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FIV: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Source: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, http://www.vet.cornell.edu
What is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus?
Virologists classify feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) as a lentivirus (or "slow virus"). FIV is in the same retrovirus family as feline leukemia virus (FeLV), but the viruses differ in many ways including their shape. FIV is elongated, while FeLV is more circular. The two viruses are also quite different genetically, and the proteins that compose them are dissimilar in size and composition. The specific ways in which they cause disease differ, as well.
How common is the infection?
FIV-infected cats are found worldwide, but the prevalence of infection varies greatly. (..) Because biting is the most efficient means of viral transmission, free-roaming, aggressive male cats are the most frequently infected, while cats housed exclusively indoors are much less likely to be infected.
How is FIV spread?
The primary mode of transmission is through bite wounds. Casual, non-aggressive contact does not appear to be an efficient route of spreading FIV; as a result, cats in households with stable social structures where housemates do not fight are at little risk for acquiring FIV infections. On rare occasions infection is transmitted from an infected mother cat to her kittens, usually during passage through the birth canal or when the newborn kittens ingest infected milk. Sexual contact is not a major means of spreading FIV.
What does FIV do to a cat?
Infected cats may appear normal for years. However, infection eventually leads to a state of immune deficiency that hinders the cat's ability to protect itself against other infections. The same bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi that may be found in the everyday environment, where they usually do not affect healthy animals, can cause severe illness in those with weakened immune systems. These secondary infections are responsible for many of the diseases associated with FIV.
What are the signs of disease caused by FIV?
Early in the course of infection, the virus is carried to nearby lymph nodes, where it reproduces in white blood cells known as T-lymphocytes. The virus then spreads to other lymph nodes throughout the body, resulting in a generalized but usually temporary enlargement of the lymph nodes, often accompanied by fever. This stage of infection may pass unnoticed unless the lymph nodes are greatly enlarged. An infected cat's health may deteriorate progressively or be characterized by recurrent illness interspersed with periods of relative health. Sometimes not appearing for years after infection, signs of immunodeficiency can appear anywhere throughout the body.
· Poor coat condition and persistent fever with a loss of appetite are commonly seen.
· Inflammation of the gums (gingivitis) and mouth (stomatitis) and chronic or recurrent infections of the skin, urinary bladder, and upper respiratory tract are often present.
· Persistent diarrhea can also be a problem, as can a variety of eye conditions.
· Slow but progressive weight loss is common, followed by severe wasting late in the disease process.
· Various kinds of cancer and blood diseases are much more common in cats infected with FIV, too.
· In unspayed female cats, abortion of kittens or other reproductive failures have been noted.
· Some infected cats experience seizures, behavior changes, and other neurological disorders.
How is infection diagnosed?
Antibody tests detect the presence of antibodies in the blood of infected cats.
How can I keep my cat from becoming infected?
The only sure way to protect cats is to prevent their exposure to the virus. Cat bites are the major way infection is transmitted, so keeping cats indoors-and away from potentially infected cats that might bite them-markedly reduces their likelihood of contracting FIV infection. For the safety of the resident cats, only infection-free cats should be adopted into a household with uninfected cats. Vaccines to help protect against FIV infection are now available. However, not all vaccinated cats will be protected by the vaccine, so preventing exposure will remain important, even for vaccinated pets. In addition, vaccination may have an impact on future FIV test results. It is important that you discuss the advantages and disadvantages of vaccination with your veterinarian to help you decide whether FIV vaccines should be administered to your cat.
How should FIV-infected cats be managed?
· FIV-infected cats should be confined indoors to prevent spread of FIV infection to other cats in the neighborhood and to reduce their exposure to infectious agents carried by other animals.
· FIV-infected cats should be spayed or neutered.
· They should be fed nutritionally complete and balanced diets.
· Uncooked food, such as raw meat and eggs, and unpasteurized dairy products should not be fed to FIV-infected cats because the risk of food-borne bacterial and parasitic infections is much higher in immunosuppressed cats.
· Wellness visits for FIV-infected cats should be scheduled with your veterinarian at least every six months. Although a detailed physical examination of all body systems will be performed, your veterinarian will pay special attention to the health of the gums, eyes, skin, and lymph nodes. Your cat's weight will be measured accurately and recorded, because weight loss is often the first sign of deterioration. A complete blood count, serum biochemical analysis, and a urine analysis should be performed annually.
· Vigilance and close monitoring of the health and behavior of FIV-infected cats is even more important than it is for uninfected cats. Alert your veterinarian to any changes in your cat's health as soon as possible.
· There is no evidence from controlled scientific studies to show that immunomodulator, alternative, or antiviral medications have any positive benefits on the health or longevity of healthy FIV-infected cats. However, some antiviral therapies have been shown to benefit some FIV-infected cats with seizures or stomatitis.
How long can I expect my FIV-infected cat to live?
It is impossible to accurately predict the life expectancy of a cat infected with FIV. With appropriate care and under ideal conditions, many infected cats will remain in apparent good health for many months or years. If your cat has already had one or more severe illnesses as a result of FIV infection, or if persistent fever and weight loss are present, a much shorter survival time can be expected.
My FIV-infected cat died recently after a long illness. How should I clean my home before bringing in a new cat?
Feline immunodeficiency virus will not survive outside the cat for more than a few hours in most environments. However, FIV-infected cats are frequently infected with other infectious agents that may pose some threat to a newcomer. Thoroughly clean and disinfect or replace food and water dishes, bedding, litter pans, and toys. A dilute solution of household bleach (four ounces of bleach in 1 gallon of water) makes an excellent disinfectant. Vacuum carpets and mop floors with an appropriate cleanser. Any new cats or kittens should be properly vaccinated against other infectious agents before entering the household.
Can I become infected with FIV?
Although FIV is a lentivirus similar to HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) and causes a disease in cats similar to AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in humans, it is a highly species-specific virus that infects only felines.
Why should I have my cat tested?
Early detection will help you maintain the health of your own cat and also allow you to prevent spreading infection to other cats.
ATTENTION: these are only general tips, every treatment is on case by case basis so if your cat has this disease you should consult the vet.


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The menu bar now has entries for the "main pages" of each of the Contestants, Statistics, and Community portals. Since the start of the season you could have clicked on the category labels to get there, but I realize now that the drop-down menu had been misleading many site visitors.
