Tarantino's reputation in Hollywood.

"This might make people think twice about working with him," Romano told Business Insider.

Though directors have always been seen as the dictators on set, whose word is law, Thurman's revelation has shown that sometimes someone has to step in to be the voice of reason, and not be afraid of upsetting the almighty director.

"The question to ask is, where was Lawrence Bender?" Green said. "On my sets, the assistant director knows that the camera can’t roll on a stunt unless a producer is on set, and had I known Uma was not comfortable doing the stunt herself, I would have stepped in and said 'no means no,' and the stunt double would have been used. Either Lawrence Bender wasn’t there, he didn't care how Uma felt, or he was too worried about pissing off Tarantino.”

On Monday, Thurman posted a portion of the footage she gave the Times on Instagram and included in the caption that "Quentin Tarantino was deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event, and gave me the footage years later so I could expose it and let it see the light of day."

However, she did blame some, including Bender. 

"The cover up after the fact is unforgivable," Thurman wrote in her post. "For this I hold Lawrence Bender, ["Kill Bill" executive producer] E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible."

Business Insider contacted Tarantino, Bender, Clark, Adams, and Walsh for comment but did not receive a response.

See a portion of the footage Thurman posted on Instagram on Monday:

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Whale watching may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about things to do in Northern California.

Touring San Francisco? Definitely. Visiting wine country? Sure. Seeing Apple's new Spaceship headquarters? Maybe, if you're a tech geek.

But it turns out the area is also a splendid place to catch sight of the leviathans of the seas. Every year, several species, from orcas on up to the biggest of them all, blue whales, make their way down the California coast on the way from Alaska to Mexico and then back again. Just which whales you'll see depends on the time of the year.

Boats that offer whale watching tours leave out of San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, which is about 25 miles south of the City. You can also get whale watching tours on boats that leave from points along Monterey Bay, which is south of San Jose.

In December, I went on whale watching tour with my family on a boat that left out of Moss Landing, which is about an hour south of San Jose on Monterey Bay. We caught sight of more than 10 humpback whales, including three that we're swimming together. At one point, one of the humpbacks surfaced within 50 yards of our boat. It was an amazing experience.

But there was more to see than just humpbacks. Here's more about our unforgettable whale-watching adventure and everything you need to know to have your own expedition: 

SEE ALSO: A photographer captured the astonishing moment a pair of humpback whales breached in perfect unison off Sydney

Whale watching tours leave out of three primary areas in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Boat tours leave from San Francisco; Half Moon Bay, which is just south of San Francisco; and from harbors along Monterey Bay, which is south of San Jose. 

Our tour left from Moss Landing, which is about an hour south of San Jose.

Moss Landing Harbor is picturesque and mostly filled with fishing boats.

But it's used for more than just that. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is located at the harbor and has a research vessel docked there. The ship carries a submersible the institute uses to explore the ocean.

South Korea's Pyeongchang, host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, will welcome nearly one million athletes and spectators to its quiet slice of the Korean Peninsula this month.

The county of Pyeongchang is one of the safest places to live and visit across the globe — with one major catch. It sits only 50 miles from the border of North Korea, which has raised the prospect of war with a series of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons tests in recent months.

Stretched across rugged mountains and valleys, Pyeongchang covers an area roughly the size of Houston. More than 43,000 people live there, with many working in agriculture.

Here's what it's like to live in the host city of the 2018 Olympics.

SEE ALSO: Photographers captured these dismal scenes along the border area between North and South Korea

Pyeongchang (not to be confused with Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea) sits about the same distance from the border of North Korea and the capital of South Korea, Seoul.

The area has an average elevation of approximately 700 meters above sea level, which gives it the nickname "the Alps of Korea." Mountains cover more than 80% of the terrain.

Source: PyeongChang 2018 and Wikipedia

Pyeongchang is also one of the country's coldest places. During winter, cold air comes down from Russia and chills the area to about 35 degrees Fahrenheit and below.

Source: Wikipedia

• Many people dream of traveling the world full-time, but it can seem expensive and out of reach.
• Luckily, there are ways to make travel cheaper and even profitable if you are willing to think outside of the box and work hard.
• Some options include teaching English, WWOOFing, travel-blogging, and working on a cruise ship.

Traveling the world is a dream for many people.

While there are ways to do it cheaper and safer than ever with sharing platforms like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and more information on budget backpacker travel than could fit an encyclopedia, the cost is still out of reach for most.

But what if you could travel and not spend a dime? What if you could even get paid?

Many would jump at the opportunity to experience new cultures, traverse through beautiful landscapes, and satisfy their insatiable wanderlust. 

Luckily there are more ways than ever to travel and get paid. They aren't easy, most are a lot of work, but the opportunities are out there if you want it bad enough. 

