Month: May 2009

[From Opposing Views: NEWS: Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons — Not Enough Crime]

[From Top 15 Strangest Conditions of the Human Mind | MindCafe.org]

[From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan]

[From After India’s election: Good news: don’t waste it | The Economist]

“A typical artificial strawberry flavor, like the kind found in a Burger King strawberry milk shake, contains the following ingredients: amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl acetate, ethyl amyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphenyl-2-butanone (10 percent solution in alcohol), alpha-ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4-methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl salicylate, mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, rose, rum ether, gamma-undecalactone, vanillin, and solvent”

[From ‘Genetical Effects’ of Marrying Cousins in Pakistan | Woa2]

[From May 16, 2009 – May 22, 2009 – Cartoons of the Week – TIME.com]

[From Medical trials of cannabis show positive results | Society | The Guardian]

[From Adminstration — The 43 Who Helped Make Bush The Worst Ever]

[From daiya vegan cheese on pizza and in a grilled cheese sandwich | vegan food and living in Los Angeles]