So on the main Contestants page, you can view character biographies and career histories (by clicking on their avatars). These are available only for 2010 Contestants. All preliminary Competitors are listed, but they do not have bios. Bios for 2009 and 2008 Contestants are linked in their respective pages in the site archives. Those bios are no longer being maintained, but we may develop a more comprehensive and regulary updated database in the future.
The main Statistics page has the cumulative standings for all Rounds; just use the buttons and drop-down menu to navigate. There are also links to tournament information for Japan Anime Saimoe and Korea Best Moe. (Some pages are undergoing rewriting as I make this post; until now all the charts were images, but we are converting them to be text-and-HTML-based, so they load more quickly and also become searchable.)
The main Community page lists all the different branches of our community, which is primarily the forum at the moment. Our IRC chatroom has somewhat died over the course of the year; maybe it'll revive again someday with the right people. There is also space for community video submissions as well.
Additionally, I'm updating the URLs to our archive sites. Older ISML websites will live in their own subdomain. So archive.internationalsaimoe.com/2008/ will now become 2008.internationalsaimoe.com. Your DNS may take a day or two to update fully, so some links might not work just yet. And if you have existing bookmarks, they should redirect correctly. If not, please update your bookmarks.
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Machines help you build strength
When it comes to building strength along with getting that muscled physique, there are various machines to aid you in your pursuit. Strength machines such as dumbbell bench press, kettlebells and battling ropes keep you on track for maximum power. Use your own weight as resistance with chin-up bars, elastic yoga bands and ab-roller machines.
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Hot Mamas,As I type this week's article, I am NURSING a NEWBORN!!
I did not think I would be typing that statement for at least another two weeks. However, this little booger decided to make an early entrance into the world. Click below to view a slideshow of our amazing homebirth experience.
Here come the holidays Hot Mamas!!
Put down the Halloween candy. Remove it from its hiding spot. Well, leave just few pieces in the freezer for a rainy evening snack, but remove all other from your home!
With the start of the holidays bringing candy, desserts, excess plate sizes, and many many alcoholic beverages (because the entire family will be within arms' reach within some point), exercise will be your sanity keeper. Whether you are pregnant or a new mommy, exercise will play more of a role than just physical health happiness to you this season, it will help you keep your sanity.
Continue walking, jogging, or running; add distance or increase your time while you are at it. If it's too cold out to do this comfortably and you are not a gym member or treadmill owner, then we are about to get creative. Walk the mall or other indoor enjoyable place. If home is your only option then follow this week's exercise plan.
This week's task:
Grab a stopwatch, timer, phone clock, etc. You will be doing 30 second intervals with 15 second rests. Everyone can do this; you can march in place with high knees as the cardio if needed. Perform the exercise for 30 seconds and take 15 seconds to catch your breath and prepare for the next. Take a 2 minute rest at the end and then begin the entire set again. If you can get a third set in, go for it!
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How are you all doing out there? Leave a little love for me and let me know what stage of mommy-hood you are in.
Is everyone "kegel-ing"? If not, this is your friendly reminder to do so.
How about walking? Jogging? Maybe even running? At least moving more than you were last week?
My household is preparing for the upcoming Color Vibe 5k run this weekend. This 30 week "bump" will be skipping through the course while holding hands with Red Bird in her 2nd annual color run! At the ripe old age of 3, she finished her first 5k. She has been counting down the months until this year's event. However, in my eyes, this year's run has a whole new meaning for me. Two weeks ago, I lost a very good mommy-friend to an undiagnosed heart condition. She left behind a 23 month old and a 3 month old. My heart breaks and will continue to hurt for the loss her family has experienced. She was training for her first 5k: The Color Vibe. So, we will be partaking in the event this year in her honor.
On the note of races and runs, go ahead and look up an upcoming event near you. Whether you are newly pregnant, big ole' belly pregnant, a few weeks postpartum, or years postpartum, you can participate in a walk/run. Do not be scared. Come on, get off your big ole' mama booty and let's do this! Step up your exercise routine this week by adding distance to your walk/jog. Play great music and dance while doing so. Go as a family – or go solo, just get outside and go!
Basic Exercise of the week: Squatting.
Becoming a "Hot Mama" takes work – Heck, staying healthy, in shape, and preparing to birth or continue to raise a child is HARD work.
Here's where I come in. I'm Elizabeth, with a degree in Exercise Physiology, I have studied and become a certified pre and post natal exercise specialist. I teach Mommy Bootcamp, where mommies in all stages of mommyhood break a sweat like no other while baby wearing or rocking that awesome bump. I'm here to share some workout and health advice for anyone out there who is expecting a baby or trying to get back into shape after having a baby.
Remember to always talk to your doctor before beginning any type of new routine. Also, remember that pregnancy is NOT an illness. It should not be treated as such. You have 40 weeks to grow that baby. Take that time to truly grow a healthy baby!! And in turn, once your child is earth side, set the foundation for a healthy lifestyle.
So many exercises are running (pun intended) through my mind right now, and I may play around with how I present exercises each write-up.
Pregnant or not: KEGEL. KEGEL. KEGEL. I am not kidding. Your pelvic floor staying strong and together will help you from peeing your pants (while pregnant and afterward). It also aids in a vaginal delivery. Do not pretend to kegel. DO IT. DO IT NOW. Aren't sure if you are doing it right? Next time you pee, stop your steam midway through. That's the muscle you are working. A great time to practice? During sex. Your partner will thank you, trust me. ;)
Slip = to move smoothly or to move stealthily. That is the definition of SLIP. So why should we be surprised that a simple little undergarment could help create this look under our outfits. Many moons ago, and I know some of you ladies remember, when you would never leave home without one.
If you are an admirer of yesteryear's fashion, Pre-70's, then this is for you. The structured garments, with darts and movie star inspired fashion are body-hugging clothes where any imperfection would be easily visible. Yes, they had girdles but even those articles of foundation dressing would have been visible through the clothing. Therefore a main article was required to achieve the smoothness, this aw attained via the silky, SLIP. It hid all the little bumps created by bras, panties and girdles therefore the female form looked perfect.
Fast-forward to 2013 and we can still use these lovely little pieces. They have come a long way baby. You can use a half-slip or full slip or a teddy. Many ladies like the Spanx version. I think The Slip is just sexier. It is soft, silky and very light especially in the hot Florida weather.
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The honey bee is a fascinating and important insect in our world. Not just any bee can produce raw, natural honey. What you might suspect is a honey bee is actually another insect such as the yellow jacket, wasp, or bumble bee.
There are eight species of honey bees, several brought over to America in the 17th century by European settlers. Therefore, many honey bees in the United States are actually exotic bees imported from different regions across the world like Italy, Russia and Africa.
