Wednesday Linkage

Shiny, sunny day for once.

Looking at curvy women 'gives men the same high as alcohol or drugs'

Are We Overpaying Grandpa?

The U.S. Military’s ‘German Fetish’

Washington Post: Republicans plan to stress private-sector alternatives to the president's plan Republicans are preparing to use Thursday's White House health-care summit to sell their own ideas for using the private marketplace to expand coverage and reduce costs, but they remain wary of fumbling away what they believe is an advantage on the issue heading into this year's critical midterm elections.

Safe, simple health tests you can do at home

China imposes new rules for personal websites

Three Google executives convicted after allowing video of autistic boy being abused to be posted online

CNN: Key senator plans to lambast Blackwater actions in Afghanistan The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee plans to unleash a withering attack Wednesday on private contractors working for the company formerly known as Blackwater in Afghanistan, accusing them of flouting regulations and endangering the U.S. mission.