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Reviewer Tests Male Lovemaking Doll

Maria Loreto
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Reviewer Tests Male Lovemaking Doll

Sex dolls are all the rage now, but this market has always been predominantly populated by female dolls. You could argue that this is due to misogyny, but in a way it also makes kind of sense. Male dolls need to be equipped with a member, and that’s an extra complication in terms of design and functionality. Here is some feedback from a reviewer tests lovemaking doll.

Venus O’Hara is a sex toy reviewer, which means that there’s an actual paying job for people who masturbate and have orgasms all day long. There truly is room for everything in the world. Anyways, O’Hara was one of the first to review “Steven”, one of the first male sex dolls. The evening wasn’t as fun as she might have expected.

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She wrote about her experience with Steven in The Mirror, describing how she tested the doll for the BBC documentary Sex Robots and Us. O’Hara expresses that sex dolls are very different than sex toys because they act as human replacements instead of tools for sexual enhancement.

Steven was large, heavy, and she had to assemble him — a process she describes as  the “weirdest unboxing ever.” When it comes to the penis, it was detachable and replaceable, meant to accommodate the dildo of the users’ preference. O’Hara claims that the penis that was originally attached to Steven was far too large for her liking. More isn’t always better, you guys.

Related Story: Inventor Of Sex Doll Says It’s Been Great For His Marriage

After bumping up and down on top of the doll for a few minutes, O’Hara claims that having sex with the doll was just like “having sex with someone who’s not into you,” and that when she finally climaxed she was happy because the whole creepy experience was over. It wasn’t the most positive of reviews for male sex dolls, but she believes that there is still room for improvement.

You can check out the documentary, Sex Robots and Us below:

Why Hollywood And Marijuana Maintain A Stunted Flirtation

Brendan Bures
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Why Hollywood And Marijuana Maintain A Stunted Flirtation

We’re four months into legal recreational marijuana in California and we’ve already seen a large ripple effect through the state, including expunging people’s marijuana convictions, exploring marijuana banks and lounges, and celebrities touting its benefits. But we’ve also seen two-thirds of California cities continue to ban the drug, creating so-called “marijuana deserts,” while previous ghost towns embrace cannabis for their own revival.

But how has Hollywood, one of California’s most venerable institutions, responded to the movement? Well, we’re seeing promotional tie-ins for movies with a possible marijuana link. There was Super Troopers 2, which premiered on 4/20. Green Street Agency, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed, hosted “a crowd of entrepreneurs [as they] watched a demo of a joint-rolling robot named Otto before heading to a screening” of the movie. Participants were also offered $4.20 discounts from Lyft and Fox Searchlight and subject to a mocking PSA advising, “Don’t smoke and drive.”

But as a collective, Hollywood hasn’t totally embraced marijuana. Stars remain at a distance from promoting any marijuana product and brand, as stigmas still surround cannabis.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

Aside from high heavyweights like Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and Whoopi Goldberg, who have been in the business of bud for a while, Hollywood has largely stayed away. MedMen is still struggling to sign an A-lister to front its growing national chain of dispensaries, while digital platform 420TV — founded by ex-WME agent Alex Nahai with an MTV DJ Quddus-hosted show and a comedy by former Simpsons animator David Silverman — continues searching for advertisers to sponsor it. “We’re a long way from mainstream star power marketing efforts,” says industry analyst Thomas Adams, noting that state-by-state legalization prevents interstate commerce and makes brand building difficult.

Some believe the movements of cannabis as a luxe product and wellness brand will change opinions in Hollywood. Until that normalization takes hold, it looks like the stars and the leaf won’t be uniting anytime soon.

Research Shows That Being Kind To Yourself Is Good For Your Health

Maria Loreto
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Research Shows That Being Kind To Yourself Is Good For Your Health

Sometimes we tend to be our own worst critics, hating ourselves over the little things, like failing to go to the gym for the fifth day in a row. But research indicates that tough self-criticism can cause a lot of damage to our health, and that it’s best to be compassionate with ourselves for our mental and physical well being.

According to The Washington Post, self-compassion is key to leading a healthier life. Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, describes self-compassion as the balance of three factors: mindfulness, common humanity and self-kindness. These three terms refer to having awareness of your own negative thoughts and feelings without lingering on them, recognizing that we all have our shortcomings, and showing understanding for yourself when you do something wrong.

