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11 misconceptions about training for a marathon that you should stop believing

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  • When distance training, it's easy to simply log the miles, perhaps adhering to habits you've picked up from passing advice about what's a good way to train or recover. 
  • Business Insider spoke to nutrition and fitness experts to break down some misconceptions that come along with long distance running as we prepare to run 26.2 miles ourselves this fall. 
  • Business Insider's Lydia Ramsey will be running the TCS New York City Marathon on November 3, and she'll be posting more as she trains. You can follow along here
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

When it comes to training for a marathon, it's easy to think about it solely in terms of the miles you need to log each week. 

But there are a number of fitness and nutrition misconceptions that surround distance training and racing. To help you parse out what works from what's merely myth, we turned to experts in nutrition and sports medicine.

Here's what we found out. 

Read more: My dad and I are running the New York City Marathon together — here's how we're training for it at 26 and 56.

Myth: Running is inherently bad for your knees.

A 2015 review of injuries in runners found that the knee was the predominant site of leg injuries in runners. 

So you might think knee doctors strongly dislike running, but in reality the sport isn't all bad for knees. 

In fact, running can be just fine for knees — so long as your training isn't solely logging miles. 

"Most runners need to cross train, they can't just run," Dr. Sabrina Stickland, the co-director of the Patellofemoral Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery and an orthopedic surgeon told Business Insider. 

That could be anything from yoga to weight training. Trading in a run for another form of cardio like swimming or cycling can help as well. 



Myth: You can diet while training.

Because you're increasing your exercise to train for a marathon, it might seem like a good idea to cut some calories at the same time to lose weight. 

"This isn't the time to multitask" Leslie Bonci, owner of Active Eating Advice, a sports dietician for the KC Chiefs, and a marathoner herself told Business Insider. 

Because you're running such long distances, the body needs to stay fueled to prevent you from feeling fatigued. Plan major shifts in your diet for while you're not training. 



But you also don't need to eat a ton while training.

If you go overboard on the carbo-load the day before the race or during your training, you could risk being too full on runs, as well as take in energy your body doesn't necessarily need, Bonci said. 



Myth: You need to drink a sports drinks after every workout.

If you're only going out for a 30-minute jog, 16 ounces of a sports drink might not make the most sense. 

According to Bonci, electrolyte and carb-heavy sports drinks can come in handy for runs longer than one hour. After that threshold, runners might need anywhere from 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrates per hour to replenish what long-distance running is using up in the body. At that point, sports drinks can come in handy. 



But make sure to fuel up before your runs.

At the same time, runners should be sure to fuel up before training runs and on the day of the race. Running a race on empty could lead runners to getting tired too early in the race. 



Myth: Get adventurous and eat what you want before race day.

If you picked the night before the race to try deep dish pizza for the first time, it might be time to reconsider.

On the day of a race, it's key to make sure your gut isn't preoccupied with digesting something it's not familiar with, Bonci said. You're going to need every part of the body in race mode. 

 



Myth: You need caffeine on race day.

On race day, runners will be producing endorphins and adrenaline that'll keep your energy up in a way that they wouldn't while you're sitting at a desk early in the morning. The needs for caffeine differ then, too, Bonci said. 

Caffeine on race day can have the undesired effect of making runners' hearts race, which can be distracting while on the course, she said. 



Myth: You can have an energy gel or chew by itself to get more energy.

While a snack, gummy, or tube of gel might seem like a quick way to get those carbs the body's using up, it's important that runners don't forget to hydrate as well.

Drinking water alongside the energy-boosting foods ensures that runners are staying hydrated and can help the body digest and start to use the energy from the snack faster than if the snack was eaten alone, Bonci said. 



Myth: Combining sports drinks with energy gels will give you more energy.

That said, there are ways to overdo it. Bonci calls it the "Barista Effect," of mixing together sports drinks and gummies and other snacks, much like asking for a drink with extra flavor shots and extra foam on the top.

The concentration of that many carbs and liquids during a race can have a detrimental effect. "It's too many things," Bonci said.   



Myth: Eat whatever you want after a long run or race.

While it may be tempting to reach for the nearest snack after a long run, it's important to be strategic with your refuel.

Protein is key to rebuilding muscles and will go a much longer way than a bowl of pasta alone — or even a plate of leafy greens, which might be filling but won't have all the replenishing nutrients a runner might need. Runners are using up a lot of energy during the run, it's important to sustainably get that back. 

After a marathon, Bonci said she likes to recover with a meal at a Middle Eastern restaurant. 



Myth: Go immediately for the post-race beer.

While it might be so tempting to reach for a beer at the end of a race, it's important to get something else in your system first to replenish the liquids, electrolytes, and carbohydrates lost in the long run.

There's evidence to suggest that going right to the alcohol can delay muscle recovery. So drink the orange juice first, then the vodka, Bonci said. 

"People will thank me when able to walk down the stairs the next day," Bonci said. 




The best men's parkas for winter

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  • If you don't have a parka and you live anywhere other than the tropics, it's probably about time you added one to your closet.
  • We tested several parkas to find the best ones you can buy, from brands like our top picks: Triple F.A.T. Goose, Fjällräven, Moose Knuckles, and L.L.Bean.

A parka is a wintertime essential for much of humankind. Without one, layering enough to stay warm can be a nuisance.

But oh, what a sea of decisions: How thick does it need to be? Do you need the hood to be lined with fur? How do you feel about faux fur? We're still left to ponder pockets, length, and lining. And what on earth does "fill power" mean? While all of the above may or may not be critical decisions, they're all things we have to consider.

A parka is something we hope to invest in for the long haul, and a parka that doesn't last more than a few seasons is, in my humble opinion, not a parka at all.

What to look for in a parka

Let's start with the filling, and what fill power means, exactly. That's how many cubic inches of loft one ounce of a given variety of feather produces. Fill power does not necessarily tell you how warm a parka might be because it doesn't denote how heavily packed the down is inside your coat. 

What the fill power of a down does tell you is how well a certain type of down traps air and, in effect, warmth. Precious as it may be, an 800-fill-power down packed lightly and loosely into a jacket might not do nearly as much as a 400-fill-power down stuffed to the edges of each compartment.

So while fill power does dictate something about the quality of a down, what really matters is how densely packed a down is. Another thing to keep in mind, especially for travelers, is that the higher the fill power of a down, the lighter the weight of it by volume, which can result in a lighter jacket overall.

The outer lining of a parka can require a little explanation, too. Why is it that most parkas seem to be made using a waxed combination of cotton and nylon or polyester? This is not a waterproofing solution. For one thing, we don't generally associate parkas with rain. We also tend to be active outside when wearing them. A parka generally needs to be breathable.

Work up even the slightest sweat and a jacket that thick and warm will quickly do the rest of the sweating for you until you're unbearably drenched. That said, we've worn all of the parkas below in a bit of rain and come out dry, but it'd be best to look for something that's fully waterproof if you're headed out into a cold, relentless rain for any prolonged period of time. Also, fur doesn't fare too well in rain, either.

While we're at it, we also have to discuss fur. Yes, it feels wonderful, and there's no denying its beauty. But it comes at a high cost in many, often questionable, regards. It's up to you, and we'll leave it at that. We include both real and faux fur options in our guide.

Length is another big concern both for style and function. While it's stylish to have jackets cropped at the waist or even above the waist, it doesn't necessarily make a whole lot of sense on the functional side of the debate. Still, people on the shorter side often don't want a jacket that comes down to their calves, while taller folks might look like they're walking on stilts with a short hem. We'll leave that to you, but it's certainly something to consider.

Here are the best men's parkas you can buy:

Updated on 10/10/2019 by Les Shu: Updated links, prices, and formatting. We are currently researching and testing new options for a future update.

The best men's parka overall

Triple F.A.T. Goose's Stratus parka is about as warm as they come, and although it may not be the most sustainable or the most affordable, the brand's line of parkas is the most comfortable we've tried.

Packed full with 700-fill-power down, the Stratus from Triple F.A.T. Goose is an Insider Picks favorite, and several of our writers have deemed it our go-to winter jacket. 

Fur fans will also be pleased: You'll get a beautiful trim of coyote fur, which zips away from the hood in case you wish to remove it. The fur also has a wire insert that helps you shape your hood to your head and face so you're not walking around as though you have horse-blinders on.

While fur and down are not the most widely accepted materials on the market, Triple F.A.T. Goose is on the relatively "responsible" side of things when it comes to sourcing down and fur. You can read about the company's fur and down policy here.

If you're in a somewhat milder climate like the maritime, you might still want a parka, but you're going to want to make sure it's equipped for the rain. Triple F.A.T. Goose's Chenega II might be the best option with its three-part waterproofing and 700 fill power down. We also tried the Eldridge, a slightly shorter jacket that's also a tad cheaper at $600, and loved it.

If we've not convinced you yet, Outside, Men's Journal, and Men's Health all stand with us here.

Pros: As warm as parkas get, TFG offers a wide range of styles and prices on parkas

Cons: Nothing major of note

Shop all Triple F.A.T. Goose



The best mid-priced parka

L.L.Bean's Baxter State Parka uses quality 650-fill down, is rated for 45-degrees below Fahrenheit, and has a waterproof coating for much less than comparable parkas.

No, you won't get that fox or coyote fur trim, but if it's not real fur you're after, it's hard to make a case against L.L. Bean's Baxter State Parka. It's loaded with pockets, windproof and waterproof, and warm as anything.

L.L.Bean tests its parkas in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, which might not be the harshest or coldest place on earth, but for most anyone's intents and purposes, we can suffice it to say that it'll stand up to the elements and a good deal of wear and tear.

With seven exterior pockets and three on the interior, you'll have no problem fitting everything you need on your a person for your daily slump across town to the office or your intrepid wintertime trek up a mountain. Good luck finding everything again, though.

The hood comes with a wire insert that allows you to shape it around your head, which we like a lot, though that's subjective. You can also just zip the faux fur ruff away and forget about it altogether. We tried the Maine Mountain Parka, which is similar, but currently sold out, and we were very impressed with the quality.

Like many of L.L.Bean's products these days, the Baxter State Parka is made overseas, and the company does not let on where, exactly, on the product page, leaving us a little concerned about the amount of social responsibility the company takes on abroad. Also, this is a fairly high-quality jacket for the price, which also suggests they may be cutting some corners, though we can't say for sure. You can read L.L. Bean's policies on sustainability here.

In all, this is a very popular coat for very good reason. There are almost 900 reviews of the Baxter State Parka on L.L.Bean's site, and they're largely enthusiastic, rounding out to 4.4/5 stars. And while it's a little old, Outside's Gear Guy section recommended this very parka in 2007, and we're pretty sure it hasn't changed all that much since then anyhow.

Pros: Price, high-quality and heavily packed down, waterproof (but somewhat breathable)

Cons: Faux fur can be a little ratty (but you can ditch it), origins unclear



The best faux-fur parka

Fjällräven's Kyl parka is a perfect hybrid of street savviness and adventure readiness with its durable canvas exterior, sustainable down fill, and faux fur hood.

Fjällräven has been around since 1960 when it started with framed backpacks to better distribute weight for hikers. The company has branched out in the years since, and its parkas are some of the warmest around.

During testing this fall, I spent a day wearing the Kyl parka while fishing from a small exposed boat in 30-degree temperatures and high winds. I was wearing nothing but a T-Shirt underneath, and it was toasty as could be.

Still, the Kyl isn't stuffed to the brim with down, and the fill power of the down is of surprisingly low at 500 cuin, especially when ranked with other parkas in this price range, but you can rest assured that it's sustainably sourced.