We’ve compiled 15 ways for just about anyone to get their golden ticket to spending weeks, or years, in exotic lands while earning some cash. 

1. Teach English

If you're looking for adventure in a foreign land, one of the most accessible and lucrative ways to get there is by taking up a job teaching English. Jobs in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America are abundant, and most of them do not require that you speak the native language.

Schools are looking for native English speakers with bachelor degrees who can teach the "direct method," by which students learn through concepts, pantomiming, and the target language exclusively.

While not all schools require it, a certification for Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) can make you a more desirable candidate. Salaries can be as high as $36,000 a year in Japan or $45,000 in the United Arab Emirates.

2. Research for a travel guidebook

There aren't many professions as romanticized and misunderstood as researching and writing for travel guidebooks such as Lonely Planet and Fodor's. While the job is exhilarating — jetting you off to hundreds of places to try the local culture, food, and hotels — the reality of the work is a grind.

Most guidebook researchers and writers report having to meet unrealistic deadlines that require them to work 12-to-14-hour days. In addition, seeing the sights is a small part of the job. Researchers and writers must crank out reports and articles, make maps of the areas they visit, and engage in extensive, tedious data entry.

Because of tightening budgets and an abundance of 20-somethings willing to do the job for next to nothing, guide writing is hardly a lucrative profession. But you can earn enough to make a living.

In an illuminating New York Times' feature about the lives of guidebook writers, Warren St. John reveals the cardinal tenet of the job: "Most who do it quickly learn the one hard-and-fast rule of the trade: travel-guide writing is no vacation."

3. Become an Instagram influencer

Instagram is flooded with "influencers" trying to grow their reach on the platform, but if you are one of the few lucky enough to build a sizeable following, there are opportunities to turn it into serious income. 

Twentysomething travel 'grammers Jack Morris and Lauren Bullen currently parlay the more than 3 million Instagram followers under the names of their successful travel blogs into travel around the world and a six-figure salary. Morris told Cosmopolitan last year he once earned $9,000  for a single post on Instagram, while Bullen has received $7,50o for one photo. Typically he and Bullen are paid to promote various brands and locations through their feeds.

Even smaller accounts can get some benefits. David Guenther, who runs the Great North Collective (@greatnorthco), told Rangefinder Magazine in 2014 he received a free press trip to Alberta, Canada provided that he post photographs on Instagram. 

Of course, most travel Instagrammers end up stuck at a few thousands followers and burning through their savings before they ever cash a check. Best to start building that following before you leave.

• Narcissists struggle with having positive feelings about someone while they are mad at them.
• This means they get incredibly fierce and cruel during arguments.
• For many people, the best thing to do is to leave a narcissist and cut them out of their life.
• If this isn't possible there are some tactics you can use to stop the argument escalating.
• But it won't be easy.

Narcissists tend to be incapable of something called "object constancy." This means they struggle to have positive feelings at the same time as negative ones.

For example, once they are fired up for a fight, they can be incredibly cruel, because all they can comprehend in the moment are feelings of resentment and anger.

As a result, an argument about the smallest of issues can escalate quickly and fiercely. Something you may have thought of as unimportant, or even irrelevant, has been blown into a relationship-ending level row. They've spent your entire relationship working out how to push your buttons, and they will use everything in their power to make you feel insignificant and small.

If the narcissist is physically abusive, the tiniest inconvenience can cause them to throw things or even strike their partner.

Narcissists can be very delicate, depending on what sub-type they are. They can easily become offended, often accusing their partner of being "disrespectful" or "selfish" if they dare to do something for themselves. The world should revolve around them in their eyes, so focusing on anything else is taken as a direct attack.

This isn't necessarily a conscious act, and it's hard to understand whether narcissists really mean to cause the harm they do or not.

Expect the fight of your life

Elinor Greenberg, a therapist who wrote the book "Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration, and Safety," told Business Insider that fighting with a narcissist is a completely different experience to regular relationship quarrels.

They are wired to be abusive because they're so hypersensitive and completely lack empathy, so they are primed to take offense and misunderstand someone else's needs and points of view.

"It's a lot of work for a therapist," she said. "I get screamed at, I've had people run from my room over the UPS man ringing my doorbell... I do 45 minute sessions, but the person who lives with them has it 24/7. So if they're going to yell at me over the UPS man, you can see just how hard it is for them to have a relationship without getting nasty."

Narcissistic rage ranges from direct confrontation with name-calling and hurtful slurs, to calculated, closed down reactions like giving their partner the silent treatment for hours at a time.

"They give you the cold shoulder, or they walk out and they find another woman," Greenberg said. "But it's all done silently and coolly and coldly — you know what you did."

In a blog post for Psychology Today, Greenberg highlighted a set of ways you can de-escalate an argument with a narcissist if you find yourself in that position.

