Looking unique doesn't always mean looking good. Sometimes it yields major eyesores.

With that in mind, here are Bankrate's picks for the 10 ugliest cars of 2012.

Their price and miles-per-gallon estimate come from TotalCarScore.com and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

Nissan Murano

Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet: price: $29,960 to $44,540 (encompasses a range of models); gas mileage: 17 city mpg/22 highway mpg. Its price and miles-per-gallon estimate come from TotalCarScore.com and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

Smart ForTwo Coupe

Smart fortwo coupe: price: $12,490 to $17,690; gas mileage: 34 city mpg/38 highway mpg. Its price and miles-per-gallon estimate come from TotalCarScore.com and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

GMC Terrain

GMC Terrain: price: $25,560 to $33,010; gas mileage: 20 city mpg/29 highway mpg. Its price and miles-per-gallon estimate come from TotalCarScore.com and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

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During one of its popular AskReddit segments, site users asked emergency dispatchers about the most disturbing calls they've ever gotten.

Some of these calls are not only disturbing but absolutely horrific.

We have edited answers for grammar and clarity, and we have added our own emphasis in bold letters.

It took one operator nearly an hour to stop a man from committing a grisly crime.

"I took a call from a guy once who said he had a gun, was going to go inside a residence and rape, then murder a family. Then he said he was going to commit suicide by cop. This is a while ago, but I actually talked him out of it, and had officers on scene as he was getting out of his vehicle. It took me about 30-45 minutes on the phone."

Source: Reddit

"To this day I can remember that scream she had."

A call taker received a complaint from a girl working at McDonald's who said a group of people were throwing things at the windows. 

"I then get a call about 3 minutes later, same girl, 'the group of people are banging on the back door trying to get in!!' I heard her shouting and BOOM a loud noise of screaming and laughing going on. The girl was scared [expletive] started yelling and then...silence."

At this time police were already enroute, and we had multiple calls on this incident. As we waited for the police to get there I received one more phone call from someone parked in the parking lot watching this going on. The female on the phone stated 'A large group of people dragged an employee out of the restaurant and were beating her with something that looks like a pay phone.'"

Source: Reddit

One Redditer's mother heard a woman commit suicide.

"This girl had a gun in her mouth. My mom could hear it.

After only a minute of talking, she did it. My mom heard the gunshot, and then blabbering. The bullet went through the woman's cheek, but not her skull. She was crying. She was saying she was sorry."

Source: Reddit

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Diane Keaton has grown up in the public eye since she was 24-years-old.

Since appearing in her first movie, "Lovers and Other Strangers" in 1970, she went on to star in "The Godfather" in 1972 and more than 50 other films.

Keaton's acting has garnered her numerous film awards, including an Oscar and Golden Globe for "Annie Hall" (1977) and a Golden Globe for "Something's Gotta Give" (2003). 

We've gathered images of the now 66-year-old actress from 1969 through today, to show how the actress has aged through the years.
 

1969: Hour After Hour Deodorant Commercial

(Skip to 2.33)

BONUS: Skip to 6.35 to see a 48-year-old Betty White advertising Spray N Wash

1970: Watch Diane Keaton in her first movie role in "Lovers and Other Strangers"

1972: "The Godfather"

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Most people know the intrepid, and let's just say it totally ballsy, Chuck Yeager strapped himself into a plane with more engine than wings and successfully exceeded the speed of sound on October 14, 1947.

What is less well known is that Yeager only got the chance to make the flight because Bell Aircraft's test pilot refused the offer, without an accompanying $150,000.

Yaeger could have cared less about the money, and jumped at the flight aboard Bell's X-1 that promised to hurl him through the air faster than any human ever before.

Yaeger lived for speed, whether planes, cars, or horses and two nights before the Bell flight he fell from his favorite mount and broke two ribs.

He was so concerned he'd be scratched from the flight that he went to a distant veterinarian for medical treatment and told only his wife and best friend what happened.

Broken ribs hurt, a lot, and Yaeger was in so much pain he couldn't seal the X-1's hatch without help from a broomstick his buddy had rigged up beforehand.

That round of discomfort must have paled to what all that G-Force did to him as the X-1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.07.

We ran these photos early last summer, but in honor of Yeager's 65-year flight anniversary and, Felix Baumgartner, who will attempt to break Mack I without any aircraft at all today, we thought we'd run them again.