It's still plenty warm, though, and runs a little large, so if it's not going to keep you warm enough, there's certainly enough room to tuck a medium-weight wool sweater underneath.

There are pockets galore in the Kyl. A large wallet, phone, magazine, and even the occasional breakfast sandwich have all comfortably tucked into mine on my morning subway commute.

Stylistically, the Kyl is up there with the best. It's the kind of parka that flies fashionably in urban and rural settings alike. There's no massive logo or patch, just a subtly-placed leather patch of Fjällräven's iconic Arctic fox on the shoulder.

Fjällräven focuses on sustainability, and the company is working with Stockholm University to save the Arctic fox. It's also one of the few companies that can prove that all of the down used in its parkas is 100% traceable.

The outer lining is made of Fjällräven's signature G-1000 waxed polyester and cotton blend. It's durable, but it is nowhere near waterproof, meaning this is not a good jacket for wet snow or precipitation in above-freezing temps. It eventually soaks through and while you'll stay mostly dry, it will get extremely heavy, and you'll eventually start to collect dew on the inside. You can wax it further to increase the water resistance.

Durability is Fjällräven's winning quality, all in all, though, its outstanding customer service doesn't hurt, either.

If you want the most technical parka adorned with the plushest, most exotic, real fur, then look elsewhere, but if you're seeking something practical and relatively sporty yet fashion-forward enough to pull off in town, this might be your move.

Pros: Durable, utilitarian but still stylish

Cons: Not waterproof (only good in a very cold snowstorm), price, low/entry-level fill power, real fur substitution is not available to those who want it

Shop Fjällräven's full line at Moose Jaw



The best stylish parka

The Moose Knuckles Stirling Fox Fur-Trim Parka is decked out in gold-plated hardware, an incredibly handsome red fox fur trim, duck down filling, and a waterproof cotton-nylon outer shell. 

Canada-based Moose Knuckles is a younger company, but an Insider Picks favorite. The company has done a brilliant job of merging outdoorsy functionality with urban sensibility, covering all the weather-ready necessities while still keeping plenty of attention on looks.

While the Sommerset is our favorite, Moose Knuckles' full line covers pretty much everyone. Insider Picks reporter Amir Ismael writes: "Moose Knuckles is known for infusing cold-weather sportswear with luxury. As one of its original designs, the Ballistic Bomber is becoming a staple among fashion lovers in need of a fully capable jacket."

This is a true cold-weather jacket. The outer lining is a cotton/nylon blend, and cotton just doesn't do well wet. And while the hood is detachable, the fox fur trim is not, and you really don't want to get that wet.

The fill power of the down comes in at 650 for the Sommerset, the jacket isn't exactly packed with the stuff, and you might find yourself in a bit of a chill if you don't make sure to wear something moderately substantial underneath.

Of course, the use of fur in clothing is highly divisive. Moose Knuckles claims to use only Saga-Certified furs, and those interested can read its fur policy and other product information here. However, if you have a stance against fur, opt for one that uses synthetic fabrics. (Scroll below to read more about the use of fur and down in outdoors clothing.)

Be wary of purchasing Moose Knuckles' clothing and apparel on some online retailers, as many reviews there suggest fraud.



A note on sustainability and the ethics around fur and down

Sustainability and ethics around down and fur are murky, if not mucky, particularly depending on how you feel about things.

Down is slightly more clearcut and traceable: Many of the brands in our guide, including Fjällräven and Triple F.A.T. Goose, put their down through rigorous testing to identify whether or not the down was plucked from live animals or not.

Triple F.A.T. Goose puts its down through the IDFL (International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory), while brands like L.L.Bean meet the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The IDFL performs an actual set of tests, while the RDS is merely a matter of vague compliance.

There's a host of these different standards and labs, and while the differences seem marginal, it's difficult, if not near impossible, to make heads or tails of much of them.

Fur, whether it's "ethically sourced" or not, tends to be the byproduct of age-old trapping methods. Many brands make sure to list compliance and cooperation with game trapping laws and standards set forth by the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) in Canada and the Best Management Practices (BMP) standards in the United States, but the fact of the matter is that trapping is still trapping, and many if not most animals are killed solely for their hide. Further, links to the various standards and agreements often lead to invalid pages or domains. 

Whether it's a fox, coyote, or some other unfortunate woodland creature, they're snared or trapped and stuck there until they freeze to death or a trapper comes along and puts them out of their misery. Whichever comes first. Yes, this is grim, but people still like fur, and that's also why we've included faux fur and fur-free options in our guide.



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The best men's puffer jackets you can buy

Puffer jackets provide warmth without weighing you down, making them perfect for layering in extreme cold or for use as your only jacket on milder days. These compressible, packable jackets can tuck away into a bag, or in some cases, even a pocket, so they're ideal for travel or trekking. Here are the best men's puffer jackets you can buy:


The best winter coats for men

A good winter coat will keep you warm and dry even when the snow is falling and the wind is howling. A great winter coat will keep you warm, dry, and looking good, too. Here are the best men's winter coats you can buy:


The best beanies you can buy

The word "beanie" is kind of one of those catch-alls that encompass a ton of different styles, from slouchy cuts to ultra-fitted ones with a variety of embellishments and fabric variations. The sheer number of options is overwhelming. After all, when you can buy a beanie anywhere, how do you narrow it down?

You could do a ton of research on the topic. Or you can read on for our top five favorite picks for men and women from around the Internet. Here are the best beanies you can buy:


The best places to buy scarves online

Your choice of scarf can make or break your comfort level in the wintertime. Opt for one that's wooly and warm and you'll be toasty. Choose a too-thin fabric and you, well, won't. Scarves are also a great opportunity to infuse a bit of personality into your winter wardrobe. And when you get bored of your outerwear, you can always pick a new scarf to mix things up.

These five brands are your best bet for warm, attractive options that will keep you cozy all winter long. Here are the best places to buy scarves:


The best thermal gloves you can buy

A good pair of thermal gloves can make all the difference on a cold winter day. We did the research to find the best thermal gloves you can buy to keep your hands nice and toasty for the rest of this winter and for many more winters to come. Here are the best gloves you can buy:


The best places to buy winter hats for men, women, and children

Your body loses a significant portion of its heat through your head, so keep yourself warm this winter with a great winter hat.

The winter hat makers we're featuring today offer hats in myriad styles, so once you've narrowed down the type of winter cap you need, you should be able to find several fine options from each brand. Here are the best places to buy winter hats:


The best mittens you can buy

Mittens keep your hands warmer than gloves, so if it's cold where you live, work, or play, slip a pair on and keep the chill out.

Yes, you will lose a measure of dexterity when choosing mittens versus gloves. But you won't risk losing a finger to frostbite, or simple suffering from frigid digits, to be a bit less dramatic. Today we've lined up some of the best mittens on the market, including mittens for babies, kids, adults, and some specialty pairs, too. Here are the best mittens you can buy:


The best snow pants you can buy for men, women, and kids

Make the most of that winter wonderland this year by keeping yourself warm and dry with well-made snow pants when you're skiing, sledding, or generally romping about in the snow. Here are the best snow pants you can buy:



The US states with the most same-sex couples raising kids are in the South and Mountain West

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October 11 is National Coming Out Day, and LGBT-identifying people and their families are an essential part of the American community.

As part of our collection of 50 maps tracking American life today, we included the following two maps that look at how the LGBT community varies across states.

Read more: 50 maps that explain how America lives, spends, and believes

The Movement Advancement Project, an advocacy and research group, assembled data from a 2018 analysis by The Williams Institute of Gallup survey results to estimate the share of each state's population that self-identifies as LGBT.

That share ranged from 2.7% of adults in North Dakota self-identifying as LGBT to a high of 9.8% in the District of Columbia. States in the West and Northeast had larger LGBT populations, while many states in the upper Great Plains and the South had a small share of LGBT-identifying adults.

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The Movement Advancement Project also published estimates of how many same-sex couples in each state were raising children. Those estimates were based on a Williams Institute analysis of data from the US Census, which determines family structures based on who respondents list as a spouse and as their own children in their households, rather than asking specific questions about sexual orientation or gender identity.

In what might be a somewhat surprising result, some of the states with the lowest shares of self-identified LGBT adults had very high shares of same-sex couples raising children. For example, while just 2.9% of adults in Montana identified themselves as LGBT according to the above Gallup data, a full 22% of same-sex couples in that state had children.

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11 abandoned palaces that were once the height of luxury and what they look like now

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  • Even once-opulent palaces can deteriorate. 
  • These palatial estates were abandoned and now sit in varying states of decay for reasons ranging from natural disasters to rumored hauntings.
  • Photos of these crumbling palaces around the world give a peak into yesteryear's high society lifestyle.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

These palaces were originally the lavish homes of rulers or the dreamlike creations of business titans who fashioned themselves after royalty. They were considered to be the height of luxury when they were built.

Now, they are dilapidated and crumbling.

Read more: Take a look inside the famously creepy Winchester House, which has 160 rooms, staircases that lead to nowhere, and doors that open into walls

Some of these palaces have been restored and even serve as wedding venues. Others, however, have remained untouched for years — reduced to a creepy spot to snap an Instagram photo.

Keep reading for a look at 11 abandoned palaces around the world.

SEE ALSO: 12 abandoned mansions around the world that likely used to be worth millions

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Bodiam Castle — Sussex, England

Bodium Castle was built in 1385 by a knight of Edward III who planned to use it as a fortified family manor. After that family line died out, the castle changed hands several times until it eventually was left abandoned in the 17th century. Restoration work didn't take off until 1925.

Today, it is a tourist attraction complete with a gift shop.

Source:BodiamCastle.uk



Leh Palace — Ladakh, India

Leh Palace was constructed out of mud, wood, sand, and stone in 1553. At nine stories high, Leh Palace once housed members of the royal family on the upper floors and stables and storerooms on the lower floors. The palace was invaded in the 19th century and has been abandoned since.

It is now a tourist attraction managed by the Archaelogical Survey of India.

Source:Tourism of India



Jal Mahal — Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal is a "floating" palace in the middle of a man-made lake in Jaipur, India. In reality, four levels of the building are submerged underwater. It was originally built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge for the local royals. Droughts, dams, and the expansion of the lake all contributed to the palace's eventual sinking a century after it was built.

Today, there are rumored plans to convert the sunken palatial ruins into a restaurant.

Source: Atlas Obscura



The Palace of Sans Souci — Milot, Haiti

The Palace of Sans Souci is located in the mountains of northern Haiti and was completed in 1813. It was the home of King Henri Christophe until his death in 1820. It was known for being the "Versailles of the Caribbean." The palace was then irreparably damaged in an 1842 earthquake.

After standing empty for a century, it was designated a World Heritage Site in 1982.

Source: World Monuments Fund



Duckett's Grove — Carlow, Ireland

Duckett's Grove was built in the 1700s as part of the 12,000 acre estate belonging to the prominent Duckett family. The Gothic revival castle burned in a fire in 1933.

Souce: Carlow Tourism



Pidhirtsi Palace — Lviv, Ukraine

Pidhirtsi Palace was designed by Italian Andre dell'Aqua in the 17th century as a home for Polish military commanders. The palace was then converted to a hospital for tuberculosis patients during World War II. It was shortly thereafter abandoned.

It now serves as a tourist attraction.

Source: World Monuments Fund



Grand Hôtel de la Forêt — Corsica, France

Built in 1893, the Grand Hotel was once a luxury hotel featuring a grand staircase and tennis courts. It was specifically designed to have a palatial feel.

After World War II, though, the hotel had a difficult time attracting guests. It closed and was effectively abandoned.