A study from 2017 says that people who have higher levels of self-compassion are capable of handling their stress better, letting go of things with more ease; this is a really good thing since chronic stress harms your life in all sorts of ways, by directly affecting your health and by exposing you to unhealthy coping mechanisms.

While it should be easy to be compassionate with yourself once in a while, it’s more complicated than it sounds. Self-compassionate people prioritize their long-term well being, valuing it over short term indulgences. So they’d rather take a walk in the sun instead of laying around watching TV all day. According to the study, these people have more perspective, which sometimes can be hard to find.

The article reports that in order to cultivate self-compassion, you must start with mindfulness, paying attention to your thoughts and patterns; observe them and notice if they’re critical, and cut yourself some slack. Take time to hang out with the people you love and create moments for yourself, like cooking a nourishing meal. A good workout can also do wonders for your health and self-care.

NFL Denies Player’s Request To Use Medical Marijuana

Terry Hacienda
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NFL Denies Player’s Request To Use Medical Marijuana

Mike James, a free agent professional running back, hoped to use medical marijuana to ease his pain rather than prescription painkillers. But this week, the NFL gave him his answer: No.

James, who was drafted in 2013 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and has also played for the Detroit Lions, applied for a marijuana therapeutic-use exemption (TUE) from the league this offseason. He was upfront about his medicine of choice and wanted to make sure he was compliant with league rules. But the NFL denied his request, which now puts James’ career in jeopardy.

“I am hopeful that I’ll be able to keep playing football,” James told NJ.com. “It is a game that I love very dearly. I know right now I’m doing something that makes some people uncomfortable, and that I’m going against the establishment to push for a change in the way they look at this medicine. I know there’s a greater purpose here for a lot of guys in this league who I consider family members.”

James’ first NFL injury occurred in his rookie season in 2013, when he broke his ankle. Like all NFL players, he began popping pills for “pain like I had never experienced in my life.” The painkillers were prescribed by doctors and James developed a dependence to the drugs.

According to James, his drug addiction became a problem for his family. His wife, Aubrey, led him to give medical marijuana a try as an alternative, but James — whose father had a history of drug-related offenses — balked at the idea. “I didn’t want to believe the benefits,” he told NJ.com. “But at that point, I was in so much pain and going through a lot mentally with the demands in the game, I tried it. It gave me instant relief.”

Despite his uncertain career options, James says he will continue to use cannabis as a pain treatment and will evangelize about the benefits. And he has support from the medical community.

“Consuming a vast amount of opioids is far more dangerous than cannabis,” said Dr. Sue Sisley, James’ physician and a top cannabis researcher. “One is lethal in overdose. One is not. One has an epidemic in overdose deaths. One has no deaths associated with it.”

Seth Rogen Reveals How Weed Makes Him Creative

Brendan Bures
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Seth Rogen Reveals How Weed Makes Him Creative

No matter how much you love your job there is work you simply don’t want to do. Paperwork, meetings, emails. Personally I’m a cliché journalist and loathe transcribing interviews, which is basically an annoying side quest to be completed before you’re allowed to embark on the main story. It is tough and sometime you need a push or a bit of help.  Seth Rogen reveals how weed makes him creative.

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It turns out even dream jobs include annoying parts or work you’d rather procrastinate too, as Seth Rogen revealed in a Vulture interview. Rogen was asked how marijuana and drugs inform his creative process, and he said that cannabis has often pushed him forward in getting the job done.

Via Vulture:

What I’ve found, more than anything, is that weed makes me willing to work. When I was young I found that a lot of people I knew were trudging through the workday. They were just waiting to go home so they could do what they really wanted to do and smoke weed. At some point I was just like, “If I smoke weed while I’m working, then I don’t have to do the trudging part.”

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If I’m stoned I’ll happily work all day long. I don’t really smoke when I’m acting because I can tell I look stoned, but other than that, being high makes me more willing to spend ten hours doing something that could otherwise get laborious.

