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Good birthday presents: "HIV negative"@Everything2.com Near Matches Ignore Exact Good birthday presents: "HIV negative" ( thing ) by consumagenerica (1.3 y) ( print ) ? 1 C! Wed Aug 02 2000 at 11:17:17 When my doctor saw that today was my birthday she asked whether I'd prefer to get the results of the HIV test another day... no way. There couldn't be a better birthday present than walking into her office at 9am and hearing the words "it's negative ". It was the most likely result -- the rape was (physically, at least) non-traumatic so, even though given where I live the chances of my rapist being HIV-positive are about one in four or five, I'd have been unlucky to be infected . I did the whole prophylactic antiretroviral thing anyway -- AZT and 3TC definitely make a person feel like shit -- so my chances of seroconverting were even lower, but it still feels good to have the official word . It's a strange business: I hadn't even realised I was all that worried until she told me. I still don't know exactly what seroconvert means, even, or quite what the difference is between a virus and a retrovirus . I don't know much about the pharmacological action of any of the drugs I had to take, and why it was a good idea for me to take them. I don't know what it would be like to live with HIV, even as a chronic and controllable disease rather than a death sentence, which it could be for me since I'm (just) rich enough. All I do know for sure is that I'm glad not to have it, and even though the cloud is low on the mountain outside and it'll rain a few more times before sunset, it's a beautiful day ... printable version chaos seroconvert AIDS Kills Fags Dead Apparently I am a potential rapist Homosexual equivalent of a pregnancy scare retrovirus How you can become infected with HIV I am a rape survivor AZT I will always remember my 19th birthday 3TC You know you're a geek when... How my plans to sell someone's soul on eBay were foiled Famous Last Words It's a beautiful day A guide to passionate touching This is just pure cool! It's cryptic, mystical, lovely. I had no choice! Cocktail Party Effect Cape Town Prophylactic CD8 Antiviral Factor August 2, 2000 Plan 9 from Outer Space What to say to HIV-AIDS skeptics Kiss me, you are beautiful. These are truly the last days. Y'know, if you login , you can write something here. You can also Create a New User if you don't already have an account. Login: Password remember me password reminder Create a New User Random Node Create a Node [ * ] Read 'Em or Weep Getting Started Quick Start Everything FAQ Everything University Voting/Experience System E2 Mentoring Sign-Up Look at this mess the Death Borg made! Romantically nine nights Local Hero Chinese Ethnic Culture Park Espionage, non-official cover tapdancing Magic Pockets Jesus Seminar Gigi Sylvie and Bruno: Queer Street, Number Forty Their are three misteaks in this sentence American Flamingo junonia I should have told you I love you ( idea ) hapax terminus ante quem ( idea ) aaabcehillpt B.S. your way through Spanish ( idea ) hunt05 Love letters to those along the way ( person ) artman2003 Real Men of Genius ( thing ) Junkill The Origin of Love ( idea ) Focus September 22, 2005 ( idea ) aneurin Earl of Kendal ( person ) farg Intellectual caste system ( idea ) ncc05 Inman Square ( place ) Mardy Rental Yield ( thing ) Mustard n Custard What An Elaborate Dream We've Concocted. ( idea ) waverider Born as a feral, raised as a housecat ( thing ) Damodred hitman ( thing ) etouffee camomile ( idea ) [ * ] Maintenance Node Title Edit Broken Writeups Writeup Deletion Request Nodeshell Deletion Request Node Heaven E2 Bugs Suggestions for E2 [ * ] Noding Information E2 HTML Tags HTML symbol reference Using Unicode on E2 Reference Desk [ * ] Noding Utilities E2 Scratch Pad Scratch Pad Viewer Source Code Formatter Text Formatter [ * ] Lists 100 Newest Writeups Cool Archive (C! writeups) Page of Cool (Editor Picks) A Year Ago Today Everything Finger Everything User Search Old News Everything's Most Wanted [ * ] Miscellaneous Voting/Experience System Message Inbox Java Chatterbox chatterlight Gab Central Everything User Poll Everything Quote Server Donation Box E2 Merchandise You must log in first. This page courtesy of The Everything Development Company give it all away or go shopping Please report server problems to e2webmaster at everything2.com

