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Male contraceptives

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/mar/26/breakthrough-claimed-in-male-contraceptives/　より Orz〜

Breakthrough claimed in male contraceptives
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
「A birth-control pill for men is now a reality, according to an international consortium of physicians who revealed their formula for "safe, effective and reversible" hormonal contraception for males.
The preparation includes progestin, a key ingredient found in women's birth-control pills, and the male sex hormone testosterone. Progestin, a synthetic version of a hormone produced in a woman's ovaries, helps suppress ovulation when used in an oral contraceptive. It appears to function in an analogous fashion for men, suppressing "both rate and extent" of sperm production.
"Reliable and timely contraception is a reasonable expectation for a wide range of couples of differing ethnicity, age and other characteristics," the researchers stated yesterday. "The rate of suppression is comparable to that achieved after vasectomy."
The team included 18 endocrinologists from the United States, Australia, Germany, China, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, who based their conclusions on 30 studies conducted from 1990 to 2006, including data from the World Health Organization.
Most studies charted the efficacy of such treatments and the effects on the health of men given hormonal birth-control treatments by mouth, injection or through a skin patch for at least three months.
Birth control remains a feminine affair for the most part. In developed countries, 73 percent of contraception worldwide involved "female methods," according to the United Nations" Population Division, which surveyed women of reproductive age in 160 nations. Condoms accounted for 13 percent and vasectomies 6 percent.
Some say men are ready for more participation, however.
"Men are already using the only two contraceptives they have ― condoms and vasectomy ― in great numbers. At least in the United States, the idea that men aren't willing to participate is clearly out of date," said Elaine Lissner, director of the Male Contraception Information Project, a California-based nonprofit interested in nonhormonal methods.
"We used to talk about men 'sharing the burden' of contraception. But these days, many men talk about wanting 'control.' Men want to control their own destinies," Ms. Lissner said.
Potential solutions were showcased in the "Future of Male Contraception" conference in September, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Washington.
Among the proposals from assorted researchers: testosterone gel combined with the female contraceptive DepoProvera, an "Intra Vas Device" which literally blocks sperm movement with plugs, and drug therapy that lowers a man's supply of vitamin A ― and thus his fertility.
The researchers, however, did not predict when male birth-control pills will be available to the public ― though Dr. David Handelsman, another researcher on the team, has estimated a wait of about three years. They are clearly optimistic, though.
"Considerable progress has been made," said Dr. Peter Liu, an endocrinologist with UCLA and the University of Sydney who directed the latest research, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
However, the team might not be able to benefit from the muscle of drug manufacturers.
Lacking proof that male contraceptives could be profitable, major pharmaceutical companies remain "mostly interested spectators," according to Dr. Handelsman.
"The big dollars are really elsewhere," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.　」

まだいろいろと超えなきゃいけないハードルがあるようですね・・・
ピルだって副作用あるし、、、感染も考慮に入れたら、、、やっぱりcondom に軍配上がるかな ^^;v

画像：http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20080331_pill_men/　より Orz〜
2008年03月31日 17時20分01秒
男性向けの経口避妊薬が登場へ
「望まない妊娠を防ぐための手段として、コンドームやペッサリー（女性向けコンドーム）だけでなく、女性向けに「経口避妊薬（ピル）」が販売されていますが、男性向けの経口避妊薬も出るかもしれないそうです。
・・・
これで女性だけでなく、男性からも新たなアプローチを行うことができるようになります。
この記事によると、男性向け経口避妊薬の登場が現実味を帯びてきたそうです。これは女性向けの経口避妊薬同様、ホルモンに作用することで避妊作用を実現するもので、効果は男性の輸精管を人工的に切断する手術である「パイプカット」とほぼ変わらないとのこと。
なお現在、避妊の担い手となっているのは主に女性であり、その数は世界的に見ておよそ73％にものぼることから、男性からの避妊に関するアプローチが期待されています。
ちなみに気になる発売時期ですが、製薬会社などが有用性に疑問を抱いていることなどもあって、楽観的に見積もっても、あと3年はかかる見通しとなっています。」

http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20080829_this_pill_will_change_life/　より Orz〜
男性用避妊薬
「医学界では世界で最も売れている薬の一つにバイアグラが挙げられるようで、性に関する薬は非常に売れると考えられているそうです。現在、精子製造をコントロールする薬や射精を防ぐ薬などの研究が進められているようですが、錠剤にするのが難しいとのこと。また、社会的な問題もあり悩まされているようです。」

バイアグラが一番売れてる！^^・・・男にとって如何にセックスが「生」に必須なビタミンかってことの証だよなあ・・・^^;;
人はパンのみに生きるにあらず...人はセックスのみに生きるにあらず...とはいえど...
それに如何ともし難く翻弄されてしまうのが人・人生そのものの偽らざる内実の姿・・・でっしょ!!