Some Raw, Fun Facts About Honey Bees:
– Honey bees rob honey from other hives when there's a shortage of it in their colony.
– Honey bees swarm in a hive-like cluster outside of their colony when it has become overcrowded. They'll stay in the swarm for days until the scout bees have found a location for their new home.
– The process of pollination carried out by bees is responsible for the cycle of production of agricultural crops all over the world.
– There are three castes in the society of bees: the male drones or the soldier, the female workers and the queen bee. The male drones only serve one purpose but to mate with a queen. The female workers nurse the male drones and queen, maintain the hive, and collect the nectar. The queen's primary duties are to lay eggs and rule over her dominion through a scent called pheromones.
– Contrary to popular notion bees don't get angry or sting you for revenge; they rely on their instincts and are defensive in nature. One may only get stung by a bee when they've stepped on or killed another bee or is standing near a beehive.
– Honey bees have two stomachs; the first stomach serves as a honey basket while the second one is a regular stomach that contains their internal organs.
– Bee pollen, the pollen from a flower mixed with a bee's digestive enzymes, is one of the most nutritious food sources in this planet. It is loaded with protein (25%) and contains over 18 amino acids. Bee pollen also contains a number of vitamins including vitamin C, 28 minerals, 14 essential fatty acids, 11 types of carbohydrates and co-enzymes.
– Honey bees maintain the temperature in their hives at 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Any temperature higher or lower than that could destroy the state of the honey.
– Honey bees do a "wiggle dance" when reporting to other bees about the location of a nectar source. This signal was discovered by Karl von Frisch in 1973.
– Bees can't see the color red but can see ultraviolet colors.
– Bees have five eyes. Three of these eyes catch light while the two detect movement. Their two compound eyes can determine movements by 1/300th of a second, almost six times greater than humans can. Scientists say that if a bee enters a movie theater, it'll be able to notice the transition of each frame projected and identify them individually.
– In theory, it is said that an ounce of honey can give a bee enough energy to circle the planet.
– Only a pound of honey is produced from two million flowers.
– A honey bee forages 50 to 100 flowers for nectar in a single day.
– Worker bees are designated jobs from the time they are born and are assigned new tasks every few days. At 1-2 days old they are required to clean cells to keep the brood warm, up until 22 days through their deaths at 40-45 days where they fly from the hives to conduct various tasks including collecting pollen and nectar and pollinating plants.
– Bees are little math geniuses that can calculate angles and distances to find new homes and food sources.
– Honey bees are technically cold-blooded but unlike most cold-blooded critters, they are able to generate heat by vibrating their bodies.
– The honey bee is not native to the Americas and was brought here by Europeans. The true honeybee was not known in the Americas until Spanish, Dutch, and English settlers introduced it near the end of the 17th century.
– Hives can get crowded and when they do, there is a 10 step process to crown a new queen.
– When a queen dies, the bees will know quickly because they stop smelling her pheromones. And if she dies prematurely, they immediately get working on creating a new queen to take over.
– The personality of a bee colony can be altered simply by switching out the queen. Beekeepers will replace queens to create a more enthusiastic and efficient worker colony.
– Honey bees are the only insect that produce food for humans.
– The queen may lay 600-800 or even 1,500 eggs each day during her 3 or 4 year lifetime. This daily egg production may equal her own weight. She is constantly fed and groomed by attendant worker bees.
– Honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz.
– Out of 20,000 species of bees, only 4 make honey.
– Honey bees never sleep!


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Hard Rock Cafe is located at 18 Highway 50 in Stateline, Nevada. There are about 98 to 102 employees that work at this Hard Rock Cafe, and the manager is Matt Duguay. Hard Rock Cafe generates about $4,000,000 in income.
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Turkey burger comes with salad. Nice instead of fries.
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HUNG, 'Evil Tsar': Violins Never Sounded This Heavy — Song Premiere
It isn't everyday you find a metal band that features a classically trained electric violinist. Then again, every metal band isn't HUNG. The band is the brainchild of Lyris Hung, formerly of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Today Noisecreep is proud to exclusively premiere the song "Evil Tsar" from the band's upcoming self-titled debut. HUNG's debut self-titled record will be released on May 8 by ReThink Records, the new label founded by Chris Adler (Lamb of God) and The End Records.
""Evil Tsar" was written to be a crowd-pleaser," guitarist "Evil" Jon Clark tells Noisecreep. "Up to that point we had a lot of really great material but when I started writing the music for "Tsar," the goal was to really go all out in terms of intensity and virtuosic chops."
Clark also acknowledges that "Evil Tsar" has a strong Children of Bodom influence. In this Noisecreep exclusive, we bring you the world premiere of the track. Listen and see if you can hear the influence and the interesting, progressive-heavy arrangement.
Listen to "Evil Tsar" From HUNG
"Linear melodies and very little repetition gave the song a sense of motion while the speed and intensity give the motion a form akin to a five-minute ride on the back of a dragon," continues Clark. "The end result was one of the songs I enjoy playing most in our entire set. It's super fun to play because of all the guitar wankering I get to do and it always gets a great reaction from the audience."
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[1]Last year, during the first race in the chase Tony Stewart gambled on fuel and lost, coasting to a 24th-place finish. This year, Stewart's battle with fuel mileage was a success that earned him his first win of the season. Stewart took the lead four times for 35 laps, holding off point's leader Kevin Harvick for the victory.
On Thursday at Chicagoland Speedway's Chase media day, Stewart listed seven drivers capable of winning the championship, excluding himself from that list. Now, he is sitting second in points, only seven points behind the leader, Harvick. Coming into Chicagoland, Stewart was on a 32 race winless streak, being one of two drivers with no wins going into the Chase. With nine races left in the season, he has a third place finish, a seventh and a victory in the last three weeks.
Although Stewart hasn't forgotten about the struggles he's been through this season, he now feels better about being in the Chase. He said, "I feel better about it, obviously. One day doesn't change the whole season. We've got nine more hard weeks, and we have some tracks that have been a struggle. But this gets us off to the right start."
Is Earnhardt Still The Underdog?
If you were to go back to Richmond International Raceway and ask someone to choose a driver who won't make the Chase, their response would most likely have been Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt came very close to winning at Martinsville Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway, this season. He also posted eight Top-10 finishes in the first 14 races of the season. He climbed as high as third in points and was on the road to making the Chase for the first time in three years.
