links for 2007-11-08

• Coating on toy beads from China could be life-threatening - International Herald Tribune
  Four weeks of medical sleuthing led Carpenter to the conclusion that the boy had eaten Bindeez toy beads coated with a glue compound that the boy's digestive system had converted into GHB.
  (tags: china health)
• Eric Lindros retiring from NHL: report
  Lindros, a bullish forward blessed with tremendous skill, was slowed by six concussions over a 27-month period, and failed to regain the form that earned him MVP honours. (GZE2 - I've got a Lindros sweater...but not a real big fan of his)
  (tags: nhl hockey)
• Channelnewsasia.com: Sarkozy Hails 'Strong' France-US Friendship
  "We may have differences, we may disagree on things, we may even have arguments, as in many families, but in times of difficulty, in times of hardship, one stands true to one's friends, one stands shoulder to shoulder with them..."
  (tags: news usa france europe politics)