Source: Le Modalogue



Villa de Vecchi —Cortenova, Italy

Villa de Vecchi is a mansion east of Lake Como that is rumored to be haunted. The house was built in the 1850s by the head of the Italian National Guard, Felix de Vecchi. As legend has it, he returned home on day to find his wife brutally murdered and his daughter missing. A lengthy search for his daughter turned up nothing and he died by suicide later that year. The villa was passed on to de Vecchi's brother, who lived there until World War II.

No prospective buyer was interested in the potentially haunted house. It was left permanently uninhabited by the 1960s.

 Source: Atlas Obscura



Swannanoa Palace — Virginia, United States

An American railroad executive, James H. Dooley, had this marble villa constructed in 1912 as a replica of the Villa de Medici in Rome. It took 300 artisans to complete and included a 4,000-piece Tiffany stained glass window.

After the Dooleys died in the 1920s, the villa was converted into a country club. It was officially abandoned in the 1980s and then turned into a historical site.

Today, Swannanoa Palace hosts weddings and weekly tours. 

Source:Virginia Tourism



Sammezzano Castle — Leccio, Italy

There is a 365-room abandoned palace atop a hill just south of Florence, Italy, that was built in 1605 by Spanish nobility. It has seen several iterations: At one point, it was owned by the famed Medici family, and later, after World War II, it was even used as a luxury hotel.

Sammezzano Castle has been closed and effectively abandoned since the 1990s.

Source: Visit Tuscany



Gbadolite — Nsele, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gbadolite, once a small village, was turned into the "Versailles of the Jungle" by former journalist Mobutu Sese Seko, who seized power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1965, renamed the country Zaire, and established himself the president. The estate included a night club, a hotel, and an international airport in addition to the residence of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. After a military overthrow, he abandoned the palace and fled to Morocco in 1997. He died three months later of prostate cancer.

The derelict palace is reportedly now tended to by his former supporters and their families.

Source:The Independent, Atlas Obscura



Here's what LGBT Gen Zers want from their future bosses — and where they want to work

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  • LGBT students are more likely than their non-LGBT peers to value a commitment to diversity and support for gender equality from their future employers, according to an analysis by employer branding specialists Universum.
  • Universum runs an annual survey of trends of thousands of college students, asking new entrants to the workforce what they look for in potential employers.
  • LGBT students were also more likely to look for work in the arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, and for non-government and non-profit organizations.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

October 11 is National Coming Out Day, and the next generation of LGBT students and workers are looking for employers with a commitment to diversity and a strong sense of social responsibility, according to an analysis provided to Business Insider.

Employer branding specialists Universum runs an annual survey of tens of thousands of college students, asking new entrants to the workforce what they are looking for from their future employers.

Universum provided Business Insider an exclusive analysis of which job attributes self-identified LGBT students said were important to them compared with their non-LGBT-identifying peers.

Read more: Where US business students want to work: Disney over Deloitte, Apple more than Goldman, and Google above all

About four-fifths of the self-identified LGBT sample were in Gen Z, with millennials making up most of the remaining fifth. Universum defines Gen Z as those born in 1997 and after.

Universum asked students about 40 employer and job attributes, broken into four groups of ten each: employer reputation and image, people and culture, remuneration and advancement opportunities, and job characteristics. Students are asked to list up to three attributes in each category as being most important to them in their future careers.

LGBT students were more likely to rank certain attributes as being important to them than their non-LGBT peers. Here are eight categories that had a notably higher ranking from LGBT students than non-LGBT students:

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LGBT students were more than twice as likely as non-LGBT students to rate support for gender equality and commitment to diversity and inclusion as being important characteristics of their future employers. They were also more likely to value corporate social responsibility, ethical standards, and opportunities for international travel or relocation.

Universum also asked students to select up to three industries from a list of 20 that they would like to work in. LGBT students were much more likely to say they wanted to work in the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry, educational and scientific institutions, and NGOs and non-profits than non-LGBT respondents:

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5 little-known tricks that make interview candidates stand out, according to a seasoned headhunter

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  • Caroline Stokes is the founder of an executive headhunting and executive coaching company and host of The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter Podcast.
  • A first interview is a lot like a first date: a hiring manager can tell if you're not interested in being there.
  • Stokes says it's key to know why you're interviewing, and to be incredibly familiar with the company or product before coming in.
  • Part of knowing the company means knowing the things that it could work on. And be ready to show healthy disagreement — it'll assure your interviewer that you won't be toxic in disagreements.
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Hiring managers can sniff out whether someone is truly interested in a role, or just coming in for an interview because they're trying to escape their current situation. Caroline StokesThe interviewer can also easily tell whether you've actually made the effort to learn about their company and the product or services they offer or if you're just along for the ride. Here are five ways to impress the hiring manager on your first interview.

 

SEE ALSO: I'm an executive headhunter and emotional intelligence expert. Here's my 3-pronged solution for making salary negotiations easier.

1. Know why you’re interviewing

Interviewing for a job isn't that different from going on a blind date. If you're not excited to be there, the hiring manager (or your date) will know immediately and wonder why you bothered to show up. If you appear to be going through the motions and if you seem to be there for all the wrong reasons, the hiring manager will likely dismiss you as a candidate the minute you walk out the door.

When the hiring manager asks why you're interested in the position, your answer can't be, "because you contacted me," or "because my friend referred me." Your answer must convey your enthusiasm — and most importantly connection — for the opportunity. Offer an authentic reason why you agreed to come in for the interview by conveying curiosity about the position as well as your belief that this is an exciting career opportunity.



2. Test out the product before you go

The best way to have a dynamic, deep conversation about the company and its products or services is to give products a trial run before you show up for the interview. That might mean getting on YouTube and watching every product launch and tutorial video you can find. Before you interview, be curious about the product and the company. Seek out the company's history, the trajectory of its growth, and ways its products and services have changed over the years. This will allow you to have a collaborative conversation about the company's goals and offer suggestions on how to solve problems and make improvements.



3. Know the pain points

By doing this level of research on the company and its products, you will have a level of credibility that allows you to create a connection with the hiring manager immediately. Then use your expertise — whether it's in engineering, business operations, data analytics, growth hacking etc. — to show the hiring manager the unique perspective you bring to the table. For instance, you can say, "This is what I can see from my perspective, and what you can do to improve," whether you are talking about ways to attract early adopters or ways to offer more targeted messaging to consumers.



4. Don’t be afraid to disagree

Hiring managers like candidates to demonstrate how they would communicate negative information. They want to make sure your disagreements won't lead to a toxic environment. You want to show that even if you have a different opinion, you can play well with others so don't be afraid to express your disagreement during the interview. One way to demonstrate your ability to disagree without drama is to show you can have a healthy discussion even when you have a differing point of view. One way to introduce this is to ask the hiring manager, "I actually have a different perspective. Would you like to hear it?" 



5. Whiteboard it

If an interviewer asks how you would solve a problem and there's a whiteboard in the room, be ready to use it. Hiring managers want to see how you think through problems and solutions so take the opportunity to walk them through your thought process by writing the building blocks of your strategy on the whiteboard. Invite them to brainstorm with you. And don't worry about getting the answer wrong. The whole purpose is to show them how you problem solve and invite others to participate in the process. 

If you're uncomfortable using the whiteboard, you could bring your laptop to the interview and have a chart prepared to show them how you thought through a similar problem. You can show how you solved the problem as well as the final outcome. This can create a great dialog and powerful interview presence. 

Armed with this mindset you should have greater confidence and be seen as a candidate the company truly wants to hire.

Caroline Stokes is the founder of FORWARD, an executive headhunting and executive coaching company designed for global innovation leaders. She is the host of The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter Podcast and author ofElephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company.



Dispensed: A big week for primary care disruptors, how a health van is improving the health of New Yorkers, and a call for DC power players

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Hello,

Welcome to Dispensed, Business Insider's weekly healthcare newsletter recapping all the work that kept the healthcare team has been up to. Here in NYC, we're down a member after Emma Court has left us for other adventures — we miss her so much already! 

That said, we need another reporter to add to the team! Know anybody who's fantastic? Are you interested in being featured in this fun weekly newsletter? Here's the link to the job posting

Are you new to our newsletter? You can sign up for Dispensed here.

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Big bets on companies changing the way we got to the doctor

This week (not that it's all that different any other week), one topic has consumed most of my waking thoughts and conversations: Primary Care. 

Most notably, as CNBC reported Tuesday, One Medical is reportedly gearing up for an IPO. The 12-year-old company has raised $408 million and has a private valuation of $1.5 billion for its primary care service that charges a $200 annual fee and uses your insurance. 

It got me thinking about about the precedent of a publicly traded primary care company. Most of the time, it seems like medical practices are relegated to the private equity space

The news that One Medical has hired bankers wasn't the only vote of confidence for investors taking a more serious look at at companies looking to change the way we go to the doctor. On Wednesday, Andreessen Horowitz promoted Julie Yoo to general partner at the firm's biofund. She'll be investing in companies that are using software to transform healthcare. Here are the top 3 areas she plans to invest in.

Then, on Thursday, Parsley Health,a doctor's office that charges $150 a month and doesn't take insurance, raised $26 million to take its model national. 

The news this week gave me a lot of chances to update this always evergreen post of the big players in the primary care space. It's shaping up to be an even more interesting time for primary care startups.

With so much funding pouring in, will we see more from the list prep for an IPO? Any gossip? Tips? Speculation? I'm all ears at lramsey@businessinsider.com. 

Clarrie Feinstein spent a day with one of the vans in Manhattan's East Village to see how people without insurance get care in the wealthiest city in the world.

Dr. Freddy Molano, VP of infectious diseases and LGBTQ services.

I spent a day with a health van providing care to low-income New Yorkers, and it reveals a hidden safety net for thousands in the world's wealthiest city

  • About 700,000 people in New York City don't have health insurance.
  • The Community Healthcare Network is working to ensure that people without insurance can receive basic healthcare services.
  • Founded in 1981, CHN has 14 federally qualified health centers in four boroughs and a fleet of vans that go to different neighborhoods throughout the city almost every day of the week.
  • CHN says that it provides care for 85,000 New Yorkers annually and that 2,090 patients were seen in the vans over the past year.

I mentioned this briefly last week, but it was interesting to hear from the head of Uber Health, Dan Trigub last week at the CBInsights conference on how its health ambitions could help the company reach demographics — age-wise and geographically — it normally wouldn't.

So I blogged about it. 

We talked to a top Uber exec about how the ride-hailing giant is betting on healthcare to reach a new set of customers

I also wanted to highlight a super helpful resource from graphics guru Skye Gould and Insider senior science and health reporter Hilary Brueck. They mapped out where the 27 deaths that have been linked to vaping have happened across the US.

Check out their map here. 

Last but not least — we're pulling together a list of healthcare power players in DC. That is, we want to find the folks shaping the future of healthcare policy. (No, they don't physically have to live in DC). 

The form for nominations is here. Who would be a mistake not to include? Let us know! 

I'll leave you to head off into your weekends for all of you training for a fall race (good luck to all those running Chicago this weekend!) I rounded up 11 misconceptions about training for a marathon you need to stop believing.

For me, I now see post-race beers in an entirely different light.

Thoughts? Questions about the nomination form? Fall baking recipes? You can find me at lramsey@businessinsider.com or the whole team at healthcare@businessinsider.com. 

- Lydia  

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These melatonin gummies are now my go-to sleep aid — they cut my nighttime restlessness in half and help me relax

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  • It's not uncommon for people who have trouble falling asleep to take melatonin supplements. Research has shown that they may help promote sleep.
  • In addition to melatonin, Hello Bello Sleep Well gummies have three other key ingredients (chamomile, lemon balm, and passionflower), which many doctors recommend as natural sleep remedies.
  • I tired the Sleep Well gummies and found that they helped me fall asleep in half my usual time and without the huge wave of exhaustion I experience with drugstore melatonin. 

