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VIDEOThis controversial video reveals that air fried plantains are actually much tastier than bananas and can be used as an aid in suppressing the desire for unhealthy junk food. Just air fry them at 380 or 390 degrees for about 15 minutes total and you will have an incredibly tasty snack that both I and Ray Eppstein enjoy.

GWEN IFILL, PBS NEWSHOUR: I interviewed Taylor Branch, the civil rights historian, for part of our series on the March on Washington yesterday, and one of the things he said was that you suffer – you are a victim of partisan racial gridlock. That’s the way he put it. And you talked a moment ago about that a little bit. I wonder whether you think that’s true, and if so, what, if anything, the first African-American president can do to break through that kind of motivated gridlock.

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Honda today began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user's garage, Honda's next generation Solar Hydrogen Station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle. The previous solar hydrogen station system required both an electrolyzer...

FM mullahs fill the airwaves with hatred By Isambard Wilkinson in Charsadda (Filed: 06/03/2006) Pakistan's North West Frontier Province is always hard to control, but it now poses a new challenge, with scores of illegal radio stations transmitting a message of jihad and sectarian hatred. This has so alarmed the central government in Islamabad that it is has closed 40 stations in the mountainous region along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Mullah Mohammed Hashim who has set up a pirate radio station Charsadda is a town bristling with the antennae of pirate radios. Mullah Mohammed Hashim, 45, keeps his "radio station" -...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif (Jan. 25, 2006) -- As another rotation of Marine forces are deploying to Iraq, Marine reserves from around the country will be filling the ranks and heading to combat operations with their active-duty counterparts. One such group of Marine reservist from the 4th Landing Support Battalion gathered on Camp Pendleton recently to familiarize themselves with some of the weapons and gear they will carry during their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Approximately 100 members of the 4th LSB traveled from cities like Seattle, Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, S.C., to cross-train in...

Targeting what many Southlanders consider the ultimate urban blight, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced plans Wednesday for a 14-week effort to repair an estimated 35,000 potholes citywide. Following through on one of his campaign vows, Villaraigosa said "Operation Pothole" would include 50 trucks with two-person crews working in selected areas on weekends starting Sept. 24. The $400,000 effort is in addition to a regular pothole-repair program operated during the weekend. Money for the program will come out of the department's overtime fund, Saucedo said. "This extra effort is being undertaken to improve the condition of our neighborhoods and streets," Villaraigosa said...

Just do nothing, EU officials told (but be sure to fill in form to say you've done it) By Justin Stares in Brussels (Filed: 03/07/2005) "If in doubt, do nothing" might seem like common sense to most people, but in Brussels it has just become official policy. But even doing nothing will entail some paperwork. Conscious of its reputation for unnecessary meddling, the European Commission has issued staff with guidelines advising them that the status quo could be the best option. Under a heading "To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question", commission bureaucrats are told that when...

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