Comments on: Monday: 10 Links

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:49:25 +0000

re: Aspartame

http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=aspartame+dangers

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:17:58 +0000

the bark of the willow tree

as DL puts fwd:, no f doubt about it.

The Great many ‘miracle cures’, extant, are lifted, wholesale, from the oft-derided, by ‘Westerners’, Medicine-Men/’Witch-Doctors’ of yore..

By: How the Common Man Sees It

How the Common Man Sees It — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:41:25 +0000

Brazil's growing middle class powers rebound

By: DL

DL — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:47:50 +0000

tanman,

You sure?

I always thought it was first obtained from the bark of the willow tree:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid

By: thetanman

thetanman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:26:59 +0000

Aspirin was first produced from coal tar. I thought this was weird until I started working at a carbon coke plant. Every day after work I’d get home and notice that my tongue was a little numb. I wondered why until I remembered that aspirin can be made from coal tar and that other molecules with aromatic hydrocarbons may have an analgesic effect. In my case it was the benzene (to make benzocaine), toluene and xylene (to make xylacaine) that was in the air at the plant. So if you have a headache and are out of aspirin, just quaff some BTX oil. Your headache may go away but the upset stomach and diarrhea would be world class. Another thing is that BTX oil smells like hot pancake syrup, but if inhaled too much will actually give you a monster headache. I soon learned when that sweet smell was detected to get the hell away.

By: DL

DL — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:11:09 +0000

Mark E Hoffer @ 4:28

According to the following, saccharin was effective to stimulate insulin release from isolated rat pancreatic islets, but aspartame was not:

http://www.diabetesscience.net/showabstract.php?pmid=9884024&redirect=yes&terms=aspartame+and+insulin+release

I’m going to stick with my aspartame-laced sodas.

By: How the Common Man Sees It

How the Common Man Sees It — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:40:43 +0000

I don’t feel sorry for newspapers- by the time the newspaper is on your doorstep- it’s old news- additionally- it’s not an interactive media-

I always wondered how magazines survived so long in the face of newspapers and even the advent of television. That is when I realized they were providing information content that people sought and appreciated. For that they were willing to pay a premium. As long as newspapers focus on providing information and not yesterday’s news they should be able to compete. If they can draw the eyeballs they can draw the advertisers. I don’t know if they have the vision to do it.

By: Onlooker from Troy

Onlooker from Troy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:02:08 +0000

Pretty funny bit from Minyanville: Who's to Blame for Your Unemployment? Your Professors!

By: alfred e

alfred e — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:54:30 +0000

@MEH: You are soooo incredibly good. Where do you find the time and energy?

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:29:36 +0000

“…On Wednesday the Treasury’s five-year auction yield was 2.69% with 21.15% allotted at the high and bid to cover was 1.92 to 1. The average of the past ten auctions has been 2.20%. Indirect, central bank participation was 35.7% versus an average of 36.8%. Overall that was weak demand. Do not forget the Treasury has to raise $2 trillion by 9/30/09.

Unadjusted labor Department jobless claims are up 35%.

The Treasury’s borrowing need have been exploding and the auctions are getting progressively weaker. This presents a serious problem for the dollar. Once 78 on the USDX is broken the index should freefall. We expect the government will staunchly defend 78, but will lose the battle probably in October or at least by the end of the year…”
http://theinternationalforecaster.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnQXLEtD5Do