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100 Weirdest Open Courseware Classes That Anyone Can Take
Jan 27th
By Jessica Merritt
If you take a look at some of the courses offered in Open Course Ware, you may start to notice that there are some odd topics out there. We’ve gathered 100 of these extraordinary courses, and encourage you to check them out. Who knows-you just might find something incredibly useful and interesting.
Technology
From robots to futuristic cars, get a look at interesting technologies through these courses.
- Sociable Robots: Get a look into robots that can develop socially in this resource. [MIT]
- Human Beings and the Machines of Sunshine: You’ll see how new technologies can be used for evil by studying this course. [Rice]
- Technologies of Humanism: Learn about narratives as they have evolved from print to digital media. [MIT]
- Personal Robots: Cynthia Breazeal explores robots that can enhance daily life and help humans as partners. [MIT]
Man smashes into Cairns adult shop for sex with dolls
Jan 7th
A MAN has smashed his way into an adult shop and had sex with blow-up dolls before abandoning the sex toys in a nearby lane.
Business owners in Cairns believe the same culprit is responsible for break-ins and till thefts at the Sapphire Bar on Lake St and three break-ins at the Laneway Adult Shop off Spence St in recent days.
His method of entry is to smash through walls and squeeze through tight holes, The Cairns Post reports.
The owner of the adult shop, who wished to be named only as Vogue, said that in a first unreported break-in, the man had stolen five dolls and had sex with one of them.
“He has been taking the dolls out the back and blowing them up and using the dolls and leaving them in the alley,” he said.
“It is totally bizarre. It is a real concern that someone like that is out on the street.”
Sex pump judge disbarred
Sep 24th
A disgraced ex-judge, who served time for using a sex aid while on the bench, has been disbarred by The Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Former Creek County District Judge Donald Thompson was convicted on four counts of indecent exposure, after he was accused of using a “penis pump” in court, the Associated Press reported.
He served 20 months of a four year sentence and was suspended from the bar in late 2006.
In making his decision, Supreme Court Justice John Reif said others convicted of felonies had escaped disbarment.
“However, the nature of the crimes in this matter led this Court to conclude that nothing less than disbarment is appropriate. The conduct was not isolated, having occurred over a fairly lengthy period of time and on four separate occasions.”
Thompson said during his trial that the pump was as a gag gift from a hunting buddy and denied ever using it during trials, reported AP.
The Supreme Court said Thompson never responded to requests for a hearing on his disbarment.
However, his attorney said Thompson had no intention of practicing law after he resigned when the allegations were first made.
RAF officer breaks 37-year silence on UFO radar mystery
Sep 15th
IT IS a close encounter of the official kind. A former RAF officer has claimed that UFOs are real and may have invaded UK airspace, branding official resistance to such theories as “stupid and arrogant”.
Wing Commander Alan Turner MBE was sworn to secrecy after he tracked a series of unidentified objects soaring over southern England at incredible speeds.
But now the airman, who was honoured by the Queen for his years of distinguished service, has broken his silence and spoken publicly for the first time about his extraordinary experience.
Turner, 64, a former head of air traffic control at RAF Lossiemouth, insists it is “stupid and arrogant” to rule out the existence of extra-terrestrials and is open to the suggestion that he witnessed craft from another world. More >
Roadworker Discovers Fuel And Cigarettes Don’t Mix
Sep 15th
TWO road workers have learnt the hard way about mixing cigarettes and fuel after a big explosion at a Brisbane tunnel worksite.
Fire officers said the workers arrived at the tunnel building site in Park Road, Woolloongabba, about 10pm Sunday and opened up a 20 litre container with fuel and bitumen inside.
Queensland Fire and Rescue senior operations coordinator Paul Simmons said the fumes were ignited by the cigarette creating a “bang”.
“The force of the explosion was so great it threw the container 20 metres into the side of a parked truck,” said Senior Operations Coordinator with Queensland Fire and Rescue Paul Simmons.
He said both men were treated on site by ambulance for burns to their faces and arms before being taken to hospital.
“It was just a situation where everything was right. The ratio of fuel vapours to oxygen were at just the right level for an explosion and the cigarette was a sufficient ignition source.”
Workplace, Health and Safety is expected to investigate the incident further today.
Best Man Raped With Sex Toy
Sep 8th
By Mex Cooper, The Sydney Morning Herald
A best man, allegedly raped by a stripper with a sex toy, had stepped in for the groom who “wasn’t interested” in his bucks’ party’s strip show, a court has heard.
A witness told the Melbourne Magistrates Court the alleged victim had been egged on by a cheering crowd of up to 30 men to perform with the hired stripper, Linda Maree Naggs, after the groom sat down after spending less than a minute with her.
“All the boys were there wanting a show,” he said.
Naggs, 39, has been charged with raping the best man who told police he was sexually penetrated with a vibrator during the party on the Mornington Peninsula last September.
The alleged victim, who cannot be identified, had his pants pulled down to his knees and his top off when Naggs was passed a vibrator by a female assistant, the court heard.
One witness said the best man had looked uncomfortable throughout the performance and was forced on to all fours by Naggs who was naked and wearing a sex toy.
“She went behind him and pulsated to push him to the ground,” he said.
