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Alarming tale of a group of 3rd graders planning to assault their teacher:

A group of children ages 8 to 10 apparently were mad at their teacher because she had scolded one of them for standing on a chair, authorities say.

That led the third-graders, as many as nine boys and girls, to plot an attack on the teacher at Center Elementary School in south Georgia.

Police Chief Tony Tanner said the students apparently planned to knock the teacher unconscious with a glass paperweight, bind her with handcuffs and duct tape and then stab her with a broken steak knife.

From Reuters:

Man-made molecules reverse liver cirrhosis in rats

Scientists in Japan have designed artificial molecules that when used with rats successfully reversed liver cirrhosis, a serious chronic disease in humans that until now can only be cured by transplants.  Cirrhosisis the hardening or scarring of the liver, and is caused by factors such as heavy drinking and Hepatitis B and C. The disease is especially serious in parts of Asia, including China.

From Reuters:

Man-made molecules reverse liver cirrhosis in rats

Scientists in Japan have designed artificial molecules that when used with rats successfully reversed liver cirrhosis, a serious chronic disease in humans that until now can only be cured by transplants.  Cirrhosisis the hardening or scarring of the liver, and is caused by factors such as heavy drinking and Hepatitis B and C. The disease is especially serious in parts of Asia, including China.

My kids are still young, but I found this book on a recommendation.  It looks great.

Backyard Ballistics @ Amazon

Who wouldn't want to launch a fiery potato 250 yards?!?  I mean, really.

Reviews
Burt Constable, Arlington Heights Daily Herald

My kids are still young, but I found this book on a recommendation.  It looks great.

Backyard Ballistics @ Amazon

Who wouldn't want to launch a fiery potato 250 yards?!?  I mean, really.

Reviews
Burt Constable, Arlington Heights Daily Herald

FDA probes possible suicide link to Singulair

Montelukast (Singulair) was one of Merck's most profitable drugs last year, raking in $4.3B USD.

FDA probes possible suicide link to Singulair

Montelukast (Singulair) was one of Merck's most profitable drugs last year, raking in $4.3B USD.

Well, apparently I had the lowest "length of stay" in the last year at my local hospital for my patients.  That means they were admitted, treated and released (without readmission) for a medical problem.

My average LOS was 3.09 days.   Woo!

Well, apparently I had the lowest "length of stay" in the last year at my local hospital for my patients.  That means they were admitted, treated and released (without readmission) for a medical problem.

My average LOS was 3.09 days.   Woo!

You all may remember "V" the Miniseries event that could have arguably started it all, with blockbuster miniseries throughout the 1980s.  It came out on NBC in about 1984.

Apparently a follow-up novel by the creator came out a few weeks ago V the Second Generation which takes place 20 years later.  Based on the reviews, it sounds like this is a springboard for a miniseries of its own.