Most men 'unhappy with penis ops'

Penis enlargements have become one of the 'most hyped' ops

The majority of men who have penis enlargements end up dissatisfied with the results, a study says.

Surgeons at St Peter's Andrology Centre in London quizzed 42 men who underwent operations, the European Urology journal reported.

The average increase was 1.3cms (0.5in), but two thirds said they were unhappy with the results.

Experts said spam e-mails and advertising were giving men unrealistic expectations about penis surgery.

Research should be directed toward non-surgical options

Yoram Vardi, of the Rambam Medical Centre in Israel

Report author Nim Christopher, a urologist at St Peter's Andrology Centre, said penis enlargements had become one of the "most hyped" operations because of the incessant bombardment of e-mail accounts and websites with spam advertising.

"For patients with psychological concern about the size of the penis - particularly if it is normal size - there is little point in offering them surgery because it makes no difference," he added.

He said men often requested another bout of surgery because of their dissatisfaction.

The study said rather than having surgery the men should be referred for psychological counselling.

Other experts agreed it should be a last resort.

Yoram Vardi, of the Rambam Medical Centre in Israel, said: "We now know that the majority of these patients are dissatisfied after these procedures. Research should be directed toward non-surgical options."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4710308.stm

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Condoms 'too big' for Indian men

By Damian Grammaticus
BBC News, Delhi

There is a "lack of awareness" over condom sizes

A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.

The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms.

It has led to a call for condoms of mixed sizes to be made more widely available in India.

The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth of the country had their penises measured precisely, down to the last millimetre.

The scientists even checked their sample was representative of India as a whole in terms of class, religion and urban and rural dwellers.

It's not size, it's what you do with it that matters

Sunil Mehra

The conclusion of all this scientific endeavour is that about 60% of Indian men have penises which are between three and five centimetres shorter than international standards used in condom manufacture.

Doctor Chander Puri, a specialist in reproductive health at the Indian Council of Medical Research, told the BBC there was an obvious need in India for custom-made condoms, as most of those currently on sale are too large.

The issue is serious because about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate.

And the country already has the highest number of HIV infections of any nation.

'Not a problem'

Mr Puri said that since Indians would be embarrassed about going to a chemist to ask for smaller condoms there should be vending machines dispensing different sizes all around the country.

"Smaller condoms are on sale in India. But there is a lack of awareness that different sizes are available. There is anxiety talking about the issue. And normally one feels shy to go to a chemist's shop and ask for a smaller size condom."

But Indian men need not be concerned about measuring up internationally according to Sunil Mehra, the former editor of the Indian version of the men's magazine Maxim.

"It's not size, it's what you do with it that matters," he said.

"From our population, the evidence is Indians are doing pretty well.

"With apologies to the poet Alexander Pope, you could say, for inches and centimetres, let fools contend."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6161691.stm

