Archive for November, 2009

From 1992 – 2006: · There was a 175 percent jump in the potency of marijuana (3.2 to 8.8 percent THC concentration in seized samples). via CASAColumbia.org: News Room: Press Releases: Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette?. »

The combination of food and family often brings out longstanding tensions, criticism and battles for control. via Well – Food, Kin and Tension at Thanksgiving – NYTimes.com. »

Since Oct. 26, when a transit police officer found him in a Coney Island subway station, no one has been able to fully explain how a boy could vanish for so long via Runaway With Asperger’s Syndrome Spent 11 Days on Subway – NYTimes.com. »

Drug makers say they have valid business reasons for the price increases. Critics say the industry is trying to establish a higher price base before Congress passes legislation that tries to curb drug spending in coming years. via Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform – NYTimes.com. »

Over the past two years, government officials and experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets, including many under 13. via Running in the Shadows – Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways – Series – NYTimes.com. »

The Kenyan government is gearing up to evict tens of thousands of settlers, illegal or not, from the Mau Forest, the Ogiek’s ancestral home and a critical water source for this entire country. via Forest People May Lose Home in Kenyan Plan – NYTimes.com. »

Fort Hood Suspect Was ‘Mortified’ About Deployment to War – NYTimes.com. I’ve already heard several folks suggesting “burnout” and “responder fatigue” as potential ways to try to explain this tragedy. While his own personal fears about deployment may have been exacerbated by the stories of those he treated, that is more a reflection of... »