For most people, breaking things off with a narcissist and being free from them is the only option. They will never change, and your energy is better off being used elsewhere.

But there may be some instances where narcissists are unavoidable, like if you have a toxic colleague or member of the family.

Here are the steps you should take:

1. Don't argue about 'right' and 'wrong'

There's no point trying to figure out who is "to blame" for something, as narcissists will never admit fault. They want to blame you for any negative emotions they are feeling, because they utterly rely on the image they are portraying as being faultless.

2. Instead, try to empathise with their feelings

If you are with a narcissist in the first place, you probably already have a lot of empathy. But even the most caring people struggle to see the sense of having it for someone who is hurling insult after insult at them.

However, if you find yourself backed into a corner, one way to sooth a narcissist's rage is to empathise with their feelings, and say something like: "You must have felt very hurt by what I did, I can understand why you are feeling that way."

3. Use 'we' language

By saying "we" rather than "I" or "you," you include yourself in the behaviour. The narcissist is probably so angry at you because you dared to defend yourself, so to try and stop the argument escalating further you can try and remind them you're in this together, and it'll be better off for everyone to stop.

4. Don't expect an apology

There's no chance of the narcissist admitting to any wrongdoing or apologising. This includes asking them to process what really happened. According to Greenberg, a narcissist will not be comfortable with the idea that they started an argument over something trivial, so it's best to just move on.

5. Ask about a topic that interests them

Narcissists love talking about themselves, or expressing just how much more they know about something than you do. So, in a similar way you might distract a baby with a set of keys, you can dangle a new topic in front of their face to veer the conversation away from conflict. This might not be that effective in the midst of a fierce row, but if you do it after some time has passed, the narcissist will probably take the bait.

Another similar solution is to ask for advice. This may look like a slightly less transparent way of changing the subject, because it'll make the narcissist feel like they are the only person you can go to, and make them feel superior.

6. Don't take the bait yourself

As the narcissist believes you have hurt them severely by whatever they think you did, they'll want to do the same to you. This means they'll proverbially throw everything at you, from that one time you misbehaved a year ago, to how you're acting selfishly right now.

Essentially, they are trying to get the maximum response out of you they can. Greenberg says that by ignoring the insult, you can often avoid the pointless fight. If you rise to the bait, things are likely to escalate, and you're effectively giving the narcissist exactly what they want — your pain.

7. Remember to put yourself first

Most experts believe being in a romantic relationship with a narcissist is an emotionally draining, damaging process. Ultimately, it's up to you if you think the tedious ego stroking and hard work is worth it or not.

In all likelihood, you'll probably realise it isn't, and you'll one day be able to move on with your life without the narcissist holding you back. But in the meantime, using these methods to de-escalate a narcissist who is on a roll can help get you out of upsetting, and potentially dangerous, situations.

SEE ALSO: Empaths and narcissists make a 'toxic' partnership — here's why they're attracted to each other

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• This gym, made from seized knives, is being used to keep kids away from gangs.
• It was made by charity Steel Warriors. They see fitness as a way to keep youths away from trouble.
• They partnered with the police to get hold of the knives.
• The charity is working with trainers who have experience with knife crime.

Charity Steel Warriors transformed 2 tonnes of seized knives into an outdoor gym in London. They are using it to keep kids away from gangs.

They partnered with the police to get hold of the knives. In total, they melted around 2 tonnes of steel.

"We wanted to create a space that would allow people to have more confidence in their bodies, so they wouldn’t necessarily feel like they would need a weapon on the streets," Steel Warriors cofounder Ben Wintour told Business Insider.

The charity is partnering with trainers who have experience with knife crime as role models for youths.

Business Insider met with Derrick Twum who grew up in New York in a gang environment and served 14 years in prison because of knife crime.

Exercise helped him turn his life around and he now runs a fitness club in London, M.E.M. Fitness.

"Fitness changed my life. It’s almost like therapy for me," he said. "It transformed my body, my thinking and now my business is all related to fitness. It wasn’t just the cosmetic aspect of it, basically."

The gym is located at Langdon Park in Poplar. Steel Warriors hopes to expand the initiative and build other gyms like this across London.

Produced and filmed by Claudia Romeo

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• When deciding the best place to retire, it's important to consider affordability, quality of life, and health care.
• Minnesota is the best for quality of life and healthcare, but has low affordability for retirees.
• Florida is the best state for retirees, not surprising considering it has the most senior citizens. 

On a global scale, the United States is 24th on the list of the best countries for retirement.

However, the US is very large and experiences can vary drastically within the country.

If you decide to stay in America when you are done working, you might want to know which state is best for retirement. WalletHub recently released their 2018 retirement rankings. Using 41 metrics in three broad categories, they were able to rank every state to find the best and worst places to retire.

