Life’s full of annoying little moments, be it from shoes that are extra tight, a burnt tongue, or a splitting headache. These 23 life tips will help you handle these annoyances, and more! |
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Monday, June 15, 2015
23 Simple Life Hacks Worth Knowing
Sunday, June 14, 2015
The Beautiful American Cars of the 40s and 50s
The classic American cars of the 40s and 50s will always have a place in the hall of fame of car manufacturing, and a place of honor on any shelf of a model collector. Lets look at some of the history and beauty of these early models.
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After world war II, 1940s and 1950s cars became lower, longer and broader in look, as well as more massive and hefty. The semi automatic transmission was introducted by Hudson, and the driver could change between manual and semi-automatic with the push of a button.
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The US-made cars offered huge trunk sizes, width and length. In the 1940s a new car cost about $800 and a gallon of gas was about 18 cents - not a bad deal.
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In the 50s, chrome was introduced to more cars and also a more luxurious look in a country slowly getting back to its feet after the war. The 1950s saw a huge boom in American car manfucaturing, and during that time, the US made more cars than England, France, Japan, Sweden and many other nations put together - and many times over. The 50's was the decade of cars, and the huge demand saw both Ford and GM hit the 50 million car mark.
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Saturday, June 13, 2015
Uber For Weed
‘Uber For Weed’ Startup Eaze Raises $10 Million In Funding
There’s an Uber for everything nowadays, so why not an Uber for weed?
Eaze, a startup that enables medical marijuana patients to order cannabis products online and have those goodies delivered to their homes, today is announcing $10 million in Series A round funding led by DCM Ventures with participation from Fresh VC, 500 Startups, Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Ventures, and other strategic investors.
The new funds come on top of $1.5 million in seed funding the company had raised last year. The cash will be used to help the company expand availability of its platform into new markets beyond just the San Francisco Bay Area, where it was founded.
Launched last summer, Eaze is looking to take advantage of a few different trends. The first is just an acceptance that marijuana use — whether for recreational of medicinal purposes — is here to stay, and is likely to become more pervasive as more states legalize and/or decriminalize cannabis use.
The second trend is the move to make everything on demand — i.e. to make any product available to be ordered via web or mobile app, and to have it delivered within a short period of time, usually an hour or less.
Of course, weed delivery is nothing new. In fact, it’s probably one of the least novel segments of the cannabis industry, since marijuana users have been able to call a local (dealer) distributor and have an eighth brought straight to their home for decades.
What’s different and interesting about this new generation of weed delivery services is that they’re helping to facilitate the legal purchase of cannabis products. In Eaze’s case today, that means connecting medical marijuana patients in California with local dispensaries that offer delivery in as little as 10 minutes.
According to Eaze founder and CEO Keith McCarty, the company works with “only the best” dispensaries to highlight the top products for customers to purchase. Rather than provide an exhaustive list of available products, Eaze works to narrow things down to the flowers, edibles, and concentrates users are most likely to actually buy.
I tried Eaze over the weekend, hoping to find medicinal marijuana products to treat my insomnia and anxiety*. And while I was impressed at the speed of delivery (15 minutes from order being placed to drop-off), I was a little disappointed at a few other features of the service.
For one thing, I actually like a wider variety of products to choose from, so I was a little disappointed by the selection available on Eaze. For another thing, I was bummed that I would have to pay in cash — especially in today’s world of digital and mobile payments.
Eaze acts as a facilitating platform between buyer and seller, but it also helps to more efficiently make deliveries. It provides a driver-side app to help route deliveries based on proximity of the driver and inventory on hand. It also automatically updates routes in the case of a driver being waylaid or a customer canceling an order.
While it’s mostly providing a new way for patients and cannabis providers to find each other, Eaze’s funding signals a shift in the way cannabis-focused startups operate. Slowly but surely, investors are showing they’re no longer afraid to back startups looking to make it easier for customers to gain access to marijuana.
Due to legalization of medical and recreational use of marijuana in a growing number of states around the country, betting on businesses that serve cannabis users is not as risky a bet as it once was. In addition to Eaze’s funding, you can see that in the recent $75 million funding round raked in by Privateer Holdings, which hopes to build a series of brands in the cannabis industry.
