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A homecoming tradition in which boys dress like girls and vice versa in a tiny Texas school district won't be held Wednesday after a parent complained about what she regarded as the event's homosexual overtones
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A schoolteacher, attempting to motivate her pupils into making the most of each day, told them a meteorite was about to smash into the Earth and that they should all return home to say goodbye to their families.
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The 30-second syphilis public service spot features "Phil the Sore," a lumpy, red cartoon character with an earring, who follows two men going home together. As the men later part, one of them, dressed in a bathrobe and underwear, says, "Let's do it again sometime." Phil then calls in his whole family, whose members carry boxes labeled "brain damage," "rash" and "blindness" — all potential results of syphilis.
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Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the gay male teenagers in the United States have tested positive for the AIDS virus, and that touching a person's genitals "can result in pregnancy," a congressional staff analysis has found.
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A Russian couple who tried to avoid buying a train ticket for their daughter by putting her in a suitcase were caught out when the case was stolen.
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For more authority on the topic, Rich went to the authorities. She quotes Montgomery County police officer Rick Burge as saying that the high-school pot scene isn't "like it used to be, where you'd go to a party and it'd be three or four guys sitting around smoking weed. Half the party's doing it now." Holy shit—half the party! Forty-five percent of Fairfax 12th-graders! How long before High Times replaces Washingtonian on area magazine racks?
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A C T U A L S E N T E N C E S W R I T T E N B Y S T U D E N T S I N M Y F I C T I O N W O R K S H O P I N A W E L L - R E S P E C T E D M F A P R O G R A M O V E R A P E R I O D O F A C O U P L E W E E K S O R S O .
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The smoking rate among younger teenagers is half what it was in the mid-1990's and drug use by that group is down by a third, according to the study, which was released Tuesday and conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The decline among older teenagers is smaller.
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Beverly Hills elementary school students pretended to travel around the world to show how holidays are celebrated in China, Israel and Mexico. In Del Mar, students at a "Winterfest" program sang "Frosty the Snowman" but not "Silent Night." And at an Altadena elementary school, students performed "Jingle Bell Rock," "Feliz Navidad" and "Oh Hanukkah."
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My name is Jacques Léon and I will be your instructor of basic French for this Web course. Though I am presently living in Paris, France. I have been impressed by the Spanish and the Italian Web courses and wondered why The French language was absent. So, I have decided to remedy this situation by adding this course to the Human Language page. I am not a grammarian, nor a teacher in French literature. However, I know my own language well enough to be able to teach it.
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French: For the Beginner Stephanie DuBois 10 sessions Tuesdays, January 25-March 29, 6-7:30pm Develop basic French conversational skills with enjoyable speaking and listening exercises. Grammar and comprehension are stressed along with an emphasis on the written language. Class topics encourage an appreciation for the richness of French and Francophone cultures.
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Meant for true beginners to the new language. Students will learn the basics of each language including vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Instruction in each course will include a both English and the new language, with a higher percentage of time speaking the new language happening each successive course session. These courses are great for the adult learner who wants to quickly begin understanding a new language in an open, friendly classroom environment.
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