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The World Cup took over the world for a month and the Germans came out on top. The tournament produced incredible moments and photos.

Brazil was a beautiful background for amazing sports photography.

From soaring header goals to games in the pouring rain to fans cheering, here are the most mesmerizing photos from the World Cup.

Mario Goetze of Germany scores the winning goal of the World Cup against Argentina.

Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer celebrates during their World Cup championship game against Argentina.

Netherlands goalie Jasper Cillessen sits stunned after losing in PKs to Argentina.

For the last three years, photographer Jedediah Johnson has made a career out of putting on lipstick, making out with people, and taking photos of the often messy results.

The series, called The Makeout Project, attempts to change our preconceived notions about kissing. In American culture, Johnson says, kissing is inseparable from sex and intimacy. In many other cultures, it means something else entirely.

At the beginning of the project, Johnson made out with only friends and friends of friends. As his work has gained popularity due to his blog Makeoutville, he has started to get requests from random people on the internet. This year, he traveled to Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis on, what he has termed, “The Great Midwestern Makeout Tour.” He is currently planning a road trip to Toronto this August to scout out more potential makeout subjects.

Johnson shared a selection of his photos with us here, and you can check out the rest at his website. 

Johnson began The Makeout Project by putting on lipstick at parties, going up to random people, and kissing them. He says he didn't ask permission at the beginning because people's knee-jerk reaction is always no. While he says the project worked in the beginning — and had far less negative reactions than one might think — he eventually decided it would be better if he set up appointments with people who knew what was coming. "I got tired of trying to kiss people without asking," he said. "You start to feel like a jerk after a while."

When Johnson photographed friends and friends of friends at the beginning of the project, he said he was often more nervous than his subjects.

"It's like a rollercoaster," Johnson says. "The worst part is the anticipation."Johnson doesn't warn his subjects about how he plans to kiss them. The makeouts range from shallow and closed-mouth kisses to full-on makeouts. Johnson uses Cover Girl Hot Passion red lipstick. The messier the lipstick on the subject's face, the more intense the makeout. Johnson has made out with two women in front of their boyfriend or husband. He says that both kissed him with tightly closed mouths. Johnson says he got the most nervous when he made out with a friend's boyfriend. Since his blog Makeoutville has become popular, he has taken on requests from people all over the country. This man from Chicago asked Johnson to photograph him after reading an article about the project in DNAInfo. Johnson says the man was uncomfortable during the makeout and pulled away quickly, which Johnson found odd because he asked Johnson to come and photograph him.This is Karen, whom Johnson met at the Melody Inn, a nightclub in Indianapolis. They have the same birthday.This is Jesse Fox, who is a photographer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Johnson took this photo on his recent Great Midwest Makeout Tour.Johnson took this photo at Famous Neons Unplugged, a bar in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was also taken on Johnson's recent tour.Johnson met this woman while celebrating his birthday at a Veterans Of Foreign Wars Hall. Here's what Johnson looks like.

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It's all but confirmed that Apple will release a wearable wrist computer, the so-called iWatch, this fall.

There have been numerous reports about what it'll be able to do, but there are still a lot of questions left unanswered. Here's what we want to know.

What will it look like?

Even though we've seen dozens of iPhone 6 leaks in recent months, we have yet to see anything accurate about the iWatch design. New York Times writer Nick Bilton, who was the first to report that Apple was working on the iWatch, said the gadget would be made out of curved glass.

But that's about all we know.

How much will it cost?

Most smartwatches today cost at least $200. Some, like Samsung's Gear 2, cost $300.

That's a lot to ask for a smartphone accessory. If Apple's iWatch costs somewhere in the $200 or $300 range, it'd have to offer something special to entice people to buy one on top of a $650 iPhone.

Will it really have a 2.5-inch screen?

Reuters recently reported that the iWatch will have a 2.5-inch screen. However, that seems way too big considering chunky smartwatches like Samsung's line of Gear watches have 1.6-inch screens. 

