tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75076288249304313772024-02-19T00:39:08.170-05:00Humanoids are stupid. Laugh at them.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-29911581778002593672013-04-27T13:29:00.002-04:002013-04-27T13:29:40.864-04:00Boston's Best Yoga Teachers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Critics, though, say it looks like a cheesy porn...with an extra little guy in there.<br /><br />One of the women in the film, Amber Hartnell, 29, says she experienced a climax just over halfway through giving birth to her son Orus, now 3 1/2.<br />'All of a sudden, the orgasm just started rolling through and rolling through, and it just kept coming,' says Amber, who lives in Hawaii.<br /><br />She says she'd never read a childbirth book in her life 'so she could be open to the process'.<br />[just for the Rachel Paiste record, she did have a water birth. clearly why]<br /><br />Orgasms, according to the film's producer Debra Pascali-Bonaro, are 'the best-kept secret' in childbirth.<br />quote directly from daily mail: But according to the panel of experts collected together for this film in order to tell us how to find sensual pleasure in birth, those contractions which make you feel like your insides are being pulled apart by two juggernauts are, in fact, waves of pleasure we mothers are too uptight to recognise.<br /><br />Their argument is that if only we all gave birth at home, without gas and air, and surrendered to the experience, we'd all be shouting 'Yes, yes, yes' louder than Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally.<br /><br />'When the baby's coming down the birth canal, remember, it's going through the exact same positions as something going in - the penis going into the vagina, which often leads to orgasm,' says Dr Christiane Northrup, who seems to display a rather limited appreciation of the female anatomy.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-27378052013896953352009-03-19T13:35:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:59:27.500-04:00Putin Playing Tourist for KGB<img src="http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Mar/Week3/15244325.jpg">Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-25113070785466982522009-03-19T13:32:00.001-04:002009-03-19T13:34:15.931-04:00Making Texas a Bit less Orange.AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A proposal in Texas to restrict tanning bed usage is being compared to legislation against Big Tobacco.<br /><br />"In the United states and Texas, we don't allow our teens to purchase cigarettes until after they are 18 because it is a carcinogen," said Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton. "Yet we don't do that for tanning beds, which can expose teens to the same risk for cancer."<br /><br />The bill would require anyone under 18 years old to get a doctor's note before using a tanning bed and would require a parent be with them in the salon. Supporters and detractors said this would be the strictest legislation any state has passed on teen tanning.<br /><br />In testimony to the board Tuesday, one of the state's largest tanning salons said current oversight is strong enough, and that parents should decide whether their child can use a tanning bed.<br /><br />"This should not be a state issue, a doctor's issue -- it's a parental issue. I have a right to decide what is right or wrong for my daughter," said Diane Lucas, president of Texas-based Palm Beach Tan. She was also representing the Indoor Tanning Association.<br /><br />Both sides acknowledged that a doctor's note would be difficult to get if the bill passed.<br /><br />The bill was left pending in the House Public Health Committee.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-5753843319358905202009-03-19T12:58:00.001-04:002009-03-19T13:06:50.456-04:00Celebrity Odd coupleso tall...so short...so funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://generationbeta.com/uploaded_images/article-0-03F5CE0D000005DC-586_468x703-788542.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://generationbeta.com/uploaded_images/article-0-03F5CE0D000005DC-586_468x703-788537.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-43880099746218464522009-03-19T12:39:00.002-04:002009-03-19T12:45:52.904-04:00Good Cop, Fat CopBellevue, Nebraska was one fat officer short in their PD, but not for long.<br /><br />The Nebraska Court of Appeals this week reversed their decision regarding the termination of Christopher D. Parent, saying that it was not legal to fire him because of his obesity.<br /><br />Parent, 52, had been a member of the Police Department for more than 25 years. He was fired after a combat shooting exercise in August 2007, after an internal investigation determined that he was not maintaining a “high level of physical, mental and emotional conditioning.” There is a policy on their books requiring officers to remain physically fit while on duty. At 5'9", 300 lbs., Parent didn't make the cut.<br /><img src="http://www.omaha.com/neo-images/photos/medium/0317parentcm.jpg"><br />Michael Polk, an attorney representing the city, said “It was a policy that was part of an outdated wellness program, and it was removed because of that,” he said. Polk said it was standard for officers to self-report by filling out a sheet detailing how they stayed healthy and fit.