Though it isn’t his natural default setting, Rogen does find himself writing sober as well. For the comedian, “moments arise organically where I find myself sober but I never will be like, ‘I’m gonna write sober today.’ ”

Related: These 8 Celeb Moms Are Not Ashamed About Smoking Marijuana

Potentially the most eyebrow-raising moment of the interview was when Rogen admitted that “people still ask me if I smoke.” When interviewer David Marchese intimated that it’s a given Rogen is getting high with everyone all the time, the actor responded, “At this point, it should be.”

This ‘Smart Tooth’ Can Track Everything You Eat

Amy Hansen
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This ‘Smart Tooth’ Can Track Everything You Eat

How about instead of weighing our food and trying to figure out what a single serving size of potato chips is, we just have our mouths tell us? The future is here, kids, and it looks a lot like a diamond-studded tooth.

Engineers at Tufts University have developed an itty bitty tooth sensor that can track glucose, salt and alcohol, and wirelessly transmit the data to an electronic tracking device.

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The tiny sensor, which measures just 2 square millimeters, has three layers: a central “bio-responsive” layer that absorbs the nutrient and/or other chemicals to be detected, and two outer layers consisting of two square-shaped gold rings. “Together,” says Tufts, “the three layers act like a tiny antenna, collecting and transmitting waves in the radio-frequency spectrum.”

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According to Tufts:

Previous wearable devices for monitoring dietary intake suffered from limitations such as requiring the use of a mouth guard, bulky wiring, or necessitating frequent replacement as the sensors rapidly degraded. Tufts engineers sought a more adoptable technology and developed a sensor with a mere 2mm x 2mm footprint that can flexibly conform and bond to the irregular surface of a tooth. In a similar fashion to the way a toll is collected on a highway, the sensors transmit their data wirelessly in response to an incoming radiofrequency signal.

Currently, the prototype is only sensitive to glucose, salt and alcohol, but researchers are working to develop a version that can detect a wider range of chemicals and nutrients.

“In theory we can modify the bioresponsive layer in these sensors to target other chemicals – we are really limited only by our creativity,” said Fiorenzo Omenetto, Ph.D., corresponding author and the Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering at Tufts. “We have extended common RFID [radiofrequency ID] technology to a sensor package that can dynamically read and transmit information on its environment, whether it is affixed to a tooth, to skin, or any other surface.”

Coffee And Cannabis, Two Favorite Products In One Place

Terry Hacienda
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Coffee And Cannabis, Two Favorite Products In One Place

Let’s play a game of word association. When you think of Seattle, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Other than “rain,” chances are many of you said “coffee” or “marijuana.”

Now, Cannabis and coffee, two favorite products in one place. It is a combination made famous in Seattle. Origins, a premium Seattle-based marijuana retailer, has blended the two popular mood boosters at its second location in Redmond, about 15 miles east of Seattle. The premier cannabis retail store opened its doors last year, now boasts the opening this week of Origins Coffee Roasters.

The new coffee shop, adjacent to the cannabis store, will brew only a selection of hand-picked beans from the best coffee regions of the world, including Ethiopia, Ecuador and the Hawaiian Islands. The lattes and other specialty drinks will be prepared using natural alternatives not found in many cafes. Infused organic honey simple syrup will be used instead of calorie-dense sugar. Milk options will include organic dairy and alternatives made from hemp, soy and almond. Origins also will feature its flagship macadamia milk, which gives the coffee a sweet, nutty flavor.

Coffee and cannabis in the same place!
Photo courtesy of Origins Coffee Roasters

“We want our customers to know exactly what goes into their beverage. So much of what is out there is high-glycemic, calorie-laden drinks designed to mask the flavor of over-roasted and low quality coffee,” said Sean Miller, owner of Origins Coffee Roasters. “We believe our customers deserve quality, natural ingredients. Coffee is a wonderfully complex and tasty product. Why mask it with inferior ingredients?”

In addition, Origins Coffee Roasters is partnering with local bakeries and confectionary companies to pair each drink with a tasty treat.  “The goal is to introduce our customers to a new way of thinking about coffee. For us, it’s not just an on-the-go beverage. It’s something meant to sip, experience and enjoy.”

Miller is excited to offer patrons at Origins a one-of-a-kind coffee delicacy: Organic and wild Kopi Luwak coffee, a bucket list item everyone needs to try.  These rare coffee beans are selected and eaten by Indonesian palm civet cats who have a special sense to select only the best beans. The whole beans are not digested, but instead are enhanced by the digestive enzymes in the animal and then collected by local farmers. Because of the unusual harvesting process, kopi luwak is the rarest – and priciest – coffee in the world.

