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Here are our 10 most popular stories from the past 364.

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…and Beyond

Take a look at the consumer electronics industry’s plans for the next year or so, and it isn’t hard to see the driving hand of the economy behind most of the biggest trends.

The industry playbook is an interesting mix of cautious optimism, conservatism and daring new moves.

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As most of us know, breast cancer, if detected in time, can help us to arrest the spread and help control the disease.

Paying attention to warning signs of breast cancer can actually help in detecting the deadly condition and consequently help in saving lives.

Being one of the most common and wide spread cancers in the world, it is important for women to be aware of the warning signs of breast cancer that will help in early detection, which are as follows:

A lump or a thickening of any area of the breast or underarm: There are several physically palpable changes that women may experience through their menstrual cycle.

However if there is an unusual lump or growth that a woman can feel regardless of the time of month, this could be a warning sign of breast cancer.

Any change in the feel of breast: If one finds that there is a change in the shape of feel of the breast, which is either palpable or visible, then this may well be a sign of breast cancer. Any change in the size, shape, or contour of the breast should not be ignored.

Pain: Sometimes pain maybe the indicator that something is wrong, even if other signs of breast cancer do not manifest themselves. Any unusual and persistent or long lasting pain in the breast or armpit area should be looked at more closely.

Nipple Discharge: Any nipple discharge such as a clear fluid or blood could be a warning sign of breast cancer, so any nipple discharge other than milk, in fact any unusual bleeding or discharge ought to be considered seriously.

Change in appearance of the breast: If the skin of the breast area appears rough and scaly, if there is puckering or dimpling of the skin, if there is some redness or irritation, or if there is a pulling in of the nipple, these could be early symptoms of breast cancer which should be examined.

Changes in Bowel Movements: Constipation, diarrhea or other changes in bowel habits could be an early sign of breast cancer.

Other signs: If there is a sore that won’t heal right away, or if a woman experiences some difficulty swallowing, if she feels full without eating or without eating a normal meal, a nagging cough, or any changes in the shape and size of any moles or warts on the body, any of these could actually be one of the warning signs of breast cancer.

Freebie

This one is easy. Streaming content from Netflix onto your PS3.

If you have a Netflix unlimited account, you can do stream for free.

There are a few quirks, though.

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The Long Run

Have you ever heard a live band off in the distance and instantly knew it was the real thing? I can’t tell you why, but there’s something about the sound of live music that recordings always miss. So hi-fis, even the best ones, never sound realistic, but they can get close.

Audio Research’s CD8 Reference player does just that. It’s one of the least “digital” sounding CD players I’ve ever used.

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Some miscarriages happen so early on in a pregnancy that they may occur before a woman has actually even realized that she is pregnant.

However, those pregnancies that are confirmed and then end in miscarriage, are known as early miscarriages; those which take place between conception and the 13th week of pregnancy, or within the first trimester.

Most early miscarriages or pregnancy losses are impossible to prevent and sometimes they are simply nature’s way of correcting an error.

And though the causes of some miscarriages are simply not understood, there are several reasons why early miscarriages do take place.

Age of the mother: There is a definite causal link between a woman’s advanced age and her increased chances of having a miscarriage. Women above the age of 35 are known to have increased chances of suffering a miscarriage.

According to some experts, about half of the pregnancies of women over 40 end in miscarriage.

Chromosomal or Genetic Abnormalities: Chromosomes are what determine our genetic characteristics and when there are abnormalities detected in the chromosomes of a fetus such as in terms of number or structure, this results in a miscarriage.

This is the most common among the reasons for early miscarriage, since more than half the number of early miscarriages takes place due to these chromosomal or genetic abnormalities.

Very often these abnormalities are not passed on from either of the parents, nor do they owe themselves to the parent’s health or their habits; however they do occur, rather like nature’s errors which a miscarriage may be a way of correcting.

Infections & Diseases: some infections and diseases may contribute to rather than become the sole cause of an early miscarriage. Viral infections like cytomegalovirus, bacterial infections like Chlamydia, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and streptococcus, and even in some cases parasitic infection such as toxoplasmosis may be contributing causes of early miscarriage.

Stress and other disorders: Sometimes a woman, who is under excessive amounts of pressure and stress, may suffer an early miscarriage or pregnancy loss due to stress, and sometimes it could be undetected medical conditions that cause such loss such as diabetes that a woman may not realize she has etc.

Environmental Factors and substance abuse: Substance abuse can cause serious abnormalities in a baby that is carried to term as well as be the cause of early miscarriage.

Similarly women exposed to toxins in other ways or those that have been working in hazardous environments may also find that their chances of suffering miscarriage are increased.

Breast cancer, if left untreated, will surely be fatal. Therefore, treatment to fix the cancer is the most important task a person with this disease can take to preserve their life.

Surgery is the most common form of treatment to help save a person from breast cancer.

In the beginning, lymph nodes are removed to determine whether they contain cancer cells. This can determine future options when it comes to breast cancer surgery.

If a breast-conserving surgery is used, the portions of the breast which contain cancer are removed while leaving the whole of the breast intact.

A lumpectomy is when a portion of the breast that has a lump will be removed, while a partial mastectomy is where the part of the breast that has breast cancer will be removed, as well as a small portion of the untouched cells around this area.

Advanced treatments of surgery will have a total mastectomy, where the entire breast that has cancer will be removed. This will help to remove cancer from the body but also is a dramatic change in the body.

More advanced forms of a mastectomy will remove even more of the area around the chest, hoping to isolate the cancer in the area which is removed.