<br /><br />The City of Bellevue could let the case go — re-instating Parent in a few months — or send the case to the Nebraska Supreme Court for further review, putting Parent’s job back on the line. No decision have been made as of yet.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-74176941620206014082009-03-19T12:37:00.001-04:002009-03-19T12:38:37.370-04:00Zucker to Stewart: Shut Your Pie Hole!In the perpetual back and forth NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker and comedian/TV host Jon Stewart, Zucker took his most recent jab:<br /><br />"Everybody wants to find a scapegoat. That's human nature. But to suggest that the business media or CNBC was responsible for what is going on now is absurd."Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-33091521786637713642009-03-19T10:31:00.002-04:002009-03-19T10:38:53.727-04:00Networks pissed that Obama's "prime time"Who knew? Networks are livid that Obama is, yet again, demanding prime time air for his latest address.<br /><br />Next Tuesday Obama will interrupt regular programming on the Big Four broadcast networks, much to their chagrin. <br /><br />"At a time when we're struggling not only financially but to build audiences, this doesn't help on either front," one network executive said. "These repeated interruptions -- and the rumor of even more to come -- really make it difficult to build audience flow and loyalty. We will all lose one or two million dollars for this."<br /><br />This speech comes during sweeps and after a week of new lows in the ratings.<br /><br />"I believe in the president and his policies, and as broadcasters we have a responsibility to provide the airtime," said another network insider. "But these frequent primetime requests are wreaking serious havoc with our schedule and our advertisers. Ratings are down everywhere and the airtime is costing us all significant dollars when we can least afford it."<br /><br />>> Fox will move Tuesday's two-hour performance episode of "Idol" to Wednesday, and the Wednesday episode to Thursday at 8 p.m. That puts "Idol" against the mega-rated NCAA finals.<br />>> NBC will move Tuesday's two-hour "Biggest Loser" to 9 p.m., preempting "Law & Order: SVU."<br />>> CBS is dumping "Without a Trace" and moving "NCIS" and "The Mentalist" forward an hour.<br />>> ABC will cancel previously planned back-to-back episodes of "According to Jim."Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-6009702504981980832009-03-19T10:15:00.002-04:002009-03-19T10:19:04.240-04:00Important Presidential Business: NCAA Brackets.While Congress took it hard for the AIG bonuses, Obama spent his time Tuesday choosing his bracket. (He chose NC....go tarheels!)<br />As could be expected, their rival coach was NOT happy.<br /><br />"Somebody said that we're not in President Obama's Final Four, and as much as I respect what he's doing, really, the economy is something that he should focus on, probably more than the brackets," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said from the Blue Devils' first-round site in Greensboro, N.C.<br /><br />"Here's what I like about Carolina: experience and balance," Obama said.<br />(funny, you really have neither, guy)<br /><br />"Now, for all the Tar Heels who are watching, I picked you last year — you let me down," Obama said on ESPN. "This year, don't embarrass me in front of the nation, all right? I'm counting on you. I still got those sneakers you guys gave me."Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-62305506552818954442009-03-19T09:35:00.001-04:002009-03-19T09:35:38.724-04:00saddest emerson rejection. ever<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g11wWrTvwLc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g11wWrTvwLc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-85352957357433539952009-03-14T16:14:00.002-04:002009-03-14T16:15:31.598-04:00More on Miley-Radiohead Battle(US Weekly) - A war of words has erupted between Miley Cyrus and her former rock Gods Radiohead.<br />After earlier being quoted saying “Stinkin’ Radiohead! I’m gonna ruin them, I’m gonna tell everyone,” Miley is taking the heat herself.<br /><br />A spokesperson for the band responds on their behalf, “When Miley grows up, she’ll learn not to have a sense of entitlement.”Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-597107948025123812009-03-14T15:27:00.002-04:002009-03-14T15:28:47.197-04:00Perpetuatl Darwin: Robbing Black BeltsFOX POINT, Wis. (AP) - Not learning from his predecessors, a robber idiotically targeted a Tae Kwon Do studio in suburban Milwaukee for his hit. <br /><br />Studio owner David Kang was giving a private lesson Tuesday and heard someone in his office. Kang found the man going through his closet, grabbed him by the neck and sat him down while he called police.<br /><br />The robber took off and Kang gave chase, finally catching up with the man and holding him by the neck until police arrived.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-81871259143806711762009-03-14T15:24:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:26:39.141-04:00Woman finds hungry calico cat hiding in $27 couchSPOKANE, Wash.(The Spokesman-Review) - The mysterious mewing in Vickie Mendenhall's home started about the same time she bought a used couch for $27.<br /><br />After days of searching for the source of the noise, she found a very hungry calico cat living in her sofa.<br /><br />Her boyfriend, Chris Lund, was watching TV on Tuesday night and felt something move inside the couch.