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If you go to spas in the U.S., there are certain things you expect -- robes, hot tea, and careful draping during your massage so that no skin is ever exposed. So it's interesting to travel around the world, where spas are different. For instance, Cebu City, an island province of the Philippines, is considering banning lingam massage. (In case you don't know your Sanskrit, lingam is the word for the male "wand of light" - or penis.) It's legal, and so popular that tour operators with customers mostly from Japan, Korea and China are including lingam massage as a must-do stop on the tour.
Honey Yoo and Bella Bilocura, owners of Authentic Lingam Massage, told the Cebu Daily News last year that lingam massage is just another way to soothe and relax the client, and a widely accepted form of wellness practiced in New York and California, among other places! (It may be....but not legally!)
- August 1, 2010 at 11:20 pm(1) Glenn says:
Hi Anitra,
Interesting that you have to go to a relatively obscure part of the world to find this practice. It's definitely a form of sexual stimulation, and should only find it's place under a regime of regulated adult entertainment. It has no place in a professional day spa.
- August 2, 2010 at 3:41 am(2) Ritchie D. Nolasco-Gonzaga says:
I think Lingam massage, which I give to my husband, is legitimate. The problem here in Cebu is that moralists and politicians do not do any real research and act with haste most of the time. They do not realize the essence of Lingam massage, Yoni massage (which I bet they do not even know about), etc.
On top of that, the Spa & Wellness Association of Cebu (SWAC) is doing a deceptive campaign against it because its member spas are losing money to Lingam spas. The SWAC is desperate and the best way they could come up to survive is to kill their competitors through government intervention.
The president of the SWAC is himself a spa owner, and he lost a lot of money as some of his spas closed down.
- August 5, 2010 at 12:36 am(3) tess says:
I don't think this people who do Lingam massage are certified by the DOH of the Philippines, their doing it to attract clients. I am also a massage/reflexology therapist
and I have a passion of helping people to ease their pain, relax and to release the stress.
For some who wanted money only they will do all the tricks to attract clients. I don't think all parts of Cebu is doing it and it so sad to hear this kind of news. So bad….
- August 6, 2010 at 7:22 pm(4) Bella says:
They call it lingam massage. We call it a happy ending. Available at sleazy massage parlors throughout the US.
- August 19, 2010 at 4:30 pm(5) Randy says:
Seems the most condemning comments here are from women. Don't like the competition from Lingam spas, huh?
- November 26, 2010 at 6:30 am(6) Diggy says:
Lingam massage. It MIGHT be accepted somewhere else but not on OTHER places. Its just the same as saying, one man's food might be another man's poison, right? Not all things applicable to a certain country or place may also be applicable to other. There are diversity which we need to respect. Diversity of culture and practices where it is a battle between morality and practicability. Hope it cleared everybody's mind somehow.
- August 5, 2011 at 12:49 am(7) Richard says:
Very interesting that so few who post have any idea what this is. A lingam massage is meant to release stress but not sperm. Therefore there is no happy ending but clearly to an inexperienced receiver of this massage it can happen. It is absolutely not sleazy but part of a spiritual ritual. Shame that everybody thinks the worst just because there is mention of penis and massage…
- October 21, 2011 at 2:22 am(8) j swarford says:
i dont see what all the fuss is about!!
a normal massage involves touching most parts of the body. Lingam includes the penis. Its still a part of the body like any else. big deal.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:33 pm(9) Graham says:
OK so you ban it. It will go underground and come up somewhere else with maybe some shady undertones. It becomes a crime and criminals get involved.
Rather control that it does not involve penetration of the therapist. Its a real art and a trained therapist can give a guy an experience which goes beyond just getting a release of semen. The guy can go away realising that there can be more to his sexual energy and she does not need to spread her legs.
Otherwise he goes to a bar and gets a woman who only knows how to spread her legs and she gets abused.
- December 26, 2011 at 5:35 pm(10) Art says:
Once again, the anti-sexual Christian moralists try to force their own views on others.
Did it ever occur to them *why* there's so much sleaze in our societies? It's because we've all been taught by the churches that sex, in itself, is "sinful."
Thus, we humans–who weren't built to do without sex–honor those teachings by practicing our sexuality sleazily, to show just how exploitative, sinful and ugly it is.
The greatest irony is that if sex was taught to be the natural and joyful energy it is, the sleazy aspects would disappear from our cultures, and the great majority of us would practice it innocenlty and joyfully, with little wish to exploit anyone else for our own satisfaction.
In short: the churches aren't the opponents of sleaze–on the contrary, they *created* sleaze.
- April 23, 2012 at 12:35 am(11) James says:
If any of you had ever bothered to get a lingam or yoni (for women) you would realize the only sleazy and immoral thing might be the giver. In a genuine setting, this form of massage is not meant to be sexual but an extreme release of tension and stress that a body massage cannot completely accomplish.
Unfortunately, most westerners are closed minded to everything that doesn't come with a pre-approved stamp by the government.
