Got into a debate in another forum over this:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/heroin_for_dummies_oLIfe1Gxl7RMk9iJZiWlnL

I'm inclined to say that education is probably worth the investment. Anyone know of any studies that have looked at the impact of of similar efforts?

Hello there. I'm doing some research for a post in another community and I'd like your help. I'm looking to find out what the leading causes of human death have been over the past decade and would like some links to scientifically accurate scources. I'm especially interested to see the number of deaths caused by war, terrorist acts, starvation, and disease. Thanks in advance.

And mods, if this is the wrong place to ask for such information(I hope not though ::crosses fingers)feel free to delete this post without a temper tantrum on my part.

The Blue Moon will soon be high in the sky, and to celebrate we are presenting the second Blue Moon scent of the month. This one was created by Brian Constantine, and the emphasis is on the moon’s influences on the mysteries of the dreamscape.


BLUE MOON 2009: BRIAN'S CREATION
The spirit of the full moon is capricious, intense and passionate, yet still distant, aloof and cold. Luna herself governs glamours, bewitchments and dream-work, innocent wonder, transient pleasure and delight, the Moment, impulse, mystery and veils. The Blue Moon is one of her rarest manifestations, and this scent is formulated to encapsulate her most complex and profound nature:

Mugwort, for psychic sensitivity...
Yarrow, for divination through dreams...
Styrax and frankincense, for wisdom and noscere...

... with a potent lunar-charged, oneirongenic blend of tolu balsam, moonflower, white musk, delicate woods, star anise, Florentine iris, Clary sage, Roman chamomile, Greek cypress, juniper berry, night-blooming cereus, and a touch of cardamom. This fragrance has been infused with Neptune's pine and grains of paradise to help part veils and spark the imagination.

This year, we have two interpretations of Blue Moon. This is Brian’s Moon.


This scent is $17.50, and will be live until January 2, 2010.


The Anniversary and Yule blends will come down about a week after Lupercalia goes live. Dates TBA.


We hope that the blue moon will be a harbinger of amazing, wondrous things to come for all of you – and all of us! -- in this new year, and that 2010 is overflowing with joy, bursting with good fortune, punctuated by moments of true peace and tranquility… and that it contains just enough filthiness to make things interesting!

Happy New Year, everyone!

That jolly old elf Santa Claus may have gotten his name from Sinterklaas, a Dutch derivation for Saint Nicholas of Myra, but his wizened appearance, as well as a few of the customs and characteristics associated with Santa seems to stem from Norse traditions.

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Demre, Turkey - South-west Turkey is home to the early Christian legend of St Nicholas. Nicholas is thought to have lived in the fourth century and was the Bishop of the ancient town of Myra. The town was part of the Lycian League and visitors to the nearby town of Demre can still find plenty of evidence of the region's ancient past. Myra was once located directly on the coast and according to legend St Paul set sail from here to Rome where he was martyred. The ruins of the early Middle Ages basilica on the edge of Demre are a reminder of the first burial place of Bishop Nicholas.

The remains of the saint have long since been removed and the sarcophagus in the basilica is empty. Nicholas's body was transferred to the basilica of San Nicola in Bari in southern Italy. When Muslim invaders occupied the region of Lycia the remains of Christian saints were spirited away.
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