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...Howard Stern and his wife of 21 years (!) separated this week, and both of them seem pretty crushed by it. But you have to wonder if Alison Stern--who put up with her husband's insults, revelations about their sex life, and often indefensible barbs--finally cracked under the strain. You also have to wonder if Stern will be able to get back his irreverence any time in the near future...Paula Cole's new album only sold 16,000 copies this past week. Where have all the Cole fans gone?...Matthew McConaughey was arrested for marijuana possession early this...
...first-year, he says, he was overwhelmed by the strain of keeping up with both classes and practice...
...only education." Its proponents argue that giving kids an unambiguous abstinence message--rather than telling them to wait but distributing condoms for when they don't--will curb teen pregnancies, decrease the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and make for "sexually healthier" adults. And they warn against a strain of human papilloma virus that is linked to cervical cancer--and is not prevented by condoms. Opponents of abstinence-only education, however, call it "erotophobic" and fear it could prevent kids from learning what they need to know about...
...beloved if troubled brother. Not surprisingly, Ted finds fault with this scenario. David's decision to turn him in, he says, was less a moral or lawful one than a way to settle a perversely complicated sibling rivalry. Beneath David's love for him, he argues, lay "a marked strain of resentment," and "jealousy over the fact that our parents valued me more highly...
Practicing wilderness first aid ensures that at least some of the benefits of treating within the golden hour are not lost. In urban first aid, for example, you're taught to splint a suspected sprain, strain or fracture as close as you can to the position you found it in. Under wilderness conditions, you need to be alert to the possibility that nerves or the blood supply in the affected limb may have been cut off, requiring you to pull gently and straighten it out before splinting to restore circulation and sensation. Otherwise, the accident victim could permanently lose...