“We at Master & Mistress have been looking for some years, to display, promote and provide seminars to a conference such as LENY New York”, Mr. Caplan remarked. He continued; “Our products are neither Adult or mainstream gift, with an edge, sophistication, elegance and dark romance that is usually lost in larger gift trade shows. LENY New York, growing out of the London trade show that is going on it’s ninth (9th) year, is one of the few that actually represents the alternative industry in a tasteful and professional way.”

LENY London Edge New York comments that it is; “The streetwear, alternative, rock & cult fashion tradeshow”. With a team in the United States and a solid, committed group from London, the buzz and attendance looks to be in excess of last year’s introductory show. The LENY New York will be held on July 21st and July 22nd at The River Pavilion Javits Center in New York. The website is www.leny.londonedge.com and they can be contacted in the U.S. at 817-626-1404. (more…)

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Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (EROX 0.40, +0.05, +14.3%) (“HPS” or “the Company”) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. For the three month period ending June 30, 2008, net revenues of $236,000 represented a 28% decrease from the revenues of $329,000 in the prior year period, and resulted in a net loss of $88,000 ($.02 per share) as compared with net income of $15,000 ($.00 per share) for the same period of 2007. For the six month period ending June 30, 2008, net revenues of $502,000 were 24% lower than the previous year’s $663,000, resulting in a net loss of $151,000 ($0.04 per share) as compared with net income of $39,000 ($0.01 per share) in the first six months of 2007. At June 30, 2008, the Company reflected cash balance of $1,237,000 compared with $1,437,000 at December 31, 2007, a $200,000 reduction for the six months of the current year as compared to a decline of $264,000 during the six months ending June 30, 2007. The cash use was within the expectations of the Company. There was no bank indebtedness at either date.

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Have you ever wondered how different species know when to mate and who to mate with? How can they tell the difference between someone of the same sex, much less whether another organism is of the same species? This can be answered by chemical signals kn own as pheromones. Pheromones are unique and highly specific chemical signals produced by an organism that signals its presence to other members of the same species. Each organism have different pheromones they release during mating that helps them to id entify each other and start the process of mating. Pheromones come not only in forms of sex attractants, but also as alarm pheromones, aggregation pheromones, and dispersion pheromones(1).
How do we know that such a chemical exists in organisms? In 1956, German scientists were able to identify the first ever pheromone in silkworm moths. After 20 years of research and over half a million female moths later, they were able to extract a pecu liar compound from certain glands located on the tip of the abdomen. When even a small amount of this substance was exposed to male moths, they would begin to beat their wings madly in a iflutter dancei. This indicated that they had detected the powerfu l sex attractant from the females that caused this type of behavior. After extracting extraneous matter and purifying the substance, scientists ended up with the first ever chemically pure pheromone. Since then, various other organisms have been studied and more is understood about the effects of pheromone, but not much is known about how pheromones work in more complex vertebrates such as humans.

The next logical question to ask is how are these chemical signals recognized? Studies have shown that pheromone is first recognized by the chemical receptors in the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and olfactory bulbs located in the nose; signals are then sent t o the hypothalamus of the brain. In an experiment conducted on virgin male mice where their VNO was removed, the mice were found to generally not mate with receptive females, even if the maleis olfactory nerves were not damaged. This showed that the VNO s are needed in order start certain chains of reactions already programmed in the brain. Further studies show that when male mice have begun to associate sexual activity with other cues from females, including smells they become less dependent on the VNO s. A sexually experienced male whois VNO is removed will mate almost as frequently as a male whois VNO is still intact(2). (more…)

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