Daily Horoscope Friday, August 12

Your energies run effectively toward making yourself felt in the material, outer world. You are an action person who gains the attention of others and seems to get things moving. The circumstances of your life suggest extroversion. If you are not in sales, you should be today! Think about it; you could also sell yourself, which means that this is a good time to ask for a raise. You have a love affair going with the mind and you value all of the offspring: words, ideas, thoughts and such--and you love to talk. In particular, you appreciate good conversation and you feel that stimulating mental adventures, either alone or with others, are among the most exciting experiences life offers. Neighbors enjoy communicating with you this evening.

Understanding is the key today. New studies or something someone says helps you to find answers to past questions. Communication, computers, electronics and everything new wave excites you and you excel. Others need answers today and they come to you. You discover new ways of working with traditional materials. You are encouraged in your career at this time and you may decide to increase your knowledge of psychology, in order to be more helpful to the public. You are able to weigh the problems or quandaries of others and help them to come up with workable solutions. There may be an opportunity to travel for the company soon. There is an opportunity this afternoon to purchase the right computer for your needs. Relax tonight.

Your inner resources and emotions are accented. Expect a sense of support and goodwill from those around you. Perhaps you feel this is really you--how you feel and are. This can be an expansive, creative and even romantic phase; a time you will look back on with pride and fondness. Others seek you out for your psychological insight and understanding--a busy time. Continual discovery, persistent search and repeated change and transformation keep you on the move and growing. This could be a time to make changes in your environment. You can really get your thoughts and ideas across to others at this time. You may find yourself feeling more private and in a stay-at-home mood this evening. Tonight is a time to spend with loved ones.

A sensitive person, working near you today, may express some displeasure about their surroundings. This is just one of those days in which you will need to use a careful tone of voice. You have a natural grasp for handling the public and you know how to calm disgruntled people. You are successful in removing the emotional feelings in stressful times and today you demonstrate your ability to use your common sense to solve problems. Plans for a trip to the country, a camping trip or some other excursion come to your attention. You may spend a bit of time this afternoon in shopping and preparing for the upcoming event. Some form of exercise later this evening creates positive vibes. It is also a great way to relieve stress.

Law, politics, education, travel and religion are some of the areas where an emotionally charged drama could be played. You could be in the limelight, especially with superiors or in relation to your work. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails more than usual. You may enjoy breaking in a new employee today. An understanding attitude on your part could have far-reaching effects on your own life-path and career during this time. You may find yourself more than a little eager to acquire items this afternoon--your current appreciation for just about everything may lead you to overspend--indulge too much. Entertaining business partners and friends in your home may mean displaying quality pieces of art.

People in the workplace are always asking your advice--you have a universal outlook rather than the narrow view and can see outcomes to difficult problems as though you were psychic. After work, friends and family support your ideas. You are interested in providing some fun learning opportunities for young people--painting, repairing, creative dramatics, dance and recreational activities, etc. This is a blessing because you will take turns in finding ways to encourage, support and influence others. You are interested in all sorts of belief systems and may find yourself enjoying research in esoteric religion, everything mystical or occult, etc. Sexual and physical desires are encouraged by a loved one tonight. Romance is possible.

There are good, practical job-related thoughts and ideas available at this time. Communications are more favorable now than before. Your work receives positive input at this time. You are coming into a new cycle that is centered on taking what you know and your talents and making the most of them. Assimilating information and experience, learning lessons and putting them into practice--is the focus. It's a time for prudence and stewardship and details. You probably already have the grand visions; now you must get your hands dirty with the bricks and mortar and your mind busy with putting it all together. Your intuition is strong and can guide you accurately in making forecasts or decisions. Your loved one has good news this evening!

You are feeling good and your energies are high; everything points to your taking the initiative today. You push hard, but much energy may be wasted if there is a lack of direction and planning. This is what you may be working on now--planning and organizing. You are also very communicative by any means: talking, writing and perhaps broadcasting, even by car. Always going beyond convention into whatever is new, exciting and spicy--you are happy when caught up in the complexity of life. This afternoon your concentration turns to friends. These relationships mean a lot to you. They are a primary source of strength and you always look to them for support and encouragement. You will enjoy some fun time with your friends tonight.

Getting organized at work and home keeps you quite busy today. Evaluation of your personal work achievements is important and you may take some time to jot down a few notes about any improvements that have been made recently. Share information about programs and initiatives that have helped other work environments and find ways to enrich or create new solutions. Work, health and a good diet can provide a lot of satisfaction now. There may be some incentive from the workplace or from co-workers to improve the physical body. This could be a group program through your place of business. The good part about this is that you have a support system and you have the desire to do well. An upcoming garage sale is a fun discussion tonight.

