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...Muller had anticipated, other physicists were skeptical. For one thing, the IBM scientists had lacked the sensitive equipment to test for the Meissner effect, the surest proof of superconductivity, and thus could not confirm it in their report. More important, in a field where improvements of a few degrees were reason for celebration, this great a temperature leap seemed unlikely. Douglas Finnemore, a physicist at Iowa State University, admits that he was among the doubters. "Our group read the paper," he says. "We held a meeting and decided there was nothing...
...glitzy Ocean Club, but an uninvited guest also turned up: fear. The affair, sponsored by a new organization called Safe Adults, kicked off the city's first social club for people who are worried about contracting AIDS. To join, prospective members must agree to submit to an AIDS test every six months. Oil Production Analyst Mary Harter, 28, plans to sign up. At Safe Adults, she said, "you'll meet the kind of people who are at least aware of AIDS and willing to do something to protect themselves. Herpes you can treat, but AIDS will kill...
Some of the AIDS-free organizations operate like clubs, sponsoring outings and encouraging dating among members. Others simply certify that members have tested negative for AIDS. In Santa Clara, Calif., the American Institute for Safe Sex Practices, for example, issues a photo ID card with renewable stickers stating that the bearer has passed an AIDS test...
...Judy Yorio's Compatibles, a New England dating service that claims 5,000 members in five states, clients have been asked to take an AIDS blood test at least twice a year. They may decline, but would-be partners who inquire will be told that the member refused to be tested. The response from clients, says Yorio, "has been very strong and very approving...
Peace of Mind, Inc., a club based in West Bloomfield, Mich., offers an elaborate menu of safe-sex services. Founded in February by six local businessmen, the club has signed up about 100 people so far for memberships ranging from the $99 basic package, which includes a blood-screening test for AIDS every six months, to the deluxe membership ($649), which includes tests every three months for AIDS, herpes and nine other sexually transmitted diseases. That is not all: Peace of Mind provides a telephone-counseling and referral service, a newsletter, a dental program and discounts at 43 local stores...