“It certainly is not an everyday beverage, but we strive to offer the best-tasting coffee drinks coupled with unique experiences. We are also offering a free Kopi Luwak tasting for the first 100 customers on May 11th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Now is your chance to try coffee that sells for $40 a cup for free.”

Origins Coffee Roasters will offer three different beverage mediums: espresso, pour-over and French press. The espresso machines are made in Seattle by Mavam, makers of top-of-the-line devices that promise the first espresso system to consistently serve shots at a precise 200 degrees. The temperature-controlled, patent-pending functionality ensures consistency and perfectly pulls the flavor from the beans.

Photo courtesy of Origins Coffee Roasters

Why a café in the same building as a cannabis retail store? “Coffee and cannabis are similar in that they both are meant to bring people together,” Miller says. “We want our store to be a hub for the community and a place for people to meet. Our approach with all Origins companies is to focus on education and experiences. We will carry that mission of education and discovery to our café.”

Origins Coffee Roasters is located at 16390 Cleveland St., Redmond. The location is just a few blocks away from the city’s only outdoor mall – the Redmond Town Center – and is on the main bus route that runs through the town.

 

Hemp Is A Natural Superfood With These 7 Extraordinary Boosters

Brendan Bures
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Hemp Is A Natural Superfood With These 7 Extraordinary Boosters

For as much education currently happening regarding marijuana and its health benefits, the dialogue around hemp can seem rather stilted. Perhaps due to its long association with head shops and stoner culture, hemp products get a bad rap. If you asked around, chances are you’ll encounter just as many people who don’t know the difference between hemp and marijuana as those that do.

But hemp contains numerous advantages all its own, particularly in the health department. Nowhere is this clearer when it comes to hemp protein, which is generally recognized as the most complete plant protein. It’s also a superfood, in that ingesting will supply your body with numerous health advantages. Hemp protein contains all 20 amino acids found within the body, including the nine essential amino acids.

Hemp protein is made by grinding down hemp seeds into a usable powder. Friendly reminder: It won’t get you high. Instead hemp protein will just ingest your body with all sorts of healthy minerals and fiber. Here are the 7 benefits of using hemp protein.

Anti-Inflammatory

Hemp protein contains all the essential fatty acids in the ideal ratio your body craves. Better yet, hemp has the hard-to-find gamma linolenic acid (GLA). These work together with other nutrients to reduce inflammation, especially after a taxing workout.

One study published in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that arthritis symptoms were reduced by 20% due to consuming the GLA in hemp protein.

Weight Watcher

If you’re trying to lose weight, you need protein. That’s why when trimming fat, it’s important to start your day with some source of protein to get your metabolism moving. Ingesting hemp protein in a smoothie will go a long way to ensuring healthy protein levels.

Hemp protein is also well-known as an appetite suppressant. It helps you feel full for longer, meaning you won’t be as likely to grab for the potato chips or sweets.

Healthy Heart

There’s an amino acid found in hemp protein called arginine. Inside your body it transforms into nitric oxide, which improves circulation and blood flow of arteries to the heart. It’ll also lower your blood pressure and therefore reduce your risk of heart disease.

Hair Care

Also found in hemp is Vitamin E, which has antioxidant qualities that will also prevent heart disease. But Vitamin E, working with those essential fatty acids, is a natural conditioner to your scalp, alleviating dry, itchy, or irritated symptoms.

And thanks to the perfect ratio of omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9 in hemp, it will increase healthy hair growth while also adding a natural sheen and luster to your hair.

Increased Productivity

You may want to reconsider that afternoon coffee and replace it with a dosage of hemp protein. Hemp is full of iron, zinc, and magnesium, which can provide useful energy, especially if you’re on a plant-based diet. As we’ve mentioned, hemp protein also contains all the healthy fatty acids which can give you twice as much energy as carbohydrates. And because it’s a protein, it takes longer to digest, meaning your energy boost will last longer as well.

Fiber Rich

When using traditional protein powders like whey, you’re also introducing lactose into your body. Lactose can have multiple effects to your digestive processing, especially if you’re lactose intolerant. Just a little lactose can leave you feeling bloated or gassy all day.

