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To: c.hinton who wrote (239796)	8/23/2007 2:44:57 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Elroy...i dont think anyone here is in a position to make the cultural judgements being made on the basis of one or two articles about one person. We can make whatever judgement we want, and if it's based on only one or two articles, then the likelihood that the judgement is wrong is higher than if it is based on complete knowledge of the situation. Nevertheless, in general an old man marrying and then divorcing multiple wives 40 years younger than him is wrong, in my opinion. He's a selfish man, his affect on the women is negative, and there's a major flaw in the culture/society that allows that type of behaviour. THE PERCENTAGE OF 20 YEAR OLD WOMEN THAT ARE GOING TO WANT TO SPEND THEIR LIVES AS "WIFE" #15 TO A 70 YEAR OLD MAN IS 0.000001%. The only reason it's not zero is Anna Nicole Smith! :-) I have no direct knowledge of that guy, but my hunch is that he is buying poor Yemeni village girls to be his next "wife", and the girls are better described as his next "concubine/maid" than wife. And I don't see what is the big deal about making a judgment about people of "other cultures". If he legally raped some Yemeni village girls regularly, we'd say that's wrong. If he forbade them from learning to read and write, we'd (hopefully) say that's wrong. Just because it is something that is happening amongst a group of people that are not us, why is it not allowed for me to have a view on their actions? "...if america were to be judges on such a news item.we would be damned on a daily basis and mickey rooney would be rotting in hell. Well, the judgment isn't black and white. Just because I think that old man is shame on his culture/society doesn't mean I think everyone in Ajman is a loser. It's an aspect of their culture that should be changed, and if it is changed they will have improved, but if it isn't changed that doesn't mean I think the entire population of that area is going to hell.

To: c.hinton who wrote (239796)	8/23/2007 3:12:28 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

They've gotta have it. Survey: Seniors Enjoying Sex Well into Their Eighties Wednesday, August 22, 2007 foxnews.com The majority of older Americans are sexually active and view intimacy as an important part of life with which not even illness can interfere, according to a national survey. Billed as the first comprehensive, nationally representative survey to assess the prevalence of sexual activity of people 57 and older, the research finds that the “bothersome” sexual problems that sometimes strike older Americans do little to slow down their sex lives. “This study breaks new ground in social and behavioral research,” said Richard Suzman, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Aging's Behavioral and Social Research Program, in a news release. “Its portrait of this aspect of older Americans’ lives suggests a previously uncharacterized vitality and interest in sexuality that carries well into advanced age, which perhaps has not been appreciated as an important part of late life.” Researchers gathered information from a nationally representative sample of 3,005 men and women ages 57 to 85 years, asking about each person’s marital or other relationship status, frequency and types of sexual activity during the past 12 months, physical health, and communication with a physician about sex. They also asked sexually active respondents about the presence of sexual problems. The study, which comes from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, with research supported by the National Institutes of Health, was primarily funded by the NIA. It also found that many older adults are sexually active, but about half of the men and women surveyed reported at least one sexual problem and about a third report at least two problems. Specifically, the survey showed that: — A large portion of respondents said they were sexually active in the preceding 12 months, but the percentage declined with age — from 73 percent of those ages 57 to 64, to 53 percent of those ages 65 to 74, to 26 percent of those ages 75 to 85. — Older women were significantly less likely to report sexual activity than older men and less likely to be in intimate relationships, due in part to women’s status as widows and the earlier mortality, on average, of men. — Eighty-one percent of men and 51 percent of women reporting excellent or very good health said they had been sexually active in the past 12 months. Of those in fair or poor health, a considerably lower percentage (47 percent of men and 26 percent of women) reported activity in the previous year. Diabetes and hypertension were strongly associated with some sexual concerns. — About half of sexually active older adults report at least one “bothersome” sexual problem. Thirty-seven percent of sexually active men said they had erectile difficulties. Women most often reported low desire (43 percent), difficulty with vaginal lubrication (39 percent), and inability to climax (34 percent). — Most older adults have not discussed sex with their doctors. Despite the high prevalence of sexual problems, only 38 percent of men and 22 percent of women said they had discussed sex with a physician since age 50. Researchers added that the survey also stresses the need for older Americans to be educated on how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found stability in HIV diagnoses among people aged 50 and older, the number of older people diagnosed with AIDS and living with HIV is increasing, as individuals who were infected with HIV at younger ages are living longer before progressing to AIDS.