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Christmas Gifts Christmas Gifts Ideas for Christmas gifts to buy online; also includes some homemade gift ideasfor those who wish their christmas presents to be of a more personal nature. | Christmas Trees | Tabletop Xmas Trees | Tree Ornaments & Decorations | Figurines | | Wreaths | Religious | Indoor and Outdoor Decorations | Christmas Cards | | Christmas Gifts | Gift Baskets | Linda Webb Baby Emily Celebration Of Life So Truly Real(TM)Lifelike Baby Doll Linda Webb's Baby Emily Doll Helps You Celebrate Life! Exclusive CollectibleLifelike Baby Doll is So Truly Real(TM)! - She's won the hearts of the world!Linda Webb's Baby Emily doll is so amazingly true to life you just won'tbelieve she's not a real baby! Emily is a very special So Truly Real(TM)collectible lifelike baby girl doll, crafted of RealTouch(TM) vinyl with tinyfolds and creases in her skin just like a real baby! 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Write on the envelope: "Open only if desperate for more cookies" Place the envelope in the bottom of a cookie tin and then place the cookieson top of the envelope. | Christmas Trees | Tabletop Xmas Trees | Tree Ornaments & Decorations | Figurines | | Wreaths | Religious | Indoor and Outdoor Decorations | Christmas Cards | | Christmas Gifts | Gift Baskets | Back to our Christmas Store Send any comments orsuggestions to webmaster@garvick.com

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Top Teacher Gifts PREGNANCY & BIRTH BABY TODDLER PRESCHOOL SCHOOL-AGE PRETEEN TEEN BEHAVIOUR & DEVELOPMENT FOOD & NUTRITION HEALTH, CARE & SAFETY EDUCATION PARTIES, CRAFTS & ACTIVITIES Birthday Parties Indoor Fun & Games Outdoor Fun & Games Seasonal Celebrations Travel & Outings Sports & Lessons Toys, Books & More Craft Corner The Forums LIFE AS A PARENT templatedata\content\html\data\2003\02\20030204_082547_3052 -- templatedata\content\html\data\2003\09\20030912_170127_1844 -- templatedata\content\html\data\2003\02\20030204_082656_1572 -- templatedata\content\html\data\2003\02\20030204_082656_1572 -- Seasonal Celebrations Amy Baskin Top Teacher Gifts -- Show your appreciation with these tokens that score high marks -- Top Teacher Gifts Show your appreciation with these tokens that score high marks By Amy Baskin • Homemade and homegrown • A way with words • Getting creative • Insider tips on gifts • Great Teacher Gifts • Edible Gifts for Teacher • Gifts Teachers Appreciate Most Some teacher gifts are unforgettable. One morning when former grade-seven teacher Jim Blomfield entered his classroom in Kitchener, Ont., he found it reeking of alcohol. A student clutching a dripping gym bag said: “I brought a bottle of wine for you, sir, but it broke.” Blomfield’s pupil learned first-hand how difficult it is to find the perfect present for a teacher. Of course, teachers don’t expect gifts, but many of us want to acknowledge their hard work. So Today’s Parent asked teachers what tokens they really love receiving. As the end of the school year fast approaches, here’s how to avoid making a gift gaffe: Homemade and Homegrown Foodie teachers relish home-baked and freezable goodies such as banana bread . Others are not as enthusiastic. Says one educator, “It depends on whose clean hands do the baking!” Alternatively, your child can make a date with the teacher and bring in a basket lunch. Try make-your-own sandwiches — pack deli-sliced cheeses and meats, crusty rolls, fresh fruit and juice . Teachers with green thumbs also appreciate the personal touch. “One year I received a potentilla plant from a student,” says grade-five/six teacher Mike Anderson of Fergus, Ont. “I was really impressed that she had remembered I was starting a new garden.” Gourmet goodie. Little chefs love to scoop, pour and measure out the ingredients for this attractive and healthy gift. Buy a 2 cup (500 mL) Mason or screw-top jar. Add ½ cup (100 mL) small pasta, like shells or fusilli. Using a funnel (or a rolled-up cone of paper), pour in ¼ cup (50 mL) each of green split peas, yellow split peas, red lentils and barley — in that order. Let your child pat each layer gently with a gloved hand to flatten. In a small sandwich bag, place two vegetable bouillon cubes, 2 tbsp (30 mL) each of parsley flakes and dried onion flakes, ½ tsp (2 mL) each of thyme and pepper. Screw the lid on the jar and decorate both with stickers and indelible markers. Place in a basket along with the sandwich bag and a 28 oz (793 g) can of diced tomatoes. Write or type instructions on a small card: “In a large soup pot, combine contents of jar (except for pasta), can of diced tomatoes and 7 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer. Add contents of spice bag. Continue simmering for about 1 hour and when there’s about a half-hour to go, add pasta. Enjoy!” Punch a hole in the card, thread a ribbon through and tie it around the lid of the jar. Next Page: A way with words Originally published in Today's Parent, June 2005 templatedata\content\article\data\2005\04\20050426_112134_2108 -- NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: PROVINCE: Select a Province Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory POSTAL CODE: (Please omit spaces) EMAIL: Clickhere to view our e-mail policy Please click here for non-Canadian or Giftsubscriptions . templatedata\content\html\data\2004\08\20040831_163337_5860 -- How do you keep your family active in the winter months templatedata\content\html\data\2003\02\20030203_145618_1976 -- Contact Us | Who We Are | Privacy | Press Room | Advertise Info | Advertiser Spotlight | User Survey This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 5.0+ on a Windows operating system, all other browsers and platforms are not fully supported ©1996-2005

