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How do I use a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea?
Will my blowdryer work in Equatorial Guinea?
First check that your hair dryer can handle the voltage in Equatorial Guinea:
- If your hair dryer can run using 220 volts or can support dual voltage (how you can tell) then you will only need to use the correct power adapter listed below if the plug on your hair dryer will not fit in the outlet.
If not then you can either:
- Use a dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] - you might still need the correct power adapter for Equatorial Guinea however these lightweight accessories are designed specifically for travelling. Before purchasing see the comprehensive recommendations for the best blow driers guaranteed to work in Equatorial Guinea, along with nine things to consider when buying a blow dryer and a comparison of the best travel hair dryers to buy in 2020.
- Use a power converter (or voltage transformer) - this enables you to use your existing hair dryer and other applicances with an 220 volt Equatorial Guinean power outlet, however this is significantly heavier and more expensive than a dedicated travel hair dryer. A power converter changes the voltage but won't change the shape of the plug on your hair dryer to fit in the power outlet used in Equatorial Guinea, so please check that your power converter has the right power adapter for Equatorial Guinea otherwise you will still need to bring another power adapter. Please be aware your own domestic hair dryer might not be suitable for travelling and you could risk damage in your luggage. [7] [AD]
Using a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea
Will my hair dryer work in Equatorial Guinea?
That depends on if your hair dryer is designed to handle the 220 volt power outlets in Equatorial Guinea:
- If you're using either a dual voltage hair dryer or your hair dryer can operate using 220 volts and you have the correct plug adapter then you should be able to use it in Equatorial Guinea.
- If not then then you will need to consider bringing either a dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] or a heavier and more expensive power converter. Read our guide on will a voltage converter work with a domestic hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea for help deciding which solution is more suitable. [7] [AD]
Best travel hair dryers for Equatorial Guinea
How to choose the best travel hair dryer
When looking for the best hair dryer choose a sturdy but light dual-voltage model which will work with an 220 volt Equatorial Guinean power outlet power outlet with a folding handle, a safety plug and a long cord. For drying thicker hair buy a dryer with a stronger 1600+ watt motor and included diffuser.
What to look for when buying a blow dryer?
- The best travel hair dryers give control of both speed and temperature settings with low and high options - faster hotter speeds will dry hair quickly whilst slower speeds with lower temperatures reduce damage to hair.
- Try to look for a lighter travel dryer which is durable enough to survive being transported in baggage, models which have folding handles will mean more room to pack other items.
- It might be more convenient and cheaper purchasing a dryer that is supplied with both a diffuser and concentrator from the manufacturer rather than scouring shops looking for expensive 3rd party attachments to fit the barrel size perfectly.
- The cool shot button can quickly cool hair down after drying which will hold in the style but this feature could be missing in smaller or cheaper dryers.
- Hotel rooms could have a wall mirror installed too far away from a convenient outlet which makes it awkward to style hair, therefore search for the longest power cord available.
- In order to function with an 220 volt Equatorial Guinean power outlet your travel hair dryer has to be dual voltage.
- Thicker hair could require a travel blow dryer with a stronger motor. A high wattage ceramic dryer that has a diffuser will dry hair much faster to avoid damage.
- You shouldn't be tempted to just buy the cheapest dryer; as well as concerns with safety there is also a greater chance that the dryer could break during your trip abroad due to cheaper parts.
- Safe travel hair dryers will include an 'ALCI' safety plug which minimises the danger of the motor overloading that could lead to fires - you can idenfity these with reset and test buttons found on the plug.
Which is the best mini ionic travel hair dryer for Equatorial Guinea?
- For drying thin or fine hair whilst on the go the 1200 watt ceramic Conair MiniPRO is the cheapest mini ionic blowdryer available on the market.
- For a hairdryer which is both small and lightweight enough to carry in a purse then a 10.5oz BaBylissPRO Tourmaline Titanium is recommend. With a removable filter and tourmaline outlet that emits infrared heat to protect from heat damage this dryer manages to include features which are normally reserved for bulkier models.
Both of these mini hair dryers support dual voltage and when used in combination with the right power adapter for an Equatorial Guinean power outlet they will work in Equatorial Guinea folding conveniently enough to be carried for drying on the go. Both have a 1.5 metre power cable, have a two speed motor and include a concentrator attachment. [8] [8] [9] [AD]
Which is the best hair dryer for thick curly hair?
Thick hair takes longer to dry and can be difficult to do so without your hair turning frizzy, the best option is an ionic dryer and for curly thick hair we suggest a diffuser as both are suitable to dry and manage hair smoothly without frizz. Both the X5 Superlite Ceramic Ionic or a Hot Tools 1044 Ionic Travel Dryer will be suitable as they both have powerful motors, ionic outlets and bundled diffusers - avoid buying a blow dryer with a motor less powerful than 1600 watts as it will struggle to dry thicker hair. [10] [11] [AD]
Which is the best dual voltage hair dryer for Equatorial Guinea?
- A Conair Compact Styler uses a powerful two speed 1875 watt motor, has a removable filter and features cool shot that can will rapidly cool down hair to give a longer lasting hold.
- The Berta Folding Hair Dryer also features cool shot, a tourmaline ceramic outlet resulting in quicker and safer styling, 2 heat settings, a longer 1.8 metre power cord and includes a concentrator attachment.
Each model is folding, includes an ALCI power plug to prevent overloading and has dual voltage making them ideal for visiting Equatorial Guinea in carry on luggage when used along with a power adapter for an Equatorial Guinean power outlet. [12] [12] [13] [AD]
Which is the best folding travel ionic hair dryer with diffuser for Equatorial Guinea?
- The X5 Superlite Ceramic Ionic has a 1600 watt motor with a 1.65m electric power cable, it comes with a tourmaline diffuser however doesn't have cool shot.
- The Hot Tools 1044 Ionic Travel Dryer features a lengthy 1.82m electric power cable for more freedom when drying with an ALCI power plug and removable filter to clean. With a powerful 1875 watt motor it includes cool shot making it more suited for styling thick hair.
Both ionic hair dryers feature both diffuser and concentrator with strong motors to make them the most suitable hair dryers for thick hair. Each dryer is light and folds up to pack in carry-on luggage, only requiring a suitable cheap power adapter for Equatorial Guinea to work with an Equatorial Guinean power outlet. [10] [11] [11] [AD]
Best travel hair dryers for 2020
Which is the best blow dryer for Equatorial Guinea?
|Hot Tools
|Compact with diffuser
|Works in Equatorial Guinea
|Works in US
|Dual voltage
|Speed settings
|Heat settings
|Cool shot
|Removable filter
|ALCI safety plug
|Cord length
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|under C$50
|under C$60
|around C$50
|under C$25
|around C$80
|around C$45
Original testing and suitability of hair dryer models was compiled 2017, subsequent updates and price checks performed monthly - last updated April 2019.
Equatorial Guinea power outlets and plug sockets
What is the electrical frequency used in Equatorial Guinea?
The frequency from an Equatorial Guinean power outlet is 50 Hz. [14]
What voltage is used in Equatorial Guinea?
The voltage used in Equatorial Guinea is 220 volts.
Which plug adapter do you need to use a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea?
There are two different types of power outlets used in Equatorial Guinea, these are type E and C with the primary power outlets being type E:
- Plug Type C - You can identify this wall outlet by two circular holes adjacent to each other.
- Plug Type E - You can recognise the plug socket by the two adjacent holes next to each other with a long metal grounding pin protruding from the top in a triangle configuration.
A Type E power adapter will allow you to use a 220 volt hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea; read the simple guide below for full details of how to use a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea using a plug adapter. Be aware that unless you that have a dual voltage hair dryer you might also have to use a voltage converter. [6] [15] [AD]
Dual voltage hair dryers
How can I use a dual voltage hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea?
- Ensure that you are have a dual voltage hair dryer or that it works with a 220 volt power outlet.
