6 Hot Drinks for Cold Winter Nights Now is the time to find new ways to stay warm after the sun falls down. And there is no better way to conquer the cold than to have a nice warm drink in your hands. With booze or without, a warm drink goes a long way; so here for you today are six drink recipes to make your house smell nice and your belly feel warm: Hot Cocoa Varieties Put a new twist on an old classic with these Hot Cocoa additions: Mexican Spice - Add some cinnamon and ground chipotle for a spicy kick.After Dinner Mint — 1/2 oz. Creme De Menthe, 3/4 oz. Hot Toddy — Alcoholic A classic adults-only beverage, the Hot Toddy has been keeping whiskey drinkers warm for generations. Ingredients 1 oz. brandy, whiskey, or rum1 tbsp. honey1/4 Lemon1 cup hot water1 tea bag Directions Coat Glass with HoneyAdd Liquor and Squeezed Lemon JuiceAdd Tea Bag and Steep with Boiling Water Hot Buttered CiderA party favorite for all ages, nothing says Fall like a stick of butter. Combine all, enjoy!
4 Social Media Secrets You Can Learn From Elon Musk Elon Musk dominates when it comes to Twitter. Tesla Motors’ CEO writes frequent, lively posts about Tesla and its Model S electric sports car, along with observations about his professional and personal interests, from space travel to movies. Recently, one of his tweets touched on two of his main passions: He posted a link to a YouTube video created by two recent college grads as an ad for Tesla. The video shows a little boy climbing into a Tesla in his garage and imagining he’s piloting a spaceship. “I love it!” Musk clearly recognizes the role Twitter can play in building a corporate brand and bolstering an executive’s image. At a time when storytelling in business is all the rage, Twitter allows CEOs like Musk to play the role of an accessible, engaged, transparent brand narrator. But too many CEOs don’t know how to use social media. Some CEOs claim they don’t have the time to spend on social media, which is a valid concern. 1. 2. 3. Last spring Yahoo! 4.
65 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s Material world: how Google discovered what software is made of Jump To up down Close “It is a sufficiently advanced form of paper as to be indistinguishable from magic.” Matias Duarte, vice president of design at Google, is telling me about the central principle of Material Design. It’s the unifying metaphor behind Google’s new design direction, providing a unified set of physics and rules for how software should look and act. The design team at Google felt the need to come up with a more coherent look and feel that could be applied across all of its products, from Android to Chrome OS to the web. What is software made of? Matter and form The answer came from a design exploration, when Jon Wiley, principal designer for search, and his colleague Nicholas Jitkoff were looking at the now-ubiquitous cards that Google started using in Google Now. "It's colorful in a way that the logo is colorful." "It sounds like such an innocent question," Duarte says, "and yet it was such a powerful spark." Creativity and constraint Materialize Parc 3.0
2014's Most Affordable Cities For Living On A Budget, According To Apartment Guide (INFOGRAPHIC) Avg. listing price: $1,230,880 Median household income: $110,929 Pct. households $200,000+ income: 30.3% As of 2010, the median income of households in San Carlos was more than double the U.S. median of $51,914. Over 30% of households in San Carlos earned more than $200,000 per year, more than five times the national rate of 5.4%. San Carlos is one of the most expensive housing markets in the San Francisco metropolitan area. Over a twelve month period, ending in October, it had the nation’s highest median home price per square foot at $473 among all homes listed, according to Trulia.
Google Breadth Wireless service in sub-Saharan Africa. Cancer research. A microphone-embedded tattoo. These are but a few of the many projects at Google, the No. 1 company on our 2014 list of the Most Innovative Companies in business. Chromecast Clever $35 bridge that beams web video to the TV screen. The Sub-$300 Internet Computer ChromeOS runs the best-selling laptops from Acer, Samsung, Asus, and others. Video Everywhere Makes YouTube mobile-friendly, adding offline viewing and support for hundreds of devices, driving 40% of total viewing time. YouTube Originals Creates Comedy Week, its own music awards show, and builds out state-of-the-art studios around the world. Live-Streaming Any YouTube channel can now broadcast live. YouTube’s Revenue Reportedly $5 billion in 2013. Project Link Will bring broadband to Internet-challenged Kampala, Uganda (pop. 3 million.) Cheap but Good Smartphones The Moto X and Moto G devices—surprisingly nice! Maps Mojo Integrates content from your calendar and other Google apps. Robots!
Drew Hendricks: The 10 Most Dangerous Cities in the United States As late night discussion turns to gun rights and the culture of violence in the United States, it's worth putting together a list of the cities in the country that are most afflicted with crime. There are numerous factors that have to be considered when compiling such a list -- everything from differences in police reporting standards, urban borders and demographics make for a very loaded and fluid lineup. 1. For four years running, Forbes.com has ranked the Motor City as the most dangerous city in America. 2. Baltimore is doing what it can to improve its crime problem, but it's got a long way to go. 3. The number one city in the country for violent robberies, Oakland's proximity to drug traffic routes and high levels of property result in 1,683 instances of violent crime per 100,00 residents. 4. 5. Like Oakland, Birmingham's double-whammy of poverty and drug trafficking have led to an average of 1,483 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Most Innovative Companies 2014 15 Reasons to Use Apple Cider Vinegar Every Day Apple cider vinegar is my new obsession. I recently began taking apple cider vinegar shots a few times a day for a quick and effective energy burst. However, I've since discovered so many other useful ways to incorporate apple cider vinegar (ACV) into my daily routine. It's effective for pretty much anything—your skin, your hair, your house, and even your pets can benefit from its qualities. Raw, organic, unfiltered and unpasteurized, apple cider vinegar is so much more than a salad dressing! 1. It's made from apple juice and is fermented to hard apple cider. 2. Apple cider vinegar can be used as a rinse for your hair after shampooing, and will boost your hair's body and shine. 3. Dilute ACV with two parts water, and spread the concoction over your face with a cotton ball to replace your current toner. It's also a recommended agent for warts. 4. Rub teeth directly with apple cider vinegar, and rinse with water. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The body constantly strives to achieve a state of equilibrium.
PolicyMic's viral success By Hamish McKenzie On August 13, 2013 PolicyMic co-founder Jake Horowitz PolicyMic doesn’t sound like a news website that could work. It peddles news and opinion pieces on serious topics, like North Carolina’s voter ID laws, anti-gay policy in Russia, or Republican opposition to immigration reform – all targeted at Millennials, who are supposed to be more interested in pop culture, cat listicles, and themselves. Online media ratings agency Quantcast puts PolicyMic’s monthly uniques at about 4.4 million, but that still puts it in the same territory as TheOnion.com, which has much deeper pockets and has been around for considerably longer. PolicyMic was founded in 2011 by childhood friends Chris Altchek and Jake Horowitz, both of whom have an interest in politics and media. PolicyMic’s behavioral analyst, Liz Plank One of the key moves PolicyMic made was to hire Elizabeth Plank as a behavioral analyst. Plank’s hire had an immediate impact. Play to emotions Deploy the “curiosity gap”