If the iWatch really does have a 2.5-inch screen, it might be a curved narrow band sort of like Nike's FuelBand fitness tracker, which makes more sense for something you wear on your wrist.

The Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram has been chronicling the lives of unapologetically wealthy teenagers for two years.

On July 8, the anonymous creator behind Rich Kids of Instagram released a coauthored novel based on the antics of the uber-rich kids on its blog. "Rich Kids of Instagram: A Novel" explores the lives of characters based on the antics of the real young people on the Rich Kids of Instagram blog. 

The blog has even spawned two E! network reality series: "#RichKids Of Beverly Hills" and "#RichKids of New York." A Rich Kids of Snapchat account posts Snapchat users' photos of their cash, Ferraris, and bottles of champagne to the PrivateSchoolSnaps Facebook page, which has more than 260,000 fans.

We checked back in with the Rich Kids of Instagram blog to see how they've been spending their summers so far. Unsurprisingly, it seems they've been keeping busy with well-documented lavish pool parties, private helicopter rides, and more.

That's a lot of Rolexes.

Caption:"Ain’t no thang. #stacked #rolex"

By:@coleshneider

Taking pictures with (and presumably drinking) lots of champagne.

Caption: "It’s my birthday let me spend my money #aces"

By: @allefoglia

If you don't take a picture of your catered lunch in the Hamptons, did it even happen?

Caption: "Family lunch. #thehelp #thehamptons"

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Life-long New Yorker David Allee has spent his summers in rural Connecticut for as long as he can remember. Every year, on his drive up to his family's country house, he would pass by the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center, a massive complex that dominates the upstate New York town of Wingdale.

Originally slated to be a correctional facility, the hospital treated patients suffering from severe psychological and psychiatric issues from 1924 until it closed its doors in 1994.

The campus has sat abandoned for 20 years, giving it an unnerving atmosphere. But it's about to undergo a major transformation. It was recently purchased by Olivet University, a west coast-based evangelical Christian college that was founded by controversial preacher David Jang, who was rumored to have helped fund International Business Times' acquisition of Newsweek.

Allee made a dozen trips to the complex to capture it in its abandoned state, photographing the buildings and surrounding area. He has shared a selection of the photos with Business Insider. See more of his work on his Facebook page.

The hospital is made up of 80 buildings on more than 800 acres of land. The massive complex has sat empty for two decades.When it was opened in 1924, the prevailing approach to psychiatric care was to remove patients from the stresses of daily life.The center, about 65 miles north of New York City, was originally built to ease overcrowding at nearby institutions. Because patients became dependent on asylums, they rarely left. Hospital populations continually grew, often leading to poor living conditions.At its peak, in the mid-1950s, the hospital had more than 5,000 patients and 5,000 employees, according to Hudson Valley magazine.The campus was so large that there was even a 9-hole golf course that doctors could play on. Patients were often encouraged to be caddies.It had its own bakery, a bowling alley, ice cream parlor, and one of the biggest dairy farms in the state.The complex produced its own energy via a dam and hydroelectric power plant.The trend towards treating mentally ill patients in "complete institutions" where they lived and worked fell out of fashion in the 1960s, as overcrowding and underfunding led to wide abuses at hospitals.A real estate company purchased the abandoned asylum a decade ago, but gave up on plans to turn it into a housing and retail complex before the housing market collapsed, according to The New York Times.Olivet University paid $20 million for about half the property in 2013.It's an ideal space for a college campus: A Metro-North railway stop on campus connects it directly with New York City.Olivet has already begun to clean up the former asylum, mowing lawns, stripping brush, and clearing land for sports fields.While Olivet's plans are still not totally clear, it appears that the college intends to use the existing buildings. Allee, who used to be an urban planner, doesn't think that's a good idea."It's become a hazardous waste site. The buildings were so full of asbestos and mold that I'm shocked anybody thinks they could rehab them," says Allee.Wingdale residents are actually excited about the arrival of Olivet, according to the New York Times. Residents expect that the college will draw new jobs and commerce to the town.

