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We have more bacteria in our gut than cells in our body.

As foreign as it sounds, the word microbiome may soon be part of the mainstream lexicon. The term refers to the microbes or bacteria that naturally inhabit the body from the surface of your skin to your gut. We tend to think of microbes as bad—pathogens that need to be killed—but new research suggests that storing scores of them is paramount to our health and metabolism.

"We have 100 trillion microbes in our gut — more bacteria than cells in the body," says Frank Lipman, MD, the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness in Manhattan. " They aid in digestion and detoxification, help support our immune system, and manufacture key vitamins, among other functions. Western medicine is catching on to the importance of all the bacteria in our bodies, especially in our gut. In Functional Medicine we've been manipulating this microbiome for some time, but it's primarily been guesswork."

"Understanding these microbes is the future of medicine," he said.

The Human Microbiome Project, a National Institute of Health initiative, is working to shed light on the topic.

"It's such a new field and there are so many studies underway. But we do know that it's important to keep your flora in a balanced state," says Lipman. "A disturbed microbiome, where bad bacteria and yeast overtake the good ones can cause all sorts of health problems from autoimmune diseases to weight gain."

Thus far, gut microbes have been shown to influence metabolism, and certain types may play a role in obesity. In fact, one family of bacteria called Firmicutes can even cause you to absorb more calories from your food. Another, called Bacteroidetes, is associated with leanness.

Wondering how to keep your belly balanced—and flat? Your trump card may be a healthy diet, which can prevent microbes associated with obesity from flourishing. No real surprises there, and until more is known Lipman suggests keeping your microbiome in mind when you eat. Here are his five tips:

1. Eat pre-biotic foods

Healthy gut bacteria thrive on pre-biotics, which are non-digestible fibers found in foods like root vegetables, onions, leeks, garlic, artichokes, beans, asparagus, oats, nuts, and bananas. Think of it as giving the good microbes something to chew on.

2. Drink Green Juice

There are thousands of bacterial strains, and while we don't know enough about all these organisms yet, greens appear to help improve the diversity of healthy organisms in the gut. Plus, research shows that the greater the diversity, the greater the health benefits.

3. Cut out processed foods

The additives in processed foods can kill off good bacteria. Refined carbs are also problematic because sugar feeds bad bacteria, allowing it to proliferate and leading to physical cravings for more sugar. Stay away from wheat and soy, too. Most are genetically modified and GMOs disrupt gut flora.

4. Limit antibiotics

There's a place for antibiotics, but don't take them every time you have a runny nose. They're overused and even though they target bad bacteria, they also kill off the good guys. Another surprising problem is factory-farmed meats. Seventy percent of antibiotics in the U.S. are used in livestock, leading to chronic exposure; when you consume the meat, you're absorbing those antibiotics, too.

5. Get your probiotics

Fermented foods like kimchi, kombucha, and sauerkraut are making appearances on more menus as people learn more about body ecology. They're important because they naturally contain probiotics, which encourage the growth of good bacteria. Some people also respond well to a supplement. Choose one containing some of the most studied probiotic strains: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium lactis.

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Jony Ive wasn't always Jony Ive, Apple design God.

At one point, he was just a young British designer trying to get by. 

However, Ive was a precocious design talent, and from a young age, he was racking up awards for his design work. 

Leander Kahney's new book, JONY IVE, The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products, sheds new light on some of Ive's earliest works. We got permission from the book's publisher to run photos of some of that work. 

While Apple products today have a certain look and feel to them, Ive's early work doesn't really have a signature to it. 

This was intentional. 

Kahney highlighted this quote from Paul Kunkel in a book about Apple design: "Unlike most of his generation, Ive did not see design as an occasion to exert his ego or carry out some pres ordained style or theory. Rather, he approached each project in an almost chameleon-like way, adapting himself to the product (rather than the other way around) ... for this reason, Ive's early works have no 'signature style.'"

That said, the works turned heads. They were so good that Apple's design leader Bob Brunner spent years recruiting Ive. Eventually he landed Ive, and the rest is history. 

Here's a look at the early work, and the evolution of Ive's style.

This is a sketch of concept for an electric pen that could write in different widths and patterns.

Ive made this as an intern. It is the TX2 pen, and its big feature is a ball and clip at the top designed for people to fiddle around with. Ive realized people like to fiddle with their pens, so he encouraged it in the design.

Ive won an award in the 80s for this futuristic design of the landline phone, which he called the "Orator." He won money from the British government to travel abroad as a result of this design.

