They're *usually* that graphic?

From a SMH article:

Prosecutors charged that Wright used seductive techniques developed while working as a topless dancer to lure her husband into their candle lit bedroom on January 13, 2003, where she tied him to the bedposts, then stabbed him to death.

In an usually graphic presentation, they brought in the Wrights' blood-stained bed, tied a male prosecutor to it, then had lead prosecutor Kelly Siegler straddle him to re-enact their version of the crime while she continued questioning a witness.

In other news, it appears Joh Bjelke-Petersen is not long for this world. All I can say is, only the good die young...

Evolution in action

http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/C36901/

"A high school student jumped out a second-floor window to win a bet with a teacher... Tassy's class was discussing evolution last week when the student, who was not identified, talked about jumping out the window to prove his point, police said."

And ten of the thirteen authors of the paper that sparked the MMR-autism scare have retracted the interpretation of a link:

"We wish to make it clear that in this paper no causal link was established between MMR vaccine and autism, as the data were insufficient. However, the possibility of such a link was raised," wrote the group, led by Simon Murch of Britain's Centre for Pediatric Gastroenterology.

"Consequent events have had major implications for public health. In view of this, we consider now is the appropriate time that we should together formally retract the interpretation placed on these findings in the paper."

Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the chief author of the paper - whose failure to disclose a serious conflict of interest I mentioned recently - was one of the three authors who did not sign the retraction.