Experiencing that instant comatose state as soon as my head hits the pillow is sadly something I've rarely experienced. Falling asleep has always been difficult for me.

Some might blame it on bad habits, like treating my bed like a couch to lounge on during the day or scrolling through my phone as I lie in bed. Whatever the reason may be, I've spent as much as two hours fighting to enter dreamland.

On average, it takes me about an hour and a half to fall asleep once I crawl into bed (which usually isn't until 11 p.m.). After working all day, exercising in the evening, eating dinner, and prepping for the next day, I feel the need to unwind before I go to sleep. For me, that means mindlessly scrolling through my phone while in bed. I know this is a bad habit, especially for those who struggle with insomnia, so I do try to limit myself. But even after I put my phone down, I'm still left tossing and turning as the minutes tick by and sleep eludes me.

About a month ago, I saw a bright yellow Hello Bello box on the Insider Picks' product table. Inside were 10 colorful bottles of vitamin gummies. I scanned each bottle until my eyes stopped on the words "Sleep Well." Hmm, that's something I haven't done in the past couple of weeks, I thought to myself. So I grabbed the bottle and figured I would give the Hello Bello Sleep Well gummies a try.

What are they?

Sleep Well gummies are formulated with four main ingredients: melatonin, chamomile, lemon balm, and passionflower, all of which are considered natural sleep aids. When taken properly, they may help you fall asleep and rest better through the night.

The star ingredient here is melatonin, which is a hormone produced by our bodies that helps sync our internal clocks with the beginning and end of the day. Research has shown that taking melatonin supplements may help promote sleep. Ideally, our bodies will produce enough of it to help us drift off at night and stay asleep, but sometimes sleep disorders, stress, jet lag, you name it, can get in the way of achieving the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep.

While the other three main ingredients (chamomile, lemon balm, and passionflower) aren't clinically proven to treat insomnia, they're the same ingredients found in popular nighttime sleep teas. Many doctors recommend them as natural sleep remedies as well.

The gummies themselves are vegan and do not contain artificial colors or flavors; common allergens like wheat, gluten, eggs, and peanuts; or high fructose corn syrup. Each bottle contains 75 gummies or 37.5 doses (two gummies per dose).

Read more: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard teamed up with Walmart to launch Hello Bello, an affordable, plant-based family products that doesn't cut any corners

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How was my sleep experience?

First off, I just want to say that I found the Sleep Well gummies to be delicious. They taste just like fruit snacks, so if you have small children in your home, definitely keep these on the top shelf. 

The packaging says one dose consists of two gummies, but it doesn't mention when they should be taken. I reached out to the company for a suggested time frame, and they recommended taking two gummies a half-hour before bed.

With that in mind, I took my dose and went about my usual routine of packing my next day's lunch and washing up. Coincidentally, I finished up about 30 minutes later and found that the Hello Bello Sleep Well gummies had already started to kick in. My eyes felt heavy, and my mind was focused on sleep rather than the million and one things I'd done that day.

As I grabbed my phone to do my usual social media sweep, I realized I didn't actually feel the need to mindlessly scroll. I did it anyway out of pure habit, but after 15 minutes, I was actually nodding off with my phone in my hand. All in all, the amount of time that passed from when I took the Sleep Well gummies until I fell asleep was about 45 minutes — and before midnight no less. 

I've taken over-the-counter melatonin supplements before, and they worked for me. But after taking them, I was always smacked by a wave of extreme exhaustion that forced me to sleep. The Sleep Well gummies didn't produce this effect, and I speculate the added botanicals may make the difference here. Once the gummies started to work, I felt more relaxed and able to decompress before a wave of drowsiness slowly came over me. It was a much more calming experience, and I got a good night's sleep.

The bottom line

I don't take the Sleep Well gummies every night because I don't want to rely on a sleep aid (though you're unlikely to become dependent on melatonin). I do use them from time to time though. If I have to get up earlier than normal the next day, I'll take the recommended dose 30 minutes before bed to ensure I can get a solid seven hours of sleep. I have also taken them after a long, busy day to unwind before bed.

If you're someone who has trouble sleeping and needs help every once in a while, the Hello Bello Sleep Well gummies are a great product to try. If you'd prefer not to ingest anything before bed, you can also try Asutra Dream the Night Away melatonin lotion that our team has used not only to fall asleep, but also to stay asleep through the night.

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How to get free games on your Xbox One through Xbox Live and Game Pass

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Video games can be expensive, especially if you're on a budget. Fortunately, systems like the Xbox One offer a slew of great games that can be enjoyed for free.

You won't be able to download these right away, however. To get any free games on your Xbox One, you'll need to have a Xbox Live Gold subscription, which costs $59.99 for a year, or $9.99 for a single month.

If you want even more games, you'll need to sign up for Xbox Game Pass, which offers you more than 100 different games to play for an extra $9.99 a month.

You don't need to have both subscriptions, but you can sign up for both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for a discounted $14.99 per month.

Check out the products mentioned in this article:

Xbox One X (From $499.99 at Best Buy)

Xbox One Live 12-month Gold Pass (From $59.99 at Best Buy)

Xbox One 6-month Game Pass (From $59.99 at Best Buy)

How to get free games on Xbox One with Xbox Live Gold

1. In order to be able to download free games, you must first log into your Xbox Live account using your Xbox One.

2. After you've logged in, navigate to the "Store" tab on the upper-right side of the screen. Press A, or just press Down using the left stick.

3. Scroll through the list until you reach a button that says "Browse games." Press A.

4. Scroll through until you find a section called "Top free games." Just above this section, on the right side of the screen, there should be a button that says "Show all." Select "Show all" and press A. This will show you all of the free games available instead of just a small selection.

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5. Select the game you want to download and press A.

6. On the next screen, a trailer for the game might start playing automatically. Navigate downward and select a button labeled "Get," then press A. Your new game should begin downloading automatically.

Once it downloads, you'll be good to go.

How to get free games on Xbox One through Game Pass

Game Pass is a service that offers even more free games for you to download. New games are released on Game Pass throughout the year, so check back often.

1. Log into your Xbox Live account. You don't need Xbox Live Gold.

2. Navigate to the "Store" tab in the upper-right and press the A button.

3. Navigate to "Deals" and press A.

4. In the next menu, there's a section called "Try for Free." These are the games exclusively available for free for Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass members.

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5. In the "Try for Free" section, on the right side of the screen, there should be a button labeled "Show all." Select this button and press A.

6. Select the free game you want to download and press A.

7. On the next screen, navigate to the "Get" button and press A. The game should begin downloading automatically.

When you are browsing for a free game, pay attention to the details of the games you want. Some games are free to play initially, but may require a paid subscription after a trial period, or may contain microtransactions.

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'Why won't my Xbox One turn on?': How to check your power supply or do a power reset on your Xbox One

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  • If your Xbox One won't turn on, first check the power cable connection points at the console and wall outlet, and test the outlet with another electrical device to ensure it isn't the problem.
  • A quick power reset is usually all that's needed to get an unresponsive Xbox One console working, and with an Xbox One S and X, a reset is as simple as unplugging the console for a few seconds.
  • If you have an Xbox One Original, the power supply is external, and the power reset requires different steps.
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So, your Xbox One console won't turn on? Well, that's that. Throw it away and grab a book. 

Either that, or you can troubleshoot the problem and get the system working again.

Check out the products mentioned in this article:

Xbox One X (From $499.99 at Best Buy)

Xbox One S (From $249.99 at Best Buy)

AstroAI Digital Multimeter (From $9.24 on Amazon)

How to check your Xbox One's power supply

1. An unresponsive Xbox One usually involves an issue with the power supply. First, ensure the power cable is firmly inserted in the back of the console and that the plug is properly connected to an AC wall outlet. 

2. If all is in order there, next check the outlet itself, either with a digital multimeter or simply by connecting a different electrical device to the outlet and seeing if it works.

How to do a power reset on your Xbox One

Once it becomes clear the Xbox One itself is the problem, it's time to try a power reset – the system's internal power supply might be at issue, and note that we are here discussing the Xbox One X and S consoles; we'll cover the original Xbox One in a moment.

1. To do a power reset, disconnect the power cable from the rear of the console and wait a full ten seconds. Now, reconnect the cable, then press the Xbox button on the front of the system.

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2. If it turns on, you're all set.

To reset the external power supply for the original Xbox One, do the following:

1. Disconnect all cables from the console, the power supply itself, and the wall outlet.

2. Wait 10 seconds, then reconnect the power supply to the wall, then the console to the power supply.

If your system is still unresponsive, you'll need to reach out to Microsoft for repairs.

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11 mind-blowing facts that show just how dire the student-loan crisis in America is

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America is suffering from a student-loan debt crisis.

While wages have increased by 67% since 1970, according to a 2018 Student Loan Hero report, college tuition has increased at an even faster rate. Consequently, student debt has reached record levels.

It's part of the Great American Affordability Crisis. Coupled with the fallout from the recession and a high cost of living, student-loan debt has made it difficult for millennials to save and has forced them to delay milestones like getting married, buying a house, and having kids.

Democratic presidential candidates have been proposing policies to offset the cost of college. Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a $1.25 trillion plan to forgive most existing student-loan debt and provide universal free college. John Delaney, Rep. Seth Moulton, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have proposed student-debt forgiveness or subsidized college for students who go into national service.

Meanwhile, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Eric Swalwell, and the entrepreneur Andrew Yang have offered proposals to reduce the cost of college and the burden of student loans.

Here are 11 facts that show just how dire student-loan debt in America is.

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1. The national total student debt is now over $1.5 trillion.

The average student-loan debt per graduating student in 2018 who took out loans is $29,800, according to Student Loan Hero.



2. College tuition has more than doubled since the 1980s.

From the late 1980s to 2018, the cost of an undergraduate degree increased by 213% at public schools and 129% at private schools, adjusting for inflation, Student Loan Hero reported, citing stats from The College Board.

During that time, annual tuition rose to $9,970 from $3,190 for public schools and to $34,740 from $15,160 for private schools.

Wages, meanwhile, have increased by 67% since 1970, according to a 2018 Student Loan Hero report.



3. More than 3 million senior citizens in the US are still paying off their student loans.

Young people aren't the only ones paying off debt. More than 3 million Americans ages 60 and older owe more than $86 billion in unpaid student loans, INSIDER's Kelly McLaughlin reported, citing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data seen by CBS News.

To pay it off, they're turning to their Social Security benefits, CBS News reported.



4. As of May 2018, 101 people in the US owe at least $1 million each in student loans, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the Education Department.

Costs for professional degrees are rising too. In 2013, only 14 people in the US owed $1 million or more each on their federal student loans, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the Education Department. By 2018, that had increased to 101 people.

Interest rates for graduate students increased by more than 6 percentage points from 2004 to 2012, according to The Journal.

Consider Mike Meru, an orthodontist who owed $1,060,945 in student loans as of May 2018 and is expected to face a $2 million loan balance in the next two decades, The Journal said.

Meru's situation shows that, despite high salaries, becoming a doctor, a dentist, or even a lawyer isn't the path to wealth it once was.



5. Black families carry more debt than white families and are more likely to default on their loans.

Black graduates with a bachelor's degree default on their loans — meaning they do not make a payment for 270 days — at five times the rate of white graduates, a January 2018 Brookings Institution report found. They are also more likely to default than white college dropouts.

A recent Wall Street Journal report found that graduates of historically black colleges had 32% more debt than students at other colleges and that most had not paid off any debt in their first few years out of school.

