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POPULAR SCIENCES TOP ENTERTAINMENT TECH OF 2017

Warmtone Record Press from Viryl Technologies An automated record press. Vinyl albums are selling better than they have since the early 1990's, so it's about time the production process caught up. This $195,000 machine presses a disc in about 24 seconds. If a problem pops up, it can automatically diagnose and quickly address it, a far cry from the finicky performance of its vintage forebears. Signature TV W from LG The alpha OLED. Unofficially known as the "wallpaper" TV, this 65 inch display is just 2.5 mm thick and weighs 17 pounds. You can mount it on any wall primarily using magnets. It's compatible with multiple standards for high-dynamic-range picture, so you can enjoy colorful content from Blu-ray or Netflex. All the guts needed to power the screen live in a Dolby-Atmos equipped sound bar you can place up to 6 feet away. Hulu Live from Hulu Replace the cord. In the age of "micro bundles," replacing cable with a heap of individual subscript...

FACEBOOK POSTS REVEAL SECRETS ABOUT YOU

Whether you enjoy posting public love notes to your sweetie, sharing your photos from that incredible trip to Tuscany or going on a political rant, what you put on your Facebook page reveals a lot more about you than you ever imagined. All those photos and posts expose something about you that you might not like to have divulged: a hard and fast description of your personality. That's the conclusion of psychologists from Brunel University London, who collected data from 555 Facebooks users. What your Facebook posts reveal about you: If you are an extrovert You are outgoing and energetic and thrive on being with people. You are naturally friendly and talkative, so you probably think Facebook is the greatest invention of your lifetime. You enjoy posting about your active social life and fun vacations, as well as sharing lots of photos of your large circle of friends. If you are neurotic You are sensitive, nervous and anxious so your Facebook posts are cries for attention and sup...

Ramp closures scheduled on Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) Sunday for annual charity run in Scottsdale

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises Scottsdale drivers to plan for the following ramp closures on the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) this Sunday while an estimated 10,000 athletes participate in a 15K and 5K charity run: The north- and southbound on- and off-ramps at Via de Ventura Drive and Loop 101 will be closed from 5 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 3. Drivers can use Indian Bend Road/Talking Stick Way or Pima Road/90th Street as alternate routes. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT’s Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov , follow ADOT on Twitter ( @ArizonaDOT ) or call 511, except while driving.

CRACK THOSE KNUCKLES

While cracking your knuckles is an unpleasant habit and may eventually injure your joints and weaken your fingers if you do it excessively, it will not cause arthritis. That's just a myth -- or something your mother told you to get you to stop doing it. There is a lot of homegrown medical advice most of us believe is true, but it's actually not. The top five medical myths you probably believe are true -- but they're not, according to the editors of Editors of Publications International: 1. Chocolate and friend foods cause acne. When oil glands under the skin produce too much of a waxy oil called sebum, which the body uses to keep skin lubricated, pimples form. They're most likely caused by hormones, but stress and heredity also come into play. 2. Coffee will sober you up. Once alcohol is in your system, no other liquid -- be it coffee, soda or water -- will sober you up. Only your liver can do that job. 3. Cold weather will give you a cold. Viruses cause colds, ...

GETTING A GOOD TABLE

(Women's Health) Outside of the menu, the most important decision you will make is where to sit. Take a look at this bizarre research before you tell the hostess you want that corner booth People who park it: Near a window-order more side salads and fewer drinks.  At high-top table-order more salads and seafood.  In dark, interior booth-order more heavy dishes and desserts.  Close to a TV-order more fired foods.  Within two tables of the bar-chug more beers and cocktails.

NAME THAT PET

The name you give your pet says a lot about you as an individual. Sometimes, the choice can be overwhelming since there really are hundreds of thousands of possible names from which to choose. The most popular name for a dog or cat is "Bella," according to Veterinary Pet Insurance, which analyzed the pets' names in its database of nearly a half-million insured animals. Other popular names include Bailey, Max, Lucy, Molly and Buddy, all of which are a far cry from what were once traditional names, such as Rover and Fluffy. Today, people are more likely to choose a human name for their pet, which reflects their place as a genuine part of the family. Here are tips for choosing a name for a new pet: 1. Keep it simple and short. Pick a name that your pet will easily recognize. For example, it may be easier to get your dog's attention with a name like "Bella" versus "Princess Dandelion III." 2. When you get a new pet, don't name it immediately. ...

WHAT IS FILTHIER THAN A TOILET SEAT?

Here's a ridiculous question: Would you cut up your vegetables on a toilet seat? You might as well, since the average cutting board is riddled with far more dangerous bacteria than the average toilet seat, according to Dr. Charles Gerba (aka "Dr. Germ"), a professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona. He told the BBC News that the toilet seat is, "one of the cleanest things you'll run across in terms of microorganisms. It's our gold standard. There are not many things cleaner than a toilet seat when it comes to germs." Specifically, Gerba found that there are 50 fecal bacteria per square inch on the average toilet seat. That may sound like a lot, but your kitchen cutting board has about 200 times fecal bacteria on it than that. Toilet seats are so clean, relatively speaking, because we worry about them being filthy. We do something about it, scrubbing them regularly. Apparently we don't have the same concern about our cutting boards. So wha...