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Each of the 18 articles of clothing on this list has a place, and that place is a trash can.

Some of them are out of date, some of them were always awful. Either way, with this list we're not asking you to go on a shopping spree for the latest duds.

Quite the contrary, this list is just about doing the absolute bare minimum to look like a modern grownup in 2014.

Tie dye everything

Tie dye T-shirts belong at children's birthday parties (where they are hand made) and the far, far recesses of your memory — a hazy, immature, high school memory.

I hope I'm being clear.

Abercrombie and Fitch

Nothing says "I'm an adult" like dressing like you did in 2001.

Tevas

The actual purpose of the Teva as an article of clothing remains unclear. Are they for running? No. Lounging on the beach? Surely there are better shoes for that. Hiking? Wouldn't one want to go with a close-toed shoe for that?

One can only come to the conclusion that these shoes were created to embarrass whoever is wearing them.

And you don't want to embarrass yourself, do you?

A delicious dessert is the ultimate, cherry-on-top ending to any meal. Just as most of us have personal preferences for our go-to cakes and pastries, each state has iconic favorites as well. 

We put together a list of the best desserts across the U.S., including everything from Georgia's peach cobbler and Mississippi's mud pie to fresh cinnamon rolls in Montana. 

We scoured high and low for the ultimate treats in every state, using reviews, recommendations, and of course, our own sweet tooth. 

ALABAMA: Alabama is proud of its moon pies, and Felix's Fish Camp in Mobile takes the graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate-dipped dessert a step further, pairing it with ice cream in a Moon Pie Sundae.

Felix's Fish Camp

ALASKA: Alaska is famous for its plentiful, fresh berries. You can sample them with the Triple Berry Pie, filled with local raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, from A Pie Stop in Anchorage.

A Pie Stop

ARIZONA: While Phoenix's Urban Cookies may be best known for its iconic cookies, the bakery also has incredible cupcakes, which were featured on the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars."

Urban Cookies

Happy Bastille Day! Today is France's La Fête Nationale, which commemorates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution.

And no landmark is more greatly associated with France than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which was completed 125 years ago after 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days of construction.

It stood as the gateway for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in honor of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.

Here are 13 cool facts about the Eiffel Tower everyone should know.

1. The Eiffel Tower wasn’t the brainchild of Gustav Eiffel. Instead, his senior engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier designed the building. Gustav Eiffel wasn't overly interested in the project, but sent the engineers to the head of the company’s architectural department, Stephen Sauvestre. With Sauvestre's edits, Eiffel got behind the final plans and bought the right to the patent.

2. The Eiffel Tower in numbers: 300 workers, 18,038 pieces of wrought iron, 2.5 million rivets, 10,000 tons, 984.25 feet high.

3. The tower was built as a symbol of modern science, or as Eiffel himself said, “not only the art of the modern engineer, but also the century of Industry and Science in which we are living.” At the time that the tower was being built, another technology was also in its infancy phase — photography. As the tower was built, many photographers captured series of photographs to show the tower’s construction.

4. At the time of its construction, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world. It wasn't until 1930 when New York City’s Chrysler Building rose up to 1,046 feet that the tower lost that title.

5. The Eiffel Tower's elevators weren't operational at first. On May 6, fair goers were allowed to enter the tower, but the 30,000 visitors had to climb 1,710 steps to reach the top. The lifts finally entered service on May 26.

6. Parisian residents originally hated the Eiffel Tower, calling it an eyesore. Newspapers received angry letters that said the tower didn’t fit into the feel of the city, and there was a team of artists that rejected the plan from the get-go. One apocryphal story says that novelist Guy de Maupassant said he hated the tower, but ate at its restaurant every day for lunch. When he was asked why, Maupassant replied it was only place in Paris he couldn’t see it.