The three main categories used were affordability, quality of life, and health care. WalletHub weighted the affordability section 40% and the other two areas were given equal weight of 30%.

Florida tends to be the first state that comes to mind when retirement communities are brought up, and for good reason. The Sunshine State has the highest percentage of residents 65 years and older, WalletHub says. Florida is also tops in the overall affordability category.

Where you decide to live during retirement depends on what you value. Residents of Hawaii have the highest life expectancy, while the lowest is found in Mississippi. On the other hand, the cost of living is totally flipped with Mississippi coming in first and Hawaii ranked last.

If you are looking to be entertained in retirement, New York might be a good option. Despite the state's lackluster overall rating for retirement, WalletHub's analysis found that the Empire State has the most museums and theaters per capita.

The same state — Minnesota — can claim to have the best quality of life and health care. However, a low score on the affordability measure kept Minnesota from being one of the best overall states for retirement.

Check out how your home state ranks overall, as well as for each of the three categories: affordability, quality of life, and health care. 

SEE ALSO: The 10 best places to retire in America

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50. Kentucky

Affordability rank: 38

Quality of life rank: 47

Health care rank: 47

49. New Jersey

Affordability rank: 50

Quality of life rank: 28

Health care rank: 33

48. Rhode Island

Affordability rank: 48

Quality of life rank: 46

Health care rank: 22

Duolingo is a simple and fun way to get started learning the basics of a new language.

I've been using the app for a little over a year now to teach myself French. I'm no master just yet, but I've learned a lot about the language, and the app itself

There are several ways to tweak the Duolingo app to make it more efficient for you — several of these tips really do make it easier to learn the language you're trying to understand.

Here are 7 simple ways to better learn a new language on Duolingo:

SEE ALSO: I've been learning French on the Duolingo app for over a year now — here's what it's like to use the app

1. Set your daily goal to "casual" so you're responsible for only one lesson per day.

Setting your daily goal to casual makes it so you only need to do one lesson per day to keep maintain a streak, making it easier to keep a streak.

A streak in Duolingo is exactly what it sounds like: If you complete one lesson per day for consecutive days, you start a streak. If you maintain your streak for 10 days, 20 days, 30 days, or beyond, you'll get a prize.

Prizes usually in the form of "lingots," Duolingo's in-app currency used to purchase in-app power-ups, bonus skill levels, and fun little features related to the app's owl mascot, Duo. So it's beneficial to maintain your streak for as long as possible.

That's why it's smart to set your goals to just one lesson per day. It's a simple mental trick: The fewer lessons you're on the hook for, the less likely you are to shirk off your studies due to laziness. You can always do more than one lesson, but after one lesson, the app counts your daily goal as complete.

2. Beware of easy grammatical missteps such as plural versus singular, masculine versus feminine.

This is both a Duolingo tip and a language-learning tip in general. In learning a language, it's pretty easy to confuse singular and plural, and masculine and feminine terms, but Duolingo also tries to confuse you sometimes: It'll present you with multiple similar options.

This has tripped me up plenty of times, where I'll choose one option too quickly. In general, just be careful about reading all of the available options before making a decision.

Failing a lesson isn't the worst thing in the world — you'll just redo it until you get it right — but if you want to get better at learning a language, and do it efficiently, be careful about reading every question fully before responding.

3. Switching to other apps may reload your lesson on Duolingo, which can make you lose your progress.

There is a workaround, however, though it's not very convenient: If you're in the middle of a session but you switch to another app, simply access Duolingo from the "recents" section on your smartphone (or multi-tasking on an iPhone). If you attempt to return to the Duolingo app by pressing the app's icon, it may reload the lesson and you may lose your progress on that lesson. 

In today's crowded TV landscape, there are more outlets for great shows than ever before.

TV networks and streaming services are always on the hunt for the next great series, and the competition among them has enhanced not only the breadth, but also the quality of their offerings.

To figure out which current shows are worth watching across all outlets, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to select the most critically acclaimed scripted show that each network and service is currently producing.

We excluded children's shows, talk shows, and docuseries, and we only selected from networks with scripted shows that had enough reviews to receive a "Fresh" designation. We also used audience scores to break any ties within networks.

 Here is the best current TV show on each network, according to critics:

SEE ALSO: The worst TV show of every year since 2000, according to critics

ABC: "Speechless"

Critic score: 98%

Audience score: 75%

Summary: "The family of a special-needs teen is good at dealing with the challenges he faces - and excellent at creating new ones."

Adult Swim: "Rick and Morty"

Critic score:97%

Audience score: 96%

Summary: "An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson."

Amazon: "Catastrophe"

Critic score: 100%

Audience score: 92%

Summary: "American boy Rob gets Irish girl Sharon pregnant while they hook up for a week while on a business trip to London."