This F/A-18F Super Hornet flew over visitors aboard the USS Kitty Hawk and stunned everyone with a supersonic demo

Air doesn't move fast enough to flow out of the way and builds into a wall around the plane...

Read more here.

If the temperature and humidity is right, water in the air condenses into a cloud like a white halo

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The New England Patriots are beginning to perfect a no-huddle offense that could change the NFL forever.

But the move toward fast-paced, passing-heavy offenses isn't the only major trend that's reshaping NFL football right.

The death of the running back, the rise of the tight end, and the complete redefinition of what it means to play defense are all key parts of the future of the league.

We've identified the 10 current trends that will play the biggest roles in determining what pro football will look like in the future.

Running backs are dead

Individual running backs no longer matter.

These days, almost every NFL teams runs the ball the same amount, to the same level of success. The stats:

• In 2011, the team ranked 5th in rushing yards per game (142.3 ypg) and 20th (110.3 ypg) were only separated by 32 ypg.
• The team ranked 5th in rushing attempts per game (30.3 apg) and 20th (26.9 apg) were separated by less than five carries per game.

The result: Teams aren't going to invest in one running back, it's going to be a rotating cast of players because the position has been commoditized.

Edge rushers are the new most important players in the NFL

As teams pass more and more, getting pressure on the QB without blitzing is becoming more important. It's basically how the Giants won the Super Bowl twice.

These guys don't have to worry about stopping the run, they just have to attack the pocket. Dwight Freeney is the highest-paid player in the NFL, Mario Williams just got a $100-million contract, and JJ Watt is the clear-cut defensive player of the year for the Texans.

The result: Teams are going to take the money they aren't spending on running backs and pay defensive ends a lot of money.

The no huddle is about to take over the league

The Patriots are running more no huddle than the NFL has ever seen this year. As we all know, the NFL is a copy-cat league, so teams are going to begin to mimic their success (the Ravens are already dabbling in the no huddle).

The fast-paced no huddle has already overtaken college football with the help of coach Chip Kelly at Oregon, and it's only a matter of time until it comes over the horizon.

The result: The NFL is going to look more like college football soon.

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Three years into the recovery from the Great Recession, the Steinway & Sons factory in Astoria is getting back to normal.

The company, a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, has two factories, one in New York, the other in Hamburg. 

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Sales for the company were hit in the New York area and across the world during the recession, with 'hobbyist' buyers cutting back on spending.

At the time, Steinway also cut a third of its New York staff, reducing the Astoria factory head count to 215, from about 300.

But the New York market recovered pretty quickly. In fact, in 2011 the company sold 2,013 grand pianos, not including upright pianos, and the New York factory dispatched 1,101 pianos. 

While the company made adjustments to its workforce and cut costs during the recession, Losby said the company did also find opportunities to benefit from. 

"We acquired five retail stores during this, which is a huge amount for us because we doubled in the last three years our retail footprint in the America's. What this provided was an opportunity for us to secure leases at rates that were significantly less than what they had been two, or three or four years ago."

In the last decade the company averaged about 3,300 grand pianos a year, a number that President Ron Losby expects the company will return to soon.

In fact, Losby says the New York market has already recovered well and he is optimistic about sales in the future.

We start off at a storage room where wood goes through a 'seasoning' or 'aging' process.

The wood sits in the storage space for months as Steinway begins the long process of lowering the moisture content in the wood.

The wood is then placed in one of four kilns to reduce moisture content. The amount of time the wood spends in these kilns varies depending on the type of wood and purpose of that wood in the piano.

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Yesterday, we camped out in the Javits Center IGN Theater most of the day to attend New York Comic Con's main event: "The Walking Dead" panel. 

While we got a sneak peak at the opening from tonight's episode (it's awesome), the cast and creator shared their thoughts, and a few minor spoilers, on the upcoming season.

If you couldn't make it out to the event (it was jam packed) or didn't watch the live stream online, we learned a few tidbits from creator Robert Kirkman, Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes), Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes), Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), David Morrissey (The Governor), Danai Gurira (Michonne), and Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon).

There are some mini-spoilers ahead, plus a clip from Sunday's episode.

If you don't want anything ruined, turn away.

There are more zombie kills in the premiere than all of Season 1.

According to Andrew Lincoln, it's going to be a night full of walker deaths.

No one speaks in the three-to-four minute premiere of the show.

It's a complete revert back to the suspense in season one when Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) awoke stranded in a zombie-filled hospital.

The best part?