Right when he seemed to be heading in the right direction, his luck took a turn for the worst. In the final eleven races before the Chase, he only had one Top-10 finish, dropping him from third to ninth in standings. Earnhardt had to finish 20th or better at Richmond to make the Chase and he barely made it, finishing in 16th position.
In the first race of the Chase, the No. 88 team coasted to a third place finish, saving enough fuel to finish the race. With this third place finish, Earnhardt is now in fifth position in the championship standings. I now have to ask, is Earnhardt still an underdog? Granted, this is only the first race in the Chase, but gaining momentum with this finish is likely to fuel the fire and keep Dale Jr's confidence up. I don't think anybody should count out Junior as a championship contender. If anyone is going to try and prove themselves in the last nine races this season, it is Junior.
Hamlin and Gordon Struggle
Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon struggled from the drop of the green flag. Hamlin started 27th and fell off the lead lap early; he had to pit under green due to a vibration. Contact with Greg Biffle that cut his tire, and sent him to pit road, effectively ended his day. Gordon started 23rd, but by lap 40, he dropped to 29th. Less than 100 laps later, he was two laps down. With about 40 to go, Gordon managed to get back on the lead lap and was running 13th. It looked like he had recovered. Then, in one the final lap, Gordon ran out of fuel, finishing 24th.
Points Shake Up
Kevin Harvick is now your point's leader. Stewart gained seven positions with his win and is now second. Carl Edwards gained two positions, finishing in fourth position. Kurt Busch moved up three positions with his sixth place finish. As previously stated, Earnhardt moved up five positions to fifth in standings after his third place finish. Brad Keselowski also moved up five positions with his fifth-place finish. Ryan Newman finished the race in eighth place, thus moving him up one position to sixth place.
Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Jeff Gordon round out your Top-12. Johnson finished the race in 10th, Busch in 22nd, Kenseth in 21st, and Gordon in 24th. Denny Hamlin is the only driver who remained in his point's position, in 12th spot.
Stewart-Haas dominated the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July. Can they do it again? We will find out when we head back to Loudon on Sunday for the second race in the Chase.


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3 Strategies I Used Daily To Figure Out WTF To Do With my 20s (And Life)
My early 20s (until about 26) were literally the biggest clusterfuck you can imagine.
I went through a dozen jobs by the time I was 27, because I hated every one of them, I didn't make much money, and I couldn't justify putting off all the cool projects I wanted to do in my life.
So I didn't do anything.
Looking back now (after having made a lot of progress), there were really three strategies that worked well for me.
That's what I want to share with you in today's video.
3 Strategies to Combat That "WTF" Feeling
First things first, which one of these three strategies do you think you could implement to see good results?
Are you currently using any of them?
And if you aren't taking action… wake your ass up and start doing something, because ultimately that's what worked best for me.
I didn't get any slap in the face from God saying that I should go down a certain path, and so I forced myself to go down any path.
You can always course-correct along the way anyway, so don't let yourself get stuck thinking about life, instead of acting your way through it.
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Lately, we've been hearing a lot about lifestyle break-ups and divorces. It seems that some of the couples we used to know aren't faring so well. We've been out of the loop for a bit and haven't been privy to rumors and drama. We find ourselves browsing profiles and realizing that the couple we used to know are now playing separately as singles. It makes us sad. I hate the implication that swinging may have somehow been responsible for the split. My husband and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary. We've certainly had our ups and downs, both in swinging and outside of it. We began experimenting with inviting other players to the bedroom almost from the very start. So how have we nurtured our relationship (and our sanity) while exploring non-monogamy? I'll share some ideas below. I'm not sure if my husband would agree or if he would have his own list.
We Were Both Intrigued
Early in our marriage, my husband had found an ad in the City Pages for a Swingers Halloween party. When he brought the idea up to me, I was intrigued. This wasn't his idea, but a fantasy that we both found intriguing. How did he know that I might be open to the idea of attending a swinger party? Because he had taken time to understand who I was sexually. One of the most common themes that bring people to this blog is some variation of the question, "How do I talk my wife, husband, or partner into swinging?" My advice is to take about 20 steps back and ask yourself a new question, "How can I understand what genuinely turns my partner on, sexually?" Learn to enjoy each other in every way possible. Sex between the two of you should be an exploration in fun, excitement, and familiarity. Once your sex is amazing, try exploring some fantasy talk during sex. What happens when you tell your wife that you love watching her perform oral sex? Does she get turned on and work harder to give you good view? Or does she get shy and ask you not to watch her so intently? How does your wife respond when you ask her if she likes how you are touching or kissing her? Does she moan with an intensity that says unmistakably, yes? Does she shift her position in an attempt to coax you into doing something slightly different? Pay attention to her cues and respond accordingly. Learn how to turn her on. Find out what her fantasies are. I think almost every woman longs to feel desired. If you can tap into the deep sexuality that exists in her psyche, perhaps you will find out that she is intrigued. But let her find out for herself before you start trying to convince her.
We Allow Our Definitions to Shift
My husband and I have a fluid definition of The Lifestyle. We don't limit ourselves to a single understanding of what it means to be swingers. Early on, we had a couple threesome experiences with close friends. When we got on AOL in the mid-90's, we spent some time flirting with couples in chatrooms. We even took a road trip to hang out with a couple over the weekend. It was a purely soft-swap experience. I have fond memories of cuddling together as a threesome/foursome in the hotel bed one morning. I'm not even sure if there was any oral sex between partners, just flirting, kissing, and nakedness. We've been to house parties, hotel parties, on-premise clubs, and casual bar meets. In 2008, we joined an online community and began attending local events. We decided that we only wanted to play with couples. After about a year or so, we expanded to separate play dates. Swinging can be whatever you want it to be. Don't worry that you don't fit some preconceived notion of what being a swinger is all about. Make your own rules, play by them for a while. Then decide if you like them or want to change them.
We Honestly Assess the Good and the Bad
Things don't always go according to plan. We want our experiences to be sexually satisfying and emotionally gratifying. When we leave the party, we want to come home madly in love with each other and glowing with pleasure. Sure, it happens. And when it does…..WOW! But just try hitting that jackpot twice; It's not so easy. If you truly want to make it in this Lifestyle, you must be willing to honestly assess the good and bad. When there is friction after a party, discuss it. When your partner asks you what's wrong, don't say "nothing" or "I'm fine." Just honestly express what's going on. Are you disappointed about something? Did you feel left out? Did something surprise you? Are you hurt? Are you afraid? When your partner explains how they feel, take a moment to process their statement before you react. Remember you love this person! Something upset them, and it may even be something you did. If you didn't intentionally hurt them, then apologize and consider how you might change your actions next time. Also, don't just talk when things are difficult. Take time to assess the good times too. What made it work? Can you figure out how to increase your chances of having that much fun the next time too? My husband and I sometimes come to the realization that what we "think" we like and what we actually like are not always the same thing.
