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To: Andy Thomas who wrote (69)	1/19/2005 9:45:45 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 418

Andy > in most cases, aids is spread by uncut males Absolutely true. In Africa, there is a significant difference in the rate of infection with the AIDS virus between those tribes which practice circumcision and those which don't. For example in South Africa, the Zulus do not practice it and their infection rate is 25-30% while the Northern Sothos, who do, have a rate around 10%. In fact, circumcision before the age of twelve is probably the most important preventive measure against AIDS that an African can use (other than abstinence or condoms, of course, neither of which methods have much local appeal!) Unfortunately, most Africans who practice circumcision have it done ritually at an older age and then it doesn't seem to offer much help. Thus, it would seem that, in order to be effective in the prevention of the transmission of the virus, the terminal skin of the glans penis has to has to become quite hard before sexual intercourse is commenced.

To: Andy Thomas who wrote (69)	1/20/2005 4:39:10 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 418

Andy?! Long time no see! Andy, I've got a scoop for you!!! Today, on his Inauguration pageantry, President Bush will announce a new American motto to replace the current ones: Per fas et nefas --your new motto! On July 30, 1956, a law was passed stating that the American motto was "In God We Trust"; however the term "E Pluribus Unum" (meaning "out of many, one") was also considered to be an American motto. According to the Department of State in 1963, while the true national motto is "In God We Trust", the latter has also been accepted as the national motto, and Congress has since used both.