- If your hair dryer is dual voltage then make sure it is set to work in the 220-240V range. The switch is usually found on the handle or base of the hair dryer and requires a screwdriver or coin to turn.
- Plug the dryer into the power adapter for Equatorial Guinea and then plug in the power adapter into the Equatorial Guinean power outlet.
- It's common on a majority of travel hair dryers operating in the 220-240 volt range to only work safely on a low setting - but the temperature and speed should still be sufficient enough for drying hair. Always check the hair dryer guidelines to see if this is appropriate for your model of dryer to avoid the risk of overheating.
- The hair dryer is now ready to be used in Equatorial Guinea.
How can you change the voltage on a travel hair dryer?
- Most dual voltage hair dryers have a dial or switch which toggles between two sets of voltages although some dryers can automatically detect the voltage from an Equatorial Guinean power outlet.
- This dial or switch will typically require either a small coin or screwdriver to set the dryer to the right voltage between a 110v-120v range or a 220v-240v range.
- As well as switching this over it is worth making a note of both switch positions as the painted numbers can sometimes fade on certain models of travel hair dryer.
Is my hair dryer dual voltage?
The way to tell if your hair dryer will handle a dual voltage outlet is to look for either a sticker or numbers printed on the handle, base or plug. The location will vary depending on the make or model of your hair dryer and should also be written on the box or in the instruction manual. Some dual voltage hair dryers can change automatically, however other hair dryer models will have a switch which allows you to toggle between different voltages depending on which country you are visiting.
- Single voltage might say a specific number - such as 110V. If this number matches the 220 volts used in Equatorial Guinea then you should be able to use your hair dryer with an Equatorial Guinean power outlet.
- Single voltage could also have a small voltage range with a dash to accomodate small voltage fluctuations - such as 100-120V. If the 220 volts used in an Equatorial Guinean power outlet falls within the range shown on your hair dryer then you should be able to use it in Equatorial Guinea.
- Dual voltage will typically say a larger range separated with a slash - such as 100/240V. Your hair dryer will be capable of being used in Equatorial Guinea or any other country if these numbers are shown.
Travelling to Equatorial Guinea with a hair dryer
Is it safe to bring my domestic blow dryer to Equatorial Guinea?
It is preferable to packing a dual voltage travel hair dryer instead of bringing an existing domestic blow dryer to Equatorial Guinea as it is safer to assume that it will work with the 220 volt power outlets used with an Equatorial Guinean power outlet (provided that you bring the correct plug adapter for Equatorial Guinea). Travel hair dryers normally feature a collapsing handle and are much lighter, this helps reduce the size and weight when packed in travellers luggage compared to packing a domestic blow dryer. Be aware that bringing your expensive domestic hair dryer might put it at risk due to potential damage or loss in your suitcase by an airport baggage handler. The costs involved in repairing an expensive quality domestic hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea could be more than purchasing a much cheaper dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] with a suitable travel hair dryer case before your trip . [16] [AD]
Do hotel rooms in Equatorial Guinea have hair dryers?
This depends on the hotel and the quality of the room. Hotel room hair dryers are typically found in the bathroom, these could be a slower air hose variety, or might be located in a bedroom wardrobe, cupboard or drawer.
In cheaper hostels, hotels and motels a communal hair dryer might be offered at reception, however that could involve waiting in turn for other guests. If you are uncertain about the hotel hairdryer policy then either look on the booking web site or telephone the hotel in Equatorial Guinea to find out what is available for guests. Hair dryers found in hotels are adequate but normally rudimentary models lacking a diffuser, notorious for providing slower air speeds and low heat. Those worried about hygiene should remove burnt hair from previous guests on a shared hair dryer as the hotel room service might not have scraped this off when cleaning the room.
Remember, if you are in doubt either telephone ahead to the hotel in Equatorial Guinea or bring a suitable dual voltage travel hair dryer [2]. [17] [AD]
Can a hair dryer go in carry on to Equatorial Guinea?
According to the TSA guidelines for hair dryers there are no restrictions when bringing a mains powered hair dryer in your hand luggage through airport security in the US. The TSA suggests that you should verify that the airline who is flying you to Equatorial Guinea will allow blow dryers onboard and that it will fit in the overhead bin or underneath the seat of the airplane. Packing the hair dryer in a dedicated heat resistant protective travel hair dryer case leaves it easily accessible when going through airport security, it can be packed away quickly and will avoid a tangle of power cables in your carry on luggage (the TSA suggests wrapping cords tightly around electronic items such as hair dryers). If you intend to bring fragile or expensive blow dryers in your hand held luggage then it is advisable to use hard carry on luggage as this provides the greatest protection against bumps and knocks during your journey. [16] [18] [19] [AD]
Power converters for Equatorial Guinea
What is the difference between a voltage converter and a plug adapter for Equatorial Guinea?
A heavy and bulky power converter will transform the voltage of 220 volts from an Equatorial Guinean power outlet to work with a non-220 volt hair dryer, but a smaller and more lightweight power adapter (or plug adapter) will change the shape of the plug on your hair dryer to fit into a power outlet in Equatorial Guinea. [7] [AD]
Do I need a voltage converter to use my hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea?
A power converter (or voltage transformer) allows a hair dryer using a different voltage to work using a 220 volt power outlet used in Equatorial Guinea. Travellers wishing to use their own domestic hair dryer can use a power converter, however it can be considerably cheaper to buy a dedicated dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] than it is to buy a power converter. Also, a power converter is significantly heavier than a travel hair dryer making a power converter less suitable when packing compared to a travel hair dryer. [7] [AD]
How to use a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea using a type C power adapter
Instructions showing how to power a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea by using a Type C power charger.
- Ensure that the blow dryer is either a dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] or is compatible with a 220 volt power supply but if not then don't proceed because you might create an electrical fire hazard, blow a fuse or damage your hair dryer. Before using a dual voltage travel hair dryer ensure the switch is set to the 220 volt setting for use in Equatorial Guinea, please consult the owners manual for more information on where this switch is located.
- You will need to buy a Type C plug adapter [4] if the shape of plug used on your hair dryer isn't the same type of power outlet used in Equatorial Guinea. This power adapter helps fit different plugs from other countries for a power outlet found in Equatorial Guinea by changing the shape of the plug, but it doesn't change the frequency or voltage of the hair dryer to work with a 220 volt outlet.
- Plug the Type C plug adapter in the wall outlet. You can recognise the plug outlet by 2 adjacent holes next to each other.
- Then plug in the hair dryer into the Type C plug adapter.
- Turn on the Equatorial Guinean power outlet. The hair dryer can now be switched on.
How to use a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea using a type E power adapter
Instructions showing how to power a hair dryer in Equatorial Guinea by using a Type E power adapter.
- Ensure that your hair dryer is either a dual voltage travel hair dryer [2] or can work with a 220 volt power outlet; but if it doesn't then do not continue as you might damage your hair dryer, blow a fuse or create an electrical fire hazard. Dual voltage blow dryers usually have a switch to toggle between voltages, before operating the hair dryer make sure you have set it to accept 220 volts to use in Equatorial Guinea; refer to the user guide to find out how to do this.
- If the plug shape on your hair dryer isn't the same shape as the outlet used in Equatorial Guinea you will need to bring a Type E plug adapter [6]. The Type E plug adapter helps convert plugs on appliances from other countries into a power outlet used in Equatorial Guinea simply by changing the shape of the plug, however the adapter doesn't change the voltage of the hair dryer to work with a 220 volt supply.
- Begin by taking the Type E plug adapter and inserting it into the Equatorial Guinean power outlet. You can recognise the power supply by two adjacent holes next to each other plus a single long metal grounding pin protruding in the top in a triangle shape.
- Then plug in the hair dryer into the Type E plug adapter.
- Turn on the Equatorial Guinean power outlet. The hair dryer can now be switched on.
