Straight from the Headlines

New church holds service in bar to reach new people

G-Spotter — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:53:14 +0000

SIDNEY, Ohio – Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar.

The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night’s meeting at the Pub Lounge in Sidney, 35 miles north of Dayton.

The barroom church is an offshoot of Sidney United First Methodist Church, whose head pastor says he’s been looking for creative ways to reach people in unconventional places.

The church’s Web site for its new branch advertises “Top regional bands, pizza, wings, rowdy fun & a short message.”

The Rev. Chris Heckaman says people really seemed to enjoy themselves so he expects the Country Rock Church will meet weekly.

Heckaman’s sermon compared staying on the bar’s mechanical bull to learning how to get along in life.

Masturbation helps reduce risk of cancer in Men

G-Spotter — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:39:19 +0000

Frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer, Australian researchers have found. It is believed that carcinogens may build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly, BBC News reported on Wednesday. The researchers surveyed more than 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer, and 1,250 men who had not. They found that men who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to get cancer. Men who ejaculated more than five times each week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer.

Sexual intercourse may not have the same effect because of the higher risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, which could in turn raise the risk of cancer. “Had we been able to remove ejaculations associated with sexual intercourse, there should have been an even stronger protective effect of ejaculations,” Graham Giles of the Cancer Council Victoria, who led the researchers, said in the article.

The prostate produces a fluid that is incorporated into ejaculation, which activates sperm and prevents them from sticking together. Studies on animals have shown that carcinogens like 3-methylchloranthrene can be harbored in the prostate. Frequent ejaculation encourages the cancer-inducing fluids to “flush out.”

So fellas, Keep plenty f vaseline /lotions/ and Lubricant on hand because “A jack off a day may keep cancer away!”

Today Is “Weed” Day in Canada

G-Spotter — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:47:03 +0000

4:20pm or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a term used in North America as a discreet way to refer to the consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with the drug subculture around cannabis. Phrases such as “420 friendly” sometimes appear in roommate advertisements, indicating that the current occupants are tolerant of cannabis users.

Mary Jane has always been popular in today’s music culture with Rock Musicians, Hip Hop artist and the like, glamorizing the drug in songs and music videos. Rap Producer and artist, Dr Dre, even titled his most memorable album to date, “The Chronic.” The drug, and yes it is a drug despite being grown on God’s green earth, is having it’s legality questioned less and less with the advent of Medicinal marijuan and as more harsher substances gain in popularity among teens and adults. Weed is legal in Victoria, British Columbia and most parts of Canada. Light up time started earlier in Santa Cruz, California.

Toddler In Critical Condition After High Winds Blow Him Into Lake Michigan

G-Spotter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:02:30 +0000

CHICAGO — High winds apparently blew a stroller with a 2-year-old boy inside into Lake Michigan in the Lakeview neighborhood.

The toddler’s grandfather went into the water at Belmont Harbor after the child. The boy was reported in critical condition at Children’s Memorial Hospital. He was unconscious when pulled from the harbor, and reportedly had been underwater for nearly 15 minutes. The grandfather, who appeared to be in his 60s and reportedly spoke very little English, was in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital, where he was being treated for exposure.
Fire crews got the call at 2:36 p.m. Friday to respond to the 3200 block of North Lake Shore Drive for a report of a person in the water, according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.

The grandfather was taking the toddler, who was in a stroller, out for a walk along the lakefront near Belmont Harbor when high winds blew the stroller into the lake, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
The man went into the lake after the toddler, who was wearing a diaper. The baby was probably submerged in the water for at least 15 minutes, Langford said.
Fire Media Asst. Director Eve Rodriguez said the man was pulled out of the water almost immediately, while divers had to go into the water to search for the baby, who was still strapped into the stroller.
The water temperature was 42 degrees, according to Rodriguez, who said the water was 10 to 12 feet deep in that area.

Anna Kournikova Refuses to Marry her Long time Love, Enrique Iglesias

G-Spotter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:18:57 +0000

Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias says he has tried repeatedly to convince his girlfriend Anna Kournikova to marry him — with no luck.

Iglesias spoke to reporters Friday after arriving in the Dominican Republic for the first of nine concerts planned across Latin America.
Iglesias says he’s been involved with the tennis star for at least three years and says she keeps ignoring his appeals to wed. In his words,
“I always try, but she pays me no attention.”

The Madrid-born artist is the son of crooner Julio Iglesias.

Isaiah Thomas Removed As Head Coach for the NY Knicks

G-Spotter — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:05:19 +0000

The Isaiah Thomas era officially ended Friday, and a major Knicks rebuilding project is now under way.

Barton Silverman/The New York Times

Isiah Thomas had a .341 winning percentage as the Knicks coach.

Donnie Walsh, who two weeks ago replaced Thomas as the team president, removed Thomas as coach, but said he would remain with the team, although without a title or specified responsibilities.

“I value Isiah’s knowledge of the game and his opinion,” Walsh said in a conference call Friday afternoon. “I will use him as a resource. He will be reporting to me.”

Walsh said that James Dolin the Madison Square Garden chairman who stripped Thomas of the team presidency on April 2 in favor of Walsh, had no input in the decision.

“I just believe a new voice, a new coach, is necessary to change the direction of the team,” Walsh said. “This is a coveted job. People want to coach here.”

Since being hired, Walsh, who hired Thomas to coach Indiana in 2000, had promised not to make a hasty decision on Thomas. But the outcome seemed inevitable in light of Thomas’s poor record.