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Check Out These Amazing Images Of Sunrises From The Top Of Mount Fuji

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Self-taught photographer Yu Yamauchi captured 600 sunrises from the top of Mount Fuji in 600 days between 2006 and 2010. 

Every photograph looks different even though Yamauchi took the images at the same time each day for a duration of five months. He took the photos from the same spot, at an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet.

The resulting series, titled “DAWN,” is currently on display at Miyako Yoshinaga gallery in New York through November 21, 2012.

Yamauchi states on his website:

This space, “above-the-clouds,” exists far from the ground where we live our daily lives. It is also a space between the earth and the universe. Being there simply reminds me of the face that we live on the earth which is a planet within an infinite space of the universe.

For 500 days at a time, Yamauchi lived in a hut near the summit of Mount Fuji.

Source: Yu Yamauchi



He was 10,000 feet above sea level.

Source: Yu Yamauchi



The cloud patterns would change so quickly, Yamauchi often captured blurry images, like this one.

Source: Yu Yamauchi



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The 10 Most Outrageous Things People Bought In October

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October was another record-breaking month in the art world.

This month, buyers flocked toward historic hand guns and paintings. 

The most notable record broken this month was easily the most expensive piece of art sold by an artist who is currently living. 

Butch Cassidy's gun sold for $175,000.

Expensive Cassidy memorabilia 

A .45 caliber gun, once owned by Butch Cassidy, sold for $175,000 at auction

An anonymous bidder bought the Colt Single Action Army revolver. 

Cassidy originally purchased the gun in 1896. He turned the revolver over to authorities in Utah in 1900.



A Texan bought the guns Bonnie and Clyde were wearing when they died for $500,000.

Pricey Bonnie & Clyde memorabilia 

The guns that 1930s outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were wearing when they died sold this month for $500,000. 

An anonymous Texas collector purchased the guns. 

Bonnie Parker's Colt .38 snub-nose Detective Special revolver sold for $264,000 and Clyde Barrow's Colt Model 1911 Government Model semi-automatic .45 pistol sold for $240,000. 



Edward S. Curtis's "North American Indian" sold for $1.44 million.

A painting that exceeded expectations 

Edward S. Curtis's "North American Indian" sold this month for $1.44 million.

It sold for more than its original $1.2 million estimate at Swann Galleries. 



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HOUSE OF THE DAY: For Less Than $1 Million, Buy The Amityville Horror House In New Jersey

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The home that was used in the Amityville Horror movie is on sale for $935,000, according to Zillow.

Just the exterior of the house was used in the film and the house is located in Toms River, N.J., not Amityville. 

No word on what Hurricane Sandy has done to the spooky house, but considering it is Halloween, this haunted house seemed like the perfect one to feature. 

The house has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. 

The exterior of this house, which is actually 100 miles from Amityville, was used in the 1979 movie.



The house is 3,370 square feet.



We love the fireplace.



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Here's Why China's Official And Unofficial HSBC PMI Reports Are Conflicting This Month

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China's official manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.2 in October, signaling expansion once again.

Chin's unofficial HSBC manufacturing PMI also climbed, but only to 49.5.

The former signals marginal expansion and the latter signals marginal contraction.

Confused?

Earlier this year, Bank of America economist Ting Lu said one of the major differences was that the HSBC number was more biased towards small and medium sized enterprises, which means they have a relatively tough time securing credit when the economy is slowing. They are also considered less favored by the government.

We spoke with Luke Thompson, Head of Markit Economics, who told us more about the HSBC/Markit number:

I would just like to clarify two significant points in relation to the China Manufacturing PMI that Markit produces for HSBC.

1) The structure of our PMI survey panel is defined by industry sector and company size as determined by the latest available value added data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). As such, there is no bias in our sample to small and medium sized industries over large sized companies. Our panel covers small, medium and large sized companies in the proportions determined by the NBS data on value added. This is in common with all PMI surveys that Markit conducts around the globe (using latest official value added data from the relevant official statistics provider). See the attached note for more information on some of the differences between the Markit/HSBC and NBS PMI surveys.