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Boehlert's 68th birthday present: heart surgery The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress - The Hill - About the Hill Beats and Bios Submitting Letters Internships - Subscribe - Print Edition Free Trial Gift Student Delivery Stop Change Address Change Billing Report Problem Contact E-News - Advertise - Print Web Job Classifieds All Classifieds - Feedback - Feedback Editor Tech Support NEWS TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS Campaign 2006 Business & Lobbying The Executive Under the Dome COMMENT Editorial Letters to the Editor Op-Ed Punditspeak Dick Morris New York voters won't fall for Hillary's dodge Albert Eisele Iraq Dispatches Andrew Glass Ben Goddard David Keene John Kornacki Josh Marshall Lynn Sweet Byron York POLLSTERS: David Hill Mark Mellman FEATURES Capital Living Hillscape Social Scene Capitol Ambitions Uncommon Lives Restaurant Review Book Reviews CLASSIFIEDS Employment For Rent Employer Spotlight All Ads RESOURCES Press Releases Government Guide PREVIOUS ISSUES Last Six Septmeber 28, 2004 Boehlert's 68th birthday present: heart surgery By Albert Eisele and By Jeff Dufour That was some early birthday present that naval surgeons gave House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) yesterday. Boehlert, who turns 68 today, is recovering from successful triple coronary bypass surgery performed at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. file photo Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) is recovering from heart surgery. Dr. Joshua Yamamoto, a cardiologist at the Bethesda hospital, used an apt metaphor to describe the operation performed on the congressman whose district includes Baseball’s Hall of Fame. “This type of surgery is a fastball down the middle of the plate in American medicine,” Yamamoto said before Boehlert’s operation. “Following surgery, he will be stronger than ever as he recovers over the next few weeks.” Boehlert entered the hospital Thursday after heart abnormalities were discovered during an EKG test conducted by the House’s Attending Physician’s Office. Cardiac angioplasty tests at Bethesda confirmed blockage in several arteries. Boehlert’s wife, Marianne, traveled from their home in New Hartford to be with her husband. “Sherm’s heart is strong. He is resting comfortably and looking forward to getting back to work,” she said. My favorite gun: Sen. Kerry’s souvenir from Vietnam The current issue of Outdoor Life magazine asks President Bush and Sen. John Kerry what their favorite gun is. President Bush gives a stock answer of a custom-made Weatherby Athena 20-gauge. But Kerry’s answer gets a bit more interesting. “My favorite gun is the M-16 that saved my life and that of my crew in Vietnam,” he replies. “I don’t own one of those now, but one of my reminders of my service is a Communist Chinese assault rifle.” Hmm, wouldn’t such a gun be outlawed by the assault weapons ban favored by Kerry and Democrats in Congress? Yes, said Chris Cox of the National Rifle Association. “If it’s fully automatic, it’s illegal; if it’s semiautomatic, it’s illegal,” he said. Cox also told The Hill that under Massachusetts law, “private transfers are banned,” including gifts. But not so fast. The Associated Press and The New York Times reported yesterday that a Kerry spokesman said the gun is a single-bolt rifle, not an assault rifle. Cox ridiculed Kerry’s backtracking. “John Kerry is the only man in America who wears blaze orange as camouflage,” he said. “He’s either foolish, a felon or can’t get his facts straight.” The offices of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), two of the main supporters of renewing the assault weapons ban, did not return calls seeking comment. Grooming poll: Thinner brows have it Well, this settles it. The good folks at The Grooming Lounge have informed us that Sen. John Kerry is about to go the way of his fellow Massachusetts pol, former Gov. Michael Dukakis, based on nothing more than his eyebrows. “Bushier-browed candidates have lost the popular vote in the last four presidential elections,” according to a release by the upscale men’s barbershop and spa. In fact, The Grooming Lounge is conducting a poll on its website to gauge visitors’ thoughts on the candidates’ primping habits. So far, 92 percent of respondents say Kerry