Danwichmann Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 A Novel Way to Improve Class Attendance Northwestern University sex toy show 'disturbing' Mr Schapiro pledged to investigate and to clarify what teaching methods were appropriate A US university president has said he is "disturbed" that a psychology professor allowed a demonstration of a motorised sex toy in a lecture hall. Morton Schapiro of Northwestern University called the decision to allow a naked woman to demonstrate use of the device last month "poor judgement". About 100 students observed the proceedings following a lecture session for a class on human sexuality. Attendance was voluntary and students had been warned what to expect. Controversial topics On 21 February, psychology professor Michael Bailey held a lecture on sexual arousal, with a focus on certain aspects of female physiology, according to a statement he released on Wednesday. Prof Bailey said another guest lecturer, Ken Melvoin-Berg, had proposed the demonstration and he could not think of a legitimate reason why the students should not have that opportunity in the name of inquiry. "Student feedback for this event was uniformly positive," Prof Bailey said. The demonstrator, Faith Kroll, told the Chicago Tribune she enjoyed the attention. "I was more than happy to," she said. "We had fun with it. I'm an exhibitionist." On Thursday, Mr Schapiro said in a statement it was in the nature of a university to teach and research controversial topics. But he said the demonstration "represented extremely poor judgment on the part of our faculty member" and said he was "troubled and disappointed". "I simply do not believe this was appropriate, necessary or in keeping with Northwestern University's academic mission," he said. He promised an investigation and to clarify "what constitutes appropriate pedagogy". No video unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 The Hereford Times"]A HEREFORD supermarket was evacuated after a fire alarm. Firefighters were called to Sainsbury's in Barton Yard yesterday at 11.05am but found it was a false alarm. Shoppers were asked to leave the store immediately and one customer said she would return today to collect her pound needed to release the trolley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Not funny or bizarre, but **** disgusting. From Levi's neck of the woods, couldnt really think of another thread to put it in, but this is a bouncer (and I presume his mate holding the camera) deciding to imprison, assault and rob a guy in the toilets of a nightclub. Of course it leaked to the internet, and yes, its just gone viral. I assume the police will be knocking a few doors some time soon. Nothing to worry about. It's just a representation of the relationship we have with the banks. Relax, it'll be all right. Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 15, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2011 Some kerb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 15, 2011 Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2011 quality reporting there Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 15, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2011 About 100 students observed the proceedings following a lecture session for a class on human sexuality. Attendance was voluntary and students had been warned what to expect. "Warned" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Hampshire 'tiger sighting' causes major alert A stuffed toy animal led to a large-scale police operation in Hampshire and stopped play at the Rose Bowl cricket ground. The alarm was first raised by a concerned member of the public who believed there was an escaped white tiger hiding in a field near Hedge End. Officers were sent to the scene along with a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras, at about 1600 BST on Saturday. When no body heat was detected police moved in and found a cuddly toy tiger. A police spokeswoman said officers had responded as if it was a real incident, close to junction seven of the M27. Contingency plans were even put in place to close the motorway, but that proved unnecessary. Police enlisted the help from animal experts at nearby Marwell Zoo, who offered advice and were prepared to send a team with tranquiliser darts to overcome the tiger. The Rose Bowl said a game between South Wiltshire and Hampshire Academy was stopped for about 20 minutes before they were given the all clear to continue. Golfers at a nearby golf course were also told to go indoors. A police spokeswoman said: "After a brief stalk through the Hedge End savannah, the officer realised the tiger was not moving and the air support using their cameras realised there was a lack of heat source. "The tiger then rolled over in the down draft and it was at that point it became obvious it was a stuffed life-size toy. "This incident will definitely be the highlight of our day. The CCTV footage convinced us all we were dealing with a real tiger. "It's not often an incident leaves our staff with a smile on their face and it just goes to show the diverse type of incident we are called to deal with." Good effort from the police spokeswoman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Man blows up like a balloon. A New Zealand truck driver who fell on a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock has survived being blown up like a balloon. Steven McCormack had fallen between the cab and the trailer of his truck, breaking the air hose. The nozzle pierced his buttock and began pumping air into his body, which expanded dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 25, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2011 Man blows up like a balloon. A New Zealand truck driver who fell on a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock has survived being blown up like a balloon. Steven McCormack had fallen between the cab and the trailer of his truck, breaking the air hose. The nozzle pierced his buttock and began pumping air into his body, which expanded dramatically."Fell on". Yeah, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 25, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Man blows up like a balloon. A New Zealand truck driver who fell on a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock has survived being blown up like a balloon. Steven McCormack had fallen between the cab and the trailer of his truck, breaking the air hose. The nozzle pierced his buttock and began pumping air into his body, which expanded dramatically.What a traumatic experience for the fella, I bet he feels so deflated right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Man blows up like a balloon. A New Zealand truck driver who fell on a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock has survived being blown up like a balloon. Steven McCormack had fallen between the cab and the trailer of his truck, breaking the air hose. The nozzle pierced his buttock and began pumping air into his body, which expanded dramatically.What a traumatic experience for the fella, I bet he feels so deflated right now. must have gave him a real fright, must have really put the wind up him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Could somebody expand on the above? Seems like a lot of hot air to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Could somebody expand on the above? Seems like a lot of hot air to me? It's nothing. Being blown out of all proportion in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 25, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2011 Some people just can't cope with pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 25, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2011 Wonder if he'll look back on this in Kananga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Damn it. That's unfair. Only I should be allowed to post NZ news stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Damn it. That's unfair. Only I should be allowed to post NZ news stories! Your chance will come. 2025 isn't that far away :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted May 26, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2011 "In a 10 year long experiment, scientists at Imperial College have made the most precise measurement so far of the shape of the electron. It's round. So round, in fact, that if the electron were enlarged to the size of the solar system, its shape would diverge from a perfect sphere less than the width of a human hair. Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 26, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted May 26, 2011 These are the words removed working for that dangerous little French word removed who ultimately wants governments to control the internet. More incompetence revealed on the part of France's "three-strikes" copyright enforcer More incompetence revealed on the part of France's "three-strikes" copyright enforcer Last week, the private company responsible for enforcing France's "three strikes" copyright law was found to be massively insecure, prompting France to suspend the program. Under France's HADOPI copyright law, households lost their Internet connection if they received three accusations of copyright infringement committed on their network. TMG, the private contractor that maintained the system, suffered a massive breach when hackers showed that they hadn't taken even the most rudimentary steps to secure their servers. Now, Ars Technica reports that it's not just TMG's security that's flawed -- the breach has also revealed that its data-gathering system is as untrustworthy as its perimeter security: TMG's server was running a custom-written administration program coded in Delphi. It had the unusual security feature of not requiring any authentication at all, allowing anyone connecting to port 8500 to send commands to the server. The commands it supports are limited--shutdown or reboot the computer, stop or start a peer-to-peer client, and update the software on the server--but due to their shoddy design these commands are sufficient to allow hackers to do whatever they want. The update command connects to an FTP server, retrieves a file, and then executes it--all without authentication--and rather than connecting to a specific FTP server, it allows the server to be specified when the update command is given. This allows an attacker to set up their own FTP server, put their malicious program onto the server, and then tell the TMG system to update from the hacker-controlled server. In this way, they can make the TMG server run whatever software they want. If all of TMG's anti-piracy servers are running the same administrative program, then they are all susceptible to being attacked in this same, trivial way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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