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...neither man nor masturbation is going to be a prerequisite much longer. There have been several reports lately of what might be called immaculate orgasms. The weekly New Scientist recently cited a discovery by Stuart Meloy, a U.S. surgeon. Meloy was putting electrodes in a woman's spine to switch off pain signals in nerves, with the patient awake to help him locate the right spots. "I was placing the electrodes and suddenly the woman started exclaiming emphatically," said Meloy. "I asked her what was up. She said, 'You're going to have to teach my husband to do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Ultimate Turn-On | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...pushing up the security forces' overall strength in Aceh to 37,000. The military is gearing up for what it has termed "limited operations," which Acehnese fear will be an all-out assault on GAM's military and political infrastructure, aimed at driving it back into the province's spine of jungled hills. The French aid organization MEdecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), not known for faintheartedness, pulled out of Aceh earlier this month. Says the local head of another foreign aid agency: "I doubt we'd be targeted by either side. Our biggest fear is being caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Losing More Hearts and Minds | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...should do the posture") and with others ("How can you compare yourself to your neighbor? You don't have the same body!"). Her monologue becomes a mantra, returning my oft-wandering focus back to the pose I'm attempting. Where is my center of balance? Can I feel my spine stretch if I imagine my head and tailbone pulling in opposite directions? How does my alignment shift when I turn my foot three degrees to the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It Hot Yoga Or Just Balmy? | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...drug used to treat opportunistic infections in AIDS patients - that he bought at a price 98 percent cheaper than the price charged in South Africa for the brand-name tablets. This illegal "import" was a symbolic act of defiance, designed to challenge the drug companies and stiffen the spine of his own government. "People were dying across the country and doctors were saying they could not afford to prescribe the right medicines," Achmat told an interviewer. "We wanted to set a moral example and put the right to health and life before profit. We don't want to be smugglers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South African AIDS Activist Zackie Achmat | 4/19/2001 | See Source »

...should do the posture") and with others ("How can you compare yourself to your neighbor? You don't have the same body!"). Her monologue becomes a mantra, returning my oft-wandering focus back to the pose I'm attempting. Where is my center of balance? Can I feel my spine stretch if I imagine my head and tailbone pulling in opposite directions? How does my alignment shift when I turn my foot three degrees to the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It Hot Yoga Or Just Balmy? | 4/15/2001 | See Source »

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