You don't realize anyone hasn't spoken for the duration.

Carl's turning into an awesome killing machine.

Chandler Riggs told us straight at the panel.

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The house of convicted fraudster Hassan Nemazee has been re-listed for a cool $19.5 million. Sotheby's agent Anne Corey is managing the listing. 

The Iranian-American investment banker who plead guilty to a $292 million bank fraud used the cash to finance his lavish lifestyle including a luxury duplex at 770 Park Avenue. 

According to the Real Estalker, the traditionally-decorated palace includes three exposures, 28 windows, and two terraces. It was originally listed at $28 million in March 2011, but the price has dropped since, much to the chagrin of federal authorities.

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JP Morgan is bullish on the S&P 500.  They expect the index to "melt up" to 1,495 within weeks.

In a new note to clients, chief U.S. equity strategist Tom Lee highlights 14 stock picks to outperform the index.

His recommendations are all domestically oriented companies. All of the companies have seen significant insider buying in the past six months, which is a show of confidence.

In addition, Lee's picks, which span a variety of industries, have exceeded the Wall Street's EPS estimates in the first two quarters of 2012.

"On average, these 14 names have 12% upside to J.P. Morgan target prices (for those that are covered) and a 2013E P/E of 11.3x," writes Lee.

Kroger Co

Ticker: KR

Target Price: $29.00

% Sales Int'l: 0%

1Q EPS Beat: 3%

2Q EPS Beat: 2%

Description: One of the world's largest grocery retailers, with sales of over $90 billion in FY2011.

Source: JP Morgan

Wells Fargo and Co.

Ticker: WFC

Target Price: $42.00

% Sales Int'l: 0%

1Q EPS Beat: 3%

2Q EPS Beat: 5%

Description: An estimated one in three American households does business with Wells Fargo.

Source: JP Morgan

CVS Caremark Corp.

Ticker: CVS

Target Price: $57.00

% Sales Int'l: 0%

1Q EPS Beat: 5%

2Q EPS Beat: 11%

Description: CVS has over 7,300 pharmacies across America and serves over 5 million people per day.

Source: JP Morgan

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This weekend's African Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast had to be abandoned after a massive riot broke out in the stands.

African soccer has been plagued by fan violence in recent years. Seventy-nine fans died in a riot at a game in Egypt back in February, and last month violence broke out after a match between Algeria and Libya.

Luckily this riot did not result in any causalities, but it is still another dark moment for the reputation of African soccer. A number of elite-level players — including Didier Drogba and Manchester City's Yaya Toure — had to flee the violence with the help of riot police.

The incident is a sad reminder of the disparity in infrastructure and fan culture between where these players play professionally – England, France, etc. — and what they experience when they return home.

The game took place in Dakar, Senegal, where violence had previously erupted at a Senegal-Gambia game in 2009

Then in the 65th minute, a riot broke out after Didier Drogba — the 6th highest-paid player in the world — scored a penalty

Ivory Coast fans fled to the field and joined their team to escape the violence

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TV doesn’t get much respect.

It rots your brain and grows couch potatoes. But the so-called idiot box also swings elections, rewires brains, snares criminals, and even sways the Supreme Court.

The following may not be the best shows of the last 25 years—in fact, some are among the worst—but their impact reaches far beyond the living room.

25. "Tropikana": The Brazilian Soap Opera That Won A Presidential Election

As Russians were gearing up to go to the polls in July 1996, Boris Yeltsin was nervous about his job.

The weather gave him additional reason to panic. With the sun shining and the temperatures pleasant, Yeltsin fretted that his city-dwelling supporters would decamp to their dachas, or country cottages, instead of staying home and voting. Russia’s president needed a way to keep his base from traveling.

His solution: a cunning use of soap opera. No show was more popular in Russia than the Brazilian morality soap Tropikanka, which regularly drew 25 million viewers to the state-owned network ORT. With the election looming, ORT made a surprise announcement: The show’s finale would air as a special triple episode on election day between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

More amazing was the fact that the scheme actually worked. Because most dachas didn’t have televisions, viewers stayed in the city, glued to their sets. When the episode ended, it was too late to trek out of town, but voters still had time to get to the polling station. Yeltsin’s soap opera strategy helped him prevail by more than 10 million votes.

Meanwhile, The Young and the Restless can’t even sway a lousy Senate race.

