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...other drugs (about 3%). The authors theorize that drug-using kids may think that prescription and other drugs are harder to detect by urinalysis, so they switch from pot to something else. (This assumption is usually incorrect - most drug tests capture everything from heroin to Valium - although certain lesser-used drugs like the anesthetic ketamine aren't detected by the usual tests...
...Venezuela along the way. Until the 19th century, Venezuela produced solely criollo cacao, which satisfied more than half the world's demand for chocolate. But when an infestation came close to wiping out all the cacao in neighboring Trinidad, nervous Venezuelan farmers began crossing the criollo with a lesser but more resilient bean by about 1825. As a result, the criollo was all but lost. It didn't help that Venezuela began to focus on more lucrative resources such as coffee and, in the early 20th century, oil. Today, "for every sack of cacao, 10 million...
...leader of Canadian supergroup The New Pornographers, Carl “A.C.” Newman has been one of the most consistently inventive and thrilling songwriters of this decade. However, the peak of his career so far may well be his lesser-known 2004 solo record, “The Slow Wonder.” Featuring supremely catchy indie-pop stomps alongside more introspective tracks, it proved that Newman could write personal and meaningful music that didn’t simply fulfill the power-pop template so successfully adopted by The New Pornographers. The triumph...
...their 2007 trophy with frigid water from the Charles River. “Over the next three and a half months, every person has to do their duty,” Winthrop resident tutor Anthony Niblett said. “Otherwise, this cup will go to one of the [lesser] houses.” Though the Spring intramural season is slated to begin today, Winthrop House residents spent yesterday prematurely revelling in their “inevitable” Straus Cup victory. Rosen and co-Master Mandana Sassanfar joined undergraduates in celebrating the inauguration of the new Winthrop House trophy...
...Instead, the Crimson was beat by a guard of lesser stature but maybe more skill—freshman Zach Rosen posted a near double-double with a 15-point, nine assist performance...