Imagine stepping into the night and seeing beams of light that shoot from the earth straight into the atmosphere. You might suspect alien spaceships, but light pillars are of this world.

When a blast of cold weather comes down from the Arctic, flat ice crystals form in the air and hang there like pixie dust. Any source of light reflects off the crystals, creating a dazzling display of brightly colored rods of light known as light pillars.

The appearance of these pillars south of polar regions is so rare that people havereportedthem as UFO sightings in the past — as some did with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch in December.

Photographer Ray Majoran captured the otherworldly display outside his home in Ontario, Canada. He shared some photos with us. Follow him on Instagram for more.

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On a late night in January, Ray Majoran was sitting on his couch when he got a text from his friend with a photo of the sky. "My phone does not come close to doing it justice," he said.

Majoran didn't hesitate. He grabbed his camera and took off down the main highway in search of light pillars. He turned his eyes to the sky and at first saw darkness. "Then it happened," Majoran said.

"The sky became littered with light pillars. There were stars above me, yet there were little crystals of ice falling like manna from heaven," he said.

• Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is a favorite in alpine skiing at this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

• She also won gold in Sochi in 2014, at the age of 18. becomingthe youngest person to win an Olympic gold medal in the slalom.

• Shiffrin's parents introduced her and her brother to the sport at a young age.

Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin's interest in skiing didn't just come out of nowhere.

Her parents — anesthesiologist Jeff and former nurse Eileen — were both avid skiers growing up, and later took up Masters racing.

And they introduced Shiffrin and her older brother Taylor to the sport at the early age. "They had us walking around the living room in these tiny, little, plastic Mickey Mouse skis that you just latched onto snow boots," Taylor told The New York Post.

Flash forward two decades, and their World Cup-winning daughter is now on the verge of potentially making history at the Pyeongchang Games. She could become the first American woman to win three skiing medals at one Olympics, The Denver Post reported.

Shiffrin herself told The New York Times that she doesn't think there's a proper way to raise an Olympic champion, in that the "crazy path" she took "could not be replicated."

Still, it's interesting to look back at the steps the Shiffrins took to instill killer skiing skills and an intense work ethic in their daughter.

SEE ALSO: How 22-year-old American Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin, called 'the next Lindsey Vonn,' became the world's best slalom skier

Writing in The New Yorker, Nick Paumgarten declared Shiffrin an "example of nurture over nature, of work over talent." From an early age, the athlete has been driven to put in the training it takes to become a dominant skier.

Source: The New Yorker, Business Insider

Having introduced both of their young children to the sport, the Shiffrins began to ski together as a family. Both Shiffrin and her brother Taylor have said they never felt pressured to ski. For them, it was often just a matter of following their parents down the slopes.

“It's not a throw into the deep end, like okay go for it, it's a gentle progression, like we're going to develop their abilities, develop their proprioceptive nerve endings and once they learn how to stand on skis and walk on skis, then we can take them out and put them on snow and progress from there," Taylor told The New York Post.

Source: The New York Post

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, made the most of her three-day trip to the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

A high-ranking advisor in the North Korean government who runs the "Propaganda and Agitation Department", Kim has been under the media microscope during her trip to Pyeongchang.

From her "side-eye" of US Vice President Mike Pence to hints at Korean unification, Kim has stolen the spotlight at the Winter Olympics. While Kim Jong Un is known for his aggressive militaristic behavior, Kim acted as a foil to her brother as she cheerfully greeted foreign leaders and dined with the South Korean president.

Here's what Kim has done on her historic trip — and why many remain skeptical of the calculated propaganda of the smiling "princess."

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Kim's visit was bound to make headlines, as it was the first time that a member of the ruling family has crossed the border to visit South Korea since the Korean War in the early 1950s.

Source: Reuters

While Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state, accompanied her, she received the vast majority of media attention. Flying in flight number 615 — a reference to June 15, 2007, the last time North and south Korean leaders met — Kim quickly showed she was ready for the scrutiny.

Source: The Washington Post

Kim stole the show at the Olympics opening ceremonies by throwing a skeptical look to the cameras — celebrated as epic side-eye by many on Twitter — as US Vice President Mike Pence cheered.

Source: Business Insider

Don't move to New York City if you value balance in your life.

At least that's a takeaway from a list by Magnify Money which evaluated cities across the United States on the lifestyle residents live. New York, New York, with an expensive cost of living and only slightly more than one-third of people in good health, ranked dead last. (Methodology here.)

The list looked to seven indicators of balance to put together it's list: income spent on housing, hours worked compared to earnings, income inequality, average commute times, the health of residents, average sleep, and the price of goods and services.

Read on below to see the 11 cities where people are the least healthy, have the worst commute times, and don't sleep enough.