I will never go nude: Rakhi

Rakhi Sawant

Ye toh hona hi tha...” sings Rakhi Sawant, who is celebrating the lifting of the ban by the Censor Board on her song Bhoot which had the word ‘kamini’ in it. Ask her if she was sure about winning the battle against the Censor Board (CB) and she says confidently, “I had no second thoughts about my win. I knew that the CB will have to lift the ban and accept their fault. I was confident about my research work.”
Research work? “Yes, I gave the Censor Board a list of 200 movies which had abusive words being used against women. Various words which are far more worse than ‘kamini’ have been passed by the CB, then why raise a finger on my album alone? Abusive language has been a part of our society and in movies it is now a part of the creative sphere. Creativity is all about experimentation, in any sense. It is high time that the outdated minds in our CB accept this fact and stay mum on such issues henceforth.”
Rakhi, who has been socially quite active otherwise, completely denies that such a social responsibility of not-using foul language exists anymore in the society. “Our society wants to hear abusive language and see short clothes. Ab main saree pehen ke album mein aaungi toh album flop ho jayegi. Reason? Social responsibility.” Point taken, lady! But will she do anything in the name of ‘social responsibility? “No way! I will never go nude even if that is the trend in the industry. There is a limit to everything,” she stresses.
And though Rakhi has won one this battle, she is ready to fight another. Yes, you read it right! The lady who is all set to participate in a dance reality show soon is all set to take revenge on Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh, against whom she once lost the dance battle in a reality show. “I could not do much at that point as I was in a shocking state but now that I have an opportunity, I will make the most of it- whether with my dance or with my words. I don’t believe in leaving anything pending.”
This is not the first time
This is not the first time when that the CB has has to retract on their objections... Here are some of the bans by the CB that were later revoked...
In 2002, the film War And Peace, depicting scenes of nuclear testing and the 11 September atrocities, by Anand Patwardhan, was asked to make 21 cuts before it was allowed to have the certificate for release. Patwardhan objected, saying, “The cuts that they asked for are so ridiculous that they won’t hold up in court,” and “But if these cuts do make it, it will be the end of freedom of expression in the Indian media.” The court decreed the cuts unconstitutional and the film was shown uncut.
In 2004, the documentary Final Solution, which looks at religious rioting between Hindus and Muslims, was banned. The film follows 2002 clashes in the western state of Gujarat, which left more than 1,000 people dead. The CB justified the ban, saying it was “highly provocative and may trigger off unrest and communal violence.” The ban was lifted in Oct ’04 after a sustained campaign.
The promos of Ishqiya ran into heavy weather with the CB because it had a line that went ‘tumhara ishq ishq aur hamara ishq sex?’. However, film went ahead without cuts and snips.
Recently, the Salman Khan-Ajay Devgn-Asin starrer London Dreams had run into a trouble with the CB for its promos which showed Salman chanting the Hanuman Chalisa during a rock concert. The promos were immediately pulled down by the censor jury. However, it was only when the producer-director appealed to the court that the promos were cleared.
Sanjay Gupta’s English film, The Great Indian Butterfly, has run into CB problems over certain expletives. In one of the scenes, Sandhya Mridul tells her husband Aamir Bashir that her mother had called and she’d told her that they had stopped having sex. The censors want the word ‘sex’ beeped out. However, Sanjay is in no mood to beep the S-word as according to him the censor has passed a whole movie not only with the title Love Sex Aur Dhoka but also various dialogues in it.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/I-will-never-go-nude-Rakhi/articleshow/5754466.cms

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Watch your speed with the world's most expensive car key

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James Bond has had watches with saws, garrottes, lasers and grappling hooks, but even he might be green with gadget envy at the sight of this Jaeger-LeCoultre - especially as it works with an Aston Martin.

A £21,850 optional extra with the forthcoming four-door Rapide model, the titaniumandpink-gold AMVOX2 Rapide Transponder will enable wearers to lock or unlock their car doors by simply touching the sapphire-crystal face.

Sadly, due to Bond's contract with Omega, it's unlikely he'll ever get to use one...

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Touch the area between eight and nine o'clock to unlock your Rapide's doors, and the area on the opposite side to lock them. Touch both together and the car's lights will flash - to help you find it, not so you can show off...

Like the similar AMVOX2 DBS Transponder - for owners of the Aston Martin DBS - the Rapide watch also offers chronograph functionality. To operate the chronograph, you press down on the glass at 12 or six o'clock (making it tilt).

The transponder module is actually half the size of the one in the Rapide's key. To avoid any adverse effects on the watch movement, the metal antenna is positioned on the inside of the glass, curving around the face between four and eight o'clock.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1250492/Watch-speed-worlds-expensive-car-key.html#ixzz0k2zdIFID

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Kiss and tell online

http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20100331/1072/ten-kiss-and-tell-online.html

Wed, Mar 31 12:40 PM

New Delhi, March 31 -- If kiss and tell is your idea of fun, a bizarre website is taking it to a new level altogether. On ijustmadelove.com, you can announce to the world if you're sleeping with your enemy or making love for the first time. And during your rendezvous, if you're wondering how many others are upto 'it', the site also tells you that. And exhibitionist's delight, ijustmadelove.com allows users to upload details of the place where they did it (outdoors or indoor), the time, the positions (six graphic positions are listed) in which they did it, and much more. The languages available are English, French, Russian, Spanish and Arabic. The site powered by Google maps shows countries around the world, with bunny representations of people who just had an intercourse. The lovemaking icons have two bunnies - pink for female and blue for male.

"It's quirky to see who all are having sex at the same time," says Priti Kapoor, 31. Comments from India include "Exhausting", "mast rapchik."

And here is the link>> www.ijustmadelove.com

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