2) Markit is one of the largest independent producers of macro economic data in the world. One of the key features of our data (and one that users most value) is its independence and there is absolutely no involvement in any of our data calculation from any parties external to Markit. I can state categorically that neither the Chinese government or HSBC have any involvement or influence at all in the PMIs that we publish for China or for any other nations.

Thompson forwarded us a 2-page note explaining the difference between the official and unofficial Chinese PMI numbers.






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Into The Heart Of Darkness In Lower Manhattan [PHOTOS]

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Last night we sent two reporters, Robert Johnson and Dan Goodman, into the darkness of lower Manhattan to see the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Around 220,000 homes and businesses are without power in Manhattan, primarily below 36th Street. Much of this area is in pitch darkness, interrupted by the occasional generator-powered light, headlights, and flashlights.

It's a strange and eerie scene, especially because last night was Halloween.

Robert Johnson went downtown by bike. He was moving a lot faster than miles of cars in gridlock.



At 34th Street he crossed to the area with no power.



Where the National Guard is on patrol



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The 25 Most Dangerous Cities In America

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Every year the FBI compiles a giant collection of data on crime in America. Local precincts report everything from violent crimes to rape to art thefts. 

And in a stroke of good news, the most recent report shows that violent crime last year was at a five-year low.

The FBI defines violent crime as murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

We've rounded up the most dangerous cities in America based on the number of violent crimes per 100,000 people reported for each city. We only considered cities with 100,000 residents or more.

#25 Baton Rouge, La.

Baton Rouge had 1,066 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

There were 385.6 robberies per 100,000 people. The national average for robberies is 113.7 per 100,000 people.

Source: Crime In The United States 2011



#24 Orlando, Fla.

Orlando reported 1,073 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

It also reported 49.4 forcible rapes per 100,000 people. The national average is 26.8 per 100,000 people

Source: Crime In The United States 2011



#23 Springfield, Ill.

Springfield reported 1,096 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

However, the city also reported 22.31 robberies per 100,000 people. That's significantly less than the national average, which is 113.7 robberies per 100,000 people.

Source: Crime In The United States 2011



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Here's Your First Look Inside The iPad Mini (AAPL)

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Today, repair blog iFixit has gotten its hands on Apple's newest tablet, the iPad mini.

As usual, iFixit wasted no time ripping the mini apart to see what was inside.

The first thing iFixit noticed was the Mini's two speaker set up. This is the first iOS device with stereo speakers.

Check out this comparison between the regular sized iPad, the iPad mini, and the iPod touch.



The screen still works even with the front lid off. That's pretty cool.



Inside there is a huge battery. Apple's gadgets are still beautiful both inside and out.



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The 9 Biggest Brand Fails Exploiting Hurricane Sandy

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As Hurricane Sandy hit a death toll of 74 and initially left 8 million without power, many Americans are criticizing brands that chose to use the storm as a marketing ploy and capitalize in the wake of destruction.

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Retailers ranging from the usual suspects (American Apparel and Urban Outfitters) to more sensitive brands (Gap and Jonathan Adler) blasted out emails and tweets full of hurricane puns and special, limited time Sandy Sales.

Be it good marketing or insensitive exploitation, the press and social media-sphere critiqued the trend. Some brands apologized, others didn't.

It's reminiscent of when Kenneth Cole compared the Arab Spring to its spring sale, tweeting "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online."

Furthermore, flash sale sites like Groupon and Living Social are shilling deals for resorts, restaurants, and more that were damaged in the storm and currently out of commission. Although Living Social's director of communication Marie Griffin told Ad Age"What we have done in light of the storm is we have been in touch with our different hotel partners, and for those that have been affected we've pulled them off the site for now."

People were outraged when American Apparel emailed customers about a Hurricane Sandy 20 percent off sale. Online shoppers were prompted to type "SANDYSALE" in the online checkout. The company didn't apologize.