Take my word for it when I say more U.S. spas are sleazy than Asian spas. Trust me, I've lived and experienced both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
- April 30, 2012 at 4:07 pm(12) Craig says:
The most unfortunate thing is all religions oppose sexual acts of this kind except Tantra teachings (tantric sex). Sex is a must like food for the body, when lingam massage isn't all about Hand Job then this should be encouraged everywhere. No amount of body massage can make you feel as good as a good massage on your genitals, so no hypocrisy to our own self by getting massaged everywhere & leaving the prime spot. We would be fooling ourselves, it is like bathing but not pouring water on head.
- July 2, 2012 at 9:28 pm(13) Globetrotter says:
This is so much BS. I have travelled around the globe for the last 35 years and have always asked for a massage after I check in a 5star hotel. The girls come, give you a massage, ask you if you want a happy ending, if you say yes, then they either masturbate you or give you a blow job (depends how much you pay) and make you climax. You can call it any fancy name but that is what it really is…. good massage followed by a climax.
- October 7, 2012 at 2:10 am(14) mickey says:
I am a lawyer in the PH… better get your facts straight… its illegal…. there is no specific law banning lingam.. but we have provisions in our Revised Penal Code which prohibits obscenity.. Nonetheless, I do admit these spas exist in the PH.. the same way prostitution and drug trafficking do.. lingam just happens to have a good cover… The question of this being immoral or not is debatable… but answering whether it is illegal or not, yes it is…
- December 27, 2012 at 12:59 am(15) philip anthony perez says:
Hey mickey.,…a LAWYER of the PH….you dont have to brag about your profession, coz it only makes you sound gay…hehe
- January 3, 2013 at 7:56 am(16) Ben says:
Funny to read all the comments about lingam and yoni massage.
I live in Denmark and part time i work and live in Bangkok.
I have also been to the Phillipins many times and have had both thai and fillipina girl friends.So i have some experience with what goes on in the spa and wellness centers in Asia. Therefore i can`t really understand all that writing for and against lingam or yoni massage and what the problems is! it happens all over if you want to have it – also in Europe – but the big different is, that most western woman are not good at it. the cam masturbate or give you a blow job. But that is nothing compared with a real and good lingam massage. Is is a bit stupid that adult people in the year 2013 can have anything against that kind of massage. It is okay to get massage all over your body but the on the genitalia parts is for many people not acceptable – either because of religion or because of the law! Come on – lingam and yoni massage is not a new thing, it goes many generations back – so come on and face the reality. what voluntarily goes on behind closed doors between adult people is completely up to them. It has nothing to do with religon or laws.
To the women and men you haven`t tried it can i only say – poor you!
By the way – do you why the bride always smiles when she walk up to the altar to get married? Because she know that she have done her last blow job! Happy New Year.
- March 26, 2013 at 6:55 pm(17) ileto says:
Be careful getting linggam massage, you might end up with venereal warts or even Herpes!
It's the same as rub and thug…
- April 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm(18) Bob says:
Penal code? Seriously? You wrote penal code on this blog with a straight face? It occurs to me that is an ironic reference to the law in this instance. Vaginally speaking, of course.
- May 28, 2013 at 2:56 am(19) bill posters says:
In London we just call it a "wank"
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The 87-minute movie about her solo, 2,180-mile hike from Georgia to Maine was financed through a campaign on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, where she raised $7,000 for the project. Along the way, she filmed the documentary herself.
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A 2002 Masconomet Regional High graduate, Feener studied film at the University of Tampa, Fla., and now teaches media arts at the private Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick. She earned a master of fine arts degree from Emerson College this year.
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Feener is also known locally for her 2007 documentary "Where There is a Will." It portrays the emotional and financial struggles of the Killelea family of Middleton after their son, Patrick, fell in 2006 and suffered a traumatic brain injury. A fundraising event during the film's premiere raised about $15,000 to help cover the family's expenses.
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Derek Lowe writes In the Pipeline that a large majority of Big Pharma underperformed the S&P index for the last 10 years. The original post was inspired by Jeffrey Kindler's retirment last week and simply noted that Pfizer was one of those (not the only) big underperformers. And, that despite all the merger activity it had undertaken to try to shore up revenues and make up for pipeline failures, it had been unable to do so.
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The British Government has put forward new copyright laws that will modernize fair use in the country. Business Secretary Vince Cable put forward the new proposals in response to last year's Hargreaves Review, a report that summarized the outdated state of fair use in the UK. As a result, the Government will be changing several key laws. It will finally be legal for people to make private copies of their purchased content — ripping and converting CDs, for example — and "limited copying" will be allowed for the sake of parodying other works.
The revisions to the law still target very specific examples, however. The Government has made it clear that the reforms — due to be introduced next year — still don't fall in line with the way the United States handles fair use, which has a much broader scope. The UK won't end up being on the same footing as the US as a result, but the much needed changes will bring the country up to speed with the majority of Europe.