7. It changes height by the season. Because it’s made with puddled (wrought) iron, the tower’s metal expands when exposed to the summer sun, causing the structure to rise by as much as 6.75 inches.

8. The Eiffel Tower was only meant to stand for 20 years, but the French military and government began using it for radio communication and later telecommunication. When the permit expired in 1909, the City of Paris decided to keep it.

9. The Eiffel Tower has stood up to quite a lot during its lifetime. It transmitted radio signals during WWI, and during WWII the elevator wires were cut so that the Nazis could not use the tower (after Allied troops entered the city, the elevators were fixed). It even survived a fire on its top floor, and over 250 million visitors from around the world climbing on it.

10. The tower is not painted one uniform color. To counteract atmospheric perspective, the tower is painted darker at the top and becomes gradually lighter towards the bottom.

11. Speaking of paint, every seven years 50 to 60 tons of paint are applied to protect the tower from rust.

12. It’s not just a tourist attraction. The Eiffel Tower has housed a newspaper office, post office, scientific laboratories, a theater, and the first level becomes an ice rink every year.

13.It is the most visited paid monument in the world, attracting almost 7 million visitors every year (75% of whom are from other countries). Here’s the full breakdown:

For more cool facts on the Eiffel Tower, visit the monuments website here.

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Apple products have always been known for their quality design and attention to detail.

Many of these details go unnoticed by the average Apple user, or are only useful to a relative handful of people using the product.

Some features are handy while others are purely cosmetic, but Apple included them anyway.

Here are the best of these little design flourishes.

A smart fan that listens:

When engaging the voice dictation feature on new Mac laptops, Apple automatically slows the internal fan speed to better hear your voice.

Source: (Reddit, Johnbonbobon)

A 'breathing' sleep light:

Apple has a patent dating back to 2002 for a "Breathing Status LED Indicator." The patent describes a "blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator [that] mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing."

Source: (FloodMagazine, Via: Nua-667)

Rebound to unlock the Camera app:

With iOS 7, Apple lets you drag the camera icon on the lock screen upwards to unlock and open the Camera app. Interestingly enough, you can also bounce the lock screen downwards and "rebound" the app open.

Another incredible Hamptons estate is up for grabs.

Known as "Angel View," the 15,000-square-foot estate in North Haven is selling for an astronomical $65 million through Harald Grant of Sotheby's.

Although the identity of the owners is private, Grant told The Wall Street Journal that they are looking to downsize now that their children are grown up.

The home sits on 6.5 acres and has 500 feet of waterfront on Noyack Bay. Amenities include a "grotto" room with an indoor pool, two outdoor infinity pools, and a tennis court.

Welcome to the "Angel View" estate in North Haven, near Sag Harbor.

The Tudor-style home has had the same owners for the past 18 years.

The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion is designed with wood accents.

Every other July, the aviation world convenes upon the small town of Farnborough in southern England for the Farnborough Airshow.

The biennial event, which kicked off July 14, is one of the industry's biggest sales and technology showcases. The Farnborough Airshow, which the Wall Street Journal describes as "part arms bazaar, part industrial petting zoo," is expected to be the setting for a flurry of commercial and military aviation wheeling and dealing.

According to Businessweek, the 2012 show netted $53 billion in sales. And the deals should continue to roll in: aircraft engine maker GE Aviation says it expects to take $30 billion in orders this week.

Sales aside, Farnborough is also the perfect opportunity for the world's aircraft manufacturers, air forces, and airlines to see and be seen. Everything from the fighter jets and airliners of the future to retired war birds from the Cold War will make an appearance this week. 

Nearly a decade after its first flight, the Airbus A380 is still a crowd pleaser. This sheer magnitude of the Superjumbo is simply awe-inspiring, despite the fact it looks bit like a giant flying salmon.

In addition to the A380, the all-new Airbus A350XWB continues its sales tour as it tries to battle back from the devastating cancelation of Emirates' $16 billion order.