The holiday season can be an incredibly tricky time to buy gadgets.

Whether you're buying for yourself or someone you love, you have to keep track of new gadgets being released and prices being cut across many different product categories to get a good deal.

If this isn't something you keep your eye on regularly, it can all be overwhelming.

Click here to skip straight to our holiday gadget gift guide >> 

That's why Business Insider handles all of that work for you. With our 2014 Gadget Gift Guide, we've made shopping for gadgets the easiest part of your holiday routine.

We've rounded up the best gadgets in the most important categories. Don't worry about sifting through products you'd never want to buy — we give you the top options for several uses and software preferences in order to keep it simple.

A note on pricing: The prices listed here can vary wildly as manufacturers and retailers put up deals for the holidays. Make sure you shop around for the best prices.

 Smartphones

Tablets

Laptops

Desktops

The Living Room

Accessories

Smartphones: These are the seven best phones to get for yourself or the gadget lover in your life.

The iPhone 5S is the single best phone on the market today.

It's powered by the same desktop-class processor as the new iPad models and the new Touch ID feature keeps your data safe without requiring an annoying lock screen.

Click here for the full Business Insider review of the iPhone 5S >>

Price: Starts at $199

Google's Nexus 5 is the closest you'll get to a "pure" Android phone.

As the latest in the company's series of custom-made smartphones, the Nexus 5 will be the first to get updates to Google's Android operating system. Unfortunately, Google doesn't offer a model that works on Verizon.

Click here for the full Business Insider review of the Google Nexus 5 >>

Price: $349

Foodies are always on the search for the next big thing, be it a reservation at the most coveted table in town, a meal from the hot new burger joint, or a cronut.

From gourmet edibles to beautiful serveware and kitchen tools, we've got 15 gifts sure to impress even the toughest-to-please gourmands.

Get them into the most exclusive supper club in town.

Dinner Lab has been called"the 2.0 of the supper club," and features talented guest chefs who cook an ever-changing array of menus in 10 cities around the U.S.

The price of membership varies depending on the city, but it opens the door to gourmet, twice-weekly dinners that are never short on attendees.

Price: $100-$200/year (tickets to dinner events are purchased separately)

Give the gift that makes foodies drool.

One pot, infinite uses. Le Creuset is the ultimate, do-it-all Dutch oven that foodies crave. It locks in heat and moisture for even cooking, and is oven- and dishwasher-safe.

Best of all, it has a lifetime warranty, so wear and tear from normal household use guarantees the owner a new product at any point down the line.

Price: $105-$465

Keep their food well-seasoned.

This isn't your run-of-the mill, powdery table salt. Give your gourmand a beautiful set of salts from around the world, from pink Himalayan salt to black, flaky salt from the island of Cyprus.

They come in convenient, corked test tubes displayed in a reclaimed cedar base. Good looking and good tasting!

Price: $40

Central Park is the natural heart of New York City's busiest borough, accounting for 6% of Manhattan at 778 acres.

Commissioned by state legislature in 1853, it is the first landscaped public park in the U.S. It now draws around 35 million visitors every year.

We took a day trip and documented some of the things that make Central Park the best — even in a chilly November.

Central Park is a vast oasis in the middle of New York City. (Here's the morning view from Spanish Harlem.)

The Harlem Meer is a beautiful lake beginning at 110th and 5th. The name is a nod to the 17th Century European settlers who first inhabited the village of Harlem.

The wildlife in the park's several bodies of water is outstanding. A 2003 census found 500 species of plants and animals. Another census will be published in a few weeks.

Source: CentralPark.com

After a month-long stint of growing out mustaches and beards, it's time to say goodbye to Movember and unruly facial hair everywhere.

If you do decide to shave it all off on December 1st, you better get prepared — your skin hasn't seen a razor in months, so now's the time to be careful and gentle.

We spoke with barber Duvall Lawton, one of the original barbers at Harry's flagship barbershop in New York City, to get some expert tips for getting rid of facial hair that's been growing for 30 days.

1. Trim your beard and mustache as close as possible."If you have a big beard, I would trim it down so if there are any ingrown hairs, or a mole, or irritation to the skin you can see it before you start shaving," Lawton suggests.

2. Apply a hot towel to your face for about 30 seconds. This lets the pores open up, and softens your hair follicles, according to Lawton. Plus, it will feel indulgently good.