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- Wikipedia - Equatorial Guinean Wikipedia page
- Amazon - dual voltage travel hair dryer
- iec.ch - Type C power outlet
- Type C plug adapter - European Europlug Type C plug adapters are unearthed and comprise of two 4mm rounded pins placed 19mm apart, C$10-C$15.
- iec.ch - Type E power outlet
- Type E plug adapter - There are two 4.8mm pins on the Type E plug adapter which are placed 19mm apart and includes a hole in the top for an earthing pin, under C$15.
- Power converter - A step up step down power converter converts 110-120 volts up to 220-240 volts and 220-240 volts down to 110-120 Volts, estimated price under C$140.
- BaBylissPRO Tourmaline Titanium Travel Dryer - 10.5 ounce dual voltage travel blow dryer small enough to carry in a purse including concentrator, under C$60.
- Conair MiniPRO Folding Handle Tourmaline Ceramic Styler - Budget mini ionic hair dryer with 1200 watt 2 speed motor and bundled concentrator attachment, estimated cost under C$50.
- X5 Superlite 1600W Dual Voltage Ceramic Ionic Travel Dryer - 1600 watt travel blow dryer with a 1.65 metre power cable, tourmaline diffuser and concentrator, costs C$80-C$90.
- Hot Tools Professional Ht1044 Ionic 1875 Watt Travel Dryer with Folding Handle and Dual Voltage - 1875 watt travel hair dryer with 1.82m power cord, an ALCI power plug, removable filter and cool shot, priced at under C$50.
- Berta 1875W Folding Hair Dryer Dual Voltage Blow dryer Negative Ions Travel Dryer - Ceramic tourmaline hair dryer with cool shot, two heat settings, 1.8m power cord and bundled concentrator, under C$25.
- Conair 1875 Watt Compact Folding Handle Hair Dryer with Dual Voltage - Budget 1875 watt 2 speed travel hair dryer, ALCI safety plug, removable filter and cool shot, priced at C$50-C$60.
- Wikipedia - WikiPedia - Mains electricity by country -
- iec.ch - IEC World Plugs by location -
- Hard case for travel hair dryer - Hard case designed for storing and protecting a hair dryer safely during travel in luggage, C$130-C$140.
- Dual voltage travel hair dryer - Folding handle hair dryer with dual voltage suitable for international travel, estimated cost under C$20.
- tsa.gov - TSA guidelines for hair dryers -
- Hard carry on luggage - Example of hard cases, suitcases and luggage suitable for airline carry on, around C$70.
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I have never had particularly bad acne, however I did have a rash of back acne and dark spots for years. I've been using this product for 6+ months and my backne disappeared completely. The bar has a soft natural scent; no irritating perfumes. I continue to use it in lieu of liquid body wash and shampoo. It's non-drying and gentle on sensitive skin
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Doesn't sud well. Hair falls out much more than usual. The whole bar was gone in about 6 shampoos.
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I love this shampoo bar. It has a pleasant mild scent. Leaves my hair feeling soft.
Great product. Not drying.
Saved my skin!
I've been sick with lyme disease for nearly 6 years. The treatments leave my entire body feeling dry, rough and uncomfortable. Nothing I did was working until I used Henna Sooq's Argan Oil Shampoo & Body Bar. I kid you not, it is an oasis in the desert! My skin actually feels like skin again! The constant dryness and irritation that I felt all over is GONE! The bar is scentless, with a mild, creamy lather. You can actually *feel* the richness of the oils in the lather. It rinses clean (no greasy residue left in the shower) but your skin is left feeling soft and smooth. I think I just found my holy grail body wash! Thank you!


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I'm pretty sick, but don't worry, I've been to the doctor who assures me that I do not have the swine flu. But still, I feel pretty bad. So I have nothing to say except that I wish I felt better. I ran through a course of antibiotics and I feel worse than when I started (ahh, modern medicine, how the hell are they going to find a cure for Rett Syndrome when they can't even figure out my weird congestion? Sigh.)
Anyways, I spent a few minutes between coughing spells writing to Oprah:
The Lee Family. Once upon a time Noel and Rena got married and had 2 kids - Doris and Donald. Then one day, Doris got married to Jeremy and had her own 2 kids - Vince and Edda. We all live far apart, and keep moving around. It's hard to keep tabs on each other. Welcome to our blog.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I don't have the swine flu.
By Doris at August 26, 2009
3 comments:
- Karen said...
Feel better Doris! Hopefully you can have some down time this weekend.
- August 27, 2009 7:53 AM
- Rena said...
Feel better soon. Make sure to have enough sleep time.
Love, mom
- August 27, 2009 9:47 AM
- Noel said...
Drink a lot of fluid :)
- August 27, 2009 9:56 AM
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Shaving Every Day
Men everywhere hate shaving each day. In fact, bearded men and those who prescribe to the 3-day-I'm-trying-to-be-George-Clooney look avoid shaving quite well. Of course, most men fail to realize that they don't look like movie stars, they look tired and sloppy. In an age where jobs are a hot commodity, stubble is NOT going to fly at the office. Of course, that isn't to say you can't skip shaving on weekends and holidays. Just let it become a habit.
There are a variety of tools out there to help you shave each day. Some men prefer a straight edge razor, throw away one-time use razors (not the best choice) or one of many 4-5 blade razors. Pick whichever one you prefer and make using it part of your morning routine.
The Steps
1. Make sure your face is either freshly showered or washed in hot, steamy water in order to soften your facial hair. Use a glycerin or lanolin based shaving cream and work it into a smooth lather. Cover all parts of your face evenly and fully.
2. If you are using a straight edge razor, hold it to about 30 degrees on your face. With all other razors, gently push them against your face. Shave WITH the grain. It is a common misconception that shaving against the grain equals a smoother shave. It doesn't. It will, however, create micro-cuts in your skin, as the razor gets caught on the hair and tears your sensitive face. A sharp, new razor works perfectly with the grain of your facial hair. Use long, smooth strokes and rinse the blade in hot water after each one.
3. Switch hands on opposite sides of your face. This avoids missing spots, which would lead to a sloppy shave. Always use your non-razor hand to pull your skin tight, helping to avoid cuts.
4. If you do get cut, rinse it in cold water. Capillaries will contract under cold temperatures (why your finger tips turn white in the winter weather without gloves) and the cold water will slow/stop the bleeding.
5. Rinse your face and dry with a soft towel. Since shaving, even when done perfectly, takes microscopic pieces of skin off your face, use a moisturizer after the shave to protect your face.
Now repeat this process each morning. Your partner will thank you and you'll look great.
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Remember how everyone lost their collective shit when Watch the Throne dropped? "Jay and Ye together?! Yes!" Ahem, that was me, but I felt like beyond "Otis", past "H.A.M", above "N*ggas in Paris", there was a standout – "Who Gon Stop Me".
The track itself was unbridled flame, torch, light music, with heavy synths, reckless rhymes and some disrespectful lyrics thrown in for good measure ("This is something like the Holocaust / Millions of our people lost" – Ye, please cool out). With an undeniable electronic influence, this track burned itself into my daily rotation with absolute quickness. I'd play at high volumes, on repeat, with such abandon that people knew what I was listening to well before they heard me pull up.
Upon further inspection, I see where the sample came from – Flux Pavilion's aptly titled "I Can't Stop". I'm not always a dubstep head. More matter of factly, I generally despise it, however, some shit to too dope not to catch yourself nodding to. Simply fire, so…here's the comparison:
Flux Pavilion – "I Can't Stop"
Jay-Z and Kanye West ("The Throne") – "Who Gon Stop Me"


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Patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery had fewer clotting complications than were seen with open procedures, researchers found.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurred in 1.44% of patients who had open surgery but in only 0.83% of those having a colorectal resection laparoscopically (P<0.001), Michael J. Stamos, MD, of the University of California Irvine Medical Center, and colleagues reported in the June issue of Archives of Surgery.