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California-made rare 107 year-old 1905 Leo Motorcycle up for grabs
After offering the historic and singular 110 year-old 1902 Rambler Model B from the Indian Motorcycle Museum, the auctioneer Bonhams has now presented another extraordinary addition to its 3rd annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction, an incredibly rare, complete and original 1905 Leo Two-Cycle which was once thought 'extinct'. Notably, an exciting new discovery in New England brought light to this ultra-rare California-made motorcycle produced by the L.A. Mitchell Motor Company of Oakland, which is thought to be the sole-surviving example of a marque lost to time.
Beyond its rarity, this machine which was a purpose-built motorcycle which impressively utilized a motorcycle frame rather than a bicycle frame, is historically very significant, as Leo was only manufactured for just a single year 1905. And, this particular example is perhaps the only and the earliest surviving example of an American 2-stroke bike.
Boasting a lightweight, compact motor that impressively depicts the manufacturer's progressive vision, the 107 year-old Leo was discovered in New England museum's warehouse, where it was forgotten for decades.
Described to be in extraordinary condition, this machine offers a free-turning motor and strong compression, along with original components including spokes, the rims, Thor pedals and Troxel leather saddle.
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Last Saturday, I went for dinner to Delux, a restaurant that chef Corinna Mozo says is a fusion of Cuban and French cuisines. I appreciated the decor immediately: it looks spacious and laid back like a high-end diner with soft, modern lighting. With its grey booths and whitewashed walls, they must have had me in mind.
The menu has a tight but solid offering of well-made cocktails that have a retro feel. I had a Kir Royale, consisting of cassis syrup and champagne. Other's drank Manhattans and Cosmos. For brief moment, I felt self-conscious about our cocktail selections, like a young adult ordering a drink in a bar for the first time. But I had conversed only the evening before with Adam McDowall, one of the cities top cocktail advocates. I had decided during that conversation that I would relish in more cocktails when drinking. And so, I had begun.
Warm bread starts the meal out on the right foot.
The menu includes a tempting lamb sausage main with lentils, roast chicken and fish dishes. In the winter time, the Cuban side of the menu is confined to only the Cuban Sandwich, which one of my companions had and enjoyed. I had the steak frites and it was lovely. I had been craving red meat. Somehow they infused the crispy, shoestring fries with a meaty, brothy flavour. I'm curious how it was performed, whether they treated the potato before frying or infused the flavour into the oil.
As a decadent and delious finish, I ordered the made-to-order chocolate chip cookies. They arrived - all SIX of them with a glass of 2% milk. And they were hot, gooey and heavenly.
I found the atmosphere at Delux to be laid back and relaxing with excellent food and attentive service. I was very pleased with our meal and I'd go back in a flash.
(I've heard their brunch is great. I can't wait to try it.)
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HOLIDAY 'CAP: Vols to be thankful for this season
Austin Translation's picks for Tennessee's offensive and defensive most valuable players and the most outstanding freshman heading into the regular-season finale against Kentucky on Saturday. As always, your picks are welcomed in the comments.
Da'Rick Rogers
Season to date: 65 receptions for 1,002 yards, nine touchdowns
Behind the numbers: The sophomore wide receiver has had to carry the load for the offense for a variety of reasons. The running game has struggled, Justin Hunter was lost in the third game of the year and Tyler Bray had to sit for five critical outings, putting plenty of pressure on Rogers to perform. He hit a lull and showed occasional signs of frustration, but he's been one of the best targets in the conference through it all.
Finishing kick: Rogers has already checked off some impressive accomplishments, but with his buddy Bray back under center and his confidence swelling, another big game in a bowl-clinching win would provide a nice ending.
Other candidates: Bray, Tauren Poole, Ja'Wuan James.
Austin Johnson
Season to date: 74 tackles, five takedowns for a loss, one sack, four interceptions
Behind the numbers: The senior linebacker looked increasingly more comfortable in the middle of the defense as the season progressed, which might lead to some questions about what he might have been able to do had he spent his whole career at the position. Johnson himself laughed it off and joked that his time at fullback helped him with the ball after his surprising run of interceptions down the stretch.
Finishing kick: Johnson has been a magnet for passes lately, showing an uncanny knack for interceptions at linebacker to help put the Vols in position for a bowl bid that would extend his career. Between them, Kentucky quarterbacks Morgan Newton and Maxwell Smith have tossed 11 picks this season.
Other candidates: Malik Jackson, Prentiss Waggner
A.J. Johnson
Season to date: 71 tackles, 3.5 takedowns for a loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries
Behind the numbers: The freshman linebacker raised his game as the competition got tougher, settling into his role and thriving as the physical challenges got greater. He's shown a willingness to mix it up, if not an outright desire for contact, and only one player on the defense has been around the ballcarrier more than Johnson.
Finishing kick: After racking up 25 tackles over two games to close October, November hasn't featured many head-turning statistics for Johnson. He's just been steady with at least four tackles in all three games, but he might have chances to top that against the Wildcats.