Gap was also criticized for this Tweet sent Monday, which also asked customers to check in on its Foursquare: “Frankenstorm Apocalypse — Hurricane Sandy.”



Gap kind of apologized by erasing the offending Tweet and offering this explanation:



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Hey, It Will Only Cost $7 Billion To Build A Storm Surge Barrier For New York — Whaddya Say?

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One of the tragedies of our budget crisis is that the amount we spend on on stuff that helps everyone — infrastructure — continues to decline to make room for our ballooning entitlement spending.

And the deficit has become so politicized that any time anyone proposes spending a bit more on infrastructure — and putting more Americans back to work in the process — members of one of our two political teams freak out.

See plans for a New York storm-surge barrier >

That's a bummer.

Because lots of Americans are out of work. And our national infrastructure is becoming a global joke.

Countries that don't mind having taxes that are modestly higher than our taxes and infrastructure spending that is modestly higher than our infrastructure spending are building awesome new tools that help everyone.

Like storm surge barriers.

New York isn't the only city in the world (or country) that is exposed to storm surge damage. And, unlike many other cities, New York appears to have a relative easy way to protect itself. 

The attached slides, from a 2009 deck, offer one potential solution to New York's storm-surge exposure — a porous barrier across the entrance to New York Harbor. According to the deck, such a barrier would cost $7 billion.

To put that $7 billion in perspective, its significantly less than the $12 billion price tag on one of our new aircraft carriers, the U.S.S. Gerald Ford.

So, whaddya say, folks? Time to consider a storm surge barrier for the country's biggest city? Or should we increase defense spending and build two-thirds of another aircraft carrier?







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Why Major Art Museums Are Going Gaga For Islamic Art

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Last month, Paris's Louvre museum opened its new Islamic Art Wing amidst uproar over the series of controversial Mohammed cartoons that were published in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to the tune of $125 million.

And just last year, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art re-opened its Islamic art galleries, which had been closed for renovations for eight years. The Met's revamped galleries, called the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, cost about $40 million.

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The fact that two of the world's greatest cultural institutions have invested heavily in their Islamic art collections within the last year is worth taking note. So why are these major museums devoting so much space and money to Islamic art?

For starters, it's worth looking at the investors behind the museums' Islamic art collections. The Louvre's 10-year $125 million project was largely funded by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and his wife Princess Amira al-Taweel, who gave the museum $20 million toward the galleries, according to The New York Times.

“After 9/11 all Arabs and Muslims have the duty and the responsibility to tell the west about real Muslims, about real Islam, and how peaceful our religion is,” Prince Waleed bin Talal said in a statement.

Other Louvre donors were the the French government, corporations like oil company Total, and the governments of countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Kuwait and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Met's $40 million renovation was funded largely by private donors, including Patti Cadby Birch, an Islamic art collector who passed away in 2007. Other major donors were the Vehbi Koc Foundation of Turkey; New York business family Bijan and Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani; and the Iranian-American community.

A look at the donors shows that the motivation behind these projects goes beyond finances. These new wings seem to promote tolerance and understanding of Islamic culture and history through art.

Sophie Makariou, head curator of the Louvre's department of Islamic art, hopes the new wing will teach lessons about tolerance and diversity through art, according to an AP story. "I like the idea of showing the other side of the coin," Makariou said. "We are talking about a diverse world that goes from the Atlantic, Spain and Morocco to India. It brings complexity."

Similarly, Sheila Canby, the curator of the Met's Islamic art department, said that the goal of the Met's collection is to showcase the art while educating people about Islamic history and culture.

“Thirty years ago there was just a small group of specialists interested in this material and a few people who collected rugs and objects,” Canby said in a New York Times article.“Now there’s much more attention and anticipation, though I think it’s driven by news events that are focused mostly on war. The history and culture represented by the objects in these galleries is still not known nearly as much as it should be, and the goal here is to change that.”

The openings of these two Islamic art wings are promising signs in the midst of a very tense time between the West and the Muslim world.