Other VTE risk factors among colorectal surgery patients in the national administrative database study included inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, obesity, and congestive heart failure.
"These findings may guide surgeons in the selection of appropriate VTE prophylaxis for patients undergoing colorectal procedures," Stamos and colleagues wrote.
Action Points
- Explain that patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery had a lower rate of venous thromboembolism than was seen with open procedures.
- Note that laparoscopic surgery was also associated with shorter hospital stays and lower mortality rates compared with the open resection.
Whether that might mean differences in dosing or other aspects of prophylaxis isn't clear yet, although laparoscopic surgery doesn't eliminate the need for prophylaxis, noted co-author Ninh Nguyen, MD, also of UC Irvine.
But the results do give impetus to greater use of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery, following the trend in other types of surgery which have also shown reduced VTE with laparoscopic approaches, Nguyen suggested.
"VTE is one factor for mortality associated with colorectal surgery," he told MedPage Today in an interview. "Anything you can do to reduce the incidence should be utilized."
Colorectal surgery patients are at a particularly elevated risk of serious clotting, with a pulmonary embolism risk about four times that of other surgery patients in one prior study.
A laparoscopic approach may help by getting patients back on their feet earlier through reduced postoperative pain and ileus compared with open surgery, the researchers suggested.
Laparoscopic surgery may also induce less hypercoagulability compared with open surgery, Nguyen noted.
The group analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, with discharge data from about 20% of U.S. community hospitals for a representative picture of about 90% of all hospital discharges across the country.
During the 60-month period from 2002 through 2006, the database included 149,304 patients who got laparoscopic or open colorectal resection -- most often for cancer (42.4%) and involving the right colon (42.5%).
Among the resections overall, only 5.3% were done with laparoscopic techniques.
But even in the multivariate analysis, laparoscopic colorectal surgery held the advantage for VTE incidence. Patients were 1.8 times more likely to experience this complication after open resection (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4 to 2.2).
For each precipitating condition, laparoscopic surgery was also associated with at least numerically lower VTE risk.
Inflammatory bowel disease showed the highest incidence of VTE among the pathologies at 1.4% as well as the most dramatic, albeit nonsignificant, difference in incidence by surgical approach at 1.47% with open versus 0.33% with laparoscopic surgery.
Cancer patients, with a VTE incidence of 1.3% overall, showed only a minimal and nonsignificant advantage from laparoscopic resection (1.18% versus 1.27% VTE rate with open surgery).
For diverticulitis, the advantage of laparoscopic surgery reached statistical significance with a VTE incidence rate of 0.47% compared with open surgery's 0.88% (P<0.05).
Other risk factors for VTE in the multivariate analysis included the following:
- Obesity in both the laparoscopic and open surgery groups (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.4 to 2.2, and OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.1)
- Congestive heart failure in both laparoscopic and open surgery groups (OR 2.o, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.2, and OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.2)
- Malignancy in the laparoscopic group (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1) and metastatic cancer in the open surgery group (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.8 to 2.0)
Chronic pulmonary disease (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.1 to 1.2) and pulmonary circulation disorders (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.0) in the open surgery group
Compared with open colorectal surgery, laparoscopic surgery was also associated with shorter hospital stays (6.5 versus 9.5 days, P<0.001) and lower mortality rates (0.8% versus 3.0%, P<0.001).
The researchers cautioned that their study was limited by the use of administrative data, which may have missed some laparoscopic surgeries and wouldn't catch any VTE after hospital discharge or the influence of thromboprophylaxis.
Another limitation was the possibility of residual confounding from the open colorectal surgery group including higher-risk patients with more comorbidities.
"Although we controlled for these risk factors, they may have predisposed the patient to VTE from the outset and possibly contributed to prolonged immobilization of the patient," Stamos' group cautioned in the paper.
The researchers reported having no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Primary Source
Archives of Surgery
Source Reference: Buchberg B, et al "Incidence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery: Does laparoscopy impart an advantage?" Arch Surg 2011; 146: 739-743.


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|fe& i^ointblank times L_, 1 a lesbian/feminist publication Vol.1 No.4 June, 1975 Houston, Texas 35<t If the Gay Activist Movement in the United States could have a "grand dame", one candidate for the title would undoubtedly be Barbara Gittings. Active in the Movement since the late 1950's, Ms. Gittings was responsible for the establishment of the first gay group within a professional organization—the Task Force on Gay Liberation of the American Library Association. She is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the National Gay Task Force. and one of the groups in Los Angeles did publishing. It put out a magazine called "One, Inc.". The title for both the organization and the publication came from the Thomas Carlisle quotation: "A common bond of brotherhood makes all men one." And there were women on the staff, very thoroughly involved in the publication during those first few years. Later it became a much more male-oriented magazine. Q: It is commonly accepted that the Stonewall Riots of 1969 mark the beginning of the Gay Activist Movement. Could you give us some sense of what it was like for gay women before 1969? A: Well, it's not really true that that was the beginning of the Gay Activist Movement. The Movement has been in existence and active, in one form or another-- usually in many formr--since the early 1950's. It was started by a yery small, very frightened group of people who met in someone's apartment in Los Angeles in late 1950 or 1951. You know they were so scared they had the blinds drawn, the door loc'ced, and a lookout posted for the police, because they really thought they might be arrested for talking about homosexuality. But nothing happened, and they got courage, and soon there were little discussion groups like this one all over the city of Los Angeles. To cut the long story short, this was really'the beginning of what is today the Gay Liberation Movement in the uited States. Soon there were groups of various kinds, not only in Los Angeles, but in San Francisco, Barbara Gittings: An Interview part 1 magazine, off. But Prior to the publication of "One Magazine", there were, I think, three issues published by a lesbian in the Los Angeles area-- a magazine that she called "Vice-1prsa." However, there wasn't what you'd call an on-going gay movement at the time, and she had a very small circulation-- mostly with friends-- for her little so it didn't really take "One Magazine" did not die, because they reached out and set up subscription arrangements and advertising wherever they could, and they built up quite a subscription list over the years. Now, the first, and for many years, the only lesbian organization was founded in 1955 in San Francisco. That was Daughters of Bilitis. The name "Bilitis" comes from the prose poems by the late 19th, early 20th Century writer, Pierre Louys. (A series of prose poems called "The Songs of Bilitis" about a mythical Greek woman who lived part of her life in lesbian affairs. She was not a real person.) This organization, the Daughters of Bilitis, was founded in 1955 by Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, and six other women. They were not (cont*d on page 8)


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His publicist said the lifts in the dance "tweaked his neck."
His partner, Karina Smirnoff, said he was in pain all day and immediately saw a doctor on the premises as soon as the show was over.
"It's kind of started to swell up, so they finally got the doctor in," Smirnoff said. "We were kind of hoping not to get eliminated, but hope dies last and it's pretty much dead at this point. We know the verdict."
Sorrentino was at or near the bottom of the judges' leader board all four weeks he danced -- and all four weeks, he said he was giving it his all. It just wasn't enough.
"He brought everything to the table," Kurt Warner said. "What you saw on the dance floor might not have been the best, but he brought everything he had and I think that's how he approaches life."
"Off camera, he's so sweet, so generous, very kind, very giving, very loving and a lot of great, great humor," said Bristol Palin's partner, Mark Ballas. "Great dude, down to earth and we're going to miss him."
"It's sad that we left so early," Smirnoff added. "I think he had so much more in him to develop and improve and come out of the shell, but what's done is done and now we're able to concentrate on other projects we've got going on."
Goo Goo Dolls and Florence and the Machine performed on the show. There was also a Macy's Stars of Dance performance.
Now the remaining eight teams are concentrating on next week's dances.
"You're going to be hypnotized by Rick (Fox's) hips," said Fox's partner, Cheryl Burke.
They've got the rumba.
Florence Henderson and her partner have the tango. Now they'll have to wait and see if they can get the song they want.