Other candidates: Curt Maggitt, Brian Randolph, Marlin Lane
Don't forget that all our losses were teams in the top 10 in USA when they beat us and 3 of them are 1,2,3 right now and all of their losses are to teams in the top 10 also except LSU!!! Roughest schedule in USA!!!
Great picks... Marlin Lane would've made it if not for that dreaded freshman wall.
Great picks... Marlin Lane would've made it if not for that dreaded freshman wall.


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Have they tried just playing what comes to mind. I use theory to spice it up here or there but usually for my final choice I stick with what I think of plus some notes I might have played accidentally that sound good.
I think when I write according to theory if I also forget to write according to feel it ends up sounding like I wrote according to theory (ie all the notes sound fine and the notes that are not in the present scale stand out nicely, but the whole part does really seem to "mean" or "say" anything).
I don't know...
Some people say to think outside the box.
I say do away with it. You can always stand in its former location if you need to make use of the perspective it gave you, but will benefit from the ability to situate yourself in different loci with ease.
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Top 25 basketball prospect Torian Graham has re-opened his college recruiting options.
Graham, a 6-foot-4 guard from Durham, committed to N.C. State in May but said Monday that he has decided to back off his original decision.
"Nothing bad happened at State," said Graham, who's ranked the No. 24 prospect in the country by ESPN. "I felt like I made my decision too fast and didn't give other colleges a chance to recruit me."
Graham called Kentucky his "favorite" but said he has not received an offer from the Wildcats, who went to the Final Four last season and will be one of the national title favorites - with North Carolina - this upcoming season.
Kentucky does not have any commitments for the class of 2012 but did add former N.C. State guard Ryan Harrow as a transfer.
Graham said he's also interested in UNC and Duke but has not received offers from either Triangle school.
Graham said he does have an offer from UCLA and that N.C. State remains on his list of options.
"I'm basically open to everyone," Graham said.
Before he decided on a college, though, Graham had another choice to make. A shooting guard, Graham began his high school career at Durham Hillside and transferred to Raleigh's Word of God, where he averaged about 19 points a game last season. He has left the private school and will enroll at Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Fla., according to ESPN's Dave Telep.
N.C. State sophomore forward C.J. Leslie went through a similar process during his recruiting period. Leslie, who also played at Word of God, committed to N.C. State and then re-opened the process before signing with the Wolfpack in May 2010.
Graham said he will take his time with his college choice. He said he will not make a decision before the October signing period.
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The Stethoscope of the Future
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The applications of bedside ultrasound have gone well beyond scanning the gallbladder . . . to the lungs?
Tintinalli Headlines & Holliman Assumes Presidency
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When it comes to medical liability laws and culture, where you live matters.
Find out how your state stacks up against the other 49.
CT – Lowering Cost and Radiation
Medicare pays only about 20% of typical charges and radiation can be reduced by 90%.
The cost of a CT is actually quite nominal – the charge, however, is an entirely different matter.
Aftermath: The Night Shift Season 1 Finale Review
At Loose Ends
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Doximity's Next Trick: Connectivity at the Point of Care
You've raised $81 million in investments and your physician membership now exceeds that of the AMA. What's next?
If you're Doximity, it's time to dream big.
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Newer Isn't Always Better
Studies show that the benefits of subcutaneous insulin over old fashioned IV insulin are marginal at best.
A Return to (Lousy) Form: Episode 7 of The Night Shift
Forks! Strippers! Guns!
Once again, our characters are responding to the (frankly unbelievable) events unfolding around them, rather than driving the action.
Oxygen is a Drug— Act Accordingly
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Oh Henry: A Sucker is Born Every Minute
Pharmaceutical Ads, Government, and the Physician-Patient Relationship
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While I can already sense the yawns coming for this topic, stick with me for a moment. Believe it or not, there is some relatively recent information available on abscesses that will hopefully change some common practices.
First of all, I'm sure I'm not the only person who has lanced an "abscess" only to find that there is no puss pocket. What an embarrassment (although the patients may be oblivious to what the goal of the endeavor was). You've made a good size incision and have come up with nothing. Now what? Fill the hole with some packing, put a dressing on and give some antibiotics? You've needlessly done a procedure that has not benefited the patient, for which a scar will be left and for which an unnecessary charge will be generated.
The fact is that although some puss-filled abscesses can be diagnosed across the room, there is a subset in which it is difficult to distinguish between an abscess and cellulitis. Here's a paper that I found a little discouraging (and which helps defend the need to more objectively determine if drainage will be rewarding). Pairs of pediatric ED attendings, fellows and pediatricians were asked to look at 371 pediatric skin infections and indicate whether the skin lesion was an abscess or a cellulitis. Pretty straight forward. The goal of the study was to see whether they agreed on the diagnosis. Agreement was only "fair" as to abscess vs. cellulitis and "moderate" as to whether there was a need for drainage. The conclusion – more objective methods of assessment are needed.
