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...pain. Other kids say the opposite--that their emotional turmoil is so great that they need something to serve as a bleed valve to calm them down in times of crisis. "I would do it when things got me upset," says Brittany, 17, an outpatient at the Vista Del Mar clinic in west Los Angeles. "At the time it was a relief, until you wake up the next morning, look at your arms and think, s___, what...
...such public disclosures encourage ordinary kids to come forward, it's also true that when glamorous people suffer from something, a bit of the glitter rubs off on the condition. "Cutting grew into a huge fad at school," says Michelle, 13, who is being treated at the Vista Del Mar clinic. "In seventh grade it seemed every single girl had tried it--except the really smart ones." Then there is the Internet, where cutting chat rooms are just a keystroke away. Many offer support for kids who want to stop, but just as many wink at the problem and even...
...week, the lower house of Spain's parliament approved the first reading of a measure to legalize same-sex marriages. The bill, sponsored by the ruling Socialist party and almost certain to become law in time for Gay Pride day in June, has infuriated Spain's Catholic leaders. Ricard María Cardinal Carles, Emeritus Archbishop of Barcelona, who supports the church's prohibition of homosexuality, says that "to obey the law over conscience takes us back to Auschwitz." Conservative mayors say they will refuse to marry gays, despite their legal obligation to do so if the law passes...
...comments on women in science. One faculty member, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that other issues, such as the move to Allston and the management of the PEPFAR grant, have surfaced in these discussions, and more recently at the SPH faculty retreat the weekend of Mar...
...more pastoral than the smokestack and skyscraper views normally offered at Chinese hotels: a brook burbles through a thicket that hides 10 detached villas, and the resort is ringed by a Ming-era stretch of the Great Wall. A private path means guests can escape the crowds that often mar enjoyment of the wall's other sections. There are no chairlifts or souvenir stalls here, just heated suites made from local stone and beams salvaged from some of Beijing's demolished courtyard homes. Rooms are decorated with Manchurian, Mongolian and Tibetan antiques, and each has a private porch. The Tiger...