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...targeting the prevention message to patrons of gay bars isn't enough, since closeted men don't show up there. To reach the highest-risk groups, suggests Johns Hopkins' Beyrer, perhaps a more modern approach is needed, such as reaching out through the Internet, where so many sexual encounters begin...
...Games Begin I'd like to thank Alice Park and the folks at TIME for the article on Dara Torres [Aug. 4]. As a 40-year-old father of three young ones, I have long taken pride in my training and strength. I invested a lot of time in trail-running and martial arts. However, this past November I underwent neurosurgery to remove a tumor from my spinal cord. I now need a cane to walk and have lost dexterity in my right arm. Not only will women be cheering for Dara, but us "older" guys will be stomping...
...protracted contract negotiations already led some teachers to stage sick-outs in May; others have been handing out to parents flyers denouncing the district's contract offer as school kicks off this week. And if the two sides can't resolve their differences in mediation talks, scheduled to begin Wednesday, the teachers have threatened a possible strike next week - just as thousands of Democratic Convention attendees begin to arrive in the city...
...eternal battle over when life, and rights, begin has been playing out this summer on the blog of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who sought comments on a proposed regulation to refuse federal funds to any hospital or clinic that didn't respect the "conscience" of its workers. This refers to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others who refuse to perform abortions or prescribe drugs like Plan B, which they view as equivalent to abortion. By defining abortion so broadly, as "any of the various procedures - including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance...
...needs a virtual overhaul to reach a level of production that could erase chronic fuel shortages in the country and rake in windfall profits to be had on the world market. The Iraqi government and more than two dozen oil companies are in the midst of drafting plans to begin the work. But the chances of success anytime soon are far from certain. Political pitfalls in Baghdad and ground realities in areas where resources rest could undo the long-awaited bonanza before it begins...