The witness said he heard the man scream and get to his feet.
“‘Why did you do that for … you didn’t have to do that,’” he said the man yelled.
The court heard the man then pushed Naggs in the chest who retaliated with a right-hook punch but missed and threatened to “come back with my bikie mates”.
“She was a little bit hysterical … she thought she was a boxer,” the best man’s brother told the court.
He said Naggs had been riding his “very conservative” brother like a dog or a horse before the alleged rape.
“I don’t think he could see what was going on. I don’t think he knew what was going to happen,” the witness said.
The brother denied seeing drugs at the party where two strippers performed and topless waitresses served drinks.
He said the men had been loudly cheering in a “mature way” during Naggs’s act that began with her whipping the man next to him in the groin.
The witness said he could not remember Naggs saying she would call the police or being struck in the head in an upstairs bedroom.
The court heard the best man told his brother in the toilet that he was bleeding after the alleged rape.
The court was closed to the media and public while the alleged victim gave evidence for just under two hours.
Biswaden Mitra, from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, said the alleged victim had injuries the day after the bucks’ party.
But when shown photographs of the sex toy, Dr Mitra said he could not say if it had caused the minor injury.
The committal hearing before magistrate Elizabeth Lambden to determine whether Naggs, of Rosebud West, should stand trial continues.
Woman Tries To Kidnap ‘Virtual’ Ex Leaves Duct Taped Dog When Thing Don’t Go as Planned…
Aug 23rd
A North Carolina postal worker not ready to end her virtual romance with a Delaware man was arrested in Maryland after breaking into his Claymont apartment in an attempt to kidnap him.
Kimberly Jernigan, 33, of Durham, is being held as a fugitive in the Cecil County Detention Center.
She faces charges of attempted kidnapping, aggravated menacing and burglary when extradition to Delaware. More >
Don’t live like Dolores Aguilar did …
Aug 17th
Check the obituary of Dolores Aguilar
1929 – Aug. 7, 2008
Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.
She is survived by her daughters Marietta, Mitzi, Stella, Beatrice, Virginia and Ramona, and son Billy; grandchildren, Donnelle, Joe, Mitzie, Maria, Mario, Marty, Tynette, Tania, Leta, Alexandria, Tommy, Billy, Mathew, Raymond, Kenny, Javier, Lisa, Ashlie and Michael; great-grandchildren, Brendan, Joseph, Karissa, Jacob, Delaney, Shawn, Cienna, Bailey, Christian, Andre Jr., Andrea, Keith, Saeed, Nujaymah, Salma, Merissa, Emily, Jayci, Isabella, Samantha and Emily. I apologize if I missed anyone.
Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.
Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ourselves we will remember her in our own way, which were mostly sad and troubling times throughout the years. We may have some fond memories of her and perhaps we will think of those times too. But I truly believe at the end of the day ALL of us will really only miss what we never had, a good and kind mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I hope she is finally at peace with herself. As for the rest of us left behind, I hope this is the beginning of a time of healing and learning to be a family again.
There will be no service, no prayers and no closure for the family she spent a lifetime tearing apart. We cannot come together in the end to see to it that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can say their goodbyes. So I say here for all of us, GOOD BYE, MOM.”
10 Things Good Girls Can Learn from Porn Stars
Aug 16th
by Brenda Della Casa
Whether you hate that your guy watches porn or opt to watch it with him, you always wonder about one thing: the mystique of the porn star. She’s everything a good girl doesn’t want to be — except in the bedroom. Wish you could mesmerize your man like his favorite video vixen? Brenda Della Casa, author of Cinderella Was a Liar, has compiled a cheat sheet of porn babes’ best-kept secrets. Once you know what they know, you can try the tricks at home — no overprocessed hair or camcorder required. Your man will be putty in your hands, but the biggest payoff? You will end up more satisfied in the process!
1. Show a Little Enthusiasm, Baby!
Good Girl Approach: Many of us have been taught that sex is not a high priority, so when your guy wants to do the horizontal tango, you make excuses or treat it like another chore on your to-do list.
Porn Babe Secret: They enjoy what feels good without reservation — and they show their partners how excited they are by engaging them with their speech and movements. They understand that diving into the sack with someone who isn’t into it is like sharing a “romantic” meal with someone who’s watching television.
Tantalizing Tip: Take the initiative! Wake him up with a below-the-belt kiss. Send him a naughty text message midway through the day. In bed, get into the continue reading ->
CNN discovers that people who cheat on their spouses often lie
Aug 14th
(LifeWire) — Elizabeth Blackney says her heart goes out to Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards, because she’s been there, too.
Expert says some people cheat only once and never cheat again.
Blackney was just 22 and pregnant when she found out in 1995 her husband had been having an extramarital affair.
“It occurred to me that I hadn’t seen the phone bill come in the mail for a while,” says the now 36-year-old mother in Bend, Oregon. A quick call to the phone company confirmed that her husband had requested the bills be sent to a post office box that she was unaware of.
After Blackney had the bills rerouted to their home address, she discovered what he was hiding: a long-distance relationship with another woman. When Blackney called the woman’s number to investigate, she found out that her husband not only had a mistress, but that he’d told the other woman that Blackney had died in childbirth.