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They are happy. They are angry. They are fearful. They like music. And already, they like sweet treats. In fact, babies in utero experience a wide range of sensory input at a much earlier stage of development than once believed. That’s the result of a study from Heidelberg psychotherapist Ludwig Janus, reported February 9 on kath.net, the on-line German-language Catholic newspaper. Dr. Janus’ research showed that the unborn child can already feel emotions, such as anger and joy. According to him, there is a close connection between mother and child, through which the developing fetus “is confronted with a whole...

Brazilian model Ana Araujo has been tipped to become Daniel Craig's leading lady in Bond 23, the 23rd instalment of the 007 franchise. "Ana is really excited. It's all very new to her and she is optimistic about the prospect of landing the role. It's very much a case of watch this space," a source from the production house said.

Crystal McCahill is set to make an appearance in Playboy magazine as Miss May 2009. But first, the Chicago area woman must appear before a Cook County judge in connection with a Jan. 7 DUI arrest. The 5-foot-7 brunette, who has also appeared on the E! Playboy reality show "The Girls Next Door," had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when she drove a 2005 Volkswagen Passat through a red light at West Chicago Avenue and North Wood Street, according to a Chicago Police report. McCahill, 25, told police, "I had three shots at Climax [nightclub],...

Study: Women's Orgasms Relieve Stress, Anxiety Researchers Couldn't Get Reliable Results From Men COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- For women, having an orgasm is more than just pleasurable -- it's apparently also a stress-reliever. Researchers in the Netherlands have found that the part of a woman's brain that governs fear and anxiety is turned off during an orgasm. But it remains active if she's faking. In the study, researchers injected men and women volunteers with a dye that shows changes in the brain function on a scan. For women, the scanner measured brain activity at rest, and during real and faked orgasms....

COPENHAGEN -- New research indicates that parts of the brain that govern fear and anxiety are switched off when a woman is having an orgasm. In the first study to map brain function during orgasm, scientists from the Netherlands also found that as a woman climaxes, an area of the brain that governs emotional control is also heavily deactivated.

No sexual gratification, so no criminal charges yet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: June 2, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A 10-year-old Atlanta-area boy was forced to kiss and lick his teacher's toes. And though the teacher, Jody Kilpatrick of Temple Elementary School in Carroll County, has apologized for the incident, a preliminary investigation found no criminal intent since she apparently received no sexual gratification from the physical contact. The child told investigators his classmates physically restrained him and forced him to kiss his teacher’s feet – and the teacher went along with the abuse. "Ms. Kilpatrick asked [my son], did...

This story gets increasingly more curious. When it broke two days ago the common comment was - this 23 year old teacher must have had severe emotional or psychological problems to be chasing 14 year old boys down to have sex with in their cousin's car. She was also newly married to a handsome husband and supposedly was a dedicated teacher. The Tampa Bay Tribune has the first of any background stories I have seen on LaFave. From initial appearances it does not seem readily obvious that she was someone who had suffered from some sort of pattern of abuse....

OCALA - A newly married 23 year old teacher pursues a 14 year old and for the second time that has resulted in an arrest decides to have sex with him. According to news reports, Debra Lafave, went from her home just northeast of Tampa to Ocala Florida to have sex with the 14 year old. All of this while the 14 year old's cousin of 15 drove them around. Lafave is a reading instructor at a junior high school. According to the cousin, Lafave pursued it partly because "it was illegal". She has recently secured a new attorney, has...

A 23-year-old female teacher in Tampa, Fla., was arrested Monday for the second time on charges of having sex with a 14-year-old male student. Debra Lafave, (pictured, left) was accompanied by her new attorney, John Fitzgibbons as she surrendered to Marion County deputies in Ocala. Lafave, who is married, is a reading teacher at Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace, just northeast of Tampa. The new charges accuse Lafave of pursuing the 14-year-old student to Ocala, Fla., while he was visiting his 15-year-old cousin. Detectives said Lafave had sex with the student twice in Ocala - once in the back...