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Evil Defined

The BBC reports:

A jury in Texas has sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for severely burning his two-month-old daughter in a microwave oven last year.

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Who Knew? Peace sign is fifty years old.

This symbol, arguably the world's most recognised logo, is fifty years old today. 
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The Fall of Rome xxx the US

Asked whether the United States could repair the damage it has suffered to its reputation during the Bush presidency and especially since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Kouchner replied, "It will never be as it was before."

"I think the magic is over"

Racists in South Carolina Attack TV Reporter

Despite the popularity of the USA's first ever black presidential candidate, as far as racism goes, it ain't over. 

Watch a black South Carolina TV reporter as she is  attacked doing her stand-up.

http://gawker.com/366823/tv-reporter-attacked-by-racist-crowd-in-south-carolina

Is a terrorist threat real?

"The Power of Nightmares,"  a powerful BBC 2004 documentary never aired in the United States.

Watch this excerpt and it will be clear why.

"Nightmares," challenges the neo-conservative justification for the (Bush- Blair, Rumsfield & Cheney) invasion and occupation of Iraq

The filmmakers argue that the nature of the threat that Al Qaeda poses has been distorted and exaggerated for political advantage.

It's worth watching.

Who wrote the Bible?

From The New Yorker

Collards: The World's Healthiest Food?

Who knew? 

The lowly nutrient-dense collard is named the world's healthiest food. The claim is contained in a research study undertaken by the George Mateljan Foundation. 

Mateljan is the founder of Health Valley Foods.

Over a hundred foods appear on the list,  each selected because they are especially rich sources of essential nutrients needed for optimal health.

Collard greens are broad-leafed relatives of the cabbage family, related to kale—another high ranking nutrient rich vegetable.

The peak season for collards in the American south is January through April. Collards have a strong connection the Southern cooking.

Collards are thought to have a Scotttish origin, but the Southern style of cooking greens came into its own with the arrival of African slaves who boiled the greens with ham hocks or neck bones.