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11. Las Vegas, Nevada

• Average commute time: 24.6 minutes

• People getting fewer than 7 hours sleep: 38.9%

• Goods and services prices compared to national average: .5% lower

10. Chicago, Illinois

• Average commute time: 31.5 minutes

• People getting fewer than 7 hours sleep: 37.4%

• Goods and services prices compared to national average: 2% higher

9. Memphis, Tennessee

• Average commute time: 24.3 minutes

• People getting fewer than 7 hours sleep: 39.8%

• Goods and services prices compared to national average: 4.4% lower

• The Netflix documentary "Seeing Allred" gives viewers a look inside the life and career of attorney Gloria Allred.
• Filmmakers Roberta Grossman, Sophie Sartain, and executive producer Marta Kauffman told Business Insider how they worked in the #MeToo movement just before they had to hand the movie in.

Women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred has spent a good chunk of her four-decade career getting in front of the camera. Her fight for women’s equality has often seen her in the spotlight, holding press conferences with her female clients who, over the years, have alleged sexual assault by some of the biggest names in entertainment, politics, sports, and business.

But when filmmakers Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain approached Allred about making a documentary about her life and career, the media-savvy attorney wasn’t very interested.

“We were persistent,” Sartain told Business Insider at the Sundance Film Festival, where the movie had its world premiere (it's now available on Netflix), on how they pulled it off. “After about three years she agreed.”

During that time, Grossman and Sartain began to build a friendship with Allred’s law partners, who relayed to her that the filmmakers were sincere about doing a legacy piece on her. Grossman and Sartain had also brought on veteran TV producer Marta Kauffman (co-creator of “Friends”) to executive produce.

Kauffman’s involvement helped land Netflix. The streaming giant agreed to take on the movie after seeing some of the footage the filmmakers had shot in 2014, the most striking of which shows Allred holding press conferences with women alleging Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them after spiking their drinks. This news would become a huge media story around the world.

Along with looking at Allred’s life, “Seeing Allred” also highlights the landmark moments leading up to the current #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. Before the bombshell stories emerged about Harvey Weinstein, Allred was representing women willing to go on the record and allege they had been sexually abused by Cosby — and soon after, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The movie also looks back on Allred's history as a dogged advocate. In the 1970s, Allred, who had begun practicing law, was suddenly on talk shows and rallies being a vocal leader on women's issues like sexual harassment in the workplace and the wage gap. Women had someone they could turn to at a time when few lawyers would take on these issues.

The emergence of #MeToo

The challenge for the filmmakers came when the Weinstein allegations surfaced and the #MeToo movement went viral. Or when, as Kauffman put it, “The world changed.”

“We thought the film was done,” Grossman said.

“I had a day of panic,” Sartain said, in response to a question of how the filmmakers approached the idea of including the #MeToo movement in the movie.

“We knew we had to get this moment in as we felt [Allred] in part is responsible for it,” Grossman said. “It just reframed everything.”

But with a deadline looming and knowing that Allred's constant work meant the film would have to end while she was still in the middle of cases — Allred represents numerous women who have come forward saying Weinstein assaulted them — they couldn’t delve too heavily into #MeToo.

Then there’s the fact that Allred’s daughter, attorney Lisa Bloom, was an advisor to Weinstein when the story in The New York Times came out (Bloom resigned soon after the story ran), something that is touched on very briefly in the movie.

“That was all happening right as we were finishing, we didn’t want it to hijack the film,” Grossman said of Bloom's involvement with Weinstein.

The filmmakers ended up using the post-Weinstein allegations as a way to close out the movie, with Allred simply saying in a voiceover, "The fight has just begun."

What the movie does drive home is the shift in how Allred is portrayed now in the media. The lawyer, once the butt of jokes by late-night hosts and even portrayed on an episode of “South Park,” is now being championed for her work.

“Gloria Allred is a metaphor for the entire movement,” Kauffman said of #MeToo and Time’s Up. “People look at her as strident, a loud mouth, you can list the adjectives, but people said the same thing about feminists. I think in the film, by deepening her it deepens the movement, and it lets you see beyond what most people think is a brashness. Also, if she was a man fighting for something she'd be portrayed as an incredible leader.”

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• Walt Disney World and Disneyland raised ticket prices on Sunday.
• A one-day ticket to Disney World during the busiest time of year now costs $129, a $5 price increase.
• Some Disney fans say that it is becoming too expensive to visit the parks.

Walt Disney World and Disneyland just quietly increased how much it costs to visit the parks.

A regular, one-day ticket to Disney World's Magic Kingdom now costs $119, a $4 increase, the Associated Press reported Sunday.

The cost of "value" tickets, sold during less crowded times of year, increased by $2 to $109 for adults. Peak ticket prices, for the busiest times of year, now cost $129 for adults, a $5 increase.

Disney also significantly increased how much Florida residents pay for annual passes. The premium Platinum pass now costs Floridians $729, up from $679.

