http://www.measurection.com/fusionbbnoneThu, 24 Jul 2008 05:14:01 GMTThu, 24 Jul 2008 05:14:01 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssFusionBB 2.2.1 (www.fusionbb.com)http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256707/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256707/Wii Homebrew spawns Wiibrator
By Emma_UK - UK Gamespot News Blog

This is obviously just the kind of thing that Nintendo wanted to stamp out when it released firmware 3.3, complete with provisions intended to stop people from playing homebrew Wii games. The so-called Twilight Hack, which this firmware upgrade was reported to have disabled, involved manipulating a save game file for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to allow unauthorised code to run on the consoles.

When Harry Met Sally...

Well now its worst nightmares have come true--Nintendo's wholesome family console has become an adults-only vibrator in a unique homebrew application by Team DWiildo. Called the Wiibrator, the application runs through the Wii to make the Wii Remote, well, vibrate. Team DWiildo suggests using the Wii Remote jacket, for safety's sake, and instruct gamers to "Not try to use this with either the Wii Zapper or Wii Wheel peripherals."

There are four different "playing levels," in what is described as a "highly advanced technology demo." The team clearly have ideas for where the project is now going, possibly featuring the ability to add a "stimulating" slideshow of images, USB webcam support, and online chat functionality, as well as local multiplayer options to future versions.

Online multiplayer for up to 32 eager participants may also be coming soon. According to the info, "This would make it the first ever widely available tele-dildonics."

Illustration from Adult Video News
]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:19:52 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256676/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256676/Russian Spa Erects Monument to Celebrate Enemas

By Murphy Diggins - Adult Video News

MOSCOW - Mashuk-Akva Term, a spa in the Russian city of Zheleznovodsk, has erected an 800-pound bronze syringe bulb upheld by three angels in celebration of enemas. Alexander Kharchenko, director of the spa, said the monument was created without kitsch or obscenity.

"It is a successful work of art," he told the Associated Press. "An enema is almost a symbol of our region."

In the Caucasus Mountains, dozens of spas are known for routinely administering enemas with water from the region's mineral springs to treat digestive and other complaints. The monument, which cost approximately $42,000 and was installed in front of Kharchenko's spa Wednesday, was designed by sculptor Svetlana Avakina, who said the 5-foot-high monument was designed with "irony and humor."

"This device is eternal," she said. "It will never change. We could promote this brand, turn it into a franchise with souvenirs and awards for medical doctors."

Svetlana also said the angels holding up the bronze syringe bulb were designed to resemble those on works by Alessandro Botticelli, an Italian Renaissance painter.


For more on this story, visit the AssociatedPress.com.

Publish Date: 2008-06-23 11:33:17
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So here's the thing. This weekend I was out and about, wearing my favourite jeans, a brilliant blue tank top and a really cute sports jacket that I love. I caught sight of myself in a store window and HOLY SHIT. There was a healthy looking chick staring back at me!! Where the hell did she come from, and can I take her home and introduce her to the fat chick that's feeling less fluffy that lives in my mirror?

At what point does your mind catch up with the changes to your body? I'm down to 149 lbs now. By no means am I fat. Yes, I'm a tad bit overweight, with a BMI of 27, but considering I started at 38 (208lbs at 5'2"), I'm pretty damn happy with my progress.

Since Saturday, when I spotted that good lookin healthy chick in the window, I've occasionally seen her here at home. It seems she wars for time in my mirror with fat chick that has come a long ways but still has pockets of yuck to lose. When will she win and live there permanently? Will she ever?

I wonder...


Dee
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Enzyte Distributor Convicted of Fraud
By G. Zisk Rice - Adult Video News

CINCINNATI - "Smiling Bob," the goofy pitchman for male-enhancement product Enzyte, may not be smiling quite so broadly these days. Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, the company that distributes the product, is considering massive changes in the wake of its founder's conviction on charges the company bilked consumers out of $100 million by employing misleading ads, manipulating credit card transactions and refusing to cancel orders or accept returns.

The six-week trial - which saw founder and president Steve Warshak and several other BPN executives, including Warshak's mother, fall on charges that included conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering - ended in February. The guilty parties are scheduled to be sentenced in August.

