Cheaper drugs might be one benefit of an over-the-counter switch.

FORBES: Statin Strain

But Obama's plan for a rapid withdrawal seems to be directly against the strong advice of the retiring defence secretary Robert Gates and General Petraeus, due to move from being the top Nato military man in Afghanistan to become head of the CIA. The Pentagon felt its plan to switch to a counter-insurgency strategy was working but needed a little more time.

BBC: Obama's Afgan withdrawal plan may please no-one

We saw a number of Electric Imp demos and appliance ideas at the booth including a simple hand-held "detonator" toggle switch with LED, seven-segment counter, water level sensor, servo-controlled gauge, RGB light, power socket, Christmas light, power monitor, toy washing machine, 16x16 LED display and receipt printer (the latter two being combined to show the avatars and tweets of anyone mentioning the Electric Imp) -- all Internet aware.

ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)

The switch to CIA authority will complement other U.S. efforts to counter al Nusra, a former U.S. official said.

WSJ: CIA Ramps Up Role in Iraq

What I (and others I associate with) have repeatedly found in Facebook discussion circles is that if you bring calm, surgical, devastating counter-arguments to bear against canned apologetics, the Christians involved tend to switch to preaching, keep ignoring your arguments, or just stop responding altogether.

FORBES: Religion vs. Atheism Part Two