Many Disney fans had already braced themselves for the price hike. Disney World and Disneyland have announced ticket price every February over the last several years.

But some people say that the latest price hike has contributed to making it too expensive for the average family to visit Disney's theme parks.

"People will need to start selling their kidneys on the black market to be able to afford a day at Disney," one person wrote on Twitter. "Pathetic."

The price changes seem to be part of Disney's plan to get people to visit the parks for as many days as possible. Tickets are cheaper if customers buy multi-day passes, dropping to $44.50 per day for adults getting a 10-day pass.

Last week, Disney reported that its parks and resorts generated $5.2 billion in the most recent quarter, an increase of 13%. Attendance grew 6% in the same period.

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• The White House communications director, Hope Hicks, is one of the most powerful people in American politics.
• Hicks made headlines this week when Rob Porter, a White House staff secretary in a relationship with Hicks, resigned after allegations of domestic abuse.
• Hicks' fashion evolution over the past year reveals her ability to evolve to maintain Trump's support in a White House plagued by controversy, as she moves from echoing Ivanka Trump's style to imitating Melania Trump.

Hope Hicks has become one of the most powerful figures in American politics — and, reportedly, treated as a member of President Donald Trump's family in the White House.

Hicks made headlines this week when White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned after two of his ex-wives publicly accused him of physical and emotional abuse. Hicks' rumored relationship with Porter reportedly did not prevent her from helping craft an official statement supporting the staffer.

Unlike many in the often bombastic Trump administration, Hicks rarely speaks to the media on the record. That extends to the controversy surrounding Porter. While many in the Trump administration have chimed in on the topic, Hicks has remained silent.

However, as a former model with experience in fashion PR, Hicks knows how to make a statement with her appearance without saying a word.

Here's a look at how Hicks' public presentation has changed — and how it could reveal how the communications director has made herself invaluable to the White House.

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Hope Hicks began working for Ivanka Trump's fashion brand in 2014, four years after she graduated from Southern Methodist University.

"Hicks grew close to Ivanka and began dressing like the heiress, who seemed worthy of the emulation," GQ reported. "Ivanka was that rare female corporate leader who is also kind to other women, and she affected an air of competence that seemed to temper the boorishness of the Trump brand."

Source: GQ

When Hicks began working on Donald Trump's presidential campaign, she mimicked Ivanka's accessible style — lots of business-casual dresses in pale shades or florals, with heels and long, straight hair.

• An engagement ring is an expensive purchase — Americans spend $6,351 on average.
• But when broken down by state, the average amount ranges from $3,518 to $10,241.
• People in California spend the most on engagement rings, while those in Utah spend the least.

Americans on average spend $6,351 on an engagement ring, according to The Knot's 2017 Real Weddings Study.

We asked the sales team at Ritani, an online diamond retailer that specializes in engagement rings, to dive deeper into the statistics and find the average price paid for an engagement ring across the US in 2017.

Many factors go into pricing a diamond engagement ring. Diamonds are graded and priced based on the "four Cs," which are cut, carat, color, and clarity. Each of those can affect the price. A 1-carat round-shaped diamond with an "ideal" cut grade, for example, can range from about $2,000 up to $12,857 at Ritani depending on its grade for clarity and color.

Below we've ranked the average amount of money spent on an engagement ring in each state, from lowest to highest.

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51. Utah: $3,518

50. Vermont: $3,941

49. New Hampshire: $4,053

• 2,952 athletes are participating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
• You can watch a number of events throughout each day.
• Here is the full schedule for Day 5 of the Winter Olympic games.

The 2018 Winter Olympics are now well underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The opening ceremony took place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on Friday while ski jumping, figure skating, and ice hockey took centre stage throughout the weekend.

Many of the ski athletes have even taken part in official gold medal events.

American audiences can watch all of the action on NBC Sports as the broadcaster will stream every event live — and free — for its viewers. British audiences are able to watch on BBC and Eurosport.

Here are the events that will take place on Tuesday, February 13 in the 2018 Winter Olympics in chronological order:

Curling — 9.05 a.m. (KST) / 12.05 a.m. (GMT) / 7.05 p.m. (Monday ET)

Mixed doubles matches from Gangneung in Gangwon-do, South Korea, including:

1. Norway vs Olympic Athletes from Russia (bronze medal game)

Luge — 9.30 a.m. (KST) / 12.30 a.m. (GMT) / 7.30 p.m. (Monday ET)

Women's singles and training for the doubles takes place at the Olympic Sliding Centre.

Snowboard — 10 a.m. (KST) / 1 a.m. (GMT) / 8 p.m. (Monday ET)

Competitions include the women's halfpipe final and qualification for the men's halfpipe.

