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After months of battling AIDS-related illness, Ryan White, the Kokomo school boy with hemophilia, was eager to get back to Western Middle School and his friends this fall. Unfortunately, school officials do not want the seventh-grader in class. Though doctors believe that AIDS is not communicated through casual contact, School Superintendent J.O. Smith fears that Ryan poses too much of a risk to other students. He points to warnings from the Indiana board of health about the risks of exposure to AIDS-infected saliva and body fluids. "What are you going to do about someone chewing pencils...
Some have chosen to ignore the AIDS threat altogether, indulging still in the casual, promiscuous sex that initially followed gay liberation. A few are fatalistic. "I figure we've all been infected by now," says Corey Willis, a waiter in a San Francisco restaurant. "Either you're going to get it or you aren't. And worrying isn't going to do any good...
...javelin run-in, holds her spear head-high, level with the ground, and flows into the unmistakable prancing, straight-backed run that must have been the same when soldiers threw those weapons in the Trojan War. The javelin thuds down at 144 ft. 11 in. There is a roar. Casual fans are delighted, but the knowledgeable are disappointed because they know that she can score several yards better...
...campaign and nitrogenating capsules in each bottle, bottled Guinness has little going for it. On tap, Guinness is richer. Bottled, Guinness loses the rich chocolate and smoky tastes it is known for. Pub Nights should offer a non-mass produced stout that is nonetheless smooth and accessible to the casual beer drinker. Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout stands out here. In contrast to Guinness, this oatmeal stout attacks your senses. Its rich chocolaty aroma gives way to strong roasted coffee and barley malt tastes. The velvety texture of the beer comes from the oats used in brewing...
...This casual shrug to profitability, however, also makes it difficult for the Comedy Studio to bring in big names and established acts, often forcing them to rely heavily on untried talent instead. As a result, many of the 300 aspiring performers that Jenkins places on stage each year tend to find the Comedy Studio by their own efforts...