In addition to slaying Instagram on the reg,
Amber Rose is transforming herself into an
entertainer we just can’t quit. At yesterday’s
NBC Upfronts in New York, Amber’s manager
Nick Cannon told us that the Sister Code
actress and How To Be a Bad Bitch author has
even more projects in the works, including a TV
gig. If you didn’t know that you needed Amber in
your life, Nick is here to tell you why:
She’s liberating. She’s free. She
represents someone who’s
unashamed and unapologetic
about who she is. We all need that
because sometimes we cower
within ourselves. She’s one of
those people that says, “No, be
you. Be happy to be you.”
And obviously, “She’s a MILF.”
Nick, who will soon star in Oxygen’s new series
Next Generation Boss, assures us that she’s in
good hands. “[I’m] definitely a nicer boss [than
Donald Trump ]. I’m a friendly boss,” he said. “I
expect excellence but I’m not forceful.”
This is what dream team looks like.
Friday, 15 May 2015
10 toxic side effects of pornography use
1. Creates emotional bond with artificial worldAll people have a critical need for human intimacy and emotional connection with others. When someone views pornography, they end up creating an intimate bond with an artificial, fake world and canactually lose the ability to bond with real people.2. Sex without intimacyPornography is about sex being used for the wrong reasons. Because it is sex without emotionalcloseness, the underlying hunger remains unsatisfied. The viewer starts wondering what is wrong with their relationships and gets irritated or depressed. They end up feeling emotionally empty and disconnected from those around them.3. UnsatisfyingWhile pornography use may result in a short term high, it eventually results in feelings of emptiness, low self-esteem and deep loneliness. It ultimately creates emotional distance in relationships. Because the world ofpornography is artificial and cannotsatisfy the need for emotional intimacy, this basic need remains unmet, creating an appetite for more and more.4. Triggers addiction cycle in brainStudies show that actual brain function changes in someone who has an addiction – and the changes are the same in all addiction: alcohol, drugs, or pornography. Because pornography use can become an actual addiction, viewers are not able to stop through their own will power. Pornography addicts will need to engage in the same difficult recovery process a drug addict has to go through.5. UnfulfillingUsing pornography to feel pleasureand escape feelings of low self-esteem, anxiety, boredom and frustration creates a gateway for addiction. When the rush of pleasure disappears, the feelings a user is trying to escape from reappear stronger than ever, and they are compelled to repeat the cycle. Over time, their brain chemistry is altered and a full-fledged addiction occurs.6. Great deceptionInitially, you were attracted to pornography because of the positive things it did for you. ("I love the rush I feel," "This is my favorite pastime," "I feel lonely,""This is my reward to myself for making it through a rough day...") Eventually, it will do just the opposite. ("I no longer feel an emotional response to anything,""There is nothing in my life I enjoy doing," "I feel totally isolated from the world," "My anxiety and stress levels are at an all-time high...").7. Imitation of the real thingWith pornography, we use sex as a substitute for nurture, intimacy, and love. Sex is no longer a wonderful source of connection between our deepest selves and a beloved partner; it becomes a commodity used to avoid intimacy and mask needs that should be met through human connections.8. Always hungryBecause this is an addictive substance, it creates an appetite for itself. This appetite increases over time as you spend more and more time viewing pornography. The time spent viewing pornography can jeopardize work, relationships and interest in healthy pastimes.9. EscalationOver time, the pornography we first started viewing becomes mundane. We escalate to view things which we once would have considered as going too far or totally wrong. We feel increasing desire to do things which will damage our reputation and relationships.10. Blunt truthIn the long run, pornography will not shore up a shaky ego, will not fill the emptiness left from childhood wounds or abandonment, will not save a shaky relationship or failing marriage and is not satisfying. In fact, it will magnify each emotional wound from the past and cripple your ability to meet your essential emotional needs, damage your ability to have a healthy relationship and leave you unable to sexually or emotionally respond to your partner.
Liquid engineering: Meet the man who builds houses with water
Hungarian architect Matyas Gutai believes that
water is the perfect material for keeping a house
at a comfortable temperature.
And while that doesn't mean that he can do
away with traditional materials like bricks,
cement, and plaster, his system promotes a
whole new idea of engineering.
Gutai built a prototype house in his hometown of
Kecskemet, south of Budapest, with his high
school friend Milan Berenyi, after years of
research and development.
The house was built with a grant from the EU,
and showcases the "liquid engineering" concepts
Gutai has written about extensively .
How does it work?
Panels, some of steel, and some of glass, make
up the structure of the house and a sheet of
water is trapped between the inner layers, which
equalizes the temperature across the building.