3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Brain Power

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/09/3-easy-ways-to-improve-your-brain-power.html　より Orz〜

3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Brain Power

all sorts of tips, techniques, books, and games explaining how you could improve your brain power. Most of them involve physical exercise, balanced nutrition and complex mental exercises.

While it would be cool if everyone could incorporate these tips, I highly doubt that after reading such advice you will start jogging for one hour every morning and change your diet to incorporate more fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. Some people don't do that even when they are at risk of having a heart attack!


For the lazy crowd looking to give a little boost to the brain functions, is there anything easier? Luckily yes.

Switch the side of your mouse-pad: Yes, it is as simple as that.

By switching the side of your mouse-pad you will force yourself to use your non-dominant hand. This, in turn, will stimulate the neural connections between the right and left hemispheres on your brain. Scientific research confirmed that people that use both hands equally have 10% more nerve fibers joining the two sides of the brain.

Ideally you want to perform as many activities as possible with your non-dominant hand, but some of them might become cumbersome. I tried to brush my teeth using my left hand for one week or so, only to find out that the tartar was building up.

Using the mouse with the opposite hand is something that you can easily integrate into your life. During the first couple of days it will feel weird, and you might need to switch back when using programs that require intense "clicking" sessions. After this adaptation phase however, you'll be navigating the computer just as efficiently with both hands.

Force yourself to remember things:

Sometimes you want to remember the name of a song that is playing or the name of an old acquaintance that passed by . It is right there, on the tip of your tongue, but you can't remember it. What would you normally do in such situation? Probably ask some nearby friend for the name, and upon the revelation you will even shout marveled, "Oh yeah! That is it."

The next time this happens force yourself to remember that name. The brain can be stimulated just like your muscles and the more you exercise it the stronger it will get.

Do not limit yourself to remembering names. Are you calling your mother to get the phone number of your uncle? Forget pen and paper - you can memorize it. Try to look at the keyboard of your phone in order to create a mental picture of what the sequence of numbers looks like.

The worse that can happens is that you will need to call your mom again...

Play games that involve some thinking:

You don't need to participate in the Mathematical Olympic Games in order to stretch your brain capabilities. Oh no, games and activities as simple as sudoku or crosswords will already have a tangible impact upon your brain performance.

Regularity is very important here, so try to incorporate these games or exercises into your routine. You could bring a crosswords book with you on the daily commute, for instance. Personally I like to play a chess match every day before I start working. It takes around 15 minutes, but it ensures that my brain gets a kick-start every morning.


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まだまだ女性で一緒に遊べる方は少ないんだよな〜^^;
歳取っても男も女も遊べるこんな楽しいものはないと思うんだけど♪

長文（仏版 おもろい夫婦）

http://redwood98765.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2008/01/index.html　より Orz〜

Although a car is also so, it says [ French people ]. There are many types also with a going too far couple. It will be because individuality and originality are respected more than anything. If it is called the top-heavy couple of world strongest ?, he will be [ France and ] Sartre and Beauvoir, thinkers, at a writer. Two persons became acquainted around 1929, and did both the whole life. But he did not necessarily get married. The whole life was succeeded in marrying as a partner, without being caught by a frame called marriage. It is love with a different partner being also mutually. It can be said that the character (idea) of a certain kind called for as a tip of a time was protected with reality. It seems that then, such de-facto marriages became fairly natural the interval in France as for advance in society of a woman. the time of Sartre passing away in April, 1980 -- Beauvoir -- "-- there is that only one it is only fearful for me. It is said that it was said that it was that Sartre dies." Cafe LES DEUX MAGOTS Paris along which two persons passed has a nice macaron. They might live together on the cafe. A favorite teahouse is restricted to vicinity. Sartre is an about 150cm small man. One eye cannot be seen and it is said that he was an owner of strange voice. However, he is a MOTEMOTE man with this splendid. actress who collided with wall of age. it is influenced with a costarring player's dramaturgy -- it may develop into love It is [ or / (smile) ] if there is a thing near this. Although Sartre lives and appearance is interesting He does not so like thought. "What even if man does nothing, it is free and it becomes has the responsibility decided by itself". Him who said The self-theory was further reinforced using Marxism. This view will be a large break to the 60s also in Japan. Thrilling the world, he was just a culture star. Thought was made into the fashion (fashion). Although it does not think now. although a young man is easily influenced by what also has a new time of when right [ till the 60s ] from prewar days -- it is advanced-like another somehow as it is not right, and probably, there was also an image with a sufficient parenthesis. When Sartre's case is also young, it is hot-blooded from from. While becoming that it has said [ "freedom is fought and gained" and ] always, the inside of the Second World War is likely to carry out a bicycle trip together with Beauvoir, and it is likely to starve to death It is said that resistance was made and the antiwar activity was carried out. mind of dying well -- resistance -- considering people although [ with his action during the war appropriate for playing house ] --
Speaking of 1 more set and an extreme couple, so are Serge Gensburg and Jane Birkin. It is also from such episode . -- When a theme song (69) is recorded by movie "Je t'aim Moi Non Plus" (76), Moreover (smile), having sung the before same music that the husband panted and required voice and to which the wife also responded to it together With Brigitte Bardot, an extramarital affair partner It is to have made it do to be the same also as her. No, it is already --. It made a smashing success, although it was the ban on broadcast in every country in the world this music and those days. Although Jane Birkin is born in British It made a vivid description of SWINGIN London where young energy exploded. In The time of movie "desire" (66) she was very cute. Although seen by video at the time of a high school The cameraman thought that he was popular among a woman.Although the techno DJ and Sven vath of Germany (feat Miss Kittin) are taking out the cover of "Je t'aim Moi Non Plus" in 2002, SM has appeared in PＶ so that almost mainly. Miss Kittin is carrying out the French diva who works in Germany, and the hair makeup which was conscious of Barkin in PＶ. The Concorde of English-French collaboration also appears at the last of PV. Is it slightly an overstatement when SM is also referred to as that the high ideal which is not caught by an one-country principle only at a French-Italy hybrid is transmitted also here? It understands well .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVtHTFWcjYA

