Word: franciscos
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...stuck in a pond in the San Francisco Zoo, it's not easy to swim to South America. That, however, is what a flock of 52 penguins appears to have been trying to do since Christmas Eve, and zookeepers admit they have no idea how to get them to stop...
...homelessness, the Bush Administration argues that we need to give houses to those who are incapable of providing for themselves. The others will have to weather the storm in a shelter, if it can be built fast enough. --Reported by Simon Crittle and Jyoti Thottam/New York, Laura A. Locke/San Francisco, Deborah Edler Brown and Margot Roosevelt/Los Angeles, Tim Padgett/Miami, Melissa August/Washington, Adam Pitluk/Dallas, Greg Land/Atlanta and Matt Baron/Chicago
Size may not be everything, but you could almost see Apple grow in stature at Macworld in San Francisco last week. Steve Jobs, who typically unveils one mystery product at the end of his keynote address, this time revealed a surprisingly large heap of new gear. Two dimension-conscious laptops grabbed headlines: the world's widest, with a 17-in. screen ($3,299, as carried by Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer) and the world's smallest, with a 12-in. screen ($1,799, endorsed by NBA giant Yao Ming). Their coolest feature: keyboards that automatically light up in the dark...
...with more partners, which increases their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like syphilis and aids. "One out of three sexually active gay men at our STD clinics has used Viagra in the past year," says Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, director of STD Prevention and Control Services in San Francisco. The same was true for 1 of 14 heterosexual men at the clinics...
...abuse and the usual risks associated with any physical activity like sex, Viagra has been a boon to many men. "It is still the most patient-friendly method of treating erectile dysfunction," says Dr. Ira Sharlip, assistant clinical professor of urology at the University of California at San Francisco. Although Viagra doesn't work for everyone, it's what most patients want to try first, before turning to such alternatives as injections, vacuum pumps and surgical implants. Perhaps all those unsolicited e-mail come-ons are a small price to pay after...