BACKGROUND: Presentation to the ED of patients with skin and soft tissue infections increased nearly three-fold nationally from 1993 to 2005. Clinical differentiation of abscesses which should undergo drainage procedures from cellulitis which is treated with systemic antibiotics can be difficult. Studies of patients with other conditions have reported substantial variability in physicians' clinical impressions.
METHODS: In this study, from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 371 skin lesions in 349 children aged 2 months to 19 years presenting to the ED of an urban tertiary care pediatric hospital were independently examined by two physicians, and the agreement between the examiners regarding the presence or absence of an abscess and the need for drainage was determined. The study involved 62 pediatric emergency medicine attending physicians or fellows, and pediatricians without formal pediatric emergency medicine training.
RESULTS: There was only fair agreement between the examiners regarding the presence of an abscess (kappa=0.39). and moderate agreement regarding the need for drainage (kappa=0.43). Agreement regarding the need for drainage was more likely for patients aged four years or older than for younger patients (relative risk 1.24), but levels of agreement were not influenced by patient race (black vs. non-black), a history of, or exposure to, a close contact with a skin/soft tissue infection, or level of experience of the physician examiners (three or more years vs. less experience).
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BACKGROUND: The clinical identification of an abscess requiring drainage can be difficult in patients presenting with soft tissue infections.
METHODS: In this prospective study, from Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, 126 patients aged 18-90 (average, 42) presenting to the ED with evidence of cutaneous soft tissue infections without obvious signs of an abscess underwent soft tissue ultrasonography (US) performed by one of five ED physicians experienced in ultrasonography. Physicians managing the patients were requested to provide their pre-test probability of a subcutaneous fluid collection and the need for a drainage procedure.
RESULTS: Soft tissue ultrasonography was consistent with a fluid collection typical of an abscess in 50% of the patients and drainage procedures were performed in 58 of these 63 patients. The accuracy of the managing physicians' pre-test probability of a subcutaneous fluid collection ranged from 56% when the pre-test probability cut- off was 10% to 51% when the cut-off was 90%. Patient management was changed on the basis of ultrasound findings in 56% of the patients, including 48% of those not believed to require a drainage procedure based on clinical assessment and 73% of those felt to require drainage based on clinical evaluation (drainage was no longer felt to be necessary in half of these latter patients and the remaining patients were felt to require further tests, consultations, etc.).
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So what's the idea of stuffing that hole full of some kind of impregnated gauze? And the word packing seems to imply, at least to some, that the idea is to pack the stuff in nice and tight. I used to envision packing as some sort of ladder that the white blood cells would use to climb out of the abscess with their bacterial victims. Not anymore.
Although a number of anti-packing studies are out there, here is a relatively recent one. It is small but makes the point. At blinded follow-up at 48 hours there were no differences noted in packed vs non-packed abscesses. Outcomes were the same and patients without packing used 30% fewer doses of analgesics. As an aside, 60% were caused by MRSA and all received TMP-SMZ (which purist may say tainted the study. Not me).
BACKGROUND: Although the management of a cutaneous abscess following incision and drainage (I&D) traditionally includes packing, there is no clear evidence to support this practice, which is painful and may lead to additional healthcare visits.
METHODS: In this study, from Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, 48 generally healthy adults with a cutaneous abscess not larger than 5cm in diameter on the trunk or extremity that was felt to require I&D but not IV antibiotics were randomized to packing with 1/4-inch non- iodophor impregnated gauze or to no packing after I&D. All patients received a prescription for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus an analgesic.
RESULTS: The wound culture was positive for MRSA in 60% of the patients. On 48-hour follow-up (available for two-thirds of the patients) by a physician blinded to initial study group, there were no differences between the groups in the need for additional intervention. Telephone follow-up was available for ten of eleven patients from the no-packing group who did not return at 48 hours; all ten reported no pain, and stated that they did not feel that the abscess required follow-up. Of the three patients randomized to packing who did not return at 48 hours, the one with available telephone follow-up reported moderate pain (50 on a 100mm scale). None of the 36 patients who were contacted at 10-15 days reported complications. Patients randomized to no packing reported less pain after the procedure and at 48 hours than those randomized to packing, and used about 30% fewer doses of ibuprofen or codeine/acetaminophen.
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BACKGROUND: The traditional approach to the management of a cutaneous abscess consists of incision and drainage (I&D) followed by secondary healing via granulation and reepithelialization. Several studies have reported that primary closure after I&D might be associated with greater improvement in selected outcomes.
METHODS: The authors, from Stony Brook (NY) University, performed a meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials (915 patients in four countries, between 1976-2001) comparing primary and secondary closure after I&D of a cutaneous abscess.
RESULTS:. Six of the seven studies were published prior to 2000, before the pronounced increase in community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA). More than half of the abscesses involved the anogenital region. The mean healing time was 7.8 days with primary suture closure vs. 15.0 days with secondary closure, and the mean times to return to work were 4.1 vs. 14.6 days, respectively. The mean complication rate was 8.1% in patients randomized to primary suture closure vs. 11.0% in those randomized to secondary closure, and mean rates of abscess recurrence were 7.6% vs. 11.1%, respectively. One study that assessed appearance of the wound after three months reported a "good" quality scar in 90% of patients randomized to primary suture closure vs. 29% of those randomized to secondary closure.
