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  1. My appologies if this offended anyone:-( I guess I didn't make it known that it was in good humor. In all serious, if I was able to make a choice, I would choose the power to go back in time. To redo some of the things I did wrong, and to make them right. Then again if I did that, I wouldn't be where I am today. So I guess I am going to have to be content with the present, 'cause today is a gift:lol:
  2. Woot congrats Posted via Mobile Device
  3. To be able to see through clothes so i can check out the size of the package lol Posted via Mobile Device
  4. Emma is a great person to talk to, so is our mod. This is a safe community, where everyone can contribute! Oh wait, forgot to mention the cerb guys too ;-) My advice, is read the threads and digest it. Then make you decisions with an informed mind. When in doubt, go with your gut instinct.
  5. Small as in tiny dicks, that a regular rubber won't fit! Believe me, I have seen many in my days, it turns me off big time:roll:
  6. I think I love you for saying that:lol:
  7. PM the mod and he will tell you how
  8. Is that on the cbc newsworld channel, or the regular cbc? I missed it:roll:
  9. Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. An early version of the female condom was introduced in 1993, and it remains the only available female-initiated form of protection against both STDs and unintended pregnancy. Yet despite global promotion by the United Nations and other organizations, its usage is still minuscule, even as women bear an ever-growing share of the AIDS epidemic. Advocates hope the dynamics will change following last month's approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the FC2, a new version of the female condom produced by the Chicago-based Female Health Co. About 35 million female condoms were distributed worldwide last year, but that compares with more than 10 billion male condoms, which are far cheaper and, at least initially, easier to use. However, in some nations with high HIV rates, many men refuse to wear condoms, putting women at risk. Though it looks similar to its predecessor ? a soft, transparent sheath with flexible inner and outer rings ? the FC2 is made from synthetic rubber rather than polyurethane, making it cheaper to produce. 'The mindset is changing, but there are still a lot of challenges.'? Bidia Deperthes Mary Ann Leeper, former president of Female Health Co. and now its strategic adviser, said the FC2 also is less noisy during use. Complaints about squeaking were among the factors that slowed acceptance of the original version. The cost of the FC2 is one-third less than its predecessor, and may go lower, enabling health organizations to distribute many millions more than at present. For now, the price is about 60 cents US compared with less than four cents for mass-distributed male condoms ? a difference that's an issue in the developing world. 'Tremendous victory' The FC2 had been accepted previously by some international organizations, and the Female Health Co. distributed 14 million of them abroad last year along with 21 million of the older version. Advocates of the female condom praised the FDA announcement because it opens the door for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), one of the largest global providers of condoms, to distribute the FC2 overseas. "This is a tremendous victory," said Susie Hoffman, an assistant professor of clinical epidemiology at Columbia University who contends the female condom has suffered from misconceptions. "In the United States, there has been strong bias against it," Hoffman said. "Some people involved in AIDS and family planning would say, 'Why do we need these? ? It's so weird that women are not going to pick it up.'" "But if presented in the right way, many women do like it," Hoffman said. "To find these people and help them and train them, you need systematic programming, which costs money." Resistance is less of a problem in some developing nations. The UN Population Fund, government agencies and non-profits are aggressively promoting female condoms in places such as Brazil, Ghana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Women's groups in Zimbabwe collected more than 30,000 signatures demanding access to the female condom. In Ghana, non-profits say more than 10,000 people have attended training programs that teach women how to insert female condoms ? they require careful instruction to be used properly ? and how to negotiate with their male partners. "The mindset is changing, but there are still a lot of challenges," said Bidia Deperthes, the Population Fund's HIV technical adviser for condoms. "Accessibility is still minimal. There's a huge demand, and we're not meeting it." Deperthes hopes that with FDA approval of the FC2, the number of female condoms distributed globally could climb to 50 million this year. If the numbers keep rising, she said, the cost to public-sector distributors for each FC2 could drop as low as 25 cents. Jeff Spieler, a science adviser with USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health, said the female condom's future may depend on whether its promoters can develop a private-sector market. Its commercial price in the United States generally has been more than $2. Another challenge is a stigma associated with the female condom in some places because prostitutes are among those deemed to benefit most from using it. On the other hand, advocates of the female condom say it has invaluable safe-sex potential for married women whose husbands are unfaithful and shun male condoms. Serra Sippel, executive director of the Center for Health and Gender Equity in Washington, said FDA approval of the FC2 is a key step toward "putting the power of prevention in women's hands." But she bemoaned the product's limited over-the-counter availability.
  10. I have thought about the move to ottawa as well something about horny men in suits lol mmm Posted via Mobile Device
  11. IMHO, I would pronounce it as serb=cerb but you say tomato I say tomatoe:lol:
  12. My time to chime in... Just when there is no chemistry what so ever, and it seems like a chore. It can happen with the most beautiful, and also with the most ugly. :sad:
  13. Going to come off sounding lame here, but I would really like a Subaru WRX, with tinted windows, painted in pink, and pimped out. Another one I would not mind is a big bad assed truck. F350 Dually Club Cab fully loaded.
  14. Actually there is, both a swab test, and two different kinds of blood tests go check out the other board, in the health section. Plenty of info on how to get tested for HSV.
  15. LMAO! Right on thanks for my laugh of the day :mrgreen: And my congrats to Apex for his 300 posts, may your next 300 be just as good!
  16. I think that all who particpate in this hobby, should get tested regularly! If you don't, you not only put yourself but also your SO/GF/ the rest of us at risk. I for one go in every three months, or less depending on how much contact I have had. There are many clinics where you don't have to give your real name, have insurance, etc. It's better to be informed, as in this hobby ignorance cannot somtimes be bliss! And for those wondering, I do have my "papers' and I am willing to show them upon request.
  17. I can imagine if someone else heard those calls and didn't know the reasons behind them:lol:
  18. Not someting funny my friends son had said, but it was what he did... Being the curious 5 year old that he is, he came out into the living room with an object in his hand. Lo and behold, it was a EXTRA Large size dildo:lol: He said, "Mommy, Pee?" And you should have seen the looks on their faces, and at the time, I believe they had company over:-o She told him, no that is "Dumby's Pee" as in it was his dad's pecker :lol: Ha this other time, she wakes up in the middle of the night, wondering why her foot was feeling warm. Turns out her son, was rubbing that "KY Warming Lube" on her foot, thinking it was foot cream ROFLAMO!!
  19. If this was directed towards me, sure anytime! (If I am in the area) I have taught myself touch typing, I am up around 60wpm, although with the mistakes, its prob around 40wpm.
  20. I guess then I am one of a few that cant stand the qwerty keyboard, and will be an old schooler thumb texter :lol:
  21. Sending you virtual kisses, you are a great person and I have enjoyed chatting with you:boobies:
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