has the most pronounced “eyebrows of mass destruction” of the two candidates. “In order to prevent history from repeating itself, we believe Kerry needs to have his eyebrows groomed,” said Mike Gilman, co-founder of The Grooming Lounge. “We would recommend waxing or trimming them to reduce the furriness and give Kerry a better shot at winning over the public.” In other results, 76 percent of respondents said George W. Bush has better hair than Kerry. But 64 percent think Kerry spends more time in front of the mirror in the morning than Bush. Perhaps that’s because 91 percent believe Kerry is more likely to be “stockpiling” nose-hair trimmers in his medicine cabinet. “From the grooming perspective, it appears voters are hedging a bit toward our current president,” said Gilman. We just hope the best-groomed man wins.” The survey continues through October. Why you don’t want to write to Bill Frist If his constituents want to tell Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist about their concerns, they’d better think twice before writing him a letter. The Tennessee Republican’s website warns that security restrictions put into effect in the wake of Sept. 11 and the 2001 anthrax attacks will “cause considerable delay in processing postal mail” sent to his offices. That’s an understatement. Mail addressed to his D.C. office is first sent to a processing unit in Virginia, which takes two to four days, then forwarded to Lima, Ohio, for irradiation procedures, which take 10-14 days, before being forward to another processing unit, where all non-paper contents are removed and tested. That takes between seven and 10 days for the test results, and, if the mail clears the final security hurdle, it is then delivered to Frist’s D.C. office. Since it can take up to four weeks for mail to reach Frist, his constituents may be better advised to make the drive from New Smyrna or Nashville and hand-deliver their letters. Better yet, they can e-mail him by filling out a form on his website www.frist.senate.gov or fax (202) 228-1264. Sperling, Bradlee covered Nixon-JFK debate Godfrey Sperling Jr., the former Christian Science Monitor bureau chief whose newsmaker breakfasts for print reporters have become a Washington institution since he hosted the first one with Robert F. Kennedy in 1966, will be watching this week’s first presidential debate with interest. Sperling, who turned 89 last week, will no doubt be comparing it with the very first televised debate, held between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in Chicago in 1960, which he covered, along with a young Newsweek reporter named Ben Bradlee. Asked what he wrote about the debate, Bradlee, the former executive editor of The Washington Post and now a Post Co. vice president, said, “That was 44 years ago. I don’t remember. Just put it down as brilliant reporting.” Sperling, who hosted more than 3,000 sessions with newsmakers before turning over the job last year to his successor, David Cook, turned up for breakfast with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) last Friday. He had just returned from Springfield, Ill., where his alma mater, the University of Illinois, honored him by establishing the Christian Science Monitor Sperling Fellowship for journalism graduate students. The university library is also preserving the tape recordings of more than 2,000 of Sperling’s sessions with newsmakers. Don’t forget to bring your rotten tomatoes Reps. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) headline a Debate-Eve Comedy Show at the D.C. Improv on Connecticut Avenue tomorrow night. The pols are on the bill along with Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform and the Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Doors open at 7; show starts at 8. Admission is free; drinks are not. Send e-mail to thehotlineshows@comic.com to get on the guest list. “Under the Dome” (the Albert Eisele half of it anyway) will be doing introductions. David Rubenstein gives $10 million to Harvard The private sector obviously has been very good to former White House aide David Rubenstein, who last week donated $10 million to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Rubenstein was a domestic policy assistant to President Carter before he co-founded the multibillion-dollar investment firm the Carlyle Group. Rubenstein’s largess had its genesis in a meeting with Harvard President Larry Summers during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. One million dollars of Rubenstein’s gift will be used forgive the loans of students who enter public service, while the rest will be used to to recruit new faculty, organize academic conferences and fund a new award for international scholars. Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions © 2005 The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax