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Some readers are concerned that sex education programs serve as a de facto "green light" for teen sex, and feel these programs "push" the positive aspects of sex and ignore the moral weight of sexual decision-making. That fear is not borne out by facts. In fact, abstinence supporters may be comforted by the knowledge that the vast majority of sex education advocates - even Planned Parenthood, the target of considerable ire in the flurry of recent e-mails - do present abstinence as the only absolutely risk-free sexual behavior. Planned Parenthood's web site includes a chart detailing the risks...
...month later, Josh was similarly inconvenienced. Ever since he got lost in Disney s Frontier Land when he was 8, Josh has had a fear of large crowds. But, that didn t stop FM from forcing him to drive to New York, in the middle of the night, with an orthodontically adorned Asian boy, to cover MTV s "So You Want to Be A VJ Contest." It seems that FM s crack team of personnel managers couldn t find a single other person capable of operating a manually focusing camera. Josh stood in line for over seven hours, amidst hoards...
Opposition to the continuation of the program seems based in the fear that it will be perceived as discriminatory against men, leaving Harvard open to lawsuits for violation of Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments. This law stipulates that universities and colleges must offer men and women equal educational opportunities. While other schools like Dartmouth and Brown have continued women-only programs despite the possibility of such lawsuits, the Harvard administration has been unwilling to consider following their lead...
Savage says he took the Prudential Santa job seven years ago when the previous Santa's fear of large crowds prevented him from lighting the enormous Christmas tree across from Walgreens in downtown Boston...
...abandon with which America has embraced its microwave ovens, one could be forgiven for underestimating the public outcry that greeted the idea of irradiation several years ago. The meat industry, which will invest huge sums creating the infrastructure necessary for irradiation, is hoping Americans have gotten over their fear of treated meat. "Unlike the so-called Frankenfoods, which involve genetic alterations, irradiation is pretty standard stuff," says Golden. And, he adds, zapping meat is, ostensibly, a public health measure. Issues of safety aside, there is little information on the question gnawing at gastronomes everywhere: How does irradiated filet mignon taste...