Boiled to death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070515102538.htm

Dumbed-down summary: "If you want to get the maximum benefit from your five portions-a-day vegetable consumption, if you are cooking your vegetables, boiling is out. You need to consider stir frying, steaming or micro-waving them."

The Strangeness of Kittens

Boof! is still laid back and happy. Wong! is still convinced that his darling Uncle Boof! has been stolen by aliens, and replaced by a Pod-Boof! [FX: Hiss!] :-(

The UK police are not uniformly convinced about ID cards

MPs in shock over 'fatuous' accusation ...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/16/runaway_identity_costs/

Colin Langham-Fitt, acting chief constable of Suffolk Constabulary told ZDNet his concerns about the ID card project. He said it would not stop criminals who would pay 'whatever it costs' to 'subvert' the scheme, while the idea that it would stop terrorists was 'fatuous'.

"This scheme is convenient for government, but not for citizens," he said and described how non-convicted suspects might become stigmatised by having their details retained on criminal databases.

Thought for the Day

Whenever a politician argues that ID cards are vital to make the job of our police easier, remember this: In a free society, the job of the police isn't supposed to be easy.