The A350XWB will be keen to impress potential buyers with its state-of-the-art construction, engines, and avionics.

"Organic.""Grass-fed.""Hand-picked." Once considered rare, these markers of the farm-to-table trend have become so commonplace on restaurant menus that customers hardly notice them anymore.

The new frontier among top restaurants is "field-to-table," an extreme version of farm-to-table dining that was pioneered in Scandinavia and elevates ingredients found in the wild. 

Some of the most highly rated restaurants in New York — Gramercy Tavern, The French Laundry, and Momofuku Ssäm Bar among them — have hired professional foragers to supply them with the freshest ingredients Mother Nature has to offer. This brings creativity, authenticity, and quality to the menu like never before.

Field-to-table is no gimmick, says Brandon Kida, head chef at The Peninsula New York hotel's Clement. He swears that once you eat foraged fare, you'll never go back. It's the future of high-end dining.

We traveled to rural Vermont with master forager Evan Strusinski and Chef Kida to look for fresh morel mushrooms that can go for $45 a pound and other secret ingredients.

Chef René Redzepi of Copenhagen's Noma is credited with elevating field-to-table fare and inspiring the foraging craze at restaurants around the world. The restaurant's foraged feasts, which feature ingredients like moss and pine, cost $300 a head.

Foraging, or the act of scavenging for food in the wild, minimizes the number of hands that touch ingredients before they land on a plate. Some say once you experience how food is "supposed to taste," you’ll never want to eat a cultivated mushroom or farmed strawberry again. It's that much better.

The “Noma-fication of things” is in full swing in New York City, where restaurateurs are clamoring to differentiate themselves from the slew of so-called farm-to-table eateries. Field-to-table is the new frontier.

Want to go on an amazing vacation for free? All you have to do is be really great at Instagram.

Last month, a bunch of influential Instagrammers like Liz Eswein (@NewYorkCity) and Murad Osmann (@muradosmann) were flown from all over the world to experience the biggest "Insta-meet" ever at a luxurious hotel — the Burj Al Arab— in Dubai.

The hotel and a company called Beautiful Destinations partnered together to select a handful of Instagram users who could enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai and capture images to share with their combined millions of followers. It's a brilliant way to advertise.

The Instagrammers were flown to Dubai, were picked up at the airport in a Rolls Royce Phantom, received $600 worth of Hermes amenities, and each were appointed their own personal butler for the entirety of their stay.

All they were expected to do was capture their experience on Instagram and tag any photos and content with @beautifuldestinations and @burjalarab.

Jeremy Jauncey and Oliver Heartmont (who runs the Beautiful Destinations Instagram account with 1.6 million followers) cofounded the Beautiful Destinations company. Jauncey told Business Insider that "the goal (of the Dubai trip) was to create a totally unique experience for the Instagram community, give back to the followers that have been supporting our accounts and position the brand as a pioneer in travel social media."

Eswein told Business Insider the trip was "absolutely incredible." Eswein, 24, who snagged the @NewYorkCity handle on Instagram in 2011, now serves as the executive director of Laundry Service: Cycle, a full-service social media agency. 

This is the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. It boasts itself as the "world's most luxurious hotel" with over 200 suites, four swimming pools, and a private beach.

This is Liz Eswein, but you may know her as @NewYorkCity on Instagram. She was selected by Beautiful Destinations to go on an all-expense-paid trip to the Burj Al Arab and post her photos to Instagram.

The influential Instagrammers were flown from all over the world to Dubai.

One of the greatest joys of a town and industry like Hollywood is all the hidden and intricate connections you can trace between some of your favorite performers.

It’s fun to try and spot a familial resemblance or even the beginning of an acting dynasty. When people are angry about those connections, that’s when the word “nepotism” comes into play. That was certainly the label that went flying when "Girls" debuted in 2012.