We Don't Feel the Need to Rush
The great thing about being with someone you love is that you have all the time in the world. My husband and I have been in the Lifestyle "off and on" for 20 years. Some of our breaks have lasted years at a time. Taking a break has never been something that we "consciously" decided to do, but rather the energy in our relationship shifted and it became clear that outside sexual relationships weren't the right thing for the moment. No need to worry that we'd never get to swing again. We just respected each other and our relationship enough to know that we could spend time together without constant pressure to "decide" if we were "quitting" the Lifestyle or for how long. During our most recent "break", my husband would sometimes say to me that if I wanted to be done, we could be done. I explained to him that I just wasn't ready "now" but that I was still open to the idea "someday." He continued to play during that time, and very often would check in with me. He also admitted that he was sometimes uncomfortable playing if I wasn't. I let him decide for himself based on my honest feedback. One day, I found myself ready to get out again. I'm not sure why the shift occurred, but it did, and I suspect it came about much sooner than it would have if my husband had constantly been asking me if I was "ready yet?"
Swinging can be an exhilarating experience. It requires sincerity, honesty, vulnerability, strength, forgiveness, and patience. It allows for a deepened understanding of love, commitment, and selflessness. I sometimes wonder if it's easier to stay married longer because we're willing to allow for non-monogamy. Are we somehow lazier than monogamous couples? I really don't think so. When I consider the level of communication required to maintain this Lifestyle, I realize that we aren't lazier or less committed. In fact, by committing to our relationship on the deepest, most permanent level, while allowing for sexual expression outside of each other, we are given a unique opportunity to experience a level of trust and connection that is unparalleled by many.
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Vital WBA: Keepers Corner
It is 20 years since West Brom goalkeeper Dean Kiely [pictured in his Portsmouth days] and tomorrow's opposite number David James were both selected for the England U-17 team and the Albion stopper has remarked "Jamo and I have come a long way."
Of course the latter has gone on to reclaim his England starting place whilst Kiely unfortunately has borne the brunt of the abuse from a section of West Brom fans looking for a scapegoat.
Speaking to the official club website ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Semi-Final Kiely said of his Pompey replacement:
"We went to Switzerland together with England Under-17s.
"At that age we were both getting our feet on the first rung of the ladder and trying to make an impression.
"I think we'd both be happy with how our careers have panned out."
Turning his attention to the Baggies Boo Boys, the former Republic of Ireland international isn't thinking about those that suggest he should be replaced:
"The criticism hasn't got to me, it hasn't upset me," Kiely told BBC Sport.
'My focus is on doing my job to the best of my ability and the manager, who is paid to make decisions, is happy. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.'


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Picking Up Girls At The Whole Foods Section
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Choosing A Sport For You
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I'm ill, have no energy left. Hope medication will make wonders during the week to come, for now it only makes me dizzy and weak. I think I've never been sick this long ever. If no progress, soon a few days off in warmer areas, it will do me good.
February 12, 2012
Just another page in my Moleskine...
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- Maggie Latham said...
Helen, I love your figures below. I do hope you will be feeling better soon.
- 6:26 PM, February 12, 2012
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Helen! It's never, ever "JUST" another page! :D
Love the man's head on the right.
J'espere que tu te sens mieux bientôt :( Prends soin de toi!!
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The latest installment of the Primo Vino Art series, celebrating cool labels on wine bottles: Cycles Gladiator.
The art is merely a ripoff of a classic piece, created in 1895 by French painter Georges Massias, but hey, I didn't know that until I read the label. There you go, putting the snooty "oh" in Pinot.


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Democrats lose, win on wild day
By DAVID ADAMS and DAVID BALLINGRUD
© St. Petersburg Times, published November 23, 2000
Vice President Al Gore took a big step backward Wednesday in his hoped-for march to the White House when the Miami-Dade County canvassing board threw up its hands and decided to abandon its vote recount.
He took a step forward later in the day, however, when a Palm Beach County circuit judge ordered election officials to consider as many as 2,000 so-called dimpled ballots in their manual recount.
But the step backward in Miami-Dade may have been the bigger of the two. Democratic Party officials immediately went to a state appeals court to ask for an order to restart the recount, but the court turned them down late Wednesday.
Jenny Backus, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, said the Gore camp planned an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.
The Miami-Dade canvassing board reached its decision under increasing legal, logistical, vocal and even physical pressure. The move came a day after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that hand recounts could go forward and set a deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday for results to be submitted.
Gore had gained a net 157 votes in the Miami-Dade recount with 135 of 614 precincts completed. But after the board's action Wednesday, hundreds of extra votes that Republicans feared would go to Gore instead went nowhere.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush has a 930-vote lead in Florida out of 6-million cast.
A chase, and cries of 'Stop, thief'
The Miami-Dade County board first decided to accelerate the counting of questionable ballots, but Republicans protested furiously, and after a morning of angry shouting by protesters, the chairman said he had concluded it was physically impossible to get the job done by the Florida Supreme Court's deadline.
"I do not believe we have the ability to conduct a full, accurate recount" under the limits, said Lawrence King.
The board's unanimous decision was greeted with jubilation by Republican supporters who flocked to the downtown government center to chant victory slogans.
"Finally, common sense has taken over in Miami-Dade County," said U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican.
Earlier, Republicans had been less celebratory after the board came up with a plan to meet the court's deadline.
Faced with the apparent impossibility of recounting all of the county's 654,000 votes, the board opted instead to count only an estimated 10,750 "undercounted" ballots. These are ballots that voters had failed to punch properly in order for their choice to be registered by vote-counting machines.
But in order to do that, the board first had to segregate those ballots from the rest by passing them again through counting machines.
Unlike the manual recount, which has taken place in full public view in a large room on the 18th floor, the vote machines are kept in a tabulation room on the 19th floor that was too small to allow full access to Republican and Democrat observers and the media.
As the process was about to get under way, a crowd of Republican supporters tried to break into the tabulation room. Protesters jostled with security officers and pounded on the doors of the room shouting, "Cheaters, let us in!"