24. "Melrose Place": The Show That Turned Prime Time Into An Art Gallery

You probably remember Melrose Place as a vapid, if enjoyable, look at a Los Angeles apartment complex. But the show had more depth than anyone realized. Starting in 1996, the program served as a highly visible billboard for up-and-coming artists.

Melrose’s foray into the art world was masterminded by conceptual artist Mel Chin. As Chin told the Los Angeles Times in 1997, “Everyone criticizes television, but nobody tries to intervene to give it the meaning it lacks.” Chin founded the GALA Committee to do just that.

When Chin approached Melrose set decorator Deborah Siegel with the idea of dressing the show in avant-garde works, she immediately approved. Together the GALA Committee and Siegel collected pieces from artists around the country and worked them into the show. Each time viewers tuned in for a little trashy fun, they got a hidden dose of culture.

Some of the art was surprisingly subversive. Most famously, when Courtney Thorne-Smith’s character was struggling with an unplanned pregnancy, she spent two episodes hunkered down in a comfy quilt. A closer look revealed it wasn’t just a pretty pattern—it was also the molecular structure of the abortion drug RU-486.

The art world, for its part, embraced the exposure, and in 1997, the Melrose Place pieces were displayed in their own show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

23. "The Simpsons": The Show That Changed How We Talk

You don’t need to turn on the TV to hear The Simpsons. Just chat with pretty much anyone.

As University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor Mark Liberman wrote in 2005, “The Simpsons has apparently taken over from Shakespeare and the Bible as our culture’s greatest source of idioms, catchphrases, and sundry other textual allusions.”

Liberman’s assertion sounds crazy—at least until you remember there’s a Milhouse quote for every occasion. Even the hulking gatekeeper of the language, the Oxford English Dictionary, has found a spot for Homer Simpson’s trademark “D’oh!” Mmmm … linguistic acceptance.

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"Any thoughts about persistent safe havens (other than perhaps cash under your mattress) are dangerous," warned Jim O'Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

However, the market skeptics would argue otherwise.

The most popular so-called safe haven — an asset class that doesn't lose value — is probably gold.

But gold can be heavy and costly to store.  Furthermore, with gold trading at historically high levels, the die hard skeptics have turned to everything ranging from art and whiskey, to esoteric currencies.

Many traditional and unorthodox opportunities are available that may offer a positive return and/or protection against inflation. You might be surprised at what cracks this comprehensive (but not exhaustive) list of safe havens.

Guns and Ammo

The ability of guns and ammunition to store value makes them an appealing investment option on their own merits. According to ammo.net, the price of Remington .223 rounds rose 224% from 1999 to 2011 – well above the rate of inflation.

Gun sales spiked after the election of Barack Obama in anticipation of more stringent gun control laws.The Wall Street Journal reports that a similar boost in sales is expected in the event of the President’s re-election, and also notes that the supply of guns has not kept pace with demand.

Earlier in 2012, CEO Michael O. Fifer of Sturm, Ruger & Co. suspended the acceptance of new orders after 1Q sales exceeded expectations.

Sources: Wall Street Journal, Sovereign Man

Canadian Bonds

According to the Financial Post, foreign purchases of Canadian bonds reached a record $16.7 billion in May 2012.

Jeff Herold and Maria Berlettano, fixed-income portfolio managers at J. Zechner Associates, indicate that central banks concerned about their exposure to the European debt crisis have turned to Canadian bonds as a safe haven. Canadian bonds have retained a Triple-A rating.

Source: Financial Post

Farmland

Farmland is an attractive safe haven for investors due to its limited supply and perpetual demand. Tom Eisenhauer, President of Bonnefield Financial, remarked that farm prices are a more consistent hedge against inflation than gold. Simon Black suggests that farmland is inflation-proof because of the demand for food, which isn’t going anywhere but up.

John Taylor, from U.S. Trust’s Farm and Ranch division, remains bullish on farmland, even after noting that “prices over the last five years have continued to go up and they've really gone up more than their historic averages.”

Sources: Business Insider, Maclean's

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Android is better! iPhone is better! The Google vs. Apple argument  goes back and forth without really getting anywhere.

With that in mind, here are some of the best features from iOS 6, the latest operating system for iPhones and iPads.

Lest you think we're taking sides, tomorrow we'll run a similar list of features that will make you want to quit your iPhone and go to Android.

Facebook integration

Post photos directly from your Photo Roll to your Facebook account and sync contacts with people's contact data on Facebook.