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Bolton's 'luxury' student digs slated in blog (From The Bolton News)
Bolton's 'luxury' student digs slated in blog
Updated 11:57am Thursday 2nd January 2014 in News By Elaine O'Flynn, politics reporter
STUDENTS have revolted against the owners of "luxury digs" in Bolton, by setting up a blog cataloguing a multitude of alleged pest infestations, fungi and safety concerns.
The residents of private student halls — The Pack Horse, at Nelson Square, and The Bank, off Deansgate — say they have been battling a host of problems since they moved in in September.
The upmarket accommodation — which costs between £90 and £115 a week — is run by Primo Property Management and is advertised as "the region's most contemporary, luxurious and high spec student accommodation with unrivalled facilities".
But complaints include mice and cockroaches in the shared kitchens, fungi in bedrooms, leaks from the ceiling, broken keys, gym equipment that has never worked, security doors swinging open in the middle of the night and no hot water in the morning.
The anonymous third-year students behind the blog — boltonstudent.blogspot.co.uk — said they started the blog out of frustration that their complaints weren't being taken seriously.
"It's just awful. It's advertised as stress-free living in your third year but it's the opposite," a Pack Horse resident said.
"I started the blog because I was really upset and annoyed, and felt I wasn't getting anywhere.
"When you type The Pack Horse into Google it comes up with all these amazing things and you don't see anything of a true review, so I thought — I'm going to put up a true review.
"I don't want to sound like a complaining student but when you're paying more for luxury accommodation and they can't even get the basics right, it's unfair."
A resident of The Bank, which only opened in September, added: "When I moved in it was literally a construction site. We were shown a blueprint of the building and it didn't live up to expectations at all.
"A group of students were talking about not paying their rent until it's all fixed, but everyone is worried about losing their deposits."
Primo director John Forshaw said: "We are signed up to the National Approved Letting Scheme complaints procedure, and we haven't received a single official complaint.
"That is what is really frustrating about the whole situation. There is a lot of stuff that is complete fabrication on the blog, and we won't respond to an anonymous blog on the internet."
Primo operations manager Ruby Jones said residents were aware of the pest control issue before they moved in, and that the firm had plans to look at all the rooms over Christmas.
She said: "We didn't have any problems with pest control last year.
"We give each student a handbook when they move in about looking after the building and their room — there's not much we can do if they don't read it.
"I have had residents come to me saying they couldn't believe what was on the blog and it doesn't reflect their views.
"We are not perfect, and we will are learning all the time. Students are at the centre of our company and we care about all the residents."
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9:28pm Thu 2 Jan 14
Beyond News Forum says...
Oh really? Can i see the black and white because i really do not believe that in the slightest. I would like to see the students come forward with such evidence also.
Absolute bullsh!t and now the statement has proved conclusively that the landlord is admitting to having a pest problem which should have been dealt with at the offset and not renting rooms out.
Someone is sounding rather liable.
9:49am Fri 3 Jan 14
JJKBolton says...
I remember seeing cockroaches and other wildlife in the cellars and rooms when the building had a refit under the Mag-gee Marshal brewery.
there are two solutions for this problem
(a) strip out and burn all fixtures, fittings and furniture, followed by fumigation - or
(b) DEMOLITION of the entire building and start again.
I know which I would choose.
9:58am Fri 3 Jan 14
JJKBolton says...
I'm surprised building control ever allowed this development to take place, and why aint the public heath inspectors all over it like a rash
5:00pm Fri 3 Jan 14
perfectlivingbolton1 says...
11:38am Wed 15 Jan 14
LettingVetting says...
om. A good way to show whether Ruby Jones is speaking the truth when she says: "I have had residents come to me saying they couldn't believe what was on the blog and it doesn't reflect their views."
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My initial reaction to this news was, I think, pretty typical. I first thought about how everyone involved was being immature and they need to not let things get to them, they ought to focus on the good, acknowledge and let pass by the bad. After reading this article though I had a thought: "maybe it's not enough to simply focus on the good etc. maybe the awful vile things people post on the internet shouldn't be tolerated, maybe it should be responded by hate and and emotions of that magnitude."
I've realized that I hate that people make rape or death threats towards people they don't know, I hate the way people act on the internet. On the one hand some comments can be deconstructed in order to find a simpler intention of the original thought, but on the other it's usually blown out of proportion and that is when the totally inappropriate and hateful comments come into play. When things get to that point I think that it shouldn't be tolerated.
In a real life setting if someone were to threaten to rape your wife you'd at least respond with a "fuck you" and depending on the situation a fight or even police intervention would be implemented. As a society we don't tolerate threats like these, why should we start just because it's the internet. The internet is just as much a society as a modern city is.