Carrying student loans keeps the wealth gap between black and white families startlingly wide: A Levy Economics Institute study last year found that with student debt, young white families had 12 times as much wealth as black ones; eliminating that debt lessened that to just five times as much wealth.



6. As many as 40% of borrowers could default on their student loans by 2023.

The 2018 Brookings Institution report followed students who were paying loans up to 20 years after graduation and found that the rate at which people defaulted on their loans continued to rise 12 to 20 years after graduation.

By analyzing the rate of default 20 years after graduation for those who started college in 1995 and 2003, the report predicted that nearly 40% of borrowers could default on their loans by 2023.



7. Of people who use a bankruptcy-assistance service to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, 32% carry student-loan debt.

Of the people in that group, student-loan debt made up 49% of their total debt on average, a new LendEDU study of users of the service, called Upsolve, found.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection is used to liquidate the assets of people with limited incomes who can't pay back all or a portion of their debt. The goal is to discharge the debt.

Student-loan debt, however, is generally non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.

Read more:An astounding number of bankruptcies are being driven by student loan debt



8. Some US workers would even ditch vacation time for help paying their loans.

Even after graduating and landing a job, workers say they're still desperate for help paying off student loans.

Of people with student loans, 63% said they would give up paid time off in exchange for help paying off student loan debt, according to a new survey by job marketplace ZipRecruiter provided to Business Insider.

Workers said they would forgo an average of two months of vacation time in exchange for debt relief, though a staggering one-fourth of Americans would give up as much as five months PTO.



9. Student-loan debt is the reason 13% of Americans in a survey conducted last year said they decided not to have kids.

That's among those ages 20 to 45, Business Insider's Shana Lebowitz reported, citing the survey from The New York Times.

Student-loan borrowers are also delaying or refraining from buying a house, because they can't afford it.

"I don't feel comfortable taking a loan on a house while having student loans," Boone Porcher, a supply-chain consultant who owes $32,645 after five years at a public university, previously told Business Insider.

Another graduate, a water-resources engineer who graduated from a public university with roughly $25,000 in debt, told Business Insider, "I feel like buying a house is a total pipe dream at this point in my life, but I'm tightening my belt as much as possible to save for a down payment right now."



10. Some have drawn parallels between the student-debt crisis and the subprime-mortgage disaster.

The rate at which student-loan borrowers can't pay their debt looks a lot like the rate at which people could not pay their mortgages during the 2008 financial crisis.

As of 2017, default and 90-day delinquency rates for student loans hovered at 11%, according to a report by Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions. Delinquency rates during the mortgage crisis peaked at 11.5% in 2010.

The report found that those with lower debt were actually more likely to default, since those with more debt tend to have degrees that lead to higher-paying jobs. Those with less initial debt, meanwhile, likely dropped out without a degree to get a better-paying job.

That's not the only parallel between today's student-loan crisis and the financial crisis: Total US consumer debt was higher in the first quarter of this year than it was in 2008, a Marquette Associates analyst told MarketWatch last week.



11. Nearly 50% of millennials who have or had student-loan debt think college wasn't worthwhile.

In a recent INSIDER and Morning Consult survey, when asked whether it was worth attending college based on their current financial situation and their student loans, about 21% of respondents said "definitely not" and about 23% said "probably no."

Unsurprisingly, respondents who are still paying off their student-loan debt felt worse about having gone to college than millennials who had already paid off their debt.



The best lunch boxes and lunch bags you can buy

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  • School lunches are very often mediocre, and for office workers, it costs a lot of money to buy food every day. So why not pack your lunch in a great lunch box?
  • We've rounded up the very best lunch boxes for preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and professional life.

Whether your child is heading back to school, you are going back to school, or you've just grown tired of buying your lunch from the food truck outside your workplace each day, there's no denying that a new lunch box makes the midday meal just a little bit tastier.

After all, you have to tote your sandwich and beverage in something, so why not make that something a reusable lunch box that looks good on the lunchroom table and keeps your sandwich from getting smashed, rather than wasting money and resources on use-them-and-toss-them paper bags?

Here at Business Insider, we take our lunch breaks seriously. That's why we set out to find the best lunch boxes available for every age from pre-school right through adulthood. Honestly, any of these picks could be good for any person, no matter their age. 

We visited the top consumer websites to check out the research, and listened to buyer feedback on what owners love — and don't love — about their purchases. So if you're ready to eat, forget about that crumpled paper sack, and read on. Here are the five lunch boxes that we most recommend.

Here are the best lunch boxes you can buy:

Updated on 10/11/2019 by Les Shu: Updated selections, prices, links, and formatting.

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The best lunch box for preschoolers

The Bentgo Kids Bento Box is divided into perfectly sized compartments for your child's preschool-sized appetite and comes in three bright colors.

The first day of pre-school is a day of tears across the country, but it's not usually the little ones who are crying. Instead, they are the bittersweet tears of moms watching their babies spreading their wings in preparation for the inexorable flight out of the nest. These little birds are just as likely to forget their lunch boxes on the playground as they are to bring them home, so it's a good idea to choose a box in one of the bright colors most favored by this age group. It's harder to overlook something colorful.

The Bentgo Kids Bento Box delivers: It comes in three happy colors, including purple, blue, and green that are bright enough to be remembered. But best of all, this pre-school and daycare-friendly lunch box performs a trick that is very important to many youngsters: it keeps foods separate in their own compartments, so different foods don't "touch."

The sturdy plastic box is made without BPA, vinyl, lead, or PVC. It has rubber edges, so it won't crack if dropped, and the two clasps are easy for little hands to open and close. The inner tray lifts out and is microwave and dishwasher safe. It's also portioned into five compartments that are just the right size for the appetites of the pre-school crowd.

This preschool-perfect lunch box is a hit on Amazon, where it has more than 5,600 reviews and an average of 4.1 stars. Parents love that the box is leak-proof and easy for preschoolers to carry and open. However, many commented that the compartments are much smaller than they expected, so be aware that this lunch box is truly intended for very young kids or those with small appetites.

Pros: Sized right for kids in preschool and first grade, bright colors, compartments, easy to wash, durable

Con: Compartments are small, so your child's appetite will likely outgrow the box by first grade



The best lunch box for elementary school

The PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag keeps your elementary kid's lunch cold for hours, and it comes in more than 40 different fun designs.

For the majority of kids, the elementary-school years are good ones. Toddlerhood is firmly in the rearview window, the pangs and perils of puberty are still far ahead, and for most children in this age group, it's all about family, friends, and fun.

When it comes to a lunch box, elementary school children generally gravitate toward bright colors, favorite animated characters, popular movie themes, cutesy animals, or wacky-but-fun designs. There's still a fair chance your kid will forget to bring the lunch box home, but when it's as colorful as the PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag, it's a lot less likely to be left behind on the school bus.

There's no need for separate gel packs or ice packs in this lunch bag. Its patented cooling technology is built right into the bag, so just pop it into the freezer overnight, and in the morning, it's chilled enough to keep lunch fresh for hours. Of course, you don't have to freeze the Packit lunch box. If you prefer, just pack lunch the night before and store it in the fridge until it's time to head out the door.

The soft PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag is made of poly canvas, with a food-safe, water-resistant lining. It zips shut at the top and also has a Velcro tab for extra security. Plus, a buckle handle makes it easy to clip onto handlebars or a backpack. When lunchtime is over, the bag folds up to easily fit in a locker or backpack.

With more than 25 colors and designs to choose from, your child is sure to find a Packit Freezable bag he or she loves. Camouflage, bright geometrics, polka dots, tie-dye, treasure maps, owls, and many more designs are available. These lunch bags are fun.

The PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag is Good Housekeeping's overall favorite. There are more than 4,400 customer reviews of the bag, with an average of 4.1 (out of 5) stars. Parents appreciate the way the bag stays cold for hours and holds plenty of food for your hungry elementary-age child. On the downside, many buyers commented that the Velcro tab quickly wore out, although the bag still closes with the zipper.  

Pros: Many child-appealing designs and colors, stays cold a long time, buckle handle.

Cons: Velcro tab doesn't hold up to regular use.



The best lunch box for middle school

The L.L. Bean Flip-Top Lunch Box hits the sweet spot between grown-up style and kid-friendly design.

Ah, middle school. The in-between years are the hardest. Preteens are filled with yearnings to look, feel, and act more grown-up. And yet at the same time, they long to stay in the ease and comfort of childhood. You can't easily solve all of the angst that comes with junior high, but you can at least make lunchtime a little bit brighter with a lunch box that both reflects the desired maturity of its carrier and yet retains the memory of the little-kid years they've so recently left behind.

The L.L. Bean Flip-Top Lunch Box hits that sweet spot for this age group. It's available in a wide range of bright solids and equally bright and fun prints, yet it has a simple, "grown-up" design that proclaims the owner is no longer a little kid.

The rugged outer fabric is strong enough to take just about anything your child dishes out. The inner insulation keeps food cold for hours, is easy to clean, and resists leaks and stains. There's a handy mesh pocket on the top of the lunch box (the part that flips open) to hold sandwiches, chips, utensils, snacks, or ice pack, and there's plenty of room in the lower section for drinks, fruit, sandwiches, or plastic containers of food. An adjustable shoulder strap makes the bag easy to carry.

It's not one of Wirecutter's picks, but it does recommend the L.L. Bean Flip-Top Lunch Box if you're looking for something larger. The site's only quibble is that it won't fit inside other bags, like a backpack.

Pros: Lots of great colors and designs, durable and classic design

Cons: None to speak of



The best lunch box for high school

The L.L. Bean Insulated Lunch Box has a sturdy construction, comes in teen-friendly colors, and it boasts two mesh pockets.

High school is a busy time. The class load — and accompanying homework — is high, the pressure is on to figure out a life plan, hormones kick into overload, and for many kids, there's also a part-time job, an intensive sport team schedule, or an overly-busy social life to attend to. To top it all off, many teens feel immense amounts of pressure to fit in and yet show individuality. It can be confusing, for sure.

But one thing that is generally blessedly simple during these four hectic years is the preferred lunch box. To-the-point, colorful, and absolutely not babyish, the L.L. Bean Insulated Lunch Box is a winner.

This well-designed lunch box sports an outer mesh pocket for utensils or small snacks, an inner mesh pocket on the box's lid for sandwiches, chips, or other goodies that might otherwise be easily smashed, and a roomy lower section that's big enough for drinks, plastic food containers, fruit, sandwiches, or whatever else your kiddo enjoys at lunchtime.

The box comes in a wide range of solid colors that will appeal to teens and an even larger selection of prints. Some of the prints are too childish for high school, but several are very suited to the older age group.

The L.L. Bean Insulated Lunch Box is the top pick of Wirecutter, which loves how sturdy this lunch box is even though it's on the smaller size.

Good Housekeeping also likes this lunch box, praising its smooth plastic interior that easily wipes clean and resists staining.

Pros: Great selection of colors, two mesh pockets, classic design

Cons: If your child is extra-hungry, this lunch box might not be big enough



The best lunch box for outdoor workers

If you like to pack a big lunch or you need to carry food for the whole day, the Ramaka Solutions Insulated Lunch Bag is a great choice.

Maybe you're in college, maybe you're just starting your first job, or maybe you've been on the job for years. Whatever your situation, you want a lunch box that gets the job done with a touch of panache, yet won't draw negative attention in the lunchroom. Well, you've met your match with the Ramaka Solutions Insulated Lunch Bag.

This is the LBLB (little black lunch box) of the noon-day meal. It's just about perfect for every lunch need. Not to say that it only comes in black, because it's also available in blue, gray, red, and purple. But what makes this bag so great is that not only is it roomy enough to hold a large lunch plus a few snacks for your morning and afternoon breaks, it's also well designed and easy to carry.

