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MARCH 3 - 9, 2010 UCW 23 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM ADVICE GODDESS Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drag I love how you write about the evolution- ary psychology driving us, like your recent bit on how women across cultures prioritize money and mojo in men. So, what do you think about the Tiger Woods scandal? Was this just a man being true to his genes? Or, is there more to it than that, since most other men aren't running around to the extent he was? — Curious George People are speculating that Tiger has a "sex addiction," when all the ordinary guy can usually be accused of is a porn addiction. What separates the sex addicts from the porn addicts? Being rich enough to get the girls in 3-D. You'll hear people sneer that gay men are promiscuous. And they are. All men are. Men evolved to want sexual variety far more than women do. Evolutionary psychologists Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa write in Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters that a man who has sex with 1,000 women in a year can potentially produce 1,000 children. "In sharp contrast, if a woman has sex with 1,000 men in a year, she can have only one child (barring a multiple birth)." In other words, "there's little reproductive benefit for women in seeking lots of sex partners," while, as my blog commenter "sterling" put it, "Men like sex the same as women like shoes. No matter how many cool shoes you already have, you want different shoes." So, Tiger's really no different from Henry the Eighth or Fred, the fifth guy on the left. Henry had to practice what could be called "rolling monogamy" — beheading one wife before marrying the next. Fred might cheat with the occasional cocktail waitress — if he gets really, really lucky. But, beyond being a bazillionaire, a golf virtuoso, and boyishly handsome, Tiger's famous. Really, really famous. And even just being borderline famous seems to be a wildly potent aphrodisiac (after all, women chase Gary Coleman). It isn't wrong for a guy to want his sex life to be all "I love a parade"; he just needs to figure that out before he marries the nice Swedish woman and makes babies with her. George Clooney, for one, sets a good example. If media reports are correct, he tells the ladies he isn't the committing kind, and when it's over with Francesca he moves on to Elisabetta — with no need for apologies before the international press and his mom. Of course, Tiger had to publicly apologize for the bimbo malfunction because he isn't just Tiger the guy who plays golf, but a role model who has countless people depending on him for their livelihoods. If he weren't, he could either have said nothing or said what I suspect is the truth: "I'm not sorry for having sex with all those models, escorts, and busty wafflehouse waitresses. I loved every minute of it. I'm sorry I got caught. But, I'd do it again. And, hope to in the future." Is there a lesson in this? There is, for the ladies. Women who marry rich, powerful men should recognize that there's a strong temptation for those men to cheat — especially during the horndog 20s and early 30s. Women can ignore this if they want, or tell themselves their love will make the difference. Or, they can decide the homes, the cars, the yachts, and annual trips to the cheating husband section of the diamond mine are compensation enough Amy Alkon WEEKLY HOROSCOPE THIS WEEK in the STARS www.Astrology-101.com ARIES - March 21 thru April 20 New opportunities as social Venus moves into your sign. Incoming invitations hold the promise for pleasurable long term interests. Circulate where people congregate. TAURUS - April 21 thru May 21 Back your dreams with positive, constructive actions. Past experiences help you reap inspiration for present circumstances. Your intuition is your best advisor. GEMINI - May 22 thru June 21. What you are hoping for may soon become a reality. Think positive while Venus, planet of harmony in working with others, enters your sector of wishes. CANCER - June 22 thru July 23 Creative efforts in new directions are likely as Venus moves thru your career sector. Those with determination will reap the rewards in the years ahead. LEO - July 24 thru August 23 Good period for those involved in the export or travel business. Wonderful time to enjoy a holiday abroad or contacts with others from far away places. VIRGO - August 24 thru Sept 23 A small fi nancial gain is indicated in the form of a gift or promotion. Gains thru a woman is also high on your list of probabilities . LIBRA - Sept 24 thru Oct 23 Planets in their proper places indicate improvements in business affairs and other relationships. Keep the welcome mat out, someone may be knocking. SCORPIO - Oct 24 thru Nov 22 New products have seeds of success as Venus, planet of cooperation moves thru job sector. Time is right to fi nd new ways to use your talents and abilities. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23 thru Dec 21 Your energies should be directed towards social matters and creative pursuits. Sensible speculation and romance for eligibles are also in your stars. CAPRICORN - Dec 22 thru Jan 20 Favorable time to invest in real estate or other income producing assets as Venus moves thru your domestic sector. Also a good time for home remodeling. AQUARIUS - Jan 21 thru Feb 19 Opportunities in nearby places should continue to be your focus. An "acre of diamonds" may be right under your feet if you dig deeper. PISCES - Feb 20 thru March 20 Those with artistic, writing or musical talent should direct their energies towards long range goals. Stars are in their proper places for your success. NEWS OF THE WEIRD by CHUCK SHEPPARD In all likelihood, convicted murderer Paul Powell would have been sentenced to life in prison for his 1999 crime, but he could not resist gratuitously ridiculing the prosecutor. Powell's original sentence of death was overturned because of a technicality in Virginia law: The "aggravated" circumstance in a murder that warrants the death penalty must be committed against the actual murder victim (whereas the prosecutor had proved only that Powell had also raped the victim's sister). Powell assumed that the prohibition against "double jeopardy" thus ruled out the death penalty and so decided to gloat, calling the prosecutor "stupid" and taunting him with details of his crimes. For the fi rst time, Powell admitted that he had also raped the murder victim. That was evidence of a new aggravated circumstance (i.e., no "double jeopardy"), and the prosecutor obtained a death sentence. In January 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Powell's appeal. [CNN, 1-25-10] Can't Possibly Be True A Toronto restaurant, Mildred's Temple Kitchen, announced that its Valentine's Day promotion this year would not just be a romantic dinner but would also include an invitation for couples to have sex in the restrooms. Toronto Public Health offi cials appeared unconcerned, as long as there was no sex in food-preparation areas and as long as the restrooms were clean. "Bodily fl uids" were not a concern, said one unruffl ed health offi cial, because after all, that's what restrooms are for. [Toronto Star, 2-3-10] Women's rights activists in Uganda fi nally got the attention of the Western press in December, when London's The Independent verifi ed the plight of Jennipher Alupot, who periodically for seven years had been forced to breastfeed her husband's hunting dogs as she was nursing the couple's own children. Farmer Nathan Awoloi of Pallisa explained that his dogs needed to eat, and since he was forced to send Jennipher's family two milk cows in order to win her hand, he felt his demands were reasonable. [The Independent, 12-31-09] In January, the Justice Department's Inspector General released a long-anticipated report detailing the FBI's post-9/11 corner- cutting in obtaining individual Americans' phone records. Federal law permits such acquisition only with a "terrorism" subpoena ("National Security Letter") unless the FBI documents emergency ("exigent") circumstances to a telecom company. The Inspector General found that, from 2002- 2006, the FBI had representatives of three telecom companies set up in the FBI unit so that agents could request phone records orally, without documentation, and in some cases merely by writing the requested phone numbers on Post-it Notes and sticking them on the telecom employees' workstations. Some of the acquired records were uploaded to the FBI's database. [New York Times, 1-21-10] The Continuing Crises In February, the Board of Trustees of Saugatuck Township, Mich., scheduled a May referendum asking voters for an increase in the property tax in order to cover unanticipated new expenses. The budget overrun was due to the mounting costs of defending lawsuits by people and companies complaining that the Township's property taxes are too high. [Grand Rapids Press, 2-4-10] "RAGG "OULEVARD &AYETTEVILLE .# 910-323-1791 YOUR BASKETBALL HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION TEAMS YOUR BASKETBALL HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION TEAMS Visit our Hope Mills Location, 5613 Rockfish Road. 910.609.1791 YOUR BASKETBALL HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION TEAMS YOUR BASKETBALL HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION TEAMS

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