3. Lather on pre-shave oil and/or shaving cream and moisturize it into the skin. Let it sit for a few minutes to soften the hair. 

4. Run the razor under warm water for 20 seconds."The warm water actually heats up the razor, which makes the razor sharper," Lawton says. "When you take that first stroke, you'll feel a big difference when that razor is hot."

5. Shave with the grain, or the direction your hair is growing, to avoid razor burn or ingrown hairs. Avoid going over areas multiple times to keep irritation to a minimum.

6. After you're done shaving, combine some alcohol and cold water on a towel and place it on your face for 20 seconds to close up your pores. Store-bought astringents will also work.

7. Keep your skin soft and massage some moisture back into your pores (it's been dried out with the hot and cold towels). Harry's barber Lawton recommends Musgo Real After Shave Balsam. "It's an aftershave balm. It has almond and jojoba oils, and is a great a treatment for dry and damaged skin," Lawton said.

Congratulations — you now have the closest shave of your life.

And if you're more of a barbershop guy, Harry's will be hosting a National Shave Day on Dec. 1 at select barbershops around the country.  Find out more information and see if your local barbershop is participating here. 

SEE ALSO: I Just Found A New Haircut Place

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The holidays are here. 

And that means going home and visiting the family. And that means opening up the photo album and seeing some blasts from the past.

In honor of that nostalgic feeling, we're taking a look back at our favorite gadgets from the 1990s.

We will always celebrate the 1990s as the time when the World Wide Web really started changing our lives. 

Back then, our flannel was loose, our jeans were high-waisted, and our tech gadgets were cool. 

Here are some techie gizmos and toys that we miss dearly.

After watching "Home Alone 2," everyone wanted a Talkboy. This little gadget let you record and playback whatever you wanted, plus speed up or slow down recordings to make yourself sound ridiculous.

Check out this old Talkboy commercial. 

The Sega Genesis, which came bundled with Sonic the Hedgehog, was technically released in the U.S. in 1988 but didn't start really winning our hearts until the '90s.

It didn't matter that your Sony Discman would skip despite its anti-shock protection, you loved it all the same.

The United States is in a state of fashion emergency, especially when it comes to our political leaders.

From Rep. Alan Grayson's (D-Fla.) tacky printed ties to everything worn by Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the U.S. political scene is pretty much a wardrobe disaster zone.

So the next time you call up your elected official about the new zoning laws or school taxes, maybe it wouldn't hurt to also give them some friendly style pointers.

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) owns a collection of loud ties and pocket squares.

...and also these shades.

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) channels a Texan rancher with that bolo tie.

We recently brought you a fraternity fashion email from the self-proclaimed "Fratshionistau" that was making the rounds at Emory University.

We spoke with the author — Emory sophomore Jonathan Weiss— and put together our own Fraternity Fashion Guide. Weiss helped us determine some do's and don'ts for the well-dressed frat boy.

Inside, you'll find tips on how to dress for any occasion — formals, date nights, class, or parties.

You'll also find some advice directly from the Fratshionistau, such as this gem about how to best pull off a semi-formal look: "Simplicity stands out! Busy designs on shirts or ties are distracting. A solid white shirt with a solid colored tie, or a basic pattern, is always the easiest way to go."

Formal Wear

Formal wear is a look you'll only need to pull off once or twice a year, so why not make sure you're doing it right? When in doubt, opt for a dark ensemble — slacks, jacket, dress shoes, tie  — but please, we're begging you, get your pants hemmed. No one likes a guy in an ill-fitting suit. 

Sure you can rent a tux or suit, but if you invest now (assuming you've stopped growing), that $1,000 tuxedo will last you a long, long time. 

Occasions: Formal fraternity events in college and your friends' weddings after college.

Avoid: Tacky patent shoes, ill-fitting pants, and the cummerbund. As Weiss says, "It didn’t get you lucky at senior prom, and it won’t do the trick now."

Formal Look #1: The Tux

Our recommendations:

Tux:  Boss Hugo Boss 'The Stars Glamour' Trim Fit Wool Tuxedo ($895)

Cuff Links: J. Crew Fabric Knot Cuff Links ($12.50)

Bow Tie: J.Crew Italian Satin Point Bow Tie ($55)

Shoes: To Boot New York Ballard ($375)

Formal Look #2: Suit & Tie

Our recommendations: 

Jacket: Theory Eclipse Multi Wellar Suit Jacket ($645) 

Pants: Theory Marlo U Suit Pant ($235)

Bow Tie: Lauren Ralph Lauren Bow Tie ($50)

Tie: Theory Roadster Tie ($98)

Shoes: ALDO 'Brownlie' Wingtip Oxford ($100)

If there is a theme that ties together the best ads of 2013, it would be: "tearjerker."

