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...Pedophilia is also rampant in Asia. In April, the Indian government released the results of a survey conducted in 13 states, which indicated that one in two children had been sexually abused, often by people familiar to them. Interpol warns against molesters masquerading as aid workers to get close to poor, orphaned children in the aftermath of natural catastrophes such as the 2004 tsunami. Even under normal circumstances, cultural norms and social structures complicate matters. Most Asian societies are both sexually repressed and respectful of elders-a double whammy when it comes to dealing with sex offenders. From a young...
Praxeres and his compatriots will have to wait a while. Though Chevron and Exxon Mobil may have lost some of their earlier excitement over São Tomé, seismologists are convinced the oil is there - up to 11 billion barrels, according to Exxon Mobil's survey in 2000. But as yet, it's not clear how accessible those reserves might be. That gives São Tomé's people time to think and dream - but to do so with a caution that not all Africans have shown when the drillers come to town. In Club Tropicana, Salvaterra ponders...
...deepest divide is in the way spouses envision their lifestyle in later years. Fidelity Investments found 41% of the 500 couples it surveyed diverge on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally spot-on regarding their husband's retirement age, the survey found, but men underestimate the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more optimistic about their standard of living than wives...
...couples don't take the time to sit down, separately or together, and think about what they'd like to do five, 10 or 20 years from now. They assume they're on the same page, but the reality is they avoided even talking about it. A Merrill Lynch survey found husbands were significantly more likely to say they share common goals with their wives, while women were more apt to say they haven't ever discussed the issue. One-third of the couples surveyed disagreed about whether they have a viable financial plan...
...Perhaps Internet actions speak louder than survey answers. Take the cost of gasoline. Despite gasoline prices reaching an all-time high this month, searches for "gas prices" during September 2005, when gas prices breached the $3/gallon mark, were six times greater than last week when the average gallon of regular gas hit $3.21. But to get at the question of what consumers think about gas prices and how they view the effect on the economy, you have to dig a little deeper. For example, how do soaring pump prices affect our vacation plans? Visits to U.S. travel sites are down...