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...lesbian tourists accounted for more than 10% of the $88 billion Americans spent abroad last year. Yet they feel most unwelcome closest to home-in the Caribbean, which, despite its relaxed image in TV ads, has been rife with homophobic acts, like the stabbing last year of a gay activist in Jamaica. The Cayman Islands has turned away gay cruises in recent years, and travel agents often remind gay couples to avoid public affection or face fines and harassment on islands like Barbados, where homosexuality is outlawed. In March passengers on a gay cruise from Miami were barred from disembarking...
...government. Chirac has been unable to halt the advance of the no campaign ahead of the May 29 referendum on the European constitution - according to a poll by BVA, 58% reject the document - and many people are angry over unpopular reforms and the stalled economy. Speculation is rife that Raffarin will be pushed aside after the vote. But he was quick to respond to de Villepin's remarks, saying he'd received the full backing of the Elysée and had put the dapper Interior Minister "back into place." Though the Prime Minister may have saved face, the fight...
...gallery. Charles and Diana were to depart the next morning for Palm Beach to go directly to the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. Charles, who has brought along his own equipment for his favorite sport, will engage in a friendly match. Plans for the pregame festivities, rife with quirky Americana, included appearances by Disney World's Minnie and Mickey Mouse, a kind of cartoon royal couple...
...individuals, enhance organizations and build global communities." Some of the 180 participants were employees of firms like Citibank and AT&T that have built networks for their own internal use. Many were products of the counterculture and Me generations who now seek fulfillment in networking. "The business is just rife with spiritual odd fellows," says Stewart Brand. "They've found something that really does expand their consciousness...
Herbal medicine is rife with "just so" stories. St. John's wort is good for rheumatism and chamomile cures insomnia because Grandma said it was just so. But scientific evidence is emerging that Asia's favorite leafy tonic, green tea, may in fact be everything Granny said it was. A joint research team from the University of Murcia in Spain and the John Innes Centre in England has found that green tea is loaded with a compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), that has demonstrable cancer-fighting properties...