A Japanese Construction Company Wants To Build Colonies Spiraled Into The Ocean

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Shimizu Corporation says about 5,000 people could live and work in a modern-day Atlantis.

Forget colonies in space, one Japanese construction company says in the future human beings could live in huge complexes that corkscrew deep into the ocean.

Blue sky thinkers say about 5,000 people could live and work in a modern-day Atlantis, a sphere 500 meters (1,500 feet) in diameter that houses hotels, residential spaces, and commercial complexes.

The vast globe would float at the surface of the sea but could be submerged in bad weather, down the center of a gigantic spiral structure that plunges to depths of up to 4,000 meters.

The spiral would form a 15 kilometer (nine mile) path to a building on the ocean floor, which could serve as a resource development factory that could collect rare metals and rare earths.

Visionaries at Shimizu, a construction company, even think they could use micro organisms called "methanogens" to convert carbon dioxide captured at the surface into methane.

The sci-fi concept is the work of several organizations, including Tokyo University and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

It envisages using the wide difference in water temperatures between the top and the bottom of the ocean for generating power.

Shimizu says the Ocean Spiral would cost three trillion yen ($25 billion), and all the technology could be in place by 2030.

It is the third such project unveiled by the company after a floating metropolis and solar power ring around the moon.

"The company in cooperation with many organizations has spent two years to design the project working with technologies we think will be plausible in the future," a Shimizu spokesman said.

In 2012, another Japanese construction firm, Obayashi Corp., said it could execute an out-of-this-world plan to put tourists in space within 40 years by building an elevator that stretches a quarter of the way to the moon.

Obayashi said it could use carbon nanotube technology, which is more than 20 times stronger than steel, to build a lift shaft 96,000 kilometers (roughly 60,000 miles) above the Earth.

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MUNSTER: Apple's iPhone 6 Sales Are Going Be Stronger For Even Longer Than People Are Expecting

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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has raised his price target on Apple to $135, up from $120. 

Apple is trading at $114.67, up 43% year-to-date.

Munster is the just latest analyst to up his price target. This week Walter Piecyk at BTIG raised his price target, Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty raised her target, and the Apple analyst at Oppenheimer raised the price target. 

Munster is raising his target because he believes the two latest iPhone models will sell in large numbers for longer than people expect. 

He says Apple still can't meet demand for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. He estimates that 58% of iPhone 6/6 Plus models are in stock at US Apple stores. That's up from 6% a month ago, but it still means that Apple is missing 42% of the iPhone 6/6 Plus models in its stores.

Anecdotally, employees at Business Insider have tried to order the iPhone 6 Plus and experienced difficulty finding it in stock in the mid-range, 64GB tier. This could be limiting sales as people wait to get the exact model they want.  

Munster also says that online orders are stable but experiencing delays. An iPhone 6 will ship seven to 10 days after being ordered. An iPhone 6 Plus will ship three to four weeks after being ordered online. 

These supply problems will not hurt this quarter's numbers, Munster says. He doesn't think Apple would have forecast the revenue it did if it thought it couldn't make enough iPhones. Apple is expecting $63.5 billion to $66.5 billion this quarter. Because of the supply issues, Munster doesn't think Apple is going to demolish its numbers; rather it will either hit them or just barely beat them.

Still, Munster sees the supply problem as a positive. If someone wants an iPhone but it's not in stock immediately, that person is not going to buy an Android phone; that person will just wait until it's in stock. As a result, Munster believes the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus will continue to sell very well into the first three months of next year as people continue to buy the phone.

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Miss Honduras Found Dead After Vanishing Days Before The Miss World Competition

Newly crowned Miss Honduras Maria Jose Alvarado disappeared on Thursday.

Police found the bodies of the reigning Miss Honduras and her sister dumped beside a river Wednesday, and they said they were holding the sister's boyfriend on suspicion of killing them.

Maria Jose Alvarado, who had planned to fly to London on Wednesday to compete in the Miss World contest, disappeared with her sister Sofia Trinidad in northwestern Honduras last Thursday after a party, sparking an exhaustive search.

Chief detective Leandro Osorio said the bodies of the 19-year-old beauty queen and her sister had been found partially buried along the banks of the Aguagual River in the town of Arada.

"We are 100 percent sure that it's them," he said.

Police have detained Trinidad's boyfriend, arrested Tuesday in connection with the sisters' kidnapping, on suspicion of killing them, Osorio said.

"We are holding the author of this horrific act, Mr Plutarco Ruiz. We have found the murder weapon and the vehicle used to transport them," he said.

Police are investigating additional suspects who they believe played a role in trying to cover up the crime, Osorio added.

Organizers of the Miss World pageant issued a statement Wednesday expressing their condolences and announcing a tribute this weekend in honor of the slain sisters.

"We are devastated by this terrible loss of two young women, who were so full of life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Maria Jose Alvarado & Sofia Trinidad at this time of grief," the London-based organizers said.