The house is actually able to reheat itself, when
its hot excess heat is stored either in the
foundations of the building or in external storage,
to be brought back to the walls when the
temperature drops.
The indoor temperature can also be modified
using a monitoring system similar to central
heating.
This is a very efficient and sustainable system:
the house can produce its own energy and be
more independent of energy suppliers, which
could reduce carbon emissions.
"Our panel can heat and cool the building itself
-- the water inside the panel does the very same
job as heating," says Gutai.
"It saves energy, when you compare it to a
similar building with large glass surfaces -- it's
a very clean and sustainable solution."
The initial idea
While studying sustainable architecture at the
University of Tokyo, in 2003, Gutai got the idea
for his water house from a visit to the open air
hot baths.
Despite the snowfall outside the pool, Gutai
remained comfortably warm inside it -- it was
then he realized the importance of water's
surface temperature and its potential use in
architecture.
A sheet of water moves around in between
the inner layers of the house which
equalizes the temperature across the
building.
"As an architect I think it's really important that
this building tries to redefine permanence, which
has been a key concept in architecture for
thousands of years. Our approach to permanence
hasn't changed much at all, but now instead of
making something very strong that tries to resist
everything, we are making something that
adapts to its environment.
"Architecture is really changing in our time.
We've reached our limits when it comes to solid
architecture, now it's reasonable to look for a
new system."
Risks
"This research dates back seven or eight years,"
explains Gutai. "I started it at the University of
Tokyo and it took us almost six years to get the
building done. There are plenty of structural
problems involved -- a lot of important questions
were raised such as what happens if it's so cold
outside that the water freezes or what happens
when one panel breaks."
"We now mix the water with natural solvents,
that do not cause pollution but lower the
freezing temperature to an acceptable level. This
practically means, that even if the reheating
technology fails, the water cannot freeze."
"In case of cold climates, like in Hungary, we
also add some external insulation to the
structure, to protect it from freezing."
And if a panel were to break? "We designed
special joint units. The joint elements allow slow
flow, but block faster flows," he explains.
This means that if one panel breaks, it will be
sealed from the remaining ones instantly. This
effect is based on fluid dynamics, and not
computers or monitoring system -- which
minimizes the chance of failure.
Gutai has worked in cooperation with universities
and manufacturers to make sure the building is
viable, and while the prototype house is only a
small space (eight square meters in total) it
demonstrates the power of this new technology.
Future plans
"Our goal should be to use less energy and
materials, and take cities off-grid as much as
possible. The water house is one way to do
that," said Gutai, who currently works as a
researcher at Feng Chia University in Taiwan.
Constructing houses in this way is moderately
more expensive than traditional designs, but this
prototype aims to slash our energy needs and
Gutai is working with factories and companies
across Europe on projects using this technology.
To make water the building material of a greener
future.
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Anal sex has alot of risks to your reproductive system.
There are a number of health risks with anal sex,
and anal intercourse is the riskiest form of sexual
activity for several reasons, including the
following:
The anus lacks the natural lubrication the
vagina has. Penetration can tear the tissue
inside the anus, allowing bacteria and viruses
to enter the bloodstream. This can result in
the spread of sexually transmitted infections
including HIV. Studies have suggested that
anal exposure to HIV poses 30 times more
risk for the receptive partner than vaginal
exposure. Exposure to the human
papillomavirus (HPV) may also lead to the
development of anal warts and anal cancer.
Using lubricants can help some, but doesn't
completely prevent tearing.
The tissue inside the anus is not as well
protected as the skin outside the anus. Our
external tissue has layers of dead cells that
serve as a protective barrier against infection.
The tissue inside the anus does not have this
natural protection, which leaves it vulnerable
to tearing and the spread of infection.
The anus was designed to hold in feces. The
anus is surrounded with a ring-like muscle,
called the anal sphincter, which tightens after
we defecate. When the muscle is tight, anal
penetration can be painful and difficult.
Repetitive anal sex may lead to weakening of
the anal sphincter, making it difficult to hold
in feces until you can get to the toilet.
However, Kegel exercises to strengthen the
sphincter may help prevent this problem or
correct it.
The anus is full of bacteria. Even if both
partners do not have a sexually-transmitted
infection or disease, bacteria normally in the
anus can potentially infect the giving partner.
Practicing vaginal sex after anal sex can also
lead to vaginal and urinary tract infections .
THIS MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD MIGHT KICK SEGWAY TO THE CURB
When it comes to visions of the future
in transportation, there are two
versions we just can’t get out of our
heads: the flying cars from The
Jetsons and the amazing hoverboard
that Marty McFly rode with so much
style in Back to the Future Part II .
