The next logical step in cell phone technology


How many “Oh, your cell phone is on vibrate (wink, wink)” comments have you ever gotten? Well from now on those obnoxious comments will have some truth to them. Kind of.
Vibrafoon makes exclusive content for mobile phones. Our first product is the Vibrafonic. These Vibrafonics are small java applications that turn your mobile phone into a personal massaging device. Besides vibrating, they play a funny, flirty, or erotic animation or video clip. These vibrations, in combination with the visuals, give you a shaking sensation you’d never expect from a mobile phone.
Um, ok. But then I have to put it up to my ear? Don’t think so. Not to ...


How many “Oh, your cell phone is on vibrate (wink, wink)” comments have you ever gotten? Well from now on those obnoxious comments will have some truth to them. Kind of.

Boycott Wal-Mart for Mother’s Day


Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-D) is asking that Americans give great Mother’s Day gifts this year–not shopping at Wal-Mart:

DeLauro, D-Conn., wants consumers to join with her in supporting a federal lawsuit that accuses the nation’s largest retailer of discriminating against women.
“When it comes to the treatment of its women employees, Wal-Mart’s low prices come at a cost,” she said at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart’s female employees earn less and are promoted less than their male counterparts…
Representatives of the United Food and Commercial Workers, AFL-CIO, joined DeLauro in urging Americans to e-mail Wal-Mart Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott a Mother’s Day card ...


Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-D) is asking that Americans give great Mother’s Day gifts this year–not shopping at Wal-Mart:

DeLauro, D-Conn., wants consumers to join with her in supporting a federal lawsuit ...

Girls Gone Wild…on EC

In other choice/teen news: make sure to check out The New Republic’s article on all the recent brouhaha surrounding emergency contraception, Morning-After Sickness. Outside of discussing legislative threats, author Jonathan Cohn also takes on the fear of teen sex that seems to be behind much of the opposition to EC:
The other serious argument against Plan B is that it will increase risky sexual activity by young people. But peer-reviewed studies published in mainstream medical publications (like one just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association) have repeatedly found no such link. Of course, conservatives argue that making emergency contraception available sends a broader cultural message about the acceptability of premarital sex…
…When ...

In other choice/teen news: make sure to check out The New Republic’s article on all the recent brouhaha surrounding emergency contraception, Morning-After Sickness. Outside of discussing legislative threats, author Jonathan Cohn also ...

Florida blocks teen’s abortion

From the Associated Press:

The state’s social services agency was granted a court order to block an abortion for a pregnant 13-year-old girl living in a state shelter, prompting an emergency appeal Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
…The girl learned she was pregnant two weeks ago and planned to have an abortion Tuesday. Her caseworker arranged for transportation and help. But the state Department of Children & Families asked a Palm Beach County juvenile judge Tuesday morning to block the procedure.
The state agency argued the 13 1/2-week pregnant girl — described as L.G. in court documents — is too young and immature to make an informed medical decision, according to the ACLU appeal.

Of ...

From the Associated Press:

The state’s social services agency was granted a court order to block an abortion for a pregnant 13-year-old girl living in a state shelter, prompting an emergency appeal Wednesday by ...

Rite of passage

This recent article from the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger about adolescent gynecology made me think about how this issue is largely left out of the discussion on teen sexuality.
The first visit is described as a “gynecological encounter,” which doesn’t include a full pelvic exam, but allows teenage girls to start a dialogue with their OB/GYN. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that healthy girls first visit a gynecologist between the ages of 13 and 15 and preferably before sexual activity. As a good friend of mine pointed out, the first visit is kind of like the “control” to which every exam after sex can be compared.
This also ties into the discussion on abstinence-only ...

This recent article from the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger about adolescent gynecology made me think about how this issue is largely left out of the discussion on teen sexuality.
The first visit is described as a “gynecological ...

Ho’s Up, G’s Down???

My friend Gary recently sent me an article from the Wall Street Journal. (He knows just how to please me). The article is called “Girl Power as Boy Bashing: Evaluating the Latest Twist In the War of the Sexes,” and before reading the piece, I groaned. I hate when people attribute things like cuts to men’s college sports (or affirmative action) to girls “robbing” men of things they deserve. It’s so tired to claim that women’s progress is somehow meant to punish men.
Luckily, I was basically wrong. The article actually deals with the economics of the tween consumer market. (Shocking! An economic analysis from the Wall Street Journal!) The ...

My friend Gary recently sent me an article from the Wall Street Journal. (He knows just how to please me). The article is called “Girl Power as Boy Bashing: Evaluating the Latest Twist ...

Back Alley Abortions cause for many young fatalities in Kenya

Dag this is crazy.
Doctors say Kenya’s strict abortion laws have forced thousands of women and girls to the backstreets where charlatans use all manner of sharp instruments — metal wires, knitting needles, forceps — to penetrate the womb and kill the foetus.
The picture is amplified across sub-Saharan Africa where 30,000 women die each year from unsafe abortions, and millions more suffer life-long problems.

Kenya realized last year this was a problem when some young boys found 15 fetuses dumped in a river near Nairobi. Catholic bishops, who hold moral sway in the predominantly Christian country, held a requiem mass to condemn “the terrible holocaust of abortion”.
This is a major problem leading back to the Kenyian ...

Dag this is crazy.
Doctors say Kenya’s strict abortion laws have forced thousands of women and girls to the backstreets where charlatans use all manner of sharp instruments — metal wires, knitting needles, forceps — to ...

Breast Cancer Drug Offers New Hope

According to a study conducted by the US National Cancer Institute that included more than 5,000 patients, a new treatment drug for breast cancer has a chance of (along with standard chemotherapy) bettering the chances of recurrence after surgery by more than half.
The drug, called Herceptin, is made by the biotechnology company Genentech Inc., who said they are in process of discussing with federal regulators of prescribing the drug to more patients. Herceptin is considered to be a “targeted therapy”, for it can distinguish and attack diseased cells while leaving the health ones alone.
Just as a reminder, over 40,000 women die of the disease and 211,000 are diagnosed each year. It is the ...

According to a study conducted by the US National Cancer Institute that included more than 5,000 patients, a new treatment drug for breast cancer has a chance of (along with standard chemotherapy) bettering the ...

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