Great integrated sharing

Facebook isn't the only way to share. iOS 6 introduces a redesigned sharing screen and the ability to instantly blast something interesting to your Twitter or Facebook account.

Passbook

Apple skipped NFC, a short-range wireless technology used in mobile payments, on the iPhone 5. In its place, it offered the Passbook app. It's a way to digitally keep your gift cards and event tickets stored on your phone—no special hardware needed.

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Small- and medium-sized cities overtook big metro areas on the American Institute for Economic Research's latest index of college destinations, thanks in part to the recent economic downturn.

According to the AEIR, small- and medium-sized cities fared particularly well in three categories on the survey's 12-part scale: arts and leisure, unemployment, and entrepreneurial activity.

Ithaca, N.Y. once again took the top spot on the list.

Meanwhile, major metropolitan areas like Boston, New York, Washington, and San Francisco were knocked off this year's top 10 list, and Ann Arbor was the only city with a population of more than 250,000 that made the top 10.

#10 Morgantown, West Virginia

Population: 130,288

Student concentration: 205.7 (per 1,000 people)

2-bedroom apartment: $586/month

Earning Potential: $34,412

Colleges: West Virginia University

Source: The American Institute for Economic Research

#9 Lawrence, Kansas

Population: 111,130

Student concentration: 255.5 (per 1,000 people)

2-bedroom apartment: $536/month

Earning Potential: $31,250

Colleges: University of Kansas

Source: The American Institute for Economic Research

#8 Lafayette, Indiana

Population: 202,783

Student concentration: 210.2 (per 1,000 people)

2-bedroom apartment: $793/month

Earning Potential: $30,282

Colleges: Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Harrison College, Purdue University

Source: The American Institute for Economic Research

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American bars tend to stick to extremes, with watered-down dives on one end and swanky VIP lounges with bottle service on the other.

But not every night calls for suits or stilettos. Sometimes, it’s nice to drop the pomp and circumstance and get seriously sloshed without busting your budget.

Here at Party Earth we’re happy to remind everyone—from blueblood nobility to the blue-collar crowd—that a cheap drink doesn’t have to be a weak one. So take a look at some of our favorite U.S. drinking dens from down and dirty bars in D.C. to cheap and easy dives in San Francisco that more than make up in liquor for what they may lack in luxury.

This story was originally published by Party Earth.

New York City: Mehanata Bulgarian Bar

Hipsters, hookahs, and beat-heavy polka unite at Mehanata Bulgarian Bar, a Lower East Side hotspot that effortlessly puts the “rad” back into comrade.

It’s as unapologetically raucous as you might expect a proud Soviet-themed bar to be: naked mannequins, mouth-shaped urinals, and the “Get naked, get a free shot” sign that somehow hasn’t put them out of business (yet). But the real draw at Mehanata is the infamous Ice Cage, which is basically a giant walk-in fridge lined with over fifty bottles of premium vodka.

It costs around $20 to enter the Cage, but the price includes free use of authentic Soviet military uniforms, which patrons don before pounding a half-dozen shots of whichever vodkas they choose in under two minutes.

Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002

Washington, D.C.: Dan's Cafe

The first thing to remember about Dan’s Café is that it looks like an abandoned little building with a boarded-up front and a ramshackle sign that would earn a quick “F” in any fifth grade art project.

Inside, the stuffy single room isn’t much better (we’re pretty sure the ferns hanging from the ceiling died sometime before the Cold War), but perceptive patrons will notice a lot of rowdy regulars wielding what appear to be ketchup bottles—which wouldn’t be weird save for the fact that there’s no food in this Café.

The large squeeze bottles, in fact, are loaded with hard alcohol, either pre-mixed with a favorite chaser or straight as the day the grain was born. And nearly all the squeeze bottles are priced less than $20. After doing the math, downing an entire bottle by yourself comes out to less than $2 a shot.

Dan’s Café
2315 18th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20009

Chicago: The California Clipper

Although it’s well-removed from the city’s bigger bar scene, The California Clipper is still one of the best bars in Chicago and has been going strong since the 1930s.

The consensus on its welcoming vibe has no doubt aided its success, along with the free board games that fill the void between the free live jazz on weekends. Sure, there are rumors the venue is haunted, but its popular Purple Martin cocktail is sure to bring back even the most phantasm-phobic, time and time again.