At the opening of the Louvre's new wing, France's new President Francois Hollande called the wing a "political gesture in the service of respect for peace," according to the BBC.

These two museums are not the only Western institutions to embrace Islamic art—the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has an impressive Islamic art collection, as does the Detroit Institute of Art and the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries—but they are the most well known and impressive cultural institutions to devote entire wings to the artform.  Will other museums follow their cue?

In Paris, the Louvre's futuristic new wing was designed by architects Mario Bellini and Rudy Ricciotti. It's a bold and modern design that's the most controversial addition to the Louvre since I.M Pei's pyramid, which was built in 1989.

Source: Louvre Museum



The Louvre's $125 million project took about 10 years to build and was financed by the the French government, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, the governments of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Kuwait and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and corporations.

Source: Louvre Museum



The glass and metal roof allows natural light to filter into the galleries below. The roof is comprised of glass panels flanked on each side by metallic gold mesh sheets. The exterior mesh layer filters daylight and the interior mesh layer serves as the ceiling for the galleries.

Source: Louvre Museum



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How They Filmed The Crazy Motorcycle Chase In 'Skyfall'

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One hallmark of James Bond movies is that they always open with a great action scene. In 'Skyfall,' Daniel Craig chases a henchman in Istanbul, crashing through a crowded market and over the city's rooftops.

To create some buzz, Honda, which provided the film's motorcycles, produced a behind the scenes look at how the opening chase scene was filmed.

It all started at an old military facility, where the stunts were planned and practiced, before the crew headed to the rooftops of Istanbul to get the real thing on film.

Watch the video on YouTube, or click through to see how it all happened.

The work begins at Longcross, an ex-military facility now used as a motorcycle venue.



The crew builds ramps to mimic what they'll be working with on set.



And the stunt doubles practice the jumps.



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10 Startups That Will Change Your Future Life

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The startup space has become increasingly crowded with companies trying to help you find dates, find good deals or connect with new people online.

But what about the ones that have the potential to change your life?

From a tool that lets you remotely lock and unlock your door to a ride-sharing system that helps you get around easily, there are several startups that aim to make life better for people every day.

Some startup founders like Hugo Fiennes of Electric Imp, a home automation system, truly believe that their products can help make life easier for users.

"There's a Utopian vision where you come home and the lights are on and one button can turn everything off," Electric Imp co-founder Hugo Fiennes told Business Insider's Steve Kovach. "And I think a lot of people don't fancy that investment and go, 'I can turn the lights on and off myself.' But there's usually one thing that's important to them, which they'd like to have monitored or notified about."

Like Electric Imp, there are a slew of startups that are poised to change our lives for the better.

Lockitron

What it is: A keyless device and smartphone app that lets you lock and unlock your door from anywhere.

Why it's important: If you've ever left your house only to suddenly get the fear you left your door unlocked, Lockitron lets you check to see its status. And if you see that it is unlocked, all you have to do is tap the lock button on the app and you're all set.

Founders: Cameron Robertson and Paul Gerhardt



Lyft

What is: A cheap, on-demand ridesharing service. 

Why it's important: It offers a way for car owners to make extra cash during their free time and it's much cheaper for passengers than other solutions. It's a little less than a cab and about a third of the cost of Uber. 

Founder: John Zimmer



Electric Imp

What it is: A home automation system that lets you do things like tell your dishwasher to send you a tweet when it's finished. Each card, which comes with a built-in Wi-Fi antenna and processor, can be installed in essentially any device. Electric Imp is slated to debut in home devices later this year.

Why it's important: It's the first fully unified and easily accessible platform for home automation, and it only takes a matter of seconds to configure any device. It also has a wide variety of use cases and could be used for safety purposes, like getting a notification if you left your oven on and then having the option to turn it off.