"They're trying to clear 'The Brady Bunch' theme song," Henderson said.
"But it's not cleared yet, so we've got our fingers crossed," said her partner, Corky Ballas.


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After Hillary Clinton and many other Democratic candidates around the country suffered devastating defeats in 2016 elections, someone asked President Obama what he wanted to do when President-elect Donald Trump replaces him in the White House.
I thought Obama would say that he was going back to Chicago to resume his career as a community organizer. Reports say Barack was a formidable community worker. He was so good at it that a movie was made about those times that masqueraded as a Barack-Michelle love story!
No, the president didn't say that!
Barack Obama said he and his beautiful wife Michelle wanted to work hard to rebuild the Democratic Party.
C'mon, man!
If you don't know what "LLH" stands for its "Laughing Like Hell"!
President Obama is very educated. In fact, the world knows he was so smart, he became the very first Black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review at his alma mater, Harvard University.
In my opinion, a desire to rebuild the Democratic Party in the United States was one of the dumbest post-presidential career decisions ever made by a presidential lame duck in political history!
The Democratic Party is dead! Somebody call 9-1-1!
Homegoing service
Get Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and T.D. Jakes to perform the eulogy. Tell Yolanda Adams and Mary Mary to sing a heartfelt funeral song. The Democratic Party is as dead as a doornail!
Stop putting your time, your energy, your love, your money and everything else into a dead marriage, a dead relationship or a dead political party! That's like pouring water on a dead plant.
Leave it alone
When you can't fix a political party or a political operation that poisons your political life, leave the Democratic Party lovers alone. Give your best to a good political party that wants you and deserves you. Leave those dead hypocritical Democratic Party operatives in the political party cemetery!
The national Democratic Party insulted its Democratic members, conned its Democratic campaign contributors and ignored its Democratic base of voters that loved the Democratic Party more than they loved themselves!
I haven't asked President Barack Obama if he read Black-owned newspapers or surfed Black-owned Internet sites, or even gathered the country's Black political professionals to ask them their views on how to win elections or improve Democratic voter turnout. But I doubt whether he did.
He would have known
If he just read The Gantt Report, he would have known many years ago that the Democratic Party was doomed to die!
He would have known that the Democratic Party took loyal Democratic voters for granted. He would have known that Black elected officials who the Democratic Party chose to get out the Black votes couldn't draw political flies to a political outhouse.
He would have known that just because a preacher is a preacher, it didn't mean that all preachers were registered voters, or that preachers could motivate their congregations to vote for a political party that never voted for them.
He would have known that the 1950s tactics suggested by multi-million-dollar, highly-paid White political consultants were unusual, outdated and ridiculous to use in modern-day elections where knowledge or political science, political technology and political savvy was a must.
Like Humpty Dumpty
President Obama's desire to rebuild the Democratic Party is akin to Humpty Dumpty trying to rebuild the wall that gave him a great fall!
Somebody that loves the president and loves the Democratic Party should forward this column to the nation's lame-duck president so he'll know not to embarrass himself and the African-American U.S. citizens that love him more than a political junkie loves his political crack pipe.
Tell him most former Democrats, most loyal Democrats and the party's only true block of voters don't want to rebuild the Democratic Party. They want to destroy the Democratic Party!
Wanted revolution
Candidate Bernie Sanders had it right. The people wanted a Democratic revolution. The people wanted a party that supported members of their party. The people wanted a political party that they could be proud of – not a party based on political trickeration!
President Obama, don't drag your wife down a political road behind a rundown, raggedy political truck the way closet Klansmen and rednecks drag Black community activists down Texas, Alabama and Mississippi dirt roads!
If you're going to make a dumb statement about rebuilding the Democratic Party, you better hire some consultants, some advisers and some assistants that know what the hell they are doing!
Batman and Robin, Superman and Supergirl, or Willie Tyler and Lester can't save a political party that has dummies as leaders!
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Offline apparel stores brace for tough test amid e-commerce blitzMonday, December 29, 2014 l Source: Livemint.com
Heavy spending on advertising and promotions on apparel and other fashion products by online retailers such as Myntra and Amazon India is likely to lead to the toughest test yet for physical stores in the upcoming end-of-season fashion sale. The sale, which usually runs for the first two months of the year, is crucial for retailers as it accounts for up to one-third of their annual sales. Retailers typically offer discounts of 30-40% on average in this period.
This time, however, several brands such as Puma, Woodland and Allen Solly have already started dangling discounts and promotions, weeks before the traditional start of the sale in January. Even at the risk of sacrificing margins, department stores such as Shoppers Stop and Lifestyle, too, are offering discounts on some brands much earlier than in the previous years. This is in response to fears of losing business to fast-growing online retailers such as Myntra, Jabong and Amazon India. Since September, these e-commerce firms, along with Flipkart, which owns Myntra, and Snapdeal, have been running regular sales where the discounts on some products are as high as 60%. Myntra has been the most aggressive over the past two weeks, running advertisements that pitched deep discounts.
Amazon India also started running advertisement campaigns across television and print media, promoting its fashion collection last week, and the online retailer will soon launch ads promoting the end-of-season sale. "We expect to acquire thousands of new customers in this year's sale," Myntra chief operating officer Ganesh Subramanian said. Analysts and mall owners said offline stores had been forced to respond to regular online sales by offering discounts far more often. "Earlier, there were only three major sales that offline retailers did in a year; and now there is a sale every quarter," said Rachna Nath, an executive director at consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"One of the major top-of-the-mind concerns for retailers this year was how to sell when the sale was not on," Nath added. There are many more brand promotions in malls because of the fight between online and so-called brick-and-mortar retailers, said Dinaz Madhukar, senior vice-president and mall head at New Delhi-based DLF Emporio and DLF Promenade malls that house brands such as Louis Vuitton, Zara and Mango. "We had a really good season and had planned to go slightly late into the sale season; but with other brands going on sale early, we have decided to start sales by the first week of January," said Anant Daga, chief executive officer at women's clothing brand W.
Until this year, apparel stores hadn't been nearly as badly hit by the e-commerce boom as their electronics counterparts, partly because shirts, trousers and skirts are much more varied than standardized technology products such as laptops and mobile phones. But online retailers have been increasing their focus on apparel as it offers significantly higher margins than books or electronics. Apart from offering deep discounts and increasing their advertising spending on fashion, e-commerce companies have significantly expanded their product selection and launched private brands to tempt customers into spending more. Although e-commerce accounts for less than 1% of the total retail market in India, it is by far the fastest growing retail channel.
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Caffeine equals life. Am I right?
There's nothing I love more than chilling in a café with a coffee and watching the world go by. But with two kids and those pesky "Don't leave your kids in the car alone" laws, that is now a rare occurrence. Enter, drive-thru coffee from fast food joints at 8am on the school run. But fear not! You no longer have to sacrifice quality for convenience (unless you are a bit hung over and need a hash brown) Try one of the three cute cafes listed here instead and get your caffeine fix stat without having to unstrap the kids.
Little Olive Café Mt Eliza.
Currently located at Eden Garden Nursery in Mt Eliza.
204 Canadian Bay Rd, Mount Eliza VIC 3930
6.15am -9am
This coffee cart is as cute as a button and being positioned in a car park makes it perfect for a quick coffee dash. The coffee is great and you can grab a baked treat while you are there.
Hot Tip: You can purchase really cool reusable coffee mugs here. Think ceramic, glazed and arty.
Coffee hut outside Tipples Backyards in Baxter
167 Moorooduc Hwy, Baxter VIC 3911
This little spot is literally on the highway so there is no excuse. It sells toasties and is right next door to a petrol station so you can pretty much get all your morning shiz sorted.
Hot Tip: This place has Eftpos. Winning!