But a more enjoyable way to approach it is as one giant game of six degrees of separation (hold the Bacon). We’ve compiled a brief list of some fun, surprising, and even downright hidden Hollywood connections among a few of HBO’s top performers. We left the girls of "Girls" out of it because enough has been said about them. But as for the rest, enjoy!

TV stars you didn't realize are already connected to Hollywood >

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Alexander Skarsgård of 'True Blood' is the son of 'Avengers' actor Stellan Skarsgård.

Stellan Skarsgård has been around a lot longer than his son. Surely you remember both him and his scarf from the "Good Will Hunting" days.

But both father and son have achieved a whole new level of fame of late. The younger Skarsgård for his eye-catching role in "True Blood", and the elder Skarsgård for not one, but three installments in the Marvel "Avengers" franchise.

"Game Of Thrones" actress Oona Chaplin is Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter.

Oona Chaplin, who played Robb Stark’s doomed wife Talisa on "Game of Thrones," is not only related to silent film star Charlie Chaplin, but also to award-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill.

Surely you can see the Chaplin resemblance somewhere in the hat region.

Margaret Qualley of 'The Leftovers' is the daughter of Andie MacDowell.

As the digital sector grows, jobs that rely on older technologies, such as newspaper reporters, mail carriers, and lumberjacks, are rapidly becoming obsolete. 

A new study by CareerCast revealed the top 10 professions predicted to lose the most jobs by 2022, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mail carriers are most endangered, with a projected 28% decline by the year 2022. Farmers and meter readers will also see significant shrinkage, with an anticipated 19% decline for each within the next eight years. 

Is your job headed for the trash pile?

Mail Carrier

BLS job description: Sort mail for delivery. Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot.

Median salary: $53,100

Expected change in employment by 2022: -28%

Why it's disappearing: Increasing use of email and online bill paying will create a sharp decline in the amount of first-class mail sent, according to the BLS. Because of this, fewer and fewer postal workers will be needed. 

Farmer

BLS job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.  

Median salary: $69,300

Expected change in employment by 2022: -19% 

Why it's disappearing: Technological advances allow current farmers to accomplish the same tasks with fewer workers. 

Meter Reader

In New York City, things can get old pretty fast. So we've taken it upon ourselves to revamp last year's list of the most obnoxious Wall Street bars. Several have since closed, but many are still kicking and as annoying as ever.

Frequented by financiers, these Manhattan bars are loud, rowdy, and ridiculous. If you're into sweaty crowds, flashing lights, or absurd conversations, it's time to scope some of these out.

Otherwise, we've done the rounds on these bars so you don't have to. You're welcome.

If we left out any of your favorites, let us know in the comments!

230 Fifth

Location: 230 5th Ave, Gramercy

Vibe: Probably the biggest draw about 230 Fifth is that you're going to get a great Instagram photo of the Empire State Building. It's a huge rooftop space that can service a large crowd.  The later it gets, the more packed this place gets.

Popular Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Popular Drinks: Raspberry mojitos "in the summer".

Overheard: "Oh my gawd, the Empire State building is so beeaaauuuutiful."

Turtle Bay

Location: 987 2nd Ave, Midtown

Vibe: Turtle Bay is your "typical bar" with beer chuggers, cheerleader look-alikes, and even a handful of Mets fans watching games on the TVs. The front section is supersaturated with summer interns and young professionals. People over the age of 25 should seriously consider the pros and cons before they enter.

Popular Days: Thursday

Popular Drinks: Beer

Overheard: "Pound it dude! 3... 2... 1... " *erupts in laughter*

Irish Punt

Location: 40 Exchange Place, Financial District

Vibe: The dim Irish bar is more calm during the summer, but come August and September, the bar is filled with finance guys that could have come straight out of "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Popular Days: Friday, Saturday

Popular Drinks: Skittle bombs

Overheard: "Shots! Shots! Shots!"

While it may not be the first place you associate with the bustling startup scene, South America is slowly making moves in the tech world.

