5 people who might try to ruin your wedding

THE TESTY BRIDESMAID The Problem: "I love my maid of honor, but getting her in a dress that wasn't black or covered every inch of her was a task. If we found a color or a print, she would tell me that she didn't want to take attention away from the bride." Our Advice: If one of your bridesmaids is a little nervous about showing some skin or wearing a bold color, it's better to find her an alternate option than to force her into something she's...

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15 Things Not to Apologize for in Your Relationship

Whoever said “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” clearly hadn’t spent an hour in a house with two married people. For most couples, sorry serves as a convenient catch all that can stand for anything from "You knew it was your turn to do carpool duty" to "Yup, honey, don’t bother looking for that pint of Haagen Daz from last night." But even though it may smooth the waters in the moment, sorry isn’t doing your bond any favors in the long...

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20 Things You Didn't Know About 3-D Printing

1. We’ve heard so much hype about the wonder of 3-D printers, but they aren’t really printers at all. They’re “additive manufacturers” more akin to Star Trek’s replicators, building incredibly complex three-dimensional objects by spraying materials in successive layers through special nozzles. 2. Unlike Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, you can’t yet order “tea, Earl Grey, hot,” but several foodstuffs are already in testing, including scallops, cookies...

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What exactly is a landing page?

If you are using a home page as your landing page, be assured you are losing valuable sales leads. The home page of a website is designed to be general purpose and explains what it is your business does, and why you do it so well. Imagine your home page is the shop front window: the buyer may stop and admire your products, but if you cannot engage the buyer’s interest, they are just as likely to continue window-shopping onto the next website,...

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9 Spotify tools for hardcore music fans

What more could music fans want from an app that contains more than 20 million songs? Quite a bit, it turns out. There are several tools you can use to get more out of using Spotify, whether it's a brand new Premium feature that connects your phone and desktop, a website that creates a playlist to relive that incredible show you went to last week, or a browser extension that opens up a Spotify search whenever you right-click text (just don't...

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5 Apps That Will Change The Way You Think About Photos

Your smartphone has a great camera, these apps will make the photos you take even smarter. When it comes to taking a good photograph, the human eye is still the best sensor. What happens to the image after that is probably something a machine can do just as well or better, especially given the massive number of images piling up in our photo albums today. And that's why the breakthroughs in the next era of imagery are going to be done by computers. Apps...

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Samsung reveals 3D virtual reality camera, new plans for health tracking

Samsung just revealed a host of new products and tools for developers, including new details about its futuristic health tracker and a 3D camera for its virtual reality headset. The announcements came during Wednesday's keynote presentation at the company's second developer conference in San Francisco. SEE ALSO: Samsung Gear VR: What a Trip "VR is about much more than games and video," Nick DiCarlo, Samsung's vice president of immersive products...

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Samsung Gear VR is coming to users in early December

Good news virtual reality fans, Samsung announced Wednesday that the Gear VR Innovator Edition will be available in the U.S. in early December. Powered by Oculus and compatible exclusively with the Galaxy Note 4, the Gear VR Innovator Edition is Samsung's first foray into the world of virtual reality. The company announced the Gear VR back in September, but the release date was still up in the air. The "Innovator Edition" nomenclature...

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Internet-connected battery turns your old smoke detector into a smart one

There's nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night to the chirping sound of your smoke detector, wailing practically for the whole town to hear that it's low on battery. While smart smoke detectors from companies like Nest warn you ahead of time when the battery is low (and are an attractive addition to the home for many reasons), most cost $99. But a new company called Roost is offering a smart battery for your existing smoke...

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There's nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night to the chirping sound of your smoke detector, wailing practically for the whole town to hear that it's low on battery. While smart smoke detectors from companies like Nest warn you ahead of time when the battery is low (and are an attractive addition to the home for many reasons), most cost $99. But a new company called Roost is offering a smart battery for your existing smoke detector that essentially lets you retrofit your way into a connected home. It works with a corresponding...

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7 Effective Ways to Fight Acne Naturally

There are many ways to fight acne naturally that work so well that you will wonder why you bother using numerous store bought treatments, which are actually not effective. You can get rid of acne at home by using some natural remedies and good habits. Many teenagers usually face acne and fall in panic, having no idea how to get rid of it. If you are invited to a Prom and your face is terribly pimpled, then try out the following remedies. 1....

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The 9 Most Annoying Things to Hear When You're Single

whether you're happily single or jonesing for a steady relationship, being unattached has its pros and cons. Pros: getting the entire bed to yourself and feeling like you can truly do whatever you want, whenever you want. Cons: besides craving a relationship and not having one, people can say such clueless things! Sometimes it gets so bad that your eyes would get stuck if you rolled them any harder. These statements are usually well-meaning and...

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I Married the Wrong Guy

He was sweet, sexy and financially stable, and I told myself we'd be great together. I was totally lying.I have always chosen badly in love. I wanted the perfect guy, which for me meant someone who would inspire me to become my wittiest, funniest, most adventurous self; who would raise kids with me and stay with me forever despite my nasty temper. Problem is, from college onward, I dated one creative brooder after another—men who had no interest...

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What Should I Wear to Yoga Class?

The practice of yoga is one of paying close attention to how the body connects with the world it moves in. As you begin to cut out distraction and focus awareness, you'll better hone in on the subtle sensations that arise during practice when you don’t have to worry your pants tearing at the crotch at any given moment. Yoga is getting to be downright fashionable nowadays, which can be both a blessing and a curse -- particularly for men. It's...

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What is the New Food Normal?

After you get diagnosed with diabetes, or any disease for that matter, what is normal goes away. All of a sudden you are pricking your fingers, watching your carbs, dealing with the strange side effects of your medications, and trying harder to drop some pounds. There is a feeling of loss, almost mourning for the things the way they were and foods the way we expect them to be. All of a sudden you need your glasses every time you go to the “stupidmarket.”...

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5 Things You Should Know About Using Menstrual Cups

The average American woman uses about 10,000 sanitary products during her lifetime, so it’s reasonable to look for some environmentally friendly ways to get through your period. One option: menstrual cups. While they’ve been around since the 1930s, they haven’t hit the mainstream in the U.S. But now a new generation is making the rounds that’s more user friendly. One, the Lily Cup Compact, collapses into a small case that can fit into even a teeny...

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4 Surprising Health Benefits of Tea

As the weather grows chillier every day, now’s the perfect time to sit outside in the brisk fall air with a hot mug of tea. Doesn’t that just sound…so relaxing? Well, it gets nicer: turns out, just a few daily cups of black tea is associated with a 31% reduction ovarian cancer risk (compared to drinking 1 cup or none), according to new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers looked at the diets of more than 170,000...

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Study Finds U.S. Diets Still Contain Too Many Bad Fats

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last three decades, Americans have cut their intake of artery-clogging saturated and trans fats -- but not enough, new research shows. Meanwhile, consumption of healthy omega-3 fatty acids known as DHA and EPA -- plentiful in fatty fish like salmon -- has remained steady, though very low, the experts found. "These trends are encouraging, but we still have room for improvement in our diet," said Mary Ann Honors, a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Both...

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