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine margarine and brown sugar. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals; mix in pecans. Pour sauce over warm bread. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.
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This bread is very moist and has a nice cripsy/sweet crust... without the glaze. Instead of using 1 cup of oil, I used an additional cup of cantaloupe. For all my sweet baking, I always substitute applesauce for oil. Now I know I can use cantaloupe too!
*Review just for bread, not for glaze* I made a few changes to this bread to make it healthy but oh. my. word. It was SSSOOOO good! Some of the reviewers said that there was no cantelopue taste, but that's because the excessive amount of sugar was drowning it out. So I just used 3/4 cup of sugar. It was sweet enough and the canteloupe taste really came through. Just make sure you use VERY ripe canteloupe, mine was so soft I was scooping it out of the rind with a spoon. Instead of the 1 cup of oil, I used just 2 tablespoons of oil but compensated for the liquid by adding 1/2 cup extra cantaloupe puree, 1/4 cup applesauce and 2 tablespoons honey. I also cut out an egg and used just 2. Lastly, I added 1/2 cup raisins to the batter and they just took the bread over the top. I also made this as four mini loaves. The bread came out so moist and fruity...NO ONE could stop raving about it! Thanks so much Linda K! This is a keeper and I made it healthy too so there's no reason not to make it again...and again...and again...:-)
This bread was great and really moist. I was apprehensive to make because of the odd use of cantaloupe, but I was so glad that I did. It was excellent. I did as another suggested and just added the pecans to the batter and skipped making the glaze. I made mini loaves of this bread for a bake sale at work and everyone who bought it loved it. I even surprised my husband, who hates cantaloupe, but loved the bread.
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- Calories
- 366 cal
- 18%
- Fat
- 18.4 g
- 28%
- Carbs
- 48.2 g
- 16%
- Protein
- 3.3 g
- 7%
- Cholesterol
- 44 mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 242 mg
- 10%
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All netizens have a digital dossier. Your dossier is the accumulation of all the digital tracks you make when you use social media tools or browse online.
You may or may not be aware of the above fact but there are some alarming news like the CIA and the European Union are building a social networking surveillance system.
Tom Burghardt at Dissident Voice writes:
Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are busy as proverbial bees building a "total information" surveillance system, one that will, so they hope, provide police and security agencies with what they euphemistically call "actionable intelligence."
In this context, the whistleblowing web site Wikileaks published a remarkable document October 4 by the INDECT Consortium, the Intelligence Information System Supporting Observation, Searching and Detection for Security of Citizens in Urban Environment.
Hardly a catchy acronym, but simply put INDECT is working to put a human face on the billions of emails, text messages, tweets and blog posts that transit cyberspace every day; perhaps your face.
According to Wikileaks, INDECT's "Work package 4″ is designed "to comb web blogs, chat sites, news reports, and social-networking sites in order to build up automatic dossiers on individuals, organizations and their relationships." Ponder that phrase again: "automatic dossiers."
New Scientist reported back in 2006 that the National Security Agency "is funding research into the mass harvesting of the information that people post about themselves on social networks."
The above is information scary but you can confuse the data miners if not avert them if you put your real life information in your social networking activities at minimum. And if you are a blogger writing on sensitive issues, you might want to do it anonymously.
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I recently ran across a report that so impressed me that I wanted to share it with beauty marketers who might not be aware of it. L2 is a NYC-based consultancy that regularly publishes a series called the Digital IQ Index. The Digital IQ Index seeks to grade brands' performance in the digital arena (elements including factors like website design, social media adoption and digital marketing initiatives) in various sectors such as fashion, jewellery and watches, travel, pharma and finance, among others. They recently published a report on beauty brands that looked to be one of the most comprehensive I've ever reviewed. The study's author links digital performance back to shareholder value and underscores how in driving one, value is enhanced in the other. It is a compelling premise that demands some consideration!
Let's have a look at how the Beauty Digital Index works. Various elements of the brand's digital activities are assessed and weighted. Site design accounts for 40% of the brand's digital grade (includes aspects like technology, user experience, ecommerce, tone and others), digital marketing 30% (includes search, advertising, email, etc), social media 20% (includes activity on key platforms) and mobile 10% (mobile optimisation and app offerings). A brand's digital "IQ" is thus calculated and might range from Genius (140+) down to Feeble (less than 70).
While the top ranks are filled with predictably impressive digitally performing brands like MAC (Genius), Clinique (Genius), Estee Lauder (Gifted), Bobbi Brown (Gifted) and Victoria's Secret (Gifted), the overall report verdict is less than positive to the industry. Scott Galloway, the principal researcher, concludes "Despite impressive growth, marketing continues to show signs of aging. Beauty executives pay lip service to 'going digital,' but their marketing allocation paints a different picture. Muscle memory, coupled with limited digital understanding, has resulted in what appears to be massive marketing inefficiencies." He also points out that traditional magazine editorial sway is increasingly threatened as tastemakers are increasingly found online—and that "the traditional gatekeepers don't command the space they occupy."
The entire 44 page .pdf report can be found here . L2 requires you to register with an email address but the report is free and can be downloaded immediately. Sixty-six beauty brands are scored, and the report offers fascinating highlights too numerous to list in full here, but includes case studies, focus on social media metrics and year on year brand performances. If you haven't had a chance to review this report, do yourself a favour and have a look!


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The look: Urban cool in a pastoral setting—raw concrete, hard angles, lots of black and white with touches of bright color. Well-chosen artworks in public spaces feature names such as Damien Hirst, Henry Moore, and Basquiat. Sleek bedrooms emphasize space and light with little decoration and tall picture windows.
The experience: Two nearby PGA Tour golf courses, direct access to a network of cross-country ski trails, and an extensive private art collection draw a sporty, cosmopolitan crowd. Expect to hear mostly Czech and perhaps some German, though most of the staff (and guests) are quite comfortable speaking English. A sophisticated restaurant showcases the local cuisine (try the creamy, intensely fragrant mushroom soup filled with porcini-like híby), and a massive whirlpool entices with powerful bubble jets and a colorful underwater light show.
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The Philip Glass opera "Kepler," will have its American premiere during the Festival. The opera is about astronomer Johannes Kepler…awesome!
The dance lineup includes performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet….always beautiful!
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Messy Little Raindrops
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Impressively managing to achieve what every solo Spice Girl, All Saint, or Sugababe has failed to do, permanent tabloid fixture Cheryl Cole scored a number one album with her debut solo release Three Words, not to mention a huge-selling chart topper and a loyal fan base obsessed with her fashion style as much as her music. Of course, her success has been helped by the national treasure status she's been bestowed by the British press since taking a judge's role on the hugely powerful TV series, The X-Factor. But appearing in front of 15 million viewers every week isn't necessarily a platform for chart success (just ask Dannii Minogue), so to give her credit, Cole has convincingly grasped the opportunity to become Britain's most successful female pop star. Like her previous effort, the clumsily titled Messy Little Raindrops eschews the spiky pop of Girls Aloud in favor of anthemic dance and synth-led R&B. With regular collaborator will.i.am back on board ("Lets Get Down"), productions from Shux (Jay-Z) and JR Rotem (Jason DeRulo), and a duet with Travie McCoy ("Yeah, Yeah"), the album certainly appears to have one eye firmly on the U.S. market. With her increasing transatlantic profile, it's a smart move, which unlike Craig David and Natasha Bedingfield, avoids the mistake of alienating her own native audience in the process. Indeed, alongside the Ciara-esque synth heavy "Better to Lie," and the dancehall-infected "Amnesia," there's ambient dub-bass (the Dizzee Rascal-featuring "Everyone"), pulsating David Guetta-style floorfillers ("Waiting"), and Kylie-influenced Euro-pop ("Live Tonight"). Not exactly known for her vocal prowess, the ballads are thankfully kept to a minimum. The stripped-back, piano-led "Raindrops" exposes her limited singing ability, however, the Ryan Tedder-esque clattering rhythms and Coldplay-inspired riffs of the majestic "Happy Tears" surprisingly provides the album's highlight, alongside the Gallic-fused dream pop of lead single "Promise This." A much more inventive affair than her sometimes formulaic debut, Messy Little Raindrop is a cohesive and adventurous follow-up that will undoubtedly continue her ascent into pop's premier league. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi
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A New York City police officer stands guard outside the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx borough of New York on Thursday May 21, 2009. Four men arrested after planting what they thought were explosives near a synagogue and community center and plotting to shoot down a military plane were bent on carrying out a holy war against America, authorities alleged. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A federal judge has delayed the trial of four men accused of plotting to bomb New York synagogues after the prosecution said it needs more time to comply with a ruling favorable to the defense.
The government said the ruling means it has to go through classified material to see what it must turn over to the defense.
The request for a delay angered Judge Colleen McMahon. She said the prosecution should have been prepared.
McMahon said she would consider defense motions to dismiss the case. She also set next Monday for bail hearings for the four defendants, who have been in prison for more than a year.
One of the defendants' mother, Elizabeth McWilliams, called it the "best birthday present ever." Her son, David Williams, has been held in custody for over a year awaiting trial.
Jury selection was supposed to start Monday but the 140 potential jurors were told they would not be needed Defense motions to dismiss the case are due July 2.
The defendants -- James Cromitie, 44; Onta Williams, 32; David Williams, 28; and Laguerre Payen, 27 -- are accused of placing what they believed were bombs outside two Bronx synagogues in May of 2009. The Newburgh men are also accused of planning to use what they thought was a live Stinger missile against planes at an Air National Guard base.
Earlier this year they filed a dismissal motion which called the plot "a government-inspired creation from Day 1." Though the motion was denied, attorneys for the accused men said the informant chose the targets, offered payment, provided maps and bought the only real weapon involved, a handgun.
The defendants, who face up to life sentences, claimed "outrageous government conduct."
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