Of course, if a mixture of fake grapes, rum, and lemon reminds you more of a desperate last call at a frat party, this cozy neighborhood lounge offers a host of budget-friendly classics, from champagne cocktails and Rusty Nails to a California egg cream so good you won’t even remember to ask how they got cream out of a chicken’s egg in the first place.

The California Clipper
1002 North California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

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Stephen Colbert is "an idiot" who is "willfully ignorant."

At least that's how the real Stephen Colbert described the TV persona "Stephen Colbert" on Meet the Press last Sunday.

Since the "idiot" version of Stephen Colbert has a hugely popular TV show broadcasted four days a week, it's always surprising to see the real Stephen Colbert make a public appearance.

Charles McGrath of The New York Times describes the real Colbert as "a practicing Catholic, who lives with his wife and three children in suburban Montclair, N.J., where, according to one of his neighbors, he is 'extremely normal.'"

Throughout the years, the real Colbert has emerged and opened up about his show, character, and personal life. 

Before The Daily Show, Stephen Colbert was hired as a correspondent for Good Morning America. Below is Colbert's only segment to make it on air:

Stephen Colbert talks to the ladies of The View about his mother. "She taught us to still love life and not be bitter" (after the death of his father and brothers)

Stephen Colbert opens up to Oprah about the loss of his father and brothers

Watch the entire interview here >

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Luxury homes are often criticized for being ostentatious, wasteful, and having too large of a carbon footprint.

But in many new constructions, LEED certifications and "eco-friendly" features are commonplace.

We browsed Sotheby's International Realty's Green Living section to compile a list of top-notch luxury homes that either had LEED certification, solar panels, or other smart technology.

This $10.5 million home in New Canaan, Conn. earned the Electronic House of the Year award for its innovative application of AMX technology, which incorporates in-wall touch screens that control the lighting, heat, irrigation, sound, and more.

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The home has six bedrooms, nine full bathrooms, and two half-baths. The 14,000-square-foot house can be controlled on an iPad or iPhone, and has geothermal heating/cooling.

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Live eco-friendly in this $18.8 million home on 123.5 acres in Fortunago, Italy.

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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner captivated the world this week after he leapt 24 miles to Earth becoming the first man to break the speed of sound in a free fall.  

If you missed the historic space jump, we've recapped some of the best moments from the record-breaking dive.  

Preparations for the big launch begin before sun rise Sunday, Oct. 14. The weather looks good for an early launch, though lift-off is eventually delayed two hours.

Felix steps out of his trailer in a full-pressure and helmet. The parachute pack on his back weights 60 pounds alone.

Felix begins to breath pure oxygen to remove nitrogen from his bloodstream about two hours before launch.

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A duplex penthouse in a Greenwich Village townhouse is on sale for $16 million.

The inside of the home combines dark wood, stone, and stainless steel. If the interior doesn't sell you, the rooftop will.

It features a fireplace, a six-person hot tub, and views of the Freedom Tower and the Empire State Building.

The apartment, located on Waverly Place, has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and spans nearly 4,000 square feet.

The beautiful penthouse has Wenge wood flooring.

The house has a double-sided wood burning fireplace.

On the other side of the fireplace is a sun-soaked room that could serve nicely as a kids' playroom.

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Last month, we published the App 100, a collection of the best apps across all platforms.

Realizing that 100 apps is a lot to digest, we decided to break up the list by category.

Over the next several days we'll republish the individual sections to help you get through the best apps easier.

Here's our definitive list of the best photography and video apps you can get today.

Aperture, for advanced photo editing on Mac

Aperture is Apple's advanced version of iPhoto. The app gives you control over your photos and provides more editing tools that help your photos stand out.

We love how easy Aperture is to use and the powerful photo organization features.

Price: $79.99

Available on: Intel-based Macs.

Camera+, for taking great photos on your iPhone

Camera+ takes your iPhone photography to the next level. It improves on the stock iPhone camera with a ton of excellent features Apple won't be adding any time soon.

Price: $0.99

Available on: iPhone

iMovie, an easy way to create movies on your Mac or iPad

iMovie allows you to make gorgeous HD videos that stand out. The iOS app has unique multi-touch features that are easy to use. Tap to add video, photos, music, and sound effects.

The app is packed full of effects and also allows you to make trailers for your films to draw people in. iMovie is a consumerized video editing suite, so it's very easy to pick up and start using.

Price: $4.99 (for iOS) and free with any Mac laptop or desktop purchase.

Available on: iOS and Mac OS X

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