In the meantime, BPN says it's looking for a new image. Changes may include a new name for the company and new concepts for its pitches. "Smiling Bob" may have to go.

"With innovative marketing, customer loyalty and demand, and the continued commitment of its employees, vendors and retail partners, Berkeley will get back to the $200-million-per-year company it used to be," the company said in a statement released last week.

BPN distributes several lines of products it claims will boost energy, manage weight, improve memory and aid relaxation, but Enzyte is the company's flagship product. Not surprisingly, Enzyte's marketing was the source of most of the complaints against the company. According to court documents, former employees testified BPN created fictitious doctors to endorse the product, fabricated customer-satisfaction surveys and manufactured "research" to support Enzyte's effectiveness. [Emphasis added.]

As for Warshak and the other defendants, they have forfeited more than $33 million in assets so far. In addition, Warshak faces as many as 20 years in prison.

The company, though, said it will bounce back.

"Despite the recent economic downturn, BPN has hired 70 employees in the last 45 days and looks to double the size of their call center by the end of '08," according to the statement released last week. "Plans are in place for more product launches and more aggressive recruiting."

Publish Date: 2008-06-02 17:24:08
]]>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:01:25 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256305/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256305/Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
By Bob Strong

HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.

Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which offers visitors from around the world a close-up look at the long and the short of the male reproductive organ.

His collection, which began in 1974 with a single bull's penis that looked something like a riding crop, now boasts 261 preserved members from 90 species.

The largest, from a sperm whale, is 70 kg (154 lb) and 1.7 meters (5.58 ft) long. The smallest, a hamster penis bone, is just 2 mm and must be viewed through a magnifying glass.

One species conspicuous by its absence is homo sapiens, but that may soon be rectified since a German, an American, an Icelander and a Briton have promised to donate their organs after death, according to certificates on display.

The American, 52-year-old Stan Underwood, supplied a written description of his penis -- which he purportedly nick-named "Elmo" -- for display alongside a life-size plastic mould of the member as well as his pledge to donate it.

Hjartarson said the Icelandic donor, a 93-year-old from nearby Akureyri, was a womanizer in his youth who thought having his penis in the collection might bring him eternal fame.

But vanity may make him rethink the offer.

"He has mentioned lately that his penis is shrinking as he gets older and he is worried it might not make a proper exhibit," Hjartarson said.

To read the rest of the Reuters article, CLICK HERE.
]]>Sun, 25 May 2008 22:43:34 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256283/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/256283/Rugby strip show caught on video
By Nerijus Adomaitis

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the Internet.

The video, put out by a blogger on social community website Virb and then taken up by the Lithuanian news portal Delfi, showed a group of 20 men singing and stripping off their clothes on a street in central Vilnius, while people in a nearby bar clapped and cheered. [Note: the video can now be seen on YouTube by clicking HERE.]

"Yes, these were the men we played against on Saturday ... I guess the defeat could have prompted them to do that," Lithuanian rugby federation President Aleksandras Makarenka told Reuters.

Delfi quoted the Vilnius police chief as saying stripping in public could be considered an act of hooliganism -- but by then the Austrian team had gone home.


Originally published on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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As you know, I've turned over a new leaf and am on a journey towards a fit me. I've lost over 50 pounds and am feeling on top of the world.

Today is even better. Yesterday I did my first ever 10k run!! I had set a goal for myself to beat 90 minutes. I ended up finishing in 75 minutes!!

I was feeling a total let down this morning. The last 13 weeks I have been focused on training for the Vancouver Sun Run. I literally went from couch to 10k. I worked hard, and I worked long. At least three days a week had dedicated training sessions in them. I road conditioned. I did hills. I was motivated. I was determined. I even had a mantra for when I was huffing up a hill. "Can, am, am", which is short for "I can do this, I am conditioned, I am an athlete." Geeky, but it gets me up those hills... lol.

So today? Kinda lost... I wonder if this is how a bride feels the day after her wedding? (I eloped, so wouldn't know) So I did the only thing I could think of. I signed up for another 10k run on May 25th.

