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...derivative of oil of sassafras or oil of nutmeg, MDMA is known chemically as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and is not a new drug. It was synthesized in 1914 by chemists who thought mistakenly that as a relative of amphetamine it might be an appetite suppressant...
...jars. And a fifth of Christian Brothers brandy and a fifth of Dark Myers's rum. A small container of nutmeg and two quarts of eggnog...
...March of this year, Reagan had become exasperated with critics who belittled his worries about a scenic tourist island whose main activity is producing about one-third of the world's supply of nutmeg. Declared the President: "It isn't nutmeg that's at stake in the Caribbean and Central America. It is the U.S. national security." In a TV speech 13 days later, he showed a classified photo of the Cuban barracks on Grenada and the growing airstrip. "Grenada doesn't even have an air force," Reagan said. "Who is this intended for?" He answered...
...celebrate their 10th high school reunion. In what has to be one of the most bizarre and yet completely believable rituals ever described in women's literature, the three chums ingest large quantities of marijuana, cocaine, acid and opium (Faye also spends a good deal of time sprinkling nutmeg into glasses of straight scotch because it's chic), dress in Brearley uniforms (short pleated tunic over granny collar shirt, gold studs optional) and present each other with detailed reports of their sexual activities since the last meeting...
...taxes are lower than in New York's neighboring Westchester County. In Greenwich, a four-bedroom house that sold for $80,000 in 1968 goes for $200,000 today. Rising housing costs are lessening the financial advantages of working in Connecticut. But they are still substantial because the Nutmeg State has no income tax, while New York has both state and city taxes; the state tax rate on incomes of more than $30,000 is $2,760, plus 15% of anything above. Fantus Co., a relocation consultant, estimates that an executive in the $40,000-to-$50,000 range...