Skip straight to the 10 best ads of 2013 >

There was something in the air among marketers these last 12 months, and it seems to have produced a bumper crop of dramatic, emotionally moving ads designed to stir your soul.

Just like last year, some of the winners will be familiar. But many are more obscure, and you'll see them for the first time here. Some of the world's best advertising, as usual, does not come from the U.S.

Our surprise No.1 is from a huge American fast-food chain — but the ad probably never ran on TV.

Our ranking is entirely subjective: we looked at originality, entertainment value, and success stories. These were the brands and the campaigns that stood out. Congratulations to everyone who made the list.

(Following the Top 10 list is a compilation of runners up that nearly made the cut but were ultimately rejected.)

10. Cherkashin Meat Factory: "Thanks advertising"

It's easy to make creative ads for fashion and technology brands. Doing the same for a product like processed sandwich meat is a lot harder. That's why we like this melodramatic take on the role of the mid-show snack from Russia. It feels as if something incredibly dramatic is going to happen, and then ...

Agency: Voskhod, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

9. Tullamore Dew: "The Parting Glass"

We said "this ad exploits every Irish cliche and stereotype imaginable— and is still astonishingly beautiful." But there is more, even, than that going on in this spot. It was made by RSA Films, the production company of Ridley Scott — the director behind "Alien,""Prometheus," and dozens of other lushly imagined fictional universes. And it shows.

Agency: Opperman Weiss, New York.

8. Dove: "Real Beauty Sketches"

This was the viral video hit of the year, and it won a Titanium Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions festival. In it, women describe themselves to an unseen FBI sketch artist. Then the women describe each other to the same artist. Guess what? Women describe themselves in ways that are a lot less attractive than how others see them. It's wonderfully manipulative stuff.

Agency: Ogilvy Brazil.

We've all seen horror stories about athletes letting themselves go once they retire.

But there are plenty of examples of the opposite — big-bone athletes who manage to get into tremendous shape.

Over the next few slides we'll look at retired athletes who slimmed down once their playing days ended and active athletes who prolonged their careers by dropping a bunch of pounds.

Alan Faneca, former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman

Alan Faneca after losing 100 pounds

Source: PFT

Ronaldo, former Brazil striker

You don't need the most expensive photography equipment to take awesome photos.

Photographer Alexey Kljatov took an old lens from a Russian Zenit camera, flipped it around backwards, and attached it to a run of the mill point-and-shoot camera.

Then he took macro shots of snowflakes, and the images are absolutely enchanting! Kljatov allowed us to share some of them here.

This is how Kljatov created the camera he used.

With a market capitalization of $107 billion, Chinese Internet company Tencent is bigger than Yahoo, Twitter, and LinkedIn combined.

And yet, you probably know very little about it.

It was the same with me until a week or so ago.

That's when I flew from Beijing to Shenzhen in the southeast of China, and paid Tencent a visit.

Disclaimer: I was only in Beijing because Tencent paid for me to fly to China to be on a panel. I paid for my airplane ticket to Shenzhen, however.

After a 3 hour, 1215 mile flight from Beijing, I landed in Shenzhen

I could tell right away that the place had a hazy, polluted look

The airport could have been any major market airport in the US

Some jobs intrinsically have more health risks than others. A nurse working in a hospital is far more likely to catch an infectious disease than a lawyer working in an office.

To rank the most unhealthy jobs in America, we used data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a U.S. Department of Labor database full of detailed information on occupations.

In order to analyze jobs by their impact on workers' health, we took O*NET measures of six health risks in each of the 974 occupations in the database: exposure to contaminants; exposure to disease and infection; exposure to hazardous conditions; exposure to radiation; risk of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings; and time spent sitting, since studies show that frequent inactivity shortens your lifespan. O*NET scores these factors on a scale from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating an increased health risk. 

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Overall unhealthiness score: 55.0

What they do: Collect and dump refuse and recyclable materials into trucks.

Top three health risks:

Exposure to contaminants: 97

Time spent sitting: 69

Exposure to disease and infections: 63

Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians

Overall unhealthiness score: 55.2

What they do: Operate equipment used for the release, control, or utilization of nuclear energy to assist scientists in laboratory or production activities.