Rock Outside…without rocks

It seems like your only choices for outside speakers are bland white boxes, rocks, and tree stumps. Now I’m not dendrophobic, but even the best of these don’t really look like tree stumps.

With the Sat30 and Sub10, Polk has made some speakers designed to blend a little more naturally, if less “organically.”

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There are several reasons, such as issues of privacy, cost, or unavailability of legal adoption methods etc which may propel a woman who has discovered herself to be pregnant to seek one of different ways to induce a miscarriage.

When you talk of ways to induce a miscarriage, the term includes over the counter medication, other ‘herbal ways to induce miscarriage’ and even the other less recognized methods of doing so which are outside the purview of medical practice.

Many of the ways to induce a miscarriage can be actually dangerous because these are the ways adopted by a woman herself, without medical supervision.

Many of these methods of inducing miscarriage are actually illegal and should therefore be approached with a great degree of caution. It is important to remember that some methods of inducing miscarriage or abortion may be actually unsuccessful and the fetus may survive however to its and the mother’s detriment.

When ways to induce abortion have been unsuccessfully used, it has been seen that at times the child is born with birth defects or that the mother suffers the ill effects of such ill advised practices.

Some of the more primitive tribes in India are known to induce miscarriage by eating of certain foods such as carrot seeds soup or mutton marrow soup or by swallowing dried henna powder.

In western countries as well, there are several ways of inducing miscarriage that are still performed, such as ingesting excessive amounts of vitamin C, Black Cohosh and Pennyroyal which are thought to increase the chances of miscarrying a pregnancy.

Lifting of heavy weights and certain types of vigorous abdominal massage is also among the ways employed by these tribal people to induce miscarriage.

Abdominal massage to bring about a miscarriage is also practiced in several other counties such as Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Even in more developed countries dangerous ways to induce miscarriage are not unheard of: the insertion of implements such as coat hangers and knitting needles into the uterus via the cervix are some of the dangerous methods that have and still are employed to get rid of an unwanted fetus.

Actually undergoing physical harm such as receiving injuries to the abdomen or sustaining deliberate falls are also some of the methods that are employed as ways to induce a miscarriage which, needless to say can be extremely harmful to the woman and her internal organs.

Also very dangerous is inducing a miscarriage by taking strong medications prescribed for other ailments and many of the ways to induce a miscarriage can actually end in loss of life or other very serious consequences.

Green in RI

As you cross the threshold of this gorgeous New England-style home overlooking Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, the first place your mind definitely doesn’t go is toward visions of high-tech gadgetry or green living.

But there’s something special that sets this home apart from the rest of the block.

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Varicose veins are sometimes just an unsightly problem that most people would wish away but sometimes there could be actual complications that may arise from varicose veins that may cause people to seek varicose veins treatments.

Sometimes, people who suffer from varicose veins may suffer from poor circulation and further problems, and in such cases it may become imperative to seek varicose vein treatments that may include:

Symptomatic treatments: Many find that elevating the legs can be a varicose vein treatment as it helps control symptoms such as swelling etc.

Compression hosiery or stockings is also known to help with controlling varicose vein symptoms, by reducing swelling and improving circulation of the area.

Drugs like Ibuprofen, Diosmin, and anti blood coagulants such as Aspirin are also seen to be effective varicose vein treatments for controlling the symptoms.

Surgical Treatments for Varicose Veins: One of the surgical treatments for varicose veins is called stripping that involves the removal of the entire saphenous vein main trunk or a part of it. This surgical procedure, however, is not without several possible complications such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism etc.

There are also other surgical procedures that can be preferred; however they are not without their critics.

Non surgical treatments for varicose veins: Procedures such as sclerotherapy, wherein medicine is injected into the affected areas and into the veins to make them shrink, endovenous laser ablation wherein specialized training for doctors and expensive equipment including ultrasound is required, etc, are used.

Alternative Treatments for Varicose Veins: Since an estimated quarter of American women and 15% American men have varicose veins there is obviously a high demand for alternative treatments for varicose veins, since these would be non invasive, and also without any fear of side effects and complications.

One of the most effective herbal treatments for varicose veins is horse chestnut. The component of this herb that is a compound called aescin is said to help in controlling varicose veins by blocking the release of enzymes that damage capillary walls.

Pine Bark and Grape seed Extracts are also thought to be effective treatments for varicose veins since they contain antioxidants that reinforce connective tissue structure of blood vessels and reduce inflammation of the affected areas.

Butcher’s broom is another herb thought to help in treating varicose veins by helping to tighten weak, stretched vessels.

Reflexology is another alternative therapy that is seen to be effective treatment for varicose veins.

Women who use tampons will swear by them, however there are certain risks/cons associated with tampon use, that women should know about:

• Tampons can be a little unnerving for women who are using them for the first time. The fact that they go inside can be a little unsettling. You need to become used to the insertion and the feeling of the tampon inside to begin with which may feel strange until one gets used to it. Some women need to squat to insert them properly.
• There is the minor inconvenience of keeping the string out of the way when using the bathroom.
• One should remember to remove and change tampons every 4 to 8 hours; there is a very rare condition associated with tampon use to be avoided; that is Toxic Shock Syndrome.
• There is use of pesticides and chlorine (for bleaching) in the manufacture of tampons, which is a concern. However, there are available tampons on the market that use none of the harmful chemicals that are cause for concern.
• You may require wearing a panty liner if there is the fear of the tampon being inadequate.

You cannot tell if you soked your tampon the way you can by looking at the pad

She loves technology, he fears it. While their new home is loaded with the latest-and-greatest gear, it’s built to please both personalities.

Designer Sandra Canada explains how she made two clients happy in one house.