Apple Espresso at Tully's in Mornington
630 Moorooduc Hwy, Mornington VIC 3931
Imagine this scenario: You've dropped the kids at school and 5 minutes into your drive home the baby falls asleep in the car. Don't waste your life away sitting in the driveway scrolling Facebook and fearing the transfer wakeup! Head to Tully's and grab a coffee underneath a pear tree while bubba snoozes a metre or two away (obvi with the windows down and in full view and all those other legal/ethical/perfect-parent-patrol things.)
Hot Tip: If you have time to eat in, head out the back into the courtyard and grab a coffee and cake. Delicious!
Know of any other convenient little coffee stops? Drop them into the comments!


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Mix Förlag, 2012.
Reviewed by Agnes Broome in SBR 2014:2
Review Section: Lost Treasure
Amatka starts with a journey through a featureless, desolate landscape aboard a train with no one on it except Brilars Vanja Essre Two. She is an administrator from the main colony Essre, on her way to the far-flung satellite colony Amatka, where she is to survey the use of, and need for, hygiene supplies. But where are we? The frayed state of the once-grand train seems conspicuously 'Ozymandian' and Vanja's threadbare belongings and meagre rations suggest that this is a country that has for some reason fallen on exceedingly hard times. The grey monotony of the steppe outside gives little away.
The plot thickens once Vanja has arrived. We learn that Amatka is one of five colonies, all built from the same collectivist blueprint in which residential housing, factories, shops and communal buildings form concentric rings around the central plaza, at the heart of which sits the all-seeing, all-knowing Commune Office. But even though Amatka is so similar to Essre, something immediately strikes Vanja as not right. There is too much space, too few citizens; she is even given her own room to stay in. The people are not unfriendly but there seems to be something no one dares speak of. And the few who do speak, or rather, whisper, are soon taken away, never to return. Vanja is not a rebel by nature, but as events unfold in Amatka, she starts looking for the truth, hesitantly at first, then ever more doggedly. She learns that the secrets buried in Amatka, literally and figuratively, are the foundation upon which the five colonies were built, the cause of the oppression of its citizens and potentially the undoing of their entire civilisation.
The collectivist dystopia described in Amatka recalls many a classic literary vision, in which individuals have surrendered all their freedom in the name of security and survival within the collective. The milieu is inspired by the kolkhozes of the Soviet Union, which gives the novel an unusual flavour. Behind the traditional dystopia and the East European references, however, there also lurks something potentially more subversive, a polemic take on Sweden. Amatka is Sweden taken to the extreme, Sweden to the nth degree, a place where the state has usurped the functions of human relationships (parents do not even raise their own children), where the authorities have unlimited powers and conformity is highest law. The lobotomies Amatka's rulers use to neutralise dissenters are a disturbing echo of Sweden's programme of forced sterilisation of undesirables, which was only discontinued in 1975.
Apart from a provocative contribution to the discussion about Swedishness, Amatka offers us beautiful and arresting prose. Language is the foundation of everything in Amatka, it is literally what maintains the shape of its reality: if the citizens of Amatka forget to continuously tell their belongings what they are supposed to be, or use the words that describe them metaphorically, they simply dissolve into puddles of goo. The signifier defines the signified in the most direct sense. The language of Amatka is therefore, by necessity, plain to the point of being inhuman, stripped of metaphors and morphological ornament of any kind. The central role language plays in the narrative is beautifully paralleled in Tidbeck's own language, as she cleverly allows form to mirror content. Heretofore a writer of short stories, Tidbeck uses her spare prose to economically sketch a bleak, washedout world, virtually humming with suppressed secrets and on the brink of collapse. Tidbeck's unique voice and the compelling strangeness of the world she creates will surely make every reader determined to follow Brilars Vanja Essre Two wherever the truth may lead.


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How Spreading Your Lines Brings More Fishing Success
OutdoorHub 07.23.13
Wherever you're fishing, it often helps to get as many lines in the water as possible. The more lines you have in the water, the better your chances for getting a fish to eat your bait. The key is keeping your lines from tangling. A tool that will enable an angler to get multiple lines in the water effectively is a planer board. Whether you're fishing for stripers in the middle sections of the country, crappies wherever crappies live, or walleyes in reservoirs and natural lakes, planer boards will enable you to effectively present more baits.
A planer board is about the size of a business envelope. Most of them have a small flag that makes them easier to see. Off Shore Tackle produces a flag called a Tattle Flag that enables you to see the board better, but also helps an angler "read" the board better. We'll talk about "reading" boards later.
You attach the planer board to your line via releases that come with the board. It's a simple process and one you'll catch onto quickly.
Ok, we're ready to get our lines in the water. Let's say we're using crankbaits. We put our crankbait in the water and let out enough line to get the bait in the fish zone, the area where we think the fish are holding. This requires some experimenting, and is also where planer boards can help us find the fish zone so much faster.
We let the crankbait out one hundred and fifty feet. That will put that particular bait down about fifteen feet. We attach a planer board to our line and put it in the water. The planer board takes the bait out away from the boat. We set it so the board is running thirty feet off to the side and put our rod in the rod holder.
Now we let another line out. This line goes out one hundred feet and will run a little shallower than the first line. We'll fish this line straight behind the boat.
We repeat the process on the other side of the boat. Simple! By doing this, we're covering lots of water at various depths.
As we troll, we keep an eye on the boards. When a fish hits, the board will be pulled back. Or, with the Tattle Flag, the flag will go down. The Tattle Flag will reveal even the small fish.
We take the rod out of the rod holder and start reeling. Don't set the hook, it will be set when the fish hits. Reel steadily until your partner can remove the board, then keep reeling. Don't let the line get any slack when the board is removed. Net the fish and get your line back in the water.
Off Shore Tackle is the leader in planer board technology. Off Shore makes outstanding boards and trolling accessories because they do extensive product research before putting their products on the market.
If you want to get more lines in the water and increase your fish catches, start using planer boards. With just a little on-the-water experimenting, you'll see your success on a variety of fish species go up.
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Pluck. Shave. Design. Blood. Itchy. Wax. Tweeze. Every woman is familiar with these words in relation to her sacred yoni part. Each woman has a different approach to her secret place. Some have standing waxing appointments for the entire enchilada while others yet prefer the raging bush of the jungle. Its a matter of preference really. The mere mention of a beach outing or an intimate night can often send a woman into a trimming fit. What some find natural and appealing sends others into a tantrum. Where did all of this originate? It could be concluded that men's fantasies have played a role into this scenario. Women often consult their significant others of their preference when it comes to this subject. I prefer to consult my own preferences when it comes to my body but to each her own. There is even speculation that some shave it into designs and add dye. While that is a bit much for my own personal taste, art is to be placed on a high level. Whatever the punany regimen of the female, the maintenance and upkeep of the almighty pussy is a full time job.
Category Archives: EXPLICIT
It is covered most of the day. It is under us where we can't see it. When it is examined, our feet have to be put in stirrups so the infamous gynocologist can get the best view. A lot goes on in there without the insertion of any body part. Sometimes, it becomes infected with yeast or bacteria. For those of you that are special, you may get a nice combination of both which then causes the gyn to prescribe a strong cocktail of sorts to stick in your twat. I am about to paint the picture where insult is added to a very uncomfortable injury.
You are already itchy. You are taking the creams and popping the pills. You are avoiding everything including: sex, waxing, sweets, coffee, and alcohol; yes, the angel of death is near. Then your poor clueless boyfriend says to you, "Maybe if we do it without the condom it will get better….". Do you hear an explosion of gunfire in your head?
Many of you are in the practice of sleeping without underwear just to give the special present time to breathe and enjoy itself. It never gets enough air. Plenty of water is also good for its self marination. If you can avoid the overeating of sweets, large consumptions of coffee, and happy hour, the chances of you getting a yeast infection should be lowered. Just remember that nature has a sense of humor. Did you know that you can have an infection while your moontime is in effect? Yes, you too can experience higher levels of discomfort. The creams are not necessarily the best for the vjj either; however, who can blame a girl for wanting to cure the symptoms immediately and working on the cause later.
