Word: arizona
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...unlike Viagra, this miracle pill was not just for males: female lab rats that took it showed more courting behavior. The reason: Melanotan works on the brain center that handles sexual arousal. But the drug companies are seeking approval for Melanotan one use at a time. The University of Arizona, which developed the drug, has licensed its findings to two firms. Epitan, in Australia, is testing a form of the drug it hopes will tan without titillating, while Palatin, in the U.S., is developing a version intended for sexual stimulation. (Guess which will get more attention.) Palatin will soon release...
...died, she never expected to find a new best friend. Both women are widows living on fixed incomes, but they have created a rich and energetic life together--going to church, sharing meals, visiting the elderly as volunteers and traveling together to see their grown children in Florida and Arizona. "We've become like sisters," says Koontz, "and living with Janet has made my life much happier...
Sources: GregAplet, the Wilderness Society; Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University; William Romme, Colorado State University; AP; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. Forest Service
...Museum of Modern Art to set him among the greats of the 20th century. He spent much of his life documenting the American wilderness, turning its craggy features into monumental images. Confronted by Thunderstorm over the Great Plains, near Cimarron, New Mexico (1961), the eye looks automatically for an Arizona Highways magazine caption featuring the words "grandeur," "majesty" and "awe." But if these landscapes became national treasures verging on cliché, it is thanks partly to Adams' dedication and activism...
...When it comes to initiatives, Western states lead the way. California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, North Dakota and Washington are responsible for 60 percent of ballot initiatives that have appeared over the last decade. The trend seems to be caused by a combination of the West's willingness to experiment and a high concentration of libertarians who distrust elected officials. In the past decade, Oregon voters have seen an average of 12 initiatives on each ballot they've cast...