Top three health risks:

Exposure to radiation: 89

Exposure to hazardous conditions: 77

Exposure to contaminants: 65

Medical, Clinical, and Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Overall unhealthiness score: 55.3

What they do: Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Top three health risks:

Exposure to disease and infections: 96

Exposure to hazardous conditions: 69

Exposure to contaminants: 68

Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam will be administered next weekend. Test-takers were probably spent their Thanksgiving holiday studying.

The CFA curriculum, which consists of three levels, is considered to be the most difficult tests on Wall Street with fewer than 20 percent of candidates passing all three on the first try.

The average test-taker also spends a solid five to six months preparing for the CFA.

And every test-taker hopes things go smoothly and according to plan on exam day. But we've heard some crazy horror stories ranging from bathroom disasters to concentration-breaking distractions.

We've included them here.  Make sure this doesn't happen to you. 

CFA test-takers witnessed a girl get locked out of the exam room after the lunch break.

"Between the morning and afternoon sections of the CFA exam, there's a two hour break.  The proctors always warn you to get back to the exam room like 10-15 minutes before the break ends because they start reading instructions for the next part of the exam right when the 2 hours is up.

In the room where I was writing Level 2, the entrance into the test center was in the front of the room, and all the test takers sit facing the entrance. There were about 300 of us.

Just before the 2 hour mark (or maybe it was right at the 2-hour mark), the proctor started reading the instructions over the loudspeakers, but the doors to the entrance were still open.

Then, one girl walks through the door in mid-instruction. She was probably right on time, but late by CFA test standards.

The proctor stops reading, and tells the girl over the loud speaker: "I'm sorry, you have to go back through the doors." The girl stepped back, then the proctor said on the loud speaker "Can someone close that door?"

Everyone watched as the door closed on the girl, who just had this blank stare on her face. You could feel the collective gasp in the room as what just happened weighed down on everyone.

That girl never came back into the room, and wasn't able to take the second part of the exam. Six months of studying and preparation for nothing.

I feel bad for saying this, but it was a distraction feeling pity for the poor girl."

Source: Business Insider

A test-taker couldn't take the exam because his driver's license just expired.

From Analyst Forum: 

I saw him in the distance sitting on one of those portable heaters with his hands in his face, he was clearly upset. I called out to him, and when he moved his hands away from his face, i saw his red and puffy eyes, like he was crying. I thought to myself “alright, he thought it was hard too, so i must have did alight”. I said “don't worry man, I talked to like 6 people in the room after the exam and they all said they did horrible, don't be so upset man, the afternoon wont be as bad”.

I said: "Don't worry man, I talked to like 6 people in the room after the exam and they all said they did horrible, don't be so upset man, the afternoon won't be as bad". 

He said: "I didn't write it, bro."

I said: "What the f*** are you talking about??" 

He said: "My license expired on May 30th!"

They wouldn't let him write because his license was expired. Can you FREAKIN' believe that?! One week expired, and it wasted about a year of his life and 1 month vacation time."

Source: Analyst Forum

A test-taker sat by another guy with a penchant for drumming.

From Analyst Forum: 

"This year I sat next to a very talented percussionist. Every 90 seconds, his layered nervous tapping would crescendo as he ruthlessly beat the answer out of his calculator in a solo that would make a metal drummer proud. With the invigilators roaming, I couldn’t express my appreciation with a look or a hushed whisper. So I grabbed the right half of the two person folding table we were sitting at, pushed the middle with my left arm, pulled with the end with my right jerking the table right out from under little drummer boy. I didn’t change my expression or even stop answering questions. He jerked the table back, clearly eager to resume his interrupted concert. A half-measure in, I threw his end of the table out from under him again. After 3 encores, he got the hint."

Over the past couple of seasons, NBA players have gone a little crazy with their fashion.

Patterned shirts and lenseless glasses are all the rage among players like Russell Westbrook, but there are still a few guys who dress with a classic style.

Guys like Kobe, Deron Williams, and Tony Parker keep it fresh in classic suits and they are the true best dressed players in the NBA. But on the other side of that, some of the players either have way too much going on, or just look like slobs.

BEST: Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets keeps it simple

WORST: Tim Duncan of the Spurs is stuck in the '90s, or something

BEST: Steve Nash of the Lakers goes for the classic look

It was another banner year for terrible advertising. And while "badvertising" is often the specialty of small or local businesses, 2013 saw several major brands produce really awful commercials and promotions.