Face it: Our reality is far more
mundane. But a new “personal
motorized transporter,” unveiled at
the annual Consumer Electronics
Show in January, just might make us
feel like we’re living in the future.
Available in red, white and black, the
IO Hawk is essentially a two-wheeled,
platform-only scooter that runs on
electricity and has a range of about
10 to 12 miles on a full charge.
Remember when McFly MacGyvered a
skateboard from a wheeled wooden
crate in the original Back to the
Future? Well, if he’d done the same
thing to a Segway, it would look like
an IO Hawk.
John Soibatian, the IO Hawk’s
creator, says that it was designed for
people of all ages to improve and
increase their personal mobility. “All
ages” might be pushing it, but
Soibatian is confident that anyone —
up to a weight of 280 pounds — can
get comfortable on the IO Hawk in
three to five minutes, and become
fully proficient within 20 to 30
minutes. Just stand on the footboards,
and then let your muscles do the rest.
Much like the Segway, the IO Hawk
responds to the way your body leans,
whether that’s forward, backward or
to the sides.
Unlike the Segway, which has an
upright, elbow-height set of handles
to help with fatigue, the IO Hawk has
no such allowances for those who
might not have the strongest core
muscles. In fact, riding it can be
“strenuous” Soibatian warns, as your
body gets acclimated to standing on
the device. But once you relax and get
used to it, the IO Hawk’s full range
can be comfortably achieved, he says.
Topping out at 6 mph, riders won’t
run the risk of breaking any posted
speed limits, but there may be other
considerations when whizzing about
— like making sure you “do not
collide with state laws limiting or
prohibiting its use,” says Kenneth
Padowitz , a criminal defense attorney
in Florida. Segway laws vary by state,
and each region or municipality may
have its own rules. And some
countries don’t allow Segway use at
all . Until the laws are rewritten, there
will be confusion when it comes to
applying them to new technology like
the IO Hawk, Padowitz says, and
“confusion in the law can lead to a
collision with local law enforcement.”
Soibatian suggests checking with local
authorities before you buy.
If you do want one, you can pre-order
it for $1,800. Of course, if flying cars
and hoverboards are more your
thing, you might want to try Dr.
Emmett Brown.
seven facts you did not kno about music sales last year
1) For most of last year, Iggy Azalea's The New
Classic was the best-selling rap album released
in 2014, and Eminem 's The Marshall Mathers
LP 2 was the best-selling rap album of 2014,
according to Nielsen Music. Until J. Cole dropped
2014 Forest Hills Drive on Dec. 9. In less than a
month, his latest album surpassed The New
Classic and MMLP2 to become the best-selling
rap album of 2014, period.
2) Of the 10 best-selling albums in 2014, only two
of them notched No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Taylor Swift's 1989 earned two No. 1s (so far)
with "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space," and
Lorde 's Pure Heroine lodged a single in the top
slot last year with "Royals." Of the remaining 10
best sellers, only three scored recent top 10s on
the Hot 100: Beyonce 's Beyonce , Sam Smith's In
the Lonely Hour and the Frozen soundtrack (the
Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack includes
several hit singles, but they're all from the '70s).
Barbra Streisand 's Partners , Pentatonix 's That's
Christmas To Me, One Direction 's Four and Eric
Church 's The Outsiders complete the top 10
best-selling albums list -- but none of them
earned top 10s (although Church scored three top
20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart).
3) Adele's 21, which came out in 2011, continued
to be a blockbuster in 2014. 21 sold more copies
than new albums from Mariah Carey, Sia, Future
and Skrillex.
The Year in Music: 2014 Charts
4) Eighteen of the year's 25 best-selling albums
were actually released in 2014. Five came out in
2013, and two -- Florida Georgia Line's Here's
to the Good Tim es and Imagine Dragons' Night
Visions -- dropped in 2012.
5) Barbra Streisand's 34th studio album
Partners outsold One Direction's new album
Four in 2014. Of course, Streisand's album
dropped Sept. 16 and 1D's hit Nov. 17, but it's
still funny to think that Babs outsold the world's
hottest boy band last year.
The Year in Emerging Artists: Hozier, Bobby
Shmurda & More
6) While the Frozen soundtrack was the best-
selling album for most of 2014, Taylor Swift's
1989 surpassed its 2014 sales total with just
days to go before 2015 arrived. Swift's pop
triumph moved ahead of the Disney soundtrack
for the week ending Dec. 28.
7) The best-selling 'best of' compilation in 2014?
Bob Marley and the Wailers' essential comp
Legend, released 30 years ago. The reason is
simple enough: A high school education isn't
complete without it.
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