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Vibrating rings and lube are hardly shocking stuff anymore. Heck, pleasure products are sold next to vitamins in the drugstore, and even Oprah endorsed vibes on daytime TV! So what’s left to give the wow-factor? These eight little-known facts about the goodies that live in the nightstand drawer.

A doctor invented vibes…for “crazy” women.
Yep, the first electrical vibrator (a 40-pound contraption that required two people to operate — not exactly a pocket rocket) was used by a British M.D. treating “female hysteria.” He used the tool to bring nervous or stressed women to orgasm. Luckily, a few years later, take-home versions were created.

The infamous Rabbit is shaped like an animal for legal reasons.
The Rabbit originated in Japan, where it was against the law to create a sex toy that resembled a penis. Why it’s acceptable to make one that looks like a cute animal, we’ll never understand.

And women aren’t the only ones buzzing their way to O-Town.
News flash: the commonly held belief that men are a little freaked out by vibrators might not be true. Eighty-one percent of women have brought one into bed with a guy.

The best-selling sex toy isn’t what you’d expect…
What flies off the shelf more than any other pleasure product out there? Lube.
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But really, where has Aaron Hall been?! LOL

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This man’s got many hats but singing is NOT one!
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J. Cole performed in Cleveland yesterday at The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Z1079 hosted the event where he performed his new song “Who Dat.”

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Caffeine and Alcohol: A New Fad With a Bad Buzz

Red Bull, Rock Star, Jolt, Monster, Amp — heard of these beverages? As the summer sun blazes, and late night parties abound, there are a lot of sleepy folks out there reaching for energy boosting drinks to get through the day. And if that was not enough caffeine for you, when it’s time to hit the bar scene, move over Carrie Bradshaw and the girlie Cosmo — the beverage of choice at local hot spots is blending high caffeinated drinks like Red Bull with vodka. The common belief is that “You can dance all night on Red Bull cocktails.”

Red bull is a heavily caffeinated energy drink spiked with additional stimulants, and when mixed with vodka or other liquor, it can diminish the awareness of drowsiness, feelings of un-coordination and intoxication. However, studies show the added caffeine only makes you think you are more in control. A new breed of high caffeine and high alcohol drinks are now on the market, like Joose and Four Loko, with double the amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee, and double the amount of alcohol as a beer. The drinks are currently being outlawed in Europe for kids under 12. There is no legal age limit to purchasing energy drinks, and about 30 percen of 12- to 17-year-olds admit to regular use.

This week, New York Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the marketing of flavored alcoholic beverages with caffeine that appear to be explicitly designed to attract underage drinkers. In a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Senator Schumer said that the colorful cans of new drinks like Joose are designed to befuddle parents and police with labels that resemble nonalcoholic energy drinks, and use very small print to disclose alcohol content of up to 12 percent.

Researchers in Brazil examined the motor skills performance of people who had drank an equivalent amount of alcohol, but half had drank it with red bull mixers, and the other half with non stimulant mixers. The group that drank the red bull cocktails self-reported feeling less drunk on a number of measures than the non red bull drinking group, but when tested on motor skills performance, and other quantitative measures of intoxication, performed equally badly.

Last November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified more than two dozen manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it has never specifically approved the addition of caffeine to alcoholic drinks and began studying whether it is unsafe and should be outlawed. The agency noted the mix’s growing popularity among up to 26 percent of college students and its potential health and safety issues. They included a Wake Forest University study that students who combine caffeine and alcohol are likelier to suffer alcohol-related injuries than those drinking alcohol without caffeine.

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Oh yeah, DRINK RESPONSIBLY!

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You know the type. The friend that calls you up and always seems to have a problem. They want you to “do a favor” for them, but this isn’t the first time they’ve asked. The “favor” always benefits them, but sometimes it’s not worth your time, especially when you have other things to do. They’re constantly sucking you dry with their issues, running up your phone bill, asking you to drive them places, and basically just using you to their benefit. However, whenever you need to talk or need them to help you out with something, they’re conveniently busy or just keep discussing their own life. Being friends with this person is a drain on your life, but it’s sometimes hard to recognize that you’re being manipulated, especially if you’re really close to them. It’s a cycle that’s hard to break, but you need to know what to look for before you know if it’s happening to you.

Here are some general traits of manipulators and how you can stop this from happening in your life:

1. They constantly have to reassure you that “you’re the best!” or that you’re “saving their life!” If this doesn’t happen very often and you legitimately are doing them a decent favor, than that’s fine. However, if this happens all the time, you’re getting walked all over because the favors are not going to stop. If you like doing favors, then that’s okay for you, but if you’re constantly being guilt-tripped into doing it because you’ve helped them out before, then that’s the kiss of death.

2. They guilt-trip you. Like I said before, if you’ve helped them out before and that’s the only reason they want you to help over and over again, then this isn’t a healthy system. You should be helping people because you like them and want to do good by them, not because the other party is expecting you to be the “helpful friend” 24/7. For instance, if they ask you to drop everything and give them a ride somewhere just because you have a car and have driven them around before, then make you feel bad for not being available – that’s a guilt trip and they don’t want you for you. They want you for your car and that’s not something you want to become a precedent.

3. They only talk to you when they need to vent or want something. The rest of the time, they aren’t listening, even if you’ve had a good day and wanted to share that with them. The friendship isn’t very balanced since they especially aren’t around if you’re having a bad time and need to vent, as well. It’s kind of like you’re their therapist and person to dump things on, not their friend to share the good and the bad like in a healthy relationship. You should be able to be happy or sad and they’re willing to chat, not one or the other. If you’re spending your time listening to them, but they’re not for you, then your friendship is very one-sided.

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Machine Gun Kelly [MGK]

From the early stages of his life, Machine Gun Kelly [MGK] has understood what it means to be on the road. Relocating 10 times before finally settling in his current home of Cleveland, Ohio, MGK has been everywhere from Los Angeles to Egypt learning how to communicate with all people and nationalities through the one constant in his life, music.

Earning his moniker through his rapid-fire delivery, MGK has been able to impress crowds from Cleveland to St. Louis to Paris, France. Being the first rapper to ever win at the famed Apollo Theatre in New York, Machine Gun Kelly understands the meaning of hard work and dedication. His stage presence garnered him an Ohio Hip Hop Award for “Best Live Performance” this past year, as well as a feature performance on “MTV’s My Super Sweet 16″.

MGK recently teamed up with Grammy Awards winning artist’ Rock City, and created the hit record “Leave Me Alone”. He has been featured on numerous mixtapes including DJ EV’s “Monsters vs. Aliens 2”, Rock City’s “Lost Files”, along with hosting DJ Soulless’ “Vendetta 10”.

2010 has come roaring in and MGK feels more comfortable than ever when looking towards the future. His first music video was released on New Years day for his track “Alice in Wonderland” which has set the tone for the remainder of the year. He knows he has a long way to go to reach his destiny, but he is confident that he is on his way to the top.

Parental Advisory- Warning adult language.

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