Skip straight to the list >

Our rogues' gallery includes Pepsi, Perrier, Ford, Facebook and Home Depot.

How many of these turkeys did you see? (Here's last year's for comparison; and go here if you want to see the 10 best ads of the year.)

10. Spearmint Rhino Melbourne: "Can you guess which one?"

Strip club chain Spearmint Rhino's Melbourne team had Facebook users guess whose baby picture they uploaded. It didn't take long for users to look at the VHS sceenshot's time stamp and realize that the future "stripper" was now only 14 years old. Spearmint Rhino "liked" its own post.

9. Kmart: "Christmas Giffing"

Kmart's Christmas campaign is irritating on two different levels. First, the ads' inane repetition grates after just a few views. Second, the "joke" misses the fact that gifs don't carry audio.

Agency: DraftFCB

8. Go Daddy: "The Kiss"

It was Go Daddy's big Super Bowl ad that didn't feature implied or actual nudity. Instead, model Bar Refaeli kisses a computer nerd. The spot makes fun of them both by subjecting the viewer to an uncomfortably long period of improbable intimacy.

Agency: Deutsch New York

Why waste your time perusing ads and online deals? We've picked out the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in tech for you right here.

We looked through all the junk and picked out the gadgets, apps, and gizmos you'd actually want to buy.

This list will be updated as more deals are announced, so don't forget to check back.

Save on the newest Kindle Fire

Amazon's newest tablet, the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX, is now available for $50 off.

Price: $179 (normally $229)

Timing: Cyber Monday, December 2

AT&T will give you an HTC One for free

On Cyber Monday only, AT&T is selling the HTC One for free when you sign up for a new two-year contract. The HTC One is our favorite Android phone, so this is a very tempting offer.

Price: Free (normally $99)

Timing: Cyber Monday, December 2

The Moto X will be free on Cyber Monday

Motorola's new flagship phone, the Moto X, is another great Android device. AT&T will give it away for free on Cyber Monday.

Price: Free (Normally $99)

Timing: Cyber Monday, December 2

This is your last chance to take a look at the current smartphone lineup before the holidays hit. 

If you want the best each manufacturer has to offer, here are the only phones you should consider for your next purchase.

Note: We update this list approximately once a month. Our rankings are based on a variety of factors including design, software and hardware features, content selection, carrier availability, and price. We only consider phones that are on sale in the U.S. at the time of publication. You can see November's smartphone rankings here.

#18 The BlackBerry Z10

Even though it hasn't been a hit with consumers, the BlackBerry Z10 is still a pretty good phone.

The device is the first to run BlackBerry's new BlackBerry 10 operating system, which is pretty good but doesn't offer much past what iPhones and Android phones can do. BlackBerry 10 also has a very poor app selection, so you shouldn't buy this phone if you like having the latest and greatest apps.

Click here for the BlackBerry Z10 review >>

Price: $0.49 on AT&T, $0 on Verizon, $99.99 down plus $18 per month for 24 months on T-Mobile.

#17 BlackBerry Q10

If you absolutely must have a phone with a physical keyboard, the BlackBerry Q10 is your best (and pretty much only) option. 

Like the Z10, the Q10 runs the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The phone is great for those who want an old-school look and feel. However, the only reason to buy this phone is for the keyboard. There are far better options out there.

Click here for the BlackBerry Q10 review >>

Price: $99.99 on AT&T, $199.99 on Verizon, $99.99 down plus $20 per month for 24 months on T-Mobile, $149.99 on Sprint. 

#16 HTC One Max

The HTC One Max is HTC's first ever phablet. It has a 5.9-inch screen and looks like a jumbo-sized version of the company's flagship HTC One phone. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back so you can unlock the phone without a passcode.

However, it's very thick and heavy compared to other phablets, which will probably be a turn off for a lot of people.

Click here for the HTC One Max review >>

Price: $299.99 on Verizon, $249.99 on Sprint.

Week 13 of the NFL season is nearly over. While we wait for the Monday Night Football game, let's take another look back at the best highlights from Sunday's action.

This week's collection includes Knowshon Moreno's super tears, the ugliest fake punt, and Peyton Manning struggling to find somebody to shake his hand.

Here are our 15 favorites.

Mike Glennon is having a nice rookie season, but this was not his best moment.

Alshon Jeffery had one of the best grabs of the day.

An official had an 'oh, no you didn't!' reaction to being shoved by Chris Cook (Cook was ejected).