The Most Important Thing You Can Do In The New Year.

New Year's resolution, a secular tradition most common in the West but found around the world, in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement starting on New Year's Day. Everyone wants to start 2014 off on the right foot
. But, as many of us know all too well, the best New Year's intentions to get fit, lose weight, eat more nutritiously, stress less and save more money can easily fall to the wayside. And often do, considering only about 8 percent of people successfully achieve their resolutions, according to University of Scranton Research.
However, it could be that the reason all your other resolutions are failing -- and the reason you're having trouble making sound food choices or keeping weight off to begin with -- is you're ignoring a simple yet powerful component of total health: sleep.

What to wear on New Year's eve for a night out.

New year's eve is right around the corner, the one night a year where everyone seems to rely on sparkle so if you’re looking for the perfect get-up to stand out on the big night, look no further! NYE is a great excuse to dress up and get glam — and have fun with your fashion!

Untethered jailbreak released for iOS 7

If you asked Santa for the chance to get favorite Jailbreak features back on your iDevice this year, your Christmas miracle has arrived. The Evasion team has released a jailbreak tool for devices running iOS 7

How To Join Affiliate CPA Networks and Get Accepted

Making money online is a combination of working hard and smart, and with many scam programs online, it is always hard to find a reliable method of making money online. One of the genuine method which I always recommend is CPA Affiliate Marketing. 

Cost Per Action (CPA) is a type of affiliate program where you’ll earn a commission whenever a visitor you refer to the merchant’s website perform a required action, such as completing a survey or submitting his email address. CPA commissions range from $0.50 up to $2. I actually love CPA Affiliate Marketing because you get paid for as little as someone submitting their email.

Why you just can't help but selfie.

We all do it! Either from the comfort of our bedrooms and offices or at special occasions like high school prom or beach vacation. The selfie has taken over our culture-- and our smartphones. The rise of the selfie has become universal-- between presidents, popes, celebrities and citizens alike, and the trend is growing continuously.

Facebook finally launches the 'Dislike' botton

Though long demanded by Facebook users as alternative to the "like," the dislike button has been shot down again and again by Facebook.

 Liking comments and status updates on Facebook has been a long running theme of the social network, but you’ve never been able to demonstrate your disdain with a "dislike" until now. While Facebook isn’t introducing a full dislike button, the Messenger part of the service is getting a giant thumbs-down sticker as part of a free pack released this week. Stickers were originally introduced in April, but a recent hackathon has resulted in a “Likes” sticker pack that includes a sore thumb, fiery thumb, poke, and lots more.

The Target Credit Card Breach

 If you did some Christmas shopping at Target over the last few weeks, you’ll want to pay close attention to your credit card statements, as the retailer is dealing with a major data breach.

Target says that its stores have been hit by a major credit-card attack involving up to 40 million accounts. The breach began around Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the busiest shopping day of the year. The retailer said that the unlawful access to customer information took place between Nov. 27 and Dec.15.

How to increase serotonin levels naturally.

Seasonal affective disorder got you down? You are not alone. Health experts estimate that as many as one-fifth of Americans are affected by the condition, also known as SAD, each year. SAD is brought on by the shorter days of winter when lower light levels result in lower levels of a mood-enhancing chemical called serotonin in the body.

Google Glass wearers can now take photos by WINKING

As part of the December software update, Google Glass wearers can now take photos by winking.

 In the latest software update for the wearable technology, users can now take photos by winking in the direction of the object they want to photograph.
The device’s built-in camera registers the movement of the eye to take the shot and to make sure this movement isn’t mistaken for a blink, the wink will need to be exaggerated to register. 

What does your handwriting say about you?

This infographic was provided courtesy of National Pen Company.

Bras don't actually work, says French study.

Burn your brasseires, ladies: Scientists say they increase sagging and don't alleviate back pain.

Countering everything we’ve ever been told about supporting the upper curves, a new study from France says we’ve got it all wrong. Wearing a bra does nothing to decrease back pain, and the support offered by a brassiere actually encourages the breasts to sag. Quelle horreur!

Accidental inventions that changed the world.

1. Matches

We all wonder what life was like before electricity or the Internet, but imagine life before matches. For those of us who like to create controlled flame from time to time with the strike of a match, we can thank a British pharmacist and his dirty mixing stick. In 1826, John Walker noticed a dried lump on the end of a stick while he was stirring a mix of chemicals.

Experiment finds that plants won't grow near WI-FI router.

 In a 21st Century world, we are increasingly surrounded by WI-FI, yet there is no clear scientific consensus about its effects on us. However, an experiment has shown that these invisible signals generated from cellphones and laptops could be causing serious damage to plants.

Jennifer Lawrence's Photoshop Job On Flare Cover Makes The Internet Rounds (PHOTO, GIFS)

A GIF circulating the blogosphere has caused a June 2011 Flare magazine cover of the actress to resurface, bringing the gratuitous Photoshop job to the world's attention. In the resulting cover, it appears as if J.Law has been slimmed down and given protruding collarbones and more prominent, sunken-in cheekbones.