Sex Advice
Your pussy can't ride every dick.
Trying to decide on when to be celibate vs. when to be sexually expressive can be a rather daunting task. There are so many factors that come into play. How long has it been since your last expression? Have you known this person long enough? Should you keep this person at an arm's length or sit in their lap? Have the two of you been tested? What do you really want from this relationship? What if you just want sex? An interview for self.
Every woman has faced these questions and more. Sexual frustration can cause a serious imbalance in the sacral chakra and thus, throw everyone else out of alignment. That powerful release has many benefits for overall health, mind, body, and soul. You can work off calories, release magical chemicals, experience that special senesation unlike any other, and lay in that afterglow. Are there negative side effects? Of course. Welcome to life.
Let me be aggressive with this sentiment: Your pussy can't ride every dick. Not all dicks were meant for entrance into your sacred temple. Once your information is explored, there is the possibility of pregnancy, disease, unecessary clinging, and adicktion. What if you get pregnant from a one night stand? Do you know that the factors that you did not consider about your "date" could become important in your child's life? Did you know about that pesky gout on his side or the fact that all of the men lose their hair at age 30? Would you still have played with him? Maybe not. hmmm.
If you foray into this play pen with this particular playmate, what is the desired outcome? Is this a friends with benefits with the hope that it blooms into something else or are you just making a mistake for the sake of getting a slice? What of your spiritual side as you delve into the bed of fun, where does that go? Does it take a turn for the worse because it is settling while your yoni explodes? Decisions. Tough ones.
Women have to accept that yes they have a sexual drive too. It is normal and can be quite overwhelming sometimes. It doesn't make you cheap or loose. It does make you quite frisky. Some suggest toys. Others suggest chocolate. Everyone has her own way of dealing with those long bouts of unwanted celibacy. Why, it can boil down to a your head saying one thing while the pussy says another. You have to decide for yourself which one will win and if you can live with your decision.
THE VAGINA: The Misunderstanding
The portal of life. The entrance into the universe. The vagina has been misunderstood from the beginning. It has been locked away in chastity belts and chastised for its natural behavior. The covered part has been teased for its appearance and misued for dominance. Perhaps these things have happened because it is heavily viewed as the target and property of men.
The vagina is a part of a woman's body. It is an important part of her body. It facilitates the menstral cycle(separate post), allows life to enter, assists in the relieving of waste amongst other things. It can be the source of great pleasure, and the source of great pain(in truth, the latter may be about the uterus). Let us take a deeper look at the poor, misunderstood vagina.
How did the word vagina come about? Furthermore, how did all of these other names for vagina come about? Pussy, whoo ha, vjj, information, Netherlands, punany, vagi, girl, present, yoni,. We have various comfort levels with each nickname. I personally do not love the word vagina and coined information instead. Vagina seems so medical to me for something that I have to deal with every single day of my life. Moving on.
When did it become appropriate for our information to be splashed all over television? From what I remember of television, music videos do not differ that much from pornography. It seems to be an invisible line. Obviously, there is a demographic for such material or else it wouldn't be in business. Why is the information referred to so harshly by demeaning its owner? A hoe is a tool used for gardening. Let me go with that for a minute. A hoe is a tool that is used by different farmers. Should the farmers also receive names for using the hoe in the garden? Does the farmer use gloves when dealing with the hoe in the garden? If the gardners then have other seeds, is he considered a responsible gardner? Why does the emphasis fall on the hoe? Enter a girl unsure about her body into this scenario.
Your mother(hopefully) explains the things that you need to know about your body to you so that you can refrain from sex until you are married and not give birth outside of wedlock lest you be struck by some unknown electric force from the sky. Stories of sexual escapades may even reach your tender ears as you wonder about that virginal night of sweet bliss that in truth may hurt and not even last that long. What is wrong with this picture? Well, did you ever look at it in the mirror to see the differnt parts? A real one looks different from that medical sketch in textbooks. It has more hair too. Before I forget, the clitoris needs to be discussed.
The clitoris has not been mentioned. The sexual arousal differences between men and women have not been mentioned. SELF PLEASURE HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED. There are women on this earth that do not experience orgasms. That is a crime against nature. You can bring forth life into the world but you do not enjoy your own body? How many of us were led to believe that our sexual pleasure depends on the whims of a man? We are sexual creatures without any one else in the room. Garden.
This should be celebrated. A woman has choices with this. Many, many choices.
A woman should be able to enjoy the sight of herself in the mirror and the thrust of her own hips as she rocks them back and forth. How else is the sacral chakra expected to be freed from its chains of bondage? Enjoy the sensation of playing with your own hair. Wear silk and taste honey. Throw on a nice black dress and strut around in heels(don't tell my podiatrist that I said that). Wear that gorgeous feather boa that your girlfriend gave you but you are too shy to try on even in private. Take a nice hot bath by candle light and enjoy all of the wonderful sensations of being a woman. In other words, connect with and honor that which belongs to you; all of you.
I now wonder why I even named this the vagina. Wait, I know why. Your entire body is used to support it. Perhaps this part of our body is misunderstood because of the wrong emphasis that is placed on it. Instead of looking at it as something that can please a man, look at it as something that belongs to you. What do you want to do with it? Nothing? Something? Everything? You have options. A healthy one can work wonders for you. Gripping super powers come to mind. You can even decorate it if you like. If we are to understand our own vaginas, we have to understand everything that goes into it existing. It isn't just that thing that is splashed all over the television for men to enjoy. It is much more than a comfort zone for a penis. It is something sacred that belongs to us.
Sometimes, I want sympathy for being f***able. I was asked why I would want sympathy instead of congratulations. Well, I get congrats all the time. People stop me in the streets, friends admire(the fake ones were lost with the weight), and the sight of my own body in progress is a huge accomplishment for me. The sympathy comes in here.
The scheduling of classes alone takes up some time out of my day. When I have to reschedule a workout session, that is potentially detrimental because I like to have between 3-4 times a week in whatever studio I support at the time. I pay torturemasters to kick me around because if left to my own devices, I would give a Teletubby a run for its money. Once my body begins to detox, I can't eat the same old junk anymore which requires healthy cooking. Did I mention the probiotics three times a day, the different teas, and water intake? I get to dress differently because my old clothes hang off me. Its a beautiful thing working towards a healthy version of me…but sometimes, Lady wants a hug of understanding how difficult it is trying to maintain the new me.
Maybe I shall ask my current instructors….
Random Thoughts for Today….
1. Does the slice of vanilla cake think about me the way that I think about it?
2. Do my shoes (the really high heels) have a gender?
3. Why does a breast offend people?
4. Why am I told to listen to a potential significant other in reference to "commands"?
5. Why is a woman expected to submit to her husband? Does the husband submit to his wife? Why is the word submit present?
6. If there were chastity belts for women, was there anything for men? Why not? Dicks wander around too….
The chasing & acquiring of a dick is a difficult business. How does a single girl narrow down her choices to just the right pleasureable delight? Will it be just the right size, does it belong to another woman? Man? Is it polyamorous, play for both teams or is it simply on the prowl for what I have to offer? You have to know these things up front.
There are so many things to consider when on the hunt for…well, you know. I remember not too long ago, a friend of mine had to drive to Orlando to get some…4hrs, traffic, gas..men really make a girl work so hard.
She couldn't really explain to me what was going down or in for that matter…since she was surrounded by polite company. That was the day that I created ODA. You know, OFFICIAL DICK ALERT. Please man your text messages.
You never know when an ODA will strike. You could be decked out in your Africali best hanging out on Halloween when that roofer with the dreads calls inquiring about the uses of the sofa in your second room…what about the man in uniform..the one that you still dream of(because his dick would put a porn star to shame)…texts you to see if he can spend the night? ODA! All texts and calls stop at once..which can come in handy in case you forget to turn off your cell….