Founders: Hugo Fiennes, Kevin Fox, and Peter Hartley



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BofA Presents: 14 Stocks Set To Surge After Hurricane Sandy

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Home DepotBofA equity strategist Savita Subramanian thinks the reconstruction effort following Hurricane Sandy will combine with positive macroeconomic trends in China to light a fire under certain stocks.

In a note to clients titled, Post-Hurricane Sandy: stocks that could surge, Subramanian writes:

US stocks that could benefit from an improving outlook in China may closely intersect those helped by the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. For example, consumer durables that need to be replaced in the US could also see heightened demand in China as the consumer strengthens, and raw materials might be lifted by increasing demand in China and as well as the reconstruction and repair efforts in the US infrastructure and housing sectors.

However, Subramanian also writes that "the theme may be best implemented through specific stocks within these sectors" – we highlight those picks here.

Industry: Road & Rail

Stocks:

1. Swift Transportation Co (SWFT)
2. Knight Transportation (KNX)
3. J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
4. Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)
5. Kansas City Southern (KSU)

Rationale: Rebuilding cycles usually give trucking and rail companies a boost as demand for raw materials and corresponding freight needs increase.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch



Industry: Paper & Packaging

Stocks:

6. Weyerhaeuser Co (WY)
7. Louisiana Pacific Corp (LPX)

Rationale: Positive housing trends have already spurred lumber demand, and post-hurricane reconstruction could provide an additional tailwind to lumber stocks.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch



Industry: Restaurants

Stocks:

8. Yum! Brands (YUM)

Rationale: Restaurants "tend to open faster than consumers regain power" and can achieve additional sales that way. Furthermore, increased construction activity could spur demand for more fast food breakfast and lunch orders.

Source: BofA Merrill Lynch



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Here's Why Some People Are Dumping Kickstarter For Crowdtilt

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Kickstarter is a great resource to raise money from strangers for recording an album, putting out a comic book, or developing innovative new hardware. But what if you need an easy way to raise money for a non-creative pursuit from people you may already know?

Enter Crowdtilt, the site that lets you raise money for absolutely anything you want. Fundraising campaigns can range from the noble, such as this one that raised over $10,000 to help pay for an international student's education, to the fun or silly, like raising $2,340 to take a party bus to see Phish in concert.

It's straightforward to use—create a Crowdtilt page that outlines what you're raising money for, set a monetary goal, then solicit contributions via your social networks. When your goal is met, your campaign "tilts" and only then are contributors' credit cards charged.

Crowdtilt keeps a flat fee of 2.5% of what you raise. Compare this to Kickstarter, which keeps 5% of what you raise, plus an additional 3-5% in payment processing fees.

For any campaigns aimed at Hurricane Sandy relief, Crowdtilt is waiving its fees when you go here and use the promo code "sandyrecovery." For other projects, using the promo code "movember" starts you off with $20 towards your cause, and the highest fundraiser at the end of November gets an additional $250.

Those lower fees and the emphasis on social connections make Crowdtilt campaigns very different from Kickstarter's.

These folks raised $30,000 to rent a yacht for a huge Halloween party



Here's $8,000 raised to throw a "silent disco," where everyone listens to the music through headphones and the room is totally quiet



Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian used Crowdtilt to raise awareness of proposed Internet regulations with a billboard



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The World's Most Mysterious Buildings

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Mysteries come in many forms: ancient, modern, unsolved, and unexplained. But the world’s most mysterious buildings are a physical force to be reckoned with.

They’ve become popularized on websites like abandoned-places.com,weburbanist.com, and the granddaddy of them all, atlasobscura.com, an exhaustive user-generated and editor-curated database of the unusual. 

Our list of mysteries doesn't trot out clichéd write-ups of the Bermuda Triangle and the Egyptian pyramids, nor is it promoting the usual suspects of PR-pushed “haunted hotels.” These peculiar structures are original, lesser-known, and often arcane. Mystery after all, must be authentic.

“In an age where it sometimes seems like there's nothing left to discover, our site is for people who still believe in exploration,” says Atlas Obscura cofounder Joshua Foer, whose own favorite mysterious buildings include a murder mansion in L.A. and an art house in Centralia, W.A.

