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It's almost Friday here in the United States. The latest update I can find is that 200 people have died due to typhoon Sidr.
At my advanced and cynical age, I have concluded some level of corruption in the political process is necessary.

About that manuka-honey story ... There was a JAC paper a few years ago warning that bacteria could become less susceptible in the presence of low doses of the active ingredient in tea-tree oil. I am not a botanist and so can't say if the active ingredient is present in oil in the same concentration as in honey, but just FYI.