A very girl girl..such as myself, needs time to devote to purfume, proper outfitting, heels, and….will I throw him to the ground as soon as he walks through the door or will I make him my ….. on the kitchen table(I chose to make him mine on the kitchen table).
Now, sometimes you don't have an ODA…you have a PODA…POTENTIAL ODA. The dick may be hovering. A txt here, a call there. Oh, I may have to work late.
Men…always making things so damn difficult. Why can't you just say yes, I know that you are hornier than me and I am coming to take care of the situation just give me a minute..Is it so wrong, to just want a piece of heaven on a stick? that wonderful, delicious, and always nutricious, the fabulous, the fuckable…THE FEELING OF A DICK.
***I would like to dedicate this to all of my single sisters out there who dream of their next time…..
Got honey? or am I sweet enough? Maybe you can spread me on something. Do you have any ideas? Maybe we can try one of mine. Close your eyes and allow me to purr in your ear. Outside on the patio lays a flat circular pillow. We can gaze at the stars, identify the constellations, take in the sweet jasmine aroma. You can put me in your lap. Let me do the rest. Up, down, all around. Side split and oh my, I think that I am blushing. Hmm…so did you have honey? Oh, so I am sweet enough? Put me on the wall. Excellent technique. I am blushing again …..Forget the honey, there isn't any time.


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Letz Sing is part of the UBUNTU Network who believes that the joy of singing is a universal birthright, and that together, regardless of musical background, we can help improve the world by joining voices in song.


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This is an updated version of a story posted at 11:49 this morning.
CHICOPEE – A 15-year-old student at Chicopee High School told police that she had sexual intercourse with teacher Donald Cushing "three or four times" this spring in his classroom closet, according to court documents.
The relationship between the 59-year-old special education math teacher and the girl began in April when they exchanged cell phone numbers and rapidly intensified from there, according to the application for a complaint filed by Chicopee police detective David M. Nardi. Officials have said the girl was not Cushing's student.
The bearded teacher, handcuffed and shackled, denied four counts of statutory rape and two counts of disseminating obscene matter to a minor Friday in District Court. Judge Bethzaida Sanabria-Vega ordered Cushing to be held in lieu of $150,000 cash bail.
Cushing, of 645 James St., was removed from class Tuesday morning and questioned by police and school officials. He was verbally suspended later that day, School Superintendent Richard W. Rege Jr. said.
At a press conference held Friday afternoon, Chicopee Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette, Rege and Chicopee Police Chief John R. Ferraro said that the city is moving to terminate Cushing's employment and to get his teaching certificate in Massachusetts revoked.
"He will never teach in Chicopee again, and if we have our way he will never teach in Massachusetts or anywhere in the country again," Bissonnette said.
The girl told police that after the cell phone number exchange, she began calling or texting Cushing every day, according to the complaint.
Cushing routinely responded with text messages and calls of his own, she said.
In April and into May the girl told police that "things got very serious" and that they had sexual intercourse on the floor of the closet "three or four times," the complaint states.
The girl later told police that Cushing texted images of his genitalia to her in March and then May.
A family member approached Chicopee High School Principal Roland R. Joyal Jr. last week when she discovered a number of text messages from the teacher on the girl's phone.
The texts were not sexual but the family member felt there were a lot of them and was uncomfortable with the teacher texting the student, Rege said.
Cushing was told at that point to "cease and desist," Rege said during the press conference, which satisfied the family member.
On Tuesday the family member found text messages of a sexual nature and she again met with Joyal, who in turn contacted School Resource Officer John Jusino, officials said.
Jusino then conducted a videotaped interview with Cushing, who admitted sending sexual images from his cell phone to the girl, according to the complaint.
Bissonnette, Ferarro and Rege said they were pleased with the city's quick response once the nature of the teacher and student's relationship was brought to light.
"I am very proud of my staff at Chicopee High School," said Rege, adding that "the investigation was done fairly, expediently and thorough ... Certainly students' safety and security are always the focus of everything that we do and we moved very swiftly to separate him from the student body."
Bissonnette said the action taken by school and police personnel "reflects our zero tolerance policy for this types of incident."
Rege said that the department conducts annual background checks on its teachers and Cushing's most recent check, done in October through the state Criminal Record Offender Record Information Law, "was absolutely clean."
Sanabria-Vega set Cushing's next court appearance, a pre-trial hearing, for June 10.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Fitzgerald told the judge that she and lawyer Robert Rzeszutek, who represented Cushing during the arraignment, had agreed on bail.
The judge told Cushing if he were to make bail, he would be required to stay away from the girl, not have any unsupervised visits with anybody under 18 and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.


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The Bilderberg conference, which bills itself as a "forum for informal discussions" held by the world's top brass, has drawn fire from protesters gathered near the Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in Austria, accusing the attendees of corruption and elitism.
After a rally on Friday, anti-Bilderberg activists re-emerged on Saturday afternoon to protest what many of them refer to as a gathering of criminals. Thousands of protesters are expected to assemble outside the hotel where the Bilderberg group meeting is taking place.
"What we have seen is a very tight police cordon. It has been very difficult for many people to get to this area. Some journalists have been subject to rather humiliating police tactics," RT's Peter Oliver reported.
Some like it hot, but those gathered for the Bilderberg meeting in Austria seem to prefer it "top secret." According to the published agenda, a total of around 140 participants from 22 countries have confirmed their attendance this year, including German Defense Minister Ursula van der Leyen, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, UK Chancellor George Osborne and former President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, just to name a few. One of its past participants is the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss Kahn, accused of sexual assault by a New York hotel maid in 2011.
The key rule of participation is the so-called "Chatham House Rule", which states that while attendees are free to use the information received, "neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor of any other participant may be revealed."
A 50-kilometer safety zone has been created and two checkpoints set up around the event to ensure the safety of the influential guests. Up to 2,100 officers from all over Austria will be on duty, along with 300 German police officers, should an emergency occur during the four-day conference.
You gotta worry when the world's banks, corps, media and politicians have a secret meeting. Come on. #bilderberg #democracy?
— Tom Moriarty (@thetommoriarty) June 13, 2015
American journalist Rob Dew, news director at Infowars, told RT his crew suffered from what he called "police brutality."
"At the beginning they were very brutal and rude to us. They saw we're from Texas, pulled us out of the car and searched us. So the next time we go to the checkpoint we start video taping because that's what we do in America – when we're feeling tyranny, we start video taping. And we actually went to the police station live on Skype during the Alex Jones show and confronted them because they were calling our hotel manager asking where we were, when we're going to be back. We were fed up with it because we'd already shown them our papers and we have nothing to hide, but we're not going to take humiliation."
If the #Bilderberg conference won't tell us what the meeting is about I'll assume it's a get-together of paedophiles. Prove me wrong
— Philip Prince (@PhilipIndigo) June 12, 2015
According to the published agenda, the Bilderberg conference will discuss a range of issues – from artificial intelligence and chemical weapons threats to the US elections and European strategy regarding Iran, Russia and NATO.
#Bilderberg club to talk AI & cyber-security in shadowy meeting in Austria http://t.co/gtMrUm7GTd #Bilderberg2015 pic.twitter.com/tNkwvQj2W0
— RT America (@RT_America) June 10, 2015
Investigative journalist Tony Gosling told RT the Bilderberg conference tries to "make sure it's as difficult as possible to cover the meetings." He says the mainstream media are actually part of the group.
"We're given the minimum information and it's very high security. There are thousands of police and security services in Austria keeping journalists away. The reason journalists don't often go is because their bosses are there and want the secrecy. You're not going to upset your boss by trying to break their vow of silence," Gosling said. "We've got around about 20-22 media barrens in there. These are generally controlled private media corporations, senior editors, managers or owners of the big media corporations and they are actually the fourth-largest contingent at Bilderbergs. They are not far behind the bankers and the politicians and the owners of big industry. Essentially, media has become something so you can buy and sell," he added.
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