<br /><br />He pulled it away from the wall, lifted it up and there was the cat, which apparently had crawled through a small hole on the underside.<br /><br />Mendenhall contacted Value Village, where she bought the couch, but the store had no information on who donated it.<br /><br />So she took the cat to SpokAnimal CARE, the animal shelter where she works, so it could recover, and contacted media outlets in hopes of finding the owner.<br /><br />Sure enough, Bob Killion of Spokane showed up to claim the cat on Thursday after an acquaintance alerted him to a TV story about it.<br /><br />Killion had donated a couch on Feb. 19, and his nine-year-old cat, Callie, disappeared at about the same time.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-89978780212889310812009-03-14T15:21:00.001-04:002009-03-14T15:23:37.395-04:00Creative Bank Robbery Trick 623Nicosia, Cyrpus - A hooded man robbed a bank in the Cyprus capital on Friday after breaking in through a window and hiding in the toilet until it's opening.<br /><br />After rushing out and threatening a chashier and the first morning customers with a gun, the robber escaped with 17,500 euros and 9,300 dollars, officials at the Kaimakli Co-op branch said.<br /><br />Police said they were investigating why the alarm failed to go off when the man broke in.<br /><br />"When the branch opened, and as the cashier went to put money in the till, a hooded man approached her from behind and took the money at gunpoint. It seems the alarm did not work," Nicosia deputy police chief Sotiris Kotsikas said.<br /><br />A member of the public gave chase after seeing what had happened but to no avail, although the fleeing robber did drop his gun which turned out to be a fake.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-49089561767776658202009-03-14T15:16:00.002-04:002009-03-14T15:20:20.338-04:00Wash. man caught in HOV lane with unbuckled dummyBELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - The State Trooper pulled over a commuter in the HOV lane for a run-of-the mill seat belt violation after spotting the belt buckle dangling on the passenger side. What he found was anything but.<br /><br />The passenger did not need to be belted in. The passenger was nothing more than a rain jacket draped over plastic piping, topped off with a Halloween mask of Gandalf, the "Lord of the Rings" wizard, a beard and a baseball cap.<br /><br />Patrol spokeswoman Christina Martin told The Herald of Everett that the driver acknowledged trying to beat traffic by using the HOV lane.<br /><br />The trooper issued a $124 ticket and confiscated the dummy.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-12147824082003750402009-03-14T15:12:00.002-04:002009-03-14T15:15:35.173-04:00Malaysian mistakes woman for a monkey, shoots herKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - As a woman in Malaysia was calmly picking sapodilla friut out of her neighbors tree, she could have no idea what the next 3 minutes would bring her. Thinking she was a monkey, the neighbor shot her. Only did he know that she was human when she screamed and fell from the tree.<br /><br />The woman was hospitalized with a wound to the abdomen but her condition was stable Friday.<br /><br />The man, a volunteer security corps member, is under investigation for illegally discharging a firearm, which carries a maximum prison term of two years.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-25305619954750528782009-03-14T15:01:00.002-04:002009-03-14T15:08:36.302-04:00Strange substance found in Ala. bathroom soap dispenserMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Interstate 10 welcome center in Baldwin County is closed until it gets test results on a suspicious substance found in a soap dispenser. Alabama Department of Transportation spokesman Tony Harris said Friday the department is waiting on tests as a precaution.<br /><br />The center was closed Monday because of an unusual odor in the men's restroom and because the liquid soap in a dispenser in that bathroom had an unusual color.<br /><br />The center's attendants saw doctors as a precaution, but Harris said no problems were found.<br /><br />BUT WHAT WAS THIS DANGEROUS, FETID SUBSTANCE?<br /><br />Quite possibly, I kid you not, NEW SOAP. Just 3 days before a similar incident occurred on Interstate 65.<br />Clinton Country rest stops were complained after workers expressed concern over a new color in the materials collected in the soap dispenser.<br /><br />On-scene tests revealed the substance was a soap product, but not the normal soap used in the restroom soap dispensers. ALDOT officials are exploring whether a product labeling mistake caused the confusion.<br /><br />The on-scene tests were conducted by the Alabama National Guard’s Civil Response Team based in Montgomery. Additional tests may help confirm if a product labeling mistake resulted in a different soap being used.<br /><br />But back to Baldwin: Pending final test results, ALDOT officials hope to open the Baldwin County welcome center on Wednesday.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-84061289393956494162009-03-14T14:53:00.002-04:002009-03-14T14:56:18.165-04:00Internet Cookie Sale Fail.ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina Girl Scout's who has already sold 700 boxes of cookies through YouTube has been shut down.<br /><br />8-year-old Wild Freeborn posted a video with the hopes of selling enough boxes to send her troop to summer camp. Scout officials say it violates a ban on Internet sales and told her to take it down. No word on whether or not she retains those 700 sales.