I think I've created a monster. Stay tuned...

Dee
]]>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:51:53 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/255672/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/255672/Flying Penguins Found by BBC Documentary Crew






Don't get too excited. This faux documentary is this years April Fools gag from the venerable BBC.

Thanks to the Popular Science Newsletter for bringing this to my attention.      - Alan G -]]>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:49:31 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/255654/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/255654/Amnesia Strikes Priest After Strip Club Odyssey
By Mike Albo - Adult Video News

RIVERSIDE, OH – According to police, the operation was just a random check of out-of-state license plates of cars that were parked at a strip club in a "high-crime" section of town – but when they ran the New York plate of Toyota Camry, they found that its owner, Craig S. Rhodenizer, was wanted for questioning by both the New York state police and the FBI. The cops were instructed to approach Rhodenizer to confirm his identity, since he'd been listed as a "missing person" some 36 hours earlier.

But upon being questioned by the Riverside police, Rhodenizer started crying and claimed that he couldn't remember anything that happened from the time the previous afternoon when he'd told his wife he was taking his computer over to the Best Buy in Amherst to get it fixed. The family had planned to leave for Florida on vacation the following morning.

Oh; did we mention that Rhodenizer is the pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Lyndonville, N.Y.?

In contrast to Rhodenizer's "memory lapse," the dancers at the unnamed strip club where the cops found him remember the priest pretty well. They told investigating officers that the Rev. spent a couple of hours drinking, getting lapdances and making threatening comments to those around him. They also said he offered to take some of the dancers back to his motel room, where they conceivably would party with the bottle of Bacardi rum that the cops found in his car.

But for someone who claims that he couldn't remember the previous day-and-a-half, it may be significant that when the police asked him if he were indeed the missing preacher, Rhodenizer began crying immediately and asked if his wife and son were all right.

In any case, the cops took Rhodenizer to Grand View Medical Hospital in Dayton for tests. Apparently, all that now remains is for Rhodenizer to offer a tearful apology to his congregation, as have Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker and Ted Haggard similarly done before him.

Publish Date: 2008-03-28 15:43:05
]]>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:04:33 GMThttp://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/254902/http://www.measurection.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/254902/Nude Juice Bar Shakes Up Nebraska Town
County looking for zoning loopholes to prevent business from opening

By Mike Albo - Adult Video News

COZAD, Neb. – Cozad, Neb., is a small and sleepy town that comprises a mere 2.1 square miles of area on the Great Plains. The town's greatest claim to fame, arguably, is its depiction in the Jack Nicholson film About Schmidt. But now the Associated Press is reporting that Cozad and Dawson County officials are in a tizzy over the proposed opening of a nude juice bar just outside of Cozad's jurisdiction.

The new club is scheduled to open on March 7, and owner Dan Robinson says he’s not surprised by the reaction his business is getting from local lawmakers.

Robinson, who owns a similar club called Shakers located off Interstate 80 just outside of Waverly, Neb., told KHGI-TV in Kearney, Neb., “(When) we did this 12 years ago Waverly had the same opposition when we first started. In the first four months we showed them we could run the place professionally. Waverly’s been OK ever since: no violations, no problems with law enforcement or with the community.”

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office provides police services to Sheriff’s Sgt. Andy Stebbing of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, which provides service to Waverly, told the AP that a records check found no violations for the club.

According to the AP, local residents packed a planning commission meeting last week to voice their concerns over the proposed opening.

The AP reports that Christina Parsons, who lives adjacent to the new Shakers property said, “We have an 8-year-old boy, and I want to know he can go outside and play.”

City and county officials claim they have been trying their best to deny the planned use of the property.

“We have gone through the regs with a fine-tooth comb,” said Dawson County zoning administrator, Ellen Arms in the AP article. “If we can find a loophole, we will,” she said.

When that statement drew some controversy, commissioner Don Batie said soon after that the lawmakers were not looking for any loopholes and said officials “will just follow the letter of the law.”

Shakers owner Robinson said in the AP article that he plans to be a good neighbor. He said of the opposition, “They have the right to their views, but we have to right to open up.”

Publish Date: February 19, 2008
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