[SOC] SOC news of the day

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Hello agn,

Here I am with my stupid SOC Press releases of the day.

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A study reveals the sexual misery of the inhabitants of Singapore [ 2002-11-18 
12:51 ] 
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Too stressed by their work, the inhabitants of Singapore 
have a not very active sexual life, reveals an investigation of the department 
of obstetrics and gynaecology of the national university. Singapourians of less 
than 40 years have sexual relations six times per month, a frequency much lower 
than in much of other countries, according to professor Victor Goh. The study, 
undertaken near 460 men and women of this city-State of four million 
inhabitants, also shows that on the matter, the things do not improve with the 
age. Between 44 and 55 years, the frequency of the sexual relations falls with 
four times per month and beyond 55 years, this average falls to three times per 
month. Why such a sexual misery? "the principal answer, it is that they are too 
much stressed", explained professor Goh. "They have children, domestic 
responsibilities, they work and they are tired too much at the end of the day 
to devote themself to the sex." "Much people have in fact weak sexual 
functions, not for precise reasons - organic problems or disease -, but because 
of the way of life induced by their situation", the doctor adds. A report which 
has implications including at the governmental level, the authorities 
multiplying the projects to stop the fall in the birth rate of a population 
more obsessed by the courses of career, the problems of joint ownership and 
money. A question remains: do the inhabitants of Singapore want to devote 
themselves more than they do with the joys of the sex? Approximately 40% of the 
men but only 20% of the women of less than 40 years say to want some more in 
this field. "One should attach more importance to the sexual life", affirms 
professor Goh. "It is necessary to release from the priorities and to make 
efforts to create environment or to program the favourable moment. One should 
not await the end of the day ", says it.
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So : 
1/ 9V is not a place to go for those who want to make "Sexual holidays".
2/ Everyone has well understood that if you have more frequent sexual relations 
than 9V people, it means that you have no domestic responsabilities, no child 
(this argument being acceptable !), no stress a.s.o.

Question 1 : Are 9V people so stressed exactly bcoz they are not so sexualy 
active ? (proven fact by medical surveys).

Question 2 : Are F and other Latin people so "cool" bcoz they (say to be) 
sexualy active or bcoz they are eating and drinking so much ?

BTW, on Friday evening I have seen a TV broadcast abt Singapore (once agn it 
was a BBC W.S. broadcast, those Brits are everywhere !), vy interesting. And 
showing how 9V government was the country, some "capitalist socialism".
The motto being : "the gvt wants that everybody will think for the good of the 
commnunity before thinking for her/himself".
Single people are not welcome there. You should "built" a family and have 
children bcoz "your child is our future".
Oh well ... 

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A cigar of Churchill half used sold via auctions [ 2002-11-18 14:35 ] 
LONDON (Reuters) - an half used cigar of sir Winston Churchill will be proposed 
to the auctions on 12 December among a series of personal objects having 
belonged to the man who directed Great Britain during the Second world war. 
This end of cigar, of which the ex-First minister was very fond of delicacies, 
should reach 700 pounds (1.097 euros), estimated the house Sotheby' S. 
Churchill liked so much the cuban "sticks of chair" - he smoked up to ten per 
day - that he gave his name to some of them. Among the other objects of the 
former head of the government which will be proposed, the striped costume that 
he frequently wore during the war should reach 35.000 pounds. But the central 
part of the sale will be a revolver and a wishkey bottle which he had kept to 
improve his state of mood during his escape from a prison camp at the time of 
the war of Boers in 1899 in South Africa. At the time, Churchill was a simple 
war correspondent on behalf of the newspaper Morning Post. These two objects, 
which could reach to 150.000 pounds (235.121 euros), had been offered to the 
young Churchill by the owner of a local mine, John Howard, who had hidden it 
during several days after his escape.
>>

72!
Claude