Still kinda nice out. If you're stuck inside though, here are some links. Science:
News break: 1 in 7 Medicare patients seriously harmed by hospitals
Problem-solving bacteria crack sudoku
New Bacteria-Killing Light Can Destroy Superbugs With the Flip of a Switch
Other:
Seriously, Jail the Bankers or This Economy Will Never Fully Recover
Disinflation Continues
Health Care and Bailout Votes May Have Hurt Democrats
Touched by a Stranger (for some 'freedom touching' is more than a little creepy, it opens old wounds)
Lad tricks bully into drinking urine, needs advice (the bully deserved it. Judge Mad Biologist says, "Freedom!")
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