When one leading Democrat left the room he was spottied carrying a ballot. Several people in the crowd accused him of stealing votes. When he tried to leave the building he was chased by Republicans, some shouting, "Stop, thief!"
The man turned out to be Miami Democratic Party chairman Joe Geller. He was escorted back into the building by police. The ballot turned out to be a sample handed out to all observers.
Democrats claimed the board had been bullied into submission by Republican strong-arm tactics. "They folded to pressure after all these yelling people came down here," said U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek, a Miami Democrat, shouting to be heard. "This was an orchestrated campaign of intimidation by the Bush campaign."
Board members strongly rejected such allegations, saying their decision was based on a lack of time and logistics. King, the chairman of the canvassing board, is a Democrat. The other two board members, Myriam Lehr and David Leahy, have no party affiliation.
Judge orders Palm Beach to determine voter intent
In Palm Beach County, Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga's ruling means the three-member canvassing board must consider up to 2,000 questionable dimpled ballots -- ones that have no punch-through but perhaps show an indentation -- that had been set aside while Labarga considered the case.
Labarga said the three-member board, all Democrats, can reject dimpled ballots only after seeking to determine voters' intent. He said county election supervisors must reject any ballot in which they cannot discern a voter's intent.
"Since the will of the people is the paramount consideration, and the purpose of our election laws is to obtain a correct expression of the intent of the voters . . . that intention should be given effect," Labarga wrote.
Jack Corrigan, attorney for the Florida Democratic Party, praised the ruling.
"We believe it sends a clear signal to the canvassing board that these votes are presumed to be valid," Corrigan said. "He clearly leaves the judgment to the canvassing board in determining the intention of the votes cast by each voter."
Bush spokesman Tucker Eskew had little to say except that Republican lawyers were reviewing the decision.
As the court dramas played out, the head of the county's canvassing board told vote recounters to stay the course. Circuit Judge Charles Burton told elections workers they would have Thanksgiving Day off despite the Supreme Court's deadline. By Wednesday morning, workers had recounted all but 102,000 of the 462,350 ballots cast in Palm Beach County on Election Day, and Burton said he expected the job to be finished by the end of the day. The canvassing board plans to meet Friday and Saturday to go through the objectionable ballots. If necessary, workers would return Sunday to finish the hand count.
In Broward County, election officials agreed Wednesday to sacrifice part of their Thanksgiving holiday to finish a hand recount before the deadline.
Broward County appeared to be the first of the three counties to complete the process as workers finished recounting all 588,000 ballots from 609 precincts and most of the absentee ballots. The three-member canvassing commission will reconvene at 9 a.m today to continue going through the remaining absentee and questionable ballots.
By Wednesday afternoon, Al Gore had gained a net of 137 votes beyond the numbers previously certified by the state. The board still has to go through as many as 2,000 critical disputed ballots.
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By John Baker
Teams that come up big late in games are often called "cardiac kids."
After Friday's game between Lowell High School and Galileo, both teams might be suffering from some angina.
The visiting Cardinals came from behind late to tie the game at 22-22 after Michael McCarthy's 1-yard touchdown, but missed the extra-point wide right.
The Lions made the most of the 28 seconds remaining in the game, barreling 60 yards on two plays for the game-winning touchdown to give Galileo a 29-22 Academic Athletic Association win.
The deciding score came on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Galileo junior quarterback Kyle Nelson to Isaac Armstrong with 5 seconds remaining.
"That was tough. A lot of things went their way," said Lowell head coach Danny Chan. "Their quarterback is great. [He does] a lot of improvising. We were covering the guy he threw it to, but he kind of ran away from our kid."
The winning score was set up by Nelson's 35-yard scramble in pressure on the first play from scrimmage after Lowell's score. It was the longest play of the game.
"I don't know [how I did it]. I just played. I didn't think about it," Nelson said. "I know [Lowell was] going to be extra-aggressive because of the time and the score. They were really jumping hard [at me], so I was just patient and was calm."
The win puts Galileo (3-5-1, 2-3) in a good position for the playoffs, and was a big boost of confidence for a team that has had trouble finishing games.
"In the Washington game, when they scored at the end, the players kind of gave up. Here, they didn't give up," said Galileo head coach Mark Huynh. "Kyle made a huge run, then a huge pass, so I feel good for Kyle – taking all the hits and everything. Now he's they guy making the big plays."
Lowell (4-4, 3-2) took a 16-7 lead into the halftime break after a 10-yard touchdown run by McCarthy and a 5-yard run by William Kim (the game's leading rusher, with 103 yards on 15 carries), each followed by a two-point conversion.
Galileo got an 81-yard interception return by junior Dontell Jackson for its only score in the first half, then took a 22-15 lead behind a 32-yard shovel pass from Nelson to Jackson and a 15-yard run by Ronzel Fox with 4:08 left in the game.
The Cardinals got the ball on their own 42-yard line after Fox's score and took eight plays to get up the field and score on McCarthy's second touchdown of the game. McCarthy, also the placekicker, just barely went outside the uprights on the final extra-point try.
"We would've went for two, but I was confident in our kicker," Chan said. "The snap was a little off. I would do that every time."
The missed extra point, which turned an almost-assured loss into a chance to win with a score, energized Galileo.
"[It] definitely [helped], because that would've been it," said Armstrong, who scored the winning touchdown on his only reception of the game. "It gave us momentum."
Nelson, who completed 5-of-10 passes for 95 yards, then had his big run.
McCarthy, beside his two touchdowns, had 16 carries for 75 yards and the Lowell offense tallied 275 yards rushing. Fox had 74 yards on 11 carries for Galileo.


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The world in which the NHLs Phoenix Coyotes live collided in two different places on Saturday. When the dusts clears in the coming days, weeks and months, the Phoenix Coyotes will move to Quebec City in time for the start of the 2012-13 National Hockey League season. It is no longer a matter of if or when the final nails are being pounded into the Coyotes Phoenix coffin, as Quebec City is ready to start building the Coyotes future home, a $400 million state-of-the-art arena in Quebec City the future home of the Coyotes.
More than 2,000 colorfully dressed hockey fans made the five-hour trek from Quebec City to Ottawas Scotiabank Place on Saturday, joining more than 20,000 fans in sending a loud and clear message to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Quebec City wants back in the NHL. At the same time, The New York Times offered an expose on the imminent end of the NHLs failed Phoenix odyssey.