"We are receiving messages of condolences and support from our Miss World family across the world, who all share our sadness at such a tragedy," the statement added.

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"We will be holding a special service with all of the Miss World contestants on Sunday, where we will be honoring the lives of Maria Jose Alvarado and Sofia Trinidad, and say prayers for them and their family."

The pageant organizers said they also planned donate money to a children's home in Honduras in the two women's memory.

Alvarado and Trinidad disappeared outside the northwestern city of Santa Barbara after attending a birthday party for Ruiz at a local resort.

Osorio said forensics investigators had not yet examined the bodies but that evidence indicated the women were killed the same night.

Police arrested Ruiz on Tuesday, seizing a Colt-45 pistol and two vehicles.

"Investigators have been working tirelessly to get to the bottom of these atrocious acts, which have caused mourning in Santa Barbara and across Honduras," Osorio said.

The sisters were last seen leaving the party in a Champagne-colored car.

Their mother, Teresa Munoz, says the same vehicle arrived at her home earlier that day to pick up Maria Jose, who had just arrived from the capital Tegucigalpa, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) away.

Sofia was supposedly inside the car at the time, but Munoz said she did not see her.

"It seemed strange to me that Sofia didn't get out of the car. I asked Maria Jose why and she said they were in a hurry, and left," she said.

Alvarado had been set to fly to London on Wednesday to compete in Miss World, which begins Saturday and wraps up Dec. 14.

She was also known in Honduras for her work as a model on a popular TV game show called "X-0."

Her family had made a tearful plea for the sisters' safe return after their disappearance.

Residents of Santa Barbara held a demonstration demanding their release Tuesday, when hope still lingered that they were alive. Wearing white T-shirts with the girls' pictures on them, they marched with a banner reading "May God protect them."

Honduras, a poor Central American country of 8 million people, has the world's highest homicide rate: 90.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.

The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, warned in July that violence against women was on the rise in Honduras, with a 263.4 percent increase in the number of women killed violently between 2005 and 2013.

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How To Dress Like Silicon Valley's Elite

Silicon Valley is generally better known for its high tech than for its high fashion.

But while it's true that many startup founders are still sporting the casual hoodie look, others are raising the bar for style. 

We've rounded up some tech executives who have their own signature sense of style. They all express themselves in different ways, though some are decidedly more fashionable than others.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey is considered by many to be one of the most stylish men in tech, regularly donning leather jackets and slim suits by Prada and Hermès. He's also grabbed attention with his Dior Homme reverse-collar dress shirts, a sort of stylish take on the popped collar. You can snag a similar style from Frank Michel's online store for $80.


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opts for a less avant-garde look. In a recent Q&A with Facebook users, Zuckerberg explained that he wears the same grey t-shirt every day because it allows him to keep his mind clear for bigger decisions. You can buy a similar one at Gap for $16.95.


Google cofounder and adrenaline aficionado Sergey Brin generally opts for a more athletic look. His Vibram FiveFingers shoes are available for $52, while the athletic shirt is $18.96.


Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has a taste for high fashion, choosing pieces by top design houses like Carolina Herrera, Alexander McQueen, and Balenciaga. Dressing like Mayer is going to cost you — this dress by Oscar de la Renta retails for $1,690 at Saks Fifth Avenue.


Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom maintains a polished and preppy look. You can copy his style with this $70 wool sweater from J. Crew and $120 suede shoes.



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Go Aboard One Of The Largest Cruise Ships In The World

Cruise ships are often called "floating hotels." But Oasis of the Seas, the one of the largest vessels afloat in its industry, is more like several floating hotels.

The boat is big.

Amusingly, it's not quite as big of its sister ship, Allure of Seas.

Allure — also operated by Royal Caribbean — is reportedly two inches larger!

Oasis was built in Finland, at a cost of $1.4 billion, and been in service with Royal Caribbean since 2009, sailing from its home port in Florida.

And what luxurious cruises it takes its thousands of passengers on! The tricky thing is to not get lost amid the ship's many, many features.

The "Central Park" area on the Oasis of the Seas is set up to resemble a neighborhood with shops and a park. Located at the bottom of a six-story atrium, the area features restaurants, bars, an art gallery, a Coach store, as well as flower gardens and pathways to stroll down.

Passengers can continue to eat, buy, and explore indoors in the Royal Promenade, which features a champagne bar, a coffee shop, a karaoke spot, a dozen shops, and the Rolling Tide Bar, where guests can "enjoy a cocktail while gently moving between three decks, taking in the scenery along the way." The Promenade also features occasional street festivals and brightly-colored parades.

The 1,380 seat Opal Theater, one of two theaters on the ship, is state-of-the-art and includes a piece of the stage which extends into the audience for better interaction. Most recently, the Theater has been giving performances of the Broadway musical "Hairspray."

Some of the rooms are Loft Suites — massive 1,599-square-foot apartments with two levels, a master bathroom, a private balcony with whirlpool, a lounge with couches, and a dining area with dry bar. Some even come with a piano.



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