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...epidemic. Foremost among such cultural roadblocks is the role of women, who, in many developing societies, are economically dependent on their spouses and don't often demand that they practice safe sex. Dr. Geeta Gupta, president of the International Center for Research on Women, notes that women bear the heaviest burden of AIDS around the world. "Women still have problems discussing safe sex with their partners," says Gupta. "This survey highlights the extent to which stigma continues to be a significant barrier to people being able to talk about the epidemic, to accept risk, and to access services. [It] highlights...
...Lions for Lambs, Hollywood brought its heaviest star artillery yet to a film about the Iraq mess. Tom Cruise, Streep and Robert Redford (he also directed) were the big guns in a civics lesson that blamed politicians, the media and the public. By doing wrong or doing nothing, we failed our troops, our country and our better selves. Cruise's first film for his United Artists proved a mission: impossible. It grossed a measly $6.7 million its opening weekend...
...attention. The Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) operates a rat hotline, where citizens can report rat sightings or get help keeping rats from entering their house. DPW also has a Web site with frequently asked questions about the pests, providing information like the weight of the heaviest rat found in Cambridge (1 and 1/3 pounds). But some citizens give the hotline poor reviews, telling the council that it did not follow up sufficiently on rat complaints. In October, Amy Todd told the council she called the hotline after having caught or found dead some 9 rats. She said...
...doesn't help that today's players are also bigger, faster and stronger, which means that each impact packs more punch. Since 1985, the average weight of NFL players has ballooned 10%, to 248 pounds, according to a recent study by Scripps Howard News Service. The heaviest position, offensive tackle, has gone from 281 pounds two decades ago to 318 pounds today. So, the dozens of high-speed hits that happen every game carry a higher likelihood of potentially hazardous results. While catastrophic injuries like Everett's remain rare, reports of concussions and other severe trauma on the football field...
...feast of films, celebrities and buzz, enough to fill their bellies for the fall. "I have to go to Toronto because it defines the next six to eight months in movies," says Dave Poland, publisher of Movie City News, an industry news website that sees its heaviest traffic in Oscar prognosticating season. "It's the first opportunity to get wide-open access to all this stuff...