There's a padded, adjustable shoulder strap, two large mesh side pockets that hold 20-ounce water bottles, an inside zipped mesh pocket for utensils or small snacks, and a large outer zipped pocket for even more snacks, small plastic food containers, fruit, or veggies. Plus, the interior is very roomy. Go ahead and pack in a few plastic food containers, drinks, and pieces of fruit — it'll fit.

Amazon buyers like this lunch box. It has more than 1,000 reviews and an average of 4.1 stars. Customers praise the Ramaka Solutions Insulated Lunch Bag for its hefty size. Many say they use the outer pockets to hold keys, phone, wallet, and similar items. Buyers also love how well it is insulated. One owner says, "This bag is like a mini-refrigerator. It keeps my food cold even in the hottest weather."

Of course, there are always naysayers to every product, although surprisingly, the characteristic many customers like most about the Ramaka Solutions bag — its large size — is the very thing others complain about, saying it is just too big (there's actually an even bigger version). Undoubtedly, this is a lunch box for those with hefty appetites, or who like to bring a full day's worth of food, instead of relying on the lunchroom or vending machine for snacks. If you prefer something smaller, you might be better pleased with the L.L. Bean Insulated Lunch Box listed above.

Pros: Big, roomy lunch box with multiple compartments, several colors to choose from, well insulated.

Cons: If you only pack a small lunch, this might be too big for your needs



The best lunch bags for office workers

PackIt makes lots of lunch bags, and they're all great, but we like the new Traveler and Hamptons styles for people on the go who want to keep their food cold.

PackIt's lunch bags are unique because you can freeze them and they'll keep your food cold for hours. The company has lots of cute designs and shapes available, so you're sure to find one you like.

We tested the Traveler and Hamptons styles recently for summertime picnics, and they worked perfectly. Our food stayed cold for hours even though it was 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside.

The Traveler is good for everyday scenarios where you want a smaller lunch bag that holds the essentials, while the Hamptons bag is great for when you need to carry more food with you or a small group of people.

Pros: Cute designs, affordable, keep food cold, good amount of storage, designed for travel

Cons: Nothing major from our testing, although a few buyers complained about sealing and construction

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Multibillionaire Ken Griffin just dropped another $4 million on 2 more units in the same building where he shattered the US real-estate record with a $238 million purchase in January

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Ken Griffin has been on a real-estate spending spree this year.

In January, he dished out $238 million for a sprawling New York City apartment. The 23,000-square-foot penthouse unit at 220 Central Park South is the most expensive home ever sold in the US; it shattered the previous record, a $137 million Hamptons home purchased by Barry Rosenstein in 2014, by more than $100 million.

Then, in October, the New York Post reported that Griffin dropped nearly $4 million on two more units on the building's 20th floor.

But that's just the tip of the real estate iceberg.

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Just days before news of his January NYC purchase was announced, news broke of Griffin's $122 million mansion purchase in London. According to Bloomberg, the historic mansion is about a half-mile from Buckingham Palace. And, on January 11, the Chicago Tribune reported that he dropped $58.75 million on four top-level floors in a Near North condo in Chicago.

Another one of his recent purchases includes a $99.13 million on a home in Palm Beach that sits next door to his massive 17-acre oceanfront property — the largest estate in Palm Beach, according to the Palm Beach Daily News.

Here's a quick look at some of Griffin's notable properties, in the US and beyond.

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Ken Griffin is a hedge-fund manager whose net worth is an estimated $12.7 billion. That makes him the richest man in Illinois and one of the richest men in the world.

Source: Forbes



Griffin is the CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund founded in 1990 that manages $30 billion in assets. He's also well-known for his philanthropy — in August, for example, he donated $20 million to Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida — but currently, it's his real-estate investments that are making the news.

Source: Bloomberg, Philanthropy News Digest



In January, Griffin bought the penthouse apartment of 220 Central Park South. It's the most expensive real estate transaction in the US.

Source: Business Insider



The luxury apartment takes up floors 50 through 53 and sits on the southern edge of Central Park.

Source: Google Maps, Business Insider



Then, in October, the New York Post reported that Griffin purchased two more units on the building's 20th floor, totalling nearly $4 million.

Source:New York Post



The building is still under construction ...

Source: Google Street View



... and is separated from the southern entrance to Central Park by just one street.

Source: Google Street View



Just days prior to his January NYC purchase, news also broke of Griffin purchasing a $122 million London mansion at 3 Carlton Gardens. The Wall Street Journal reports that the purchase is one of the most expensive London has ever seen.

Source: The Wall Street Journal



The mansion is a half mile away from Buckingham Palace.

Source: Google Maps



Griffin's 200-year-old London pad overlooks St. James Park and includes a gym, a pool, and an underground extension.

Source: Google Street View, Bloomberg



Griffin also holds the record for the Chicago area's priciest real-estate sale: According to the Chicago Tribune, in November 2018, he bought four floors of luxury condo building No. 9 Walton for $58.75 million.

Source: The Chicago Tribune



His purchase encompasses floors 35 through 38 of No. 9 Walton.

Source: The Chicago Tribune



The building is in the Near North area of Chicago, near the banks of Lake Michigan and in the midst of a thriving restaurant scene on Oak and Rush streets.

Source: The Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business



The building has been described as Chicago's "number one address" and is about a block away from the Waldorf Astoria.

Source: Crain's Chicago Business



Griffin also holds the real-estate record in Miami: In 2015, he dropped $60 million on two properties — a five-bedroom penthouse and the three-bedroom condo directly below it — in an 18-story condo called Faena House in Miami Beach.

Source: The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider



Faena House sits on Miami Beach's widest stretch of white sand. The penthouse has a 70-foot infinity pool on one of its terraces.

Source: Business Insider 1, 2



Faena House is directly next to Faena Hotel ...



... and sits on a street of high-rise buildings just off of the beach.



Beyond his Miami penthouse, Griffin has also accumulated nearly $250 million of real estate in the Billionaires Row area of Palm Beach, Florida, with intentions of building a mansion.

Source: The Wall Street Journal, Palm Beach Daily News, The Real Deal



Notably, Griffin's Palm Beach property is just south of Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago Club.

Source: Palm Beach Daily News



The property reportedly spans more than 12 acres; Griffin has, according to the Real Deal, cleared it to make room for a house that will be longer than a football field.

Source: Palm Beach Daily News, The Real Deal



But Griffin's interest in Palm Beach doesn't end there. The Palm Beach Daily News reported in September that, according to sources, the billionaire dropped $99.13 million on the house next door to his 17-acre property.

Source:Palm Beach Daily News



According to the Palm Beach Daily News, the $99 million home on 60 Blossom Way spans 3.7 acres and adds about 320 feet of beach frontage to Griffin's real-estate portfolio.

Source:Palm Beach Daily News, Bloomberg



This eccentric $39 million San Francisco mansion could become the most expensive home ever sold in the city

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  • A mansion on San Francisco's Gold Coast is on the market for $39 million.
  • If it's sold at the asking price, it will tie the record for San Francisco's most expensive home ever sold.
  • The mansion is being sold by Michael and Xochi Birch, a tech industry power couple.
  • It features a double staircase with zebra-print carpeting, a Union Jack mosaic above a fireplace, and a pub with an antique bar repurposed from an old British tavern, among other eclectic installations.
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In one of the world's priciest real estate markets, a newly-listed mansion has the potential to become the most expensive homes ever sold in the city.

The 11,600-square-foot home offers stunning views of the coast and combines opulent architecture with eclectic interior design. Its grandiose, manor-like halls are decorated with avant-garde features like zebra-print carpeting and quilted leather walls.

Tech industry power-couple Michael and Xochi Birch, who created the social-networking site Bebo, listed their mansion on the Gold Coast for $39 million. If it sells for that much, it will tie the record for the priciest home sale San Francisco's history, set last year by the sale of venture capitalist Matt Cohler's mansion.

Interior designer Ken Fulk decorated the house, and Deborah Svoboda of Sotheby's has the listing.

San Francisco has seen several home sales over $30 million in recent years, all of which occurred on the so-called Gold Coast — an area that encompasses just three blocks on outer Broadway, according to Svoboda.

Read more:San Francisco real estate agents reveal most requested features tech workers ask for in buying their multi-million dollar homes

The Birch's listing is unique in the Gold Coast because it was built in 2004 and doesn't require any renovations, Svoboda told Business Insider. 

Here's a look at the mansion's stunning features.

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The home's interior embraces a wide range of materials and textures, giving it an eclectic feel.



In the foyer, a double staircase with zebra carpeting is flanked with artwork.



At 11,600 square feet, the home is extremely spacious.



The home's interior designer, Ken Fulk, gave every room a unique mood using disparate design elements.



Quilted leather is a recurring theme in the home's decor, adorning furniture and some walls.



The fireplace is decorated with a Union Jack mural, another nod to Michael Birch's British heritage.



Some of the mansion's rooms embrace contemporary design.



A dramatic spiral staircase winds through the center of the home.



The mansion is five stories tall, providing sweeping views of its surroundings.



The view includes the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.



The master suite features a walk-out terrace overlooking the San Francisco bay.



The home's pub features a bar that was repurposed from a decommissioned British tavern.



The mansion sits on a hill, looking down over the Gold Coast.



An upper balcony of the mansion features outdoor seating and a hot tub.



At night, the Golden Gate Bridge is illuminated across the bay.



The home includes a romper room complete with a pool table.



The master bathroom offers stunning views of the San Francisco Bay.



Courtyards and balconies provide plenty of outdoor space.



WeWork cofounder Rebekah Paltrow Neumann's in-house school is closing. Meet the former actress, who is former CEO Adam Neumann's 'strategic thought partner.'

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WeWork Press Kit - Rebekah Neumann, CEO and Founder of WeGrow

  • Rebekah Paltrow Neumann cofounded WeWork in 2010 alongside her husband, Adam Neumann, and Miguel McKelvey.
  • WeGrow, the private primary school run by Paltrow Neumann inside WeWork's headquarters, will close after the 2018-2019 school year, The Huffington Post's Rebecca Klein reported October 11. Investor pushback led both Paltrow Neumann and Adam Neumann to give up their posts at the company, Bloomberg reported on September 24. 
  • Adam Neumann said in a press release on September 24 that he is stepping down as CEO but will remain WeWork's chairman.
  • WeWork first began to strip back Paltrow Neumann's influence over the company in September, removing her from succession planning in the event of the death of her husband and banning her and members of the Neumann family from serving on the board, a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission September 13 shows.
  • The couple was previously reported to have a net worth of at least $4.1 billion, according to a Forbes estimate from March 2019. On October 10, Forbes officially lowered its estimate of Neumann's wealth to $600 million.
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Rebekah Paltrow Neumann once wanted to be an actress, she told Fast Company. Later, she became a certified yoga instructor.

She went on to become the chief brand and impact officer of The We Company, before investor pushback led both her and her husband, former CEO Adam Neumann, to relinquish their titles, Bloomberg's Michelle Davis, Ellen Huet, and Gillian Tan reported September 24.

Now, the private primary school Paltrow Neumann headed inside WeWork's headquarters plans to shutter at the end of the school year, The Huffington Post's Rebecca Klein reported October 11.

WeWork first began to strip back her influence over the company in September after filing to go public in August. The company removed her from succession planning in the event of the death of her husband and banned her and members of the Neumann family from serving on the board, a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission September 13 shows.