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ｆで終わる単語の複数形

Ruriさんのブログ http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/rurikokasahara/43947863.html
のコメ欄で『giraffe の複数形は？』って話から、、、ちょっと調べてみました♪

http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1314458318?fr=rcmd_chie_detail　より Orz〜

「Q：ｆで終わる単語の複数形　原則はvesにするのですが、質問です。

屋根のroofはroofsとつづり、さらに発音だけは「ルーヴズ」です。なぜなんでしょう。

A：遠い昔受験生だった頃、roof,chief,beｌief,relief,proof、は例外として覚えたものです。
何か規則性はないか調べたかったのですが、当時の紙辞書でf,feで終わる名詞を総て調べるなど出来ようも無かった。

f,feで終わる名詞を電子辞書で総て調べました。御多聞に漏れず大修館ジーニァス英和です。（これ以外が入っているのはシチズンだけでしょう。）結果、驚きました。

１．実はf,feで終わる名詞は非常に少ない。
２．sは例外と言えるのか？
３．どちらも有りが結構いる。

まとめたものを御覧下さい。（こんな単語一生会うことは無い、というものだけほんの幾つか除いてあります。）

ｓが付くもの
chief,cuff,gulf,motif,muff,reef,roof,staff,
belief,relief,proof(皆抽象名詞）
giraffe,safe(金庫）

vesになるもの
carf,half,elf,leaf,loaf,self,shelf,wolf
knife,life,wife

両方表記されているもの
dwarf,hand(neck)erchief,hoof,scarf,wharf

これで全部です。

これしかないサンプルから規則性を類推するのは難しい。
言葉の新旧を考えるのは確かに一理あります。

goes,heroes,potatoes,tomatoes
photos,pianos,radios,stereos,
と同じ事です。
本来そうだったのでしょう。

ただ、解せないのは嘗てhandkerchiefsと習ったものにvesが加わり、hoovesだったものにhoofsが加わっています。どういう事？
辞書が加えただけだ、というのならmagazineのアクセントはどうなのでしょう。
嘗てはzineにアクセントを置きましたが、今はmaが主流です。それはとっくに知ってますがzineの表記を併記してもよくありません？辞書によっては、そうしているのでしょうが。。。

考えるに、日本でも「ら抜き言葉」とか問題になっているように、英語圏の国語も相当ルール無視になって来ている表われではないでしょうか。何でもあり、悪貨は良貨を駆逐する状態が、辞書にも反映されていると。。。

気を取り直して。
roofs のようにsでありながら「ｖｚ」と発音するものは他に有りませんでした。こんな発音があるとは知りませんでした。
素朴な疑問、「ru:vz」と言う人はroofsと書けるのでしょうか？

Bush Papa に大統領選で敗れた時の民主党副大統領候補が、potatosと書いて大嘲笑を買った事を思い出しました。」

知らないことばっかりでした・・・っていうか忘れてしまってんだろうなあ...^^;
手が勝手に覚えてるから書けはするんでしょうけど...?
でも、、、「ru:vz」と聞いても roofs とは絶対書けない自信あり！^^;w

画像：giraffe
http://africasciencenews.org/asns/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587&Itemid=2　より Orz〜

Riddle

同じく某サイトより ^^v

１．Adam had none. Eve had two. Everyone nowadays has three. これが何かわかりますか。

２．Woman without her man is helpless.
上の文章を、単語は一切加えずに全く反対の意味にするにはどうずればいいかわかりますか。

・・・これわからね〜・・・^^; どなたか教えて〜m(_ _)m

３．Can you draw a square with two straight lines?

４．Japan starts with a "j" and ends with an "e".Why?