Alpine skiing — 11.30 a.m. (KST) / 2.30 a.m. (GMT) / 9.30 p.m. (Monday ET)

The men's alpine combined downhill event takes place at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.

Skeleton — 12.50 p.m. (KST) / 3.50 a.m. (GMT) / 10.50 p.m. (Monday ET)

There are two training sessions each for the men as well as women's heats at the Olympic Sliding Centre in the Alpensia Resort, Pyeongchang.

Alpine skiing — 3 p.m. (KST) / 6 a.m. (GMT) / 1 p.m. (ET)

The men's alpine combined slalom event takes place at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.

Nordic combined — 3 p.m. (KST) / 6 a.m. (GMT) / 1 a.m. (ET)

Training sessions for the individual gundersen 10k takes place at the Alpensia Ski Jumping track.

Ice hockey — 4.40 p.m. (KST) / 7.40 a.m. (GMT) / 2.40 a.m. (ET)

Women's preliminary round matches from the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Pyeongchang, including:

1. Canada vs Finland (Group A)
2. USA vs Olympic Athletes from Russia (Group A)

Cross-country skiing — 5.30 p.m. (KST) / 8.30 a.m. (GMT) / 3.30 a.m. (ET)

Competitions from the Alpensia resort includes the quarter finals, semi finals, and finals for the men's and women's sprint classic.

Biathlon — 6.45 p.m. (KST) / 9.45 a.m. (GMT) / 4.45.m. (ET)

Official training sessions for the women's individual 15k and men's individual 20k take place at the Alpensia resort.

Short track speed skating — 7 p.m. (KST) / 10 a.m. (GMT) / 5 a.m. (ET)

Competitions include the women's 500 metre quarterfinals, the women's 500 metre semi finals, and the women's 500 metre final, as well as eight heats for the men's 1,000 metre race and the men's 5,000 metre relay heats. All events take place at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

Luge — 7.30 p.m. (KST) / 10.30 a.m. (GMT) / 5.30 a.m. (ET)

Women's singles and training for the doubles takes place at the Olympic Sliding Centre.

Speed skating — 8 p.m. (KST) / 11 a.m. (GMT) / 3 a.m. (ET)

Men's 1,500 medal event takes place at the Gangneung Oval in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

Curling — 8.05 p.m. (KST) / 11.05 a.m. (GMT) / 6.05 a.m. (ET)

Mixed doubles matches from Gangneung in Gangwon-do, South Korea, including:

1. Canada vs Switzerland (gold medal game)

Biathlon — 8.30 p.m. (KST) / 11.30 a.m. (GMT) / 6.30 a.m. (ET)

Official training sessions for the women's individual 15k and men's individual 20k take place at the Alpensia resort.

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• Eating vegan is a trend that has been growing rapidly around the world. 
• Vegan fast-food chain By Chloe has rapidly grown from a single New York City location to a worldwide chain, with its first London location opening on February 6. It's drawn comparisons to McDonald's because of its popularity and expansion plans. 
• To see what the hype is all about, I went to a By Chloe restaurant to try some of the vegan fast food they offer.

Eating vegan is becoming more and more popular. A recent Nielsen report found that 40% of American consumers are actively trying to incorporate more vegan foods into their diets.

And By Chloe is trying to make the most of the trend. While it may not be "fast food" in the traditional sense, By Chloe serves inexpensive vegan food in a casual setup with a walk-up counter and strict no-reservation policy. Started in 2015 by Samantha Wasser and Chloe Coscarelli (who was later ousted from the company), By Chloe has transformed from a local vegan eatery in New York City to a worldwide fast food chain, with no plans of slowing down soon.

The chain now has 10 stores, including a new location in London, where another is on the way.

"We are actively looking for additional international locations but are taking it one store at a time ... we are very careful and intentional with each new location we select, and that will always be the case no matter how large we grow," Wasser told Business Insider.

The company takes an eco-friendly approach to fast food by using locally sourced ingredients that are 100% free of all animal products and served in recyclable packaging. The menu has a variety of burgers, pasta, french fries, salads, and sweets, and instead of soda, it offers pressed juices, teas, and coffee. A "Grab & Go" shelf has convenient salads and juices that are pre-packaged and and ready to eat. 

The London menu is nearly identical to the US menu, with the addition of local favorites like fish n' chips, shepherd's pie, and sticky toffee pudding. 

I went to the chain's flagship location in New York's West Village to see what the vegan fast-food chain was like. Here's what I found: 

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The restaurant had a decent amount of people in it when I visited, about 30 minutes after opening. Many were sitting at a large table in the middle, or at one of the surrounding tables for two. There was a crowd of people waiting for food, and food delivery drivers running in and out.

Here's another view of what the inside looked like.

In place of where a traditional fast-food restaurant would have a soda machine, By Chloe had a selection of pressed juices and coconut water next to the to-go salads and dips.