<br /><br />Girl Scouts of the USA spokeswoman Denise Pesich says the organization wants to ensure fairness for all girls and the policy is to protect the girls' safety.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-88711834452852995222009-03-14T13:25:00.001-04:002009-03-14T13:27:58.793-04:00Foie Gras Week protester sitting out this yearPHILADELPHIA (AP) - The organizer of past protests of Foie Gras Week in Philadelphia is sitting out this year. Humane League of Philadelphia organizer Nick Cooney says his group—formerly called "Hugs for Puppies"—hasn't found picketing restaurants to be effective. He says the group now focuses on persuading institutions such as colleges to stop buying eggs from hens confined to tight cages.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-76287121276729157132009-03-14T11:37:00.000-04:002009-03-14T11:38:26.071-04:00Portugal Attempts Salt BanLISBON (Reuters) - Alarmed by high death rates from strokes in Portugal, deputies from the ruling Socialist party submitted a bill to parliament Friday to slash the use of salt in bread, blamed for many blood pressure problems.<br /><br />The country's key dietary staple -- dried salted cod that is rehydrated and cooked in many different ways -- has made the Portuguese accustomed to using more salt in food than other nations, and bakers add generous amounts to their dough.<br /><br />Bread is one of the main sources of salt intake and many Portuguese eat it with every meal.<br /><br />"Portugal currently has one of the highest mortality rates from strokes in Europe, which is about double that observed in Spain and three times that in France," the draft bill reads.<br /><br />The document also cited a recent study by the Sciences and Health Faculty of Fernando Pessoa University as saying daily salt intake in Portugal was about double the 5.8 grammes a day limit recommended by the World Health Organization.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-69408972666637583912009-03-14T11:34:00.001-04:002009-03-14T11:35:42.987-04:00Chilli Peppers WAKE tired driversBEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwest China are spicing up drivers with raw chili in a bid to stop them falling asleep at the wheel, a newspaper said Wednesday.<br /><br />Police in the Chongqing region have started serving drivers chili peppers at highway service stations, holding to the traditional Chinese belief that people often feel more sleepy in the Spring, the Chongqing Evening News said.<br /><br />Most of the drivers are from neighboring Sichuan, Yunnan and Hunan provinces, where chilies are a local favorite, it added.<br /><br />"It's really good to have some hot peppers when you are tired from driving," van driver Chen Jun was quoted by the newspaper as saying. "They make you alert."<br /><br />China's roads have long been among the most dangerous in the world due to overloaded and speeding trucks and drivers who switch lanes without signaling and often ignore traffic lights.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-54921506015510323832009-03-14T11:32:00.001-04:002009-03-14T11:33:36.902-04:00next up: shared Weddings.HARGEISA, Somalia (Reuters) - Twenty-one couples have shared a joint wedding in Somalia, where the traditional lavish celebrations are increasingly unaffordable at a time of economic slump.<br /><br />The function was arranged by Telsom, a telecoms company that employs all the bridegrooms.<br /><br />The expense of a traditional wedding, especially when economic times are hard, is driving some young Somalis to leave their homeland. These lucky 42 wed on Tuesday.<br /><br />"One of the reasons why the youth migrate is weddings are expensive, and I appeal to the community to simplify marriage by reducing the cost," Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh Omar Dirir, one of the area's most prominent religious leaders, told guests.<br /><br />Strictly Muslim, men and women party separately.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507628824930431377.post-25527477619531581742009-03-14T11:29:00.001-04:002009-03-14T11:31:33.480-04:00Amidst Recession Fears, Barter Agreements Ensue.NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York funeral director is offering a free funeral to who ever will undertake a construction job at his Manhattan home.<br /><br />"It may sound like a laughable barter transaction, but consider the average cost of paying for a funeral. ... Ask someone that recently had a funeral what they paid!!!" wrote funeral director Peter Dohanich, 51, in a listing posted on Craigslist last week.<br /><br />Dohanich said he is looking for a builder or contractor to do some remodeling for a new patio but did not have the cash on hand for the project. "Someone told me, if you're looking for services, look on barter," Dohanich said.<br /><br />So far, Dohanich said he has gotten a few calls from prospective takers but has not yet filled the job.<br /><br />The average cost of a funeral in the United States is about $7,300, according to the National Funeral Directors Association, which said it was not aware of any precedent for bartering funeral services. That makes this a fairly even exchange, with work expected to cost $6-10,000.Rachel Paistehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02793236111734967606noreply@blogger.com0