“It's easy when traveling to get stuck on very well worn paths,” reiterates cofounder Dylan Thuras. “Often the most memorable thing you see on your travels is not the beautiful palace, but the run-down theme park left to rot on the outskirts of town. These places give you more context than the highly polished tourist routes.”

Our definition of mysterious is broad and varied. Some buildings on our list are being eaten alive by the earth, such as a sand-swallowed lighthouse in Denmark’s Jutland and a lava-buried church in the remote highlands of Mexico. Others have design elements that seem to defy logic or were mysteriously abandoned by their people centuries ago. New York’s shadowy Renwick Smallpox Hospital has more recent traces of human life—and an eerie energy that lingers.  

We’ve got the photo proof.

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Renwick Hospital: Roosevelt Island, New York City

This abandoned Smallpox Hospital, replete with granite veneer, corbelled parapets, and mansard roofs, is a reminder of Gotham’s grisly past.

Its 100 hospital beds once hosted quarantined immigrants suffering from the gruesome disease. An ongoing $4.5 million restoration project will open Renwick to the public in 2013, kicking off with an art project that includes giant butterflies hovering over the site.

Mystery: Renwick is currently illuminated at night by an anonymous patron, who purportedly has a view of it from an Upper East Side penthouse.

Visit: The American Institute of Architects and Classic Harbor Line offer architecture-themed cruises around Manhattan with lectures on Renwick and other mysterious city sites. 



Loretto Chapel: Santa Fe, New Mexico

The imposing Gothic Revival church’s spiral staircase is a woodwork masterpiece that somehow connects the choir loft to the ground-level pews—without a central column for stability, and with wooden pegs instead of nails.

Mystery: Legend has it that an anonymous carpenter built the staircase in 1878 then disappeared without pay.

Visit: Just around the corner is La Posada de Santa Fe, a three-story Victorian mansion turned art-stuffed hotel. Suite 100 was the bedroom of previous owner Julia Staab, and her spirit is said to haunt it.



Kolmanskop Diamond Camp: Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Local Bushmen considered Namibia’s Skeleton Coast “The Land God Made in Anger,” while the Portuguese called it “The Gates of Hell.”

Though the coast received its name because of beached whale bones that scattered its shores during the heyday of the whaling industry, today, skeletal remains of more than 1,000 fog-sacked ships and abandoned diamond camps earn it the title. Among the detritus being taken over by desert sands is Minenvewalter, the manager’s house at abandoned diamond mine Kolmanskop.

Mystery: Diamond miners purportedly haunt Minenvewalter; their axe-pick-punctured skulls were allegedly found here in the 1960s long after the colony departed.

Visit: Wilderness Safari’s Distinctive Namibia circuit includes lion and cheetah treks in the rusty dunes but also a scenic three-hour flight over the wreck-strewn Skeleton Coast. travelbeyond.com



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The Coolest People In Tech Predict The Next Big Thing

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Last week we revealed the SA 100 list of the coolest people in New York tech, and we threw a swanky party to celebrate them on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

During the party, we asked some of the people on the list to write down their predictions for the next big thing using the note feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Find out what the most important tech industry people think about the future -- and have fun deciphering their penmanship.

Blogger and startup advisor Rachel Sklar writing her take on what's the next big thing on the Samsung Galaxy Note II.



"Curation + content"



"Mobile commerce will be solved in emerging markets first."



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Wingsuit Daredevil Explains Why He's Not Crazy For Jumping Off A Mountain And Flying Below The Treetops

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Wingsuit flying is one of the worlds most dangerous extreme sports.

Competitors dive off a mountain in a special suit, then glide through the trees below at speeds up to 155 miles per hour.

Last month, the first Wingsuit Flying World Championships were held in China, and only 20 people on Earth were qualified to compete.

Norway's Espen Fadnes came in second place. Before competing in the championships, a short documentary called "Split of a Second" was made about Fadnes. In it, he explains how he become a daredevil, what motivates him, and how it feels to step off a cliff.