We’ll likely see more of these deals pop up, particularly as more states legalize the product. After all, in the marijuana segment, it seems like there’s nowhere to go but up.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this story said Eaze didn’t provide logistics infrastructure. While drivers are paid by dispensaries Eaze works with, it does help route deliveries.
9 Food Ingredients to Avoid
As wise consumers, we know how to compare prices and save on money, but do we know what we actually put in our body? While food manufacturers must provide a list of ingredients on the packaging, they tend to use terms that can fool us into thinking we’re buying something healthy when it’s actually far from it. Next time you go grocery shopping, remember these 9 ingredients that you should absolutely avoid.
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1. Completely / Partially Hydrogenated Oil
Hydrogenated oil is a vegetable oil that was hardened by adding trans fats in order to extend its lifespan. It is most commonly found in industrial baked goods, such as cookies and biscuits, as well as in margarine. Several studies have showed a connection between the trans fats in hydrogenated fat and a higher risk of heart disease, accelerated arterial blockage, raised blood pressure and higher LDL cholesterol. In many cases, the trans fats were replaced with coconut or palm oils, but these are not healthy either, thanks to their high content of saturated fats.
2. Phosphoric Acid
Phosphoric acid is used in creating salts, increasing the water content of meat products, and is also used in soft drinks. It is also used in cleaners and detergents as well as rust and plaque removers. When it comes to our body, this acid can wreak havoc on our hard tissues – it erodes the enamel in our teeth and reduces bone density. We highly recommend that you avoid any product that contains this ingredient.
3. Potassium Bromate
Our warning regarding this ingredient can be confusing, as potassium is recommended for consumption, but potassium bromate is a different substance. It’s a chemical that is used in industrial production of bread to make it rise and stabilize it. In the European Union, it is illegal to add it to any food. Potassium bromate causes nausea, vomiting, stomachaches, and diarrhea. Adding it to bread destroys the vitamin E content in it. It’s very common in plain white bread, so make sure you read the ingredients before purchasing a loaf.
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4. Sodium
Most people think that sodium refers to salt, but only sea salt is healthy for consumption, while plain sodium is a plain white salt that is free of minerals. The maximum recommended amount for daily consumption of sodium is 2.4 grams, but children ages 7-18 shouldn’t have more than 1.2 grams, and children 6 and under shouldn’t have more than 0.7 grams a day. Exceeding these amounts can lead to kidney failure, cardiovascular diseases, and even strokes.
5. Acrylamide
Acrylamide is essential in the construction of paper, plastic, and paint products. Researchers found that it could appear in certain foods that were heated to over 120°C (248°F), including fries and bread. Inside the body, this chemical causes irritation in the mucosa membranes, can damage the nervous system, and is even suspected to be a carcinogen.
6. Artificial Coloring
We all know that artificial colorings are added to our food, and many people are probably aware of their potential harm, but until you can spot them, this knowledge won’t do you much good. Food colorings are marked with the letter ‘E’, and a number between 100 and 199. E124 is known to exacerbate hyperactivity in children, E142 was found to be a carcinogen, and you should avoid any yellow, blue, and silver colors altogether.
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7. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Hearing the name ‘monosodium glutamate’ or “MSG” is often a warning sign, but it is widely used in the food industry. It’s very common in processed foods, powders, canned goods and premade sauces. Consuming more than 3 grams of MSG on an empty stomach can damage the nervous system. It appears under other names, such as:
8. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
This is a liquid form of sugar that is extracted from corn and has almost no nutritional value. HFCS is very cheap to produce, making it the preferred sweetener for many manufacturers. The American FDA found that HFCS contains mercury, which can interrupt nerve signals. Nutritionists and physicians around the world recommend abstaining from HFCS in all its forms. It’s often found in ketchup, cereals, barbecue sauce, energy bars, ice creams, and many other products.
9. Sodium Nitrate
This substance is mostly used in the meat industry, as it gives the meat a redder color. Research shows a direct correlation between high levels of sodium nitrate and developments of Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and Parkinson’s. It is believed that the cause is that sodium nitrate damages the structure of DNA. Furthermore, it is also linked to gastric, esophageal, and colon cancers, and should be avoided entirely.
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