 Funny enough, Jennifer might just be one of the most outspoken celebrities when it comes to calling out the pseudo perfectionism of Hollywood starlets as portrayed in the media. Upon seeing her recent ads for Christian Dior, the "American Hustle" star proudly proclaimed, "That doesn't look like me a at all," adding that Photoshop was certainly to blame.

Physicists Say Universe Might Be About To Collapse.

 The universe might be about to collapse, scientists have announced.

It has long been predicted that the universe, which has been expanding since the event known as the Big Bang, might one day reach a point where the process would reverse.

In that scenario - which could have several causes - the universe would begin to contract and eventually compact into a small hard ball - a similar state to the pre-Big Bang.
But one of the many unanswered questions that surround that theory is exactly when this might occur.
Now physicists say they might have evidence, it could br sooner, rather than later.
A team at the University of Southern Denmark say that according to their calculations, it is possible that a process called a universal "phase transition" could begin at virtually any time in which every particle in existence becomes extremely heavy.

Google buys Boston Dynamics, maker of spectacular and terrifying robots.

 Google has acquired robotics engineering company Boston Dynamics, best known for its line of quadrupeds with funny gaits and often mind-blowing capabilities. Products that the firm has demonstrated in recent years include BigDog, a motorized robot that can handle both ice and snow, the 29 mile-per-hour Cheetah, and an eerily convincing humanoid known as PETMAN. News of the deal was reported on Friday by The New York Times, which says that the Massachusetts-based company's role in future Google projects is currently unclear.

Beyoncé releases surprise new album exclusively on iTunes

 Beyoncé realeased her latest, self-titled album and 17 accompanying music videos around midnight after keeping it a secret all year.

Snow Covers Egypt for First Time in 100 Years.

 It snowed in Cairo today for the first time in, well ... a long time! Nobody in Cairo was dreaming of a white Christmas, but it looks like they'll get one. The worst snowstorm in more than 50 years hit the Middle East, blanketing Cairo, Jerusalem and areas of Syria in white powder. It was the first time in 100 years that Egypt had seen snow. In areas like Palestine, some were caught off guard.

Should You Tape Over Your Webcam?

 If you're one of those people who gets made fun of for putting a piece of tape over your webcam, don't worry—you're not crazy. Unfortunately, your paranoia is justified, since it is in fact, possible for the internet's n'er-do-wells to secretly seize power of your computer's forward-facing camera.

 Webcam spying came to headline news earlier this year when news broke of a "sextortion" situation in which Miss Teen USA was surreptitiously photographed au naturale by a remotely-hacked webcam. Ostensibly, the hacker infected the pageant winner's computer with spyware, using remote access tools to secretly enable the webcam. 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' continues the journey of Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves as they attempt to take their gold back from Smaug the Dragon.
 
The film's highlight is a thrilling action sequence in which a dozen dwarfs, riding inside wooden barrels, careen down a rapidly rushing river. A few elves on the sidelines fling arrows. But it's the vicious pouncing orcs that the dwarfs are desperately dodging in this edge-of-your-seat segment. Nothing else in the story comes close to packing in this much fun and excitement.

VEGGIES THAT FIGHT ABDOMINAL FAT.

You probably didn't know that there is a specific class of vegetables containing very specific phytonutrients that actually help to fight against stubborn belly fat. Here are a few of these unique vegetables along with some reasons why they help to burn stomach fat.

Disney princesses and the actresses who voiced them

Anna: Kristen Bell
Best known for her role as Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell plays Anna, the younger sister of Elsa in Disney’s Frozen. Although Anna will not be officially added to the pantheon of Disney princesses until she’s inducted in an official ceremony at a later date, Bell was nonetheless excited for the part.

The Squat Challenge.

If you're looking for a powerful way to boost your overall fitness and get some serious results -- fast -- from your workout routine, look no further than the squat.
This is one exercise that should be a part of virtually everyone's routine, as it's relatively easy to perform, requires no equipment, and can be done just about anywhere.
More importantly, although squats are often regarded as "leg" exercises, they actually offer benefits throughout your entire body. So here are a few reasons why you should get involved with the squats.

Personality Clues in Footwear

Research suggests your shoes give away more than you think about your personality. Over 60 college students studied photos of shoes to predict  the wearer's age, gender, political afflictions and attachment issues, as well as approximate income. According to the study's author, shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers. Sometimes they are accurate and sometimes they are not. So read on to learn what your shoes says about you.

Swimming or Running? Which workout burns more calories?

  Dive into the pool or pound the pavement? Swimming has many benefits, including giving you a full body workout and also keeping it easy on your joints.But for an ultimate calorie burn,you're gonna have to sweat it out. So running at a seven mile per hour pave for an hour burns almost 700 calories while swimming at 50 yards per minute burns around 550 calories per hour.