Paltrow Neumann cofounded the company — originally known by its most famous business, WeWork — alongside her husband, Adam Neumann, and Miguel McKelvey in 2010. She was also an early employee at the first coworking company Adam Neumann and McKelvey founded, Greendesk, according to Fast Company.

Read more:Before he was a billionaire, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann was broke. Here's the NYC building where he and his wife lived in a tiny apartment before he built a $47 billion company

Neumann declined to comment through a WeWork representative.

Keep reading for a look at the life of Rebekah Paltrow Neumann.

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Rebekah Paltrow Neumann is described in The We Company's S-1 filing as one of the cofounders and former CEO Adam Neumann's "strategic thought partner."

"Rebekah has been a strategic thought partner to Adam since our founding and has actively shaped the mission and strategy of The We Company and its global impact agenda, as well as being the primary voice and leading advocate for the We brand," the filing says.

"Rebekah has never been paid a salary from us," it says.



Paltrow Neumann, 41, is a graduate of Cornell University.

She's a native of Bedford, New York, according to New York magazine.

She majored in business and earned a minor in Buddhism, according to her profile on WeGrow's website.

Paltrow Neumann worked as a trader at the investment bank Salomon Smith Barney before coming to WeWork, Fast Company reported.

She has also dabbled in acting, appearing in several films.



Paltrow Neumann has long had spiritual pursuits — she reportedly once attended the Dalai Lama's birthday party.

Paltrow Neumann has a certification in Jivamukti yoga and has traveled around the world to practice yoga, her profile on WeGrow's website says.

She even once attended a birthday party for the Dalai Lama, according to Fast Company.



Paltrow Neumann is married to the WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann, but they didn't try to separate work from their relationship.

"We don't have a line at all between work and life," Paltrow Neumann told Fast Company. "It's not even a blurred line. There is no line."

The couple met in 2009, Business Insider previously reported.

"And he walked in, and I saw that he was my soul mate," she told Fast Company about their first meeting. "It's the truth."



Paltrow Neumann also tried to incorporate the couple's five children in their former workplace.

Making her kids feel welcome at WeWork helps Paltrow Neumann balance her career and motherhood, she told Coveteur.

"Kids shouldn't feel like work is something they're not allowed to peek into," she said. "So, for me, the biggest challenge was being able to bring those two worlds together."

Paltrow Neumann also kept a basket of toys for her kids in her office, according to Coveteur.



Paltrow Neumann has made some controversial comments about her relationship with her husband.

"A big part of being a woman is to help men [like Adam] manifest their calling in life," Paltrow Neumann said at WeWork Summer Camp in 2018, according to Property Week.

WeWork faced backlash on Twitter for Paltrow Neumann's statements, but the company declined to comment to CNBC, though it provided more of her remarks from the event for context.

"The reality that I see today is that there is nothing bigger that women can do, in my opinion, than empower their partners," Paltrow Neumann said, WeWork told CNBC, "and that can be a man, a woman, a friend, it doesn't matter, but empower others."

Paltrow Neumann helped her husband quit smoking and drinking soda, tossing his soda and cigarettes down the trash chute of her apartment, they told Fast Company.



After the pair was married, they shared a tiny studio apartment in the East Village.

Adam Neumann discussed his life in the building in an interview with Business Insider's Alyson Shontell and Rich Feloni in May.

A studio apartment in the East Village building was most recently listed for $3,098 a month, and the median monthly rent in the neighborhood was $3,150.

The Neumanns' family office, 166 2nd Financial Services, is named after the building's address, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Read more:Before he was a billionaire, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann was broke. Here's the NYC building where he and his wife lived in a tiny apartment before he built a $47 billion company



The couple now owns several homes in New York.

The Neumanns own a six-bedroom townhouse in New York City's Greenwich Village that has a dedicated "stroller parking garage," according to New York magazine.

They also reportedly own a 60-acre estate in New York's Westchester County. It has a farm where Paltrow Neumann has brought students from WeGrow, according to Fast Company.

The couple's Hamptons home was purchased for $1.7 million, according to New York magazine.

The Neumanns spend most of their time in New York, but in 2018 they purchased a $21 million house in San Francisco that features a room shaped like a guitar.

They also own some of the commercial properties that house WeWork locations, bringing the estimated value of their entire real-estate portfolio to more than $80 million, per The Wall Street Journal.

Read more:WeWork CEO Adam Neumann dropped $21 million on a San Francisco house with a guitar-shaped room in 2018, and that's just part of his sprawling real-estate portfolio



Paltrow Neumann was responsible for WeWork's focus on wellness, according to Fast Company.

"Rebekah said, 'Stop. No more talking about money,' " Adam Neumann told Fast Company in 2016. "We're going to talk about wellness, happiness, fulfillment, and if the money is supposed to follow, it will. And if it doesn't, it doesn't matter, because we will be happy and fulfilled."

The We Company represents one of the most anticipated IPOs of the year, Business Insider reported. The company encompasses the co-living development WeLive, Paltrow Neumann's WeGrow, the gym Rise by We, and the original WeWork coworking business.

In January, the company was privately valued at $47 billion. As of September 13, however, reports indicate WeWork may be seeking a valuation between $10 and $12 billion in its IPO.



The business of wellness runs in Paltrow Neumann's family: She is related to the actress and wellness icon Gwyneth Paltrow.

Gwyneth Paltrow is Paltrow Neumann's cousin, Business Insider previously reported.

The two once even sat down for an interview for Paltrow's lifestyle blog, Goop, to discuss WeGrow.



Paltrow Neumann was the CEO of WeGrow, a primary school run by WeWork.

She got the idea to add a school to the WeWork network of businesses after being unable to find a school liked for her daughter, she told Goop.

"We had a clear vision of the type of school we wanted her to attend — a place that would not only nurture growth in her mind but also her spirit, a place that had a real culture of kindness, where she would have a real connection to nature, and where her individual gifts, talents, and passions would be recognized and supported," she said.

"Ultimately, we could not find such a place, so we decided to start WeGrow."

The school had approximately 100 students from pre-school to fourth grade during the 2018-2019 school year according to HuffPost. Records from the New York State Education Department show that the school is located on the third floor of WeWork's headquarters.

Read more: A $20 billion startup that rents office space to millennials is opening a grade school inside its offices



In The We Company's S-1 filing, the Neumanns pledged to give $1 billion to charitable causes.

The S-1 says the first contribution of that sort would be for "the conservation of over 20 million acres of intact tropical forest," the same featured on the final page of the document, pictured here.



WeWork slashed Paltrow Neumann's influence over the company in response to concern from potential investors.

Paltrow Neumann was removed from the succession planning in the event of Adam's death as originally planned, the We Company said in a September 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All members of Adam Neumann's family, including Paltrow Neumann, were also forbidden from serving on WeWork's board. The decisions were made in "in response to market feedback," according to the filing.

The company also reduced Adam Neumann's voting power from 20 times that of an average shareholder to 10 times that of an average shareholder, the filing shows.

WeWork declined to comment to Business Insider on Paltrow Neumann's role in WeWork's succession plan at the time of the filing.



On September 24, Adam Neumann stepped down from his role as CEO, citing investor concerns. As Business Insider's Ben Gilbert reported, Paltrow Neumann is also giving up her roles at the company.

Paltrow Neumann will remove herself from the company entirely, according to a report by Bloomberg's Michelle Davis, Ellen Huet, and Gillian Tan. Adam Neumann will remain WeWork's non-executive chairman.

"While our business has never been stronger, in recent weeks, the scrutiny directed toward me has become a significant distraction, and I have decided that it is in the best interest of the company to step down as chief executive," Adam Neumann said in a statement.

Business Insider did not immediately receive a response to a request for comment on Paltrow Neumann's employment status.

Read more: Adam Neumann gives up most of his voting power and steps down as WeWork's CEO, saying intense public scrutiny of him was a 'distraction.' 2 execs will permanently replace him.



WeGrow now plans to shut down at the end of the 2018-2019 school year, it announced October 11.

"As part of the company's efforts to focus on its core business, WeWork has informed the families of WeGrow students that we will not operate WeGrow after this school year," a WeWork spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider. "WeWork and the families of WeGrow students are engaging in discussions with interested parties regarding plans for WeGrow for the following school year."

The elementary school often rearranged school schedules without notice and some parents had already begun looking at other schools for next year even before the closure was announced, according to HuffPost's Rebecca Klein.

Read more: WeWork's school is closing at the end of the academic year as the company ditches passion projects to stem its huge losses




How to turn off location tracking on a Samsung Galaxy S10, for all apps or individual apps

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Galaxy S10

  • You can turn off all location tracking on your Samsung Galaxy S10, so that no apps can use information from its GPS receiver.
  • It's also possible to control permission for location tracking on an app-by-app basis, so only the apps you want to know your location have access. 
  • You can control the location tracking feature in the Biometrics and security section of the Settings app on your Galaxy S10
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Your phone's GPS receiver pinpoints your phone anywhere on earth to an accuracy of about 16 feet. That makes it possible to get turn-by-turn directions using an app like Google Maps, but it enables all sorts of other apps to know where you are as well. 

That can be convenient — or an infringement of your privacy. You can choose which apps get to know your location, or, if you'd rather disable all location tracking on your phone at once, you can simply turn the location feature off entirely. 

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How to turn off location tracking on a Samsung Galaxy S10 for individual apps 

You can inspect the permission of every app on your phone and enable or disable certain permissions as you go.

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Apps."

3. Tap an app you want to inspect. 

How to turn off location tracking on the Samsung Galaxy S10 

4. Tap "Permissions."

5. If Location is listed as a possible permission for this app and it's turned on, you can disable Location for this app by swiping the Location button to the left. 

How to turn off location tracking on the Samsung Galaxy S10

How to turn off all location tracking on a Samsung Galaxy S10 

This is the "nuclear option" – you can turn off location tracking for all apps at once. If you do this, though, you won't be able to navigate with Google Maps or use other common location features on your phone. 

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Biometrics and security."

3. Find "Location" and swipe the button to the left to turn it off. 

How to turn off location tracking on the Samsung Galaxy S10

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Rihanna finally confirmed she's been in an 'exclusive relationship for quite some time.' Here's what we know about the Saudi billionaire she was first spotted with 2 years ago.

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Rihanna's love life has been a media obsession for years — which may account for why she's kept her current relationship so private. But now, the ultra-private singer has finally confirmed she's in an "exclusive relationship."

"Yeah, I'm dating," she told Vogue's op-ed editor Abby Aguirre in an interview for the magazine's November 2019 cover. "I'm actually in an exclusive relationship for quite some time, and it's going really well, so I'm happy."

So who is this mystery man? As Aguirre notes in the profile, the singer, her mom, and her long-rumored boyfriend, Saudi billionaire and Toyota heir Hassan Jameel, were spotted out at a Santa Monica restaurant the night before the interview was conducted — which is what prompted Aguirre to ask about Rihanna's personal life.

The singer has been dating Jameel for over two years, according to Elle.

Despite Rihanna's celebrity status, the two have rarely been pictured in public together. But recently, they've been spotted out together on at least two outings (including the dinner in Santa Monica). All this, paired with Rihanna's recent comments about the status of their relationship, seems to suggest that things may be getting even more serious between the two.

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Neither Jameel's family-owned company, Abdul Latif Jameel, nor a representative for Rihanna's company, Fenty, responded to Business Insider's request for comment on the status of their relationship.

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Rihanna was first linked to the Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel in 2017. They were seen kissing and having coffee together during a trip to Spain.

Source: People



The identity of the "mystery man" with Rihanna wasn't clear at first. But less than a day later, he was identified as Jameel, and the two were officially declared an item.

