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Jul. 2nd, 2013 01:54 pmJudge: Trial possible on Michigan gay marriage ban
How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby? -- Interesting look at stats.
The Problem With Saying 'Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt'
How Strong Is the Female Sex Drive After All? -- "Bergner thinks that monogamy is society's way of constraining female sexuality. He implies that this constraint is unjust and prudish. He is not alone." The author of the article, unfortunately, appears to uphold the notion of women as sexual gatekeepers.
Big Surprise: Smoking Pot Lowers Motivation -- The reason why is actually quite interesting: "[S]moking marijuana suppresses one's ability to synthesize dopamine — the neurotransmitter associated with motivation."
Long John Silver's serves least healthful meal, food watchdog says -- "The advocacy group [...] also accused Long John Silver's of overstating the amount of fish and under-reporting the amount of trans fat in the meal. The fast food chain says the main part of the meal features 7 or 8 ounces of haddock; the CSPI said its tests showed 4½ ounces of fish and 3 ounces of batter.
"The watchdog organization also said that the onion rings it tested had 19.5 grams of trans fat, compared with the 7 grams noted by Long John Silver's."
How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby? -- Interesting look at stats.
The Problem With Saying 'Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt'
How Strong Is the Female Sex Drive After All? -- "Bergner thinks that monogamy is society's way of constraining female sexuality. He implies that this constraint is unjust and prudish. He is not alone." The author of the article, unfortunately, appears to uphold the notion of women as sexual gatekeepers.
Big Surprise: Smoking Pot Lowers Motivation -- The reason why is actually quite interesting: "[S]moking marijuana suppresses one's ability to synthesize dopamine — the neurotransmitter associated with motivation."
Long John Silver's serves least healthful meal, food watchdog says -- "The advocacy group [...] also accused Long John Silver's of overstating the amount of fish and under-reporting the amount of trans fat in the meal. The fast food chain says the main part of the meal features 7 or 8 ounces of haddock; the CSPI said its tests showed 4½ ounces of fish and 3 ounces of batter.
"The watchdog organization also said that the onion rings it tested had 19.5 grams of trans fat, compared with the 7 grams noted by Long John Silver's."