You will be learning about a new piece of equipment for the workplace as well as hearing a bit of gossip. A wise person will not repeat what is heard in this situation. It's a time for prudence and stewardship, a time to tend to the details. Psychology--in particular group work--is one area that you can always look to for support and encouragement. You may find yourself counseling or ministering to others, helping them to understand, accept and make changes in their lives. You may decide to work with young people in some sort of volunteer work. You get along very well with the young. You know what it takes for a good environment. The art of gardening in containers appeals to you and this evening you research your options and make garden plans.

Perhaps the message today is in putting to good use what you have learned. It is a time for prudence and stewardship--a time to tend to the details. Any professional slow-downs are temporary and you will be able to take care of most any situation easily. Working with the public, you are charming today. You are beginning to really move forward now and can expect rewards to take an outward career and social form within a few months--there is a growing self-confidence. In summary, from this time forward, expect a more confident, outgoing attitude, for you have brought to close a time of inward examination and learning. There is a growing sense of direction and self-worth in which you will be establishing yourself.

Frustration comes today when trying to make deadlines. You could easily be provoked, so exercise some control and be ready for a possible emotional overload. Your ideas may not find the support you need. Fear not, this is not a long-term theme. The afternoon brings with it opportunities to take on a more relaxed attitude. You might even take a few risks and dare to be a little eccentric. You will prosper through new insights, inventions and an independent point of view. Your career could open up by taking the road less traveled and by daring to be a nonconformist. You are interested in staying healthy and you might study the latest magazine article on foods that are recommended for high energy type of individuals.

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The sex industry employs a multitude of people. These range from the sex worker, also called adult service provider (ASP) or adult sex provider, who provides sexual services, to a multitude of support personnel. Sex workers can be prostitutes, pornographic actors, pornographic models, sex show performers, erotic dancers, telephone sex operators, or webcam sex operators.

In addition, like any other industry, there are people who work in or service the sex industry as managers, film crews, photographers, those working in development and maintenance of websites, processing orders, producing and selling DVDs and other sex articles, printing magazines and books, etc. Some create business models, traffic trading, press releases, negotiate contracts with other owners, buy and sell content, technical support, servers, billing, payroll, organise trade shows and various events, marketing and sales forecasts, human resources, taxes and legal.

Usually, those in management or staff do not have direct dealings with sex workers, instead hiring photographers under contract who have a direct social network with the sex industry and sex workers. Pornography is a product that management and staff in the adult industry professionally markets and sells to adult webmasters for distribution on the Internet.

Internet

The first home-PCs capable of network communication prompted the arrival of online services for adults in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The wide-open early days of the World Wide Web quickly snowballed into the dot-com boom, in-part fueled by an incredible global increase in the demand for and consumption of porn and erotica.

Sex tourism

Sex tourism can create or augment the demand for sex services in various countries. Like tourism in general, sex tourism can make a significant contribution to local economies, especially in popular urban centers. Sex tourism may arise as a result of stringent anti-prostitution laws in a tourist's home country, but can create social problems in the host country.

Location

Businesses that provide sex services tend to cluster around military bases. The British naval port of Portsmouth had a flourishing local sex industry in the 19th century, and until the early 1990s there were large red light districts near American military bases in the Philippines. The Monto red-light district of Dublin, one of the largest in Europe, gained most of its custom from the British soldiers stationed in the city; indeed it collapsed after Irish independence was achieved and the soldiers left. The notorious Patpong entertainment district in Bangkok, and the city of Pattaya, Thailand, started as R&R locations for US troops serving in the Vietnam War in the early 1970s.

Opposition

The sex industry is very controversial, and many people, organizations and governments have strong moral objections to it, and, as a result, pornography, prostitution, striptease and other similar occupations are illegal in many countries.

The term anti-pornography movement is used to describe those who argue that pornography has a variety of harmful effects, such as encouragement of human trafficking, desensitization, pedophilia, dehumanization, exploitation, sexual dysfunction, and inability to maintain healthy sexual relationships.

Feminist objections

Many feminists object to the sex industry, which they argue is exploitative of women who work in it and contributes to the male-centered objectification of women, increases sexual violence against women and undermines the objective of gender equality. They argue that prostitution is a form of male domination and violence against women. Based on these arguments, Sweden, Norway and Iceland have criminalized the buying, but not the selling, of sexual services (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).

Conservative and religious objections

Social and religious conservatives condemn the sex industry. They argue that this industry undermines the family and leads to the moral breakdown of society. They say that these professions are amoral, weaken family values, and are contrary to the religion's teachings and human dignity.

Other objections

The sex industry often raises objections because it is sometimes connected to criminal activities, such as human trafficking, illegal immigration, drug abuse, and exploitation of children (child pornography, child prostitution). The sex industry also raises concerns about the spread of STDs.