Source: Vogue



Despite the media's immediate interest in their romance, neither the singer nor the businessman discussed the relationship in the press at first — though Rihanna's dad did tell reporters that while he was aware his daughter had a new boyfriend, he had no clue that boyfriend was a billionaire.

"She told me she had a new boyfriend about a month ago, but I didn't know who he was," the singer's father told the Toronto Sun in 2017. "I always tell her, 'Don't date an entertainer, don't date an athlete.' They are busy going this way and that way, they don't have any quality time, and they're good looking guys so women fall all over them."

He added: "He's going to have to buckle up. She's a hard-working girl. She's very independent and ambitious."



While Rihanna's net worth of $600 million (per Forbes' most recent estimate) is nothing to scoff at, Jameel is exorbitantly wealthy himself. The Saudi businessman is a Toyota heir — his family owns Abdul Latif Jameel, the largest distribution company for Toyota in several Middle Eastern countries.

Source: Forbes, Harper's Bazaar



The company was founded in 1945 by Jameel's grandfather, Abdul Latif Jameel, and named after him. Hassan Jameel is the deputy president and vice chairman for Saudi Arabia.

He heads the company's domestic operations in Saudi Arabia. He handles automotive, land and real estate, and machinery operations.

Source: Family Business Council-Gulf, World Economic Forum



He also serves as the president of Community Jameel, a charity that his family's company runs.

Community Jameel's website says the organization "operates a wide range of initiatives which promote and contribute towards positive societal change and economic sustainability" and coordinates programs "focusing on the social, cultural, educational, and economic development of individuals and communities in the Middle East region and beyond."



The Jameel family ranked fourth on Forbes Middle East's 2017 list of the Arab world's richest families, putting their collective net worth at $2.2 billion.

Subsequent rankings left off all Saudis. Forbes Middle East explained in its 2018 list that it "chose to leave off all 10 Saudis given reports of asset seizures after some 200 people, including some billionaires, were detained."

Source: Forbes Middle East



The Jameel family also owned a soccer league. The Saudi Pro League was known as Dawry Jameel when it was sponsored by the company from 2013 to 2019.

Source: Community Jameel



Before his current roles in his family businesses, Jameel worked for Toyota, in the company's Japan offices.

Source: Family Business Council-Gulf



In fact, Jameel spent several years in Japan. He received a bachelor of arts in international economics from Sophia University in Tokyo before attending the London Business School for his MBA.

Source: Family Business Council-Gulf



He's also a polyglot, fluent in English, Arabic, and Japanese.

Source: Family Business Council-Gulf



Jameel was previously married to Lina Lazaar, a Tunisian art expert. The two wed in 2012 and divorced in 2017.

Source: The Sun



Before his romance with Rihanna, Jameel was also linked to the supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Source: Harper's Bazaar



In one of their first sighted outings, Rihanna and Jameel celebrated Halloween together in Boston in 2017. Witnesses told Us Weekly that the singer was dressed as Kylo Ren from "Star Wars" and that Jameel was in a penguin costume.

"Rihanna and Hassan were canoodling all night," a source told Us Weekly. "She ordered extra pasta to take home because she said she often gets hungry around 2 a.m."



They also attended a Los Angeles Lakers game in February for her 31st birthday — one of the rare public outings where they were actually caught on camera together.

Source: W magazine



In June, the couple took a trip to the Amalfi Coast, where they were photographed cuddling, with a group that appeared to include other members of the Jameel family.

Source: Elle



Shortly before that trip, Rihanna told The New York Times that earlier in the year she moved to London ("where she is closer to the team working on Fenty, which is designed in Paris and manufactured in Italy," The Times said) — though many speculated that the move was so she could be closer to Jameel, who reportedly lives there.

Source: New York Times, Metro



While Rihanna and her boyfriend have been keeping a very low profile over the past two years, the two have been spotted out together several times in recent weeks. In August, a source told People that the pair went out for a "lovely dinner evening" with Rihanna's mom and brother in Santa Monica, California. A few days later, paparazzi got photos of the two looking "cuddly" during dinner at Wally's in Beverly Hills.

Source: People, Elle



In a conversation with her "Ocean's 8" costar Sarah Paulson for Interview magazine in June, Rihanna refused to confirm who she was dating — "Google it," she said — but did say that "of course" she was in love.

When Paulson asked whether she was going to get married, Rihanna paused, then said: "Only god knows that, girl. We plan and god laughs, right?"

She also explained how she prioritized a blossoming relationship amid her busy career.

"I got into a new relationship, and it matters to me," she said. "It was like, 'I need to make time for this.' Just like I nurture my businesses, I need to nurture this as well. I'll shut things down for two days, three days at a time. On my calendar we now have the infamous 'P,' which means personal days. This is a new thing."



Most recently, Rihanna confirmed that she's in an "exclusive relationship" during an interview for Vogue's November 2019 cover story.

"Yeah, I'm dating," she told Vogue's Abby Aguirre. "I'm actually in an exclusive relationship for quite some time, and it's going really well, so I'm happy."

Rihanna also said she does want kids: "Without a doubt."

Source: Vogue



How to mirror your Samsung Galaxy S10's screen onto a Roku player for presentations, gaming, and more

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Roku isn't just a versatile streaming media player — it is also a handy "projector" for displaying your phone's screen on a TV or other big screen. 

Using the Roku's screen mirroring feature, you can display exactly what you see on your Galaxy S10 (or almost any other phone) on your TV. Your Galaxy S10 should be compatible with any Roku model that supports screen mirroring

Before you begin, make sure that the phone and the Roku are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. If you're doing this at home, that shouldn't be a problem — they're probably already set up that way. If you're connecting to a Roku at a different location, though, make sure you're connected to the local Wi-Fi network. 

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How to mirror the Samsung Galaxy S10 to a Roku

1. Using your Roku remote, press the Home button. In the sidebar on the left, select "Settings."

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2. Select "System."

3. Select "Screen Mirroring."

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4. Select either "Prompt" or "Always allow." If you aren't concerned about someone gaining access to your Roku and sharing their screen without permission, "Always allow" is a convenient option. 

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5. On your Galaxy S10, swipe down from the top of the screen to pull down the Notification center. Pull it down a second time so you can see three rows of icons. 

6. Find Smart View. You may need to swipe to the second or third page of icons before you find it. 

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7. Tap "Smart View." After a few moments, all the nearby devices to which your phone can connect will appear in a list. 

8. When you see it, tap the entry for your Roku

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9. If you chose to be prompted whenever trying to mirror to the Roku, go back to your TV screen and use the Roku remote to select "Always allow" or "Allow." After a moment, the Galaxy S10 will connect and display on your TV. 

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You should now be connected, and everything you display on your Galaxy S10 will appear on the big screen via your Roku

Your Galaxy S10 may ask if you want to change the aspect ratio to suit the TV— in other words, if you'd like to stretch out your phone's display to fit the TV screen. Choose whichever option you prefer. 

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We rounded up the nine best sales and deals happening online today, with savings on bedding at Brooklinen, menswear at Bonobos, outdoor apparel and gear at United By Blue, engagement rings and jewelry at Ritani, and tech and electronics at Best Buy.

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1. Save 10% on Brooklinen Sheets and support Habitat for Humanity

Shop the Brooklinen sale now

Everyone deserves a comfortable place to call home — and popular bedding startup Brooklinen is making that possible for both you and those who are less fortunate. Now through October 13, you will save 10% on your order, and Brooklinen will donate 100% of the sale's profits to Habitat for Humanity.



2. Save up to 40% on clearance and open-box items at Best Buy

Shop the Best Buy sale now

People oftentimes buy tech only to open it up and realize they purchased the wrong item or they don't need it at all. When that happens, it usually gets returned to the store — and you can save big on it. Best Buy regularly offers small discounts on open-box items, but until October 27, you can save up to 40%. The clearance and open-box sale includes computers, laptops, TVs, cameras, and so much more. 



3. Save 20% sitewide at United By Blue

Shop the United By Blue sale now

Outdoors brand United By Blue shows a huge amount of appreciation and care for the environment by removing one pound of trash from the world's oceans and waterway for every product sold. The brand recently hit the milestone of 2 million pounds of trashed removed, and it's celebrating with a sale. Now through October 13, you can save 20% sitewide with the promo code "THANKSAMILLION" at checkout.



4. Save 15% on wedding rings, engagement rings, and more at Ritani

Shop the Ritani sale now

We recently named Ritani one of the best places to shop for engagement rings. For a limited time, you can save 15% on wedding rings, engagement ring settings, and other jewelry with the promo code "2ADEE481ED42" at checkout. 



5. Save up to 50% on sale items at Frank And Oak

Shop the Frank And Oak sale now

Montreal-based clothing startup Frank And Oak is having a big sale on its casual, comfortable basics for Columbus Day weekend. For a limited time, you can get up to 50% off sale styles for men and women. Now is a great chance to get jeans, outerwear, sweaters, button-up shirts, and more at deeply discounted prices.



1. Save 25% on everything at Bonobos

Shop the Bonobos sale now

Bonobos recently added a bunch of new fall styles to its website, and you don't have to wait for them to hit clearance racks to get a deal. Now through October 14, you can save 25% on everything when you use the promo code "CLOSETSPACE" at checkout. 



7. Get $750 worth of travel points when you sign up for the Chase Sapphire Preferred

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The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is a great option if you're new to earning points and miles, as it has a reasonable $95 annual fee. You'll earn 2 points per dollar on all travel and dining purchases and 1 point on everything else, and the card includes some valuable benefits like trip delay coverage and primary car rental insurance.

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8. Save 15% on mattress and bedding at Allswell

Shop the Allswell sale now

Mattress and bedding brand Allswell was founded with the firm belief that a good night of sleep shouldn't be expensive to attain — and its affordable prices are a direct reflection of that.  While their prices are generally lower than other bedding companies, we teamed up with the brand to create an exclusive offer for Business Insider readers. You can save 15% sitewide by using the exclusive promo code "INSIDER15" at checkout. 



9. Save 15% on all orders at Framebridge as a new customer

Shop the Framebridge sale now.

In addition to offering customizable framing options for your prints and original paintings, Framebridge will turn your favorite digital images and smartphone pictures into beautifully framed artwork that's suitable for display. Simply pick a frame, upload your image, and Framebridge will ship it to you ready to be hung and shown off. Right now, new customers can save 15% sitewide by using the exclusive promo code "INSIDER15" at checkout. 



How to stop Spotify from opening on startup on your Mac computer, in 2 different ways

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If you have the Spotify app downloaded to your Mac computer, chances are you've noticed that the app opens every time you startup your computer. 

This is a default setting — but it can easily be changed within the Spotify app itself, or using Mac's System Preferences. 

Here's how to do it. 

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How to stop Spotify from opening on startup on a Mac computer, in Spotify settings

1. Launch the Spotify app on your Mac — you can search for it using Spotlight (Command+Space) or find it by going to Finder > Applications. 

2. Select Spotify from the menu at the top of the screen, and click on Preferences. 

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3. In Spotify's Preferences, scroll to the bottom of the page, then select "Show Advanced Settings." 

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5. Scroll to find Startup and Window Behavior. 

6. Using the drop-down menu, select "No" — Spotify will no longer open on startup. 

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How to stop Spotify from opening on startup on a Mac, in System Preferences 

1. Launch System Preferences.

2. Find and select Users & Groups from the System Preferences menu. 

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3. Select Login Items from the option at the top. 

4. Then click on the plus sign symbol at the bottom of the page. 

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5. Search for Spotify under Applications, and click Add. 

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7. Check the box under the column titled "Hide" for Spotify. 

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Your Mac will now hide the app upon startup of your computer. You can find Spotfiy by using Spotlight or searching for it in your Applications folder.

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