Robot Sex & Love Shocker Artificial intelligence expert David Levy from the University of Maastricht suggested that humans will be marrying robots within 50 years, this week, as he published his thesis on 'Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners'. Mr Levy pointed out that interracial and same sex marriages were taboo until relatively recently and said advances in technology mean the key reasons why humans fall in love (such as common interests and knowing the other person likes them) are easily programmable, as robots become ever more human-like in appearance. "It may sound a little weird, but it isn't; love and sex with robots are inevitable," Mr Levy told Livescience.com, (particularly for) 'people who find it hard to form relationships, because they are extremely shy, or have psychological problems, or are just plain ugly or have unpleasant personalities," he said. A publicist for San Diego sex doll manufacturers RealDoll identified more potential robot lovers in June, when she gave an interview to local newspaper San Diego City Beat. Ms Shelly Couture said 'vertically challenged 35- to 65-year-old men with disposable incomes' make up one of the biggest customers groups for their $6,499 dolls, with women also buying them for their absent husbands and boyfriends. "One woman came to us with her tax return and, knowing that she was going to be away for a long time, bought one for her husband so he wouldn't be fooling around on her," she said.

 

 

How Do You Know When You've Found True Love? "When it happens, it happens and it's something stronger than the mind can deal with. Suddenly you're willing to change absolutely everything in your life to accommodate this person and all you can do is look at them and marvel at the miracle of their presence in your life. However, holding out for such a lover is like holding out until you win the lottery as the odds of meeting this person at a time when you're both free and willing are similarly as slim. So don't hold out or hold back and try to have the best time you can all the time. Enjoying yourself isn't going to stop the power of destiny."

 

 

 

Smoking At Home Banned In California Council officials in Belmont, California passed new legislation this week which makes smoking illegal in almost all flats and homes in the city. Under the new regulations, smokers living in apartment blocks will now only be allowed to light up in 'designated outdoor; with authorities prosecuting whenever neighbours snitch on each other. New of the ultra-strict ban (which also prohibits smoking from all outdoor cafes and open air smoking areas connected to clubs and restuarants) emerged as cops in Scranton, Pennsylvania arrested a woman for swearing at her toilet this week, when an off duty officer who lived nearby heard her cursing at her loo. Ms Dawn Herb now faces up to 90 days in jail, the Times-Tribune reported this week, after being charged with 'disorderly conduct' after she ignored the cop's orders to 'keep it down'. "The toilet was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was yelling for my daughter to get the mop," Ms Herb told the newspaper, "It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," she pleaded. In more domestic crime news, William Antonio Serrano, 22, was remanded in custody in a Texas jail this week, after he allegedly stabbed to death his flatmate in a drunken argument. Mr Serrano reportedly stabbed his victim repeatedly after being taunted over his 'smelly feet', the Washington Post reported. The story could have ominous implications for clubland, judging by comments on Judge Jules' blog this week, in which he highlighted (not for the first time) an increasingly alarming consequence of the recent UK smoking ban. "Turnmills is always good, in fact it's legendary. The only snag was that I could smell quite a lot of BO (body odour) from the crowd," Jules complained, "The smoking ban has left many late night dance clubs often smelling unsavoury to say the least. Scented dancefloors must surely follow," he predicted.