Incubators and accelerators like Startup Chile, Startup Peru, Incubar, and iNNpulsa are popping up to feed the growth and foster a friendlier and more supportive environment for startups. But according to TechCrunch, a large portion of these startups end up leaving the continent after graduating from their programs.

There are still many startups brewing across South America, and we decided to round up the best of the up-and-coming batch.

Kunfood wants to make it super easy to order food in a restaurant.

Kunfood is bringing the in-restaurant app to South America, letting diners order and pay when they want to.

The startup is headquartered in Lima and has raised $90,000 from investors like Wayra and Startup Chile. Their app is available for free in Google Play and Apple's App Store.

Fitrip helps you explore cities while staying fit.

Fitrip is an app that provides you with an audio guide while traveling to make sure you stay fit while exploring new places.

The team is based out of Caracas, Venezuela, and is working hard to make sure you don't need to sacrifice a toned body when traveling. SportTechie says it is a very promising startup.

Tripea will help you plan your next vacation on a budget.

The idea behind Tripea is that instead of having to input a destination, you will be able to fill out your budget and other preferences and the site will give you options for where you can go on vacation.

Tripea is headquartered in Lima and is supported by a team of four entrepreneurs and three advisors.

You can see the company's deck here.

A million-dollar home sounds like a major luxury. But $1 million buys something vastly different in cities around the world.

In New York City, for example, where the median home sale price is $1.2 million, a million bucks buys a decent one-bedroom apartment. In Buenos Aires, on the other hand, it buys a four-bedroom pad in a fancy neighborhood.

Our friends at Point2Homes helped us find properties in major cities across the world for around $1 million U.S. They range from small flats to spacious houses. 

In Capetown, $981,000 buys a 10,000-square-foot, five-bedroom mountainside home with a bar and private theater.

Price: $981,510 U.S. (10,500,000 R)

Click here to see the home. 

In Dubai, $1.09 million gets a two-bedroom apartment with 1,900 square feet and an ocean view.

Price: $1,088,954 (4 million AED)

Click here to see the home. 

In Sydney, $1 million buys a 990-square-foot apartment steps away from the Royal Botanic Gardens. Features include high ceilings, a communal roof terrace with harbor views, and a grand entrance foyer.

Price: $1,009,543 ($1,075,000 AUD)

Click here to see the home.

Every year some brands rise while others fall.

To celebrate this, 24/7 Wall St. released its annual list of 10 brands it predicts will be extinct by the end of the year.

The organization reports that because mergers and acquisitions are at an all-time high, some brands will simply disappear because they are so profitable. Others, however, won't be so lucky.

24/7 prides itself on the fact that 24 of the 49 brands its named on these lists (Leap Wireless and Research In Motion) have in fact disappeared while others (including Volvo, Olympus, and the WNBA) continue to underperform.

This year's list predicts a few apparel companies, food brands, and an airline, among others, will be gone by the end of 2015.  

10. Aeropostale

Teens don't want to shop at stores like Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Eagle anymore, and Aeropostale tops the list for brands they don't wear.

Fast fashion stores like Forever21 and H&M are much more appealing to teens. These brands can produce cheap, trendy items quickly and traditional retailers are having a hard time keeping up. 

24/7 reports that Aeropostale's revenue fell 12% from the same period last year, down to $396 million, and predicts impending extinction for the brand.

9. BlackBerry

24/7 Wall St. doesn't think BlackBerry, previously Research In Motion, can survive on its own, especially in an iPhone-crazed world. 

Once holding 19.5% of the global smartphone market, the company now only holds about 1%, according to 24/7's report. In June, the company reported a 76% decrease in phone shipments compared to the same period one year ago.

8. Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable is set to be bought by Comcast for $45.2 billion this year. If the deal goes through, the two biggest cable companies would come together to form one super cable company, reaching over 30 million subscribers. 

The merger has however raised concerns that the two companies would control nearly one-third of the cable-TV market in the U.S., creating fewer options for people in terms of service providers. But many project that the deal will go through, regardless.