The NHL took over the ownership of the Coyotes at the start of the 2009-10 season while they were dead last in attendance. The Coyotes are averaging 11,624 fans per game this year, still dead last in NHL attendance. The Coyotes finished 29th in attendance last year of the 30 NHL teams.
The first edition of the Winnipeg Jets moved from that Canadian city to Phoenix in 1996. With a series of owners and a real estate deal that never worked, the Coyotes filed for bankruptcy protection during the 2008-09 NHL season.
Canadian Blackberry founder Jim Balsillie tried to buy the team. (He had failed to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins when they were in bankruptcy protection and then tried for the Nashville Predators.) Balsillie was interested in buying an NHL franchise and moving the team to the Southern Ontario market, where territorial rights are protected by the NHL Constitution.
The City of Glendale, AZ, owners of the Jobing.com Arena where the Coyotes play their home games, have covered $25 million in annual losses each of the last two years. There have been suggestions the Glendale City Council is ready to invest another $25 million of taxpayer dollars to keep the Coyotes there. This is a classic example of throwing good money after (a very) bad idea, but those taxpayer bailouts are about to come to an end in Glendale.
Were going to try to avoid a move of the Coyotes, Bettman said in a radio interview before the All-Star Game last month. But if we dont sell the club, Im not sure that this wont be the last season here.
On Saturday, The Arizona Republic reported former Coyotes and retired NHLer Jeremy Roenick who played for the Coyotes for six years, is interested in joining former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison in his bid to buy and keep the Coyotes in the Phoenix area.
Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has been talking about owning the Coyotes for the last four years. The NHL wants $170 million for the Coyotes. Its safe to assume given the NHL has yet to approve either Jamison or Reinsdorf will be the next Coyotes owner.
Forbes Magazine in their latest NHL financial valuation believes the average NHL team is worth $240 million. According to Forbes (the well-respected list is subjective) believes the Phoenix Coyotes are worth $134 million, $106 million less than the NHL average and $36 million less than what the NHL is trying to sell the team for. No one is going to pay $170 million for a sports franchise that is losing more than $30 million annually and is only worth $134 million. The NHL needs to find a new home for the Coyotes.
The Quebec Nordiques formed as one of the original World Hockey Association teams in 1972. The franchise was originally awarded to a group in San Francisco, as the San Francisco Sharks. However, the San Francisco group's funding collapsed prior to the start of the first season, and the WHA hastily sold the organization to a group of six Quebec City-based businessmen who owned the highly profitable Quebec Remparts junior team.
The team left Quebec City after the 1994-95 NHL season. The Nordiques played their home games in the Colisée de Québec, originally built in 1949 with 15,176 seats. The Canadian dollar was in a free fall (as compared to value of the American dollar), NHL salaries were paid in American dollars and the teams owner Marcel Aubut believed the Nordiques needed a new arena.
Aubut asked for a financial bailout from Quebec's provincial government, the request was turned down, as few in Quebec were willing to subsidize a hockey club that paid multimillion-dollar salaries (bailouts for Ottawa and Edmonton were also rejected for the same reason). In May 1995, shortly after the Nordiques were eliminated from the playoffs, Aubut announced that he had no other choice but to sell the team to a group of investors in Denver, Colorado. The franchise was moved to Denver where it was renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
Sixteen years later, the long talked-about plans to build a new $400 million arena appear to be ready to put shovels into the ground and start building the cities state-of-the-art facility.
Friday, SportsNet.ca reported all that is standing between Quebec City and their new arena is an environmental assessment and clean-up. The new arena is to be built beside the Pepsi Colisee. Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor (one of Canadas biggest media groups) is ready to own the team. Quebecor has a management contract in place for the new arena. The $400 million cost of the arena will be covered by Quebec and Quebec City taxpayers. Quebecor has pledged to pay $63.5 million for naming rights and $4.5 million in annual rent if the company is able to buy the team.
The Coyotes death watch began in 2003. The team moved from downtown Phoenix to Glendale (20 miles outside the city). The real estate market collapsed the planned retail shopping outlets that were a key to the decision to build the arena never happened. The NHL missed the 2004-05 season due to the labor lockout and the NHL was all but dead in Glendale.
The team was doomed the day they signed on to move to Glendale, said Jordan Kobritz, who teaches sports management at Eastern New Mexico University in a New York Times report. The Coyotes have had two strikes against them from the time they arrived.
Its time for the NHL to move this dead desert dog. The end long ago arrived for the Phoenix Coyotes. Losing tens of millions of dollars annually enough is enough. The Coyotes will be playing in Quebec City next year, welcome back Nordique Nation to the NHL.
Nordiques Nation, the imminent future of the NHL in Quebec City and the end of the NHL in Phoenix
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The world in which the NHLs Phoenix Coyotes live collided in two different places on Saturday. When the dusts clears in the coming days, weeks and months, the Phoenix Coyotes will move to Quebec City in time for the start of the 2012-13 National Hockey League season. It is no longer a matter of if or when the final nails are being pounded into the Coyotes Phoenix coffin, as Quebec City is ready to start building the Coyotes future home, a $400 million state-of-the-art arena in Quebec City the future home of the Coyotes.


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Recycling has gained an international momentum. With this new change of pace, active steps are being taken in different states and countries to ensure mother nature is plastic bag free. Using reusable bags is not only chic, it helps the environment.
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In 2002, Ireland implemented what they called a PlasTax, a fee for plastic bags. This fee, dropped consumption of plastic bags in Ireland by 90 percent and the country produced 1 billion less bags per year. As well as a 18,000,000 liter reduction in oil used to produce plastic bags. As the years have gone on, countries like Australia, the United Kingdom and even a few cities in the United States of America have followed along in this "PlasTax" plan.
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Many auditioned, few were chosen.
Two students from the University of Washington and one from Washington State University are featured in Playboy magazine's October issue, which includes an eight-page spread titled "Girls of the Pac-10: Undressed in the West."
The issue hits newsstands Friday. The last time Playboy featured women from Pac-10 schools was in 2005.
Two UW students were selected out of roughly 80 who auditioned last spring. Hayden Hayes, originally from Puyallup, is a senior majoring in communication. Joi Hollie, a Hansville native, is a junior also majoring in communication.
Michelle Wittenberg of Olympia is the only WSU student included in the issue, out of more than 30 who auditioned. She's a senior majoring in psychology.
