- LSD, the CIA, and Your Brain (textfiles.com)
What follows is a chapter from Martin Lee and Bruce Shlain’s book, Acid Dreams_. The book is a terrific read. The following selection is chapter 1, which examines the development of the CIA’s interest in the mysterious new drug, LSD. It is alternately funny, disgusting, and horrific.
- Niuafo’ou Plate (Wikipedia)
The Niuafo’ou Plate is a small tectonic plate located west of the islands of Tonga. This plate is sandwiched between the Pacific Plate to the north, the very unstable Tonga Plate to the east and the Australian Plate to the west. It is primarily surrounded by divergent boundaries. This plate is riddled with active faults thus making the area extremely earthquake prone.