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Killing It in the Bedroom: Scientists Claim This Is the Secret to Male Orgasm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

“Sex, ducks, and rock ‘n’ roll!” Mathematicians have a sense of humor, too — as that’s the title of the study they recently published in a journal aptly called Chaos. The content? A mathematical formula about achieving male orgasm.What’s the secret to male orgasm?The University of Sussex mathematicians somewhat cracked the code for male orgasm. “We have developed the first successful mathematical model of sexual performance,” said Dr. Konstantin Blyuss. The equation was categorized per arousal cycle — excitation, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. They found out that too much psychological stimulation early on can inhibit men from achieving male orgasm.Dr. Blyuss explained, “A key finding is that too much psychological arousal early in the process can inhibit the chance of reaching climax,” the takeaway, according to him and his peers, “Simply put, our findings can be summarized as ‘Don’t overthink it.’”They also note that the other purpose of the study was to show p...

Warriors-Kings Game 7 draws record-breaking TV viewership numbers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

It wasn’t just Steph Curry who was breaking records in Sunday’s Game 7 — but his 50-point afternoon sure helped, too.The final matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings delivered ABC’s largest-ever non-NBA Finals postseason audience, with 9.835 million people tuning in. The total viewership peaked at just shy of 12 million people tuning in from 6-6:15 p.m. (11.929 million).Overall, it’s the most-watched first round game in 24 years and the most-watched game in the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs since 2001. In fact, SportsMediaWatch points out that, in last year’s playoffs, only the six Warriors NBA Finals games and Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals (Celtics-Heat had 9.88 million viewers) had more viewers than Game 7.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | SoCal native Klay Thompson and dad Mychal relish Lakers vs. Warriors clash Golden State Warriors | How will Warriors-Lakers compare to Bay Area-vs.-Los Angeles playoff...

Third stabbing in a week prompts shelter-in-place order at UC Davis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

Officials in Davis have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they were unable to find a suspect in a knife attack late Monday — which followed two fatal stabbings in less than a week near the University of California campus.The warning for students not to venture out followed the killings Saturday evening of a UC Davis senior and Thursday of a 50-year-old man; both were at parks near campus.Police received a call about the third stabbing at 11:46 p.m. Monday, according to a news release from the city, which said the attack “occurred in a known transient camp” near 2nd and L streets.The female victim told police the suspect stabbed her more than once through a tent, the release said. She was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, where she was in critical condition.Officers from the Davis Police Department did not locate the suspect after a “detailed search” overnight of downtown, the department said in a statement. The shelter-in-place order was being lifted, but residents we...

Two wounded in Oakland shootings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A woman inside her East Oakland home and man walking to a store in North Oakland were wounded in in shootings that  happened about the same time Monday night, authorities said.Both victims were in stable condition.The 24-year-old woman was shot in the lower back about 10:31 p.m. Monday as she lay on a couch inside her home in the 1900 block of 108th Avenue, authorities said.Police said at least a half-dozen  shots were fired at the home by a man standing outside. No one else inside the  home was injured.  The gunman  fled before police got to the area and the woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital.A parked vehicle was also hit by the gunfire.A motive for the shooting is under investigation.  No arrests have been made.At about the same time, a 35-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 6400 block of San Pablo Avenue, police said.He told police he was walking to a store  when he heard several gunshots and realized he had been wounded..  He got another person to dri...

Pittsburg to help restaurants rebound from COVID, modernize

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

Knowing restaurants were heavily impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns, Pittsburg will soon offer free help to modernize their operations and grant opportunities to stay afloat.Dubbed Pittsburg Eats, the new program on Monday won unanimous approval of the council, which also agreed to spend $200,000 of federal American Rescue Plan Act money it has received to get it off the ground this year.Under the agreement, the city will partner with Cal Poly Humboldt’s Northern California Small Business Development Center to establish and run the program. The Concord-based center will offer restaurants one-on-one technical and marketing assistance in an effort to help them survive in a new post-pandemic reality, according to Jordan Davis, director of Community and Economic Development.“Restaurants already deal with extremely small (profit) margins,” Davis told the council. “It’s incredibly tough to operate a restaurant even in some of the most affluent cities with an...

San Francisco homicide: Shooting victim drives away before dying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

A person who was fatally shot Sunday morning in San Francisco’s South of Market district drove away from the scene but made it barely two blocks, police said Monday. The shooting happened around 4:35 a.m. in the 900 block of Folsom Street, between Sixth and Fifth streets, and the victim was found in the car at Fifth and Shipley streets, San Francisco police said in a news release.The person died at the scene. The name has not been released.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Antioch: Shooting leaves man dead inside car in 7-Eleven parking lot Crime and Public Safety | Pleasanton: Suspects sought in fatal stabbing during robbery attempt Crime and Public Safety | The dad whose wife and child were among 5 killed by a neighbor in Texas describes how the massacre unfolded Crime and Public Safety | Former Stanford preschool teacher arrested in killing of San Jose man Crime and Public Safety | Five mor...

Vermont 1st to remove residency from assisted suicide law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont 1st to remove residency from assisted suicide law.Source

US sending 1,500 troops to southern border amid migration spike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

Watch Video: Rep. Tony Gonzales says border situation is “getting worse” with Title 42 set to expire in MayWashington — The Department of Defense is deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to provide operational support to U.S. immigration authorities as they grapple with a sharp increase in migrant crossings ahead of the termination of pandemic-era migration restrictions, U.S. officials said Tuesday.The service members will be deployed for 90 days, one official said, and will not be tasked with any law enforcement duties like detaining or processing migrants. Instead, the military units will play a supporting role, assisting with transportation, administrative duties, narcotics detection, data entry and warehouse support.Late last month, President Biden gave the Pentagon emergency authorization to assist Homeland Security officials in efforts to combat international drug trafficking.The deployment comes at the request of the Department of Homeland Sec...

Djokovic can return to US Open; vaccine mandate ends May 11

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

Novak Djokovic can return to the U.S. Open this year after missing the tournament in 2022, because the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for foreign air travelers ends next week.“Novak Djokovic is a great champion, a fan favorite, and now that the federal government has lifted its vaccine requirements for international travelers, we look forward to welcoming him back to New York for the 2023 U.S. Open,” U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday.The White House announced Monday most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements will disappear May 11, when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends.The U.S. Open, the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, begins in New York in August.Djokovic, a 35-year-old from Serbia, has missed several key events — including the 2022 U.S. Open — because he decided not to get inoculated against the coronavirus. Back in April 2020, ...

EEUU anuncia más de 200 arrestos por tráfico de drogas en la Dark Web

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:30 GMT

WASHINGTON – El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció este martes 288 arrestos en varios países en los últimos meses por tráfico ilegal de fentanilo y otras drogas a través de la “dark web” o internet profunda.El fiscal general de EEUU, Merrick Garland, dijo en una rueda de prensa que “los traficantes de drogas confían en que operando de forma anónima en la ‘dark web’ pueden operar fuera de los límites de la ley”. “Están equivocados”, aseguró.El FBI ha liderado esta operación internacional en colaboración con la Europol contra una red de tráfico de opiáceos en la internet profunda que operaba en EEUU y otros ocho países de Europa y Suramérica, que las autoridades estadounidense no precisaron. El Senado confirma que se filtraron datos privados de congresistas en la dark web Restaurante recibe caja con paquete de fentanilo valorado en $3 millones Como consecuencia de la operación, l...