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To celebrate the release of his first book, the hefty photo essay 21 Nights, Prince played a pair of implausibly intimate shows in the poolside penthouse of luxury New York hotspot Hotel Gansevoort Friday night. Tickets were roughly $1,000 for the early show and $350 for the afterparty (proceeds benefitted the Love 4 One Another charity and Urban Farming), and attendees were treated a rare opportunity to see His Royal Badness in a room that had the size, energy and temperature of a frat party.
Less than 200 people crammed in for the first show and it was sweaty and funky within minutes, full of people in designer suits freaking out and getting loose. The 90-minute set from Prince and a stripped-down, three-member version of the NPG (plus his two backup singers) was front-loaded with hits: "I Feel For You," "Controversy" complete with disco woop-woops, and a version of "1999" which he rewrote to include "The stock market was crashing, there were people running everywhere." To amplify the party vibe, funky covers came fast and furious: Chic's "Le Freak," the Rolling Stones' "Miss You" and a razor-sharp version of Tower of Power's "What Is Hip?"
The tight space allowed Prince to interact with the audience in ways that he probably couldn't at, say, London's O2 Arena, even stepping down into the crowd in the middle of of his "Beggin' Woman Blues." When someone shouted "Purple Rain," he slyly murmured "That's my name, don't wear it out." When he finally played it, everyone in the room helped fill in the background vocals on the coda.
By the end, the band was in full rave-up mode: playing the triumphant Sheila E hit "A Love Bizarre," "Cream" and a version of "U Got the Look" that was so heavy that it sounded like Free's "All Right Now." Not holding back for a minute, his encore of "Nothing Compares 2 U" was done with the mic-gripping fervor of James Brown doing "Try Me."
Prince hit the stage for part-two at close to 1 AM and turned out a three-hour throwdown for what felt like an even smaller crowd. While much of the material from the first show was repeated — including "Le Freak" and "Miss You" — Prince ramped up the energy with a version of "Purple Rain" that dripped with soul and party-starting versions of "1999" and "3121." The crowd was far more exclusive this time: Anderson Cooper, MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser and Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes mingled about while reclusive comedian Dave Chapelle hopped up during Prince's costume change to deliver some improvised jokes. "This is not my concert," Chapelle cracked. "I am just a filthy night club act. Someone's going to be for fired for letting me come up here. This is the man you came to see!" Then Prince returned to the stage and ripped into a set that didn't wrap until almost 4 in the morning, unleashing jams like Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately?," "The Glamorous Life" and "U Got the Look." "You all having a good time tonight?" he shouted. "Me too!"
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New Song
"I Feel For You"
"Sexy Dancer/Le Freak"
"Miss You"
"Beggin' Woman Blues"
"Purple Rain"
"A Love Bizarre"
"What Is Hip"
"U Got the Look"
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
Show Two
"Crimson and Clover"/"Wild Thing" (Tommie James/Troggs)
"Let's Go" (Cars)
"Come Together" (Beatles)
"Sexy Dancer/Le Freak" (Chic)
"Long Train Running" (Doobie Brothers)
"Musicology"/Prince & The Band
"Girls & Boys"
"Honky Tonk Woman" (Rolling Stones)
"Stratus" (Billy Cobham)
"Miss You" (Rolling Stones)
"Red House" (Jimi Hendrix)
"Purple Rain"
Dave Chappelle set
"Brown Skin" (India.Arie) (sung by Shelby)
"In The Morning" (Sung by Shelby)
"You Can't Hide Love" (Earth Wind & Fire)
"Love's Taken Over" (Chante Moore) Sung by Marva King
"I Want To Be Free" (Ohio Players)
"U Got The Look"
"What Have You Done For Me Lately?" (Janet Jackson)
"It's Alright" (Graham Central Station)
"Alphabet St."
"The Bird"
"Jungle Love"
"The Glamorous Life"
"Love Bizarre" (w/Housequake)
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There are three ancient dolmens in Antequera, although only two of them are accessible without private transport. I did try to walk to the third one but there is a vast expanse of industrial estate and then a big scary motorway, so I am forced to the conclusion that you really do need a car to get to the Romeral site, and this review only applies to Menga and Viera dolmens.
The dolmens are amongst the most important megalithic sites in Europe, dating from the bronze age, roughly 3000 years ago. It seems as though they have suffered from being so close to settlements as the only remains in the Viera dolmen in historic times have been odds and ends of tools. In the nineteenth century skeletons were found in the larger Menga site, but there isn't much information on what was found in the visitor's centre, so I can only assume it wasn't well recorded. Despite this, what is left is incredibly impressive.
The Menga dolmen is one of the largest such sites in mainland Europe, aligned with sunrise and with the mountain Pena del Enamorada, which implies that the mountain may have been holy to early settlers in the area. It is absolutely huge, considering the technology available when it was built; 25m by 5m and 4m high. The stones used to build it weigh many tons each (Wikipedia records the largest stone as 180 tons alone), and fit together beautifully. The visitor's centre has a short video suggesting how it was built, which is in Spanish but you can follow the animations even if you don't speak Spanish well. I would recommend watching the video. The dolmen is stark and undecorated today, apart from a small carving just by the entrance; no records survive about whether or not it was more ornate in its day, and they don't seem to have found any pigments, so it seems it was always something that impressed by sheer size and shape. The Viera dolmen is smaller, and aligned closer to sunrise and further from the hill. It is also impressive, although it is more heavily restored and it is harder to imagine how it looked in its day.
Access to the site and small visitor's centre is free. To get there without a car, get a map from the tourist information centre in town as the signs stop suddenly and before you arrive there on foot, but it's only a 20 minute stroll out of the centre, just opposite a graveyard. If you get there as it opens, just after 10am, you should avoid the worst of the tour parties. The paths are relatively flat, and the entrance to Menga is wide; I am not sure if you could get right inside in a wheelchair but I think you could to Menga but not Viera. Both would be fine on crutches.
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Antequera is possibly my favourite small town in Spain. If you are one of the many who has flown to Málaga airport only to concentrate on the Costa del Sol, try going inland for a change. However I am glad that most don't because it leaves the inland towns (at least those not the target of trips from the coast) far more friendly and appreciably cheaper. Antequera is on a frequent bus route to Málaga and I have twice spent my last night there.
One of the attactions that waited for my second visit (3 nights rather than 2!) was the dolmens. All three are within about 1 km from the centre of Antequera. As they are so close, it would be easy to think of them all being built at about the same time. In fact the Viera and the outlying one of the Romeral are 'only' separated by hundreds of years whereas the menga dolmen is over 1000 years older! The size of the caverns is staggering but sadly there are no remains surviving the looting that has taken place over a long period.
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