But hemp powder contains no lactose due to it being a plant-based protein. Instead hemp will actually boost your digestive system, as it’s rich in whole food fiber. Hemp’s effects have been compared to superfoods like chia and flaxseed.  oosting just as much as chia and flax, hemp seeds are a good way to ensure you get enough whole food fiber into your diet.

Strengthen Immune System

Hemp contains the globular plant proteins edestin and albumin, which produces antibodies, hormones, fibrinogen, and enzymes. Those globular proteins also help enzymes function properly in the blood plasma, strengthen the immune system and reducing the risk of illness.

Global Cannabis Market Will Hit $150 Billion By 2025

Terry Hacienda
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Global Cannabis Market Will Hit $150 Billion By 2025

The global legal cannabis industry will be worth nearly $150 million in seven years, according to a recent report from Grand View Research. That’s quite a jump from the $9.3 billion estimated value in 2016.

According to the study, the cannabis market is expected to witness significant growth because of legalization in a growing number of countries and increased demand for both medical and recreational purposes.

As countries begin to liberalize laws related to marijuana, the market is expected to witness a surge in demand. Currently, the majority of the cannabis is sold through illicit channels. To curb this illegal trade, governments have started legalizing marijuana in order to monitor the products that enter the supply chain and reap benefits through taxes levied on these products.

In North America, it has been reported that roughly three-quarters of today’s cannabis trade is illegal, which has reduced to about 30 percent in states where marijuana has been legalized. This, in turn, has prompted several countries to initiate legalization programs.

The report shows that North America accounts for the largest share in the global market. In 2016, the United States accounted for $7.2 billion in revenue. Canada has an established medical cannabis market and is scheduled to legalize recreational use at a federal level this summer.

Europe is anticipated to emerge as the largest market for legal cannabis by 2025, with a 55.6 percent. Several countries in Europe have legalized it for medical use. Countries such as Germany, Poland, and Italy are anticipated to emerge as strong markets.

Latin American countries such as Uruguay and Colombia are planning to capitalize on their climate and affordable labor force to emerge as exporters of cannabis.

Israel has become a leader in cannabis research and is a key supplier of technology to U.S. and Canada. With legalized use of cannabis for medical purpose, Israel is anticipated to witness high revenue growth. Australia legalized medical marijuana in February and the country plans to boost local production in the following years.

This Is How Much Meghan Markle And Prince Harry’s Wedding Is Expected To Cost

Amy Hansen
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This Is How Much Meghan Markle And Prince Harry’s Wedding Is Expected To Cost

It’s not going to be a small wedding. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot at Windsor Castle on May 19, they are going to be celebrating in style, and luckily for them, Kensington Palace is picking up the tab. But if they were to write a check, they’d want to have a well-inked pen on hand, because their celebration is going to cost eight figures. EIGHT FIGURES!

Whereas the venue and/or wedding dress is often the biggest expense, in the case of Meghan and Harry, security will be the most costly expense.

Bridebook has broken down the overall cost of the couple’s wedding and excluding security and the honeymoon, the cost is expected to be over 100 times as much as the national average for the U.K., coming in at $43,251,913.30 (£31,969,873). Now, that’s a party!

That’s also about $10 million more than Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding.

Here’s the breakdown rounded to the nearest US dollar:

Venue – $473,514

Catering – $386,928

Drinks – $261,109

Dress – $405869

Floristry – $148,819

Photography & Videography- $22,999

Cake – $67,645

Stationery – $27,058

Music –  $405,869

Trumpets – $121,761

Decoration and Production – $175,876

Wedding Rings – $8,117

Bridesmaids Outfits – $6,764

Flower Girls and Page Boys Outfits – $2,297

Church Fees – $237

Groomswear – $10,823

Hair and Makeup – $13,529

Entertainment – $74,409

Wedding Favours – $4,059

Toilets – $47,351

The Honeymoon $162,348

Security – $40,586,880

According to Bridebook, they based these numbers on an analysis of more than 170,000 weddings via Bridebook.co.uk‘s wedding planning tools and budget calculator, and a review of over 70,000 wedding industry suppliers’ price estimates listed on Bridebook.co.uk’s wedding venue and supplier directory.

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