Word: rios
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...matter of medical concern. Bisexual men who practice unsafe sex with male and female partners may help speed the spread of HIV through the heterosexual community. "Up until the time of AIDS, the term bisexual was hardly even used," says anthropologist Carmen Dora Guimaraes of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, "but with the spread of AIDS, we are now trying to flush out this enigmatic character...
Culture is undoubtedly important as well. "It's a lot like eating," says Richard Parker, professor of medical anthropology and human sexuality at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. "We all have an urge to feed ourselves. But whether we like Thai food or American meat and potatoes depends on where our tastes and appetites develop. Some cultures develop a taste for spicy food, and it is largely the same for sexuality...
...profit from an explosion in sales to the Mexican market. But U.S. labor leaders argue that tens of thousands of American workers could lose their jobs as companies shift production to Mexico to cash in on industrial wage rates that are roughly one-sixth those north of the Rio Grande...
...think the Earth Summit in Rio had a big impact on him too. He wanted America to be a leader in these areas, and he found our country dragging its feet. He saw the Germans and Japanese down there just eating our lunch, selling environmental technology and environmental cleanup stuff all around the world. I think that really may have been something that made him even more determined to entertain this partnership...
What harm man can do, nature can undo -- at least for a while. While the alumni of the Rio environment conference undertake complex schemes to combat global warming, scientists are finding that Mother Nature is quietly applying her own highly efficient methods...