five_horrifying_serial_killers_youve_probably_never_heard_of - FEARnet - StumbleUpon Serial killers are the real-life monsters that we disguise as horror movie villains. Bundy, Dahmer, and Manson are names that are as recognizable as Freddy, Jason, and Michael. They are horrifyingly fascinating because, in the movies, motives aren't questioned; it's just a fun, scary time, and the threat ends when the lights come on. But in real life, it is unfathomable that people could be so monstrous. We've gathered five of the sickest, most horrifying serial killers that you should be aware of - but probably aren't. Be forewarned: they may make your skin crawl. The "Bloody Benders" In the late 1870s in Kansas, a startling number of missing persons were reported to the authorities. Allegedly German immigrants, the Bender family consisted of parents John and Kate, and adult children John Jr. and Kate. H.H. Much like Capone, a simple white-collar crime brought H.H. Holmes's killing spree at the Murder Castle only lasted about a year. Andrei Chikatilo Robert Hansen Fred and Rosemary West
THE ECONOMICS OF HIGH-END PROSTITUTES PLASTIC FLOWERS AND MAWKISH SENTIMENTALITY | April 17th 2008 Lee Jordan/flickr The BBC is a national institution, supported by public funds. It has a duty to deliver public-service information. So what's with all the soft news and sentimental clichés? Special to MORE INTELLIGENT LIFE Last Sunday wasn't the most eventful one in world history. So what does the British Broadcasting Corporation pick on to lead its evening television news? Minute after minute--four or five, I'd guess, in a 20-minute bulletin--the report drags on, complete with (justifiably) sorrowing parents, the usual tributes (equally justified, let us trust) and the plastered-on solemnity of journalistic grief in which the BBC is now so expert. And this is the editorial judgment of a once-serious broadcasting organisation, still the premier news-gatherer in the land! If all this were an aberration on a news-thin Sunday, it wouldn't deserve comment. Still, the BBC is a national institution, supported by public funds.
30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor | Information Technology Schools Posted by admin in technology Mar 31st, 2010 Many people today either are too young to have ever seen some early pc’s or have forgotten what they looked like and how much they cost. Today we complain about the cost of a laptop running 2Ghz with 4GB ram for a cost of $ 400.00, however it wasn’t that long ago that laptops and pc’s were priced quite a bit higher. Here are 30 Old PC ads that will make you laugh and possibly appreciate what you have today. 10MB Drive for $ 3398.00 Today you can get a 1TB drive for $ 85.00 1TB is about 100,000 times larger than 10MB — This is an early Laptop, with 64K of memory Today laptops have 2 to 4 Gig of memory 4GB is about 64,000 times larger than 64K — Here are two disk systems, 80MB for $ 12K and 300MB for $ 20K Today you can get a DVD that holds 4Gig for $ .75 each A 4GB DVD is about 14 times larger than a 300MB Disk — Here is a 16K RAM Memory Card, $ 495.00 Today you can get 4GB RAM for $ 99.00 4GB Ram is about 256,000 times larger than 16K — Delicious
I Will Knot! - StumbleUpon Out of the harem, into the fire This article is the first in a series of oral histories by current and former sex workers, in which they describe the moment they came out to their families about their work. As told to Thomas Rogers. Two years ago, I published a book about my life working in a harem in Brunei. Afterward, everything happened that I was afraid was going to happen. The very first piece of press came out and my mother couldn’t handle it. She called me and said she needed some space. My parents are a pretty conservative middle-class Jewish family. When I was 16, I went to college a year early in New York and promptly dropped out. I was open about it to my friends but not to my parents. Six months before the book came out, I sat down with my parents. It wasn’t the revelation that I was in the sex industry that alienated my parents from me; it was the fact that I was public about it, that I told that story to a larger public that also included their friends.
The Quick 10: Little-Known Second Verses of Children’s Songs Either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song (which is entirely possible), or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. Here are a few examples. 1. I’m a Little Teapot. “I’m a clever teapot, Yes it’s true Here let me show you What I can do I can change my handle And my spout Just tip me over and pour me out!” 2. Do your ears hang high? 3. Last night as I lay on my pillow Last night as I lay on my bed Last night as I lay on my pillow I dreamed that my Bonnie was dead 4. In a cavern, in a canyon, Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty niner, And his daughter Clementine Light she was and like a fairy, And her shoes were number nine, Wearing boxes, without topses, Sandals were for Clementine. 5. The next verses include telling the captive bird that after his head, his beak, neck, back, wings, feet and tail will follow. 6. Thys Franklyn, syrs, he brewed goode ayle, And he called it Rare good Styngo! 7. 8. 9. 10.
The Best of Kravin Glass Pipes | Designer High - StumbleUpon Kravin Glass, located in Colorado, creates some of the most unique and intricate glass pipes on the market. The examples we’ve featured below are some of their finest, but you can find several more examples on their homepage, including videos of their creation. Unique glass pipes with evolving shapes and styles. Image credits: Kravin Glass
Our nation of moaners - Salon — After Dark Every night in my building I’m treated to a concert of loud sex. Like clockwork, at 6:30, the soundtrack begins and “Ooh ooh ooh ooh!” rings out with the same rhythmic regularity and decibel level. But why is it always the woman making all the noise? Researchers Gayle Brewer of the University of Central Lancashire and Colin A. Although female orgasms were reportedly most commonly experienced during foreplay, their vocalizations were reported to occur most frequently before and simultaneous with male ejaculation. Sex has always had an aspect of performance to it. And then there’s porn. Perhaps of greater impact, the images of sex that Hollywood perpetuates are subject to regulations that challenge filmmakers to show without actually showing – an opportunity for non-visuals like vocalization to pick up the slack. In a globalized world of media sharing, are sex noises culturally specific or do they still vary around the world? And then, some of it is probably biological.
One red paperclip The paperclip that Kyle MacDonald traded for a house. The website One red paperclip was created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.[1] MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better, and the site received a considerable amount of notice for tracking the transactions. "A lot of people have been asking how I've stirred up so much publicity around the project, and my simple answer is: 'I have no idea'", he told the BBC.[2] Trading timeline[edit] MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. See also[edit] Straw Millionaire References[edit] Notes[edit] Bibliography[edit] External links[edit] www.randomhouse.co.uk – Random House One Red Paperclip book page