Does my phaser need a concealed carry permit?

Oh yes, I did just buy the 40th Anniversary Star Trek Phaser.
Why? Because 1) I’m old enough to have been hooked on Star Trek TOS but still haven’t outgrown stupid toys, and 2) because I just can’t help myself.

Few H5N1 patients overwhelm Jakarta hospitals

While H5N1 avian influenza has been rearing its head again in SE Asia, notably in poultry in Japan and Vietnam, it is resurgent in humans in Indonesia. This news story about several new possible human cases contains an ominous note:

Nine people with bird flu symptoms, including a 5-year-old girls in intensive care, were being [...]