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...professional or otherwise--presents a special case, however. The force of the blows often exposes mucous membranes in the nose and eyes. In fact, one of the few known cases of transmission through nonsexual physical contact occurred after two brothers, one of whom had advanced AIDS, got into a vicious fight. The infected brother, who would have had tens of millions of virus particles in his blood, repeatedly bashed his head against his brother's. Both men bled profusely into each other's eyes and open wounds. Soon after, the previously uninfected brother tested positive for the virus...
...evolved beyond our level. It is conceivable that such beings have had a close look at us and turned away. There may be a message out there in space: "Hey, guys, as you explore other planets to visit or colonize, stay away from one. The dominant species there is vicious, killing one another as well as other species. If you travel there, they will kill you too. That planet is called Earth." FRED WOLFF La Quinta, California Via E-mail...
...repealing the law barring Presidents from appointing close relatives to government positions. (In a 1993 column he urged Bill Clinton to give Hillary a Cabinet position or to name her head of a federal agency.) "We expect the attacks will be personal and vicious," says campaign manager Bill Dal Col. "It's the hazing process of American politics," Forbes adds. "It's a sign of the progress we're making...
...Every kind of communication or information can be used in a manipulative way, but at least in most cases you know who is calling the tune. What troubles me about the Internet is not the existence of sexually explicit newsgroups, but that our brave new social space shields the vicious from having to stand up for what they are saying and be held responsible for it. CLAUDIUS KLEIN Berlin I AM AGAINST CENSORSHIP, BUT THERE has to be regulation to protect the weaker elements of our society. Placing freedom of smut over freedom from sexual exploitation doesn't make sense...
...sensational murder trials and acquittal spectacles, many Americans have begun to assume that money simply buys justice. When combined with overall distrust and disappointment with the legislative and executive branches of government, such cynicism threatens to undermine the legitimacy of our political system. Even worse, it creates a vicious cycle of disillusionment--people withdraw from engaging with dysfunctional systems, which in turn become even less responsive as those dissatisfied with them entirely give up on changing or influencing them...