His insights give you the clearest picture yet of why a human being could much such a seemingly insane activity their livelihood.

The words on the images in this slideshow are direct quotes from Fadnes.







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11 Quick Tricks You Need To Learn Before Upgrading To Windows 8 (MSFT)

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Windows 8, Microsoft's new operating system, brings with it a pretty drastic change to how we've interacted with our PCs in the past.

The famous Start menu is gone, replaced with the new tile-based user interface. 

We realize that it may be a little difficult to find your way around your new computer, so we put together this list of tips and tricks so you can figure out how to do necessary things like taking a screenshot, multitasking, and more.

First, let's learn how to take a screenshot in Windows 8

Its easy to take a screenshot in Windows 8. Simply set up the screen how you want then hold down the Windows Key and Print Screen. The screen will dim quickly to confirm the screenshot.

Your screenshot will be saved as a photo in the Pictures folder in your library.




Its easy to search too...

While inside Metro interface (new start screen), just type. You can search for your favorite app and launch it.

A neat addition is the ability to access Bing and other built in services. For example, if you search for a restaurant, you can find it on the map or visit its website all from the quick search menu.



Now, lets learn how to navigate the new Start Screen.

Don't be intimidated by Microsoft's drastically redesigned Start menu. It's actually easy to get around.

If you have a touch-enabled laptop, simply swipe right and left to move between the icon sets. The first few house all of your important apps like Mail, Calendar, Photos, People, Messaging, Weather and the ever-important Desktop.

If touch isn't your thing or you don't have it, you can also use the keyboard.

Press the Home or End keys to move from one end of the Start screen to the other. You can also use the arrow keys to select a particular app.

Pressing the Enter key will open apps.

To get back to your start screen at any time, just press the Windows key on your keyboard. The Windows key is your savior if you are ever stuck and can't get out of somewhere.



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10 Famous Logos Redesigned For The Zombie Apocalypse

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zombie apocalypse logo

Which world would you rather live in: one in which all your favorite logos were redesigned for hipsters, or where your favorite logos were redesigned for zombies?

Considering the CS Monitor reported that the US Marines trained for a zombie apocalypse this Halloween, we're going to go with the latter.

Ben Fellowes redesigned 10 famous brand logos for the zombie apocalypse on Inspiration Feed.

From Starbucks to FedEx, the corporate logos have a different effect when they involve brains.

Colonel Sanders gets the treatment.



Low-fat mocha with a sprinkle of BRAINS.



Playboy turns into Plague Boy.



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The Smallest Hotel Rooms in New York City

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Jane HotelAh, New York. There’s really no place like it. It’s one of the only cities in the world where you can pay hundreds of dollars for a hotel room smaller than your office cubicle.

We’re hardly exaggerating, and to prove it, we’ve rounded up our photos of some of the smallest hotel rooms we’ve ever seen.

(It’s worth noting that good things can come in small packages, and if the price is right, some of these exceptionally teensy spaces can actually be good values.)

The Jane Hotel

First up, The Jane Hotel. With shared bathrooms and hilariously small (though cleverly designed) rooms, this newly renovated West Village landmark offers quirky accommodations for hipsters on a tight budget — most rooms are $99 a night.



Hotel 41 At Times Square

Its standard rooms, even its “Superior” Rooms, are some of the smallest hotel rooms anywhere in New York — that’s really small. But, if the room is just for sleeping, Hotel 41 has a superb location in the heart of Times Square on 41st Street (hence its name), surrounded by the flashing marquees and every major subway line.



Pod Hotel

Part hotel, part hostel (with shared bathrooms), the Pod Hotel is pretty basic for business-focused Midtown East. But it’s still not the cheapest hotel. Rooms — those with their own bathroom — also have free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and iHome iPod docks. But they’re tiny — maybe the smallest in New York. For the price, opt for the Holiday Inn Sixth Avenue in far-hipper Chelsea.



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